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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6312886 | Reaction vessels Apparatus for effecting reactions comprising a plurality of reaction vessels for holding reagents, an electrically conducting polymer which emits heat when an electric current is passed through it, and control device for controlling supply of current to t... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6287781 | Method for detection of target nucleic acids using PCR A method for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid sequence in a sample is provided. The method comprises subjecting the sample to an amplification reaction to obtain an amplification product where the target nucleic acid sequence is present usi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6121448 | Pyrimidine compounds The synthesis of novel compound (I) is described: 5-bromo-2-iodopyrimidine may be used for the synthesis of a range of chemical compounds both known and novel. The synthesis of a number of novel liquid crystalline compounds is described.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6099752 | Liquid crystal polymers Compounds of formula ##STR1## are provided which may be used in a variety of devices including liquid crystal devices, piezoelectric devices, pyroelectric devices and in optical recording media, wherein X1 and X2 are independent... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6060133 | Polysiloxanes A compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein n=3-30; X and Y are independently chosen from C1-6 alkyl, phenyl or formula II: (CH2)p O--M II wherein p=1-20 and M is a group of formula III: ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6051639 | Liquid crystal macrocycles A material of general formula I: ##STR1## where E=0 indicates a non-cyclic system, and E=1 indicates a cyclic system; G is R3 SiR1 R2 (O)k R1, R2, R3 are independently selected f... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6030668 | Liquid crystal polymers Compounds of formula ##STR1## are provided which may be used in a variety of devices including liquid crystal devices, piezoelectric devices, pyroelectric devices and in optical recording media, where m=at least 5; and Rx, Ry an... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6010641 | Liquid crystal polymer devices and materials Methods for loading and alignment of liquid crystal polymers in electro-optic and electro-active devices comprise in-situ polymerisation between substrates of monomer material in the presence of a cationic initiator. This allows for the synthesis of liqui... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5986096 | Pyrimidine compounds 5-Bromo-2-iodopyrimidine is used to synthesize a range of chemical compounds including liquid crystalline compounds.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985285 | Vaccines for plague A method of protecting a human or animal body from the effects of infection with Y. pestis is provided comprising administering to the body a vaccine including Yersinia pestis V antigen and Yersinia pestis F1 antigens or a protective epitopic part of each... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5968411 | Liquid crystal polymers Liquid crystal polymer materials used in liquid crystal devices, piezoelectric devices, pyroelectric devices and recording media are described.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5969713 | Drive circuit for a matrix-type display apparatus The drive circuit for a matrix-type display apparatus is a scanning driver for selecting one scanning electrode respectively for four selection periods, and displaying data of each bit for four bits in a pixel on the selected electrode. The scanning drive... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5948142 | Pressure and temperature swing adsorption and temperature swing adsorption A method is provided for separating one or more volatile contaminant components from a gas using a pressure and temperature swing adsorbent filtration filter bed system containing three or more layers of adsorbent materials characterized in that the layer... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5948486 | Liquid crystal polymer devices A method for the loading and alignment of liquid crystal polymers in electro-optic and electro-active devices by in-situ polymerization between substrates of liquid crystal monomers. The molecular weight of the resulting liquid crystal polymer is controll... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5932672 | Fibre reactive polymers Permanently stain resistant nylon and cellulosic fibers, and a method to impart permanent stain resistance to polyamide or cellulosic fibers, by covalently binding a stain resistant composition to a linking compound that has been covalently attached to th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928859 | Detection and biodegradation of explosives An enzyme capable of catalyzing the removal of nitrite from pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) is provided. The enzyme (known as PETN reductase enzyme) is produced by culturing a novel strain of the Enterobacter cloacae bacterium isolated from nature. Th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5928561 | Polymers for liquid crystal alignment A method of aligning liquid crystal material by bringing into contact with a thin layer of polymer which contains the anthracenyl group, the polymer having previously been treated with plane polarised ultraviolet light. A liquid crystal cell is described ... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5922460 | Composite materials A metal matrix composite material made of a fiber reinforcement having a coating of gadolinium and gadolinium boride, preferably as discrete layers, each having a thickness of 1 to 6 microns. This composite is made by coating reinforcing fibers with gadol... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5918259 | Cellular material detection apparatus and method A method and apparatus for monitoring a gaseous environment for the presence of cellular material capable of providing a measure of presence and/or numbers of cellular microorganisms, such as bacterial cells, in a large volume of air such as in a warehous... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5905260 | Triboluminescent damage sensors A damage sensor for detecting damage within a structure such as aircraft wings or fuselage, or a bridge. The sensor comprises a small piece of a triboluminescent material connected via light guiding fibres or layers to one or more detectors. The sensor ma... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5873914 | Method for dyeing synthetic materials with vat dyestuffs A method is provided for dyeing a non-cellulosic organic material with a dye, preferably a vat dye, comprising (a) treating the material with a dye in the presence of a reducing agent and an alkali and (b) oxidising the treated material produced in step (... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5866038 | Liquid crystal polyacrylates There is disclosed a liquid crystal polyacrylate mono- or co-polymers having a repeat unit (I), wherein R1 and R2 are independently alkyl or hydrogen, R3 is alkyl, hydrogen or chlorine, m is 0 or an integer 1-20, W is a li... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861109 | Liquid crystal materials, mixtures and devices Liquid crystal compounds of formula I may be used by themselves or they may be mixed with other liquid crystal compounds to give useful liquid crystal mixtures which may then be used in liquid crystal devices. The materials exhibit smectic mesophases and ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5837465 | Luciferase labelling method Luciferase is conjugated to a chemical entity, particularly to a specific binding agent such as an antibody, antigen or a nucleic acid, and more particularly an antibody, by (a) mixing the luciferase with one or more of D-luciferin, magnesium ions and ade... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5835056 | Apparatus for directing a mobile craft to a rendevous with another mobile craft Tracking means for establishing a line-of-sight between a control point to which the second craft is being guided and tracking the line-of-sight to follow the second craft and deriving a signal a representing the rate of rotation of the line-of... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5820786 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal devices Ferroelectric liquid crystal devices are described which contain liquid crystal mixtures comprising components A and B. Component A consists of one or more optically active compounds capable of imparting a spontaneous polarization to the material. Compone... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820781 | Naphthyl organic compounds R1 --A--(X)m --(B)n --R2 (I) R3 --J--(Y)p --(Z)q --R4 (II) Liquid crystal compounds of formula (I) are described, where formula (I) is given as R | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817583 | Radar attenuating textiles Textile materials having radar attenuating properties based upon a polymer enclosed scrim having hollows which are at least partially filled with radar attenuating material. The scrim is sandwiched between two or more polymeric layers, the spaces being th... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5798214 | Capture asays A method is provided for determining the presence and/or amount of a microorganism and/or its intracellular material present in a sample performed by: (a) exposing the sample to a specific binding agent that has been immobilized upon a solid substrate, th... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5798143 | CVD process for making a hollow diamond tube A method for producing hollow diamond tubes by diamond growth using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) techniques. Suitable substrate material, such as tungsten, molybdenum, copper or silicon, typically in the form of wire, having diamond nucleation sites is... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5773710 | Cellular material detection apparatus and method A method and apparatus for monitoring a gaseous environment for the presence of cellular material capable of providing a measure of presence and/or numbers of cellular microorganisms, such as bacterial cells, in a large volume of air such as in a warehous... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5741604 | Diffusion barrier layers A method of applying a stable intermetallic diffusion barrier layer to a metallic article is described. In many instances, protective coatings are incompatible with the material of the substrate to which they are applied. Such incompatibility is overcome ... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5710242 | High temperature epoxy resins from hydrogenated quinoxalines A multi-functional epoxy resin with good high temperature properties allowing prolonged service at temperatures above 120° C. is derived from a precursor of formula (I): ##STR1## in which R3 to R8 inclusive are independently se... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5676878 | Liquid crystal polymers A liquid crystal polymer or copolymer is disclosed of structure (A) where X=CN, COR, CO2 R, CHO, CF3 ; R=branched chain, straight chain or chiral alkyl; .rect-hollow.=any suitable mesogenic group; Z=single covalent bond, oxygen, sulf... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5665829 | Process for the polymerization of olefinic-containing monomers employing anionic initiators Siloxy-terminated hydrocarbon polymers containing at least one polymer chain per molecule of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently selected from saturated and unsaturated aliphatic and aromatic... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5648232 | Microbiological best method and reagents A method for detecting the presence and/or mount of microorganisms is described by adding adenosine diphosphate (ADP) to a sample suspected of containing microorganisms and/or their intracellular material, determining the amount of adenosine triphosphate ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5635997 | Color display device A color display device (10) incorporates three light sources (12) supplying red, green and blue light respectively. A spatial light modulator (20) is positioned to provide time varying selective blocking of light from the sources (12) under television sig... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5632929 | Liquid crystal polymers A novel LCP material based on forked side chain acrylates is disclosed having a general formula I; ##STR1## wherein W=H, CH3, Cl R1 and R2 may or may not be the same but have the following general structure: ##ST... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5612056 | Transdermal formulations An improved transdermal delivery composition is provided comprising a low molecular weight fatty acid, characterised in that it further comprises a long chain fatty acid or a long chain fatty acid lower alkyl ester, wherein the long chain is a C13 | 03/18/1997 |
| 5611957 | Ferroelectric liquid crystal device Multiplex addressed ferroelectric liquid crystal devices containing liquid crystal mixtures composed of components A, B and C. Component A consists of one or more optically active compounds capable of imparting a spontaneous polarization to the material. ... | 03/18/1997 |
