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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7537455 | Apparatus for teaching, demonstration, or simulation, of orthodontic temporary anchorage device placement and the use thereof A dental model comprising a first jaw member wherein the first jaw member comprises a first transparent medullary bone portion and a first opaque cortical bone portion, at least one tooth connected to the first jaw member, wherein the first jaw member further compri... | 05/26/2009 |
| PP19974 | Hybrid Bermudagrass plant named ‘Emerald Dwarf’ A hybrid Bermudagrass cultivar, named ‘Emerald Dwarf,’ is distinguished by greater rhizome development and rooting depth in conjunction with low surface stolon development. The cultivar is especially suited to golf greens. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525346 | Driver circuits and methods In one system embodiment, the system is characterized by: a differential amplifier including but not limited to at least one amplifying transistor having an emitter coupled directly to a ground. In one embodiment of a method of making a system, the method is charact... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524136 | Method and composition for enhancing the insulating properties of a trafficked surface A method and composition of matter used to reduce icing of roads, bridges, and overpasses where the wearing course of the paved structure contains expanded plastic polymer. The expanded plastic polymer functions as insulation and reduces the likelihood that the wear... | 04/28/2009 |
| D589346 | Product container with integrated carry handle | 03/31/2009 |
| D588820 | Plastic bags with embossed pattern | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500531 | Low speed AC motor for direct drive applications A low speed alternating current motor having motor shaft speeds of about 300 is provided, and such motor has application in numerous industries and devices, such as, for example, in top drive drilling systems. Because of the low shaft speed, mechanical speed reducti... | 03/10/2009 |
| D584144 | Printed draw tape for a plastic trash bag | 01/06/2009 |
| D583555 | Handbag | 12/30/2008 |
| 7447611 | Power generation performance analysis system and method A system and method is described herein that includes a software-based functionality to assess the relationship between reliability, operational, maintenance and plant betterment activities and to determine the frontier of efficient spending and other measures of pe... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444112 | Medium supplying apparatus and image forming apparatus A medium supplying apparatus is assembled to an image forming apparatus. A medium tray supports a medium thereon, and is pivotal about a first axis and extends from the first axis. The medium tray has a guide path that extends in the first radial direction. A feeder... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7420175 | Explosives detection by directional fast neutron beams scan with associated particles This invention is related to equipment and techniques for fast neutron activation analysis of explosives and /or other warfare agent. The techniques are based on 14 MeV fast neutrons from D-T fusion reaction, the kinematics of the nuclear reaction and fast coinciden... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416684 | Method of varying wavelengths of liquid crystals The present invention relates to a method of generating a second peak wavelength of reflected light from a cholesteric liquid crystal having a first peak wavelength of reflected light comprising by exposing or conditioning the cholesteric liquid crystal to a high te... | 08/26/2008 |
| D575356 | Flying toy vehicle | 08/19/2008 |
| 7392948 | Electronic product identifier system An electronic product identifier system is provided for use with a product storage area adapted to store more than one type of product. The electronic product identifier system has a display adapted to present product information for more than one product along a le... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388252 | Two-bits per cell not-and-gate (NAND) nitride trap memory A non-volatile memory array includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface, a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. The second source/drain region is spaced apart from the first source/drain region. A well region is disposed in a port... | 06/17/2008 |
| D567513 | Digital picture frame | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366810 | Method and system for multi-processor arbitration A computing system includes one or more buses, a plurality of bus agents, and a chip set. The plurality of bus agents are capable of accessing at least one of the buses. The chipset arbitrates access to a bus for at least two of the bus agents such that utilization ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361604 | Method for reducing dimensions between patterns on a hardmask A semiconductor manufacturing method that includes depositing a first layer over a substrate, providing a layer of hardmask over the first layer, patterning and defining the hardmask layer to form at least two hardmask structures, wherein each hardmask structure inc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342844 | Power on sequence for a flash memory device A method of performing a power on sequence for a flash memory includes applying device voltage to the flash memory and performing an error bit check on at least one memory cell in the flash memory during initial power up. The at least one memory cell in the flash me... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339140 | Roaster oven having lid with hinged portion A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335445 | Positive electrode active material for alkaline storage battery, positive electrode and alkaline storage battery A particulate positive electrode active material for an alkaline storage battery comprising: (a) solid solution nickel hydroxide particles containing at least magnesium and (b) a coating layer comprising cobalt oxide being formed on the surface of the solid solution... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337138 | Investment company that issues a class of conventional shares and a class of exchange-traded shares in the same fund An investment company is administered by issuing one or more classes of shares that are bought from and redeemed with the company at a net asset value, issuing one or more classes of shares that are listed for trading on a securities exchange and that are bought and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332685 | Vibration switch A vibration switch includes a conductive housing defining a chamber, a first electrode having a first end projecting outwardly of the housing and a second end projecting into the chamber, a moving element disposed movably in the chamber and spaced apart from the sec... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333762 | Fixing apparatus having a pressurizing mechanism A fixing apparatus transports a recording medium carrying a developer image on it and heats the developer image to fix into the recording medium. A heat roller extends in a direction of its rotational axis and generates heat. An endless belt is loosely entrained on ... | 02/19/2008 |
| D561794 | Power transmission pulley | 02/12/2008 |
| D561793 | Power transmission pulley | 02/12/2008 |
| D561706 | Push-button switch | 02/12/2008 |
| D561523 | Hand lever for espresso coffee machines | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328691 | Multi-cylinder engine A multi-cylinder engine wherein a direction in which a crank shaft spans is a front and rear direction and a widthwise direction of a cylinder head (1) perpendicular to the front and rear direction is a lateral direction, the multi-cylinder engine comprising ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329563 | Method for fabrication of wafer level package incorporating dual compliant layers A method is provided for forming wafer level package that incorporates dual compliant layers and a metal cap layer on top of I/O pads. The wafer level package includes a plurality of metal cap layers formed on top of a plurality of I/O pads to function as stress buf... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330446 | Closed-loop power control method for a code-division multiple-access cellular system Methods and apparatuses for a closed-loop power control in a code-division multiple-access communication system wherein both received signal quality and communication channel quality are used to determine appropriate transmitter power, and transmission may be suspen... | 02/12/2008 |
| D561705 | Push switch | 02/12/2008 |
| D560963 | Blender | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327642 | Method of moving a beam spot between information storage layers of an optical disk An optical disc drive includes a light source, a lens, a focusing section, a spherical aberration corrector, a focus signal generator, a gain calculator and a processor. The focusing section forms a beam spot in a focusing state on the information storage layer of a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327968 | Image forming system, image forming apparatus, and image processing apparatus To provide an image forming system capable of displaying appropriately a plurality of apparatus statuses at low cost, the image forming system is structured upon connection of an independently operable printing apparatus with an independently operable scanning appar... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327971 | Fitting construction and developer holding unit and image forming apparatus that use the fitting construction A fitting construction for a developer holding apparatus includes a housing member and a lid. The housing member has a developer chamber having a first wall that defines an opening. The lid fittingly closes the opening, the lid having a smaller tensile modulus of el... | 02/05/2008 |
| D561208 | Power transmission pulley | 02/05/2008 |
| D561210 | Power transmission pulley | 02/05/2008 |
| D561348 | Vial adapter | 02/05/2008 |
