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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8058000 | Species-specific primer sets and identification of species-specific DNA sequences using genome fragment enrichment Targeted sequencing of genetic regions that differ between two DNA preparations uses genomic fragment enrichment. This method can be used to study genetic variation among closely related species and microbial communities, particularly for identifying sources of feca... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7983000 | Removable disk drive mounting device including a first holder pivotally connected to second holders which in turn are detachably connected to a handle A removable hard disk device includes a handle, a first holder, a hard disk drive located between the handle and the first holder, and two second holders pivotally connected to ends of the first holder and detachably connected to ends of the handle with the two seco... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975659 | Cylinder/crankcase group for two-stroke internal combustion engines provided with means for supercharging the engine A fuel injection system for a two-stroke internal combustion engine (1), elastically housed internally of a chamber, comprises a carburetor (30) to which are associated an induction port (9) for an air/fuel mixture and a fuel supply conduit (... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969986 | Method and device for using a data object representing a user in a distributed communication network A method and device are provided for conducting a media communication session with at least one user presented by at least one data object, where the data object resides at a plurality of platforms associated with a distributed IP communication network. The media co... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7888178 | Method to produce reflector with an outer peripheral edge portion of an upper surface uncovered by a reflection film and to produce a lightemitting device using the same reflector An LED includes a circuit board (1), a light emitter (3) mounted on the circuit board (1), and a reflector (4) mounted on the circuit board (1), the light emitter (3) including an LED element mounted on the circuit board ( | 02/15/2011 |
| 7862768 | Plain bearing and method of manufacturing the same A plain bearing is provided which has an Sn-and-Si-rich layer formed of an Al alloy containing Sn and Si, and a base material which does not contain Sn. The Sn-and-Si-rich layer have the sliding surface having an area ratio of Sn phase grains in a range of 6 to 40% ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7833637 | Easy-to-clean cooking surface and electrical household appliance comprising such a surface Food cooking surface for a kitchen utensil or cooking appliance, constituted by the surface of a compound fabricated starting from an alloy whose two principal components are zirconium and cobalt. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7810414 | Depth adjustment device for power tool A depth adjustment device is mounted to a front end of a power tool, having a coupling member fixed to the front end of the power tool, a hollow stationary sleeve, and a hollow adjustment sleeve. The coupling member includes a limit recess and a lock recess at an ex... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7777062 | Method for production of a B/N/C/Si ceramic from a borazine precursor, ceramics made by said method and use of the ceramic made by said method B-tris(silylvinyl)borazine is pyrolysed as a borazine precursor for the production of a B/N/C/Si ceramic. A high-temperature ceramic is obtained by means of a further pyrolysis at higher temperatures after a pre-pyrolysis, which is of high purity and essentially fre... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7772001 | Directed differentiation of embryonic stem cells into an endoderm cell Methods are described for mapping a pathway of differentiation of a population of embryonic cells that includes exposing the cells to an exogenous factor and measuring gene expression products that are characteristic of a particular cell type or lineage. Directing d... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7732426 | Isocyclomaltooligosaccharide (S) , isocyclomaltooligosaccharide-forming enzyme, their preparation and uses The present invention have objects to provide an option of non-reducing saccharide by providing a novel non-reducing saccharide composed of glucose as constituents and to provide a novel enzyme forming the non-reducing saccharide, a method and process for producing ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7732054 | Method for preparing ZnO nanocrystals directly on silicon substrate A method for preparing a ZnO nanocrystal directly on a silicon substrate includes the steps of: (S1) forming a Zn—Si—O composite thin film on the silicon substrate; and (S2) thermally treating the obtained thin film. Particularly, ZnO nanocrystals ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718404 | α-isomaltosylglucosaccharide-forming enzyme, process and uses of the same The object of the present invention is to provide an α-isomaltosylglucosaccharide-forming enzyme, process of the same, cyclotetrasaccharide, and saccharide composition comprising the saccharide which are obtainable by using the enzyme; and is solved by establishing... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715534 | Telephone outlet for implementing a local area network over telephone lines and a local area network using such outlets A network for transporting power and multiplexed data and digital telephone signals. The network includes at least three nodes and first and second wiring segments in a building for carrying the multiplexed data and digital telephone signals, and at least one of the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708879 | Fuel filter for diesel internal combustion engines For diesel internal combustion engines, an improved filter unit comprising an outer casing the interior of which is separated by a filtering baffle into two separate chambers to which a fuel inlet conduit and a fuel outlet conduit are connected respectively, with sa... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703838 | Clutch mechanism for power device A clutch mechanism of the present power device comprises a fixed gear member, a moving gear member engaged with the fixed gear member when moving to a clutch connecting position, an armature for moving the moving gear member to the clutch connecting position when ro... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702095 | Method and system for providing DC power on local telephone lines A system for providing DC power on local telephone lines, such as telephone lines in a building or office, for powering devices and circuitry associated with communications over those telephone lines, as well as other functions. Desired voltage and power levels are ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701895 | Method and system for acoustic communication An acoustic transducer arrangement and system and method utilizing the same are presented. The acoustic transducer arrangement includes: an acoustic transmitter assembly including an array of transmitter elements operable to generate together a multi-frequency acous... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7701108 | Combination-type collector ring unit A collector ring unit includes a base, and a plurality of insulated spacer rings sleeved onto the base respectively and each having a ring body, a plurality of through holes through the ring body, and a notch formed on the ring body. A plurality of conductive slip r... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7696444 | Device for varying capacitance Disclosed is a device for varying capacitance which pertains to the field of application of electronic devices and components. The technical essentials of the present invention lie in that: two dielectrics are disposed in parallel with an isolation layer interposed ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693151 | Method and devices for providing protection in packet switched communications networks A method and devices using that method are provided for reconstructing an encoded signal conveyed along a communication path in a packet switched network. The method comprises the steps of providing a communication signal that has been encoded into a plurality of fr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7692664 | Closed form method and system for matting a foreground object in an image having a background In a method and system for matting a foreground object F having an opacity α constrained by associating a characteristic with selected pixels in an image having a background B, weights are determined for all edges of neighboring pixels for the image and used to bui... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690949 | Modular outlet In conjunction with a wiring in a house carrying data network signal, a modular outlet comprising of a base module and interface module. The base module connects to the wiring and attached to a wall. The interface module provides a data unit connection. The interfac... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690803 | Light emitting sheet module A light emitting sheet module includes a light guiding sheet to cover a plurality of key switches, at least one LED disposed on at least one end portion of the light guiding sheet, and a circuit board disposed on the one end portion of the light guiding sheet on whi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690382 | System and method for salivary stones removal and joint arthroscopy A method and probe device are presented, suitable for use in joint arthroscopy. A beam of pulsed laser radiation of a wavelength range of about 2700-3000 nm and a predetermined frequency of pulses is produced, directed to a joint region inside a fluid medium and mai... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690171 | Machine for filling sealed soft containers in an aseptic environment, and method for their filling A machine for filling a sealed soft container (2) with fluid material in an aseptic condition comprises a sealing box (3) comprising two complementary half-boxes (4a & 4b) having respective sealing edges (21, 22, 23) ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688841 | Modular outlet In conjunction with a wiring in a house carrying data network signal, a modular outlet comprising of a base module and interface module. The base module connects to the wiring and attached to a wall. The interface module provides a data unit connection. The interfac... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688591 | Electronic-component-mounting board The electronic-component-mounting board according to the present invention includes: a high-heat-dissipation substrate including a metal plate and a circuit pattern formed on a upper surface of the metal plate; an electronic component which is mounted on the high-he... | 03/30/2010 |
| D613004 | Grip for pet comb | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682687 | Forgery-preventing film Disclosed is a forgery-preventing film having a structure in which a thermoplastic resin film is attached to both faces of a light-shielding layer processed for forgery prevention. It is impossible to recognize the letter information to be protected in the forgery-p... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682394 | Method for repair of a spine and intervertebral implant Repair of a spine from a posterior approach especially for locating an implant between a lower and upper human vertebra includes making an incision in the skin lateral to the midline, making an incision through the Erector Spinae Aponeurosis (ESA) following the ELIF... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682223 | Gear manufacturing machine and process for the operation of such a gear manufacturing machine The invention concerns a device for the automatic loading of workpieces into a gear manufacturing machine, in particular a hard state finishing machine, by means of a swivel device arranged on the machine, where simultaneous with the machining process of a work piec... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682041 | LED projector lamp An LED projector lamp includes, in succession along an optical axis thereof, a lamp holder, an LED light source, a light-mixing lens and a cover lens. The LED light source has LED chips arranged inside the lamp holder around the optical axis for emitting different w... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681343 | Ironing appliance comprising an iron and a portable base The invention relates to an ironing appliance comprising an iron (1) and a portable base (2) provided with a surface (21) for setting down the iron (1), said iron comprising a soleplate (10) on which a body with an integrated handl... | 03/23/2010 |
| D612179 | Stretch film dispenser | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680807 | Method for reducing size of a digital audio, image or video file The inventive method makes it possible to reduce the size of a digital audio, image and/or video file in such a way that a reduced number of representative data needed for reformatting a file is transmitted to a receiving entity encoder. Said method consists in assi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680255 | Telephone outlet with packet telephony adaptor, and a network using same An outlet for a Local Area Network (LAN), containing an integrated adapter that converts VoIP to and from analog telephony, and a standard telephone jack (e.g. RJ-11 in North America) for connecting an ordinary analog (POTS) telephone set. Such an outlet allows usin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678995 | Contact device for providing an electrical contact between flat current carrying line elements A contact device for providing an electrical contact between a first busbar (3) and a second busbar (4) which are arranged substantially parallel to each other, comprises a holder (2) with two sidewalls (21, 22) which extend substantially... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678332 | Drive arrangements for a strip of cuvettes in analytical device The invention relates to a drive arrangement for a series of cuvettes (C) forming a strip (2) fixed by means of a film (3) in an automatic analytical device (1), comprising at least one toothed belt (12), the teeth of which engage with th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678072 | Automatic injection device for two-chamber ampoules An injection device for holding and activating a two-chamber ampulla has components whose relative movement causes the pistons of the two-chamber ampulla to be moved in order to mix the substances, as well as devices for injecting the product which is mixed in this ... | 03/16/2010 |
