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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6390443 | Composite magnetic member, process for producing the member and electromagnetic valve using the member A metallic member including not more than 0.6% C, 12 to 19% Cr, 6 to 12% Ni, not more than 2% Mn, not more than 2% Mo, not more than 1% Nb and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where Hirayama's equivalent H eq=[Ni %]+1.05 [Mn %]+0.65 [Cr %]+0.35 ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6314790 | Oxygen concentration detecting apparatus An oxygen concentration detecting apparatus precisely and easily performs diagnosis of a limit current type oxygen sensor. The limit current type oxygen sensor has an oxygen concentration detecting element for outputting limit current proportional to the ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309579 | Method for forming a casting which includes an insert An insert is held in a cavity within a die set by a movable hold member. Molten resin is injected into the cavity when the insert is held by the hold member. The hold member is separated from the insert at a given timing. A surface of the hold member is h... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308263 | Pipeline processing apparatus for reducing delays in the performance of processing operations A decoder decodes a branch instruction. An operating section executes logical, arithmetic, and shift operations. A register file store operation result of the operating section. A program counter counting the address of the present programs. A direct-sett... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6304957 | Multitask processing unit The microcomputer shall be offered which has realized more simplified peripheral circuits and more reduced price, besides being provided with the functions of timer, runaway monitor and backup logic. To that effect, the address register and the register a... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6291945 | Discharge lamp lighting device A lighting device for a discharge lamp includes a power supplying circuit for supplying electric power to the discharge lamp. A current sensing circuit is operative for sensing a lamp current which flows through the discharge lamp. A control circuit is op... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6286914 | Automotive brake fluid pressure control apparatus When it has been determined that a termination condition of brake TRC control has been fulfilled, SM valves 50FL and 50FR and a motor 80 are continuously placed in an ON state, and along with this, SR valves 70FL and 70FR are switched off, and furthermore... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6267072 | Indicating instrument An indicating instrument includes a generally straight illumination lamp or cold cathode fluorescent lamp and a light conducting plate which are disposed on the back of a dial plate. The dial plate has plurality of trans-illuminous gauge or meter patterns... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262531 | Thin-film El display panel having uniform display characteristics A thin-film EL display panel which has excellent packageability, high reliability and stable performance characteristics, and which can prevent nonuniformity of brightness and color from occurring and a fabrication method thereof are provided. In the abov... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254740 | Sputtering method of producing and electroluminescent device with improved blue color purity Disclosed is a method of producing an electroluminescent (EL) device having a CaGa2 S4 :Ce luminescent layer. The ratio of the X-ray diffraction peak intensity I2 for the (200) reflection of CaS to the X-ray diffraction pe... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252483 | Slant winding electromagnetic coil and ignition coil for internal combustion engine using same An electromagnetic coil which may be employed as an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The electromagnetic coil includes a lower voltage winding portion and a higher voltage winding portion. The lower voltage winding portion is ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251542 | Semiconductor wafer etching method A semiconductor wafer etching method is disclosed that allows etching without use of restricted ozone-destroying solvents such as trichloroethane or fluorocarbons. This method involves forming a protective film of silicon resin or alkali resistant resin o... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6227050 | Semiconductor mechanical sensor and method of manufacture A semiconductor mechanical sensor having a new structure in which a S/N ratio is improved. In the central portion of a silicon substrate 1, a recess portion 2 is formed which includes a beam structure. A weight is formed at the tip of the beam, and in the... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6218030 | Soldered product A soldered product having secure reliable joints, without the use of flux, is disclosed. The soldered product includes a first member having a connected portion and a second member, also having a connected portion, facing the first member. The connected p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6187459 | Composite magnetic member, process for producing the member and electromagnetic valve using the member A metallic member including not more than 0.6% C, 12 to 19% Cr, 6 to 12% Ni, not more than 2% Mn, not more than 2% Mo, not more than 1% Nb and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, where Hirayama's equivalent H eq=[Ni %]+1.05 [Mn %]+0.65 [Cr %]+0.35 ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183003 | Air bag mounting and vent hole arrangement An airbag of an airbag device has a primary hole for receiving an inflator and a secondary hole for receiving a securing device which secures the inflator to a base plate. A section surrounding the secondary hole is sandwiched between the inflator put in ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6155221 | Control apparatus for varying a rotational or angular phase between two rotational shafts, preferably applicable to a valve timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine A shoe housing 3 is connected to and rotatable together with an input shaft. A vane rotor 9 is connected to an output shaft and accommodated in shoe housing 3 so as to cause a rotation within a predetermined angle with respect to shoe housing 3. Vane roto... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6146947 | Insulated gate type field effect transistor and method of manufacturing the same In an insulated gate type field effect transistor and a manufacturing method of the same, a diffusion region is formed in a semiconductor substrate under an oxidizing atmosphere by thermal diffusion, and a first conductivity type semiconductor layer is fo... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142363 | Soldering method using soldering flux and soldering paste Provided are a soldering flux or paste containing an organic substance which has at least two hydroxyl (--OH) groups in a molecule and of which the temperature at which the mass % becomes approximately 0% is not lower than approximately 170° C. and not l... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6137150 | Semiconductor physical-quantity sensor having a locos oxide film, for sensing a physical quantity such as acceleration, yaw rate, or the like The present invention provides a semiconductor physical-quantity sensor which can perform measurement of high accuracy without occurrence of deformation or displacement of a fixed electrode for vibration use even if voltage applied to the fixed electrode ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133120 | Boron-doped p-type single crystal silicon carbide semiconductor and process for preparing same A p-type silicon carbide semiconductor having a high carrier concentration and activation rate is provided by doping boron as an acceptor impurity in a single crystal silicon carbide. The boron occupies silicon sites in a crystal lattice of the single cry... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6130619 | Monitoring circuit for a communication device A watch-dog type monitoring circuit for a communication device has a counter and a timer. The communication device outputs a communication signal including plural groups of pulse-string signals. The maximum number of pulses in each group of pulse-string s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128953 | Dynamical quantity sensor This invention provides a dynamical quantity sensor having a novel structure, wherein first beams 3, 4, 5, 6 are extended from side walls of a recess 2 of a substrate 1, and an intermediate support member 7 is disposed on the first beams 3, 4, 5, 6. Secon... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6125922 | Refrigerant condenser A refrigerant condenser is set so that, if its condensation distance is L, the equivalent diameter of a tube having a linearly configured passage for the purpose of heat exchange is de (each dimension being in units of mm), and the number of times the dir... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6118389 | Automobile navigation apparatus and method for setting detours in the same An automobile navigating apparatus capable of setting a detour for a route to a desired destination. A memory device stores link information about links that constitute a map. Based on the link information, a route calculating section sets a route running... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6107661 | Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same A concave channel type DMOS structure having an improved gate-to-source breakdown voltage are disclosed. By establishing a curvature at a corner portion of a lattice-like pattern in a groove portion for forming the concave channel structure, the shape of ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6100140 | Manufacturing method of semiconductor device A manufacturing method of a vertical type MOSFET, which can suppress vaporization of impurity from a semiconductor substrate and prevent variation in carrier density of the channel, is disclosed. The vertical type MOSFET is formed by forming a local oxide... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6094000 | Spark plug for internal combustion engine To improve the consumption resistance and lifetime, a spark plug for an internal combustion engine comprises: an insulation porcelain having a throughhole; a center electrode held at one end of the throughhole; a housing holding the insulation porcelain; ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6093503 | Non-aqueous electrolyte lithium secondary cell A device for protecting a cell is described comprising a cell body arranged in a container which has opening and closing means to open and close the cell body from the exterior atmosphere of the container. The device also has a sensor for sensing an impac... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6090434 | Method for fabricating electroluminescent device An electroluminescent device improved in brightness is disclosed. The electroluminescent device comprising sequentially stacked layers having an optically transparent material on at least the viewing side of the structure comprises a luminescent layer bas... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6082288 | Indicating instrument having self-luminescent indicator A pair of resilient clamps hold L-shaped terminals which extend from a self-luminescent indicator. An insulator disk holds a flexible conductive coil member and has slots which accommodate an end of the coil member and the resilient clamps in compressive ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080356 | Cordierite honeycomb structure and process for producing the same A cordierite honeycomb structure having a coefficient of thermal conductivity of not less than 0.035 J/cm.°K.sec, a porosity of not more than 16%, and a coefficient of thermal expansion of not more than 1.0×10-6 /°C. at 40 to 800°0 C. is de... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6076251 | Method of manufacturing a field coil for motors A method of manufacturing a field coil for motors that does not require winding of a field coil on a pole core of a stator and that improves the space factor of the field coil. On a part of a conductor, an opening is formed to pass a pole core laid out in... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6077721 | Method of producing an anodic bonded semiconductor sensor element A semiconductor sensor mount is formed as follows: through holes are formed that penetrate a glass plate; and then the glass plate having the through holes is dipped into hydrofluoric acid etchant to smooth the inner peripheral surfaces of the respective ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6073683 | Cooling apparatus using boiling and condensing refrigerant and method for manufacturing the same A cooling apparatus using boiling and condensing refrigerant for cooling a heat generating unit, includes a refrigerant tank having a wall surface, for containing the refrigerant therein, a heat generating unit boiling the refrigerant in the refrigerant t... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6074141 | Scroll compressor having grooves for seal members A scroll member has a scroll wall having an axial end having a transverse surface on which a groove 20 is cut along the spiral direction of the scroll wall, to which groove a seal member contacting a facing scroll member is received. The scroll wall has a... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6067963 | Fuel supply system with fuel evaporation prevention When differential pressure between fuel flowing into a fuel control valve and fuel flowing out of the valve reaches a predetermined value, the biasing force of a compressed coil spring is countered and a shaft in the valve moves to the fuel upstream side ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066891 | Electrode for semiconductor device including an alloy wiring layer for reducing defects in an aluminum layer and method for manufacturing the same The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an electrode wiring structure for semiconductor devices that can suppress the occurrence of Al voids inside aluminum alloy wiring without regard to the orientation of such aluminum alloy wiring. An interla... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6060973 | Slant winding electromagnetic coil and ignition coil for internal combustion engine using same An electromagnetic coil which may be employed as an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The electromagnetic coil includes a lower voltage winding portion and a higher voltage winding portion. The lower voltage winding portion is ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058597 | Electronic device mounting apparatus An electronic device mounting apparatus prevents an error at the setup time prior to startup of the apparatus and enables mounting of proper electronic devices without a mistake. A cartridge and a lane of a cartridge mounting rack have a cartridge side co... | 05/09/2000 |
