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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171840 | Firearm silencer and methods for manufacturing and fastening a silencer onto a firearm A firearm suppressor includes a hollow outer can having an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a bore, a barrel nut having a barrel bore and an outer-threaded distal threading to the can, and a baffle. The baffle has an intermediate ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8142958 | EUV mask and method for repairing an EUV mask An EUV mask comprises a substrate, a reflective multilayer on the substrate, a phase-shifting material disposed above the multilayer in at least one first portion of the substrate, and a masking material disposed above the multilayer in second portions of the substr... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8132544 | Cat harness A cat harness includes a unitary piece of material with a shape that has a central spine portion with a length and a width, where the width is at least about 60% of the length, a waistband extending generally perpendicular to an imaginary longitudinal line passing a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128537 | Vibratory exercise device with low center of gravity and modular weights A handheld, vibratory exercise device with a handle that has a low center of gravity and selectively removable modular weights for incorporating an adjustable and additional resistance. The present invention is a vibratory system with a hand-held resistance device t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126699 | Process for translating machine shorthand into text A method for translating stenographic strokes includes the steps of receiving a series of stenographic strokes, creating a table of translations of one or more strokes within the series of strokes, sequentially assigning a score to each of the one or more strokes, d... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121304 | Anti-tangle device and method for preventing cord tangling An anti-tangling device includes a headphone cord having a distal end, a male signal plug at the distal end, a proximal end, and at least one earphone at the proximal end. Each of the plug and the earphone has first or second parts of a two-part connection device. T... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8108976 | Impact resistant seat belt buckle A buckle for a seat belt that resists unintentional unlatching when subjected to rapid acceleration or deceleration. The buckle assembly includes a female buckle and a removable male tongue plate. The female buckle includes a spring-loaded pawl that lockingly engage... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653031 | Handle bag with rivets | 01/31/2012 |
| D653030 | Handle bag with crosses | 01/31/2012 |
| D652691 | Knife | 01/24/2012 |
| D652623 | Handle bag with wrapped frame | 01/24/2012 |
| D652622 | Handle bag without flap | 01/24/2012 |
| D652621 | Handle bag with through frame | 01/24/2012 |
| D652620 | Handle bag with press buttons | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096714 | Stenographic keyboard device providing extended set of keys and method for electronically adjusting key depth sensitivity A device and method for determining key registration settings in a stenographic device, includes providing a plurality of keys making up a standard stenographic keyboard, each key having a resting position, a depressed position, and a range of depression positions b... | 01/17/2012 |
| D652210 | Handle bag with wrapping | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092374 | Variably flexible insertion device and method for variably flexing an insertion device A variably flexible insertion device includes a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument and a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument. A device transitions the hollow body between a relatively flexible condition ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087365 | Table furniture configurable into three separate arrangements and modes of use A configurable table (100) includes a first table portion (102) and a second table portion (104). The first table portion includes a first upper region (106) and a first plurality of leg members disposed perpendicular to the first upper r... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083713 | Catheter with controllable stiffness and method for operating a selective stiffening catheter A method and device for treating a Chronic Total Occlusion provides a controllable stiffness catheter with a shaft having a stiffness sheath and an access lumen. The device has a stiffness device in a stiff state below a given temperature and in a soft state above t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083245 | Parametric chassis system for vehicles, comprising four suspension elements, incorporating a lateral torsion bar and co-axial damper unit, in a box-module, that allows central location of heavy items, such as batteries A chassis system and a suspension module for vehicles having wheel subsystems incorporates a lateral torsion bar and a co-axial enveloping damper unit, featuring active-adaptive suspension characteristics. Pre-fabricated suspension modules are situated inside respec... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080020 | Methods for the surgical application of a fastener and the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) A surgical instrument includes an end effector having a clevis and first and second jaws mutually rotatable between open and closed positions. The jaws are proximally directed and laterally displaced relative to a longitudinal axis of a control shaft of the instrume... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073741 | Method, device, and system for analyzing and ranking web-accessible data targets A method, system, and computer program product for locating a relevant product via a computer network includes receiving, at a client terminal, a search topic from a user and one or more attributes associated with the topic and assigning a rating to at least one of ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066721 | Surgical clip application assembly An apparatus for the transoral invagination and fundoplication of the stomach to the esophagus includes a clip applier having sharp toothed jaws for grasping and damaging the fundus prior to applying the clip. The clip applier has an overall diameter of less than 7 ... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649598 | Hand sign | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062314 | Methods for the endoluminal treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) A medical method includes sliding two substantially straight unconnected arms over a fold of body tissue such that a first arm contacts a first portion of the fold and a second arm contacts a second portion. Then, each arm is bent completely through the fold such th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038046 | Electrical surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive A surgical instrument includes an end effector having an actuation assembly to effect a surgical procedure when actuated. An electric motor has a rated operating voltage and is operationally connected to the end effector to operate the actuation assembly. A power su... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034077 | Method for surgical stapling and cutting device with dual actuating control knob A method for operating a surgical end effector, including providing a control shaft having a longitudinal axis with a distal end effector assembly at least partially actuated by a displacement of an actuating part along the longitudinal axis and providing the contro... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028885 | Electric surgical instrument with optimized power supply and drive A surgical instrument includes a surgical end effector having at least one actuation assembly to effect a surgical procedure when actuated, an electric motor operationally connected to the end effector to operate the at least one actuation assembly, and a power supp... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8015908 | Firearm silencer and methods for manufacturing and fastening a silencer onto a firearm A firearm suppressor includes a unitary, hollow outer can and a monolithic extruded baffle. The outer can has an interior-threaded proximal end and a radially closed distal end with a longitudinal bore opening the interior of the can to the environment. The monolith... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012074 | Stability ball control device with radial control surfaces of increasing widths An exercise device includes a body having rib-like structures and an annular band. Each rib-like structure has an exterior surface defining a longitudinal extent, terminates at a radiating end, and has at least one wing formed substantially parallel to the longitudi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7998805 | Component with sensitive component structures and method for the production thereof An electrical component has electrically conducting structures placed on an electrically isolating or semiconductive substrate and component structures sensitive to a voltage or an electrical arcing and galvanically separated from one another. To prevent an arcing b... | 08/16/2011 |
| D643298 | Bottle | 08/16/2011 |
| D642795 | Handle bag | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988621 | Torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, corrugated insertion device and method for transmitting torque and variably flexing a corrugated insertion device A torque-transmitting, variably-flexible, corrugated insertion device includes a hollow body having a proximal end with an entrance for receiving an instrument and a distal end with a tip for protrusion of the instrument. A vacuum-activated device transitions the ho... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985241 | Surgical fastener A surgical fastener with a safety position includes a lower base having piercing posts each having fixed and coupling ends, first and second base portions respectively attached to the posts, a hinge coupling the base portions, and a bias device imparting force on at... | 07/26/2011 |
| D641424 | Hand sign | 07/12/2011 |
| 7971546 | Watercraft docking system In a preferred embodiment, an apparatus for guiding a watercraft, including: at least two center members of relatively hard material; each of the at least two center members having a tube of relatively soft material forced thereover; the tube of relative soft materi... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7966265 | Multi-modal automation for human interactive skill assessment A method for screening applicants includes remotely accessing a screening entity's web page by a potential candidate. The candidate is asked, via the pre-screening web page, to input responses to a set of queries tailored to the screening entity and the candidate's ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959231 | Armrest for multiple seating A dual plane armrest includes upper and lower forearm supports that overlap to permit respective use by neighbors. The upper support may be cut-away at the rear to accommodate the elbow of the user of the lower support. The upper forearm support is disposed above th... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959162 | Releasing instrument holder and method of operating the instrument holder An automatically releasing instrument holder includes a grip to be held by an operator for guiding an instrument, an actuator to be activated by the operator and a biasing device exerting a force. A clamp is moved by the actuator toward the instrument against the fo... | 06/14/2011 |
