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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5885224 | Intraocular substance measuring apparatus The direction of an optical axis of an excitation optical system is so set that the same intersects with an optical axis of a photoreceiving optical system on a cornea and an excitation light beam is not incident upon a crystalline lens through a pupil. T... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5869102 | Solid pharmaceutical compositions containing (S)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid active ingredient and microcrystalline cellulose and colloidal silica as excipients The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition containing (S)-2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid as active ingredient and it relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition suitable for the preparation of pharmaceutical forms in tablet... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5658761 | Stromal cell lines from human bone marrow and their use A human bone marrow stromal cell line, which is characterized in that the cells of the cell line, after irradiation which results in the growth being arrested, remain adherent, is suitable for use as a feeder layer for supporting the proliferation of bloo... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5540581 | Mold for injection molding a thermoplastic part free from sink marks using a void inducing member When injection-molding a molten thermoplastic resin into a molding having different thicknesses, a void inducing member is set in a cavity corresponding to heavy sections. Then gas pressure is applied passing through a gas passageway to a tip end of the v... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538490 | Safety bar mechanism and sheet processing device having a safety bar mechanism A safety bar mechanism and sheet processing device having a safety bar mechanism, with which such an accident that the operator's hand is pinched between a table and peripheral devices etc. can be positively avoided whatever direction an external force ex... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538067 | Method and device of producing a squirrel-cage rotor for an induction motor A holding member (22) which can hold a predetermined axial-length laminated core member by pressing down both axial end faces thereof is used to hold a short laminated core member (24) and a spacing element (48) having a thickness generally equal to the d... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539825 | Electronic cashless transaction system A key control method is for use in an electronic cashless transaction system including at least a bank center, a store transaction terminal and an IC card being used as an electronic cashless transaction medium. The key control method comprises a step of ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539302 | Reference power supply A reference power supply includes an amplifier having an output terminal and a reference voltage source for providing the amplifier with a constant voltage. The amplifier amplifies the constant voltage to produce a load-driving reference voltage at the ou... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539125 | 1-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octan derivative, salt thereof, process for the preparation of same and use thereof as hypermotility agents There are disclosed a 1-azabicyclo[3.3.0]octan derivative of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of 1-5; and Ar is an aromatic residue. a pharmacologically acceptable salt of the compound, a process for the preparation of the compound and sa... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538957 | Phosphonosuccinic acid derivatives, processes for their preparation and medicaments containing these compounds Compounds of the formula (I) in which: R is a possibly substituted amino group of the general form --NR1 R2, in which R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkinyl, or R is a ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538904 | Method of estimating quantity of boron at bonding interface in bonded wafer A method of estimating the amount of boron on the surface of silicone samples in which a plurality of reference samples shallowly ion-implanted with boron in different dosages are prepared and heat-treated under the same conditions of temperature and time... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538782 | Printing offset blanket There is provided an offset blanket which is particularly superior in paper discharging properties at the time of printing, comprising a supporting layer and a surface printing layer provided on the supporting layer, and the surface printing layer is a ru... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538687 | Apparatus for generating optically detectable signals by applying electrical potentials to sample liquids The invention addresses a measuring cell and a process for carrying out electrochemiluminescence measurements (ECL). The measuring cell has a sample space in which there are disposed a working and a counter electrode. The counter electrode is disposed suc... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538636 | Process for chemically oxidizing highly concentrated waste waters A process to purify waste waters using chemical oxidation and Fenton's reagent by the action in the acid range of hydrogen peroxide and iron(II) compounds and subsequent precipitation in the weakly acid to alkaline range of the iron(III) compounds, said p... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5538593 | Thin film flow-down type concentrating apparatus A thin film flow-down type concentrating apparatus for concentrating a heat susceptible raw liquid with heated steam to high concentration without spoiling the flavor or deteriorating the quality by alternately laminating raw liquid plates and steam plate... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5537843 | Rib knitting method that provides cross-over yarns The present invention relates to a rib knitting method for use with a flat knitting machine having at least one pair of front and back needle beds and a yarn feeder, and more particularly to improvements in the aesthetic appearance and durability of the s... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5536812 | Calcitonin analogue and use thereof The invention provides a polypeptide of calcitonin analogue and use thereof. The polypeptide has such an amino acid sequence that proline-amide residue (Pro-NH2) at C-terminal of native eel calcitonin is substituted to a homoserine amide residu... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536470 | Test carrier for determining an analyte in whole blood Test carrier for the determination of an analyte from whole blood. Within a test field, it contains a reagent system. The test field has a sample application side to which the blood sample is fed, and a detection side on which, as a result of the analysis... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535891 | Method of processing scraps and equipment therefor A method and apparatus for processing scraps by separating and recovering various nonferrous metals from a mixture of scraps comprising nonferrous metals and nonmetals, wherein scraps which have been crushed and cleared of magnetic substance parted from l... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535765 | Hair binder A hair binder for binding a bunch of long hair includes an elastic hair band, a pair of frames joined at proximal ends thereof for opening and closing relative to each other, the frames forming a circle when closed, a first engaging structure disposed at ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535743 | Device for the in vivo determination of an optical property of the aqueous humour of the eye A device for the in vivo determination of an optical property of the aqueous humor in the anterior chamber of the eye includes a light source to irradiate light along a primary-side light path into the anterior chamber of an eye. A detector is provided, i... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535569 | Sheet metal structural member and frames incorporating same A sheet metal, elongate structural member is cold roll-formed from a strip of sheet metal no thicker than 1.2 mm, preferably 0.6 mm, including a central zone and two edge zones flanking the central zone and each having a free edge margin. The member inclu... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536506 | Use of piperine to increase the bioavailability of nutritional compounds A new composition and method for the improvement of gastrointestinal absorption and systemic utilization of nutrients and nutritional supplements, wherein the composition comprises an extract from the fruit of Piper containing a minimum of 98% of pure alk... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537673 | Car stereo having a removable panel A removable panel has a plurality of operation buttons for operating a car stereo. A cellular telephone system operated by the operation buttons is provided in the panel. A controller is provided in the panel for rendering the car stereo inoperative in re... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537599 | CPU controlled apparatus formed on an IC In a game software apparatus, a ROM incorporating a program, a decoder for supplying a selection signal of the ROM, a backup RAM for holding a function from a CPU incorporated in a game machine and a decoder for controlling the RAM are activated by a powe... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537487 | Pattern judging method, mask producing method, and method of dividing block pattern for use in block exposure A method of dividing a block pattern for use in a block exposure, to be implemented on a computer, divides an arbitrary block which is to be formed in a block mask that is used for the block exposure when the arbitrary block is judged as including a prohi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537386 | Tracking and focusing servo driven by comparison of direct current signals rectified from detectors There is provided an optical pickup adapted to read out signals recorded in an optical disk, which is capable of detecting tracking error signals and focusing error signals with good precision even when applied to the SCOOP method, and includes at least t... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537356 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory When a current flows through a selected memory cell transistor at the time of data reading, the gate voltage of an n-channel MOS transistor, which makes up the current flowing through the load, rises. Thus, when a current flows through a selected memory c... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537354 | Semiconductor memory device and method of forming the same A method of making an SDRAM (synchronous dynamic random access memory) into either a low-speed type or a high-speed type includes the steps of determining an electrical connection of a predetermined electrode of the SDRAM, and providing the predetermined ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537291 | Cooling device for integrated circuit element The cooling device including a cold plate having an inside water passage through which a cooling water passes and having one surface provided with a cooling element corresponding to an integrated circuit element, a housing for fixing the cold plate to a s... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537225 | Attachment of a light source in an image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus has a reading unit including a light source lamp mounted on a unit frame arranged in a document reading portion. The image reading apparatus comprised as a lamp frame supporting the light source lamp. The lamp frame has a pin. P... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537219 | Movable image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus is provided with white reference sheets. The image reading image apparatus is movable between a first reading position at which an optical reading unit reads image information on a document supplied by an automatic paper feeding... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537116 | Electromagnetic wave absorber An electromagnetic wave absorber is provided with a first dielectric material layer (90, 200, 220) having two surfaces, a wave reflection layer (91, 201, 221) laminated on the one surface of the first dielectric material layer, a first resistive layer (92... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5537066 | Flip-flop type amplifier circuit A flip-flop type amplifier circuit is adapted to amplify a voltage difference between a first voltage and a second voltage. This amplifier circuit includes a first power line supplying a first power supply voltage, a second power line supplying a second p... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536916 | Method for performing automatic alignment-adjustment of laser robot and the device Automatic alignment correction of the setting angles of mirrors in a laser robot is achieved by mirrors 2c,2d, and 2e being linearly displaced a predetermined distance in a sequence from one closer to a laser oscillator 1 to another. At the same time, a l... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5536847 | 4-desoxy-4-epipodophyllotoxin derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof A 4-desoxy-4-epipodophyllotoxin derivative of the following formula ##STR1## wherein R and R1 are as defined in the specification or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well as an antitumor composition comprising such derivative ... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533513 | Expiration collector An expiration suction passage communicating with an expiration blowing part provided with a non-airtight mask is connected to a forward end surface of a syringe through a two-way on-off electromagnetic valve, while an expiration transmission passage commu... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5533396 | Vibrating gyroscope A vibrating gyroscope 10 includes a piezoelectric vibrator 12. Between a feedback piezoelectric element 16c and driving and detecting piezoelectric elements 16a and 16b of the piezoelectric vibrator 12, an amplifier circuit 24, a level changing circuit 26... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534369 | Battery having divided electrode portions At least one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode constituting an electrode assembly comprises at least two divided electrode portions not connected through electron conduction. The divided electrode portions each have an electrode lead extend... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5535169 | Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of banks each having a memory cell array and sense amplifiers, a data input/output circuit and an address circuit. A first part of the device receives control signals from an outside of the semiconductor ... | 07/09/1996 |
