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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6699946 | Polyphenylene sulphide-based compositions with improved impact strength and process for preparing them Polyphenylene sulphide-based compositions essentially containing 60 to 99.5% by weight of polyphenylene sulphide and 0.5 to 40% by weight of a combination (C) containing a compound (C1) chosen from olefinic elastomers containing epoxy groups and a compoun... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696416 | Anti-invasive and anti-angiogenic compositions A peptide compound having the sequence Lys-Pro-Ser-Ser-Pro-Pro-Glu-Glu [SEQ ID NO:2] or a substitution variant, addition variant or other chemical derivative thereof inhibits cell invasion, endothelial tube formation or angiogenesis in vitro. A number of ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692746 | Tumor killing effects of enterotoxins, superantigens, and related compounds Superantigens, including Staphylococcal enterotoxins streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxins (SpE's), biologically active fragments and homologues thereof and fission proteins of the native superantigens, homologues and fragments, are useful agents for killing ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6593518 | Instrument pedal A instrument pedal has a plate adapted to be inclined and pivotally connected to the base and having a recessed area, an auxiliary plate with a pattern formed on a face of the auxiliary plate and being securely yet detachably received in the recessed area... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6574870 | Metal shears with an attached tag A pair of metal shears has two blades, two handles, a tag and a locking lever. The blades are pivotally connected to each other with a first pivot pin. The handles are pivotally connected to each other with a second pivot pin. Each handle is pivotally con... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6564596 | Door lock assembly with multiple latch devices A lock assembly has an outer cap, an inner cap, three latch devices and a transmitting device. The latch devices are mounted between the outer cap and the inner cap, and each has a cylinder and a bolt. An actuating shaft is connected to the first cylinder... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6566117 | Immortal cell line derived from grouper Epinephelus coioides and its applications therein The present invention describes (1) an immortal cell line derived from grouper and a method for establishing the cell line; (2) methods for mass producing and purifying aquatic viruses using the immortal cell line from grouper; (3) an anti-NNV antibody an... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562980 | Method for producing 5-aryloxymethyl-2-oxazolidinones The present invention provides a method for making 5-aryloxymethyl-2-oxazolidinone and derivatives thereof having the general formula of: ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxyl group and wherein the alkyl or ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558488 | Method of making pourable plastic-bound explosive charges or rocket propellant The invention relates to a method of making pourable, plastic-bound explosive charges or rocket propellants, to which a metal powder having essentially spherically shaped grains is added. To avoid an increase in the viscosity of the explosive charge or the roc... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550945 | Luminous pedal for a bicycle A luminous pedal for a bicycle has a body with an I-like frame formed therein. An axle hole is longitudinally defined through the frame. An end cover is assembled at the front end and has a second hole in alignment with the axle hole. An axle has a head e... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544954 | Stable galactose injection solutions The present invention provides stable galactose injection solutions, which contain 1 to 50% by weight of galactose, 0.01 to 1 M of a buffer solution, and 0.01 to 5% of an antioxidant. The preferred buffer solution is citrate buffer. The preferred anti-oxi... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6542370 | Heat dissipating device for a CPU A heat dissipating device has a conductor holder and a heat conductor. The conductor holder is securely attached to the CPU base and has a through hole. The heat conductor is securely connected to the through hole in the conductor holder and contacts with... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6539754 | Force-resistant lock A lock has a first steel plate having a first through hole defined to correspond to the core of the body, a circular cap movably received in the first through hole and having a slit defined to correspond to the keyhole of the core. A second steel plate is... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6532908 | Engine starter for a reversible engine An engine starter for a reversible engine includes a drive device rotatably mounted on the reversible engine. The drive device includes a flywheel connected to a motor and a positioning seat selectively attaching the flywheel to the reversible engine. The... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6526634 | Fastener for a heat sink on a chip A fastener has a leg, a foot, an elastic portion and a flange formed on the leg, wherein the elastic portion has a ring around the leg and two bow arms oppositely connects two sides of the ring with two sides of the leg. The flange is higher than the ring... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6528291 | Activated inorganic slide having aldehyde groups deposited by plasma deposition A method is provided for preparing an active slide, including introducing a monomer containing an aldehyde group, or a mixture of a monomer containing an aldehyde group and an acidic functional group provider into a plasma chamber; and depositing the alde... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6519811 | Pivot hinge assembly for glass structure A pivot hinge assembly for a glass structure includes a central shaft adapted to be securely mounted on the doorframe, a driving housing having an axial passage extending through the driving housing to receive therein the central shaft and a radial passag... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517471 | Exercise ball with an air layer An exercise ball has a bladder, a yarn lining wound on an outer face of the bladder, an air layer formed between the outer face of the bladder and the yarn lining, a cloth lining wrapped on the yarn lining, an adhesive layer applied on an outer surface of... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6511660 | Ophthalmic drug delivery formulations and method for preparing the same The present invention provides novel ophthalmic drug delivery formulation which comprises a mixture of Carbopol and Pluronic. Carbopol is a trademark of B.F. Goodrich Company's high molecular weight carboxy vinyl polymers (MW above 1,000,000). Pluronic be... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511710 | Method of internally coating a weapon barrel by a plasma flame A method of coating an inner surface of a weapon barrel includes the following steps: introducing a plasma burner into the weapon barrel; producing a plasma flame by the plasma burner; directing the plasma flame against the inner barrel surface to cause i... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6504088 | Stand structure of a striking mechanism for a bass drum A standing structure of a striking mechanism for a bass drum includes a base plate with two arms extending from the base plate. Each of the two arms has a first recess defined thereon to receive a barrel having bearing inside. Two retaining caps are conne... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6503542 | Herbal compositions for treating immunological disorders The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition which comprises water extracts of Tuber ophiopogon, Tuber pinelliae, Radix glycyrrhizae, and Radix pancis quinquefoli, and 50% alcohol extraction of Herba tridacis procumbentis. The pharmaceutica... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500555 | Thermochromic laminates and methods for controlling the temperature of a structure Thermochromic laminates, which predictably vary their ability to absorb or reflect electromagnetic radiation, are provided. Laminates of the invention advantageously possess temperature trigger zones, that is, points or ranges of temperature, which functi... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499525 | Tape support for an automatic wrapper A tape support for an automatic wrapper includes a main frame and an internal frame. The internal frame is keyed onto the main frame and has four corners. A corner block is keyed to each corner of the main frame. A guide blade assembly is pivotally keyed ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6488656 | Safety syringe A safety syringe has a needle hub detachably mounted at a front end of the barrel and a plunger slidably received in the barrel and having a retaining column extending out from the engaging flange of the plunger. The needle hub has a pair of retaining pla... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6481057 | Positioning hinge adapted between a computer main body and a display A positioning hinge for a notebook computer has multiple collars each provided with an obliquely formed friction plate. The friction plate engages a side face of an extension of a bracket configured to attach securely to a body of the computer to provide ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6478271 | Mounting sucker A mounting sucker is adapted to be mounted on a smooth surface and composed of a suction devices (10), an intermediate member (20), and a rotating boss (30). When the rotating boss (30) is rotated, the central part of the suction devices (10) is pulled aw... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6476142 | Crosslinkable vinylidene fluoride polymer composition, process for crosslinking the composition and shaped articles Composition which can be crosslinked under the effect of an ionizing radiation comprising a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene fluoride and of chlorotrifluoroethylene and an effective amount of a crosslinking promoter, such as a triallyl cyanurate or t... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6476024 | Pyridazine derivatives and related composition Ultraviolet absorbents and photostabilizers have an excellent absorption ability in a wide range of ultraviolet rays, and also have high stability and high safety. The ultraviolet absorbent and photostabilizer include a pyridazine derivative of the formul... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6477045 | Heat dissipater for a central processing unit A heat dissipater for a CPU (Central Processing Unit) includes an upper block and a lower block abutting each other. The upper block has a series of fins extending upward from a first side of the upper block and a recess defined in a second side of the up... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6455078 | Medicinal herbal composition for treating liver diseases and HIV The present invention provides a herbal pharmaceutical composition for treating patients with liver diseases and/or HIV. The composition contains fifteen (15) ingredients, which are diffuse hedyotis, bistort rhizome, giant knotweed rhizome, Asiatic moonse... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447814 | Chinese herbal composition for improving blood circulation and the method of preparing the same The present invention provides an herbal composition for improving blood circulation and treating patients with coronary heart diseases and stroke. The herbal composition comprises 30-50 wt % of Dang Gui root (Radix Angelicae sinensis), 35-65 wt % of Chua... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446677 | Weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine A weft controlling device for using weft as warp in a strap weaving machine has motors mounted on an assembly board and controlling rods each movably connected to a corresponding one of the motors by a controlling thread and each controlling rod having a ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449152 | Device for pressing a heat sink tightly against a CPU and positioning a fan over the heat sink A device for pressing a heat sink tightly against a CPU and positioning a fan over the heat sink is disclosed. The CPU is surrounded by a stationary enclosure having a plurality of holes. The device includes a frame to hold the heat sink thereunder and su... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6440420 | Method for extracting oleaginous substances from germination-activated Ganoderma lucidum spores The present invention relates to a method for extracting the oleaginous substances from sporoderm-broken Ganoderma spores using SCF--CO2. The method contains the steps of: (1) inducing germination of Ganoderma spores by incubating the spores in... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439593 | Rear shock absorbing assembly for a bicycle A rear shock assembly for a bicycle has a pair of chain stays, a pair of seat stays, a lever and a shock absorber. The pair of chain stays is pivotally connected to the frame of the bicycle. A rear fork tip is formed on one end of each chain stay. One end... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436702 | Immortal cell line derived from grouper Epinephelus coioides and its application therein The present invention describes (1) an immortal cell line derived from grouper and a method for establishing the cell line; (2) methods for mass producing and purifying aquatic viruses using the immortal cell line from grouper; (3) an anti-NNV antibody an... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432005 | Racket with lengthened longitudinal strings A racket includes a frame, a Y-shaped throat integrally extending from the frame, a shaft integrally extending from the throat and a handle formed on the free end of the shaft. An end piece is attached to a free end of the handle. The end piece includes a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428849 | Method for the co-deposition of silicon and nitrogen on stainless steel surface The invention discloses a method for producing a nitrogen-silicon containing stainless steel layer on a metal. The method includes a pack cementation process involving the use of silicon nitride, silica and sodium fluoride as the source materials.... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6407208 | Chimeric proteins with a cellulose binding domain Chimeric proteins containing a cellulose binding domain (CBD) situated between two independent desired proteins of different lengths can be contemplated for use in a wide range of applications. In addition to its affinity to cellulose due to the presence ... | 06/18/2002 |
