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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6860397 | Easy open container closure The present invention provides a container closure with a handle, wherein the handle acts as a lever when squeezed against the neck of the container. The force on the lever handle is transferred to the container closure forcing a portion of the closure to slip over ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6847297 | Locator devices and methods for centrally controlled power distribution systems A data sample and transmission module for a power distribution system having a microprocessor, a locator device, and a network interface is provided. The microprocessor samples one or more first signals indicative of a condition of power in the power distribution sy... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845468 | Aircraft fault monitoring system and method A fault monitoring system comprises a fault detection mechanism to determine the status of a parameter to be monitored. An integrator counts in one direction when a fault in the measurement system is detected and counts in an opposite direction in the absence of fau... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6834836 | Binary data transmission capability incorporated into pulse coded railroad signaling system A railroad signaling system operative for controlling railroad traffic to control signals, said system comprising: a control point; a control block having a plurality of common nodes and a node which serves as a control point; and a common medium which is capable of... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6787661 | Tin-containing organolithium compounds and preparation thereof The present invention relates to a tin-containing organolithium compound which can be used as anionic polymerization initiators, represented by the following formula (1): R4−xSn(Ya—Zm—Yb—Li)x | 09/07/2004 |
| 6720572 | Organic light emitters with improved carrier injection A light emitting device with improved carrier injection. The device has a layer of organic light emitting material and a layer of organic semiconductor material that are interposed between first and second contact layers. A carrier transport layer,may optionally be ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6180956 | Thin film transistors with organic-inorganic hybrid materials as semiconducting channels An FET structure in accordance with the invention employs an organic-inorganic hybrid material as the semiconducting channel between source and drain electrodes of the device. The organic-inorganic material combines the advantages of an inorganic, crystal... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5921150 | Imbalance tolerant drive system for a rotating apparatus A rotating apparatus including a shaft having a rotor mounting location disposed at a predetermined position on the shaft, the rotor mounting location subdividing the shaft into a first and a second portion, a motor for rotating the shaft connected to the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5847003 | Oxa acids and related compounds for treating skin conditions Described are the use of compounds of Formula (I) depicted below, as active principals for treating skin conditions and compositions containing these compounds, ##STR1## where R4 is (CR5 R6 --CR7 R8 | 12/08/1998 |
| 5802600 | Method and apparatus for determining a desirable directory/data block ratio in a cache memory A data processing system dynamically balances allocation of storage areas in a shared coupling facility that is devoted to storage of directory entries and data blocks. Each directory entry includes information regarding the validity of a data block that ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792730 | Lubricating oil succinimide dispersants derived from heavy polyamine A succinimide dispersant, which is the reaction product of hydrocarbons or polymers functionalized by halogenation (e.g. chlorination), thermal "ene" reaction or free radical grafting and derivatized with a heavy polyamine. A heavy polyamine is a mixture ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5784974 | System for improving fuel feed control of volumetric coal feeders A feeder system for measuring and controlling the massed feed rate of particulate fuel material, such as coal particles, made up of a group of volumetric feeders and a gravimetric feeder coupled to the group of volumetric feeders. The system controls the ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5726134 | Multigrade lubricating compositions Multigrade lubricating oils which have acceptable performance in the VWInTD and Sequence VE engine tests and which are based on an ashless dispersant comprising an oil-soluble polymeric backbone having functional groups in which the hydrocarbon backbone i... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5701115 | Field programmable module personalities There is provided an alarm system for detecting and warning of the presence of alarm and trouble conditions in a plurality of zones. The system comprises a loop controller having supply lines extending to the plurality of zones and a module connected to t... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5685098 | Snap tab arrangement for covering and uncovering a sign apparatus directional indicator An illuminated exit sign having at least one chevron-shaped opening on its outer surface and a replaceable directional arrow cover that is substantially similar in shape to the opening and removable from the opening in order to selectively indicate an exi... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5617972 | Nurser liner There is provided a nurser liner that facilitates stacking and nesting of the liner while maximizing liner capacity. In particular, it permits a plurality of the liners to be contained within a container having limited internal space while allowing the li... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5529689 | Replaceable integrated water filtration and sterilization cartridge and assembly therefor A filtration/sterilization assembly which comprises: a filtration housing comprising a base unit and an outer housing, the base unit comprises a permeate channel, a port for removing permeate from the permeate channel, a feed channel disposed about the pe... | 06/25/1996 |
