Famous Patents
Pong, the Atari creation that launched the computer game craze, came with these instructions: "Avoid missing ball for high score."
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6546336 | Portable position detector and position management system A portable position detector is equipped with a pedometer, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. With the pedometer, the moved distance of a walker is detected by a calculation of "the number of steps×the length of a step". With the walking t... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6520853 | Game system Disclosed herein is a game system having a detection unit for detecting a position of a spot moved from a start spot, a measurement unit for measuring time, and a decision unit for deciding whether or not spots measured by the detection unit have enclosed... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522405 | Method and apparatus for monitoring sub-micron particles Amount of sub-micron particles in fluid such as ultra pure water classified each range of particle dimensions are detected by a simple apparatus in which a light beam from a coherent light source(1) is converged (2) in such a manner that the light beam is... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6515621 | Navigation apparatus A navigation apparatus is equipped with a position acquisition section for acquiring positional information on a self-position, a map hold section for holding a map, and a central control section. The central control section functions as a first display c... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511237 | Printer assembly and printer The printer and the printer assembly of the present invention has a line thermal head extending in the paper width direction; a non-roller type platen disposed so as to face the line thermal head for printing a thermal paper between the line thermal head ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509869 | GPS receiver Disclosed herein is a GPS receiver, which is equipped with a position measuring section and a central control section. The position measuring section functions as a reception section that receives electronic radio waves from GPS satellites. The position m... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6506145 | Radioactive source wire, apparatus and treatment methods A source wire having a radioactive source at its distal tip is used to treat a blood vessel within a patient's body by localized in vivo radiation to prevent stenosis of the blood vessel, including restenosis following percutaneous transluminal coronary a... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6398111 | Smart card reader A smart-card reader that includes a base, a first group of contact elements, a cover, a second group of contact elements and connecting means is disclosed. The smart-card reader can be readily soldered into a printed circuit board of a customer to be used... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382520 | Decorative waterfall device and method A decorative and educational waterfall device has a substantially continuous film of a liquid, such as water, low viscosity oil or an aqueous solution, extending between spaced guide surfaces. The waterfall comprises a base reservoir in which is mounted a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371161 | Apparatus for conserving thermal energy in a central heating system An energy saving heat transfer unit providing an efficient means to transfer energy from steam to water in a central heating system. The steam enters a mixing chamber and creates a negative pressure environment. Water in a backwater pipe, which is at a lo... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6349808 | Cord rewinder device and horizontally-mounted electrical cord rewinder device for a vacuum cleaner A cord rewinder device stores and dispenses flexible cord and includes a base, a reel, a spring element and a brake mechanism. The reel is rotatably mounted to the base and is operative to rotate an axis of rotation in a first direction and second directi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336588 | Chip card reader with a card presence switch mounted in the cover The invention relates to a chip card reader with a frame and/or contact support supporting reading contacts with a cover fixable on the contact support and with a limiting switch, wherein the limiting switch is located in the cover.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328589 | Electrical connector The invention concerns an electrical connector, in particular for use between a receptacle (squib) and an electrical control for a restrain system in motor vehicles.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6328110 | Process for destroying a rigid thermal insulator positioned in a confined space Process for destroying a rigid thermal insulator obtained in particular by a process of the sol-gel type and positioned in a confined space, the process comprising the stage of introducing a dissolving liquid into the confined space in order to convert th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6326919 | Patch antenna The invention relates to an internal antenna element of the patch type for a portable device. The element comprises a body of dielectric material, a conductive plate covering the top face of the dielectric, and a conductive strip covering one of the side ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6326485 | Assay for perkinsus in shellfish The present invention is directed to oligonucleotides used as amplification primers and assay probes for species-specific detection and identification of the protozoan Perkinsus in shellfish. The oligonucleotides are designed to preferentially hybridize t... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319042 | Contact carrier The invention relates to a contact carrier (connector) for establishing a plug-in connection with an accompanying socket (priming cap) while simultaneously contacting corresponding contact parts of the contact carrier and socket.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311594 | Punch guiding apparatus and stripper plate used therefor A punch guiding apparatus includes: a cylindrical punch guide to be vertically movably supported into a punch holder; a stripper plate is detachably mounted to a forward end portion of the cylindrical punch guide; and a ring-shaped fixture. In the constru... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6310777 | Electronic apparatus Data recording apparatus including the plurality of removable hard disk drives (3) for recording data thereon, at least two said drives (3) being located on a removable carrier (2) which facilitates the insertion and removal thereof from the apparatus, a ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6310316 | Equipment for the laser-cutting of metal sheets Equipment for the laser cutting of metal sheets is to hold the metal sheets in a vertical plans by means of a laser-focusing head (10) which is movable in a vertical plans relative to the metal sheet (12). The equipment includes an abutment member (18) ca... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305429 | Double walled pipe structures Two embodiments of insulated pipework system are described. The first comprises an outer sleeve, an inner flow pipe and insulating material within the space therebetween and is characterised by the use of a longitudinally compressed elastomeric member in ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6307485 | Map display unit A map display unit is provided with a set uni that sets a rule for extracting map information from a storage device. The set unit sets a first rule for most preferentially extracting map information on the largest scale and a second rule for most preferen... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6303865 | Waterproof structure for wire harness A waterproof structure for a wire harness having at least one instrument, a plurality of electric wires connected thereto and a plurality of wire connecting parts at which the electrical wires are bundled. The waterproof structure includes a sealant havin... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6299833 | Steel composition The application describes a steel composition consisting essentially of Carbon 0.50-0.70 weight % Silicon up to 0.40 weight % Manganese 0.55-1.00 weight % Phosphorus 0.030-0.070 weight % Sulphur 0.055 to 0.110 weight % Chromium up to 0.50 weight % Molybdenum up to 0.10 ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6287221 | Baseball bat article A baseball bat article includes a baseball bat, a glossy finish coating material and an image-carrying transfer element. The baseball bat has a grip portion, a barrel portion and an intermediate portion interposed between the grip portion and the barrel p... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286239 | Display systems A poster display system for displaying a plurality of different images which includes an image grid with interlaced strips from the various images, masking grid adjacent the image grid having spaced apart masking strips alternating with spaced apart windo... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286969 | Lighting apparatus A lighting apparatus 1 has a convex lens 11 arranged so that its optical axis is at an angle θ with respect to the normal of an observation portion 3a (e.g., a semiconductor substrate or the like), with a camera 5 arranged in the path of the reflected li... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286602 | Method for controlling a device for transporting hydrocarbons between production means and a treatment plant The invention relates to a method for controlling a device for transporting hydrocarbons in the form of a mixture of liquid and gas between production means (1) and a treatment plant (10). The method according to the invention for controlling a device comprisi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285326 | Patch antenna The invention relates to a microstrip antenna for transmitting and receiving waves of wave length λ. It comprises a first insulating plate and a first metallization effected on a face of said plate in order to form a ground plane; a second insulating pla... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283207 | Method for controlling a hydrocarbons production well of the gushing type A method for controlling a gushing hydrocarbon production well is disclosed which utilizes a variable aperture outlet choke and a control system to dampen and minimize the effect of liquid and gas plugs flowing through the system.... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283641 | Hermaphrodite optical connector The invention relates to a hermaphrodite optical connector having two identical connector elements, each connector element comprising a housing (14) provided with a connection face (12) having optical conductor terminations (18) which occupy positions in ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280260 | Connector and method of assembling said connector A connector comprising a contact element support 12 and a plurality of contact elements 20, wherein said contact element support 12 comprises a first, e.g. upper surface provided with ribs 16 having walls 26 which define spaces 15 and a second, e.g. lower... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277196 | Coating apparatus Apparatus for applying a coating of an insulation lacquer to a moving surface of a strip comprises a rotatable roller whose surface defines a multiplicity of cells and a reservoir containing a bath of heated organic/inorganic insulating lacquer in which a... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6276943 | Modular plug connector and improved receptacle therefore An electrical plug connector includes two separate modules, one of which is an electrical contact module that plugs into the housing, and the other of which is a printed circuit board that is also secured in the housing upon insertion, the contacts of the... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6275642 | Optical connector The invention relates to a device for accurately positioning the ends of optical fibers in a bundle. The comprises an elongate one-piece solid body in which a slot is formed that passes right through the body in a length direction, the section of said slo... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270271 | Printer for portable information processor A printer including a portable information processing portion located on the face of the printer, a paper accomodating portion located on the back of the information processing portion and capable of accomodating thermosensible printing sheets of standard... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6271518 | Process for detecting and characterizing formation hydrocarbons The present invention relates to the exploration for and exploitation of formation hydrocarbons. According to the invention, a sample of material, representative of the impregnation with hydrocarbons of the rocks passed through, is taken during a drilling... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6267000 | Leak location When an underground pipe carrying a fluid, such as a buried water-pipe, develops a leak the leak must first be located before it can be repaired. One common location method makes use of the fact that the leaking fluid often creates a noise, typically a hi... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267612 | Adaptive coupling mechanism The internally threaded coupling ring or nut of a conventional rotational coupling system is replaced with a multi-tined locking ring that traverses the threads in an axial direction and locks onto the external threads of the mating half. The tines are po... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263721 | Upper tool holder apparatus in press brake An upper tool holder apparatus in a press brake includes: a holder main body having an upper tool supporting section for supporting an upper tool a lower portion of the holder main body and further having a mounting; an upper tool clamp supported to the h... | 07/24/2001 |
