| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5542304 |
Magnetostrictive torque sensor, magnetostrictive torque measuring apparatus, and condition-monit |
August 6, 1996 |
| A high-permeability core has four legs of a quadrangular prism shape. An exciting coil has a first winding that is wound on two adjacent legs of the core, and a second winding connected to the first winding and wound on the other two adjacent legs in the direction opposite to the winding |
| 5539706 |
Pulsimeter provided with or without a pedometer |
July 23, 1996 |
| A pulsimeter includes a main body having a front face and a back face that is opposite the front face. A finger insertion section, into which a finger may be inserted, is arranged on the back face of the main body. Also included is a pulse sensor which is configured to sense pulses from |
| 5537514 |
Method of rearranging and method of coding fuzzy reasoning rules, and method of fuzzy reasoning |
July 16, 1996 |
| In the antecedents of a group of fuzzy reasoning rules, a proposition x1=PL which appears the most frequently is extracted, and one group consisting of Rules 1, 2, 6, 8, 9 which contain this proposition is formed. Rule 8, in which only the proposition x1=PL is contained in its antecedent |
| 5536926 |
Optical scanner and optical scanning device, optical sensor, coded data reader, and POS system w |
July 16, 1996 |
| An optical scanner and an optical scanning device, an optical sensor unit, a coded data reader, and a POS system employing an optical scanner. The optical comprises an elastically deformable element, a vibrational input segment disposed at a first end of the elastically deformable elemen |
| 5536455 |
Method of manufacturing lens array |
July 16, 1996 |
| A first array of first lens-base elements is formed on a substrate with spacing therebetween. The first lens-base elements are heated so that the first lens-base elements melt to form first lenses having round surfaces. A separation layer is formed to cover the first lenses and the subst |
| 5534842 |
Circuit breaking switch with fusible element that responds to current overloads |
July 9, 1996 |
| This invention provides a switch adapted to close upon pressing by an actuator of a movable piece initially in an open switch position, the actuator being made of a material which melts at a predetermined temperature. The switch opens when melting of the actuator by the heat generate |
| 5526467 |
Membership function data preparation method and an apparatus thereof and an adaption degree oper |
June 11, 1996 |
| There is provided an improved system wherein a storage capacity for storing membership functions is reduced. In the system, a plurality of sections T11 through T16 are set having boundaries at vertexes or tops where the respective grades of a plurality of membership functions MF11 throug |
| 5525790 |
Handy image scanner |
June 11, 1996 |
| A handy image scanner according to this invention comprises a light source, a transparent cover through which a light emitted from the light source passes to illuminate a script, and an optical system into which light reflected from the script is input, wherein the transparent cover is |
| 5524251 |
Microcomputer having ALU performing min and max operations |
June 4, 1996 |
| All data to be compared are stored in a register group (1) in advance. When a MIN operation is executed, a maximum value (e.g, FF) is initially set in a memory (2). Source data outputted by the register group (1) and destination data outputted by the memory (2) are applied to a full |
| 5522395 |
Electronic sphygmomanometer and method of controlling operation of same |
June 4, 1996 |
| The amplitude of a pulse wave that appears in a form superimposed upon cuff pressure is detected every beat of a heartbeat in synchronism with the beat not only in the course of depressurization but also in the course of pressurization. The maximum value Amaxi of the pulse-wave amplitude |
| 5521987 |
Image processing method and apparatus employing gray scale images having fewer bits per pixel an |
May 28, 1996 |
| Input image data representing the image of a subject imaged by a video camera 9 is applied from an A/D converter circuit 11 to a dither-image generating circuit 13, in which the image data is binarized in accordance with the error diffusion method, whereby dither image data represented b |
| 5515476 |
Fuzzy control apparatus in which rules can be changed, method of operating same, control system |
May 7, 1996 |
| In a fuzzy control apparatus in which a rule is capable of being changed during operation, a fuzzy reasoning output which prevails immediately prior to a rule change is stored when a rule change is made, and a fuzzy-control output is generated by combining, after the rule change, the |
| 5515156 |
Electromagentic wave generating device and a distance measuring device |
May 7, 1996 |
| A safety distance measuring device employing an electromagnetic wave is provided. A laser diode 2 is energized to emit laser beams by a laser diode drive circuit 3 in accordance with a clock signal generated by a control circuit 29. The emitted laser beams are sequentially changed to |
| 5511551 |
Cuff for blood pressure meter |
April 30, 1996 |
| A cuff for a blood pressure meter includes material that does not stretch and in which the length of the surface in contact with the finger does not vary when the cuff is filled with compressed air, regardless of the diameter of the finger. Because the internal pressure in the cuff close |
| 5511142 |
Rib optical waveguide and method of manufacturing the same |
April 23, 1996 |
| On a substrate (1), a core layer (2) is formed such that the core layer (2) includes a rib section (2a) fabricated to be integral therewith. The core layer (2) and the rib section (2a) are formed with a liquid material to be solidified under an energy irradiation, for example, a UV-setti |
| 5506936 |
Fuzzy inference system and a pattern input type membership value generator |
April 9, 1996 |
| An input variable and a category of pattern are combined in antecedent of a fuzzy rule. Input pattern data of the input variable is stored in a pattern memory. An extracting program proper to the category is read out from a library by a category signal in combination with the input v |
| 5502800 |
Graphic data processing apparatus using displayed graphics for application program selection |
March 26, 1996 |
| A graphic data processing apparatus comprising a CPU coupled to an entry device, storage storing graphic data and a plurality of programs and a display, and adapted such that a command mode for drawing a desired graphic form is selected by designating the corresponding desired graphic |
| 5501538 |
Apparatus and method for adjusting character spacing |
March 26, 1996 |
| Disclosed is a system for automatic adjustment of character spacing suited to characters in innumerable combinations, such as in the case with Chinese characters and hiragana and katakana characters in the Japanese language. In character dot data of a plurality of characters which co |
| 5495558 |
Development supporting system and method for fuzzy inference devices |
February 27, 1996 |
| The invention involves a fuzzy inference development system which prepares, automatically, an inference engine module file and a knowledge (i.e., rules and membership functions) data file which are optimized for the system (the CPU or equivalent) which the user intends to use and for the |
| 5495096 |
Multi-focus optical device |
February 27, 1996 |
| A multi-focus optical sensing device for use in bar code scanners, photoelectric sensors and the like is disclosed. To extend the range of detection along the optical axis, without increasing the detection time, the focal point of the light beam is caused to move along the optical ax |
| 5488469 |
Cell analyzing apparatus |
January 30, 1996 |
| A cell analyzing apparatus which employs flow cytometry to obtain the concentration (the cell count per unit volume) of a specimen under examination is adapted to measure either the cell count of a control specimen the concentration of which is known or the length of time the control |
| 5487607 |
Radiation clinical thermometer |
January 30, 1996 |
| A radiation clinical thermometer includes a moveable probe which actuates a start switch when inserted into a patients ear. The radiation clinical thermometer also includes a probe cover device for dismounting a probe cover from the probe. The probe cover device is operatively connected |
| 5487340 |
Card printing method, original positioning holder, and car printing paper |
January 30, 1996 |
| In card printing, to allow registration and positioning of card-like originals C when making a master plate by duplication to be accomplished both easily and accurately, the card-like originals are positioned and set up on an original positioning holder for card printing 30 having origin |
| 5485551 |
Fuzzy inference device |
January 16, 1996 |
| The knowledge of an expert user expressing the relationships between phenomena and a conclusion (a rule) is stored prior to the use of the device. Input data are applied to this knowledge in order to make an inference. The possibility of the conclusion is calculated, and the clearnes |
| 5485532 |
Image processing device and method thereof |
January 16, 1996 |
| The objective of this invention is to make it possible to generate a window automatically without requiring troublesome manual operations, and by using the window to make it possible to perform a highly accurate inspection for burrs, chips, or the like. The image processing device co |
| 5484968 |
Interference device for discriminating a certain oscillation |
January 16, 1996 |
| An inference device for discriminating an earthquake includes an ON/OFF signal generating means for generating an ON/OFF signal corresponding to an oscillatory wave, a characteristic parameter extracting means for extracting at least one of three characteristic parameters consisting of |
| 5479568 |
Reasoning computer system |
December 26, 1995 |
| A fuzzy reasoning computer comprising an input controller, fuzzy rule storage, fuzzy rule register, rule controller and a fuzzy reasoning unit. The fuzzy reasoning computer further comprises rule selection components for selecting a fuzzy rule, address generating components for convertin |
| 5473297 |
Electromagnetic relay |
December 5, 1995 |
| An electromagnetic relay having movable contactors which extend along either side of a movable armature. The movable armature and the movable contactors are formed integrally with the central support member by outsert molding. Movable contact terminals, which extend from the movable |
| 5459295 |
Reliable electrical connection between a stationary terminal and an armature of a switch |
October 17, 1995 |
| A switch in which an armature swingably coupled to a stationary terminal is operated by a depression of a push button to trip between the contacts. A movable spring is laid between the stationary terminal and the armature to assist the trip of the armature and the stationary terminal is |
| 5455498 |
Angle of rotation detector |
October 3, 1995 |
| An angle of rotation detector has a drive unit which supplies 90 degree phase shifted signals to a pair of stator coils and measures an analog output from a rotor coil in a resolver. A calculating device calculates the rotational angle of the resolver using the output of an analog to |
| 5455399 |
Switch device |
October 3, 1995 |
| A switch device of reduced thickness is provided for use in motor vehicles or the like in which a switching element in a casing is operated with an operating knob. Such a switch device can be assembled with ease and is stable in the operation of the switching element. Such a switch devic |
| 5444677 |
Optical read/write head low angle beamsplitter and coplanar detectors |
August 22, 1995 |
| An optical read/write head for a magnetic-optic recording and reproducing unit having a beam splitter placed between a collimator lens and an objective lens. The optical path of the beam reflected by a recording disk is bent by the beam splitter and the beam strikes a polarizing beam |
| 5444565 |
Optical scanner |
August 22, 1995 |
| An optical scanner and beam printer using the optical scanner are disclosed in which the optical scanner includes a scanning element supporting a mirror surface, a support element for freely supporting at one end the scanning element and at another end a vibrating element, and a drive |
| 5440285 |
Closed type electromagnetic relay |
August 8, 1995 |
| In this closed type electromagnetic relay, an insulating resin is injection molded to the surface of a coil block so that a part of a coil wound around an iron core at the side opposite a contact opening/closing mechanism is exposed. A force exerted on the coil by the resin pressure |
| 5434955 |
Fuzzy inference device |
July 18, 1995 |
| The present invention is carried out by modifying input data by the degree grade with respect to membership functions. The degree of fit measure is then used to obtain the information amount of each phenomena. A relational coefficient, which indicates the relatedness of a number of pheno |
| 5434680 |
Image reader |
July 18, 1995 |
| An image scanner for a document incorporates a transparent member on a lower surface for passing reading and reflecting light while preventing entry of dust and foreign matter into the scanner housing. The transparent member is disposed so that at least the area which passes reflected li |
| 5430264 |
Limit switch |
July 4, 1995 |
| In a limit switch, its rotational operation section B includes a rotary shaft 9 which is rotatably supported on a head housing 5, and an actuator 10 for turning the rotary shaft 9, and its switch section C comprises a detector 29 which is built in a switch housing 3, to detect particular |
| 5428253 |
Proximity switch |
June 27, 1995 |
| A high frequency oscillation type proximity switch prevents mutual interference when it is mounted adjacent to other proximity switches. The switch includes a comparator having a threshold value at a level higher than an object detection level of the oscillation output of the proximity |
| 5426730 |
Method and apparatus for displaying sequential function chart elements |
June 20, 1995 |
| A programmable monitoring unit which is adapted for simplifying the programming and display of user programs in a programmable controller using a sequential function charting technique. In a first embodiment, the display of the SFC data is easily compressed such that a combined display |
| 5410142 |
Optical card with printing visible below the optical recording |
April 25, 1995 |
| An optical card having visible data marked on a base layer and a substantially transparent optical data recording layer formed over the base layer. A protective layer is laminated over the optical data recording layer. The visible data marked on the base may be marked in an ink visib |
| 5407730 |
Physical variable sensor and method of manufacturing the same |
April 18, 1995 |
| A physical variable sensor with a processor circuit that can be used for any of a number of different applications. The variable sensor is compact and inexpensive to produce. The variable sensor comprises first, second and third substrates. On the second substrate is mounted a sensor |
| 5402525 |
Apparatus and method for automatically creating membership functions |
March 28, 1995 |
| Membership functions are capable of being created with ease even by a person who is not an expert or skilled individual. Data Ai.about.Bi sensed by sensors 11.about.13 and synthesized data Mi are stored in a memory device 31 in correlation with identification codes Di of objects. The |
| 5400302 |
Dial-type timer device |
March 21, 1995 |
| A dial-type timer device having a timer body and a dial on a face of the timer body. A cover, including a locking pawl, is placed on the face of the timer body so that the dial protrudes through a hole therein. A setting ring is mounted on the dial and engages the locking pawl at a s |
| 5396204 |
Electromagnetic relay |
March 7, 1995 |
| In an electromagnetic relay having a movable piece (30) supported so as to be free to oscillate, an electromagnet block (20) for attracting and oscillatingly displacing the movable piece by being excited, a contact mechanism having a movable contactor (53) and a fixed contactor (51, 52), |
| 5392015 |
Electromagnetic relay |
February 21, 1995 |
| An electromagnetic relay which is small in size, low in power consumption, high in productivity, and long in service life and which operates with high accuracy. The electromagnetic relay in which the electromagnet is energized and deenergized to swing its armature to drive a slide card, |
| 5362929 |
Weight sensor device |
November 8, 1994 |
| A weight measuring device includes two piezoelectric elements. The first piezoelectric element induces vibration in an object to be measured, and the second one detects the reaction force of the object generated by the vibration. This force is detected by a voltage monitor circuit as an |
| 5359710 |
Method and apparatus for programming an automatic monitoring system |
October 25, 1994 |
| A method and apparatus for programming an automatic monitoring system which includes an auxiliary input device for inputting encoded picture data relating to the picture classification, coordinate information, picture attributes, etc. for graphic plotting, a picture data filing device fo |
| 5359684 |
Optical lensed coupler for use with a planar waveguide |
October 25, 1994 |
| An optical device manufacturing method includes a step of accumulating an optical device inorganic material on a stamper by use of a vacuum thin-film growing method, and a step of removing the accumulated material from the stamper, thereby producing an optical device. |
| 5357230 |
Electromagnetic relay |
October 18, 1994 |
| An electromagnetic relay in which a movable block is mounted on an upper surface of an electromagnetic block disposed on a base for a swing movement and contacts are switched by the movable block driven by the movable block being energized and deenergized, a pair of supports projecti |
| 5352876 |
Method and apparatus for transaction settlement |
October 4, 1994 |
| A pre-paid vending machine (10) includes a card reader (15) which reads credit data and secret code number from a credit card (11). When a user inputs a secret code number and amount data from an input display (16), whether or not the input secret code number is the same as the secret co |
