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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090129961 | METAL INJECTION MOLDING METHODS AND FEEDSTOCKS Metal injection molding methods and feedstocks. Metal injection molding methods include forming a feedstock, molding the feedstock into a molded article, substantially removing a lubricant, a thermoplastic, and an aromatic binder from the molded article, and sintering t... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090069851 | BONE FIXATION WITH SLENDER SPANNING MEMBERS DISPOSED OUTSIDE BONE System, including methods, apparatus, kits, and components, for bone fixation using a pair of slender spanning members to span a fracture outside bone.... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090069812 | RIB FIXATION WITH AN INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing rib bones with a fixation device including an intramedullary nail connected to a generally U-shaped plate.... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090065406 | Material separator systems A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream is disclosed. The vehicle may include an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris stream ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090064432 | Apparatus and method for clearing a caulking gun A device and method of clearing non-fluid caulk from a caulk dispensing tube includes drilling a bit member through a thread cleaning device and into the solid caulk blocking the dispensing tube; then removing the bit member from the dispensing tube and reversing the ro... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090062797 | Rod-based system for bone fixation Systems, including methods, apparatus, kits, and components for rod-based fixation and/or longitudinal compression of bones.... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090051062 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING STRUCTURES Methods and apparatus for fabricating structures, extrusion units, and structures fabricated using such methods and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus may include a support configured for rotation about a central axis, a carriage that may move along the support when... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090045660 | FASTENING BRACKET FOR A CHAIR The present invention concerns a fastening bracket for use in a children's chair (1) with a seat plate (2), wherein the seat plate has a vertical opening, characterized in that it comprises: a frame piece (10) comprising a vertical first opening ( 02/19/2009 | |
| 20090030853 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PROFITING OR GENERATING INCOME FROM THE BUILT-IN EQUITY IN REAL ESTATE ASSETS OR ANY OTHER FORM OF ILLIQUID ASSET Briefly, embodiments of a system or a method of profiting or generating income from equity in real estate or any other form of illiquid asset is disclosed.... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090015355 | COMPENSATED ATTENUATOR An attenuator circuit for attenuating a signal transmitted from an input circuit to an output circuit may include a ground conductor and a series impedance element providing a series resistance for coupling the input circuit to the output circuit. In some examples, a fi... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090014489 | Car top carrier The invention provides improvements for an enclosed carrier configured for mounting on top of a car.... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090017291 | Silicon epitaxial wafer and production method for same A silicon epitaxial wafer of the invention comprises a silicon single crystal wafer sliced from a CZ silicon ingot doped with carbon in a concentration range of not less than 5×1015 atoms/cm3 and not more than 5×1017 atoms/cm3 01/15/2009 | |
| 20090011837 | COMPUTER FASHION GAME WITH MACHINE-READABLE TRADING CARDS A game system including cards with computer-readable information is provided. The computer-readable information may be in the form of a code embodied on the cards. The cards may be selectively chosen and compiled in a card compiling device that is configured to remove s... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090012429 | CATHETER GUIDEWIRE SYSTEM USING CONCENTRIC WIRES A catheterization guidewire system provides a first wire for percutaneous insertion in a blood vessel. The first wire may include a lumen running from one end to the other, and a handle adjacent the proximal end for manipulation of the first wire about and along a centr... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090000537 | SILICON WAFER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME A method for producing a silicon wafer that has a carbon concentration of 5×1015 to 5×1017 atoms/cm3, interstitial oxygen concentration of 6.5×1017 to 13.5×1017 atoms/cm3, and a resistivity of 100 Ωc... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090004947 | MOLDED FABRIC DOLL ACCESSORY In one embodiment, a doll accessory for play or use with a doll or other toy figure is provided. The doll accessory may include a first portion of a doll accessory including a layer of fabric coated with a molding chemical solution and plastically deformed into a substa... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080315531 | Sealing Profile for Joints Between Covering Plates The invention relates to a sealing profile for the sealing of joints between laid covering panels (2), having a base body (1, 18) which is composed of elastomeric material, with the sealing profile having, in cross section, a widening (10, 10′) on... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080308325 | Powered trailer dolly A towing dolly is provided for relocating wheeled loads such as boat trailers, camping trailers and airplanes where towing forces required may be substantial. The towing dolly may have a wheel assembly with a drive gear disposed between proximate treads. The towing doll... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080307764 | MOBILE HARVESTER Systems, including apparatus and methods, for harvesting a product with a mobile harvester so as to minimize the amount of product lost during harvesting. The disclosed systems include an array of catcher plates designed to surround a plant to be harvested, in a manner ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080302546 | Multi-purpose tool for attachment to a lawnmower A multi-purpose tool for mounting on a lawnmower to enable thatching, aerating or plugging includes a carrier for mounting to the handle of the lawnmower dimensioned to extend rearwardly therefrom and downwardly toward the ground. A rotatable plugger mechanism is connec... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080302988 | Trap primer valve assembly with battery pack and timer A self-contained trap primer valve assembly is housed in a cabinet and includes a conduit for connection to a building's water main to carry water under pressure, a valve is operatively mounted in the conduit and a solenoid is operable for selectively opening and closin... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080304553 | Method and Device for Removing Narrow Band Interference in Spreading Frequency System A method and device for eliminating narrow-band interference in spread spectrum system, wherein the method comprises the steps of: extracting N sampling points of the data to perform frequency spectrum transform each time and obtaining N points of data; getting the ener... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080306600 | Shoulder prosthesis A system and method for installing a shoulder prosthesis. The method includes removing the original humeral head and shaping the proximal end of the humerus with one or more implements to prepare the humerus to receive the shoulder prosthesis.... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080296922 | Vehicles with retractable portions An extendible secondary living space for a vehicle. The extendible living space may move from a retracted position in which it is substantially integrated within or in close proximity to a primary living space of the vehicle, to an extended position in which it provides... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080301514 | Realization Method for Harq in Multiple Frequency Points Cell The present invention relates to a method for realizing HARQ in multi-carrier cell, comprising: when distributing high-speed shared resource for UE, Node B distributes the high-speed downlink packet service to N frequencies, and reports the information of the establishe... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080290556 | Protective materials and methods for producing protective materials The present disclosure is directed to protective materials and methods for producing protective materials. The protective materials include a plurality of foam elements having a molded surface and a cut surface. The molded surfaces of the foam elements are attached to a... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080294100 | Pharmaceutical Device For the Administration of Substrates to Patients Biological materials such as vaccines can be stabilised in certain glassy materials soluble in water. It has been proposed to form these glassy materials as a powder suspended in a non-aqueous liquid for injection into a patient. This method is complicated by the need t... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080289901 | ACOUSTIC PANEL An acoustic panel is provided with a plurality of grooves in a front face and at least one well in a back face. The well is defined by a first end wall and an opposing second end wall and opposing side walls extending between the end walls. The grooves and the well inte... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080283376 | Electrical switches An electrical switch may include a housing having a hollow inner cavity. Both mechanical and electrical components may be contained within the inner cavity. The components within inner cavity may be protected from contaminants entering the inner cavity by a seal adjacen... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080283192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BONDING OPTICAL DISC SUBSTRATES TOGETHER, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID MATERIAL The object of the present invention is to significantly inhibit the formation of voids between substrates bonded together when a liquid adhesive is supplied onto an optical disc substrate or when the optical disc substrate is bonded to another optical disc substrate. Ac... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080284062 | INJECTION MOLDED DOLL HEAD In one embodiment, an injection molded doll head having at least two portions is provided. A first portion may have a first mating surface, an alignment indicator and include at least the skullcap portion of a doll head. A second portion may have a second mating surface... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080278929 | POMPON HAVING ELONGATE LIGHT-EMITTING OBJECTS In one embodiment, a light-emitting pompon including a handle, a plurality of flexible streamers, and a plurality of elongate light-emitting objects is provided. The handle may include a first end and a second end and the plurality of streamers may extend from the first... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080265650 | Fastening Bracket The present invention relates to a fastening bracket (1) for a chair (2) comprising two side members (21) and seat plate (20), characterized in that it includes an upper beam (10) and a lower beam (11) positioned in parallel ove... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080268741 | Construction system The present invention is directed to a construction system which has individual construction elements or components which can be connected to each other by at least a ball-to-socket joint or a socket-to-socket joint. A basic construction element has a body with a ball a... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080264557 | Method and apparatus for fabricating composite protective material The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite, foam/fabric material for use as protective material in products, and utilizes an apparatus which includes a punch press with punches arranged in rows and correspondingly aligned d... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080264703 | Children's ride-on vehicles with powered window mechanisms Children's ride-on vehicles having powered window mechanisms, and window mechanisms for such vehicles. The window mechanism includes a window drive assembly that selectively drives movement of a window member relative to the vehicle body. In some embodiments, the window... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080268745 | Children's ride-on vehicles with window mechanisms Children's ride-on vehicles having window mechanisms, and window mechanisms for such vehicles. In some embodiments, the window mechanism is a manual window mechanism, and in some embodiments the window mechanism is a powered, or motorized, window mechanism. The window m... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080262956 | System and Method for High-Yield Investment Returns in Riskless-Principal Interest Rate/Yield Arbitrage A multi-participant financial transaction with no downside risks that results in a net profit for all participants (FIG. 2) when the transaction is accomplished according to certain required steps, including the step of having simultaneously closings in escrow. A... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080261487 | TOY VEHICLES A toy vehicle configured to move across a support surface is disclosed. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle may include a body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body and configured to rotatably support the body on... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080256701 | MOLD USABLE IN PROCESS OF FORMING A DESIRED WALL SURFACE Shape structure usable to form a desired wall surface includes a first region constructed for being attached to the wall; and a second region constructed for being located in an opening formed in the wall. The first region may be constructed as a flange and the second r... | 10/23/2008 |
