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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046558 | MEDICINE DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING DETACHABLE PRESSURE SENSING UNIT A fluid medicament delivery device includes a patient attachment unit and a separate indicator unit. The patient attachment unit includes a housing and a fluid channel located therein, wherein at least a portion of the fluid channel includes a flexible member substantia... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046475 | TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY Techniques for correcting temperature measurement in MR thermometry are disclosed. In particular, phase shifts that arise from factors other than temperature changes are detected, facilitating correction of temperature measurements.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046010 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR USE AS TAGS AND TAG COMPLEMENTS, MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24 mers is described.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043357 | METHODS FOR DETECTING FAILURE STATES IN A MEDICINE DELIVERY DEVICE A fluid medicament delivery device includes a patient attachment unit, containing the fluid medicament, and an indicator unit adapted to be detachably coupled to the patient attachment unit. A method for monitoring the fluid medicament includes independently setting a f... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040999 | TICK SOURCE A tick source device (10) configured to accept a plurality of input signals and then to select one of said plurality of input signals and to use said one of said plurality of input signals as a source to generate a single output signal (12) to drive a proc... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040252 | Cannula Insertion Device and Related Methods A cannula insertion device includes a housing defining an opening for receiving therethrough a cannula and further defining a channel, and a cannula forming a lumen, the cannula adapted for sliding movement within the housing from a retracted position to an extended pos... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039808 | Multitarget Compounds Active at a PPAR and Cannabinoid Receptor There is a need for pharmaceutical compounds which have activity at, at least one of a PPAR and a cannabinoid receptor. Thus there are provided such compounds, wherein the compound comprises: a PPAR pharmacophore and a cannabinoid pharmacophore linked together by a moie... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039728 | Polynucleotides for Use as Tags and Tag Complements, Manufacture and Use Thereof A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039727 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR USE AS TAGS AND TAG COMPLEMENTS, MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24 mers is described.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039726 | POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR USE AS TAGS AND TAG COMPLEMENTS, MANUFACTURE AND USE THEREOF A family of minimally cross-hybridizing nucleotide sequences, methods of use, etc. A specific family of 210 24mers is described.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038877 | INTERLEUKIN-6 ANTAGONISTS The present invention provides an isolated IL-6 antagonist including an antibody variable region that prevents IL-6 from binding to gp130. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for treating IL-6 related diseases based on the IL-6 antagonists of th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035052 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPERSING AND CLUSTERING A PLURALITY OF ROBOTIC DEVICES The present invention features methods for operating, such as methods for dispersing and clustering, robotic devices (i.e., “robots”) that employ adaptive behavior relative to neighboring robots and external (e.g., environmental) conditions. Each robot is capable of... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034800 | ESTIMATION OF ALIGNMENT PARAMETERS IN MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-GUIDED ULTRASOUND FOCUSING A magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound system may be calibrated by generating ultrasound foci using ultrasound transducers, establishing coordinates of the foci and of magnetic-resonance trackers associated with the transducers, and determining a geometric relat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034550 | Inclusion Compounds of Fumagillol Derivative or its Salt, and Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising the Same The present invention relates to an inclusion compound of fumagillol derivative or its salt with hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin or sulfobutylether-7-β-cyclodextrin, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The inclusion compound according to the present inve... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033908 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND METHANE FROM BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKS USING AN ANAEROBIC BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM The present invention provides a method for selective production of hydrogen and methane from a biomass feedstock in a reactor vessel maintained under anaerobic conditions by controlling moisture concentration in the reactor vessel. The method comprises the steps of int... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033698 | Liner-Free Label and Systems The invention relates to a liner-free label activator, adapted to be joined to another piece of equipment, such as a thermal printer. The activator has a housing including a reservoir for containing a solvent and a pump connected to the reservoir. The activator also has... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033537 | Sustained Drug Release Composition The invention relates to a sustained release formulation for delivering one or more pharmaceutically active agents. The formulation comprises cross-linked high amylose starch and at least one pharmaceutically active agent, and optionally can be subdivided into smaller d... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032301 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SERVICING 3D PRINTERS The invention relates to apparatus and methods for producing three-dimensional objects and auxiliary systems used in conjunction with the aforementioned apparatus and methods. The apparatus and methods involve 3D printing and servicing of the equipment used in the assoc... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AND MARKING WEB CONTENT Instructions to access content at a destination node is intercepted. Content at the destination node is analyzed for malicious components, and results of the analysis are associated with the content prior to being presented to viewers of the content.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027937 | METHODS OF FORMING PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES A template for growth of an anticipated semiconductor film has a deformation textured substrate. The template also has an intermediate epitaxial film coupled to the deformation textured substrate, the intermediate epitaxial film being chemically compatible and substanti... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027370 | Sustained Drug Release Composition The invention relates to a sustained release formulation for delivering one or more pharmaceutically active agents. The formulation comprises cross-linked high amylose starch and at least one pharmaceutically active agent, and optionally can be subdivided into smaller d... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026879 | FABRICATION-TOLERANT WAVEGUIDES AND RESONATORS An optical waveguide having a core region with a substantially rectangular cross-section with a selected aspect ratio of width to height. Embodiments include devices incorporating the optical waveguide and methods for using the optical waveguide.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026577 | Equalization for OFDM Communication The problem of inefficient channel impulse-response processing is addressed by processing different parts of a channel impulse response to accurately locate channel taps, and to generate more than one set of equalization coefficients. This allows the most-suited equaliz... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021535 | Trazodone Composition for Once a Day Administration The invention relates to a once a day formulation of trazodone or a trazodone derivative. The formulation contains trazodone or a trazodone derivative and a controlled release excipient so that, once administered orally, the trazodone or the trazodone derivative is main... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020750 | LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND PRINTING WITH WET, POSITIVE-WORKING PRINTING MEMBERS Embodiments of the present invention involve printing members that avoid ablation imaging mechanisms and, as a result, crosslinked topmost layers. Topmost layers as described herein exhibit good thermal stability and durability during printing, but can be cleaned (and t... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019810 | Systems and methods for switching between computer and presenter audio transmission during conference call A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support switching between computer audio and presenter audio during a conference call so that one and only one, not both, of the two audio streams is being transmitted to the rest of the conference at a... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019468 | NON-LINEAR CONDUCTOR MEMORY A high-speed, low-power memory device comprises an array of non-linear conductors wherein the storage, address decoding, and output detection are all accomplished with diodes or other non-linear conductors. In various embodiments, the row and column resistors are switch... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019455 | LOW COST HIGH DENSITY RECTIFIER MATRIX MEMORY A high density memory device is fabricated three dimensionally in layers. To keep points of failure low, address decoding circuits are included within each layer so that, in addition to power and data lines, only the address signal lines need be interconnected between t... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016796 | Intumescent Weatherseal A weatherseal adapted to be installed in a door or window opening includes a spine, a resilient foam core, an intumescent material, and a liner. The spine has first and second ends, the first end adapted for mounting the weatherseal to the door or window opening. The re... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015205 | Trazodone Composition for Once a Day Administration The invention relates to a once a day formulation of trazodone or a trazodone derivative. The formulation contains trazodone or a trazodone derivative and a controlled release excipient so that, once administered orally, the trazodone or the trazodone derivative is main... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013415 | DISCRETE LIGHT GUIDE-BASED PLANAR ILLUMINATION AREA In one aspect, a planar illumination area includes two light-guide elements, each with an out-coupling region. At least a portion of each out-coupling region overlaps with at least a portion of the other. The overlapping region emits a substantially uniform light output... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011332 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LARGE, SINGLE-CRYSTALS OF ALUMINUM NITRIDE A method and apparatus for producing bulk single crystals of AlN having low dislocation densities of about 10,000 cm−2 or less includes a crystal growth enclosure with Al and N2 source material therein, capable of forming bulk crystals. The appar... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010500 | Novel Context Instruction Cache Architecture for a Digital Signal Processor Improved thrashing aware and self configuring cache architectures that reduce cache thrashing without increasing cache size or degrading cache hit access time, for a DSP. In one example embodiment, this is accomplished by selectively caching only the instructions having... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009742 | ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT USING ULTRASOUND Radiation treatment is delivered to a patient by positioning the patient such that a radiation beam is delivered to a lesion within the patient along a beam-delivery path while securing a diagnostic imaging device about the patient such that the diagnostic imaging devic... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008621 | ALUMINUM NITRIDE BULK CRYSTALS HAVING HIGH TRANSPARENCY TO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT AND METHODS OF FORMING THEM In various embodiments, methods of forming single-crystal AlN include providing a substantially undoped polycrystalline AlN ceramic having an oxygen concentration less than approximately 100 ppm, forming a single-crystal bulk AlN crystal by a sublimation-recondensation ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004316 | Method of Implanting a Unicondylar Knee Prosthesis A method of implanting a lateral unicondylar knee prosthesis in a lateral articulating portion of a femur having a lateral condyle for engagement with a tibia, the method including the steps of: bending a patients knee such that the knee is not in full extension; making... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110004304 | CULTURING RETINAL CELLS AND TISSUES Disclosed are various methods and bioreactor devices for culturing retinal cells and/or tissues. The bioreactor devices may, in certain embodiments, include a microchannel network, a scaffold for culturing neuroretinal cells, and a porous membrane separating the microch... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110002999 | Biopolymer System for Tissue Sealing A tissue sealant for use in surgical and medical procedures for sealing the tissues of a living mammal is provided. The tissue sealant comprises a hydrogel which is formed by gelation of a premix disposed on the tissue to be sealed. The premix comprises alkylated chitos... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100331723 | Two-Point Discriminator The invention relates to a design for an instrument for measuring two-point discrimination between two blunt points. The instrument includes a housing, a first needle, a second needle, and a mechanism for providing movement to at least one of the needles.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331298 | Carboxamide Compounds and Their Use Chemokine receptor antagonists, in particular, compounds of Formula (I) that act as antagonists of the chemokine CCR2 receptor, including pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof to treat or prevent diseases associated with monocyte accumulation, lymphocyte accumula... | 12/30/2010 |
