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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6872355 | Roof rail and method for producing the roof rail A roof rail in which a rail portion and a plurality of leg portions are integrally molded by use of a mold having a fixed or movable dam provided in a mold cavity, and which is formed of a polyamide resin composition containing a polyamide resin having a crystalliza... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6625379 | Light-conducting plate and method of producing the same Disclosed is a light-conducting plate which comprises a transparent resin containing a carbonic acid gas and which has a carbonic acid gas content of from 0.01 to 2% by weight based on the weight of the light-conducting plate. The plate used in a planar l... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6607569 | Method of estimating reaction product in coal liquefying reaction Disclosed is a method of estimating the outflow amount for each component of the effluent of a coal liquefying reactor consisting of vessel type reactors (16a, 16b, 16c) operated under a high temperature and a high pressure. The outflow amount for each co... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6590389 | Magnetic sensor, magnetic sensor apparatus, semiconductor magnetic resistance apparatus, and production method thereof An Inx Ga1-x Asy Sb1-y (0 | 07/08/2003 |
| 6545053 | Tricyclic compounds and drug compositions containing same Compounds having a ଲ-3 adrenaline receptor agonist and are useful as drugs for the treatment and prevention of diabetes, obesity, hyperlipemia, etc., represented by a general formula (I) and salts thereof, and a process for producing these, and thei... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6514902 | Method for producing an oxide catalyst for use in producing acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile from propane or isobutane Disclosed is a process for producing an oxide catalyst for use in producing (meth)acrylonitrile from propane or isobutane by ammoxidation in the gaseous phase, the oxide catalyst comprising a compound oxide containing Mo, V and Sb as essential component e... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6515058 | Polyamide resin composition Polyamide resin pellets which comprise: 100 parts by weight of a polyamide resin; from 0.01 to 1.0 part by weight of lubricant A, which comprises at least one ester of a higher aliphatic carboxylic acid with a higher alcohol; and from 0.01 to 1.0 part by ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6495041 | Method for purifying aqueous suspension A method and apparatus for purifying an aqueous suspension comprising feeding an aqueous suspension containing fine particles comprising an inorganic component from the outer surface of a wavy hollow fiber membrane having an outer diameter of from 0.5 to ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6461757 | Non-aqueous battery of a thin configuration A non-aqueous battery is provided in a pouchy casing comprising opposing sheets of at least three-layer laminates, each laminate comprising (1) an inner thermoplastic resin layer, (2) a middle metal foil layer, and (3) an outer electrically insulating mat... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6403284 | Process for producing photosensitive resin printing plate and treating solution A surface-treating solution for a photosensitive resin printing plate which comprises an aqueous surface active agent solution and a hydrogen-abstracting agent which can abstract a hydrogen atom of a compound upon irradiation with an active radiation whic... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6399699 | Polyacetal resin composition excellent in aging resistance A polyacetal resin composition which comprises about 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal having a residual fluorine concentration of not more than about 13 ppm and a concentration of formaldehyde generated when the polyacetal is heated at about 230° C. f... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6365655 | Process for stabilizing oxymethylene copolymer Disclosed is a method for stabilizing a crude oxy-methylene copolymer having thermally unstable terminal groups, which comprises subjecting a crude oxymethylene copolymer to heat treatment in the presence of at least one quaternary ammonium compound repre... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6350601 | Enzyme composition for use as a clinical diagnostic reagent Disclosed is a stabilized enzyme composition for use in clinical examination, comprising: (a) an enzyme component comprising at least two enzymes selected from the group consisting of alkaline phosphatase, creatine kinase and alanine aminotransferase; (b)... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6331248 | Hollow fiber membrane module A hollow fiber membrane module comprising a module case and a hollow fiber membrane bundle comprising a plurality of hollow fiber membranes, at least one end of the bundle being bonded to and fixed on the module case, wherein the bonding portions of the h... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6322735 | Method for molding thermoplastic resin A method for molding a thermoplastic resin by filling a molten thermoplastic resin into a mold which comprises carrying out the molding of the resin while reducing the solidification temperature of the resin surface which contacts with the mold during the... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6316101 | Polyester fiber and fabrics made by using the same There are disclosed polyester fibers that are composed of at least 90% by weight of poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and have a limiting viscosity of 0.4-2, being characterized by containing a phosphorus compound at 10-250 ppm in terms of weight of elemen... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6307117 | Method for producing ethylene and propylene Disclosed is a method for producing ethylene and propylene from a hydrocarbon feedstock by catalytic conversion, which comprises contacting, in a reactor, a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising 20% by weight or more, based on the weight of the hydrocarbon fee... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299773 | Porous polyvinylidene fluoride resin film and process for producing the same A porous hollow fiber polyvinylidene fluoride resin membrane, characterized in that the membrane has a unitary three-dimensional network structure entirely composed of a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and has an inside diameter of 1.5-5 mm and a wall thick... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283507 | Lightweight air bag An object is to provide an air bag to protect passengers during collisions, which is lighter and can be compactly accommodated, which is sufficiently airtight, and which has durable strength in the sewn parts. The invention relates to a lightweight air ba... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284412 | Hybrid polymeric electrolyte and non-aqueous electrochemical device comprising the same Disclosed is a novel hybrid polymeric electrolyte formed of a closed-cell cellular polymer foam impregnated with a non-aqueous electrolytic liquid, which comprises a plurality of closed cells defined by cell walls constituting a continuous solid-phase mat... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6284696 | Mesopore molecular sieve and process for the production thereof A mesopore molecular sieve having a hydrocarbon group bonded directly to a silicon atom in the metal oxide skeleton constituting the molecular sieve, wherein the content of said hydrocarbon group is from 0.01 to 0.6 mol per mol of the metal oxide. Also di... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277945 | Method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate Disclosed is a method for producing an aromatic polycarbonate, which comprises reacting acetone with a phenol material, thereby producing bisphenol A, and polymerizing the resultant bisphenol A with diphenyl carbonate to produce an aromatic polycarbonate ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6270830 | Stabilizer for meat products and meat product composition A stabilizer for foods or a stabilizer for meat products, which is effective in preventing syneresis and improving water holding capacities, yield, texture, cloudiness and the like in foods, particularly meat products using livestock meat, fish and the li... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6265472 | Black colored reinforced polyamide resin composition A black colored reinforced polyamide resin composition which comprises the following components (A) to (D): (A) a polyamide; (B) at least one inorganic filler selected from glass fiber, mica, talc, kaolin and wollastonite; (C) a carbon black; and (D) at l... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6262210 | Process for producing aromatic carbonates A process for producing aromatic carbonates, which comprises transesterifying, in the presence of a metal-containing catalyst, a starting material selected from a dialkyl carbonate, an alkyl aryl carbonate and a mixture thereof with a reactant selected fr... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6245876 | Continuous molded article for polyurethaneurea and production method thereof The present invention relates to a continuous shaped article such as a polyurethaneurea fiber and a polyurethaneurea film having a birefringence index (Ɗn) of from at least 1.0×10-4 to 8.0×10-4 in a nontensile state, a crosslinkin... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6239218 | Hydrogenated block copolymer and composition of the same A hydrogenated block copolymer comprising: at least two polymer blocks A mainly comprising vinylaromatic hydrocarbon compound monomer units; and at least two polymer blocks B mainly comprising hydrogenated conjugated diene compound monomer units, in which... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6228800 | Noble metal support A noble metal-supported article which comprises a carrier and a palladium-containing metal component supported on the carrier, which article has (A) a layer in which substantially no palladium is supported in the interior of the carrier and (B) a layer in... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228916 | Conjugated diene polymer composition and rubber-reinforced styrene resin A conjugated diene polymer composition comprising: (a) 100 parts by weight of a non-coupling conjugated diene polymer consisting of at least one conjugated diene or a non-coupling random copolymer consisting of a conjugated diene and at least one monovinyl ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221946 | Polyoxymethylene resin composition A polyoxymethylene resin composition which comprises (A) 70-99.89% by weight of a polyoxymethylene resin, (B) 0.1-20% by weight of at least one ethylene-substituted vinyl copolymer having a melting point of 40-80° C. and prepared by polymerization using ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214954 | Olefin polymerization catalyst Disclosed is an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising: a transition metal compound comprising one transition metal selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr and Hf, and at least two ligands, wherein one ligand is a group having a cyclopentadienyl s... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6207746 | Process for production of thermoplastic polymer composition A process for producing a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising: (1) 100 parts by weight of an olefin polymer which comprises ethylene and at least one -olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms and in which the density is in the range of 0.85 to 0.91 g... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206988 | Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane compositions and explosive compositions containing the same Hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane-containing compositions which comprise hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane, polynitropolyacetylhexaazaisowurtzitanes and one or more of oxaisowurtzitane compounds represented by the specified formulae. The explosive compositions wh... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6198197 | Surface acoustic wave element and electronic circuit using the same A surface acoustic wave functional element is provided that includes a piezoelectric substrate or a multilayer piezoelectric substrate having a large electromechanical coupling coefficient. Semiconductor layers are formed on the piezoelectric substrate. T... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6191207 | Polyamide resin composition and molded articles A polyamide resin composition comprising: from 30 to 70% by weight of a polyamide resin having a crystallization temperature not higher than 210° C.; and from 70 to 30% by weight of glass fiber having an average aspect ratio of from 10 to 20, and an aver... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187264 | Solution for preserving and sterilizing contact lenses A solution for preserving and/or disinfecting a contact lens characterized by containing polylysine.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6188824 | Optical signal transmission multicore plastic optical fiber The present invention relates to a multicore plastic optical fiber for optical signal transmission, which comprises a plurality of cores made of a transparent resin; first cladding layers made of a transparent first cladding resin having a lower refractiv... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6187809 | Tricyclic compounds and drug compositions containing the same Compounds having a ଲ-3 adrenaline receptor agonist and are useful as drugs for the treatment and prevention of diabetes, obesity, hyperlipemia, etc., represented by a general formula (I) and salts thereof, and a process for producing these, and thei... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184381 | Process for preparing optically active compounds This document describes a novel and practically excellent process for the preparation of optically active compounds, such as optically active alcohols or amines which are useful for various applications, for example, as synthetic intermediates of pharmace... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6172158 | Vinylidene chloride-based latex and process for producing the same The vinylidene chloride-based latex of the invention has a chlorine ion content reduced to or below 500 ppm based on the total concentration of all solid matter in the latex by weight, preferably by dialysis, and has excellent resistance to hot water trea... | 01/09/2001 |
