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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7476522 | Method for producing γ-linolenic acids from a ciliate culture by adding suitable precursor molecules to said culture medium The invention relates to a method for the fermentative production of lipids/fatty acids having high concentrations of omega-6 fatty acids (PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids), especially γ-linolenic acids (GLA) in ciliates. Said lipids/fatty acids can be used in hum... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7368506 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same A peroxide-crosslinked rubber composition having a superior anti-blooming property of a crosslinking agent and a high hardness containing (A) more than 60 parts by weight but not more than 95 parts by weight of rubber selected from NR, IR, SBR, BR, EPM, EPDM, silico... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7326853 | Terminal box for electrotechnical uses and corresponding method of manufacturing A terminal box for electrotechnical uses and the like includes a base designed to be fixed to a supporting surface and a closing lid that can be coupled to the base. The base is formed by a shaped metal body so as to define a housing cavity without joins at least al... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7195756 | Control of arthropod vectors of parasitic diseases The present invention provides a method for controlling ectoparasites of small rodents, thereby preventing the transmission of diseases by arthropod vectors. The invention further provides an enclosure having openings for entry of rodents, and having arranged therei... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166294 | Control of arthropods in rodents The present invention provides a method for controlling ectoparasites of small rodents, thereby preventing the transmission of diseases by arthropod vectors. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156052 | Apparatus for applying chemicals to rodents An enclosure is provided having openings for allowing entry of rodents into the enclosure. There is arranged one or more applicators in the form of a suspended flexible web configured to contact rodents entering the chamber and having a chemical on the web for appli... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7070981 | Gene 763 of phytopathogenic fungus and use thereof for identifying fungicidal compounds The invention concerns a novel nucleic acid fragment of the genome of rice pathogenic fungus Magnaporthe grisea comprising a gene coding for a protein (hereafter referred to as gene 763) whereof the presence and integrity are indispensable for pathogenesis of... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6919299 | Synergistic herbicidal compositions Herbicidal compositions comprising A) 2-[2-chloro-3-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxymethyl)-4-methylsulfonyl-benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione and B) at least one compound from the group consisting of ethoxysulfuron, flumetsulam... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6808883 | Automatable rapid test for detection of cancer, based on telomerase (hTC) mRNA with specific primers and probes The invention relates to an automatable rapid test for detection of cancer based on telomerase(hTC) mRNA, to suitable starter nucleotides and oligonucleotide probes for this test and to a corresponding detection method and a test kit. ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6804507 | Mobile paging telephone with an automatic call back function When a page message containing a caller ID is received from a caller, a call back message containing one of prepared response messages is transmitted to a call number associated with the caller ID. For this, the system displays the prepared response messages and pro... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794336 | Herbicidal substituted pyridines, their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators The present invention relates to a compound of the formula (I) or salt thereof in which R1 is identical or different at each occurrence and is H, halogen, CN, nitro, SF5, (C1-C | 09/21/2004 |
| 6774086 | 3-Aminocarbonyl-substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones There are described derivatives of benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R3, R4 | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765113 | Production of aromatic carboxylic acids A process for the production of an aromatic carboxylic acid comprising contacting in the presence of a catalyst, within a continuous flow reactor, one or more precursors of the aromatic carboxylic acid with an oxidant, such contact being effected with said precursor... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6762173 | Fungicidal composition comprising a 2-imidazolin-5-one Fungicidal compositions comprising a compound of formula I and iprovalicarb and optionally fosetyl-Al. ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6750222 | Substituted phenyl derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) and/or salts thereof where R1, R2, A, B, X and Y are as defined in claim 1. The compounds according to the invention are suitable for us... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6660880 | Process for the preparation of hydroxy 4-methyl thiobutyric acid esters A process, for the preparation of an ester of 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid which is substantially in the monomeric form, which process, being capable of industrial application and which comprises reacting 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutyric acid with an a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6642176 | Herbicide compositions based on glyphosates and isoxazoles The invention concerns a novel composition comprising a herbicide of the glyphosate family, a herbicide of the isoxazole family and a biological activator, wherein the herbicide of the glyphosate family is selected among N-phosphomethylglycine (glyphosate... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6596670 | Use of selected oleophilic ethers in water-based drilling fluids of the O/W emulsion type and corresponding drilling fluids with improved ecological acceptability The use is disclosed of at least substantially water-insoluble ethers which are fluid and/or at least plastically deformable at working temperature and have flash points of at least 80° C., of mono- and/or polyfunctional alcohols of natural and/or synthe... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6548528 | Pesticidal pyrazoles and derivatives Process for the protection of a building that has already been built or is going to be built, whereby an effective amount of an insecticidally active compound is spread around or under the said building at discrete locations. The insecticide may be an ary... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6543182 | Apparatus for monitoring and/or controlling termites A housing is provided for a station or device adapted for monitoring and/or controlling termites or other insects, and which is adapted to be situated in or on soil or sand. The housing contains a substance attractive for termite exploration and/or termit... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6517953 | Metal matrix composite body having a surface of increased machinability and decreased abrasiveness Often, metal matrix composites (MMC's) lack adequate machinability and possess excessive abrasiveness because hard ceramic materials, such as silicon carbide, are used as the reinforcement phase. To make a metal matrix composite body having a more machina... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6417395 | Process for preparing methionine The invention concerns a method for preparing methionine aminoamide. The invention also concerns the preparation of methionine without co-production of salts, from an aqueous solution containing essentially methionine aminonitrile by producing during a fi... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417216 | Fungicidal composition comprising a 2-imidazolin-5-one 1) Fungicidal compositions comprising a compound (I) which is preferably (4S)-4-methyl-2-methylthio-4-phenyl-1-phenylamino-2-imidazolin-5-one and a compound (II) which is N-[3'-(1'-chloro-3'-methyl-2'-oxopentan) ]-3,5-dichloro-4-methylbenzamide; the compo... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6414010 | Pesticidal pyrazoles and derivatives Process for the protection of a building that has already been built or is going to be built, whereby an effective amount of an insecticidally active compound is spread around or under the said building at discrete locations. The insecticide may be an ary... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6384067 | Fungicidal compositions comprising a 2-imidazolin-5-one 1) Fungicidal compositions comprising a compound (I) which is (4S)-4-methyl-2-methylthio-4-phenyl-1-phenylamino-2-imidazolin-5-one and a compound (II) chosen from the group comprising: (IIA) propamocarb; (IIB) the S-methyl ester of 1,2,3-benzo-thiadiazole-7-ca... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6345174 | Display apparatus for a vehicle audio system A display panel includes a plurality of alphanumeric segment display elements. A display control circuit controls a plurality of the alphanumeric segment display elements in accordance with either of frequency data or equalizing characteristic data suppli... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6329423 | Stable liquid formulations of high vitamin E content A stable liquid vitamin E formulation having at least 60 wt % vitamin E comprises water, potassium sorbate, propylene glycol, 1-propanol, polyethylene glycol 400 monooleate and vitamin E oil. The formulation is free of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6264799 | Process for isolating cyclopentane and/or cyclopentene Cyclopentane and/or cyclopentene and, if desired, isopentane can be obtained by distillative separation from a pre-benzene fraction or a C5 fraction which has in each case being partially hydrogenated to remove acetylene compounds and diolefins... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6259101 | Method and instruments for the on-line detection, sizing or analysis of aerosol particles The present invention is a method for detecting, sizing or otherwise analyzing aerosol particles wherein a beam of radiation (e.g., electromagnetic radiation) interacts with one or more particles in a beam of particles that are traveling in a colinear fas... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6253687 | Adjustable shelving assembly Shelf retaining collars function to releasably attach shelving to a plurality of vertical support posts. Each collar has an open front face for placement of the collars around the support posts. Also, each shelf retaining collar has a frusto-conical inter... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6228938 | ABS materials Thermoplastic materials containing A) 5 to 80 parts by weight of a thermoplastic co- or terpolymer made from the monomers styrene, -methylstyrene, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile with an average molecular weight (Mw) of 70,000 to 119,... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6216372 | Process for attaching posters or related items onto strip of translucent material A process for attaching posters or related items onto an illuminated carrier film of translucent material, which runs from one reel to another and back again, provides for elimination of a light beam between adjacent posters. In this process an individual... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6204345 | Suspension polymerization for preparing polyolefins The novel process for preparing ethylene copolymers by polymerizing ethylene with, as comonomer, up to 10% by weight, based on the total amount of the monomers, of a 1-olefin of the formula R--CH.dbd.CH2, where R is a straight-chain or branched... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201136 | Separation of liquid mixtures comprising formaldehyde, trioxane, alcohol and hemiformal In a process for separating liquid mixtures comprising formaldehyde, trioxane, alcohol, hemiformal formed from the formaldehyde and the alcohol, usual minor components and up to 5% by weight of water, the liquid mixture is distilled batchwise or continuou... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6187195 | Inhibition and delay of deposit formation in membrane processes The invention relates to the use of polyaspartic acids and their mixtures with surfactants and emulsifiers for inhibiting or delaying deposit formation by sparingly soluble organic and inorganic components in the feed of a process that uses a membrane.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6165551 | Protective compositions and method of making same The present invention is directed to compositions derived from polymers containing metal-nitrogen bonds, which compositions exhibit, among other things, desirable oxidation resistance, corrosion resistance and hydrolytic stability when exposed to adverse ... | 12/26/2000 |