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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7857451 | System and method for optimizing clinical optic prescriptions An method and system for determining the appropriate refractive prescription in a clinical optometry or opthalmology setting. Data in the form of aberrometric input, patient history and other information, and/or other environmental data is used to optimize a real-wo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7831106 | Laser scanning digital camera with simplified optics and potential for multiply scattered light imaging A portable, lightweight digital imaging device uses a slit scanning arrangement to obtain an image of the eye, in particular the retina. The scanning arrangement reduces the amount of target area illuminated at a time, thereby reducing the amount of unwanted light s... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7792576 | Method of treatment for central nervous system injury Injuries to the central nervous system, particularly spinal cord injuries, are treated by administering a purine nucleoside or analog to the patient and, optionally, electrically stimulating the site of injury. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784613 | Reusable windshield pallet A fully collapsible pallet is provided with easily adjustable rear stops, lower rear stops, and side restraints. A telescoping member is provided to allow shipment of partial pallets of windshields. Extensions allow the pallet to be used with windshields of various ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7748980 | Dispenser for dental compositions The present invention relates to an apparatus for providing specifically metered doses of at least two flowable dental materials in desired ratios to one another. In particular, the present invention allows for controlled metering and dispensing of two or more flowa... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7717773 | Poultry stunning system A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concen... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7670832 | System for fluorescence monitoring The present invention is directed to devices for performing PCR and monitoring the reaction of a sample comprising a nucleic acid and a fluorescent dye. Illustrative devices comprise a heat exchange component for heating and cooling the sample, a control device for ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666455 | Method for enhancing resveratrol content of peanut compositions Methods for increasing the amount of resveratrol in a peanut material are provided, comprising the steps of providing a peanut kernel, size-reducing the peanut kernel, abiotically stressing the size-reduced peanut kernel, and incubating the abiotically stressed size... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665374 | Surface-coated solid-phase microextraction device The present application relates to a surface-coated SPME with an extracting tip that resists breaking during analysis. Rather than utilizing a hollow fiber tip, a resilient surface coated rod is utilized. Specifically, several grooves are machined into the tip of th... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7624545 | Ground anchor system A portable ground anchor system comprises base plate members having a hinge pin passage formed therethrough and each base plate member having a multiplicity of holes formed therethrough for interaction with ground spikes; central triangular shaped plate members havi... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7582429 | Amplicon melting analysis with saturation dyes Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid that is at least partially double stranded is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye having a percent saturation of at least 50% to form a mixture. In one embodiment, the nucleic acid is amplified ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7545833 | RF door activation system The present invention provides a radio frequency (“RF”) activation system with improved operating capability and ease of installation. Improved responsiveness is provided by the receiver which determines the frame timing of incoming signals and calculates the es... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7524889 | Light emitting diode curable acrylates with reduced yellowing Dental compositions and methods of curing the composition utilizing a light emitting diode (LED) curing unit. According to one aspect, a composition comprising a multiacrylate compound, an initiator including camphorquinone and at least one amine, and a colorless an... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7524632 | Species identification by melting analysis of secondary structure of single stranded nucleic acids Methods of identifying the type of a cell are provided, the methods comprising determining the Tm profile of a sample rRNA or fragment thereof from the cell using a double stranded nucleic acid-specific dye, wherein a match between the determined Tm ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7456281 | Nucleic acid melting analysis with saturation dyes Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye to form a mixture. Optionally, an unlabeled probe is included in the mixture. A melting curve is generated for the target nucleic acid by measuring fluores... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448943 | Poultry stunning system A system for stunning poultry located in cages in which the system utilizing an automated control system and a series of stunning apparatuses for progressively increasing exposure of the poultry to a subduing gas. The system is adjustable to allow for varying concen... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7387887 | Nucleic acid melting analysis with saturation dyes Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye to form a mixture. Optionally, an unlabeled probe is included in the mixture. A melting curve is generated for the target nucleic acid by measuring fluores... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384890 | Check fraud protection techniques A security feature and method for verifying the authenticity of commercial paper. In one embodiment, pearlescent ink is added to a portion of commercial paper stock. A recipient can then tilt the commercial paper stock to view the pearlescent ink mark, design, or sp... | 06/10/2008 |
| D563549 | Flowable dental composition dispenser | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331669 | Device for digital retinal imaging A portable, lightweight digital imaging device uses a slit scanning arrangement to obtain an image of the eye, in particular the retina. The scanning arrangement reduces the amount of target area illuminated at a time, thereby reducing the amount of unwanted light s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270236 | Reusable windshield pallet A fully collapsible pallet is provided with easily adjustable rear stops, lower rear stops, and side restraints. A telescoping member is provided to allow shipment of partial pallets of windshields. Extensions allow the pallet to be used with windshields of various ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7243864 | Radio controlled liquid monitor A radio controlled liquid monitor, capable of rotation about a vertical axis through an infinite arc is disclosed. A rotatable body is rotatably mounted onto a base element for rotation about a vertical axis, and a discharge elbow is rotatably mounted on the rotatab... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226736 | Characterization of single stranded nucleic acids by melting analysis of secondary structure using double strand-specific nucleic acid dye A novel method for characterizing nucleic acids. A nucleic acid is combined with a double stranded nucleic acid-specific dye to form a detectable complex between the dye and one or more double stranded structures within the nucleic acid. The combination is then expo... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7199110 | Method of treatment for spinal cord injury Injuries to the central nervous system, particularly spinal cord injuries, are treated by administering a purine nucleoside or analog to the patient and, optionally, electrically stimulating the site of injury. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7151181 | Process for the preparation of 3,5-diethyl-1,2-dihydro-1-phenyl-2-propylpyridine Methods are provided for improving production of 3,5-diethyl-1,2-dihydro-1-phenyl-2-propylpyridine (DHP). In one illustrative embodiment, the methods involve controlling the rate of reaction and temperature of the reaction during formation of DHP. In another illustr... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131069 | Navigational interface for ERP system The present invention comprises a software system having a user-friendly navigational interface utilizing an hierarchical display (20) of business documents based upon a dominant-subordinate relationship between the documents. In one embodiment, the documents... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123137 | Patient safety and alerting system A patient safety alerting system and methods for providing enhanced patient safety using a patient alerting system are provided. An illustrative patient safety alerting system comprises an output device comprising a set of indicators, each indicator displaying one o... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7081485 | Non-volatile dental compositions containing multifunctional acrylate compounds and lacking an oxygen-inhibited layer Dental composite formulations containing an initiator and a multiacrylate compound are disclosed. The formulations lack methyl methacrylate, a volatile, irritating, and potentially hazardous material commonly found in dental formulations. The multiacrylate compound ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6994282 | Radio controlled liquid monitor A radio controlled liquid monitor, capable of rotation about a vertical axis through an infinite arc is disclosed. A rotatable body is rotatably mounted onto a base element for rotation about a vertical axis, and a discharge elbow is rotatably mounted on the rotatab... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6916341 | Device and method for bicompartmental arthroplasty Disclosed is a device and method of bicompartmental arthroplasty of the knee. The device permits arthroplasty of the medial or lateral and patellofemoral compartments of the knee while leaving the opposite compartments and the anterior and posterior cruciate ligamen... | 07/12/2005 |
