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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D637750 | Light-emitting unit for bottles and other containers | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928059 | Use of neuropeptides for traumatic cartilage injury Disclosed are a method and a corresponding pharmaceutical composition for treating damaged cartilage and subchondral bone. Neurogenic compounds in general and neuropeptides in particular have been found to be highly effective in stimulated repair of cartilage and bo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926476 | Strap for bow string release A strap for a bow string release is provided to form a semi-closed (or open) hand receiving condition wrist strap for facilitating quick attachment and detachment of the strap to the wrist. The strap facilitates one-handed coupling about an archer's wrist by selecti... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635588 | Pump | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913338 | Inflatable pad A pad (10) of interleaving linear cells (2) has loop straps (1) to hold the central section of the cells (2) linearly in parallel with the cell axis (11), whilst the opposite ends (3) of each cell (2) are secured a pr... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906138 | Intra-mammary teat sealant formulation and method of using same to reduce or eliminate visual defects in aged cheeses Described is an intra-mammary teat sealant and a corresponding method of forming a physical barrier in the teat canal of a non-human animal for prophylactic treatment of mammary disorders during the animal's dry period. The method includes the step of infusing a bis... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905371 | Label dispenser A label dispenser for storing adhesive labels provided in a roll on a backing strip, and for applying such labels to a substrate, includes a spool wherein the roll may be fit, with the label-bearing strip being fed out of a feed opening in the spool and onto a feedi... | 03/15/2011 |
| D634180 | Handle | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899520 | Medical device for monitoring biological signals A medical device having a sensor for sampling a biological signal, the biological signal representing a signal waveform and forming a waveform vector composed of the biological signal samples, and a memory for storing a least two threshold vectors composed of bounda... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7897871 | Junction box with integrated connectors for electrical wiring A junction box for electrical wiring includes one or more wiring connectors non-removably pre-mounted to side panels thereof. A variety of different connector types for supporting a variety of different types of electrical cables and wiring conduits may be provided ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896873 | Electrode catheter for the electrotherapy of cardiac tissue The present invention relates to an electrode catheter for defibrillation, mapping or ablation of cardiac tissue. Said catheter comprises a terminal (40) on the proximal end of the electrode catheter and one or more sensing and/or treatment electrodes (14,... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896592 | Adjustable motorcycle securing device A device for securing a motorcycle to a surface such as a trailer bed includes a base assembly attached to the surface and including a base plate and a pair of eccentric pivot support brackets, a pin assembly, an eccentric pivot rotatably mounted to each of the ecce... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895689 | Bed assembly A bed assembly (10) includes a frame (22) which supports four curved mattress support panels (50-56) which are able to move with pivoting of the various parts of the frame (22). The curved panels (50-56) better confor... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894476 | System and method for managing a data transmission layer for a personal medical device A system (10) for managing data transmission for a medical device (20) has several data transmission protocols (15, 15′, 15″), each having a differentiating designation (30). Each of several medical devices (20) have an identif... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7884323 | Atom probes, atom probe specimens, and associated methods The present invention relates generally to atom probes, atom probe specimens, and associated methods. For example, certain aspects are directed toward methods for analyzing a portion of a specimen that includes selecting a region of interest and moving a portion of ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880049 | Production of liquid alkanes in the jet fuel range (C8-C15) from biomass-derived carbohydrates Described is a method for making a composition comprising alkanes. The composition is suitable for use as a liquid transportation fuel in general, and jet fuel in particular. The method includes dehydrating a feedstock solution comprising a carbohydrate, in the pres... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7846114 | Compression device A compression sleeve (10) has twelve inflatable cells (13) to be wrapped around a limb. The cells (13) are inflated to set pressures and duration by a fluid source. The cells (13) are numbered (1) to (12), with (1) be... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878092 | Grasping tool A grasping tool for obtaining a firm grasp on a nut or other fastener structure that may be deformed in size or shape by time and damage. The tool includes a series of elongated fingers arranged radially in a group and mounted for longitudinal movement in a sleeve. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875090 | Method and apparatus to protect synthesis gas via flash pyrolysis and gasification in a molten liquid Disclosed are a method and a corresponding apparatus for converting a biomass reactant into synthesis gas. The method includes the steps of (1) heating biomass in a first molten liquid bath at a first temperature, wherein the first temperature is at least about 100Â... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872054 | Method for producing bio-fuel that integrates heat from carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions to drive biomass gasification reactions A low-temperature catalytic process for converting biomass (preferably glycerol recovered from the fabrication of bio-diesel) to synthesis gas (i.e., H2/CO gas mixture) in an endothermic gasification reaction is described. The synthesis gas is used in exo... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870736 | Premixing injector for gas turbine engines A premixing injector for use in gas turbine engines assists in the lean premixed injection of a gaseous fuel/air mixture into the combustor of a gas turbine. The premixing injector is designed to mix fuel and air at high velocities to eliminate the occurrence of fla... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869981 | Automated method and system for object configuration An automated system and method is provided for configuring an object (e.g., a room). In accordance with a preferred embodiment, configuration is facilitated through the use of layering functionality and frame-based inferences to evaluate stored knowledge of object a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866344 | Rotary valve A rotary valve for controlling air supply in an inflatable device comprises a first rotor (11) and the second rotor (12) driven by motor (13) with a drive pulley (14) fixed directly onto its drive spindle (15). A toothed belt (1... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863017 | TAT-utrophin as a protein therapy for dystrophinopathies Disclosed is a fusion protein including a full-length TAT-utrophin or an anti-dystrophinopathic fragment thereof, a method of treating dystrophinopathies (including Duchenne muscular dystrophy) using the fusion protein, a pharmaceutical composition for treating dyst... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860690 | Automated custom configuration system and method In accordance with preferred embodiments and applications of the invention, an automated custom configuration system (and method) is provided for facilitating the configuration and customization of desired products, services, or other objects that require users to g... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858737 | Heterogeneous foldamers containing α, β, and/or γ-amino acids Disclosed are isolated, unnatural polypeptides containing cyclically-constrained β-amino acid residues and cyclically-constrained γ-amino acid residues. The compounds are unnatural and because they contain rotationally constrained residues that are not amenable to... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7844335 | Implantable medical device and method for LV coronary sinus lead implant site optimization A device is connected to electrode leads which performs intracardiac impedance measurements, conducts a transient pacing protocol, analyses the impedance measurements, and generates an LV lead position quality factor. The transient pacing protocol includes a repeate... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842735 | Fluoropolymer foams, process to make them and applications thereof Described is a process for making closed cell fluoropolymer foam, and the foam so made. The process includes subjecting a fluoropolymer resin an inert gas at a pressure higher than atmospheric to drive gas into the resin, raising the temperature of the resin to or a... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837724 | Control device for medical catheters A control mechanism comprises an elongate handle 10 having an external thread 12 and a barrel 20 with internally projecting pins 21 threaded over handle 10. Rotation of barrel 20 causes handle 10 to move back and fort... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837340 | Telescope multiple discrete segment primary mirror A method and apparatus is configured for reflecting a beam of light incident at a primary mirror by rotating a first mirror segment to align a selected facet of the mirror segment to be generally orthogonal to the principal axis. The first mirror segment is translat... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7834058 | Method of using catalpic acid to treat hyperinsulinemia A method of treating hyperinsulinemia. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of catalpic acid, glyceride esters thereof, pharmaceutically-suitable salts thereof, and combinations thereof... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831392 | System and process for validating, aligning and reordering one or more genetic sequence maps using at least one ordered restriction map A method and system are provided for comparing ordered segments of a first DNA restriction map with ordered segments of a second DNA restriction map to determine a level of accuracy the first DNA map and/or the second DNA map. In particular, the first and second DNA... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823328 | Aeroponic plant growing system An aeroponic plant growing system includes a water reservoir and growing chambers for growing plants in an aeroponic environment. A pump, a water distribution manifold, and water lines are used to provide water and nutrients from the water reservoir to sprayers in t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820858 | Concise β-amino acid synthesis via organocatalytic aminomethylation The present invention provides a method for the synthesis of β2-amino acids. The method also provides methods yielding α-substituted β-amino aldehydes and β-substituted γ-amino alcohols. The present method according to this invention allows for incre... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807636 | Bovine P-selectin glycorpotein ligand-1 A novel bovine P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (bPSGL-1) is disclosed having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ. ID. NO:1. DNA sequences encoding the bPSGL-1 are also disclosed, along with vectors, host cells, and methods of using the bPSGL-1. The inve... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7805461 | Method and apparatus for database induction for creating frame based knowledge tree An automated process (and system) for facilitating the creation of a frame based knowledge tree for use with a configuration system is provided. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a database induction module interacts with a user interface and a vendor provi... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802328 | Hoist device with sling attachment detection A hoist device for lifting persons, said hoist device comprising holding means (27); and a hoist sling comprising attachment means (37), said attachment means (37) being connectable to the holding means (27). Any of the attachment means (... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799279 | Immunoassay assembly and methods of use The present invention relates to an improved system for efficiently and accurately performing immunoassays, such as ELISAs. The invention provides an immunoassay assembly which includes a flow-through unit and an aspiration pump. The immunoassay flow-through unit in... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798760 | Hitch-mounted cargo lift for personal mobility device A vehicle-mounted cargo lift including a frame and carry arms suitable for carrying a scooter, a personal transportation device, or other cargo. The frame includes a power inverter/converter, which provides power to a motorized worm drive, which raises and lowers th... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793245 | Statistical iterative timing analysis of circuits having latches and/or feedback loops Statistical timing analysis methods for circuits having latches and feedback loops are described wherein the circuit yield, and/or the critical cycle mean (the largest cycle mean among all loops in the circuit), may be iteratively calculated with high speed and accu... | 09/07/2010 |
