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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5448482 | Vehicle steering system In a powered vehicle steering system which produces a steering reaction for controlling the lateral movement of the vehicle, the steering reaction including a yaw rate reaction component and a steering wheel damping component, when the vehicle operator is... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5448481 | Control system for a front and rear wheel steering vehicle A steering angle of rear wheels are steered according to a deviation between an ideal yaw rate response and an actual yaw rate response to the given steering wheel input. By combining feedback control and feed forward control, immunity from external distu... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5407303 | Reinforced soil structures of reinforced earth type Invention Patent concerning an "IMPROVEMENT TO REINFORCED SOIL STRUCTURES OF REINFORCED EARTH TYPE", formed through the association of: embankment soil 1 to an inner reinforced structure 2, which become limited by an outer, flexible embankment limiter mad... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5390948 | Active vehicle suspension system and a control method therefor In an active vehicle suspension system employing a spring and a hydraulic actuator for supporting a wheel relative to a vehicle body, a control unit actuates the actuator so as to cancel the force applied by the spring force of the spring and a damping fo... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5385705 | Reusable core apparatus for a casting mold, and methods of utilizing same Reusable core apparatus for a casting mold is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first core mechanism for being disposed in a casting cavity of the mold to define a first internal casting surface within the cavity, a second core mechanism for being dispo... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5384681 | Electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck having an insulating layer comprising solid-solution grains comprised of alumina and a transition metal oxide having the structure of a corundum, and a glass component present in grain boundaries of the solid-solution grains. The tr... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5384682 | Electrostatic chuck An electrostatic chuck has a substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the substrate for attracting a workpiece thereto, and an electrode interposed between the substrate and the insulating layer. The insulating layer having a volume resistivity .rho.(Ω... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5378074 | Tubular connection There is disclosed a novel crimp connection for directly joining metal tubes together. The crimp connection includes at least one circumferential crimp for locking or fixing the tube end portions together, which locking crimp will have varying lateral and... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377418 | T-square, and methods of construction and utilizing same A T-square device with a mechanism for efficient adjustment thereof. The device includes a scale, base, and trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism is spring-loaded for automatic locking of the base to the scale. Applying a force on the trigger counterac... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5369349 | Electric motor control system An electric motor control system has a motor driver comprising a bridge of switching elements, a pair of failure detectors, and a microcomputer. The motor driver is connected between a battery and an electric motor that is connected between the switching ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366236 | Hydraulic control device for active suspension system In an active vehicle suspension system employing a double acting type single rod hydraulic linear actuator in which a piston is provided with two pressure receiving surfaces facing two different piston chambers defined by the piston received in a cylinder... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5365440 | Four wheel steering system A four wheel steering system for a motor vehicle with steerable front and rear road wheels, a steering angle sensor for detecting a front wheel steering angle through which the front road wheels are steered, a vehicle speed sensor for detecting a vehicle ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5364488 | Coaxial plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus for ashing semi-conductors wafers has a vertically elongate cylindrical chamber for generating a plasma for processing a workpiece housed therein with heat applied thereto. The cylindrical chamber has upper and lower open end... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5359818 | Hand tool and methods of constructing and utilizing same A hand tool for the use in sanding, polishing or finishing of articles of manufacture including wood, plastic and metal articles. A length of abrasive material, such as sandpaper or emery cloth, is secured to the tool with a portion of the length of abras... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5358436 | Tilt cylinder device for outboard engine An outboard engine assembly has a stern bracket adapted to be fixed to a boat body, a swivel case vertically swingably supported on the stern bracket, an engine body laterally swingably supported on the swivel case, and a tilt cylinder device disposed bet... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5353888 | Body frame for vehicles A body frame (2) for a vehicle (1) of a straddle type, such as a motorcycle or a motorized tricycle, which has integrally formed, on a head tube (3) steerably suspending a front suspension (5), a reinforcement tongue (42; 142) for reinforcing the fastenin... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5354224 | Block toy including a plurality of blocks that can be variously assembled to create different graphical images and including apertured blocks having engagement surfaces which extend from edges of the apertures into the blocks A block toy has a plurality of regular hexahedral blocks each having a relief side having a relief surface, a printed side having a printed surface, and an apertured side having an aperture defined therein. A plurality of smaller blocks, which have sizes ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5349978 | Cleaning device for cleaning planar workpiece A cleaning device has a pair of diametrically opposite nozzles spaced across a rotatable chuck from each other for alternately applying a cleaning solution to the reverse side of a workpiece. The rotatable chuck with the workpiece held thereon is rotated ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5347458 | Vehicle steering control system In a "steer-by-wire" vehicle steering control system which steers steerable wheels with a powered actuator according to an input signal obtained from a sensor associated with a steering wheel, a secondary actuator is coupled to the steering wheel for the ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5346660 | Method of manufacturing powder molding A powder molding is manufactured from various powdery materials including an inorganic material, an organic material, a metallic material, etc., according to a wet forming process. A powdery material and a solvent are mixed into a mixture so that the mixt... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5346446 | Jump rope having sprinkling apparatus An apparatus constructed to be used as a jump rope which includes a tube which sprays water upon a user jumping in a predetermined area. The apparatus includes a connection to a water source, a first handle including an on/off switch and a second handle. ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5344536 | Method of and apparatus for processing a workpiece in plasma An electron cyclotron resonance plasma chemical vapor deposition system has a reaction chamber for introducing a reaction gas therein, the reaction chamber housing a table for supporting a semiconductor wafer. A microwave oscillator is connected to the re... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5342023 | Hydraulic control device for active suspension system A hydraulic control device for an active suspension system employing a linear hydraulic cylinder including a piston connected in parallel with a spring between a wheel and a vehicle body, the piston having two pressure receiving surfaces of different area... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5332557 | Heating apparatus A plurality of workpieces are supported on a workpiece holder disposed over an opening defined in a horizontal base plate and connected to an evacuating device. A reaction chamber, which is supported on an arm of a lifting and lowering device, is vertical... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5330023 | Vehicle steering system with a steering output sensor A vehicle steering system, suitable for steering the rear wheels of a four wheel steering vehicle, comprising a steering rod received in a housing assembly so as to be moveable in the longitudinal direction, an indicator member is connected to the steerin... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5320619 | Laser dosimeter and positioner, and methods of constructing and utilizing same An apparatus for accurately positioning a laser tool at multiple distances relative to an object to be treated with the laser tool comprises an adjustable distance guide such as a flat body, an adaptor for securing the flat body to the laser tool and an a... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5319513 | Harmonic monitor and protection module A monitoring apparatus for a tuned harmonic filter is provided to prevent electrical system and filter damage. A tuned harmonic filter is provided in an electrical system to prevent overheating, motor damage, flickering lights, capacitor failure, etc. The... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5318453 | Electric wall receptacle A slide type electric wall receptacle comprising a fixed receptacle body and a slide receptacle body slidable along the fixed receptacle body in a direction perpendicular to the front surface of the receptacle body such that it moves between its withdrawn... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316301 | String race game A game includes a plurality of sets of components, each set including a string, a mounting member stationarily attachable to a playing surface and connected to one end of the string, and a body having first and second opposed ends. The string slidably pas... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314112 | Folder/portfolio and origami construction for forming it from a rectangular blank A folder for storing flat sheet articles, formed from a one-piece sheet material blank to provide a rectangular container which is fabricated by appropriately folding a rectangular blank and does not require any fasteners, The device is structured in a ma... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5309758 | Steering angle sensor for automobile A stator of a steering angle sensor is fixed to a steering column through a combination switch case and a stationary bracket, and a rotor of the sensor is rotatably fitted over a steering shaft. A locking collar is slidably but nonrotatably connected to t... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5306029 | Cooler caddy, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A device for transporting food and food related items including an insulated container having foldable all-terrain wheels, foldable tray members, and a telescoping handle. Tie-down hooks are provided to permit securement of a saddlebag to the device. The ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5299141 | Automatic fluid monitoring and sampling apparatus and method A fluid sampling apparatus provided as a unitary structure which automatically collects fluid samples according to modes of operation selected by a user, while monitoring an analyte of interest on a real-time basis on the basis of signals from a fiber opt... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5297346 | Device for measuring distance and determining position from a reference point, and method of using same An apparatus for determining and indicating the location of an end portion of a probe inserted into an external body. As the probe moves it rotates a measuring wheel to indicate linear translation, and optionally also moves another measuring wheel to indi... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5274721 | Fiber optic system and method A fiber optic system and method in which the transmission of light through a fiber optic core of a fiber optic element is stabilized and optimized by eliminating the destabilizing effect of light independently propagated along the clad of the fiber optic ... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261566 | Solution-dropping nozzle device A thin-film coating apparatus for forming a metal oxide film or diffusion source film on the surfaces of materials to be treated. The apparatus includes a solution-dropping nozzle device including an inner tube adapted to cause a solution to flow down the... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5259193 | Hydraulic transmission system A hydraulic transmission system comprising a housing having at least an oil tank containing oil, an oil pump mounted in the housing and having an inlet port and an outlet port, an oil motor mounted in the housing and having an inlet port and an outlet por... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5251930 | Suspension system with transverse leaf spring A suspension system on a motor vehicle includes a transverse leaf spring interconnecting knuckles on which road wheels are rotatably supported. The suspension system includes a pair of knuckle members on which the road wheels are rotatably mounted, an elo... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251430 | Cutter and housing assembly for lawn mower A cutter and housing assembly for a lawn mower has a cutter having a plurality of blades disposed dispersely as viewed in plan, and a cutter housing accommodating the cutter therein and having at least an upper panel and a side grass clipping discharge ou... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5251135 | Vehicle steering control system In a "steer-by-wire" vehicle steering control system which steers steerable wheels with a powered actuator according to an input signal obtained from a sensor associated with a steering wheel, to the end of achieving an optimum vehicle response to a steer... | 10/05/1993 |
