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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5474890 | Method for inducing the acrosome reaction in human and animal spermatozoa A method for assessing the fertilization potential of mammalian spermatozoa comprises the steps of incubating a sperm sample with extracellular ATP, determining the level of acrosine secretion from the sperm and comparing with the level of acrosine secret... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5453976 | Audio signal processor circuit An audio processor circuit for treating a digitally encoded incoming signal, the circuit comprising circuitry (3, 12) for sampling the encoded signal at two or more sample frequencies, circuitry (8, 13, 38, 40, 46) for calculating from the sampled values ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5442556 | Aircraft terrain and obstacle avoidance systems A system for generating, in an aircraft, a warning signal whenever the aircraft is on a potentially hazardous course with respect to the terrain and obstacles thereon imminently to be overflown. The system involves the computation of pull-up trajectories ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5432872 | Light energy broadening coupler An optical device comprising an optical waveguide (13) on a substrate (11) which over part of its length forms one of a stack (15) of coupled optical waveguide sections of the same length, the stack being of a length such that a light wave of predetermine... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5430618 | Adaptor with electromagnetic shielding capabilities An adaptor includes an adaptor casing, a circuit board and a cover piece. The adaptor casing includes lower and upper casing halves which are made of plastic and which are coated entirely with a layer of conductive material. A circuit board is disposed in... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5417728 | Reverse flush gas valve A gas valve which has provision for a reverse flow pulse of high pressure gas. The valve includes a reservoir which is loaded with high pressure gas during normal operation which is released into the main flow path by an applied pressure reduction. The va... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5416423 | Method and apparatus for verifying the integrity of a smart card A Contact Smart Card (3) is inserted in a contact card reader and its capacitance is measured by applying a square wave generated by an oscillator (1) to it via a resistor (4). The capacitance effect of the smart card (3) affects the amplitude of the outp... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5414256 | Apparatus for and method of controlling a device by sensing radiation having an emission space and a sensing space An optical controller is capable of surrounding a player with a radiation screen from a plurality of panels, and enables the player to produce control signals for interface with a controlled instrument such as a musical instrument, a video game processor,... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5406866 | Speed-selectable screwdriver The drive speed of a drive shaft of a screwdriver is selectable by a user by holding a gear transmission housing. Two sets of pinch rollers are employed to rotate the drive shaft at one speed. When the housing is held, one set of pinch rollers is disengag... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406075 | Externally-mounted utility meter reading arrangement A meter reading arrangement has an optical fiber transmission path made up of a pair of optical fibers connecting between a meter to be read and a meter interface unit. Light is transmitted over one of the fibers to an indicator on the meter and reflected... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5399975 | Method of testing continuity of a connection between an integrated circuit and a printed circuit board by current probing integrated circuit A method of testing the electrical conductivity of a connection between an integrated circuit device (9) and a circuit board (7) to which the device (9) is connected. The device (9) includes a current path between a further connection (13) thereto and the... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5392327 | Termination unit with maintenance facility There is a demand for user access to ISDN services at the two-wire interface point. The frequently raised objection to such access is the problem of determining the location of a fault and hence the responsibility for the fault. This is solved by the use ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389011 | Electrical receptacle or switch with built-in wire stripper and looper A wire stripper and/or a wire looper are integrally formed in a mounting strap or body of an electrical device, such as a duplex receptacle or wall switch, in order to simplify a wiring installation without requiring an installer to use separate tools.... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5387856 | Speed control arrangements for electric motors In a speed control arrangement for an induction motor or an a.c. permanent magnet motor in which any one of a number of power frequencies may be selected for application to the motor, there is provided circuitry to control the rate of change of frequency ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5387894 | Distribution transformers A distribution transformer has a wound magnetic core (50) of overall circular shape and rectangular cross-section with between two and four overall rectangular shape electric coils (20,30) extending through the core window. The coils (20,30) are pre-forme... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5379202 | Outdoor animated holiday light display Partially overlapping display elements have light string sets mounted thereon and sequentially illuminated to simulate animation of a decorative part of an outdoor light display.... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5378076 | Device for the precise coupling of two cylindrical parts, especially to form compound tools Device for the precise coupling of two cylindrical parts, especially to form compound tools, with the aid of two cylindrical bodies, one of which has a seat for accepting a pin projecting from the other cylindrical body, it being provided that the front e... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5377209 | Telecommunications system data alignment equipment and method Synchronization of a receiving termination of a telecommunications system with an incoming data stream is carried out from a synchronization signal carried with the data stream. It is possible that a "mimic" of the synchronization signal may occur within ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5376943 | Moving vehicle transponder A transponder tag operative in the UHF range and including a substrate of dielectric material having formed on one side a conductive surface providing a ground plane and a dipole antenna, a slot line within the ground plane forming a balanced antenna feed... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5369270 | Signal generator activated by radiation from a screen-like space An apparatus for producing signals by means of radiation, for controlling musical instruments, image producing devices, video games, computer games and the like, comprises sensors sensitive to radiation directed towards them from points of sensing spaces,... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5363049 | Single device under test (DUT) port common reference/matching impedance cirtuit for the detection and location of DUT faults Disclosed is a Device Under Test (DUT) fault detection and location circuit. A first circuit port is connected to the DUT for fault detection and location. A signal source for generating a series of signals across the operating frequency range of the DUT ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354676 | Recombinant modified thermostable NAD-dependent dehydrogenases and process for their production A recombinant thermophilic NAD-dependent dehydrogenase having a hydrophobic amino acid at position 104 and/or 102. The enzymes are effective in catalysing the dehydrogenation of homologues of pyruvic acid of formula CnH2n+1 COCOOH, wherein n is... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5352492 | Annealing process In a process and apparatus for annealing a substance, such as polysilicon, which is deposited on a substrate, such as a glass plate, the annealing temperature is required to be greater than the softening temperature of the substrate. To prevent deformatio... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5348474 | Methods of recording dynamico-functional dental impressions Methods of recording a muco-dynamic or immediate functional impression of the dental arches of a patient onto the base or peripheral borders of a prosthetic denture, or rebasing a patient's prosthetic denture, utilizing a non-ionic, non-hydrophilic, impre... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5347926 | Printing element for a rotary printing machine having a plurality of receiving carriages for an impression cylinder In a rotary printing machine, a pressure roller is mounted on a slide that is reciprocally and linearly moved along two mutually orthogonal directions in order to change impression cylinders.... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5348496 | Break-off key for releasing push-wire connection in wiring device A release key is detachably connected to a wiring device within easy access. After detachment from the wiring device, the key is insertable into a release passage in order to unlock and enable the removal of an uninsulated end portion of an electrical con... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5341532 | Inflatable stuffing for footwear A foot-shaped inflatable stuffing is inserted into and removed from footwear. The stuffing has a tapered insert and a gas inlet. The inlet allows gas to be admitted into the insert, and also serves as a convenient handle to effect removal of the stuffing.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5338242 | Device for scattering a multitude of objects and method of making same A device for scattering confetti includes an inverted pocket positioned within the interior of an inflated envelope. Confetti is contained within the pocket, and a break-away closure maintains the confetti within the pocket. Upon compressing the envelope,... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5334385 | New alkaloid derivatives, their use and pharmaceutical formulations containing them Salts of a pharmacologically active, naturally occurring or synthetic alkaloids, or alkaloid derivatives and a phosphatidic acid are provided, which preferably have the formula [Alk]x [PA]y wherein Alk represents a cation derived from sai... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5327107 | Electrical apparatus with digitally set transfer function An electrical apparatus has a number of units (1 to 6), each of which is capable of presenting a transfer function of a different value to an input signal. It also includes control circuitry (7, 9) whereby a desired selection of units (1 to 6) can be made... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5323694 | Raw meat massaging apparatus According to the invention, there is provided a raw meat massaging apparatus including a container adapted to be charged with raw meat having a pickle solution injected thereinto, the container having the shape of rotary body. A frame extends longitudinal... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5322362 | Bag expanding filler A filler automatically expands a soft bag from a collapsed to an expanded condition. An elastic band urges a pair of panels apart. The band is mounted on a flap which is integrally hinged, and initially co-planar with, one of the panels.... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5323161 | Method of assessing radar target pulses A method of assessing radar pulses in a passive, i.e. receive-only, radar system to distinguish pulses due to a particular target from pulses due to other targets from noise, interference, etc. Received pulses are assessed, without reference to pulse tran... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5321054 | Composition for dynamico-functional impressions and methods of using same Compositions, with controlled and programmed hardening, to record mucodynamic dental impressions, characterized in that they comprise: ______________________________________ Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) 50-85% by weight C... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5319729 | Optical fibre interface utilizing welded silica parts The material similarity of all-silica waveguides or other devices and optical fibers is utilized to establish an epoxy-free fusion interfacing between optical fibers and integrated-optic devices by using laser welding techniques. This is uniquely applicab... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5318949 | Superconducting ceramic composition comprising (Pb,Cd)-Sr-(Y,Q)-Cu-O wherein Q is Ca or Sr A superconducting ceramic composition which is free of thallium, the composition having a unit cell containing two perovskite structure copper-oxygen planes and a rocksalt structure layer having a single plane containing cadmium.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5314906 | Derivatives of physostigmine, their use and pharmaceutical formulations containing them The therapeutic use of new salts of physostigmine in the treatment of syndromes related to changes in cerebral metabolism in the elderly is described. The new salts of physostigmine, which are based on phosphatidic acid, are highly lipophilic and exhibit ... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5311605 | Optical devices incorporating slow wave structures An optical device comprising a length of optical waveguide (1) having incorporated therein an extended sequence of coupled single resonator structures (9) so as to form an optical slow wave structure. The sequence of resonator structures is suitably forme... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5310670 | Method for the purification of Erwinia L-asparaginase A process is provided for the purification of L-asparaginase by contacting a crude extract of L-asparaginase with a solid medium having cation exchange groups so as to adsorb L-asparaginase on the support and eluting adsorbed L-asparaginase from the suppo... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5307737 | Machine for treating raw meat According to the invention, there is provided a machine for treating raw meat, which comprises an injecting apparatus and a plurality of massaging apparatuses. The injecting apparatus includes injecting needle means adapted to be thrust into raw meat for ... | 05/03/1994 |
