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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142461 | Surgical instruments A surgical instrument that may include a housing, a transducer engaged with the housing which can produce vibrations, and an end-effector engaged with the transducer. The surgical instrument can further include an adjustable sheath extending from the housing where t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8083436 | Methods and systems to maintain accessibility and integrity of equipment contained in underground housings Disclosed herein are methods, devices and systems to maintain the accessibility and integrity of equipment contained in underground housings. The methods, devices and systems and methods of the present invention maintain the accessibility and integrity of equipment ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8072105 | Axial bearing An axial bearing for a high speed open-end spinning rotor mounted without axial thrust in a support disc bearing arrangement has a static magnetic bearing component secured in a bearing housing with at least two axially polarized permanent magnet rings limited by po... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063246 | Method for purifying flue gases from combustion plants and then producing urea A method and apparatus is provided for cleaning flue gases from combustion plants. The method includes removing dust and removing nitrogen from flue gases, bringing flue gases into contact with an aqueous ammonia solution in the presence of an oxidizing agent whereb... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062600 | Arrangement for separating coarse ash out of a flue gas stream An arrangement for separating coarse ash out of a flue gas stream, comprising a catalytic converter disposed in a widened flue gas channel portion and serving for reducing the NOx level in the flue gas stream. Also disposed in the widened channel portion ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8030278 | Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for contributing to the treatment of cancers Methods, compositions and articles of manufacture for contributing to the treatment of cancers, including solid tumors, are disclosed. The methods, compositions and articles of manufacture can utilize an endothelin B agonist (ETB) to enhance the delivery ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026216 | Methods and compositions for contributing to the treatment of cancers Methods and compositions for contributing to the treatment of cancers, especially ovarian tumors, are disclosed. The methods and compositions utilize an endothelin B agonist (ETB) to enhance the delivery and resulting efficacy of chemotherapeutic agent(s)... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7806858 | Vacuum actuated small volume syringe A retractable safety syringe is provided herein wherein an external vacuum compartment produces a retraction force which urges a piston of a plunger toward a retracted position. The retractable safety syringe may have a needle holder which is removably engageable to... | 10/05/2010 |
| D624197 | Biological safety cabinet | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789198 | Shoulder saddle for carrying a stepladder A shoulder saddle for carrying a stepladder of the type having opposed, channel-shaped, side rails with spaced steps extending therebetween. A saddle block has a length no greater than the spacing between steps of the ladder and a width greater than the width of the... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788894 | Spindle bearing for a double-thread twisting spindle A spindle bearing for a two-for-one twisting spindle, with a spindle rotor having a thread guide body and a spindle shaft rotatably mounted in a vertical arrangement by a lower bearing device in a bearing housing which can be fastened to a spindle bank and which has... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784722 | Stirring or dispersing device A stirring or dispersing device (1), has a hermetically sealed mixing chamber (5), a tool (2), and a drive mechanism (4) located outside of the mixing chamber (5). The tool (2) can be driven around a central shaft in the mix... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7754230 | Methods and related compositions for reduction of fat Compositions and methods useful in the reduction of localized fat deposits in patients in need thereof using pharmacologically active detergents are disclosed. The pharmacologically active detergent compositions can additionally include anti-inflammatory agents, ana... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752831 | System for activating a rotor drive of an open-end rotor spinning machine A system for activating a rotor drive (31) of an open-end rotor spinning machine (30), having an open-end rotor spinning machine (30) with a plurality of workstations (33), each having a rotor drive (31) with a control unit (4 | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749063 | Gaming device having free spin mode with symbol elimination A bonus game that operates in combination with a slot machine base game is provided. The bonus game includes a series of free spins or free evaluations in which symbols of a set of symbols are generated. The free spins also generate executor symbols that alone or in... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736741 | Single-wall carbon nanotube heterojunction A single-wall carbon nanotube heterojunction is provided. In the single-wall carbon nanotube, a semiconductive single-wall carbon nanotube and a metallic single-wall carbon nanotube are joined with each other in a longitudinal direction thereof. ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731582 | Gaming device having an offer and acceptance game with multiple offers A gaming device that selects one or more offer components and forms an initial offer based on the selected offer components. The gaming device enables the player to accept or reject the initial offer. If the player rejects the initial offer (and the player has at le... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723764 | Device mounting substrate and image display device A method of repairing a defective one of devices mounted on substrate is provided. Devices are arrayed on a substrate and electrically connected to wiring lines connected to a drive circuit, to be thus mounted on the substrate. The devices mounted on the substrate a... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7718212 | Anti-microbial electrosurgical electrode and method of manufacturing same An electrosurgical device including a reinforcing underlayment having a non-stick, anti-microbial coating. In one embodiment, the coating includes a non-stick material having anti-microbial particles interspersed in the non-stick material. This coating is applied to... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7714217 | Marked precoated strings and method of manufacturing same A coated string for a stringed device which includes a coating applied to the surface of the string. The coating includes a base layer bonded to the surface of the string and an at least partially transparent low-friction top coat applied to the base layer. The base... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708628 | Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor A gaming device for providing awards to players. The gaming device includes an award distributor such as an award wheel having a plurality of sections, each of the sections having or defined by first and second coordinates, a plurality of award symbols included on t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7705976 | Method for recognizing patterns from assay results A Fourier transform optical detection system for use with a test assay that has a sensitivity pattern, the detection system including a lens having a Fourier transform plane and detectors located in the Fourier transform plane positioned in an arrangement of a Fouri... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7704347 | Reinforced plastic foam cup, method of and apparatus for manufacturing same A reinforced plastic foam cup including a body which defines an open top end and a closed bottom end, wherein the top end has a greater diameter than the bottom end. The body includes a reinforced tapered side wall that extends from the bottom end to the top end. A ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691629 | Transplantation of human neural cells for treatment of neurodegenerative conditions A method of treating neurodegenerative conditions is provided. Neural stem cells may be implanted at and/or remote from a region of neuron degeneration. The methods can include isolating neural stem cells from regions where specific types of neurons corresponding to... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689476 | Washing machine operable with supply distribution, dispensing and use system method An appliance supply distribution and dispensing system and method for distributing appliance supplies to a home or business and which involves a computerized system which facilitates dispensing or using one or more supplies from an appliance. The computerized system... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7667622 | Marine vessel monitoring system The marine vessel monitoring system of the present invention enables marine vessel owners to monitor their vessels when they are unable or unavailable to personally do so. The system of the present invention provides an efficient method for inspecting and repairing ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7657518 | Chaining context-sensitive search results Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comp... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7644072 | Generating a ranked list of search results via result modeling Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comp... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637610 | Folding eyeglasses with multifunction carrying case Folding eyeglasses with a multifunction carrying case are disclosed. The folding eyeglasses may be any type of glasses such as reading glasses, sun glasses, and/or prescription glasses. Preferably, the glasses fold at the bridge of the nose and on each temple. Once ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7627565 | Organizing context-sensitive search results Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comp... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7624986 | Method of conducting wagering dice games A method of conducting a wagering game using dice is disclosed. The method is ideally suited for video-based machines or Internet-based applications. However, it may be conducted in a live environment. Dice comprising multiple characteristics (e.g., values and color... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7622209 | Fuel cell system and fuel cell starting method The present invention provides a system in which a fuel cell can be operated using a fuel having a constantly optimum concentration and the time taken to start the fuel cell is shortened. A low-concentration fuel for performing a power generation reaction and a high... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620479 | Method and apparatus for controlling the strategy of compounding pharmaceutical admixtures A method and apparatus for controlling the compounding of pharmaceutical parenteral admixtures is disclosed. The apparatus preferably comprises a computer that contains a memory for storing instructions for operating the apparatus and for controlling compounders tha... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7619968 | Apparatus and method for efficient TDMA bandwidth allocation for TCP/IP satellite-based networks A communication system balances message traffic between return channel groups and within the groups, so that the user does not control the specific transmission frequency used. Uplink frequencies and bandwidths for the return channels are set by the system in a retu... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617200 | Displaying context-sensitive ranked search results Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comp... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7612762 | Method and system for navigating within an image The present invention relates to at least one image section which is represented according to a zoom factor selected from a number of different zoom factors. Either the represented image section is changed when the zoom factor is lower than a zoom threshold value, o... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610279 | Filtering context-sensitive search results Methods and apparatus assessing, ranking, organizing, and presenting search results associated with a user's current work context are disclosed. The system disclosed assesses, ranks, organizes and presents search results against a user's current work context by comp... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7591722 | Gaming device having board and converting chip game In the game, instead of filling up an entire board as is done in the known Othello® game, a certain amount of moves are made by the game, such as two moves, while the player makes a same amount of moves. The game moves first, followed by the player. The moves flank... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7584500 | Pre-fetching secure content using proxy architecture Requests for secure content are rewritten before delivering the secure content to a client. In one implementation, the rewritten requests include the information content from the original request with the addition of a predetermined domain. The domain may correspond... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7584127 | Methods and apparatus for updating credit bureau data Methods and apparatus to update credit bureau data are disclosed. The methods and apparatus provide a credit reporting transport server that stores credit information sent by the credit data providers. This data may be queued by the credit reporting transport server... | 09/01/2009 |
