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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7531265 | Fuel cell A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and first and second metal separators. The first metal separator has first outer protrusions provided outside an oxygen-containing gas flow field. The second metal separator has second outer protrusions provided out... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531258 | Fuel cell system and method for discharging reaction gas from fuel cell A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell in which electrical power generation is performed through chemical reactions of reaction gases being supplied thereto; a discharge path through which the reaction gases are discharged; a discharge valve provided on the discha... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531257 | Fuel cell system programmed to control reactant gas flow in a gas circulation path A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for generating power by being supplied with a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a fuel gas supply path for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell, a fuel off-gas circulation path for returning a fuel off-gas discharged from the fu... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531174 | Cripto blocking antibodies and uses thereof The invention provides Cripto blocking antibodies, or biologically functional fragments thereof, and uses thereof. Antibodies which bind Cripto and modulate Cripto signaling are provided. Antibodies which bind Cripto and block the interaction between Cripto and ALK4... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530389 | Heat exchanger and evaporator A heat exchanger includes: a casing; an external cylinder which is arranged inside the casing with a clearance formed between the external cylinder and an inner surface of the casing and is supported in a cantilevered manner, has a closed end portion, and forms a fi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529773 | Idea service for automatic file naming and storing Disclosed is method and system that automatically names and stores electronic files by associating metadata with the files. The metadata may be stored in the header of each file, and the metadata automatically designates file names and locations to each file. A user... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529763 | System and method for providing dynamic client architecture in an application development environment A method of providing an application development environment that produces an application framework in a development language-neutral manner which is later adapted into a particular programming language based upon the identity of a requesting device and the requesti... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529652 | Method for modelling and analyzing linear time invariant systems with time delays A method and apparatus are provided to model, analyze, and build linear time invariant systems with delays. The method and apparatus model a linear time invariant system as a linear fractional transformation of matrices of a delay free linear time invariant model wi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529279 | Tuneable laser A tuneable laser includes a gain section (50) bounded by two mirrors (51 and 52) at least one mirror being a chirp grating. At least one of the mirrors includes a plurality of selectable electrodes (59 to 65) to enable the grating ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7529243 | Apparatus and method for a virtual hierarchical local area network A method and apparatus are provided for creating a virtual hierarchical local area network. The method and apparatus provide a hierarchical framing technique that allows a network architecture to realize a local area network hierarchy within the network. In this man... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528152 | Hemiasterlin derivatives and uses thereof in the treatment of cancer The present invention provides compounds having formula (I): and additionally provides methods for the synthesis thereof and methods for the use thereof in the treatment of cancer, wherein R1 | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527889 | Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack is provided with an outlet side oxygen-containing gas communication hole. First and second oxygen-containing gas flow passage grooves are provided in the direction of the gravity while meandering in the horizontal direction on a surface of a first ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527882 | Method for detecting undersupply of fuel gas and method for controlling fuel cell A reference electrode is provided adjacent to an anode of a membrane electrode assembly. The potential difference between the reference electrode and the anode is measured by a control unit. The control unit compares the measured value and a map of the anode potenti... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527122 | Electric power steering system equipped with worm gear clearance compensator Disclosed is an electric power steering system including a housing; a steering shaft positioned in the housing; a worm wheel mounted on the steering shaft; a worm shaft; a worm gear formed on the worm shaft so as to mesh with the worm wheel; a motor for driving the ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523443 | Programming language type system with automatic conversions A programming language type system includes, in a memory, a set of numeric type including integer types, fixed-point types and floating-point types, a set of type propagation rules to automatically determine result types of any combination of integer types, fixed-po... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523440 | Dynamic generation of formatted user interfaces in software environments Methods and systems for selecting multiple entities of a model or models to set or change data of the multiple entities together in a modeling environment are disclosed. When users create or edit a model or models, information on the entities of the model or models ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7523023 | Automatic generation of component interfaces for computational hardware implementations generated from a block diagram model Method and systems are provided for representing interfaces between electronic components of a computational hardware device in a graphical model and automatically generating code from the graphical model to implement one or more component interfaces in the computat... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521050 | Human antibodies that bind human TNFα Human antibodies, preferably recombinant human antibodies, that specifically bind to human tumor necrosis factor α (hTNFα) are disclosed. These antibodies have high affinity for hTNFα (e.g., Kd=10−8 M or less), a slow off rate for hTNFα d... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519523 | Simplified data signal support for diagramming environment languages A computer-implemented method may include defining an input bus signal in a graphical block diagram model by associating the input bus signal with a first group of signals, at least two of the first group of signals having a different data type; defining an output b... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519516 | System and method for synchronizing and using a three dimensional view with a block diagram model A method of synchronizing a block diagram view of a system being modeled with a three-dimensional view of the system being modeled and with the underlying block diagram model data is disclosed. Changes in the block diagram model data are reflected in both views to t... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517602 | Fuel cell and fuel cell stack A fuel cell includes an electrolyte electrode assembly and a pair of separators sandwiching the electrolyte electrode assembly. Each of the separators is a single plate, and includes a plurality of trapezoidal portions. First protrusions and second protrusions are p... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517540 | Cranberry seed oil extract and compositions containing components thereof Isolated cranberry seed oil and components thereof, in a form suitable for use as a foodstuff, dietary supplement, or pharmaceutical composition, are disclosed. The isolated cranberry seed oil or compositions comprising one or a combination of components derived fro... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517220 | System and method for providing educational content over a network A method of distributing educational content over a network is disclosed. Educational content is divided into topics and the topics are split into smaller educational units. Professionals reviewing the material for accreditation purposes choose particular units to s... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515952 | System for characterization and mapping of tissue lesions The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for the in vivo, non-invasive, early detection of alterations and mapping of the grade of these alterations, caused in the biochemical and/or in the functional characteristics of epithelial tissues during the ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514000 | Implementation of microfluidic components, including molecular fractionation devices, in a microfluidic system A system and method for integrating microfluidic components in a microfluidic system enables the microfluidic system to perform a selected microfluidic function. A capping module includes a microfluidic element for performing a microfluidic function. The capping mod... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513383 | Opening device for can The present invention relates to an opening device for a can, which is constructed such that the contents of the can flow out and exterior air is simultaneously introduced into the can. The opening device of the present invention comprises first and second opening p... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512613 | Non-intrusive data logging The invention relates to enabling a user to log data of a block diagram without using a functional logging block within the block diagram. There is a first timing identifier for a first data set based on a timing characteristic of the first data set. There is also a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511122 | Humanized and chimeric antibodies specific for lipoteichoic acid of GRAM positive bacteria The present invention encompasses monoclonal and chimeric antibodies that bind to lipoteichoic acid of Gram positive bacteria. The antibodies also bind to whole bacteria and enhance phagocytosis and killing of the bacteria in vitro and enhance protection from lethal... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511080 | Process for the activation of a catalyst comprising a cobalt compound and a support A process for the preparation of a catalyst which comprises activating a catalyst precursor comprising a cobalt compound and a support with a gas comprising at least 5 mol % of a hydrocarbon. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510854 | genes encoding metabolic pathway proteins Isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated MP nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel MP proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing MP nuc... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510795 | Separator, fuel cell, and connection construction between cell voltage measurement device side terminal and fuel cell side terminal In this fuel cell, among a pair of separators in which an electrically conductive portion which is made from an electrically conducting material is surrounded by an insulating portion which is made from an insulating material, a cell side terminal is provided in the... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509244 | Distributed model compilation Methods and systems are provided for partitioning and distributing the model processing of a graphical model to provide an executable form of the graphical model. The methods and systems determine tasks of the model processing that can be processed separately and co... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507051 | Adjustable bollard An adjustable bollard protects structures from collisions with objects and limits access to particular areas. The bollard includes a rigid post body and a leg structure secured to the rigid body. The leg structure includes at least two leg portions adapted to suppor... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507050 | Adjustable bollard An adjustable bollard is formed of a rigid post body to absorb impact forces. At least two leg portions support the rigid post body. The distance dimension between the leg portions is adjustable to enable minor variations in the placement of the mounting holes into ... | 03/24/2009 |
| D589218 | Sterilizing vacuum cleaner | 03/24/2009 |
| 7504485 | Human antibodies that bind human IL-12 Human antibodies, preferably recombinant human antibodies, that specifically bind to human interleukin-12 (hIL-12) are disclosed. Preferred antibodies have high affinity for hIL-12 and neutralize hIL-12 activity in vitro and in vivo. An antibody of the invention can... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504222 | Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention, and therapy of breast cancer The invention relates to compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast cancers. A variety of newly identified markers are provided, wherein changes in the levels of expression of one or more of the markers is co... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503347 | Linear solenoid valve A linear solenoid valve includes a solenoid having a coil wound around a coil bobbin, a fixed core, and a movable core for being attracted to the fixed core when the coil is energized, and a valve mechanism having a valve element for selectively bringing an inlet po... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7503027 | Hardware description language code generation from a state diagram The present invention provides a state diagramming environment in a computing device that enables the conversion of a state diagram into a hardware description language. To achieve this conversion, the present invention generates an intermediate representation of th... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502745 | Interfaces to a job manager in distributed computing environments A method, system and computer program product is disclosed for a distributed system with which an arbitrary job manager is able to be interfaced. In the distributed system, a job may be created by a host or client and submitted to the arbitrary job manager for distr... | 03/10/2009 |
