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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5372146 | Method and apparatus for re-approximating tissue Methods and apparatuses are described for attaching tendons, ligaments, or other tissue to bone, which includes the use of adjustable head members positioned along filament members. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for mending breaks in tissue s... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5242382 | Apparatus and method for direct measurement of blood parameters Continuous or periodic measurement of blood gas parameters and blood pressure by separating plasma from blood and then using that plasma to measure the blood parameters. Plasma is separated from blood in vivo with a filter implanted within a blood vessel,... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5236826 | Immunoassay for the detection or quantitation of an analyte An immunoassay method for the detection or quantitation of an analyte suspected of being in a solution comprising: (a) combining said specimen, a first binding component, insoluble particles, and second binding component labelled with a signal generating ... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5216431 | Pedestal assembly having an RFI/EMI labyrinth shield A pedestal assembly for rotatably carrying a load containing radio-sensitive equipment is disclosed, with the assembly having a turntable and base. The profiles of the turntable and base adjacent to one another are both stepped and define a tortuous path ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5194691 | Gasket and cabinet for providing EMI/RFI shielding An improved device for providing EMI/RFI shielding for a joint is disclosed comprising a compressible, resilient sealing element and a conductive shielding element bonded to the sealing element and positioned such that the shielding element provides a dir... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5187910 | Fire barrier system An improved fire barrier system is disclosed for interposition within an expansion joint between adjacent wall or floor members. In the disclosed embodiment, the invention is characterized in that the fire barrier system is symmetrical in both pairs of op... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5185988 | Tower compression unit A tower compression unit having a case compression tower with vertically oriented surfaces defining a compression chamber, and an access gate associated with the tower compression unit. The access gate has a means for moving the cases within the tower by ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5186435 | Apparatus for compressing a spring Improvements to a method and apparatus are disclosed for making a series of coil springs pocketed within individual pockets in an elongate fabric strip comprised of two overlying plies capable of being welded together. Improvements include improvements to... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5184517 | Printed circuit board test fixture and method There is disclosed a printed circuit board text fixture and method for testing printed circuit boards. The test fixture and test method is designed to establish statistical information concerning the breaking force for and deflection of a printed circuit ... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5183687 | Method of treating poultry for coccidiosis In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating poultry for coccidiosis. The method comprises administering an effective amount of a biologically-active copolymer on the poultry with coccidiosis, the octablock copolymer being s... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5182106 | Method for treating hypothermia In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating hypothermia and for protecting a human or animal against hypothermia. The present invention relates to a method for protecting a human or animal from damage during hypothermia suc... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5181583 | Ladder-like stilts for ceiling work A ladder-like stilt, designed to be used in pairs, particularly for ceiling work such as sheetrocking as shown. Two pairs of side rails are joined at a conventional head step area. The area of the otherwise conventional head step is extended by the employ... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179706 | Method and apparatus for preventing bus contention problems between two processors A bus access controller. An interface circuit (22) controls the access of a host computer (10) and a microprocessor (23) to one or more UARTs (14, 15). The microprocessor (23), which has no provision for waiting for a data transfer, is required to provide... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5178339 | Rotor disc for a refiner and method of formation thereof The present invention discloses an improved rotor disc for a refiner and its method of formation. The invention comprises a plurality of blade members spaced apart by a spacer between each adjacent blade member. Dams may be provided on the spacer. In form... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5179661 | Method and apparatus for serial data flow control A data flow controller (150) for monitoring and automatically controlling the flow of serial data from a remote transmitter to a host device. A serial communications card (11) provides an interface between a remote transmitter connected to a serial port c... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5177107 | Method for the control of insects A method has been discovered for the control of arthropod pests which comprises treating the pest with an effective amount of selected fluorocarbons.... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5175087 | Method of performing tissue plasminogen activator assay The present invention relates to an improved method for collecting blood. The present invention also relates to a method of collecting blood whereby tissue plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator inhibitor and other serine proteases, serine protease inh... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5172715 | Collapsible walker A foldable walker having a front frame section, left and right side frame sections and a top frame section. The left and right side frame sections and the top frame section are all hingedly attached to the front frame section. The walker folds by disengag... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5169105 | Apparatus and method for supporting an accessory unit within an automobile console An apparatus and method is provided for the support of an accessory unit within the defined space of a storage area. The storage area is preferably a floor-mounted console receptacle or a dashboard receptacle commonly found within the seating compartment ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169097 | Apparatus and method for supporting an accessory unit within an automobile storage area An apparatus and method is provided for the support of an accessory unit within the defined space of a storage area. The storage area is preferably a floor-mounted console receptacle or a dashboard receptacle commonly found within the seating compartment ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5169756 | Solid phase analysis method A method for the quantification or qualification of antigens with an immunological solid phase method, for example of the ELISA type, during which the invention seeks to overcome the difficulties with falsely high or falsely positive measurement results. ... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5168012 | Carbon black beads with latex additive Carbon black beads are provided which generally comprise carbon black powder and an elastomer such as styrene butadiene rubber, butadiene rubber, natural rubber, nitrile rubber, or the like, in an amount between 0.5 and 5.0% by weight of the beaded carbon... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5165125 | Bedding system including spring having limiting membrane An improved spring is provided which may be used in cushions, mattresses, or box springs which includes a limiting internal member. This limiting member assist in limiting the longitudinal deflection of the springs. Also provided are snapped-fitting conne... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5165568 | Container with external resealing bag An automatically resealing container is provided, consisting of an interior paperboard box and an external resealing bag of flexible plastic film. The film is associated with closure flaps of the box such that when the flaps are reclosed, the film is pres... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5163947 | Biopsy needle spacer A needle spacer is disclosed for use with a biopsy needle assembly of the type which is coupled to a driving unit to effect movement of the needle assembly. The needle spacer maintains the biopsy needle assembly in a predetermined operational relationship... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5163833 | Dual personal computer architecture peripheral adapter board A peripheral adapter board and circuit which is capable for operation with two different personal computer bus architectures is disclosed. The preferred peripheral function for the board and circuit is a terminal emulator, which allows a personal computer... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5162710 | Trigger circuit with blocking protection device for a collectorless DC motor The invention pertains to a control circuit for a collectorless DC motor where at least one power transistor (14, 16) is input-connected to each stator coil (2, 4) of the motor; said transistor is driven by at least one rotor position sensor, especially a... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5162675 | Dual personal computer architecture peripheral adapter board and circuit A peripheral adapter board and circuit which is capable for operation with two different personal computer bus architectures is disclosed. The preferred peripheral function for the board and circuit is a terminal emulator, which allows a personal computer... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5160530 | Microencapsulated polymorphic agriculturally active material Agriculturally active materials, such as pesticides, herbicides and the like and a process for microencapsulating said materials. The present invention includes trifluralin having a polymorphic form characterized by a yellow color and a melting point of a... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5159012 | Process for the manufacture of polyurethane elastomers An improved process for the manufacture of polyurethane elastomers from a reaction mixture which comprises a polyol, an isocyanate, water, a bismuth catalyst and an optional filler. In the improved process of this invention, the rate of reaction is decrea... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5156045 | Method related to impedance detectors in radiosondes Method in improving of the precision of impedance detectors in radiosondes. In the method, the temperature of the detector or detectors (30 and/or 10) is measured by means of a thermocouple (20), in which the joint (23) of one branch of its thermoelements... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5154928 | Wound dressing The invention provides a wound dressing comprising a pad of soft polyurethane foam one surface layer of which is hydrophilic and a backing layer of which is hydrophobic and a sheet or strip of a soft conformable polyether foam having an adhesive on one su... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5154309 | Insulating blanket for shipping container having scored mineral wool Insulation material is configured to provide improved insulating properties in a shipping container. A sheet of insulation material is placed aong the bottom of a container under the contents of the container. An insulating blanket constructed of plastic ... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152743 | Apparatus and method for selective separation of blood cholesterol Selective separation of blood cholesterol by cascade filtration. An in vivo filter is implanted within a blood vessel to separate plasma from blood, and the separated plasma is removed to an extracorporeal secondary filter which removes low density lipopr... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5152979 | Method for treating vascular obstructions caused by abnormal cells In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for treating ischemia resulting from microvascular compromise caused by abnormal cells in the blood stream, which is often a complication of malaria and leukemia. The method is especially usef... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5151082 | Apparatus and method for kidney dialysis using plasma in lieu of blood Kidney dialysis in which metabolic waste products are removed from plasma instead of blood. Plasma separation takes place in vivo through a filter implanted within a blood vessel, and the separated plasma is removed to an extracorporeal dialysis apparatus... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5147121 | Gasket for providing EMI/RFI shielding An improved device for providing EMI/RFI shielding for a joint is disclosed comprising a compressible, resilient sealing element and a conductive shielding element bonded to the sealing element and positioned such that the shielding element provides a dir... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5146735 | Lawn mower drive and control systems A walk-behind power driven lawn mower having a transverse handlebar rearwardly of the mower, a pair of hand operated control levers located forwardly of and adjacent to the handlebar and extending generally parallel thereto for establishing the drive and ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5146948 | Damping valve with improved damping adjustment The invention pertains to a damping valve(1), especially for hydraulic media in damping systems, such as shock or vibration damping systems and the like, with at least one throttling channel (38) equipped with a valve element for damping adjustment. The v... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5140784 | Tool guide and contour sander for use therewith A tool guide temporarily attachable to vehicle body panels or other surfaces to provide a straight edge, and contour sander for use in connection with a straight edge. The tool guide includes an elongated member having a longitudinal edge surface for guid... | 08/25/1992 |
