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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6164376 | Triple action pumping system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selectively lifting produced fluid, including produced hydrocarbons and a portion of produced water, to a ground surface and for multiplying a hydrostatic head of a column of the produced fluid ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6159458 | Sustained release ophthalmic compositions containing water soluble medicaments An ophthalmic composition that provides sustained release of a water soluble medicament is formed comprising a crosslinked carboxy-containing polymer, a medicament, a sugar and water. The composition has a pH of at least 6.7 but a viscosity of from about ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159952 | Method of treating bronchitis with uridine triphosphate and related compounds A method of promoting clearance of retained mucous secretions in the bronchi, bronchioles and small terminal airways of a subject in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the bronchi of the subject a uridine phosphate ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6118947 | Drive method and device for an electronic shutter and auto focus control mechanism used in cameras A method for driving a shutter of a camera includes the steps of determining whether a first shutter release is performed, measuring light and distance to the subject if the first shutter release is performed, determining both a focus position of the focu... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6116341 | Water injection pressurizer The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for multiplying the hydrostatic head of a column of liquid into a magnified injection pressure for injecting water produced in a gas well into a disposal zone, while concurrently producing the gas... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6111081 | Lactoferrin variants and uses thereof The present invention is directed to recombinant nucleic acids encoding lactoferrin variants and portions thereof, having modified iron-binding capacity, and to vectors comprising same recombinant nucleic acids. The present invention is further directed t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6109834 | Composite tubular and methods The present invention relates to an apparatus and methods for coupling objects that are displaced from one another. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus and methods for providing a connection member, for coupling objects that are d... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6105671 | Method and apparatus for minimizing emulsion formation in a pumped oil well The present invention relates to a system for minimizing emulsion formation in a pumped oil well by establishing substantially core annular flow at the outlet of the system. The core annular flow regime is established at the outlet of the system through a... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095792 | Flue gas recirculation system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for improving the economics of flue gas recirculation. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for the minimization of oxides of nitrogen ("NOx ") in the exhaust gas ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6093302 | Electrochemical solid phase synthesis A solid phase synthesis method for the preparation of diverse sequences of separate polymers or nucleic acid sequences using electrochemical placement of monomers or nucleic acids at a specific location on a substrate containing at least one electrode tha... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092599 | Downhole oil and water separation system and method The present invention relates to a downhole oil and water separation system having a casing which includes an interval in communication with a producing zone. The system further includes two pumps disposed in the casing for use in lifting segregated produ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6092600 | Dual injection and lifting system using a rod driven progressive cavity pump and an electrical submersible pump and associate a method The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selectively lifting produced fluids, including produced hydrocarbons and a portion of produced water, to a ground surface while injecting the remaining produced water into an injection zone subs... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6080559 | Expression of processed recombinant lactoferrin and lactoferrin polypeptide fragments from a fusion product in Aspergillus The subject invention provides for the production of lactoferrins and lactoferrin polypeptide fragments using the host cells Aspergillus in combination with novel plasmid constructs. More specifically, the subject invention provides novel vector construct... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079491 | Dual injection and lifting system using a rod driven progressive cavity pump and an electrical submersible progressive cavity pump The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for selectively lifting produced fluids, including produced hydrocarbons and a portion of produced water, to a ground surface while injecting the remaining produced water into an injection zone subs... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6078193 | Apparatus and method for providing a static mode for dynamic logic circuits A system and method for providing a static mode for logic circuits with dynamic latches. The invention provides a reliable static mode for testing of the logic circuit, prevents "through current" power consumption when clocks to the logic circuit are stop... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6076656 | Conveyor belt scrapers The invention concerns a conveyor belt scraper used to scrape debris from the surface of a conveyor belt (10). The scraper incorporates a segmented scraper blade which includes individual blade segments (22) arranged side by side with one another such tha... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6061523 | Photographic camera and a control method thereof A photographic device and a control method thereof in which a user can take a portrait photograph by changing a photographic screen range according to a size and a number of objects to be photographed. The photographic device includes a photographic selec... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6054566 | Recombinant animal viral nucleic acids The present invention relates to a recombinant viral nucleic acid selected from a (+) sense, single stranded RNA virus possessing a native subgenomic promoter encoding for a first viral subgenomic promoter, a nucleic acid sequence that codes for a viral c... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6048707 | Fluorophore assisted derivatization analysis of carbohydrates Methods and kits for structurally analyzing carbohydrate molecules are taught. Carbohydrates for analysis are derivatized (preferably methylated) and then hydrolyzed into constituent monosaccharides. The derivatized monosaccharides are then labeled by a f... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6046862 | Zoom lens system A zoom lens system includes three lens groups. The first lens group and the third lens group have a positive refractive power, and the second lens group has a negative refractive power. The second lens group and the third lens group move along an optical ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043841 | Apparatus for observing arc of lamp A lamp arc observing apparatus includes a lens unit installed in the path of light emitted from a lamp, a camera for viewing the image of the electrodes of the lamp through the lens unit, and a light intensity controlling device installed between the lens... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6030581 | Laboratory in a disk An apparatus is described that includes an optical disk, adapted to be read by an optical reader, comprising a first sector having substantially self-contained assay means for localizing an analyte suspected of being in a sample to at least one, predeterm... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6027891 | Method of early detection of HPV-associated carcinomas and extreme dysplasias caused by HPV This invention relates to a method of detection of an mRNA having HPV and cellular sequences in a body sample, comprising the following steps: (a) obtaining a body sample; (b) isolating mRNA from the body sample of (a); (c) translating the mRNA of (b) into cDNA usi... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6017958 | Method of treating malignant tumors with thyroxine analogues having no significant hormonal activity The present invention provides methods for treating cancer, particularly malignant tumors, with thyroxine analogues having no significant hormonal activity. A thyroxine analogue is administered to an afflicted mammal in an amount effective to cause depres... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6008318 | Two-stage solution polymerization of high molecular weight poly(phosphoesters) A process for making a phosphoester polymer comprising the recurring monomeric units of formula I: ##STR1## wherein: X is --O-- or --NR"--, where R" is H or alkyl; L is a divalent organic moiety; R' is H, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heterocyclic, or het... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007702 | Process for removing water from heavy crude oil A process for removing water from heavy crude oil uses an inorganic salt which is a Group IA or Group IIA metal halide or nitrate salts. The crude oil is in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion with water content of 8% (by weight) or less. The salt is stir... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6007691 | Fluorophore assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis diagnosis The subject invention provides methods and kits for conveniently diagnosing various physiological conditions that produce altered levels of specific carbohydrates, known as diagnostic carbohydrates. Measurement of the levels of the diagnostic carbohydrate... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006855 | Borehole seismic detector system employing stabilizers Systems are disclosed for securing near vertically deployed seismic detector systems in a cased well borehole from oscillatory motion during a seismic survey. In one embodiment a generally cylindrical body member of an unsymmetrical shape having one flat ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6006424 | Method for fabricating inner leads of a fine pitch leadframe A method of fabricating the inner leads of a fine pitch leadframe having a small interval between leads. The inner leads of the fine pitch leadframe are fabricated by combining a new stamping tool for fabricating extended fine pitch portions of inner lead... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008335 | Methods of screening for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease A novel association between IBD and a polymorphism at amino acid residue 241 of ICAM-1 has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention there is provided methods of screening for IBD, methods for treating IBD, antibodies specifically reactive... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6004978 | Methods of treating cancer with aromatic nitro and nitroso compounds and their metabolites Unsubstituted or substituted halo nitro and nitroso compounds and their metabolites are potent, selective and non-toxic inhibitors and suppressants of cancer growth and viral infections in a mammalian host. The compounds are particularly useful for treatm... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005825 | Synchronous semiconductor memory device having wave pipelining control structure and method for outputting data using the same A synchronous semiconductor memory device having a wave pipelining control structure and a method of outputting data therefrom. A register for storing the data output from a memory cell is controlled by a control signal in response to first and second ext... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6002720 | Audio and video transmission and receiving system A system of distributing video and/or audio information employs digital signal processing to achieve high rates of data compression. The compressed and encoded audio and/or video information is sent over standard telephone, cable or satellite broadcast ch... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6001569 | Methods of screening for Crohn's disease using TNF microsatellite alleles A novel association between certain tumor necrosis factor microsatellite alleles and Crohn's disease has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided methods for screening for Crohn's disease comprising detecting the presen... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002056 | Colorless petroleum markers Petroleum products are marked with a marker such as thymolphthalein or cresolphthalein. When the marked petroleum products are contacted with a developing reagent, a color develops.... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997861 | Antiviral supramolecules containing target-binding molecules and therapeutic molecules bound to spectrin Complexes are prepared containing two or more different effector molecules joined to each other by a joining component. One effector molecule is a binding molecule such as an antibody or Fc receptor that binds to a molecular target such as a virus or anti... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999390 | Input buffer circuit for semiconductor device A CMOS input buffer for semiconductor devices, that is capable of protecting its MOS transistors from gate oxide breakdown due to the application of high voltage greater than a normal power supply voltage.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989590 | Oral delivery of discrete units The present invention is directed to an oral active agent delivery system and method for delivering discrete units of an active agent formulation to a patient. An active agent formulation chamber containing the active agent formulation and having a fluid ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984537 | Method and apparatus for preventing the deviation of a focal plane shutter blade An apparatus and a method for preventing the deviation of a focal plane shutter are disclosed. The apparatus has a back cover switch, a control unit and a shutter driver. The apparatus and method prevents the deviation of the focal plane shutter blade by ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5985324 | Flow controller configurations for an active agent delivery device The present invention is directed to an oral active agent delivery system comprising improved flow controllers. A hollow tubular member (10) containing the active agent formulation and having a fluid passing controller (14) is placed at one end (16) into ... | 11/16/1999 |
