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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5659977 | Integrated microalgae production and electricity cogeneration An integrated plant including a microalgae production plant for growing, harvesting and drying algae and a fossil fuel-motor-generator plant producing electrical energy. A fossil fuel engine produces hot exhaust gas from which sensible heat dries the alga... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5480909 | Method for inhibiting generation of free-radicals Certain incidents in mammals trigger the generation of free-radicals which are associated with cell death. Animals experiencing such medical incidents are dosed with pyruvate salts or esters in an amount of 5 to 20 weight percent of the total carbohydrate... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5441006 | Spacer assembly particularly useful as a boat fender Protective mat assemblies are formed from lightweight beads which are secured together in a generally rectangular array. The beads have unobstructed longitudinal central openings to receive a rope. Certain of the beads have permanent rope members includin... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5310338 | Heat retaining curtains for reheat furnace discharge openings and charging openings A discharge opening for a reheat furnace is shielded with a pair of metal woven wire mesh curtains each secured above the discharge opening and hanging to the bottom of the opening. Each curtain preferably is formed from multiple parallel coplanar ribbons... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5294641 | Method for treating a medical patient for cardiac trauma A method for treating a medical patient prior to or during heart trauma, e.g., myocardial infarction, angina and ischemia. An effective dosage of pyruvate is introduced into the patient to increase the patient's cardiac output and stroke volume, to decrea... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5284440 | Water-cooled, workpiece-supporting members for a heating furnace Tall work-supporting elements, riders or buttons, for reheat furnaces increase the unshadowed area of radiation exposure for the under surface of steel workpieces and thereby significantly reduce the "skid mark" phenomena of workpieces. The tall supportin... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5257928 | Rider for furnace support A rider for use with lengthwise generally horizontal supports in a furnace is formed from an anchor block and a cover block and a locking means. The anchor block is secured to the lengthwise generally horizontal support surface. The cover block fits verti... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5230872 | Method and apparatus for regenerating activated carbon containing an adsorbed volatile organic absorbate Activated carbon regeneration is carried out in a downwardly moving bed with superheated steam moving upwardly through the bed. The superheated steam is maintained in a closed loop which comprises the steam treatment vessel, a steam pump and a steam super... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5223291 | Microwave-core-heating and cooking pasta, pulses, grains and cereals Novel food products are disclosed which result from microwave-core-heating of dried foods such as pasta, beans, rice, cereal and pulses. The dried, raw foods are piled in a container and placed in a microwave oven chamber. The raw foods are exposed to mic... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5211988 | Method for preparing a smooth surfaced tough elastomeric coated fibrous batt A process for providing a relatively smooth, tough, elastomeric coating over one surface of a fibrous batt employs a heated ironing surface which engages an uncured coating of a composition of cross-linkable elastomeric aqueous emulsion applied as a foam ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5187131 | Method for regenerating particulate adsorbents Method and apparatus for in-situ regeneration of particulate adsorbent in a vessel including: heating the adsorbent, passing inert gas through heated absorbent to collect vaporized adsorbate, chilling the inert gas to condense adsorbate, thereafter loweri... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5167804 | Liquid treatment system Apparatus for removing a contaminant from a container having a liquid inventory including the contaminant as a minor ingredient and having an elevated temperature at the top of the liquid inventory. A treatment vessel contains a supply of particulate adso... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5152233 | Method of devolatilizing earth solids and mobile truck for carrying out the method Earth solids which have been contaminated by volatile organic contaminants can be treated by a method and in an apparatus of this invention. The apparatus includes a rotary kiln, a baghouse filter, a high temperature incinerator and a recycle conduit to r... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5136766 | Rolling mill sleeve Keyways can be eliminated from rolling mill sleeves by undercutting the existing keyway to a generally trapezoidal cross section and preparing a corresponding keyway filler from comparable metal. The keyway filler is thicker than the keyway. The excess me... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5134162 | Method for lowering high blood cholesterol levels in hyperlipidemic animals and confections as the ingestion medium A process for lowering the blood cholesterol of hyperlipidemic patients by oral ingestion of pyruvate and a confection (cereal bar, fruit bar, candy) containing pyruvate as the ingestion medium.... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5094865 | Two stage process for cooking/browing/crusting food by microwave energy and infrared energy A two-stage process for baking/crusting food products is proposed. The First Stage is carried out in a microwave oven chamber; the Second Stage is carried out beneath a gas or electric broiler. In both stages, the food is placed on a browning/crusting dev... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5068029 | Two-chamber fluid/solids treatment vessel A two-chamber vessel provides for separate treatment of a fluid stream with particulate solids. Separate means are provided to introduce and remove particulate solids into each chamber. Separate means are provided to introduce and recover fluids from each... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5064896 | Adhesive compositions Heat curable adhesive compositions which include liquid polybutadiene polymer, powdered sulfur, organic accelerators and inert fillers are improved by adding blocked polyisocyanates or capped polyisocyanates. The addition improves resistance to "popping" ... | 11/12/1991 |
| 5059202 | Tendon approximator A tendon approximator employs two connected, normally closed clamps, which are each formed from two extruded elements. The two extruded elements are connected together in their mid-region by means of non-circular cam on a base element and a corresponding ... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5045660 | Invertible, microwave oven apparatus For use in a microwave oven, an invertible microwave-oven oven is provided which includes; a first heating member which has a first surface to heat a food in contact therewith; a second heating member which has a second heating surface to heat a food in c... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5034377 | Aqueous nutrient compositions comprising oligopeptides A nutrient composition includes at least two oligopeptides of amino acids having in the N-terminal position of at least one oligopeptide a residue of glycine and having in the N-terminal position of at least one oligopeptide a residue of L-alanine, L-lysi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5012797 | Method for removing skin wrinkles Mammal skin having wrinkles can be treated to remove wrinkles by abrading elevated portions of the epithelial layer with an ultrasonic surgical tool adapted to abrade soft tissue. The subcutaneous tissue in the selected region is medicated by subcutaneous... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4989253 | Voice activated microscope A microscope has a voice activated control system which permits precise location of the microscope and precise focusing by means of voice commands uttered by the microscope operator. When the microscope is in a movement mode, the movement is terminated by... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4970165 | Cell harvester tray A cell harvester tray formed from lightweight plastic for holding scintillation vials. In one embodiment the tray has a plurality of parallel, aligned wells, each well being adapted to support one scintillation vial. In an alternative embodiment the tray ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4957500 | Normally closed clamp A normally closed clamp is provided which is formed from two extruded elements which are connected together in their midregion by means of a non-circular cam on a base element and a corresponding non-circular cam surface on a clamping element. In the norm... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4923704 | Methods for microwave cooking in a steam-chamber kit An assembly of elements is provided for cooking food in a microwave oven. A heat generating member, a chamber forming member, a collector member and optionally a pan member are provided for assembly in various combinations and sub-combinations. The heat g... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4906806 | Cooking kit with heat generating member for microwave oven and methods for microwave cooking An assembly of elements is provided for cooking food in a microwave oven. A heat generating member, a chamber forming member, a collector member and optionally a pan member are provided for assembly in various combinations and sub-combinations. The heat g... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4895455 | Cover for wall mounted thermostat including illumination means and magnifying means A replacement cover is provided for a wall mounted, circular thermostat. The replacement cover engages the rotatable sub-assembly of a wall mounted, circular thermostat and provides a transparent convex lens for enlarging the appearance of temperature ind... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4892096 | Breast marking device A marking device provides a circular mark on the skin of the breast of a patient concentric with the areola of the patient's breast. The device is a cylindrical tubular member having an open circular end which is the marking element and having a pair of c... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4880951 | Food preparation kit for use in cooking food in microwave oven or in thermal oven A cooking kit which is useful in cooking food in a microwave oven chamber and also can be employed in thermal ovens and on a cooking range. The kit includes an imperforate outer metal pot, a perforated inner metal pot which nests in the outer metal pot. T... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4874790 | Method for improving the glucose metabolism of an animal having diabetic tendencies A method for treating animals having diabetic tendencies to improve the glucose metabolism of the animal by oral administration of therapeutically effective amounts of pyruvate and dihydroxyacetone. The treatment lowers Glucose Tolerance Test Values and l... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4853034 | Method of ladle desulfurizing molten steel A method for desulfurizing molten steel in a ladle employs high MgO content calcium-aluminate synthetic slag. A preferred slag composition contains 0.1-3.0% by weight of vanadium oxide. A particularly preferred composition is the slag obtained from the pr... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4848365 | Method of in-situ custom fitting a protective mouthguard An improved protective mouthguard blank is adapted for in situ custom-fitting by an athlete/patient. A method for in situ custom-fitting is disclosed. The resulting in situ custom-fitted mouthpiece provides superior retention and protective characteristic... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4840651 | Gas/solids contacting device A gas/solids contacting device provides a light-weight, easily installed unit for contacting gases with particulate solids and permits the removal of spent solids and introduction of replacement solids. A solids contacting chamber is maintained between a ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4819640 | Microsurgery anastomosis tool A microsurgery tool for use in anastomosis of small vessels has a thin shaft with a pair of forwardly projecting tines defining a throat for receiving the pointed end of a suture needle. The microsurgery tool is inserted between confronting ends of vessel... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4812479 | Method for preventing body fat deposition in mammals A method for reducing the weight gain in an animal by orally administering ver a prolonged period a therapeutically effective amount of dihydroxyacetone to which may be added riboflavin. The method also includes administering dihydroxyacetone and/or pyruva... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4803984 | Method for performing small vessel anastomosis A microsurgery tool for use in anastomosis of small vessels has a thin arcuate shaft or tube with a tubular distal end having its tubing cut away to define a trough for receiving the pointed end of a suture needle. The microsurgery tool is inserted betwee... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4803433 | Method and apparatus for shimming tubular supermagnets A method and apparatus is provided for quickly shimming a tubular supermat to function in several different environments which create unique impurity gradients to interfere with uniformity of the electromagnetic field from the supermagnet. Non-magnetic t... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4795491 | Premelted synthetic slag for ladle desulfurizing molten steel A premelted synthetic slag for ladle desulfurizing molten steel and a related method for desulfurizing molten steel employ high MgO content calcium-aluminate synthetic slag. A preferred slag composition contains 0.1-3.0% by weight of vanadium oxide. A par... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4762127 | Apparatus and method for enlarging the ends of a vessel prior to anastomosis An improved method for expanding the open ends of human vessels employs an expandable cell which can be inflated a bubble at the open end of a vessel. The method is carried out with a novel closed end cell which can be connected to a source of fluidized p... | 08/09/1988 |
