Patents Issued in August 2, 2001
  • Publication number: 20010010998
    Abstract: A guidewire position locator and a centerless grinder assembly including a guidewire position locator are disclosed. The guidewire position locator includes a plurality of optical sensors closely arranged to accurately detect the position of an elongate workpiece during machining operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Charles J. Cheetham, Boris M. Olevskiy, Edmund Smith
  • Publication number: 20010010999
    Abstract: The present invention is a wafer polishing apparatus with a device that detects the polishing end according to a change in rotation resistance of a wafer during polishing. The wafer polishing apparatus comprises a head body and a carrier which are connected with each other by a connecting bar which is provided with a strain gage, and determines strain in a horizontal direction of the connecting bar by the strain gage so as to determine a rotation torque of the carrier, whereby accurately detects the polishing end. Since a retainer ring is mounted to the outer periphery of the carrier via an O ring, the impact at contacting of the wafer with the retainer ring can be absorbed by the O ring, thus the wafer is prevented from damage. Because the retainer ring is mounted to the carrier without a gap, the outer periphery of the wafer is enclosed by the retainer ring, and the wafer can be polished in a state where its center is held on the central axis of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Minoru Numoto
  • Publication number: 20010011000
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus includes an arrangement of a plurality of units to deal with various operations and a robot having at least one arm. The plurality of units are disposed around the robot and include a loading unit for receiving thereon a, e.g. dry, workpiece to be polished, a polishing system including at least one polishing unit for polishing the workpiece, a washing system and a drying system at least including one washing unit for washing and drying the polished workpiece, and an unloading unit for receiving thereon a resultant clean and dry polished workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Katsuya Okumura, Riichirou Aoki, Hiromi Yajima, Seiji Ishikawa, Manabu Tsujimura
  • Publication number: 20010011001
    Abstract: The invention relates to a circularly-symmetrical metal part (1) having an outer surface (3) which, in axial section, has a general profile made up of a uniform succession of flattened convex arches (4). The invention also relates to a polishing method in which the polishing means move in a tracking motion so as to track the outer surface of the part to be polished, and to apparatus for implementing the polishing method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Alain Lienard
  • Publication number: 20010011002
    Abstract: The wafer edge processing unit may be a stand alone unit or may be incorporated in existing grinding machines. The processing unit employs a plurality of tapes which are coated with differing grades of grit to sequentially polish the edge of a rotating wafer or to remove an edge bead from a processed wafer or the other substrate. The tapes are mounted on a backing block which is rotated to move the tapes from a line contact with the top bevel of the wafer to a line contact with the bottom bevel of the wafer. Fresh surfaces of the tapes are presented to successive wafers by rotating the spools on which the tapes are mounted. The wafer may be moved in small increments along a Y-axis and/or an X-axis relative to a tape during polishing to improve the polishing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Robert E. Steere
  • Publication number: 20010011003
    Abstract: A polishing head of a polishing apparatus of this invention has a structure in which an air blast port is formed in a lower surface of a carrier 20, and an upper outer peripheral portion 24 of the carrier is so formed as to protrude in a diametric direction, and is placed on a retainer ring 30 to thereby form a seal portion 25. The retainer ring clamps a peripheral edge of a rubber sheet in such a form as to cover the carrier. Consequently, an air chamber 61 is formed between the carrier lower surface and the rubber sheet, and an air pressure of this air chamber pushes a wafer W to a polishing cloth 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Minoru Numoto
  • Publication number: 20010011004
    Abstract: A grinding wheel comprises an annular support member and a grinding member arranged on one side of the support member. A groove is formed in one side of the support member. The grinding member is formed by molding an unsintered body, obtained by mixing abrasive grains and a bonding material, into an unsintered body having a buried portion for filling the groove and a protrusion portion protruding from the grove and sintering the unsintered body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Takakazu Yamaguchi, Nobuaki Oshita
  • Publication number: 20010011005
    Abstract: A device for connecting a meat portioning-filling machine to a clipping machine, comprising a tube which is adapted to convey the meat and to support the tubular casing to be filled; the tube has, at its output section, a fixed contrast cutter which is adapted to work in cooperation with a cutter provided with an actuation for moving the cutter substantially at right angles to the output section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: INOX MECCANICA S.r.l.
    Inventor: Giovanni Bolzacchini
  • Publication number: 20010011006
    Abstract: A coin counting device which comprises: a coin temporary reserve member (3) for temporarily reserving coins therein in a standing condition, the coin temporary reserve member (3) being able to move reciprocally and laterally between a temporary reserve position and a transfer position; and an engaging member (32) which inhibits the coin temporary reserve member (3) to move from the temporary reserve position to the transfer position when the number of coins reserved in the temporary reserve member is smaller than a predetermined number, and which permits the temporary reserve member to move from the temporary reserve position to the transfer position when the number of coins reserved therein is equal to the predetermined number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Akira Tomioka
  • Publication number: 20010011007
    Abstract: An air handling system for use in a building is used in combination with an elevated floor assembly for mounting on a principal floor of the building, this assembly including a working area floor which lies above the principal floor so as to provide an air plenum between the two floors. An outlet attenuator is mounted on the principal floor and extends upwardly through the working area floor, this attenuator including an exterior outlet housing having an air inlet at the top and a lowermost air outlet in at least one vertical side thereof. The air outlet is connected to the air plenum and is connected to the air inlet by a lower airflow passageway defined by interior walls. This attenuator includes sound absorbing material contained in the housing. An axial or centrifugal fan unit is mounted above the outlet attenuator and provides a downward flow of air to the outlet attenuator. There is also an inlet attenuator section mounted above the fan unit and extending upwardly to a ceiling of the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Salman Akhtar, Ming Hui Han
  • Publication number: 20010011008
    Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the reception of electronic digital signals, which could include internet signals as a function of the location of a receiver for receiving said internet signals and further as a function of the signal strength of a terrestrially broadcast television signal at said location of the internet receiver is disclosed. In one embodiment, a GPS receiver and a radio receiver are utilized to control the reception at the location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Jack Perry, David J. Cechota, Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic T. Moubarak
  • Publication number: 20010011009
    Abstract: A manhole cover is provided with an incorporated radio repeater and a repeater antenna attached onto its rear surface. Another repeater antenna is provided inside the sewer below the manhole. This repeater antenna is connected to a radio transmitter/receiver, an electric-optical/optical-electric signal converter, and an optical fiber cable. With this arrangement, the manhole cover and optical fiber cable are connected via radio communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 1997
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: TOSHIO HARADA, YOJI SHIMIZU, YOSHIYUKI CHATANI, TAKAYOSHI FURUNO
  • Publication number: 20010011010
    Abstract: One connection unit is connected to each radio communication line. There are a plurality of radio communication lines. Radio-field intensity of each radio communication line is monitored. A radio communication line whose radio-field intensity is equal to or higher than a threshold is decided and data communication is established using this radio communication line and corresponding connection unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Ikuo Takekawa, Tatsumi Kakiuchi, Eiji Muzunuma, Takeshi Saito
  • Publication number: 20010011011
    Abstract: The disconnection ratio of calls of a mobile terminal is reduced when the mobile terminal during communication is located far from a base station and the propagation loss of a radio line increases. In the mobile terminal when a transmission-power value from a transmission power control unit becomes maximum, a transmission data control unit inputs power control bits “0” and “1” read by a power control bit reading unit and a counter counts the power control bit “0”. If a counted value of the counter exceeds a threshold, the transmission data control unit stops transmission of data through a reverse supplemental channel and switches data transmission to data transmission only through a reverse fundamental channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Junichi Kosugi
  • Publication number: 20010011012
    Abstract: An accessed object having a non-contact IC module including a semiconductor device and a module-side antenna formed extending over two sides of an accessed object, wherein the module-side antenna consists of a first module-side antenna and a second module-side antenna continuous to the first module-side antenna, wherein the first module-side antenna secures a necessary antenna effective area by coming into face-to-face relation with a first apparatus-side antenna on communication apparatus to communicate with the accessed object, and wherein the second module-side antenna is disposed close to the second apparatus-side antenna in an access direction different from the direction in which the first apparatus-side antenna makes access to the accessed object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Hino, Kazuhiko Daido
  • Publication number: 20010011013
    Abstract: An integrated receiver with channel selection and image rejection substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. A receiver front end provides programable attenuation and a programable gain low noise amplifier. Frequency conversion circuitry advantageously uses LC filters integrated onto the substrate in conjunction with image reject mixers to provide sufficient image frequency rejection. Filter tuning and inductor Q compensation over temperature are performed on chip. The filters utilize multi track spiral inductors. The filters are tuned using local oscillators to tune a substitute filter, and frequency scaling during filter component values to those of the filter being tuned. In conjunction with filtering, frequency planning provides additional image rejection. The advantageous choice of local oscillator signal generation methods on chip is by PLL out of band local oscillation and by direct synthesis for in band local oscillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Pieter Vorenkamp, Klaas Bult, Frank Carr
  • Publication number: 20010011014
    Abstract: A cellular mobile telephone apparatus has circuits for generating messages, a storage circuit for storing messages, and transmitter/receiver circuit for transmitting a message. When the user of the cellular mobile telephone apparatus cannot immediately respond to an incoming call, a desired one of a plurality of previously generated and stored messages can be transmitted to a calling party through simple key manipulations or by other means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Higuchi, Katsuo Ogawa, Fumitaka Itoh, Yasuaki Takahara, Teiji Okamoto
  • Publication number: 20010011015
    Abstract: A system for updating area code information in predetermined telecommunications devices and networks as newly created area codes are implemented. Area code lists may be updated automatically and without the need for human intervention or manual reprogramming. A message receiving unit monitors the telephone connection and determines whether a “new area code” message is being transmitted by the telephone company central office or carrier. A message decoding unit decodes the transmitted message into a required format for a predetermined device. An update unit enables the area code lists to be automatically updated in the predetermined device if a list comparator determines that the area code does not exist in the lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: SHMUEL SHAFFER, WILLIAM JOSEPH BEYDA
  • Publication number: 20010011016
    Abstract: In a telephone system a mobile radio telephone handset communicates via a satellite 3 and a satellite earth station 5 into a terrestrial system 7 which includes a call diversion center 39. If radio contact is lost with the handset 1, the call diversion center 39 can be telephoned using an alternative telephone 25 and the mobile radio telephone handset 1 used automatically to provide acoustic instructions to the telephone 25 and hence instruct the diversion center 39, whereby calls, directed to the handset 1, are diverted to a selectable other telephone 25. Diversion can terminate as soon as the mobile radio telephone handset 1 once again reestablishes radio contact with the satellite 3 or can be conditional, only operating if the satellite earth station 5 fails to get a call through to the handset 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: PAUL CHAMBERS
  • Publication number: 20010011017
    Abstract: In a cordless telecommunications system with assured interoperability of cordless telecommunications applications, in particular a GAP-specific DECT system (DECT/GAP system), having a cordless base station (G-BS) and having cordless mobile parts (D-MT, G-MT, D/G-MT) which are capable of telecommunication with the cordless base station (G-BS) via a radio interface and the number of which exceeds the number of telecommunications channels which are available in parallel at the cordless base station, collective/group calls being possible while the interoperability of the cordless telecommunications applications remains ensured, mixed operation is implemented, comprising a connection-based virtual-collective/group call and a connectionless collective/group call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 1998
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: ROLF BIEDERMANN, JOSEF BAUMEISTER
  • Publication number: 20010011018
    Abstract: Performance of a wireless telecommunications systems is enhanced by communication of an actual applied forward link gain and, if necessary, an overload indicator from base stations participating in a soft handoff. Subsequently, a power control system within a selection/distribution unit determines a forward link gain acceptable to all base stations involved in a soft handoff call.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 1998
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: MODRIS OLGERTS A. BAUM, ESHWAR PITTAMPALLI, CARL FRANCIS WEAVER
  • Publication number: 20010011019
    Abstract: In a cellular radio system (30) the terminals (35) are arranged to set up and maintain radio communication with the base stations (31, 32, 33, 34) in the cells (31a, 32a, 33a, 34a). Regarding the setting up and maintaining of radio communication at least one terminal (35) is arranged to favour at least one cell (32a, 33a) with respect to other cells (31a, 34a), in a manner independent of other terminals. The priority data relating to a terminal are stored in a central database (37), from which they are transmitted to the terminal when it registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: MATTI JOKIMIES
  • Publication number: 20010011020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for operating an SMS in a portable digital phone, more particularly a method for transferring and responding to a message using an SMS in a portable digital phone. The method according to the present invention includes the steps of drafting a message with a plurality of optional messages by a sending party; transferring the optional messages as an SMS message during a transferring mode; and receiving and responding to the sender's message by selectively responding to the optional messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung-Hyun Nahm
  • Publication number: 20010011021
    Abstract: The present invention aims at providing a portable radio communication apparatus in which forming of a message is easy. The portable radio communication apparatus is provided with a novel pre-message memory formed of a ROM or the like stored in which are fixed messages each consisting of fixed statements or fixed words as “CALL OFFICE AT XX:XX”. A transmitting message may be readily formed by selecting any of the fixed messages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takayuki Nonami
  • Publication number: 20010011022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cellular mobile communication system, and more particularly to a diversity control method for controlling forward link power of multi-carrier CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) system in cellular environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Jin Hee Han
  • Publication number: 20010011023
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling transmission power including the steps of: increasing transmission power immediately after a data transmission without waiting for a response signal to be received indicating a result of receiving the transmitted data; if the response signal received reveals that the transmitted data has been unsuccessfully received, retransmitting the same data and also holding transmission power applied when the data is retransmitted; if the response signal received reveals that the transmitted data has been successfully received and data previously transmitted has also been successfully received, reducing transmission power for a subsequent data transmission by a predetermined amount; and if the response signal received reveals that the data transmitted has been successfully received and data previously transmitted has been unsuccessfully received, setting transmission power for the subsequent data transmission depending on the transmission power held being applied whe
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Ryousuke Nishioka, Hidetomo Ohnishi
  • Publication number: 20010011024
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling transmit power levels of a plurality of different data streams transmitted from at least one base station to a mobile station in a mobile radio communication system is described. A stream of power control commands is formed at the mobile station in accordance with either the first or second received data stream. A power control signal is formed at the mobile station from the first stream of power control commands and transmitted to the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Stein A. Lundby, Leonid Razoumov
  • Publication number: 20010011025
    Abstract: The present invention provides a radio receiver in which a first device worn on a user's wrist receives a radio voice signal, converts the received radio voice signal to an infrared signal, and transmits the infrared signal to a second device worn on a user's finger. The second device converts the received infrared signal to a voice signal, which is then output audibly as a corresponding sound. A microphone provided on a wristband receives voice and converts the same to a radio voice signal, which is then transmitted. Since the receiver has such arrangement, the receiver itself is reduced greatly in size and weight. The receiver is capable of receiving signals and making telephonic communication with others in a very natural style, which does not give an impression of strangeness to those around the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Yuji Ohki, Atsushi Shigemura, Eiji Nakazawa
  • Publication number: 20010011026
    Abstract: For performing communication by a mobile telephone and charging thereof without connecting the mobile telephone to different devices, an adapter is provided with a connector connected to a signal terminal of the mobile telephone for the transmission and reception of transmission data and reception data for the mobile telephone and charging connectors connected to a charging terminal of the mobile telephone for the supply of a charging electric terminal, the adapter being connected to a personal computer body through a predetermined interface. During communication, through the connector, transmission data is generated on the basis of data inputted from a keyboard and reception data is processed so as to be capable of being displayed on a display. While communication is not performed, through the charging connectors, electric power is supplied from a power supply section to charge the mobile telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Akio Nishijima
  • Publication number: 20010011027
    Abstract: A clock control apparatus (3) receives wireless frequency information of a wireless communication apparatus (6) from an information communication apparatus (5). Also, the clock control apparatus (3) detects an operation clock frequency of a main CPU (4). Then, when the multiplied operation clock frequency coincides with the wireless frequency, the clock control apparatus (3) lowers a voltage of the operation clock of the main CPU (4) to a minimum voltage value at which the operation of the main CPU (4) is guaranteed. Alternatively, the clock control apparatus (3) may shift the clock frequency, or may frequency-modulate the clock frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Iwao Matsuura, Tadahisa Kamiya, Koji Hakamata
  • Publication number: 20010011028
    Abstract: An electronic device has a plurality of user selectable operating modes. Each operating mode defining a set of operating parameters for the device. The device also has at least one voice activated function which is responsive to an input voice signal. The reference voice signals are stored in the device by a user of the device and are stored in groups, each of which relates to a specific operating mode of the telephone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON
    Inventor: Heino Wendelrup
  • Publication number: 20010011029
    Abstract: An object is to provide a portable radio communication apparatus which allows a user to easily view displayed contents when the apparatus is folded even in the nighttime or in a dark place, and which can extend the battery life. A second case 4 is connected to a first case 2 so as to be in open and closed positions with respect to the first case 2. A main display section 11 which is exposed when the second case 4 is in the open position, a sub-display section 12 which is exposed whether the second case 4 is in the open or closed position, a main illuminating device 23A which illuminates the main display section 11, and a sub-illuminating device 23B which illuminates the sub-display section 12 are provided. A driver 24 which selects a line to supply electric power for illumination to the main illuminating device 23A or the sub-illuminating device 23B, and a detecting switch 22 which detects whether the second case 4 is in the open or closed position, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Iwabuchi, Masayoshi Dohata
  • Publication number: 20010011030
    Abstract: A portable radio device permits the user to use contents on the Internet with a sufficiently large display screen size without impairing the portability of its own. The portable radio device has a lid, a lower device portion, and an upper device portion. The lid is angularly movably mounted on the lower device portion by a joint, and can be folded over the lower device portion. The upper device portion is angularly connected to the lower device portion by a hinge, and can be folded over the lower device portion and the lid which has been folded over the lower device portion. The lid has a concave reflecting mirror disposed on the reverse side thereof. The lower device portion includes a projection display device disposed on a surface thereof for projecting an image onto the concave reflecting mirror when the lid is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Mitsuru Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20010011031
    Abstract: A portable cellular phone and a method for displaying image data which enables simplified control on displaying data on a screen of the portable cellular phone. The portable cellular phone is so configured as to use information packaged data constructed by combining data to be displayed with appended data used to provide instructions for displaying data and so that its main control section performs specified displaying operations in response to instructions contained in the appended data and a display section displays the data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Tsutomu Okawa
  • Publication number: 20010011032
    Abstract: The mobile communication terminal uses a battery as a power source. The mobile communication terminal includes a detector 103, a decision section 105, a transmission-reserved controller 105, 107, and a reserved data transmission controller 105, 107. The detector 103 detects the voltage of the battery acting as a power source. The decision section 105 decides a difference relationship between a voltage level detected by the detector and a prescribed value. The transmission-reserved mail controller 105, 107 stores transmission data as transmission-reserved data into a storage, without starting the transmission operation, when the decision section decides that the detected voltage level is less than the prescribed value, in response to a data transmission request and then maintains its wait state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Takahiro Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20010011033
    Abstract: Connection of a car adapter or a car battery in an automobile to a portable radio communication apparatus is detected; communication with a communication system not warranting communication during fast transit is forbidden; and switching over to a communication system warranting it is accomplished.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Osamu Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20010011034
    Abstract: A game system includes: a display device for displaying images; an input device for receiving manipulation by a user and for outputting a signal corresponding to the manipulation; and a control device for controlling progress of a horse breeding game with monitoring the signal outputted from the input device and displaying images corresponding to the progress of the game on a screen of the display device. The control device includes: an evaluation value storage unit for storing evaluation values for a plurality of sires; a control unit for controlling the progress of the game based on the evaluation values; and an evaluation value updating unit for updating the evaluation values for the sires in every predetermined period during the progress of the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Sogabe
  • Publication number: 20010011035
    Abstract: A player inputs the first, second and third instructions utilizing an input device, to move an object toward a target in a virtual field. A power for moving the object is displayed by a graph and a cursor within a range not exceeding the maximum power value. The cursor moves according to lapsed time after the first instruction detection, to make an optical transmission of change in power to the player. When the second instruction is given, the power is determined based on lapsed time from the first instruction detection to the second instruction detection. The cursor moves toward the standard position on the graph. The player perceives the cursor reaching the standard position and inputs the third instruction. Factors for the object direction is determined according to the timing at which the cursor actually reaches the standard position and the player inputs the third instruction. The object moves in the field according to the determined power and the factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: KONAMI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Norihide Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20010011036
    Abstract: A video game apparatus includes a CPU. The CPU determines straight lines respectively connecting between the player object and a North Pole, target and marker, and determines respective directions of a direction pointing mark, target pointing mark and marker pointing mark to point direction parallel to the straight lines. The player object or other objects are combined with these pointing marks, and displayed on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Yoichi Yamada, Toshio Iwawaki, Toru Osawa, Tsuyoshi Kihara
  • Publication number: 20010011037
    Abstract: A clutch disk assembly (1) includes an input rotary member (2), an output rotary member (3), a damper mechanism (4, 5) and a large friction mechanism (13). The damper mechanism couples the input and output rotary members (2) and (3) together in a rotating direction. The damper mechanism exhibits torsion characteristics having differing first stage and second stage responses such that in the second stage a higher degree of rigidity is exhibited than in the first stage. In the second stage when small levels of vibrations are dampened, the response characteristics in response to positive direction rotary displacement between the input and output rotary members differs from the response characteristics exhibited as a result of negative direction relative rotary displacement. Specifically, in the positive direction, the large friction mechanism (13) is prevented from operating in a first angular range within the second stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Yasuyuki Hashimoto
  • Publication number: 20010011038
    Abstract: A cardan-type joint has flanges which are arranged on mutually facing shaft ends and preferably have three axially projecting driving pins, respectively, which are mutually staggered and uniformly arranged on the circumference of a common graduated circle. The driving pins are connected with one another in a torsion-proof manner by a flexible joint ring which is provided in corner points with sockets for the driving pins. The multi-part joint ring is formed by a collar of several oval driving loops. Each of the driving loops winds around two adjacent sockets. In order to easily permit relatively large bending angles during rotation, even in the event of a high mechanical and thermal loading of the cardan-type joint, the oval driving loops are indirectly or directly swivellably disposed on the driving pins by a pair of contact surfaces which are round in a meridian section in an axially slidable manner on the socket or on the driving loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: DaimlerChrysler AG.
    Inventor: Hartmut Albers
  • Publication number: 20010011039
    Abstract: A nut punching apparatus has a striking punch (1), a caulking die (2), a nut feeding guide (10) having a punch passage (11) and a nut delivery opening (12) perpendicular to the passage, and a driving means (14) moving the guide along the punch. The nut ‘N’ fed through the opening is pushed into a transfer zone located ahead the punch (1) while the guide (10) is at its foremost position. This guide is retracted to its rearmost position to allow the punch to cooperate with the die (2) to punch the nut ‘N’ onto a metal plate ‘W’. The apparatus has a positioning pin (20) through the punch so that its fore end portion reciprocates taking a foraward position ahead the punch and a retracted position. The pin (20) penetrates a threaded bore of the nut ‘N’ at the transfer zone, such that the projected fore end portion of the pin (20) passing through the nut ‘N’ engages with a positioning aperture (30) formed in the metal plate ‘W’.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Hiroshi Shinjo
  • Publication number: 20010011040
    Abstract: A novel element is added to a bowling game by incorporating an ultraviolet light-sensitive dye or pigment in a bowling surface (24), a gutter (25), a bowling ball (26), and/or a bowling pin (28). A bowling establishment (10) is provided with an ultraviolet light source (50), (52), which, when conventional lighting (42), (44), (46) is dimmed and/or turned off, will cause the ultraviolet light-sensitive dye or pigment to fluoresce, such that the components (24), (26), (30) fluoresce and glow to provide a pleasing effect attractive to bowlers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Brent Perrier
  • Publication number: 20010011041
    Abstract: A novel element is added to a bowling game by incorporating an ultraviolet light-sensitive dye or pigment in a bowling surface (24), a gutter (25), a bowling ball (26), and/or a bowling pin (28). A bowling establishment (10) is provided with an ultraviolet light source (50), (52), which, when conventional lighting (42), (44), (46) is dimmed and/or turned off, will cause the ultraviolet light-sensitive dye or pigment to fluoresce, such that the components (24), (26), (30) fluoresce and glow to provide a pleasing effect attractive to bowlers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Brent Perrier
  • Publication number: 20010011042
    Abstract: A system for converting readily available standard off the shelf golf club parts into a interchangeable golf club system. A conversion system consists of a head insert which can be glued into the hosel of a standard golf club head. A shaft insert having a central flange is insertable and glueable into place on a standard shaft of a golf club. The shaft insert and the head insert forming a quick connect to attach the shaft to the golf club head. Through the use of different club heads representing the full range of woods, irons, and putter, each having a head insert pre-installed, the club may have emulating any club by attaching the desired club head. A shaft length adjustment is made by a cooperating pin installed in the top of the shaft and slidable within a number of slots provided in a telescoping sleeve slidable over the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Gary Roark
  • Publication number: 20010011043
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bio-characteristic value measuring apparatus comprises an input device, a storage device, a measuring device, an arithmetic and control device, and a display device, in which: said input device inputs a personal body data of a test subject; said storage device stores said inputted personal body data; said measuring device measures a physical characteristics of a living body; said arithmetic and control device evaluates a condition of the living body of the test subject based on said physical characteristics and said inputted personal body data; and said display device indicates the inputted personal body data and evaluated result and the likes; wherein in said input device, upon setting the personal body data, a luminescent element corresponding to a section available for an entry operation is lighted up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: Tanita Corporation
    Inventors: Toshihiko Ishikawa, Kazuyasu Koyama, Hiroki Kenmochi
  • Publication number: 20010011044
    Abstract: A golf club head (1) whose volume is delimited by a crown (3), a sole-plate (11), a belt (4), and a hitting surface (2), junctions between the belt (4) and the hitting surface (2) delimiting a heel (9) and a toe (10). The belt (4) comprises at least one arc-shaped portion (8, 32, 33, 34, 35) which forms a visible layer of the belt (4), while extending along the belt (4) between the heel (9) and the tip (10), the arc-shaped portion (8, 32, 33, 34, 35) being a peripheral weight made of a high-density material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Philippe Galy
  • Publication number: 20010011045
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-piece solid golf ball having excellent rebound characteristics when hitting at low head speed because the rebound characteristics do not depend on the head speed at the time of hitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Kohei Takemura, Masatoshi Yokota, Seigou Sakagami
  • Publication number: 20010011046
    Abstract: A layer of a golf ball is formed of a golf ball-forming composition in which a silicone rubber powder, silicone resin powder or composite powder thereof is blended in an elastomer, resin or butadiene rubber base. The composition is easy to remove from a mold after molding, and the golf ball has advantages including high durability against consecutive strikes, and good feel and rebound even at low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Yasushi Ichikawa, Rinya Takesue, Eiji Takehana
  • Publication number: 20010011047
    Abstract: A ratchet tensioner has a plunger retractably mounted in a housing and urged by a spring in a direction to project outward from the housing, and a ratchet pawl pivotally mounted on the housing and having a first prong normally engaged with one of ratchet teeth formed on the plunger so as to prevent backward motion of the plunger. The ratchet pawl also has a second prong spaced a predetermined distance from the first prong in the backward direction of the plunger and engageable with a second rack tooth to release meshing engagement between the first prong and the rack tooth when the plunger is moved forward due to a slack of a timing chain used with the tensioner. In order to maintain a predetermined amount of backlash between the first prong and the rack teeth, the rack teeth have a height greater than a half pitch of the ratchet teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventor: Tadasu Suzuki