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| 6805875 | Composition and method for treating diaper rashes and skin irritations caused by acidic secretions A topical composition and method for the treatment of the symptoms of diaper rashes and skin irritations caused by acidic secretions comprising a) a pH-raising ingredient selected from the group consisting of sodium hydrogen carbonate (bicarbonate of soda), magnesiu... | 10/19/2004 |
| 7160107 | Method and system for assessing the outcome of an orthodontic treatment The present invention provides a virtual orthodontic treatment method, comprising, providing a virtual diagnostic setup model of teeth of at least one jaw of an individual, associating virtual orthodontic appliances with all teeth in the model to obtain a first comp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147716 | Roof lining of a vehicle and a method for producing same A multifunctional, lightweight and acoustically optimized interior lining for the roof of a vehicle is disclosed. The inventive lining comprises an air permeable core layer, a first stiffening layer, a second stiffening layer and a decor layer. Said layers are conne... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143906 | Tissue dispensing cover A cover and a dispenser for a tissue package, said dispenser comprising a tissue dispensing aperture and a manipulating opening, both opening into a tissue-containing space of the package. The tissue dispensing aperture is sized for dispensing one tissue at a time w... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145350 | Process and a circuit arrangement for evaluating a measuring capacitance A process is disclosed for evaluating a measuring device comprising a capacitor (CM), with stages for charging the capacitor (CM) over an initial charging period (tk1, tk2) and for determining the capacitance charge as an initial measured value (tml). ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143646 | Sensor The invention relates to a sensor, with a sensor housing (8) whose through-hole is intended for a connecting cable (1) that is attached to the sensor (11, 12), such that the connecting cable (1) is surrounded by a pressure spring element ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141567 | Polysubstituted imidazopyridines as gastric secretion inhibitors The invention relates to imidazopyridines of a certain formula 1, in which the substituents and symbols have the meanings indicated in the description. The compounds have gastric secretion-inhibiting properties. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7135452 | Recombinant SP-A for the treatment or prevention of pulmonary infection and inflammation Recombinant surfactant protein A and pharmaceutical compositions based thereon are useful for the prevention or treatment of pulmonary infection and inflammation. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132513 | Bifunctional chelating agent The invention concerns a ligand comprising wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5, X represents —NO2, —NH2, —NCS, —NHCOCH2-Z. NHCO—W—COCNHS, —NH-Q, —NHCS-Q, —NHCOCH2-Q, or —NHCO(CH2)m... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7060716 | Tryptase inhibitors Compounds of the formula (I), in which M is a central building block selected from the group below in which A1, A2, K1 and K2 are as defined in the description, are novel effective tryptase inhibitors. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| D522279 | Table | 06/06/2006 |
| 7036511 | Vaginal pessary An adjustable vaginal pessary (2) comprising a body (4) with an outer periphery, and an inner periphery defining an aperture (10). The pessary further comprises at least one adjustable portion (12,13) located on the body between said inne... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7022696 | Piperazino-derivatives and their use as PDE4 inhibitor The compounds of formula I in which R1, R2, R3, A, X, s and R9 have the meanings as given in the description are novel effective PDE4 inhibitors. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018330 | Optical device for viewing of cavernous and/or inaccessible spaces An optical device for viewing an object at a range of working distances. The device comprises a slender tube of a certain length and having a distal end and a proximal end. The device farther comprises an imaging system disposed at the distal end and having a wide v... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008786 | Microorganism producing L-lysine and processes for producing L-lysine using the same Disclosed are a Coryneform bacterium having resistance to an antibiotic, monensin, and producing L-lysine, and a process for producing L-lysine by a direct fermentation, which comprises culturing said microorganism in a fermentation medium, accumulating L-lysine in ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004901 | Method and kit for the transdermal determination of analyte concentration in blood A method is provided for determining the level of an analyte in the blood of an individual by measuring the level of the analyte in an interstitial fluid or in any other non blood fluid which does not contain red blood cells and adjusting the measurement value by th... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006086 | Method and apparatus for accurate alignment of images in digital imaging systems by matching points in the images corresponding to scene elements A digital imaging system is described that facilitates the location of anchors or targets in images of a scene. In one aspect, the digital imaging system makes use of differences as between the properties of the surfaces of the targets and the properties of the surf... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002648 | Reflective liquid crystal display A reflective LCD has a plurality of pixels formed in rows and columns in a matrix. Among the pixels, pixels A and B are arranged adjacent to each other in the same column. A connection line is arranged over the two pixels A and B arranged adjacent to each other in t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003275 | Agile frequency converter for multichannel systems using IF-RF level exhange and tunable filters Agile frequency converter and method, IF-RF level exchange process, and notch filtering techniques. System noise and spurious levels generated by channel frequency conversion is reduced in applications requiring broadband combining of frequency converters to form mu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997117 | Stowable lectern Improved lectern table, made up of a bearing column (1) that rests on a base (2) to be fixed to the floor, while at its upper part it incorporates a board (3) situated in tiltable assembly, having on the rear of the column (1) a support (... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6942121 | Commercial container drinking adapter for juvenile use and drinking system A drinking adapter for juvenile use includes a closure member releasably engaged to a beverage container. The closure member comprises a cap, and a mouthpiece controls flow of fluid out of the container. A handle is supported to the closure member. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915588 | Spirit level A spirit level has a body member containing a leveling tube, in which the base of the body member has a width greater than the width of the body member in any other plane parallel with the base. Preferably the body member is triangular in cross section and may inclu... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6916602 | Methods of preserving functionality of an ovary, preserving fertility of a patient undergoing a treatment expected to cause sterility and assuring a supply of viable gametes for future use A method of preserving functionality of an organ. The method includes removing a whole organ and associated vasculature, cryo-preserving the whole organ, allowing a period of time to elapse, thawing the whole organ including vasculature and introducing the whole org... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896720 | Cleaning apparatus Apparatus for separating particulate matter from an airstream includes a housing including an intake for particulates-containing air and an exhaust for cleaned air, in which the apparatus includes a primary vortex generator in the intake air and the housing includes... | 05/24/2005 |
| D503118 | Scales | 03/22/2005 |
| 6842939 | Wiper pivot device The wiper pivot unit for smoothly absorbing a load applied from the outside of a vehicle. The wiper pivot (1) has a pivot shaft (3), a pivot holder (4) and a toothed washer (5). The pivot shaft has a small-diameter section (31) and... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837987 | Carbon monoxide sensor A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of carbon monoxide in a gas which may also contain contaminating substances uses a pre-treatment means to absorb contaminating substances and to convert them to non-contaminating substances. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836217 | Carbon dioxide fire extinguishing device The invention relates to a carbon dioxide fire extinguishing device comprising a capacitive measuring device (11) which is calibrated for a temperature range above and below the critical temperature of carbon dioxide and which is used to detect the amount of ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6821607 | Acoustically effective foil stack for a vehicle heat shield The method and the device for manufacturing an acoustically effective foil stack (9) made of embossed foil webs (5e, 5f, 5g, 5h) is characterised by the fact that at least two foil webs lying over one an... | 11/23/2004 |
| RE38639 | Composition comprising a mixture of alkoxylated mono-, di- and triglycerides and glycerine The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of alkoxylated mono-, di-, and triglycerides and glycerine of the following formula R′ representing H or CH3, and each of m... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6760137 | Wave division multiplexing communications system This invention discloses a wave division multiplexing communications system including a pluarity of optical transmitters, each of said optical transmitters further including a distributed feed back laser characterized in that it has a dispersion penalty of less than... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748433 | Method and system for controlling quality of service over a telecommunication network A method, a system and equipment for determining quality of telecommunication service over a telecommunication network, which provide: (a) obtaining data on quality of service over a number of routes in the network by determining, for each route, N parameters p... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6744436 | Virtual reality warehouse management system complement An image generator system (5) with a warehouse database (3) that is integrated to an image generator system human interface (FIG. 6) (virtual reality) and integrated to a warehouse management system's (WMS) stock location system (FIG. 1).... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6730731 | Thermally conductive polymer composition and thermally conductive molded article A thermally conductive polymer composition includes polymer matrix such as thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer and a graphitized carbon fiber which serves as a thermally conductive filler. The graphitized carbon fiber is made from a mesophase pitch. The m... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6145617 | Ultra-light, multifunctional sound-insulating kit A kit for reducing noise in motor vehicles having at least one areal vehicle part, the kit having a sound-insulating assembly package having several layers and an at least partly interlaying air layer. This assembly package has at least one porous cushion... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6136921 | Coupled polymers and process for preparing the same The present invention provides a coupled polymer, which is prepared by reacting a living alkali metal-terminated polymer with a particular coupling agent. The coupling agent has the formula ##STR1## where R1, R3 are independently selected from the gr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132059 | Satchel with illuminated display An improved satchel with illuminated display comprising a sack having walls which define an interior space within the sack. The sack has a display-holder permanently fixedly attached to the outside of the sack. The display-holder has a display-receiving p... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6130975 | Method of installing an optical fibre element and optical fibre element for use in such a method A method and assembly of providing a building or other location with an optical fibre ribbon cable having a plurality of optical fibres terminated by a connector is provided. The method and assembly enable optical fibre ribbon cables to be terminated in a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128221 | Circuit and programming method for the operation of flash memories to prevent programming disturbances A circuit for the operation of flash memories is proposed. By applying a raised voltage on unselected bit lines of a flash memory array during the programming process, the present invention prevents unselected flash cells from undesired programming distur... | 10/03/2000 |
