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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6337478 | Electrostatic force detector with cantilever and shield for an electrostatic force microscope An electrostatic force microscope for measuring electrostatic force of a sample under test including a detector comprising a cantilever arm having a tip formation at one end and located so that electrostatic force is induced at the tip due to electrostati... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6241989 | Recombinant multivalent viral vaccine The present invention relates to multivalent recombinant raccoon poxviruses, containing more than one exogenous gene inserted into either the thymidine kinase gene, the hemagglutinin gene, or a combination thereof. Disclosed is the use of the multivalent ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6208724 | Virtual telephone A telephone communication system utilizing a virtual phone wherein a telephone switch or similar digital switching device, a digital telephone and an external device such as a personal computer (PC) or other processor are generically interfaced. The virtu... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208651 | Method and system for masking the overhead of protocol layering The Protocol Accelerator is a system which significantly reduces the communication latency of complex layered communication protocols. In particular, the protocol accelerator reduces both the message header overhead imposed by layered protocols and the me... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203696 | Fluid driven pumps and apparatus employing such pumps A reverse osmosis or filtration system uses one or more hydraulic intensifiers (integrated motor and pump) to provide all the high pressure fluid to a semi-permeable membrane or filter, the intensifier being powered by the high pressure flushing flow leav... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6200284 | Gelastic heel care device and method The present invention is a protective and pressure normalizing device for a body extremity. The device has a three-dimensional gelastic member, and a cover. The three-dimensional gelastic member has a predetermined shape to conform to the body extremity a... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6200274 | Removable needle rule A measuring and gauging device for ruling the depth of penetration of the needle of an invasive instrument into a patient's body is also used to fit over the needle and the needle tip to protect against needle damage, accidental sticking of the user's fin... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6200566 | Anti-endoglin monoclonal antibodies and their use in antiangiogenic therapy A monoclonal antibody, or fragments thereof, having binding specificity for both endoglin expressed on human vascular endothelial cells and on murine endothelial cells. Antiangiogenic therapy in mammals can be effected by administering to the mammalian ho... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198281 | NMR spectroscopy of large proteins The present invention provides a method for reducing the correlation time for global tumbling for analysis of proteins and other macromolecules by NMR spectroscopy. The method comprises placing a macromolecule, hydrated and without significant structure p... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193477 | Low power electromagnetic pump All electromagnetic pump comprising a housing having fluid receiving and pumping chambers in communication with an inlet and outlet, respectively, an electromagnet carried by the housing external to the fluid chambers thereof, and an armature movable in t... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6190660 | Anti-endoglin monoclonal antibodies and their use in antiangiogenic therapy A monoclonal antibody, or fragments thereof, having binding specificity for both endoglin expressed on human vascular endothelial cells and on murine endothelial cells. Antiangiogenic therapy in mammals can be effected by administering to the mammalian ho... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6190600 | Circular interconnect The present invention relates to an apparatus that forms a polymeric structure. The apparatus has a mold plate, a circular trench, a male and female interconnect, a vertical gap filler, and a cylinder. The mold plate has a predetermined geometric design. ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187588 | Method for increasing the efficiency of transfection The present invention discloses a method for increasing the efficiency of transfection of cells by incubating the transfected cells with an inhibitor of apoptosis. In one embodiment, the inhibitor of apoptosis is a caspase inhibitor.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182298 | Latching device for attaching a breathing mask to a helmet A latching device eg for attaching a breathing mask to an aircrew helmet, has detents (20) on a receptacle portion (10), and teeth (32) on carriers (30,31) supported for arcuate movement in an insert portion (14) and supported (eg at 33) so that bending l... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6174443 | Purification of wheat germ agglutinin using macroporous or microporous filtration membrane This invention relates to a microporous or macroporous affinity filtration membrane wherein the matrix of the membrane is composed of chitin and the pores are made by dissolution of porogen during the preparation of the membrane. The invention also relate... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6171323 | Tongue cleaner A tongue cleaner having an elongate shank portion for holding thereof and a portion extending from one end thereof for supporting a tongue scraping edge. The support portion is skewed relative to the shank portion to slope downwardly for effecting engagem... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6171620 | Method of enhancing the efficacy of anti-tumor agents A method for enhancing the effect of anti-tumor agents on solid tumors is provided. The method comprises administering to an individual an anti-tumor agent and a hematocrit elevator. The hematocrit elevator may be administered before or concurrently with ... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162407 | Chemical dispenser and method of dispensing chemical A chemical dispenser for dispensing chemicals into a tank holding liquid, such as a swimming pool. The chemical dispenser has a housing, a lid, an inlet and an outlet. The lid is selectively attachable to the housing to permit a sanitizing chemical to be ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152938 | Device for opening blocked tubes A drill member comprising a drill head located at the distal end of a catheter. The drill further includes a divice for anchoring the tip of the drill head against at least a portion of a face of occulusion whilst allowing the drill to rotate.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6146333 | Acoustic fertility monitor and detector The present invention relates to a non-invasive method and device for detecting hormonal changes in humans by monitoring and detecting changes in psycho-acoustic sensitivity of humans. In particular, the onset of ovulation in a female, preceded by a sudde... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6145142 | Apparatus and method for controlling a patient positioned upon a cushion The present invention details a pressurizable mattress. The mattress has at least one inflatable cushion having a pair of sides, and at least one set of an electromagnetic energy emitting device and an electromagnetic energy receiving device. The electrom... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136466 | Prismatic high rate cell A solid cathode liquid organic electrolyte alkali metal high rate cell wherein a combination of an elongated alkali metal anode and elongated solid cathode with separator therebetween is wound to form an anode-cathode subassembly having a jellyroll type c... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6134244 | Method and system for optimizing layered communication protocols Layering of protocols offers several well-known advantages, such as, for example, reduction of a network design complexity, but, on the other hand, layering introduces overhead which increases delays in communication and typically leads to performance ine... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6127428 | Method for enhancing transport of gases to tissues A method is disclosed for the treatment of right to left shunt. The method comprises introducing, into the blood circulation of an individual, to be treated, a therapeutically effective amount of the stabilized microbubbles. In a preferred embodiment, oxy... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6119542 | Compact toothed wheel gearing with large gear ratio A compact gear system that includes an input shaft (28), an output shaft (1) and gear wheels which drivingly connect the same, wherein the output shaft (1) is journalled in a gear housing (2). The output shaft (1) is hollow and has pins (5a) which project... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102930 | Volumetric measurement device and method in lateral recess and foraminal spinal stenosis A device for accurately determining the lateral recess and foraminal volume prior to and following spinal decompression procedures to assess adequacy of the decompression. The device comprises an inflatable tipped catheter connected to calibration instrum... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6101704 | Method for fastening a semi-cylindrical workpiece without refixturing thereof Machining method utilizing an apparatus comprising a major C-frame for carrying an upper tooling head and a rotatable minor C-frame for carrying a lower tooling head cantileverly supported away from a body portion of the minor C-frame to provide a throat ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099951 | Gelatinous composite article and construction A gelatinous composite article has a sealant layer, a permeable layer and a heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer material. The sealant layer melts within a first temperature range. The permeable layer is over the sealant layer and melts ... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096391 | Method for improving electrical conductivity of metals, metal alloys and metal oxides A method for improving the electrical conductivity of a substrate of metal, metal alloy or metal oxide comprising depositing a small or minor amount of metal or metals from Group VIIIA metals (Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt) or from Group IA metals (C... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6096049 | Light guiding device and method The present invention provides an instrument adapted for alignment with a light beam, which instrument includes an instrument body having a point of entry of the light beam, a light conducting channel, and a sensing element carried by the instrument and b... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093356 | Forming moulding with simulated wood grain surface Synthetic resin mouldings such as panels and doors having an improved simulated wood grain finish are obtained by first coating a part of all of the mold surface with at least one colorant having a color which is different from the color of the resin cure... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6086379 | System and method for training a swimmer A training system and method used to improve the biomechanics, distance per stroke, and aerobic metabolism of a swimmer is disclosed. The system employs a computer interface which allows a coach or a swimmer to input a particular training strategy using p... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085748 | Quick donning goggles for use with breathing mask A face mask for covering the nose and mouth of the wearer for supplying breathing gas thereto and a pair of strapless goggles which are easily and quickly donnable. The goggles are detachably attachable to the face mask by a tongue-and-groove connection w... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6083173 | Artificial neural network for predicting respiratory disturbances and method for developing the same A method for predicting respiratory disturbances, and a method for developing such an artificial neural network. The inputs to the method and to the artificial neural network of the present invention are the answers given by a person to a series of questi... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083086 | Expanding device for grinding sleeves The present invention is an expanding device for supporting grinding sleeves. The device has a cylindrical member with an outer surface, an interior chamber, an expanding chamber, and a locking mechanism. The outer surface receives the grinding sleeve and... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6078573 | Circuitry and method for demodulating code division multiple access (CDMA) signals A method and apparatus is provided for demodulating direct sequence, spread spectrum CDMA signals in the presence of unknown spread-spectrum multiuser interference and additive white Gaussian noise, using only the available received signal and the predete... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6051184 | Metal powder injection moldable composition, and injection molding and sintering method using such composition A metal powder injection moldable composition which hardly causes debinding deformation is obtained. This composition consists of a metal powder and an organic binder. The components which constitute the organic binder are: a. polyoxymethylene having a Vicat s... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6047635 | Apparatus for randomly marking a game card Apparatus for randomly marking a game card comprises an array of marking means (46, 48) independently moveable within respective apertures (40) from a stowed position to a deployed position to mark a game card, a plurality of balls (62), the number of whi... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6042826 | Method for inducing apoptosis of primary central nervous system B cell lymphomas A method for treating a primary central nervous system lymphoma in an individual relates to administering intrathecally or intralesionally a therapeutically effective amount of a Fas-cross-linking composition thereby inducing the lymphoma cells to undergo... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035225 | Detection of cancerous lesions by measuring nitric oxide concentrations in tissue The present invention involves the measurement of nitric oxide in interstitial fluid extracted by a thin needle from a body tissue, and particularly a human breast. The diffuse nature of nitric oxide means that the sample of body fluid does not need to be... | 03/07/2000 |
