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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660027 | Aircraft seat | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175744 | Industrial furnaces and device for performing the method and computer program In order to plan the performance of heat treatment of metal workpieces before the beginning of the heat treatment in the particular industrial furnace and perform it autonomously thereafter, the invention proposes a method and computer program and an apparatus havin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173005 | Upgrading waste heat with heat pumps for thermochemical hydrogen production This invention relates to hydrogen production using combined heat pumps and a thermochemical cycle. Low grade waste heat can be upgraded to higher temperatures via salt/ammonia and/or MgO/vapor chemical heat pumps, which release heat at successively higher temperatu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171975 | Apparatus for causing planar parts to be bonded onto a seat pad An apparatus for mounting planar components onto a pad for a seat is disclosed. The apparatus includes a lower die for allowing the pad to be carried thereon in a condition where a section of the pad onto which the planar components are to be mounted faces upward, a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171742 | Pressure wave generator A pressure wave generator (40) for driving one or more cryogenic refrigerator systems. The pressure wave generator (40) comprises a housing with one or more inlet/outlet ports (57,58) through which generated pressure waves of gas may pass throug... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163744 | Tetrahydro-isoquinolin-1-ones for the treatment of cancer The present invention provides a compound selected from compounds of formula I as ligand binding to the HDM2 protein, inducing apoptosis and inhibiting proliferation, and having therapeutic utility in cancer therapy. Compounds of formula (I) can be used as therapeut... | 04/24/2012 |
| D656750 | Aircraft seat | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145371 | Dynamic control system for a marine vessel A dynamic control system for a marine vessel having two or more waterjet units as the primary propulsion system of the vessel, for maintaining vessel position or velocity when in a dynamic control mode, comprises a position or velocity indicator to indicate vessel p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145370 | Steering system for a marine vessel A steering system for a marine vessel includes one or more steering devices operable to turn a marine vessel; a steering input device arranged to generate a desired turn rate signal; a rate sensor arranged to generate a turn rate signal indicative of vessel turn rat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143969 | Multiple tap attenuator microchip device A multiple tap attenuator microchip device is disclosed. The device includes a substrate having two or more attenuator taps formed on a surface of the substrate. One or more ground contacts are also formed on the substrate surface and operatively connected to the at... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8126619 | Weight calculation compensation A method and apparatus for determining weight of a payload lifted by a rig of a load lifting machine. The weight is determined from at least one parameter being or indicative of the force or pressure existing in or applied by the rig while the payload is lifted and ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105211 | Edge fittings for soft-edged trampolines A soft edged trampoline includes a flexible mat supported from a base frame by a plurality of resiliently flexible rods. Each rod has an enlarged upper end. A plurality of fittings coupled to the mat about the periphery of the mat each include a socket cavity which ... | 01/31/2012 |
| D652665 | Pillow | 01/24/2012 |
| D652645 | Aircraft seat | 01/24/2012 |
| D652644 | Aircraft seat | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096890 | Amusement ride assembly and method An amusement ride assembly includes a rotatable endless loop cable spanning between end stations and a drive system operable to rotate the loop cable. A passenger carrier is suspended from the cable and includes a roller mechanism to enable the passenger carrier to ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8084732 | Resistive glass structures used to shape electric fields in analytical instruments A reflectron lens for a time-of-flight mass spectrometer and a method of making same are disclosed. The reflectron lens includes a glass tube having a conductive surface along the length of the tube. The conductive surface has an electrical resistance gradient along... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083915 | Methods for forming small-volume electrical contacts and material manipulations with fluid microchannels A microfabricated device employing a bridging membrane and methods for electrokinetic transport of a liquid phase biological or chemical material using the same are described. The bridging membrane is deployed in or adjacent to a microchannel and permits either ioni... | 12/27/2011 |
| D649793 | Aircraft seat | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061780 | Cushion for seat A cushion for a seat of good appearance. The cushion for a seat comprises a three-dimensional cover constituted of a front surface portion, a substantially U-shaped rear surface portion arranged oppositely to the front surface portion while spaced apart therefrom, a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058462 | Ligand modified poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion materials, their uses and processes for their preparation Ligand-modified poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion materials and their uses are disclosed, in particular for nutritional, medical, cosmetic or biologically related applications for example for the treatment of a deficiency related to a component of the material or for the r... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8021895 | Markers of renal transplant rejection and renal damage The present invention relates to methods of detecting renal transplant rejection and other forms of renal damage. Protein markers or renal damage are provided, along with assays for detecting said markers. Also provided are methods for identifying markers of renal d... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020932 | Vehicle seat A vehicle seat is disclosed which comprises a seat cushion (1), first and second seat backs (2, 3) separated from each other in a vehicle width direction and pivotally supported to the seat cushion (1), a first recliner device (22) for al... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017151 | Amphiphilic polymer-protein conjugates and methods of use thereof Compositions and methods for transporting biologically active proteins and polypeptides, particularly across the blood-brain barrier, are provided. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017071 | Corrosion-resistant, cold-formable, machinable, high strength, martensitic stainless steel A corrosion resistant, martensitic steel alloy having very good cold formability is described. The alloy has the following weight percent composition. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7999232 | Gas detector A gas detector (10) that is arranged to sense the concentration levels of target gases oxygen, methane, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen sulphide, within a gas sample from an environment surrounding the detector. The gas detector (10) comprises laser sour... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993674 | Drug dose-form and method of manufacture Disclosed is a novel solid dosage unit, preferably in the form of a film or thin troche, containing at least one pharmaceutical agent, and its method of manufacture, which involves introduction of a fluid containing at least one non-volatile material, such as a poly... | 08/09/2011 |
| D642977 | Battery | 08/09/2011 |
| 7980181 | Drag racing roller coaster amusement ride and launch system A drag racing roller coaster amusement ride has at least two sets running rails, each set having at least one running rail and an embark point. At least two carriers (109) are arranged to carry at least one rider on a respective set of running rails with the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972233 | Bearing roller chain A bearing roller chain which is sealed by a seal mechanism which prevents entry of foreign substances from the outside and leakage of lubricating oil leakage from the inside to the outside, resulting in an improvement in wear resistance of the bearing roller and avo... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7971706 | Conveyor chain and conveyor chain driving device A conveyor having conveyor chain 100 adapted to be engaged and driven by drums 180 and 190 having spiral flights. The conveyor chain has a number of interconnected conveying modules 120, 140, 150 and 160. Selected modules 120 | 07/05/2011 |
| D640974 | Battery | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967381 | Automobile seat with fatigue reduction function There is disclosed a vehicle seat provided with a system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of a person driving a vehicle, the vehicle seat comprising a seat back (1) having a pad (5), the system including an occupant's body-motion promoting mechani... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963352 | Powered unicycle A powered unicycle (100) having a wheel (105) driven by a motor (107) and a control system arranged to automatically maintain the fore-aft balance of the unicycle (100) via operation of the motor (107). The unicycle (100) al... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956011 | Materials and methods for the photodirected synthesis of oligonucleotide arrays Materials and methods for photodirected synthesis of oligonucleotide arrays on a solid substrate by photodirected synthesis are disclosed which employ a film formed from (i) a photoacid generator that on photolysis generates acid that is capable of directly removing... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947703 | Phenanthridinium derivatives as DNA binding agents Disclosed are new classes of phenanthridinium derivatives, most notably dihydro-imidazo-phenanthridinium (DIP) compounds. The compounds are prepared by the reaction of the middle b ring of a phenanthridinium core with primary amines to form the DIP compounds. This r... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7943664 | Phosphate binding materials and their uses Phosphate binding materials and compositions comprising them which are solid ligand-modified poly oxo-hydroxy metal ion materials are disclosed that are based on ferric iron oxo-hydroxides modified with carboxylic acid ligands, or ionized forms thereof. These materi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942477 | Seat provided with electric or electronic equipment There is disclosed a seat that comprises a trim cover including a sheet of covering material and a wadding layer, a padding member covered with the cover, a seating surface section formed by a portion of the cover and a portion of the padding member, and electric or... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7491807 | Gene encoding a DNA repair enzyme and methods of use thereof An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a human DNA repair enzyme, MED1, is disclosed. Like other mismatch repair genes which are mutated in certain cancers, MED1, encoding nucleic acids, proteins and antibodies thereto may be used to advantage in genetic or canc... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7482159 | Snail, a new marker for tumour invasion and target protein of new antitumoral compounds The Snail transcription factor has been identified as a repressor of the expression of E-cadherin. The expression of Snail induces invasive and metastatic capacity in tumor cells. This invention presents: a new target protein, Snail, for the identification of new an... | 01/27/2009 |
