Patents 5576723 - 5576977

 

 

Patent 5576723: VGA signal converter for converting VGA color signals to VGA monochrome signals
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : Diverse systems (e.g., CRT or LCD interface) : Wireless connection)

Patent 5576724: Vehicular extreme position display system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : IMAGE SUPERPOSITION BY OPTICAL MEANS (E.G., HEADS-UP DISPLAY) : Three-dimensional arrays)

Patent 5576725: Image display device
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Optical means interposed in viewing path (e.g., filters, lens, etc.) : Addressing)

Patent 5576726: Electro-luminescent display device driven by two opposite phase alternating voltages and method therefor
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Electroluminescent : Field emissive (e.g., FED, Spindt, microtip, etc.))

Patent 5576727: Electromechanical human-computer interface with force feedback
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Stylus : With alignment or calibration capability (i.e., parallax problem))

Patent 5576728: Driving method for an electrooptical device
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Light-controlling display elements : Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) : Control means at each display element : Diode or varistor : Smooth or continuous)

Patent 5576729: Liquid crystal display device and electronic equipment using the same
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Light-controlling display elements : Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) : Waveform generation : Redundancy (e.g., plural control elements or electrodes))

Patent 5576730: Active matrix substrate and a method for producing the same
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Light-controlling display elements : Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) : Specific display element control means (e.g., latches, memories, logic) : Ferroelectric liquid crystal elements)

Patent 5576731: Display line dispatcher apparatus
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : PLURAL PHYSICAL DISPLAY ELEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (E.G., NON-CRT) : Display elements arranged in matrix (e.g., rows and columns) : Light-controlling display elements : Liquid crystal display elements (LCD) : Specific display element control means (e.g., latches, memories, logic) : Particular row or column control (e.g., shift register) : Smooth or continuous)

Patent 5576732: Dynamic image display device
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING : Graphic manipulation (object processing or display attributes) : Scaling : Image based (addressing) : 2D manipulations)

Patent 5576733: Ergonomic computer mouse
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Cursor mark position control device : Mouse : Scaling)

Patent 5576734: Keyboard emulator system
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Including keyboard : Trackball)

Patent 5576735: Coordinates detecting apparatus with display unit of a type having separate control unit
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY PERIPHERAL INTERFACE INPUT DEVICE : Touch panel : Having programmable function key)

Patent 5576736: Visually effective image switching apparatus
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : COMPUTER GRAPHICS DISPLAY MEMORY SYSTEM : Graphic display memory controller : Memory access timing signals : Optical detector)

Patent 5576737: Liquid crystal drive device, liquid crystal display device, and liquid crystal drive method
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY DRIVING CONTROL CIRCUITRY : Display power source : Having three or more voltage levels)

Patent 5576738: Display apparatus with means for detecting changes in input video
(COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMS : DISPLAY DRIVING CONTROL CIRCUITRY : Display power source : Regulating means : Changing of subpixel location over time)

Patent 5576739: Carbon monoxide safety system
(COMMUNICATIONS: ELECTRICAL : SELECTIVE : Monitoring in addition to control (e.g., supervisory) : Quiescent : Storage at controller)

Patent 5576740: Chart recorder having review means
(RECORDERS : RECORD RECEIVERS AND/OR DRIVING MEANS THEREFOR : Web : Card receiver)

Patent 5576741: Configurable chart recorder
(RECORDERS : INSTRUMENT SUPPORT INSTRUMENT PART SUPPORT : Lead-screw drive means)

Patent 5576742: Image recording head having corrosion resistant control electrodes
(RECORDERS : ELECTRIC RECORDING : Single marker)

Patent 5576743: Ink jet recording apparatus and method of controlling thereof
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Controller : Of ejector : Drive waveform : Plural pulses :)

Patent 5576744: Recording apparatus and method compensating for varying gap between recording head and recording medium
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Controller : Of ejector : Responsive to condition : Full-line array)

Patent 5576745: Recording apparatus having thermal head and recording method
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Controller : Of ejector : Responsive to condition : Full-line array)

Patent 5576746: Apparatus and method for maintaining image quality when image recording is interrupted
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Controller : Of ejector : Responsive to condition : Full-line array)

Patent 5576747: Electrostatic hydrodynamic jet writing method using electro-rheological fluid and apparatus thereof
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : With plural transducers : Nozzles)

Patent 5576748: Recording head with through-hole wiring connection which is disposed within the liquid chamber
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Ejector mechanism (i.e., print head) : Drop-on-demand : With thermal force ejection : Drive signal application : Wiring :)

Patent 5576749: Ink-jet recording apparatus and ink tank cartridge therefor
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Fluid or fluid source handling means : Fluid supply system : Cartridge : Drop correction)

Patent 5576750: Reliable connecting pathways for a three-color ink-jet cartridge
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : INK JET : Fluid or fluid source handling means : Fluid supply system : Cartridge : With integral ejector : Drop sensors)

Patent 5576751: Apparatus for either continuous or intermittent thermal transfer recording
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : THERMAL MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : With transfer medium or driving means therefor : Including separating means)

Patent 5576752: Offset mounting of nonmonolithic multiwavelength lasers
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Scan of light : Plural beam scan : Specific light source (e.g., LEDs assembly) : Including switching means)

Patent 5576753: Image forming apparatus which performs registration correction for plural image
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Scan of light : Synchronization of light with medium : Housing or mounting)

Patent 5576754: Sheet holding device for an arcuate surface with vacuum retention
(INCREMENTAL PRINTING OF SYMBOLIC INFORMATION : LIGHT OR BEAM MARKING APPARATUS OR PROCESSES : Scan of light : With record receiver or handling means therefor : Having deflector)

Patent 5576755: System and method for verification of electronic television program guide data
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : OPERATOR INTERFACE : To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal : Electronic program guide : Combined from plural information providers (e.g., combined terrestrial and satellite sources) : User customization of display content)

Patent 5576756: Electrical networks for emulating the response or co-axial transmission cable to serial digital video signals
(TELEVISION : MONITORING, TESTING, OR MEASURING : Transmission path testing : Display photometry)

Patent 5576757: Electronic still video camera with direct personal computer (PC) compatible digital format output
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Still and motion modes of operation : With image intensifier)

Patent 5576758: Electric still camera having a display for displaying an image compression ratio
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Still and motion modes of operation : With image intensifier)

Patent 5576759: Image processing system for classifying reduced image data
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Moving reflector)

Patent 5576760: High resolution television camera using frame memory
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing : With details of static memory for output image (e.g., for a still camera) : Readout of solid-state image sensor considered or altered)

Patent 5576761: Solid-state sensor having direct current control circuitry and logarithmic output signal
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Combined image signal generator and general image signal processing : With DC level control : Amplitude control (e.g., automatic gain control))

Patent 5576762: Solid-state image pickup device
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Solid-state image sensor : Electronic shuttering : Frequency separable signals)

Patent 5576763: Single-polysilicon CMOS active pixel
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Solid-state image sensor : X - Y architecture : Including switching transistor and photocell at each pixel site (e.g., "MOS-type" image sensor) : With overflow gate or drain)

Patent 5576764: Automatic focusing apparatus and method for video camera system by processing luminescence signal
(TELEVISION : CAMERA, SYSTEM AND DETAIL : Optics : Focus control : Using image signal : By analyzing high frequency component : Detection of peak or slope of image signal :)

Patent 5576765: Video decoder
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION : Television or motion video signal : Adaptive : Accumulator or up/down counter)

Patent 5576766: Moving picture encoder
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION : Television or motion video signal : Adaptive : Accumulator or up/down counter)

Patent 5576767: Interframe video encoding and decoding system
(PULSE OR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS : BANDWIDTH REDUCTION OR EXPANSION : Television or motion video signal : Predictive : Plural : Subband coding)

Patent 5576768: Caption information receiving apparatus
(TELEVISION : NONPICTORIAL DATA PACKET IN TELEVISION FORMAT : Including teletext decoder or display : Frequency change of subcarrier)

Patent 5576769: Automatic synchronization switch for side-by-side displays
(TELEVISION : SYNCHRONIZATION : Control of picture position : Including demodulator)

Patent 5576770: Adaptive synchronizing signal separator
(TELEVISION : SYNCHRONIZATION : Sync separation : With counter or frequency divider)

Patent 5576771: Horizontal picture compression in widescreen television receivers
(TELEVISION : BASIC RECEIVER WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION : Multimode (e.g., composite, Y, C; baseband RF) : For receiving more than one format at will (e.g., NTSC/PAL) : For format with different aspect ratio : Locking rates)

Patent 5576772: Motion vector detection apparatus and method
(TELEVISION : IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUITRY SPECIFIC TO TELEVISION : Motion vector generation : Diode)

Patent 5576773: Television receiver which controls the program reserve in a VCR
(INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS : OPERATOR INTERFACE : To facilitate tuning or selection of video signal : Program reserve or reminder system : Provided on recordable medium)

Patent 5576774: Convergence adjusting apparatus capable of independently performing convergence adjustment on one adjustment point without affecting the
(TELEVISION : VIDEO DISPLAY : Projection device : With alignment, registration or focus : Including processor interface (e.g., CPU))

Patent 5576775: Eyeglasses with controlled ventilation frame and lens
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : With moisture prevention or absorption : Spring biased or secured by friction members)

Patent 5576776: Folding eyeglasses
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : Folding : Spring biased or secured by friction members)

Patent 5576777: Frame for glasses with interchangeable lenses
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : Continuous rim mounting : With lens retaining or locking means : Fluid-filled or suction type)

Patent 5576778: Design system for designing shapes of eyeglasses
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : SPECTACLES AND EYEGLASSES : Ophtahalmic lenses or blanks : Methods : Multiple elements)

Patent 5576779: Camera system
(PHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH OF CAMERA OBJECTIVE : Having focus operation : Constant image size)

Patent 5576780: Method for evaluation of length of focus of the eye
(OPTICS: EYE EXAMINING, VISION TESTING AND CORRECTING : EYE EXAMINING OR TESTING INSTRUMENT : Objective type : Including projected target image : Using photodetector)

Patent 5576781: Disposable camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : DISPOSABLE OR RECYCLABLE CAMERA : Object support)

Patent 5576782: Lens-fitted photo film unit for use with taking lenses of different focal length
(PHOTOGRAPHY : DISPOSABLE OR RECYCLABLE CAMERA : Object support)

Patent 5576783: Recording and reproducing a 3-dimensional image
(PHOTOGRAPHY : PLURAL IMAGE RECORDING : Removable semiconductor memory)

Patent 5576784: Film transport device of camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH FILM DRIVE : Mechanical detail : Including electric motor : Having film transport mechanism locked by perforation sensing pawl)

Patent 5576785: Film feeding control device for accurate alignment of film frames and camera aperture
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH FILM DRIVE : Film movement limiting means : From film itself : Base guide)

Patent 5576786: Camera system
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS : Lens drive circuit or motor structure : Image correlation type)

Patent 5576787: Camera having an image blur suppression device
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA SHAKE SENSING : Having stabilization system : And means to move film)

Patent 5576788: Camera shake amount display apparatus for camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA SHAKE SENSING : Including film processing tank)

Patent 5576789: Film rewinding and film cassette unloading device and method of use
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH FILM DRIVE : Mechanical detail : Including electric motor : Having film transport mechanism locked by perforation sensing pawl)

Patent 5576790: Anti-backup mechanism for preventing reverse rotation of film winder in camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH FILM DRIVE : Film movement limiting means : From film drive transmission member : Base guide)

Patent 5576791: Camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH VIEWFINDER : Selective or adjustable viewfinder field : Zoom : Base guide)

Patent 5576792: Method for assembling an iris diaphragm
(PHOTOGRAPHY : CAMERA DETAIL : Diaphragm : Plural pivoted blades : Cable release)

Patent 5576793: Lens-fitted photographic film unit
(PHOTOGRAPHY : DISPOSABLE OR RECYCLABLE CAMERA : Object support)

Patent 5576794: Random batch photofinishing
(PHOTOGRAPHY : FLUID-TREATING APPARATUS : Photographic medium handling)

Patent 5576795: Automatic processing apparatus for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material
(PHOTOGRAPHY : FLUID-TREATING APPARATUS : Having fluid-circulating means : Plural stations)

Patent 5576796: Optical apparatus having function to detect visual axis
(PHOTOGRAPHY : EYE TRACKING : Including film processing tank)

Patent 5576797: Camera with focus detecting device for removing vignetting effects
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH EXPOSURE OBJECTIVE FOCUSING MEANS, FOCUSING AID, OR RANGEFINDING MEANS : Plural focusing or rangefinding areas : With Position Sensitive Device (PSD))

Patent 5576798: Automatic flash amount control apparatus of camera
(PHOTOGRAPHY : WITH OBJECT ILLUMINATION FOR EXPOSURE : Having artificial illumination termination control : For red-eye reduction)

Patent 5576799: Camera photometry system
(PHOTOGRAPHY : EXPOSURE CONTROL CIRCUIT : Having plural photocells : Antilog)

Patent 5576800: Camera having an auxiliary photographing function
(PHOTOGRAPHY : EXPOSURE CONTROL CIRCUIT : Manually selective exposure mode : More than two photometering areas)

Patent 5576801: Projection exposure apparatus
(PHOTOCOPYING : PROJECTION PRINTING AND COPYING CAMERAS : Step and repeat : Reflector between original and photo-sensitive paper)

Patent 5576803: Electrostatographic imaging drum end cap and drum assembly
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Photoconductive member : Including cover)

Patent 5576804: Apparatus and method for inhibiting dust adherence to the contact plate of a copying machine
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : INTERNAL MACHINE ENVIRONMENT : Particle or contaminant control : Photoconductive member)

Patent 5576805: Contact charging member for charging a photosensitive drum having improved durability and a method for making the same
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Contact : Roller : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5576806: Charging roll for electrophotography
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Contact : Roller : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5576807: Image forming apparatus having a contact type charging device
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Contact : Brush : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5576808: Image forming apparatus having contact charger
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Contact : Brush : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5576809: Charge screening member for a corona discharge device of an image forming apparatus
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Charging : Corona : Having grid : Toner cartridge)

Patent 5576810: Image forming method
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Exposure : Contact)

Patent 5576811: Image recording apparatus for controlling image in high quality and image quality control method thereof
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CONTROL OF ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY PROCESS : Control of developing : Concentration control : Detection of developed image : On or adjacent to platen)

Patent 5576812: Developing method with carrier chains contacted to image bearing member
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Application member : Magnetic brush : Having internal rotary member)

Patent 5576813: Developing device having a dispersion blocking plate and electrostatic recording device including the same
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Application member : Magnetic brush : Regulating (e.g., doctor) : Auxiliary electrode)

Patent 5576814: Developing unit using toner having a magnetic shield between the agitation chamber and a developing roller
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Application member : Magnetic brush : Sleeve : Having stationary magnet)

Patent 5576815: Development apparatus for a liquid electrographic imaging system
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Liquid development : Removing excess developer (e.g., squeegee) : Fountain)

Patent 5576816: Toner cartridge internal plug
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Dry development : Supplying new toner : Cartridge : Optical detector)

Patent 5576817: Dual zone development for liquid developers
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Liquid development : Having electrode : Having applied bias)

Patent 5576818: Intermediate transfer component having multiple coatings
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Transfer : By intermediate transfer member : Copy medium carrier (e.g., drum or belt))

Patent 5576819: Transfer element detect device
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DIAGNOSTICS : Document handling : Electrostatic)

Patent 5576820: Xerographic apparatus with a detachable corona charger
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : HAVING PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Modular or displaceable : Transfer unit : New and waste toner container)

Patent 5576821: Fuser release agent management (RAM) system having a non-continuous pattern agent roll
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Fixing (e.g., fusing) : Offset prevention : Parting agent applicator : Retractable)

Patent 5576822: Ultrasonic transducer for brush detoning assist
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : CLEANING OF IMAGING SURFACE : Fibrous brush : Having applied voltage : Lamination)

Patent 5576823: Automatic document feeder having document separating mechanism
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : DOCUMENT HANDLING : Original : Automatic document feeder : Lamination)

Patent 5576824: Five cycle image on image printing architecture
(ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY : IMAGE FORMATION : Development : Plural diverse (e.g., color) : Selectively active : Rotary type)

Patent 5576825: Pattern detecting apparatus
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : DOCUMENT PATTERN ANALYSIS OR VERIFICATION : Lamp attachments)

Patent 5576826: Alignment laser with over-flooded aperture system and dual-mode self-centering target
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : ANGLE MEASURING OR ANGULAR AXIAL ALIGNMENT : Prism engaging specimen)

Patent 5576827: Apparatus and method for determining the size distribution of particles by light scattering
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : FOR SIZE OF PARTICLES : By particle light scattering : Having adjustable color or bandwidth)

Patent 5576828: Bonding wire detection method
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : DIMENSION : Focus)

Patent 5576829: Method and apparatus for inspecting a phase-shifted mask
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : Having wavefront division (by diffraction) : Having Schlieren effect)

Patent 5576830: Position sensor with half tone optical gradient wedge
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : POSITION OR DISPLACEMENT : Position transverse to viewing axis : Having scale or grid : Coded scale : Moire)

Patent 5576831: Wafer alignment sensor
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : POSITION OR DISPLACEMENT : Triangulation : Position of detected arrangement relative to projected beam)

Patent 5576832: Optical measuring apparatus and measuring method of the same
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY CONFIGURATION COMPARISON : With projection on viewing screen : Shadow or beam blocking)

Patent 5576833: Wafer pattern defect detection method and apparatus therefor
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY CONFIGURATION COMPARISON : With comparison to master, desired shape, or reference voltage : For comparison with master or desired configuration)

Patent 5576834: Optical wavemeter utilizing numerical fraction difference of pulses for determining absolute wave length
(OPTICS: MEASURING AND TESTING : BY LIGHT INTERFERENCE (E.G., INTERFEROMETER) : Spectroscopy : Having particular linear mirror drive or configuration : With diffraction grating means)

Patent 5576835: Method for run-length coding for shortening transmission time
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Reduced time or bandwidth for static image communication : Combined with lossless coding technique (e.g., fixed or variable run-length coding) : Coded image communication rate)

Patent 5576836: Multi-picture image printing system
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Recording apparatus : Photographic : Document feed)

Patent 5576837: Digital modulators for use with sub-nyquist sampling of raster-scanned samples of image intensity
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF COLOR TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Compressing when recording or decompressing when reproducing : Separately recorded)

Patent 5576838: Personal video capture system
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Including television camera : Digital technique)

Patent 5576839: Camera system including a separatable recorder
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Recorder or reproducer fault condition compensation : Digital compressing)

Patent 5576840: Recording apparatus
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 5576841: Signal processing system using external storage device
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 5576842: Data detection method and apparatus therefor for use in a digital recording/reproduction system
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Using disc)

Patent 5576843: System and method for controlling play of multiple dialog audio tracks of a software carrier
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Having another signal : Audio signal : Selective mode (e.g., mono, stereo, or bilingual) :)

Patent 5576844: Computer controlled video interactive learning system
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Editing : Using static memory or delay means)

Patent 5576845: Encoding apparatus and method for processing color data in blocks
(IMAGE ANALYSIS : IMAGE COMPRESSION OR CODING : Context analysis or word recognition (e.g., character string))

Patent 5576846: Document processing apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Memory interface : Auxiliary signal controls apparatus at both transmitter and receiver)

Patent 5576847: Image processing system
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Image processing : Auxiliary signal controls apparatus at both transmitter and receiver)

Patent 5576848: Image reading apparatus which compares margin width outside image area of original image on sheet with width of separate image for synthesis
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Image processing : Document size detection : Variable threshold determined by image or other condition (e.g., adaptive thresholding))

Patent 5576849: Image data transformation apparatus and image entry apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING (E.G., PROCESSING DATA FOR PRINTER, ETC.) : Attribute control : Processing based on at least two different image attributes (e.g., character, graphic, photo, line, edge, gray-level, color) :)

Patent 5576850: Image memory editing apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Specific signal processing circuitry : Image processing : Image editing : Variable threshold determined by image or other condition (e.g., adaptive thresholding))

Patent 5576851: Encoded symbol reader for a two-dimensional encoded symbol
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Coded character : Carrier wave modulation)

Patent 5576852: Synchronization signal generating unit of an image forming apparatus
(FACSIMILE AND STATIC PRESENTATION PROCESSING : FACSIMILE : Picture signal generator : Scanning : Facsimile illumination control : Variable thresholding technique)

Patent 5576853: Apparatus and methods for making transmission holograms
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : HOLOGRAPHIC SYSTEM OR ELEMENT : Copying by holographic means : Spatial, phase or amplitude modulation)

Patent 5576854: Liquid crystal light valve projector with improved contrast ratio and with 0.27 wavelength compensation for birefringence in the liquid
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : LIQUID CRYSTAL SYSTEM : Projector including liquid crystal cell (s) : Exposure device for lithography)

Patent 5576855: Liquid crystal display having embossed appearing characters
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Polarizer : Formed by particular technique)

Patent 5576856: Liquid crystal display device and method for producing the same using photopolymerization with linearly polarized light
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Microencapsulated or polymer dispersed liquid crystal : With particular encapsulating medium : With color formed by different color polarizer or color filter associated with each cell)

Patent 5576857: Electro-optical device with transistors and capacitors method of driving the same
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR EXCITATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL : Electrical excitation of liquid crystal (i.e., particular voltage pulses, AC vs. DC, threshold voltages, etc.) : With particular switching device : Transistor : With silicon photodiode, N-I-N photoconductor structure, or P-I-P photoconductor structure)

Patent 5576858: Gray scale LCD control capacitors formed between a control capacitor electrode on one side of an insulating layer and two subpixel
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR EXCITATION OF LIQUID CRYSTAL : Electrical excitation of liquid crystal (i.e., particular voltage pulses, AC vs. DC, threshold voltages, etc.) : With particular switching device : Transistor : With silicon photodiode, N-I-N photoconductor structure, or P-I-P photoconductor structure)

Patent 5576859: Device for improving the contrast of a liquid crystal screen and its method of manufacture through the use of opaque bands
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Filter : Opaque mask or black mask : With unequal areas for different colors or with fractional shift between one line of colors and the next)

Patent 5576860: Liquid crystal display device in which the heights of the reflection plate projections are less than half the thicknesses of the two
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Reflector : Opaque mask or black mask)

Patent 5576861: Liquid crystal display having a retarder with 100-200nm retardation and having high contrast viewing zone centered in positive or negative
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Compensator or retarder (i.e., not using liquid crystal cell) : Cholesteric reflector)

Patent 5576862: Positive orientations of liquid crystal molecules in a multi-domain liquid crystal display cell
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Particular nonoptical film or layer (e.g., adhesive layer, barrier layer) : Alignment layer : Formed by particular technique (e.g., Langmuir Blodgett, stretching, etc.) : With particular insulating layer)

Patent 5576863: Gray scale multi domain liquid crystal display panel having capacitive voltage division characteristics
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Particular nonoptical film or layer (e.g., adhesive layer, barrier layer) : Alignment layer : Formed by particular technique (e.g., Langmuir Blodgett, stretching, etc.) : With particular insulating layer)

Patent 5576864: Chiral smectic liquid crystal device having fluorine-containing polymeric alignment film with predetermined refractive index anisotropy
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Particular nonoptical film or layer (e.g., adhesive layer, barrier layer) : Alignment layer : Formed by particular technique (e.g., Langmuir Blodgett, stretching, etc.) : With particular insulating layer)

Patent 5576865: Process for producing liquid crystal panel including reducing the pressure to no more than 25 torr/minute
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Liquid crystal seal : Having connection detail to external circuit)

Patent 5576866: Liquid crystal display having polymer walls with a chiral pitch and method for producing the same
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Spacer : With particular injection port or injection plug)

Patent 5576867: Liquid crystal switching elements having a parallel electric field and .beta..sub.o which is not 0.degree. or 90.degree.
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Electrode or bus detail (i.e., excluding supplemental capacitor and transistor electrodes) : Segmented or fixed pattern : For parallel alignment)

Patent 5576868: Liquid crystal display having IC driving circuits formed on first and second substrates
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Electrode or bus detail (i.e., excluding supplemental capacitor and transistor electrodes) : Having connection detail to external circuit : Resistance reducing electrodes)

Patent 5576869: Liquid crystal display apparatus including an electrode wiring having pads of molybdenum formed on portions of input and output wiring
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : PARTICULAR STRUCTURE : Having significant detail of cell structure only : Electrode or bus detail (i.e., excluding supplemental capacitor and transistor electrodes) : Having connection detail to external circuit : Resistance reducing electrodes)

Patent 5576870: Liquid crystal display panel having a phase grating formed of liquid crystal molecules
(LIQUID CRYSTAL CELLS, ELEMENTS AND SYSTEMS : LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL ELEMENT : Liquid crystal diffraction element : Including passive liquid crystal switch portion)

Patent 5576871: Method for optical communications
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : Determination of communication parameter : Using supervisory signal : Dispersion)

Patent 5576872: Optical distribution device, optical distribution circuit, and synthesizing method of distribution circuits
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Optical switching : Power)

Patent 5576873: Telecommunications switch architecture
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Optical switching : Time : Including photonic packet switching :)

Patent 5576874: Optical distribution shelf for a remote terminal of an optical fiber telecommunications network
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Hybrid : Time and wavelength division : Bus)

Patent 5576875: Telecommunications network organized in reconfigurable wavelength-division-multiplexed optical loops
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : MULTIPLEX : Broadcast and distribution system : WDM : Hub or central office : Including subscribers : Bidirectional :)

Patent 5576876: Optical regenerator and an optical transmission system
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER SYSTEM : Including optical waveguide : Dispersion compensation : Redundant fibers)

Patent 5576877: Automated system, and corresponding method, for measuring receiver signal detect threshold values of electro-optic modules
(OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING : TDM)

Patent 5576878: Use of incompatible materials to eliminate sticking of micro-mechanical devices
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : DEFLECTION USING A MOVING ELEMENT OR MEDIUM (OFFSETTING OR CHANGING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE BEAM) : By moving a reflective element : Reflective element moved by deformable support : Having planar rotating reflector with rotation axis in its plane)

Patent 5576879: Composite optical modulator
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Light wave temporal modulation (e.g., frequency, amplitude, etc.) : Changing bulk optical parameter : Electro-optic : Modulation of polarized light via modulating input signal : Using reflective or cavity structure : Semiconductor :)

Patent 5576880: Acousto-optic bragg cell
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL MODULATOR : Light wave directional modulation (e.g., deflection or scanning is representative of the modulating signal) : Acousto-optic : Using single polarization)

Patent 5576881: Multi-frequency optical signal source having reduced distortion and crosstalk
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : OPTICAL AMPLIFIER : Dielectric optical waveguide type)

Patent 5576882: Endoscope
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : COMPOUND LENS SYSTEM : With relay : With prism or U-shaped optical path)

Patent 5576883: Spectral polarisation separator
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : POLARIZATION WITHOUT MODULATION : Light polarization without any external input : By birefringent element : Oriented particles)

Patent 5576884: Base body of reflecting mirror and method for preparing the same
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : PROTECTION FROM MOISTURE OR FOREIGN PARTICLE : Sealing : Mirror, prism or signal reflector : With particular material or mounting structure)

Patent 5576885: Heatable mirror including a non-metallic reflecting coating on a glass substate
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LIGHT INTERFERENCE : Produced by coating or lamina : Including metal or conductive layer : Laminated or layered)

Patent 5576886: Hud with a spectral contour dielectric combiner
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : SINGLE CHANNEL SIMULTANEOUSLY TO OR FROM PLURAL CHANNELS (E.G., LIGHT DIVIDING, COMBINING, OR PLURAL IMAGE FORMING, ETC.) : By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface : Superimposing visual information on observer`s field of view (e.g., head-up arrangement, etc.) : Serially disposed along optic axis)

Patent 5576887: Head gear display system using off-axis image sources
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : SINGLE CHANNEL SIMULTANEOUSLY TO OR FROM PLURAL CHANNELS (E.G., LIGHT DIVIDING, COMBINING, OR PLURAL IMAGE FORMING, ETC.) : By partial reflection at beam splitting or combining surface : Superimposing visual information on observer`s field of view (e.g., head-up arrangement, etc.) : Including curved reflector : Cylindrical lenslets)

Patent 5576888: Wide angle binocular system with variable power capability
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : To the rear of a basic lens)

Patent 5576889: Real-image zoom finder optical system
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : With mechanical compensation : Four groups : Cylindrical lenslets)

Patent 5576890: Zoom lens
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : With mechanical compensation : Four groups : Cylindrical lenslets)

Patent 5576891: Zoom lens using a first lens group having a positive focal length and a second lens group having a negative focal length
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : With mechanical compensation : Two groups : + - Arrangement : Having crossed axes)

Patent 5576892: Variable power optical system
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : Adjusting mechanism : Motor driven : + - Arrangement)

Patent 5576893: Zoom lens barrel
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : Adjusting mechanism : Having cam device : Cam ring type or zoom ring type : Auto focusing)

Patent 5576894: Zoom lens barrel based on the vari-focal optical system
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With variable magnification (e.g., zoom type) : Adjusting mechanism : Having cam device : Cam ring type or zoom ring type : Auto focusing)

Patent 5576895: Apparatus for holding a lens barrel for providing accurate lens adjustment regardless of environmental conditions
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With support : Operation viewed through lens)

Patent 5576896: Structure for attaching a lens to prevent distortion from changes in the ambient conditions
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With support : Lens movable in its plane : Hand held)

Patent 5576897: Multi-lens optical device for use in an optical scanner
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : LENS : With support : Lens mounts : Adjustable : With third component biconvex)

Patent 5576898: Optical system for viewing the rear seat of a vehicle
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : Retractable vehicle mirror : Plural reflecting surfaces)

Patent 5576899: Mirror mount for vehicles
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : With support : Concave)

Patent 5576900: Adjustable rear view mirror assembly for trucks
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : With support : Mirror movable relative to support : Including an adjustable mirror)

Patent 5576901: DC motor actuator for light modification
(OPTICAL: SYSTEMS AND ELEMENTS : MIRROR : With support : Mirror movable relative to support : With switch or motor controlling mirror movement : With rotation of mirror about perpendicular axes)

Patent 5576902: Method and apparatus directed to processing trick play video data to compensate for intentionally omitted data
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Fast, slow, or stop reproducing : Having auxiliary dynamic memory means)

Patent 5576903: Method and apparatus for administering data on magnetic tape medium by way of a header segment
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL PROCESSING OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL : Data in specific format : Intra-cell transition)

Patent 5576904: Timing gradient smoothing circuit in a synchronous read channel
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL PROCESSING OF A DIGITAL SIGNAL : Data clocking : Intra-cell transition)

Patent 5576905: Servo control of bi-directional reel-to-reel tape drives using fine-line tachometers with index lines
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the record : Speed : Linear carrier : Constant speed : By signal derived from transport : From separate track)

Patent 5576906: Synchronous detection of concurrent servo bursts for fine head position in disk drive
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Track centering : Rotary carrier : By tracking signal recorded on or immediately beneath surface : Distinct servo sector : From separate track)

Patent 5576907: Variable speed recording and/or reproducing apparatus including a plurality of rotary heads arranged with head gaps having particular
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Signal switching : Between heads in alternate engagement with medium :)

Patent 5576908: Actuator and file level initialization of magnetoresistive transducers
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : GENERAL RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Specifics of biasing or erasing : Between heads in alternate engagement with medium)

Patent 5576909: Method for positioning a data transducer head in a rotating disk drive data storage device
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Track changing : For rotary carrier (e.g., disc) : Including model of servo system or element : Controlled by memory device)

Patent 5576910: Burst comparison and sequential technique for determining servo control in a mass storage disk device
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF A RECORDER MECHANISM : Controlling the head : Track centering : Rotary carrier : By tracking signal recorded on or immediately beneath surface : Distinct servo sector : From separate track)

Patent 5576911: Cartridge locking mechanism and interface
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD TRANSPORT WITH HEAD STATIONARY DURING TRANSDUCING : Disk record : Plural disks : Changer : Mechanical detail : With pivotal holder)

Patent 5576912: Floating magnetic head with reduced magnetostriction vibration noise
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Head core : For cross-talk prevention)

Patent 5576913: Magnetic head for hard disk having reading core and trailing core
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : FLUID BEARING HEAD SUPPORT : Disk record : Air bearing slider detail : Head attachment to slider : Motorized)

Patent 5576914: Compact read/write head having biased GMR element
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Having Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) or Colossal Magnetoresistive (CMR) sensor formed of multiple thin films : In horizontal head configuration)

Patent 5576915: Magnetoresistive head with antiferromagnetic sublayers interposed between first and second spin-valve units to exchange bias inner
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Magnetoresistive (MR) reproducing head : Having multiple interconnected multiple film MR sensors (e.g., dual spin valve magnetoresistive sensor) : Plural actuators)

Patent 5576916: Magnetic head-to-media backer device
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : HEAD : Head accessory : Pressure element : Tape record : Rotating head)

Patent 5576917: Cartridge for containing recording medium and having L-shaped projection welded in L-shaped recess with excess material accommodated in gap
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD MEDIUM : In container : Pressure element)

Patent 5576918: Magnetic disk medium with designed textured surfaces and controlled surface roughness and method of producing same
(DYNAMIC MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE OR RETRIEVAL : RECORD MEDIUM : Disk : For disk)

Patent 5576919: Spark suppressor circuit for protection of an electrical switch, and electrical thermal appliance comprising such a circuit
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : Arc suppression at switching point (i.e., includes solid-state switch) : Shunt bypass of main switch : By arc stretching (e.g., horn gap))

Patent 5576920: Electrostatic destruction preventing circuit and receiving apparatus having the same
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : Load shunting by fault responsive means (e.g., crowbar circuit) : Voltage responsive : With more than two wires)

Patent 5576921: Aggregate current transformer
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : With specific current responsive fault sensor : Transformer sensor (i.e., toroidal current sensor) : Protection for thyristor)

Patent 5576922: Surge absorbing structure, surge absorbing element, connector and circuit device using these structure and element
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : High voltage dissipation (e.g., lightning arrester) : Vacuum or gas filled space discharge : In communication systems)

Patent 5576923: Apparatus for generating anions in video appliances
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : DISCHARGING OR PREVENTING ACCUMULATION OF ELECTRIC CHARGE (E.G., STATIC ELECTRICITY) : By charged gas irradiation : Particular relay or solenoid)

Patent 5576924: Heel grounding device
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : DISCHARGING OR PREVENTING ACCUMULATION OF ELECTRIC CHARGE (E.G., STATIC ELECTRICITY) : Specific conduction means or dissipator : Shoe type : Chain-type grounding means)

Patent 5576925: Flexible multilayer thin film capacitors
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Fixed capacitor : Special type (e.g., "bypass" type) : With controlling or indicating means)

Patent 5576926: Capacitor with buried isolated electrode
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Fixed capacitor : Significant electrode feature : With controlling or indicating means)

Patent 5576927: Electrolytic chip capacitor
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Fixed capacitor : Details of electrical connection means (e.g., terminal or lead) : Material)

Patent 5576928: High-dielectric-constant material electrodes comprising thin platinum layers
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITORS : Fixed capacitor : Solid dielectric : Ceramic, glass, or oxide particles : Ceramic and glass)

Patent 5576929: Structure having a latch mechanism engaging an intermediate cover and an outer cover and lifting the intermediate cover by deformation of
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Including keyboard support : Fluid)

Patent 5576930: Rack pair mounting speakers and system board in a monitor of a computer system
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Computer related support : CRT support)

Patent 5576931: Computer with two fans and two air circulation areas
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Computer related support : With cooling means : Disk drive support)

Patent 5576932: Method and apparatus for cooling a heat source
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : With cooling means : Fluid : Air : With air circulating means : Fan or blower : With heat sink or cooling fins :)

Patent 5576933: Clamping heat sink for an electric device
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : With cooling means : Thermal conduction : With cooling fins)

Patent 5576934: Mounting unit for a multilayer hybrid circuit having power components including a copper coated ceramic center board
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Connection of components to board : Component within printed circuit board : Welded connection)

Patent 5576935: Common circuit board connectable to multiple alternative single-sided expansion boards
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Plural : With separable connector or socket means : With specific connection material)

Patent 5576936: Compact electronic data module with nonvolatile memory
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : Printed circuit board : Plural : With housing or chassis : Plural dielectric layers)

Patent 5576937: Connector including a connector body, an annular air-tight material and a closure plate to seal an IC
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : For electronic systems and devices : For semiconductor device : EMI)

Patent 5576938: Electronic circuit pack and mounting frame combination
(ELECTRICITY: ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND DEVICES : HOUSING OR MOUNTING ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVERSE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS : Frame : With switchboard or switch)

Patent 5576939: Enhanced thin film DC plasma power supply
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Including D.C.-A.C.-D.C. converter : Having transistorized inverter : With dynamic rectifier in phase 2 to D.C. stage (e.g., commutator type))

Patent 5576940: Front-end power converter for distributed power systems
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Including D.C.-A.C.-D.C. converter : Having transistorized inverter : Bridge type : Including plural anode/single cathode device)

Patent 5576941: Modular power supply system
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Including D.C.-A.C.-D.C. converter : Having transistorized inverter : Single-ended, separately-driven type : With automatic control of the magnitude of output voltage or current : For forward-type converter : Having feedback isolation (e.g., optoisolator, transformer coupled, etc.) :)

Patent 5576942: Method and apparatus for reducing the harmonic currents in alternating-current distribution networks
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : With means to introduce or eliminate frequency components : By electron tube rectifier and inverter)

Patent 5576943: Soft switched three phase inverter with staggered resonant recovery system
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Including automatic or integral protection means : For inverters : Transistor inverter : Bridge type : Having voltage protection : Including short protection across a series-connected pair of transistors (e.g., shoot-through protection, etc.))

Patent 5576944: Plural parallel bridge inverter power conversion system with balanced DC input currents
(ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION SYSTEMS : CURRENT CONVERSION : Having plural converters for single conversion : Plural inverters : In parallel)

Patent 5576945: Transaction monitor process with pre-arranged modules for a multiprocessor system
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Plural processors :)

Patent 5576946: Icon based process design and control system
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Sequential or selective : Operator interface (e.g., display with control) : Time responsive (duration))

Patent 5576947: Robot hallway traveler
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Digital positioning (other than machine tool) : Having particular compensation or stabilization feature)

Patent 5576948: Machine vision for adaptive laser beam steering
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEM, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Digital positioning (other than machine tool) : Alignment or registration : Having optical sensing (e.g., image projection) : Proportional-Integral-Derivative (P-I-D))

Patent 5576949: System for animal evaluation through image acquisition
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Statistical measurement : Timekeeping (e.g., clock, calendar, stopwatch))

Patent 5576950: Video image search method and system using the same
(TELEVISION SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : PROCESSING OF TELEVISION SIGNAL FOR DYNAMIC RECORDING OR REPRODUCING : Single still or frame recording : Selective mode (e.g., still or motion))

Patent 5576951: Automated sales and services system
(DATA PROCESSING: FINANCIAL, BUSINESS PRACTICE, MANAGEMENT, OR COST/PRICE DETERMINATION : AUTOMATED ELECTRICAL FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS PRACTICE OR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT : Electronic shopping (e.g., remote ordering) : Presentation of image or description of sales item (e.g., electronic catalog browsing) : Staff scheduling or task assignment)

Patent 5576952: Medical alert distribution system with selective filtering of medical information
(SURGERY : DIAGNOSTIC TESTING :)

Patent 5576953: Electronic translating device
(DATA PROCESSING: SPEECH SIGNAL PROCESSING, LINGUISTICS, LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, AND AUDIO COMPRESSION/DECOMPRESSION : LINGUISTICS : Translation machine :)

Patent 5576954: Process for determination of text relevancy
(DATA PROCESSING: DATABASE AND FILE MANAGEMENT OR DATA STRUCTURES : DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING : Query processing (i.e., searching) :)

Patent 5576955: Method and apparatus for proofreading in a computer system
(DATA PROCESSING: PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT, OPERATOR INTERFACE PROCESSING, AND SCREEN SAVER DISPLAY PROCESSING : PRESENTATION PROCESSING OF DOCUMENT : Edit, composition, or storage control : Text : Spell Check :)

Patent 5576956: Auxiliary steering angle control system for vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Steering control : Feedback, transfer function or proportional and derivative (P& D) control : Inner/outer loop)

Patent 5576957: Control system for a front and rear wheel steering vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Vehicle subsystem or accessory control : Steering control : Feedback, transfer function or proportional and derivative (P& D) control : Inner/outer loop)

Patent 5576958: Function transform apparatus
(ELECTRICAL COMPUTERS: ARITHMETIC PROCESSING AND CALCULATING : ELECTRICAL DIGITAL CALCULATING COMPUTER : Particular function performed : Transform : Discrete Cosine Transform (i.e., DCT) : Equalizer)

Patent 5576959: Method for controlling yaw of a wheeled vehicle based on under-steer and over-steer containment routines
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Adaptive control)

Patent 5576960: Driving force controlling apparatus for vehicle
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration : Adaptive control)

Patent 5576961: Procedure for controlling a motor vehicle drive unit
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : With indicator or control of power plant (e.g., performance) : Internal-combustion engine : Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic))

Patent 5576962: Control system and method for a hydrostatic drive system
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : With indicator or control of power plant (e.g., performance) : Internal-combustion engine : Artificial intelligence (e.g., fuzzy logic))

Patent 5576963: Method and system for detecting the misfire of a reciprocating internal combustion engine utilizing a misfire index model
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : VEHICLE CONTROL, GUIDANCE, OPERATION, OR INDICATION : With indicator or control of power plant (e.g., performance) : Internal-combustion engine : Digital or programmed data processor : Vibration, roughness, knock : Detection of O2 concentration)

Patent 5576964: System and method for relating a passive sensor to a geographic environment
(DATA PROCESSING: VEHICLES, NAVIGATION, AND RELATIVE LOCATION : NAVIGATION : Employing position determining equipment : With radar or optical ground scanner : With correction by noninertial sensor)

Patent 5576965: Method and apparatus for aiding of designing process
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Design or planning : Positional with nonpositional)

Patent 5576967: Method and apparatus for monitoring and ensuring product quality
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Continuous material having indeterminate length (e.g., web, strand, strip, or sheet) : Rapid prototyping (e.g., layer-by-layer, material deposition))

Patent 5576968: Embroidery data creating system for embroidery machine
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Product assembly or manufacturing : Particular manufactured product or operation : Textile : Sewing : Embroidering :)

Patent 5576969: IC comprising functional blocks for which a mask pattern is patterned according to connection and placement data
(DATA PROCESSING: DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF CIRCUIT OR SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : DESIGN OF SEMICONDUCTOR MASK : Logical circuit synthesizer)

Patent 5576970: Nitrogen oxide removal control method
(DATA PROCESSING: GENERIC CONTROL SYSTEMS OR SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS : SPECIFIC APPLICATION, APPARATUS OR PROCESS : Chemical process control or monitoring system : Control of combustion or heating apparatus (e.g., kiln, furnace, autoclave, burner, combusion system) : Of fuel)

Patent 5576971: Apparatus for displaying damping effect or base isolation effect
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM IN A SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENT : Earth science : Seismology : Earthquake or volcanic activity : Fluid flow investigation)

Patent 5576972: Intelligent area monitoring system
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Article count or size distribution : Signal conversion)

Patent 5576973: Apparatus and method for obtaining geographical positional data for an object located underground
(COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION) : DIRECTIVE : Including a satellite : With position indicating : Using Global Positioning Satellite (GPS or Glonass) : With ambiguity resolving)

Patent 5576974: Method and apparatus for determining watercut fraction and gas fraction in three phase mixtures of oil, water and gas
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Statistical measurement : Timekeeping (e.g., clock, calendar, stopwatch))

Patent 5576975: Distance measuring method and a distance measuring apparatus
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Dimensional determination : Linear distance or length : 3D orientation)

Patent 5576976: Amplitude detection and automatic gain control of a sparsely sampled sinusoid by adjustment of a notch filter
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Measured signal processing : Signal extraction or separation (e.g., filtering) : Cause or fault identification)

Patent 5576977: Filter for eliminating the effects of fluorescent lights on microwave transceivers
(DATA PROCESSING: MEASURING, CALIBRATING, OR TESTING : MEASUREMENT SYSTEM : Measured signal processing : Signal extraction or separation (e.g., filtering) : Cause or fault identification)

 

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