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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6386735 | Decorative tunnel light showing distantly converging lights A decorative tunnel light includes a casing having at least a front window, a front plane reflective mirror closely located behind the front window, a rear convex reflective mirror behind the front mirror with a predetermined distance existing between the... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6386083 | Vertically movable foam sponge cutting apparatus A vertically movable foam sponge cutting apparatus includes a vertical cutting device disposed on a blade strip frame. The vertical cutting device can be moved left and right in a vertical state. In addition, the vertical cutting device includes an ascend... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5989442 | Wet etching Method for wet etching where proper arrangements of the substrates during the growth of the insulation layer is adopted. An insulation layer is prepared on the surface of a substrate at the area where thin film circuits are positioned. On the surfaces of ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5890230 | Hat with elastic sizing band Disclosed is a hat which can be made of multiple pieces or one integral piece of soft material sewed into a hat body having a crown portion and a brim portion. An elastic band is sewed onto and along a lower inner periphery of the crown portion of the hat... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5816387 | High-temperature furnace and ceramic conveyer belt therefor A high-temperature, conveyer-type furnace includes a selectively flexible-inflexible conveyer belt for transporting articles through the furnace. The belt, which is preferably made of ceramic, includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, pivotally-in... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805335 | Operating microscope An operating microscope includes a base and a support coupled to the base. An arm has a proximal end portion rotatably and/or vertically movably coupled to the support, and a distal end portion. At least the distal end portion is formed of a non-magnetic ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800274 | Bowling alley bumper system for producing visual effects A bowling alley bumper system includes a pair of elongated bumpers extending along the length of an alley for guarding the gutters of a bowling alley when the bumpers are in an extended or guarding position. Each of the bumpers also includes a string of l... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5789771 | Camel-gate field-effect transistor with multiple modulation-doped channels The invention relates to the structure of the camel-gate field-effect transistor with multiple modulation-doped channels. The device structure, from the bottom to the top in succession, includes the substrate, the buffer layer, the multiple modulation-dop... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5788362 | Light string fixing structure Disclosed is a light string fixing structure which mainly includes a fixing seat and a lampholder detachably connected to the fixing seat. The fixing seat can be fixedly mounted onto a desired position by extending a nail or screw through a centered hole ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783294 | Electroconductive composite plastic resin sheet Proposed is a novel electroconductive composite plastic resin sheet consisting of an insulating base sheet of a plastic resin and an electroconductive coating layer formed on at least one of the surfaces of the base sheet, which is suitable as a material ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5779554 | Three-dimensional bowling alley masking unit A bowling alley masking unit comprising a pin curtain and a plurality of separate panels which are disposed laterally across at least one longitudinally extending bowling lane. The panels are disposed in a three-dimensional array with lateral and or longi... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5769362 | Aircraft control mechanism for a speed brake An aircraft control mechanism for a speed brake includes a shaft, an outer sleeve surrounding the shaft and a sprag clutch. The mechanism also includes input and output elements and a control element with the input element tied to the outer sleeve. The co... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5758593 | Port assembly for a marine vessel A port assembly for a marine vessel, including a lens element and three concentric stainless steel rings which are superimposed upon one another. A first of the rings includes a base portion forming an outer trim ring, a second portion which is generally ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758455 | High pressure servo-mechanism control system for civil or architectural structure The present invention relates to a high pressure servo-mechanism to be installed in a civil or architectural structure to alleviate dynamic reaction of the protected structure and to prevent the possible damages to the structure by earthquakes or typhoons... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5752094 | Autozoon apparatus for camera An autozoom apparatus for a camera having an operating member for designating a first point and a second point in a scene to be photographed; a circuit using an angular velocity sensor for detecting a displacement angle of the camera when the camera is ro... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735779 | Rotary exerciser A rotary exerciser including a frame assembly having an upper and a lower sleeves and a polished stem connected to middle sections of the sleeves to form an I-shaped pattern. Each sleeve is formed with two axial slots on two sides. Two locating sleeves ar... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5717315 | Check apparatus for camera capable of using one of different types of power sources A power source check apparatus of a camera capable of using one of different type of batteries or battery packs detects the type of the power source used, and checks residual capacity of the power source by measuring the terminal voltage of the power sour... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5702542 | Machinable metal-matrix composite Metal-matrix composites and methods for producing these composites are provided. The manufacturing methods include providing a ceramic preform having a uniform distribution of ceramic particles sintered to one another. The particles include an average par... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5697365 | Endotracheal tube construction and method for intubating a patient An endotracheal tube construction includes an elongated kink resistant flexible tubular member having distal and proximal ends with a curved portion therebetween. The tubular member defines a major passageway or airway and a relatively small cuff inflatin... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695449 | Cover-sheathed endoscope An operating portion cover for covering an operating portion of a cover-sheathed endoscope is provided with a finger putting portion to which a finger of the operator can be put in order to operate a movable operating member such as a bending operation kn... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5676082 | Hatch assembly for a marine vessel A hatch assembly includes a first frame member having a generally J-shaped cross-section with a longitudinal extending or upright position and a generally parallel lip portion which is separated from the longitudinal portion by a horizontal section or ris... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5675234 | Multicell battery monitoring system A continuously monitored battery operated power supply for maritime applications includes four batteries which form a parallel connected pair of banks in which the cells in each bank are series connected to each other. A Wheatstone bridge circuit connects... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5670567 | Method and composition for stabilizing soil and process for making the same A water soluble chemical composition for use as a soil stabilizer, conditer and structuring agent includes a dispersing agent such as a polyanionic sulfonated urea-melamine formaldehyde condensate, an aggregating agent such as a non-ionic water soluble u... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5667585 | Method for the preparation of wire-formed silicon crystal Proposed is a low-cost method for the preparation of a wire-formed crystal of silicon having a diameter of 1 mm or smaller, in which a vertically held starting rod of silicon is melted at one end portion by high-frequency induction heating, a seed crystal... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5663865 | Ceramic electrostatic chuck with built-in heater Proposed is a ceramic-based electrostatic chuck with built-in heater used in high-temperature processing of a semiconductor silicon wafer, which is capable of exhibiting excellent electrostatic attracting force even at a temperature at which conventional ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5656342 | End surface-protected frame-supported pellicle for photolithography An improvement is proposed for a frame-supported pellicle used for dust-proof protection of a photomask in the photolithographic patterning work in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. In view of the problem that, when a frame-supported pellicle havi... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5649869 | Fluorescent bowling pins A bowling pin for use with an automatic scorer includes a wood core and an ionomer cladding having an outer surface which surrounds the standing portion of the pin. The pin includes a first fluorescent coating on the outer surface in a preselected area, p... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5649868 | Horizontal ball-return mechanism A horizontal ball return mechanism for propelling a bowling ball from one end of a bowling alley to the other includes a generally horizontal track with compression and decompression sections and a generally flat horizontal section therebetween. Two pulle... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5646374 | Conveyor for a combination weigher or the like A vibratory conveyor for a combination weigher or the like includes an elongated trough having inlet and outlet ends and a pair of upwardly extending and outwardly flared side walls. The conveyor also includes a pair of ramps for lifting and slowing a flo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5630761 | Bowling ball return mechanism A bowling alley return mechanism includes a horizontal ball return disposed between two adjacent lanes, a pair of side walls which define a chamber and a ball door or opening in one of the side walls. A generally crescent-shaped concave pivotally mounted ... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5624322 | Bowling alley return and storage rack A bowling alley ball return and storage rack includes an infeed track and a pair of parallel generally horizontal storage racks disposed on opposite sides of the infeed track. An S-shaped member acts as a stop for directing a first bowling ball to a first... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5613652 | Aircraft auto throttle system An auto throttle system for FAYDEC equipped aircraft includes a remote friction element which is separated from a pilot's console. The system also includes an auto throttle control and a manual throttle control which are mechanically coupled through the f... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5608990 | Removable light limiting blind assembly A removable light controlling blind assembly for a marine vessel or the like includes two generally circular superimposed panels. Each of those panels has a plurality of translucent horizontal strips printed thereon and a plurality of alternating light tr... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5601588 | Endoscopic puncture needle An endoscopic puncture needle including a flexible outer sheath, a flexible inner sheath advanceably and retreatably inserted through the outer sheath, and a needle element formed at the distal end of the inner sheath, in which the inner sheath is made of... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5597669 | Frame-supported pellicle for photolithography Proposed is a frame-supported pellicle for dustproof protection of a photomask in the photolithographic patterning work for the manufacture of fine electronic devices having excellent mechanical properties and durability of the pellicle membrane against a... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590853 | Aircraft control system An aircraft control system for computing a yaw compensated angle of attack is disclosed. The system includes an angle of attack sensor for generating a signal which represents an aircraft's angle of attack as determined by an angle of attack vane and a tr... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5577610 | Casing for frame-supported pellicles Proposed is a novel casing for frame-supported pellicle used for dustproof protection of a photomask in the photolithographic patterning process for the manufacture of fine electronic devices. Different from conventional casings made from a plastic resin,... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5568541 | System and method for adding a surcharge to the cost/call for telephone solicitations A method for placing a surcharge on telephone solicitations including the steps of providing a local telephone number to a customer for accessing a call from an originating caller and identifying the originating caller's telephone number, as for example, ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5566992 | Mechanism for latching and unlatching a hatch assembly A hatch dog handle mechanism includes a rotatable hub assembly which includes a handle, a locking lug. A locking plate or portion of the frame is also provided for engagement by the locking lug. The locking lug is rotatable about a central axis through a ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5560473 | Drive mechanism for a carton conveyor A drive mechanism for a vertical cartoner which has a plurality of adjustable pockets including a primary drive motor, a servo motor and a clutch assembly for adjusting the pockets to accommodate cartons of different widths. The primary drive motor rotate... | 10/01/1996 |
