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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5629327 | Methods and compositions for inhibition of angiogenesis The present invention comprises a group of compounds that effectively inhibit angiogenesis. More specifically, thalidomide and various related compounds such as thalidomide precursors, analogs, metabolites and hydrolysis products have been shown to inhibi... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5626066 | Suction device for an automatic cutting machine and a cutting method implementing said device The invention relates to a suction device for holding a stack of sheet material on a cutting table (A) of an automatic cutting machine. The suction device comprises a turbine (4) provided with a suction air inlet circuit (41) level with the cutting zone t... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5627533 | Adjusting encoding table size and memory allocation for data compression in response to input data A real-time method for improving data compression. The correlation between data characters being provided a modem (10) is determined. Two measures are used to determine the correlation between data characters: the shape of tree(s) (6) in encoding table (1... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5624105 | Hydropneumatic suspension system The invention pertains to a hydropneumatic suspension system, in particular for motor vehicles, with at least one hydraulic strut (2) that acts upon at least one hydropneumatic piston-type accumulator (6) during deflection and rebound movements. The pisto... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623948 | Safety ambulatory support apparatus for patients A safety ambulatory support system for providing support for a patient. The support system includes a support garment attached by a tether line to a support carrier carried by an overhead system. The overhead system allows the support carrier to travel wi... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5623674 | Method for determining steerable interrupt request lines used by PCMCIA controllers A system for determining the connections between a PCMCIA controller and a programmable interrupt controller (PIC) by simulating an interrupt request from the PCMCIA controller and then evaluating the values contained in the interrupt request register of ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5623613 | System for displaying programming information A system for retrieving and displaying programming information in response to selection of a category of programming information. Programming information is presented via a schedule display having a category display, a subcategory category display, and a ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622819 | 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... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622649 | Multiple emulsions and methods of preparation Water-in-oil and water-n-oil-in-water multiple emulsions and methods of preparation employing polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene block copolymers added to the inner aqueous phase during preparation of said emulsions. The emulsions are useful in numerous app... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622386 | Binder apparatus with removable outer cover A binder apparatus including a replaceable outer cover. The outer cover is formed of a completely recyclable material such as paperboard to allow it to be recycled after it has been removed from the ring binder mechanism. The spine of the outer cover is r... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621994 | Sign assembly with adjustable corners A sign frame for directory or other applications, and having adjustable corners permitting the sign to assume orthogonal and nonorthogonal configurations. Each adjustable corner connector has first and second elements that respectively connect to contiguo... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5619942 | Method and apparatus for finishing the edges of a textile product A method and apparatus for manufacturing a textile product from a continuous strip of material having borders defining discrete panels. The apparatus pulls the strip along a pre-determined path. As the strip is advanced, the border of a panel is detected.... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620121 | Quick releasing support for line trimmers A quick-releasing pivoting support for a line trimmer, which includes the use of a detachable interconnection such as a ball-and-socket to at least partially support the weight of a line trimmer while still allowing pivoting of the trimmer. In the case of... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5619144 | Detector and method for observation of the presence of a liquid and/or of a change of phase in same Detector and method for detecting the presence of a liquid, such as water dew or of ice, or for detecting a change of phase in liquid, based on a change in an electrical resistance. The detector comprises a substrate onto whose face one or several resisto... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5616876 | System and methods for selecting music on the basis of subjective content An interactive network provides music to subscribers. A "more like" function allows a subscriber to use a seed song to identify other songs that are similar to the seed song, and to add the new songs to the current playlist. The similarity between songs i... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5616443 | Substrate having a mutable colored composition thereon A solid colored composition which includes a colorant and an ultraviolet radiation transorber. The colorant, in the presence of the ultraviolet radiation transorber, is adapted, upon exposure of the transorber to ultraviolet radiation, to be mutable. The ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5614097 | Compositions and method of use of constructed microbial mats Compositions and methods of use of constructed microbial mats, comprising cyanobacteria and purple autotrophic bacteria and an organic nutrient source, in a laminated structure, are described. The constructed microbial mat is used for bioremediation of di... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5614448 | Method for the manufacture of porcelain The invention relates to a porcelain with a transparency and strength properties of a hard porcelain, characterized by a phosphate-containing glass phase as well as the predominance of unreacted quartz bodies [sic; grains] in the matrix. The invention rel... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5613324 | Prefabricated door frame A door frame and a method for constructing a door frame assembly for use in prefabricated housing. The door frame assembly has a header frame and two side frames fixedly attached and constructed out of metal. The door frame assembly is slidable into posit... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5614269 | Method of making a water absorbing article A method of making a water absorptive article comprising, a fibrous substrate impregnated with a water absorptive, water insoluble polymer, wherein the polymer is intertwined and interlocked with fibers of the fibrous substrate, and the article has high w... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611267 | Apparatus and method for applying variable pressure to a surface in corrugated paperboard manufacturing An apparatus and method for applying variable pressure to a surface. The apparatus includes a frame secured to a fixed structure and located proximate to the surface. A foot is mounted for movable relation relative to the frame in a direction substantiall... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612207 | Method and apparatus for encapsulation of biologically-active substances in cells The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the encapsulation of biologically-active substances in a red blood cell, characterized by an optionally automated, continuous-flow, self-contained electroporation system which allows withdrawal o... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5609113 | Particulate waste wood fuel, method for making particulate waste wood fuel, and a method for producing energy with particulate waste wood fuel A particulate waste wood fuel comprising wood particles comprising less than 20% water by weight and having a particle size distribution suitable for combustion of the particulate wood fuel in a particulate fossil fuel suspension furnace. A method for mak... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610973 | Interactive roamer contact system for cellular mobile radiotelephone network An automated interactive customer class identification and contacting system for use in or for a cellular mobile radiotelephone (CMR) system. A mobile radiotelephone provides identification information as it originates a call or registers into the CMR sys... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5610995 | Method and apparatus for compressing images containing optical symbols A method and apparatus for compressing documentary data, in which document data is first checked for the presence of decodable symbols such as bar code, Postnet code, or Maxicode (bullseye-type) code. If such symbols are detected, they are decoded, their ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608157 | Method and apparatus for measuring envelope density An apparatus and method for measuring the volume and calculating the envelope density of an object of known weight. The apparatus has a hollow sample cylinder of known interior diameter mounted to a motor for rotation about its horizontal axis. A dry flow... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5606474 | High density disk drive with accelerated disk access A high density fixed head disk drive is shown. Small track width and small inter-track spacing is accomplished by small head-to-media distances, which are maintained by fabricating both read/write heads and demultiplexer circuitry on a single planer subst... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5605531 | Apparatus for use with endoscopy and fluoroscopy for automatic switching between video modes An apparatus is disclosed for use with a video fluoroscope generating a video output signal in NTSC video format and a video endoscope generating a video output signal in RGB video format. The two video output signals are input into a photo archiving comp... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5605885 | Method for stimulating the immune system The present invention includes methods and compositions for affecting the immune system in animals and humans. The methods and compositions include the administration of prolactin agonists to an immunosuppressed animal or human thereby stimulating the imm... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5606066 | Light activable "caged" 1-(2-nitrobenzyl)-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines Light-activable 1-(2-nitrobenzyl) substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines are provided, which are important intermediates for releasing highly effective 1,4-dihydropyridines. A process for preparing the same is also provided. The compounds may be used for facili... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5601512 | Reverse speed control for lawn mowers A self-propelled lawn mower and control system for same which prevents the lawn mower from operating at high engine speed while in reverse, while still allowing a wide range of throttle speeds while in forward drive mode. Normally-open switches are closed... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600710 | Method for providing a recorded message to a telephone caller when called number is busy A method of playing a recorded message to a caller when a called line is busy without actual connection of the call is disclosed. Utilization of the Advanced Intelligent Network is used to place calls attempting to reach a busy line into a queue in a serv... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598838 | Pressure support ventilatory assist system A pressure support ventilatory assist device is disclosed. Pressure is provided by a blower which is operated at the minimum speed necessary to achieve the desired inspiration pressure. Pressure regulation is achieved by means of a novel pressure regulato... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598948 | Fastener dispenser A dispenser for applying dual head fasteners from a fastener stock which comprises a plurality of fasteners attached to a runner bar such that the fasteners extend outwardly from the runner bar substantially parallel with one another and substantially per... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599719 | Method for isolating biomolecules from a biological sample with linear polymers A method, composition, and kit for isolating biomolecules from a biological sample wherein the sample is mixed with a soluble, linear polymer, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone, to form a precipitate. The biomolecule of interest is found in the precipitate or ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5598520 | Methods and apparatus for hinting a font for controlling stem width as font size and resolution of output device vary A method of hinting a font to provide improved stem width and intercharacter spacing control in automatic typography systems. The method is adapted to make the transition smoothly and gradually from the smallest font sizes to the largest font sizes. The s... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5597332 | Solder contact A solder contact made of a stamped piece of sheet metal with a housing with housing walls and with a movably attached contact position bounded by two contact spring arms for contact with the contact pin, whereby the housing exhibits at least one soldering... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5598209 | Method for automatically adjusting a video conferencing system camera A method for automatically adjusting the pan and tilt of a camera, such as used in a videoconferencing system. A pointer and a picture of the camera's field of view are provided on a display device, such as a television set or a monitor. The pointer is mo... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5598519 | Method and system for direct cell formatting in a spreadsheet A method and system wherein data elements in cells of a spreadsheet may be assigned character attribute information, such as font type, font size, bold, italics, underline, etc., wherein the character attribute information is referred to as a format. Form... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5598564 | System for implementing state table in computer code A process for compressing data sent to command driven remote video terminals is disclosed. A command string representation of the current contents of the remote terminal's video buffer is maintained locally at the host computer. This command string repres... | 01/28/1997 |
