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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7071806 | Variable inductor and method for adjusting inductance of same A variable inductor includes an insulating substrate (1), a thermally softenable spiral coil (2) provided on the insulating substrate (1), and a pair of input/output terminals (3, 4) each connected electrically to a respective end of the ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7248371 | Optical image measuring apparatus Provided is an optical image measuring apparatus capable of easily changing a scanning interval of an object to be measured in a depth direction with high precision. The apparatus includes an interference optical system for superimposing signal light propagating thr... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247834 | Photoelectric sensor for detecting presence/absence of object An object of the present invention is to enable the detection of the presence/absence of an object over a plurality of detection areas without using a plurality of light-receiving devices and light-emitting devices. A sensor detects the presence/absence of an object... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247389 | Heat-shrinkable films A heat-shrinkable film includes outer layers containing a polyester resin, and at least one inner layer being arranged between the outer layers and containing an olefinic resin including at least one ethylene-propylene-butene terpolymer. The film has an interlayer b... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244376 | Hexaboride particles, hexaboride particle dispersion, and article making use of hexaboride particles or hexaboride particle dispersion In hexaboride particles having particles of a hexaboride of at least one element (X) selected from Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Sr and Ca, or a dispersion of such particles, the surfaces of the hexaboride particles have physically been ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241833 | Phenolic novolaks and process for production thereof A process for production of phenolic novolak which comprises the step of conducting heterogeneous reaction of a phenol with 0.40 to 0.93 mol of an aldehyde per mol of the phenol in the presence of at least 25 parts by mass of a phosphoric acid per 100 parts by mass ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241373 | Nitrogen treating method There is provided a nitrogen treating method capable of treating nitrogen compounds efficiently. The method is a nitrogen treating method of treating nitrogen compounds in for-treatment water by electrolysis and performs a first treating step of producing ammonia fr... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241982 | Optical image transmitting system, optical image transmitting apparatus, optical image receiving apparatus, and optical image transmitting method Provided is an optical image transmitting system capable of producing signal light including plural image information and emitting the signal light, and in addition, receiving the signal light and selectively extracting target image information. An optical image tra... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225635 | Refrigerant cycle apparatus For a purpose of preventing a compressor from being damaged by liquid compression without disposing any accumulator on a low-pressure side, there is disclosed a transition critical refrigerant cycle apparatus having a supercritical pressure on a high-pressure side. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228049 | Optical fixed attenuator and process and apparatus for producing the same A technique for manufacturing optical fixed attenuators in which two fibers are axially cojoined using fusion splicing. The spliced fibers are then captured in either a splice protection splint or cylindrical ferrule that can be housed in an optical adapter. In this... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226522 | Method for the production of a mineral fibre product The present invention is directed to method of bonding mineral fibers in a mineral fiber material, according to which an acid is applied to the mineral fiber material in an amount sufficient to dissolve mineral material from the fiber to form a silica containing bin... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222476 | Hand-pushed mower A hand-pushed mower of which blade height setter is provided with a sphere rolling on the ground, many small spheres holding the sphere as to freely roll, a semi-spherical receiving member forming a gap between an upper spherical face of the sphere to hold the many ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222032 | Laser diode management apparatus and method A time for replacement of a laser diode is decided based on a value of operating current of the laser diode and a value of intensity of laser light output from the laser diode. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217346 | Water treating method, water treating apparatus, and hydroponics system using the apparatus There is provided a water treating method which can not only improve an effect of eliminating microorganisms in water intended for cooking and drinking or waste water but also prevent a reduction in trace amounts of nutritional elements. In the method, at least a pa... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218798 | Optical deflection element and optical switch An optical deflection element is configured to include a prism electrode provided on an optical waveguide, a first photonic crystal structure provided forward of the prism electrode in a light traveling direction being a position after a light passes through the pri... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217888 | Electronic parts packaging structure and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a electronic parts packaging structure that includes a mounted body on which an electronic parts is mounted, the electronic parts having a connection pad, which has an etching stopper film (a copper film, a gold film, a silver film, or a conductive... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208915 | Constant-current battery charger A constant-current battery charger includes a power supply for supplying a charge current to a secondary cell, and a current monitor for monitoring a charge current being supplied to the cell. A controller is included for varying the charge current in accordance wit... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208964 | Probe card It is an object of the present invention to provide an arch type probe capable of enduring a load caused by overdriving even if the probe is miniaturized, and a probe card using the same. An arch type probe 200 has a shape including a first quarter circle arc... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204734 | Surfing board leash tangle prevention instrument The present invention provides a surfing board leash tangle prevention instrument which prevents a leash on a surfing board from being stepped on, without being a hindrance or large resistance when on the move in the water. The leash for linking the surfing board to... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197425 | Road surface state estimating system and road surface state measuring apparatus Provided is a road surface state estimating system for carrying out measuring along a plurality of measuring lines on a paved road surface, which improves the reliability of texture estimation of the road surface. A road surface state estimating system (1) in... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192456 | Method of preparing a purified purple corn coloring agent A method of preparing a purified purple corn coloring agent comprising passing a purple corn color extract solution through an adsorption resin, washing with water, and releasing the purple corn color from the resin with the use of an aqueous solution containing alc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7181394 | Device setter, device setting system, and recorded medium where device setting program recorded A word-device setting information storage part stores multiple device setting information in association with a single voice and a voice recognition part recognizes a voice input through a voice input part so that the multiple device setting information associated w... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176418 | Cooking stove The present invention provides a cooking stove that prevents an instruction from being given using the touch switch owing to a factor different from the user's operation, while hindering the user from having an incongruous or anxious feeling when operating the touch... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171813 | Fuel injection nozzle for gas turbine combustor, gas turbine combustor, and gas turbine A fuel injection nozzle has a cylindrical nozzle body having a cavity where fuel passes through. A plurality of hollow spokes, each having an aerofoil cross section, are provided around the nozzle body. Each hollow spoke has four fuel injection holes in total on bot... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167356 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element which includes an anode foil and a cathode foil rolled with a separator interposed therebetween, and a solid electrolyte layer or an electrically conductive polymer layer provided therein. The cathode foil ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161274 | Micro-oscillation element having two rotational axes that are non-orthogonal to each other A micro-oscillation element includes a movable main section, a first frame and a second frame, and a first connecting section that connects the movable main section and the first frame and defines a first axis of rotation for a first rotational operation of the mova... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160608 | Coated paper A coated paper comprised of a paper substrate, at least one surface of which is provided with at least one coating layer, characterized in that the surface of said coating layer has cracks of a width of 0.2 to 3.0 μm and a length of 3 to 1000 μm in an amount of 1 ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147979 | Toner for developing electrostatic image A toner for developing an electrostatic image, comprising, a binder resin, a colorant, a charge control agent, and a parting agent, and wherein: a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of toner particles is 3 to 10 μm; a ratio (Dv/Dp) of Dv to a number average part... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145241 | Semiconductor device having a multilayer interconnection structure and fabrication process thereof A multilayer interconnection structure includes a first interconnection layer having a copper interconnection pattern and a second interconnection layer having an aluminum interconnection layer and formed on the first interconnection layer via an intervening interla... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134172 | Method of manufacturing a multi-nozzle ink jet head In a method of manufacturing a multi-nozzle ink jet head having a plurality of nozzles, cross talk between adjacent elements is suppressed. The head has the nozzles (12), pressure chambers (15), and bimorph drivers. The bimorph drivers have piezos (... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7135099 | Water treating method and water treating system In a circulation system of treatment-object water (waste water), a water treating apparatus and a pH adjuster are provided. A carbon fiber that can collect at least microorganisms is disposed in the water treating apparatus. The carbon fiber is immersed in the treat... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128168 | Reamer apparatus for ground boring machine The invention provides a reamer apparatus for a ground boring machine that is capable of restricting increase in drawing resistance when performing drawing of a buried pipe by using a reamer and of efficiently performing drawing operations of the buried pipe without... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128788 | Manufacturing apparatus for buried insulating layer-type semiconductor silicon carbide substrate A manufacturing method for a buried insulating layer-type semiconductor silicon carbide substrate comprises the step of placing an SOI substrate 100, which has a surface silicon layer 130 of a predetermined thickness and a buried insulator 120, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130081 | Image processing method, image processing apparatus and recording medium The present invention relates to an image processing method, an image processing apparatus and a recording medium that convert a grey scale image into an area gradation image. The present invention intends to provide an image processing method, an image processing a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123949 | Foldable portable terminal In a cellular phone, a first cabinet and a second cabinet are foldably connected by a hinge, and the two cabinets are electrically connected by a connection member arranged inside the hinge portion. The hinge portion is constituted by putting together a first fittin... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114807 | Windshield eyeglasses, windshields for eyeglasses, and method for windshielding in eyeglasses A pair of windshield eyeglasses (101) comprises: lenses (106) and a frame (102) for holding the lenses. Each of the lenses or the frame includes an edge formed with a windshield (107) for sealing a gap between the edge and a face of a use... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112248 | Vacuum carbo-nitriding method A vacuum carbonitriding method includes: performing a vacuum carburizing process on an object to be treated (a workpiece) in a heat treating furnace under reduced pressures by supplying a carburizing gas into the furnace that has been heated to a predetermined carbu... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106975 | Optical signal processing system There are provided a first optical transmitting device for transmitting a first light having a first wavelength in a continuous light state and a second light having signal optical pulses and a second wavelength, a first optical amplifier for receiving the first lig... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097732 | Joining method and apparatus of single veneer piece This invention provides joining methods of single veneer piece and a joining apparatus, which can produce more efficient, and effective joining process than the conventional method and apparatus produce. In the process of carrying a single veneer piece (T) in the or... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099571 | Steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care A steam-supplying apparatus for hairdressing and beauty care in which pressurized steam is sent from a steam-generating portion through an electromagnetic valve and a connecting tube, and forced to jet out of a steam-blowing portion. The electromagnetic valve has a ... | 08/29/2006 |
