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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6608495 | Eddy-optic sensor for object inspection A sensor enables simultaneous or sequential eddy current and optical reflectance measurements of conducting film by providing an eddy current inspection coil and a first and a second optical fiber extending axially through the coil. The eddy current inspe... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6274571 | Agent for preventing and curing fatty liver and method for curing thereof The present invention provides an agent for preventing and curing fatty liver containing, as the effective ingredient compound, a carboxylic acid amide derivative represented by the general formula (1), ##STR1## (wherein R is a lower alkyl group; and X is... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274290 | Raster scan gaussian beam writing strategy and method for pattern generation A hybrid exposure strategy for pattern generation uses wide field raster scan deflection and a uniformly moving stage to expose long stripes. Periodic analog wide field magnetic scan is augmented by a high speed electrostatic retrograde scan to keep the b... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6240037 | Dynamic random access memory device having booster against battery exhaustion In order to prevent data bits stored in the memory cells of a dynamic random access memory device from destruction, a booster circuit is coupled between a power supply pin and an internal power supply line, and keeps the voltage level on the internal powe... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6208751 | Cluster tool A cluster tool for testing substrates and locating defects on the substrates utilizing a plurality of tools coupled via an automation platform. The cluster tool includes an interface receiving storage device(s) having, each, more than one substrate contai... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6104442 | Radio receiver for receiving both VSB and QAM digital HDTV signals A radio receiver for receiving a selected digital HDTV signal, irrespective of whether it is a complex-amplitude-modulation (QAM) or a vestigial sideband (VSB) signal, using the same tuner. The tuner supplies a final IF signal in a 6 MHz frequency band, t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6070869 | Paper reversing apparatus of a printer for printing both sides of a paper An apparatus is provided for reversing a paper in a printer so as to allow printing of both sides of the paper by a printing unit. A resupplying member feeds unprinted paper to a paper feeding guide coupled to a printing unit and reversing guide. The reve... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6031135 | Trimethylsphingosine derivatives The invention relates to trimethylsphingosine derivatives which have some or all of the activities of the parent compound.... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6019495 | Apparatus for detecting step-out of suspension control system The presence or absence of any step-out of an actuator which is used to adjust a damping factor is made always detectable without additional provision of any special sensor such as a position encoder. Based on an equation of motion of a suspension, an est... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6001551 | Silver halide color light-sensitive material A silver halide color light-sensitive material containing a cyan coupler which provides an excellent hue and an improved fastness at a low color-developing area and which has small change in a color developing density, which is caused by change of a compo... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5987314 | Radio communication apparatus having a high receiving sensitivity A radio communication apparatus uses an intermediate frequency section to convert a signal from a receiver into an intermediate frequency signal. The intermediate frequency signal is filtered in a filter section, and then demodulated. Matching circuits wi... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5920585 | Laser diode package having an optical power monitoring function A laser diode package having an optical power monitoring function includes a monitor diode for monitoring an optical power of the light emitted from a laser diode. In the laser diode package, an optical member has a projection window for advancing the lig... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5910809 | Drop-on-demand ink-jet printing head A drop-on-demand ink-jet printing head provided with an array of a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged at regular intervals and fixed at their one ends to a base, the other ends of the respective piezoelectric elements being free ends which are d... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5904287 | Method of bonding graphite to metal The method for bonding graphite to metal, includes the steps of forming a metal carbide layer on a surface of the graphite, the metal being to be bonded to said graphite, and brazing the graphite to the metal with an active alloy brazing material. The pre... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5904830 | Process for finishing steelwire A spring steel wire that has a tensile strength of at least 2,000 N/mm2 and a surface roughness of not more than 5 μm in terms of Rz, and a spring steel wire that consists essentially of from 0.5 to 0.8% by weight of C, from 1.2 to 2.5% by wei... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902730 | Reagent for calcium ion level determination A reagent for calcium ion level determination comprising a phospholipid, phospholipase D, choline oxidase, a surfactant and a divalent metal salt. The reagent can easily be prepared and with which quantitative determination of calcium ion can be made over... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5861911 | Film image input system A film image input system is disclosed which can use a film cartridge constructed in such a manner that it requires a small space for storing a developed still photo film and also can protect the film against dust and damage, and also which allows the fil... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5859451 | Semiconductor memory having storage capacitor connected to diffusion region through barrier layer A memory cell comprising a MOSFET formed on a principle surface of a semiconductor substrate and an information storage capacitor having a storage electrode formed in or on the substrate so as to contact with a drain region of the MOSFET, and a capacitor ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5830827 | Granular herbicidal composition comprising flazasulfuron and a sulfosuccinate or benzoate stabilizer A granular herbicidal composition which comprises 1-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)-3-(3-trifluoromethyl-2-pyridylsulfonyl)ure a or a salt thereof as a herbicidal active ingredient, together with a chemical stabilizer and a carrier.... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5832174 | Videocassette recorder for recording and reproducing a plurality signals A videocassette recorder for independently recording and reproducing two or more video signals on a tape is provided. The videocassette recorder includes a first digital time compressor and restorer, a second digital time compressor and restorer, a synchr... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827521 | Shelf stable insect repellent, insect growth regulator and insecticidal formulations prepared from technical azadirachtin isolated from the kernel extract of Azadirachta indica Storage stable azadirachtin, an insect repellent and insect growth regulator, and insecticidal formulations (emulsifiable concentrate) thereof, are prepared from purified neem kernel extract, with an active ingredient content of 0.3% to 4% and characteriz... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5825265 | Grounded inductance circuit using a gyrator circuit First and second transconductance amplifiers OTA 1, OTA 2, each having two input terminals, and two output terminals are constructed in such a manner that a first input terminal of the OTA 1 is connected with a second output terminal of the OTA 2, a first... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5817496 | Recombinant kat enzyme from rat Disclosed are isolated DNAs encoding a kynurenine aminotransferase selected from the group consisting of: (a) an isolated DNA sequence which encodes rat KAT; (b) an isolated DNA sequence which hybridizes to the isolated DNA sequence of (a) above and which... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5815540 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device including PLL circuit A semiconductor integrated circuit device including input and output registers, a data-processing circuit block disposed between the registers, a first PLL circuit for supplying a first output clock signal to the input register in response to an input clo... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5812432 | Positioning and control apparatus that is interactively programmable using a display An apparatus for synchronously controlling the actual operation of a machine using one or more motors, such as servo motors, by simulating in program form a combination of selectable machine mechanisms, including drivers, connecting shafts, clutches, gear... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5799440 | Floating island with water-purifying effect, plant-cultivation bag and method for purifying water A floating island with a water-purifying effect of the present invention has a floating body and an agent container. The floating body includes a planter made of a foamed resin, soil contained in the planter and plants planted in the soil. A plurality of ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798245 | TIA-1 binding proteins and isolated complementary DNA encoding the same Complementary DNA (cDNA) has been isolated having a sequence that encodes a polypeptide that binds TIA-1 in a double transformation. In one embodiment, the polypeptide is immunologically reactive with the monoclonal antibody produced by the hybridoma desi... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5796725 | Echo canceller capable of cancelling an echo signal at a high speed An echo canceller (30) cancels an echo signal produced on a transmission path (14) on the basis of a received signal received through a reception path (15). The echo canceller comprises an adaptive filter (31) for producing a pseudo-echo signal from the r... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5790237 | Cleaning structure for out-of-liquid conveying portion A cleaning structure for an out-of-liquid conveying portion whose object is to facilitate detachment and attachment of a cleaning nozzle unit from and to a crossover rack, and to hold cleaning nozzles in predetermined positions suitable for the out-of-liq... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783628 | Modified polyvinyl alcohol A modified polyvinyl alcohol is disclosed, which comprises the following structural units (I) and (II) and has a weight average molecular weight of from 3,000 to 400,000: ##STR1## wherein R1 represents H or CH3 ; and M1 | 07/21/1998 |
| 5781688 | Method and apparatus for reproducing a compressed digital video signal at multiple speed A multiple speed reproduction method and apparatus records a multiple speed reference signal to enable a head to accurately scan the position where an I frame is recorded during a multiple speed reproduction. The method and apparatus controls a duty ratio... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5774760 | Method of controlling color correction and apparatus for imagewise exposure using said method The improved method of color correction control is capable of assuring the desired amounts of color correction at all times, thereby reproducing a high-quality image of good color balance even from an original image that is so much upset in color balance ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5763504 | Photcurable glycosaminoglycan derivatives, crosslinked glycosaminoglycans and method of production thereof Photocurable glycosaminoglycan (GAG) derivatives and crosslinked glycosaminoglycans, which are highly safe and biocompatible, a method of preparing such photocurable GAG derivatives readily moldable by casting using a solvent when desired, by which method... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5760707 | Method of transmitting multiple serial signals In a method of transmitting multiple serial signals, parallel signals are converted into serial signals by a plural number of parallel-to-serial converters contained in a transmitter, serial signals are converted into parallel signals by a plural number o... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5760143 | Ester-amide block copolymer and process for producing same An ester-amide block copolymer of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R is an aromatic hydrocarbon group with 6-20 carbon atoms and G is a residue of an aliphatic polyester, an aliphatic polycarbonate, an aliphatic polyethercarbonate or a polyorganosil... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5754935 | Vane material and process for preparing same The present invention provides a vane material having an excellent scuffing resistance in a compressor employing an alternative Freon gas as a cooling medium and a process for the preparation thereof. In accordance with the present invention, a vane mater... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5751589 | Method for creating a machining condition series A method for creating machining conditions and/or machining condition series capable of meeting a plurality of required machining specifications, in which the method designates at least one of ranges of the machining specifications, ranges of satisfaction... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750529 | Apoptosis regulating compostion An object of the invention is to provide an apoptosis regulating composition. According to the invention, an apoptosis regulating composition is provided which comprises, as an active ingredient, at least one carbostyril derivatives of general formula (1)... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750271 | Method of forming solder film A method of forming a solder film on a metallic surface such as a pad of a metallic circuit of a printed circuit board and a lead frame of electronic parts, which is capable of forming a precise and fine pattern and which comprises selectively imparting t... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5748332 | Video repeat reproduction method and apparatus A video repeat reproduction method and apparatus for use with a video recording and reproducing apparatus such as a video tape recorder, which employs predetermined signals to repeatedly reproduce a specific interval of a video signal. The method includes... | 05/05/1998 |
