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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047570 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUICK NAVIGATION BETWEEN RECOMMENDATION SETS IN A TV CONTENT DISCOVERY SYSTEM A method for quick navigation between recommendation sets in a TV content discovery system includes mapping of several physical buttons on a remote controller to a single virtual representation button on a TV screen. The virtual representation button provides a one clic... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044495 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GAS DETECTION BASED ON SPECTRAL SPATIAL MISREGISTRATION In accordance with one embodiment, a method for remote identification of at least one gas includes sampling a plurality of spectral images of a scene wherein each spectral image is sampled at a different wavelength, providing a reference spectral image, and generating a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041720 | GUIDED WEAPON WITH IN-FLIGHT-SWITCHABLE MULTIPLE FUZE MODES A method for operating a guided munition with a switchable fuse arrangement includes launching the guided munition towards a target. During flight of the guided munition, images are provided to a remote operator, who supplies a switching input. Responsive to said switch... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110036760 | GREY WATER REGENERATION SYSTEM The object of this invention is a grey water regeneration system for its subsequent reuse which guarantees the quality of the purified water, disposing of sensors which fully control the process by means of an automaton programmed so that if it detects any problem in th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032361 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION TRACKING It is provided a system for embedment within a sport playing object, a ball for example. The system is associated with continuous determination of a state of the object, its location and pose. The system includes an inertial navigation system (INS) module first state mo... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030258 | FIREARM ACCESSORY This presented invention relates to the ability of individual, firearms owners and representatives of the law enforcement; military and governmental entities, to enhance the pointability and shootability of their firearms, there is provided a firearm accessory including... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027756 | ONE-PIECE INCLINED DENTAL IMPLANT A one-piece, inclined, dental-implant and corresponding method for the optimal exploitation of areas of relatively abundant bone structure as anchoring regions while preserving biological width and enhancing implant recovery.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024336 | AUTOMATIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DETERMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF FOODS Method and automatic system for the determination and the classification of foods based on a high-speed manipulation robot aided by a localization system which is capable of detecting the food which comes along a transport system in a random fashion without contact betw... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020112 | SEWAGE SEPERATION GENERATOR A system is presented that can partially separate solids from liquids and produce energy simultaneously.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGING A multi-spectral video camera and corresponding method have an optical arrangement for collecting light, a light splitting prism for splitting the light into a number of spatially separated channels of distinct spectral ranges, and a corresponding number of image sensor... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110013904 | PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK (PON) IN-BAND OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) An in-band OTDR uses a network's communication protocols to perform OTDR testing on a link. Because the OTDR signal (probe pulse) is handled like a data signal, the time required for OTDR testing is typically about the same as the time required for other global network ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012900 | METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING POINTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN IMAGES WITH NON-PARALLEL VIEWING DIRECTIONS A method for identifying within a working image of a scene a point of interest designated within a designation image of a scene, the designation image being taken along a first viewing direction and the working image being taken along a second viewing direction, the sec... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011973 | AIRBAG SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR A WIDE RANGE OF LOADS An airbag system according to any one individual feature or combination of features as described herein.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009783 | DEVICE FOR RF HEATING AND MECHANICAL MASSAGE OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE A skin treatment device combines an RF treatment arrangement with a mechanical massage arrangement, preferably with the massage device in the form of an annular massage head encircling and rotating around the RF applicator. Also disclosed are configurations with a liqui... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009246 | GYMNIC AND REHABILITATIVE MACHINE A gymnic and rehabilitative machine, comprising means (2) for allowing the user to apply forces and a load (3) mobile along a guide-way under the action exerted by the user by means of said means (2) for applying a force; the path followed by the lo... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008209 | METHODS OF STERILIZATION BY HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND OZONE, AND APPARATUS USING THE METHODS A method for sterilization according to the present invention comprises: a first sterilization step of providing a sterilization subject in a sealed sterilization chamber and sterilizing the sterilization subject by providing ozone inside the sterilization chamber; a fi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007035 | FINGER-WORN DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE Finger-worn user input devices and methods for operating same. In some embodiments, a device includes at least one rotatable section (112, 112′, 912) and an indication mechanism (116, 116a, 130, 516, 526, 616, 816, 826, 836, 1316, 1416, 1616, 2... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004188 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS MONITOR A portable drug delivery system (10) includes a remote unit (14) which serves as a wireless monitor for a drug delivery device (12). Programming of the drug delivery device (12) can be achieved by use of the remote unit (14), but requi... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001791 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS A system and method for generating three-dimensional models of physical objects, includes the steps of providing a plurality of two dimensional images of a physical object, wherein the two-dimensional images are captured from a plurality of viewing angles of the physica... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100333203 | METHODS FOR DETECTING MALICIOUS PROGRAMS USING A MULTILAYERED HEURISTICS APPROACH Three heuristic layers are used to determine whether suspicious code received at a port of a data processing device is malware. First, static analysis is applied to the suspicious code. If the suspicious code passes the static analysis, dissembling analysis is applied t... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332302 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERACTIVE ON-LINE ADVERTISING USING AUCTION PRIZES AWARDED BASED ON USER ENGAGEMENT AS DETERMINED BY AD-SURVEY SUBMISSION The present invention discloses systems and methods for interactive on-line advertising using auction prizes awarded based on user engagement as determined by ad-survey submission, methods including the steps of: providing an ad survey having an advertisement and a surv... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100332235 | INTELLIGENT HOME AUTOMATION An intelligent home automation system answers questions of a user speaking “natural language” located in a home. The system is connected to, and may carry out the user's commands to control, any circuit, object, or system in the home. The system can answer questions... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330528 | Dental Tool Displacement Apparatus and Method with Slow Rotational Motion A dental tool displacement apparatus for use with a motorized power handle to displace a dental tool includes a tool holder having a receptacle for receiving the dental tool, and a drive arrangement. The drive arrangement defines a transmission from the motorized power ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330201 | Therapeutic methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating warts with tellurium compounds A novel method for treating skin and mucosal membrane ailments caused by human papilloma viruses, which utilizes tellurium-containing compounds, is disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing tellurium-containing compounds for treating such ailm... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329870 | SHROUDED TURBINE BLADE DESIGN The use of a shroud to surround a set of turbine blades works best when the blades are shaped to maximize the unique distribution of velocity of such a shroud. Parameters for the construction of such blades for both water and wind turbines are presented.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329840 | FLOW DEFLECTION DEVICE CONSTRUCTION New devices and methods for the construction of large Flow Deflection Devices (FDDs) are presented.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327443 | JOINING STRUCTURE AND A SUBSTRATE-JOINING METHOD USING THE SAME The present invention concerns a joining structure and a substrate-joining method using the same. The joining structure comprises a substrate, and comprises a plurality of joining patterns which are located on the said substrate and which are spaced apart from each othe... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324508 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MOISTURIZING LIQUID TO LIPS OF A SUBJECT A system for delivering moisturizing liquid to the lips of a subject includes an applicator for applying the moisturizing liquid to the lips supported by a support structure so that at least a part of applicator is deployed so as to engage a recess between the lips of s... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320312 | MINIATURE MISSILE A miniature lightweight high-maneuverability missile (10) has a missile body (12) with three sets of at least two aerodynamic control surfaces (14, 16, 18) for independent control of roll, pitch and yaw of the missile. Each set of control surfaces (... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320186 | Device for heating a flow of liquid by electrical heating of a metallic conduit A device (100) for heating a flow of liquid from an initial temperature to a desired temperature for intravenous delivery includes an elongated conduit (120) formed from metallic material having an inlet (102) for receiving the flow of liquid at the... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319117 | TOILET FLUSHING WITHOUT USING A TOILET TANK A toilet bowl system comprising an electric spigot, an electric valve, and a control unit for controlling said electric spigot and said electric valve, and for operatively synchronizing said electric spigot with said electric valve.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314700 | FABRICATING METHOD FOR MICRO GAS SENSOR AND THE SAME There are provided a micro gas sensor and a method for fabricating the same that comprises a micro heater formed inside a polysilicon membrane by doping impurities into a specific region of the polysilicon membrane positioned under a gas sensing substance, thereby impro... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100311029 | MODULAR ASSEMBLIES FOR PROMOTING DEVELOPMENT IN DEVELOPING HUMANS VIA AUDITORY STIMULATION An evolutionary system and method to promote the development of developing humans via auditory stimulation. The system addresses the need of growing developing humans for constantly changing auditory stimulation environments. The disclosed system comprises an auditory s... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100310355 | MOVING VERTICAL AXIS TURBINE FOIL A new movable foil for accelerating the fluid hitting the blades of a vertical axis turbine is presented.... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100309931 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING LOW BANDWIDTH WIRES A high frequency signal is down-converted into an intermediate frequency signal, transmitted over a limited bandwidth medium from a master unit to a remote unit and up-converted back into its original high frequency at the remote unit. The up-conversion is aided by reco... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308947 | MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICES New devices of magnetic couplings, angled and non-angled, with their uses, are presented.... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100308588 | STABILIZATION OF TURBINES IN WATER The present invention relates to devices and methods for using weights and cables for stabilizing turbines in water by attaching them to the ocean floor.... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307364 | PYROPHORIC ARROWS An arrow-type warhead (100,200,300,400,500,600,700) comprises an envelope (102,202), a filling (108), a hardened head section (104) to promote penetration of the target and a stabilizing mechanism (106,210,302,402,502,602) to stabilize... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307363 | ULTRA-HIGH VELOCITY PROJECTILE IMPACT SENSOR An apparatus for detecting the impact of an ultra-high velocity projectile includes: a projectile; at least one optical fiber attached to at least a first area of the projectile; a light source coupled to the optical fiber supplying light into the optical fiber; and a m... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307154 | CLOSED THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC POWER A closed thermodynamic system for producing electricity, including a water pump (180), a water circulation heater (110), a steam turbine (120), an electric generator (130) and a steam/water cooling sub-system (190). The water pump tran... | 12/09/2010 |
