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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7904620 | Data transmission system with protocol conversion The invention disclosed a data transmission system, comprising a first conversion module provided on the host side, used for converting USB data into data in format which may be transmitted by a data transmission module and for converting data in format which may be... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897163 | Bone graft and scaffolding materials immobilized with osteogenesis enhancing peptides on the surface The present invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for tissue engineering applications, which have an osteogenesis-promoting peptide immobilized on the surface. More particularly, the invention relates to a bone graft material and a scaffold for t... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887883 | Composition and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films This invention relates to silicon precursor compositions for forming silicon-containing films by low temperature (e.g., | 02/15/2011 |
| D632853 | Electronic pet tag | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884447 | Laser diode orientation on mis-cut substrates A microelectronic assembly in which a semiconductor device structure is directionally positioned on an off-axis substrate (201). In an illustrative implementation, a laser diode is oriented on a GaN substrate (201) wherein the GaN substrate includes a ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883491 | Extrusion laminate polymeric film article and gastric occlusive device comprising same A multilayer film including a layer of sealing film, having main top and bottom surfaces, and a layer of thermoplastic polymer film, laminated to the layer of sealing film, on at least one of the main top and bottom surfaces. The sealing film has a composition and t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845031 | Mat, pillow and sleeping bag connectable to the mat, and bedding including all connected to each other A mat can be connected to a pillow, a sleeping bag, or other mats, and is comfortable to sleep on, sturdy, and convenient to carry around. A strap is provided on a mat body for attaching a pillow A mat may include multiple mat bodies each having first engaging membe... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879568 | Method for the diagnosis and prognosis of demyelinating diseases The present invention refers to the use of glutamate transporters, glutamate and EGF to detect the presence of demyelinating diseases in a subject, to determine the status or severity of the same or to monitor the effects of a therapy administered to a subject who s... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875750 | Method of obtaining 2-amino-6-alkyl-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazoles The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-amino-6-alkyl-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazoles (I) wherein the asterisk (*) represents an asymmetric carbon and R1 is C1-C6 alkyl; their enantiomers or mixtures thereof... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872705 | LED backlight system for LCD displays A LCD system including multiple light sources optically coupled through different light entry regions to at least one waveguide element positioned to backlight a LCD panel. A LCD system including multiple light sources coupled to light entry regions of two or more w... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871816 | Vector for anti-HPV vaccine and transformed microorganism by the vector Expression vectors that can efficiently produce virion capsid protein, tumor-associated protein of human papillomavirus on a microbial surface. Bacterial strains harboring such surface display vectors, and the use of the bacterial strains or their extracts or purifi... | 01/18/2011 |
| RE42027 | Chair | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862646 | Nanoporous articles and methods of making same An adsorbent having porosity expanded by contact with a first agent effecting such expansion and a pressurized second agent effecting transport of the first agent into the porosity, wherein the adsorbent subsequent to removal of the first and second agents retains e... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858816 | Tantalum amido-complexes with chelate ligands useful for CVD and ALD of TaN and Ta0thin films Tantalum compounds of Formula I hereof are disclosed, having utility as precursors for forming tantalum-containing films such as barrier layers. The tantalum compounds of Formula I may be deposited by CVD or ALD for forming semiconductor device structures including ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849535 | Mat, pillow and sleeping bag connectable to the mat, and bedding including all connected to each other A mat can be connected to a pillow, a sleeping bag, or other mats, and is comfortable to sleep on, sturdy, and convenient to carry around. A strap is provided on a mat body for attaching a pillow A mat may include multiple mat bodies each having first engaging membe... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842821 | Method of obtaining derivatives of 4-(-alkylamino)-5,6-dihydro-4H-thieno-[2,3-b]-thiopyran The invention is aimed at a compound of formula (I) wherein n is 0, 1 or 2, R1 is a linear or branched alkyl group, R2 is selected from a substituted or non substituted alkyl group, substituted or non substituted aryl group, substituted or non ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838645 | Function of autophagy genes in cell death The present invention relates to a new molecular pathway in which activation of the receptor-interacting protein (RIP, a serine-threonine kinase) and Jun N-terminal kinase induce cell death with the morphology of autophagy. Further, autophagic death is induced by ca... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838073 | Tantalum amide complexes for depositing tantalum-containing films, and method of making same Tantalum precursors useful in depositing tantalum nitride or tantalum oxides materials on substrates, by processes such as chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition. The precursors are useful in forming tantalum-based diffusion barrier layers on microele... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829899 | Multi-element LED lamp package In one embodiment, a single light emitting diode lamp package includes at least two light emitting devices that can be switched independently of one another and thus may be useful in vehicular lighting applications, for example low and high beam headlights. In anoth... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828274 | Method and apparatus to help promote contact of gas with vaporized material Vaporizable material is supported within a vessel to promote contact of an introduced gas with the vaporizable material, and produce a product gas including vaporized material. A heating element supplies heat to a wall of the vessel to heat vaporizable material disp... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824885 | Engineered proteases for affinity purification and processing of fusion proteins The present invention is directed to the identification of a protease prodomain that is capable of binding a corresponding protease with high affinity. The protease prodomain of the present invention is fused to a second protein to form a protease prodomain fusion p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822195 | Telephone interface circuit A telephone interface circuit comprises a first transistor for controlling opening and closing between a speech circuit and subscriber lines, a second transistor for controlling the first transistor to turn on and off, a positive feedback circuit connecting a collec... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819981 | Methods for cleaning ion implanter components A method and apparatus for cleaning residue from components of an ion source region of an ion implanter used in the fabrication of microelectronic devices. To effectively remove residue, the components are contacted with a gas-phase reactive halide composition for s... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7797911 | Sterile, pyrogen-free, polymeric film-based heating bag In one embodiment, there is provided a method for producing a sterilized and pyrogen-free bag for storing fluids. The method includes providing a bag comprised of polymeric film and heating the bag to at least approximately 253 degrees Celsius for at least approxima... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795707 | High voltage switching devices and process for forming same The present invention relates to various switching device structures including Schottky diode (10), P—N diode, and P—I—N diode, which are characterized by low defect density, low crack density, low pit density and sufficient thickness (>2.5 um) GaN laye... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794542 | Bulk single crystal gallium nitride and method of making same A single crystal M*N article, which may be made by a process including the steps of: providing a substrate of material having a crystalline surface which is epitaxially compatible with M*N; depositing a layer of single crystal M*N over the surface of the substrate; ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786320 | Composition and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films such as films including silicon, silicon nitride, silicon dioxide and/or silicon-oxynitride Silicon precursors for forming silicon-containing films in the manufacture of semiconductor devices, such as low dielectric constant (k) thin films, high k gate silicates, low temperature silicon epitaxial films, and films containing silicon nitride (Si3N... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7782193 | System for measuring and tracking at least one physiological parameter and a measuring device for doing the same A measurement device (26, 28, 800, 900) for measuring at least one physiological parameter comprising an integrated switching device being operable by a non-radio frequency switching activation signal generated by an external switching activation device (1... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780747 | Apparatus and method for hydrogen generation from gaseous hydride An apparatus and method including storage and dispensing vessels to safely store and dispense gaseous hydrides, where the storage and dispensing vessels contain a solid-phase physical sorbent medium having a physically sorptive affinity for gaseous hydrides, and whe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7752540 | Information system for metabolic flux analysis using extensible markup language and operating method thereof The present invention relates to an MFA (Metabolic Flux Analysis) information system using an XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and an operating method thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to an MFA information system and an operating method thereof, whi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747344 | Liquid handling system with electronic information storage The present invention relates to a system for handling liquid and a method for the same. The system includes a container capable of holding a liquid. An electronic storage device is coupled with the container for electronically storing information relating to the li... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713346 | Composition and method for low temperature deposition of silicon-containing films This invention relates to silicon precursor compositions for forming silicon-containing films by low temperature (e.g., | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713314 | Biodiesel candle A candle formed of a composition comprising biodiesel. In preferred implementations, the candle composition includes fatty alcohols, e.g., cetyl alcohol and cetearyl alcohol, in mixture with the biodiesel, to constitute a candle composition that can burned in a wick... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7709632 | Methods, compositions, and apparatuses for forming macrocyclic compounds This invention relates to methods, compositions, and apparatuses for producing macrocyclic compounds. First, one or more reactants are provided in a reaction medium, which are capable of forming the macrocyclic compound through a desired reaction pathway that includ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705921 | Digital BTSC multi-channel TV sound decoder circuit, and decoder comprising same A multi-channel TV sound signal decoding circuit for decoding multi-channel TV sound signals according to BTSC system specification, and a multi-channel TV sound decoder comprising such circuitry. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702418 | Secure reader system A secure reader system (SRS) for containers housing material to be employed in an application. A container is provided having an information storing mechanism. A connector of the SRS having a reader is provided to physically couple to the container for periodically ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7700114 | Modified HPV E6 and E7 genes and proteins useful for vaccination Described are DNA sequences encoding an E6 or E7 fusion protein of HPV, wherein said DNA sequences are characterized by a combination of the following features: original codons are exchanged by codons which lead to an enhanced translation in a mammalian cell, they c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697036 | Digital camera for capturing both still images and moving pictures A digital camera enabling a photographer to select representative frames reflecting his intentions, which captures both moving pictures and still images, and encodes moving picture data by frame correlation compression. The camera includes an image processing sectio... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695843 | Microfibrous fuel cell assemblies comprising fiber-supported electrocatalyst layers, and methods of making same A microfibrous fuel cell structure of elongated form with a longitudinal axis. Such microfibrous fuel cell includes electrocatalyst layers supported by a fiber network formed of unidirectional or substantially unidirectional conductive fibers. The conductive fibers ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7684831 | Signal processing device and hands-free call device A signal processing device includes: a speaker amplifier for amplifying a reception voice; a reception voice attenuator for attenuating the reception voice inputted to the speaker amplifier during a voice transmission mode; a reception voice detection circuit for de... | 03/23/2010 |
