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Patent JP-2004155159-A (JP)
Title: Cutting-off equipment and cutting-off method
Inventor: TERAMOTO TSUTOMU
IPC: B23K26/40
Filed: 2002-11-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cutting off capable of efficiently working and giving a clean cut face.  <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises heating a brittle material W along a cutting line, then cooling it on the cutting line, forming a crack (a) on the surface of the brittle material W by a heat stress and then cutting off the brittle material along the crack (a). The crack (a) is formed on the surface of the brittle material W by cooling a stress inflection point or its neighborhood, where a compressive stress of the brittle material W generated by an expansion due to the heating on the cutting line of the brittle material W, changes to a tensile stress.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004158792-A (JP)
Title: Semiconductor circuit device, and inspection apparatus therefor
Inventor: IWASAKI HISAAKI
IPC: G01R31/28
Filed: 2002-11-08
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make increase in the size of an inspection apparatus avoidable, and to shorten the inspection time.  <P>SOLUTION: An IC 21 is so structured that pull-up resistors are connected to a plurality of external signal terminals 22 via FETs (field effect transistors) in a testing level setting section 25 to enable control of the turning on/off of the FETs from the outside via a test control section 26. As for the external signal terminals 22 of the IC 21, the inspection apparatus 23 controls turning on/off of the FETs, by giving to the test control section 26 a selection signal for selecting an external signal terminal 22, to be driven and checks out the interference state of an internal signal transmission line between the external signal terminals 22.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004163151-A (JP)
Title: Inside micrometer device
Inventor: KOJIMA KINICHI
IPC: G01B3/18
Filed: 2002-11-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manually perform measurement simply and accurately, without requiring skill.  <P>SOLUTION: A dial gage means 10 is attached to the tip side of a measuring body 2. This gage means 10 is equipped with a spindle 11 and a meter part 12. The spindle 11 is protrusively provided therein in such a manner that it can project forward out of and retract into the meter part 12 while it is energized forwardly by a spring, etc. The meter part 12 has a pointer 13 linked to the spindle 11 via a plurality of pinions and the pointer 13 indicates correspondently to the change in the length of projection of the spindle 11.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004164928-A (JP)
Title: Switching device
Inventor: AMANO TOSHIAKI
IPC: H01H21/00
Filed: 2002-11-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a switching device with excellent operability, unnecessary to form a large opening for an operating key in a front panel.  <P>SOLUTION: The switching device is provided with an operating member 19 coupling an operating key 17 with a key-holding lever l8 in a free turning manner, a drive lever 20 rotated and driven by the pressing operation of the operating key 17 by engaging with the operating member 19, and a switching element 21 pressed and driven by the rotatively driving drive lever 20, and constructed into a keyboard operating system operated by pressing the operating key 17 arranged on the surface side of a front panel 11 downward. At this time, the switching element 21 is mounted on a circuit board 14 held in an erected posture, and by setting a distance d between the circuit board 14 and the drive lever 20 smaller than a radius r of a boss 13c as a rotating axis of the drive lever 20, a drop-off accident of the lever 20 can be prevented even if a simple mounting structure is adopted.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004165925-A (JP)
Title: Device and method for image tilt calculation/correction, and program making computer implement the method
Inventor: MORIMOTO KATSUSHI
IPC: G06T3/60
Filed: 2002-11-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for image tilt calculation and correction of high precision which calculates and corrects the tilt of an image currently processed by holding, referring to, and taking into consideration the information obtained from a previously processed image regarding the tilt.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for image tilt calculation and correction is constituted by connecting an image input means 101, an image tilt calculating means 102, a tilt information holding means 103, a tilt representative value calculating means 104, a tilt accounting means 105, a data storage means 106, and a control means 107 through a data transfer path (control communication path) 108.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004160507-A (JP)
Title: Direct casting apparatus
Inventor: MOGI TETSUICHI
IPC: B22D1/00
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a direct casting apparatus which reduces the possibility of oxidation and can extend the service life of a metallic mold etc.  <P>SOLUTION: This direct casting apparatus is provided with: a melting furnace 10 for melting metal; a control rod 11 for controlling the discharging quantity of molten metal from the above melting furnace 10; an inclined cooling plate 12 for cooling the molten metal discharged from the melting furnace 10; and a casting mechanism for casting the molten metal cooled to a prescribed temperature on the inclined cooling plate 12. Since the metal melted in the above melting furnace is directly cast, the possibility of the oxidation is reduced and the service life of the metallic mold etc., can be extended.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004166119-A (JP)
Title: Electronic camera
Inventor: KAZAMA KIKUO
IPC: H04N101/00
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic camera usable to a limit of an operational life of a battery corresponding to characteristics of a voice reproduction mode and a used battery.  <P>SOLUTION: The electronic camera calculates a power supply threshold voltage Vsh capable of performing voice reproduction in a reproduction mode selected in a voice CODEC 26 by Vsh=Vhx+Isx/rx by a microcomputer 33 by defining an internal resistance of the battery 12 as rx, system voltage of the selected voice reproduction mode as Vhx and load current as Isx without a stop of a system. A fact that voltage of a power source which uses the battery 12 is equal to or more than Vsh is set as a stable operational condition of the electronic camera in the selected reproduction mode by ASIC (application specific integration circuit) 29, a voice reproducing operation in the selected reproduction mode is prohibited unless power supply voltage reaches the power supply threshold voltage Vsh, the voice reproducing operation in an performable reproduction mode is performed exactly corresponding to secular change of voltage according to a type of the used battery 12 and a comfortable and smooth camera operation can be performed by effectively using the battery 12 to the limit of the life.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004159621-A (JP)
Title: Lawn mower
Inventor: OKAMURA HIDESUMI
IPC: A01D34/63
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lawn mower which can be housed in a small space.  <P>SOLUTION: This lawn mower is composed mainly of the mower body 1 provided with a lawn mowing means, a handle 2 rotatably protruded from the mower body 1 and a grass-collecting basket 3 for holding the lawn mowed by the mower body 1. The grass-collecting basket 3 is attached to the handle to enable the motion interlocked with the handle 2.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004166949-A (JP)
Title: Protective band for grip
Inventor: O MOSHU
IPC: A63B60/14
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a protective band for a grip suited to a small-lot multi-production, being quickly delivered and dispensing with preparation of a mold.  <P>SOLUTION: This protective band is provided with a bottom layer 11, an upper layer 12 and an embroidery thread 15. The bottom layer 11 has an upper surface 11a and a bottom surface 11b and the bottom surface 11b is fixed to the grip of a ball hitting device. The upper layer 12 is provided with an upper surface 12a and a bottom surface 12b and the bottom surface 12b is fixed on the upper surface 11a of the bottom layer 11. The embroidery thread 15 is sewn into the upper surface 12a of the upper layer 12 and is divided into an appearing thread 15a and a buried thread 15b. The appearing thread 15a forms a prescribed pattern on the upper surface 12a of the upper layer 12 and the buried thread 15b is stuck into the bottom face 12b of the upper layer 12, returns in reverse direction, is pulled out from the upper layer 12 and becomes the appearing thread 15a. The prescribed pattern is formed on the upper surface 12 by embroidering using the embroidery thread 15 to provide a slip prevention effect, improve the flexibility of design change of the pattern and increase the connecting degree by the difference in the sticking depth of the embroidery thread 15.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004171962-A (JP)
Title: Lighting device
Inventor: IGARASHI KENJI
IPC: F21Y113/00
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting device 11 capable of improving brightness at the time of lighting an emergency light source and capable of reducing a thickness.  <P>SOLUTION: An emergency fitting unit 41 for an emergency lighting device 13 is arranged insides a circular fluorescent lamp 22 of the main lighting device 12. The emergency light source 43 connected to the lower part of the emergency fitting unit 41 is arranged at a position to protrude lower than the circular fluorescent lamp 22 to improve the brightness of the emergency light source 43 when lighted. The emergency fitting unit 41 is housed in the main lighting device to reduce the thickness of the lighting device 11. Translucent covers 26, 27 made of resins are made usable by being located distant from the emergency light source 43 by 50 mm or more to be upgraded in design nature, and weight is reduced.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004169495-A (JP)
Title: Trommel bucket
Inventor: YAMASHITA SHUJI
IPC: E02F7/06
Filed: 2002-11-22
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trommel bucket for continuing selection treatment of a matter to be treated in a high performance state and maintaining an environment during selection treatment of the matter to be treated in a good state.  <P>SOLUTION: The trommel bucket is provided with a pressuring and jetting means 20 mounted on a working truck, pressuring and jetting fluid to the matter to be treated adhered to a screen 11 of a trommel 10 to a bucket 1 arranging the trommel 10 selecting the scooped matter to be treated. Thereby even when the selection treatment of the matter to be treated containing mud, clay and the like is continued, selection treatment capability of the trommel can be maintained in a high state.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004178182-A (JP)
Title: Ink residual amount display method for printer
Inventor: NAKAJIMA YOSHINORI
IPC: B41J29/38
Filed: 2002-11-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display an ink residual quantity and report it to a user of a printer in a proper time without requiring the user's awareness.  <P>SOLUTION: The ink residual quantity is reported to the user when power supply is ON or OFF, or a cover is OPEN. A report means performs the report by displaying it on a display device or by voice. After the report, the display is extinguished after the lapse of a fixed time when the power supply is ON or OFF, and extinguished according to CLOSE of the cover when the cover is OPEN.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004174640-A (JP)
Title: Grinding wheel for superfinishing and grinding method
Inventor: NAKAYAMA TATSUOMI
IPC: B24B19/26
Filed: 2002-11-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a grinding wheel for superfinishing to thereby form a fine crowning.  <P>SOLUTION: This grinding wheel for superfinishing is formed of a porous elastic body having abrasive grains, a binder and a pore. The abrasive grain contains as abrasive species at least one kind selected from silicon carbide, alumina, silicon oxide, chromium oxide, diamond, and cubic crystal boron nitride. The average grain size of the abrasive grains is from 4μm to 70 μm.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004177031-A (JP)
Title: Water level control system
Inventor: TANAKA TAKAO
IPC: F24H1/00
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate abnormal stopping when hot water overflows even if the hot water is poured by setting a maximum water level in a wester-style shallow bathtub.  <P>SOLUTION: This water level control system 7 has a maximum water level changing operation means 11, a maximum water level changing means 13, a maximum water level fixing means 16 and a hot water filling stopping means 17 for stopping hot water filling by detecting a water level not less than a set maximum water level. Thus, the hot water does not overflow from the bathtub when filling the hot water by a preset water level set by a remote controller 2, and since the abnormal stopping is not caused, easiness-to-use is improved.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004181275-A (JP)
Title: Apparatus for producing sterilized water
Inventor: KIKUCHI TSUNERO
IPC: C02F1/50
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for producing sterilized water which can delicately control the pH value and hypochlorous acid concentration of sterilized water and can withstand for a long-term use.  <P>SOLUTION: Raw water supply piping 2 for supplying raw water is connected to a mixer 1, and a tank 6 for sodium hypochlorite in which sodium hypochlorite is stored and a tank 9 for hydrochloric acid in which hydrochloric acid is stored are respectively connected through piping 7 for the sodium hypochlorite and piping 10 for the hydrochloric acid to the mixer 1. An air pump 17 is connected through an air quantity variable valve 19 in mid-way to the tank 6 for the sodium hypochlorite and the tank 9 for the hydrochloric acid. Air is supplied from the air pump 17 to the tank 6 for the sodium hypochlorite and the tank 9 for the hydrochloric acid, and the sodium hypochlorite and the hydrochloric acid are supplied to the mixer 1 by the pressure of the air.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004185122-A (JP)
Title: Diaphragm type actuator
Inventor: NAGAOKA TAKAHIRO
IPC: F16J3/02
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the reduction in durable reliability of a diaphragm by the oil mist contained in a gas introduced into a pressure chamber in a diaphragm type actuator in which the peripheral part of the rubber-made diaphragm facing one side of the pressure chamber for introducing the gas containing the oil mist is nipped by a support case, and the diaphragm is spring-energized to the side of contracting the capacity of the pressure chamber.  <P>SOLUTION: A diamond-like carbon layer 134 is formed on the surface of a portion facing at least the pressure chamber 94 of the diaphragm 93. Even if the gas introduced to the pressure chamber contains the oil mist, the swelling and softening of the diaphragm can be suppressed to improve the durable reliability.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003183159-A (JP)
Title: Use of composition containing retinoid and/or carotenoid and acexamic acid for beauty treatment and dermatology
Inventor: DURANTON ALBERT
IPC: A61K8/00
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a composition which is used in beauty treatment and dermatology and can reform the epithelium of skin or mucous membrane satisfactorily in terms of quantity and quality while giving a feeling allowable in beauty treatment.  <P>SOLUTION: This invention relates to a method which prevents or competes against the skin irritation, tightness, and/or ruber. In this method, a composition prepared by incorporating 0.00001-0.1% retinoid and/or carotenoid and 0.001-1% acexamic acid or its salt into a physiologically allowable medium is locally applied to skin or mucous membrane. The composition can be used for promoting the reformation of epithelium of skin or mucous membrane and in preparing an artificial or reconstituted skin.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004183707-A (JP)
Title: Drive plate for vehicle
Inventor: KONO TAKASHI
IPC: F16H41/24
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive plate for a vehicle comprising a ring gear fixed on the outside by welding, in which trouble of a weld part with an installation part of a torque converter is eliminated.  <P>SOLUTION: In this drive plate for a vehicle to connect a crankshaft to the torque converter, a plate part 1A is coupled on the inside of a ring gear part 2 by welding. The weld part X of the plate part 1A with the ring gear part 2 is provided in a groove 16 recessed from other outer circumferential parts of the plate part 1A for a prescribed depth in composing the drive plate 10 for a vehicle. The groove 16 may be provided in the outer circumferential parts of the plate part 1A except for a part of the plate part 1A close to a boss 8 projected on the torque converter.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004185208-A (JP)
Title: Ic card
Inventor: OTA EIJI
IPC: B42D15/10
Filed: 2002-12-02
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an IC card that keeps printability on a card surface intact by ensuring high flatness of the card surface.  <P>SOLUTION: The IC card, which is provided with through holes S2c and S3b in an area corresponding to an IC mounting portion of inner core sheets S2 and S3 adjoining an IC module 11 out of a plurality of sheets constituting a core layer 12 of the IC card, fulfills a relation: A = (B1 + C1) ± 30 μm, where A (μm) is the overall height of the through holes S2c and S3b, B1 is the projection of the IC module 11 on the IC mounting surface, and C1 is the projection on the non-mounting surface. The structure can ensure such card flatness as keeps printability on a rewrite sheet 25 intact.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004183042-A (JP)
Title: Plating method, plating apparatus, and production method for electronic device
Inventor: HIRAO HIDEJI
IPC: C25D5/02
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form wiring having high reliability by electroplating, and to improve the yield in device production thereby.  <P>SOLUTION: The face to be plated in a substrate 100 is dipped into a plating liquid 111 stored in a plating treatment tank 110 in an overflow state so that the face to be plated lies downward, and further, the contact between the non-plated part in the substrate 100 and the plating liquid 111 is prevented by using a seal part 103, so that the substrate 100 is subjected to plating treatment. Thereafter, at least the seal part 103 is cleaned with pure water by using a cleaning mechanism 150, so that the plating liquid 111 stuck to the seal part 103 is removed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003192814-A (JP)
Title: Diffusion film
Inventor: NGUYEN KHUY V
IPC: H01M50/494
Filed: 2002-12-03
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diffusion film improved in mechanical strength, while keeping porosity of the film, when used in a form of a microporous film.  <P>SOLUTION: This diffusion film includes the microporous sheet which contains a mixture of a polyolefin and a thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomer. The mixture contains the elastomer in an amount of <10 wt.%. The polyolefin is preferably selected from a group comprising polyethylene, polypropylene, a copolymer thereof, and a mixture thereof. The TPO elastomer is preferably selected from a group comprising ethylene-propylene rubber (EPR), ethylene- propylene-diene terpolymer rubber (EPDM), and a combination thereof.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004187416-A (JP)
Title: Electrically conductive connection method and structure thereof
Inventor: IIZAWA EIICHI
IPC: H02G13/00
Filed: 2002-12-04
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable cheaper and efficient construction by considering one building in view of the whole thereof, when a countermeasure against a lighting strike accident for a Faraday cage is applied to the building.  <P>SOLUTION: In this electrically conductive connection method, electric connection is obtained by interposing a backbone member for structure which is arranged more outside from a central part of a building out of a plurality of structure backbones which are arranged in directions of top and bottom of the building, in the building which is formed by arranging inside the plurality of structure backbones. The structure backbone is constituted by containing a plurality of structure streak-like conductors. Electric connection is obtained by interposing the structure streak-like conductor which is arranged more outside from the central part of the building out of the plurality of structure streak-like conductors.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004182195-A (JP)
Title: Irradiation direction control device of headlight for vehicle
Inventor: SAKAI TOMOYUKI
IPC: B60Q1/12
Filed: 2002-12-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily calculate centrifugal force when turning a vehicle from detection information on left and right wheel speed and to prevent the change in a vehicle attitude generated according to roll from being erroneously recognized as a pitch change, in an irradiation direction control device for a headlight for a vehicle.  <P>SOLUTION: This control device 1 for the headlight 5 is provided with a wheel speed detection means 6 for detecting left and right wheel speed and an attitude judgment means 3b for recognizing a roll state by calculating the centrifugal force from the left and right wheel speed obtained from the wheel speed detection means 6, a difference of the wheel speed and specific information on the vehicle including vehicle width and vehicle weight. By calculating the centrifugal force when turning the vehicle, the roll state can be exactly recognized from direction and size of the centrifugal force.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2003207809-A (JP)
Title: Liquid crystal display panel
Inventor: FUJITA HIROYUKI
IPC: G02F1/133
Filed: 2002-12-09
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a wider viewing angle and non-coloration of an STN liquid crystal display panel and to realize a higher contrast.  <P>SOLUTION: A retardation of a liquid crystal which has positive refractive index anisotropy and is used for the STN liquid crystal display panel is set at 0.55 to 0.75 μm and further the twist angle thereof is so set as to attain 180 to 270°. The panel is provided with a polymeric film having the optical anisotropy set with a retardation of ≤200 nm.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2003194505-A (JP)
Title: Height-measuring column and regulating method therefor
Inventor: JORDIL PASCAL
IPC: G01B5/06
Filed: 2002-12-12
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow easy and sure adjustment for verticality between the measurement axis of a height-measuring column and a work surface.  <P>SOLUTION: A frame (1) along the measurement axis of a height-measuring column is connected to a base (2) which is disposed on a reference surface that is not shown in a figure. The lower section of the frame (1) is fixed to the base (2) with three fixing screws (7). Two adjusting screws (5) are arranged on both sides of the fixing screw (7) positioned at the apex of an isosceles triangle, along the axis parallel to the bottom of the isosceles triangle, so that the interval between them is almost equal to that between the two fixing screws (7) forming the bottom of the isosceles triangle. The verticality of the frame (1) is precisely adjusted through a chip plate (6) by adjusting clamping of the two adjusting screws.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO