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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7530777 | Vehicle with safety interlock system A safety interlock system is disclosed that can be selectively actuated to prevent or enable access to a conveyor mechanism of a spreader. When actuated to prevent access, the safety interlock prevents a top cover from moving to a position that allows access to the ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7530604 | Non-serviceable fluid coupling A non-serviceable coupling includes a body with a tube receiving end bore and a hose receiving end bore. The tube includes a radial upset with a seal and spacer supported on the tube. The outer cylindrical surface of the tube is press fit into the reduced diameter b... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528998 | Discrimination sensor and discrimination machine A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar struc... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528443 | Semiconductor device with recessed gate and shield electrode A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a recess, a gate electrode in the recess in the substrate, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on opposite sides of the gate electrode. An insulating film is on at least on a surface of the gate el... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527970 | Method of identifying active chromatin domains The invention provides a method of mapping DNA-protein interactions within a genome by fixing living cells to cross-link DNA and proteins, lysing the cells, and isolating chromatin by immunoprecipitation. DNA is purified and a SAGE protocol is performed on the purif... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527710 | Increased-capacity still for high-quality distillation A still for distilling an alcoholic liquid such as wine. The still includes a chamber with a copper wall, which is intended to receive an alcoholic liquid, the capacity of the chamber representing a certain volume. The liquid which occupies the volume at the start o... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527132 | Retractor apparatus for electrical cord A modular cord retractor apparatus includes a spring-driven reel and may be used with a range of different electrical appliances incorporating a dual conductor cord. Fixed and rotating electrical contact pairs provide power to the cord and reduce noise and wear. Rot... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527042 | Electrostatic charge control for in-tank fuel module components A flange arrangement for a fuel module comprising a non-conductive flange member to connect the fuel module to a fuel tank includes tube posts that each connect to a conductive support tube, a conductive web in conductive contact with the support tubes and a conduct... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526924 | Refrigerator and air conditioner A refrigerator has a coolant cooler for cooling a coolant at the entrance of a flow control valve when the cooling amount in the coolant cooler is deficient as well as excessive. The refrigerator includes a compressor for compressing the coolant, a radiator for radi... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7525764 | Suspension board with circuit An area 5 for mounting a magnetic head is formed on a metal board 1, a conductive layer 4 is formed as a circuit pattern via an insulation layer 2 interposed outside this area and up to a metal board 1. A pattern end 4 to be... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523982 | Sealing structure A sealing structure for sealing a gap between a side sill of a vehicle body and a side sill garnish includes a generally tabular lip portion, a connecting portion branching from an intermediate region of a backside of the lip portion, and a fixing portion connecting... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523918 | Connector assemblies and methods for making a connection A connector assembly and a fluid system or device comprises a connector assembly which includes first and second fittings, each fitting having an aperture, a first cap, and a stem disposed in the aperture of the first fitting. In various embodiments of the invention... | 04/28/2009 |
| D591311 | Reciprocating pump | 04/28/2009 |
| D591163 | Packing box | 04/28/2009 |
| 7522001 | Power amplifier An emitter follower circuit applies to an input terminal of a second amplifying device a voltage according to a reference voltage applied to a reference terminal. First and second resistors are connected in series between the reference terminal and an input terminal... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521517 | Method for producing carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer A first object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a carboxyl group-containing water-soluble polymer capable of giving neutralized viscous solutions excellent in thickening effect even when the aqueous solutions of the carboxyl group-contai... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521475 | Chondropsin-class antitumor V-ATPase inhibitor compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof A composition comprising a substantially purified compound of the formula: in combination with at least one additional therapeutic agent, and methods of preventing or treating cancer and a condition treatable by the inhibit... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520601 | Printing of radiation curable inks into a radiation curable liquid layer A printing process is disclosed for ink-jet printing a radiation curable image on a substrate (14). First a radiation curable liquid layer (12) is provided on at least a portion of the substrate (14). Radiation curable ink-jet ink droplets (1... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520005 | Rotating, sitting-up bed comprising a thigh-raising device A rotating and sitting-up bed includes a height-adjustable base and a support frame, which is connected to the base by means of a rotating articulated element. The support frame can be rotated by 90 degrees relative to the vertical axis with the help of the rotating... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519828 | Personal identity verification process and system A personal identity verification process and system adopts an error correcting output code (ECOC) classifier approach. Image data representing an input facial images is processed to generate a first (ECOC) classifier output vector and image data representing a class... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519776 | Method and system for time-weighted cache management Disclosed is a technique for managing memory items in a cache. An “age-lock” parameter is set to protect the newer memory items. When an incoming memory item (such as a history block header) is to be added to the cache, the amount of free space in the cache is c... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519140 | Automatic frequency correction PLL circuit An automatic frequency correction phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit includes an analog control circuit and a digital control circuit. The digital control circuit includes a High-side comparator and a Low-side comparator which receive an analog control voltage, a state... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7519050 | System and method for invoking applications based on a location of a mobile station The present invention reduces latencies in a wireless network while decreasing bandwidth usage in the wireless network for mobile stations. The wireless network monitors the current access network identifier for a mobile station. Upon detecting a change in current a... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518162 | Semiconductor light emitting device A semiconductor light emitting device has a gallium nitride compound semiconductor, and a first cladding layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer, an electron barrier layer of a second conductivity type and made of InxAlyGa1-x-y... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518081 | Electric discharge machining apparatus An electric discharge machining apparatus includes a guide electrode that is tubular and receives a small-diameter wire electrode for electric discharge machining. The small-diameter wire electrode can freely slide within the guide electrode. A guide electrode holde... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517678 | Method for protein production Provided is a novel comprising culturing host cells into which a foreign gene has been introduced for producing a protein in a soluble form encoded by the foreign gene, recombinant cells are cultured in the temperature range lower than or equal to the upper temperat... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515906 | Method of implementing authentication of high-rate packet data services Disclosed is a method for implementing authentication of high rate packet data (HRPD) services, applicable to multi-mode networks including IS95/CDMA2000 1x and CDMA2000 HRPD networks. The method includes an Access Terminal (AT) using the user information in the Use... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514492 | Composites with oriented particles and particle networks with method A method and types of composites in which particles are oriented within a melt-processable material or are arranged into networks in response to chaotic advection. A masterbatch comprising a melt-processable material and particles is supplied to a blender in which c... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514080 | Drug conjugate composition The invention provides a liquid composition and a lyophilized composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a conjugate comprising an antibody chemically coupled to a maytansinoid. The invention further provides a method for killing a cell in a human ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514072 | Method for the treatment of cerebral ischaemia and use of erythropoietin or erythropoietin derivatives for the treatment of cerebral ischaemia The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cerebral ischaemia and a drug for the treatment of cerebral ischaemia in particular in humans, as occurs for example in the case of stroke patients. It was found surprisingly that peripheral administerin... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513859 | Folding device for printing presses or folders The invention relates to a folding device for printing presses or folders which does not require pressure brushes for fixing the printed product on surface inlet and outlet sections folding table. The folding device (11) which includes a folding table (4 | 04/07/2009 |
| D589846 | Truck cab body | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512579 | System and method for interactively delivering expert information to remote outlets A networked interactive expert system is disclosed for selectively providing relevant expertise when a user requires such assistance. System provides a set of networked facilities for determining an expertise needed by a customer based on a location. Such location c... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511575 | High-frequency power amplifier A high-frequency power amplifier has an FET element having a unit FETs in multifinger form, and having a gate pad through which a signal is input, a source pad that is grounded, and a drain pad through which a signal is output. A high-frequency processing circuit in... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511250 | Transport system In order to provide a transport system with a conductor system, which includes at least one supply conductor, which is connected to an energy source, at least one transport carriage movable along a travel path relative to the conductor system and at least one device... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511032 | Pyrrolobenzodiazepine derivatives, compositions comprising the same and methods related thereto Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) wherein X, Y, Ri-R7, T1, T2, Z, and p are as described herein; a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I) and a carrier; a method of inhibiting growth of a cell, which met... | 03/31/2009 |
| D589359 | Package | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509152 | Mast-based detachable controller device A self-contained controller device for electronic devices is described herein. The controller device includes a fixed central mast that extends into the controller and acts as the core structural component for the controller. The controller's user movable casing is ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507785 | Polymeric co-initiators A novel polymeric co-initiator is disclosed comprising a dendritic polymer core with at least one co-initiating functional group as an end group. The polymeric co-initiators are useful in radiation curable compositions such as varnishes, lacquers and printing inks a... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506652 | Structurally flexible artificial nails Provided is a preformed artificial nail designed to conform to the wearer's natural fingernail. The artificial nail includes an elongated nail body (110) that extends between a proximate edge (120) intended to abut against the cuticle and a distal edge... | 03/24/2009 |