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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110042409 | RUSSIAN ROULETTE BEVERAGE DISPENSER The present disclosure relates to a beverage dispenser formed in the shape of a gun.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041445 | Shingle with Interlocking Water Diverter Tabs A shingle includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an upper end, a lower end, a first side, and a second side. The body has a width defined as the distance between the first and second sides and a length defined by the distance between the upper and lower... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039642 | SUPPORT SLEEVE A swing implement, such as a baseball bat (9), adapted for gripping by the hands of a user having a support surface (10) between the knob (20) and the handle (30) of the swinging implement. The support surface provides a gradual transition be... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038963 | COMBINED EFFECTS OF NUTRIENTS ON PROLIFERATION OF STEM CELLS A method and composition for stimulating the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells is used to self-repair injury in mammals. A supplement is administered having an effective dose of blueberry, carnosine, catechin, green tea extract, VitaBlue, Vitamin D3 or com... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034554 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING MACULAR DEGENERATION Methods of retarding formation of a lipofuscin pigment in the retina and of treating or ameliorating the effects of a disease characterized by an accumulation of a lipofuscin pigment in a retina are provided. These methods include the step of administering to a patient ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034519 | NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS A process for improving the health of a subject, the process comprising orally administering a composition comprising hydroxytyrosol to the subject to provide the subject with a daily dose of about 0.1 to about 750 μg hydroxytyrosol per kg of body weight, and a dietary... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034221 | CASE FOR ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING SAME In some examples, a mobile media device case can include: (a) an enclosure with a cavity, the cavity sized to contain a mobile media device therein, the enclosure further having: (1) a top side; (2) a bottom side, the bottom side configured to receive the mobile media d... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031138 | Mouse Pad Carrying Case Carrying cases (e.g., for a computer mouse) comprising a pad and a fastener (e.g., a zipper) around the perimeter of the pad that may form a mouse pad when the fastener is unfastened, and may be folded along a dimension and the fastener fastened to form a storage pouch.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028093 | Bluetooth Proximity Detection System and Method of Interacting With One or More Bluetooth Devices Some embodiments teach an apparatus for determining a proximity of one or more first Bluetooth devices. The apparatus can include: (a) at least one Bluetooth base station with (1) a Bluetooth transmitter configured to transmit one or more service discovery requests to t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026205 | Networking Connection Systems And Related Methods In one embodiment, a connection system for an electronic device comprises an enclosure comprising sides, and an interior encompassed by the sides. The interior can comprise (1) an electronic device area configured to house the electronic device, (2) a first accessory ar... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024201 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITE COMPACT ELEMENTS AND TOOLS INCORPORATING SAME A polycrystalline diamond (PCD) composite compact element 100 comprising a substrate 130, a PCD structure 120 bonded to the substrate 130, and a bond material in the form of a bond layer 140 bonding the PCD structure 120 to the ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021040 | Electrical Connector and Method of Manufacturing Same Some embodiments can concern an apparatus configured to provide electrical power received from at least a first electrical outlet or a second electrical outlet. The apparatus can include: (a) a housing; (b) at least two electrical outlets at the housing; (c) an electric... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110014974 | System and Method for Monitoring a Bet A method of monitoring one or more bets includes: (a) receiving an alert comprising at least one wager on at least one sporting event; (b) receiving real-time updates comprising data representative of the at least one sporting event; (c) transforming the data representa... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011034 | Prescription Order Packaging System and Method A system for automatically packaging prescription orders composed of one or more prescription containers. The system includes a printer for generating literature associated with each order and a packer for packing the prescription containers and the associated literatur... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008803 | ASSAYS FOR NON-APOPTOTIC CELL DEATH AND USES THEREOF The invention relates to methods for identifying agents, which induce oxidative cell death in a tumor cell. The invention further relates to methods for identifying tumor cells, which are sensitive to agents that induce oxidative cell death. The invention also relates t... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110001636 | Method and System for Highlighting an Image Representative of a Flight Parameter of an Aircraft A method and system for highlighting a parameter image representative of a flight parameter of an aircraft to a user in a multi-parameter aircraft instrument display, such as a flat panel display. An electronic instrument display is configured to present parameter image... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332363 | PAYMENT CARDS AND FUEL CARDS A method of generating an indicator that there is an anomaly between vehicle data and fuel card usage data, comprises: receiving (402) vehicle data at a computer (110; 206, 210); receiving (404) fuel card usage data at the computer; using the comput... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING AND DOCUMENTING HEALTHCARE EXPENSES PAID FROM A HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT Systems and methods for facilitating the management and payment of healthcare expenses from a health savings account are provided. For example, the systems generally comprise a server which houses at least one database in which a plurality of member accounts are recorde... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331377 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WOUND CARE The present disclosure relates to compositions for and methods of repairing the stratum corneum, compositions and methods for inhibiting excessive transepidermal water loss, compositions for and methods of treating skin that is distressed or wounded as a result of a dis... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331280 | Modulation of the Phospholipase A2 Pathway as a Therapeutic There is provided a method of modifying vasoactivity by regulating a soluble Aβ pro-inflammatory pathway. Also provided is a method of modifying inflammatory reactions in microglia and neurons by regulating a soluble Aβ pro-inflammatory pathway. A method of treating p... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329965 | DIAMOND MATERIAL A method of making fancy pale blue or fancy pale blue/green CVD diamond material is described. The method comprises irradiating single crystal diamond material that has been grown by a CVD process with electrons to introduce isolated vacancies into the diamond material,... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329962 | DIAMOND MATERIAL A method of introducing NV centres in single crystal CVD diamond material is described. One step of the method comprises irradiating diamond material that contains single substitutional nitrogen to introduce isolated vacancies into the diamond material in a concentratio... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329961 | DIAMOND MATERIAL Starting from a diamond material which shows a difference in its absorption characteristics after exposure to radiation with an energy of at least 5.5 eV (typically UV radiation) and thermal treatment at 798K, controlled irradiation is applied so as to introduce defects... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327245 | Shopping Cart Corral for Displaying One or More Advertisements and Method of Providing Same Some embodiments disclose a corral configured to hold one or more shopping carts and display one or more advertisements. The corral can include: (a) an enclosure having an opening configured to receive the one or more shopping carts, the enclosure having a first side; a... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326330 | Laptop Computer Support Articles for supporting computers on users' laps and for isolating the users from heat from the computers. Embodiments may include a body, a top surface for contacting the computer, a bottom surface for contacting the user's lap, and back and front walls or surfaces. In... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326135 | DIAMOND MATERIAL A method of making fancy orange synthetic CVD diamond material is described. The method comprises irradiating a single crystal diamond material that has been grown by CVD to introduce isolated vacancies into at least part of the CVD diamond material and then annealing t... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100320334 | Device and Method for Mechanically Bonding & Grounding Painted Cable Trays A suspension tray is provided that is adapted to hold a plurality of cables and/or wires that includes a device for electrically bonding and grounding the tray. The tray comprises a series of spokes forming a wire mesh support on which the cables and/or wires are placed... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100317224 | In-Desk USB HUB and Connectivity System A connectivity system capable of use with a desk having a surface containing an aperture includes a grommet and a connection hub. The grommet has an interior surface. The connection hub includes a connection port and a perimeter. The surface of the desk defines a first ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312120 | HANDHELD IMAGING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS A monitoring device can be configured to facilitate intra-tissue inspection of a probe at a target region, the monitoring device comprising a housing, a transducer coupled to the housing, and a display coupled to the transducer and to the housing. The transducer can com... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310998 | PREMIX FURNACE AND METHODS OF MIXING AIR AND FUEL AND IMPROVING COMBUSTION STABILITY Premix furnace for heating an occupied space while producing lower NOx emissions and methods of mixing air and fuel delivered to a premix burner and of improving combustion stability. A mixing device may be located within an inlet tube, may have a flat surface that is p... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310099 | Electronic Accessory For An MP3 Player, And Method Of Providing The Same In one embodiment, an electronic accessory configured to couple with an electronic device can comprise a housing and a spacer. The housing can comprise a body comprising a width, a length, and a thickness; and a neck extending from the body, the neck comprising a length... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306425 | Switching Device Configured to Couple a First Computer to a First Peripheral Device and One or More Second Peripheral Devices and Method of Manufacturing Same In some embodiments, a switching device is configured to couple a first computer to a first peripheral device and one or more second peripheral devices. The switching device includes: (a) a switch configured to couple to the one or more second peripheral devices; (b) a ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304415 | CHROMATOGRAPHY OF METAL COMPLEXES A high performance liquid chromatography method to routinely and reproducibly detect and quantitate metal complexes is provided. The metal complexes used in the method of the invention can be different metal complexes, or they can be stereoisomers of the same metal comp... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301129 | DECONTAMINATION A decontaminating system (100) comprising a decontaminant reservoir (152), a transport fluid source (160) and a mist generating apparatus (10). The mist generating apparatus (10) has a longitudinal axis and comprises a first fluid pass... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300909 | MOBILE MEDIA DEVICE ENCLOSURE, METHOD OF USE OF MOBILE MEDIA DEVICE ENCLOSURE, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MOBILE MEDIA DEVICE ENCLOSURE In some embodiments, a mobile media device enclosure can include: (a) an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the interior configured to form a cavity, the cavity is sized to retain a mobile media device th... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100300764 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND A polycrystalline diamond (PCD) material 10 comprising at least 88 volume percent and at most 99 volume percent diamond grains 12, the mean diamond grain contiguity being greater than 60.5 percent. The PCD material 10 is particularly but not exclusi... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100288468 | Motion Detecting Device, Method of Providing the Same, and Method of Detecting Movement In some embodiments, a motion detecting device is configured to detect whether one or more movement events have occurred. The motion detecting device can include: (a) a processing module configured to run on a computational unit; and (b) a sensing device having: (1) one... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100285687 | ELECTRIC PLUG AND METHODS OF PROVIDING THE SAME Embodiments of electric plugs and related methods are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100275542 | One Piece Hip and Ridge Shingle The invention provides a one piece shingle for use on roof ridges and hips. Shingles of the invention are preferably formed from synthetic materials and preferably comprise a blend of high and low molecular weight polyethylene resins. The unique blend of materials provi... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100273421 | ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY CONFIGURED TO TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN A FIRST ELECTRICAL DEVICE, A SECOND ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A THIRD ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND A METHOD OF PROVIDING AND USING THE ELECTRICAL ACCESSORY In some embodiments, an electrical accessory can be configured to transmit one or more first data signals to a receiving device. The electrical accessory can include: (a) a first electrical interface configured to mechanically and electrically couple to a first connecto... | 10/28/2010 |
