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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4850685 | Projection-type color display device A projection-type color display device. The display device includes a light source which provides light and a color separation member which receives the light and which separates the received light into the different colors of red, blue and green light. A... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4761150 | Moving eye for dolls A movable eye for toys, dolls, and the like, has an eye component which is pivoted in an eye enclosure for motion between an open and a closed position. An actuator arm engages external surface portions of the eye component for imparting closing an openin... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4750152 | Optical read/write device An apparatus for reading data to and from a moving magneto-optical recording medium includes a carriage which is moved across data tracks contained in the medium. Optics for focusing a spot of light on the medium and a mechanism for fine tracking of the s... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4723855 | Compact printer A compact printer has a type drum having at least one row of types, the types, including at least one space, being arranged on the periphery of the drum at regular intervals. The type drum is rotated by a stepper motor and a hammer member is provided for ... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4719133 | Process for treating wood as well as product for treating wood The invention relates to treating wood with a wood preservative by applying in one or more recesses made in the wood solid material together with the wood preservative in such a way that the solid material fills up the recesses at least partly, said solid... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4670908 | Multi-ply garment component and method of fabrication A multi-ply shirt collar formed of two creased outer plies of fabric having a thermoplastic resin deposited on the inner surfaces and an improved method of fabricating the collar are provided. The edges of the fabric with resin are folded in over an inter... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4646157 | Pocket television receivers A pocket television receiver comprises a receiver body, including a processor unit for processing the broadcast signals and a power source. The receiver body is sized to fit in a garment pocket. The pocket television receiver also includes an independent ... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4643723 | Device for administering a liquid in a number of doses A device for administering a liquid in a number of doses, such as insulin to a patient, comprising a piston (3) in a pump chamber (4), a cannula (5) being connectable to the pump chamber, a piston rod (14) connected to the piston and having an operating b... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4640593 | Progressive multifocal ophthalmic lenses A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens having a refractive lens surface divided into a far vision viewing zone, an intermediate viewing zone and a near vision viewing zone and defining a substantially vertical principal meridian curve. The optical cente... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4640582 | System for driving a liquid crystal matrix display so as to avoid crosstalk The invention relates to a system for driving a liquid crystal matrix display for use in a television wherein the signal applied to each pixel is inverted at a rate not greater than that necessary to scan a single pixel but greater than the rate necessary... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4633744 | Punch press for cutting windows in a ball cage A punch press for cutting windows in a ball cage. The ball cage is held in an established position. A first press assembly includes a first frame member and a punch assembly on a first surface of the cage, for cutting a portion of the cage. A second press... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4634675 | Agitator for a fermentation and tissue culturing vessel An improved agitator for use with a fermentation and tissue culturing vessel acting as a microcarrier culture vessel is provided. The agitator includes a hollow body assembly having an open end and a closed end and at least one tubulation communicating wi... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4624263 | Portable electrocardiograph with digitally-printing waveform display An electrocardiograph for connection to sensors outputting analog electrical signals and having at least one sensor outputting electrical signals is provided. At least one of the analog signals is sampled, converted from analog to digital form and stored ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4623908 | Thin film transistors The thin film transistor comprises a plurality of individual thin film transistors on a common insulating substrate with the plurality of individual thin film transistors being connected together in series. The gate electrode of each individual transistor... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4606626 | Progressive multifocal ophthalmic lenses with prism for correcting chromatic aberration A progressive multifocal ophthalmic lens. The lens includes a lens surface having a far vision viewing, a near vision viewing zone and an intermediate vision viewing zone disposed therebetween. A prism having a base is added to the lens. The base lies in ... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4577931 | Liquid crystal composition Liquid crystal display devices including liquid crystal compositions of cyclohexanecarboxylic esters and esters having an acyloxyl group have excellent time-sharing characteristics, low duty ratio and driving voltage.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4575777 | Magnetic recording and reproducing head A magnetic recording and reproducing head which operates in a perpendicular magnetization mode which records and reproduces information on a magnetic recording medium. The head includes first and second members spaced apart so as to define a gap therebetw... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4571787 | Tying device In a two-fold type tying device formed of synthetic resin, guide portions 4B in the form of a projection are provided at a portion to be contacted by a rocking arm of a tying machine. This tying device is capable of preventing release of the tying device ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571745 | Multi-ply garment component and method of fabrication A multi-ply garment component formed of two creased outer plies of fabric having a thermoplastic resin deposited on the inner surfaces and an improved method of fabricating the component are provided. The edges of the fabric with resin are folded in over ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4572681 | Wire dot print head The printing head for a wire-type dot printer includes a plurality of electromagnetic coils, a wire, a permanent magnet, and a leaf spring. The arrangement of the wire and the leaf spring allows the print head to operate stably during high-speed operation... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4571102 | Ribbon mask device A printing device for use in a wire dot printer having a plurality of printing wires. The printing device includes a frame and a carriage slideably supported on the frame for lateral translation thereacross. A print head is supported on the carriage and i... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4571551 | Flyback modulated switching power amplifier A flyback modulated switching power amplifier is described. The amplifier employs a waveform generator to produce an input signal and power switches capable of controlled conduction in one direction and uncontrolled conduction in the other. An inductor is... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4567806 | Sound generator The sound generator applies an envelope to the note signal. Current to the sound producing element is controlled by a series transistor whose base is driven with a signal having a frequency corresponding to the musical note. The driving voltage applied to... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4568309 | Multi-action toy vehicle A multi-action toy vehicle which includes a chassis having first and second rear wheels rotatably supported thereon. The toy vehicle includes first and second arms pivotally supported on the chassis proximate the rear wheels, which each include a projecti... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4567448 | Variable frequency oscillator A variable frequency oscillator circuit adapted for stabilization of its free-running frequency comprises a first signal synthesizing circuit, first voltage-controlled oscillator, a phase-locked loop and reference signal generator, the phase-locked loop c... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4564957 | Baby bottle security garment A baby bottle security garment is provided. The baby bottle security garment includes in combination a garment for covering at least part of the chest area of an infant, a sleeve piece for removably receiving and securing therein a baby bottle, and a stra... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4565452 | Cooling apparatus A cooling method is provided for hot material and in particular for fruit preparations, where the containers receiving the hot material to be filled in are on their outside contacting a cooling medium and are constantly rotated around at least one axis, s... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4563856 | Bag closing apparatus using closure tags The bag closing apparatus includes a horizontal plate for supporting a coiled strip of bag closure tags, a channel having a width corresponding to the thickness of the bag closure tags and a height greater than the height of the bag closure tags. The chan... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4563804 | Air conditioning compressor retaining ring remover tool An air conditioning compressor retaining ring removal and installation tool which when inserted into an installed retaining ring and twisted releases the retaining ring from its housing. The tool has an angled, off-center pin projecting from one end there... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4561739 | Trial spectacles A pair of trial spectacles for allowing a wearer to test the feeling and effect of a pair of spectacles and lenses before an actual pair is constructed. The trial spectacles include a frame member adapted to be supported on the face of a wearer having at ... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4560582 | Method of preparing a semiconductor device A semiconductor device including a MOS field effect transistor formed on a single silicon crystal substrate having source and drain diffused regions of reduced depth. In order to avoid penetration of aluminum from the aluminum connector through the diffus... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4560982 | Driving circuit for liquid crystal electro-optical device A liquid crystal display device having non-linear characteristics provides uniform quality in a matrix display. In driving rows and columns of picture elements the duty ratio is substantially increased by shortening the time in which the picture element i... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4555184 | Module for combination timepiece A module construction includes a power source, frequency source, circuit means, analog display and liquid crystal display. The analog display covers the face of the timepiece and the electronic display overlays the analog display. An analog movement is po... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4552907 | Epoxy resin composition Epoxy resin compositions including an epoxy resin, a hardener and an additive containing a rust preventing film forming component are provided. The additive is lanolin and/or a lanolin derivative. Optionally, the composition also includes a secondary addi... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4551846 | FSK Demodulation circuit A FSK demodulation circuit using counter techniques to distinguish between two transmitted frequencies, provides a delay preceding the change points of the demodulated signal to reduce signal distortion. Presettable counters reduce the number of data bits... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4551029 | Electronic timepiece with a sound generator A sound generator including a note generating circuit for outputting a sequence of note signals corresponding to audible notes, an acoustic transducer receiving said note signals and outputting audible notes, memory means for storing data characterizing a... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4550980 | Liquid crystal composition and display element including same A liquid crystal composition suitable for use as a host in a guest-host type liquid crystal display element including a dichroic dye as a guest is provided. The composition includes at least one liquid crystal compound represented by each of the following... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4548511 | Electronic timepiece with voice memory An electronic timepiece with voice memory includes an auto start circuit which senses the presence of an input voice and automatically controls the start of recording. Voices inputted from the outside are coded and the coded data is stored in memory. An o... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4546362 | Low voltage ink-jet printhead An ink-jet printer head comprises a piezoelectric element, a pressurization chamber coupled to the piezoelectric element for containing ink therein, and a nozzle communicating with the pressurization chamber, the piezoelectric element being deformable upo... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4546434 | Method for designing apparel A method for visually composing and editing original apparel designs including the steps of providing a plurality of configurations of individual garment components, such as bodices, sleeves, collars, skirts, yokes and the like, compiling a computer data ... | 10/08/1985 |
