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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6740454 | Organic electrolytic cell with a porous current collector An organic electrolytic cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte comprising a solution of a lithium salt in an aprotic organic solvent, wherein a positive electrode collector and a negative electrode collector have pores that penetr... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6461769 | Organic electrolytic cell Disclosed is an organic electrolytic cell comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a solution of lithium salt in an aprotic organic solvent as an electrolytic solution. A current collector of positive electrode and a current collector of ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6429159 | Stretchable adhesive nonwoven fabric and laminate containing the same The present invention is directed to a stretchable adhesive nonwoven prepared by laminating continuous filaments made of a thermoplastic polyurethane resin, which comprises an aliphatic diisocyanate and/or an aromatic diisocyanate, a polymeric diol and a ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6388034 | Metal adhesive compositions and method of bonding articles therewith An adhesive composition for metals including an unsaturated thiirane compound having at least one thiirane group bonded with a saturated carbon atom and having at least one olefin-type double bond is provided. The composition is useful for adhesion of nob... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6315364 | Cushion and seat each having net-like skin A seat or bed partly includes frames 8, 14 and net-shaped skins 10, 16 held by the frames 8, 14 under tension, respectively. Each of the net-shaped skins 10, 16 is made of an upper mesh layer 24, a lower mesh layer 26, and a pile layer having a large numb... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6310171 | Resin composition with biodegradability and foamability The present invention relates to a resin composition for foam, which is used as a packing cushioning material, and an object thereof is to provide said composition which has biodegradability and is made from a principal raw material, lactic acid capable o... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6197291 | Agent for potentiating the effect of interleukin-8 The inventors provide an agent for potentiating the effect of interleukin-8, which comprises dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient. An agent for potentiating the effect of IL-8 of the present ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5772439 | Hybrid dental implant The hybrid dental implant of this invention has cementum particle on a surface of a dental implant substrate.... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5618699 | Plant virus vector, plasmid, process for expression of foreign gene and process for obtaining foreign gene product The present invention relates to a plant virus vector comprising a foreign gene linked downstream of a coat protein gene of tobacco mosaic virus via a nucleotide sequence which cause the readthrough, and a plasmid which is transcribed to provide the vecto... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5614573 | Flame retardants and flame retardant finishing method for polyester-based synthetic fiber materials Flame retardant compounds including at least one of a group of specified phosphoryl compounds which have a phenylene group in the molecule are applied to fiber materials composed of polyester-based synthetic fibers. Sufficiently long-lasting flame retarda... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5230891 | Modified protease, method of producing the same and cosmetic products containing the modified protease The invention provides a modified protease such that a protease is coupled to a polysaccharide via a triazine ring. This modified protease is considerably stable, safe and active as compared with the conventional modified proteases and immobilized proteas... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5145734 | Woven fabric high-purity alumina continuous filament, high-purity alumina filament for production thereof, and processes for production of woven fabric and continuous filament Disclosed are a high-purity alumina continuous filament woven fabric comprising a high-purity alumina continuous filament having an alumina content of at least 95% by weight and a filament diameter of 5 to 20 μm, a hybrid woven fabric comprising this hig... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5064599 | Process for producing an antibacterial fiber article Zeolite particles retaining antibacterial metal ion, such as Ag, Cu or Zn ion, at ion-exchangeable sites of the zeolite are included in a low-melting component of conjugated fibers which comprise a low-melting component and a high-melting component. Upon ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5060424 | Surface grinding apparatus A surface grinding apparatus in which a work piece having a plate-like, disc-like, circular or annular shape and having a flat surface and a uniform thickness, which is held by carrier plates between upper and lower horizontal surface tables confronting o... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5005697 | Make-up case A make-up case comprising in the inside thereof a plurality of cosmetics pans, wherein the bottom of each pan is provided with a magnet and the inner bottom of the case is provided with a magnetic material, or vice versa, the magnetic material being attra... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4971967 | Quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives, antibacterial compositions and use Novel quinolinecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula: ##STR1## wherein Z is ##STR2## in which R1 and R2 are each hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl, R3 is hydrogen atom, hydroxy or a lower alkyl and R4 | 11/20/1990 |
| 4968800 | Novel platinum complex, antineoplastic agent containing the same, and intermediate therefor A platinum complex of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 1 or 2 and X is chlorine, bromine or iodine is described, which is useful intermediate; thus, it can be reacted with silver nitrate or silver sulfate and the resulting compound can be treated wi... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4918872 | Surface grinding apparatus A surface grinding apparatus including a plurality of grinding wheel segments which are attached to a lapping platen directly or through an attachment plate so that the working surfaces of the segments form one plane, wherein the surface of a material to ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4911899 | Zeolite particles having bacteriocidal properties Zeolite particles retaining at least one metal ion having bacteriostatic properties on their ion-exchangeable sites in an amount up to 41% of the zeolite's ion exchange capacity are described.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4911898 | Zeolite particles retaining silver ions having antibacterial properties Zeolite particles retaining silver ions having bacteriostatic properties on their ion-exchangeable sites in an amount up to 41% of the zeolite's exchange capacity are described.... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4877790 | Quinazoline derivative, processes for its production, and cerebral dysfunction remedying agent comprising it as active ingredient A quinazoline derivative represented by the following formula (I) ##STR1## or its pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt and processes for production thereof. The quinazoline compound is used as a cerebral dysfunction remedying agent.... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4761231 | Tubular fluid filter A tubular fluid filter comprising a winding of a textured multifilament yarn of a synthetic polymer having a take-up density of from 0.15 to 0.60 cm3 /cm3 on a tubular bobbin having apertures for the passage of fluid provided over th... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4684017 | Compact case A compact case including a case proper and a lid member which are connected to each other through a hinge so that the case is freely opened and closed, wherein concave notches communicating with each other are formed in rear end portions of the case prope... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4616947 | Slide type cosmetic container with compound screw A slide type cosmetic stick vessel includes a middle saucer for holding a cosmetic stick, which has an engaging projection formed on the outer wall thereof, a body cylinder having a longitudinal guide groove through which the engaging projection slides, a... | 10/14/1986 |
| 4615632 | Slide type cosmetic container with compound screw A slide type cosmetic stick vessel has a middle saucer for holding a cosmetic stick, which has an engaging projection formed on the outer wall thereof, a body cylinder having a longitudinal guide groove through which the engaging projection slides, a thre... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4566911 | Method for cleaning article by scrubbing with cleaning roll Effective cleaning of an article can be achieved by a method comprising scrubbing the surface of the article by means of a cleaning roll having a surface layer of polyvinyl acetal porous elastic material having a porosity of 85% to 95%, an average pore op... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4346366 | System for generating and modifying designs for automatic knitting machinery and the like A computerized pattern generating system for producing a knit or a woven pattern has been found. Any desired pattern can be obtained without drafting a picture. The system has at least a digital memory and an arithmetic unit. On the digital memory, each c... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4319269 | External appearance inspecting system An external appearance inspecting system is disclosed. In the system, a TV camera is employed for forming a TV image scope. A detection area and an inspection area are electrically created in the TV image scope. The appearance of an image of an object to ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4202186 | Apparatus for dyeing a bundle of fibers such as a sliver or top Disclosed is an apparatus for dyeing a bundle of fibers, such as a sliver, wool top or a synthetic-fiber tow. A bundle of fibers is accumulated into a dyeing can, comprising a main can and an auxiliary can, and, then, the bundle of fibers in the auxiliary... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4172704 | Method for dyeing a bundle of fibers such as a sliver or top Disclosed is a method for dyeing a bundle of fibers, such as a sliver, wool top or a synthetic-fiber tow. A bundle of fibers is accumulated into a dyeing can, comprising a main can and an auxiliary can, and, then, the bundle of fibers in the auxiliary can... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4158359 | Device for testing influence of medicinal or cosmetic substance on skin Disclosed is a device for accurately testing the influence of a medicinal or cosmetic substance on human or animal skin. The device comprises: a tray having an inside space for containing a medicinal or cosmetic substance to be tested, defined by a bottom... | 06/19/1979 |