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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177554 | Device and method for locating a pulp chamber in a tooth A pulp chamber locator assists a dentist in performing a root canal procedure. The device includes a generally circular plate and a plurality of struts extending from the plate. The plate has a hole in the vicinity of its center. The device is inserted over a tooth,... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171710 | Automatic lacer for bundles of polymeric fiber An automatic lacer wraps bundles of polymeric fibers with thread, before the bundles are woven into a fabric mat and placed in a housing to form a gas-separation membrane module. A fiber bundle passes through a spool which is previously wound with thread on its oute... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8146189 | Patient alignment device A patient alignment device includes a table and a rotatable member positioned to rotate relative to the table. The rotatable member may be a head-support plate or a board which supports substantially all of a patient's body. A motor moves the board or plate so as to... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8109762 | Dental handpiece with abutment device A dental handpiece carries a drill and drives it in relative motion in a direction of penetration. The handpiece includes a body with a proximal end and a distal end, a removable head connected to the body's distal end, able to hold the drill, abutment means fixed o... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099972 | Device for heating, cooling and producing domestic hot water using a heat pump and low-temperature heat store A heating device includes a low-temperature heat store thermally coupled to a heat pump. The heat store is a buried pocket containing a permeable material and water. A high heat exchange capacity is thus achieved by exploiting both the high specific heat of the wate... | 01/24/2012 |
| D652456 | Toy having the form of a wheeled pig | 01/17/2012 |
| 8082152 | Device for communication for persons with speech and/or hearing handicap A portable device enables a text to be constructed by an input interface, then to be sent on a voice synthesis engine. The synthesized voice is rendered audible through a loudspeaker. The synthesized voice can also be sent over a telephone network addressed to anoth... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8056474 | Apparatus for applying electronic circuits to curved surfaces An electric circuit is applied to an object having a curved surface. The curved surface of the object is divided into sections, and the circuit is applied one section at a time. The circuit is formed between layers of dielectric material. The dielectric is applied b... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038814 | Apparatus and method for promoting cleanliness in commercial and institutional environments A mat, to be placed beneath an appliance, has a base layer, preferably made of cardboard, a liquid-resistant layer, preferably of plastic, and a layer of batting. The layers are held together by a peripheral rim. The periphery of the mat includes straight and curved... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7946797 | Egg transport module An egg transport system has an egg transport module (10) where eggs are stored on a plurality of shelves (20) on a transportable frame (30) with wheels (11). The module (10) is loaded or unloaded by a loader (50, 150)... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941974 | Inflatable shelter for use in hostile environment A flexible, inflatable shelter is held within a storage container. The shelter can be erected rapidly, by directing compressed gas held or produced within the container, into the flexible material which will define the finished shelter. Personnel using the shelter t... | 05/17/2011 |
| D632069 | Cane with remotely-operated jaw | 02/08/2011 |
| 7856974 | Solar chimney with internal solar collector A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat trans... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854224 | Solar chimney with internal and external solar collectors A solar chimney includes a solar collector which heats air in the chimney, producing updrafts which can be harnessed to perform useful work. The solar collector may be located inside or outside the chimney. The device may include a reservoir for storing a heat trans... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7833136 | Rowing trainer A rowing trainer includes a frame, and a seat affixed to the frame. A sliding rigger, which supports an oar assembly, is movable back and forth along the frame. The oars are indirectly connected to a cord which passes around at least one pulley, and which turns a fl... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832122 | Shoe heel cup and shoe equipped with one such heel cup A heel cup can be inserted into a shoe in order to define a posterior upward projection and lateral wings which surround the posterior and lateral faces of the calcaneum and which, through lateral notches, define a preferential deformation zone at, and in the direct... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7754115 | Ceramic dental prosthesis, method and device for making same A ceramo-ceramic dental prosthesis is made from a patient's negative mandibular impression, including at least one working cavity having an inner surface matching the lower surface of the prosthesis to be produced and left at least by one tooth primed by the dental ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7743702 | Method for applying electronic circuits to curved surfaces An electric circuit is applied to an object having a curved surface. The curved surface of the object is divided into sections, and the circuit is applied one section at a time. The circuit is formed between layers of dielectric material. The dielectric is applied b... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7712414 | System for roll impregnation A pre-packaged cleaning system or kit is used for transport, storage and solvent impregnation of one or more fabric rolls used for cleaning components of printing machines. A container holds one or more fabric rolls, and one or more bags containing a solvent. When t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695242 | Wind turbine for generation of electric power A turbine includes a stack of substantially parallel disks, the rotation of which causes rotation of a shaft. The disks are separated by peripheral spacers, each peripheral spacer having the shape of an airfoil. Each peripheral spacer defines a chord which is angled... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7662333 | Vacuum-assisted potting of fiber module tubesheets A tubesheet is formed at the end of a module containing polymeric material for gas separation, by immersing the end of the module in an epoxy material, or its equivalent. A vacuum, or partial vacuum, applied at or near the opposite end of the module, tends to draw t... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654984 | Bodily fluid sampling or transfusion device with protection means Sampling or transfusion device with protection means including a protective tube that slides longitudinally along the axis in an annular passage between the external body and the central body and has a proximal holding end for moving it selectively between a proxima... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7621917 | Bone recovery device The bone recovery device of the invention comprises an axial main body with an axial cavity passing through it, a front connector incorporating an axial passage and adapted to be fixed to the main body, a filter with a tubular filtering wall adapted to be fitted int... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7578871 | Gas separation membrane with partial surfactant coating A gas separation module includes fibers formed of a membrane which exhibits selectivity between gaseous components to be separated. The fibers are partially coated with a solution which enhances their selectivity, the fibers being uncoated in the vicinity of their f... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7563336 | Method and device for ultrasound processing of a material web A sonotrode and an anvil have a spacing determined by a manually adjustable mechanical device. The adjustable mechanical device includes an abutment device which maintains the distance between the sonotrode and the anvil greater than the minimum space, and which is ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7047904 | Egg harvester An egg harvester (100) has a shuttle (101) where a top run (32) of a conveyor (30) defines horizontal slots (40, 90) to receive eggs from a mat (10) on which eggs are laid. Damaged eggs and litter are separated on a transfer... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6933476 | Heating unit with temperature sensor A heating unit includes a bridge having an arm in which there is located a heating element, and a circuit for directing a sensing current through the heating element. The circuit of the present invention reduces the duty cycle of the sensing current, thus reducing t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6799430 | Atmosphere water recovery A method for reclamation of atmospheric water uses a water reclamation chamber (1) with water reclamation cells (2) and variable high-performance blowers (3). In this occurs by means of cooling collectors (6) during the nighttime the cool... | 10/05/2004 |
| 7536953 | System for roll impregnation A pre-packaged cleaning system or kit is used for transport, storage and solvent impregnation of one or more fabric rolls used for cleaning components of printing machines. A container holds one or more fabric rolls, and one or more bags containing a solvent. When t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7526882 | Selectively damping plantar insole A plantar insole has bearing areas (6, 7, 8, 9) of the main surface which are provided with a rigidity or hardness which are less with respect to other areas (10-13) of the main surface. These areas (6-9) are arranged under the maj... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7517388 | Air separation membrane module with variable sweep stream A gas-separation module allows a sweep gas to be introduced at selectively variable locations, and in selectively varying amounts, along the length of the module. The sweep gas enters the module through a perforated conduit. A slotted sleeve, disposed within the con... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7497894 | Portable air separation/air dehydration system A portable system for air separation or air dehydration, or both, is carried on a truck or equivalent vehicle. The air separation system includes, at a minimum, a feed compressor and a gas separation membrane. The air dehydration system includes a feed compressor an... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497253 | Downhole steam generator In a downhole steam generator, hydrogen, oxygen, and water are separately injected into an oil well. The hydrogen and oxygen are made to react, either with the aid of a catalyst or due to an electric spark. Heat from the reaction converts the water in the area into ... | 03/03/2009 |
| D587322 | Ride on toy | 02/24/2009 |
| 7471393 | Methods and apparatus for determining the size and shape of particles An instrument for measuring the size distribution of a particle sample by counting and classifying particles into selected size ranges. The particle concentration is reduced to the level where the probability of measuring scattering from multiple particles at one ti... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7459443 | Synthesis of biologically active compounds in cells This invention relates to a new method of synthesis of biologically active substances of determined structure directly in the cells of living organisms containing specific RNA or DNA molecules of determined sequence. The method is based on the hybridization of two o... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455684 | Device comprising anterior plate for vertebral column support In a device including an anterior plate for vertebral column support, there is at least one connecting sliding piece which is used to connect an anchoring screw to a securing rod. The securing rod is inserted into a cylindrical bearing and is fixed using a tightenin... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448871 | Apparatus and method for storing and transporting teeth A device for storing and transporting a tooth includes a basket having two halves, each half including at least one net. When the halves of the basket are in abutment, the nets together form one or more compartments capable of holding a tooth. The basket is inserted... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7389593 | Locating and tracing tool A tool of the invention comprises a casing having two mutually perpendicular elongate plane bearing faces extending in two longitudinal directions. A first laser beam generator generates a laser line in the first longitudinal direction. Air levels are used to check ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7376283 | Noise reduction in a digital image by factorial analysis of correspondences The invention concerns a method which consists in processing in a central unit (4) the digitized image (1) obtained by sensing noisy radiation. The image (1) is considered as a table of pixel intensity values, which is broken down into p element... | 05/20/2008 |
