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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5697720 | Device for wiping liquid from a brush upon removal of the brush from a liquid-filled container A device for wiping and/or drying a brush for applying a liquid from a container to a portion of the body, such as mascara for eyelashes, and a container including the same. The device includes a sleeve insertable into the neck of the container and having... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5561975 | Fluid coupling with delay chamber and reservoir A fluid coupling (1) with a sealed casing (2) including two mutually communicating chambers (21, 23) and traversed by a driven shaft (10) connected to a user, one of said chambers (21) containing a pair of rotors (15, 17) provided with radial blades (16, ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5536372 | Web former for a paper machine with spring blade loading device The invention relates to a twin-wire web former for a paper machine wherein a covering wire and a carrying wire form a twin-wire forming zone between them. A method for dewatering a web is also disclosed. In the invention, water is drained out of a web ru... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5535527 | Method and arrangement in a multi-cylinder dryer of a paper machine A method for causing adherence of a web to a drying wire so as to prevent the effects of centrifugal forces and of other air-flow phenomena, which effects attempt to separate the web from the drying wire in dryer groups having a single-wire draw and arran... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5534116 | Compact press section with closed draw of the web in a paper machine The invention relates to a closed press section in a paper machine and comprises a compact combination of press rolls. Several of the rolls define press nips with each other, between which nips the web has a closed draw supported by the face of a fabric. ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5534214 | Process for coloring concrete A concrete coloring material and a process for coloring concrete by means of such a concrete coloring material capable of permitting concrete to exhibit natural color or aesthetic properties while preventing concrete from being substantially discolored. P... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5531396 | Method and device for reeling a paper or board web in a drum reel-up or equivalent A method and device for reeling a paper or board web in a drum reel-up or equivalent, in which, when a paper or board reel formed on a reel spool situated in a reeling position becomes complete, a new reel spool is brought by transfer members into a stand... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531873 | Electrode arrangement to be used in the cathodic protection of concrete structures and a fixing element The invention relates to a method for fixing an electrode arrangement to be used in the cathodic protection of concrete structures. In the method, an anode (20) is mounted in a framework (11) and the framework with its anodes is mounted on the concrete st... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5524360 | Method and device for ventilating pocket spaces in a multi-cylinder dryer of a paper machine A method and apparatus for ventilating pocket spaces in a multi-cylinder dryer of a paper machine, in particular a high-speed paper machine whose running speed is higher than about 800 meters per minute, in the area of a so-called twin-wire draw. In the t... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5525355 | Laxative compositions A method for the manufacture of a laxative composition in dosage unit form which comprises the steps of melting a normally solid stool softener; dispersing and/or dissolving a stimulant laxative compound in the molten stool softener and mixing to obtain a... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524752 | Anti-shoplifting box with a compact locking device openable by magnetic action combined with mechanical action This anti-shoplifting box has the characteristic of a particularly compact locking device openable by magnetic action combined with manual mechanical action, said device including, on an object-containing drawer, a tongue which is internal and transversel... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5522959 | Press section of a paper machine, in particular for printing paper qualities A press section of a paper machine, in particular for printing paper qualities whose grammage is in the range of about 40 g/m.sup.2 to about 80 g/m.sup.2 is disclosed. The press section comprises a pick-up roll having a suction zone on which a paper web i... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5518591 | Use of electrode system for measuring hydrogen peroxide concentration An electrode system and method, including a measurement electrode, a reference electrode and a counterelectrode, for measuring hydrogen peroxide concentration in a solution. For the measurement electrode, an electrode made from titanium, zirconium, tantal... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5517178 | Anti-theft package An anti-theft package, in particular to prevent the theft of cigarette packs, having a frame and a lid, both having a rectangular cross-section. The frame has rectangular openings on its upper and lower sides, and a hole that passes through the medium por... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5516433 | Water purification plant and method for purifying water A water purification plant and method for purifying liquid by flotation clarification, in which pollution particles, or impurities dissolved in the liquid and brought into a particle form by flocculation chemicals, are separated from the liquid and led on... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5512297 | Sustained release heterodisperse hydrogel systems for insoluble drugs A sustained release pharmaceutical formulation includes a sustained release excipient including a gelling agent, an inert pharmaceutical diluent, an optional cationic cross-linking agent, and a medicament having moderate to poor solubility is disclosed. I... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5509883 | Tubular roll for a paper machine or equivalent with glide-bearings A method for providing a tubular roll mantle of a roll for a paper machine or equivalent with glide bearings and a roll including glide-bearings. The roll mantle is supported on a stationary roll axle by hydraulic glide-bearing members acting upon the rol... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509488 | Device and method for clearing trees/bushes and tilling soil A cutter, device and cutting method utilizing the same including cutter blades which work soil and wood material and which are arranged on a cutter drum to rotate and by-pass a counter blade. The device includes a tamping drum which is displaceable in rel... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509215 | Method and device for stabilization of a paper web in a group of cylinders in a drying section of a paper machine The invention relates to a method and device for stabilizing a paper web in a group of cylinders in the dryer section of a paper machine. The group of cylinders are arranged in a row of drying cylinders and a corresponding row of leading rolls or equivale... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5508044 | Diltiazem pharmaceutical spheroid formulation A solid oral dosage form comprising diltiazem (or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof) in controlled release form and hydrochlorothiazide in immediate release form. Preferably, the controlled release component comprises a plurality of spheroids com... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5508043 | Controlled release matrix for pharmaceuticals The controlled release of therapeutically active agents is achieved from a controlled release matrix of sodium alginate and a calcium salt. When the composition is to be administered rectally, the matrix is combined with a therapeutically active agent and... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5508042 | Controlled release oxycodone compositions A method for substantially reducing the range in daily dosages required to control pain in approximately 90% of patients is disclosed whereby an oral solid controlled release dosage formulation having from about 10 to about 40 mg of oxycodone or a salt th... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507223 | Arrangement for coupling extended-nip rolls A coupling construction for coupling an extended-nip press roll including a loading shoe for loading a belt mantle to press the belt mantle toward a back-up roll. The coupling construction includes pivotally linked tie members for detachably connecting th... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5505403 | Drum winder and method for drum winding a web A drum winder and method for winding a web in a drum winder, in which winding drums support a roll that is being formed and a cutter device cuts the web before a new winding is started on an empty roll spool. The cutter device has a cutter blade, an actua... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5503716 | Device for guiding a leader of a web in a paper machine The invention relates to a device in a paper machine for guiding a web and in particular in guiding a leader of the web. The device operates in a paper machine in the area between a center roll of the press section and a separate press nip in the press se... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501359 | Prefabricated structure for forming fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for very low temperature fluid confinement container The present invention relates to a prefabricated structure providing fluid-tight and thermo-insulated walls for a heat-insulated confinement container such as a fluid-tight reservoir for storage and/or transport of a very low temperature fluid. Said struc... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500227 | Immediate release tablet cores of insoluble drugs having sustained-release coating A controlled release tablet for oral administration is disclosed which has a tablet core including an insoluble therapeutically active agent having an aqueous solubility of less than or equal to about 5 mg/ml in a sufficient amount to render a therapeutic... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5500090 | Method and apparatus for guiding a fabric in a paper machine An apparatus and method for guiding the transverse position of a fabric in a paper machine, such as a drying wire, a press felt, or an equivalent fabric having an alignment roll for the fabric. The axial alignment of the alignment roll is regulated by a g... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5499779 | Method for drum winding a web and a drum winder A method for drum winding a web and a drum winder in which a roll that is being formed, i.e., onto which a web is being wound, is supported on winding drums. At least a part of the area that surrounds the roll being formed is subjected to a pressure lower... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5496442 | Method and apparatus for opening a nip in an extended-nip press A method and apparatus for opening a nip in an extended-nip press in which a nip is formed by a pair of rolls. A loading shoe of the loading members of an extended-nip press roll in the nip is shifted to an open position and apart from the glide-belt mant... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5496075 | Rotative joint applicable in pneumatic air pressure control assembly A rotative joint for a pneumatic air pressure control assembly having a body having at least one air outlet, an externally, threaded projection and a set nut arranged thereon to fix the assembly to a shaft end of a vehicle, and a kinematic shaft coaxially... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495798 | Adjustable-crown roll The invention concerns an adjustable-crown roll having a stationary roll axle which is supported on the machine frame by means of articulated bearings, and a roll mantle which is arranged to revolve on the axle. Hydrostatic loading members or an equivalen... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495691 | Line trigger device for use with a downrigger A device for linking a trolling line to a wire of a downrigger or a sideplanar so that a triggering force from the direction of the lure attached to one end of the trolling line is freely adjustable without affecting the coupling adjustment between the ro... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5495210 | Miniaturized electronic device in particular with a gyromagnetic effect A miniaturized electronic device including a substrate one surface of which carries a first pattern of metallic elements of electrical circuits and a second pattern of metallic elements of electrical circuits which are crossing each other at at least some... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494965 | Process for manufacturing olefin polymers and products prepared by the process A process for manufacturing bimodal olefin polymers and copolymers having a ratio between low molecular weight fractions within the range of 40:60-70:30, by mixing under shear conditions 5-50 percent by weight of a low molecular weight unimodal polyolefin... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492677 | Contaminated air purifying apparatus A contaminated air purifying apparatus capable of decreasing particles such as dust floating in air, soot produced by a combustion engine and the like and air pollutants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx) contained in exhaust gas. Particulates such as dust, so... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492287 | Drum winder and method for winding a web A drum winder and method for winding a web, including winding drums for supporting a roll that is being formed and a pressurized gap formed by the winding drums and the roll being formed. The cutter well or a part of same has been formed as a sealed press... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5492283 | Tape casette and reel spring therefor A tape cassette capable of permitting a reel spring to be readily and accurately positioned on a casing for its mounting to highly improve workability and productivity in manufacturing of the tape cassette. The tape cassette includes a reel spring which i... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5490905 | Method in the regulation of a multi-layer headbox and a multi-layer headbox A method and device for the regulation of a pulp suspension flow in a multi-layer headbox and a multi-layer headbox for a paper machine/board machine. For the formation of different layers in the web, at least two pulp suspensions having different pulp co... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5489784 | Method and device for monitoring an edge of a moving web with a bar of radiation Method and device for monitoring a moving web, such as a wire in a paper machine, a felt, or a material web, such as a board or paper web. A bar of radiation beams is directed at the face of the web to be monitored by a series of transmitters in a directi... | 02/06/1996 |
