Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Jordan and Hamburg
  • Patent number: 8333302
    Abstract: An upstanding cylinder and a loading lid are produced respectively from glass. On the upper face of the bottom plate of the cylinder, a substance-pooling concave in which wine lees and tartar are pooled is formed. Owing to this constitution, there is little risk that the external air enters through a gap between the sliding faces of these members into the wine-pooling section in the cylinder and causes the oxidation of the wine. Since the cylinder comprises glass, the wine can be stored under almost the same conditions as in bottles. Further, sanitary precautions can be easily taken. Furthermore, problems such as the sticking of the cylinder to the loading lid due to stainless steel rust and so on can be overcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsuhiro Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideshi Fukunaga
  • Patent number: 8331061
    Abstract: A head suspension has a base plate, a load beam, and a piezoelectric element that is centrally located and deforms in response to applied power to precisely move a front end of the load beam. The head suspension includes an opening formed in the base plate to receive the piezoelectric element and a support member joined with the base plate, partly protruding into the opening, and configured to support an electrode of the piezoelectric element. The support member includes a pair of integral supports to support the electrode, and a pair of integral support links to connect the supports to each other outside the piezoelectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Hanya, Toshiki Ando
  • Patent number: 8331060
    Abstract: An electrode structure of a piezoelectric element is provided. The piezoelectric element 23a (23b) constitutes a piezoelectric actuator 19 attached to an attaching part 30 of an object, to minutely move a movable part 15 of the object relative to a base part 13 of the object according to deformation occurring on the piezoelectric element in response to a power applied state of the piezoelectric element. The electrode structure includes an electrode 41a formed on one of a pair of electrode forming faces 31a and 31b of the piezoelectric element on an inner side of a peripheral zone 31a1, the peripheral zone being defined along the periphery of the electrode forming face 31a on which the electrode is formed. The electrode structure also includes a non-electrode part 51 formed in the peripheral zone. Even if the peripheral zone 31a1 of the electrode forming face 31a having a short-circuit causing possibility touches the attaching part 30, no short circuit occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Kashima
  • Patent number: 8324590
    Abstract: A chopper for a particle beam comprises an annular guiding element and an element for controlling the intensity of the particle beam. The control element is supported on the guiding element so that at least one point under consideration on the control element can revolve along the circumference of the guiding element. Mounting along a circumference allows for accommodation of considerably higher disturbance torque than mounting on a rotational axle, using the same bearing force. Furthermore, it is possible to dispense with the entire rotational axle, and the control element can be designed, for example, as a ring. This brings about considerable weight savings as compared to chopper wheels according to the prior art, which accordingly enables higher circumferential speeds and therefore higher modulation frequencies for the particle beam, while at the same time increasing operational safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Renftle, Hans Kaemmerling, Michael Prager, Magdalena Prager, legal representative
  • Patent number: 8323082
    Abstract: A game device which executes a baseball game where a batter character hits a ball object that is pitched by a pitcher character stores, for each batter character, first evaluation information showing an evaluation of battering power in each segment showing a region within a strike zone, and displays the region of the strike zone corresponding to respective segments after increasing transparency, as divergence from the first reference data of the first evaluation information increases, based on the first evaluation information of the batter character at bat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Sogabe, Masafumi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8323110
    Abstract: A game system is provided with a player information storage unit that stores a communication address of a communication device owned by a player, a preliminary match totaling unit that obtains a game evaluation of the player, a game history information storage unit that stores the game evaluation of each player for each game, a standard condition setting unit that sets a ranking for preliminary match passage, a monitoring unit that continuously monitors whether or not the game evaluation of each player has crossed over the standard condition, and notification means for sending, to a player for whom the monitoring means has determined according to continuous monitoring that the game evaluation has crossed over the standard condition, information to that effect to a communication device of that player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masakazu Shibamiya, Kazuhide Kubo, Kazuma Konishi
  • Patent number: 8320015
    Abstract: According to an image forming apparatus of the present invention, when a user with the intention of having a processing completed in a short time inputs execution of an image forming job involving the intention, this operation information is acquired by an operation information acquisition section. In response to that, an invalidation determining section determines to invalidate processing for maintenance, based on the operation information. Responding to that, an invalidation control section invalidates the processing for maintenance on image forming during execution of the image forming job regardless of predetermined rules. By this means, the processing for maintenance on image forming cannot be executed during the image forming job in the case of a user with the intention of having a processing completed in a short time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Kenji Katsuhara
  • Patent number: 8317081
    Abstract: A reflow bonding method easily bonds first and second wiring members together by reflowing solder arranged on at least one of first and second bonding parts that are defined on the first and second wiring members, respectively. The method includes positioning the first and second wiring members so that the first and second bonding parts face each other with the solder interposed between them and heating and pressing one of the first and second bonding parts from behind with a pressing face of a heater chip so that the first and second bonding parts lie one on another and so that the solder is heated and reflows to bond the first and second wiring members together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shogo Ogaki, Takashi Ando, Masaru Inoue
  • Patent number: 8317766
    Abstract: In order to produce an easily removable individually packaged absorbent article such as a sanitary napkin, while maintaining the surface sheet thereof in a hygienic state and avoiding the occurrence of individually-packaging failures such as bending or wrinkling of a packaging sheet on the production line, in the process of producing individually packaged absorbent articles, absorbent articles are provided at definite intervals on a band shaped sheet and a notch out satisfying the following conditions is formed at the intermediate site between each pair of the absorbent articles. [1] The notch out is formed by an outward curved cut line, which starts from the cutting-starting point in the side periphery toward the diagonally tilting direction forward in the line and shows a convex outward of the band shaped sheet, and an inward curved line which is connected to the endpoint of the outward curved cut line via a ininflexion point P and shows a convex inward of the band shaped sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Daio Paper Corporation
    Inventors: Nakao Naoto, Kume Yukio
  • Patent number: 8317110
    Abstract: A water-and-hot-water mixing device includes a mixing valve unit which mixes hot water and water and discharges mixed water therefrom, an operation part which sets a predetermined temperature, a mixed water thermistor which detects a temperature of mixed water, a hot-water thermistor which detects a temperature of hot water supplied to the mixing valve unit, and a controller which performs a feedback control of a discharge water temperature by controlling the mixing valve unit. The controller starts the feedback control when the controller determines that a change amount of the temperature of the hot water per unit time detected by the hot-water thermistor is not more than a fixed value and the temperature of the hot water detected by the hot-water thermistor is not lower than the predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Toto Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Aoyagi, Hiroshi Kanemaru, Tsuyoshi Miura, Masayuki Oba
  • Patent number: 8321884
    Abstract: A clamp 1 for a disk rotation driving device 3 has a centering hole 18 and a contact portion 17. The centering hole 18 is fitted to an outer circumference of a centering projection 19 of a hub 7 of the disk rotation driving device 3. A clamping screw 21 is screwed into an axial center of the hub 7 so that a fastening head 23 of the clamping screw 21 fastens the clamp 1 to the hub 7 and so that the contact portion 17 of the clamp 1 comes in contact with an information recordable magnetic disk 5 attached to the hub 7 and applies pressing load onto the disk 5 in a rotation axis direction. The clamp 1 includes a centering cylinder 13 bent in an axial direction. The centering cylinder 13 has a circumferential inner surface. The inner surface defines the centering hole 18. The rounded section 29 is provided along an edge of the centering hole 18 and has a radius smaller than the thickness of the centering cylinder 13. The fastening surface 25 is continuous to the rounded section 29.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Suzuki
  • Patent number: 8317177
    Abstract: A cutting board, including retaining holes in a side surface thereof, each retaining hole including a screw hole at an end side of the retaining hole and a first fitting portion at an opening side of the retaining hole; projecting rods inserted into the retaining holes each include a cylindrical second fitting portion and a threaded portion to be screwed onto the screw hole with ends of the second fitting portion projecting from the side surface of the cutting board; a remaining portion of each first fitting portion is fit into the fitting portion of each retaining hole; each projecting rod is pivoted in a forward and reverse direction to allow the threaded portion thereof to move in a left and right direction within the screw hole; the length of each of the projecting portions projecting from the side surface of the cutting board is adjusted to fasten each projecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Inventor: Kunihiko Nishida
  • Patent number: 8318633
    Abstract: A catalyst for catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbon, having high thermal shock resistance, and a process for producing a synthesis gas using the catalyst are provided. A catalyst for catalytic partial oxidation of hydrocarbon is used in producing a synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen by adding oxygen and steam to a raw material hydrocarbon, thereby subjecting the raw material hydrocarbon to catalytic partial oxidation, and comprises a carrier comprising an inorganic oxide and an active metal supported thereon. In the catalyst, the total of volume of pores having a pore diameter in a first range of from 0.1 ?m to less than 1.0 ?m is 32% or more of the whole pore volume, and the total of volume of pores having a pore diameter in a second range of from 1.0 ?m to 10 ?m or less is 14% or more of the whole pore volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: JGC Corporation, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Fujie, Yoshiyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 8317769
    Abstract: A sanitary napkin comprises an absorbent interposed between a liquid-permeable surface sheet and a liquid-impermeable back sheet and enlarged to have a larger absorbent width on the back end than that of a crotch portion, and stereo gathers on the two sides of the surface. The stereo gathers have one or more folded-back portions formed at positions on the back end of the vicinity of a body liquid discharging portion, and the sanitary napkin is made to have a larger width between the stereo gathers on the back end thereof than that at the body liquid discharging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Daio Paper Corporation
    Inventor: Ryoko Kurihara
  • Patent number: 8317939
    Abstract: In a first step of a method of gas carburizing, a steel treatment object is heated in a carburizing atmosphere comprising a carburizing gas until the surface carbon concentration of the treatment object reaches the final target value that is not higher than the solid solubility limit at a carburizing temperature that is not higher than the peritectic point, at which steel transforms from ? iron and liquid phase to ? iron, and is not less than the eutectic point, at which steel transforms from liquid phase to ? iron and cementite. In a second step the gas carburizing is advanced after the first step so that the carburizing depth of the treatment object increases while the surface carbon concentration of the treatment object is kept at the final target value by reducing the carbon potential of the carburizing gas with the lapse of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Koyo Thermo Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Showa Tachisato
  • Patent number: 8313397
    Abstract: A bat includes a handle having a handle joint, a barrel having a barrel joint and a barrel joint opening at an end of the barrel joint, and a connector connecting the handle joint and barrel joint together. The barrel joint has a first support hole formed proximal to the barrel joint opening, a second support hole formed distal to the barrel joint opening and having a larger diameter than the first support hole, and a receiver formed between the first and second support holes orthogonal to an axis of the holes. The connector has a handle connection connected to the handle joint, a first barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the first support hole, a second barrel connection formed on an outer periphery of the connector and engaging with the second support hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Watari, Katsumi Shimohira
  • Patent number: 8313699
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sterilization testing device comprised of a housing with a test chamber, an indicator placed therein, and with a supply for supplying the sterilization medium. According to the invention, the sterilization testing device consists of at least two housing parts that are matched to one another. A supply channel is made inside the housing part and serves to supply the sterilization medium. The supply channel is configured in such a manner that it forms the base body of the test chamber. The test chamber accommodates the indicator that indicates the completion of the sterilization process. Alternatively to this solution, the invention provides a variant, which is very effective with regard to manufacturing and which permits a quantitative statement regarding the sterilization. Webs are formed inside the housing in the at least partially meandering and/or spiral configuration of the supply channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventors: Harald Kretschmann, Andreas Rauch
  • Patent number: 8312602
    Abstract: A buckle provided with a detachable whistle. The buckle includes: a buckle body coupled to an end of a belt; and a whistle that is detachably mounted on a sliding part provided at one side of the buckle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Inventor: Jisook Paik
  • Patent number: 8307939
    Abstract: Disclosed is a steering gear for a power steering system of a vehicle, comprising a component that is mounted axially displaceably in a housing of the steering gear, a tie rod fixed in an articulated manner on at least one axial end of the component by way of a joint, wherein a rotational center of the joint is disposed on a radially directed adapter part laterally offset with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the axially displaceable component, and the adapter part is fixed to the axially displaceable component by way of a shaft-hub connection, which is fastened on the axial end of the axially displaceable component using a nut on an external thread so as to provide a steering gear that has a high-strength, play-free connection between the axially displaceable component thereof and the adapter part, and which is easy to produce, the shaft-hub connection being formed by a play-free, conical serrated connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: ZF Lenksysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Hauck, Helmut Bareis, Wilfried Doster
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    Patent number: D672398
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Kondou, Takehisa Nagano