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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| PP16470 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Starlet White’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Starlet White,’ having a good uniform canopy of small white single flowers. The new variety has medium vigor, a free branching and uniform spreading habit, and good foliage presentation. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7006088 | Hybrid meshes A method of forming a hybrid mesh representation of an object surface is provided, along with the hybrid mesh representation and data structures corresponding to various polygons in the hybrid mesh representation. The hybrid mesh representation comprises a base mesh... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6977048 | Method of recycling water contaminated oil based drilling fluid A method for recycling an invert emulsion based drilling fluid, in which the invert emulsion based drilling fluid includes an oil component and an aqueous component. The method includes: mixing the invert emulsion drilling fluid with a emulsion clearing agent, where... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963875 | Persistent archives A persistent archive of a collection of data objects comprises a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of a logical structure for the collection and a self-describing, infrastructure-independent representation of the data objects. The archive is... | 11/08/2005 |
| PP16079 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Nighthawk Yellow’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Nighthawk Yellow’, having a domed, round habit and yellow decorative flowers. The new variety has good foliage presentation and weather resistance. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953835 | Coleopteran toxin proteins of bacillus thuringiensis A method for producing genetically transformed plants exhibiting toxicity to Coleopteran insects is disclosed. In another aspect, the present invention embraces chimeric plant genes, genetically transformed cells and differentiated plants which exhibit toxicity to C... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945266 | Manifold for fuel cell system A method and apparatus for converting single multiphase fluid flow into plural multiphase fluid flows having substantially uniform composition and flow properties. A manifold comprises an enclosure having an inlet and an inner surface perpendicular to the inlet such... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942105 | In-line filtration for a particle-based electrochemical power system A system for filtering particles within a multiphase fluid that comprises a particulate phase is disclosed. The system comprises a first plurality of substantially parallel, substantially planar thin slabs separated by a predetermined distance to retain particles ha... | 09/13/2005 |
| D508662 | Bicycle | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922438 | System for MPSK symbol hypothesis testing A system for MPSK symbol hypothesis testing. A received symbol having in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) components is input to the system. Multipliers for each of the components are determined corresponding to the MPSK symbol hypothesis s being tested. The symbol s is... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6920415 | Method of trimming a representation of an object surface comprising a mesh of tessellated polygons and related system A method of trimming a mesh representation of an object surface comprising a tessellated mesh of polygons. A trim curve is projected onto the mesh representation to determine the trim area. Polygons within or intersecting the trim area are removed, and new polygons ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917124 | Uninterruptible power supply An uninterruptible power supply is disclosed that includes a digital controller comprising a plurality of microprocessors. These microprocessors are programmed and arranged to provide various control features heretofore unavailable using analog controllers of the pr... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913440 | Variable-geometry turbine stator blade, particularly for aircraft engines A blade for a stator of a variable-geometry turbine, particularly for aircraft engines; the blade has an airfoil profile hinged to a structure of the stator to rotate about an axis, and having a pressure front wall and a suction rear wall; the blade also has two end... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911274 | Fuel cell system A fuel cell system is described which comprises a power source and a fuel storage unit. A flowable fuel is contained with the fuel storage unit. A first flow path delivers fuel from the fuel storage unit to the power source. Some or all of this fuel is deposited int... | 06/28/2005 |
| PP15803 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Follies’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Follies,’ having a compact round ball shaped habit carrying many small round light purple button type flowers that are very resistant to weather damage. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| PP15804 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Peacock Royal’ A new garden variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Peacock Royal’ having a domed canopy of crimson decorative flowers and a slightly upright habit. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909532 | Matrix driven electrophoretic display with multilayer back plane A matrix driven electrophoretic display with a multi-layer back plane is disclosed. The display comprises a top electrode layer, a display cell layer, and a multi-layer back plane. In one embodiment, the multi-layer back plane comprises an electrode formed on the to... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6894055 | Thieno-2′,3′ -5,6pyrimido[3,4-A]-1,2,4-triazole derivatives as modulators of phoshoinositide 3-kinase Compounds of formula 1 are effective modulators of PI3 kinase: wherein X is CR9R10, O, NR11 (where R9 and R10 are each independently H, lo... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891298 | Interior permanent magnet machine with reduced magnet chattering A rotor for an interior permanent magnet machine that tends to reduce magnet chattering that includes a rotor stack defining at least one magnet retention slot and a permanent magnet positioned within the magnet retention slot, where the magnet retention slot is for... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890756 | Method of using cyanide-free lyse solution to emulate a cyanide-containing lyse solution in the measurement of hemoglobin A method of emulating with a cyanide-free lyse solution, the measurement of hemoglobin in whole blood using a cyanide-containing lyse solution. Such an illustrative method includes: a) combining a predetermined amount of the whole blood sample with a predetermined a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6887817 | Olefin polymerization catalyst and process for preparing polyolefins using said catalyst An olefin polymerization catalyst is described which includes: (A) a solid catalyst component being prepared by copulverizing a magnesium compound, an aluminum compound, an electron donor and a titanium compound, and (B) an organoaluminum compound. The present inven... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885929 | Control method for an automatic transmission of an engine-driven vehicle A control method for an automatic transmission in which a first and a second control system are provided and regulate the transmission ratio respectively in automatic and in manual mode. The method comprises the stages of activating the first control system and auto... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881349 | Method for recycling of oil based drilling fluid contaminated with water and water contaminated with oil based drilling fluid A mobile apparatus and method for recycling an invert emulsion based drilling fluid, in which the invert emulsion based drilling fluid includes an oleaginous component and an aqueous component. The apparatus includes an emulsion breaking tank, a water treatment tank... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879060 | Method and apparatus for transfer control and undervoltage detection in an automatic transfer switch An automatic transfer switch is disclosed that features a novel arrangement for detecting a failure of the power source as well as a novel arrangement for preventing cross-conduction between the first and second signal sources during a rapid transfer. ... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875744 | Short bioactive peptides Short bioactive peptides containing phenylalanine, leucine, alanine, and lysine residues are disclosed. The peptides can be used in antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and other biological applications. ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6873157 | Method of and system for determining the remaining energy in a metal fuel cell A system for measuring available energy in a metal fuel cell is provided. The system comprises first componentry for measuring an electrical property of a mixture formed from one or more reaction products dissolved in a reaction medium. The electrical property may b... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6872029 | Hard bodied high capacity catch basin filtration system A catch basin filtration system is disclosed. A filter body is dimensioned to fit within a drain inlet forming a trough or reservoir obstructing at least a portion of the inlet. The filter body is supported by a filter body support dimensioned to cooperatively engag... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873452 | Compositions and processes for format flexible, roll-to-roll manufacturing of electrophoretic displays The present invention is directed to a process which comprises removing and stripping off part of the display panel in order to expose and connect the conductor lines on an electrode plate to a driver circuitry. More specifically the process involves (1) preparing a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873265 | Satellite and ground system for detection and forecasting of earthquakes The present invention describes the use of a space-based Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) magnetic field detector in conjunction with ground-based network of ELF magnetic field detectors. In particular, a space based ELF detection system can be used to perform a wide a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6870662 | Methods of surface modification for improving electrophoretic display performance The present invention is directed to methods for improving the performance of an electrophoretic display by modifying the display cell surface. More specifically, the methods are directed to modification of the microcup surface after the microcups are released from ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865711 | System of and method for decoding trellis codes Systems and related methods are described for (1) determining one or more state probabilities for one or more states in a trellis representation; (2) determining an estimate of or extrinsic output for one or more bits using a trellis representation; (3) determining ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857485 | Shale hydration inhibition agent and method of use A water-base drilling fluid for use in drilling wells through a formation containing a shale which swells in the presence of water. The drilling fluid preferably includes: an aqueous based continuous phase, a weight material, and a shale hydration inhibition agent h... | 02/22/2005 |
| PP15584 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Vamp Time Salmon’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Vamp Time Salmon,’ having a good uniform canopy of salmon decorative flowers. The new variety has a medium vigour, free branching, with a uniform spreading habit and good foliage presentation. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6859302 | Electrophoretic display and novel process for its manufacture This invention relates to an electrophoretic display comprising cells of well-defined shape, size and aspect ratio which cells are filled with charged pigment particles dispersed in a solvent, and novel processes for its manufacture. ... | 02/22/2005 |
| PP15535 | Chrysanthemum plant name ‘Stereophonics’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Stereophonics,’ having a good uniform canopy of large white spatulate single flowers with a green disc. The new variety has medium vigor with a domed capitulum, free branching, and uniform spreading habit with g... | 02/08/2005 |
| PP15531 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Spritza Time Yellow’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Spritza Time Yellow,’ having sunny yellow medium anemone flowers with a flat capitulum canopy. The variety is upright and free branching with a good foliage presentation. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6841498 | Catalyst system for ethylene (co)polymerization Disclosed is a new titanium based catalyst system for (co)-polymerizing ethylene or ethylene with alpha-olefin having 3 to 10 carbons. The catalyst is obtained by contacting a magnesium halide support with an aluminum compound and with a titanium halide compound and... | 01/11/2005 |
| PP15464 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Vulcan Time Bronze’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Vulcan Time Bronze,’ having a good uniform canopy of bronze single flowers expressing a central longitudinal yellow striping and a yellow base around a light green disc. The new variety has a medium tall vigor, ... | 01/04/2005 |
| PP15463 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Swing Time Yellow’ A new variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Swing Time Yellow,’ having golden yellow single flowers with a flat capitulum form. The new variety has a medium vigor, free branching habit and good foliage presentation. ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831043 | High performance water based drilling mud and method of use A water-base fluid for use in drilling wells and other drilling operation includes a shale clay which swells in the presence of water. The fluid preferably includes: an aqueous based continuous phase, and a shale hydration inhibition agent having the formula: | 12/14/2004 |
