Patents Issued in December 7, 2004
  • Patent number: 6827606
    Abstract: A connector-mounting construction has a printed-circuit board (2) and a connector (4) fastened to each other with a screw (5). The connector (4) has a positioning rib (4a) positioned in a positioning rib hole (2a) on the printed-circuit board (2). The positioning rib (4a) is disposed so that a peripheral surface of the positioning rib (4a) contacts a peripheral surface of the screw (5) to fasten the printed-circuit board (2) and the connector (4) to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeshi Endoh
  • Patent number: 6827607
    Abstract: A housing (10) of a connector has vertical screw holes (14) parallel to a connecting direction of the housing (10) and horizontal screw holes (19) normal to the connecting direction. Thus, the housing (10) is both horizontally and vertically mountable on a circuit board (P), and flexibility in the use of the housing (10) is improved. Further, the horizontal screw holes (19) are normal to the connecting direction and can be formed by a pair of molds movable along the connecting direction. Therefore, costs necessary for the molds can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinya Fujita, Toshikazu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 6827608
    Abstract: A coaxial transmission medium connector is provided which includes an outer conductor portion for electrically coupling to the outer conductor of a coaxial transmission medium. The outer conductor portion includes a base portion, a plurality of cantilevered beams, and a plurality of slots extending about a longitudinal axis. Each of the cantilevered beams is coupled to the base portion at a transition portion and terminates at a distal end. A center conductor portion is disposed within the central bore of the outer conductor portion for electrically coupling to the inner conductor of the coaxial transmission medium. Related apparatus and methods are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Corning Gilbert Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Hall, David M. Ellis
  • Patent number: 6827609
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having an insulative housing and insulative terminal positioning assurance member. The terminal positioning assurance member has a prelatched position where corresponding latches abut, preventing inadvertent activation and locking of the terminal positioning assurance member. The terminal includes a projection which engages the terminal positioning assurance member, allowing the terminal positioning assurance member to move to a fully locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Galen M. Martin, Eric D. Shields, Ralph T. Bentley, II
  • Patent number: 6827610
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of electrical terminals, an inner shield housing and an outer shield housing, the outer shielding is designed in a two-piece type and has a first shield member and a second shield member. The first shield member has a first resilient tab forwardly extending therefrom and the second shield member has a wing tab disposed therein, so as to the first resilient tab and the wing tab will not interfere with each other for the wing tab going with the outer shield housing, the electrical connector can be disposed in a recess on an edge of the PCB such that the electrical connector includes a portion thereof that is located above an outer surface of the PCB and another portion that is located below the outer surface of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Tung-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 6827611
    Abstract: A shielded electrical connector in which multi-beam contacts are used to improve performance of the connector. The beams are positioned to create multiple current paths through a shield member, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the shield. These contacts are used in a connector that has individual shield strips running in parallel with signal conductors. Multiple contact tails are also used to create multiple current paths. Projections from the shield strips shield adjacent signal contacts and the contact portions are positioned to increase current flow through the projections. Structures to allow beam-type contacts to be formed in a small space are also disclosed. The contact structure also reduces the impedance of the ground path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason J. Payne, Thomas S. Cohen, John R. Dunham, Mark W. Gailus, Philip T. Stokoe
  • Patent number: 6827612
    Abstract: An electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (20) and a number of terminals (30, 40) retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a number of receiving passageways (24) for respectively receiving the terminals. The terminals each include a mating arm (308, 408) at a bottom end thereof for electrically connecting with a mating PCB (50) and a locking arm extending upwardly from the bottom end thereof. At least one locking arm engages with a bottom surface (501) of the PCB to prevent the terminals from moving upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 6827613
    Abstract: For use in already known plug connections, an electrical contact element is proposed that can be formed as a socket contact or as a pin contact and is provided with a plug region and a terminal end, a sleeve being capable of being screwed onto the terminal end of the contact element. The sleeve has inwardly directed spring arms that enter into a conical bore in the terminal end. Positioned between said spring arms is an electrical conductor, the spring arm tips exerting a force-locking wedge action on the electrical conductor to an ever greater extent, the further the sleeve is screwed onto the terminal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Albert Ferderer
  • Patent number: 6827614
    Abstract: The connecting spring is made of a flat elastic material with a certain thickness which has a pressing branch which is intended to rest against a conducting strip of a connection terminal, a moving branch, having on a same side of a free end, a more or less flat part with an opening intended for the passage of the end of a conductor that is to be connected and, a rear part facing the pressing branch, and a connecting region connecting the pressing branch to the moving branch, forming a loop. The pressing branch has an elbow toward an inside of the loop forming a first side of the elbow facing the conducting strip so that when the pressing branch is pressed against the conducting strip, a distance separating the first side of the elbow from a second side of the conducting strip facing the elbow is greater than the thickness of the material used to make the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Enetrelec SA
    Inventors: Bernard Bechaz, Philippe France
  • Patent number: 6827615
    Abstract: A terminal disposed on a carrier strip, the terminal including a contact portion and a generally round barrel portion attached to the carrier strip. The barrel portion has a generally squared shoulder where the barrel portion meets the carrier strip. The squared shoulder facilitates completely cutting the terminal from the carrier strip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Lennart Axelsson
  • Patent number: 6827616
    Abstract: The instant invention presents enhancements to waterjet propulsors used for propelling marine vehicles including a way to bleed off aerated boundary layer water from the inlet of the waterjet propulsor, air fences to further help in preventing aerated boundary layer water from entering the inlet of the waterjet propulsor, and a way to preclude water from entering the waterjet's water inlet when the waterjet is not operating and the marine vehicle is moving forward at high speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Donald E. Burg
  • Patent number: 6827617
    Abstract: A hollow gliding board having an outer shell that demarcates at least one inner cavity, and having at least one inertial mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Salomon S.A.
    Inventor: Eric Metrot
  • Patent number: 6827618
    Abstract: A buoyant boom having: an elongate band extending across a water surface; floats rotatably mounted to the band with rotary bearings between each float and the band; and anchors securing the band at its ends or middle portion to a support, such as a river bed or a river bank structure for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: SNC Lavalin Engineers & Constructors Inc.
    Inventors: Holly Hampton, James Jordan
  • Patent number: 6827619
    Abstract: In an electron emitting device, an electron source and an image forming apparatus making use of it, and producing methods of them, an organic film is present on a pair of conductive films forming the electron emitting device. This organic film is placed in an area on the conductive films. This prevents occurrence of leak paths between the conductive films, which used to occur because of change of the organic film on the substrate into a conductor where the organic film existed on the substrate outside the area of the conductive films, and prevents decrease in electron emission efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Oda, Takashi Iwaki
  • Patent number: 6827620
    Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a spark plug in which a noble metal chip provisionally fixed to a center or ground electrode by resistance welding and finally bonded to the center or ground electrode by laser welding, a current supply time period of the resistance welding is controlled according to a transit moving amount of an upper or lower electrode of a resistance welding equipment, which corresponds to a transit embedding length of the noble metal chip to the center or ground electrode, to establish a predetermined final embedding amount of the noble metal chip to the center or ground electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Akihiko Mizutani
  • Patent number: 6827621
    Abstract: The manufacturing method of a flat panel display comprises facing a faceplate, which has a phosphor screen, to a rear plate, which has an electron emitting element, with a predetermined gap, and joining. At least one of a rear plate (20) and a faceplate (10) is accommodated in an electron beam cleaning chamber (42, 46), and, an electron beam (53) is irradiated onto the rear plate (20) or the faceplate (10) from an electron beam generator (52), which is disposed in the electron beam cleaning chamber (42, 46), in a vacuum atmosphere. Thereby, a surface adsorbed gas is sufficiently degassed. Thus, by sufficiently degassing the surface adsorbed gas in the display, the inside of a vacuum vessel as an envelope can be maintained in a high vacuum state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Takashi Enomoto, Takashi Nishimura
  • Patent number: 6827622
    Abstract: A glass substrate is placed within a vacuum chamber with the surface on which an emissive layer forming an electroluminescence element is to be formed by evaporation facing downward. A mask is disposed within the vacuum chamber. A material of the emissive layer is adhered to the glass substrate through an opening of the mask, to thereby form the emissive layer. When the glass substrate and the mask are aligned, at least three sides of the glass substrate are supported by side supporting members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsutomu Yamada, Ryuji Nishikawa, Susumu Oima
  • Patent number: 6827623
    Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a plasma display panel of the type which includes a discharge space defined between a pair of substrates and sealed by a sealant, the method comprising a first step of forming the sealant on at least one of the substrates and stacking one substrate on the other through the intermediation of the sealant, a second step of reducing the pressure in the space existing between the pair of substrates due to the presence of the sealant and melting the sealant by heating, a third step of curing the sealant to thereby firmly attach the pair of substrates to each other and define a predetermined discharge space, a fourth step of removing impurities in the discharge space, and a fifth step of filling the discharge space with discharge gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Fumiaki Nakatake, Minoru Fukui, Yoshitaka Ukai, Shinji Kanagu, Kazuhide Iwasaki, Akihiro Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 6827624
    Abstract: The first basic structure of the electron emission element of the present invention includes at least two electrodes disposed in a horizontal direction at a predetermined interval, and a plurality of electron emission portions made of a particle or an aggregate of the particles dispersively disposed between the electrodes. On the other hand, the second basic structure of the electron emission element of the present invention includes at least two electrodes disposed at a predetermined interval, a conductive layer disposed between the electrodes so as to be electrically connected thereto, and a plurality of electron emission portions made of a particle or an aggregate of the particles dispersively disposed on the surface of the conductive layer between the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Kurokawa, Tetsuya Shiratori, Toshifumi Sato, Masahiro Deguchi, Makoto Kitabatake
  • Patent number: 6827625
    Abstract: A toy watercraft including: a housing defining an interior section of the watercraft; a motor mounted in the housing; a propeller shaft operatively connected to the motor and extending through an opening in the housing; a propeller mounted on an end portion of the propeller shaft; and a propeller shaft sealing arrangement for preventing water from entering the housing through the opening in the housing. The propeller shaft includes a polygon shaped propeller driving element that is countersunk into a rear portion of the propeller. A shaft stabilizing arrangement is positioned adjacent an end of the shaft where the shaft connects with the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: New Bright Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Keung Lee
  • Patent number: 6827626
    Abstract: A marionette having a controller and a puppet. The controller having a pair of control wings pivotably connected at the second end to one end of a control rod. The other end of the control rod is connected to the puppet. The puppet can have a human form with a head, torso, arms and legs. A pair of control strings extend from the first ends of the control wings to the arms of the puppet. The arms of the puppet are connected to the torso so as to allow a wide range of movement of the arms. The puppet is moved by tilting and pivoting the control wings on the end of the control rod and by moving the control rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Playstages, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mary Jo Feeney, Tucker Fort, Alexandra Fort
  • Patent number: 6827627
    Abstract: The invention relates to a toy vehicle having steerable wheels, to a steering mechanism for such a vehicle, and to a steering module incorporated in the steering mechanism. The steering module includes a coil having a first end and a second end with a central axis extending between the first and second ends thereof, a bar disposed adjacent the first end of the coil and mounted along a substantially linear axis generally perpendicular to the central axis of the coil. The coil and the bar are mounted to be moveable relative to each other. The bar includes first and second magnets mounted on the bar along the substantially linear axis. The first and second magnets each include a north pole and a south pole, with the north pole of the first magnet facing the first end of the coil and the south pole of the second magnet facing the first end of the coil. The steering mechanism is compact in size with few parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Sek Wan Tsang
  • Patent number: 6827628
    Abstract: There is provided a brassiere strap made of a rigid fabric. The strap has a first surface with two or more rows of silicone gel. Preferably, the rows are in a straight axial line. The first surface preferably has an indicia thereon. The first surface positioned for contacting the shoulder of the wearer to prevent the brassiere strap from sliding off the shoulder of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: Joanne J. Kaye, Helga Dahl-Selmer, Jeanne Martini
  • Patent number: 6827629
    Abstract: A polishing system controls the durations over which different layers on a substrate are sequentially polished. The polishing system polishes an upper layer using an endpoint detection technique and polishes a lower layer using a closed loop control technique. Once the lower layer is detected during the course of polishing the upper layer, the polishing system automatically enters the recipe for polishing the lower layer under a closed loop control mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dea-Yun Kim, Jae-Won Hwang, Eun-Ju Kang
  • Patent number: 6827630
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for the wireless transfer of measurements made during chemical-mechanical planarization of semiconductor wafers with a planarizing machine. The apparatus includes a sensor connected to the semiconductor substrate or a movable portion of the planarizing machine. The apparatus further comprises a display spaced apart from the sensor and a wireless communication link coupled between the sensor and the display to transmit a signal from the sensor to the display. The wireless communication link may include an infrared link, a radio link, an acoustic link, or an inductive link. The sensor may measure force, pressure, temperature, pH, electrical resistance or other planarizing parameters. The sensor may also detect light reflected from a reflective surface of a substrate that is used to calibrate the planarizing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott E. Moore
  • Patent number: 6827631
    Abstract: To provide a grinding machine and a centering method for the centers thereof in which the requisite space for the center support rotating mechanism for a workpiece and the in-feed mechanism is reduced to facilitate miniaturization and in which it is easy to secure the space for the supply and discharge of the workpiece and sizing measurement. A motor built-in type main spindle retaining a rotary drive center and a motor built-in type tailstock spindle retaining a tailstock center are swiveled by in-feed means eccentrically supporting them, whereby the rotary drive center and the tailstock center make an in-feed motion with respect to a grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Katsura Tomotaki, Yukimasa Nakamura
  • Patent number: 6827632
    Abstract: A method for polishing a ferrule structure having first and second end faces is disclosed herein. The method includes positioning the ferrule structure within a housing such that the first end face is located outside the housing. The method also includes polishing the first end face while the ferrule structure is positioned within the housing and the first end face is located outside the housing. The method further includes reversing the ferrule structure within the housing such that the second end face is located outside the housing, and polishing the second end face while the ferrule structure is positioned within the housing and the second end face is located outside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Zimmel, William J. Pomroy
  • Patent number: 6827633
    Abstract: A wafer is pressed against a fixed abrasive and brought into sliding contact with the fixed abrasive. Thus, the wafer is polished. A surface of the fixed abrasive is dressed so as to generate free abrasive particles thereon. A liquid or a gas, composed of a mixture of liquid or inert gas and pure water or chemical liquid, is ejected onto the surface of the fixed abrasive during or after the dressing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Yutaka Wada, Tomohiko Akatsuka, Tatsuya Sasaki
  • Patent number: 6827634
    Abstract: A ultra fine particle film forming apparatus is provided which is capable of forming a ultra fine particle film which has ultra fine particles sufficiently bonded together, sufficient density, flat surface and uniform density. A planarized ultra fine particle film forming method for forming a planarized ultra fine particle film from a deposited film of ultra fine particles formed by supplying the ultra fine particles to a substrate, the method comprising one or more of a planarizing step of planarizing a surface of the deposited film of the ultra fine particles supplied to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventor: Jun Akedo
  • Patent number: 6827635
    Abstract: A method and apparatus of planarizing substrates is disclosed. A planarizing web medium is prepared for planarizing substrates to reduce defect generation. The planarizing web has a planarizing region and preparing region defined thereon, wherein at least one portion of the preparing region is outside the planarizing region. The web medium is advanced to move one portion of the web out of the planarizing region and another portion into the planarizing region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Lahnor, Olaf Kuehn, Andreas Roemer, Alexander Simpson
  • Patent number: 6827636
    Abstract: A semiconductor device production method and a semiconductor device production apparatus are provided. The semiconductor device production method includes the steps of: sticking a wafer to a stretch tape stretchable by a physical process; dicing the wafer into individual semiconductor chips; stretching the stretch tape by performing the physical process on the stretch tape after the dicing: and grinding the rear surface of the wafer stuck to the stretch tape after the tape stretching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Yutaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 6827637
    Abstract: A waterjet cutting system and method of operating such system are disclosed. The waterjet cutting system includes an inflatable and deflatable diaphragm to control the mixing of abrasive particulate material and liquid in a stream used to abrade a target object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Service Metal Fabricating, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Lewin, Timothy D. O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: 6827638
    Abstract: There are provided a polishing apparatus and a polishing method capable of performing polishing a work (such as a wafer) with high efficiency and high precision, a novel work holding plate effectively holding a work and an adhering method for a work capable of adhering the work on the work holding plate with high precision. The polishing apparatus comprises: a polishing table(29); and a work holding plate(38), wherein a work held on the work holding plate(38) is polished supplying a polishing agent solution(41) in the apparatus, and in polishing action, an amount of deformation of the polishing table(29) in a direction normal to an upper surface thereof with respect to the upper surface thereof and/or an amount of deformation of the work holding plate(38) in a direction normal to a work holding surface thereof is restricted to 100 &mgr;m or less by forming the polishing table(29) in one-piece, contriving flow paths of cooling water and others.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Etsuo Kiuchi, Toshiyuki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 6827639
    Abstract: In polishing particles each having a core-shell structure, a polishing rate can be controlled by adjusting a thickness and/or density of a shell portion. The polishing particles have the core-shell structure with an average diameter in the range from 5 to 300 nm, and the shell portion of the polishing particles includes silica with a thickness in the range from 1 to 50 nm. A density of the shell portion is in the from 1.6 to 2.2 g/cc, while the Na content of the shell portion is less than 10 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Catalysts & Chemicals Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyasu Nishida, Yoshinori Wakamiya, Michio Komatsu
  • Patent number: 6827640
    Abstract: A dust collection system for use in connection with a portable power tool is provided. The dust collection system generally includes a dust collection port having an intake that is interconnected to an air impeller by an intake duct. The impeller is driven by a motor, to create a vacuum at the intake port of the dust collection port. The outlet of the air impeller is in communication with a dust collection volume. In operation, the dust collection system is fixed to a portable power tool. Dust created during sawing or other operations is collected by the dust collection port, and is drawn away from the location at which the dust is created by a vacuum established by the air impeller at the intake port. The dust thus collected is deposited in the dust collection volume, which may include a filter bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: S&G Company, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Bures, Greg Shettlesworth
  • Patent number: 6827641
    Abstract: A grinding wheel including (a) a cylindrical main body having a grinding surface on its outer circumferential surface, and (b) a pair of synthetic resin layers disposed on respective axially opposite end faces of the cylindrical main body. Each of the synthetic resin layers covers at least a radially outer end portion of a corresponding one of the axially opposite end faces. The cylindrical main body has an abrasive layer which constitutes a radially outermost layer thereof so that the abrasive layer provides the grinding surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Noritake Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazumasa Yoshida, Takashi Nomura
  • Patent number: 6827642
    Abstract: A vehicle remote control and air treatment system includes a selectively operable air treatment device. The air treatment device may be an electrically powered ion generator for selectively generating ions in the vehicle, for example. The vehicle remote control and air treatment device may also include at least one remote transmitter, a receiver at the vehicle for receiving signals from the at least one remote transmitter, and a controller at the vehicle. The controller may be connected to the receiver for performing at least one vehicle function based upon signals from the remote transmitter, and may also selectively operate the air treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Omega Patents, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Flick
  • Patent number: 6827643
    Abstract: An electrical switchgear (ES) comprising at least one function module (FM, FM . . . ) having an encapsulated housing, and a decompression channel (DK) which is connected to the housing. Said decompression channel (DK) comprises a ventilation device (LV, LV . . . ) in at least one of its generated surfaces, said device having two wall-type ventilation elements (LE 1,2) which are successively arranged at a distance from each other and are provided with ventilation openings. One ventilation element (LE 1) is connected to the generated surface of the decompression channel (DK) in a fixed manner, and the other ventilation element (LE 2) can be moved in a guided manner against the fixed ventilation element (LE 1). The moveable ventilation element (LE 2) can be linearly displaced inside a guiding frame (FR) and the ventilation openings of the ventilation elements (LE 1,2) are staggered in relation to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin Eiselt, Gildo Mahn, Achim Milbich
  • Patent number: 6827644
    Abstract: A system is provided for distributing magic games from a web server via the internet, in which a game provider provides magic games from the web server, while a user communicates the magic games using a portable remote information terminal, whereby answers to questions asked in the magic games are outputted and displayed on the portable remote information terminal in the form of any of voice, graphics and characters or a combination of any two or more thereof, so that an audience can enjoy various types of magic games via the internet using the portable remote information terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Tenyo Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kondo
  • Patent number: 6827645
    Abstract: Provides a game processing apparatus capable of getting players more excited about playing games. For that reason, the game processing apparatus of the present invention processes games on the basis of players' operating signals, and is equipped with processing circuits (10), which process the above-mentioned games on the basis of operating signals supplied from input devices (2b) operated by the players, and which generate the image data for these games. When an operating signal equivalent to a player's victory declaration is input from an input device (2b), the processing circuits (10) process subsequent operating signals input by the player as invalid signals until a prescribed condition is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Sega Enterprises
    Inventors: Masamoto Morita, Akiyoshi Shinpo, Akira Nishino, Tooru Ohara, Shuntarou Tanaka, Yuuichi Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 6827646
    Abstract: Gaming devices comprising a standard gaming unit, e.g., three reels, and a discernible additional payout indicator, e.g., a rotatable wheel. A preferred bonus payout indicator is clearly visible by the player and is actuatable when the reels of the slot machine stop on certain predetermined indicia. A preferred embodiment further comprises a payout multiplier which displays a plurality of values by which a payout may be multiplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: William R. Adams
  • Patent number: 6827647
    Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a central processing unit and a local microcontroller. The CPU operates a gaming machine in response to a wager. The local microcontroller is distinct from and coupled to the central processing unit. The local microcontroller performs the low-level coin handling operations independent from the central processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy C. Loose, William A. Gwiasda
  • Patent number: 6827648
    Abstract: A wireless controller for a video game player is disclosed. The wireless controller for a video game player comprises a wireless receiver and a sound transformer that are connected with a first memory chip receiver of the video game player. The built-in microphone and amplifier of the wireless receiver allows the user to use the wireless controller to transmit signals and communicate with the wireless receiver wirelessly. Thus without using headset and microphone, the user can control the wireless controller and also communicate with the other online player within an effective transmission range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignees: Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd., Vision Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chi-Fu Peng, Chiu-Hao Cheng, Ming-Gwo Cheng
  • Patent number: 6827649
    Abstract: A universal joint for interconnecting a pair of rotating shafts includes a pair of bifurcated yokes interconnected by a cruciform. The cruciform includes four orthogonal trunnions each including a lubricant passage. A thrust washer engages an inner surface of the lubricant passage to retain a bearing assembly on each trunnion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc M. Menosky, Salvatore N. Grupido
  • Patent number: 6827650
    Abstract: A swing includes a seat unit having a seat frame disposed between two armrest frames, and a backrest frame pivoted to a rear end of the seat frame and to one of the armrest frames. A sliding member is fixed to the seat frame, and is slidably mounted on a guiding rail that is secured to said one of the armrest frames. A spring-biased latch is mounted on the sliding member, and engages releasably a selected one of retaining grooves formed in the guiding rail to prevent sliding movement of the sliding member and the seat frame relative to the guiding rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chuen-Jong Tseng
  • Patent number: 6827651
    Abstract: A billiard training air for promoting accuracy and consistency in contacting an object ball with a cue ball to effect and desired path for the object ball and a resultant path and position for the cue ball includes an alignment body supported above the object ball, an object ball laser projecting a forward beams that is positioned on the desired path along a longitudinal axis, a impact indicating laser downwardly projecting a contact line along the object ball for indicating a contact point for the cue ball, a light unit for projecting a ghost ball image on the longitudinal axis at the contact point for indicating the impact position for the cue ball, and a pair of transverse lasers for projecting lateral beam to indicate and reference post impact cue ball position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Davis
  • Patent number: 6827652
    Abstract: The present invention 10 discloses a billiards cue stick having light-generating elements 40 within the body of the cue stick. The multi-sectioned cue stick 20, 22 has a throughbore 36 for receiving a light-generating circuit 38. Positioned behind the tip 34 is a translucent ferrule 26 having a light-generating element 40 in close proximity to the translucent ferrule. When the light-generating element is energized the light rays will cause the translucent ferrule to glow. Also positioned within the body of the cue stick is a power source 30, 32 for energizing the light-generating elements 40. Positioned within the butt of the handle 20 is another translucent element having a light-generating element able to cause the translucent end piece 28 to glow. The fastening mechanism 24 forms the switch of the light circuit wherein when the stick is assembled the light elements are energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Johnny J Castro, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6827653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wrist support for bowlers which prevents a user from being injured by shock applied to a user's wrist during bowling and which allows the user to accurately throw a bowling ball. The wrist support is designed to steplessly adjust horizontal and/or vertical angles between its hand back part, wrist part, and finger part, and is designed such that a fastening band unit is easily connected to and removed from a main body of the wrist part, and allows a user to feel comfortable when wearing the wrist support. The wrist support according to the present invention is designed such that click sounds are generated from the support when turning an adjusting knob provided at an angle adjusting part, thus allowing a user to confirm whether the angle adjusting part is operated or not, therefore providing reliability and convenience to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Sung-Hoan Be
  • Patent number: 6827654
    Abstract: A device (10) for training a sequence of movements for ball hitting implements (18), especially golf clubs and baseball bats, permits monitoring the observance of the correct sequence of movements. The monitoring device acts upon the implement (18) and the user. The device permits the individual user to be in a position to check whether a sequence of movement is being correctly performed, while he or she is executing the sequence of movements and to correct it if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Ingo Meyer
  • Patent number: 6827655
    Abstract: Improvements are provided for a putter. The putter includes a club head. The improvements are removably mounted on the putter and facilitate the practice of a putting stroke in which the putter club head moves along a path of travel that is generally parallel to the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald S. Burns