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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6685696 | Hollow lumen cable apparatus A hollow lumen cable is formed by helically winding inner and outer coils with the helices of each coil being in an abutting relationship and the outer coil inner peripheral diameter being less than the outer peripheral diameter of the inner coil. Prefera... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6491646 | Guidewire extension system A roll-formed, guidewire extension system for connecting an extension wire to a guidewire is disclosed. The system comprises a connector or sleeve, such as a turnbuckle, having a tubular outer body, a guidewire retention means, an extension wire retention... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6403811 | Recovery of chroman derivatives A process for recovering a concentrate of chromans from a distillate containing chromans is provided comprising the steps of: (1) forming chroman phosphates in the distillate; (2) subjecting the distillate to shearing forces, in the presence of a gas of f... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6376194 | Mixed-bed solid phase and its use in the isolation of nucleic acids Mixed-bed solid phases are provided, with methods for using such solid phases to isolate target nucleic acids, such as plasmid DNA, chromosomal DNA, RNA, or nucleic acids generated by enzymatic amplification from contaminants, including proteins, lipids, ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6339173 | Amide-based cationic lipids The present invention provides novel amide-based cationic lipids of the general structure: ##STR1## or a salt, or solvate, or enantiomers thereof wherein; (a) Y is a direct link or an alkylene of 1 to about 20 carbon atoms; (b) R1 is H or a ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6329352 | Method and composition for treating sleep apnea Application of synthetic or naturally occurring lung surfactant to the posterior pharyngeal region prior to a period of sleep significantly reduces episodes of sleep disturbance resulting in apnea or hypopnea. The present invention provides lung surfactan... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6281319 | Water plasticized high refractive index polymer for ophthalmic applications A high refractive index, foldable polymer suitable for use in ophthalmic devices, such as intraocular lenses, is provided. The polymer may be produced from a polymerization reaction of first, second and third monomeric components and a crosslinking agent.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6257300 | Roman shade fold forming batten A roman shade fold forming batten including retaining means (1) to receive and releasably retain a fold of material (8) formed tansversely in a length of material; and suspension mounting means (7) located at one or more predetermined locations on the ret... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251939 | Carbamate-based cationic lipids The present invention provides novel carbamate-based cationic lipids of the general structure: ##STR1## or a salt, or solvate, or enantiomers thereof, wherein (a) R1 is a lipophilic moiety; (b) R2 is a positively charged moiety; (c) ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6193706 | Guidewire extension system with tactile connection indication A guidewire extension system including a guidewire and an extension wire is disclosed. The system includes female and male connector segments located on the proximal end of the guidewire or the distal end of the extension wire. The hollow female connector... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6172049 | Phosphonic acid-based cationic lipids The present invention provides novel phosphonic acid-based cationic lipids of the general structure: ##STR1## or a salt, or solvate, or enantiomers thereof wherein; (a) R1 is a lipophilic moiety; (b) R2 is a positively charged moiety... | 01/09/2001 |
| 5984877 | Guide wire marker technique and coil spring marker technique An apparatus and method of providing radiopaque marking for a coil spring. The coil spring will typically be used for medical applications within the cardiovascular system or other region wherein the assistance of a spring guide wire is necessary or desir... | 11/16/1999 |
