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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380799 | Adjustable vehicle suspension system with adjustable-rate air spring An adjustable vehicle suspension system includes a plurality of damping members and an air spring operatively associated with each of the damping members. The suspension system also includes a compressed air source, a valve assembly, and a controller. The compressed... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364144 | Sensing and communication system and method A sensing and communication system includes a transceiver broadcasting an electromagnetic wave, a transponder supported on an associated structural member at a distance from the transceiver that receives the electromagnetic wave, and a sensor adjacent the transponde... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357397 | Method and systems for aligning a stationary vehicle with an artificial horizon A method of positioning a vehicle chassis of a stationary vehicle in approximate alignment with a predetermined datum is provided. The vehicle has an axle and a fluid suspension system. The fluid suspension system includes a control device, a pressurized fluid sourc... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326680 | Uterine contraction inhibitors A composition for inhibiting spontaneous myometrial contraction or bradykinin-induced contraction, comprising adrenomedullin. The composition of the present invention may be used to selectively inhibit spontaneous myometrial contraction or bradykinin-induced contrac... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7277116 | Method and apparatus for automatically controlling video cameras using microphones The invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling video cameras (15, 16) using microphones (10) where the space-time coordinates of a sound event are calculated by first estimating with high precision the time delays of arrival for select... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7237668 | Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (8) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7230235 | Automatic detection of quality spectra The present application provides systems and/or methods for accessing a portion of a mass-fragment spectrum, constructing a vector that is responsive to an intensity-balance of the spectrum, and selecting the spectrum responsive to the vector. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222467 | Screen with integral railing A frame assembly for at least partially enclosing a raised floor structure includes a bottom frame member positioned adjacent an associated raised floor structure. A pair of spaced apart side frame members are connected to and extend upwardly from the bottom frame m... | 05/29/2007 |
| D543571 | Goggle | 05/29/2007 |
| D543592 | Game ticket | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216691 | Mold-removal casting method and apparatus A process for the casting of metals includes the steps of providing a mold, delivering a molten metal into the mold, solidifying the molten metal, and removing at least a portion of the mold. The step of removing at least a portion of the mold begins before the step... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209919 | Library server locks DB2 resources in short time for CM implicit transaction A method, system and article of manufacture for reducing a deadlock probability during transaction processing in a computer network system having a plurality of users of the network system that comprises a content management system performing implicit transactions v... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197139 | Replaceable personal digital assistant cradle for a telephone A telephone set includes a cradle for receiving a selected electronic device, such as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The cradle comprises a cradle base and a cradle cover coupled to the cradle base. The cradle cover includes a support for selectively securing t... | 03/27/2007 |
| RE39522 | Ultraviolet ray irradiation equipment having scraper rings fitted to light transmission tubes An ultraviolet light irradiation apparatus providing combined mechanical and chemical cleaning of light irradiation tubes for removing radiation blocking precipitates from the surface of the tubes. A scraper ring is fitted to the outside of each of the tubes and inc... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7185479 | Mower head with movable guard A mower head has a deck with at least three sides and at least one side wall depending from the deck. A cutting blade is rotatably mounted to the deck on an axis extending through the deck. The deck is disposed above and generally parallel to the blade. A guard asse... | 03/06/2007 |
| D537331 | Clip | 02/27/2007 |
| D537237 | Trousers | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182448 | Adaptive power control of ink melt heaters for uniform ink melt rate A method and system for selectively controlling supplied power to an ink melt heater for maintaining a desired ink melt rate despite a varying ambient parameter affecting an actual melt rate. A predetermined amount of power is supplied to the ink melt heater intende... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183216 | Methods to form oxide-filled trenches A thermal oxidation process is used to fill trenches with an oxide; however, the oxidation process consumes some of the silicon. The embodiments herein advantageously apply this tendency for the oxidation process to consume silicon so as to convert all the silicon s... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183516 | System and method for welding with multiple arcs A system and method for welding with a first and second arc between a first and second electrode, respectively, and a common workpiece, where each of the electrodes is driven by a single power source, where there is a first inductor connected in series with the firs... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180030 | Method for rating and/or ranking welding electrodes Methods are disclosed for rating a welding electrode and/or for ranking two or more electrodes with respect to gas tracking effects in gas shielded flux cored arc welding processes. The methods involve performing a standardized welding process using an electrode of ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179460 | Bacterial composition and its use The subject of the present invention is a bacterial composition having immunomodulation properties comprising at least one strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus PTA-4797, Lactobacillus plantarum PTA-4799, Lactobacill... | 02/20/2007 |
| D536855 | Tire board for transporting a vehicle | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174947 | Method of sizing overflow chambers A method for sizing an overflow chamber (46) in a mold (32) for the die casting of metals is disclosed. The method includes the steps of simulating a pressure of molten metal (30) in a main cavity (42) of the mold (32) and calculat... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177886 | Apparatus and method for coordinating logical data replication with highly available data replication In a database apparatus (10), a critical database server (12) includes a primary server (20) supporting a primary database instance and a secondary server (22) supporting a secondary database instance that mirrors the primary database ins... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177709 | Controller for underground mining A controller is disclosed for control operations in underground mining, especially for controllers to control support shields. The controller utilizes a central unit with a microprocessor and assigned, programmable memory devices for the storage and processing of so... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175711 | Coating device A coating device (10) for coating a metal strip (12) in a metal melt (14) includes a shaft (16,18) that is rotatable in the metal melt (14) for guiding the metal strip (12), and a slide bearing (261, 26 | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175678 | Fuel composition The present invention provides a polymeric a fuel composition comprising (i) a fuel; and (ii) a polymeric compound; wherein the polymeric compound comprises at least one monomer unit of Formula I wherein R1 ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175305 | LED symbol signal A LED symbol signal with LEDs arrayed to correspond to a desired symbol. A mask defines the desired symbol. A diffusion surface on the cover diffuses the display aspect, obscuring the individual LEDs. The mask is spaced a distance from the diffusing surface. The mor... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173214 | Electric arc pulse welder with short circuit control An electric arc welder with a waveform generator controlled to create a welding process involving current flow between an electrode and a workpiece wherein the welding process comprises a succession of pulse waveforms, each having a current ramp up portion, a peak c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173215 | Method for evaluating and/or comparing welding consumables Methods and systems are disclosed for characterizing a welding consumable, such as flux or an electrode, and/or for comparing two or more welding consumables for use in narrow gap deep groove welding operations, including creating test welds on fixtures having joint... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170751 | Printed circuit board retaining device A retaining device holds a PCB to a heat sink that has channels for receiving the retaining device. The retaining device includes a body having portions configured for receipt into the channels of the heat sink and moveable tabs and protuberances protruding away fro... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169218 | Ink jet set for reducing intercolor bleed An ink set for reducing intercolor bleed and a multi-colored ink jet printing process utilizing the same is provided. The ink set comprises a black ink composition and a plurality of color ink jet ink compositions comprising a colorant and an ink vehicle. The ink ve... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168197 | System and method for mounting a sign A system and method for mounting a flexible material sign to a billboard structure includes a plurality of tensioning clamps affixed to the billboard structure. Each of the plurality of clamps includes a bracket adapted to be secured to the billboard structure and a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171413 | Two phase intermediate query security using access control A method, system and article of manufacture for two phase intermediate query security using access control. A networked client-server computer system having a plurality of users of the client-server system and including software performing database queries via a DBM... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169883 | Polymers A thienylene-arylene polymer comprised of a repeating segment containing at least one 2,5-thienylene unit selected from (I) and (II), and from about one to about three arylene units selected from (IIIa), (IIIb), and/or (IIIc) | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166397 | Imaging members An electrophotographic imaging member having a charge generating layer and a charge transport layer overlayed thereon is provided. The charge transport layer has a lower surface and an upper surface, wherein the lower surface is in contiguous contact with the charge... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165600 | Chemically bonded aggregate mold A mold for the casting of metals including an aggregate comprising a refractory particulate material and a soluble binder which provides for minimal heat transfer between the mold and the molten metal during filling. The aggregate preferably includes at least a prop... | 01/23/2007 |
| D535801 | Trash can with restricted top | 01/23/2007 |
| RE39473 | Upright vacuum cleaner with cyclonic airflow pathway An upright vacuum cleaner includes an upright housing section and a nozzle base section. A cyclonic airflow dirt and dust separating chamber is defined in the upright housing section. A suction source pulls air and entrained dirt, dust, and other contaminants throug... | 01/23/2007 |
