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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6497181 | Flameless tracer ammunition A flameless tracer and marker for small munitions and canon caliber projectiles incudes non-toxic, environmentally friendly chemiluminescent materials which are maintained in separate compartments is described. The munitions when fired glow intensely for ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6489157 | Medium for cultivating microorganisms A medium for culturing microorganisms in the presence of Pb2+ uses as a phosphate component, an O-phosphate-L-amino acid, to provide a source of phosphate for the microorganisms so as to avoid precipitating lead.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6349600 | Device for stable speed determination in machining The present invention provides a device and method for determining the stable speeds for a rotating milling tool by non-cuttingly exciting the milling tool, by vibrating the milling tool, and measuring how the milling tool is excited. The present inventio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5928670 | Method of inhibiting aldose reductase in vivo with intrinsic inhibitors of aldose reductase An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5733548 | Immunogenic chimeras comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding endoplasmic reticulum signal sequence peptides and at least one other peptide, and their uses in vaccines and disease treatments Immunogenic chimeric proteins comprising an endoplasmic reticulum signal sequence and at least one other peptide are disclosed. The invention relates to the design of vaccinia virus constructs capable of directing host organism synthesis of immunogenic ch... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5641487 | Contraceptive vaccine based on alloimmunization with zona pellucida polypeptides The present invention relates to contraceptive vaccines based on cloned zona pellucida genes and the strategy of alloimmunization with zona pellucida polypeptides. In particular, the present invention relates to a contraceptive vaccine for use in a mammal... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5519534 | Irradiance attachment for an optical fiber to provide a uniform level of illumination across a plane A irradiation attachment for an optical fiber which provides an output of light that has a highly uniform intensity. The device includes a hollow spherical shell having a diffusive reflective surface or target supported therein. Light is directed into the... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5492696 | Controlled release microstructures Tubules which contain an active agent in their lumen and compositions containing such microtubules are effective for providing a slow, controlled release of the active agent. Such microtubules are useful in the production of coating compositions for the p... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5468610 | Three highly informative microsatellite repeat polymorphic DNA markers The invention relates to polymorphic markers (two tetranucleotide and one dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms) that are useful for human individualization. Applications are in forensic medicine and for paternity and prenatal screening as well as genetic map... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5465013 | Electric field shielding system for AC electrically powered device with a two-blade plug An electric field shield for non-grounded AC powered appliances is connected to a neutral return terminal of the AC power distribution system. A polarized two prong connector assures connection of the shield to neutral. By eliminating a requirement for co... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5459256 | Lipophilic, aminohydrolase-activated prodrugs The present invention relates, in general, to prodrugs. In particular, the present invention relates to lipophilic, aminohydrolase-activated, anti-viral nucleoside prodrug compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of u... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5426027 | Nucleic acid probes and methods for detecting Candida DNA cells in blood Provided is an isolated double-stranded nucleic acid consisting essentially of the nucleotide sequence defined in the Sequence Listing by SEQ ID NO:5. This is the C. albicans ITS2 sequence and includes a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence that ... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5378602 | Highly informative microsatellite repeat polymorphic DNA markers twenty-[seven]six The invention relates to polymorphic markers (two tetranucleotide, one dinucleotide repeat polymorphisms and 27 markers characterized by primer pairs 1A-27A) that are useful for human individualization. Applications are in forensic medicine and for patern... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5294604 | Method of treating ocular diseases by periocular administration of cyclosporine A or G The present invention provides a method of treating ocular diseases by the administration of cyclosporine A or G by periocular injection in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5286846 | Amino acid derivative and bromoacetyl modified peptides for the preparation of synthetic peptide polymers, conjugated peptides, and cyclic peptides A new amino derivative, N -tert-butoxycarbonyl-N&3xb5; -(N-bromoacetyl-ଲ-alanyl)-L-lysine (BBAL), has been synthesized as a reagent to be used in solid-phase peptide synthesis for introducing a side-chain bromoacetyl gro... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5282404 | Microtome with micro-plane and electric contact reference A microtome for cutting thin sample sections utilizes an electrical contact or sole plate for guiding the section cutting knife during sectioning. The sole plate floats across the surface of the sample thereby ensuring that uniformly thin sections are cut... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5250550 | Complexes of nitric oxide with polyamines There are disclosed novel complexes of nitric oxide and polyamines which are useful in treating cardiovascular disorders, including hypertension. The disclosed compounds release nitric oxide (endothelium-derived relaxing factor) under physiological condit... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5235416 | System and method for preforming simultaneous bilateral measurements on a subject in motion A system is provided for performing simultaneous bilateral measurements on a subject in motion at a test location. The system employs a plurality of observed targets attached to the moving subject, the targets being viewed simultaneously by each of two ca... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5203339 | Method and apparatus for imaging a physical parameter in turbid media using diffuse waves Imaging of a turbid object utilizes interference among the modulation wavefronts of a plurality of modulated light rays propagating through the object by diffusion and having predetermined phases relative to one another. A computer controlled phase and am... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5151188 | Supercritical fluid extraction enhancer A method for enhancing supercritical fluid extraction of sample matrices which contain water. The method involves mixing the samples with an extraction enhancing aid comprising flux-calcined diatomaceous earth which increases the permeability of the sampl... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5126129 | Cancer therapy using interleukin-2 and flavone compounds Treatment of Cancer with Flavones and Interleukin 2.... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5092885 | Peptides with laminin activity Peptides with laminin activity are provided as follows: tyrosine-isoleucine-glycine-serine-arginine; proline-aspartine-serine-glycine-arginine; and cysteine -aspartate-proline-glycine-tyrosine-isoleucine-glycine-serine-arginine. These peptides block angiogenesis, a... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5078553 | Compact drill sampler for quantitation of microorganisms in wood An apparatus for sampling and collecting wood samples for analysis purposes which includes a boring bit surrounded by a chamber into which the boring bit draws samples and from which the samples are passed to a collection container. The boring bit is hous... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5030642 | Acylaminoalkylpyridineamides as inhibitors of metastasis The present invention relates to a method of inhibiting tumor metastasis in an aminal by administering to an animal in need of such treatment an acrylaminoalkylpryridineamides represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein: R1 and R2 | 07/09/1991 |
| 4968692 | Attenuation of ethyl alcohol intoxication with alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonists A method is provided for attenuating the intoxicating effects of ethyl alcohol in a patient, by administering to a patient in need thereof, an alpha-2 adrenoceptor antagonist compound. Two preferred compounds useful in the present invention, each being a ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4693994 | Protective synthetic peptide against malaria and encoding gene The present invention discloses a synthetic peptide capable of inducing antibodies protective against human malarial infection caused by Plasmodium vivax sporozoites and the cloning of a gene encoding said peptide. The amino acid and nucleotide sequences ... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4563660 | Noise isolation system for high-speed circuits A noise isolation circuit is provided that consists of a dual function bypass which confines high-speed switching noise to the component or circuit which generates it and isolates the component or circuit from high-frequency noise transients which may be ... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4397310 | Anastigmatic high magnification, wide-angle binocular indirect attachment for laser photocoagulator An improved method and apparatus for photocoagulation of the fundus of a patient's eye eliminates the contact lens and provides for binocular viewing. The technique is characterized by the utilization of a common ophthalmoscopic lens for each of the illum... | 08/09/1983 |
