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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045363 | PROCESS AND EQUIPMENT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS FROM DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELLS WITHOUT MATERIALLY INCREASING THE COST OF GENERATING ELECTRICITY A carbon-based energy system including an apparatus for generating electricity and byproduct CO2, a photosynthesis bioreactor that converts CO2, and a CO2 storage unit. In one embodiment, the energy system includes a direct carbon fuel c... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110038740 | COMPRESSOR A compressor includes a cylinder assembly in a V4 configuration. A crankshaft of the compressor has a main shaft and first and second eccentric bodies. The two eccentric bodies drive four pistons.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030875 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME TRACKING OF OBJECTS Real-time location systems and methods use small, battery operated sensors and radios. The radios conform to the IEEE 802.15.4 standard. The radios are attached to objects to form mobile nodes. Fixed nodes are positioned to define a wired or wireless mesh network repres... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030849 | LOW TEMPERATURE CARBURIZATION UNDER SOFT VACUUM Low temperature carburization of stainless steel using acetylene as the carburizing specie is carried out under soft vacuum conditions in the presence of hydrogen or other companion gas. As a result, formation of soot and the undesirable thermal oxide film that normally... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110026252 | POSITIONABLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS A lighting assembly includes a lighting unit having a housing defining an internal cavity and an opening. A light source is assembled within the internal cavity of the housing. An electrical wire is electrically connected to the light source at a first end and is config... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022503 | MOBILE BUSINESS SYSTEM The present invention concerns business management. In one aspect, the invention is a mobile business system comprising a database to record one or more mobile workers, where each mobile worker is associated with one or more jobs. The system may comprises a server in co... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017717 | ENGINE DRIVEN WELDING POWER SUPPLIES WITH TWO PIECE SHAFT An engine driven welding system includes two power generators, each having a rotor and a stator. Each rotor is mounted on a respective drive shaft, with one of the drive shafts being driven by the engine and the other drive shaft being releasably coupled to the engine d... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015242 | PDK-1/AKT SIGNALING INHIBITORS Use of a new class of phosphoinositide-dependent kinase-1 (PDK-1) inhibitors of formula I for inducing apoptosis in unwanted rapidly proliferating cells, for treating, inhibiting, or delaying the onset of cancer, and for preventing restenosis in a subject that has under... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006521 | FITTING FOR METAL PIPE AND TUBING A tube fitting that uses only two components, namely a fitting body and a fitting nut. The nut and body are adapted to be threadably coupled together by relative rotation therebetween. The nut includes an integral tube gripping ring that cooperates with a camming surfac... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004835 | GRAPHICAL PLANNER A graphical planner allows a user to create or select, and then display, images that represent tasks and events to be completed by the user, as well as corresponding images that represent tasks and events that the user has already completed. The graphical planner allows... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000548 | AIRFLOW SEPARATION INITIATOR A supersonic inlet includes a cowl and an innerbody. An airflow duct entrance, between the cowl and the centerbody, receives an incoming airflow. An airflow duct exit, between the cowl and the centerbody, delivers a subsonic airflow. A controlled airflow separation init... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326553 | FAUCET The present invention provides a faucet including structure to ensure components of the faucet are properly and securely assembled together. In one embodiment, the faucet includes a valve body, a mounting tube, and a hose retainer. The valve body is operable to receive ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326336 | MULTI-LAYER PANEL A multi-threat panel includes two first layers of polyurea mix, for at least one of reflecting and attenuating blast pressure and restricting ballistic penetration of the panel, and a layer of a concrete mix, including a ceramic aggregate, for increasing resistance to b... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100320755 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ZERO CLEARANCE CONNECTION WITH OPTIONAL SENSING FUNCTION Apparatus and method for mechanically attached connections of conduits may include a conduit gripping member (34), a drive member (36), and a seal member (48), the drive member (36) causing axial movement of the conduit gripping member (34... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100317073 | MOLECULAR APPROACHES FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF BIOFUEL PRODUCTION Embodiments of the present invention utilize rationale genetic and chemical engineering strategies to achieve even greater efficiencies in biofuel production from microalgae. These increased efficiencies may be achieved through the application of targeted and well-desig... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314520 | SLOPE ADAPTING MOUNTING ARRANGEMENTS A slope adapting mounting arrangement includes a mounting coupler and a mounting bracket. The mounting coupler is configured to attach to a fixture and includes opposed first and second projections. The mounting bracket includes a mounting base defining a mounting plane... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313114 | DOCUMENT MARKUP TOOL This invention concerns a document markup tool, that is an application where existing authored documents can be marked or annotated. For instance, formative or summative assessment submissions authored by students might be graded by a teacher using the markup tool. The ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310876 | COATING COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES, AND METHODS OF COATING ARTICLES Coating compositions, articles, and methods of coating articles are provided. The coating compositions and methods provide abrasion resistant formable coatings when cured on a substrate. The articles can be formed after the coating compositions are applied to a substrat... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100301144 | Low-Flow Faucet Wand The present invention provides a low-flow wand including a waterway and a flow valve. The waterway includes a flow path. The flow valve is disposed in the flow path. The flow valve is operable to control a rate of fluid flow through the flow path. The flow valve allows ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100286306 | NO HEXA SHELL SAND A formulation and method of use for eliminating the use of hexa in shell sand encapsulation is disclosed. The composition of matter consists of standard novalac resins with the hexa component replaced by solid granular resole or curing agent. The preferred formulation a... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100286232 | MICRORNA EXPRESSION PROFILE ASSOCIATED WITH PANCREATIC CANCER Methods are provided for diagnosing whether a subject has, or is at risk of developing, pancreatic cancer. The methods include measuring the level of at least one miR gene product in a biological sample derived from the subject's pancreas. An alteration in the level of ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100285517 | TRIMETHYLAMINE COMPOUNDS AS RISK PREDICTORS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Methods of characterizing a test subject's risk of having or developing cardiovascular disease are provided. The methods include using an analytic device to determine levels of choline-related trimethylamine-containing compounds such as trimethylamine N-oxide, choline, ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282728 | POWER SOURCE WITH FUME EXTRACTOR FOR WELDING A power source for welding includes electrical components that generate heat during a welding operation, a fume extractor for removing welding fumes from a welding site during a welding operation, and a filtration device for filtering the welding fumes to produce filter... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100281828 | WEB AND METHOD FOR FLUID FILLED UNITS A preformed web and a method of producing dunnage units from the preformed web. The web is an elongate flattened thermoplastic tube having an inflation edge and an opposite edge. The tube includes spaced transverse seals that define sides of pouches. In one embodiment, ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100279255 | Vehicle simulator system A vehicle simulation system may include: a platform positioned within a three-dimensional workspace, at least six upper support members positioned outside the three-dimensional workspace, at least six upper adjustable cables routed from corresponding upper support membe... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276624 | SEAL WITH SEAL SUPPORT SHOULDER A seal arrangement for a fluid device includes a seal member that is disposed in a first groove formed in a body and one or more backup members disposed in a second groove formed in the body, with a shoulder between the first and second grooves against which the seal me... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276406 | DC ARC START WITH UNIVERSAL INPUT A DC arc start function for a welder. The arc start function is realized using a universal input DC regulator coupled to a DC to DC converter that produces a regulated DC voltage that is sufficient to strike an arc at an electrode of the welder.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100273871 | ANTICANCER TOCOPHERYL SUCCINATE DERIVATIVES Compounds of formula I: wherein X is selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur; n is 0 or 1; R1 is selected from alkyl, carboxylic acid, carboxylate, carboxamide, ester and combinations thereof; R<... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272676 | CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS AS ANTI-CANCER VACCINE ADJUVANTS AND THERAPEUTIC METHODS THEREOF The present invention relates to an anti-cancer vaccine composition comprising an antigen in association with an effective amount of at least one immunomodulator chemotherapeutic adjuvant eliciting an immune response in a patient and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrie... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100267820 | ANTIADHESION AGENTS Vitamin E succinate derivatives according to formula I: are described. These compounds can be included in pharmaceutical compositions, and can be used for the treatment of cancers such as metastatic cancer an... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100267673 | PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A-ACTIVATING AGENTS Tocopheryl succinate derivatives according to formula I: are described. These compounds increase the activity of protein phosphatase 2A, can be included in pharmaceutical compositions, and can be used for the... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100261155 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS Provided herein are isolated paramyxovirus pre-triggered fusion proteins, or functional fragments thereof, which contain one or more CRAC domains in a location that is away from the transmembrane domain. Also provided herein is a computer model of the structure of the p... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100260663 | CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION TO CARBONATES A high efficiency method or process is provided for converting CO2 (carbon dioxide) to a mineralised compound. The method provides for the preparation of an aqueous solution of water and coal ash or coal residue which when contacted by CO2 bind or ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100256072 | THERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LEUKEMIA The invention provides for methods of treating a mammal who has a BCR/ABL-mediated leukemia, including chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), particularly the blast crisis stage of CML, Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph′-ALL), and refractory leukemia... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100255597 | ROOM TEMPERATURE CO SENSOR AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Described are CO sensors, methods for making the CO sensors, and methods for using the CO sensors. An exemplary CO sensor includes a ruthenium oxide present in a form having one or more surfaces, a pair of conductive electrodes operatively connected to a surface of the ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100251672 | ELECTRODE PACKAGING TO REDUCE HANDLING DAMAGE Package for electrode rods includes a container for holding a plurality of rods, an insert for the container, the insert having a first section that fits into the container and generally conforms to an internal shape of the container, and a second section that generally... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100251620 | ENTRY SYSTEM WITH WATER INFILTRATION BARRIER The present application discloses embodiments of entry systems that minimize water infiltration due to a wind driven rain. In one embodiment, the entry system includes a corner pad that includes an upper portion that seals against the weather strip when the door is clos... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100248361 | PLATELET PRODUCTION METHODS The present invention provides platelet production methods. The method comprises the steps of providing a cellular material and culturing the cellular material, wherein platelets are produced. The culturing may be performed on 2D or 3D cell support structure or in suspe... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100242853 | REPTILE FARMING SYSTEM A reptile grow-out pen assembly (20) for containing a reptile, in particular a crocodile, includes an elongate container having at least one side having an opening (42) for entry of food into the container and at leat one closable and openable aperture ( 09/30/2010 | |
| 20100241290 | Process And Apparatus For Autonomous Control Of A Motor Vehicle Autonomous control of steering, speed, forward and reverse movement of a motor vehicle is provided by transmitting a signal from a transmitter carried by an ambulatory user, receiving the signal with three signal-receiving antennae on the motor vehicle, generating first... | 09/23/2010 |
