| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5902784 |
Use of a betaine surfactant together with an anionic surfactant as a drag-reducing agent |
May 11, 1999 |
| A combination of at least one betaine surfactant having an saturated or unsaturated alkyl or acyl group having 10-24 carbon atoms, preferably 14-24 carbon atoms, and an anionic surfactant having the general structurewhere R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group with 10-24 carbon atoms and B is a |
| 5902532 |
Process for manufacturing cellulose objects |
May 11, 1999 |
| Process for manufacturing cellulose formed objects, whereby a solution of cellulose is formed in the warm state in a tertiary amine N-oxide and, if necessary, water and the formed solution is cooled with air before introducing it into a coagulation bath. Conditioned air is employed for |
| 5898072 |
Aqueous suspension of a cellulose ether, method for the production thereof, and composition |
April 27, 1999 |
| The invention concerns an aqueous suspension of a non-ionic, water-soluble cellulose ether cross-linked with glyoxal, in the presence of an electrolytic salt which gives a pH value below 8.0 in water and at the concentration involved. Conveniently, the suspension is produced by mixing |
| 5897852 |
Container with freeze-dried vaccine components |
April 27, 1999 |
| The present invention relates to a vaccine container that contains one or more freeze-dried vaccine components. The vaccine component or components are present in two or more freeze-dried bodies, at least one of which is a lyosphere.Furthermore, the invention relates to methods for the p |
| 5896634 |
Sizing agent-free tangled multifilament yarn and process for its manufacture |
April 27, 1999 |
| Sizing agent-free tangled multifilament yarn with an opening length of 1 to 6 cm and a knot strength of no more than 2, at least the majority of whose filaments have a thin film consisting mainly of hard wax constituting about 0.3 to 2% of the total weight of the filaments together with |
| 5895795 |
Composition containing fine solid particles |
April 20, 1999 |
| A composition is described containing fine solid particles held in an encapsulation or dispersed in a matrix and which are inert towards the encapsulation or the matrix, whereby the encapsulation or the matrix consists of a homogeneous mixture of cellulose, tertiary amine oxide, wate |
| 5895771 |
Fluorinated alkoxy and/or aryloxy aluminates as cocatalysts for metallocene-catalyzed olefin pol |
April 20, 1999 |
| Catalyst compositions for the polymerization of an olefin are disclosed which comprise a neutral metallocene and, as the ionizing agent an anionic aluminum-containing complex which is a fluorinated alkoxy and/or aryloxy aluminate. The fluorinated alkoxy aluminate can be of the formula A. |
| 5895638 |
Method of producing chlorine dioxide |
April 20, 1999 |
| The invention relates to a process of producing chlorine dioxide by the reduction of chlorate ions with hydrogen peroxide as a reducing agent in a tubular reactor, preferably in the presence of a mineral acid, wherein the preferable degree of chlorate conversion in the reactor is above a |
| 5891339 |
Process for the degradation of chlorite |
April 6, 1999 |
| The present invention provides a process for the degradation of chlorite into chloride and oxygen with the aid of chlorite dismutase or chlorites dismutase-containing microorganisms. Virtually quantitative degradation of chlorite is obtained in the absence of reductors and under either a |
| 5885932 |
Activity promoting additives for rest-breaking agents |
March 23, 1999 |
| Activity promoting additives for rest-breaking agents are disclosed. Further, restbreaking compositions comprising these additives and a rest-breaking agent are also disclosed. Finally, a process for breaking the rest of bushes, shrubs, vines, nuts, berries and non-deciduous fruit tr |
| 5885568 |
Coccidiosis poultry vaccine |
March 23, 1999 |
| This invention relates to a novel Eimeria protein with immunogenic properties as well as to DNA sequences encoding these proteins. This protein can be administered to poultry thereby protecting the birds against coccidiosis. In addition the DNA encoding this protein can be used for t |
| 5882791 |
Para-aromatic polyamide yarn having low filament linear density and a process for manufacturing |
March 16, 1999 |
| A p-aramid microfilament yarn and a process for manufacturing the same. In the p-aramid yarn, which has a yarn linear density of at least 300 dtex, comprising a bundle of filaments with a linear density of less than 0.8 dtex, the g value is higher than 2.5 GPa, the elongation (EAB) is hi |
| 5882563 |
Process for making fibres from poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) |
March 16, 1999 |
| The invention relates to an improvement of the known process for spinning poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) via an air gap spinning process. It comprises mixing poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) with concentrated sulphuric acid by a freezing process, heating the solid mixture, and pa |
| 5880181 |
Gels of organic peroxides |
March 9, 1999 |
| The present invention relates to a gel comprising A) a solution of at least one organic peroxide essentially solubilized in a phlegmatizer, B) at least one cellulose ester as thickening agent essentially solubilized in solution A, and C) at least one thixotropic agent selected from h |
| 5880042 |
Clothing for protection against stab and bullet wounds |
March 9, 1999 |
| Protective clothing, in particular clothing which protects against injuries caused by stabbing instruments, cutting instruments, projectiles or splinters, consisting of multiple layers of flat structures. At least one side of at least one of these layers has been given a ceramic coating |
| 5879554 |
Polysulfone membrane and method for its manufacture |
March 9, 1999 |
| A synthetic membrane consisting of a mixture of polysulfone and sulfonated polysulfone and not more than 20 wt. % of other polymers, characterized in that the mixture contains 0.5 to 8 wt. % sulfonated polysulfone, possibly as the salt of sulfonic acid, and a method for manufacturing thi |
| 5877327 |
Anti-fatigue coagents for rubber vulcanization |
March 2, 1999 |
| Novel metal salts of (poly)citraconimide and (poly)itaconimide carboxylic acids, and a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising these novel metal salts and which, upon vulcanization, exhibits improved dynamic properties, are disclosed. Also disclosed are a sulfur-vulcanization process |
| 5877156 |
Thrombin inhibitors |
March 2, 1999 |
| The invention relates to a thrombin inhibitor of the formula:wherein R.sup.1 is -(1-6C)alkylene-COOH or -(1-6C)alkylene-CONH.sub.2 ;R.sup.2 is a side chain of a hydrophobic D-amino acid;A is an amino acid selected from proline, optionally containing a second heteroatom selected from N, O, or S, |
| 5876937 |
Method for determining the integrity of nucleic acid |
March 2, 1999 |
| The subject invention is directed to a method for determining the integrity of nucleic acid isolated from a specimen of eukaryotic origin comprising subjecting the specimen to nucleic acid isolation followed by amplification using a pair of oligonucleotide primers in a manner known p |
| 5876732 |
Human T-cell line infected with HIV-2 which secretes functionally intact HIV-2 GP160 |
March 2, 1999 |
| A novel cell line chronically infected with HIV-2.sub.NIHZ virus secretes the precursor of the viral envelope proteins in extracellular medium. The cells grow well in serum-free medium which enables the concentration of the conditioned medium of the cells to be greatly increased (>100 |
| 5874526 |
Toxoplasma gondii antigens |
February 23, 1999 |
| The present invention relates to peptides immunoreactive with antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, nucleic acid sequences encoding these peptides, recombinant vector molecules, comprising these nucleic acid sequences, host cells transformed with the recombinant vector molecule, immunoche |
| 5874280 |
Vector vaccines of bovine herpesvirus I |
February 23, 1999 |
| The present invention is concerned with a Bovine Herpesvirus I (BHV-I) mutant comprising a heterologous gene introduced into a section of the BHV-I genome. The invention also relates to a vector vaccine comprising such a BHV-I mutant which expresses a heterologous polypeptide derived |
| 5872882 |
Non-linear optical polycarbonates |
February 16, 1999 |
| The invention relates to non-linear optically active (NLO) polycarbonates and to NLO active waveguides containing these polycarbonates. Waveguides containing these NLO polycarbonates have a low loss of signal, a high glass transition temperature and good polability and a high stability o |
| 5872188 |
Vulcanized rubber compositions comprising anti-reversion coagent and a sulfide resin |
February 16, 1999 |
| A rubber composition which is the vulcanization reaction product of a rubber, particular anti-reversion coagents, and a sulfide resin, is disclosed. The invention also relates to a vulcanization process which is carried out in the presence of an anti-reversion coagent and a sulfide r |
| 5868985 |
Process for manufacturing cellulose fibers |
February 9, 1999 |
| A process for manufacturing cellulose fibers by extrusion of a spinning solution, containing dissolved cellulose, into a gaseous medium through a predetermined gas zone, with subsequent immersion in and guidance through a coagulation bath over a predetermined coagulation zone, drawing th |
| 5866426 |
Device and method for determining liquid-probe contact |
February 2, 1999 |
| A sensor detects when a probe contacts liquid in a container due to a change in frequency of a probe oscillator. The sensor can have its output compared to a reference level to determine the presence or absence of liquid wherein the reference level is changed to follow the output of the |
| 5865985 |
Process for the production of diesel |
February 2, 1999 |
| A process for the production of a diesel fuel includes contacting a feedstock comprising cracked stocks in the presence of hydrogen under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure with a first catalyst comprising a Group VI hydrogenation metal component and a Group VIII hydroge |
| 5861976 |
At Least penta-layered optical device |
January 19, 1999 |
| The present invention is in the field of optical components, more particularly, polymeric optical components, even more particularly, thermo-optical components, electro-optical components or passive components. The present invention pertains to an optical component having an at least |
| 5861369 |
(2-carboxy-3-hydroxy-propyl)-iminodiacetic acid and derivatives |
January 19, 1999 |
| The present invention relates to compounds of the formula 1 ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from hydrogen and -R.sub.4 -R.sub.5 where R.sub.4 is selected from nothing C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 linear or branched alkylene C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 cycloalkylene, C.sub.6 -C.sub.20 arylene, C. |
| 5859135 |
Aqueous coating compositions comprising functional group-containing crosslinkable resins |
January 12, 1999 |
| The present invention relates generally to aqueous coating compositions comprising a resin component including a functional group-containing crosslinkable resin and, optionally, a curing/crosslinking agent for functional groups of the crosslinkable resin. More specifically, the resin |
| 5859083 |
Water vapor permeable and waterproof polyester membrane pigmented with carbon particles |
January 12, 1999 |
| A water vapor permeable, waterproof polyether ester membrane contains 1 to 10% by weight of finely dispersed carbon particles, especially soot particles, having an average size of 5 to 40 nm. |
| 5858769 |
Device for detecting microorganisms |
January 12, 1999 |
| An apparatus and method for mixing/agitating microorganism culture bottles includes a wheel in which culture bottles are placed, with the wheel being set at an angle from vertical so that bottles are not inverted during rotation. A sensor such as a florescence or colorimetric sensor for |
| 5858729 |
Expression of porcine reproductive respiratory syndrome virus polypeptides in the same cell |
January 12, 1999 |
| The present invention provides a process for the recombinant DNA production of a mature form of the PRRSV ORF 3 or ORF 4 protein. This is achieved by the co-expression of the PRRSV ORF 2, ORF 3 and ORF 4 proteins by the same cell. |
| 5858529 |
Polyester staple fibers of filaments with high resistance to pilling |
January 12, 1999 |
| Polyester staple fibers with high resistance to pilling contain (1) a polyester component consisting of at least 90 mol % polyethylene terephthalate, after its polycondensation, and (2) 1 to 7% by weight, relative to the polyester component, of a polyalkylene glycol block polymer wit |
| 5856175 |
Device for detecting microorganisms |
January 5, 1999 |
| A device and method for detecting microorganisms in a specimen by culturing the specimen in a sealable specimen container with a culture medium and detecting microorganisms in the specimen by measuring changes in pressure within the container caused by their metabolic activity during cul |
| 5856004 |
Cellulose yarn and cord for industrial application |
January 5, 1999 |
| The invention is directed to a cellulose filament yarn having a breaking tenacity of higher than 600 mN/tex and containing more than 400 filaments and a cord made therefrom. |
| 5854235 |
17-spiromethylene steroids |
December 29, 1998 |
| The invention relates to a steroid derivative which steroidal skeleton is bound at carbon atom 17 to a spiromethylene ring of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.a and R.sub.b are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, methyl, and halogen; m is 1 or 2; and the |
| 5854143 |
Material for antiballistic protective clothing |
December 29, 1998 |
| Material for antiballistic protective clothing comprising in a single-layer or multi-layer package or laminate at least one layer of a flat structure containing an organic dilatancy agent This flat structure is particularly suited for a trauma package in an antiballistic package. The fla |
| 5853647 |
Process for the stabilization of the properties of cellulosic membranes |
December 29, 1998 |
| Properties of cellulosic membranes such as the length and the ultrafiltration rate are stabilized by warmth/humidity conditioning, whereby temperatures in a range of about 30.degree. to 60.degree. C. and relative humidities in a range of about 10 to 60% are suitable. The membranes ma |
| 5853462 |
Corrosion protection of metals using aromatic amine compound(s) |
December 29, 1998 |
| A metal article is protected from corrosion under prolonged exposure to normal ambient atmospheric conditions which cause such corrosion by coating the metal article with an adherent organic coating which does not exude corrosive acid, which comprises an effective amount of an aromatic |
| 5852094 |
Moisture curing coating composition |
December 22, 1998 |
| Described is a coating composition comprising an organic compound comprising at least two acetoacetate groups or acetamide groups or a combination of these two groups and the oxide of a metal of Group IIa of the Periodic Table. The metal preferably is calcium or magnesium. The compos |
| 5851378 |
Hydrocracking catalyst comprising coated cracking component particles |
December 22, 1998 |
| The invention relates to a hydrocracking catalyst containing at least one hydrogenation metal component, and particles of a cracking component of which at least 50% of the outer surface is coated with a layer of a pre-formed oxide, which layer has a thickness in the range of 10 nm to 5 |
| 5844049 |
Sulfur-vulcanized rubber compositions comprising substituted succinimide compounds |
December 1, 1998 |
| Rubber compositions are provided having improved physical properties. More particularly, the present invention relates to sulfur-vulcanized rubber compositions which are vulcanized in the presence of certain bis-succinimide coagents, which possess anti-reversion and/or accelerating p |
| 5843722 |
Coccidiosis poultry vaccine |
December 1, 1998 |
| This invention relates to novel Eimeria proteins with immunogenic properties as well as to DNA sequences encoding these proteins. These proteins can be administered to poultry thereby protecting the birds against coccidiosis. In addition the DNA encoding these proteins can be used fo |
| 5843454 |
HIV immunogenic complexes |
December 1, 1998 |
| A vaccine and a method of raising neutralizing antibodies against HIV infection. The vaccine comprises a complex of gp120 covalently bonded to CD4 or to succinyl concanvalin A. Also disclosed are immunological tests using the complex or antibody thereto for detection of HIV infection. |
| 5843449 |
Proteins and novel peptides derived from autoantigen for use in immunotherapy of autoimmune dise |
December 1, 1998 |
| The present invention relates to novel peptides derived from the autoantigen HC gp-39, said peptides comprising at least one of the amino acid sequences FGRSFTILAS (SEQ ID No. 1), FTLASSETG (SEQ ID No. 2), YDDQESVKS (SEQ ID No. 3) and FSKIASNTQ (SEQ ID No. 4). The peptides resemble M |
| 5843405 |
Epstein-Barr virus peptides and antibodies against these peptides |
December 1, 1998 |
| The invention relates to peptides or fragments thereof which are immunochemically reactive with Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) antibodies. New antibodies directed to said peptides or fragments thereof are also part of the invention.The invention also relates to a method for the detection of EB |
| 5837864 |
Method for producing a suspension in water of a cellulose ether, and dry mixture suitable for us |
November 17, 1998 |
| In a method of producing a suspension of a nonionic cellulose ether that has no turbidity point, the water forming part of the suspension is mixed with a dry mixture containing a cellulose ether, which is cross-linked with glyoxal, and an electrolyte salt. This electrolyte salt consists |
| 5837501 |
Nucleic acid quantitation by co-amplification of target with multiple internal controls |
November 17, 1998 |
| The present invention is related to an improved method for the quantification of nucleic acid, which can be performed with a minimal amount of nucleic acid amplification reactions. The method according to the invention for the quantification of analyte nucleic acid in a sample compri |
| 5834255 |
Quantification of nucleic acid |
November 10, 1998 |
| Disclosed is a method of quantifying a target nucleic acid in a test sample by adding to the test sample a known number of molecules of a corresponding nucleic acid comprising a well-defined mutant sequence. Said mutant sequence being discriminatory from the target nucleic acid. Subs |
