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Mountable Printable Placard With Headband
A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177852 | Hip joint prosthesis A femoral implant for fitting to a resected femur comprises a section having a frustoconical external form, a stem part extending away from the section to a distal end of the implant, and a femoral head extending directly away from the section to the proximal end of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8138277 | Silane-modified urea derivatives, method for the production thereof, and use thereof as auxiliary rheological agents Disclosed are silane-modified urea derivatives which can be produced by reacting diisocyanates with aminosilanes, hydroxysilanes, or mercaptosilanes. The inventive silane-modified urea derivatives are suitable especially for use as auxiliary rheological agents, pref... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8073474 | Systems and methods for controlling group messaging The present invention is directed to systems and methods for facilitating real-time instant messaging among a group of people. In one embodiment, the instant messages are clustered around a theme, such as a picture, a graphic or even bit mapped data. The common them... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063104 | Guanidine derivatives as inhibitors of DDAH Compounds of formula (I) have been found to be useful as inhibitors of DDAH. The present invention thus provides the use of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of a dis... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7986140 | Systems and methods for RF magnetic-field vector detection based on spin rectification effects Systems and methods for RF magnetic-field vector detection based on spin rectification effects are described. In one embodiment, a method comprises sweeping a quasi-static external applied magnetic field at a h-vector detector, measuring voltages across terminals of... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963437 | Systems and methods for distributed printing of personalized postage indicia Systems and methods which provide for distributed printing of personalized postage indicia are shown. Embodiments facilitate printing of personalized postage indicia at various distributed printing locations, such as user sites, retail locations, consumer kiosks, et... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947448 | Use of regulatory sequences for specific, transient expression in neuronal determined cells The present invention relates to the use of regulatory sequences for mediating specific, early transient expression in proliferative neuronal determined cells. Furthermore, the uses of recombinant nucleic acid molecules comprising said defined regulatory sequences f... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7496835 | Document generation from web pages An output document may be produced from a Web source document by including special markup or output indicators designating output regions in said source document. After detecting the output indicators, any dynamic markup in the Web source document is resolved. An HT... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7485329 | Semiwet feed product Semiwet feed product with a wrapping coating applied by a vacuum coating method, process for the manufacture of such a product, method for packaging the same and product packed using said method. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7483909 | System, method and apparatus for converting and integrating media files The present invention teaches a digital media file conversion and integration system including a server coupled to the Internet to allow users to download media files to a server the Internet. The system contains devices to screen, compress, and update the media fil... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7481472 | Layer picking end effector system, apparatus and method A system, method and apparatus for handling and moving a layer of articles, such as cased products. The system and apparatus comprise a hood enclosure having four side panels, and four interconnected corner member. The side walls and corner members interoperate to f... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7484182 | Rendition-based graphical layout management Systems and methods which implement rendition-based graphical layout management techniques are shown. According to an embodiment, desired resizing of items within a program's user interface is managed through a developer graphically describing a plurality of differe... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7468379 | Inhibition of osteolytic lesions by SRC kinase inhibitors The present invention include methods and compositions for treating bone-resorbing diseases or bone resorption related to a pathologic condition generally, including, but not limited to osteoporosis, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer metastases to the bone, bo... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7452076 | Collection of ophthalmic lens pairs and ophthalmic lenses having residual reflections exhibiting colors of different intensity Each lens of a pair of lenses is provided on at least one of its faces with an antireflection coating having a luminous reflection factor Rv that is 2.5% or less, having residual reflections exhibiting the same perceived color, the hue angle (h) for the a... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7435376 | Composites and method for manufacturing same A composite of a metal matrix with one or more incorporated secondary phases is referred to as a metal matrix composite (MMC). Secondary phase refers to all the particles or fibers which have a different composition than the metal matrix, and which are incorporated ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7393362 | Hip prosthesis A hip prosthesis has a shaft which is implantable in the femur, a ball head anchored on the shaft, a socket in which the ball head is movably supported, and a bipolar shell placed between the ball head and the socket, whereby the ball head rotates in the bipolar she... | 07/01/2008 |
| RE40300 | Carbon dioxide enhancement of inhalation therapy The present invention provides a method of increasing the deposition of aerosolized drug in the respiratory tract of an individual or animal, comprising the step of administering said aerosolized drug in an air mixture containing up to about 10% carbon dioxide gas. | 05/06/2008 |
| 7312202 | Rationally designed and chemically synthesized promoter for genetic vaccine and gene therapy The present invention relates to chemically synthesized promoters that circumvent the disadvantages of the universal CMV promoter/enhancer elements. The promoter may be used in a variety of applications, particularly in genetic immunization. The chemically synthesiz... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267510 | Foundation pile having a spiral ridge A foundation pile or pile segment is described that provides support for a structure such as a building foundation. The pile includes a generally solid body having a top end wall, a bottom end wall adapted for providing end load bearing capacity, and all around side... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7220279 | Accommodating lens assembly An accommodating lens assembly having an optical axis and being adapted to be implanted in a posterior chamber of an eye having a capsular unit located therein. The assembly includes a rigid haptics element adapted to secure the assembly within the posterior chamber... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7183471 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I000091 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I000091. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I000091, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn pl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173171 | Plants and seeds of corn variety I180580 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated I180580. This invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety I180580, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161061 | Metabolite transporters The present invention is in the field of plant genetics and biochemistry. More specifically, the invention relates to genes associated with nucleotide triphosphate transport. The present invention provides and includes nucleic acid molecules, proteins, and antibodie... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157624 | Plants and seeds of corn variety LHE323 An inbred corn variety, designated LHE323, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn variety LHE323, to the plants of inbred corn variety LHE323 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred variety ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7141405 | Chimeric GB virus B (GBV-B) The present invention relates generally to the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology, and virology. More particularly, it relates to the identification of GB virus B (GBV-B)/HCV chimeras. The invention involves nucleic acid constructs and compositions encoding G... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7109179 | Methods and compositions comprising DNA damaging agents and p53 The present invention relates to the use of tumor suppressor genes in combination with a DNA damaging agent or factor for use in killing cells, and in particular cancerous cells. A tumor suppressor gene, p53, was delivered via a recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101977 | Therapeutic agents comprising pro-apoptotic proteins The present invention relates to targeted killing of a cell utilizing a chimeric polypeptide comprising a cell-specific targeting moiety and a signal transduction pathway factor. In a preferred embodiment, the signal transduction pathway factor is an apoptosis-induc... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083957 | Modified proteins, designer toxins, and methods of making thereof The present invention concerns methods of reducing the antigenicity of a proteinaceous compound while maintaining the compounds biological activity, as well as proteinaceous compositions with biological activity but reduced antigenicity. These methods and compositio... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071388 | Soybean cultivar SE71112 A soybean cultivar, designated SE71112, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar SE71112, to the plants of soybean SE71112 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the cultivar SE71112 with itself or another soybe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064248 | Method of preparing fertile transgenic corn plants by microprojectile bombardment A method of preparing fertile transgenic Zea mays (corn) plants which stably express DNA encoding a Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin, so as to impart insect resistance to the fertile transgenic plants is taught. The method comprises bombarding regenera... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062300 | Cellular phone holder with charger mounted to vehicle dashboard In a vehicle, means of mounting a cell phone on the vehicle dashboard with minimal wiring and external connections, using manufacturer power connections made available on the dashboard. The mounting means is either an after market accessory addition to the vehicle o... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060811 | WWOX: a tumor suppressor gene mutated in multiple cancers The present invention provides the isolation and cloning of WWOX, a novel WW domain-containing protein mapping to human chromosome 16q23.3–24.1, a region frequently affected in several cancers. This gene encodes a tumor suppressor with apoptotic functions. The inv... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7027969 | Ensemble-based analysis of the pH-dependence of stability of proteins The present invention relates to a computer-based algorithm that is used to determine the pKa, pH stability and electrostatic interactions of a protein. ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008690 | Optical article comprising a quarter-wave plate and method for making same An optical item comprising an organic or mineral glass substrate (1) and a transparent polymeric material layer (3), characterized in that it comprises at least one intermediate layer (2) in direct contact with one main side of the substrate and... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6985091 | Electronic flight instrument displays The present invention is directed to novel primary flight displays, moving map displays and engine parameter displays for aircraft cockpits. These displays process data gathered from various aircraft sensors and, using an various electronic databases, generate intui... | 01/10/2006 |
| D510961 | Object for the control of a remote controlled toy through attitudinal orientation of the object | 10/25/2005 |
| D509266 | Object for the control of a remote controlled toy through attitudinal orientation of portions thereof | 09/06/2005 |
| D508965 | Object for the control of a remote controlled toy flying saucer through attitudinal orientation of the object | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936229 | Recovery of lithium compounds from brines Methods and apparatus for the production of low sodium lithium carbonate and lithium chloride from a brine concentrated to about 6.0 wt % lithium are disclosed. Methods and apparatus for direct recovery of technical grade lithium chloride from the concentrated brine... | 08/30/2005 |
