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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100204527 | PROCESS FOR THE HYDROGENATION OF GLYCEROL TO PROPYLENE GLYCOL A process for the production of propylene glycol by reaction of a feed material comprises glycerol in the presence of hydrogen which comprising the steps of: (a) supplying a stream comprising the feed material to a first vaporisation zone and contacting said feed with c... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100200036 | MOISTURE DIVERSION SYSTEM FOR A COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE A moisture diversion system is provided for a collapsible structure including a collapsible frame assembly and an outer structure coupled to the collapsible frame assembly. The moisture diversion system includes a guide strip coupled at each of a first edge and an oppos... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100164316 | ROTOR MAGNET POSITIONING DEVICE A device for positioning a planar array of magnets within a permanent magnet electrical machine of the type having a rotor and stator with an air gap there between. The device includes a body made of non-ferrous material and having a first side which is attachable to th... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100164313 | AXIAL FLUX ELECTRICAL MACHINE An axial flux electrical machine including a housing, a stator located within the housing, a rotatable shaft carried by the housing by means of at least a main bearing, and a rotor fixed to the shaft within the housing. Magnetic attractive forces between the rotor and t... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100117584 | Methods and Systems for Recording Operating Information of an Electric Motor A unit for recording operating information of an electronically commutated motor (ECM) is described. The unit includes a system controller communicatively coupled to an ECM. The system controller includes a processing device configured to control the unit. The unit also... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100068703 | ENHANCED MEDICAL TREATMENTS RESULTING FROM CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION OF CALCIUM INFLUX FACTOR, IDENTITY WITH THE FACTOR ACTIVATING PHOSPHOLIPOLYSIS AND PRECIPITATING SUDDEN DEATH DURING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, AND DETERMINATION OF SIMILAR ACTIVATING MECHANISMS IN MULTIPLE CELL TYPES THROUGH DISINHIBITION OF CALCIUM-INDEPENDENT PHOSPHOLIPASE A2BETA A method for treating a mammal comprises administering at least one of a gene, enzyme and pharmaceutical which modulates the concentration of iPLA2β through transcriptional and/or translational regulation or effectively modulate the inhibition of iPLA2<... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100057799 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT SENSITIVE INFORMATION A method and system are described for providing context sensitive data to a system user. The method includes the steps of identifying the user and querying databases to create a user context. Information is aggregated from the network databases and filtered using the us... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100044423 | CONTAINER WITH INNER REINFORCEMENT AND METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MANUFACTURING A two-piece reinforced container is provided. The container includes an outer structure and an inner structure. The outer structure includes front and rear panels that are coupled to each of a first side panel and a second side panel via at least one corner panel. The c... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100033119 | RETROFIT MOTOR SYSTEM FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING APPLICATIONS A motor control system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) applications is described. The motor control system includes a thermostat and an electronically commutated motor (ECM) coupled to the thermostat. The ECM is configured to retrofit an existing n... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100022867 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS With a view to attaining a high quality of a diagnostic image there is provided a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus wherein an image is formed on the basis of magnetic resonance signals received from a subject with an electromagnetic wave transmitted thereto in a sta... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100007235 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIELDING AN ELECTRIC MACHINE A method for reducing leakage currents in an electric machine is described. The method includes positioning a plurality of leakage current shields between windings and teeth of a stator, and coupling at least one of the plurality of leakage current shields to a referenc... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090301192 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING NON-UNIFORMITY CHARACTERISTICS OF A VEHICLE TIRE AND RIM A method and system for a wheel assembly service system are provided. The system includes a rotatable spindle configured to receive a wheel assembly wherein the wheel assembly includes at least a rim and a tire. The system further includes a load device configured to ap... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090293603 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WHEEL PARAMETER CONSISTENCY A method and system for a wheel assembly service system are provided. The system includes a rotatable spindle configured to receive a wheel assembly, a load device configured to apply a load to the wheel assembly during a rotation of the wheel assembly on the spindle, a... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090279077 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR WHEEL PROFILE MEASUREMENT Methods and systems for determining a parameter of a vehicle wheel are provided. The vehicle wheel is mounted on a shaft having an axis of rotation. The method includes projecting a pattern onto the wheel wherein the pattern includes a plurality of discrete optically de... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090249546 | COLLAPSIBLE BED FRAME INCLUDING CROSS UNITS AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING COLLAPSIBLE BED FRAME A collapsible bed frame includes a first cross unit including a first link member pivotally coupled to a second link member at a first pivot point, and a support unit operatively coupled to the first cross unit. The support unit includes a first slider that is slidably ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090242337 | Method and apparatus for facilitating performance of vehicle braking systems A method of assembling a vehicle braking system retrofit package includes assembling a braking mechanism having a first bias. The method also includes assembling at least one automatic hydraulic brake adjuster (AHBA) having a second bias and a third bias. The method fur... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090224611 | DOCKING STATION AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS A docking station to which a portable electronic device is detachably mounted and to which a peripheral device is connected, includes a section for turning on or off the power supply of the peripheral device according to the attachment/detachment state of the electronic... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090215978 | PROCESS A process for the alkoxyalkylation of an unsubstituted aromatic substrate or a substituted aromatic substrate, said substitution being via a carbon-carbon bond, said process comprising reacting the aromatic substrate with a dialkoxyalkane in the presence of a catalyst.... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090214557 | BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE ANTIBODIES RECOGNIZING A CELL SURFACE MOLECULE SELECTIVELY EXPRESSED ON LIVING MOUSE NATURAL TYPE ONE (I) INTERFERON PRODUCING CELLS An isolated and characterized monoclonal antibody (“440c”) prepared by immunizing Wistar/CRL rats subcutaneously with purified rat bone marrow IPC, fusing popliteal lymph nodes of the rats with SP2/0 myeloma spleen cells and differentially selecting for hybri... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090214120 | VOLUMETRIC DATA CONNECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD A volumetric data connecting apparatus, includes a reference point determining device for having an operator determine reference points A, B and C which are not on the same straight line on first volumetric data V; a connection point a determining device for having the ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213897 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe in which a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor are located posterior to an oscillator; and a surface temperature calculation device for calculating a surface temperature of the ultraso... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090207974 | DETECTOR PANEL AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS A detector panel having therein an X-ray detector, a signal processing circuit for interface, and a battery for power supply, the detector panel includes a first signal processing circuit for processing the detection signals from the X-ray detector, a second signal proc... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090207973 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND DETECTOR PANEL A detector panel incorporates an X-ray detector, an electronic circuit for interface, and a battery for power supply, and also includes a measurement device for measuring the remaining power of the battery, and a determination device for determining if the operation is ... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090202044 | DETECTOR PANEL AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS A portable detector panel includes an X-ray detector assembly having an X-ray detecting surface on its surface, a box-like case that houses the X-ray detector assembly therein and whose upper part that is opposite to the X-ray detecting surface is X-ray transmissive, an... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090202038 | DETECTOR PANEL AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS A portable detector panel includes an X-ray detector assembly having an X-ray detecting surface on its surface, a box-like case that houses the X-ray detector assembly therein and whose upper part that is opposite to the X-ray detecting surface is X-ray transmissive, an... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090196481 | IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS A method for processing each of chest X-ray images photographed by an X-ray imaging apparatus, includes the steps of: analyzing characteristics of lung images in the chest X-ray images; sorting the chest X-ray images, based on said result of analysis; and displaying the... | 08/06/2009 |
| 20090190721 | X-RAY DETECTING STAND AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS An X-ray detecting stand that includes an X-ray detector, a vertical column that supports the X-ray detector so as to be movable, and elevating device for raising and lowering the X-ray detector along the column through a belt, including a balancing mechanism that exert... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090188370 | ANTI-WOLF-NOTE RESONATOR ASSEMBLY FOR A STRING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME A method of assembling an anti-wolf resonator assembly for use with a string instrument is provided. The method includes positioning a first portion of the resonator assembly against a first side of a surface of the instrument, and magnetically coupling a second portion... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090177087 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS An ultrasonic imaging apparatus performs a plurality of times an action to transmit ultrasonic pulses to a subject, receives said plurality of times the reflected ultrasonic pulse train of said ultrasonic pulses reflected from said subject, generates one line of sound r... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090172406 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROTECTING PATIENT DATA A method for a medical system to transmitting patient information to an external USB storage device includes checking the validity of the USB storage device according to the registered information therein, generating a new identification file according to a new times of... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090171796 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSIGNING INTERCHANGE RATES TO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS USING AN INTERCHANGE NETWORK A method for assigning an interchange rate to a financial transaction is provided. The method uses at least one input device in communication with an interchange database. The financial transaction is initiated by a cardholder using a card over a card interchange, the c... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168970 | CASETTE TRAY AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS A cassette tray includes a front clamp, a rear clamp, and opposing side clamps. A front clamp supporting unit supports the front clamp such that the front clamp may be moved in a direction vertical to a surface of the X-ray film cassette. A rear clamp supporting unit su... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168956 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS An X-ray imaging apparatus and a fluoroscopic image display apparatus are provided for displaying postural information of a subject on a fluoroscopic image. The X-ray imaging apparatus detects an X-ray irradiated from an X-ray irradiator and passing through a subject an... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168950 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY TUBE CURRENT DETERMINING METHOD This invention is provided to determine a tube current at the imaging of the heart by an X-ray CT apparatus in such a manner that image noise becomes constant. Upon determining a tube current of an X-ray tube at the time that the heart is imaged by an X-ray CT apparatus... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090166140 | RETRACTABLE WHEEL SYSTEM FOR TOWABLE BAGGAGE A towable baggage item is provided. The towable baggage item includes a body defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment configured to receive and carry objects. The towable baggage item also includes a retractable towing member coupled to the body. Furtherm... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090166138 | ADJUSTABLE ROTARY EXPANSION MECHANISM FOR FRAMES OF AN ARTICLE An expansion mechanism for separating first and second frames of an expandable article. The mechanism includes a rotary element that drives movement of an expansion element along a linear axis.... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090165563 | PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC WATER WEDGE APPARATUS A phased array ultrasonic probe assembly includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a housing and a phased array transducer supported inside the housing. The housing includes a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, and a first end wall and an opposing second end ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090164945 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM An information processing device and integrated information system in which many resources are accessible by a simple, clear user interface are provided. The information processing device includes a use interface including displayed faces of a 3D polyhedron icon used to... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090164436 | MEDICAL IMAGE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT The present invention provides a medical image information management system and a program product which allow generating a list containing the information on the medical images such as a work list, with a better workability. The medical image information management sys... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090157497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING REVENUE FROM SOCIAL INTERACTION A method is provided for generating revenue from social interaction between a plurality of participants of a marketing system. The method includes electronically communicating a comment regarding a resource from a first participant of the plurality of network participan... | 06/18/2009 |
