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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4813051 | Semiconductor laser array device A semiconductor laser array device comprising an active waveguide extending from one light-emitting facet to the other light-emitting facet, wherein said active waveguide is composed of a single main portion extending in the oscillation direction from sai... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4776890 | Preparation of collagen hydroxyapatite matrix for bone repair An improved process for obtaining a matrix of mineral particles in reconstituted atelopeptide collagen comprises reconstituting a mixture of mineral particles with collagen in solution. This process results in a matrix of collagen containing the mineral p... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4774589 | Optical system image stabilizer employing electromechanical torque sensors An image stabilizer for optical systems is disclosed as are its use with optical systems and its combination with such systems. The stabilizer measures the torque applied to the visual system about an axis and applies a reactive countertorque. More than o... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4774228 | Polypeptide cartilage-inducing factors found in bone used in tissue proliferation Two proteins that are found in bone and that have in vivo chondrogenic/osteogenic activity in combination with a co-factor are described. Both proteins also were active in combination with EGF in the in vitro TGF-ଲ assay. Each has a molecular weight... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4773077 | Internal reflection interferometric semiconductor laser apparatus A semiconductor laser apparatus comprising: a semiconductor laser chip with a first light-emitting facet and a second light-emitting facet containing an interference effect-creating means therein for creating an interference effect within the resonator(s)... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4761066 | Stereoscopic optical system An optical system for producing stereoscopic imaging of a subject. The system includes an objective lens for producing an image of the subject, and right and left ocular lenses for viewing the image through right and left eyes, respectively. A polarizing ... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4739645 | Apparatus for calibrating a sensor for detecting the presence of a gas in a liquid A calibration vial is described for storing and calibrating under sterile conditions a blood gas sensor that comprises an optical fiber whose sensing end carries a sensing element, such as a chromophore or fluorophore. The vial contains a calibrating liqu... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4731324 | Viral lysis assay A viral lysis immunoassay system and method. The system includes hemolytic particles carrying non-viral, anti-analyte molecules, lysable target cells which are devoid of surface molecules capable of binding to endogenous viral surface molecules, and forei... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4730329 | Semiconductor laser device A semiconductor laser includes a mesa-striped laser structure. A substrate has layered on it an active layer with a refractive index higher than that of, and with an energy gap smaller than that of the substrate. A first electrode is formed under the subs... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4720834 | Internal-reflection-interference semiconductor laser device An internal-reflection-interference semiconductor laser device comprising a first laser operation area ranging from one facet to the internal reflecting section and a second laser operation area ranging from the other facet to the internal reflecting sect... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4710465 | Junction-fragment DNA probes and probe clusters A junction-fragment DNA probe, a DNA probe cluster, and methods of preparing and using the probe and cluster to study gene localization and organization. The probe includes first and second gene segments which are derived from first and second, single-cop... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4697974 | Pallet-loading system A rapid-load system for loading a series of pallets into a sputtering apparatus. The system comprises a magazine having a plurality of vertically spaced pallet supports whose spacing is sufficient to allow insertion of a pallet into the magazine directly ... | 10/06/1987 |