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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6374291 | Communication method and apparatus that employs facsimile to electronic mail conversion through a computer network by way of the internet A communication terminal device of the present invention is provided with both facsimile communication function and electronic mail transmission/reception function. At the transmission side, scanned image data is coded by MH, MR method and the like, conve... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371885 | Working vehicle and vehicle speed control method thereof, variable power engine and power setting method thereof, and vehicle with variable power engine and power control method thereof In a working vehicle, an electronic control regulating valve 121 controls a connection force in clutch mechanisms 35 and 36 in a transmission 30, and a input side revolution signal of the transmission, an output side revolution signal, a speed stage posit... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6352598 | Rare-earth alloy powder pressing apparatus and rare-earth alloy powder pressing method A rare-earth alloy powder pressing apparatus comprises a die. The die includes a die main body. The die main body includes a through hole for formation of a cavity, and an auxiliary yoke. A rare-earth alloy powder is fed into the cavity. A correcting yoke... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349882 | Controlling device for hydraulically operated cooling fan A controlling device for a hydraulically operated cooling fan capable of obtaining optimum cooling efficiency by continuously controlling a rotational frequency of the cooling fan according to a cooling water temperature, a hydraulic oil temperature, and ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6344014 | Apparatus for controlling starting clutch of vehicle having function of stopping engine idling In an apparatus for controlling a starting clutch of a vehicle having a function of stopping engine idling so that an engine is automatically stopped, the starting clutch being provided in a transmission of the vehicle in series with a belt type continuou... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341679 | Control unit for a torque converter with a lockup mechanism In a control unit for a torque converter with a lockup mechanism, the surface temperature of a clutch friction material in a lockup clutch is calculated with a surface temperature calculation unit B3, the surface temperature of the clutch friction materia... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6340888 | Magnetic field generator for MRI A magnetic field generator for MRI comprises a pair of plate yokes opposed to each other with space in between. A magnet is provided in each of the opposed surfaces of the pair of plate yokes. A column yoke is connected to the pair of plate yokes. An enha... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6340352 | Ultrasound treatment system An ultrasound treatment system in accordance with the present invention includes: ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations; a handpiece including the ultrasonic transducers and serving as an operation unit; a probe connected to the ultr... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6339446 | Endoscopic image display system and method for the same that displays on hi-vision monitor An endoscopic image display system has a recording apparatus for recording an endoscopic image signal, a retrieval apparatus connected with the recording apparatus so as to retrieve an image recorded in the recording apparatus, the retrieval apparatus gen... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6339197 | Multilayer printed circuit board and the manufacturing method A multilayer printed wiring board which permits the formation of fine wiring patterns, thereby increasing the density of wiring patterns. Using photosensitive glass having a coefficient of thermal expansion close to that of a copper film as a core substra... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6337872 | Once through fan for excimer laser apparatus The invention provides an once through fan for an excimer laser apparatus having a reduced vibration and being capable of increasing a rotational speed. In order to obtain this, in an once through fan (1) for an excimer laser apparatus provided with a bla... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336989 | Magnetic field generator for MRI, method for assembling the same, and method for assembling a magnet unit for the same A plate yoke has an upper surface formed with a projection and a guiding rail. A new magnet block is transported by sliding on the upper surface of the plate yoke, and is bonded side by side with the projection or a magnet block which is already fixed. Du... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336518 | Travel assisting hydraulic circuit for hydraulic drive type working vehicle A travel assisting hydraulic circuit for a hydraulic drive type working vehicle with enhanced general versatility, in which the traveling assisting circuit during travel at a high speed can be configured to be a simple circuit. For this purpose, in a hydr... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336069 | Front and rear wheel load distribution control unit for coupled vehicle A front and rear wheel load distribution control unit which provides excellent driving operability of a coupled vehicle and improves durability of a driving unit. To this end, the control unit is a front and rear wheel load distribution control unit for a... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6336007 | Printer that facilitates detection of deteriorated component An evaluation method and printer in which a maintenance man may easily identify a deteriorated component in addition to a component that is broken down or is remarkably hard to operate without the need for any additional complex detecting device. A printe... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6334327 | Snowmaking machine Artificial snow making equipment includes an air-blowing pulverizer which prevents fluctuation in the size of ice pieces by eliminating fluctuation in the amount of ice blocks being supplied also eliminates blocking by the ice blocks, as a result utilizin... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6334085 | Data processing unit for construction machine A data processing unit for a construction machine, the unit being capable of storing the load condition of an engine independently of variations in engine output torque without entailing increases in cost due to additional installation of sensors. This da... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6333233 | Semiconductor device with self-aligned contact and its manufacture A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a self-aligned contact hole includes a step of forming first gate electrode structures having a high pattern density on a gate insulating film in a first area of a semiconductor substrate and second ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332932 | Punch, powder pressing apparatus and powder pressing method A powder pressing apparatus comprises a die having a through hole, an upper punch and a lower punch. At least one of the upper and lower punches has a punching surface having an edge portion provided with a projection. The projection has a tip chamfered b... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332752 | Turbo-molecular pump A turbo-molecular pump of high safety and reliability has been developed so that if an abnormal condition should develop on the rotor structure, it will not lead to damage to the stator or pump casing to cause loss of vacuum in a vacuum processing system.... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332509 | Noise reducer for construction equipment A noise reducer for construction machinery, which efficiently reduces noise at low cost with durability, is provided. For this purpose, lamination plates (8) which are the plates being laminated are bonded, discretely at a predetermined interval (a1), to ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6332316 | Hydraulic control device for working vehicle A hydraulic control device for a working vehicle capable of enhancing excavating ability even when earth to be excavated is hard is provided. For this end, the device includes an unloading valve (14) for allowing discharge oil from a second pump (5) to be... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6330077 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus in which a character/line drawing emphasizing section previously stores a correlation between diameter of dots and position of remarked dots to be varied (including movement of a dot position) for each dot pattern in a table, de... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6330016 | Image recording apparatus and image recording method An image recording apparatus includes a PLZT head. The PLZT head performs an interval exposure based on an interval exposure data between exposures of photosensitive material. Further, exposure data of a predetermined number of lines already used in an N-... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6330011 | Electrophotography apparatus and exposure apparatus using particularly shaped light emitting elements An electrophotography apparatus is provided with one or a plurality of recording units which optically form a latent image on a body. Each of the recording units includes a plurality of light emitting elements having a shape which satisfies a relationship... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327379 | Pattern inspection method and apparatus An actual pattern image including an auxiliary pattern in a periphery of a pattern of an object to be inspected is recognized. The image of the auxiliary pattern is deleted from the recognized image and an auxiliary-pattern-image-deleted recognized image ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325965 | Forming method and forming apparatus A forming apparatus comprises a die formed with a through hole for provision of a cavity. A feeder box stored with a raw material powder having an average grain diameter of 0.1 μm~500 μm is positioned above the cavity of the die, and the raw material po... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6323916 | Serial data transfer device A device for transferring serial data includes a first temporary memory for temporarily storing the serial data supplied from an input terminal; a first-memory for storing the data supplied from the first temporary memory; a second temporary memory for te... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323526 | Semiconductor integrated circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit includes four electrodes arranged in a matrix and a wire connecting between two electrodes which are diagonally positioned to each other and selected from the four electrodes. The two remaining electrodes are diagonally ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6322902 | Sliding contact material, sliding contact element and producing method There are disclosed copper-base and/or iron-base contact materials which contain a Pb intermetallic compound dispersedly precipitated therein and which have highly improved sliding properties. Double layered contact elements improved in oil impregnation a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6319810 | Method for forming solder bumps Method for forming solder bumps on a first member such as a semiconductor chip having electrode pads formed thereon. A flat plate having holes is prepared and the holes are filled with solder paste by squeezing. The flat plate is then overlapped with the ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6314741 | Thermoelectric device Each of the n-type and p-type thermoelectric semiconductors (8, 9) are regularly arranged so that both end faces thereof form approximately flush interconnection end faces (3a, 3b) and are joined together through insulation, and interconnection electrodes... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6307801 | Trimming circuit for system integrated circuit A system LSI circuit which includes multiple memory circuits and functional logic circuits includes a control circuit for controlling the voltage supplied to the memory circuits. The control circuit includes trimming circuits for adjusting the memory supp... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6306082 | Stereoendoscope wherein images having passed through plural incident pupils are transmitted by common relay optical systems The illuminating light transmitted by the light guide inserted through the elongate inserted section is projected out of the distal end surface of the inserted section. The illuminated objects pass through the respective non-superimposed pupils of the two... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305691 | Shaft sealing apparatus A shaft sealing apparatus capable of preventing gases vaporized from a gas seal or purge fluid from leaking outside before a pressure switch operates due to a pressure rise resulting from a fluid leakage from a mechanical seal. The apparatus comprises a s... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6279914 | Sealing apparatus The present invention relates to a lip-type seal of the outer periphery rubber type having a stationary sealing portion made of rubber on the outer periphery of a reinforcing ring. In view of the fact that there is produced a gap corresponding to the rubb... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277050 | Engine speed control system for work vehicle There is provided an engine speed control system for a work vehicle which is designed to reduce engine noise and suppress fuel consumption during vehicle suspension, the control system being capable of reducing possible instantaneous impact load caused by... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276133 | Pressure fluid supply and delivery apparatus An improved pressure fluid supply and delivery apparatus is disclosed that has a pressure compensating function and yet a reduced loss in pressure. The apparatus includes a variable displacement hydraulic pump unit(10; 60, 61) having a plurality of fluid ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6268583 | Plasma torch of high cooling performance and components therefor An object is to provide a plasma torch having a function to achieve fully satisfactory cooling of the nozzle and shield cap. A plasma torch 1 comprises a nozzle 17 positioned at the front end portion of the torch 1 so as to cover an electrode 13, with a p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267092 | Suction apparatus of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine A suction apparatus of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine has a suction manifold disposed in a direction parallel with a row of cylinders at one side of a cylinder head. The suction apparatus includes a plurality of independent suction passages o... | 07/31/2001 |
