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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6056389 | Inkjetting device for an inkjet printer An inkjetting device for an inkjet printer includes an ink chamber formed at a lower portion of a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzle orifices; a barrier, having a cavity at a respectively opposite position of the nozzle orifices, formed at a bottom... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056390 | Image forming apparatus wherein the velocity of the toner supporting medium is higher than recording medium transport velocity Peripheral velocity of a toner support is set up so as to satisfy the following condition: L/Tࣘvsࣘ(d/t).multidot.cos θ-(1/t)(L2 -d2 sin 2 θ)1/2 assuming that d denotes the distance between centers of two adjace... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056391 | Substrate having layered electrode structure for use in ink jet head, ink jet head, ink jet pen, and ink jet apparatus A substrate for an ink jet head comprises a base member and an electrothermal converting body formed on the base member, the electrothermal converting body including a resistor layer and a pair of electrode layers connected to the resistor layer wherein t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056392 | Method of producing recording head A recording head has a liquid emission section with an orifice for emitting ink, an electro-thermal transducer producing thermal energy for ink emission and a functional element electrically connected to the electro-thermal transducer. The functional elem... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056393 | Ink-jet recording head and ink-jet cartridge An ink-jet recording apparatus that reduces degradation phenomena in a recording dignity, such as a staggered flying trajectory of an ink droplet caused by poor adhesion between an ink path and a substrate. The ink-jet apparatus includes, a first contacti... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056394 | Solid ink stick feed system A solid ink stick feed system for use in a color printer is disclosed that utilizes a plurality of ink stick feed receptacles in an ink stick feed bin of predetermined shapes corresponding to the plurality of shapes of the ink sticks such that an incorrec... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056395 | Device to prevent from ink interruption in a printing head of an ink cartridge in a printer A device for preventing from ink interruption in a printing head of an ink cartridge in a printer; the prime feature thereof is to suck out air in a second chamber of a printing head after the ink of an ink cartridge of a jet printer is used up, and the p... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056396 | Anti-outgassing ink composition and method for using the same An anti-outgassing ink composition and method for using the same. The ink composition consists of an ink vehicle, a coloring agent, and an anti-outgassing additive. The additive prevents the outgassing of dissolved gases from the ink composition (e.g. in ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056397 | Method and apparatus for reducing glare while driving A method and apparatus for reducing glare created by oncoming headlights or the sun at either dusk or dawn is disclosed. The method uses a light filter to reduce the intensity of light encountered by a driver from oncoming headlights in a region. The regi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056398 | Opthalmic frame for bi-focal lenses and nose patch therefor An ophthalmic mounting for bifocal lenses includes a pair of rims on which a pair of right and left bifocal lenses are mounted. The rims are symmetrically arranged with respect to a vertical axis. The ophthalmic mounting includes a pair of pad arms connec... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056399 | Interchangeable nosepiece system Disclosed is an interchangeable nosepiece system for an eyeglass frame. The nosepieces system can be used to adjust the orientation of a lens on a wearer's face such that the optical centerline of each lens extends in a predetermined relationship with res... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056400 | Protective eyewear with transparently tinted visor An improved protective eyewear that will provide maximum protection to the wearer from the brightness of the sun and the harmful UV rays, while at the same time, provide maximum utility and appeal at minimal cost to the wearer. In accordance with one embo... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056401 | Spectacle lens A spectacle lens having a geometric center includes front and rear surfaces, each formed as a refractive surface. At least one of the front and rear surfaces is formed as an aspherical surface in rotational symmetry about an axis of symmetry. The axis of ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056402 | Phorometer operated by an electric motor An electromotive driven phoropter is described. In this phoropter the rotating components (revolving discs for spherical lenses, as well as Stokes' lenses for the cylinder glasses) are driven by a special, electromagnetic, friction- and slip-free direct d... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056403 | Device for stimulating eye movement A device for stimulating eye movement in a subject utilizing a hand held screen which is capable of displaying a multiplicity of visual elements. A power source illuminates the multiplicity of visual elements according to a particular selection of a visua... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056404 | Ophthalmic apparatus An ophthalmic apparatus for examining or measuring an eye to be examined, having an alignment optical system for aligning a position of the eye and that of a measuring system so as to be the predetermined positional relationship therebetween, the apparatu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056405 | Lamp module with kinematic mount A lamp module includes a lamp-reflector assembly supported within a plastic lamp frame for installation within an image projector to direct light toward a projection engine of the image projector. The lamp-reflector assembly includes a light source accura... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056406 | Projection system having multiple screens A projection system having multiple screens for image display includes at least two screens arranged to form a polygon and a multi-projector comprised of at least two sub-projector units for projecting an image to the rear side of each of the screens. Thu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056407 | Projection display device A liquid crystal panel unit is provided on the light incident face of a prism combining body. The unit has a light valve frame plate for holding a liquid crystal panel and a fixing frame plate fixed onto the light incident face with an adhesive layer. The... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056408 | Method and displaying projected image and projection-type image display apparatus A projection-type image display apparatus includes a projected-image generating device arranged to display a projected image by projecting image light onto a projection plane, a detector for detecting a positional deviation of the projected image from a p... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056409 | Microscope camera adapter with control motors An adapter connects a small solid-state television camera to a viewing port of a microscope. The adapter has a zoom lens system to focus the image from the microscope mounted in a zoom lens barrel. The lens barrel is moved by rotation of a shaft of a puls... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056410 | Digital electrochromic mirror system A vehicular electrochromic rearview mirror system includes an interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly and at least one exterior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly. Each mirror assembly includes an electrochromic reflective element that assum... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056411 | Realignment device for vehicle side mirror A device is provided for use in aligning an exterior mirror of a vehicle to a preestablished position. The device includes an alignment sight securable relative to the mirror to selectively target a fixed member of the vehicle. A mechanism attaches the al... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056412 | Waist mounted illuminating device Disclosed is a waist mounted illuminating device comprised of a belt having a length sufficient to fit around a person's waist. A compartment comprised of flexible material is located on the belt. The compartment has an opening. A battery operated light h... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056413 | Cap lamp A cap lamp (5) includes a baseball-style cap (6) having a visor (16) with an underside substantially defined by a concave visor reflector (22). A light source (24) is pivotally supported under the visor for directing light at selectively adjustable angles... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056414 | Portable light with stand A portable light includes first and second d.c. lamps. A first housing portion has longitudinal access and encloses the first lamp while projecting a first light beam in a direction of longitudinal access. The first housing portion has a exterior surface ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056415 | Penlight having low magnetic susceptibility A penlight constructed of materials including metal components having very low magnetic susceptibilities is described. The battery powering the penlight lamp is a lithium battery also constructed of materials having low magnetic susceptibilities. The penl... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056416 | Indirect luminaire having an upper reflector for improved brightness control An indirect luminaire having a housing with a top opening and a light source in the housing is provided with an exposed lens reflector system positioned over the top opening of the housing for receiving and redirecting source light from a position above t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056417 | Two-part wedge base for lamp A molded, two-part lamp base receives a press seal of a lamp. Conductor wires from the lamp envelope are folded onto planar regions of the base. A second annular portion of the base is slid along a reduced dimensional region of the first part of the base ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056418 | Pattern frame type decorative lamp string with attachable positioning members The present invention relates to a pattern frame type decorative lamp string, and more particularly to a pattern frame type decorative lamp string with attachable positioning members. The attachable positioning member has an upper circular arc part for ho... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056419 | Holiday light display device A holiday light display device having a sheet of flexible material and a plurality of holiday light receiving apertures formed in the sheet in a desired pattern. The holiday light receiving apertures serve to insertably receive a holiday light therein. Th... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056420 | Illuminator An illuminator for use in a darkroom or with scientific instrumentation with several light emitting diodes arranged in a regular array, a transparent structure to house the LED array, two circular end caps to prevent radiation from the end zones, an opaqu... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056421 | Architectural lighting devices with photosensitive lens An interior or exterior design lighting assembly with a photosensitive sheet member in spaced relation to said assembly capable of aesthetically concealing its inner componentry by having said photosensitive sheet member adapting a darkened appearance whe... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056422 | Christmas light with an elastic attachment A Christmas light with a elastic attachment is provided. The attachment is integrated with a circular cap in the bottom of an electrical socket having an elastic plate of roughly U-shaped section which includes a lower end integrated with a center of the ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056423 | Automotive room lamp assembly The prior art automotive room lamp assembly has a problem that the designing and manufacturing of a variety of room lamp assembly including a large-sized or a small-sized one depending on the type of vehicle model inevitably involves a small lot productio... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056424 | Apparatus for reducing glare in a vehicle and associated method A vehicle having glare-reducing apparatus has a windshield and a driver's seat disposed rearwardly of the windshield. An elongated light source is disposed adjacent to and extends across a substantial portion of the windshield such that light emitted by t... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056425 | Illuminated roof mounted sign assembly for motor vehicle An illuminated teardrop shaped sign mounted on the roof of a taxicab carries at least one transparency backlighted by an electroluminescent panel. Two separately backlighted transparencies may be employed, one for displaying an advertising message and the... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056426 | Monolithic beam shaping light output light device A monolithic light output device with a unitary construction is coupled to an optical fiber or light pipe to produce an output beam. The light output device has an elongated beam shaping rod connected to a solid lens by a conical transition section. The b... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056427 | Artificial tree with optical fibre illumination and assembly method thereof An artificial tree has a trunk (22), a plurality of branches (24) secured to the trunk (22), and a plurality of optical fibers extending along the trunk (22) from an illumination source (46) to the branches, and being arranged in bundles (26) which extend... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6056428 | Computer based system for imaging and analyzing an engineering object system and indicating values of specific design changes A software system includes an engineering analysis system (EAS) for analyzing an engineering object system and for recommending elimination of object system components. The EAS includes a functional model unit responsive to user entry for generating image... | 05/02/2000 |
