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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442208 | Interspinal prosthesis A prosthesis for use in maintaining an interspinal space is disclosed. The prosthesis may be provided as first and second substantially symmetrical halves. The first and second halves may each have a coupling portion and a process portion. The coupling portions allo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7263104 | Concentrator and reset control method therefor There is provided a concentrator and a reset control method therefor that may easily and reliably secure early restoration from an outage of network communications. A concentrator to which a plurality of network devices are connectible includes a communication contr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 6969140 | Printer and ink cartridge attached thereto In a printer of the present invention, an EEPROM that carries out sequential access and has a relatively small storage capacity is applied for storage elements mounted on both black and color ink cartridges, which are detachably attached to the printer. Pieces of in... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6814030 | Topical insecticide A topical insecticide is provided which can be safe to use and avoids many common deleterious side effects of conventional topical insecticides. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the active ingredient of the insecticide formulation is an amine derivative... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6247959 | Modular plug assembly A modular plug assembly is provided which includes a modular plug body, and an insulation displacement connector (IDC), having a terminal body and a terminal strip. The assembly is formed to engage a wire, including a multi-conductor wire, and be inserted... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6094404 | Display structure with solar cell, and electronic devices and timepiece powered by solar cell The present invention provides a solar-battery-mounted display structure which comprises a solar battery (16) having a light-receiving surface (16a) disposed in a displaying portion, a light-transmissive plate (17) disposed on the front side of the light-... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5948674 | Organic waste composting system An organic waste composting system is provided for rapidly, economically and naturally composting organic waste. A container having a gas impermeable floor, sides and top is provided with a gas inlet port and a gas exhaust port. An air floor is provided w... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5948259 | Process and apparatus for treating oils and solvents contaminated by radioactive substances A process for treating oils and solvents contaminated by radioactive substances includes a step of subjecting the oils and solvents to the action of pre-selected micro-organisms in the presence of air and a very large volume of water, relative to the volu... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5842442 | Animal treatment apparatus An animal treatment apparatus comprises a shallow trough (3) in which at last an injured leg (33) of the animal (5) an be located, a container (47) for containing water, a nozzle (53) for aiming the water at an injured area of an animal's body, attachment... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5844578 | Ink-jet recording apparatus and ink tank cartridge thereof An ink tank cartridge is provided removably mountable onto an ink supply needle of the ink-jet type recording apparatus body. The cartridge has a housing provided with an ink supply port extending through and projecting from a wall of the housing and into... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841048 | Musical wind instrument having stops which are fully machined before being attached and a process for producing it The musical wind instrument comprises a keying stop (7) engaging by means of a base in a hole in the body (2). The base has a non-circular cross section and the hole is defined by an associated non-circular wall.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836356 | Dual chamber orifice fitting A dual chamber orifice fitting comprising a first chamber maintained in fluid communication with a pipeline, a fluid flowing in the pipeline passing through the first chamber; a second chamber selectively maintained in fluid communication with the first c... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5678203 | Read/write terminal construction for an information receiving and transmitting device A device for at least one of receiving and transmitting information is provided. The device housing having a front and rear casing is provided with a battery housing therein. At least one terminal element through which at least a portion of the informatio... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5657058 | Ink-jet recording apparatus and ink tank cartridge therefor An ink tank cartridge is provided removably mountable onto an ink supply needle of the ink-jet type recording apparatus body. The cartridge has a housing provided with an ink supply port extending through and projecting from a wall of the housing and into... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5638841 | Device and method for dental flossing The present invention relates to an improved device and method for flossing teeth. The device has a handle portion and a finger portion. The finger portion is inserted into an individual's mouth, and the handle portion is used for holding the dental floss... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5635972 | Residual recording material amount detector for laser printer A residual recording material amount detector for a laser printer of the present invention is provided with a continuous dot number detecting device for counting a number of continuous video signals for modulating a laser light source, a toner consumption... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5633667 | Ink cartridge for printer A self-aligning ring for receipt within the ink supply port of an ink cartridge is provided. The ring includes, on the side thereof facing the interior of the ink cartridge, a first annular seal member whose inner diameter is slightly smaller than the out... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5633699 | Structure for mounting a rotary member and image forming apparatus using same structure A structure for mounting a rotary member is provided including employing a pair of opposed spaced sheet members. First and second supporting structures are respectively formed at opposed locations on the sheet members, the supporting structures each being... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5632887 | Fluidized bed aquarium filter An aquarium filter for removing chemical and physical waste from an aquarium. The filter includes a fluidized bed of particles, such as sand, for removing ammonia from the water. The filter can also include a physical trap for solid material and activated... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5624524 | Plastic laminate construction and method of making thereof A plastic laminate includes an acrylic sheet and layer of paint disposed thereon. A polyester sheet has a layer of adhesive disposed thereon. The adhesive layer is bonded directly to the paint layer. The laminate is formed by applying the paint layer to t... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622479 | Composite device for a fluid system of a vehicle A device (10), and a method for forming such a device (10), for a fluid system for a vehicle, comprises first and second members (12, 13). The first member (12) is adapted for direct mounting on the chassis or engine of a vehicle (11); the second member (... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622439 | Ink-supply tank for a dot matrix printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621918 | Golf glove A glove is provided for use by a wearer playing golf, the glove to be worn on the wearer's leading hand for maintaining a consistent and secure interlocking grip without slippage and without irritation or chafing of the following hand pinky finger or the ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622784 | Synthetic resin ophthalmic lens having an inorganic coating An inorganic coating film having improved water repellency is provided. The improved surface is provided by treating an inorganic coating film with a material that is reached or adsorbed on the surface of the inorganic coat to increase water repellency. T... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619444 | Apparatus for performing analog multiplication and addition Apparatus for performing analog multiplication of a first value by a second value, including: 1) a variable capacitor whose capacitance represents the first value and 2) a second value voltage receiver, serially connected to the variable capacitor, wherei... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5618435 | Synthesis of inorganic membranes including metals Inorganic membranes such as zeolite membranes or other molecular sieve membranes can be provided by using siliconee, polymer material as starting material. A thin film zeolite membrane or a thin film membrane formed of interlocking zeolite crystals can be... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5615957 | Ink-supply tank for a dot matrix printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5615959 | Serial printer using carriage for paper insertion A serial printer for printing on a recording medium which includes a platen, a carriage and a recording medium discharge section. The platen serves as a recording medium insert member and is rotated by a motor. A carriage shuttles in parallel with the pla... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5615873 | Paper feeder in a printer A printer including an automatic paper feeder having a stacker section capable of setting a plurality of sheets of paper therein, wherein a bottom of said stacker section is formed by a bottom itself of a printer case. In addition, the printer may include... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613497 | Miniature peak flow meter Miniature peak flow meter is compact, portable diagnostic device of beeper size. It consists of two bodies which create a curved cylinder inside which moves a rotational piston by means of rotation. The resistance to that movement is achieved by a special... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5615179 | Electronic apparatus with fitting band An electronic apparatus with a fitting band has a structure for containing conductive members in the fitting band which permits easy production of the fitting band and which improves the durability, design, fitting properties and so on of the fitting band... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5612557 | Semiconductor device having an inter-layer insulating film disposed between two wiring layers A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first insulating film carried on the substrate, a first conductor layer having sides and carried on the first insulting film, and an interlayer insulating film overlying the first conductor layer and the firs... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5610782 | Floppy disk drive device There are disclosed recording/reproducing devices for use with computers and particularly for recording or reproducing desired information on or from recording mediums like floppy disks, the devices being miniaturized and reduced in thickness for adapting... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610468 | Ultrasonic step motor An ultrasonic step motor includes a stator and a rotor. A vibrator is mounted on the stator and a driving mechanism excites the vibrator causing the stator to induce a vibrating mode on the rotor. The rotor has a vibration mode in a selected direction and... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5607236 | Quartz oscillator temperature sensor A quartz oscillator temperature sensor which measures temperature based on the change in resonance or oscillation frequency of a quartz oscillator with the change in temperature the oscillator can be constructed by cutting a piece of quartz from a wafer w... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5607242 | Ink-supply tank for a printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5603577 | Ink supply tank for a printer An ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head for actuating wires with ink attached to tip ends thereof into contact with a sheet of print paper to transfer ink to the sheet, thereby forming ink dots thereon. The ink-supplied wire dot matrix printer head i... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5603200 | Method for the manufacturing of an airtight, recyclable and biodegradable package A method for manufacturing an airtight, recyclable, biodegradable package includes the steps of stamping a cardboard sheet to mark the folding lines which define the lateral walls, the top walls and the bottom of the package as well as adhesive bands. The... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5599592 | Process for the metallization of plastic materials and products thereto obtained A positive metallization process for metallizing a plastic composite piece containing a polymer and grains of one or more oxides, includes three successive steps. The first step consists of irradiating the plastic piece surface to be metallized with a lig... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599759 | Process for producing porous silicon oxide material A process for producing a heat-resistant and high-purity porous silicon oxide material having excellent crystallinity and uniformity in pore size. The process includes: a first step of dispersing a substance containing silicon in an aqueous solution of a ... | 02/04/1997 |
