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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6166541 | Apparatus for and method of nuclear quadrupole resonance testing of a sample Apparatus for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance testing a remote sample containing a given species of quadrupolar nucleus includes at least one probe (112) having a given maximum cross-sectional dimension; a device (102) for applying excitation to the probe or... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6141361 | Wavelength selective filter A tunable optical wavelength selective filter is constituted by a dynamic holographic diffraction element (3) in combination with a fixed diffraction grating or hologram (2). The dynamic diffraction element (3) is preferably implemented as an electronical... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5955463 | Quinazoline thymidylate synthase inhibitors The invention relates to quinazoline derivatives or pharceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which possess anti-tumor activity; to processes for their manufacture; and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The invention provides a quinazoline of... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5879399 | Endoprosthetic bone joint devices An endoprosthetic acetabular component of overall cup form is improved by the provision of an outer part (100; 300; 500) for securement to bone and a plurality of inner parts (200; 400; 600) individually selectively interconnectable with the outer part in... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5880162 | Pesticidal fluoroolefins A pesticidal compound of formula I: ##STR1## in which formula: either R1 is hydrogen and R2 represents a cyclopropyl group or R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group, which alkyl groups may be the same or d... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5873197 | Seed priming A method for treating plant seed is provided comprising contacting them with a first surface of semi-permeable membrane having first and second surfaces, the second surface being in direct contact with a solution of predetermined osmotic potential, whereb... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5871542 | Endoprosthetic knee joint device The invention concerns endoprosthetic knee joint devices of the so called `meniscal knee`variety. A device is provided of the above type wherein the mutually engaging bearing surfaces of the tibial platform and the meniscal component have a part-cylindric... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5863763 | Insect neuropeptides The present invention relates to novel peptides isolated from the blowfly Calliphora vomitoria. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding these peptides, vectors and host cells comprising these nucleic acid molecules, and chemical and ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5853320 | Plucking apparatus for poultry A plucking unit, apparatus or equipment (25) for plucking poultry carcasses on a shackle line (26) including a plurality of individual plucking units (10), one for each of a number of carcasses to be plucked at any one time, and shielding means (12) inclu... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5853670 | Liquid transfer device for controlling liquid flow The invention relates to liquid transfer devices for use particularly in chemical diagnostic assays in extra-laboratory situations. The device comprises first and second capillary flow channels (210,212) in mutual abutment over an interface region (218), ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851518 | Polymeric compositions The invention provides a physiologically acceptable polymer comprising a backbone to which are attached guanidino groups, the polymer having a minimum molecular weight of 10,000. The invention also extends to foodstuffs and pharmaceutical compositions com... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5849242 | Boron nitride Boron nitride articles are made by heat treating turbostratic BN powder to reduce its oxygen content to 5-8% (mesographitic BN), washing this heat-treated powder, mixing it with 5-8% amorphous boron, shaping the mixture, explosively compacting the shape b... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5846534 | Antibodies to the antigen campath-1 An antibody is produced, which will bind effectively with the antigen Campath-1, and which has at least one complementarity determining region of rat origin, as identified in FIG. 2, which may be combined with a range of different foreign variable domain ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5834515 | Naphthoquinone derivatives The invention relates to certain naphthoquinone derivatives, some of which are novel, of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R represents a hydrogen atom or a hydroxyl or an ethanoyloxy group; methods for their preparation; compositions containin... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833818 | Laser waveguide A laser waveguide is made by sputter-depositing an alloy of mainly aluminum and a little dopant e.g., Cr, in an oxidizing atmosphere, onto a heated quartz substrate, and annealing to form ruby, which is then encased in a silica cladding.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834093 | Medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage A bilayer laminated medical dressing having a thermally expandable passage is provided. The medical dressing achieves gas permeability as a function of temperature by cutting a star-shaped hole through the dressing when the dressing is flat and relaxed. O... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5817600 | Composition for treatment of plant material The invention relates to the use of one or more methyl xanthines to enhance the flower and foliage color of plant material and compositions therefor; compositions to promote the continued development of plant material comprising a methyl xanthine and a gi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814987 | Apparatus for and method of nuclear resonance testing Apparatus for Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance testing a sample comprises: means for applying excitation to the sample to excite NQR resonance, the excitation comprising at least one excitation pulse, the or each pulse covering a selected excitation frequency... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5814989 | Methods and apparatus for NQR testing A method and apparatus for imaging within a sample space an object containing quadrupolar nuclei comprises irradiating the object to excite nuclear quadrupole resonance, applying to the object a magnetic field gradient having a profile Bo(x) such that the... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5814200 | Apparatus for separating by dielectrophoresis The invention relates to a separator, which is particularly useful for separating cellular matter. The separator utilizes the phenomenon known as dielectrophoresis (DEP). A DEP force effects a particle suspended in a medium. The particle experiences a for... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5807251 | Electrical impedance tomography Method and apparatus for obtaining a representation of the distribution of electrical impedance within material contained within a containing wall, comprising providing a plurality of mutually spaced electrodes mounted at spaced locations of the wall, ele... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5798148 | Porous metal composite body Microporous polytetrafluoroethylene is metallised with 1 micron platinum, which is plasma-oxygenated then plasma-hydrogenated, whereby to increase the surface area of the platinum. The resulting composite body has applications as a catalyst or electrode.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795457 | Manipulation of solid, semi-solid or liquid materials By applying two or more electrical fields (DC, AC, pulsed) of different characteristics to an electrode array on e.g. the wall of a treatment cell, particles suspended in liquid in the cell may be manipulated as desired on a microscopic scale, in particul... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5789417 | Tricyclic compounds with pharmaceutical activity The invention relates to tricyclic compounds of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, amino, (1-4C)alkyl, (1-4C)alkoxy, hydroxy-(1-4C)alkyl or fluoro-(1-4C)alkyl; R2 is hydrogen, (1-4C)alkyl, (3-4C)alkenyl, (3-4C)alkynyl,... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5786089 | Z-type films for second harmonic generation Optically non-linear materials suitable upon repeated Langmuir-Blodgett dipping for forming Z-type (head-to-tail) films for second harmonic generation include hemicyanine dyes which are very unsymmetrical, i.e. which have hydrophobic substituents differin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5786176 | Recombinant CDw52 antigen The invention relates to recombinant cell lines, in particular mamalian cell lines, capable of expressing recombinant CDw52 antigen or an antigenic fragment thereof. The cell lines can be used for the production of recombinant CDw52 antigen and in assayin... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5787185 | Biometric identification of individuals by use of subcutaneous vein patterns A method of verifying the identity of an individual comprises capturing an image of the subcutaneous vein pattern at a predetermined region of the individual, converting the captured image to a plurality of stored values representative of the intensity of... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5783199 | Anaesthetic mixtures containing enflurane or isoflurane in combination with sevoflurane or desflurane A high pressure pre-mixed analgesic anaesthetic gas composition comprising a life supporting gas and a volatile analgesic anaesthetic mixture; characterised in that the mixture comprises a first and a second anaesthetic analgesic, said first analgesic hav... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5773098 | Applying a fluoropolymer film to a body A thin fluoropolymer film is covalently bonded to a microporous ptfe film to make a bilayer for separation, filtration or reverse osmosis, by exposing the microporous film to perfluorocyclohexane under plasma. The perfluorocyclohexane molecules undergo sc... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772334 | Fluid film bearings A hydrodynamic fluid film bearing in which a plurality of circumferentially spaced bearing elements are provided, defining areas of support for the rotating part of the bearing. At least some of the bearing elements are adjustable during operation to vary... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5770856 | Near field sensor with cantilever and tip containing optical path for an evanescent wave The disclosed optical device includes a probe which is integrally supported on a cantilever which defines an optical path extending to an external device which may carry an optical processor. In a preferred embodiment the device has an optical path which is ca... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762906 | Further improvements relating to radiolabelling of proteins A structurally modified protein is provided that will bind to a tumor-associated structure wherein the amino group in at least one basic amino acid in the binding protein is structurally modified to convert the amino group, --NH2, to the groupi... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5764059 | Acoustic screen The invention describes apparatus for, and a method of, active acoustic screening and combined active acoustic and magnetic screening, of magnetic field coils, which pass a time varying current and which reside in relatively high static magnetic fields, t... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5763782 | Micromechanical sensor A micromechanical sensor has a plurality of sensing elements (14a-14d) which are supported at respective support regions (12a-12d). A first set of the sensing elements defines the sensing gap. In one arrangement this is defined by sensing elements support... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5763700 | Pesticidal fluoroolefins A pesticidal compound, suitable for combating soil borne insect pests has formula I: ##STR1## in which formula: ArA represents a phenyl or naphthyl group optionally substituted by one or more groups selected from halogen, alkoxy, halo... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5746214 | Investigation of a body A method of investigation of a body including applying interrogatory electrical signals at different frequencies to the body. First signals are obtained representing first electrical impedance measurements at the different frequencies. Second signals are ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5747499 | Anti-cancer compounds Cyclopentaquinazoline of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen, amino, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 hydroxyalkyl or C1-4 fluoroalkyl; wherein R2 is hydrogen, C1-4 alk... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5744494 | Synergistic compositions containing benzimidazole anthelmintics and methylenedioxyphenyl compounds The anthelmintic efficacy in animals and humans of a benzimidazole such as fenbendazole, albendazole, oxfendazole or trichlabendazole is potentiated by use with piperonyl butoxide or other methylenedioxyphenyl synergist.... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5739102 | Wound healing The rate of healing of a wound can be delayed or anomalous wound healing inhibited by applying an Agaricus bisporus lectin (agglutinin) to the site of the wound.... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738678 | Apparatus and method for delivering laser radiation to a substrate The invention provides an apparatus and method for delivering laser radiation to a substrate (20,120) involving a laser radiation source (1), delivery means (2) to transmit the laser radiation from the source, a delivery head (3) to direct the laser radia... | 04/14/1998 |
