Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6746177 | Block and a riparian improvement structure inhabitable for aquatic life The riparian improvement structure for use upon riparian protection, shore and bank protection, wave control, water control, etc. of a river, lake, sea, etc. is composed of a plurality of blocks and a structural body or bodies composed of a plurality of wooden mater... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6713595 | Copolyester resin composition and a process of preparation thereof The present invention provides a copolyester resin composition which has good physical properties, biodegradability and processability and a process for preparing and/or producing the same. To improve the biodegradability and physical properties of the copolyester, ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711797 | Hydraulic tooling fixture A tooling fixture includes a plurality of cylinders in a module fitted with pistons in which a portion thereof extends from the surface of the module. The cylinders are connected with a fluid source by a control valve assembly. The control valve assembly controls th... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6684766 | Wiper blades for screen printing A wiper blade for a screen printing head in which pasty product to be screen printed is biased toward a printing screen under pressure, the wiper blade comprising an elongate blade element having a thickness of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm, one edge of the blad... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683182 | Method for producing lamotrigine from -oxo-2,3-dichlorophenyl acetamidino-aminoguanidino hydrazone by ring closure reaction The present invention relates to a method for producing 3,5-diamino-6-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,4-triazine (lamotrigine) by cyclization reaction from -oxo-2,3-dichlorophenylacetamidino-aminoguanidino-hydrazone.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6669888 | Process of making polypropylene fibers Process of making polypropylene fibers obtained from an isotactic polypropylene homopolymer with an isotactic index of 90-99%, through melt-spinning or through drawing after melt-spinning, and shows two differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) endothermic ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6669924 | Mesoporous zeolitic material with microporous crystalline mesopore walls The invention relates to a mesoporous zeolitic material having a stereoregular arrangement of uniformly-sized mesopores with diameters ranging from 20 to 500 Å and walls having a microporous nanocrystalline structure. The mesopore walls have a stereoregu... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670185 | Compositions and methods for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes The present invention is directed generally to activating gene expression or causing over-expression of a gene by recombination methods in situ. The invention also is directed generally to methods for expressing an endogenous gene in a cell at levels high... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6653119 | White rot fungi and method for decomposing dioxins using them White rot fungi capable of decomposing dioxin were screened from rotten wood to isolate the MZ-340 strain. This MZ-340 could be cultured in the Kirk liquid medium (HCLN) or PDB medium. New systems that can be used to decompose dioxins in incineration ash ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6629933 | Method and device for determining per breath the partial pressure of a gas component in the air exhaled by a patient The invention relates to an inexpensive method in which the partial pressure of a gas component in the air exhaled by a patient is determined per breath.... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6620750 | Dielectric ceramic composition and method for manufacturing multilayered components using the same The present invention discloses dielectric ceramic compositions having dielectric properties suitable for high frequency bands, such as microwave and millimetric wave, and a method for manufacturing multilayered components, such as chip LC filters, chip d... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604673 | Filling device and method for filling balls in the apertures of a ball-receiving element A filling device for and a method of filling balls in an array of apertures in a ball-receiving element, the filling device comprising: a housing including an opening at a lower surface thereof and defining in part a chamber for containing a supply of bal... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602686 | Compositions and method for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes The present invention is directed generally to activating gene expression or causing over-expression of a gene by recombination methods in situ. The invention also is directed generally to methods for expressing an endogenous gene in a cell at levels high... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6594522 | Therapeutic device for generating low-or middle-frequency electromagnetic waves An electric therapeutic device having easy operability and improved therapy effects for treating the affected part of a user with electric current flowing from a conductor (3) attached to the affected part, including a hot water or cold water circulator (... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588335 | Capillary surface injection squeegee for the screen printing of liquid products and a working process for said squeegee A capillary squeegee and a method utilizing a capillary squeegee for screen printing liquid product onto a substrate through apertures in a printing screen on translation thereover, the squeegee including a capillary element for delivering liquid product ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579518 | Ceramic deodorizer Disclosed is a deodorizer composition comprising magnesium and calcium phosphate compounds, capable of effectively removing various malodorous components from the atmosphere.... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6577817 | Water heater A pressureless electric water heater for domestic use having a cylindrical double-walled tank for holding a quantity of a heat transfer liquid such as water. Cold water enters a copper coil immersed in the heat transfer liquid. The heat transfer liquid is... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6573402 | Compounds, compositions and methods for preventing neurodegeneration in acute and chronic injuries in the central nervous system The present invention provides compositions and methods for prevention and prophylaxis of neurological diseases accompanied by neuronal death. The invention includes synthesis of 5-benzylamino salicylic acid (BAS) and its derivatives. BAS and its derivati... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6541221 | Compositions and methods for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes Expression of an endogenous gene is activated or increased following integration into a cell, by non-homologous or illegitimate recombination, of (1) an enhancer sequence that activates expression of the gene and (2) a sequence that encodes an amplifiable... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6536160 | Houseplant maintenance device and method for use A houseplant maintenance device having a base, a water reservoir, one or more wick elements, and wick holder is disclosed. The wick element draws liquid nutrients from the reservoir and makes it available to the plant growing medium, the wick element is c... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533958 | System for controlling microbial fouling A method of controlling microbial fouling is provided. The method controls microbial fouling using hypobromous acid, HOBr, formed by the reaction between an aqueous solution of alkali or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite and a bromide ion source. The method is... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6528445 | Dielectric ceramic composition and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a dielectric ceramic composition suitable for use in planar or multilayer type electronic parts containing inner conductors, for the fabrication of which simultaneously sintering base materials and conductors is required. This ceramic composi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6528133 | Polyester heat-shrinkable tube for coating an electrolyte condenser The present invention provides a polyester heat-shrinkable tube for coating electrolytic condenser molded from a resin composition comprising a) 80 to 99 wt % of a copolymerized polyester resin with an intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 to 1.0 dl/g, which compri... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6524818 | Compositions and methods for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes The present invention is directed generally to activating gene expression or causing over-expression of a gene by recombination methods in situ. The invention also is directed generally to methods for expressing an endogenous gene in a cell at levels high... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523709 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6524824 | Compositions and methods for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes Expression of an endogenous gene is activated or increased following integration into the cell, by non-homologous or illegitimate recombination, of a regulatory sequence that activates expression of the gene. The invention also provides methods for the id... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6521640 | Method for interviewing neuronal death using sulfasalazine The present invention provides a new of sulfasalazine as a potent agent for the treatment of neuronal death.... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6514589 | Solar control film This invention relates to a solar control film that blocks the sunlight, when applied to various windows of automobiles, buildings or exhibition places and that prevent any second accident caused by broken glasses at an accident. From the solar control fi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6506818 | Polyester resin compositions for film The polyester composition for films includes, based on 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin, 0.01 to 5 parts by weight of aluminum silicate particles containing aluminum and silica as principal components and an alkali metal. To provide polyester film... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6495541 | Tricyclic inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases Compounds of the formula below are poly(ADP-ribosyl)transferase (PARP) inhibitors, and are useful as therapuetics in treatment of cancers and the amelioration of the effects of stroke, head trauma, and nuerodegenerative disease. ##STR1## As cancer th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6496827 | Methods and apparatus for the centralized collection and validation of geographically distributed clinical study data with verification of input data to the distributed system The centralized collection of geographically distributed data is accomplished using a system which takes advantage of an interactive programming language, such as Java.RTM. and existing wide area networks, such as the Internet including the world wide web... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6492402 | Thrombin inhibitors The present invention relates to a compound having formula I: ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of formula I and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are of the class of thrombin inhibitors which are useful as an... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6472020 | Process for multilayer coating film and automotive bodies A process for forming a multilayer coating film on automotive bodies which comprises applying a clear coating for top coating, by the wet-on-wet technique, onto a base coating containing a color pigment and/or a luster pigment as applied to a coated automotive... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6469021 | Non-peptide antagonists of GLP-1 receptor and methods of use Non-peptide compounds that act as antagonists of the intestinal hormone glucagons-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) have a 9H-b-carboline central motif. The compounds exhibit advantageous physical, chemical and biological properties and inhibit GLP-1 peptide binding... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6465038 | Tray for preparing sushi and process for preparing sushi using said tray A tray set composed of a first tray and a second tray, wherein the first tray having a plurality of depressed portions in which sushi toppings can be placed and which each has a shape having a depth so as to fill it with the sushi topping and a portion of... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6462069 | Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for inhibiting protein kinases Amino-pyrazole compounds that modulate and/or inhibit the activity of protein kinases. These compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are capable of mediating and/or inhibiting the activity cyclin-dependent kinases, thereby modulating and... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6462060 | Heterocyclic-hydroxyimino-fluorene nuclei compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for inhibiting protein kinases, and methods for their use Compounds with heterocyclic-hydroxyimino-fluorene nuclei that modulate and/or inhibit the activity of certain protein kinases are described. These compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are capable of mediating tyrosine kinase signal tr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6446823 | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure p... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444299 | Biaxially oriented polyester film with improved dyeability A biaxially oriented polyester film with improved dyeability is prepared by meltblending 55 to 90 wt. % of polyethylene terephthalate and 10 to 45 wt. % of polytrimethylene terephthalate.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6444801 | Transcriptional inhibitor protein and the encoding DNA A protein having transcription inhibitory activity and lacking at least a part of regions other than a region having DNA binding activity in a transcriptional regulatory factor is provided. This protein can be obtained by isolating cDNA encoding a protein... | 09/03/2002 |
