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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5409901 | Therapeutic compositions comprising nucleoproteins as the active agents, and methods of producing and using such compositions The present invention relates to the production of nucleoproteins, more especially DNA, and their use in therapeutic compositions suitable for the treatment of neoplasms, pathological conditions, infections, osteoarticular disorders and the like, which co... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5231947 | Ship's rudder A ship's rudder has a main rudder body with a cross-sectional shape that is streamlined and symmetrical relative to the vertical center plane of the rudder. A pair of fins extend horizontally from opposite vertical surfaces of the rudder body, symmetrical... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5226102 | Light-reflection method for transmission-loss measurements in optical fiber lightguides Object--to increase versatility by way of providing for the possibility of measuring losses in any of the i-th light-guides out of an arbitrary number of lightguides spliced so as to accommodate minimal air gaps, and at the joint between the (i-1)th and i... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223420 | Elastin-based product, a procedure for its preparation and its biological applications; in particular as biomaterials and artificial supports The subject of the invention is an elastin-based product consisting of an adduct containing elastin and at least one protein which can be coagulated and/or activated by thrombin.... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5214568 | Transmission system A transmission system for transmission of audio voltage signals has a first transmission portion which includes a cable (16) coupled to a first face of a substantially flat cover member (22). The cable (16) and cover member (22) are integrally coupled to ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5213013 | Line pressure control system for automatic transmission A hydraulic pressure control system for an automatic transmission includes a multiple transmission gear mechanism having a plurality of gear stages and frictional elements for switching power transmitting paths in the transmission gear mechanism, a hydrau... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5204377 | Porous, crystallized, aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer, a porous, crystallized aromatic polycarbonate, and production methods A porous, crystallized, aromatic polycarbonate prepolymer is disclosed, which comprises recurring aromatic carbonate units and terminal hydroxyl and aryl carbonate groups, wherein these terminal groups are in a specific molar ratio, and has specific numbe... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5204239 | Biosensors including lipid bilayer doped with ion channels anchored to a recording electrode by bridging molecules Biosensors for qualitative and quantitative analysis comprise an amphipathic liquid crystalline membrane composed of a lipid bilayer attached to a recording electrode via bridging anchoring molecules. The lipid bilayer is doped with biologic or synthetic ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5199028 | Asynchronous time division network The asynchronous time division network transmits data by way of high rate bearers. The data is divided into fixed length packets. The network comprises a switching matrix having a number of input and output ports arranged in columns. Each data packet is r... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5192716 | Method of making a extended integration semiconductor structure A low cost, lightweight, fast, dense and reliable extended integration semiconductor structure is provided by forming a thin film multilayer wiring decal on a support substrate and aligning and attaching one or more integrated chips to the decal. A suppor... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5190833 | Electrodes for metal/air batteries and fuel cells and bipolar metal/air batteries incorporating the same The invention provides an electrode for use in a primary metal/air battery or in a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell comprising a current-collecting metallic structure and a metallic foamed or fiber mat having a first surface attached to a first surface of the st... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5182490 | Light sources A fluorescent tube (2) is made of a plastics material containing at least one organic fluorescent dye and attached to the inner surface of this tube is a barrier layer (3) for absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and attached to the inner surface of the layer... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5180168 | Putting practice device A putting practice device which provides a golfer with a means for maintaining a predetermined putting stance and which ensures that putting strokes are pendulum strokes containing no lateral motion. The putting practice device comprises an elongated L-sh... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5176250 | Handy disk storage box A disk storage box comprised of two pivoted shells connected by two axle caps with a hollow shaft retained therebetween to hold a plurality of flat disk holders. Lifting one shell from the other causes said axle caps to rotate said hollow shaft, permittin... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5174933 | Method of and apparatus for producing a product with a coating layer A cavity pressure is sequentially changed, by relatively displacing two mold dies forming a mold cavity, to a molding presure at which a product is molded in the mold cavity, a coating pressure lower than the molding pressure at which fluidized thermosett... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174778 | Electronic connector An electronic connector of the invention is used for linking together two printed circuit boards, such as a master printed circuit board and a peripheral interface circuit board. The electronic connector holds the circuit boards firmly, properly oriented ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174528 | Crescent shaped ram air parachute A ram air parachute has a crescent planform shape. A plurality of longitudinal ram air cells (14) are formed by spaced ribs (16) extending longitudinally between and connecting the upper surface (2) and lower surface (4) and have openings at the forward e... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5174207 | Rotary printing machine This invention refers to a rotary printing machine with at least one counterpressure cylinder and at least two printing belt cylinders around which a continuous printing belt carrying printing forms and printing pictures is led, with one cylinder thereof ... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5173889 | Multi-loaded disk drive arrangement A multi-loaded disk drive arrangement comprises a disk table for holding a plurality of disks arranged on the same circumference thereof, a loading mechanism for rotating the table to move a desired disk so that it is placed at a desired position, and a m... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5172990 | Structures of push - button key of keyboard The improved structures of the push-button key of keyboard are characterized in that the upper housing panel of keyboard comprises a plurality of partitioned sections where the push-button keys are installed, and that a key barrel of a predetermined heigh... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5171277 | Method and apparatus for removing prosthetic cement A process for removal of cement from the medullary canal of a patient's long bone comprising: determining the profile of a line of intersection of a plane, and a cement/bone interface intersected by that plane; determining the thickness of the cement in t... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5171142 | Rotary displacement machine with cylindrical pretension on disc-shaped partition A rotary displacement machine has a casing (1) having a spherical interior space accommodating a rotor. The rotor is spherical and is formed by a disc-shaped partition (2) having on either side thereof pivotally vanes (3, 4). The vanes (3, 4) are connecte... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5171037 | Fender guard A fender guard associated with and protecting the fenders mounted on a utility type trailer or similar vehicle. The fender guard includes a plurality of generally parallel, laterally spaced rails or frame members that overlie the upper surface of a fender... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5170259 | Motion compensated predictive coding/decoding system of picture signal A motion compensated predictive coding/decoding system of a picture signal in which one frame is constituted by N×M pixels. The picture signal is divided into a plurality of block data each have BH×BV pixels. The plurality of the block data are coded/de... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169234 | Infrared temperature sensor An infrared temperature sensor with a sensor element sensitive for infrared radiation and which generates an analog output signal, permits a speed-variable and resolution-variable infrared temperature measurement, in that at least one resolution-adjustabl... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169570 | Jointing of fabric ends A method of joining the ends of a papermakers fabric wherein machine direction yarns are fringed out at the fabric ends, yarn ends being laid across a pinned plate, and yarn ends being cut back so as partially to overlie the plate. Those yarns which exten... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5167779 | Process and apparatus for electrolyte exchange A process and apparatus for obtaining an intensive and continuous exchange of electrolyte on the surfaces of workpieces (11, 21) subjected to chemical or electrolytical treatments wherein the exchange is achieved by subjecting the workpieces (11, 21) to s... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5166886 | System to demonstrate and sell computer programs Centralized broadcast of a plurality of computer programs through a point to multipoint communications medium to a plurality of computers able to select, receive and execute computer programs from within said plurality of computer programs. Computer progr... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163098 | System for preventing fraudulent use of credit card A credit card system uses an encryption algorithm to generate a first encoded text from the card number and a password supplied by the user. The card user is verified by comparison of the first encoded text with an encoded text recorded on the card. When ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5162658 | Thermal detection arrangement having a plurality of optical filter devices A thermal detector arrangement includes a number of channels, each including a collimator for collimating incident radiation to a respective optical filter. Each optical filter has a respective radiation passband characteristic with one having a passband ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161917 | Method of and an element for the production of structures for containing areas of ground An element for use in producing stabilized soil structures comprises a sheet of double-twisted galvanized and plastic-coated metal mesh which has on one end a box portion made from panel of the sheet panels and folded up from the end of the sheet and an a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5161492 | Intake system for multi-cylinder engine An intake system for a vehicle for delivering intake air through separate or discrete intake passages of the intake system into engine cylinders through discrete intake passages. A collector chamber and a resonator chamber connect with an upstream main in... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160440 | Procedure for the dewatering of sewage sludge and plant for procedure execution Procedure for dewatering sewage sludge comprising the steps of subjecting pumpable sludge to chemical pretreatment with addition of a flocculation agent, pre-dewatering the chemically pretreated sludge by gravity filtration and conveying the pre-dewatered... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159966 | Fan-type blind for semicircular arched window A blind for an arched window and more specifically a fan-type blind for semicircular arched windows in the form of a semicircular radially pleated member supported along its bottom edge by a mounting rail which is supported by end mounting brackets attach... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159956 | Hermetically sealed water pipe cleaning device A cleaning device for heat exchangers mounted on construction machines such as a bulldozer, for example, and for water pipe that can be cleaned without removing the heat exchanger or pipe from a machine, includes a cleaning water storage tank (1) connecte... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159856 | Automatic transmission line pressure control system An automatic transmission line pressure control system controls line pressure in an automatic transmission equipped with a torque convertor for hydraulically coupling and uncoupling friction coupling elements of the automatic transmission. The automatic t... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5158461 | Teaching aid A teaching aid for use in explaining the biochemical and/or physiological basis of human body function in health or when suffering from a pathological condition such as diabetes mellitus. The teaching aid comprises means representing the blood stream, org... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158189 | Boom support system A boom support system such as those used on various hoisting equipment, such as cranes or the like, mine scaling equipment and other equipment utilizing telescopic booms. The boom support system includes a plurality of longitudinally extending support rai... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5158158 | Vertically disposed wheel chock for tandem wheels A vertically disposed wheel chock for tandem wheels which engages the opposed tread surfaces of the tandem wheels. The wheel chock includes a pair of members which can be moved toward and away from each other and each member being wedge-shaped and includi... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5157707 | Method and a cassette holder for performing X-ray examination In connection with X-ray or like examination there is used a cassette holder arrangement which is carried by a frame structure (7) by means of pivotal arms (4) which are capable of being swung in the horizontal plane, such as to adjust the position of the... | 10/20/1992 |
