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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941290 | Method for error containment and diagnosis in a fluid power system In a method for error containment and diagnosis in a fluid power system the fluid volumetric flow in the overall system or at least a part thereof and the fluid pressure (P) is detected as a measurement quantity in each case during a duty cycle and is compared with ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940217 | Tree trunk antenna Embodiments of the present invention include a patch antenna having a patch element, a ground plane, a feedline, and an electromagnetic shield. The patch element transmitting and/or receives electromagnetic signals. The ground plane is spaced at a specified distance... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929210 | Optically variable element with partial transparent element An optically variable element, in particular an optically variable safeguard element for safeguarding banknotes, credit cards and the like, and a security product and a foil, in particular an embossing foil or a laminating foil, having such an optically variable ele... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927487 | Chromatographic column system Chromatographic column system, in particular a chromatographic column system of the expanded bed adsorption column type comprises a column connected to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and dimensioned to comprise an expandable filter bed between said fluid inlet and... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635468 | Beveled blister sleeve | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917650 | Load balancing techniques for inter-domain traffic engineering A method for balancing traffic across paths connecting a network to the Internet using a fractional allocation strategy for distributing the traffic from a congested selected path. The strategy includes: (a) associating the paths j with a counter i; (b) calculating ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915406 | Process for preparing a benzoxazinone The invention relates to a method for preparing a benzoxazinone comprising reacting an isatoic anhydride with an acylating compound in the presence of an N-alkyl imidazole, to a method for preparing a photo-stabilised composition, comprising adding a benzoxazinone a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914051 | Connecting device for a fluid line A connection device for fluid lines has an annular or sleeve-shaped insert provided for assembly by plugging in a circularly cylindrical socket in a support component. The insert comprises an annular or sleeve-shaped cage element (18) in the form of a metal b... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906729 | Repositionable insulator A repositionable insulator housing for an angle connector formed from first and second housing sections that are joined together. Each housing section has an exterior surface and a base portion that includes an end wall, a pair of opposing side walls and a back wall... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7906054 | Decorated injection-moulded article, method for producing one such article, and transfer film for using in one such method The invention concerns a decorated injection molded article and a process for the production of a decorated injection molded article by means of inmold technology, wherein inter alia an IMD-capable transfer film with a release layer of highly cross-linked plastic ma... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900678 | Device for applying at least one surface section of a transfer layer of a transfer film to a web of material and the use thereof The invention concerns an apparatus for applying at least one surface portion of a transfer layer of a transfer film to a web of material, wherein the apparatus has at least one support roller and at least one pressure roller for pressing the web of material and the... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898940 | System and method to mitigate physical cable damage Method, system and computer-readable medium for handling a dig ticket to mitigate physical cable damage are disclosed. In accordance with the method, a network alarm indicating a logical circuit is received. The logical circuit is mapped to at least one physical cab... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896102 | Pneumatic drive system A pneumatic drive system (1) in which the movement of an output drive unit (7) of a pneumatic drive (2) is controlled by a control valve (25 and 26) which is connected with the working chambers (12 and 13) of the pneu... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884074 | Compounds and methods for prevention and/or treatment of inflammation using the same The invention is directed to compounds and methods for prevention and/or treatment of inflammation using the same. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882087 | Complex dependencies for efficient data warehouse updates The invention relates to a method of updating a data storage system. The method updates a raw database using an input data stream based on an input temporal value associated with the input data stream and a raw temporal value associated with the raw database. The me... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849091 | Meta-data indexing for XPath location steps Techniques are disclosed that efficiently support the querying of meta-data in XML documents. The techniques include efficiently identifying XML elements along each location step in an XPath query that satisfy range constraints on ordered meta-data. The techniques i... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847119 | Drug conjugates A compound having the formula Y-A-Z, wherein: A is a phenyl group which is unsubstituted or substituted; Y and Z are substituents at adjacent positions on ring A; Y represents: | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845660 | Anti-roll/pitch system for use in a vehicle and vehicle equiped with such system The invention relates to an anti-roll/pitch system for use in a vehicle, in which a first mass, for instance a cabin, is suspended to a second mass, for instance a chassis, by means of a bearing arm, which is pivotally connected to the second mass around a pivot axi... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845060 | Method for the production of a catching connection in a linear drive A method of providing a linear drive with an axially play-free entrainment connection between at least one linearly travelling rod (5) and a guide unit able to be moved parallel thereto. Between a coupling member (26), projecting to the fore of the rod... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875078 | Expandable interbody fusion device An expandable interbody fusion device for implantation into the intradiscal space between two opposing vertebral bodies of a spine comprises a superior endplate member having an upper surface for engaging a superior vertebral body in a spine, and an inferior endplat... | 01/25/2011 |
| D631157 | Speculum with stop blocks | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868037 | Methods for treating hepatitis C The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds or compositions for treating infection by a virus, or for affecting viral IRES activity. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857844 | Atraumatic stent with reduced deployment force, method for making the same and method and apparatus for deploying and positioning the stent An implantable stent includes a plurality of elongate wires braided to form a hollow tubular structure having a tubular wall to define an interior surface and an exterior surface and having opposed open first and second ends, wherein the opposed open first and secon... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851703 | Gasket sealing and installation process for door gasket on weatherproof outlet electrical box The present invention is directed to a sealing member for establishing a water resistant seal between two elements which includes a resilient gasket having opposed gasket surfaces for engagement between the two elements; and a water resistant coating applied to the ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851143 | Assays for diagnosing and evaluating treatment options for Fabry disease Provided are in vitro and in vivo methods for determining whether a patient with Fabry disease will respond to treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850883 | Apparatus and method for injection moulding with ventilation means An apparatus for injection molding products from a mass including at least natural mono or polymers, provided with at least one mold cavity (2) and a deaeration channel (10) at least partly surrounding the mold cavity (2), wherein, between the d... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850023 | Modular device for displaying and merchandising retail articles A device provides for displaying and dispensing retail articles. The device includes a plurality of product support modules that are detachably coupled to one another. Each support module includes a bottom mating portion and a top mating portion, each of which may b... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840493 | Prepayment system for electric power meters using a contactless smart card with an automatic supply cut-off device The present invention refers to the use of a meter completely integrated on a single piece, totally covered and without contact with the exterior that incorporates a prepayment system and a more efficient method to control the electric energy supply and obtains exce... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838496 | Template-fixed peptidomimetics as medicaments against HIV and cancer Template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the General Formula (I); wherein Z1 and Z2 are template-fixed chains of 4 and 6 or 5 and 7 α-amino acid residues and salts thereof. They have CXCR4-antagonizing properties and can be used as medicam... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837733 | Percutaneous methods for injecting a curable biomaterial into an intervertebral space A method for treating a spinal disc comprises the steps of: determining the integrity of the annulus by subjecting the annulus to a first pressure applied internally of the annulus; providing access to the nucleus pulposus through the annulus without removing any ti... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833504 | Silylated carbon nanotubes and methods of making same The invention provides adducts comprising a carbon nanotube with covalently attached silane moieties, and methods of making such adducts. Examples of silane moieties include trimethoxysilane; hexaphenyldisilane; silylphosphine; 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane; ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833462 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing vehicle parts The invention relates to a method for manufacturing at least partly plastic vehicle parts in a mold with at least one mold cavity, comprising the steps of: at least partly closing the mold, wherein the at least one mold cavity is brought in a first position by means... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833356 | Method for preparing a gellable starch product The present invention relates to a method for preparing a starch product, wherein an aqueous starch mixture containing 5-50% dsb amylose is provided and the starch mixture is heated to a high temperature of at least 170 C. The invention further relates to a product ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830264 | Removable electronic tag housing assembly The present invention provides a removable electronic tag housing. The housing includes a base for supporting the electronic tag. A cover is removably attachable to the base and defines between the cover and the base a passageway for accommodating an elongate member... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7821716 | Method for producing a multilayer body and corresponding multilayer body There is described a process for the production of a multi-layer body (100) having a partially shaped first layer (3m), wherein it is provided that in the process a diffractive first relief structure (4) with a high depth-to-width ratio o... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815877 | Sterilizing device for sterilizing closures The invention relates to a sterilizing device (10) for sterilizing closures (16), such as lids and caps for containers, such as bottles and jars, which device comprises a housing (12), provided with a closure entry (14) for supplying clos... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810657 | Product display unit A product display unit (10) has a product support surface of selectively adjustable area. The unit comprises an attachment (13, 14) for securing to a support structure (15) and a cantilevered support member (11) extending from the attachm... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804408 | Electronic tag housing having shrink wrap support The present invention provides for an electronic tag housing used to support electronic tags to an article with a shrink wrap tube. The present invention provides an electronic tag assembly, including a housing, having a base and a cover attachable to the base. The ... | 09/28/2010 |
| D624648 | Speculum | 09/28/2010 |
| D624395 | Connector for sheet piling | 09/28/2010 |
