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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5006992 | Process control system with reconfigurable expert rules and control modules An integrated system for process control in which a process supervisor procedure (which is preferably the top-level procedure) is configured as a modular software structure, with modules which can be revised by a user at any time, without significantly in... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4965742 | Process control system with on-line reconfigurable modules An integrated system for process control in which a process supervisor procedure (which is preferably the top-level procedure) is configured as a modular software structure with modules which can be revised by a user at any time, without significantly int... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4957338 | Fabrication of fibre optic components A method of fabricating a fused fibre optic coupler includes disposing two or more segments of optical fibre under longitudinal tension. The tensioned fibre segments are preheated to a temperature sufficient to soften the segments and thereby substantiall... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4958055 | Control circuit for a refrigerator combined with a microwave oven A control circuit for a refrigerator combined with a microwave oven includes signal delay selecting and comparing circuitry start sensing circuitry timer circuitry and load driving circuitry in order to properly control operations of the refrigerator and ... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4942780 | HST(hydrostatic transmission) housing axle driving apparatus An HST housing axle driving apparatus for a small-sized running vehicle, such as a tractor, in which an axle casing is divided into a left-side half axle casing and a right-side half axle casing. In one of the left- and right-side half axle casings are di... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4899541 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus which fixes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor constituting a hydrostatic transmission to one of laterally dividable transmission casings, and provides check valves capable of sacking operating oil used in the hydrostatic tra... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4893524 | HST system axle driving apparatus An HST type axle driving apparatus integrally assembling a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor at an HST type driving speed changing unit, in which a transmission casing, a pump casing and a motor casing are formed of soft metal material, such as aluminu... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4889331 | Rotary-type feeder machines and methods A rotary feeder feeds sheets or board-like articles to nip rolls in a box-making machine. The boards are successively and individually fed from the bottom of a stack whose forward edge engages a gate below which the boards are fed by driven feed members s... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4884153 | Single driving system for tape loading and reel mode conversion of VCR A single driving system for both tape loading and operational mode conversion of video cassette recorder is disclosed. The system comprises a single drive motor, a drive gear and a selective power transmission system which are engaged successively and mad... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4867008 | Traveling transmission case A transmission formed of aluminum die casting which has disposed therein a differential gear and speed reduction gears. The case is provided at the outer surface thereof with a hydro-static transmission system. The transmission case is divided horizontall... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856368 | HST (hydrostatic transmission) containing axle drive apparatus An axle driving apparatus for a small-sized vehicle, such as a tractor, which divides its axle casing into first and second axle casings. A hydraulic pump, provided with a vertical pump shaft, is disposed within one of the axle casings. A hydraulic motor,... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4805795 | Butt-welded cans and process for manufacturing the same There is here provided butt-welded cans made of steel plates having a carbon concentration of 0.02 to 0.09% by weight, the aforesaid butt-welded cans being characterized in that a coating film for preventing the adhesion of melted metal particles is appli... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4802546 | Steering apparatus for a vehicle A steering apparatus of both mechancial and hydraulic systems for a vehicle which devised the conventional steering box itself so as to attach a steering hydraulic valve directly to a steering case at the steering gear box, thereby being steerable by the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4803167 | Monoclonal antidigoxtin antibodies The present invention discloses a hybridoma culture and high affinity monoclonal antidigoxin antibodies produced by somatic cell fusion. The antibodies are useful for therapeutic as well as for diagnostic purposes. They are also useful in a model system f... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4797585 | Pulse generating circuit in a semiconductor integrated circuit and a delay circuit therefor In a semiconductor integrated circuit, a pulse generating circuit comprises a delay circuit receiving a first signal and producing a second signal delayed with respect to the first signal. The delay circuit has a delay time which is variable by a control ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4789890 | Judgement circuit and adaptive filter incorporating the same In a judgement circuit for an adaptive filter for use in a color television system, sample values of a composite video signal are obtained by sampling the composite video signal at a predetermined sampling frequency in synchronism with a horizontal scanni... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4789978 | System and method of astigmatism correction in an optical head apparatus An optical head apparatus comprises a laser light source device emitting linearly polarized light, a converging lens for converging the light pencil emitted from the laser light source onto information recording tracks on a recording medium, and an optica... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4786154 | Enhanced-image operating microscope An improved operating microscope includes a beamsplitter for splitting a portion of the visible image of the object, and an image enhancement device for performing image enhancement techniques on the split portion of the visible image. The enhanced visibl... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784013 | HST system driving apparatus The present invention relates to a driving apparatus which is attached with a HST system transmission and used for a light tractor or the like and which is simple in construction and easy to assemble, inspect and repair.... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4738638 | Electrical connector with improved integral ground strap for shielded cable An electrical connector incorporates a ground strap conductor that more efficiently grounds the shield of a multi-conductor shielded cable. The ground strap conductor at one end includes a spring contact portion which is indistinguishable structurally and... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4707674 | Auxiliary switch actuator mechanism A circuit breaker with an auxiliary switch actuator mechanism is disclosed. The actuator mechanism includes an actuator member and a locking member. Upon resetting of the breaker, the actuator member is moved by the arm carrying the movable contact of the... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4704692 | Computer based system and method for determining and displaying possible chemical structures for converting double- or multiple-chain polypeptides to single-chain polypeptides A computer based system and method determines, and displays possible chemical structures for converting two naturally aggregated but chemically separated polypeptide chains into a single polypeptide chain which will fold into a three dimensional structure... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4698848 | Blouse for cardiac patients A cardiac garment is disclosed which features front closing, an interior pocket for a monitor, a belt tying in front or in back, and closure means. It provides modesty, comfort, durability and an attractive appearance. The garment is designed for use in a... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698342 | Method and compositions for controlling pain, depression and sedation Compositions are disclosed for controlling pain, depression, and sedation. The compositions comprise a serotonin precursor such as L-tryptophan or L-5-hydroxytryptophan in combination with a serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor such as trazodone. In a pr... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4552428 | Electrical plug An improved electrical plug includes a plug body of insulating material with front and rear end faces, a plurality of conducting prongs fixedly disposed in the plug body with the front portions projecting through the front end face of the plug body, a plu... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4527205 | Electronic camera system A camera head having an image pickup member, a taking lens system for forming an image of an object on the image pickup member and a shutter means is selectively mounted on a still camera body and a motion picture camera body. The still camera body includ... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4510479 | PC-board mounted thermal breaker A PC-board mounted thermal breaker that opens with a snap action is disclosed. A bimetallic element, connected to the load terminal of the thermal breaker, rests on an insulated sawtooth surface when the breaker is in the closed position. A contact blade,... | 04/09/1985 |
