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Patent JP-2003191689-A (JP)
Title: Structure of retractable clip and rotary mechanism of clip
Inventor: MANGION CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B43K23/08
Filed: 2002-11-06
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the front end of a clip from being caught by clothes or the like when the use of the clip is not intended.  <P>SOLUTION: There are provided a cap 4 having a recess 23, a support 11 in the cap 4, a clip arm 6 so fitted as to move inside the recess 23 and a spring 8 provided between the cap 4 and the clip arm 6. The clip arm 6 has a retracting position, an intermediate position and a drawing-out position. At the retracting position, the clip arm 6 is present on a surface continuous to the lateral side of the cap 4. At the intermediate position, the front end part 14 of the clip arm 6 is raised aslant and detached from the recess 23 by the medium of the spring 8 rotating in contact with the support 11. At the drawing- out position, the rear end part 16 of the clip arm 6 is raised up by leading a matter to be held into a space on the rear side of the clip arm 6.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004159444-A (JP)
Title: Stabilizing power unit
Inventor: YOSHIKAWA SHIGEO
IPC: H02M3/155
Filed: 2002-11-07
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stabilizing power unit which protects a power circuit with minimum parts constitution accurately and certainly.  <P>SOLUTION: This stabilizing power unit is equipped with first and second switching means which switch and output input voltage, a first power control means which controls the switching action of the above first switch means and stops the switching action of the above first switch means when voltage higher than specified voltage is outputted from the above first switch means, a second power control means which controls the switching action of the above second switch means and transmits the above high voltage to the above first power control means when voltage higher than the specified voltage is outputted from the above second switch means and stops the switching action of the above first switch means, and a protection means which stops the action of the above first and second switch means when the output voltage from the above first and second switch means falls under the specified value. When voltage higher than the specified voltage is inputted into the above second power control means, it transmits the above high voltage to the above first power control means to stop the action of the above first switch means, and the above protection means stops the action of the above second switch means by the voltage drop accompanying the operation stoppage of.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004160740-A (JP)
Title: Crushing device and method
Inventor: OKAZAKI TORU
IPC: B28D1/00
Filed: 2002-11-11
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crushing device which can efficiently use the discharge energy of an electrode for the breaking of an object to be crushed and used for a wide range of applications, and a crushing method.  <P>SOLUTION: The crushing device 1 is equipped with a container 3 with a bottom face 3a coming into contact with the object 5 to be crushed located outside, water 4 loaded in the container 3 and an electrically dischargeable electrode 2 submerged in the water 4. The object 5 to be crushed is broken by a pressure wave formed in the water 4 through generating the electric discharge by supplying current to the electrode 2.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004161908-A (JP)
Title: Toning method of glossy coating
Inventor: YAMAUCHI AKIHIKO
IPC: C09D7/80
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple and precise toning method of a glossy coating capable of repetitious toning.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for toning a glossy coating containing a glossy material, whose preset constituents are known, comprises the steps of : (1) preparing an enamel reference plate without a glossy material based on preset coating constituents of the above glossy coating from which a glossy material and coating additives, if required, are eliminated; (2) obtaining a toned enamel coating corresponding to the color of the enamel reference plate by mixing raw coloring materials not including a glossy material and coating additives, if necessary, to tone; (3) toning by adding a glossy material and coating additives according to the requirement to the above toned enamel coating.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004161177-A (JP)
Title: Wing type vehicle cargo compartment
Inventor: HATTA KUNIHIKO
IPC: B62D33/04
Filed: 2002-11-14
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wing type vehicle cargo compartment easy to use.  <P>SOLUTION: The wing type vehicle cargo compartment 1 is equipped with a left wing 2 integrally having a left ceiling 20 and a left upper side 21 of the box-shaped cargo compartment, a right wing 3 integrally having a right ceiling 30 and a right upper side 31 of the box-shaped cargo compartment, and a beam 4 extending on a ceiling side of the box-shaped cargo compartment in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle, to which the left and right wings 2, 3 are turnably attached.The beam 4 has a construction that a front end of the beam moves in a lateral direction of the vehicle along a rail provided on an upper end of a front face of the box-shaped cargo compartment and a rear end of the beam moves in the vehicle lateral direction along a rail provided on an upper end of a rear face 12 of the box-shaped cargo compartment so that the beam 4 and the left and right wings 2, 3 move together in the vehicle lateral direction.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004163058-A (JP)
Title: Hot water supply device
Inventor: MIYOSHI MASARU
IPC: F23L1/00
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cool a component requiring cooling by air supply for combustion alone in a hot water supply device with a duplex air supply/discharge cylinder.  <P>SOLUTION: A flow dividing plate 16 is disposed in a connecting section between a case 1 and the duplex air supply/discharge cylinder 13, temperature difference existing in air flow of an air supply part is used, high temperature air inside the air supply part is separated from the low temperature air outside, and the low temperature air can be guided to a controller 11 requiring cooling. Therefore, the temperature of the component requiring cooling of the hot water supply device can be more effectively reduced only by the air for combustion from the duplex air supply/discharge cylinder 13.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004166128-A (JP)
Title: Method, device and program for coding image information
Inventor: TOMA TORU
IPC: H04N19/91
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allocate an appropriate code quantity through the entire video data on the basis of the characteristics of the entire video data to be coded.  <P>SOLUTION: In the case of coding image information, characteristic information is first extracted by quantizing and coding the entire image information to be coded in the preprocessing of actual coding. When the characteristic information of the image information is obtained by quantization and coding in the preprocessing, a code quantity prediction process for determining the appropriate quantization coefficient is then performed by utilizing the characteristic information. The characteristic information indicates the information quantity, etc. according to the contents of the image information to be coded, etc., and the appropriate quantization coefficient is obtained in the case of coding the image information by determining the quantization coefficient on the basis of the characteristic information. The code quantity prediction process is repeatedly performed until the appropriate quantization coefficient is obtained. Then, an actual coding process is performed when the appropriate quantization coefficient is obtained. That is, the image information to be coded is coded by using the appropriate quantization coefficient obtained in the code quantity prediction process and its result is outputted as coding output data.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004167688-A (JP)
Title: Film smoothing method
Inventor: KIYOHARA TOSHIKAZU
IPC: B29C71/02
Filed: 2002-11-15
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a film smoothing method for eliminating the deformation of a strip-like polymeric film yielded by foreign matter held to a film roll of the strip-like polymeric film.  <P>SOLUTION: The film smoothing method includes a process (1) for unwinding the film roll of the strip-like polymeric film, a process (2) for removing the foreign matter on the surface of the film, a process (3) for winding the film to form the film roll and a process (4) for heat-treating the film roll obtained in the process (3).  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004169287-A (JP)
Title: Tunnel fire-resisting structure and method of constructing the same
Inventor: YABE TORU
IPC: E21D11/04
Filed: 2002-11-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tunnel fire-resisting structure which is formed on a lining surface of a tunnel inner wall, excellent in fire-resisting property, appearance, and mountability of an interior finish plate, resistant to propagation of high-temperature heat generated in a space in a tunnel to lining concrete in case of fire, thin in thickness, and therefore does not narrow the space in the tunnel.  <P>SOLUTION: The tunnel fire-resisting structure is constructed by laminating a fire-resisting covering material layer 3 including a wet fire-resisting covering material layer 3a and a fire-resisting filler layer 3b such as rock wool, and the interior finish plate 4 on the lining surface 2 of the tunnel inner wall at target locations. The interior finish plate 4 is directly laminated on the heat-resisting covering material layer 3, and fixed to the lining surface 2 by fixtures each consisting of an anchor 5 and a positioning member 6 (a lining surface mounting member 7 and an interior finish plate mounting member 8) so that a head of the anchor 5 is embedded in the fire-resisting covering material layer 3.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004169958-A (JP)
Title: Range table
Inventor: KOJIMA HISAO
IPC: F24C15/08
Filed: 2002-11-18
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively prevent the unintentional removal of a top plate.  <P>SOLUTION: Side molds 15 and 15 are fitted to the corner parts of an equipment body coming into contact with the right and left sides of a front panel 3. The upper ends of the side molds 15 form forwardly projected parts 16 allowing the front ends thereof to abut on the rear surface of the peripheral edge part 6 of the top plate 5 to prevent the top plate 5 from being displaced in the longitudinal direction. The upper surfaces of the projected parts 16 abut on the rear surface of the hood part 14 of the top plate 5 to support the corner parts of the top plate 5.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2003224351-A (JP)
Title: Method for manufacturing wiring substrate
Inventor: ISHIKAWA SATOSHI
IPC: H05K3/34
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a wiring substrate in which the connection reliability of solder can be improved, and an electronic component or a terminal is fixed on its substrate body by soldering.  <P>SOLUTION: The wiring substrate 101 includes the substrate body 110 having connection pads 149 and an IC chip 191 fixed on the connection pads 149 with principal-side solder 153. In the manufacturing method, the principal-side solder 153 on the connection pads 149 is melted by heating, the connection pads 149 and the IC chip 191 are wetted with the principal-side solder 153, then, the principal-side solder 153 is cured by rapid cooling, thereby joining the IC chip 191 to the connection pads 149.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004172898-A (JP)
Title: Image forming system, image forming apparatus and image forming method
Inventor: MAEJIMA TOSHIYUKI
IPC: H04N1/32
Filed: 2002-11-19
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To virtually improve image processing capacity even when there is no high-grade image processing capacity and to shorten the time of communicating image information compared to the case of transmitting it to an image forming apparatus without the high-grade image processing capacity.  <P>SOLUTION: An image forming system is provided with a plurality of facsimile machines #i with prescribed image processing capacity corresponding to an image processing system, which can be connected to an existing public communication network 1, and a communication means 2 for connecting and grouping the facsimile machines #i. When receiving FAX image data D1 to the present machine, in the facsimile machine #i, the processing of discriminating the presence of the facsimile machine #i having the image processing capacity corresponding to the image processing system of the FAX image data D1 from an opposite party among the plurality of facsimile machines #i grouped beforehand is performed, and image formation is requested or images based on the FAX image data D1 after a prescribed image processing are formed on the basis of the discriminated result.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2003198861-A (JP)
Title: Method and apparatus for binarizing color document image
Inventor: GUO JINHONG K
IPC: G06V30/10
Filed: 2002-11-20
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and apparatus for binarizing color images under a complicated background.  <P>SOLUTION: The method for binarizing an image includes initializing, for each column of the image, a first set of variables representing a local column low pixel value and a local column high pixel value, and, for each row of the image, a second set of variables representing a local row low pixel value and a local row high pixel value. The following steps are iterated for each pixel: determining a threshold value dependent upon the first and second variables at each row of the location index and third and fourth variables at each column of the location index, in which the location index is dependent upon the iterated rows and columns, comparing a value representative of an image pixel at the location index with the determined threshold value, setting a binarization pixel for the location index to one or two values, dependent upon results of the comparison, and adjusting values included in the first and third variables or the second and fourth variables dependent upon the results of the comparison.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004179715-A (JP)
Title: Notice broadcast terminal
Inventor: HAYASHI KOJI
IPC: H04N21/442
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus wherein a function for connecting an external image apparatus is added to a notice broadcast terminal.  <P>SOLUTION: The notice broadcast terminal 100 comprises: a notice broadcast receiver 101; a video signal extractor 102 for extracting a video signal S1 from output signals 1 of the notice broadcast receiver 101; an audio signal extractor 105 for extracting an audio signal S2 from output signals 2 of the notice broadcast receiver 101; a control signal extractor 108 for extracting a control signal S3 from output signals 3 of the notice broadcast receiver 101; a control signal decider 109 for deciding the degree of urgency of the control signal S3; audio/video switch 120 for switching over a signal from a video information receiver and a signal from a notice broadcast center based on a decision signal S6 from the decider 109; and a control signal output unit 110 for outputting a signal S22 for controlling the video information receiver based on a control signal S7 from the decider 109.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004176317-A (JP)
Title: Hysteresis vibration control damper
Inventor: OTA YOSHIHIRO
IPC: F16F15/06
Filed: 2002-11-25
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hysteresis vibration control damper using a low yield point steel or the like for a damping member.  <P>SOLUTION: The damping member is so constituted that a plurality of bar steels composed of the low yield point steel or the like are collected so as to exhibit a damping function against a horizontal force in directions of horizontal 2 axes, and the horizontal force in the directions of horizontal 2 axes is transferred by a stress transfer member mounting the upper part and the lower part to up and down skeletons of a building, however, it is supported by a slide structure to which an axial force is not transferred.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004176782-A (JP)
Title: Seal and clutch release bearing device
Inventor: HIOKI NOBUKAZU
IPC: F16C33/78
Filed: 2002-11-26
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seal for a clutch release bearing having increased sealing effect and a clutch release bearing device using the seal.  <P>SOLUTION: Even when a vehicle having the clutch release bearing device passes across a muddy stream, most slurry is prevented from invading therein by a second lip part 17d in contact with a sliding member 17e. Even if foreign matter invades therein, large solid foreign matter is caught by a labyrinth seal part 17c to prevent the slurry from entering therein through the second lip part. Semi-fluid foreign matter, even if passed through the labyrinth seal part 17d, is caught by a first lip part 17b to prevent the slurry from entering therein through the first lip part.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2003176224-A (JP)
Title: Use of nadph oxidase inhibitor in production of medicament for preventing atherosclerosis
Inventor: HOLLAND JAMES A
IPC: A61P9/10
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing and treating the initial state of atherosclerosis and its related disease in a mammal.  <P>SOLUTION: This method involves administering an NADPH oxidase inhibitor such as apocynin. The NADPH oxidase inhibitor such as the apocynin inhibits p47[<SB>phox</SB>] from translocating to an endothelial cell gp91[<SB>phox</SB>] and a p22[<SB>phox</SB>]- bonding NADPH oxidase component, and as a result, LDL is prevented from being accumulated in a space of a subendothelial layer caused by the high permeability of the endothelium.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Patent JP-2004132535-A (JP)
Title: Dynamic pressure bearing and spindle motor with the same, and disk driving device using the spindle motor
Inventor: OKU YOSHITO
IPC: H02K21/22
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discharge bubbles collected between a thrust bearing part and a radial bearing part.  <P>SOLUTION: The thrust bearing part is provided with a pump-in type spiral groove as a dynamic pressure generating groove, and the radial bearing part is provided with a herringbone groove line, which is formed into an unbalance shape in the axial direction, as a dynamic pressure generating groove. Oil is continuously held between the thrust bearing part and the radial bearing part. At least one spiral groove of the spiral grooves provided in the thrust bearing part is formed to be extended inward in the radial direction in comparison with other spiral grooves.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004173992-A (JP)
Title: Lift feeding/polishing device of pachinko ball
Inventor: INAMI MASAMITSU
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2002-11-27
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the installation of a polishing cloth and to retain a normal installation state of the polishing cloth in a cloth type lift feeding/polishing device.  <P>SOLUTION: When installing the polishing cloth 21, this lift feeding/polishing device of Pachinko balls makes a cloth guide 31 for setting the polishing cloth in the normal position into a movable type capable of retreating/returning, so as to facilitate and normalize the installation work of the polishing cloth. As for the movable means, the guide member 35 is attached via a hinge 33 and the like to be slidable in a door opened state and to be retained in an immobile state via a guide member retaining means 37 when closing the door. The installation work of the polishing cloth 21 is facilitated by being performed in a state of retreating the guide member 35.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004180073-A (JP)
Title: Speaker fitting structure for mobile electronic equipment
Inventor: MUSHIGA MOTOAKI
IPC: H04R1/02
Filed: 2002-11-28
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for fitting a speaker for a mobile electronic equipment generating no abnormal noise even if a dustproof sheet vibrates in receiving sound from a speaker, and having a good workability in an assembling process.  <P>SOLUTION: The structure for fitting a speaker for the mobile electronic equipment comprises one or a plurality of sound releasing holes 44 placed on a speaker fixing surface 41 formed on the inner face of a half body 4 of a cabinet, a dust proof net 84 arranged on the surface 41 with its periphery bonded to the inner face of the half body 4 of the cabinet, and a speaker 8 installed facing to the dust prooof net 84. A plurality of concave part 43 are formed at the central part of the surface 41 of the half body 4. This provides a gap C between the face 41 and the net 84.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004174132-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: FUJII MOTOYUKI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine such as a pachinko machine for restraining lowering of interest.  <P>SOLUTION: A card type ball dispensing machine 48 is attached to the left side of the front of the pachinko machine 1, and the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a card related unit 49. The card related unit 49 includes: a ball dispensing button switch 49a operated to obtain dispensed balls according to the information recorded on a prepaid card inserted in the above ball dispensing machine 48; and a return button switch 49b operated to require return of the inserted card. The ball dispensing button switch 49a and the return button switch 49b are different in structure, so that the operation button of the ball dispensing button switch 49a is larger than the operation button of the return button switch 49b.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Patent JP-2004185819-A (JP)
Title: Thin type battery pack
Inventor: MORITA HIDEYO
IPC: H01M2/10
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To securely couple a second lead to a second end face of a thin type battery without damaging a circuit board.  <P>SOLUTION: A thin type battery pack comprises a chargeable thin type battery 1; a circuit board 2 oppositely disposed to a first end face 1A of the battery 1; a first lead 3 for coupling the circuit board 2 with the first end face 1A of the battery 1; a second lead 4 for coupling the circuit board 2 with a second end face 1B which is an end face on the opposite side of the first end face 1A; and a case 10 storing the circuit board 2 and the battery 1. In the battery pack, the end portion of the second lead 4 is spot-welded to be connected to the second end face 1B of the battery 1, and also an abutting face 6 of a jig 20 not opposed to the circuit board 2 is disposed along the side portion of the first end face 1A by making the width of the circuit board 2 narrower than the end face 1A of the battery 1.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Patent JP-2004182027-A (JP)
Title: Air bag device
Inventor: ISHIKAWA SADAO
IPC: B60R21/213
Filed: 2002-11-29
Abstract: <P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air bag device capable of rapidly pushing and opening a garnish for covering a folded air bag concerning a curtain air bag for covering a window of an automobile.  <P>SOLUTION: The air bag 1 folded into a slender shape is covered by a metal bracket 33. The end of the bracket 33 is connected to an inner panel 13a of a C pillar 13. A portion near the end of the garnish 23 for covering the inner panel 13a is connected to the inner panel 13a, and a boss-shaped abutting and receiving part 57 is protrudingly provided on the garnish 23 toward the bracket 33. When the air bag 1 is expanded, the bracket 33 is rapidly rotated. At the same time, a force is applied to the bracket 33 from the abutting and receiving part 57, the bracket 33 is rotated, and a projection opening for the air bag 1 can be secured.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI