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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7358337 | Assay for low molecular weight heparin A prothrombin time reagent for determination of low molecular weight heparin in frsh whole blood and in anti-coagulant treated blood is provided. The reagent is composed of recombinant animal tissue factor, and a mixture of synthetic phospholipids, which mixture inc... | 04/15/2008 |
| D550631 | Fuse | 09/11/2007 |
| RE39186 | Conveyor and conveyor belt cleaning sprocket A sprocket for an endless conveyor is disclosed having a plurality of fluid outlet passages arranged radially between the center of the sprocket and its outer circumferential surface. The outlet passages are positioned along the length of the sprocket in a helical p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6503328 | Process and apparatus for coating glass containers and coated glass container Glass containers are taken to a high temperature in an annealing furnace and removed from the annealing furnace belt by grips of a gripping device. The gripping device is then moved by a handling device first vertically upwards, then horizontally above a ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6243528 | Fiber locking system A system is provided for mounting a fiber between locks by placing the locks at or near the natural inflection points of a sinusoidally curved fiber. This is accomplished by angularly offsetting the fiber exiting the locks at equal angles from an imaginar... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6181212 | Phase locked loop for generating two disparate, variable frequency signals A method and apparatus for generating two disparate frequency reference signals using a single phase locked loop. The circuit includes a local oscillator for generating a reference signal and a phase comparator for comparing the reference signal with a fe... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6107829 | Low leakage tristatable MOS output driver In accordance with the present invention there is provided a tristatable digital MOS output buffer/driver having a significantly reduced subthreshold leakage current. The buffer of the present invention comprises three P-channel transistor devices and thr... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6051291 | Heat reflective sleeve with insulating air pocket A heat protective sleeve for the protection of elongated members is disclosed, the sleeve having a first sheet of insulative material with an outer reflective layer. Oppositely disposed edges of the first sheet have means for joining the edges to a portio... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6019155 | Extendable surface An extendable surface comprising a plurality of triangular leaves is disclosed. The leaves are arranged one above another and are hingedly mounted at the apex of each leaf for rotational motion between a retracted position in which the leaves are arranged... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6001496 | Mat-faced gypsum board and method of manufacturing same Disclosed is a mat-faced gypsum board of the general type having a gypsum-based core formed from a gypsum slurry compressed through an extrusion ratio of at least about 3:1 wherein the fibrous mat facing on at least one side of the board has a weight per ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5960353 | Microcell load measurement using feedback control A method and system are disclosed for determining load on a microcell in a telecommunications network. The network comprises a base station, at least one microcell controlled by the base station, at least one terminal served by the microcell, and feedback... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5957294 | Display container having reinforcing insert A container assembly having a removable display panel formed in a wall panel defined by a separation line along which the display panel is separable from the remainder of the wall panel. An insert panel is secured to the inner face of the wall panel and p... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5940780 | Universal transceiver A device is disclosed for interfacing with a variety of transducer types to generate a measurement value of a certain property. The device has at least one sensor block that in turn has at least one sensor channel containing sensor circuitry. The sensor c... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5934489 | Display rack A rack for simultaneously displaying a multiplicity of different items for retail sale is disclosed. The rack is mounted on a vertical surface and is integrally formed from bent wire stock. The rack has a primary support of interconnected segments symmetr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5933870 | Sheathing device for adjustment straps of a cap A sheathing device is disclosed for covering and securing the entire length of the adjustable straps of a traditional cap. In this disclosure, a traditional cap has a front, back, top, bottom, at least one strap, and an engagement mechanism for releasibly... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5930904 | Catenary system measurement apparatus and method Apparatus and method for measuring height and stagger of a railway catenary is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a platform supported on the track having a distance measuring means mounted on a traversing means for angular or lateral displacement of the ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5925471 | Composite sliding contact bearing A plain bearing having a metal backing, a bearing lining secured to the backing and an overlay plated to an interlayer, which is itself plated onto the bearing lining, is disclosed. The bearing lining is formed from an alloy based on aluminum or copper. T... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5919009 | Boring system and method A system and method are disclosed for drilling into an object with a drill bit. The system comprises: (a) a frame having a front and back orientation and at least one configuration, the at least one configuration being a drilling configuration; (b) a driv... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915698 | Resilient wire clips with multiple pair sections and crossed ends for attaching a tubular braided gasket to an oven door having groups of clip receiving apertures at variable intervals An oven door seal comprises a braided tubular gasket of wire and a mineral fiber, such as glass fiber, a ceramic or quartz or mixtures thereof. The gasket has the characteristic of a braided structure of radial expansion upon axial compression and radial ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913680 | Orthodontic bracket In one embodiment, a pre-engaging orthodontic bracket includes a body having a lingual surface for attachment to a tooth, a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings. The gingival and occlusal tie wings ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5912513 | Method and apparatus for reducing power dissipation in DC termination circuit A DC termination device particularly adapted for use in a device coupled to a two wire telecommunications system. The termination device controls the tip-to-ring current through the telecommunications device by means of a voltage controlled current source... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5904626 | Light-weight handle A light-weight handle is disclosed for use on new or existing golf clubs regardless of their shaft material. The handle comprises an elongated tubular member having a radially expanded gripping surface and a way for attaching the handle to a golf club sha... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902360 | Surface-modifying tools In a method for removing metal from the surface of a workpiece by continuously rubbing the surface with a tool in a friction-inducing manner and in the presence of a friction-enhancing agent (an anti-lubricant) and in which a thin layer of the friction-en... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900476 | Therapeutic domains of van Willebrand factor A polypeptide which is capable of inhibiting binding of von Willebrand factor (vWF) to platelets and comprising an amino acid sequence that corresponds to the amino acid sequence of that fragment of mature von Willebrand factor subunit having its amino te... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5896647 | Sealed electrical device with unitary fill port and terminal construction Unitary fill port and terminal constructions and methods for filling and sealing are disclosed for electrical devices comprising liquids. The invention is particularly suited for use in prismatic batteries comprising non-aqueous organic electrolytes.... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5895050 | Question and answer game A question and answer game is disclosed comprising a card. The card has a first and second side. On the first side, a question and a code key are displayed. The code key correlates answer indicia to key indicia. On the second side, a list of possible answ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5893468 | Storage rack system Apparatus comprising a plurality of mobile carriages arranged in a closely spaced row for storing, organizing and displaying a multiplicity of elongated items arranged in a plurality of groups according to a physical characteristic of the elongated items ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5891592 | Additives for improving cycle life of non-aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries The loss in delivered capacity (fade) after cycling non-aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries can be reduced by incorporating a small amount of certain additive compounds in the battery. The additive compound comprises boron, oxygen, and organic end grou... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5888980 | Compositions for enhancing immune function Compositions and methods for enhancing immune competence in a patient comprising a compound which functions to stimulate the immune system and a compound which functions to regulate neuroendocrine balance, the compositions being used to treat patients suf... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5888250 | Biodegradable dry cleaning solvent A method for dry-cleaning garments which comprises treating them with an azeotropic solvent of propylene glycol tertiary-butyl ether and water.... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5884465 | Cutter assembly for mowing apparatus A cutter assembly for a mowing apparatus having at least two guards. Each guard includes a guard body, a tine, and a knife slot for receiving a knife section. A connecting web connects the two guards. An upper trashbar is fixed between the two guards abov... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5882550 | Fire retardant agents suitable for plastics A fire retardant agent to be incorporated in a plastic, especially polyurethane foam which functions as a foaming agent and comprises a mixture of soluble ammonium salts selected from the group consisting of ammonium monophosphate, ammonium diphosphate an... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5883024 | Fibrous mat and mat-faced gypsum board Disclosed are fibrous mat-faced gypsum boards with improved resistance to skin irritation and itching. The boards include a mat facing in which the fibrous portion thereof comprises both inorganic and organic fibers, with organic fibers preferably being p... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5882218 | Lithium manganese oxide insertion compounds and use in rechargeable batteries A novel form of the insertion compound having the formula Lix Mn2 O4 and a tetragonal crystal structure has been synthesized wherein x is a number in the range from about 1.7 to about 2.1. The insertion compound has a volt... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5879834 | Polymerizable aromatic additives for overcharge protection in non-aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries Non-aqueous rechargeable lithium batteries can be protected against overcharge abuse by incorporating small amounts of suitable aromatic additives into the electrolyte. The additives are electrochemically polymerized at abnormally high voltages, thereby i... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5876660 | Sintered reaction-bonded silicon nitride components Sintered reaction-bonded silicon nitride components, e.g., automotive components, are made by forming a powder mixture comprising silicon and oxide or oxide precursor additives. These additives comprise alumina and a calcium compound. The powder is formed... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5876969 | Fusion polypeptides comprising human serum albumin, nucleic acids encoding same, and recombinant expression thereof Biologically active polypeptides comprising a therapeutically active polypeptide fused to human serum albumin or a natural variant thereof, methods for the preparation thereof, nucleotide sequences encoding such fusion polypeptides, expression cassettes c... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5877720 | Reconfigurable analog-to-digital converter A reconfigurable analog-to-digital (A/D) converter that produces an N bit output in a first operating mode and an (N+1) bit output in a second operating mode. The reconfigurable A/D converter is especially well-suited for use in a read channel device.... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5877224 | Polymeric drug formulations Polymeric drug formulations containing a non-releasing single-phase dispersion of a water-soluble drug in a water-insoluble tissue-compatible polymer matrix. Polymeric drug formulations are also disclosed containing a single-phase dispersion of a water-so... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5870906 | Automatic dispensing device The present invention relates to gravity based dispensers for washing machines that incorporate at least one storage reservoir and at least one dispersement chamber, wherein the dispersement chamber is adjusted by a user to regulate the amount of a liquid... | 02/16/1999 |
