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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6325039 | Combined engine and method for operating the same The present invention relates to a combined engine which receives a drive output by means of supplying and combusting at least one fuel selected from among a gas fuel and a liquid fuel. The engine according to the present invention comprises: a main combu... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6309138 | Paving method and paving machine Paving materials having excellent durability supplied to a front spreading screw 5 is prevented from dropping onto the center band of a road by a bottom plate 30, and by the rotation of the front spreading screw 5 is spread onto the two bands of the road ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6209511 | Lean combustion gas engine The present invention relates to a lean combustion gas engine which receives a drive output by means of supplying and combusting gas fuel in a main combustion chamber. The lean combustion engine of the present invention comprises: a main combustion chambe... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6142760 | Drive control apparatus for electric injection molding machine A drive control apparatus is provided for an electric injection molding machine, in which a screw is used to inject melted resin into a cavity of a metal mold. Herein, the screw is driven to move in a desired direction by using first and second servo moto... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6135671 | Paving materials loading apparatus and paving machine The invention relates to a paving materials loading apparatus. In particular, a paving materials loading feeder 16 is so disposed that a lower end 19a of a loading frame 19 thereof is connected to a receiving hopper 17, a discharge port 19c, 19d is formed... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6000630 | Emulsion dispersing device and method A vehicle-mounted emulsion dispersing device including a dispersing nozzle that is opened and closed by an opening/closing device, an emulsion tank that stores emulsion, and an emulsion pump for pumping emulsion from the tank to the nozzle and spraying th... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5900259 | Molding condition optimizing system for injection molding machine A molding condition optimizing system for an injection molding machine comprising plastic flow condition optimizing section and an operating condition determining section is disclosed. The plastic flow condition optimizing section carries out a plastic fl... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5860776 | Main spindle device for machine tools A main spindle apparatus for machine tools wherein a tool holder (T) having an anchoring edge on an inner circumferential surface and inserted into an attachment hole of a main spindle (1) is anchored to the main spindle (1) by expanding a collet (12) hav... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5551858 | Apparatus for forming synthetic resins An improved injection molding apparatus having a fixed mold 7 having a molten resin passage 16b and a movable second mold 8 having a molten resin passage 18 is presented in which residual hardened resin left in molten resin passages of the injection appar... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5546123 | Automatic steering device for asphalt finisher An automatic steering device is presented for controlling the direction of travel of an asphalt finisher during a paving operation. The device is provided with a laser generator (18) which projects a laser beam of a slit shape on a series of objects along... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5484227 | Control device for asphalt finisher Efficient paving operation requires that the levelling operation of asphalt be carried out accurately along a reference line which follows a given direction along a roadside. A simple and effective automatic control device for controlling the steering dir... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5447803 | Method for forming titanium nitride film and vessel coated by same A titanium nitride film forming method employing an ion-plating method to produce good decorative properties, to a titanium nitride film forming method which can maintain the stability of the color tone even under high temperatures, and to the vessel obta... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5439434 | Automatic tool exchanger A simple and efficient tool exchanger device is presented. The device has a pair of swing arms (8, 9), and each swing arm is provided with a set of grippers (11, 12) for holding a tool bit. The positions of the swing arms (8, 9) are separated by 90 degree... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5393167 | Method for controlling the thickness of pavement and setting the conditions for automatic control of the leveling machine A measuring arm (12) is attached to a frame (5a) supporting a screed (5). Height sensors (13) and (14) are attached to the measuring arm (12), and a height sensor (19) is also attached to the arm (18) of the screed (5). The spacing must remain constant be... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5361562 | Method and apparatus for opening lid of box The lid of a box is pushed up from the main body of the box by injecting gas by use of one or more injection nozzles into a gap formed between the lid and main body of the box and then, with part of a top plate of the lid in contact with a lid rotating st... | 11/08/1994 |
| 4816158 | Method for treating waste water from a catalytic cracking unit A method for treating waste water from a catalytic petroleum cracking unit is disclosed. The method includes receiving step, aeration step, settling step, and a discharging step. In the receiving step waste water from which hydrogen sulfide and ammonium h... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4798027 | Method of and apparatus for sandblasting workpiece There are provided a sandblasting apparatus and a method for processing a workpiece which has a first surface to be processed adjacent to a second surface not to be processed. The apparatus includes a masking device for masking the second surface and an a... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4753051 | Apparatus for processing workpiece with sandblasting There is disclosed a method of and an apparatus for performing, using a sandblasting, a processing such as a chamfering of a workpiece which has a surface to be processed and a surface not to be processed located adjacent to each other. The workpiece (W) ... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4741130 | Method and apparatus for sandblasting a workpiece A method and apparatus for sandblasting a workpiece. The workpiece is placed at a machining position. Air is sucked around the workpiece at the machining position in a first direction to produce air streams. During sucking, abrasive grains are blown again... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4730850 | Quick release coupling device A quick release coupling device for securing end flanges of two adjacent pipes includes a clamp assembly. The clamp assembly has a plurality of clamping members disposed to straddle the two end flanges therearound so as to generally circumscribes the two ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4708582 | Method for feeding a work A method of feeding a work, in which a jig having an attitude controlling groove formed therein is prepared. A first work is controlled to assume a predetermined attitude by placing the work in the attitude controlling groove. The jig is conveyed to a fir... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4687016 | Emergency release valve apparatus An emergency release valve apparatus for releasably connecting a pair of pipes together includes a pair of tubular housings, a ball valve member, a rotating shaft and a retaining mechanism. Each housing is secured at one end to a respective one of the pip... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4648171 | Magazine for replaceable tools and operation method of indexing tools using the magazine A tool magazine for an automatic machine producing various machining operations with the aid of machine tools held by a machine spindle. The magazine for replaceable tool is adapted to hold a plurality of tools each in tool holding mechanisms being held o... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4636701 | System for controlling rotation of rotary mechanism in Z-type propulsion apparatus A control system for controlling the rotation of a rotary mechanism such as a propeller housing in a Z-type propulsion apparatus is provided. A command signal and a feedback signal both relating to the rotation of the rotary mechanism are compared with ea... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4616397 | Magazine for replaceable tools and operation method of indexing tools using the magazine A tool magazine for an automatic machine producing various machining operations with the aid of machine tools held by a machine spindle. The magazine for replaceable tool is adapted to hold a plurality of tools each in tool holding mechanisms being held o... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4597642 | Articulate joint in laser processing machines An articulate joint for use in a laser processing machine includes first and second hollow arms that are interconnected by a hinge so that they are freely bendble in a single plane; a mirror; and a mirror mounting mechanism for mounting the mirror in the ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4586537 | Emergency disconnector for fluid loading and unloading lines An emergency line disconnector for an LNG loading/unloading line or the like is made capable of accommodating bi-directional fluid flow. Sliders within the fluid passageways are arranged such that a substantially uniform cross-sectional flow path is provi... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4559073 | Composting excretions from domestic animals A new method for preparation of organic compost by incorporating zeolite into excretions from domestic animals. In the method, zeolite of about 10 to 30% relative to the total weight of excretions is homogeneously mixed and then piled for a predetermined ... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4512369 | Emergency disconnector for fluid loading and unloading lines An emergency line disconnector for an LNG loading/unloading line or the like is made capable of accommodating bi-directional fluid flow. Sliders within the fluid passageways are arranged such that a substantially uniform cross-sectional flow path is provi... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4404763 | Rotary snow plough A rotary snow plough vehicle having an auxiliary auger pivotable along a vertical plane perpendicular to the advancing direction of the vehicle. The auxiliary auger is rotatably secured about its axis by a supporting arm through bearings. Said supporting ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4347259 | Method for reducing the bacterial population of blood powder A method for reducing the bacterial population of a blood powder having a moisture content of about 30% by weight or less, comprising heating the powder at a heating temperature of about 80 to about 160° C. for a period of time to reduce the bacterial po... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4345852 | Leveling device for asphalt finisher A leveling device for an asphalt finisher or the like including a pair of screeds disposed at front and rear portions of the device on auxiliary frames which are slidably coupled to a main frame. The main frame is pivotably mounted to a pair of supporting... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4312143 | Chute structure of snow plough A snow-blowing chute apparatus of a snow-plough vehicle includes an arcuate stationary duct and at least one arcuate movable duct. These ducts have axial curvatures equal with each other. The movable duct is vertically movable to extend from said stationa... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4271780 | Apparatus for maneuvering a ship Apparatus for maneuvering a ship having Z-type propeller structure. A maneuvering handle provides a proportional relationship of ship speed and ship direction with its inclination angle and rotation direction respectively. A generally cylindrical rotation... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4168070 | Sealing device for shaft The sealing oil in a sealing device for an underwater propeller shaft as maintained at the optimum operating pressure by providing a pressure increasing device in which an oil chamber communicating with the sealing oil and a sea water chamber communicatin... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4165281 | Method and unit for wastewater treatment by microorganisms A method and a unit for wastewater treatment with microorganisms, in which at least one non-woven fibrous mat having a three-dimensional network structure is disposed as a supporting media in an aeration tank, microorganisms are retained on the surface of... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4142846 | Valve means for use in a concrete material pump A valve means for changing over concrete material passage is disclosed, wherein a rotational frusto-conical valve body is provided in a hopper. The interior of the valve body is provided with curved circular concrete material intake and discharge passages... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4132636 | Method for treating gas liquor A method for treating a gas liquor to remove polluting substances with a stable treating efficiency and at a high rate which comprises the steps of (A) pre-treating a gas liquor discharged from a quenching of coke oven gas, the gas liquor containing ammonia, p... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4060390 | Apparatus for producing composts An apparatus for producing well-fermented compost by achieving an aerobic fermentation of organic wastes, excretion, etc. The apparatus comprises a fermentation vessel of a rectangular configuration, a device for feeding slurry-like organic wastes within ... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3976023 | Apparatus for maneuvering a ship A remote-control maneuvering apparatus for a ship having two sets of Z type propelling apparatus, comprising a maneuvering handle adapted to be inclined at any angle about a predetermined point and to be moved in its longitudinal direction, ahead and aste... | 08/24/1976 |
