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| 5550362 | Method and apparatus for calibrating a bar code scanner A method and apparatus for calibrating a bar code scanner. The bar code scanner contains circuitry including a programmable read-only memory (PROM) which stores data affecting the operation of other circuitry in the bar code scanner. The operation of the ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550324 | Environmental sealing system for electronic instruments An environmentally sealed electronic test instrument having a three-part case enclosing an electronic testing circuit of conventional design. The three parts are open-ended top and bottom parts, and an end part covering the open ends of the top and bottom... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550311 | Method and apparatus for thermal decomposition and separation of components within an aqueous stream An apparatus and method for treating materials that present disposal problems is provided. The treatment takes place within an aqueous stream and in an oxygen-deficient multiple zone system, and results in the thermal decomposition and/or separation of co... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550183 | Metal-peptide compositions and methods for stimulating hair growth There is provided metal-peptide compositions for use as stimulating agents for hair growth in warm-blooded animals. Methods for stimulating the growth of hair in warm-blooded animals are also disclosed. The methods utilize a stimulating effective amount o... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550113 | Blood sugar regulating composition and methods relating thereto There are disclosed compositions which, when administered to a warm-blooded animal, are capable of regulating blood sugar levels. The compositions contain inulin, one or more metal complexes, and, optionally, one or more medium chain triglycerides. Also d... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549194 | Accumulating conveyor chain In an accumulating conveyor chain, which is composed of a link chain with alternating inner and outer link plates coupled via hollow or solid hinge bolts, in which the sleeves are fixed in the inner link plates and the hinge bolts rotatably traversing the... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5549320 | Combined vehicle suspension torque rod and sway bar A suspension assembly comprising a combination torque rod and sway bar is shown and described. In a preferred embodiment, the assembly comprises two arms that are pivotally coupled at a first end to a first and second end of a crossmember, the second ends... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5548718 | Method and system for determining software reliability An improved system and method for determining software reliability is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a mapping mechanism and a preferred automated testing system are used. The mapping mechanism provides for the creation of a... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5547439 | Exercise system An exercise system using a plurality of exercise cycles with the users applying user exercise force at user exercise speed. The exercise system includes a display displaying user indicators moving along respective paths of travel on the display simulating... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5548688 | Method of data handling and activating thermal print elements in a thermal printhead A method of supplying an energization signal to a selected element in an array of print elements. Printing activity of the selected element and neighboring elements is determined, compressed and stored to memory. Based on the stored compressed printing ac... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5548108 | Method and apparatus for scanning symbols A method and apparatus for processing the information in a sequence of bar code symbols. The information contained in one symbol can be decoded and processed while the information in the next symbol is being gathered. A pulse width counter, under control ... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5548554 | Integrated programming circuitry for an electrically programmable semiconductor memory device with redundancy An integrated programming circuitry for an electrically programmable semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of programming load circuits, each one associated with a respective memory matrix portion or group of columns, and a plurality of progra... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5546044 | Voltage generator circuit providing potentials of opposite polarity A circuit for generating positive and negative boosted voltages, comprising first and second voltage booster circuits, respectively for positive and negative voltages, which have output terminals interconnected at a common node. It comprises two tristate ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5545231 | Angular adjustment system for pylon/prosthetic foot interface A system for adjusting the angle between a pylon and prosthetic foot in either or both of the medial/lateral plane or the anterior/posterior plane by placing at least one wedge between the pylon and the prosthetic foot. A barrel nut mounted in the lower e... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5544082 | Method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state A method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system monitors the performance of a monitored activity of a program executing. The system determines whether the prog... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5543633 | Process and structure for measuring the planarity degree of a dielectric layer in an integrated circuit and integrated circuit including means for performing said process A method for measuring the degree of planarity in an integrated circuit includes depositing, onto a dielectric layer to be measured for planarity, a predetermined measure path of a conductive film and measuring the electric resistance of said measure path... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542428 | Method and apparatus for removing artifact encountered during automatic blood pressure measurements A blood pressure monitoring system having a blood pressure cuff, an air pump applying pressurized air to the cuff; a valve to selectively vent the cuff, and a pressure transducer generating a signal indicative of the pressure in the cuff corresponding to ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5542422 | System and method for detecting cataractogenesis using quasi-elastic light scattering A new model autocorrelation function is provided to which autocorrelation data is fit. The model function is empirically derived based on previously collected autocorrelation data and is indicative of the degree of cataractogenesis. The model autocorrelat... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5543143 | Method for activating macrophages/monocytes There is disclosed a method of treating a mammal infected with a macrophage pathogen comprising administering an effective amount of a TGF-ଲ antagonist. Macrophage pathogens include any pathogenic microorganism that replicates within macrophage cell... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5541419 | Symbology reader wth reduced specular reflection A symbology reader which reduces the effects of specular reflection. A plurality of illumination sources emit light toward a target object. A first polarization filter receives the unpolarized light from the illumination sources and transmits only light p... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541555 | High performance transconductance operational amplifier of the CMOS integrated type High-performance operational transconductance amplifier monolithically integrable with CMOS technology comprising a differential input stage connected to a pair of cascode stages and a differential output stage. The output stage comprises two output trans... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5542068 | Method and system for storing floating point numbers to reduce storage space A method for storing standard IEEE floating point numbers in either a first or a second encoded format. In the first encoded format, the number has an 11-bit exponent, an 18-bit mantissa, a sign bit, and a two-bit identifier that identifies the manner tha... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5540170 | Multi-hull marine vessel with retractable outer hulls A multi-hull marine vessel having a center hull and a left and right outer hull movably positioned adjacent to the center hull. The outer hulls are on opposite sides of the center hull and are generally parallel to the center hull. Extendible support asse... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5540639 | Device to prevent arcuate motion of a user assist platform for an upper body exercise apparatus An upper body exercise apparatus to assist an exerciser to do chin-ups and dips. The apparatus includes a frame having a base, a platform parallel to the base for the exerciser to stand on, and chin-up handles and dip handles extending from the frame. A m... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5541076 | Methods for determining the invasiveness of a bladder tumor Complexes (which include basement membrane components) and their polypeptide components are found to be related to the invasiveness of a bladder tumor. Detection of such complexes or constituents in a urine sample by immunological or non-immunological met... | 07/30/1996 |
