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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175410 | Illumination normalizing method and apparatus An illumination normalizing apparatus and a method are disclosed. The illumination normalizing apparatus measures a discontinuity of each pixel of an input image, the discontinuity including a spatial gradient and a local inhomogeneity, produces a weight of each pix... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156598 | Personal hygiene devices to aid physically impaired users to clean their recto-genital area Personal hygiene devices designed to aid physically impaired persons to clean their own recto-genital area following urination, defecation, menstruation, or sweating. The devices include an elongated flexible strip made from one or two elongated individual sheets af... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155784 | System and method for regulating vendible media products A system and method for regulating vendible media products is provided. A database stored information corresponding to a plurality of digital video discs within a vending apparatus at a vending location. A central server, having a memory, stores the database. An int... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155783 | Targeted product distribution system and method A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-unde... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8126668 | Signal detection using delta spectrum entropy Disclosed is a method of signal detection. A received input signal is divided into a frame unit and each input signal present in a first frame and a second frame is transformed into a frequency signal. Then, first power spectrum information and second power spectrum... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8116905 | Targeted product distribution system and method A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-unde... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112316 | Digital photograph processing and ordering system and method The disclosure presents a system and method for processing and managing customer orders for digital documents, such as digital photographs, through a network, such as the internet. The system may be implemented in a variety of ways, including a system, a method and/... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112065 | Mobile authentication through strengthened mutual authentication and handover security A method of mobile authentication with enhanced mutual authentication and handover security is disclosed. The method of mutual authentication in a mobile network in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: generating at least one service tick... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103555 | User recommendation method and recorded medium storing program for implementing the method A method of recommendation to a user is disclosed. In the method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a recommendation system recommends a product to a user of an e-commerce site, which sells the product through the Internet. The method can inc... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099909 | Eavestrough protector An eavestrough protector or filter comprises an elongated and conformable container dimensioned to fit at least partially within an eavestrough. The container is water-permeable to permit water to flow through said container. A low-density fill material, e.g. an exp... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094538 | Data recording method in holography optical memory system According to an aspect of the present invention, a data recording method in a holography optical memory system, for recording a two-dimensional pixel data page in a recording medium can be provided. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the data... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086347 | Targeted product distribution system and method A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-unde... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086345 | Targeted product distribution system and method A targeted product distribution system is described herein with respect to an exemplary management of product flow through a distribution center. Specifically, the system and method described herein is directed to the management and display of direct and easily-unde... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8060247 | System and method for communicating secondary vending options A system and method for communicating secondary vending options for a vendible media product having entertainment content therein is provided. The system comprises a transaction network, and a database in communication with the transaction network, wherein the datab... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038211 | Chair slip cover A seat cover for use with a chair is disclosed herein. The seat cover comprises a fabric cover, which has a back pocket, a seat form and a skirt portion. The seat cover also comprises a back form which has a front pad, a top pad, a first side pad, a second side pad ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7988049 | System and method for calibrating a vending apparatus A system and method for calibrating a vending apparatus is provided. A vertical base reference position of a selector arm is stored, wherein the vertical base reference position corresponds to one of a plurality of rows in a cylindrical storage device. A horizontal ... | 08/02/2011 |
| D638240 | Cushion insert for chair slip cover | 05/24/2011 |
| D636624 | Chair slip cover | 04/26/2011 |
| 7893083 | Method of treating genital herpes The present invention is directed to a method of increasing the time period between outbreaks of genital herpes comprising providing an imidazoquinolinamine formulation, disposing an amount of the imidazoquinolinamine formulation into a first nare of an individual i... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7853354 | System and method for communicating vending information A system and method for communicating vending information for a digital video disc is provided. A plurality of vending transaction data is received, wherein each of the plurality of data comprises a transaction timestamp and corresponds to a rental transaction for a... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7806878 | Medicament applicator A medicament applicator for use with a medicament cartridge is disclosed herein. The applicator comprises a first handle member and a second handle member, both of which are movable with respect to one another between a first handle position and a second handle posi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7797077 | System and method for managing vending inventory A system and method for managing vending inventory of digital video discs is provided. A plurality of digital video discs are stored in a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the compartments corresponds to a type of digital video disc. An inventory de... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7796265 | Optical absorption gas analyser An optical absorption gas analyzer for determining the concentration of a target gas in a sample is disclosed. The analyzer comprises a chamber for containing the sample in use; a radiation source assembly arranged to emit radiation into the chamber; a first radiati... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787987 | System and method for communicating vending information A system and method for communicating vending information for a digital video disc is provided. A plurality of vending transaction data is received, wherein each of the plurality of data comprises a transaction timestamp and corresponds to a rental transaction for a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774236 | Drive-through order management method A system and method for drive-through product order management. The system comprises a display and a processor. The display displays first customer product order information representative of a customer product order wherein the first customer product order informat... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7747346 | System and method for regulating vendible media products A system and method for regulating vendible media products is provided. A database stored information corresponding to a plurality of digital video discs within a vending apparatus at a vending location. A central server, having a memory, stores the database. An int... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7719770 | Three-dimensional display device with background image display The present invention relates to a 3-dimensional video display device using a single image source for background image and object image display, which uses a double Fresnel lens structure, multi-reflector, and half mirror part. In particular, the present invention r... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7708385 | Ink-jet print head Disclosed is a multi-nozzle inkjet print head using an electrostatic field induced type. The inkjet print head in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a first electrode being formed in each nozzle; and a second electrode located on a side... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708145 | Dry separating table, a separator and equipment for the compound dry separation with this table The present invention discloses a combined dry sorting bed, the sorting bed is arranged with an inclination, and the inclination between the longitudinal extending of said bed surface and horizontal plane is from −2° to +4°, and the inclination between the later... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7698557 | System and method for generating a digital certificate A system and method for generating a digital certificate is provided wherein a new digital record is received and is assigned a sequence value. A first composite digital value is generated by applying a first deterministic function to the digital records stored in a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695069 | Seat cushion A seat cushion having a flexible and semi-rigid body is provided. The body has a seating surface, having a first area, and a support surface, having a second area, spaced apart from the seating surface forming a body thickness. The body has a body composition with a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7628452 | Rocker base The present invention relates to a furniture support structure, and more particularly to a base for supporting a rocking chair. The rocker base has a lower frame, an upper frame, and a plurality of cams. The lower frame has a plurality of lower U-shaped cross member... | 12/08/2009 |
| D604425 | Contoured massager with extension | 11/17/2009 |
| 7584869 | Article dispensing system and method for same An article dispensing machine and article transport storage unit are shown that permit articles slated for inventory to be delivered in secure manner from a centralized inventory supply center to an article dispensing machine forming part of an article distribution ... | 09/08/2009 |
| D599486 | Curved massager with protrusions | 09/01/2009 |
| 7570360 | Optical absorption spectrometer and method for measuring concentration of a substance An optical absorption spectrometer is provided for determining the concentration of a substance within a sample. The optical absorption spectrometer comprises a first radiation source for supplying radiation to the sample to be measured; at least one cavity for cont... | 08/04/2009 |
| D596307 | Contoured massager with bend | 07/14/2009 |
| D590066 | Contoured massager | 04/07/2009 |
| 7499768 | System and method for offline vending of a media product A system and method for offline vending of digital video discs is provided. The method comprises the step of receiving, at a vending location and at a first time, a request for a digital video disc from a user interface. The method also comprises the step of determi... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7482928 | Mini pallet-box moving container Smart, rollable, mini-pallet cargo container system comprising robust, auditable, secure, sealable, lockable, trackable and pollable, universal, half/quarter-sized boxes particularly useful for moving highly valuable or sensitive, personal, political, military or co... | 01/27/2009 |
