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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5327834 | Integrated field-effect initiator An integrated field-effect initiator useful for the pyrotechnic initiation or detonation of explosives includes a semiconductor channel of a first conductivity type bounded on opposite ends by semiconductor material of an opposite conductivity type to def... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5324128 | Spill preventing cosmetic applicator The applicator assembly (1) is characterised in that the bottle (3) comprises a case supplied by capillary slots (11, 12). In order to obtain good impregnation, the case (10) has an internal shape (25) similar to that of the applicator end piece (6). The ... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5325112 | Ink jet recording apparatus of the continuous jet type and automatic ink jet jetting axis adjusting method of the same An ink jet recording apparatus of the continuous jet type and an automatic ink jet jetting axis adjusting method of the same wherein the position of an ink jet jetting axis or nozzle axis can automatically be adjusted to an optimum position by a deflectin... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5261571 | Dosing dispenser The dosing dispenser, designed particularly for liquid and viscous products, includes a flask (1) containing the product to be dispensed, to the neck (4) of which is fixed a dispenser head (8), the said flask (1) being housed inside a sheath (2) topped wi... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5223230 | Component for deodorizing air and other gases A component for deodorizing air or gas having a coexist compound as a deodorizing element, said coexist compound comprising a metal and a reaction product of the metal and an acid, wherein the metal is selected from at least one of Fe, Mn, Cr, Ni, Zn, Al ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5215671 | Purification method of 2-chloropropionic acid The present invention is directed to a method for recovering 2-chloropropionic acid so that this compound can be separated in a high-purity form. According to the method, crude 2-chloropropionic acid is heat-treated in the presence of a metal compound at ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5189022 | Composition for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome The present invention relates to a method of treating chronic fatigue syndrome not associated with an HIV infection. In the method of the present invention patients are administered a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier together with (1) a neuropsychiatri... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5189334 | Cathode ray tube having shadow mask A shadow mask for use in a color cathode ray tube includes an electron beam transmissive domed plane disposed substantially perpendicular to an electron beam path. The domed plane comprises a central apertured area which has a predetermined pattern of ele... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5169903 | Methacrylic resin cast plate having transparency and impact resistance and process for preparation thereof Disclosed is a methacrylic resin cast plate which is comprised of 100 parts by weight of [I] polymethyl methacrylate or a methyl methacrylate copolymer containing at least 90% by weight of methyl methacrylate units and, dispersed therein, a graft copolyme... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5159439 | Circuit for controlling delay time between luminance and chrominance signals A circuit for automatic control of delay time between luminance and chrominance signals is disclosed. The delay time control circuit of the present invention comprises: a clock pulse generator that passes a certain number of clock pulses during a period o... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5128415 | Process for preparing polyethylene articles of high tensile strength and modulus and low creep and articles thus obtained Polethylene articles having a high tensile strength above 2.0 GPa, a modulus above 70 GPa and a creep below 3×10-7 sec-1 are obtained via thermoreversible gelation of a solution of polyethylene with a Mv above 5×105 kg/k... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5126178 | Wafer processing film The present invention provides a water processing film fitted on one side of the base film with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and further with a release film on the surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and coated on the back side of the... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5126160 | Aqueous foaming compostion and method for homogenizingly incorporating water into lipophilic materials A lipophilic mass is liquefied or ground to a powder and there is incorporated therein by blending a foam of fine air or gas bubbles in water, then it is allowed to cool and degas. The foam is stabilized by the addition of a foamer, for instance an amphip... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5116430 | Process for surface treatment titanium-containing metallic material A titanium-containing metallic material having a high heat-resistant and abrasion resistant surface is produced by (A) cleaning a titanium-containing metallic material, (B) first plating the cleaned surface of the metallic material with Cu or Ni by a stri... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5117153 | Cathode structure for electron gun A cathode structure for an electron gun of a cathode ray tube contains supporting pieces for preventing the detachment of an insulating block that are buried into insertion grooves made in the insulating block. These supporting pieces contact and are weld... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5102742 | Resin composition suitable for substantially solvent-free paint compositions The invention relates to a resin composition for substantially solvent-free paint compositions. The resin composition is a reaction product on the basis of A) one or more polyalcohols entirely or partly esterified with unsaturated fatty acids, B) an unsat... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5100711 | Optical recording medium optical recording method, and optical recording device used in method Features of the present invention are connected with an optical recording medium which comprises a substrate, a heat-senstive color-developing layer containing a basic dye and an organic developer, and a light-absorbing layer containing a near infrared ab... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5098738 | Heat sensitive recording material A process for producing a heat-sensitive recording material superior in the stability of both base surface and recorded image, characterized by adjusting pH of a heat-sensitive coating suspension of 5 to 12.... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5096972 | Rubber-based graft copolymer The invention relates to a graft copolymer obtainable by reacting a rubbery base polymer, which has been provided with hydroperoxide groups via photo-oxidation, with one or more radical-polymerizable graft monomers, the graft copolymer being based upon 90... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5084580 | Polycylic dyes Compounds of the Formula VII: ##STR1## wherein; X1 and X2 are each independently selected from H, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, carbamoyl, sulphamoyl, COOH and carboxylic acid ester; Z1 and Z2 are both --O--;... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5082724 | Photograhic paper support A photographic support consisting essentially of base paper and a polyolefin resin with which both sides of the base paper are coated, the base paper having a standard deviation of the weight variation caused by a wire mark formed on the base paper of 1.0... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5017476 | Method for the biocatalytic reaction of organic substances A biocatalytic method for reacting organic, especially poorly water-soluble substances. Enzymes, prokariotic and eukariotic cells or combinations of enzymes and cells are immobilized in lyotropic liquid crystals (mesophases), preferably with inverse phase... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5015327 | Method for producing semiconductive single crystal A ZnSe thin film with good quality is homoepitaxially grown on a ZnSe single crystal substrate which is produced by the Recrystallization Traveling Heater Method.... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5013544 | Contraceptive methods and compositions Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of a polymeric biguanide and a spermicidal surfactant, useful for contraceptive purposes, for their spermicidal or sperm-immobilizing effect, and contraceptive methods and devices using them. The polyme... | 05/07/1991 |
| 5010200 | Pyrimidine derivatives This invention provides novel insecticidally and acaricidally active pyrimidine derivatives of formula (I): ##STR1## and stereoisomers thereof, wherein R1 is selected from alkyl; alkenyl; alkynyl; haloalkyl; haloalkenyl; and cycloalkyl opt... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4983249 | Method for producing semiconductive single crystal A n-type ZnSe thin layer is prepared by heating a ZnSe signal crystal substrate in a hydrogen atmosphere under a pressure of from 0.1 Torr. to 10 Torr. at a temperature of from 250° C. to 450° C. while supplying a gaseous organozinc compound, H2 | 01/08/1991 |
| 4984223 | Analog style electronic watch An analog style electronic watch employing an IC controlled electromagnetic system for driving concentrically mounted second, minute and hour ring indicators. Each ring has a plurality of equidistantly spaced permanent magnetic elements which enable the r... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4977038 | Micro- and nano-porous metallic structures Micro- and nano-porous metal structures including an alloy of one or more noble metals and substantially uniform and interconnected porosity in pore sizes ranging from three nanometers to 10 micrometers produced by a process including the following steps:... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4975113 | Herbeicidal composition A herbicidal composition comprising a herbicidal cyclohexane dione of partial structure (I): ##STR1## and a surfactant having terminal hydroxy groups in which the hydroxy groups have been replaced by organic blocking groups.... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4969572 | End closure having a push open lid portion An end closure for a container for grated or powered products having a push open lid portion for providing access to material within the container and a rotatable closure portion for selectively closing off the opening defined by the push open lid portion... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4969772 | Road surface heating apparatus for reproducing the deteriorated road surface A road surface heating apparatus for repairing a deteriorated asphalt paved road includes an air shut out device with skirt members surrounding the heating panel so as to prevent air from entering into the heating apparatus, thereby restraining smoke gene... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4968688 | Pyrimidines and their use as fungicides Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## and stereoisomers thereof where W is pyridyl or pyrimidinyl linked to A by any one of its ring carbon atoms. A is an oxygen atom or S(O)n where n is 0, 1 or 2; X, Y and Z are, for example, hydrogen, halog... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4968474 | Method of producing resin molded article A method of producing a resin molded article composed of a base material of a synthetic resin and a surface layer provided on the surface of the base material as one body, which includes preparing a mold having a cavity with an end molding portion for mol... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4965971 | Roof mounting A roof mounting 1 for use in giving a rise pipe 2 access through a roof 3 comprising a plate 4, 22 having a circular hole 5 therein, a connector 6 embodying a spherical formation 7 which fits closely in the circular hole in the plate, the connector having... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4966159 | Allergy test strip A test strip for allergy testing the skin includes a support lamina having at least one aperture extending therethrough and a lance device positioned on one surface of the support lamina so that the sharp lance of the device extends into the aperture. A r... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4964991 | Flat permeable membrane and for manufacture thereof A flat permeable membrane of polyolefin 10 to 500 μm in thickness, which membrane has compact layers of intimately bound fine particles of polyolefin formed one each in the opposite surface regions of the membrane and a layer of an aggregate of fine disc... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4957966 | Thermoplastic resin composition A novel thermoplastic resin composition comprising a matrix of polyamide resin (E) and a disperse phase of a composition (D), said composition (D) comprising a polyphenylene ether (A), a rubber-like materail (B) and a mutual compatibilizer (C), said polyp... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4939181 | Polyethylene composition, objects made therefrom and process for the manufacture of foamed objects The invention relates to polyethylene compositions comprising 20-98 wt. % branched polyethylene (a) with a density of between 915 and 940 kg/m3 and a melt flow index of between 0.05 and 40 dg/minute, prepared by a high pressure radical process,... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4937379 | Carboxylic acid synthesis process A process is described for preparing alpha-arylalkanoic acids, which comprises preparing and subsequently rearranging ketals of formula ##STR1## (in which Ar, R, R1, R2 and R4 have the meanings given in the descriptio... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4935097 | Process for producing paper A paper having an absolute dry moisture content (moisture content in absolute dry condition) of 1.8-7% is subjected to a heat calendering treatment at a temperature of 150°-300° C. under a linear pressure of 40 kg/cm or above to provide a paper which ha... | 06/19/1990 |