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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173765 | Polymers, uses and methods of manufacture thereof A polymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of about 10 000 g/mol comprising a monomeric rigid moiety R and a monomeric flexible moiety F, wherein R comprises a main-chain polycyclic core and F has a main chain comprising a number of atoms sufficient for... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167662 | Cable comprising connector with insulation piercing contacts There is disclosed a connector and method for terminating a cable comprised twisted pairs of conductors. In one aspect of the invention the connector comprises a wire lead guide for arranging the twisted pairs of conductors and a plurality of piercing contacts which... | 05/01/2012 |
| D657212 | Weeder | 04/10/2012 |
| D657106 | Waste cart | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143005 | Nucleic acids encoding sodium channel SCN1A alpha subunit proteins and mutations associated with epilepsy The present invention relates to epilepsy. More particularly, the present invention relates to idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and to the identification of three genes mapping to chromosome 2, which show mutations in patients with epilepsy. The invention furth... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141224 | Patch panel labelling system The present invention provides a patch panel labelling system for mounting to a telecommunications rack. The system comprises a connector module mounted to the rack and having a front face with a plurality of connectors. A labelling plate is mounted to the module fo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8116461 | Sound volume automatic adjustment method and system A control method to automatically adjust the volume of a sound transmitter based on the measurement and the computation of the acoustic statistics of the room where the sound is emitted. The system comprises at least one sensor, a calculator determining statistics o... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103259 | System and method for optimisation of media objects A system and method for optimization of media objects for delivery to one of a plurality of mobile communication devices of different types and rendering thereon. In particular, the media objects are optimised according to the mobile device's characteristics to ensu... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094292 | Cross-chirped interferometry system and method for light detection and ranging An interferometric method and system enabling light echoes-to-spectrum mapping, applicable for laser rangefinder, biomedical imaging including surface 3D mapping and tomography, vehicle position identification, and spectrum analysis. The direct mapping into spectrum... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089417 | Microwave scanning system and miniaturized microwave antenna A micro strip antenna comprising a planar substrate fabricated from a dielectric material and a pair of like elements arranged in mirror image on the planar substrate, each of the elements comprising a radiating portion comprising an elongate conductive strip of a c... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088631 | Lanthanide-doped NaYFnanocrystals, method of preparing and uses thereof The present invention relates to a method of preparing lanthanide-doped NaYF4 nanocrystals, the method comprising: (A) providing a first solution comprising a non-coordinating solvent, a fatty acid coordinating ligand, sodium trifluoroacetate, yttrium tri... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088571 | Methods of reducing a viral infection and kits therefore A method for treating and/or preventing a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 preproprotein (PCSK9)-susceptible viral infection comprising increasing a PCSK9 activity and/or expression in a biological system infected by the virus, whereby the increased PCS... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082130 | Method and calculator for modeling non-equilibrium spin polarized charge transport in nano-structures A method and calculator for obtaining spin polarized quantum transport in 3-dimensional atom-scale spintronic (spin electronics) devices under finite bias voltage, based on implementing Density Function Theory (DFT) in combination with the Keldysh non-equilibrium Gr... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8053469 | Stabilized ascorbic acid solutions; method of use thereof; process for their obtention; and compositions comprising the same This invention relates to improved solutions comprising ascorbic acid (vitamin C). These solutions may comprise as much as 15% ascorbic acid; they are stable for at least two years, without no significant development of yellowish coloration and no substantial (not m... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047327 | Muffler for pneumatic handheld tool A muffler for mounting to a handheld pneumatic tool, such as a die grinder. The muffler comprises a hollow open-ended casing having an inner wall lined with a thick layer of an insulating material. The muffler is sleeve mounted about a coupler positioned between an ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8039436 | Mutated HOXB4 proteins with improved stability, and methods of use thereof A polypeptide, the amino acid sequence of which comprises a sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, including at least one mutation within the degron domain of the polypeptide encompassed between positions 1 and 35 of the sequence, wherein said at least one mutation r... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021827 | Materials for lithographic plates coatings, lithographic plates and coatings containing same, methods of preparation and use This invention relates to iodonium salts, acetal copolymers and polymer binders comprising functional groups capable of undergoing cationic or radical polymerization, their method of preparation and their use in the preparation of coating solutions and coatings. Thi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021197 | Telecommunications connector A contact element and mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted for receiving a cable plug comprising a terminal contact. The contact element and mechanism comprise a flexible dielectric substrate and a first conductive strip on a f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007823 | Microporous articles comprising biodegradable medical polymers, method of preparation thereof and method of use thereof The present invention relates to a highly controlled method of preparation of a microporous biodegradable polymeric article. Firstly, at least one biodegradable polymer A, one polymer B, biodegradable or not, partially or totally immiscible with A, and a compatibili... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007558 | Organo-mineral soil amendment A soil amendment comprising compost and between about 5% and about 30% by weight of an agricultural liming material, wherein at least about 50% of said liming material has an average particle size of about 65 microns or less is described. Methods for using and manuf... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989175 | Method of classifying human subjects having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis A method for classifying human subjects having adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) into AIS subgroups, comprising detecting an impairment in the melatonin-signaling pathway in a cell sample from the subject, wherein the impairment is detected by an accumulation of... | 08/02/2011 |
| D641793 | Sign post | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963493 | Display assembly A display assembly for displaying items and being mountable to a vertical surface and comprising at least two longitudinal runners and an elongate member. The longitudinal runners are mountable to the vertical surface. Each runner includes elongate-member-mounting e... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7960111 | NALP7-based diagnosis of female reproductive conditions Methods, reagents and kits are described for the diagnosis of a female reproductive condition, based on the detection of an alteration in a NALP7-encoding nucleic acid or a NALP7 polypeptide, relative to a corresponding wild-type NALP7-encoding nucleic acid or NALP7... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7960109 | mRNA ratios in urinary sediments and/or urine as a prognostic and/or theranostic marker for prostate cancer Described herein are methods and kits for prognosis of prostate cancer in a subject. The methods comprises: (a) determining the ratio of PCA3 and PSA expression in a urine sample and (b) correlating the value of the PCA3/PSA ratio with the aggressiveness and mortali... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952226 | Insulating control device and method for vehicle proximity remote A system and method for controlling the radio frequency emissions of a proximity remote keyless system for permitting or denying remote access to premises of a vehicle. The source power is controlled to thereby control when the vehicle is authorized to start. The pr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927806 | Distinguishing PCA3 messenger RNA species in benign and malignant prostate tissues This invention concerns the discovery of two distinct PCA3 mRNA sequences. One of these sequences corresponds to a short PCA3 mRNA molecule whereas the other PCA3 RNA molecule is longer as it comprises an additional sequence between exon 3 and exon 4a. The short RNA... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918400 | System and method for accessing information of the web A system and a method for acquiring information on a product, comprising an Internet unit and a communication device, interacting with the Internet unit; wherein the communication device comprises a bar code symbol reader, the bar code symbol reader reading digital ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7910768 | Materials for lithographic plates coatings, lithographic plates and coatings containing same, methods of preparation and use This invention relates to iodonium salts, acetal copolymers and polymer binders comprising functional groups capable of undergoing cationic or radical polymerization, their method of preparation and their use in the preparation of coating solutions and coatings. Thi... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910318 | Methods of diagnosing ovarian cancer and kits therefor A method comprising: providing a biological sample from a subject (subject sample); and detecting the expression level of each of the markers FGF-2 and CA125 in the subject sample. A kit comprising means for detection of an expression level of each of markers CA125 ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905015 | Method for terminating a telecommunications cable A method for terminating a telecommunications cable where the cable comprises a plurality of twisted pairs of wires is disclosed. The method comprises providing an interconnection module comprising a pair of contacts for each of the twisted pairs, aligning the end p... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7887244 | Reversible fiber connector with mechanical splice and sliding lock A connector assembly for reversibly terminating an optical fiber comprises a housing having a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis. An elongate member having a groove extending along a surface thereof is provided within the cavity. An end portion of the fiber ... | 02/15/2011 |
| D631722 | Splitting head | 02/01/2011 |
| 7857886 | Powder for laminated ceramic capacitor internal electrode A metal alloy powder containing at least two alloying elements selected from the group of Ni, Cu, Cr, Sn, Mn, Co and W containing 1 to 99% by weight Ni, 1 to 99% by weight Cu, 6 to 60% by weight Cr, 6 to 15% by weight Sn, 6 to 15% by weight Mn, 6 to 15% by weight Co... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837513 | Telecommunications connector A contact element and mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted for receiving a cable plug comprising a terminal contact. The contact element and mechanism comprise a flexible dielectric substrate and a first conductive strip on a f... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811006 | Field installable fiber optic connector and installation tool A connector for reversibly terminating a cable comprising a buffer cladding surrounding an optical fiber wherein an end portion of the cable is exposed to reveal the optical fiber. The connector comprises a clamping assembly comprising a splice anvil comprising a fi... | 10/12/2010 |
| D622113 | Garden spade | 08/24/2010 |
| D619101 | Telecommunication cable terminator cover | 07/06/2010 |
| 7726668 | Mechanic's creeper A creeper is disclosed for protecting a user in a supine position when manoeuvring under a raised object. The creeper comprises a user support surface and a safety structure. The safety structure comprises at least one upwardly projecting rigid element defining a pr... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7714730 | Water activated safety light and flotation device using same There is disclosed a flotation device such as a life vest or inflatable raft for keeping a user afloat when in water, the flotation device comprising a light source attached to the flotation device, a water activated switch, wherein the light source is illuminated w... | 05/11/2010 |
