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An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7045641 | Process for preparing polyenedialdehyde monoacetals A process for preparing compounds of the formula I is described and entails converting a compound of the formula II by Wittig or Wittig-Horner reaction into ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037708 | Dried microorganism cultures and method for producing same Dry microorganism cultures comprising at least one microorganism species in carrier-bound form are present in the form of particles which a) have a particle size of at least about 0.1 mm and b) are compressed; processes for preparing dry microorganism cultures and t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022344 | Process for producing solid dosage forms A process for producing solid dosage forms by mixing at least one polymer binder, at least one active ingredient and, where appropriate, conventional additives to form a plastic mixture, and shaping, wherein a physiologically tolerated, water-swellable graft copolym... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6969777 | Method for the hydroformylation of olefins comprising 2 to 8 carbon atoms Olefins having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms are hydroformylated in a process in which (i) an olefin-containing feed in which a proportion of a saturated hydrocarbon having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms is present and also carbon monoxide and hydrogen are fed into a reaction ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6953829 | Catalyst system and the use thereof A catalyst system comprising at least one metallocene, at least one cocatalyst, at least one support material and, if desired, further organometallic compounds is described. The catalyst system can advantageously be used for the polymerization of olefins and ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6939488 | Binding agent for inorganic material powders for producing metallic and ceramic moulded bodies A binder B for inorganic powders comprises a mixture of b1 from 80 to 99.5% by weight of a polyoxymethlene homopolymer or copolymer B1 and b2 from 0.5 to 20% by weight of a polymer system B2 which is not miscible w... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6916954 | Catalyst system and method for carbonylation The invention relates to a catalyst system for carbonylating olefinically or acetylenically unsaturated compounds with carbon monoxide and a nucleophile compound, containing (a) palladium; (b) a phosphine and (c) a polymer containing nitrogen which is soluble in the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913629 | Building blocks containing isocyanate groups and their use for functionalizing or modifying compounds or surfaces Compounds of the formula 1 OCN—R1—NHCOX—R2—(Y)n (1), where X is a covalent bond to R2 or is O, S or NR3, Y is a hydrogen atom or a free functional group and n is an integer from ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914068 | Thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridines as fungicides A method for controlling harmful fungi, which comprises treating the fungi or the materials, plants, the soil or the seed to be protected against fungal attack and/or animal pests with an effective amount of at least one thiazolo[4,5-b]pyridine of the formula I: | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903168 | Gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor Ethylenically unsaturated monomers are polymerized in a gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor comprising a reactor space (1) in the form of a vertical tube, a calming zone (2) adjoining the upper part of the reactor space, a circulated gas line (3), a... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6903108 | Fungicidal mixtures based on amide compounds and pyridine derivatives Fungicidal mixtures comprise as active components a) an amide compound of the formula I A—CO—NR1R2 I in which A is an aryl group or an aromatic or... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900343 | Method for the purification of metallocenes A process for purifying metallocenes in which a sparingly soluble metallocene halide is converted into a readily soluble and readily crystallizable metallocene by replacement of at least one halide ligand by an alternative negatively charged ligand and the metalloce... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894003 | Enhancement of the activity of carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitor herbicides The present invention provides a method for increasing the efficacy of a herbicidal compound of formula I which comprises applying an effective amount of said herbicidal compound directly to the soil in the form of a s... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891045 | Method for producing carbonyldiimidazole In a process for preparing carbonyldiimidazole from imidazole and phosgene in an inert solvent, the imidazole hydrochloride which results as coupled product is removed as melt from the resulting reaction mixture by phase separation. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887460 | Cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparations which comprise enaminotriazines as light protection agents, and novel enaminotriazines The invention relates to the use of enaminotriazines of the formula I in which the radicals Y, independently of one another, are hydrogen, an optionally substituted aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, araliphatic or aromatic ra... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6888003 | Method for producing 7-(pyrazole-3-yl) benzoxazoles A process for preparing 7-(pyrazol-3-yl)benzoxazoles of the formula I in which the variables R1-R6 are as defined in claim 1, which process is characterized in that a 2-halo-3-(pyrazol-3-yl... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887958 | Method for polymerizing olefins Ethylene or propylene are copolymerized with one another or with other olefinically unsaturated compounds in the presence of a catalyst system comprising the following components: A) a complex of a transition metal with one or two substituted or unsubst... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887894 | Use of lipoic acid for improving the bioavailability of mineral salts The use of α-lipoic acid or α-dihydrolipoic acid for increasing the bioavailability of mineral salts, the use of α-lipoic acid or α-dihydrolipoic acid in combination with metal salts, in particular the use of metal α-lipoates, metal α-dihydrolipoates or metal-... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6881867 | Method for hydroformylation, xanthene-bridged ligands and catalyst comprising a complex of said ligands In a process for the hydroformylation of ethylenically unsaturated compounds, at least one complex of a metal of transition group VIII. with at least one phosphorus-, arsenic- or antimony-containing compound as ligand is used as hydroformylation catalyst, where the ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878764 | Stabilized black polyoxymethylene moulding materials Thermoplastic molding compositions comprising, as substantive components, A) from 5% by weight to (99.99% by weight minus 1 ppb), based on components A) to D), of a polyoxymethylene homo- or copolymer, B) from 1 pp... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6872690 | Herbicidal 2-alkynyl-pyri (mi) dines The invention relates method of combating undesired plant growth at a locus, comprising application to the locus of an effective amount of at least one compound of formula (I): wherein R1 | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872736 | Non-aqueous emulsifiable concentrate formulation The invention relates to a non-aqueous, emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation for crop protection active compounds which comprises (a1) 50 to 300 g/L of at least one azole derivative having a free hydroxy group or a salt or an adduct thereof, prefer... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869914 | Process for the preparation of solvent-free suspensions A process for the preparation of a solvent-free suspension of a low-melting point water-insoluble solid agrochemical active ingredient, which comprises suspending 1-40% by weight of a silica-based carrier in 40 to 97% by weight of water in the presence of 1-40% by w... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869783 | Method for producing chiral carboxylic acids from nitriles with the assistance of a nitrilase or microoganisms which contain a gene for the nitrilase The invention relates to nucleic acid sequences which code for a polypeptide having nitrilase activity, to nucleic acid constructs comprising the nucleic acid sequences, and to vectors comprising the nucleic acid sequences or the nucleic acid constructs. The inventi... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867336 | Method for the continuous production of 2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol In a process for the continuous preparation of 2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol, nitromethane is firstly reacted with formaldehyde and alkali metal hydroxide and the reaction mixture obtained in this way is subsequently reacted with bromine. ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867331 | Method for producing deoxybenzoins The invention describes a process for the preparation of 1,2-diarylethanones by reaction of an arylacetonitrile and an aromatic compound and hydrolysis of the ketimine compound formed, where the solvent used for the reaction is at least one dialkyl ether of a mono- ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867329 | Waste water treatment in a method for producing formic acid which is free of water The invention relates to a process for obtaining anhydrous or substantially anhydrous formic acid, in which firstly aqueous formic acid is prepared by hydrolysis of methyl formate and is freed from water in the subsequent work-up. The process has the special feature... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867327 | Preparation and purification of hydroxylamine stabilizers The invention relates to the preparation of ultra-high purity 1,2-diaminocyclohexanetetraacetic acid being essentially free of unwanted metal and metal ion contaminants and its use as a stabilizer for ultra-high purity hydroxylamine compounds used extensively in the... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6867326 | Method of producing glyphosate or a salt thereof In a process for preparing N-phosphonomethylglycine or a salt thereof by bringing phosphonomethyliminodiacetic acid or a salt thereof into contact with at least one oxygen-containing oxidant in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, the heterogeneous catalyst com... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866869 | Liquid antimicrobial compositions A liquid antimicrobial composition comprises: (1) a mixture of iodide anions and thiocyanate anions; (2) periodic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof; and (3) optionally, a peroxidase. | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864330 | Use of hydrophilic graft copolymers containing N-vinylamine and/or open-chain N-vinylamide units in cosmetic formulations The invention relates to the use of graft copolymers obtained by radical graft copolymerisation of a) at least one open-chained N-vinylamide compound of general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 represents H or C1-C6 | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864298 | Expandable polyolefin particles The invention relates to expandable polyolefin beads which comprise blowing agent and have been coated with from 0.01 to 3% by weight of a salt and/or ester of a long-chain fatty acid, preferably with calcium stearate, to prevent caking during foaming. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863914 | Stable, aqueous dispersions and stable, water-dispersible dry powders of xanthophylls, and production and use of the same A process for preparing a stable, aqueous dispersion or a stable water-dispersible dry powder of xanthophylls selected from the group consisting of astaxanthin, lutein and zeaxanthin, by a) dissolving one or more of the abovementio... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863877 | Iron oxides of reduced chloride content A process for removing chloride from chloridic iron oxide comprises mixing said chloridic iron oxide with an acid and subsequently conducting a thermal treatment at from 50 to 1300° C. ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863779 | Distillation of styrene A process for the distillation of vinylaromatic monomers in the presence of 4-tert-butylcatechol (TBC) and oxygen, wherein no aromatic nitro or amino compound is present in any effective amount. The process is particularly suitable for destabilizing and purifying st... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864391 | Method for producing propylene hydroformylation products and acrylic acid and/or acrolein A process for preparing hydroformylation products of propylene and for preparing acrylic acid and/or acrolein comprises a) feeding a propylene-containing feed in which from 2 to 40% by weight of propane is present and also carbon monoxide and hydrogen into a reactio... | 03/08/2005 |
| D502387 | Door supporting device | 03/01/2005 |
| 6861128 | Layered composite based on thermoplastic polymers A layered composite has at least one decorative surface and comprises a backing layer made from a thermoplastic polymer which is not polypropylene, a decorative layer arranged thereupon and a heat-cured layer applied to the decorative layer. An intermediate layer ma... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6860929 | Printing inks and lacquers containing polyolefin waxes Printing inks and paints comprising a polyolefin wax component prepared from one or more olefins by catalysis using a single-site catalyst based on a complex of a transition metal from groups 5 to 8 of the Periodic System of the Elements, which comprises not more th... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6858071 | Solvent-containing pastes containing in addition polyolefin wax Solvent-containing pastes comprising a polyolefin wax component prepared from one or more olefins by catalysis using a single-site catalyst based on a complex of a transition metal from groups 5 to 8 of the Periodic System of the Elements, and use of these pastes. | 02/22/2005 |
