Did You Know...
...that Kleenex tissue was originally designed to be a gas mask filter? It was developed at the beginning of World War I to replace cotton, which was then in short supply as a surgical dressing.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8138224 | Nutritional or therapeutic composition containing the compound oleuropeine or one of the derivatives thereof The present invention provides a nutritional composition and a pharmaceutical composition to be used for humans or animals comprising as active compound the oleuropein compound or one derivative thereof. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8106061 | Use of phosphodiesterase inhibitors in the treatment of prostatic diseases The present invention pertains to the use of inhibitors of phosphodiesterase I, IV and V for the prophylaxis and treatment of prostatic diseases, in particular the use of a) 2-(2-propoxy-phenyl)-8-azapurin-6-one (zaprinast); ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8051525 | Hair brush A brush is made up of: a handle an aluminum tubular body which is coated with an artificial plastic material, vinyl fluoride polymer, and holes with polygonal shape, arranged in a herringbone pattern, which end in bevelling and are arranged forming oblique lines in ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047237 | Thermosetting or thermoplastic arrangement for manufacturing piping for air conditioning Thermosetting or thermoplastic arrangement for the manufacturing of pipes (1), made up of a pile of plies (3) in composite materials, characterized in that it comprises at least one structural ply (5) and at least one rigidity ply (7). Mo... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7909675 | Garment with breast implant stabilizers A breast garment for stabilizing breast implants includes a body surrounding the wearer's mid to upper torso, left and right built-in implant stabilizers positioned at the front of the body for applying medium to firm downward and lateral pressure on a wearer's brea... | 03/22/2011 |
| D609933 | Bench | 02/16/2010 |
| 7066974 | Device in ventilation ducts provided with adjustable filter means The invention relates to an arrangement of ventilation plants including ducts in which bag filters or similar bag-shaped filters (4) made of filter gauze are mounted. For individual adjustment of the air throughflow capacity of the filters the effective lengt... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6747620 | Apparatus for self-diagnosing a video signal in an LCD panel and a method thereof An apparatus and method of self-diagnosing a video signal in an LCD panel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a micro-controller, a switching unit and a diagnosis transmitter. The micro-controller generates and outputs a switching control signal representing an ope... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6567706 | Electrode for muscle stimulation The invention provides an electrode kit for muscle stimulation to be used in conjunction with a splint, the kit including an electrode carrier attachable to an interior surface of the splint and consisting of a relatively thin, flexible, tray-like member;... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6563694 | Electric energy storage device and method for manufacturing the same An electric energy storage device includes a first electrode, a gel type ionic conducting polymer electrolyte separator formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode. The energy storage device has an increased ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6536052 | Safety helmets with cellular textile composite structure as energy absorber A safety helmet in the form of a cycling helmet or similar. The helmet has an outer shell and an energy-absorbing liner within the outer shell. The energy-absorbing liner is provided by a cellular textile material combined with a matrix material to form a... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6528716 | Solar concentrator A space solar concentrator based on light-weight reflectors (3) attached to a honeycomb panel (1) is described. The integration of the reflectors (3) allows for a high modularity. Solar panel deployment is not perturbed by the reflectors (3) even with two... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6514735 | DNA sequence encoding enzymes of clavulanic acid biosynthesis DNA sequences are provided which encode the enzymes required for clavulanic acid synthesis. A process is provided for producing clavulanic acid in a transformant of a non-clavulanate-producing host.... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6508025 | Bolt action for rifles A bolt action for a firearm which comprises a bolt with a removable handle which can be attached to the bolt for left handed use or for right handed use. The receiver has slots for back and forth movement and rotation to left or to right to close the cham... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6498744 | Ferroelectric data processing device In a ferroelectric data processing device for processing and/or storage of data with passive or electrical addressing a data-carrying medium is used in the form of a thin film (1) of ferroelectric material which by an applied electric field is polarized t... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6498017 | Method for measuring the association of substructures of pathological protein depositions A method for the diagnostic detection of diseases associated with protein depositions (pathological protein depositions) by measuring an association of substructures of the pathological protein depositions, structures forming pathological protein depositi... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6494052 | Self contained electrical heat pump HVAC unit A self-contained electrical heat pump heating, ventilating and air conditioning unit (HVAC) adapted for mounting at the rear of a bus or other similarly large transport vehicle. The HVAC unit is unitary in construction, compactly arranged and provided wit... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491958 | Frozen novelties and their manufacture An edible novelty including an edible core mounted on a stick at one end of the core. The core having another end opposite the one end and the core having an edible coverture layer. A layer of an edible viscous material covering the coverture layer of the... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6490321 | Apparatus and method of encoding/decoding moving picture using second encoder/decoder to transform predictive error signal for each field Progressively scanned specific frames that exist for every predetermined period in a moving picture signal is encoded by infra-frame processing or by uni-directional prediction using other encoded specific frames and by orthogonal transform at the 2n... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6490603 | Method and system for producing documents in a structured format Structured-format documents are produced in a process in which a file in a particular word processing format (input A) or in any other format (Input B) are converted (2) to a particular word processor format. The system loads a parameter activation table ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6486134 | Gene treatment to enhance feed efficiency and growth rate of livestock This invention relates to the enhancement of feed efficiency and growth rate, and the reduction of fat accumulation to produce better quality meat by administration of an exogenous gene sequence comprising the complementary DNA sequence of growth hormone ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484172 | Concurrency control method for high-dimensional index structure using latch and lock A concurrency control method for searching the high-dimensional index tree of a database is disclosed. The concurrency control includes: a) adding a root node to the queue and acquiring the shared lock for reinsertion node; b) determining whether the queu... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6482809 | Use of tiludronic acid and derivatives thereof in poultry for the preparation of a medicinal product for preventing and treating osteoporosis The present invention relates to the use of an active substance selected from the group consisting of tiludronic acid, one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, one of its hydrates and mixtures thereof, in the preparation of a medicinal product for pr... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478306 | Separation plate and a method for producing the same To provide a separation plate (1) mounted on a valve body (21) for automatic transmission and having a foamed rubber layer (3) mounted on both sides or one side of a separation plate body (2), which is easy to produce, advantageous in cost and free from g... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6479549 | Carnosic acid derivatives for promoting synthesis of nerve growth factor A novel carnosic acid derivative for promoting the synthesis of nerve growth factor (NGF), a composition comprising the carnosic acid derivative as an effective ingredient, as well as, a method of promoting the synthesis of NGF comprising administering an... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474460 | Processing plant with device for holding and centering bodies in processing stations A plant for assembly of bodies with work stations and conveyance devices for conveying bodies between work stations. The conveyance devices include reference members assembled transitorily on the conveyance devices to support the body on the conveyance de... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6474050 | Device for filling and sealing sacks The invention relates to a device for filling and sealing sacks, which are open on one side and are provided preferably with side folds. Said device comprises a filling station, which exhibits a filling pipe and serves the purpose of filling sacks; compri... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6477664 | Breakpoint interrupt generating apparatus in a superscalar microprocessor The present invention provides a breakpoint interrupt generation apparatus in a superscalar microprocessor, which can be implemented by small amount of hardware resources, thereby reducing required chip area. The breakpoint interrupt generation apparatus ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6477258 | Transducer assembly A transducer assembly for use with an apparatus comprising a sound transmitting earpiece comprises a sound transmitting element (1) adapted to be worn between such an earpiece and the ear, a sound transducer (3), to be located remote from the earpiece and... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470871 | Small bullet loading device removably fitted to an air gun A bullet loading device for an air gun comprises a removable loader (50) including a housing (1) wherein a revolving, small bullet carrying drum (2) is provided with axial through holes (3) uniformly distributed around the turning axis of the drum (2), ea... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6471370 | Color effect light A color effect light or lamp with a three-dimensionally extending transparent lampshade on which luminous areas of various forms and colors are to be produced. A light mixing and reflecting body having an effective three-dimensionally shaped outside-surfa... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6473620 | Method for tracing call establishing message A method for tracing a call establishing message between a specific mobile station and a specific channel element or between the specific channel element and a specific vocoder in a code division multiple access mobile communication system. A base station... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472444 | Closed cell phenolic foam A closed cell phenolic foam is formed from a phenolic resin, a blowing agent such as HCFC141b, a catalyst and less than 2.5% by weight relative to the resin of at least one hydrofluoroether or an azeotrope formulation thereof. 1-methoxy-nonafluorobutane a... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472183 | Immunity against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae's RTX toxins APX Disclosed herein is a modified microorganism which produces an RTX toxin, wherein said RTX toxin is partially or fully inactivated. Also disclosed is a modified microorganism wherein an RTX toxin gene including an RTX structural gene and/or a post-transla... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6469213 | Tramadol, salts thereof and process for their preparation Cis-Tramadol hydrochloride is prepared by forming a Mannich hydrochloride, liberating the Mannich base, reacting the Mannich base with a Grignard reagent to form a base hydrate of cis-Tramadol which is used to form pure cis-Tramadol hydrochloride. Also cl... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468521 | Stabilized compositions having antibacterial activity A stabilised composition having antibacterial, antiviral and/or antifungal activity characterised in that it comprises a silver compound and that the compound is in the form of a complex with a primary, secondary or tertiary amine which complex is associa... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468455 | Manufacturing method of sealing device A process for producing a sealing device includes forming the metal component having a positioning portion for positioning the metal component onto a vulcanizing mould. The metal component also has a cutting portion in a specific portion of the metal comp... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468245 | Irrigation device The present invention relates to a device (1) for irrigation of externally debouching, natural or artificial body canals of animals or human beings. The device comprises a catheter (2), and optionally a container (3) designed for containing irrigation med... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6468078 | Impression tray device with removable segments for dental implant transfers An impression tray for taking impressions of transfers of dental implants comprises, in its closed face, a succession of removable segments secured by screws or by studs. After the impression material has set, the segment(s) giving access to the screw of ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467403 | Stuffing-dosing machine for pasty food products The invention relates to a stuffing-dosing machine which comprises a container (1) which receives the food material and which is subjected to a vacuum (V), means for removing and impulsing the food material towards compaction-stuffing cavities, two altern... | 10/22/2002 |
