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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7429011 | Fishing reel with improved transmission efficiency A fishing reel with improved transmission efficiency is disclosed to include a shaft mounted in a casing, a spool sleeved onto the shaft, a brake pad mounted at one side of the spool, two disks mounted at two sides of the brake pad and rotatable by an external force... | 09/30/2008 |
| D575354 | Toy | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413207 | Front fork for a bicycle A front fork for a bicycle includes an upright tube and two arms all of which are made of fiber reinforced material. The two arms extend substantially parallel from a bottom of the upright tube. The two arms each have two inner tubes abutted together and an outer tu... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406792 | Picture frame assembly A picture frame assembly includes a main body having a receiving portion for receiving a picture. A cover with a transparent portion is attached to the main body to against and display the picture received in the main body. A first urging means is disposed between t... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7393402 | Pure pearl powder preparation method A pure pearl powder preparation method of preparing a pure pearl powder by: (a) preparing pearl and washing the prepared pearl to remove sands and other, and then infusing the washed pearl in milk/soybean milk till that the milk/soybean milk becomes rancid, (b) wash... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393176 | Handling unit for palletizing A handling unit (1) for palletizing, comprising: a support (2) for coupling to manipulator means; a framework (3) associated with said support (2) and defining an aperture; ... | 07/01/2008 |
| D571593 | Venetian blind slat | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384666 | Method and apparatus for fabricating quantum dot functional structure, quantum dot functional structure, and optically functioning device Fabrication of a quantum dot functional structure having ultra-fine particles homogeneously distributed in a transparent medium includes depositing such particles having a single particle diameter and uniform structure onto a substrate with the transparent medium. A... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385487 | Obstacle detection method and system, particularly for systems for assisting the parking of vehicles An obstacle detection system, particularly for assisting car parking that comprises a control unit and a plurality of sensors, which comprise emitters-receivers for emitting an ultrasonic signal and for receiving an echo signal reflected by at least one obstacle and... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382557 | Fine adjustment mechanism for zoom lens assembly A fine adjustment mechanism for a zoom lens assembly having a zoom mechanism and for lineally moving the zoom mechanism is disclosed to include a barrel and an adjustment ring sleeved onto the barrel. The zoom mechanism is axially moveably mounted to the barrel. The... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374946 | Method for the detection of compounds comprising methylenedioxyphenyl Process and a test kit for the detection of drugs of methylenedioxy amphetamine family and derivatives, are disclosed. The process comprises (a) sampling sufficient amount of a material, suspected to be examined comprise of said methylenedioxyphenyl group; (b) admix... | 05/20/2008 |
| D568629 | Furniture | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371184 | Putter head The present invention provides a putter head which includes a putter head body which has a portion thereof connected to a distal end of a putter shaft; a laterally extending putter face which is formed on a front portion of the putter head body; a strip-like longitu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369154 | Method for transmitting additional data within a video transmission The invention relates to a method for transmitting additional data within a video data transmission between a transmitter and a receiver according to the prioritized pixel transmission method, wherein the video data consist of individual pixel groups, and each pixel... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358850 | Obstacle detection method and system, particularly for systems for assisting the parking of vehicles An obstacle detection method and system, particularly for car parking systems comprising emitting ultrasound signals at a plurality of sensors, receiving echo signals returned by at least one obstacle, performing a parametric evaluation of the received signals, dete... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356058 | Adaptive laser diode driver and method An adaptive laser diode driver capable of driving various laser diode types as well different laser diodes from the same type, while ensuring optimal optical performance over the lifetime and temperature change of the diode. The driver adaptively changes the voltage... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351427 | Pharmaceutical composition, a method of preparing it and a method of treatment by use thereof Pharmaceutically acceptable liposome-encapsulated busulphan formulations for parenteral administration are provided, as well as such formulations furthermore comprising glutathione and/or at least one glutathione precursor and a process for manufacture of the prepar... | 04/01/2008 |
| 6669070 | Tape dispenser An adhesive tape dispenser comprises a dispensing body and a blade. The dispensing body is of one-piece injection molded plastic construction and has a front portion for the mounting of the blade, two roll transport portions for rotatably fitting a roll o... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6637673 | Liquid atomizer A liquid atomizer comprising a housing fitted with an inlet for connecting to a liquid supply line and a cavity being in flow communication with the inlet and having a longitudinal axis. The housing has one or more outlet nozzles for emitting atomized liq... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6371538 | Vehicle door latch device with block type anti-theft mechanism A vehicle door latch device comprises a block member (66) displaceable between a blocking position (B) for restricting a displacement of a lock lever (23) to an unlocked position (UL) by a mechanical engagement with the lock lever (23) and an unblocking p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6323390 | Transgenic mouse models for human bladder cancer A transgenic mouse, containing an oncogene or a tumor suppressor gene operably linked to a urothelium-specific promoter in its germ cells and somatic cells serves as an animal model system for human bladder cancer.... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6287332 | Implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular coronary stent An implantable, bioresorbable vessel wall support, in particular a coronary stent, comprises a combination of metal materials which dissolves in the human body without any harmful effects on the person that wears the implant. The combination of metal mate... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279246 | Device and method for determining the position of a point The invention concerns a method for determining the position of a point, in which use is made of a holder (1) with a measuring point (6) and at least three reference points (2, 3, 4), where said measuring point (6) is placed against the point which it is ... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6280083 | Thermocouple lance with layered sheath for measuring temperature in molten metal [0081] A thermocouple lance for measuring temperatures in molten metals has a protective sheath of multi-layered structure that makes it possible to improve the life expectancy of repetitive measuring devices. The thermocouple lance has a protective sheat... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6274250 | Process for manufacture of jewelry and jewelry made thereby Ornamental jewelry is made from a composite wire for manufacturing semifinished products to be subjected to an emptying process. The wire comprises a support core (1) of a nonprecious metal that is removable by chemical or electrochemical means as well as... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273868 | Breast pump Apparatus for milking a human breast comprising a breast cup, collecting means connected to the breast cup, a vacuum source, at least one source of pressurized fluid, and a regulating device. The breast cup includes a generally conical portion and a gener... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6272722 | Device for retaining computer CPU cooling piece A device is designed to retain a cooling piece of a computer CPU. The device comprises a main body which is provided in two segments thereof with two legs opposite to each other. The legs are provided with a hook extending outwards and upwards, and a reta... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6272227 | Simultaneous two-way communication apparatus using ear microphone The apparatus eliminates howls to permit a received sound to increase in sound volume to enable the apparatus to be used in high-noise areas, and comprises: a transceived sound volume control circuit 10 for controlling in sound volume a transceived sound,... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6270220 | Multifocal lens A multifocal lens having far and near vision zones is presented. The lens comprises a substrate in the form of a progressive addition lens and a modulation formed on a surface of the substrate. The substrate lens has far and near vision zones, selected in... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6271522 | Process for the quantitative analysis of gas volumes, specifically exhaust and waste gases from combustion systems or incineration plants, as well as systems for performing these processes For quantitative analysis of gas volumes, specifically combustion exhaust gases, by means of emission or absorption spectrometry in the ultraviolet, visible and infrared spectral range, geometrically defined and reproducibly adjustable observation planes ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6268793 | Signalling device including crash indication for automobiles CALL ME-TELEPHONE ME is an electronic device the purpose of which is that of transmitting a telephone number and/or a message to another following vehicle. It is attached to the rear window or the rear panel of the vehicle and is composed of a luminous di... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6268591 | Safety and/or control device for electric cooking appliance A safety and/or control device for an electric cooking appliance, the appliance having a case defining a cooking enclosure and a component for heating the enclosure. The device includes: at least one switch arranged to close a circuit for supplying curren... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6268353 | Method for inhibiting the formation of volatile aldehydes including their related compounds and/or the decomposition of fatty acids including their related compounds, and uses thereof A method for inhibiting the formation of volatile aldehydes including their related compounds and/or the decomposition of fatty acids including their related compounds by incorporating trehalose and/or maltitol. Using the method, compositions such as food... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6263596 | Iron comprising two heating means with particular automatic temperature control mode An electric steam pressing iron having a hot part composed of a sole plate (1) and an evaporation chamber (2), the hot part of the iron being divided into two thermal zones, a first zone corresponding substantially to the evaporation chamber (2) being pro... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261822 | Ultrathermostable protease genes There are provided hyperthermostable proteases having an amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID Nos. 1, 3 and 5 of the Sequence Listing or functional equivalents thereof and hyperthermostable protease genes encoding those hyperthermostable protease. T... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256898 | Workpiece-measuring apparatus, in particular for grinding machines A measuring apparatus (1) is provided which has two arms (8) connected to a protection casing (6) through fulcrums (9). Associated with the arms (8), externally of the casing (6), are feeler pins (10) adapted to come into contact with the workpieces (3) a... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6255293 | Prevention of metastasis with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine Tumor metastases are often caused by the elimination of the tumor suppressive effect of DAP-kinase. If the lack of DAP-kinase activity is due to methylation of the DAP-kinase gene, then the tumor suppressive activity of DAP-kinase can be restored by treat... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6255831 | Millimeter wave measurement process With the help of the millimeter wave measurement system, the surface impedance is determined by means of one or a plurality of resonators with very high three dimensional resolution when there are relatively large resonator openings in the millimeter wave... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254867 | Human monoclonal antibodies to the hepatitis B surface antigen Disclosed is a process for obtaining hybridoma cell lines which produce human antibodies capable of binding to the hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBVsAg), as well as the hybridoma cell lines, and antibodies produced by the cell lines. Also disclosed a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6254941 | Fluoroalkylated liquid-crystal compounds, liquid-crystal compositions, and liquid-crystal display elements The present invention provides liquid crystalline compounds having a very high voltage holding ratio, very little variation of these properties depending on temperature, high Ɗn, and good compatibility in the other liquid crystal materials particularly u... | 07/03/2001 |
