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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5982204 | Information-discriminating circuit An information-discriminating circuit has a biasing device that superposes bias voltage on an input signal, and a comparator that discriminates information by comparing an output signal from the biasing device with a threshold value. The difference betwee... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5814206 | Passive acid tar neutralization process An improved process for neutralization of acid tars employs a bulk neutralizing agent having a specific gravity greater than that of the acid tar to be neutralized. The bulk neutralizing agent, generally in excess of an amount sufficient to accomplish neu... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5812436 | Method and apparatus for testing and analyzing the conformance of a proposed set of requirements for a proposed network management application A method and system for preparing a suite of test scripts for testing a proposed network management application. The proposed network management application, termed a subsystem control facility (SCF), is first defined as a set of requirements with the aid... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5811471 | Disinfectant plastic sponge material A germicidal absorptive material for use in surgical packings, sanitary tampons and similar uses is provided by a sponge-like matrix of polyvinyl alcohol-acetal copolymer to which is tightly bound a germicidal disinfectant dye. Polyvinyl alcohol-acetal po... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5788658 | Field adjustable extrication collar An extrication collar for immobilizing the head and neck of an injured victim is field adjustable by an emergency medical technician who matches the size of the victim by tearing lower and/or upper peripheral portions of the extrication collar off along a... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5760326 | Tone signal processing device capable of parallelly performing an automatic performance process and an effect imparting, tuning or like process An automatic performance section and an effect imparting section or (and) a pitch measuring section are provided in combination within a single device, and the operations of these sections are collectively controlled by a processor. To an external sound s... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5758882 | Screened gasket for high pressure fluid transmission applications A screened gasket for sealing a junction and filtering fluid flowing through the junction includes a sandwich-type structure with first and second gasket members holding a central screen securely therebetween. An inner seal annularly surrounds the screen ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756029 | Molding process for manufacturing a molded product containing another molded product A molding process includes forming a primary molded product having interlocking projections and holes in a primary mold. The product is transferred into a secondary mold having interlocking grooves and pins, and secured therein by the engagement of the pr... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5751560 | Switching power circuit with current resonance for zero current switching A transformer has a primary winding including a first end which is connected to a first input terminal. A switching transistor is connected between a second end of the primary winding and a second input terminal. Timing circuits control an on-off operatio... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5743215 | Cat toy for reliably triggering play or attack behavior An animal toy comprising a durable, flexible target attached to the end of a line of a pole and reel assembly. The target is made of a plastic material in order to withstand chewing and breaking by the animal. Further, the target may be shaped as a circul... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5741995 | Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires In order to give piano-like key touch to a player in an electronically sound producing mode, a keyboard incorporated in a musical instrument is linked with key action mechanisms associated with hammer mechanisms, and a stopper blocks the hammer shanks bef... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5715373 | Method and apparatus for preparing a suite of test scripts for testing a proposed network management application A method and system for preparing a suite of test scripts for testing a proposed network management application. The proposed network management application, termed a subsystem control facility (SCF), is first defined as a set of requirements with the aid... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5656790 | Musical sound system including a main unit for producing musical sounds and a control unit for controlling the main unit A musical sound system is operated according to a selected set of a system program and a control program, which are separate from each other and which are related consistently to each other. The system is comprised of a sound unit and a control unit. The ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5568686 | Tool for assembling wire connectors A lightweight, economical, reliable and adaptable tool for use in joining wire connector assemblies such as those utilized in telecommunications includes a base member including a housing and a cam mechanism with a T-bar pivotally connected with a cam mec... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567900 | Electronic tone generator system with CPU and DSP A tone signal control system for controlling a tone signal supplied from a tone generator. The tone signal control system includes a CPU for executing a computational and control operation in accordance with an externally stored program, a DSP for executi... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565670 | Cordless RF link for bar code input device modulating impulses corresponding to data state transitions An apparatus for reading a bar code symbol is provide which includes a bar code scanner and a receiver. The scanner transmits an RF signal representation of the bar code symbol to the receiver that includes substantially less information than that origina... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5562034 | Media roll braking system for a thermal label printer A brake apparatus for a printer is provided which rapidly decelerates and stops a rotating roll of print media in between printing operations, and allows the roll to rotate freely during printing operations. The printer includes a print head mechanism tha... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5562003 | Apparatus for detecting the level of a liquid in a tank An apparatus is provided for detecting the level of a liquid in a tank. The apparatus is designed to be connected to a controller that controls a pump so as to switch the pump on when the liquid level reaches a maximum authorized level and to stop operati... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5557215 | Self-bias measuring method, apparatus thereof and electrostatic chucking apparatus According to the present invention, there are provided a self-bias measurement method of measuring the self-bias voltage of an object when the object is subjected to a plasma process by using a plasma generated between a pair of electrodes, the object bei... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5556395 | Method and system for laser treatment of refractive error using an offset image of a rotatable mask An ophthalmological surgery system and method for performing ablative photodecomposition of the corneal surface by offset image scanning. A mask having opaque and transparent portions corresponding to a desired type of correction, such as a hyperopic corr... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553995 | Method of driving a turbine in rotation by means of a jet device A turbine device and a method of driving the turbine device are disclosed. The turbine device includes an admission channel, a turbine, and an injection channel. The turbine device may also include a regulator. The turbine is driven by injecting a primary... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5545949 | Coaxial transmissioin line input transformer having externally variable eccentricity and position An input transformer for a coaxial transmission line is provided which allows continuously variable amplitude and phase of an RF signal conducted on the transmission line. The transformer comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis. A center conductor ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5545839 | Keyboard musical instrument with movable key bed for performing music without acoustic sounds A keyboard musical instrument lowers a key bed together with a keyboard, key action mechanisms and hammer mechanisms in a silent mode, and a stopper mechanism and a make-up mechanism cause the depressed keys to actuate the key action mechanisms and damper... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5541358 | Position-based controller for electronic musical instrument A performance unit is provided that is freely movable within a three-dimensional performance region. Control circuitry is used to detect a position of the performance unit with respect to a reference point in the performance region and to generate a posit... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541356 | Electronic musical tone controller with fuzzy processing An electronic musical tone controller having an input operator for inputting a degree of a sensory expression representing the quality of a musical tone and generating an input parameter, a controller for controlling an electrical parameter and a circuit ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541355 | Electronic musical instrument having an automatic peformance function An electronic musical instrument has a memory device, a reading out device, a first tone generating device, a stop designating device, a terminating device, and a second tone generating device. The reading out device reads out automatic performance data f... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541353 | Keyboard instrument for selectively producing mechanical sounds and synthetic sounds without any mechanical vibrations on music wires In order to give piano-like key touch to a player in an electronically sound producing mode, a keyboard incorporated in a musical instrument is linked with key action mechanisms associated with hammer mechanisms, and a stopper blocks the hammer shanks bef... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539145 | Tone data recording and reproducing device A record and reproduction controlling device is connected to a hard disk memory via a bus. This controlling device receives from a computer information necessary for read/write operation, on the basis of which the controlling device performs its own proce... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537744 | Tappet for an IC engine A tappet in a direct acting type valve operating mechanism of an internal combustion engine comprises a top wall and a cylindrical portion. The upper and lower surfaces of the top wall contacts a rotary cam and the end of a stem of an engine valve respect... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537084 | Method for improving spectrum quality of low power pulsed anode magnetrons An improved low power pulsed anode magnetron is provided having a cylindrical cathode centrally disposed within a plurality of radial anode vanes. An interaction region is provided between the surface of the cathode and the anode vane tips. A ratio of the... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536924 | Method and apparatus for matrix symbology imager A two-dimensional matrix symbology reader comprises a fixed housing having a slot disposed in a side of the housing to receive a card medium having a two-dimensional matrix symbology affixed thereto. The matrix symbology is illuminated within the housing ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536903 | Musical tone synthesizing apparatus having a loop circuit A musical tone synthesizing apparatus at least comprises two loop circuits. Each loop circuit delays an input signal thereof by a delay time corresponding to a tone-pitch period of a musical tone to be produced while circulating the input signal therethro... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536902 | Method of and apparatus for analyzing and synthesizing a sound by extracting and controlling a sound parameter Analysis data are provided which are indicative of plural components making up an original sound waveform. The analysis data are analyzed to obtain a characteristic concerning a predetermined element, and then data indicative of the obtained characteristi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536744 | Imidazolinoxyl derivatives This invention offers the compounds which exhibit a coronary blood vessel dilating action which is long-acting. (Constitution) Novel imidazolinoxyl derivatives represented by a general formula (1). A compound A in which R is COOH is given in an example. #... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536176 | Flexible bus routing structure A modular bus routing system incorporates segments of a plurality of parallel buses in a substrate on which device connectors are strategically located. Each end of each bus segment is coupled to a connector mounted on the substrate and interconnection be... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536066 | Harness for fixing a child restraint onto a school bus seat A securing structure for fixing an child restraint designed for automobile seats onto a bench type seat of the kind commonly found on school buses. The securing structure comprises a fabric seat belt harness secured by seat belt buckles onto an fastening ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535601 | Air conditioning system An air conditioning system comprises: a motor (5, 69); a speed increasing mechanism (7) connected to the motor to increase revolution speed of the motor; an air compressor (3) driven by the motor through the speed increasing mechanism at high speed to pro... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5534750 | Integral polepiece magnetic focusing system having enhanced gain and transmission A focusing system for an electron beam within an RF amplification tube is provided. The focusing system comprises a plurality of magnetic polepieces each having a centrally disposed aperture, and a plurality of electrically conductive non-magnetic plates ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534747 | Variable focus electron gun assembly with ceramic spacers An electron gun having a stacked construction is provided, comprising a cylindrical shell, a cathode concentrically disposed within the shell, and at least one spacing ring disposed within the shell in abutting engagement with the cathode. The cathode is ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534502 | Process for producing fat emulsion Stable homogeneous fatty emulsions containing amphotericin B are prepared. According to one embodiment, amphotericin B is decrystallized using an acid and ethanol and then homogeneously dispersed in a lipid, following which it is emulsified. According to ... | 07/09/1996 |
