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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080302351 | Gas-Fired Portable Heater A portable gas fired heater includes a combustion chamber having an air inlet and an air outlet. A low DC voltage (optionally AC voltage) fan or blower directs air through the combustion chamber so that the air is heated. Preferably, a vortex generator is located betwee... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080307292 | Method and Apparatus for Digit-Serial Communications for Iterative Digital Processing Algorithms An architecture and a method are provided for decoding codewords for codes such as low density parity check (LDPC) codes. An iterative decoding algorithm such as the Belief Propagation Algorithm (BPA) is employed that attempts to correct errors in an input block of symb... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080300939 | Computer-Implemented Method for Evaluating an Investment A computer-implemented method for evaluating an investment employs primary entries and associated impact groups to represent financial outflows and inflows over the investment period. During a calculation phase, the primary entries are processed to generate data the rep... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080295220 | Fan-Based Cooler for Head-Protection Gear A cooler accessory for use with a hard hat or other head-protecting gear having a protective shell with a rim, the accessory including a housing that is attachable to the protective shell, tubing that extends from the housing, and airflow supply means (e.g., an electric... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080282499 | Vacuum Cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a floor-engaging portion provided with a first air inlet, an upright portion pivotally connected at its lower end to the floor-engaging portion, a handle upstanding from the upper end of the upright portion, a first or lower end of the handle b... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080276432 | Securing Strap The present invention provides a securing strap adapted for use independently or in combination with one or more similar straps, the or each securing strap including a head portion and a shank portion. The head portion includes first and second arrowhead shaped portions... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080278293 | RFID TAG, INTERROGATOR AND SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SYMBOL ENCODING AND DECODING An improved RFID Tag, Interrogator, and system wherein at least one tag modulates a radio frequency signal by modulated backscatter operations.... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080271529 | Water Meter Shroud A shroud for a water meter is disclosed, comprising a body and a cover. The body of the shroud comprises a base having an aperture and upstanding side walls, which define a cavity for receiving the water meter. The shroud is captively retained around the water meter pre... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080263814 | Upright Vacuum Cleaner A steerable vacuum cleaner comprises an upright body portion which is pivotally mounted at its lower end to the rear of a wheeled floor-engaging head portion. A catch is pivotally mounted intermediate its opposite ends to the upright body portion, the catch having a fin... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080262914 | Ad Serving System, Apparatus and Methologies Used Therein An ad serving system and methodology automatically monitors Publisher web content that can potentially be displayed alongside advertising content of one or more Advertiser Users. A web-accessible platform interacts with Advertiser Users to create and manage Ads, and coo... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080257902 | Method and System for High-Speed Tablet Counting and Dispensing A medicament tablet dispensing system and method dispenses any selected number of tablets, up to a maximum number, with minimal dispensing delays. During fill operations, a preset number of tablets are counted and stored in dedicated storage compartments. Dispensing ope... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080254444 | Immunoassay Devices and Use Thereof An immunoassay device has a housing defining a first opening for receiving a solution and a second opening through which a liquid sample is deposited, a strip of sorbent material having a test site with immobilized antigen or antibody for the ligand to be tested, and a ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080251518 | Self-Venting Cover for Heatable Food Package A self-venting cover for a heatable food package comprises a sheet of film having a slit formed therein to permit the passage of steam therethrough. A label is secured to the film for controlling the flow of steam through the opening. The label includes a sheet of mater... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080246461 | Methods and Apparatus for Testing Delay Locked Loops and Clock Skew According to the methods of the invention, a further delayed DLL signal is compared to the reference clock and a delayed reference clock signal is compared to a DLL signal. These two comparisons are performed on the 360° signal and on the 180° signal. The delay introd... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080243123 | Maxillary Bone Cutting System, Kit, and Method of Using the Same A device includes a tubular element, and a cutter spring-biased relative to the tubular element. In an unloaded configuration the cutter is displaced relative to the tubular element by a displacement distance, and when the cutter is in a loaded configuration the displac... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080236612 | Mask A mask for delivering steam to the face and neck of a user. The mask includes an outer layer and an inner layer adapted to cover the face and neck of the user. The outer and inner layers are arranged in a spaced relationship to define a cavity therebetween for receiving... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080233207 | Injectable and Infusable Mercury Compositions and Methods for Treating Cancer An aqueous solution suitable for injection into a mammal in need thereof includes an inorganic mercury (II) containing compound present in an amount between 0.1 nanomole and 50 millimoles Hg2+ where the solution is sufficiently stable such that there is no pr... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080229631 | Decorative Coin Assembly A commemorative coin assembly includes a coin, a decorative component, and a holder that couples the component to the coin. The decorative component may be extended substantially perpendicularly from the coin's surface in a first position or alternatively inset into an ... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080224375 | Clamp Arrangement A clamp has a first jaw and a second jaw mounted to be movable with respect to one another between a clamping configuration and a release configuration. A catch mechanism has a movable detent operable to engage with a locking element in a plurality of different position... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080221574 | Method of Treating a Clavicle Fracture A method of clavicle fracture fixation includes using a K-wire to create a pilot hole extending longitudinally through the medullary canal of the lateral and medial fragments of the fractured clavicle while the fragments are reduced, enlarging a medial portion of the pi... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080213394 | Polymer-Based Antimicrobial Agents, Methods of Making Said Agents, and Products Incorporating Said Agents An antimicrobial agent includes a metal ion in a hydrophilic polymer binder or carrier. The metal ion is preferably a silver ion and the hydrophilic polymer preferably comprises a sulfonated polyurethane or sulfonated polystyrene. According to a method of the invention,... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080207233 | Method and System For Centralized Storage of Media and for Communication of Such Media Activated By Real-Time Messaging An apparatus and methodology are provided that initiates on-demand communication of media content in response to receipt of text-based messages. The text-based messages can have a plurality of diverse messaging formats. Each text-based message encapsulates text conformi... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080201963 | Cutting Device A cutting device, particularly suited for removing vehicle glazing panels, has forward blade carrier and a rearward handle spaced from the forward blade carrier. The forward blade carrier may function as a handle, the device thereby being operable in two handed use. The... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080202182 | Deformation of Thin Walled Bodies A thin walled body is deformed in a process in which the body is gripped securely in a holding station and, whilst gripped in the holding station, tooling engages to deform the peripheral wall of the body at a predetermined wall zone. The tooling is provided at a toolin... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080200873 | Methods and Apparatus for Infusing the Interior of a Blood Vessel An apparatus for treating blood vessels includes an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an infusion lumen extending there-through, a plurality of infusion holes in valved communication with the infusion lumen, and a valve member which is movable insid... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080196434 | Beverage Cooling Device A device for cooling beverages comprises a body and a clip connected to the body via an articulated arm. In use, the clip is engaged with the rim of a drinking vessel such that the arm extends into the drinking vessel and holds the body near the bottom of the vessel. Th... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080200871 | Valve System For a Medical Device Having an Inflatable Member Methods and apparatus for treating the interior of a blood vessel include a variety of improved catheter designs, methods and apparatus for accessing and occluding a blood vessel.... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080189846 | Diverter Valve System for a Spa and a Spa Incorporating Same A valve system for a spa includes a jet manifold which is coupled to all of the water jets associated with a seat in the spa and which is coupled to an individual water pump for the seat. A T-fitting is interposed between the manifold and the pump. A conduit is coupled ... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080191000 | Advertisement Mailer and Method In one embodiment a direct mailer is made essentially of a single piece of paper or other material having on a first side an addressee and a postage indicator and having on a second opposite side at least six advertisers' advertisements and an indication of discounts (e... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080191554 | Power Supply System A power supply system (and method) for an exhibition stand having a frame that includes upstanding posts and transverse members. The power supply system (and method) includes an elongate member forming in use one of the transverse members of the frame. The elongate memb... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080182225 | Tooling and Methodology for Maxillary Sinus Elevation Tooling and methodologies for separation and dissection of the subantral membrane from the floor of the maxillary sinus. The tooling and associated methodology employ a handle and one or more support structures extending therefrom. A thin member extends from the distal ... | 07/31/2008 |
| 20080177186 | Methods and Apparatus for Determining a Treatment Volume of a Fluid Treatment Agent for Treating The Interior of a Blood Vessel The methods of the invention include examining a blood vessel to be treated, preferably with the aid of ultrasound, calculating a volume of the portion of the blood vessel, and treating the portion with a volume of treatment agent where the volume of treatment agent is ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080175767 | Fluid Treatment Apparatus A fluid treatment apparatus comprises a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A treatment chamber disposed between the fluid inlet and fluid outlet. A plurality of plate members are mounted in the treatment chamber. The plane of the plate members is orientated substantially i... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080177130 | Cardiac Ventricular Geometry Restoration Device and Treatment for Heart Failure Methods for cardiac ventricular restoration include delivering an implantable expandable device into the ventricle via a catheter. The expandable device is anchored either to the wall of the left ventricle or to the inter-ventricular septum and then expanded. When expan... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080167665 | Endoscopic Threaded Clip A flexible endoscopic clip applier includes a flexible coil with a manual actuator coupled to one end and a jaw assembly coupled to the other end. A store of clips is arranged adjacent to the jaw assembly and a clip pusher is arranged adjacent to the store of clips. The... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080155948 | Cyclonic Separation Apparatus A cyclonic separation apparatus comprising at least two series connected separation stages and a receptacle for collecting material separated by the separation stages, is described. The first stage comprises a first cyclone separator and the second stage comprises a plu... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080155958 | Zero Emission Natural Gas Power and Liquefaction Plant A zero-emissions power plant receives natural gas from wells at elevated pressure and temperature. Gas is expanded through one or more turbo-expanders, preferably reformed, and sent to a fuel cell where electricity, heat, carbon-dioxide, and water are generated. The car... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080156874 | Remote Authentication System A system and method for authenticating a plurality of items each of which has a respective readable validation reference, in which information is read from the validation references, one or more items of the items is identified based on information read by the reading m... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080153559 | System of Bodies Which, by Mutual Communication, Detect and Then Jointly Signalize a Predetermined Concatenation, Storage Box for Such a System and Memory Suitable for Use in Such a Storage Box A system of bodies each having their own electronic identity representation visualized on respective corresponding outer faces of these bodies. The bodies comprise communication means for having the identity representations queried externally. The system comprises means... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080154097 | Method for Retracting Tissue During Surgery A surgical retractor includes a “swivel” having a string extending from one end and a string extending from the midpoint between the two ends. The swivel is delivered by pushing it out of a tube which is inserted through a small incision between the ribs of the pati... | 06/26/2008 |
