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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047038 | Smart Card For Safer Credit Transactions A smart credit card device for allowing its owner to safely make credit transactions, which comprises a display screen; a memory for storing permanent data of the device and its owner and unique temporary dat regarding an impending specific transaction; a wireless trans... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046720 | Apparatus and Method for Creating Arteriovenous Fistulas Apparatus (20) is provided for creating a connection between a first body lumen (114) of a subject and a second body lumen (116) of the subject. The apparatus (20) includes a first engagement portion (102) configured to engage a wall o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046571 | Absorbing and Saturation Detection Pad and Methods Thereof The present invention provides an absorbing pad for indicating saturation. The pad comprises inter alia from at least one absorbent body, at least one saturation sensor embedded within said absorbent body and at least one saturation indicator connected to said saturatio... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046498 | MONITORING, PREDICTING AND TREATING CLINICAL EPISODES Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a subject who is undergoing respiration. A motion sensor senses motion of a subject. A breathing pattern analysis unit analyzes components of the sensed motion that result from the subject's respiration. The breathing patt... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046071 | GLP-1 Receptor Agonists And Related Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients For Treatment Of Cancer Disclosed are methods and compositions for increasing concentrations of GLP-1 receptor agonists in the body for the treatment of cancer, alone or together with other active pharmaceutical ingredients such as chemotherapeutic agents or hormone-regulating agents.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044671 | CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICALLY HEATED WATER TANK A system for controlling the operation of the electric heating element in a water tank. The system comprises a temperature sensor in the water tank connected to a main control unit. User preferences related to hot water supply are inputted via a friendly user interface ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042550 | Image Sensor Cell for Night Vision An image sensor cell (100) is presented for use in an imaging device, for example of a night vision type. The image sensor cell (100) comprises an electrodes' assembly and a control unit (118). The electrodes' assembly is configured and operable to ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041473 | Apparatus And Method For In Situ Gas-Phase Preparation And Predetermined Deflagration Of Nitrocellulose An apparatus and method for in situ gas-phase formation and deflagration of nitrocellulose. A nitrating agent such as nitric acid and cellulose are delivered separately to a reaction chamber, where a brief heating pulse initiates nitration of the cellulose and deflagrat... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040750 | Routing Methods For Multiple Geographical Entities Routing method for computing routes over uncertain geo-spatial data whereby only upon visiting the geographic entities it can be determined whether the needed service or product is actually provided and is adequate. When dealing with uncertain data, the returned route m... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040192 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR IMAGING AND ANALYSIS FOR MOLE EVOLUTION TRACKING A mole monitoring system including: (a) a calibration fixture including an illuminator that is operational to illuminate a skin area that includes a mole; (b) a digital camera operational to acquire at least one image of a body area that is included in the illuminated s... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035869 | Toilet Water Saving Device A toilet water saving device comprising a pump, an input pipe, an output pipe and an actuator. The pump removes fluid from the toilet bowl upon activation, taking it in via the input pipe and pumping it out through the output pipe and into the drainage, thereby saving t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035832 | Disease Resistant Pepper Plants The present invention relates to pepper plants resistant to powdery mildew disease as well as to infection by potyviruses, particularly potato virus Y (PVY). Specifically, the present invention relates to pepper plants comprising a viral resistance allele and a powdery ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034758 | Cartridge For A Biological Sample A sealed removable cartridge adapted for insertion into an assay device and adapted to contain a biologic sample, the cartridge comprising: two or more assay locations adapted to facilitate, within said cartridge, two or more assays of said biologic sample; and an actua... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029916 | Real Time Preview Computer software applications presently allow the User to preview the impact of some commands on active documents via a small preview window. However, such preview windows are not representative of how the command will impact the entire document. The invention provides... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029000 | IN VIVO SUTURE ASSEMBLIES Disclosed is a suturing assembly for suturing in vivo tissue. The suturing assembly comprises a first suture thread positioned along a first surface of an in vivo tissue having a first surface and a second surface and at least one suture needle configured to pass throug... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026781 | SYSTEM FOR SECURE FACE IDENTIFICATION (SCIFI) AND METHODS USEFUL IN CONJUNCTION THEREWITH A method for privacy-retaining face identification comprising dividing at least one input face into a first set of patches, providing an assortment of patch profiles for each patch in the first set of patches, each patch profile in the assortment being associated with a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026774 | CONTROLLING AN IMAGING APPARATUS OVER A DELAYED COMMUNICATION LINK Method that includes: enabling the user to track a user-identified target on a currently presented image of periodically transmitted images from an imaging apparatus; calculating a distance between the estimated location of the user-identified target in view of the user... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026575 | Method and Apparatus For Enhanced Performance and Crosstalk Measurement in a MIMO Communication System The present invention comprises a system and method for reduction of the influence of crosstalk, increase in and control over quality of service, increase in stability and reduction of power use in a system having multiple transmission lines. A novel crosstalk measureme... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025915 | Audio and Video Embedded Bedding The present invention provides a bedding system (BS) adapted to be used by any person comprising: (a) a bedding article; and, (b) at least one audio/video means. It should be emphasized that the audio/video means is integrated within said bedding article.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025690 | PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TEXTURE MAPPING USING CASUAL IMAGES A method for photogrammetric texture mapping using casual images is provided. The method may include the following steps: estimating, for each vertex of at least a portion of a three dimensional (3D) mesh representing a model, projection parameters associated with a vir... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024453 | Pouring Device A pouring device comprising a pourer and a cover. One pourer is attached to an orifice of a bottle having a vertical axis, and has an opening. One cover is attached to the pourer and has two states comprising a closed state in which the cover blocks the opening and an o... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022682 | Transferring Multimedia Content A computer implemented method of transferring multimedia content from a content server to a receiving client, comprising: receiving the multimedia content from the content server; processing the multimedia content according to predefined redundancy parameters; receiving... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022500 | Video E-Commerce Video e-commerce network, module and methods. In one embodiment, a product/service catalog which includes a video playlist, is delivered to a viewer via a published video e-commerce module. In one embodiment, the catalog is customized based on the website that published... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022328 | Methods And Devices For Analyzing Material Properties And Detecting Objects In Scattering Media Disclosed is a method for determining an phase spectrum θ(ω) of the complex spectral transfer function H(ω) of a medium. In some embodiments, the method is applied for detecting or imaging an object screened by scattering medium or for determining a refractive index ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021280 | HITTING TECHNIQUE BY IDENTIFYING BALL IMPACT POINTS A sensor system for identifying an impact point of a ball hitting a ball hitting means, and a system and method for improving a hitting technique based thereupon. One system comprises an optical array, an motion processing module, a processing unit and an interface unit... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018713 | Wireless Identification Device With Tamper Protection And Method Of Operating Thereof There is provided according to some embodiments of the invention a wireless identification device (‘WIDD’) with tamper protection. According to some embodiments of the invention, the WIDD may include a tamper protection sensor and a processing module. The tamper pro... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018700 | Fusion of Images in Enhanced Obstacle Detection A vehicle warning system that includes: a first camera mounted on the vehicle at a first longitudinal position along the length of the vehicle, which acquires consecutively in real time a plurality of first camera image frames; a second camera mounted on the vehicle at ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017696 | Nursing Bottle Feeding Nipple A nursing bottle feeding nipple is provided, which comprises a flexible outer shell formed in a shape mimicking that of the feminine breast and extending between a nipple end and a bottle coupling end. The feeding nipple is sealingly fitted at the bottle coupling end wi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017651 | VERTICAL DESALINATION ELEMENT A vertical desalination element comprising a vertical pressure vessel (PV), membrane elements, and a loading mechanism for loading the membrane elements into the vertical PV. The vertical arrangement of the membrane elements and the vertical PV enhances air bubble perco... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017273 | Concentrated Solar Heating A system for concentrating solar energy comprising a collector consisting of a number of reflective panels, a receiver which absorbs reflected energy, a working fluid which absorbs the energy, a highly transmissive cover and internal colorings or coatings to collect ind... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015736 | Temporary Implantable Medical Device A temporarily implantable medical device is disclosed. Said device is implantable in a predetermined body portion to be treated; wherein said device comprises (a) a reversibly implantable elongated continuous strip of a predetermined shape having a biocompatible surface... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015717 | CONSTRUCTIVE DISPOSITION INTRODUCED IN INDEFLATOR DEVICE APPLIED TO ANGIOPLASTY PROCEDURES IN THE BI-ARTERIAL TREATMENT AND THE KISSING-BALLOON TECHNIQUE Embodiments of the present invention relate to constructive disposition introduced in an indeflator device applied in coronary angioplasty interventions for bi-arterial treatment and the kissing balloon technique. New introduced disposition in the indeflator and/or insu... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012922 | Assisted Adaptive Region Editing Tool Properties of pixels of a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different pixel property distributions. The property distributions from each region may be automatically classified to identify different edit clas... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012909 | Assisted Adaptive Region Editing Tool Properties of pixels of a digital image are sampled within different subdivisions of an editing tool impression to produce different pixel property distributions. The property distributions from each region may be automatically classified to identify different edit clas... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110002907 | Methods, Systems, Compositions And Dosage Forms For Diagnosing And Treating Male Infertility Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing male infertility relating to inadequate production of phosphatidic acid and are complementary to the routine tests, assessing sperm count, motility, viability, head morphology, and white blood cell count. Additional therap... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110002464 | Intraoccular Implant An intraocular implant adapted to be implanted within the interior of a human eye is disclosed. The aforesaid implant is selected from a group consisting of: an intracorneal implant, an anterior chamber implant, a sulcus implant, implant in the bag, posterior chamber im... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001619 | AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF A NON-LETHAL PROJECTILE A method for incapacitating an object using a non-lethal projectile equipped with a motion sensing device. The non-lethal projectile is fired at and preferably attaches to the object. Motion of the object is monitored by the motion sensing device. Upon sensing motion of... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000473 | Snowball Gun Toy In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a snowball gun toy, for throwing snowballs, the gun comprising: at least one barrel (22); a magazine (28) having a plurality of snowball chambers (30i) in which snowballs (40i)... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000098 | Shoe Dryer In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a shoe drier, comprising: a structure (16) having an enclosed space into which shoes (28) are placed for drying; a heating system (detailed in | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332754 | System and Method for Caching Multimedia Data Systems and methods are provided for caching media data to thereby enhance media data read and/or write functionality and performance. A multimedia apparatus, comprises a cache buffer configured to be coupled to a storage device, wherein the cache buffer stores multimed... | 12/30/2010 |
