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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5932099 | Installation for biological water treatment for the production of drinkable water This invention relates to a plant for the biological treatment of water to produce drinking water, characterized in that it comprises at least one biological reactor (7) provided with injection means (9) for injecting oxygenated gas, at least one separati... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5924097 | Balanced input/output task management for use in multiprocessor transaction processing system A system and method for balancing database transaction request distribution between various hosts in a multiprocessor transaction processing system is provided. The transaction processing system includes a database and multiple host processors each couple... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5898895 | System and method for controlling data transmission rates between circuits in different clock domains via selectable acknowledge signal timing A system and method for providing speed-regulated data transmission between two synchronous systems in different clock domains. A first synchronous circuit includes a memory device, and a second synchronous circuit includes one or more data-requesting dev... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5896522 | Selective emulation interpretation using transformed instructions A system and method for providing high speed emulation of a computer system by transforming selected target instructions and bypassing target instruction decoding for those target instructions which have been transformed. A target computer system, control... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5881880 | Nestable lid A container lid has a top wall with a series of recessed areas that include therewithin a plurality of geometrical projections and a bottom wall that displays a plurality of recesses complementary in shape to the projections of the top wall whereby identi... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5875666 | Spring manufacturing apparatus and position adjustment apparatus for tools A tool assembly 120 is attached on a forming table 101 movably in a vertical direction with respect to the forming table 101. The tool assembly 120 has a wedge tool assembly 140 which inserts a wedge tool between coils of wire W being continuously rolled ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5861930 | Color liquid crystal substrate and a manufacturing method thereof In a color liquid crystal substrate, in which a plurality of color filter elements are formed on a transparent substrate, a primary coating of an organic silicon compound containing oxide particles is formed on the color elements, and a secondary coating ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5844095 | CTLA4 Ig fusion proteins The invention identifies the CTLA4 receptor as a ligand for the B7 antigen. The complete amino acid sequence encoding human CTLA4 receptor gene is provided. Methods are provided for expressing CTLA4 as an immunoglobulin fusion protein, for preparing hybri... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839312 | Spring manufacturing apparatus A wire-grip mechanism 60 for gripping a wire W, is arranged rotatable in accordance with a wire guide 70 which feeds the wire W. By rotating a guide mechanism while feed rollers and wire grip mechanism 60 are gripping the wire W, the wire W positioned bet... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5834353 | Method of making deep sub-micron meter MOSFET with a high permitivity gate dielectric The method of the present invention includes forming a silicon oxynitride layer on a substrate. Then, a dielectric layer with high permitivity is deposited by chemical vapor deposition on the silicon oxynitride layer. Subsequently, a rapid thermal process... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5827768 | Method for manufacturing an MOS transistor having a self-aligned and planarized raised source/drain structure A new method for manufacturing an MOS transistor is applied in the deep submicron process. In this method, a polysilicon layer is mainly used to form a raised source/drain structure and self-alignment is achieved by means of a planarization process. This ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5822052 | Method and apparatus for compensating illuminance error of a light source A method and an apparatus for compensating illuminance error of a light source is adapted to be used in a transmission type scanner and utilizes the light signal directly transmitted from the light source to an image pickup device of the scanner without p... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5807627 | Electroluminescent devices An electroluminescent device has at least two active semiconductive conjugated polymer light emitting layers arranged between a cathode and an anode. The layers are arranged so that at least part of at least two layers lie in an emission zone of the devic... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5805476 | Very large scale integrated circuit for performing bit-serial matrix transposition operation A very large scale integrated circuit for performing a bit-serial matrix transposition operation, comprising an input shift register module for inputting N multiplied results of two N×N matrixes in the unit of k bits and outputting them in the unit of k/... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791819 | Buoyant platform A floating platform comprising in combination a semisubmersible vessel (40) having two or more pontoons, buoyant columns upstanding from those pontoons and a deck supported on the columns (the semisubmersible vessel being a kind known per se); and a raft ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5778777 | Dampending device for a printing machine A wiper 14 is arranged at a position so as to press to both a side surface 2M of a water fountain roller 2 and a side surface 3M of a metering roller 3. The dampening solution 10 adhered on the side surface 2M and 3M can be scraped off from the side surfa... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5760580 | Method for excitation and detection of magnetic elements by a mechanical resonance A method for excitation and detection of magnetic resonance elements (10) in an interrogation zone (11), whereby a magnetic excitation signal is generated by at least one excitation means (12) and is supplied to the resonance element, so as to force the r... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5712986 | Asynchronous PCI-to-PCI Bridge A method and apparatus of bridging a first device with a second device operating at a different clock frequency is described. The apparatus comprises a first bus slave interface coupled to the first device, and a second bus master interface coupled to the... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5701703 | Panel connector apparatus An elevationally adjustable folding stage has a frame which folds from a storage position to use position. Stage panels form a stage surface and are reversibly and interchangeably mounted. Connectors insert into passages from the stage frame through the s... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5698821 | Cable assembly A cable assembly for efficiently connecting together SCSI devices and multi-channel adapters. The cable assembly includes a plurality of cables clamped together by a pass-thru bulkhead assembly, so that the cables can pass through the bulkhead of a cabine... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5693627 | Use of phosphotyrosine phosphatase inhibitors for controlling cellular proliferation A method of inhibiting the proliferation of B cells by using inhibitors of phosphotyrosine phosphatase can be used to regulate the immune response and to treat diseases such as leukemias or lymphomas marked by malignant proliferation of B cells. The use o... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689698 | Method and apparatus for managing shared data using a data surrogate and obtaining cost parameters from a data dictionary by evaluating a parse tree object A method and apparatus for providing access to object data stored in an object server in response to a database query. The method comprises the steps of receiving a database query comprising a relational operation with a data surrogate identifying object ... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5656463 | Thermostable DNA topoisomerase V from Methanopyrus kandleri A type 1 topoisomerase, designated topoisomerase V, has been isolated and substantially purified from the halophilic thermophilic methanogen bacterium Methanopyrus kandleri. The topoisomerase was purified by a process including the steps of lysing cells o... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5655136 | Method and apparatus for recognizing and performing handwritten calculations A pen-based circulator recognizes handwritten input. The calculator comprises a display simulating a sheet of paper, and a stylus simulating a pen. The user writes a calculation on the calculator as if it were a piece of scratch paper. The calculator uses... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5650148 | Method of grafting genetically modified cells to treat defects, disease or damage of the central nervous system Methods of genetically modifying donor cells by gene transfer for grafting into the central nervous system to treat defective, diseased or damaged cells are disclosed. The modified donor cells produce functional molecules that effect the recovery or impro... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5598614 | Device for centering a tubular fabric A device (15) for centering a tubular fabric (10) comprises a central fixed supporting portion (16) located within the fabric. A pair of oscillating arms (17) each having an end mounted to said central fixed portion (16), are kept divaricated against the ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5596698 | Method and apparatus for recognizing handwritten inputs in a computerized teaching system A pen-based teaching system recognizes handwritten input. The system comprises a display simulating a sheet of paper, and a stylus simulating a pen. The system uses handwriting recognition to interact with the student, so that the student enters input int... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5588837 | Method and equipment for the formation of prosthetic tooth structures for fastening to implants The invention is concerned with a method and an equipment for forming prosthetic tooth structures for fastening to implants, where at least one pattern is produced from the portion of a patient's jawbone containing the implants and pattern sockets of meta... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5588641 | Gas spring which after compression has a time delayed return to its original length A gas spring apparatus includes first and second cylinders each closed at both ends by end walls, first and second pistons each capable of axial displacement being disposed inside a fluid-filled inner space of the cylinders, the first piston dividing the ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5580324 | Driven pulley with a clutch The driven pulley is used in a variable-speed belt drive. It includes a clutch for transferring torque from the belt to the main shaft of the driven pulley. The clutch is alternatively movable between a disengaged position where the belt can still be in m... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5557085 | Method and device for electronic identification Electronic identification device includes a circuitry (10) for generating and emitting an electromagnetic field and a plurality of transponder units (11). Each of the transponder unit includes a storing circuitry (12) for storing identification data, and ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5545245 | Progressively angled and adjustable conveyor roll device for preliminarily bending sheet glass A glass sheet that has been heated nearly to a softening point thereof is preliminarily bent by a conveyor roll device while being fed along a feed path to a bending press. The conveyor roll device has a succession of first straight rolls spaced along the... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5538641 | Process for recycling laden fluids Described is a method to recycle laden fluid containing explosives or neutralized chemical agents. For example, the explosive laden fluid is passed through four filtering stages; a clarifier, a filter press, a sand filter and, ultimately, a reverse osmosi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5534871 | Apparatus for measuring physical quantity related to relative movement between two objects A measuring apparatus is provided in one of two objects moving relatively to each other. The apparatus includes a circuit for effecting a direct spread modulation with respect to a transmission carrier signal using modulation codes; an antenna unit for tr... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5525935 | High-speed bit synchronizer with multi-stage control structure A high-speed bit synchronizer comprising a phase comparator for detecting a phase relationship between a center of an eye pattern of input NRZ data and a rising transition of a clock pulse from a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) whenever the input NRZ ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5514500 | Half-tone type phase shift mask and method for fabricating the same There is disclosed a half-tone type phase shift mask comprising a transparent substrate on which a phase shift pattern and a chrome pattern, both provided with a window, are laminated in sequence, said window exposing a predetermined area of said transpar... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5513255 | Method for controlling overload of distributed processors of full electronic switching system A method for controlling an overload of distributed processors of a full electronic switching system, capable of automatically calculating the number of calls to be accepted for a current interval by use of the number of calls accepted for a previous inte... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5511028 | Redundancy enable circuit capable of achieving increase in repair efficiency A redundancy enable circuit of a semiconductor memory device, including an address input unit provided with a plurality of repair fuses and a plurality of pass transistors for respectively receiving address signals necessary and unnecessary for a refresh ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5502322 | Transistor having a nonuniform doping channel A MOSFET having a nonuniform doping channel and a method for fabricating the same. The MOS transistor having a nonuniform doping channel is comprised of: a gate oxide film formed on a semiconductor substrate provided with a trench; a gate electrode of som... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5484349 | Stepless automatic variable transmission A stepless automatic variable transmission with gears in a state of constant meshing which is operational without the need for disengaging or changing the gears such that the rotational output power can be varied to effect a neutral, low speed, medium spe... | 01/16/1996 |
