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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5231514 | Image data processing device An image data processing device includes a first memory having a plurality of memory blocks for storing image data, a designator for designating an image data to be erased, an evacuator for temporarily evacuating image data other than the designated image... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5231017 | Process for producing ethanol The invention relates to a process for producing ethanol from raw materials, that contain fermentable sugars or constituents which can be converted into sugars, comprising the steps of: a-liquefaction of the raw materials in the presence of an alpha-amylase fo... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5230492 | Support bracket A bracket assembly includes a first bracket having a plurality of spaced apart anchor members extending outward therefrom for insertion into a plurality of corresponding apertures in a vertical member of a wall panel, and a second bracket having a plurali... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5230109 | Vertically adjustable lavatory assembly A vertically adjustable lavatory assembly includes an outer frame and a carrier frame positioned within the outer frame. The carrier frame is vertically moveable within the outer frame and has a lavatory connected thereto. A lavatory is positioned outside... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5229812 | Finisher with a stapler An electric stapler is disposed at the bottom of a tray on which printed sheets are stacked, and is movable along the bottom of the tray. Printed sheets are aligned on the tray along a reference line. The stapler moves along the bottom of the tray and sto... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5229598 | Night vision goggles having enlarged field of view and interchangeable optics Night vision apparatus, particularly night vision goggles, having a wide field of view. The apparatus includes an objective optical system having a selected field of view for collecting visible and/or infrared light from an object to be viewed and for pro... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5229148 | Method of combining active ingredients with polyvinyl acetates An improved method of combining active ingredients with polyvinyl acetate for use in chewing gum results in significantly less degradation of the active ingredients. After the polyvinyl acetate and one or more active ingredients have been mixed together i... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5228269 | Apparatus and method for removing oxygen from food containers An apparatus and method for exposing the interior of containers to controlled environments is provided. In particular, one or more controlled force biased probes are provided for penetrating the contents of a container to inject alternate environments, su... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5227811 | Baseplate for an optical scanning device An optical scanning device for scanning the surface of a photosensitive member with an optical beam emitted from a light source. The optical scanning device has a casing for accommodating a plurality of optical members. The casing is provided with a basep... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227182 | Method of controlling release of sucralose in chewing gum using cellulose derivatives and gum produced thereby The present invention is a method for producing a chewing gum with a delayed release sucralose sweetener, as well as the chewing gum so produced. The delayed release sucralose sweetener is obtained by physically modifying sucralose's properties by coating... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227156 | Use of zinc compounds to stabilize a thiazolinone preservative in an anti-dandruff shampoo The activity of a thiazolinone preservative, in an anti-dandruff shampoo containing pyrithione, is maintained by adding a stabilizer comprising a zinc compound.... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5227075 | Process and apparatus for continuous filtering and liquid displacement of a liquid suspension of a fibrous or finely-divided material The invention relates to a continuous-working process and apparatus for replacing the liquid in a liquid suspension of a fibrous material with another liquid by forming of this material a bed on a moving filter surface and by displacing the liquid present... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226821 | Hockey training device A hockey training device includes a base having a first end and a second end, a side having a bottom end and a top end, a telescoping connector, and at least one locating surface mounted on the hockey training device to support the hockey training device ... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226542 | Suspension package A suspension package of the type having a frame and a hammock tensioned across the frame to enfold and support a product is provided with a brace to prevent the ends of the frame from moving inwardly. This brace simultaneously provides a safety net to pro... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226371 | Mobile tanker A mobile road or rail tanker. The tanker is formed of sheet aluminum which forms an outer shell. The shell encloses a chamber which is divided by a transverse wall. The wall adjacent the shell comprises an annealed heat treatable weldable aluminum alloy w... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5226065 | Device for disinfecting medical materials A device for disinfecting medical materials includes a heat source capable of heating the medical materials to approximately 60° C. and exposing the medical materials to a source of gamma irradiation capable of irradiating medical materials with about 0.... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5225878 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes a latent image carrier having a movable surface, and a stationary contact brush charger for electrostatically charging the surface of the latent image carrier in contact therewith during a movement of the carrier surfac... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5225868 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus having a document transporting mechanism which transports documents one by one from a document feed tray, to the exposure location on a platen and which prefeeds the next document to a position before the platen, and a control m... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5225834 | Semiconductor integrated circuit boundary scan test with multiplexed node selection A semiconductor integrated circuit having a test circuit built therein is disclosed which consists of an A/D converter to be connected to a peripheral circuit, a digital circuit connected to the A/D converter, a digital signal switching device for selecti... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224939 | Self locking guide catheter A guide catheter in which the components of the hub include a ratchet mechanism that is operative to lock the hub components together and compress an integral flange of the catheter shaft therebetween to form a seal between the hub and catheter shaft with... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5224723 | Vehicle step and platform apparatus A passenger lift system for mobile vehicular use which functions either as a retractable step system for the vehicle or as a vertically movable elevator platform for non-ambulatory passengers transporting non-ambulatory passengers from an upper position l... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5223890 | Image projecting apparatus provided with film carrier allowing selective loading of roll film and sheet film A film carrier is incorporated in an image projecting apparatus and adapted to allow loading thereon of a microfilm of either of the roll film and sheet film types. This film carrier is provided with a base plate and a roll unit disposed as separated by a... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5223878 | Remote controlled camera system A camera operated by a remote control device includes a zoom lens. The camera has a plurality of photographing modes. In a first mode, an object is photographed at a predetermined magnification and in a second mode, the object is photographed together wit... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5223283 | Low fat cocoa powder in synthetic chewing gum base There is disclosed a synthetic non-chocolate flavored chewing gum base which is substantially free of natural gum products, as well as a method of making such a gum base. The gum base includes between about 10 and about 30 percent of a synthetic elastomer... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5223227 | Disposable pin and cup with reuseable stem and collar for blood coagulation analyzer An instrument for measuring the coagulation characteristics of whole blood samples is provided with disposable parts for contacting the blood. The pin has a blood-compatible plastic sleeve surrounding a metal stem which weights the pin assembly so it sink... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5223282 | Methods of producing chewing gum using molten sorbitol and gum produced thereby Molten sorbitol is disclosed as a humectant for chewing gum. The chewing gum is prepared by providing a chewing gum base at a level of about 5% to about 80% of the chewing gum composition; providing a bulking agent at a level of about 5% to about 80% of t... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222728 | Sheet transporting device having variable loop sheet alignment A sheet transporting device including a first and a second transporting rollers having different starting/stopping characteristics and capable of retransporting a sheet after the sheet is temporarily held between the first and the second transporting roll... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222450 | Lap seamer device for sewing machine A device for sewing together two plies of cloth with a lap seam. The device comprises a cloth guide that is disposed between a plurality of reciprocating needles and the front of a cutting knife. The guiding portion of the cloth guide extends substantiall... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5222971 | Temporary stent and methods for use and manufacture A temporary stent for supporting a region of a vessel in a body comprising a stent portion and an actuator portion and methods for the use and manufacture thereof. The stent portion is comprised of an elongate perfusable vessel supporting portion adapted ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5221963 | Video camera having a video signal processing apparatus A video camera comprising a taking lens, an image taking circuit which generates a video signal by receiving a light having passed through the taking lens, a knee correction circuit which compresses a video signal generated by the image taking circuit and... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221891 | Control circuit for a solar-powered rechargeable power source and load An inexpensive circuit for controlling the recharging of a rechargeable power source by a photovoltaic panel is used for powering a load such as the lamp of a walk light. Using a minimum number of components, the circuit can charge a rechargeable battery ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221628 | Binding of aggregated immunoglobulin or immune complexes by serum amyloid P component A method of binding aggregated immunoglobulin or immune complexes comprising contacting them with serum amyloid P component ("SAP"). The invention also comprises methods of using SAP to detect or quantitate immune complexes and to deplete fluids of aggreg... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221040 | Buckle-proof clamshell carton A clamshell type carton is provided with a cut along the hinge score line connecting the upper cover and lower tray portions. Either a second cut in the back panel of the carton, above or below the hinge score line cut, or a cut-out slot encompassing the ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5220983 | Shock absorber with heat exchanger and improved cylinder head assembly A monoflow shock absorber is provided with a blow off valve which provides the principal flow restriction during both extension and compression of the shock absorber. The force biasing the blow off valve closed is controlled by a control piston which is c... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5221949 | Feeding timing control for an image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus provided with a plurality of paper transport devices and a control device for outputting driving signals to the plurality of paper transport devices at different timings and outputting stop signals to the plurality of paper tran... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5220395 | Image forming apparatus capable of indicating orientations for setting original documents An image forming apparatus capable of indicating document orientation for a reference to set an original document on a document platen, the image forming apparatus including a document orientation display member for displaying the document orientation at ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220391 | Image forming apporating having cleaning roller rotatable at different speeds during periods of image formation and non-image formation A cleaning device for removing substances remaining on a rotatable image holding member in an image forming apparatus, which includes: a cleaning roller rotatably supported in a state contacting the image holding member so as to remove the substances remaining... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5220105 | Process for purifying d-limonene A process is provided for the purification of d-Limonene, particularly to remove odorous impurities. The process includes the step of mixing d-Limonene with an oxidizer and separating the oxidizer from the d-Limonene. In preferred embodiments, the d-Limon... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5219808 | Dielectric ceramic composition The present invention provides a composition of dielectric ceramic composition to be used in the frequency region of microwaves. The composition contains lead oxide, calcium oxide, iron, oxide, tantalum oxide and niobium oxide, and is represented by (Pb1-... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5219335 | Intravascular device such as introducer sheath or balloon catheter or the like and methods for use thereof An intravascular device such as an introducer sheath or a balloon catheter, and methods for use thereof, comprising an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end and a first lumen and a second lumen. The first lumen communicates with a first p... | 06/15/1993 |
