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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6123359 | Inflator for use with gas generant compositions containing guanidines The present invention relates to an inflator for a vehicle airbag employing non-azide gas generants. The invention also relates to a new filter system for airbag inflators. The filter is a metal ribbon coiled within the inflator house. The metal ribbon co... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5834679 | Methods of providing autoignition for an airbag inflator Methods for producing a gas generator for a vehicle occupant restraint system with an autoignition means are disclosed. The autoignition composition used in the method preferably comprises Pb(SCN)2 and chlorate oxidizer which undergo rapid auto... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5661261 | Gas generating composition A solid composition for generating gases when ignited is a combination 5-aminotetrazole and at least two oxidizers selected from the group consisting of potassium nitrate, potassium per-chlorate, ferric oxide, copper oxide and manganese dioxide.... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5456926 | Method for improving Vitamin D stability in liquid nutritional products A method is disclosed for improving the stability of Vitamin D in liquid nutritional products which contain hydrolyzed protein or free amino acids as nitrogen sources. Vitamin C is added before or after a preliminary heat treatment of the liquid nutrition... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5444054 | Method of treating ulcerative colitis A method of improving the nutritional status and reversing the characteristic diarrhea and inflammatory condition in a mammalian creature having ulcerative colitis or inflammation of the colon which contains in combination (a) an oil blend which contains ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5436007 | Diaper rash lotion A skin lotion containing a linear polydimethylsiloxane polymer, a non-ionic emulsifier, consisting of polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid esters, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene alcohols, or polyoxyethylene fatty ethers aloe vera, an alkoxylat... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5411491 | Low profile gastrostomy device with one-way cross-slit valve The one-way cross-slit valve of the invention is made of an elastomeric material and has a hollow cylindrical body with first and second ends and an axis and a passageway through the body, the passageway being entirely intercepted by a ridge and valley wa... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5403826 | Nutritional product for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus An enteral nutritional product for persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus contains a soy protein hydrolysate having a degree of hydrolysis in the range of about 14 to 17 and a molecular weight partition, as determined by size exclusion chromat... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5391159 | Gastrostomy tube with improved internal retaining member An improved gastrostomy tube is a flexible tube having on one inner end thereof an improved energy absorbent internal retaining member which provides for less patient trauma during emplacement and subsequent percutaneous removal, while almost entirely avo... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389395 | Nutritional bar for a protein-sparing diet of the very-low-calorie type An unbaked low calorie food bar containing proteinaceous material, flavoring, aspartame and carbohydrate material which is formed by extrusion and exposed to a maximum temperature of about 37° C., and has a uniformly homogeneous composition. The low calo... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5382439 | Product and process of improving the stability of vitamin D A method for improving the stability of Vitamin D in liquid nutritional products which contain hydrolyzed protein or free amino acids as a nitrogen source. Vitamin C is added to a liquid nutritional product at a concentration exceeding 300 mg/l, such that... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5378488 | Aseptic processing of infant formula A process for aseptically processing a milk based infant formula includes the steps of adding citrate ions to the formula at a concentration of at least 128 ppm and adjusting the pH to be at least 6.8 before subjecting the formula to a temperature of at l... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5376393 | Removal of phosphorous from mammalian milk using ion exchange A novel process for the removal of phosphorous from mammalian milk, preferably bovine skim milk, has been developed. The process involves passage of the milk at an elevated temperature through a Type I or Type II macroporous or gel type strong base ion ex... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5362488 | Buffered diaper rash cream A buffered skin cream containing a linear polydimethylsiloxane polymer, a non-ionic emulsifier, aloe vera, mineral oil, sodium citrate, citric acid, a blend of propylene glycol, diazolidinyl urea, methyl paraben and propyl paraben, and water. The bufferin... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5360618 | Flavoring system An improved method of preserving the flavor in a food product, such as a low calorie food bar, is characterized by stabilizing the flavoring by plating the flavoring on synthetic amorphous silica. An improved flavoring system for a food product contains a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5341823 | Method for loading a T-shaped tension device into a slotted needle A T-fastener installation kit includes a packaging device for loading the T-fastener into a slotted needle without requiring the hands of the surgeon to touch the sharp end of the needle. T-fasteners may be commonly used, for example, in surgical procedur... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5340603 | Nutritional product for human infants having chronic lung disease A hypercaloric formula providing nutritional support for human infants having chronic lung disease, said formula having a caloric density of at least 800 kcalories per liter of formula and wherein not less than 56% of the total calories in said formula is... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5340315 | Method of treating obesity A method of treating obesity comprises a screening phase, a reducing phase, an adaptive phase and a sustaining phase. The reducing and adapting phases involve the consumption of a weight loss beverage as a meal substitute for some meals. The method of tre... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5336203 | Low profile gastrostomy device with dome A gastrostomy device for easier insertion into an established stoma is provided with an apertured dome connected at its bottom wall to a tubular shaft, wherein the dome is particularly characterized by having the sidewall thinned from apex to bottom wall ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5330972 | Method of impeding apoptosis of CD4 cells in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus The apoptosis of CD4 cells in a person infected with the human immunodeficiency virus may be impeded by enterally feeding to the infected person a nutritional product which contains soy protein hydrolysate having a degree of hydrolysis in the range of abo... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5326569 | Medical foods for the nutritional support of child/adult metabolic diseases The present invention relates generally to a novel generic powder base rich in fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and trace elements which can be readily admixed with specific amino acids to yield several different therapeutic products for use in nut... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322357 | Apparatus for blending a powder with a liquid An apparatus has the capacity to satisfactorily blend a liquid with a powder and pump the resultant viscous slurry in a single stage operation. The apparatus has a vertically oriented drive shaft with a bladed impeller attached to the drive shaft. A housi... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5318543 | Laparoscopic jejunostomy instrumentation kit A laparoscopic jejunostomy instrumentation kit includes components for securing a patient's intestine in apposition to the patient's abdominal wall and for creating a stoma through the patient's abdominal wall and intestinal wall, a jejunostomy tube, and ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5316024 | Tube placement verifier system A system for detecting the position of an object within a body of biological tissue includes a resonant circuit attached to the object and a probe including a receiver/transmitter that operates at the resonant frequency of the object. The resonant circuit... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5312985 | Method of synthesizing the precursor pyruvamide A method for administering pyruvate is disclosed which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pyruvate precursor to a mammal in the form of pyruvamide or a pyruvyl-amino acid. The pyruvyl-amino acid is preferably selected from the... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5308832 | Nutritional product for persons having a neurological injury An enteral nutritional product for a person having a neurological injury is very low in carbohydrate, but high in fat. The fat is supplied by a lipid blend having a ratio of n-6 to n-3 fatty acids in the range of 1 to 6. Preferably the nutritional product... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5307924 | Packaging for T-shaped tension devices A T-fastener installation kit includes a packaging device for loading the T-fastener into a slotted needle without requiring the hands of the surgeon to touch the sharp end of the needle. T-fasteners may be commonly used, for example, in surgical procedur... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5306810 | Separation of manganese from rice protein using alumina A method for separating phytate and manganese from protein and dietary fiber involves treatment of an aqueous slurry of phytatecontaining material at a low pH with insoluble alumina. In a batch treatment process the pH of the solution is increased, leavin... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5302323 | Selenium sulfide shampoo with conditioning properties A novel anti-dandruff conditioning shampoo contains at least one suspending agent, and a buffer system, with the shampoo formulation having an active detergent content of at least 18%. Preferably the buffer system contains sodium citrate and citric acid. ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5287677 | Apparatus and method for high speed assembly of bottles into pack carriers Capped bottles filled with a composition are loaded into pack carriers therefor in apparatus in which the bottles are conveyed in a continuous series in two spaced apart lines to respective metering starwheels, each with an associated application starwhee... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5283260 | Method for reducing insulin resistance in mammals A method for administering pyruvate is disclosed which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pyruvate precursor to a mammal in the form of pyruvamide or a pyruvyl-amino acid. The pyruvyl-amino acid is preferably selected from the... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5270650 | Non-destructive detection of spoilage using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy A non-destructive spoilage detection method of detecting spoilage of a nutritional product having a water activity of at least 0.9 has the steps of: subjecting a nutritional product in a non-metallic sealed container to nuclear magnetic resonance spectros... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5269437 | Retortable plastic containers A retortable plastic container has a bottom wall having resting surface which surrounds a primary recessed portion. The primary recessed portion surrounds a secondary recessed portion. When the bottom wall of the container is viewed head-on the primary re... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5270450 | Soy protein isolates A high quality soy protein isolate with a significant reduction in phytate and aluminum is prepared via ultrafiltration. Defatted soy flour slurry is prepared and adjusted to a pH such that the protein becomes solubilized. The solubilized protein can pass... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5263490 | Muscle function assessment An apparatus may be employed for determining the relaxation rate of a muscle which has been caused to contract in response to an electrical stimulus. The relaxation rate may be used in evaluating a person's nutritional status. The apparatus has support fo... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5260057 | Method and product for the treatment of gastric disease This invention describes a product obtained from the isolation and concentration of specific immunoglobulins (antibodies) derived from the mammary secretions of cows immunized with Helicobacter pylori. The product is useful in preparing formulations for t... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5258178 | Method and product for the treatment of gastric disease This invention describes a product obtained from the isolation and concentration of specific immunoglobulins (antibodies) derived from the mammary secretions of cows immunized with Helicobacter pylori. The product is useful in preparing formulations for t... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5256697 | Method of administering pyruvate and methods of synthesizing pyruvate precursors A method for administering pyruvate is disclosed which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pyruvate precursor to a mammal in the form of pyruvamide or a pyruvyl-amino acid. The pyruvyl-amino acid is preferably selected from the... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5248804 | Separation of phytate from plant protein using ion exchange A novel process for the removal of phytate from protein using ion exchange has been developed. The process involves the upflow passage of a protein slurry at an elevated temperature through a strong base anion exchanger in the chloride form. The weak base... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248765 | Separation of phytate from plant protein and dietary fiber using alumina A method for separating phytate and manganese from protein and dietary fiber involves treatment of an aqueous slurry of phytate-containing material at a low pH with insoluble alumina. In a batch treatment process the pH of the solution is increased, leavi... | 09/28/1993 |
