Patents Represented by Attorney Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
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Patent number: 6917359Abstract: An information display device which is structured as an electronic book with liquid crystal displays which display information stored in a storage medium. The information display device further has a first driving section which drives the liquid crystal displays and a second driving section which drives the recording medium, and while the displays are reset, the second driving section is inhibited from driving the storage medium. Also, the information display device has a speaker, and when a mode to display information on the liquid crystal displays at a high speed is selected, the speaker is inhibited from reproducing sound.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2000Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Katsuyuki Nanba, Isao Hayami, Takashi Kondo, Sadafusa Tsuji, Hideo Hotomi
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Patent number: 6914634Abstract: A digital camera having a taking lens, a finder for viewing light transmitted through the taking lens, an image sensing element for optoelectrically converting light which passes through the taking lens, a light splitter capable of changing transmittance and dividing the light transmitted through the taking lens to the image sensing element and the finder, a light splitter driver for driving the light splitter to a position to split the light between the image sensing element and the viewfinder when viewing and driving the light splitter to retract a position for directing the light only to the image sensing element during photography, and a controller for controlling the light splitter to a semi-transparent state to direct light to the image sensing element and the viewfinder when viewing and controlling the light splitter to a blocking state during photography.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2000Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Daigo Yoshioka, Hisanori Itoh, Yoshio Nakagawa, Shoichi Minato
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Patent number: 6914726Abstract: A viewing optical system of an optical apparatus has an objective system for forming an image of an object and an eyepiece system for enlarging and directing the image to the pupil. The viewing optical system also has a hologram combiner comprising holograms of the volume type, phase type, and reflective type and having optical power for constructing a surface which is optically equivalent to the image surface at a different position than the image when viewed from the pupil. The system also includes an information display means for displaying information at the position of the equivalent surface, wherein the hologram combiner transmits light from the image and reflects light from the information display means so as to allow viewing of an image together with the information display overlaid onto the image.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 1999Date of Patent: July 5, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Ichiro Kasai
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Patent number: 6911895Abstract: An electrical module assembly includes an electrical module located in the module housing (1) and having an explosion-proof contactless switch (4) including a movable switching element (7) and an actuation element (6) for actuating the switching element (7) from outside, and a sensory electronics (8) for sensing movement of the switch element (7), with the sensory electronics (8) being spatially separated from the switching element (7) by a separation section (9) of the wall (2) of the module housing (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Martin Mayr, Konrad Artmann
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Patent number: 6910694Abstract: A quick-action clamping device for a power tool includes a clamping spindle (4) arranged in the hollow spindle (2) of the power tool, an elastic member (5) for biasing the clamping spindle (4) into its clamping poition, in which the working tool is claming between a claming flange (7) provided on a working tool-side end of the claming spindle (4) and the hollow spindle (2), an actuation element (24) for displacing the claming spindle (4) against the biasing force of the elastic member and into its exchange position in which the working tool (3) is released, and a compansator (15) for interrupting action of the elastic member (5) on the clamping spindle (4) in the exchange position of the clamping spindle (4).Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2002Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Markus Hartmann, Stefan Dorner
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Patent number: 6911793Abstract: An operating procedure for the motor (1) of an electric powered tool. The operating idle speed of the motor (1) is set to a value using regulator electronics (4), and the operating speed is the same as a chosen operating speed (n1). The motor (1) runs on a pre-determined and higher idle speed (n2) for cooling purposes after a specific idle time (?T). while the motor (1) runs on the pre-determined operating idle speed (n1). The engine speed is immediately set to the operating speed (n1) once again, when the motor requires a moment of strain at a certain period of time (T3) to maintain simple and comfortable operating procedures.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 28, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Frank Fritsch, Hermann Schuster
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Patent number: 6909802Abstract: An image-correspondence position detection device comprising an extractor 12 for extracting a sampling image of specific size from a pair of images, correlation calculator 114 for generating a correlation value line and calculating an integer correlation position and a decimal correlation position while sequentially shifting the extraction position, measured correlation value calculator 118 for calculating a measured correlation value for a partial area at the integer correlation position, estimated correlation value calculator 116 for calculating an estimated correlation value assuming uniform shifting in each pixel of similar sampling images by the difference between the integer correlation position and the decimal correlation position for the partial area, and a correspondence degree calculator 120 for calculating the degree of correspondence between pixels in the partial area from the measured correlation value and the estimated correlation value.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2001Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Nakamura
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Patent number: 6908109Abstract: A steering gear shaft for a steering column of a motor vehicle has at least one crash-deformable section formed as a corrugated tube at least a portion of a longitudinal extent of which that contains at least one of corrugation crests of the corrugated tube, is formed of several layers, and plurality of openings is provided in a region of the at least one of the corrugation crests in at least one of the layers.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2003Date of Patent: June 21, 2005Assignee: ThyssenKrupp Presta AktiengesellschaftInventor: Christian Lutz
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Patent number: 6905056Abstract: A setting tool for driving fastening elements in a constructional component includes a drive piston displaceable in the guide space (11) of the piston guide (12) by propellant gases generated by a propellant charge from an initial position (40) thereof in the rear region (11.2) of the guide space (11) to an end position (41) in the front region (11.1) of the guide space, and a storage space (20) for the propellant gases and connected by a first valve (23) with the rear region (11.2) of the guide space (11) and connected by a second, electronically controlled valve (24) arranged at an outlet (21) of the storage space (20), with a time-delay, with the front region (11.1) of the guide space (11).Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Tilo Dittrich
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Patent number: 6905164Abstract: A body panel mounting system for a vehicle has panel supports, a hinge bar, a latch bar, a support bracket, fastening collars, fastening brackets, and fasteners. The panel supports are coupled to the body panel and are adapted to receive the hinge bar and the latch bar. The support bracket is attached to the vehicle chassis and is adapted to removeably receive the hinge bar. The fastening collars slideably couple to the latch bar. The fastening brackets are coupled to the chassis of the vehicle and are adapted to receive the fasteners. The fastener couples the latch bar to the vehicle chassis via the fastening collars.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2004Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Paccar IncInventors: Joseph F. Marrs, Derek L. Davis
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Patent number: 6905055Abstract: A combustion-engined setting tool, including a housing (11), an axially displaceable piston guide (13) and a firing pin guide (12) provided on a side of the piston guide (13) facing in the direction opposite the setting direction and axially displaceable relative to the housing (11), damping element (20) supported against a stop (17) provided in the housing (11) and cooperating with the firing pin guide (12), and a locking device (30) having a locking position (28) in which it prevents a press-on force, which is generated upon the setting tool (10) being pressed against a construction component, from acting on the damping element (20), so that the damping element (20) remains inactive during a press-on process, and having a release position (29) in which the damping element (20) becomes active and is capable of absorbing recoil forces.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2003Date of Patent: June 14, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Michael Maier, Mario Scalet, Stefan Bonig
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Patent number: 6903810Abstract: A lateral distance hand-held measuring device having a computer unit (2), an input/output unit (3) and a first laser distance measuring module (4a, 4b) transmitting a visible measurement laser beam (I, II). A second laser distance measuring module (4a, 4b) is provided, which transmits a second visible measurement laser beam (I, II) and is mechanically and data-technically coupled with the first laser distance measuring module (4a, 4b). The two measurement laser beams (I, II) have a defined pivot angle (?) relative to each other and known to the computer unit (2).Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Torsten Gogolla, Andreas Winter
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Patent number: 6902192Abstract: A steering column is structured such that a clamp/unclamp mechanism of a telescopic mechanism and a tilting mechanism can be operated by a single control lever located in the vicinity of a steering wheel, and that no part juts out of the steering column to improve reliability and controllability. When the control lever is pulled to rock on the center of the lever center axis, a tilt head is unclamped, while the rocking motion of the control lever turns a pusher plate, thereby pushing a pusher rod and also turning a column clamp shaft through a rocking arm. With the rotation of the column clamp shaft, the clamp is released to allow a column head to move. Since the column clamp shaft turns parallelly with the direction of movement of the column head, the column head can be clamped/unclamped regardless of its position.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Sato, Sakae Matsumoto
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Patent number: 6902356Abstract: A motor driven hand tool has a motor housing (6) with a main handle (8) near its rear end and an auxiliary bracket (10) spaced ahead of the main handle. The auxiliary bracket has a storage receptacle (16) for holding a plurality of tool bits. Partial sliding covers (26, 30) close the storage receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2004Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventor: Armin Breitenmoser
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Patent number: 6902012Abstract: An electrical hand held tool for producing at least a percussion movement of a working tool includes an electrical drive, a first, oscillating subassembly including a percussion mechanism (2) and a rotor (5) of the electrical drive for transmitting torque to the percussion mechanism and rotatable about a rotor axis (B) extending parallel to an oscillation path (I) of the first subassembly, and a second subassembly including a housing (6) in which the first subassembly is supported for a limited oscillating movement along a tool axis (A).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2001Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Ferdinand Kristen, Hans-Werner Bongers-Ambrosius
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Patent number: 6902357Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool having s support region (1) with an end surface (2) and a plurality of recesses (4) extending from the end surface (2) and in which, respectively, a plurality of cutting elements (5) are arranged, with each recess having a rigid stop surface (7) for a cutting element (5) and faces in a rotational direction (R) of the tool, and a gripping surface (8) facing in a direction opposite the tool rotational direction (R) and cooperating with the cutting element, with the gripping surface (8) being displaceable by a respective locking element in the direction opposite the tool rotational direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2002Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: Hilti AktiengesellschaftInventors: Matthias Blessing, Werner Wanger
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Patent number: 6900469Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, the liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal composition that exhibits a cholesteric phase. The liquid crystal composition contains a mixture of a chiral material and nematic liquid crystal. The liquid crystal display layer is configured to satisfies the following conditions: a viscosity a [cP] of the liquid crystal composition is in a range from 30 to 150; a dielectric anisotropy b of the liquid crystal composition is in a range from 5 to 50; a thickness c [?m] of the liquid crystal layer is in a range from 3 to 8; and a product of a, b, and c is not less than 3500.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2001Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takeshi Kitahora, Akihito Hisamitsu, Hideaki Ueda, Mitsuyo Matsumoto
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Patent number: 6900886Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes an exposure value calculator for calculating an exposure value based on light data from a photo sensor and an inputted photosensitivity; an exposure value difference calculator for calculating a difference between a calculated exposure value and a reference exposure value; a gamma characteristic provider, which provides a gamma characteristic concerning a relationship between the exposure value difference and a gradation value of digital data; a gradation calculator for calculating, based on the exposure value difference and the gamma characteristic, a gradation value of digital data in connection with an object having the calculated exposure value when the object is photographed at the reference exposure value; and an indicator for indicating the calculated gradation value of digital data in connection with the object.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshio Yuasa
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Patent number: 6898853Abstract: A hollow rack shaft is manufactured through a first step, a second step and a third step. At the first step, the plate-like workpiece of substantial rectangular shape is press-formed into a gutter-like shape. At the second step, a row of rack teeth is press-formed by a preliminary forming step and a main forming step on the flat bottom portion of the workpiece formed in the first step. The die set used at the second step is provided with a recess for releasing surplus workpiece material within the die clearance at a stroke end of the pressworking and each die set is divided into a plurality of segments at the recess. At the third step, each of a pair of legs of the workpiece is bent in a semi-circular shape so as to be butted to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2002Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Akira Tsubouchi, Kiyoshi Okubo, Yasushi Watanabe
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Patent number: D505821Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2003Date of Patent: June 7, 2005Assignee: M. Schaerer AGInventors: Thomas Liebe, Martin Iseli, Robert Friedrich