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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D656354 | Mat | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138162 | Natural sweetener The invention relates to extracts, in particular non-nutrient phytochemicals, form sugar cane or sugar beet waste products, such as molasses, sugar mud and bagasse, which have Glycemic Index (GI) lowering properties and their use as sweeteners and in foods containin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8112677 | Method of debugging multiple processes A method of debugging a multiple concurrent processes comprising: obtaining, from each process, a plurality of events that have been processed and, if no time information is associated with each event, associating time information therewith; causing a display to dis... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108372 | Information gathering system and method A system and method for compiling selected information from a plurality of individuals is disclosed. The system and method of this invention may include a first portion comprising a plurality of criteria identifiers, such as a birth date, birth year, age, zodiac sig... | 01/31/2012 |
| D651396 | Combined sheet dispenser and utility belt | 01/03/2012 |
| 8077568 | Method and system for synchronizing information specific to a location on a surface with an external source An apparatus including sensors that aid in the location of a stylus within the groove of a rotating record. The location of the stylus corresponds to a portion of an audio waveform present at a unique location within the groove. Using the correspondence between the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D643892 | Blower device | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993908 | Microstructure for particle and cell separation, identification, sorting, and manipulation The invention relates to microscale cell separating apparatus which are able to separate cells on the basis of size of the cells, interaction of the cells with surfaces of the apparatus, or both. The apparatus comprises a stepped or sloped separation element (16 | 08/09/2011 |
| 7986062 | Electrical energy converter An electrical energy converter (100) arranged to be connected to at least one source of electrical energy (114, 116) and to condition the energy generated by that source to be suitable for feeding to a network (110) to which the converter (10... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7516103 | Method and apparatus for facilitating electronic acquisition and maintenance of goods and services via the internet Internet acquisition of goods and services from multiple service providers is facilitated in a uniform, automated manner. Online service account facilitation systems and methods are contemplated that allow for intuitive, uniformly-structured representations of servi... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503827 | Artificial glass eye and methods of manufacture therefor Provided are an artificial glass eye and methods of manufacturing such an artificial glass eye, wherein the methods comprise fusing together at least two pre-formed glass components. The eye is prepared from components including representations of the sclera, pupil,... | 03/17/2009 |
| D582667 | Bag | 12/16/2008 |
| 7416223 | Fire hose connection with a pressure relieving safety feature A coupling device for an adapter connection point, including a first fitting and a second fitting, wherein at least one of the first and the second fittings includes at least one channel, and wherein when a user begins to disengage the coupling device any trapped pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7371069 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 05/13/2008 |
| D551685 | Refrigerator | 09/25/2007 |
| D549451 | Multi-hinged storage and display structure | 08/28/2007 |
| 7155306 | Medication administration system The present invention comprises a system and method for administering medications to a plurality of patients in a medication institution. A preferred system comprises a workflow program for generating a scheduler, wherein the scheduler coordinates the administration... | 12/26/2006 |
| D532927 | Elongated cigar | 11/28/2006 |
| D529241 | Artificial fish eye | 09/26/2006 |
| 6923654 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6858011 | Method and apparatus to control microbubble destruction during contrast-enhanced ultrasound imaging, and uses therefor Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling fluid flow or perfusion, wherein gas-filled microbubbles are used as ultrasound contrast-enhancing agents, and wherein the method comprises separating the removal of the contrast agent due to flow from the removal o... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6835394 | Polymersomes and related encapsulating membranes The present invention provides biocompatible vesicles comprising semi-permeable, thin-walled encapsulating membranes which are formed in an aqueous solution, and which comprise one or more synthetic super-amphiphilic molecules. When at least one super-amphiphile mol... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6836114 | Pulse imaging sequences and methods for T1p-weighted MRI Provided are pulse imaging sequences and methods for 2D multi-slice T1ρ-weighted and 3D T1ρ-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Further provided is a self-compensating spin-locking sequence for correcting and reducing artifacts in T | 12/28/2004 |
| 6775401 | Subvoxel processing: a method for reducing partial volume blurring The present invention comprises a novel method, system and device for post-processing images, such as trabecular bone images, obtained by MRI, CT, or other image technologies, to provide increasing apparent image resolution and to alleviate the effects of partial vo... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6757898 | Electronic provider—patient interface system The present invention provides a communication system for providing automated, electronic communications between at least one health-care provider and a plurality of users of the health-care provider, wherein the communications occur over a communications network th... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6708446 | V-strap tree stabilizing assembly The present invention provides a tree stabilizing assembly and method for using same, wherein the stabilizing assembly is designed to support or provide supplementary bracing to a tree so as to maintain it in a substantially upright or other predetermined position w... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6701168 | Apparatus for measuring an oxygen concentration gradient and method of use thereof The invention provides an improved, reliable and efficient way of measuring the oxygen concentration gradient in a sample by a novel apparatus and accompanying method of calculating linear oxygen concentrations within the sample, permitting diagnostic tes... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6688070 | Structural member and methods of use Provided is a generally triangular shaped structural member having two equally sized planar sides with a plurality of indentations and a third side of the triangular shape formed from two equally sized curved components that bend into, and join within, th... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6660829 | Collagen-based dispersions and macroporous structures The present invention pertains to the production of collagen-based products in the form of dispersions and macroporous structures using untreated raw fibrillar type I corium as the starting material. The resulting dispersions have improved characteristics... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6653940 | Paper roll anti-theft protection The invention comprises a method and system for preventing the unauthorized removal of paper rolls, such as cash register receipt paper rolls used by retailers, as well as the anti-theft paper roll and methods of preparation therefor. The method comprises... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6636780 | Medication dispensing system including medicine cabinet and tray therefor A medication dispensing system includes a medicine cabinet having a plurality of compartments for containing supplies of different kinds of medications to be accessed by a healthcare attendant for preparing individual medication dosages for named patients... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6584472 | Method, system and article for creating and managing proprietary product data The mechanism comprises systems, methods and computerized data management device for creating and using data relating to a medical or non-medical product or device to enhance the safety of the product or device. Vast amounts of data is received regarding ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6539952 | Megasonic treatment apparatus The invention provides an apparatus and method for cleaning or etching wafers. The invention further provides a megasonic transducer designed to apply mechanical vibrations to a layer of fluid in contact with a wafer. The electromechanical transducer is h... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6510430 | Diagnosis and interpretation methods and apparatus for a personal nutrition program The present invention relates to a method for developing an ingestible formula through a network that operates according to a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP). A plurality of first statements inviting a plurality of first responses are received at a cli... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6489537 | Phytochelatin synthases and uses therefor The present invention relates to novel phytochelatin synthases and uses thereof.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6455033 | Artificial nails A composition useful for artificial nails, artificial nail preparations, and nail primers having resistance to greenies comprising a liquid component comprising one or more polymerizable acrylic monomers, a solid or gel component comprised of polymerizati... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6456940 | Minimum safe altitude system and method The invention provides an aircraft navigation system and method of aiding aerial navigation, comprising a global positioning receiver adapted to provide real time longitude, latitude, altitude, heading, velocity, and time data; a minimum safe altitude dat... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6395555 | Method and apparatus for determining the effect of a drug on cells A method is described for determining the effect of a drug or drugs on an attached culture of cells comprising (i) dissolving the phosphorescent compound, of known or predetermined quenching constant and lifetime at zero oxygen, in a culture medium at a s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6362175 | Porphyrin compounds for imaging tissue oxygen Methods and compounds for the measurement in vivo of oxygen in living tissue. The compounds preferably comprise a substituted porphyrin which is soluble in aqueous solution which is capable of absorbing an amount of energy and subsequently releasing the e... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6355778 | Plant genes for sensitivity to ethylene and pathogens The present invention is directed to amino acid sequences for ethylene insensitive, EIN loci in the ethylene response in plant systems.... | 03/12/2002 |
