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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046382 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 4-[2-(5-ETHYL-2-PYRIDYL)ETHOXY]NITROBENZENE AND PIOGLITAZONE A process for the preparation of 4-[2-(5-ethyl-2-pyridyl)ethoxy]nitrobenzene is described, which comprises the step of reacting 2-(5-ethyl-2-pyridyl)ethanol with 1-fluoro-4-nitrobenzene in acetone in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide. The intermediate 4-[2-(5-et... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046116 | SEDATIVE FOR USE DURING EYE SURGERY A drug for sedating a patient, and especially a smoker, during eye surgery. The drug includes a sedative such as midazolam in a mix with nicotine. The mixture is injected into the patient prior to the eye surgery.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045797 | PORTABLE EMERGENCY DEVICE A portable emergency device is disclosed. The device contains an internal antenna for allowing two-way communications, a speaker, an activation button to be pressed in case of an emergency, a microphone, a battery for powering the device and a GPS tracking device that a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045515 | METHOD TO DETECT HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS AND OPTOELECTRICALLY DETERMINE RESULTS A reagent is provided for the detection of an exotoxin protein produced by a betahemolytic streptococcus bacteria suspected of being present in a host biological fluid collected from a subject. A kit is provided that is readily usable by an unskilled user and mer... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041647 | BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAVING NON-CONTACTING SENSOR A pedal assembly using a non-contacting position sensor utilizing a spring-biased roller on a cam surface to simulate the feel of a conventional brake pedal is provided. The pedal assembly includes an elongated brake support bracket having a cam surface and a pedal arm ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039285 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FLUID CLOTTING TIME DETERMINATION A microfluidic passive device and a method for determining clotting time are described, of a fluid medium such as blood, of low production cost which can therefore be disposable. When optimised to determine blood clotting time, it requires a minimal whole blood sample (... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038729 | WIND TURBINES A wind turbine having at least one air foil with a leading edge and a trailing edge and in which the air foil is rotatably mounted about an axis. A thermoelectric film is disposed over at least a portion of the leading edge of the air foil and this thermoelectric film g... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037267 | SWITCHGEAR CABINET FOR A WIND TURBINE A switchgear cabinet for a wind turbine has a cabinet housing with a ventilation hole defined therein. A fan is disposed in the cabinet housing and supported on the cabinet housing so as to be disposed in front of or in the ventilation hole. A circumferential coaming is... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036611 | ADAPTIVE, ERGONOMIC, MULTIPURPOSE HAND-HELD TOOL WITH FLEXIBLE DRIVE SHAFT An adaptive, ergonomic designed multi-purpose air motor driven hand-held trimmer that uses the air motor as the handle, has the air motor offset at an angle of 25 degrees to the fore and aft axis of the base plate and downward 10 degrees, to thereby have the center of g... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036445 | AIR SAMPLING TUBE An air sampling tube is provided that provides superior air flow, strength, and manufacturability and couples to an air sampling sensor housing. The sidewall of the tubular section has an axially extending groove. To facilitate installation and inspection, an air sampli... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035808 | ROOTKIT-RESISTANT STORAGE DISKS Rootkit-resistant disks (RRD) label all immutable system binaries and configuration files at installation time. During normal operation, the disk controller inspects all write operations received from the host operating system and denies those made for labeled blocks. T... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035136 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE An engine ECU executes a program including: a step of estimating the occluded amount of NOx if an engine is self-rotating and a catalyst temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature Ta(0); and a step of performing NOx reduction treatment if ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035022 | COMPOSITE JOINT IMPLANT INCORPORATING INNER EXTENDING STEM WITH OUTWARDLY DISPLACEABLE BRANCHES FOR SECURING TO A SECTIONED BONE END An artificial joint implant in use with a bone and including a three dimensional shaped body have an exterior configured and joint defining face. An annular shaped recess is formed within a seating location of the implant for securing the body over a sectioned end of th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035012 | ARTIFICIAL WEAR RESISTANT PLUG FOR MOUNTING TO EXISTING JOINT BONE An artificial and wear-resistant plug mounted to an existing bone associated with a joint structure and which includes a three dimensional and composite platicized material. An end surface of an existing bone is reconditioned in preparation for engagement of the plug th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034975 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING AND/OR REPLACING INTERVERTEBRAL DISC COMPONENTS AND PROMOTING HEALING Disclosed embodiments provide for treatment of the anulus fibrosus (AF) and intevertebral disc (IVD), including herniated discs, anular tears of the disc, or disc degeneration, while enabling surgeons to contain blood, fluid, proteins, or other materials that are placed... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034325 | HIGH PERFORMANCE ORR (OXYGEN REDUCTION REACTION) PGM (PT GROUP METAL) FREE CATALYST Herein are disclosed PGM-free catalysts, made starting from transition metal phthalocyanine complexes, useful for catalytic ORR, and more particularly, alcohol tolerant catalysts as cathode material for ORR in alkaline and acid medium, characterized by low hydrogen pero... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033962 | HIGH EFFICIENCY LED WITH MULTI-LAYER REFLECTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Provided are a high efficiency light emitting diode and a method for fabricating the same, in which a multi-layer reflector is laminated to a surface emission type light emitting diode to improve the efficiency of a light emitting diode. A high efficiency reflector is i... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031999 | PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC FABRIC A programmable logic circuit comprising a plurality of programmable logic elements and a plurality of programmable interconnect means, and memory means for storing the configuration of the logic elements and interconnect means, wherein said memory means is formed and ar... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031933 | AIRCRAFT BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM An aircraft battery charging system having an alternator with a rotatably driven field coil and a stator coil in which the stator coil is connected to a voltage output from the alternator. The system includes a power source, a first voltage regulator and a second voltag... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030695 | CONDOM A condom may include pouch having a wall and a frame. The pouch may have an open end and a closed end and the frame may be positioned proximate the open end. An anchoring device may be secured to the pouch proximate the closed end. Further, a harness or accessory attach... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030646 | JET EXHAUST PISTON ENGINE This invention is a piston in cylinder engine using water injection into a relative vacuum heated to steam by expanding in the cylinder and by an electric arc or other heat source. The resulting steam explosion applies a work force on the piston. The piston has jet nozz... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030413 | COOLER APPARATUS A cooler apparatus is disclosed having an onboard air conditioning assembly. The apparatus may be used to retain and chill food and beverages while simultaneously functioning to cool the surrounding environment. The air conditioner assembly may include a radiator positi... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030325 | AIR FILTER An air filter for a small internal combustion engine. The air filter includes a foam body having at least one flute which increases the outside area of the foam body. The fluid is formed in the foam body by compressing the foam body between two mold halves under pressur... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030250 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY ARTICLES Disclosed is a method and apparatus for displaying articles between at least two of the ceiling, wall and floor of a retail establishment. The display may include mounting a plurality of spaced apart cords so that the cords to extend between a floor, ceiling, and/or wal... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030161 | PAINT ROLLER AND PAINT ROLLER SLEEVE SUPPORT The present invention concerns a paint roller comprising a frame having a handle portion and a shaft, a sleeve support rotatably mounted on the shaft for receiving a roller sleeve, and a locking mechanism moveable between a first position in which a paint roller sleeve ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029198 | VEHICULAR DAMPING FORCE CONTROL DEVICE A suspension ECU 13 calculates a target characteristic changing coefficient a_new for changing a target characteristic, which is represented by a quadratic function, by use of the maximum actual roll angle Φ_max generated in a vehicle body during the current tur... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029063 | AUXETIC STENTS Stents of the type used to treat and prevent localized flow constriction in body vessels are based upon negative Poisson's ratio (NPR) structures. An auxetic stent constructed in accordance with this invention comprises a tubular structure having two ends defining a len... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028857 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATE OF ATTENTION The present invention relates to a method and a system designed to determine an individual's state of attention from an individual's respiratory signal. The method of the invention comprises a first learning step, wherein the characteristics of an individual's normal st... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027941 | METHOD OF FORMING MONOLITHIC CMOS-MEMS HYBRID INTEGRATED, PACKAGED STRUCTURES A method of forming Monolithic CMOS-MEMS hybrid integrated, packaged structures includes the steps of providing: providing a semiconductor substrate with pre-fabricated cmos circuits on the front side and a polished back-side with through substrate conductive vias; form... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027754 | DENTAL PLIERS WITH ADJUSTABLE BUMPER A dental pliers design removing teeth and which incorporates a first jaw portion and a second and offsetting handle portion and which permits a rotating, rather than a pulling, force to be applied to a selected tooth or root tip and in order to more quickly and efficien... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027349 | POLYPEPTIDE VACCINE AND VACCINATION STRATEGY AGAINST MYCOBACTERIUM A vaccine is provided wherein a polypeptide or combination of peptides from M. tuberculosis is administered to a subject to elicit an immune response. The polypeptide vaccine is administered as part of a prime-boost strategy with BCG vaccine to increase the immun... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026258 | MEDICAL/DENTAL HEADLIGHT SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BEAM-FORMING OPTICS A head-mounted light source particularly suited to medical and dental applications includes a base unit with a source of illumination directed through a distal opening in the base unit, and a plurality of interchangeable beam-forming units, each separately attachable to... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025005 | BEACH BUGGY A buggy is disclosed for transporting across sandy areas such as beaches, parks and the like. The side and end walls of the buggy may be formed of a flexible and/or elastic mesh material to permit airflow through the sides and ends of the buggy. The buggy may also inclu... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024515 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINING A CONDUIT An apparatus is disclosed for locating an instrument within a pipe. The apparatus may include body portion defining a cavity therein, a pipe engagement region for slideable engagement with a pipe, and an instrument retention portion for receiving at least a portion of a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023892 | FEMALE CONDOM An improved female condom apparatus includes a pouch that has a wall, an open end, a closed end and a frame. The frame is positioned proximate the open end of the pouch and extends around a perimeter of the open end. An anchoring device is located within the pouch proxi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022524 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH PASSIVE RFID TRANSPONDER A process is provided for testing or operating an integrated circuit that includes providing a passive radio frequency identification transponder in electrical communication with the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit is associated with a printed circuit board o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021866 | SLEEP CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR A drowsiness level detection section detects a drowsiness level of an individual person. A sleep depth level control section controls the sleep depth of the individual person based on the detected drowsiness level. The sleep depth level control section executes a first ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021469 | BACLOFEN SOLUTION FOR LOW-VOLUME THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY A high concentration baclofen solution is provided suitable for therapeutic use in a medical setting. A high concentration solution of baclofen in multivalent physiological ion solution such as artificial cerebrospinal fluid is provided with concentrations of baclofen o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021295 | FOOTBALL KICKING APPARATUS A football kicking apparatus having a football and a stand with one end supported by a ground surface and a second end positioned above the ground support surface by a distance greater than the length of the football. The football is positioned within a sling which, in ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020860 | FECAL EXAMINATION METHOD AND COLLECTION CONTAINER A method for conducting a fecal examination includes providing a collection spoon and a collection container comprising a transparent body having a cap which can be removed to permit fecal matter to be received in the collection container with the spoon to be mixed with... | 01/27/2011 |
