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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660404 | Hydraulic automatic control valve | 05/22/2012 |
| D659483 | Cupcake carrier | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172572 | Dental tool displacement apparatus with slow rotational motion A dental tool displacement apparatus for use with a motorized power handle to displace a dental tool includes a tool holder having a receptacle for receiving the dental tool, and a drive arrangement. The drive arrangement defines a transmission from the motorized po... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170673 | Carbon nano-tube power cell A device which converts mechanical deformation in electrical current, these mechanical deformations are generated as a result of liquid pressure over a part of the device. This device is integrated within an implantable lead and inserted into the cardiovascular syst... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161188 | Devices and methods for providing network access control utilizing traffic-regulation hardware Disclosed are devices and methods for providing network access control utilizing traffic-regulation hardware, the device including: at least one client-side port for operationally connecting to a client system; at least one network-side port for operationally connec... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8112156 | Method and device for improving blood flow by a series of electrically-induced muscular contractions A treatment method and device for promoting a localized increase in the flow of blood through a blood vessel in an area of the body, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a system including: (i) at least a first electrode operatively contacting a first po... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7614861 | Rotary fluid-driven motor with sealing elements A static-fluid-pressure-driven rotary motor includes a casing, which defines a chamber having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, and at least one rotor assembly rotatably mounted within the casing. The rotor assembly includes a rotor, a plurality of barrier elements ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7337007 | Surface neuroprosthetic device having a locating system A surface neuroprosthetic device for functional electrical stimulation (FES) having a locating system for locating the device on to a limb segment of a user, and a method therefor, the device including: (a) an at least semi-rigid exoskeleton shell for encompassing a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323295 | Method for extended storage of viable and pathogen-safe blood and blood components using carbon monoxide A method for inhibiting bacterial growth in whole blood and/or blood components, which may therefore also be used to extend the storage time for the whole blood and/or blood components, through treatment with carbon monoxide. This method is preferably used for the p... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7245669 | Dual polarity coding system and method for a millimeter wave communication system A method and system for efficient dual polarity transmission of a millimeter wave data stream of overall rate Rfixed+Rvar+RMAC through two channels of polarities H and V. The method comprises the steps of determining asymmetric H and... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7224669 | Static flow rate control A method for static rate flow control includes receiving a sequence of data packets for transmission over a network, including at least first and second packets having a common destination address on the network, the first and second packets having respective first ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7199333 | Branding iron A personalized branding iron with interchangeable symbols, including: a handle arrangement having a first end and a second end; a mounting arrangement mechanically connected to the first end; and at least one unitary substantial symbol configured for branding. The m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6901476 | Variable key type search engine and method therefor A system and method for storing arranged data in a memory, and for extracting the data therefrom, the system including: (a) a random access memory (RAM) including: (i) a first array of cells, the first array having at least two dimensions and having rows and columns... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6865312 | Compact dynamic crossbar switch by means of planar optics An optical switch including: (a) a light transmissive substrate, and (b) a two-dimensional array, disposed on the light transmissive substrate, the two-dimensional array having rows and columns of reflective shutter assembly elements, each of the reflective shutter ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6740472 | Polymer materials with independent latent images visible in polarized light and methods for their production An authenticatable product comprising a non-opaque latent image layer of anisotropic polymer material having background optical properties with a given preferred direction of anisotropy and a given proportion of crystallinity, the latent image layer being treated so... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6644205 | Warhead configuration A warhead (10) configuration for forming a large-diameter hole through a wall of a target includes a shaped charge of explosive material (12) presenting an annular front surface portion (16) circumscribing an axis of the charge. The annular front surface ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6166761 | Method and apparatus for monitoring a biological sample A method and apparatus for monitoring biological samples. The apparatus comprises an incubator within which are mounted at least two CCD mini-cameras adapted for photomicroscopy as mini-photomicroscopes. The apparatus may be configured for time-lapse phot... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6069707 | System for reproducing a physical color image A system that enables quickly, reliably and automatically producing quality copies of a physical color image, utilizing an available digital printer or digital press. The system consists of a scanner and a digital processor, commonly housed and interfaced... | 05/30/2000 |
