Patents Represented by Law Firm Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack
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Patent number: 8327544Abstract: A razor which includes at least one razor blade, a container for a shaving composition and an electrically powered actuating mechanism, for causing shaving composition from the container to be discharged from the shaving head.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Valeo Trade and Invest 3 (Pty) Ltd.Inventors: John Christopher De Klerk, Brian Arthur Steinhobel
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Patent number: 8328266Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed. The cargo bed is expandable forward and has a screen shield for partitioning at a front end thereof. The rear seat has a seat bottom for the rear seat detachably attached to a rear seat attaching portion provided on a vehicle body. The screen shield has a seat holding portion to which the seat bottom, detached from the rear seat attaching portion, is attachable.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hidekazu Yasui, Hirokazu Morira, Kenji Oda, Takao Kawabata, Masaki Tanaka, Eiji Ihara
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Patent number: 8327722Abstract: There is provided a rotary torque detecting device in which a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body are formed in substantially band shapes and third magnetic bodies are formed in substantially rectangular shapes, respectively, by forming the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body in the substantially band shapes and arranging the plurality of substantially rectangular third magnetic bodies at predetermined intervals between the first magnetic body and the second magnetic body, and the magnets. With this structure, in the rotary torque detecting device mainly used for detection of rotary torque of a steering of an automobile, it is possible to reliably detect the rotary torque at low cost.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2010Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kiyotaka Sasanouchi, Shinji Hirose, Kenji Niho
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Patent number: 8328510Abstract: A sealing device includes a housing that rotatably accommodates a rotary shaft, a plurality of guide parts that extend along at least one of a radial direction and an axial direction of the rotary shaft and that impart flow velocity components in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft to fluid passing through therebetween, a partition part that connects ends of the plurality of guide parts and that serves as a partition between spaces between the plurality of guide parts and an outside space, a first seal part that is an annular protrusion extending in the radial direction, that forms a first gap with respect to the rotary shaft or the housing, and that blocks fluid flowing toward the plurality of guide parts, and a second seal part that is an annular protrusion, that forms a second gap with respect to the rotary shaft or the partition part, and that blocks fluid flowing through the outside space.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Nakaniwa, Jo Masutani
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Patent number: 8329330Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery block 3 of battery cells 1. Cooling gaps 4 are provided for flowing cooling gas between cells 1 from a side surface of the block 3 into the gaps 4. The width of a temperature equalizing plate 15 covering the side surface of the block 3 varies designed so that the amounts of the gas flowing into the gaps 4 are reduced toward the upstream side. The upstream side of the plate 15 is fastened to the block 3. The plate 15 includes protrusions 37 that protrude from the downstream side of the plate 15. Insertion portions 39 are arranged at positions of coupling members 11 corresponding to the protrusions 37 on side surface of the block 3. When the protrusions 37 of the plate 15 are inserted into the insertion portions 39, the plate 15 is attached to the coupling members 11.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wataru Okada
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Patent number: 8329930Abstract: Provided is a process in which cyclization of a compound having, in a molecule, a formyl group and a double bond which allow carbonyl-ene cyclization, the compound existing as a mixture of optical isomers thereof, increases the ratio of a particular optical isomer not only in a cyclized compound, but also in an unreacted compound. The process comprises performing, in the presence of a specified aluminum complex represented by the general formula: [Al2(L1)n(L2)3-n]m, cyclization of a compound having, in a molecule, a formyl group and a double bond which allow carbonyl-ene cyclization, the compound existing as a mixture of optical isomers thereof, to increase the ratio of a particular optical isomer.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Takasago International CorporationInventors: Hisanori Itoh, Yoji Hori
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Patent number: 8328074Abstract: The electronic component mounting line includes a computing unit for calculating a print position of solder paste printed on board-side electrodes, an electronic component placement device for placing an electronic component onto the board-side electrodes by referencing the print position of the solder paste, a placement position control device for controlling the placement position of the electronic component by referencing the print position of the solder paste, a bonding device for melting the solder paste to bond the electronic component and the board-side electrodes to each other, and a mounting-position control device for controlling the mounting position of the electronic component by referencing the board-side electrode position. In this configuration, position control responsive to displacement of the electronic component by the self alignment effect exerted by the molten solder paste is fulfilled.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Daisuke Nagai
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Patent number: 8327903Abstract: A manufacturing apparatus of a transdermal absorption preparation includes an adhesive sheet supplying part to feed out a band-like first adhesive sheet into a runway, wherein the adhesive sheet has at least an adhesive layer comprising an adhesive and a liquid component compatible with the adhesive, a drug liquid application part to apply a given amount of a drug liquid to an adhesive face, and a traveling section for impregnation which is set in the runway after the drug liquid application part, during which the adhesive sheet is run for a period necessary for the applied drug liquid to soak into the adhesive layer without contact of the drug liquid coated face of the adhesive layer with other members.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Nitto Denko CorporationInventors: Shiro Satoda, Shunetsu Kikuchi, Kazuhisa Ninomiya, Katsuhiro Okada, Hitoshi Akemi
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Patent number: 8328650Abstract: A constant velocity universal joint has improved sealability of the boot thereof and facilitates the positioning of the end sections of the boot in the axial direction at low cost while ensuring the strength of the outer race thereof. Protruding sections having a pointed shape at the tip ends thereof and having a triangular shape in cross section are provided on the inner peripheral surfaces of the large-diameter end section and the small-diameter end section of a boot. Sealing sections are respectively disposed annularly on the inner peripheral surfaces of the large-diameter end section and the small-diameter end section on the portions equally distant from the protruding sections on both sides thereof in the axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: NTN CorporationInventor: Shinichi Takabe
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Patent number: 8329322Abstract: In a solid polyelectrolyte fuel cell, with a frame including a frame body main part placed along a peripheral edge portion of a membrane, a plurality of first retaining portions which are arrayed so as to protrude from an inner edge of the frame body main part and which retain the front surface side of the membrane, and a plurality of second retaining portions which are arrayed so as to protrude from the inner edge of the frame body main part and which retain the back surface side of the membrane, the first retaining portions and the second retaining portions are so arrayed that retaining positions of the membrane by the first retaining portions and retaining positions of the membrane by the second retaining portions are alternately placed.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Takashi Morimoto, Hiroki Kusakabe, Toshihiro Matsumoto, Norihiko Kawabata, Mitsuo Yoshimura
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Patent number: 8332649Abstract: A signature generating device generating digital signature data for certifying authenticity of information of a person, and obfuscating the information. The signature generating device includes a storage unit storing attribute information concerning the person and a private key corresponding to the attribute information, an obfuscated information generating unit selecting one or more pieces of dummy information in relation to the attribute information, and generating the obfuscated information including the attribute information and the dummy information; and a public key obtaining unit obtaining a public key corresponding to the attribute information and public keys respectively corresponding to the dummy information.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kaoru Yokota, Natsume Matsuzaki, Masao Nonaka
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Patent number: 8331734Abstract: A processing device performs a geometry process as preprocessing for rendering a three-dimensional object on a display by modeling the three-dimensional object using a polygon mesh. The geometry process includes a vertex process that is performed for each of the vertices of the polygon mesh by a different one of a plurality of processors, and processed vertex data obtained by the vertex process is notified among the processors so that a polygon process can be performed in each of the processors. Because each processor can continuously perform the polygon process immediately after the vertex process, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the unbalance of timing in performing the vertex process and the polygon process, thereby efficiently performing computation while minimizing the wasteful idle time of the processors.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Yorihiko Wakayama
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Patent number: 8328262Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed can be changed between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded in a front direction into the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. The screen shield is directly or indirectly supported by a swinging shaft provided on a vehicle body and is swingable between a position in the expanded state and a position in the non-expanded state.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takao Kawabata, Kazuya Takeuchi, Scott F. Gordon, Hirokazu Morita, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hironori Mahara
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Patent number: 8330418Abstract: A transformer 21 includes charging secondary winding lines 24 that can charge batteries 11 composing a corresponding cell block, and a discharging secondary winding line 26 that can discharge the corresponding cell block. Each of the charging secondary winding lines 24 is connected to corresponding one of the batteries 11 through corresponding one of secondary-side rectification output circuits 25 and corresponding one of output control switches 22. The discharging secondary winding line 26 is connected to a block discharging circuit through a block discharging switch 28. A switching control circuit 23 controls the block discharging switch 28. The switching control circuit 23 controls the output control switches 22 so that the electrical properties of the batteries 11 in the cell block are equalized. In addition, the switching control circuits 23 control the block discharging switches 28 so that the electrical properties of the batteries among the cell blocks are equalized.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kimihiko Furukawa
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Patent number: 8322770Abstract: A pick-up style utility vehicle according to the present invention has a front seat, a rear seat, and a cargo bed in this order from front, a cabin frame surrounding a riding space, and a screen shield partitioning the cargo bed and a rear riding space in front of the cargo bed. The cargo bed is changeable between an expanded state in which the cargo bed is expanded forward to the rear riding space and a non-expanded state not occupying the rear riding space. All or part of the screen shield is angle shiftable between the expanded state and the non-expanded state.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hideyoshi Kosuge, Hirokazu Morita, Ryouji Negi, Masaki Nishiyabu, Tomohiro Kanazawa, Teruaki Yamamoto, Hideaki Shinnoki, Masashi Sakata
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Patent number: 8324850Abstract: A motor driver according to the invention comprises (i) an energizing unit supplying drive voltage and drive current to a motor including a moving body and coils, (ii) a speed-position detector detecting a drive speed of the motor and a position of the moving body to output a speed position signal including drive-speed information and position information. The motor driver also includes (iii) a reference signal generator outputting a reference signal, (iv) a phase signal generator using the speed-position signal, the reference signal, and a set signal to output a phase signal indicating a phase of the supplied drive voltage, and (v) a waveforms generator using the position information and the phase signal to output a control signal to the energizing unit. A phase of the supplied drive voltage is regulated to be proportional to the drive speed, wherein a degree of the proportion is set by the set signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenji Sugiura, Masahiro Yasohara
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Patent number: 8323693Abstract: There is provided an external preparation for wounds which has novel usability in treating skin damages accompanied by a large amount of exudation such as bedsores, skin ulcers, and burns, and yet has such advantages as observed in conventional medicines having been employed in treating these wounds. The external preparation for wounds comprises a water-soluble polymer and a crosslinking agent, and has powdery/granular or ointment form. After absorbing an exudation, the preparation undergoes phase transition from a sol to a gel by the action of ingredient of the preparation, and thus exhibits actions of adsorbing and eliminating necrotic tissues, and protecting the wounded parts. Subsequently, it can continuously absorb the exudation. After being used, it can be easily separated substantially as a mass, thereby exhibiting high therapeutic effects and usability.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2003Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: Medrx Co., Ltd., Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidetoshi Hamamoto, Keiko Yamasaki, Hideakira Yokoyama, Akihiko Hirata, Takeru Fujii
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Patent number: 8325917Abstract: A data generating device is capable of preventing unauthorized extraction of plaintext content between decryption processing and digital watermark embedment processing. A content reproducing device obtains restoration information and, in accordance with the restoration information, selectively performs predetermined restoration processing and processing of embedding device unique information, on content data at a position shown by the restoration information.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2006Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Masaya Yamamoto, Senichi Onoda, Minehisa Nagata, Kaoru Murase
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Patent number: 8322476Abstract: The connecting bolts 5 are inserted through the connecting cylinders 21 to hold a plurality of battery holders 20 in the stacked configuration and form a battery block 2. The battery holder 20 connecting cylinders 21 are disposed at a plurality of locations on the perimeter of the battery block 2, and are disposed in straight-lines to form rows of partial-stack connecting cylinders 4 on battery holders 20 stacked in two levels or more, but not on the entire stack of battery holders 20. Connecting bolts 5 are inserted through each row of partial-stack connecting cylinders 4 to hold the connecting cylinders 21 that make up each row of partial-stack connecting cylinders 4 in a stacked configuration, and retain the battery holders 20 in a stacked configuration as a battery block 2.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tsuyoshi Komaki
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Patent number: 8323004Abstract: A male terminal is provided in a terminal hole formed in a flange unit. A female terminal and a grommet having a sealing portion to be fitted into the terminal hole are provided to a harness. A distance from an end of the sealing portion to a fore-end of the female terminal is set smaller than a distance from a fore-end of the male terminal to an opening of the terminal hole. With such setting, the grommet is retained in the terminal hole even if the female terminal is disconnected from the male terminal, thereby ensuring support of the female terminal. Moreover, a stopper is attached so as to cover the terminal hole to prevent the grommet from slipping out of the terminal hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: Mitsuba Corporation, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bunji Homma, Naoyuki Yamate, Hiroshi Yamada