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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110039225 | CONVERTIBLE BUCCAL TUBE ORTHODONTIC BRACKET An orthodontic bracket having a base attachable to a tooth surface, with the base extending outward away from the tooth surface and forming an archwire slot sized to receive an archwire therewithin, and a removable archwire slot cover coined onto the base so as to cover... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034845 | Emergency stabilization of a fractured pelvis A hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener mate... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033185 | TIME AND WAVELENGTH-SHIFTED DYNAMIC BIDIRECTIONAL SYSTEM A bidirectional optical network, in which an incoming/downstream modulated optical signal(s) of a particular wavelength may carry content from a headend to a subscriber. An incoming/downstream unmodulated continuous wave optical signal(s) from the headend is time-shifte... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030297 | CORNERBEAD STRUCTURE A cornerbead for installation at a drywall outside corner includes a substrate forming a nose and first and second elongated flanges. Each flange has an inner edge and an opposing outer edge and joins an opposing side of the nose at the flange's respective inner edge. T... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027372 | MULTIPARTICULATES COMPRISING LOW-SOLUBILITY DRUGS AND CARRIERS THAT RESULT IN RAPID DRUG RELEASE Multiparticulates of low-solubility drugs and carriers that result in rapid release of the drug are disclosed.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027060 | LOADING APPARATUS Loading apparatus 10 for loading material 20 into a container 22 includes a charging receptacle 12. The charging receptacle 12 defines a materials receiving space 14 in which material 20 is receivable in use. The apparatu... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024534 | PULPER WITH A TORQUE MOTOR The invention relates to a pulper and to its method for recycling wastes and/or product residuals. The pulper comprises a tank is which a rotor is provided for defibrating the stock mixture to be recycled, as well as a screen for drawing off the defibrated outfeed from ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023687 | ADJUSTABLE FOLDING LEG FOR BASS DRUM An adjustable, foldable support leg for a bass drum has a cylindrical leg member movable longitudinally within a tubular leg member. A threaded portion of the tubular member includes apertures in which ball bearings are located. The bearings are retained in the aperture... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017797 | ELECTRIC STAPLER AND METHOD ADAPTED FOR ELECTRIC STAPLER TO ADJUST STAPLE LEG LENGTH To adjust a length of each leg of a staple projected to a back side of sheets of paper 5 to be bound according to a thickness thereof. In an electric stapler containing a head portion 2 including a forming plate 12 that forms a straight staple 9<... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015853 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION A system for providing traffic information to a plurality of mobile users connected to a network. The system comprises a plurality of traffic monitors, each comprising at least a traffic detector and a transmitter, the traffic detector generating a signal in response to... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015045 | WHEELCHAIR EXERCISE APPARATUS A wheelchair exercise apparatus has a platform which will support a wheelchair. The platform has an elongate slot which the driving wheels of the wheelchair can drop slightly into. An elongate roller, having a central axis which is vertically below the center line of th... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015008 | BASEBALL BAT A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclose... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015007 | BASEBALL BAT A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclose... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015006 | Baseball bat A novel baseball or softball bat is disclosed. The bat has a handle of a heavy, strong wood such as hickory, to resist breakage, and a barrel of a lighter wood such as sapele, to facilitate a controlled and comfortable swing. Methods for making the bat are also disclose... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010399 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR ARRANGEMENT Irregular links and relationships in a data set may relate to fraudulent actions or identify deception or risk assessment or knowledge generation but may be identified by simple superficially unlinked actions. Thus, for example a claimant may claim through an address us... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009431 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FIBROPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS The present invention relates, in general, to fibroproliferative disorders, and, in particular, to methods and compositions for treating fibroproliferative disorders by administering to a mammal in need of treatment pharmacologically effective doses of a phosphodiestera... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005313 | HUMIDITY SENSOR A humidity sensor that includes a humidity sensitive material. A sensing circuit associated with the humidity sensitive material estimates the ambient humidity based upon the humidity sensitive material. A heating element is associated with the humidity sensitive materi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000567 | Packer for installing sealant in defective conduits A flexible inflatable packer for use in installation of a sealant such as grout in joints and defects in a conduit such as a sewer pipe, and a method for sealing defects in a conduit by use of such a packer. The packer can collapse to a slender configuration for movemen... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100329300 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL MAGNITUDE, SUCH AS TEMPERATURE, FLOW OR PRESSURE OF THE COOLING FLUID FLOWING IN AN INDIVIDUAL COOLING ELEMENT CYCLE OF A COOLING ELEMENT IN A METALLURGICAL FURNACE The invention relates to a method and arrangement for measuring at least one physical magnitude, such as temperature, flow or pressure of the cooling fluid flowing in an individual cooling element cycle (3) of a cooling element (1) in a metallurgical furna... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100323014 | NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING A NON-IONIZABLE CELLULOSIC POLYMER AND AN AMPHIPHILIC NON-IONIZABLE BLOCK COPOLYMER A pharmaceutical composition comprises nanoparticles comprising a poorly water-soluble drug, a poorly aqueous soluble non-ionizable cellulosic polymer, and a poorly aqueous soluble polymeric amphiphilic non-ionizable block copolymer.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100321848 | COMBINATION CURRENT SENSOR AND RELAY A protection device for monitoring current in a power cable to an electrical device and for controlling a remotely located starter for the electrical device in response to a system controller. The device includes a transformer magnetically linked with the power cable to... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320714 | RETRACTABLE VEHICLE STEP A retractable step assembly 10, 51, 60 for a vehicle. The assembly 10, 51, 60 comprises a step member 24, and a connection arrangement of variable length extendible from the step member 24 to a mounting 50 on the vehicle. The assembly ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319232 | Flexible fasteners for use in rifle construction A rifle construction includes an action and barrel that seat within a stock. The action is fastened to the stock with flexible fasteners that allow the action to seat properly and maintain alignment in the presence of recoil forces or other forces acting on the fastener... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314475 | TURBO PULP LIFTER A pulp lifter for installation in a rotary grinding mill has a leading edge wall and a trailing edge wall with respect to rotation of the mill. The leading edge wall and the trailing edge wall define a pulp lifter chamber, and a grate allows slurry to pass to a radially... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312508 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CALIBRATING STIMULUS-RESPONSE TESTING SYSTEMS Methods are provided for calibrating stimulus-response test systems which include a stimulus output device for delivering a stimulus to a subject; and a response input device for receiving a response from the subject. One such method comprises: sensing the stimulus even... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100311023 | SYSTEMS AMD METHODS FOR EVALUATING NEUROBEHAVIOURAL PERFORMANCE FROM REACTION TIME TESTS Method are provided for evaluating reaction time data obtained from a stimulus-response testing system. One exemplary method comprises: obtaining reaction time data, the reaction time data comprising a plurality of reaction times, each reaction time comprising an estima... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310663 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NANOPARTICLES AND A RESUSPENDING MATERIAL A pharmaceutical composition comprises nanoparticles comprising a poorly water-soluble drug and a poorly aqueous soluble polymer, and a resuspending material selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate, carboxymethyl ethylcellu... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308792 | BRANCH CURRENT MONITOR WITH CONFIGURATION A tool for configuring a branch current monitor facilitates mapping the connections of branch circuits to voltage sources in a power distribution panel.... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305447 | Acoustic medical sensor for ultrasound imaging A finger mounted acoustic sensor. Various embodiments of the finger mounted acoustic sensors include sensors mounted within a casing designed to fit between fingers. The sensor may be rotated with respect to the casing. Other embodiments include mounting tubes for weari... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299851 | ENCLOSED BRIDGE Enclosed bridge, which comprises at least one outer tube (9), which forms the outer surface of the bridge, and at least one inner tube (2) fitted inside the outer tube (9), which forms the interior space of the bridge. A truss structure (1) a... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100298096 | ADJUSTABLE STRIDE LENGTH EXERCISE METHOD AND APPARATUS An exercise apparatus includes a frame for residing on a horizontal surface, a pair of arm-supporting members for supporting the user's arms and a pair of leg-supporting members for supporting the user's legs. A linkage assembly couples the arm-supporting members and le... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100297237 | NANOPARTICLES COMPRISING A NON-IONIZABLE POLYMER AND AN AMINE-FUNCTIONALIZED METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER A pharmaceutical composition comprises nanoparticles comprising a poorly water soluble drug, a poorly aqueous soluble non-ionizable polymer, and an amine-functionalized methacrylate copolymer.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295540 | BRANCH POWER MONITORING SYSTEM A power monitoring system that reduces the need for external power calculation devices while simplifying the configuration of power meters.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295231 | PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICE A paper-sheet handling device is provided with a paper-sheet-holding unit 32 that causes the plurality of paper-sheets 3′ to butt against a reference position and stacks these paper-sheets 3′ to hold them temporarily and alignment pins 85... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294715 | SETTLER ARRANGEMENT FOR LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION, EQUIPMENT TO BE PLACED IN THE SETTLER OP LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING THE EQUIPMENT Equipment to be placed in the settler (6) of liquid-liquid extraction. The equipment comprises an overflow chute (10) for receiving a first solution as an overflow from the settler; a first outlet box (15) that is placed on a lower level than the ov... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294591 | SCAFFOLDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT A brick guard 1, being a safety screen 2 to protect against masonry falling from a scaffolding lift. The screen 2 comprises a semi-rigid mesh screen of plastic material having an integral continuous runner portion 5 along a top edge thereof, ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292941 | PRESSURE SENSOR WITH SENSOR CHARACTERISTIC MEMORY A pressure sensor includes a memory in which sensor characterization data is stored.... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288815 | STAPLER A stapler 100 is provided with a driver 5 provided at a forward end of the driver arm 4, as shown in FIG. 20A, driving a staple 30 out according to any predetermined clinching force, the driver 5 having projections 5b<... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288229 | VALVE MECHANISM FOR AN ENGINE An internal combustion engine has intake (20) and exhaust (22) poppet valves, a first and a second set of cam lobes (64) for operating the intake and exhaust poppet valves (20,22) respectively, and a third set of cam lobes (68) for pro... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287892 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING A CONTAINER A container sealing apparatus 10 comprises an electrically conductive linearly displaceable cutting member 14 operable to cut a portion 18 of sealing material from a web 16 and an independently linearly displaceable transfer member 42 ... | 11/18/2010 |
