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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184417 | Apparatus for fault tolerant analog inputs An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard analog input modules according to the requirements of the application. The termination board may selecti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183505 | Heat-generating element for an electric heating device and method for the manufacture of the same A heat-generating element includes at least one PTC heating element, strip conductors lying flat on it on both sides, and a frame which forms at least one frame opening for holding the at least one PTC heating element. The frame, as a part of a housing, forms a stru... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182576 | Apparatus and method for biogas purification The present invention is a biogas processing system having a compressor having a biogas input and output, a pump having a water input and output, a scrubber tower having a mixing chamber connected to a biogas input, a water pump input, a water output, and a processe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182173 | Portable vibratory concrete wet screed with remote grade indicator and folding handles A portable vibratory wet concrete screed includes a blade, an exciter that is selectively driven to induce vibrations in the blade, at least one operator-manipulated handle connected to the blade and extending upwardly and rearwardly, a laser receiver mounted on the... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660505 | Solar powered light bar | 05/22/2012 |
| D660421 | Tool grip | 05/22/2012 |
| D660394 | Animal trap | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179843 | Distributed scheduling method for multi-antenna wireless system A channel allocation system for a beam-forming wireless network selects receivers to enroll in communication from a pool of candidate receivers, by off-loading a determination of the effects of adding each candidate receiver to the candidate receiver itself. In one ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659914 | Pet fountain | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174810 | Method and apparatus for reducing differential mode and common mode reflections in motor drives A filter device reduces reflections on power lines from the motor drive to AC motors by providing a differential mode choke in series with a common mode choke both shunted by resistances tailored to the characteristic impedance of the power cable for differential mo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173935 | Electric auxiliary heating unit for a motor vehicle An electric auxiliary heating unit reliably avoids temperature overshoots of the heated air. To this end, the temperature of the air flowing into the heating is determined and converted into a heating power for controlling the heating elements. This is preferably do... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173914 | Safety switch A lockable safety switch mechanism having a lockable switch mechanism that cooperates in an offset or skewed manner with an electrical switch. The lockable switch mechanism includes a switch plunger that is displaceable along a predetermined axis between a first pos... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172247 | Bicycle aero handlebar assembly A bicycle handlebar assembly that includes a number of grip sites, forearm supports, and a number of structures that have airfoil shaped cross-sections and that provide a highly adjustable handlebar assembly with improved aerodynamic performance across the range of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172246 | Adjustable bicycle fender assembly A fender mounting system that is particularly applicable to bicycles and that includes one or more adjustable strap assemblies that connect the fender to the bicycle. The strap assemblies include a first portion that is individually securable to the fender and a sec... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659306 | Sifting scoop | 05/08/2012 |
| D659301 | Basin for pet fountain | 05/08/2012 |
| D659300 | Pet fountain cover | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168133 | Device for performing a high throughput assay A device and method is provided for performing a high throughput assay. The device includes a plate structure having a plate and a plurality of microfluidic structures positioned thereon. Each microfluidic structure defines a channel having an input and an output. A... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658827 | Sifting scoop | 05/01/2012 |
| D658819 | Pet fountain | 05/01/2012 |
| D658818 | Pet fountain basin | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166567 | Fast-scanning SPM scanner and method of operating same A high-bandwidth SPM tip scanner is provided that additionally includes an objective that is vertically movable within the scan head to increase the depth of focus for the sensing light beam. Movable optics also are preferably provided to permit targeting of the sen... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166362 | Fault detection method and apparatus for analog to digital converter circuits This invention relates to fault detection in electrical circuits, in particular it relates to fault detection for a plurality of adjacent input circuits. The invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a control or communication fault on an analogue circ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161805 | Method and apparatus for obtaining quantitative measurements using a probe based instrument A method includes determining the point at which a tip of a probe based instrument contacts a sample and/or the area of that contact by dynamically oscillating a cantilever of the instrument in flexural and/or torsional modes. The method additionally includes using ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161689 | Flashing end dam having angularly adjustable leg A flashing end dam having an angularly adjustable leg (adjustable end dam) includes a bottom leg, and adjustable rear leg, a side leg and a moveable web. The adjustable end dam is bent from a blank such that the bottom leg and the adjustable rear leg are formed, whi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159401 | Antenna for sealed transmitter assembly in subsurface utility installations An antenna (14, 15) for installation in a subsurface ground enclosure has an F-shaped radiating element (15) having a rectangular strip (15c) disposed on edge and two spaced apart bars (15a, 15b) disposed subst... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156699 | Vision panel frame An improved vision panel provides a nail in retention method for holding half the panel in place during installation using inwardly extending retention arms that also provide threaded fasteners for attaching the halves of the frame together about the door, support f... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657843 | Filter | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154137 | Portable power source having detachably mounted accessory A generator has a receiver adapted to receive an electrical accessory in a manner that allows the electrical accessory to be quickly removed when desired by a user. The receiver allows an electrical accessory, such as a parallel connection kit, transfer switch, or w... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154001 | Ion radiation therapy system with variable beam resolution An ion radiation therapy machine provides a steerable beam for treating a tumor within the patient where the exposure spot of the beam is controlled in width and/or length to effect a flexible trade-off between treatment speed, accuracy, and uniformity. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151689 | Radial piston machine There is disclosed a radial piston machine comprising a cylinder block having at least one bore in which a piston supported on an eccentric disk is movably guided via roll bodies, wherein at least one hydrostatic relieving field is provided between the piston and th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151506 | Muzzle loader unloading tool The unloading tool of the present invention includes a tube having a breech end and a distal end. The unloading tool may have threads at the breech end of the tube for releasably engaging a breech of a firearm so as to facilitate the removal and reloading of powder ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151493 | Plow system for non-highway vehicles Non-highway vehicle plowing systems are described. The plowing system includes a mount assembly having a lower mount bracket, a plow mount bracket, an upper mount bracket, and an actuator bracket. The lower mount bracket is attached to the non-highway vehicle and th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150928 | Spam resistant e-mail system A spam resistant e-mail system employs communication via authenticated communication channels while providing a mechanism for rapidly growing a list of authenticated individuals and managing that list on a personal and collaborative basis to prevent spammers from jo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149554 | Apparatus for fault tolerant digital inputs An input termination board for use with an industrial controller in a safety system is disclosed herein. The industrial controller may be populated with standard input modules according to the application. The termination board, in conjunction with the controller al... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149415 | Background-free absorption spectroscopy using spectral differentiator An absorption spectrometer provides improved rejection of background radiation signal by employing a frequency-swept laser signal without frequency dithering and performing an effective differentiation of output light from a test cell to eliminate these constant or ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656778 | Food pan | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143834 | Electronically commutated serial-parallel switching for motor windings A method and a circuit for controlling an ac machine comprises controlling a full bridge network of commutation switches which are connected between a multiphase voltage source and the phase windings to switch the phase windings between a parallel connection and a s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141886 | Selectively extendible operator's platform for stand-on lawnmower A selectively deployable extender is provided on the rear of a platform assembly of a stand-on lawnmower so as to permit an operator to position his or her feet further from the rear wheels than would otherwise be possible in order to increase operator comfort and/o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141438 | Cassette-based power meter A cassette-based power measuring apparatus includes a power sensing arrangement mounted within a cavity defined by a hollow bicycle cassette. The power sensing arrangement includes a torque sensing assembly including torque sensing elements configured to measure a u... | 03/27/2012 |
