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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| PP22451 | Grape plant named ‘Prophecy’ The invention is a new and distinct variety of grape plant designated #194-95, “Prophecy”, which produces small, round, blue-black colored fruit suitable for red wine production. It combines late bud-break and ripening, excellent disease resistance, extremely hi... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7951770 | Peptides, peptidomimetics and small molecule inhibitors of the Epstein-Barr virus mediated fusion and entry process Disclosed are compositions and methods for modulating Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in a patient. The compositions may include peptides or peptidomimetics that are related to gp42 and function to inhibit EBV-mediated membrane fusion. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951579 | Method for bacteriophage delivery and amplification Disclosed are methods of selecting wide host range bacteriophage capable of growing in a plurality of bacteria including pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria and bacteriophage selected by the methods. Also disclosed are methods of treating a subject infected with ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950673 | Stair chair A chair configured for transporting a subject (e.g., up or down an elevated surface (e.g., a stairway, a curb, a ramp, etc.)) and methods of using the same is provided. In particular, a chair comprising a rail assembly, a pair of back legs and a pair of front legs, ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7553403 | Reversible electrochemical sensors for polyions The present invention is directed to a reversible electrochemical sensor for polyions. The sensor uses active extraction and ion stripping, which are controlled electrochemically. Spontaneous polyion extraction is suppressed by using membranes containing highly lipo... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7542203 | Microscope illumination device and adapter The present invention is a dark field illumination system including a light source which is fixed on an entrance slit of a condenser and an objective aligned with the condenser such that the objective and the condenser are adjusted to find a focus spot on a sample. ... | 06/02/2009 |
| D571418 | Kettlebell handle | 06/17/2008 |
| 7093393 | Profiled frame A profiled frame, as a window frame and/or door frame of a motor vehicle door or lid, is manufactured as a roll formed profile from flat strip material, in particular from flat steel, with a preferably closed hollow profile and with preferably at least one flange fo... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093673 | Drilling device Method of introducing instruments/measuring equipment/tools into formations (9) in the earth's crust or other solid materials, such as ice, by means of a drilling device (1), material being liberated by, for example, rotation of a drill bit (2),... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089870 | Isolation mounting system for railroad car steps and running boards A mounting system is provided for securing a metal support surface to a metal bracket on a railroad car. The invention is improved by a compressible, energy absorbing arrangement secured intermediate the support surface and the bracket for preventing metal to metal ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7070566 | Artifact rejection using pulse quality values A method and system for making pulse rate and blood pressure determinations is disclosed. The method and system comprise collecting oscillometric blood pressure data from pulses, determining individual quality values for feature measurements of the pulses, obtaining... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6929041 | Keyed anesthetic vaporizer filling system A system for facilitating the delivery of a liquid anesthetic agent from an anesthetic bottle to an anesthetic vaporizer. The system includes a bottle adapter, an anesthetic bottle and a filler arrangement positioned on the anesthetic vaporizer. The bottle adapter a... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6672199 | Cylinder block of an axial piston compressor with elongated cylinder face Cylinder block (32) of an axial piston compressor (20), in particular for use in a vehicle air conditioner with CO2 as coolant, which comprises at least one, in particular several cylinder bores distributed about a periphery, each of which defi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6486750 | Electrical signal phase compensator An electrical signal phase compensator includes at least two conductors and a ground wire. In a two conductor system, the length of the first conductor is substantially longer than the second conductor. The first conductor and the second conductor are con... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6349773 | Plastics horseshoe A stock from which circumferential lengths can be cut to be used as horseshoes, the stock comprising a helical coil of plastics materials wound about an axis such that the cross section of the coil in a plane containing the axis is constant in shape for a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6221127 | Method of pyroprocessing mineral ore material for reducing combustion NOx A method of pyroprocessing mineral ores, such as iron ore. The method includes receiving a preheated product stream of iron-containing pellets at an infeed end of a rotary kiln and introducing an oxidizing gas into the tumbling bed toward the infeed end o... | 04/24/2001 |
