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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167854 | Implantable drug reservoir and device having an implantable drug reservoir The invention relates to an implantable drug reservoir (10) having a cavity (28) enclosed by a sheathing (12) and arranged between a proximal end (14) and a distal end (16) for storing one or more drugs (50), having an outle... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8142444 | Circumcision clamp and surgical kit A circumcision clamp and surgical kit including a rod having a bell-shaped member at a first end for receiving the head of a penis and an engagement structure at an opposing end; a base including: two hinged arms, wherein when closed the arms include at least three ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137207 | Golf swing practice apparatus A golf swing practice apparatus is provided including a rotating drum, a plurality of laser generating means mounted on the rotating drum, an elongated cord including a proximal end secured to the rotating drum and a distal end secured to a golf ball whereby the gol... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655639 | Interchangeable jewelry | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129607 | Electromagnetic field pickup for musical instruments An electromagnetic field pickup (10) for a musical instrument including an electromagnetic signal generator (12), an electromagnetic field transducer (18), a mixer (28), the electromagnetic signal generator (12), the electromagneti... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110088 | Implant and method for manufacturing same The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, with a body containing metallic material, preferably iron. To control the degradation of the implant, the method comprises the following steps: a) p... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8088227 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of objects, in particular for the cleaning of semiconductor elements The invention relates to the continuous cleaning of objects, in particular of semiconductor elements, using ultrasound, wherein the objects to be cleaned are arranged within a liquid. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out the me... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8069597 | Multipurpose advertisement board Disclosed is a multipurpose advertisement board having a film between glass plates of a double glazed window, wherein pieces of steel wire are provided to respective ends of the film and the pieces of steel wire can be wound around winding rollers, so that the multi... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649758 | Portion of a shoe upper | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058296 | Treatment and prevention of deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption The present invention provides to methods and compositions that treat or prevent deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption including alcohol-induced flush reaction and hangover. The methods and compositions include famotidine and optionally succinic ac... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044376 | Devices and methods for protection against exposure to electromagnetic radiation The present invention provides devices and methods that protect against exposure to remote sources of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). As such, the devices provide protection against a plurality of electrical equipment used in ordinary households and employment sett... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041515 | Use of impedance-based cytological profiling to classify cellular response profiles upon exposure to biologically active agents The present invention provides methods of multi-dimensional profiling of biologically active agents and determining their effects on biological systems. The methods of the present invention include real-time impedance monitoring of cellular responses to biologically... | 10/18/2011 |
| D646882 | Portion of a shoe upper | 10/18/2011 |
| D646881 | Portion of a shoe upper | 10/18/2011 |
| D646880 | Portion of a shoe upper | 10/18/2011 |
| D646879 | Portion of a shoe upper | 10/18/2011 |
| D646878 | Portion of a shoe upper | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026080 | Real time electronic cell sensing system and applications for cell-based assays The present invention includes devices, systems, and methods for assaying cells using cell-substrate impedance monitoring. In one aspect, the invention provides cell-substrate impedance monitoring devices that comprise electrode arrays on a nonconducting substrate, ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7998046 | Methods and devices for treating pathological conditions of the human knee A method for passive and active exercises of the human knee using an apparatus having a substantially rigid support member having two substantially similar sides joined at one end, which forms an apex, and having a third side including two opposing linear surfaces s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997054 | Fiber strand and implantable supporting body having a fiber strand The invention relates to a fiber strand (10) for an implantable supporting body (100) comprising at least two individual fibers (12). The at least two individual fibers (12) are each shorter in their longitudinal extent than the longitudi... | 08/16/2011 |
| D641563 | Collapsible backrest | 07/19/2011 |
| D639808 | Finger ring with retractable stylus | 06/14/2011 |
| 7943526 | Process for the wet-chemical treatment of one side of silicon wafers The present invention relates in general terms to the treatment or processing of substrate surfaces. In particular, the invention relates to processes for modifying the surface of silicon wafers. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927630 | Use of autologous sediment from fluid aspirates as vehicles for drug delivery A method of using fluid aspirates as vehicles for drug delivery by collecting a fluid aspirate such as synovial joint effusion, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, or ascites from a patient and centrifuging the fluid aspirate to provide a supernatant and a sedim... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7876108 | Real time electronic cell sensing system and applications for cytotoxicity profiling and compound assays The present invention includes devices, systems, and methods for assaying cells using cell-substrate impedance monitoring. In one aspect, the invention provides cell-substrate impedance monitoring devices that comprise electrode arrays on a nonconducting substrate, ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854086 | Fishing rod with ergonomic handle The present invention provides a fishing rod with ergonomic handle. The disclosed fishing rod places the angler's wrist in a more ergonomically correct position while waiting for a fish to strike. To accomplish this the fishing rod includes a flexible rod including ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7785582 | Use of synovium and omentum for tissue engineering A method for treating a patient to repair or regenerate damaged tissues or organs in which synovium from a joint or omentum from the abdomen are harvested to provide explants, optionally separating cells from the synovium or omentum explants for culture or tissue sp... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781197 | Transformed bryophyte cell having disrupted endogenous alpha 1,3-fucosyl and beta 1,2-xylosyl transferase encoding nucleotide sequences for the production of heterologous glycosylated proteins Bryophyte plants and bryophyte plant cells comprising dysfunctional fucT and xylT genes and an introduced glycosyltransferase gene, methods for the production of glycosylated proteins therewith, vectors and uses thereof. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780915 | Fecal sample test device and methods of use The present invention includes devices and methods for the detection of an analyte in a fecal sample. The fecal sample test device includes a sample collection structure and sample collection housing, a detection housing, a fecal suspension solution or fecal dilutio... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7741539 | Transformed plant cell expressing five mammalian proteins involved in sialylation and a protein involved in galactosylation The present invention relates to a method for producing heterologous glycosylated proteins in non-animal eukaryotic cells such as in transformed bryophyte, yeast, ciliate or algae cells. In particular, the method relates to a method for producing glycosylated protei... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7741028 | Methods of identifying genetic markers in the human cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene The present invention relates to the field of genetic screening. More specifically, the described embodiments concern methods to screen multiple samples, in a single assay, for the presence or absence of mutations or polymorphisms in a plurality of genes. Approaches... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736509 | Probiotic system and aquaculture devices An aquaculture or wastewater effluent water quality device to improve water quality and food supply in an aquaculture pond or body of water by incubating beneficial microbes in a temperature controlled environment and systematically releasing them to the surrounding... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732127 | Dynamic monitoring of cell adhesion and spreading using the RT-CES system The present invention includes devices and methods for dynamically monitoring cell adhesion and cell spreading. Cells are added to a microelectronic cell sensor array operably connected to an impedance analyzer. The device also includes a coating including biologica... | 06/08/2010 |
| D615813 | Angled prongs for use with a fork | 05/18/2010 |
| 7572127 | Operating room educational television “OREDUTV”. An apparatus for viewing information includes a wireless interactive monitor including a screen for displaying the information and adapted to receive the information wirelessly and a surgeon scrub sink for allowing a surgeon to sterilize the hands of the surgeon, po... | 08/11/2009 |
| D597547 | Finger sheath with retractable stylus | 08/04/2009 |
| D573851 | Fork with angled prongs | 07/29/2008 |
| D573578 | FM transmitter | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396561 | Surface-attached polyfunctional polymer networks for sensor chips The invention relates to polyfunctional polymer networks comprising an assembly of cross-linked polymer subchains attached to a surface, with each polymer subchain comprising a multitude of identical or different repeating units carrying one or more functional group... | 07/08/2008 |
| D556260 | Carpet square teaching aid | 11/27/2007 |
