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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100094056 | ARYLAMINE-SUBSTITUTED DIVINYL FLUORENES AND THEIR USE FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPLICATIONS, AND FOR OLEDS (ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES) The invention relates to arylamine-substituted divinyl fluorenes. The invention is based on the object of providing photoconductors having good durability, high sensitivity, and low residual potential. The task is to detect new perforated conductors, which can be used i... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093913 | CONVENTIONAL LATEX / NANOLATEX BLENDS Nanolatexes comprising functional monomers and methods for making nanolatexes. Compositions comprising between about 3:97 and 90:10 (w/w) nanolatex particles to conventional latex particles. Because of the particle size differences between the conventional and nanolatex... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093801 | PIPERIDINE COMPOUNDS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME AND ITS USE Piperidine compounds and pharmaceutically useful salts thereof, a pharmaceutical composition including an effective amount of the racemic or enantiomerically enriched piperidine compounds to treat gastrointestinal diseases, and a method of treating gastrointestinal dise... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100093790 | ISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS Isoquinoline compounds with G are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a G-protein receptor kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the isoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are als... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100089741 | PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS A method is provided for the production of biofuels. The method includes contacting at least one of a plant oil, an animal oil and a mixture thereof with a catalyst including an acid or solid acid, thereby producing a catalyst-oil mixture. RF or microwave energy is appl... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100089000 | HANGER ASSEMBLY A method of assembling a hanger assembly for mounting to a fan housing in a building includes, providing a first bracket having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first flange and a second flange, providing a second bracket having a first end and a sec... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100088909 | VEHICLE DRIVE AXIS ALIGNMENT DEVICE An alignment device measures an angular offset between a vehicle body axis and a vehicle drive axis. The device includes an arm having a mounting portion for mounting to a vehicle such that the arm is aligned with the vehicle body axis. A wheel support member is coupled... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100088749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION USING ANONYMOUS DEVICES A system and method for providing personal authentication is provided. The method comprises the steps of prompting a user of an electronic communication device to provide transaction or session input; establishing a session if the transaction or session input is valid; ... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100088247 | CONSTRUCTION PAYMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DOCUMENT TRACKING FEATURES A system and method of managing a construction payment process involving a plurality of participants associated with the construction project and at least one document to be transferred between at least two participants of the plurality participants during the course of... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087980 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE A system and method of controlling an unmanned vehicle. The system includes a base station configured to transmit operational commands and an unmanned vehicle including a cellular communication interface and a controller. The cellular communication interface communicate... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087943 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT Systems, methods, and tools for proofing computer-aided design (CAD) objects (e.g., CAD drawings or models). The objects are implemented with CAD software and represent an apparatus. An exemplary method includes receiving a CAD object representing the apparatus, determi... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087942 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT Systems, methods, and tools for proofing computer-aided design (CAD) objects (e.g., CAD drawings or models). The objects are implemented with CAD software and represent an apparatus. An exemplary method includes receiving a CAD object representing the apparatus, determi... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087940 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT Systems, methods, and tools for proofing computer-aided design (CAD) objects (e.g., CAD drawings or models). The objects are implemented with CAD software and represent an apparatus. An exemplary method includes receiving a CAD object representing the apparatus, determi... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087939 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND TOOLS FOR PROOFING A COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN OBJECT Systems, methods, and tools for proofing computer-aided design (CAD) objects (e.g., CAD drawings or models). The objects are implemented with CAD software and represent an apparatus. An exemplary method includes receiving a CAD object representing the apparatus, determi... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100087404 | METHOD OF TREATING AND PREVENTING HYPERPARATHYROIDISM WITH ACTIVE VITAMIN D ANALOGS This invention relates to a method for treating or preventing hyperthyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease by administering a sufficient amount of an active vitamin D analog utilizing a variety of effective treatment protocols.... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100086374 | DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED MACHINE TOOL HAVING SUPERIMPOSED DRIVE SYSTEMS The invention relates to a method for controlling movement of at least one subassembly of a machine tool, wherein the subassembly includes a rotatable spindle supported at the subassembly by at least one magnetic bearing having at least one bearing gap, wherein the suba... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100086352 | DOWEL BAR LOADER A dowel bar loader comprising an inlet for receiving dowel bars, an outlet for delivering dowel bars, and a serpentine path connecting the inlet to the outlet. The path includes at least three changes in direction between the inlet and the outlet. In preferred embodimen... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100084120 | HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME An evaporative heat exchanger including a plurality of parallel flow passages extending through the heat exchanger and together defining a first fluid flow path, and a plurality of substantially parallel stacked plates interleaved with the parallel flow passages. Each p... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083691 | REFRIGERATION CAPACITY BANKING FOR THERMAL CYCLING A thermal cycling system includes a structure defining a load space, a heating assembly positioned to heat to the load space, and a cooling assembly positioned to cool the load space. The cooling assembly includes a refrigeration circuit and a banking circuit. The refri... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083679 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH A DIRECTLY-CONTROLLED PURGE CYCLE A temperature control system includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, and an accumulator. A liquid level sensor is associated with the accumulator tank generates a signal indicative of the level of the liquid heat transfer fluid inside the accumulator. A valve... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100083454 | WIPER BLADE The invention is based on a wiper blade (10) with a supporting bracket system which can be connected to a wiper arm in an articulated manner and has at least one main bracket (12, 24) and a plurality of secondary brackets (24, 28) which are connecte... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100082134 | MODULAR CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WATER HEATER A water heater having a modular control system. The water heater includes a tank, a heating element, a first controller, and a second controller. The heating element is coupled to the tank. The first controller is supported by the tank and includes a housing, a first co... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100080714 | CONTROLLER FOR A MOTOR AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MOTOR A pump system. The pump system includes a pump, a motor coupled to the pump, a sensor coupled to a power source, and a controller. The motor operates the pump. The sensor detects an electrical characteristic of the power source. The controller executes a fault check, co... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100078159 | HEAT EXCHANGER A heat exchanger, having a unit for draining condensed water collected in a lower portion of a heat exchanger core, is provided. The heat exchanger includes an upper header tank and a lower header tank; a plurality of tubes communicating with both the upper header tank ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100078058 | SOLAR ELECTRIC PANEL A solar panel 400 comprises: a base tile 100, a plurality of photovoltaic tiles 10, a connection system 200, for each photovoltaic tile 10 one or more electrical bypass devices 42. Each photovoltaic tile 10 comprises one ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077972 | CRANKCASE PRESSURE REGULATOR FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An internal combustion engine that includes a crankcase having a crankcase pressure defined within the crankcase relative to an ambient pressure. The crankcase pressure varies in response to operation of the internal combustion engine. A crankcase pressure regulator is ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077969 | METHOD OF WATER HEATING AND DISTRIBUTION A method of storing water at two temperatures, the method comprising: providing a tank divided into first and second chambers; storing water in the first chamber at a first temperature; storing water in the second chamber at a second temperature; heating water in the se... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077780 | COLD WELL WITH SLANTED ENTRANCE A food holding and display device. The food holding and display device includes a housing that defines a volume and that has an upper opening providing access to the volume. The upper opening is at least partially defined by a beveled surface. The food holding and displ... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100077493 | GENES AND PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN BIPOLAR DISORDER Transgenic non-human mammals and cells having a disruption in at least one allele of nArgBP2 are provided. Methods of identifying therapeutic agents for the treatment of a disorder associated with altered expression of nArgBP2 are also provided. Methods of assessing the... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100076650 | FAILURE MODE EFFECTS MITIGATION IN DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS Systems and methods for mitigating failure mode effects in a steer-by-wire system. The system includes a controller configured to alter a direction of the vehicle when the controller is in a failure mode. A steering device is coupled to a detector. The detector is confi... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100076181 | COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR LABELING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES The invention provides a novel method of labeling oligonucleotides, with reporter moieties, including but not limited to, quenchers, fluorophores, biotin, digoxigenin, peptides and proteins. In addition, this invention provides a method of detecting hybridization of oli... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100076114 | POLYMERIC MATERIALS An assembly comprises first and second parts which bear against one another, wherein said first part comprises a polyetherketone and said second part comprises a polyetherketone. The parts bear against one another such that one or both of the parts may have a tendency t... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100076094 | FORMULATION CONTAINING PHOSPHATE DERIVATIVES OF ELECTRON TRANSFER AGENTS There is provided an emulsion composition for therapeutic administration comprising: (a) at least one mono-(electron transfer agent) phosphate derivative; (b) at least one di-electron transfer agent phosphate derivative; wherein the amount of transfer agent phosphate de... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075351 | BIOLUMINESCENT DETECTION OF CYANOHYDROXY BENZOTHIAZOLE COMPOUNDS The invention provides methods that employ derivatives of 2-cyano-6-hydroxy- or 2-cyano-6-amino-benzothiazole, for example, in a bioluminogenic reaction. Also provided are novel compounds that can be used in the methods. The invention further provides methods for detect... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075350 | ADP detection based luminescent phosphotransferase or ATP hydrolase assay The invention provides compositions and methods to determine or detect the activity of enzymes, including phosphotransferases such as kinases (e.g., protein, lipid, and sugar kinases) and ATP hydrolases such as ATPases, e.g., HSP90, that employ ATP as a substrate and fo... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100075320 | PAXILLIN MUTATIONS, METHODS OF ASSESSING RISK OF METASTASIS AND METHODS OF STAGING TUMORS Disclosed herein are methods for assessing risk of metastasis of a tumor in a mammal by determining the paxillin gene copy number per cell in the tumor or by detecting the presence of a paxillin mutation in the tumor. The presence of an increased paxillin gene copy numb... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100074993 | FOOD PRODUCTS COMPRISING PROBIOTIC MICROORGANISMS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION A modified food product comprising probiotic microorganisms and a process for making the modified food product. A food product is coated with layers of fat, or a fat containing composition and a probiotic microorganism. The layers may optionally include a salt or a whey... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100074495 | AC-PC SEGMENTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A computer-implemented system and method of determining anterior commissure (AC) and posterior commissure (PC) points in a volumetric neuroradiological image. The method includes determining, by a computer, a mid-sagittal plane estimate to extract a mid-sagittal plane i... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100073163 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A STRUCTURE A system and method for monitoring a structure and for distinguishing between an alarm condition, and a nuisance event such as rain. An optical fibre sensor (20,22) produces a signal indicative of a disturbance and level crossing rates are determined to distingui... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100072782 | MULTI-PURPOSE INTERIOR FOR CAB APPLICATIONS An interior for a cab of a construction vehicle, the interior including a base, a seat mount formed as a part of the base, an air-conditioning component mount formed as a part of the base, a control mount formed as a part of the base, a duct formed as a part of the base... | 03/25/2010 |
