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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5009527 | Thermal transfer color printer with sheet retaining and guiding structure adjacent platen A thermal transfer color printer for printing color images on individual sheets of paper. One sheet of paper at a time is removed from a stack of paper stored in a cassette and this sheet is transported by a reversible platen roller in a first or forward ... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4949152 | Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit having a polycrystalline light interrupting layer covering at least one P-N junction. Photo leakage currents produced at the P-N junction by irradiation with light are thus decreased, and malfunctions are prevented.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4943408 | Method and apparatus for operating nuclear electric power generating plants In a nuclear electric power generating plant connected to an electric power system, an output of a nuclear reactor of the plant is reduced during a nighttime operation, increased to a predetermined level during a daytime operation and reduced during a lun... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4898622 | Ornamental alloy material and method A nickel-chromium alloy with addition of silver used for ornamental purposes, such as for spectacles frames wherein silver particles of the alloy are arrayed in lines in substantially one direction. The average ratio of the longitudinal distance and width... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4893065 | Geometric error compensation circuit of color television camera devices For the purpose of compensating for geometric errors at four corners of a color picture there are provided a circuit for separating a vertical scanning saw tooth shaped signal into first and second signals corresponding to fore and rear portions of a vert... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4853760 | Semiconductor device having insulating layer including polyimide film A semiconductor device has a passivation layer including a polyimide film. Argon ions are implanted in the polyimide film to convert it into an electrically stable insulating film.... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4823254 | Digital controller display A digital controller includes a microprocessor for receiving a signal indicating a process variable from a process and calculating a manipulated variable in accordance with a predetermined algorithm in order to cause the manipulated variable signal to fol... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4823258 | Index limited continuous operation vector processor The vector processor of the present invention is designed to have a first function for classifying, generating and storing in advance a separate index set by judging the attribute of specified data and a second function for continuously performing operand... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4798540 | Integrated CT scanner gantry An integrated CT scanner gantry assembly is provided wherein an open bore rotor is supported by a bearing assembly on an open bore stator. An x-ray assembly is mounted on the rotor and supplied with high voltage power during continuous rotation about the ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4799245 | Integrated CT scanner gantry An integrated CT scanner gantry assembly is provided wherein an open bore rotor is supported by a bearing assembly on an open bore stator. An x-ray assembly is mounted on the rotor and supplied with high voltage power during continuous rotation about the ... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4707815 | Apparatus for a record player distinguishing between recorded and unrecorded portions of a disc An unrecorded portion detecting apparatus for a record player. The apparatus has a device such as light-emitting diode for applying light to disc surface and a pair of light-sensitive devices such as phototransistors for sensing light reflected by the dis... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4649508 | Floating-point arithmetic operation system In a floating-point arithmetic operation system performing an arithmetic operation on two given operands X, Y and providing the result Z of the arithmetic operation, the operands X and Y are each classified according to their attributes; and, at least par... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4621652 | Apparatus for removing scale from nuclear fuel rods A boiling water type nuclear fuel rod assembly used in a nuclear reactor and having radioactive scale deposited thereon is taken out of a fuel pool and disposed in a substantially sealed vertical tank, while the scale is still wetted by water. Gas in the ... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4615033 | Argon gas laser device According to this invention the argon gas laser for emitting monochromatic light at 4880 Å is provided comprising an elongated envelope with a capillary filled mainly with argon gas, an optical resonator comprising a high reflectance multilayer mirror an... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4605872 | Programmable CMOS circuit for use in connecting and disconnecting a semiconductor device in a redundant electrical circuit A programmable circuit is described which is particularly well suited for programming or customizing redundant elements in CMOS integrated circuits. This programmable circuit, which is formed on a semiconductor substrate together with a redundant semicond... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4606050 | System for detecting and recovering a transmitted signal What is disclosed is a system for recovering encoded data from a transmitted signal. A clock regenerating circuit regenerates a clock signal from the data bits encoded in the signal. The regenerated clock signal is used to synchronize an up/down with each... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4605825 | Function key assignments in a key telephone system In a key telephone system, function assignments are made for assignable-function keys by assigning to each key telephone set one of a number of previously-stored patterns of function assignments. Patterns are stored in a memory of the main unit of the key... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4595555 | Power plants In a nuclear power plant, a reactor building and a building annex to this reactor building are constructed as a unitary reactor combination building in which a condensate storage tank is accommodated and the inner wall of the condensate storage tank is li... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4587550 | Press-packed semiconductor device with lateral fixing member A press-packed semiconductor device in which means for positioning and fixing a semiconductor element with respect to an electrode disk member is improved. In a press-packed semiconductor device, a semiconductor element is press-held between a pair of ele... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4584160 | Plasma devices Plasma apparatus comprises a vacuum vessel, a device for creating an open-ended magnetic field containing a plasma, a plurality of electrostatic plugs disposed at the open-ended portions of the magnetic field. At least one of the electrostatic plugs compr... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4584611 | Method and apparatus for driving a CCD image sensor A method and apparatus for driving a CCD image sensor is provided in which the time period of subscan can be a continuous value responsive to the amount of image information received by the CCD image sensor. The control time periods of the CCD image senso... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4583091 | Serial signal transmission system In a serial signal transmission system for transmitting data signals in a serial manner from a transmitting part to a receiving part of the system, both supplied power from a common power source, are provided a signal line extended between the two parts, ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4568837 | Gate circuit for gate turn-off thyristor A gate circuit for turning off a gate turn-off thyristor providing a signal of rapid voltage rise and high peak value followed by successive signals of low peak value. The circuit uses a pulse transformer, whose primary winding is divided at least into th... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4562584 | Apparatus for measuring void ratios by using radiation In apparatus for measuring a void ratio by using radiation of the type comprising a hollow measuring unit through which fluid containing voids flows, a source of radiation and a radiation detector which are disposed on the opposite sides of the measuring ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4562497 | Tape drive spindle A tape drive spindle for driving a reel hub rotatably mounted within a tape housing of a cartridge type tape. The tape drive spindle is provided with a base member, a spindle shaft member and a resilient joint member interposed between the base member and... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4560501 | Apparatus for manufacturing solidified radioactive waste A solidified radioactive waste manufacturing apparatus comprises a first system for producing radioactive waste powder from liquid radioactive waste and a second system connected to the first system for mixing the radioactive waste powder with a thermoset... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4559519 | Display device for a copying machine A display device according to the present invention is incorporated into an electrical machine in order to display the operating condition of the electrical machine. The electrical machine has movable parts such as doors to be opened by an operator when t... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4558252 | Color cathode ray tube with frame, mask or shield having an oxidized layer A color cathode ray tube having a mask frame, a shadow mask attached to the mask frame and inner shield attached to the mask frame. At least one of these parts is made substantially of iron (Fe) and has a oxidized layer on its surface. That part further i... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4557890 | Spray devices for nuclear reactor cores A spray device adapted to spray cooling water vertically to a reactor core in the event of a coolant accident and located in a space between the reactor core surrounded by a shroud and a shroud head mounted on the shroud. The spray device comprises a duct... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4556885 | System for detecting position or speed A system for detecting mechanical movement of a body under detection formed of: a synchro generator having a primary and a secondary windings, one of which is capable of being coupled to the body; an exciting circuit for providing exciting current to the ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4552470 | Thermal transfer color printer for printing on sheets of paper A thermal transfer color printer is disclosed for printing color images on individual sheets of paper. One sheet of paper at a time is removed from a stack of paper stored in a cassette and this sheet is transported by a reversible platen roller in a firs... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4553227 | Optical pickup An optical pickup assembly has a lens assembly movably supported in a magnetic gap of a yoke by flexible supporting members. Magnetic interaction between elements of the lens assembly and the yoke help center the lens assembly in the magnetic gap. Electro... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4540374 | Method for making CRT shadow masks A method of making a mask structure including two or more masks for a color cathode ray tube, for example a mask-focusing color cathode ray tube, and the mask structure formed by the method. A plurality of apertured flat masks, each mask having an effecti... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4540462 | Substrate for semiconductor modules and method of manufacture A method for manufacturing a semiconductor substrate. A copper sheet is placed on a surface of a ceramic plate and bonded thereto. A circuit pattern is then formed on the copper sheet by an etching process.... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4540545 | Devices for securing fuel assemblies to nuclear reactor pressure vessels A device for securing a fuel assembly to a nuclear reactor pressure vessel comprises upper and lower tie plates for supporting the fuel assembly at its lower and upper ends, spacers for supporting the fuel assembly at intermediate portions between the bot... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4536709 | Detecting device having spaced transmitting and receiving coils for detecting a metal strip embedded in paper money The metal detecting device includes first and second coils provided on both sides of a passageway for paper money. This metal detecting device is designed for use in detecting a metal strip embedded in the paper money in order to determine whether the pap... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4533805 | Manual operating device for a slide type electrical device A manual operating device for a slide type electrical device, which is mounted inside the housing of an electrical apparatus, includes a manual operating slide with an operating plate disposed at a hole in the housing. The manual operating device further ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532761 | Load control system and method of combined cycle turbine plants In a combined cycle turbine plant in which a plurality of single shaft type combined cycle systems are combined into a plant, when a set load is to be decreased, the loads of all running shafts are decreased equally until a predetermined load of the unit ... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4532583 | Method and apparatus for controlling an inverter A method of and apparatus for controlling an inverter of a load commutation type, the inverter having arms each having a thyristor in which pulses are produced and distributed to the gates of the thyristors for performing, under normal circumstances, cons... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4527120 | System for converting mechanical movement to a digital signal A system for converting mechanical movement of a body under detection to a digital signal comprises a synchro generator having a primary and a secondary windings movable relative to each other, one of the windings capable of being coupled to said body, an... | 07/02/1985 |
