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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5840707 | Stabilizing and delivery means of biological molecules The instant disclosure relates to cochleates comprising a) a biologically relevant molecule component b) a negatively charged lipid component, and c) a divalent cation component. The cochleate has an extended shelf life, even in a desiccated state. Advant... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5705970 | Rare-earth containing iron-base resin bonded magnets A motor having rotor has a good balance of inertia and a magnetic characteristic that match the specifications of the motor with which those rotors are to be used. A rare-earth containing iron-base resin-bonded magnet is molded from an iron-base magnetic ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5678490 | Self-steering running gear for rail vehicles A self-steering running gear for rail vehicles includes at least one Bissel-type axle. Through a proper geometrical proportioning of the running gear, the Bissel-type axle is oriented in a perfectly radial condition along a constant radius curve, in a rea... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678324 | Method for improving biodegradation resistance and dimensional stability of cellulosic products A method for improving the resistance of cellulosic products against mold and decay, as well as for enhancing the dimensionally stability of the products is disclosed. The cellulosic products are subjected to heat treatment, which is carried out at an ele... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679019 | Waterproof tap cover for waterproof connector A waterproof tap cover for use in a waterproof connector which prevents a waterproof tap from being damaged when a terminal metal member is removed from a connector housing in the waterproof connector. The waterproof tap, which is formed of rubber and inc... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680393 | Method and device for suppressing background noise in a voice signal and corresponding system with echo cancellation The invention provides a method of suppressing a background noise signal in a sampled noisy voice signal. The method comprises the following steps: digital frequency-domain processing of the noisy voice signal to produce time-domain filtering coefficients... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680247 | Optical amplification monitoring apparatus In an optical amplification monitoring apparatus of the invention, the number of signal light beams actually being transmitted is detected and an optical amplifier is controlled in accordance with the detected number. There is provided a means for monitor... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680011 | Cold cathode density-modulated type electron gun and microwave tube using the same Tips of emitters are protruded over a control electrode in a field emission cathode. The cathode is a part of an input cavity, and an anode facing the cathode is also a part of the input cavity. A voltage which is in the vicinity of a threshold value or l... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680089 | Fuse A fuse in which molten metal can be positively held or retained in a housing when a fuse element melts, and the melting of the fuse element can be easily confirmed. The fuse includes the fuse element including opposite side portions respectively defining ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679028 | Division-type multi-pole connector Fitting surfaces of female housings mounted on one frame are disposed in a common plane, and fitting surfaces of male housings mounted on the other frame are disposed in a common plane. The position of retaining the housings is disposed a predetermined di... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679935 | Change-over switch A moving contact assembly to which a moving contact is fitted so as to allow a normally open common fixed contact part to elude the moving contact and axially pass through is mounted detachably on a fixed core. A contact mold having a normally closed fixe... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5677016 | Foldable multicellular structure for rapid intervention works A foldable multicellular structure for rapid intervention works comprises two side flanks, two end walls articulated to the side flanks, and a plurality of intermediate dividing walls which are also articulated to the side flanks and are spaced apart from... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677722 | Thermal transfer printer for printing on both sides of a paper sheet A thermal transfer printer capable of printing on both sides of a sheet of paper includes first and second transferring rollers, first and second guide paths, and a paper-ejection path. The paper is repositioned for printing on the reverse side, after the... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5677189 | Method for quantifying sphingosine and for diagnosing platelet activation A method of detecting sphingosines and platelet activation is disclosed.... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5678216 | Radio pager with high gain antenna A radio pager for receiving a paging signal with a half-size microstrip antenna. A pair of electrical conductive elements sandwich a printed circuit board on which elements constituting pager circuitry are mounted. The conductive elements and conductive c... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5674091 | Connector including a terminal insertion detecting member There is disclosed a connector in which there is no need to provide any separate or additional retaining arm, and a detection member (33) can be provisionally retained, and the construction of the connector is simplified, and the detection member is preve... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5673602 | Method and apparatus for making perforations continuously A perforator has a rotary drum. A plurality of die sets are arranged at regular intervals around a peripheral surface of the drum and circulates along with the peripheral surface. Each of the die sets has a pair of die and punch. The die is secured to a d... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5674542 | Apparatus for the production of blanks for collars in hinge-lid packs with rounded or polygonal longitudinal edges In the production of hinge-lid packs with rounded or polygonal longitudinal edges, the collar, which is conventional in hinge-lid packs, has to be adapted in the region of the edges (14, 15) formed between collar front wall (11) and collar side tabs (12, ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5675226 | Control circuit for an synchronous electric motor of the brushless type A control circuit comprises a TRIAC (T) in series with the stator winding (1) of the motor across the terminals of an alternating voltage source (VM). A fixed sensor (H) is associated with the rotor (R) and operable to provide a signal indicati... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5675288 | Method of linearizing a non-linear amplifier, linearization circuit and amplifier including a circuit of this kind A linearization circuit for a non-linear amplifier optimizes the overall efficiency (>50%). To achieve high efficiency the amplifier is operated in class "E" or class "F" and near saturation, causing phase and amplitude non-linearity. Phase non-linearity ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5675585 | Method and system for interleaving and deinterleaving SDH frames In a method of interleaving and deinterleaving STM-1 and STM-N SDH frame pointers transmitted between a transmitter and a receiver, each frame comprising a section overhead area, a pointer area and a payload area including the data to be transmitted. At t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5671683 | Railway vehicle with variable trim body A railway vehicle having a variable trim body, comprising two bogies with respective frameworks and swinging transverse members, articulated connection levers between each swinging transverse member and the body, and a body roll control system to perform,... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5671289 | Method of setting belt areas in an image to locate bands of biopolymers A method for determining the location and density of bands of biopolymers which are formed by developing and resolving a mixture of biopolymers on a supporting medium in one direction to form a lane of plural bands. The method includes the steps of inputt... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5670789 | Semiconductor light-emitting device with quantum well structure A semiconductor light-emitting device that enables to realize a satisfactory carrier confinement effect to be capable of stable operation at room temperature. This device includes a QW layer and p- and n-barrier layers placed at each side of the QW layer.... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5670664 | Photosensitive organic compounds that release carbon monoxide upon illumination The present invention relates to acetal derivatives of bicyclo2.2.1!hepta-2,5-diene-7-one (norbornadienone) which are capable of releasing carbon monoxide upon irradiation with ultraviolet light, and a method for producing carbon monoxide employing the ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5668559 | Antenna for portable radio devices The present invention concerns an antenna for portable radio devices including a helical antenna coupled at the base to a transmitter/receiver. The pitch of a conductive material helix constituting the helical antenna varies according to the height of the... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5669048 | Exposure device having a movable light-attenuating filter for controlling an amount of exposure light and exposure method thereof An exposure device which scans and exposes a photosensitive material at low cost and with an appropriate amount of light. In a state in which the original is moved, light adjusted by a light-adjusting filter is transmitted through a light-attenuating filt... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5667722 | Antiferroelectric liquid crystal compound and antiferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing the same An antiferroelectric liquid crystal compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 6 to 16 carbon atoms; R2 represents a straight chain alkyl group having 3 to 8 c... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665389 | Oral dosage composition for intestinal delivery and method of treating diabetes An oral dosage composition for intestinal delivery comprising (A) a biologically active ingredient; and (B) zonula occludens toxin, as well as a method for the use of the same.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 4944361 | Acoustic ear muff An acoustic ear muff includes a pad or cup (2) which is made of rigid material and incorporates an opening for receiving one ear of the wearer, and a resilient sealing annulus (10) intended for abutment with the head of the wearer, and also resilient pres... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4926142 | Oscillator having a dielectric resonator, and electronic frequency tuning using a varactor, in particular in the 22 GHz range An oscillator having a dielectric resonator and being electronically tuned in frequency by a varactor, in particular in the 22 GHz range, the oscillator comprising an active electronic component having negative resistance (17), at least two dielectric res... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4912185 | Cross-linkable casting compositions A cross-linkable polymeric casting composition including at least polyoxyalkylene glycol diacrylate or dimethacrylate and at least one polyfunctional unsaturated cross-linking agent. The casting composition may be utilized in the manufacture of plastic op... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4899316 | Semiconductor memory device having serial writing scheme An improved semiconductor memory which can achieve high-speed data processing is disclosed. The memory comprises a memory array, a random access port for accessing a desired one of memory cell in accordance with row and column addresses, a serial read cir... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4890545 | Air conditioner An air conditioner capable of performing air conditioning in a room regardless of installation condition of an indoor unit thereof and the air blow condition, that is, a blow power of a heated or cooled air blow. The air conditioner comprises: means for s... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890795 | Method for the production of wood flour based fillers for plastic materials In order to provide a granular material for use as a filler for plastics material and adapted to improve the thermal, mechanical and aesthetic characteristics of the plastics material incorporating it, the wood flour is impregnated with an aqueous solutio... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4888272 | Method for preparing silver halide photographic emulsions A method for preparing a silver halide photographic emulsion is disclosed, comprising silver halide grains having silver halide protrusions on the surface of the silver halide grain matrix, wherein the silver halide grain matrix is chemically sensitized a... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4888132 | Aqueous rust inhibitor composition An aqueous rust inhibitor containing a soap of a hydroxyaryl fatty acid and an alkali metal. The inhibitor exhibits good rust inhibiting effects without emitting any malodor.... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4887014 | Industrial robot control device An industrial robot control device for use in an automobile manufacturing line for instance. The device is capable of preventing incorrect or improper operations of the machines due to a voltage drop in a power source, which occurs when a plurality of mac... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4886749 | Process for producing diadenosine tetraphosphate and derivatives thereof A process for producing diadenosine tetraphosphate or derivatives thereof in very high yields with little formation of undesired by-products is disclosed. The process comprises reacting adenosine-5'-triphosphate or a derivative thereof with an amino acid ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4882276 | Process for producing physiologically active substance by multienzyme process A process for converting AMP into ATP which comprises (a) using an enzyme which converts AMP into ADP and has been produced from microorganisms having an optimum growth temperature of 50° C. to 85° C. and an enzyme which converts ADP into ATP and has be... | 11/21/1989 |
