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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695675 | Method of inactivating microorganisms in a fluid using ultraviolet radiation A method of inactivating microorganisms such as viruses within a fluid such as a biological fluid is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a UV reactor, which may take the form of an elongated generally annular reaction chamber surrounding at least o... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7615376 | Masking background fluorescence and luminescence in the optical analysis of biomedical assays In a process for the quantitative optical analysis of fluorescently labelled biological cells 5, a cell layer on a transparent support at the bottom 2 of a reaction vessel 1 is in contact with a solution 3 containing the fluorescent dye | 11/10/2009 |
| 7427370 | Method for the production of Grignard compounds The invention relates to a method for producing Grignard compounds, according to which magnesium is reacted in a suitable fluid reaction medium in a protective atmosphere with hologen-substituted organic compounds by means of microwave radiation. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425587 | Flowable underfilling material A flowable, light-curing underfilling material that is easily visible and distinguishable from the tooth substance. The underfilling material contains at least one polymerizable monomer, at least one polymerization initiator and also ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7345024 | Pharmaceutical preparation, method for its production as well as its use The invention relates to hardly soluble antiphlogistic salts and antiphlogistic-antibiotic pharmaceutical preparations and their use. The hardly water soluble antiphlogistic antibiotics salts have as their cationic component one of the antibiotics gentamicin, clinda... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344895 | Production and use of in situ-modified nanoparticles A process for synthesizing nanoparticles, in particular metal salt nanoparticles. To the synthesis mixture is added a modifying reagent which binds, by means of a first functional group, to the nanoparticle surface and which carries a second functional group for bin... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7318874 | Method for joining ceramic green bodies using a transfer tape and conversion of bonded green body into a ceramic body The invention relates to a ceramic green body consisting of at least two ceramic bodies that are bonded together. The invention is characterized in that the green body is produced using an adhesive tape that consists of an adhesive film located on a release liner. | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314374 | Dowel-shaped element for determining spatial position, especially that of an implant A post-shaped element for determining the alignment of an implant (10), or the opening cross-section of an artificial indentation located in a tooth or in the stroma of a human or animal body, relative to the surrounding tissue structures, can be introduced w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311954 | Multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components The invention relates to a multi-layer laser transfer film for the permanent labeling of components, comprising at least one support layer, whereby a first adhesive layer is at least partly provided on the underside of the support layer, characterised in that on the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311816 | Device for determining the residual liquid content of solids cakes in centrifuges A device for determining the residual liquid content of solids cakes in a centrifuge basket. The device includes two electrodes protruding through a wall of the basket and into the solids cake; a conductivity or capacitance measuring device (13) measuring the... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288322 | Self-adhesive, addition cross-linking silicone-rubber blends, method for their production, method for producing composite molded parts and use of the latter Self-adhesive, addition cross-linking silicone-rubber blends which have good adhesion to substrates but which release from molds used to prepare molded parts from them. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279015 | Process for the producing of electrolytic capacitors Process for the production of electrolytic capacitors with low equivalent series resistance and low residual current, having a solid electrolyte formed from conducting polymers and an outer layer containing conducting polymers and a binder, electrolytic capacitors p... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7244688 | Method for in situ immobilization of water-soluble nanodispersed metal oxide colloids The invention relates to heterogeneous catalysts which are particularly easy to produce. Said heterogeneous catalysts are generated by immobilizing preformed monometallic or multimetallic metal oxide particles in situ on an oxidic or non-oxidic carrier, wherefore me... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7225810 | Valve for use in high pressure gas containers An on-off valve mounted in a high pressurized gas container, which has a holding portion for holding a flow amount controlling member in a path formed in an upper stream side of the body of the valve, and in which a flow amount controlling member is movably held. In... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7175898 | Reusable elastic adhesive sheet redetachable without residue or damage A single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhesive, elastic adhesive sheet comprising at least one layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and having a maximum stretchability of more than 200% and a recovery of more than 60% after stretching to ⅔ of ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6319190 | Medicinal radioactive ruthenium radiation sources with high dosage rate and method for producing the same The invention relates to radioactive ruthenium sources with a dosage rate of at least 1.5 Gy/min at a distance (water) of 2 mm, consisting of an activity carrier and an encapsulation of the carrier made of a material compatible with the human body. A mult... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6242384 | Method of enhancing the metabolic function and the growing conditions of plants and seeds A method of using nitric oxide (NO) to enhance crop performance at any stage of its development including sowing, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during many processes associated with the handling of the culture, such as transplantation, root format... | 06/05/2001 |
