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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177956 | Method of electrolytically dissolving nickel into electroless nickel plating solutions A method of extending the lifetime of an electroless nickel plating bath by avoiding the addition of unwanted anions to the process and of improving the pH stability of the bath and minimizing additions of pH correcting additives. The method includes the steps of (a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172185 | Establishment of laminar boundary layer flow on an aerofoil body In order to establish laminar flow on the attachment line (18) of an aerofoil body, a duct entrance (27) is provided on the leading edge of the aerofoil body for receiving spanwise boundary layer flow BLt. The exit (23) of the duct is located sp... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169169 | Door operator for controlling a door and method of same A door operator for controlling operation of a door, the door operator having a motor to open the door against a spring force, the door operator further comprising a door position sensor for transmitting a signal indicative of door position; and among other things, ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158331 | Method of improving print performance in flexographic printing plates A method of making a relief image printing element from a photosensitive printing blank is provided. A photosensitive printing blank with a laser ablatable layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer is ablated with a laser to create an in situ mask. The print... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8149650 | Wearable electronic device with secondary digital display A wearable electronic device of the type wherein information is conveyed in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand, wherein the wearable electronic device includes a dial having a dial side and an opposite side, wherein the display... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656979 | Magnifier | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144547 | Wearable electronic device with multiple display functionality A wearable electronic device for conveying information in an analog manner at least in part by the use of at least one display hand positioned on the dial side of a dial, wherein the wearable electronic device uses the display hand(s) to convey information that is s... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656172 | Magnifier | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132669 | Binocular case A carrying case for a device having a “look into” end and a “see out of” end, wherein the carrying case comprises a main panel having an inner side surface to which a device is coupleable and also having at least a first edge; a back panel, having at least a... | 03/13/2012 |
| D654187 | Shelter | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109816 | Method and apparatus for measurement and analysis of a golf swing A method for analyzing at least one golf swing parameter using a plurality of accelerometers located proximate the distal ends of a golf club, a signal processing and display system utilizing a double pendulum model of a golf club swing, said model for describing sw... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104962 | Adjustable linear slide and method of assembly In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus including: a longitudinally extending base member; a moving carriage assembly member adapted to move axial back-and-forth in the longitudinally extending base member; two bearing members extending sideways, on opposite sides, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098270 | Method of creating a digital mask for flexographic printing elements in situ A method of creating a digital mask in situ for use in a process of making digital flexographic printing elements. The digital mask is created by laminating the negative image that is the by-product of a thermal proofer to a photosensitive printing plate. Thereafter... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088246 | Process for improving the adhesion of polymeric materials to metal surfaces An adhesion promoting composition and a process for treating metal surfaces with the adhesion promoting composition is described. The adhesion promoting composition comprises an oxidizer, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a source of halide ions and a material selecte... | 01/03/2012 |
| D651629 | Binoculars | 01/03/2012 |
| 8071269 | Compressible flexographic printing plate construction The present invention relates to an improved compressible flexographic printing plate that uses a compressible layer comprising a polyurethane (meth)acrylate resin and microspheres. The process of the invention produces a chemically fused printing plate that elimina... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649994 | Frame for a magnifier | 12/06/2011 |
| 8058247 | Antibacterial agent and therapeutic agent for johne's disease containing the same An antibacterial agent having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is provided. Specifically, the antibacterial agent of the present invention having high antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054804 | Method of and system for support of user devices roaming between routing realms by a single network server A network server provisioning at least one Local Area Network (LAN) comprising a client entry store, a packet driver module, a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) request handler. The LAN has one or more routing realms. The client entry store stores records r... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053418 | Anti-penicillin resistant pneumococci agent and novel 16-membered macrolide derivative A novel compound that has antimicrobial activity against penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, and an anti-penicillin resistant pneumococci agent that includes the compound as an active ingredient are provided. Thus, an anti-penicillin resistant pneu... | 11/08/2011 |
| D647255 | Game bird carrier | 10/18/2011 |
| D645069 | Frame for a magnifying lens | 09/13/2011 |
| 7989346 | Surface treatment of silicon A method of forming a resist pattern on a silicon semiconductor substrate having an anti-reflective layer thereon is described. The method includes the steps of a) modifying surface energy of the anti-reflective surface with a chemical treatment composition, b) appl... | 08/02/2011 |
| D641519 | Book light frame | 07/12/2011 |
| D641299 | Component for a spray suppression device for a vehicle | 07/12/2011 |
| 7969048 | Can stack linear actuator A linear actuator motor design including a rotor assembly that has an insert molded into a non-magnetic sleeve through a plurality of openings, which is kept from rotating within the non-magnetic sleeve by at least one opening arranged along the length of the non-ma... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7951928 | Gene encoding a protein and preventive/remedy for neurodegenerative diseases such as polyglutamine diseases by utilizing the same To provide a novel protein that can be a preventive/remedy in neurodegenerative diseases such as polyglutamine diseases based on the finding obtained by revealing the relationship between transcriptional dysfunction and neuronal death. Disclosed is a protein that is... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947427 | Printing element with an integrated printing surface A relief image printing element with an integral imageable printing surface and a method of preparing the relief image printing element are described. The relief image printing element comprises a dimensionally stable base layer; a floor layer comprised of a cured p... | 05/24/2011 |
| D637301 | Heating element | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928283 | Transgenic reporter system that reveals expression profiles and regulation mechanisms of alternative splicing in nematodes An object of the present invention is to develop a new alternative splicing reporter system and to provide a method for detecting alternative splicing patterns in a multicellular organism more precisely, a method for identifying efficiently substances and gene regio... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635684 | Feeding bottle | 04/05/2011 |
| D635683 | Teat | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916406 | Magnifier with slidable cover A magnifying assembly, the magnifying assembly comprising a housing comprising a frame to which a magnifying lens is secured; and a battery compartment; a cover assembly slidable along the housing; wherein the cover is slidable relative to the housing in a first dir... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913711 | Door assembly for use in a shelter and a shelter including same A door assembly for use in a shelter, wherein the shelter comprises an outer frame assembly comprising a plurality of intercoupled members forming a coverable structure and a cover for covering the outer frame assembly, wherein the door assembly comprises a door fra... | 03/29/2011 |
| D634705 | Battery compartment and support for a magnifier | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905459 | Tripod attachment for binoculars A tripod attachment assembly for attaching to a pair of binoculars, the tripod attachment comprising a support assembly; a coupling assembly releasably coupleable to the support assembly, for coupling the binoculars to the support assembly; and a locking assembly fo... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896015 | Portable shelter structure A portable shelter for providing cover over an area, wherein the shelter is coupleable to a structure, the portable shelter comprising a first base member and a second base member, each of which are coupleable to the structure; two subframe assemblies, each subframe... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887693 | Acid copper electroplating bath composition An aqueous acidic copper electroplating composition containing an improved additive system for use at elevated temperatures. The improved additive system comprises (a) a suppressor comprising at least one high molecular weight polymer; (b) a brightener comprising at... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875558 | Microetching composition and method of using the same The present invention is directed to a microetching composition comprising a source of cupric ions, acid, a nitrile compound, and a source of halide ions. Other additive, including organic solvents, a source of molybdenum ions, amines, polyamines, and acrylamides ma... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867513 | Soft capsule It is an object of the present invention to provide a capsule anti-sticking agent which can provide excellent anti-sticking effect on a soft capsule without impairing various properties such as water activity, disintegration property and safety, a coated soft capsul... | 01/11/2011 |
