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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6063605 | Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin genes and methods of use Novel strains of the insecticidal microorganism Bacillus thurinaiensis are described. These contain novel genes, and in particular a gene coding for a novel insecticidal endotoxin, 81 kilodaltons in length, toxic to both Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. The no... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5992672 | Fuel tank cap A fuel tank cap structure which enables a cover member to be readily attached to a casing body. The fuel tank cap includes the casing body and the cover member that is rotatable in one direction relative to the casing body via a ratchet mechanism when a t... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5992669 | Fuel tank cap and method of manufacturing the same A fuel tank cap structure and method of manufacturing which prevents a parting line formed on a cover member in the process of injection molding from being undesirably shaven. The fuel tank cap includes a casing body and a cover member that is rotatable i... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975328 | Fuel tank cap A fuel cap structure which enables part of a flange member to be readily broken when an external force is applied via a cover member in any direction. A fuel cap includes a casing body and a cover member attached to the flange member formed on the upper p... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5904265 | Tank with an inner and/or outer double-walled lining The invention relates to a tank with an inner and/or outer cladding or lining, consisting of a tank wall and a double-walled cladding adhering to the latter and consisting of a double pile fabric which is reinforced by a curable impregnated resin and in w... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902376 | Recovery of mercury from caustic sludges using a hydraulic mineral separator A process for the recovery of mercury from mercury-containing caustic sludge, generated from a mercury cell, chlor-alkali plant, wherein mercury is removed from the caustic sludge by treatment in a hydraulic mineral separator. The process provides a ready... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894157 | MOS transistor having an offset resistance derived from a multiple region gate electrode A method for fabricating a MOS transistor having an offset resistance in a channel region controlled by a gate voltage and structure thereof is disclosed. A gate electrode is divided into three adjacent regions of respectively a second conductivity type, ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5868194 | Method of investment casting and a method of making an investment casting mould A method of making an investment casting mould comprises producing a CAD definition of a turbine blade, and determining the distribution of isosurfaces of constant temperature around the CAD definition of the at least one article if the external surface o... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5862669 | Thermoelectric water chiller A thermoelectric water chiller system for cooling fluids, and including a cold sink which defines quiescent areas where convection currents are minimized to facilitate ice formation around the cold sink is provided. The cold sink cooperates with water hel... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5846235 | Endoscopic cryospray device A cryoprobe instrument for endoscopic use has been provided that permits the delivery of liquid or gaseous cryogens in the form of a spray. In an embodiment, the cryoprobe instrument includes an elongated, flexible tube having a fluid passage defined ther... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5846606 | Process for the production of metallized materials A process is described for metallizing materials such as plastics, glasses, ceramics and metals, in which (a) the material to be metallized is provided with a coating which contains intrinsically conductive polymer, (b) the intrinsically conductive polyme... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5841899 | Specific color field recognition apparatus and method A specific color field recognition apparatus and method are disclosed. A mechanism fetches a first image including a specific color and a second image with the specific color eliminated therefrom by picking up an image of an object having a specific color... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5840543 | Fermentation process Processes for preparing polypeptides, such as G-CSF or analogues thereof, in which fermentation is carried out in the presence of at least one amino acid which is present in an amount sufficient to give improved accumulation of the polypeptide. The amino ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5839942 | Post-partum breast engorgement bra The present invention concerns a bra for the support and compression of the breasts of a woman suffering from post-partum breast engorgement, enlargement, or other conditions of the breasts. The bra includes a front panel connected to a back panel forming... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837848 | Root-specific promoter A DNA which has the sequence shown in FIG. 5 and which defines a gene promoter region has been isolated from maize roots. The promoter may be used for driving expression of foreign genes in the roots of plants. This is particularly useful for expressing a... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5838062 | Corrosion-resistant lead frame A lead frame for a semiconductor chip package, including a die pad onto which a semiconductor chip will be attached; leads which will be electrically connected to the chip; and side rails supporting the leads and the die pad; a second metal being contact ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834018 | Process for the treatment of aspartame The invention relates to a process for the treatment of dried aspartame characterized in that, in a first separation step, particles smaller than 50 μm are removed, with the aid of a stream of air, from aspartame having a particle size distribution with ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833887 | Game hunter's system and kit for tracking a wounded animal at night A kit comprising (i) a chemiluminescent chemical capable of emitting visible light on contact with animal blood, (ii) a peroxy oxidizing agent contained in a disposable packet, (iii) an aqueous solvent which is free from components that would inhibit the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833636 | Splint A splint comprises a core made of a thin metallic rod and a cushion made of resinous foam for covering upper and lower sides of the core. The cushion has an injury-facing side which forms a gutter-shaped concave.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5835029 | Digital convergence apparatus NTSC convergence adjusting data corresponding to a plurality of portions on a display screen is stored in a data storage section in advance. Convergence adjusting data is stored in a field memory in a NTSC scanning mode. Adjusting data transferred to the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5831152 | Wheel balancing machine A wheel balancing machine that includes a lighting device to illuminate the inside of the wheel or rim bowl facing the wheel balancing machine. Illumination preferably occurs in an area above the shaft on which the wheel is mounted and improves the task o... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5826281 | Inflatable chin strap for a helmet A protective chin strap for headwear such as an athletic helmet is provided with a chin portion including an inflatable pouch and a manually operated valve pump so that the wearer can inflate the pouch to adjust the tension of the strap to adjust the forc... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5824010 | Suture needle guide A suture needle guide and a method of use therefor. A suture needle guide comprises a needle guide member connected to a manually-graspable handle. The needle guide member is inserted, via an arteriotomy, into the lumen of a host blood vessel. The needle ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5821684 | Color cathode ray tube with suppressed doming A color cathode ray tube has a substantially rectangular shadow mask in which a plurality of slit type aperture arrays are aligned in the direction of the major axis of an effective region defined by a curved surface opposing a phosphor screen formed on t... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5812573 | Semiconductor lasers comprising rare earth metal-doped diamond In general, the semiconductor laser device of the present invention comprises an emitting element comprising a doped diamond, which is doped with atoms of at least one rare earth metal and/or molecules of at least one compound containing a rare earth meta... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5810096 | Device for controlling a tractor-pushed agricultural implement A device for controlling a pushable implement provided with at least one gauge wheel. The device includes a hitch system comprising two lower longitudinal arms (5, 6) with a tool-engaging member (9) at the front ends thereof, an upper engagement assembly ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5808354 | Lead frame for a semiconductor device comprising inner leads having a locking means for preventing the movement of molding compound against the inner lead surface A semiconductor chip package includes a semiconductor chip, a lead frame including a plurality of inner leads each having a wire bonding point on a top surface, bonding wires for electrically interconnecting the semiconductor chip to each of the plurality... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5799442 | Door glass weather strip A door glass weather strip is structured such that a terminal end portion thereof to be contacted with a door pillar is cut away so as to correspond to the door pillar and is finish end formed. A clip to be inserted into a rectangular engaging hole formed... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5798440 | Increasing the particle size of polymers Polyester particles in suspension in a liquid can be agglomerated below their melting points and the agglomerated particles are more easily filtered.... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5797267 | Gas turbine engine combustion chamber A gas turbine combustion chamber which has primary, secondary and tertiary combustion zones in flow series has a secondary mixing duct and a tertiary mixing duct. The secondary and tertiary mixing ducts reduce in cross-sectional area from their intakes to... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5798080 | Method of producing a hollow resin body and apparatus therefor After molten resin is injected into a mold cavity, an inert gas is sent from an inert gas supply device into the molten resin through a change-over valve and a gas nozzle device so that the molten resin is injection molded. At the same time, a tub is fill... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5795817 | MOS transistor adopting titanium-carbon-nitride gate electrode and manufacturing method thereof A MOS transistor employing a titanium-carbon-nitride (TiCN) gate electrode is provided. The MOS transistor has a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, and a source/drain region on a semiconductor substrate. The gate electrode is formed of a single TiCN ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5791529 | Supplemental mouthpiece for a liquid bottle This invention is related to a supplemental mouthpiece which is adapted to be mounted on the mouth portion of a liquid bottle and provided with a partitioning strip extending into the interior of the bottle. The cap for the bottle can be mounted while the... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793200 | Position responsive magnetic sensing elements for sensing the position of a member at a remote site The effective operating range of an actuator magnet on a position detecting array of solid state hall effect devices improved by the use of flux concentrating elements which direct the flux along the array of sensing devices. The flux concentrating elemen... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787563 | Method for assembling a compressed air bag inflator A method of manufacturing an airbag inflator assembly comprising placing a container, burst disc member, and housing for the ignitor assembly in a chamber; pressurizing the chamber to an appropriate pressure based upon a desired pressure to be contained w... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5785516 | Conveyable heating apparatus A conveyable heating apparatus which is operable in a working place of repairing a paved road and can be carried on a vehicle. An asphalt-reclaiming apparatus 1 embodying one example of the heating apparatus comprises a combustion chamber 2 having an open... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5787230 | System and method of intelligent Mandarin speech input for Chinese computers A Mandarin speech input system and method for directly translating arbitrary sentences of Mandarin speech into corresponding Chinese characters is disclosed. The system and method comprises acoustic processing section and linguistic decoding section. The ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5782622 | Hermetic compressor having a frame supporting the comprission mechanism A hermetic compressor which compresses compressed gas, comprising a sealing container, a compression mechanism, contained within said sealing container, for compressing said compressed gas, said compression mechanism including a rotary shaft, a motor for ... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5782287 | Method of controlling vacuum in vacuum die-casting and vacuum control system for carrying out the same A method of controlling vacuum in vacuum die-casting and a vacuum control system for performing the same adjusts the time to open a vacuum valve to start degassing in connection with the position of an injection plunger to control vacuum in a cavity so th... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780205 | Method for manufacturing a mold for a disc-shaped registration carrier The invention relates to a device and a method for manufacturing a mould for a disc-shaped registration carrier, said device being provided with a station for applying a photosensitive layer, such as a photoresist layer, to a substrate, with a station for... | 07/14/1998 |
