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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237750 | Autonomous, back-packable computer-controlled breakaway unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a nose cone, a left wing piece, a right wing piece, and a tail section. The tail section and nose cone each join to the fuselage through mating bulkhead structures that provide quick connection capability wh... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225048 | Gap adjustment apparatus and gap adjustment method for adjusting gap between two objects A first stage and a second stage are disposed to face each other. A first object is fixed on the first stage. A first displacement sensor attached on the first stage is used to measure a distance extending from the first displacement sensor to a plane disposed in fr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7192324 | Method for producing a spark plug electrode A method of joining an electrode of a spark plug with a noble metal is described, the noble metal being joined locally with the electrode using a thermal input produced by a continuously operating laser beam. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7145665 | Light source apparatus, its manufacturing method and apparatus, reflector focal position-locating method and apparatus, focal position-locating light source, discharge lamp emission position-locating method and apparatus, and discharge lamp-reflector positioning method and apparatus The light emitted from a focal position-detecting light source 38 and reflected from a reflector 12 is projected onto a screen 341, and a projected image on the screen 341 is detected by a focal position-detecting camera 35. Based ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7123997 | Gap adjustment apparatus and gap adjustment method for adjusting gap between two objects A first stage and a second stage are disposed to face each other. A first object is fixed on the first stage. A first displacement sensor attached on the first stage is used to measure a distance extending from the first displacement sensor to a plane disposed in fr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086919 | Detection and repair system and method thereof A detection and repair system includes an optical microscope, an image-retrieving device, an emission detector, a data controller, and a laser beam generator. When detecting the location of a defect, the system charges a detected region of an organic electroluminesc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7043813 | Manufacturing method for a spark plug In a bond step, one end of ground electrode is bonded to a metallic housing. In a provisional bending step performed after the bonding step, an intermediate portion of the ground electrode is bent with a pressing die so that the other end of the ground electrode is ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6860776 | Method for producing high pressure discharge lamp unit and apparatus for producing the same A method for producing a high pressure discharge lamp unit including a high pressure discharge lamp set and fixed to a reflecting mirror includes the steps of detecting light released from a point-like light source and reflected at a reflecting surface of the reflec... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6848960 | Method for manufacturing color selection electrode structure and color cathode ray tube having the color selection electrode structure To provide a method for manufacturing a color selection electrode structure easily capable of measuring a tension amount of the color selection electrode in the process for manufacturing the color selection electrode structure and a color cathode ray tube using the ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6776510 | Light source device, adjusting device therefore and production method therefore, and illuminating device and projection type display device provided with light source device A light source apparatus in which an optical arrangement of a light source and a concave mirror is properly adjusted without requiring a large-scale device and a method for manufacturing the same, an adjusting device for adjusting the optical arrangement in the ligh... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6648709 | Reflector alignment tool for projection illumination systems An alignment tool (300) designed to replace a high-powered lamp with a low-powered lamp to facilitate safe alignment of a projector lamp console. The alignment tool (300) comprised of a cathode portion (302) and an anode portion (304) connected by one or ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6607416 | Method and apparatus for setting X-ray tube filaments An apparatus (20) for setting a filament (22) on an electrode (24) comprises a body (52) having a central member (54) with a longitudinal axis (A--A), a first end member (56) and a second end member (58). The first and second end members (56, 58) are loca... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6264520 | Method of and apparatus for sealing color cathode-ray tube A laser beam is emitted form one side to a pair of square holes, while an electron gun assembly is being rotated on the tube axis of a color cathode-ray tube. The resulting diffraction pattern is sensed. When diffraction images included in the diffraction... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6194705 | Method and apparatus for detection position deviation of electron gun A method and apparatus for detecting position deviation of an electron gun in which, by increasing the light utilization efficiency to render the field of sight lighter and by reducing the amount of reflected light from the grid surface, the reflected lig... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6036564 | Method and device for inspecting an electron gun An assembly of electrodes for an electron is inspected. The relative positions of a number of apertures (at least three but preferably four) is determined by means of two optical systems, one for determining the positions of two apertures of electrodes, e... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5831169 | Device for measuring a distance between a panel and a shadow mask of a color CRT A device for measuring a distance between a panel and a shadow mask included in a color CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) of the present invention includes a range finder having an emitter for emitting an ultrasonic pulse, and a receiver for receiving it. The emitte... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5725405 | Method and apparatus for positioning spark plug electrodes A center electrode of a spark plug has an oval shape in cross section as an identification mark. An electrode positioning apparatus fixedly holds a ground electrode and rotates an insulator together with a center electrode relative to the ground electrode... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5322463 | Process and apparatus for assembling a laser A process for assembling a laser and an apparatus used to assemble a laser is disclosed. The laser contains, among other components, a semiconductor chip, a lens and an optical fiber. The chip and lens are disposed in a housing. The optical fiber is dispo... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5230647 | Reflector lamp manufacturing machine A machine for manufacturing reflector lamps comprising a reflector and lamp, having several holding heads for holding the reflector and lamp. A three-axis moving means is installed on each holding head. The three-axis moving means moves a lamp in the X-, ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5167558 | System for registering and assembling tension masks and CRT faceplates A production system is disclosed for registering flat tension masks to screen bearing face panels in the manufacture of cathode ray tubes. Both the panel and mask are supported in modules with identical registration features at loading stations and altern... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5145432 | Optical interprogation system for use in constructing flat tension shadow mask CRTS An optical interrogation system has camera arrays useful for determining the locations of a plurality of apertures on a flat tension shadow mask and fiducial marks on a screened front panel of a CRT. The system determines the actual location of apertures ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4979920 | System for measuring Q spacing in a kinescope panel A system for measuring the Q spacing of a kinescope panel without removing the mask from the panel includes an adder which stores the known thickness of the shadow mask and a known spacing. The adder also receives transducer inputs representative of measu... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4925420 | Method for the automatic measurement of convergence and for the determination of corrections to be made in trichromatic cathode tube deflectors and machine for the application of this method For the automatic determining of the characteristics of the corrections to be made in trichromatic cathode tube deflectors, measurements are made of the coordinates of the midpoints of the bars R and B of a crossed bar test pattern at "strategic" places. ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4898559 | Machines for the implantation of cathodes in cathode-ray tube guns Disclosed is a machine for the implanting of a cathode in an eyelet of a cathode-ray tube gun. This machine has a gun-supporting device which is movable along the axis of the gun, a cathode-supporting device positioning the cathode along the axis of the g... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4798552 | Apparatus for producing picture tube When producing a picture tube, the reference axis of a phosphor screen in the horizontal direction and an in-line horizontal axis of the aperture center of an in-line type electron gun can be aligned highly accurately during a sealing work and picture tub... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4722711 | Method and apparatus for position orientation of a metal halide lamp base assembly A method and an apparatus for position orienting a base assembly of a metal halide lamp is describe for maintaining the curved arc tube in the upward position when the lamp is inserted in a socket. Once the lamp has been fully assembled and sealed a locat... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4604071 | Process for aligning and centering an assembly of electron-guns on a color television tube and device for carrying out the process The present invention concerns a process and a device for aligning and centering an assembly of electron-guns on a color television tube during the manufacturing process. To do this, the image of the markings of the assembly of electron-guns is formed on ... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4261013 | Kinescope screen center locator An apparatus for locating the position of the horizontal centerline on the display screen of a television kinescope comprises two screen edge sensors disposed at the top and bottom of the display screen. The edge sensors are mounted on a vertically movabl... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4145141 | Optical instrument for setting the position of a filament of a signal lamp An optical instrument for locating the focal point of a smooth surface concave reflector of a signal lamp unit. The optical instrument includes a cylindrical metallic base member for insertion into the electrical socket of a light bulb. A translucent sigh... | 03/20/1979 |
