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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5584942 | Flux for soldering A flux applied in soldering to a substrate metal formed thereon with a firmly oxidized layer, the flux containing at least stannous chloride, non-oxidation acid and a viscous agent and excluding zinc chloride therefrom.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5566505 | Sliding door A sliding door capable of permitting both initiation of a door opening operation and termination of a door closing operation to be smoothly and readily accomplished. During the door closing operation, obliquely downward and inward movement of a door body ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561167 | Antibacterial fiber, textile and water-treating element using the fiber and method of producing the same An antibacterial fiber includes an ion exchange fiber and an antibacterial metal ion entrapped within the ion exchange fiber through an ion exchange reaction. The invention also discloses antibacterial textiles and water-treating element using the fibers.... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5560188 | Lawn tractor having a blower unit and a grass clippings transport duct A lawn tractor has an engine with a vertical output shaft, front wheels and rear wheels, a body frame extending longitudinally of the tractor, a mower unit supported by the body frame, a grass catcher supported the by body frame, a blower unit supported b... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5558814 | Phosphor and method for preparing same A phosphor capable of exhibiting luminescence with high efficiency by excitation due to impingement of electrons accelerated under an anode voltage of hundreds volts to about 2 kV thereon and a method for preparing the same are disclosed. Mn is ion-implan... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558578 | Driving force transmitting device A driving force transmitting device for transmitting driving force from a driving member to a driven member incorporates a wired cable operatively connected with each of the driving member and the driven member, wherein the wired cable rotated by the driv... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558365 | Tethered air bag An apparatus is provided for an air bag mounted in a Vehicle such that a steering wheel rotates with respect to the air bag. The air bag inflates towards an occupant upon sudden decelerations of the vehicle, thereby protecting the occupant's head. The air... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5556436 | Solid fuel made from porous coal and production process and production apparatus therefore A solid fuel in which an oil mixture containing a heavy oil fraction and a solvent fraction is incorporated in fine pores of a porous coal. The improved porous coal is produced by mixing an oil mixture containing a heavy oil fraction and a solvent fractio... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5554201 | Thermal treated coal, and process and apparatus for preparing the same Thermal treated coal which has a water content of not more than 10%, which has pores with an oil adsorbed onto and impregnated into the pore surface, and which is decarboxylated and dehydrated to have a reduced porosity is provided. In its manufacture, po... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5545954 | Drive circuit for ultrasonic motor A drive circuit for an ultrasonic motor and, more particularly, a drive circuit for an ultrasonic motor which supplies the ultrasonic motor with drive signals of a predetermined frequency and controls the frequency of the drive signals to drive the ultras... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5542243 | Lawn tractor having a blower unit and a grass clippings transport duct A lawn tractor has an engine, front wheels and rear wheels, a body frame extending longitudinally of the tractor, a mower unit supported by the body frame, a grass catcher supported by the body frame, a blower unit supported by the body frame, and a duct ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5538005 | B'method for monitoring fetal characteristics by radiotelemetric transmission A fetal monitor is provided for gathering characteristic data such as fetal electrocardiogram, temperature and intra-uterine pressure so that fetal health may be determined during intra-operative and postoperative periods. The fetal monitor comprises a re... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5533677 | Method and apparatus for spreading material A method and apparatus for spreading material including a container for the material to be spread; the container includes an open top for receiving the material, a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, and a bottom; apparatus adjac... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531908 | Germ-free liquid dispenser A germ-free liquid dispenser is disclosed. The dispenser includes a liquid container having a liquid outlet opening, a reservoir for receiving and reserving the liquid from the container, a holder for detachably holding the liquid container at its supply ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527670 | Electrochemical denaturation of double-stranded nucleic acid A process is described for denaturing native double-stranded nucleic acid material into its individual strands in an electrochemical cell. The process disclosed is an electrical treatment of the nucleic acid with a voltage applied to the nucleic acid mate... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526892 | Vehicle having a differential with a vertical drive pinion shaft A vehicle including a change speed device having an output shaft for outputting drive from an engine in varied speeds, and a differential having a drive pinion shaft for receiving output of the change speed device. The output shaft of the change speed dev... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526182 | Multiple beam optical memory system An optical memory system employing multiple reading/writing optical beams for simultaneously reading from or writing to multiple tracks of optical media to allow reading/writing of closely spaced adjacent tracks. Various optical elements and other means a... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5525810 | Self calibrating solid state scanner A solid-state scanner for reading bar codes or projecting images is described. The scanner operates either in a reading mode or a calibrate mode using the same hardware. Use of two-dimensional array light sources minimizes the size of the semiconductor ch... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5523884 | Optical beam delivery system The present invention is directed to an optical system which includes an image region having at least one light source which directs a beam of light along an optical axis and an object region which is adapted to receive the light from the light source. An... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520847 | Low-velocity electron excited phosphor A low-velocity electron excited phosphor having a composition represented by a general formula ZnO.multidot.(Alx, Gal-x)2 O3 :Mn, wherein X=0.001 to 0.3 mol. A content of Al in the phosphor is set be to within a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5513551 | Hydraulic control system A control system for controlling a flow control valve to drive a hydraulic actuator in response to operation of a control device. This system includes a position detecting sensor for detecting a shift position of the control device, a speed detecting unit... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5513404 | Excretion apparatus combined into a bed for bedridden person The present invention enables a bedridden person to perform excretory functions without help from another person. The present invention includes a bed and a movable toilet in which water is provided. A negative pressure propels water and excrements throug... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5510154 | Low-velocity electron excited phosphor and method for producing same A low-velocity electron excited phosphor capable of exhibiting increased luminance and a method for producing the same. A matrix crystal for the phosphor is doped therein with an activator at implantation energy of 50 KeV by ion implantation, resulting in... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5502747 | Method and apparatus for filtering an electronic environment with improved accuracy and efficiency and short flow-through delay An improved method and apparatus for filtering an electronic environment with relatively high accuracy and efficiency and relatively short flow-through delay ("latency") is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention may be applied to digital filters implemen... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500540 | Wafer scale optoelectronic package A package and method for packaging optoelectronic or electronic components is provided in which multiple chip regions are packaged simultaneously prior to sectioning of the wafer into chips. The method and package allows micro-optic and other package elem... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5497051 | Current supply means for a laser flash lamp Current supply means for a laser flash lamp contain a fast switch and control means which modulate the amplitude of each individual pulse with a presettable modulating frequency and depth of modulation. This permits higher peak envelope powers to be obtai... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496860 | Antibacterial fiber, textile and water-treating element using the fiber and method of producing the same An antibacterial fiber includes an ion exchange fiber and an antibacterial metal ion entrapped within the ion exchange fiber through an ion exchange reaction. The invention also discloses antibacterial textiles and water-treating element using the fibers.... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5491411 | Method and apparatus for imaging microscopic spatial variations in small currents and magnetic fields A magnetic flux microscope that measures the magnetic field about a sample surface. The apparatus uses a thin-film superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) as the scanning device. Magnetic shielding is provided about the SQUID and is held stati... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5489170 | Anchoring apparatus for wheeled chair An anchoring apparatus for a wheeled chair mainly composed of a movable frame assembled with a seat frame structure of the wheeled chair to be movable in a vertical direction, a hydraulic damper assembled with the seat frame structure for biasing the mova... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5488739 | Hockey glove construction A hockey glove comprising a hand protective section and a wrist protective section. The hand protective section has a palm portion, a thumb portion and finger portions interconnected by an inner fabric. An outer hand protective fabric structure is connect... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5481093 | Golf round timing device A golf round timing device is provided for determining the time at which a golfer is to start a golf hole. The golf round timing device comprises a base and a circular disk member. The base has an outer arcuate row of indicia, indicative of time intervals... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5478499 | Low-velocity electron excited phosphor of blue luminous color A low-velocity electron excited phosphor capable of exhibiting increased luminance and a stabilized blue tone. The phosphor is formed of ZnO.Ga2 O3 doped with Li and P, wherein the Li and P are doped in amounts of 500 to 2300 ppm and... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5475288 | Drive circuit for an ultrasonic motor having noise cancellation metals and method for using same A drive circuit for driving an ultrasonic motor which maintains frequencies of drive signals for the ultrasonic motor within a drive frequency band. Generation of audible sound is thereby prevented. Further, it is possible to drive an ultrasonic motor in ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5464250 | Bag suitable for use in an air bag apparatus and method of manufacturing the same A bag expandable when an air bag apparatus is activated. A single continuous strap member is alternately sewn on upper and lower fabrics so as to define a plurality of chambers in the bag comprised of the upper and lower fabrics along a predetermined dire... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5458017 | Shift lever assembly for power transmission of automotive vehicle A shift lever assembly composed of a tubular lever member mounted at its lower end on a stationary support block to be shifted in a fore-and-aft direction, an operation rod slidably disposed within an axial bore of the lever member and provided at its low... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5457960 | Hydraulic control system A hydraulic control system for controlling a flow control valve to drive a hydraulic actuator in response to operation of a control device. This system includes a position detecting sensor for detecting a displacement of the control device, an operation d... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5456386 | Two-component pressure container for producing foam A two-component pressure container is provided. The pressure container comprises a valve, an outer container for a first component and a foaming agent as well as an inner container sealed against the outer container for the second component and eventually... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5451848 | Motor drive circuit A motor drive circuit in which a first bipolar transistor is disposed between a ground terminal and one terminal of a motor, and a second bipolar transistor is disposed between the ground terminal and another terminal of the motor. Each of the transistors... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5446754 | Phased array semiconductor laser A phased array of semiconductor laser elements is provided in which the percentage of light which propagates into different diffractive orders is modified by an optical element. The diode laser includes a body of a semiconductor material having an active ... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5446624 | Apparatus for testing and producing semiconductor chips and integrated circuits A probe board is provided with a guide-mask system. The probe board has at least one head which passes through a respective guide-hole located on the filmed guide-mask. The utilization of this guide-mask has the advantage of minimizing slipping of probe h... | 08/29/1995 |
