Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5898403 | Antenna formed of multiple dielectric substrates including shielded LC filter An antenna device has an antenna part and a filter part combined into a single unit. The antenna part has a radiating electrode formed on a surface of layered dielectric substrates and a grounding electrode formed inside the layered structure. The filter ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5863486 | Method of providing leveling property to photocurable resin composition layers in production process of three-dimensional objects by photohardening In a process for producing a three-dimensional photohardened object by forming a layer of photocurable resin composition containing a photocurable liquid, a filler and a photoinitiator, photohardening at least a portion of this layer by exposing it to act... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855106 | Film supplying apparatus and lift mechanism for a packaging machine A packaging machine has belts for clamping both side edges of a film pulled out selectably from either of two film rolls and transporting it accordingly in either direction to a packaging station. Its film supplying apparatus includes a plurality of senso... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5846593 | Food materials containing sesaminol triglucoside derived from sesame seeds A food material containing sesaminol triglucoside by at least 3.0 mm per 1 g of its dry component is obtained by subjecting dehulled sesame seeds to an extraction process at an extraction temperature below 120° C. with aliphatic hydrocarbon as extraction... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5822622 | Water-proof lens port with externally operable ring and water-proof camera case incorporating same A water-proof lens port to be attached to a water-proof camera case for a camera for underwater photography has a cylindrical water-proof main structure for enveloping the lens of the camera, a front window for allowing light from outside to reach the cam... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5818687 | Method of producing solid electrolytic capacitor element A capacitor element for use in a solid electrolytic capacitor is formed by sintering metallic powder inside a porous body to produce a chip member having one end of an anode wire buried inside the chip member. The chip member and the anode wire are welded... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805413 | Solid electrolytic capacitor A solid electrolytic capacitor has a molded casing containing therein a capacitor element, a first lead member connected to its anode and a second lead member connected to its cathode through a fuse. The second lead member is designed such that a relative... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794222 | Mail processing system and devices therefor A mail processing system includes mail processing devices such as postage meters, a sorting machine and a host computer. Each mail processing device provides to each outgoing mail not only its mailing charge but also an indicator which identifies the devi... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5789897 | Component for motor start up circuit A motor-driving circuit includes an auxiliary coil which functions at the time of the start-up of the motor and a main coil for its stead state operation. A component of a start-up circuit to be incorporated in such a motor-driving circuit includes a ther... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783742 | Method of injecting a sample into gas chromatograph A sample is injected into a gas chromatograph by first slowly causing a needle of a syringe containing the sample to penetrate a septum and be inserted into a sample vaporization chamber and then quickly pushing a plunger to inject the sample into the sam... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5784574 | Control unit for data transmission A one-chip control unit for data transmission has a central processing unit for carrying out various processes according to a preliminarily stored program, a memory device for temporarily storing data processed by the central processing unit and data rece... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781401 | Encapsulated solid electrolytic capacitors and method of producing same An encapsulated solid electrolytic capacitor has an anode lead terminal, a cathode lead terminal, a capacitor element and a mold which is made of a synthetic resin material and encapsulates the capacitor element entirely. The capacitor element has an anod... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5772910 | Method of providing lubricity to synthetic yarns to be processed for false twisting with short heater A lubricating agent obtained by mixing a polyether compound and linear polyorganosiloxane of a specified type at a specified ratio is applied at a specified rate to synthetic yarns which are to be subjected to a false twisting process by a short heater so... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5773765 | Attachment mechanism for a vibratory article transporting apparatus A mechanism for attaching a feeder to a vibrator, such as incorporated in a combinational weighing machine for transporting articles to a weighing device, includes a pair of lower and upper engaging members attached respectively to the vibrator and to the... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769521 | Light source device and method of producing same A light source device has an elongated rectangular boxed-shaped reflective case with a bottom wall, frame walls which protrude forward from this bottom wall to form an open front surface. A plurality of terminal plates are disposed on the bottom part of t... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5765655 | Combinational weighing machine with a discharge chute having article guiding surface A combinational weighing machine has not only a plurality of weighing devices for weighing articles and outputting signals indicative of their weight values and a control system for calculating combinations of the weight values, selecting a combination of... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5764561 | Ferroelectric memory devices and method of using ferroelectric capacitors A ferroelectric memory device has a ferroelectric memory capacitor with a hysteresis characteristic adapted to store either a first memory content corresponding to a first polarization condition or a second memory content corresponding to a second polariz... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760343 | Combinational weighing systems and methods for automatically aligning weighed article batches A combinational weighing system receives articles sequentially in a plurality of mutually parallel supply lines to be sequentially transported to weighing devices which are individually associated therewith and weigh batches of the articles received there... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5760342 | Method, apparatus and system for combinational weighing by ranks Combinational weighing by ranks is carried out by supplying articles of different weights to a plurality of weighing devices one at a time, measuring individual weights of these articles by the weighing devices, classifying the weighed articles individual... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5755984 | Agents for and methods of lubricating synthetic yarns for heat treatmant process A lubricating agent obtained by mixing a polyether compound and cyclic polyorganosiloxane of a specified type at a specified ratio is applied at a specified ratio to synthetic yarns which are to be subjected to a heat treatment process such that heater de... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5757082 | Semiconductor chips, devices incorporating same and method of making same A rectangular semiconductor chip is bonded onto a rectangular island at the center of a frame having a plurality of inner leads extending radially from the center. The chip has a plurality of pads adapted to be connected by wire bonding to corresponding o... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5756297 | Methods and apparatus for analyzing nucleic acid molecules A sample containing nucleic acid molecules is mixed with a same volume of reagent such as isopropanol to render the nucleic acid molecules insoluble. This solution containing the nucleic acid molecules in insoluble condition is introduced into a flow cell... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753866 | Combinational weigher A combinational weigher measures articles with a plurality of measuring devices and selects a combination of the articles with a total weight within an allowable range. The weigher has a device for supplying the articles, cameras for taking pictures of at... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5753067 | Transverse sealer for a bag maker with variable operating speed A bag maker bends an elongated flexible bag-making film into a tubular form and transversely seals it by a transverse sealer while filling it with articles to produce packaged bags. The transverse sealer has two seal jaws at both sides of the film being p... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5754129 | Data conversion circuit A data conversion circuit has an input terminal for receiving serial data as time-divided multiple signals, a plurality of sample-and-hold circuits each connected to the input terminal, and output terminals each connected to an associated one of these sam... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5741887 | Agents and methods for generation of active oxygen Agents containing polyaniline of one or more specified kinds shown by Formulas (1)-(4) given below can generate active oxygen efficiently and economically when contacted with a liquid having oxygen dissolved therein: ##STR1## where A is a negative io... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5740761 | Animal litter composition and method of making same Animal litter compositions which are highly carbonaceous and contain activated charcoal by 50 weight % are produced by pyrolyzing fibrous agricultural products such as rice hulls.... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5731388 | Photocurable resins for stereolithography and compositions containing same Photocurable resins containing unsaturated urethane of a specified form and vinyl monomer which is N-(meth)acryloylmorpholine or its mixture with di-ol di(meth)acrylate at a rate within a specified range and compositions containing such a resin and a fill... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5440887 | Liquid vaporizer-feeder A liquid vaporizer-feeder has a unitary housing structure for both a control valve for controlling the amount of a liquid passing therethrough and a vaporization valve for causing the liquid from the control valve to be vaporized and transported out by a ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5419924 | Chemical vapor deposition method and apparatus therefore Fixed amounts of a liquid source for a chemical vapor deposition process is supplied continuously from a source tank and through a liquid mass flow controller to a three-way valve. Inside the three-way valve, the liquid source is evaporated to generate a ... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5272880 | Liquid vaporizer-feeder A liquid vaporizer-feeder has a unitary housing structure for both a control valve for controlling the amount of a liquid passing therethrough and a vaporization valve for causing the liquid from the control valve to be vaporized and transported out by a ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5228208 | Method of and apparatus for controlling thermal gradient in a load lock chamber After a heated object such as a processed wafer is placed inside a load lock chamber in a vacuum condition, a specified limited amount of vent gas is introduced and the pressure inside the chamber is maintained at an intermediate level for a specified len... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5106200 | Apparatus for measuring temperature of wafer An apparatus for measuring the temperature of a wafer by a non-contact method includes a supporting device, at a specified position on which the wafer is placed horizontally. A thermocouple is provided with a heat collector at one end thereof. The heat co... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4597421 | Method and device for on-column injection of a liquid sample into small diameter columns A liquid sample in a syringe can be injected into a capillary column with inner diameter less than 200 microns without inserting the injection needle of the syringe into the column. The end of a modified injection needle according to this invention has a ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4598208 | Collimation system for electron arc therapy An electron collimation system for electron arc therapy treatments consists of a slit collimation system which is movable with the electron beam applicator and is designed to allow for dose compensation in the sagittal direction and a hoop-and-clamp assem... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4567368 | Bipolar pulsed electron capture detectors In operating an ECD in constant current mode, two pulses are implemented either to the same electrode or to separate electrodes, thereby dispersing the space charge sheath near the collector electrode and thus enhancing electron extraction at high frequen... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4552182 | Hydraulic pulse dampener employing two stiff diaphragms and nesting members A hydraulic pulse dampener has two diaphragms, each positioned opposite a recess formed in the housing. The regions between the diaphragms and the associated recesses are sealed from the fluid which flows through the dampener so that a rise in pressure in... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4550251 | Image intensifier tube with increased contrast ratio The contrast ratio of an image intensifier of the photocathode-amplifier-phosphor type is increased by using a fiber optic plate of which the thickness is reduced to such extent that the plate may not be able to function as a vacuum seal or an electrical ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4548240 | Hydraulic pulse dampener employing stiff diaphragm and nesting member A hydraulic pulse dampener of liquid compressibility type has a flexible tubing wound around a form within a liquid-tight housing filled with a compressibility liquid and a stiff diaphragm placed adjacent a recess formed in a receiving member. As the flui... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4532171 | Multifiber design for microchannel plates Each of the multifibers which are stacked in parallel and compressed together to form a boule during the process of manufacturing microchannel plates is hexagonal in cross-section, and single fibers having thicker channel walls are placed at corners of th... | 07/30/1985 |
