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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167878 | Bipolar electrosurgical probe for use with conductive irrigation fluids An electrosurgical probe configured for cutting or coagulating tissue, and an electrosurgical procedure that employs the electrosurgical probe. The probe includes first and second conductors disposed in a sheath, and first and second electrodes electrically insulate... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164935 | Memory modules and methods for modifying memory subsystem performance Methods and memory modules adapted for use in computer systems to generate different voltages for core supply (VDD) and input/output supply (VDDQ) inputs to memory components of the computer memory subsystem. The memory module includes a substrate with an edge conne... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162781 | Training apparatus, glove and method for promoting basketball shooting skills A system and training method adapted to assist an individual in improving his or her basketball shooting skills and accuracy. The system includes an apparatus and glove that can be used independently or together. The apparatus is adapted for mounting to a basketball... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162068 | Pilot valve, method of using, and fluid system equipped therewith A pilot valve assembly for regulating the output of a first pressure source relative to a second pressure source, a fluid system equipped with the valve assembly, and a method of operating the valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a valve body with inlet and o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161856 | Apparatus for cutting food product A cutting apparatus having an annular-shaped cutting head and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head to deliver food products radially outward toward the cutting head. The cutting head has at least one knife extending radially in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8119498 | Wafer bonding method and wafer stack formed thereby A wafer bonding process that compensates for curvatures in wafer surfaces, and a wafer stack produced by the bonding process. The process entails forming a groove in a surface of a first wafer, depositing a bonding stack on a surface of a second wafer, aligning and ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8104391 | Apparatus and method for slicing food products An apparatus and method for slicing food products, and particularly soft, pliable food products susceptible to being deformed to the slicing process. The slicing apparatus includes a slicing wheel assembly and device for stabilizing the food product as it is being f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8093715 | Enhancement of thermal interface conductivities with carbon nanotube arrays A method of forming a well-anchored carbon nanotube (CNT) array, as well as thermal interfaces that make use of CNT arrays to provide very high thermal contact conductance. A thermal interface is formed between two bodies by depositing a continuous array of carbon n... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651933 | Wristband with writeable and erasable surface | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083536 | Connector assembly and method for SATA drives A connector assembly and method suitable for making data and power connections with mass storage devices that use the SATA interface standard. The connector assembly includes a connector having a pair of oppositely-disposed surfaces, a face between the surfaces, and... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8056413 | Sensor and sensing method utilizing symmetrical differential readout A sensor and sensing method capable of full-differential symmetry to minimize bias drift and improve stability of the sensor output. The sensor includes a sensing element, sense electrodes capacitively coupled to the sensing element to generate capacitive outputs th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056156 | Vacuum relief unit and method for a pool A vacuum relief unit and method for venting air into a pool pumping system when a pressure level within the system drops below a first pressure level limit. The unit includes a closed air chamber, a device for venting chamber air from the air chamber into the pool p... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051948 | Silencer apparatus with disposable silencer cartridge unit A silencer apparatus for attenuating noise in gas flow systems. The apparatus generally includes a housing having an interior cavity and a gas flow inlet and outlet that are adapted to be connected to a passage such that a gas flowing through the passage enters and ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8037927 | Cooling device for an electronic component A cooling device for cooling an electronic component. The device has an enclosure adapted to contain a liquid coolant. The enclosure has an internal channel system comprising a cavity adjacent the electronic component, a first group of arborizing channels adapted to... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8021961 | Process of fabricating microfluidic device chips and chips formed thereby A process for fabricating multiple microfluidic device chips. The process includes fabricating multiple micromachined tubes in a semiconductor device wafer. The tubes are fabricated so that each tube has an internal fluidic passage and an inlet and outlet thereto de... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016798 | Fluid delivery system and sensing unit therefor A fluid delivery system capable of delivering a precise amount of fluid, such as a fluid required for medical treatment. The delivery system makes use of an inline sensing unit that includes a housing comprising an inlet for receiving a fluid from a fluid source, an... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014865 | Method for monitoring a physiologic parameter of patients with congestive heart failure A method of monitoring physiological parameters for diagnosis and treatment of congestive heart failure in a patient. The method includes implanting at least one sensing device in a cavity of the patient's cardiovascular system, preferably so that the sensing device... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998921 | Method of reducing toilet odor A method of eliminating or at least reducing toilet odor by applying a liquid composition directly to the water contained in a toilet bowl prior to use. The liquid composition contains about 60 to about 70 weight percent diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (CH2 | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997891 | Molding processes and tool therefor A molding process and apparatus suitable for use in molding processes, including rapid prototyping processes and short run production processes. The molding process and apparatus entail the use of a reconfigurable screen tool having a housing defining a manifold cav... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7983860 | Method and system for monitoring power consumption of a computer component A system (10) and method for monitoring power consumption of a computer system component, such as a central processing unit (CPU), of a desktop computer system. The component is supplied with supply power from a power supply unit (22) of the computer t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7982351 | Electrical machines Embodiments provide an electrical machine bearing first and second pluralities of permanent magnets having different number of pole pairs, a plurality of pole-pieces that enable the magnetic interaction between the pluralities of permanent magnets, and winding that ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977952 | Polymeric structures and methods for producing and monitoring polymeric structures A method for monitoring a component formed of a polymer material, and the polymer component. The component includes an electrically-conductive polymer sensing element integrally incorporated into the component. An electric potential is applied to the polymer sensing... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975327 | Submersible table and seat assembly for use in a swimming pool A submersible table and seat assembly suitable for use in a swimming pool. The submersible assembly includes a base, a table, and seats. The base has a hollow interior capable of being filled with a flowable material in an amount sufficient to enable the submersible... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973441 | Magnetic gear Embodiments of the present invention relate to magnetic gears comprising a pair of rotors magnetically coupled in a geared manner via a magnetic space harmonic generated as a consequence of varying an air gap between sets of permanent magnets. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7954573 | Drive-steering control system and vehicles equipped therewith A drive-steering control system suitable for off-road land and amphibious vehicles. The system includes first and second steering input levers, each operable to rotate in forward and rearward pivotal directions. A coupling mechanism converts and transmits rotation o... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942208 | System and method for blade level control of earthmoving machines A system for automatically controlling the position and level of an earthmoving implement on an earthmoving machine. The system includes at least one hydraulic actuator adapted to raise and lower the earthmoving implement, a device for delivering a pressurized fluid... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7533795 | Welding process A weld process cuitable for repairing precipitation-strengthened superalloys, and particularly gamma prime-strengthened nickel-based superalloys. The process entails forming a weldment in a cavity present in a surface of an article formed of a precipitation-strength... | 05/19/2009 |
