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| 6706705 | Quinazoline derivatives The present invention provides a new compound which shows slow and continuous blood pressure reducing action and is useful as an antihypertensive agent. The invention resides in a quinazoline derivative of the following formula (I) and its pharmaceutically ac... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6296391 | Hydrodynamic bearing apparatus A hydrodynamic bearing apparatus comprises two hydrodynamic bearing sections which have a shaft member, a bearing member fit to the shaft member with a predetermined space therein, lubricants filling the space between the shaft member and the bearing memb... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6155721 | Dynamic-pressure fluid bearing A dynamic-pressure fluid bearing comprises bearing parts formed by a pair of dynamic-pressure surfaces. One of the dynamic-pressure surfaces of the bearing parts is a polyamideimide coating thicker than 3 μm and the other surface is metal. The bearing is... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6143409 | Polycarbodiimide resin-containing adhesive and flexible printed circuit board Described is an adhesive containing a polycarbodiimide resin having repeating units represented by the following formula: .paren open-st.R--N.dbd.C.dbd.N.paren close-st.n wherein R is a divalent hydrocarbon group and n is an integer of 5 to 250, and... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6133998 | Method and device for target seeking for geodetic devices A method for target seeking in geodetic survey measurements comprises the steps of generating at least a first light bundle by a measurement device from a light source arranged therein, the light bundle periodically pivoting back and forth or revolving ab... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6126643 | Blood collecting syringe The blood collecting syringe is constructed for coupling with an arterial blood sampling system. In one embodiment, upon retraction of a plunger, a collapsed hollow deformable stopper expands to draw any air bubble and fluid into a small discard chamber w... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6123786 | Gold materials for accessories hardened with minor alloying components A gold material for accessories comprises a hardened gold alloy composed of pure gold having a purity of 99% or more and from 200 to 2000 ppm, relative to the total weight of the resulting gold alloy, of one or more alloying components selected from Ca, B... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6120556 | Stabilizing agent for peroxide-bleaching procedure and methods of bleaching a fiber material by using same A stabilizing agent for peroxide-bleaching procedure includes (A) a component including a homopolymer or copolymer of -hydroxyacrylic acid or water soluble salt or polylactone of the homo- or co-polymer, (B) a component including a homopolymer or c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6122383 | Device for reducing noise A device is provided for reducing noise in the human ear having a microphone which picks up the noise and a reproduction transducer to which a noise compensation signal is fed via a compensation circuit which is connected with the microphone. The micropho... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120222 | Machine tool To provide a compact size machine tool free from the inconveniences inherent to the prior art and excellent in the collection and removal of chips or the like, there is provided a channel 39 in a central portion of the bed 3 directly beneath the table 21 ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6109811 | Mop with cleaning cloth An improved mop with a cleaning cloth which is capable of more effectively cleaning, elongating the life span of a mop, reducing water consumption for cleaning, more rapidly cleaning, and being well applicable to cleaning a car body or an outer wall of a ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6103950 | Process for the production of aqueous chlorine dioxide solutions The description relates to a process for the production of aqueous chlorine dioxide solutions through oxidation of chlorite with oxo acids and/or oxo acid anions having a suitable redox potential in a buffered aqueous medium, wherein an acidic aqueous sol... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6095975 | Apparatus and method for determining optimal locations to place radioactive seeds at a cancerous site An apparatus and method for determining optimal locations for placing radioactive seeds at a cancerous site. After a plurality of cross-sectional images of the cancerous site are obtained, a contour of an area on each cross-sectional image of the cancerou... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092577 | Side holder of an antiskid chain In an antiskid chain, a side holder has a closure for connecting the two free first and second ends of a shackle strand, each of which ends is provided with a thickened portion. The shackle strand can rest against the side of a vehicle tire and serves to ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6094299 | Device for switching and focusing microscope objectives In a microscope such as for the examination of specimens in specimen vessels, a device for changing objectives is provided. The microscope includes at least a first objective. The device comprises an arrangement for providing an operating control so that ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6091475 | Connector for display inspection of a liquid crystal display panel and method for the preparation thereof Proposed is a novel connector for display inspection of a liquid crystal display panel, by which the display panel per se can be inspected before mounting of a driver IC chip thereon to greatly improve the productivity of the display inspection. The inven... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6084844 | Optical head assembly An optical head assembly comprises a laser light source, an objective lens for converging laser light rays emitted from the laser light source at an optical recording medium, a hologram element placed in the optical path between the laser light source and... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080859 | Pyrroloindole derivatives and intermediates in producing the same Pyrroloindole derivatives having antimicrobial and antitumor activities and having a carbamoyloxy group represented by the following general formula (1), optical isomers thereof, and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof; and intermediates for produc... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6079839 | Lighting device for display of graphic characters A lighting device includes a body and one or more light sources that introduce light into the body. The one or more light sources include at least one strip-like source which continuously emits light with respect to its longitudinal direction. The body li... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077251 | Medicinal agent administration system An apparatus for intraorgan administration of medicinal agents, such as, cells, growth factors, drugs and other agents under direct visualization, for example using an endoscope, by an apparatus and method which create needle channels within the target or... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6078384 | Process and arrangement for the evaluation of laser doppler signals Processes and arrangements for the evaluation of laser Doppler signals, especially in laser Doppler anemometers (LDA) or vibrometers, are disclosed. The object of these processes and arrangements is to find a simple possibility for evaluating laser Dopple... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6074374 | Catheter with lumen occluding means A catheter for use with the vascular system includes an elongated catheter body which has a side wall defining an interior catheter lumen. A plurality of openings are provided in the side wall at a first distal zone of the catheter body. The openings are ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071615 | Protective coating for workpieces, especially of carbon composite material, workpieces with a protective coating of this type, and process for producing such protective coating A process is proposed for producing a protective layer on workpieces made, for example, from carbon composite material, for use at temperatures above 1000° C. In accordance with the invention, a comminuted solids mixture with refractory ceramic powder ar... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6070845 | Multi-function mouse pad A multi-function mouse pad adapted to be utilized with a computer mouse and that includes apertures therein so that the mouse pad also can be utilized as a stencil or template. The apertures may be in the form of round holes of varying diameter so that th... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068104 | Device for securing a moving object at a destination A device for securing a moving object at a destination has, as a object, the imparting of flexibility to the position of the object to be secured; this object also applies when the space for special securing elements is relatively small and is predetermin... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066270 | Process for the Production of low TC superconductor molded bodies The production of compact molded bodies of rare-earth transition-metal boron carbide and boron nitride compounds configured so as to avoid a selective evaporation of individual components in the production process and enable an exact adjustment of the des... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6062337 | Audio system that can be mounted on the body of a user A sound reproduction arrangement having at least one sound transducer and a holding means carrying the at least one sound transducer, for support on the body of a user is disclosed. Such an arrangement has been known hitherto as a headset. The headset has... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6063870 | Rigid vinyl chloride resin composition The rigid vinyl chloride resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin having an average degree of polymerization of 350 to 600, 5 to 30 parts by weight of an impact-resistant improver, and 5 to 20 parts by weight of an acrylon... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6064132 | Armature structure of a radial rib winding type rotating electric machine A structure of an armature of a radial rib winding type rotating electric machine which constitutes at least a member of a stator or a rotor is disclosed. The structure comprises a laminated core having an annular core portion, a radial rib-like core port... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6064518 | Beam deflecting unit for multiple-axis examination in a microscope A beam deflecting unit for multiple-axis examination of specimens in a microscope is disclosed which, on the one hand, enables the illumination and/or observation of the specimen from several sides and, on the other hand, allows observation of the specime... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6059221 | Apparatus for changing a lap The apparatus for receiving and forwarding a reserve lap roll employs a trough to receive the lap roll and pivotally mounted arms for pivoting the trough from the reserve position toward the working position. The arms may be pivoted by a piston and cylind... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060693 | Heating device for a glove A glove liner is provided with heating units placed at the fingertips to provide heat to the fingers. The heating units are encased in an electrically insulating material and wires which are covered with an electrically insulating and flexible material co... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6061491 | Fiber-optic arrangement for additive mixing of a plurality of light bundles A fiber-optic arrangement for additive mixing of a plurality of light bundles comprises individual light-conducting cores for guiding laser light bundles independently and separately from one another, wherein each of the cores has a light entry location a... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058726 | Damper A damper comprises two cold air inlets through which a fluid flows, two gate plates which open and close the two cold air inlets and a drive unit for driving the two gate plates. The drive unit is installed between the two cold air inlets to open and clos... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6058526 | Drain assembly The drain assembly is constructed with a segmented ball valve of stainless steel or plastic which is rotatable between an open position and a closed position by a shaft extending from the drain body. An annular valve seat is biased against the valve body ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6056323 | Sheet articles producing apparatus and processes Apparatus for use in producing articles (136), each comprising a sheet (10) folded with a first set of concertina folds and transverse to these a second set of concertina folds (180) and two stiff portions (22, 24) attached to opposite outer segments (166... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6055694 | Wafer scrubbing machine A wafer scrubbing machine is provided with a network of wafer holders which can be moved from a retracted position adjacent each other at a wafer receiving station to an expanded position spaced apart from each within a scrubbing station. The wafers are p... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6058129 | Laser with different emission directions A laser comprises an active element and two resonators wherein each resonator further comprises a highly reflective resonator element and an output coupling element which reflects the radiation of the active element in itself. The active element amplifies... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6058407 | FIR (finite impulse response) filter with non-symmetric frequency response characteristics The FIR (Finite Impulse Response) filter with non-symmetric frequency response characteristics; data stored in the shift register is selected by the select signal to be outputted from the multiplier. The tab coefficient stored in the tab coefficient gener... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6057964 | Process for imaging image points of a video picture and associated apparatus In a process for imaging image points of a video picture by means of a light bundle which is controlled in intensity with respect to the brightness of the image points and which is deflected and then projected onto a screen by a lens or a lens system, a v... | 05/02/2000 |
