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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7855754 | Television display cover A television display cover for covering the screen of a plasma or LCD screen when the television is not in use. The cover can be converted from existing frames, framed art, or mirrors already contained in a users' home or wall or panel for attachment of the display ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850836 | Method of electro-depositing a conductive material in at least one through-hole via of a semiconductor substrate An initial pulse current cycle is supplied to at least one through-hole via. The pulse current cycle includes a forward pulse current. The magnitude of the forward pulse current is lower than the magnitude of the reverse pulse current. A corresponding forward and re... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841518 | Code based access systems A system including at least two parts or stations wherein a transaction or connection between any two or more of the parts or stations is conducted or established by an access code, the access code being available to an accessed part or station and requiring an iden... | 11/30/2010 |
| D627877 | Syringe | 11/23/2010 |
| 7766226 | Code based access systems A system including at least two parts or stations wherein a transaction or connection between any two or more of the parts or stations is conducted or established by means of an access code, the access code being available to an accessed part or station and requirin... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7722554 | CPR device with counterpulsion mechanism A system for performing chest compression and abdominal compression for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The system includes a motor and gearbox including a system of clutches and brakes which allow for controlling and limiting the movement of compressing mechanisms o... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7686492 | Film illumination system An illuminator film system may include one or more pre-cut sections of optical film applied to a waveguide to allow light to exit the waveguide through the film in a predetermined manner. The one or more pre-cut sections may be removed and reapplied during a procedu... | 03/30/2010 |
| D611934 | Audio headset | 03/16/2010 |
| 7666154 | Public access CPR and AED device with varying levels of access A system for resuscitation of a heart attack victim. The system includes CPR device which compresses the victim's chest, a defibrillator which may be used to defibrillate the patient, and an identification system for identifying the person operating the system. Depe... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666153 | CPR compression device and method including a fluid filled bladder Improved automatic chest compression systems which use constricting belts, repeatedly inflating bladders, or reciprocating pistons to compress the chest. A bladder is placed between the chest and the particular mechanism used to compress the chest during CPR. The bl... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665991 | Endodontic obturator An endodontic obturator for filling an endodontically prepared root canal of a tooth. The endodontic obturator includes an elongated shaft of having a proximate portion and a distal portion. The proximate portion has a handle portion connected thereto or is suitable... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665743 | Adjustable strut spacer An adjustable strut spacer includes two complementary strut spacer disks that engage each other and the vehicle suspension to provide adjustable spacing. Each strut spacer disk is flat on one side and stepped on the other side. The steps of the upper strut spacer en... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661391 | Swiftlets farming for production of edible bird's nests An edible bird's nests production facility comprising of: a wholly man made artificial caves system and/or converted natural relief such as caves, valleys, cliffs forming the nesting habitat and associated supporting facilities configured to breed swiftlets for thei... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658192 | Method and device for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea This invention relates to devices and methods for maintaining upper airway patency during sleep for the treatment of sleeping disorders, upper airway resistance syndrome, snoring and obstructive sleep apnea. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7656319 | Context-based encoding and decoding of signals A system for the context-based for the context-based encoding of an input signal includes a domain transform module and a context-based coding module. The domain transform module is operable to convert the input signal into a sequence of transform coefficients c[i].... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654593 | Safety hook for patient lift A safety hook for mounting on the extremity of a spreader bar of a patient lift is secured to a base member that is connected to or integral with the spreader bar. A load-bearing hook member is pivotally suspended from the base member to allow the hook member to mov... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645329 | Composite air/hydrocarbon trap filter assembly A tamper resistant hydrocarbon trap and air filter assembly includes a cylindrical carbon trap filter extending from a sealed upstream end to a downstream end seated and sealed in a forwardly facing recess of an adaptor. A conventional cylindrical air filter surroun... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641293 | Offset track An offset track forms a pattern perpendicular to the centerline of the track which enables tracks to be formed with even or odd number of metal inserts and thus accommodate virtually any tracked vehicle. The offset track uses variations in body thickness and lug wid... | 01/05/2010 |
| D606972 | Audio headset | 12/29/2009 |
| 7616987 | Microprobe for 3D bio-imaging, method for fabricating the same and use thereof A microprobe that is capable of using an incident and reflected radiation ray for three-dimensional (3-D) bio-imaging. The microprobe comprises a hollow body closed at one end and having an aperture at an opposite end, at least one 3-D free space micromirror, at lea... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611475 | Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7601848 | Multifunctional reagent for the synthesis of thiol modified oligomers The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein Z represents a hydrocarbon with 2 to 28 C atoms, wherein Z can also comprise elements N, O, P, S, Si and halogen as heteroatoms, R1 and R2 are identical or different sulfur protecting g... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7590287 | Method for generating a quality oriented significance map for assessing the quality of an image or video A method for generating a quality oriented significance camp for assessing the quality of an image or video, comprising the steps of extracting features of the image or video, determining a perceptual quality requirement of at least one extracted feature and integra... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578241 | Telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift A telescopic rail and carriage assembly for suspending a patient lift. The carriage has a downward projection to which the patient lift is to be connected. The telescopic rail has an inner rail section and an outer rail section. The outer rail section is provided wi... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575565 | Extravasation minimization device The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The extravasation minimization device allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field while also providing a stable s... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7562987 | Complex mirror projection display A rear projection display according to the present disclosure includes a complex mirror as an optical element to simplify the optical design. The mirror may be symmetrical about at least one axis to require optimization of only half the optical system. The mirror ma... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556663 | Dual pleated air filter A dual pleated air filter according to the present disclosure may include two or more generally parallel, pleated filter elements layered perpendicular to the influent air stream and having the pleats of adjacent filter elements oriented orthogonally. Within each pl... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7556009 | Air intake manifold for coupling the output of a compressor to the air intake of an internal combustion engine An elongated air intake manifold, for coupling a compressor outlet to the air intake of an internal combustion engine, includes bottom, top and side walls progressing from a circular upstream end through a sweeping curved central section to a 90° bend section termi... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7553278 | Protective cap for arthroscopic instruments A protective cap for use on arthroscopic instruments and sheaths disposed over arthroscopic instruments. The cap protects the distal end of the instrument from accidental damage caused by other instruments used during a surgical procedure. The portion of the cap tha... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7551979 | Robot calibration system and method A robot calibration system and method for robots in semiconductor wafer processing systems is disclosed. The calibration system comprises a calibration array, a dummy wafer and a control system programmed with a calibration routine. The calibration array has an plur... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7551665 | Ultra wideband receiver architecture using high order Gaussian pulses and method of operation An ultra wideband (UWB) receiver system operable to process a high order Gaussian pulse includes an integrator group, a correlator circuit and a comparator circuit. The integrator group includes an input coupled to receive the high order Gaussian pulse and an output... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549909 | Methods for optical endpoint detection during semiconductor wafer polishing A method of measuring a change in thickness of a layer of material disposed on a wafer while polishing the layer. Light is directed at the surface of the wafer from an optical sensor disposed within the polishing pad. The intensity of the reflected light is measured... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547301 | Device and method to slow or stop the heart temporarily Implantable cardiac drug delivery systems. The systems are installed endocardially into a chamber in the heart, and are variously capable of delivering anti-arrhythmia agents into the heart wall, and into the epicardial space outside the heart, and into other chambe... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7547103 | LCoS display system with software/firmware correction enabling use of imperfect LCoS chips A LCoS projection display system using two LCoS chips and a variable color filter. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 6720296 | Decorative soap with embedded liquid image layer and further comprising a toy or figurine A soap assembly comprising a transparent soap, an embedded toy, figurine or the like, and an embedded image layer. The soap assembly could also comprise a transparent soap with an embedded dissolvable image layer. The dissolvable image layer could be a liquid such t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6719171 | Wire frame mounting structure for ornaments within a container A pump, spray or suction actuated dispenser with a suction tube extending into a container, wherein the suction tube is used to mount a helix, and the helix carries at least one ornamental figure. ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 7537645 | High flow air filtration system for Dodge truck An air filtration system for a vehicle includes a filter housing comprising a first wall, a second wall, and a center wall disposed between the first and second walls. An intermediate tube is disposed within an outlet port in the center wall. An air intake tube is c... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532763 | Method and a device for processing bit symbols generated by a data source; a computer readable medium; a computer program element A method for processing bit symbols generated by a data source, in particular a video, still image or audio source, comprising the following steps of constructing a plurality of bit-planes from the data source, each bit-plane comprising a plurality of bit-plane symb... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7517326 | Resuscitation device including a belt cartridge A resuscitation device for automatic compression of victim's chest using a compression belt which exerts force evenly over the entire thoracic cavity. The belt is constricted and relaxed through a motorized spool assembly which repeatedly tightens the belt and relax... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517325 | Automated chest compression apparatus with a bladder between the belt and the patient A system applies cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to a recipient. An automated controller is provided together with a compression device which periodically applies a force to a recipient's thorax under control of the automated controller. A band is adapted to be ... | 04/14/2009 |
