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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638089 | Quick disconnect apparatus | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935951 | Composite chalcogenide materials and devices An electrical device includes a composite switching material. The composite switching material includes an electrically switchable component and a non-switchable component. In one embodiment, the composite switching material includes a heterogeneous mixture of at le... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934719 | Document feeder flag assembly An improved document feeder flag assembly is disclosed. The improved document feeder flag assembly allows single handed, on the fly loading of a document sorter. A method for loading a document sorting machine with a single hand, while the method of operating the ma... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931322 | Console An automotive console is provided including an accessory receiving body or bodies generally located proximate one or more base portions positioned over or secured to a body, such as, for example, a floor pan/panel of an automobile. The accessory receiving body or bo... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930958 | Blade housing for electronic cutting apparatus A blade housing for an electronic cutting apparatus includes an outer housing having a distal end, an inner housing coupled to the inner housing and longitudinally selectively adjustable relative thereto and a blade rotatably coupled to the inner housing with a shar... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930779 | Mattress cover A mattress cover for covering a portion of a mattress that generally has a top surface and a plurality of side panels. The mattress cover generally comprises a waterproof cover, a fabric cover and at least one fastener to secure the fabric cover to the waterproof co... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636570 | Pair of footwear articles | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914035 | Headliner system An interior trim assembly including vehicle roof structure that supports a headliner-mounted component and a headliner, a separating means proximate a mounting location perimeter of the headliner-mounted component for maintaining a mounting integrity of the headline... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910546 | Methods and compositions for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders The present invention features compositions and related methods for treating IBS and other gastrointestinal disorders and conditions (e.g., gastrointestinal motility disorders, functional gastrointestinal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), duodenogas... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909410 | Roofing saw A roofing saw assembly and corresponding method of use for cutting into a roof a predetermined depth. The saw assembly may or may not include the saw itself. But it otherwise includes a frame having a base and a handle. Front and rear wheel sets are carried on the f... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906772 | Memory device A memory or switching device includes a mesa and a first electrode conforming to said mesa. The device also includes a second electrode and a phase-change or switching material disposed between said first and second electrodes. The phase-change or switching material... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903717 | Receiver, receiving method, program and information recording medium When a receiver (200) receives a signal transmitted from a transmitter, an A/D converter (204) converts the signal into a digital signal having two or more levels by A/D conversion. A zero-level detector (207) converts the signal into a two-leve... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7902536 | Memory device and method of making same A radial memory device includes a phase-change material, a first electrode in electrical communication with the phase-change material, the first electrode having a substantially planar first area of electrical communication with the phase-change material. The radial... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895928 | Shear device A shear device is disclosed. The shear device includes a material guiding mechanism, a shear head including a shear blade disposed proximate the material guiding mechanism, and a linkage for translating a first movement of one of the shear head and the material guid... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887047 | Low-profile document feeding machine with hopper floor for column forming documents A low-profile document feeding machine includes a feeder, a hopper, at least one processing device, and an output pocket. The feeder feeds documents one at a time from a document stack in the hopper for processing by the at least one processing device and reception ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887046 | Low-profile document feeding machine with hopper extension A low-profile document feeding machine includes a feeder, a hopper, at least one processing device, and an output pocket. The feeder feeds documents one at a time from a document stack in the hopper for processing by the at least one processing device and reception ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883173 | Height-adjustable printing system with single-use inkjet cartridge An automated document processing system including a printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a carriage mountable adjacent to a path of travel of a printable surface. The system also includes a print cartridge housing configured to hold a print car... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880007 | Bicyclic substituted phenyl piperidine modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7848861 | Method and apparatus for providing diagnostics of a lifting magnet system An apparatus for providing diagnostics of a work device includes an electric crane including an operator cabin and a derrick that supports a lifting magnet; a diagnostic panel disposed proximate the operator cabin; a device that provides one or more operating parame... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845655 | System for transporting and manipulating tires and wheels A factory layout including a track circuit, one or more wheeled carts for traversing the track circuit and a tire/wheel assembly carried by the wheeled cart. One or more work stations can be positioned at locations along the track circuit. Various wheeled cart embod... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845259 | Electronic paper cutting apparatus An electronic paper cutting machine includes a housing to which a drive roller is coupled for moving a sheet to be cut in a first direction and a cutter assembly coupled to the housing and moveable in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879834 | Spiroindoline modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to spiroindoline modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such spiroindoline modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876478 | Convertible back counter / teller station document processor A compact, desktop document processor for capturing data and images from checks and other financial and payment-related documents includes a modular base unit. The modular base unit performs processing actions on financial and payment-related documents. The modular ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7863769 | Vehicle bus control system A vehicle power bus control system is disclosed. The vehicle power bus includes at least one device having an issued, maximum, positive electrical limit value, and an issued, minimum, negative electrical limit each communicated to the at least one device from a cont... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863449 | Modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases. ... | 01/04/2011 |
| D630242 | Photo binder | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858790 | Modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such modulators, and methods therewith for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858635 | Spiro compounds as modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to spiro compounds of formula XX as modulators of muscarinic receptors, wherein R1, R2, R3, Z1, Z2, L, G, n, m, t and p are defined herein. The present invention also provides compo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7834200 | Processes and intermediates The invention relates to processes and compounds useful for producing modified aspartic acid derivatives, such as aspartic acid aldehyde moieties. Aspartic acid derivatives are useful for preparing caspase inhibitors and/or prodrugs thereof. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7827927 | Anchoring system for watercraft vessels An anchoring system for a watercraft vessel, the anchoring system including an anchor bracket configured to be mountable on the watercraft vessel; a sleeve attached to the anchor bracket, the sleeve having an aperture disposed longitudinally therethrough; a sliding ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826546 | Communication system, transmitter, receiver, transmitting method, receiving method, and program A transmitter codes data to be transferred, performs serial-parallel conversion of the data to two signal groups, and passes one of the groups to a first transmission unit and the other one to a second transmission unit. Each of the first transmission unit and the s... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820817 | Modulators of muscarinic receptors The present invention relates to substituted piperazine compounds that are useful modulators of muscarinic receptors. The present invention also provides compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for treating muscarinic receptor mediated diseases. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819728 | Shutter cup A rotary shutter actuator comprising a retainer, a rotatable member, a plurality of shutters, and a dial. The rotatable member is supported by the retainer, and the plurality of shutters are swivelably coupled to the retainer. The dial has an opening and is operably... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819480 | Two-piece head restraint and method for making same A head restraint comprising a first core portion including an exterior surface, an interior and a perimeter edge between the exterior surface and the interior, a first outer layer provided about at least a region of said exterior surface of said first core portion, ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807647 | Methods and compositions for cancer therapy The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the inhibition of gene expression. In particular, the present invention provides oligonucleotide-based therapeutics for the inhibition of oncogenes involved in cancers. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806029 | Apparatus and method for shaping slabs of material A slab shaping system includes a slab shaping device. The slab shaping device includes a cutting device and de-burring device, wherein the cutting device and the de-burring device, respectively cut and de-burr a slab. According to an embodiment, the slab shaping sys... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7803841 | EPreceptor agonists The disclosure provides EP2 receptor agonist compounds and methods for using the compounds for treating conditions which can be alleviated by agonism of an EP2 receptor. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800251 | System and method for load control A system is described including a means for receiving a potential and selectively supplying the potential to a load. The receiving and supplying means being responsive to a load control signal to supply the potential to the load when the load control signal is prese... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7798518 | Trim panel with pre-weakened segment and bridge A trim panel including a substrate layer having a first portion, a second portion, and a frangible pre-weakened segment between the first portion and the second portion; a bridge covering at least a portion of the pre-weakened segment frangibly connecting the first ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7794994 | Enzyme-based system and sensor for measuring acetone Described are enzyme systems specific for acetone and methods of using these enzyme systems to detect acetone in biological or environmental samples. Biosensors containing these enzyme systems are disclosed, in which detection of acetone may be achieved by linking e... | 09/14/2010 |
