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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D515841 | Foldable table | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000867 | Lamination apparatus The lamination apparatus of this invention is furnished with a supporting member for a core roll around which films and so forth are wound. The supporting member is durable and can hold firmly the core roll without slip of the core roll for the shaft. The lamination... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979190 | Igniting operation mechanism of piezoelectric ignition firing rod The present invention provides an ignition actuation mechanism for the manual actuator of a spark producing device in a fuel gas lighter to increase the actuation force immediately before spark discharge without unreasonably increasing the actuation force at the ini... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6664863 | LC oscillator An LC oscillator capable of oscillating even if it is fabricated on a substrate comprises a transistor, capacitor, and an inductor element 30. The inductor element 30 has two spiral conductors 120, 122 having substantially the same shape and formed on a s... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6657390 | Short-arc discharge lamp To realize high irradiation efficiency and intensity stability for extending lifetime of the short-arc discharge lamp to be used for IC exposure apparatus or the like. For this end, mercury and rare gases are sealed in the inner space 21 of the discharge ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654402 | Corona preionization electrode unit for use in gas laser apparatus A corona preionization electrode unit for use in gas laser apparatus, wherein the electric field for corona discharge is concentrated, and ultraviolet radiation is not blocked, and further the laser gas stream is not obstructed, thereby allowing efficient... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6649089 | Red organic electroluminescent materials A red fluorescent material comprising a compound of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 each independently represents a linear or branched aliphatic group having from 1 t... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648629 | Igniting operation mechanism of piezoelectric ignition lighter The present invention intends to provides a piezoelectric ignition lighter capable of avoiding misuse by children but maintaining excellent operability for normal users without unreasonably increasing actuation load at the initial ignition operation. For ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648615 | Inflator A dual-direction inflator has a tube and a cover mounted on the tube. A rod extends through the cover and is inserted in the tube. A piston is received in the tube and mounted on an end of the rod. The piston has an air-in chamber and an air-out chamber d... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6639535 | Digital to analog converter using B spline function A digital-analog converter for producing less distorted output waveforms without the need for an increase in the operating speed of components. A D/A converter 1 comprises a memory 10, an address counter 12, a B spline function generation circuit 14, four... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6639699 | Optical system for recording or replicating hologram The invention provides a hologram recording or replicating optical system wherein a misalignment-with-time of the center of a laser generated beam is automatically corrected so that the color balance in a color hologram surface, for instance, can be well ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6636546 | ArF and KrF excimer laser apparatus and fluorine laser apparatus for lithography The present invention relates to an ArF excimer laser apparatus for lithography capable of stretching the laser pulse width even when the repetition rate exceeds 4 kHz and also relates to a KrF excimer laser apparatus and fluorine laser apparatus for lith... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6629269 | Apparatus and method for trouble-shooting desktop connectivity problems A network/cable test instrument provides expert advice to a user to assist in diagnosing configuration and cabling issues with connections to a network. The device attaches inline between two devices or cables and provides graphic representation of the co... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622981 | Folding arm for a musical instrument stand A folding arm mounted on a column of a musical instrument stand has a seat mounted on the column. The seat has a ring. A tube is perpendicular to the column and extending outwards from the ring. A passage is longitudinally defined in the tube. A slot is l... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622625 | Medium detecting method and device, and printer A reference medium is scanned both with a medium sensor (44) capable of detecting a low-transmittance printing medium with high accuracy and with a medium sensor (45) capable of detecting a high-transmittance medium with low accuracy so as to find edge po... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622306 | Internet television apparatus An internet television apparatus which has an internet connecting capability, comprising a means for storing an HTML document received from a Web server, a means for interpreting the HTML document and develops an image on an image memory, a display device... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6619992 | Compact auxiliary wall outlet A wall outlet has two trenches respectively defined in two opposite sides in the housing of the wall outlet to corresponding to the grounding blade of a plug so that the wall outlet is compact.... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6618853 | Program production system for semiconductor tester There is disclosed a program production system for a semiconductor tester which performs production of programs while various kinds of information are viewed on screens. A user sets an execution sequence for commands on a target by specifying any from amo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6609791 | Ink jet type image forming device Between adjacent pinch rollers 22, an auxiliary roller 44 is provided coaxially with the pinch rollers 22. A large diameter portion 44a of the auxiliary roller 44 presses down a recording medium on a platen 12. Between the auxiliary roller 44 and an image... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604820 | Ink-jet type image forming device An ink-jet type forming device comprising a suction fan (11) for sucking from below a platen (12), a print medium (14) that is being conveyed on the platen (12), and a variable controller for variably controlling the suction force of the suction fan (11) ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6601425 | Automatic extruding machine An automatic extruding machine includes a base member, a molding device mounted on a middle portion of the base member, an input extruding device mounted on the base member and connected to the molding device, a feeding device mounted on the base member b... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6596183 | Cutting-free method for making a hologram sticker and the structure of the sticker A cutting-free method for making a hologram sticker includes the steps of adding a releasing layer on a base; plating a metal layer on the releasing layer; printing an epoxy layer with a holographic pattern on the metal layer; chemically etching the metal... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6589120 | Game apparatus A game apparatus, a method of preparing a game image and information storage medium are disclosed wherein, in the case of a player character moving in a three-dimensional game space, a plurality of viewpoint positions including the player characters in a ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589095 | Movable mechanical doll A movable mechanical doll has a seat. A shoulder-arm part and a head part (40) are mounted on the seat. A hollow body covers the seat and the shoulder-arm part (20). A headpiece (60) covers the head part (40) and has a mouth. When motors of the doll are a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583711 | Temperature sensitive circuit breaker A temperature sensitive circuit breaker includes two contacts electrically mounted on a circuit board and an insulating pivot seat attached to the circuit board between the two contacts. A lever has a first end pivotally connected to the pivot seat and co... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6568752 | Foldable chair A foldable chair includes a pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs each connected to a corresponding one of the pair of front legs, a pair of rear legs pivotally connected to a connection plate sandwiched between the pair of rear legs, a seat with multip... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6570480 | Circuit breaker A circuit breaker includes a shell with a hollow button at the top. The button has an indicator light received therein and a central tab extending downward. A first blade, a second blade and a grounding prong extend out of the shell through the bottom of ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6558286 | Continuously variable transmission and variants The present invention pertains to the field of machine-tooling and essentially relates to a continuously variable transmission that comprises a central shaft (1), an epicycle (5) having outer central discs (4) attached thereon, solar wheels in the form of... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554210 | Fluid and air nozzle and method for cleaning vehicle lenses Fluid and air nozzle assemblies are capable of propelling streams of a cleaning fluid and air mixture onto a vehicle vision device, visible indicator, or sensor. These nozzle assemblies are mounted on a vehicle adjacent to the vehicle vision device, visib... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6552785 | Reference wavelength light generating apparatus A reference wavelength light generating apparatus is disclosed in which light emitted from a light source is branched by a light branching unit, one of the branched lights is extracted as a measuring beam and the other is extracted as reference wavelength... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6549281 | Monochromator and spectrometric method In the monochromator, when measured beam which is diffracted by a plane diffraction grating is collected by a collimator to be returned, the measured beam is displaced by a displacement member in a direction parallel to rulings of the plane diffraction gr... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6536316 | Pipe beveling and facing tool A pipe beveling tool with improved operation and structure with reduced chatter due to its anti-backlash design. This tool allows for quick changing of cutter heads and tool bits. It also incorporates a quieter pneumatic motor muffler system and has a red... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530639 | Image forming device A sensor configuration and signal processing, which are not affected by a paper rise when a print pattern for auto head shading and density correction is read, are provided. A predetermined print pattern is printed with a plurality of heads, and the prede... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6526627 | Hinge auto-return device for a glass door An hinge auto-return device for a glass door includes a body containing a longitudinal pivot hole to rotatably receive a pivot pin in the body and a lateral guide hole to movably receive a positioning block in the body. The lateral guide hole extends perp... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6522036 | Motor with a heat dissipating assembly A motor with a heat dissipating assembly includes a hollow block, a stator fixedly mounted in the block and a rotor rotatably mounted in the stator. A first gap is formed between the block and the stator. A second gap is formed between the stator and the ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6514552 | Method for keeping roast coffee bean freshness Roast coffee bean freshness is maintained by storing just roasted beans in a sealed container having much less than 1.0% oxygen therein. Storage of roasted coffee at very low temperatures (less than -40 degrees F. (-40 degrees C.)) also preserves the fres... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6497230 | Air port damper An air port damper system for a recovery boiler employs plural louvers for altering the exit angle of air through an air port. Dampers are provided to enable adjustment of the flow through the device. Suitably, the device may be retracted away from the ai... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6488424 | Image forming device A second passage 20 is arranged on a side opposite to a discharge port 16 relative to a first passage 18. Additionally, an intercepting member 24 is provided which intercepts the communication between the first passage 18 and the insertion port 14 and all... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488346 | Toolbox A toolbox includes at least one case having a bottom panel, two side panels, a back panel and a top panel connected together to form an internal space. The connecting devices between these panels are integral keys and are corresponding slots respectively ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6489910 | Oversampling circuit and digital/analog converter It is object to provide an oversampling circuit and a digital-to-analog converter which have small circuit scales and component costs of which are reduced. The data input at predetermined intervals is multiplied by the multiplying section 1 by four types ... | 12/03/2002 |
