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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8398115 | Vehicle steering wheel A vehicle steering wheel with a steering wheel body, a movable element held movably on the steering wheel body, which element can be pressed down against the force of a restoring element against the steering wheel body, and with a horn contact which is closed by pre... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8281001 | Device-to-device network A device to device network allows an entity to seamlessly access content stored on various devices. Many devices can be registered on a network; however, an entity will only have access to devices for which the entity is authorized to access. In one embodiment, the ... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8204669 | Method and device for regulating the driving dynamics of a vehicle The present device relates to a method for regulating the driving dynamics of a vehicle, in which at least one wheel of the vehicle is acted upon by a torque on the basis of control of a clutch transmitting a torque to the wheel and/or on the basis of control of a d... | 06/19/2012 |
| 8192675 | Cutting balloon with connector and dilation element A balloon catheter is provided that may be used to dilate hardened regions of a stenosis. The balloon catheter is provided with one or more dilation elements that extend along a surface of a balloon. Each dilation element is connected to an outer surface of the ball... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8161068 | Access control system An access control system and method is disclosed. The access control system and method includes a terminal and a server. The terminal determines whether to allow access to a requested website and generates a request to the server to download information from the req... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8012193 | Introducer for an iliac side branch device An introduction arrangement for a fenestrated or branched stent graft (13) intended for deployment into the lumen of a vessel having a blind vessel extending from it. The introducer (1) has a distal end intended to remain outside a patient in use and a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7871562 | Manufacturing process for thin films made of metal /ceramic composite Process for manufacturing composite metal/ceramic thin films, consisting of: a) preparing a suspension (S) in an organic solvent starting from a substantially homogenous mixture of ceramic reinforcements, metallic particles, a bind... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7811245 | Object-delivery shuttle An object-delivery shuttle for delivering an object over an elongate medical device, such as a wire guide, to a desired location within a body. ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799266 | Method for manufacturing a stent delivery system A method for manufacturing a stent delivery system having a holder and at least one stent configured to expand from a first diameter to a second diameter is provided. The manufacturing method includes compressing the stent to the first diameter, inserting the stent ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7699502 | Optical member and lighting device having the same An optical member (3) has an entrance bottom surface (6) opposed to LED chips (1) and the entrance bottom surface (6) is configured to receive light from the LED chips (1), an exit top surface (7) opposite to the entrance bo... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7672937 | Temporal targeting of advertisements A system and method utilize temporal targeting of content, such as advertisements. The targeting may be based on time of day, day of year, season or upcoming holidays. In addition, prior search history may be utilized to determine current popularity and/or predict f... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645229 | Instrument and method for endoscopic visualization and treatment of anorectal fistula A fiber-optic endoscopic instrument (Fistuloscope) is used to visualize anorectal fistula, and to accurately identify the course through the fistula. The instrument can be used to flush the fistula, to close the fistula tract by means of injecting sealants or placin... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7555533 | System for communicating information from a server via a mobile communication device A system is disclosed for receiving information via a mobile communication device including receiving a dialog script by the mobile communication device for performing a dialog between the mobile communication device and a user. The system runs the dialog script on ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552221 | System for communicating with a server through a mobile communication device Disclosed are systems and methods for providing information from a server via a mobile communication device. One implementation of a method includes the acts of automatically determining a preferred language of the mobile communication device by the server, and prov... | 06/23/2009 |
| 6783031 | Two-piece measuring dispensing cap A two-piece dispensing cap for a container has a body and an insert mounted for rotation within the body. The body has a sidewall defining a cylindrical chamber with an open first end and an end wall forming a partially closed second end. The body sidewall has an in... | 08/31/2004 |
| 7436088 | Electromagnetic exciter An electromagnetic exciter includes a magnetic circuit device composed of an outer yoke, a flat magnet arranged within the outer yoke, and an inner yoke mounted on the magnet, and a casing within which the magnetic circuit device is contained. The casing has a flat ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7428022 | Multipath video reception system A system is presented for the multipath reception of video signals, including sound an/or image signals. The system includes at least two receivers and a diversity unit. At least one receiver receives and processes analog video signals, while the one or more remaini... | 09/23/2008 |
| D574094 | Fluorescent lamp | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400740 | Core cap for loudspeaker A core cap or top plate for use with loudspeakers that includes offset adhesive control grooves on the opposite faces of the disk-like core cap is disclosed. The grooves are offset from one another by a distance that makes the smallest dimension between any feature ... | 07/15/2008 |
| D571350 | Digital audio player with tuner for vehicle | 06/17/2008 |
| 7373329 | Systems and methods for implementing person-to-person money exchange Systems for effecting online financial transactions between individuals are disclosed. Any user may initiate a send money transaction or a request payment transaction with any other entity provided that entity has an e-mail address. For a send money transaction, the... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369950 | System and method for power quality analytics A power quality analysis system includes a combination of at least one of a power quality parameter value, power quality event properties, non-power quality properties, and time properties. The parameter value and other properties is used to create power quality inf... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7359873 | Self-service catalog manager for stores implemented on a communications network A computerized self-service platform assists merchants in creating and managing stores on a computer network. In one aspect, a system for managing a store includes a product database and an ecommerce storefront, with the ecommerce storefront referencing information ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7311697 | Central venous catheter A central venous catheter comprises a catheter body having a plurality of lumens extending longitudinally therein. At least one of the lumens extends longitudinally through the catheter body from its proximal end to an exit port at its distal end, and at least one o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306580 | Medical device with therapeutic agents A medical device is adapted for at least partial implantation into a body and includes first and second sections along the length of the device. A first therapeutic agent is associated with the first section and a second therapeutic agent is associated with the seco... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304312 | Ultraviolet reflecting compositions Thermoplastic compositions that reflect ultraviolet light are provided herein, along with articles of manufacture and methods of fluid purification using the same. The thermoplastic compositions preferably comprise a suitable thermoplastic material and microparticle... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7280174 | Transflective liquid crystal display and method of fabricating the same A transflective liquid crystal display includes gate and data lines perpendicular to each other and defining a plurality of unit pixels. Each unit pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixel regions, which each have a transmissive portions and a reflective portion. The ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7264314 | Adrenocorticotropic hormone analogs and related methods ACTH analog compounds of the present invention include compounds comprising an ACTH peptide sequence with one or more structural modifications that can have one or more of the following preferred ACTH analog biological functions: (1) reduction of corticosteroid secr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238838 | Process for direct conversion of methane into acetic acid The invention consists on the utilization of complexes of vanadium (in the +4 and +5 oxidation states) with bi- or poly-dentate ligands coordinated by nitrogen and oxygen (N,O) or by oxygen and oxygen (O,O) atoms, namely derivatives of aminoalcohols, (hydroxyimino)d... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7183439 | Process for preparing 4-aminodiphenylamine intermediates The invention is directed to a method of producing one or more 4-aminodiphenylamine intermediates comprising the steps: a. bringing an aniline or aniline derivative and nitrobenzene into reactive contact; and b. re... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172580 | Hemostatic valve assembly An iris-type valve assembly comprises a base, a rotatable member, and an elongated elastomeric valve sheath. The distal end of the valve sheath is secured to the base, and the proximal end of the valve sheath is secured to the rotatable member. At least one of the v... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168417 | Low airflow loss hydrocarbon trap In one aspect of the present invention, a hydrocarbon trapping device is provided, including a conduit and an adsorbing element positioned within the conduit. The conduit includes a wall having a wall thickness and the adsorbing element has an adsorbing element thic... | 01/30/2007 |
| D534079 | Bottle base | 12/26/2006 |
| D526918 | Scale | 08/22/2006 |
| D525530 | Bottle | 07/25/2006 |
| D525139 | Bottle | 07/18/2006 |
| D524180 | Scale | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066230 | Vacuum laminator An apparatus and a method for vacuum laminating an article to a substrate. The apparatus comprises a movable assembly engaged with a support surface for the substrate and movable relative thereto. The movable assembly comprises a manifold for receiving vacuum force ... | 06/27/2006 |
| D523347 | Bottle | 06/20/2006 |
| D523341 | Bottle | 06/20/2006 |
