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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7556864 | Sintered gear Disclosed is a sintered gear composed of a sintered alloy having a metal matrix and pores. The tooth surface (2, 3, 4) of the tooth and the bottom land (5) have a densified layer (11) in which the porosity is reduced to 10% or less from the sint... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7540132 | Electric working machine In an electric working machine, a scroll portion is provided at one of left and right sides of a machine body, and a relay member functioning as a power switch in which a power on/off key is removably inserted is provided at the other side of the machine body. The r... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7249450 | Lawn mower A lawn mower comprises a power source for rotatably driving an output shaft, a housing having an interior space having a generally spiral-shaped portion, and a cutting blade disposed in the interior space of the housing and connected to the output shaft for rotation... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195683 | Self-seal tire and its producing method A self-sealing tire according to the present invention includes a pneumatic tire and a puncture sealing layer disposed over a whole tire inner wall surface from one shoulder portion to the other shoulder portion of the pneumatic tire. The puncture sealing layer comp... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194546 | Computer system, a method and a program for providing a Web page appropriate to a user The invention provides a computer system which is related with a Web server for providing a Web site over the Internet. The computer system is configured to comprise customer type determining means for determining a customer type of a user based on a transition of t... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7174639 | Bush cutting machine A vegetation cutting machine has a tubular operation rod, a motor mounted to an end of the operation rod, a drive shaft extending through the operation rod and driven by the motor, a cutting tool provided at a distal end of the operation rod to undergo rotation with... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144345 | Toothed belt transmission A toothed belt transmission is provided in which a toothed belt is trained around drive and driven pulleys. Each toothed pulley has a circumferential periphery formed with a plurality of teeth. Adjacent teeth are assigned as a first tooth portion and a second tooth ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7086370 | Outboard motor An outboard motor has an engine and a mounting case disposed below and connected to the engine. The mounting case has a depression opening upward. The opening is covered by a cover to form a coolant chamber. An exhaust passage passes through the coolant chamber and ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082720 | Cable guide and power supply apparatus for a vehicle slide door A power supply apparatus for a vehicle slide door, including a cable installed between a vehicle body and a slide door and a cable guide for guiding the cable. The cable guide includes a plurality of link members interconnected into a linear configuration. The cable... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040364 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire, comprising adhesive sealant applied onto the inner surface thereof, wherein an air barrier membrane is disposed on the inner surface of the tire at least at a tread part, a space part is formed between the air barrier membrane and the inner surface... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037395 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the sane A pneumatic tire having a puncture preventive layer formed by windingly sticking a tube having seal material wrapped therein to the tire inner surface circumferentially of the tire and continuously and spirally with its side surfaces closely contacted each other: or... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001206 | Connector and a connector assembly A male housing (70) has a receptacle (71) for receiving a female housing (20). An introducing surface (77) is formed around the inner front edge of the receptacle (71). A retainer (40) for locking female terminal fittings ha... | 02/21/2006 |
| D505095 | Vehicle exterior | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893084 | Glass panel arrangement for automotive sun roof systems In a glass panel arrangement for automotive sun roof systems having a weather strip frame which is disposed substantially flush with the glass panel, a support frame made of metallic material and attached to a lower surface of the glass panel along a peripheral part... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6827753 | Gas/liquid separation system A gas/liquid separation system includes a cyclone case, a gas outflow pipe including a flange, and a housing that accommodates a valve and is welded to a peripheral edge portion of an upper opening of the cyclone case. An upper opening of a cylindrical portion of th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818338 | Fuel cell assembly A fuel cell assembly is provided with at least one cell including an electrolyte layer, a pair of gas diffusion electrode layers interposing the electrolyte layer between them, and a pair of flow distribution plates for defining passages for fuel and oxidizer gases ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6817658 | Vehicle sunroof system In an automotive sunroof system which comprises a fixed roof panel defining a roof opening, an inner frame defining guide rails and drain grooves, a moveable panel guided along said guide rails via sliders and a slide and tilt mechanism for effecting a slide and til... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6788817 | Object recognition system An object recognition system including a position sensor, an image sensor and a controller is provided. The position sensor determines the position of an object, and the image sensor captures an image of the object. The controller sets a processing area within the i... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785595 | Electronic control system for vehicle accessory devices A system and method for managing user preference settings in a vehicle includes an electronic control unit having a microcontroller and memory. The electronic control unit controls vehicle accessory devices. A data controller is in communication with the microcontro... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6755476 | Tension structure of seat back The invention provides a tension structure for constructing a seat back of a seat for an automotive vehicle. Coil springs 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b are provided as tension members which are bridged between respective side... | 06/29/2004 |
| D487985 | Interior panel and seat for a vehicle | 04/06/2004 |
| 6595149 | Planting device for planting a seedling-growing tape in the field A seedling-growing sheet (1) is in the form of a laminate body (2) consisting of a band-like support member (3) and a porous sheet body (4) laminated on the support member (3). A large number of receptacles (6) for housing rice seeds (15) are formed in th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585547 | Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an engine, a throttle valve connected to an inlet air silencer, and an intake manifold connected to a downstream portion of the throttle valve. A control valve is provided between a downstream portion of an intake passageway of ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582260 | Outboard engine assembly An outboard engine assembly is provided for dividing an engine room into two room sections with a sealing property to protect an air intake system from being adversely affected with heat generated by an exhaust system. The outboard engine assembly has a w... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579135 | Outboard engine An outboard engine with a grip recess formed on a part of an engine cover surface. The grip recess can be used as a handle by inserting an operator's hand thereinto. The outboard engine may be lifted up by using the grip recess as a handle during a tilt-u... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578934 | Snow removal machine A snow removal machine propelled by crawler belts trained around drive wheels and driven wheels is provided. The snow removal machine has a scraper confronting the outer periphery of the driven wheel so as to remove snow adhering to and accumulating on th... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578270 | Bush cutting machine A bush cutting machine including an automatic braking mechanism having a brake drum formed integrally with a clutch case which houses a centrifugal clutch. When the number of rotations of a clutch drum decreases, at least two braking members press against... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6572423 | Outboard engine assembly An outboard engine assembly having a V-type multi-cylinder engine. A breather chamber is formed in a cam chamber of one row of a V-bank, and an oil separating chamber is formed in a cam chamber of the other row, with the cam chambers of two rows effective... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568106 | Chute for snow removal machine A chute for a snow removal machine, for throwing raked-in snow to the left or right. The chute has a left chute and a right chute, which are branched in a forked shape. During operation, the direction in which to throw snow is changed by shifting a divert... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6564889 | Crawler vehicle A crawler vehicle comprises a body frame and an auger mounted to the body frame at a front portion thereof, the body frame being mounted to a rear portion of a crawler frame via a pivot shaft to allow the crawler frame carrying a crawler belt to swing ver... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6564481 | Electric vehicle and transit control method thereof An electric vehicle has left and right speed control levers provided alongside left and right grips provided at the ends of left and right control handles. The electric vehicle also has left and right electric motors for driving left and right driven whee... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561861 | Outboard motor An outboard motor includes an engine, an induction silencer disposed above the engine, a throttle valve device disposed adjacent the induction silencer, an intake manifold disposed adjacent the throttle valve device, an engine cover for covering the engin... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6550161 | Walk behind self-propelled crawler snowplow A walk behind self-propelled crawler has a travel ready lever mounted to one of the left and right handlebars and adapted to be gripped by a human operator to place the electric motors in an operative condition, and a clutch control pushbutton switch disp... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6539649 | Power transmission system for snow-removing machine A power transmission system for use in a snow-removing machine has a drive shaft having a first end for supporting a snow blower having a forward end and a rearward end. The drive shaft has second end disposed opposite the first end and for extension from... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540031 | Small-sized tiller A tiller has rotational blades for tilling the ground. A power source generates a rotational driving force for rotating the rotational blades and for advancing the tiller unidirectionally while tilling the ground. A power transmission mechanism transmits ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6523283 | Overload protecting device for snow removing machine An overload protecting device assembled in an auger transmission is disclosed as including a worm wheel having its side wall formed with a plurality of wheel-side protruding segments, a boss member engaging with the wheel and fixedly coupled to an auger s... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525430 | Portable engine generator having a fan cover with a control unit mounting portion An engine generator comprises a fan cover made of die-cast aluminum alloy, and a power control unit including an aluminum base sheet. The base sheet has a power control circuit formed thereon. The fan cover includes a mounting portion to be attached to th... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6516779 | Throttle adjusting apparatus for working machine A throttle adjusting apparatus for use with a machinery for soil management includes a throttle cable. The throttle cable has one end portion to which a throttle valve, a choke valve, and a fuel cock are connected. The apparatus further includes a throttl... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513504 | Structure for mounting fuel pump to engine A structure for mounting a fuel pump to an engine includes a cylinder head, a valve drive mechanism provided at the cylinder head, and a cylinder head cover covering the cylinder head and the valve drive mechanism. The cylinder head covers are made of syn... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6513267 | Snow removing machine with snow removing plate A snow removing machine equipped with a snow removing plate is disclosed. The snow removing plate is mounted to a front portion of a vehicle body which forms part of the snow removing machine. An operating handle having grip portions is mounted to a rear ... | 02/04/2003 |
