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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178783 | Sealant-filled enclosures and methods for environmentally protecting a connection A sealant-filled enclosure for environmentally sealing a connection includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The first cover member defines a first cavity having a first bottom. The second cover member is pivotally connected to the first cover member... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178569 | Crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative The invention provides the crystalline imidazole-5-carboxylic acid derivative (I, the chemical name: 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[2′-(1H-tetrazol-5-yl) 1,1′-biphenyl-methyl]-imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, 1-[(isopropoxy)-carbonyloxy]methyl ester), its preparation method an... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659289 | Water sports glove | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168748 | Peptide aptamers that bind to the rep proteins of ssDNA viruses Polypeptides and fusion proteins that bind to eukaryotic viruses, in particular, eukaryotic single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses are provided. The polypeptides and fusion proteins bind to the replication initiation proteins (Rep) of ssDNA viruses and optionally inhib... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166904 | Delivery systems for pressure protecting and delivering a submerged payload and methods for using the same A payload delivery unit for protecting and delivering a payload submerged in a submersion medium comprises a container including a pressure resistant shell and a resilient seal device. The shell defines a containment chamber and includes first and second shell membe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158763 | Sugar chain asparagine derivatives, sugar chain asparagine, sugar chain and processes for producing these An asparagine-linked α2,3-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides, an asparagine-linked α2,6-oligosaccharide having undeca- to hepta-saccharides and containing fluorine and an asparagine-linked oligosaccharide derivative containing at least one fucose ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157828 | Surgical marking tools and methods for marking a patient A surgical marking tool for marking a location on a patient includes a cutting head and a handle. The cutting head includes a screw thread. The handle is coupled to the cutting head to rotate the cutting head. The screw thread is configured to progressively embed in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151154 | Method and a transmitter/receiver for reduced signaling in a retransmission system using hybrid automatic repeat The present invention relates to a transmitter and a receiver for a mobile communication system. The basic idea of the present invention is to target the number of HARQ transmissions that is required to be able to decode the transmitted data successfully and to only... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151010 | Memory devices implementing clock mirroring scheme and related memory systems and clock mirroring methods A memory device is configured to operate in first and second data input/output modes. The memory device includes a first electrode pad, a second electrode pad, a clock signal line, a first switching unit, and a second switching unit. The clock signal line is configu... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149792 | Allocation of spreading codes for telecommunications channels In a radio access network (10) comprising a radio network controller node (26) and a base station node (28), a code tree has spreading codes which are allocatable between high speed downlink shared (HS-DSCH) channels and dedicated (DCH) channels... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146447 | Contamination analysis unit and method thereof, and reticle cleaning system A contamination analysis unit and method for inspecting pollutants remaining on a target side of an inspection object such as a reticle after cleaning the object is provided. After steeping the target side in a solution, a sampling liquid may be abstracted therefrom... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143568 | Photocontrol devices and methods for forming the same A photocontrol device for controlling a powered device includes a housing assembly defining a cavity and including a base assembly. The base assembly includes an outer base member having a base opening, and an inner base member separately formed from the outer base ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143060 | Method of assessing the viability of thawed developmentally competent embryos The invention relates to a method of assessing the viability of a thawed cell wherein the cell is a gamete, an embryo, a karyoplast, a putative stem cell population, a stem cell precursor population or a stem cell population. The method includes incubating the thawe... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137977 | Lipidomic approaches to determining drug response phenotypes in cardiovascular disease The present invention concerns the application of lipidomics to statin treatment for disorders such as cardiovascular disorders. Hence, the invention provides, among other things, a method of correlating a lipid profile with a positive or negative response to a stat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135258 | Fiber optic cable control clips and enclosure assemblies and methods incorporating the same An enclosure assembly for use with a fiber optic cable, the cable having a lengthwise cable axis and including a plurality of optical fibers and a jacket surrounding the optical fibers includes an enclosure housing and a cable control clip. The enclosure housing def... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129561 | Processes for intermediates for macrocyclic compounds The present invention is directed to novel macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128835 | Deicing composition A deicing composition is provided. The composition includes a potassium or sodium salt of a carboxylic acid and a lithium salt of a carboxylic acid or lithium nitrate, wherein the molar ratio of lithium to potassium or lithium to sodium is from 10 percent to 80 perc... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127704 | Submersible vehicles and methods for transiting the same in a body of liquid A submersible vehicle for use in a body of liquid includes a vehicle body, a pair of fins coupled to the vehicle body on opposed sides thereof, and a dihedral angle control system. The dihedral angle control is system operative to vary a fin dihedral angle of each o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124626 | Methods of treating inflammations and infections with pyridinium salts Compounds of pyridinium salts and methods of their use in medicine, particularly in the prophylaxis and treatment of inflammatory conditions, infectious conditions, as well as immune disorders are disclosed. The present invention also relates to methods of controlli... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8115102 | Wildlife guard assemblies and methods for using the same A wildlife guard assembly for use with an electrical insulator body includes first and second guard members and an actuator member. The first and second guard members define a seat to receive the insulator body and are connected to one another to permit relative mov... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110650 | Methods for making molding resins Methods of making unsaturated polyester compositions are provided and include reacting: (i) plant and animal oil triglycerides, an alkyl ester of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or mixtures thereof; (ii) a difunctional, or polyfunctional glycol or mixtures the... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8101168 | Attenuated FNR deficient enterobacteria The invention provides an attenuated enterobacterium comprising an attenuating mutation in the fnr gene, and optionally further comprising a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a foreign antigen. Also provided are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the attenuated... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100607 | Rock anchor The invention relates to a rock anchor including an elongate, hydraulically inflatable anchor tube made of a ductile material and defining a closed leading end, a trailing end, and a tube cavity extending between the ends. The rock anchor of the invention includes a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8093430 | Methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants using cyclopropene amine compounds Methods of applying cyclopropene amine derivatives and compositions thereof to inhibit ethylene receptors in plants and plant material are disclosed. Methods include applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of at least one cyclopropene ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092698 | Methods of forming semiconductor devices formed by processes including the use of specific etchant solutions The present invention provides etchant solutions including deionized water and an organic acid having a carboxyl radical and a hydroxyl radical. Methods of forming magnetic memory devices are also disclosed. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8088733 | Methods of using macrocyclic agonists of the ghrelin receptor for treatment of gastrointestinal motility disorders The present invention provides novel conformationally-defined macrocyclic compounds that have been demonstrated to be selective agonists of the ghrelin receptor (growth hormone secretagogue receptor, GHS-R1a and subtypes, isoforms and variants thereof). Such compoun... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088462 | Protective film systems and kits for vehicular windows and window assemblies and methods using the same A vehicular window assembly includes a vehicular window, an inner film unit and an outer film unit. The vehicular window panel has interior and exterior opposed surfaces. The inner film unit includes an inner adhesive layer and an inner film layer adhered to the int... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088441 | Direct digital printing methods for textiles A method of digitally printing textile substrates includes pretreating a textile substrate with a solution that is configured to limit penetration of aqueous colorant into fibers of the textile substrate, drying the pretreated textile substrate for a predetermined p... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084691 | Sealant-filled enclosures and methods for environmentally protecting a connection A sealant-filled enclosure assembly for environmentally protecting a connection includes a housing, a mass of sealant and a sealant valve mechanism. The housing includes a main cavity to receive the connection. The mass of sealant is disposed in the main cavity. The... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651021 | Modular conferencing room structure | 12/27/2011 |
| 8076319 | Treatment of conditions relating to hormone deficiencies by administration of progestins The present invention includes methods for preventing endometrial hyperplasia associated with estrogen therapy through the administration of a progestin agent. The methods presented may include starting the administration of a progestin agent at a high dose, and the... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073944 | Methods, systems and computer program products for determining a point of loss of data on a communication network Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which may provide for determining a point of loss for data records to be communicated between a source and a destination on a communication network. A topology of the communication network between the sourc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8067186 | Monoclonal antibody DS6, tumor-associated antigen CA6, and methods of use thereof The present application describes a monoclonal antibody selected from the group consisting of monoclonal antibody DS6, monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to the antigen or epitope bound by monoclonal antibody DS6, and fragments of the foregoing that specif... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055766 | Systems methods and user state files for enabling interactions between virtual and real world identities Methods for providing a user state file enabling interactions between virtual and real world identities include determining a real world identity of a user and determining a virtual world identity of the user. An associated user designation is provided for a first a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8049991 | Digital audio book cartridge and player with manipulation-facilitating features A cartridge for use by print-disabled users to play digital audio content and a player having a receptacle for receiving the cartridge are provided. The cartridge includes a random-access digital storage device storing the digital audio content and having a connecto... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044309 | Isolating apparatus for electric power lines and methods for forming and using the same An isolating apparatus for an electric power line includes an elongate insulator having opposed insulator ends and a pair of electrically conductive end members each secured to a respective one of the insulator ends. At least one of the end members includes a mounti... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039848 | Semiconductor light emitting device substrate strips and packaged semiconductor light emitting devices Semiconductor light emitting device packaging methods include fabricating a substrate configured to mount a semiconductor light emitting device thereon. The substrate may include a cavity configured to mount the semiconductor light emitting device therein. The semic... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033083 | Process and machine for automated manufacture of gastro-retentive devices An improved automated process and apparatus for making a gastro-retentive device (10). The method includes the steps of providing a pouch assembly (18) having an ingredient section within a membrane; rotating the membrane to form a folded pouch assembl... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032245 | Methods for configuring optical projection system An optical projection system for use with a display surface includes at least one image source comprising an array of source image pixels, a projector to project a first projection of the array of source image pixels, and at least one mirror including at least one c... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030570 | Cover assemblies for cables and electrical connections and methods for making and using the same An integral, unitary cover assembly for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes an inner elastomeric sleeve, an outer elastomeric sleeve and an integral jumper asse... | 10/04/2011 |
