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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5894918 | Conveyor having serpentine capabilities An automated conveyor sortation and item discharge system for sorting items of varying sizes and weights to designated output destinations along a conveyor. A serpentine configuration is provided by use of a continuous notched conveyor belt layer, which c... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5895182 | Spindle end portion cleaning device for a machine tool The device is equipped with a taper shank (23), a stationary member axially tapered shape (33), and a connecting member (49). The taper shank (23) is fitted in a deep portion of a shank receiving portion with a taper bore (5) formed at the tip portion of ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5890398 | Drive plate for automotive vehicle A drive plate (E) for an automotive vehicle for transmitting a torque from a crankshaft (6) to a torque converter (7), while absorbing a thrust load applied from the torque converter to the crankshaft is formed with: a central mount portion (11) for mount... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890665 | Pulverizing, filtering, and transporting apparatus A pulverizing apparatus including the use of air, which acts as a reducer, screen, and conveyor, without the need for an external fan or conveyor. A pair of disc assemblies each including a plurality of cutting elements are rotated relative to each other,... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890861 | Retaining element for multipart connection units such as screw connections and the like A retaining element to hold together a multipart preassembled screw connection or the like until the assembly can be further processed or assembled in a later step. The retaining element includes a ring section to be installed on a free part of the multip... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888986 | Method for treating the urinary bladder and associated structures using hyaluronic acid A method of treating interstitial cystitis comprising contacting the transitional epithelium lining the urinary bladder and associated structures in a mammal having interstitial cystitis with a solution containing hyaluronic acid having a average molecula... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5887253 | Method for activating and servicing a cellular telephone This invention is a method of identifying and validating a cellular telephone for activation and for subsequent servicing after activation. A cellular service provider (CSP) (401) specifies an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) number for a S... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885590 | Oral vaccines comprising multiple emulsions and methods of preparation The present invention relates to water-in-oil and water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsions and methods of preparation which overcome many of the limitations of previous emulsions and are superior preparations for use in numerous applications including, bu... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5885795 | Methods of expressing angiostatic protein The present invention comprises an endothelial inhibitor and method of use therefor. The endothelial inhibitor is a protein isolated from the blood or urine that is eluted as a single peak from C4-reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. The ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5881588 | Security lock The present invention relates to a security lock comprising a socket and a locking component which can be inserted into and secured to the socket, in which the locking component has at least one locking cam rotatable to engage behind a bearing surface in ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5880108 | Method for treating the internal urinary bladder and associated structures using hyaluronic acid A method of treating cystitis comprising contacting the urinary bladder and associated structures in a mammal having cystitis with a solution containing hyaluronic acid having a average molecular weight of not less than 2×105 Daltons in a conc... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5879390 | Artificial joint Artificial joint, in particular an endoprothesis for the human knee joint, consisting of at least two joint parts moving with respect to each other, a joint head and a joint base, with toroidal joint surfaces, that have function surfaces with differing ci... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5878126 | Method for routing a call to a destination based on range identifiers for geographic area assignments A method and system of routing a call, made to a single number of a subscriber, to a particular subscriber location of a plurality of subscriber locations based on the geographic area from which the call originated is disclosed. One method of the present ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5874164 | Barrier webs having bioactive surfaces The present invention includes novel barrier webs that have certain desirable physical qualities such as water resistance, increased durability, improved barrier qualities and the like. The present invention further comprises a barrier web comprising a we... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5875289 | Method and system for simulating auto-init mode DMA data transfers A method and system for simulating auto-init DMA transfers to peripheral devices that do not support system DMA. To simulate auto-init mode DMA, a device driver monitors and responds to activity on the DMA channel when the application program specifies au... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5871219 | Table dolly A table dolly apparatus and method for using same which allows folded tables to be vertically stacked tin two adjacent side-by-side columns, such that the planar folded tables are inclined slightly from horizontal to reduce the dolly's transverse width su... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5871420 | Spotting apparatus for use with gymnastic equipment An spotting assistance apparatus for use in conjunction with a horizontal bar apparatus for providing support for a gymnastics spotter. The apparatus includes a pivoting support platform which is pivotable about a horizontal axis, such that the platform c... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5872364 | Method and apparatus suitable for use as a sensor system in a camera head intended for digital imaging The invention relates to a method and apparatus for constructing a sensor system (100) sensitive to electromagnetic radiation for use in a digital imaging camera head. The sensor system (100) is capable of delivering an electrical signal containing the im... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5868239 | Conveyor including controlled package ejection capabilities A method and apparatus for ejecting packages from a conveyor belt. A pusher member is connected to two substantially parallel bellows so that upon actuation of the bellows, the pusher member will travel across the surface of a conveyor belt segment and pu... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5868643 | Differential apparatus A differential apparatus includes a differential casing, a pair of side gears and plural pairs of pinion gears. The pinion gears are accommodated in bores formed in the differential casing, respectively. Each pinion gear has an outer diameter smaller than... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5867392 | Method for marking or cutting a material along predetermined paths Each path (P1 -P10) is travelled by moving a tool in two directions in a determined working zone (20) through which the material (22) is advanced intermittently under the action of a control circuit that is separate from the control ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865471 | Photo-erasable data processing forms A data processing form for use with photo-sensing apparatus that detect the presence of indicia at indicia-receiving locations on the form. The form is composed of a sheet of carrier material and plurality of indicia-receiving locations. The indicia-recei... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5867175 | Method and apparatus for scriping animation A computer-implemented system for scripting an animation sequence. The scripting system creates an instance of a script interpreter in response to an event. The script interpreter instance is assigned to a graphical object (GOB) having a graphical image a... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861372 | Aggregate angiostatin and method of use The present invention comprises an aggregate endothelial inhibitor and method of use therefor. The aggregate endothelial inhibitor comprises a protein having a molecular weight of between approximately 45 kilodaltons and 65 kilodaltons as determined by re... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5858586 | Digital information recording media and method of using same A digital information recording media which includes a recording layer comprising a light-stable colored composition which composition is mutable or decolorizable upon exposure to a specific wavelength of ultraviolet radiation. The light-stable colored co... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5859777 | Casting control support system for die casting machines A man-machine interface inputs basic data including die and product data to a casting condition calculating section for calculations to have candidate values computed therefrom by expressions for control items of a casting control process, which values ar... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5856479 | Fluorescent group-containing carbodiimide compound Using the fluorescent group-containing carbodiimide compound represented-by the following formula (I) as the label and the like in the nucleic acid detection method, immunoassay, or chemiluminescence assay, labeling can be made efficiently for a short tim... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5857013 | Method for automatically returning voice mail messages A method for returning a voice mail message for a subscriber of a voice mail service. The method includes the steps of accessing the voice mail service on a second calling line on the public switched telephone network, playing a first voice mail message f... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5854205 | Therapeutic antiangiogenic compositions and methods Isolated endostatin protein that is an inhibitor of endothelial cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Endostatin protein has a molecular weight of approximately 18 kDa as determined by non-reducing gel electrophoresis or approximately 20 kDa as determined ... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5854221 | Endothelial cell proliferation inhibitor and method of use The present invention comprises an endothelial inhibitor and method of use therefor. The endothelial cell proliferation inhibitor is a protein having a molecular weight of approximately 14 kD and having an amino acid sequence substantially similar to Krin... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851505 | Method of producing purified aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide A purified aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide is produced by contacting an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide containing organic impurities with a hydrophilic porous resin (the product under a tradename "WOFATIT EP63", etc.) having a specific surfac... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5852229 | Piezoelectric resonator chemical sensing device The present invention comprises a sensor for measuring an analyte in a medium comprising a piezoelectric resonator having a first side with an electroded region and a second opposing side having an electroded region that is different in size and/or shape ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5849411 | Polymer film, nonwoven web and fibers containing a photoreactor composition A polymer film, polymer-coated nonwoven web, and a polymer-coated fiber formed by a process wherein an admixture of unsaturated polymerizable material and a photoreactor composition are drawn into a film or coated onto a web or fiber. The photoreactor com... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5848123 | Methods and apparatus for use in imaging an object The present invention concerns methods and apparatuses for imaging an object by detecting radiation reflected from and/or transmitted through the object (O;P;M) using an imaging sensor system. To perform an optimized selection between the imaging resoluti... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5845150 | Modular digital dictation system with plurality of power sources and redundancy circuit which outputs service request signal in a source does not meet predetermined output level A modular digital dictation system that can be easily modified to service a variable number of dictation stations and transcription stations. The modular digital dictation station comprises a central station for receiving digitized dictation signals from ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5843670 | Carbodiimide group-containing digoxigenin derivatives As a novel digoxigenin derivative which makes the labeling procedure simple, can be used to label a naturally-occurring nucleic acid, and enables highly sensitive assay, carbodiimide group-containing digoxigenin derivative represented by the following for... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5840018 | Non-invasive real time diagnosis of migraine A method of real-time determination of variations in effective diameter of cranial blood vessels, thereby to provide an indication of migraine activity, which includes determining the blood flow rate to the brain of a subject; determining the intracranial... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5842211 | Method and system for transferring a bank file to an application program An improved method of importing a bank file from a financial institution's computer to an application program without user intervention. A local program obtains a bank file from the financial institution's server. A second file based on the bank file is c... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5840700 | Methods of producing transfer factor The invention relates to substantially pure transfer factor with a specific activity of at least 5000 units per absorbance unit at 214 nm. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing the transfer factor from cell lysates. The present inv... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836204 | Vibration generator and machine with such a generator A balanced vibration generator (1) for resonance-amplified operation of a machine or equipment (20) comprises at least one set of counter-oscillating masses (4, 16, 20) suspended in a spring system (3) in which the resonance springs are helical springs wh... | 11/17/1998 |
