Image heater having film guide with projections
Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide an image heating apparatus in which the frictional resistance between the film and the guide is reduced. It is another object ... Read More
Inventors: Ohtsuka, Yasumasa; Nakamura, Shunji; Okuda, Kouichi; Tomoyuki, Yohji; Hayakawa, Akira; Fukuzawa, Daizo;, Assignee: Canon Kabushihi Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Fixing device
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fixing device in which corrugation and inverse curl of a recording material are prevented. It is a further object of the present invention to prov... Read More
Inventors: Tsukida, Shinichi; Tanigawa, Koichi; Goto, Masahiro; Tsujii, Hiromichi; Izawa, Satoru;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Heat fixing belt with conductive aluminum layer toner release layer and elastic layer disposed therebetween
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a heat fixing belt (also referred to simply as a fixing belt) for generating heat by means of the eddy current, capable of quickly risi... Read More
Inventors: Kishino, Kazuo; Kumagai, Hiroaki; Takahashi, Masaaki; Kawamoto, Hideo; Hatakeyama, Hideyuki;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Fixing heater and fixing apparatus with trimmed resistive member
What is claimed is: 1. An image fixing apparatus comprising: a heater having a substrate and a resistor generating heat upon electric energy supply thereto, wherein said resistor has a portion trimmed... Read More
Inventors: Yoshimoto, Toshio; Soya, Takashi; Nakahara, Takashi; Nashida, Yasumasa; Nakata, Yasuhiro;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Image forming apparatus and control method for the same
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to provide an image forming apparatus with which even if the backup roller flexes in its axial direction due to... Read More
Inventors: Kawamoto, Kiyoaki; Tanaka, Hideaki; Tsukamura, Shinichi;, Assignee: Konica Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Dog feeder apparatus
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of automatic pet feeding apparatus now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a dog feed apparatus wherein the same... Read More
Inventors: Robinette, Joseph F.;, Assignee: |
Fish school detecting method or apparatus
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fish school detecting method or apparatus which is capable of solving all the problems mentioned above. Another object of the invention ... Read More
Inventors: Furuno, Kiyotaka; Tanigaki, Hidetoshi; Yano, Kouji; Ozaki, Tadashi; Fukuda, Yoshihisa; Fujikawa, Takumi; Tanaka, Makoto;, Assignee: Furuno Electric Company, Limited (Hyogo, JP) |
Automatic unitary food dispenser for pets
This automatic unitary food dispenser for pets of the present invention is a simple, low-cost device which accomplishes a reliable dosing of a unitary food substance, such as a snack, for pets. The un... Read More
Inventors: Chisholm, Ronald;, Assignee: |
Primate amusement and environmental enrichment device
This invention provides a simple puzzle toy designed for the amusement of primates and enrichment of their environment. The device of the preferred embodiment is a sphere having a plurality of holes. ... Read More
Inventors: Houghton, Paul W.; Bloom, Kenneth R.;, Assignee: Primate Products (Redwood City, CA) |
Pet toy product with activatable scent and method
I claim: 1. A pet toy product comprising: a sheet material having first and second sides; a securing material applied to said second side; and said sheet material including a scent producing element a... Read More
Inventors: Markham, Joseph P.;, Assignee: Bounce, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) |
Positive reinforcement bit assembly
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the... Read More
Inventors: Robart, Glenice; Robart, Dave;, Assignee: |
Automated system and method for measuring and evaluating an animal's response during a behavioral test
OF THE INVENTION In the illustrated embodiment of the present invention, an electrode assembly 10 as shown is FIG. 1 is positioned in a tank 12 of water in which an animal is placed in order to measu... Read More
Inventors: Ferster, David; Redei, Eva;, Assignee: Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) |
Bar code reader using scanned memory array
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a symbol to be read is imaged upon a light-responsive array such as a CCD imager device or the like. The output of this array is transferred to a me... Read More
Inventors: Krichever, Mark J.; Metlitsky, Boris;, Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Bohemia, NY) |
Game based on data base of characters of different geographic regions
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the drawings in particular, the invention comprises a game which includes a data base of characters. Each character in the database has a character identity ... Read More
Inventors: McGlew, John James;, Assignee: |
Dot code and information recording/reproducing system for recording/reproducing the same
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. An embodiment associated with audio information, e.g., speech and music information, of multi... Read More
Inventors: Nagasaki, Tatsuo; Fujimori, Hiroyoshi; Mori, Takeshi; Matsui, Shinzo; Akamine, Yoshikazu; Wakamatsu, Seiichi; Morita, Kazuhiko;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Secret demise
Many board games base their entertainment value and utilization on generating a random number or by chance selecting a mode of movement, so that a playing piece moves along a predetermined path on a g... Read More
Inventors: Vanderhye, Russell;, Assignee: |
Miniature imager
In the following description, for purposes of explanation and not limitation, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be... Read More
Inventors: Carlson, Bradley; He, Duanfeng; Katz, Joseph; Krichever, Mark; Patel, Mehul; Shi, David Tsi; Bianculli, Thomas D.; Joseph, Eugene;, Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Holtsville, NY) |
Digital Miller decoder
AND OBJECTS An object of this invention is the provision of an improved Miller decoder which avoids many of the shortcomings and disadvantages of prior art Miller decoders. An object of this invention... Read More
Inventors: Yarborough, Jr., John M.;, Assignee: SRI International (Menlo Park, CA) |
Bit synchronizer for decoding data
Although Miller encoding has various advantages as discussed above, the primary disadvantage is the characteristic missing transitions in the data. The missing transition occurs in a 1-0-1 data sequen... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Donald E.; Roberts, Richard D.;, Assignee: Harris Corporation (Melbourne, FL) |
Amplitude and phase balanced voltage-controlled oscillator
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the detriments of the prior art. Briefly, according to the invention, an oscillator comprises a resonator for determining the oscillat... Read More
Inventors: Avanic, Branko; Ooi, Leng H.; Yeh, Peter J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Last number redial device
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The present invention provides a last number redial device of the type that loads a last number redial register when a valid telephone number dialing sequence is detected. T... Read More
Inventors: Lawson, Robert; Augustus, Jimmie R.; Corless, Robert; Kardash, John;, Assignee: Comdial Technology Corporation (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Missile tracking and guidance system
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a lightweight and reliable optical system for guiding a missile. It is another object of the present invention to provide an optical sy... Read More
Inventors: Chapman, Arthur S.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Culver City, CA) |
Panoramic periscope
We claim: 1. In a panoramic periscope having a ray path for the visual observation of objects and having a central tube with an ocular disposed laterally thereon, the central tube being provided with ... Read More
Inventors: Preussner, Theodor; Fischinger, Jochen S.;, Assignee: Preussner; Theodor (Isernhagen, DE) |
Vertical/short take-off and landing aircraft
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As can be seen from FIGS. 1-3 the vertical and short take-off and landing aircraft according to the present invention, which is designated generally by the reference numb... Read More
Inventors: Muldoon, Patrick John;, Assignee: |
Memory architecture with graphics generator including a divide by five divider
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 5 illustrates a frame buffer architecture comprising five sets of VRAMs. Pixels having coordinates x,y in the display 12 of FIG. 1 may be located in the frame buffer of FIG. 5 w... Read More
Inventors: Lin, Cheun-Song; Kuo, Bor-Chuan; Chen, Rong-Chung;, Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute (Chutung, TW) |
Triangular-wing glider
It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembly of means whose addition to a triangular wing glider enables the above-mentioned faults to be eliminated. According to the invention the ... Read More
Inventors: Decroix, Paul Marcel Edmond;, Assignee: Societe d'Equipements Divers Pour la Population Civile et l'Aviation (FR) |
Shared pointing for offset target of an adaptive phased array
In carrying out principles of the present invention in accordance with a preferred embodiment, an adaptive phased array receives a wave from a real reflecting target, measures the relative phasing of ... Read More
Inventors: Winocur, Joseph;, Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation (El Segundo, CA) |
Ammunition primer handling and shell reloading system
OF THE DRAWINGS Referring to FIG. 2, the improved shell reloading machine 40 of the present invention generally comprises a support table 42, a platform 44 disposed above the support table, a primer ... Read More
Inventors: Storstad, David J.; Nagy, Gary A.;, Assignee: Storstad; David J. (Newport Beach, CA) |
Method of and arrangement for performing optical interference measurements
We claim: 1. Method of optical interference meansurement by means of an integrated optical arrangement, comprising the steps of coupling two modes to a waveguide, effecting interference between said t... Read More
Inventors: Drenckhan, Jurgen; Trinks, Roland;, Assignee: |
Gate array pulse capture device
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 provides an exploded view of some of the optics of a seeker head 10 and illustrates the environment in which the present invention is intended to operate. A gallium a... Read More
Inventors: Flockencier, Stuart W.;, Assignee: Loral Vought Systems Corporation (Grand Prairie, TX) |
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