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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067404 | Phthalocyanine derivatives, process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use Phthalocyanine derivatives are described having photosensitizing characteristics and high solubility in water, useful for photodynamic treatment of bacterial infections, in particular infections generated by Gram-negative bacteria. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7788127 | Forecast model quality index for computer storage capacity planning A robust, simple, application-specific way to evaluate data models and forecasts is provided for evaluating whether a forecast is trustworthy. An approach for formulating a single, summary indication of data/model/forecast quality relevant for the task at hand is de... | 08/31/2010 |
| 6896066 | Sprinkler apparatus and method for controlling the same A sprinkler apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a sprinkler head and a sprinkler head controller. The sprinkler head has a heater and a thermal fuse, the heater is configured to generate first and second heat based on first and second currents. The therma... | 05/24/2005 |
| 7374659 | Methods and systems for modifying asphalts A method for modifying asphalt comprises blowing an oxygen-containing gas through a base asphalt at a high gas flow rate while simultaneously agitating the base asphalt at a high shear rate and at an elevated temperature for a period of time that is effective to sub... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7321120 | Motion detector module A motion detector comprises a housing having a front side and a back side. Conductors are disposed on the back side so as to electrically connect to a wiring module installed within an electrical box. An infrared (IR) sensor is mounted within the housing and configu... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317058 | (Meth)acrylate polymer and non-linear optical device material composition A non-linear optical device composition includes a trifluorovinyl group containing poly(meth)acrylate that is crosslinkable and thermally stable after crosslinking. The poly(meth)acrylate composition may provide passive or active wave-guide optical capabilities. The... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311694 | Infusion set An infusion set comprises a base member (60), an introducer cap (64), and an infusion cap (54). The base member (60) preferably comprises a soft cannula (52) extending from a lower side (118) of the base member (60), ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294221 | Translucent artistic medium and method for making A preferred artistic medium comprises a first translucent sheet having at least one first image presented thereon, a second translucent sheet having a least one second image presented thereon, the second image being substantially identical to the first image, wherei... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7161909 | Method and system for acknowledging the receipt of a transmitted data stream in a wireless communication system A method and system for acknowledging the receipt of a transmitted data stream in a wireless local area network (WLAN) are disclosed. One aspect of the invention provides a system and method of acknowledging the receipt of a transmitted data stream in a wireless loc... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7142281 | Method and system for providing a three dimensional image One embodiment of the invention provides a system for providing a three dimensional image from at least two plane images. The system includes first and second image display devices substantially simultaneously outputting first and second plane images, each plane ima... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7070092 | Systems and methods for managing throughput of point of sale devices Systems and methods for electronically processing accounts receivable (AR) check transactions via a location-base device associated with a merchant. The location-base device, such as a point-of-sale (POS) device, can be configured to perform various functions that f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7025871 | Reference electrode having a microfluidic flowing liquid junction A flowing junction reference electrode exhibiting heretofore unattainable potentiometric characteristics is described, comprising a microfluidic liquid junction member that is situated between a reference electrolyte solution and a sample solution. This microfluidic... | 04/11/2006 |
| D515786 | Vest with breathing apparatus | 02/28/2006 |
| 6914685 | Apparatus and method for measuring the shape of a three dimensional object using projected multi-stripe patterns A three-dimensional measurement apparatus using multiple striped patterns and a method thereof is disclosed to take a three-dimensional measurement by projecting and transporting the multiple striped patterns having a plurality of stripes, not a single striped patte... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6828401 | Preparation method of peg-maleimide derivatives The present invention relates to novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide derivatives, specifically, novel synthetic methods for PEG-maleimide. The final products thereof are useful as a pegylation reagent in the field of bioengineering and the medicinal field or t... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6815459 | Seleno compounds containing nitrone moiety, their preparation and their therapeutic uses The present invention provides novel seleno compounds containing nitrone moiety, a process for preparing the same, the use of the novel compounds as therapeutics for treating and/or preventing various medical dysfunctions and diseases arising from reactive oxygen sp... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6805510 | Cosmetic powder applicator and method for making and using the same Disclosed is a cosmetic powder applicator. The powder applicator includes a powder container, an elastic structure connected to the container and a powder-permeable soft cover enclosing the elastic structure. The structure has an elasticity sufficient to substantial... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6654268 | Method and apparatus for controlling minimum brightness of a fluorescent lamp An efficient power conversion circuit for driving a fluorescent lamp uses a minimum pulse generator circuit to control the minimum on-time of a time modulated signal to increase the dimming range of the fluorescent lamp operating over a wide range of temp... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6638428 | Method of preventing formation of bubbles during filtration operations Formation of bubbles is prevented during filtration operation by placing an oil on top of a solution-to-be filtered, where the oil is not admixable with the solution and has a lower specific gravity than the solution. The oil seals the solution from air s... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6565782 | Highly asymmetric, hydrophilic, microfiltration membranes having large pore diameters The present invention relates to the field of synthetic polymeric microfiltration membrane materials that are fabricated to separate liquids from solids contained therein. One aspect of the invention relates to a highly asymmetric, hydrophilic microfiltra... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6503783 | SOI CMOS device with reduced DIBL A CMOS device formed with a Silicon On Insulator (SOI) technology with reduced Drain Induced Barrier Lowering (DIBL) characteristics and a method for producing the same. The method involves a high energy, high dose implant of boron and phosphorus through ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6460900 | Quick connector with a through bore A quick connector (10,12) is to facilitate the connecting of the connecting end of coiled tubing and the connecting end of a tool. For this purpose, the connector comprises two connectable and lockable main parts (10 and 12) formed to be screwed to the en... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6432451 | Film coated microbeads containing active compounds and method of making the same Disclosed is a composition for use in dermal application. The composition includes microbeads or chemically stable particles having an internal structure of pores. A chemical compound having a pharmaceutical or cosmetic activity is retained in the interna... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6376562 | Hybrid catalyst for hydrocarbon synthesis via hydrogenation of carbon dioxide The present invention provides a hybrid catalyst which is prepared by mixing a methanol synthesis catalyst with SAPO-type zeolite as a methanol conversion catalyst, and a process for the preparation of hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide by using the hybrid ... | 04/23/2002 |
