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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5175219 | Imidazolyl derivatives, their use as curing agents in epoxy-resin compositions, and curable epoxy-resin compositions and molded epoxy-resin articles incorporating said imidazolyl derivatives The invention relates to new compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where R is a divalent, optionally branched aliphatic, cyclic or alicyclic hydrocarbon group having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 are, independently of... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5175131 | Plant substrate and uses thereof A plant substrate, characterizd by the fact that it contains 20 to 100% of a granulate consisting of foamed clays or weakly fired ceramic materials, and uses thereof.... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5175056 | Galvanically compatible conductive filler Composite particles designed as a filler for gaskets, caulking compounds and plastics in general. The unique properties are obtained by using a soft metal core galvanically similar to the metal the sealant will be in contact with. The oxide surface of the... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174993 | Recombinant avipox virus and immunological use thereof The present invention provides a method for inducing an immunological response in a vertebrate to a pathogen by inoculating the vertebrate with a synthetic recombinant avipox virus modified by the presence, in a non-essential region of the avipox genome, ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172835 | Device for dosing products in past form, in particular meat or other protein emulsions A device for metering products in paste form is provided including a metering chamber having at one of its ends a common filling and discharge opening. A metering plunger is reciprocally mounted within the metering chamber. The product is supplied in past... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5169463 | Alloys containing gamma prime phase and particles and process for forming same A work-strengthenable alloy which includes a gamma prime phase gamma prime particles comprising the following elements in percent by weight: ______________________________________ molybdenum 6-16 chromium 13-25 iron ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167856 | Ionophore-containing ferroelectric liquid crystal mixtures The occurrence of twist states in FLC displays can be suppressed by adding ionophores to FLC mixtures. Applicable ionophores are amides of the general formula I ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 e.g. are a... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5165909 | Carbon fibrils and method for producing same The invention relates to carbon fibrils characterized by a substantially constant diameter, length greater than about 5 times the diameter, an ordered outer region of catalytically grown, multiple, substantially continuous layers of ordered carbon atoms h... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5166307 | Polyamide and film made from at least one monomolecular layer of a polyamide Polyamides of the general formula [N(A)-X-N(B)-CO-Y-CO-]n are described, in which Y denotes a divalent group, X a divalent radical whose chain contains at least two carbon atoms, A and B independently of one another denote H or a C1 ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5166385 | Process for the preparation of phosphino compounds Process for the preparation of phosphino compounds Phosphorus-containing compounds of the formula (I) (R1)(R2)P(O)--CR3 R4 --CHR5 R6 (I) in which R1 and R2 are alkyl, alkoxy or ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5166950 | Process and apparatus for melting a furnace charge Process for melting a furnace charge, with post-combustion of the smokes by njecting an oxygenated gas in the furnace atmosphere as a series of jets flowing according to a tangential component in the space between electrodes and cylindrical furnace partiti... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5166304 | Use of polyaryl ether ketones as alignment layers Use of polyaryl ether ketones comprising structural units --O--A--O--B-- gives alignment layers for liquid-crystal display and switching devices which have high transparency, low water absorption capacity and particularly uniform alignment both of smectic... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163421 | In vivo ultrasonic system with angioplasty and ultrasonic contrast imaging An instrument and method for removing an obstruction from a human body lumen, such as an artery, is provided wherein the distal end of an ultrasonic transmission member is inserted within the artery and is connected at its proximal end to an ultrasonic po... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5164393 | Pyrimidine derivatives compositions containing them, and their use as fungicides Pyrimidine derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which the variables are herein below described in the specification. R3, R4 and R5 optionally together with the radical R3 are a component of a maximally ... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163990 | Photodynamic plant defoliants Plant defoliating compositions comprising δ-aminolevulinic acid and one or more chlorophyll biosynthesis modulators; and methods of making and using same.... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5162490 | Polyamide resins based on dimerized fatty acids, process for producing them, and process for manufacturing printing inks by the use of said polyamide resins The invention relates to polyamide resins and to their use as vehicles in the manufacture of printing inks. These poly-amide resins can be obtained by condensation of dimeric fatty acids, monomeric fatty acids, ethylenediamine, and adducts containing amin... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5162327 | Pyrimidinetrione derivatives, agents containing them and their use as agents for combating pests Pyrimidinetrione derivatives, processes for their preparation, agents containing them and their use as agents for combating pests. Compounds of the formula I, tautomeric forms thereof of the formula Ia, stereoisomers thereof and the mixtures of these forms ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161378 | Rotary internal combustion engine A rotary internal combustion engine wherein the cylinders making up the engine block are radially disposed in a common plane and rotate with the output shaft. The engine block rotates within a surrounding cam surface and the pistons in each cylinder move ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5162362 | Octahydroindole-2-carboxylic acids What are disclosed are aminoacid compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1, and salts thereof, said compounds and salts having hypotensive properties; methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160065 | Protective structure for a shut-off valve of a toxic gas container A protective structure for a shut-off valve of a transportable toxic gas container having a metallic hood unlockably mounted on the container around the shut-off valve, comprises a cover made of a shock absorbent material, which is unlockably mounted, typ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159086 | Process for the preparation of pyrazolecarboxylic acid derivatives Process for the preparation of pyrazolecarboxylic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## in which R1 independently of one another is haloalkyl or halogen, R2 is alkyl or alkynyl, R3 is an alkali metal or alkaline earth... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158959 | Decahydroisoquinoline carboxylic acids What are disclosed are aminoacid compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0 or 1, and salts thereof, said compounds and salts having hypotensive properties; methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5157121 | Process for the preparation of N-alkylsulfonylaminosulfonylureas Known herbicides of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R1 is alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, which are optionally substituted by halogen, alkoxy or alkoxycarbonyl, R2 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl, R3 and R4 | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156965 | Catalytic antibodies A method for increasing the rate of chemical reactions involving the conversion of at least one reactant to at least one product involves contacting the reactant with an appropriate monoclonal antibody under conditions permitting the formulation of a comp... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5156746 | Treatment of water A water quality improvement process is provided for acid water containing sulphate and/or sulphite ions. The water is continuously fed into a fluidized bed containing calcium carbonate particles. The water consumes calcium carbonate and has its pH increas... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5155182 | Imidazolyl derivatives, their use as curing agents in epoxy-resin compositions, and curable epoxy-resin compositions and molded epoxy-resin articles incorporating said imidazolyl derivatives The invention relates to new imidazolyl derivatives, their use as curing agents in epoxy-resin compositions, and curable epoxy-resin compositions containing them and composed of an epoxy resin and compounds of the general formula ##STR1## where ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5154728 | Method for patterning garments using a methocel bath: random discharge pattern effect A method for creating a design on a garment or fabric comprising preparing a patterning medium comprising a cellulose ether in a trough, adding onto the surface of said medium a fabric oxidizing or reducing agent in a desired pattern, contacting a garment... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155257 | Process for the preparation of acylaminomethanephosphonic acids Acylaminomethanephosphonic acids are useful intermediates for the preparation of the herbicide N-phosphonemethylglycine and its salts. According to the invention, acylaminomethanephosphonic acids of the formula (I) R1 --CO--NHCH2 P(.dbd.O... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155222 | Process for the preparation of N-alkylsulfonylaminosulfonylureas Known herbicides of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which R1 is alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, which are optionally substituted by halogen, alkoxy or alkoxycarbonyl, R2 is H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or cycloalkyl, R3 and R4 | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155020 | Recombinant poxvirus host range selection system What is described is a selection system for the cloning and expression of open reading frames in poxviruses, particularly vaccinia virus. The selection system is based on a conditional lethal mutant (host range) of poxviruses. A deletion/recombinant mutan... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152437 | Device for connecting apparatus withdrawing ultrapure liquids from containers In a device for connecting apparatus for withdrawing ultrapure liquids from containers, the connection plate 4 is provided with three bores 5, 6, 7, of which two bores 5, 6 each extend through a socket 8 for vertical pipes. The top plate 9 has an integrat... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152823 | Liquid herbicidal mixed formulations Aqueous pesticidal agents based on active substance-containing dispersions in combination with water-soluble active substances, which agents contain at least 3 active substances, at least 2 of which are present in the disperse form and at least 1 of which... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152844 | Degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls are chemically degraded by contact with a Lewis acid catalyst in a nonaqueous liquid medium, in the presence of a cation which combines the chlorines on the PCBs to form a solid chloride of the cation which will precipitate out f... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5153355 | Process for the extractive separation of L-phosphinothricin and L-glutamic acid in aqueous solution A large number of customary processes for separating amino acids fails when very polar hydrophilic amino acids with isoelectric points (IEP) which are close to one another are to be fractionated. Mixtures of L-glutamic acid (IEP=3.24) and L-phosphinothric... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5153346 | Process for the synthesis of alkyl methyl-(2-carboalkoxy-ethyl)phosphinates The compounds of the formula (I) H3 C--P(.dbd.O)(OR)--CH2 CH2 COOR (I) in which R is (C4 -C8)alkyl are suitable as intermediates for the preparation of herbicides. They can be prepared according to th... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5153345 | Process for the preparation of alkyl methyl-3-carbalkoxyethylphosphinates Process for the preparation of compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R is (C1 -C4)alkyl, which comprises reacting a compound of the formula II ##STR2## with an alcoholate of the formula III Met-OR ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5151302 | Method for maintaining the integrity of hosiery A method and composition for preventing a tear, hole or run in hosiery from expanding, wherein the composition comprises: (a) nitrocellulose, (b) resin, (c) dioctylphthalate, and (d) a solvent or solvent mixture.... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5151126 | Cement-base injection grout for consolidating structures The invention relates to a cement-based injection grout for filling-in and consolidating fine cracks. According to the invention, the injection grout is produced from a finely ground Portland cement with removal of all the particles of sizes greater than ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5149444 | Process for the decontamination of soils, sediments, and sludges A method for the decontamination of a soil, sediment, or sludge containing toxic halogenated organic compound and containing water comprising the steps of mixing said soil, sediment, or sludge with a reagent capable of reacting with said halogenated compo... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5149560 | Heat-resistant chocolate and method of making same This invention concerns a heat-resistant or thermally robust chocolate and method for making same. The inventive method provides a means of adding moisture to chocolate through use of lipid microstructure technology such as reverse micelle technology to f... | 09/22/1992 |
