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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5901863 | Casket display system The present invention provides a display system for caskets, both for display prior to casket selection, e.g., in a showroom prior to purchase, and for display in actual use, e.g., in a viewing room and/or during a funeral or memorial service. The casket ... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5887321 | Bereavement casket having image receiving surface A burial casket having an image receiving surface includes a container, a cover and a coating applied to the exterior surface of the casket for receiving images. The image receiving surface includes at least one layer of stain applied directly to the exte... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5882589 | Sealed endoscope decontamination, disinfection and drying device A device for cleaning, disinfecting, and/or drying an endoscope consists of a basin supported on a base. The basin forms a channel that defines a teardrop shape. The device includes a lid that sealingly engages the basin. During operation, the endoscope t... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5867658 | Method and apparatus for implementing a stop state for a processor in a multiprocessor system One aspect of the invention relates to a method useful in a multiprocessor system for operating a processor. In one version of the invention, the method includes the steps of storing halt signature data in a register on the processor, the halt signature d... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5852208 | Method of producing compounds containing acyloxyalkoxy groups from alcohols A process of producing compounds containing an acyloxyalkoxy group from an alcohol consists of reacting the alcohol with a formaldehyde donor until a compound of the formula: R--O--CH2 (OCH2)X OR (V) is g... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5851398 | Algal turf water purification method A method for removing pollutants from water, according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of providing algal spores for seeding, providing a source of water for flowing through a floway, and the water contains a quan... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5810277 | Apparatus for the storage and withdrawal of an elastically flexible rope material This invention relates to an apparatus for the storage and withdrawal of an elastically flexible rope material (1), particularly a push-and-pull wire preferably having a circular cross-section and particularly consisting of glass-fiber plastic, preferably... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5802556 | Method and apparatus for correcting misaligned instruction data In a microprocessor having a plurality of execution units, rename register, architectural registers, and a cache for storing blocks of data, each block having a plurality of words, a method for aligning bytes stored in separate words. In one version, the ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792348 | Steel reinforced filter press plates Steel reinforced filter plates consist of an inner steel sheet and front and back panels composed of thermoplastic resin. The front and back panels of the filter plate are composed of thermoplastic synthetic resin and are bond to each other through a seri... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788180 | Control system for gun and artillery projectiles A directional control system for ballistic projectiles, including a projectile capable of being fired from a gun, a tracking device within the projectile capable of sensing and identifying a preferred target direction, a moveable mass located within the p... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5778823 | Method of raising fish by use of algal turf A method of producing mature fish using an algal turf as feedstock. The method consists of first growing an algal turf in a growth reservoir while subjecting the turf to an oscillatory water surge; severing the algal turf from its growing surface and tran... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5774372 | Pressure protection manager system & apparatus The Pressure Protection Manager comprises an apparatus and method for determining and documenting overpressure protection due to causes of overpressure associated with equipment and pressure relief devices used in industries such as, for example, process ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5748479 | Method of neutralizing hot inclusions present in a web of mineral wool and apparatus for carrying out the method The production of mineral wool takes place by melting stones, with the melt being supplied to a defibration unit. During this production process hot inclusions which are detrimental to further processing and to the final product may get into the mineral w... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5694117 | Alarm system for rising stem valves An alarm system for a particular type of lifting seal type valve, such as those employed in pressure relief. The alarm system consists of a signal source, an alarm mechanism and a signal carrying conductor secured to a seated lifting seal valve in such a ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5655597 | Heat exchanger A heat exchanger comprising (a) a hollow, cylindrical roller mounted on its longitudinal axis for rotation about said axis; (b) a manifold positioned in the hollow interior of said roller, said manifold comprising (b1) a central pipe which extends axially... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5637660 | Polymerization of -olefins with transition metal catalysts based on bidentate ligands containing pyridine or quinoline moiety Disclosed is a novel bidentate pyridine transition metal catalyst having the general formula ##STR1## where Y is O, S, NR, ##STR2## each R is independently selected from hydrogen or C1 to C6 alkyl, each R' is independe... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5637659 | Method of polymerizing olefins using borabenzene catalysts Disclosed is a catalyst having the general formula ##STR1## where Q is a ligand containing the ring ##STR2## R is hydrogen, N(R')2, OR', or R', each R' is independently selected from alkyl from C1 to C10, aryl fr... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5634971 | Process for dispersing pigments with polyoxyalkylated ethers A process of dispersing a pigment consists of agitating a pigment in water with a polyoxyalkylated ether dispersant. The polyoxyalkylated ether comprises Units of the formulae A and B wherein Unit A is an alkyl group of the formula: ##STR1## and; Uni... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5619332 | High spectral resolution fiber optic spectrometer An incident optical signal is captured by an array of apertures and directed to pairs of fibers, each pair having a delay fiber with a unique length and a no-delay fiber. Each pair of fibers further has a unique transmission characteristic. Time interpola... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5542977 | Composition for soil surface stabilization A slurry composition for stabilizing the upper layers of the earth comprising a lime and a fly ash having a calcium oxide content of less than 18% and water.... | 08/06/1996 |
