Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Plotkin & Kahn PLLC
  • Propeller shaft and method of producing the same
    Patent number: 6287209
    Abstract: A propeller shaft has a metal pipe (1) with a joint element (3) joined at an end thereof. A fiber reinforced plastic layer (5) having a thickness that achieves a flexural rigidity satisfying a required natural bending frequency is formed on an outer circumference of the metal pipe (1) satisfying a static torsional strength required as a propeller shaft. The fiber reinforced plastic layer (5) has an interface strength between the reinforcing fiber and the matrix within a range of 20 to 200 MPa as measured by the microdroplet method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignees: NTN Corporation, Mitsubishi Rayon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nakajima, Yukihiro Watanabe, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Hitoshi Kodama, Tsuneo Takano
  • Method of breaking foam generated from PVC paste resin latex
    Patent number: 6288211
    Abstract: As a method of vacuum recovery of residual monomers from PVC paste resin latex by heating the latex, the present invention is capable of breaking foam derived from foamable PVC paste resin latex after polymerization by utilizing the methods: using a residual monomer vacuum recovery apparatus having a foam separator and transferring the foam which overflows from the vacuum recovery vessel to the foam separator so that the foam makes direct contact with steam causing a breakdown of the foam. This is done without reducing operability, without lowering stable operation, without degrading product quality, and without reducing the solid concentration of the latex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Tsukasa Makino, Toshihiko Kimura
  • Analog to digital converter, encoder, and recorded data reproducing apparatus
    Patent number: 6288665
    Abstract: An encoder for an A/D converter includes a plurality of ROM cells connected between bit lines and word lines. Each of the ROM cells is responsive to a word line select signal supplied to a word line associated with each of the ROM cells for supplying a digital output signal according to the word line select signal to a bit line associated with each of the ROM cells. A logic processor is coupled to one of the bit lines and to two of the word lines used to select a ROM cell connected to the bit line. The logic processor produces an output signal indicative of a selection of the ROM cell connected to the bit line, based on word line select signals supplied on the two word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Sanroku Tsukamoto, Ian Dedic, Kuniyoshi Kamei, Toshiaki Endo, Masaru Sawada, Hiroko Murakami
  • Carbon steel material and processing method for strengthening the same
    Patent number: 6284064
    Abstract: In a processing method for strengthening carbon steel materials, a carbon steel having an average hardness in the range of HRC 50 to 57 and a bainite structure is subjected to a tension working so as to provide a residual strain of at least 0.3% to the carbon steel. The tensile load in the tension working exceeds the yield point, and is 95% or less of the fracture load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akira Fujiwara, Atsushi Shirakawa, Kazushige Yakubo
  • Vehicle running control apparatus
    Patent number: 6285923
    Abstract: A profile of a designated road by which a vehicle is guided to a destination is predicted by road map data. In the case where it is difficult for the own vehicle to pass through a curve of the designated road ahead of the own vehicle, a warning is given to a driver or vehicle speed is automatically reduced. Whether or not the car is correctly running on the designated road is decided by deviation &Dgr;&thgr; (=&thgr;V−&thgr;M) between azimuth angle &thgr;V of the actual advancing direction of the own vehicle and azimuth angle &thgr;M of the designated road. When it is decided that there is a possibility that the own vehicle is running off the designated road, the warning is given or automatic speed reduction is stopped or suppressed. Due to the foregoing, it is possible to prevent the own vehicle from being improperly controlled and it becomes possible for a driver from feeling a sense of incongruity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Shohei Matsuda, Hirotatsu Tsuchida
  • Control circuit of a solenoid actuated pump to be powered by any variable voltage between 90 and 264 volts
    Patent number: 6283717
    Abstract: A control circuit of a solenoid actuated pump includes an energizing means for energizing a solenoid of the solenoid actuated pump, a detecting means for detecting the electrical energy of a power supply for supplying the electrical energy to the energizing means, and a processing unit for comparing the value of the electrical energy detected by the detecting means with a predetermined value to be supplied to the solenoid and supplying a control signal to the energizing means so as to adjust the detected value of the electrical energy to the predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Tacmina Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuichi Yamada
  • Surface discharge type plasma display panel
    Patent number: 6285128
    Abstract: A surface discharge type plasma display panel is comprised of a plurality of discharge maintaining electrodes extending in parallel with displaying lines, and a plurality of address electrodes extending perpendicular to the discharge maintaining electrodes. One important feature of the display panel is that at least one dummy electrode is provided on a non-displaying area outside an outmost electrode of the above address electrodes, in a manner such that the dummy electrode is adjacent to and in parallel with said outmost address electrode and is electrically connected to the outmost address electrode by means of connecting conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventor: Kimio Amemiya
  • Gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6282885
    Abstract: Is disclosed a gas-turbine engine capable of changing two different fuel-combustion stages from diffuse combustion to premixed combustion and reverse without variation in its rotation speed, in which a first stage of supplying a specified flow of fuel for diffuse combustion to a combustion chamber through a first injection nozzle and a second stage of supplying a specified flow of fuel for premixed combustion to the combustion chamber through a second injection nozzle are changed to each other according to a criterion based on a specified rotation speed and load state, and which is therefore provided with means for applying air purging to a nozzle of a fuel-supply cutoff line and means for restricting a flow rate of fuel to a nozzle of a currently working line for a certain period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironori Muramatsu, Masaaki Endou
  • Disc player having improved optical axis adjusting system
    Patent number: 6285649
    Abstract: A disc player includes an optical pickup for producing a laser beam onto an optical disc which is being rotated by virtue of a spindle motor. Two guide shafts are disposed on opposite sides of the optical pickup for guiding the movement of said optical pickup. An adjusting system adjusts the position of each guide shaft. The spindle motor is fixed on a motor base plate which forms part of the adjusting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Pioneer Electronic Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Bessho, Tomonari Ishikawa
  • Auto-control bird-expelling device
    Patent number: 6285630
    Abstract: An auto-control bird-expelling device which functions independently and performs or suspends a bird-expelling operation in response to environmental change is disclosed. The bird-expelling device includes a detector and a bird-expelling signal generator. The detector automatically detects the environmental change, and informs of the bird-expelling signal generator to perform an bird-expelling operation when necessary. The environmental change can be the intrusion of birds into a designated range, and alternatively or additionally, can be the day and night change. On the other hand, the bird-expelling signal can be the sound of a fierce bird such as a hawk or an eagle, or any other visual or audio signals to drive the intruding birds away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventor: Te-Chin Jan
  • Positive-negative selection for homologous recombination
    Patent number: 6284541
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the introduction of a foreign DNA into the genome of a target cell by homologous recombination as well as for the homologous recombination of suitable DNA constructs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Auer, Raimund Sprenger, Konrad Honold
  • Method for controlling drive of screw in injection molding machine
    Patent number: 6284170
    Abstract: The present invention is applicable to an injection molding machine comprising an injection device having a servo motor for use in rotating a screw and a controller for controlling the servo motor. The controller has a rotation speed N previously set therein as a set value for the screw rotation in a metering process. The controller rotates the screw at an acceleration A1 until the rotation speed of the screw reaches a value NK (where NK<N). After that the controller carries out a control operation to rotate the screw at an acceleration A2 until the rotation speed of the screw reaches the value N. The acceleration A2 is higher than the acceleration A1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Hiraoka
  • Swash plate type hydraulic unit
    Patent number: 6283009
    Abstract: In a swash plate type hydraulic unit for use as a swash plate type hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, a plurality of block plates 41 to 45 being divided at split planes extending orthogonal to a cylinder block axis X are soldered to one another to form a cylinder block 4. Inlet holes 25i and 39i for supporting plungers 27 and 41 slidably therein are formed in an inlet-side one of the block plates 41, 42; 44, 45 located close to plunger swash plates 9a and 19a, while in remaining inner-side ones of the block plates 43 to 45; 41 to 43 are formed inner holes 25o and 39o of a diameter larger than that of the inlet holes 25i and 39i, the inner holes 25o and 39o each defining an oil chamber to which the outer peripheral surface of the associated plunger 27, 41 faces. With this arrangement, a cylinder block structure superior in mass-productivity is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsutomu Hayashi, Yoshihiro Nakajima, Hideo Okuzaki, Masako Takahashi
  • Magnetic head apparatus with head IC chip
    Patent number: 6282062
    Abstract: A magnetic head apparatus includes a slider with at least one magnetic head element, a suspension having one end section, for supporting the slider at the one end section, a head IC chip mounted on the suspension, and a shock absorption layer for covering side surfaces and/or corner sections of head IC chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: TDK Corporation
    Inventor: Masashi Shiraishi
  • Contact adhering method
    Patent number: 6280562
    Abstract: A contact adhering method comprising the steps of: (1) applying a layer of a moisture curable adhesive to at least one of two adherends; (2) maintaning the two adherends in non-contact with each other for a period of time until the surface of the layer of moisture curable adhesive develops tack as a result of exposure to atmospheric moisture; and (3) bringing the two adherends into contact with each other in a tack range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Cemedine Company, LTD
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Nishikawa, Eiichi Okuno, Toshiharu Horie, Zyunzo Makino, Hiroshi Aoki
  • Apparatus and method for aligning and splicing strip members
    Patent number: 6280556
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a desired belt member in such a manner that a continuous strip material is cut into a plurality of strips each having a predetermined length while the strip material is fed in a direction traversing a conveyer and the cut strips are aligned and spliced on the conveyer while moving the conveyer intermittently. The apparatus is provided with a first guide having a bottom plate for supporting the rear edge of the strip material along a feeding path through which the strip material is fed to a conveyer and a side plate for regulating the rear edge position of the strip material, a second guide having a side plate for regulating the front edge position of the strip material and capable of moving vertically and a splicing press capable of moving vertically along the second guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Noboru Okada, Haruhisa Hasegawa
  • Receiver in data broadcasting system
    Patent number: 6281937
    Abstract: In a receiver in a data broadcasting system, a receiver in a second data broadcasting system according to the present invention is characterized by comprising judging device for judging whether or not program data constituting at least one of received programs has been updated, and switching device for switching, when it is judged by the judging device that the program data has been updated, a program to be displayed into the program whose program data updating has been performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Tomida, Hironori Mitoh, Toshiko Hiraoka
  • Compact axle hub unit
    Patent number: 6280336
    Abstract: A hub unit includes an axle hub, a brake rotor, an axle bearing, and a constant velocity universal joint and transmits power of an engine of an automobile to drive wheels via a drive shaft. The axle hub takes the role as a bearing inner ring of the axle bearing and an outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint. The axle hub, brake rotor, axel bearing, and constant velocity universal joint are compactly assembled. The ratio r2 (=Douter/PCDserr) between the outer diameter Douter of the axle hub (outer joint member) and the pitch circle diameter (PCDserr) of the tooth profile (serrations or splines) of the fitting portion of the inner joint member is set in a range of 2.5≦r2<3.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: NTN Corporation
    Inventors: Keisuke Sone, Akira Wakita
  • Container
    Patent number: D446937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: California Innovations, Inc.
    Inventor: Melvin S. Mogil
  • Gear housing assembly
    Patent number: D447489
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America
    Inventors: Gerhard Antony, Arthur Pantelides, William Long