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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6390557 | Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat composed of a first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion or a back rest of the vehicle seat; a second arm member for attachment to a frame structure of the other of the back rest or the ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6379327 | Hands-free portable breast pump system A portable breast pump system that includes a breast receptor for receiving a breast, a vacuum suction compartment connected to the breast receptor and a collection container for receiving breast milk. The breast pump system also includes a breast milk co... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6348399 | Method of making chip scale package A method of making a chip scale package comprises the following steps: providing a semiconductor chip having a plurality of metal bumps formed on the active surface thereof; providing a metal plate having a plurality of flip-chip pads formed on a surface ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347561 | Push-pull control cable A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346383 | Advanced thermal gradient DNA chip (ATGC) the substrate for ATGC, method for manufacturing for ATGC method and apparatus for biochemical reaction and storage medium A biochemical reaction detection chip capable of controlling the temperature for biochemical reactions including hybridizations and its substrate. The function of the chip is performed by comprising a plurality of islands of a heat conducting material on ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6340715 | Foamable composition adapted for delivery from pressurized containers, for producing insulating foams The invention provides a pressurized container for providing insulating foams including a foamable composition adapted for delivery from pressure cans and on the basis of an aqueous plastic dispersion, which comprises an aqueous dispersion of at least one... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6340048 | Mold for use in continuous metal casting A mold suitable for continuous metal casting comprising a cavity opened at both ends, in which a vertical cross sectional shape at the inner wall surface of the cavity from a meniscus position to a required region is formed as a restriction portion corres... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6339804 | Fast-forward/fast-backward intermittent reproduction of compressed digital data frame using compression parameter value calculated from parameter-calculation-target frame not previously reproduced A digital information reproduction apparatus for compressing frames of data so as to intermittently reproduce the data in fast-forward speed. A data re-write device retrieves a reproduction-target frame for the fast-forward reproduction and a parameter-ca... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338322 | Valve timing control device A valve timing control device incorporates a rotary member which rotates with one of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine and a camshaft thereof, a rotational transmitting member which rotates with the other of the camshaft and the crankshaft; a ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338287 | Push-pull control cable A push-pull type control cable having a conduit tube and an inner cable comprised of a core wire and a plurality of strands wound around the core wire and inserted into the conduit tube, the control cable being filled with lubricant at a clearance between... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334688 | Illuminating device, an operating device having the illuminating device, and an audio apparatus including the operating device An illuminating device receives light emitted from a light source (22), and emits light. The illuminating device includes a tubular light guiding member (21) which receives the light emitted from the light source (22), and guides the light therein. The il... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6332845 | Golf swing training aid A golf swing training aid (10), to be fitted between a player's knees, has an elongate, telescopic body (11), with foam pads (16, 18) on respetive cross-heads (17, 19) at each end of the body (11). A flexible strap (20) releasably secures one cross-head (... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6331810 | Magnetic lifting apparatus A magnetic lifting apparatus by using neodymium magnets, incorporating a plurality of polarity plates (10) disposed with a predetermined interval and having non-magnetic medium (11) in the longitudinal center; a plurality of interval members (20) disposed... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6325721 | Method for forecasting ranking of racing contests A method provides on-site or remote viewers with real-time computer generated graphics simulating the racing venue and contestants by incorporating past and current data to forecast the ranking of racing contests. The method comprises the steps of drawing... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6321566 | Method for producing oxygen gas Liquid oxygen, which is extracted from the bottom of a lower pressure rectifier and compressed by a liquid oxygen pump to a predetermined supply pressure, is evaporated in a main heat exchanger to prepare an oxygen gas product, while oxygen gas is circula... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6320630 | Liquid crystal display device having a slim driver chip A liquid crystal display device in which bump electrodes of a semiconductor chip included in a video signal line driving circuit are disposed over noise-absorbing protective diodes so that the area occupied by the semiconductor chip is decreased to reduce... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318805 | Reclining mechanism for vehicle seat A reclining mechanism for a vehicle seat, which is composed of a first arm member for attachment to a frame structure of a seat cushion or a back rest of the vehicle seat; a second arm member for attachment to a frame structure of the other of the back re... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317365 | Semiconductor memory cell A semiconductor memory cell is configured using a sense amplifier and a memory cell containing MOS transistors. In a write cycle, the sense amplifier inputs write data to accumulate charges in the memory cell. In a read cycle, the sense amplifier outputs ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312594 | Insert for a cyclone separator A cyclone separator having an improved efficiency to remove a broader spectrum of contained particles is disclosed. The cyclone separator is provided with a member positioned to interact with at least the inner portion of a fluid circulating within the cy... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6311658 | Valve timing control device A valve timing control device for securing a rotor to a cam shaft wherein a bolt member is used which is to be coupled thereto is disclosed. The bolt member has a built-in spool valve. Between the spool valve and a rod of an electromagnetic actuator, ther... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6307788 | Semiconductor memory cell having read/write circuit capable of performing random access A semiconductor memory cell is configured using a sense amplifier and a memory cell containing MOS transistors. In a write cycle, the sense amplifier inputs write data to accumulate charges in the memory cell. In a read cycle, the sense amplifier outputs ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302989 | Method for producing a laminar compound for transferring optically variable single elements to objects to be protected The invention relates to a method for producing a lammar compound for transferring optically variable elements to objects to be protected, the laminar compound comprising a carrier substrate and isolated single elements on said carrier substrate in the co... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296786 | Treated waste, method for making the same and apparatus for making the same A treated waste has been treated so as to prevent diffusion of a substance to be disposed, of e.g., radionuclide "I", that tends to occur when the waste is disposed of in reducing environment at an ultra-deep underground. The treated waste has a low-resol... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6292847 | Digital information reproducing apparatus and digital information distributing system A digital information reproducing apparatus in accordance with a prior art that uses a semiconductor memory to realize a memory means cannot reproduce digital data which has been encoded according to a compression coding form different from the one adopte... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6291835 | Semiconductor device Bonding pads (3) are arranged on the outer side of an in-chip circuit region (2) of a semiconductor integrated circuit board (1), and a scribed line (4) for chip separation is formed on the outer side thereof. A corner portion (4a) of the scribed line (4)... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289784 | Pump for spring water A spring water pump comprising: a housing sealably connected to a water container and having a sealing member for sealing the connected portion between the water container and the housing; a pressure member of bellows type located inside the housing, the ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6288493 | Antenna device for generating inductively coupled plasma The invention relates to an antenna device of a low impedance for generating a large quantity of inductively coupled plasma to process a large size of a specimen with adjustment for a uniform distribution in the density of plasma, comprising: a high frequ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285476 | Laser communication system and methods A laser communication system for full duplex wideband data transmission includes first and second terminals having dichroic wavelength-multiplexed optical systems wherein transmitted and received light are multiplexed along a path through the same apertur... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6283290 | Rain cover for a golf bag A cover assembly for a golf bag comprising a hood assembly including a support frame comprising a plurality of ribs which are at least partially formed from a flexible, resilient material and structured relative to one another to normally orient or bias t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280443 | Spinal fixation system A spinal fixation system for use in the immobilization of a sequence of spinal bones, comprising a plurality of pedicle screws, a pair of rods, and connectors. The pedicle screw has a spherical head having a round portion at an upper portion of the spheri... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277278 | Cyclone separator having a variable longitudinal profile A cyclone separator having an improved efficiency to remove a broader spectrum of contained particles is disclosed. The inner wall of the cyclone separator is configured to continuously impart changes in the acceleration of a fluid as it rotates within th... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6269051 | Semiconductor device and timing control circuit Control on the speed of operation of a delay loop from the output of a variable delay circuit to a delay control input thereof is performed. For example, frequency-dividing circuits are respectively placed at the input and output of the variable delay cir... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6267344 | Vehicle seat with suspension mechanism A vehicle seat provided with a seat cushion the support frame of which is supported by a suspension mechanism, wherein the suspension mechanism includes a torsion bar spring loaded to resiliently support the support frame of the seat cushion, and wherein ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6266746 | Control apparatus for random access memories A control apparatus controls writing and reading of data with respect to a memory which is randomly accessible. An address producing device produces an address by a method according to a predetermined rule, in response to a request to access the memory by... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6264250 | Tube joint The present invention relates to plastic tube joints to transport warm water or tap water for air conditioning use, especially so-called simple-action tube joints.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6263036 | Asynchronous signal input apparatus and sampling frequency conversion apparatus An asynchronous signal input apparatus includes a memory device which writes data that are input at a predetermined frequency, in response to a write signal, and reads data in response to a read signal. A data quantity measuring device measures a data qua... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258626 | Method of making stacked chip package A method of making a stacked chip package comprises the steps of: (a) placing a first chip onto a substrate in a manner that solder bumps on the first chip are aligned with corresponding flip-chip pads formed on a surface of the substrate; (b) reflowing t... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6254776 | System and method for treating animal waste A system and method for treating farm animal waste, such as hog and poultry waste, to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from wastewater treatment pits and thus control smell is disclosed. The farm animals are housed in structures equipped with grat... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6251296 | Apparatus and method for separating particles from a cyclonic fluid flow A particle separation member is provided for use with a cyclone separator. The particle separation member divides the separator into a cyclone chamber and a particle receiving chamber. The cyclone chamber and the particle receiving chamber communicate via... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250155 | Method and device for balancing rotors In the case of a method for balancing rotors, more particularly tool holders of machine tools, the imbalance of the rotor is ascertained in a computer, in terms of size and direction, of a balancing machine and is compensated by spreading at least two bal... | 06/26/2001 |
