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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to medical systems and methods and more particularly, to an electroencephalograph (“EEG”) based system for monitoring or automatic guidance of anesthesia, analgesia, and amnesia during surgical operations. BACKGROUND INFORMATION [000...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for placement of certain medical devices. In particular, it pertains to the placement of electrodes in the field biopotential or electrophysiological monitoring. More particularly, it provides a new method for ma...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a receptacle for treatment of fluid materials and specially to a container which can be used for filtering, separating, and dispensing measured quantities of a liquid. In particular, the vessel of this invention is concerne...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to packages for planar substrates, and, more particularly, to packages for housing self-adhesive planar substrates, such as a self-adhesive bandages. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A variety of planar substrates must be individually packaged to pres...
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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the priority of United Kingdom Application No. 1122162.9, filed Dec. 22, 2011, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The invention relates to a vacuum cleaner, partic...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an antitumor agent for combined use of compounds having a kinase inhibitory effect. Particularly, the present invention relates to an antitumor agent for combined use of a compound having a HGFR inhibitory effect and a compound having a multi-tyrosine kinase inhibi...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 796,321 filed on Nov. 7, 1985, now abandoned. That application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 407,143, filed on Aug. 11, 1982, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to drawer slides and more particularly to a novel universal drawer slide having lateral control of the slide member and improved support for the drawer. This application is a continuation-in-part of my prior U.S. patent appli...
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FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for reducing the danger of accidental detonation of a land mine and, more particularly, to a shoe for working safely in a minefield and to a method of manufacture thereof. Land mines are usually detonated when a weight, exceedin...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority based on DE 102005056526.3 filed Nov. 25, 2005, and International Application PCT/EP2006/068878 filed Nov. 24, 2006 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The invention is concerned with a s...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It has long been desired to defat nuts, thereby lowering their caloric content. However, it has often been difficult to remove significant amounts of fat from nuts without simultaneously diminishing their flavor. The present invention avoids this problem with a process of defatting nut...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2008/060780, filed Aug. 15, 2008, which claims the benefit of European Application No. 07114414.1, filed Aug. 16, 2007, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. ...
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FIELD [0001] The present disclosure relates in general to foodservice containers, and more particularly to transporting and placing foodservice containers. BACKGROUND [0002] In the foodservice industry, foodservice containers enable foodservice staff to transport foodstuffs, dishes, and ot...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/814,976 for “Method To Increase Electrode's Stability” filed on Jun. 19, 2006, and to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/815,037 for “New Electrode Design” filed on Jun. 19, 2006, which are both in...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates generally to trousers and specifically to trousers in which the center line closely approximates the center line of the human leg from the thigh to ankle with both a pivoting and aligning method of ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The treatment of chronic disease often requires repeated and prolonged access to a patient's vascular system to, e.g., to administer medications, blood products, nutrients and other fluids and/or to withdraw blood. When such procedures must be frequently repeated, it ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/292,488 filed May 30, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,039,582, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/857,051 filed Apr. 4, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,764,616, which is a ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Plants are often treated by contacting them with compositions. For example, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/324,617 discloses treating non-citrus plants with compositions that contain at least one cyclopropene and that contain at least one plant growth regulator that is...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 11/869,861, filed on Oct. 10, 2007. FIELD The present invention relates to chemical dispensing and, more particularly, to a device for selectively dispensing a chemical a...
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The present application is a continuation-in-part of a copending application Ser. No. 728,998, filed Oct. 4, 1976, now abandoned, entitled EMMITTER FLOW CONTROL TUBE. BACKGROUND This invention is directed to drip or trickle flow irrigation systems utilizing emitters of the flush-drip type such as ...
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[0001] The present disclosure relates to a dose indicator device and apparatus comprising such devices, and in particular to a dose indicator device for use with, or incorporated as part of a pressurised metered dose inhaler. BACKGROUND [0002] It has been recognised that there is a need to provide...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is in the field of tennis rackets made up of essentially two channel-shaped members which have interengaging portions within their geometrics so that they can be received in tight interengaging relationship. 2. Description of the Pri...
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PRIORITY STATEMENT This application claims benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from Swedish Patent Application No. 0602185-1 filed on Oct. 18, 2006, in the Swedish Patent Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invent...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This patent application claims priority to and the benefit of and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/062,448 entitled “Dilator” filed on Jan. 23, 2008 which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. This appli...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/867,587, filed Nov. 29, 2006, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD [0002] This invention relates in general to improvements in wheel m...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a fish lure, and in particular, to a fish lure having interchangeable body parts. A wide variety of fish lures are designed to catch certain fish in particular different circumstances. For example, the type of fish which is to be caught, weather condition...
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DESCRIPTION This invention relates to an insert for seats in general and, in particular, to seat cushions and backs of seats for motor vehicle seats. With reference to motor vehicle seats, to which the invention is specifically but not exclusively applied, said seats are provided with a tubular metal frame ...
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CROSS REFERENCES AND RELATED SUBJECT MATTER This application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 10/716,155, filed in the United States Patent Office on Nov. 18, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,960,989. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a detectable warning system. More pa...
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FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a feminine hygiene product dispenser. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates generally to a dispenser for feminine hygiene products wherein the products are easily accessed by lifting or sliding a lid, and after the sele...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a dispenser for repeatedly discharging a predetermined length of a continuous web of material, especially paper towels. PRIOR ART A number of dispensing devices are known in the art. Such dispensers serve for dispensing and cutting web material, includin...
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This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/986,060, filed Nov. 7, 2001 now abandoned, which is a continuation of PCT/IE00/00057, filed May 8, 2000, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/188,472, filed Nov. 9, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,336,934, the contents of each of thes...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a fusion protein, more particularly, to a fusion protein for inhibiting cervical cancer induced or caused by HPV type 16 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. [0003] 2. Desc...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention generally relates to dispensers of vaporizable media. More specifically, this invention relates to a device for dispensing a fragrance or deodorant in the form of a vapor for air freshening in an enclosed environment. The need for effectively combating airborne mal...
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This is a Divisional of Application Ser. No. 936,876 filed Aug. 25, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,201,770, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 622,031 filed Oct. 14, 1975, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 462,955 filed Apr. 22, 1974, now abandoned, which in turn...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to soil openers that use a disc assembly to open the soil prior to injection of a fertilizer or seed into the ground. More specifically, the present invention concerns a sectored disc assembly for use in such a soi...
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[0001] This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/158,412 filed on May 29, 2002, by Chien-Hsuan Han et al., entitled Combination Immediate Release Sustained Release Levodopa/Carbidopa Dosage Forms, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/104,720, filed Apr. 13, 2005, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/668,487, filed Sep. 22, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,898,452, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser....
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[0001] This is a continuation of International Application PCT/JP2005/008297 (published as WO 2005/107480) having an international filing date of 2 May 2005, which claims priority to JP 2004-139128 filed on 7 May 2004. The disclosure of the priority application, in its entirety, including the drawings, claims, and ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 61/359,061, filed Jun. 28, 2010. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to storage containers and more particularly to a storage container adapted to measur...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT [0002] Not Applicable. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISC [0003] Not Applicable. FIELD OF THE INVENTION ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to orthopedic appliances and in particular to deformable splints for application to the elbow, hand or knee of a human patient to achieve a gradual, controlled extension of the limb to which it is applied. 2. State of the Pri...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION None BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application relates generally to portable rest or sleeping surfaces and, more particularly, to a lightweight, portable, padded mat that is impervious to fluids and to invasion by infectious organisms and vermin and a method f...
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This application claims benefit of provisional application 60/077,876, filed Mar. 13, 1998. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to compounds, compositions and methods for inhibiting (preventing and treating) neovascularization (angiogenesis). 2. ...
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BACKGROUND Procedures requiring the use of peripherally inserted central catheters (“PICC”) often employ pressure activated valves to seal these catheters when not in use. Such pressure activated valves are designed to remain closed during normal pressure fluctuations between uses to prevent leakage and backflow ...
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RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/156,611, filed May 24, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a shield for a needle and more particularly to a safety shield assembly that may be ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention concerns a method to show a concentration of a contrast agent or the course of the concentration of the contrast agent in a predetermined volume segment by means of a tomosynthesis, as well as a correspondi...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a low profile device for treatment of vascular abnormalities, such as the repair of aneurysms. In the past, treatment of aneurysms involved an open surgical procedure which exposed the affected lumen and bypassing the aneurysm with an artificial tubular ...
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[0001] This application is a formal application claiming the priority of provisional U.S. patent application No. 61/148,391, filed Jan. 30, 2009, the specification of which is incorporated by reference herewith in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates to massage tool...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to electric or electronic animal traps, and relates more particularly to an animal trap adapted to catch and electrocute a targeted animal simultaneously stepping on a pair of spaced electrodes, with means designed to direct a targ...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/846,677, Filed Sep. 22, 2006 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to oxygen delivery for aircraft pilots and passengers, and is particularly applicable ...
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RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to prior U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/207,019 filed May 5, 2000, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention is in the field of starches and starch derivativ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a National Stage Application of International Application No. PCT/FR99/03293, filed Dec. 27, 1999. Further, the present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of French Patent Application No. 98/16697 filed on Dec. 29, 1998. ...
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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to provisional application Ser. No. 60/331,131 filed Nov. 9, 2001 entitled FLUIDIC SPA NOZZLE WITH MODE CHANGE DISC. BACKGROUND AND BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Fluidic and spa nozzles are widely known in the art. See for example the foll...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent application No. 2004-174865 filed on Jun. 11, 2004, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention concerns an ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/320,147 filed on Apr. 25, 2003. The entire disclosure is incorporated by reference herein. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not applicable. REFE...
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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to enclosures for spas. BACKGROUND [0002] Hot tubs are pools designed to hold heated water and are used for soaking, relaxation, massage, or hydrotherapy. Many users of hot tubs have their hot tubs installed at their homes. Naturally, these ...
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FIELD OF INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to control systems, and in particular, to temperature-controlled actuators. BACKGROUND [0002] In automatic control systems, a temperature sensitive controller is useful for controlling a system based on a change in temperature. . In man...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a target projector such as might be used, for example, in automatically testing one's visual field. Measurement of one's visual field is important for a variety of reasons including the diagnosis of glaucoma as well as other human visual system disease...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a chili harvester in the form of a self propelled vehicle for movement along rows of chili pepper plants and includes spaced, opposed rotatably driven picking units. Each of the picking units is in the form of a...
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FIELD OF INVENTION This invention generally relates to a vapor-dispensing device, and more particularly to a multiple-outlet vapor dispensing device. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Vapor-dispensing devices of the type inserted into common electrical outlets are generally known. Many such devices require a particul...
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PRIORITY This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/488,014 filed May 19, 2011, and is a continuation in part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/025,028, which filed Feb. 2, 2008 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 8,286,284 on Oct. 16, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional...
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This application takes priority from German Patent Application DE 10 2009 002 988.5, filed 11 May 2009, the specification of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention One or more embodiments of the invention relates to an electromedical imp...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/543,491 filed on Feb. 11, 2004. The invention relates to devices for treatment of sleep disordered breathing (SDB). More specifically, the invention relates to a device for detecting SDB events in the pre...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to fastening devices and more particularly to a hair tie which is adapted to be placed in an encircling relation about a lock of hair such as a pony tail. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Devices to fasten locks of hair in a pony tail, braids or dred l...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to shell separation devices and more particularly pertains to a clam and oyster opener for separating the shells of a clam or oyster. 2. Description of the Prior Art The use of shell separation devices is known i...
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This is a Utility Patent Application for Provisionally File Application No. 60/252,693 filed on Nov. 24, 2000. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a barbecue grill and more particularly to an adjustable barbecue grill apparatus tha...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/546,027 filed Feb. 19, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] Th...
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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to medical diagnostic equipment, and more particularly to medical diagnostic equipment related to the measurement and interpretation of blood pressures. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art ...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates generally to the field of safe and effective pest elimination. More particularly, this invention relates to ant-pest elimination and uses a combination of a device and safe chemical component. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Generally...
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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation in Part of PCT/AU03/00936 filed on Jul. 24, 2003. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a device for detecting insects and pests and in particular, detecting the presence of insects in a bait station. BACK...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to controlled administration of chemodenervating agents, e.g., botulinum toxin-derived pharmaceuticals, useful in attenuating neural stimulation and spasmotic activity of muscle. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of standardizing denervating ph...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to fecal incontinence assistance devices. More specifically, it relates to a fecal incontinence assistance device with a time of use limitation function. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Many personal medical devices are de...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/757,692, filed Jan. 28, 2013, entitled LACE FIXATION SYSTEM WITH LOW FRICTION GUIDES, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference for all purposes. SUMMARY Various ...
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TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates in general to electrical devices, and more particularly, to an electrical device such as an intravascular pressure guide wire having a precision interconnect. BACKGROUND Medical guide wires having miniature pressure sensors are well known. Such pressure guide wir...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 USC §119(e) to U.S. Application No. 61/225,476, filed Jul. 14, 2009 and entitled “Vibrating Fishing Lure”, and which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD [000...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for external use containing a carrier, a skin-whitening agent, and sodium magnesium silicate. [0002] Certain skin-whitening agents in cosmetic compositions oxidize over time, causing the cosmetic com...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Minimization of the time between injury occurrence and transport to the appropriate level of medical care is necessary to ensure that wounded and sick soldiers obtain the prompt medical attention essential for their survival. During that time, aeromedical care in a MEDEVA...
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FIELD [0001] This application relates to the transdermal administration of ionic solutions, drugs and cosmetics. [0002] More particularly, this application relates to active iontophoretic delivery systems in which a hand-held roller-ball applicator forming an electrical contact applied to the su...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/748,176, filed Dec. 8, 2005, incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD For medical devices which are formed in vivo the biocompatibility profile, especially during ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/202,294 that was filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jul. 23, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention ...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/489,656, filed May 24, 2011. This application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT [0002] This invention...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to educational and amusement devices or games and more particularly to a geographical air travel game played upon a game board. 2. Description of the Prior Art Various games relating to airline travel and played upon a ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This is a divisional of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 12/658,300, filed Feb. 9, 2010, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61/210 311, filed Mar. 17, 2009, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their ent...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/103,072, filed Jun. 23, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,813,520, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/084,791, filed May. 8, 1998, and which is a Continuation in Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/632,516,...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention is broadly concerned with improved daily ration feed products for animals subject to heartworm infection including minor amounts of a heartworm preventative drug. More particularly, the invention is c...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Alopecia (e.g., male pattern baldness), is primarily a cosmetic problem in humans, stemming from a deficiency of terminal hair; which is the broad diameter colored hair that is readily seen. In the so-called bald person there is a noticeable absence of terminal hair; howe...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT NOT APPLICABLE DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to meditation surfaces. ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is related to the co-pending and commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/198,558 “BIOPSY DEVICE WITH REPLACEABLE PROBE AND INCORPORATING VIBRATION INSERTION ASSIST AND STATIC VACUUM SOURCE SAMPLE STACKING RETRIEVAL” to Hibner...
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This application is a Continuation under 35 USC 111 of PCT/AU2003/01191 (WO 2004/024242) filed on Sep. 11, 2003 claiming priority of Australian Application No. 2002 951380 filed Sep. 12, 2002. BACKGROUND The present invention relates to improvements in swim fins and flippers and more particularly relates to a...
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This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/338,867, filed on: Jan. 9, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,128,076. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the area of solar protection coverings and more specifically to the area of automated canopies that provide...
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TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to a dishwashing machine, in particular a commercial dishwashing machine, and to a method for the operation thereof. BACKGROUND Dishwashing machines (warewashers), in particular commercial dishwashing machines, in the form of box-type dishwashing machines (box-typ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an endoscope, and in particular, to an endoscope having an insertion unit that is inserted into deep digestive tracts such as a small intestine and a large intestine to be observed. [00...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a device for the measurement of the size of an eye pupil, comprising at least one light source to illuminate the eye and at least one light detector sensitive to light reflected from the eye. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Qualitative or quantitative observ...
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The instant non-provisional application is a Continuation application of non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/359,492, filed on Feb. 7, 2003, and entitled COMBINED WHEELCHAIR, WALKER, AND SITTING CHAIR. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Th...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to carrying cases for delicate or fragile articles such as laptop computers and other electronic equipment, and more specifically a protection system that protects stored articles from the adverse affects of acceleration, shock, and vibrational lo...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This Application claims priority to German Application No. 102004016855.5, filed Apr. 6, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present...
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RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/997,461 filed on Oct. 7, 2007 and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/244,944 filed on Oct. 5, 2005, which is now U.S. Pat. No. 8,088,144, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional ...
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method of producing a denture which can be veneered with ceramic or plastics with a metallic microstructure by sintering technology, from a mixture of metal powders and if necessary glass or ceramic powders. A mixing liquid is added to the powder mixture to f...
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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to attenuated bacterial mutants, in particular attenuated Salmonella enterica mutants, and to a live attenuated vaccine comprising same. STATE OF THE ART [0002] Salmonellae are Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, motile, non-l...
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This is a continuation of international patent application PCT/GE2007/000003 of Gela Sulaberidze, filed Jul. 2, 2007 and published as WO 2008/146050 A1, which claims priority to Georgia AP 2007 010107, filed Jun. 1, 2007, the disclosures of each being incorporat...
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