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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151751 | Phase varying apparatus for engine [Object] To keep an air-gap between an electromagnetic clutch and a magnet within a predetermined range even if a camshaft vibrates in a radial direction. [Achieving Means] A bearing 26 and a stopper 51 are attached to a stepped pa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8076020 | Battery module The present invention provides to a battery module which is excellent in cooling performance of a battery and is improved in assembling easiness at low cast. A battery module 3 accommodates assembled battery blocks 20 arranged in series in an exterior ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8001938 | Valve control apparatus for engine After having determined a phase angle, the phase angle is maintained as the determined one without consuming electric power. An intermediate member 14 is movably disposed on the outer periphery of an inner cylinder part 12 that is relatively rot... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7900900 | Sheet handling device and sheet handling method A sheet handling device includes a main transport path, a temporarily holding section provided in the main transport path, a transport section, a detection section provided at a predetermined detection position in the main transport path and a controller. The tempor... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898499 | Electromagnetic wave shielding body An electromagnetic screen (1) comprises a plurality of antennas (4) each of which reflects an electromagnetic wave having a specific frequency. The plurality of antennas (4) are arranged so as to constitute a pattern. Each of the antennas (4 | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895868 | Cylinder lock and unlocking device comprising thereof A cylinder lock includes a sleeve having a plurality of locking holes, a key plug housed in the sleeve and having an output portion to output an interrupted motion of a clutch device by moving in an insertion and extraction direction by an insertion and extraction o... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883045 | Webbing retracting device An inertial (mass) body is relatively rotatably provided on a V gear. Further, a ring is provided at the outer peripheral side of the V gear so as to be rotatable and displacable in the rotational radial direction of the V gear. When the V gear is suddenly rotated w... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882604 | Assembled structure An assembled structure comprising: a housing; a plate-shaped elastic member attached in the interior portion of the housing; and a confirming portion for confirming a state of attachment of the plate-shaped elastic member, wherein the confirming portion is provided ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7857278 | Vehicular mirror device The operation torque during disengaging of clutch projections out of clutch grooves, is effectively suppressed from excessively increasing immediately after start of device assembling. In a door mirror device, a gear plate has clutch grooves made substantially in tr... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855648 | RFID tag A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is disclosed. The RFID tag can include a blank onto which indicia is printed. The blank may further have an RFID chip and antenna disposed thereon. The blank may further be mounted on a carrier web and may also be laminate... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7829813 | Touch sensor switch A touch sensor switch for easily taking out an output of a touch sensor with high reliability. Push-type switching elements 2A, 2B, and 2C are mounted on a printed circuit board 1, a rubber dome 3 is provided with expanded portions... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7800807 | Electrochromic mirror An electrochromic mirror includes an electrochromic film, an electrically conductive reflective film formed at one thickness direction side of the electrochromic film, an electrically conductive film provided at one thickness direction side of the electrochromic fil... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7782212 | Radio frequency sealing apparatus for a container An RF security apparatus includes a covering membrane for overlying at least a portion of an opening in the container. The covering membrane has a sealing portion configured to be bonded to a mouth of the opening. An RF security device is coupled to the covering mem... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780556 | Belt drive system A belt drive system including an assembly of a heavy-duty drive V-belt 5 and pulleys 2 and 4 reduces noise generating owing to belt travel while ensuring the durability of the pulleys 2 and 4. The surfaces of belt grooves 6 ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775558 | Webbing holding device A webbing holding device is proposed, which prevents or controls abrupt reduction in take-up speed when taking-up of webbing is completed. In the webbing holding device, when the webbing is released from being fitted over an occupant, the webbing is wound to a retra... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775473 | Motorized retractor In a motorized retractor, due to an ECU and a driver switching a speed of rotation of an output shaft of a motor to a first speed or a second speed, a transfer path of rotational force from the motor to a spool is switched to a first driving force transferring secti... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775139 | Steering wheel structure A steering wheel structure, comprising: an internal member provided inside a vehicle steering wheel; a covering member, adhered to a surface of the internal member and covering the internal member; a first concave-convex portion, provided at the surface of the inter... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771863 | Cylindrical secondary battery A cylindrical secondary battery where safety can be secured even when an external pressure accompanying rapid deformation of the battery acts on the battery is provided in a battery having a large capacity. A lithium ion secondary battery has a capacity of 14 Ah, wh... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767342 | Positive electrode active material including a lithium transition metal complex oxide and an oxide of a dissimilar element A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can restrict lowering of battery performance during battery preservation is provided. A negative electrode that a negative electrode mixture including graphite is applied on a rolled copper foil and a positive electro... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766117 | Motor-driven seatbelt apparatus A motor-driven seatbelt apparatus which enables easy re-restraining of a webbing even when an occupant releases the webbing temporarily from a restrained state. A control device senses the vehicle velocity with a vehicle-velocity sensor. When the vehicle velocity is... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758074 | Webbing retractor, webbing retracting method, and vehicle A webbing retractor is provided that reduces the amount of webbing that is pulled-out after operation of a pretensioner mechanism. In a webbing retractor 10, a lock pawl 78 is set in a non-meshable state in which it cannot mesh with a lock gear 26 | 07/20/2010 |
| D619847 | Pot | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744030 | Webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, when a V-gear rotates in a take-up direction at an angular velocity of less than a preset upper limit angular velocity VH and a braking pawl moves toward an engaging position, an anchor claw of the braking pawl meshes with an internal tooth o... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7735767 | Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device (10, 100) is disclosed, wherein a motor (44) is provided directly below a take-up shaft (20) between a pair of leg plates (16, 18) with a rotary shaft (50) of the motor (44) disposed perpendicularly ... | 06/15/2010 |
| D617815 | Pump impeller | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731530 | Waterproof plug for connector, waterproof connector comprising the same and method of attaching the same A waterproof plug for a connector, includes an elastically deformable seal member for sealing a housing which houses terminals fixed at edges of electric cables in the inside thereof. The seal member is housed inside the housing by press-fitting, and has at least tw... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731117 | Webbing winding device A webbing winding device includes a spool, a pair of leg plates, a torsion shaft, a first locking mechanism, a second locking mechanism, and a control mechanism. A webbing belt is wound onto the spool. The two leg plates oppose one another in an axial direction of t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726693 | Motor retractor and drive control thereof When the worn state of the webbing is lifted, current of a current value I0 corresponding to the appropriate storing speed of the webbing is supplied to the motor, whereby a take-up shaft rotates and the webbing is taken up. At a point in time when the webbin... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717367 | Pretensioner device In a pretensioner device, engaging teeth of a pinion (rotating body) have first projections which project-out toward the other side in the peripheral direction of a cam portion. Meshing claws of a clutch plate have second projections which project-out toward a one s... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716960 | Lock device A lock device has: a cylindrical case member in which is formed a space extending in an axial direction; a cylindrical sleeve member is disposed at an interior of the case member, and is supported and configured to move along the axial direction between a predetermi... | 05/18/2010 |
| D615102 | Pump impeller | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700362 | Method for screening therapeutic agents for disuse muscular atrophy using interaction between selected proteins and a polyubiquitin chain A method for screening therapeutic agents for disuse muscular atrophy is provided that includes the steps of interacting a selected protein with a polyubiquitin chain in the presence of a candidate therapeutic agent, and determining the effect of the candidate on th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698920 | Mechanical key and locking/unlocking key The portability of a mechanical key and a locking/unlocking key having the mechanical key is improved. The mechanical key is housed in a portable device in such a manner that a key plate is folded into two at a portion formed with an inner groove. Thus, the housing ... | 04/20/2010 |
| D613768 | Pump impeller | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692843 | Electrochromic mirror An electrochromic mirror includes an electrically conductive reflective film capable of reflecting light that is incident thereto and having electrical conductivity in which plural fine penetration holes are formed, an electrochromic film that is provided at a side ... | 04/06/2010 |
| D612963 | Portable marker light | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682189 | Dummy connector A dummy connector includes a main body including an opening into which a real connector is to be inserted, and a first holding portion and a second holding portion installed respectively on surfaces which face to each other in the opening, and for holding the real c... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681825 | Webbing retractor By adjusting phases of a webbing sensor and a locking mechanism when a spool locking section operates, special precision and rigidity are not required of respective members, and operation is stabilized. In a webbing retractor, at a time when a lock pawl meshes with ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681824 | Webbing retracting device A webbing retracting device that may prevent entering of an end-lock state when a spool rotates in the pull out direction on rebound just after completion of taking up of the webbing belt. A restriction weight is provided on a V gear. The restriction weight moves in... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7673723 | Caliper mounting arrangement A brake caliper assembly includes a caliper body connected to a torque plate via a mating protrusion and cavity that transfer torque through facing abutment surfaces to reduce twisting of the caliper. The mating protrusion and cavity provide a stiff connection and a... | 03/09/2010 |
