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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6177124 | Active-substance concentrate Active-substance concentrate that is a free-flowing powder with a content of active substance amounting to 85 to 98 wt.-%, 3 to 7 wt.-% hydrophobic silicon-dioxide variant and maximally 0.5 wt.-% water is prepared by a suspension being produced from the a... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6121499 | Process for producing polyhydroxy ethers and unsymmetrical polyhydroxy ethers obtainable with the process A process for producing polyhydroxy ethers having the formula (I) (HO).sub.(w--M) W(OV)m, in which W represents an organic group and OV a structural element containing hydroxyl groups, having the formula (III) ##STR1## A multifunctional al... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6058283 | Toner cartridge with flow through discharge opening A toner device is constructed from a container having a discharge opening in its bottom end surface, and a shutter mechanism mounted on the bottom end of the container. In a lower part of the container, at least one partition wall is disposed with wall su... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6038413 | Document original simulator for image fogging detection, and image fogging troubleshooting method and image forming apparatus using the same A document original simulator including first tone simulation portion having substantially the same reflectance as a white original sheet and a second tone simulation portion having a lower reflectance than the first tone simulation portion. When an image... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033296 | Installation for making a cut in the neck of slaughtered poultry A cut is made in the neck of slaughtered poultry to permit access to a tool for removing the crop. The cut is made by an apparatus which includes a carousel for moving the poultry, arch-shaped tracks which have sections which are horizontal, upward-slopin... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6013812 | Process for the production of five-membered or six-membered cyclic ethers, in particular of anhydropolyols The present invention relates to a process for the production of five-membered or six-membered cyclic ethers, in particular of anhydropolyols, by acid-catalysed cyclodehydration of polyols that contain at least two hydroxyl groups with a spacing enabling ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5994411 | Formulated product for embryonic retardation or discordance Subject of the invention is a molecule characterized by the general structure as no. 1., where meaning of x: 1 or 2 valency metallic ion adequate from therapeutic point of view, value of n: 1 or 2, or the application of its metabolite being suitable for t... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5987770 | Steam recompression type vacuum drying apparatus A steam re-compression vacuum dryer includes a vacuum tank for accommodating waste; a first steam duct for removing steam from the vacuum tank; a steam compressor for compressing steam removed from the vacuum tank via the first steam duct and for producin... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984240 | Flight control system for airplane A flight control system according to the present invention includes a vertical acceleration control device for calculating a pitch axis steering angle command to make a difference between a vertical acceleration of an airplane and a target turn accelerati... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5982306 | Variable-length coding method and apparatus thereof A method for translating symbols into variable-length code words is disclosed. The method includes the steps of a) generating a memorized code word from a code-book memory by inputting a symbol to the code-book memory in which the variable-length code wor... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979836 | Panel detaching apparatus for car-mounted audio system First and second elastic holding members are installed symmetrically with each other on the front face of the escutcheon for receiving the front panel of the car-mounted audio system. The first and second elastic holding members have respectively first an... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5979076 | Ventilating shoe and method of making same A shoe according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a novel and non-obvious sole having a rubber base and a fiber cushion. Patterned nodes are centered on the rubber base and a plurality of elongated rectangular nodes are arranged... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5981510 | Method for treating and improving diabetes A method for treating and improving diabetes and liver dysfunction, can be obtained by administering at least one selected from a chitin oligosaccharide, a chitosan oligosaccharide and salts thereof, in an effective amount. As the chitin oligosaccharide, ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980838 | Reactor head for a monolithic co-current or countercurrent reactor Reactor heads for the feed and withdrawal of a fuel gas/air mixture and of an educt gas mixture into the heating ducts and reaction ducts respectively of a monolithic countercurrent reactor. The reactor heads are provided with guide pipes, which feed the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976754 | Toner Disclosed is a toner comprising a fixing resin, a colorant, a releasant made of a polyolefin having a melting point of not more than 120° C., preferably 60 to 120° C. and a compatibilizing agent for the fixing resin and the releasant, wherein a glass tr... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5974770 | Press in a filling and packaging apparatus There is provided a press capable of solving a new problem of breakage of springs and surely applying the pressure for a long period of time in the lateral sealing process in a high-speed filling and packaging apparatus for manufacturing package container... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5976709 | Aluminum alloy member, with insert provided therein, possessing improved damping capacity and process for producing the same Thin automobile components, such as a transmission case made of an aluminum alloy, are provided which are less likely to create vibration-derived noise. An aluminum alloy member, with an insert provided therein, possessing improved damping capacity, compr... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5971293 | Modular system with double ventilation--mechanic and thermic--for the reduction or annulment of the formation of fog banks The modular system with double ventilation--mechanic and thermic--for the reduction or annulment of the formation of fog banks, that determines the slowest possible cooling of the ground and of the adjacent air layers maintaining their temperature higher ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5970314 | Process for vapor phase epitaxy of compound semiconductor A process for forming a high quality epitaxial compound semiconductor layer of indium gallium nitride Inx Ga1-x N, (where 0 | 10/19/1999 |
| 5964378 | Dispensing system, components of a dispensing system, and method of manufacturing, operating and servicing a dispensing system and components thereof Mixing chamber assembly having a reciprocating rod within a mixing chamber of a mixing chamber member. The rod is in a non-interference position with the mixing chamber over its entire length within the mixing chamber. The non-interference fit provides co... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5960124 | Image reproducing method for reproducing handwriting A handwriting storing and reproducing method which takes small images including a leading edge for writing and stores the small images in a time sequential manner following a movement of a writing device. The method then reads out the stored small images ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957497 | Steering device in a riding mower A device for steering a wheel assembly in a riding mower has a steering sprocket nonrotatably connected to a rotatable steering column and a transmission chain which is flexible in the plane of the steering sprocket and extends over the steering sprocket ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5954329 | Document feeder having an improved separator mechanism A document feeder which includes a separator mechanism having a first separator member and a second separator member for separating and feeding document originals one by one into a document transportation path. The first separator member is provided in a ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5953135 | Image forming apparatus with an upper body portion shifted relative to a lower body portion to provide a view of a paper discharging section located between the body portions The present invention provides an image forming apparatus in which paper sheets are not forgotten in a paper discharging section so provided in the main body of the apparatus so as to open toward the front. An operation panel is arranged in an upper part ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5944254 | Savings coin box with controllable music box A savings coin box with controllable music box which includes a body, a music box, a control device and other elements. The music box is transversely positioned on the supporting disk on the cylindrical body, and a control device is installed above the mu... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942728 | Waterproof case A waterproof case for receiving a circuit board includes a housing, a cover and a waterproof washer. The inner edge of the opening end of the housing is formed into a slant inner edge, and a closed end of the housing is provided with supporting members fo... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5933691 | Toner supply cartridge having a shutter equipped to cooperate with a stopper element and a returner element of a guide to close the shutter automatically, and toner supplying apparatus with such cartridge A toner cartridge according to the present invention ensures easy replacement thereof and assuredly prevents a user from failing to claim its toner fall aperture. When a shutter is located in a position where the toner fall aperture is closed, a claw of a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5928973 | Nonwoven needlepunch fabric and articles produced therefrom A non-woven fabric formed from a blend of lyocell fibers and polyester fibers has good loftiness and softness, low lint level, improved wet strength, good working properties as well as fluid retention properties.... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5929913 | Motion vector detector and video coder By a motion vector correction circuit 313, a motion vector minimizing the sum of a value of the quadratic error function having a motion vector as a variable and the motion vector changing amount in neighboring blocks is determined, and it is linearly int... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924713 | Auxiliary steering assembly of tricycle An auxiliary steering assembly of a tricycle is composed of two fastening pieces of the front steering handle, a fastening tube of the seat mount fastened with the body frame of the tricycle, and an auxiliary handlebar fastened at the bottom end thereof w... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5924709 | Wheeled golf bag support base and associated handle A golf bag includes a bag body and a base disk mounted onto the bottom of the bag body. The base disk is provided with two wheel seats each receiving a wheel and at least one leg, whereby the golf bag can be stably placed on the ground to be in a standing... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5921187 | Pallet structure A pallet structure includes a rectangular paper blank folded to define a first side stringer, a second side stringer, and a central stringer. This paper blank includes: (a) a first folding line adjacent to a first end portion of the paper blank, wherein t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5921024 | Method of nursery tree hydroponics and fertilizer for nursery tree hydroponics A raising seedling pot provided with passing parts on the side face and the bottom and capable of undergoing fracture is filled with a culture medium comprising a mixture of smoked charcoal or rice hulls with a water holding material, the raising seedling... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5922900 | Process for producing carboxylic acid esters and catalysts therefor A process for producing carboxylic acid esters by the following steps: a) preparation of a reaction mixture containing an alcohol and a carboxylic acid and/or a carboxylic anhydride and/or a carboxylic acid ester and or a partially esterified carboxylic acid, ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5919899 | Human protein with angiogenesis regulative properties Disclosed are an isolated and purified protein acting as an angiogenic factor and nucleotide sequences encoding for such a protein, vectors containing such sequences and cells transformed by such vectors.... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5912535 | Driving circuit for an electric luminescent panel including first and second driving circuits A circuit driving electric luminescent panel in which the high potential contact of electric luminescent panel is connected to two parallel connected transistors of which the emitter of the first transistor is connected to a current--resisting coil and th... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5906509 | Charger with a replaceable electrical plug A charger with replaceable electrical plugs includes a casing 1 comprising a lower casing 11 and an upper casing 12. An electronic power supply circuit 13 is accommodated inside the casing 1. The lower casing 11 has an opening 111 having a replaceable ele... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5900386 | Shell catalysts, processes for their preparation and their use Disclosed are shell catalysts which contain, on powdered or shaped supports, one or more metals from groups VIII and IB of the Periodic Table of Elements. The catalysts are obtained by coating the support with the catalytically active metals in aqueous so... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5765885 | Security seal A tie-type security seal having a seal body (1) with internal locking teeth (5) in a tunnel (2) and an elongate element (11) having a series of sealing formations (14) therealong. The free end (13) of the elongate element (11) may be passed through the tu... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5736853 | Axially compact bearing with speed-detecting device A rolling-contact bearing has a speed-detecting device which includes a sensor which is fixed to a non-rotating race of the bearing, and an encoder element which is mounted on a subassembly which includes two rotating races. The rolling elements of the be... | 04/07/1998 |
