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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6469784 | Optical inspection method and apparatus utilizing a variable angle design Method and apparatus for optical inspection of an article are presented. The apparatus comprises an illumination unit and at least one detection unit. The illumination unit generates an incident beam and directs it onto a predetermined region of the artic... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6407386 | System and method for automatic analysis of defect material on semiconductors A method and system for automatic EDX analysis of defects quantitatively take into consideration x-ray signals attributable to the background. The method and system are capable of automatically identifying suitable locations for background and defect x-ra... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6392229 | AFM-based lithography metrology tool A photolithographic track system for semiconductor wafer manufacture, that includes an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), having a scanning stylus probe measurement device coupled to the AFM head, for measuring overlay between masks and layers in an inspected... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6315450 | Diaphragm preload air bearing A preload hydrostatic bearing includes a pad, a diaphragm and an adjustable member. The pad has a bearing structure, an inlet manifold, and a plurality of orifices. The orifices direct a fluid, such as air, from the inlet manifold toward the bearing surfa... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5576516 | Cover of battery connecting terminal A protective cover for a terminal includes a cover base for holding a terminal, a cover body for covering a terminal mounted on the cover base, the cover body including, a freely operatable lid formed through a hinge and a temporary opening holding member... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5576590 | Piezoelectric ceramic transformer One driver having external electrodes arranged over both surfaces of a piezoelectric ceramic plate polarized in the direction of its thickness, and one generator having two mutually opposed interdigital electrodes on one or both surfaces of a piezoelectri... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5558979 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material which has an excellent dimensional stability and which is easy in the register operation is disclosed. The silver halide photographic material comprises a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emu... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557386 | Toner recovering device for electrophotographic apparatus and toner recovering filter for said toner recovering device A toner recovering device for an electrophotographic apparatus, which includes: a dust collector connected to a device for cleaning untransferred toner remaining on a photosensitive body; a toner recovering filter having an inlet port for introducing an a... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5550415 | Vehicular alternating current generator A vehicular alternating current generator having a base 1 attached with at least one of a brush holder 2 and a voltage regulator and a condenser 5 attached to the base for preventing an electric noise, wherein a main body of the condenser is isolated from... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5547828 | Direct positive type silver halide photographic material comprising a mixture of dyes A direct positive type silver halide photographic material is described, which contains at least one compound represented by the following formula (I) and at least one cyanine dye having a pyrazolo[5,1-b]quinazolone nucleus and a cyanine heterocycle nucle... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5545281 | Method of bonding circuit boards An integrated circuit connecting method that includes connecting electrode pads on an integrated circuit device to electrode terminals on a base with metal bumps interposed, the electrode terminals being formed in registry with the electrode pads. The met... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5515418 | Automatic circuit back-up system An automatic circuit back-up system is adapted to a data communication system including a private communication line for data communication and a back-up communication circuit for providing a back-up for the private communication circuit. The automatic ci... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5497512 | Bow shooting vest and brace A one or two-piece garment generally contoured to conform to the shape of the human torso manufactured from a semi-rigid material such as leather or plastics, with an arched support fixed to the garment between the top front and top rear portions of said ... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5416461 | Fusible link Disclosed is a fusible link which assures that a fuse element is completely and firmly received in a housing without any occurrence of incorrect contact of a male terminal with an opponent female terminal. Lances slantwise extending from a fuse element re... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414042 | Reinforced polyamide resin composition and process for producing the same A reinforced polyamide resin composition which involves 100 parts by weight of a polyamide and from 0.01 to 100 parts by weight of fluoromica-based mineral with swelling characteristics. A process for producing the reinforced polyamide resin composition i... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5355865 | Crankshaft angle sensor for an internal combustion engine A crankshaft angle sensor comprising a crankshaft angle sensing element (33) mounted to a housing (35) and a circuit board (37) mounted to the housing (35) and having an electronic circuit thereon. The electronic circuit is electrically connected to the c... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5254691 | Phosphorylating agent and method for forming phosphodiester bond using the same A phosphorylating agent represented by the following general formula [1]: ##STR1## wherein R represents a protective group of the phosphoric acid; and X represents a heterocyclic residue represented by the following general formula [2]: ##STR2##... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5226324 | Angular velocity sensor An angular velocity sensor for detecting angular velocity by converting deflection caused by the coriolis force into an electrical signal. The sensor includes a vibratory member having at least three main surfaces including a first main surface having a d... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227403 | Fats and oils having superior digestibility and absorptivity A nutrient comprising fats and oils having superior digestibility and absorptivity are provided, which fats and oils are comprised of at least one triglyceride having fatty acids of C8 to C14 at the 2-position of the triglyceride and... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5212512 | Photofinishing system A plurality of exposed photographic films of different types, which are contained in respective different type film cartridges, are developed and wound up individually into wind-up cartridges, on which identification data indicating the type of the photog... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5151053 | Electrical connector for shielding cable A connector at the end of a shielding cable which includes braid wire surrounding individual internal insulated wires enables superior retention of the braid wire when the braid wire is folded back to expose the individual wires. In one embodiment, the br... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5043044 | Monocrystalline silicon wafer A silicon wafer in which a plurality of semiconductor devices are to be formed is disclosed. The silicon wafer has a convex front surface before a process step for forming the semiconductor devices is conducted. The shape of the convex is designed such th... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5028785 | Radiation image recording and read-out apparatus Stimulable phosphor sheets are circulated through an image recording section for recording radiation images on the stimulable phosphor sheets, an image read-out section for scanning the stimulable phosphor sheets by stimulating rays and detecting light em... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5010638 | Method for the assembly of small electrical machines The method and the device are designed for assembling a stator (14), formed by a stack (16) of core plates and its windings (18), on to a respective head support (12) of a small, rotary electric machine, in a position concentric with a rotary shaft (20) m... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4994342 | Electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor and a method of developing the same An electrophotographic lithographic printing plate precursor capable of giving a good image free from pinholes is provided which comprises an electrically conductive base coated, on one side thereof, with an undercoated layer and a photoconductive layer c... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4990069 | Multi-stage roots vacuum pump with sealing module A multistage Roots-type vacuum pump comprising: a rotor defining a plurality of successive compression chambers (5) which are axially separated from one another by intermediate plates (1); a rotor assembly disposed inside the stator and constituted by tw... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4989763 | Pushbutton for a spray device arranged to mix a predetermined quantity of a secondary substance in the emission of a main sustance A pushbutton for use with a spray device for mixing a primary substance with a predetermined quantity of a secondary substance stored in such a manner as to be sheltered from the air. The pushbutton is constituted by a first piece (2) which is moveable re... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4984923 | Liquid applicator with axial value actuation In the application instrument provided in accordance with the present invention, an operating member inserted in the middle cylinder so as to be movable backward and forward in the axial direction thereof is operated so that a valve mechanism provided in ... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4983493 | Dyes for heat sensitive transfer recording A dye for heat sensitive transfer recording represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Q1 represents an atomic group, which includes at least one nitrogen atom, which is required, together with the carbon atoms to which said atomic group... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982744 | Hand and arm board for use in intravenous administration and other monitoring tests A device and method for immobilizing a patient's hand and/or forearm includes a composite sheet and an armboard. The composite sheet includes an adhesive surface on one side thereof and a fabric loop fastener on the other side. the armboard includes a fab... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982302 | Magnetic recording medium and method for magnetic recording and reproduction A method for magnetic recording and reproduction comprising the steps of: (1) magnetically multiple-recording signals on a magnetic recording medium comprising a support having thereon an upper magnetic recording layer comprising barium ferrite having an ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4982010 | Method of producing 4-biphenyl p-tolyl ether The use of 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone or sulfolane as a reaction promoter is effective in the production of 4-biphenylyl p-tolyl ether, which is useful as a sensitizer for heat-sensitive recording paper, by reacting p-phenylphenol with a p-halotoluene... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4980260 | Multi-color image-forming method with microcapsule positive diazotype color image formation and positive light-solubilizing color image formation A multicolor image-forming method which comprises image-exposing a light-sensitive heat-sensitive recording material having a diazo compound and a coupling component on a support using a positive image followed by developing to form a color image, image-e... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4978204 | High zoom-ratio zoom lens system for use in a compact camera A high zoom ratio zoom lens for a compact camera is disclosed which comprises in order from the object side, a first lens group having a positive focal length, a second lens group having a positive focal length, and a third lens group having a negative fo... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4977075 | Silver halide photographic emulsion A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising a hydrophilic colloid having dispersed therein tabular silver halide grains having an aspect ratio of at least 2, the grains comprising a matrix comprising at least 50 mol % silver bromide ions based on sil... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974943 | Light beam scanning apparatus A light beam scanning apparatus comprises an ultrasonic light deflector for diffracting a light beam of a predetermined wavelength, and a reflecting mirror positioned approximately normal to light deflected by the ultrasonic light deflector for reflecting... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4973537 | Photoconductive element A photoconductive element is described, comprising an amorphous silicon sensor and a transparent, insulative protective layer on the sensor, said protective layer comprising polymers or copolymers (including terpolymers, etc.) having one of four specific ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4971861 | Polyvinyl alcohol fiber and method of manufacture thereof A high tenacity, high intitial modulus polyvinyl alcohol fiber showing a high level of crystalline heat of fusion, characterized in that the fiber is made of polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of polymerization of not less than 1,500, has a tenacity of not... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968519 | Method of making sterile cooked, or part-cooked, pasta products continuously A method is disclosed wherein a dough, prepared from flour and water, as well as other possible ingredients, is subjected to cooking and sterilization at temperatures in the 90° C. to 170° C. range by processing with saturated steam under a pressure, an... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967718 | Ignition system for an internal combustion engine using thyristors An ignition system for an internal combustion engine comprises a direct-current supply, at least one spark plug, an ignition coil with a primary winding and a secondary winding for connection to the supply and to the at least one plug, respectively, a fir... | 11/06/1990 |
