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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047019 | COUPON BEARING SPONSOR ACCOUNT TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION A transaction handler receives, for forwarding to a sponsor account's issuer, a coupon authorization request message from a merchant's acquirer that identifies the sponsor account and a coupon for an item being purchased by a consumer in a transaction with the merchant.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045071 | GENERATION OF A NOVEL TYPE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MACROPHAGES FOR CLINICAL USE The invention relates to a purified, novel anti-inflammatory population of macrophage and methods of making and using such macrophage.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043430 | MANUFACTURE OF A SMART CARD Methods for manufacturing a smart card inlay. In a first embodiment, the method includes initially connecting a first end (106) of a wire antenna (108) to a chip module (104) mounted in an aperture (102) on a substrate (100), thereafte... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042841 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BIOPOLYMER NANOPARTICLES A process for producing a biopolymer nanoparticles product is disclosed. In this process, biopolymer feedstock and a plasticizer are fed to a feed zone of an extruder having a screw configuration in which the feedstock is process using shear forces in the extruder, and ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039323 | Isoprene Production A method of producing isoprene is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of obtaining a host transgenic microorganism and observing the production of isoprene by the microorganism. In another embodiment, the invention is a transgenic host microorga... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036995 | PATHOGEN DETECTION BY SIMULTANEOUS SIZE/FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT A method and apparatus for detecting pathogens and particles in a fluid in which particle size and intrinsic fluorescence of a simple particle is determined, comprising a sample cell; a light source on one side of the sample cell for sending a focused beam of light thro... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036084 | VEHICLE CAB TILTING DEVICE WITH TELESCOPIC TILTING CYLINDER A vehicle cab tilting device for a vehicle with a tiltable cab, a chassis and pivot means which connect the cab to the chassis, in which the cab can be tilted through an angle with respect to the chassis between a driving position and a forwardly tilted position. The ti... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036083 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH A PRESSURE RIPPLE REDUCTION DEVICE A hydraulic system for a vehicle, comprising a hydraulic actuation device for moving one or more moveable components of the vehicle. The actuation device comprises a hydraulic pump with an associated drive means, a reservoir for hydraulic fluid as well as one or more hy... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034861 | Wound Ventilation System A wound treatment apparatus that ventilates a wound dressing with warm humidified oxygen and/or air at a very low flow rate while under a sub-atmospheric pressure. A controlled flow of filtered air and/or oxygen is selected or blended under atmospheric pressure. This ga... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034536 | CONTROLLING THE POTENTIAL OF PRIMATE NEURAL STEM CELLS BY REGULATING PAX6 A transcription factor both necessary and sufficient for human neuroectoderm specification, Pax6, as well as applications thereof, is disclosed.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034426 | Method of Preventing Renal Disease and Treating Symptoms Thereof The invention relates to novel methods of using 2-methylene-19-nor-20(S)-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to prevent renal disease, particularly Lupus nephritis, in a subject at risk of developing renal disease. Methods of preventing symptoms of renal disease, such a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033263 | Fastener and Fastening Structure To provide a fastener having a high anti-loosening effect. A fastener has a thread structure including an upper portion of the crest and a bottom portion at the groove. The upper portion has a load flank surface inclined from the standard load flank surface toward the f... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031767 | OPENING AND/OR CLOSING MECHANISM ON DOORS, GATES/FLAPS OR THE LIKE, IN PARTICULAR ON MOTOR VEHICLES An opening and/or closing mechanism on doors, gates/flaps or the like for a motor vehicle, with a lock (1) having a housing (2), in which there is arranged at least one retention element, which has a pawl (4) and a rotary latch (3), and with ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030698 | MRI COMPATIBLE KNEE POSITIONING DEVICE A device for positioning a subject's knee during an MRI scan. The device includes foot, knee, and thigh positioning apparatuses. Each of the positioning apparatuses can be translated and/or rotated to allow correct and consistent position of the subject's knee within th... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030553 | HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF A hydraulic cylinder comprising:
| 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030490 | Lock for a Vehicle Slide-Out Room A lock for a vehicle slide-out room disclosed. The lock comprises a frame connected to the slide-out room and a drive unit supported by the frame. The lock further comprises a transmission driven by the drive unit. The transmission includes a segment gear pivotally supp... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029029 | IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER DEVICE THAT USES IMPEDANCE CARDIOGRAPHY An implantable pacemaker that uses impedance cardiography to measure intrathoracic impedance and then transmit impedance data to an external PC based analyzer for accurate calculation of cardiac output, and a method for optimizing cardiac resynchronization therapy using... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-CONTRAST ENHANCED PULMONARY VEIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING A system and method for non-contrast enhanced pulmonary vein magnetic resonance imaging substantially suppresses the signal from cardiac tissue adjacent to the left atrium and pulmonary vein is provided. Significant conspicuity of the left atrium and pulmonary vein vers... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028537 | SOMATIC CELL REPROGRAMMING The present invention relates to methods for reprogramming a somatic cell to pluripotency by administering into the somatic cell at least one or a plurality of potency-determining factors. The invention also relates to pluripotent cell populations obtained using a repro... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110028147 | AIRCRAFT DATA RADIO WITH ALTERNATIVE CHANNEL SELECTION A data link radio system onboard an aircraft communicates with a plurality of ground stations that employ either an analog communication protocol or a digital communication protocol. A database contains information related to each ground station and its respective commu... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027812 | ASSAY FOR ANTIBODIES TO MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS A method of detecting an immune response to a paratuberculosis-specific antigen, comprising incubating a sample from a subject with the paratuberculosis-specific antigen and detecting the presence of an antibody in the sample as an indication of an immune response to th... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027250 | Sealants for Fetal Membrane Repair The present invention provides a method for preventing or repairing damage to a fetal membrane. In one embodiment, the method comprises contacting a fetal membrane with a composition comprising a four-armed catechol-terminated polyethylene glycol (cPEG) and a biocompati... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025333 | SHEAR MODE PRESSURE-ACTIVATED DRIVER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY A magnetic resonance elastography (“MRE”) driver that can produce shear waves in a subject without relying on mode conversion of longitudinal waves is disclosed. More specifically, the MRE driver includes a pneumatic driver located remotely from a magnetic resonance... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025105 | Arm Rest With Drinking Vessel Holder An arm rest with a drinking vessel holder is particularly intended for use as a back center arm rest for integration in the back rest of a vehicle. The need for a soft back rest and at the same time for integration of a drinking vessel holder is satisfied by the aspect ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024568 | STRUCTURAL BONDING ARRANGEMENT A leading edge component (30) for an aircraft. The component includes at least one supporting rib (40); a skin of the leading edge; and an ice-protection system comprising a thermoelectric heater mat (10) located between the rib and the skin, the he... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024511 | LAYERED COMPOSITE FOR A CARD BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LAYERED COMPOSITE The present invention relates to a layered composite (10) for producing a card body comprising a chip module (12) for a chip card, having a substrate layer arrangement (11) for arranging the chip module, and having intermediate layers (18, 19... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024032 | SEMI-RIGID TOOL The present invention relates to a manufacturing tool (13, 14) and method for use in forming polymer matrix composite products such as carbon fibre composite products. The tool comprising a first and a second portion defining a cavity (15) therebetween in ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020673 | LOW NOISE BATTERY An illustrative embodiment provides an apparatus comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are separated by the separator. The first conductor is confi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017423 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEAT RECOVERY The invention relates to a method for heat recovery in the production of anodes in an annular anode furnace (10), comprising at least one furnace unit (‘hearth’) (11) with a heating zone (13), a hearth zone (14) and a cooling zone (15<... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016703 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APPLICATON OF A CHIP MODULE The present invention relates to a method for application of a chip module to an antenna module, wherein antenna contact surfaces formed on an application side (36) of the chip module are contacted with contact surfaces of an antenna disposed on an antenna side o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016692 | COMPRESSED GAS CARTRIDGE LANCE HOUSING The present invention minimizes the assembly time of a dispenser head by inserting a rigid seal retaining element. The seal retaining element comes in different configurations thus allowing a variety of compressed gas cartridge dispensing options. Additional features ar... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016054 | SIGNATURE BASED NEGATIVE LIST FOR OFF LINE PAYMENT DEVICE VALIDATION At each of a plurality of transit readers of a transit system, for each of a plurality of riders, where each rider seeks to conduct an access transaction with the transit system for access into the transit facility by using a payment device issued by an issuer in a paym... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016043 | ACCOUNT TRANSACTION VALUE ADDED TAX REIMBURSEMENT Transaction data is received and stored for purchases on accounts with authorization request requests for payment, where the currency of the purchase and the account are different. For each authorized transaction, clearing and settlement is facilitated as well as VAT re... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015855 | Method for the Operation of a Navigation System The present invention relates to a method for operating a navigation system comprising the following method steps: a) calculating a route from a point of departure to a destination, said route being composed of a succession of route segments and junctions between the ro... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014525 | Metallization of Bacterial Cellulose for Electrical and Electronic Device Manufacture A method for the deposition of metals in bacterial cellulose and for the employment of the metallized bacterial cellulose in the construction of fuel cells and other electronic devices is disclosed. The method for impregnating bacterial cellulose with a metal comprises ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013817 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING STREAK ARTIFACTS IN IMAGES PRODUCED WITH AN X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM A method for reconstructing images from a set of acquired projection views weights the value backprojected into each image voxel depending on whether the backprojected raysum passes through a highly attenuating region in the subject of the image. If the raysum exceeds a... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009614 | PROCESSES AND REACTOR SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING SUGARS AND SUGAR ALCOHOLS Processes and reactor systems are provided for the conversion of sugars to sugar alcohols using a hydrogenation catalyst, which includes apparatus and method for in-line regeneration of the hydrogenation catalyst to remove carbonaceous deposits.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008837 | MODIFYING GLYCOPROTEIN PRODUCTION IN PLANS A method for synthesizing a protein of interest with a modified N-glycosylation profile within a plant, a portion of a plant, or a plant cell is provided. The method comprises co-expressing within a plant a nucleotide sequence encoding a first nucleotide sequence encodi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007261 | ANALYTE DETECTION USING LIQUID CRYSTALS Devices and methods for using changes in the defects in micrometer sized dispersed liquid crystal domains to detect or quantify analytes in a test sample, including endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), are disclosed. The dispersed liquid crystal microdomains are exposed ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006967 | CHIP CARRIER FOR A TRANSPONDER MODULE AND TRANSPONDER MODULE The present invention relates to a chip carrier (15) for contacting with a chip (16) and an antenna (13) disposed on an antenna substrate (17, 54, 61), wherein the chip carrier features a strip-shaped carrier substrate (18) which is pr... | 01/13/2011 |
