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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6767863 | High-strength low-viscosity agricultural formulations The present invention provides a concentrated herbicide composition containing a glyphosate isopropylammonium salt and a polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactant. The concentrated herbicide composition can be formulated to exhibit decreased viscosity by reducing the am... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6569176 | Device and method for improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for improvement in imaging and intervention in diagnosis and treat... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6568181 | Apparatus for extracting power from a fluid flow A device for extracting energy from underwater fluid flows, comprising at least one fluid formation directing device (10) defining a constricted channel (20) arranged to cause fluid entering it to accelerate. A conduit (30) in fluid communication with a c... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565578 | Channel mounted activating mechanism for an endoscopic ligator An activating mechanism for activating an endoscopic ligator is disclosed. The activating mechanism includes a mounting member, a spool, and a line. The mounting member has a passage and is adapted to be inserted into an endoscope channel. The spool is co... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6561010 | Apparatus and method for fluid analysis The present invention is an apparatus and method for analyzing a fluid used in a machine or in an industrial process line. The apparatus has at least one meter placed proximate the machine or process line and in contact with the machine or process fluid f... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557621 | Casting core and method of casting a gas turbine engine component An integral ceramic casting core includes a base portion with a plurality of rods extending therefrom and a plurality of apertures formed therein. The base portion defines a passageway for the passage of a cooling media within a cast component. The plural... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550065 | Glove to protect fingernails while tanning The present invention comprises a glove formed from a material that allows passage of ultraviolet rays, such that tanning of the wearer's skin through the glove is facilitated. Portions a the distal ends of the glove digits are covered by a material that ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6550796 | Vehicle suspension The invention provides a new method of vehicular suspension, whereby the attributes of greater design freedom, reduction of frontal area, lower center of gravity, increased fuel efficiency, decreased polar movement, increased safety due to improved handli... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548433 | Porous web material A fibrous, porous web material of the heat seal type having improved particulate retention properties for use in the manufacture of beverage infusion bags. The material comprises juxtaposed, successively wet laid first (1), second (5) and third (7) fibrou... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546912 | On-line individual fuel injector diagnostics from instantaneous engine speed measurements Manufacturing imperfections and component failures in the fuel system of an engine, can lead to non-uniform torque production among the cylinders. Non-uniform cylinder torques can be observed as small engine speed fluctuations about the average engine spe... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6548998 | Electric current sensor with wide passband The invention concerns a sensor including a magnetic circuit coupled with a primary conductor, a secondary winding coupled with the magnetic circuit, a damping resistor, a magnetic field detector arranged in an air gap of the magnetic circuit and a poweri... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6547456 | Portable system for digital photo management A system for digital photo management comprises: a harness; a digital camera; a computer control unit; a wireless data exchange component; a printer; and a battery. The computer control unit begins a process of printing a coupon associated with a digital ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6544616 | Metal alloys for the reflective or the semi-reflective layer of an optical storage medium A silver-based alloy thin film is provided for the highly reflective or semi-reflective coating layer of optical discs. Alloy additions to silver include zinc, aluminum, zinc plus aluminum, manganese, germanium, and copper plus manganese. These alloys hav... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540785 | Artificial intervertebral joint permitting translational and rotational motion An intervertebral joint prosthesis having a ball component (22) for engagement with a first vertebra (26) and a trough component (24) for engagement with a second vertebra (27) adjacent to the first vertebra is disclosed. The trough component (24) include... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530929 | Instruments for stabilization of bony structures The present invention relates to a brace installation instrument placement that is mounted to anchors secured in an animal subject. The installation instrument includes anchor extensions coupled to the anchors. The instrument is movable with respect to th... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6528466 | Solid oxidizer with dissolution indicator A method of providing a solid oxidizer to a tank of water, while also providing a way to indicate when it is time to add more oxidizer. The preferred method includes providing the solid oxidizer in the form of an oxidizer shell with a coloring agent dispo... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527710 | Speculum A speculum (18) including a combined first speculum blade and handle portion (20), a combined second speculum blade and link portion (62), a speculum handle portion and a plurality of combined ribs and links (76). Each of the combined ribs and links (76) ... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523954 | System and method for eye screening A system and method for eye screening is provided. The system may include a remote data entry device for receiving patient information and eye images. A centralized facility is provided to receive data from the remote device and pass the information to st... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6520962 | Taper-locked adjustable connector A connection assembly between a spinal implant rod and a vertebral anchor. The assembly has a longitudinal member, a housing, a rod interface washer, and a compression member. The longitudinal member has an aperture at one end and a wedge at the other. Th... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6518524 | Multi-function stalk switch A multi-function stalk switch that incorporates a pushbutton switch, a first rotary switch and a second rotary switch onto the end of a stalk, wherein further switching functions may be executed by moving the entire stalk in either of two orthogonal plane... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6517726 | Contaminant slick dispersal apparatus and methods Method and apparatus for depositing a chemical over a body of water. In one embodiment the invention includes collecting and concentrating a floating contaminant between two floating booms pulled by one or more surface vessels. The booms define an apertur... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6513330 | Diffuser for a gas turbine engine An annular diffuser for a gas turbine engine includes inner and outer walls spaced apart to define a diffuser flow path, and a support member coupling the inner wall to the outer wall while allowing independent radial displacement therebetween. The suppor... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6512825 | Queue-based distinctive ringing in a call center system A novel communication distribution system is provided. In one form, an automatic communication distributor manages multiple queues of calls waiting to be handled by agents. When a call is transferred to an agent's workstation, the workstation provides dif... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6509663 | Stepping motor A stepping motor comprises a stator (3) with at least two magnetic circuits and a rotor (2) that is rotatably mounted on the stator through a single ball bearing having four contact points. The rotor comprises a mutipolar magnet (5) essentially in the for... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508163 | Liquid decanting and/or aerating device An air-decant device for the aeration and decanting of liquids stored in containers, comprising a pump which can pump air through the device to the liquid in the container and/or pump liquid from the container over an exposed surface or through a special ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6493882 | Mirror arrangement for a rear view mirror system in an article of headgear and a mounting system therefor A mirror arrangement (10) for a rear view mirror system comprises three mirrors (14, 16, 18). The first mirror (14) is a concave off-axis parabolic mirror arranged adjacent the eyes of the user with a principal axis and effective focal length f1. | 12/17/2002 |
| 6495091 | Process for the manufacture of polymer and composite products The invention is concerned with an integrated process for the manufacture of polymer and/or composite products, comprising the integration of processing operations to achieve a plurality of material conversion steps, such as impregnation, consolidation an... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491471 | Reinforced EPDM walkways A reinforced elastomeric membrane installed over a new, or existing, non-reinforced waterproof elastomeric membrane of a roof covering and the method of installing the reinforced elastomeric membrane in a continuous and watertight condition that will offe... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6489421 | Quaternary ammonium polymer, its preparation, its use for separating biomolecules A linear water-soluble quaternary ammonium polymer having a homopolymeric chain of repeating unit of general formula (I): ##STR1## where each of R1 and R2 independently represents a member selected from the group consisting of linear... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6487838 | Mower and string trimmer combination A zero turning radius mowing machine has a string trimmer bracket-mounted to it. An extra sheave is mounted to a mower blade shaft above the mower deck, and belt-coupled through an electric clutch to a hydraulic pump mounted on the mower deck. A switch mo... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6489538 | Method for regulation of plant lignin composition A method is disclosed for the regulation of lignin composition in plant tissue. Plants are transformed with a gene encoding an active F5H gene. The expression of the F5H gene results in increased levels of syringyl monomer providing a lignin composition m... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6489467 | Process for purifying high molecular weight hyaluronic acid A process for purifying high molecular weight hyaluronic acid from a biological source, including the steps of adjusting the pH of an aqueous solution containing high molecular weight hyaluronic acid from a biological source to a pH in the range from 1.7 ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6484799 | Control system for movable heat recovery coils A method and apparatus for controlling heat recovery coils in an exhaust stack. A set of heat recovery coils at least partially filled with a heat conducting fluid is positioned in a hot zone. The recovery coils are biased in a direction out of the hot zo... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484686 | Method and system for idling a diesel engine A system is disclosed for implementing a technique for idling a diesel engine. The system comprises an engine controller, an air temperature sensor, and an engine speed sensor. The air temperature sensor provides a first signal indicative of an internal t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6487523 | Model for spectral and chromatographic data A method and apparatus using a spectral analysis technique are disclosed. In one form of the invention, probabilities are selected to characterize the presence (and in another form, also a quantification of a characteristic) of peaks in an indexed data se... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485491 | Posterior fixation system A posterior fixation system includes a saddle member, an anchoring member, an occipital plate, an occipital rod, and a cross-link connector. The anchoring member anchors the saddle member to bone. The saddle member includes a pair of upright portions that... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485952 | Method of cultivating white-rot fungi on a sugar beet pulp substrate White-rot fungi are grown on a sugar beet pulp substrate. By-product of fungal growth, such as lignin-degrading enzymes, can be recovered from the culture.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6484878 | CD-ROM holder suitable for binding The present invention relates to a CD-ROM holder that is suitable for binding by being saddle stitched, sewn, or the like.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6483959 | Waveguide structures A waveguide structure comprising a medium disposed of a sensing layer (21), a second layer of material (22) having a refractive index greater than that of the medium, and a substrate (24). The structure defines a waveguide capable of supporting an optical... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6482387 | Processes for preparing mixed metal oxide powders Described are preferred polymerized organic-inorganic processes for producing mixed metal oxide powders suitable for use in the ceramics and related industries. The preferred processes employ a non-chelating polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol or polyalkyle... | 11/19/2002 |
