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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7536114 | Method and system for converting an optical received pulse train into an electrical output pulse train The aim of the invention, which concerns a method and a system for converting an optical received pulse train into an electrical output pulse train, is to create a method and an associated circuit arrangement for converting an optical received pulse train into an el... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534945 | String instrument A stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar, whereby the lower end of the strings are anchored to the soundboard itself with one or more of the string anchors being positioned past the bridge. This arrangement provides an offset of the lateral compressive forces... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534901 | Siloxane monomers and oligomers A process for preparing α, ω-functional siloxane compounds in a purity of greater than or equal to 90% includes contacting a monohydrosiloxane compound of formula 1 with oxygen in the presence of a platinum group catalyst... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534110 | Power card connection structure Electrically conductive L-shaped blades are disposed in an insulative body as a mechanism for mechanically and electrically connecting circuit cards to circuit boards. In particular, the interconnection device herein provides a mechanism for providing greater therma... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534102 | Apparatus and a method for injection-compression molding of articles made of plastic material with two components An apparatus and a process for the molding of articles made of plastic material with two components by means of a stack-mold press with a first cavity and a second cavity for the injection of the plastic material and the possible compression of the injected plastic ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7495414 | Rechargeable battery circuit and structure for compatibility with a planar inductive charging platform A battery pack for an electronic device comprises battery cells, a battery charging circuit, and an energy receiving element adapted to receive power from a planar inductive charging system. The energy receiving element has an inductance and a capacitor is connected... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494312 | Materials handling and lifting appliance with board holder tilting device A materials handling and lifting appliance for a board or panel holder comprises, on a mast, telescopic elements controlled by a winch, and a device for articulating the board or panel holder articulatedly mounted on a shaft relative to a structure connected to the ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491663 | Display support comprising a coated fabric A display support, designed to be printed, includes a coated fabric comprising a textile layer and two impregnation layers located on opposite surfaces of the textile layer. A coat of varnish, designed to be printed, is deposited on one of the impregnation layers. A... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490714 | Transport device, in particular for use in a vacuum chamber A transport device is particularly suitable for use in a vacuum chamber for the transportation of a flat substrate through the vacuum chamber and comprises a belt conveyor with at least one flexible infinite belt guided around at least two deflection rollers, whereb... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7488302 | Device allowing serial use of clean and alternative blood filters during blood filtration A device that allows for serial (time) use of clean blood filters during the use of a heart lung machine. The device is comprised of a series of filters and a switching mechanism that allows the new filter to be placed in the blood flow pathway while at the same tim... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488638 | Method for fabricating a voltage-stable PMOSFET semiconductor structure A method for fabricating integrable PMOSFET semiconductor structures in a P-doped substrate which are distinguished by a high dielectric strength is provided. In order to fabricate the PMOSFET semiconductor structure, a mask is applied to a semiconductor substrate f... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7488747 | Pyrrole and pyrazole DAAO inhibitors Methods for increasing D-Serine concentration and reducing concentration of the toxic products of D-Serine oxidation, for enhancing learning, memory and/or cognition, or for treating schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, ataxia or neuropathic pain, or preventing loss ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7487472 | Method, system and program product for synchronous communication between a public electronic environment and a private electronic environment Synchronous communications between a public electronic environment (e.g., a browser on a global computer network) and a private electronic environment (e.g., an ERP application on a private computer network) are facilitated by automatically routing a communication f... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485864 | Radiometer, sighting device for a radiometer and method therefor The present invention relates to a radiometer comprising an IR detector, a lens and a light source. The lens is arranged with respect to the IR detector such that it focuses IR radiation from a measuring surface to the detector. The light source emits visible light ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485027 | Abrasive entrainment A method for generating a high-velocity cutting jet comprises forming a high velocity jet of a liquid such as water, forming a suspension of an abrasive such as garnet in a carrier gas containing a condensable vapour such as superheated steam, and entraining the abr... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484270 | Disappearing hinging device for windows and doors with wing and swivel wing opening A hinging device for windows and doors includes a fixed frame and a movable frame, a first support element, a second support element, a main lever, a secondary lever, and a connecting arm. The first support element is fastened to the fixed frame bearing a main axis ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487152 | Method for efficiently locking resources of a global data repository Concurrent access to a global data repository is provided, while minimizing the number of locks acquired to provide the concurrent access. One or more resources within the global data repository have predefined relationships with one or more other resources of the r... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7462315 | Process for the production of plates made of plastic material with parts overmolded by injection-compression Described herein is a process for the production of articles made of plastic material, in particular transparent plates, with parts made of plastic material at least in part overmolded on The plate by means of injection-compression, excluding from the compression ar... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463666 | Laser with hybrid-unstable ring resonator A unidirectional ring laser oscillator has a travelling wave unstable mode in one transverse dimension and either a waveguide or freespace Gaussian mode in the orthogonal transverse dimension for coupling to large volumes of asymmetric cross section laser gain media... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463921 | Method and system for analyzing an electrocardiographic signal A method for analyzing an ECG signal includes obtaining a measurement of an area based repolarization interval from at least one beat in the electrocardiogram signal and detecting an altered ventricular repolarization based on the obtained measured area based repola... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463044 | Adapter for positioning of contact tips An adapter for positioning of contact tips has a location surface for locating a contact tip and a base element with a base for setting the adapter on a mounting surface. A positioning element is in mechanical contact with and mobile relative to the base element. Th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462316 | Apparatus and a method for the injection-compression moulding of articles made of plastic material with two components Described herein is injection-compression moulding of articles made of plastic material with two components by means of a press of the stack-mould type, in which the first and second countermoulds are constrained to the corresponding moulds carried by the rotating c... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461291 | Arbitration method and system for redundant controllers, with output interlock and automatic switching capabilities A method of providing arbitration for redundant controllers is provided, which includes: providing logic for automatically determining which controller of redundant controllers is active controller, wherein outputs of the redundant controllers are electrically hardw... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458527 | Revolving sprinkler A revolving sprinkler comprises a rotatable turret assembly revolving around a rotation axis and formed with mouthpiece(s) suited to sprinkle liquid under pressure. The revolving sprinkler accommodates exchangeable mouthpieces with different throughputs-nozzle to ro... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461241 | Concurrent physical processor reassignment method Reassignment of a physical processor backing a logical processor is performed concurrently to the operation of the processor. The operating state of one physical processor is loaded on another physical processor, such that the logical processor is backed by a differ... | 12/02/2008 |
| RE40585 | Two piece electrical and fluidic connector and installation method therefore In water cooled electric generators, an electrical and fluidic connector connects a stator bar to an electrical bus and to a water source. The connector comprises two pieces, a clip and a sleeve. During installation, the sleeve is brazed to the stator bar in a fluid... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455371 | Compressed air treatment device that is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle A compressed air treatment device is designed to be installed in an industrial vehicle consisting of a motor vehicle that can pull a trailer. The device comprises a set of electropneumatic components that are controlled by an electronic command/control unit which is... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7454548 | Managing input/output interruptions in non-dedicated interruption hardware environments, and methods therefor Input/output interruptions are managed in computing environments that do not use dedicated per-guest interruption hardware to present interruptions. Dispatchable guest programs in the environment receive I/O interruptions directly without hypervisor intervention. Th... | 11/18/2008 |
| D581088 | Lamp | 11/18/2008 |
| D580591 | Light fixture | 11/11/2008 |
| D580587 | Lamp | 11/11/2008 |
| D580585 | Lighting fixture | 11/11/2008 |
| 7451219 | Determining server resources accessible to client nodes using information received at the server via a communications medium Resources of a server node are logically divided into a plurality of sets of resources. At least one set of resources is assigned to one or more client nodes. The association of the at least one set of resources with the one or more client nodes is via a data struct... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450385 | Liquid-based cooling apparatus for an electronics rack A cooling apparatus is provided for facilitating cooling of electronics drawers of an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a bi-fold door assembly configured for mounting to the electronics rack. The door assembly includes a first door and a second door, each co... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448252 | Skids, modules, and modular system for monitoring hydrogen-cooled generators A modular system for monitoring a hydrogen-cooled generator includes a skid having a platform, a support attachable to said platform and attachable to a plurality of modules for monitoring the hydrogen-cooled generator, and at least one module for monitoring the hyd... | 11/11/2008 |
| D580095 | Trim for light fixture | 11/04/2008 |
| D580089 | Light fixture | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446755 | Input device and method for entering data employing a toggle input control Embodiments of the subject invention relate to systems, methods, and devices providing a reduced number of selectable inputs that enable efficient communication. One aspect of what is disclosed are embodiments of a systematic code, which systematic code enables effi... | 11/04/2008 |
| D579321 | Structural support bracket | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444277 | Facilitating simulation of a model within a distributed environment Simulation of models within a distributed environment is facilitated. A model is partitioned based on clock domains, and communication between partitions on different processors is performed on synchronous clock boundaries. Further, data is exchanged across the netw... | 10/28/2008 |
