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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5109145 | Vacuum interrupter contacts and process for producing the same A vacuum breaker contact produced according to the coating step of forming a metal coated layer comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag, Ni, Sn, In, Fe and alloys thereof on at least a part of the surface of the contact ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4964473 | Method for driving a hydraulic submerged tool Method for driving a hydraulic submerged tool whereby the hydraulic pressure energy is generated in a submerged power converter, being driven by pressurized surrounding water which after the energy transfer is exhausted into the surrounding water, said po... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4965766 | Digital input/out circuit capable of sending and receiving data in different modes A digital input/output circuit to be connected between an internal data bus composed of 2n signal lines (n is zero or a positive integer) and 2n external terminals includes an output port for outputting data from the internal data bu... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4958134 | Noise suppression device comprising a toroid winding A noise suppression device is disclosed which comprises a toroid-shaped device comprising an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon wound with plural turns, or ring-shaped pieces formed from an amorphous magnetic alloy ribbon and laminated in plural number, and ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4957473 | Rotational speed differential responsive type torque transmitting assembly A limited slip differential is disclosed which includes a first rotary element, a second rotary element, and hydraulic means including a plurality of reciprocal pistons in slidable engagement with internal cam surface means of the first rotary element. Th... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4956848 | Electrodes for gas apparatus and method of making the same In a gas laser, an anode of discharge electrodes is formed from stainless steel. Alternatively, the anode is formed from a metallic base material and chromium coating is applied on the surface of the metallic base material. A cathode is formed from titani... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4949293 | Method and apparatus for computing residue with respect to arbitrary modulus A method and apparatus for computing a residue of a modulo-"a" number with respect to an arbitrary modulus, which require only a small memory capacity for the residue tables. The method obtains the residue by the iteration of dividing the modulo-"a" numbe... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4941541 | Device for distributing drive power in the drive train of a four wheel drive vehicle In order to improve the steering and handling characteristics of a four wheel drive vehicle wherein at least one of the front and rear sets of wheels are provided with an auxiliary steering device, the steering condition of the vehicle is sensed and in th... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4941370 | Select shock attenuation arrangement for automatic automotive transmission A sequence valve is interposed between the manual valve and the reverse clutch and arranged to control the communication therebetween. The valve is responsive to the pressure which develops in the low and reverse brake and establishes communication betwee... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4940615 | Tubular foodstuff casing made of cellulose hydrate, in particular synthetic sausage casing The tubular foodstuff casing, in particular the synthetic sausage casing, made of cellulose hydrate comprises an external covering or impregnation comprising a fungicidal heterocyclic compound, in particular a benzimidazole or isothiazolone derivative sub... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4938322 | Multi-disc damper using viscous fluid A damper comprising within a casing filled with viscous fluid a number of movable discs to be moved in response to the transmitted external force and a number of not interlocked fixed discs arranged in an alternative arrangement, wherein both movable and ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4933753 | Portable image forming apparatus A portable image forming apparatus includes an image data generator and an image forming element. The image data generator includes a scanner for scanning a document, a converter for converting light reflected from the document into an elecrical signal. T... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4931649 | Neutron coincidence calorimeter A spectrometer for MEV neutrons relies upon total energy absorption to measure neutron energy. Neutrons are thermalized in a liquid scintillator-moderator providing a first light pulse and are subsequently captured in a Li-6 glass scintillator providing a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930088 | Rotated graphic pattern generating system A rotated pattern generating system includes at least a X-direction straight line generator adapted to calculate, a difference in X- and Y-directions between the position of a given dot on a destination coordinate and a position of the next dot to be coor... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4919440 | Actively controlled suspension system for automotive vehicle with fail-safe system in response to failure of electric circuitry An actively controlled suspension system includes a fail-safe system which is associated with a pressure control valve and detective of failure of a control circuit to perform fail-safe operation. The fail-safe system operates the pressure control valve i... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4917607 | Doll for facilitating therapeutic communication and attitudinal healing The disclosure describes an apparatus and method for facilitating therapeutic communication of human emotions, for attitudinal healing, or for everyday play. A rag type doll has built-in cavities for receiving fabric forms connoting human feelings and oth... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4909534 | Actively controlled automotive suspension system with variable damping coefficient and/or spring coefficient An actively controlled suspension system is provided with a fluid pressure device provided between a vehicle body and a suspension member for suspending the vehicle body on the suspension member. The fluid pressure member is variable at least one of dampi... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908579 | Switched capacitor sampling filter This filter circuit comprises at least one basic cell (2) arranged as a switched capacitor sampling filter, together with a clock suitable for defining two different states for controlling sampling. According to the main characteristic of the invention, t... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4906022 | Passive seat belt arrangement Herein disclosed is a passive seat belt arrangement mounted in a vehicle which has a roof side rail and a center pillar which are connected with each other to form a smoothly curved inner edge at a jointed portion therebetween. The arrangement comprises a... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4903549 | Shift control system for automatic transmission A hydraulic control system for an automatic transmission comprises a one-way valve arranged between a hydraulic line leading to a second speed apply chamber of a band brake and a hydraulic line leading to a fourth speed apply chamber of the band brake in ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4893223 | Illumination devices for inspection systems Illumination devices for an inspection system which holds the article to be inspected in a particular location and having light emitting diodes disposed in a part spherical array to cause light to converge upon a restricted field of view in which the arti... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4876864 | Combination lock A combination lock for a panel and a frame is provided. The panel and the frame are such that the panel can move relative to the frame and the combination lock is such that it can lock the panel relative to the frame. The panel has an arm member extending... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4862233 | Integrated circuit device having vertical MOS provided with Zener diode Vertical MOS and another component such as CMOS are made in a single semiconductor substrate having a highly doped underlying layer and a lightly doped epitaxial surface layer of a first conductivity type. The vertical MOS includes a channel region of a s... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4846843 | Inner hand An inner hand as an orthopedic fitting part of thermoplastic for accommodating a hand mechanism is disclosed. The inner hand has an annular groove which is made on the end portion of the hand and into which a ring which fixes the inner hand on the hand me... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4833059 | Developing method using one-component non-magnetic toner with positive frictional charge A developing method for converting an electrostatic latent image on the surface of an electrostatic latent image holder into a visible image by arranging the electrostatic latent image holder for holding the electrostatic latent image thereon and a toner ... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4816496 | Photocurable composition Disclosed are photocurable compositions which comprise (A) a compound having at least one epoxy group and at least one photocurable unsaturated ethylenic double bond within the same molecule; (B) an organometallic compound and (C) a silicon compound capable of gene... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4814950 | Automotive headlight of projector type The automotive headlight of projector type comprises a reflector, a lamp bulb as light source disposed near the focus of said reflector, a convex lens which projects frontwardly the light emitted from the lamp bulb, reflected by the reflector and then con... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4809181 | Automotive yaw-sensitive brake control system Automotive brake control is performed by controlling brake pressure at front and rear wheels independently. The braking force at each of the front and rear wheels is controlled in accordance with monitored vehicle driving conditions so that the steering c... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4807948 | Cupboard, more particularly a bathroom cupboard A cupboard, more particularly a bathroom cupboard, contains a housing consisting of at least two profiled parts which are joined together in a corner-area at an angle of less than 180°. The purpose of the invention is to make it possible to build the cup... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4805474 | Structure for supporting governor shaft of automatic transmission An automatic transmission having a reduction shaft disposed in a lower part within a transmission case is equipped with a govenor shaft having a governor shaft gear engaging with a governor drive gear formed in the reduction gear. The governor shaft exten... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4742778 | Floating carrier type transporting system A floating carrier type transporting system comprises guide rails whose bottom section is formed by a ferromagnetic material, a carrier free to run along the guide rails, a magnetic supporting device for floating the carrier, a linear induction motor for ... | 05/10/1988 |
