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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6466697 | Data structure for image transmission, image coding method, and image decoding method There is provided an image decoding apparatus for decoding a coded image signal having an image identifier based on a data structure of the image signal. This apparatus comprises a data analyzer for analyzing the coded image signal with reference to the i... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6254974 | Si-SiC material and SiC fiber-reinforced Si-SiC composite material A Si--SiC material of Si concentration-gradient type is obtained by melt-infiltrating Si into a molded material comprising SiC particles. The Si--SiC material has a porosity of 1.0% or less and in the Si--SiC material the Si concentration decreases gradua... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6092463 | Printing method and printing device A printing method and a printing device are provided, whereby a uniform amount of solder can be coated, printing quality can be improved, variations in adjustment between operators are eliminated, adjustment time is shortened, and productivity can be impr... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5978073 | Optical device for detecting the characteristics of moving particles The device uses the principle of the Doppler effect laser velocimeter. It comprises emitter and receiver optic guides formed by integrated optics techniques on a single substrate, preferably made of glass. The emitter guides, connected to a light source, ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970192 | Method of aligning optical waveguide device An outgoing light from a light source transmits a photo coupler, a single-fiber optical fiber array, an optical wave guide chip, a four-fiber optical fiber array and an optical fiber, and is reversed, and an outgoing light from another end of the photo co... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5958105 | Process for preparing metallic beryllium pebbles A method for stably producing metal beryllium pebbles each ranging from 0.1 to 1.8 mm in particle diameter and 0.05 to 0.6 mm in crystal grain average diameter. The metal beryllium pebbles obtained by the invention are excellent not only in tritium emissi... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5953907 | Method of controlling an engine exhaust gas system and method of detecting deterioration of catalyst/adsorbing means In a method of controlling an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine including a nitrogen oxide reducing catalyst capable of adsorbing nitrogen oxide under a lean atmosphere and a nitrogen oxide sensor disposed downstream of the nitrogen oxid... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5956577 | Method of manufacturing serrated gate-type or joined structure A method of manufacturing a joined-type semiconductor device having a gate structure. The semiconductor device includes a first and second semiconductor substrates each having a substrate body, and a first and a second main surfaces which are opposite to ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5949826 | Data transmission and reception system A data transmission and reception system according to this invention comprises a transmitter for transmitting data by modulating transmit data and a receiver for receiving and demodulating a signal from the receiver, wherein the receiver includes a parall... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949422 | Shape data compression method, shape data decompression method, shape data compression apparatus, and shape data decompression apparatus A shape data compression method for image generation by three-dimensional computer graphics, including a first stage inputting a code number and a quantization precision for encoding a three-dimensional coordinate point sequence and a two-dimensional coor... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5938998 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing composite insulators Method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite insulator which includes an FRP core rod covered by a sheath and provided with a plurality of sheds which are made of an electrically insulating polymeric material. The sheds are set on a support member a... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5933549 | Method and apparatus for image editing using key frame image control data An image editing apparatus having an input for key frame information and a key frame storage means. A first interpolation control point calculates means for receiving information from key frame storage and calculates control points for curve interpolation... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928494 | Gas sensor and method of measuring quantity of specific compounds in measuring gas A gas sensor for measuring a quantity of specific component in a measuring gas includes a main pump means which has an electrochemical pump cell. The electrochemical pump cell includes a solid electrolyte partition exposed to external space, an inner pump... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5925972 | Multiple element particle sensor and signal processing electronics A sensor device adapted to detect at least one of a particle and a bubble in a fluid, includes a fluid nozzle defining a center of fluid flow; and a plurality of sensor elements for converting an impact of one of a particle and a bubble into an electrical... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5922946 | Particle sensor A particle sensor includes a sensor element comprising (a) a vibrating section having such a mass that is sensitive to the collision of solid particles contained in a fluid, with the vibrating section and (b) a detecting section for detecting the vibratio... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5923772 | Method and apparatus for visual recognition of a component supplied to an industrial automated system A visual recognition apparatus of the invention can acquire an image exclusive of a background of a subject of image processing, thereby rendering the image of the subject fit for the image processing. More specifically, a mirror-surfaced collar covering ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919069 | Method and apparatus for assembling cathode-ray tube It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for assembling cathode-ray tubes, which does not require a transfer device and which yields good operating efficiency at the time of switching between models. When a cathode-ray tube is inserted... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5918795 | Soldering alloy, cream solder and soldering method The present invention relates to a soldering alloy composed mainly of Sn and free from lead which is a toxic substance. An addition of a small quantity of Ag to the soldering alloy can fine the alloy structure, minimize structural changes of the alloy and... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5917438 | Data storing and outputting apparatus A first data storing and outputting apparatus includes a coding unit for coding data of a program through N coding processes and generating N sets of coded data of the program, N being a natural number more than one, a memory for storing the N sets of cod... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5912866 | Method of reproducing multimedia data and multimedia data server system In a method for reproducing multimedia data recorded over plural optical disks, using an optical disk library unit having at least two, first and second, optical disk drives, multimedia data recorded in one of the optical disks is read and reproduced in t... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5910875 | Device for preventive detection of faults with recognition of the type of load The device comprises an electronic switch able to temporarily connect a load to an AC power supply system so as to apply the power system voltage to the load during a test phase corresponding to a half-wave of the power system voltage. A control circuit o... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5909914 | Electronic parts mounting method The present invention intends to make the time as long as possible during which a XY table which is interlocked to avoid the contact of an insert guide section and an anvil section moves for positioning thereof. For this purpose, the height of an electron... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5910826 | Rear projection screen and method of producing same The present invention relates to a rear projection screen used in projection type television sets and the like. A rear projection screen according to the present invention is characterized in that a mask for prevention of penetration of light is formed on... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5909157 | Surface acoustic wave filter device and transducer therefor having unidirectional and bidirectional structures A surface acoustic wave filter device suitable for CDMA communication system, includes a piezoelectric substrate, and a unidirectional input side transducer and a bidirectional output side transducer are formed on the substrate. The filter device has sati... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5909218 | Transmitter-receiver of three-dimensional skeleton structure motions and method thereof A transmitter-receiver of three-dimensional skeleton structure motions in which motion data in three-dimensional computer graphics (CG) is transmitted to create animation at the receiving end. The transmitter-receiver includes three sections: (1) a transm... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5907139 | Position detector switch with planetary gearing A device for detecting a position of a moving body is provided in which a position of a moving body such as a window glass can be detected with high accuracy, initial positions can be set without complicated adjustment, such can be realized with a simple ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5906360 | Elastic mounting device including fluid-filled elastic mount and synthetic resin bracket for fixing the elastic mount, and method of manufacturing the same Mounting device including a fluid-filled cylindrical elastic mount, and a synthetic resin bracket having a cylindrical bore in which the elastic mount is fixed, wherein the elastic mount includes a shaft member, an intermediate sleeve disposed radially ou... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5907451 | Support bearing for a pivot shaft of a cassette loader A magnetic recording and reproducing device according to the present invention is designed such that when a holding, moving and driving unit is pivoted for recording or reproducing operation which is of frequent occurrence, a pivot shaft of metal which dr... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5905584 | Hologram recording and reproducing apparatus In a hologram recording and reproducing apparatus including a hologram record element having a record unit formed by a photorefractive single crystal and a pair of electrodes provided on the record unit for applying a voltage to said record unit, and an o... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5905255 | Objective lens driver In a objective lens driver, at least one permanent magnet is mounted on a movable member, and plural yokes, each being wound with a coil having its winding axis in the focusing direction, are disposed facing the permanent magnet. The yokes are arranged al... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5905242 | High voltage hybrid circuit-breaker A high voltage hybrid circuit-breaker has an arc circuit with a gas circuit-breaker connected in a series with a vacuum bulb. The housing is subdivided into a first compartment enclosed by an insulator for housing the primary contacts of the primary circu... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5905814 | One-dimensional time series data compression method, one-dimensional time series data decompression method A method of compressing one-dimensional time series data at uniform time intervals includes: a first process of inputting the one-dimensional time series data and an approximation accuracy thereof; a second process of calculating node candidates of an int... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902469 | Gas sensor Disclosed is a gas sensor comprising inner pumping electrodes arranged on upper and lower surfaces and both side surfaces in a first chamber so that O2 contained in a measurement gas introduced through a first diffusion rate-determining section... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900687 | Connection configuration for stator The present invention has an object of providing a rational connection configuration for an inner rotor type stator comprising coil windings provided for each pole blade. Accordingly, the connection configuration of the invention comprises three types of ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896777 | Control lever fixing mechanism In a control lever fixing mechanism, a shift lever and a shaft are inserted into through-holes of two side plates of a control lever. A lockup plate is inserted into a space defined by the two side plates of the control lever. The control lever and the sh... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5894263 | Vibration generating apparatus The present invention has an object to provide a method for generating vibration and a vibration generating apparatus for allowing a single unit to provide a call signal by way of sound and body-sensible vibration. According to the method for generating v... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5894140 | Semiconductor device having recessed gate structures and method of manufacturing the same A gate structure including semiconductor regions each having a high impurity-concentration and being formed within respective one of recessed portions provided in a surface of a first semiconductor substrate, and then a second semiconductor substrate is b... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5894345 | Optical method of detecting defect and apparatus used therein An array light source 1 with semiconductor laser sources disposed one-dimensionally and a projective lens 2 are used to illuminate an inspected object so that light beams projected from the array light source form a dotted line on the object. A line senso... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5890704 | Fluid-filled elastic cylindrical mount using split outer sleeve with sealing members A fluid-filled elastic cylindrical mount including (a) a core portion including a center shaft member, an intermediate sleeve disposed radially outwardly of the center shaft member, and an elastic body interposed between and connecting the center shaft me... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888627 | Printed circuit board and method for the manufacture of same It is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable printed circuit board subject to little bowing or twisting of the substrate, wherein the substrate and metal wiring are securely bonded together, and stable electrical and mechanical co... | 03/30/1999 |
