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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887270 | Apparatus for cutting an oval hole in the wall of a pipe The invention relates to an apparatus for cutting an oval hole in the wall of a pipe. The pipe secured to a baseplate (1) of the apparatus is cut for an oval hole by means of a tool (20) having its cutter head (24) rotated about its axis while i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877964 | Pocketed spring units A method and apparatus for the production of a pocketed spring unit, the method comprising the steps of compressing and feeding a plurality of springs (42) into troughs (2A, 4A) or castellations in opposed conveyor belts (2, 4), moving sa... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874027 | Bed frame shields A comprehensive means of providing protection to a bed frame by covering various locations about the bed frame with plastic shields. The plastic shields are adapted to enclose the various locations about the bed frame including the ends of side rails, the junction o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7858192 | Graded glass/ceramic/glass structures for damage resistant ceramic dental and orthopedic prostheses The present invention provides a functionally graded glass/ceramic/glass sandwich system especially useful in damage resistant, ceramic dental and orthopedic prosthesis. The functionally graded glass/substrate/glass composite structure comprises an outer (aesthetic)... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857981 | Bimetallic catalyst for the treatment of water containing nitrates A catalyst which, by means of a reduction reaction at ambient temperature, permits the elimination of nitrates and nitrites in waters. The catalyst comprises a combination of a noble metal and a non-noble metal supported on or incorporated into the structure of a su... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854834 | Catalyst based on solid microporous crystalline material and method of improving diesel fraction quality using said catalyst The invention relates to a catalyst consisting of at least: one matrix comprising at least one oxide which is selected from an amorphous oxide, an oxide with low crystallinity and a mixture of both; at least one solid microporous crystalline material which, in the c... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7851178 | Biological indicators for validating a prion sterilization-process The present invention relates to a method of evaluating the efficiency of sterilization processes by measurement of degradation level of prion protein indicators. When exposed to sterilization conditions, prion indicators are degraded in a manner to proportionally i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7819831 | Devices for alleviating back strain and back pain A device for relieving back strain for a user who is supporting a substantial weight which is off the user's vertical body axis at his or her front side. The device alleviates the aforementioned difficulties by utilizing the otherwise detrimental forces generated by... | 10/26/2010 |
| D623082 | Dollar bill straightener keychain | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785648 | Adherent apatite coating on titanium substrate using chemical deposition An adherent bioactive calcium phosphate coating is formed on a titanium or titanium alloy substrate by immersing the substrate in an acidic calcium phosphate solution to form a non-apatitic calcium phosphate coating on the substrate. In a second step the coated subs... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7741298 | Method and compositions for inhibiting tumorigenesis The present invention relates to compounds, small interfering RNAs and compositions and methods of inhibiting tumorigenesis using agents that inhibit the sonic hedgehog and GLI signaling pathway, including agents that inhibit GLI expression, synthesis and/or functio... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736623 | CSF biomarker dilution factor corrections by MRI imaging and algorithm A method is disclosed for providing a correcting factor for the dilution of measurements of at least one biomarker in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The method comprises providing semi-automated measurements of the ventricular system by MRI scans using quantitative anat... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732592 | ALK protein tyrosine kinase, cells and methods embodying and using same The present invention provides for a transgenic animal model that constitutively expresses a protein encoded by the NPM-ALK gene in lymphoid tissue, and exhibits enhanced and accelerated development of a T cell lymphoproliferative disorder or B cell plasma cell tumo... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7719133 | Digital wiring system for vehicles The invention relates to a simplified digital wiring system for vehicles. The invention comprises a synchronisation generator (2) which is connected to a plurality of multiplexer modules (1a, 1b, 1b′) via a synchron... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7714276 | Methods for direct biomolecule identification by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry The present invention relates to the use of post source decay (PSD) or collision induced dissociation (CID) direct tissue (DT) MALDI-TOF or DT-MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrographic identification of biological molecules in a tissue or cellular sample without the need fo... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712628 | Advertising apparatus for vending machines Advertising apparatus for vending machines, mainly of the type of those which have a glass front which allows the products to be seen presented in the different compartments of the plurality of storage trays and from which compartments they are delivered to a recept... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7709208 | Methods for diagnosis of major depressive disorder The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, prognosing or treating diseases or disorders in which elevated levels of Abeta protein, including abeta1-42 are prevalent. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, progn... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708721 | Vascular access needle A vascular access needle assembly is provided. The needle assembly includes a housing interconnected with a needle. The housing and the needle have slots along their lengths which are aligned to form a slot extending along the entire needle assembly. A sheath interc... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708244 | Device for use in vehicle stabilization A vehicle stabilization device for use in stabilizing a vehicle to enable safe and rapid victim extrication operations by first responder and other personnel. The device includes a base plate for enabling its emplacement on an underlying support surface beneath the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694363 | Foundation headboard bracket system for bed A bracket system for attaching a headboard to a bed foundation. The bracket system includes a foundation bracket affixed to the bed foundation and a slide bracket affixed to the headboard. Each of the brackets is generally U-shaped having a pair of side plates exten... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691153 | Suction stent The present invention relates to a stent for introduction into a hollow organ, in particular the gastrointestinal tract, of a human or animal patient, which brings about vacuum sealing of leaks, such as anastomosis insufficiencies, in the hollow organ. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7671044 | Pharmaceutical formula for treating skin disease The present invention refers to a pharmaceutical formulation characterized in that it includes mainly clobetasolpropionate, minoxidil and 11 alpha hydroxyprogesterone as main active principles, besides other excipients, vitamins and/or minerals, and to its use in th... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7655426 | Ephrin-B receptor protein involved in carcinoma The present invention provides a polypeptide (CCMP-1) of use in the diagnosis, screening, treatment and prophylaxis of carcinoma. Also provided are compositions comprising the protein, vaccines and antibodies that are immunospecific for the protein. ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645857 | Methods of indentifying modulators of the FGF receptor The present invention provides fragments of SNT and FGFR which can form a binding complex that is amenable to structural determinations by NMR spectroscopy. The three-dimensional structural data is also included as part of the invention. In addition, the present inv... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7623642 | System and method for playing call indications for telecommunications systems at least partially implemented in computer file access networks This invention is especially intended for playing Ring Tones (referred to hereinbelow as “RT's”) on a called computer terminal, and/or Ring Back Tones (referred to hereinbelow as “RBT's”) on the calling computer terminal, in voice communications selected fro... | 11/24/2009 |
| D603125 | Automatic teller | 10/27/2009 |
| D603124 | Automatic teller | 10/27/2009 |
| 7589167 | ZA loops of bromodomains The present invention provides the structural determination of a bromodomain determined by NMR spectroscopy. The present invention also provides binding partners for the bromodomain. The present invention further provides the structural determination of the Tat-P/CA... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585377 | Critical current density in NbSn superconducting wire Critical current densities of internal tin wire having values of at least 2000 A/mm2 at temperature of 4.2 K and in magnetic field of 12 T are achieved by controlling the following parameters in a distributed barrier subelement design: wt % Sn in bronze; ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7566030 | Rotation fitting for the empennage of an aircraft Rotation fitting secured to a frame (6) of the fuselage of an aircraft and linked to a receiving element secured to the empennage (5) which comprises a central fitting (1) and two side fittings (2,3), the central fitting (1) presen... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7562433 | Method for producing metal nanofibers, yarns and textiles A method for fabrication of nanometer scale metal fibers, followed by optional further processing into cables, yarns and textiles composed of the primary nanofibers. A multicomponent composite is first formed by drilling a billet of matrix metal, and inserting rods ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7553477 | Zeolitic microporous crystalline material with an LTA structure (ITQ-29), preparation method thereof and uses of same in organic compound separation and transformation processes The invention relates to a material which, once calcined and in the anhydrous state has general formula x (M1/n XO2):z ZO2:y GeO2:(1−y) SiO2, wherein x has a value of less than 0.2, preferably less than 0.15 a... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7545733 | Automatic gain control system for multi-user digital OFDM transmission systems over the electric network The system includes a plurality of user kits and a head-end kit in bi-directional communication over the electricity network. Its essential characteristics are: carrier by carrier treatment of transmission and reception signals and control of transmission power in e... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7537918 | Process of producing polyunsaturated fatty acids with yeasts through the incorporation of olefinic or acetylenic substrates The invention relates to a process of producing polyunsaturated fatty acids through the incorporation of olefinic or acetylenic fatty acids with a chain length of 13-18 carbon atoms as substrates with a haploid or diploid wild strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae | 05/26/2009 |
| 7498028 | Preparation of spheres for diagnostic tests The invention relates to surfactant-free reagent spheres useful for biological tests particularly those involving antigen/antibody reactions. ... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7483435 | Process for the transmission of data by a multi-user, point to multi-point digital data transmission system The invention describes a data transmission method for a multi-user. multipoint-to-multipoint digital data transmission system involving a plurality of users equipment (1) which are bidirectionally connected via physical medium (6). The method is inten... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483365 | Process for obtaining notches in the transmission of signals over the electricity network This permits the transmission of signals over the electricity network in such a way that the spectral density of power is adjusted to the regulations in the current rules by means of the possibility of introducing notches in transmission in an efficient manner. It i... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476864 | Gamma ray detector with interaction depth coding Gamma ray detector characterised in that its structural elements are a continuous scintillator crystal, a position sensitive photodetector and associated electronics intended to calculate, in addition to the gamma ray energy in the position of its interaction in the... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476055 | Underground and partly submerged pipe winding apparatus and method An apparatus and method for lining an underground conduit is disclosed. The apparatus 10 comprises: an annular frame 40 having a crown portion 42 and a base portion 49; a strip guide disposed around and supported by the annular frame 4... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476511 | Method of detecting and analyzing paclitaxel-mimetic compounds A large part of cytostatics, among them paclitaxel (Taxol®) and other recently discovered substances that mimic its antitumour effects, have cellular microtubules as their target. The present invention is a high-efficiency homogeneous test based on the use of stabi... | 01/13/2009 |
