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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462412 | Solid oxide fuel cell The present invention provides an electrolyte membrane of a solid oxide fuel cell that excels in output performance. There is provided a solid oxide fuel cell comprising a single cell having an air electrode disposed on a surface of an electrolyte membrane and a fue... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7450365 | Electrostatic chuck The object of the present invention is to provide an electrostatic chuck in which the surface can be kept smooth after being exposed to plasma, so as to protect a material to be clamped such as a silicon wafer from being contaminated with particles, and which is exc... | 11/11/2008 |
| D580533 | Cover for a flushing tank | 11/11/2008 |
| 7435698 | Rare-earth sintered body and manufacturing method The object of the present invention is to provide a rare-earth oxide sintered body having low sintering temperature and high density. A boron compound is added at a ratio of 0.06 mol % or more and less than 25 mol % when converted into boron oxide (B2O | 10/14/2008 |
| 7407904 | Yttria sintered body and corrosion-resistant material, and manufacturing method The object of the present invention is to provide an yttria (Y2O3) sintered body having high density and excellent plasma-resistance. The yttria sintered body has a structure in which a Y2O3 crystal and a Y3BO | 08/05/2008 |
| 7386895 | Opening/closing device for toilet seat or toilet lid, and transmission unit for the device A lifting and lowering device (31) for a toilet seat or a toilet cover has a swing shaft (17) provided on a swing center line (C) of a toilet seat (3) or a toilet cover (4) that swings around base end portions (3l, 4 | 06/17/2008 |
| D564079 | Lavatory | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338724 | Composite structure body and method for manufacturing thereof The present invention provides a composite structure body obtained through processes of forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of brittle material fine particles is coated with at least one type of ductile material, bombarding the co... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325754 | Shower nozzle In a shower nozzle of the present invention, a holding portion (1a) having a water flow passage communicating with a hot/cold water inlet formed therein and a water spraying portion (1b) having a plurality of water passing holes provided ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318967 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A composite structure body obtained through a plurality of processes including forming composite fine particles by way of a process in which a surface of the fine particles of a brittle material is coated with another brittle material; then by bombarding the composi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316460 | Makeup mirror unit A makeup mirror unit includes a pair of sub mirrors and a pair of rack portions. In order to take goods from the rack portions, the sub mirrors are rotated inwardly around shafts of first hinges. In order to match the sub mirrors together, the sub mirrors are rotate... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293297 | Automatic toilet seat or toilet cover lifting and lowering device An automatic lifting and lowering device for a toilet seat or a toilet cover usable for a toilet seat provided with a function of washing a body with hot water, which requires reduced size and weight, includes a rotating shaft (40) rotated together with the t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294365 | Method for photocatalytically rendering a surface of a substrate superhydrophilic, a substrate with superhydrophilic photocatalytic surface, and method of making thereof A method of preventing or reducing fogging of a surface of a composite when subjected to humid conditions includes providing a composite with a surface. The composite includes a substrate and a photocatalytic surface layer. The photocatalytic surface layer includes ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288222 | Method of producing a carbide sintered compact A wet-type compacting method of a ceramic powder using a solvent, wherein the ceramic powder is coated with a high polymer organic substance which is substantially insoluble in the solvent so that homogeneity of a compact is kept, while generating no problem during ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275626 | Damper device A damper device includes a check valve operated to apply braking force to a rotary shaft having wing portions when rotated in a cylinder in one direction and, when the rotary shaft is rotated in the opposite direction, the check valve is not operated. Movement restr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255934 | Composite structure body and method and apparatus for manufacturing thereof A structure body having the constitution in which the crystals of more than one types of brittle materials such as ceramics, metalloids, and the like are dispersed, a portion composed of the brittle materials is polycrystalline, the crystals constituting the polycry... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253536 | Water supply apparatus A water supply apparatus includes an apparatus body disposed in a flow passage for sucking water to an indoor facility and a power generation unit installed in the apparatus body. Further, the power generation unit further comprises a rotating shaft extended in a di... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7209339 | Electrostatic chuck for an electrically insulative substrate, and a method of using same An electrostatic chuck for attracting an insulative substrate to be processed, the electrostatic chuck comprising a dielectric layer having a first surface which attracts an insulative substrate, and a second surface on which are provided a plurality of electrodes, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| D540585 | Towel bar | 04/17/2007 |
| D540584 | Paper holder | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189002 | Hydrostatic gas bearing, hydrostatic gas bearing device for use in vacuum environment, and gas recovering method for hydrostatic gas bearing device In a hydrostatic gas bearing for use in a vacuum, in order to provide a hydrostatic gas bearing in which an increase in the quantity of gas being discharged during the movement of a moving body is reduced, the surface of a guide shaft of a fixed body and/or the surf... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175921 | Composite structure body and method for manufacturing thereof A structure body having the constitution in which the crystals of a brittle material such as a ceramic, a metalloid and the like and the crystals or the microstructures (the microstructure bodies composed of amorphous metal layers and an organic substance) of a duct... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153567 | Composite structure and method and apparatus for forming the same A composite structure forming method comprises the steps of first pre-treating brittle material fine particles to impart an internal strain to the brittle material fine particles, secondly causing the brittle material fine particles in which the internal strain has ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132373 | Thin metal oxide film and process for producing the same The present invention provides a method for producing a crystalline metal oxide thin film by first depositing a substantially amorphous metal oxide film, and thereafter, as a post treatment, exposing the film to low temperature plasma in a high frequency electric fi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7075768 | Faucet controller A controller apparatus for a faucet, for controlling the faucet using energy created by electric power generation, wherein all components used therein keep necessary performance thereof for a long period of time and wherein no components require exchange thereof unt... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052182 | Hydrostatic gas bearing, hydrostatic gas bearing device for use in vacuum environment, and gas recovering method for the hydrostatic gas bearing device In a hydrostatic gas bearing for use in a vacuum, in order to provide a hydrostatic gas bearing in which an increase in the quantity of gas being discharged during the movement of a moving body is reduced, the surface of a guide shaft of a fixed body and/or the surf... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017837 | Water discharge switching device A water discharge switching device which is easily miniaturized, readily assembled, and manufactured at low cost and prevents leakage of water. The water discharge switching device includes a foaming water producing and discharging device having a water inlet (1 | 03/28/2006 |
| 6996863 | Automatic faucet control device and control method An automatic faucet control device including an electromagnetic valve for opening and closing a flow channel of a faucet, a ray emitting device (5) for emitting infrared rays to a target to be detected, a ray receiving device (6) for receiving the infr... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986172 | Flush toilet A flush toilet comprises a toilet body having a bowl for storing wash water as water seal, first means for supplying the toilet body with pressurized wash water and second means for discharging the wash water substantially horizontally along the upper peripheral por... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6966536 | Flush valve device of flush toilet A flush valve device 20 of a flush toilet includes a flush valve body 22 connected to a city water source and an operation unit 50. The operation unit 50 has an operation button 63 and a flexible inner cable 71, which is par... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948194 | Stool flushing device An object of the present invention is to provide a toilet cleaning device which is capable of cleaning a toilet stool by supplying cleaning water in an appropriate quantity corresponding to the state of usage by a user, which is provided with a self-diagnosis functi... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6876100 | Small power generating device and water faucet device A small generator includes a hydraulic turbine provided in a fluid path rotating with a passage of a fluid in a predetermined flow and a rotator coupled to the hydraulic turbine rotating together with the hydraulic turbine which acts as a rotor portion opposed to a ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866803 | Mold for use in slip casting method, and method of manufacturing open porous body for use in mold A slip casting mold includes a water absorption layer having self water absorption capability and substantial water resistance. With the water saturation percentage of the water absorption layer being controlled, a slurry layer is deposited in the slip casting mold ... | 03/15/2005 |
| D501916 | Water closet | 02/15/2005 |
| D501543 | Water closet | 02/01/2005 |
| 6830785 | Method for photocatalytically rendering a surface of a substrate superhydrophilic, a substrate with a superhydrophilic photocatalytic surface, and method of making thereof The surface of a substrate is coated with an abrasion-resistant photocatalytic coating comprised of a semiconductor photocatalyst. upon irradiation by a light having a wavelength of an energy higher than the bandgap energy of the photocatalyst, water is chemisorbed ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6819349 | Mark forming method and product using the same method According to the present invention, there is provided a method for forming a mark having superior conspicuity, wherein plural plating layers each having a different hue are formed on a base, a portion of the upper plating layer is removed by laser marking so as to r... | 11/16/2004 |
| D497200 | Sink bowl | 10/12/2004 |
| 6795981 | Water discharging device A novel water jetting device achieves a water jet of a wide range and an economization of water without using an electric drive device. A water jetting body 10 is so vortex chamber 4 with its water jetting spout 11 confronting the outside of the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6795982 | Flush toilet A flush toilet comprises a toilet body, a water supply pipe connected to supply wash water, a discharge port connected to discharge wash water, a valve disposed between the water supply pipe and the discharge port, a valve switching device connected to switch the va... | 09/28/2004 |
