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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7943044 | Biological fluid filtration system and biological fluid filter used therein A biological fluid processing or fluid filtration system is provided having novel open and closed loop processing systems wherein the gases transferred into and out of the system during processing pass through a porous medium in upstream and/or downstream gas inlet ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939129 | Deposition of iron oxide coatings on a glass substrate A method is defined for producing an iron oxide coating on a glass article. The article is preferably for use as an architectural glazing. The method includes providing a heated glass substrate having a surface on which the coating is to be deposited. Ferrocene and ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938870 | Liquid separator with bypass A liquid separator for separating liquids from gases, having a pressure chamber and a suction chamber which are disposed in the gasflow in front of or behind a separation element is provided. The separator also may have a first siphon disposed in the suction chamber... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935321 | Method of preparing bismuth oxide and apparatus therefor A method of preparing bismuth oxide and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. The method includes: melting bismuth metal; transporting the melted bismuth metal to an open first reactor and oxidizing the melted bismuth metal while stirring at a temperature of 300-650Â... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918816 | Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to the abdomen A method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery into a body cavity, body space or body surface of an animal. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an exit port. One or more agents are released into the gas stream that flo... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918700 | Water and ice rescue device and method of performing a rescue utilizing the device A rescue apparatus comprises a plurality of elongate, buoyant, rigid members attached at their respective ends to one another at a selected one of a plurality of possible angles relative to one another and in a manner to prevent relative movement between the attache... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7916379 | Electrochromic elements using antioxidants to suppress self-discharging The invention relates to the use of antioxidants of different kinds and concentrations in electrochromic elements having an ion conducting component to suppress self-discharging. In comparison to electrochromic elements known from prior art, electrochromic elements ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912562 | System, device and method for comprehensive input/output interface between process or machine transducers and controlling device or system Comprehensive universal configurable interface for electrical, electronic, and electromechanical control, sensing, and actuation. Circuit, apparatus, method, and signal set for interfacing an electrical or electronic component or a mechanical component generating or... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909974 | Layer composition of an electrowetting system A layer composition of an electrowetting system with a first electrode layer, an insulator layer on the first electrode layer, and a fluid layer over the insulator layer, wherein the fluid layer comprises at least two immiscible fluids which, under the influence of ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905118 | Method of fabricating textiles The invention describes a method of fabricating textile, comprising the steps of preparing a first plurality of cotton yarns, preparing a second plurality of non-cotton yarns, said first plurality of cotton yarns and said second plurality of non-cotton yarn forming ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900932 | Valve stem sealing assembly A valve stem seal assembly includes a retainer and a sealing element disposed within the retainer. The retainer includes upper and lower portions. The sealing element is attached to the upper portion of the retainer and includes a first sealing lip for sealing a val... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883659 | Method for equalizing the orientation of fillers and/or distribution of fillers in injection moulded parts The present invention relates to a method for equalizing the orientation of fillers and/or distribution of fillers in a molding compound comprising filled plastic material of an injection molded part. A method of this type is required in particular during injection ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847255 | Multi-mode rain sensor The present invention relates to a rain sensor that adaptively functions in a variety of different modes when deployed on vehicle windows of different thicknesses and compositions. The arrangement of multiple lens segments and reflecting surfaces in a nonsequential ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875357 | Silver-free low-e solar control coating A multi-layer, low-emissivity, solar control article comprises a dielectric substrate, a first dielectric metal oxide layer deposited on the substrate, a first highly conductive, silver-free metal oxide layer deposited on the first dielectric metal oxide, and a seco... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7866541 | Fish cooler with counting means A receptacle for receiving, counting and temporarily storing game, such as fish, has an opening or passageway into the interior of the receptacle. The opening or passageway is normally covered by a closure member or door which is selectively slidable between a norma... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866187 | Press bending station for the bending of glass sheets A press bending station includes an annular mold (5) and a full-face mold (6). Holes (10), selectively connected to a negative pressure source, are placed in portions of the full-face mold (6) that are determined by the configuration of t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861914 | Self-assembly of components A method is provided for the production of a bond between a first element having at least one first metal coating and at least one further element having a second metal coating, the at least one further element being freely moveable in a medium and the at least one ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861382 | Cargo tightener and strap collector with improved release mechanism A cargo tightener and strap collector is shown having a rotatable shaft provided on the lever portion of the cargo tightener and strap collector. A slot is provided in the shaft so that the free end of a strap may be inserted in the slot and wound on the shaft to se... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854845 | Biological fluid filtration apparatus Biological fluid filtration systems including biological fluid filtration devices capable of filtering blood or blood products, including the removal of leukocytes from the blood or blood product. Each system includes a mechanism to automatically drain the biologica... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7833680 | Fuel cell separator plate reinforcement via bonding assembly A fuel cell bipolar plate assembly is disclosed which includes a reinforcement positioned between the anode and cathode plates to strengthen the assembly. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824542 | Process for enhancement of the selectivity of physically acting solvents used for the absorption of gas components from industrial gases The invention relates to a method for recovering absorbed hydrocarbon components while absorbing acid gases from technical gases, as for example a natural gas, by means of physically active absorption agents, wherein the inventive method consists in increasing the p... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823365 | Load bearing laminates Laminates comprising at least two glass plys surrounding at least one interlayer having at least one bore extending through the laminate are produced by excluding the interlayer from the area surrounding the bore(s) and positioning a load bearing insert around the b... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7816576 | Method for catalytically dehydrating hydrocarbons The invention relates to a method for producing unsaturated hydrocarbons. According to said method, in a first step, a hydrocarbon, especially a mixture which contains alkanes, essentially no water, and can contain water vapour, is continuously guided through a firs... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815829 | Process and device for producing horizontally tamped coal cakes A process and device are disclosed for producing horizontally tamped coal cakes for coking in the oven chamber of a coking oven, the coal cakes being formed in a compression mold by stationary compression tools which work in the horizontal direction and with a strok... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815203 | Dual taper knuckle and dual taper adapter sleeve A knuckle includes two steering bosses (i.e., upper and lower), each having a continuous channel, connecting, respectively, separate channel openings where the channels taper outward from an inner diameter to each of their respective openings. A hollow first adapter... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805896 | Heated insulating glass panel with a fitting A heated insulating glass panel, with a fitting, is provided. The heated insulating glass panel is formed from two dielectric sheets that are separated by a spacer, which has a spacer layer at the spacer edge. The fitting, which is made of a fitting base portion and... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804634 | Fluidic multi color display The apparatus claimed by the invention uses as the display medium colors in the form of colored fluids which are transported by means of transport in a system of compartments within a fluidic chain, whereby they are visible from the direction of an observer only thr... | 09/28/2010 |
| RE41756 | Tire pressure monitoring method A method of monitoring the fluid pressure of, with a sensor of a tire pressure management system disposed without, a tire that prevents overinflation of same. The method of monitoring a fluid pressure of a tire with a sensor, disposed in conduit assemblies for condu... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7789450 | Vehicle window assembly A flush-flush horizontal vehicle window assembly is provided that includes a sliding panel with guide pins, formed with a load-bearing shoulder, on sliding panel corners, and a frame defining a window opening. The frame is attached to two fixed panels. Upper/lower t... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785401 | Fluid separation device The present invention relates to a fluid separation device (10) for separating fluid, oil and oil spray from a gas. This fluid separation device (10) comprises a base carrier (21) in which fluid separator elements (20) in the form of flow... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7775257 | Casting method and apparatus The invention concerns a casting apparatus which includes a crucible support and induction heating means (14, 16, 18) arranged to receive and support a crucible (10) containing material which is to be melted and poured from an outlet (38). The o... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7753985 | Reduction of biuret and free ammonia during a method for producing fertilizer granulates containing urea The invention relates to a method for producing a fertilizing agent containing urea, by means of synthesis step, an evaporation process, and a granulation unit. According to said method, a self-regulating centrifugal pump is used to reduce the dwell time and to opti... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749636 | Fuel cell arrangement and method of manufacturing a fuel cell arrangement The present invention relates to a fuel cell arrangement, containing at least one bipolar plate layer (1) and an bonding partner—preferably an membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (5), wherein the bonding partner is bonded onto the bipolar plate layer (... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744557 | Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to the abdomen A method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery into a body cavity, body space or body surface of an animal. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an exit port. One or more agents are released into the gas stream that flo... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743742 | Cylinder head cover with oil separator The present invention relates to a cylinder head cover for covering a cylinder head of a combustion engine. Such cylinder head covers often comprise an oil separator for separating oil and/or oil spray from the blow-by gas of combustion engines. With the present inv... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740901 | Low temperature method of making a zinc oxide coated article and the coated article made thereby An atmospheric chemical vapor deposition method of making a zinc oxide coated glass article, made by directing one or more streams of gaseous reactants, specifically a zinc containing compound, and an oxygen containing compound, onto a surface of a transparent subst... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740253 | Vehicle steer axle assembly In one aspect, a vehicle steer axle has a horizontal axle member that has a steering axis male feature integrally formed on an end, wherein a vehicle steering knuckle, which forms a vehicle steering axis female feature, is directly rotatably coupled to the vehicle s... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736698 | Method of depositing zinc oxide coatings on a substrate A process for the production of a zinc oxide coating on a moving glass substrate provides a precursor mixture of a dialkylzinc compound, an oxygen-containing compound and an inert carrier gas. The precursor mixture is directed along a surface of the glass substrate ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735897 | Vehicle slider assembly A vehicle slider assembly has a frame, upon which a fixed panel and an upper and a lower track are attached, and a slider panel assembly that moves in the tracks. The frame defines a window opening that the moving slider panel assembly opens and closes. The interior... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7732013 | Method of forming a zinc oxide coated article The invention described and claimed herein relates to a chemical vapor deposition process for depositing a zinc oxide coating on a substrate by delivering two gaseous precursor streams to a surface of the substrate, and mixing the gaseous precursor streams at the su... | 06/08/2010 |
