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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6317714 | Controller and associated mechanical characters operable for continuously performing received control data while engaging in bidirectional communications over a single communications channel A communications system that provides bandwidth efficient, bi-directional communications over a single communications channel, allowing a master device to control the operation of remote devices. A computer system continuously provides an audio/video pres... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6294698 | Photoinitiators and applications therefor The present invention is directed to new, energy-efficient photoinitiators in the form of organic sulfur-containing compounds. The present invention is also directed to a method of generating reactive species which includes exposing one or more photoiniti... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6262776 | System and method for maintaining synchronization between audio and video A system for playing video data ahead of corresponding audio data in order to help maintain synchronization between the audio data and the video data. Two software objects or filters are used to process the video data. An initial start time of the video d... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6254524 | Method for in situ remediation of waste through multi-point injection Method and apparatus for treating confined material such as buried waste or areas of contaminated earth by injecting a plurality of high velocity jets of treating fluid into the material over a limited depth in multiple directions from each of a plurality... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6253235 | Method and system to transmit video/data signals from a device to a communications network connection card A system and method for the transmission of signals from a device to a communications network connection card. In particular, a return path is provided for the transmission of signals from a device to an interface where the signals are converted into a fo... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248063 | Computer assisted methods for diagnosing diseases The simultaneous multi access reasoning technology system of the present invention utilizes both existing knowledge and implicit information that can be numerically extracted from training data to provide a method and apparatus for diagnosing disease and ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6244612 | Stabilizing device for single and double wheel cycles The present invention reveals a device that enables an instructor to stabilize a moving single or double wheel cycle and rider as the instructor assists the new rider to safely develop the balancing and steering skills necessary to control the cycle indep... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6244826 | Gaseous piston method for suction and compression in closed chamber gas equipments A method for conducting suction and compression operation on a gaseous medium of thermodynamic process in the closed chamber of a closed chamber gas equipment said suction operation intended to bring the gaseous medium in to the closed chamber and said co... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6243721 | Method and apparatus for providing automatic layout capabilities for computer forms A system for providing automatic capabilities in creating a computer form containing control items. Upon selecting a control item to place on a computer form, preferred coordinates to position the control item is automatically determined. Next, the size o... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6242178 | Nucleic acid probes for detecting Candida species The nucleic acid sequence encoding the internal transcribed spacer 2 region of Candida, the organism causing candidiasis, for various Candida species. Nucleic acid molecules useful as probes for detecting Candida species are described. The nucleic acid mo... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235756 | Methods and compositions for inhibition of angiogenesis by thalidomide 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... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6184030 | Biologically-active polymers This invention relates to biologically-active polymers that are useful for analyte detection and isolation and delivery of substances. The biologically-active polymers are capable of specifically and reversibly binding to analytes, including molecules and... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180288 | Gel sensors and method of use thereof The present invention comprises an optically diffracting sensing device whose diffraction pattern changes upon exposure to some stimuli. The diffraction pattern may be two or three dimensional, and in one embodiment the change in diffraction patterns is r... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174494 | Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and explosives containers A solid object having controlled frangibility, such as a bullet or a container for explosives, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A wetting material is deposited on the bas... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6169174 | Cotton plant gene Nucleotide sequences of cotton plant cDNA clones randomly selected are determined. Homology search is performed between the sequences and known gene sequences registered in the data base. Thus a gene, which controls the fiber formation mechanism in cotton... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168654 | Colorant stabilizers The present invention is directed to compositions containing a colorant and at least one porphine. The present invention includes an ink set of one or more inks which have substantially identical light fastness properties. One or more of the inks of the i... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159399 | Procedure for the erection of concrete walls using braced boardings and device to carry out the same A spreader pipe for use in erecting concrete walls. The spreader pipe may contain at least one hole in its wall which is then covered with an impermeable cuff to prevent the poured concrete from passing into the spreader pipe. Once the wall has been erect... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6154219 | System and method for optimally placing labels on a map Labeling objects on a computerized map in an efficient manner while avoiding collisions with both more and less important objects. A first list contains objects to be labeled on the computerized map, the objects being both points and non-points. Each of t... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6154648 | Methods and apparatus for communicating data via a cellular mobile radiotelephone system A system for communicating data via a cellular network control channel of a cellular mobile radiotelephone system (CMR). A data message system for communicating data collected from remote data sources includes sets of reporting devices, at least one mobil... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151500 | Method and apparatus for directing a wireless communication to a wireline unit Apparatus, method and system for notifying a communications switching center that a subsequent communication directed to a wireless number associated with the wireless unit is to be routed to a directory number associated with the wireless unit. A convert... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149705 | Non-lead, environmentally safe projectiles and method of making same A projectile, such as a bullet, is made by combining two different metals in proportions calculated to achieve a desired density, without using lead. A base constituent, made of a material having density greater than lead, is combined with a binder consti... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6150026 | Polypropylene-based resin exterior panel and process for producing the same To provide a polypropylene-based resin exterior panel which has the same appearance qualities as a coated product though it is not coated and which is excellent in rigidity and impact resistance, a polypropylene-based resin exterior panel comprising a sur... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6147685 | System and method for editing group information A system and method for grouping and editing items directly on a display screen without accessing a dialog box. A box is displayed for grouping a plurality of items. These items are comprised of various fields of information. At least one field is selecte... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146556 | Polymer additives for forming objects The present invention relates to flame retardant compositions suitable for use as a cable joint filler. Such flame retardant compositions comprise: at least one oil selected from the group consisting of castor oil, linseed oil and combinations thereof, di... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139844 | Method for treating or eliminating a parasitic disease A method for treating or eliminating a protozoal or parasitic disease in an animal in which a sufficient amount of a bacterial cell wall extract is administered to the animal having the protozoal or the parasitic disease. The cell wall extract is preferab... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139442 | Golf swing learning aid A device that provides feedback to a golfer on the characteristics of their swing of a golf club. The device can be mounted to or incorporated into the head of the golf club and includes a first light source and at least a second light source. The first a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6139684 | Method and apparatus for decontaminating liquid suspensions A method and apparatus for decontaminating a liquid suspension comprising a decontaminating cell. The decontaminating cell has an upper light contaminate collection hood and/or a lower heavy contaminate collection trough. A method and apparatus are provid... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6136534 | Methods for sensitive detection of reverse transcriptase The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of a retrovirus in a biological sample comprising the steps of: a) contacting the biological sample with an RNA template and a complementary DNA primer under conditions whereby the RNA tem... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6135675 | Sheetpile system including full plastic exterior A marine sheetpile system and method for providing same includes the use of plastic-coated wood wales and wood piles in conjunction with plastic sheetpile sections to provide a sheetpile configuration which is resistant to wood having and other undesirabl... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136120 | Method and apparatus for sealing the corners of a fabric article The invention provides an apparatus for sealing a corner of a fabric article. The invention includes a conveyor for maneuvering the fabric article along a predetermined path and has an air gun positioned adjacent to the path. The air gun has maneuvering m... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6133004 | Bioreactor carrier gel prepared from a crosslinked N-vinylcarboxamide resin A bioreactor carrier is provided composed of a water absorption gel of a crosslinked N-vinylcarboxamide resin which has a great moisture content and excellent physical strength, is not eroded by microorganisms and is easily mass-produced on an industrial ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6133925 | Automated system and method for annotation using callouts An automated method of providing a callout in a display field of a visual display. The processor designates first and second display locations in the display field and, responsively to a set of formatting criteria, automatically brings a callout into exis... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6133915 | System and method for customizing controls on a toolbar Customizing a presentation of a set of control elements, such as toolbar, by using a graphical user interface element representing the toolbar control elements, such as a quick customize (QC) menu. This customization approach allows a user to access the Q... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6133019 | 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... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134582 | System and method for managing electronic mail messages using a client-based database Managing electronic mail messages in a client-server environment. A database, stored at the client, maintains a central archive of message-related information in connection with messages located on the server to support current and future message communic... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132407 | Outlet tube device for urinary drainage bag An improved outlet tube device for a urinary drainage bag is disclosed wherein an outlet valve mechanism is contained with a rigid housing fixed securely to the drainage bag, rather than just being clamped to the outlet tubing, and thus cannot become sepa... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129854 | Low temperature material bonding technique A method of performing a lower temperature bonding technique to bond together two mating pieces of glass includes applying a sodium silicate aqueous solution between the two pieces.... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128514 | Portable radiotelephone for automatically dialing a central voice-activated dialing system A portable radiotelephone can be shifted between a first condition wherein the radiotelephone does not receive or transmit voice communications by radiotelephone transmissions over radiotelephone channels and a second condition wherein the radiotelephone ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6127115 | Efficient method of detecting an infectious agent in blood The present invention provides a method for detecting the presence of a predetermined infectious agent in a human or animal subject comprising obtaining a preselected portion of a whole blood sample containing at least one intact blood cell from the subje... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6127073 | Method for concealing information and document for securely communicating concealed information Applications of photoerasable colorant composition include photoerasable price markings for pricing goods, documents such as gaming tickets for securely communicating concealed information, photoerasable paint for temporary markings on terrain and structu... | 10/03/2000 |
