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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185197 | Identifying the usage status of a defibrillation pad assembly The connector between the patient electrode pads and the base unit of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) system can be formed by capturing a printed circuit board (PCB) within a connector housing. The PCB can have conductive metal traces that serve as the con... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182120 | Surface-mounted lighting system A lighting fixture can dispose a light source in a recess of a ceiling or another surface while providing at least one of three adjustments that facilitates installation or post-installation setup. The first adjustment can support mounting the fixture to surfaces of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177853 | Satiation devices and methods A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which the prosthesis has a second, larger, diameter. In a method for induci... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173792 | Method for regulating protein function in cells using synthetic small molecules Methods and compositions for the rapid and reversible destabilizing of specific proteins using cell-permeable, synthetic molecules are described. Stability-affecting proteins, e.g., derived from FKBP and DHFR proteins are fused to a protein of interest and the prese... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173020 | Method for removing contaminants from water using a membrane biofilm reactor Apparatus and methods for water treatment are described, particularly for the simultaneous removal of nitrate, perchlorate, and other organic contaminates from contaminated water using a membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR). ... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659194 | Exit sign | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171364 | System and method for power outage and restoration notification in an advanced metering infrastructure network A method and system are provided to transmit a meter power status. The method includes recognizing a power status change at a meter. The method includes, if the meter is scheduled to transmit first, transmitting a notification message to at least one neighboring met... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164481 | System and method for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with utility meters from a mobile device A system and method for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with sensing and control devices, such as utility meters, from a mobile device. A system for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with utility meters from a mobile device includes a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164217 | System and method for management of a DC and AC bus microgrid Systems and methods are described herein for managing the operations of a microgrid module. The microgrid module includes transformers and/or power converters necessary for modifying the input AC or DC power sources to meet the required characteristics of the output... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162081 | Force balanced asymmetric drilling reamer and methods for force balancing A force balanced asymmetric drilling reamer comprising a plurality of blades, each blade having at least one cutter section and a gage section. The cutter section is designed to have a plurality of cutting devices for cutting through swelling formations and cutting ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162049 | Injection-backflow technique for measuring fracture surface area adjacent to a wellbore An injection backflow method for measuring fracture surface area adjacent to a wellbore measures an initial temperature profile along the length of a wellbore. A tracer composition is injected into the wellbore at an initial concentration. The tracer composition inc... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658137 | Electrical enclosure | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160905 | Method and apparatus for repricing a reimbursement claim against a contract A method for repricing a reimbursement claim under at least one contract is provided herein. The method includes converting each contract into a series of contractual terms, where each contractual terms contains qualification codes, calculation codes and priority no... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158857 | Monocot seed product comprising a human serum albumin protein The invention is directed to monocot plant seed products comprising human serum albumin, and to methods of making said monocot plant seed products comprising human serum albumin and to therapeutic compositions comprising them. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657908 | Lighting fixture | 04/17/2012 |
| D657753 | Control interface | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155977 | Rule management method and system A rule processing method includes defining a target group of patients chosen from a group of existing patients. An action to be taken concerning one or more patients within the target group of patients is defined, and an execution time for the action is scheduled. | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155781 | Automation system and method for movement control of at least one moveable machine element In order to improve movement control in an automation system for movement control, profiles for movement control are freely defined via functions. Polynomial interpolations or spline interpolations are used for the defined functions, the interpolations being of a hi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153916 | Tap changer switch A transformer switch, such as a dual voltage switch or a tap changer. The switch includes a cover, a housing, and a rotor sandwiched between the cover and the housing. The cover and housing are molded from a non-conductive plastic. An interior space of the cover inc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153604 | CNS-tumor treatment method and composition A method, aerosol composition, and aerosolizing device for treating a brain tumor in a subject are disclosed. The method includes intranasally administering to the subject, an amount of a telomerase inhibitor, such as an oligonucleotide telomerase inhibitor, effecti... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153120 | Methods for inducing a natural killer (NK) cell-mediated immune response and for increasing NK cell activity The present invention relates to the discovery of novel methods of inducing a natural killer (NK) cell-mediated immune response and increasing NK activity in a mammal for the treatment of tumors and virus infections. The method comprises the steps of isolating perip... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152547 | Two-material separable insulated connector band Stiff and soft materials each provide certain advantages when used in the manufacture of separable insulated connectors, such as elbow and T-body connectors. Utilizing a shell or an insert that includes one section made from a stiff material and one section made fro... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657492 | Lighting fixture | 04/10/2012 |
| D657491 | Lighting fixture | 04/10/2012 |
| D657490 | Lighting fixture | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151179 | Method and system for providing linked video and slides from a presentation Systems and methods for linking slides used during a presentation with a video recording of the presentation are provided. A presenter can develop slides for a presentation using a presentation tool. The presenter can then use the presentation tool to present the sl... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148071 | Methods and compositions for isolating nucleic acid The present invention relates to compositions and methods for isolating and purifying nucleic acid. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of isolating nucleic acid from cells for use in further analysis. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148060 | Recombinant viral vector for gene transfer into lymphoid cells A recombinant herpesvirus, a method for producing the recombinant herpesvirus, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the recombinant herpesvirus, are provided with a method for producing a recombinant herpesvirus using a BAC vector sequence. In addition, a vec... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145380 | Motor vehicle control system The invention relates to a control system for a motor vehicle, including a first electronic control system for controlling a first load current of a first load and a second electronic control system for controlling a second load current of a second load. The first e... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144596 | Communication and message route optimization and messaging in a mesh network A method and system facilitate communications between an unassociated device and a server via a mesh network and a wide area network. The method may include receiving transmissions from candidate proxy devices, wherein each candidate proxy device is associated with ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143378 | Polymer factor VIII moiety conjugates Conjugates of a Factor VIII moiety and one or more water-soluble polymers are provided. Typically, the water-soluble polymer is poly(ethylene glycol) or a derivative thereof. Also provided are compositions comprising the conjugates, methods of making the conjugates,... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143233 | RNA aptamers and methods for identifying the same RNA aptamers and methods for identifying the same are disclosed. The RNA aptamers selectively bind coagulation factors, E2F family members, Ang1 or Ang2, and therapeutic and other uses for the RNA aptamers are also disclosed. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141953 | Adjusting system for a vehicle seat An adjusting system for a vehicle seat is specified that comprises a lower rail that can be mounted rigidly to the vehicle, an upper rail that is displaceable along the lower rail and can be mounted rigidly to the seat, a locking device for locking the upper rail to... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656662 | Luminaire | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141154 | System and method for inspecting dynamically generated executable code A method for protecting a client computer from dynamically generated malicious content, including receiving at a gateway computer content being sent to a client computer for processing, the content including a call to an original function, and the call including an ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140562 | Method and system for displaying real time trends Displaying an information product that includes exceptional search queries to a user can include receiving search queries, measuring the frequencies of search queries received, determining the search queries whose frequencies are rising in the most relevant manner, ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139807 | Headset with noise plates A headset comprises two earphones joined together by a band which can be worn over the head of a wearer. Each earphone includes a noise plate, which functions to attenuate or eliminate noise from the environment such as a tournament gaming environment. The noise pla... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138934 | System and method for false alert filtering of event messages within a network When a metering coupled to a network loses its primary power source and has a secondary power source, such as a super-capacitor, it recognizes and reports a power outage. In this case, the head end server may verify the power outage report by querying through the do... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133977 | Polymer-factor VIII moiety conjugates Conjugates of a Factor VIII moiety and one or more water-soluble polymers are provided. Typically, the water-soluble polymer is poly(ethylene glycol) or a derivative thereof. Also provided are compositions comprising the conjugates, methods of making the conjugates,... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133964 | Single-component coating having alkoxysilane-terminated N-substituted urea resins The coating described herein attempts to provide this solution by synthesizing alkoxysilane-terminated N-substituted urea resins, then formulating them into moisture-curable single-component (1K) topside coatings. These coatings will provide greater external stabili... | 03/13/2012 |
