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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: The Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of


Location: Reno, NV
No. of patents: 11

NumberTitleIssue Date
7297290Nanostructured magnetorheological fluids and gels
Magnetorheological materials having a supramolecular polymer gel as a component of the carrier are disclosed. Useful supramolecular polymers for gels include those having terpyridine ligands which can participate in metal coordination bonding. The magnetizable parti...
11/20/2007
7008606Process for passivating sulfidic iron-containing rock
A method is provided for passivating sulfidic iron-containing rock comprising contacting sulfidic iron-containing rock with one or more members of the group consisting of magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium chloride, magnesium nitrate and magnesium carbo...
03/07/2006
6600669Random pulse width modulation method and device
A system and method for executing random pulse width modulation in electronic power converters. In accordance with this invention, the sampling period of sampling cycles for pulse width modulation remains constant while the period of switching cycles are ...
07/29/2003
6551514Cyanide detoxification process
Methods for rendering a cyanide or cyanide-containing compound substantially insoluble in an aqueous solution or suspension of cyanide-containing materials comprising: mixing a reagent comprising a thiosulfate salt with said solution or suspension; and ad...
04/22/2003
6546353Hot plate precipitation measuring system
A precipitation measuring system comprising a top thermal plate positioned to maximize exposure to falling precipitation and includes at least one ridge circumscribing the top surface for capturing precipitation. A second thermal plate is positioned under...
04/08/2003
6527972Magnetorheological polymer gels
Magnetorheological materials are provided comprising magnetic particles, a polymeric gel and a carrier material. The polymerization of the gel is preferentially accomplished in the presence of the magnetic particles and the carrier material. Magnetorheolo...
03/04/2003
6510929Controllable magneto-rheological fluid damper
A damper includes a housing, a piston, and a magneto-rheological (MR) fluid. The piston is movably disposed within the housing such that the piston divides an interior of the housing into first and second cavities and a passage defined in the piston coupl...
01/28/2003
6204337Solid-phase synthesis of codeine from morphine
The specification describes a methylation resin comprising methyl(dialkyl)anilinium salts or methyl(diaryl)anilinium salts covalently bonded to the resin. The methylation resin is used in the solid-phase synthesis of codeine from morphine. Accordingly, th...
03/20/2001
6054584Process for extracting and purifying morphine from opium
A process for extracting morphine from opium is described. In the process, opium is extracted with a basic alcoholic solution. The basic alcoholic solution is filtered and the alcohol removed from the filtrate to leave a residue. The residue is then extra...
04/25/2000
5981750Solid-phase synthesis of codeine from morphine
The specification describes a methylation resin comprising methyl(dialkyl)anilinium salts or methyl(diaryl)anilinium salts covalently bonded to the resin. The methylation resin is used in the solid-phase synthesis of codeine from morphine. Accordingly, th...
11/09/1999
5910253Removal of metal ions from aqueous solution
A method for removing a selected heavy metal ion from an aqueous solution is provided herein. Said method comprises contacting the solution with collophane at a pH effective for capture of the selected heavy metal ion by the collophane. Heavy metal ions i...
06/08/1999
 
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