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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7122535 | Derivatives of 2-(iminomethyl)amino-phenyl, their preparation, their use as medicaments and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them A method of treating pain in a warm-blooded animal comprising administering to anwarm-blooded animal in need thereof an amount of a compound of the formula wherein the substituents are defined in accordance with the di... | 10/17/2006 |
| RE39104 | Process for the production of dry pharmaceutical forms and the thus obtained pharmaceutical compositions A process for the production of a solid dispersion of at least one therapeutic agent in a hydrophilic carrier having enhanced solubility in an aqueous media comprising dissolving at least one therapeutic agent in a volatile organic solvent containing a very hydrophi... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7022450 | Image forming method and image forming apparatus An electrophotographic image forming method is disclosed. A latent image on a photoreceptor is developed to form a toner image on the photoreceptor by a developer and the toner image is transferred to a recording material or an intermediate transfer element, and the... | 04/04/2006 |
| D512155 | Automatic blood sampling tube preparation apparatus | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967027 | Microfibrillated and/or microcrystalline dispersion, in particular of cellulose, in an organic solvent The invention concerns a colloidal dispersion, in an organic solvent, of a microfibrillated and/or microcrystalline particles of a fibrillated organic substance selected among the group consisting of cellulose, chitin, polysaccharides such as β1→3 glucan, β1→3... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967291 | Double-pass pushbutton Double-pass pushbutton, able to act successively on one or both independent microswitches (M1), (M2), where the body shell and the pushbutton have a leaktight and flexible cap mounted between them, which hermetically seals the joint without int... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964653 | Multi-use hygienic cleansing device A reusable bacteria inhibiting hygienic device for vaginal/colon and external genital cleansing suited for use while seated on the toilet or standing in a tub respectively, including a rigid stationary/flexible portable container proficient in delivering a sufficien... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953447 | Pre-filled safety injection device with integrated waste collector The invention relates to a pre-filled injection device for injecting a liquid or semisolid composition into a subject, said injection device comprising: a housing (1) containing at its distal end the liquid or semisolid comp... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948466 | Finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine The invention proposes a finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever (1) being switchable to different valve lifts for at least one gas exchange valve and comprising an outer lever (2) having two arms ( | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946519 | Organic-inorganic hybrid film, its manufacturing method, optical film, and polarizing film Disclosed are an organic-inorganic hybrid film comprising a cellulose derivative and a polycondensation product of a condensation polymerizable reactive metal compound, wherein the film contains a plasticizer in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight and its manufacturing ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6936285 | Use of Ginkgo biloba extracts for preparing a medicine The invention relates to the use of Ginkgo biloba extracts for preparing a medicament intended to ease the withdrawal of individuals dependent on the consumption of a substance engendering dependency and/or addiction, such as in particular alcohol, amphetamin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921005 | Dispensing apparatus with measured chamber and aerosol type dispenser therewith A dispensing apparatus and an aerosol type dispenser therewith for discharging contents stored in a measured chamber effectively. The dispensing apparatus is comprised of a cylindrical portion for providing a circular recess portion which keeps a part of the content... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6921435 | Apparatus and method for coating electro-photographic sensitive members, and electro-photographic sensitive members made thereby A coating apparatus for a plurality of cylindrical light sensitive members each for use in an electrophotography, is provided with a coating tank in which a coating liquid is stored; a dipping device to lift down the plurality of cylindrical base members into the co... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919155 | Organic photoreceptor and image forming method An electrophotographic photoreceptor is disclosed. The charge transport material comprising a mixture of stereoisomers as a charge transport material and glass transition point Tgb of the binder resin of the charge transport layer and glass transition point Tg1 of t... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916364 | Ink jet recording liquid An ink jet recording liquid including a compound represented by the following Formula (1), (2) or (3): ... | 07/12/2005 |
| D506909 | Tube-heater | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912956 | Printing plate material Disclosed is a printing plate material comprising a substrate and a component layer provided thereon, the substrate having a center line average surface roughness Ra of from 0.2 to 1.0 μm, and an oil-retention volume A2 of from 1 to 10, wherein the center li... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909054 | Multilayer printed wiring board and method for producing multilayer printed wiring board A multilayer printed circuit board has an IC chip 20 included in a core substrate 30 in advance and a transition layer 38 provided on a pad 24 of the IC chip 20. Due to this, it is possible to electrically connect the IC chip to th... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904679 | Linear rolling bearing A linear rolling bearing has a guide carriage (1) that is U-shaped in cross-section and has two U-legs (6). The guide carriage (1) is slidably supported through balls (3) on two longitudinal sides of a guide rail (2). Each U-leg ( | 06/14/2005 |
| 6906221 | Method for producing acetic acid The invention relates to a method for producing acetic acid by oxidizing ethane in fluid bed reactors with high selectivity and high yields. ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902543 | Device for reconstituting a therapeutic solution, suspension or dispersion The invention relates to a syringe-type device for freshly preparing a solution, suspension or dispersion, for example injectable formulations, preferably according to a method for reconstitution in a vacuum. The device is shown in FIG. 1. The invention also ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902781 | Ink-jet recording medium, silica particles and silica dispersion An ink-jet recording medium is disclosed. The ink accepting layer of the recording medium contains silica dispersion containing silica particles having a ratio of a free silanol group of 1.0 to 4.5. Silica particles and silica particle dispersion are also disclosed.... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902876 | Concentrated color developer composition used for silver halide photographic material and processing method by use thereof A color developer concentrate composition is disclosed, comprising a color developing agent, a sulfite and a compound represented by formula (1), the color developing agent concentration 0.02 to 0.2 mol/l and the sulfite concentration meeting the following requireme... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902460 | Hand-thrown toy parachute and method of manufacturing the same A hand-thrown toy parachute has a canopy. A hollow stick is suspended from the canopy by a plurality of rigging lines substantially at the center of the canopy. A weight is enclosed in the hollow stick to be movable back and forth in the longitudinal direction of th... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902266 | Fixing belt, fixing roller, production method thereof, fixing apparatus and image fixing method utilizing the apparatus A fixing belt or a fixing roller for fixing an ink jet image recorded on an ink jet recording material by heat, the fixing belt comprising a base material having thereon a surface layer contacting the ink jet recording material during fixing, the fixing roller compr... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6901894 | Finger lever of a valve train of an internal combustion engine A finger lever (1) of a valve train of an internal combustion engine, said finger lever (1) being switchable to different valve lifts for at least one gas exchange valve and comprising an outer lever (2) having two arms (3a, 3 | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900318 | 1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine derivative as a vitronectin inhibitor The present invention relates to ethyl (2S)-2-(naphthalene-1-sulfonylamino)-3-(4-(2-(1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-2-ylcarbamoyl)ethyl)benzoylamino)propionate hemifumarate of formula (I), and to a process for its preparation comprising reacting 4-(2-(1,4,5,6-tetrahydr... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900004 | Concentrated color developer composition used for silver halide photographic sensitized material and processing method by use thereof A one-part photographic developing concentrate comprising: (i) a paraphenylene diamine color developing agent; and (ii) a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein a molar ratio of sodium ion to potassium ion is at least 3, and a molar ratio of sulfate ion to carbonate... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899768 | Magnesium oxide particle aggregate The present invention is related to a magnesium oxide particle aggregate with the requirement of a first inflection point diameter is more than 0.30×10−6 to 0.60×10−6 m, a particle void volume is 0.50×10−3 to 0.90×10âˆ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6900767 | IC card An IC card comprising: a first sheet member; a second sheet member; and a core layer fixed therein an electronic part by an adhesive agent and provided between the first sheet member and the second sheet member. The electronic part comprises an antenna coil formed b... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6894073 | Use of diterpene compound as a therapeutic agent of inflammation, immune disease or cancer The disclosure concerns novel use of diterpene compound as a therapeutic agent of inlfammation, immune disease or cancer. More particularly, the present invention relates to novel use of diterpene compound that include kamebanin, kamebacetal A, kamebakaurin, and exi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893808 | Silver halide photographic material A silver halide photographic material which is in the form of a roll film packaged in a cartridge, and which exhibits superior print stability and is capable of providing prints with superior image quality when printed onto printing paper is disclosed, comprising on... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6892685 | Camshaft control device and control valve with leakage compensation The invention concerns a control device for adjusting the relative angular position of a driven shaft, particularly a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, said device comprising a drive pinion that is rotatably connected to the shaft, an adjusting element (... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889641 | Camshaft control device and control valve with leakage compensation The invention concerns a control device for adjusting the relative angular position of a driven shaft, particularly a camshaft of an internal combustion engine, said device comprising a drive pinion that is rotatably connected to the shaft, an adjusting element (... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887869 | Mikanolide derivatives, their preparation and therapeutic uses The invention concerns novel mikanolide derivatives, their preparation method and their therapeutic uses, in particular as anti-cancer and anti-viral agents. The compounds correspond to general formula (1) corresponding to general sub-formulae (I)1 and (I... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6887891 | Derivatives of lipoic acid, their preparation, their use as medicaments and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them Compounds of formula wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification which compounds are useful for inhibiting the activity of NO-synthase enzymes. ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884572 | Concentrated color developer composition and processing method by use thereof A concentrated color developer composition packed in a container which is comprised of material exhibiting an oxygen permeability of not more than 50 ml/(m2·day·atm), and the concentrated color developer composition comprising a hydroxyalkyl-substituted... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883968 | Shaped part made from a strip A shaped part made from a strip, peripherally contiguous ends of the strip being firmly connected to each other is characterized in that a recess (6) is arranged on one end of the strip (1) and an over-dimensioned projection (7) is arranged on t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6884885 | Production of cyclodextrin complexes The process entails increasing the concentration of cyclodextrin to 15% (w/w) and above to form complexes through a precipitation process in order to increase the yield of complexes, increase the amount of guest complexed, and decrease the particle size of the compl... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881457 | Optical compensation film, viewing angle compensation integral type polarizing plate and liquid crystal display apparatus An optical compensation film comprising a cellulose ester film is disclosed. In the film, (a) each of photoelastic coefficient C(md) in a mechanical direction and photoelastic coefficient C(td) in the transverse direction of the cellulose ester film is 1×10−... | 04/19/2005 |