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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6106856 | Transdermal delivery of calcium channel blockers, such as nifedipine A transdermal formulation of dihydropyridine calcium antagonists and specifically nifedipine, nimodipine and nitrendipine. The calcium antagonists are dispersed in a mixed liquid. The mixed liquid comprises varying mole fractions of cis-oleic acid and dim... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6056684 | Locking centrifuge rotor cover assembly A centrifuge rotor cover assembly for use with a centrifuge having a rotor and a housing enclosing the rotor and including a lid movable between a closed position overlying the rotor and an open position providing access to the rotor. The cover assembly i... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5887312 | Clamping assembly for squeegee blade with pin referencing and bar clamping A clamping assembly for a squeegee blade used in solder paste application. The assembly comprises a holder having referencing pins to position the blade. A clamping bar secures the blade to the holder. A recess is formed between the holder and the clampin... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5871008 | Miniature high-frequency ventilator A high-frequency miniature pressure ventilator system including a variable volume pressure chamber arranged to surround a portion of the thoracic cavity of a body so as to isolate the portion of the body from atmospheric pressure. A pump assembly is opera... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5871030 | Curb box locking device A curb box locking device has a core unit with a head at its upper end and a foot at its lower end. A sleeve surrounds and is shiftable axially in relation to the core unit. Claw members are carried on the core unit for pivotal movement through side openi... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5862269 | Apparatus and method for rapidly convergent parallel processed deconvolution An image processing system and method which may be used for standalone deconvolution or, alternatively, may be employed as a staring point for very rapid convergence with subsequent use of prior art deconvolution methods. Processing speed is improved beca... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5843348 | Method for fabricating odontoforms and dental restorations having infused ceramic network A process for producing a ceramic network material from a ceramic suspension includes casting a suspension in a tooth-shaped mold. The suspension includes dispersed alumina particles in a medium containing deionized water with a pH in a range of about 4 t... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5840189 | Beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge includes an impermeable yieldably pierceable base having a predetermined shape and an access opening at one end. A self-supporting wettable filter element is disposed in the base and is permanently sealed to an interior surface... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5841811 | Quadrature sampling system and hybrid equalizer A quadrature sampling system and method (BQS) and a hybrid quadrature sampling and channel equalization system and method (BQS/EQ) which convert input signals to baseband inphase and quadrature signal components. The BQS system includes an inphase signal ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5836974 | Real-time and adaptive method and system for suppressing a pathological non-chaotic rhythm Low-dimensional real-world chaotic or non-chaotic dynamical systems are controlled by a model-independent control technique that does not require knowledge of the system's governing equations or a pre-control learning stage. Control is applied to a real-w... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5832806 | Non-contacting precision electronic control servo for pneumatic isolators A positioning system uses a position feedback signal to position and damp a platform. The position feedback signal is input to an electronic controller that provides a plurality of control signal that are used to position the platform and dampen the platf... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5832573 | Quick release buckle assembly A quick release buckle assembly which is activated by pulling upwardly on a short lanyard. The buckle comprises a keeper part including a latch and a secure part. The secure part has a leading edge which is chamfered in several planes to facilitate its in... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5829444 | Position tracking and imaging system for use in medical applications A system is disclosed for monitoring the position of a medical instrument with respect to a patient's body and for displaying at least one of a plurality of prerecorded images of said body responsive to the position of said medical instrument. In one embo... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827138 | Ball game and bat for use therewith A game played on either an indoor/outdoor court. The game includes a bat, a game ball and two sets of balls which are of different colors. The bat has a substantially round drive head with which to bat balls. A game ball is hit up the court. Then one play... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5823219 | System and method for producing and maintaining predetermined proportionate mixtures of fluids A system and method for continuously producing and maintaining a predetermined proportionate mixture of two fluids, such as water and foam concentrate, in accordance with conductivity measurements of the fluids and the mixture. A set point is established ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5821468 | Laminated nap comfort cover for ear seal An ear seal for an ear cup in a noise attenuating headset. The ear seal surrounds an opening communicating with the interior of the earcup. The ear seal includes a continuous conformable element surrounding the opening and a fabric cover surrounding the o... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820983 | Assembly kit for a nested support fixtue for PC cards A kit for a support fixture for a PC card. THe kid comprises a membrane and a PC card, a compliant-porous member, a vacuum platen, a rectangular frame, and a cylindrical plug which are placed under the membrane. The frame is used to create a mold to pour ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819394 | Method of making board matched nested support fixture A method for forming a support fixture for a PC card having components on side 1 of the PC card. A compliant porous member is placed on a vacuum platen. Side 2 of the PC card is placed on the compliant member. A membrane is placed over the PC card and the... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5820719 | Method for forming a sole having a heat activatable adhesive adhered to one side thereof for subsequent attachment to an upper A sole assembly is made by placing a release film, having a heat activatable adhesive on one side, in a mold and forming a sole in the mold. The adhesive forms an integral part of the completed sole which allows handling of the molded sole without displac... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5816611 | Arrangement for disconnecting a vehicle airbag An arrangement for selectively disconnecting an airbag fitted within a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The arrangement includes a visible warning means retractable within a component and adapted to be withdrawn to extend over at least a predeter... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5810888 | Thermodynamic adaptive phased array system for activating thermosensitive liposomes in targeted drug delivery A thermodynamic therapy system including a thermally activated drug delivery system which is provided within the bloodstream of a patient under therapy, and an adaptive phased array radiation transmission system operable for transmitting and focusing radi... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5808742 | Optical alignment apparatus having multiple parallel alignment marks Alignment marks on first and second plates include a plurality of periodic gratings. A grating on a first plate has a period or pitch p1 paired up with a grating on the second plate that has a slightly different period p2. A grating ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807163 | Method and apparatus for controlling the diameter and geometry of an orifice with an abrasive slurry A system and method for radiusing and sizing microholes in diesel fuel injectors. A liquid abrasive slurry with rheological properties is used. As the slurry approaches and flows through the microhole it is at a first lower viscosity. Subsequently, the sl... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5807146 | Radio frequency coaxial transmission line inner conductor connection system A two component connection system consisting of a female connector and a male connector. The female connector consists of three components joined together with a bolt. First is a cup that has the same inner and outer diameters as the tubing that forms the... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803352 | Two way mailer The invention provides a two way mailer formed of a single blank of sheet material including first and second sections, and a perforated line for separably interconnecting the first and second sections. The first section includes bottom, top and side edge... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5803089 | Position tracking and imaging system for use in medical applications A system is disclosed for monitoring the position of a medical instrument with respect to a patient's body and for displaying at least one of a plurality of prerecorded images of said body responsive to the position of said medical instrument. In one embo... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5799551 | Corkscrew A combined corkscrew and stopper comprises a central body 10 with two handles 12 and 13 pivotably mounted to the body. When the handles are closed together, the handles surround a corkscrew and remote ends 16 and 17 form a bottle stopper.... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5800352 | Registration system for use with position tracking and imaging system for use in medical applications A system is disclosed for monitoring the position of a medical instrument with respect to a patient's body and for displaying at least one of a plurality of prerecorded images of said body responsive to the position of said medical instrument. In one embo... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798447 | Antibodies specific for D-myo-inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of D-myo-inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate Antibodies against Ins(1,4,5)P3 were raised by immunizing rabbits with two types of IP3 -BSA conjugates which were synthesized by covalently coupling Ins(1,4,5)P3 to the carrier protein via alkyl linkages. The anti-Ins(1,4... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5796477 | Entangled-photon microscopy, spectroscopy, and display The present invention relates to novel entangled-photon microscopy, spectroscopy and display systems. The systems include a source of light in the form of twin or multiple entangled-photon beams. The systems also include optical components that direct the... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5795227 | Electronic game system A hand held computer game including a housing, game controls located on an outer surface of the housing, a light source disposed within the housing and being operative to direct light along a light path, an at least partially transparent image surface dis... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5794947 | Sealing material for assembly Disclosed is an assembly seal for use in assembly comprising: packing formed in a predetermined shape from an elastic material; a core within the packing for providing substantial rigidity such that can maintain the desired shape of the packing; and a bas... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5793070 | Reduction of trapping effects in charge transfer devices A charge transfer device including a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode provided in association with the substrate, the gate electrode having a corresponding channel region through which charge is propagated, the channel region having a predetermin... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5791243 | Cartridge squeegee head with engagement locking mechanism A cartridge squeegee head for solder paste machines. A squeegee blade is fixed to a coupling block. The coupling block is characterized by a coupling slot formed therein. The coupling block pivots and puts the squeegee blade into a print stroke position. ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5790906 | Camera A camera having an operating mechanism which comprises a body providing a film take-up chamber for containing an initially empty film cartridge, an exposure chamber having an open rear side, and a film supply chamber for containing a roll of film pre-expo... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5784492 | Apparatus and method for data compression with the CLEAN technique A method and system for deconvolution derived from the CLEAN technique. The nonlinear CLEAN method, combined with a priori knowledge of the point spread function allows for extraction and subsequent transmission of the non-redundant information. The point... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5784189 | Spatial light modulator A spatial light modulator formed of a moveable electrode which is disposed opposite a fixed electrode and is biased to roll in a preferred direction upon application of an electric field across the electrodes to produce a light valve or light shutter. In ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5783042 | System and method of measuring deflected doctor blade angle and loading force A method and system of measuring deflected doctor blade angle and loading force of an arrangement including a doctor apparatus operating in connection with a rotating cylinder, the apparatus having a doctor blade and a support member which pivots about at... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782873 | Method and apparatus for improving the function of sensory cells Method and system for enhancing the function of sensory cells are disclosed. The method comprises locating a sensory cell area associated with the sensory cell whose function is to be enhanced and inputting a bias signal to the sensory cell area. The appa... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782060 | Sampler package and method of making the same A sampler package containing a free flowing product having superimposed first and second flexible plies with confronting thermoplastic inner surfaces and oppositely facing outer surfaces. A thermoplastic wall surrounding an area between the confronting su... | 07/21/1998 |
