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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178174 | Ag base alloy thin film and sputtering target for forming Ag base alloy thin film The present invention relates to an Ag alloy film. Particularly, it is preferably used as a reflective film or semi-transmissive reflective film for an optical information recording medium having high thermal conductivity/high reflectance/high durability in the fiel... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177412 | Kneading apparatus and method for kneading rubber-based composition using the same A kneading apparatus includes a barrel having a cylindrical chamber; a screw assembly rotating in the chamber so that a material to be kneaded is extruded in the axial direction by the rotation, the screw assembly including a screw section having helical blades and ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177285 | Automotive door with enhanced side collision performance The present invention provides an automotive door enhanced with the absorption performance for the collision energy in the side collision. The automotive door constructed of an outer panel and an inner panel, comprising a door beam for a side collision therewithin, ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172961 | Al-Ni-rare earth element alloy sputtering target An Al-base alloy sputtering target consisting Ni and one or more rare earth elements, wherein there are 5.0×104/mm2 or more compounds whose aspect ratio is 2.5 or higher and whose equivalent diameter is 0.2 μm or larger, when a cross sectiona... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172449 | Kneading screw, twin screw extruder, and method for assembling kneading screw To provide a kneading screw which can reduce such a phenomenon that a disproportional load is imposed onto a shaft of the kneading screw without degrading kneading performance of the kneading screw, a twin screw extruder with the kneading screw, and a method for ass... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167478 | Kneading screw and extruder A kneading screw is disclosed which comprises a screw body, the screw body comprising a feed section and a kneading section, the feed section comprising screw segments for feeding a to-be-kneaded material to a downstream side and the kneading section comprising knea... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166568 | Contact probe pin for semiconductor test apparatus It is an object to provide a contact probe pin for a semiconductor test apparatus, including an amorphous carbon type conductive film formed on the probe pin base material surface. The conductive film is excellent in tin adhesion resistance of preventing tin which i... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163143 | Al-Ni-La-Si system Al-based alloy sputtering target and process for producing the same The present invention relates to an Al—Ni—La—Si system Al-based alloy sputtering target including Ni, La and Si, in which, when a section from (¼)t to (¾)t (t: thickness) in a cross section vertical to a plane of the sputtering target is observed with a scan... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163140 | Reactive sputtering method and device The present invention provides a method for reactive sputtering in which a reactive sputtering apparatus including a sputtering vaporization source 2 provided with a metal target disposed in a vacuum chamber 1, a sputtering power source 4 to dri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163107 | High-strength steel excellent in weldability and process for production thereof The present invention provides a high-strength steel material capable of suppressing formation of blowholes during welding even if the strength thereof is improved by nitriding, and a method of manufacturing such a high-strength steel material by using a low rolling... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157888 | Process for producing molten iron A high purity of molten iron is produced efficiently at a higher productivity, by feeding a raw material mixture containing a carbonaceous reducing agent, an iron oxide-containing material and a CaO-containing material onto a hearth of a moving-hearth reducing furna... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153933 | Welding control apparatus and method The present invention provides a welding control apparatus including: a droplet separation detecting unit that detects separation of a droplet from a tip end of welding wire; and a waveform generator that alternately generates a first pulse for separating the drople... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152940 | Aluminum alloy forging member and process for producing the same The present invention provides an aluminum alloy forging material having enhanced strength, toughness, and corrosion resistance, and a method of producing the material. An aluminum alloy forging material 1 produced with specified components under specified co... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147635 | Manufacturing apparatus of fiber-reinforced resin strand A manufacturing apparatus of a fiber-reinforced resin strand including spreaders that spread a reinforcing fiber bundle and are provided inside a crosshead to which a molten resin material is supplied continuously from an extruding machine, twisting rollers provided... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147231 | Screw compressor having rotor casing with removable discharge opening neighborhood portion A screw compressor includes a pair of male and female screw rotors which meshes with each other, where a casing storing the pair of screw rotors is divided into a discharge opening neighborhood portion including at least a discharge opening and an other portion othe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146649 | Method of continuous casting of high-aluminum steel and mold powder A method of continuously casting molten steel to produce high surface quality slab by preventing depressions and cracking. The steel is high Al steel having an Al content of 0.1% or more. High-Al molten steel is continuously cast using mold powder containing T—CaO... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142906 | Sn-plated copper or Sn-plated copper alloy having excellent heat resistance and manufacturing method thereof In Sn-plated copper or a Sn-plated copper alloy according to the present invention, a surface plating layer including a Ni layer, a Cu—Sn alloy layer, and a Sn layer which are deposited in this order is formed on a surface of a base material made of copper or a co... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142741 | Reactor and method for manufacturing reactor A channel forming body of a reactor has a base plate, a first sealing member bonded to one surface of the base plate and a second sealing member bonded to the other surface of the base plate. A plurality of first inlet grooves forming first inlet paths and a plurali... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137866 | Titanium material for fuel cell separator having low contact resistance A separator for a fuel cell comprising a titanium alloy substrate containing at least one noble metal element selected from platinum group elements, Au and Ag; and a layer of a mixture formed on the titanium alloy substrate, said mixture comprising the noble metal e... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136393 | Tire testing machine and method for testing tire Provided is a tire testing machine capable of measuring a force generated in a tire with high precision. The tire testing machine includes a spindle shaft (20) for holding a tire (T), a housing (22) for rotatably supporting the spindle shaft (20... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133598 | Hard coating film, method of formation thereof, and material coated with hard coating film A hard coating film having wear resistance superior to conventional TiAlN coating films, oxide coating films, and the like. The hard coating film of the present invention has a component composition represented by one of the following two formulas: (Ti | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133365 | Method of arc ion plating and target for use therein In an arc ion plating method, the target is divided into a central portion and longitudinal end portions at both longitudinal ends of the central portion. A constituent material of the target is evaporated and ionized by vacuum arc discharge using the target as a ca... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133330 | High yield ratio and high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in workability and production method thereof A high-strength hot-dip galvanized steel sheet excellent in workability according to the present invention: contains C, Si, Mn and other elements; has a dual phase structure containing ferrite and martensite as the metallographic structure; and, in the ferrite struc... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132957 | Kneading disc segment and twin-screw extruder The kneading disc segment according to the present invention comprises plural disc sets each comprising two kneading discs and mounted on a kneading screw (3) which is for kneading a material while feeding the material to a downstream side. Disc sets each com... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128762 | High-strength steel sheet superior in formability Disclosed is a high-strength steel sheet which has a predetermined component composition, structurally has a ferrite matrix structure and bainitic and martensitic second phase structures, and has a ferrite fraction of from 50 to 86 percent by area, a bainite fractio... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123493 | Screw compressor A screw compressor is disclosed wherein a pair of rotor shafts are disposed horizontally and an oil sump is formed at the bottom of a bearing casing which accommodates bearings for supporting the rotor shafts, a bearing lower portion being soaked into oil present in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118475 | Kneading degree adjusting apparatus, extruder and continuous kneader Provided is a kneading degree adjusting apparatus, which can have a wide adjusting range for a kneading degree even if a gate member and a cylindrical segment are not made so close as to invite a fear of metallic contacts. The kneading degree adjusting apparatus is ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101029 | Weld metal of high-strength Cr-Mo steel A weld metal of a high-strength Cr—Mo steel formed by shielded metal arc welding contains: 0.04 to 0.10% by mass C, 0.15 to 0.5% by mass Si, 0.5 to 1.0% by mass Mn, 2.00 to 3.25% by mass Cr, 0.9 to 1.2% by mass Mo, 0.01 to 0.03% by mass Nb, 0.2 to 0.7% by mass V, ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100679 | Center mechanism of tire vulcanizer and control method for the same A center mechanism of a tire vulcanizer is provided with a screwing mechanism provided with a screw shaft and a screw nut screwed onto the screw shaft, a motor for rotating the screw shaft so as to raise and lower an upper ring body, an inverter for controlling the ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096698 | Load monitoring method and load monitoring apparatus for kneading apparatus In an extruder or a kneader, load (torque T) values on an input shaft portion of a screw shaft are detected by a load detector installed on the input shaft portion, then an overload condition is determined from a load mean value (Ta) and a load amplitude ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092916 | Steel wire rod An FeO layer including fine crystal grains having random orientation is formed as inner layer scale on the surface of the steel wire rod containing C: 0.05-1.2 mass % (hereinafter referred to as “%”), Si: 0.01-0.50%, Mn: 0.1-1.5%, P: 0.02% or below, S: 0.02% or ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092889 | Silver alloy reflective film for optical information storage media, optical information storage medium, and sputtering target for the deposition of silver alloy reflective film for optical information storage media A silver alloy reflective film for optical information storage media, which can maintain superior environmental resistance, such as high hygrothermal resistance and high light stability, over the long term even when the metal reflective film is in direct contact wit... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091612 | Method for manufacturing clad material and equipment for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a clad material composed of a core material and one or more skin materials which are superposed on either one or both faces of the core material, includes a clad material preparation process where an ingot for core material is manufactured... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651964 | Frame for vehicle or other means for ground transportation, traveling, or riding on wheels | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088194 | Method for producing hot briquette iron using high-temperature reduced iron and method and apparatus for controlling temperature of reduced iron for hot forming Provided is a method for producing hot briquette iron by hot-forming high-temperature reduced iron reduced in a reducing furnace, involving cooling the high-temperature reduced iron and controlling the temperature of the reduced iron to an appropriate hot-forming te... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087814 | Batch mixer A batch mixer having a barrel which forms a cylindrical sealed chamber having a section consisting of two mutually communicated circles, and two rotors housed in the chamber to mix a mixing material by rotation, at least one of the inner wall of the barrel and the s... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080324 | Hard coating excellent in sliding property and method for forming same Disclosed is a hard coating excellent in wear resistance, insusceptible to seizure, and excellent sliding property even after use over the long term, and a method capable of forming the hard coating excellent in sliding property in a short time. The hard coating is ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079124 | Post-cure inflator, rim exchange method of the same and rim In a post-cure inflator of the present invention, a rim of a pair of disk shape rims for sandwiching bead portions of a tire has one rim surface and the other rim surface in which a plurality of step portions corresponding to the bead portions of different bead diam... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076582 | Terminal for engaging type connector A terminal for an engaging type connector includes a punched Cu alloy strip as a base material, a coating formed on the Cu alloy strip by postplating processes and including a Sn layer, and a Cu—Sn alloy layer sandwiched between the base material and the Sn layer.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075836 | Steel-sheet continuous annealing equipment and method for operating steel-sheet continuous annealing equipment Steel-sheet continuous annealing equipment includes, in sequence, a pre-heating zone, a heating zone, a soaking zone, a cooling zone, a reheating zone, an overaging zone, and a final cooling zone, and further includes a rapid heating region and a rapid cooling regio... | 12/13/2011 |
