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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7937410 | Generic archiving of enterprise service oriented architecture data Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for generic archiving of enterprise service oriented architecture data. In general, an identification of an instance of a business object to archive is received. Information defining the business object is ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927799 | Inhibitors of PGHS-2Transactivator activity Prostaglandin-endoperoxide H synthase (PGHS-2) converts arachidonic acid to prostaglandin H2. PGHS-2 is an inducible gene product undetectable in most normal human tissues, but abundant in cancer cells. The present invention exploits a previously undisclo... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7897054 | Centrifuge container and methods of use A flexible, disposable centrifuge bag for receiving and holding a fluid sample, comprising one or more tubes and upper and lower flexible sheets having doughnut shaped configurations. The upper and lower sheets are superimposed and completely sealed together at thei... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7867159 | Centrifuge system utilizing disposable components and automated processing of blood to collect platelet rich plasma A centrifugal method, and corresponding system, for processing blood to collect platelet rich plasma. A separation chamber is filled with blood from a fill syringe by rotating the separation chamber at a fill rotation rate and pumping the blood from the fill syringe... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7801019 | Adaptive time diversity and spatial diversity for OFDM An adaptable orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing system (OFDM) that uses a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) to having OFDM signals transmitted either in accordance with time diversity to reducing signal fading or in accordance with spatial diversity to i... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7774474 | Communication of control and data path state for networks A method and system for resynchronizing a control layer and a line layer by tracing the data path through the line layer and, at the control layer, reclaiming ownership of disowned connections corresponding to the traced data path. Beginning at a head-end controller... | 08/10/2010 |
| D614587 | Remote control for drug infusion pump | 04/27/2010 |
| 7688710 | Adaptive time diversity and spatial diversity for OFDM An adaptable orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing system (OFDM) that uses a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) to having OFDM signals transmitted either in accordance with time diversity to reducing signal fading or in accordance with spatial diversity to i... | 03/30/2010 |
| D611141 | Protector for use with infusion pumps | 03/02/2010 |
| D610159 | Computer generated image for a display screen | 02/16/2010 |
| 7650327 | Managing taxonomic information In a management of taxonomic information, a name that specifies an organism is identified. Based on the name and a database of organism names or classifications, another name that specifies the organism and that represents a link between pieces of biological identif... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7640755 | Dynamic process control A method and apparatus for defining the processing of an ingredient of a manufactured product, particularly one that is manufactured “one-the-spot” to a consumer's specification, such as ice cream, among other products. A tag encoded on a container for the produ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7635343 | Fluid dispenser Dispensing assemblies, methods, and kits of parts for dispensing two separate fluids to an treatment site, including entraining non-atomized flow of a first fluid in an atomized flow of a second fluid, delivering a first fluid upstream from a second fluid, deliverin... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7632278 | Serratome vertebral cortical endplate cutter The invention relates to spinal fusion implants or grafts and to apparatus for the installation thereof. More specifically, the invention is a serrated cutting or abrading tool designed to be pushed into an intervertebral space and thereby remove and partially penet... | 12/15/2009 |
| RE40999 | Vlan frame format In a network device such as a network switch having a port coupled to a communications medium dedicated to a single virtual local area network and another port coupled to a communications medium shared among multiple virtual local area networks for transmitting data... | 11/24/2009 |
| D604740 | Computer generated image for a display screen | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617970 | Method and system for monitoring and providing notification regarding identity document usage The present invention relates generally to monitoring and providing information regarding usage or presentment of a driver's license, passport, or other government-issued identification documents. One claim recites: a method of operating a data repository including ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7608414 | Method for diagnosing and prognosing inflammatory bowel disease and crohn's disease Disclosed are methods for diagnosing and prognosing Inflammatory Bowel disease or Crohn's disease (CD) by measuring levels of antibodies to glycans in a biological sample. ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601342 | Cell fusions and methods of making and using the same The invention is concerned with fusions of dendritic cells and antigen presenting cells. Also provided are methods of making and using these cell fusions, including methods of adoptive immunotherapy. The fusions according to the invention can also be used in methods... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7593966 | Method and apparatus for server share migration and server recovery using hierarchical storage management The present invention provides systems and methods for transferring a set of files. Metadata and stub files associated with the set of files are received at a destination fileserver, a location component in the destination fileserver is updated to maintain a list of... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592150 | Method for diagnosing diseases based on levels of anti-glycan antibodies Disclosed are methods for diagnosing Crohn's disease (CD) or anti-phospholipid syndrome by measuring levels of antibodies to glycans in a biological sample. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591852 | Vertebral body replacement cage assembly A cage assembly adapted to be implanted in a spinal column for treating degenerative or ruptured discs and replacing damaged vertebral bodies. The assembly includes one or more rigid cages formed in an annular configuration and having opposed upper and lower perimet... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7580737 | Method and apparatus for determining treatment for stroke A method and apparatus for evaluating acute stroke patients and for determining whether a stroke patient will benefit from the use of thrombolysis therapy includes obtaining measurements of the cerebral blood flow and cerebral blood volume of the brain of a stroke p... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580349 | Content-aware dynamic network resource allocation Network resources allocated for particular application traffic are aware of the characteristics of L4+ content to be transmitted. One embodiment of the invention realizes network resource allocation in terms of three intelligent modules, gateway, provisioning and cl... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7576178 | DADD, death activator death domain protein Polynucleotides encoding DADD protein are also disclosed, along with vectors, host cells, and methods of making DADD protein. Methods of identifying inhibitors of DADD death domain binding and inhibitors identified by such methods are also disclosed. ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569662 | Nucleotide and amino acid sequences, and assays and methods of use thereof for diagnosis of lung cancer Novel markers for lung cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. These markers are overexpressed in lung cancer specifically, as opposed to normal lung tissue. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in patient samples provides information that... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563278 | Drug-eluting intravascular prostheses and methods of use The present invention provides intravascular prostheses and methods of production and use. An implantable device for treating a vascular disease or disorder includes an intravascular prosthesis containing an inhibitor of smooth muscle cell proliferation and a growth... | 07/21/2009 |
| D596689 | Top portion of a snowboard binding | 07/21/2009 |
| 7553948 | Nucleotide and amino acid sequences, and assays and methods of use thereof for diagnosis of ovarian cancer Novel markers for ovarian cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. These markers are overexpressed and/or differentially expressed in ovarian cancer specifically, as opposed to normal ovarian tissue. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7547391 | Blood irradiation system, associated devices and methods for irradiating blood Embodiments of the present application are directed to devices, systems and methods for irradiating fluids (e.g., blood) with ultraviolet light, and corresponding related components, systems and methods. In some embodiments of the invention, an ultraviolet blood irr... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7544363 | Topical compositions containing extracellular products and uses thereof The present invention discloses compositions derived from an isolated Bacillus species spores, or an extracellular product of Bacillus coagulans comprising a supernatant or filtrate of a culture of said Bacillus coagulans strain, suitable for to... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7529711 | Method and system for providing and billing internet services The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing and billing Internet services that allow a user to select a service profile among a plurality of service profiles. The present invention assigns a service telephone number to each of the service prof... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528243 | Nucleotide and amino acid sequences, and assays and methods of use thereof for diagnosis of breast cancer Novel markers for breast cancer that are both sensitive and accurate. These markers are overexpressed in breast cancer specifically, as opposed to normal breast tissue. The measurement of these markers, alone or in combination, in patient samples provides informatio... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7503488 | Fraud prevention in issuance of identification credentials According to one aspect, the detailed technology concerns assessment of the fraud risk presented by an applicant for a driver's license, based on a particular ensemble of information presented by the applicant. For example, certain collateral identification document... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7495135 | Precursors to fluoroalkanol-containing olefin monomers, and associated methods of synthesis and use The invention provides alkene fluoroalkanol and fluorinated polyol precursors to fluoroalkanol-substituted α,β-unsaturated esters. The fluoroalkanol-substituted α,β-unsaturated esters are olefins that can be readily polymerized to provide fluoroalkanol-substitut... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491778 | Superabsorbent water-resistant coatings Articles coated with a water-resistant coating that absorbs water to provide the water-resistant effect, and desorbs water when the coating is dried, and a method of providing water resistance and corrosion resistance to articles prepared with such coatings. The coa... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485145 | Artificial intervertebral disc assembly An artificial intervertebral disc assembly including upper and lower end plates, an expandable bladder carried by the end plates and circumscribing a containment area therebetween. A biocompatible fluid is disposed within the containment area. A cylinder having a pl... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7482389 | Nanoporous media with lamellar structures A nanoporous material exhibiting a lamellar structure is disclosed. The material comprises three or more substantially parallel sheets of an organosilicate material, separated by highly porous spacer regions. The distance between the centers of the sheets lies betwe... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7480433 | Electro-optical stimulation/measurement An electro-optical system includes an array including a plurality of optical fibers and a plurality of electrodes, and an insulator. The optical fibers are configured to transmit light, the optical fibers being mechanically coupled at distal ends in a distal arrange... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479364 | Copolymer for use in chemical amplification resists A copolymer is provided for use in a lithographic photoresist composition, particularly a chemical amplification photoresist. In a preferred embodiment, the copolymer is substantially transparent to deep ultraviolet radiation, i.e., radiation of a wavelength less th... | 01/20/2009 |
