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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5839916 | Device for connecting a flat cable to a wiring board A device for connecting a flat cable to a wiring board in which the cable is composed of a plurality of layers. A first insulating layer carries a shield foil layer upon which a central insulation layer is placed. A plurality of conductors, parallel to ea... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5770019 | Apparatus for concentrating waste liquid When waste liquid is concentrated using a radiant heat section and a heat absorbent section of a heat pump circuit, in the proper place of the heating region of the heat pump circuit, a detector for detecting the pressure and/or temperature of the heat tr... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5753221 | Transformed erythrocytes, process for preparing the same, and their use in pharmaceutical compositions The invention relates to compositions of erythrocytes that have been modified following hypotonic lysis and resealing by addition of 2',3'-dideoxycytidine-5'-triphosphate (ddCTP) or 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine-5'-triphosphate (AZT-TP). These compositions ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5672387 | Process for the production of heat- and corrosion-resistant porous metal body A process for the production of a heat- and corrosion-resistant porous metal body which is made of a metal or whose surface layer is made of a metal, in which the porous metal body can be alloyed with chromium or a combination of chromium and aluminum uni... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5660713 | Jumper switch means for electrolyzers electrically connected in series The novel jumper switch means of the invention is directed to by-passing an electrolyzer in a row of electrolyzers electrically connected in series to permit removal of the by-passed electrolyzer for maintenance. The jumper switch means comprises one or m... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5645779 | Molding part of thermoplastic resin and method of fabricating same A protector made of thermoplastic resin to which a foaming agent is added is adapted such that no foams are present in the thermoplastic resin forming a predetermined volume area including lock portions mounted on a protector body for integrating the prot... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5646172 | Method of inducing antiandrogenic activity using imidazolidines substituted with a heterocycle Novel imidazoles of the formula ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in the disclosure and their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable addition salts with acids and bases having antiandrogenic activity.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5629281 | Herbel medication for external application Applied externally, the preparation, composed of a mixture of herbal oils, relieves pain associated with various types of minor headaches. The preparation is also a solvent. The ingredients include the oils of lemon, sweet almond, cajuput, clove, eucalypt... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5627473 | Connector inspection device An inspection device for determining the integrity of electrical circuits in a connector having one or more electrical terminals therein. The test device carries probes, corresponding in number and location to the terminals, and the probes and the termina... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5627000 | Heat fixing method A fixing method comprises the step of passing a recording material with a toner image between a heat fixing member and a pressure applying member to fix the toner onto the recording material, a silicone oil being coated on the surface of the heat fixing m... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624780 | Toner image fixing method using fluorine containing silicone oil Disclosed is a toner image forming method, comprising steps of: (1) forming a latent image on an image carrying member, (2) developing said latent image with toner particles including a resin and a colorant so as to form a toner image, said toner particles having a... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5624793 | Method of manufacturing solid processing composition for silver halide photographic light-sensitive materials A method of manufacturing a solid granular processing composition for a silver halide photographic light sensitive material is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of (1) fluidizing in air current powder particles comprising a compound selected from... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622146 | Finger lever for actuating gas exchange valves A finger lever (1) used together with a camshaft (10) for actuating gas exchange valves (6, 7) of an internal combustion engine, which finger lever for simultaneously actuating two gas exchange valves (6, 7) is configured as a forked finger lever (1) and ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5623199 | Device for inspecting wiring harness An inspecting device body (1) including an input terminal group (23), an output terminal group (24), a connection terminal group (25), a signal output portion (38), a signal input portion (39), first and second memory portions (40, 41), a comparing and de... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622359 | Sheet finishing apparatus A sheet finishing apparatus for finishing sheets ejected from an image forming apparatus, which has a sheet conveyor, a stacker, a sheet stopper at a lower end of the stacker, a movable alignment plate on at least one side edge position of the sheets. The... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5620751 | Binders for powder coatings Binders for powder coatings comprising A) a solid unsaturated polyester and B) a polyurethane comprising (meth)acryloyl groups. These polyester-containing mixtures are distinguished by an improved blocking stability compared with polyurethane alone.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619792 | Method and device for illumination in terminated cable part inspection device for stripped terminal crimping machine An illuminating device for use in a terminated cable part inspection device for a stripped terminal crimping machine is of a reflected image capturing type and can ensure a satisfactory illuminance required for photographing. The stripped terminal crimpin... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619790 | Method and apparatus for making an electrical connection A cable connector combination wherein the cable has an electrically conductive core and an extra-thick insulating sheath. There is a terminal fitting which includes a wire barrel and an insulator barrel. The former grips the exposed length of bare wire co... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5621095 | Cephalosporins The syn isomer of a compound of the formula ##STR1## in the R or S form or a mixture of R and S forms wherein their non-toxic, pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts and having antibacterial activity and their preparation wherein the substit... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617937 | Rotation preventing device for a plastic cage of an overrunning clutch An overrunning clutch comprising two concentric machine components (1,2) rotatable relative to each other and having locking surfaces (13,14) formed on their mutually facing peripheral surfaces, and, arranged therebetween, a plastic cage (4) comprising en... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5618193 | Structure for connecting spark plug and ignition coil for internal combustion A terminal portion (11) of a spark plug (10) and a connecting terminal (22) of an ignition coil (20) are connected through a coil spring (30) serving as a conductive member which in turn is covered with an insulating member (40) having a cap (41), a sleev... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5618661 | Silver halide photographic light-sensitive material and processing method therefor A method for processing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material by an automatic processor is disclosed. The processing method comprises the steps of (1) developing a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material with a developer being ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617630 | Method of making electrical connections employing a retainer Terminals of a wire harness are sorted for each contact of a unit structure to which the terminals are to be connected. The sorted terminals are temporarily held by a jig in a configuration which matches the arrangement in which they are to be connected t... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5617169 | Film detection member for a single-use camera A single-use camera which is loaded with a film cartridge, having a light-shielding cover on a film gate, when the single-use camera is assembled. The camera includes: the film cartridge for accommodating a photographic film; a film-winding knob, capable ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5615730 | Methods for inspecting the content of structure modifying additives in molten cast iron and chilling tendency of flaky graphite cast iron Methods for inspecting the content of structure modifying additives in the molten bath of cast iron and chilling tendency of flaky graphite cast iron by means of a thermal analyzing test and a sampling vessel to be used therefor. The method consists of th... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5616454 | Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed. The light-sensitive material comprises a support, provided thereon, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5610004 | Method of manufacturing silver halide photographic emulsions A step manufacturing method of a silver halide photographic emulsion comprising silver halide grains having a silver chloride content of not less than 95 mol % is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of mixing a silver salt and a halide to form a si... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610679 | Methods of film winding and loading a film in a lens-fitted film unit and a film supplying spool A method for loading an unexposed photographic film in a lens-fitted photographic film unit, the method including the steps of: providing a cartridge storing the unexposed film therein, and a film supplying spool having a film winding part around which th... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5607169 | Sealing assembly for connector having deformation compensating shape A sealing assembly for sealing two surfaces of two elements by a seal member between the two surfaces, wherein the two elements are pressed against each other by a coupling means acting between them and applying a bending moment to at least one of the two... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5608506 | Image forming apparatus equipped with a device to measure a resistance of a transfer sheet An image forming apparatus equipped with a registering device to make copy paper temporarily halt before the copy paper is conveyed to an image forming section whereby the image formation of the copy sheet is in synchronization with the working of the ima... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5605121 | Device for adjusting valve timing in an internal combustion engine A device (1) for adjusting valve timing in an internal combustion engine, disposed within a control gear of at least one camshaft on a drive pinion (3) which is in driving relationship with this camshaft, said device (1) comprising an adjusting piston (2)... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5605790 | Method of producing a silver halide photographic emulsion Disclosed is a method of producing a silver halide photographic emulsion comprising steps of: (a) forming fine-grain silver halide emulsion in a mixing vessel B separately provided from a reaction vessel A, (b) removing unnecessary ions contained in said fine-... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5602630 | Developing device A non-contact type of developing device for use in an image forming apparatus having an image forming body, includes a developer conveying body facing the image forming body in which a magnet body having a plurality of magnet poles are attached therein, t... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601441 | Self-terminating electrical connector A printed circuit board receptacle connector that terminates itself in its characteristic impedance when a mating plug is disengaged therefrom.... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5601243 | Package of terminal series strip This invention aims to provide a package of a terminal series strip which can make full use of the last terminal metal fixture 11 on a leading end of a terminal series strip 10 wound around a bobbin 14 as a package. The leading end of the terminal series ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5599597 | Concrete molding with improved acid resistance Unreinforced or reinforced concrete moldings, for example concrete pipes, with improved corrosion resistance to acids and acidic sewage, improved permeation resistance to inorganic and organic liquids and gases and improved mechanical stability, produced ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599493 | Method of producing silicon nitride ceramic component A method of producing a silicon nitride ceramic component, comprising: grinding a silicon nitride sintered body comprising --Si3 N4 having an average grain size of 0.5 μm or smaller and ଲ'-sialon having an average grain... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599329 | Multi purpose perfusion cannula A perfusion cannula for insertion into an artery having a main channel fluidly connected to an intra-aortic portion and in fluid connection with an aortic perfusion line of a cardiopulmonary bypass. The cannula includes a first side port to which an extra... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5600030 | Hydrogenation catalyst, a process for its preparation and use thereof A process for hydrogenation of an aldehyde selected from the group consisting of propanal, n-butanal, and i-butanal comprising contacting said aldehyde with hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst comprising in the reduced state 25% to 50% by... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597684 | Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material A silver halide color photographic light sensitive material comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler represented by formula (I). The photographic material may further contain a cyan coupler represented b... | 01/28/1997 |
