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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5971768 | Methods of fabricating integrated circuit trench isolation regions Narrow trenches are formed in an integrated circuit substrate. An insulation layer, preferably silicon dioxide, is formed on the substrate, a mask region, preferably silicon nitride, formed on the insulation layer, and portions of the insulation layer adj... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5840820 | Olefin metathesis reactions in carbon dioxide medium The present invention provides a process for olefin metathesis. The process comprises (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising an olefin, a metathesis initiator, and a reaction medium comprising carbon dioxide, and (b) reacting the reaction mixture to ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837876 | Root cortex specific gene promoter An isolated DNA molecule which comprises a DNA promoter sequence which directs root cortex specific transcription of a downstream heterologous DNA segment in a plant cell. A DNA construct which comprises an expression cassette comprising, in the 5' to 3' ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5837532 | Herpes simplex cirus type 1 mutant A herpes simplex virus type I (HSV-1) mutant capable of establishing latent infection in the absence of in vivo viral replication in neuronal cells and of expressing an inserted therapeutic gene, which comprising: (i) a DNA sequence change in the gene cod... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5826275 | Neckwear construction The present invention provides a one-piece multidimensional lining carried within an outer fabric casing and lying substantially coextensively along the length thereof. The lining is formed of a double cloth fabric having a first fabric layer and a second... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5806154 | Method of making textile laminate Disclosed is a textile laminate comprising a fiberfill web substrate and a face layer. The fiberfill web substrate has a plurality of first fibers at the surface of the substrate. The face layer comprises a plurality of extruded second fibers which are me... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5751943 | Electronic work environment for a data processing system An electronic work environment for a data processing system includes documentation modules which execute on the hardware elements of the system. The documentation modules exchange data between the software elements and hardware elements of the data proces... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5745244 | Scanning device for scanning a physical property of a fibrous web The invention relates to a scanning device (1) for measuring physical properties of a moving fibrous web (2) which has two longitudinal edges and is intended to run in a predetermined path of movement past or through the scanning device (1). The device (1... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740258 | Active noise supressors and methods for use in the ear canal A noise suppressor includes an input transducer and an output transducer adapted to be located in an ear canal. A housing is provided to support the transducers in the ear canal, and the housing provides an acoustically unobstructed passage from the entra... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5723301 | Method to screen compounds that affect GAPDH binding to polyglutamine GAPDH binds to expanded polyglutamine regions which are found in proteins encoded by genes with CAG repeat domains, which genes cause inherited neurodegenerative disorders and are associated with certain psychiatric disorders. Therapeutic methods are base... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5701072 | Integrated circuit output driver systems including multiple power and ground lines An integrated circuit output driver system includes a first power line channel extending along the integrated circuit. The first power line channel includes a first power supply voltage line and a first ground voltage line. A second power line channel als... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5695647 | Methods of treating wastewater The present invention provides methods of treating or clarifying a turbid wastewater containing at least one contaminant selected from the group consisting of proteinaceous materials, fats, oils, and other biological contaminants. The methods of the prese... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694771 | Drive mechanism The variable speed drive mechanism includes an input member (17) and an output member (18), each rotatable within a housing (11) filled with fluid. The input and output members each have helical vanes (26) that are in a close running fit with sleeves (21,... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693546 | Methods of forming thin film transistors having lightly-doped drain and source regions therein Methods of forming field effect transistors include the steps of forming a composite of layers including an amorphous silicon layer (a--Si), a silicon dioxide layer thereon and a silicon nitride layer on the silicon dioxide layer. A polycrystalline silico... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5691155 | Nucleotide sequences encoding the murine 댣-adrenergic receptor and their applications Nucleotide sequences encoding the murine 댣-adrenergic receptor are provided. Use of the sequences as probes, in vectors, and for the expression of peptides are discussed. Methods of screening substances for agonist or antagonist action towards �... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5691812 | Calibration standard for calibrating a defect inspection system and a method of forming same The calibration standard has artificial defects of a predetermined uniform size disposed on selected areas of a substrate. The artificial defects are randomly spaced within the selected area and of a sufficient density as to be visually discernable throug... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5685925 | Filling for a puncture-proof pneumatic tire A filling for a puncture-proof pneumatic tire is formed by two half-toruses of elastomer or of rubber which are juxtaposed along an equatorial plane inside a tire cover and which are formed with a plurality of parallel channels of preferably hexagonal cro... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5686045 | Method for the heat independent sterilization of microbially contaminated instruments Methods for sterilizing an instrument contaminated with biological matter are disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a container for containing a room temperature antimicrobial solution and a lid that can seal the container such that a gas is trapped... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5684309 | Stacked quantum well aluminum indium gallium nitride light emitting diodes Stacked quantum well light emitting diodes include a plurality of stacked active layers of indium gallium nitride, separated by barrier layers of aluminum gallium nitride or aluminum indium gallium nitride, wherein the ratios of indium to gallium differ i... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5683655 | Apparatus and method for disinfecting writing instruments The apparatus of this invention can be used to disinfect a writing instrument used by a health care professional when working with a patient. The apparatus includes an absorbent material pad that has a breach formed, for example, with a slit or a series o... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5681762 | Methods of forming silicon carbide semiconductor devices having buried silicon carbide conduction barrier layers therein A silicon carbide semiconductor device includes a silicon carbide substrate, an active layer in the substrate and a silicon carbide buried layer which provides a conduction barrier between the substrate and at least a portion of the active layer. The buri... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5679895 | Diamond field emission acceleration sensor An acceleration sensor includes an acceleration mass and a substrate mounted so that a cavity is defined therebetween and so that the acceleration mass moves relative to the substrate when an acceleration of the sensor changes. The sensor also includes a ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679871 | Hydroxyalklylation of phenols A process for the production of hydroxyalkylated phenolic or hydroxyalkylated thiophenolic compounds is disclosed. The process comprises providing a phenolic or thiophenolic compound, a cyclic organic carbonate compound, and a catalyst selected from the g... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680450 | Apparatus and method for canceling acoustic echoes including non-linear distortions in loudspeaker telephones An echo canceling loudspeaker telephone includes a loudspeaker which produces a sound pressure wave in response to an input signal which is applied to an audio input thereof. This sound pressure wave includes a desired linear component which is a linear f... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680548 | Systems and methods for work assignment and distribution from a server to remote/mobile nodes Efficient distribution of work from a server to remote/mobile nodes is provided by a hierarchy of Session Work Objects into which events can be assigned. Session Work Objects can also be assigned to other Session Work Objects in the hierarchy. Session Wor... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679737 | Heterogeneous polymerization in carbon dioxide The heterogeneous polymerization of water-insoluble polymer in CO2 is disclosed. The method comprises providing a heterogeneous reaction mixture comprising CO2, a monomer, and a surfactant, then polymerizing the monomer to form a wat... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679965 | Integrated heterostructures of Group III-V nitride semiconductor materials including epitaxial ohmic contact, non-nitride buffer layer and methods of fabricating same An n-on-p integrated heterostructure device of Group III-V nitride compound semiconductor materials is formed on a substrate of p-type monocrystalline silicon carbide and includes a buffer layer of p-type aluminum nitride or p-type aluminum gallium nitrid... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680364 | Integrated circuit memory device having equally spaced apart cell arrays An integrated circuit memory device includes a plurality of memory cell array blocks, each having M columns by N rows and arranged in linear, spaced apart relation in the integrated circuit to produce a row of memory cell array blocks. The row of memory c... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678232 | Lead decontamination method The present invention provides a method of decontaminating an article containing lead contaminated with radioactive material. The method includes contacting the article containing lead contaminated with radioactive material with a decontamination composit... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677877 | Integrated circuit chips with multiplexed input/output pads and methods of operating same Integrated circuit chips with multiplexed input/output pads include means for expanding the functional and diagnostic capability of the circuit by increasing the effective number of input/output pads connected thereto so that more information can be provi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677667 | Data communications apparatus for tractor/trailer using pneumatic coupler In combination with a tractor and a trailer, an apparatus and method are provided for monitoring various operating conditions of at least the trailer by a driver positioned on the tractor. The apparatus preferably has a pneumatic braking system carried by... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677232 | Methods of fabricating combined field oxide/trench isolation regions An isolation region is formed on a substrate by forming spaced apart mesas on the substrate. A first insulation region is then formed on the substrate and second insulation regions are formed on the mesas, the first insulation region being disposed betwee... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677873 | Methods of programming flash EEPROM integrated circuit memory devices to prevent inadvertent programming of nondesignated NAND memory cells therein Methods of programming flash EEPROM integrated circuit memory devices containing an array of NAND cells therein include the steps of applying a preselected logic signal to a select transistor of a NAND memory cell to inhibit the likelihood of inadvertent ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5673699 | Method and apparatus for abberation correction in the presence of a distributed aberrator Disclosed is an ultrasonic phase aberration correction method and apparatus. One preferred embodiment employs a translating transmit aperture for transmitting two separately transmitted pulses through two different transmit apertures but which are focused... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674957 | Nonaqueous polymerization of fluoromonomers The present invention provides a process for making fluorinated polymers and copolymers having stable end groups. The process includes (1) contacting a fluoromonomer, an initiator capable of producing stable end groups on the polymer chain, and a polymeri... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674735 | DNA encoding the EHV-4 gH or gC glycoprotein The present invention involves isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding the equine herpesvirus-4 (EHV-4) gH or gC polypeptide, the polypeptides so encoded, and antigenic fragments thereof. Vectors and host cells containing these nucleic acid sequences, an... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5672685 | Source of apolipoprotein E and method of isolating apolipoprotein E Peritoneal fluid and peritoneal wash fluid provide a source of abundant apolipoprotein E. Methods for isolating apolipoprotein E from peritoneal fluid or peritoneal wash fluid are provided.... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5672240 | Methods for forming smooth diamond-based mesa structures A diamond-based structure includes a substrate, an adhesive material on a face of the substrate, and an array of spaced apart diamond mesas bonded to the substrate by the adhesive material. In particular, each of the diamond mesas can have a growth surfac... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670022 | Top roll lifting arrangement for a press in a papermaking or boardmaking machine A top roll lifting arrangement for a roll press in a press section of a papermaking or boardmaking machine where the roll press includes a top roll and a bottom roll, the rolls being opposed and parallel and having main axes defining a press plane and for... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5671176 | Semiconductor memory device including program inhibition capacitors and method for controlling program-disturb of non-selected memory cells An integrated circuit memory device includes a plurality of wordlines, a plurality of program inhibition lines, a plurality of serially connected memory cell transistors, and a plurality of program inhibition capacitors. Each of the memory cell transistor... | 09/23/1997 |
