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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7151993 | Vehicle cruise control system for switching vehicle cruise control state using windshield wiper operation A cruise control system is configured to cancel/prohibit cruise control depending on the operating state of the wipers. When the wipers are in a continuous operation mode and low speed following cruise control is in progress, execution of the low speed following cru... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7099764 | Braking control device A braking control device performs a steering and/or avoidance possibility determination based on the state of the vehicle to execute automatic vehicle braking when an obstacle in front of the vehicle cannot be avoided by steering and/or braking. The device determine... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7092607 | Optical waveguide device, and method of manufacturing optical waveguide device The present invention provides a glass optical waveguide device that comprises silica glass and is usable despite a relatively large refractive index difference between its core layer and cladding layer, and a method of manufacturing such device. This optical wavegu... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7088021 | Electric motor structure An electric motor structure includes a rotary shaft with a coolant passageway therein and a rotor with a cooling surface non-rotatably coupled to the rotary shaft. The coolant is supplied from the coolant passageway of the rotary shaft to the cooling surface of the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082936 | Internal combustion engine control device An engine control device is configured to prevent a rotational speed of a vehicle engine from becoming abnormally low during deceleration due to an abnormal air-fuel ratio. When conditions for feedback control of engine idle speed are not satisfied and self diagnosi... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080506 | Exhaust gas recirculation system for internal combustion engine An exhaust gas recirculation system is configured to recirculate a large amount of exhaust gas to an engine intake passage while reducing contamination inside the intake passage caused by the recirculated exhaust gas and prevent damage to the intake passage caused b... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7080612 | Cylinder block for internal combustion engine A cylinder block for an internal combustion engine has a water jacket formed between cylindrically configured cylinder walls and a jacket sidewall. The cylinder walls is arranged to slideably retain pistons therein. The jacket sidewall is disposed around an external... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077349 | Fishing line guide mechanism for spinning reel A bail arm for a spinning reel is mounted to first and second rotor arms and includes first and second bail support members, a bail, a fixed shaft fixedly coupled to the first bail support member, a line roller supported by the fixed shaft, a fixed shaft cover havin... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077351 | Dual-bearing reel A dual bearing reel includes a basic unit and a cover portion. The basic unit includes a spool, a spool driving mechanism, and a reel body. The reel body includes a main frame having first and second side plates that are spaced apart from each other, and connectors ... | 07/18/2006 |
| D524848 | Toner cartridge | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075599 | Color filter substrate and manufacturing method therefor, electro-optical apparatus, and electronic equipment A color filter substrate includes a transmissive base; a reflective film that is formed on the base; a plurality of coloring elements having different colors that is formed on the reflective film; and a plurality of banks formed on the reflective film between the pl... | 07/11/2006 |
| D524849 | Toner cartridge | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072756 | Vehicle driving force control apparatus A vehicle drive force control apparatus configured to make it possible to increase the drive force when the vehicle is accelerating from a stopped condition without increasing the size of the electric generator. The output of an engine is delivered to the left and r... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070137 | Handle assembly for a spinning reel A handle assembly is detachably screwed onto a master gear shaft, on which a master gear is provided. The handle assembly includes an approximately T-shaped handle grip, a handle arm on which the handle grip is rotatively mounted, and a handle shaft on which the bas... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066556 | Bicycle hub A hub is configured to suppress deformation in a disc rotor even if the disc rotor is made thinner and more lightweight, and to suppress wobbling in a braking surface. The hub has a hub axle, a hub shell, a pair of bearings, and a brake mount. The hub shell has spok... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7062907 | Regeneration control system The regeneration control system is provided that conducts a regeneration processing for oxidizing particulate matter collected in the diesel particulate filter (DPF) whereby the regeneration processing can be performed efficiently while avoiding the melting of the d... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7061373 | Vehicle obstacle detecting device The vehicle obstacle detecting device improves safety of the vehicle by utilizing information detected by a plurality of sensors to appropriately handle situations in which an obstacle exists in a blind spot of the sensors. The vehicle obstacle detecting device incl... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054740 | Content providing area presentation system A content providing area presentation system is configured to present content providing area candidates to enable a user to readily select an appropriate content providing area when at least one of the content providing area candidates is presented to the user. The ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053917 | Display device A display device is provided that does not cause the viewer to experience a feeling that something is abnormal, even when the relative positions of the display device and the viewer fluctuate. The display device basically includes a display section, a motion detecti... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053317 | Hopper and weighing apparatus equipped with the same The object of the present invention is to provide a hopper having a simplified structure that can prevent fragments of component parts generated by vibrations and bolts, nuts, etc., that have fallen out of place from intermixing with the articles in the weighing hop... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051701 | Direct fuel injection/spark ignition engine control device A control apparatus is configured to enhance turbulence in the cylinder produced by the fuel spray, and to improve combustion stability (promote flame propagation) in an ATDC designed to reduce HC and/or achieve early activation of the catalyst. Ignition timing is s... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051966 | Reel unit and cover member for a spinning reel A reel body of a spinning reel includes a first opening formed in a rear end portion of the reel body, and a mounting portion formed on the periphery of the first opening. A first cover member and a second cover member can be selectively mounted on the mounting port... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047123 | Engine air-fuel ratio control system An engine air-fuel ratio control system uses a rich air-fuel ratio immediately after starting an engine to converge rapidly the air-fuel ratio toward a stoichiometric value. Upon determining an air-fuel ratio sensor is active, a stabilization fuel quantity increasin... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046171 | Vehicle surrounding area image system A vehicle surrounding area imaging system is configured to allow a driver to easily view and verify an image surrounding a peripheral side of the vehicle. The vehicle surrounding area imaging system basically has two cameras, a navigation system, a startup imaging d... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043900 | Turbocharged engine control system A turbocharged engine control system is provided that comprises an exhaust gas after-treatment system and a variable-capacity turbocharger. The turbocharged engine control system is configured to estimate a clogging ratio of the exhaust gas after-treatment system ba... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040105 | Air conditioner and method of controlling air conditioner An air conditioner is provided that can reduce the occurrence of situations in which the comfort level of an occupant of a room is degraded. The air conditioner is capable of running in cooling mode and/or dehumidifying mode and is provided with an air delivery unit... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7043352 | Internal combustion engine control device An internal combustion engine control device is configured to take a fuel property into account when compensating for torque decline that occurs when a prescribed combustion control mode is executed. The internal combustion engine control device is configured to cal... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042159 | Plasma reactor and purification equipment In the plasma reactor of the present invention, streamer discharge is caused in a wide region so as to increase a plasma generation region without complicating the architecture of the plasma reactor and increasing the cost. In the plasma reactor of the invention, a ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036857 | Vehicle inside door handle assembly A vehicle inside door handle assembly has an inside door handle pivotally mounted to a mounting bracket. A biasing element is operatively disposed between the handle and the mounting bracket to urge the handle from a latch releasing position to a latching position. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032953 | Vehicle door hinge assembly A door hinge assembly is mounted between a door mounting pillar of the vehicle body and a door to swingably mount the door to the door mounting pillar. The door hinge assembly includes an upper dual pivot hinge, a lower dual pivot hinge, and a torsion bar extending ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028341 | Article of clothing with buoyant material An article of clothing such as a vest incorporating buoyant material is configured to reduce pocket bulging when carried items that are placed in pockets and to allow the wearer to move freely. The article of clothing includes a main clothing unit having one or more... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030540 | Electric motor and compressor In an electric motor including a stator core having a plurality of layered steel thin plates, the rigidity of the stator core is maintained and the vibration during its operation is suppressed. Namely, at least parts of the thin plates of the stator core are adhered... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029252 | Rotary compressor The outer peripheral surface of a swing piston is formed in a non-circular form. The inner peripheral surface of a cylinder chamber is formed on a basis of an envelope curve of the outer peripheral surface of the swing piston obtained at the time of its swing. The o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029075 | Bicycle hub sealing assembly A bicycle sealing assembly is provided for a bicycle part having a fixed part and a rotational part mounted to rotate relative to the fixed part such as a bicycle hub. The rotatable member (hub shell and/or freewheel) is rotatable mounted on the fixed part (hub axle... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7028662 | Direct fuel injection engine A direct fuel injection engine is provided that an appropriate stratified fuel-air mixture is formed to conduct good stratified combustion over a wide range of loads. The engine has a fuel injection valve that is arranged at an upper surface of the combustion chambe... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024851 | Direct fuel injection/spark ignition engine control device An engine control device is configured to perform optimum combustion control according to environmental conditions when warming up of a catalyst for emission purification is required. The engine control device performs stratified combustion by the compression stroke... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021298 | Internal EGR parameter estimating device for internal combustion engine An internal EGR parameter estimating device is configured to estimate the internal EGR quantity based on the quantity of blow-by gas that blows by during an overlap period when both the intake valve(s) and the exhaust valve(s) are open. The blow-by gas quantity is c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017362 | Connection structure of coolant pipe of air conditioner In an air conditioner which is divided into an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, the present invention improves the reliability with respect to the electrical insulation and refrigerant leakage of connection structures for refrigerant lines of the air conditioner tha... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7013665 | Electric insulating device of air conditioner, and air conditioner with the device The present invention provides an electric insulation device of an air conditioner divided into an indoor unit and an outdoor unit which can improve work efficiency during installation of the indoor unit and the outdoor unit. An electric insulation device is arrange... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6886894 | Bicycle hub axle A bicycle hub is provided with a hub axle assembly, a hub shell and a pair of bearing units. The hub axle assembly basically has a hub axle washer, a bicycle hub axle and a washer retaining portion or member. The hub axle washer includes an outer peripheral surface ... | 05/03/2005 |
