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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6284661 | Method and apparatus for producing a wafer A method and an apparatus for cutting a wafer from a crystalline ingot, by directing a stream or streams of etching gas at the crystalline ingot in a vacuum. Waste in cutting can be greatly minimized and the work environment can also be kept clean. Furthe... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6271110 | Bump-forming method using two plates and electronic device First and second ball forming plates are prepared. The cavities of the first plate and the cavities of the second plate 20 are filled with solder paste, respectively. The first plate and the second plate are placed in a facing relationship to each other a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6216953 | Optical reader controlling operation between different scanning modes An optical read is capable of reading a bar code in a mounted state when an article carrying the bar code passes and of reading bar codes set in an array format on a menu sheet in a hand-held state. The optical reader comprises a light source, a scanner t... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6190593 | Method for manufacturing a false nail chip A method for manufacturing a false nail chip (1), the method comprising: building an impression material (21) on a tray (20) having a size for holding a fingertip shape; pressing a fingertip (4) including a nail (6) portion against the impression material... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6189202 | Method of manufacturing chip inductors and chip inductor arrays A chip inductor is made up of a coiled conducting wire and a magnetic member which is formed by sintering and in which the coiled conducting wire is embedded. Both end portions of the coiled conducting wire are exposed to both end surfaces of the magnetic... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6192303 | Vehicle diagnosing apparatus A portable diagnosing unit is connected to an electronic control unit (ECU) which is mounted on a vehicle. The diagnosing of the vehicle is performed by the portable diagnosing unit via the ECU according to the diagnosing program corresponding to the kind... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6182218 | Digital content management system using electronic watermark A system for managing a digital content, particularly a digital content to which a copyright is claimed, and a system for supplying a public-key which is used in the management of the digital content are provided. The digital content management program is... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6181184 | Variable delay circuit and semiconductor intergrated circuit device A variable delay circuit includes a load on a signal transfer line, at least one transistor connected to the signal transfer line. Each transistor is controlled by a gate voltage thereof so that a signal on the signal transfer line is delayed in response ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6175152 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a die pattern for mounting a semiconductor chip thereon using an adhesive, and connection electrodes connected with each electrode of the semiconductor chip by bonding wires, wherein the die pattern and connection electrod... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6174965 | Polyester resin, process for its production and its use The present invention provides a polyester resin having in the molecule at least one quaternary ammonium base represented by the formula ##STR1## (wherein X is halogen and R is alkyl), and a process for its production. The present invention further provid... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6169022 | Method of forming projection electrodes A method of forming projection electrodes includes the steps of mounting a resin mask on a base having pad portions on which projection electrodes should be formed, the resin mask having openings used to position the projection electrodes, providing paste... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6164546 | Optical reader controlling operation between different scanning modes An optical read is capable of reading a bar code in a mounted state when an article carrying the bar code passes and of reading bar codes set in an array format on a menu sheet in a hand-held state. The optical reader comprises a light source, a scanner t... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6164945 | Vacuum pump rotor and method of manufacturing the same A rotor has an interior free from invasion of water and is resistant to deformation from applied stresses normally encountered during the operation of a vacuum pump. The rotor comprises a rotor shell formed to conform to an outline of lobes and side-plate... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6144405 | Electronic picture stabilizer with movable detection areas and video camera utilizing the same An electronic picture stabilizer includes a microcomputer which determines whether or not each of detection areas is a valid area or invalid area. If the detection areas adjacent in a vertical direction are invalid areas, the detection areas are moved so ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142902 | Double-meshing-type silent chain and sprocket for meshing with the chain along outer circumference thereof A double-meshing-type silent chain includes link plates having the identical side profile. Each link plate has two meshing teeth and a flat back face formed opposite to the meshing teeth. Two kinds of links are alternately arranged in the longitudinal dir... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6133605 | Semiconductor nonvolatile memory transistor and method of fabricating the same A MONOS nonvatile memory transistor includes a semiconductor substrate, a memory insulator film on the semiconductor substrate composed of a tunnel insulator film, a memory nitride film and a top oxide film, and a memory gate electrode on the memory insul... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134644 | Method and apparatus for reproducing operation guidance information, and method and apparatus for reproducing multi-media information An information reproducing method and an apparatus therefor, by which operation guidance information may be automatically used without bothering an operator, includes a reproduction control unit for reading the operation guidance information depending on ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6128605 | Apparatus for data copyright management system A data copyright management apparatus for handling data copyrights and data of digital cash, and for use in video conference systems is provided. The data copyright management apparatus is connected to a user terminal, and is used for performing decryptio... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6127634 | Wiring board with an insulating layer to prevent gap formation during etching A wiring board structure includes a board made of a material which can be etched by a given solution, an electrically conductive portion, which is thermally conductive, having a portion which extends from the board and which can be etched by the given sol... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122823 | Apparatus to produce a multichip package module in which rough-pitch and fine-pitch chips are mounted on a board In a method of production of a multichip package module, rough-pitch bare chips are positioned at first locations on a printed-circuit board, and the rough-pitch bare chips are temporarily attached to the board at the first locations. The rough-pitch bare... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6116371 | Cable steering device A cable steering device is provided such that it can be easily and reliably confirmed whether an inner cable of a Bowden cable is precisely wound around a pulley housed in a housing. Two inner cables are wound around a helical groove defined in an outer p... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6106946 | Microcapsule containing magnetic fluid, manufacturing method, and use thereof Provided are microcapsules enclosing therein a magnetic fluid, which are useful for imparting sound-absorbing and insulating ability to building materials, etc. by incorporation thereinto or adhesion thereto by means of an adhesive, and processes for prod... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6105703 | Driving force control system in four-wheel drive vehicle In a four-wheel drive vehicle, a rear differential includes an input shaft to which a driving force is transmitted from front wheels through a propeller shaft, a driven bevel gear mounted on the input shaft, a follower bevel gear mounted on a clutch drive... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102832 | Virtual reality simulation apparatus A virtual reality simulation apparatus providing participants with simulations of horizontal walk and walk on slopes and steps with full reality in their feelings in their bodies. The apparatus comprises a walk surface mechanism including a pair of walk p... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6094265 | Calibrator for non-destructive transmission optical measuring apparatus In a calibrator used for a non-destructive transmission optical measuring apparatus for quantitatively determining a specific component contained in a measuring object by making light incident on the measuring object at its light-incident area, detecting ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6083284 | Apparatus and method for monitoring and controlling rate of bath turnover A method and apparatus for treating a load with dyeliquor includes a pump/motor set, a dyeliquor circulating system holding the load and directing all the dyeliquor pumped by the pump to flow through the load, a motor current measurement device to measure... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083187 | Method and apparatus for treating blood The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for treating blood. If pressure constraints occur during the execution of blood treatment, the pump flow rates are rapidly decelerated to remove the pressure constraints so that the treating operation will ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6075556 | Three-dimensional image coding by merger of left and right images A method is disclosed, for encoding a signal with a three dimensional image sequence using a series of left and right images. Each image in the left image series is a picture formed by non-interlaced or interlaced scanned left line images, and each image ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6075110 | Stain-proofing agent for preventing adherence of stain and non-aqueous composition for paints containing said agent A stain-proofing agent comprising a compound represented by the formula (1): ##STR1## and non-aqueous composition for paints comprising the stain-proofing agent, resin, curing agent and/or curing catalyst and being capable of forming a coating f... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070549 | Pointer type indicating device A pointer type indicator having a structure in which internal mechanisms and illuminating light sources are directly connected to an optical guide plate through the medium of a circuit board, and is capable of brightly illuminating pointers and indexes. T... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052143 | Spindle unit control method and image forming apparatus A spindle unit control method controls a plurality of spindle units which rotate in synchronism with each other, and comprises with respect to each of the spindle units a first step of obtaining a phase error by comparing phases of a detection signal indi... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6045265 | Rolling motion guide apparatus and method of manufacturing movable member of rolling motion guide apparatus An object of this invention is to provide a rolling motion guide apparatus and a method of manufacturing a movable member for the apparatus enabling to enhance a working efficiency by sufficiently minimizing the boundary portion between the molding shaped... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044742 | Die holder mounting structure Pin insertion holes 25, and 26 are adjustable relative to each other and are arranged such that one is on a die holder 6 which is mounted on an alignment plate 7 of a lower turret 2 and the other one is on the alignment plate 7 itself. A mounting pin 11 i... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6044099 | Semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser device comprises an n-type cladding layer, an active layer formed on the n-type cladding layer and having a quantum well structure including one or a plurality of quantum well layers, a p-type cladding layer comprising a flat portion... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6043980 | Heat sink and information processor using it The present invention relates to a heat sink. It is an object of the present invention to provide a heat sink at a low manufacturing cost, the life of the motor of which is long so that the reliability of the heat sink can be enhanced and, further, a suff... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6044034 | Multiport memory having plurality of groups of bit lines Disclosed is a multiport memory capable of operating at a higher speed while minimizing the adverse effect of an adjoining bit line due to a parasitic capacitance. The multiport memory includes complementary write data lines and a read data line, wherein ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6040744 | Temperature-compensated crystal oscillator In a temperature-compensated crystal oscillator, a series connection of an AT-cut crystal resonator, a MOS capacitor, and a first fixed capacitor is coupled in parallel with an amplifier and a second fixed capacitor, making up a crystal oscillation circui... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6040923 | Transfer control apparatus for optical image reading apparatus A transmission-type sensor and a reflection-type sensor are provided for detecting paper at the same position of a transfer path, and a sensor mode used according to kinds, printed conditions, and the like of the paper is selected. A transmission-type sen... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036907 | Method for manufacturing a golf ball with an initial preparatory form having a seam A pair of unvulcanized half outer layer bodies are formed by metallic molds provided with first mold having a hemispherical convex portion and second mold having a hemispherical concave portion. A vulcanized inner core is put into either of half outer lay... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035153 | Image recording apparatus with exposure start and toner supply control An image recording apparatus includes a photosensitive drum on which an electrostatic latent image is formed by laser beam irradiation from an optical unit. A developing unit, which receives toner from a toner feeder and is provided with a toner agitator,... | 03/07/2000 |
