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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110036966 | Stay-in-Place Concrete Footing Forms A stay-in-place concrete footings form is used for forming a concrete footing between a spaced-apart pair of the stay-in-place concrete footings forms. Each concrete footing form is elongate and has a cavity inside the form. Each form has a pair of elongate sides wherei... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100330337 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated With Harvester, Method for Baling Crop Residue, and Resulting Trapezoidal Crop Residue Bale One embodiment is a combine having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, a grain bin for receiving grain from the forward section grain transfer assembly, and a transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of said co... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326292 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated with Harvester and Method for Baling Crop Residue A combine having an integral crop residue round baler includes an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, a grain bin, and a grain off-loading assembly. The towed crop residue round baler is located at the rear of the combine a... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326037 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated with Harvester, Method for Baling Crop Residue, and Resulting Trapezoidal Crop Residue Bale A combine has a transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of the combine that moves integrally with the combine. The transverse crop residue baler can be towed by the combine and connected to the combine by two widely spaced-apart joints that permit only moveme... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100301217 | MINIATURE PHASE-CORRECTED ANTENNAS FOR HIGH RESOLUTION FOCAL PLANE THz IMAGING ARRAYS An array of backward diodes of a cathode layer adjacent to a first side of a non-uniform doping profile and an Antimonide-based tunnel barrier layer adjacent to a second side of the spacer layer have a monolithically integrated antenna bonded to each backward diode. The... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100273258 | Interactive Microenvironment System A culture cell for growing animal cells in vitro has sides and a bottom forming a volume. The volume contains a layer of nanofiber upon which animal cells can be cultured. The layer of nanofiber can be oriented or non-oriented. Multiple layers can be placed in the volum... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100251925 | Dual Stage Railroad Hopper Car Door Actuating Mechanism A mechanism for controlling opening of doors on a hopper car underside. The mechanism includes a pair of stationary hook assemblies located outboard of a discharge opening and having a proximal end affixed to the hopper car and a distal free end. Each hook assembly incl... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100223825 | Support for Plastic Plant Identifiers A support for thin plastic plant identifiers is configured with a ground engaging stake portion integrally formed with an elevating portion. Integrally formed with the elevating portion and canted rearwardly about 45° is a retainer portion with two parallel engagement ... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100215705 | Use of Colloidal Clays for Sustained Release of Active Ingredients One aspect of the invention is a method of controlling target living species with an active ingredient over an extended period of time. This method sorbs an active ingredient into colloidal clay. Next, a polymer pellet recalcitrant to release of the active ingredient is... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215449 | Drilling Apparatus Disclosed is an automated drill apparatus composed of one or more gang drills mounted to a gang drill chassis, at least one powered drive wheel affixed to the gang drill chassis, and at least three pivotable support wheels. A control panel provides remote operation of d... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100193333 | Tire Conveyor Assembly and Components Thereof An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotates. ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193324 | Tire Conveyor Assembly and Components Thereof An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotates. ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193323 | Tire Conveyor Assembly and Components Thereof An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotates. ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100163330 | Deformable Modular Armored Combat System A modular, wheeled vehicle suitable for military use, includes a driver module having a width for seating one person and having length for seating a second (and optional third) person therebehind, and an engine module disposed behind the driver module containing an engi... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100137141 | Methods and Products to Protect Against Root Intrusion and Plant and Root Growth Method for forming a control device for control of one or more of root intrusion or plant growth commences by heating a root-controlling agent to its melting point temperature and heating a nanoclay intercalated with an ammonium ion to a temperature of at least the root... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100137044 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100135759 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100133782 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100132324 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100092392 | Pet Scanning Determination of Lymph Nodes Enriched in 124 I Labeled Antibodies for Cancer Patient Prognostication A method for detecting antigen associated with adenocarcinoma commences by forming a 124I conjugate of a preferential locator, such as an antibody, and introducing the conjugate into a patient suspected of having adenocarcinoma. Positron emission tomography (... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100084038 | Soft Crack Arrestors for Pipelines An arrestor for arresting an axial ductile propagating fracture in a pipeline transporting a high-energy fluid is made from a material such that the arrestor deforms sufficiently when encountering a propagating fracture that the propagating fracture continues at least u... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100071619 | Electrospraying/Electrospinning Array Utilizing a Replacement Array of Individual Tip Flow Restriction An electrohydrodynamic spraying or spinning deposition system, which includes a common source of pressurized liquid within a manifold, and an array of 2 or more spraying tips, each tip being fed from the common source of pressurized liquid to create a liquid flow path. ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100043325 | Stay-In-Place Concrete Footing Forms A stay-in-place concrete footings form is used for forming a concrete footing between a spaced-apart pair of the stay-in-place concrete footings forms. Each concrete footing form is elongate and has a cavity inside the form. Each form has a pair of elongate sides wherei... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100016731 | Hemodynamic Detection of Circulatory Anomalies The preferred indicator is an injection of indocyanine green dye which is detected and quantified by causing it to fluoresce at a sensor location, for example, at the human ear. Quantification is carried out by using cardiac output procedures and where called for, the V... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100013859 | Enhanced Human Readability of Text Presented on Displays Disclosed is the presentation of text data on a high-resolution display screen using an image, which includes nonlinear (3D) surface undulation and viewing perspective. This presentation results in variations of character size, rotation, and aspect across the screen. Ad... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100002865 | Mutual Assistance Routing System for Improved Utilization of Customer Service Resources The invention disclosed is a new system and method for providing the mutual sharing of resources devoted to customer service. The system utilizes a telecommunications switching apparatus to rout incoming customer contacts to one or more pools of customer service agents.... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090314608 | Tire Conveyor Assembly and Components Thereof An improved conveyor assembly includes a conveyor belt for conveying a product to one or more product operations is disclosed. Such conveyor assembly includes a pair of spaced apart side frames that support the conveyor belt and between which the conveyor belt rotates. ... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090308247 | Temperature swing adsorption system A multi-step process for removing CO2 from a process gas stream having CO2 and other gaseous components commences by adjusting the temperature of a CO2 laden process gas stream to be between about 80° and about 500° C. A first part of ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090292177 | Method and apparatus for positioning a tissue recovery instrument in confronting adjacency with a target tissue volume A target tissue volume is accessed with a cannular instrument, the tip surface of which supports a precursor electrode assemblage which is electrosurgically excitable. The instrument tip initially is inserted through an incision made in the skin of a patient utilizing a... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090265122 | System and Method for Locating and Analyzing Arcing Phenomena System and method for detecting partial discharge arcing phenomena in a power network distribution system which employs a mobile receiving assemblage including a wideband antenna, a computer controllable wideband radio receiver deriving an amplitude detected output and ... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259223 | Apparatus for retrieving a tissue volume with improved positioning precursor assembly Apparatus for retrieving a tissue volume of a variety utilizing an electrosurgically excited cable implemented capture component which performs in combination with an improved precursor assembly. Where that assembly is electrosurgically excited, then it is located and d... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090237761 | Direction of Optical Signals by a Movable Diffractive Optical Element A method and apparatus particularly useful for telecommunications applications, such as switching (Add/Drop), multiplexing and demultiplexing, is disclosed. The method commences by directing a source of input optical signal(s) (10) onto a movable diffractive opti... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090208417 | Detection and Localized Imaging of Cancer Using X-Ray Fluorescent Nanoparticle/Preferential Locator Conjugates A method for detecting gold or other nanoparticles conjugated to preferential locators commences by contacting tissue suspected of being neoplastic with gold nanoparticle/preferential locator conjugates for a time adequate for the conjugates to bind with the tissue. A b... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090200787 | Mobile Vehicle Detailing System The mobile vehicle detailing system is a system for detailing a motor vehicle adapted for mounting the rear of a truck or van. The mobile vehicle detailing system has a water storage tank that has outlets for filling buckets and water containers and provides a source of... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090194575 | Anchoring Pin Insertion Unit and Method A hand-operable device of mounting an anchoring pin and inserting the pin into the ground includes a hand-graspable elongate handle having an upper under and a lower end and a magnetic puck assembly fixed to the handle lower end for picking up an anchoring pin and maint... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090191492 | Ignition sequence and electrode tip geometry for oil-fired furnace The ignition sequence of a conventional oil-fired furnace is altered to achieve significant fuel economy. In response to a thermostatic call for heat, a short two to five second delay interval ensues during which the ignition electrode pair are energized to cause an arc... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090188645 | TUBE FOULING MONITOR A method for measuring the effects of fouling of heat transfer tubes in heat exchangers where a cooling fluid at lower temperature is removing heat from another fluid at higher temperature includes placing a nonrestrictive mass flow rate and temperature measuring tube e... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090183827 | Two-Part Polyurethane Adhesives for Structural Finger Joints and Method Therefor One aspect of the present invention is an adhesive composition formed from two packs. One pack includes an isocyanate-functional prepolymer formed by reacting a polyisocyanate with an alcohol (e.g., polyol). The isocyanate equivalents from the polyisocyanate exceed the ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090181110 | Compositions from Garcinia as Aromatase Inhibitors for Breast Cancer Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are disclosed which are useful in the treatment and prevention of post-menopausal breast cancer. New AIs derived from natural products are disclosed that are evaluated for clinical utility for treating post-menopausal breast cancer and may als... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090173137 | Roadway Grip Tester and Method A method for measuring road surface friction of a road surface uses a vehicle that moves across the road surface wherein (1) an auxiliary independent wheel assembly is towed behind the vehicle and is in contact with the road surface, an auxiliary wheel of the wheel asse... | 07/09/2009 |
