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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5827723 | Neutralizing monoclonal antibody 0.5ଲ which binds an epitope located within the region of amino acids 308-331 of HTLVIIB gp120 The present invention relates to monoclonal antibody 0.5ଲ which binds to an epitope located within the region of amino acids 308-331 of HTLVIIIB gp120 and is capable of substantially neutralising the activity of human immunodeficiency viruses, to a ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5652302 | Process for producing the viscosity, long shelf life silicone resin solutions The invention is an improvement in a process for producing silicone resins, to produce a silicone resin that has a high dynamic viscosity of at 293° K. of from about 40 to about 300 mPas, a long shelf life, and a siloxane content of from about 50 to abou... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5641081 | Product display system A product display system comprises a bracket particularly adapted to support and display multi-pack products is mounted to vertical uprights. In a first embodiment the bracket supports the multi-pack products both at the bottom of the multi-pack as well a... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5629211 | Veterinary diagnostic test A composite reagent, for a veterinary diagnostic test, which contains a color reagent substance to produce a color by reacting with either one or both of magnesium (Mg) ions and calcium (Ca) ions, a polyoxyethylene alkylphenyl ether, and a masking agent f... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5624038 | Curved free standing garden sieve A free standing curved garden sieve of parabolic shape to separate stones and coarse matter from garden soil as the garden soil travels from upper substantially vertical portions to lower substantially horizontal portions.... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5622256 | Automobile shaped golf ball package A folding paperboard construction is provided to hold a plurality of golf balls which function as roller bearings or "wheels" in combination with the folding paperboard package to simulate a vehicle and function as a toy.... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5622266 | Garden sieve for wheelbarrow A garden sieve for a wheelbarrow has a collar frame adapted to conform to and fit loosely on the rim of a wheelbarrow. A sieve frame connected to the collar frame supports a wire screen adapted for sifting granular material. A motor can be connected betwe... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5620703 | Stimulating hematopoietic activity with carboplatin or lobaplatin A process for stimulating hematopoietic activity in animals which comprises administering to a patient in need therefor a therapeutically effective amount of an agent containing as its active ingredient a water-soluble or lipid-soluble transition metal co... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5620492 | Apparatus for quenching glass Quenching apparatus (12) for use in glass heat treatment apparatus comprises a plurality of air flow amplifiers (32) carried on manifolds (26, 28) and arranged in arrays to direct cooling air onto both surfaces of glass (16) being treated. Compressed air ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5617819 | Remote starting system for a vehicle having a diesel engine A system for remotely starting a diesel engine of a vehicle. The system comprises a portable hand-held RF transmitter issuing a command in the form of a binary-coded sequence. A slave controller mounted on-board the vehicle executes the command by energiz... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5614590 | Coating agents, process for their preparation and their use for the preparation of transparent top layers on multilayer coatings A transparent coating agent which is free of heavy metal catalysts and which contains a hydroxy functional (meth)acrylic copolymer based binder, an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate crosslinking agent, a solvent, and lacquer adjuvant.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5611707 | Microminiature coaxial connector which locks by snap-fastening A microminiature coaxial connector which locks by snap-fastening, said microminiature coaxial connector including two complementary connector elements, each of said connector elements comprising a hollow cylindrical body forming an exterior earthing conta... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612181 | Method for arranging a polynucleotide on a substrate for point-by-point analysis of the bases thereof The invention relates to a method for arranging a polynucleotide on a substrate for point-by-point analysis of each successive base. It includes in combination anchoring the polynucleotide towards one end to a precise location on a substrate, and stretchi... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5612095 | Process for multicoat lacquering A process is described for the production of a multicoat lacquer finish by application of a base coat layer of an aqueous coating agent to a substrate and subsequent application of a layer of a clear coat containing an organic solvent, that leads to coati... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5598836 | Metered dose inhalation unit with slide means A spray-entrapped product such as dispensed by an MDI device includes an elongated passageway having a mouthpiece portion and a main chamber portion. The MDI device is mounted to direct a medication spray into the main chamber. A first air inlet allows a ... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5596163 | Gas generator igniting capsule A gas generator igniting capsule for air bags and belt tensioning means has one or more contact pins connected to an igniting element constructed as a glow wire, located in a first detonator layer of a multiple charge detonator construction.... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591829 | Antibodies modified with toxic substance The present invention is directed to an antibody or fragment thereof, modified with a toxic substance capable of substantially inhibiting the growth of human cells infected with viruses, which is prepared by conjugating a substance capable of chemically a... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5587065 | Mobile system for the collection, separation and disposal of wet solid, oily and/or watery waste A system is provided for handling of watery, oily waste which constitutes a closed vessel divided into two chambers by a dividing wall, such that lower chamber portions are in fluid communication. The vessel contains an inlet for flowing fluid into the up... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586031 | Road vehicle with all wheel steering, and process for steering A process for steering a road vehicle having all wheel steering for placing the vehicle into, within, and out of constricted spaces and small, constricted travel areas, the vehicle having a front, a rear, a longitudinal axis, front wheels steerable rear w... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5582238 | Heat exchanger The invention provides a heat exchanger mat, comprising a twin-duct manifold having a duct member comprised of an inlet duct and an outlet duct, a tube-socket member fixedly and fluid-tightly attached to the duct member, and a return manifold having a def... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5580220 | Fan guard apparatus A fan guard for use in connection with a textile fan blower is of minimal surface area to intrude upon the air flow or collect lint or debris. The guard has a plurality of fingers joined together by a mounting ring. The fingers are annexed in a spoke-like... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580261 | Coaxial electrical connector also performing a switching function Coaxial electrical connector including: a first connector element comprising a central conductor and an outer earth conductor which are separated by an insulator and a second connector element comprising a central conductor, an earth conductor which surrounds ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5577722 | Bat grip device A bat grip comprises a pair of grip elements each being contoured on its outer surface to accept a hand of the user. The grip elements are individually positionable upon the bat to accommodate differing grip styles and positions.... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5578471 | Process for the preparation of ascorbic acid-2-phosphate The invention relates to a process for the preparation of ascorbic acid-2-phosphate, which comprises reacting ascorbic acid or araboascorbic acid with ATP to produce ascorbic acid-2-phosphate in an aqueous medium in the presence of an effective amount of ... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5572807 | Composite, wear-resistant stud for sport shoes A golf shoe stud comprises a molded plastics body enabling the stud to be mounted in the underside of the shoe, a steel stem which extends through the body and forms a frustoconical stump projecting below the body, a thin steel lamina which overlies the u... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5569384 | Process for recovering the overspray of aqueous coating agents during spray application in spray booths A process is described for recovering the overspray of aqueous coating agents during spray application in spray booths in which aqueous circulating liquid is circulated for the purpose of collecting the overspray. The overspray material is continuously or... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569705 | Aqueous dispersion of polyurethane resins, the production thereof and polyurethane macromers suitable for this purpose, as well as their use in aqueous coating agents There are described aqueous dispersions of polyurethane resins, the production thereof and their use in aqueous coating agents, said dispersions being obtainable in aqueous or non-aqueous phase from a) polyurethane resins with at least one CH acidic group, an ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566603 | Double-sided miter box for machine tools in particular panel saws A double-sided miter box for a panel saw machine tool has two interconnected contact rails which can be moved relative to a driven tool. The contact rails are pivotable about a rotation axis. An electrical measurement transducer system which may include a... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565214 | Stable therapeutic oil filled soft gelatin capsules The invention relates to a process for the preparation of therapeutically useful, highly stable soft gelatine capsules containing native oils obtained in the case of vegetable oils by the cold pressing of mainly plant parts, such as seeds, which comprises... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5559978 | Method for increasing the efficiency of a virtual memory system by selective compression of RAM memory contents A method and system for increasing the efficiency of a virtual memory operating system is provided. In hardware assisted virtual memory, paging systems the preferred embodiment reduces the need for paging to or from non-memory devices by compressing and c... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558519 | Method for instruction of golf and the like A golf training method in which the player is provided with a source of uniformly spaced-apart beat signals which are discernable by the golfer, either visually or audibly, or both. The golfer is guided to perform the backswing and foreswing portions of t... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5556676 | Tunnel interior construction An element for lining the interior surface of a tunnel, which comprises a composite panel in which a fibrous layer is laminated over a hard substrate, and a fluoropolymer surface layer is laminated over said fibrous glass layer.... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555833 | Sleeve insertion system for the manufacture of shirts An apparatus for high production assembly and sewing of tubular sleeve sections to shirt bodies. Tubular sleeve sections are loaded onto sleeve cones, preferably of cylindrical or frusto-conical form. The sleeve cones may be mounted for pivoting movement ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555659 | Apparatus for mounting flexible banners A banner display comprising a flexible, stretchable banner, a fixed mounting bracket and a hinged mounting bracket. Rigid support tubes are inserted in hems formed at the ends of the banner. The rigid support tubes are attached to mounting rods in the fix... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5556912 | Aqueous binder dispersion for physically drying coating compositions and use thereof Improved aqueous binder dispersions including polyurethanes and water-based physically drying coating compositions containing these aqueous dispersions which are particularly suitable for plain and metallic colored base coats employed for automotive repai... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5556326 | Floating rotary drive device of a workpiece to be machined by grinding A floating rotary drive device sequentially holding a workpiece of a series of workpieces to be supported with slack while each workpiece is machined by grinding while the workpiece is rotated about a slack axis of rotation, comprising a motor having n ou... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555331 | Device for connecting optical fibres to waveguides formed in a substrate Device for connecting at least one optical fiber to at least one integrated-optics waveguide which is formed within a substrate at a predetermined distance from one of the faces of the substrate constituting a reference plane, including a receptacle (2) c... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5553561 | Sleeve insertion system with edge guide feature An apparatus for high production assembly and sewing of tubular sleeve sections to shirt bodies. Tubular sleeve sections are loaded onto sleeve cones, preferably of cylindrical or frusto-conical form. The sleeve cones may be mounted for pivoting movement ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5552496 | Aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion, processes for its preparation, and its use in aqueous coating compositions An aqueous coating composition which is self-drying or is crosslinked by external agents, processes and dispersions for its preparation and its use. The coating composition comprises: I) 40 to 100% by weight of a film-former in the form of an aqueous disp... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5551350 | Transporting system driven by linear motor having inductive power supply An automated warehouse system a plurality of car passages, and a plurality of transport units, each disposed in a car passage containing parallel rails with vertical webbings, each of the transport units have a car, wheels for running on the rails, a driv... | 09/03/1996 |
