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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6408317 | Random number conditioner A device takes as input an input bit stream and produces as output an output bit stream. A linear feedback shift register (LFSR) operates on the input bit stream and modifies the internal state of the LFSR if and only if a current bit value of the input b... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6214959 | Functionalized polymer, a method for producing same and curable compositions containing same The present invention describes a process for the making of a copolymer of the general formula (I) ##STR1## wherein A is a residue of at least one (meth)acrylate monomeric species, B is a residue of at least one monomeric species copolymerizable with A, R... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212406 | Method for providing angular diversity, and base station equipment A base station equipment for receiving and transmitting a signal of a desired user, which signal to be received may arrive at the equipment along several different paths with several different delays, and which equipment includes one or more antenna array... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6207721 | Aluminum silicate suspension An aqueous aluminium silicate suspension having a content of aluminium silicate of at least 30 wt. % is prepared by liquefaction of the aluminium silicate filter cake or by dispersion of aluminium silicate powder in water with the addition of aluminium si... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208863 | Handover in a mobile communication system having a multilayer radio coverage The present invention relates to a handover method in a mobile communication system having a multilayer radio coverage, the system comprising at least one microcell (1, 2, 3) and at least one macrocell (M). The coverage area of the microcell (1, 2, 3) is ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6197509 | Method of analyzing DNA using contiguous repeats A novel, highly polymorphic DNA marker based on the pentanucleotide repeat (CCTTT/GGAAA)n has been identified in the human inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene. Twelve different alleles, having between 7 and 18 repeats, have been identif... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6193585 | Method of polishing a hard material-coated wafer A method of producing and polishing a hard-material-coated wafer. A hard-material film is disposed on a substrate to form the wafer and provide the wafer with a convex shape. A surface of the substrate is fixed on a holder of a polishing machine having a ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6191187 | Optical glass fiber coating compositions An optical glass fiber coating composition comprising: (A) a urethane (meth)acrylate polymer, (B) a (meth)acrylate compound represented by the following formula (1), ##STR1## go wherein R1 is a hydrogen or a methyl group (C) a reaction diluent, and (D) a... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6187381 | Process for preparing silica gel and process for producing dehumidifying element A process for preparing silica gel is disclosed. The silica gel is produced by immersing a base in silica sol, drying the impregnated base in a mixed solution of an alkali silicate and an alkali hydroxide, removing the impregnated base form the mixed solu... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6188882 | Allocating emergency speech items in a mobile communication system A method for allocating emergency speech items in a mobile communication system comprising a network infrastructure (BS), a first subscriber station (MS1) connected to it, and at least one other subscriber station (MS2, MS3), the method comprising maintai... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184499 | Pivotable heating element for household electric cooking appliance An electric cooking appliance composed of: a frame having at least one top or bottom wall and at least one lateral wall, the walls defining a cooking enclosure; and at least one tubular heating element arranged in the cooking enclosure, in the vicinity of... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6180741 | Liquid curable resin composition A liquid curable resin composition exhibiting superior storing stability and suitable for use as a material for optical fiber ribbon matrix, a bundling material, and a material for up-jacketing fibers. The composition contains a first polydimethylsiloxane... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6174489 | Method for manufacturing a gas sensor unit A method for manufacturing an oxygen sensor unit of the type which includes at least a shaped body of a solid electrolyte, an inner electrode provided on an inside surface of the shaped body and exposed to a reference gas, an outer electrode provided on a... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168232 | Rail-supported seating-type motion furniture having stationary-footed arm frame A motion furniture article is disclosed that includes arm frames and false showy feet connected to a stationary base of the article, as opposed to a movable seat unit of the article. As a consequence, during movement of the movable seat of the article bet... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167837 | Apparatus and method for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) in a single wafer reactor A PECVD reactor for processing a single wafer. The reactor has a susceptor for holding a wafer horizontally, an apparatus for lifting the wafer from the susceptor for loading and unloading. The horizontally positioned thermal plate is positioned above the... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6169126 | Radiation-curable optical fiber primary coating system Optical fiber primary coating systems are disclosed having excellent ribbon stripping and adhesion behavior. The coatings are radiation-curable. The excellent stripping and adhesion behavior can be inner primary coating composition having a slip enhancing... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6167264 | Methods for processing an outgoing and an incoming call in a mobile communications system Visitor location register and a method for handling an outgoing and an incoming call in a mobile communications system employing a multinumbering scheme. Signalling originating from a mobile services switching center (MSC) contains in case of a mobile-ori... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6165562 | Building board, and method and apparatus for coating building board An aesthetically enhanced building board is disclosed which is obtained by applying an effective shade coating to concavities of a building board having linear, curved, continuous or discontinuous concavities or any other concavities. In accordance with a... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6167079 | Method for identifying data transmission rate, and a receiver A method and receiver for identifying data transmission rate from a signal which has several transmission rate alternatives. The signal contains modulation symbols (201 to 206) which are formed as a vector and which are submatrices of a known, essentially... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6163534 | Method for determining the speed of a terminal equipment and a receiver A method and receiver for determining the speed of a terminal equipment in a radio system using a time division multiple access method in which a signal is transmitted in a succession of time slots each of a given duration and the signal is received and s... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6154943 | Device for closing sheathings such as cable conduits The invention relates to a device for closing sheathings, such as cable conduits 23, flexible pipe lines or container elements by means of a closure device 25 provided on a tool 24, wherein closure elements 26 at two oppositely located rim parts of the sh... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6155159 | Safety device for electric cooking appliance having a removable bowl A safety device for an electric cooking appliance, the appliance having a case forming a housing provided to receive a removable bowl and a unit for heating the bowl. The safety device is composed of an element for sensing the presence of the bowl in the ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153778 | Synthesis of ruthenium or osmium metathesis catalysts The present invention relates to the synthesis of highly active ruthenium and osmium carbene metathesis catalyst in good yield from readily available starting materials. The catalysts that may be synthesized are of the general formula ##STR1## w... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149722 | Phthalocyanine dyes, inks containing the same and use thereof in ink jet printing Phthalocyanine compounds of Formula (1) have utility as colorants in inks for ink-jet printing, where Formula (1) represents: ##STR1## in which: M represents a metal or H; Pc represents a phthalocyanine nucleus; and R1 represents H or --(CH | 11/21/2000 |
| 6149672 | Device for the amplification of electromagnetic oscillations in order to influence a biological system A system including a device for the coherent amplification of electromagnetic oscillations by induced emission through a solid element, crystals or glasses doped with neodymium, semiconductor diodes or liquids or gases, and a cable or optical fiber cable ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6147134 | Process for preparing rigid and flexible polyurethane foams Process for preparing a rigid and a flexible polyurethane foam by reacting a polyisocyanate and two different polyols under foam forming conditions, the polyisocyanate being reacted with said polyols in the absence of compounds comprising primary, seconda... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146579 | Process for producing thermoplastic resin hollow molded article A hollow molded article having no sink marks on its surface and having an excellent appearance is produced by filling a mold cavity with a resin being in a molten state and then ejecting at least a part of the resin by sucking through a resin-ejection ope... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143810 | Method for the apparatus of conductive curable polyester moulding compounds The invention relates to a process for preparing a conductive curable moulding compound with reduced electrical surface resistance, comprising mixing together an unsaturated polyester resin, a thermoplastic polymer, a conductive paste and optionally a fil... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6144014 | Electric composition comprising small ceramic plate carrying a screened resistive and/or conductive pattern An electrical component having a small electrically isolating ceramic plate carrying on one of its faces a screened resistive and/or conductive pattern, the other face being in contact with a metal plate intended to be heated or the temperature of which i... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6141410 | Routing traffic in a node of a telecommunication network A method and system for routing traffic in a node of a telecommunications network, in which the node receives traffic units to each of which is connected given call attributes on the basis of which the routing is carried out, and a suitable alternative is... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138817 | Gravity feed grading unit A grading unit divides a supply of objects into constituent portions and directs the divided portions to various predefined locations. At least one passageway is defined, being sufficiently inclined so that the supply of objects flows through the unit sol... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138031 | Call establishment in a mobile communication system A call establishment in a mobile communication system comprising mobile stations that contain database in which are marked first calls of a first priority level, and a network infrastructure which the mobile stations communicate with. The process includes... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136907 | Process for producing dispersion of functional compound There are provided a finely dispersed material of a functional compound such as pigment or the like in the state of its inherent average particle diameter and a process for producing a finely dispersed material of a functional compound into a binder resin... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136880 | Radiation-curable liquid resin composition for coating optical fibers A radiation-curable composition for optical fiber coatings comprising about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of at least one radiation-curable oligomer (A), about 10 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of at least one radiation-curable monomer diluent (B), and an effective... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136059 | Process for reducing the electric steelworks dusts and facility for implementing it A process for processing electric steelworks dusts containing oxidized high-iron, zinc-bearing materials in order to recover iron and zinc from [them] said dusts. The process includes the steps of: feeding the dusts to an induction furnace partially fille... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136032 | Implant for correcting flat foot condition A surgical device implantable in the subtalar tunnel for treating the flat foot condition, composed of: a central cylindrical body having an outer cylindrical surface provided with a first screw thread; an expansion cone having a longitudinally extending ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137156 | Semiconductor device employing silicon nitride layers with varied hydrogen concentration On a TEOS (tetraethyl ortho silicate) film and a surface of an aluminum wiring formed on a P-type silicon substrate, there is formed a low hydrogen content plasma SiN film on which a high hydrogen content plasma SiN film is laminated. The low hydrogen con... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6130270 | Radiation-curable resin composition A radiation curable composition comprising, (A) at least one compound containing a (meth)acrylate group represented by the following formula (1), ##STR1## wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is an alkylene group ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129859 | Antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition The present invention discloses an antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition respectively containing the compounds of formula (1), (2), (3) or (4), wherein R1, R3, R5 and R7 are alkyl groups having 7-13 carbo... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128839 | Iron and ironing method with textile adjuvant dispensing The invention concerns an iron and an ironing method. The iron comprises a heating soleplate (2), a reservoir (15) designed to contain a textile adjuvant and a device for dispensing (11-13) the adjuvant. The iron comprises a diluting device (7, 12, 14, 18... | 10/10/2000 |
