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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7532980 | Navigation system A user selects as a guide route a route from among multiple routes retrieved under respective predetermined retrieval conditions. A retrieval condition under which the route selected by the user was retrieved is stored in an external memory. When a zone affecting dr... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532975 | Imaging apparatus for vehicles A vehicle is provided with a plurality of imaging cameras for imaging the front left side, front right side, rear left side, rear right side and rear side. Imaging conditions such as a position where the imaging is scheduled, imaging camera used for the imaging, veh... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532404 | Optical device having micro lens array An optical device includes a semiconductor substrate and an optical part having a plurality of columnar members disposed on the substrate. Each columnar member is disposed in a standing manner and adhered each other so that the optical part is provided. The optical ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532107 | Anti-theft system for vehicle An anti-theft system for a vehicle includes schedule taking means for taking a usage schedule of the vehicle, wherein the usage schedule of the vehicle includes a future time for the vehicle to be used next, interval calculating means for calculating an interval bet... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531920 | Driving circuit When a driving signal changes from L level to H level, a switching circuit is turned on. Then, a gate current flows from a booster circuit to MOSFET through the switching circuit and a resistor. A gate monitor circuit outputs a drive abnormality detection signal of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531852 | Electronic unit with a substrate where an electronic circuit is fabricated In an electronic unit with a substrate, a control circuit is mounted on the substrate and is configured to execute an operation related to a load. A package encapsulates the control circuit and the substrate. The package has sides around a periphery of the substrate... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530647 | Vehicular brake device A pump body includes a cylindrical first case for housing the plurality of rotary pumps, a second case located coaxially with the first case, and a disk spring located between the first case and the second case. In addition, a fixing means located at an entrance of ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530615 | Console-sliding structure A sliding structure slidably supports a wheel by a groove of a rail. The wheel is rotatably supported to a movable console through a supporting shaft. The sliding structure includes an elastic deforming portion which is elastically deformed when an overload is verti... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530597 | Airbag device for front passenger's seat The airbag device for front passenger's seat of the present invention includes an airbag protruding and deploying from an opening for protrusion in instrument panel in front of front passenger's seat when activated. The airbag includes a bag-shaped airbag body const... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530596 | Airbag apparatus The airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a tether, a vent mechanism and an actuator. When the actuator is activated, a portion of the tether is retained by a movable member of the actuator to reduce the degree of protrusion of the airbag while the vent mechanism is ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530595 | Rear seat side airbag device A rear seat side airbag device includes a cover, a case that is attached to a back side of the cover and a comb teeth-like holding member and is formed by assembling these constituent components together. A breakable portion is formed at a position on the cover whic... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530575 | Boot A fastening member is integrated with a boot body, at least one of a fastening leading end portion or a fastening tail end portion expands or reduces the diameter by elastic deformation, and when the fastening leading end portion or the fastening tail end portion ex... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530146 | Assist grip A latitudinal division type assist grip having a sufficient load bearing capacity is provided. The assist grip includes an outer cylinder member, a first divisional body, a second divisional body, and an elastic reinforcement member. A first fitting end portion of t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529602 | Vehicle-installed remote control unit The vehicle-installed remote control unit includes a receiver receiving a command signal transmitted from a transmitter dedicated to a vehicle, and a controller controlling a part of the vehicle in accordance with the command signal received by the receiver. The con... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529600 | Turning control device and method A target vehicle path is corrected in accordance with the environment surrounding a vehicle during parking assist or U-turn assist. To achieve the target vehicle path, target wheel speeds are set for respective wheels so as to generate a speed difference an inside w... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529153 | Positional information detecting method and device In a positional information detecting device, a tone-burst signal propagating unit causes a tone-burst signal to propagate through a path. The tone-burst signal is composed of a continuous wave train, the continuous wave train including a plurality of cycles of a co... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528610 | Load break detection circuit A load break detection circuit for detecting a break in a load connected to an output terminal of an output circuit includes a target voltage generator, a reference voltage generator, and a comparator. The reference voltage generator generates a reference voltage an... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528593 | Current measuring device A current measuring device for detecting current flowing in a current path includes a magnetic sensor for detecting a magnetic field and a magnetic sensor for detecting earth magnetism, the magnetic field detecting magnetic sensor and the earth magnetism detecting m... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527760 | Resin mold and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a resin mold includes the steps of: attaching a transmitting resin member capable of transmitting a laser beam and an absorbing resin member capable of absorbing the laser beam; and irradiating the laser beam on an interface between the tr... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527333 | Occupant protecting apparatus There is provided an occupant protecting apparatus which reduces a load applied to an occupant caused by inflating an airbag in a seat portion. The occupant protecting apparatus is provided in a seat portion. The occupant protecting apparatus is constituted by an in... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527166 | Storage apparatus A storage apparatus includes a base, an assembly frame, a box, a cover, and an open/close mechanism. The assembly frame is demarcated in the base. The box is buried in the assembly frame, and has a surface in which a storage opening is opened. The cover covers the s... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527121 | Pedestrian protection air bag system There is provided a pedestrian protection air bag system M1 in which air bags accommodated on a cowl each have a recessed portion which avoids a hinge mechanism and project from lateral side edges of a lower surface of a hood panel at a rear end thereof so as... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527064 | Fuel cutoff valve The fuel cutoff valve comprises a valve support on the upper part of the float, and the seat member is mounted on the valve support. The valve support has the bending space that has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the seal part. The seat member i... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526832 | Wiper blade having a lever connected to wiper arm A connecting arrangement of a lever is rotatably connected to a wiper arm. Arms of the lever are located on longitudinal sides, respectively, of the connecting arrangement and extend in the longitudinal direction of a wiper strip. Each arm of the lever includes a ho... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526369 | Pedestrian detection device, related method, air bag system and vehicle equipped with air bag system A pedestrian detection device, a related method, an air bag system and a vehicle are disclosed. The pedestrian detection device 20 includes an infrared ray sensor 30A, which detects a temperature of a detection object approaching to or in contact with ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525860 | System and method for monitoring temperature in a multiple die package A temperature control circuit, comprising: a plurality of temperature sensors each configured to measure a temperature of a corresponding memory chip chosen from a plurality of memory chips, and to generate a sensor output signal that is set to a first voltage if th... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525322 | Capacitive physical quantity sensor and diagnosis method A capacitive sensor for detecting a physical quantity includes a sensor element and a detecting circuit. The sensor element includes a movable electrode and a fixed electrode. A periodic voltage is applied to the fixed electrode. A high-voltage generating circuit ap... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525270 | Motor control apparatus A motor control apparatus for controlling a motor with reduced noise and vibration includes a detecting means for detecting a rotational speed of the motor, a command signal processing means that generates a command signal for allowing the motor to rotate at a prede... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525237 | Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor includes a plurality of converters and a protection component. The plurality of converters convert one of a received ultrasonic wave into an electric signal and an electric signal into an ultrasonic wave for transmission. The plurality of conver... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525092 | Infrared sensor having thermo couple An infrared sensor includes a base plate having a membrane portion at the center thereof an a thick portion around the membrane, a thermocouple unit having a hot side contact member formed on the membrane portion and a cool side contact member formed on the thick po... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524207 | Reinforcing tab, method of manufacturing the same and structure of connecting connector using the same A reinforcing tab for reinforcing connection between a circuit board and a surface-mounted connector includes a fixing wall to be fixed to a housing of the connector and a connecting wall defining a connecting surface on its end to be connected to the circuit board.... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523665 | Angular velocity sensor and method for operating the same An angular velocity sensor includes first and second vibrators having a movable portion with driving and detecting purpose movable electrodes and a fixed portion with first and second side driving and detecting purpose fixed electrodes. The driving voltages applied ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522803 | Process for producing optical device The present invention provides a method of producing an optical element without the need for high vacuum, unlike the thin film deposition methods, and without using a molten salt. More specifically, the invention provides a method of producing an optical element com... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520469 | Passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular In a passenger seat, an aircraft passenger seat in particular, one seat component, such as seat carrier (9), seat element, backrest (3), and arm rest, can be placed at selected positions relative to other seat components and locked in these positions b... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520405 | Cup holder A cup holder includes a holder body, an inner-peripheral-side supporting member, a first urging member, an outer-peripheral-side supporting member, and a second urging member. The holder body has an accommodation portion. The first urging member urges the inner-peri... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519753 | Communication system A communication system includes a master control unit, a plurality of slave control units, and buses connecting the master control unit and the slave control units for the asynchronous communication. When the master control unit starts the communication, each slave ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519459 | Driving assistance system A driver's gaze distribution is detected. Based on the detected distribution, an image corresponding to a driver's visual-field is extracted from images photographed by a front monitor camera and is accumulated. A first driver's gaze probability distribution necessa... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517771 | Method for manufacturing semiconductor device having trench A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes steps of: forming a trench on a semiconductor substrate, which is made of silicon; and filling the trench with an epitaxial layer. The epitaxial layer is made of silicon, and the step of filling the trench i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517007 | Slide door-carrying cab A slide door-carrying cab is provided which includes a slide door capable of forming a sufficient clearance between a rear portion of the cab and a back of an operators seat, reclining the back at a sufficient angle, and giving an excellent comfortableness to an ope... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516867 | Cap device having torque mechanism A fuel cap has a cap main body, a cover with a handle, and a torque mechanism. The torque mechanism includes a torque transmission unit and click units. When the handle is rotated in a closing direction, torque is transmitted to a cantilever spring of the torque mec... | 04/14/2009 |
