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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334288 | Windshield wiper assembly with multiple separately activated wiper strips A windshield wiper blade assembly having a plurality of wiper strips on a support, one of the wiper strips being normally positioned to engage a windshield while leaving non-engaged the remainder of the plurality of wiper strips, and rotation means for moving the en... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7153465 | Method of producing hybrid tubular metal/ceramic composites There are disclosed inventions relating to tubular hybrid metal/ceramic composites and the methods of making them wherein the ceramic chosen has a lower thermal expansion than that of the metal. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6699810 | Method of producing hybrid metal/ceramic composites A method of making a ceramic composite wherein a polymeric ceramic precursor or fiber reinforcement infiltrated with a polymeric ceramic precursor is associated with at least one metallic element to form a preceramic composite and the said composite is py... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6485764 | Hydrating beverages and method There are disclosed hydrating beverages for animals comprising water, glycerol, sodium, and potassium, with the potassium being present in an amount sufficient to provide in the blood plasma, when said beverage is ingested at rest, during exercise, and af... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6293285 | Hair styling accessory A device for styling hair in which a plurality of spacers are slidably mounted on parallel, longitudinally-disposed elastic strands which, when not in use, are normally not under tension. In the preferred embodiment, the spacers (e.g., beads) preferably a... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6280509 | Biocidal coating compositions and method A biocidal film-forming composition, preferably a paint, is disclosed, comprising hydrated lime and a non-ionic polyolefinic latex resistant to hydrated-lime induced coagulation and phase separation. Also disclosed is the method of making certain such com... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6231650 | Biocidal coating composition The present invention prolongs the biocidal activity of hydrated lime in a paint or coating by using a sufficient amount of a binder in the paint or coating to block carbon dioxide from reacting with the hydrated lime while still producing a coating that ... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6232422 | Magnesium chloride particles with a polyhedral structure, catalytic components supported on these particles, resultant catalyst systems, processes for fabricating these products, and polyolefins obtained from these catalytic components Porous particles of MgCl2 having the form of essentially regular polyhedrons with six or eight faces in which the paired symmetrically opposite faces are essentially parallel, two of which faces are large and elongated and form the too face and... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6042638 | Biocidal coating composition The present invention prolongs the biocidal activity of hydrated lime in a paint or coating by using a sufficient amount of a binder in the paint or coating to block carbon dioxide from reacting with the hydrated lime while still producing a coating that ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003522 | Barrette Hair styling accessories including a puffing member specially adapted for shaping hair into a puffed condition. Also included is a specially shaped barrette which is adapted for cooperative combination with the puffing member to position and retain the pu... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6005028 | Organic-inorganic hybrid composites for dental restorative material Alkoxides with polymerizable groups are single source precursors for organic-inorganic hybrid composites possessing good mechanical properties. Additional function groups of the alkoxides provide enhanced adhesion to other surfaces, such as dentin. The se... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5976389 | Method of semen filtration There is disclosed a method of filtering semen comprising admixing Sephadex beads of about 40 to 120 microns in diameter in the column of a semen filtering device having openings at both ends with a media, permitting the beads to hydrate, expand, and sett... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5959073 | Method for preparing polymeric beads A method of forming polymer beads comprising forming an aqueous solution comprising a cross-linkable water soluble polymer and a water-soluble crosslinking agent, adding said solution with mixing to a thixotropic oil gel comprising an oil in which said po... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5945558 | Method of making amino acid acrylic monoesters A method is disclosed for making dibasic amino acid monoesters useful in repair of teeth in which a dibasic amino acid is partially esterified with an allylic acrylic compound in the presence of an acidic ion-exchange resin at ambient temperature. The inv... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5939356 | Controlled release coated agricultural products Controlled release coated agricultural products comprising agricultural chemicals, seed, or mixtures thereof coated with an environmentally degradable amorphous alkene-sulfur copolymer are disclosed. Also disclosed is the process of making such products, ... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5914172 | Roofing composites and method There are disclosed novel roofing composites comprising a glass-filter fiber roofing mat and a coating containing elastomeric polysulfide and crumb rubber particles distributed substantially uniformly therethrough. The invention also comprises the methods... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5898945 | Ear muff An improved ear muff that is snappably engageable with the ear of the wearer. It includes an outer cover and an inner snappable annular actuating element form-fitted within said outer cover, the inner annular actuating element comprising a semi oval gener... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5894848 | Hair styling device Hair styling accessories including a puffing member specially adapted for shaping hair into a puffed condition. Also included is a specially shaped barrette which is adapted for cooperative combination with the puffing member to position and retain the pu... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893849 | Cautery medical instrument A cautery instrument having a first predetermined region for contact with flesh or tissue, the instrument being coated with flesh or tissue, the instrument being coated over at least a portion of the predetermined region by a coating consisting essentiall... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5885280 | Electrosurgical electrode connector An electrosurgical electrode connector instrument for use in rapidly and easily connecting/disconnecting a disposable electrosurgical tip to and from a non-disposable mounting body. The non-disposable body includes a rod-like extension equipped with a pai... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5846237 | Insulated implement An instrument wherein coatings of two different materials are disposed on external surfaces. The first of these coatings is selected to provide an insulating layer overlying at least a principal surface of the instrument, whereas the second is included to... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5843080 | Bipolar instrument with multi-coated electrodes An improved bipolar electrosurgical instrument with multi-coated electrodes for use in performing medical procedures. The electrodes of the instrument include opposed electrically conductive working surfaces at the distal ends thereof which are coated wit... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5810595 | Dental repair composition and method A composition for use in repair of teeth in which a dibasic amino acid partially esterified with allyl alcohol or a hydroxyacrylate or methacrylate and cyclicized, is utilized and the method of tooth repair comprising applying the composition to a tooth r... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5798428 | Method of preparing polysilanes and resultant products There is disclosed a method of making polysilanes by polymerization of a silane in the presence of a catalyst comprising a phosphine-stabilized polyhydride of an early transition metal of Groups 4 to 7 of the Periodic Table and the resultant polysilanes w... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5728338 | Composites and method A fire retardant mat is disclosed comprising rubber particles bonded together with a binder containing an elastomeric polysulfide and a polyolefin, with the mat also containing a fire retardant. A composite is also disclosed in which the mat is coated wit... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5720805 | Titanium-tin-oxide nanoparticles, compositions utilizing the same, and the method of forming the same There are disclosed stabilized Ti-Sn-O nanoclusters formed by complexing Ti-Sn-O nanoclusters with a salt of an alpha-hydroxy acid and also complexed nanoclusters with increased charge transfer interaction formed by annealing the complexed nanoclusters. A... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5714326 | Method for the multiplexed preparation of nucleic acid molecular weight markers and resultant products A method of making a pool of individual DNA molecular weight markers of defined base pair lengths that are resolved from one another and have substantially equal band intensities and that span the desired range of base pair lengths; the resultant pool of ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5704184 | Impact pad for ladles A refractory brick that has a rear portion with a geometrical concavity on one side and a corresponding convex projection on the other side, the concavity and projection being matched so that the concavity mates with the corresponding projection of a simi... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5697926 | Cautery medical instrument A cautery instrument having a first predetermined region for contact with flesh or tissue, the instrument being coated with flesh or tissue, the instrument being coated over at least a portion of the predetermined region by a coating consisting essentiall... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5693052 | Coated bipolar electrocautery As electrosurgical instrument that has characteristics especially attractive in performing bipolar electrosurgery. It is believed that the relatively high current densities typically employed in using bipolar instruments result in very high incidents of s... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5679344 | Glucosamine composition and method A glucosamine-containing composition that includes an anti-inflammatory proteolytic enzyme composition to increase the rapidity of physiological availability of the glucosamine and the method of increasing such availability by the use of proteolytic enzym... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5676076 | Thread conditioning device An improved thread conditioning device for use as an accessory to conventional sewing machines. Included are a rectangular baseplate with a pair of upstanding projections. One of the projections near the rear portion of the plate extends upwardly and at i... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5672327 | Beneficiation of kish graphite A method and apparatus system are disclosed for the beneficiation of kish to produce coarse high purity graphite wherein a concentrate containing at least about 90% carbon is formed, treated with a dilute acid solution, and the pulp then subjected to an a... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5670583 | Metal oxide-polymer composites A method of making metal oxide clusters in a single stage by reacting a metal oxide with a substoichiometric amount of an acid in the presence of an oxide particle growth terminator and solubilizer. A method of making a ceramer is also disclosed in which ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5641683 | Medical slide holder An improved medical slide holder for use in medical procedures including automated microscopy. The slide holder comprises a rectangular frame adapted for receiving slides of differing thicknesses. Compensation for differing thicknesses is achieved through... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5631024 | Medicaments for beneficial insects and method There are disclosed therapeutic microcapsules for beneficial insects having a non-toxic matrix with a medicament for treating a beneficial insect disorder substantially uniformly distributed therethrough and therapeutic compositions in which the microcaps... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5603759 | Stable, cement-bonded, overhead sprayed insulating mixes and resultant linings A pulverulent mix, sprayable when mixed with a liquid for forming a stable, cement-bonded insulating refractory which can be sprayed onto vertical and overhead surfaces without deformation, comprising a lightweight and/or dense refractory aggregate, a cal... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5595710 | Medical slide holder A medical slide holder for use in medical procedures including automated microscopy. The slide holder comprises a rectangular frame adapted for receiving slides of differing thicknesses. Compensation for differing thicknesses is achieved through the dispo... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591141 | Suction coagulator bending tool A combination suction coagulator and dedicated bending tool for customizing working surfaces of suction coagulator instruments. A working extension of the coagulator is provided with an improved insulating coating and is adapted for customized bending wit... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5591171 | Adapter and method for measuring pressures of fluid materials Method and apparatus for measuring pressures of fluid materials used in medical procedures where purity and freedom from contamination are essential. An adapter having one or more highly resilient diaphragms therein is disposed serially within a passage l... | 01/07/1997 |
