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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5544252 | Rangefinding/autofocusing device of joint transform correlation type and driving method thereof A rangefinding/autofocusing apparatus utilizes a joint transform correlator of a Fourier correlation optical system. A pair of imaging lens systems form a pair of object input images. A lens driving mechanism drives the imaging lens systems in a parallel ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5445526 | Mutliple-pin terminal adaptor A multiple-pin terminal adapter comprising a substrate and a multiplicity of electrical contact pins extending from above and below the substrate for connection with printed circuit boards. A first group of contact pins extend downwardly for connection wi... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5437475 | Shoulder adjuster apparatus and assembling method of the same A shoulder adjuster apparatus comprises an adjuster rail assembly attachable to and along an attaching portion of a vehicle body, and a slide garnish which covers a front surface side of the adjuster rail assembly. A slide assembly is slidably supported i... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5425729 | Laser coagulation system An apparatus for ophthalmic laser treatment of the eye of a patient has a slit image projector which projects a slit image along a common optical axis into the eye of a patient to illuminate the eye, and a laser beam projector which projects a laser beam ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5426060 | Method of inspecting image sensors A method of inspecting and a method of manufacturing image sensors formed on a surface of a semiconductor wafer. A semiconductor wafer is provided having image sensors formed on its surface. Grooves are cut at boundaries between image sensors to be inspec... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5412405 | Line thermal printer having power supply capacity matched to number of printing dots A line thermal printer has a line thermal head comprised of a plurality of physical blocks arranged in a line. Each physical block has a plurality of heat generation elements to which power is selectively supplied for dot printing a line. A driving circui... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5406201 | Magnetic field detecting circuit having a relaxation oscillator SQUID A magnetic field detecting circuit has a relaxation oscillator SQUID. An oscillator circuit includes a coil and a resistor connected together in series. The oscillator circuit produces an output signal having an oscillating frequency dependent on an appli... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5402395 | Driving device for a rotary member A driving device has a stepping motor for reciprocatively rotationally driving a decorative rotary member. A memory circuit stores a data table on the basis on which the operation timing of the stepping motor is determined. A control circuit controls the ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5401599 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of producing the same A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte with lithium ion conductivity. A composite oxide produced from a metal or a metalloid and lithium represented by composition formula L... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5401991 | Optically eraseable nonvolatile semiconductor memory A nonvolatile semiconductor memory is comprised of a semiconductor substrate composed of N-type silicon, a pair of source and drain regions having opposite electroconductivity to that of the semiconductor substrate and being formed in a surface region of ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5396356 | Color liquid crystal device with non-driving electrodes under the sealant for providing an even cell gap A color electrooptical device includes a color filter substrate and a transparent substrate being spaced apart and facing each other. The color filter substrate has a color filter layer and a transparent electrode pattern and the transparent substrate has... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5395552 | Ferro-electric liquid crystal electrol-optical device A ferroelectric liquid crystal electro-optical device comprises a pair of plates having driving electrodes and ferroelectric liquid crystal material having a negative dielectric anisotropy. The ferroelectric liquid crystal material comprises a ferroelectr... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5395711 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and its production method A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a lithium ion-conductive non-aqueous electrolyte. A silicon oxide or a silicate containing lithium is used as the negative electrode active material. The potent... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5394045 | Brushless motor A brushless motor has a rotor magnet integrated with an output shaft. The armature coil unit is comprised of an integral number of coil blocks superposed with one another. Respective coil blocks have a displacement angle of XM =360×M/n degrees... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5392602 | Exhaust emission control device for motor bicycle An improved exhaust emission control device is disposed in a motor bicycle of the type in which a muffler body, containing a catalyst for exhaust emission control, is connected to an exhaust pipe extending from the exhaust port of the associated engine, a... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391954 | Direct current motor In a stationary coil type direct current motor, the motor comprises a case supported by a shaft, and the case is made of magnetic material being high saturation magnetic flux density and high magnetic permeability, whereby magnetic saturation and iron los... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389888 | Synchrotron radiation beam generator A radiation generator extracts a synchrotron radiation beam from an electron storing ring, through a high-vacuum atmosphere in a beam duct, while preventing loss of the high-level vacuum. A multistage axial-flow arrangement is interposed in the beam duct.... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5388660 | Motor bicycle A motor bicycle is provided with a main frame supporting a head tube operatively connected a steering shaft of a front wheel. The main frame includes a main tube which is connected to the head tube and extends rearwardly along the main body of the motor b... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389996 | Distance measuring device for a camera A distance measuring device for a camera has a near infrared light-projecting element for projecting measuring light to be reflected by an object to be photographed. The reflected measuring light is received as a first light beam image at a first position... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387434 | Anti-graffiti coating material and method of using same A method of treating surfaces to facilitate removal of graffiti comprises applying a coating of anti-graffiti material to a surface to form a graffiti barrier on the surface.. The anti-graffiti material is substantially free of organic solvents and compri... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5386220 | Digital display value adjusting device A digital display value adjusting device reliably determines the direction of rotation of a manual input member through a simple calculation for adjusting a digital display value. A plurality of pulse strings are generated by a pulse generator in accordan... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5385423 | Joint for corrugated structural members A joint assembly for an arched building structure comprises a non-corrugated flat plate member and at least one corrugated plate member connected to and extending outwardly of the non-corrugated plate member. The corrugated plate member has proximal and d... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5386399 | Analogue electronic timepiece with chronographic function An analog electronic timepiece comprises a system control circuit for outputting a control signal to each operable circuit in response to a signal from an outer input switch, a chronograph storing circuit for storing the value a chronograph measuring mean... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5378255 | Method for molding a glass optical element with a transporting supporting member A method of molding a glass optical element. A supporting member is disposed in contact with a receiving mold part. A gob of molten glass is placed on an end surface of the receiving mold part and pre-molded by spreading out in contact with the end surfac... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377168 | Multifunctional electronic timepiece A timepiece having a mode displaying function includes an external operating member that is rotatable by a user. A sliding pinion rotatable by the external operating member rotates a transmitting gear. A correction transmitting wheel is rotatable by the t... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372703 | Lubricating oils Lubricant base oils are made up essentially of 2-15% by weight of a total aromatics content, greater than 60% by weight of isoparaffins and monocyclic naphthenes in total, more than 30% by weight of alkylbenzenes in the total aromatics content and smaller... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5371316 | Iteration control system for an automatic playing device An automatic playing device has a memory which stores sequence data consisting of musical sound data and sequence data to control read-out of the musical sound data. A processing unit repeatedly reads out musical sound data specified by the control data i... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5371691 | Device for correcting characteristic errors of a camera A photographic camera has a rectilinear approximate operation circuit for calculating characteristic correction data for correcting errors in the operational characteristics of the camera. Predetermined theoretical characteristic data dependent on operati... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5366939 | Gradient index optical element A gradient index optical element for use in optical lens such as a camera or microscope is disclosed. The optical element comprises at least one of first metal dopants selected from La, Zr, Sn, In, Y, Ge, Zn, Ba, Ca, As, Sr, Ga and Gd distributed in solve... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5363814 | Fuel injection type multiple cylinder engine unit A fuel injection type multiple cylinder engine unit includes an oil lubricating device including an oil tank and the oil in the oil tank is pumped up by a pump having an oil drain side to which pipes are connected for supplying the oil near the injectors.... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5365139 | Electronic apparatus with ultrasonic motor An electronic apparatus which is equipped with an ultrasonic motor and which consumes only a small amount of electric power, is stable in performance, and is capable of accurately controlling the angular position is offered. A driving pulse storage circui... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361472 | NC complex automatic lathe The NC complex automatic lathe is provided with a main spindle receptive therein a workpiece for chucking the same such as to protrude a front end portion of the workpiece, and a main spindle base for supporting the main spindle rotatably around a center ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5362375 | Oil compositions Oil compositions are disclosed which are substantially undeteriorative even in an oxidizing atmosphere and suitably applicable as lubricating oils, heat transfer oils, heat treating oils and electrical discharge machining oils. The composition is essentia... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5359577 | Alarm clock having an ambient light detector An alarm clock has an ambient light detector for controlling the illumination of a time displaying section. An alarm time which is selected by a user is stored in a memory. An alarm set switch is used to switch between alarm-on and alarm-off conditions. A... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5359352 | Driving method of heat generating resistor in heat recording device A method of driving heating resistors in a thermal recording apparatus comprising dividing a plurality of heating resistors into a plurality of separate blocks. The heating resistors in the blocks are driven by sequentially applying a pulse to each block ... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5357716 | Holding device for holding optical element to be ground A holding device for holding an optical element to be ground is arranged such that pressure applied to a receiving face of the optical element on the holder base is made different in the radial direction in order to eliminate deformation, positional devia... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5356277 | Vane type gas compressor A rotary vane compressor comprises a cylinder having two closed ends defining a cylinder chamber in which is rotatably mounted a rotor. The rotor carries a plurality of radially movable vanes which move radially into sliding contact with the inner surface... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5355186 | Ophthalmic measurement apparatus An ophthalmic measurement apparatus comprises a laser beam projection section for projecting into an eye a linearly polarized laser light beam emitted by a laser source, and a light receiving section provided with a photosensor for detecting laser light s... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354487 | Solid lubricant and composition Compositions of high lubrication and light coloration are disclosed in which a selected class of resins and rubbers is blended with a specified cured polybutadiene product. The cured product results from crosslinking more than 10% of vinyl bonds in a buta... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5353092 | Data imprintable camera A camera capable of imprinting data in which data imprinting means is provided in a control circuit for controlling photographing and power consumption is reduced by appropriately changing intervals for driving a central processing unit (CPU) in accordanc... | 10/04/1994 |
