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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6323845 | Single finger controlled computer input apparatus and method A computer 10 has an input device 12 keyboard with two sets of input keys 14, 16 separated by a touch pad 20. The touch pad 20 is accessed by an operator's index finger from the home row of keys, typically the next to last row.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 5859324 | Hypersensitive response induced resistance in plants The present invention relates to a method of imparting pathogen resistance to plants. This involves applying a hypersensitive response elicitor polypeptide or protein in a non-infectious form to a plant under conditions where the polypeptide or protein co... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5849868 | Elicitor of the hypersensitive response in plants The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for proteinaceous elicitors of the plant defense reaction known as the hypersensitive response are described along with methods for preparation and processes for inactivation.... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5824861 | Transgenic pomaceous fruit with fire blight resistance The present invention relates to a method of conferring resistance against fire blight to pomaceous fruit scion or rootstock cultivars by transforming such cultivars with a gene which encodes for lytic proteins. Such transformation can be effected by bact... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5808489 | High speed A/D converter and slew controlled pulse detector A pulse detecting system 1 has a high speed A/D converter 10 and a slew controlled pulse detector 110. The A/D converter 10 has large hysteresis for holding the converted digital value of an input signal VPULSE until the A/D converter 10 is res... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5800058 | Vortex elimination device A vortex elimination device, suitable for insertion into a container of liquid, includes an upper end cap, a lower end cap, and a plurality of longitudinally extending vanes connecting the upper and lower end caps. Each of the plurality of vanes has first... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5789426 | Method for the treatment of fibroproliferative disorders by application of inhibitors of protein hydroxylation The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient with a fibrotic or fibroproliferative disorder and a method of suppressing formation of collagen and collagen-like substances or biosynthesis of procollagen in living systems by administering... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5789154 | Liposome-enhanced immunoassay and test device A test device for detecting or determining an analyte in a test solution includes an absorbent material having separate contact, competitive binding, and measurement portions. The contact portion is positioned for contact with and uptake of the test solut... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5786068 | Electrically tunable coatings An electrically tunable coating and method for its fabrication and deposition comprising, as a coating on a substrate, a diamond-like nanocomposite solid-state material having interpenetrating atomic scale networks of carbon in a diamond-like carbon netwo... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5780668 | X-ray opaque dental materials X-ray opaque esters or amides of iodosubstituted benzoic acid according to formula I and polymers and dental materials produced therefrom. ##STR1## R1 =hydrogen or C1 to C3 alkyl, preferably H or CH3 ; R | 07/14/1998 |
| 5773292 | Antibodies binding portions, and probes recognizing an antigen of prostate epithelial cells but not antigens circulating in the blood The present invention is directed to the use of antibodies or binding portions thereof or probes which recognize an antigen of normal, benign, hyperplastic, and cancerous prostate epithelial cells or portions thereof. These antibodies or binding portions ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5772401 | Diaphragm construction for turbomachinery A highly accurate, reproducible and economnical method of manufacturing split diaphragms for use in turbomachinery wherein the diaphragm is first machined axially, and then split across the axial machining to for precision positioning channels into which ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5760044 | Method for treating cocaine and amphetamine dependency The present invention relates to methods for treating cocaine and amphetamine dependency. The method involves administering to the patient an effective amount of a compound having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1 is selected from the group... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759011 | Journal bearing assembly A journal bearing assembly for mounting within a rotatable shaft that has been hollowed out to form a shaft cavity, said assembly comprising a plurality of bearing pads positioned about a bearing support, said support and bearing pads positioned within th... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5756362 | Liposome-enhanced immunoaggregation assay and test device A test device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a test sample includes an absorbent material having separate contact and measurement portions. The contact portion is positioned at or proximate to a first end of the absorbent material. The measure... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5753519 | Liposome-enhanced immunoaggregation assay and test device A test device for detecting or quantifying an analyte in a test sample includes an absorbent material having separate contact and measurement portions. The contact portion is positioned at or proximate to a first end of the absorbent material. The measure... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5747281 | System useful for the production of proteins from recombinant DNA in single celled organisms A single celled organism, vector, and method are provided for continuous production of excreted proteins in the absence of substantial host cell replication and without the necessity for the addition of antibiotics to control cell replication. The vector ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732714 | Adapter for use with apparatus and method for controlling human lactation An adapter for use with an apparatus for the control of human lactation. The apparatus comprising a support having an outer surface and an inner surface that is shaped to conform substantially to a human female breast and having a protrusion which extends... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5733744 | Binary BAC vector The present invention is directed to a vector for transferring heterologous DNA into a plant cell. The vector is based on the bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vector designed for the construction of genomic libraries with large DNA inserts, and the b... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5728376 | Tetradecatrienyl and tetradecadienyl acetates and their use as sex attractants for tomato pests The present invention is directed to compounds useful as moth attractants and to methods for controlling populations of the tomato moth Scrobipalpuloides absoluta with these compounds. The compounds are 3,8,11-tetradecatrienyl acetates, 3,8-tetradecadieny... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5720558 | Tilting bearing pad with an axial feed groove having an exit side profiled area A tilting bearing pad for use in a turbine engine in accordance with the present invention includes an opening extending between opposing inner and outer surfaces of the pad and a profiled area extending from the opening. More specifically, the opening co... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5714159 | Hydrogel-forming, self-solvating absorbable polyester copolymers, and methods for use thereof The present invention provides novel hydrogel-forming, self-solvating, absorbable polyester copolymers capable of selective, segmental association into compliant hydrogels upon contacting an aqueous environment. Methods of using the novel polyester copoly... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5712252 | Method of augmenting soft tissue in mammals The present invention relates to a method of augmenting soft tissue in a mammal which includes injecting keratin into the soft tissue. The method of the present invention may be used to treat incontinence and vesicoureteral reflux.... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5708139 | Pseudomonas syringae pv syringae hrpZ gene The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for proteinaceous elicitors of the plant defense reaction known as the hypersensitive response against Pseudomonas syringae are described along with method for preparation.... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5698482 | ZrO2 - containing glass-ceramic A ZrO2 -containing glass ceramic is described, the main crystalline phase of which is formed by ZrO2 and which has at least one further crystalline phase, and which can be used in particular in dentistry.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5698020 | Photochromic dental material The invention relates to dental materials which contain a photochromic material such as for example a photochromic dye, a photochromic glass, a photochromic ceramic and/or a photochromic glass ceramic and which can be visually distinguished from natural t... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5698019 | Leucite-containing phosphosilicate glass-ceramic A leucite-containing phosphosilicate glass-ceramic is described which, in addition to a leucite crystalline phase and at least one further crystalline phase, also contains one or more glass phases.... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5695706 | Injection molding method A molded container top 140 has engravings 145 formed by an embossing 108. The core 120 withdrawn from the cavity 102 and a retaining ring 110 holds the hot molded part 140 in the cavity 102. The molded part 140 shrinks away from the cavity 102 and is push... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5693305 | Method for synthesizing aluminum nitride whiskers A method for making aluminum nitride whiskers comprising reacting a reactant bed of aluminum, alumina, ammonium chloride, with a metal-containing carbon catalyst in the presence of a nitrogen gas flow, such that a direct nitridation reaction, a carbotherm... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5691157 | Method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic chemicals The present invention is directed to a method for detecting a mammal's prior exposure to radiation or radiomimetic agents. Labeled antibodies are employed to determine the quantity of transferrin receptors on the red blood cells of the mammal. The quantit... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5690832 | Chemically active ceramic compositions with a phospho-acid moiety Novel composite materials useful for removing heavy metal ions from solutions, such as aqueous waste streams, comprise an inorganic ceramic support, such as silica gel, having terminal hydroxy groups, to the oxygen of which a ligand is covalently bonded t... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5686577 | T cell factors influencing B cell development The present invention relates to an isolated protein or polypeptide capable of production by T cells and capable of ultimately activating production of B cells. The present invention further provides an isolated DNA molecule encoding the protein or polype... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5686005 | Heated computer pad A computer pad is heated for reducing repetitive motion stress and increasing comfort for a user and for providing potential therapeutic treatment by warming the hand(s) and/or wrist(s) of the user while operating a computer input device such as a mouse o... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5684239 | Monocot having dicot wound-inducible promoter The present invention describes the activity of a dicot wound inducible promoter in a monocot plant, the use of a monocot intron to enhance the activity of a dicot promoter in a transgenic monocot, and genetic constructs to introduce an exogenous genetic ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5684149 | Metal complexes for promoting catalytic cleavage of RNA by transesterification The present invention provides the first examples of metal complexes that show catalytic behavior in RNA transesterification under physiological relevant conditions i.e., 37° C. and neutral pH. The metal complexes are catalytically active and kinetically... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5682548 | Interface component for coupling main bus of computer system to peripheral ports having windows each includes bit specifying whether operations are quiet or not quiet In a typical microprocessor based computer, many peripheral and memory devices 11, 12, 14 are connected directly to the system bus 20. Consequently, energy is wasted driving bus signals to those devices during cycles not intended for those devices. Power ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5682062 | System for interconnecting stacked integrated circuits A surface mountable integrated circuit and a method of manufacture are disclosed. A wafer 110 has a die with an integrated circuit 119 in one surface of the wafer. A via 130 extends to the opposite surface. the via has a sidewall oxide 131 and is filled w... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678538 | Inhalation device A medication inhalation device includes a housing having a through-going pathway connecting an air inlet with an air outlet, a medicament reservoir adapted to receive a compacted body of powdered medicament, and metering means for dispensing a predetermin... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5674687 | Method for identifying the species origin of a DNA sample Microsatellite nucleotide repeat sequences present in DNA isolated from a biological sample are used to determine the origin of a biological sample by a process including the steps of isolating nucleic acid from a biological sample, determining the inters... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674423 | Heated mouse pad A computer mouse pad is heated for reducing repetitive motion stress for a user and for providing potential therapeutic treatment for the user's hand and wrist while operating a mouse thereon. The pad has a resistance-type heating element which is embedde... | 10/07/1997 |
