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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185709 | Security system for external data storage apparatus and control method thereof A security system for an external data storage apparatus and a control method thereof, in which a data storage is driven by reading an identification (ID), which is input through a key input unit for the purpose of security of the external data storage apparatus, an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183426 | Decontaminating sheet material containing reactive nanocrystalline particles and products constructed therefrom The invention provides a sorptive sheet material in which finely divided nanocrystalline particles that react with a variety of chemical and/or biological agents are dispersed. The sheet material comprises a fibrous web that is formed of a plurality of fibers that a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181663 | Pressure relief device having support member with recessed areas An apertured rupture disc support member (32, 90) is provided for use in a rupture disc assembly (70). A rupture disc (30, 30a) comprising one or more embossed segments (80) that are complemental with the support member apertures (... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181422 | Energy-absorbing structural composite element A structural, energy absorbing composite element for aircraft structures includes a metallic or nonmetallic skin shell with a porous filler material insert positioned within the skin shell. The porous filler material is a material having ligaments that collapse resu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181281 | Protective helmet with cervical spine protection and additional brain protection A protective helmet, which includes a motion restrictor device, is disclosed which has at least one strut member associated with the helmet and a harness assembly, and the at least one strut member includes a locking assembly associated with the strut member, which ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177414 | Apparatus for positive feeding from a preconditioner An improved screw feeder assembly is provided for interconnection between the outlet of a preconditioner and the inlet of an extruder barrel. The assembly includes an upright housing with a pair of elongated shafts equipped with auger flighting within the housing an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177095 | Low-profile seed handling system with separate seed bins and turret seed feeder A low-profile particulate handling assembly (24) is provided for use in conjunction with a downstream treating device, such as a seed treater unit (22). The assembly (24) includes a plurality of juxtaposed particulate bins (34) and a surm... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176996 | Proportional pilot-controlled pneumatic control system for pneumatically powered hand-held tools A control system for use in conjunction with a primary power system and operable to control a pneumatically powered hand-held tool broadly comprises an air delivery assembly operable to communicate with a pressurized air source; a control assembly including an exhau... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175095 | Systems and methods for sending data packets between multiple FPGA devices Application Specific Integrated Circuit (“ASIC”) devices, such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (“FPGAs”), may be interconnected using serial I/O connections, such as high speed multi-gigabit serial transceiver (“MGT”) connections. For example, serial I... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172176 | Integral composite slider for aircrafts A slider apparatus integral with a slidable member and a method for integrating the slider apparatus with the slidable member. The slider apparatus integrated with the slidable member may be configured to slidably couple with and be structurally supported by a fixed... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171955 | Emergency relief vent for fuel storage tanks A relief vent assembly for a fuel storage tank includes a vent body defining a chamber to provide a substantially axially smooth and unencumbered path of flow for pressurized fluid to vent out from the tank. Such a path of flow allows the pressurized fluid to remain... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171883 | Milking arrangement The invention refers to a milking arrangement including a milking box (2) adapted to received an animal to be milked and a milking device having a milk conduit and a set of teatcups (7) to be applied manually by an operator to the teats of an animal. E... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168372 | Method of creating photolithographic structures with developer-trimmed hard mask Novel, developer-soluble, hard mask compositions and methods of using those compositions to form microelectronic structures are provided. The composition comprises the compound a compound for controlling development rate, a... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167324 | Caster wheel suspension for a zero-turn mower A zero-turn mower comprising a zero-turn mower frame, a front axle coupled to the zero-turn mower frame, first and second caster wheel assemblies, and first and second front shock assemblies. The front shock assemblies rotatably and telescopically couple the caster ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167315 | Mechanical sealing device, and a pump A mechanical sealing device and a pump including a mechanical sealing device are described. The sealing device includes a first seal element (11) and a first holder element (12) holding the first seal element. The first seal element (11) forms a... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658408 | Patterned inlay strip | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166090 | Tiled architecture for stationary-method iterative linear solvers A system for solving linear equations comprises a first circuit including a first multiplication module for multiplying a first row of a matrix by a first instance of a vector variable to generate a first product, and a first linear solver module for calculating an ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159356 | Flame detection and suppression system using a thermoelectric generator Apparatus and methods for protecting process equipment from a fire and/or an explosion are provided. In particular, the apparatus and methods utilize Seebeck sensors or thermoelectric generators to detect the propagation of a flame front or deflagration wave within ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158051 | Vacuum transfer seal An intermediate sealing element and method for unsealing a vacuum membrane from one tool surface and transferring it to another tool surface without damaging the vacuum membrane. The intermediate sealing element forms a continuous path around the periphery of a vacu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157878 | Air distribution arrangement for a dust collector system A dust collector system including a plurality of air filters that are at least partially self-cleaning via a pulsed air system. The dust collector system presents a self-aligning, tool-free assembly for providing the pulsed air. The pulsed air system includes an air... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156597 | Cushion roll for bowling lane cleaning machine A bowling lane maintenance machine has a cleaning assembly in which liquid cleaner is deposited on the lane surface at the front of the machine as the machine moves down the lane. Immediately behind the point of application of the cleaning solution, a wiping web ass... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153613 | Barrier film-forming germicidal composition for controlling mastitis A long-lasting persistent, uniform film-forming skin protecting germicidal composition provides a long-lasting persistent barrier film when applied to skin. The compositions have particular utility as barrier teat dips for protecting cows against mastitis. A barrier... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151935 | Lifting and positioning apparatus A lifting and positioning apparatus (10) including a base support (14), an elevator mechanism (12) having an upper and a lower end; an actuator (21) for operating the elevator mechanism between a collapsed and a raised operating position;... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149975 | Method and computer program for identifying a transition in a phase-shift keying or frequency-shift keying signal A system for identifying at least one phase transition in a phase-shift keying signal comprising a plurality of data samples corresponding to phase values. The system comprises a memory operable to store computing device executable instructions; and a computing devi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148133 | Fossil fuel-free process of lignocellulosic pretreatment with biological hydrogen production The invention provides an isolated haloalkaliphilic microorganism designated as strain sapolanicus belonging to the genus Halanaerobium, which is capable of producing hydrogen from biomass. Methods of producing biohydrogen comprising the fermentation of the m... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146494 | Magnetic chase and graphic arts die assembly with selectively actuatable means for raising and supporting the die plate during alignment A graphic arts die assembly and chase for use in a graphic arts press are disclosed for use in conjunction with a press. The die assembly includes a die plate formed at least partially of ferromagnetic material and a chase with a plurality of magnet assemblies confi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139864 | System for non-uniformity correction for image processing A system for correcting image characteristic data from a plurality of pixels comprises at least one field programmable gate array (FPGA), a lookup table, and a correction module. The FPGA may include a plurality of configurable logic elements and a plurality of conf... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137632 | Biomass conversion process A process is described including: contacting solid biomass with a first catalyst stream in a first reaction zone operated at a temperature T1 (from about 250 to about 400° C.), for conversion of a portion of the solid biomass and forming a first gaseous ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136289 | Automatic jigging actuator for a fishing rod An automatic jigging device (10) used to support to a fishing pole (12) and impart action to a fishing lure secured to the pole (12) broadly comprises a frame (22), an arm (24) rotatably secured to the frame (22), a fishing ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133659 | On-track process for patterning hardmask by multiple dark field exposures This invention provides methods of creating via or trench structures on a developer-soluble hardmask layer using a multiple exposure-development process. The hardmask layer is patterned while the imaging layer is developed. After the imaging layer is stripped using ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132530 | Milking device The invention refers to a milking device for milking an animal during a milking operation. A milking member (5) includes at least one teatcup (6) to be attached to a teat of the animal. A long milk conduit (10) extends from the milking member fo... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129887 | System and method for harvesting energy from environmental vibrations Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and a method for increasing the harvested energy from a piezoelectric element exposed to environmental vibrations via a two-prong system. In a first prong, a cantilever beam is tapered and shaped so as to increas... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129575 | Fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated compounds A process is disclosed for fluid catalytic cracking of oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds such as glycerol and bio-oil. In the process the oxygenated hydrocarbon compounds are contacted with a fluid cracking catalyst material for a period of less than 3 seconds... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128396 | Reusable sealing device A sealing device for forming an airtight seal between a first body, such as a cure tool, and a second body, such as a vacuum bag, without the use of adhesives. The sealing device may comprise an outer surface attached to the second body, an inner surface configured ... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655470 | Applicator with individually flexible pad and handle | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118545 | Variable geometry turbocharger A turbocharged engine includes an internal combustion engine and a variable geometry turbocharger. The turbocharger is adjustable to operate efficiently under various engine operating and environmental conditions. The turbocharger includes a turbine and compressor, ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117040 | System and method for identifying, reporting, and evaluating presence of substance A system and method for identifying, reporting, and evaluating a presence of a solid, liquid, gas, or other substance of interest, particularly a dangerous, hazardous, or otherwise threatening chemical, biological, or radioactive substance. The system comprises one ... | 02/14/2012 |
| D654216 | Double-ended applicator | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109537 | Linerless packing and shipping label system A linerless duplex label system is operable to print and apply a linerless duplex label to a substrate. A plurality of linerless duplex labels are provided and each label includes a single-ply stock with top and bottom faces. The label also includes an endless adhes... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109525 | Guiding wheel assembly, especially for a hospital bed A guiding wheel assembly, mainly for a hospital bed, including a wheel (1) with a horizontal rotation axis (6) installed on an arm (7) that is fixed to the frame (5) with the use of an axis (4) allowing swinging in the vertical pla... | 02/07/2012 |
