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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182675 | Biological cleaning filter apparatus and system for aqua-culture A filter apparatus may be provided. The filter apparatus may include a multi-port valve; a strainer coupled in flow communication to the multi-port valve, wherein the strainer may include a conical portion and an attachment portion extending away therefrom; a diffus... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660189 | Telematic device | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177413 | Scientifically designed barrier screw A novel barrier screw scientifically designed with new structural features that eliminate the shortcomings of the previous barrier screws and further improve their performance. The important new structural features include a structure of originating the barrier flig... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659940 | Adjustable-width pallet and product protector | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156212 | Method, system and apparatus for managing computer processes Methods, systems and apparatuses for managing computer processes in a computing environment may be described. An exemplary method may include the defining of a plurality of computer processes; the defining of a sequence that dictates the starting and stopping of the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152591 | Garment and brassiere accessory A garment and brassiere accessory that is substantially triangular in shape having attachment straps extending outward from upper corners of the undergarment that may be looped around shoulder straps of a brassiere. In addition, a lower corner may be looped around a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149412 | Dynamic detection device based on surface plasmon resonance effect A detection device based on the surface plasmon resonance effect, including a radiation emitter and a radiation detector, a fluidic substrate, a liquid crystal layer and respective control mechanism. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147082 | Versatile safety reflectors A Safety reflector suitable as a road stud or hazard reflecting ornament able to utilize ambient light without solar panels batteries or diodes, in order to reflect light multi-dimensionally. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142410 | Fluid absorption mat A fluid absorption mat for use in a medical environment, the fluid absorption mat being a substantially planar mat having at least one fluid absorption layer. At least two absorption portions, presenting substantially juxtaposed projections on a principle plane of t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141169 | Leg protection device A lower leg protection device includes a knee protection section. A flanged shin protection section is flexibly connected to the knee protection section. At least one replaceable outer cushion is selectively secured to the knee protection section via a first strap, ... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656292 | Product protector | 03/20/2012 |
| D656278 | Knee and shin protector | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132761 | Robust capacitive distance sensor The invention refers to a docking device for the docking of a maintenance device to a nozzle of a satellite, including a distance sensor for determining the distance between the maintenance device and the nozzle of the satellite. Further, a locking device is provide... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655752 | Clip for a photo album | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128496 | Game device, object display method in game device, and display program A game device includes: a plurality of displays for displaying an object of an operation target for each of operators; a GUI control unit arranged in any one of the screens of the displays for controlling a GUI for each target object correlated to each of the operat... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128468 | Game device, input method and input program for game device The icon 348 of a graphic user interface indicates the magnitude of an inputted impact by an impact pointer 348d which moves as the time elapses and receives input of the impact. Magnitude of the impact received by a GUI 34 is retained in... | 03/06/2012 |
| D654322 | Beverage container holding device | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113466 | System and method for drag reduction A system and method for drag reduction allows thrust output, fuel efficiency or both to be maximized. Specifically, a rear portion of a body or motor vehicle may be modified to increase thrust output, fuel efficiency or both by creating a stagnation area, a suction ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108958 | Apparatus for continuous collection of human waste products and method for incontinence management According to at least one embodiment, an apparatus for continuous collection of human waste products is disclosed. The apparatus may include a bed frame, a lower plate having a container coupled thereto, an upper plate having an aperture defined therein, a mattress ... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653745 | Drain pan for mounted water equipment | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104634 | Drain pan for mounted water equipment A drain pan and drainage system is herein disclosed. The drain pan includes a basin with a wall mount connected to the basin. A drain hole is formed in a bottom surface of the basin. The drain pan also includes at least one side panel connecting the basin and the wa... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8087981 | Weep hole cover An apparatus for providing ventilation in a lower level of a building and for preventing mold and mildew from building up in an interior portion of such building while also preventing entrance of small unwanted animals. The apparatus comprises a frame member having ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087672 | System and devices for real-time electronic chess move recording, viewing and storage A hand-held, portable apparatus for recording chess moves operable between a recording mode and at least one other mode is described. The apparatus is adapted to uniquely identifying a user and includes an interface for electronically entering into a memory a chess ... | 01/03/2012 |
| D651605 | Cradle for a portable device | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087056 | Operating method of contents on demand system A method of effectively operating a Content-On-Demand (COD) system is disclosed. Requests for content are received from COD clients. If the requested content exists in a COD server and the content is content for one-to-one transmission, a session is set up between t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079500 | Liquid dispenser A liquid dispenser for dispensing liquid from a container, includes an intake pipe to receive liquid from the container, an outlet to dispense liquid, a pressure supply mechanism to supply pressurized fluid to the container at a first pressure, and a dispensing mech... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079441 | Muffler A muffler is disclosed. In the muffler a throttling device that is controlled by the energy of the airflow to be muffled is provided in a pipeline of the airflow that needs to be muffled. The muffler is adjusted by itself according to random variety of the pulsing a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075326 | Junction box and contact element for photovoltaic modules A socket for a circuit board, comprising: a base having an opening area for introducing an electrical conductor of the circuit board, a contact element for electrically contacting a conductor of the circuit board, and an electrical output electrically connected to t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069508 | Systems for moving shower rods A rotatable shower rod system may be provided. The system may include a pair of mounting brackets coupled to a wall, the pair of mounting brackets includes a stationary portion; a rotatable portion rotatably coupled to the stationary portion, the rotatable portion r... | 12/06/2011 |
| D649735 | Pallet protector | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065261 | Methods and system to compare different options in a decision making process A method of comparing a plurality of decision options is provided. The method can include entering a plurality of factors; determining a plurality of decision options based on the plurality of factors; calculating a score for the plurality of factors; ranking each d... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062093 | Cleavage accessory for a brassiere The invention is directed to an accessory which is fabricated and shaped to cover the bosom area of body. It is particularly useful when applied to a brassiere showing a cleavage of a human body at a center thereof. The accessory, when applied to a brassiere will co... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649239 | Female urinary funnel | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057748 | Syringe, system and method for delivering oxygen-ozone In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a syringe, method and system for delivering a therapeutic amount of ozone are disclosed. An exemplary syringe can have a gas chamber and one or more electrodes. A portion of at least one electrode can be within t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057588 | Formulation for coating material The present invention relates to a Solvent-free coating material and treating agents used as wood coating material as a protective agent. The wood coating material is used to provide a short period of time ultra-violet (UV) radiation curing. Furthermore the coating ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056645 | Soil aeration device In a self-propelled soil aeration device comprising a machine frame, a plurality of movable piercing tools arranged next to each other transversely to the direction of travel and define a width of a working path, at least two rear wheels running laterally alongside ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054456 | Method and system for detecting retroreflectors An optical device that may include a sighting portion including an optical axis; an electromagnetic beam source coupled to said sighting portion, electromagnetic beam source facilitates generating a source beam including an axis that is substantially parallel to sai... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051023 | System, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and marketing engine A system, method and computer program product for interfacing a decision engine and a marketing engine in order to provide vendor-related data in response to decision-related data is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the system and method may include providing ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047884 | Propulsion system A propulsion system may include a cylindrical support member and a tubular rotatable member rotatably mounted within the support member that may be adapted to permit fluid flow therethrough. The tubular rotatable member may extend past a down stream end of the suppo... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042539 | Hybrid ventilation mask with nasal interface and method for configuring such a mask A nasal ventilation interface and method for providing nasal ventilation to a patient includes a hybrid face mask, covering only the mouth, coupled with removable nasal inserts extending from the upper surface of the mask. The nasal interface has modular, removable,... | 10/25/2011 |
