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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182404 | Method for converting a trimming machine for the preferably three-sided trimming of a stack of sheets The invention provides for the replacement of the cutting plate (15) and the press die (16) to be carried out automatically, specifically with the aid of a positioning device for positioning the stack of printed sheets (11) to be trimmed under t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172729 | Exercise treadmill for simulating pushing and pulling actions and exercise method therefor An exercise treadmill having an endless exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing or pulling of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistan... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161779 | Lock for a sliding door A lock for a sliding door (14), with a lock case (24) for receiving a lock cylinder (30), the lock cylinder (30) being arranged in a recess (36) of the lock case (24) such that, in order to lock the lock (22), a bolt ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151392 | Method for smoothing articles of clothing, and tunnel finisher A method for additionally conducting the hot air for finishing the articles of clothing (14) along the articles of clothing (14) in counterflow to the transporting direction (13). This leads to more effective finishing of the articles of clothin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147164 | Road miller A line system (24) for a road miller, which rotates along with the milling roller (11) and which supplies water directly to the nozzles (23) which are arranged on the lateral surface (18) of the milling roller (11), to be arranged ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143034 | Method for preparing long-chain hydroxyacids, diacids and oligomers and polymers thereof A method and process for the preparation of ricinoleic acid analogs and oligomers and polymers containing such ricinoleic acid analogs. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142129 | Method and apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry treatment device, in particular a mangle Items of laundry have to be stretched out by a spreading device (14) before they are inserted into a mangle or any other laundry treatment device. To this end, the spreading device (14) has spreading clips (15) which can be moved away from one a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8123476 | Method for regulating a wind energy installation A method of operating installations (10), in particular wind energy installations (10), having a component (22) which endangers flying animals, in which the component assumes a first state which endangers animals to a greater extent and a second... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123030 | Cigarette pack and process and device for producing it An aroma-tight or moisture-tight pack for cigarettes (10) having an inner pack (12), produced from cardboard or a comparable packaging material, made tight as a result of corresponding treatment, and an outer pack (13) in the form of a hinge-lid... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113362 | Method for lifting of components of wind energy installations A method for lifting of components of a wind energy installation (10) to an installation height, in which a hoisting means (26) of a first hoisting device (20) is guided starting from a hoisting means drive (24), which is arranged close t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100608 | Retaining wall A retaining wall, in particular a retaining wall (24) inclined against a soil backfill, composed of individual shaped blocks (20, 21, 22, 23), the shaped blocks (20, 21, 22, 23) being arranged one above the other in layers (30) and the sh... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099981 | Apparatus for preheating batches of glass cullet An apparatus for preheating a batch (12) of glass cullet which is preferably enriched with raw materials for glass production, comprising a bunker (14) preferably having flow ducts for the passage of warm (off)gas. To discharge the preheated batch of g... | 01/24/2012 |
| D651436 | Toothbrush holder | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084749 | Electrode for influencing ion motion in mass spectrometers An electrode for influencing ion motion in mass spectrometers, having a dielectric substrate and a conducting layer on portions of the substrate, wherein peripheral borders, edges or convex shapes of the conducting layer adjoin free regions of the substrate. Accordi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075636 | Method and device for the wet treatment of items to be washed An inline washing system to be formed from a tunnel-type washing machine (10) which only washes the items of laundry is described. Rinsing and also water removal are then performed in the downstream water-removal press (18). It has been found that the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074428 | Method of, and apparatus for, producing bag packs For the production and filling of (sheet-material) bags (10) with one tobacco portion (18) each, a plurality of bags (10) are preferably made available in the region of a filling station (20). The latter is located in the vicinity of a pr... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069981 | Hinged lid box for cigarettes A cigarette pack of the hinge-lid box type in which box side walls (24) and lid side walls (25) are correspondingly formed as a polygonal chain from adjoining wall portions (27, 28, 29), and the wall portions (27, 28, 29) are designed wit... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069818 | Drinking trough for animals and water-collecting bowl for a drinking trough for animals Drinking troughs for in particular poultry feature drinking valves arranged at regular intervals along a water supply line, with each drinking valve being assigned a water-collecting bowl (14). The water-collecting bowls (14) are usually made of plasti... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069510 | Spring system for upholstery, mattresses or the like A spring system in particular for upholstery and/or mattresses of push-carriage seats, furniture for sitting on or lying on or the like, having a plurality of successively spaced-apart slats (20), in particular resilient slats, and having supporting bodies ( | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066922 | Method and device for the production of a plastic profile In the production of elongate plastic profiles (10), which usually takes place by the pultrusion process, the cured plastic profile (10) emerging from a die (14) is pulled through the stationary die (14) by a take-off device. This process... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066109 | Device for handling diapers A powerful throughput magazine of the ‘first in first out’ type is activated for the handling of diapers (10) or similar objects during the transport from a converter (13) to a packer (14), the diapers being transported as diaper groups (... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056304 | Method of, and apparatus for, handling nappies For the purpose of packaging diapers (10), the latter are fed to a grouping arrangement (13) in order to produce diaper groups (20, 21) from a plurality of diapers (10) positioned closely one beside the other. The diaper groups (20, 21... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8045183 | Method for determining at least the position of a movable part of a drive unit such as an internal combustion engine or the similar A method for determining at least the position of a moving part of the drive assembly, in which the part is illuminated or exposed to light and thereby the passage of light between the moving part and a part which corresponds thereto is determined. The passage of li... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037553 | Tankless ventilated toilet with bidet The present invention provides a toilet and/or a toilet and bidet combination having immediate reflush capability. Preferred embodiments comprise a tankless toilet and/or toilet and bidet combination and a bowl ventilation apparatus integrated therein. The tankless ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034854 | Bitumen mixture and use thereof A bitumen mixture for high-performance overlayment roofing membranes having an only minimally higher SBS rubber content, compared with simple roofing membranes, and a comparatively high filler content. The bitumen mixture provides high-quality overlayment roofing me... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028444 | Apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a laundry-treatment arrangement, in particular a mangle An apparatus for feeding items of laundry to a mangle having loading clamps (27) arranged on conveyors (20) having endless toothed belts (21), the loading clamps (27) being driven in circulation, and if the respective toothed belts (21... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026389 | Solid and water-soluble active ingredient and herbicide formulation, production process therefor, and process for controlling weeds The present invention provides active ingredients and herbicide formulations, as well as the production processes therefor. The active ingredient of the invention is a dry, solid ammonium salt of glyphosate, having high purity (95 to 100%) and low humidity ( | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024896 | Anchor recess former A device that attaches to the rebar used to manufacture a concrete item and is left in place as the wet concrete is placed within the form for the concrete item and allowed to cure. The device is a hollow, walled, generally cup- or half disc-shaped structure having ... | 09/27/2011 |
| D646019 | Wand for relaxing hair | 09/27/2011 |
| D646018 | Wand for relaxing hair | 09/27/2011 |
| D646017 | Wand for relaxing hair | 09/27/2011 |
| D645727 | Cover plate | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007409 | Exercise treadmill for simulating a pushing action and exercise method therefor An exercise treadmill having an endless exercise surface for walking or running while exercising, a resistance mechanism for providing a resistance for simulating the pushing of a load, wherein the resistance can be adjusted and set to a specific resistance setting.... | 08/30/2011 |
| D643932 | Triple nozzle | 08/23/2011 |
| 7994650 | Rotor blade and wind energy installation A rotor blade for a wind energy installation, in which the rotor blade (22) is formed in a plurality of parts, preferably in two parts, with respect to the rotor blade longitudinal direction, in particular in order to temporarily reduce the longitudinal exten... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985597 | Process and apparatus for providing a gaseous substance for the analysis of chemical elements or compounds The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for providing a gaseous substance for the analysis of chemical elements or compounds. In one embodiment, a starting substance is continuously admixed with a reagent substance. This results in a gaseous reaction ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984603 | Device for handling bobbins of packaging material For supplying machines, namely packaging machines, with web-like packaging material which is present in the form of a reel, a reel store (15) is fitted out with a portal (16), in which the reels (10 . . . 13) are kept on pallets (14). A p... | 07/26/2011 |
| D642289 | Light emitting diode | 07/26/2011 |
| D641767 | Glue nozzle | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977516 | Process of obtainment of trans-resveratrol and/or emodin and nutraceutical compositions containing them Processes for the separation and purification of polyphenol trans-resveratrol and/or anthraquinone emodin from Polygonum cuspidatum and/or Rumex acetosa, by means of solvent selective extraction. Products obtained by this process present high level of ... | 07/12/2011 |
