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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110036823 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL A system and method for removing frozen precipitation that has accumulated on a surface of a road vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a heating array attached to the surface and a power source. When energized by the power source, the heating array generates heat t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030126 | GARMENT POCKET FOR CARRYING AN OBJECT IN A CONCEALED STATE A garment pocket configured to carry, in a concealed and readily-accessible state, a handgun or other object is disclosed. The garment pocket has a receiving zone where the handgun or other object can be carried. The relative position of the receiving zone can be adjust... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110027098 | CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE BLADE HAVING INTEGRAL PLATFORM STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FABRICATION A method of making a ceramic matrix composite blade includes laying up at least one ply of the plurality of fibrous ceramic plies in a preselected arrangement to form an airfoil and dovetail preform, laying up at least one additional ply of the plurality of fibrous cera... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025039 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SECTIONED TAB PRODUCT A sectioned, folded tabloid paper product having a plurality of sections, the sections each having an independent number of pages. The paper product includes a mechanically formed first fold perpendicular to web travel, and a mechanically formed second fold parallel to ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023955 | LATERAL COLLECTION PHOTOVOLTAICS Lateral collection photovoltaic (LCP) structures based on micro- and nano-collecting elements are used to collect photogenerated carriers. In one set of embodiments, the collecting elements are arrayed on a conducting substrate. In certain versions, the collecting eleme... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017937 | RELAXOR-PT FERROELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALS A <110> domain engineered relaxor-PT single crystals having a dielectric loss of about 0.2%, a high electromechanical coupling factor greater than about 85%, and high mechanical quality factor greater than about 500 is disclosed. In one embodiment, the relaxor-PT ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017432 | COMPACT EVAPORATOR FOR CHILLERS A compact evaporator including a suction baffle system is provided for use in a refrigeration system. The suction baffle system includes a suction baffle and a passageway. The suction baffle includes a plurality of walls and is adjacent to the interior wall of shell. Th... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012858 | DUAL SCREEN DISPLAY SYSTEM A display system is provided with a first display device having a first screen and a second display device having a second screen. The display system also includes a hinging system connecting the first display device and the second display device. The hinging system is ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011105 | OIL SEPARATOR An oil separator for use in separating oil from refrigerant gas in a chiller system is provided. Its operation is based on centrifugal separation principles and does not require the use any type of filter or media pack to remove oil from refrigerant gas. The oil separat... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110006047 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND CHARACTERIZING THE CREATION OF A MANUAL WELD A method and system for monitoring and characterizing the creation of a manual weld is disclosed. The system generally includes a welding gun having a target, an imaging system, a processor, and a display. During the creation of a manual weld, the imaging system capture... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005863 | PROTECTIVE ARTICLE AND A LADDER HAVING A PROTECTIVE ARTICLE A protective article and a ladder having a protective article with a body and an adjustable securing feature to attach the protective article to the ladder to cushion against impact by a user is disclosed.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110004407 | REFRACTIVITY RETRIEVAL VIA DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF GNSS BENDING ANGLE A method and system for taking direct measurements of GNSS signal's arrival angle to remotely measure the atmospheric variables used for weather prediction. More specifically, an improved method and system for obtaining and processing accurate information regarding the ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100329894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF DEVICES INTERNAL TO A HERMETIC COMPRESSOR A system is provided for transmitting control signals to the internal devices of a compressor. The compressor includes a housing, a hermetic power terminal and a motor for powering the compressor. The system includes a frequency converter that is located external to the... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326569 | SHARPENER WITH NOISE REDUCING FEATURES An electric pencil sharpener is provided. This pencil sharpener includes a motor, a cutter assembly, mechanical means for operatively connecting the motor to the cutter assembly, and a housing. The cutter assembly includes a rotating carrier with at least two helical cu... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326568 | SHARPENER WITH AUTOSTOP FEATURE An electric pencil sharpener comprising a motor; a cutter assembly operatively connected to the motor, wherein the cutter assembly further includes: a conical housing defining a conical cavity therein for receiving a pencil; and at least one rotary blade mounted in clos... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326108 | VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM An evaporator (168) in a vapor compression system (14) (168) includes a shell (76), a first tube bundle (78); a hood (86); a distributor (80); a first supply line (142); a second supply line (144); a valve (... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325924 | GIFT CARD PACKAGE A gift card package that allows an individual to present a greeting card and a gift to recipient at the same time. Also provided is a greeting card and gift that a recipient will want to collect.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322504 | IMPURITY DETECTION DEVICE An impurity detection device includes a rotation unit, a light emitting unit, a light sensor unit, and an analysis unit. The rotation unit on which the bottle is loaded spins the bottle at a high speed and subsequently and instantaneously terminates spinning of the bott... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100321133 | TANGENTIALLY POLED SINGLE CRYSTAL RING RESONATOR A tangentially poled piezoelectric single crystal ring resonator is disclosed. A single crystal material is machined into elements and formed into a ring structure. The single crystal elements have a <110> poled tangential axis. The elements may also have a <21... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320745 | METHOD FOR COUPLING CORRUGATED PIPE SEGMENTS A method for coupling corrugated pipe segments is disclosed. The method includes providing first and second thermoplastic corrugated pipe segments arranged to form a fluid flow path and aligning ends of the pipe segments adjacent one another to form a joint. The method ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319395 | HEAT EXCHANGER An heat exchanger for use in a vapor compression system is disclosed and includes a shell, a first tube bundle, a hood and a distributor. The first tube bundle includes a plurality of tubes extending substantially horizontally in the shell. The hood covers the first tub... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314331 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATING A LIQUID In a method of treating a liquid, a liquid to be treated is introduced into a space, a mechanical cavitation element acts upon the liquid while gas is supplied into the region of the surface of the cavitation element and introduces the gas into the liquid by moving the ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100307947 | EXTENDED TEXT SHRINK SLEEVE A resealable extended text film panel system. The resealable extended text film panel comprises a shrink sleeve portion and a film text panel. The shrink sleeve portion is integral with the film text panel so that the film text panel is not readily removed from the shri... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307191 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROTOR COOLING A motor coolant method and system is used to cool a compressor motor (36) in a refrigeration system having a multi-stage compressor (38). The compressor includes a first compressor stage (42) and a second compressor stage (44), the first comp... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100300134 | REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM The invention provides a refrigerant distribution device for refrigeration system which is capable of improving heat exchange efficiency, comprising: an entering duct, a bottom cover plate, a core, a hollow cylinder, an upper cover plate and multi-branch ducts. The core... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299179 | AUTOMATED AREA INSPECTION AND RECORDKEEPING SYSTEM AND METHOD An automated inspection tour includes a sequence and location of multiple inspection points marked with a unique identifier. User performs inspection tours by proceeding to each inspection point in the sequence indicated, and operating a portable data terminal (PDT) to ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100291384 | FIBER HAVING NON-UNIFORM COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME A fiber having a non-uniform composition is disclosed. The fiber includes a first domain having a first composition and a second domain having a second composition different from the first composition. The fiber includes an interphase region intermediate the first and s... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100291214 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFIBER EXTRUDATE STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROFIBER EXTRUDATE STRUCTURE Disclosed is a three-dimensional microfiber extrudate structure and a process of forming a three-dimensional microfiber extrudate structure. The three-dimensional microfiber extrudate structure includes a matrix having a three-dimensional geometry wherein the three-dime... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100290938 | HERMETIC ELECTRICAL FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME An electrical feedthrough assembly for providing connection to components of a compressor. The electrical feedthrough assembly includes a housing having an inner surface defining a channel. A sealed wire assembly is provided in the channel. The sealed wire assembly incl... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288136 | REINFORCED BAKING TRAY A baking article is provided that includes a substantially rectangular baking surface; a walled portion surrounding the baking surface, wherein the topmost region of the walled portion surrounding the baking surface is rolled downward and away from the baking surface to... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100284787 | INDIVIDUAL BLADE NOISE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TURBINES A method for configuring blades of a wind turbine for low noise generation. The method includes providing at least one noise measuring device. The noise measuring device is arranged and disposed in a position to measure noise of the blades during rotation. The wind turb... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283308 | CO-INJECTION MOLDED CHAIR The invention is directed to an article made from co-injection molding. The article has an inner material and an outer material. The inner material has a blowing agent uniformly distributed throughout the inner material. The outer material surrounds the inner material. ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100280658 | AUTOMATED VENDING SYSTEM AND METHOD An automated vending system includes an automated vending machine and an account managing device for managing purchase transactions made with the automated vending machine. The automated vending machine includes an article dispenser operable to dispense an article, a me... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100279844 | ANTIFERROELECTRIC MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100279018 | CERAMIC CORROSION RESISTANT COATING FOR OXIDATION RESISTANCE A coating system and a method for forming the coating system, the method including coating a surface of a gas turbine engine turbine component having a metallic surface that is outside the combustion gas stream and exposed to cooling air during operation of the engine. ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276130 | HEAT EXCHANGER A vapor compression system including a heat exchanger and a heat exchanger for use in a vapor compression system, the heat exchanger including a shell (76), a hood (86), a tube bundle (78), a distributor (80), and a passageway are disclosed. ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275643 | HEAT EXCHANGER The disclosure is directed to a component (135) for a condenser (100). Condenser (100) includes a shell (110) having a vapor refrigerant inlet (112) and a liquid refrigerant outlet (114). Component (130) has a center chan... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275628 | CAPACITY CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPRESSOR A system and method are provided to control the output capacity of a compressor in response to the outdoor ambient temperature. The outdoor ambient temperature is measured by a sensor. The measured outdoor ambient temperature is then used to control the output capacity ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275497 | FORWARD SCOUT SCOPE MOUNT FOR FIREARM A U-shaped mounting bracket is affixed around a rear iron sight housing. The mounting bracket includes a first and second bracket side that perpendicularly extend from the top bracket side. The first and second bracket sides are secured to the rear iron sight housing of... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100270368 | PACKAGING MEMBER A packaging member for protecting an edge of an article includes a member having a first leg and a second leg disposed at a predetermined angle to each other along a junction. At least two material plies are integrally connected along the junction. Each of the at least ... | 10/28/2010 |
