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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110028976 | Impact-Driven Intraosseous Needle An apparatus for penetrating a bone marrow of a bone is provided. The apparatus includes a housing comprising a handle and a trigger mechanism, a spring-loaded assembly comprising a rod and a shaft; and a connector comprising a first end operable to connect to the drive... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024194 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONE-TRIP HOLE ENLARGEMENT OPERATIONS A drilling assembly for simultaneous hole enlargement operations comprises a drill bit, an adjustable diameter reamer, and a hole opener. The reamer is coupled with, and positioned uphole from the drill bit. The reamer is adjustable between a first diameter and a second... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017514 | ROLLER CONE DRILL BIT WITH LUBRICANT PRESSURE RELIEF MECHANISM AND METHOD Roller cone drill bits may be provided with pressure relief mechanisms operable to control lubricant pressure within respective lubricant systems. Each lubricant system may be enclosed and isolated from downhole well fluids. Portions of each pressure relief mechanism ma... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015911 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PREDICT ROTARY DRILL BIT WALK AND TO DESIGN ROTARY DRILL BITS AND OTHER DOWNHOLE TOOLS Methods and systems may be provided to simulate forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates, relatively constant tilt rates, wellbores with uniform generally circular cross-sections and wellbores with non-circular cross-s... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100326454 | Smokeless Tobacco Product A melt spun tobacco composition, e.g., in flake or particle form, for oral use in a mammal made by melt spinning comprising tobacco and/or a tobacco extract and at least one material which is solid at room temperature, which melts at or below 500° F., and carries from ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100317495 | Foot and Ankle Exercise Device The present invention relates to a foot and ankle exercise device. The exercise device may include a foot strap, a pull strap, a handle, and a resistance band. The foot strap may be adjustable to secure the device to a user's foot. The pull strap may have a first end at... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314175 | ROTARY DRILL BIT WITH NOZZLES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE AND DRILLING FLUID EFFICIENCY A rotary drill bit having one or more fluid nozzles is provided. Each nozzle may include interior surfaces designed to optimize hydraulic performance and efficiency of fluid flowing through the nozzle. The interior surfaces cooperate with each other to minimize turbulen... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312370 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, PERFORMANCE AND/OR USE OF WELL TOOLS Methods and systems are provided to improve design, manufacture and performance of oilfield equipment and well tools using three dimensional (3D) scanning technology and one or more feedback loops. Manufacturing processes and techniques associated with a well tool may b... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304461 | Portable, Temperature and Chemically Inducible Expression Vector for High Cell Density Expression of Heterologous Genes in Escherichia Coli The present disclosure relates to nucleic acids comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1. The nucleic acid may be an isolated DNA and/or may be in the form of a plasmid or an expression vector. It may also be comprised in a microorganism. The nucleic acid may further compr... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300761 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO OPTIMIZE FLUID FLOW AND PERFORMANCE OF DOWNHOLE DRILLING EQUIPMENT Sleeves, stabilizers and other well tools may be formed with fluid flow paths or channels extending through one or more blades disposed on the exterior portions of such well tools. The blades and associated fluid flow paths extending therethrough may allow optimum fluid... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300758 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING AND/OR SELECTING DRILLING EQUIPMENT USING PREDICTIONS OF ROTARY DRILL BIT WALK Methods and systems may be provided simulating forming a wide variety of directional wellbores including wellbores with variable tilt rates and/or relatively constant tilt rates. The methods and systems may also be used to simulate forming a wellbore in subterranean for... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100298784 | Manual Intraosseous Device An apparatus for penetrating the bone marrow of a bone is provided. The apparatus includes a handle having a drive shaft, a connector having a first end operable to connect to a drive shaft and a second end operable to connect to a penetrator hub and a penetrator hub ha... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100297074 | Wound healing compositions, systems, and methods The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to the ability of SAP to suppress the differentiation of monocytes into fibrocytes. It also relates to the ability of IL-4 and IL-3 to enhance the differentiation of monocytes into fibrocytes. Methods and co... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294176 | Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof A method of manufacture may include providing a first platform having a substantially planar first surface and a second platform having a substantially planar second surface substantially parallel to the first surface. The method may further include mechanically couplin... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294175 | Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof An apparatus for transporting equipment and a method for the manufacture of the apparatus are disclosed. A method of manufacture may include providing a first platform having a substantially planar first surface. The method may also include providing a second platform h... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294174 | Apparatus for Transport of Equipment and Method for Manufacture Thereof An apparatus for transporting equipment and a method for the manufacture of the apparatus are disclosed. A damping assembly configured to dampen movement of a first item relative to a second item may include an arm and a shock absorber. The arm may be configured to be l... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100288821 | Matrix Drill Bits and Method of Manufacture A matrix drill bit and method of manufacturing a matrix bit body from a composite of matrix materials is disclosed. Two or more different types of matrix materials may be used to form a composite matrix bit body. A first matrix material may be selected to provide optimu... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100285460 | Biological Detection System and Method The present disclosure, according to some embodiments, relates to phage-based biological detection systems, compositions, and methods. In some embodiments, it relates to a detection system and method using phage binding and bacterial infection to detect the presence of ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282773 | Entertaining or Advertising Hygiene Apparatus A method and apparatus are disclosed which involve an improved way to coerce use of a soap dispenser (or other hygiene device). A soap dispenser according to at least one embodiment, includes a teaching or entertaining device that is fun and informative that is triggere... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282259 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL WAVEFORM DISPLAY FOR A BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM An apparatus configured to display a three-dimensional representation of a waveform for a breathing assistance system may include a processor and a display device. The processor may be configured to receive signals from one or more sensors over a plurality of time perio... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278604 | CASTING OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE MATRIX BIT HEADS AND HEATING BIT HEAD PORTIONS WITH MICROWAVE RADIATION A method of making a drill bit having the following steps: placing matrix material in a bit body mold; placing a metal blank in the bit body mold; placing a binder material in the bit body mold with the binder material proximate the matrix material and the metal blank; ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100272805 | HYDROGELS FOR COMBINATORIAL DELIVERY OF IMMUNE-MODULATING BIOMOLECULES One embodiment of the current disclosure relates to an immune-modulating composition comprising a hydrogel-forming polymer, an immune-modulating biomolecule operable to recruit or retain an immune cell, and an antigen-related biomolecule. Another embodiment of the curre... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100256854 | Method and apparatus for operation of a motor vehicle For operation of a motor vehicle (2) having a propulsion system (4), when a critical operating state (STATE_CRIT) occurs and/or an operating error (ERROR) of the motor vehicle (2) and/or of the propulsion system (4) of the motor vehicle (2... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100247612 | EXTRUDABLE AND EXTRUDED COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE AGENTS, METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND METHOD OF USING SAME A nonaqueous, extrudable composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer in an amount of more than 20 wt % of the whole composition and tobacco. An extruded bioactive product in the form of a sheet can be made by extruding or hot melt shaping a nonaqueous compos... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100242978 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PRODUCT A nonaqueous, extrudable composition includes at least one thermoplastic polymer in an amount of more than 20 wt % of the whole composition and tobacco. A smokeless tobacco product in the form of a sheet can be made by extruding or hot melt shaping a nonaqueous composit... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100237175 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A REFUSE FILLING LEVEL The method is used to determine the filling level of a loaded mill container (2). The container (2) has a drive torque (M) applied to it by means of a drive (6), and causes it to rotate. The drive torque (M) on the drive (6) is set by means o... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100221208 | Treatment and Diagnostic Methods for Fibrosis Related Disorders The present invention relates to the ability of SAP to suppress fibrocytes. It also relates to the ability of IL-12, laminin-1, cross-linked IgG and IgG aggregates to suppress fibrocytes. Methods and compositions for suppressing fibrocytes using these proteins are provi... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100215909 | Photomask for the Fabrication of a Dual Damascene Structure and Method for Forming the Same A photomask for the fabrication of dual damascene structures and a method for forming the same are provided. A method for fabricating a multilayer step-and-print lithography (SFIL) template includes providing a blank having a substrate, an absorber layer and a first res... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100214085 | COOPERATIVE SENSOR-SHARING VEHICLE TRAFFIC SAFETY SYSTEM A method and system for using vehicle-to-vehicle cooperative communications for traffic collision avoidance. One vehicle detects a “situation”, such as a pedestrian within the crosswalk, where an “offending object” is in or near a roadway feature, which could re... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100212642 | Fluid Metering Unit and Fluid Metering System A fluid metering system has a metering valve, which is located between a supply region and a fluid metering region and an actuator drive that converts the elongation of at least two drive elements into the rotation of a drive shaft, the shaft being mechanically coupled ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100204649 | High Pressure Intraosseous Bag and Method Fluid communication devices may be provided for use with intraosseous devices. Apparatus and methods may also be provided to communicate fluids with an intraosseous device.... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100204037 | SELF-CLEANING SURFACE COATING (PHOTOCATALYSIS) A self-cleaning surface coating is easy and inexpensive to produce because it has only a simple titanium dioxide layer.... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100197487 | TITANIUM DIOXIDE LAYER WITH IMPROVED SURFACE PROPERTIES In a thermocatalytically active titanium dioxide coating, based on a sol-gel system, the titanium dioxide coating contains a structuring component and/or is produced by a structuring method.... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100196203 | Formation of Lipid Bilayers A method for forming a lipid bilayer across an aperture, comprises: (a) providing a cell having a chamber adjacent to a septum comprising a membrane having an aperture capable of supporting a lipid bilayer; (b) depositing one or more lipids on an internal surface of the... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193254 | Matrix Drill Bit with Dual Surface Compositions and Methods of Manufacture Matrix drill bits and other downhole tools may be formed with one or more layers of hard materials disposed on exterior portions thereof. Exterior portions of used rotary drill bits or other downhole tools may be measured using three dimensional (3D) scanning techniques... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100183524 | ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT ORAL TISSUE AND METHODS OF FORMULATION AND USE THEREOF One embodiment of the invention is directed to an oral antioxidant composition including between 0.0001% and 5.0% w/w antioxidant, wherein the antioxidant includes cinnamic acid derivative, tetrahydrocurcuminoids, or phloretin and an orally pharmaceutically acceptable c... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100170953 | ELECTRONIC MODULE AND PROCEDURE FOR AT LEAST THE PARTIAL SCRAPPING OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE The electronic module (BG) incorporates a specified separation edge (SAK, SAK1, SAK2, SAK3) for the mechanical, irreversible separation of a separable part (AT, AT1, AT2, AT3) of the module (BG) from the remainder of the module ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100163312 | Rotary Drill Bits with Gage Pads Having Improved Steerability and Reduced Wear A rotary drill bit having blades with gage pads disposed on exterior portions thereof to improve steerability of the rotary drill bit during formation of a directional wellbore without sacrifice of lateral stability. One or more of the gage pads may include radially tap... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100139479 | VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO PISTON WITH RATE-SENSITIVE RESPONSE A hydraulic variable compression ratio (VCR) piston for use in an internal combustion engine. The piston is a two-part piston, in which a gudgeon pin carrier slides within an outer sleeve. A variable volume upper chamber is formed between the top of the gudgeon pin carr... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100138036 | OPERATION METHOD FOR A LOOPING PIT WITH DRAG COMPENSATION A band is introduced into the pit entrance of a looping pit. This band is released from the looping pit at a pit exit. A segment of the band can thereby be buffered. The entrance-sided drag that exists in the band at the pit entrance is measured by an entrance-sided dra... | 06/03/2010 |
