Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185760 | Memory controller device, control method for memory controller device and data reception device A memory controller device coupled to a memory device equipment including a plurality of memory devices, includes a memory controller configured to instruct read-out of data in the memory device and a physical part configured to terminate a read-out signal for a cer... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185218 | Control apparatus, control method, and engine control unit A control apparatus which is capable of ensuring both high-level stability and accuracy of control, even when controlling a controlled object having extremal characteristics or a controlled object a controlled object model of which cannot be represented. The control... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184493 | Semiconductor memory device and system A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including primary word lines and one or more redundant word lines, a timing signal generating circuit configured to generate a refresh timing signal comprised of a series of pulses arranged at constant inter... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183819 | High-speed charging power supply device and high-speed charging power supply method A boosting-charge power supply apparatus which supplies electric power for charging a mobile body having a boosting-charge control function includes: a rectifier for supplying DC power; a first power storage for storing DC power from the rectifier and outputting DC ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183397 | Synthesis of statins The process for the synthesis of statins featuring the use of an early intermediate (4R,6S)-6-(dialkoxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-2,4-diol which already possesses the desired stereochemistry corresponding to the final statin. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183267 | Carboxylic acid salts of 2-amino-3-carbethoxyamino-6-(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-pyridine The preparation of flupirtine carboxylate acid addition salts having the following formula (2), wherein R represents hydrogen or a C1-C6 alkyl group, with the proviso that RCOOH is neither maleic acid ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182380 | Power transmission device A power transmission device is capable of switching the rotation direction of a drive shaft between positive rotation and negative rotation as power is transmitted to the drive shaft from a drive source via the power transmission device. To cause positive rotation o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181693 | Self-cleaning heat exchanger using system for supplying solid particle and water A self-cleaning, shell and tube type heat exchanger using a solid particle-water supply system. The heat exchanger includes solid particle supplying means for storing and supplying solid particles to be used in cleaning the heat exchanger tubes, and water supply mea... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181668 | Pressure reducing valve for gas A pressure reducing valve for gas is provided in which a valve mechanism having opening in a central part a valve hole that communicates with a low pressure passage and a low pressure chamber and including a valve body that is capable of being seated on a valve seat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181538 | Magnestostrictive torque sensor and manufacturing method thereof, and electric power steering system A magnestostrictive torque sensor detects rotating torque applied to a rod-shaped rotating shaft to work around the rotating shaft based on a change in magnetic characteristics of a magnetostrictive film formed on a surface the rotating shaft so as to extend around ... | 05/22/2012 |
| D659946 | Chocolate bar | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181253 | System and method for reducing security risk in computer network Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for reducing security risk in a computer network. The system includes an administration server that collects system usage, user profile and security incidents information from a plurality of computers in t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181247 | System and method for protecting a computer system from the activity of malicious objects Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for protecting a computer from activities of malicious objects. The method comprises: monitoring events of execution of one or more processes on the computer; identifying auditable events among the monitor... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181171 | Method and apparatus for analyzing large scale program and generation of code from degenerated program dependence graph A dependent element group which is invertibly contractible is found by using program analysis information including a plurality of dependent elements representing dependent relationships of statement and control, the statement and the control being included in a pro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179079 | Rotation angle detection device and electric power steering apparatus employing the same The rotation angle detection device detects the rotation angle of a rotary member by employing, at the least, either a sine wave signal or a cosine wave signal that is generated as the rotary member is rotated, and employs a change per unit time in the sine wave sig... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179010 | Permanent magnet type rotor having improved magnet fixing A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a rotor iron core including slots formed around an outer circumferential portion thereof; magnet pieces which are inserted into the slots, respectively, such that a magnetic orientation of the magnet pieces are inverted every ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178979 | Low-noise flip-chip packages and flip chips thereof A low-noise flip-chip package, comprising: a carrier substrate having first and second opposing main faces; and a flip-chip substrate connected in a face-down manner onto the first main face of the carrier substrate via a connection array, wherein: the flip-chip sub... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178688 | Benzamidine derivatives, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present invention relates to novel benzamidine derivatives, process for the preparation thereof and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The novel benzamidine derivatives of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of osteopor... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177040 | Disk brake for vehicle In a disk brake for a vehicle, an electric motor is attached to a caliper body so as to exhibit a power for urging a friction pad toward a disk rotor. The electric motor includes a brush holder for holding brushes which contact a commutator at positions at even dist... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176889 | Intake manifold for engine An intake manifold for an engine includes a plurality of intake distribution pipes arranged in a side-by-side relation to one another; an intake inlet pipe provided in an end wall and arranged in a direction of the intake distribution pipes; a surge chamber provided... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659708 | Computer generated icon for a display panel | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174917 | Semiconductor memory for disconnecting a bit line from sense amplifier in a standby period and memory system including the semiconductor memory Each memory block has a plurality of memory cells, and word lines and bit lines connected to the memory cells. Precharge switches connect the bit lines to a precharge line. A switch control circuit controls an operation of the precharge switches and sets a cutoff fu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174910 | Semiconductor device and system for switching between high-voltage and low-voltage operation circuits A semiconductor device includes a first input circuit to which a first supply voltage is supplied, a second input circuit to which a second supply voltage that is lower than the first supply voltage is supplied, and a control circuit which activates the first input ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174301 | Phase-error reduction circuitry for an IQ generator Phase-error-reduction circuitry for an IQ generator, wherein the phase-error-reduction circuitry is arranged to receive I and Q input signals from the IQ generator and to produce I and Q output signals, and wherein the phase-error-reduction circuitry is arranged to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174220 | Apparatus for controlling permanent-magnet rotary electric machine Apparatus controlling a permanent magnet rotary electric machine. After the apparatus controls a current control portion, when a rotor of the machine rotates at a constant speed, to supply a predetermined current to an armature, the apparatus performs a dq vector co... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174140 | Multipurpose engine having electrical wiring connected inside connector box A multipurpose engine has a wiring structure between the generator and electrical components. A connector box is provided in a gap defined directly between the generator and the fuel tank. A plurality of electrical wirings is interconnected inside the connector box.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172817 | Liquid collection system and related methods Various embodiments of a fluid collection system having multiple storage chambers are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may include a first chamber in fluid communication with a suction source and a second chamber in fluid communication with the firs... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172584 | Electrical connection mechanism for connecting an electrical part to a junction box Provided is a connection mechanism which connects a switch portion 20 of a generator 1 to an assembling terminal 11 of a junction box 10 having plural female terminals 12 connected to a generator circuit 13 via a relay conne... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659011 | Decorative package surface design | 05/08/2012 |
| D658859 | Shoe stabilizer | 05/08/2012 |
| D658848 | Pet chew | 05/08/2012 |
| D658847 | Pet chew | 05/08/2012 |
| D658846 | Confection | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171210 | Semiconductor memory, operating method of semiconductor memory, and system Operation control circuits start a first operation of any of memory cores in response to a first operation command, start a second operation of any of the memory cores in response to a second operation command, and terminate the first operation and continue the seco... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170754 | Vehicle body drifting restraining device A vehicle body drifting restraining device which restrains a drifting of a vehicle body, wherein: when a brake control device operation prohibition switch, which prohibits an operation of a brake control device, is in a state of prohibition, a control for restrainin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170738 | Performance inspection method for autonomous mobile apparatus, and performance inspection sheet therefor An autonomous mobile apparatus (R) at a reference position (1) is confronted to a subject (T) with a predefined distance. The autonomous mobile apparatus (R) is rotated at the reference position (1) to confront plural directions sequentially. The subje... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170285 | Systems and methods of vehicle image processing An image processing system and the like capable of recognizing a lane mark in a road image with high accuracy are provided even if a light illumination state on a road surface is partially different. According to the image processing system (100) mounted on a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169075 | Electronic part with affixed MEMS According to an aspect of the invention, an electronic part includes a substrate having a first planar surface, a first bump affixed to the first planar surface of the substrate, a second bump affixed to the first planar surface of the substrate a predetermined dist... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168714 | (Per)fluoroelastomeric compositions A (per)fluoroelastomeric composition curable by peroxidic way comprising: 100 phr as (per)fluoroelastomer as filler, 0.5-50 phr of silica having a pH value, determined according to the DIN ISO 787-9 standard, highe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168001 | Film-forming apparatus and film-forming method Film-forming apparatus including a film-forming vacuum chamber having a stage for a substrate, a chamber for mixing gas comprising a raw gas and a reactive gas connected to the film-forming chamber, a chamber for vaporizing the raw material, and a gas head for intro... | 05/01/2012 |
