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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6710736 | System and method for intrusion detection using a time domain radar array A system and method for highly selective intrusion detection using a sparse array of time modulated ultra wideband (TM-UWB) radars. Two or more TM-UWB radars are arranged in a sparse array around the perimeter of a building. Each TM-UWB radar transmits ultra wideban... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709722 | Method for producing decorative panels for use in vehicle interiors, and decorative panel A method for producing decorative panels for use in vehicle interiors. A layer 3 of plant components, such as leaves 6, is glued onto a base layer 2, formed of superposed layers of sized paper and blank veneer sheets disposed on a metal or plast... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6710074 | Compound having antimalarial activity An object of the present invention is to provide a novel compound having antimalarial acitivity and an antimalarial agent containing the novel compound as an active component. An antimalarial agent containing 12-hidroxy-2-(1-methoxy-carbonylethyl)-5-oxo-10,11,13-tri... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709589 | Dimensionally stable, cross-flow permeable fluid treatment element A dimensionally stable, flow-porous fluid treatment element suitable for hot fluid treatment, in particular a filter element, characterized by the following components: (a) inorganic solid particles with inner voids; and (b) hardened binder on a water ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709239 | Three dimensional blade The invention relates to an improved three dimensional blade for axial steam turbine comprising a leading edge with inlet flow angle and a trailing edge with an outflow angle a pressure face, suction face and a chord which is the line connecting the leading and trai... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709064 | Method and device for detaching or cutting out an embedded manhole frame A method for detaching a manhole frame (7) that is embedded in a road surface, wherein the manhole frame (7) is cut horizontally starting from the inside, without significant exposure of the outside area surrounding the manhole frame (7), by usi... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708694 | Method of and apparatus for making and processing rod-shaped articles Filter cigarettes of unit or multiple unit length are produced in a tipping machine wherein successive groups of coaxial plain cigarettes and filter rod sections are caused to roll within a channel bounded by surfaces at least one of which moves relative to the othe... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711220 | Bit position synchronizer A bit position synchronizer including a sampling circuit which samples an input signal based on a plurality of phases of clock signals to obtain a plurality of sampled signals, a selector which selects one of the plurality of sampled signals, each of which is delaye... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6706829 | Methods of polymerizing ethylene and styrene copolymers with substituted pyridyl amine catalysts and catalysts therefor New ligands, compositions, metal-ligand complexes and arrays with pyridyl-amine ligands are disclosed that catalyze the polymerization of monomers into polymers. Certain of these catalysts with hafnium metal centers have high performance characteristics, including h... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707825 | Signal processing system A transcoder converts data between a telephony data format and a packet data format. The transcoder comprises: a digital logic telephony data engine receiving telephony data for the transcoder and transmitting telephony data for the transcoder, the digital logic tel... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704969 | Device for strengthening a conveyable fiber lap An endlessly circulating conveying device is provided for strengthening a conveyable fiber lap. The device has first and second converging rollers for conveying the fiber lap. Each roller has an outer surface and at least the first roller is provided with profile el... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704970 | Device and method for leveling clothing on carding machine flat bars A flat bar assembly is provided for use with a carding machine having a carding cylinder, the carding cylinder having clothing. The assembly has a flat bar, flat bar clothing attached to the flat bar, and an equalizing layer between the flat bar and the flat bar clo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705883 | Electrical connector for connecting CPU to main board An electrical connector for electrically connecting a CPU to a main board includes a base covered with a cover. The cover has a periphery defining an indentation therein and is formed with two pairs of tabs extending towards the base. The cover and the base are conn... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705177 | Robot arm mechanism A robot arm mechanism includes a handling member for supporting and handling an object, a robot arm made up of a plurality of links, and a robot arm driving mechanism for driving the robot arm to assume its contracted and extended position. The robot arm comprises f... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707402 | Method for converting an analog signal to a digital signal With a method for converting an analog input signal (S1) to a digital output signal (S7), the analog input signal (S1) is amplified in a first signal path (2, 3, 5) and is subjected to an analog-to-digital conversion (5). In a seco... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6703398 | Orally administered analgesic compositions containing nalbuphine The present invention provides orally administered pharmaceutical compositions which contains an effective amount of free base or pharmaceutcially acceptable salts of nalbuphine and/or nalbuphine ester, an oily substance, and a solubility-assisting agent.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6699892 | Pharmaceutically acceptable salt of amlodipine and method of preparing the same The present invention discloses a novel and improved pharmaceutical salt, nicotinate, of amlodipine having the following formula: ##STR1## The present invention also discloses methods for preparing and using the same.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6698785 | Trailer impact suppression apparatus A hitch mounting assembly for connecting a vehicle to an object. The hitch includes a first member mountable to the vehicle and a second member for receiving the object that is displaced from the fixed member by a plurality of elongate relevant members.... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696094 | Herbal pharmaceutical composition for treatment of HIV/AIDS patients The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating patients with HIV infection. The pharmaceutical composition is in the form of an intravenous injection solution and optionally capsules. The pharmaceutical composition contains fourt... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6691930 | Reel adapted to be used with a hose with a connector and a sprinkler detachably connected to the connector A reel is composed of a base having therein a recess, a seat formed on a bottom face defining the recess so as to position a rotation disk thereon, an opening defined in a side face defining the recess to communicate with the recess and for oppositely rec... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6692419 | Exerciser An exerciser has a base and a rocking plate. The rocking plate is rotatably attached to the base with a ball joint. Consequently, a user can swing or twist body, rotate ankles and develop feet muscles when the user steps on the rocking plate to keep balan... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6687865 | On-chip service processor for test and debug of integrated circuits An integrated circuit is described which include a stored program processor for test and debug of user-definable logic plus external interface between the test/debug circuits and the component pins. The external interface may be via an existing test inter... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6680067 | Controlled-release pharmaceutical preparation containing nalbuphine and a process for preparing the same A controlled-release pharmaceutical preparation containing an oil suspension which comprises an analgesic and an injectable oil. The analgesic is either a nalbuphine free base or a pharmaceutical salt of nalbuphine such as nalbuphine HCl. The injectable o... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679771 | Cooling fan with light-emitting device A cooling fan with a light-emitting device has a frame, multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a circuit board, a stator, permanent magnets and an impeller. The permanent magnets are formed around the inside-perimeter of the casing of the impeller. The im... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6673373 | Antifungal formulation and the methods for manufacturing and using the same The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions for azole antimicrobial drugs such as itraconazole, saperconazole, ketoconazole, and fluconazole. The pharmaceutical compositions are in the form of pellets which comprise a core and a drug ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6669401 | Connection mechanism for a bench having slats A connecting device for a bench or a chair having multiple hollow slats includes an inner piece slidably received in a corresponding one of the slats and having a first compartment, a second compartment and a third compartment respectively defined in the ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6654985 | Pivot hinge A pivot hinge has a first stem provided with a first connection plate, an extension integrally formed with the first connection plate and provided with a slit so defined to divide the extension into a first half and a second half, multiple annular grooves... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654977 | Safety ramp A safety ramp includes a bridge having two sloped side faces, a top plain face formed between the two sloped side faces and dovetailed protrusions formed on each of the sloped side faces. Two sloped pieces each has a hypotenuse, a plain face immediately a... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6636573 | Precision timing generator system and method A frame reference signal is produced as a function of a clock signal. A first timing generator generates a coarse timing signal having a nominal period and a transition occurring at a precise temporal position with respect to the nominal period. The nomin... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6625186 | Laser frequency doubling device of ReCa4O(BO3)3 crystal with specific cut angles The present invention belongs to the field of optoectronics. The main content of the present invention is to determine the optimum cut-orientations of ReCOB crystal frequency-doubling devices. For an example, the cut-angles of the YCOB crystal for 1064 nm... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6610848 | Platinum complex dioxygen sensors The luminescent platinum 1,2-enedithiolates are dual emitters with a short-lived 1 ILCT* singlet and long-lived oxygen-sensing 3 ILCT* triplet (ILCT; intraligand charge transfer transition) emissive excited states. Since only the tri... | 08/26/2003 |