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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162761 | Low interface noise rotary shaft tips A rotary shaft having ends with a surface layer or raised portions made of a compressible, preferably elastic, material, the ends including the surface layer or raised portions being covered with relatively thin walled durable plastic tubing. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8104614 | Autoclavable medical instrument case for reduced instrument corrosion A case for storing medical instruments contains a rotating bracket for holding the instruments. The bracket is connected to the tray and hinged lid of the case via a movable frame, and the bracket movement is controlled by opening and closing of the lid. When the li... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7907477 | Bottle cap medication timer A disposable electronic timer in the form of a disk having a liquid crystal or similar display, adapted to be glued to a medication bottle cap. A lower major surface of the timer has an adhesive layer with a cover that can be peeled off to expose the adhesive so tha... | 03/15/2011 |
| D626783 | Tortilla maker | 11/09/2010 |
| 7825392 | Cleaning process for radiopharmaceutical reusable pigs A process for cleaning containers (pigs) in which radioactive drugs are shipped to health care providers, after than are returned to a pharmacy and may contain residual radioactive material, blood, microorganisms and other contaminants. Those pigs that are contamina... | 11/02/2010 |
| D621206 | Grinder | 08/10/2010 |
| 7717795 | Low vibration noise flexible shaft A flexible shaft having ends of square cross-section for coupling a mating female driving member such as a square recess in a motor assembly, with a mating female driven member such as a square recess in a gearbox assembly, for positioning a seat in a motor vehicle.... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7316045 | Hair brush including hair removal means A hair brush having a handle and a body portion with a recess having a convex bottom surface. A similarly curved bristle retaining plate has bristle retaining holes with one bristle slidably installed in each hole. Each bristle has an enlarged bulbous upper end and ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7153135 | Method for automatically creating a denture using laser altimetry to create a digital 3-D oral cavity model and using a digital internet connection to a rapid stereolithographic modeling machine A method is presented for rapidly making and delivering directly to a consumer a full upper and/or lower denture on the basis of contemporaneous digital image information laser scanned from the person's oral cavity after all respective upper and/or lower teeth have ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7089724 | Flexible push/pull/rotary cable A hybrid flexible wire shaft having an inner portion with the characteristics of a push/pull shaft having at least one layer of wire groups helically wound on a core wire at a relatively high pitch angle, and an outer portion with the characteristics of a torsional ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6990720 | Wire wound flexible shaft having extended fatigue life and method for manufacturing the same A wire wound flexible shaft has layers of wire wound one upon another, with a dry film of lubricant bonded to the outer surfaces of a number of the outer layers; or if desired, to the outer surfaces of all layers of the shaft. The lubricant is applied by preheating ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6881150 | Wire wound flexible shaft having extended fatigue life and method for manufacturing the same A wire wound flexible shaft has layers of wire wound one upon another, with a dry film of lubricant bonded to the outer surfaces of a number of the outer layers; or if desired, to the outer surfaces of all layers of the shaft. The lubricant is applied by preheating ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6464588 | Flexible shaft with helical square end A flexible shaft having at least one end formed to have a helical square shape, wherein successive cross-sections have square shapes progressively rotated with respect to each other. The overall rotation from where the square cross-section begins to the a... | 10/15/2002 |
| 5997316 | Slide-lock test socket assembly A test fixture for integrated circuits, particularly those having large numbers of contacts. The fixture has a socket for receiving the integrated circuit, with conductive wad pins of the socket contacting lands or solderballs of the integrated circuit. F... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5791140 | Exhaust gas-purifying system for internal combustion engines An exhaust gas-purifying system for an internal combustion engine includes an alternator driven by the engine. A regulator controls voltage generated by the alternator. An electrically-heated catalyzer is arranged in the exhaust system of the engine and c... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793132 | Electric wheel motor An electric wheel motor mounted integrally in a wheel has at least one electric leader line extending from the inside of a motor main body of the motor to the outside thereof. A breather passage is provided in the at least one electric leader line and com... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5765514 | Control system for internal combuston engines A control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders each having at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and a crankshaft. The control system has an electromagnetic driving section which electromagnetically cau... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5758311 | Vibration/noise active control system for vehicles A vibration/noise active control system for automotive vehicles which generates a canceling signal for canceling vibrations and noises generated within the compartment of the vehicle, based on a reference signal related to the vibrations and noises by mea... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5752478 | Control system for internal combustion engines A control system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of cylinders each having at least one intake valve, at least one exhaust valve, and a crankshaft. The control system has an electromagnetic driving section which electromagnetically cau... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5689952 | Exhaust gas-purifying system for internal combustion engines An exhaust gas-purifying system for an internal combustion engine includes an alternator driven by the engine. A regulator controls voltage generated by the alternator. An electrically-heated catalyzer is arranged in the exhaust system of the engine and c... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5671705 | Control system for two opposed solenoid-type electromagnetic valve A control system for an electromagnetic valve having a valve element, a pair of solenoids opposed to each other and disposed to drive the valve element in respective directions opposite to each other and between a first extreme position and a second extre... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5615655 | Control system for internal combustion engines A control system for an internal combustion engine having a pressurized gaseous fuel source, a control valve for regulating the amount of gaseous fuel supplied from the pressurized gaseous fuel source, and an intake passage in which the gaseous fuel, the ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5585788 | Data transmission system for automotive vehicles A data transmission system for automotive vehicles in which messages are transmitted by circulating a transmission right signal among a plurality of electronic control units, by a token passing method. Each of the electronic control units judges that the ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5564660 | Support frame assembly for plastic bags A portable frame having a lower horizontal base ring and an upper horizontal open support ring interconnected by vertical rods which engage threaded pressure couplings on the rings. The couplings of the support ring have outwardly facing grooves for recei... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5551408 | Exhaust gas recirculation control system for internal combustion engines An exhaust gas recirculation control system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation passage extending between the intake system of the engine and the exhaust system thereof, and an exhaust gas recirculation control valve fo... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5509389 | Ignition timing control system for internal combustion engines An ignition timing control system for an internal combustion engine is associated with a fuel injection amount control system for calculating an amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine, based on operating conditions of the engine, correcting the calcu... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5494019 | Control system for internal combustion engines A control system for an internal combustion engine calculates an amount of fuel to be supplied to the engine based on load on the engine, and estimates an amount of fuel adhering to an inner wall surface of an intake passage of the engine and an amount of... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5485382 | Oxygen sensor deterioration-detecting system for internal combustion engines An oxygen sensor deterioration-detecting system for an internal combustion engine having a plurality of groups of cylinders groups, an exhaust system having a plurality of exhaust passages extending, respectively, from the cylinder groups, and catalytic c... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5483938 | Air-fuel ration control system for internal combustion engines An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine controls an amount of fuel supplied to the engine. Operating conditions of the engine, including engine rotational speed and intake pressure, are detected. Also detected is a valve opening... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482020 | Control system for internal combustion engines A control system for an internal combustion engine includes an exhaust gas recirculation passage extending between the intake system and the exhaust system, for recirculating part of exhaust gases emitted from the engine, an EGR valve for controlling a fl... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5476428 | Asymmetric force applicator attachment for weight stack type exercise machines An attachment for a weight stack type exercise machine to pull the weight stack down while it is being lowered, (or to pull on a weight stack lifting means so as to add to the force applied to the lifting means by the weight stack) so that the eccentric e... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5473889 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine detects a central value of an output from a first exhaust gas component concentration sensor arranged in an exhaust passage at a location upstream of a catalytic converter and having an ou... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5461569 | Abnormality diagnostic system for internal combustion engines The present invention provides a diagnostic system for an internal combustion engine which detects abnormalities of input/output objects used in controlling operation of the engine when the engine is in respective predetermined operating conditions, and c... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5431859 | Air freshener An air freshening device employing a forced air means to diffuse air freshening material housed in the device throughout an enclosed area thereby allowing continuous freshening of the air in said enclosed area. The device is adapted to cover a heating or ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5416710 | Method of detecting deterioration of a three-way catalyst of an internal combustion engine A method of detecting deterioration of a three-way catalyst of an internal combustion engine comprises the steps of (1) obtaining a first signal and a second signal based on respective signals outputted from a pre-catalyst O2 sensor and a post-... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5406789 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust system, and an air-fuel ratio sensor arranged upstream of the catalytic converter calculates an air-fuel ratio correction amount by mea... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5398501 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having a catalytic converter arranged in the exhaust system, a first air-fuel ratio sensor arranged upstream of the catalytic converter, and a second air-fuel ratio sensor arranged downstr... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5394691 | Air-fuel ratio control system for internal combustion engines having a plurality of cylinder groups An air-fuel ratio control system for an internal combustion engine having a first and second groups of cylinders and first and second catalytic converters arranged respectively in first and second exhaust systems extending from the respective cylinder gro... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5388454 | Device for detecting deterioration of a catalyst temperature sensor A device for detecting deterioration of a catalyst temperature sensor which detects the temperature of a three-way catalyst arranged in the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine, judges that the sensor has deteriorated when the difference between ... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5358127 | Shaver stand A shaver stand which has a stepped configuration, with each step having a shallow recess for receiving the end of the handle of a razor. An elongated wire mesh structure is disposed above and parallel to the steps, for holding an intermediate part of each... | 10/25/1994 |
