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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5508310 | Immunopotentiatory agents and physiologically acceptable salts thereof This invention relates to the use of a class of compounds as immunopotentiaters, compositions containing such compounds and their manufacture, combinations of such compounds with anti-tumor or anti-infective drugs and the use of such combinations in the p... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5490652 | Overhead support An overhead support for carrying medical appliances and providing supply lines in the medical field comprises support arms and a support column. In order to allow a simple and cheap manufacture of such an overhead support, the support arms are made of an ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5490822 | Orthesis joint An orthesis joint is provided which has a first support plate, a thigh attachment part hingedly connected thereto through a first bearing bush, a lower leg attachment part connected with the first support plate through a second bearing bush and a connecti... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5466206 | Exercise aids Exercise aids for doing inclined pushups which may be positioned on the top of an elevated surface e.g. a table top. The handle bar of each aid is held in one hand and the person plants the bottom of the feet on the floor and does the pushup. The aid has ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464196 | Vibration isolator A shock and vibration isolator having a diaphragm and a bumper attached to the diaphragm. The bumper is also provided with a damper attached to the bumper. The isolator has an internal chamber in which an incompressible fluid and a compressible fluid with... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5460758 | Method and apparatus for production of a three-dimensional object A three-dimensional object is modelled by solidifying superposed layers in such a manner that on an already solidified layer a following layer of initially liquid or powdery material is solidified by light action or the like in correspondence with the for... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5443467 | Bone screw A bone screw comprises a receiver member (5) and a screw member (1) having a threaded portion (2) and a head (3) having a spherical segment-shaped portion. The receiver member (5) comprises an internal thread (10) for allowing a relative adjustment of rec... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5430504 | Bifocal contact lenses A device for manufacturing bifocal contact lenses is provided. It comprises a rotating head stock provided with an eccentric head supporting a lense holder for holding a lense blank. The lense holder is displaceable with respect to said eccentric head in ... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5426919 | Packaging machine A packaging machine comprises a frame, at least two work stations arranged behind each other and carried by the frame and transport means for advancing the packaging material. In order to simplify the manufacture and to reduce the weight of the frame part... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5392961 | Safety tab device and the combination with an aerosol container system A safety tab device coupled to an aerosol container by a connecting member, a flexible member coupled to the connecting member and a flip tab coupled to the flexible member and which can be locked to the aerosol container to make it difficult to spray che... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5385261 | Dish drainer This invention is directed to dish drainers, which have integrally formed connecting elements in the basket and pan thereof. The connector elements are used to maintain the basket and pan coupled together during shipment, when displayed for sale or when in use... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5376134 | Adjustable orthesis joint An orthesis joint comprises a first support plate, a thigh attachment part hingedly connected to the first support plate through a first bearing bush, a lower leg attachment part hingedly connected to the first support plate through a second bearing bush,... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5336161 | Knee orthesis A knee orthesis comprises a thigh attachment part, a lower leg attachment part and a joint hingedly connecting both parts, In order to improve the wearing characteristics the knee orthesis comprises a diagonal strut which connects an outer upper point of ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5320348 | Telescopic baton with shock absorbing means A expandable police baton embodying a cylindrical sleeve within which is slidably disposed a cylindrical shaft. The sleeve and shaft are formed with flats to prevent rotation of the shaft within the sleeve. The baton also includes a shock absorbing assemb... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5306109 | Transportable medical apparatus, in particular infusion supply An infusion supply apparatus is provided which can be connected with a stationary apparatus such as an overhead support (1) on the one hand, and with a patient transporter (3) on the other hand. In order to allow an easy and locking transfer from one such... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5297820 | Line coupling system In a line connector system an incorrect interconnection of different lines shall be excluded. This is achieved by connecting a female connector (1-3, 1-6) to one line and a male plug (2-3, 2-6) to the other line, the female connector and male plug having ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5290770 | Synergistic compositions A method of controlling veterinary ectoparasites of mammals and birds of the sub-Orders Ixodoidea and Sarcoptiformes comprising the application of a parasiticidally effective, non-toxic amount of a pyrethroid of formula ##STR1## together with at leas... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5286749 | Control of sheep ectoparasites A topical liquid formulation for treating lice or head infection is disclosed. The formulation contains active ingredients such as deltamethrin or permethrin in a lower alkyl ether of glycol.... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5251335 | Golf glove A golf glove of man-made (synthetic) material and two leather sections, wherein a first leather section is positioned on the palm side of the golf glove and extends from the three of the outer fingers down into a heel and a separate leather thumb portion ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5215121 | Tube separator A tube separator comprises an inlet and an outlet to define a flow direction from the inlet to the outlet, shut-off means arranged between the inlet and the outlet for connecting the inlet with the outlet in a first position thereof and for disconnecting ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5207678 | Pedicle screw and receiver member therefore For a pedicle screw a receiver member is provided for hingedly connecting a screw (2) comprising a threaded shaft portion (3) and a spherical-segment-shaped head (4) on the one hand and a rod (16) on the other hand. In order to improve the stocking costs ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5196013 | Pedicel screw and correcting and supporting apparatus comprising such screw A bone screw to be used in combination with a correction and supporting apparatus is provided. With such correction and supporting device the problem arises that when two vertebrae are expanded, the vertebra in between the vertebrae is shifted to the insi... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5193712 | Stackable packing for bulk material A stackable bulk-material packing or container is disclosed, which can have a simple opening for pouring out the contents. The packing uses a folding-box carton with a bag inside it. The bag has an opening for pouring out the contents. The opening has an ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5160140 | Expandable baton with spring biased latch means An expandable police baton embodying a cylindrical sleeve within which is slidably disposed a cylindrical shaft and further embodying structure for limiting the position of the shaft on the one hand within the sleeve and on the other hand expanded therefr... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5157703 | Method and device for the examination of cellular changes in an organism To investigate cellular changes in a living organism, in particular pathological cellular changes in a human being, the cellular substance is irradiated with two x-ray pulses in rapid succession. The difference in attenuation of the intensity between the ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5133497 | Container In a container such as a cardboard container for packaging milk which comprises sidewalls, a bottom flap and a top flap as well as an ear to be folded down around a folding edge for forming a pouring spout the problem is encountered that, for opening the ... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5134132 | Synergistic compounds Acaricidal compositions comprising a pyrethroid of formula ##STR1## wherein Z and Z1 are the same or different and each is halo and wherein X is hydrogen or cyano, provided that when Z and Z1 are both chloro, X must be cyano tog... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5132646 | Coaxial planar magic tee A Coaxial Planar Magic Tee in which the tee portion is positioned inside a ridged waveguide. When used in one application the device also includes a load to dissipate power in an arm thereof.... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5120065 | Electronic talking board game A talking board game having a board and an electronic computer system providing speech information to the players, and cards which can be read by the electronic computer system.... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5115794 | Compressible ball launcher A launcher for a soft compressible closed cell foam ball which includes a cavity in which the ball is forced into from the front of the barrel and is held loosely therein and a plunger coupled to the barrel for causing theball to be compressed and then sp... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5113842 | Rapid fire ball launcher A ball launcher for launching a plurality of soft closed cell plastic compressible balls, one ball at a time, by causing a plurality of balls in a line, one ball at a time (each time the plunger is moved back and forth), to squeeze past a constriction at ... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5108064 | Appliance support An appliance support as used in particular in intensive care stations of hospitals comprises a support arm for receiving support members for the appliances and supply connections for operating the same. Such an appliance support shall be modified to allow... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5105603 | Packaging machine for producing a reclosable package for a product A packaging machine for producing a reclosable package from a bottom film, a top film and a closure strip therebetween shall be designed to facilitate the generation of a hermetic seal in particular in the region of the closure strip with low film consump... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5096895 | Novel synergistic compositions A method of controlling veterinary ectoparasites of mammals and birds of the sub-orders Ixodoidea and Sarcoptiformes comprising the application of a parasiticidally effective, non-toxic amount of a pyrethroid of formula ##STR1## together with at leas... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5092867 | Correction and supporting apparatus, in particular for the spinal column The invention relates to a correction and supporting apparatus. Such an apparatus is in particular used for stabilizing an injured spinal column. For allowing an easy adjustment of the vertebrae to be stabilized and a later readjustment four screws are pr... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5091369 | Method of promoting endogenous fat oxidation A preparation comprising essentially xylitol and glucose in a variable relation, each no more than 200 grams and no less than 20 grams each, as part of total intravenous nutrition support to cover the energy expenditure in humans with reduced ability to u... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5079235 | Antiviral compounds The present invention relates to certain novel 5-substituted pyrimidine nucleosides and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof and their use in the treatment of varicella zoster virus, cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr virus infections. Also provi... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5074857 | Bolus for releasing a biologically active substance into a liquid environment A bolus for releasing a biologically active substance into a liquid environment according to this invention comprising an elongate core, at least one end of which is frustoconical and a liquid impervious casing at one end and open at the other disposed ab... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5056292 | Vacuum chamber packaging machine A vacuum chamber packaging machine for packing goods in bags, comprises a chamber having a lower chamber part and an upper chamber part which is movable relative to the lower chamber part. The bag is hermetically closed by generating a seal joint. Cutting... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5053418 | Antiprotozoal agents Novel combinations of an antiprotozoal naphthoquinone and a 4-pyridinol or an alkanoic ester thereof wherein the antiprotozoal activity of the combination is potentiated with respect to the corresponding activity of the components of the combination. The ... | 10/01/1991 |
