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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5965211 | Electroless copper plating solution and process for formation of copper film Disclosed are an electroless copper plating solution comprising a copper ion, a copper ion-complexing agent, a reducing agent and a pH-adjusting agent, the plating solution comprising a trialkanolmonoamine or a salt thereof as a complexing agent and accel... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5920045 | Acceleration detecting device A weight (4) rotates with a shaft (5) as a rotational center during acceleration detection. A rotor (1) fixed on the weight (4) rotates integrally therewith. A first cam portion 1a of noncircular configuration on the rotor (1) contacts a plate spring (2) ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5914457 | Activated charcoal canister An antidiffusion layer is provided between a first fuel adsorption layer communicated with a fuel tank and a second fuel adsorption layer communicated with air. Since adsorbing ability of the antidiffusion layer is lower than that of the first and second ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5907051 | Catalyst and method for producing carbonic diesters A method of producing a carbonic diester involves allowing an alcohol to react with carbon monoxide and oxygen in the presence of a supported catalyst wherein the support is an activated carbon obtained from a vegetable or polymeric raw material, a suppor... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5899101 | Security device for a chassis or frame A security device (10) for security a frame or chassis of a caravan or other wheeled vehicle to the ground comprises an elongate securing arm (12) extending substantially transversely of the chassis between two frame members (4) thereof, and an elongate s... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5879793 | Mineral wool product, method for its production, impregnating mass therefor, and use thereof A mineral wool article including a mineral wool layer, at least a region of which extends from at least one surface of the mineral wool layer into the mineral wool layer to an impregnation depth t. The region of the mineral wool layer includes individual ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5848216 | Medium, apparatus and method for recording and reproducing selectively reproducible scenes In a data recording method according to first aspect of the present invention for recording on a recording medium a video program containing multi-scene zone having a selectively reproducible scene is characterized in that, a set of small scene blocks eac... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5846844 | Method for producing group III nitride compound semiconductor substrates using ZnO release layers A nitrogen-group III compound semiconductor satisfying the formula Alx Gay In1-x-y N, inclusive of x=0, y=0 and x=y=0, and a method for producing the same comprising the steps of forming a zinc oxide (ZnO) intermediate lay... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5846450 | Vapor absorbent compositions comprising potassium formate An absorbent for use in absorption refrigeration systems, air conditioning systems, heat pumps or dehumidifiers comprising a solution of potassium formate. The absorbent is relatively non-toxic and relatively non-corrosive towards metals. The absorbent is... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5841301 | Valuable threshold waveform shaping apparatus A waveform shaping apparatus includes a comparing device for comparing a sensor output signal with a threshold voltage to convert the sensor output signal into a waveform shaped signal. The comparing device outputs the waveform shaped signal. The waveform... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834093 | Medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage A bilayer laminated medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage is provided. The medical dressing achieves gas permeability as a function of temperature by cutting a star-shaped hole through the dressing when the dressing is flat and relaxed. O... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5812770 | Electronic mail system with sorting function of destination address in accordance with reception frequency data In an electric mail system, when an electric mail is received from another electric mail system, source data is extracted from the electric mail, and it is checked whether destination data identical to the source data is stored in a destination data file.... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5805527 | Method and apparatus for measuring distance A distance measuring apparatus includes a wave transmitting device for emitting a transmission wave. A wave receiving device is operative for receiving a reflection wave, which results from reflection of the transmission wave by a reflection object, as a ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5804699 | Air-fuel ratio sensor unit An air-fuel ratio sensor unit including a plate shaped pumping cell 11 with a pin hole 110, a sensing cell 12 including a reference gas chamber 160, a first and a second heating plates 13 and 14 which are arranged to contact with the top and bottom surfac... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803429 | Solenoid-operated hydraulic control valve for use in fuel injection system for internal combustion engine A solenoid-operated hydraulic control valve is disclosed which may be employed in a fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine. The hydraulic control valve has a valve plunger which is drawn by a solenoid when turned on for selectively establ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791043 | Process of producing metal catalyst carrier To enable bonding flat and corrugated sheets at their contact points by laser welding or other welding methods while laminating and spirally winding the sheets, a process of producing a metal catalyst carrier for exhaust gas purification in the form of a ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789985 | Frequency multiplying device and digitally-controlled oscillator A frequency multiplying device which multiplies the frequency of an externally-supplied reference signal PREF includes a digitally-controlled oscillation circuit, which includes a ring oscillator formed of thirty-two inverting circuits in a ring configura... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5782506 | Flexible pipe In a flexible pipe having upstream side and downstream side inner tubes disposed internally of a bellows tube, the interference of the bellows tube with the inner tubes is prevented and the inner opening ends of both the inner tubes are disposed in the ve... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5777407 | Alternator for vehicle A rectifying unit is disposed axially adjacent to a rear cooling fan. The rectifying unit has a plus-pole heat dissipating fin and a minus-pole heat dissipating fin integrally connected by a terminal plate. The plus-pole heat dissipating fin has an elonga... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774065 | Remote control system and method using variable ID code In a remote control system, each time a transmission code is transmitted, a rolling code having a prescribed bit configuration is cumulatively varied. An operation process is performed between each bit data item of the rolling code and each corresponding ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5773956 | Method for charging a rechargeable battery In a method for charging a rechargeable battery an ultra-fast charging of in particular NiMH-batteries is achieved by controlling the charging current and the charging voltage, respectively, such that the temperature of the battery is constant. Due to the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770883 | Semiconductor sensor with a built-in amplification circuit A pair of signal voltages outputted from a bridge circuit composed of plural strain gauges are linearly amplified individually by a pair of amplifiers, whereupon a difference between the pair of signal voltages is detected. The pair of amplifiers are form... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5770574 | Long-chain alkylamides of amino acids and peptides with anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory properties Long-chain, unbranched alkylamides of the general formula CH3 --(CH2)n N--NH--R in which n=11-20 and R=amino acid, its D- and L-enantiomers, di- and tripeptides, forms derived by N-protective groups, and terminal ethyl esters a... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5767425 | Surface bearing for indicating instrument A bobbin unit for a cross-coil type meter is composed of an upper bobbin and a lower bobbin. The upper and lower bobbins have an inner cylindrical portion which has a center through hole for receiving a indicator shaft therein. A bearing portion is formed... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765369 | Exhaust gas purifying apparatus An exhaust gas purifying apparatus with a failure diagnosis function is provided. A failure diagnosis device determines that the apparats is failed when the temperature rising speed of an adsorbing device is equal to a set value or less during a gas adsor... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5763111 | Electroluminescence element and process for fabricating same An electroluminescence element including at least an insulating substrate, a first electrode, a first insulating layer, a luminescent layer having at least one side constructed and arranged to allow light to pass out of the electroluminescence element, a ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5758632 | Diagnostic apparatus for air-fuel ratio sensor The fuel ratio control system controls the supply of fuel to an internal combustion engine to achieve a target air-fuel ratio, based on the output of an air-fuel ratio sensor. The system may determine whether there is an abnormality in the air-fuel ratio ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754133 | Register circuit having a plurality of thresholding circuits A register circuit for holding an analog input voltage includes a plurality of thresholding circuits of stepwise thresholds, an integrating circuit for integrating outputs of the thresholding circuits and a switching circuit for alternatively inputting an... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753556 | Method of fabricating a MIS transistor A CMIS transistor suitable for device miniaturization, elimination of degradation of operational characteristics by hot carrier effect, and elimination of decrease of threshold voltage caused by short channel effect, includes a laterally spreading N-type ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751893 | Variable length code recording/playback apparatus A variable length code recording/playback apparatus, which by encoding intra-frame data and inter-frame data in variable length code, records them as recorded codes on prescribed locations of tracks of a recording medium and plays them back, which include... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5751254 | Feed movement mechanism and control system for a multibeam antenna A feed transport device for moving a feed within a non-planar focal surface defined by a satellite communications antenna, comprises first and second non-linear rails, and a feed transport unit comprising a feed support member for supporting the feed, and... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5748372 | High numerical aperture and long working distance objective system using diffraction-type optical elements The invention provides a high-magnification and high-NA objective having a long working distance, which is corrected for various aberrations, especially chromatic aberrations over a wide wavelength range and allowed to have an aligning pupil position with... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5747846 | Programmable non-volatile memory cell A non-volatile memory cell having a structure having improved integration and simplified electrode wiring structure. The programmable non-volatile memory cell of the present invention adopts a mono-layer gate scheme to simplify the electrode wiring struct... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5747691 | Angular velocity sensor apparatus A frame body and a tuning fork-shaped vibratory element are made of a single crystalline silicon substrate. The vibratory element has arms extending parallel to each other. The respective sides of the frame body are located face to face with a predetermin... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5747378 | Method of damage free doping for forming a dram memory cell A method of damage-free doping for forming a dynamic random access memory cell is disclosed herein. A phosphoric silicate glass is deposited as a diffusion source. The phosphorous ions of phosphoric silicate glass can be diffused into a substrate to form ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5746449 | Shock absorbing cover for seat belt anchor A seat belt device for a vehicle which improves shock absorbing force without reducing a space of an interior of a vehicle. An anchor upper cover of a slip joint is formed in the shape of a disk with an outer side thereof in a transverse direction of the ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5746292 | Disk brake device for reducing brake noise Brake noise (the unpleasant "squeal" noise) emitted when a motor vehicle brakes is effectively reduced. In a disk brake which applies a braking force by gripping a disk rotor from both sides by means of two brake pads, a weight is fitted by way of an elas... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5745977 | Method of manufacturing rotary electric machine An armature core composed of a plurality of thin plates having a plurality of slots and a center hole is provided. Then, lower coil bars and subsequently upper coil bars are placed in the respective slots with insulators so that a coil end portion of one ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5745470 | Head moving apparatus which cancels leakage flux A focus driving coil is fixed to an objective lens for record/reproduction of an optical disk, and the objective lens is provided on a carriage together with the focus driving coil. The carriage is movable by a bearing contacting a guide rail, and the bea... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5745093 | Liquid crystal display driving system A liquid crystal display system includes a liquid crystal display having liquid crystal pixel elements arranged in a matrix; data lines for driving pixel columns and scanning signal lines for driving pixel rows. The system has a circuit for supplying vide... | 04/28/1998 |
