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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8381434 | Greenhouse windbreak mechanism There is provided a greenhouse windbreak mechanism which is less prone to collapse of cultivation greenhouses, even when the greenhouse windbreak mechanism is constructed along with the cultivation greenhouses such as plastic greenhouses with relatively-lower streng... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8117880 | Billet-rearranging device This invention provides a billet-rearranging device which receives billets fed in a row and rearranges two billets in tandem. The billet-rearranging device “A” is disposed between a chute “S” with an outlet to feed billets “b” in a row to the device “A... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7588039 | Cleaning system of a hair removing apparatus A cleaning system for cleaning an operator head of a hair removing apparatus such as a dry shaver. The system includes a cleaning device having a housing configured to hold the shaver upside down to place the operator head in a basin for cleaning the same with a liq... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7579165 | Methods for derivatizing protein or peptide with sulfonic acid groups The present invention provides a method for effectively introducing sulfonic acid groups into the N-terminus of a protein or a peptide. The method comprises a modification step to react a N-terminus in a protein or peptide with a compound A which includes disulfide ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7566312 | Massage program control method, massage machine using the method, and controller for the massage machine A massage machine is provided, which can efficiently create a massage program to meet the user's preference by reflecting a change in massage parameter performed during an execution of the massage program on the next execution of the massage program. This massage ma... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563516 | Thermoplastic resin sheet and laminate A thermoplastic resin sheet is provided which has good penetration resistance over a range from low to high temperature region and can be used as an intermediate film of a laminated glass. The thermoplastic resin sheet has such a layered structure that a firs... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7562665 | Cleaning device for a hair removing apparatus and method of cleaning the same A cleaning device utilizes a cleaning liquid composed of a solute dissolved in a solution for cleaning an operator head of a hair removing apparatus. The device includes a housing configured to hold the hair removing apparatus, a basin mounted in the housing for rec... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556731 | Liquid chromatograph A liquid chromatograph having a flow passage switching mechanism for switching among a normal analysis flow passage formed by connecting a mobile-phase-sending-unit, a second mixer having a large capacity, a sample injection portion, an analysis column and a detecto... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7554092 | X-ray detector An X-ray detector for detecting X rays includes a semiconductor for generating electric charges therein upon X-ray incidence, and electrodes formed on opposite sides of the semiconductor for application of a predetermined bias voltage. The semiconductor is amorphous... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7553215 | Process of forming a deflection mirror in a light waveguide A process of forming a deflection mirror in a light waveguide with a use of a dicing blade having a cutting end with a flat top cutting face and at least one slanted side cutting face. The process includes a cutting step of cutting a surface of the light waveguide t... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547539 | Reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substances employing supercritical fluid or subcritical fluid Disclosed is a reaction apparatus for organic and/or other substance(s) employing supercritical fluid(s) and/or subcritical fluid(s) permitting injection of organic substance(s) and/or other reactant substance(s) in homogeneous state(s) to reactor(s) without occurre... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7543546 | Plasma processing apparatus, method for producing reaction vessel for plasma generation, and plasma processing method A plasma treatment apparatus is provided, which enables to increase a treatment area and provide good treatment uniformity. This apparatus comprises a pair of electrode plates having a plurality of through holes and an insulating plate having a plurality of through ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541594 | Image sensor, and imaging apparatus using the same An FPD controller controls a flat panel X-ray detector (FPD) to perform a reading operation for reading carriers (charge information) and a reset operation for resetting and discarding the carriers, during a frame cycle from a reading point of time for reading charg... | 06/02/2009 |
| D593504 | One touch cap for fixing control cable | 06/02/2009 |
| D593503 | One touch cap for fixing control cable | 06/02/2009 |
| 7532313 | Fluorescence detector and liquid chromatograph having the fluorescence detector The fluorescence detector includes: a flow cell provided on a flow passage for flowing a sample; a sample temperature control block for keeping the flow cell and the flow passage located on the sample inlet side of the flow cell at a constant temperature; an excitat... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7519448 | Method for determining position of semiconductor wafer, and apparatus using the same A light source emits light toward a semiconductor wafer, and a light receiving sensor detects light passing a peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer. Each coordinates of the peripheral edge of the semiconductor wafer is obtained from a result of the detection. F... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519142 | Radiographic apparatus A reconstruction process for processing pixel data for tomographic volume image data uses a concise reconstruction algorithm based on an assumption that an axis of X-ray emission axis always exists on a plane orthogonal to an axis of revolution of an X-ray tube and ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516768 | Method and apparatus for joining protective tape In a method for allowing a cutter blade to relatively travel along an outer periphery of a semiconductor wafer to cut a protective tape joined to a surface of the semiconductor wafer in conformity with an outer shape of the semiconductor wafer, the cutter blade is a... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7511477 | Displacement detector The present invention is directed to a displacement detector which can compensate a change in temperature coefficient of impedance of a coil to a displacement of a core. The detector comprises a constant-current supply unit for outputting a constant current includin... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507143 | Truing method for grinding wheel In a grinding machine comprising conductive grinding wheels, the invention presents a truing technique capable of truing grindstone surfaces of grinding wheels at high precision in a short time. For example, in the case of truing flat annular grindstone surfa... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506678 | Adhesive tape joining apparatus A main body to be moved and operated along a workpiece includes a joining roller which elastically presses the supplied adhesive tape against a tape joining face of the workpiece, guide members which determine the position of the main body and maintain the posture o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504001 | Method for producing paper and agent for improving yield The objective of the present invention is to provide a papermaking method that can enhance the retention in the papermaking steps. This invention provides a method including making paper by adding to pulp slurry a silica sol which is prepared through a reaction betw... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503512 | Electrostatic atomizer and air purifier using the same A liquid stored in the liquid storing means within a housing is supplied to a carrier. A high voltage applied to a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit tiny ionized liquid particles. At leas part of the liquid storing means is detachable to ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494532 | Electrostatic atomizing device and humidifier using the same A carrier is used to carry a liquid, and a high voltage is applied between a discharge end of the carrier and an opposed electrode to emit ionized liquid particles. The carrier has a liquid collecting end opposite to the discharge end to feed the steam of the liquid... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7488200 | Connector assembly This connector assembly comprises a pair of receptacles 1, and an attachment member 2. Each receptacle comprises a housing 10, and substrate terminals 11. The attachment member 2 comprises a pair of holders 20, and connectio... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7473895 | Two-dimensional image detector, and radiographic apparatus using the two-dimensional image detector The present invention is directed to an image detector having a housing of protrusive sectional shape. A difference in thickness between a central portion and peripheral portions of the housing is made shorter than the length of rubber cushions. A plurality of rubbe... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472872 | Weight balancing mechanism for operation microscope stand A first switch for performing both a weight balancing operation for a main parallel linkage and a weight balancing operation for a supplemental parallel linkage is provided separately from a second switch for only performing a weight balancing operation for the supp... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470416 | Conductive fine particles and anisotropic conductive material Conductive fine particles which prevent a leak current from being caused by conductive fine particles as a result of fine-pitched electrodes and are low in connection resistance and excellent in conduction reliability, and an anisotropic conductive material using th... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7461456 | Dry shaver A dry shaver includes a swingable shaving head which is provided with a pair of support points through which the shaving head is supported to a grip through a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism includes a pair of cranks each connected at its one end to each on... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460643 | Radiographic apparatus and radiation detection signal processing method Corrected X-ray detection signals are obtained by removing lag-behind parts through a recursive computation based on initial values determined from lag signal value (step T2). Thus, the lag-behind parts can be removed by taking into consideration lag signal v... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455095 | Protective tape separation method, and apparatus using the same The invention relates to an apparatus for separating a protective tape joined to a semiconductor wafer. Before joining a separation tape to a protective tape on a surface of a semiconductor wafer held, from its back side, by a ring frame via a dicing tape while pres... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456236 | Adhesive for percutaneous absorption, adhesive composition for percutaneous absorption and preparation for percutaneous absorption To offer adhesives for percutaneous absorption, adhesive compositions for percutaneous absorption and preparations for percutaneous absorption which show high ability to dissolve drugs and to dissolve absorption promoting agents and enable high percutaneous absorpti... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455195 | Container for discharging plural contents, a dispenser using the container, and a process for producing the dispenser An aerosol container 190a provided with an outer container 11, a collapsible inner bag 12 inserted in the outer container, and a valve 13. The inner bag 12 comprises an upper and lower chamber 27, 26 and the chambers ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452440 | Method and device for producing laminated composite A polyolefin resin drawn sheet 4 is laminated on at least one face of a sheet-form core material 6 having a density of 30 to 300 kgf/m3. At this time, a sheet or film 5 made of a bonding synthetic resin or rubber having a flow startin... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451770 | Cleaning device for an electrical hair removing apparatus A cleaning device for an electrical hair removing apparatus is capable of being stored in a compact profile. The apparatus has an operator head at its top, and is formed on its bottom with an electric terminal for receiving an external signal that controls the appar... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450239 | Optical pulse evaluation device and in-service optical pulse evaluation device An optical pulse evaluation device and an in-service optical pulse evaluation device is disclosed which are capable of characteristics evaluation of an optical pulse itself or a sample launched therein in a relatively high bit-rate region. The optical pulse evaluati... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445839 | Foam sheet for car interior member, and car interior member The present invention provides a foam sheet for a car interior member which is capable of being molded into a desired shape while keeping an excellent sound absorbency. The foam sheet for a car interior member according to the invention comprises a modified polyphen... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441507 | Moving device in pipe lines A moving device in pipe lines is provided, which allows easy switching of moving/stopping and remote control of the switching by only electric wires enabling easy operation in the inside of small diameter pipe lines. The moving device 10 in pipe lines ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442293 | Oil/water separation apparatus for oil-containing mixture Oil adsorbent layers 4 and packed layers 5 are alternately laminated inside a treatment vessel 2, the oil adsorbent layers 4 comprise ten laminated flat sheets 4a composed of polypropylene, and gelled aluminum hydroxide 1... | 10/28/2008 |
