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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6013130 | Process and device for the production of epitaxial layers Layers of compound semiconductor 60 are grown epitaxially on a substrate 40. One or more components 24 are removed from a target 14 by a supply of energy 18, and reacted with gas surrounding the target. The gas stream conveys the components through a nozz... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6013893 | Plasma burner with a fluid-cooled anode In order to provide a plasma burner comprising a fluid-cooled anode and a cathode, wherein an arc can be produced between the cathode and the anode in a combustion chamber and a burner gas can be passed through the combustion chamber to form the plasma, i... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6010585 | Manufacturing apparatus for a construction material made of woody material and mortar A manufacturing apparatus for a woody strand cement board, in which a woody group material and cement are combined to form a construction material. The construction material is fire resistant and has a strength comparable to a lumbered raw wood product. T... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6006917 | Packaging unit for articles to be packed in sterile condition In a packaging unit for articles to be packed in a sterile condition, in order to reduce the risk of damage and, at the same time, to decrease the material requirement, it is proposed that it comprise an inner bag sealed in a gastight manner which surroun... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6008895 | Stoichiometric ratio measuring device In order to provide a measuring device for determining stoichiometric ratios when burning hydrocarbons by means of which stoichiometric ratios can be determined easily and reliably when burning hydrocarbons, it is proposed that a sensor be provided to det... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005980 | Motion estimation and compensation of video object planes for interlaced digital video A motion estimation and compensation technique is provided for interlaced digital video such as video object planes (VOPs). Predictor motion vectors for use in differentially encoding a current field coded macroblock are obtained using the median of motio... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000305 | Multiple-spindle turning machine In order to improve a multiple-spindle turning machine comprising a machine frame, a spindle drum arranged to rotate relative to the machine frame around a drum axis having a number of work piece spindles movable in the direction of rotation, said work pi... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002466 | Lithography exposure device A lithography exposure device allows more effective production of small structures within a short time by lithography. The device includes a retainer for a substrate, an exposure unit for producing a light spot on the light-sensitive layer of the substrat... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5996889 | Process and device for the monitoring and control of the flow of material in a hospital In order to create a process and a device for the monitoring and control of the flow of material in a hospital it is provided for the units generating the flow of material to each be provided with their own individual identification, for this individual i... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5998757 | Plasma torch system with height adjustment To improve a plasma torch system comprising a high-frequency plasma torch with a plasma torch device for generating therein a plasma flame by supplying high-frequency power, and a processing chamber for positioning therein workpieces which are to be proce... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5996394 | Gas meter calibration device for hydrogen-oxygen mixtures In order to provide a gas meter calibration device for hydrogen-oxygen mixtures which comprises a connection for a gas meter such that it enables a gas meter for hydrogen-oxygen mixtures to be accurately calibrated, it is proposed that a hydrogen-oxygen m... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5993549 | Powder coating apparatus In order to improve a powder coating arrangement for the application of melted coating powder onto a substrate, comprising a preparation unit for generating a flow of coating powder, a powder applicator head, from which the flow of coating powder issues a... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5991447 | Prediction and coding of bi-directionally predicted video object planes for interlaced digital video A system for coding of digital video images such as bi-directionally predicted video object planes (B-VOPs), in particular, where the B-VOP and/or a reference image used to code the B-VOP is interlaced coded. For a B-VOP macroblock which is co-sited with ... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5987518 | Method and apparatus for communicating internet protocol data over a broadband MPEG channel Computer data provided according to a first data protocol, such as the Internet protocol, is communicated over a digital television broadcast network using a second data protocol such as MPEG2. The computer data in the first data protocol is encapsulated ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979313 | Stencil holder having independently movable tensioning elements In order to improve a stencil holder for stencils, preferably for screen printing, comprising a frame having four frame supports, at least two rows of tensioning elements acting on corresponding rows of fixing points of the stencil, these rows being arran... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5980556 | Scissors-like tool for a surgical instrument and process for its production In order to allow a particularly small construction of a scissors-like tool for a surgical instrument with two interconnected arms which are pivotable elastically between a spread open position and a virtually closed position by engagement of a sleeve ove... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982363 | Personal computer-based set-top converter for television services A peripheral device is provided for a personal computer enabling the PC to provide the functions of a set-top box for television reception. Communication of television and control signals between the television and PC can be provided over the cable wiring... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982411 | Navigation among grouped television channels A television viewer can easily navigate programs which are grouped according to a common service provider or other grouping criteria by depressing the "channel up" or "channel down" buttons on a hand-held remote control. Programming services which are pro... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5982445 | Hypertext markup language protocol for television display and control Textual and graphical displays are provided on a television screen using a hypertext markup language (HTML). On-screen display devices allow a user to invoke hyperlinks to different pages of HTML-coded data in addition to functions calls for controlling t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971207 | Nozzle apparatus and method for dispensing powder coating material A nozzle apparatus and method for dispensing powdered material from a container such as a cardboard shipping box. The apparatus has a shaft with a tip in the shape of a slant-cut cylinder which is manually inserted into the container through the container... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5974184 | Intra-macroblock DC and AC coefficient prediction for interlaced digital video DC and AC DCT transform coefficients of an INTRA coded block are differentially encoded by selecting predictor DC and AC coefficients from a left-hand neighboring block and a top neighboring block. Each block is coded according to a frame mode, a reordere... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972210 | Bypass-mounted filter assembly In a bypass filter unit, in particular, for filtering supplies of hydraulic oil in a bypass flow, comprising a motor-driven pump and a fixedly mounted filter housing closeable by a cover and containing an exchangeable filter element, it is proposed that t... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5964119 | Processing machine In order to improve a processing machine for workpieces consisting of flat material, in particular, sheet-metal parts, comprising a work station which is designed as a bending station, in which the workpiece aligned parallel to a bending plane can be clam... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964580 | Positive displacement pump having a ratchet drive guide for dispersing cyclic compression stresses over the circumference of an internal flexible member A positive displacement pump includes a deformable hollow member for delivering a subject liquid by a cycle of contraction and restoration of its volume, a casing which contains the hollow member, and a pressurizing device for supplying and evacuating a h... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964779 | Surgical tubular-shafted instrument In a surgical tubular-shafted instrument comprising a tubular shaft and a gripping part connected thereto, a tool pivotable about an axis of rotation extending transversely to the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and a push element in the shaft, the push e... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5964475 | Trailer coupling In order to provide a trailer coupling for motor vehicles, in particular passenger vehicles, comprising a coupling ball, a coupling neck, the one end region of which is angled and bears the coupling ball, and a contact unit for providing a connection betw... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5963909 | Multi-media copy management system Reproduction of a multi-media data signal which is stored on a source media or distributed via a communication network is controlled by inserting master tag data and control tag data into the data signal. A player/recorder inserts an additional generation... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5961533 | Surgical instrument In order to make it possible, in a surgical instrument comprising a tubular shaft with two tools pivotable towards one another at its distal end, these tools being pivotable relative to one another by means of a grip section at the proximal end of the tub... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5959190 | Sensor for measuring the composition of mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen gas A sensor is provided for precisely measuring the composition of mixtures of hydrogen and oxygen gas. The sensor has an active surface, at which hydrogen and oxygen are catalytically converted into water. A transport inhibiting barrier is disposed on the a... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5959693 | Pixel adaptive noise reduction filter for digital video A current pixel of a video image is adaptively filtered to provide stronger filtering when there is a high likelihood that noise is present. Weaker filtering is provided when the presence of a color and/or brightness edge is likely in the video image. Eac... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5951746 | Suction device for cleaning purposes In order to develop a suction device for cleaning purposes having a collecting container, which includes a closable suction inlet, a suction outlet and a filter disposed therebetween and is connected to a suction unit by a suction line emanating from the ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5951577 | Surgical instrument In a surgical instrument, in particular, a tubular-shafted instrument, comprising two grips pivotally movable relative to one another for moving two tools movable relative to one another, and a releasable locking mechanism for securing the grips in variou... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950479 | Process and apparatus for moving sheet-metal to and from a bending unit In order to optimize a process for the machining of sheet-metal parts in a bending unit of a bending center, in which the sheet-metal parts are transported one after the other from a feed area to the bending unit for the purpose of bending and are thereby... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5950484 | Bending center In order to improve a bending center comprising a bending unit, a loading device with a feed table for receiving a sheet-metal part to be inserted, and a manipulator arrangement, with which the sheet-metal part can be gripped, moved as well as rotated, in... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5949795 | Processing asynchronous data within a set-top decoder Data overflow in a buffer of a set-top decoder for receiving asynchronous data, such as digital television signals, is prevented while also maintaining compliance with an interface timing standard such as the RS404-A standard. A fullness level of the buff... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5945048 | Process and device for extruding polymer melts to form hollow chamber sections In a process for extruding polymer melts (25) to form hollow chamber sections (21) by pressing the polymer melt through a shaping tool (24) with an internal shaping mandrel (26) and by subsequently sizing and cooling the hollow chamber section strand in a... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5941146 | Work spindle A work spindle for a machine tool. The work spindle has a spindle guard tube, a clamping arrangement, a clamping force generator, which is arranged on the spindle guard tube and operates the clamping arrangement, and which has at least one first cylinder ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5941171 | Stencil holder In order to improve a stencil holder for stencils made of metal films, preferably for screen printing, comprising a frame, at least two stencil receiving means arranged on the frame and detachably holding the stencil and a stencil tensioning device, with ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5942730 | Threaded cable joint A threaded cable joint for a cable having a cable shield enclosing an internal conductor region. The cable joint, which may be connected to a housing, has a connection piece and an outer pressure element. The outer pressure element is screw-connected to t... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5938656 | Process and device for correcting the shape of a lens In order to render possible the ablation to different depths in a process for correcting the shape of a lens in which the surface of the lens is acted upon by the radiation of a pulsed radiation source through a shutter in specific regions exposed by the ... | 08/17/1999 |
