Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399485 | Rapidly Disintegrable solid preparation A rapidly disintegrable solid preparation which comprises (i) a pharmacologically active ingredient, (ii) a sugar and (iii) a low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having 5% by weight or more to less than 7% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl group. The rapidly disintegr... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7341635 | Eraser An eraser is constituted by an elastic material containing a rubber component or a resin component, and a skeleton structure for reinforcing the elastic material, and the skeleton structure is made from a porous structural material such as from an organic polymer th... | 03/11/2008 |
| D560620 | Optical communication module | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314297 | Vehicle lighting apparatus A headlamp unit is provided to emphasize a shape of an individual lamp while suppressing an increase in the number of parts used, while improving ventilation and preventing fogging in areas near an inner surface of a lens, while maintaining a simple housing structur... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311173 | Reaction control system for obtaining preferable steering feeling A reaction control system controls a reactive force to be applied to an operating device operated by a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a device for measuring a steering speed of steering of the operating device; a device for measuring a steering torque appl... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306277 | Article storage structure for scooter-type vehicle A scooter-type vehicle capable of accommodating articles in a legshield covering from the rear side a head pipe, steerably supporting a front wheel and a steering handle, to accommodate articles by effectively using a space of the legshield. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308346 | Steering device A steering device with a constitution in which an operation unit and steerable wheels are not mechanically connected, has a target turning angle setting device which sets a target turning angle of the steerable wheels according to an operation amount of the operatio... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303914 | Monoclonal antibody against human hepatoma and use thereof The present invention provides a monoclonal antibody MF4C4 against human hepatoma marker antigen. This monoclonal antibody is characterized by high specifically binding to the hepatoma antigen. The present invention also provides MF4C4 immunoglobulins, and the fragm... | 12/04/2007 |
| RE39926 | Arc-machining power supply with switching loss reducing element A power supply for performing arc-machining operation includes a primary rectifier connected to the commercial AC power source and an inverter coupled to the rectifier. A switching device is provided between the rectifier and the inverter. By controlling the power s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293937 | Cover arrangement A cover arrangement for a surface drainage device or similar hollow body is provided that is adapted to be installed in the ground and to be opened. This comprises a rectangular frame to be installed in the ground, a cover that can be inserted into the frame, hinge ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290533 | Saddle-ride type vehicle A saddle-ride type vehicle provided with an air cleaner at the rear side of an engine and a fuel tank at the upper side of the engine, and a heat shield panel disposed between the fuel tank and the engine. A fuel feed pipe, one end of which is connected to a fuel pu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285668 | Process for the crystallization of (R)- or (S)-lansoprazole The present invention relates to a production method of a crystal of (R)-lansoprazole or (S)-lansoprazole, which includes crystallization at a temperature of about 0° C. to about 35° C. from a C1-4 alkyl acetate solution containing (R)-lansoprazole or (... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261174 | All-terrain vehicle An accessory socket is provided for easily supplying power to an accessory device of an all-terrain vehicle. A rear carrier is mounted to the rear portion of the vehicle, and a rear cowl is provided downwardly thereof. The rear cowl is provided with a pair of left a... | 08/28/2007 |
| D546653 | Corkscrew | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241335 | Aqueous ink for ball point pens The invention provides an aqueous ink composition for ball-point pens excellent in both the lubricity for an aqueous ballpoint pen tip and the bleed resistance of writing. The ink composition comprises water and a colorant as the essential components and is characte... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237849 | Wheel for two-wheeled motor vehicle A wheel for a two-wheeled motor vehicle and including a hub, a rim, a spokes coupling the hub and the rim. The hub has a lightening portion formed inside a sprocket flange such that there remains sufficient flange strength and sufficient weight reduction is realized... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233123 | Electrical machine rotor position identification A method of and system for identifying the position of magnetic poles of a rotor of a multi-phase electrical machine relative to a stator of that machine is disclosed. The method includes the steps of applying a voltage pulse to stator windings of each phase, sensin... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230753 | Method for forming domain-inverted structure and optical element with domain-inverted structure A method for forming a domain-inverted structure includes the following: using a ferroelectric substrate (1) having a principal surface substantially perpendicular to the Z axis of crystals; providing a first electrode (3) on the principal surface of t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227291 | Stator for an electrical machine A stator (50) for an electrical machine. A core of the stator (50) is made up of a series of connected segments (42), that are rotatable relative to one another during an assembly operation. Each segment (42) includes a radially outermost... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223863 | Process for preparing Tadalafil and its intermediate The present invention relates an improved process for the preparation of tetrahydro-β-carboline derivative of formula (V) which is useful as an intermediate for the preparation of Tadalafil of formula (I). Moreover, the present invention relates to the process for ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216482 | Clutch device for a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission In a hydrostatic continuously variable transmission, a hydraulic pump is linked to a hydraulic motor by a hydraulic closed circuit to change the capacity of the hydraulic motor so as to change the speed of a motorcycle continuously. A clutch device comprising a clut... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208036 | Water-based pigment-containing ink composition for central core type marking pen A central core type marking pen which has an ink storage portion of a central core and a pen tip connected thereto, wherein the central core contains a water-based pigment-containing ink composition which contains a thickening agent and exhibits, at 20° C., a visco... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205698 | Method of fixing unmagnetized magnetizable members to a rotor disc and a rotor disc A rotor disc assembly 10 for an AC machine includes a rotor disc 20, permanent magnets 30 and a spider 40. The rotor disc 10 has a circumferential lip 22 projecting from a surface thereof. The permanent magnets 30 are... | 04/17/2007 |
| D540270 | Light emitting diode | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202674 | Integrated non-contact/contact capacitance sensor A capacitance sensor of the present invention is equipped with a sensor unit that comprises a pair of detection electrodes, which are connected to respective reference capacitors, are provided with being oppositely separated, and can contact each other; and an insul... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202588 | Chassis frame buckling control device and chassis frame deformation control device The present invention is including: a piezoelectric element actuator provided on a chassis frame and capable of generating a load along the chassis frame; and, a control unit that controls the load of the piezoelectric element actuator. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198129 | Motorcycle A motorcycle in which a fuel tank and a radiator are disposed on the lower side of a floor tunnel portion disposed in the area ranging from the rear side of a head pipe for steerably bearing a front wheel and a steering handle to the lower side of the front end of a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196224 | 1,3,5-tris(arylamino)benzenes The invention provides 1,3,5-tris(arylamino)benzenes represented by the general formula (I) wherein A is naphthyl, anthryl, phenanthryl, biphenylyl or terphenylyl group, and R is alkyl having 1–6 carbon atoms o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192073 | Underfloor storage structure for vehicle An underfloor storage structure for a vehicle comprises a floor panel (5) which includes a concave portion as a storage space (6), and which partially covers a port (7) of the storage space, a rotatable tray (36) disposed in the storage s... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187270 | Vehicle display device and light guide plate thereof Disclosed are a vehicle display device providing excellent visibility and does not obstruct a sight ahead of a driver, regardless of a frame, a seating position and the like of the driver. The device comprises a transparent light guide plate having first and second ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186860 | Process for the preparation of 2-[(diphenylmethyl) thio] acetamide Process for the preparation of 2-[(diphenylmethyl)thioacetamide, an intermediate for the preparation of Modafinil which is a CNS stimulant and used for the treatment of narcolepsia. The process comprises reacting 2-[(diphenylmethyl)thio]acetic acid with alcohols, in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175003 | Disk brake device for vehicle A hub-side mounting part formed with the side surface of a wheel hub is provided so that an outer diameter thereof is larger than a diameter of a mounting pitch circle of a disc rotor. A hub-side through-hole and a rotor side through-hole, which are formed therein t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160375 | Aqueous glittering color material composition An aqueous glittering color material composition of the present invention is an aqueous glittering color material composition comprising a glittering pigment having a water repellent particle surface and it includes the following ingredients. The aqueous glittering ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159678 | Air cleaner apparatus for scooter-type vehicle An air cleaner device is provided for a scooter-type vehicle which can prevent foreign substances from entering an air intake port of an air cleaner even when the air cleaner is arranged at a position out of protection of the vehicle body cover. An air intake port c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156155 | Heat storage unit and manufacturing method therefor As a heat storage unit wherein, the volume variation of a heat storage material can be absorbed without an accompanying decrease in heat capacity, decrease in heat transfer coefficient, and oxidation and deterioration of the heat storage material due to oxygen in th... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156060 | Cam drive gear and valve operating system drive gear for engine A cam drive gear for an engine is described where the distance between the axes of a crankshaft and an idle shaft bearing an idle gear thereon can be made smaller, thereby contributing to a reduction in the size of the engine. In addition, a valve-operating system d... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155996 | Lubrication system for a transmission gear mechanism By blocking off a partial passage opening in a lubricating oil supply passage of a transmission gear mechanism by attaching a transmission holder, an operation to block off the passage opening is omitted. Supply of lubricating oil to a main shaft and a counter shaft... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155974 | Inertia sensor unit An inertia sensor unit having a detecting element, a signal processor being constituted as an element separate from the detecting element, for at least amplifying signals output from the detecting element, and an inertia sensor mounted to a detection object for dete... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155327 | Control apparatus for an electric power steering system A control apparatus for an electric power steering system is provided, which controls a motor for applying assist steering torque to a steering line of a vehicle at least according to steering torque signal of the steering line, vehicle velocity signal and motor cur... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154741 | Niobium capacitor and method for manufacturing same A niobium capacitor having an anode (1) with niobium as its maim component, and a dielectric layer (4) formed on the anode. The anode (1) and the dielectric layer (4) are in close contact with each other with an interface therebetween. A ... | 12/26/2006 |
