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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046733 | DEVICE FOR IMPLANTING A SYSTEM FOR LOADING A CRUCIATE LIGAMENT IN A KNEE JOINT A device for implantation in a bone is disclosed, wherein this device is a component part of a system, for controlled loading of the reconstructure anterior crucual ligament (ACL) of a knee joint. The device may comprise an outer body, which is provided with a damping m... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046716 | STENT An endovascular stent, including: a guide portion and a drive portion; a plurality of flexible support arms, each including two opposing ends that are coupled to said guide portion and said drive portion respectively, said arms being moveable relative to each other betw... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045103 | METHODS FOR TREATING AIDS The present invention pertains to methods of inactivating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), both in vitro and in vivo. Such methods also relate to treating HIV-related symptoms and the treatment of acquired immune deficiency syndrome in patients. Methods typically emp... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043244 | ON-LINE TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER SYSTEM A number of TDR systems and testing methods are provided that improve the quality and accuracy of information collected when propagating a signal along a length of cable in order to pinpoint specific anomalies. One or more of the TDR systems includes, for example, a com... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043112 | POWER CONTROL An apparatus for driving a voltage source such as a discharge or LED lamp using a power booster receiving an AC voltage source configured through an inductor to turn on and off periodically in response to a duty cycle of a dimming control signal or a transformer startin... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041926 | APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING ELBOW FITTINGS An apparatus for isolating elbow fittings includes a fluid containing elbow housing comprised of cooperating components. The elbow housing has a first opening for a first branch of an elbow, a second opening for a second branch of an elbow and a tool insertion opening i... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041838 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF SUGAR A method for extraction of sugar from a sugar containing biomass is disclosed, wherein the sugar containing biomass a) is introduced in an extraction device (1), b) is treated with steam having a temperature of between 103 and 124° C., c) is treated in one or mo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041247 | ALLERGEN-BARRIER BEDDING COVER An allergen-barrier bedding cover made of polyurethane coated cover fabric, which is waterproof yet permeable to water vapor, reduces contamination of bedding, and blocks dust mites and other allergens, and can be washable. The outer face of cover fabric is non-allergic... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110033502 | LIVE GENETICALLY ATTENUATED MALARIA VACCINE Method for inoculating a vertebrate host against malaria, by administering to the host a live Plasmodium organism that is genetically engineered to disrupt a liver-stage-specific gene function.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032113 | AC VOLTAGE PHASE DISCRIMINATOR FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATORS An arrangement that includes a transmitter unit and a receiver for locating a circuit interrupter associated with a selected branch circuit of a power distribution system. The transmitter is electrically interconnected with the selected branch circuit and produces a seq... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032111 | CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATOR An arrangement that includes a transmitter unit and a receiver for locating a wire or a circuit interrupter associated with a selected branch circuit of a power distribution system. The transmitter is electrically interconnected with the selected branch circuit and prod... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031700 | SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURE PLATE IN A BLOWOUT PREVENTER A seal assembly for a sealing a pressure plate against an opening in a blowout preventer body, has a seal groove formed in the pressure plate and a seal in the seal groove. The seal groove has a first groove portion adjacent to a sealing face of the blowout preventer, a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031595 | MICROWAVE MODULE In a microwave module with at least one semiconductor chip, which provides on its upper side a connecting-line structure formed in particular as a coplanar line, which is connected to at least one adjacent incoming and/or outgoing line structure formed on the upper side... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031421 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER HAVING WEAR, SEAL AND GUIDE PLATE INSERTS A method of preventing wear in a blowout preventer includes the steps of forming an inner surface of a blowout preventer body to receive wear inserts at least one wear point in the blowout preventer body; and securing at least one wear insert on the formed inner surface... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031383 | LENS ABERRATION CORRECTION IN A DOUBLY TELECENTRIC DISPLACEMENT SENSOR A method and apparatus for suppressing loss of scale image contrast due to interference effects from optical path length differences, including lens profile aberrations, are provided in a displacement sensing optical encoder that uses a telecentric imaging configuration... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030805 | BLOWOUT PREVENTER WITH LOCK A lock for a ram shaft of a blowout preventer has a ram shaft controlled by an actuator, the ram shaft having a ram block end and a locking end, the locking end having an internal cavity that extends along an axis of the ram shaft, and a locking pin in the internal cavi... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028939 | TIP END ASSEMBLY A tip end assembly (10) for a surgical aspirator tip (14) is provided. The surgical aspirator tip (14) includes a cannula (18) with a distal end opening (24), wherein the cannula (18) extends from and is in fluid flow communicat... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028227 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RIDER MOVEMENT ON A WATERSLIDE AMUSEMENT DEVICE In waterslide amusement devices one or more water jets can be directed along the waterslide surface and used to apply a force to riders using the amusement device. In the present approach the operation of such water jet assemblies is adjusted based on the weight of each... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027835 | METHODS OF MODIFYING NUCLEIC ACIDS IN HOST CELLS A method of double crossover homologous recombination in a host cell comprising: a first homologous recombination event between a donor DNA molecule comprising a first element of a selectable allele and an acceptor DNA molecule comprising a second element of the selecta... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025270 | BATTERY PACK MANAGER An apparatus for lessening variations in a state of charge (SOC) or remaining capacity of a battery pack. The battery pack is made up of a plurality of blocks, and slave units are provided for the respective blocks. Terminal voltages of the blocks are detected and suppl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024411 | COMBINED HEATER AND CONVEYOR A combined heating and conveyor apparatus for use in heating a bulk solid product, such as a food product, comprises a hollow channel member having a base that forms a conveying surface along which product is to be moved, the channel member having at least one entrance ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024120 | METHOD OF SERVICING HIGH TEMPERATURE WELLS A method of servicing high temperature wells. A cooling chamber is secured in end to onto a wellhead of a high temperature well. A hot tubing string is raised from the high temperature well into the cooling chamber. A cooling fluid is injected into the cooling chamber t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023788 | PET BARRIER AND COVER A cover for use with a pet barrier having a frame with first and second ends includes a body portion sized and shaped to cover at least a portion of the frame and first and second attachment members defined on the body portion. The first attachment member is sized and c... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023473 | EXHAUST GAS DIFFUSER A flow diffuser for vehicles of the type having an engine and an exhaust pipe generally includes a body having a first end configured for attachment to an exhaust pipe, and a diffusion portion including first and second diffusion sections, and a plurality of diversion w... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023246 | COUNTERBALANCE ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLD OUT RAMP A counterbalanced ramp assembly includes a ramp portion coupled for reciprocating motion between a stowed position, a deployed position, and a neutral position. First and second elements are operatively coupled to the ramp portion. When the ramp portion moves from the n... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021671 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING REGENERATED CELLULOSE AND SYNTHETIC POLYMER AS SOLID COMPONENTS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE MATERIAL A composite material comprising regenerated cellulose and a synthetic polymer, both of which are compounded with each other on the order of nanometers, and having both excellent qualities inherent in the cellulose and those inherent in another polymer; and a process for... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021025 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LASER-MARKED SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER A laser-marked semiconductor wafer having a good flatness in the vicinity of laser mark-printed sites is produced by a method comprising a slicing step; a planarization step; a laser mark printing step; a grinding step; an etching step; and a polishing step.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020470 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CANCER In one aspect the present invention provides methods for treating cancer in a mammal, including the step of administering to a mammal suffering from a cancer an amount of ebselen that is sufficient to inhibit the growth of the cancer. In another aspect, the present inve... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020383 | NOVEL GENES AND PROTEINS OF BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE AND USES THEREOF Novel polynucleotide and amino acids of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae are described. These sequences are useful for diagnosis of B. hyodysenteriae disease in animals and as a therapeutic treatment or prophylactic treatment of B. hyodysenteriae disease ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020337 | METHODS FOR TREATING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MASP-2 DEPENDENT COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION In one aspect, the invention provides methods of inhibiting the effects of MASP-2-dependent complement activation in a living subject. The methods comprise the step of administering, to a subject in need thereof, an amount of a MASP-2 inhibitory agent effective to inhib... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017648 | WATER-STORAGE AND WATER-PURIFICATION SYSTEM The present invention relates to a water-storing and water-cleaning system. Said system is designed in such a manner that it can be used irrespective of location. It is used, inter alia, in agriculture, in horticulture and in reforestation. Said system comprises a reser... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016773 | METHODS FOR GROWING AND HARVESTING ALGAE AND METHODS OF USE Methods for increasing the growth and biomass of algae and algae lipids by growing the algae in the presence of a polycationic substance such as soluble or insoluble chitosan and/or chitin are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of harvesting algae from an aqueous env... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110010400 | LIDAR POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION Using LIDAR technology, terabytes of data are generated which form massive point clouds. Such rich data is a blessing for signal processing and analysis but also is a blight, making computation, transmission, and storage prohibitive. The disclosed subject matter include... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008505 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING TALLOW FROM A SINGLE INGREDIENT STREAM OF BONELESS BEEF USING LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBONIC ACID A method includes combining ground beef with liquid that comprises carbon dioxide. The ground beef and liquid are added to a vessel. The ground beef comprises relative light and heavy components. The components that are predominantly lean beef will settle to the bottom ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006257 | STABILIZED POWDERED FORMALDEHYDE According to an aspect of the invention, a polymerized form of formaldehyde is available in granular form containing a polymerized form of formaldehyde, such as paraformaldehyde, a buffer, such as sodium phosphate dibasic anhydrous, and a stabilizer, such as hydroxymeth... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006013 | METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUBMICRON PARTICULATES FROM CHLORINATED WATER BY SEQUENTIALLY ADDING A CATIONIC POLYMER FOLLOWED BY ADDING AN ANIONIC POLYMER A method for removing submicron colloidal particulates, such as hydrocarbons, from water. The method includes first adding a soluble, cationic polymer, such as chitosan, a salt, or solution of chitosan to water containing the submicron particulates and a halogenating ag... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004957 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED REDUCED-BROWNING FRUIT-PRODUCING PLANT AND PRODUCED FRUIT THEREOF, AND METHOD OF OBTAINING SUCH A genetically modified fruit-producing plant, said plant having sufficiently reduced total Polyphenol Oxidase (PPO) activity relative to a wild type of said plant to reduce browning in the fruit of said plant relative to said wild type, wherein the reduced total PPO act... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004272 | SCANNING LASER DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE In one aspect, the invention provides vision prosthesis systems. Exemplary vision prosthesis systems of the invention comprise a light energy generator operably connected to a wearable head piece comprising a device for directing light energy produced by the light energ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004113 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AND/OR REGULATING A TRAINING AND/OR REHABILITATION UNIT The invention relates to a method for controlling and/or regulating a training and/or rehabilitation unit, wherein a) a sensor unit is used in the flow of inspiration and expiration air of a person or an animal using the training and/or rehabilitation unit, b) physiolog... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110003966 | PHOTOCHROMIC AND ELETROCHROMIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING AND USING SAME This invention relates to novel photochromic and electrochromic monomers and polymers based on 1,2-dithienylcyclopentene derivatives and method of using and synthesizing same. The compounds are reversibly interconvertible between different isomeric forms under suitable ... | 01/06/2011 |
