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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172900 | Microsensor system for application in biomechanics A sensing system and method to detect and determine magnitude and direction of ciliary body movement within an eye of a patient is disclosed. The invention comprises a permanent magnet (PM) positioned in the ciliary body, and a sensing device (SD) positioned adjacen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8082084 | Loader and loader control system A loader and a control system for a loader provide for monitoring the position of a part of the implement carried by the loader. The loader has a body with left and right upright tower portions, and a loader drive system including ground engaging drive elements. Lef... | 12/20/2011 |
| D650855 | Tri-fold greeting card | 12/20/2011 |
| 8060944 | Apparatus and methods for holding shin guards in position An apparatus and method for providing a sock for holding shin guards/pads (e.g., soccer shin guards/pads) in position along a player/participant's shin. The apparatus may include an upper section for substantially covering a lower part of a user's leg such as a shin... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060318 | Assessment method to process a glucose concentration signal and devices thereof Embodiments of an assessment method for processing a signal corresponding to a glucose concentration and performing a retrospective analysis comprises the steps of: a) initiating a first trigger, wherein the first trigger defines the beginning of a segment of a cont... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050409 | Threshold and identity-based key management and authentication for wireless ad hoc networks As various applications of wireless ad hoc network have been proposed, security has become one of the big research challenges and is receiving increasing attention. The present invention provides for a distributed key management and authentication approach by deploy... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043582 | Dosing device for dosing a fluid into a receiving channel of a test element for analyzing bodily fluids and method thereof Methods for dosing a fluid into a receiving channel of a test element using a dosing device are disclosed. The dosing device comprises a dosing chamber in fluid connection with a dosing tube having a dosing tip, an optional dosing element extending at least partiall... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034964 | Phosphaplatins and their use in the treatment of cancers resistant to cisplatin and carboplatin The present invention provides phosphaplatins, stable isolated monomeric phosphato complexes of platinum (II) and (IV), and methods of use thereof for treating cancers, including cisplatin- and carboplatin-resistant cancers. Unlike cisplatin, these complexes do not ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8009014 | Device and method for identifying a user of a medical device A medical device with an operating element for triggering the medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes a safety system for preventing an erroneous triggering of the device. The safety system further includes an identification device and a securing me... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008930 | Characterization technique for dielectric properties of polymers A test structure for polymer characterization over a wide frequency range, temperature range and under an applied DC electric field is disclosed. A high resistivity silicon substrate is topped by an adhesion layer. A polymer thin-film is deposited on a patterned met... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992569 | Customized transition zone system and method for an ablation pattern The present invention discloses a corneal refractive procedure providing a customized transition zone. The customized transition zone provided according to the methods and systems of the present invention exhibits continuous curvature between an ablated optical zone... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7984933 | Multi-use torque fitting and compressible ferrule An assembly comprises a multi-use torque fitting, a length of tubing, and a compressible ferrule, wherein the assembly is configured to couple an end of the length of tubing to a port of a fluid-handling device in a hermetically sealed or substantially leak-proof ma... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7977122 | Fluidic device containing 3D structures A micro fluidic device comprises a laminate structure, comprising a plurality of individual layers. At least one layer comprises a micro fluidic channel structure and at least on one side of said layer a further layer is arranged comprising a three-dimensional (3D) ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971847 | Roof rack and roof rack system for a portable shelter According to the present invention, a rook rack and a system of multiple roof racks of the present invention may be used to securely support equipment, such as, but not limited to, a satellite, to the roof of a portable shelter. The roof rack of the present inventio... | 07/05/2011 |
| D640624 | Container holder for a bicycle | 06/28/2011 |
| D640583 | Ring | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960115 | DNA binding protein Methods of screening for compounds which are, for example, capable of modulating amino acid-DNA interaction, modulating DNA replication, modulating cell proliferation, and for identifying compounds which inhibit cellular proliferation caused by cancer, are provided.... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955302 | Dosing device for an infusion system and method thereof A dosing device for an infusion system comprises a dosing unit having a variable volume and at least one opening in fluid connection with the variable volume, through which opening the variable volume can be filled with a substance or the substance can be dispensed ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954857 | Assembly of multi-use torque fitting and length of tubing having compressible seal An assembly comprises a multi-use torque fitting and a length of tubing. The torque fitting generally comprises a threaded body portion and a torque-limiting body portion, wherein the threaded body portion and the torque-limiting body portion are arranged substantia... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7531132 | Chemical and biological warfare agent decontaminating methods using dioxirane producing formulations A universal decontamination formulation and method is disclosed based on the in situ generation dioxirane(s) under non-corrosive neutral conditions for the neutralization of chemical and biological warfare (CBW) agents. The composition relates to the generation of d... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524430 | Fluid ejection device structures and methods therefor Methods of forming a fluid channel in a semiconductor substrate may include applying a material layer to at least one surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method may further include manipulating the material layer to form a surface topography corresponding to... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7515748 | Controlled moving window adaptive histogram equalization Methods and systems of processing an image to reduce artifacts caused by image processing are disclosed. One embodiment includes applying a controlled, adaptive histogram equalization technique to improve the quality of an image. The technique may include classifyin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7506775 | Shelter mast support system A mast support system for use with a container (e.g., a Connex container) to hold a light fixture, security camera and other accessories that may be desirable to mount above or from the roof of the container, generally comprising a support structure for purposes of ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7486709 | Semiconductor laser micro-heating element structure A semiconductor laser is provided comprising a semiconductor substrate, an active region, a ridge waveguide, a driving electrode structure, and a micro-heating element structure. The micro-heating element structure comprises a pair of heating element strips extendin... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7483458 | Wavelength control in semiconductor lasers The present invention relates generally to semiconductor lasers and laser scanning systems and, more particularly, to schemes for controlling wavelength in semiconductor lasers. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of minimizing laser wavel... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7473613 | Terraced film stack A process directed to forming a terraced film stack of a semiconductor device, for example, a DRAM memory device, is disclosed. The present invention addresses etch undercut resulting from materials of different etch selectivity used in the film stack, which if not ... | 01/06/2009 |
| D583699 | Changeable jewelry piece | 12/30/2008 |
| 7467843 | Methods for determining unidirectional print direction for improved print quality A method of determining unidirectional print direction for optimal quality on an ink jet printer capable of bidirectional printing includes printing a first plurality of indicators on a recordable medium, wherein the first plurality of indicators are printed in a fi... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7459007 | Method for producing ultra-fine metal flakes The present invention provides a metallic composition, which includes a plurality of ultra-fine copper flakes having at least one desirable feature, such as oxidation resistance and excellent dispersibility in a non-aqueous system. Also provided is a method for form... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457031 | Optical configurations for wavelength-converted laser sources An optical package is provided comprising a semiconductor laser, a wavelength conversion device, a lens assembly, and one or more adjustable optical components. The lens assembly and the adjustable optical component are configured to direct an output beam of the sem... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452041 | Ink jet heater chip with internally generated clock signal A method for generating a clock pulse train within a heater chip of an ink jet printer that is used to serially load data into the chip eliminates the need for an externally generated clock signal. These heater chips with internally generated clock signals allow for... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7437815 | Systems adapted to cooperate with an aperture forming tool and methods Systems and methods are provided wherein a tube insert is at least partially disposed within the end portion of a tube. An alignment fixture can be used to assist in forming an aperture through the wall of the tube at a predetermined location that is aligned with at... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431442 | Sealing for inkjet orifices An inkjet ink cartridge (20) having nozzle holes (24) to eject ink is sealed against escape of the ink from the orifices by tape (1) is hard at any temperature the container might reach during shipment and handling. This hardness resists any cre... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429556 | Universal halide-enhanced decontaminating formulation The disclosed invention is a method for the production of a universal decontaminant solution comprised of at least one oxidant and halide salt for neutralizing chemical toxicants that include organosulfur and organophosphorus-containing compounds, such as those foun... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425795 | Customizable electroluminescent displays This invention addresses how an end user can create an electroluminescent device (1, 31) using basic components obtained by the end user as retail items. The layers or subassemblies (15, 17) are created first. Then the layers are assembled to form a co... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423073 | Radiation curable compositions having improved flexibility A radiation curable resin composition having improved flexibility. The radiation curable composition having from about 5 to about 50 weight percent of a difunctional polymeric compound; from about 1 to about 10 weight percent of a photoinitiator; from about 1 to abo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414778 | Wavelength conversion devices and fabrication methods for same Particular embodiments of the present invention relate generally to a method of fabricating a wavelength conversion device. According to the method, the wavelength conversion device is fabricated by providing a nonlinear optical material and poling the nonlinear opt... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414262 | Electronic devices and methods for forming the same Electronic devices, such as those having a flexible substrate and printed material on the flexible substrate. In one embodiment, the printed material and substrate are part of an electronic device having at least three terminals, wherein the electronic device has a ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7401898 | Ink jet print head adapted to minimize orientation-induced line-width variation Ink jet print head adapted to minimize orientation-induced line-width variation. The print head having n+1 nozzles. The n nozzles are located at vertices of a polygon having an average side length savg and one nozzle located at a center of the polygon. Ea... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399074 | Ink tank for a printhead An ink tank for an inkjet printing device that includes a housing for containing ink, first and second chambers within the housing, and a partition separating the first and second chambers. The ink tank also includes a communication port connecting the first chamber... | 07/15/2008 |
