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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046699 | SELF-REGULATING TRANSCUTANEOUS ENERGY TRANSFER A rechargeable battery system and method are disclosed, in which an implantable medical device (IMD) regulates its transfer of energy from a separate charger unit. For recharging, a charger unit is brought into proximity to the implanted device. An oscillating current i... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044460 | METHOD OF COMBINING AT LEAST TWO AUDIO SIGNALS AND A MICROPHONE SYSTEM COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO MICROPHONES A method of combining at least two audio signals for generating an enhanced system output signal is described. The method comprises the steps of: a) measuring a sound signal at a first spatial position using a first transducer, such as a first microphone, in order to ge... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038158 | MECHANICAL BYPASS LIGHT UNIT A light unit includes a bulb having a light source with lead wires and a separator, a switch member that includes a support member and a pair of spring terminals, and a socket having two or more conductive terminals and adapted to receive the bulb and the switch member.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032071 | Headset Hub Remote Control System A system comprising a wireless audio headset hub (1), at least two peripheral electronic devices (3, 4, 5) which are wirelessly connected to and controlled via the headset (1). The system further comprises a wireless handheld terminal (2), wh... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025061 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A WINDMILL KITE A control system for a windmill kite having a platform tethered by at least one tethering line, and supporting a plurality of rotors that provide lift to keep the kite aloft and to generate electrical power. The control system comprises a computer and controller. The co... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110019860 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH COMBINED ELECTRICAL SOCKET AND MICROPHONE OPENING A communication device (1) comprising a housing (2) with a housing wall (3) encapsulating a housing interior (4). A microphone (5) is arranged in the housing interior (4) and communicates via an audio passage (9) with the... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019859 | HEADSET WITH FOLDABLE MICROPHONE ARM A headset (1; 101; 102) comprising a housing (2; 102; 103) and a microphone arm (3; 103; 203). The microphone arm (3; 103; 203) is connected to a hinge member (4; 104; 204), which is pivotally connected to the housing (2; 102; 103 | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018053 | MEMORY CELL AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF A memory cell is provided. The memory cell comprises a first wire shaped channel structure; and a charge trapping structure surrounding the perimeter surface of the first wire shaped channel structure, the charge trapping structure comprising two charge trapping partial... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017810 | Folder With Gusset A hanging pocket folder for use with support rails is disclosed. The disclosure includes a method and structure for preventing the side walls thereof from being damaged when the folder is withdrawn from a rail support system. Prior art systems did not recognize the prob... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012090 | SILICON-GERMANIUM NANOWIRE STRUCTURE AND A METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME A silicon-germanium nanowire structure arranged on a support substrate is disclosed, The silicon-germanium nanowire structure includes at least one germanium-containing supporting portion arranged on the support substrate, at least one germanium-containing nanowire disp... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110003352 | PROCESS FOR THE STEPWISE TREATMENT OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC MATERIAL TO PRODUCE REACTIVE CHEMICAL FEEDSTOCKS A method for the fractionation of lignocellulosic materials into reactive chemical feedstock in a batch or semi continuous process by the stepwise treatment with aqueous aliphatic alcohols in the presence of sulfur dioxide or acid. Lignocellulosic material is fractionat... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100314041 | METHOD OF MAKING A MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE WITH EMBEDDED METALLIZATION A method of making a substrate includes providing an upper insulative layer and a lower insulative layer, wherein the upper insulative layer includes an inlet opening, the lower insulative layer includes a channel, and the inlet opening is in fluid communication with th... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100294851 | SPRAY NOZZLE FOR LOW CLEARANCE SPRAYING A spray nozzle includes an orifice disposed on a substantially planar discharge surface. An impingement surface is disposed opposite the orifice, the impingement surface forming an angle with a centerline of the orifice. A deflection ridge bridges a gap between the impi... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292720 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE ABRADING EFFICIENCY The invention provides a rotational atherectomy system, device and method having, in various embodiments, a flexible, elongated, rotatable drive shaft with at least one eccentric abrading head attached thereto, wherein the abrading head comprises at least one groove the... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100282825 | INTEGRAL MAGNETIC POSTCARD The present invention introduces an integrated mag-postcard including a pattern layer as front side, a magnet layer as middle side and a mailing information layer as back side, wherein all three layers are integrated tightly. The integrated mag-postcard has full magneti... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278350 | HEADSET SYSTEM COMPRISING A NOISE DOSIMETER A noise dosimeter (x00) for monitoring the exposure to noise of a user wearing a headset is described. The noise dosimeter includes a housing to be worn external to the ear of the user, an earpiece (x01) for placement in or near an ear canal of the user, a... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276310 | METHOD OF COATING A PARTICLE Disclosed is a method of coating a particle, the method comprising contacting (i) a particle, wherein the surface of the particle comprises functional groups suitable to undergo a coupling reaction with at least a hydroxyl group, a halogen group or an alkoxy group, with... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270673 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING TWO JOINING SURFACES The invention relates to a method for connecting two joining surfaces, particularly in the field of semiconductors, wherein at least one joining surface is produced by depositing a layer comprising 20 to 40% gold and 80 to 60% silver onto a substrate and selectively rem... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100267834 | METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR DIFFERENTIALLY ALTERING GENE EXPRESSION TO PROVIDE NEUROPROTECTION FOR THE ANIMAL CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGAINST THE EFFECTS OF ISCHEMIA, NEURODEGENERATION, TRAUMA AND METAL POISONING Pharmaceutical compositions for treating and/or pre-treating or preconditioning the animal central nervous system against the effects of Alzheimer's Disease including the associated neurodegeneration and cognitive, behavioral and physical impairments. In one embodiment,... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100264935 | Electrically Conductive Kelvin Contacts For Microcircuit Tester Terminals of a device under test are connected to corresponding contact pads or leads by a series of electrically conductive contacts. Each terminal testing connects with both a “force” contact and a “sense” contact. In one embodiment, the sense contact partiall... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100242404 | MOUNT WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT AND AUTOMATIC SAFETY LATCHING A system and method of releasably mounting a device, usually to a ceiling, is disclosed. The system has a ceiling mounted unit (200) and a device mounted unit (250), releasably joined preferably by an magnetic coupling (202) which engages a floating... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100241463 | AUTOMATED INSURANCE SYSTEM There is disclosed an automated management system (30) for an insurance policy issued by an insurance provider to an policy holder. The system comprises a computer-based database (33) for items covered by the policy, interfaces (14) for inputting da... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100231251 | Electrically Conductive Pins For Microcircuit Tester The terminals of a device under test are temporarily electrically connected to corresponding contact pads on a load board by a series of electrically conductive pin pairs. The pin pairs are held in place by an interposer membrane that includes a top contact plate facing... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100219496 | WAFER ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE WAFER ARRANGEMENT The wafer arrangement (100) provided comprises a first wafer (101), which comprises an integrated circuit and a recess (105). The wafer arrangement further comprises a portion of a second wafer (103), which comprises a carrier portion and a p... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100211088 | ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY SEGMENTED ABRADING HEAD AND METHOD TO IMPROVE ABRADING EFFICIENCY The invention provides a rotational atherectomy system, device and method having, in various embodiments, a flexible, elongated, rotatable drive shaft comprising an eccentric abrading head comprising at least one eccentric abrading cylindrical segments attached to the d... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100198239 | MULTI-MATERIAL ABRADING HEAD FOR ATHERECTOMY DEVICES HAVING LATERALLY DISPLACED CENTER OF MASS An abrading head for a high-speed rotation atherectomy device is disclosed. The head has its center of mass laterally displaced from the rotational axis of the drive shaft. As the drive shaft spins, centrifugal force forces the abrading head radially outward. At high sp... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100191631 | QUANTITATIVE MEDIA VALUATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM A method and system are disclosed for transforming accessing of a displayed content by at least one person into an overall billed value. An exemplary embodiment comprises providing a display device that displays content, tracking the respective gazes of people near and ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100189892 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING FROZEN ADHESIVE PARTICLES Method and system for moving a frozen adhesive particle towards a target body, comprising launching means (13) which are arranged to launch the particle (2) in its frozen form towards the target body (3, 4) via a movement path (14) through a ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100187682 | ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME An electronic package (200) comprises a substrate (201), a first carrier layer arrangement (211) adapted to dissipate heat from at least one chip (217) mounted thereon, and a heat exchanger (221) mounted on the first carrier layer arra... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100178910 | BASE UNIT ADAPTED TO PROVIDE A COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION AS WELL AS A METHOD OF PROVIDING A COMMUNICATIONS CONNECTION A base unit; which is arranged to provide a communications connection between a plurality of fixed communications units (2, 6, 12, 13) and at least one mobile communications unit, such as a headset (10), is arranged to adapt the bandwidth of the communicat... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100176993 | COMMUNICATIONS UNIT WITH A BUILT-IN ANTENNA In a communications unit, such as a headset or a hearing aid, of the wireless type, a metal layer (3) is adhered or secured to its battery (1) by means of a double adhesive tape or spacers (2), so that the battery and the metal layer are capacitivel... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100174291 | CATHETER AND TUNNELING DEVICE THEREFOR A catheter for introduction and removal of fluids from a body and tunneling device therefor, the catheter has a body having a first conduit for removing fluid from the body and a second conduit for delivering fluid to the body wherein at least a part of each of the lume... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100155513 | BALE BREAKER APPARATUS AND METHOD An auxiliary powerfeed is disclosed, which is designed to work in conjunction with other feeding devices found on a horizontal grinder, which typically include a horizontal feed conveyor and a powerfeed drum. The auxiliary powerfeed features a rotating drum on which are... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100150369 | FILTER APPARATUS FOR ACTIVELY REDUCING NOISE A filter apparatus for reducing noise from a primary noise source, comprising a secondary source signal connector for generating secondary noise to reduce said primary noise and a sensor connector for connecting to a sensor for measuring said primary and secondary noise... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100135341 | Multiple Output Repetitively Pulsed Laser A continuously pumped, mode-locked laser is disclosed, which includes a cavity dumper that can remove a constant fraction of the light from the cavity at every 1/f period of time, independent of the time at which the first pulse in a train is initiated. The cavity dumpe... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100130113 | FLEXIBLE GRINDING PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME The present invention relates to a flexible grinding product and a method of producing the same. Such a grinding product comprises a flexible underlay (1) which consists of two layers laminated to each other. These comprise a lower base layer (2) and an up... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100127735 | MIXER CIRCUIT AND MIXER CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT A mixer circuit is provided. The mixer circuit comprises: a voltage-to-current converter stage; a switching stage comprising a plurality of switches, the switching stage being coupled with the voltage-to-current converter stage to controlled passing electrical current f... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100121361 | DIRECTIONAL ROTATIONAL ATHERECTOMY DEVICE WITH OFFSET SPINNING ABRASIVE ELEMENT The invention provides a rotational atherectomy system, device and method comprising a flexible, elongated, rotatable drive shaft with a pre-curved abrasive section disposed within a catheter that deforms the abrasive section to a substantially straight profile and, whe... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100116873 | Secure Folder with Double Binder A folder provides easy access to its contents, is lockable, and keeps its locking mechanism out of the way when not in use. The folder has fold lines partway down on the front and back faces, so that the user has easy access to the folder contents. There is a gusset on ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100114611 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MEASURING AND UTILIZING EFFICIENCY OF MEDICAL RESOURCE AND SERVICES PROVIDERS A method and computer program product is provided that, in various embodiments, may provide a measure of efficiency of resources used in medical treatment plan options. A normalized Relative Resource Value (RRV) may be obtained that measures the level of resources requi... | 05/06/2010 |
