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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7790108 | Reagent cartridge with a reagent container for a particle-charged reagent, for non-invasive homogenization of the latter The invention relates to a reagent cartridge for receiving containers. These each contain particle-charged reagents and particle-free reagents. The container receiving the particle-charged reagent is received so as to be able to rotate. The reagent cartridge compris... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789107 | Fluid transport in monolithic structures A modular insert and monolithic structure is disclosed where the inserts are embedded in a slot in the monolithic structure to allow MSM components to be mounted directly to the planar surface of the monolithic structure. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788975 | Accelerometer and rate sensor package for gravity gradiometer instruments An accelerometer and rate sensor package to aid gravity gradiometers is provided. The accelerometer and rate sensor package is mounted directly on or within a gravity gradiometer instrument (GGI). Outputs from the sensors can be used to reduce unwanted noise due to ... | 09/07/2010 |
| D622956 | Wearable carrying case | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788397 | Method for mitigating adverse processor loading in a personal computer implementation of a wireless local area network adapter A personal computer's (PC) microprocessor is used to provide both the physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) processing functions required to implement a wireless local area network (WLAN) adapter. This technique uses the polling mechanism associated wi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788167 | System and method for management and analysis of electronic trade orders A system and methods are provided for using order descriptor identifiers in relation to orders being used in trading strategies. According to one example method, when a hedge order is submitted upon detecting a fill of another order, the hedge order includes one or ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7788133 | Method and system for real-time allocation of a resource among several entities A technique for the allocation and pricing of a resource among n buying agents during an auction bid. A bid sent by each buying agent in the form of a resource demand function si(p) is received, and a datum corresponding to the equilibrium price p* is cal... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787652 | Lossless embedding of data in digital objects Current methods of embedding hidden data in an image inevitably distort the original image by noise. This distortion cannot generally be removed completely because of quantization, bit-replacement, or truncation at the grayscales 0 and 255. The distortion, though of... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786177 | Phenylalanine enamide derivatives Phenylalanine enamide derivatives of formula (1) are described: wherein R1 is a group Ar1 L2Ar2Alk- in which: Ar1 is... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7786085 | Method for treating a patient undergoing chemotherapy The present invention provides improved methods, kits, and pharmaceutical compositions for increasing hematopoietic cell survival and/or reducing or preventing the side effects of chemotherapy, and mobilizing hematopoietic progenitor cells from bone marrow into peri... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785850 | Heterologus expression of trypanothione reductase from in a prokaryotic system The present invention relates to a process for heterologous expression and large-scale production of functionally active enzyme trypanothione reductase of Leishmania donovani in prokaryotic system. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785842 | Comparative analysis of extracellular RNA species The invention provides methods, reagents and kits for enabling comparative analysis of extracellular RNA species in bodily fluids including plasma and serum to detect, infer, or monitor cancer and other neoplasia. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785805 | MAN2As as modifiers of the IGFR pathway and methods of use Human MAN2A genes are identified as modulators of the IGFR pathway and thus are therapeutic targets for disorders associated with defective IGFR function Methods for identifying modulators of IGFR comprising screening for agents that modulate the activity of MAN2A a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784497 | MSM component and associated gas panel assembly A gas panel assembly having at least one U-shaped MSM interconnection component is disclosed where the interconnection component straddles at least a pair of adjacent modular inserts and is fastened to planar support plate such that the fluidic inserts are held immo... | 08/31/2010 |
| D622859 | Sterilizer | 08/31/2010 |
| D622642 | Saddle for a suspension | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783559 | System and method for providing market updates in an electronic trading environment A system and method are provided for modifying how market updates are provided in an electronic trading environment upon detecting one or more triggering events. One example method includes defining an event to be used to trigger modification of how market updates a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783558 | System and method for providing market updates in an electronic trading environment A system and method are provided for modifying how market updates are provided in an electronic trading environment upon detecting one or more triggering events. One example method includes defining an event to be used to trigger modification of how market updates a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783556 | System and method for displaying order information in relation to a derivative of price Market data, such as order information, is displayed in relation to a derivative of price. A derivative of price refers to anything that bears some relationship to price, examples of which, include net change, yield, profit and loss, volatility, momentum indicators,... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781890 | Structure and method for parallel testing of dies on a semiconductor wafer In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor wafer has a plurality of dies each having a circuit and a plurality of contact pads. The plurality of contact pads include a first contact pad to receive a power supply voltage, a second cont... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781356 | Epitaxial growth of group III nitrides on silicon substrates via a reflective lattice-matched zirconium diboride buffer layer A semiconductor structure and fabrication method is provided for integrating wide bandgap nitrides with silicon. The structure includes a substrate, a single crystal buffer layer formed by epitaxy over the substrate and a group III nitride film formed by epitaxy ove... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781349 | Method and system for optimizing a BARC stack In the present invention, a BARC stack comprising at least a first BARC layer and at least a second BARC layer is optimized for reducing substrate reflectivity in lithographic processing applications. The first BARC layer is positioned adjacent the resist layer, whi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7781170 | Detection of analytes in fecal samples A method for detecting a parasitic worm infection of the digestive tract of a mammal. The method includes detecting the binding of a worm antibody to a worm antigen present in the soluble portion of a fecal sample of infected mammals. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780434 | Nozzle for an injection molding apparatus A nozzle for an injection molding apparatus is provided. The injection molding apparatus has a mold component that defines a mold cavity and a gate into the mold cavity. The nozzle includes a nozzle body, a heater, a tip, a tip retainer, and a nozzle seal piece. The... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780201 | Tube connector with three part construction and latching component A connector for connecting a tube within a receptacle. A latching component fits within the receptacle, and receives a plug member to which the tube is connected. One end of receptacle is adapted, for instance, to be attached to a tube on a motor drive unit of a bre... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7777662 | Analogue-to-digital converter and method for using the same An analogue-to-digital (A/D) converter converts an analogue input signal to a digital code representing the analogue input signal. The A/D converter includes a comparator for comparing the input signal with a reference signal, a search logic block for determining th... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776847 | Benzisothiazoles useful for treating or preventing HCV infection The present invention relates to benzisothiazoles and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that inhibit replication and/or proliferation of HCV virus. The present invention also relates to the use of the benzisothiazoles and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776828 | Radiation therapy methods The present invention provides methods and kits for mitigating radiation induced tissue damage, improving the effectiveness of radiation therapy, to support bone marrow transplantation, and promoting megakaryocyte production and mobilization and platelet production,... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776586 | Method for isolating cells from mammary secretion The present invention relates to a method for isolating progenitor cells from a human body, inclusive of all cells with stem cell-like characteristics, in particular pluripotent or multipotent progenitor cells, wherein such cells are directly or indirectly derived f... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776546 | Method and device for detecting feline immunodeficiency virus A method and device for determining a feline immunodeficiency virus infection or vaccination in an animal. The method includes contacting a biological sample from a felid with various FIV polypeptides and determining the binding of antibodies in the sample to the po... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7775369 | Separating device and sorting apparatus with two-dimensionals array of nozzles and method of sorting objects Sorting apparatus comprising conveying means for conveying input objects into to the apparatus, extraction means for extracting from the conveying means input objects identified as belonging to a particular object-class processing means arranged to received input da... | 08/17/2010 |
| D621610 | Bag | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774267 | System and method for facilitating trading of multiple tradeable objects in an electronic trading environment A system and method are provided for trading multiple tradeable objects. One example method includes displaying at least one combined quantity indicator representing a combined quantity associated with at least two tradeable objects, detecting an input associated wi... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774262 | System and method for use of fractional pay-up ticks in relation to trading strategies in an electronic trading environment A system and associated methods are provided for use of fractional pay-up ticks in relation to offset orders being sent for a trading strategy that involves trading a first tradeable object and at least a second tradeable object. According to one example method, whe... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774261 | System and method for use of fractional pay-up ticks in relation to trading strategies in an electronic trading environment A system and associated methods are provided for use of fractional pay-up ticks in relation to offset orders being sent for a trading strategy that involves trading a first tradeable object and at least a second tradeable object. According to one example method, whe... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7774249 | System and method for risk grid display in an electronic trading environment A system and method for displaying and controlling risk related information in an electronic trading environment are described. One method includes creating a display interface including a data structure and a display grid. The data structure may be a tree-based dat... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773860 | Video data recorder with personal channels A video data recordable having integrated channel guides allowing a user to control recording and storage of television signals into personal channels for later playback and viewing. In the described embodiment, the user may specify criteria for recording of shows f... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773010 | A/D converter comprising a voltage comparator device The present invention is related to an analogue-to-digital (A/D) converter comprising at least two voltage comparator devices. Each of the voltage comparator devices is arranged for being fed with a same input signal and for generating an own internal voltage refere... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7772518 | Reinforced can end—can body joints with laser seaming A can end and can body are seamed to each other using a seaming roller, seaming chuck and a laser fusing the peripheral portion of the can end to the can body. Laser seaming allows less metal to be used in the can end and can body. The can end and can body seam is f... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771965 | Tumor endothelial marker 5α molecules and uses thereof The present invention provides Tumor Endothelial Marker 5α (TEM5α) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing TEM5α polypeptides. The invention fu... | 08/10/2010 |
