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Patent No. 5823572

Self Defense Weapon With Memo

A self defense weapon formed as a memo pad and which is easily held by a person's fingers, therefore making it possible to provide protection from a mugger and also to quickly and easily write a record or a message without failure of missing or forgetting significant information under a stressful situation.

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Assignee: Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit


Location: DE
No. of patents: 26

NumberTitleIssue Date
6551972Solutions for cleaning silicon semiconductors or silicon oxides
A solution for cleaning silicon semiconductors or silicon oxides comprising H2 O2, NH4 OH and at least one component A selected from the group consisting of fluoro-containing compounds and other ammonium salts than NH...
04/22/2003
6348259Modified electrode material and its use
The invention relates to novel manganese dioxide electrodes containing modified, electrochemically active manganese dioxide, a method for their production and their use in primary electrochemical cells. The manganese dioxide electrode contains coated or u...
02/19/2002
6306493Laser-markable paper and board products
There is provided laser-markable paper and board products which include micronized polymers comprising of linear aromatic polyesters and/or of linear polyarylenes having a particle size of from 0.1 to 100 μm as absorber material and material for carboniz...
10/23/2001
6303194Acetylene derivatives, and liquid-crystalline medium
The invention relates to acetylene derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which n, m, R1, R2, X1, X2, X3, X4, Z1, Z2, A1, A2, Q, Y1 and Y...
10/16/2001
6291035Optical retardation film
The invention relates to an optical retardation film comprising two layers of an anisotropic polymer adjacent to each other or adjacent to both sides of a substrate, characterized in that each layer exhibits a tilted structure with an optical symmetry axi...
09/18/2001
6287648Liquid-crystalline medium
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, containing at least one compound of the general formula I ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 are each, independent...
09/11/2001
6287650Organosilicon compounds
R1 --(A1)m --Z1 --A2 --(Z2 --A3)n --W--SiXa Yb Zc I in which R1, A1, A2, A3, Z1, R1...
09/11/2001
6267973Ectoin and ectoin derivatives as moisturizers in cosmetics
Cosmetic preparations for the care of aged, dry or irritated skin are prepared using a compound of the formula Ia or Ib ##STR1##...
07/31/2001
6265365Roller wash composition
The present description relates to a roller wash composition for the cleaning of the cylinder, polymer plate and other soiled parts of printing machines when using water-based printing inks....
07/24/2001
6258813D4 receptor selectivity piperazine derivatives
Piperazine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 have the meanings given in claim 1 are dopamine ligands with a selectivity for the D4 receptor and are suitable for the treatment and prophylaxis of states of anxiet...
07/10/2001
6217948Polymer film
A polymer film with a helically twisted molecular structure exhibiting at least two maxima of the selective reflection wavelength. A process of preparing such a polymer film and processes for using such polymer film in optical data storage devices, photom...
04/17/2001
6215028Process for the preparation of cyclohexanones
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of cyclohexanones from the corresponding phenols by partial hydrogenation, characterized in that the reaction mixture obtained by means of the hydrogenation is treated with sulfonating agents before t...
04/10/2001
6171665Liquid-crystalline medium
The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds of positive dielectric anisotropy, containing at least one compound of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R1 -R4 may each, independently o...
01/09/2001
6169072Cyclic adhesion inhibitors
The invention relates to novel cyclopeptides of the formula I cyclo-(Arg-B-Asp-D-E) I in which B, D, and E have the meanings defined herein, and their salts. These compounds act as interin inhibitors and can be used, in particular, for the prophylaxis and tre...
01/02/2001
6162374Electrically conductive pigment mixture
The present invention relates to pigment mixtures consisting of at least two components, component A being SiO2 flakes coated with one or more metal oxides and component B being one or more electrically conductive pigments, and to their use in ...
12/19/2000
6149941Taste of active pharmaceutical ingredients
The invention relates to a process for improving the taste of solid formulations containing one or more active ingredients....
11/21/2000
6146617Dispersion of inorganic UV filters
The present invention relates to a dispersion of inorganic UV filters in liquid UV filters and their use in sunscreens....
11/14/2000
6146720Electro-optical liquid-crystal display
The invention relates to an electro-optical liquid-crystal display having a realignment layer for realigning the liquid crystals whose field has a significant component parallel to the liquid-crystal layer and which contains a liquid-crystalline medium of...
11/14/2000
6147053Combination containing growth factors and polyelectrolytes
The invention relates to active substance combinations which consist of at least one polypeptide with the biological action of fibroblast growth factors and of at least one cationic polyelectrolyte. These combinations permit improved dosage of the FGF act...
11/14/2000
6143787Pharmaceutical composition containing 4-oxo-butynic acids
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising, as active principle, a compound of formula: ##STR1## in which the groups A and B are chosen, independently of each other, from: a mono-, bi- or tricyclic aryl group having from...
11/07/2000
6140507Method for debenzylation of dibenzylbiotin
The present invention relates to a novel process for the selective debenzylation of dibenzylbiotin, which is formed as an intermediate in the synthesis of biotin, but is usually not isolated....
10/31/2000
6139925Liquid-crystal composition, method of adjusting the resistance, and substituted phenols
The present invention relates to liquid-crystal mixtures having specific resistance values, comprising acidic compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to liquid-crystal displays containing these liquid-crystal mixtures. The invention furthermo...
10/31/2000
6090308Direactive mesogenic compounds and intermediates
The invention relates to direactive mesogenic compounds or mixtures thereof comprising mesogene-containing molecules, said mesogens having two side chains attached thereto which contain a terminal polymerizable functional group, said mesogens and said fun...
07/18/2000
6080451STN liquid crystal display
Supertwist liquid crystal displays (STN displays) of excellent characteristics are obtained if the nematic liquid crystal mixtures used therein comprise at least one compound of the formula IA ##STR1## and at least one compound of the formula IB ...
06/27/2000
6057006Fluorocyclohexane derivatives, and liquid-crystalline medium
The invention relates to fluorocyclohexane derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R1, Z1, Z2, L1, L2, L3 and X are as defined as below: X is alkyl or alkoxy having 1 to 10 carbon at...
05/02/2000
6048643Process for preparing lithium intercalation compounds
The invention relates to a process for preparing lithium intercalation compounds by thermal solid state reaction of mixtures of lithium hydroxide or lithium oxide and oxides or oxide precursors of transition metals. A significant step of this process is t...
04/11/2000
 
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