01st week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 15 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100001401 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING INTERCONNECT LAYER MADE OF COPPER - A semiconductor device includes an interlayer insulating film, a barrier metal layer, a conductive layer and a first insulating film. The barrier metal layer is formed on a bottom surface and a side face of a trench made in the interlayer insulating film. The conductive layer is formed on the barrier metal layer. The conductive layer has its upper surface lower than an upper surface of an opening of the trench and buries a part of the trench. The first insulating film is formed on the conductive layer and is formed on the barrier metal layer on a side face of the opening of the trench. The first insulating film is made of a material having a dielectric constant higher than that of the interlayer insulating film. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001402 | Multiple Patterning Method - A self-aligned pitch fragmentation method for manufacturing an integrated circuit includes forming openings in a first layer, wherein the openings uncover first sections of a second layer arranged below the first layer. The first sections of the second layer are removed. The first layer is shrunk and the openings are expanded to form a first mask from the first layer, wherein the first mask exposes second sections and covers third sections of the second layer. The etch properties of the second sections are altered selectively to the third sections to facilitate the self-aligned pitch fragmentation method. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001403 | Method for designing semiconductor integrated circuit which includes metallic wiring connected to gate electrode and satisfies antenna criterion - A method of designing a semiconductor integrated circuit, includes verifying an antenna ratio of a metallic wiring connected to a first gate electrode and the first gate electrode, based on a layout information, and computing a gate area that should be added to avoid a plasma damage to the first gate electrode, based on the verifying. The method further includes modifying a layout of the semiconductor integrated circuit, based on the computing, by arranging a logic cell having a second gate electrode having the gate area or more and is in a state where the logic cell makes no contribution to a logic operation of the semiconductor integrated circuit, in a free region of the layout, and connecting the second gate electrode to the metallic wiring. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001404 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A layout structure of a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided with which narrowing and breaking of metal interconnects near a cell boundary can be prevented without increasing the data amount and processing time for OPC. A cell A and a cell B are adjacent to each other along a cell boundary. The interconnect regions of metal interconnects from which to the cell boundary no other interconnect region exists are placed to be substantially axisymmetric with respect to the cell boundary, while sides of diffusion regions facing the cell boundary are asymmetric with respect to the cell boundary. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001405 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE - An integrated circuit and corresponding method of manufacture. The integrated circuit has a die comprising: an outer strengthening ring around a periphery of the die, the outer ring having one or more gaps; and an inner strengthening ring within the outer ring and around interior circuitry of the die, the inner ring having one or more gaps offset from the gaps of the outer ring. One or more conducting members are electrically isolated from said rings and electrically connected to the interior circuitry, each member passing through a gap of the inner ring and through a gap of the outer ring. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001406 | ARTIFICIALLY TILTED VIA CONNECTION - A semiconductor integrated circuit with tilted via connection and related method are provided, the circuit including a via layer having at least one tilted via, and a wireway layer having at least one elongated wireway disposed above the via layer, wherein the wireway connects to and partially overlaps the tilted via; and the method including forming a via layer, patterning a via trench in the via layer, forming a wireway layer, patterning an elongated wireway in the wireway layer, etching the patterned wireway and the patterned via, and filling the etched wireway and the etched via with a conductive material, wherein the filled wireway partially overlaps the filled via. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001407 | GALVANIC MASK - A method for the production of a contact structure of a semiconductor component comprises the masking of at least one side of a semiconductor substrate with a coating and the partial removal thereof in at least one pre-determined region. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001408 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The semiconductor device according to the present invention includes: a semiconductor chip including a wire and a passivation film formed on the outermost surface with an opening partially exposing the wire; a resin layer stacked on the semiconductor chip and provided with a through-hole in a position opposed to a portion of the wire facing the opening; and a pad formed on a peripheral portion of the through-hole in the resin layer and in the through-hole so that an external connection terminal is arranged on the surface thereof. The peripheral portion of the resin layer is formed more thickly than the remaining portion of the resin layer other than the peripheral portion. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001409 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The invention relates to a semiconductor device comprising: a substrate ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001410 | FLIP CHIP OVERMOLD PACKAGE - An integrated circuit (IC) package having a packaging substrate, an IC disposed onto the packaging substrate, and a rigid support member attached to the substrate layer through an adhesive spacer is provided. The packaging substrate includes multiple decoupling capacitors positioned thereon around the IC. A heat sink is placed over the IC. The rigid support member provides enhanced structural support for the IC packaging and there is ample space between a bottom surface of the rigid support member and the packaging substrate to allow the placement of the decoupling capacitors underneath the rigid support member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001411 | METHOD FOR MUTUALLY CONNECTING SUBSTRATES, FLIP CHIP MOUNTING BODY, AND MUTUAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN SUBSTRATES - A resin containing conductive particles and a gas bubble generating agent is supplied between a first substrate and a second substrate, and then the resin is heated to generate gas bubbles from the gas bubble generating agent contained in the resin so that the resin is self-assembled between electrodes. Then, the resin is further heated to melt the conductive particles contained in the resin, thereby forming connectors between electrodes. A partition member sealing the gap between the substrates is provided near a peripheral portion of the resin, and gas bubbles in the resin are discharged to the outside through the peripheral portion of the resin where the partition member is absent. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001412 | BOND PAD STRUCTURE - A bond pad structure of an integrated circuit includes a conductive pad disposed on a first dielectric layer, a first conductive block formed in a second dielectric layer below the first dielectric layer and electrically connected to the conductive pad through a first via plug formed in the first dielectric layer, and an electrically floating first conductive plate situated under the conductive pad. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001413 | Semiconductor Device and Semiconductor Device Manufacturing Method - The present invention aims at providing a semiconductor device capable of reliably preventing a wire bonded to an island from being disconnected due to a thermal shock, a temperature cycle and the like in mounting and capable of preventing remarkable increase in the process time. In the semiconductor device according to the present invention, a semiconductor chip is die-bonded to the surface of an island, one end of a first wire is wire-bonded to an electrode formed on the surface of the semiconductor chip to form a first bonding section and the other end of the first wire is wire-bonded to the island to form a second bonding section, while the semiconductor device is resin-sealed. A double bonding section formed by wire-bonding a second wire is provided on the second bonding section of the first wire wire-bonded onto the island. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001414 | MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE VIA ETCHING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP TO A FIRST LAYER - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a semiconductor chip including contact elements on a first face and a first layer between the first face and a second face opposite the first face. Placing the semiconductor chip on a carrier with the contact elements facing the carrier and etching the semiconductor chip until the first layer is reached. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001415 | LIQUID EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION - A liquid epoxy resin composition comprising
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20100001416 | WAFER LASER-MARKING METHOD AND DIE FABRICATED USING THE SAME - A wafer laser-marking method is provided. First, a wafer having a first surface (an active surface) and a second surface (a back surface) opposite to each other is provided. Next, the wafer is thinned. Then, the thinned wafer is fixed on a tape such that the second surface of the wafer is attached to the tape. Finally, the laser marking step is performed, such that a laser light penetrates the tape and marks a pattern on the second surface of the wafer. There are glue residuals remained in the laser-marking pattern of the die manufactured according to the laser-marking method of the invention, and the components of the glue residuals at least include elements of silicon, carbon and oxygen. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001417 | FRAGRANCE DEVICE WITH FRAGRANCE AMOUNT INDICATOR - Methods and compositions of providing a signal when a fragrance dispenser has reached a predetermined amount of fragrance. In one embodiment of the invention, a dispenser is provided that includes a fragranced polymer pad. The pad shrinks as the fragrance is exhausted. After the pad has shrunk to a predetermined level, an actuator causes a signal to be emitted, indicating that the fragrance should be supplemented. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001418 | Service water pipe faucet direct-connected ozone water producer with self-power generator - [Problem] To develop an ozone water producer for producing high efficient ozone water in which, as ozone generating electric power at an ozone water producer directly connected to a faucet, the electric power supplied from an external is not applied, but electric power having a self-generating function got through a self-generation within the equipment itself is applied. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001419 | STEAM INJECTION HEATER WITH STATIONARY END SEAL ASSEMBLY - A direct contact steam injection heater that includes a steam diffuser having a plurality of steam diffusion holes that are selectively exposed by a regulating member to control the amount of steam used to heat a liquid. The regulating member is movable within the steam diffuser and the steam diffuser includes a seating member to prevent the flow of steam from the diffuser when the regulating member is in a completely closed, seated position. At least one sealing members selectively exposes the steam diffusion holes in the discharge region of the steam diffuser when the regulating member moves between the open and closed positions. The spacing of the steam diffusion holes along the steam diffuser can be varied depending upon the desired resolution of the steam released as the regulating member moves between its fully closed and fully open position. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001420 | Methods of Making Optical Fiber Assemblies Having Relatively Low-Levels of Water-Swellable Powder - Disclosed are fiber optic assemblies having at least one optical fiber and a water-swellable powder within a tube and/or cavity and methods for making the same. Fiber optic assemblies of the present invention use relatively low-levels of water-swellable powder while still effectively blocking the migration of tap water and/or saline solutions of | 2010-01-07 |
20100001421 | Fabrication method of self-written optical waveguide - A taper angle of a self-written optical waveguide to be formed is increased or decreased at a desired position. A range of light (aperture number) condensed by a focusing lens | 2010-01-07 |
20100001422 | Method of measuring extent of cure of binder in products - A method for determining the extent of cure of binder in a product comprising heating a sample of the product to vaporize free moisture in the sample and expel vaporized free moisture from the sample, measuring cure moisture content of the product, measuring binder content of the product, calculating a product ratio of cure moisture content to binder content, and comparing the product ratio of cure moisture content to binder content to a predetermined desirable ratio of cure moisture content to binder content. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001423 | Method of Vulcanising Pneumatic Tyres and Apparatus Therefor - A tyre enclosed in a vulcanisation mould is supplied with heat to cause vulcanisation of same. By thermal-detection probes introduced into the tyre monitoring of the cross-linking degree reached in at least one first detection region and one second detection region disposed within the tyre is carried out. Head supply is stopped on occurrence of the following conditions: (i) the crosslinking degree measured in at least one of the detection regions reaches a first reference value higher than 90% of the whole cross-linking; and (ii) the cross-linking degree measured in each detection region has overcome a second pre-established reference value not exceeding about 50% of the whole cross-linking. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001424 | METHOD FOR FILLING A FOAM MIXTURE IN A CAVITY OF A METAL MOLD AND AN APPARATUS FOR MOLDING A MOLD - This invention intends to provide a method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a metal mold, which method can produce a mold without defects. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001425 | Rapid rotational foam molding process - The nature of the rotational molding process is cyclic. It requires the temperature of the rotating mold and the plastic it is charged with to be elevated from room temperature to beyond its melting temperature and then cooled back to room temperature. Consequently, rotational molding cycle times are lengthy, which is often considered as the fundamental drawback of this plastic fabrication process. The motivation and objectives of this disclosure are twofold. The presently proposed invention focuses on developing an innovative extrusion-assisted rotational foam molding processing technology for the manufacture of integral-skin cellular composite moldings having adjacent, but clearly distinct, layers of non-cellular and cellular structures, consisting of identical or compatible polymeric grades. Its primary goal is to significantly reduce the processing cycle time in comparison with respective currently implemented technologies by employing melt extrusion in order to maximize the speed of controlled polymer melting. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001426 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING AIR-LAID ABSORBENT CORES - An apparatus for forming air-laid absorbent cores, having a first and second mat-forming wheel, each of the mat-forming wheels having a series of moulds along its peripheral surface, air-laying means for supplying air-entrained fibrous material to the moulds, suction means maintaining the formed core elements in their moulds during a part of the path of the moulds on the respective mat-forming wheel and means for transferring a core element on the second mat-forming wheel onto a core element on the first mat-forming wheel while the latter core element still is maintained in its mould, at least the air-laying means associated with the second mat-forming wheel having means for supplying a mixture of air-entrained fibrous material and discrete particles. The two mat-forming wheels form a nip between each other that the second core element will abut the first core element before transfer. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001427 | METHOD FOR JOINTING RUBBERY-CORE-INSERTED BRAID - A method for jointing a rubbery-core-inserted braid is provided. In the method, a mold made of a pair of templates is prepared, wherein the templates may be closed in such a manner that trenches can constitute a through hole into which the braid is fittable. The method includes a step of fitting an end of the braid into the trench in one of the templates, while fitting the other end of the braid into the trench, thereby approaching both the ends of the braids each other, a step of interposing a thermoplastic resin between both the ends, and a step of heating and melting the thermoplastic resin in a state where the mold is closed, causing the melted resin to penetrate into the ends of the braids, and solidifying the melted resin, thereby jointing the ends of the braids to each other. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001428 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MESH-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC MEMBRANES - A method of simultaneously manufacturing multiple mesh-reinforced thermoplastic membranes including providing a roll of mesh reinforcing sheet having a first side and a second side and drawing the mesh sheet through a cutting device to the cut the mesh sheet longitudinally and create a plurality of mesh sheets. The method also includes separating the plurality of mesh sheets to create gaps therebetween and simultaneously extruding a molten thermoplastic layer onto both the first and second sides of the plurality of mesh sheets and over the gaps to create a single mesh-reinforced thermoplastic membrane. The mesh-reinforced thermoplastic membrane is then cut longitudinally along the gaps between the plurality of mesh sheets to create a plurality of mesh-reinforced membranes, each membrane having a pair of longitudinally extending gum edges. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001429 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBON ALLOY PRODUCTS - A process of making a carbon alloy from other carbonaceous materials is provided. A particulate of partially pyrolyzed carbon (PPC) base is formed on heating a carbon-containing feed material and a nucleating agent in the form of an interactive filler. The nucleating agent is adhered together to the PPC particles by application of heat. The material is molded into a shape, voids in the material are collapsed and the resulting carbon alloy is cooled. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001430 | Flame resistant semiaromatic polyamide resin composition including zinc stannate, and articles therefrom - Disclosed are polyamide compositions containing non-halogenated flame retardant and zinc stannate that have reduced corrosion effects on melt processing equipment. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001431 | RELEASE SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER - A release system for releasably securing a container in a closed position is provided. The release system is integrally formed with a container component that is to be applied to a container. The container component is formed with the release system in a first position, which is later moved to a second position. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001432 | APPARATUS FOR PASSIVATING A COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE APPARATUS - An apparatus for passivating a component in a housing, the component including a substrate; the housing completely surrounding the substrate in a first substrate region; the housing being provided opened in a second substrate region, using an opening; the diepad completely surrounding the substrate in a plane parallel to the principal plane of extension of the substrate. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001433 | Method for obtaining high-tenacity aramid yarn - The invention relates to a method for obtaining high-tenacity aramid yarn, wherein the yarn is made of a copolymer obtained from a mixture of monomers comprising DAPBI, an aromatic para-diamine, and an aromatic para-diacid, wherein the yarn is heated in at least two process steps, characterized in that in a first step the yarn is heated at a temperature of 200 to 360° C. at a tension of at least 0.2 cN/dtex, followed by a second step wherein the yarn is heated at a temperature of 370 to 500° C. at a tension of less than 1 cN/dtex. The invention further pertains to a multifilament aramid yarn spun from a sulfuric acid spin dope and having a tenacity of at least 2500 mN/tex. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001434 | Stamping Methods and Devices - A method of forming a stamped feature (P) on a substrate (S) includes: applying a plurality of stamping tool segments ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001435 | Fast curing vulcanizable multi-part elastomer composition, and process for blending, injection molding and curing of elastomer composition - A fast curing vulcanizable multi-part rubber compound comprising:
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20100001436 | INJECTION-MOULDING SYSTEM - An injection-moulding system for an injection-moulding machine including a clamping assembly, a temperature-adjusting system, and an ejector. The clamping assembly comprises two horizontal beams for mounting on the platens of the injection-moulding machine and two vertical beams for crosswise mounting on the horizontal beams in multiple positions. The clamping assembly allows dies of various sizes to be clamped in one and the same machine. The temperature-adjusting system includes at least one cooling tube for detachable insertion into a blind hole formed in the die. The cooling tube is attached to coolant conduits which are permanently attached to a source of coolant. Dies can thereby be replaced quickly and easily without spilling any coolant. The ejector is adapted to eject the cooled product after opening of the die. The injector pins are in an inexpensive way glued to the ejector plate. Use of the injection-moulding system provides considerable cost savings over conventional devices. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001437 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING WASTE IN PHOTO-IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. In preferred embodiments stereolithographic articles are formed with a reduced production of waste by forming an article from a cationic composition; removing excess composition from the formed article using an air knife or liquid C0 | 2010-01-07 |
20100001438 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MICROFIBER ASSEMBLY - A process for producing a fiber assembly or agglomerate requiring micropores, such as for a battery separator or any of various filters, which is performed by electrostatic spinning and provides high productivity and ease of maintenance, is provided. The process for producing a microfiber assembly or agglomerate by electrostatic spinning includes continuously forming bubbles on a polymer solution or a polymer melt and applying high voltage to the formed bubbles. The bubbles can be formed by passing compressed air through porous material of one or a combination of two or more of plastic, ceramic and metal materials, or capillaries. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001439 | AUXILIARY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FINISHING PREFORMS - An auxiliary device and a method for finishing and calibrating preforms that are removed from a multiple tool in an unstable shape, the calibration process being performed with compressed air immediately after removing and withdrawing the preforms from the multiple tool. Nipples that can be inserted into the preforms are provided with expandable press rings or sealing rings in order to seal the interior of the blow-molded part of the preforms. The compressed air is introduced via the nipples, the sealing process being performed by radially expanding the press rings or sealing rings in analogy to the closing process of thermoses, thus protecting the preforms from adverse forces. The sealing point can be randomly selected in the transition zone from the threaded part to the blow-molded part of the preforms. The interior of the blow-molded part is optimally sealed without affecting the form stability and dimensional stability of the preforms. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001440 | METHOD OF MAKING A CONTAINER HAVING BLOWN POUR SPOUT - A method of making a one-piece plastic container includes disposing a preform into a mold cavity having a mold surface. Blowing the preform against the mold surface to form an intermediate container. The intermediate container having a body portion, a spout and a moil portion. An intersection between the spout and the moil portion defines a cutting plane extending at an angle. Severing the moil portion from the spout at the intersection thereby defining an opening into the container at the spout. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001441 | Brick Manufacturing Process Employing Cuttings of Geological Silts and Drillings Obtained From Drilling Operations - A procedure for manufacturing bricks from geological silts and drillings obtained from drilling operations is described, which comprises the step of mixing a volume of geological cuttings obtaining through the discarded material from the drilling of a well, such a as a water well, hydrocarbon prospecting, or any other fluid prospecting well. The geological cuttings are made of sands and geological clays, and they are then mixed in adequate proportions with commercial clays, fibrous organic material and water, until reaching the necessary plasticity allowing performing the subsequent molding operation with said mixture. The molded blocks and bricks thus obtained are then subjected to a baking thermal operation, obtaining desiccated bricks and blocks with the necessary mechanical resistance properties and hardness as required by a building material. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001442 | Method and Installation for the Dry Transformation of a Material Structure of Semifinished Products - An installation for the dry transformation of a material structure of semifinished products, particularly for dry bainitization, includes a quenching chamber and heating and/or cooling mechanism for setting the temperature prevailing on the inside of the quenching chamber, wherein the heating and/or cooling mechanism is developed as heating or cooling mechanism of a wall that borders on an inner chamber of the quenching chamber. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001443 | PULVERIZED COAL INJECTION LANCE - The present invention proposes a pulverized coal injection lance ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001444 | AIR SPRING FOR A VEHICLE - An air spring for a vehicle comprises an air bellows that includes an axle-side region and a superstructure-side region movable with respect to one other between a first, adjacent position and a second, spaced-apart position, and a plunger which is arranged on the axle-side region of the air bellows. The air spring further comprising a fastening section adapted to fasten the superstructure-side region of the air bellows to a support element of the vehicle, and a displacement element which is arranged on the fastening section of the air bellows, wherein the displacement element fills at least a substantial portion of the space between the plunger and the fastening section in the first position of the air bellows. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001445 | VIBRATION ISOLATOR - There is provided a vibration isolator capable of, (1) vibration isolation performance for ground motion disturbance: vibration isolation for floor vibration, and (2) vibration control performance for direct acting disturbance: suppression of swing due to driving reaction force caused by stage movement, significantly improving the above (2), i.e., the vibration control performance, with keeping the above (1), i.e., the vibration isolation performance, at a high level. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001446 | Air Spring Device - Disclosed is an air spring device having a free-standing air spring bellows and an outer guide which is fastened to the air spring bellows by means of an inner clamping ring, wherein the outer diameter of the inner clamping ring is greater than the outer diameter of the air spring bellows in the unpressurized state, and the inner clamping ring generates a radially outwardly pointing encircling bulge in the unpressurized air spring bellows. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001447 | Air-Damped Engine Mount - An air-damped engine mount may include a core boss coupled with an engine of a vehicle, a main rubber coupled with the core boss and elastically supporting the core boss, a hollow main pipe tightly coupled with the main rubber and supporting the main rubber, and a cover plate tightly coupled with one end portion of the main pipe to form a damping chamber in a space between the cover plate and the main rubber, wherein the core boss defines at least an air track allowing the damping chamber to fluid-communicate with the outside therethrough such that vibration in the engine is damped by flow resistance against air passing through the air track. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001448 | STABILIZER SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A stabilizer bush ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001449 | Holding and turning device for touch-sensitive flat objects - A holding/turning device for touch-sensitive flat objects, in particular wafers, with a distance positioning device which is arranged for holding the object perpendicular to the object plane at a defined distance, a lateral positioning device, arranged for positioning the object in the object plane and for rotating together with the object about a rotational axis perpendicular to the object plane, and with a rotational drive, coupled with the lateral positioning device, providing a driving force for rotating the object about the rotational axis, wherein the driving force can be applied to the object by means of the lateral positioning device. The distance positioning device has means for holding the object without involving contact, and is decoupled from the rotational drive in such a way that the distance positioning device does not rotate together with the object. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001450 | WORKBENCH WITH SAW HORSE - A workbench with a collapsible frame and a plurality of top members. The collapsible frame can include a first set of legs and a second set of legs can be coupled to one of the top members. The frame and top members can be positioned and supported by the first and second sets of legs to form a pair of free standing structures that can be employed as work benches and/or saw horses. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001451 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The image forming apparatus includes: an image processor; an image forming portion for forming images on recording paper based on the image data output from the image processor; a folding mechanism for folding the recording paper with images formed by the image forming portion when the input image information is confidential image information; and a stapling mechanism for binding the recording paper folded by the folding mechanism, at the end part when the input image information is confidential image information. When the input image information is confidential image information, the image forming portion outputs the pouch-binding image data for a pouch-bound image to be formed on the facing pages of the recording paper that is folded by the folding mechanism, by editing the layout of the confidential image. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001452 | SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM, SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SHEET PROCESSING METHOD - A sheet processing system has a sheet processing apparatus and a server. The server stores, as sheet, the identification data of a sheet and the result of a process performed on the sheet in association. The server transmits the sheet data to the sheet processing apparatus. The sheet processing apparatus receives the sheet data from the serer and stores the sheet data. The sheet processing apparatus acquires mages of the sheet fed to it and acquires the identification data of the sheet on the basis of the images acquired. The sheet processing apparatus refers to the sheet data, discriminates the sheet on the basis of the identification data acquired, and classifies and collects the sheet in accordance with the result of discrimination. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001453 | DOCUMENT READER - A document reader has a main conveying path, an auxiliary conveying path, a pickup roller, a first conveying roller, and a second conveying roller. The auxiliary conveying path runs between a first connection point and a second connection point on the main conveying path. The cylindrical surface of the first conveying roller is located partially on the main conveying path and partially on the auxiliary conveying path. While the first conveying roller is under the forward or reverse control, it rotates normally. The cylindrical surface of the second conveying roller is located partially on the main conveying path between the second connection point and a discharge position. A controller switches from the forward control selected during this mode to the reverse control, while a document being conveyed along the main conveying path is out of contact with the first conveying roller. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001454 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A sheet feeding device for feeding a sheet-form recording medium includes: a sheet accommodating portion for accommodating a sheet stack constituted by a plurality of sheets of the sheet-form recording medium; and a first warm air unit having a first blowing port for blowing warm air toward an upper face of the sheet stack accommodated in the sheet accommodating portion. The sheet feeding device preferably further includes a second warm air unit having a second blowing port for blowing warm air onto a side face of the sheet stack that is parallel to a sheet feeding direction. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001455 | SHEET SUPPLYING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A sheet supplying unit that supplies sheets includes a sheet accommodation tray that accommodates the sheets in a stacked state, the sheets including a first sheet which is an uppermost sheet in the stack of the sheets and a second sheet which is immediately below the first sheet; a pick-up roller that conveys the sheets in a sheet conveying direction; a detection sensor that detects passage of the sheets and is disposed downstream of the pick-up roller in the sheet conveying direction; and a control unit that controls operations of the pick-up roller in accordance with outputs from the detection sensor. The control unit includes a driving section that drives the pick-up roller to start conveying the second sheet when the detection sensor detects a trailing edge of the first sheet, if the second sheet is to be fed; a suspending section that temporarily stops driving the pick-up roller for a time period α-β when the detection sensor detects a leading edge of the second sheet, α being a predetermined time period, and β being a time period from a timing when the detection sensor detects the trailing edge of the first sheet to a timing when the detection sensor detects the leading edge of the second sheet; and a resuming section that resumes driving the pick-up roller to convey the second sheet after suspending for the time period α-β. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001456 | PAPER SHEET FEEDING DEVICE - A paper sheet feeding device for sequentially feeding, to a conveyance path, mail items simultaneously received includes a suction mechanism provided adjacent to a pickup position. The suction mechanism includes a chamber having an opening opposed to the pickup position, a guide plate provided at the opening of the chamber, and two projections vertically arranged on the surface of the guide plate. When air is drawn from the pickup position through a plurality of suction holes formed in the guide plate, the leading one of the mail items closest to the pickup position is drawn to the pickup position, and is curved between the two projections. A handling nozzle blows air into the space that is formed between the leading mail item and a subsequent mail item when the leading mail item is curved. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001457 | Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus - To provide a paper feeding device that can stably feed a recording media of an angle bottomed envelope or the like with a non-uniform thickness in which defects such as feeding failure, oblique feeding, dog ears and paper jamming or the like are not generated, a paper feeding device of the present invention includes a bottom plate | 2010-01-07 |
20100001458 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An over-stack protective portion is provided on a stopper member. When a sheet feeding device is in a standby position, the over-stack protective portion is held in a position in which the over-stack protective portion is in pressure contact with sheets having the maximum stacking height capable of being fed and supported by a sheet supporting portion. Also, when the sheets are to be fed, the pressure contact of the over-stack protective portion with the sheets having the maximum stacking height is released. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001459 | CARD PROCESSING UNIT - A card processing unit may include a card processing part for performing predetermined processing to a card, a card stack part in which a plurality of cards are stacked and stored, and a card feeding part for carrying a card between the card processing part and the card stack part. The card stack part may be structured such that the card stack part is capable of being separated from the card feeding part as a module and mounted on a main body base as a module. A plurality of card stack parts and a plurality of card processing parts may be mounted on the main body base as modules. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001460 | SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet feeding apparatus including: a regulating member movable so as to regulate a position of a sheet in a sheet regulated position corresponding to the sheet to be contained in a cassette main body; a holding mechanism for holding the regulating member; and an operating portion disposed at the regulating member for releasing the regulating member from being held by the holding mechanism, wherein when the regulating member is moved in one direction or the other direction opposite to the one direction for regulating the sheet, the operating portion is press-operated in the direction intended to move so that the regulating member is released from being held by the holding mechanism. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001461 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS - A transport apparatus includes: a transport roller unit that includes a drive transport roller and a driven transport roller to transport a transported medium to a downstream side of a transport direction; a driven roller holder that rotatably holds the driven transport roller; a support member that supports the driven roller holder and allows it to swing; a load applying resilient member that applies a load to the driven transport roller by being resiliently deformed in a direction along which the driven transport roller approaches the drive transport roller; and an engaging member that is provided separately from the support member to bear the load by engaging with the load applying resilient member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001462 | SHEET DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A sheet discharge device includes: a sheet discharge path for discharging a sheet to be discharged; a plurality of sheet discharge trays disposed along the sheet discharge path; a plurality of switching guides disposed in the sheet discharge path corresponding to the sheet discharge trays, and being changed a position between a retracting position for being retracted so that the sheet being conveyed can pass through, and a distributing position for distributing a sheet being conveyed to the sheet discharge tray; and a switching mechanism which changes the position of the switching guide between the retracting position and the distributing position. This switching mechanism includes: a switching piece which interferes with the switching guide to switch the position of the switching guide, one transporting member which moves the switching piece among the plurality of switching guides, and a drive member driving the transporting member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001464 | BLACK LIGHT BOARD GAME - A board game | 2010-01-07 |
20100001465 | GAME WITH MINIATURE COLLECTIBLE GAME PIECE FIGURINES USED AS RANDOM OUTCOME GENERATORS - This invention discloses collectible game pieces used as random outcome generators and designed in the form of miniature figurines that are cast onto a playing surface to land in one of multiple stable orientations for various embodiments of games of chance and strategy. Also disclosed is a novel game and method of game play utilizing the collectible game pieces. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001467 | Methods and Devices for Playing a Card Game - The present application is directed to methods and devices for playing poker card games. One embodiment discloses a method to play Texas Hold 'Em poker with two dealers dealing simultaneous and separate games at a single table. A player may play two hands simultaneously, one dealt by a first dealer and one dealt by a second dealer, each hand having a separate pot. One embodiment discloses a playing surface to facilitate playing Texas Hold 'Em poker with two dealers dealing simultaneous and separate games at a single table. One embodiment discloses an electronic version of playing Texas Hold 'Em poker wherein the player plays two separate hands simultaneously. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001469 | Run On Sentences Card Game - A game utilizing a deck of playing cards. The playing cards each have a point value in the upper left and lower right corner. In the center of each card is a word. Below the word on each card is the grammar designation usually used with the word. Below the grammar designation is a definition for the word. The card game Run on Sentences is unique because it is first a card game using both individual cards with words to create sentences as well as incorporating sentence structure, grammar, and word definition to aid in the challenge and education of sentence structure. The game is also unique in that it combines entertainment and education, and can be used both in the classroom to teach sentence structure, as well as a commercial game product for family fun. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001470 | Bounce-Landing Puck Toss Game - A bounce-landing puck toss game device for playing a puck tossing game with apparatus and rules that provide form, function, and prescribed method of play. The inventive device includes a plurality of pucks including a number of tossing pucks and a target puck. Each puck has a center, generally circular first and second faces, and a perimeter side edge between the first and second faces of the puck. Each puck is constructed of a size, weight, and composition that are necessary for the practical application and execution of the intended usage. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001471 | Auto-scoring throwing game assembly employing hook-loop connection - A throwing game assembly includes a hooks or loops target surface with hooks or loops formed thereon and having at least one score area is defined on the target surface. At least one switch device is located behind the hooks or loops target surface and activated when a throwing object hits and is caught on the score area which is deformed and concaved to activate the at least one switch device. The switch device sends an induction signal to a CUP in a signal receiving member electrically connected to the throwing game assembly and the signal receiving member generates proper feedback and display scores. The feedback can be cooperated with audiable signals, illumination features, voice, music, LED, LCD, backlight LCD, backlight board, LED screen to precisely show the scores automatically, and not only enhance fun for the player but also the fairness of the game. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001472 | HIGH PRESSURE FLUID SEALING MECHANISM - A high pressure fluid system includes a sealing mechanism, which provides a fluid seal for a cylindrical bore via pressing contact between a first convex, curved surface at an end of the cylindrical bore and a second convex, curved surface at a containment element that is coupled relative to the end of the cylindrical bore. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001473 | BRUSH SEALS - A brush seal including a bristle pack mounted in a holder, and having a free end for sealing with a member, a front plate for lying on a high pressure side of the seal and extending part way along the length of the bristle pack to a free end being spaced from the bristle pack characterised in that the front plate is formed for or carries a formation for reducing the influence of swirling fluid on the high pressure side on the bristle pack. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001474 | Piston ring with sulphonitriding treatment - The present invention relates to a piston ring for an internal combustion engine, the piston ring comprises a sulphide rich compound layer forming a surface layer, said sulphide rich compound layer comprising an iron nitride matrix with iron sulphide (FeS) inclusions embedded in said matrix, said sulphide rich compound layer having a sulphur content of 1 to 4 wt % S and a nitrogen content of 10 to 20 wt % N. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001475 | Piston ring seal - This invention describes a piston ring consisted of a “C” shaped spiraled wire acting as an expander for a seal ring of a softer material such as Teflon or Nylon; also acting as a split sealing device between two adjacent surfaces. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001476 | Device for Sealing of Inserted Cables, Conduits or Pipes - A device for sealing of conduits inserted in circular lead-throughs of walls and roofs designed as a frame is provided for the arrangement of a plug formed sealing body of elastic material which forms a quadrangular pack accommodation. In the pack accommodation elastic splitted modules in square form are inserted with received conduits and arranged sealingly by clamping elements acting on the sealing body. To increase the pack accommodation for an assembly and disassembly of the modules it is so provided, that at least one boundary side of the pack accommodation forms a free space for receiving an insertable part element after assembly of the modules. The part element forms a part of the sealing body and is designed as horizontal segment of a part of the depth of the sealing body. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001477 | GASKET FOR PROVIDING A SEAL BETWEEN TWO OBJECTS - A gasket and sealing system are described herein. One aspect of the invention is a gasket for providing a seal between a first object and a second object. The gasket comprises a base portion for sealing engagement with the first object at a first location and a deflectable portion extending from the base portion. The deflectable portion has an end portion initially spaced from the first object. The deflectable portion is engageable with the second object for sealing therebetween upon engagement with and movement of the second object towards the first object. The end portion is engageable with the first object at a second location upon the second object being further moved towards the first object. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001478 | Wheeled Platforms - A wheeled platform | 2010-01-07 |
20100001479 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH CUSHION CARRIER - A vehicle seat includes a cushion carrier for a bottom seat cushion, the carrier having a rigid frame, a molded foam bottom seat cushion supported by the frame, in which at least a portion of the frame is exposed from the bottom seat cushion, the exposed portion having an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface, the inwardly facing surface facing an interior space of the frame that is unoccupied by the seat cushion. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001480 | Jersey liners - The problem that this idea will solve is the fact that shopping carts are dirty. Carts are used by shoppers on a daily bases, people take them away from the stores and fill them with trash, cans and other personal items. Carts are picked up on the streets by individuals with trucks, hired by stores and dropped back to be used by shoppers. Unfortunately, these carts are never or hardly ever washed and sanitized. DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR SHOPPING CART HAS BEEN? | 2010-01-07 |
20100001481 | Halloween portable container - The present invention is an apparatus that is portable, easy to transport, and protects confections during Halloween “trick-or-treat”. The apparatus of the present invention includes a container element including a cover element, wherein the container element and cover element are in the form of a Halloween object, such as a pumpkin, witch, ghost, goblin, monster, vampire or werewolf. The apparatus further includes a projection element, which may further include a gripping element, to assist in maneuvering to push and/or pull the apparatus, via a rotating element. An alternate embodiment of the present invention is contemplated that includes a frame element to allow the container element to be disengaged from the frame element such that the container can be used as a decorative piece, for example displayed on a front porch or kitchen counter. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001482 | CARRIER DEVICE - A static or portable carrier device for holding sensitive equipment, such as pressurised fluid containers, comprises a first jaw ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001483 | SKATEBOARD - A skateboard that includes a board ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001484 | TRUCK ASSEMBLY FOR A SKATEBOARD, WHEELED PLATFORM, OR VEHICLE - A method of propelling a wheeled platform, which includes creating a source of energy upon a first change in orientation of the platform relative to an axle housing of the wheeled platform by rotating the platform around an axis approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the platform. The source of energy is stored and released to propel the wheeled platform. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001485 | Linkage for a vehicle suspension - A linkage for connecting a frame of a vehicle to an unsprung mass component of the vehicle, includes:
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20100001486 | SUSPENSION DEVICE FOR A WHEEL AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A WHEEL - A suspension device includes a first and a second link that link a vehicle-body side member and a wheel supporting member to each other. The two links are linked to each other through an elastic linking portion. The rigidity of an elastic bush thereof is less than the rigidity of an elastic member of a linking portion of at least one of the two links with the wheel supporting member and the vehicle-body side member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001487 | Stepping Scooter - A stepping scooter includes a scooter body for supporting a rider, a moving system, a driving system and a steering lever. The moving system includes a driving wheel rotatable connected with the scooter body, a driven wheel coaxially aligned with the driving wheel and rotatable connected with the scooter body. The driving system includes a driving arrangement pivotally connected to the scooter body, and a transmission and speeding up arrangement engaged with the driving arrangement to convert a human power applied on the driving arrangement into a rotation power to drive the moving system. When the human power is applied on the driving arrangement, the driving wheel is rotated so as to drive the driven wheel to move forward. On the other hand, the transmission and speeding up arrangement is capable of increasing a transmission velocity twice to save a physical force for the rider at the same time. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001488 | CONSTRUCTION KIT AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING A BICYCLE. AND BICYCLE - The invention relates to a kit for converting a non-driven wheel ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001489 | SEMI TRACTOR DOLLY ASSEMBLY - A tractor dolly assembly is disclosed for use with a semi tractor or other vehicle to be towed in either a forward or reverse direction. The tractor dolly assembly is configured to be coupled to the rear frame of a semi tractor or other vehicle and lift the rear wheels off the ground for towing. In a forward tow direction, a conventional tow truck with a hydraulically operated boom for lifting the front of the semi tractor off the ground. In a reverse direction, virtually any truck with a pintle or other means for connection to a tow bar can be used for towing the disabled vehicle. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the tractor dolly assembly is provided with self steering wheels which allow the disabled vehicle to be towed in a reverse tow direction. The tractor dolly assembly is configured so that in a reverse tow direction, the semi tractor can be towed by any truck with a pintle hook, which are fairly common on semi tractors and other over the road vehicles or other means for connection to a tow bar. The pintle hook would be connected to a draw or tow bar, which, in turn, would be connected to the tractor dolly assembly on accordance with the present invention. In accordance with another important feature of the invention, since the tractor dolly assembly is configured to be secured to the frame of a disabled vehicle, use of the tractor dolly assembly is independent of the configuration of the tractor or other vehicle or whether the disabled vehicle has a fifth wheel assembly. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001490 | Trailer Hitch - In order for a trailer hitch comprising a cross-member, which has its longitudinal direction extending transversely to a longitudinal direction of a vehicle and which can be connected to a body of a vehicle, a ball neck, which at a first end region is connected to the cross-member by means of a bearing unit and at a second end region carries a coupling ball, to be improved such that it has a lower weight, it is proposed that the cross-member is in the form of a hollow shaped body which varies in cross-sectional shape and has a central region and outer regions which adjoin the central region on both sides and extend as far as outer ends of the hollow shaped body, and that, starting from the outer ends, a cross-sectional shape of the outer regions has a cross-sectional area that increases progressively in the direction of the central region. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001491 | DEVICE USED AS A CLIMBING AID - The present invention concerns a device comprising a supporting device as a climbing aid for a ski, the supporting device having at least two supporting positions, in which the supporting device prevents a boot that is held in a ski binding from being lowered below a climbing angle between the boot and the ski that is associated with the respective supporting position. It also comprises an adjusting device, which is actively connected to the supporting device and can be directly or indirectly actuated by a user. The device is distinguished by the fact that the adjusting device is formed in such a way that, in an adjusting process, it can move the supporting device from a current supporting position into a new supporting position, the adjusting process being initiated with a time delay in relation to an actuation of the adjusting device. The adjusting device is in this case formed in such a way that, following actuation, it can be kept in an actuated state during a time interval that can be determined by the user and, in particular, the adjusting process is initiated when or after the actuated state is discontinued. The adjusting device preferably comprises a measuring device, which is formed in such a way that a longitudinal inclination of the ski can be determined in a measuring process and, in particular, the determined longitudinal inclination of the ski can be compared in the adjusting device with a current neutral position of the ski associated with the current supporting position. Also preferably provided is a control device, with which the measuring process of the measuring device can be restricted to a desired window of time. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001492 | Device for a pram and use of a push bar - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a device for a pram, including a collapsible undercarriage provided with at least one moving device and at least a sub-frame which is releasable from the undercarriage and which is provided with device for supporting a child, and wherein the sub-frame is provided with a tiltable push bar. The sub-frame is reversible relative to the undercarriage. Another example embodiment of the present invention also relates to the use of a bar on a device for displacing a child, such as a pram, wherein the bar forms part of a sub-frame which can be coupled to an undercarriage for a pram, wherein the sub-frame is provided with a device for supporting a child, wherein the bar is used as push bar in the coupled situation of undercarriage to sub-frame, and wherein the bar is used in the uncoupled situation as carrying bar for the sub-frame. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001493 | COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT FRAME - A collapsible support frame particularly for an infant pushchair comprises in an erect configuration at least a centrally located elongate spine and a seating cavity within the support frame in which to receive a seat. The spine being coupled at or towards one end to a coupler and at or towards its other end to a handle assembly. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001494 | AIRBAG COVER AND AIRBAG APPARATUS - An airbag cover and an airbag apparatus are provided which achieve cost reduction by integrally molding an instrument panel and an inner case as well as ensure the rigidity of the instrument panel without degrading the aesthetically pleasing of the instrument panel. An airbag cover according to one form of the present invention is an airbag cover that is formed by integrally molding a plate-like portion constituting a vehicle interior surface and an inner case that is disposed on the back face of the plate-like portion and constitutes an airbag inflation and deployment path, wherein the plate-like portion constitutes part of the instrument panel disposed in front of an occupant, and the inner case is formed in a position in front of an occupant in a passenger seat, and the side close to a driver's seat of the plate-like portion is formed so as to be disposed in the back of a convex portion formed in the middle of the instrument panel, into which onboard equipment is set. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001495 | AIRBAG DEVICE - To enhance an occupant restraining force of an airbag, and to improve a protective function for an occupant of an airbag device by discharging gas without fail regardless of a position of the occupant. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001496 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A-PILLAR AND AIRBAG MOUNTED THEREIN - A motor vehicle is provided with a passenger cell having an A-pillar, which is arranged laterally of a windshield of the vehicle, and includes, but is not limited to bracing connected with the A-pillar, and the A-pillar and the bracing are connected and spaced from each other with a sidewall part of the passenger cell, and on a side facing the passenger interior a covering part is arranged which is connected with the A-pillar. An airbag is provided within the A-pillar and mounted between the A-pillar and the covering part and extends forward to beyond the contact region of the bracing on the A-pillar. The covering part covers the airbag, and with the bracing a further covering part is connected and the two covering parts are detachably connected with each other. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001497 | INFLATOR - An inflator employing a pressurized gas and used for a restraining system of a vehicle, including an adsorbent and a gas charged into a gas charging chamber of the inflator, the gas being adsorbed to the adsorbent and also charged into a space in which the adsorbent does not exist. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001498 | AIRBAG AND AIRBAG DEVICE - An airbag and an airbag device are provided in which an openable-closable vent hole opens or significantly opens even if an object, such as a child seat, comes into contact with a lower portion of the airbag in an inflated state. A covering member ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001499 | AIR BAG MODULE COMPRISING AN AIR BAG, IN PARTICULAR A SIDE HEAD AIR BAG - An air bag module ( | 2010-01-07 |
20100001500 | Folded airbag for a motor vehicle - A folded airbag for a motor vehicle, which can be inflated in case of a crash, having a first rolled folding created by rolling up a first airbag section, and a second rolled folding created by rolling up a second airbag section. The spatial directions, along which the two airbag sections are rolled up to form a rolled folding are oriented at an angle to each other. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001501 | PERSONAL TRANSPORT CART - A personal transport cart is disclosed. The cart is provided with a collapsible steering mechanism to lock the steered wheels for alluring alignment of the cart during the loading and unloading of the cart on a transport vehicle. Means are further provided for locking the rear wheel against movement during the transportation of the cart on the transport vehicle. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001502 | REAR VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A rear vehicle body structure includes left and right auxiliary members each connected at the front end to the underside of the respective left or right front floor frame and connected at the rear end to the respective left or right rear-suspension mounting section. Each of the left and right auxiliary members is generally in the form of a circular-section pipe and has a pipe section of a circular sectional shape and a flattened section formed on a front end portion of the pipe section. The flattened section has an upper surface portion flattened downwardly and has a lower surface portion having a central region flattened concavely upwardly along the axis of the auxiliary member. | 2010-01-07 |
20100001503 | Seat belt apparatus and seat belt control method - [Problems] To allow an occupant to easily wear a seat belt without twisting his or her body when the occupant sits in a seat. | 2010-01-07 |