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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183497 | Apparatus for and method of welding spacer grid The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for capturing an image of a welding spot during a welding task and determining an accurate position of the welding spot based on the captured image in order to perform an accurate welding task. A beam splitter... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179875 | Provisioning of non real time services in accordance with network resources availability A method is described for the provisioning of latency-tolerant services in an access network. The method comprises the steps of: setting a demand to provide a service to a user; determining the network resources required to provide this service; establishing based u... | 05/15/2012 |
| D658949 | Retractable colander with handle | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162826 | Laryngoscopes and rechargeable illumination units for use therewith Laryngoscope handles including a handle shell having a pair of opposite semi-cylindrical metal or plastic handgrip support members permanently joined together to form a tubular handgrip support and a non-metal sleeve-like handgrip encircling the handgrip support. Re... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162029 | Forging apparatus and forging method for rheocasting A forging apparatus and a forging method for rheo-casting are disclosed, in which primary rheo-casting using an upper mold and a lower mold, casting of a hub region of a product material using a first roller unit and casting of a rim region of the product material u... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157574 | Power strip with covered sockets A power strip has a stationary base, at least one rotating base, at least one pintle and a power cable. The at least one rotating base is mounted rotatably on the stationary base. Each of the at least one rotating base has a top surface facing along a Z-axis and at ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157569 | Biaxially rotatable electrical connector A biaxially rotatable electrical connector has a base and a rotary part. The rotary part has a rotary member and an insertion member. One end of the rotary member is pivotally connected with the base and is rotated around a first axis, the other end of the rotary me... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151724 | Rudder assembly for an inflation boat A rudder assembly for a boat has a securing base, a rudder board and at least one engaging bolt. The rudder board is mounted detachably on the securing base and has a bottom and two rudder hooks. The rudder hooks are formed respectively on two ends of the bottom and... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149398 | Method of measuring gadolinia content using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry A method of measuring a gadolinia content using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry is provided. The method can include grinding sintered gadolinium using a percussion mortar to obtain a ground sample; warming the ground sample and then dissolvin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146800 | Apparatus for recognizing security code having electromagnetic band-gap pattern In an apparatus for recognizing a security code having an electromagnetic band gap (EBG) pattern which uses reflection and transmission characteristics of the EBG pattern, a voltage controlled oscillator generates a signal to a power divider, which divides the power... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146500 | Multifunctional detonation system Explosive apparatus has at least two cuboid moldings, which each includes at least one firing hole and explosive, and whose edge lengths have a ratio of substantially 1:2:4, and a container including an internal area having a square outline and at least one aperture... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142353 | Metal laryngoscope blade with illumination assembly Metal laryngoscope blade including a resiliently elastically deformable metal blade hook-on fitting for removable double snap engagement into an operative intubation position on a metal laryngoscope handle with a correspondingly sized handle hook-on fitting, a metal... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141654 | Quick assembly pneumatic tool A quick assembly pneumatic tool may be connected to a tool bit and has a housing, an anvil casing, a rear cover, an air inlet assembly, a rotor assembly and an impact assembly. The housing has a handle and a rotor casing. The rotor casing is formed on the handle and... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141476 | Durable piston and a ring unit for the durable piston A durable piston is applied in a cylinder of an engine to output internal exploding power and has a piston head and a durable ring unit. The piston head is mounted in the cylinder of the engine, is driven for outputting kinetic energy and has a ring unit mount. The ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141229 | Element attachable by riveting to a sheet metal part and also a component assembly and a method for the production of the component assembly An element attachable to a sheet metal part by riveting, in particular an element in the form of a centering bolt, having a shaft part and a head part, wherein the head part has at its side confronting the sheet metal part an at least approximately ring-like ring re... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131487 | Integrated battery service system An integrated battery service system performs a plurality of services related to a battery, such as battery testing, battery charging, and the like. In addition, the integrated service system provides services to devices/components that are coupled to the battery, s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124832 | Method for producing cloned dog Provided is a method for producing a cloned dog by enucleating an oocyte of a dog to produce an enucleated oocyte, transferring a somatic cell of the dog into the enucleated oocyte, carrying out electrofusion under optimized conditions to produce a nuclear transfer ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123446 | Method for producing hollow body elements, hollow body element, component, follow-on composite tool for producing hollow body elements The invention relates to a method for producing hollow body elements (200), for example, nut elements which are applied to components which are normally made of steel (280), in particular, for producing hollow body elements having an essentially quadra... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121948 | Automated document cashing system Validation of the identity of the user is performed with the use of a card associated with intelligence that identifies the user. Validation of the document involves one or more of: validating the presence of a signature; validating the amount of the monetary transa... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121904 | Electronic proposal preparation system An electronic system for creating customized product proposals stores a plurality of pictures and text segments to be used as building blocks in creating the proposal. The pictures may include various products, environments in which the products may be used, and ava... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117947 | Power ratchet assembly A power ratchet assembly has a handle, a power shaft, a sleeve, a crankshaft, multiple planet gears, multiple pins, two support bearings and a ratchet head device. The crankshaft has an outer surface. The support bearings are securely mounted around the outer surfac... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115652 | Method and apparatus for vehicle driving guide A method and an apparatus for vehicle driving guide with lamps are applied to a target road. The apparatus has a traffic condition detection module, multiple indication lamps and a signal control module. The traffic condition detection module obtains a traffic condi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111854 | Methods and apparatus for sound production Electrical signals corresponding to sound are received at a wire, and sound is generated at a speaker connected to the wire. The sound is resonated in a cavity of a shell housing the speaker, and then passed along a transmission tube toward a pinna of a user's ear w... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110844 | Semiconductor substrate and light emitting device using the same There are provided a semiconductor substrate configured to improve the light extraction efficiency of a light emitting device, and a light emitting device using the substrate. The light emitting device includes the substrate, a buffer layer, and a light emitting str... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107647 | Ring transducers for sonic, ultrasonic hearing A ring transducer comprising an outer metal ring and an inner ceramic ring provides a device for the conduction of ultrasonic signals directly in the ear canal, thereby providing an efficient means for the conduction of such signals. In an alternate embodiment, stac... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104216 | Integrated control system and method for controlling aimed shooting of sniper and observation of spotter The present invention relates to a system and method for controlling the aimed shooting of a sniper and the observation of a spotter. At the same time that a sniper directly checks the shape of the target using a sighting telescope, a spotter observes the surroundin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097297 | Method of manufacturing flexible display substrate having reduced moisture and reduced oxygen permeability In a method of manufacturing a flexible display substrate having reduced moisture permeability and reduced oxygen permeability, nanosized or microsized particles are uniformly dispersed in a molten polymer matrix. The molten polymer matrix are formed into plate-shap... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096743 | Press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pierced component and also method for the manufacture of the press-in element A press-in element for pressing into a non-pierced or pre-pierced component, in particular a sheet metal part is described. The press-in element has a head part having a ring surface confronting the component and a neck part which projects away from the ring surface... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094367 | Optically locked photon echo apparatus and method Disclosed herein is an optically locked photon echo apparatus and method, which can solve the problem of limited echo efficiency and can overcome constraints on the conventional storage time being limited to the spin dephasing time. The optically locked photon echo ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089213 | LED fluorescent lamp Provided is a light-emitting diode (LED) fluorescent lamp using as light sources a plurality of LEDs, which are eco-friendly and can contribute to power conservation. The LED fluorescent lamp includes an LED array including a plurality of LEDs connected in series; f... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087808 | Flashlight with a heat sink A flashlight has a handle assembly and a lens cover. The handle assembly has a housing, a heat sink and en electrical unit. The housing has a front end. The heat sink is mounted in the housing and has a front end and a rear end. The electrical unit is mounted in the... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083451 | Hollow fastener element, electrical connections and component assembly A method for providing an electrically conductive connection between an electric terminal device having a cavity, such as a cable shoe, and a sheet metal part. A hollow fixing element is riveted to the sheet metal part to prevent torsion, thus producing an electrica... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075500 | Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and pad therefor Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus including a generally flattened hemispherical housing and a turret-like user interface- having a user operated control panel for controlling operation of the fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and providing fetal wellbeing info... | 12/13/2011 |
| D650476 | Hand operated articulated intubation stylet | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070896 | Method for making illustrated card A method for making an illustrated card has providing a cardboard with at least one printed layer and ornamentation; positioning one ornamentation on one of the adhesive portions; pressing the ornamentation toward the adhesive portion; and repeating positioning one ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067877 | Anti-EMI ultrasonic transducer An anti-EMI ultrasonic transducer has a conductive casing, a piezoelectric ceramic board having an opening, a conductive shelter, a first and second wires and an encapsulation. A first electrode face of the piezoelectric ceramic board faces to the opening and a seco... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066510 | Dental agent applicator A dental agent applicator has a barrel, a sealing plug, a delivery head and a plunger. The barrel has a proximal end, a distal end and a chamber defined through the barrel. The sealing plug is mounted in the chamber and hermetically obstructs the chamber. The delive... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064935 | Ubiquitous connectivity and control system for remote locations A thermostat control system for monitoring and controlling environmental characteristics of a building includes a base station unit and a remote access unit continuously interfacing through instant wireless private direct connectivity. The system also includes a plu... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8064434 | Method for providing internet services to a telephone user A method for providing a user of a telephone device with a capability to use Internet-based applications. The user of a telephone device sends a request to be connected to an Internet-based application to a first server, which establishes a communication path extend... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062117 | Bingo game apparatus with variable payout capability A Bingo game apparatus with variable payout capability has a server apparatus and multiple player terminals. The server apparatus runs a Bingo game program with variable payout capability. The Bingo game program with variable payout capability has acts of: accepting... | 11/22/2011 |
