Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Griffin & Szipl, P.C.
  • Patent number: 6911158
    Abstract: The porous sound-absorbing material manufactured is light and has excellent heat resistance to be applicable to the exhaust nozzle etc. of a jet engine, can effectively absorb noise as that from a jet engine, over a wide range of frequencies, is free from variations in porosity, and provides stable performance characteristics. An essential feature thereof is the formation of a skeleton of the material, with aggregates containing voids. Thus, a porous sound-absorbing material having a skeleton of aggregates with first voids is described, wherein diameters of first voids of the aggregates are 50 ?m to 100 ?m, approximately, and diameters of second voids between the aggregates are 100 ?m to 600 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignees: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Ube Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Oishi, Yoshiya Nakamura, Yoshizumi Tanaka, Mitsuhiko Sato
  • Patent number: 6908367
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a lens comprising a rotating tool for chamfering used for chamfering a peripheral portion of a spectacle lens, the apparatus comprising: a holding shaft supporting the lens and a lens-holding unit that rotates the holding shaft and displaces the lens towards the finishing unit based on data describing a shape of a lens frame and a rotation angle of the holding shaft; and a means for positioning in an axial direction that displaces the lens in an axial direction of the holding shaft; wherein the rotating tool for chamfering includes a rotating tool having a hemispherical shape, wherein a chamfering angle, or a chamfering amount, is set in accordance with a displacement in the axial direction of the means for positioning in an axial direction and a displacement of the lens-holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Toyoji Wada, Takashi Daimaru, Masahiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 6905810
    Abstract: A permanent resist obtained by at least photoexposure and alkali development of a photosensitive resin composition, the permanent resist containing a metal carboxylate group, or a carboxyl group (a carboxyl anhydride group is also included among a carboxyl group according to the invention) and a metal carboxylate group, wherein an alkaline earth metal carboxylate group constitutes at least 30 mole percent of the total of a carboxyl group and a metal carboxylate group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Medical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yoshida, Naoki Sasahara, Katsunori Tsuchiya, Akio Nakano
  • Patent number: 6901811
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for testing, in a destructive or non-destructive manner, femoral head prosthesis having a blind hole for receiving the end of a femoral prosthesis rod. The device includes a frame provided with a shaft projecting from the frame, said shaft having a substantially complementary shape to said bore and being associated with means for applying a pressure onto the inner bore wall when a femoral head is fitted onto said shaft. This device is characterised in that the shaft includes a sealed jacket having at least one deformable lateral wall portion, and a socket fitted onto said jacket and provided with elastic fingers that extend substantially facing said deformable wall portion of the jacket, and in that said jacket defines an inner chamber in communication with means supplying a pressurized fluid, such that the fluid pressure is transmitted to the inner bore wall via the deformable wall and the elastic fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Saphirwerk Industrieprodukte AG
    Inventors: Jean Bäbler, Jürg Burri, Hans Felber, Urs Buntschu, Werner Salvisberg
  • Patent number: 6903341
    Abstract: There are disclosed a nonlinear optical crystal 1 which can generate a THz wave by a parametric effect; a pump light incidence apparatus 12 for allowing a pump light 2 to be incident upon the nonlinear optical crystal; and a seed light injection apparatus 14 for injecting a seed light 5 having a variable frequency in a generation direction of an idler light 3 generated by the pump light. The seed light injection apparatus 14 comprises angle dispersion compensation means 16 set so that an incidence angle ?IN of the seed light upon the nonlinear optical crystal 1 substantially equals to a desired phase matching condition regardless of a wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Riken
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Imai, Kodo Kawase, Hiromasa Ito
  • Patent number: 6903784
    Abstract: A second device (24) is mounted on a first device (22) formed of a liquid crystal (27) display cell (26) at the front of which is arranged a first linear polarizer (40), of a liquid crystal (29) optical valve (28) at the back of which is arranged a second polarizer (44) and means (23) for controlling the valve (28) and the cell (26) from a switched state to a non switched state. When the cell (26) is switched to display a data item, by associating a first light or dark device (22) with a second absorbent or reflective polarizer (44), an inversion of the contrast in said data is obtained by switching the valve (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventor: Naci Basturk
  • Patent number: 6902467
    Abstract: A apparatus comprises a portion for setting a load 133 which sets the load of pressing a lens to a rotating tool, a portion for setting the rotation speed of a lens shaft 132 which sets the rotation speed and the direction of rotation of a lens-holding shaft and a portion for setting the condition of water supply 134 which sets the condition for injecting a cooling liquid to the lens. These conditions are set in each step of the processing of the lens. The load, the relative directions of rotation of the lens and the rotating tool (the up cut or the down cut) and the condition for injecting the cooling liquid are controlled based on the conditions of the processing set by the above portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Masahiro Jinbo
  • Patent number: 6892621
    Abstract: A mine protection device for a wheeled vehicle having a plurality of wheels, wherein each wheel is connected to the vehicle by a wheel suspension, and the device includes: at least one sensor associated with each wheel, wherein each sensor operates to detect when the associated wheel has driven over a mine or when a proximate mine is ignited; at least one ignition and analysis unit connected to receive sensor signals from each sensor, wherein the at least one ignition and analysis unit processes individual sensor signals; and a separation means associated with each wheel, wherein the separation means operates to separate the associated wheel from the vehicle, when the associated wheel has driven over a mine or when a proximate mine has been ignited, by separating the wheel suspension connected to the associated wheel from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
    Inventor: Hermann Grosch
  • Patent number: 6894440
    Abstract: The present invention is a lighting device for an electronic or electromechanical apparatus such as a timepiece of the wristwatch type. The invention including a device displaying time-related or other information, this lighting device including a light source for lighting the display device. The lighting device is characterized in that the light source is also able to measure the intensity of the ambient light. The invention also concerns a method for controlling the lighting of an apparatus of the aforementioned type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventors: Romano Cristoni, Gian-Carlo Poli, Joachim Grupp
  • Patent number: 6887134
    Abstract: When a forming a bevel on a lens, the value of the bevel curve is calculated based on the value of the curve of the concave face, a reference axis of the bevel curve is determined to be in the same direction as the curvature of the concave face, a reference position on the peripheral edge of the lens in the first portion having the minimum thickness is determined based on the thickness of the first portion, a correction for the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained, an angle of inclination from the direction of the initial reference axis of the bevel curve is obtained based on the correction and the locus of the bevel is determined based on the value of the bevel curve, the reference position and the angle of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Jinbo, Takashi Daimaru
  • Patent number: 6885614
    Abstract: The device includes an indicator (3) in the shape of a plate, moving behind a dial (1) having a circular aperture (2), which represents the lunar disc. The indicator includes an S-shaped line of separation (6) between a dark zone (4) and a light zone (5) representing the non-illuminated part and the illuminated part of the moon in the aperture. The indicator is rotatably mounted at the centre of symmetry C of the line of separation (6) on a rotating support making two revolutions per lunation. An image matching the appearance of the moon in each phase is thus obtained. Such a device can be used particularly in a watch or another timepiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Asulab S.A.
    Inventor: Gilles Rey-Mermet
  • Patent number: 6886082
    Abstract: The object of this invention is to perform the sorting, compiling and joining of data at extremely high speeds. This is achieved by a distributed memory type information processing system comprising: a CPU module, a plurality of memory modules, each of which having a processor and RAM core, and a plurality of sets of buses that make connections between the CPU and memory modules and/or connections among memory modules, where the processors of the various memory modules execute the processing of arrays managed by the one or more memory modules based on instructions given by the CPU to the processors of the various memory modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Turbo Data Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: Shinji Furusho
  • Patent number: 6881125
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a lens comprising: a means for supporting a lens that freely displaces towards a tool and comprises a holding shaft supporting the lens so that the lens freely rotates, and a means for detecting an angle that detects a rotation angle of the holding shaft; a means for positioning that moves to contact with and separated from the means for supporting a lens, wherein the means for positioning restricts displacement of the means for supporting the lens towards the tool at a position corresponding to a prescribed lens processing amount determined based on the rotation angle and the data describing a shape of a lens frame; a means for amplifying a relative displacement that amplifies a relative displacement between the means for supporting a lens and a means for positioning; and a means for detection that detects when processing conducted at the rotation angle is complete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventor: Toyoji Wada
  • Patent number: 6882268
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for keyless unlocking of an access door to a closed space, in particular a motor vehicle, which is carried out by an electronic system, comprising a control module for an electronic lock, associated with the door and a portable transponder for authorised users. The method comprises sending an interrogation signal at low frequency from the control module to the transponders and also the exchange of data at high frequency. The control module has reception device for the above which are at least continuously in a listening mode. The method is characterised in that the low frequency transmitters are inactive in a preliminary functional mode, the high frequency transmission device in the transponder periodically emits an activation signal for said the transmission device in order that the above are only activated during limited periods, which ensures the reception of an interrogation signal for a transponder entering the low frequency communication region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: EM Microelectronic-Marin SA
    Inventors: Thierry Roz, Marc Degrauwe
  • Patent number: 6871529
    Abstract: A throttle flap adjustment unit having a throttle flap fastened to a throttle flap shaft. The throttle flap shaft is rotatably journaled in a throttle flap end pipe. A servomotor is provided for adjusting the throttle flap shaft and is connected to the throttle flap shaft by a drive. A sensor unit is provided for determining a position of the throttle flap shaft. A cover is provided to be fastened onto the throttle flap end pipe, wherein the servomotor is positioned in the cover and controllable over an electrical coupling element, wherein the servomotor (6) has a front portion (12) oriented toward the throttle flap end pipe and formed as an end plate (13) for the drive shaft of the servomotor. The end plate (13) also serves to center the servomotor (6) with respect to the throttle flap end pipe (4) and also to center the servomotor (6) in the cover (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Pieburg GmbH
    Inventor: Thomas Schröder
  • Patent number: 6871803
    Abstract: A valve with an integral orifice for use in gas feeding equipment provided with a pressure-type flow volume control device to be employed for manufacturing of semi-conductors and chemical goods. The valve with an integral orifice has the excellent flow rate control characteristics by improving the processing accuracy of the orifice and preventing the distortion of the orifice at the time of assembling. The orifice is formed in a stainless steel made orifice disc. The metal-made orifice disc with the orifice formed by separate processing and the synthetic-resin-made valve seat body are removably assembled, wherein the orifice disc and the synthetic resin made valve seat body are fixed airtight to the valve main body by pressing the valve seat body via a metal inner disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignees: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Kouji Nishino, Nobukazu Ikeda, Michio Yamaji, Ryousuke Dohi, Eiji Ideta, Takashi Hirose
  • Patent number: 6863700
    Abstract: A cerium oxide abrasive slurry having, dispersed in a medium, cerium oxide particles whose primary particles have a median diameter of from 30 nm to 250 nm, a maximum particle diameter of 600 nm or smaller, and a specific surface area of from 7 to 45 m2/g, and slurry particles have a median diameter of from 150 nm to 600 nm. The cerium oxide particles have structural parameter Y, representing an isotropic microstrain obtained by an X-ray Rietvelt method (with RIETAN-94), of from 0.01 to 0.70, and structural parameter X, representing a primary particle diameter obtained by an X-ray Rietvelt method (with RIETAN-94), of from 0.08 to 0.3. The cerium oxide abrasive slurry is made by a method of obtaining particles by firing at a temperature of from 600° C. to 900° C. and then pulverizing, then dispersing the resulting cerium oxide particles in a medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Yoshida, Toranosuke Ashizawa, Hiroki Terazaki, Yasushi Kurata, Jun Matsuzawa, Kiyohito Tanno, Yuuto Ootuki
  • Patent number: 6859336
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing a lens including a displaceable lens-holding unit comprising a holding shaft that holds the lens, and a means for detecting a rotation angle of the holding shaft; a means for processing a peripheral portion of the lens; an elevating and lowering unit that holds the lens-holding unit, wherein the elevating and lowering unit displaces to a first position in a vertical direction in accordance with a processing amount; wherein, when the lens-holding unit is lowered until the lens contacts the means for processing, the elevating and lowering unit is separate from the lens-holding unit, wherein the lens-holding unit is further lowered to the first position in the vertical direction in accordance with the processing amount, and the lens-holding unit presses the lens to the means for processing under a load determined in accordance with a weight of the lens-holding unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Hoya Corporation
    Inventors: Toyoji Wada, Masahiko Samukawa
  • Patent number: 6850954
    Abstract: A set of keyword candidates having orientation, with keywords input by a user as an origin, is appropriately presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Inventors: Noriaki Kawamae, Hiroshi Yasuda, Terumasa Aoki
  • Patent number: 6848470
    Abstract: A fluid supply apparatus with a plurality of flow lines branching out from one pressure regulator with the flow lines arranged in parallel and constructed so that opening or closing one flow passage will have no transient effect on the steady flow of the other flow passages. Each flow passage is provided with a time delay-type mass flow controller MFC so that when one closed fluid passage is opened, the mass flow controller on that flow passage reaches a set flow rate Qs in a specific delay time ?t from the starting point. The invention includes a method and an apparatus in which a plurality of gas types can be controlled in flow rate with high precision by one pressure-type flow control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignees: Fujikin Incorporated, Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Satoshi Kagatsume, Kazuhiko Sugiyama, Yukio Minami, Kouji Nishino, Ryousuke Dohi, Katsunori Yonehana, Nobukazu Ikeda, Michio Yamaji, Jun Hirose, Kazuo Fukazawa, Hiroshi Koizumi, Hideki Nagaoka, Akihiro Morimoto, Tomio Uno, Eiji Ideta, Atsushi Matsumoto, Toyomi Uenoyama, Takashi Hirose