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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6186003 | Vibratory gyroscope, vibrator used in this gyroscope, method for analyzing vibration of the vibrator, method for supporting the vibrator, and method for manufacturing the vibratory gyroscope A vibratory gyroscope for detecting a turning angular rate of rotation applied to a vibrator, which vibratory gyroscope has the vibrator provided with a plurality of vibration pieces and a base part having the plurality of vibration pieces connected with ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6171420 | Manufacturing process of functional film element When green sheets are laminated and integrally fired for a window spacer plate formed with at least a plurality of windows, a covering plate for covering the windows, and a through hole plate having through holes, communicating with the windows, it is arr... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162544 | Kiln tool with good workability A kiln tool uses a fiber-composite material comprising a yarn aggregate in which yarn including at least a bundle of carbon fibers and a carbon component other than carbon fibers is three-dimensionally combined and integrally formed so as not to separate ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152371 | Method and apparatus for decoding bar code symbols A method and apparatus for reading and decoding one-dimensional (1D) bar code symbols. A 1D bar code symbol is imaged by an optical assembly which includes a cubic phase mask that causes the optical transfer function of the optical assembly to remain appr... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149600 | Blood pressure measuring device In the pressure cuff of the present invention, an end portion of a cuff comprises a pair of separable first and second tail sections, each having a coupling mechanism, such as sections of hook and loop type fastening material formed thereon. A complementa... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6145238 | Reel seat with machinable core A reel seat for a fishing rod, including a frangible outer longitudinal member adapted to receive the foot of a reel and an inner longitudinal member adapted to receive a portion of a rod body. The frangible outer longitudinal member has a bore extending ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142625 | Toric multifocal lens having different astigmatism corrective optical powers in respective vision correction regions, and method of producing the same A toric multifocal lens including a plurality of vision correction regions having centers on a common optical center axis, the plurality of vision correction regions providing respective different values of a spherical optical power, each of the plurality... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6142492 | Watercraft carrier for land transit A watercraft carrier is provided that rollably supports a watercraft for transit to a location on land. The watercraft carrier includes a cradle assembly that has a width adjustable and shape conforming sheet that supports the transported watercraft unifo... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6136879 | Soft polyurethane foam, method of producing the same and vehicle interior member using the same A soft polyurethane foam which has a rebound resilience percentage of not higher than 30% and whose temperature dependency of a compression force deflection that is represented by a difference between a 25%-compression force deflection value at -20° C. a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134909 | Evaporator housing A housing for physically and thermally isolating the evaporator section of an air conditioning unit that is mounted on the cabin roof of a trailer, van, or motor home. The housing is molded in two sections with the lower section being secured to the base ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132626 | Liquid filter A filtration unit is provided with a self-cleaning mechanism which backflushes a screening element therein when it becomes blinded by solid material. A reservoir enables a head of screened liquid to be built up above the screening element. Upon blinding o... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131402 | Apparatus and method of operating a heat pump to improve heating supply air temperature An apparatus and method for a heat pump operating in the heating mode controls the condenser air flow rate and the condenser exiting air temperature depending in a first embodiment on the evaporator ambient temperature, and in a second embodiment, the eva... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131924 | Roller or ice skate A combination boot and skate having an interfacing mechanism for releasably securing the plate of the skate to the sole of the boot. A rigid stirrup piece is rotatably mounted in the plate having a contour that complements that of the upper part of the bo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129864 | Process for producing optical waveguide substrate A process for producing an optical waveguide substrate including a ridge-shaped structural portion containing at least an optical waveguide, which process including the steps of forming an optical waveguide-forming layer on a substrate body to prepare a s... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129333 | Spring locking mechanism Apparatus for rapidly changing the state of a device from an active state to an inactive state. The apparatus includes an inner member slidably contained in an outer member. The member is connected to an actuator and the other to a control for changing th... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129132 | Sectional closing doors A sectional closing door having a plurality of interconnected panels, where each panel of the sectional door, except the upper and lower panels, includes matching profiles which interlock and are guided on matching profiles of adjacent panels to form a sw... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129511 | Method and apparatus for controlling interaction between variable guide vanes and variable diffuser of a centrifugal compressor A method and apparatus for controlling the amount of gas flow through a compressor having variable geometry guide vanes and a variable geometry diffuser. The geometry variation of the diffuser is based on the geometry variation of the guide vanes. The met... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126706 | Method of cleaning and disinfecting contact lens A method of cleaning and disinfecting a contact lens, comprising the steps of: preparing a disinfectant which is an aqueous solution containing an iodine-complex polymer, and a diluent which is an aqueous solution containing ethylenediamine tetraacetic ac... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125654 | Bulk production and usage of hyperpolarized 129 Xenon The production and usage of hyperpolarized 129 Xenon which comprises providing solid xenon with either an internal (dissolved) or external (imbedded) nuclear spin relaxant, loading and positioning the solid xenon in a low temperature refrigerat... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6124540 | Musical notation system A system of musical notation uses different base shapes for sharp and flat notes. The system is independent of key signature, thus enabling a student to concentrate on the physical aspects of playing an instrument instead of on the mental aspects of learn... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123516 | Vacuum pump A vacuum pump, comprising at least one pump chamber (7, 8, 23 to 26) and at least one chamber (3, 5, 27) adjoining the pump chamber. The vacuum pump is fitted with a gas ballast device to avoid damage being caused in the adjoining chambers by the gases be... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122043 | Method and apparatus for electrically reducing coherence/polarization noise in reflectometers Apparatus (OTDR) for accurately locating and measuring the optical parameters and characteristics of fiberoptic cables which reduces the adverse effects of coherence noise without effecting the stability and repeatability of the acquired locating and meas... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6119939 | Optical assembly for barcode scanner The invention is optical assembly for use in a barcode reader that includes a frame having a rear housing and a pair of arms outwardly extended from the housing. An optical card containing an imaging lens is slidably received in a rear guideway situated b... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6121327 | Contact lens disinfecting solution A contact lens disinfecting solution which does not include protease, wherein an organic nitrogen disinfectant and 0.01-5 w/v % of at least one polyol are contained in an aqueous medium.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116673 | Mounting fixture for truck bed A mounting fixture for a pickup truck that has a bed that includes a front wall, a rear tail gate and a pair of side walls that diverge at a given angle from the tail gate toward the front wall. The fixture includes a pair of support units mounted upon ea... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116040 | Apparatus for cooling the power electronics of a refrigeration compressor drive Apparatus for cooling the power electronics components of a variable frequency drive for the motor of a refrigerant system compressor. The components are mounted upon a heat sink and refrigerant from the system condenser is passed through the heat sink by... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118079 | Polymer insulator having a seal of aluminum trihydrate and a polymer A polymer insulator having a core member, an insulation overcoat member arranged on an outer surface of the core member, and a securing metal fitting fixed to an end portion of the core member in such a manner that the end portion is contacted with the in... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6118277 | Appearance inspection apparatus for electronic parts and appearance inspection method for electronic parts Disclosed is an appearance inspection apparatus for inspecting whether an appearance state of a main actuator element is adequate or defective by applying an appearance-inspecting voltage to the main actuator element including an upper electrode formed on... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6117346 | Process for forming a microstructure in a substrate of a ferroelectric single crystal A process for forming a microstructure at a surface of a substrate made of a ferroelectric single crystal, includes the steps of subjecting the substrate to a single-poling treatment, thereby one of an etching-easy surface and an etching-difficult surface... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6112631 | Mechanism for paper dispenser A towel dispensing mechanism includes a frame upon which a quantity of paper is stored on a supply reel. An extending portion of paper pulled through an exit slot of the housing rotates a paper feed roller rotatably supported within the frame, causing an ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6115434 | Data match detecting apparatus, and data selecting apparatus A data match detecting apparatus which sequentially receives input data comprising plural fields, comprises parameter storage which contains a parameter group comprising plural parameters which are checked to detect a match between the plural fields and t... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113126 | Gliding board with side reinforcing elements present over a portion of the running length A board for gliding over snow is provided which is structured such that it has a central support region having a cross-section selected from the group consisting of the sandwich cross-section, the shell cross-section, and the hybrid cross section; a front... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6111682 | Light modulators A light modulator for modulating light upon application of a signal voltage, said light modulator including a substrate, an optical waveguide formed on a side of a front surface of the substrate, and first and secondary electrodes for applying the signal ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110615 | Fuel cell power plant with electrochemical autothermal reformer A fuel cell power plant includes an electrochemical autothermal reformer (EATR) which provides hydrogen to the fuel cell. The EATR includes an autothermal reformer region, an anode supply region, and a mixed ion conductor membrane or metal or metal alloy ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110577 | Composite material for heat sinks for semiconductor devices and method for producing the same A high-pressure vessel is allowed to be in an initial state, and a first chamber is disposed downward. Copper or copper alloy is placed in the first chamber, and SiC is set in a second chamber. The high-pressure vessel is tightly sealed, and then the insi... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110026 | Carrier and polishing apparatus A carrier and polishing apparatus enabling high precision polishing of a workpiece and enabling prevention of leak contamination and damage to the workpiece. A carrier 1 is provided with a carrier body 2, a pressure chamber 3, and a fluid passage portion ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109959 | Electrical socket device A computer network wall outlet device adapted to be mounted in an apertured wall plate includes a face plate member and a body member which are releasably interconnected to one another. The face plate member, releasably mounted to an aperture in the wall ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109909 | Pre-plasticizing injection apparatus having a plurality of heating and injecting cylinders and injection molding method of using the same A pre-plasticizing injection apparatus operated with a mold clamped by a mold clamping device comprises: a screw device movable toward and away from the mold clamping device and including a heat-plasticizing cylinder having a bore and a screw which rotata... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109823 | Method of converting existing tank access ways A method of replacing an outwardly opening manhole cover that provides access to the interior of a tank or the like with an inwardly opening cover that includes the steps of removing the outwardly opening cover from the bolting flange of a tank installed ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6112268 | System for indicating status of a buffer based on a write address of the buffer and generating an abort signal before buffer overflows A buffer memory control device comprises a buffer memory which is divided into memory areas in cell units each consisting of plural pieces of data by addresses; a write address generation circuit for outputting a write address of the buffer memory; a read... | 08/29/2000 |
