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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100285540 | Process for the preparation of (R)-Beta-Arylalanines by coupled Racemase/Aminomutase catalysis A process for producing (R)-β-arylalanines is described. The process converts (S)-α-arylalanine to (R)-β-arylalanine using phenylalanine aminomutase and amino acid racemase. The (R)-β-arylalanine product can be used to form pharmaceutically useful drugs. Also disclo... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276940 | Wind power generator system, apparatus, and methods A wind generator turbine apparatus 100 with (a) a base 1 for supporting the apparatus 100; (b) a base mount 9 mounted on the base 1; (c) a permanent magnet generator (PMG) 6 seated on the base mount 9, the PMG 6 co... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100221574 | Zinc alloy mechanically deposited coatings and methods of making the same A process for forming a zinc alloy coating on a metallic substrate is disclosed. The process includes the steps of (a) reacting a mixture including (i) a zinc powder and (ii) an oxide, a salt, or a combination thereof of an alloying metal more noble than zinc by heating... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20080309062 | SEAT INTEGRATED TETHER SYSTEM A seat integrated tether system for use in a vehicle for the secure placement of an article on a vehicle seat. One or more retractable or extendable tethers are adapted for attachment to the side of the vehicle seat. By use of the system with the front passenger seat of... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080304171 | MULTI-FACED CONVERSATION MIRROR A conversation mirror assembly is provided for use in passenger compartments of motor vehicles. The conversation mirror assembly includes a mirror housing having a mirror support surface. A first conversation mirror face biased toward the driver is fitted to the mirror ... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080272622 | MULTI-SEGMENTED HEADLINER HAVING LONGITUDINAL JOINT The multi-segmented headliner for a vehicle includes an elongated intermediate segment, an elongated first side segment, and an elongated second side segment. In one configuration the segments are separate and form the complete headliner on assembly inside the roof of t... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080272614 | DEFORMABLE PULL CUP ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY A pull cup in a vehicle door is fitted to a door trim panel substrate and is connected to the door inner sheet metal panel of the vehicle door by way of a bracket or by one of a pair of inner and outer support brackets. The pull cup is provided with a bending initiator ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080264131 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS MANAGEMENT IN HOT BLOW-FORMING DIES A method and apparatus for forming a sheet of ductile material by superplastic forming is disclosed. The method is directed to first creating a pre-form by mechanical forming in which the pre-form is created with a die and punch. Thereafter the pre-form is subjected to ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080258447 | TETHER VENTING SYSTEM FOR AIRBAG MODULE A system and method for venting an airbag is provided. The system includes a set of vent doors, thereby reducing the overall package spaced that would otherwise be required to allow the doors to swing open. The vent doors are connected by a single tether or by multiple ... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080153598 | SYSTEM OF DOING BUSINESS COMPRISING AN ELECTRONIC GAME, A COMPUTER AND A CORRESPONDING WEBSITE A system of promoting and/or doing business while a potential customer plays an electronic game. The system involves the use of a website, a specially designed web page or pages, and an electronic game that is connected through wired or wireless mechanism to a computer.... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080140040 | BREAST MILK ABSORBENT PAD A breast milk absorbent pad includes elastically stretchable/contractible members arranged along transversely opposite side edges of the pad. Corners where one of the transversely opposite side edges and one of the longitudinally opposite end edges of a pad-chassis join... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080128946 | Mold assembly for lightweight pistons A mold assembly for molding lightweight pistons having weight reduction pockets formed in outer surfaces thereof above pin holes. The weight reduction pockets are formed using window structures that are movable upward and downward at inclined angles. The movement of the... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080127818 | Piston produced from a single forged or cast piston blank A piston and method of making a piston which involves providing a single piece piston blank that, after casting or forging, is separated into separate upper and lower portions. The upper portion is machined to develop a piston head having that includes a cooling gallery... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080130260 | Electromagnetic Wave Shielding Gasket An electromagnetic wave shielding gasket comprising a gasket body integrated with an electroconductive non-woven fabric or woven fabric, a seal part being provided, while avoiding the area of the electroconductive non-woven fabric or woven fabric, where the gasket body,... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080114184 | Novel Fluorine-Containing Polyether Phosphonic Acid Ester Compound and Process For Producing the Same A fluorine-containing polyether phosphonic acid ester compound represented by the following general formula:
| 05/15/2008 |
| 20080108769 | Fluorine-Containing Copolymer A fluorine-containing copolymer, which comprises a hydroxyl-terminated fluorine-containing vinyl ether, represented by the following general formula:
05/08/2008 | |
| 20080106109 | OVERHEAD STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR A VEHICLE An overhead storage compartment 10, 100, 200 is disclosed in which the storage compartment 10,100, 200 is moveable into a collapsed state so as to lie substantially adjacent to a roof 2 structure of a motor vehicle 5 and not intrude significa... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080108930 | Methods and Systems for Determining Volume Flow in a Blood or Fluid Conduit, Motion, and Mechanical Properties of Structures Within the Body The present invention provides a system for determining blood flow rate in a vessel which communicates blood between two locations of a patient, the system comprising: a conduit in fluid communication with the vessel; at least one sensor in communication with the vessel... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080103905 | INCENTIVE IMAGING METHODS AND DEVICES A method of providing incentives to customers which involves providing customers with cards having changeable display areas. During a transaction, the cards are received from the customers and an incentive image is displayed on the display areas of the cards when they a... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080097389 | Y-type blood transfusion set A-type blood transfusion set having a blood limb, a saline limp and common limb and a one-way saline valve provided in the saline limb which only allows fluid within the saline limb to flow toward the Y connector. The blood limb and saline limb are color coded or marked... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080092303 | MULTI-PURPOSE CONTAINER OPENER A multi-purpose device for opening the closures of a variety of containers which includes a main body having a substantially flat top surface and a substantially flat bottom surface with a peripheral wall extending downward from the substantially bottom surface of the m... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080090977 | Fluorine-Containing Vinyl Ether Compound And Process For Producing The Same A fluorine-containing vinyl ether compound, represented by the following general formula: RfO(C3F6O)a(CnF2n)(CmH2m)bCH2OCH═CH2 | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080085912 | Isoxazole derivatives and methods of treating diseases A series of isoxazole derivatives and methods of treating immune-mediated diseases by isoxazole derivatives are described.... | 04/10/2008 |
| 20080072366 | SWIMMING GOGGLES Swimming goggles includes lens units each made of transparent hard material, lens frame units each made of hard material and gasket units each made of soft and elastic material. Each of the gasket units is formed along an outer peripheral surface thereof with a convex r... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080073363 | Drinking cup and cover with flow directing assembly A drinking cup that includes a container base for holding a liquid to be consumed, and lid having a drinking spout that is removable attachable to the container baseband a flow directing assembly that is coupled to the lid which flow directing assembly allows liquid in ... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080071025 | Process for Producing Water- and Oil-Repellent Agent A water- and oil-repellent agent is produced by subjecting (a) a polyfluoroalkyl group-containing (meth)acrylate and (b) a fluorine atom-free polymerizable monomer to an emulsification treatment in the presence of (c) a polyethylene oxide adduct type, cationic surfactan... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20080058464 | Ethylene-Alkyl Acrylate Copolymer Rubber Composition An ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer rubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of ethylene-alkyl acrylate copolymer rubber having an amine vulcanizable group, 0-60 parts by weight of EPDM, 5-40 parts by weight of a plsticizer, 0.5-4 parts by weight of an o... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080032904 | Perfluoropolyether Oil Composition A perfluoropolyether oil composition, which comprises a perfluoropolyether base oil, preferably a thickener-containing perfluoropolyether base oil, and a fluorine-containing di- or mono-amide-based compound having a perfluoropolyether group, where 0.01 to 50% by weight ... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080030085 | Permanent-magnet generator and method of cooling The invention is a generator and cooling mechanism. The generator includes a rotor comprising a shaft with a skewed alignment of magnets on a ring, a stator of toothed laminations with coils wound around the teeth, and a housing with cooling chambers. The housing has an... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20080021431 | WEARING ARTICLE A wearing article includes a chassis and a fastening system. The chassis includes front and rear waist regions each having a waist hole defining edge and a waist hole elastic zone. The fastening system includes a first fastening component attached along side edge portio... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080016656 | FASTENING SYSTEM FOR WEARING ARTICLE A fastening system for a wearing article comprising a pair of hook carrying side edge portions with a hook component and a pair of loop carrying side edge portions with a loop component adapted to be detachably engaged with each other. Each of the hook carrying side edg... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080016757 | REAGENT COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS FROM SETTLING PONDS AND COAL PREPARATION PLANTS A reagent mixture comprising a hydrocarbon emulsion and an adhesion promoter which is used to agglomerate carbonaceous material particles from coal slurries of settling ponds or coal processing plants. The reagent mixture inhibits or avoids co-agglomeration of noncombus... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20080011127 | MULTI-PURPOSE CONTAINER OPENER A multi-purpose closure opening device for opening the closures of a variety of containers which includes a flexible body that having a top surface and a bottom surface and at least two recesses formed in the bottom surface of the flexible body. Each of the at least two... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080010727 | Lightweight wrestling headgear A lightweight wrestling headgear that includes a pair of ear covering assemblies and at least three straps that are coupled between the pair of ear coverings to secure the headgear onto the head of a wrestler. The pair of ear covering assemblies each includes a relative... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080016223 | Analog Signal Input/Output System Using Network Links There is disclosed an arrangement wherein an analog signal input terminal converts an input analog signal to a digital signal and transmits the digital signal to a host computer via a network, while a digital signal generated by the host computer is transmitted through ... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080009820 | DIAPER FOR ADULTS A diaper for adults includes a front waist region, a rear waist region and a crotch region extending therebetween, wherein side edge portions of the front and rear waist regions are detachably connected to each other so as to form a waist hole and a pair of leg holes, t... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070299200 | Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber Composition A hydrogenated nitrile rubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a Mooney viscosity ML1+4 (100° C.) of 100 or less, an acrylonitrile content of 30-50%, and an iodine value of 28 or less, 60-250 parts by wei... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070298988 | Lubricating Oil Composition and Grease Composition Technical Field A lubricating oil composition, which comprises a perfluoropolyether base oil, and a fluorine-containing polyether diphosphonic acid ester, represented by the following general formula: (R2O)(R1O)P(O)(CH2)aCF(CF3 12/27/2007 | |
| 20070289489 | WATER-PROOFING COMPOSITION A water-proofing composition which includes an emulsified asphalt component plus a latex blend with calcium chloride as a breaking solution. The water-proofing composition becomes tack-free quickly after application and can be applied to asphalt, concrete, brick, stone,... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070293841 | DISPOSABLE DIAPER A disposable diaper includes a chassis including a front body and a back body, a liquid-permeable surface sheet arranged on part of the chassis, a liquid-impermeable back sheet arranged on the surface sheet at one side in the thickness direction of the surface sheet, an... | 12/20/2007 |
