Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Felfe & Lynch
  • Apparatus for coating substrates by cathode sputtering with a hollow target
    Patent number: 5728280
    Abstract: A pot-shaped hollow target (4) is open toward the substrate (3) that is to be coated, a dark-space shield (6) surrounds the lateral wall (5) of the target (4), and a cathode base body (11) is supported on an insulator (8) on the roof (9) of the vacuum chamber (2) and is connected electrically to a power source (10). A magnet belt (12) formed of a plurality of magnets (18, 18') surrounds the dark-space shield (6). A turntable (15) having an axis of rotation (16) parallel to and offset from the target's (4) perpendicular plane of symmetry (17) is provided for holding the substrates (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1998
    Assignee: Balzers Prozess Systeme GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Scherer
  • Tapered hip-joint socket without taper lock
    Patent number: 5725589
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hip-joint socket for insertion into bone tissue. The hip-joint socket has an outer metal shell and an inner antifriction shell, the contact surface of the antifriction shell in the metal shell being conical in shape. The antifriction liner lies upon the conical contact surface without self-locking and the antifriction liner is fixed in the metal shell by a retaining ring. The antifriction shell is thus protected against canting and drop-out but can be removed out of its seat nondestructively and replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Cera GmbH, Innovatives-Keramik-Engineering
    Inventors: Hans-Georg Pfaff, Ernst Hoch, Harmut Kalberer
  • Lipid metabolism promoting agent and its use
    Patent number: 5723443
    Abstract: The invention concerns a low molecular weight proteinaceous agent which can be used to reduce body fat content by suppressing fat digestion and absorption thus reducing body fat and limiting excess fat accumulation. The proteinaceous material is a mixture of low molecular weight peptides. This mixture has about at least 50-67% of peptides having an average chain length of 3-4 amino acids. This material is administered to subjects in amounts of at least 0.1 to 50 weight percent relative to the amount of fat consumed by the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Hankyu-Kyoei Bussan Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoichi Kagawa, Takaya Kaneda, Tetsuo Tadokoro, Yoshikazu Matsumura
  • Photopolymerizable composition
    Patent number: 5723261
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photopolymerizable composition; more specifically, the present invention relates to a photopolymerizable composition useful as photoimageable solder mask of one component type, which can form image by ultraviolet exposure and development in an aqueous solution of dilute alkali after film formation and which has excellent ultraviolet curability and heat resistance of solder. The composition contains a reaction product, a diluent and a sensitizer, the reaction product being produced by adding epoxy group-containing acrylic acid ester or epoxy group-containing methacrylic acid ester to a part of the carboxyl group of the copolymer of acrylic acid ester or methacrylic acid ester with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Tamura Kaken Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Makoto Yanagawa, Shinji Santoo
  • Electrochemiluminesence assay
    Patent number: 5723342
    Abstract: Method for measuring electrochemiluminescent phenomena at low temperatures using alkali chlorides at an increased pH and/or with a reduced initial voltage and reagents and apparatus suitable for this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Ursula Giesen, Nicholas Hoyle, Volker Klemt, Gunter Muller, Ulrich Neumann
  • Use of the protease domain of human plasminogen activator for the treatment of thromboembolic diseases
    Patent number: 5723122
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of thromboembolic proteins. These contain, as their only structural portion effecting thrombolytic activity, the protease domain of human tissue type plasminogen activator. These derivatives show reduced side effects, such as a reduction in bleeding while. demonstrating remarkable in vivo efficacy. The effect is surprising, given their in vitro properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Boehringer Mannheim GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Kohnert, Anne Stern, Ulrich Martin, Stephan Fischer
  • Photosensitive material transporting apparatus
    Patent number: 5724626
    Abstract: A photosensitive material transporting apparatus includes a transport passage for transporting a plurality of developed photosensitive materials in parallel with each other with a phase difference therebetween in a transporting direction thereof, a photosensitive material receiving mechanism disposed downstream of the transport passage for receiving the photosensitive materials, and a transport conveyer disposed between an exit of the transport passage and the photosensitive material receiving mechanism and having a conveying passage extending substantially normal to a discharging direction of the photosensitive materials discharged from the exit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Assignee: Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Todoki
  • Method and apparatus for determining the application pressure of a vehicle braking system
    Patent number: 5720534
    Abstract: A process and a device for determining the application pressure of a brake mechanism for a vehicle are proposed, where a measure of the pressure in the brake system and a measure of the rotational speed of at least one of the wheels to be braked are detected, and where the time of application of the brake mechanism and thus its application pressure are derived from the change over time in this rotational speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Werner Stumpe
  • Process for the extraction of natural aromas from natural substances containing fat and oil
    Patent number: 5718937
    Abstract: A process to extract natural aromas from natural substances containing fat and oil with compressed gases, wherein the natural substances are extracted in two steps in which in the first step liquid propane and/or butane at a temperature of .ltoreq.70.degree. C. and at a pressure of <500 bar and in the subsequent second step compressed carbon dioxide at a temperature of .ltoreq.50.degree. C. and at pressures between 70 and 500 bar are used as extraction agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: SKW Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen Heidlas, Ralf Kahleyss, Andrea Simon
  • Process for the preparation of a creatine or creatine monohydrate
    Patent number: 5719319
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of creatine or creatine monohydrate, wherein cyanamide is reacted with sodium or potassium sarcosinate in water or in a mixture of water and en organic solvent at a temperature of from 20 to 150.degree. C. and a pH value of from 7.0 to 14.0.By means of the process according to the present invention, creatine or creatine monohydrate can be prepared in good yields of from 60 to 90% by weight and with very high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: SKW Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Weiss, Helmut Krommer
  • Apparatus for coating a substrate from an electrically conductive target
    Patent number: 5718815
    Abstract: A vacuum chamber includes a central compartment (1) in which a diode cathode (6) carrying an electrically conductive sputtering target (7) is located, and two outer compartments (11, 12) in which magnetron cathodes (13, 14) carrying target 15, 16) are located, the magnetron cathodes (13, 14) being connected to respective poles (20, 21) of an AC power source. The outer compartments (11, 12) are separated from the central compartment by walls having openings (33, 34) which flank a space (28) between the sputtering target (6) and the substrate (3). Process gas lines 24, 25) are arranged to introduce process gas into this space (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Balzers Und Leybold Deutschland Holding AG
    Inventors: Joachim Szczyrbowski, Gotz Teschner, Gunter Brauer
  • Glial growth factors
    Patent number: 5716930
    Abstract: The invention involves secretable glial growth factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignees: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Cambridge Neuroscience
    Inventors: Andrew David Goodearl, Paul Stroobant, Luisa Minghetti, Michael Waterfield, Mark Marchionni, Maio Su Chen, Ian Hiles
  • Process and device for testing the function of an electronically controlling brake system
    Patent number: 5717134
    Abstract: An operating variable detected by at least two control units for actuating the brakes is distributed to a central control unit which identifies an error state in the area of the control unit in question when the operating variable in question deviates unacceptably from a reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Schlichenmaier, Juergen Wrede
  • Apparatus for coating substrates by cathode sputtering with a hollow target
    Patent number: 5716505
    Abstract: A pot-shaped hollow target (4) open toward the substrate (3) to be coated is surrounded by a dark-space shield (7) adjacent the lateral wall (5) of the target (4), and a cathode base body (11) is supported on an insulator (9) on the roof (10) of the vacuum chamber (2) and connected electrically to a power source (6). A hanger (15) reaches through a central opening (12) in the cathode base body (11) and through a central opening in the top (8) of the target (4) and is supported on the cathode base by an insulator (14), and holds a disk (16) shielding the top (8) of the target (4). A motor-driven turntable (18) forms the substrate holder (17), whose axis of rotation (19) is parallel to but offset laterally from the plane of symmetry (20) of the target by an amount (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Balzers Prozess-Systems GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Scherer
  • Protein tyrosine kinase
    Patent number: 5716818
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel protein tyrosine kinase comprising a polypeptide having multiple protein kinase catalytic domains and, more particularly, two kinase catalytic domains and to genetic sequences encoding same. Two such kinases are described and designated JAK1 and JAK2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research
    Inventors: Andrew Frederick Wilks, Andrew Ziemiecki, Ailsa Harpur
  • Process for the extraction of carotenes from natural sources
    Patent number: 5714658
    Abstract: For the extraction of carotenes, in particular of .beta.-carotene, from natural sources, these are stirred for several hours at at least 30.degree. C. in a solvent mixture composed of acetic esters of C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alcohols as well as a portion of 1 to 25% by weight of an oil of biological origin. The natural colorant is in this way obtained in very high space-time yields and high purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: SKW Trostberg Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Jurgen Heidlas, Georg Huber, Jan Cully, Utz Kohlrausch
  • Apparatus for inducing whole body hyperthermia and method for treatment utilizing said whole body hyperthermia inducing apparatus
    Patent number: 5713941
    Abstract: The present invention provides an improved whole body hyperthermia apparatus for raising the body temperature of a patient, said apparatus emitting radiant heat from a surface heated by a fluid. The present invention also provides an improved method for treating a cancer patient, said method comprising administering an anti-neoplastic agent to the cancer patient undergoing whole body hyperthermia under less stressful and more effective conditions with the improved whole body hyperthermia apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Cancer Research Institute
    Inventors: H. Ian Robins, Justin D. Cohen
  • Use of flavolignans as adjuvants in tumour therapy
    Patent number: 5714473
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the use of flavolignans as adjuvants in the case of chemotherapeutic tumour treatment and for the protection of cells in the urogenital region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Madaus AG
    Inventors: Hans Lentzen, Ulrich Mengs, Karl-Peter Odenthal, Hilmar Stolte
  • Isolated protein which binds to A33 antibody, and peptides corresponding to portions of the protein
    Patent number: 5712369
    Abstract: This invention relates to isolated protein and to peptides which are found on the surface of colon cells and colon cancer cells, as well as to nucleic acid molecules encoding said protein and peptides. The protein and peptides bind to tumor-associated antibodies, such as mAb A33. The monomeric protein has a molecular weight of about 43 kD as determined by SDS gel electrophoresis under non-reducing conditions. In addition, this invention relates to the use of said nucleic acid molecules, protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides in diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods. This invention further relates to antibodies specific for said protein, in monomeric or multimeric form, and to antibodies to said peptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Lloyd J. Old, Sydney Welt, Gerd Ritter, Richard J. Simpson, Edouard Nice, R. L. Moritz, B. Catimel, Hong Ji, Anthony W. Burgess, Joan K. Heath, Sara J. White, Cameron Johnstone
  • Pedometer
    Patent number: D390486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventor: Opher Pail