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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6600392 | Metal window filter assembly using non-radiative dielectric waveguide Disclosed is a metal window filter assembly, of a millimeter wave band, using an NRD guide. The filter assembly comprises a filter housing including parallel conductive plates and a filter for filtering a certain frequency band of an electromagnetic wave ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598904 | Webbing take-up device and vehicle A webbing take-up device and a vehicle are provided in which different force limiter loads can be selected at arbitrary times with a simple structure. A wire is inserted into a spool. One end portion of the wire is fixed to a lock base. Thus, when rotatio... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598822 | Webbing retractor A webbing retractor is disclosed. One end portion of a plate is fixed to a hollow cylindrical portion of a spool. An intermediate portion of the plate is entrained around an engaging pin and the like of a gear which can rotate relatively to the spool. A p... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6598719 | One-way clutch A belt-type one-way clutch is arranged so that a case is assembled with a flat pulley so as to rotate around the central axis of the flat pulley, and that a flat belt is looped between a working surface of a rocking member supported for rocking motion by ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6597810 | Image processor An image processing device having a plurality of cores which attains more efficient memory access than conventionally attained. In the image processing device employing pipeline processing, a memory access section 20 executes data transfer between an oper... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595670 | Mirror assembly for vehicle A mirror assembly particularly adopted as a side view mirror for a vehicle, the assembly being provided a mirror, a mounting plate for supporting the mirror, a light assembly having a lens at one end, a visor for accommodating the mirror and the light ass... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6595576 | Housing for member disposed at vehicle exterior A housing for a member disposed at a vehicle exterior is formed by assembling a plurality of parts substantially in a vehicle longitudinal direction. At a matching portion when the plurality of parts are assembled together substantially in the vehicle lon... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591015 | Video coding method and apparatus with motion compensation and motion vector estimator A video coding method according to the present invention is adapted to predictively code each target block within a target frame relative to a reference frame. The method includes the steps of: a) calculating an estimate of the target block based on pixel... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588897 | Safety eyeglasses frame An eyeglass frame particularly adapted for mounting a safety lens having a straight outer wall circumscribed by a groove is provided. The eyeglass frame includes a T-wire having a centrally disposed rib portion receivable in the lens groove, and a pair of... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588077 | Seat belt buckle A seat belt buckle is provided which can prevent ejection of a tongue plate caused by so-called reverse G without increasing release force for releasing a lock state. The seat belt buckle comprises a latch including a latch swinging end portion, a lock me... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584870 | Shift lever device A shift lever device having a shift lever which allows selection of an arbitrary shift range by shift operation and includes a support which rotatably supports the shift lever and includes breakable portions which break when an impact force above a presel... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6583919 | Electrochromic anti-glare mirror An electrochromic anti-glare mirror is provided in which incorrect assembly can be prevented, assemblability can be improved, a number of work processes can be reduced, and costs can be reduced. The electrochromic anti-glare mirror includes an electrochro... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6583640 | Method and apparatus for evaluating insulating film There is provided a method for evaluating an insulating film entirely provided on a conductor layer for the characteristics or dimensions thereof. A measuring member having conductor bumps arranged thereon to be connected to wires is disposed above the in... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581969 | Buckle device The present invention relates to a buckle device in which usability and seating comfort of a vehicle occupant on a seat are improved, and which can correspond to seat movements. In the buckle device, due to a torsion coil spring applying urging force to a... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581715 | Drivetrain system for vehicles having a brake assembly An integrated semi-independent suspension and drivetrain system for a vehicle including a swing arm with a swing mount for pivotally mounting the swing arm to the vehicle, an axle carrier for mounting an axle assembly, the axle carrier being rotatably mou... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6580251 | Power charging device using multiple energy sources A power charging device is provided in which different power sources 12 are used, and if the generating capacity of each of the power sources varies without correlation, the voltage thereof is constantly controlled to be a voltage determined by a charging... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6579593 | Simulated wood tone member and method of manufacturing simulated wood tone member A simulated wood tone member having good gradation (shading) of a wood grain pattern, and a method of manufacturing the simulated wood tone member are provided. Recesses 11 of different depths (h1, h2, h3) are formed in a surface of a urethane based base ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578448 | Steering wheel In order to provide a steering wheel that can prevent chattering of a wooden member with respect to a metal core, a steering wheel comprising: an annular metal core, the metal core connecting to a vehicle; and a wooden member, the wooden member curving in... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6575498 | Webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, when a vehicle is in an emergency, a pretensioner mechanism supplies gas in a cylinder. A slider substantially closes a gas passing portion, and a piston thereby starts to move upward. A fitting portion pushes the slider upward so ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575049 | Shift lever device A shift lever device in which a shift lever lock mechanism is not released inadvertently, and improper operation is prevented. In the shift lever device, a lock plate, which impedes movement of a detent rod, is covered by a cavity portion of a shift lever... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571818 | Damage resistant break away valve stem A tire air pressure valve is described that has an air sealing surface that is protected inside the metal wheel of a vehicle. The valve has an external stem with a built in break away feature which prevents external damage to the valve stem from damaging ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568228 | Shift lever device In a shift lever device of the present invention, when a lever is positioned at a "P" shift position and an ignition key is positioned at a "LOCK" position, a lock bar impedes swivel of a lock plate, and the lever cannot be shifted. If the lever is not po... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6556350 | Half mirror The present invention relates to a half mirror which transmits light from the back of a mirror body. The half mirror comprises a substrate that at least transmits light having predetermined wavelengths; a reflecting film, comprising substantially silicon ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6552653 | Communication system for a vehicle and vehicle accessory operation system that utilizes the communication system In order to provide a communication system for a vehicle and an vehicle accessory operation system that utilizes the communication system for a vehicle which can achieve lower cost and non-wire harness structure as long as possible, there is provided a co... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550987 | Light shielding blade and method of manufacturing the same A reflection preventing treatment is performed with respect to an edge face of a light shielding blade. The blade is composed of a film material made of a polyester, and is formed into a predetermined shape as a base piece. A flat face portion of the blad... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550923 | Mirror surface angle adjusting device A mirror surface angle adjusting device is provided which can be used at both left and right outer mirror devices of a vehicle. At a mirror driving unit, positional relationships between respective points (fulcrum of swinging A1 and A2, first adjusting po... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6546659 | Steering wheel mark member fixing structure A steering wheel mark member fixing structure which enables a mark member to be strongly fixed to a pad cover and enables a reduction in costs. At a steering wheel, in a state in which fixing legs of the mark member are inserted in fixing holes of a pad c... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6538937 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory test circuit and method, nonvolatile semiconductor memory and method for fabricating nonvolatile semiconductor memory A circuit for testing a nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a serial connection of flash memory cells as a first memory group. In the serial connection, the gates of the flash memory cells have been connected to each other, and a first one of the ce... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6532262 | Coding method and apparatus and recorder A coder of the present invention is adapted to reproduce a signal of quality at a low coding rate even when a video or audio signal continuously supplied thereto should be coded in real time. The coder includes: a quantizer for quantizing the input signal... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530536 | Webbing retractor A guide pin is provided erect at a lock plate of a webbing retractor. A guide hole is formed in a V gear in correspondence with the guide pin. The guide hole is formed from a first hole portion, a second hole portion and a third hold portion. A state in w... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6529825 | Voice guidance switching device and method A voice guidance switching device for use in a car navigation device. When a navigation control section receives a signal from one of a controller and a controller, the navigation control section determines whether the signal is a first signal or a second... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527214 | Webbing retractor At a lock plate of a webbing retractor, a pair of pawls and a connecting shaft are molded integrally such that the lock plate is rotated appropriately such that the connecting shaft of the lock plate is inserted into a spool from a cut-out portion and two... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6525736 | Method for moving grouped characters, recording medium and game device The present invention is to provide a method for moving grouped characters whose interaction can be expressed realistically. When an acceleration for moving a character away from anther character when the another character exists within a short distance r... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525544 | Method for predicting lifetime of insulating film and method for reliability testing of semiconductor device A total injected electron quantity QBD, which has reached a constant value against a variation in stress voltage applied to an insulating film for use in a semiconductor device, is obtained as a critical injected electron quantity QBDcrit.... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6525347 | Photodetector and unit mounted with photodetector A filter layer and a buffer layer are sequentially laminated on a first principal face of a semiconductor substrate, and an island-shaped light absorption layer and a window layer are laminated on top of the buffer layer. A diffusion region in which p-typ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523771 | Webbing retractor In a webbing retractor, when a pawl engages with an internal tooth, a lock plate is guided, via a V gear, to a position at which engagement with a ratchet tooth is possible, and thereafter, the lock plate self-locks. When the V gear reversely rotates by a... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523196 | Shibori clothes manufacturing method, etc. and shibori clothes made by said manufacturing method A method of manufacturing shibori clothes of the desired form and hue in a secure and stable manner by application of measures taken to intentionally leave relief-like shapes called "shibo" (crimps) in the clothes and to provide new types of shibori cloth... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6513746 | Webbing take-up device A webbing take-up device which, when a webbing belt is pulled out, can reduce the rewind urging force applied to the vehicle occupant by the belt. The take-up device includes a spool 20 for winding a webbing belt, a take-up shaft that is connected to the ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6512826 | Multi-directional hand-free kit A multi-directional hand-free kit. The kit has a main body receiving a printed circuit board therein for controlling audio signal sending and receiving incorporated with a mobile communication device and formed with a first oblique portion, a connector me... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6512414 | Automatic filter tuning control system To tune the center frequency of a gm-C filter, which is a bandpass filter with a narrow bandwidth, to a target frequency, only while the filter is being tuned, the original circuit configuration of the filter is replaced with an alternative configuration ... | 01/28/2003 |
