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A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113149 | Cat entertainment and grooming device A cat entertainment and grooming device 10 includes an enclosure 12 having a plurality of apertures 14 varying in dimension and configuration. The apertures 14 allow a cat access to an internal cavity 16 to allow the cat to play wi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111497 | Device for electrically discharging samples of an electrically non conductive liquid A device 10 for electrically discharging samples of an electrically non-conductive liquid includes an electrically conductive outer member 12, an electrically conductive inner member 14 disposed within the outer member 12, an electrically... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104554 | Device for transporting a physically impaired person A device for transporting a physically impaired person includes a support frame member having electric motors secured thereto for operating rear drive wheels; a stabilizing plate for maintaining the position of the support frame member when lifting a physically impa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104379 | Graphite / titanium hammer According to disclosure, the hammer has a head made of striking grade steel. The handle comprises a 6-4 titanium hand grip and over strike plate insert in the handle and under the head. The head has an eye for accommodating a handle which in a preferred embodiment i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8075567 | Surgical tissue retrieval instrument A surgical tissue retrieval instrument has a collapsible pouch at the distal end of an elongated pusher rod that is introduced into a patient's abdomen through a cannula. The instrument includes a two-jaw fork that forms a loop when in an unconstrained configuration... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057652 | High-temperature potentiometric oxygen sensor with internal reference A compact oxygen sensor is provided, comprising a mixture of metal and metal oxide an enclosure containing said mixture, said enclosure capable of isolating said mixture from an environment external of said enclosure, and a first wire having a first end residing wit... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056443 | Striking tool A hammer that that reduces vibration and provides advantageous balance and mass distribution having a handle portion comprising an I-shape sectional profile and a head comprising a cavity formed therethrough. The hammer may further comprise various nail or other fas... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056170 | Pulling tool A multi-function tool having a handle portion and a plurality of structures operable therewith for the performance of a plurality of functions. The multi-function tool allows fast and convenient transition between any of the plurality of functions in order to enable... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8021775 | Cell structure for electrochemical devices and method of making same An electrochemical device comprising alternating layers of positive and negative electrodes separated from each other by separator layers. The electrode layers extend beyond the periphery of the separator layers providing superior contact between the electrodes and ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015259 | Multi-window internet search with webpage preload Methods are described to preload a plurality of webpages from a hyperlink list either previously saved or returned by one or more search engines, where said webpages are displayed on demand in a web browser. The web browser has been augmented to display multiple web... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002234 | Device for forming concrete A device 10 for forming concrete includes a first form 12 dimensioned to surround substantially one-half of a predetermined object 13, such as a vertical column 13, from a preselected distance; a second form 14 dimensioned to surro... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999146 | Dressing and method of treatment for a wound A dressing and method for treating high-tension wounds. First and second layers of a 2-octyl cyanoacrylate 16 adhesive are applied to a short, high-tension wound, with the first and second layers covering the wound and extending to at least about 2.5 mm (0.09... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988925 | Fuel processing device An improved fuel processor for fuel cells is provided whereby the startup time of the processor is less than sixty seconds and can be as low as 30 seconds, if not less. A rapid startup time is achieved by either igniting or allowing a small mixture of air and fuel t... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981261 | Integrated device and substrate for separating charged carriers and reducing photocorrosion and method for the photoelectrochemical production of electricity and photocatalytic production of hydrogen The invention provides a system for separating oppositely-charged charge carriers, the substrate comprising a semiconductor; a ligand in electrical communication with said semiconductor; an ion-exchange resin attached to the semiconductor; an ion-exchange membrane; ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7975164 | DDR memory controller A DDR memory controller is described wherein a core domain capture clock is created by programmably delaying the core clock of the memory controller. The delay of this capture clock is calibrated during a power on the initialization sequence in concert with a DDR me... | 07/05/2011 |
| D638995 | Knee pad | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943906 | High spatial resolution X-ray and gamma ray imaging system using diffraction crystals A method and a device for high spatial resolution imaging of a plurality of sources of x-ray and gamma-ray radiation are provided. The device comprises a plurality of arrays, with each array comprising a plurality of elements comprising a first collimator, a diffrac... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7914736 | Semiconductor-based detection and decontamination system A system and method for identifying and making quantitative determinations of different deposits on a portion thereof, determining that the deposit is a contaminant and decontaminating at least the portion of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a controlle... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913663 | Rotary piston machine A rotary piston machine 10 includes an enclosure 12 having a cavity 14 therein with arcuate side walls 16a,b,c defining a plurality of arcuate recesses 18a,b,c and a piston member 20 rotationally disposed in th... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905870 | Device for collecting and measuring fluid loss The present invention relates to a method and device for collecting, retaining, draining, and measuring fluid loss in a myriad of medical procedures. Particularly, this invention relates to a device for collecting and measuring runoff fluid comprising a flexible lin... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905181 | Bioluminescent paintball A Bioluminescent Paintball 10 includes a shell 12 defining an interior cavity 14, a liquefied substance 16 disposed within the interior cavity 14, a phosphorescent material 18 disbursed throughout the shell 12 for pro... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7894385 | Mobility extensions for wireless multiple radio mesh The functionality of multiple radio backhaul is extended to mobility applications. The multiple radio backhaul uses at least one radio for the uplink and at least one radio for the downlink, both operating in different, non-interfering channels. A mobile mesh node s... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885243 | High performance wireless networks using distributed control A design and proof of concept of a new type of WLAN, complete with simulation and results from the simulation has been described. Each AP Node is implemented as a self-contained embedded OS unit, with all algorithms resident in its Operating system. The normal day-t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878995 | Integral head, neck, and upper torso immobilizer A device to simultaneously immobilize the head, neck and upper torso of a patient, the device comprising a first substrate for supporting the back of the patient's head, a second substrate in communication with the first substrate, whereby the second substrate is ad... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874231 | Striking tool A hammer that that reduces vibration and provides advantageous balance and mass distribution having a handle portion comprising an I-shape sectional profile and a head comprising a cavity formed therethrough. The hammer may further comprise various nail or other fas... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861326 | Modular neck protection device A device is provided to protect the neck and the base of the skull of a person engaged in sports or other physical activities. The device comprises a first impact-resistant pliable substrate for protecting the back of the person's head, a second cushioning substrate... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7832743 | Device for manually transporting a carcass A device for manually transporting a carcass 8 or similar sized object includes a transport member 12, at least one hauling member 18 for manually pulling the transport member 12 with a carcass 8 therein, the hauling member 18 | 11/16/2010 |
| 7808352 | Wire winding device for a high power level transformer Wire-holders are provided that confine a single wire over a limited arc section and that are interspersed with ferrite ingots that provide wire-ways for several wires are utilized in the winding of the coils of a transformer. A method for consistently producing wind... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7778734 | Using energy-use sensors to model activity and location of building users A household energy management system uses measurements of the household electricity supply to identify and to determine the energy consumption of individual household appliances. From these measurements, models can be built of the behaviour of the occupants of the h... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7722731 | Joining of advanced materials by plastic deformation A method for utilizing plastic deformation resulting from grain boundary sliding with or without a novel joint compound that leads to the joining of advanced ceramic materials, intermetallics, and cermets. A joint formed by this approach is as strong as or stronger ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713907 | Method of preparing size-selected metal clusters The invention provides a method for depositing catalytic clusters on a surface, the method comprising confining the surface to a controlled atmosphere; contacting the surface with catalyst containing vapor for a first period of time; removing the vapor from the cont... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7682650 | Method for producing functionally graded nanocrystalline layer on metal surface An improved process for the creation or formation of nanocrystalline layers on substrates' surfaces is provided. The process involves “prescuffing” the surface of a substrate such as a metal by allowing friction to occur on the surface by a load-bearing entity m... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7659083 | Device for detecting molecules, method for detecting molecules A construct is provided that is capable of binding a plurality of molecules, the construct comprising a first moiety with a first molecule binding region and a first molecule non-binding region; and a second moiety with a second molecule-binding region and a second ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7632387 | Electrodialysis operation with buffer solution A new method for improving the efficiency of electrodialysis (ED) cells and stacks, in particular those used in chemical synthesis. The process entails adding a buffer solution to the stack for subsequent depletion in the stack during electrolysis. The buffer soluti... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7625840 | Catalytic nanoporous membranes A nanoporous catalytic membrane which displays several unique features including pores which can go through the entire thickness of the membrane. The membrane has a higher catalytic and product selectivity than conventional catalysts. Anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) mem... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7583648 | Managing latency and jitter on wireless LANs In order to better manage VoIP transmissions between an AP and multiple voice client devices, methods are described that use synchronization techniques combined with packet concatenation to greatly reduce latency and jitter while enabling a much larger number of sim... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7562492 | Device and method for arranging flowers A device and method 10 for arranging flowers include a flower chart 12 for determining stem lengths for primary and secondary flower 14 and 16, a flower holder 18 for securing end portions 20 of stems 22 of the primar... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7555793 | Emergency evacuation apparatus for a bed-ridden person The invention provides an emergency evacuation apparatus for removing a bed-ridden person from a bed in an emergency situation. The apparatus includes a base tray having at least one transverse fold line to allow the base tray to bend as two or more panels. This app... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7521817 | System and method for reducing the chance of fires and/or explosions A system 10 and method for reducing the possibility of fires and/or explosions when a vehicle impacts an object includes a cable connector 12 having a first portion 14 connected to an ungrounded terminal 20 of a battery 22 in the v... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513249 | Device and method for removing cooking grease from cooker exhaust air A device 10 for removing cooking grease from cooker exhaust air includes a rotating chiller member 12, a stationary diffuser member 14 having a plurality of apertures 16 therethrough, the diffuser member 14 encasing the rotating ch... | 04/07/2009 |
