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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941701 | Fuzzy classification approach to fault pattern matching A method and apparatus are provided for diagnosing faults in a monitored system. Estimates of parameter data are generated from the system with reference parameter data characteristic of known behavior of the system. The generated estimates of the parameter data are... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940881 | Device and method for producing radioisotopes The present invention is related to a device and a method for producing a radioisotope of interest from a target fluid irradiated with a beam of accelerated charged particles, the device includes in a circulation circuit (17): an irradiation cell (1) h... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939786 | Meal kit and cooking tray A meal kit for microwave cooking of a multi-component food product is provided that includes at least two sealed packages of ingredients for the multi-component food product. One of the sealed packages of ingredients contains a liquid component of the multi-componen... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939122 | Production of whole grain shredded products Shredded whole grain products, such as ready-to-eat cereals, and sweet and savory snacks, such as whole grain shredded corn chips are continuously produced by pelletizing agglomerates of cooked, tempered, whole cereal grain particles. Cooked whole grains, such as co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938551 | Luminescent glass The present invention provides a process for producing a luminescent glass, comprising the steps of adsorbing, to a porous high silica glass, at least one metal component selected from the group consisting of elements of Groups IIIA, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA, VIII, IB, II... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937352 | Computer program product and method for folder classification based on folder content similarity and dissimilarity A computerized method of representing a dataset with a taxonomy includes obtaining a dataset containing a plurality of records; initializing a folder-set containing a plurality of folders; assigning labels to folders within the folder set; and classifying the plural... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936775 | Bandwidth management in a network A data stream is transmitted at a current transmission rate utilizing a first bandwidth allocation, the current transmission rate being less than an original transmission rate. A transmission rate recovery request is received from a master device on the network. The... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935984 | Compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate and method for producing the same There are provided a higher-performance compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate having improved electron mobility characteristics and its production method. The compound semiconductor epitaxial substrate includes a channel layer in which electrons travel and an e... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935431 | Cast parts with enhanced wear resistance The invention concerns a cast wear part with its structure reinforced by at least a type metal carbide, and/or metal nitride, and/or boride, and/or metal oxides, and/or intermetallic compounds, referred to below as constituents. The invention is characterized in tha... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934529 | Method and apparatus for manufacture and inspection of swatch bearing sheets using a vacuum conveyor An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto ano... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934039 | Variable oscillator for generating different frequencies in a controller area network A device suitable for use as a module in a Controller Area Network (CAN) system with a bus or connection includes relatively simple and inexpensive components, including an oscillator that generates a number of different frequencies in response to directions from a ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933729 | Operation device control apparatus, operation device control method, information storage medium, and operation device To provide an operating device control device for obtaining information about a rotational angle of an operating device, while reducing the influence due to an individual difference and/or variation of a reference sensor signal in accordance with a sensor signal out... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932093 | One step oligochromatographic device and method of use The present invention relates to methods and devices for detecting one or more analytes in a biological sample, preferably a clean liquid sample. This invention in particular relates to improved rapid tests such as “dipsticks”, “lateral flow” devices and “... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930906 | Slider needle with built-in center strip A slider needle (1) having a partition element (15) clipped through an insertion slit (19) in the needle base body (2). The partition element (15) is shaped such that it can be easily inserted in the needle base body 2, but ... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636890 | Dispensing utensil | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930368 | Methods and systems for use in customizing displayed content associated with a portable storage medium The present embodiments provide methods and systems to playback and customize the playback of content relative to the portable storage medium. Some of these methods identify content to be rendered, through a playback device, in association with a first portable stor... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927874 | Method of transferring substance into cell There is provided a method by which multiple types of substances desired to be transferred into cells can be continuously transferred into multiple types of cells by a convenient procedure, a cell in which the substance desired to be transferred into cells has been ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927355 | Crosslink for securing spinal rods A crosslink member for securing spinal rods is disclosed having connector ends that include a brace and a locking member, each having an arcuate face resting on and securing a spinal rod. The locking member is secured by a cam member that rotates relative to the loc... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926746 | Pressure regulating valve gasket An irrigation sprinkler is provided with a housing configured for a fluid flow therethrough. A pressure regulating device having a gasket configured to variably move between a first position to a second position is disposed within the housing. The pressure regulatin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925041 | Method of making a linkage assembly for a transducer and the like A linkage assembly is used for mechanically coupling an armature and a diaphragm of a balanced receiver, the linkage assembly formed from a first linkage member displaced from a strip of stock material relative to the plane of the stock material and a second linkage... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922902 | Hollow fiber membrane module, hollow fiber membrane module unit, and water treatment method A hollow fiber membrane module, a hollow fiber membrane module unit using the hollow fiber membrane module, and a water treatment method using the module or the module unit enable the efficient contact of microorganisms on the surface of a membrane with a gas, the m... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922727 | Minimally invasive surgical system A minimally invasive surgical system for implanting pedicle screw assemblies to be connected by a spinal rod is disclosed. In one form, the system includes a plurality of holding mechanisms for the pedicle screw assemblies, each holding mechanism for being inserted ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922390 | Method and apparatus to facilitate forming detector-level calibration information for a high energy-based scanner The provision of calibration information for a given high energy-based scanner having a plurality of detectors can comprise forming (103) detector-level calibration information for that scanner. This can comprise calculating (201) a theoretical traject... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922190 | Airbag and airbag device In one form, an airbag is provided with a first bag as a bag formed by joining base fabrics which includes a gas inlet for supplying pressure fluid fed from an inflator inward and a discharge passage for discharging the pressure fluid supplied inward to an outside, ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921766 | Cartridge for the preparation of beverages A cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials. The cartridge comprises an inlet for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, and an outlet for a beverage produced fro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921540 | System of component s usable in the manufacture of an acoustic transducer A linkage assembly (140) is used for mechanically coupling an armature (124) and a diaphragm (118) of a balanced receiver (100), the linkage assembly (140) formed from a first linkage member (822) displaced from a strip of s... | 04/12/2011 |
| RE42289 | Spatial referenced photographic system with navigation arrangement An image system which captures, along with the images, information defining both the position and the orientation of the camera along with the distance to the subject. A video camera is attached to three accelerometers, two gyroscopes, and a rangefinder. Data gather... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918899 | Variably crosslinked tissue Non-glutaraldehyde fixation of an organ or a prosthesis for implantation in a mammal is based upon carbodiimide treatment. A solution containing a sterilizing agent, such as EDC, in combination with a coupling enhancer, such as Sulfo-NHS, and a high concentration of... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918878 | Minimally invasive surgical system A minimally invasive surgical system for implanting pedicle screw assemblies to be connected by a spinal rod is disclosed. In one form, the system includes a plurality of holding mechanisms for the pedicle screw assemblies, each holding mechanism for being inserted ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918624 | Method for bonding prepared substrates for roadways using a low-tracking asphalt emulsion coating A method for bonding together an existing substrate layer and a pavement layer, such that a strong adhesive bond is formed by using a tack coat, provided by an asphalt emulsion, in between the layers as the bond coat. The tack coat layer is a low-tracking coating wh... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918249 | Apparatus for the production of leno fabric A leno device uses the link mechanisms (31, 31′) to derive the movement of its half shaft (28) from the movement of its pull or lifting shafts (2, 3). The link mechanisms (31, 31′) connect the shaft rods (4, 5) of the pull or l... | 04/05/2011 |
| D635458 | Container | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915434 | Method for producing propylene oxide A method for producing propylene oxide comprising a step of reacting hydrogen peroxide with propylene in the presence of an epoxidation catalyst in a liquid phase to produce propylene oxide and a step of recovering a recyclable constituent in a vent gas generated in... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914045 | Buckle support assembly and manfacturing method and system A support assembly is disclosed generally including a buckle component or components and a positioning member of flexible material that is arranged and configured to support the buckle component in a predetermined elevated position or predetermined positions for mul... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7913519 | Latch needle with rotating swivel pin The knitting needle 1 comprises a novel bearing arrangement 16 for its latch 10. The bearing arrangement 16 comprises a swivel pin 20 that is positively and non-rotationally coupled with the latch. An anti-loosening safety may be provided on the... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911211 | Electromagnetic shielding defect monitoring system and method for using the same An embodiment disclosed herein is directed to a method of monitoring an electromagnetic shield effectiveness including transmitting a first electromagnetic field toward a first surface of an electromagnetic shield, detecting a second electromagnetic field transmitte... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910745 | Organic compound and method for producing radioactive halogen-labeled organic compound using the same It is intended to provide a labeling precursor compound used for selectively producing radioactive halogen-substituted syn-1-amino-3-cyclobutane-carboxylic acids, and to provide a process for producing a radioactive halogen-substituted syn-1-amino-3-cyclobutane-carb... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909859 | Bone plate system and methods Bone plate systems and retainers are provided for surgical implants and bone repair. The bone plate is multi-tiered for receiving bone anchors or screws for securing multiple bones or bone fragments in a desired relationship. The plate includes bores for receiving t... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908829 | Apparatus for manufacturing a squeezable flexible package A method and apparatus for manufacturing a non-rectilinear flexible package comprising an in-line process including application and selective sealing of a semi-rigid strip to an inner wall of the package and further including a dual-stage die-cutting technique to re... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908791 | Fumigation apparatus A fumigation apparatus including a conventional shipping container (10), a partition (14) dividing the container into a fumigation chamber and a control room (12), means (24) arranged to supply gas into the fumigation chamber (16),... | 03/22/2011 |
