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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5194950 | Vector quantizer A vector quantizer which transmits the input vector of the time when the minimum distortion is larger than the preset distortion threshold value and stores such input vector into the second code book as the new quantizing representative vector for the use... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5053551 | Process for the production of aldehydes by hydroformylation Continuous process for hydroformylation of olefins containing, typically, from 6 to 20 carbon atoms to produce the corresponding aldehydes. The rate of formation of high boiling aldehyde condensation products is minimized by use of a high boiling inert so... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5051446 | Substituted 3-phenoxy-1-alkoxycarbonylalkylamino-propanol-2-s having beta receptor blocking properties The present invention relates to new compounds of the formula I ##STR1## as well as their preparation, pharmaceutical preparations containing same, and method of treating acute myocardial infarction. The compounds which possess beta-adrenoceptor blocking ... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5035127 | Lock arrangement for containers A lock arrangement for containers comprising a latch with a crossbar and a counterpart, the crossbar and the counterpart being equipped with lock members provided with holes. The lock members are locked together by means of a padlock. When the lock arrang... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5019156 | Sintered electric contact material for vacuum switch tube and process for manufacturing the same A sintered electric contact material for use in vacuum switch tubes comprises about 50 to 70% by volume of a Cr powder, about 0.1 to 1.15% by volume of a Ti powder, and the remainder of a Cu powder. The sintered material can be obtained advantageously by ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5017609 | Pharmaceutical composition and method of treatment or prophylaxis of cardiac disorders A pharmaceutical composition is disclosed, which contains a short-acting ଲ-blocking compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 may be an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkyl carboxymethyl, aryl carboxymethyl, aryl or aralkyl, ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5010745 | High security post lock A high security post lock according to the invention includes a hardened shell having a head member at one end thereof and an eccentric locking cam rotatably mounted at the other end. The lock is adapted to be inserted through an opening passing through a... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5012097 | Radiation measuring apparatus Described is herein a radiation measuring apparatus in which a detected pulse signal having a wave height value proportional to energy of radiation is transmitted through an optical fiber and a detected pulse signal received from the optical fiber is supp... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5005873 | Marking of articles An article comprising a substrate having markings which are provided by at least two fluorescent materials which have different excitation spectra in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum and different emission spectra in the visible region of the spectr... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004845 | Hydrogenation of aldehydes Aliphatic aldehydes are hydrogenated to alcohols containing by product ester which ester is removed and separately hydrogenated to provide additional product.... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4998952 | Key for electronic and mechanical locks A hybrid key for operating both electronic and mechanical locks has the electrical components in a separate and removable housing which is normally secured to the bow portion of the key blade but may be removed, the disclosed means for securing the electr... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4995634 | Equalizing suspension arrangement for tandem steering axles with coordinated geometry control of no. 2 steering axle An equalizing suspension arrangement for tandem steering axles. An extended shackle is provided for supporting the forward end of the rear spring (that is the spring supporting the rear steering axle), and this extended shackle is connected at one end to ... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4996035 | Preparation of nitrosyl fluoride A process for the production of nitrosyl fluoride from nitrite and hydrogen fluoride. Nitrite solids and hydrogen fluoride are separately introduced and blended into nitrosyl fluoride so as to form a reaction mixture within which the nitrite and the hydro... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993262 | Apparatus for monitoring flow of a fluid along a conduit Apparatus 1 for monitoring flow of fluid, such as domestic water, along a conduit 2 comprising a piston and cylinder arrangement 3 having a plurality of free pistons 4 and 5, and port means 6 which are so arranged with respect to the pistons 4 and 5 that ... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4992564 | Preparation of 6-substituted 4-chromanones Disclosed is a practical and efficient process for preparing 6-substituted 4-chromanones from phenolic acrylate ester compounds derivable from para-substituted phenolic or thiophenolic compounds and beta-unsubstituted acrylic acid compounds which are este... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4989738 | Plastic bottle with reinforced concave bottom A blow molded plastic bottle has a reinforced plastic bottom with a concave central portion and a bottom rim portion. A solid depending rib, formed at the pinch off seam, extends across the concave portion, and depending hollow ribs, formed in the concave... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4990302 | Apparatus for measuring nuclear reactor power distribution An apparatus for measuring nuclear reactor power distribution comprises a Fourier coefficient calculation means and a transformation means, whereby Fourier coefficients of neutron detector outputs are transformed into Fourier coefficients of integrated va... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4991052 | Differential protective relay apparatus An apparatus for differential-protection of a bus bar having a plurality of terminals which includes a plurality of trunk lines, in which an impedance of a differential circuit connected in parallel to a current transformer provided in each of the termina... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4990772 | Apparatus and method for calibrating a near-infrared interactance probe A probe for near-infrared interactance quantitative analysis is calibrated by placing the near-infrared source and detector within a cavity of a calibrating sleeve. The cavity provides a reflectance value that corresponds to an interactance calibration va... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4985262 | Process for preparing a snack product Aqueous liquid, a farinaceous flour and oil are applied to snack-sized, extruded farinaceous collets having an aqueous moisture content within the range of about 5-15 weight percent. The aqueous liquid, flour and oil can be individually applied to the col... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4985819 | AC-DC-AC apparatus having battery charging and discharging feature An inverter apparatus having a reactor which suppresses ripple components contained in a charging current for a battery and is saturated when a current having a value larger than a predetermined value flows therethrough to have a very small inductance and... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4983580 | Methods and materials for use in corneal wound healing Improvement in healing of wounds of the corneal stroma is obtained by placing into the wounds a corneal mortar composition comprising an extracellular matrix material and an ophthalmologically compatible carrier material, the composition having a sufficie... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4982434 | Supersonic bone conduction hearing aid and method A supersonic bone conduction hearing aid that receives conventional audiometric frequencies and converts them to supersonic frequencies for connection to the human sensory system by vibration bone ocnduction. The hearing is believed to use channels of com... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4981152 | Portable, foldable beach screen A portable, foldable beach screen provides privacy and protection from wind and blowing sand for a reclining individual. The screen is constructed from a single panel and is foldable into a compact and easily carried configuration. The screen may include ... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4981841 | Methods and materials for use in corneal wound healing Improvement in healing of wounds of the corneal stroma is obtained by placing into the wounds a corneal mortar composition comprising an extracellular matrix material and an ophthalmologically compatible carrier material, the composition having a sufficie... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4979860 | Apparatus for gripping corner of strip of cloth A method of gripping corner of a strip of cloth, which may be applied to, for example, systems for spreading strips of cloth, including a first step of suspending a rectangular strip of cloth by gripping one corner thereof, a second step of gripping the l... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4980362 | 4-substituted-2-alkoxytetrahydrofuran derivatives The present invention describes a process to obtain 4-substituted 2-alkoxytetrahydrofuran derivatives of formula I, ##STR1## wherein, --R1 represents an alkyl or phenylalkyl radical; --R2 is hydrogen, C1 -C4 | 12/25/1990 |
| 4979868 | Method of gripping corner of strip of cloth A method of gripping corners of a strip of cloth, which may be applied to, for example, systems for spreading strips of cloth, including a first step of suspending a rectangular strip of cloth by gripping one corner thereof, a second step of gripping the ... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4973913 | Radiation measuring apparatus A radiation measuring apparatus capable of producing pulses whose number depends on measured radiation energy and in which the number of pulse height discriminators outputting the pulses is determined by pulse heights or the pulses. The invention makes it... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4974140 | Voltage stability discrimination system for power systems A voltage stability discriminating system for a power system is disclosed for calculating a multiple load flow solution relating to a voltage stability discrimination for a power system in which the voltage stability can be discriminated fast and accurate... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4973466 | Wound-healing dressings and methods Wound healing dressings are prepared by flocculating fibronectin, a biologically active fragment or an analog thereof to produce a water-swellable gel. The gels, in the form of sheets, strips, wedges, strands or I-shaped cross-sections, are especially use... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4973771 | Phase transfer catalysts N-secondary-alkyldiorganoaminopyridinium salts are disclosed which are useful as phase transfer catalysts for facilitating preparation of fluoroaromatic compounds (such as fluoronitrobenzene compounds) from the corresponding chloroaromatic compounds (such... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4972497 | Image coding system Image coding system where document retrieval and printing are compatible, comprises first step of dividing a first image into n×n meshes, second processing step of performing resolution conversion of the divided n×n meshes into one dot and obtaining a s... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970671 | Bias drift compensation in near infrared quantitative analysis instruments The invention provides for the elimination of error due to bias shift in near infrared instrumentation having a plurality of near infrared sources. It accomplishes this by comparing subsequent Optical Density readings of a calibration standard for each ne... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4970332 | Process for producing 2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate A process for producing cinnamates comprising reacting an iodobenzene compound with an acrylate ester in the presence of trialkylamine and a catalyst comprising palladium on a support. In one embodiment, 2-ethylhexyl-p-methoxycinnamate is produced by the ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4969115 | Method and apparatus for identifying causes of repeatability problems in near infrared analytical instruments A method and apparatus for determining whether a subsequent sample is substantially identical to an initial sample in a near infrared quantitative analysis instrument. An initial sample is measured for a plurality of characteristics which include the ambi... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4967129 | Power system stabilizer A power system stabilizer (PSS) to bring the constant in a phase lead-lag circuit of the PSS to an optimum value by having such procedures carried out in its phase lead-lag compensation circuit as to apply the ruler to lead the phase of the PSS when the p... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4966851 | Process for isolation of lysozyme and avidin from egg white A process for the isolation and separation of lysozyme and avidin from egg white is carried out by: step (a) contacting egg white with a weakly acidic cation exchange resin whereby lysozyme and avidin are adsorbed on to the resin; separating the resin fro... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4967285 | Method of compensating for backlash caused after cutting off recording paper on facsimile apparatus A method of cutting off recording paper on a facsimile apparatus is disclosed in which the recording paper wound as a roll is sequentially fed through the apparatus so that the paper is cut off by a cutter after the recording on each sheet area of the pap... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4965133 | Modifying agent for conductive substrate A modifying agent for a conductive substrate comprises a flavin derivative. A flavin-modified electrode obtained through modification by the modifying agent is capable of reducing an electron transfer protein having a standard oxidation-reduction potentia... | 10/23/1990 |
