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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046064 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING SELECTIVE DELTA OPIOID RECEPTOR-1 AGONISTS, DELTA OPIOID RECEPTOR-2 ANTAGONISTS, AND/OR MU OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS The present invention provides methods of treating or preventing a substance-related disorder using selective delta opioid receptor-1 (DOP-R1) agonists, delta opioid receptor-2 (DOP-R2) antagonists, and/or mu opioid receptor (MOP-R) antagonists, or a pharmaceutically ac... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045873 | TASK SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO COMPUTING DEVICES A method is provided to enable the person to switch use of computing devices when working with records and/or documents. A method such as described may be implemented for an individual operating two (or more) computing devices that share and synchronize sets of records.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044692 | All-Optical AM-To-FM Up-Conversion for Radio-Over-Fiber A laser source is configured for all-optical AM-FM up-conversion. In one exemplary embodiment, an amplitude modulated (AM) optical input signal containing a baseband signal at a sub-microwave frequency, is injected into the laser source. The amplitude of the AM optical ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044436 | Personal Notification And Broadcasting While various communication systems permit one-on-one communication between users, it is difficult to contact multiple users at a time with little hassle. The personal notification and broadcasting system provides a solution for contacting a plurality of contacts in eme... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043282 | RF POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH IMPEDANCE MODULATION A power amplifier controller circuit controls an adjustable impedance matching network at the output of a power amplifier to vary its load line to improve the efficiency of the RF PA. The PA controller circuit comprises an amplitude control loop that determines an ampli... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041845 | Dose Counter and Recording Method A dose counter for a metered dose inhaler includes a force sensor, an electronic controller, a memory for storing data indicative of a remaining number of doses and an electronic display device coupled to the controller for displaying the remaining number of doses. The ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041080 | Displaying Estimated Social Interest in Time-based Media Social media content items are mapped to relevant time-based media events. These mappings may be used as the basis for multiple applications, such as ranking of search results for time-based media, automatic recommendations for time-based media, prediction of audience i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040760 | Estimating Social Interest in Time-based Media Social media content items are mapped to relevant time-based media events. These mappings may be used as the basis for multiple applications, such as ranking of search results for time-based media, automatic recommendations for time-based media, prediction of audience i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040621 | Traffic Routing Display System A traffic routing display system provides a visual display of the expected state of an upcoming traffic light. In one aspect, the display is an icon colored to correspond to the expected state. In another aspect, the intensity of the color varies based on the certainty ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039771 | SMALL HUMANIN-LIKE PEPTIDES Novel peptides referred to as small humanin-like peptides (SHLPs) are provided herein along with nucleic acids encoding SHLPs and probes that selectively bind SHLPs. SHLPs have wide-ranging activity, including neuroprotective activity, anticancer activity, and cell surv... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037977 | Calibrated Analyte Concentration Measurements in Mixtures The concentration of analytes in a complex mixture can be ascertained by spectroscopic measurement, even if the spectra of substances other than the analyte overlap with that of the analyte. Both independently measured concentrations of the analyte in a training set and... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037619 | Traffic Routing Using Intelligent Traffic Signals, GPS and Mobile Data Devices A traffic routing system reduces emissions from commuter and other traffic, eases congestion on roadways, and decreases transit time by use of communications among vehicles and traffic controls, such as traffic lights. In one aspect, a traffic light receives a signal th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037618 | Driver Safety System Using Machine Learning A traffic routing display system provides a visual display of the expected state of an upcoming traffic light. In one aspect, the display is an icon colored to correspond to the expected state. In another aspect, the time remaining before the state of a traffic light ch... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037229 | PACKING ELEMENT A sealing element for a packer is described. The sealing element comprises an annular body having an internal surface defining a throughbore, the internal surface adapted to engage a mandrel having a mandrel diameter. The annular body internal surface defines first and ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036417 | PLUMBING SEALING ARRANGEMENT A plumbing sealing arrangement (10) comprises a passageway having an inlet (14) adapted to be connected to a waste outlet (16) and an outlet adapted to be connected to a soil stack, a one way valve (18) located between the passageway inlet and outlet, the one way valve ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036243 | STOVE TOP DEVICE FOR MAKING ESPRESSO COFFEE A stove top device (10) for making espresso coffee. The device (10) comprises a coffee grounds reservoir (22), a water reservoir (28) and a first conduit (36). The water reservoir (22) has a base and a volume defined by a recomm... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035689 | Reduction Of Classification Error Rates And Monitoring System Using An Artificial Class Systems and methods for enhancing the accuracy of classifying a measurement by providing an artificial class. Seizure prediction systems may employ a classification system including an artificial class and a user interface for signaling uncertainty in classification whe... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031438 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR OBTAINING HIGH-RESOLUTION CRYSTALS OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS The invention describes compositions and method useful for the crystallization of membrane proteins.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030470 | Water Level Display Device Using LED, And Water Level Measurement System Including The Same The present invention includes: plural common terminals; plural water level measurement terminals that are arranged at a certain interval along a longitudinal direction; a water level measurement control unit that measures the water level of a measurement subject by let... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029642 | Delivering Multimedia Services Disclosed is a scalable, hierarchical, distributed network architecture and processes for the delivery of high-performance, end-to-end online multimedia services, including Internet services such as World Wide Web access. The network architecture connects a high-speed p... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028118 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTACTS IN EMERGENCY SITUATION A system, a method, and a computer readable storage medium are disclosed for providing emergent contacts by a mobile computing device to a user when such contacts are likely to be desirable by the user. The emergent contacts are selected by the user and can be optionall... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023117 | Method and System for Restricting Access to User Resources A user's set top box (STB), or other client, executes a shell and has an application program interface (API) by which certain features of the client can be controlled. The client is in communication with a walled garden proxy server (WGPS), which controls access to a wa... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021433 | METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING HEART FAILURE The invention provides methods for inhibiting cell death or inflammation in a mammal brought about by diseases or conditions such as heart failure, wherein the method comprises administering to a mammal in need thereof a Bcl protein in an amount sufficient to inhibit ce... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020068 | Height-Adjustable, Structurally Suspended Slabs for a Structural Foundation To form a new structurally suspended slab or to raise an existing slab for a structural foundation, structural supports are placed in the ground. The structural supports are attached to lifting assemblies, which are also installed in the slab. Actuation of the lifting a... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018696 | Vibrotactile Device and Method Using the Same Disclosed herein is a vibrotactile device intuitively providing information by inducing a tactile sense to a user, and a method using the same. The device according to an embodiment includes a vibrating contact panel contacting with a user's hand; a plurality of vibrato... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018351 | HIGH BANDWIDTH POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY AND LOW DISTORTION A power supply system uses improved Class G amplifier architecture for high bandwidth operation with low distortion. The power supply system switches between multiple power supply rails, depending on the signal level handled by the power supply system. The lowest usable... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016382 | COMMUNICATING INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCAL MACHINE TO A BROWSER APPLICATION The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is u... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016381 | MONITORING A BACKGROUND PROCESS IN A WEB BROWSER AND PROVIDING STATUS OF SAME The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is u... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016316 | AUTHENTICATED ADVERSARIAL ROUTING A routing protocol is used to transmit messages from a sender to a receiver over a network of nodes, where adversaries can control links between the nodes and can also control the behavior of a large number of nodes. Various techniques can be used, along or in combinati... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016205 | MULTIPLE INSTANCE COMMERCIAL BROWSER WEBSITE TEST AGENT A website test environment invokes multiple instances of a commercial browser, and captures invocations of browser operations for gathering performance data without interference from other instances or multiple occurrences of the operating system (OS). Commercial browse... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016169 | RENDERING A WEB PAGE USING CONTENT COMMUNICATED TO A BROWSER APPLICATION FROM A PROCESS RUNNING ON A CLIENT The functionality of a browser application is enhanced using a browser plug-in, which enables the browser application to access portions of a file system not otherwise accessible to the browser application. The enhanced functionality provided by the browser plug-in is u... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015865 | DETERMINATION OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE RISK Markers and methods useful for assessing coronary artery disease in a subject are provided, along with kits for measuring their expression. Also provided are predictive models, based on the markers, as well as computer systems, and software embodiments of the models for... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015512 | MEASURING OUTFLOW RESISTANCE/FACILITY OF AN EYE A measurement system takes measurements of intraocular pressure and displaced ocular volume for determination of aqueous outflow resistance A device with a πgid outer wall, a flexible inner wall, and an inflatable bladder in between is placed over the eye A pressure me... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012530 | ADAPTIVE DIMMER DETECTION AND CONTROL FOR LED LAMP An LED lamp is provided in which the output light intensity of the LEDs in the LED lamp is adjusted based on the input voltage to the LED lamp. A dimmer control unit detects a type of dimmer switch during a configuration process. Using the detected dimmer type, the dimm... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010668 | Automatic Enlargement of Viewing Area with Selectable Objects A system (and method) are disclosed for enlarging a portion of a view of a user interface displayed within a touch-sensitive screen. The system is configured to determine a predetermined touch area corresponding to a touch applied on the screen. The system provides, for... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008861 | Engineered CO2 Fixing Microorganisms Producing Carbon-Based Products of Interest The present disclosure identifies pathways and mechanisms to confer production of carbon-based products of interest such as ethanol, ethylene, chemicals, polymers, n-alkanes, isoprenoids, pharmaceutical products or intermediates thereof in photoautotrophic organisms suc... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004460 | VIRTUAL TESTBED FOR SYSTEM VERIFICATION TEST A virtual testbed for system verification test is provided in which emulated responses are associated with certain steps of a system verification test. The emulated responses can be manually entered or populated with previous test results obtained from execution of the ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004399 | Geocoding Locations Near A Specified City Specified streets or intersections that are within a specified distance of a specified city can be found by a search, even when they are not actually in that city. For computational efficiency, some addresses are included in search results even when they exceed the spec... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110003339 | Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Associated Protein The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic E. coli, such as the enteropathogenic (SPEC) and enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) E. coli. The invention also provides isolated nucleic acid sequences encoding EspA polypept... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100333222 | KNOCKOUT MICE FOR A P450 GENE CLUSTER The invention relates to the generation of mouse models of drug metabolism in which clusters of genes that are involved in drug metabolism have been knocked out. The development of new drugs and chemicals for therapeutic use or for other purposes is extremely complex. O... | 12/30/2010 |
