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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7088378 | System and method for providing information regarding mounting, dismounting and servicing a bearing or a seal A support information communication system for transferring requests for information support that is to be used by personnel performing servicing, mounting and/or dismounting of a bearing and/or a seal. The system includes one or more information terminals and an in... | 08/08/2006 |
| D514888 | Bowl | 02/14/2006 |
| 6978546 | Method for producing ring members involving use of a rotatably driven mandrel A method for producing ring members, such as rings for rolling bearings, through use of a rolling operation involves warming a ring blank, positioning the warmed ring blank over a mandrel which is rotatable about a first axis, and positioning a forming roll rotatabl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974612 | Laminated packaging material for paper container A paper packaging container is formed from the packaging material comprising constitution layers of at least an outside thermoplastic material layer, a paper substrate layer, and an inside thermoplastic material layer, wherein the inside thermoplastic material layer... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6958758 | Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression of the inte... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955340 | Variable steam injector The invention relates to a variable steam injector of the type which has an injector housing (1) with an inlet (2) for the product which is to be heated and an outlet (3) for the heated product. The injector housing (1) also has an inlet ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6944972 | Energy return sole for footwear An article of footwear having an upper, an outsole defining a ground engaging surface, and a sole disposed between the upper and the outsole. The sole includes an energy return system having a first rigid plate, a second rigid plate spaced a predetermined distance f... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921211 | Bearing housing and seal assembly in such a bearing housing An oil ring lubricated split bearing housing includes upper and lower bearing housing halves having mating seat surfaces for a bearing which is adapted to support a shaft, an oil reservoir space in the lower housing half, an oil pick up ring partly immersed in the o... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920877 | Auto CPAP system profile information The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the level of nasal pressure to an optimal value during OSA treatment. OSA therapy is implemented by a device which automatically re-evaluates an applied pressure and c... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6903663 | Method for converting the binary representation of a number in a signed binary representation A method for converting in a binary representation of a number based on a left-to-right processing of bits of the binary representation, to obtain a signed representation equivalent to the so-called Reitwiesner representation. The use of such a conversion method wit... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6897808 | Antenna device, and mobile communications device incorporating the antenna device A compact integrated antenna device is described which has two feed ports. The antenna device has a Y-shaped transmission plate spaced from a parallel grounded plate, and the feed ports are connected to the transmission plate at locations on the transmission plate w... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6872424 | Durable finishes for textiles The present invention relates to textile treatment compositions for imparting desirable characteristics durably to textile fibers and fabrics, including softness, hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, surface lubricity, abrasion resistance, tear resistance, improved drape,... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6839441 | Sound mixing console with master control section A sound mixing control console used in live concert performances, etc., includes a master control section having motorized knobs for controlling variable parameters such as input gain, pan, frequency equalization and the like of individual input channels. Each of pl... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6795010 | Techniques for pausing and resuming analog-to-digital signal conversion Techniques are described for analog-to-digital signal conversion. According to exemplary embodiments, a first request is associated with a plurality of input terminals and a second request is associated with one of the input terminals. An analog signal presented at ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793004 | Temperature control unit and temperature control apparatus using it for raw molding sand or resin-coated sand for shell mold A temperature control unit for raw molding sand or resin-coated sand for a shell mold according to the present invention comprises a heat exchanger (A) consisting of a spiral hollow tube allowing heat carrier to flow, and a gas distribution tube assembly for making ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6783622 | Method and arrangement for producing webs of material that have discrete pieces of material mounted thereon A method of producing material in the form of a material web (4) that has discrete pieces of material (6) mounted thereon without the using of an adhesive agent and while using only one single anvil roll, and an arrangement (10) for carrying out... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773908 | Proteins encoded by polynucleic acids of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) The present invention provides an isolated DNA sequence encoding, for example, at least one polypeptide selected from the group consisting of proteins encoded by one or more open reading frames (ORF's) of an Iowa strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndro... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6773613 | Method for production of stroma-free hemoglobin The invention relates to a system and a method of using an automated blood cell separator to prepare a high-quality hemoglobin solution as the raw material for manufacture of hemoglobin-based therapeutic oxygen carriers, so-called “blood substitutes”. The method... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6745964 | Apparatus for comminuting organic substances A tearing mill for comminuting fruits is equipped with a rotatably supported plate having tearing elements And with a stuffing device with a feed screw for delivering the fruits to the plate. A gap of adjustable width exists between the stuffing device and the plate... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739873 | Method and apparatus for training a shooter of a firearm A process and apparatus for training a shooter are disclosed which includes a video camera system for displaying images used by the shooter in aiming the firearm and/or a remotely controlled trigger actuator. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736027 | Attachment device for arresting a machine member on a shaft An attachment device for a bore-provided machine member on a cylindrical shaft. A two-part sleeve is arranged in an annular space between the shaft and the machine member to provide a clamping force between the machine member and the shaft. The sleeve parts have mat... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6727031 | Infrared-sensitive image forming material An infrared-sensitive image forming material with which a plate can be directly formed by an infrared laser. The infrared-sensitive image forming material has a support having disposed thereon a recording layer whose solubility in an aqueous alkaline solution is alt... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706523 | Attenuated rabies virus with nucleoprotein mutation at the phosphorylation site for vaccination against rabies and gene therapy in the CNS A mutant virus is provided which contains a mutation at a phosphorylation site in one or more of the proteins of the virus, which mutation causes the virus to be attenuated, and therefore, an improved vaccine composition can be produced therewith. The invention also... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6677344 | Chymase inhibitor for the treatment of eosinophilia A chymase inhibitor for the prevention or treatment of diseases involving an increase of eosinophils, as the effective ingredient, is disclosed, suppress the progress of the disease and to prevent progression of complications, wherein the chymase inhibito... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6673981 | Absorbent structure in an absorbent article An absorbent porous structure for use in a diaper, a pant diaper, an incontinence guard, a sanitary napkin or the like, with a liquid acquisition portion and a liquid storage portion which are an integrated unit. The liquid acquisition portion comprises a... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6649026 | Paper making machine fabric The invention relates to a paper machine clothing in the form of a fabric with a web pattern which recurs regularly over the surface and has indentations (20) that are formed by the thread overlays (21), the latter having been surface ground. The thread o... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6648632 | Lighter A lighter is disclosed as including a body and an button, the body including a piezo electric unit and a container for containing fuel under pressure, the body further including an at which a flame may he produced upon movement of the button relative to t... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6639477 | Oscillator, transmitter provided with such an oscillator, and use of such a transmitter An oscillator has a resonator which includes at least one capacitor and at least one inductor. The resonator supplies a first signal of a first frequency at an output of the resonator. A frequency multiplier or a frequency divider is connected, via an inp... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6630422 | Absorbent polymer material based on renewable starting materials A method of production of a highly absorbent, polysaccharide-based material, wherein an aqueous solution containing a starting material including a cross-linkable polysaccharide-based polymer blend of an electrically charged polysaccharide-based polymer a... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6629967 | Longitudinal puckered-edge liquid barriers for absorbent articles An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable upper sheet, a liquid impermeable bottom sheet, and an absorbent body between the bottom sheet and the upper sheet, and at least one longitudinally extending liquid barrier comprising an elongated elastic e... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6622643 | Table A table (1) is described which comprises a tabletop (2) having a recess for providing a working area, the horizontal outline of the tabletop being partly coincident with an imaginary right-angled quadrilateral such as a rectangle or a square, wherein the ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6615312 | Method for processing file system service requests in a computer having an attached disk drive that can reproduce stream data and non-stream data This invention is directed to a method for processing file system service requests in a computer having an attached disk drive that in response to commands from the computer can write data to or read data from disk locations to reproduce stream data and n... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613739 | Deuterated cyclosporine analogs and their use as immunomodulating agents Cyclosporine derivatives are disclosed which possess enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity over naturally occurring and other presently known cyclosporins and cyclosporine derivatives. The cyclosporine derivatives of the present invention are produced by... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6605593 | Deuterated cyclosporine analogs and their use as immunomodulating agents Cyclosporine derivatives are disclosed which possess enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity over naturally occurring and other presently known cyclosporins and cyclosporine derivatives. The cyclosporine derivatives of the present invention are produced by... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602715 | 13C glucose breath test for the diagnosis of diabetic indications and monitoring glycemic control A breath test and kit for performing the breath test are described for the diagnosis of diabetic indications and monitoring of glycemic control. The breath test utilizes the measurement of expired 13 C-labeled CO2 following the inges... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599750 | 13C glucose breath test for the diagnosis of diabetic indications and monitoring glycemic control Use of 13 C glucose in an analytical assay to monitor glucose metabolism by measurement of labeled exhaled CO2 is provided. A breath test and kit for performing the breath test are described for the diagnosis of diabetic indications ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6593812 | Automatic optimization of linearity for envelope feedback RF amplifier linearization An amplifier configuration and method of amplifying a signal are provided for automatic optimization of linearity of power amplifier input/output characteristics. The amplifier configuration utilizes a feedback loop that includes detecting envelopes of si... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6550478 | Auto CPAP system profile information The present invention relates to systems and methods for automatically and continuously regulating the level of nasal pressure to an optimal value during OSA treatment. OSA therapy is implemented by a device which automatically re-evaluates an applied pre... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6535085 | Resonator A resonator including a lower substrate having a groove, a dielectric filling the groove, a material film formed on the inner wall of the groove, the material film for preventing the permittivity from suddenly changing between the lower substrate and the ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524863 | High throughput HPLC method for determining Log P values Methods for calculating Log P values for organic compounds are disclosed. The methods allow identification of compounds in a library with a desired Log P value. The method can be used to minimize the number of compounds in a given combinatorial or lead ge... | 02/25/2003 |
