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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8166984 | Dispenser of washing agents for a household washing machine, in particular a dishwasher A dispenser of washing agents for a dishwasher has a body with a reservoir configured for containing a total amount of a liquid substance sufficient for performing a number of cycles of operation of the dishwasher. The reservoir has a charging passage that can be en... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166932 | Method for determining the instant when the movable element of a solenoid valve reaches its end position following energization of the solenoid, by means of an analysis of the switching frequence of the solenoid driving current The movable element of a solenoid valve is displaced by means of application to the solenoid of alternating phases at constant voltage and at zero voltage, so as to give rise to an alternation of phases of charging and discharging of the solenoid (switching), corres... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158289 | Integrated high temperature PEM fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack that includes PEM fuel cells. Each fuel cell has an operating temperature of at least 120° C. The fuel cell stack has a cathode inlet to receive a flow of ambient air and a cathode outlet to provide a cathode exhaust fl... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152790 | Connector for medical use A connector for medical use includes an adapter equipped at its center with a needle extending into a chamber and optionally terminating in a part of a terminal end of the chamber. The terminal end has a cross section suitable for receiving, by friction, a luer type... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147483 | Device for cauterising tissue and uses thereof The present invention provides a device for cauterising tissue, the device arranged to be mounted to a biopsy and/or sampling instrument and including a conductive cauterising portion and means for heating the cauterising portion. The device may be mounted either pe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8096810 | Fire extinguisher training apparatus Methods and apparatus for use in fire extinguisher training are provided. These methods and apparatus are implemented electronically without the need for an open flame. The training apparatus includes a display having a plurality of light sources adapted to display ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093728 | Connection by fitting together two soldered inserts A connection device between two components includes a hollow conductive insert, into which is fitted another conductive insert, the electrical connection between the two inserts being provided by means of a solder element. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092188 | Variable geometry fan and method for manufacturing the blades thereof A fan, particularly for cooling internal combustion engines for earth moving machines, whose blades have an elastically deformable composite structure including at least one shape memory alloy foil adapted to be heated by means of electric current to vary the geomet... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651814 | Support for percussion musical instruments | 01/10/2012 |
| D644173 | Vertical-axis wind turbine | 08/30/2011 |
| 7932524 | Transparent LED display and method for manufacture thereof Described herein is a transparent device for display of information superimposed on a background, said device comprising a plurality of LED sources, addressable individually or in groups through a series of conductive paths deposited on a transparent underlayer and ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928853 | Alarm unit An alarm unit, for sounding an alarm on detection of a fire emergency condition, which comprises a smoke detector, an alarm indicator and a heat detector wherein the smoke detector is capable of receiving power from a first power source and the heat detector is capa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923624 | Solar concentrator system A solar energy concentrator system includes a supporting structure and a plurality of solar modules coupled to the supporting structure. Each module of the plurality of solar modules includes a plurality of Fresnel reflectors. The plurality of reflectors is arranged... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896407 | Auxiliary safety module for doors provided with anti-panic opening device Auxiliary safety module for doors provided with an anti-panic opening device, comprising, a rotating locking member movable between an extracted position and a recessed position, a first elastic element tending to maintain the locking member in its extracted positio... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7851723 | Electric spot welding head A spot welding head includes an electrical conductor guided into a tubular sheath whose ends are rigidly connected to rear ends of supporting bodies of several electrodes. The sheath defines a substantially stiff loop portion configured and arranged so as to be subs... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7815498 | Device for distribution of air within the passenger compartment of a vehicle A flow of air coming out of a louver facing the internal space of the passenger compartment of a vehicle is oriented, exploiting the Coanda effect, in an area adjacent to a first surface of the passenger compartment or in an area adjacent to a second surface of the ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811846 | Semiconductor devices grown in spherical cavity arrays and its preparation method A method for fabricating an array of semiconductor devices comprising the steps of providing a non-metallic substrate, placing a layer of spheres on said substrate, reducing diameter of the spheres, encapsulating the spheres in a matrix of rigid material, finishing ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808372 | Detection device for vehicles An antifraud device for a vehicle has a tank with a filler provided with a removable cap. The device comprises a first sensor, for detecting a movement of the cap with respect to the filler, and second sensor, configured for detecting at least one of the level and a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7802418 | Method for production of a yarn by the assembly of several basic yarns subjected to a prior transformation and device for carrying out the same A method and apparatus for production of a yarn, by plying, twisting or covering several basic yarns, subjected to a prior transformation, is provided. At least one of the basic yarns is different from the others and/or is subjected to a different prior transformati... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7795184 | Compositions and methods for preparing downhole drilling fluids A method of altering the properties of a drilling fluid includes adding effective amounts of crushed or whole oilseeds or mixtures of crushed or whole oilseeds to a drilling fluid. The crushed or whole oilseeds or mixture of crushed or whole oilseeds are selected to... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7764117 | Method and system for reducing a dynamic offset during the processing of asymmetric signal strings A method and a system for reducing a dynamic offset during the processing of asymmetric signal strings includes reducing a dynamic offset which allows a reduction of any disturbing influence on subsequent process steps. In every no-pulse period a capacitor is discha... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7700026 | Process and apparatus for the production of articles made of plastic material with at least one overmoulded component Described herein is a process and apparatus for the production of an article made of moulded plastic material with a first component and at least one second component overmoulded on the first component, in which, in the second injection step for overmoulding the sec... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7681304 | Membrane electrode assembly and method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly A method for fabricating membrane electrode assembly includes providing an anode side diffusion layer structure and a cathode side diffusion layer structure with a layer of membrane electrolyte therebetween. The diffusion layer structures include diffusion segments,... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7658726 | Drip chamber with integrated flow regulator for medical lines Described herein is a drip chamber for medical lines with a generally cylindrical body having an inlet, on which a precision flow regulator is directly applied. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7648663 | Method for the production of plates made of plastic material with parts overmoulded by injection compression A method for the production of plates of material with overmoulded parts made of plastic material of different dimensions, of shapes and colors, by means of a first injection for the formation of the plate and a subsequent injection compression for overmoulding said... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7585555 | Synthetic-grass flooring and method for laying same A flooring, for example for pitches for soccer, five-a-side football, American football, rugby, etc. which includes a polyolefin-based impermeable layer and an elastic mattress laid on top of the impermeable layer which includes a core layer having an agglomerate gr... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584839 | Multipurpose linear guide A linear band guide device for supporting and defining a path for a band includes an elongate band support element, a first band end support at a first end of said elongate band support element, a second band end support at a second end of said elongate band support... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7556060 | Flow component for medical infusion / transfusion lines A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines comprises a main duct and a lateral tubular connection containing a one-way valve, in an area corresponding to which the main duct has an axial section with a wall having a convergent-divergent profile. ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7552818 | Support means The invention relates to support means, which is for supporting a lateral conveyor adapted for mounting upon a mobile chassis, including a tail section, middle section and at least one head section having pivot points related to the conveyor frame separating said se... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7527329 | Seat, in particular a vehicle seat, with means for deviating a ventilation flow based on Coanda effect A vehicle seat comprises at least one passage for a heating or conditioning air flow and a flow deviating device associated to the seat to control the flow of air through such passage. The flow deviating device comprises at least one Coanda effect deviating device. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7485027 | Abrasive entrainment A method for generating a high-velocity cutting jet comprises forming a high velocity jet of a liquid such as water, forming a suspension of an abrasive such as garnet in a carrier gas containing a condensable vapour such as superheated steam, and entraining the abr... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7434277 | Fluid flow system A fluid flow system for a hydrotherapy tub includes a body adapted for mounting to the hydrotherapy tub. The body includes a water chamber adapted for fluid communication with a water source, an air chamber adapted for fluid communication with an air source, and a p... | 10/14/2008 |
| D569307 | Sled brake shoe | 05/20/2008 |
| 7344145 | Compressed air treatment device that is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle A compressed air treatment device is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle that can pull a trailer. The device comprises: an inlet for air from a compressed air source; at least one air outlet which is connected to a tank th... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340860 | Safety assembly for a casement window or door A safety assembly for an actuating linkage of a metallic casement window or door includes an “L” shaped guiding body fastenable on the exterior of the movable frame of the window or door, a first and a second slidable member mounted slidably on the guiding body,... | 03/11/2008 |
| D558289 | Sports shaft | 12/25/2007 |
| 7278171 | Clothing protector system A clothing protector system includes a bib for protecting an article of clothing of a user and a scarf. The bib has a front side configured to face outwardly from a user, a back side configured to contact the user, and opposite longitudinal sides. The scarf is attac... | 10/09/2007 |
| D541523 | Lanyard assembly | 05/01/2007 |
| D540944 | Transducer-protector device for haemodialysis lines | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185751 | Device and method for forming groups composed by a variable number of products A device for forming groups composed by a variable number of products including a path of advance along which, in use, a continuous array of products advances along a direction of advance with the products in mutual contact. An arresting member is included against w... | 03/06/2007 |
