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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6447528 | Multiple headed instrument for corneal surgery The present invention involves a surgical instrument for guiding a delamination instrument into the cornea of a human eye. The instrument generally includes a handle portion and an end portion. The end portion has at least two flat (or substantially flat)... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6426088 | Encapsulated cells producing antibodies The present invention relates to capsules encapsulating antibody-producing cells, and to use of such capsules and encapsulated cells, respectively, for implantation in vivo for long term delivery or sustained delivery of antibodies of therapeutic interest... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6403249 | Humidification of a PEM fuel cell by air-air moisture exchange An apparatus and method for humidifying a fuel cell flows moisture-containing fuel cell exhaust against a first side of a humidification membrane. A second side of the humidification membrane is in physical contact with the inlet air flow. Moisture from t... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6311196 | Method and apparatus for implementing web pages having master borders A method and apparatus that a user to specify "master borders" that are normally a part of each web page on a web site. A preferred embodiment of the present invention allows the user to define the size of top, left, right, and bottom margins for each mas... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6291667 | Method and composition for treatment of kaposi's sarcoma A novel method of treating Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in patients, by administration of an effective amount of VEGF antagonist/s. VEGF antagonists are capable of inhibiting the growth of KS cells in culture by inhibiting the production of VEGF, or by interferi... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6202356 | Multifunctional building A multifunctional building for providing accomodation to events, said building comprising a sports field (1) for an outdoor sport, whereby at least part of the sports field is provided in a container (4) which can be moved in vertical direction, in such a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6155088 | Computer physical security device An apparatus which inhibits the theft of equipment such as personal computers is disclosed. The equipment must have an external wall provided with a specially designed, approximately rectangular slot having preselected dimensions. An attachment mechanism ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6051185 | Apparatus for performing gamma irradiation Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for irradiating products. The apparatuses and methods can be used to sterilize or reduce the microbiological contamination in materials introduced into the apparatus. The apparatus includes a biological shield made fr... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5984333 | Wheelchair which is provided with a swivel castor A wheelchair with adjustable swivel castors is described. The wheelchair includes a mechanism to limit the swivel range of the castors. The swivel range may be limited manually or automatically as a function of the terrain or the speed of the chair.... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980756 | Treatment method and system for aircraft toilet waste water A method and system are described for the treatment of aircraft toilet waste water to permit discharge of the treated water to the atmosphere during flight, utilizing the pressure differential that is created between the aircraft's cabin pressure and the ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5942271 | Method for the removal of skins from fruits or vegetables by vapour explosion This invention describes a method for removing the skins of fruits and vegetables by explosive vaporization of the moisture in the fruit or vegetable under the skin. The fruit or vegetable is placed in a peeling vessel, and the pressure in the vessel is r... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5864024 | Synthetic glycoamines and methods for their use that affect cell adhesion, inhibit cancer cell metastasis, and induce apoptosis A class of molecules and methods that alter cell adhesion, inhibit cancer metastasis, and induce apoptosis. A method according to the present invention comprises bringing cells into contact with compounds that essentially consist of an amino acid linked t... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5841872 | Encryption enhancement system A system for enhancing an existing data encryption system by preprocessing or postprocessing the data stream as it enters or leaves the encryption system. This external processing makes the encrypted data stream much more difficult to analyze by introduci... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5811802 | Scanning probe microscope with hollow pivot assembly A scanning probe microscope is disclosed which includes a pivotally mounted scanning assembly for scanning a surface of a sample. A sensing assembly is mounted relative to the scanning assembly and is positioned for sensing the surface topography of the s... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5793968 | Scalable distributed computing environment A scalable distributed computing network comprises a plurality of nodes each independently executing software components. When a node having a managerial role in the network leaves the network, the remaining nodes negotiate among the nodes to assume the m... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5781549 | Method and apparatus for switching data packets in a data network A local area network switch which implements packet segmentation and reassembly for cell-based switching on a backplane cell bus. A plurality of packet processing units are each coupled to a backplane cell bus wherein each packet processing unit hosts a p... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778185 | Method for finding a resource in a scalable distributed computing environment A method for finding a resource requested by a node in a scalable system. The system interconnects a plurality of nodes, with at least one node being associated with at least one resource. Each resource has an active state, in which the resource is availa... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5770357 | Method of diagnosing caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus infection The present invention provides a method of diagnosing caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus infection (CAEV) in a human sample suspected of being infected with CAEV.... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5751952 | Network interfacing apparatus and method using attachment port and repeater An apparatus for interfacing a plurality of nodes to a network includes a plurality of working ports coupled to the nodes, an attachment port coupled to the network, an address table for storing addresses associated with the working ports, an incoming pac... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5699351 | Node management in scalable distributed computing environment A method for independently executing software components in a node of a network containing many nodes. The method includes the step of generating a logical hierarchy of the roles of the nodes where any node can assume one or multiple roles, with the assum... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5667972 | Method of sequencing of genoms 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 ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5629412 | Synthetic glycoamines that promote or inhibit cell adhesion A class of molecules that alter cell adhesion. A cell adhesion affector according to the present invention essentially consists of an amino acid linked to a carbohydrate wherein the amino acid and the carbohydrate are linked to form a compound chosen from... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5615340 | Network interfacing apparatus and method using repeater and cascade interface with scrambling An apparatus for interfacing a plurality of nodes to a network includes a plurality of working ports coupled to the nodes, an attachment port coupled to the network, an address table for storing addresses associated with the working ports, an incoming pac... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5612957 | Routing method in scalable distributed computing environment Methods for routing packets from a source node to a destination node using at least one context bridge. Each node has a routing protocol, with the context bridge being one of many context bridges in a heterogeneous network having many nodes. In one embodi... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5557739 | Computer system with component removal and replacement control scheme A computer system having a removable component, such as a removable hard disk drive, and an electromechanical switch that mechanically locks and releases the component. The switch also generates an electrical signal when the component is released. At this... | 09/17/1996 |
