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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110037565 | System and Method for Determining a Location and a Status of an Asset A method. The method includes, at a computing system, receiving information associated with an asset. The method also includes determining a location of the asset based on the received information, and determining a status of the asset based on the received information ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035810 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRANTING ACCES TO AN ITEM OR PERMISSION TO USE AN ITEM BASED ON CONFIGURABLE CONDITIONS A method, system, device, and computer program product for processing plural rights expressions associated with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expressions, including receiving a request to use an item, the item ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033909 | MEANS AND METHODS FOR CLONING NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES The invention provides means and methods for efficiently cloning nucleic acid sequences of interest in micro-organisms that are less amenable to conventional nucleic acid manipulations, as compared to, for instance, E.coli. The present invention enables high-thro... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028840 | HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS A medical treatment apparatus includes a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer disposable in juxtaposition to a patient, a servomechanism operatively connected to the transducer for moving the transducer along a path, a signal generator operatively connected to t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027221 | Skincare Composition Comprising HSA Fusion Protein, Preparation Method And Uses Thereof The present invention provides a recombinant fusion protein which stimulates the rejuvenation and reactivation of skin and epidermal cells for improving skin appearance, smoothing wrinkles and freckles, and whitening skin. Particularly, the present invention provides va... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027187 | THERAPEUTIC OR PROPHYLACTIC AGENT, DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION AGENT FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND METHOD FOR SCREENING OF CANDIDATE COMPOUND FOR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR METABOLIC SYNDROME The object is to provide: a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for metabolic syndrome, which has improved stability in a living body; and others. The therapeutic or prophylactic agent for metabolic syndrome comprises, as an active ingredient, DNA that encodes receptor ac... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026863 | ROTARY SHAFT ASSEMBLY A rotary shaft assembly includes: a rotary shaft having an insertion end portion that is disposed co-axially in a hollow base, and rotatable relative to the base; a bearing sleeved on the insertion end portion of the rotary shaft, and partitioning an inner receiving spa... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110019809 | Services and Transactions in a Telephony Network A telecommunication method and system are described. A request in a telephony network is received for a communication connection between a caller and a call recipient. A call connect command is received from the caller. In response to the call connect command and before... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018345 | Automatic Sensing Power Systems and Methods An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016465 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING USER AND MACHINE DATA DURING TRACKING OF PRODUCTS ON A USER COMPUTER Systems and methods for synchronizing a web application service on a server with a user computer so that users are not required to log-in to access their data are described. An installed product application programming interface (IPAPI) is provided on the web server tha... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008346 | BIOMARKERS FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE The present invention relates to a method of diagnosis or prognosis of cardiovascular disease in a subject, said method comprising the steps of detecting the presence of activated endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in a sample of a circulation fluid of said subject. Th... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110000624 | MULTIPLE CONNECTED CHANNEL MICRO EVAPORATOR The invention relates to an evaporator for evaporating a liquid containing fluid, having an inlet and an outlet connected to a evaporation volume, the inlet and the outlet defining a main flow path there between, wherein the evaporation volume is equipped with an intern... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING A PRODUCT Systems and methods for building a product that has a plurality of components. A product builder receives the user request to build the product and communicates with one or more APIs that identify a category of the product, a plurality of components associated with the ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100330654 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING MICROBIAL SAMPLES This invention pertains to the general field of microbiology, and more specifically to transfer, inoculation and/or streaking of micro-organisms, e.g. for the purpose of obtaining individual colonies. Provided is a method for streaking a microbial sample onto a solid ca... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327725 | Light-Emitting Diode (LED) Lamp and Polygonal Heat-Dissipation Structure Thereof A light-emitting diode (LED) lamp and a polygonal heat-dissipation structure thereof are provided. The LED lamp includes a polygonal heat-dissipation unit and a lighting module. The polygonal heat-dissipation unit has a polygonal hollow column and fins. The fins and the... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325666 | SYSTEM FOR CONTENT DELIVERY A system for and method of transmitting audio and visual programming content, by identifying an amount of broadcast transmission capacity available for transmitting the content to one or more users. The content is separated into at least first and second portions based ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100322860 | METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF A POTENTIAL MUTATION The invention is directed to a method for non-invasive determination of the potential presence of one or more loss-of-function mutation(s) in the gene encoding for filaggrin. The method of the invention comprises 12/23/2010 | |
| 20100320648 | LAYERWISE PRODUCTION METHOD AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM FOR USE THEREIN An illumination system for use in a system (1) for layerwise production of a tangible object (5) in a liquid reservoir (2) comprises an image forming element (21), an image projection system (22, 23) and a microlens array (7). T... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320250 | CUTTER BLADE FOR PACKING CONTAINER AND PACKING CONTAINER A center portion (30) of a V-shaped cutter blade (20) includes center large teeth (31) and center middle teeth 32 the tooth height of which is less than the tooth height of the center large teeth (31). End portions (50) of the c... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319690 | RECEIVER WITH VALVES An apparatus and system for transferring a liquid, such as an anesthetic, from the outlet port of a reservoir to a machine while effectively and conveniently minimizing the release of anesthetic. In one embodiment, the apparatus and system can include a first valve mova... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100317272 | Method and Apparatus for Automatic Meat Processing Meat processing method and apparatus for automatically cutting individual poultry or fowl carcasses into various meat products, including conveying at least one previously eviscerated individual carcass along a path of conveyance and through a freezing unit arranged for... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316547 | CATALYSTS FOR LEAN BURN ENGINES Embodiments of the present disclosure include a catalyst for the conversion of CO and/or hydrocarbons in an exhaust stream including a Sn compound selected from the group consisting of a binary composition comprising Sn and Ti, a ternary composition comprising Sn, Ti an... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316545 | Platinum group metal-free catalysts for reducing the ignition temperature of particulates on a diesel particulate filter A catalyzed diesel particulate filter (CDPF) and a method for filtering particulates from diesel engine exhaust are provided, where the catalyzed diesel particulate filter includes a substrate and a catalyst composition, where the catalyst composition contains at least ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316206 | PHONE SERVICE METHOD AND SERVER FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME A phone service method includes: receiving a subscription request from a subscriber, which contains a phone number of the subscriber and a phone number specified by the subscriber; in response to the subscription request, assigning a temporary phone number to the phone ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312649 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MARKETING OVER AN ON-LINE NETWORK A computer system and computer implemented method for presenting marketing messages to users of a computer network whereby relevant message will be presented to users based on a profile derived from social network information and financial information, the method compri... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100309349 | High sensitivity color filter array A color filter array (CFA) and image processing system wherein a color filter overlaying an image sensor has a luminance element (i.e. green filter in RGB space, or yellow in CMY space) that is made larger than the other two chrominance elements (i.e. red, blue or cyan,... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307603 | Gas Pump with Limiting Pressure Feature A method and apparatus for pressurizing a fillable-structure, wherein a space defined by the pump, an untraversed plunger, and a closure is a volume, Vt, and a stop to limit the travel of the plunger along the pump so a volume, Vb, remains within t... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307349 | DRIVE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PRESS MACHINE A drive apparatus includes a movable member, at least one linear electrical actuator for generating a first force, and at least one linear hydraulic actuator for generating a second force. The at least one linear electrical actuator and the at least one linear hydraulic... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307339 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING A CARBON FILTER The present invention relates to systems for regenerating a plugged diesel particulate filter (DPF) or catalyzed DPF. In certain embodiments, the system includes a fluid container and pulse valve, a heater, and a blower. Other embodiments include methods of regenerating... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306198 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CATEGORIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEARCHES OF ELECTRONIC CATALOGS AND DISPLAYING CATEGORY INFORMATION WITH SEARCH RESULTS Various embodiments are presented which comprise an electronic catalog of products, wherein the user searches the catalog and the embodiments identify what categories of products in the catalog are referred to by the user's search query. These categories are then displa... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100298622 | APPARATUSES AND TECHNIQUES FOR BIOACTIVE DRUG DELIVERY IN THE PROSTATE GLAND Methods and apparatuses for the delivery of bioactive substances into the prostate. The present invention encompasses the release of bioactive substances into the prostate of a patient. Preferably, the present invention employs either a sustained-release or depot formul... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100298273 | LIPID MIXTURE FOR INFANT NUTRITION The subject invention thus provides a composition comprising at least one triglyceride, at least one phospholipid and at least one poly-unsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA); wherein at least about 1% of the LC-PUFA in the composition is conjugated to said at least one phos... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100297236 | HYBRID INDUCIBLE RELEASE VEHICLE The invention is directed to a hybrid inducible release vehicle, to a method for preparing such a vehicle, and to the use thereof. The hybrid inducible release vehicle of the invention comprises a gel, which gel comprises a cross-linked car... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292401 | METHODS FOR SEPARATION AND CONDITIONING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMERS Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for separating a product comprising a super absorbent polymer, a fiber and a plastic to separate the product into components thereof, the method comprising adding water to the product, and pressing the product in or... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100291039 | NOVEL MICRO-ORGANISMS CONTROLLING PLANT PATHOGENS The invention relates to control of pathogen caused diseases on leaves, fruits and ears in plants, such as apple scab (Venturia inaequalis by treatment of plant with an isolate of Cladosporium cladosporioides. The treatment is effective in both prevention ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100289580 | Operational trans-conductance amplifier with output clamp circuit An operational trans-conductance amplifier circuit having a voltage clamp circuit. The clamp circuit utilizes low area and power overhead, has a sharp clamp characteristic, and little degradation in the small-signal DC gain at the “knee” of the clamp characteristic.... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100284829 | GAS TOLERANT SUBSEA PUMP A combined canned motor-pump operates directly in the process fluid without the need for shaft seals or buffer or lubricating fluids. The pump incorporates an integral gas-separating system that includes gas separating hydraulics and a flow path that returns the gas to ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283843 | MULTIPLE RESOLUTION VIDEO NETWORK WITH EYE TRACKING BASED CONTROL A system. The system includes a computing device configured for communication with a plurality of multiple resolution cameras and with a display device. The computing device includes a camera resolution module configured for instructing at least one of the multiple reso... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282811 | CUTTING EDGE FOR PACKAGING CONTAINER AND PACKAGING CONTAINER HAVING THE SAME A cutting edge 24 is divided into a center area 28 including a V-shaped apex portion, a pair of intermediate areas 29 on the outer sides thereof, and a pair of side areas 30 on the farther outer sides thereof. The center area 28 has fi... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100280676 | Multi-functional Bi-directional Communication and Bias Power Architecture for Power Supply Control Connecting a load device to a power supply is described. A connection to a load device is detected on a communication link, where the load device is in a first power state. In response to detecting the connection to the load device, a bias power source is enabled to sup... | 11/04/2010 |
