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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4715640 | Locator Locator device for locating modular electronic components centrally with respect to a nozzle of an apparatus for attaching the components to a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The locator device comprises a component support member for supporti... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4710397 | Photoelectric conversion device and its manufacturing method A method for the manufacture of a semiconductor photoelectric conversion device in which a plurality n of semiconductor elements U1 to Un are sequentially formed side by side on a substrate and connected in series one after another. ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4707841 | Digital data receiver for preamble free data transmission A data receiving system for digital data communication described which uses asynchronous sampling and lagrangian or prolate spheroidal function interpolation on the received signal. A received analog signal is first asynchronously sampled, digitized store... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4701364 | Tape for cleaning magnetic head A tape for cleaning magnetic head comprising a support and a cleaning layer coated on at least one surface of said support, which is characterized in that said cleaning layer contains a ferromagnetic metal powder as abrasive, the surface of said cleaning ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4700071 | Method of recording and reproducing an electron microscope image A two-dimensional image sensor such as a stimulable phosphor sheet is exposed under vacuum to an electron beam that has passed through a specimen to cause the two-dimensional image sensor to store the energy of the electron beam, then stimulating energy i... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4699835 | Flexible magnetic disk and method of making same A flexible magnetic disk is provided with a protective layer at the peripheral edge portion of the circular hole in the center of a magnetic disk sheet. The protective layer is formed by applying a radiation-polymerizable composition to the peripheral edg... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698776 | Recording/reproducing apparatus There is provided an apparatus which automatically records and reproduces. The digital signal based on the acoustic signal is stored in memory means due to the operation of write control means in response to the recording instruction. When the recording i... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697729 | Tip for removing components from a substrate A replaceable tip for a hand-held pencil-like solder extractor for removing electronic components from a substrate. The tip comprises a tubular member having a first linear section of predetermined length with a first end coaxially receivable within a pas... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697471 | Automatic transmission apparatus An automatic transmission apparatus comprises an input shaft coupled with an engine output shaft, an output shaft disposed coaxially with the input shaft, a counter shaft disposed in parallel to both the input and output shafts, first and second gears pro... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698508 | Phosphor, radiation image recording and reproducing method and radiation image storage panel A divalent europium activated alkaline earth metal complex halide phosphor having the formula (I): in which each of MII and MII ' is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr and Ca; each of X, X' ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4698485 | Heater device Heater device suitable for heating a fluid such as air to be contacted with a printed circuit board for melting solder or the like thereon. The device comprises two heat exchange elements having at least one passage through which fluid to be heated passes... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4697909 | Power source device with reserve power source for camera A device for supplying an electric energy to an electric device of a camera includes, first power source means in which a first cell is loaded that has a given output capacity sufficient for the electric device to exert its function, second power source m... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4696267 | Cylinder block structure for internal combustion engine A cylinder block is provided with a balancer case for accommodating a balance shaft. A blowby passage communicating the interior of the crankcase and the interior of the cylinder head for returning blowby to the intake system is provided to extend through... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4697269 | Laser apparatus A laser apparatus comprises a case, a laser tube positioned within the case, and a temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the atmosphere within the case. The temperature is controlled within the range of 35° to 70° C. The temperatu... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4696511 | Opening roof arrangement for a motor vehicle roof An opening roof arrangement for a motor vehicle roof which consists of a carrier structure in the form of a frame which is capable of being mounted in an opening in the vehicle roof and retained on the edge thereof. A panel is mounted to a support assembl... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4694604 | Gas or vapor dispersing apparatus Apparatus for dispersing a gaseous or vaporized pheromone trail into the atmosphere under determined conditions comprises first container (10) in which a pheromone source (22) is located. Means (12) to create and upward draught is provided surmounting the... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695751 | Sampling-data integrator with commutated capacitance utilizing a unitary-gain amplifier Four switches are controlled two by two by clock signal generators without overlapping in such a manner as to connect alternatively a sampling capacitor to an input signal source and in parallel to an integration capacitor between an input of a unitary-ga... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695699 | Method of making composite member A composite member is made by fitting a functional member constituted by an aluminum composite material capable of providing a desired target function to a recess of a base material constituted by an aluminum alloy and provided with the recess on the surf... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694745 | Printed band, in particular for price marking devices An endless printing band (1) consists preferably of rubber or synthetic rubber and in its production is cut from a hose-like blank by cuts extending along its edge. Said printing band (1) has in the one region of its outer side visually readable character... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695823 | Vehicle tire monitoring apparatus A monitor for telemetering data such as temperature or pressure from a vehicle tire or the like including a transducer responsive to the data; a processor responsive to the transducer; and a transmitter responsive to the processor for transmitting the pro... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4695725 | Method of detecting a focus defect of an electron microscope image A two-dimensional image sensor is exposed under vacuum to an electron beam having passed through a specimen in an electron microscope to enable the image sensor to store the energy of the electron beam. Then, stimulating energy is applied to the image sen... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4694312 | Non-single-crystal semiconductor light emitting device A non-single-crystal semiconductor light emitting device comprising a first non-single-crystal semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a non-single-crystal semiconductor intrinsic region formed in layers on the first non-single-crystal semicondu... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4694171 | Electron microscope image focusing using instantaneous emission of stimulable phosphor sheet A two-dimensional image sensor is exposed under vacuum to an electron beam having passed through a specimen, and instantaneous light emitted from the image sensor upon exposure to the electron beam is detected with an image intensifier to reproduce an ima... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693805 | Method and apparatus for sputtering a dielectric target or for reactive sputtering A device and method for sputtering dielectric targets, for reactive sputtering, and for sputter etching, including a target, anode and auxiliary electrode where each of the foregoing elements is electrically isolated from a grounded chamber containing a p... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693225 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for automatic transmission vehicle A vehicle is provided with an exhaust gas recirculation system and an automatic transmission which shifts in accordance with a plurality of shift patterns including a shift pattern in which upshift occurs at relatively low vehicle speeds and a shift patte... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691995 | Liquid crystal filling device An improved liquid crystal filling device is shown. Prior to joining a substrate with another substrate between which the liquid crystal is to be charged, the liquid crystal is dropped on the substrate and then the other substrate is superimposed on the s... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691675 | Idling speed control systems for internal combustion engines An idling speed control system for an internal combustion engine comprises an engine speed sensor, a target idling speed determining unit for setting a target idling speed, an intake air mass flow determining unit for obtaining a difference between an act... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691407 | Liquid recovery unit Apparatus for recovering drilling mud and the like comprises a vacuum pump (12) applying vacuum to a vessel (10). A hose (14) and suction head (22) allow an operator to remove the mud into the vessel (10). When the vessel (10) is full, vacuum is cut off b... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4691677 | Throttle valve control system for internal combustion engine A throttle valve control system comprises an accelerator position sensor for detecting the amount of operation of the accelerator, a throttle valve opening degree determining circuit which receives the output of the accelerator position sensor and determi... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4690106 | Intake system for internal combustion engine An intake system for an internal combustion engine comprises an intake manifold and a surge tank member connected together to form a plurality of long bowed first discrete intake passages each leading to one of the cylinders and a volume chamber disposed ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690717 | Method of making semiconductor device A semiconductor photoelectric conversion device has a conductive substrate or a first conductive layer formed on a suitable substrate, a non-single-crystal semiconductor laminate member formed on the conductive substrate or first conductive layer, includi... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4690768 | Process for the preparation of ferrite magnetic particulate for magnetic recording A process for the preparation of a ferrite magnetic particulate for magnetic recording which comprises steps of: (1) melting a starting material mixture containing a basic component for hexagonal ferrite, a coercive force-reducing component and a glass-fo... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4689278 | Phosphor and radiation image storage panel employing the same A divalent europium activated barium fluorohalide phosphor having the formula (I): in which MII is at least one alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of Ca and Sr; each of X and X' is at least one halogen selected from the gro... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4689705 | Counter device for a magnetic recording disk cartridge Disclosed is a magnetic recording disk cartridge comprising a slide indicator movable step by step along one side wall of the casing to indicate the number of pictures already recorded in an associated magnetic recording medium, a ratchet member for preve... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4689659 | Temperature controller for semiconductor device A temperature controller includes a temperature sensor mounted on a semiconductor device to be controlled in temperature, a temperature controlling assembly mounted on the semiconductor device and responsive to an output signal from the temperature sensor... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4688127 | Magnetic recording disk cartridge with locking member A magnetic recording disk cartridge comprises a flexible recording disk having a cylindrical hub secured to the central portion thereof, and a casing in which the recording disk is accommodated. The cartridge is provided with a locking member comprising a... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4687907 | Heater device Heater device suitable for heating a fluid such as air to be contacted with a plurality of terminals of a modular electronic component to facilitate attachment of the component to a printed circuit board or removal therefrom. The device comprises two heat... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4687704 | Magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium such as a video tape comprising a magnetic recording layer which comprises a ferromagnetic metal powder having a specific surface area of not less than 42 m2 /g and an inorganic material powder having a Mohs' scale o... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4687223 | Suspension system for vehicle In a suspension system for a vehicle, suspension arms are connected to the vehicle body by way of rubber bushings. The bushings are provided with an adjustment device for changing the resistance of the bushings in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4686944 | Intake manifold structure for V-type engine In an intake system for a V-type engine having a plurality of cylinders in each of first and second cylinder banks, a plurality of intake ports each of which is communicated with one of the cylinders being open in the inner surfaces of the cylinder banks ... | 08/18/1987 |
