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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6262671 | Pager having bar code reader A pager includes a bar code reader, which reads from a function setting bar code list functional data to be set to a pager and which stores the data in the ROM. Since the function setting data is read from the bar code, the ROM writer is unnecessary when ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 5581246 | Multiple device control system A train communication and control system is described having the cars of the train connected by a two-wire train line running continuously from car to car. Each car has a transmitting circuit and a receiving circuit connected across the line. Any car may ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5574329 | Spark plug and a method of making the same for an internal combustion engine A spark plug including a tubular insulator supported within a metallic shell, and a center electrode provided to axially extend within the insulator. An outer electrode is secured to a front end of the metallic shell so as to extend toward an elevational ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5572196 | Electronic analog watch with pager An electronic analog timepiece provided with a pager is not only excellent from design and fashion standpoints, but is capable of displaying information such as a call signal or alarm, a caller's number or identity, identification number, telephone number... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5569971 | Readily assembled spark electrode A spark electrode assembly and method of assembling same is disclosed. A ceramic housing having a cylindrical passage provides clearance for a conductive metal electrode of rod construction. The electrode has a body portion having a relatively large diame... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5561345 | Focusing and steering electrodes for electron sources Apparatus and methods of focusing and to steering a group of electrons emitted from an electron source to a shield. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus includes an electron source controlled by one or more voltages to emit electrons, a first electrod... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5559399 | Low resistance, thermally stable electrode structure for electroluminescent displays An electroluminescent display includes a transparent electrode (4) and a metal assist structure (6) formed over a portion of the transparent electrode (6) such that the metal assist structure (6) is in electrical contact with the transparent electrode (4)... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5555183 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing to a synchronous selective call signal A selective call receiver (111) receives a synchronous selective call signal (99) having synchronization portions (102 and 104) and a frame identification portion (106). Upon finding the signal the selective call receiver's bit and frame synchronizers (12... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550533 | High bandwidth self-timed data clocking scheme for memory bus implementation A clocking scheme for transferring data between electronic devices. The clocking scheme includes sending a data request signal from a first device to a second device during a first system clocking period. The second device then sends the requested data an... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5546077 | Remotely programmable pager A method and apparatus for secure, remote programming of a receiving device by instructions transmitted in data format, whereby previously stored messages may be selectively updated, capcodes may be reprogrammed, and the pager display may be activated or ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5543781 | Method and apparatus for user selectable quick data access in a selective call receiver A selective call receiver (30) receives personal messages and information services provided database messages. A memory (44) stores the personal messages in a first portion (46) and the database messages as a plurality of screens in a second portion (48).... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5541478 | Active matrix vacuum fluorescent display using pixel isolation An active matrix transistor array substrate for a reconfigurable vacuum fluorescent display comprising a set of individually addressable pixels and an isolation grid surrounding each pixel of the set and isolating each pixel of the set from all other pixe... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541473 | Grid addressed field emission cathode A grid which controls electron flow, placed between a field emitter cathode and fluorescent anode in a flat cathode ray tube improves focusing, and reduces the switching voltage necessary to stop electron flow. The focusing capabilities of the grid enable... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5532685 | Call alarming apparatus for paging system A call alarming apparatus for a paging system, includes a receiver, an alarming circuit, a drive circuit, a controller, a first power supply, a second power supply, and a rectifier. The receiver receives a call number as a radio signal. The alarming circu... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5532550 | Organic based led display matrix An electroluminescent display is formed from a matrix of organic based light emitting diodes (LEDs) backed by an array of low resistance, high amperage conductors joined to the LED matrix at many points, in order to ensure low voltage drops along each lin... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530316 | Color cathode-ray tube Provided is a color cathode-ray tube with a magnetic shield member which is capable of efficiently reducing only the amount of mislanding caused by the external magnetic field applied in one direction by effectively utilizing the shape effect of a magneti... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5530314 | Electron-emitting device and electron beam-generating apparatus and image-forming apparatus employing the device An electron-emitting device having an electron-emitting portion between electrodes on a substrate comprises a region A and a region B, the region A being electrically connected through the region B to at least one of the electrodes, electric conductivity ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5530437 | Method and apparatus for generating a simulcast response from a plurality of portable communication units A method and apparatus identify (822) respondents to a poll transmitted (806) in a radio communication system (100) comprising a transmitter (104) and a plurality of receivers (103, 105). A subset of a plurality of portable communication units (PCUs) (108... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5530313 | Spark plug with copper cored ground electrode and a process of welding the electrode to a spark plug shell The present invention includes a spark plug with a copper cored ground electrode wherein the copper core has a cross-sectional area of about 1.6 mm2 to about 3.0 mm2 and the remainder of the electrode is made from a nickel alloy shea... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528100 | Flat cathode-ray tube A flat cathode-ray tube in which a ceramics film or a glass film is formed by thermal spray on the coupled surface of a metal case. This assembly and a glass screen are coupled through crystallized frit glass or by glass fusion. The coupling between the m... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5525856 | Light irradiation device A light irradiation device emits a visible light and an ultraviolet ray by using one light source to reduce an energy cost and simplify a mechanism. A light source 7, a first reflection mirror 8 and a second reflection mirror 9 are provided in a case 6. A... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5523745 | Tongue activated communications controller A tongue activated communications controller for use by disabled or other persons to control a wide variety of devices, and which includes a dental appliance fitted to the user's palate, and a keyboard with a plurality of tongue activatable switches for g... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523646 | An arc chamber assembly for use in an ionization source An Arc Chamber Assembly for use in an Ionization Source for dissociating to a desired ion form an element or compound of a material and ionizing such element or compound to provide a beam of charged particles. The chamber is enclosed within a structure ha... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523746 | Identification system with a passive activator An identification system that employs a passive activator 320 to transmit an identification code. From a low frequency electromagnetic field, the passive activator derives AC voltage and converts it to DC pulses. The DC pulses energizes the activator in o... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523748 | Method and apparatus for interrupting communication control units in an exclusive mode A communication control method in which a communication control unit A2 in an exclusive communication mode with a communication control unit A1 receives a requesting frame of an exclusive communication mode or broadcast communication... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5523749 | Identification system for simultaneously interrogated labels An identification system having an electronic label for processing articles such as baggage or carrier cargo. The system uses the principle of electromagnetic communication in which an interrogator containing a transmitter generates an electromagnetic fie... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5521590 | Data carrier A data carrier with no battery for reading and writing data transmitted to and from fixed facilities separated from the data carrier by several centimeters, and for rewriting and reading data during use. The data carrier incorporates a MONOS EEPROM, a uni... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5521460 | Lamp base locking clip A lamp base locking clip comprises a first end having a given thickness; an intermediate portion having a thickness at least approximately 3 times said given thickness and a second end having said given thickness. The intermediate portion is defined by op... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5521589 | Method and apparatus for receiving and selectively announcing time-activated messages A method, in a data communication receiver, for selectively alerting a user at specified times, wherein the data communication receiver includes an interface for transmitting data to a host computer and an annunciator for generating a sensible alert, comp... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5519285 | Electrodeless discharge lamp An electrodeless discharge lamp includes a discharge gas sealed in a lamp tube. The discharge gas includes a halide of rare earth metal. An auxiliary electrode is disposed on or adjacent to an outer periphery wall of the lamp tube such that the auxiliary ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5519282 | Cathode-ray tube and method of producing the same A cathode-ray tube (CRT) of anti-static-processed type and further a cathode-ray tube which screens a leakage electric field (VLF band width) has a triple coat layer formed on a face plate thereof. The triple coat layer includes a high-refractive transpar... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5519377 | Vehicle obstacle monitoring system A vehicle obstacle monitoring system for alerting a driver to the presence of an obstacle within a predetermined distance from the vehicle. The system includes a signal generator which radiates a signal around the vehicle and a plurality of signal receive... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517187 | Microchips and remote control devices comprising same Encoder and decoder microchips suitable for use in remote control devices, are disclosed. The encoder microchip comprises means for performing an encoding function on an identification number embedded in the said microchip and a combination of a unit numb... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5517075 | Field emission device with distinct sized apertures A size-arrayed emitter structure is disclosed for use in a field emission display device. The emitter structure is designed such that each emitter array (illustratively, an array comprising microtips 40 in a 5×5 matrix) has an emitter hole 52 size (criti... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5515034 | Simple communication system capable of message broadcasting In a communication system for a plurality of terminals, a terminal control unit is connected between a call control unit and the terminals. The terminal control unit is associated with a memory unit having a group supervisory table for storing a relations... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514928 | Apparatus having cascaded and interbonded microchannel plates and method of making A photomultiplier tube, image intensifier tube, or night vision device includes a cascade of plural microchannel plates which are physically and electrically connected together to provide an electron multiplication through the microchannel plate cascade. ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5512886 | Selective call receiver with computer interface A selective call messaging peripheral (100) capable of receiving at least one message and communicating the at least one message to an electronic information processing device (200). An information signal is received and demodulated to provide a recovered... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5512799 | Glowbottle starting device for gaseous discharge devices A glowbottle starter switch for igniting gaseous discharge lamps in alternating current circuits. The glowbottle including a hermetically sealed glass envelope (7) containing a fill of an ionizable gas and having at least two lead wires (2,3) disposed the... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5510778 | Paging receiver system for receiving a paging communication signal A paging receiver system is provided that can be integrated as one function of a multi-function electronic card device adapted for insertion into a portable computing device. The paging receiver system preferably includes a frequency agile receiver for re... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5510674 | Photomultiplier A photomultiplier comprising an electron multiplier for minimizing a variation in multiplication factor and noise is characterized in that insulating members are aligned on the same line to insulate a plurality of dynode plates for constituting a dynode u... | 04/23/1996 |
