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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8141425 | Angular rate detection apparatus providing stable output Disclosed is an angular rate detection apparatus which provides a stable output with high detection accuracy regardless of a fluctuation of a reference voltage accompanying a fluctuation of a power supply voltage. The angular rate detection apparatus includes at lea... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7926693 | Centering pin with a wear-resistant sintered body and metal tip A receiving element which can be introduced into a borehole of at least one component includes a bolt presenting an outer surface that is approximately parallel and advantageously coaxial to a longitudinal axis of the bolt. The receiving element requires few materia... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7692517 | Oscillator with acoustic surface wave resonators An oscillator or a sensor comprising a unit including two frequency determining elements each of which comprises at least one interdigital converter for acoustic surface waves and a back-coupling circuit comprising an amplifier, wherein the frequency determining ele... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7633026 | Inductive switch The invention relates to an inductive sensor unit having one or more sensor coils, which have been mounted on a printed circuit board in a planar manner. According to the invention, a change in the inductance of the sensor coils caused by leakage currents in the con... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7568550 | Worm support device and power assist unit having the same Deep groove ball bearings are used as bearings supporting both side portions of a worm. In the first bearing on the side of a motor, the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an inner ring or the curvature radius of a raceway groove in an outer ring are set to a s... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7238015 | Control system for continuous rubber molding apparatus A control system for continuous rubber molding apparatus comprising; a feed portion for feeding a rubber material previously removed of foreign substances or particles in the previous step; an extruder for kneading the fed rubber material and feeding forward the kne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7046018 | Position sensor A position sensor is provided comprising a coil (1) and an electric conductor (2) or magnetic (3) both arranged so that the size of their overlapping area (p) is varied as the position of an object to be examined changes, a resistor (6), ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014561 | Recording medium for storing gauge display program, gauge display method video game device, and gauge display program A gauge display program is provided which makes it possible for a user to ascertain easily parameter values, and which enables the image of the game itself to be satisfactorily displayed and thereby to enable the interest of the video game itself to be satisfactoril... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6929671 | Combination air purifier and wind generator The present invention relates to a combination air purifier and wind generator. The combination air purifier and wind generator includes a wind-receiving unit installed on a central shaft for driving an electric generator mounted in a housing, and an air purifier. T... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914438 | Position sensor A position sensor is provided comprising a coil (1) and an electric conductor (2) or magnetic (3) both arranged so that the size of their overlapping area (p) is varied as the position of an object to be examined changes, a resistor (6), ... | 07/05/2005 |
| D502911 | Automobile tire | 03/15/2005 |
| D491138 | Lead acid battery | 06/08/2004 |
| 6709132 | LED bulb Provided is an LED bulb with a higher distribution of luminous intensity which is close to those of tungsten bulbs, in which the problem in directivity of the prior art LED bulbs has been solved while maintaining the advantages of an LED, that is, a long life and an... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6692342 | Wafer abrasive machine In the wafer abrasive machine of the present invention, a gravity center and a rotational axis of a wafer can be corresponded while abrading the wafer and a holding plate can be smoothly moved in a head member. The abrasive machine comprises: the head mem... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672769 | Bearing apparatus and producing method thereof A bearing apparatus includes a hollow shaft provided around an outer peripheral surface with a bearing fitting region, and a rolling bearing having an inner ring fitted around the bearing fitting region of the hollow shaft. A shaft end of the hollow shaft... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6605388 | Battery cell electrode core plate, fabrication method therefor, and battery cell made therewith In a first process, an electrically conductive thin metal plate 7 is subjected to a press molding process employing a plurality of punches 3 in a primary molding block 1 and a plurality of dies 4 in a secondary molding block 2, so as to form therein a plu... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6569334 | METHOD OF HIGH-CONCENTRATION CULTURE OF NITRIFYING BACTERIA OR DENITRIFYING BACTERIA CONTAINED IN ACTIVATED SLUDGE, CULTURE PROMOTER TO BE USED IN HIGH-CONCENTRATION CULTURE METHOD OF NITRIFYING BACTERIA, AND METHOD OF WEIGHT LOSS TREATMENT OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE A method for incubation of nitrifying bacteria in a high concentration which are contained in small amount in activated sludge includes subjecting the activated sludge to nitrification and acclimation culture for about one to two months using a sludge-tre... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6539693 | Harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper Harvesting machine for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material including a feeding device, a chopping device arranged after the feeding device and a conditioning device for conditioning the harvested material ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537149 | Game system and computer readable storage medium for breeding game A game system includes: a display device for displaying images; an input device for receiving manipulation by a user and for outputting a signal corresponding to the manipulation; and a control device for controlling progress of a horse breeding game with... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6531149 | Estradiol-containing patch for transdermal application of hormones An active substance-containing patch for controlled release of estradiol or its pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, alone or in combination with gestagens, to the human or animal skin, consisting of a backing layer, an active substance-containing res... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6525684 | Differential input data slicer Automatic slice level control response to differential input signals is provided to remove in-phase noise and effects on S/N ratio Analog differential input signals Vinp and Vinn are inverted with respect to each other and applied to input terminals in1 a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6510679 | Harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper A harvesting machine, especially a self-propelled pick-up chopper for picking up and chopping corn, wilted grass, green feed and similar harvested material includes a feeding housing, which is disposed ahead of a chopping device and accommodates feeding r... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6502891 | Convertible vehicle Convertible vehicle including a first movement unit including first and second separate roof parts and a second movement unit including a third roof part separate from the first and second roof parts and situated rearward of the first and second roof part... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6450888 | Game system and program Disclosed is a game system which matches a player's tastes. In a game system operating in time with music, it is possible to select an edit mode for editing timing data which define timings of operations. In the edit mode, an edit window having a predeter... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446159 | Semiconductor circuit and method of controlling the same An object of the invention, in a semiconductor circuit or, more particularly, in an LSI on which a DRAM and a logic circuit are merged, is to decrease the frequency of times of refreshing operations to thereby achieve both reduction in power consumption a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6425575 | Switchably controlled liquid sealed type vibration isolator A switched vibration isolator has an elastic base member fixed to a first fitting member, and a tubular member fixed the elastic base member. A partition device is disposed in the tubular member, and has an outer diameter, a first partition side opposing ... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6399091 | Wound dressing for the controlled release of active substance to wounds, and process for its manufacture A wound dressing for the controlled release of active substance to wounds, especially of wound healing-promoting substances to slow-healing, chronic wounds, is characterized in that said wound dressing has a layered structure for the purpose of absorbing ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6347993 | Video game device, character growth control method for video game and readable storage medium storing growth control program A video game device of this invention comprises a speech/action storage device for storing contents of various speeches and actions of a leader character to be given to a main character as an ability growth object; an ability value updating device for suc... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6343200 | Developing device having conveyance mixing units A developing device for use in an image forming apparatus includes a developing agent supply unit which supplies a developing agent to a photoreceptor, a first mixing unit provided near the developing agent supply unit to convey the developing agent in a ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6321411 | Doorstop device A doorstop device to automatically and securely fix the door to be retained at the same opened position comprises a door member 11 mounted on a bottom side of a door 10 and including a magnet 12 and an elastic fixing member 17, and a floor member 15 burie... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6275003 | Battery pack A plurality of prismatic battery modules, each having a positive electrode connecting terminal and a negative electrode connecting terminal are arranged at opposite ends thereof, in a row such that the positive and negative electrode connecting terminals ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6250765 | Antiglare sheet for use with display of portable game machine An antiglare sheet () for use with a display of a portable game machine includes a film element (1) serving as an antiglare film; an adhesive element (2) adapted to affix the film element (1) to a display screen; and a ventilation opening (4) adapt... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6162120 | Competitive video game apparatus, method of playing video game, and computer-readable recording medium A control system registers effective combat actions of competitive characters in a RAM and learns the effective combat actions of the competitive characters. The control system also selects one of the combat actions stored in the RAM depending on the comb... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6157072 | Image sensor The invention relates to an image sensor for use in the facsimile device, image reader, digital scanner and the like. In this image sensor, the photodiodes and blocking diodes formed on an insulating board are insulated by a transparent interlayer insulat... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6089271 | Gas relief valve for a container Disclosed is a gas relief valve for a container for storing contents generating gases, having a support member having an aperture through which to discharge gases when they are filled in the container, when the gas relief valve is mounted on the container... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6081093 | Sensorless control method and apparatus of permanent magnet synchronous motor The invention provides a sensorless control method and apparatus of a permanent magnet synchronous motor where magnetic axis can be assigned in all speed regions and speed can be controlled continuously irrespective of the speed command. In the control me... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6061845 | Portable stool made of plastics A portable stool has an enclosing wall assembly `A` and a flat seat `B` both made of the same or different plastics. The enclosing wall assembly is rectangular in plan view in its extended state and consists of a pair of right and left side walls (1a,1b) ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6049053 | Apparatus for loosening electrode tip for spot welding The present invention provides an apparatus for loosening an electrode tip. The apparatus includes a clamping means mounted to a casing for clamping the electrode tip, the clamping means defining a through-hole for receiving the electrode tip to be loosen... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6045195 | Wheel cover A wheel cover of the present invention includes a fixable side fixture fixably mounted to the center of a wheel of a vehicle, so as to be able to position the cover to the central part thereof; a movable side fixture pivotally mounted to the central part ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5984500 | Remote controller A remote controller for setting timer programming items wherein a display section is constructed in such manner that display items are provided in parallel with mechanical rotary switches, the distance between the rotary switches and their displays is adj... | 11/16/1999 |
