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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6232346 | Composition for improvement of cellular nutrition and mitochondrial energetics This invention provides a dietary supplement comprising L-Carnitine (or its functional analogues such as Acetyl-Carnitine or Proprionyl-1-Carnitine), Coenzyme Q10 and Taurine for the correction of the abnormality in mitochondrial energetics in cardiac fai... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6187783 | Phenanthridinium derivatives A novel phenanthridinium derivative represented by general formula (A): ##STR1## wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted lower aliphatic hydrocarbon group; R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon chain having 2 to 6 carbon atoms which may optionally... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184253 | Remedy for autoimmune diseases Disclosed is use of nonsteroidal anti-estrogen compounds such as toremifene citrate as active ingredient for treating autoimmune diseases.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6159249 | Dye composition and method for dyeing hydrophobic fiber with the same In the dyeing of hydrophobic fibers comprising new synthetic fibers, especially those called micronfine fibers, etc., it is difficult to obtain a dyed product having excellent fastness and it is further difficult to obtained a dyed product excellent also ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6136448 | Recording material for water-dilutable inks A recording material, more particularly for ink-jet printers, comprises an inking layer formulated to locally receive a water-soluble pigment solution and containing an epoxy cross-linkable, carboxyl-grouped cationic mixed polymer, an epoxidized metal oxi... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137567 | Laser survey instrument The laser survey instrument according to the present invention comprises a rotary laser device and a photodetector for receiving a laser beam, wherein the rotary laser device comprises a light source unit for emitting the laser beam, a rotator for project... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6126759 | Steel sheet for 2-piece battery can having excellent formability, anti secondary work embrittlement and corrosion resistance This invention is to provide a steel sheet for 2-piece battery cans, which has excellent formability in DI molding to give thin-walled, side body parts, and, more preferably, a steel sheet for 2-piece battery cans, which, after having been formed into can... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6124059 | Separator for sealed lead accumulators The invention relates to microporous battery separators based on an essentially homogeneous mixture of a thermoplastic polymer, an inert filler and optionally a plasticizer. The separators contain, as filler, pyrogenic silica in a quantity of more than 20... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123961 | Treating urinary incontinence with (R)-desethyloxybutynin and (R)-oxybutynin A method for treating or preventing urinary incontinence and other motility disorders involving the urethrogenital tract, by administering to a mammal an effective amount of the R-isomers of 4-diethylamino-2-butynyl cyclohexylphenylglycolate and 4-ethylam... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6123849 | Chromatographic column and valve A chromatography column having at least one central slurry valve positioned at either the top cell assembly and/or the bottom cell assembly. The central slurry valves have a pneumatically actuated valve sleeve which can be shifted to create two different ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6124420 | Epoxy resin, epoxy resin composition and hardened product thereof This invention provides a novolak type epoxy resin which has low melt viscosity but shows high heat resistance when hardened. Particularly, it relates to a novolak type epoxy resin in which the relationship between the total % by weight of 3 to 6 nucleus ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6121195 | Methods and compositions for enhancing formyltetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate in plants Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formyltetrahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substances that contribute t... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120858 | Black sealant for liquid crystal cell and liquid crystal cell Provided is a black sealant for liquid crystal cell comprising (a) an epoxy resin, (b) a novolac resin, (c) a curing accelerator and (d) a titanium-type black pigment. The use of the black sealant for liquid crystal cell of the present invention can provi... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120939 | Meltblown fiber battery separator Battery separator comprising a consolidated nonwoven mat of ultrafine polymeric fibers in which at least 10% of said fibers have a diameter less than 1 micron and which mat has an average pore size of less than 3 μm. The fiber mat is formed by meltblowin... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117317 | Chromatographic column and valve with movable valve sleeve A chromatography column having at least one central slurry valve positioned at either the top cell assembly and/or the bottom cell assembly. The central slurry valves have a pneumatically actuated valve sleeve which can be shifted to create three differen... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114364 | 2,3-disubstituted cyclopentanone derivatives, process for producing the same, and medicinal use thereof The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following general formula (1) ##STR1## (wherein X represents O, S, SO, SO2, or NH, Y is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon residue containing 1 through 6 carbon atoms a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6114282 | Thermal recording material and novel crystal of bisphenol S derivative A heat-sensitive recording material in which a heat-sensitive color-developing layer comprising, as the main components, a usually colorless or light-colored color former and a developer capable of developing the color former upon heating on a support, ch... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6112565 | Combination cylinder that can be extracted from the outside for a latch Combination cylinder that can be extracted from the outside for a latch, characterized in that support (4) of cylinder (3) has a radial catch piece (6) that can be retracted relative to a radial slot (7) of the internal wall of the static body (5) attache... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6110974 | Methods of accelerating muscle growth and improving feed efficiency in animals by using optically pure eutomers of adrenergic beta-2 receptor agonists, and food supplements containing the same Method for improving health, survival and muscle growth rate of animals, while reducing carcass fat and improving feed efficiency by administering an optically pure eutomer of an adrenergic beta-2 agonist. The invention is also directed to food compositio... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107360 | Active radiation ray curable, solar radiation blocking resin compositions and films coated therewith This invention provides a resin composition which is cured by active radiation rays, shows less absorption in the visible light region, has solar radiation blocking ability and is excellent in scratch resistance, and a film coated with the resin compositi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6102062 | Quick connect/disconnect valve A quick connect/disconnect coupler having a slidable piston to connect and disconnect to a standard fitting or coupling attached to suitable tubing. The coupling is slidably received by the coupler and locked in place by the piston. In the locked position... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6098554 | Embroidery stitch data producing device An embroidery stitch data producing device is disclosed, which is superior in its operating efficiency and is effectively operated to produce the stitch data for forming the stitches of an image to be embroidered, wherein the device is adapted to designat... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6096008 | Operations system Operation system with a gas and/or liquid pump, to which is connected at least one flexible-tubing line and which includes at least one control device controlling the flow-through quantity of the gas and/or the liquid in the flexible-tubing line, is propo... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6094983 | Gauge having an indicia-bearing insert Dial face insert properly indexed or keyed so as to tightly fit into a correspondingly indexed or keyed housing. In a preferred embodiment, the dial face includes one or more reference scales printed thereon, such as a temperature scale. The housing to wh... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6092625 | Anti-slip ladder pad A simple, self-contained, anti-slip ladder pad which can be readily clipped on to a ladder anywhere along the length of the ladder rails without using screws or bolts to adjust the position of the ladder pad or to secure the ladder pad in place.... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089172 | Lock stitch sewing machine with automatic thread tension adjusting device A lock stitch sewing machine with an automatic thread tension adjusting device is disclosed, wherein the sewing machine has a plurality of thread tension adjusting mechanisms 7, each of which including a pair of thread tension disks 12, 13, one of which i... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086640 | Formazan compounds and method of dyeing therewith For dyeing (printing, for example) cellulose fibers with a reactive dye, a blue compound is greatly desired, the blue compound being capable of generating a product dyed in blue at excellent dyeing reproducibility and with good light fastness and superior... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085676 | Pattern stitching sewing machine A pattern stitching sewing machine is disclosed, wherein a pattern selecting device including a pattern selecting dial is rotatingly operated to select at least one of a plurality of different patterns pattern. First and second indication means are operat... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082604 | Fastening tool A fastening tool having an alignment device that prevents the tool from firing unless the tool is properly aligned with respect to the object to be fastened. The tool includes a housing and a driver mounted in the housing and moveable with respect to the ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6080396 | Anthracycline compound derivative and pharmaceutical preparation containing the same A dimer, trimer or tetramer of an anthracycline compound which can be obtained by directly, chemically bonding anthracycline compounds having anticancer activities to each other by an alkali treatment. A high molecular block copolymer-drug complex pharmac... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6080788 | Composition for improvement of cellular nutrition and mitochondrial energetics This invention provides a dietary supplement comprising L-Carnitine (or its functional analogues such as Acetyl-Carnitine or Proprionyl-l-Carnitine), Coenzyme Q10 and Taurine for the correction of the abnormality in mitochondrial energetics in cardiac fai... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6077479 | Apparatus for the disinfection of liquids Apparatus for the destruction of inactivation of microbes by subjecting them to a high potential gradient. The apparatus includes a processing chamber containing spaced apart electrodes, at least one solid insulating barrier dividing the space within the ... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075586 | Laser survey instrument A laser survey instrument, which comprises at least a main unit for emitting a laser beam and an object reflector for reflecting the laser beam from the main unit toward the main unit, whereby said main unit comprises an emitter for emitting the laser bea... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6073353 | Laser leveling device The present invention provides a laser leveling device, which comprises a light emitting unit for irradiating a laser beam, a rotating unit for rotating the laser beam for scanning, and a means for turning off the scanning laser beam so that a spotlike is... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6072829 | Method of higher value step encoding To achieve economy of a transmission path with good quality of transmission and low expenditure compared to previous codes such as 4PSK-64PSK, the invention provides higher-value pulse duration encoding, such that there is provided only an alternating cur... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068869 | Method of producing a stabilized sugar cane juice product A method of providing a stabilized sugar cane juice product for use in soft drinks, that includes providing cleaned sugar cane sticks and extracting cane juice from the sticks. Thereafter, the extracted cane juice is acidified immediately upon extraction ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6068060 | Construction equipment control system The present invention provides a construction equipment control system, comprising a rotary laser irradiating system for forming a laser beam reference plane by the laser beam and capable to tilt the laser beam reference plane, a level sensor installed on... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6066758 | Thioglycerol derivatives and their use in polysulfide compositions for optical material Novel thioglycerol derivatives, processes for their manufacture, and optical materials made from such compounds. The thioglycerol derivatives have high concentrations of sulfur relative to compounds conventionally used for optical materials, and thus exhi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6063955 | Method for producing optically active erythro-3-amino-2-hydroxybutyric esters and acids thereof A method for producing an optically active erythro-3-amino-2-hydroxybutyric ester as an important intermediate of pharmaceutical agents, specifically HIV protease inhibitor, in high purity and in high yield. The method includes producing an optically acti... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6057277 | N-acyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid surfactants as enzyme compatible surfactants, stabilizers and activators Compositions including one or more enzymes and as the compatible chelating surfactant, salts of N-acyl ethylenediaminetriacetic acid ("ED3A"). Salts of N-acyl ED3A do not readily denature various enzymes, and thus are highly compatible with such enzymes, ... | 05/02/2000 |
