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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176866 | Methods of and apparatus for mooring and for connecting lines to articles on the seabed The invention provides a tether connection apparatus for remotely interconnecting respective free ends of two portions of a mooring tether, such as that used to moor a floating production vessel to the seabed. The apparatus includes a frame, a winch mounted on the f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162292 | Animal barrier device An animal barrier device comprising one or more rotating bodies and fixture structures, in which in use the fixture structures, rotatably support the one or more rotating bodies on a construction with which the animal barrier is used, in which each rotating body is ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152498 | Peristaltic pump with removable tube A peristaltic pump having a casing defining a tube race, a flexible tube disposed in the tube race, and a rotor with one or more rollers adapted to act against the flexible tube. The casing has a first section having the tube race and a first part of fitting means, ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8141643 | Method and frame A method of installing equipment subsea comprising the steps of: assembling the equipment within a frame; submerging in the sea at least a part of an assembly comprising the frame and the equipment; coupling the at least partially submerged assembly to a vessel; tra... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8109223 | Apparatus and method for operating autonomous underwater vehicles A method and apparatus of operating an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) may include receiving an AUV in a receptacle of a submersible station. The AUV and the submersible station may be launched to an underwater location. The AUV may engage with the submersible s... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8052493 | Rowing oar handle A rowing oar handle comprising a first portion and a second portion, in which the first portion and the second portion are axially rotatable to one another, and in which in use the point of rotation is located between a user's hands. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052351 | Apparatus for connecting a connector pipe to a pipeline A method is disclosed that comprises the steps of preassembling the connector pipe in a support; coupling a frame to the pipeline at or towards an end thereof such that the location of at least one part of the frame is known with reference to the throughbore and the... | 11/08/2011 |
| RE42707 | Soap dispensing device A dispensing device comprising a base, a cover and a valve, in which the cover is releasably attached to the base by means of first hinge means, the movement of the cove defined by first hinge means operating the valve, and in which the cover is attached to the base... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007220 | Wheelchair lifting bay A wheelchair lifting bay comprising base means, a lifting platform, lifting means and pivot means, in which the lifting platform is connected to the base means by the pivot means, in which the lifting platform comprises a bottom wall and a back wall, in which the pi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993688 | Method of preparing a liquid, containing proteins for subsequent separation, by using one or more protein-complexing agents The invention relates to a method of preparing a liquid, which contains proteins (esp. haze sensitive proteins), for subsequent separation of at least haze-forming material, when predetermined filter aids are used. The method includes the addition of protein-complex... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993077 | Towing and subsea installation of long articles An elongate article (100) such as a prefabricated pipeline of several kilometers length is towed through water. The article is provided along its length with buoyancy adjusting material (102) fitted closely to the article. The buoyancy adjusting materi... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7934694 | Actuator with spring return piston An actuator comprising a cylinder and a spring return piston provided with linkage means, in which one or more return springs are situated on the same side of the piston as the linkage means. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7810679 | Beer dispensing system with gas pressure reservoir A home beer dispensing apparatus has a keg having a self-contained bag filled with a beer and a pressure system. The pressure system creates a pressurized air space between the keg inner walls and the bag to assist in the dispensing of the beer. The pressure system ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806299 | Alcohol beverage dispensing apparatus The present invention relates to a conduit for conducting gasified liquid, which has a flow restrictor arranged in in-line relation therewith. The restrictor itself comprises an at least one aperture (although two or more can be used in series), with each such being... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7743769 | Laryngeal mask and method for making the same A laryngeal mask including a dome and an airway tube extending from a proximal passage through the dome. The dome has a periphery about its base including at least one receptacle. An inflatable cuff of flexible material has a first longitudinal edge and a second lon... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7628736 | Muscle exercise device A muscle exercise device comprising a hand grip, support means and resistance means, in which the hand grip has a longitudinal axis and is adapted to rotate on a rotation axis substantially half way along the longitudinal axis and normal to it, in which the support ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7604147 | Keg with an inner bag An interlocking collar (72) secures a bag neck (46) in a keg aperture (42) of an alcohol beverage keg container (22). The interlocking collar is mounted in press fit surrounding relation with a peripheral wall portion of the bag neck. The... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7464601 | Disposable manometer for use with patient breathing systems A disposable manometer for use with a breathing system for monitoring a patient during positive pressure ventilation. The disposable manometer includes a housing with an upper and lower portion, a moving member and a flexible rolling diaphragm sealing mechanism betw... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7316825 | Filter aid used in alluviation A filter aid for use in connection with the filtration of liquids is provided. In particular, a filter useful in connection with the filtration of beer is provided. In addition, a method of filtering liquids is provided. According to the method, a filter aid compris... | 01/08/2008 |
| D557493 | Baby carrier with a removable hood | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297127 | Cervical immobilization device A cervical immobilization device is disclosed and includes at least one and, preferably, at least two opposite arms that can be folded between a flat and an upright position to engage and support a patient's head. A reversible actuating device folds the arms to the ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291121 | Cervical immobilizing device A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in... | 11/06/2007 |
| D549736 | Air compressor | 08/28/2007 |
| D549735 | Air compressor | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258677 | Cervical immobilizing device A cervical immobilizing device includes a pair of arms that can be folded to an upright position to engage and support a patient's head, an actuating device for folding the arms to the supporting position, and a locking device for locking the position of the arms in... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246560 | Stanchion support A sliding pivot for a support element used with a stanchion which is hinged to the item with which it is used and from which it can be unfolded, wherein one end of the support element is rigidly attached to the stanchion and the opposite end is provided with a subst... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243607 | Wind driven sailing craft A wind driven sailing craft is disclosed with a hydrofoil element which provides variable lift to the stern of the craft to maintain a level trim when the craft is operated under power propulsion. The hydrofoil element includes a hydrofoil wing which rotates on a tr... | 07/17/2007 |
| D545889 | Font of musical notation symbols | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235591 | Uv-curable coating composition and coated articles The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-curable coating composition comprising: (A) an ultraviolet curable four or more functional groups-containing polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having four or more (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule and a nu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7179073 | Pressure-reducing valve and a controller for a blow-molding machine and method thereof The invention is a pressure reducing valve for reducing the pressure supplied to a head tooling hydraulic positioning valve and a controller for bypassing the pressure reducing valve in a blow-molding machine. A pressure-reducing valve and electrical controller are ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172775 | Method for preparing brewers wort A method for predicting late fermentation production of diacetyl in a brewing process comprises determining the ratio of FAN (free amino nitrogen content) to sugar (fermentable) to specific gravity in an initial wort composition. In addition there is provided a proc... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160099 | Leakage-free feed roll assembly for an extruder machine The invention relates to a feed roll assembly for reducing leakage of an elastomeric material in a feed section of an extruder machine. A shell, feed roll seal plates, and feed roll end plates are used to reduce the leakage of elastomeric material. Elastomeric mater... | 01/09/2007 |
| D533739 | Goalie mask beer dispenser | 12/19/2006 |
| D530158 | Remote control cooler | 10/17/2006 |
| 7115290 | Hopped malt beverage having enhanced light stability An improved process for the production of a hopped malt beer wherein a processing liquid containing riboflavin is hopped to form the desired beverage. The improvement comprises subjecting that processing liquid to an effective amount of actinic radiation of a wavele... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106657 | Digital sounder module and method for detecting The invention is a digital sounder module and its method for detection. The digital sounder module includes a sonar carrier wave producing means, a band-pass filter, a pre-amplifier for providing a high sensitivity and extending a wide dynamic range, and an analog-t... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7048152 | Soap dispensing device A dispensing device comprising a base, a cover and a valve, in which the cover is releasably attached to the base by means of first hinge means, the movement of the cove defined by first hinge means operating the valve, and in which the cover is attached to the base... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7017852 | Multiple fixed-position film centerwinder and method for winding web material The invention is a centerwinder for receiving and winding web material sequentially on one of at least two fixed shafts. The two or more shafts are desirably positioned vertically to one another in a stationary structure and eliminate the need for a powered turret a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998100 | Sulfur oxide sorption with layered chlorite-type contact solids Chlorite-like phyllosilicate materials are found useful as SOx sorbents. A novel process of sulfur oxide sorption is provided utilizing these layered materials as contact solids. Typical industrial applications include sulfur removal from fluid catalyst c... | 02/14/2006 |
| D514391 | Remote control cooler | 02/07/2006 |
