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Patent No. 5277148

Wearable Pet Enclosure

An enclosure for small animals which is wearable on the front or back of an animate being.

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Assignee: The University of Alabama


Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
No. of patents: 21

NumberTitleIssue Date
7550520Method of preparing high orientation nanoparticle-containing sheets or films using ionic liquids, and the sheets or films produced thereby
A method is provided for the preparation of nanomaterials, which involves the dissolution and/or suspension of a combination of (a) one or more resin substrate materials and (b) one or more magnetic nanoparticulate substances, in a medium made from one or more ionic...
06/23/2009
7448690Child safety seat with emergency harness release
The present invention discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has di...
11/11/2008
7395699Spark-plug LDV, LIF, and LII probe for engine flow and combustion analysis
A traversable, fiber-optic probe design for flow-related measurements in a production-car IC engine during normal operating conditions may be fitted into an M8 spark-plug hole and traversed as much as 50 mm in an axial direction of the spark plug, allowing measureme...
07/08/2008
6881321Production, refining and recycling of lightweight and reactive metals in ionic liquids
Lightweight and reactive metals can be produced from ore, refined from alloy, and recycled from metal matrix composites using electrolysis in electrolytes including an ionic liquid containing a metal chloride at or near room temperature. Low electric energy consumpt...
04/19/2005
6858114Laser hydrolysis of polypeptides
The present invention relates to methods of hydrolyzing a protein (or peptide) by treating a protein (or peptide)-containing sample with a laser and associated apparatus for effectuating the hydrolysis. ...
02/22/2005
6850944System, method, and computer program product for managing access to and navigation through large-scale information spaces
A system, method and computer program product for managing access to and navigating through large-scale information spaces. A digital library is created by maintaining an ontological hierarchy in a database. Content is accessible through links to resources available...
02/01/2005
6824599Dissolution and processing of cellulose using ionic liquids
Cellulose is dissolved in an ionic liquid without derivatization, and is regenerated in a range of structural forms without requiring the use of harmful or volatile organic solvents. Cellulose solubility and the solution properties can be controlled by the selection...
11/30/2004
6808557Cellulose matrix encapsulation and method
A regenerated cellulose-encapsulated active substance and a method for encapsulating an active substance in a regenerated cellulose matrix are disclosed. The distribution of the active substance is preferably substantially homogeneous within the matrix of regenerate...
10/26/2004
6560077CPP spin-valve device
A spin-valve device of a CPP structure which has a high resistance, and which generates a high output signal with low current. The CPP spin-valve device including a spin-valve element having a substrate and a layered structure formed on the substrate. The...
05/06/2003
6343640Production of metal/refractory composites by bubbling gas through a melt
A method of making metal/refractory composites includes bubbling a reactive gas through a melt to form a foam including refractory particles. In continuous mode, the foam is separated from the melt and the melt replenished. Composites of lightweight metal...
02/05/2002
6169291Unimolecular organic rectifier of electrical current
A unimolecular electrical rectifier is prepared by forming a metal electrode on a substrate such as silicon, glass or quartz. One or more organic monolayers are formed on the electrode by Langmuir-Blodgett film transfer methods, and the resulting organic ...
01/02/2001
5872102Method for isolation of bovine low-molecular weight CR-binding substance and method of use of the same
A fully chromium loaded bovine low-molecular weight chromium-binding protein is isolated by a process that combines homogenization with supplementation of chromium content. Following homogenization with water, the homogenate is fractionated with ethanol, ...
02/16/1999
5840420Magnetoresistance elements exhibiting thermally stable giant magnetoresistance effect
Magnetoresist elements having good giant magnetoresistance characteristics of at least 6 percent are prepared by depositing alternating layers of magnetic alloy and non-magnetic copper or copper alloys in a thickness of 22-40 angstroms, which element, as ...
11/24/1998
5475066Reactive amino-quinones, copolymers thereof and corrosion resistant information storage devices
Reactive aminoquinones of formula I or II ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, branched, linear or cyclic C1 -C6 alkyl, aralkyl, or phenyl which may be substituted by linear, branched or cyclic C1 -C4 alkyl, --N...
12/12/1995
5145836Method for producing shaped parts from high temperature oxide metal superconductive composites
A technique which produces macroscopically homogeneous-shaped parts utilizes oxide-metal superconductor composites by providing a mixture of a superconductor oxide, a metal and either a oxygen or a fluorine donor....
09/08/1992
4934861Attachment apparatus for external stores on thin-wall poles
An apparatus for attaching external stores or loads on a thin walled pole includes a first, open ended and externally threaded hollow sleeve defining a shoulder at one end, and a second, open ended and internally threaded hollow sleeve. An elliptical disk...
06/19/1990
4909836Apparatus and a method for improved filtration of inclusions from molten metal
A system which provides an improved design capable of removing liquid phase inclusions by combining a filter and an electromagnetic separation device through the addition of baffles to a chamber where molten metal is flowing under the influence of an appl...
03/20/1990
48164685-cyanopyridine-2-diazohydroxide, basic salts and use
The title compounds are provided as well as a method for their production, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds in dosage form. The compounds of the invention have pharmacological properties an...
03/28/1989
4785185Submillimeter laser measurement of water or filler content of sheets and bands of dielectric material
A method and apparatus for detecting the moisture or filler content of dielectric material is disclosed which utilizes a submillimeter laser source of radiation scanned across the face of the material. A plurality of detectors, placed on the side of the m...
11/15/1988
4755678Simultaneous measurement of moisture content and basis weight of paper sheet with a submillimeter laser
A system for detecting simultaneously the moisture content and basis weight of paper is disclosed utilizing a submillimeter laser source of radiation of two different wavelengths which is subsequently scanned across the face of the paper. A plurality of d...
07/05/1988
4299620Lamellar graphite inoculant
An inoculant for introduction of low temperature boiling metals into molten iron or molten steel, which comprises a combination of an alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of calcium, magnesium, and mixtures thereof, and an alkali metal,...
11/10/1981
 
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