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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076887 | Wiper controller A wiper controller which detects the raindrops adhered onto the windshield glass G of the vehicle to control the wiper based on the detected result is provided with a wiped water measurement unit for calculating an amount of water wiped by the wiper, a wiper operati... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7907158 | Thermal head and printing device A thermal head includes a glass layer having a protruding section formed on one surface and a concave groove section formed on the other surface facing the protruding section, a heat generation resistor provided on the protruding section, and a pair of electrodes pr... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7862353 | Electrical connector housing and electrical connector assembly incorporating the electrical connector housing An electrical connector housing has a housing body and a U-shaped lever that is connected to the housing body in a manner that the U-shaped lever can both pivot and slide relative to the housing body. The U-shaped lever engages a mounting structure so that the U-sha... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860237 | Information input device, and electronic apparatus using the same An information input device is provided which is to make input of information by operating a disk-shaped rotating member. The device includes the rotating member (36) which is rotatable with one main side thereof being operated, rotation detecting means (2... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7840129 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: (a) an imaging device subunit having an imaging device for creating an image signal associated with a subject and a light-transmitting member mounted ahead of a photosensitive surface of the imaging device; ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7741592 | Physiological sensor with booster circuit A physiological sensor includes a light source in optical communication with a light detector. A controller is in communication with the light detector via a connector. A booster circuit is in communication with the light detector and the connector. The booster circ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7715705 | Flash device Disclosed is a flash device which includes a mounting portion removably mounting a flash device on a photographic apparatus, a first base having the mounting portion, a second base mounted on the first base such that the second base can turn around a shaft located a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704706 | L-alanyl-L-1-aminoethylphosphonic acid (alaphosphin) for selective inhibition of cell growth Disclosed is a method of selectively inhibiting for growth of non-target cells in a mixed population of target and non-target cells, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the mixed population with a selective agent which comprises a carrier moiety linke... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7661277 | Quartz glass having excellent resistance against plasma corrosion and method for producing the same As a jig material to use under plasma reaction for producing semiconductors, the present invention provides a quartz glass having resistance against plasma corrosion, particularly corrosion resistance against fluorine-based plasma gases, and which is usable without ... | 02/16/2010 |
| D574096 | Low profile light | 07/29/2008 |
| 7239089 | Power supply apparatus for high pressure discharge lamp It is an object of the present invention to provide a high pressure discharge lamp capable of shifting to arc discharge without going out at initial lighting. The object of the invention is achieved by a high discharge lamp in which mercury of 0.15 mg/mm3 | 07/03/2007 |
| 7111505 | Multi-layer steel cylinder head gasket with integrated pressure sensor A multi-layer steel (MLS) cylinder head gasket containing fully integrated pressure sensors includes first and second metal layers with inner facing surfaces, and a spacer layer interposed between the facing surfaces. Outer (non-facing) surfaces of the first and sec... | 09/26/2006 |
| D522996 | Combined disc player and radio receiver | 06/13/2006 |
| D521516 | Mouse | 05/23/2006 |
| 7030185 | Electrodeposition coating compositions and articles coated therewith It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrodeposition coating composition excellent in corrosion resistance and stability of the coating. The electrodeposition coating composition comprises, based on 100 parts by weight (solid basis) of a core res... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7004399 | Reader/writer device and automatic ticket gate including the same for checking ticket An antenna unit prevents a communication error by suppressing side lobes formed by an antenna coil segment of a reader/writer device. The antenna unit (200) is used for a reader/writer device (20) whose signal processing circuits (210) and (2... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000748 | Clutch brake A clutch brake is provided that includes a brake housing adapted to be non-movably secured relative to a driveline master clutch. The brake housing includes a through-hole sized to allow passage of a shaft and at least one source of magnetic flux. The clutch brake a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6950564 | Image processing apparatus and method and program of the same An image processing apparatus capable of flexibly changing edge enhancement, blurring, and other image effect processing, wherein, in accordance with the execution of a program by a CPU, the CPU produces control signals to control an image processing circuit, read c... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6854501 | Multicellular window covering A multicellular window covering is formed from a starting product in the form of a double-cell type of multicellular honeycomb structure. The individual cells of the starting product are defined by external pleated sides on the opposite faces of the structure and in... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830075 | Hose assembly with integrally molded brake hose bracket A hose assembly includes a brake hose and a hose bracket integrally molded around the brake hose. The hose bracket attaches the hose to a frame of a vehicle. The bracket may be made of at least one polyolefin material selected from the group consisting of polypropyl... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6801063 | Charge compensated bootstrap driving circuit A circuit and method for electrically driving a load. A bootstrap driving circuit variably drives the load in response to a pulse width modulation control signal. A compensation curcuit then permits the bootstrap driving circuit to drive the load at a maximum power ... | 10/05/2004 |
| D489987 | Aerosol can body | 05/18/2004 |
| 6730029 | Ultrasonic transmitter/receiver by pulse compression As shown in FIG. 2(a), according to the present invention, a quartz rod is used where, for example, the diameter of the end on the side to which an ultrasound probe attached is 0.58 mm, the diameter at the narrowest portion is 0.3 mm, the diameter at t... | 05/04/2004 |
| D488435 | Rechargeable battery for optical disc player | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705797 | Paving block and its installation method A paving block and a paving block assembly include a prism-shaped paving block body having a top surface, a bottom surface disposed opposite the top surface and a first pair of opposing side walls and a second pair of opposing side walls. The first and second pair o... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6660951 | Canceling structure of combination switch A canceling structure of a combination switch is disclosed, which ensures the returning moment of a cancel cam without increasing the size of a spring. A cancel cam 20 placed on a swing block that can be rotated with a control lever includes pressure cont... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644354 | Hydraulic fluid accumulator The present invention discloses a hydraulic fluid accumulator comprising a housing having an interior subdivided into three chambers, with the first chamber being filled with a gas and separated from the second chamber by a first media separation element,... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6555753 | Tuned patch cable A method of forming flexible communications wire for use in Local Area Networks is disclosed. A plurality of individual metal strands are formed into a central conductor. The central conductor is then compressed and/or heated to bond adjacent strands toge... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550912 | Spectacles with additional removable lens or lenses Spectacles with replaceable lenses comprises a frame constituted by a pair of rims joined together by a central portion or bridge, two temples connected to said frame by connecting members and hinges; means for clasping interchangeable lenses provided at ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6499868 | Vanity mirror lamp assembly with replaceable battery A sun visor includes a visor assembly having an illumination device. The visor assembly further includes a trim bezel tray, backplate, and lamp/mirror lid. The trim bezel tray has a battery holder and at least one receiving portion molded as an integral p... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6485642 | Liquid chromatograph A sample solution is sent into a concentration column through a three-way joint and a three-way switching valve to trap and concentrate the sample components on the concentration column, followed by injecting the sample solution into an injector by operat... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6411681 | Traffic track measurements for analysis of network troubles A monitoring system captures and processes messages from SS7 links, to compile call detail records (CDRs) for all interoffice call attempts. The CDRs are uploaded into a relational database. A data preparation operation utilizes external information to en... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6377371 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMULATING IMAGE DATA, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING IMAGE DATA, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMULATING HOLOGRAPHIC STEREOGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM AND DATA TRANSMITTING METHOD In a system in which images having parallax data, and which are made up of plural images containing the parallax information are processed with viewing point conversion, and the resulting new images having parallax data are used, as in a system of generat... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6119062 | Braking system with electronic braking force distribution In a brake system with electronic brake force distribution, the electronic brake force distribution is deactivated as soon as the maximum vehicle deceleration achieved during electronic control falls below by a given factor between 0 and 1, for example, t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6030185 | Radial piston pump The present invention relates to a pump, more particularly a radial piston pump, including at least two pump pistons (10) with an associated working chamber (13) each, wherein the working chambers (13) are connected to suction lines (4) by way of suction ... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5918949 | Brake system A brake system including a master cylinder connected to wheel brakes is supplemented by a fluid return system made up of return pumps so that the braking pressure can be adjusted in the wheel brakes. In order to extend this system to a brake system which ... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5901963 | Gas nitrided taper faced keystone piston ring incorporating a sealing land and orientation groove A piston ring having a keystone shape and an orientation feature on one of its surfaces for ensuring proper orientation of the ring during installation. The piston ring preferably has an outer peripheral surface that includes a sealing land with a nitride... | 05/11/1999 |
