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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5087616 | Cytotoxic drug conjugates and their delivery to tumor cells A therapeutic composition comprising a chemical conjugatge including a first moiety, other than an immunoglobulin or fragment thereof, such as epidermal growth factor, which preferentially binds to a tumor cell, and is internalized by the cell, and a seco... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5063003 | Method for manufacturing amorphous silica objects The method involves prehydrolysing alkoxysilanes and atomizing to droplets which are then cured to hardened beads with no or very low porosity and narrow size distribution by slurrying with aqueous ammonia. The cured beads are mixed with binders and the r... | 11/05/1991 |
| 4995444 | Method for producing metal or alloy casting composites reinforced with fibrous or particulate materials A framework template of non-reinforcing material is provided containing, distributed therein and bonded to the building constituents thereof, a reinforcing material such as particles, fibers or whiskers of high tenacity nitrides, carbides, borides, oxides... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4956276 | Analytical method of determining a reduced co-enzyme The sample for analysis containing the co-enzyme to be detemined, inter alia NADH or NADPH, is placed in the presence of a fluorinated aromatic compound. In the presence of oxygen and peroxidase, the fluorinated compound releases fluoride ions at a rate p... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4947132 | Method for detecting thickness variations in the wall of a tubular body which conducts electricity The method is based on the exploitation of the "skin effect" occuring in any current-conducting material as a function of the current frequency going through said material. A transformer (5) is supplied from a generator (2) and an amplifier (4) to produce... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4925818 | Method of purifying bioactive substances by biospecific adsorption A ligand specific to a bioactive substance to be purified is fixed, via a connecting silane, to a mineral particulate carrier chosen from among SiO2, Al2 O3, ZrO2 and TiO2, the particles of the carrie... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4915729 | Method of manufacturing metal powders A molten metal is placed in contact with a bed of moving beads. The molten metal breaks up into fine particles which are rapidly cooled in contact with the beads and consequently acquire a structure which is typical for such rapid cooling.... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4901358 | Method of comparing a handwriting with a reference writing A method of comparing a handwriting with a reference writing by the measurement of signals Vx and Vy characteristic of the speed components along the abscissa and ordinate respectively of a rectangular co-ordinate system. Each speed ... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4888398 | Biodegradable polypeptide and the use thereof for the gradual release of drugs Biodegradable alkyloxycarbonylmethyl or aryloxycarbonylmethyl polyaspartate and polyglutamate which can be used as a carrier for drugs which are either in the encapsulated state or are incorporated in the polymer matrix. The polypeptide thus loaded degrad... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4888310 | Pulverulent silicon nitride composition including oxidized silicon carbide whiskers Reinforcing Si3 N4 ceramics with preoxidized SiC whiskers improves flexural strength and WEIBULL modulus over that of comparable bulk Si3 N4 ceramics or Si3 N4 ceramics reinforced with neat... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4882181 | Cocoa based composition for the preparation of drinks by dissolution in water Water-dispersible powder composition constituted by cocoa, sugars and a complex mixture of edible cations and anions which impart to the beverages prepared from the composition and water organoleptic "body" properties similar to that resulting from blendi... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4855262 | Method of manufacturing silicon nitride composition reinforced with silicon carbide whiskers having silicon oxide coating Reinforcing Si3 N4 ceramics with preoxidized SiC whiskers improves flexural strength and WEIBULL modulus over that of comparable bulk Si3 N4 ceramics or Si3 N4 ceramics reinforced with neat... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4851023 | Method for manufacturing aluminosilicate optical glass Aluminosilicate optical glass without boron oxide, comprising 60-95 mols % silica and at least 2 mols alumina, the remainder being made up of at least one oxide of a metal selected from silver and thallium. The glass may also contain caesium. Optical wave... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4824578 | Method of purifying bioactive substances by biospecific adsorption A ligand specific to a bioactive substance to be purified is fixed, through a connecting silane, to a mineral particulate carrier chosen from among SiO2, Al2 O3, ZrO2 and TiO2, the particles of the ca... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4770890 | Method of manufacturing biscuit-type articles A biscuit dough is kneaded, while at the same time being heated, in such a way that it is fragmented into granules which are baked at oven temperature either simultaneously or in a hot-air stream; biscuits are subsequently formed as a result of the caking... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4770037 | Method for determining the flow of a fluid The flow rate of a fluid, e.g. hot water, is determined by measuring the temperature of the fluid and the cooling time between two temperature thresholds of a previously heated probe. On the basis of these values, by way of a first interpolation based on ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4732498 | Needle matrix printer The printer comprises a series of needles (1) each associated to an electric lead (8) which extends in the gap of a permanent magnet (11). The extremities of each lead are fixed to respective supports (9,10) and are selectively connected to a current sour... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4719962 | Method for selectively forming at least one coating strip consisting of a metal or alloy on a substrate consisting of another metal The metal substrate (4) is covered with a coating (6) consisting of another metal or alloy having a thickness of 4 to 50 μm, by deposition of molten metal or alloy (5) through a nozzle (2), this melting point [sic] being lower than that of the substrate ... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4717405 | Stirling machine A Stirling-cycle assembly comprises an engine with a displacer piston mounted in a cylinder and defining a compression compartment and an expansion compartment respectively of a gaseous working fluid. These compartments communicate via a heat exchanger as... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715943 | Apparatus for separating a mixture of components by thin layer electrophoresis This apparatus comprises a magazine (18) of moulds (10) a device (50) for grasping these moulds and allowing each mould to be brought sucessively above a support (30), then above an electrophoretic cell (40). A pipetting device (20, 23) allows each mould ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4713338 | Porous spherical glass filtrating beads and method for the manufacturing thereof Porous glass beads for filtation applications having a homogeneous metaloxane structure and comprising oxides of Si, Zr and optionally Ti and Al. A preferred method for making these beads comprises the steps of (a) providing a mother solution of Si and Zr... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4675381 | Biodegradable polypeptide and its use for the gradual release of drugs Biodegradable acyloxymethyl polyaspartate and polyglutamate as drug carrier in an encapsulated or incorporated state in the matrix of the copolymer. The polypeptide loaded in this way decomposes enzymatically in the organ where it has been placed and thus... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4671966 | Method for fabricating a thickener concentrate for thickening sauces A fatty material and a starch product are brought together and sterilized, then a quantity of sterilized water is added and, by violent agitation, an emulsion is formed which is stored in a pressure dispensing bottle. Measured doses of this emulsion are u... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4668636 | Analytical assembly usable in apparatuses for optically determining species in solution An apparatus responsive to optical changes in a waveguide when the latter is contacted with an analyte capable of reacting with a specific reactant thereto attached to the surface of said guide involves, for containing the analyte, an interchangeable roun... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4665158 | Method for hydrolyzing protein materials Dehydrated protein materials are treated with gaseous HCl without temperature control, the reaction temperature being susceptible to reach, momentarily, 150° C. Then the material thus treated is degassed and, after drying, a non hygroscopic powder usable... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4652354 | Process for moulding gels usable for thin layers electrophoresis and use thereof A mould for the moulding by casting of thin, cross-linked, polymerized resin films is used which is subjected, when being filled with the liquid to be polymerized, to a centrifugal force field exceeding that of the earth gravitation field, the whole being... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4623551 | Method for the fabrication of a cheese foam Cheese is melted under heating and an emulsion of air or a non toxic gas in an aqueous albumin solution is incorporated therein, by providing a laminar and non-turbulent mixing under heating.... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4615990 | Silicon nitride sintered bodies and a method for their production Silicon nitride sintered bodies which contain no more than 15% by weight metallic non-oxide compounds as silicon nitride high temperature grain growth inhibitors and total amount of 4-25% of MgO and Al2 O3 as densifying aids in MgO/A... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4607010 | Analytical process and means for measuring protease inhibitor capacity of serum An analyte sample of blood serum is reacted with a protease in excess over that quantity required to provide a 1:1 protease:inhibitor complex. The excedent protease is then back-titrated using the reaction with diphenylcarbamyl fluoride and measuring elec... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4600322 | Needle matrix printer The needles (1) of this printer are fed by an electrical conductor (10) associated with the secondary of a step-down transformer (9) connected to a current pulse generator (8). The needle (1) having been placed in the magnetic field of a permanent magnet ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4584521 | Method of detecting the defects in a dielectric coating at the surface of an electrically conductive underlayer The method consists in placing a conductive underlayer (1) coated by a dielectric layer (5) in a conductive medium in which an excitation electrode (2) is positioned at a distance from this underlayer (1). This underlayer (1) and this excitation electrode... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4578278 | Lighter foodstuffs and method for preparation of such products Aerated foodstuff of "mayonnaise" type containing an oil-in-water emulsion of mayonnaise ingredients and coagulated whipped egg white in a foam of fine air or gas bubbles dispersed therein and containing a gelifying stabilizer.... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4535627 | Method of and apparatus for determining the level of liquid in a vessel A container of known volume, such as a fuel tank of an automotive vehicle, is provided with a loudspeaker-like membrane which can be energized to produce a pressure pulse in the gas space above the liquid in the container. The oscillations of this gas spa... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4530961 | Low viscosity stable aqueous dispersion of graft carbon black Aqueous dispersion of carbon black grafted with hydrophilic monomers such as alkali or ammonium carboxylate bearing polymers. The dispersion has a viscosity of about 2 to about 30 cP for a carbon black content of about 1-15% by weight.... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4295948 | Photocurable adhesive from acrylic acid, acrylamide, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, benzophenone and methyl ethyl ketone A photohardenable adhesive comprising, as a photopolymerizable agent, acrylic acid.... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4292600 | Pulsed gas laser emitting high-power beam of short wavelength A laser designed to emit a pulsed beam of short wavelength comprises two bodies of nonconductive material within a cylindrical housing, at least one of these bodies being a flat ceramic disk with a high dielectric constant. A narrow interspace between the... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4278466 | Titanium alloy composition and method for the storage of hydrogen A titanium-iron-type alloy for the storage of hydrogen having an atomic composition corresponding to the formula Tiw Fex M'y M"z in which M' is a substituent for iron from the transition metals of group Vb or gr... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4275126 | Fuel cell electrode on solid electrolyte substrate The invention concerns a process for manufacturing electrodes for fuel cells operating at elevated temperatures, said process consisting in depositing by cathodic sputtering on a solid electrolyte substrate active mixtures of oxides and metals. The contro... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4275102 | Method for manufacturing a panel of anisotropic ceramic glass A panel of anistropic material comprising acicular crystals enclosed in a vitreous or ceramic matrix. The crystals are oriented perpendicular to the opposite faces of the panel and traverse the panel from one side to the other.... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4264547 | Silicon nitride-based sintering composition Silicon nitride-based powder composition enabling materials of densities exceeding 3.10 g/cm3 to be obtained by pressureless hot sintering. This composition contains, intimately mixed by pulverisation, Si3 N4 having a part... | 04/28/1981 |
