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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176885 | Cooling system with fouling reducing element A system and method for reducing fouling. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing and a plurality of channels contained within the housing. The system also includes a fouling reduction element that passes through at least one channel of the plurality of cha... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8164847 | Fall detection device, magnetic disk device, and portable electronic apparatus By detecting that a differentiation value of the absolute value of acceleration is lower than a negative threshold value DAth1 in a negative direction from a first stage (S1: Stationary state) where the differentiation value of the absolute value of ac... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159322 | Laminated coil A laminated coil includes a laminated body insulating layers and coil patterns are integrally stacked in a desired order, a coil formed by connecting the coil patterns, a pair of external electrodes provided at opposite ends of the laminated body, and an insulating ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154659 | Mobile communication terminal To perform operation check self-diagnosis of a digital terrestrial television broadcasting reception function of a multifunctional mobile communication terminal in any place without requiring addition of a special additional circuit component, or the like. When perf... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143989 | Multilayer inductor This disclosure provides a multilayer inductor that has a built-in coil composed of coil conductors each having a length of one turn and that can suppress the occurrence of delamination. The inductor includes plural laminated magnetic layers. Coil conductors loop al... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143988 | Multilayer inductor This disclosure provides a multilayer inductor that includes a coil formed from coil electrodes each looping through a length of one turn and that is capable of preventing the occurrence of delamination. Each of a plurality of coil electrodes loops through a length ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8122859 | Nylon body located piston cooling nozzle A piston cooling nozzle including a nylon body having a hub and a pair of integral legs extending from the hub and a tube for delivering coolant to a piston. The pair of legs are formed relative to the hub and the tube to ensure that when the body is mounted to an e... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111124 | Inductance element and method for manufacturing the same An inductance element is not interfered by peripheral circuits when mounted on a wiring board by forming a closed magnetic path. The inductance element has a small reduction of an inductance value when a direct current is superimposed, and thus has excellent direct ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098116 | LC composite electronic component An LC composite electronic component, having a large noise suppression effect without increasing in size, includes a multilayer structure in which first and second capacitor units (10), (20) and first and second coil units (30), (40) are ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096289 | Apparatus and method for separating air compressor supply port from the EGR gas Separation of an air compression supply port from exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) in internal combustion engines. In one aspect, an air intake connector includes an entry port for an EGR gas, and an air intake elbow is connected to the air intake connector, the elbo... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8072306 | Electronic component A multilayer body is formed by laminating multiple insulating layers. External electrodes are provided on the opposed side surfaces of the multilayer body and extend in the z axis direction. Coil conductors are laminated together with the insulating layers and form ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066516 | Coaxial connector There is provided a coaxial connector having a good radio-frequency characteristic includes a main body having a hole, or opening for allowing a probe to be inserted, a fixed terminal is fixed to the main body, a movable terminal including a fixed portion fixed to t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8047871 | L-shaped coaxial connector An L-shaped coaxial connector manufacturable at low costs includes a housing having a cylinder portion and a back portion. The cylinder portion includes a first opening and a second opening, and the cylinder portion is in contact with an external conductor of a rece... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047183 | Fuel injector, clamping assembly and method of mounting a fuel injector A fuel injector, a method of mounting a fuel injector, a combination injector and clamping, and a clamp are all provided for ensuring the fuel injector is mounted in a proper rotative position in an injector mounting bore of any one of multiple internal combustion e... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044758 | Open magnetic circuit multilayer coil component and process for producing the open magnetic circuit multilayer coil component An open magnetic circuit multilayer coil component includes a laminate with magnetic layers, a coil, and a nonmagnetic layer provided within the laminate so as to cross a magnetic path formed by energization of the coil. A nonmagnetic material constituting the nonma... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8004383 | Multilayer coil component and method for manufacturing the same A highly reliable multilayer coil component is provided without forming voids between magnetic ceramic layers and internal conductor layers. According to the multilayer coil component, an internal stress problem is reduced, the direct current resistance is low, and ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999648 | Wire-wound coil and method for manufacturing wire-wound coil A wire-wound coil has a characteristic impedance that can be flexibly adjusted and can be prevented from varying undesirably. In the coil of the present invention, a primary wire part 18A and a secondary wire part 18B are wound around the surface of a ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997076 | Rankine cycle load limiting through use of a recuperator bypass A system for converting heat from an engine into work includes a boiler coupled to a heat source for transferring heat to a working fluid, a turbine that transforms the heat into work, a condenser that transforms the working fluid into liquid, a recuperator with one... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985076 | Receptacle for coaxial connector A receptacle for coaxial connector includes an outer conductor having a tubular portion, a central conductor having a central-conductor contact portion extending in an axis direction in an internal space of the tubular portion, and an insulator holding the outer con... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978042 | Electronic component A multilayer body is formed by laminating multiple insulating layers. External electrodes are provided on the opposed side surfaces of the multilayer body and extend in the z axis direction. Coil conductors are laminated together with the insulating layers and form ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976315 | Receptacle with an inner conductor surrounded by an outer conductor and an insulator having overhung portions Described herein is a receptacle for coaxial connector whose outer shape is made small and short in height while ensuring reliability. The receptacle for coaxial connector includes an outer conductor having a tubular portion, a central conductor having a contact por... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973633 | DC to DC converter module Lower surface terminals are disposed at the lower surface of a magnetic substrate. An upper surface electrode is disposed at the upper surface of the magnetic substrate. A control circuit, an input capacitor, and an output capacitor are mounted on the upper surface ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971579 | Air-exhaust mixing apparatus An apparatus for mixing intake air and exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes a chamber having an inlet to supply a stream of intake air, and a second inlet that receives an exhaust gas flow. The second inlet includes a section extending into the ch... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958873 | Open loop Brayton cycle for EGR cooling A system for reducing the temperature of waste heat from a waste heat source of a vehicle engine, including an open loop Brayton cycle having a cooler, a compressor, a turbine, and a shaft coupling the compressor to the turbine. Waste heat and compressed air from th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958866 | Method and system for closed loop lambda control of a gaseous fueled internal combustion engine A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides for improved lambda control utility that includes the following: the introduction of an inner control loop to the lambda control based on the pressure of the gaseous fuel downstream of the fuel co... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7950370 | High pressure common rail fuel system with gas injection A high pressure common rail fuel system is provided including a fuel supply, a high pressure pump assembly fluidly connected to receive fuel from the fuel supply, and a gas supply system fluidly connected to provide gas to the high pressure pump assembly to create a... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7911311 | Electronic component An electronic component is configured to include a laminate disposed between first and second magnetic substrates. The laminate is formed by laminating resin insulating layers, a coil pattern, and a lead pattern. The coil pattern is connected to external electrodes ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7889044 | Multilayer coil component A multilayer coil component is provided in which solder fusibility and a self-alignment property are prevented from being degraded due to absorption of a flux in a soldering step. The multilayer coil component has no voids present at interfaces between internal cond... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866157 | Waste heat recovery system with constant power output A waste heat recovery system for use with an engine. The waste heat recovery system receives heat input from both an exhaust gas recovery system and exhaust gas streams. The system includes a first loop and a second loop. The first loop is configured to receive heat... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861518 | System and method for NOx reduction optimization An engine controller determines the cost of operating a combustion engine and the cost of operating an emissions after-treatment device. Accordingly, the engine controller adjusts parameters for operation of the engine and the after-treatment device to ensure cost-e... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837233 | Exhaust system slip joint An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a slip joint with a female section having an opening with an inner diameter, a male section having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the female section, the male section be... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7791906 | DC to DC converter module Lower surface terminals are disposed at the lower surface of a magnetic substrate. An upper surface electrode is disposed at the upper surface of the magnetic substrate. A control circuit, an input capacitor, and an output capacitor are mounted on the upper surface ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7770564 | Diffuser plate for improved mixing of EGR gas An apparatus configured for the mixing of two fluids traveling in substantially perpendicular directions. The apparatus includes a cylindrical member including a longitudinal conduit. The member also includes at least one diffusing plate. The diffusing plate include... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769510 | Identification of wireless sensors A method and system for identifying sensors is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a list of sensors that are differentiated by function and/or location, and detecting a plurality of sensors in a vehicle environment, where at least some of th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753690 | L-shaped coaxial connector and the manufacturing method An L-shaped coaxial connector manufactured with a relatively small number of processes and a method of manufacturing the L-shaped coaxial connector are provided. A housing of the L-shaped coaxial connector is connected to an outer conductor. A bushing is attached to... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7690361 | System and method for metering fuel in a high pressure pump system A system and method for metering fuel is provided which includes a fuel supply line and a metering valve in fluid connection with the fuel supply line to control a flow of fuel through the fuel supply line. The valve is movable into a closed position to block a prim... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7685993 | Low cost variable swirl Variable swirl for internal combustion engines. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a first intake valve controlling air flow from a first intake port to a piston cylinder of the internal combustion engine, where the first intake valve has a first lift profile. A s... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7681537 | Gas extractor for an engine coolant system A system and method for removing gases from an engine coolant system. In one embodiment, the system includes a fluid system that is operable to collects gas, and a gas collection system coupled to the fluid system. The system also includes a venturi pump system coup... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7487765 | Intake air heater and air delivery assembly for engines A unitized intake air delivery assembly is provided which minimizes the size of an engine by integrating the intake manifold and intake air heater within the cylinder head of the engine. In addition, an intake air heater is provided which can be easily mounted on ex... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7374384 | Fasteners for securing pallet members together A fastener for use in the construction of pallets is provided which includes a head having a head diameter, a single elongate shank having a nominal shank diameter, and a plurality of rings extending outwardly from the shank. Each ring had a crest and a root, with t... | 05/20/2008 |
