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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070062537 | Forehead support for a respiratory mask A forehead support for a respiratory mask is disclosed. A forehead pad is connected to the shell of a respiratory mask by two support legs providing increased stability over forehead supports of the prior art. A threaded piece connects one support leg to the shell of th... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062538 | Undetectable nasal insert An intranasal insert of the type having two insert bodies (10) which are then connected together by a transparent non-rigid elongated fiber (24). The transparent fiber provides for comfort to the user and allows the insert to be worn without being visible ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062539 | Nasal assembly A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable ga... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062540 | Respiratory monitoring apparatus and related method A tracheotomy apparatus including a cuff, a port and a sensor. The cuff defines a chamber and wraps around a portion of the subject's neck. A fluid delivery system delivers a gas to the chamber through the port as the subject naturally respires. The sensor monitors carb... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062541 | Device for anatomical support and uses thereof A device for vaginal insertion that corrects the anatomical defect which is the cause of majority of prolapses is disclosed. Said device comprises a base member (or body), two lateral members (or opposite side arms) attached to two opposing sides of said base member, an... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062542 | Contraceptive transcervical fallopian tube occlusion devices and methods The invention provides intrafallopian devices and non-surgical methods for their placement to prevent conception. The efficacy of the device is enhanced by forming the structure at least in part from copper or a copper alloy. The device is anchored within the fallopian ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062543 | Stabilizing power source for a vehicle A power source for a vehicle includes at least one toroidal ring positioned in a housing. The toroidal ring includes magnetic material such as permanent magnets. The toroidal ring is magnetically levitated in the housing. A propulsion winding is coupled with the housing... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062544 | Drape product for surgical interventions The present invention relates to a drape product for surgical interventions, comprising an opening (0) intended to be arranged around an operating site on a patient, which drape product, during use, forms a barrier between the operating site and that part of a pa... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062545 | METHODS OF REGENERATING TISSUE IN AIRWAYS This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of treating the airway wall, applying energy or heat to the airway wall in ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062546 | Electrophysiology catheter and system for gentle and firm wall contact A method of applying an electrode on the end of a flexible medical device to the surface of a body structure, the method including navigating the distal end of the device to the surface by orienting the distal end and advancing the device until the tip of the device con... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062547 | Systems for and methods of tissue ablation A method of controlling a remote navigation system that orients the distal end of a medical device in response to user inputs, includes interrupting the operation of the remote navigation system when the user inputs would navigate the medical device to a location where ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062548 | Inhaler for basic pharmaceutical agents and method for the production thereof A device for the administration of basic active agents, such as nicotine, to the human or animal body. The active agents are administered by inhalation. The device comprises a first preparation containing a nicotine base or/and a further basic active agent and, a second... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062549 | Smokeless tobacco composition A smokeless tobacco product includes a powdered or granular smokeless tobacco formulation that is contained within a moisture-permeable packet or pouch. The smokeless tobacco formulation includes finely ground particles of tobacco in powder-like form and other ingredien... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062550 | Smoking articles and smokable filler material therefor The invention relates to smokable filler materials and a process for making same, the smokable filler material comprising a foaming agent, an agent capable of forming chemical cross-linkages, and a cross-linking agent. A combination of the foaming agent in the foamed st... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062551 | INSTRUMENT HAVING WALLS FOR APPLYING A COMPOSITION ON EYELASHES OR EYEBROWS An instrument for applying a liquid or semi-liquid composition on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, comprising a core together with applicator means designed to collect the composition and to apply it on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, the applicator means projecting from t... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062552 | INSTRUMENT FOR APPLYING A COMPOSITION ON THE EYELASHES OR EYEBROWS An instrument for applying a liquid or semi-liquid composition on the eyelashes or the eyebrows, comprising a core extending in an axial direction, and at least first, second, third, and fourth projections projecting from the core, wherein the first and second projectio... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062553 | Hair barrette A hair barrette includes a decorative outer member, a basic member secured onto the outer member, a tubular sleeve member attached onto the basic member and made of a resilient material having a high coefficient of friction, and a clamping arm having one end pivotally a... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062554 | Dental floss device A dental floss device 1 comprises a handle 2 having a head piece 3 and a disposable holder 4 for a length of dental floss 5. The holder 4 comprises a base portion 20 and a pair of spaced-apart jaws 21 extending fro... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062555 | Ultrasonic cleaning system and method An ultrasonic cleaning system includes an ultrasonic cleaner and a bubble generator. The bubble generator generates a micro-emulsified liquid containing a plurality of micro-to-nano-sized bubbles. The ultrasonic cleaner communicates with the bubble generator such that t... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062556 | Device and process for cleaning electrified contact rail insulators for rail rapid transit systems A process for cleaning electrical insulators supporting a contact rail parallel to a rail track comprises moving a vehicle having cleaning stations with cleaning tools (such as water jets) mounted on them, along a rail track adjacent to a parallel contact rail supported... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062557 | Lithographic apparatus comprising an electrical discharge generator and method for cleaning an element of a lithographic apparatus A method for cleaning elements of a lithographic apparatus, for example optical elements such as a collector mirror, includes providing a gas containing nitrogen; generating nitrogen radicals from at least part of the gas, thereby forming a radical containing gas; and p... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062558 | Apparatus and method for surface treatment to substrate An apparatus and a method for surface treatment of substrates whereby the quality of substrates can be maintained by preventing excessive plasma treatment of substrates. In carrying out the plasma treatment on a surface of the substrate in a reaction chamber, there are ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062559 | Electronic device cleaning equipment and electronic device cleaning method An electronic device cleaning method includes the steps of: placing, on a processing face, a semiconductor substrate having an obverse face portion in which an electronic device is formed so that the processing face faces a reverse face of the semiconductor substrate; d... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062560 | PROCESS FOR CLEANING WAFERS IN AN IN-LINE CLEANING PROCESS A wafer cleaning process includes the steps of supplying a cleaning liquid while rotating the wafer at a first rotational speed, supplying a rinsing liquid on the wafer at a second rotational speed substantially equal to the first rotational speed, supplying a rinsing l... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062561 | Method And Apparatus For Testing Particulate Contamination In Wafer Carriers Wafer carriers in an integrated circuit fab are tested for residual particle contamination by replacing the standard carrier door by a test cover having a gas inlet and outlet, counting the number of FM particles exiting the carrier during a flush cycle with a test gas ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062562 | Method of cleaning oil strainer A method for cleaning an oil strainer in an oil pan of an internal combustion engine from which substantially all lubricant has been drained, the method comprising connecting a first conduit to said oil pan; introducing a cleaning fluid into said oil pan; connecting a s... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062563 | Concrete washout container A washout container to which are mounted inclined ramps that allow a transit mixer, concrete pumping truck or other concrete handling vehicle to drive up over a portion of the container for dumping excess concrete and washing out waste concrete. The container cross-sect... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062564 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A WASHING OR RINSING AGENT The device for dispensing a washing or rinsing agent for a dishwashing machine comprises: a container which has an inlet opening, which is adapted to be closed in a fluid-tight manner, for filling a quantity of a washing/rinsing agent inside the container; an outlet ope... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062565 | Umbrella assembly structured for use in high wind conditions An umbrella frame structured for use in a strong wind conditions such as those conditions frequently encountered on a boat traveling at relatively high speeds. An umbrella frame assembly includes a reinforcing assembly connected thereto in a supportive, operative orient... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062566 | Flat umbrella improvement structure A flat umbrella improvement structure is comprised of a notch and a runner, both are in flat shapes. A variety of main ribs have one ends thereof symmetrically pivoted on both sides of the curved edges of the notch and have the middle portions thereof that are pivoted t... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062567 | MODULAR POLE TENT AND JOINING MEANS A tensile pole tent having improved wind performance, having a polygonal projection in plan view, perimeter catenaries, a flexible canopy continuously attached to the catenaries, corner posts to support the catenaries, a membrane interface or field joint between adjacen... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062568 | Umbrella with dome shape An umbrella comprises a vertical support member and a plurality of ribs operatively associated with the vertical support member and extending generally radially outward from a central location. The umbrella further includes a plurality of elongated, laterally flexible m... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062569 | One-touch type foldable tent frame A one-touch type foldable tent frame including supporting dies, a tent cloth connected to the supporting dies, and a folding unit provided in the center of upper ends of the supporting dies for folding the supporting dies, the folding unit includes a fixing element conn... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062570 | Collapsible shade structure A collapsible shade structure includes a plurality of foldable frame members each having a folded and an unfolded orientation. A fabric material is provided for substantially covering the frame members to form a side panel for each frame member, each side panel assuming... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062571 | Method of preparing a thermoelectric material, method of forming a thermoelectric device, and method of fabricating a thermoelectric module A method of preparing a thermoelectric material includes the following steps. A thermoelectric raw material can be filled into a cavity of a first mold so that the thermoelectric raw material filled in the cavity has first and second dimensions. The first dimension can ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062572 | Photovoltaic system A photovoltaic system for an electronic device. The system includes a first photovoltaic cell primarily oriented toward the sun and a second photovoltaic cell primarily oriented toward a light source of the electronic device. The first and second photovoltaic cells are ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062573 | SOLAR PANEL INCLUDING A LOW MOISTURE VAPOR TRANSMISSION RATE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION A solar panel including a front panel; a photovoltaic material layer deposited either directly on the front panel or directly on an anti-reflective coating formed between the front panel and the photovoltaic material layer; a backing panel; and an adhesive layer dispose... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062574 | Electrode wire material and solar cell having connection lead wire formed of the wire material An electrode wire material that can be used in a solar cell is produced without using flattening rolls or endless belts and has excellent solderability. The electrode wire material includes a core material formed of a strip-like conductive material and a hot-dip solder ... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062575 | Solar Cell and Process for Producing the Same A surface of a multicrystalline silicon substrate is etched with an alkaline aqueous solution in a condition so that a surface area-to-planar surface area ratio R is smaller than 1.1. A multiplicity of fine textures are formed over the irregularities by dry etching. Thi... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070062576 | Tandem dye-sensitised solar cell and method of its production The present invention relates to two-compartment or multi-compartment photovoltaic cells, their uses and methods of their production. ... | 03/22/2007 |
