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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7266915 | Double-sided ironing board The present invention relates to an ironing plate. Double sides may be used for ironing. In the present invention, front and back surfaces as well as curved portions of clothes are effectively ironed without forming wrinkles in a state that clothes are putted onto a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7168731 | Airbag apparatus for automobile An airbag apparatus uses an interior panel of an automobile. The interior panel is formed of a multi-layer sheet including a surface layer, an intermediate foam layer, and a base layer. The interior panel has front and rear hinge grooves and left and right fracture ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165782 | Airbag apparatus for automobile An airbag apparatus utilizes an interior panel of a vehicle. The interior panel has a rectangular fracture-opening section defined by at least one hinge groove and one fracture groove formed on an inside surface of the interior panel through irradiation with laser p... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7152506 | Push opener Disclosed is a push opener suitable for removing a cap (12) fitted to an opening of a bottle (10). The push opener includes an intermediate lid (31) having an elongate arm, a first operation arm (32) formed with an engagement projection t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131976 | Insertion device for intraocular lens An insertion device is used to deform a deformable intraocular lens to a reduced size and insert the deformed lens into an eye through an insertion tube. The insertion device includes a push rod for pushing and inserting the lens into the eye, and a posture control ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131350 | Bicycle stem with stress reducing handlebar clamp A bicycle stem and front loading handlebar clamp having a pair of C-shaped cradles provided with handlebar contacting surfaces which have an edge to edge maximum extent in the direction of the handlebar greater than the inside diameter of the cradles and wherein the... | 11/07/2006 |
| D530864 | Welding mask | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118560 | Needleless Luer activated medical connector A medical fluid flowline connector comprised of axially aligned relatively rotatable male and female Luer parts and an axially compressible elastomeric seal therebetween includes an elastomeric stopper in the female Luer, the stopper having a swabbable end urged out... | 10/10/2006 |
| D527849 | Welding mask | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080942 | Bimetal thermometer The bimetal thermometer according to the invention comprises a bimetal helix arranged inside a protective tube, one end thereof being attached to the protective tube and the other end thereof being connected to a pointer shaft to which a pointer arranged inside a ca... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077029 | Cycle handlebars and attachments with adjustable forearm pads A cycle handlebar is provided comprising a central cross piece, a pair of forearm pad supports extending from the cross piece, each of said pad supports having a length extending substantially parallel to the cross piece and a pair of laterally spaced steering arms ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066798 | Adapter for grinding machine Disclosed is an adapter for grinding machine comprising: a grinding shaft sleeve of cylindrical shape whose one end is open and having at least one through hole formed at a selected position of an outer circumference; a grinding shaft rotatably and movably fitted in... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068794 | Smart panel for decreasing noise in wide band frequency The present invention relates to a soundproof panel, and in particular to a smart panel for decreasing a noise in a wide band. The smart panel according to the present invention includes a board structure for decreasing a noise of an audible frequency band, a sound ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7037312 | Insertion device for deformable intraocular lens An intraocular-lens insertion device is adapted to deform a deformable intraocular lens into a smaller size and insert the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube. An intraocular-lens guide is provided on the inner surface of the insertion tube. The guide... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025782 | Insertion device for deformable intraocular lens In an insertion device for deforming a deformable intraocular lens to a smaller size and inserting the intraocular lens into an eye via an insertion tube, a slit is formed in an insertion end portion of the insertion tube, and cut surfaces of the slit and at least t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017919 | Chuck A chuck includes a holder body, a clamp sleeve, and a large number of needle rollers. The holder body has a shank portion, a flange, and a chuck sleeve. The clamp sleeve is fitted onto the outer circumference of the chuck sleeve such that the clamp sleeve is rotatab... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014641 | Insertion device for intraocular lens An insertion device for an intraocular lens includes a lens-holding section having a cavity for accommodating an intraocular lens, a deforming section for deforming the lens to a reduced size, an insertion tube through which the deformed lens is inserted into an eye... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994641 | Object striking implement vibration damping Vibrations in the tubular handle of an object striking implement such as a hand tool or ball bat are damped by a vibration damper having a support portion positioned in and engaged with the handle. The vibration damper also has a resilient second portion which cushi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978678 | Pressure sensor The invention relates to a pressure sensor comprising a sensor element (2) having a flat membrane (4) which is transformed at its edge into a hollow-cylindrical ring (6) so that a central recess (20) is provided at the lower side (10 | 12/27/2005 |
| 6936202 | Method for manufacturing multicolor slide fastener, and apparatus therefor Apparatus for manufacturing a multicolor slide fastener includes an upper die 110, a lower die 120, and a plurality of unit fastening teeth-forming slots 101 formed in a lengthwise direction. Molding material-injecting passages and a plurality o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6911415 | FUNGICIDAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM NATURAL ORGANIC MATERIALS, PHOSPHOROUS ACID, PHOSPHITE SALTS AND PHOSPHATE SALTS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND METHODS OF APPLYING SAME TO PLANTS A fungicidal composition for controlling fungal diseases in plants, which includes a fungicide, and a complex organic composition derived from natural organic materials. The organic composition may comprise a humic acid composition, a fulvic acid composition, a humi... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896787 | Metal articles with smooth surface having durable visible marking and method of manufacture Metal articles having a durable visible marking on a smooth Type III hard anodized surface particularly useful for shock absorber tubes are produced by applying an alkaline solution to the anodized surface for not less than about 15 seconds at temperature of 100°-1... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6858033 | Insertion system for intraocular lens An insertion system for an intraocular lens having a deformable optical portion and loop-shaped support portions for supporting the optical portion within an eye includes a holding member for holding the intraocular lens at a standby position in a state in which no ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6845674 | Transfer fluid for pressure measurement technology and its application Transfer fluid, in particular for electrical pressure transducers and pressure transmitters, that transfers deflections of a separating element between a substance to be measured and the transfer fluid to a pressure measurement arrangement, the transfer fluid compri... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6843433 | Swirl nozzle and swirl nozzle assembly having filter A swirl nozzle assembly connected to a water supplying pipe. A main body has one end coupled to the water supplying pipe and the other end internally threaded to form a coupling part. A filter is positioned in an accommodating space which is defined inward of the co... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6821305 | Process of producing a colored area of desired depth in an anodized layer of metal article A process of coloring an anodized layer on a metal article comprising laser marking an area to be colored to a desired depth and applying a polymerizable ink to color the area to the desired depth. The ink may optionally include a volatile aqueous or non-aqueous sol... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6792376 | Apparatus and method for testing socket An apparatus and a method for testing a socket are disclosed. The resistance values of the contactor pins of the socket can be precisely measured, and the measurement is made automatic so as to decrease the expense and manpower. The method includes the following ste... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6779887 | Arrangement comprising an endpiece, a temple, and a hinge for spectacles The arrangement comprises an endpiece (4), a temple (2), and a hinge for spectacles, said hinge joining the endpiece and the temple in an articulated manner such that the temple is pivotable relative to the endpiece between a position of non-use and a ... | 08/24/2004 |
| D494843 | Pool blanket reel | 08/24/2004 |
| D494323 | Catcher's chest protector | 08/10/2004 |
| 6767297 | Object striking implement vibration damping Vibrations in the tubular handle of an object striking implement such as a hand tool or ball bat are damped by a vibration damper having a support portion positioned in and engaged with the handle. The vibration damper also has a resilient second portion which cushi... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6752725 | Golf ball having direction-sighting indications and mold for manufacturing the same A golf ball having direction-sighting indications, with which a golfer can easily sight a direction for the golf ball to fly when he/she strikes the ball with one of golf clubs, and a mold for manufacturing such golf balls. The golf ball according to the present inv... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6712956 | Apparatus for monitoring discharge of photoresist A photoresist discharge monitoring apparatus in which the photoresist discharge rate is monitored by a discharge pump, and based on this monitoring, the discharge pump is controlled, so that a constant photoresist discharge rate is ensured to prevent any occurrence ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702143 | Container Disclosed herein is a container (1), which is easily contracted and elastically expanded to restore its original shape by a coil spring (7). This container (1) includes a flexible body (3) and a capacity control ring (5). The body (3) has a cylindrical in... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685070 | Modular cargo carrier system for vehicle roof A modular cargo carrier system comprising at least one pair of carrier modules and means for attaching said modules to a vehicle or to a support on a vehicle. The modules each have a top, a bottom, sides and ends, the attaching means being located on at l... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6666871 | Insertion device for deformable intraocular lens An insertion device can deform a deformable intraocular lens into a smaller size and insert the intraocular lens into the eye. The insertion device includes a device body; an insertion tube attached to a front end of the device body and adapted to be inse... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660155 | Process of surface coating glass panels A process of coating the surface of articles made of glass pieces assembled in a came to minimize breakage of glass during application and hardening of the coating The process includes the steps of preprocessing the article, electrodepositing the coating ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6637321 | Bottle cap for vacuum preservation Disclosed is a bottle cap for vacuum preservation, comprising a cap main body consisting of a cylindrical cap tube inserted in a vessel, and a holder part extended from an end, located at a vessel inlet, of the cap tube; a piston airtightly inserted in th... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6626045 | Pressure measurement device A pressure measurement device comprising a housing enclosing an elastic pressure measurement element and a magnet attached to the measurement element. First and second Hall sensors operatively positioned near the magnet are connected to an electrical circ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6577781 | Optical integrated circuit device having protrusion, fabrication method of the same and module of optical communication transmission and receiving apparatus using the same The present invention relates to an optical integrated circuit device having a protrusion, a fabrication method of the same and a module of an optical communication transmission and receiving apparatus using the same. The optical integrated circuit device... | 06/10/2003 |
