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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7274806 | Service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, and program product therefor A service system for selecting personal goods to wear or carry, comprising a memory unit configured to memorize information on personal goods associated with types of each of decomposed body components with respect to a number of customers; an extracting unit config... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6634754 | Eyeglass frame selecting system An eyeglass frame selecting system in which the eyeglass lens picture can be synthesized with the eyeglass frame image and the customer's facial image so that the effect for the eyeglass lens based on the lens prescription value of the customer can be kno... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6598776 | Staple gun A staple gun comprising a main body and a staple injection nozzle for injecting a staple into a target object, the staple injection nozzle including a nozzle body mounted on a staple striking body and a cover plate for removably closing an upper portion o... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6594917 | Shoe with an active air-conditioning device A shoe (1) having an active air-conditioning device (2) for maintaining the temperature inside the shoe (1) at a value selectively above or below the temperature of the outside environment. The air-conditioning device(20) is integrated in the sole (3) of ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588898 | Apparatus for displaying lens contour, apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same The present invention provides an apparatus for displaying lens contour, an apparatus for processing lens contour data, and apparatus for grinding edge of eyeglass lens with the same so that these apparatuses can grasp contours of the eyeglass frame and t... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6565075 | Rotatable stapler with position-detection feature A stapler made with an upside down structure and used in downside up position in which loading of the cartridge is easily attained, is provided. The stapler comprises a base plate 21 which is fixed on a top board 13, a bracket 30 which is rotatably attach... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6555608 | White standard paint A standard white paint with good weather resistance and improvement of reflectivity characteristics for UV as well as adhesion to the substrate is provided. The white standard paint of the present invention contains barium sulfate, binder and solvent in w... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6556089 | Electronic circuitry Timing signal generation and distribution are combined in operation of a signal path exhibiting endless electromagnetic continuity affording signal phase inversion and having associated regenerative active means. Two-or more-phases of substantially square... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550722 | Tongue box for grooved rail points In order to enable the use of highly resistant materials difficult to weld or not weldable at all for a stock rail (2), the tongue box for grooved rail switches, which includes a stock rail (2), a slide plate (5) and a side rail (3), whereby the side rail... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6547642 | Lens periphery processing method for eyeglass lens, lens periphery processing machine and lens for eyeglass There are provided a lens periphery processing method for an eyeglasses lens, a lens periphery processing machine and lens for eyeglass, in which a V shaped portion that fits strongly in a lens frame of eyeglasses frame, can be processed in such a manner ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543667 | Cartridge for a motor-operated stapler A cartridge body 602 is formed with a receptacle chamber 603 for accommodating sheet staples ST therein in a stacked state and is also formed with a drive-out passage 601 for driving out the sheet staples ST, and within the cartridge body 602 is provided ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6542875 | Charitable and public funding using tax credits and passive losses Limited partnerships formed for specified public purposes, such as qualified low-income and elderly housing construction and services, are federally tax advantaged. In accordance with the present invention, tax credits and/or passive losses are leveraged ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6526118 | Projection exposure apparatus and method, and illumination optical system thereof In a projection exposure apparatus used in lithography process for transferring a predetermined pattern formed on a reflection type mask onto a photosensitive substrate, the reflection mask and the substrate are moved relative to each other by a scanning ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525618 | Electronic circuitry Electronic circuitry having two circuitry parts each having timing signal generating and distribution means using signal path provisions exhibiting endless electromagnetic continuity affording signal phase inversion with associated regenerative active mea... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6505180 | Information encoding and retrieval through synthetic genes A system and method are taught for transforming complex data sets into compact, rule-based data structures comprised of synthetic gene-like sequences, and the lossless retrieval of such encoded information. Also taught are a system and method for non-repl... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6497614 | Lens periphery edge processing apparatus In a lens periphery edge processing apparatus comprising lens rotating shafts 16, 17 for putting and holding an objective lens therebetween, a carriage 15 rotatable around a pivot, and a grindstone rotating shaft 9 provided with a grindstone 5 for grindin... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6491644 | Implantable sound receptor for hearing aids In an implantable sound receptor for hearing aids, the sound sensor is designed as an optical sensor (5) and arranged within the ear at a distance from the surface of a sound transmission part (3) capable of being excited to acoustic vibrations.... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6484921 | Stapler A motor driven stapler in which there are no fears of cutting off and need for loosed part of the lead wires of photo sensor for detection of sheets to be bundled, is provided. The stapler comprises a driving out portion from which a stapler is driven out... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481848 | Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus is disclosed, in which even in the case where the range of lateral relative movement of a trestle is limited with respect to a base, the measurement can be continued without enlarging the space occupied by the apparatus body an... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6480267 | Wavefront sensor, and lens meter and active optical reflecting telescope using the same A wavefront sensor includes a plurality of lenses disposed in the same plane, and an area sensor that receives a bundle of rays of light collected through each of the lenses as a luminous point. Each of the lenses comprises a plurality of concentric areas... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6476303 | Music notation implement and music The objects of the present invention are to provide a music sheet on which all the notes can be presented without using sharps or flats and to make writing and reading music easier. A music sheet is formed by providing base lines (3) at a certain distance... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6465244 | Controlled atmosphere equipment Controlled atmosphere entry/exit lock unit (10) for association with a controlled atmosphere cabinet (80), the lock unit (10) having two controlled access means (13; 30) both usually operable alternatively for sealing and communicating, one (30) relative ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6440615 | Method of repairing a mask with high electron scattering and low electron absorption properties A method to repair a scattering stencil type mask having a high electron beam scattering property and low electron absorption. In order to correct a defect caused at the time of manufacturing of the mask, which is being used when a reduction projection im... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6428181 | Portable work light with tool container and power outlets A portable device has a container portion for tools and materials and a handle for carrying and hanging, an electrical power supply section for obtaining power for and sending power to lights and tools, an illumination section for lighting a work area, an... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6427780 | Communication system for surveying instrument A communication system for a surveying instrument according to the present invention comprises: a tracking target for reflecting tracking light therefrom; a survey unit for emitting the tracking light toward the tracking target and receiving a tracking li... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6387221 | Processing method and system to convert garbage to oil Garbage and waste of all types that includes or comprises organic matter, particularly including medical waste, plastics, paper, food waste, animal by-products, and the like, can be economically recycled into petroleum products, including oil. Machinery p... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6376849 | Charged particle beam exposure apparatus mask and charged particle beam exposure apparatus A charged particle beam exposure apparatus mask is provided such that, even if an internal tensile stress is applied to the mask, the amount of deformation of the circuit pattern remains within a range in which the transfer accuracy remains satisfactory. ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6377399 | Image stabilizing optical system An image stabilizing optical system having both a simple configuration and high optical performance can be used as an optical system for observation such as a telescope or a binocular. The image stabilizing optical system consists of a first lens group ha... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6364935 | Method and device for cleaning of a gaseous fluid The present invention relates to a method for cleaning of a gaseous fluid from particles being present in the fluid, the gaseous fluid being ionized, i.e. the particles are subjected to a charging, and that the ionized gaseous fluid is brought to pass thr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361134 | Flat bed raster drawing machine The flat bed raster drawing machine is controlled automatically, includes a flat table to bear a flexible material, such as paper, fixed guides on which a carriage moves perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the flexible material between the aforementio... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6353944 | Wash basin with protective water film A wash basin, as for a domestic bathroom, has normal inlet water faucet(s) and spigot(s) fitted at or above its top and a normal outlet or drain pipe at its bottom. The basin also has a peripheral inlet flow channel formed below its top rim, for creating ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6356937 | Interoperable full-featured web-based and client-side e-mail system A full-featured e-mail system is used in both Internet-based and client-side (personal computer) forms. In each form, either basic e-mail service is provided to system subscribers or a secure, premium service with authentication, concealment, integrity, a... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6338040 | Method for delaying the development in pest species of resistance to control techniques, using insurance to encourage correct uses of refuges An insurance or warranty method protects financial interests of producers, such as farmers planting transgenic varieties of seed as a primary asset, who use proper refuges of similar but non-transgenic, secondary assets for maintaining a non-resistant pes... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334964 | Varistor ink formulations A thixotropic ink for use in manufacturing a varistor comprising the following constituents: a) zinc oxide, b) ceramic structure influencing additives including bismuth oxide, boric acid, boron oxide, chromium oxide, cobalt oxide, magnesium oxide and tin ... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6311836 | Golf bag with stand A golf bag has a stand that effectively reduces the gap between a bag body and its actuating lever. Two legs are hinged to a bracket on the bag body at their top ends, while an actuating lever, used for selectively opening the two legs, is hinged to the t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6270599 | Heat-welding of plastics by radiation Method and apparatus for heat-welding two members by applying radiation, such as infra-red radiation, through one of the members to enter layer(s) interposed between the two members. Method relies on inclusions through thickness of the layer(s) to be resp... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6265210 | Controlled atmosphere equipment Controlled atmosphere cabinet has enclosure (110;210) with means providing visibility (110F; 210F) of its interior from outside, gas supply (113-116, 212-216) for desired or target composition of internal atmosphere, controlled lock-type access (112) for ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6258511 | Charged particle beam exposure method utilizing partial exposure stitch area An exposure method using a charged particle beam is used to improve the accuracy of stitching the patterns according to the divided pattern transfer. The exposure method according to the present invention comprises dividing the pattern into a plurality of... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6238452 | Method for making steel in a liquid melt-fed electric furnace A method for making steel in an electric furnace, wherein a predetermined amount of liquid melt is fed into the electric furnace. The method comprises the steps of (a) continuously feeding a controlled flow of liquid melt into the furnace without interrup... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6219189 | Objective lens unit for reflective fluorescence and reflective fluorescence microscope having an objective lens unit for reflective fluorescence A particularly constructed objective lens unit is provided for reflective fluorescence that transmits excitation light well, generates little self-fluorescence, and can correct for various aberrations. The objective lens unit has a front lens group closer... | 04/17/2001 |
