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Patent JP-2003162786-A (JP)
Title: System, method and device for reading meter and gas meter
Inventor: SUZUKI MAMORU
IPC: G01F15/06
Filed: 2001-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter reading system and meter reading method for performing new meter reading processing that corresponds to a time-of-day charge structure.  <P>SOLUTION: A series of flow rate data (total flow rate QVN, weekday daytime flow rate QWN, weekday nighttime flow rate QXN, holiday daytime flow rate QYN and holiday nighttime flow rate QZN) of gas calculated by a gas meter 10 are respectively stored in main memory blocks 13A1 to 13E1, particular flow rate data at periodical transfer are also respectively transferred to sub memory blocks 13A2 to 13E2 among the respective flow rate data stored in the respective main memory blocks to be stored as a series of transferred flow rate data (total transferred flow rate QV, transferred weekday daytime flow rate QW, transferred weekday nighttime flow rate QX, transferred holiday daytime flow rate QY and transferred holiday nighttime flow rate QZ) in relation to the time-of-day charge structure, and periodical meter-read information TF including the series of transferred flow rate data is subsequently provided to a host computer 50 in response to periodical request information TD notified from the host computer 50.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003162364-A (JP)
Title: Remote control system for application software which is projected on screen
Inventor: MASUDA AKIRA
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 2001-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make a student operate an application while being seated on his or her seat in a lesson style that the by the application is projected on a screen.  <P>SOLUTION: The system includes a computer 101, a projecting means 103 which projects an image by an application in the computer 101 on a screen 102, the first terminal 1 and the second plurality of terminals 2. The terminal 1 is provided with an operation button, which selects one of the terminals 2 and allows it to operate the application, and a transmitting means, which transmits allowing information to the selected terminal among the terminals 2; and the terminal 2 is provided with a receiving means which receives this information, an operation button which identifies the location by moving a pointer on the screen, and a transmitting means which transmits a command according to the contents of the operation of the operation button based on the reception of the information, and this command is received by the computer 101.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003168628-A (JP)
Title: Electrical double-layer capacitor
Inventor: HORIE HIDEAKI
IPC: H01G11/58
Filed: 2001-11-30
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase capacitance per unit volume or unit weight of a capacitor while ensuring high durability during a charging/discharging cycle, long service life, charging/discharging of large current, and wide applicable temperature range as a substantial electrical double-layer capacitor.  <P>SOLUTION: Copper foil and a copper plate using metal copper as a raw material are provided as a conductive collector on the rear of a negative electrode side, so that the expression effect of capacitance generated by reaction between a dilute sulfuric acid as an electrolyte and the metal copper can be utilized.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003168722-A (JP)
Title: Substrate edge holding rotating device
Inventor: NAKADA KENGO
IPC: H01L21/68
Filed: 2001-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a substrate edge holding rotating device which does not require a robot hand to retreat to a standby position when a substrate is loaded or unloaded as the substrate rotating device rotates a substrate, supporting the rear edge of a silicon substrate so as to detect the angular position of the substrate.  <P>SOLUTION: A substrate rotating means 1 supports the edge of a substrate 2 with a table composed of 15 support blocks b1 to b15, the support blocks b1 to b15 are made to retreat downward in a specific range of rotation angle, and the substrate 2 is rotated as a gap of width W is ensured below the substrate 2. The support blocks located within ranges A and E of rotation angle are located at an upper position to support the substrate 2, the support blocks located within ranges of rotation angles C and G are located at a lower position to ensure a gap on the side of the substrate 2. The gap functions as a free space and is used when the substrate is loaded or unloaded by an arm hand means or when a detecting means is installed, and a robot hand or the like is not required to retreat to a standby position when the substrate is loaded or unloaded.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003169467-A (JP)
Title: Operation-control apparatus and switching power-supply unit using the same
Inventor: OKA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H02M3/28
Filed: 2001-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the degree of freedom in circuit design and the application range of control output in a switching power-supply unit 11 where an operation control circuit 15 sets the operation of a main output circuit 13 to be in an on-state, a continuous state, and an off-state when an input control signal to a terminal CTR is set to a high level, an open state, and a low level, respectively.  <P>SOLUTION: A photothyristor 17 is used for the operation control circuit 15, a diode 17a is driven by the input control signal, and a control output to the main output circuit 13 is led by a thyristor 17b. Therefore, since a gate and a cathode need to be short-circuited to reduce the current between an anode and a cathode to a retention current or lower for turning off a normal thyristor, the cathode to be grounded is set to be the photothyristor 17 for use in a floating state, thus increasing the degree of freedom in circuit design and the application range of control output.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003172371-A (JP)
Title: Method for measuring axial force of inner ring of rolling bearing unit for supporting wheel
Inventor: HORIIE AKIFUMI
IPC: F16C41/00
Filed: 2001-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately determine an axial force applied to an inner ring 12 fixed to a hub body 11 with a caulking part 14.  <P>SOLUTION: The difference T of propagation time of ultrasonic waves of a hub body 11 before and after a caulking part 14 is determined. The correlation between the difference of the propagation time of the ultrasonic waves based on elastic deformation of the hub body 11 due to formation of the caulking 14 to the hub body 11, and an axial direction force applied to an inner ring 12 by the caulking part 14, is determined in advance. The axial force applied to the inner ring 12 is determined by collating the correlation with the difference T of the propagation time.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003169905-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: UGAWA SHOHACHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2001-12-05
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently perform a process for recovering a game state.  <P>SOLUTION: In the game state-recovering process, a CPU performs the returning process of a stack pointer first. Then, if the state is not a put-out prohibited state, a command-transmitting table regarding a put-out available state designating command is set, and the command setting process is called. Also, a command-transmitting table regarding a display-controlling command for recovering the display state of a special pattern in a variably displaying device when a power supply is stopped is set, and the command setting process is called. Then, a process for setting retracting values for various kinds of registers and so forth is performed for various kinds of registers, and then, a RET command is performed. Since the process to transmit the command is performed after the stack point has been returned, the process to transmit the command can be performed using a sub-routine, and the process for recovering the game state can be efficiently performed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2002251955-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method for wiring substrate, electron source substrate and image formation device using the same
Inventor: KUBO SHINSAKU
IPC: H05K1/02
Filed: 2001-12-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method for a wiring substrate and an electron source substrate capable of previously preventing short circuit defect between wires layer formed. SOLUTION: This method is characterized by comprising a process for forming a wiring pattern 16 on the substrate 11 by using conductive paste and thereafter baking it to form a first wiring part 17, a process for forming a first insulation layer 19 having almost the same height as that of the first wiring part 17 on both side of an intersection part by covering the intersection part to be intercrossed with a second wiring part 26 out of the first wiring part 17 with insulating paste 24 and thereafter baking it, a process for forming a second insulation layer 25 for covering the intersection part on the first insulation layer 19; and a process for forming a second wiring part 26 on the second insulation layer 25.
Patent JP-2003172449-A (JP)
Title: Stainless bellows and accumulator using the same as well as method of manufacturing stainless pipe
Inventor: OKADA HIDEKI
IPC: F16L55/04
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stainless bellows having improved fatigue strength and an accumulator with the bellows as well as a method of manufacturing a pipe suitable as a material for the bellows.  <P>SOLUTION: The austenitic stainless bellows has an average crystal grain of 24-10 μm. The accumulator comprises a cylindrical shell and the bellows for comparting the shell into an oil chamber and a gas chamber, the bellows being the bellows according to the present invention. The pipe as a material for the bellows is manufactured by thinning a material pipe with cold working followed by annealing.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003174385-A (JP)
Title: Frequency hopping type base band ic evaluation device
Inventor: SAITO AKIRA
IPC: H04B17/15
Filed: 2001-12-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evaluate a spread spectrum communication method base band IC, provided by frequency hopping which is under development, without converting into electromagnetic waves by an rf module.  <P>SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a comparison circuit 14 to which receiver frequencies and transmitter frequencies of a plurality of base band ICs 10a and 10b are inputted, respectively, and further, transmitter signals of a plurality of base band ICs 10a and 10b are inputted, respectively. Out of these inputted receiver frequencies and transmitter frequencies, the transmitter frequency of one arbitrary base band IC 10a is compared with the receiver frequency of another arbitrary base band IC 10b. As a result of comparison in the comparison circuit 14, when the receiver frequency matches with the transmitter frequency, a communication circuit 15 outputs a transmitter signal 13a of one inputted arbitrary base band IC 10a as a receiver signal 12b of another arbitrary base band IC 10b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003176020-A (JP)
Title: Direction changing device for article being conveyed on roller conveyor
Inventor: MOROHOSHI TETSUYA
IPC: B65G13/071
Filed: 2001-12-10
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direction changing device for articles on a roller conveyor which prevents a conveyor belt from slipping off a pulley groove, even when the conveyer belt tension is low.  <P>SOLUTION: The depth of the grooves 13a of the two of the plurality of pulleys 13, pivoted to the outer edges of a support bracket 11, are made deeper in measurement than the thickness of the conveyer belt 16. Protrusions 17a are provided on the outer edges of support bracket 11 to face the conveyer belt 16 placed on the grooves of the pulleys 13 pivoted to the outer edges of the bracket 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003179276-A (JP)
Title: Platinum thin-film element
Inventor: TAKENOYA KENICHIRO
IPC: G01K7/18
Filed: 2001-12-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a platinum resistance bulb increases in size for higher resistance and easier use and its use as a temperature sensor is limited since, although the resistance value of the platinum resistance bulb is normally 100 or 500 Ω, resistance value variation per 1°C is small with the resistance value and measurement requiring high resolution, or a three-wire or four-wire type resistance measurement for avoiding an error due to lead wire resistance needs to be taken.  <P>SOLUTION: Independent thin-film elements of the platinum resistance bulb are stuck with their film adhesion surfaces in and element resistances are connected together in series to obtain the total resistance value of the two elements. Consequently, the resistance can be made larger without varying the widths, depths, or thicknesses of the elements.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003177777-A (JP)
Title: Method and device for voice feature extraction, and method and device for voice recognition
Inventor: ANDO YOICHI
IPC: G10L25/00
Filed: 2001-12-13
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a voice recognition device for actual environments by utilizing minimum parameters corresponding to human hearing characteristics to extract voice features in an actual sound field.  <P>SOLUTION: An ACF (autocorrelation function) of a sound signal picked up by a microphone, and a value Φ(0) of the ACF for delay time 0, a delay time τ<SB>1</SB>and an amplitude ϕ<SB>1</SB>of a first peak of the ACF, and an effective duration τ<SB>e</SB>of the ACF are derived from the ACF, and minimum parameters corresponding to hearing characteristics are used to obtain voice features without performing spectrum analysis. An IACF (inter-ear mutual correlation function) is obtained, and a maximum value IACC of the IACF, a peak delay time τIACC of the IACF, and width WIACC of the maximum amplitude of the IACF and extracted from the IACF, and these IACF factors, namely, space information of a sound field is applied to voice recognition to realize a recognition of high precision, which reflects human senses in the actual sound field.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003181185-A (JP)
Title: Sewing machine
Inventor: KITAMURA TETSUYA
IPC: C10M169/02
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sewing machine which can exceedingly enhance the slidability and wear resistance of the sliding portion between a relatively moving first member and second member.  <P>SOLUTION: Grease 36 is injected (into a clearance) between a needle bar 11 and a needle bar supporting member 12, i.e., between a DLC film 30 and a fluorine film 34 to lubricate the needle bar 11 and the needle bar supporting member 12 to each other. The grease 36 is prepared by using a diester base as a base oil and lithium (Li) hydroxystearate as a thickener. The base oil is about 10 mm<SP>2</SP>/s (cSt) in its dynamic viscosity at 40° and the diameter of the fibers of the thickener is about 0.1 micron.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003185724-A (JP)
Title: Means for determining magnetic azimuth by external magnetic field detection
Inventor: KAZAMA TAKUYA
IPC: G01R33/02
Filed: 2001-12-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To digitally detect the presence of an external magnetic field, and to determine an azimuth based on an output condition therein without conducting analog processing.  <P>SOLUTION: As a means for detecting the azimuth using a plurality of MI elements in the present invention, the MI element 1 detects the external magnetic field Hex 1 when the external magnetic field is the Hex 1, an output voltage 1 thereof exceeds a threshold value VTH, the MI element 1 turned on, and the others are turned off. The azimuth A is determined by the condition. When the external magnetic field is the Hex 2, the MI element 1 and the MI element 3 detect the external magnetic field Hex 2, the output voltage 1 thereof and an output voltage 3 thereof exceed respectively the external magnetic field threshold value, and the elements 1, 2 are turned on. The Hex is judged to be located between the elements 1, 3 by the condition. By this manner, the four elements are arranged and one threshold value is set to allow the detection of the eight azimuths digitally. The purpose of the present invention is solved by conducting digital processing to determine the azimuth, by the manner.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003189606-A (JP)
Title: Ringing choke converter
Inventor: YOSHIDA KAZUHIRO
IPC: H02M3/28
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ringing choke converter capable of preventing damage to a circuit even if overvoltage is inputted.  <P>SOLUTION: A series circuit consisting of a resistor 19 and a Zener diode 20 is connected between a positive electrode of a capacitor 3 on the primary side of a ringing choke converter circuit and an NPN transistor 5 for controlling an inverter 4. If the overvoltage is applied to the input side, voltage across the capacitor 3 increases, and if the voltage exceeds the operating voltage of the Zener diode 20, the base current of the NPN transistor 5 runs to turn on the NPN transistor 5. Gate voltage of the inverter 4 becomes zero to turn off the inverter 4, and the circuit operation stops. Thus, parts thereof can be prevented from being heated and damaged.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003182775-A (JP)
Title: Air-cushioning packaging container
Inventor: GONDA KOICHIRO
IPC: B65D81/07
Filed: 2001-12-17
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container for cushioning packaging, capable of performing the cushioning packaging of an object to be packaged even in the case where it is an odd-shaped object if its size is within predetermined limits irrespective of whether its shape is somewhat varied, easy to be returned by reducing volume after being used, and accordingly, suitable for repeated uses for a large number of times.  <P>SOLUTION: The air-cushioning packaging container is made of flexible plastic sheets as materials, and comprises defining a closed space (6) surrounded by a double cylinder of an inner cylinder (1) and an outer cylinder (2) which are joined to each other by a bottom sheet (3) and by an annular inner/outer connecting sheet (4), and providing an air blowing valve (5) for blowing air into the closed space to the outer cylinder. An object (9) to be packaged is put into the inner cylinder, and air is blown into the closed space, thus holding the object in the inner cylinder.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003184640-A (JP)
Title: Cooling water channel forming method for cylinder head and passage forming core
Inventor: TANIMURA MASANORI
IPC: F02F1/24
Filed: 2001-12-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooling water channel forming method for a cylinder head, avoiding an increase in size of a cooling water channel forming core.  <P>SOLUTION: A thermostat housing forming core 21 is integrally provided on an upper stage cooling water channel forming core 20 and a bypass channel forming core 11 is integrally provided on a lower stage cooling water channel forming core 10. The two cooling water channel forming cores 10, 20 are superimposed one on the other. An opening portion forming part 23 of the thermostat housing forming core 21 and a connection portion forming part 13 of the bypass channel forming core 11 are arranged on vertical lines with a bottom bypass hole forming part 22 and with a bypass channel lower baseboard 12, respectively. Thus, the increase in size of the cooling water channel forming core is avoided, the cooling water channel forming core is firmly and precisely fixed thereto and a cooling water channel is accurately formed in a product.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003182862-A (JP)
Title: Sheet feeding device and image forming device with it
Inventor: OKA HENRIQUE MASANORI
IPC: B65H1/24
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To speed up sheet feed, prevent the shock caused when a middle plate moves and to reduce noise by reducing the stroke between the feed position and the turnout position of the middle plate in a sheet feeding device.  <P>SOLUTION: Just after the start of the feed of a sheet S, the middle plate 1 is pressed down to the turnout position positioned below the feed position a specified distance for preventing itself from obstructing the feed of the sheet S. In order to press down a specified distance, a clutch 7, which is left disengaged when the middle plate 1 is arranged at the feed position, is engaged by means of a cam 8, and an arm 6 is pressed down by a specified distance by means of a middle plate control cam 5 to transmit the pressed down to the middle plate 7. Through this constitution, even if the feed position changes with a change in the load of the sheets S on the middle plate 1, the moving stroke of the middle plate 1 from the feed position to the turnout position can be controlled to a specified small distance.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003197606-A (JP)
Title: Method and apparatus for treating substrate surface
Inventor: UMETANI MASAAKI
IPC: G02F1/13
Filed: 2001-12-21
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To diffusibly introduce processing gas while dispersing the gas, by making use of the porousness of a ceramic body, homogenize the processing gas in a vessel, homogenize the density of plasma generated in a vessel by the homogenization of the processing gas in the vessel, reduce processing unevenness on the surface of a substrate for raising processing quality, and improve workability by enhancing processing speed.  <P>SOLUTION: A device for treating the substrate surface is provided with the vessel 1 for introducing the processing gas G through a gas introducing portion 2, a pair of electrodes 4, 5 which are disposed opposite to each other at the inside and outside of the vessel 1, respectively, a plasma generator 7 for generating plasma P in the vessel 1 by impressing an electric field between the pair of electrodes 4, 5, an outlet 3 for discharging the plasma P generated in the vessel 1 to the surface of the substrate to be treated, which is located outside of the vessel 1, and the ceramic body 9 for permitting the processing gas G which is introduced from the portion 2 into the vessel 1 to pass therethrough.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003190064-A (JP)
Title: Self-traveling vacuum cleaner
Inventor: KOMURA MASAO
IPC: A47L11/20
Filed: 2001-12-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable collecting rubbish or the like without leaving on the outside of a cleaning section, as well as cleaning a floor face, in a self-traveling vacuum cleaner provided with a mop or cloth.  <P>SOLUTION: The vacuum cleaner body 1 which can autonomously travel on the floor face is provided with the cleaning section 5 whose plan view shape is formed concavely open in the advancing direction of the body 1, and the cleaning section 5 holds with a holder 3 the mop 2 or the cloth which touches to the floor face. When the vacuum cleaner travels, the mop 2 wipes up dust or the like on the floor face and collects the rubbish and dust on the floor by the concave face side. The cleaning section 5 is arranged, for instance, on the front side of the body 1, and touching sensors 20 are equipped which detect a touch of the mop 2 to an obstacle by pressure from the cleaning section, whereby the obstacle can be avoided.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003193995-A (JP)
Title: Turbo-molecular pump and female screw hole working method for moving vane thereof
Inventor: OKAMURA TOMOAKI
IPC: F04D19/04
Filed: 2001-12-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a turbo-molecular pump capable of preventing stress corrosion cracking developed by inadequate plating of a female screw hole of a moving vane, and to provide a female screw hole working method for the moving vane.  <P>SOLUTION: The constitution/method in which the female screw hole 32b formed in the moving vane is a through hole is adopted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO