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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5846592 | Low fat spread A spread is disclosed to contain a fiber ingredient which is non-degradable by enzymes secreted by the human body. The fiber ingredient is a non-starch polysaccharide having an average molecular weight of more than 800 and at least 10 st %, based on the w... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843143 | Light source An apparatus for biological treatment comprises a body, a light source inside the body, a concave mirror mounted in an axial guide on a side of the body, an optical filter on the opposite side in an opening, a fan between the source and the concave mirror... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5786376 | Methods of treating opportunistic infections with azaspiranes Invented is a method of treating opportunistic infections in a mammal, including a human, in need thereof which comprises administering to such mammal an effective amount of a substituted azaspirane.... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5778142 | Large capacity recording medium, method and apparatus for reproducing data from a large-capacity recording medium, and method and apparatus for recording data on a large-capacity recording medium Recorded at high density on an optical disk are at least one title set and a volume information file. The title set consists of a plurality of files aligned on a boundary between logical sectors. The files store title set management information and data o... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5766656 | Fresh, renneted cast cheese and a method of manufacturing A fresh renneted cheese having a pH value of 6.7 or below and in particular between 6.0 and 5.0 having a hydrocolloid structure which has not developed before the casein network of the cheese has developed. A method of preparing this cheese comprises addi... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5756728 | Process for preparing 1,1'-1,4-phenylenebis-(methylene)!-bis-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecan e An improved process for preparing 1,1'-1,4-phenylenebis-(methylene)!-bis-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane comprising the selective functionalization of an acyclic tetraamine, and subsequent dimerization and hydrolyzation/tosylation to obtain a 1,4... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753520 | Protein labelling Bifunctional aromatic compounds which are capable of linking metal ions to biologically useful molecules. The bifunctional compounds are characterized as having a hydrazine or hydrazide group and a protein reactive group. The hydrazine or hydrazide group ... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752158 | Thermal process for the conversion of uranium hexafluoride A single-step process for producing solid uranium oxide and gaseous HF from UF6 which comprises bringing together two gaseous reactant streams, one of said streams comprising UF6 optionally admixed with oxygen as O2, and t... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5744364 | PTOM36 constructs and tomato cells transformed therewith The invention relates to the clone pTOM36, comprising a gene encoding an enzyme involved in ripening related processes in tomato. Also described are DNA constructs comprising pTOM36 and a transcriptional intiation region operative in plants such that pTOM... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5739299 | Monoazo dyes which are free from water-solubilizing groups and which contain a fluorosulphonyl group and process for colouring polyamides and polyester materials therewith A process for coloring a synthetic textile material or fibre blend thereof which comprises applying to the synthetic textile material a compound or mixture thereof, which is free from water solubilizing groups, of Formula (1): A--N.dbd.N--D ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5739081 | Water dispersible granules of liquid pesticides Water dispersible granules suitable for agricultural application are prepared by first preparing absorbent water dispersible granules and then loading biologically active substances into the preformed absorbent granules.... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5738976 | Photo-curable organopolysiloxane composition and a method for producing a (meth) acryloyloxyl group-containing organopolysiloxane used therein The composition comprises a (meth)acryloyloxyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having an average molecular weight of 3,000 to 100,000, in terms of polystyrene, and a photosensitizer. Such an organopolysiloxane having an average molecular weight of 3,0... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5734061 | Process for preparing spirocyclic lactams The invention is directed to an improved process for the preparation of spirocyclic lactams which utilizes diiodides in the spiro alkylation of lactams N-substituted with a tertiary amine group. The resultant spirocyclic lactams are useful in the producti... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5731177 | Process for demethylating dimethylsulfonium compounds Process for preparing S-methylmercapto and mercapto compounds comprising the step of demethylating a dimethylsulfonium compound of formula I to the corresponding S-methylmercapto compound of formula II, using a microorganism or alga which is capable of de... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728853 | Chemical process A process for extracting metal values, especially zinc values, from aqueous solutions of metal salts, which comprises contacting the aqueous solution with an organic phase comprising a compound of the formula, ##STR1## wherein each of R1, ... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5728380 | Priobiotic containing enterococcus faecium strain NCIMB 40371 A strain of Enterococcus faecium, deposited as NCIMB 40371, has valuable probiotic properties and is particularly effective in alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in human patients. The strain can be used in the manufacture of human foo... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5727996 | Apparatus for use in the humane slaughter of animals A carousel arrangement for the automatic reloading of captive bolt stunners. The carousel includes stations for cartridge removal, bolt resetting and cartridge insertion. Further stations may incorporate safety checks or cooling devices.... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5727044 | Microchannel plates A tapered, spherically slumped, microchannel plate.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5725869 | Microsphere reservoirs for controlled release application Microspheres, optionally containing an ingredient to be dispensed through controlled release, are prepared by solvent evaporation of an oil-in-water emulsion formed from an organic solvent containing a polymer and a plasticizer and an aqueous solution con... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5723812 | Stabilized ammonium nitrate The invention relates to stabilized ammonium nitrate which no longer exhibits a transition point at 32° C. Its subject-matter is a new process for stabilizing ammonium nitrate and the new stabilized ammonium nitrate thus obtained. The stabilized ammonium nitr... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723696 | Process for the production of polyglycerols Glycerol, glycidol, glycerol carbonate or 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol is polymerized into preponderantly linear oligomers at 150° C. to 350° C. in the presence of a catalyst, selected from RbF, CsF and/or KF impregnated on alumina and zir... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5723684 | Compositions for bis-(fluoromethyl)ether A composition comprising bis(fluoromethyl)ether and less than an equimolar amount of water, a process for the production of the composition comprising contacting formaldehyde with hydrogen fluoride and separating at least some of the by-product water from... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5721305 | Polyglycerol production Glycerol, 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol (Solketal), glycidol or glycerol carbonate is polymerized into preponderantly linear oligomers at 150° C. to 350° C. in the presence of anionic clay material, preferably hydrotalcite, as a catalyst.... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5721125 | Enzymatic process for producing 4-hydroxy-cinnamyl alcohols The invention is a process for preparing 4-hydroxy-cinnamyl alcohols by enzymatically oxidizing 4-allyl-phenols using vanillyl alcohol oxidase. The oxidase converts eugenol and chavicol to coniferyl alcohol and coumaryl alcohol, respectively. The vanillyl... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5719218 | Water resistant electrical insulation compositions An electrically insulating cross-linked polyethylene composition for use in high voltage electrical cables, said cross-linked polyethylene being obtained by cross-linking a composition consisting essentially of 98% w/w of a low density, peroxide cross-lin... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5718938 | Bakery fats and bakery doughs and batters containing them The invention concerns bakery doughs or batters comprising the conventional ingredients, wherein, however, the fat applied displays: a SAFA content of less than 40 wt. %; an N20 (unstab., NMR pulse) of ࣙ10, while the triglyceride composition is: S... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5717081 | Process for producing an alkylglycoside using a pervaporation membrane to remove reaction water In a process for producing an alkylglycoside by glycosidation of a saccharide or reglycosidation of a lower alkylglycoside in the presence of an acidic catalyst, the water of the reactor is removed by pervaporation. Also an apparatus for carrying out the ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5716945 | Vitamin D analogues The present invention relates to compounds of formula in which formula X is hydrogen or hydroxy; R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, stand for hydrogen or C1 -C4 hydrocarbyl; or R1 and R | 02/10/1998 |
| 5716437 | Materials for use in electrode manufacture An improved ink material, particularly for use in printing processes and its use in improved manufacturing processes for higher performance electrodes for application in fuel cells and other electrochemical devices is disclosed.... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5714449 | Non-aqueous liquid cleaning products which contain modified silica A non-aqueous liquid cleaning composition comprising a non-aqueous organic solvent, particles of solid material dispersed in the solvent and a dispersant, wherein the dispersant is a hydrophobically modified material.... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5711941 | Perfumed underarm hygiene products The invention concerns perfumed underarm hygiene products containing perfume encapsulated in a film forming encapsulation material showing improved re-encapsulating properties as evidenced by the "perfume re-encapsulation test. The underarm hygiene produc... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5710142 | Vitamin D analogues The invention relates to 20(S)-vitamin D compounds having the following formula ##STR1## where U and R' are as defined in the specification. The compounds have strong antiinflammatory and immunomodulating activity. There are also useful in the i... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5708019 | Methods of treating hyperlipidemia using azaspirane derivatives Invented is a method of treatment of hyperlipidemia, in a mammal, including a human, in need thereof which comprises administering to such mammal an effective amount of an azaspirane derivative. Also invented are pharmaceutical compositions containing an ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707945 | Base fluids A base fluid for hydraulic or metal working fluids comprises the esterification product having a hydroxyl number below 15 and an acid number below 10 of polymerized fatty acids and a monohydric alkoxylated alcohol, selected from (a) straight or branched c... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707823 | Containers A gas-tight container incorporates a flexible diaphragm made of chlor-butyl rubber. The container finds particular use in systems for monitoring growth of microorganisms.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5705358 | Process for producing/secreting a protein by a transformed mould using expression/secretion regulating regions derived from a aspergillus endoxylanase II gene Methods are described for the isolation and characterization of DNA sequences from Aspergillus niger var. awamori which are involved in the expression and secretion of endoxylanase II (exlA) by said Aspergillus mould. A process using these expression and/... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5703215 | Water-soluble dyes which are polymerizable containing molecules which contain a nucleophilic group and an electrophilic group A process for the coloration of a substrate, especially a textile, comprising the steps of: (a) applying to the substrate a mixture comprising an aqueous solvent and a water-soluble dye comprising molecules which contain a nucleophilic group and an electr... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5700742 | Antimicrobial treatment of textile materials Antimicrobial treatment of textile material with an oligomeric or polymeric biguanide and a strong organic acid having a pK value below 4.5. Acid protects treated material against yellowing the presence of chlorine bleaches and loss of antimicrobial activ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700395 | Dispersants A dispersant comprising a polyethyleneimine residue carrying polyester chains derived from a caprolactone and at least one other specified lactone or hydroxycarboxylic acid.... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5700350 | Processes of retaining chelant-containing effluent within pulp bleach plants Improved environmentally acceptable process for retaining chelant-containing effluent within pulp bleach plants, particularly total chloride-free bleaching sequence plants using a chelating agent closed re-cycle process. The process involves treating a pu... | 12/23/1997 |
