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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182674 | Solid particle separator device and a hydraulic installation including such a device The device (100) serves to separate solid particles from the water of a flow (E) feeding a hydraulic machine of the turbine, pump, or turbine-pump type. The device has flow inlet and outlet zones (104, 105) for the flow that are spaced apart along an a... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660458 | Structural member | 05/22/2012 |
| 8168232 | Formulations and methods of using nitric oxide mimetics in cancer treatment The present invention relates to methods and formulations for inhibiting, treating and preventing a malignant cell phenotype, cell, tumor and/or disease. Administration of nitric oxide mimetics, such as low doses, is sufficient to increase, restore or maintain nitri... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167217 | Rapid-response thermostatic element as well as a cartridge and valve that are equipped with this element A thermostatic element includes a metal cup that contains a material, which can expand and contract according to variation in its temperature, and is provided on an inside thereof with an insert that separates its inside volume (V1) into at least two cavi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156056 | Method and system of classifying, ranking and relating information based on weights of network links What is disclosed is an automatic method of classification, qualification and relation of information that is based on a network built starting from the semantic, numeric, conceptual, etc. relationships between elements of different sets that are structurally alike.... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8125165 | Motorized screen configuration and grouped control methods, automatic controller for implementing this method and home automation installation comprising such an automatic controller An automatic control mechanism for a group of motorized screens in which each screen includes a load bar that is displaced according to a predefined travel and wherein the control mechanism determines a shift parameter between a first reference position of each scre... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123258 | Female element of a quick connect pipe coupling A female rapid coupling element is adapted to receive a male element by insertion along a longitudinal axis (X-X′) and includes at least one locking member which is movable along an oblique axis and has an end engageable in a groove of a male element. A head of th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8091303 | Translucent building block and a method for manufacturing the same A translucent building block and method of manufacturing the same where the block has at least two oppositely oriented outer surfaces between which extend a plurality of translucent members that are mounted to a retainer which supports the translucent members spaced... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083502 | Submersible pump A submersible pump for removing liquids from an enclosure having at least one outlet socket for discharging liquid from the enclosure, an electric actuator with a rotary output shaft, a bladed wheel within the enclosure and driven by the actuator and rotating about ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078320 | Method and a device for adjusting operating parameters of a robot, a program and a recording medium for the method A method of adjusting operating parameters of a robot to move an effector tool along a given path in an optimum cycle time including a step of modifying operating parameter values to cause the cycle time to approach a optimal value wherein the parameters are modifie... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074893 | Thermostatic cartridge with concentric temperature and flow rate controls, and a mixer fitted with such a cartridge The thermostatic cartridge (C) comprises a thermostatic assembly (2) for regulating the temperature of an outgoing mixture (F3) of incoming hot and cold fluids (F1 and F2), two ceramic disks (3, 4) for controlling the flow rates of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074568 | Foil stamping machine A hot stamping machine including a stamping member which presses a stamping foil against a peripheral surface of articles which are successively positioned in a stamping position and wherein stamping foil is removed from an unwinding mechanism for each stamping sequ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073569 | Method of configuring a system for driving a screen for closure, sun protection, or projection purposes The method of switching an electronic unit of a movable screen for closures, sun protection devices and the like to a training mode on the basis of a predetermined series of control signals received from a control member, the series of signals being the result of ex... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066797 | Method of treating metallic and non-metallic by-products The method of the present invention involves recycling or reprocessing small-sized metallic or non-metallic by-products by enclosing them in a binder prior to melting. The binder can be a steel drum or other suitable steel enclosure. Melting is then accomplished by ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061172 | Sheet metal bending machine and production line incorporating a machine of this type A roll bender machine for bending metal sheets which includes a roller driven in rotation and about which the sheet metal is rolled and at least two backing rollers adapted to receive and bear against a sheet while it is being bent around the roller. The backing rol... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649056 | Flask | 11/22/2011 |
| D648143 | Chair | 11/08/2011 |
| 8039069 | Composite structural part formed of multiple layer fibrous preforms inter-fitted with one another and reinforced with a polymer matrix coating A composite part including a fibrous assembly including at least two preforms each of which includes layers of fibrous cloths. Each preform includes at least one opening or protruding structure which is substantially complementary to the structure of the other prefo... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037812 | Bottom opening fryer basket A fryer basket having at least one bottom wall or panel that is normally retained in a closed relationship relative to side walls of the basket but which is released to pivot to an open position upon operation of a latching mechanism that is operable adjacent to a h... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033524 | Female connector element and connector incorporating such an element This female connector element (A) is able to receive a male element (B) by fitment and comprises a seal (25), housed inside a body (21) of the element and able to interact in a sealed manner with a peripheral surface (13) of a male element (B). ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028718 | Quick coupling element and a quick coupling including such an element A coupling element including a body for fastening to a support and a coupling member fitted with a closure valve member and mounted in the body such that the member can pivot, a sealing gasket is disposed between the body and the coupling member and the element also... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8009433 | Radio control device, electrical actuator and home automation installation including such a device A radio control device used to control a motor for driving a mobile screen which includes a printed circuit to control the motor, power supply conductors for the motor and printed circuit, and an aerial which is connected to the printed circuit and coupled electroma... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002651 | Tennis racquet frame, its method of manufacture, and racquet comprising such a frame A tennis racquet frame including a handle, a rim and arms connecting the handle and the rim and wherein each arm includes two fingers extending one above and one below the rim when the racquet frame is laid flat on a support surface. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001904 | Fall arrest assembly A fall arrest assembly having belay lines and anchor stations extending between support structures and which slidably receive a shuttle mounted to a person traversing the belay lines, the assembly including a mounting plate having a plurality of openings therethroug... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001868 | SCARA-type robot structure and corresponding robot A robot structure that has a base, at least a first arm that moves with respect to the base both in translation and in rotation, a movement mechanism for moving the first arm with respect to the base, a member for accepting a tool, and a power supply assembly. The m... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998537 | Method for selectively removing hydrogen from molecules Methods for removing hydrogen from molecules are disclosed. In one embodiment, hydrogen-containing molecules are deposited on a solid substrate and are bombarded with hydrogen projectile particles. The particles may have energies of 5-100 eV, or more preferably 10-5... | 08/16/2011 |
| D642040 | Level support clamp | 07/26/2011 |
| 7959360 | Antifriction bearing for a weaving loom with lubricating cavity and weaving loom pulling system comprising such a bearing An antifriction bearing of the roller type for a pulling system of weaving loom including two end plates secured to the inner race and positioned respectively and axially close to each flank of the rollers, end plates lying radially beyond the raceways and the end p... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7946511 | Appliance for manual and localized spraying A manual sprayer for receiving a liquid which includes a gripping knob mounted on one end of a reservoir and a spray assembly mounted in fluid communication on another end of the reservoir, a skirt for supporting the spray assembly against the ground, and a vent for... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945984 | Cleaning rotor The invention relates to a cleaning rotor (1) having a longitudinal axis (L), a base part (5), which extends concentric to the longitudinal axis (L), a head part (3) and a strut element (9) that extends between the base part and the head ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938456 | Safety quick-connect coupling for assembling two pipes A quick connect and quick release coupling for connecting two pipes, including a male element and a female element that are axially fitted and interlocked one inside the other and wherein a locking mechanism retains the male element in a coupled position and a tempo... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935747 | Pigment preparation for coloring polymers The invention relates to a pigment preparation for coloring polymers. The inventive preparation comprises one or more pigments and a carrier. According to the invention, the carrier includes an oligomer or a combination of low-molecular-weight polymers from the grou... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931431 | Automated material handling system with load transfer vehicles A material handling system for use in storing and moving goods within multi-level storage warehouses, ocean going vessels and the like wherein storage areas are provided on at least one of the levels and wherein goods are automatically transferred to and from the st... | 04/26/2011 |
| D628412 | Table leg | 12/07/2010 |
| 7860601 | Profile characterization A system and method are disclosed for quickly characterizing the profile of a surface of a processed workpiece using a non-contact scanner, such as a laser scanner, in preparation for subsequent machining. The method determines the location of a plurality of feature... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857330 | Child's carriage, in particular a stroller This children's carriage (1) comprises a frame (10) that supports a seat or the like for the child, equipped with a rear bar for pushing the carriage. The frame is equipped, at the front with a warning light controlled by means of a control switch prov... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7850412 | Overhead boat storage system A system and method for the safe storage of boats wherein a storage structure is provided having a first section in which boats are stored in vertically oriented cells with each boat being carried within a boat storage unit such that the units may be stacked one upo... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7817389 | Electrostatic discharge protection device for high speed transmission lines A semiconductor device for coupling a transient voltage at an input node to a reference node, the device having a bipolar transistor adapted to couple its collector to an input node and its emitter to the reference node and a driver device adapted to be coupled betw... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7814821 | Delivery device for mineral water bottle counter charges The invention relates to a delivery device designed to carry Mineral Water Bottle (MWB) counter charges, by remote means, to a target Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during render-safe procedures. The delivery device is die-cut as a blank and folded into the desir... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7782164 | Magnetic clamping device, an injection moulding machine comprising such a device and a method for manufacturing such a device A magnetic clamping device includes a clamping support and at least two magnetic pads housed in the support, each pad having a magnet that can be switched between an activated state and a deactivated state. Each pad has at least one solenoid coil each end of which i... | 08/24/2010 |
