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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942350 | Method and system for fluid transmission along significant distances A supply line system for conveying a fluid is provided. First and a second conduit segment have at least one inner conduit surface and an outer conduit surface. At least one fluid chamber is within the conduit segments and is formed by the at least one inner conduit... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938696 | Symmetrical electric contact For the transmission of high-frequency signals >2.5 GHz or 5 Gbps by means of a separable plug connection, the invention proposes a symmetrically shaped electric contact (1, 1′) that features a contact body (4) with the contact side (3) with U... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938674 | Cable clamp with clamping element In a cable clamp for fixing an electrical cable (8) that is connected to a connector, it is proposed to insert a clamping element (10) into a cylindrical cable receptacle (2) integrally moulded on the connector housing (1) such that it ca... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938364 | Apparatus and method for making optimal use of a photovoltaic array on an airborne power system A system for generating power from sunlight collected substantially above the earth's surface comprises an airborne platform which supports solar power generation system to collect sunlight, convert the sunlight to electricity, and to transmit the electricity to a s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931761 | Micro thruster, micro thruster array and polymer gas generator Disclosed is a gas generating polymer compound that when irradiated with light or other radiation sources makes a solid to gas phase transition due to chemically catylized degradation, irradiative degradation or both. This provides a low cost, stable and easily manu... | 04/26/2011 |
| D635797 | Foldable computer desk | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920588 | Data communications system and method of data transmission A 1553 data communication system having a primary data bus, a redundant data bus and a non-1553 data communication overlay system is provided. The non-1553 data communication overlay system comprises a non-1553 bus controller terminal and a non-1553 remote terminal.... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916223 | Dual panel liquid crystal display device A LCD device includes first and second LCD panels stacked one on another. Each of the first and second LCD panels includes a pair of transparent substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween, and a pair of polarizing films sandwiching therebetween the p... | 03/29/2011 |
| D635280 | Lamp head | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910219 | Composite armor tile based on a continuously graded ceramic-metal composition and manufacture thereof A cermet armor material for highly effective ballistic performance which is comprised of a layer of base metal in which is deposited a layer or layers of ceramic and a compatible metal such that the deposited metal in combination with the base metal forms a continuo... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7910140 | Application for hop acids as anti-microbial agents The alkali metal salts form of β-acids dissolved in propylene glycol is used to control microbial growth in food products, process streams and other applications, including in cosmetic formulations. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| D634865 | Lamp head | 03/22/2011 |
| D634864 | Lamp head | 03/22/2011 |
| 7907690 | Interference cancellation system and method using impulse response An interference cancellation (IC) system and method for use within a 1553 communication system comprising a data bus carrying primary signals having a 1553 component and a non-1553 component are provided. The IC system has an input port, a 1553 data extraction block... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7902938 | Data transmitter, data transmission line, and data transmission method A data transmitter uses a transmission line including a ground conductor (305), a signal conductor (201), and an insulating material (3) which insulates them from each other. The insulating material includes a dielectric (320) exhibiting ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900422 | Device and method for the production of plastic containers The invention relates to a device and a method for producing containers, such as e.g. bottles, in which different types of bottles are produced. Alternative treatment methods are used depending on the type of bottle to be produced. For example, a cooling treatment i... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898265 | Microwave paint thickness sensor A microwave paint thickness sensor includes a single cylindrical cavity, a microwave source, and a signal detector. The cylindrical cavity is open at one end, the open end having a choke joint for interfacing with a painted surface. The cylindrical cavity is designe... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892237 | Surgical access device and method A surgical access device includes a tubular housing having two ends. Each end of the tubular housing has an opening there-through. A malleable bulbous exterior region is present along a portion of the tubular housing. The malleable bulbous exterior region is suffici... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887191 | Method and system for making a large object itilizing laser projection The system contains a plurality of laser projectors. An image of a marking is projected in a synchronized form by the plurality of laser projectors. A computer network provides communication with the laser projectors. A central workstation communicates with the lase... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887190 | Method and system for an enclosed, portable, volatile environment laser projector The system contains a purge chamber. A substantially optically transparent wall is formed along the purge chamber. A laser projector is mounted within the purge chamber. The laser projector is positioned to project a laser beam through the substantially optically tr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886629 | Machine tool and manipulator device adapted to be mounted on such machine A machine tool comprises a first travelling assembly (10) which carries in its turn a second travelling assembly (22). The first assembly (10) is adapted to position the second assembly (22) in a relatively wide space (S1) and ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845981 | Shielded connector In order to simplify the assembly of a shielded connector, it is proposed that an electrically insulating base body provided as a carrier for electric contacts features a mounting surface with two openings, wherein a recess that respectively features an integral col... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7876294 | Image display and its control method An image display apparatus comprises a pixel having a drive transistor and a pixel display element which are connected in series between a first power line and a second power line, a holding capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the drive transistor, and a sele... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874740 | Housing for optical waveguide ferrule A housing (10) for an optical waveguide ferrule (12), includes first distance elements (22, 28) being determinative for a distance between two adjacently arranged housings (10) and being formed by formations of the housing (10), th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874026 | System and method for raising and lowering a bed A new and useful system and method of raising and lowering a bed is provided. A bed system comprises a bed, and a balanced movement system for raising and lowering the bed and for maintaining the bed in a stopped position when application of force to the bed is stop... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871582 | Medical instrument container system The system contains a molded plastic reticulated tray composed of a continuous rib that forms a tray rim and a plurality of intersecting ribs defining relatively large openings therebetween. The intersecting ribs are dished and having opposite ends connected to the ... | 01/18/2011 |
| D631066 | Seal for a rotary shaft | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870439 | Fault tolerant multi-node computing system using periodically fetched configuration status data to detect an abnormal node A fault tolerant computing system comprises a plurality of processing nodes interconnected by a communication medium for parallel-running identical application programs. A fault detector is connected to the processing nodes via the communication medium for periodica... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869046 | Full hemisphere bi-directional reflectance distribution function instrument According to an embodiment there is provided a bi-directional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) instrument, including an enclosure having a plurality of sides. A first side has a relatively high reflectivity substantially non-specular interior surface, while ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868257 | Via transmission lines for multilayer printed circuit boards A via transmission line for a multilayer printed circuit board (PCB) in which a wave guiding channel is formed by a signal via or a number of signal vias, an assembly of ground vias surrounding the signal via or corresponding number of coupled signal vias, a set of ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864825 | Method and system for a laser diode bar array assembly A laser diode array is formed on a heat sink having an insulating layer in which a plurality of grooves is formed through the ceramic layer and to or into the heat sink. A laser diode stack is soldered to the ceramic layer. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7864274 | Transflective liquid-crystal-display device with pair switching device A LCD device has a LC layer sandwiched between a TFT substrate and a counter substrate, first and second polarizing films, a first λ/2 film between the first polarizing film and the counter substrate, and a second λ/2 film between the second polarizing film and th... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860259 | Piezoelectric acoustic element, acoustic device, and portable terminal device A piezoelectric acoustic element 1 of the present invention comprising a hollow casing 5 having a opening 3, a piezoelectric element 7 that is disposed in said casing 5 and bends when a voltage is applied thereto, and diaphragm ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7859168 | Actuator pump system An actuator housing unit for a system of layered surfaces, comprising an activated primary surface having a physical shape capable of change when activated by an electrical, chemical, or light stimulus, to expand and exert force or pressure or contract and remove fo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854095 | Electric tile modules The electrically connectable tile module includes a porous substrate having a top side, a bottom side, and at least two side edges. At least one connector is integrated into the porous substrate allowing adjoining electrically connectable tile modules to be electric... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854076 | Sports shoe and method of its manufacture A sports shoe is proposed which comprises an upper and a sole, the latter having its bottom side provided with a pattern of traction assisting means for penetrating the surface of a lawn or hard court, in which the walking sole is directly bonded to the interior of ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7854026 | Athletic equipment enabling enhanced mobility A shoulder pad apparatus includes a chest plate. A shoulder cap is formed at an upper portion of the chest plate. A shoulder flap connects to the shoulder cap. An upper arm flap pivotably connects to the shoulder flap. At least one arcuate shell also may pivotably c... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7843529 | Stacked multi-panel LCD device comprising a first driving signal for driving at least one of said stacked LCD panels and a second driving signal for driving another of said stacked LCD panels being obtained by applying an averaging processing to said first driving signal A LCD unit (116) has a first and a second LCD panels (261, 262) which are stacked one on another. The first LCD panel (261) includes a color filter layer (251), and is configured as a color LCD panel for performing a color display. The se... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840415 | Method and platform for providing an interactive internet computer-driven/IP based streaming video/audio apparatus A method and platform for providing an interactive interne computer-driven IP based streaming video/audio webcam meeting and interview apparatus, intended for the process of job searching, employer recruiting and the selection of candidates both nationally and inter... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839413 | Dithering method for an LCD A dithering method for an LCD is disclosed and comprises a plurality of steps. First, a plurality of long-bit gray-level signals are received. Each of the long-bit gray-level signal is transformed to a short-bit gray-level signal and at least one LSB is obtained bas... | 11/23/2010 |
