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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5686417 | Peptide T and related peptides in the treatment of HTLV-1 myelopathy and multiple sclerosis A composition useful in treating Multiple Sclerosis and HTLV-1 myelopathy in humans comprises: i) a peptide having as its active portion, an amino acid sequence of the formula: -Thr-Thr-Asn-Tyr-Thr-; and ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for said pepti... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5685176 | Circular sliver knitting machine A circular sliver knitting machine comprising an air supply unit for supplying air to the circular sliver knitting machine. A first air nozzle unit cooperating with a card unit for directing air along a path generally radially outward toward the knitting ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5654371 | Anionic polymerization process using functionalized initiators A process for the preparation of hydrocarbon solutions of monofunctional ether initiators of the following general structure: M--Qn --Z--OA(R1 R2 R3) (II) wherein M is defined as an alkali metal, selected f... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5652038 | Yarn and tufted fabric for use in a bathroom rug A tufted fabric and yarn for use therein which is suitable for fabrication into a highly absorbent and quick drying bathroom rug. The fabric includes a primary backing material and yarn tufts secured in the backing material and forming a raised surface on... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5514959 | Electric meter including a switch cover lockable in an open position An electric meter includes a housing, a switch positioned within an opening in the housing, a hinge pin having a first cross-sectional shape and being connected to the housing, and a switch cover having a passageway receiving the hinge pin therein and per... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514958 | Electrical energy meters having factory set calibration circuits therein and methods of calibrating same An apparatus for measuring electrical energy includes an electrical energy meter having built-in gain and power factor calibration circuits. The calibration circuits can be factory set so that the meter accurately measures the actual energy consumed by an... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514054 | Stilts A pair of stilts, each stilt (12; 80) having a user foot support (14; 82) coupled to an upper leg (18; 84) and to a lower leg (16; 86). The upper leg (18; 84) is secured to the leg of a user. A foot (20; 102) is coupled to the lower end of the lower leg (... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5486755 | Electronic meter having anti-tampering magnetic shield An electronic meter for measuring electricity includes a magnetic shield positioned adjacent each outermost toroidal coil of electrical current sensors to thereby resist tampering by a magnetic field applied from outside the meter housing. The magnetic sh... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5456548 | Control apparatus for line marking machines A control system is provided to enable pavement line marking apparatus to refurbish old lines on a pavement surface. The control system has at least one old line detector adapted to scan a predetermined width of the pavement surface while being carried fo... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5429577 | Multi-purpose rotary slit-scorer and products formed thereby Toothed perforating rules upon the die roll of the rotary die apparatus form tear strips, punch-outs, reverse fold lines, nicking connections and similar weakened or frangible sections in corrugated paperboard sheets during passage thereof through the nip... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5401541 | Method of producing a protective finish on a substrate This invention relates to a coating system which forms a highly abrasion resistant, chemical resistant, impact resistant protective finish for a substrate. The coating system is based upon using two coatings of different characteristics but having excelle... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5392908 | Package for shipping, storing, and handling truss plates and method for forming same A bundle of truss plates useful in shipping, storage, and handling is disclosed. Also disclosed are a self-supporting stack of truss plate bundles and a shipping package in which such a stack is positioned on an underlying pallet.... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5385339 | Set-up jig for truss table A set-up jig for a truss table is disclosed. The jig comprises (a) a body portion having a recessed portion on its lower surface configured to receive and slide upon a rail and further including a securing apeture and (b) stop means for constraining the m... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5380799 | Moldable resin composition A resin composition moldable at room temperature comprising a thermosetting unsaturated polyester resin, a mixture of thermoplastic polymers of vinyl acetate and an epoxy compound having at least one 1,2-epoxy group per molecule, a dialkyl-p-toluidine acc... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378755 | Binding agent The present invention provides a textile print paste binding agent being a polymer comprising a non-aromatic unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic ester monomer and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer. An unsaturated mono- or dicarboxylic acid and half este... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376316 | Method of making a concrete column with a concrete column forming tube A lightweight concrete forming tube is disclosed, and wherein the tube has a very thin wall of wound paper layers which permit the tube to be collapsed and wound into a reel to facilitate shipment and storage. In use, the desired length is severed from th... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5374100 | Adjustable foldable headrest Disclosed is a mechanism for a seating unit headrest which permits adjustment of the headrest portion relative to the remainder of the mechanism to permit use of the mechanism with seating units of different heights. Also disclosed is a mechanism which in... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5371383 | Highly oriented diamond film field-effect transistor A diamond film FET according to the present invention comprises a semiconducting diamond layer, a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein said semiconducting diamond layer comprises a semiconducting highly-oriented diamond film grown by chemical vapor deposi... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5364082 | Spring assembly for seating and bedding A spring includes upper and lower runs of wire interconnected by an intermediate run of wire, all of the runs being integrally formed from spring wire. The opposite ends of the upper and lower runs respectively include hooks and coils while the intermedia... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5362544 | Floor mat and method of making same The floor mat of the present invention is a pliable multilayer structure having an upper face layer and a base layer. The base layer has a main body section bordered by an edge section. Preferably, the main body section is relatively thin and the edge sec... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354815 | Polymers having enhanced hydrophilicity and thermal regulated properties and process of producing the same This invention relates to polymers having enhanced hydrophilicity and thermal regulative properties. Exemplary polymers include aliphatic polyamide polymers and polyester polymers. The polymer has bonded thereto a hydrophilic polysiloxane having an affini... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5348945 | Method of treatment with hsp70 A method of combating mortality in a cell or tissue under stress is disclosed. The method comprises contacting hsp70 to the cell or tissue in an amount effective to enhance the survival of that cell or tissue. The method may be employed in the combating o... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5334283 | Process for selectively etching diamond A process for selectively etching a diamond substrate comprising the steps of forming a graphitic area within a diamond substrate and selectively etching the diamond substrate with a gaseous reactant under conditions sufficient to convert the graphitic ar... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5334138 | Method and composition for increased skin concentration of active agents by iontophoresis The invention discloses methods and compositions for enhanced skin concentration of iontophoretic delivered active agents. The compositions are pharmaceutically acceptable compositions for iontophoretic delivery which comprise a skin concentration enhanci... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5318050 | Tobacco treatment process Flavorful tobacco extracts are provided by subjecting a moist spray dried tobacco extract to heat treatment. The moist extract is contacted with a furanone, a pyranone or an alpha-dicarbonyl compound, and exposed to a temperature above about 100° C. in a... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5306773 | Moldable resin composition A resin composition moldable at room temperature comprising a thermosetting unsaturated polyester resin, a mixture of thermoplastic polymers of vinyl acetate and an epoxy compound having at least one 1,2-epoxy group per molecule, a dialkyl-p-toluidine acc... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5303327 | Communication test system A method of screening communication functions in a human subject comprises (a) presenting a verbal auditory stimulus to the subject, and then (b) scoring a response to the verbal auditory stimulus, with the response being an expressive response, a recepti... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300188 | Process for making substantially smooth diamond The present invention provides a process for making a diamond layer having a substantially smooth upper surface and a predetermined thickness on a substrate. The process includes depositing a patterned polish stopping layer on a substrate to a predetermin... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5264579 | D ring intermediates for the synthesis of camptothecin and camptothecin analogs Processes for making compounds of Formulae XIV, XV, and XVII ##STR1## wherein R6 is lower alkyl, R7 is lower alkyl, R is lower alkyl, Y is H, F or Cl, R8 is a compound of Formula ##STR2## wherein n is 1, 2, or 3,... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5119540 | Apparatus for eliminating residual nitrogen contamination in epitaxial layers of silicon carbide and resulting product The invention is a method, and associated apparatus and product, of forming extremely pure epitaxial layers of silicon carbide by reducing the carrier concentration of residual nitrogen in silicon carbide formed by chemical vapor deposition processes. The... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5116425 | Cleaning method The invention is a cleaning method and associated apparatus that are particularly useful for cleaning surfaces formed of relatively hard materials such as grout or industrial rolls which are contaminated with relatively hard embedded deposits of undesirab... | 05/26/1992 |
