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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5538577 | Thermal transfer recording material A thermal transfer recording material comprising a foundation, and (A) a coated area of at least one heat-meltable ink and (B) a coated area of a release agent or a release composition containing a release agent provided on the foundation, the coated area... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5525403 | Thermal transfer printing medium A thermal transfer printing medium is provided which includes a foundation, and a transfer layer provided on one side of the foundation and comprising a heat-meltable color ink layer, a heat-meltable transparent ink layer, a metal deposition layer and an ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5503976 | DNA sequences coding for the DR ଲ-chain locus of the human lymphocyte antigen complex and diagnostic typing processes and products related thereto DNA sequences coding for the DR-ଲ-chain locus of human lymphocyte antigen complex and diagnostic typing processes and products related thereto. DNA sequences that code for the ଲ-chain DR locus are useful in simple and efficient typing processe... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5480703 | Heat-resistant thermal transfer recording medium A thermal transfer recording medium having a wax-type heat-meltable ink layer provided on a foundation wherein the vehicle of the ink layer contains an oxidized polyethylene wax as the major component and the melting point of the ink layer is not lower th... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5480704 | Thermal transfer printing medium A thermal transfer printing medium is provided which includes a foundation, a release layer containing a wax, a first thermal transfer layer comprising a heat-meltable material containing 20 to 100% by weight of a resin having a glass transition point of ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5465655 | Apparatus of producing extended refrigerated shelf life bakeable liquid egg The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for the production of liquid egg having both extended refrigerated shelf life and retained baking functionality. The method involves first pasteurizing liquid egg and then subjecting the pasteurized l... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464303 | Method for repairing pavement There is provided a method and apparatus for repairing pavement quickly, durably, and at low cost which may employ the use of recycled plastic material. The method includes the steps of: lining the hole to be repaired with a cross-laminated plastic vapor ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5440822 | Method and apparatus for drying electrophoresis gels A method and apparatus for drying electrophoresis gels. The apparatus includes a base unit and gel drying frame assembly. The base unit serves as a both a support for the frame when placing the gel in the frame and as a receptacle for excess liquid used t... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5421873 | Thermal transfer ink and thermal transfer element using the same A thermal transfer ink comprising a coloring agent and a heat-meltable vehicle containing a wax component, the wax component containing not less than 15% by weight of a wax, the wax being a reaction product obtained by reacting an alcohol mixture of a str... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5403575 | Highly fluorinated, chloro-substituted organic compound-containing emulsions and methods of using them This invention relates to compositions comprising highly fluorinated, chloro-substituted, non-cyclic organic compounds having 7 to 9 carbon atoms and to processes of making and using them. More particularly, this invention relates to emulsions comprising ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5401531 | Coating system A system for processing components which are to be transferred to second system. Portions of the system are selectively controlled so that when demand from the second system is stopped, processing of the components is allowed to be completed as needed. Th... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5401525 | Simulated egg yolk and method of making same Simulated egg yolk in the nature of a thermoreversible, preferably homogenized, gel which is non-flowable at room temperature is extruded into disk-like shapes. A restrictive barrier is formed around the egg yolk disks by a reverse method of first contact... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5400267 | Local in-device memory feature for electrically powered medical equipment A non-volatile memory disposed within electrically powered medical equipment is described. The non-volatile memory may be preprogrammed to store utilization limits and parametric data for the equipment. An external control module may be programmed to stor... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5394925 | Multi-channeled louver A vertical blind louver is provided in which there are multiple channels for receiving and holding decorative inserts. The ability of the louver to receive and hold a wide variety of inserts in combination allows for the creation of new decorative effects... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5395215 | Supports for rotatable housing of liquid ring pumps A support structure for the rotatable housing of a liquid ring pump includes a stationary structure disposed circumferentially around the housing, and a plurality of rollers rotatably and removably mounted on the stationary structure. The rollers support ... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5396179 | High frequency surge tester methods and apparatus A high frequency surge tester includes a high frequency detection circuit which is used to detect microfracture defects in the insulation of wire on wound coils. The high frequency detection circuit includes a high-pass filter which isolates an errant vol... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5396245 | Digital to analog converter A segmented DAC is described in which the outputs of a pair of subword DAC circuits are summed by modulating the offset voltage of a differential buffer amplifier. Also described are various alternative DAC embodiments and an operational amplifier input s... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5392506 | Methods for connecting stator coil leads Methods and apparatus are provided for connecting a lead wire extending from a coil portion wound on a pole of a stator core to one or more terminals mounted on the stator core, wherein the method includes the steps of: grasping a lead wire; disposing the... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391166 | Bi-polar electrosurgical endoscopic instruments having a detachable working end Endoscopic surgical instruments are provided that have detachable working ends for use with a reusable handle portion. The detachable working end includes bipolar electrodes on opposing movable members for passing a high frequency current through tissue f... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389004 | Handle and wand system for vacuum cleaner In accordance with the present invention, a handle and wand system for a vacuum cleaner is provided which includes an enclosed electrical system which may be used to provide electrical power to a powered floor nozzle or other powered nozzles. The handle a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5389535 | Method of encapsulating cells in a tubular extrudate Methods and systems are disclosed for encapsulating viable cells which produce biologically-active factors. The cells are encapsulated within a semipermeable, polymeric membrane by co-extruding an aqueous cell suspension and a polymeric solution through a... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387117 | Universal central vacuum cleaner hose end fitting A "universal" end fitting for a central vacuum cleaner hose, having a reversible electrical connector body that can be reversed without being disconnected from the end fitting, and which accordingly need not be realigned after being reversed, is provided.... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5385019 | Compression release engine braking methods and apparatus for use with turbocharged engines having intercoolers Increased engine braking is available from a system including an internal combustion engine equipped with a compression release engine brake, a turbocharger, and an intercooler by having the engine inlet air compressed by the turbocharger bypass the inter... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5383620 | Apparatus for facilitating the changing of shrouds in armature winding machines Structures which facilitate changing the shrouds which are used to guide armature coil wires into the slots in electric motor armatures during armature coil winding are shown. The shrouds may need to be changed when armatures of different sizes are to be ... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383618 | Machine and method for winding two-pole stators A machine for winding two-pole stators includes a revolving table around which are located at least three working stations: a station to feed the machine with unwound stators from a conveyor placed alongside the machine and for returning the wound stators... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5383619 | Methods and apparatus for winding armatures with improved balance The balance of rotors for dynamo-electric machines (e.g., electric motor armatures), which are wound with two diametrically opposite, simultaneously applied coils of wire, is improved by ensuring that wire is fed to both coils in substantially similar qua... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5312899 | Dermorphin analogs Peptides are provided which are suitable for the treatment of pain and gastro-intestinal disorders, such as diarrhea, and are represented by the structure: ##STR1## where values for the substituents and n are disclosed herein. Methods for prepar... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5236084 | Hinged lid box with attached pop-out coupon A box-like cigarette pack includes a lid with a tab that extends below the bottom of the lid. All or part of the tab may be made readily removable by providing a line of weakness between the removable tab and the remainder of the lid. The tab may be print... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5191906 | Process for making wrappers for smoking articles which modify the burn rate of the smoking article A process for making smoking article wrappers so as to modify the mass burn rate of the smoking article.... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5184318 | Rectangular array signed digit multiplier A rectangular array signed digit multiplier circuit 10 is disclosed which comprises a multiplier core (28). The circuit (10) comprises a C-latch (14), a D-latch (18), and A-latch (26), and a feedback latch (52) operable to store operands to be input into ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5145677 | Process for treatment of diseases This invention relates to the treatment of various diseases such as such as those characterized by tumorigenic or neoplastic cell growth, malignant hematological systemic diseases, viral diseases, carcinomas, sarcomas, myelomas, melanomas, lymphomas, papi... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5143213 | Multi-pack flip-top cigarette carton A paperboard blank is provided for a multi-pack flip-top cigarette carton. The carton blank has front, back and side panels, top and bottom flaps, and dust flaps. These sections of the carton blank are separated by score lines in such a manner that the bl... | 09/01/1992 |
| 4116611 | Gaseous and liquid fuel burner A improved burner for metallurgical furnaces capable of utilizing gaseous or liquid fuels and air, enriched air or oxygen as an oxidant and adapted to accommodate rich fuel/oxidant mixtures is disclosed. The burner is capable of producing high temperature... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4111687 | Process for the production of intermediate hot metal A process and apparatus for the production of intermediate hot metal suitable for further refining into steel is disclosed. The basic process includes the steps of heating a charge of ore in a reducing furnace having a reducing atmosphere therein comprising a ... | 09/05/1978 |
