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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110044049 | LAMP DEVICE AND METHOD TO RETROFIT A LIGHTING FIXTURE A device and method for retrofitting a light fixture from use with a lamp socket that employs an incandescent or metal halide lamp, to use with another lamp assembly. The lamp fixture has a collar with a base and an annular outer wall extending out from the base. The LE... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110027240 | SECRETABLE HIV ENTRY INHIBITORY PEPTIDES FOR THERAPY OF HIV INFECTION The invention relates to gene therapy of HIV infection by providing to a patient a nucleic acid for the expression of in vivo secretable peptides that prevent entry of the virus into the cell. The invention makes available nucleic acids and vectors containing the same t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026719 | CONFIGURABLE RECURSIVE DIGITAL FILTER FOR PROCESSING TELEVISION AUDIO SIGNALS A television audio signal encoder includes a device that sums a left channel audio signal and a right channel audio signal to produce a sum signal. The device also subtracts one of the left and right audio signals from the other to produce a difference signal. The encod... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022334 | Upstream volume mass flow verification systems and methods field of the disclosure This disclosure relates to mass flow verification systems for and methods of measuring and verifying the mass flow through a mass flow measurement device such as a mass flow controller. A mass flow verification system comprises a preset volume, a temperature sensor, and... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021943 | NEURAL INTERFACE This invention relates to the neural interface comprising one or more electrode-coupled microchannels. Each electrode-coupled microchannel comprises a microchannel for accommodating regenerating nerve axons; and one or more electrodes exposed to the interior of said mic... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021638 | MODULATION OF INFLAMMATION BY HOPS FRACTIONS AND DERIVATIVES A natural formulation of compounds that would to modulate inflammation is disclosed. The formulation would also inhibit expression of COX-2, inhibit synthesis of prostaglandin selectively in target cells, and inhibit inflammatory response selectively in target cells. Th... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021637 | XANTHOHUMOL AND TETRAHYDRO-ISOALPHA ACID BASED PROTEIN KINASE MODULATION CANCER TREATMENT Compounds and methods for protein kinase modulation for cancer treatment are disclosed. The compounds and methods disclosed are based on xanthohumol or isoxantohumol, or tetrahydro-isoalpha acids commonly found in hops.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015851 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATION A system and method for providing traffic information is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises, for each segment of a route between an origin point and a destination point, performing a time-dependent journey planning calculation, based on a time during which... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012600 | ELECTROMAGNETIC ANTENNA AND METHOD OF USE FOR DETECTING OBJECTS Disclosed herein are systems and methods of detecting objects. In particular, a transmitter antenna is disclosed comprising one or more coils. Alternating current may be run through the one or more coils of the antenna to create an electro-magnetic field (“EMF”) whi... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012526 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION AND DRIVER CIRCUITS Power factor correction and driver circuits and stages are described. More particularly, power factor correction circuits are described that utilize an auxiliary inductor winding for power regulation. Driver circuits configured for electrical loads such as series arrang... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005428 | SILVER ORGANO-SOL INK FOR FORMING ELECTRONICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS The present invention relates to solution type silver organo-sol ink for forming electrically conductive patterns. The present invention provides silver organo-sol ink of solution type for forming electrically conductive pattern comprising effective amount of silver aro... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100328531 | CONFIGURABLE FILTER FOR PROCESSING TELEVISION AUDIO SIGNALS Television audio signal encoders include a matrix that sums a left channel audio signal and a right channel audio signal to produce a sum signal. The matrix also subtracts one of the left and right audio signals from the other to produce a difference signal. The encoder... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324743 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRESSURE FLUCTUATION INSENSITIVE MASS FLOW CONTROL A mass flow controller includes a thermal mass flow sensor in combination with a pressure sensor to provide a mass flow controller that is relatively insensitive to fluctuations in input pressure. The pressure sensor and thermal sensor respectively provide signals to an... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324145 | Crystalline ACAT Inhibitor The invention is directed to the Form A polymorph of N-benzyl-N′-(2,6-diisopropyl-phenyl)-N-isopropyl-malonamide and its use as a therapeutic/cosmetic agent.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100297699 | Nucleic Acids Encoding Humanized Immunoglobulin That Binds Alpha4Beta7 Integrin The invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid encoding a humanized immunoglobulin that has binding specificity for α4β7 integrin and comprises the complementarity determining regions (CDRs) of mouse Act-1 antibody. The present invention further relates to an isola... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294846 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WARMING THE FLOOR OF A TRAILER A transportation trailer having a moving floor including a plurality of reciprocating slats for loading/unloading materials into the trailer. The trailer includes a system for warming the moving floor when the materials transported in the trailer freeze on the slats in ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100281334 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATIONS Systems, methods, and an article of manufacture for performing serial concatenated decoding are shown and described. The decoding includes monitoring a measure of the number of corrections made to a plurality data blocks during outer decoding and determining whether app... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100279971 | ANTIFOLATE COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MELANOMA This invention relates to compounds of the formula X) or XI) (X) (XI) wherein: each —R1, —R2 and —R3 is independently -Q1, —OH or —H, where at least one of —R1, —R2 and —R3 is n... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100265100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT LIGHTING Systems and methods are disclosed for the intelligent lighting of large areas and structures such as parking garages. Ultrasonic distance measuring sensors can be used to obtain occupancy data for the area or structure, such as a parking garage, and to control the inten... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100264314 | Lighting Techniques for Wirelessly Controlling Lighting Elements Disclosed are lighting techniques, including systems, apparatus, and methods, that employ optical transmission of two-dimensional control signals to manipulate lighting elements. The lighting apparatus can include a projector with an IR LED array to wirelessly transmit ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100264313 | Lighting Techniques for Wirelessly Controlling Lighting Elements Disclosed are lighting techniques, including systems, apparatus, and methods, that employ optical transmission of two-dimensional control signals to manipulate lighting elements. The lighting apparatus can include a projector with an IR LED array to wirelessly transmit ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100247524 | Methods for treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease The present invention provides methods of treating a mammal having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), independent of both smoking status and asthma status/with a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-IgE Ênoiety. In accordance with the invention, COFD ... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100247471 | PHENOXY-PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE AND ITS USE AND COMPOSITIONS The present invention is directed to the compound 2-(4-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy)-1-(3-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethanone, its use as an inhibitor of stearoyl CoA desaturase and to pharmaceutical compositions containing this compound.... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245998 | Stereoscopic Image Formation Techniques An aspect of the present disclosure provides for a quarter-wave retarder film that is overlaid onto a linearly-polarized stereoscopic image pair in an appropriate orientation in order to produce an image that is viewable using circularly polarized viewing glasses for in... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100244929 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL POWER TO DC LOADS Fixed Frequency, Fixed Duration power controls methods and systems are described for application of power to electrical loads. FFFD techniques according to the present disclosure utilize power train pulses with fixed-frequency fixed-duration pulses to control power appl... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100234447 | MODULATION OF GLUCAGON RECEPTOR EXPRESSION Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of glucagon receptor. The compositions comprise oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acid encoding glucagon receptor. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of glucagon receptor exp... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100232152 | LIGHTING APPARATUS A lighting assembly comprises a body and at least one socket mount pivotably mounted to the body and at least one socket removably secured to the socket mount; the socket mount pivotable between first and second socket mount orientations in which the socket is at least ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231700 | 3D SCREEN WITH MODULAR POLARIZED PIXELS Modular light source are described with polarized states and a video screen including a matrix of the modular light sources. Each modular light source may constitute a pixel of the screen. Each pixel may be controlled to emit light in a polarized state. As a result, the... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231699 | 3D VIDEO SCREEN WITH POLARIZED PANEL Screens for three-dimensional (3D) viewing are described that can include a plurality of light sources used as a video screen in conjunction with a switching polarization filter or panel. The polarization panel can be used to synchronize the left and right views interle... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229522 | Plasma-Assisted E-Waste Conversion Techniques Plasma-Based Waste-to-Energy (PBWTE) facility/systems, including plasma-assisted gasification systems, are described that can be integrated into a single system which when fed a steam of municipal solid waste, discarded tires, or electronic wastes, organic or inorganic,... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100222412 | MODULATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR EXPRESSION Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of glucocorticoid receptor. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides which have particular in vivo properties, targeted to nucleic acids encoding... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100222262 | SUBSTITUTED 1, 3-CYCLOPENTADIONE ATTENUATED ENDOTHELIAL INFLAMMATION AND ENDOTHELIAL-MONOCYTE INTERACTIONS Compositions and methods for reducing cardiovascular risk utilizing substituted 1,3-cyclopentadione compounds are described.... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100220029 | Fractal Counterpoise, Groundplanes, Loads, and Resonators Antenna and related structures and circuits are described having a ground plane or ground counterpoise system that has at least one element whose shape, at least is part, is substantially a deterministic fractal of iteration order N≧1. Using fractal geometry, the ante... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100219296 | REDUCED DRAG SYSTEM FOR WINDMILLS, FANS, PROPELLERS, AIRFOILS, AND HYDROFOILS Airfoil and hydrofoils systems with structures having a surface texture defined by fractal geometries are described. Raised portions or fractal bumps can be included on the surfaces, forming a surface texture. The surface textures can be defined by two-dimensional fract... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100216140 | Novel Human Dickkopf-Related Protein and Nucleic Acid Molecules and uses Therefor Novel Dkk and Dkk-related polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. In addition to isolated, full-length Dkk and Dkk-related proteins, the invention further provides isolated fusion proteins, antigenic peptides and antibodies. The invention also ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100215782 | NOVEL MITOCHONDRIAL UNCOUPLING METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING ADIPOCYTE THERMOGENESIS Disclosed are methods, compounds, and compositions comprising botanically based drugs, medical foods, and dietary supplements for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders, in particular obesity, weight gain, insulin resistance syndromes, diabetes, fasting hyp... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100196835 | Single Burner Snow Melter Capable of a Snow Start Operation A single burner snow melter is capable of a snow start. The burner assembly has a fuel burner having adjustable combustion output and a nozzle through which products of combustion emerge, and a combustion chamber which has a first portion in substantially air-tight comm... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194646 | WIDE-BAND FRACTAL ANTENNA An apparatus includes a discone antenna including a cone-shaped element whose physical shape is at least partially defined by at least one pleat.... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100193751 | Silver Paste for Forming Conductive Layers The present invention provides a silver paste for forming electrically conductive pattern comprising 0.1 to 60 wt % of a silver C0 to C12 aliphatic carboxylate; 1 to 80 wt % of silver powder; 0.1 to 15 wt % of a binder; and a residual organic solvent. | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100188845 | Lighting Apparatus and Connector Plate Lighting apparatus and structures are described that are adapted for installation in housings. The housings can be pre-existing ones, such as those installed for high-intensity discharge (HID) or other types of lighting. The lighting apparatus can include a light unit (... | 07/29/2010 |
