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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5837429 | Pre-dyes, pre-dye compositions, and methods of developing a color One embodiment of the present invention is a method and composition comprising a novel pre-dye molecule that is colorless and stable to ordinary light. The pre-dye molecule is capable of forming a color when exposed to certain wavelengths of electromagnet... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5837682 | Angiostatin fragments and method of use Fragments of an endothelial cell proliferation inhibitor and method of use therefor are provided. The endothelial proliferation inhibitor is a protein derived from plasminogen, or more specifically is an angiostatin fragment. The angiostatin fragments gen... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834386 | Nonwoven barrier A sterilizable nonwoven material which is subjected to electreting, and more particularly electrostatic electreting is provided. The nonwoven materials may include laminate nonwovens wherein one or more layers are subjected to electreting. The nonwoven ma... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834384 | Nonwoven webs with one or more surface treatments A nonwoven web having improved particulate barrier properties is provided. A surface treatment having a breakdown voltage no greater than 13 KV direct current is present on the nonwoven web. The particulate barrier properties are improved by subjecting sa... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5834540 | Process and composition for soil remediation Compositions and methods are provided for the decontamination of waste matter, in particular for soil remediation. The methods include making and applying a polymer composition to waste matter and subjecting the waste matter and polymer composition to rad... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827030 | Thread forming joining elements The present invention pertains to a thread-forming joining element, in particular, a screw, which comprises a single or multiple thread that extends over at least part of the screw shaft (1), a screw tip (3) and a screw head (2). The thread extends to the... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5827989 | System and method for representing a musical event and for converting the musical event into a series of discrete events The present invention includes a system and a method for a series of discrete MIDI events to be represented by a single curve event. The curve event is stored as a curve data structure and may include one or more sub-curve data structures. Each sub-curve ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5828147 | Stator for an electric motor The present invention pertains to a stator for an electric motor, composed of a stator core assembly (2), stator windings (3) and, arranged at one end of the stator core assembly (2), an interconnecting arrangement (4) for the stator windings (3). An inte... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823084 | Tool for straight line and square edge cutting of a board A board straight-lining tool to be used in conjunction with a conventional circular blade table saw for the purpose of cutting a new straight and square edge longitudinal through a board. A board requiring this new edge is placed on a base of the board st... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823001 | Method and apparatus for providing ice An icemaking assembly ("icemaker") is provided which includes an improved construction including an ice mold separate but attached to a structural base. The structural base includes integral elements such as a water fill cup, stripper, and mounting config... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5824707 | Method for improving the weight gain and feed conversion efficiency of swine There is disclosed a method for improving the weight gain of swine. The invention also comprises a method of improving the feed conversion efficiency of swine. The improved method comprises administering orally to swine an effective amount of copper citra... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5820303 | Excavation pit lining and method for its production The invention pertains to an excavation pit lining consisting of a slit wall of a hardening single-phase slit wall material with an exposed surface on the pit side, and also of vertical support elements placed at a distance in the single-phase slit wall m... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819505 | Process for continuous abherent treatment of a surface adherent holt-melt adhesive Continuous anti-adherent treatment process for a surface-tacking thermofusible adhesive, characterized in that a carrier belt (1) is continuously displaced in translation, the upper surface thereof being cooled by its lower face, said surface being covere... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5821116 | Centrifugal fermentation process The present invention comprises a novel culture method and device in which living cells or subcellular biocatalysts are immobilized by the opposition of a centrifugal force field and a liquid flow field. The immobilized cells or biocatalysts are ordered i... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5818447 | System and method for in-place editing of an electronic mail message using a separate program An email client invokes a DocObject-enabled mail note to display an email message and related features of the user interface. The mail note, which is a DocObject container, creates a DocObject server by invoking a DocObject-enabled word processor. The mai... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5814515 | Method of dissolution of sausage skins and other cellulosic substances by means of an enzyme solution A method of destruction of sausage skins and other mainly cellulosic substances by means of dissolution with an enzyme solution. Enzymes are added to a reactor that contains a water solution, after or before which the substances to be dissolved are added ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5812953 | Radio cellular telephone for remotely initiating operation An apparatus for activating a cellular telephone (10) within a cellular telecommunications network. A PCMCIA card (62) interacts with a controller (50) to display required programming information and questions. A user of the cellular telephone (10) inputs... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5811088 | Antiinfective compounds and methods of use In accordance with the present invention, a composition and method is provided that is effective in treating infections caused by microorganisms including, but not limited to, bacteria, viruses, and fungi. The present invention is effective in inhibiting ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807300 | Holder for wound dressing A wrap for placement around an anatomical part to hold a wound dressing in place on that part. The wrap is made of a tubular net material substantially elastically stretchable in the longitudinal and transverse dimensions. End portions of the wrap are rel... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5805165 | Method of selecting a displayed control item A method that enables focus to be given to a displayed control item when a cursor is positioned within a predetermining activating area outside of the outer edges of the displayed control item. More particularly, the computer-implemented method for select... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5805444 | Method and system for providing a temporal interface for use in implementing a process A system and method for defining and depicting the operational mode of a process based on temporal factors in a system including a computer that provides for user input through a graphical user interface. A day class template including a time and mode cat... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5801129 | Process and device for applying a lubricant carrier layer to a wire material to be formed in a drawing process The invention concerns a method and device for applying a lubricant-carrier layer to the surface of a material which is to be cold-formed, in particular wire material (1) which is subsequently to be cold-drawn, the carrier layer being such that a lubrican... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5802513 | Method and system for distance determination and use of the distance determination A method and system for determining the geographical distance between a first object and a second object based on the use of a vertical-horizontal coordinate system. First identification information for the first object is provided, and a first set of ver... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798627 | Method for simultaneous operation of robot welders A method for preventing collisions between robots by causing a first robot to stop or pause so that a second robot may safely pass by or perform a specified operation. Once the second robot has completed its operation then the first robot is allowed to re... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5798441 | Recombinant DNA vectors capable of expressing apoaequorin A gene which codes for the protein apoaequorin is disclosed along with recombinant DNA vectors containing this gene. Homogeneous peptides having the bioluminescence properties of natural, mixed apoaeqorin are also disclosed.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797097 | Method and apparatus for identifying the location of a roaming pager A system for communicating location data regarding the present service area for a "roaming" cellular paging device in a paging system. Each cellular paging device monitors a cellular network control channel to detect a cellular system identification signa... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5794790 | Apparatus and method of sorting objects A sorting system for sorting packages at high speed to a large number of destinations by automation. The sorting system provides a feeding mechanism for depositing flat packages in an upright position on a conveying system. The conveying system includes l... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791131 | Convertible mower blade One or more replaceable cutting blade tips and a central mounting bar comprise a blade assembly. Each of the replaceable cutting blade tips can be selectively attached to the central mounting bar without the use of tools. During typical operation, the rep... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5792845 | Nucleotides encoding angiostatin protein and method of use 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 ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791604 | Signal apparatus including improved access capabilities A railroad signal apparatus which includes a releasable joint which facilitates the servicing of railroad signal heads, particularly the servicing of signal lights mounted therein. The apparatus provides a signal head apparatus which is safe to operate an... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793137 | Electrical power generators An electrical generator (1) comprising first and second relatively rotatable winding assemblies (5,8), the first winding assembly (5) having a first electrical output for connection to a first electrical load (4) and the second winding assembly (8) having... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787817 | Pallet for storing wheeled items A pallet for a wheeled item comprises a base frame having openings for receiving forklift arms, a pair of tracks mounted on the base frame for receiving the wheels of the item, and a pair of corresponding ramps mounted on the base frame and sloping latera... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5788761 | Process for the manufacture of construction materials A process in which the conventional sulfate components in an aerated concrete mixture, such as gypsum, semihydrate or anhydrite, are replaced at least in part by calcium aluminum sulfates and/or calcium aluminate sulfate hydrates. As a result, agglomerati... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5790115 | System for character entry on a display screen In association with an interactive television system, a system for displaying a control object in which characters may be entered or edited via a character spin dial. Each character and empty space in which a character may be entered is displayed in a sep... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5790798 | Method and apparatus for simultaneously monitoring computer user screen and telephone activity from a remote location The present invention relates to simultaneous computer screen and voice monitoring from a remote location, and particularly relates to synchronized telephone and screen monitoring of a computer workstation from a remote location. Such monitoring is useful... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5789152 | Composition and method for detecting HIV with baculovirus derived vesicles The present invention encompasses membranous baculovirus-derived vesicle compositions having exposed on their external surfaces a ligator capable of selectively binding a ligand to be detected. The compositions also have exposed on their outer surfaces a ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5786179 | Heterologous protein comprising avian alpha-subunit inhibin protein and methods of producing same The present invention relates, in general, to a method of enhancing the production performance of avians, by administering to a bird a heterologous protein comprised of inhibin protein, or a fragment thereof, and a carrier protein. The present invention a... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5783881 | Brushless electric motor with heat sink and mounting arrangement thereof A brushless dc external-rotor motor having a hollow cylindrical heat sink fastened to the peripheral border region of a printed circuit board. Power semiconductors are arranged on an inner cylinder wall of the heat sink in a heat conducting manner, and th... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782073 | Lawn mower cutting blade spindle assembly including quick change characteristics The present invention provides a lawn mower blade spindle assembly which can be easily serviced in the field, which includes a blade height adjustment feature which allows a blade to be replaced or be adjusted without removing the blade spindle bearings. ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780711 | Pressure indicator with relatively movable screen and dial A pressure gauge including an indicating element and a pressure sensing element. The indicating element includes an opaque screen and an indicator dial that are relatively movable, the screen and dial being relatively moved along a path of movement betwee... | 07/14/1998 |
