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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6194552 | Immunosorbents with developed binding efficiency and method of manufacture The antitope of an antibody is masked with a masking agent, followed by immobilization on a support. The masking agent is then eluted to produce an improved immunosorbent, which is capable of binding more than double the amount of an antigen than existing... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5874551 | Method of making ester-crosslinked chitosan support materials and products thereof Chitosan support material is crosslinked using a heat-induced, amidification reaction in non-aqueous solvent. Crosslinking is achieved by the use of dicarboxylic acids which form amide bonds with chitosan. The type and degree of crosslinking can be contro... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5770395 | Biological assay for microbial contamination Methods and kits for detecting the presence of and quantifying the concentration of viable microorganisms in a liquid sample are provided. Enzymes present in viable microorgansims reduce an indicator reagent to produce a visible color change. No titration... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5639782 | Neolignan derivatives as platelet activating factor receptor antagonists and 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors Neolignan derivative compounds of the 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithiolane and futoenone variety exhibit both PAF and 5-lipoxygenase antagonist activity.... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5633793 | Soft switched three-phase boost rectifiers and voltage source inverters A boost rectifier is provided with an ultra high speed diode in its direct current rail to reduce diode reverse recovery loss with or without implementing a soft switching technique. Full zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) as well as zero-current-transition (Z... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5621041 | Compatible liquid crystal polymer/polyolefin blends Maleated polyolefins such as maleated polypropylene, maleated polyethylene, and the like can be used as compatibilizing agents for producing a polymer alloy of polyolefins, such as polypropylene, and liquid crystal polymers. The polymer alloys have improv... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5599974 | Aldehydic agents for allosteric modification of hemoglobin Chemical compounds which interact inside the central water cavity of hemoglobin and bridge between the two subunits can be used to allosterically modify hemoglobin towards tense and relaxed states. The functional groups employed are aldehydes and ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5591892 | Allosteric modifiers of hemoglobin A family of compounds has been found to be useful for right-shifting hemoglobin towards a low oxygen affinity state. The compounds are capable of acting on hemoglobin in whole blood. In addition, the compounds can maintain the oxygen affinity in blood dur... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5574636 | Zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) 3-phase PWM voltage link converters An improved zero voltage transition (ZVT) pulse width modulation (PWM) link converter is provided which introduces a space vector modulation scheme and an auxiliary circuit which includes a commutation power supply or special switch arrangement used to di... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569595 | Production of poly-ଲ-hydroxybutyrate in prokaryotic host cells The present invention provides methods for the production of poly-ଲ-hydroxybutyrate, comprising the steps of (a) introducing into a prokaryotic host cell capable of metabolizing sucrose a vector construct which directs the expression of a sequence w... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5541226 | Topical compositions for re-epithelialization of persistent epithelial defects Persistent epithelial defects are effectively treated by topically applying a gelatinous composition containing either aminocaproic acid or tranexamic acid to the eye. In vivo results demonstrate improved healing of the epithelium and basement membrane co... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541609 | Reduced operator emission exposure antennas for safer hand-held radios and cellular telephones An antenna for a personal communication device designed for reducing RF emissions to a user's head and body comprises a single half-wave dipole antenna element mounted on the top of a telescoping rod such that the antenna element is raised above the user'... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5530141 | 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dithiolanes; 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dioxolanes; 2,4-diaryl-1,3-oxathiolanes; and 2,5-diaryl-1,3-oxathiolanes for the treatment of disorders mediated by platelet activating factor or products of 5-lipoxygenase 2,4-Diaryl-1,3-dithiolanes; 2,4-diaryl-1,3-dioxolanes; 2,4-diaryl-1,3-oxathiolanes; and 2,5-diaryl-1,3-oxathiolanes are disclosed that reduce the chemotaxis and respiratory burst leading to the formation of damaging oxygen radicals of polymorphonuclear le... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5530396 | Damped EMI input filter power factor correction circuits An active damping circuit for an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter for power factor correction (PFC) circuit is provided which simulates a line damping impedance which actively varies according to sensed line current. The active damping circuit co... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5518907 | Cloning and expression in Escherichia coli of the Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate biosynthetic pathway Genes coding for poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate were removed from Alcaligenes eutrophus H16 and cloned into Escherichia coli. Some of the clones produced PHB to 90% of the cell weight.... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5459475 | Wide scanning spherical antenna A novel method for calculating the surface shapes for subreflectors in a suboptic assembly of a tri-reflector spherical antenna system is introduced, modeled from a generalization of Galindo-Israel's method of solving partial differential equations to cor... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5448673 | Controlled dopant diffusion for fiber optic coupler Uniformity of optical coupling of optical elements such as star couplers and splitters is improved by heat treatment which causes dopants in the core of an optical fiber to diffuse into material from the cladding layer of the optical fibers from which the... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5446280 | Split-spectrum self-referenced fiber optic sensor A fiber optic sensor is fully compensated for light source intensity variation, fiber losses and modal power distribution by providing input to one end of an optical fiber from a relatively broad band light source containing at least two spectrally separa... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5422097 | Combined antiviral and antimediator treatment of common colds The common cold is best treated by providing a combination of antiviral agents and antiinflammatory compounds to a patient infected with a cold virus. An antiviral agent and two antiinflammatory compounds given to a person infected with a cold virus simul... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5418704 | Zero-voltage-transition pulse-width-modulated converters To date, soft-switching techniques applied to the PWM converters, with the exception of a few isolated cases, are subjected to either high switch voltage stresses or high switch current stresses, or both. This invention presents a new class of zero-voltag... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5381229 | Sapphire optical fiber interferometer An optical interferometer comprises a multi-mode sapphire fiber as a high temperature sensor. One end of the sapphire fiber is coupled to a silica fiber and, in turn, to the sapphire fiber. The sapphire fiber sensor produces reference and sensor reflectio... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5336485 | Method for protecting animals against tacrine induced cytotoxic injury using sterol compounds Ionizable congeners of aromatic and aliphatic alcohols provide potent cytoprotective properties in vivo and in vitro. Alpha-tocopherol succinate, cholesteryl succinate, cholesteryl sulfate, dihydrocholesterol succinate, dihydrocholesterol sulfate, and erg... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5334520 | Production of poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate in transformed escherichia coli Methods are provided for enhancing the production of PHB from a transformed E. coli host which includes the genes coding for the PHB biosynthetic pathway. By inserting the genes coding for PHB into a host which includes a lactose utilization system, a low... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5329439 | Zero-voltage-switched, three-phase pulse-width-modulating switching rectifier with power factor correction A three-phase, pulse-width-modulated, switching rectifier, with zero-voltage-switching.... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5325283 | Novel zero-voltage-switching family of isolated converters An isolated zero-voltage-switching converter in which the magnetizing inductance of the isolating transformer is a resonant element and an open circuit is provided on the secondary side of the transformer during the time interval when both primary switche... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5311957 | Steering linkage A steering linkage in which a pair of steering arms rotatably mounted on the vehicle frame are jointed by a tie rod to form, in combination, a parallelogram. For each wheel, a steering arm slidably engages a crank arm secured to a king pin that rotatably ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5309767 | Pressure sensor using liquid crystals A pressure sensor includes a liquid crystal positioned between transparent, electrically conductive films (18 and 20), that are biased by a voltage (V) which induces an electric field (E) that causes the liquid crystal to assume a first state of orientati... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309922 | Respiratory sound analyzer for use in high noise environments A respiratory sound analyzer system for use in the noisy ambient environments, such as in medical transport vehicles including helicopters, boats, aircraft, ambulances, and other vehicles, as well as at fire scenes, disasters, sporting events, rock concer... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5293772 | Instrumentation and method for evaluating platelet performance during clotting and dissolution of blood clots and for evaluating erythrocyte flexibility The performance of platelets can be best understood by monitoring both the force development and the elastic modulus of the blood clot during both clotting and dissolution of the blood clot. Intermittent application and removal of a compressive force on a... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5262692 | Variable voltage switched current control Provision of a digital controller in which the controller controls the bearing coil current by means of a switching bridge that periodically reverses the applied voltage to the coil. The controller selects an applied voltage from a plurality of discrete v... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5252525 | Compositions for forming high temperature ceramic particulate filters A high temperature ceramic filter is produced from a composition containing refractory cement, aggregate, pore forming additives, and sintering agents. The pore forming additives are synthetic or organic powders or fibers which sublimate, melt, or otherwi... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5250701 | Allosteric hemoglobin modifiers which decrease oxygen affinity in blood A family of compounds has been found to be useful for right-shifting hemoglobin towards a low oxygen affinity state. The compounds are capable of acting on hemoglobin in whole blood. In addition, the compounds can maintain the oxygen affinity in blood dur... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248956 | Electronically controllable resistor An electronically controllable resistor (ECR) which functions as a fixed or variable resistor over a wide range of operating conditions. The value of the resistance may be altered in a highly linear fashion by altering a digital input thereto. The ECR uti... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248785 | Using allosteric hemoglobin modifiers to decrease oxygen affinity in blood A family of compounds has been found to be useful for right-shifting hemoglobin towards a low oxygen affinity state. The compounds are capable of acting on hemoglobin in whole blood. In addition, the compounds can maintain the oxygen affinity in blood dur... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5240694 | Combined antiviral and antimediator treatment of common colds The common cold is best treated by providing a combination of antiviral agents and antiinflammatory compounds to a patient infected with a cold virus. An antiviral agent and two antiinflammatory compounds given to a person infected with a cold virus simul... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5229993 | Control of access through local carrier sensing for high data rate networks and control of access of synchronous messages through circulating reservation packets A combination of two new access methods for ring and unidirectional bus networks supports high data rate integrated traffic. The first access method provides access for asynchronous traffic. When a node senses the channel idle, it can begin to transmit. W... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5225488 | Mixing process for generating in-situ reinforced thermoplastics A method for blending polymeric materials includes the steps of producing a melt stream of a first polymer from a first extruder (12) and a separate melt stream of a second polymer from a second extruder (14), joining the melt streams at a T-junction (16)... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224182 | Spatially-weighted two-mode optical fiber sensors Tapered two-mode optic fibers are used as sensors with sensitivity varying as a function of length. The optical fiber sensors act as vibrational-mode filters thereby performing initial signal processing of the sensor signal. The sensors are based on the d... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5216731 | Fused biconical taper fiber optic coupler station and fabrication techniques Optic fiber coupler fabrication stations allow one-step packaging and reduce fabrication time. The optic fiber coupler fabrication stations produce a single piece construction of the coupler package with improved uniformity. Two linear translation stages ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5208877 | Fiber optic grating-based weighted, two-mode fiber sensors Two-mode, elliptical-core optic fibers with a permanent photo-induced index change are used as sensors with sensitivity varying as a function of length. The optic fiber sensors act as vibrational-mode filters thereby performing initial signal processing o... | 05/04/1993 |
