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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7683758 | Electronic access control device An electronic lock utilizes two microprocessors remote from each other for enhanced security. The first microprocessor is disposed close to an input device such as a keypad, and the second microprocessor is disposed close to the lock mechanism and well protected fro... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7679519 | Apparatus for improved pulse oximetry measurement An apparatus for measuring the blood oxygen level of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a housing having an interior surface of non-reflective material substantially surrounding an interior. A cooperating light source and detector are ... | 03/16/2010 |
| D611111 | Shotgun | 03/02/2010 |
| D607088 | Mixing tap | 12/29/2009 |
| D606171 | Mixing tap | 12/15/2009 |
| D606170 | Mixing tap | 12/15/2009 |
| D606169 | Mixing tap | 12/15/2009 |
| 7615036 | Device and method for wound therapy A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also include a liquid-retention chamber for retaining liquid therein and a ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7243805 | System for supporting picture frame moulding A display device for supporting a plurality of items such as frame molds comprising a frame housing having a plurality of internal open sections; a plurality of rotating panel members, each of which is situated within an internal section and each of which rotates re... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7523908 | Device for supporting and vertically adjusting the position of an object upon a support structure A device 10 for supporting and vertically adjusting the position of a picture or other object after the device 10 is secured to a support structure includes a first member 12 having an upper portion 14 that is secured to a wall or similar... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7476463 | Rechargeable bipolar high power electrochemical device with reduced monitoring requirement The present invention is drawn to a high power electrochemical energy storage device in a bipolar configuration, comprising at least n stackable cells in bipolar configuration wherein subgroups of m cells are electronically monitored. The storage cells have a lithiu... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7463432 | Objective operating in the infrared An objective for use in a night sight device has a front lens group and a rear lens group. The lenses of the front lens group have essentially equal diameters, whereas the lenses of the rear lens group have increasingly large diameters starting from the front end of... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7434718 | Device for cutting or welding tubular workpieces or the like The invention relates to a device (1) for cutting or welding tubes (3) or similar workpieces, said device comprising a guiding mechanism which is used to control the cutting or welding torch (17) along a pre-determined line and is provided with ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412805 | Modular buildings and materials used in their construction A modular building comprising: a foundation floor having secured therein a plurality of anchor elements; a plurality of wall-retaining track elements adapted to engage wall panels of the building, the track elements being securable to the foundation floor so as to d... | 08/19/2008 |
| RE40426 | Method of manufacturing a hockey stick blade with a braided fiber envelope In this method, a braided fiber envelope is slid over the core of the hockey stick blade and a promoted resin is applied on the core and the fiber envelope. At least one pre-cured reinforcement panel is provided on at least one side of the blade. The resulting assem... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380361 | System and method for increased magazine capacity for a firearm A system and method for providing increased capacity to a firearm having an actuator operably connected to a trigger assembly is disclosed. A magazine for holding a cartridge for use with the firearm includes a plurality of tubes, each tube being defined within the ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377146 | Cylinder lock with an axially moving sidebar A cylinder lock plug that utilizes an axially moving sidebar. The sidebar is displaced axially by a key positioning mechanism on the blade of a uniquely configured key. Also on the key are unique short grooves on the lateral sides of the key blade running substantia... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7306838 | Synthetic grass with resilient granular top surface layer A synthetic grass assembly for installation on a supporting soil substrate includes a pile fabric with a flexible sheet backing and rows of upstanding synthetic ribbons representing grass blades, extending upwardly from an upper surface of the backing. An infill lay... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299737 | Method and apparatus for an action system for a firearm A method and apparatus providing an action system for a firearm. The action system includes a primary roller-lock mechanism located rearward of an ejection port. The primary roller-lock mechanism includes a bolt and a first primary roller caged within the bolt. A bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300689 | Artificial grass for landscaping An artificial grass surface (10) suited for bordering a runway (12) of an airfield in order to reduce the presence of birds in the airfield. The artificial grass surface (10) includes a pile fabric (14) having a plurality of pile elements... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7273642 | Modular synthetic grass turf assembly A modular synthetic grass turf assembly includes a plurality of synthetic grass units which are transportable, adapted to be laid flat on a field and fit side by side to provide a flat and continuous synthetic grass surface for activities. Each unit includes a flexi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252655 | Ocular iontophoretic apparatus handle An iontophoretic apparatus comprising a housing member, a current distribution member, a medicament containment member and at least one of a lateral and medial straddling member. The straddling member are configured to correspond to the surrounding soft tissue. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249924 | Rack serving unit A rack serving unit comprises a carriage which may be moved along a rack aisle on substantially horizontal carrying rails. Carried along by the carriage there is a lifting platform which is suspended on the carriage by way of at least two traction mechanisms, prefer... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229577 | Method for forming a bathtub liner An apparatus for forming a bathtub liner over an existing bathtub comprising a container, a seal, a heating element, and a pressure increasing element. The container defines a cavity. The seal is associated with cavity and is capable of forming a substantially conti... | 06/12/2007 |
| D543726 | Tool case | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223047 | Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways Safety improvements of airport runways and taxiways are achieved by providing a flexible, water-impermeable surfacing material on a compacted soil base directly adjacent to an edge of airstrip shoulders. A synthetic grass surface is provided on the area beyond the s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222457 | Reset mechanism for a panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A sliding door for selectively opening and closing an opening is disclosed. The door is comprised of a door panel having a top, a bottom, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The door panel translates laterally relative to the opening between a closed position and an... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207742 | Safety improvements for airport runways and taxiways An airstrip shoulder-bordering surface arrangement for extending the width of existing runway and taxiway shoulders comprising a flexible water-impermeable surfacing material extending laterally of a side edge of an airstrip shoulder, an artificial grass surface adj... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174624 | Unit for production of track elements The invention relates to a unit (10) for the production of track elements (32), comprising a number of retaining devices (14), arranged serially in the longitudinal direction of the unit. Said units each comprise a base element (20), whic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7149030 | Diffractive optical element and also optical arrangement comprising a diffractive optical element A diffractive optical element has a plurality of diffraction structures for a certain wavelength. These each have a width measured in the plane of the diffractive optical element and a height measured perpendicularly thereto. The widths and the heights of the diffra... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137965 | Device for the iontophoretic delivery of a drug An iontophoretic drug delivery device storage apparatus and a method of using that device is disclosed. The device comprises a fluid reservoir, an electrode assembly and a tray apparatus. The fluid reservoir is capable of retaining a medicament and has a sealed flui... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124048 | System and method for a self-calibrating non-invasive sensor A non-invasive emitter-photodiode sensor which is able to provide a data-stream corresponding to the actual wavelength of light emitted thereby allowing calibration of the sensor signal processing equipment and resulting in accurate measurements over a wider variati... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117637 | Panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door A panel guide and impact separation system for a sliding door adapted to open and close an opening having an upper and lower extent is disclosed. The system comprises a guide, a guide follower and an elongate beam. The guide is adapted to be mounted to a mounting su... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077021 | Sensor device on a feed pipeline carrying high voltage In order to be able to operate a sensor device on a feed pipeline carrying high voltage without using batteries or storage batteries, the sensors are connected for supply purposes via an electrical isolating stage to a mains voltage source and for signal purposes to... | 07/18/2006 |
| D522818 | Hedge trimmer | 06/13/2006 |
| 7054711 | Unit for the production of track elements According to the invention, a unit (10) is proposed for the production of track elements (25), which comprises a plurality of clamping devices (14) arranged one after another in the longitudinal direction of the unit. Provided in the clamping de... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032619 | Sanitary fitting with swivelling spout A guide ring of a sanitary spout fitting having a swivelling spout which can be fitted swivellably on a fitting body via a swivelling sleeve which forms part of the swivelling spout, has material projections on both cylindrical faces. Through these material projecti... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027237 | Method for improving the imaging properties of at least two optical elements and photolithographic fabrication method A method for improving imaging properties of two or more optical elements comprises the step of determining for at least one of the two optical elements a polarization-dependent perturbation. In a further step a polarization-independent perturbation is determined fo... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025334 | Lifting device A lifting device for raising and lowering a load comprises in a known manner a lifting drum that can be driven in both directions of rotation, as well as at least one belt serving as traction mechanism that is secured to one end of the lifting drum and carries at th... | 04/11/2006 |
