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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D658876 | Locker | 05/08/2012 |
| D657561 | Compartmentalized storage box | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151707 | Electronic pyrotechnic ignitor A pyrotechnic ignitor. The ignitor includes a break charge and a voltage storage component in communication with the break charge, wherein the voltage stored in the voltage storage component is for firing the break charge when the voltage is communicated to the brea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8091283 | Adjustable spindle arrangement for door operating apparatus retrofit kit A retrofit conversion kit for facilitating the conversion of a door operating apparatus conventionally mounted above the door, to a position mounted and anchored underground for operating a swinging door therefrom. The conversion to an anchored underground position ... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651055 | Blocking tool | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079487 | Individual packaging case for objects with fracture risk The invention relates to an individual packaging case for objects with fracture risk wherein the individual packaging case comprises a base with an open, upward-pointing receiving bore, into which the shank of the object with fracture risk is inserted and self-conta... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8056169 | Institutional mattress and pillow composite with transparent covering A composite mattress with or without a pillow made of flexible or compressible filling material covered by a pliable transparent polymeric cover material with a visual clarity to allow one to detect, locate, and identify contraband items hidden under the cover mater... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8034332 | Interleukin-secreting natural killer cell lines and methods of use This invention relates to a natural killer cell line termed NK-92 and to NK-92 cell lines that have been modified by transfection with a vector to confer advantageous properties. The invention provides a modified NK-92 cell line that is transfected with a vector enc... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8020245 | Rollers and disks for carpet cleaning The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller, a hand-operated cleaning device, or a rigid disk. The rigid surface compresses the fibers of the soft surface as the device and the recesses decompress the fibers. The repeat... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017752 | Soluble epidermal growth factor receptor isoforms The present invention relates to the discovery of soluble isoforms of an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, or sErbB1 variants, the provision of the sequences of nucleic acids encoding these isoforms, purified recombinant proteins, novel antibodies specific for these... | 09/13/2011 |
| D644509 | Compartmentalized packaging box | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007651 | Method for preparing thermally transmissive anodized surface and products therefrom A process for substantially improving the heat transmission and reflection properties of anodized metals is presented along with a method of improving such properties while allowing for such processed anodized metals to be used for food contact. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003622 | Peptide biosynthesis and pain therapy The invention provides an expression cassette comprising a DNA sequence encoding amino acids 1-99 of human preproenkephalin, a DNA sequence encoding a precursor of a carboxy-amidated peptide flanked by dibasic cleavage sites and optionally a DNA sequence encoding a ... | 08/23/2011 |
| D642234 | Magazine | 07/26/2011 |
| 7947373 | High luminance coated glass A coating composition and related coated substrates are disclosed. The coating composition of the present invention includes a first dielectric layer having a thickness ranging from 380 Å to 430 Å; a first metal layer over the first dielectric layer having a thi... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7926144 | Rollers and disks for carpet cleaning The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller, a hand-operated cleaning device, or a rigid disk. The rigid surface compresses the fibers of the soft surface as the device and the recesses decompress the fibers. The repeat... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635766 | Packaging box | 04/12/2011 |
| 7892541 | Soluble epidermal growth factor receptor isoforms Embodiments of the present invention relate to p110 soluble EGFR (p110 sEGFR) peptides and nucleic acid sequences. Antibodies, methods of detection, kits, and expression vectors for p110 sEGFR are disclosed. In addition, assays on biological samples for determining ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7881505 | Video retrieval system for human face content A method and apparatus for video retrieval and cueing that automatically detects human faces in the video and identifies face-specific video frames so as to allow retrieval and viewing of person-specific video segments. In one embodiment, the method locates human fa... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7831904 | Method of creating an XML document on a web browser The invention concerns a method of creating an XML document on a web browser. The method according to the invention comprises the steps of: receiving data input from a web browser; duplicating a source XML document stored in advance, the source XML document includin... | 11/09/2010 |
| D626847 | Packaging box | 11/09/2010 |
| 7814613 | Rollers and disks for carpet cleaning The claimed carpet cleaning apparatus incorporates recesses in a rigid surface of a roller or in a rigid disk. As the roller or disk rotates or is moved across the soft surface to be cleaned, the roller or disk presses downward on the soft surface and compresses it.... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794080 | Screwless magnetic eyewear The invention provides a magnetic connector for use between members to magnetically connect members such as members between eyewear. Magnetic connector has first and second magnets positioned in or on first and second eyewear members, respectively. Magnets are posit... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7761410 | System and method for reviewing and implementing requested updates to a primary database The invention is a system that reviews, approves, and implements updates to a primary database that houses a business's chargeable items. A duplicate database has a duplicate of each data entry in the primary database. Prior to implementation, the update is reviewed... | 07/20/2010 |
| D618997 | Packaging box for a disc | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745398 | Soluble ErbB3 and treatment of cancer Regulation of sErbB3 isoforms in methods of regulating heregulin activity or ErbB receptor activities is disclosed. Cancer therapeutics and methods of therapeutically treating cancer comprising sErbB3 are also disclosed. Detection of sErbB3 in biological samples for... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744882 | Soluble ErbB3 methods of detection and antibodies Regulation of sErbB3 isoforms in methods of regulating heregulin activity or ErbB receptor activities is disclosed. Cancer therapeutics and methods of therapeutically treating cancer comprising sErbB3 are also disclosed. Detection of sErbB3 in biological samples for... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740136 | Packaging container with clamping base A packaging container with a clamping base and an attachable protective cap serves for a unilateral, clamping or holding of a tool, an instrument, or another longitudinal object, where the clamping base comprises a clamping holder with a plurality of springy clampin... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7732157 | Soluble epidermal growth factor receptor-like proteins and their uses in cancer detection methods The present invention relates to the discovery of soluble isoforms of an Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor, or sErbB 1/HER1 variants, the provision of the sequences of nucleic acids encoding these isoforms, purified recombinant proteins, novel antibodies specific for... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725391 | Savings system based on time of transaction A computer-assisted method for an automatic savings plan. The method includes calculating a savings amount from an indication of a time of transaction for each of a plurality of transactions. The method also includes transferring the savings amount from a first acco... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7718384 | Soluble ErbB3 method of detection The present invention discloses a method using human soluble ErbB3, for example p85-sErbB3, as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 activation. The present invention also discloses p85-sErbB3 binding to heregulin with an affinity comp... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7681755 | Container with snap-in closure A container comprising a snap-in closure disposed between an upper part and a lower part of the container, the snap-in closure having a relatively strong holding or locking force and able to be opened relatively easily. The snap-in closure comprises a snap-in tab co... | 03/23/2010 |
| D612152 | Storage box | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678057 | Device and system that identifies cardiovascular insufficiency In an embodiment, the present invention provides a device that identifies cardiovascular dysfunction of a subject. The claimed device comprises a controller, a transducer, and a processor. The controller initiates collection of a plurality of data related to a physi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677390 | Individual packaging unit for precision tools An individual packaging unit for precision tools that includes a base part with a receiving opening for receiving a shaft of a breakable object loosely and with clearance. A protective part with a groove-shaped receiving device for anchoring the precision tool is di... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7669446 | Indexer for use with a sheet bending brake An indexer is used on or in combination with a sheet bending brake to cut or bend a piece of sheet metal at a predetermined location without having to make pre-measurements and marks. The indexer comprises a scale and a rotable shaft having a handle. A first bending... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7658967 | Methods for applying sound dampening and/or aesthetic coatings and articles made thereby A method for providing a coated vehicle transparency, includes the steps of: (a) providing a vehicle transparency having a vision area and a non-vision area; and (b) applying a sound dampening coating composition to at least a portion of the non-vision area of the t... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7638303 | Soluble ErbB3 receptor isoforms The present invention discloses a method using human soluble ErbB3, for example p85-sErbB3, as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 activation. The present invention also discloses p85-sErbB3 binding to heregulin with an affinity comp... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7638302 | Soluble ErbB3 receptor isoforms The present invention discloses a method using human soluble ErbB3, for example p85-sErbB3, as a negative regulator of heregulin-stimulated ErbB2, ErbB3, and ErbB4 activation. The present invention also discloses p85-sErbB3 binding to heregulin with an affinity comp... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7638047 | Water filter having zeolite layers and activated carbon layer A water filter for filtering raw water into potable water having a series of media layers in the following order: 1) sand to gravel or coarse silica; 2) zeolite; 3) activated carbon; 4) a second layer of sand to gravel or coarse silica; and 5) a second layer of zeol... | 12/29/2009 |
