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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5017494 | Bio-thermo tip sensor A bio-thermo sensor has an enzyme-modified membrane directly supported on an IC thermal detector in face-to-face contact. The enzyme-modified membrane selectively reacts with a specific chemical substance to generate therein a reaction heat which is conve... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4989955 | Liquid crystal electro-optical element and process for preparation thereof In an electro-optical element comprising a liquid crystal, such as a smectic liquid crystal, sealed between two substrates arranged to confront each other with a space of an order of μm, if spacer particles for regulating the space between the substrates... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4939003 | Liquid crystal element Disclosed is a liquid crystal element with an improved orientation layer and a coating composition for forming such an orientation layer. The orientation layer consists essentially of a polymer with a Mark-Houwink coefficient of not less than 0.85, the Ma... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4865994 | Detection method for amino acid derivatives A method for detecting amino acid derivatives in which 2-anilino-5-thiazolinone derivatives of amino acids are reacted with radioactive iodine siotope-labeled amino compounds or with fluorescent amino compounds to form phenylthiocarbamyl amino acid deriva... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4863240 | Apparatus for actuating objective lens An apparatus actuates an objective lens in axial and circumferential directions through annular magnetic gaps which are formed by yokes and a magnet. In order to retain the objective lens in the neutral position in the circumferential direction, two or fo... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4839300 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor device having trapezoidal shaped substrate sections A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using inclined stage of a dicing saw in order to cut the semiconductor substrate obliquely with respect to the depthwise direction. When a plurality of semiconductor chips diced obliquely are connected, a ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4839854 | Data collection system having stationary unit with electromagnetic induction circuitry for bidirectionally relaying data A system for collection of data and entry of the data to a host computer has a portable, hand held, data collector for collecting data and a stationary data relay for receiving the data from the data collector and for transmitting the data to the host com... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4828370 | Switching element with nonlinear resistive, nonstoichiometric material A matrix electro-optical device is comprised of a plurality of picture elements arranged in a row-and-column matrix. A plurality of switching elements are formed on a substrate of the device and are series-connected to the respective picture elements to s... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4821115 | Color hard copy apparatus having simplified analog-to-digital conversion with adjustable threshold levels A color hard copy apparatus converts an analog video signal of a still picture frame displayed on a color graphic display into binary video data to obtain a multicolor gradation picture. A single analog-to-digital converter samples the analog video signal... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4816894 | Semiconductor variable capacitance element A variable capacitive element is comprised of a semiconductor substrate having a major surface and a capacitive region under the major surface of the semiconductor substrate, a floating electrode disposed on and electrically insulated from the semiconduct... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4792211 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal electro-optical device having high water repellent alignment layer A ferroelectric liquid crystal electro-optical device utilizes a liquid crystal layer composed of ferroelectric liquid crystal molecules. A first alignment layer is disposed in contact with the liquid crystal layer and has a uniaxial alignment characteris... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4790628 | Apparatus for actuating objective lens An axially focusable objective lens is retained in a neutral position in the axial focusing direction by means of at leaast one magnetic member disposed inside or near the ends of magnetic gaps formed by yokes and magnets. The magnetic member is mounted o... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4789804 | Analytical device and method utilizing a piezoelectric crystal biosensor A bio-sensor is mounted in a container and comprised of a receptor for selectively reacting with a specific biochemical substance in a sample liquid held in the container to bind thereon the specific biochemical substance and a resonator integrated with t... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4787716 | Color member and method for manufacturing same A colored article, e.g., a multicolored filter for a display device, comprises a first electroconductive layer with a low resistance formed on a substrate. A second electroconductive layer resistant to electrolytic corrosion and comprised, e.g., of SnO | 11/29/1988 |
| 4781444 | Color member having electrodeposited color layer composed of polymer and coloring matter bonded to polymer and method for manufacturing same A color member, for example, a multicolor filter for a display device, and a method for manufacturing the same. An electroconductive layer having a desired pattern is formed on a substrate. A colored layer containing a polymer and a coloring matter is for... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4779957 | Colored liquid crystal electro-optical device having a buffer layer and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal optical device is comprised of a pair of substrates having respective inner major surfaces spaced apart from one another and a liquid crystal layer composed of liquid crystal molecules and interposed between the spaced inner major surface... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4780759 | Sampling clock generation circuit of video signal A recording apparatus receives a video signal containing a horizontal sync signal and a data signal comprised of a given number of image bit data arranged within each horizontal scanning period, and stores the number of image bit data in synchronization w... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4762588 | Method of manufacturing calcium carbonate single crystal A starting material composed of calcium carbonate is dissolved in a nitrate aqueous solution containing alkali nitrate under application of heat and pressure. The starting material is hydrothermally synthesized within the nitrate aqueous solution to effec... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4752862 | Electronic device Art to make the electronic devices immune against the static electricity, so that the circuits are not erroneously operated or broken down by the electric field, by the electromagnetic waves or by the flow of electric charge. In an electronic device which... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4744039 | Robot with self teaching of a linear reference position A robot control system has a robot hand movable along a plane according to position data determined in terms of an absolute coordinate system related to the plane for acting on a workpiece which is arbitrarily positioned on the plane and which is provided... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4741213 | Quartz-type gas pressure gauge The present invention deals with a quartz-type gas pressure gauge which utilizes resonance of a quartz vibrator that changes depending upon the pressure, wherein the quartz vibrator is of the type of tuning fork obtained from a Z-plate of quartz crystal t... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740696 | ICP mass spectrometer An apparatus for mass-analyzing ions contained in plasma. A first vacuum chamber is maintained in a relatively low vacuum state and has a first aperture disposed adjacent to a plasma source for admitting therethrough the plasma into the first vacuum chamb... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739669 | Driving apparatus for industrial robot A driving apparatus for effecting linear movement of an industrial robot comprises a slide member axially slidably disposed within a frame, a ball nut secured to the slide member and a ball screw threaded through the ball nut and rotationally driven relat... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739264 | Magnetic sensor using a plurality of Hall effect devices Two Hall effect devices are series-connected to form a magnetic sensor. Each of the Hall effect devices has a pair of Hall terminals for developing a Hall voltage when exposed to an external magnetic field. A comparator compares the potentials of two sele... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4721058 | Paper cutting unit of automatic drawing machines An automated drawing system has an automatic drawing machine which receives input data from a central control unit for making a drawing on a roll of drawing paper in accordance with the input data. At the time of making the drawing, the automatic drawing ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4719588 | Matrix multiplication circuit for graphic display A matrices elements memory is constituted by random access memories, and its addresses are divided into a high address and a low address. The high address specifies areas holding matrix elements, and the low addresses of the matrix elements are designated... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4717265 | Supporting mechanism of a linearly movable bearing A support mechanism for a cylindrical coordinate type industrial robot comprising a stationary upstanding tubular outer member and a displaceable inner member supported within the outer member to undergo axial displacement in upward and downward direction... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715186 | Coolant preservation container A coolant preservation container having vacuum space in a peripheral portion of the interior thereof for making a container member adiabatic and a partition for dividing the container member into a plurality of chamber. Each chamber has ports from and via... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4713690 | Sampling clock phase correction circuit of video signal A sampling clock phase correction circuit of video signal to keep stably a phase of a sampling clock to an image signal. A delayed signal of a video sync signal is employed for a reference signal of a sampling clock generation circuit. The delay quantity ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4713691 | Interface circuit of video signal hard copy apparatus An interface circuit of video signal hard copy apparatus for optimizing a phase of a sampling clock to an image signal. A delayed signal of a video sync signal is employed for a reference input signal of a sampling clock generation circuit. The delay quan... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4710585 | Liquid crystal compound A liquid crystal compound represented by the following general formula: wherein R* stands for an alkyl group having an asymmetric carbon atom, R stands for a linear alkyl group, and A stands for ##STR1##... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4709200 | Power source circuit A power source circuit has an electric energy generator, two condensers, a switching element and a voltage detecting circuit. The first condenser accumulates electric energy which is generated by the electric energy generator, such as a solar cell, and th... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4705358 | Substrate for active matrix display Insulated-gate-field-effect transistors are disposed on an insulating substrate as a matrix. Each gate electrode of the transistors is covered with each gate insulating film and semiconductor film acting as a channel of the transistors, respectively.... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4704526 | Apparatus of regulating shape of focused ion beams An apparatus for regulating the shape of a focused ion beam irradiates a sample which is comprised of a pattern on a substrate with a scanning ion beam, detectors for detecting two kinds of secondary ions one emitted from the substrate and the other emitt... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4702613 | Electronic timepiece driven by a plurality of stepping motors and powered by a solar cell An electronic timepiece which indicates time with a plurality of hands driven by a plurality of motors respectively, has an electric source comprised of energy supplementary means such as solar batteries and accumulating means such as secondary batteries.... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4701100 | Industrial robot An industrial robot has a head movable in first and second orthogonal directions within a working area to manipulate a workpiece. The industrial robot comprises a stationary base extending along the first direction, an intermediary base slidably disposed ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4699563 | Horizontal articulated robot A robot comprises a plurality of arms connected in series and articulated with one another so as to cooperatively move along a horizontal plane. A plurality of drive units are connected to rotate one arm relative to another around respective vertical axes... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4699850 | Ornamental part The present device relates to an ornamental part utilized in watchcases, watchbands, spectacle frames, accessories and such, wherein the material of the member is heat-resisting material such as metal, ceramics, or plastic, the material being covered by a... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4695724 | AC-modulation quadrupole mass spectrometer A quadrupole mass spectrometer generates a stream of ionized particles which are modulated by an AC voltage and transmitted through a quadrupole analyzer to a detection unit. The detection unit detects at a collector electrode thereof a modulated ion curr... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4693563 | Ferro-electric liquid crystal electro-optical device A ferro-electric liquid crystal electro-optical device, e.g., a display device or a shutter for a printer. The electro-optical device is driven in time-shearing. The device comprises a panel having a ferro-electric liquid crystal disposed between scanning... | 09/15/1987 |
