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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6635903 | White light emission diode This invention aims to provide a white light emission diode arranged so that t rays emitted from an exciting element comprising a n-type semiconductor layer and a p-type semiconductor layer are converted by a wavelength converting element to white light w... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6466012 | MI element made of thin film magnetic material Here is disclosed a MI element made of thin film magnetic material utilizing a magnetic impedance effect comprising a substrate, first and second magnetic materials successively laminated on a surface of the substrate each in the form of thin film wherein... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6443602 | Vehicle headlamp device A vehicle headlamp device 10 can be equipped with a discharge lamp 11, a beam switch device 13 that is used to switch between the high beam and low beam, a light distribution switch device 14 which broadens the horizontal light distribution in the forward... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6386743 | Projection-type light A projection-type vehicle light includes a light source, a front lens that includes a plurality of aspherical lenses, and a reflector unit for directing reflected light rays incident to a corresponding aspherical lens. A plurality of elipse group reflecto... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6332701 | Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp is disclosed that includes plural light sources located on a printed wiring board. A first reflection structure reflects light from the light sources to a light emitting surface, and a second reflection structure reflects light reflected fr... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6116755 | Waterproof cover for lighting fixture for vehicle A lighting fixture for a vehicle where a fit part of a waterproof cover and the mounting part of a reflector are covered with a removal preventing piece in the waterproof construction of the reflector so mounted as to be tilt freely in the lamp housing. T... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5600492 | Surface-curved optical element adapted for emergence and incidence of parallel light rays The invention relates to an optical element being conveniently useful, for example as an external cover of transmitter and/or receiver for optical communication and more particularly to a surface-curved optical element comprising a transparent body of a r... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5314771 | Method of manufacturing color-filter-fitted board for liquid crystal display When electrodes in two-layer composition, provided with a color filter in the inside thereof, are provided on the inner surface of a liquid crystal cell board, it is aimed to prevent creation of faulty connections in contact holes and to transmit a drivin... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5161875 | Head lamp for cornering operation To correct variation of a property of light orientation induced by inclination of a vehicle body during a cornering operation, a projector type cornering head lamp including an inclination sensor further includes correcting means. When the correcting mean... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5149952 | Optical gauging apparatus using dual beams and intermittent interruption Here is disclosed an optical gauging apparatus utilizing light reflected on an object to be gauged and being useful for gauging of, for example, car level, spring deflection and photographic distance. Light emitted from a single light source is split into... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5126864 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal panel having a ferroelectric optical compensating liquid crystal cell A ferroelectric liquid crystal panel comprising 2 layers of liquid crystal cells, each of which comprises a ferroelectric crystal sealed between two substrates and then is laminated together; wherein one of said liquid crystal cells is operated as a panel... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5103382 | Auxiliary stop lamps The present invention relates to an auxiliary stop lamp which is mounted internally of a rear window of a vehicle so as to illuminate the back of the vehicle, characterized in that the auxiliary stop lamp comprises a cylindrical housing in teh form of a t... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5056913 | Optical gauging apparatus An optical gauging apparatus utilizing a light projected toward an object to be gauged and reflected on the object to gauge a distance to the object or an amount of change occurring in the object. The gauging apparatus includes light projecting elements a... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4996415 | Apparatus for detecting the presence and position of an object Here is disclosed a photoelectric detector comprising first and second light sources respectively having different light emitting areas, a photoelectric transducer member adapted to receive the light emitted from these light sources and then reflected on ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4937150 | Ultrafine grain fluorescent body An ultrafine grain fluorescent body comprises an ultrafine grain luminescent material containing an activator and having a surface carrying thereon a layer which is formed from a different material from the luminescent material, or which has different pro... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4584461 | Planar heater for liquid crystal element A planar heater for a liquid crystal element includes a thin metal plate having a relatively high specific resistance such as stainless, nichrome, nickel-chrome iron alloy, etc. The thin metal plate is subjected to etching-working to form a mesh-like heat... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4486364 | Method and apparatus for molding a synthetic resin lens for a light emitting diode A lens for a light emitting diode is formed by inserting a pair of lead frames into a mold having grooves for snugly receiving the outer free ends of the lead frames. The outer-most edge of the lead frame free ends engage the base of the mold, thereby pre... | 12/04/1984 |
