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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5956067 | Thermal transfer printing device and method A thermal transfer printing device for printing photorealistic color images with dye-sublimation inks of different colors and two-gradation images such as character and bar code patterns with a monochrome thermal wax-transfer ink respectively in separated... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5937717 | Device for feeding and discharging a work in an automatic hollow-pipe cutting apparatus A device for feeding and discharging a work in an automatic hollow-pipe cutting apparatus comprises: a cutter device for cutting a hollow pipe; a cam lever driving mechanism for sending the hollow pipe to the cutter device; a fixed chuck device disposed n... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5890943 | Constructional building set comprising gear box casings constructional building set comprising gear boxes which are provided with guide grooves and shaft passages. The guide grooves and the shaft passages are constructed such that transmission elements can be inserted into the guide grooves from the outer side... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5867567 | Terminal device for network system There is provided a terminal device for a network system. The terminal device is capable of receiving a predetermined signal representing a predetermined data which is inserted during a silent period between intermittent ringing signals. The terminal devi... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5848927 | Stackable block system A stacking block system having stacking blocks which have a body part which is provided with coupling knobs with a mutual uniform modular distance on its upper surface and is downwardly provided with coupling means which are complementary with respect to ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5777963 | Device for opening and closing a tracking servo loop of an optical disc reproduction device in accordance with the value of an on-track signal A servo control device for controlling operation of tracking servo loop includes: on-track signal generating unit for generating on-track signal indicating whether a light beam irradiated on an optical disk is positioned on track of the optical disk or no... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5766420 | Under felt inclined flat former to produce multilayer or monolayer sheet of paper An under felt inclined flat former for making multilayer or monolayer sheets of paper comprising a plurality of forming units arranged along a production line. Each of the forming units is supported on corresponding rigid supports and is provided with a r... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5741064 | Lighting fixture with a socket base having a closed and cool running back A lighting fixture with a socket base having a closed and cool running back which reduces the amount of heat transferred to the area behind the lamp socket base and allows lower temperature rated wires to be used in the installation of the lamp socket bas... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5733168 | Coupling mechanism for a toy building set A coupling mechanism comprises a rod-shaped object (10) and a coupling head (20, 30) and is adapted to be used in a toy building set containing various building elements with other types of coupling means, e.g. bushings or ball heads. The rod-shaped objec... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730856 | Method for treating waste liquid with electrolytic oxidation and apparatus for carrying out the same An electroless nickel plating waste liquid (4) accommodated in an electrolytic oxidation tank (2) is treated by electrolytic oxidation with vibrating and fluidizing the waste liquid by means of an oscillating stirrer (10) to recover nickel by the electrol... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5725477 | Front end structure of endoscope A cap assembly of a front end of an inserting portion of an endoscope and a cap to be attached to the front end of the endoscope, comprising; a first engaging portion provided on the front end of the inserting portion of the endoscope; and, a second engag... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5725475 | Front end structure of endoscope A cap assembly of a front end of an inserting portion of an endoscope and a cap to be attached to the front end of the endoscope, comprising; a first engaging portion provided on the front end of the inserting portion of the endoscope; and, a second engag... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722779 | Bearing unit A bearing unit includes two pairs of bearings, a housing for housing the bearings and a flange through which the shaft is inserted. In order to prevent the invasion of cutting chips or cutting oil into the bearings, the flange is provided with a circumfer... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5704746 | Plastic fastener for threaded blind aperture The fastener, which is typically made of thermoformed or similar plastic, includes a shank portion at least two parallel fingers which further include a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the fingers is integral with a base portion and the... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697930 | Intramedullary nail for humerus An intramedullary nail for a humerus is disclosed which is designed to be inserted in a medullary cavity of a fractured humerus. The nail includes an upper rod portion for location in the upper portion of the humerus and a lower oblique portion for locati... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5690098 | Servo gas regulating valve A gas regulating valve, especially for use in breathing valves for diver masks and the like. The valve comprises a sleeve-shaped housing (1) having an inlet chamber (I) and an outlet chamber (II), a main valve body (2) cooperating with a seat (3) separati... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687518 | Window frame having outer frame member made of resin In a resin window frame (2, 4), an outer frame member (2a, 4a) made of resin blended with cellulose-based fine powder has a hollow portion, and a wooden core member (2b, 4b) having shape and size corresponding to the hollow portion of the outer frame memb... | 11/18/1997 |
