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Oxidized porous silicon field emission devices
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-07-04)
A low voltage vacuum field emission device and method for manufacturing is provided. The devices are fabricated by anodizing a heavily doped silicon wafer substrate (12) in concentrated HF solution, forming extremely sharp ...
Method of making a non-porous vegetable protein fiber product
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-08-01)
A method for processing a dehulled, defatted oilseed protein meal, e.g., soybean meal, to produce non-porous, meat-like fibers comprises preparing an oilseed protein source and water mixture, extruding the mixture under ...
Electrodes and electrochemical storage cells utilizing tin-modified active materials
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-07-18)
An electrode has a substrate and a finely divided active material on the substrate. The active material is ANix-y-z Coy Snz, wherein A is a mischmetal or La1-w Mw, M is Ce, Nd, or Zr, w is from about 0.05 to about 1.0, x ...
Green leaf volatiles as inhibitors of bark beetle aggregation pheromones
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-11-21)
A composition for preventing or limiting the attack and infestation of trees by pine bark beetles, by inhibiting the response of the beetles to their aggregation pheromones. The composition comprises a green leaf volatile ...
Expression of foreign genes using a replicating polyprotein producing virus vector
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1996-02-13)
The present invention provides an expression vector adapted for expressing heterologous proteins in plants susceptible to a polyprotein-producing plant virus. The vector utilizes the unique ability of viral polyprotein ...
Energy analysis fault detection system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1996-04-30)
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting an arcing fault on a power line carrying a load current. The apparatus monitors and analyzes energy values of the load current flowing through the line. The analyzed energy ...
System and method for specifying an expert system
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-07-18)
A method and system are provided for specifying an expert system. Multiple task specifications are formed for specifying tasks as functional units of the expert system. Multiple method specifications are formed for specifying ...
Indirect rotor position sensor for a sinusoidal synchronous reluctance machine
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1995-09-05)
A discrete position sensor elimination technique for a sinusoidally wound synchronous reluctance motor drive uses induced voltage, phase currents, and excitation frequency to estimate rotor position at all speeds, including ...
High purity aluminum alloy conductor for use at ultra low temperatures
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1998-05-19)
The present invention concerns an aluminum alloy conductor of a cryostatic stabilizer for use at ultra low temperatures of 30° K. or lower which is provided on and around a superconductor. The aluminum alloy conductor is ...
Methods of biomass pretreatment
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1999-02-02)
The invention is directed to methods for the pretreatment of a lignocellulose-containing biomass. Pretreatment comprises the addition of calcium hydroxide and water to the biomass to form a mixture, and subjecting the ...