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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930648 | Expanded stack view A feature for visibly distinguishing multiple containers within an application being edited in an ADE is described. When the user selects to activate the container expansion, the ADE identifies an active target container in the application and then analyzes a contai... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7901688 | Rage fusion proteins Disclosed are RAGE fusion proteins comprising RAGE polypeptide sequences linked to a second, non-RAGE polypeptide. The RAGE fusion protein may utilize a RAGE polypeptide domain comprising a RAGE ligand binding site and an interdomain linker directly linked to an imm... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7895963 | Floatation element for vessels and vessel comprising one such floatation element The invention relates to a flotation element for vessels, consisting of concrete comprising closed-cell expanded foam beads, such as polypropylene beads, which are coated with a flexible binder, such as polyurethane, whereby the unfilled inter-bead volumes do not ex... | 03/01/2011 |
| RE42183 | Interface control An improved interface control advantageously may be operated by one hand. A thumbpiece is slidably disposed within a longitudinal arm member which moves in an arcuate path. Placing his or her thumb in the thumbpiece, a user controls the horizontal positioning of a c... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894951 | Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle are described. A mechanical control system can receive manual inputs from a mechanical operation member to operate the vehicle in manual mode. An actuator can receive autonomous c... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894916 | Insertion tool for a cochlear implant electrode array A cochlear implant electrode assembly device (10) comprising an elongate electrode carrier member (11), and a shape element (15) formed of a memory material, such as Nitinol. The elongate member (11) is made of a resiliently flexible firs... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893199 | Peptides having neutrophil-stimulating activity A peptide having a sequence which satisfies all of the following requirements (I) to (V) and has an activity of stimulating an immune cell: (I) the number of constituent amino acid residues is 12 to 36; (II) the sequence is amphipathic; (III) the charge of the whole... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891209 | Device for preserving meat of slaughtered poultry or parts thereof In a method of chilling slaughtered poultry or parts thereof, the poultry is conveyed through a chilling room, or at least through a part of said chilling room, and in the process is exposed to a stream of chilling air. During the chilling of the poultry the skin of... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890919 | Automatic component update and integration An application development environment is described that updates one or more component tools offered in the application development environment. The application development environment determines the address of a server site related to the application under edit. Af... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890881 | Systems and methods for a fold preview The invention comprises systems and methods for a fold preview. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a fold preview of a web page, including fixed-width and flexible-width web page designs. Other embodiments of the present invention provide a fold pr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889879 | Programmable auditory prosthesis with trainable automatic adaptation to acoustic conditions An auditory prosthesis (30) comprising a microphone (27) for receiving the sound and producing a microphone signal responding to the received sound, an output device for providing audio signals in a form receivable by a user of the prosthesis (30 | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886226 | Content based Ad display control Methods, systems and program products for providing a first visual region, the first visual region configured to present content determined by a document. A distinct second visual region is provided, the second visual region not defined by the document and configure... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882846 | Umbrella with dome shape An umbrella comprises a vertical support member and a plurality of ribs operatively associated with the vertical support member and extending generally radially outward from a central location. The umbrella further includes a plurality of elongated, laterally flexib... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882011 | Systems and methods of conducting financial transactions Systems and methods of conducting financial transactions are disclosed. One method disclosed comprises receiving prices from a plurality of providers, updating a database of providers based at least in part on the received prices, and arranging the prices in the upd... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881811 | Flexible electrode assembly having variable pitch electrodes An electrode assembly for use in a prosthetic hearing implant, the electrode assembly comprising: an elongate carrier member for implantation into the cochlea, the carrier member having a proximal end adapted to be positioned in a basal region of the cochlea, and a ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881801 | Medical device testing apparatus An apparatus (30) that can test external components of a cochlear implant system in a manner that does not require the person conducting the test to have advanced knowledge of the operation of the tested component. The apparatus provides a relatively quick an... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881800 | Cochlear implant having a repositionable implantable housing An implantable component (30) of a cochlear implant system comprising a housing for a stimulator unit (31) that is adapted to output one or more stimulation signals and an electrode assembly (30) adapted to apply electrical stimulation in accord... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881446 | Telephony system and method with enhanced validation Inmate communications systems provide a feature-rich platform with a high degree of flexibility and security employing call control facilities located off institutional premises. Authentication processes for calling and called party verification include biometric te... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845829 | Enclosures for LED circuit boards An enclosure for an LED circuit board is manufactured from a flame resistant material and includes LED apertures through which LEDs mounted on an LED circuit board may pass. The enclosure is designed to be positioned on the LED circuit board so that, when so positio... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845103 | Illuminated sign mounting structure There is provided an illuminated sign mounting system and methods for mounting an illuminated sign to a mounting surface. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845028 | Vacuum sewer system Vacuum sewer system comprising a source of sewage (101), sewer piping (102), a discharge valve (103) between the source of sewage and the sewer piping, means (104) for generating partial vacuum in the sewer piping, and a control means for... | 12/07/2010 |
| D631790 | Slider for slide fastener | 02/01/2011 |
| D631789 | Chain for slide fastener | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877488 | Automatic set up for editing a web site A system and method is disclosed for automatically setting up a Web site for editing. One embodiment of such a system and method may comprise selecting a common file transfer path from a plurality of common file transfer paths, generating a test file, writing the te... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7877243 | Pivotable computer interface A computer interface for use with a computer simulation system. The interface includes a first grip portion and a second grip portion pivotably coupled to the first grip portion. An actuator is coupled to at least one of the two grip portions and is configured to pr... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876335 | Methods and apparatus for redacting content in a document A system redacts content in a multi-layered document by executing a content modifier process that redacts a first portion of content in a source layer and then automatically redacts related content in at least one target layer. The content modifier process overlays ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876319 | Stereoscopic image generator and system for stereoscopic image generation A vector field, including its local three-dimensional attribute, is substantially visualized on a two-dimensional field of view in an intuitionally visible way. The vector field is mapped onto a three-dimensional coordinate space to produce corresponding coordinate ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874977 | Anti-stuttering device A device for treating and reducing stuttering by utilizing auditory feedback. A bone conducting hearing aid apparatus is arranged to be attached to the skull bone of a user with a stuttering problem so that his ear canal is left free. A tactile component in the form... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874106 | Sill flashing and end dam assembly Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a sill flashing assembly configured to fit within a lower portion of an opening in a wall. The sill flashing assembly comprises: (1) a central sill flashing member having a substantially horizontal portion and a s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873643 | Incremental clustering classifier and predictor The present invention provides mathematical model-based incremental clustering methods for classifying sets of data and predicting new data values, based upon the concepts of similarity and cohesion. In order to increase processing efficiency, these methods employ w... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870650 | Slide fastener slider A slide fastener slider comprising: a slider body; a pull tab holder body attached to the slider body in a cantilevered state with one end portion thereof fixed to a top face side of the slider body; an opening/closing member disposed slidably on the slider body so ... | 01/18/2011 |
| D630824 | Element of a brim of headwear | 01/18/2011 |
| D630822 | Headwear | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869883 | General purpose accessory for a cochlear implant system A cochlear implant system comprising a first unit adapted to be worn on or in one ear of an implantee. The first unit has a case housing componentry including a microphone, and a speech processor means. A second unit or accessory is adapted to be worn on or in the o... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867975 | Therapeutic antiangiogenic endostatin compositions Endostatin compositions capable of inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation, inhibiting angiogenesis and causing tumor regression are described. Specifically, amino acid sequences of endostatin proteins and nucleic acid sequences coding for endostatin proteins are ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866511 | Dispensing system Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a dispensing system for use in lavatories. The system may include a container, a mount, and optionally, a conversion module. The container may have an attached dispensing mechanism and a projection that is adapt... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866217 | Device and method for measuring snap member detaching force, and snap chuck A device and method for measuring snap member detaching force, the snap member detaching force measurement device includes a cloth holding unit for holding cloth on the periphery of the snap member attached to the cloth; a snap chucking unit for chucking the snap me... | 01/11/2011 |
| D630481 | Wrench extender | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864164 | Haptic interface for palpation simulation A method for interfacing a user with a computer running an application program, the computer generating a graphical environment comprising a graphical object and a graphical representation of at least a portion of a living body, comprises providing an object in comm... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863832 | Equipment and methods for emergency lighting that provides brownout detection and protection The present invention relates to systems, equipment and methods that provide emergency lighting and allow the detection of brownout conditions. One aspect of the present invention is an emergency lighting system with an input voltage interface for receiving an input... | 01/04/2011 |
