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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001854 | Analytical sample drying method and drying apparatus A soil for metal analysis having a high water content of 40% or more is dried up to 20% or less in water content within a short period of time. A filter paper 5 is laid over an inner bottom surface plate 2 of a nutsche 1. Powder of a supe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7859374 | Annular magnet system for magnetic resonance spectroscopy A persistent-mode magnet, assembled from superconducting annuli, provides a micro coil NMR, in which compactness and manufacturability are provided for a variety of applications. An annular magnet for micro NMR can include a YBCO-annulus Helmholtz coil, for example,... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7040716 | Anti-lock brake system for vehicles A high reliability and low power consumption anti-lock brake system is disclosed in the present invention. The two pilot valves in the present invention are controlled so as not to be energized concurrently. The secondary battery of the anti-lock brake system is cha... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6870452 | Persistent current switch and method for the same In order to provide an inexpensive mechanical persistent current switch with a short operation time and a large capacity without causing energy loss, a mechanical persistent current switch comprises a bulk member which is made of RE—Ba—Cu—O superconductor (RE ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6774514 | Totally enclosed type driving electric motor The invention relates to a totally enclosed type driving electric motor in which a stator core having a coil is attached to an inner peripheral portion of a frame, a bearing bracket supporting a bearing is attached to one end of the frame, a housing supporting a bea... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743533 | Oxide superconductor, manufacturing method thereof, and base substrate therefor An oxide superconductor of the present invention characterized in that it comprises: a substrate 1 made of metals having a high melting temperature; at least one oxide intermediate layer 2 and 3 which is formed on at least one surface of the sub... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722589 | Slip prevention particle injection device Problems are posed by slip prevention particle injection devices by wheels of railway rolling stock. Namely, if the injected quantity of slippage-preventing particles is adjusted so as not to be excessive and to be a suitable quantity, it is not possible to obtain a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6722088 | Elevated bridge infrastructure and design method for designing the same In order to design an infrastructure of an elevated bridge, first a target ductility factor μd and target natural period Td for the infrastructure are set in connection with an assumed earthquake motion. Subsequently, a yield seismic coefficient for the ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6543077 | Elevated bridge infrastructure and design method for designing the same A method for designing a seismic frame. Models of a reinforced concrete rigid frame and a seismic frame structure, respectively, are provided. Based on distances between components and damper load displacement in the seismic frame structure model, a burde... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6425157 | Elevated bridge infrastructure design method In order to design an infrastructure of an elevated bridge, first a target ductility factor μd and target natural period Td for the infrastructure are set in connection with an assumed earthquake motion. Subsequently, a yield seismic coefficie... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6413624 | Oxide superconductor and process for producing same An oxide superconductor is capable of assuring a high trapped magnetic field and maintaining its performance for a long period of time without being affected by internal or external forces, such as thermal strain or by corrosive environments. The oxide su... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6365553 | Oxide superconductor having excellent crack-resistant property and process of producing same The invention provides an oxide superconductor capable of sufficiently withstanding external forces such as a large electromagnetic force and thermal stresses accompanying rapid heating and cooling while in service, and internal stresses so as to be able ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6313725 | Magnetizing method for producing coupled body comprised of multi-pole bulk superconducting magnets with respective polarities varying The invention is to establish means of producing easily and at low cost "a coupled body of superconducting magnets", comprised of multi-pole bulk superconducting magnets lined up such that the polarities thereof alternately vary so as to cause a magnetic ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6297199 | Resin impregnated oxide superconductor and process for producing same There are disclosed an oxide superconductor which is made of an oxide superconductive bulk body (e.g. a rare earth element base copper-oxide superconductive bulk body) which has a resin impregnated layer (e.g. epoxy base resin impregnated layer), and, opt... | 10/02/2001 |
| 5989896 | Method for degrading polychlorinated biphenyls and novel microorganism According to this method for degrading PCBs by utilizing thermophilic bacteria possessing the capability of degrading PCBS, the degradation of PCBs is quick, thereby enabling processing devices to be made more compact and shortening the processing time. A... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5897996 | Method for degrading polychlorinated biphenyls and novel microorganism According to this method for degrading PCBs by utilizing thermophilic bacteria possessing the capability of degrading PCBs, the degradation of PCBs is quick, thereby enabling processing devices to be made more compact and shortening the processing time. A... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5887788 | Steel pipe connector of ladder-type sleeper for railway track To provide inexpensively a connector constructed of a steel pipe and bearing a tie function of a ladder-type sleeper for railway tracks, in a connector constructed of a steel pipe 1 used in the ladder-type sleeper for railway tracks integrated with longit... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5716139 | Rolling guide unit A rolling guide unit comprises a movable member provided with a pair of support portions extending from lateral end portions of a main body portion so as to provide a recessed portion between the main body portion and both the support portions, a guide ra... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5705125 | Wire for electric railways A wire for electric railways comprises a copper alloy which consists essentially, by weight percent, of 0.1 to 1.0% Cr, 0.01 to 0.3% Zr, 0.05 to 0.15% Sn, and 10 ppm or less O, and if required, further contains 0.01 to 0.1% Si, or 0.01 to 0.1% Si and 0.00... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5698913 | Outer-rotor type electric rotary machine and electric motor vehicle using the machine An outer-rotor type electric rotary machine comprises a shaft fixed to a stationary unit, a motor stator, a motor rotor, a cylindrical rotor frame, and first and second brackets attached to rotary members, respectively. At least one of the first and secon... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5593175 | Leg apparatus for the magnetically levitated vehicle In a leg apparatus with which a supporting wheel for the magnetically levitated vehicle can be lifted up and down freely, a supporting wheel is positioned and hung by a swing arm and a lifting actuator. Usage of only the lifting actuator flat spring havin... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5582346 | Ladder-type sleepers and railway tracks The present invention comprises longitudinal beams provided on the underside of each of a pair of rails in the longitudinal direction of the rails and multiple connectors which mutually connect these longitudinal beams at designated spacings along the lon... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575155 | Cooling system A cooling system includes a cold-accumulating refrigerator, and a cooling circuit. The cold-accumulating refrigerator includes a regenerator. The cooling circuit includes a main circuit, and a branched circuit. The main circuit includes a counterflow heat... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5481984 | Leg apparatus for the magnetically levitated vehicle According to this invention, wheels are pivotally supported by a fork arm comprising a lever-type supporting component, an expandable lifting actuator having damper serially arranged to buffer and support thereof at other end end of arm of said supporting... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5435846 | Cement-additive for inhibiting concrete-deterioration A cement additive for inhibiting concrete deterioration contains as an effective component a powder mixture of an inorganic cation exchanger, such as a highly calcium-substituted zeolite, and an inorganic anion exchanger, such as hydrocalumite. The cement... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5391243 | Method for producing wire for electric railways A wire for electric railways comprises a copper alloy which consists essentially, by weight percent, of 0.1 to 1.0% Cr, 0.01 to 0.3% Zr, and 10 ppm or less O, and if required, further contains at least one element selected from the group consisting of 0.0... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389604 | Process of producing oxide superconductor To ensure a well-oriented crystal structure, there is provided a process of producing an oxide superconductor of a Y--Ba--Cu--O system with a composition having an atomic ratio Y:Ba:Cu of 1.0-2.0:2.0-2.5:3.0-3.5, the process comprising the steps of: prepa... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5348424 | Reinforcing block for excavation work and method of construction thereof A novel method to construct a reinforcing block in an embankment is provided, wherein a core rod to which a protrusion is molded on the tip, is preset inside a hollow rotating shaft with drilling and agitating blades affixed around its circumference, but ... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5333553 | Carriers for linear motor vehicle-borne field magnets which straddle ground-side coils The carrier for linear motor vehicle-borne field magnets includes a aluminium profiled material of a gate shape in section, which is provided with recesses of permanent magnet size in both its legs. Permanent magnets attached to iron cores are inserted in... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5303514 | Rail grinding apparatus A rail grinding apparatus for railroad rails has a grinding belt wrapped around motor-driven pulleys which are rotatably mounted on a frame. The frame is supported on the surface of a rail by rollers which bear the weight of the grinding apparatus. A nois... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5303657 | Bogie frame of rolling stock having composite hollow beam construction A rolling-stock bogie frame has a ladder-shaped frame structure comprising side beams and cross beams, each of which has a trough-shaped part with an open upper part and a reinforcing member secured to the trough-shaped part to cover and close the open up... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302872 | Linear magnetization mover motor due to linear force resulting from the interaction between magnetostatic induction element and electromagnetic coil A linear motor has a mover that is a magnetostatic induction element and is relatively movable through electromagnetic coils or the like. The mover has a length of a magnetic path which derives attraction from the coil in regard to the length of the elect... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300355 | Vibration damping material In order to provide a damping material exhibiting an excellent vibration damping property in a wide temperature range, according to the present invention, in a magnetic composite type damping material constructed by bonding an adhesive elastic sheet conta... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5218800 | Method of installing side-wall beam for guideway for magnetic levitation vehicle A side-wall beam is installed on a base for a guideway for a magnetic levitation vehicle. An elastic body is interposed between the side-wall beam and the base. Then, the side-wall beam is fastened to the base with a tendon on an imaginary line which exte... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5213047 | Propulsion system for magnetically levitated vehicle An improved propulsion system for a magnetically levitated vehicle comprising a vehicle mounted superconductor coil and a propulsion coil comprising an inner and outer coil wherein the levels of mutual inductance developed between the inner propulsion coi... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5204650 | Switch for controlling current flow in superconductors A superconductive switch is provided with a pair of superconductive routes which are wound around a cylindrical core in a bifilar fashion. One superconductive wire is constituted of a pair of superconductive routes. The superconductive routes are twisted ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5178072 | Ground coil for magnetically levitated railway and method of producing the same In order to produce a ground coil for a magnetically levitated railway, coils each composed of a conductor coiled in a plurality of turns are arranged in a metal mold, and a synthetic resin forming reactive liquid is injected and cured in the metal mold b... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5085151 | Bogie frame for railway vehicle and method thereof A bogie frame for a railway vehicle has a pair of side beams made of fiber reinforced plastic material with a box-shaped cross section. A pair of cylindrical horizontal beams span between the paired side beams are formed of a fiber reinforced plastic mate... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5059041 | Electrical insulating bearing A bearing is provided with a rolling element interposed between an outer ring and an inner ring thereof. The outer ring of the bearing is formed by integrating three elements, a metallic outer ring body having a path of rotation for the rolling elements, ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5028494 | Brake disk material for railroad vehicle An aluminum composite material as a brake disk material for railroad vehicles is obtained by dispersing and mixing reinforcement particles of alumina, silicon carbide or the like into an aluminum alloy. The reinforcement particles are 5 to 100 μm in diam... | 07/02/1991 |
