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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181802 | Closure device with biasing means A closure device includes a base (1) and a top (23). The base (1) has an aperture (13) and the top (23) has an aperture (27). The top (23) is movable laterally relative to the base (1) between a first position ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176676 | Method and apparatus for solar-greenhouse production and harvesting of micro-algae A micro-algae growing method employs a greenhouse having a transparent, double-pane roof structure and containing an open-top receptacle for a bed of aqueous micro-algae medium, which roof structure and receptacle are substantially coextensive and rectangular. A ser... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8151836 | Closure for a liquid container A closure for the neck of a container such as a water bottle includes a cap 32 for engagement with the neck, and a valve plug 44. The cap has an inner guide sleeve 38 which sealingly receives the valve plug 44, which is provided with latc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8070119 | Clamp assembly for a standing seam A clamp assembly is provided for securing an ancillary device (16) to a standing seam (8), the standing seam comprising a protruding web portion (10) with a head portion (12) at an outer extremity. The clamp assembly includes a substantia... | 12/06/2011 |
| D647047 | Solar collector | 10/18/2011 |
| 8012763 | Analysis method effected with rapid analyte chemical separation and quick detection A stationary medium is employed both to separate chemicals from a sample solution and also to generate surface-enhanced Raman scattering, so that spectral analysis of the separated analyte chemical can be performed. Applied driving force causes the sample to flow in... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8004689 | Method of assessing bond integrity in bonded structures A technique for acoustic detection of a disbond within a bonded structure involves thermal excitation of the surface of the bonded structure to induce a lifting and membrane vibration and is applicable to laminates and coated structures, as well as foam core structu... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997633 | Lifter tool Elevating a handle of the lifter tool creates a clamping force between a bottom support plate and a top clamping plate operatively attached to the handle, allowing a worker to transfer, simultaneously, a number of stacked pavers, or similar block-like objects, quick... | 08/16/2011 |
| D643320 | Spirit level | 08/16/2011 |
| D641074 | Air freshener device | 07/05/2011 |
| D633610 | Air freshener device | 03/01/2011 |
| D633203 | Ophthalmic surgical device for endothelial keratoplasty | 02/22/2011 |
| D632376 | Air freshener device | 02/08/2011 |
| D630719 | Air freshener device | 01/11/2011 |
| 7832163 | Screed rail A boundary screed rail assembly with screed rails (14) supported by feet members (42). The screed rails (14) providing a perimeter part (24) with upper and lower protection parts (26). The upper part (26) provides a planar h... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828151 | Corner protector A corner protector, e.g. for a sheet of glass, has a pair of generally triangular side walls connected by a pair of substantially perpendicular bridging walls. The internal faces of the bridging walls are substantially flat and are separated by a recess. Internal ch... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7818888 | Tracer A hand tool for tracing the course of a line of pavers at a distance selectively spaced therefrom, so as to facilitate the construction of uniform borders along a walkway, path, or the like, consists of a tracking head for running the tool along the installed line o... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802343 | Suction head for a vacuum cleaner A suction head for a vacuum cleaner comprises a hollow body including a pair of arms (1, 3) which diverge from predetermined region of the body at an acute angle. Each arm is formed with a channel (14) for the passage of air. An outlet opening (5 | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794862 | Pyrolysis-based fuel processing method and apparatus The method for generating a hydrogen-rich stream from hydrocarbon fuels, ultimately to produce hydrogen gas, involves the following two steps performed in a cyclic fashion: (1) pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel to obtain a carbon-rich fraction and a hydrogen-rich fr... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7773532 | Method for enabling communication between two network nodes via a network address translation device (NAT) A method is provided for enabling communication between first and second network nodes (1, 7) by way of a network address translation device (3, 9), which network nodes are each capable of communicating with a server (11). The first network node... | 08/10/2010 |
| D621236 | Screeder | 08/10/2010 |
| 7753927 | Corneal punch A corneal punch comprising a base unit having a first annular mating surface surrounding a well in which a donor cornea may be located, and a separate guide unit including an inner annular guide shaft and an outer locating ring connected to the guide shaft and havin... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7735232 | Bed-depth gauge A bed-depth gauge consists of a guide member, a screed member, and means for assembling them for relative movement, for effective depth adjustment, in a vertical direction that is generally perpendicular to a bottom edge of the screed member. The guide member has a ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731131 | Roof block The roof block is highly versatile in its applications, and includes recess-forming structure that segregates and cradles a multiplicity of transversely extending conduits and other elongate members; channel-forming and passage-defining structure that facilitates th... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718931 | Electric heater incorporating a device for detecting a cooking utensil An electric heater (10) incorporates at least one heating element (20), at least one wall member (16) upstanding in the heater, and a device (42) is provided for detecting a cooking utensil (6) supported on an upper surface (4 | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713914 | Method for effecting the rapid release of a signature chemical from bacterial endospores, and for detection thereof A weak organic acid is used to effect the release of CaDPA from Bacillus or Clostridium endospores, rapidly and at room temperature, to enable detection and measurement of DPA and thereby the assessment of risk associated with exposure to Bacillus a... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691557 | Polymerizable composition exhibiting permanent color change as cure indicator A polymerizable acrylate or epoxy composition includes a dye comprised of a conjugated system containing a chromophore that is subject to effective decoupling, by a reactive alkylating species generated by the polymerization initiator, to produce a permanent loss of... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7688964 | Communications module for controlling the operation of a private branch exchange A communications module for communicating between a computer network (1, 2, 3, 4) and a private branch exchange (5), where the communications module is arranged and adapted so as: a. to receive commands from the compu... | 03/30/2010 |
| D612923 | Combination room freshener and night light assembly | 03/30/2010 |
| 7678863 | Proton exchange membrane materials based on sulfonated poly (phthalazinones) A novel class of proton exchange membrane materials, sulfonated poly(phthalazinones), were prepared by modification of poly(phthalazinone). Sulfonation reactions were conducted at room temperature using mixtures of 95-98% concentrated sulfuric acid and 27-33% fuming... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7665554 | Recharging system for electrically powered vehicle, and vehicle incorporating same An electrically powered motor vehicle includes a system for recharging the on-board batteries, which system includes an air-flow conduit with an entrance at the front of the vehicle, a plurality of electric turbines mounted in tandem within a first portion of the co... | 02/23/2010 |
| D609569 | Edge protection strip | 02/09/2010 |
| 7652229 | Electrical heating arrangement A temperature sensor assembly (30) is provided for an electrical heating arrangement (2). The temperature sensor assembly (30) includes a substrate (32) located in a heater (12). The substrate (32) has an upper surface (3... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7624855 | Transporting system for packaging machine A transporting system in a packaging machine automatically merges and accumulates, usually as a shingled stream, generally flat articles having substantially continuous and discontinuous opposite sides, and includes a portion, of one of two main conveyor mechanisms,... | 12/01/2009 |
| D599451 | Bath water barrier | 09/01/2009 |
| 7576301 | Building incorporating a thermal insulation assembly and method of conserving energy The performance of a thermal insulation for a building surface 6, subject to a thermal gradient emitting from the building interior, is enhanced by a neutral thermal gradient. For this purpose an electrical heating element 1 is adapted to release very ... | 08/18/2009 |
| D598262 | Multi-function tool handle | 08/18/2009 |
| D597644 | Air freshener device | 08/04/2009 |
| 7566847 | Electrical heating assembly An electrical heating assembly (2) includes a control system (26). The control system (26) comprises cooking mode selection means (34) having a plurality of settings whereby a predetermined cooking mode is user-selectable for the electric... | 07/28/2009 |
| D596511 | Line-transfer device | 07/21/2009 |
