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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090235398 | Kiwifruit variety named 'Y374' A new and distinct kiwifruit variety is disclosed. The variety results from selection among a population of seedlings derived from crossing the kiwifruit selections known as ‘A17’ (not patented) and ‘R4’ (not patented). The fruit of the plant of this new kiwifru... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090235295 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM A method for managing an interactive video display system. A plurality of video spots are displayed on the interactive video display system. Data based on interaction with the interactive video display system corresponding to video spots of the plurality of video spots ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090235168 | USER MEDIATED EMBEDDED HELP SYSTEM An embedded help system for a software application; said facility providing embedded help data to a user in response to a help query from said user; said embedded help data comprising base embedded help data and user added embedded help data; said embedded help data per... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234933 | DATA FORWARDING STORAGE Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for data forwarding storage. A network includes a group of interconnected computer system nodes each adapted to receive data and continuously forward the data from computer memory to computer memory without sto... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234781 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSETS AND RIGHTS A method of utilizing an intellectual property grouping owned by a patent entity to generate income. The method includes acquiring rights in a first intellectual property asset from a seller on behalf of a patent investment entity, providing compensation to the seller i... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234681 | OPTIMIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINDING BEST FARES The present invention provides a method, apparatus and system for processing fare queries to find the best fares. In one embodiment of this invention a query server utilizes a branching and bounding based technique to implicitly enumerate possible solutions to arrive at... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234678 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSISTING ACCIDENT VICTIMS WITH INSURANCE CLAIMS Systems and methods for assisting loss participants with insurance claims may provide functionality for loss participants to create reports about losses. Each loss report may include media such as text, images, and video that documents the loss. The systems and methods ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234676 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A PATIENT A remotely or locally programmable and accessible medical device system including an interface unit and a medical device connected to a patient is disclosed. Through a transceiver, such as a telephone or computer, a person may obtain status reports from a remotely locat... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234429 | SELF-RESTRAINING ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS A self-expanding, self-restraining endoluminal prosthesis is configured to be compressible into a collapsed state, and restrained in the collapsed state by structures integrated with the stent, and without the use of external structure. Such restraining structures engag... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234399 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A PRESACRAL SPACE Methods and apparatus for providing percutaneous access to the presacral space in a minimally invasive, low trauma, manner. A number of related methods and surgical tool sets form a percutaneous pathway from an incision through the patient's skin adjacent to the coccyx ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234366 | Method and Device for Inserting an Intraocular Lens An injector for inserting an intraocular lens into an eye includes a lumen. The lumen can include a terminal portion at a distal end and a proximal portion juxtaposed with the terminal portion. An injector plunger can be disposed within the lumen for generating a drivin... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234226 | CHEMICAL LIQUID INJECTOR The injector (100) comprises a protocol setting means (410) for setting the injection protocols of the contrast medium and the diluent, and a speed control means (440) for controlling the action of the piston drive mechanism (130) in accordan... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234208 | Multipurpose Sensor Port A sensor port is adapted to connect to either a sensor or a data source. A reader is configured to identify which of the sensor and the data source is connected to the sensor port. A data path is configured to communicate an analog signal associated with the sensor and ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234173 | ORGANIC WASTE DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH BLOWER A system and a method of decomposing organic waste are provided. The system decomposes organic waste in a decomposition chamber without use of enzymes, additives, or microorganisms. In one embodiment, the system decomposes organic waste within 24 hours and deodorizes th... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090234137 | TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF SALINOSPORAMIDE A AND ANALOGS THEREOF The present application relates to certain compounds and to methods for the preparation of certain compounds that can be used in the fields of chemistry and medicine. Specifically, described herein are methods for the preparation of various compounds and intermediates, ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233985 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING HIV INFECTIONS BY INHIBITING LEREPO4 AND GLIPR The present invention relates to inhibitor molecules of LEREPO4 or GliPR or respective functional homologues thereof including siRNAs, shRNAs, antisense RNAs, antisense DNA and dominant negative proteinaceous mutants of LEREPO4 or functional homologues thereof. The pres... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233863 | HGF PREPARATION The present invention relates to an HGF preparation comprising HGF and purified sucrose. The HGF preparation is characterized by being stable even after a long-term storage.... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233514 | Frit sealing system and method of manufacturing organic light emitting display device A frit sealing system and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device by using the frit sealing system, and more particularly, a frit sealing system and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting display device by using the frit sealing s... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233513 | FRIT SEALING SYSTEM A frit sealing system for combining a first substrate and a second substrate using frit comprises a laser generating a laser beam, and a homogenizer normalizing the intensity of the laser beam within a cross section of the laser beam in the transverse direction. The fri... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233500 | FLOATING STRUCTURE HAVING PROPULSIVE DEVICES FOR MOVING THE SAME WHILE SAILING AND MOORING Disclosed is a floating system. The floating system comprises a floating body, a first propeller and a second propeller. The first propeller is pivotally secured to the floating body. The second propeller is pivotally secured to the floating body and distanced from the ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233336 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CHONDROITIN A method for producing a chondroitin (CH) with a desired sugar chain length; a method for producing a fraction containing a CH with a substantially single sugar chain length; etc. There is provided a method for producing a CH with desired sugar chain length, comprising ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233277 | PRIMER GENERATION ROLLING CIRCLE AMPLIFICATION A method of amplifying a nucleic acid is provided which comprises: generating a first nucleic acid primer from a first nucleic acid sequence; combining the first nucleic acid primer with a first polymerase and a first circular nucleic acid probe, wherein the first circu... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233263 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TEACHING A system and method for learning. In one embodiment, the system includes a teaching computer having a display module, a question and answer database, a testing module and a test question selection module. The question and answer database comprises a plurality of questio... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090233220 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN Provided are a positive resist composition and a resist pattern forming method having fewer defects and superior lithographic characteristics. The positive resist composition includes a resin component (A) which has on a main chain a structural unit derived from an (α-... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090232900 | NANO-MICELLAR PREPARATION OF ANTHRACYLCLINE ANTITUMOR ANTIBIOTICS ENCAPSULATED BY THE PHOSPHATIDE DERIVATIZED WITH POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL The present invention provides a nano-micellar preparation of anthracycline antitumor antibiotics for intravenous injection, which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of anthracycline antitumor antibiotics, a phosphatide derivatized with polyethylene glycol, to... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090232849 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER Compositions and a method for sensitizing a cancer for treatment by cytotoxic therapy is disclosed. The method includes the step of administering to the cancerous tissue or cells a pharmaceutical composition containing a Botulinum toxin, BT.... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090232699 | ORGANIC WASTE DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH HEAT RECYCLING A system and a method of decomposing organic waste are provided. The system decomposes organic waste in a decomposition chamber without use of enzymes, additives, or microorganisms. In one embodiment, the system decomposes organic waste within 24 hours and deodorizes th... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090231980 | OPTICAL DISC ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING ASSAYS This invention relates to an optical disc assembly capable of receiving an insert upon which an analyte of interest may be disposed. The optical disc assembly can be read by an optical disc reader, such as by a standard CD or DVD reader, and the analyte disposed on the ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090231903 | FERROELECTRIC MEMORY AND METHOD FOR TESTING THE SAME A driver circuit and a precharge circuit apply, in a test mode, a fixed potential to a bit-line, while applying a second plate-line voltage to a plate-line. Then, the bit-line is switched from a first bit-line precharge potential to a floating state, and the plate-line ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090231751 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SERVO CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATIONAL SPEED OF DISK IN DISK DRIVE According to one embodiment, a disk drive is disclosed to which a plurality of disk rotational speed modes can be set. The disk drive is configured such that input of servo data from servo sectors is thinned out by thinning out an output of an interrupt request to a CPU... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090231666 | Microelectromechanical device with thermal expansion balancing layer or stiffening layer An interferometric modulating device is provided with a thermal expansion balancing layer on a side of the movable flexible layer opposite the movable reflector such that when temperature changes the distance between the movable reflector and the optical stack does not ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230904 | NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR HALL SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS A method and apparatus is provided for processing signals from a Hall-effect device arrangement coupled to a monolithic brushless DC motor where the motor is driven by a PWM circuit providing PWM drive signals.... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230647 | WHEEL SUPPORTING MECHANISM, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS A wheel supporting mechanism for adjusting height of a housing supported by the wheels is provided. The wheel supporting mechanism includes wheels supporting a housing; an axle extending from each of the wheels; a wheel mounting member, which has a bearing rotatably sup... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230644 | Utility Cart A utility cart is provided for storing and transporting automotive repair supplies and equipment. The cart can comprise a part compartment, a tool storage compartment, a grease gun compartment, and a handle. The part compartment can define a holding area configured to l... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230295 | MEASUREMENT OF HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY USING A RADIOACTIVE OR ACTIVATABLE TRACER A method of determining the distance, from a reference point, of a tracer emitting radiation comprising a first component emitted at a first known energy level and a second component emitted at a second known energy level, the intensity of a penetrating portion of the f... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230278 | SENSOR MOUNT ASSEMBLY A shock resistant sensor assembly comprises a base plate, a clamp lid, a hinge assembly secured to the base plate and the clamp lid and forming a hinge connection, and a releasable clamp assembly secured to either the base plate or the clamp lid opposite the hinge assem... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090230132 | FLUID CONTAINER AND FLUID-CONTAINING CONTAINER USING THE SAME A fluid container in which a packaging bag with a spout is not likely to break due to a pin hole or breakage of an edge of the bag during storage or transportation, that has superior cleanliness for fluid contents, in which the packaging bag can be attached to and detac... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090229965 | ORGANIC WASTE DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH WATER RECYCLING A system and a method of decomposing organic waste are provided. The system decomposes organic waste in a decomposition chamber without use of enzymes, additives, or microorganisms. In one embodiment, the system decomposes organic waste within 24 hours and deodorizes th... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090229806 | Enhanced Heat Transfer Tube and Manufacture Method Thereof A heat transfer tube can comprise a tube body, and outer fins integrated with the tube body which are formed by allowing material on the tube body to extend along radial direction of the tube body and wind and extend around the tube outer surface in helical manner, wher... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090229745 | Hermetic sealing apparatus and hermetic sealing method using frit An hermetic sealing apparatus is discussed. The apparatus may include one or more of the following a glass mask disposed on an upper surface of a first substrate, a support member disposed on an upper surface of the glass mask, a laser irradiation member positioned spac... | 09/17/2009 |
