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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4743096 | Liquid crystal video display device having pulse-width modulated "ON" signal for gradation display The present invention provides, in an active matrix liquid crystal display device of the type including non-linear elements, for the application of an ON pulse-width modulation signal by the data line driving circuit at the rearward end of each selected p... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4671616 | Diagonally offset, dielectric anisotropy inversion, liquid crystal, microshutters A liquid crystal optical device including a plurality of optical shutters is provided. The optical device includes a first glass substrate having N common electrodes disposed thereon and a second glass substrate having N signal electrodes disposed thereon... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4660935 | Liquid crystal display device having electrodes shaped to compensate for positioning error A matrix-type liquid crystal display device for use in alphanumeric and television displays, and the like, has a screen in which division of images produced by the display screen resulting from assembly error is eliminated by means of reduction in the are... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4659183 | Backlighted liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display panel having a backlight for providing high brightness, uniformity of illumination intensity, small thickness, high efficiency and which can be manufactured at a low cost. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4660030 | Liquid crystal video display device This invention is directed to an improved liquid crystal video display device. An interlacing video display technique is utilized and scanning signals are provided to every other scanning electrode line in sequential order, shifting selected lines every f... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4655264 | Twist tying machine A ring encircles produce placed on a work table. Tie ribbon is fed by pressure rollers around the inner periphery of the ring to form a complete loop. A first gripper clamps and retains the free end of the ribbon against a second gripper. The pressure rol... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4655261 | Yarn cutting scissors device A yarn cutting scissors device suitable for use for cutting a weft is disclosed which is capable of decreasing the frictional force occurring between a stationary blade and a movable blade when both blades are successively engaged in the cutting operation... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4653931 | Self-charging electronic timepiece An electronic timepiece including timekeeping circuitry and a primary power source for converting externally applied energy to electrical energy for powering the timekeeping circuitry. The electronic timepiece also includes a secondary power source for st... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4653862 | Liquid crystal display device having color filters sized to prevent light leakage between pixels A multi-color liquid crystal display includes liquid crystal micro-shutters which open and close color filters arranged as dots in a mosaic or stripe pattern. Fine and clear color image display and color graphic display are realized in the device wherein ... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4652159 | Printer A print timing circuit for a printer has a reciprocating carriage and at least one printing element mounted on the carriage. The print timing circuit includes a carriage controller for reciprocating the carriage and an encoder for detecting the speed of m... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4651397 | Apparatus for fabricating a container with metal skin A vessel with a metal skin particularly well suited for cosmetic use is provided. The metal skin covers the shoulder region from the base of the neck over the side wall and extends inwardly over a substantially planar metal plate adhered to the bottom of ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4648691 | Liquid crystal display device having diffusely reflective picture electrode and pleochroic dye A liquid crystal display device wherein display elements are arranged in a matrix display on a substrate and the display is driven in response to external display signals is provided. The display device includes a thin film layer having a rugged diffusing... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4648531 | Dispenser for bag closures A dispenser for closures ejects an end-most closure contained in a pivotably mounted housing for closing a bag. The closures are formed with a hole and a cut leading from one side to the hole. In one embodiment, the dispenser is wall mounted such that a w... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4644445 | Resin mounting structure for an integrated circuit This invention describes an improved resin mounting structure for use with an integrated circuit. An integrated circuit chip is affixed to a circuit substrate which has a hole. Circuit patterns connect to the contact pads of the integrated circuit chip an... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640583 | Display panel having an inner and an outer seal and process for the production thereof A display panel having a pair of spaced apart flexible substrates and a display medium sandwiched therebetween. A multiple seal contains the display medium between the substrates and maintains the substrates in spaced separation. The multiple seal include... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4638788 | Device for mounting a glass pane on an oven door Device for mounting a glass pane on an oven door. The glass pane is situated at some distance from the inside face of the door and is fixed thereon, the inside face of said glass pane cooperating with a joint which surrounds the oven aperture to achieve t... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4636258 | Ink for thermal transfer printing An ink composition for thermal transfer printing of about 30 to 50 weight percent of a masterbatch including a pigment or dye uniformly dispersed in a copolymer of at least one of styrene and an -olefin and at least one of a maleic anhydride and a ... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4635301 | Upper body garment construction An upper body garment including a front body section, a back body section and two sleeves extending from the upper portion of the front and back section for covering the front, back, shoulders and arms of a wearer formed of two pieces of fabric and a sing... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4636866 | Personal liquid crystal image display A personal liquid crystal image display includes a housing to be worn on a user's head, a light-transmission-type liquid crystal display panel for displaying video signals and a lens positioned between the display panel and a user's eye to enlarge the ima... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4635128 | Pocket machinery cabinet A cabinet for pocket machinery having a transmissive liquid crystal display member. The cabinet includes a first cabinet member for holding the liquid crystal display member and electronic circuitry. The first cabinet member has a cavity at its rear. The ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4635108 | Scanner-previewer combination including a programmable sampling circuit for permitting an entire frame of an original to be stored in a fixed-capacity memory Signals corresponding to the color content of an original, generated by scanning the original mounted on a rotating drum, are sampled and held at a coarse or low-resolution scanning rate. The number of samples per line (revolution) and the number of revol... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4630985 | Self aligning screw The screw has a conventional threaded body, and a tapered leading end for easy entry to a tapped hole. A projection extends radially from the tapered end portion and when the longitudinal center lines of the screw and hole are misaligned, makes first cont... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4629442 | Artificial eye for doll A plastic eye having an appearance closely resembling a glass-blown eye is formed of two generally spherical halves, secured together by solvent or cement at confronting flanges. The spherical halves are formed of clear glass or plastic and the front half... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627182 | Bi-stable display device A display device for use in constructing remote controlling billboards, bus destination signs, and the like has a two-sided display disc which is carried on a pivoted support. The display disc is rotated by the application of force from a piezoelectric cr... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4624066 | Dredge with twin cutter head and suspension therefor A dredge provided with a twin cutter in a container unit which is suspended from the ladder yoke in a hanger and tip tackle. Stay tackle structure is provided extending between port and starboard of the dredge vessel in a cross-wise manner to the opposite... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4622440 | Differential hearing aid with programmable frequency response A differential input hearing aid with a programmable frequency response provides the hard of hearing with the capability to listen to individual conversations in the midst of high ambient background noise, and to have the frequency response of the hearing... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4622056 | Method of preparing silica glass A method for preparing high quality silica glass articles is provided. The glass is prepared by hydrolyzing silicon alkoxide with a basic reagent to yield a first solution, hydrolyzing a silicon alkoxide with an acid reagent to yield a second solution, mi... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4620532 | Adjustment device for an articulated joint brace Two substantially planar discs sandwich pivoting joint elements therebetween. Slides, also between the discs, can move independently in a wide range of angular positions about the pivoting axis of the joint, and be fixed in any selected positions. Slides ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620408 | Orbital stretch wrapping apparatus Improvements in an orbital stretch wrapping apparatus are provided for. The orbital stretch wrapping apparatus package support platform includes a package support finger or plurality of fingers positioned so as to be able to support the item being wrapped... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4620468 | Punching machine In order to drive a punching machine electrically, with the aid of a double-armed rocker (70) a translational motion for the compression beam (10) is generated on the one hand, and a rotary motion for an opposing drive on the other hand. On the one side, ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4619728 | Laminating apparatus Apparatus for laminating articles such as cards, ID-cards and the like, with the aid of films, consisting of plastic foil that can be activated by heat, comprising two heated pressing rollers that can be driven, which are included in frames that are compo... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4620202 | Ink jet printer of the ink-on-demand type An ink-on-demand type ink jet printer including a printer head and an ink container. The printer head includes nozzles for ejecting ink droplets, pressure chambers for pressurizing ink therein and ink passageways for supplying ink from the ink container t... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4618216 | Backlighted liquid crystal display using light passage member for more nearly uniform illumination A liquid crystal display panel having a backlight for providing high brightness, uniformity of illumination intensity, small thickness, high efficiency and which can be manufactured at a low cost. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4617581 | Ink jet printer of the ink-on-demand type An ink-on-demand type ink jet printer having a printer head. The printer head includes a substrate having a substantially planar surface and an opposing substantially planar surface and a vibratory plate having a cooperating substantially planar surface. ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4617563 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device having a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate and a liquid crystal composition sandwiched between the first and second transparent substrates. The first transparent substrate has a plurality of first ... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4615625 | Analog electronic timepiece An analog electronic timepiece wherein oscillation of the oscillator circuit is stopped when the watch is placed into a reset mode. This lowers power consumption and provides for greater battery life during shipping and stocking periods. In one embodiment... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4610554 | Ink composition and wire dot printer including same A wire dot printer that requires no cover over the wire portion of the printer head when not in service in order to prevent ink drying is constructed using an ink supply devoid of water. The ink composition used in such an ink wire dot printer contains a ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4610334 | Luggage frame with flexible reinforcement spring A luggage construction wherein a flexible reinforcement spring is utilized. A flat spring having a repeating U-shaped pattern disposed on a wire is provided around the peripheral wall of the luggage to enhance structural integrity and assist in returning ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4609295 | Hand-held printing calculator A hand-held printing calculator for printing calculating results on elongated paper strips from a bundle of paper strips disposed within the calculator is provided. The calculator includes a microprinter having a paper feeding assembly including feeding e... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4609256 | Liquid crystal optical device A liquid crystal optical device having improved dielectric relaxation at low frequency is provided. The liquid crystal optical device includes a liquid crystal panel having an optically active nematic liquid crystal composition with a dielectric anisotrop... | 09/02/1986 |
