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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100063749 | GAS DENSITY TRANSDUCER WITH A MICROPROCESSOR EXECUTING AN ALGORITHM SOLVING VAN DER WAALS EQUATION A gas density transducer including: a piezoresistive bridge sensor operative to provide an output indicative of an applied pressure, a computing processor having multiple inputs and at least one output, with the output of the bridge sensor coupled to an input of the pro... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100057128 | ANTERIOR CERVICAL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES Anterior cervical instrumentation systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. Systems may facilitate immobilizing or providing support for the cervical portion of the vertebral column of a patient. A device may comprise a plate having two channels located in a proximal... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100052277 | STROLLER ACCESSORY A stroller accessory is described. The stroller accessory is capable of supporting a seat on the stroller. The seat may be a baby seat, a baby carrier, or an infant car seat, for example. The accessory allows the seat to be moved from a first position to a second positi... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100051382 | FALL ARREST SYSTEM FOR CLIMBERS OF A WOODEN STRUCTURE A fall arrest system is adapted to prevent the falling of a lineman/pole climber from a wooden structure. The fall arrest system is connectable to a body belt of the climber, which is strapped about the waist of the climber. The fall arrest system includes at least two ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050458 | Dryer System With Improved Throughput A centrifugal dryer that has improved throughput capacity resulting from the combination of a high angle agglomerate catcher with optional overflow, increased dewatering capacity, a cylindrical dewatering feed chute, a modified rotor design with positionally and structu... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050176 | PROCESS AUTO-RESTART SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods for auto-restarting abnormally terminated processes are disclosed. An auto-restart system can include a parent task control block, a child process, and a shared resource. The parent task control block can spawn the child process. The child process ca... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100045473 | NON-METALLIC ALERT SYSTEMS Alert systems indicate removal of one or more protected portions of electrical grounding assemblies. An alert system can include a signal transmitter, a signal receiver, an alert device, and a communication cable. The signal transmitter can transmit a signal to be recei... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100045002 | FOLDING BABY STROLLER A baby stroller for transporting a child is disclosed. This baby stroller has a folding mechanism to facilitate folding for easier stowing and transporting. The folding mechanism, a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness, ease of use, reliability, a... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100044989 | SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES WITH BUMP STEER CONTROL A suspension assembly for an agricultural machine, adapted to reduce bump steering. The suspension assembly includes a strut shaft, a hollow tube, a cushioning mechanism, and a force control pad. The strut shaft can have an elongated body having a first end, a second en... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100044980 | CHASSIS ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM A machine, such as a mobile asset, vehicle, or agricultural vehicle, includes a chassis, an adjustment system, and a wheel. The adjustment system replaces a conventional non-extendable leg connected between the chassis and the wheel of the machine. The adjustment system... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100043229 | Electrical Isolation Connector For Electromagnetic Gap Sub A gap sub assembly can be used to form an electrical isolation in a drill string, across which a voltage is applied to generate a carrier signal for an electromagnetic (EM) telemetry system. The assembly comprises two conductive generally cylindrical components fashione... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100039234 | RF POWER CONVERSION CIRCUITS & METHODS, BOTH FOR USE IN MOBILE DEVICES This patent application teaches and describes radio frequency (RF) power conversion circuits and methods both for use in mobile devices (such as smart cards). Embodiments of the present invention include wireless personal ID cards or dongle including a fingerprint senso... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100036404 | Safety Scalpel With Replaceable Blade Cartridge And Safety Brake A safety scalpel that incorporates a reusable metal scalpel handle (500) similar in shape and feel to the conventional metal handle preferred by most surgeons, and a disposable blade cartridge (300) that covers the blade (100) before, during and aft... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100032175 | Bubble Fire Extinguisher A fire fighting process wherein large bubbles are made by blowing batches of a gas through a saponaceous liquid. These bubbles are pumped into a burning building to fill the space and block the air to the fire, and thereby to quickly stop the chemical reaction of combus... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100030586 | SYSTEMS & METHODS OF CALCULATING AND PRESENTING AUTOMOBILE DRIVING RISKS Systems and methods of calculating and presenting automobile driving risks are provided. In accordance with some embodiments, a method of obtaining driving performance data to provide one or more driving performance risk scores derived from received data is provided. Th... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100023117 | PAPILLARY MUSCLE POSITION CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, & METHODS Papillary muscle position control devices (900) systems and methods are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, a papillary muscle position control device generally comprises a first anchor (905), a second anchor (920), and a support structu... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100020554 | Greenhouse Lighting System A greenhouse lighting system comprising a greenhouse lighting fitting having a lamp holder (370) with an outer ring (371) provided in a cavity in the lamp holder; which can be electrically connected to a phase, and an assimilation lamp (140, 240, 340 | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100018319 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING VARYING PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS IN A PRESSURE TRANSDUCER A single pressure sensing capsule has a reference pressure ported to the rear side of a silicon sensing die. The front side of the silicon sensing die receives a main pressure at another port. The silicon sensing die contains a full Wheatstone bridge on one of the surfa... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100017465 | WIRELESS NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SAME A wireless network, which includes a wireless router client operable to broadcast data packets to at least one wireless server and one additional wireless client. Each client and server includes programs for determining optimum routes between them. The client also inclu... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100016990 | Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) employing wireless transmission for providing sensory signals A medical system employs wireless transmission and provides sensory signals to a user of a prosthetic or other medical device. A series of pressure, force or strain sensors are placed upon various areas of the prosthetic device. The sensors are strategically placed acco... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100015874 | POLYESTER WOVEN FABRIC A polyester garment material including a set of 100% polyester warp yarns and a set of 100% polyester weft yarns, wherein the warp and weft yarns are interlaced to form the garment material. The warp and weft yarns comprise of air-jet spun polyester fibers that wisk moi... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100006534 | Drink Bottle With A Promotional Object Drink bottle with a promotional object, characterised by the plastic or glass body (1) of the drink bottle being on at least one point provided with a concave recess (2), into which a object (3) is inserted and at least a part of the surface of the ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100003619 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Systems and methods for fabricating three-dimensional objects. The system includes an optical imaging system providing a light source; a photosensitive medium adapted to change states upon exposure to a portion of the light source from the optical imaging system; a cont... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100003233 | Compositions and methods for treatment of microbial infections The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treatment of microbial infections and for the enhancement of resistance to infection. The invention comprises administration of an effective amount of a protein isolated from bacterial lysate compositions for... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100003115 | LIFTING HOOK ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME A lifting hook assembly for lifting an object, such as wheel weight, with a lifting apparatus, such as a forklift. The lifting hook assembly comprises an elongated body, an adjustable arm, a joint assembly, and a lifting arm. The elongated body acts as a frame and skele... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100003034 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE POLARIZATION TRANSMISSION The present invention describes methods and apparatus for adaptive polarization transmission. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an adaptive polarization transmission method. The method includes the step of analyzing at a transmitter device a firs... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20100000065 | PULL UP TREE SYSTEM A pull up artificial tree system is adapted to change from a collapsed storage state to an expanded operable state. The pull up tree system includes a base system, a trunk, and a first tree assembly. The first tree assembly includes a top portion; a plurality of frame a... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090323425 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED FLOATING-GATE TRANSISTOR PROGRAMMING The present invention describes systems and methods for improving the programming of floating-gate transistors. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a floating-gate transistor programming system including an array of floating-gate transistors and a ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090318846 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SURFACE ABLATION The various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to methods and apparatus for surface ablation. More particularly, various embodiments of the present invention are related to methods and apparatus for ablation of barrier surfaces, such as skin, to incre... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090314718 | Method, Apparatus And Plant For Desalinating Saltwater Using Concentration Difference Energy A method and apparatus for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy is disclosed. In order to desalinate saltwater that is contained within a product chamber, a drive cell is used to generate a drive voltage. The product chamber has a desalination vo... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090314094 | COMPACT ABSOLUTE AND GAGE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER A compact absolute and gage pressure transducer consists of two sensors made from the same silicon wafer and selected to be adjacent to each other on the wafer. The transducer contains a common header which has a first input port for receiving a first pressure and a sec... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090313598 | POST-MERGER INTEGRATION SYSTEMS A stand-alone, menu-driven integration system software package is disclosed. The integration system can include a task library, a planning system, a projection system, a comparator system, and a reporting system. The task library can maintain a list of integration tasks... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090312189 | Method of evaluating pharmacological activity The disclosure provides a method of evaluation pharmacological activity of a compound, such as a drug candidate, which method combines computational bioinformatics with laboratory validation. In an embodiment, the method involves the creation of a network based on corre... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090311538 | WEAR RESISTANT COATINGS AND TILES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to wear resistant coatings, tiles having the wear resistant coatings disposed thereon, and to methods of making the coatings and tiles. A wear resistant coating generally includes a strontium aluminosilicate ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309854 | INPUT DEVICES WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES An input device for interacting with a display surface of an electronic display system. The input device can comprise a body, a nib, a sensing system, a cap, and a mode-indicating system. The body can provide structural support for the input device. The nib, which is in... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309853 | ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY WITH OPTICAL DETECTION ELEMENTS An electronic whiteboard system and assembly with optical detection elements is disclosed. The electronic whiteboard system includes a writing/display surface and a retroreflective perimeter surrounding the edge of the surface. A user can mark upon the surface or intera... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309841 | ERASER FOR USE WITH OPTICAL INTERACTIVE SURFACE An eraser is usable in a display system having a display surface. The eraser includes one or more optical detection elements for determining the coordinates of the eraser relative to the display surface.... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309839 | ERASER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME An eraser assembly for erasing a display surface of an electronic display system, where the display surface can implement a dot pattern. The eraser assembly can comprise a body assembly, which can be in communication with an eraser pad and a sensing device, such as a ca... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090309747 | TONGUE OPERATED MAGNETIC SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS A method of tracking movement, position, or both of a tongue of a subject. The method includes positioning a tracer unit on the tongue of the subject in a non-obstructively manner; positioning a sensor system in proximity to the tongue carrying the tracer unit; calibrat... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090308021 | Temporary Arm Gain and Saddle A non-boring support system, or a temporary arm gain, is described. The support system enables attaching a supporting arm to an existing utility pole. The support system can include a securing assembly and a mounting member. The securing assembly can define an aperture ... | 12/17/2009 |
