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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5592240 | Digital convergence apparatus A digital convergence apparatus using two different kinds of data to correct the convergence of odd and even scanning lines, respectively. A first memory stores data for the convergence correction corresponding to plural correction executing points aligne... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590465 | Method of manufacturing connection terminals of flexible wiring pattern substrates A conductive metal wiring pattern 1 is printed and wired on a flexible insulation film 2, and has connection terminals 1a whose surfaces are treated into a solderable state by plating or the like. An overriding flexible insulation film 3 is formed such th... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590899 | Airbag device An airbag device 1 is composed of an inflator 2, a bag 3 and an electronic control unit (ECU) 4 created as a single unit as well as a pad 6 which is attached to the steering unit 5. There is connection from the ignition device 8 of the inflator 2 to the c... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5592671 | Resource management system and method A multiprocessor system includes a plurality of processors each of which selects one resource from a plurality of executable resources and processes the selected resource. A memory stores priority levels of the executable resources for each of the process... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5592662 | File management system and method for managing access and storage of data within multiple external memory devices Unique data block identifiers are assigned to the entire data block group of plural external memory devices. The file management information stores, in a table format, the unique data block identifiers in connection with a file held in the data block grou... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5588437 | Blood flow determination A method of determination of blood flow including projecting a beam (B) of laser generated light (L) to move (SM) over a surface (T) beneath which blood flow in a vessel or vascular bed is to be determined, collecting (RD)light returning scattered from th... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5589143 | Exhaust gas purification apparatus for internal combustion engine An exhaust gas purification apparatus has a catalyst unit provided in an exhaust pipe of an engine and an absorbent provided downstream of the catalyst unit. When the engine is in a cool state, HC emitted from the engine is absorbed by the absorbent. Afte... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5590251 | Color reproducing device for reproducing matched colors and an outputting device for outputting information for reproducing a color of a coated surface By inputting a predetermined number of first data to a color reproducing device, a predetermined number of reproduced colors are respectively measured, and a plurality of relationships of correspondence between inputted first data and measured second data... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5586388 | Method for producing multi-board electronic device In order to provide an electronic device that has high package density and can facilitate electrical connection between a plurality of circuit boards therein, the electronic device comprises a frame having two mutually opposed openings through major plane... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586539 | Fuel supplying apparatus for internal combustion engine A fuel supplying apparatus controls fuel pressure according to engine operating conditions to prevent blow-through of injected fuel into the exhaust system and hyper-vaporization of fuel. When the engine is being started and the fuel temperature is high, ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586389 | Method for producing multi-board electronic device In order to provide an electronic device that has high package density and can facilitate electrical connection between a plurality of circuit boards therein, the electronic device comprises a frame having two mutually opposed openings through major plane... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5585930 | Apparatus for recording and reproducing a digital video signal Data rates of a first video signal and a second video signal which are significantly different are converted to respective predetermined data rates, and both the video signals of one frame are divided into respective numbers of macro block. A ratio of the... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5585418 | Greenhouse film having variable light diffusion properties An improved greenhouse assembly comprising in combination, greenhouse cover support means and a thermoplastic film cover supported by said cover means, the improvement comprising said film having outermost of the assembly a variable light diffuse surface ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584516 | V-link release mechanism for automobile door latches A vehicle door is provided including a latching mechanism carried by the door constructed and arranged to move between an unlatched relation with a door opening catch and a latched relation with the door opening catch. The latching mechanism includes a mo... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5585748 | Voltage-frequency converter circuit with temperature compensation In a voltage-frequency converter having an integration circuit for integrating an input voltage signal in positive and negative directions, a first comparator is connected to switch integration direction of the integration circuit and a second comparator ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584543 | Automotive brake fluid pressure control apparatus Temperature of brake fluid is estimated, and a pressure-increase gradient change ratio Pup, a pressure-reduction gradient change ratio Pdw, and pump-discharge gradient change quantity Ppmp in correspondence with an amount of decline in pump-discharge capa... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584556 | Surface light source device A surface light source device which comprises a light-conducting member consisting of a sheet of transparent material, a linear light source disposed adjacent to an edge surface of the light-conducting member, a diffusion plate disposed on a front surface... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584677 | Scroll compressor having a bevelled facing section A base plate 41 of a movable scroll member 4 has, at its outer periphery, a section 44 with no scroll wall, while a scroll wall 22 of a stationary scroll member 2 has a section 24 for connecting to an outer cylindrical shell 22. These sections 44 and 24 m... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5585607 | Collision detecting apparatus A vehicle collision detecting apparatus is provided which includes a casing having an opening, a base support member fitted into the opening of the casing to retain a movable contact and a stationary contact, a mass member biased by a spring in a first di... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586034 | Data communication equipment for transferring data Data communication equipment which includes a plurality of CPUs and transfers data between these CPUs, and which simplifies the circuit construction necessary for the data transfer. A monitor device transfers a request data containing a CPU number (corres... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5583643 | Methods of and apparatus for measurement using acousto-optic devices Optical measuring apparatus including an acousto-optical device (3) which molulates either the angle or the wavelength of a light beam (1) at a frequency determined by a signal generator (15). A detector (13) detects the modulated beam after interrogation... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583446 | Electro-optically controlled measurement probe system A needle-shaped terminal, i.e., a probe tip, is brought into extremely close proximity with an object being measured. This probe tip is formed from an optically active material and in itself is electrically non-conductive, so that it has no electrical inf... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583295 | Pressure sensor having gauge resistors and temperature compensating resistors on the same surface A pressure detector comprises a pressure sensitive element composed of a semiconductor substrate having at least four gauge resistances and outputting signal in response to a pressure. A pressure transmission member is provided on the surface having the g... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581880 | Method for machining scroll member A method for shaping a scroll member for a scroll compressor, capable of increasing a service life of a cutter tool, while reducing the cost. At the corner between the base plate 2 and a scroll wall, a roundness 3a of a small radius R1 of curvature is fir... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5582027 | Modulator integrated type refrigerant condenser The module integrated type refrigerant condenser includes a roughly cylindrical right side header connected to the outlets of a plurality of condensing tubes and the inlets of a plurality of supercooling tubes, and a modulator directly connected to the ri... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583992 | Computer network system for detecting global deadlock A computer network system has nodes each comprising a control section, which detects whether or not a pseudo closed path having a contact to another node at either end is formed within the self node, and requests another node to check if the pseudo closed... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583475 | Method of manufacturing a coil on a toroidal magnetic circuit The method comprises producting a linear coil (4) by winding around a cylindrical mandrel (5) a conductor wire coated with a thermo-adhesive varnish, opening the toroidal magnetic circuit (1), withdrawing the linear coil (4) from the cylindrical mandrel (... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5584018 | Information memory apparatus having a plurality of disk drives and calculating and re-allocating data according to access frequency An information memory apparatus for reading/writing information from/in a plurality of detachable information storage media such as optical disks includes a storage section for calculating and storing the access frequencies of data stored in the plurality... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583611 | Scanner which can be converted for automatic document intake A description is given of a scanner (2) which is intended for manual document input and can be converted for automatic document intake, having a cover unit (30) which comprises a cover (38), a folding part (36) and a retaining part (34) which is connected... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581400 | Finder optical system with low-hygroscopic organic material A finder optical system including an objective system, an image erecting system for erecting an object image formed by the objective system, and an eyepiece system for observing the object image. These systems are constructed of low-hygroscopic organic ma... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581249 | Mobile communication system A mobile communication system for highway toll charging and the like includes road-side units which periodically poll vehicle-mounted units. When traffic near a road-side unit is slow, repeated polling of a given vehicle-mounted unit that has not moved ou... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581145 | Spark plug A spark plug having a low discharge voltage and good ignition performance. The object is achieved by means of a structure which satisfies the conditions: g3ࣙ1.2-g1; g2ࣘg3-(d2-d1)/2; g1ࣘg2ࣘ1.6; and 0ࣘhࣘ2 when the first spark gap size is made to be g... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581026 | Flow meter A flow meter for measuring a flow rate of fluid includes a body providing a main passage through which the fluid flows. A plurality of support elements connect an inner wall surface of the body and a central element so as to support the central element su... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580228 | Scroll compressor having grooves for seal members A scroll member has a scroll wall having an axial end having a transverse surface on which a groove 20 is cut along the spiral direction of the scroll wall, to which groove a seal member contacting a facing scroll member is received. The scroll wall havin... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580000 | Fuel injector A fuel injector comprises, a fuel flow adjustment throttle for determining a flow rate of a fuel passing through the fuel injector, a first member having a cylindrical surface for defining partially the fuel flow adjustment throttle, and a second member i... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581659 | System for solving an adaptation problem by adjusting weights of a neural network based on changes in a cost function A system and method for solving adaptation problems including a neural network having multiple neurons. Each neuron includes outputs that are input to every other neuron excepting itself, and a cost calculation portion for calculating cost based on a form... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581641 | Optical fiber multiport apparatus for detecting phase shifts A coherent detector which is insensitive to signal or polarization state may be assembled using a fused optical fibre multiport constructed from five optical fibres. The fibres are fused in a circularly symmetric arrangement, then tapered until power inje... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581451 | Circuit for improving the power efficiency of an AC/DC converter A power circuit including an input circuit for receiving an AC power supply voltage from an AC power line, a primary circuit rectifier coupled to the input circuit for rectifying the AC power supply voltage, a transformer having a primary winding, a secon... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581443 | Structure for cooling a circuit module having a circuit board and a heat-generating IC chip mounted on the board, and portable electronic apparatus incorporating the structure A portable electronic apparatus comprising a housing having a bottom, a metal frame provided in the housing, a circuit board supported by the frame, and an IC chip secured to the circuit board. The circuit board has a first surface extending substantially... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581265 | Reflector antenna assembly for dual linear polarization A reflector antenna assembly for dual linear polarization includes at least two feeds and two reflectors. At least one reflector has a surface which is nominally electrically transparent to linearly polarized radiation in one direction and is located in f... | 12/03/1996 |
