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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181622 | Engine and piston There is provided an engine in which sliding surfaces of a cylinder and a piston do not tend to seize and the ratio of a lubricating oil to a composite fuel can be reduced. There is also provided a piston that allows the lubricating oil to be intentionally supplied ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172199 | Valve control apparatus and flow rate controller A valve control apparatus including a stepping motor coupled to a valve and a motor control unit for controlling the stepping motor is provided. The motor control unit includes a motor control section for applying drive pulses to the pulse motor, a counting section ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169547 | Processing of video image The present invention relates to a video image processor (1) that is configured to compare (7) a single frame included in the received video signal (3) with a preceding processed frame so as to detect changes. In order to enable the video being ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163308 | Homeopathy-based formulation A formulation comprising a potentized mixture of triturated Lichen planus tissue with histamine in the ratio of about 1:2 to about 2:1 in a vehicle, where the ratio of the mixture to the vehicle, can be varied from 1:99 to 50:50. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162785 | Continuously variable conical pulley transmission with traction mechanism belt A continuously variable conical pulley transmission having pairs of conical pulleys which are rotationally fixedly arranged on drive input and drive output shafts and of which in each case one is fixed to the shaft and one is axially movable, and between which a tra... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8149411 | Sensor unit for a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) unit The invention relates to a sensor unit for a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) unit, comprising a transparent sensor structure forming at least one wall of a cavity, the wall being defined by a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface The inner surface is prov... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8138515 | Surface mounted LED structure and packaging method of integrating functional circuits on a silicon The present invention relates to a surface mounted LED structure of integrating functional circuits on a silicon substrate, comprising the silicon substrate and an LED chip. Said silicon substrate has an upper surface of planar structure without grooves. An oxide la... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8087825 | Mechanical and electronic temperature reading system with built-in failure and inaccuracy detection Temperature-indicting system including a mechanical temperature-indicating system including a bourdon tube for directly driving an indicating pointer, and an electrical temperature-indicating system including an electronic sensor, a transmitter and one or more elect... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8066828 | Method for efficient heat treatment of steel A method for heat treatment of steel and a system thereof is provided. First the steel is austenitized at a suitable temperature and then the temperature is rapidly brought down to the austempering temperature. Here the cyclic austempering is carried out between two... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649174 | Sawing machine | 11/22/2011 |
| 8044210 | Substance having antioxidant, geroprotective and anti-ischemic activity and method for the preparation thereof The invention relates to the field of medicine, namely to new biologically active compounds, particularly to 2,4,6-trimethyl-3-hydroxypyridine derivatives and salts thereof (compound 1) having antioxidant, geroprotective and anti-ischemic action. The salts of compou... | 10/25/2011 |
| D647397 | Packaging container | 10/25/2011 |
| 8006572 | Differential-pressure flow meter and flow-rate controller A differential-pressure flow meter is capable of easily eliminating adhesion to an orifice of an extraneous material. The differential-pressure flow meter includes: a pair of pressure sensors provided on a straight pipe part of a main fluid channel; an orifice unit ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7974941 | Creation of a virtual community In order to facilitate creation of a community without member-specific registration, one or more sibling identifiers with corresponding units to be distributed to other persons are allocated to a subscriber and the one or more sibling identifiers is associated with ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7958357 | Network invitation arrangement and method Method and arrangement for enabling communications between an entity operating a network including a first user, and a second user includes sending a message from the first user to the entity informing the entity of identification information of the second user inte... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7933799 | Method and system for payment and/or issuance of credits via a mobile device System and method for delivering upon request credits having monetary value to a mobile device using a communications network. An account of available credit for the user of the mobile device is maintained and authorization to issue credit is generated when a reques... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931327 | Vehicle having at least one tailgate A vehicle includes at least one tailgate defining a door plane, wherein the tailgate is attached to the vehicle chassis in a jointed fashion by at least one multiple hinge having at least three pivot axes offset from one another and at least two pairs of pivotally c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930355 | Interactive communications system An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plural... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926525 | Adjustable and accessorizeable carrying case Handbag or carrying case includes a body defining a retaining compartment for retaining objects and having apertures on opposed sides, and elongate straps each having opposite end regions and at least two apertures, one proximate each end region. Snap fasteners atta... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7867329 | Dental cement system, a powdered material and a hydration liquid therefor, and ceramic material formed therefrom A dental cement system, including an aqueous hydration liquid and a powdered material that essentially consists of an inorganic cement system, which powdered material has the capacity to form a complex, chemically bonded material with inorganic as well as organic ph... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7830238 | Electromagnetic current limiter device An electromagnetic current limiter device comprising at least one ferromagnetic core having a central opening; at least one winding of electric conducting material wound on the core; a portion of said winding passing through said opening; an input terminal for recei... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7774419 | Interactive communications system An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plural... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769244 | Automatic digital film and video restoration A method, system, and computer program for automatic restoration of digital film and video frames, by operation of a sequence of five main interactive computer program blocks, mainly separating moving objects from still objects, separating smooth texture from region... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7730149 | Interactive communications system An interactive system and method for controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions involving a plurality of users including controlling access to a plurality of communications sessions, each of said communications sessions being for access by a plural... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729819 | Track identification system A track identification system for a plurality of locomotives moving on defined plurality of tracks of a railway network wherein the system consists of on board computers with track data and identifiable switching locations data and the parameters of movement of the ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7702738 | Apparatus and method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indic... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697944 | Method and apparatus for distributing messages to mobile recipients For processing digital communication traffic in a network comprising a central communication processing structure (402, 403; 502, 503) and a number of separate devices (401, 405; 501, 505) of users designed for communication with the central communicat... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7664802 | System and method for identifying a characteristic of a set of data accessible via a link specifying a network location A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660862 | Apparatus and method of tracking access status of store-and-forward messages A method of selecting a recipient of a message on the basis of data identifying access to previously transmitted messages, wherein each said message includes content data for display within a display area of a receiving terminal and control data including data indic... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7653376 | Method and system for network resources allocation A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653064 | Messaging system and service A method of modifying a data message during transmission through a data communications network, the data communications network being arranged to deliver messages under control of a network operator and including a first store-and-forward network node. The first sto... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7643816 | Messaging system for managing communications resources Embodiments of the present invention relate to a messaging system for managing communications resources and are particularly suitable for providing a means for subscribers of a telecommunications network to continue participating in a communications service that wou... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7613449 | Messaging system for managing communications resources Embodiments of the present invention relate to a messaging system for managing communications resources and are particularly suitable for providing a means for subscribers of a telecommunications network to continue participating in a communications service that wou... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610095 | Diagnosis, treatment, and research of brain disorders A method and a Cranial Electrical Stimulator CES for operation in a diagnosis, treatment, research, and test mode related to brain disorders, namely to mental disorders, and to neurological disorders, such as migraine and epilepsy, are disclosed. Diagnosis is based ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607094 | Allocation system and method A method and user interface for designating an element of data as having a type of downloadable status, wherein the user interface is processable by a mobile terminal including a transceiver arranged to receive data indicative of a set of data accessible from a netw... | 10/20/2009 |
| D602159 | Surgical instrument | 10/13/2009 |
| D601702 | Surgical instrument | 10/06/2009 |
| D601701 | Surgical instrument | 10/06/2009 |
| 7590406 | Method and system for network resources allocation A method of recording allocation of resources in response to a request for a data item to be transmitted to a device in the network where the request comprises data indicative of one or more requested items. The device is typically a mobile device and the requested ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7581101 | Network invitation arrangement and method Method and arrangement for enabling communications between an entity operating a network including a first user, and a second user includes sending a message from the first user to the entity informing the entity of identification information of the second user inte... | 08/25/2009 |
