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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6827089 | Hair braider and an auxiliary device thereof This invention relates to a hair braider and its auxiliary device, which are portable and braids three bunches of hair into a strand. The hair braider has a substantially figure ‘8’-configured cam track allowing three carriers to move along the cam track for a â... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6819220 | Apparatus and method for exchanging message between portable devices of the same kind The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus capable of transmitting/receiving a message between persons carrying devices of the same kind, together with a desired reproduction time of the message, when the devices are connected to or come close... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6735819 | Hand mountable vehicle carpet affixation device A vehicle floor mat affixation device includes a noncircular shaped body with an axial extending connector. The connector secures the affixation device to the vehicle floor. A reverse face of the affixation device includes a panel of releasable fastening material th... | 05/18/2004 |
| RE38928 | Biaxially stretched polyester film for forming container and method of producing the film A biaxially stretched polyester film for forming a container, characterized by being formed of a polyester substantially consisting of an ethylene terephthalate unit and an ethylene naphthalate unit, the refractive index in the direction of thickness of the film bei... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6974678 | Micro-fluidic device for measuring osmotic second virial coefficients A micro-fluidic device having a cavity containing a solid support (e.g., a plurality of particles) and a biomolecule immobilized on a surface of the solid support is provided. The micro-fluidic device can be used to monitor interactions between a biomolecule in a sa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974161 | Coupling device for connecting a replaceable filter element to a conduit A coupling device for connecting a filter element to a filter conduit has male and female couplings each having a passageway for fluid. The male coupling is secured to the filter conduit and has at least two radially projecting lugs. The female coupling is secured t... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6962998 | Processes for producing racemic piperidine derivative and for producing optically active piperidine derivative Disclosed are a method for producing racemic piperidine derivatives by processing optically-active piperidine derivatives in a hydrogen atmosphere in the presence of a reducing catalyst; and a method for producing optically-active piperidine derivatives or their aci... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956122 | Multiple fluorescent natural dye compound from a marine organism The present invention provides a novel compound multiple fluorescent natural dye from a marine organism Holothuria Scabra having a chemical structure of of Si—O—R type wherein silica matrix is an integral part of the compound, taking part in the metabolis... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6936243 | Adeno-associated viral vector-mediated delivery of DNA to cells of the liver The instant invention provides methods of expressing polynucleotides in the cells of the liver comprising administering viral particles comprising a recombinant AAV vector into a mammal, preferably a human. ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925441 | System and method of targeted marketing A system and method of targeted marketing to consumers, including businesses and associates, based upon the financial characteristics of the consumer, type offer being made and the channel of communication for delivery of the offer. The consumer is characterized bas... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6920710 | Articulated display An articulated display has at least two substrates including a first substrate attached to a second substrate. The first substrate has joints opposing and corresponding to joints on the second substrate. At least one plastically bendable, generally flat, reinforcing... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6916492 | Natural nontoxic multicolor fluorescent protein dye from a marine invertebrate, compositions containing the said dye and its uses The present invention discloses the process of extraction, purification and characterization of a natural eco-friendly nontoxic cell permeant multiple fluorescent protein dye from a non bioluminescent marine echinoderm Holothuria scabra, compositions containi... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6914311 | Semiconductor device having doped gate electrode The claimed invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device. More particularly, the claimed invention relates to a method of fabricating the semiconductor device in which parts of a gate electrode at the ends of a cha... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6914632 | Apparatus for panning and scaling window in image sensor An apparatus for panning and scaling a window in CMOS image sensor is described. The apparatus comprises a pixel array having a plurality of unit pixels, a row driving part, an analog-digital converting part, an address generating part for generating a row address a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908491 | System and method for color-revitalizing hair A method for color-revitalizing a color tone of hair that involves applying a color-revitalizing composition to hair previously dyed with an oxidative hair dye composition. The color-revitalizing composition, which has a color determined by the color of the oxidativ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909105 | Method and device for representing an object A process for obtaining an object image of at least one object (40) is described, wherein at least two partial images of the object (40) are taken under differing object conditions which are formed on the object with spatial patterns, wherein a non-lin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902936 | Acid-labile isotope-coded extractant (ALICE) and its use in quantitative mass spectrometric analysis of protein mixtures The method of the invention provides novel compounds, termed acid-labile isotope-coded extractants (ALICE), for quantitative mass spectrometric analysis of protein mixtures. The compounds contain a thiol-reactive group that is used to capture cysteine-containing pep... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899900 | Composition of multipurpose high functional alkaline solution composition, preparation thereof, and for the use of nonspecific immunostimulator Disclosed are a multipurpose, high-functional, alkaline solution composition, preparation therefor and use thereof as a nonspecific immunostimulator. The composition comprises 1-25 parts by weight of borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O),... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6893781 | Color filter, liquid crystal display device, and method for making color filter Disclosed is a method for fabricating a color filter for a transflective liquid crystal display device inexpensively in which desired color purities, brightnesses, and color tones are obtained for reflective display and transmissive display. A color filter for a liq... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893827 | Receptor function assay for G-protein coupled receptors and orphan receptors by reporter enzyme mutant complementation Methods for detecting G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) activity; methods of assaying GPCR activity; and methods of screening for GPCR ligands, G-protein-coupled receptor kinase (GRK) activity, and compounds that interact with components of the GPCR regulatory proce... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6893425 | High volume liquid waste collection and disposal system A system for collecting and disposing of liquid medical waste includes a fluid collection cart and a draining and cleaning station. The fluid collection cart includes a pair of containers, each of which includes a draining port and a cap. Each cap includes an outer ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887246 | Apparatus and method for fixation of osteoporotic bone A Novel surgical apparatus and method of use in osteoplasty and other methods of injecting materials into a subject for medical purposes. The present invention particularly relates to the surgical treatment of traumatic, pathogenic, or osteoporotic bone conditions o... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884440 | Composition of multipurpose high functional alkaline solution composition, preparation thereof, and for the use of nonspecific immunostimulator Disclosed are a multipurpose, high-functional, alkaline solution composition, preparation therefor and use thereof as a nonspecific immunostimulator. The composition comprises 1-25 parts by weight of borax (Na2B4O7.10H2O),... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881473 | Light diffusing film and method for preparation thereof A light diffusing film including a film including crystalline polymer compound C laminated to at least one face of an internal light-diffusing film including an islands-in-a-sea structure including a sea component of thermoplastic resin A and an islands component of... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6881505 | Coated substrate with high reflectance A transparent coated substrate with rather high reflectance, especially for use as in exterior glazing panels for buildings or automotives, is provided by a substrate carrying a coating stack comprising a pyrolytically-formed main layer containing oxide of tin and a... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878762 | Polyamide resin composition having excellent weather resistance A polyamide resin composition, with a sufficiently high weather resistance even when the polyamide resin contains a pigment containing a metal component such as titanium oxide, or a residual catalyst containing a metal component, is provided by a polyamide resin com... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6874340 | Quick lock release system for parking meter vaults A parking meter has a vault housing and a vault door removably covering a main opening and having a back facing an interior of the housing. A lock assembly includes a lock cylinder disposed on the door and that has a body and a usually movable portion. A bolting mec... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6871572 | Drive for precision oscillations A drive device for generating oscillations, especially for the blade of a microtome, with a power generator and a power transmission element, which with the power generator is movable in a predetermined oscillation direction (S), whereby the power generator includes... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870416 | Semiconductor device with clock enable buffer to produce stable internal clock signal A semiconductor device includes a clock buffer block for receiving and buffering an external clock signal and then outputting an internal clock in response is a second control signal; a clock enable buffer block, which is enabled by a buffer enable signal, for compa... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870434 | Method for compensating temperature in crystal oscillator The present invention relates to a method for compensating temperature in a crystal oscillator including a capacitor array consisted of a first bank of unit capacitors each with low capacitance and a second bank of unit capacitors each with high capacitance. The met... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870769 | Decoder circuit used in a flash memory device A decoder circuit according to the present invention comprises a global row decoder consisted of a first decoding means selected according to a row address signal and a second decoding means to which an output signal of the first decoding means and an erasure signal... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6869667 | White laminate polyester film and receiving sheet for thermal transfer recording using it A white laminated polyester film includes a white polyester layer (B) containing fine voids, and white polyester layers (A) containing inorganic fine particles and laminated on both surfaces of the white polyester (B). The white laminated polyester film has a predet... | 03/22/2005 |
| D502814 | Shoe polish applicator | 03/15/2005 |
| 6866857 | Oxalipatinum preparation packaging Flexible impervious bag for medical use containing a pharmaceutical preparation of liquid oxaliplatinum said flexible bag is constructed from plastic materials, with the proviso that any portion to the bag in direct contact with said pharmaceutical preparation of li... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864191 | Hydrogen barrier layer and method for fabricating semiconductor device having the same The present invention provides a hydrogen barrier layer able to prevent diffusions of hydrogen into a capacitor and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device having the same. The inventive method includes the steps of: depositing a zirconium-titanium oxide lay... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865454 | Train control system and method of controlling a train or trains A train control system includes positioning systems at the end of the train and at the front of the train, allowing the conductor or engineer to unambiguously determine that no cars of the train have become detached. The positioning system at the end of the train is... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860918 | Powder additive for powder metallurgy, iron-based powder mixture for powder metallurgy, and method for manufacturing the same The surface of the body of powder additive for use in powder metallurgy is coated with an organic binder, thereby obtaining powder additive to cause adhesion of the powder additive to the surface of iron-based powder by the organic binder, thereby providing a powder... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6861329 | Method of manufacturing capacitor in semiconductor devices Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a MIM (metal-insulator-metal) capacitor using copper as a lower electrode. The MIM capacitor is manufactured by the following processes. A lower copper electrode is formed on a substrate. A photoresist pattern having a capacito... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6861563 | Process for preparation of cyclododecanone In the process for producing a cyclododecanone by isomerizing an epoxycyclododecane-containing starting material in the presence of an isomerization reaction catalyst containing lithium bromide and/or lithium iodide, in order to perform the reaction with high effici... | 03/01/2005 |
| D502545 | Arch ligament support | 03/01/2005 |
