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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8015827 | Arrangement for controlling fluid jets injected into a fluid stream In an air mixing arrangement wherein a primary fluid is introduced through an opening in a wall to be mixed with a secondary fluid flowing along the wall surface, the opening is airfoil shaped with its leading edge being orientated at an attack angle with respect to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7984855 | Indicia reading apparatus having image sensing and processing circuit A TTR time of a reading apparatus can also be reduced by designing an apparatus to exhibit a certain timing relationship between a receipt of a trigger signal and/or more of image capture and decoding. An apparatus in one embodiment can be configured to continuously... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976213 | Arrangement for controlling fluid jets injected into a fluid stream In an air mixing arrangement wherein a primary fluid is introduced through an opening in a wall to be mixed with a secondary fluid flowing along the wall surface, the opening is airfoil shaped with its leading edge being orientated at an attack angle with respect to... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967061 | Mini-channel heat exchanger header A heat exchanger includes a plurality of multi-channel heat exchange tubes extending between spaced inlet and outlet headers. Each heat exchange tube has a plurality of flow channels defining discrete flow paths extending longitudinally in parallel relationship from... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965744 | Transmission system with apparatus for transmitting and receiving audio data auxiliary data A transmission system includes a transmission apparatus and a receiving apparatus for repeatedly transmitting and receiving a frame with plural time slots at a constant frequency, in which digital audio data of plural channels and auxiliary data required to playback... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7956888 | Remote video inspection system integrating audio communication functionality Remote viewing devices and methods are provided to communicate audio information to and/or from a user of the remote viewing device. The audio information can serve an entertainment purpose, and/or can be instructional in order to provide training, guidance and/or f... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954325 | Gas turbine combustor A gas turbine engine has a combustor module including an annular combustor having a liner assembly that defines an annular combustion chamber having a length, L. The liner assembly includes a radially inner liner, a radially outer liner that circumscribes the inner ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7954299 | Method of holding down roof sheathing and shingles A method for securing a roof sheathing and shingles in a retrofitting reinforcement of an existing roof structure, the shingles being laid on the roof sheathing in a partially overlapping pattern, comprises (a) driving a plurality of fasteners down through selected ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951327 | Photocatalytic air purifier for a fan coil unit A photocatalytic air purifier is disclosed. The photocatalytic purifier includes filter structures coated with a catalytic material such as titanium dioxide. One or more UV lamps are interposed between the filter structures. The catalytic layer reacts with airborne ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942330 | Apparatus comprising image sensor An apparatus having an image sensor is provided. An image sensor of the apparatus can include a two dimensional image sensor. A lens assembly can be provided in combination with an image sensor. In one aspect, an apparatus can attempt to decode a decodable symbol re... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7937962 | Method for controlling temperature in multiple compartments for refrigerated transport A refrigerated transport system includes a prioritizing algorithm to limit the maximum amount of refrigerant flow available to at least one limited cooling compartment by holding a delta T (difference between the supply air temperature and return air temperature) in... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935559 | Method for producing a non-planar microelectronic component using a cavity This method for producing a non-planar microelectronic component, especially a concave component, involves superposing a layer that contains an active flexible circuit above a cavity shaped according to the desired profile of said component, said cavity being formed... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934660 | Data collection system having reconfigurable data collection terminal There is provided in one embodiment a data collection system including a data collection terminal having an encoded information reader device and a computer spaced apart from the data collection terminal. The data collection terminal in one embodiment can be configu... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931073 | Heat exchanger with fluid expansion in header A heat exchanger includes a first header and a second header and a plurality of heat exchange tubes extending therebetween. Each heat exchange tube has an inlet end opening to one of the headers and an outlet opening to the other header. Each heat exchange tube has ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918398 | Indicia reading terminal having multiple setting imaging lens An indicia reading terminal can include a multiple setting imaging lens assembly and an image sensor having an image sensor array. In one embodiment, an indicia reading terminal in an active reading state can cycle through a set of different lens settings, expose pi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918037 | Tape measure endpiece A tape measure endpiece is disclosed that can hook the measuring blade onto the edge of an object to be measured. The hooking member of the endpiece is positioned to avoid impacting the performance of the measuring blade when not using the hooking member to make mea... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7915051 | Biosensor and blood component analytical method According to the biosensor and the blood component analytical method of the present invention, in a biosensor that is made of a single layer or plural layers of a porous material as shown in FIG. 1, having a reagent holding part and utilizing chromatography, ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905243 | No-drip check valves A mechanism to check fluid flow from a tube or spigot when it is disconnected from a downstream conduit is provided. The mechanism includes a duckbill check valve that has its bills pointed in the upstream direction. To keep the bills apart for the fluid flow to con... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7895806 | Interlocking wall sections for refrigerated enclosures Interlocking insulated wall sections (20-24), each of which contains a shell (30) having an outer panel (33) and a pair of end walls (35-36). A cover (31) is having an inner panel (38) and two end walls (39 | 03/01/2011 |
| 7887207 | Multiple door display merchandiser with lighting enhancement The display space of a multiple door display merchandiser is illuminated by one or more vertically extending lamps (80) disposed intermediate the vertical sides of an access opening to the display space. A multiple door assembly (44) covers the access ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883363 | Phase adjustable adapter A phase adjustable adapter that can maintain its value of characteristic impedance in a manner that is independent of its electrical length. Embodiments of the adapter include a center conductor and an adapter body in surrounding relation to the center conductor so ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883320 | Article having diffuser holes and method of making same The diffusion opening in the cooling hole of an airfoil is formed by an EDM process in which the outwardly flaring sidewalls of the opening, rather then having surfaces that are approximated to be smooth by having many small ribs formed therein, are formed with rela... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845980 | Connector with integral seal A connector is provided with a seal integral with a seal base, and a coupling member supported on a connector body. The seal base can be separate from, integral with, or attached to the connector body. The seal extends from the seal base as a thin, elastically defor... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628746 | Bottle holder | 12/07/2010 |
| 7873703 | Method and apparatus for broadcasting information A method of transmitting a web object over a broadcast standard channel to a remote mobile device, the method comprising the steps of accessing one or more web objects from a web server, wherein each web object has an address, determining a hierarchy and an address ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867025 | Cable connector with supported center conductor contact A cable connector for a coaxial cable includes at one end a basket with circumferentially spaced fingers extending generally axially toward the other end of the cable connector. The fingers define a cavity that is positioned in surrounding relation to a inner conduc... | 01/11/2011 |
| D629660 | Spoon | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852519 | Dual-tasking decoder for improved symbol reading A symbol scanning and decoding device that is configured for capturing a series of images of a symbol over time and configured for providing a first (image processing) procedure that processes one or more of the series of images within a first period of time, and a ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841472 | Gun cleaning kit tool insert A firearm cleaning kit includes a case, a fastener, a tool insert, and firearm cleaning tool. The case includes a first side and a second side joined along a fold line. The fastener joins the first and second sides of the case together. The tool insert is secured to... | 11/30/2010 |
| D628198 | Hand held computer terminal | 11/30/2010 |
| 7829150 | Growth of inorganic thin films using self-assembled monolayers as nucleation sites Systems and methods for preparing inorganic-organic interfaces using organo-transition metal complexes and self-assembled monolayers as organic surfaces. In one embodiment, a silicon wafer is cleaned and reacted with stabilized pirhana etch to provide an oxide surfa... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827816 | Front cover for transport refrigeration unit A transport refrigeration unit has a front cover that includes a grille supported by and attached to a surround assembly by means of latch members. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7817878 | Imaging apparatus having plurality of operating states There is described an imaging apparatus having an image sensor, and a plurality of operating states. Operation of the imaging apparatus can be differentiated between the operating states. In one operating state, the imaging apparatus can capture a frame of image dat... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806171 | Parallel flow evaporator with spiral inlet manifold In a parallel flow heat exchanger having an inlet manifold connected to an outlet manifold by a plurality of parallel channels, a spirally shaped insert is disposed within the refrigerant flow path in the inlet manifold such that a swirling motion is imparted to the... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804262 | Non-intrusive electronic control circuitry to detect an open protector in a hermetically sealed compressor An electronic apparatus externally detects open protector contacts inside of a compressor. The compressor includes a compressor motor having a run winding and a start winding. The compressor motor also includes internal protector contacts that open the electrical ci... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7802461 | Method and device for detecting leaks In leak detection, the signal generated by a test gas is superposed by interferences which fade as the vacuum generation in a container proceeds. Depending on the negative slope of the volume signal (MS), a lower indication limit (AG) is calculated. Upon activation ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798367 | Mixing nozzle A beverage dispenser provides numerous inventive features in its refrigeration system, diluent delivery system, concentrate delivery system, mixing and dispensing system, and control system. For example, the mixing and dispensing system includes a mixing nozzle that... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793534 | Gas pressure sensor A selective gas sensor is for determining the presence of a test gas, for example, helium includes an evacuated housing, sealed by a selectively gas-permeable membrane. The membrane is part of a sight glass, whereby the glass pane is provided with a hole, sealed by ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789918 | Lubricity improving additive composition for low sulfur diesel fuel The present invention relates to a additive composition for use as lubricity improver for low sulphur diesel, comprising c) 0.1-10% by weight of ester derivative derived from cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL esters) of formula (I); f) 0.1-10% by weight of ester derivat... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7779675 | Leak indicator comprising a sniffer probe The leak detector includes a basic device which includes a vacuum pump, a test gas sensor, and a hand-held sniffing probe. The sniffing probe is connected with the basic device via a flexible hose line which includes capillary tubes. At least two capillary tubes are... | 08/24/2010 |
