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A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7956716 | Surface mount variable resistor A surface mount variable resistor meets the needs of user for front and rear terminals of an insulating substrate. The surface mount variable resistor includes an insulating substrate 1 with a variable resistor pattern 3 and electrode patterns 5... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7817011 | Chip type variable electronic part and chip type variable resistor In a chip type variable electronic part including an insulating substrate, and an adjustment rotor made of a metal plate rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, in which the rotor is constituted of a first plate formed in a bowl shape to r... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7746214 | Rotary variable resistor A rotary variable resistor includes a variable resistor body mounted to a console panel, a rotor shaft protruding outward from the variable resistor body, and a control knob coupled to an outer end of the rotor shaft. A single plate-shaped stopper is projectingly pr... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7728710 | Electronic parts board and method of producing the same An electronic component substrate (1-1) includes an insulating base (10) and a flexible circuit board (20) mounted on the insulating base (10). The flexible circuit board (20) is a synthetic resin film provided thereon with ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7675400 | Chip type variable electronic part and chip type variable resistor In a chip type variable electronic part including an insulating substrate, and an adjustment rotor made of a metal plate rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, in which the rotor is constituted of a first plate formed in a bowl shape to r... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7667567 | High precision voltage measuring passive network A voltage divider for high precision voltage measurement has one or more pair of potentiometers. The wipers of each pair of potentiometers are ganged so that the sum of their resistances relative to a first end of the respective potentiometer is a constant. An outpu... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7626486 | Variable resistor and method of manufacturing the same A variable resistor includes a resistor element having a first end and a second end, a slider sliding on the resistor element, an adjustable resistor portion having a first end connected to the first end of the resistor element and having a second end, a first termi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7619501 | Rotary variable resistor and a method of adjusting a resistor value of the same A rotary variable resistor including a rotator having at an upper part a disk-shaped flange provided with a rectangular first adjustment hole penetrating a circumferential portion thereof and at a lower part a cylindrical shaft, and an adjustment plate having a slid... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7423513 | Circuit board having resistor and method for manufacturing the circuit board A circuit board high in reliability and a method for manufacturing the circuit board are provided. The electrical resistance is accurately adjustable without damaging the circuit body even if it is made of resinous material and is free from a change over time. A cir... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7368673 | Multi directional input apparatus A knob for performing a parallel operation, a rotational operation and a pushing operation relative to a case, a first rotor disposed rotatably to the case, a second rotor positioned face to face and adjacent to the first rotor in the direction of a knob rotational ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369033 | Rotating type variable resistor The rotating type variable resistor includes a housing; a rotating member disposed to be rotatable in the housing; a ring-shaped support member having a conductive pattern at one surface of the support member and disposed at any one side between the housing and the ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369031 | Potentiometer A non-contact type potentiometer with high resolution of rotation amount detection applicable to endlessly multiple rotations. The potentiometer has an endlessly rotatable first shaft, a first detection unit that magnetically detects a rotation angle of the first sh... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360438 | Advanced thick film load cell A load cell apparatus and method for forming the same. A load cell apparatus is configured to include a load cell housing and a modular strain gage element that is modularly assembled into the load cell housing. The load cell housing and the modular strain gage elem... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348503 | Dial type switch mechanism A dial type switch mechanism is developed in which an installation space can be made as small as possible. In a dial type switch mechanism (10) furnished with a push type switch part provided in its center, and a dial switch part which operates a dial fitted ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331254 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7250844 | Stick lever unit for radio controlled device and radio controlled device equipped with the same A stick lever unit for a radio-controlled device that is capable of easily changing the type of stick lever holding mechanism by a user is provided. The stick lever unit includes a fixing member to which a variable resistor is attached, a rotational member equipped ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243858 | Damper and an assembly therewith A damper that is mounted to a printed circuit board of an automobile's climate control system includes a tactile feel and torque control mechanism for the user as the user controls the temperature and climate within the interior of an automobile. The damper incorpor... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222529 | Filling level sensor for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a filling level sensor for a fuel tank with a float which is fastened to a lever arm and at least one contact which is arranged on the lever arm and is in connection with a slider track formed as a thick-film resistor. The thick-film resisto... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215021 | Electronic device The conductor wire surface for constituting a circuit formed by print or junction on a substrate formed from a composite member of ceramics, resin, and an inorganic member and from a resin member is coated with glass, resin, solder, or silver paste, thus the corrosi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209028 | Position sensor with resistive element A position sensor comprises a resistive element positionable on a first surface. A pair of leads are on the resistive element, the pair of leads adapted to supply a first voltage, such as by being grounded. An intermediate lead is positioned on the resistive element... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7208690 | Rotary electronic component and method of manufacturing the same The rotary electronic component contains a case for accommodating a functional element section, a rotary shaft supported by a bearing for actuating the functional element section, with the upper portion of the shaft upwardly protruding, and a length-adjusting shaft ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7155984 | Rotational sensor A rotational sensor includes a detection element accommodated in a case and detecting a rotational motion of a rotor located outside the case to output a rotational signal, a terminal physically and electrically connected to the detection element, a connecting membe... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124648 | Force feedback input device When a knob is turned by a predetermined turning angle α and this angle is detected by a rotary encoder, an electromagnetic brake is activated by a controller and the rotation of the knob is locked. Then, while the knob is locked by the electromagnetic brake, the c... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7116210 | Actuator with integral position sensor An actuator and integral position sensor has increased reliability with a fail-safe mode. The actuator and sensor assembly includes a rotary actuator that has a driving shaft. A sensor rotor has the driving shaft mounted in a bore. A contactor is mounted to an outer... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100442 | Transmitter for level in a fuel tank of a motor vehicle A thick-film resistance 9 with a conductive path 8 of electrically conductive material is provided in the case of a fuel level transmitter for a fuel tank of a motor vehicle. The conductive path 8 is contacted in a sliding manner by a contact el... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7091819 | Variable resistor card for a fuel level sensor A variable resistor card for a fuel level sensor includes a first wiper contact area, a first electrically conductive pathway electrically communicated to the first wiper contact area, a second wiper contact area, a second electrically conductive pathway electricall... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077656 | Rotating electronic part and method of manufacturing the same A rotating electronic part has a board; a case composed of insulating resin; a supporting projection made of resin integrally structured with the case; and a rotating member. The board is provided with a central hole and three or more notches around the central hole... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079005 | Mechanically buffered contact wiper An electric device contains a medium interposed between first and second electric elements to provide electric continuity between the first element and a defined reference point of the second element throughout a defined range of sliding travel of one of the element... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7061202 | Automobile servomotor controller An automobile servomotor controller includes a master control unit having a master control circuit for transmitting a designation signal and a slave unit having a motor and a control circuit which controls driving of a motor by outputting an operation signal to a dr... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055498 | Throttle assembly for internal combustion engine, and throttle sensor In a throttle body there are provided a throttle valve for controlling the flow of intake air in an internal combustion engine, an electrically-driven actuator for actuating the throttle valve, and a reduction gear mechanism for the actuator, and a receptacle portio... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7049558 | Apparatus and method for heating microfluidic volumes and moving fluids A device and method for the temperature control, concentration, volume measurement and transport of microfluidic volumes are provided. The device includes one or more heating elements having a resistive material that varies with temperature. The heating elements are... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7049927 | Resistance substrate and variable resistor A resistance substrate includes a substrate member, two conductive elements provided on the substrate member, and a resistor element provided on the substrate member, the resistor element electrically connecting the conductive elements to each other. Each of the con... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046118 | Signal processing circuit board with variable resistor which is hardly declined in the mechanical strength while its variable resistor is not limited to one particular location for the installation A signal processing circuit board includes a board body, a variable electronic element, and a hole. The variable electronic element is mounted in a mounting side of the board body. The variable electronic element has an operating member to control an output outputte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044755 | Ground terminal and method for mounting a printed board mounted with a ground terminal to a chassis A ground terminal capable of being downsized and having good electrical connectability with a chassis. The ground terminal includes a ground terminal body formed into an annular shape as viewed in plan, and at least one connection portion formed integrally with the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042329 | Rotatable variable resistor with clicking mechanism A rotatable variable resistor with a clicking mechanism includes a rotary unit provided with a rotor and a wiper, and a fixed unit provided with a cover, a resistor substrate, and external terminals. The wiper has an arm segment, a clicking projection and a non-clic... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037011 | Ribbon cartridge having updatable data communication component A tape ribbon cartridge and method are provided for regulating printer operation of a printer operative to transmit a download signal. The cartridge includes a housing, an ink ribbon, and a data communication component. The ink ribbon is disposed within the housing.... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030727 | High voltage variable resistor device A high voltage variable resistor device includes film resistors of fixed divided resistors and a variable divided resistor, fixed resistors, a variable resistor for adjusting focus voltage, and a variable resistor for adjusting screen voltage, which are formed on th... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7015788 | Variable electronic component A variable electronic component includes an insulating substrate and a metal rotor rotatably attached to the upper surface of the substrate. The rotor includes a cup-shaped member attached to the substrate and having an upper end formed with an outward flange. The r... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010955 | Throttle position detecting apparatus A throttle position detecting apparatus has an interlocking member being rotatable in conjunction with a throttle grip attached to a tip of a handlebar of a vehicle; a detecting unit for detecting a rotation angle of the interlocking member; and a case integrally in... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7002447 | Fuel tank resistor card having improved corrosion resistance A resistor card for a fuel level sensor has improved resistance to corrosion and wear. The resistor card has a substrate with a resistive layer and a conductive layer. A nickel layer covers the conductive layer. A nickel-gold alloy layer covers the nickel layer. The... | 02/21/2006 |
