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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7931855 | Method of controlling the oxygen content of a powder A method of reducing the oxygen content of a powder is provided. A canister is prepared with a getter, filled with the powder to be densified, sealed and evacuated. The canister is subjected to a hydrogen atmosphere at an elevated temperature whereby hydrogen diffus... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931790 | Methods for forming small-volume electrical contacts and material manipulations with fluidic 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... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7923077 | Continuous method for producing inorganic nanotubes Production of nanotubes of carbon or of other inorganic material by moving a carbon-containing substrate, such as a tape or belt of carbon fibers, within a reaction chamber either though an electric arc in a gap between two electrodes or adjacent an electrode so tha... | 04/12/2011 |
| D635502 | Cup holder | 04/05/2011 |
| D635388 | Pillow | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916817 | Method and apparatus for improving the performance of pilot symbol assisted receivers in the presence of narrowband interference A method for reducing interference from at least one narrowband interferer in a pilot symbol assisted receiver (10) includes the steps of; receiving a stream of received data, passing the stream of received data through an adaptive filter that reduces interfe... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913709 | Umbrella An umbrella (1) in which the canopy is supported, tensioned and retained on a frame without any external points. The ends of conventional ribs (6,7) are provided with force spreading components (8) which are located within pockets (9) at ... | 03/29/2011 |
| D635108 | Aircraft seat unit | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909973 | Methods for forming small-volume electrical contacts and material manipulations with fluidic 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... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901002 | Clip for tensioning and attaching trim cover, and vehicle seat A clip for use in a cushion for a vehicle seat, wherein the cushion includes a cushioned pad and a trim cover , the cushioned pad having a recess portion and a wire embedded in the cushioned pad so as to be partially exposed to the recess portion from the cushioned ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897361 | Methods of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease Methods and compositions relating to Alzheimer's disease are provided. Specifically, proteins that are differentially expressed in the Alzheimer's disease state relative to their expression in the normal state are provided. Proteins associated with Alzheimer's disea... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892819 | Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices Disclosed are devices for amplifying a preselected polynucleotide in a sample by conducting a polynucleotide amplification reaction. The devices are provided with a substrate microfabricated to include a polynucleotide amplification reaction, chamber, having at leas... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7888281 | Selective oxidation of alkanes and/or alkenes to valuable oxygenates A catalyst, its method of preparation and its use for producing at least one of methacrolein and methacrylic acid, for example, by subjecting isobutane or isobutylene or a mixture thereof to a vapor phase catalytic oxidation in the presence of air or oxygen. In the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7856063 | Narrowband interference suppression for OFDM systems A method for suppressing narrowband interference in OFDM receivers is provided including the steps of acquiring a sample of received data, estimating parameters of each of a number of narrowband interferers from the acquired sample of data, forming an excision filte... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854687 | Trampoline and enclosure system A trampoline comprising a flexible mat (3) and a plurality of springs (4) holding the mat in tension within a peripheral frame (1) of the trampoline which surrounds the mat has an enclosure system surrounding the mat. The enclosure has a lower p... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854461 | Slide/flip-up type seat for automobile A slide/flip-up type automobile-seat is disclosed. The seat is provided with lock-release restricting mechanisms provided at lower rail members of a slide rail mechanism for keeping slide lock levers in unlockable states with respect to the lower rail members during... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7852171 | Filter-attenuator chip device A microchip device is disclosed that combines a signal attenuator and a frequency filter. An embodiment of the device includes an input contact, an output contact, and a ground contact formed on the surface of a substrate. Resistive elements formed on the substrate ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7838256 | Assay and kit for drug efflux transporter activity The present invention relates to high-throughput cell-based assays for real-time monitoring of multi-resistant drug protein activity. The present invention is an improvement over existing assays in that in addition to a fluorescent drug efflux probe as an indicator ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833946 | Water-based drilling fluid A water based drilling fluid contains as additive one or more alkyl ethoxylates having the formula RO(CH2CH2O)nH; wherein: R is a C16-22alkyl group (preferably R is aliph... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829671 | 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... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828384 | Device for adjusting height of automobile seat A height adjusting device for an automobile seat is disclosed. The height adjusting device includes a sector gear (13) arranged between a side frame section (1) of a seat cushion frame of the seat and a linkage arm (2) and supported to a fixing ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828379 | Vehicle seat with system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of person sitting on the seat There is disclosed a vehicle seat provided with a system for facilitating relieving of fatigue of an occupant on the vehicle seat, the vehicle seat including a seat back, the system comprising an occupant's body-motion promoting means 6 provided in an interio... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7799358 | Compositions and methods for improving curd yield of coagulated milk products Disclosed are compositions and methods for enhancing the yield of coagulated milk products including cheese and other fermented milk products. Admixture of structurally expanded celluloses into milk allows substantial incorporation of additional whey solids and flui... | 09/21/2010 |
| D623096 | Buggy | 09/07/2010 |
| D622640 | Buggy | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771985 | Mesoscale detection structures Disclosed are devices for detecting the presence of a preselected analyte in a fluid sample. The devices comprise a substrate microfabricated to define a sample inlet port, and a mesoscale flow system that includes a sample flow channel extending from the inlet port... | 08/10/2010 |
| D621456 | Golf tee | 08/10/2010 |
| H2245 | Age-hardenable, nickel-base superalloy with improved notch ductility A precipitation hardenable nickel base alloy that provides a novel combination of elevated temperature strength, ductility, and reduced notch sensitivity at temperatures up to about 1300° F. is described. The alloy contains, in weight percent, about | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765253 | Object name system An object name system (ONS) for locating one or more servers associated with an Electronic Product Code (EPC) is described. The system utilizes translation format strings to translate an EPC to an EPC domain prefix. The ONS server matches the EPC number to the addre... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7762219 | Recirculation system for motor A motor has an engine block with cylinders arranged to fire in a firing order. A recirculation system delivers combusted mixture from a cylinder which has just fired to at least partly mix with fuel for the next cylinder in the firing order. Injector bodies (401 | 07/27/2010 |
| 7737169 | Anionically substituted 7-nitroindoline derivatives and their uses Anionically substituted 7-nitroindoline derivatives are disclosed and their uses as caged compounds from which effector species such as neurotransmitters and amino acids are releasable on irradiation with light. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7722120 | Automobile seat An automobile seat in which spaced apart side brackets of a seat back are individually faced to spaced apart side brackets of a seat cushion, a pivot shaft is penetrated through the brackets and bridged between the brackets, and reclining lock devices are assembled ... | 05/25/2010 |
| D616068 | Valve | 05/18/2010 |
| 7714139 | IDO inhibitors and methods of use Compounds, compositions and methods for the treatment of malignancy are disclosed. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708667 | Trampoline and enclosure system A trampoline has an enclosure system including a barrier of a flexible material (14) such as a net material surrounding the trampoline mat above the mat and having a lower peripheral part coupled directly or indirectly to the mat, and a plurality of resilient... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704175 | Link plate for roller chain and manufacturing method thereof A method of manufacturing a link plate for a roller chain, and the resulting link plate in which (1) the link plate has a shape comprising a pair of right and left pin holes, a pair of right and left half arcs, which are spaced outwardly from the pin holes respectiv... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7700307 | Mitochondrial stress-70 protein markers for colorectal cancer Provided are previously uncharacterised markers of cancers, for example colorectal cancers, and uses of these as diagnostic and prognostic markers of cancers, and in particular colorectal cancers. The markers are SEQ ID NO: 1—hnRNP-K; SEQ ID NO:2—HMG-1; SEQ ID N... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697196 | Tuneable optical amplifier or optical parametric oscillator A parametric process is provided for producing visible light at a second wavelength including pumping an optical fiber (4) with input light (1) at a first wavelength of less than one micron, which is longer than the second wavelength, and wherein the o... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695978 | MALDI target plate utilizing micro-wells An arrangement for a MALDI sample plate for ion mass spectroscopy is disclosed. The sample is configured to shape the hypersonic explosion which creates the ions generated in a MALDI-type time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The MALDI sample plate includes a glass wafe... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7678024 | Trampoline The invention comprises a trampoline including a flexible mat, a plurality of resiliently flexible rods each having a lower end retained in a frame of the trampoline and an enlarged upper end, and a plurality of fittings coupled to the mat about a periphery of the m... | 03/16/2010 |
