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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638192 | Loop grip handle for wheelbarrows | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935406 | Arrangement of multiple sheet pile components and welding profile therefor The first of the two connecting profiles of a sheet pile wall assembly possesses a base attached to a sheet pile wall, a neck strip projecting from the base in a predetermined direction, and a head strip of larger cross section on the free end of the neck strip for ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934349 | Fire resistant wall A fire resistant wall includes a frame assembly utilizing tubular steel studs having at least one opening at the bottom and at the top, a stratum of fire resistant material disposed in the inter-stud space, and a trim assembly structured to protect the gaps between ... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637058 | Wrecking tool | 05/03/2011 |
| 7930354 | System and method for reviewing attachment content on a mobile device Messages with an associated attachment document are first delivered to a mobile device without the attachment document. If the mobile device user wishes to review attachment data related to the attachment document, the user submits an attachment processing request t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927667 | Spray apparatus and method for the repair of can ends This invention generally relates to a spray apparatus and a method useful in the repair of coating adhered to can ends used in the food and beverage packaging industries. The spray apparatus has one or more elongated shafts rotatably coupled to a frame. One or more ... | 04/19/2011 |
| D636253 | Decorative hose reel | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923649 | Printed circuit board for a mobile device A printed circuit board is provided for use in a keyboard assembly of a mobile device having a plurality of keys in a key layout. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contacts, such as dome switches, arranged in a contact layout. The contact layout is such t... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920918 | Apparatus and method for treating ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia An apparatus for treating ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation so as to change the transmembrane potential in the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920852 | Compression of data transmitted between server and mobile device A remote wireless device receives a compressed message including an application definition file. The application definition file is associated with an application executing at a computing device and contains definitions for: a user interface format; a format for net... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918247 | Garden hose with backbone An improved garden hose including an elongated generally cylindrical inner core being made of a first material, the inner core having an integrally formed backbone being made of a second material. The second material has a higher durometer than the first material. | 04/05/2011 |
| D635642 | Watering can | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916154 | Method, system and software product for color image encoding The present invention relates to the compression of color image data. A combination of hard decision pixel mapping and soft decision pixel mapping is used to jointly address both quantization distortion and compression rate while maintaining low computational comple... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915564 | Laser marking system A laser energy microinscribing system, comprising a semiconductor excited Q-switched solid state laser energy source; a cut gemstone mounting system, allowing optical access to a mounted workpiece; an optical system for focusing laser energy from the laser energy so... | 03/29/2011 |
| D634996 | Shovel blade | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911996 | System and method for registration and packet data reconnect Methods, mobile stations and networks are provided that cause a packet data service reconnect to be performed automatically after the occurrence of an event triggering registration, even in some circumstances where such a data service reconnect would not normally oc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910114 | Methods of treating infectious diseases The present invention provides methods of treating a human or other mammal infected with a parasitic microorganism by administering an effective amount in unit dosage form of a C8-C16-alpha, beta-unsaturated aliphatic aldehyde, such as trans-2-... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907518 | Communication traffic isolation and control Communication traffic isolation and control systems and methods are disclosed. Communication traffic streams are received and either passed or filtered by respective controllable filtering modules. The operation of the filtering modules is controlled on a per-module... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899419 | Method and apparatus for compensating code channel power in a transmitter It has now been found that in some transmitter implementations which transmit multiple code channels, for example CDMA transmitters, the observed power for each code channel at the output relative to the other code channels is dependent upon the total transmit power... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896988 | Charge system for destroying chips on a circuit board and method for destroying chips on a circuit board A charge system for destroying chips on a circuit board is provided. The charge system has a first substrate having a number of recesses formed therein with each of the recesses having a housing disposed therein. A high density charge is disposed within the housing.... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896960 | Method of protecting wood through enhanced penetration of wood preservatives and a related solution A method of protecting wood through enhanced penetration of wood preservatives includes providing a solution including (a) at least one amine oxide, (b) at least one organic wood preservative and (c) a buffering agent. The solution preferably has a pH of about 7 to ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896314 | Hand tool with an extendable plunger A hand tool having an elongated plunger assembly that is rotatably and movably disposed in a socket. The plunger assembly can be rotated between a first orientation and a second orientation as well as being moved between a first, withdrawn position and a second, ext... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895510 | Navigation of an N-dimensional hierarchical structure using a 2-dimensional controller A system and method for navigating a multi-hierarchical menu system using a two-dimensional controller, comprising displaying an Nth level of the multi-hierarchical menu system having a plurality of icons in proximity to a pointer on a portion of a displa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7895230 | Method of finding a search string in a document for viewing on a mobile communication device A server find process by which a user enters a search term for a document attachment into his/her mobile communication device. If no occurrences of the term are found on the device, the device then prompts the user to initiate a server side search. If the user accep... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892156 | Exercising apparatus An exercising apparatus designed to fit around a seat includes a frame that is adapted to be secured to a support. The frame is a U-shaped configuration with a lateral open area to receive the seat into the frame. One or more arms are coupled to the frame about one ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891602 | Retractable hose guide A retractable hose guide includes a shell assembly that is structured to be embedded into the ground. The shell assembly defines an enclosed space that is open at the top. A guide rod assembly is movably disposed within the shell assembly and structured to move betw... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886921 | Closure The invention generally relates to a closure having a cap coupled to a sleeve defining a frangible connection between the cap and the sleeve. A preselected geometry is provided between the cap and the sleeve proximate to the frangible connection which allows for for... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886635 | Bolt or nut tightening device A bolt or nut tightening device having an outer shaft and an inner shaft rotatable in directions opposite to each other, the outer shaft having a reaction receiver projecting therefrom sideways and provided with a tightening torque measuring unit, the tightening tor... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846143 | Portable urinal with a shaped inlet and a membrane valve A portable urinal that includes a container defining a liquid reservoir and a spout extending therefrom. The spout has an inlet for receiving a liquid. A valve assembly is disposed within the spout. The valve assembly has an interior region and an exterior region. T... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845696 | Weed removal tool A manually operable weed remover consists of a cluster of pivotable and rotatable spikes attached to a handle. When positioned over the center of a weed and downward pressure is applied, either by pushing on a bar handle or stepping on a foot rest, a bottom flange i... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845082 | Universal hand pruner with extendible handles A hand tool for cutting includes a first handle, a second handle pivotably connected to the first handle, and a cutting head including a fixed first blade and a pivotable second blade to provide cutting action with the first blade. The first and second handles are m... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628452 | Shovel head | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879578 | Self-assembled proteins and related methods and protein structures The present invention provides user-directed construction of novel specific homo- and hetero-dimeric, and multimeric assemblages of proteins. The present invention is comprised of gene sequences that transcribe peptide sequences that form links between proteins, whe... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877575 | Microprocessor The invention relates to a microprocessor having a plurality of components which are selected from registers (14,16), arithmetic logic units (30,32), memory (36,38), input/output circuits and other similar components where the plurality of compo... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876225 | Methods and apparatus for switching a transponder to an active state, and asset management systems employing same A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active tr... | 01/25/2011 |
| D631059 | Computer generated interface for a touch-sensitive computer screen | 01/18/2011 |
| D630906 | Condiment grinder | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869856 | Encapsulated medical imaging device and method The present invention relates to an encapsulated medical imaging device (1) and method for imaging the gastroin-testinal tract in patients using optical scanning technologies. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866686 | Collapsible wheelbarrow A collapsible wheelbarrow includes a rigid front bracket, a wheel rotatably secured to the front bracket, and first and second handle arms pivotably attached to the front bracket. The first and second handle arms are laterally pivotable about first and second pivot ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865565 | Input shortcuts for a communications device A method of inputting an electronic address into an address field on a communications device, the electronic address including a plurality of text characters and non-text symbol characters. The method includes: receiving a plurality of inputs for the address field t... | 01/04/2011 |
