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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5495163 | Control for a brushless generator operable in generating and starting modes A detector for detecting rotor position of a brushless generator having a motive power shaft, a permanent magnet generator (PMG) having a set of armature phase windings and a main generator portion having a set of armature phase windings includes a circui... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5495162 | Position-and-velocity sensorless control for starter generator electrical system using generator back-EMF voltage A detector for detecting rotor position of a brushless generator having a motive power shaft, a permanent magnet generator (PMG) having a set of armature phase windings and a main generator portion having a set of armature phase windings includes a circui... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5493200 | Control for a brushless generator A control for a brushless generator operable in starting and generating modes supplies combined AC and DC power to an exciter field winding of the brushless generator during operation in the starting mode. The magnitude of a parameter of the AC power is d... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5367437 | Multiple layer capacitor mounting arrangement A mounting arrangement of the present invention is provided for packaging a plurality of multiple layer capacitors together. First and second coupling devices are coupled electrically to respective first and second electrodes of each multiple layer capaci... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5355296 | Switching converter and summing transformer for use therein A switching converter includes first and second controllable switches, a power source coupled to the switches and a closed flux path. First and second primary windings are mutually inductively coupled through the closed flux path and are coupled to the fi... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5325007 | Stator windings for axial gap generators Electromotive apparatus comprising at least one winding (30) including a plurality of generally triangular coil turns (34). A plurality of generally triangular stator segments (55, 56, 57) are mounted within the coil turns (34). The winding is formed by a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5317299 | Electromagnetic transformer A summing transformer having a core structure, first primary and secondary windings wound on the core structure for establishing a rotating electromagnetic field when the first primary winding is energized, and second primary and secondary windings wound ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5311419 | Polyphase AC/DC converter A power converter for converting input AC power comprising N phase-to-phase input AC waveforms at a first frequency into overall output DC power, where N is an integer greater than two, includes N phase-to-phase AC/DC converters each receiving a phase-to-... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5304422 | Low friction polyamide, polyethylene, P.T.F.E. resin A polyamide resin composition comprising: (a) 100 parts by weight of a polyamide; (b) from about 1 part to about 80 parts by weight of an aromatic polyamide fiber; (c) from about 3 parts to about 80 parts by weight of a polytetrafluoroethylene; and (d) fr... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5230206 | Method of and system for making up consignments of articles The invention provides a method and a system for making up consignments from articles supplied in packs. It consists essentially of a consignment-assembly unit (9) that supplies individually supplied articles via a sorter (10) having inward conveyors (30,... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5231066 | Bimodal silica gel, its preparation and use as a catalyst support A bimodal silica gel particle, its method of preparation and its use as a catalyst support in the polymerization of olefins is disclosed. The bimodal silica gel particle exhibits a bimodal pore radius distribution, wherein the silica gel particle has a fi... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5225973 | Regulation circuit for a stepped-waveform inverter A regulator circuit for an inverter having first and second inverter sections that develop first and second AC waveforms which are phase displaced by a variable angle wherein the first and second AC waveforms are combined to produce AC output powe... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5225649 | Device for transversely cutting lengths of a strip traveling continuously along a predetermined route A device for cutting a strip fed continuously on a roller through a cutting station where a series of at least partial transverse cuts are made successively in the strip by a cutting unit. On the cutting unit, a hollow rotary drum receives a laser beam em... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223025 | Coating composition for inhibiting corrosion of metal substrates A coating composition that inhibits corrosion of metal substrates, a method of inhibiting corrosion of a metal substrate with a corrosion-inhibiting coating composition, and a metal article that resists corrosion are disclosed. The corrosion-inhibiting co... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5221530 | Mild conditioning shampoo with a high foam level containing an anionic surfactant-cationic acrylate/acrylamide copolymer conditioning agent A conditioning shampoo containing an anionic surfactant, in an amount of about 5% to about 25% by weight, and a cationic acrylate/acrylamide copolymer conditioning agent material, in an amount of about 0.1% to about 20% by weight, has extended product sta... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221290 | Charcoal briquettes bound with an organic binder and a water-swellable clay and method A combustible carbonaceous briquette and method of making the briquette wherein a finely divided carbonaceous material is formed into a desired briquette shape under high pressure whereby carbonaceous particles are bound together by a pre-cooked mixture o... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221624 | DNA encoding (Lys46, Asp97, Asp113) and (Lys46, Asp.sup . 137) thaumatin I polypeptides Genes are disclosed which are capable of directing the synthesis in a selected host microorganism of thaumatin I polypeptides having improved taste characteristics characterized by having the amino acid sequence of natural thaumatin I including a lysine a... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5220285 | System for testing the electrical continuity and insulation of the electrical conductors of a portion of wiring A system for electrical continuity and insulation testing of the electrical conductors of a portion of wiring. Outputs (11b.1, 11b.2, 11b.3) of the connecting elements of the conductors are disposed on a support (12.1, 12.2, 12.3) in the form of a matrix ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5217895 | Monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies specific for anti-T4 antibodies and cross-reactive with HIV Disclosed are immunologically active polypeptides, preferably antibodies or antibody fragments, and most preferably monoclonal antibodies, which are reactive with idiotypes of antibodies to human lymphocyte T4 protein and are reactive with the HIV virion ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217709 | Sunscreening compositions containing 5-benzylidene-3-oxacyclopentanone Cosmetic composition containing, by way of a compound screening cut UV of wavelengths 280-380 nm, a 5-benzylidene-3-oxacyclopentanone of formula (I): ##STR1## where R1, R2, R3 and R4 denote C1 -C... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5217048 | Multi-layer woven fabric with leno cross-linking warp yarns A 3-dimensional woven fabric which includes a plurality of stacked single-ply webs (A1, A2, A3, A4) each comprising a weft yarn (2) which cross-bridges between warp yarns (1) arranged in rows in each web. The ad... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5218520 | VSCF system with reduced DC link ripple A circuit in a power system for suppressing an AC ripple superimposed on a bus signal on a bus includes a first circuit for producing first and second signals having a frequency substantially equal to the AC ripple frequency wherein the second signal is a... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5215728 | Method and apparatus for removal of h2s from a process gas, including thiosulfate and/or cyanide salt decomposition A method and apparatus for the hydrothermal treatment of a catalytic polyvalent metal redox absorption solution, after absorption of the H2 S from an H2 S containing gas stream, to avoid substantial buildup of thiosulfate salts, cyan... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5214564 | Capacitor assembly with integral cooling apparatus Prior capacitor assemblies used in high power applications have been difficult to mount on circuit boards and have generated large amounts of heat which leads to operational difficulties. In order to overcome these problems, a capacitor assembly includes ... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5212266 | Propylene polymerization method A catalyst component useful in propylene polymerization in combination with a dialkyl aluminum halide cocatalyst comprises the product of reaction of TiCl3 which is substantially free of extraneous halide with a selected electron donor compound... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5210227 | Immunosuppressive compounds Compounds of formula I, ##STR1## wherein R1 represents H, OH, protected OH or alkoxy; R2 represents H; R3 represents O or (H,OH); R4 represents methyl, ethyl, propyl or allyl; R5 represents OH, p... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209768 | Method of improving sod growth A method of improving the yield of a germinating sod crop and a method of promoting the root formation and the vegetative growth of transplanted sod utilizing an aqueous gel including a highly-absorbent, crosslinked, mixed salt of homopolymerized or copol... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5209065 | Heat engine utilizing a cycle having an isenthalpic pressure-increasing process A heat engine utilizing a cycle having an isenthalpic pressure-increasing phase wherein, in the entropy-reduction phase of the cycle for changing the state of the working fluid, in order to have at least a part of that phase change at constant enthalpy, a... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5210392 | Plasma torch initiated by short-circuit A plasma torch includes two tubular coaxial electrodes, at least one of which is axially movable between an operating position in which the movable electrode is spaced from the other electrode and an initiating position in which the movable electrode is i... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5207456 | Lay flat hinge binding A book according to the present invention has a front cover and a back cover joined by a spine. A plurality of pages are bound to each other and to the cover near the spine. All or nearly all of the pages have a lay flat hinge so that the book will lie fl... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5208757 | Airborne system for determining the position of an aerial vehicle and its applications An airborne system is disclosed for determining the position of an aerial vehicle. According to the invention, a first memory is provided containing the general characteristics of different types of discrete landmarks and a second memory containing the ge... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5206801 | AC/DC converter fault detector A system is disclosed including an AC sensor for providing an AC sensor signal based upon AC on AC lines, a DC sensor for providing a DC sensor signal based upon DC, and a fault detector for providing a fault indicating signal based upon a difference betw... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5206267 | Pain controlling composition and method of preparation A composition, for producing pain relief in a body region, comprises a sterile, stable suspension of butyl aminobenzoate in a non-toxic, aqueous carrying medium in which the butyl aminobenzoate is substantially insoluble. The aqueous carrying medium consi... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5204113 | Pharmaceutical compositions containing pentamidine Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration by inhalation and containing pentamidine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in powder form. Such compositions include pressurized aerosol compositions and non-pressurized powder compositio... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5203741 | Constant velocity ratio universal joint with gothic arch shaped rollers and guide grooves A constant velocity ratio universal joint of the tripod type, comprising an outer joint member (10) with three guide grooves (20), and an inner joint member with arms (13) each carrying a roller (21) which is able to rotate about, move lengthwise of, and ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5202231 | Method of sequencing of genomes by hybridization of oligonucleotide probes The conditions under which oligonucleotides hybridize only with entirely homologous sequences are recognized. The sequence of a given DNA fragment is read by the hybridization and assembly of positively hybridizing probes through overlapping portions. By ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5202146 | Flavor delivery system for fat free foods Methods are provided for the delivery of fat soluble flavor compounds into nonfat and low-fat food products in which fat components have been replaced by non-lipid fat substitutes. A flavor delivery system comprising fat globules into which elevated level... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5201914 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a socket adapted to receive an end of an electrical conductor (32). The socket comprises an open channel member (14) into which the end of the conductor (32) may be laid, a cover member (22) which together with the open ch... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5201335 | Method and apparatus for attaching ceramic to metal parts A metal valve stem is attached to a ceramic valve plug. An elongated metal screw member has an expandable section securely wedged into a cavity in the plug as the attached screw/ceramic plug are threadably tightened on the valve stem. A first pre-wedging ... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5200211 | Food composition comprising urea The present invention provides food compositions comprising urea, sorbitol and a quantity of an edible anti-urease component effective to prevent substantial exocellular degradation of urea, and methods of using such compositions to alleviate protein maln... | 04/06/1993 |
