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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182523 | Stent delivery system with improved retraction member An expandable stent and delivery system is provided for treating body vessel defects, such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes a core member having a non-cylindrical retraction member with extending portions configured to ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181377 | Display devices and methods of displaying objects A display device includes (a) a first mounting member containing a first film-mounting surface, wherein the first film-mounting surface demarcates a first opening in the first mounting member; (b) a second mounting member containing a second film-mounting surface, w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181289 | Sink with pre-plumbed and co-located components A lavatory system has a cabinet including a base, a basin and a head extending above the basin. A water outlet/sensor is mounted in the head. A water supply line is connected to the water outlet. A solenoid valve in the water supply line controls the flow of water t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177246 | Axle seat for vehicle suspensions Axle seats are disclosed for incorporation into vehicle suspensions of the type having a laterally extending axle and a longitudinally extending leaf spring. The axle seat includes a seat portion, a clamp group mounting surface, and an air spring mounting flange. A ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177079 | Storage systems and methods of use of the same Storage systems and methods of use of the same are disclosed. The storage systems are configured to be connected to wall structures and to be modular in construction, so as to be able to use a plurality of horizontally disposed hang rails and/or a plurality of verti... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8161758 | Automatic defrost evaporator systems A method of defrosting a eutectic plate of a refrigeration system involves activating a defrost system when a power source is connected to the refrigeration system. The defrost system is operated for all or a portion of a defrost cycle and is then deactivated. The i... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658014 | Combined cup and closure | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158184 | Structured lipid containing compositions and methods with health and nutrition promoting characteristics Medium chain triglyceride oils are interesterified with long chain domestic oils in order to form interesterified structured lipids. These structured lipids find special application in combination with phytosterols to provide compositions and methods for enhancing h... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157230 | Shelf support Shelf supports and methods of use of the same are disclosed. The shelf supports include a stop member that limits the deflection of the body of the shelf support. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156989 | Compact handheld adhesive applicator A compact handheld adhesive applicator is provided with a housing assembly and a cartridge assembly removably connected to the housing assembly. The cartridge assembly includes a primary spool for mounting an adhesive segment roll and a secondary spool for automatic... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153235 | Molded thermoplastic articles An injection molded foam article including a structure and a projection projecting from the structure. The thickness of the projection is greater than 40% of the thickness of the structure and the front surface of the structure opposite the projection is free of sin... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146755 | Storage systems and methods of use of the same Storage systems and methods of use of the same are disclosed. The storage systems are configured to be connected to wall structures and to be modular in construction, so as to be able to use a plurality of horizontally disposed hang rails and/or a plurality of verti... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146280 | Decorative frame assembly and method A decorative frame assembly is provided. The frame assembly incorporates mechanically reproduced decorative components onto outwardly facing surfaces in order to provide an inexpensive mimic of a conventional frame. A method of assembly also is provided. A typical f... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142468 | Guidewire with distal expansion feature and method for enhancing the deliverability and crossability of medical devices A guidewire navigable through body vessels of a human subject for delivery of a catheter or the like is provided. The guidewire includes an expandable segment movable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. If the catheter encounters resistance in a vessel ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137596 | Surface-coated titanium dioxide sol, process for producing the same and coating compositions containing the same A transparent titanium oxide in which the titanium oxide particles have been coated with a hydrated metal oxide having no photocatalytic activity in order to block photocatalytic activity. Hydrous titanium oxide sol particles are coated with a layer comprising a hyd... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136457 | Side bearing for a railroad car truck A side bearing for use in a railroad car truck includes a cage, a resilient element within the cage, and a cap engaging an upper end of the resilient element. The cage has a bottom surface and an upturned sidewall, while the cap includes a top surface with a downtur... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136456 | Friction wedge for railroad car truck A single-piece friction wedge for use in damping relative movement between a bolster and a side frame of a railroad car truck includes a generally horizontal bottom surface, a generally vertical front surface, and a back surface oriented at an acute primary angle wi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133553 | Process for forming a ceramic layer A process for forming a ceramic layer comprising a compound of a metal on a deposition surface of a workpiece comprises providing a reactive gas, selecting the amounts of a vapor of the metal and ions of the metal relative to each other, generating the metal vapor, ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132794 | Fine bubble delivery for potable water, wastewater, and clean water treatment A flexible tubing for fine bubble aeration is provided with an air passageway defined in part by an upper portion and a lower portion. The tubing can be made of a uniform weighted material with more material in the lower portion than in the upper portion. This makes... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655578 | Container | 03/13/2012 |
| D655577 | Container | 03/13/2012 |
| D655576 | Container | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129440 | Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with the UHMWPE, the resulting blend may be formed into slabs, bar stock, an... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128611 | Pre-assembled medical fluid flow system and method of making same A pre-assembled medical fluid flow system and method of making same are disclosed. The system includes a first sterilized fluid flow system component, a second sterilized fluid flow system component and a flow path for providing fluid communication therebetween. The... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127901 | Hydraulic damping device for drawer A hydraulic damping device includes a cylinder holding a hydraulic fluid, a piston rod moving in and out of the cylinder and having a pin at one end inside the cylinder, a rigid valve block affixed to the inner end of the pin of the piston rod and having equiangular... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126797 | System and method for displaying simple binary elements for multiple technical analysis indicators representing the status of an equity issue for simplified decision making The present invention provides a system and method for performing complex analysis of multiple technical analysis indicators, generating multiple binary elements, then presenting the results of the analysis to a user in an easily understandable way. In the present i... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118859 | Occlusion device combination of stent and mesh having offset parallelogram porosity An occlusion device for implantation within a body vessel is provided with a screen member and an associated support member. The occlusion device is radially expandable from a compressed condition, suitable for inserting the device in an introducer, to a deployed or... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117793 | Suspended ceiling grid assembly with separation joints A seismic separation joint is provided for connecting end-to-end a first grid tee to a second grid tee. Each grid tee includes a central web, with a tongue or tab extending from the web. Preferably, an elongated slot extends from the web into the tongue/tab associat... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109417 | Garment washing device with removable form A bra-washing device includes a shell and a divider removably insertable into the shell. The divider keeps one cup of the bra in one location of the shell and the other cup of the bra in another location of the shell. A system for washing garments includes a shell a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100818 | Beta radiotherapy emitting surgical device and methods of use thereof A surgical device for localized delivery of beta radiation in surgical procedures, particularly ophthalmic procedures. Preferred surgical devices include a cannula with a beta radiotherapy emitting material at the distal end of the cannula. The surgical device is pa... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087521 | Storage systems and methods of use of the same Storage systems and methods of use of the same are disclosed. The storage systems are configured to be connected to wall structures and to be modular in construction, so as to be able to use a plurality of horizontally disposed hang rails and/or a plurality of verti... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083739 | Two-piece jaw for bipolar ablation device A method and device for transmural ablation using an electrosurgical device having a pair of angled clamping jaws designed to be disassembled outside the patient and reassembled within the patient in a series of method steps. This disassemble and reassemble design o... | 12/27/2011 |
| RE43044 | Electrically conductive pavement mixture An electrically conductive paving system that has enhanced conductivity of the conductive graphite/asphalt layer. This is achieved by incorporating into the paving mixture a blend of two naturally occurring crystalline flake graphites, one being coarse (generally la... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081415 | Grounding assembly A grounding assembly for electronic equipment provides a discharge path for the energy arising from lightning strikes. A conductive strap connects the ground lug of the equipment to a ground plate buried in the earth. The conductive strap has a length, width and thi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079997 | Apparatus for collecting blood samples Fluid sampling systems are disclosed. The sampling system has a flexible plastic container defining an interior chamber and an internal flow path comprising a proximal end and terminating in an open distal end. The flow path extends substantially into the interior c... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075468 | Systems and methods for mid-processing calculation of blood composition Blood separation methods are provided for mid-processing calculation of blood composition. Blood is conveyed into a device having an outlet line and the device is spun to separate platelets from the blood. A flow of platelets is conveyed from the device by the outle... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074668 | Pressure washer with diagnostic indicators An electrical pressure washer includes a diagnostic circuit for detecting operation conditions that may affect the normal operation of the pressure washer, and a plurality of indicators indicating the detected operation conditions, such as ground fault, low pressure... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074434 | Continuous longitudinal flow root crop harvesting A harvester for root crops such as beets is provided which preferably provides continuous flow of root crops from a header, along a transfer assembly, through a processing run, and to an elevator assembly. The harvester can be configured to include or accommodate in... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062739 | Hydrogels with gradient The present invention provides a hydrogel article having a multi-layered structure and exhibiting a gradient in polymer molecular weight. The invention also provides a method of forming a hydrogel article having a multi-layered structure and exhibiting a gradient in... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062347 | Implantable stents having a plurality of varying parallelogrammic cells and methods for manufacturing the same A stent for implantation within a body vessel is provided with a plurality of varying parallelogrammic cells. The stent is radially expandable from a compressed condition, suitable for inserting the device in an introducer, to a deployed or expanded condition within... | 11/22/2011 |
