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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183467 | Wiring board and method of producing the same A wiring board includes: wiring layers; insulating layers disposed between the wiring layers; and external connection pads respectively including surface plated layers, for connecting to an external circuit. In each of the external connection pads in one face of the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182828 | Oil-in-water emulsified milky skin cosmetic preparation The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsified milky skin cosmetic preparation, which is able to impart a refreshing feeling, an astringent effect, a moisturizing effect, and a softening effect to skin, when it is singly used, and which is excellent in te... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182601 | Powder formed from mineral or rock material with controlled particle size distribution for thermal films An ultra-fine powder formed from a naturally occurring mineral or rock material and having a controlled or “engineered” particle size distribution (PSD) to match the infrared spectra with a maximum particle size in the range of 14-17 microns measured as either D... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182421 | Medical endoscope with heated window A medical endoscope (1) fitted with an optics duct (4) receiving an optical system (9, 10) enclosed by a system tube (6), the distal end of the optics duct (4) being closed by a window (5) to the inner surface of which is mo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182250 | Gerotor motor and brake assembly A hydraulic device includes a gerotor assembly, a wobble stick, an output shaft, a housing assembly, first and second ports, first and second brake disks, a piston, and a biasing member. The gerotor assembly includes a rotor and a stator. The housing assembly receiv... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181945 | Cylindrical vibration isolating device A cylindrical vibration isolating device that prevents damage to a vibration isolating rubber and cracks in a welded portion of a sub-frame. The sub-frame mount comprises an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder connected by the vibration isolating rubber. Small and lar... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181918 | Apparatus for sleep disorder A device for supporting a flexible hose extending between an individual and a stationary base unit nearby, is disclosed. The support device flexibly supports the hose generally above the individual yet readily accommodates movement by the individual while maintainin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181847 | Shipping container provided with external locking clip A shipping container including a container body having at least one open end and at least one mounting opening formed therein adjacent to the open end, an end cap having a sidewall provided with a projection that extends away from the sidewall and a slot; and an ext... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181484 | Process for producing a thin-plate form glass molded body In a process for a thin-plate form glass molded body, an upper mold part having a pressing surface is used together with a lower mold part having a setting surface arranged to be opposed to the pressing surface. A melted glass lump is pressed between the pressing su... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181270 | Anti-glare protection device An anti-glare protection device for a welding mask includes a transmission control circuit for determining a darkening signal from a control signal, a welding activity detection circuit (6) for detecting a welding activity, based on the output of a first sens... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660116 | Pipe cutter | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180543 | Movement stabilizing apparatus for combination vehicle A movement stabilizing control ECU 25 includes a differential unit 25a, a cycle calculation unit 25b, a time constant/gain setting portion 25c, a first-order lag processing unit 25d, a pendulum movement ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180530 | Steering control device In a steer-by-wire steering control device for a vehicle using a model following control based on yaw rate or lateral acceleration, the target steering angle(s) of front wheels and/or rear wheels (Sfbs, Srbs) are corrected according a roll rate (Rre) of the vehicle ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179272 | Tank fluid level monitor and refill indicator A device and system for monitoring a fluid level within a tank and for indicating when the fluid level within the tank has dropped below a predetermined minimum level. The device includes a strobe light, which is switched on when a sensor determines that the fluid l... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177056 | Drive for conveyor means or conveyed objects A drive has a drive unit, wherein the drive unit includes a central body, a drive means, and a driven means circulating around the central body. Conveyor means or objects to be conveyed are able to be conveyed in a driven section of the drive unit along a conveyor p... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176593 | Drain cleaning apparatus with electronic cable monitoring system A drain cleaning machine with an electronic cable monitoring system is disclosed which comprises a frame supporting a rotatable drum which is driven by a motor through an endless belt. The drum contains a flexible drain cleaning cable which is rotatable with the dru... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175743 | Measurement system and interferometer A measurement system that includes an industrial machine and an interferometer can detect when abnormality has occurred in measurement targeted at a reflector attached to a movable body, for example, in a case where the movable body has moved too close to the interf... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173932 | Perforation method and perforation apparatus A perforation method and an perforation apparatus in which a hollow member of a fuel injection nozzle is filled with a filler such as a zirconia ball, and a laser light is applied to the hollow member to form an injection hole while vibrating the zirconia ball using... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173705 | Agent for alleviating wrinkles The present invention provides an agent for preventing and alleviating wrinkles which has excellent effects of preventing and alleviating wrinkles formed by decreased barrier function of the skin owing to aging or photo aging, that is graphic wrinkles or linear wrin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173472 | Semiconductor sensor and manufacturing method of sensor body for semiconductor sensor A semiconductor sensor of which the thickness may be reduced and a method of manufacturing a sensor body for the semiconductor sensor are provided. A total length L1 of a weight portion 5 and an additional weight portion 3 as measured in an exte... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173109 | Eyelash cosmetic An eyelash cosmetic according to present invention, by blending (a) wax and/or (b) resin, and (c) hollow powder, can impart a voluminous feeling and, at the same time, perform excellent curling effect and curl retaining effect, and excellent usability such as easine... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172935 | Special effect pigments The present invention provides mixed metal oxide based special effect pigments that can be incorporated into optically thin binder systems to produce a “metal flake” appearance that is superior to the “metal flake” appearance presently achievable using conve... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172501 | Counter-rotating axial-flow fax A support frame portion is divided into a first support-frame half-portion and a second support-frame half-portion along a virtual reference dividing plane. A raised portion is integrally formed with each of side walls in a pair of the first web half-portion, projec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169097 | Method for operating a wind energy installation A method for the operation of a wind power plant (10), wherein in particular the wind power plant (10) will be or is switched off after a shutdown signal is triggered by a safety shutdown device (20) that is logically superordinate to an operati... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169083 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a wiring substrate having a mounting surface on which a semiconductor element is mounted. A portion of the mounting surface exposed from the semiconductor element is covered by a solder-resist layer, and an extension portion of the so... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169073 | Semiconductor device and electronic apparatus of multi-chip packaging External connection terminals 27 which are electrically connected to semiconductor chips 11-1, 11-2, 12-1, 12-2 and also protrude beyond the semiconductor chips 11-1, 11-2, 12-1, 12-2 are d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168825 | Amide derivatives, process for preparation thereof and use thereof as insecticide An object of the present invention is to provide a compound represented by Formula (1): wherein A1, A2, A3 and A4 each represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168585 | Purification of peptides from colostrum The invention relates to the purification of peptides from colostrum. The method involves the addition of an alcohol such as methanol or ethanol to the mixture in order to form an alcohol phase rich in the peptides, and a precipitate. The peptide-rich alcohol phase ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168227 | Modified powder and cosmetic composition using the same The present invention provides a modified powder that is obtainable by coating the surface of a base powder with a hydrophobizing agent and a cationic surfactant. In the modified powder described above, it is preferable that the amount of coated hydrophobizing agent... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168157 | Production method of fine particle zinc oxide powder and cosmetics containing the same It is to provide a production method of zinc oxide powder excellent in UV protection ability and transparency and to provide cosmetics containing the same. The fine particle zinc oxide powder is produced by subjecting either an aqueous solution containing both a wat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168145 | Porous titanium oxide and process for producing the same The present invention provides a porous titanium oxide having improved ultraviolet protection ability, usability, and transparency in the visible region and a process for producing thereof. The porous titanium oxide powder according to the present invention can be o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167781 | Multi-spindle head exchangeable machine tool A multi-spindle head exchangeable machine tool is provided with a plurality of multi spindle heads movably mounted on an annular rail. When a workpiece is machined by driving a rotary tool by a machining unit, multi spindle heads of the plurality of multi spindle he... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167598 | Filling shoe for rotary tablet presses A filling shoe for rotary tablet presses, comprising a filling shoe housing with at least one discharge opening for a starting product which is to be compressed and with a seal for sealing the gap between the die plate and filling shoe housing, which seal can be fas... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167575 | Connection of components of a wind turbine The invention relates to a connection between components of a wind turbine. More specifically, the present invention relates to components for a wind turbine having a diameter of more than 0.5 m, preferably more than 1.0 m, and more preferably more than 1.5 m. The w... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167286 | Cylindrical vibration isolating device A cylindrical vibration isolating device having an inner cylinder, an outer cylinder surrounding the inner cylinder, an elastic leg having a pair of right and left leg portions to connect the inner cylinder and the outer cylinder and, when viewed in the axial direct... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166648 | Method of manufacturing a wiring substrate There is provided a wiring substrate manufacturing method. The wiring substrate includes: a plurality of conductor patterns formed on a mounting surface on which an electronic component is to be mounted, wherein each of the conductor patterns is covered with a corre... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165758 | Vehicular seatbelt apparatus A seatbelt apparatus for a vehicle includes a control device for controlling an amount of electric current fed to a motor for winding a seatbelt. The control device controls the motor such that a predetermined amount of electric current is applied to the motor in a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164008 | Electrical apparatus A cable is sandwiched between a first inner wall surface of a peripheral-wall-side pressing wall portion and a first inner wall surface of a cap-side pressing wall portion, between a second inner wall surface of the peripheral-wall-side pressing wall portion and a s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162713 | Leg member for transformable toy The invention provides a leg member for a transformable toy which prevents impairment of the aesthetic appearance even if the range of motion of a shin section relative to a foot section is increased. A first link member 29 is shaped and configured to cover a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162581 | Release pin A releasable locking member, having a handle, a spindle, and a shank connected at a first end to the handle. The shank has an opening extending through along a longitudinal axis thereof. A shaft extends through an opening of the shank. The shaft has a first portion,... | 04/24/2012 |
