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| 8183174 | IR-doped ruthenium oxide catalyst for oxygen evolution A method for preparing a metal-doped ruthenium oxide material by heating a mixture of a doping metal and a source of ruthenium under an inert atmosphere. In some embodiments, the doping metal is in the form of iridium black or lead powder, and the source of rutheniu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182044 | Energy absorption apparatus An energy absorption apparatus for protecting occupants of different body weights from the effects of excessive G-force by absorbing energy imparted on a vehicle during an explosion occurring below the vehicle. The apparatus has a first mounting member attached to t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8153729 | Highly efficient agents for dispersion of nanoparticles in matrix materials Dendritic macroinitiator compositions are provided comprising a compound of the general formula, Fx-[G-n]-I, where F is the chain end functional group of the dendrimer, x is the number of chain end functional groups, G is the dendrimer, n is the generation number of... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153600 | Direct application of non-toxic crosslinking reagents to resist progressive spinal deformity A method of improving the resistance of collagenous tissue to mechanical degradation in accordance with the present invention comprises the step of contacting at least a portion of a collagenous tissue with an effective amount of a crosslinking reagent. Methods and ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150629 | Method and apparatus for computer modeling of the interaction between and among cortical and subcortical areas in the human brain for the purpose of predicting the effect of drugs in psychiatric and cognitive diseases Computer modeling of interactions between and among cortico and subcortical areas of the human brain, for example in a normal and a pathological state resembling schizophrenia which pathological state has inputs representing the effects of a drug(s), for the purpose... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148549 | Preparation of (S)-(+)-N-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl) propylamine using optically active methylhydroxylaminopropanol compound as an intermediate The present invention provides a (S)-methylhydroxylaminopropanol derivative as an intermediate for preparation of (S)-(+)-N-methyl-3-methyl-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-3-(2-thienyl)propylamine. The present invention also provides a process for preparing (S)-(+)-N-methyl-3-met... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145496 | Time varying processing of repeated digital audio samples in accordance with a user defined effect A programmed “Stutter Edit” creates, stores and triggers combinations of effects to be used on a repeated short sample (“slice”) of recorded audio. The combination of effects (“gesture”) act on the sample over a specified duration (“gesture length”),... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137525 | Colloidal sphere templates and sphere-templated porous materials A method of making colloidal sphere templates and the sphere-templated porous materials made from the templates. The templated porous materials or thin films comprise micron and submicron-scaled spheres in ordered, disordered, or partially ordered arrays. The invent... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124914 | Hair iron with dimpled face plates and method of use in styling hair An iron for styling hair containing opposed plates having confronting surfaces for clamping a section of hair therebetween wherein surface one or both of the plates, is formed with a plurality of depressions, e.g., dimples, distributed over its surface. The depressi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119599 | Direct application of non-toxic crosslinking reagents to resist progressive spinal degeneration and deformity A method of treatment of native, non-denatured tissue to increase resistance to tearing, fissuring, rupturing, and/or delamination, comprising the step of: contacting at least a portion of the tissue with an effective amount of a reagent that increases crosslinks in... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8087552 | Adapter for aerosol cans The invention relates to an adapter (1) for aerosol cans, particularly for discharging mounting foams, said adapter comprising a receiving device (2) for the valve of the aerosol can, a conveying tube (3) for can content to be discharged which i... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8076842 | Multilayer polymer light-emitting diodes for solid state lighting applications Multilayer polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs) are demonstrated using semiconducting polymers blended with organometallic emitters as the emissive layer and one or both of an electron transport layer and a hole transparent layer on the appropriate electron injecti... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8063147 | Transmission belt and process for producing the same An object is to provide a transmission belt which is restrained from being deteriorated in a high-temperature atmosphere, is excellent in softness in a low-temperature atmosphere, and is hardly worn away. To attain the object, the invention provides a transmission b... | 11/22/2011 |
| D648515 | Shoe bottom with conical toe base components | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044225 | Zwitterionic Group VIII transition metal initiators supported by olefin ligands A zwitterionic Group VIII transition metal complex containing the simple and relatively small 3-(arylimino)-but-1-en-2-olato ligand that catalyzes the formation of polypropylene and high molecular weight polyethylene. A novel feature of this catalyst is that the act... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035236 | Semiconductor device comprising high performance encapsulation resins A semiconductor device comprising curable polyorganosiloxane composites is provided where the composites contain at least 0.1 wt % of the 4th and/or 13th group elements of the periodic table. The cured polyorganosiloxane composites may be catal... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024133 | System for detecting and estimating concentrations of gas or liquid analytes A sensor system for detecting and estimating concentrations of various gas or liquid analytes. In an embodiment, the resistances of a set of sensors are measured to provide a set of responses over time where the resistances are indicative of gas or liquid sorption, ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022101 | Method of treating a knee meniscus with a cross-linking reagent to increase resistance to tearing or rupturing A method of treatment of native, non-denatured tissue to increase resistance to tearing, fissuring, rupturing, and/or delamination, comprising the step of: contacting at least a portion of the tissue with an effective amount of a reagent that increases crosslinks in... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016733 | Lightweight, small diameter paint roller A novel paint roller “cage” having improved tracking and ease of use is adapted for receiving different length axle shafts of various sizes of paint roller frames. An outer tubular support, upon which a paint roller cover or other paint absorbing material may be... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015981 | Stencils and gauging device for aesthetically pleasing eyebrow shaping A novel gauging device and associated stencils facilitate the shaping of eyebrows according to a Golden Ratio standard. The gauging device is adapted to be placed over a woman's face and maintained in a fixed position relative to her eyes and nose. A nosepiece and k... | 09/13/2011 |
| D644825 | Shoe bottom with a cylindrical toe base | 09/13/2011 |
| 7998707 | Quantitative measurement of gene expression from fixed paraffin embedded tissue Methods are disclosed for rapid, reliable and simple isolation of RNA, DNA and proteins from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples. RNA purified in this manner can be used to monitor gene expression levels. The tissue sample can be a tumor or other patholo... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986934 | Cellular telephone safety system A system for increasing the safety of using cellular telephones stores the geographic coordinates of intersections and other traffic features of a local area in a server. The server is interfaced to the cellular telephone network. A programmable GPS enabled telephon... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980792 | Cash handling system The invention relates to a system for transporting a sheaf of notes from a storage location to a dispensing outlet. The system comprises a conveyor apparatus, a carrier within which the sheaf is transported through the conveyor apparatus, and an extractor for removi... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977263 | Glass fiber for high temperature insulation A glass composition is provided for the production of high temperature glass fibers with oxides comprising 1% to 15% Fe2O3+FeO as a fluidizer to lower liquidous temperature and the fiberizing temperature of a mix of high temperature oxides. The... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968519 | Methods and compositions for controlled polypeptide synthesis Methods and compositions for the generation of polypeptides having varied material properties are disclosed herein. Methods include means for initiating the polymerization of aminoacid-N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) monomer by combining the monomer with an amido-containin... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968487 | Single component, phosphine-free, initiators for ethylene homopolymerization and copolymerization with functionalized co-monomers Novel phosphine-free non-ionic single catalysts, and method for making such catalysts, for the homo-polymerization and copolymerization of olefins such as ethylene, α-olefins and functionalized olefins without the use of additional co-activators, are disclosed. The... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960147 | Quantitative measurement of gene expression based on isolation of RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens Methods are disclosed for rapid, reliable and simple isolation of RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples. RNA purified in this manner can be used for quantitative measurement gene expression levels. The tissue sample can be a tumor or other patholo... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7943719 | Encapsulation resins Curable polyorganosiloxanes are provided that cure in the absence of a hydrosilylation catalyst. The cured polyorganosiloxanes have increased stability and can be used as encapsulation resin is at a temperature far lower than 300° C., have excellent light transmiss... | 05/17/2011 |
| D638138 | Test tube rack | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935879 | Method and apparatus for digital audio generation and manipulation A method and apparatus creates “micro edits” or alterations and manipulation of sounds, per track or per portion of a track in a “drum machine,” thereby creating unique subdivisions of sound as well as providing means for panning sound within a two dimension... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919280 | Method for isolation of DNA, RNA and proteins from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue specimens Methods are disclosed for rapid, reliable and simple isolation of RNA from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue samples. RNA purified in this manner can be used to monitor gene expression levels. The tissue sample can be a tumor or other pathological tissue. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910873 | Biochip microsystem for bioinformatics recognition and analysis A system with applications in pattern recognition, or classification, of DNA assay samples. Because DNA reference and sample material in wells of an assay may be caused to fluoresce depending upon dye added to the material, the resulting light may be imaged onto an ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906962 | Dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced nuclear magnetic resonance of water under ambient conditions A method and apparatus are provided for treating hydrated material in a fluid that contains water in which a stable nitroxide is attached to the hydrated material. A dynamic nuclear polarization process (DNP) is conducted on the hydrated material whereby to hyperpol... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897649 | Operation of a steam methane reformer by direct feeding of steam rich producer gas from steam hydro-gasification An improved, economical alternative method to supply steam and methane to a steam methane reformer (SMR) is accomplished by a combination of procedures, wherein product gas from a steam hydro-gasification reactor (SHR) is used as the feedstock for the SMR by removin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7888835 | Rotating shaft and motor rotor having the same A rotating shaft disclosed by the present invention includes a plurality of bumps spacedly formed along an outer circumferential surface thereof. The bumps are each formed with two engagement portions extending outwardly and bilaterally and a deformation space there... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7870976 | Pressurized can with inner shell The invention relates to a pressurized can comprising a body, a valve arranged in a dome, a base (16), an inner shell (1) with detachable, push-off type cover (8) arranged on the base (16) and a movable shaft (7) arranged in a fixi... | 01/18/2011 |
| D630916 | Hitch release lever tool | 01/18/2011 |
| 7858720 | Co-polymer films for sensors Embodiments include a sensor comprising a co-polymer, the co-polymer comprising a first monomer and a second monomer. For some embodiments, the first monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridine, and the second monomer is poly-4-vinyl pyridinium propylamine chloride. For some e... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7836523 | Weft-bearing babushka with hidden connection A two ply head covering in the form of a triangular scarf or babushka in which a weft of hair is secured to extend directly from the front edge of the babushka between opposing inturned forward edges of the babushka. ... | 11/23/2010 |
