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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370981 | Cube corner retroreflector with limited range Retroreflective articles having cube corner elements are disclosed, with the dihedral angle errors of the cube corner elements selected to limit the visibility range of the retroreflective article. Also disclosed are methods for making the cube corner elements and t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364460 | Fixing member and fixing structure The fixing member of the present invention can be mounted to a fixed member that is fixed to a printed circuit board and that is used for fixing the fixed member to the printed circuit board, the fixing member including: a mounting member main body fixed to the fixe... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360469 | Shift lever A shift lever includes: a knob having a opening, which is mounted on the distal end of the lever main body; a moving body, movably arranged in the interior of the lever main body with one end protruding from the opening thereof and is placed in the interior of the k... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361874 | Auto focusing mechanism of surveying instrument An auto focusing mechanism is provided in a surveying instrument, such as an electronic level, that is capable of automatically focusing a telescope on a sighted staff. As a focusing lens (21b) is moved by a motor (41) along the optical a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357651 | Female connector, female connector mounting structure, and method of mounting female connector to substrate A single pole female connector has: a mounting base portion in which is formed a terminal insertion hole into which a male terminal can be inserted; an extending portion extending outwardly from the mounting base portion; and a terminal contacting portion which exte... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355845 | Portable electronic device having a removable hard disk drive Provided is a portable electronic device having a removable hard disk drive in which the hard disk drive is adapted to have a slot-type removable shape, thereby allowing the hard disk drive to be conveniently mounted and used, and when the hard disk drive is detache... | 04/08/2008 |
| RE40228 | Mast-type outdoor lighting system An improved outdoor lighting system is provided that comprises a light assembly formed from at least one tubular mast having a distal end for supporting an electrically powered light source, and a proximal end mounted in the ground, and an electrical cable for conne... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341462 | Connector terminal fabrication process and connector terminal An upper tier terminal is provided with a fitting portion and a board attachment portion. When the upper tier terminal is being fabricated, a first wire member which is a component of the fitting portion and a second wire member which is a component of the board att... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340112 | Labeling system and methodology A digitization process and system which involves the use of a novel label, labeling system and labeling methodology. According to the teachings of the present invention, the label is comprised of two parts one of which is transparent and the other of which is opaque... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337768 | Multiple capillary fuel injector for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for delivering fuel to an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes a fuel injector housing, a system for metering vaporized fuel to the internal combustion engine, the system positioned within the fuel injector housing, and a system for... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336346 | Distance measuring device and method thereof A distance measuring device is provided that reduces the time required for a distance measurement without degrading accuracy of the measured value. The distance measuring device includes a reference signal oscillator (26) that generates a reference signal (K)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334904 | Tri-level cube corner ruling A rulable array of cube corners defined by three sets of parallel, equidistant, symmetrical vee-grooves is provided. The directions of the three vee-groove sets make three angles, no two of which are equal. When the array in viewed in plan, lines along the roots of ... | 02/26/2008 |
| D561616 | Navigation device having a removable hard disk drive | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327509 | Electrochromic mirror The present invention provides an electrochromic mirror, comprising a transparent substrate; an electrochromic film that develops color reductively having the transparent substrate on or above the surface thereof; a light-reflecting film allowing transmission of hyd... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324260 | Variable reflectance mirror The present invention provides a variable reflectance mirror, comprising a color layer that develops color by binding to hydrogen or lithium, a transparent substrate formed on or above one surface of the color layer, a light-reflecting layer which allows transmissio... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320619 | Fixing member and mounting structure A fixing member of the present invention can be mounted to a fixed member that is fixed to a printed circuit board, and is used for fixing the fixed member to the printed circuit board, the fixing member including: a male connector portion inserted into an insertion... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313916 | Method and apparatus for generating power by combustion of vaporized fuel An apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The apparatus includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end in fluid communication with the source of liquid f... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7292366 | Printing control system, printing control method and program A printing control system where poor printing does not occur on a recording medium is provided. A printing system 1 is constituted by connecting a printing apparatus 2 and a personal computer 3 by a connecting cable 4 of 100 base T. Deter... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292228 | Screen operating device for a vehicle A screen operating device having good operability is obtained. When a push switch is pressed via a sheet switch within a predetermined time from a finger touching the sheet switch, a click signal is received within a predetermined time from receipt of a touch signal... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290890 | Retracting mechanism of vehicular outer mirror device A retracting mechanism for storing or erecting a mirror includes, at a coupled portion of an output shaft of a drive motor and a worm gear, coupling retaining portions fitted together in a press-fitted state and rotational force transmitting portions opposing each o... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290730 | Webbing retractor A pinion of a pretensioner is provided at a side of a torsion shaft, which side is opposite a side connected integrally to a spool via a sleeve. A base lock of a lock mechanism is connected to the pinion. Due to the lock mechanism operating, a leg plate side end por... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270556 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector has a housing formed with holding portions capable of holding terminal fittings, and formed at one end with a fitting hole into which electric wires connected to the held terminal fittings are inserted; a waterproof plug having first electric ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265725 | Antenna device A cutout portion through which one end side of a U-shaped portion of the antenna passes is cut deeper than a preset passing position where the U-shaped portion passes through the cutout portion. Further, an open dimension of a through hole through which the other en... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252307 | Tension detecting device An end portion of a webbing belt is attached to a metal base plate, in which a hole is formed. A projecting portion is formed at an inner edge of the hole which inner edge is at a side opposite a belt attachment portion. When tension is applied to the webbing belt, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249596 | Fuel system for an internal combustion engine and method for controlling same A fuel system for use in an internal combustion engine includes a plurality of fuel injectors, each injector including at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, a heat source arranged along th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240845 | Information-holding unit An information-holding unit is provided which can minimize increase in cost and which can increase storage capacity as a whole without changing information transferring time. The information-holding unit comprises a plurality of RFID tags with desired specific infor... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237539 | Control method and apparatus for use in an alcohol fueled internal combustion engine A method for controlling a fuel system of an internal combustion engine. The method is employed with a fuel system having a source of alcohol-containing liquid fuel, at least one fuel injector, a heat source for heating the liquid fuel in the at least one fuel injec... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230779 | ND filter and aperture diaphragm apparatus An ND filter is made of a transparent substrate having a plane. An optical film is formed on the plane of the transparent substrate. The optical film has a lamination structure including a light absorption film and a dielectric film, and has a variable transmission ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220475 | Polishing sheet and polishing work method The present invention provides a polishing sheet that can secure a flatness of a material to be polished and can improve a polishing efficiency. A polishing pad 1 has a polyurethane sheet 2 made of polyurethane resin. The polyurethane sheet 2 ha... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212244 | Focal plane shutter apparatus A focal plane shutter apparatus is constructed by a light shielding blade, a fitting pin attached to the blade and an arm which is slidably engaged with the fitting pin to open or close the blade. A surface hardness of the fitting pin is higher than that of the arm.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207809 | Method of manufacturing terminal In a terminal manufacturing method of the present invention, first a thin plate-like body including a thin plate-like terminal portion and a thin plate-like leg portion is formed with a die. The thin plate-like terminal portion has a shape corresponding to a termina... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201400 | Through anchor and method of manufacture thereof In a through anchor, a configuration of first grooves (or second grooves) of a region on a surface of a piece, which region is where a webbing is particularly strongly fit tightly to and slides when a vehicle rapidly decelerates (i.e., a region at a vehicle front si... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200945 | Surveying instrument To obtain an accurate survey value even if a centering operation is simplified without using a specific target. When a survey point S is displayed on the screen of a display 20 as an image picked up by a CCD camera 38 in a process to perform an operati... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7183768 | Ultra sensitive in-situ magnetometer system The present invention relates to an ultra sensitive in-situ magnetometer system, and more particularly to an ultra sensitive in-situ magnetometer system that can in-situ monitor a magnetic moment of a magnetic thin film with sub-monolayer precision while depositing ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177535 | Apparatus for generating power and hybrid fuel vaporization system A hybrid fuel vaporization system and an apparatus for producing power from a source of liquid fuel. The hybrid fuel vaporizing system includes at least one capillary flow passage, the at least one capillary flow passage having an inlet end and an outlet end, the in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7176899 | Display screen operation device In a state in which any one of selection buttons is selected (state in which a color is reversed), a touch panel in a controller is operated, and, the selected state of the selection button is released when an operation signal from the above controller is correspond... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177741 | Car-mounted device control system A car-mounted device control system is obtained which can prevent or lessen erroneous operation of operating portions, switches, and the like during rotation of a steering wheel. When a CPU 16 starts up a function switching program from a storage medium 24... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7137383 | Capillary fuel injector with metering valve for an internal combustion engine A fuel injector for vaporizing a liquid fuel for use in an internal combustion engine. The fuel injector includes at least one capillary flow passage, a heat source arranged along the at least one capillary flow passage, the heat source operable to heat the liquid f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7113656 | Labeling system and methodology A digitization process and system which involves the use of a novel label, labeling system and labeling methodology. According to the teachings of the present invention, the label is comprised of two parts one of which is transparent and the other of which is opaque... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7077247 | Brake rotor attachment assembly that promotes in plane uniform torque transfer distribution A brake assembly for use on vehicles includes a rotor and a wheel mount, formed as a hat portion, fastened to the rotor with a bobbin assembly. The rotor has a flange formed as a series of spaced tabs, and the bobbin assembly is bolted to the hat portion with the ro... | 07/18/2006 |
