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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185441 | Method of auctioning license plates to generate revenue The method of auctioning license plates provides for the public auctioning of state-issued, motor vehicle license plates. The method includes the step of first establishing a market value data set for a plurality of license plates. Next, the market value data set is... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185259 | Fuzzy logic-based control method for helicopters carrying suspended loads The fuzzy logic-based control method for helicopters carrying suspended loads utilizes a controller based on fuzzy logic membership distributions of sets of load swing angles. The anti-swing controller is fuzzy-based and has controller outputs that include additiona... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185131 | Method of providing location-based information from portable devices The method of providing location-based information from portable devices allows for the tracking of the location of portable devices (14), such as cellular telephones, for example, for the recordation and subsequent analysis of demographic, location-based inf... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184803 | Hash functions using elliptic curve cryptography The hash functions using elliptic curve cryptography are hash functions that are produced using both an elliptic curve and a twist of the elliptic curve. Hash points are assigned values that either correspond to points on the elliptic curve or to points on the twist... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182895 | Padded edge covers The padded edge cover has a hemispherical top portion and a cylindrical bottom portion extending from the top portion, the two portions forming a core of cushioning material. Prongs extend from a rear face of the bottom core portion to insert into hollow extruded me... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182568 | Two-stage air filter and mask incorporating the same The two-stage air filter is formed of a nonwoven glass fiber first or inlet filter element and a second or outlet filter element formed of nonwoven fiber. The outlet filter element is preferably formed of either polyester material, or a blend of polyester and cotton... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181826 | Scent sprayer The scent sprayer is a device for attracting animals. The device incorporates a scent spray dispenser. The dispenser includes an optionally camouflaged housing with a wind vane for rotating the sprayer in the direction of the wind. A radio frequency (RF) receiver is... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181775 | Sports equipment hanger The sports equipment hanger is a receptacle for storing and transporting sports gear or equipment. The receptacle includes a member fabricated from duck cloth. The member has opposed planar surfaces. A plurality of pockets, each constructed from open mesh material, ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181415 | Modular construction block The modular construction block is a modular construction element for forming structures such as earth retaining walls, for example. A plurality of modular construction blocks are provided for the formation of the desired structures, with each block being hollow so a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181400 | Gas fill device for multiple pane windows The gas fill device for multiple pane windows includes a tube installed through the peripheral spacer bar between two glass panes in an insulated glass assembly for a window, door glass, skylight, or the like. An elbow is pivotally attached to the external end of th... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175951 | Automated bid ask spread negotiations method The automated bid ask spread negotiations method is a computer process and system for negotiating transactions combining a bargain sale strategy with the normal negotiating process. The system effectively adds a bonus to the package of benefits, thereby closing the ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172478 | Double-deck covered roadway The double-deck covered roadway (5) has an upper road (30) for light vehicle traffic and a lower road (25) for heavy, industrial vehicle traffic. The roadway is an intelligent system, having an access control computer (ACC) (55) limiting ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172458 | Temperature responsive systems A shape memory material activated device of the present invention uses a shape memory material activator to create a path through a shell wall of the device. The path through the shell wall may release a substance contained in the shell or allow a substance to enter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172241 | Handcart The handcart has various embodiments, each embodiment having a pair of larger wheels at the back of the load-carrying platform and a rear axle located above the plane of at least the forward portion of the platform. Smaller caster wheels are mounted on arms extendin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172163 | System and method for producing nanomaterials This system and method for producing nanomaterials allows for the production of relatively high concentrations of nanoparticles with a minimum of expense, time and energy. Ultrasonic waves, produced at a power of approximately 50 W with a frequency of 26.23 kHz, are... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170203 | Message authentication code with elliptic polynomial hopping The message authentication code with elliptic polynomial hopping provides methods for the generation of message authentication codes (MACs) utilizing elliptic curves, which are based on the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem. The elliptic curve discrete logar... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169293 | Fuse element retaining device The fuse element retaining device is an L-shaped bracket having a long leg and a short leg. The short leg has a notch and a plurality of vent holes surrounding the notch. At least one clip is provided for mounting the long leg of the L-shaped bracket to a fuse holde... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168599 | Composition and method for healing tissues The composition and method for healing tissues is a medicinal composition for facilitating the growth, protection and healing of tissues and cells in animals and humans. The composition is formulated as a either a powder, gel, paste, film, fluid injectable, rehydrat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167323 | Handcart The handcart has various embodiments, each embodiment having a pair of larger wheels at the back of the load-carrying platform and a rear axle located above the plane of at least the forward portion of the platform. Smaller caster wheels are mounted on arms extendin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165855 | Method for modeling fluid flow over porous blocks The method of modeling fluid flow over porous blocks utilizes heat transfer and fluid flow equations and a discretization numerical method to model heat transfer rates in a square cavity containing a pair of porous blocks. Fluid flow and heat transfer are modeled wi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165287 | Cryptographic hash functions using elliptic polynomial cryptography The cryptographic hash functions using of elliptic polynomial polynomials are based on the elliptic polynomial discrete logarithm problem, which is well known as a computationally hard problem. The hash functions are based on the elliptic polynomial equation in thei... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164449 | Clip alarm The clip alarm (100) is a retaining clip attachable to personal items in order to function as a loss prevention device capable of emitting an audible and/or visual alarm in response to the clip and attached item being dislodged from a user's person. Upon disl... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162396 | Modular, multiple-seat chair A modular, multiple-seat chair includes a main chair having a primary seat and a back. The main chair is adapted to support a single person thereon. Secondary seats are conveniently stowed beneath the primary seat and are removable therefrom to provide additional se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160846 | Method of modeling phase changes due to laser pulse heating The method of modeling phase changes due to laser pulse heating utilizes energy equations and a discretizing numerical method to model temperature variation and cavity depth in a substrate material due to laser heating. Both constant and temperature-dependent therma... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158667 | Topical treatment of cataracts in dogs The topical treatment of cataracts in dogs is a composition having an aldose reductase inhibitor (ARI) in a topical carrier. The ARI is preferably 2R,4S-6-fluoro-2-methyl-spiro[chroman-4,4′-imidazolidine]-2′,5′-dione, referred to as 2R-methyl sorbinil, having ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157443 | Radiograph cassette cover The disposable radiograph cassette cover is formed of two sheets of x-ray transparent pliable material having a low coefficient of friction to facilitate sliding the cover and contained cassette beneath a patient for the radiography procedure. The cover includes dis... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157287 | Convertible wheelchair The convertible wheelchair includes a seat and a plurality of chair legs extending downward from the seat. Each leg includes a wheel to permit movement of the convertible wheelchair. A reclining backrest is pivotally mounted to the back of the wheelchair, which prov... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157159 | Flipping trash can The flipping trash can is adapted especially for use in fast-food restaurants or the like. The trash can includes a pedal-operated, spring-biased lid. When the lid is opened, a tray (with trash thereon) is positioned on a tray receiving mechanism that flips the tray... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155933 | Method of modeling residual stresses during laser cutting The method of modeling residual stresses during laser cutting utilizes thermal diffusion and stress equations and a discretization numerical method to model temperature variation and residual stresses in a substrate material due to laser cutting therethrough of smal... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153548 | Isomerization catalyst The isomerization catalyst is a solid acid catalyst formed with a base of tungstated zirconium mixed oxides loaded with at least one hydrogenation/dehydrogenation metal catalyst from Groups 8-10 (IUPAC, 2006) and impregnated with at least one alkali metal from Group... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151939 | Folding sawhorse brackets The folding sawhorse brackets are each formed of a single sheet of flat stock, formed to affix a rail therein and pivotally attach two legs thereto. All embodiments accept stock dimensions of lumber or other suitable materials for the rail and legs. A first configur... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151726 | Traphouse safety flag The traphouse safety flag is an electromechanical safety device mounted at the roofline of a traphouse intended to replace the traditional safety cone or cloth flag that is commonly used to indicate to the shooters that the traphouse is occupied and shooting cannot ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151420 | Funeral vase statues The funeral vase statues include pre-cast statues or figurines and vases, the statues or figurines being interchangeably attached to or supported by the vases. The statues or figurines are lightweight and can be installed or removed easily from the vases. The vases ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151025 | Fast round robin circuit The fast round robin circuit includes AND gates, OR gates, multiplexers and four D flip-flop gates configured to handle requests using linear propagation of a single grant token. In this manner the device avoids wasting clock cycles when some of the arbitrated entit... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150160 | Automatic Arabic text image optical character recognition method The automatic Arabic text image optical character recognition method includes training a text recognition system using Arabic printed text, using the produced models for classification of newly unseen Arabic scanned text, and generating the corresponding textual inf... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147926 | Laser gas assisted nitriding of alumina surfaces Laser gas assisted nitriding of alumina surfaces is a process for applying a nitride coating to an alumina or alumina-based composite surface. The method involves the step of applying a phenolic resin to the alumina surface in a thin, uniform film. The resin-coated ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146314 | Prefabricated universal structural steel panel and panel system The prefabricated universal structural steel panel and panel system includes a generally elongated rectangular panel having an opposed exterior and interior surfaces, an opposed first and second end portions, and an opposed first and second side edge portions. At le... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142861 | Method of carbo-nitriding alumina surfaces The method of carbo-nitriding alumina surfaces is a process for applying a carbo-nitride coating to an alumina or alumina-based composite surface. The method involves the step of applying a phenolic resin to the alumina surface in a thin, uniform film. The resin-coa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141878 | Rolling target device The rolling target device includes a base and an upstanding target window frame disposed at one end of the base. The target window frame has an opening for displaying a printed target. The opposite end of the base includes a clamp for holding a roll of paper. A sele... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141459 | Powered adjustable pipe wrench The powered adjustable pipe wrench has a motorized rotary grip to rotate a pipe component clamped therein and a laterally spaced stationary grip to hold a second pipe component stationary relative to the first as it is being rotated. The pipe wrench may have a cylin... | 03/27/2012 |
