Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176782 | Capacitive sensor A capacitive sensor includes a fixed electrode and a movable electrode that is movably supported by an anchor portion through a beam portion. The fixed electrode and the movable electrode are opposed to each other with a gap interposed therebetween, thereby constitu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172423 | Illumination apparatus An illumination apparatus includes a light source unit having solid light-emitting elements and a sensor unit having a wave transmission portion for transmitting energy waves of specified frequency and a wave reception portion for receiving the energy waves reflecte... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8146254 | Hair clipper A hair clipper (1) comprises a replaceable blade block (3) having a comb-shaped stationary blade (5) and a comb-shaped moving blade (6) which is reciprocally movable in a widthwise direction of the hair clipper (1), a main body ( | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145325 | Mouth cleaning device A mouth cleaning device includes a head portion provided with bristles and an electrode; and a grip portion provided with an electrode. Further, the mouth cleaning device includes a boosting circuit for boosting an output voltage of a battery serving as a power sour... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143817 | Electromagnetic actuator driving method An electromagnetic actuator includes a stator and a movable body. The stator includes a core provided with magnetic poles and a coil wound on at least one of the magnetic poles. The movable body includes a permanent magnet and supported in such a manner as to make r... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143809 | LED illuminating device A LED illuminating device includes: a power source device, a controller, an LED lighting device, and an LED unit 4 incorporating LEDs of a plurality of emission colors. The device is configured to mix the lights of the LEDs at an arbitrary proportion and set ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143796 | Electronic ballast with controlled filament preheating using half-wave lamp current detection An electronic ballast is provided for controlled preheating of filaments in a discharge lamp. A power converter has a plurality of switching elements and converts DC power from a DC power source into AC power for the lamp. A starting circuit generates a high voltage... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138679 | Organic electroluminescent light emitting device for restoring normal operation after low-voltage errors Provision of a light emitting device having functionality for restoring to normal even if a low-voltage error occurs, by temporarily applying a reverse current to a low-voltage error light emitting element using a direction inverting circuit, and repairing portions ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135447 | Optical biological information measuring apparatus, optical biological information measuring method, biological information decision apparatus, program and recording medium An optical biological information measuring apparatus includes a measuring surface to be placed on the surface of a living body, a mark display section which displays a mark at a region to be measured on the surface of the living body, a light-emitting section which... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133054 | Method for producing an orthodontic appliance having a vibrating element The present invention concerns an orthodontic appliance for accelerating the tooth aligning effect and shortening the treatment period, and has an object to provide an appliance which can bring about higher aligning effect than usual ways by giving vibration to toot... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129920 | Discharge lamp ballast and fixture with controlled preheating Electrical characteristics associated with a filament resistance are detected to control a preheating amount so as to heat a filament into an optimum state for emission in accordance with determined preheating time. A ballast for a discharge lamp includes an inverte... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129915 | Discharge lamp operating device, illumination device and liquid crystal display device A series circuit comprising a diode and a resistance is connected in parallel to a filament, and a series circuit comprising a diode and a resistance is connected in parallel to a filament. The filaments are preheated by a preheating current supplied from secondary ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128741 | Gas dissolving apparatus A dissolving apparatus has a cylindrical tubular container closed at both ends with its center axis being inclined to the horizon. A center of an interface between a gas and a liquid in the container is positioned at a center in a lengthwise direction of a side wall... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125158 | Insulation type AC-DC converter and LED DC power supply device using the same In an insulation type AC-dc converter in which input current from a commercial power supply is converted to obtain insulated direct current, the overall efficiency is raised and the structure is simplified. A multi-resonance type half-bridge DC-DC converter having a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123520 | Orthodontic appliance with vibration generation The present invention aims to provide an orthodontic appliance capable of efficiently applying vibration to teeth to be aligned and enabling a treatment to be easily and safely continued even at home. This appliance is provided with a load applying mechanism and a v... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120013 | Nitride semi-conductor light emitting device and a process of producing a nitride semi-conductor light emitting device A nitride semi-conductor light emitting device has a p-type nitride semi-conductor layer 7, an n-type nitride semi-conductor layer 3, and a light emission layer 6 which is interposed between the p-type nitride semi-conductor layer 7 and t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115405 | High pressure discharge lamp lighting device and luminaire using same A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device includes a DC power source circuit; a power supply circuit for converting an output from the DC power source circuit into a square wave AC output to be supplied to a high pressure discharge lamp; a starting circuit for ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115404 | High pressure discharge lamp lighting device and luminaire A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device, includes: a DC/DC converter for converting a power source voltage of a DC power source into a desired DC voltage and stably lighting a high pressure discharge lamp; a DC/AC inverter for inverting the DC voltage into an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109881 | Sphygmomanometer A sphygmomanometer includes a base block and a cuff block having a cuff for restricting flow of blood, the cuff block being connected to the base block in such a manner that an angle of the cuff block with respect to a horizontal plane is variable within an angular ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109452 | Electrostatic atomizer for use in a motor vehicle An electrostatic atomizer, for use in a motor vehicle, includes a discharge electrode, a water supply unit for cooling the discharge electrode to generate water condensed on the discharge electrode, and a high voltage applying unit for applying a high voltage to the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106523 | Liquid resin composition, semi-conductor device, and process of fabricating the same A liquid resin composition for use as a sealing resin which reduces wear on a dicing blade or grinder employed for signularization or grinding. The liquid resin composition includes hollow and/or porous particles as a filler, and is adapted in use to be applied on a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105101 | Lamp socket and luminaire with same A lamp socket has a mover and a supporter. At an open position, the supporter supports the mover so that the mover does not prevent a lamp from being moved to or from a mounting position along a specified direction. When the lamp can be moved from the mounting posit... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104181 | Outer blade for reciprocation-type electric shaver and method of producing the same Provided are an outer blade for a reciprocation-type electric shaver and a method of producing the outer blade, the outer blade being capable of suppressing a deformation such as wrinkles or an undulation, without adding a new component, to thereby keep a good appea... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099802 | Flush toilet equipment Flush toilet equipment comprises a bowl, a flush mechanism that supplies flush water to the bowl through a flush water passage, and a minute bubble generator. The minute bubble generator generates minute bubbles. The bubbles are 0.1-1000 μm in bubble diameter and m... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098118 | Bandpass filter and process of fabricating the same A bandpass filter includes a combination of a BAW filter and a patterned planar filter with stubs. The BAW filter is composed of a plurality of piezoelectric resonators to give a specific frequency bandpass, while the planer filter is configured to attenuate frequen... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097850 | Infrared sensor To improve thermal insulation, a thermal infrared sensing element is carried on a sensor mount of a porous material and is spaced upwardly from a substrate by means of anchor studs projecting on the substrate. The sensor mount is formed with a pair of coplanar beams... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095211 | Body fat measuring device A body fat measuring device comprises electrodes brought into contact with the waist portion of a subject, an optical sensor composed of a light applying section and a light receiving section, an impedance computing section for computing the impedance between the el... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093837 | Lamp ballast and an illumination apparatus A lamp ballast capable of lighting a discharge lamp and an incandescent lamp each at an optimum condition. The lamp ballast has a DC-DC converter, an inverter that converts an output of DC-DC converter into an AC power for applying the same to a lamp load, a startin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093168 | ZrO-AlOcomposite ceramic material and production method therefor A ZrO2—Al2O3 composite ceramic material having excellent wear resistance, hardness, strength and toughness is provided. This ceramic material comprises a ZrO2 phase composed of 90 vol % or more of tetragonal ZrO2 | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092407 | Massage machine A massage machine using a small size and high torque brushless DC motor includes a driving unit moved up and down along guide rails of a chair and a first motor for moving the driving unit up and down. A pair of treatment head bases are driven reciprocally in opposi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091241 | Electric hair remover An electric hair remover, includes: a body part having a head end part in a longitudinal direction, a blade part for cutting hair being formed at the head end part; a holder part mounted to the body part in such a configuration as to slide along the longitudinal dir... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090811 | Service provider for embedded devices using a message store A service provider for embedded devices is disclosed for controlling, monitoring and/or updating embedded devices. The service provider includes a computer having communications hardware for communicating over a computer network. The computer also includes a storage... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089896 | Network system A network system is provided, in which a system change can be easily performed by adding or exchanging an equipment(s) to be controlled or monitored. The equipment has an object with an object identifier defined according to a service content provided by the equipme... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089215 | Discharge lamp lighting device, headlight device and vehicle having the same A discharge lamp lighting device includes: a DC power source; an inverter for inverting the DC power at a predetermined inversion time interval to supply a square wave AC power to a discharge lamp; and a controller for controlling the output power. The controller pe... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088123 | Hair growth modulation device A hair growth modulation device is configured to impart a suitable quantity of irradiated light to a target site while lowering the irradiation intensity required by a light irradiator that generates modulating light for modulating hair growth. This device is provid... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084956 | Apparatus and method for automatically trimming an output parameter of an electronic ballast An electronic ballast includes a microprocessor which is programmed to read a voltage value corresponding to an output of the electronic ballast, output a signal which controls an amount of power outputted by the electronic ballast in accordance with the voltage val... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083650 | Exercise assisting device An exercise assisting device comprises foot supports having foot support surfaces respectively, a seat, a seat height adjusting unit, and a seat driving unit. The foot support is provided for bearing foot of a user. The seat is shaped to have a contact surface for s... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083007 | Electric power tool having speed reduction mechanism An electric power tool includes a motor, a speed reducer unit arranged to deliver the rotational power of the motor and provided with gears, a housing arranged to accommodate the motor and the speed reducer unit, and a speed changing unit for changing a gear reducti... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080948 | Apparatus and method for trimming an output parameter of an electronic ballast An electronic ballast includes a microprocessor which is programmed to read an external voltage value, output a signal which controls an amount of power outputted by the electronic ballast, and adjust the signal based upon a difference between the external voltage v... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080869 | Wafer level package structure and production method therefor A wafer level package structure, in which a plurality of compact sensor devices with small variations in sensor characteristics are formed, and a method of producing the same are provided. This package structure has a semiconductor wafer having plural sensor units, ... | 12/20/2011 |
