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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6218322 | Mineral fibre The invention concerns a mineral fibre having the following composition in % by weight: SiO2 50-60, A12 O3 1-6, MgO 16-22, CaO 12-18, Na2 O+K2 O 0-3, Fe2 O3 1-8, P2 O5... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6196380 | Apron-conveyor chain An apron-conveyor chain is to be improved, which comprises chain links interconnected at hinge points and transport plates arranged on at least one side of said chain links and provided with a flat transport surface. The hinge points are provided with at ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6177949 | Optical write head and exposure apparatus capable of writing data in high speed without fluctuation in light emitting timing An optical write head operable in high speeds is provided with better printing results. The optical write head is arranged by an LED array constructed of a plurality of LEDs arrayed in a line form, one shift register used to store thereinto pixel data for... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6175715 | Double-sided printing apparatus The invention provides a double-sided printing apparatus which includes a first image forming process unit, a second image forming process unit, a first fixing station, a second fixing station and a transport system all disposed in a first housing. The tr... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6169629 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional image recording/reproduction A three-dimensional image recording/reproduction method, and an apparatus therefor. An opaque light control panel having a large number of fine light transmission portions at predetermined locations is placed between an object and a recording panel, and a... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6154951 | Dielectric filter and process for producing same A process for producing a dielectric filter by bonding coaxial dielectric resonators of predetermined size as arranged side by side. The process comprises forming interstage coupling windows by removing an outer conductor layer from the same region of eac... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6145737 | Automatic teller apparatus A check is fed to a storage mechanism through a check carrier path. The storage mechanism carries the check to a check carrier unit by an operation of a gate mechanism. The check carrier unit carries the check as far as a storage box with carrier rollers.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6101873 | Level sensor Switching member SW20 which receives detection signals for detecting capacitance outputted from a control part 35, controls each of switches so as to measure capacitance between electrodes positioned adjacently (an electrode TE1 and an electrode TE2, and ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099816 | Process for desulfurizing a sulfur-dioxide containing gas A desulfurization process using magnesium sulfites in a clear solution has the discharge from a wet scrubbing unit passed to a reaction tank. A silica-containing solid particulate material, such as sand, is added to the reaction tank and lime is added to ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6099352 | Shielded connector A shielded connector with simple structure and with high reliability in grounding is provided, which includes: a connector housing having a terminal accommodating chamber and an engaging hole to receive a conductive metal bracket; and a shielded terminal,... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6090026 | Automatic tool exchanging machine An automatic tool exchanging machine include a machine body such as gear box, a tool exchanging arm having a tool grasping member and supported by the machine body to be rotatable and to be linearly reciprocally movable in an axial direction of a rotation... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088234 | Connection structure of circuit protection element The connection structure of a circuit protection element for securely connecting at least two lead terminals of the circuit protection element to a circuit board includes terminal connection elongated holes each provided in the circuit board for connectin... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082105 | Drive device for medical appliances A medical-appliance driving apparatus is provided. The driving apparatus includes a first pressure sensor, which detects the inside pressure of a first positive pressure tank, and a second pressure sensor, which detects the inside pressure of a second neg... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6075896 | Character pattern and character code matching method and apparatus When character codes and character patterns coexist in the retrieval character string and/or the retrieval objective data, they are standardized into character patterns, and a character string matching with or similar to the retrieval character string is ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6059932 | Coal bed vibration compactor for non-recovery coke oven A coal compaction system and method for a non-recovery coke oven having refractory roof, floor, side walls and end doors for coal charging and coke discharge provides an improved coal charging machine carrying a coal conveyor supported intermediate the en... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053051 | Compressive force detecting sensor It is possible to detect the compressive force being applied by means of the conventional compressive force detecting sensor. However, the time length and the magnitude of the compressive force fail to be detected and it is impossible to know the extent o... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6054175 | Conductive filler, conductive paste and method of fabricating circuit body using the conductive paste A conductive filler has a metallic layer having a low melting point formed on its surface. The filler can give an excellent electric/electromagnetic effect to a matrix.... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6051874 | Diode formed in a surface silicon layer on an SOI substrate A diode is formed by forming a PN junction region 6 with a p region 5 formed on a buried oxide film 19 side and an n region 7 formed on the surface side in a surface silicon layer 3 which is isolated by the buried oxide film 19 of an SOI substrate 1, prov... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045873 | One-pack epoxy resin composition, one-pack corrosion resistant paint composition, and coating method using said compositions The present invention provides: (1) a one-packed epoxy resin composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin having two or more epoxy groups in its molecule and a number average molecular weight of 250 to 4,500, (B) a ketimine compound, (C) a dehydrating agent, and (D) a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6039440 | Ink-jet head An ink-jet head comprises: an insulating base (10); a plurality of juxtaposed multilayer piezoelectric elements (20) each formed by alternately stacking conductive members and piezoelectric plates polarized in the direction of the thickness and having a l... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039360 | Couplings for fluid controllers A coupling comprises a holding member having a U-shaped cross section, and a channel member held by the holding member. The holding member has an upper wall formed with screw bores for use in attaching the holding member to a fluid controller. The channel... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6039386 | Floor structure of a vehicle In a floor structure of a vehicle comprising: left and right side sills; a substantially flat floor panel extending between the left and right side sills; and a cross member for connecting the left and right side sills, the cross member comprises: left an... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036485 | Annealing furnace The method and apparatus is directed toward an annealing furnace and a method of using the same where the annealing furnaces includes a layer forming apparatus suitable to create layers of metal product; an insulated housing having an interior cavity form... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6037245 | High-speed semiconductor device having a dual-layer gate structure and a fabrication process thereof A fabricating process of a semiconductor device includes the steps of forming a first photoresist layer on a surface of a substrate so as to cover a gate electrode on the substrate, forming a second photoresist layer on the fist photoresist layer with an ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6034890 | Semiconductor nonvolatile memory device and method of writing thereto A first device region is formed in a first well region provided on a semiconductor substrate and a second device region is formed in a second well region, both of which are separated by a field oxidation film, a memory transistor for writing a program is ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6033577 | Coordination of liquid-solid separators and fluid tanks This invention relates to a control method and apparatus for the coordination of a number of automated liquid-solid separators with an in-line pump between a fluid feed tank and liquid-solid separators. The control method and apparatus develops on-line co... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032614 | Housing for a small animal A housing for a small pet animal has a housing body, a plurality of unit plates and attaching mechanism for the unit plates. The unit plates form a shape which fits in the housing body in a horizontal state when combined with each other on an plane. The a... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032391 | Iron and steam brush for business use An iron having an iron main body and an electromagnetic valve which controls flow and stop of ironing steam. The iron is provided with a first tube for ironing steam, which sends ironing steam to the iron main body in open state of the electromagnetic val... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6023481 | Module having Peltier element A module includes an element having a temperature response, a Peltier element thermally coupled to the element having the temperature response, and a capacitance component electrically coupled to the Peltier element.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6017490 | Pressed body of amorphous magnetically soft alloy powder and process for producing same A powder of composite particles is prepared by adhering to the surfaces of particles of an amorphous magnetically soft alloy particles of a glass having a softening point lower than the crystallization temperature of the alloy to coat the surfaces of the ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6017107 | Support frame for making furniture A support frame for use in furniture includes a first pair of end column members and at least one intermediate column member in spaced parallel relationship, a second pair of end column members and at least one intermediate column member in spaced paralle... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6016435 | Device for non-invasive determination of a glucose concentration in the blood of a subject A device for non-invasive determination of a glucose concentration in the blood of a subject which includes a light source for producing near-infrared radiation having successive wavelengths within a range of 1300 nm to 2500 nm, a light projecting unit fo... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6015461 | Seed crystal holders, for pulling a single crystal When a pulled single crystal becomes heavier, the strength of a seed crystal holder made of a carbon material is not sufficient, leading to falling of the single crystal. On the other hand, a seed crystal holder made of metal causes heavy metal contaminat... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6013416 | Chemically amplified resist compositions and process for the formation of resist patterns Alkali-developable, chemically amplified resist composition which comprises an alkali-insoluble, film-forming compound having a structural unit containing a protected alkali-soluble group in which unit a protective moiety of said protected alkali-soluble ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6009736 | Superlarge coil handling system for hot strip mill A method and apparatus for processing continuously cast thin or intermediate thickness gauge slabs into finished continuous hot-rolled strip in superlarge coil form. Optimum entry speed of continuous cast slabs into the hot rolling mill is enabled and sub... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5983903 | Hair iron A hair iron is provided which includes a hair curling body having an outer peripheral surface on which hairs are wound, a clip for holding the hairs between the inner surface of the clip and the outer peripheral surface of the hair curling body and a heat... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971522 | Ink-jet head for providing accurate positioning of nozzles of segment chips on a holder An ink-jet head includes a holder having first reference surfaces arrayed at a predetermined pitch in a main scanning direction. A plurality of segment chips is held on the holder. Each of the plurality of segment chips has an ink chamber plate and nozzle... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5969290 | Thermoelectric modules and thermoelectric elements The invention provides a thermoelectric element produced by placing a powder of thermoelectric material over an electrode plate first and then an electrode plate over the power to form superposed layers, and thereafter sintering the powder with a pressure... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5965171 | Apparatus and process for producing dentures having synthetic resin base An apparatus for producing dentures having a synthetic resin base comprises a flask tank provided with a tank closure which is opened when a flask is brought into and out of the tank and when resin is to be injected into the flask and which is closed when... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5965895 | Method of providing changed particle beam exposure in which representative aligning marks on an object are detected to calculate an actual position to perform exposure A method for providing charged particle beam exposure onto an object having a plurality of chip areas with a plurality of aligning marks formed in correspondence to each of said chip areas. A charged particle beam is irradiated upon an object mounted on a... | 10/12/1999 |
