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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4804129 | In-line solder extractor and heater assembly for use therewith An in-line solder extractor and a tubular heating assembly for use therewith having a tubular tip disposed within the tubular heating assembly a hollow handle, the heater assembly being mounted with respect to the forward portion of the handle a solder co... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4756960 | Abrasive tape An abrasive tape comprises a flexible non-magnetic substrate, and an abrasive coating film essentially consisting of an abrasive material, a binder and an additive kneaded together and applied onto the flexible non-magnetic substrate. The abrasive materia... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4752524 | Abrasive tape An abrasive tape comprises a flexible non-magnetic substrate, and an abrasive coating film applied onto the flexible non-magnetic substrate and formed by kneading an abrasive material and a binder essentially consisting of a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate-m... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4751357 | Microwave oven with moving equipment, and an accessory for the oven A microwave oven includes an insulating enclosure subjected to microwave radiation, a moving sole plate, a device for vertically displacing the sole plate inside the enclosure, and a fastening device for attaching a work accessory to a wall of the enclosu... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4749152 | Aircraft undercarriage of tilting-beam type and of reduced bulk The present invention is concerned with tilting-beam undercarriages. The undercarriage is characterized in that the shock absorber means (7) comprise a hollow cylinder (11) entered by a plunger stem (14) at its first end (12) and by a piston (18) at its second... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4749895 | Device for feeding electricity to apparatus placed inside a Faraday cage A device for feeding electricity into a Faraday cage comprises an electrical generator (8), a generator drive motor (3), and a linkage (12, 24) for mechanically coupling the generator and the motor. The device is characterized in that it includes linkages... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4748592 | Recording and reproducing method by a change in composition on a solid surface In a vacuum, recording is conducted by exposing a solid surface to a neutral particle beam or an ion beam modulated with a recording signal and converged, thereby to locally develop a change in composition on the solid surface. Then, reproducing is conduc... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4747636 | Arrangement for forming vehicle bodies An arrangement for forming partially a vehicle body of the open-top type comprises a front header member provided at an upper end portion of a front windshield for interconnecting therethrough right and left front pillars which are provided at right and l... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4746962 | Photoelectric conversion device and method of making the same A photoelectric conversion device with a substrate having an insulating surface, and a plurality n of semiconductor photoelectric conversion elements U1 to Un sequentially formed side by side on the substrate and connected in series ... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4745695 | Information carrier holding rail An information carrier holding rail (10) which comprises a rear wall (18) and a transparent front wall (12) connected to the rear wall (18) to form an upwardly open pocket. The rear wall (18) and the front wall (12) engage on each other under stress. At t... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4746816 | Spike detector circuitry Circuitry for detecting a pulse having a duration as short as 10 nanoseconds. The circuitry includes a storage device for storing the peak amplitude of the pulse. Signal resolution enhancement circuitry is responsive to the storage device for establishing... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4744500 | Vehicle assembly system A plurality of vehicle bodies are successively conveyed with the rear of each vehicle body directed in the conveying direction and the front of each vehicle body opposed to the rear of the immediately rearward vehicle body. A single robot mounts a first p... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744404 | Foundry sand blowing apparatus A foundry sand blowing apparatus for blowing foundry sand into a mold in forming a die such as a core for use in shell mold process or the like comprises a foundry sand storage tank provided with an eject pin. The eject pin is movable between an ejecting ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744295 | Setting mechanism for endless band printing device A printing mechanism is described comprising a plurality of type carriers (12, 34) which on their outer peripheral face carry in one region printing types and in another region indicator types (44). The printing types can be brought by turning the type ca... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4744862 | Manufacturing methods for nonlinear semiconductor element and liquid crystal display panel using the same A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel including preparing a first substrate member by forming a first conductive layer serving as a first electrode on a first substrate having an insulating surface; forming a first non-single-crystal se... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4745283 | Stimulable phosphor sheet transfer apparatus which includes first and second suction boxes separately connected to a section blower and a pair of buffer tanks A stimulable phosphor sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a stimulable phosphor sheet storing therein a radiation image information in a sub-scanning direction when the stimulable phosphor sheet is scanned with a stimulating ray along a main scannin... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4743500 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic recording layer provided on said support, said magnetic recording layer comprising a ferromagnetic metal powder having a specific surface area of not less than 45 m2 /g... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743487 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium such as an audio cassette tape or a video cassette tape comprising a flexible nonmagnetic support and a magnetic recording layer which contains a ferromagnetic cobalt-containing iron oxide, in which the nonmagnetic support has ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4743425 | Method of producing ferrous sintered alloys with superior abrasion resistance A method of producing ferrous sintered alloys comprises the steps of preparing mixed alloy powder containing Fe-P-C eutectic alloy powder which includes phosphorus within the range of 2.0% to 3.0% by weight, carbon not more than 4.0% by weight and one of ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742947 | Optical system for use as stand alone unit or with a device for attaching modular electronic components to or removing them from a substrate A optical system for stand alone use or for use with a device for attaching modular electronic components to or removing them from a substrate, including a microscope which is horizontally rotatable through 0°, +90°. and -90° positions relative to a co... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4742411 | Magnetic head feed mechanism including a dust preventing means A magnetic head feed device for feeding a magnetic head for recording information on a magnetic recording disk and/or reproducing information from the magnetic recording disk in a radial direction of the magnetic recording disk includes a driving force so... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741302 | Internal combustion engine In a four-valve engine having a pair of intake ports and a pair of exhaust ports, the hole for inserting the spark plug or the fuel injection nozzle is obliquely formed between the exhaust ports so that one end of the hole opens in the lower surface of th... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4741800 | Etching method for the manufacture of a semiconductor integrated circuit A dry etching method for use in the manufacture of a semiconductor integrated circuit using an etching apparatus which is provided with an exciting chamber into which a reactive gas is introduced and an etching chamber which communicates with the reactive... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4740896 | X-ray CT system with means to expand detector signals by interpolation before filter processing is performed In an X-ray CT apparatus including an X-ray source for irradiating X-rays to an object to be tested; a radiant ray detector for detecting the amount of X-rays transmitted through said object to be tested; a device for rotating the X-ray source and the det... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4740418 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic recording layer provided on said support, said magnetic recording layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder, characterized in that said magnetic recording laye... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4740133 | Composite working device using a robot and method of accomplishing composite work using a robot A welding robot is provided with a first joint member in addition to a welding gun. A work holder provided with a second joint member adapted to be connected with the first joint member and a clamp mechanism for gripping a workpiece is positioned in a pre... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4739855 | Vehicle steering system having a steering ratio changing mechanism A steering system for a vehicle comprises a front wheel turning mechanism for turning the front wheels in response to operation of a steering wheel, a steering ratio changing mechanism inserted into the front wheel turning mechanism to change the ratio of... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4740806 | Range finding device A device for finding the range to an object for use in an automatic focusing camera consisting of a light emitting source for emitting light towards the object and a light detecting element for receiving reflected light from the object and producing an ou... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4738475 | Hose clamp The hose clamp for fire hoses on hose couplings comprises a nipple whereon the hose end is pushed. The hose end is pressed on the nipple via a radially resiliently compressible clamping sleeve by means of a clamping element against the outer surface of th... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738022 | Vehicle assembling-and-feeding system A vehicle assembling-and-feeding system comprises an engine/suspension feeding line which travels through an engine assembly line and a first suspension assembly line for assembling one of front and rear suspensions to feed the engine and said one suspens... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4738469 | Structural arrangements for supporting steering devices A structural arrangement for supporting a steering device comprises a steering column into which a steering shaft coupled at one end thereof with a steering wheel is inserted to be rotatable, a steering bracket having one end portion thereof fixed to an u... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4737223 | Label dispenser compression roller The invention concerns a label dispenser to dispense and deposit stick-on labels, whereby in each operational cycle one stick-on label is moved into a dispensing position below a compression roller with a contoured surface and a sleeve by means of which t... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4736813 | Cruise control system for vehicle A cruise control system for a vehicle having an automatic transmission comprises a constant speed driving device having an actuator for changing the amount of fuel to be fed to the engine, a first controller for controlling the actuator to control the amo... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4735821 | Method for depositing material on depressions An improved method for depositing material on substrate is shown. The material to be deposited is energized by irradiation with light in a chamber in which CVD method is carried out. The energy induced by the irradiation remains in the molecules of the ma... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735177 | Intake system for internal combustion engine An intake system for an internal combustion engine has an intake passage comprising a common passage portion opening to the atmosphere, a surge tank connected to the downstream end of the common passage portion and a plurality of discrete passage portions... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734979 | Weighty object mounting systems A weighty object mounting system includes a mounting table provided in a mounting station established in an assembly line for supporting a weighty object placed thereon to be mounted on a transportable object transported into the mounting station, a lifti... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4735698 | Method of making magneto-optical recording medium A method of making a magneto-optical recording medium comprises the steps of moving a rotating substrate along a first dielectric target, at least one rare earth metal target, and a second dielectric target which are disposed in this order from an upstrea... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4734581 | Autoradiographic process An autoradiographic process for obtaining information on one or two dimensional location of radioactively labeled substances originating from an organism and resolved on a support medium, which comprises: (1) causing a stimulable phosphor sheet comprising a st... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4734195 | Filter cartridge having a honeycombed outer surface, and method of manufacture A filter cartridge of the type made from a sheet of filter paper pleated as an accordion on a cylindrical surface. It is produced by pinching pairs of contiguous pleats at various levels in order to make on the outer surface of the cartridge a plurality o... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4733878 | Four-wheel steering system for vehicle A four-wheel steering system for a vehicle comprises a steering wheel, a front wheel turning mechanism for turning the front wheels in response to operation of the steering wheel, a rear wheel turning mechanism including a rear wheel steering ratio determ... | 03/29/1988 |
