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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8101160 | Formulations for use in inhaler devices A formulation for use in an inhaler device comprises carrier particles having a diameter of at least 50 μm and a mass median diameter of at least 175 μm; fine particles of an excipient material having a mass median aerodynamic diameter of not more than 20 μm; and... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101142 | Process and plant A reactor system, plant and a process for the production of methanol from synthesis gas is described in which the reactor system comprises: (a) a first reactor adapted to be maintained under methanol synthesis conditions having inlet means for supply of... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7861672 | Commercial post larval collector habitat The collector habitat device comprises panels of non-biodegradable and/or synthetic fibrous material set in durable weatherproof frames and attached to a base; when placed in, the panels hang within the water column providing numerous parallel settlement surfaces fo... | 01/04/2011 |
| RE41804 | Method for changing the clutch torque in a clutch in the power train of a vehicle having an automated manual shift transmission A method for altering the coupling torque of a coupling in the drive train of a vehicle with an automatic gearbox and/or automatic coupling in a creep drive mode of a vehicle. According to the invention, the coupling torque is altered according to at least one varia... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804930 | Nuclear fuel assembly comprising a reinforcing mesh device and the use of one such device in a nuclear fuel assembly The nuclear fuel assembly having nuclear fuel rods and a support skeleton having two nozzles, guide tubes interconnecting the nozzles, and spacer grids for holding the rods, the grids being secured to the guide tubes. The assembly further has at least one lattice re... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7584600 | Gas turbine, in particular aircraft engine and method for generating electrical energy in a gas turbine A gas turbine, in particular an aircraft engine and to a method for generating electrical energy in a gas turbine is provided. The gas turbine comprises at least on engine core (18), in which a shaft (19) produces a shaft output. The turbine is equippe... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7582143 | Moisture exchange module having bundle of moisture permeable hollow fibre membranes A moisture exchange module includes a bundle of moisture-permeable hollow fiber membranes. It is provided with a feedline for supplying a gas stream that flows through the hollow fiber membranes in an inner flow. According to the present invention, a separating devi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575667 | Electrode for electrochemical reduction An electrode (10) is provided for electrochemical reduction of a workpiece (20) that is to be treated. The electrode (10) has a predefined contour and contains an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material of the pred... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572549 | Prismatic battery made of multiple individual cells A prismatic battery including multiple individual cells, at least two of which are combined to form a prismatic module. At least two of the modules, in turn, are stacked to form the battery and joined together under tension between two end plates. The prismatic batt... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559728 | Milling tool and method for milling recesses A milling tool which is used to mill recesses, in particular, circular-shaped grooves, in a workpiece is provided. The milling tool (10) is disposed on a disk-shaped or plate-shaped base body (14) and on at least one cutting body (15) arranged o... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7554330 | Method for determining the deterioration of a battery This objective is achieved according to the present invention in that in a method for determining the deterioration of a battery, the charge and discharge cycles of the battery are measured by number and depth of the charge/discharge. For each of the charge and disc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552953 | Door arrester A door arrester for a door of a motor vehicle includes a holder housing including a passage opening for a retaining bar, the holder housing including a first supporting housing part. The first supporting housing part includes injection-molded plastic and a fastening... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7527672 | Moisture exchange module having a bundle of moisture-permeable hollow fibre membranes A moisture exchange module includes a bundle of moisture-permeable hollow fiber membranes through which a first gas stream can flow. The bundle of hollow fiber membranes is arranged in a housing, the housing being provided with line elements for supplying and discha... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7424085 | Cluster for adjusting a nuclear reactor core reactivity, absorber rod of the cluster and method for protecting the absorber rod against wear A control cluster for a pressurized water nuclear reactor comprising a bundle of neutron-absorbing rods each of which comprises a metal tube called cladding which is sealed off by a top end plug at its top end and by a bottom end plug at its bottom end and has a sup... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422626 | Method and device for declogging filter A method of declogging at least one filter of a plant for manufacturing uranium oxide from uranium hexafluoride, including separating, from the wall of the filter, uranium oxyfluoride particles deposited, by a stream of inert gas such as nitrogen, injected into the ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7404292 | Hydraulic system, in particular for motor vehicles In a hydraulic system for motor vehicles in particular, including a master cylinder, a slave cylinder, and a pressure medium line connecting them, an inexpensive pressure boost is achieved by the fact that the hydraulic system includes a pump having an inlet and an ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7374940 | Method and apparatus for determining the progress of a uranium oxyfluoride conversion reaction in a furnace and for controlling the reaction A substance in a condensed state, for example a powdered solid, is in continuous movement in the longitudinal direction (6) of a furnace (4, 5). A reactive gas mixture is brought into contact with the substance in the condensed state. A plurality of sa... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373235 | Method and system for control of an automatic friction clutch arranged between an engine and a gearbox on a motor vehicle An automatic friction clutch, contained in the drive train of a motor vehicle is controlled such that a preset clutch torque can be transmitted. The preset clutch torque is composed of a pilot clutch torque M and a clutch torque Msr, which is dependent on slip. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370745 | Hydraulic clutch-release system A hydraulic clutch-release system has a dual-piston clutch actuator for actuating a twin clutch of an automated manual transmission of a vehicle. The actuator has pistons disposed coaxially with one another in a housing. The pistons are accommodated movably relative... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364631 | Zirconium-based alloy having a high resistance to corrosion and to hydriding by water and steam and process for the thermomechanical transformation of the alloy The alloy contains, by weight, at least 95% zirconium and from 0.01 to 0.1% sulphur and, optionally, at least one element from the group consisting of the elements tin, iron, chromium, hafnium, niobium, nickel, oxygen and vanadium, the balance of the alloy consistin... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360359 | Hydraulic system having an emergency release mechanism for a clutch having servo-assisted pedal actuation To disengage a clutch using the clutch actuation in the event of a failure of the system, having pedal force-assisted pressurization of the hydraulic system, composed of two hydraulic circuits, a master cylinder and a slave cylinder being essentially disposed in the... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351046 | Shaft-hub connection A shaft-hub connection for transferring a torque between a shaft (1) and a hub (3) with the aid of at least one drive element (2). To enable a torque transfer which is practically resistant to wear, even under the effect of transversal forces, t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343832 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper is described having at least two parts rotatable around an axis of rotation, which are pivotable toward one another against the effect of at least one energy accumulator, the parts pivotable toward one another having regions using which ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341524 | Torsional vibration damper A torsional vibration damper, particularly for use between the engine and the transmission of the power train in a motor vehicle, including two flywheels rotatable relative to each other against the opposition of a first energy storing device employing, for example,... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341137 | Clutch assembly A clutch assembly in which a clutch, in order to engage, is pressed together against the force of the lining springiness via a lever plate. An additional spring force, which acts upon the lever plate in an opposite direction, alters the load placed on the clutch act... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341029 | Adjusting device for a camshaft An adjusting device for the rotational position of the camshaft of a reciprocating piston engine relative to the crankshaft has a variator which is designed as a three-shaft transmission having a fixed-to-the-crankshaft input shaft, a fixed-to-the-camshaft output sh... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332846 | Damping device A damping device for damping speed irregularities of a rotating shaft includes an armature having at least one armature part made of a non-ferromagnetic, electrically conductive material. An exciter configured to permeate the armature part in at least some regions w... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7247318 | Controlled release formulations having rapid onset and rapid decline of effective plasma drug concentrations The invention is directed to oral modified/controlled release drug formulations which provide a rapid initial onset of effect and a prolonged duration of effect. Preferably, the peak concentration is lower than that provided by the reference standard for immediate r... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7153692 | Diagnostic methods for determining susceptibility to convulsive conditions The present invention exploits the discovery that amounts of uracil and thymine metabolites, especially β-aminoisobutyric acid, in various bodily fluids, especially urine, are correlated with the occurrence of epilepsy when compared to matched control subjects. Ana... | 12/26/2006 |
| 6852336 | Directly compressible high load acetaminophen formulations Direct compressed solid pharmaceutical dosage forms containing: a) from about 40 to about 95% by weight acetaminophen; b) from about 1 to about 60% by weight of a direct compression vehicle comprising microcrystall... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6639053 | HCV-derived RNA polymerase gene The present invention provides a gene encoding an RNA polymerase which plays an important role in the reproduction of hepatitis C virus, and a method of screening using this gene or this RNA polymerase protein, thereby allowing easy performance of screeni... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6308625 | Hopper gripper drum A gripper drum device comprising a drum body rotatable about a central axis, an actuating shaft rotatable within the drum body, a box cam follower connected to the actuating shaft for moving the actuating shaft, a gripper seat connected to the actuating s... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6231886 | Methods of providing sustained treatment with opioids A method of effectively treating pain in humans is achieved by administering buprenorphine in accordance with first order kinetics over an initial three-day dosing interval, such that a maximum plasma concentration from about 20 pg/ml to about 1052 pg/ml ... | 05/15/2001 |
