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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7917519 | Categorized document bases A method of managing information comprises generating a categorized document base. Generating the document base comprises providing a pre-existing classification of things other than documents, providing a source collection of documents, and automatically assessing ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7856911 | Automated scrap wire removal method and apparatus A module for automatic scrap wire isolating and removal is used in systems such as wire insulation lines for extricating scrap wires while minimally interfering with the mechanized wire insulation process. One such module includes a knife assembly with a knife, a sc... | 12/28/2010 |
| D625421 | Leg bolster | 10/12/2010 |
| D625420 | Head support for posterior surgery | 10/12/2010 |
| 7790971 | String-replacement assembly for musical instruments A string-replacement assembly may be installed within an inner cavity of a body of a guitar. The assembly includes a plurality of cartridges each configured to contain a supply of replacement string therein, corresponding to a particular gauge of string for the guit... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7787645 | Loudspeaker-transducer array Loudspeakers optimized for use in array environments are described herein. In one embodiment, a system includes a transducer-array module having a plurality of piston-based transducers. Each transducer is configured to drive a particular one of a plurality of discre... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7776851 | Use of neurokinin antagonists in the treatment of urinary incontinence This invention relates to compounds of formula I, wherein the R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are as defined in the specification, and, in particular, their use as pharmaceuticals, for use in... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7769214 | Method for measuring structural thickness from low-resolution digital images Provided are fuzzy distance transform-based methods, and an algorithm therefor, for analyzing digital images defining a volumetric region of an object from a digital image comprising finding a set of points in the image to generate a fuzzy subset, and calculating th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7756891 | Process and system for matching products and markets The present invention provides a search method and system for matching a commodity to one or more applications for using the commodity. A plurality of properties associated with the commodity are identified. A collection of documents for searching for a plurality of... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750028 | Crystal modifications of 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1, 2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide The invention relates to the novel modifications B and C of the compound 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide of the formula its use and pharmaceutical preparations comprising this crystal modifications. | 07/06/2010 |
| 7741111 | Pregnancy, up-regulated non-ubiquitous CaM kinase This invention relates generally to a novel CaM multi-functional protein kinase, which has been named Pregnancy Up-Regulated, Nonubiquitous CaM Kinase (PNCK), and to the nucleotide sequence encoding it. The kinase is temporally expressed during postnatal mammary dev... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7728159 | Organopolysiloxanes containing phosphonic groups, method for the production and use thereof The invention relates to new compounds of the formula, wherein R and R1 are each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched C1-40 alkyl, C2-40 alkenyl or C2-40 alkynyl group, an aryl or C1-40 alkylaryl group o... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7727219 | Sterile system and methods for collecting, transporting, storing and cyropreserving body fluids The present invention provides a method for expanding a pre-assembled closed, sterile container system used for the collection, transportation, storage and cryopreservation of biological fluids, such as, blood, bone marrow or umbilical cord blood. The closed sterile... | 06/01/2010 |
| D616993 | Portable-electronic device | 06/01/2010 |
| 7705596 | System and method for minimizing MRI-imaging artifacts Methods of, and systems for, simultaneously compensating for external-magnetic-field inhomogeneity as well as radiofrequency magnetic-field inhomogeneity in an MRI system. In one method embodiment, a pulse sequence is applied when the transmitter-reference frequency... | 04/27/2010 |
| D612740 | Jar | 03/30/2010 |
| 7653639 | Computer algorithms and methods for product safety The invention comprises systems, methods and a computerized data management device for creating and using data relating to a medical or non-medical product or device to enhance the safety of the product or device. A vast amount of data regarding adverse events assoc... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7643664 | Virtual bone biopsy (VBB) system The present invention comprises a system and method for analyzing trabecular bone structure. A means for scanning the trabecular bone using a magnetic resonance image (MRI) scanner generates bone image data, which is then processed including correcting, deshading an... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618584 | Bag system for the cryopreservation of body fluids The invention relates to a bag system for the cryopreservation of body fluids, that is blood, bone marrow or umbilical cord blood, the parts of the bag system being sterilized, and separable from one another, wherein liquids which permit and/or assist cryopreservati... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7581350 | Gardening apparatus for shielding desired vegetation and surrounding areas from unwanted contact with a sprayed chemical A gardening apparatus that isolates a targeted plant for spraying of chemicals such as herbicides, while protecting desired vegetation in proximity to the targeted plant. The gardening apparatus can be held and operated in one hand, while the other hand is used to o... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575890 | Method for rapid detection and evaluation of cultured cell growth Provided is a method and system for the rapid and accurate detection of growth and metabolism of a cellular microorganism in a population of microorganisms in a non-liquid, culture medium. Further provided is a gelled culture medium containing a non-toxic, water-sol... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7502797 | Supervising monitoring and controlling activities performed on a client device A client monitoring application operating on a client device records and monitors human activity performed thereon. The client monitoring application forwards recorded activity to supervisor server(s) over a network. The supervisor server(s) enable a human superviso... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7496980 | Operating table conversion platform An apparatus that transforms the surface of a commonly used operating table into a dedicated platform configured to support a patient in a prone position for back surgery or other medical procedures. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a frame configured to re... | 03/03/2009 |
