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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5932324 | Material for producing electrically conducting connections in thermoplastic moldings The invention relates to a material for producing electrically conducting connections in thermoplastic moldings, wherein the material contains a thermoplastic containing 0.5 to 30% by volume of conductive fibers having a length of 5 to 20 mm and a diamete... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5911982 | Hz-1 virus persistence-associated-gene 1 (PAG1) promoter uses therefor, and compositions containing same or products therefrom Disclosed and claimed is the promoter, full-length or truncated, of the persistence-associated gene 1 (pag1) of Hz-1 virus, vectors containing the promoter, including with exogenous coding DNA, methods employing the vectors, compositions employing the vec... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5846658 | Methods of preparing three-dimensional, macroscopic assemblages of carbon fibrils and the products obtained thereby A method of making randomly oriented carbons fibrils having a cylindrical constant diameter with c-axes perpendicular to their cylindrical axis, which are free of pyrolytically deposited carbon, with a diameter of between 3.5 and 70 nanometers, by dispers... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5829057 | Low friction outer apparel The present invention is an article, namely apparel, such as clothing, footwear, fabrics, and the like, which incorporates fabrics or chemicals having a low coefficient of friction either overall or in specific areas of the apparel that will minimize the ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5817727 | Polymer films for detecting chemical substances The present invention pertains to a film for detecting chemical substances comprising a homopolymer or a copolymer having recurring units represented by the following formula (I): ##STR1## wherein X is --H, --F, --Cl, --Br, --CH3, --CF | 10/06/1998 |
| 5792936 | Zea mays (L.) with capability of long term, highly efficient plant regeneration including fertile transgenic maize plants having a heterologous gene, and their preparation Protoplasts which regenerate reproducibly in a short time to normal, fertile plants can be regenerated from an auxin-autotrophic genotype of Zea mays (L.). Starting from immature embryos on hormone-free media, an auxin-autotrophic, embryogenic callus is f... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792755 | Synergistic combinations of ammonium salts The invention relates to insecticidal compositions which comprise A) inorganic or organic ammonium salts of the formula I ##STR1## in combination with at least one compound from the group consisting of the compounds silafluofen (4-ethoxyphenyl-3-(4... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5762949 | Formulation and process for controlling isoptera insects The invention relates to formulations comprising silafluofen for controlling social insects, and to a process for controlling them, in which the insect populations are destroyed using acutely sublethal doses of silafluofen.... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5750249 | Galvanically compatible conductive filler and methods of making same Composite particles suitable as conductive filler for electrically conductive compositions which can be used as gaskets, caulking and plastics, for example. The compositions are, useful as EMI shielding and electrostatic charge dissipation materials. Meth... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5728696 | Acaricidal, insecticidal and nematicidal substituted (hetero)arylalkyl ketone oxime O-ethers, processes for their preparation, agents containing them, and their use as pesticides Acaricidal, insecticidal and nematicidal substituted (hetero)arylalkyl ketone oxime O-ethers, processes for their preparation, agents containing them, and their use as pesticides. The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725710 | Production of fiber-reinforced composites by pultrusion with thermoplastic powder pretreatment To produce fiber-reinforced composites, a continuous fiber strand is pulled through an agitated aqueous thermoplastic powder dispersion via deflectors. Following removal of the water phase the thermoplastic powder is heated and melted onto the fibers. Fin... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5722565 | Cassette feeding system and method In a machine for loading tape into cassettes, the cassettes to be processed are oriented horizontally and disposed one upon the other to form a stack vertically engaged in a magazine. A collapsible support located at the base of the magazine engages the l... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723762 | Transgenic plants expressing a prokaryotic ammonium dependent asparagine synthetase The gene asnA which encodes a prokaryotic ammonium-specific asparagine synthetase (ASN-A) can be introduced into plant cells. Such transformed cells and plants developed therefrom not only tolerate glutamine synthetase inhibitors but are effectively stimu... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723450 | Substituted pyridines, their preparation, and their use as pesticides and fungicides The invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which R1, R2, R3 and R4 are H, halogen, an aliphatic radical or an aromatic radical, X is O, S or optionally substituted imino, Y is a bond or a... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720922 | Instrument incorporating electrochemiluminescent technology An apparatus as provided for use in carrying out electrochemiluminescence test measurements. The apparatus includes a fluid container having an inlet for introducing an electrochemiluminescence sample fluid and a fluid outlet. The fluid container is compo... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5720004 | Current-mode hamming neural network A current-mode Hamming neural network is provided with N binary inputs, and has a template matching calculation subnet and a winner-take-all subnet. The template matching calculation subnet includes M first neurons in which M exemplar templates are stored... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5719043 | DNA sequences for an amino acid transporter, plasmids, bacteria, yeasts and plants containing a transporter and their use There are described DNA sequences that contain the coding region of amino acid transporters whose introduction in a plant genome modifies the transfer of metabolites in transgenic plants, plasmids, bacteria, yeasts and plants containing these DNA sequence... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5717541 | Flexible circuit assembly for disk storage system A flexlead circuit assembly is provided for use in a rotary disk storage system and is designed so that the inherent bias force exerted by the flexible circuit on the actuator arm of the disk storage system is negated. The flexlead circuit herein is split... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5714436 | N-heteroaryl-N'-(pyrid-2-ylsulfonyl)ureas, processes for their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Compounds of the formula (I) or salts thereof ##STR1## in which R1 -R4, W, A, n and m are as defined in claim 1, for example R1 and R2 are H, (substituted) alkyl, (substituted) alkenyl or alkynyl, (substitu... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5712226 | Optically active D-pyridyloxy phenoxy propionate herbicides Opticalls active enantiomers of the formula I ##STR1## where R is a group of the formulae ##STR2## R1 and R2, among others, are halogen or CF3 and Z is a carboxyl, carboxylate, carboxylic acid ester, thioester, c... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5712361 | Conjugated polymers containing ANSA substructures and their use as electroluminescence materials Conjugated polymers containing ansa substructures and their use as electroluminescence materials. Conjugated polymers containing ansa substructures, which contain aromatic groups and in which adjacent aromatic groups are connected to one another in such a... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5707926 | Aqueous dispersions of sulfonylurea derivatives Herbicidal active substances from the sulfonylurea series were hitherto mainly formulated as WPs or WGs. The invention relates to novel, storage-stable aqueous suspensions of these active substances, comprising a polyacrylic acid derivative, to processes ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5706851 | Plug valve A high temperature water-cooled gas-tight lubricated steel plug valve for handling abrasive particulates (such as iron ore or sponge iron) having a water-cooled hollow double-walled housing with opposing inlet and outlet, a hollow internally-baffled axial... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707545 | Chiral oxiranylmethyl ethers, and their use as dopants in liquid-crystal mixtures Novel oxiranylmethyl ethers can advantageously be employed in liquid-crystal mixtures since they have high spontaneous-polarization values and features in their molecular structure which make them miscible with other components of liquid-crystal systems.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704522 | Device for limiting liquid loss, suitable for a pressurized liquid dispenser A device for limiting liquid loss in pressurized liquid dispensers having a membrane, which is elastically deformable and capable of occupying two positions, namely: (a) a resting position in which it has three support zones, namely on a first bearing sur... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5706029 | Apparatus and method for retrieving data from a joystick A method and corresponding apparatus retrieves data from at least one joystick connected to a video game machine by generating a data locking signal to lock multiple bits of data in at least one joystick in response to a data read signal supplied by the v... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5705535 | Method for the subcritical drying of aerogels Process for the preparation of aerogels by subcritical drying of inorganic and organic hydrogels and lyogels to give aerogels, dielectric drying methods being used.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5702639 | Use of complex ligands for ions in ferroelectric liquid-crystal mixtures A ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture containing two or more components, at least one of which is a complex ligand for ions, in particular for cations, is particularly suitable for use in ferroelectric liquid crystal displays.... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703199 | Process for the preparation of nitrogen-containing polymers To prepare nitrogen-containing aromatic polymers, for example polyamides, polyimides and polybenzimidazoles, polyvalent aromatic carboxylic acids and aromatic diamines and/or aminocarboxylic acids or reactive derivatives thereof are reacted in a high-boil... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703148 | Asphalt-polymer compositions, process for making same and uses thereof An asphalt-polymer composition containing: a) at least 25 to 97 wt % of an asphalt, b) at least 1 to 25 wt % of a polymer, and c) at least 2 to 50 wt % of aromatic compound(s), wherein the aromatic compound(s) is present in an amount greater than 2 wt %, the at least on... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703132 | Synergistic combinations of ammonium salts The invention relates to insecticidal compositions which comprise A) inorganic or organic ammonium salts of the formula I ##STR1## in combination with at least one compound from the group consisting of the compounds silafluofen (4-ethoxyphenyl-3-(... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5700556 | Granules of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic In granules of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, a multiplicity of individual filaments of the reinforcing fiber (e.g. glass) are arranged in parallel in a matrix of the thermoplastic material (e.g. polypropylene). The fiber length corresponds to t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700427 | Apparatus for carrying out electrochemiluminescence test measurements An apparatus is taught for carrying out electrochemiluminescent measurements which includes a working electrode and a temperature sensor. The electrochemiluminescent measurements made by the apparatus are adjusted based upon the measured temperature.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5698539 | Mixtures of herbicides and antidotes, (hetero)-aryloxy compounds, their preparation, compositions containing them, and their use The invention relates to crop protection agents which comprise an active substance combination of herbicide and safener. The herbicides are selected from the group comprising the ALS inhibitors (ALS=acetolactate synthase) such as sulfonylureas, imidazolin... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5698174 | Process for separating fullerenes The invention relates to a process for the chromatographic separation of fullerenes using a nonpolar aromatic solvent as eluant. Coke, anthracite and/or graphite are used as support material. The nonpolar solvent is the main constituent of the eluant.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695163 | Wall-mounted shelving system or similar article A wall-mounted shelving system is provided including a wall-mounted track and a cantilevered bracket both based on aluminum extrusions having structural cross-sections and a metal locking pin. The track has a flange member which is periodically machined t... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5696053 | Nitrogen-substituted phenylsulfonylureas; processes for their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Salts of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which n is 0, 1, 2 or 3, R is halogen, alkyl or alkoxy, mainly in each case independently of other substituents R in the event that n is greater than 1, R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radic... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5690834 | Process and apparatus for separating off suspended matter from liquids In the process for separating off by flotation (pressure release) suspended matter from liquids which are present in a gas-introduction reactor, the suspension to be withdrawn for flotation is conducted at a flow velocity ࣘ0.3 m/s against the natural di... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5691054 | Three dimensional macroscopic assemblages of randomly oriented carbon fibrils and composites containing same It has now been found that highly advantageous three-dimensional, macroscopic assemblages of randomly oriented carbon fibrils can be prepared which have relatively uniform physical properties along one, preferably two and most desirably three-dimensional ... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5687772 | Protective end cap An end cap comprising a hollow base section 11 which can be fitted over the end of a bar. A larger cap section 12 is attachable to the base section 11 to project radially outward therefrom. The base section 11 includes a braced intermediate cap section 13... | 11/18/1997 |
