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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8037788 | Tight-spot fitting and driver, and method of use thereof A tight-spot fitting includes an elongated body configured to be inserted into and extracted from an aperture of a device, a user-operable head configured to be manipulated by a user to rotate the elongated body with respect to the aperture of the device, a depressi... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7972781 | Detection of DNA damage The health condition of a living organism is detected by electrochemically analyzing samples from selected areas of the body of said living organism for elevated free levels of nucleotide excision products resulting from DNA or RNA damage. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7908934 | Valve assembly A valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet port and an outlet port, the valve body also having a valve chamber extending between the inlet port and the outlet port, a pair of seals each being located on opposing ends of the valve chamber; and a reciproca... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905726 | Surgical guide for dental implant and methods therefor A surgical guide assembly is provided for positioning a drill bit during a dental implant procedure. The guide assembly includes a mounting member configured to mount to one or more teeth adjacent to an edentulous area, a base connected to the mounting member and di... | 03/15/2011 |
| D623258 | Liquid bait station | 09/07/2010 |
| 7643967 | Method of designing fold lines in sheet material A method of designing fold lines in sheet material includes the steps defining the desired fold line in a parent plane on a drawing system, and populating the fold line with a fold geometry including a series of cut zones that define a series of connected zones conf... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640775 | Apparatus and method for joining the edges of folded sheet material to form three-dimensional structure A sheet of material formed for folding into a three-dimensional structure. The sheet has edges formed with joinder structures, such as dovetails, and a plurality of folding structures, such as slits, grooves or displacements, that control folding of the sheet in a m... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7566392 | Pulsed electrochemical detection method In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a pulsed electrochemical detection method comprising (a) flowing a liquid sample stream including at least one analyte past a working electrode in a flow-through cell; (b) applying at least three pulsed electri... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7560155 | Sheet material with bend controlling grooves defining a continuous web across a bend line and method for forming the same A sheet of material (21, 61, 81) formed for control bending along a bend line (23, 63) while maintaining a continuous web of material (26) across the bend line (23, 63). The sheet has at least one groove (22, 62, 82) formed therein... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7549442 | Intake for vertical wet pit pump A pump intake apparatus for directing fluid flow to a pump. The pump intake assembly includes a pump intake column having a pump bell and a pump intake pit. The intake pit includes an upper intake pit encircling the pump intake column and has a tapered inner surface... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7544145 | Power train of automatic transmission A power train of an automatic transmission has eight forward gear stages and three reverse gear stages. The power train includes two composite planetary gear sets and seven engagement elements: two clutches and five brakes. Two of the engagement elements are engaged... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7534501 | Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and sheet therefor Precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore are disclosed. To form the structures, methods for precision bending of a sheet of material along a bend line and a sheet of material formed with bending strap-defining structures, s... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7515259 | Flow cell for optical detector and method of forming same A flow cell for optical detector includes a flow cell body, a face-seal window, and a pressed illumination window. The flow cell body is formed of an inert material and includes large and small bores, and inlet and outlet passageways in fluid communication with the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7464574 | Method for forming sheet material with bend facilitating structures into a fatigue resistant structure A process for designing and manufacturing precision-folded, high strength, fatigue-resistant structures and a sheet therefore. The techniques include methods for precision bending of a sheet of material (41, 241, 341, 441, 541) along a bend line (45, 245, ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7454959 | Method and device for providing defined fluid flow, especially for use in liquid chromatography The invention relates to a method for providing a defined fluid flow, especially for use in liquid chromatography. According to the method, a constant total flow (f0) is subdivided into an internal excess flow (fie) in an excess branch and into... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7440874 | Method of designing fold lines in sheet material A method includes defining a desired fold line in sheet material and populating the fold line with a fold geometry including cut zones that define connected zones, whereby upon folding the material produces edge-to-face engagement of the material on opposite sides o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433764 | Method and system for recording a traffic violation committed by a vehicle The invention relates to a method for recording a traffic violation in which a vehicle is involved, by detecting the violation, making a record of the violation, and searching for and reading from the record a license plate of the vehicle involved in the violation. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7412865 | Method for forming sheet material with bend controlling displacements A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line includes the step of forming at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material, the displacement including a flat zone substantially parallel to the sheet of material... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405676 | Method and system for detecting with laser the passage by a vehicle of a point for monitoring on a road The invention relates to a method for detecting the passage by a vehicle of a determined point for monitoring on a road, wherein from a remotely situated location a laser beam is transmitted continuously to the point for monitoring, reflections from the transmitted ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387715 | Sample positioning and analysis system Systems for positioning and/or analyzing samples such as cells, vesicles, cellular organelles, and fragments, derivatives, and mixtures thereof, for electrical and/or optical analysis, especially relating to the presence and/or activity of ion channels. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7374810 | Method for precision bending of sheet of materials, slit sheets fabrication process A method for precision bending of a sheet of material (41, 241, 341, 441) along a bend line (45, 245, 345, 445) and the resulting sheet are disclosed. A method includes a step of forming longitudinally extending slits (43, 243, 343, 443) through... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7355861 | Card guide for mounting printed circuit boards and the like to electronic equipment housings A card guide for mounting printed circuit boards, electronic pathway or component carrying cards, or the like, to an electronic equipment housing having a wall with a pair of openings formed to receive mounting feet provided on the card guide. The card guide body in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354639 | Method of bending sheet materials and sheet therefor A sheet of material formed for bending along a bend line including a sheet of material (30) includes a plurality of dividing slits (37) and a plurality of strap slits (39) formed therethrough. The dividing slits extending substantially along a d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350390 | Sheet material with bend controlling displacements and method for forming the same A method of preparing a sheet of material for bending along a bend line includes the step of forming at least one displacement in the thickness direction of the sheet of material, the displacement including a flat zone substantially parallel to the sheet of material... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7296455 | Tool system for bending sheet materials and method of using same A bending tool system is provided for forming a three-dimensional structure from a two-dimensional sheet material which includes a predetermined fold line. The system includes a tool base for receiving and supporting the sheet material in a work plane, a clamp for e... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7270730 | High-throughput electrophysiological measurement system Systems, including apparatus and methods, for performing electrophysiological measurements on membranous samples, including living cells, isolated cell fragments (such as organelles), and/or artificial membranes (such as vesicles). The apparatus may include a high-t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270311 | Pendulum gate valve A pendulum gate valve includes a housing defining a valve chamber, the valve housing having a vacuum-chamber opening in a front wall and an access opening in a rear wall aligned with the vacuum-chamber opening and defining a through-hole extending from one side of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265829 | Reflective optic system for imaging microplate readers A reflective light imaging system for use in high-throughput screening of samples disposed in multiple-well plates. The system can include a set of mirrors and lenses. The first mirror has a central aperture through which light from the object passes. The first mirr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263869 | Method for forming sheet material with bend controlling grooves defining a continuous web across a bend line A sheet of material (21, 61, 81) formed for control bending along a bend line (23, 63) while maintaining a continuous web of material (26) across the bend line (23, 63). The sheet has at least one groove (22, 62, 82) formed therein... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244349 | Multiaperture sample positioning and analysis system Systems for positioning and/or analyzing samples such as cells, vesicles, cellular organelles, and fragments, derivatives, and mixtures thereof, for electrical and/or optical analysis, especially relating to the presence and/or activity of ion channels. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7222511 | Process of forming bend-controlling structures in a sheet of material, the resulting sheet and die sets therefor A process of forming bend-controlling structures, such as slits, grooves or displacements (22), in a sheet of material (21, 121, 221, 321, 421, 521, 621, 721). The bend-controlling structures (22) have central portions (26) extending subs... | 05/29/2007 |
| D542003 | Wheel | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201836 | Multiaperture sample positioning and analysis system Systems for positioning and/or analyzing samples such as cells, vesicles, cellular organelles, and fragments, derivatives, and mixtures thereof, for electrical and/or optical analysis, especially relating to the presence and/or activity of ion channels. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190306 | Method and system for detecting with radar the passage by a vehicle of a point for monitoring on a road The invention relates to a method for detecting the passage by a vehicle of a determined point for monitoring on a road, wherein from a remotely situated location a radar beam is transmitted continuously to the point for monitoring, reflections from the transmitted ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6918896 | User powered personal hygiene apparatus A self contained, user powered, portable bidet apparatus to facilitate and provide cleansing action with versatility, comfort and convenience. An ergonomically designed vessel (20) with a discharge nozzle (22) and nozzle tip (24) attached and an... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6894250 | Method for continuous manufacture of drip irrigation tubes utilizing a laser beam In a method for the continuous manufacture of drip irrigation tubes which comprise a tube body (1) into which dosing elements are set (6), a hole is created in the walling of the tube body (1). This takes place by a laser beam (13) which ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6890372 | Denuder assembly for collection and removal of soluble atmospheric gases A denuder assembly is adapted for the collection and removal of a gaseous analyte from a sample gas. The denuder includes a housing including an internal cavity, a sample gas inlet fluidly coupled with a sample gas source, a denuder liquid inlet fluidly coupled with... | 05/10/2005 |
