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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185503 | Document archival system An archival computer system for receiving digital documents from document source computers, archiving such digital documents, and providing the digital documents to client computer systems. The archival computer system is provided with a document database, a supplem... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181414 | Web structure for insulating concrete block An insulating concrete form block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete. The insulating concrete block including a first foam panel and a second foam panel supported in a spaced apart... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171286 | Computer program for securely viewing a file A method for distributing a password protected content file without revealing the password to a recipient. An unlocking program that has access to at least one password corresponding to the password protecting the password protected content file is distributed to th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170837 | Oilfield equipment identification method and apparatus A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158684 | Estrogenic compounds, process for their production and pharmaceutical uses thereof The present invention provides new estrogenic compounds of the general formula in which the substituents have the meanings that are explained in more detail in the description, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148295 | Catalyst promoters in vanadium-free mobile catalyst Low temperature activity of a vanadium-free selective catalytic reduction catalyst is provided by a mixed metal oxide support containing oxides of titanium and zirconium, the support having a promoter deposited on the surface of the mixed metal oxide support, and fu... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8128939 | Mutants of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins and uses thereof Mutants of cholesterol-dependent cytolysins comprising at least one amino acid substitution in at least one of Loop 1, Loop 2, or Loop 3 of Domain 4, nucleic acids encoding such polypeptide mutants, and compositions and vaccines comprising such polypeptide mutants. | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126840 | Lubrication program management system and methods A system for scheduling a plurality of selected maintenance tasks. The system comprises one or more storage media and a processor. The one or more storage media store data indicative of a plurality of maintenance points, a plurality of task templates, and a pluralit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125623 | Correlation technique for analysis of clinical condition The present invention provides a correlation technique for analysis of changes in bodily fluid and/or tissue in order to identify or monitor appearance, progression or treatment of a disease or condition in a subject. The disclosed method involves measuring spectral... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122691 | Floral easel An erectable and/or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object is disclosed. Methods of shipping a floral easel, methods of using a floral easel, methods of storing a floral easel, and methods of placing a floral object on a floral easel are also disclosed... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654395 | Flower pot cover | 02/21/2012 |
| 8112960 | Insulating concrete form block including foam panel having inner row projections flush with and inner row projections set back from inner edge and different in size from outer row projections An insulating concrete form block adapted to be interlocked with other insulating concrete blocks to form an insulating concrete form for casting concrete. The insulating concrete block including a first foam panel and a second foam panel supported in a spaced apart... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109484 | Subframe support apparatus A subframe support apparatus adapted to engage and support a subframe of a vehicle is provided wherein the subframe support apparatus engages and supports the subframe of the vehicle when the vehicle is either raised on a lift and/or on the ground and when a mechani... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104225 | Method of covering a potted plant The present invention describes a method of covering a flower pot with an oversized sleeve, as well as a plant package formed therefrom. The sleeve has an inner diameter which is greater than the maximum diameter of a pot disposed therein. The sleeve may have a deta... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101159 | In vivo methods of identifying compounds which target suppressed cancer cells In vitro and in vivo methods for identifying compounds capable of targeting suppressed cancer cells such as micrometastatic cells. The in vitro method includes the steps of comparing the response to a test compound of cancer cells grown on a suppressing cell support... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100840 | Remote cervical dilation monitoring system and method A method of monitoring the cervical dilation of a pregnant female, comprising the steps of receiving cervical dilation data generated by a cervical dilation monitor having a sensor including a coil measuring an inductance with the coil attached to a housing such tha... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092742 | In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of staining the biological sample on the microscope slide are conducted i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091324 | Floral easel The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates to an erectable and/or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object, and more particularly but not by way of limitation, to an erectable or collapsible floral easel for holding a floral object.... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091278 | Plant package and methods of forming same using a thermoplastic flower pot A flower pot in combination with a retaining medium for holding and retaining a floral grouping. The flower pot includes a base portion defining a receiving space for receiving at least a portion of the retaining medium so as to hold and retain the retaining medium.... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091274 | Method of wrapping a floral grouping A method for wrapping a floral grouping is disclosed. In the method a substantially shape-sustaining sheet of material having a substantially circular shape is formed into a substantially frusto-conical shaped bouquet holder with an open upper end that has a diamete... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091273 | Method for wrapping a floral grouping A method for wrapping a floral grouping having a bloom end and a stem end is disclosed. A wrapper is formed from a sheet of material or bag which is wrapped about at least a portion of the stem end of the floral grouping. The wrapped floral grouping is then position... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088853 | Polysiloxane modified titanium dioxide A particle of titanium dioxide treated with a polysiloxane is disclosed. One or more silicon atoms of the polysiloxane are substituted with an alkylene group that is terminated with a silyl group containing three substituents selected from the group consisting of hy... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088604 | Production of defined monodisperse heparosan polymers and unnatural polymers with polysaccharide synthases The present invention relates to methodology for polymer grafting by a polysaccharide synthase and, more particularly, polymer grafting using the hyaluronate or chondroitin or heparin/heparosan synthases from Pasteurella, in order to create a variety of glyco... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088199 | Method for kraft waste reclamation A method for obtaining particulate calcium carbonate having an average particle size less than about 12 microns is provided. The method includes the steps of (1) withdrawing from a pulp mill a mixture containing calcium carbonate; (2) treating the mixture to remove ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084255 | Stem cells treated by in vitro fucosylation and methods of use A method of in vitro fucosylation of selectin ligands on cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem cells for bone marrow transplantation is disclosed. In this method, an effective amount of an α1,3-fucosyltransferase, e.g., α1,3-fucosyltransferase VI, is used in vitro... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082792 | Ultrasonic sensor system for web-guiding apparatus A sensor system for determining the position of at least two edges of at least one web material traveling along a predetermined path. In one embodiment, the sensor system has at least one transmitter block having a plurality of transmitters capable of selectively tr... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081841 | Mosaic oblique images and methods of making and using same A system, including a computer system running image processing software, receives an identification of a desired area to be imaged and collected into an oblique-mosaic image. The computer system creates a mathematical model of a virtual camera having a sensor higher... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079312 | Steering wheel table An adjustable steering wheel table for a vehicle steering wheel having a top section and a bottom section. The steering wheel table includes a table member, at least two wheel grasping arms and a brace arm assembly. The table member has a length, a width, an undersi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075859 | Nanocomposite particle and process of preparing the same A nanocomposite particle, its use as a catalyst, and a method of making it are disclosed. The nanocomposite particle comprises titanium dioxide nanoparticles, metal oxide nanoparticles, and a surface stabilizer. The metal oxide nanoparticles are formed hydrothermall... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075786 | Acoustic/pressure wave-driven separation device An acoustic/pressure wave-driven device for separating a first component from a mixture of the first component and a second fluid component. The device comprises a rich reservoir, a lean reservoir, a pump reservoir, a bridge structure, and an acoustic/pressure wave ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075154 | Headlight with directed flow heat sink A headlight having a housing, a light assembly, at least one heat sink, and an air mover. The housing has a front end, a rear end, an air inlet, an air outlet, an intake chamber in fluid communication with the air inlet, an exhaust chamber in fluid communication wit... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075139 | 3D light surface display A light surface display for providing a three-dimensional image including a plurality of particles suspended within a volumetric display. A first projection system projects sequential slices of electromagnetic energy of one or more wavelengths along the length and w... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072637 | Multiple integrated machine system A multiple integrated machine system (hereafter referred to as “MIMS”) capable of performing as at least two or more digital machines. The MIMS comprises two or more digital machine elements controlled by the same operating system software. Each of the digital m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071023 | In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of staining the biological sample on the microscope slide are conducted i... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068643 | Method and apparatus for capturing, geolocating and measuring oblique images A computerized system for displaying and making measurements based upon captured oblique images. The system includes a computer system executing image display and analysis software. The software reads a plurality of captured oblique images having corresponding geo-l... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062429 | Methods of cleaning semiconductor devices at the back end of line using amidoxime compositions The present invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising amidoxime compounds and methods for cleaning plasma etch residue from semiconductor substrates including such dilute aqueous solutions. The compositions of the invention may optionally contain one or m... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061081 | Wrapper with decorative extension and method A wrapper for wrapping a flower pot and/or floral grouping is disclosed. The wrapper is constructed of a sheet of material having an extension attached to a portion of the sheet of material. When the wrapper is formed about a flower pot to form a decorative cover, u... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056283 | Flower pot cover with indented ring portion and apparatus for forming same An apparatus and method is provided for forming a flower pot cover with at least one indented portion to retain the flower pot cover on the flower pot. The apparatus includes a male and female die. The female die has a plurality of fingers movable radially into an o... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052927 | In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method An automated in situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining method and apparatus for treating a plurality of microscope slides. The process of heat induced antigen recovery and the process of staining the biological sample on the microscope slide are conducted i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048472 | Analytic substrate coating method An apparatus and method for producing a coated analytic substrate using a compact and portable automated instrument located in the laboratory setting at the point of use which can consistently produce one or a plurality of coated analytic substrates “on demand” ... | 11/01/2011 |
