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| 8185604 | Methods and systems for retrieving information over a computer network A method for retrieving information is provided. The method uses a server system coupled to a centralized database and at least one client system. The method includes selecting an object from an electronic document displayed on a client system, displaying a function... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184776 | Filter and X-ray imaging apparatus using the filter A filter includes a plurality of filter plates for adjusting X-ray energy spectrum, a plurality of rails for fixedly supporting the filter plates, a plurality of cams which are respectively provided with a groove curve on a surface thereof, a driving wheel for drivi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183967 | Surface mount magnetic components and methods of manufacturing the same Magnetic component assemblies including moldable magnetic materials including surface mount termination features, as well as manufacturing methods therefor, are disclosed that are advantageously utilized in providing surface mount magnetic components such as inducto... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183710 | Pre-stressed stiffening system for a wind turbine generator frame A system for stiffening and pre-stressing a generator frame in a wind turbine is provided. The system includes a plurality of stress-inducing members configured for imparting a predetermined amount of stress on the generator frame. Each of the plurality of stress-in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182552 | Process for dyeing a textile web In a process for dyeing a textile web having a first face and a second face opposite the first face, dye is applied to the textile web and the web is then moved in an open configuration thereof over a contact surface of an ultrasonic vibration system with the textil... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182520 | Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient includes an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure is constructed to conduct a heat transfer liquid into direct contact with the portio... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182457 | Garment having an apparent elastic band A disposable garment includes a chassis defining one or more openings for the legs, arms, waist or the like on a wearer. An apparent elastic band is located in the vicinity of at least one of the openings. The apparent elastic band looks and functions like an elasti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182427 | Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and ultrasonic imaging method An ultrasonic imaging apparatus captures a plurality of B-mode images of a same cross section respectively by a plurality of linear scans with different directional ultrasonic beams and creates and displays a compound image from the plurality of B-mode images. The u... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182426 | Docking station and ultrasonic diagnostic system An ultrasonic diagnostic system has a tablet type electronic device for ultrasonic diagnosis and a docking station for mounting thereto the electronic device removably. The docking station includes a receptacle section against which one side of the electronic device... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182327 | Management of outcomes of games of chance A method and system is provided for managing the outcomes of games of chance while maintaining the game's integrity. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182148 | X-ray detector system An X-ray detector system includes a detector and a mounting apparatus for mounting the detector, the detector comprising a cable comprising a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the detector and the second end coupled to the mounting apparatus, th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180596 | Methods and apparatus for assembling rotatable machines A processor-implemented method of assembling a rotatable machine is provided. The machine includes a plurality of blades that extend radially outwardly from a rotor. The method includes determining a geometric parameter for each blade in a row of blades that is rela... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180139 | Method and system for inspection of containers A method and system for producing images of at least one object of interest in a container. The method includes receiving three-dimensional volumetric scan data from a scan of the container, reconstructing a three-dimensional representation of the container from the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180138 | Method and system for inspection of containers A method and system for reconstructing and segmenting an image of the contents of a container. The method includes receiving actual scan data from a scan of the container, reconstructing the actual scan data to obtain a reconstructed image, and segmenting the recons... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180133 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus, and program An image processing method includes identifying a body region in a tomographic image based on pixel values within the tomographic image, extracting a bone muscle region corresponding to essential parts of bones and muscles based on bone muscle pixels having pixel va... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179103 | System and method for boosting battery output Electrical apparatuses, systems and methods involving battery boost circuitry configured to charge a supercapacitor to a regulated voltage different from the battery voltage and apply a series combination of the regulated voltage and the battery voltage to a load su... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178989 | System and methods for adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine A method of adjusting a yaw angle of a wind turbine. The wind turbine includes a nacelle that is rotatably coupled to a tower. The method includes coupling a yaw drive assembly to the nacelle for adjusting an orientation of the nacelle with respect to a direction of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178747 | Absorbent core with elongate liquid holding formation An absorbent core comprises an elongate liquid holding formation with a peripheral edge. The liquid holding formation has a surface formed with at least one channel extending longitudinally in the core for distributing liquid lengthwise along the core. The channel h... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177918 | Cleaning system for an electric shaver A cleaning system for an electric shaver having a body and a shaving head generally includes a cradle configured to receive the shaving head of the shaver, and a reservoir positioned beneath the cradle and configured to retain cleaning fluid therein. The cleaning sy... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177699 | Tray forming apparatus A tray forming apparatus forms a blank into a tray having a double glued side wall construction for providing a desirable strength to the tray. A platen drives the blank through a forming rails which fold the blank into a partially formed tray having bottom, end and... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177698 | Apparatus and method for forming a container having an enhanced corner support structure An apparatus for forming a tray from a blank of sheet material is provided. The apparatus includes a platen configured to move along a path between a first position and a second position to drive the blank downstream from the first position and a first folding arm c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177495 | Method and apparatus for turbine interstage seal ring A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine including a seal member and an interstage seal ring including an axially forward member coupled to a first radially inward surface of a first disk and an axially aft member coupled to a second radially inward surface of a sec... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176721 | Methods and apparatus for a nitrogen purge system A method of operating a fuel system is provided. The method includes removing fuel from at least a portion of the fuel system using a gravity drain process. The method also includes channeling nitrogen into at least a portion of the fuel system to facilitate removin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176573 | Boxer shorts and process of making boxer shorts from one or more webs A boxer-style pant and methods of making a boxer-style pant having side seams and hanging legs. At least a portion of each of the hanging legs may be non-planar in an uncontracted state prior to formation of the side seams. The methods each involve providing at leas... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175115 | Method and system for iterative reconstruction A method for reconstructing an image of an object, the image comprising a plurality of image elements, is disclosed. The method includes accessing image data associated with the plurality of image elements, applying a first algorithm to the plurality of image elemen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172821 | Personal wear absorbent article with waist adjustment tab An absorbent article includes a front waist region, a back waist region and a crotch region interconnecting the front and back waist regions. An article fastening system attaches the back waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172518 | Methods and apparatus for fabricating a rotor assembly A method for assembling a rotor assembly and a rotor assembly are provided. The method comprises providing a rotor blade including a first sidewall, a second sidewall, where the first and second sidewalls are connected at a leading edge and a trailing edge and exten... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172506 | Method and system for cooling engine components A method and system for a rotatable member of a turbine engine are provided. The rotatable member includes a substantially cylindrical shaft rotatable about a longitudinal axis, and a hub coupled to the cylindrical shaft through a conical shaft portion wherein the c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172493 | Apparatus and method for transporting and aligning wind turbine rotor blade An apparatus and method to facilitate transporting and aligning a multiple piece wind turbine rotor blade including a root piece and a tip piece. The apparatus includes a first portion configured to support a first end portion of the root piece and a second portion ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172460 | CT scanning device A CT scanning device includes a scanning gantry, a supporting means for a scanning table, and a supporting base for fixing and supporting the scanning gantry. The scanning gantry is configured to scan a subject and to collect scanning data. The supporting means supp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171614 | Systems and method of assembling a tower section An assembly system for use in assembling a lattice tower section is provided. The system comprises a platform, a first mounting assembly coupled to the platform, and, a second mounting assembly coupled to the platform, the first and second mounting assemblies are co... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169331 | Circuit protector monitoring assembly Monitoring assemblies for determining an operational state of a circuit protector in an electrical circuit. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168784 | Processes to make apoptosis promoters Processes to make compounds, including N-acylsulfonamide apoptosis promoters are disclosed. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167861 | Disposable garment with stretchable absorbent assembly A disposable absorbent garment has an elastic inner layer having an interior surface for facing a wearer of the garment, and an exterior surface. The elastic inner layer has an elongate opening therein disposed at least within a crotch region of the garment, and is ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167845 | Catheter having distal sealing member A catheter includes a proximal end, a distal end, a tubular member, and an inner member extending through the tubular member. The inner member is movable axially relative to the tubular member. The catheter also includes a seal member including a first portion and a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167531 | Method and apparatus for supporting rotor assemblies during unbalances A method and apparatus for reducing dynamic loading of a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a rotor shaft assembly including a rotor shaft, a bearing assembly, a mounting race, and a support frame, the mounting race including a spherical... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167528 | Back saver lift A lift that is configured to securely lift, carry and deposit a control unit using three degrees of movement. The lift comprises a chassis having a support frame and a power source connected to the support frame. A pivot member rotatably connects to the support fram... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165862 | Methods and systems for predicting application performance A method for identifying and evaluating potential computer network configuration problems as related to deployment of one or more computer applications accessed via an associated computer network architecture is described. The method includes emulating the computer ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165706 | Methods for generating representations of flatness defects on wafers Methods are disclosed for generating a representation of flatness defects on a wafer. Data is received describing the thickness of the wafer at a plurality of points on a wafer divided into a plurality of sites. A reference plane is defined for each of the plurality... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163388 | Compositions comprising metal-modified silica nanoparticles A composition comprising particles with a transition metal imbedded therein is disclosed. Specifically, the mole ratio of transition metal to particles is from about 25:1 to about 50:1. The composition is prepared in the presence of ultrasonic energy. The particles ... | 04/24/2012 |
