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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046630 | METHOD AND KIT FOR INTRA OSSEOUS NAVIGATION AND AUGMENTATION OF BONE A method and kit for navigation and augmentation of bone is provided. In an embodiment, the method comprises creating a passageway in an end of a long bone and inserting a cannula or the like into the passageway. The cannula, or other instrument inserted through the can... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042356 | ELECTRODE COATING APPARATUS AND METHOD A coating deposition apparatus has first and second charge sources. The first charge source is chargeable to a first voltage potential and the second charge source is chargeable to a second voltage potential. The coating deposition apparatus also has a first output term... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041837 | COMBUSTION HEATER A combustion heater (1) comprises an inner tube (20) having a supply passage (21) for a combustion gas (G) therein and an outer tube (10) disposed around the outer periphery of the inner tube with a combustion space (30) interposed the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041814 | COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR A SUPERCHARGED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE An arrangement for a supercharged combustion engine (2) including a first cooling system with a circulating coolant, a second cooling system with a circulating coolant which is at a lower temperature than the coolant in the first cooling system, and a cooler (... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040583 | LIFE INSURANCE INVESTMENT FUND A method of funding and managing at least one fund of a plurality of diverse life insurance policies issued by a plurality of investment grade carriers, the at least one fund providing enhanced risk adjusted investment return, the at least one fund having owners, the me... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040406 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVABLY HOLDING MEDICAL DEVICE An apparatus for holding a medical device has an arm unit equipped with, for example, a polyarticular arm, which holds the medical device such as endoscope movably in the space. Additionally to a determination unit and a controller, the holding apparatus has an operatio... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040327 | KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHOR AND METHOD FOR KNOTLESSLY SECURING TISSUES A method for securing first and second tissues with a suture anchor comprising the steps of forming a borehole in the first tissue; threading a suture through the second tissue forming a loop in the suture with the tissue thereby secured in the loop, the loop defining t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040245 | DEVICES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS AND VACCINES IN THE FORM OF INJECTABLE NEEDLES The present disclosure refers to hand operated disposable devices for the administration of drugs, vaccines and other medicaments in the form of solid injectable needles. The devices incorporate mechanisms for the automatic retraction of the injection rod even when the ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039255 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF A SELECTED TYPE OF MOLECULES IN A SAMPLE The present invention refers to a method for detecting molecules and/or substances within a sample based on the use of a microcantilever system. The method comprises the variation of a certain condition such as humidity so as the mechanical feature analysed varies with ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038992 | PROCESS FOR THE ELECTROPORATION OF BEET COSSETTES AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THIS PROCESS A process and an installation for the improved extraction and subsequent recovery of contents from sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) or from sugar beet cossettes.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038772 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COARSE SEPARATION OF SOLID PARTICLES FROM SOLID-LADEN GASES The invention relates to a method and a device for the coarse separation of solid particles from solid-laden gases. The invention further relates to a method for treating particulate feed materials by means of treatment gases in a reactor, particularly in a fluidization... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038095 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, ANTISTATIC COATING MATERIAL, ANTISTATIC COATING, ANTISTATIC FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CAPACITORS AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF A conductive composition comprises a π conjugated conductive polymer, a polyanion, and a hydroxy group-containing aromatic compound containing two or more hydroxy groups. An antistatic coating material comprises the conductive composition and a solvent. An antistatic c... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037202 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SPINNING OF POLYMER MATRIX IN ELECTROSTATIC FIELD The present disclosure relates to the method for spinning of polymer matrix in an electrostatic field induced in a spinning space between a spinning electrode and a collecting electrode, at which the polymer matrix is delivered from a matrix reservoir into the electrost... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036933 | ROTARY DRIVE SPRINKLER WITH FLOW CONTROL AND SHUT OFF VALVE IN NOZZLE HOUSING A flow shut off or throttling valve is provided in a sprinkler nozzle housing to enable a nozzle to be changed without having to turn off a flow pressure source. The valve intersects a flow path through the nozzle housing and has an opening such that when the opening is... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036441 | FLEXIBLE PIPE FOR TRANSPORTING HYDROCARBONS, WHICH INCLUDES A TUBULAR PIPE CARCASS MADE OF INTERLOCKED METAL STRIP A flexible duct with a frame made by winding a S-profiled metal strip into clamped turns, wherein the edges of two adjacent turns overlap each other in order to form between them a helical closed space having an essentially rectangular cross-section and at least partial... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036311 | COOLING FAN A cooling fan (10) for a vehicle engine (50), having a fan casing (60) and a fan rotor (12) which is movable axially relative to the fan casing during operation. There is an actuator (20) for moving the fan rotor (12) to positio... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036286 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AND INSTALLING A VERY LARGE FLOATING BARGE FOR EXAMPLE FOR PROCESSING GAS OR CRUDE OIL AT SEA The present disclosure relates to a method of assembling and installing a very large floating barge (1) and includes manufacturing each side portion (10) and each connection portion (15) separately, placing each side portion (10) on the water... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036225 | TOOL FOR MACHINING WORKPIECES A tool for machining workpieces, having a shank and a cutting insert having a base body held in the shank. The shank has a slot accommodating the cutting insert. The body has a central section with a central axis. At least one convexly bowed centering surface running in... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035064 | EXPANDABLE IRRIGATION CONTROLLER An expandable irrigation controller for controlling a plurality of watering stations in an irrigation system includes a removable front panel and an inner housing, connected to the front panel. The removable front panel includes a plurality of manual controls operable t... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034445 | FUNGICIDE HYDROXIMOYL-HETEROCYCLES DERIVATIVES The present invention relates to hydroximoyl-heterocycle derivatives, their process of preparation, intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions, and methods for the control of phy... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033828 | DENTAL POST AND METHOD FOR ITS FABRICATION A dental post consisting of fibre-reinforced material with substantially uniformly directed fibers and mountable in a tooth root canal for fixing a dental prosthetic structure on a tooth stump and a method for its fabrication. For improving... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033726 | SELF-ALIGNED METAL MASK ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY DEPOSITING THIN FILMS ON MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES AND DEVICES, AND METHOD OF USE The present disclosure relates to a self-aligned metal mask assembly for selectively depositing thin films on microelectronic substrates and devices, comprising the following parts:
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| 20110033651 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, ANTISTATIC COATING MATERIAL, ANTISTATIC COATING, ANTISTATIC FILM, OPTICAL FILTER, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CAPACITORS AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF A conductive composition comprises a π conjugated conductive polymer, a polyanion, and a hydroxy group-containing aromatic compound containing two or more hydroxy groups. An antistatic coating material comprises the conductive composition and a solvent. An antistatic c... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033568 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCTION OF NANOFIBRES THROUGH ELECTROSTATIC SPINNING OF POLYMER MATRIX The principle of the present disclosure is the device for production of nanofibres through electrostatic spinning of polymer matrix in a spinning space, in which against each other there is positioned a collecting electrode and a spinning electrode, between which an ele... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033134 | MICROWAVABLE BAG WITH VALVE AND METHOD FOR THE FABRICATION THEREOF In a reclosable bag (20) a zipper (Z) is provided on the inner surfaces (50) of the plastic film and the two parts of the zipper (Z) are fixed on the opposite inner surfaces (50) of the bag (20), wherein the zipper (Z) is connected to the inn... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032480 | OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEASURING DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD An opthalmological measuring device for determining geometric structures in an eye includes an optical, triangulating measurement system for determining at least one geometric reference in the eye by triangulation, and an optical, interferometric measurement system for ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032270 | PRESENTATION DEVICE A presentation device 100 comprises an image capture portion for capturing a subject at prescribed time intervals to generate successive raw images; a first storage portion to which the generated raw images are successively saved; a second storage portion to which one o... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031326 | SUBSTRATE CLEANING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE CLEANING APPARATUS A valve is closed while a cleaning liquid is fed into a tubular body of a cleaning nozzle, and a piezoelectric element applies vibrations to the cleaning liquid. This causes droplets of the cleaning liquid to be produced and discharged from a plurality of discharge hole... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030507 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LIQUID PIG IRON OR LIQUID PRIMARY STEEL PRODUCTS A process and an apparatus for producing liquid pig iron or liquid primary steel products from charge materials formed by iron ores and additions. The charge materials are subjected to a further reduction in a reducing zone (1) and are then fed to a smelting zone... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030290 | ENERGY EFFICIENT FENESTRATION PRODUCT WITH SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICE A fenestration product in accordance with an embodiment of the present application includes an insulated glass unit with a frame, an SPD film mounted in the frame and a pane of glass mounted in the frame adjacent to the SPD film with a gap formed between the pane of gla... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030197 | METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A TUNABLE RF FILTER A method is disclosed for the fabrication of a tunable radio frequency (RF) power output filter that includes fabricating a core body and then forming a plastically deformable metallic shell over the exterior surface of the core body.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030040 | APPLICATION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method are provided for validating executable program code operating on at least one computing device. Program instructions that include a request for access to sensitive information are executed on a first computing device. An authentication request for ac... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028971 | TREATMENT SYSTEM, TREATMENT INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD FOR TREATING LIVING TISSUE BY USE OF ENERGY A treatment system includes a seal member, a maintaining member and a control section, and is configured to exert energy to a living tissue to treat the living tissue. The seal member is configured to join a sealed region which seals desirable regions of at least two li... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028787 | TREATMENT TOOL Provided is a treatment tool including: an elongated member which is formed of a flexible material and includes first and second terminals; a first body portion which is fixed to the first terminal so as to function in a target; a handle portion which is provided in the... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028301 | SiC BODIES AND PROCESS FOR THE FABRICATION OF SiC BODIES Disclosed is a method for the synthesis of silicon carbide (SiC) bodies having a relative density of 99% or higher and a SiC body synthesized according to the method.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026769 | PRESENTATION DEVICE A presentation device comprises an image capture portion for capturing an image of a subject and generating a raw image thereof; a detection portion adapted to analyze whether a first marker is present in the raw image, and if the first marker is present in the raw imag... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025476 | METHOD OF ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH WIRELESS CONTROL DEVICES The method of the present invention allows a first wireless control device that is operable to communicate on a predetermined one of a plurality of channels to establish communication with a second wireless control device that may be communicating on any of the pluralit... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025316 | EDDY CURRENT PROBE ASSEMBLY ADJUSTABLE FOR INSPECTING TEST OBJECTS OF DIFFERENT SIZES An eddy current probe assembly suitable for inspecting a test object with longitudinal shape, being passed through the assembly in the object's axial direction during an inspection session, the probe assembly comprising multiple probe modules being disposed in a radial ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023963 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF There is provided a solar cell in which a lower electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer having a chalcopyrite structure that includes a Group Ib element, a Group IIIb element, and a Group VIb element, and an upper electrode layer are sequentially formed on top... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023820 | PNEUMATIC HYBRID INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE ON THE BASIS OF FIXED CAMSHAFTS The present disclosure relates to an pneumatic hybrid internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber composed of a cylinder in which a piston is arranged mechanically interconnected to a crank shaft via a piston rod. An inlet valve and an exhaust valve ... | 02/03/2011 |
