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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269974 | Bushing temperature controller A bushing temperature controller includes a transformer 3 which supplies a main current I1 to the bushing 2 for accommodating molten glass, and regulation current supply units 7 and 8 which are adapted to supply regulation currents... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7074903 | Monoclonal antibody specific to tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b and use thereof Monocolonal antibodies having a higher reactivity with tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP 5b) than tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5a (TRACP 5a) and having a higher specificity to TRACP 5b can be obtained by cell fusion using as antigens TRACP 5b puri... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6988383 | Bushing and glass fiber producing method The present invention provides a bushing (10) having a glass outlet portion (18) in which two nozzle holes (12) of substantially flat shape are arranged, and permitting molten glass to be drawn out of the nozzle holes (12), and the bushin... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6933045 | Heat-resistant glass fiber and process for the production thereof Provided are a heat-resistant glass fiber which has excellent heat resistance, which is also easy to spin and less expensive and which is suitable as an acoustic material for use in an automobile muffler, and a process for the production thereof. The heat-resistant ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6846761 | Low-dielectric-constant glass fiber and glass fiber fabric made thereof Low-dielectric-constant glass fibers having a glass composition comprising, by weight %, 50 to 60% of SiO2, 10 to 18% of Al2O3, 14% to less than 20% of B2O3, 1% to less than 6% of MgO, 2 to 5% of CaO, 0.5 to 5% ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6787587 | Process for the production of low-molecular-weight allylamine polymer or addition salt thereof Disclosed are a process for the production of a low-molecular-weight allylamine polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 250 to 4,000 or an addition salt thereof, which comprises distilling a low-molecular-weight allylamine polymer solution to distill off... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6687650 | Indoor environment design system, indoor environment evaluation system, indoor environment design method, and indoor environment evaluation method An indoor environment design system 10 is composed of a target communication quality input section 12 for inputting a target communication quality of radio communication in a room, a signal propagation property calculation section 14 for calculating a del... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6645735 | Reagent for GPT assay A two reagent-type kit for assaying GPT by acting GPT on L-alanine and -ketoglutarate in the presence of pyridoxal phosphate, converting the resulting pyruvate into lactate with L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the presence of reduced nicotinamide ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615616 | Glass fiber nonwoven fabric and printed wiring board A nonwoven fabric is constructed of a highly flat glass fiber which is a glass fiber whose section is flat and has a flatness ratio of 2.0 to 10 and which has such a section that the packing fraction is at least 85%, preferably at least 90%. In this nonwo... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6579933 | Process for producing aqueous solution of monoallylamine polymer A high-molecular-weight monoallylamine polymer aqueous solution containing a monoallylamine polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 20,000 to 180,000 is prepared by polymerizing a monoallylamine sulfate in an aqueous medium in the presence of ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6543258 | Glass fiber nonwoven fabric and printed wiring board A nonwoven fabric is constructed of a highly flat glass fiber which is a glass fiber whose section is flat and has a flatness ratio of 2.0 to 10 and which has such a section that the packing fraction is at least 85%, preferably at least 90%. In this nonwo... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6395849 | Processes for producing N,N-dialkylallylamine polymers and N,N-dialkyllylamine polymers The present invention relates to processes for industrially advantageously producing, in high yields, an N,N-dialkylallylamine polymer or an addition salt thereof, a copolymer of N,N-dialkylallylamine and monoallylamine or an addition salt thereof, and a ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6380296 | Interior resin article A polyolefin resin type interior material which contains neither a halogen nor a phthalate series plasticizer, is equivalent to a conventional PVC resin type interior material in the properties such as scratch resistance, designing applicability and worka... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6309990 | Glass fiber of low permittivity A low-dielectric-constant glass fiber having a glass composition comprising, by % by weight, 45 to 60% of SiO2, 8 to 20% of Al2 O3, 15 to 30% of B2 O3, 0 to 5% of MgO, 5%, exclusive of 5%, to 12% of C... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6299727 | Incombustible sound-absorbing electric radiation-absorbing ceiling panel The present invention provides a ceiling panel intended for good design which exhibits a light weight, sufficient flexural strength, incombustibility, sound-absorbing properties and heat insulation properties and desirable electric radiation-absorbing pro... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6283166 | Woven glass fabrics and laminate for printed wiring boards A glass woven fabric composed of glass fiber warp threads and glass fiber weft threads, characterized in that the glass fiber warp threads are woven with the glass fiber weft threads at intervals of at least 10 mm in each of the warp and weft directions a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6268452 | Process for the production of allylamine polymer Provided is an industrially advantageous process for producing allylamine polymers from various allylamines in an organic solvent with ease and at high yields, and the process comprises polymerizing allylamines in a medium containing an organic solvent in... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6090478 | Sound absorbing/shielding and electric wave absorbing plastic sheet containing encapsulated magnetic fluid, and sound absorbing/shielding and electric wave absorbing plastic panel A light-weight sound absorbing and insulating plastic sheet material which exhibits an excellent sound absorbing and insulating effect even in the low- and medium-pitched sound range for use in building materials and sound-proof walls and a sound absorbin... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6035965 | Sound absorbing body, sound absorbing board, and sound absorbing unit To provide a sound absorbing structure having a superior sound absorbing characteristic and an external appearance of the sound absorbing structure which does not cause flicker or the like, by disposal, for example, in the front of an air chamber, a plura... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5958808 | Low-permittivity glass fibers The low-dielectric-constant glass fiber of the present invention contains by weight, as a glass composition, 50 to 60% of SiO2, 10 to 20% of Al2 O3, 20 to 30% of B2 O3, 0 to 5% of CaO, 0 to 4% of MgO,... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5945298 | Method for assaying bilirubin δ fractions By making a bilirubin oxidase derived from the genus Pleurotus to act on a living body fluid sample in the presence of at least one of a cationic surfactant such as alkyltrimethylammonium salt, etc. and a nonionic surfactant such as polyoxyethylenealkyl e... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5920041 | Structure for mounting sound absorbing member on top portion of sound insulation wall and method of mounting the same An outer mounting rail at a side opposite to a sound source side and an inner mounting rail at the sound source side are fixed to a metal securing part secured to an attachment base portion projecting from a top portion of a sound insulation wall. An oute... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5910390 | Method for forming pattern A method for forming a resin pattern which includes selectively polymerizing a photopolymerizable resin utilizing a light radiated from a photosensitive substance to form a desired resin pattern. A photosensitive substance layer is formed in a desired pat... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5872009 | Method for measuring bilirubin Total bilirubin or direct bilirubin is measured by allowing nitrous acid as an oxidizing agent to act on a sample of living body fluid, and measuring optical changes of the sample. For measuring the direct bilirubin, nitrous acid is allowed to act on the ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5869276 | Method for determination of direct bilirubin and reagent therefor There is provided a method for determination of direct bilirubin which comprises the steps of contacting a bilirubin oxidase with a sample suspected of containing bilirubin; and, measuring direct bilirubin in the sample by optical changes of the sample, c... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5854453 | Sound absorbing body, sound absorbing plate, and sound absorbing unit To provide a sound absorbing structure having a superior sound absorbing characteristic and an external appearance of the sound absorbing structure which does not cause flicker or the like, by disposal, for example, in the front of an air chamber, a plura... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5800676 | Method for manufacturing a mineral fiber panel A method for manufacturing a mineral fiber panel which comprises uniformly dispersing in water 60 to 90% by weight of a mineral fiber, 2 to 19% by weight of an organic binder, 1 to 20% by weight of an inorganic microfiber, 0.5 to 3% by weight of a floccul... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5750255 | High strength rock wool and process for producing same A high strength rock wool obtained by preliminarily calcining the starting material comprising industrial wastes such as shot and the like generated in the course of the production of a rock wool in a calcination temperature region of from 1,000° to 1,25... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5741369 | Plate-like body structure with solar battery for sound insulation wall A plate-like body structure for a sound insulation wall having a built-in solar battery constituted by the combination of a built-in solar battery structure having a gentle convex arcuate shape so as to be installed on the top end portion of a sound insul... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5719030 | Monoclonal antibody to prostate-derived acid phosphatase and method for determination of acid phosphatase using the same as well as kit for determination According to the present invention, there are provided a monoclonal antibody to prostate-derived acid phosphatase and a method for determination of prostate-derived acid phosphatase using the monoclonal antibody. Prostate-derived acid phosphatase is boost... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5667857 | Toe puff for safety shoe The present invention provides a molding sheet material having a sandwich structure produced by preparing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer (A) reinforced with a woven fabric or a knitted web and a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer (B)... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5618686 | Method of measuring the total ketone body and a sample reagent A method of measuring the total ketone body in a sample comprising converting acetoacetic acid in the sample to 3-hydroxybutyric acid in advance and subsequently converting the whole 3-hydroxybutyric acid including 3-hydroxybutyric acid existing in the sa... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5560985 | Molding sheet material and toe puff for safety shoe The present invention provides a molding sheet material having a sandwich structure produced by preparing a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer (A) reinforced with a woven fabric or a knitted web and a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin layer (B)... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5510185 | Carbon fiber chopped strands and coating dispersion used for producing same The invention is directed to chopped strands of carbon fibers in which 0.3-5% by weight of carbonaceous spherules are present between filaments of carbon fibers. The chopped strands of carbon fibers can be used in spinning. During production, the chopped ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5508385 | Tripeptide derivatives containing pyroglutamic acid residue Novel tripeptide derivatives having a pyroglutamic acid residue strongly inhibit a plurality of trypsin-like serine proteases such as plasmin, thrombin, trypsin, kallikrein, factor Xa and urokinase. The compounds of the present invention can inhibit vario... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5486458 | Method of quantitative assay for 1,5-anhydroglucitol There is provided a method of quantitative assay for 1,5-anhydroglucitol in a specimen characterized by effectively removing maltose present in the specimen using -glucosidase. Maltose present in a specimen is previously converted into glucose by t... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5468621 | Method of quantitative assay for 1,5-anhydroglucitol A quantitative assay for 1,5-anhydroglucitol in a specimen is described. This assay comprises treating a specimen with a phosphorylating enzyme in the presence of 5 to 500 mM adenosine-5'-triphosphate in a pH range of 7.2 to 8.5, to selectively eliminate ... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5462571 | Nozzle tip for spinning glass fiber having deformed cross-section and a plurality of projections The invention provides a nozzle tip for manufacturing a glass fiber having a deformed cross-section which is of a large deformation ratio in the cross-section. A plurality of projected edges are provided to extend downwardly from the distal end of a nozzl... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5416238 | L-argininal acetal derivatives and a process for production thereof Novel NG -protected or unprotected-L-argininal-dibutyl acetals (I) can be prepared from L-argininal derivatives (III) merely by reacting in an azeotropic solvent in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid. In the products (I), L-form amounts to ... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5399488 | Method for assaying enzyme activity using N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosamine derivatives Novel N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosamine derivatives and a method for assaying N-acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosaminidase activity using the same as substrate are provided. N-Acetyl-ଲ-D-glucosamine derivatives represented by general formula (I): ##STR1## ... | 03/21/1995 |
