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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5529754 | Apparatus for capacitatively determining the position of a pipetting needle within an automated analyzer An analyzer has a horizontally disposed baseplate on which primary containers and secondary containers are disposed; a pipetting needle of an electrically conductive material connected to a metering device by a tubing, for transferring a predetermined vol... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528521 | Titration emulation system and method A method and system achieving the results of a conventional titration without the need to chemically dilute a sample. Such a result is accomplished by providing a plurality of calibration standards, each containing a different known concentration of a vis... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5512247 | Apparatus for testing pipetting needle linearity in an automated analyzer An analyzer has a horizontally disposed baseplate on which primary containers and secondary containers are disposed, a pipetting needle, a transport device, and a control device. The pipetting needle is formed of an electrically conductive material and is... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5502076 | Dispersing agents for use with hydrofluoroalkane propellants Vitamin E acetate, C3 -linked triesters, glycerin, t-butanol, and transesterified oil/polyethylene glycol are effective dispersing agents for use with hydrofluoroalkanes. Effective amounts of the above are effective in suspending medicaments wh... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5496519 | Diagnostic processing station A processing station for making a fluorescence polarization measurement on a sample in a cell under examination in a device for chemical and biochemical analysis, the analytical device containing a conveyor for conveying cells. In order to make fluorescen... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5482864 | Method for suspending particles An analytical device incorporating a system for suspending particles includes a conveying device for positioning a pipetting needle at a distance from the central longitudinal axis of the reaction vessel. Particles are suspended by delivering amounts of l... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5482863 | Apparatus for suspending particles An analytical device incorporating a system for suspending particles includes a conveying device for positioning a pipetting needle at a distance from the central longitudinal axis of the reaction vessel. Particles are suspended by delivering amounts of l... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5462865 | Process for producing tocopherols A novel process for producing tocopherols and their precursors is described.... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5462715 | Cuvette conveyor A conveyor is useful for conveying cuvettes to one or more processing stations. The conveyor has a plate-shaped rotor magazine with a number of resilient retaining elements for releasably holding cuvettes along the periphery of the magazine. This allows t... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5455337 | DNA encoding chimeric polypeptides comprising the interleukin-5 receptor -chain fused to immunoglobulin heavy chain constant regions Chimeric polypeptides encoded by a DNA sequence having a first DNA subsequence coding for a fragment of at least one of the - and/or ଲ-chain of the human interleukin-5 receptor, and a second DNA subsequence coding for the constant domains of ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5454974 | Halobenzene liquid crystals Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X1 denotes fluorine or chlorine and X2 denotes hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; R1 is 3E-alkenyl, 4-alkenyl, 2E-alkenyloxy or 3-alkenyloxy; n stands for the number 0 or 1; one ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5447662 | Optically non-linear polymeric coatings Polymeric coatings having optically non-linear or optically anisotropic properties in selected areas and of any arbitrary shape including a pattern. These zones are sharply defined from surfaces having centro-symmetrical or isotropic configurations or fro... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5446189 | Intermediates for the production of N-substituted anilines, inhibitors of phospholipases A2 Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, n, m, o, p, and q are as hereinafter set forth, and, when R2 is hydrogen, pharmace... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5443792 | Pipetting device A pipetting device contains a pipetting needle connected to metering device for transferring a volume of liquid from a primary vessel to a secondary vessel. Primary vessel and secondary vessels are disposed on the same or different vessel carrier units, a... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5438052 | Cephalosporin derivatives Cephalosporin derivatives have the formula ##STR1## wherein Z1, Z2, X, Y, P, Q, m, n and p are as defined in the following text. Also described are the readily hydrolyzable esters and pharmaceutically compatible salts of these c... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5437841 | Cuvette A cell for performing optical measurements in a automatic analyzer includes a cell having a tubular body. The body has two plane-parallel walls, and is open at one end and closed at the opposite end by a bottom wall. At the open end of the body, tongues e... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5432069 | Tocopherol cyclase isolated from Chlorella protothecoides, Dunaliella salina and wheat leaves A tocopherol cyclase is produced in homogenous form which acts on phytyl benzoquinol derivatives to produce R', R', R'-tocopherols enantioselectively. The cyclase has a molecular weight of from about 48 kD to about 50 kD as determined by SDS-PAGE. The cyc... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5419279 | Apparatus for depositing and staining cytological material on a microscope slide An apparatus for use in depositing and staining cytological material on a microscope slide has an elongated hollow tube, a base member, at least one flange, and a base plate. The base member is attached to the bottom end of the tube and projects outwardly... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5399720 | Production of oxetanones The invention relates to a novel process for producing a compound having the formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and X are described herein, via corresponding ଲ-keto- and ଲ-hydroxy-δ-lactones, as well as novel inte... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5399292 | Fluoro-substituted phenyl-cyclohexylacetylenes Fluoro-substituted phenyl-cyclohexylacetylenes have the formula: ##STR1## wherein R signifies alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 1 or, respectively, 2 to 12 carbon atoms in which one CH2 group can be replaced by oxygen and/or one or... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5397576 | Spray triturated micronutrient compositions Substantially dried free flowing micronutrient compositions having up to 15% by weight of a micronutrient, a binder, and a densifying agent are produced according to the invention. The process for producing the compositions includes the steps of dissolvin... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5384094 | Diagnostic processing station A processing station for making a fluorescence polarization measurement on a sample in a cell under examination in an apparatus for chemical and biochemical analysis, the analytical apparatus containing a conveyor for conveying cells. In order to make flu... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5380462 | Cyclohexyl alkenoate compounds Compounds having the Formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 denotes an alkenyl group; A1 and A2 each independently represent 1,4-phenylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted with halogen and in which, when it is unsubstitut... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5376646 | Topical preparations containing the salt of a cholanic acid and a lipid Topical preparations containing a salt of a cholanic acid, a lipid, and optionally, one or more other pharmaceutically or cosmetically active substances, are disclosed. These preparations are used in pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic applications.... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5371082 | Treatment of anxiety disorders The invention relates to the use of p-chloro-N-(2-morpholinoethyl)benzamide in the treatment of anxiety disorders, such as, panic disorders, social phobia and obsessive compulsive disorder,... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5364556 | Halovinyl-derivatives Compounds of general formula (I), wherein R signifies hydrogen, halogen, cyano, isothiocyanato, or alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl with 1 to 15 carbon atoms, which is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one of halogen, cyano and/or trifluoromethyl and in... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5356814 | Disaggregation device for cytological specimens A device for disaggregating cytological material includes a cylindrical body and a plurality of shear plates at least one of which is located at the bottom end of the cylindrical body. The shear plates have a plurality of holes or slots formed therein whi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5348869 | Process for producing tocopherols with spheroplasts of algae A novel process for producing tocopherols and their precursors is described.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5346831 | Cytorich process system A process for producing a monolayer of cytological material on an optically-clear, cationically-charged substrate, includes the steps of separating the cytological material by centrifugation over a density gradient, producing a packed pellet of the cytolo... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5327273 | Bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell A bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal display cell utilizes two plates, a chiral ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal sandwiched between the plates, and an electrode for applying an electrical field to the plates. The chiral ferroelectric smectic liquid... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5318781 | Absorption enhancement of antibiotics The oral absorption of antibiotics given of administration is significantly enhanced by use of the antibiotic in conjunction with a two-component absorption enhancing system made up of Laureth-12 together with a second component salts of capric acid and c... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5315015 | Compounds having improved fluorescence in fluorescence polarization immunoassays and immunoassays utilizing same Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein F is a fluorescing compound; Y is --NH-- or a single covalent bond; Z is a straight or branched alkylene chain of 2 to 10 carbon atoms which is substituted by at least one hydrophilic group; Q is oxygen or ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5302317 | Halobenzene liquid crystals Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X1 denotes fluorine or chlorine and X2 denotes hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; R1 is 3E-alkenyl, 4-alkenyl, 2E-alkenyloxy or 3-alkenyloxy; n stands for the number 0 or 1; one ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5292732 | Pyrrolopyrazine derivatives The novel pyrrolopyrazines of the general formula ##STR1## wherein one of R1 and R2 signifies aryl and the other signifies hydrogen, lower alkyl or aryl or R1 and R2 together with the two carbon atoms denot... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5278148 | Amino acid derivatives useful for treating high blood pressure Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 is hydrogen or methyl, R2 is ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, imidazol-2-yl, imidazol-4-yl, pyrazol-3-yl, thiazol-4-yl, thien-2-yl, ethoxycarbonyl, t-butylcarbonylmethyl, benzyloxycarbonylme... | 01/11/1994 |
