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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D529714 | Holster | 10/10/2006 |
| D529558 | Basketball goal support apparatus | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114880 | Process for the excavation of buried waste Disclosed is a method of excavating large quantities of non-homogenous radioactive contaminated waste, desirably without releasing radioactive contaminated dust or exposing personnel to its hazards. The excavation of buried waste is performed in the presence of a su... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115585 | Compositions for treating epithelial and retinal tissue diseases The present invention relates to mononucleoside phosphate compounds that have the benefits of a dinucleotide pharmaceutical. These mononucleoside phosphates can be made from a mononucleotide that has been modified by attaching a degradation resistant substituent on ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114234 | Conductor torquing system A conductor torquing system is provided for large diameter threaded conductor casing which comprises a lower chain vise or fixed grip head adapted to grip a first joint of conductor casing, a plurality of movable arms operable to apply a retaining force to a second ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114877 | Drainage system for sports fields An improved system for draining bunkers on golf courses and other sports playing areas, and for draining landscaped areas. A receptacle is positioned below the surface for receiving drain water and for discharging the water through an outlet. A perforated pipe water... | 10/03/2006 |
| D529344 | Softside cooler | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112725 | Plants having high plant map values The present invention relates to novel plant expression constructs. More specifically the present invention provides DNA constructs comprising 5′ regulatory sequences for modulating the expression of operably linked genes in plants. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111689 | Coiled tubing injector deployment assembly and method An apparatus for transporting an injector assembly, such as an injector and a BOP, for coiled tubing to a wellhead may have a platform, such as a trailer, having a shaft attached thereto by at least one bracket. Pivotally on the bracket may be a boom, which may have... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113323 | Magnetophoretic and electromagnetophoretic displays The present invention is directed to a display device which comprises two layers of insulating substrate, at least the substrate on the viewing side is transparent, an array of display cells sandwiched between the two layers of substrate, a writing means, and option... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110162 | Electrophoretic dispersion with a fluorinated solvent and a charge controlling agent The invention relates to a novel electrophoretic dispersion comprising a fluorinated solvent as the continuous phase, charged pigment particles or pigment containing microcapsules as the dispersed phase, and the charge of the pigment particles is provided by a charg... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108919 | Reactive non-isocyanate coating compositions Reactive, non-isocyanate coating compositions prepared by mixing epoxy, tertiary amine, anhydride, hydroxy- and, optionally, acid functional compounds, a system of making the coating composition, a method of coating the composition on a substrate and a substrate coa... | 09/19/2006 |
| RE39292 | Apparatus and method for downhole fluid phase separation Method and apparatus for separating fluids flowing through a downhole well passageway including separating fluids pumped downhole, centrifugal separation, gradually increasing centrifugal acceleration, the establishment of annular flow, gradually establishing annula... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7109181 | Joint lubrication with P2Y purinergic receptor agonists The present invention is directed to a method of altering the amount or composition of synovial fluids secreted from joints in a subject in need of such treatment. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a P2Y purinerg... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104606 | Support for a seating device A support apparatus is described for use in the field of workstation design. The support apparatus is movably attachable to a seating device to selectively provide both dorsal and ventral support to a seated user. The support apparatus is movable, by a user in the s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106285 | Method and apparatus for controlling an active matrix display A method of controlling an array of pixels in an active matrix display to a predetermined emission level is provided. The pixels are arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each pixel having an active matrix element. The method makes use of a plu... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101860 | Composition and method for inhibiting platelet aggregation This invention is directed to a method of preventing or treating diseases or conditions associated with platelet aggregation. The method is also directed to a method of treating thrombosis. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7103831 | Burst reliability and error locator for trellis codes A method and system are described for assigning reliability metrics to error correction coded bits or symbols that are decoded. Survivor and non-survivor paths through a portion of a trellis representation within a sliding window are determined and recorded. Primary... | 09/05/2006 |
| D527226 | Softside cooler | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099838 | Hedging exchange traded mutual funds or other portfolio basket products A system for determining a basket of financial instruments for hedging investment risk in actively managed exchange traded funds is described. The system uses a trusted computer system and includes a computer storage medium storing a computer program product. The pr... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098916 | Connectivity encoding and decoding of polygon meshes Methods of connectivity encoding polygonal mesh representations of objects are described, along with methods of decoding encoded connectivity information for polygonal mesh representations of objects. In the encoding process, an active vertex queue is initialized wi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7098867 | System and method for packaging and deploying a segmented reflector antenna An embodiment of the invention generally relates to an apparatus for deploying a segmented reflector antenna. The apparatus includes a plurality of segments that can be rigid or flexible where each segment is hinged to an adjacent segment on either longitudinal side... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095477 | Transmissive or reflective liquid crystal display and process for its manufacture This invention relates to liquid crystal (LC) displays comprising cells of well-defined shape, size and aspect ratio which cells are filled with a liquid crystal composition preferably containing dichroic dye(s), and novel processes for their manufacture. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| RE39247 | Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases Genes encoding Class II EPSPS enzymes are disclosed. The genes are useful in producing transformed bacteria and plants which are tolerant to glyphosate herbicide. Class II EPSPS genes share little homology with known, Class I EPSPS genes, and do not hybridize to pro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094766 | Use of locally applied DNA fragments Methods of treatment or prevention of hyperproliferative diseases or pre-cancerous conditions affecting epithelial cells, such as psoriasis, vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, or hyperproliferative or UV-responsive dermatoses, hyperproliferative or allergically mediated d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091334 | Method for large-scale production of di(uridine 5′)-tetraphosphate and salts thereof The present invention provides new methods for the synthesis of the therapeutic dinucleotide, P1,P4-di(uridine 5′)-tetraphosphate, and demonstrates applicability to the production of large quantities. The methods of the present invention subs... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7092812 | Control method and device for an internal combustion engine A control method for an internal combustion engine provides for the acquisition of a signal correlated with the vibrations transmitted by at least one component of the internal combustion engine moving between two end positions; the vibrations are transmitted by the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086358 | Method and device for controlling the speed of the valves of an internal combustion engine A method of controlling the speed of the valves in an electro-hydraulic actuation unit for the valves of an internal combustion engine in which the pressure of the fluid in the hydraulic actuator of the valve is controlled during the final phase of closure of a valv... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086486 | Flow control valve and method of controlling rotation in a downhole tool A flow control valve is disclosed for controlling the rotation of a hydraulic motor, such as a turbine, a mud motor, for example, having an element that rotates in response to power fluid. The valve disclosed may include a valve housing and a valve piston, each havi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084128 | Method for reducing intraocular pressure The present invention is directed to a method of reducing intraocular pressure. The method comprises administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a purinerginic receptor ligand, which is a mononucleoside polyphosphate or ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081159 | Soy protein based adhesive and particleboard An adhesive composition that can be used in particleboards and other composites is formed from an aqueous mixture of soy protein, zinc sulfate heptahydrate, calcium oxide, sodium benzoate, pine oil, wax emulsion and non-sulfonated kraft lignin. In a second embodimen... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079303 | Segment electrophoretic displays and methods for their manufacture The present invention relates to novel patterned embossing and patterned filling methods. Both methods are simple, reliable and cost effective ways for manufacturing the segment of signage electrophoretic displays. The displays prepared by the present invention requ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078236 | Methods of inducing ovulation The present invention relates to methods of inducing ovulation in a female host comprising the administration of a non-polypeptide cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level modulator to the female host. In another aspect, the invention provides for specific admini... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077066 | Axle guide The invention relates to an axle guide consisting of a fiber-synthetic material composite for guiding an axle in the running gear of a rail vehicle, in particular a high-speed rail vehicle. Said guide has two end sections (11, 11′) for connecting the guide ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076852 | Conductor torquing system A conductor torquing system is provided for large diameter threaded conductor casing which comprises a lower chain vise adapted to grip a first joint of conductor casing, a plurality of movable arms operable to apply a retaining force to a second joint of conductor ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078592 | Nucleic acids encoding coleopteran-toxic polypeptides and insect-resistant transgenic plants comprising them Disclosed are nucleic acids encoding novel insecticidal δ-endotoxin polypeptides, and vectors, transformed host cells, and transgenic plants that contain the nucleic acids. Also disclosed are methods of making and using transgenic cells comprising these polynucleot... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7078509 | Lepidopteran-active delta-endotoxin polynucleotides, compositions, and methods of use Disclosed are Bacillus thuringiensis strains comprising novel crystal proteins which exhibit insecticidal activity against lepidopteran insects. Also disclosed are novel B. thuringiensis genes and their encoded crystal proteins, as well as methods of m... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7076516 | Efficient method of identifying non-solution or non-optimal regions of the domain of a function A method of identifying one or more regions of the domain of a function that do not contain solutions is described along with a related subdivision method. These methods may be employed in the context of branch and bound methods that use interval analysis to search ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072095 | Electrophoretic display and novel process for its manufacture This invention relates to an electrophoretic display with improved contrast ratio, switching performance, reflectivity at the Dmin state and structural integrity, and methods for its manufacture. ... | 07/04/2006 |
