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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113423 | Store for spare parts and method for allocating kits of spare parts Said store for spare parts comprises a plurality of compartments which each contain a kit of spare parts and a plurality of kits are each composed of different types of spare parts. Application to the automotive industry. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8086470 | System and method for monitoring medication prescriptions using biometric identification and verification This invention is a system and method for a matching system that cross-references patients anonymously with doctors and pharmacies. The invention uses patient-unique biometrics, such as fingerprinting, retinal scanning, or another such unique identifier, for patient... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079301 | Tea pot having a tea filter A tea pot comprises a receptacle having a pouring device and a handle on an opposite side. A water filling aperture at the receptacle top defines a recessed circumferential lip. A lid closes said aperture. A perforated cylindrical filter has a cross sectional shape ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8060408 | Diagnostic data interchange The present invention provides a bi-directional communication network which provides monitoring, data collection, and control of food service industry operations. The system includes a computer and control logic implemented by the computer which may be configured to... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8024845 | Buckle of a seat belt for a motor vehicle Buckle of a seat belt for a motor vehicle comprising a male part and a female part characterized in that it comprises electric contacts carried by two tongues (30, 35), a first tongue (30) comprising a V-shaped section with two branches (31, 32)... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7949710 | System and method for instant messenger to make friend by cyber pet A method by which a service system including an instant messenger server provides users with a service for raising a cyber pet and making friends through the cyber pet, includes the service system's providing and installing an instant messenger program to a user; re... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7877291 | Diagnostic data interchange The present invention provides a bi-directional communication network which provides monitoring, data collection, and control of food service industry operations. The system includes a computer and control logic implemented by the computer which may be configured to... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7738602 | Channel estimation and sequence for the reception of optical signal The invention relates to a method for channel estimation. The method comprises digitizing an analog signal representing a sequence of symbols thereby associating one digital word out to the level of said analog signal at each sampling time. The most likely sequence ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7653567 | Integrated online job recruitment system The present invention provides an easy to use system and method for assisting job seekers in locating job opportunities and applying for the same using an online connectivity protocol which is simple to use and highly efficient in terms of time consumption. The syst... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7650833 | Method and apparatus for food preparation and holding station synchronization A system for synchronization of a food preparation appliance and a holding station comprising a food preparation appliance for processing a food during a food preparation cycle and a holding station for maintaining food for a first predetermined period of time. The ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7619320 | Hydro electrical generator An hydraulic electrical generator comprises a plurality of water wheels, means connecting said wheels hydraulically in series with at least two said water wheels being driven in the same sense, an individual electrical generator driven individually by each said wate... | 11/17/2009 |
| D603283 | Dial | 11/03/2009 |
| 7582030 | Basketball training glove A muscle memory training glove for basketball having a palm portion for covering the palm of the wearer's hand formed with a first opening for receiving the fingers and hands. A plurality of finger coverings communicate with the palm portion at a first end of the pa... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7567541 | System and method for personal data backup for mobile customer premises equipment A method for backing up data stored on a mobile customer premises equipment comprising the steps of formatting the data at the mobile customer premises equipment into fields, transmitting the data with a user ID from the mobile customer premises equipment across a m... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7178633 | Platform extension and holder for a ladder A platform extension for securing items to a ladder, said platform extension comprising a substantially planar substrate; a wall extending from a first surface of said substrate, said wall being disposed in a substantially circumscribing shape; and an anchor for anc... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7536260 | Method and system for creating a weather-related virtual view A weather-related image of a remote location is displayed at a local computer by first storing a plurality of digital images of the remote location. Then, data associated with each respective image is stored. The data is of the kind capable of being used to identify... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7501424 | N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivatives and process for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to a novel N-phenyl-2-pyrimidine-amine derivative represented by the above formula (1) and its salt showing a superior effect on cancer in warm-blooded animals, such as lung cancer, gastric cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepat... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7448101 | Support structure for edema relief A cushion for edema relief having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end having a first height and the proximal end having a second height, the height of the distal end being greater than the height of the proximal end. An angled surface extends from the di... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7360369 | Refrigerated food safety monitor A food refrigeration monitor includes a thermometer for measuring the temperature. A switch is operatively coupled to the thermometer and switches from a first state to at least a second state when a thermometer measures a temperature above a predetermined temperatu... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7349870 | Method for the resale of vehicles A method and apparatus for the resale of vehicles includes a server communicating over the Internet to a dealer computer and an auction computer. The server stores data corresponding to a schedule of auctions for resale of vehicles. The server provides access to its... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7319363 | Method and circuit for controlling amplification This invention relates to a method for controlling an amplification within a receiver. The gain of a variable gain amplifier which amplifies an input signal to obtain a gain-controlled signal is set. Said gain controlled signal is analog-to-digital converted. Thereb... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7277888 | Method for minimizing reintroduction of participants at successive social events A method for minimizing the reintroduction of two people at a successive social event comprises the steps of assigning each person wishing to attend the successive social event a unique identifier, obtaining characteristic information about each person wishing to at... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7220154 | Outboard jet drive marine propulsion system An outboard jet drive marine system for a boat includes a housing, the housing has front and rear sides, and a top and bottom. The housing is adapted to be affixed behind a hull of a boat. An engine is disposed within the housing. A jet drive unit is releasably moun... | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39572 | Outboard jet drive boat An outboard jet drive boat apparatus has a boat hull (11) having a transom (12) and having a removably attached outboard jet drive (10) attached to the transom (12). The outboard jet drive (10) includes a housing (13) sealed... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206568 | System and method for exchange of geographic location and user profiles over a wireless network A method for identifying a physical location of a first automatic location identification (ALI) equipped wireless device by determining a geographic area based upon the identified physical location. In a next step, a server identifies at least a second ALI equipped ... | 04/17/2007 |
| D536248 | Container lid | 02/06/2007 |
| 7149270 | Clock recovery circuit A clock recovery circuit for use with a high-speed data signal having a low signal to noise ratio is disclosed. The circuit includes a first phase locked loop circuit operating in a fast acquisition mode for acquiring the clock from a data signal, a second phase loc... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7110517 | System and method for provisioning competitive local exchange carrier customers A system for provisioning competitive local exchange carrier customers includes a server operatively linked with a CLEC, a provisioning agent and an ILEC. The server receives customer information from an agent or other order initiator. The server stores in a databas... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099728 | Quality control system, method, and program Inspection items of inspection steps performed in processes 40 to 70, namely, in the processes of parts incoming, production, outgoing and market, and quality defect information items generated in connection with these inspections, are registered in ad... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095817 | Method and apparatus for compensating for timing variances in digital data transmission channels A high-speed digital interface circuit for use with an N bit digital data signal is disclosed. The circuit comprises a source device that initially receives the N bit digital data signal, and a sink device that receives the N bit digital data signal from the source ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040816 | Optical communications module, optical fiber, and optical coupling structure of optical fiber and optical communications module At least one of end portions of a light-carrying core portion of a single-conductor optical fiber has an enlarged portion, which is a portion of the core portion larger than other portions of the core portion. An optical communications module includes a light emitti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7015433 | Temperature calibration method for a cooking appliance The present invention is a method for calibrating the temperature of a cooking appliance. It has been discovered that the calibration can vary widely, depending on when during the heating cycle it is performed. In accordance with the principles of the invention, tem... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976224 | Information processing apparatus and method with graphical user interface allowing processing condition to be set by drag and drop, and medium on which processing program thereof is recorded An information processing apparatus includes an operation detecting unit which detects a predetermined operation performed on a first icon which has been dragged to a second icon, the first icon moving with movement of a pointing device, and includes a condition upd... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6946496 | Artificial soil An artificial soil includes a plurality of foam plastic fragments. A gel coating is disposed about substantially each of the fragments. Minerals are disposed within the gel coating. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6930628 | Amplitude detection for controlling the decision instant for sampling as a data flow A circuit for generating a digital data signal from an analog input data signal is disclosed. The circuit comprises a master-slave flip-flop with a clock input for receiving the analog input data signal, an amplitude detecting circuit for detecting the amplitude of ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6840522 | Method and apparatus for repairing automobile wheel A method and apparatus for repairing an automobile wheel is provided. The apparatus includes a rotatable center shaft assembly. An anchor anchors a wheel to the center shaft assembly. The center shaft assembly being rotatable so that anchoring the wheel rotates the ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6825849 | Method and apparatus for presenting information in accordance with presentation attribute information to control presentation thereof In an information presentation apparatus, a documents parser reads out and analyzes desired document data from a documents storage unit to obtain attributes data of the document data, which is stored in a document attributes storage uni. A displaying attributes sett... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6804440 | Integrated mode converter, waveguide, and on-chip function An integrated device includes a waveguide, which may be connected to a photonic circuit and an external fiber, and an on-chip device formed on an optical chip by forming a region in which the waveguide terminates. The region is bounded by reflective surfaces. Light ... | 10/12/2004 |
