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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941541 | Wireless data output method for rendering digital content accessed from a mobile information apparatus An electronic system and method of pervasive output allow an information apparatus to output data content conveniently to virtually any output device. One method includes establishing a communication channel between the information apparatus and an output device and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934974 | Compact styling head A toy container is provided including a multiple portions. In some embodiments, the device has several portions that are movable from a closed configuration, in which the portions overlay one another, to an open configuration, in which a doll section and cosmetics a... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934973 | Pneumatic action figure A pneumatic action figure doll is disclosed with articulated limbs controlled by a hand operated pneumatic pump. The articulated limbs may comprise connected limb members and links configured to move in a plane. Operation of the handheld pump may cause the articulat... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927332 | Bone reamer Systems, including apparatus, methods, and kits, for reaming bones with bone reamers. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914532 | Orthopedic rod with locking aperture System, including methods and apparatus, for treating orthopedic conditions using a rod member structured for placement in a medullary canal of a bone and including at least one locking aperture with an internal thread structure. In some embodiments, the internal th... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7899959 | Method of loading software in mobile and desktop environments A method of providing connectivity between a mobile device, a desktop computing device, and network resources. The method may include (A) providing the mobile device with an executable loader file that is to be automatically installed in the desktop computing device... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7889527 | Electrical power source, operational method of the same, inverter and operational method of the same An electric power source in which a plurality of inverters operate on the same frequency and the plurality of inverters are connected in parallel so that a resistance value expressed by (1−β·G)/(α·G) where α is the output voltage feedback gain, β is the outp... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888265 | Method for assaying copper in silicon wafers This method for assaying copper in silicon wafers includes the steps of: forming a polysilicon layer on the surface of a p-type silicon wafer having the same characteristics as the silicon wafers being assayed; heat treating the p-type silicon wafer after it has bee... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632695 | Card holder | 02/15/2011 |
| D632297 | Card holder | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846252 | Silicon wafer for IGBT and method for producing same A silicon wafer for an IGBT is produced by forming an ingot having an interstitial oxygen concentration [Oi] of not more than 7.0×1017 atoms/cm3 by the Czochralski method; doping phosphorus in the ingot by neutron beam irradiation to the ingot... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7867877 | Method for manufacturing SOI wafer A method for manufacturing SOI wafers is provided which allows the obtaining of a thin SOI layer having uniform in-plane thickness. In this manufacturing method, an oxygen ion implanted layer is first formed on an active layer wafer. This is then laminated to a base... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862188 | Image detection improvement via compensatory high frequency motions of an undedicated mirror Imaging systems in which an undedicated optical component—i.e., a component that would be present in the system even in the absence of image stabilization—is configured to undergo corrective motion and/or other correction of image data, and thus to function as a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857836 | Bone plates with movable locking elements Device and method for bone fixation. The device may comprise a bone plate including a plate body and a locking element. The plate body may define a plurality of openings configured to receive fasteners that secure the plate body to bone. The plurality of openings ma... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857780 | Discretely adjustable orthopedic traction using constant-force springs System, including method and apparatus, for applying traction to a patient's limb using constant-force springs. The constant-force springs may include one or more main springs that apply a base tractive force and at least one supplementary spring that can apply a su... | 12/28/2010 |
| D629235 | Safety bow | 12/21/2010 |
| 7828030 | Method and apparatus for curing adhesive between substrates, and disc substrate bonding apparatus An apparatus for bonding disc substrates is provided with a spinner which spreads adhesive placed between a first substrate and second substrate, and a curing device which radiates ultraviolet light onto the adhesive through the substrate to cure it. The curing devi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7810835 | Sport trailer A sport trailer including a center load supporting rail, wheels, mounting assemblies for the wheels, and a stowable towing tongue, the wheel mounting assemblies include a shock absorber connected to each wheel and to a bifurcated strut that extends outward from the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803946 | Tunable phenylacetylene hosts Disclosed herein is a class of tunable phenylacetylene compounds as well as compositions and methods for their use as host compounds for ligand binding. In certain examples the hosts report binding events by exhibiting altered spectroscopic properties, such as diffe... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794635 | Process for producing a mattress The present invention relates to process for the manufacturing of mattresses characterized in that a liquid molding substance of the same material as the construction pieces (1, 3, 4, 6) is used in all the joints between the pieces. The process comprises step... | 09/14/2010 |
| RE41689 | Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication Anonymous voice communication between a first station and a second station is facilitated by providing an interface that allows input of a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations. A reference code associated with the transaction ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785419 | Epitaxial apparatus An epitaxial apparatus, including a supporting member to support a substrate; an external wall provided to surround the supporting member from the sides; an inner lid member provided in a removable manner on the external wall and covering at least a part of a gap be... | 08/31/2010 |
| RE41532 | Apparatus, methods and systems for anonymous communication Anonymous voice communication between a first station and a second station is facilitated by providing an interface that allows input of a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations. A reference code associated with the transaction ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771378 | Orthopedic traction tower system An orthopedic traction tower system, and components thereof, for use in surgery, fracture repair, and/or radiography. The traction tower system may include a base for receiving the proximal end of a patient's limb, a tower arm for applying tractive forces to a dista... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762744 | Method and vessel for removing offshore structures A method and vessel for removing or installing an offshore jacket structure in a body of water, the vessel having a generally planar main buoyancy section having the outline of a delta with an extension at the apex and auxiliary buoyancy sections extending transvers... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753729 | Connector with fastening tabs A connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a base and a tongue formed on the base. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing. The metal shell covers the insulative housing and has a top, a ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7745142 | Molecular modification assays Assays for detecting molecular modifications such as phosphate modifications and the presence and/or activity of enzymes and other agents involved in facilitating or otherwise regulating such modifications. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736998 | Silicon-on insulator substrate and method for manufacturing the same This SOI substrate includes a base substrate which includes a single-crystal semiconductor and an active layer which includes a single-crystal semiconductor and is bonded to the base substrate with an oxide film therebetween. The oxide film is formed only in the act... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727203 | Combined container-syringe This combined container-syringe comprising a glass cylinder which can be pre-filled with a drug, an cylindrical tip provided at an exterior portion of an anterior end of the syringe, and a finger grip provided at an exterior portion of an posterior end of the syring... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7719260 | Method for pre-treating epitaxial layer, method for evaluating epitaxial layer, and apparatus for evaluating epitaxial layer An apparatus for evaluating an epitaxial layer, including pre-treating the epitaxial layer before evaluation of the epitaxial layer by making the epitaxial layer contact with a metal electrode by a capacitance-voltage measurement, the method comprising; applying car... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717945 | Orthopedic systems Orthopedic systems, including apparatus, methods, and kits. In some embodiments, these systems may be used for selectively tapping apertures of bone plates, to form threaded apertures during installation of the bone plates (i.e., intraoperatively). ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717768 | Wafer polishing apparatus and method for polishing wafers This wafer polishing apparatus includes: a polishing plate having a polishing pad; a carrier plate which is placed facing the polishing pad and which slides and presses wafers against the polishing pad, while rotating in a state of holding the wafers; and an abrasiv... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710219 | Merged-filter multiplexer A multiplexer circuit may include a first-frequency-quarter-wavelength transmission line extending between a junction between a common terminal and a second-frequency terminal, and a first-frequency low-impedance circuit electrically directly connecting the first tr... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704251 | Adjustable bone plates Bone plates having an adjustable joint, and methods of using the bone plates to fix bones. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695501 | Bone fixation system Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing bones, such as rib bones, with bone plates. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692512 | Balun with series-connected balanced-signal lines A balun may include series-coupled balanced-signal lines. In some examples, a balun may include a first transmission line having a first unbalanced signal port on which an unbalanced signal may exist relative to circuit ground; a second transmission line having a fi... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7671311 | Gimbal system with airflow Systems, including apparatus and methods, for driving airflow along a surface of a gimbal. The systems may comprise a gimbal apparatus including a payload and also including a gimbal mount supporting a first gimbal and a second gimbal. The first gimbal may be couple... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7663449 | Divider/combiner with coupled section A divider may include a stem or first port, and two or more branch ports connected or coupled directly or indirectly to the first port. As mentioned, a divider may include multiple sections. In some examples, a divider may include at least an inductively uncoupled s... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7655908 | Enhanced vision system sensitive to infrared radiation An enhanced vision system and method for use with vision systems with an imager sensitive to infrared radiation of less than 2-microns in wavelength, to produce a first image signal. Another imager sensitive to infrared radiation at least 3-microns in wavelength may... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7635365 | Bone plates Systems, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing bones, such as rib bones, with bone plates. ... | 12/22/2009 |
