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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D615125 | Label printer | 05/04/2010 |
| D607503 | Label printer | 01/05/2010 |
| 7520079 | Neonatal identification band A pliable pressure sensitive laminate structure, shaped removable identification band, method of identifying patients and assembly jig for use in securing shaped identification band around wrist or ankle of an infant or neonate. Pliable laminate structure has backin... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7191951 | Price indication label and method of using the same The present invention relates to a price indication label comprising an detachable label body which has a price indication region capable of indicating a current price in an advertisement region capable of advertising information for sales promotion. In order to imp... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7153278 | Sleep apnea syndrome diagnosing device and signal analyzer, and methods thereof A sleep apnea syndrome diagnosing device disclosed herein comprises: a snoring sound collector which collects snoring sound; a snoring sound holder which holds the collected snoring sound; a correlation coefficient calculator which divides a time axis of the snoring... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131907 | System and method for superimposing an image on another image in a video game An image processing device which places a display object within a virtually-defined three-dimensional space, creates a picture of the display object viewed from a virtual viewpoint with the image processing device, and displays the picture on a display. The image pr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066387 | Service ticket issuing system and service ticket issuing service A service ticket issuing system and service ticket issuing service are implemented by various communication terminals. A plurality of game devices 1001 to 100n are connected to the Internet IN, and the Internet IN is connected to a data supply center D... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7027600 | Audio signal processing device The audio signal processing device of the present invention arranges objects in a virtual three-dimensional space and generates audio signals by performing, at a prescribed listening position, audio simulation to sounds generated from a prescribed sounding position.... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008322 | Image processing device, electronic playing device, and storage medium for tv game machine A practice mode can be inserted into an RPG program without giving the player a sense of boredom. Because the distinction between the practice mode and the game is eliminated, the player is not given the sense that the progress of the game is being interrupted and t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004839 | Communication game system, communication game method, and storage medium A communication game system for a competitive communicative driving game. Preliminary races are actually conducted for each client system in a single-vehicle driving style in accordance with operations by players, and qualifiers who are highly ranked according to th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6870537 | Image processing device, group character movement control method, game device including group character movement control, game score computing method and recording medium A game device including group character movement control is capable of carrying out the processing steps without increasing the processing load and without giving any sense of strangeness, such as dull movement, even when the number of characters to be moved and con... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6828498 | Audio signal outputting method, audio signal reproduction method, and computer program product An object of the present invention is to provide a technology for switching the output of an audio signal at timing where there is a musical break. To achieve this object, the present invention captures the musical piece progress timing for each MIDI message of mult... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6749503 | Game device and program including game processing after reproducing historical performance A game system enables continuation of a game after the game is ceased. The game system starts to reproduce a game screen of the state before the game is ceased and to start to continue the game after the screen results in a game ceased state. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6514145 | Height adjustable game machine A height adjustable game machine having a structure that can be easily adapted to a stand-up-type and a sit-down-type depending on situations. Each of a game controller, a game operation panel and a monitor is set as a unit. A base unit 2 accommodating th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 5791529 | Supplemental mouthpiece for a liquid bottle This invention is related to a supplemental mouthpiece which is adapted to be mounted on the mouth portion of a liquid bottle and provided with a partitioning strip extending into the interior of the bottle. The cap for the bottle can be mounted while the... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5694159 | Thermal printer In a thermal printer having a printer frame to which the thermal print head is swingable attached and supported on a print head holder, the orientation of the print head with reference to a platen roller is set and the print head is permitted to move with... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5427460 | Label printer and label strip feed mechanism therefor A label printer for receiving a continuous strip of labels on a backing strip from a label supply and for passing the labels between a thermal first head and a platen roller. A motor connected with the platen roller rotates the platen roller. A peeling ro... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5403431 | Label feed pitch change-over mechanism for labeler A label feed pitch change-over mechanism for a labeler comprising a pitch change-over section equipped with stops and disposed at the bottom of the labeler to be slidable in the longitudinal direction thereof. A claw reciprocator for engaging the backing ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5153914 | Sound equipment system In a sound system having a sound source for generating sound signals, a low-impedance amplifier for amplifying the generated sound signals, and high-impedance loudspeakers for reproducing audible sound from the amplified sound signals, an impedance conver... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5140301 | Guidance method and apparatus in case of emergency evacuation A guidance apparatus in case of emergency evacuation comprising a laser which is disposed within a building or the like in such way that a laser beam emitted from the laser is directed in the direction in which evacuees must escape or is directed from the... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4860369 | Flat speaker unit A flat speaker device having a flat speaker unit fitted into a through-hole for mounting a speaker of a wall surface board having its back secured to a wall surface leaving a specific spacing therebetween, the flat speaker unit comprising a total-drive ty... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4844632 | Head biasing mechanism in a thermal printer A thermal printer for printing on a printing sheet. A print head with print elements opposes a platen and the printing sheet is located between the print head and platen. A head up-down mechanism for moving the print head toward and away from the platen h... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4310909 | Analog electronic timepiece In an analog electronic timepiece where a plurality of optical displaying elements in the form of pointers are disposed radially and the pointers are displayed optically in response to a clocking output, the short pointer is displayed separately by lighti... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4300221 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece suitable for use as a worldtime clock having a main display section adapted to perform a display of the particular time selected from among a plurality of kinds of time and a sub-display section adapted to perform a display of anot... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4279029 | Electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece in which scheduled time data on specified date or on specified day of the week are set into a counter and their contents are displayed. When the scheduled time comes, an alarm sound is generated. If specific data are inserted inste... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4262227 | Thickness-shear piezo-electric vibrator with additional mass for mode suppression A thickness-shear mode piezo-electric vibrator comprises a piezo-electric crystal operable in the thickness-shear mode, driving electrodes formed on opposed surfaces of the crystal, and an addition mass formed on at least one of the driving electrodes and... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4246650 | Multi-function electronic timepiece The disclosed is an electronic timepiece which has storage circuits for respectively storing data regarding a variety of times such as an alarm time for different operating modes, stop watch, timer, etc., a data processing circuit commonly provided for al... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4244042 | Alarm timepiece An alarm timepiece operates such that after an acoustic alarm generated at a preset alarm time has been stopped, the alarm timepiece is automatically so set as to regenerate the acoustic alarm at the next preset alarm time. The generation of the acoustic ... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4241437 | Simulated pendulum clock A simulated pendulum clock has a pendulum which rocks to and fro for decorative purposes only thereby simulating a pendulum clock of the type having a rocking pendulum for timekeeping purposes. A transmission wheel is rotationally driven by the timepiece ... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4232241 | Electric circuit for driving a piezoelectric vibrator A diode and a coil are connected in series to the output side of a driving circuit switched ON and OFF upon receipt of a pulse signal and a piezoelectric vibrator is connected in parallel with the series-connected diode and coil. The piezoelectric vibrato... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4226183 | Ink supply device for label printing machine An ink supply device for use with a desk type label printing or tagging machine: The machine includes a printing head that is movable up and down for printing the labels of a continuous strip. The ink supply device includes an ink roller for rolling over ... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4218871 | Electronic timer An electronic timer includes a presettable counter for continuously counting clock pulses and which is controlled to selectively count to a desired time count and to continuously count from that desired time count. A storage device stores, upon actuation,... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4211067 | Time adjusting device for electronic timepiece A time adjusting device for an electronic timepiece utilizes a manually rotatable mechanism which generates pulses corresponding in frequency and number with the speed and extent of rotation thereof. Each pulse which is generated is thereafter converted i... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4210688 | Pressure sensitive label strip for use in a label printing machine A pressure sensitive label strip comprising a tape-like strip of label material that is overlaid on a tape-like strip of backing material; parting cut lines extend transversely across the strip of label material at regular intervals so as to form a plural... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4206702 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for hand labeler A constant pressure printing mechanism for use with a hand labeler: an actuating lever, pivotally connected to the frame of the hand labeler, is divided into a hand lever and a printing lever, which are pivotally connected to each other; a printing head i... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206703 | Constant printing pressure mechanism for portable label printing machine, or the like A constant pressure printing mechanism for use in a label printing machine: the platen is pivotally secured to the machine body; the pivotally supported, hand operated printing levers include a projection, which engages a pivotally supported platen liftin... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4205607 | Constant pressure printing mechanism for portable label printing machine A constant pressure printing mechanism for a portable label printing machine, or the like, comprising a driving member which is disposed on either the movable hand lever or the stationary hand grip of the label printing machine and a pressure receiving me... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4201134 | Printing pressure damping mechanism for hand labeler A printing pressure damping mechanism for a hand labeler: A printing platen is pivotally mounted on the frame of the hand labeler. The platen has a printing portion at one side of its center of pivotal motion. A hand lever pivotally connected to the frame... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4176600 | Type positioning mechanism for printing device A type positioning mechanism for use in a printing device of a hand labeler, or the like, including a plurality of rotatable, coaxial selecting wheels, corresponding rotatable coaxial positioning members juxtaposed to and spaced from the selecting wheels ... | 12/04/1979 |
| 4155302 | Bar code printing device for hand labeler A printing device for use with a hand operated labeler: the hand labeler includes a pair of juxtaposed spaced end plates fixed to the body of the hand labeler, a support shaft member interposed fixedly between the end plates, and a plurality of bar code r... | 05/22/1979 |
