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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5434074 | Cytomegalovirus proteinase A herpes virus proteinase has been found to be encoded by a member of a family of four nested genes in simian cytomegalovirus. Another member of the nested genes encodes the assembly protein precursor, which is a substrate for the proteinase. Homologous g... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5423416 | Conveyor belts with spiral overlay A spiral overlay having multiple variations, but generically, comprised of wire spirals intermeshed together by connecting rods extending across the conveyor in the transverse direction. Broadly, a first overlay is made up of spirals which may be tapered ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5420462 | Semiconductor device with conductors on stepped substrate having planar upper surfaces An element separating oxide film is formed on a P-type semiconductor substrate by means of a selective oxidation method, and then a gate oxide film is formed on the element separating oxide film by a thermal oxidation method. A gate electrode film made of... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5413784 | Biopesticide composition and process for controlling insect pests The subject invention concerns a novel anal useful biopesticide with activity against insect pests such as boll weevil, sweet potato whitefly and cotton fleahopper. The biopesticide of the subject invention comprises an entomopathogenic fungus having viru... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5414204 | Method of treating refractory activated carbon by exposure to ionizing radiation The improved method of treating activated carbon having an organochlorine compound adsorbed thereon which comprises adding water to said activated carbon and then exposing said activated carbon to ionizing radiation, thereby decomposing and rendering harm... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5401195 | Trolling system for water crafts A water craft having a hull with trolling motors contained within the hull and either an inboard or outboard motor as the primary motor for moving the water craft is described. The trolling motors are contained either in angled recesses or angled passagew... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5400118 | Process and apparatus for printing periodicals and the like A method for imaging film with color separations and text which eliminates manual stripping and the use of mylar carriers. Color separation data from a color scanner is stored digitally on a computer. Text is input directly into the computer. The data for... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5397754 | Method of brightening kaolin clay by thermal oxidative decarboxylation of organic contaminants A method for brightening kaolin contaminated with organic matter by decarboxylation treatment of an aqueous kaolin slurry. The decarboxylation is carried out by contacting the clay slurry with selected oxidizing agent in a pressurized reaction vessel at a... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5397563 | Perfluoro-t-butyl-containing steroids for use in fluorine-19 NMR and/or MRI Accordingly, the present invention is directed to biological compounds derivatized so as to contain at least one perfluoro-t-butyl moiety for use in fluorine-19 NMR and/or MRI studies. The perfluoro-t-butyl (PFTB) moiety, ##STR1## is an excellen... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5394111 | Operational amplifier with junction field effect transistors as input transistor pair In an operational amplifier circuit, noise is lowered by using junction FETs as an input transistor pair, and an input operating point and an output operating point can be set at different potentials by connecting a capacitor between an output terminal an... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5390453 | Structural members and structures assembled therefrom This invention is concerned with roofing structures utilizing a structural member formed from sheet metal to hollow triangular cross-section with a longitudinally extending outwardly opening narrow mouthed channel forming a peak along the member. The oppo... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5390118 | Automatic lateral guidance control system An improved automatic lateral guidance control system for guiding moving vehicles is provided which includes a sensing subsystem for viewing an area in front of a vehicle, a plurality of energy radiating or energy reflective devices disposed adjacent a pr... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5382110 | Quick coupling device A quick coupling device adapted for mounting a tool to a boom of a carrier includes a coupling structure defining at least one notch and a cam assembly. The cam assembly includes a channel having an open end and a seating wall. The cam assembly is rotatab... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5382846 | Level shifting circuit for suppressing output amplitude The source-drain paths of first and second N-channel MOS transistors are series-connected between a first node to which a first power source voltage is applied and a second node to which a ground voltage is applied. The gate of the first MOS transistor is... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5380969 | Computer key A computer key includes a socket member which confines a receiving space therein and which has a top wall that is provided with a through hole, a resilient biasing member which is disposed inside the receiving space of the socket member, and a support mem... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5379027 | Oriented strand board product detecting apparatus using proximity sensor A proximity sensor adapted to sense the presence of metal is located in a processing system for producing pressed board product, such as oriented strand board (OSB), or the like, at a position to detect the presence or absence of product on a metal transf... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376605 | Process for beneficiating Minnesota kaolin A process for increasing the brightness of Minnesota kaolin clay containing chlorite and siderite mineral impurities comprising treating the clay with a strong mineral acid preferably in combination with magnetic separation.... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5372942 | Protease K resistant arginine deiminase, its method of preparation and its use as an anti-neoplastic agent A highly purified arginine deiminase is obtained using a two-step purification procedure. The arginine deiminase is isolated and purified from various species of mycoplasmas and is resistant to proteinase K. The growth of tumor cells can be inhibited by a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5372963 | Method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device capable of preventing memory cells from deteriorating in electric characteristics A method for manufacturing a semiconductor memory device according to the present invention, comprises the steps of forming a plurality of striped element separating regions in a surface region of a semiconductor substrate to obtain a plurality of striped... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5363573 | Rotatable cleat A cycling shoe and outsole with a rotatable cleat are disclosed. The outsole includes a thin, rigid outsole plate and a thin, flat, cleat support plate that partially extends beyond the perimeter border of the outsole plate. The cleat is configured to det... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5361478 | Method of inserting a hole forming and selftapping screw Hole forming and selftapping screw of up to approximately 6 mm thread diameter for tapping into sheet metal of a thickness of up to approximately 1 mm comprising a head including a formation for receiving a tool, a thread shank and a cylinder member follo... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5362842 | Urea-formaldehyde resin composition and method of manufacture thereof A urea-formaldehyde resin useful as a binder for making a variety of products, and of a method for making the resin. The resin is prepared by reacting formaldehyde, urea, triethanolamine, and optionally ammonia in a two-step process, first under alkaline ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5358459 | Mechanic drive apparatus A mechanic drive apparatus includes a driving shaft and a hollow rotatable housing which has a rear side mounted on one end of the driving shaft. An output shaft extends into the rotatable housing and is mounted rotatably thereto. The output shaft is alig... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5355799 | Applicator device for viscous materials An applicator device is provided, particularly for solvent-containing and solvent-free UV printing inks, paints or adhesives onto a pattern roller of a flexographic printing machine, which receives the medium in recesses and transfers same to a high press... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5357432 | Automatic lateral guidance control system An improved automatic lateral guidance control system for guiding moving vehicles is provided which includes a sensing subsystem for viewing an area in front of a vehicle, a plurality of energy radiating or energy reflective devices disposed adjacent a pr... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5350477 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing a fibrous material product on which a deferred-action adhesive and a removable protective strip are disposed The described process involves the production of a product comprising a fibrous substrate to which an adhesive with long-term effect and a removable protective strip are applied in order to permit use of the adhesive to be deferred. The process is particu... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5344560 | Process for producing filtration membranes having amino acids that are capable of adsorbing proteins There is described a process for producing a filtration membrane that is also capable of adsorbing proteins. The process comprises the steps of subjecting a porous polymeric substrate to a graft polymerization reaction with a polymerizable monomer under e... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5344630 | Deep oxidation of halogenated organics with porous carbonaceous materials A method for oxidizing halogenated organic compounds comprising passing a mixture of the halogenated organic compound and excess oxygen over a catalyst comprising a carbonaceous material under mild reaction conditions. The temperature of the reaction is b... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343199 | Resistor string circuit for use in D/A converter or A/D converter A resistor string circuit, which is for use in a D/A converter or an A/D converter, has a first resistor string 11 and a second resistor string 12. The first resistor string 11 is connected between a ground potential point Vss and a reference potential po... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5334314 | Composition membrane for separating water from fluids containing organic components by means of pervaporation Composite membrane-for separating water from fluid mixtures containing organic components by means of pervaporation comprising a separating layer of cross-linked polyvinyl alcohol, which has been subjected to a post-cross-linking by treatment with acids a... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5324504 | Perfluoro-t-butyl-containing compounds for use in fluorine-19 NMR and/or MRI Accordingly, the present invention is directed to biological compounds derivatized so as to contain at least one perfluoro-t-butyl moiety for use in fluorine-19 NMR and/or MRI studies. The perfluoro-t-butyl (PFTB) moiety, ##STR1## is an excellen... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322822 | Ultra-high-strength refractory silicon carbide fiber and process for producing same Ultra-high-strength refractory silicon carbide fiber having a decomposition temperature of not less than about 1800K, a breaking strength of not less than about 5 GPa, and a modulus of elasticity of not less than about 300 GPa is disclosed, which is obtai... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5321643 | Digital comb filter A digital comb filter includes a period measurement circuit, a subtracter, a first adder, a first memory and a first multiplier. The period measurement circuit outputs difference signals representing differences between periods of target and input pulses.... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5320789 | Surface modification of fluorine resin with laser light A method for surface modification of a fluorine resin by irradiating the surface of the fluorine resin containing a heat-resistant light-absorbing polymeric material and/or a light-absorbing material is with laser light. Surface properties of the fluorine... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5313290 | Hue compensation apparatus for a color hard copy machine A hue compensation apparatus outputs hue-compensated data of a color designated by an input color selection signal of red, green and blue, responsive to red, green and blue input signals. The hue compensation apparatus uses first, second and third lookup ... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5308827 | Herbicidal foam composition This invention relates to a herbicidal foam composition comprising, on the basis of the total weight of the composition, (a) a herbicide selected from the group consisting of Bialaphos, Glufosinate, Glyphosate and a mixture thereof, (b) an anionic and/or ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305284 | Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory having a page mode includes a first circuit for reading out page data from a memory cell array, in accordance with cell address signals A3-A19, and a second circuit for latching, at the beginning of a page mode cycle, page data to b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5302514 | Maltooligoside derivative, reagent for determining -amylase activity containing the same as effective ingredient and a process for determining the -amylase activity using same The present invention provides a maltooligoside derivative represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein n denotes an integer 3-5, R represents an aromatic chromophoric group, X represents a group >CHCH2 N3 or >C.dbd.CH2 | 04/12/1994 |
| 5302405 | Method for removing cholesterol and fat from egg yolk by chelation and reduced-cholesterol egg product A method for removing cholesterol and fat from egg and a reduced cholesterol egg product. An anionic chelating agent which forms a complex with the lipoprotein fraction of egg yolk is added to dilute egg yolk to form a precipitate comprising a complex of ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5286412 | Modified lignosulfonate dispersant for gypsum The present invention relates to a non-set retarding lignosulfonate dispersing agent useful for making an aqueous calcined gypsum slurry, said dispersing agent produced by contacting an aqueous solution of a lignosulfonate with a salt of a multivalent met... | 02/15/1994 |
