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| 8182157 | Thrust bearing assembly A thrust bearing assembly generally includes a cage and a plurality of rolling elements. The cage has first and second cage halves with each cage half having a respective radial segment with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings. Each opening has an openi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181861 | Electronic transaction security system and method A computerized method for generating a time-limited number for use in a payment card transaction involving a payment card issued to a user by a financial institution. The payment card comprises an original payment card number. The method comprises the steps of provi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178484 | Anti-microbial composition comprising a siloxane and anti-microbial compound mixture The present invention provides an anti-microbial composition comprising (i) an antimicrobial agent with surfactant properties; (ii) a siloxane selected from those having the formulae (H3C)[SiO(CH3)2]nSi(CH3) | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172045 | Remote hand brake A quick release brake mechanism has a housing, a first shaft mounted in the housing and at least one gear rotatably received thereon. A second gear is rotatably mounted in the housing in operative engagement with the first shaft. A clutch is operatively disposed bet... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157005 | Casing mandrel for facilitating well completion, re-completion or workover A casing mandrel for an independent screwed wellhead includes a seal bore for receiving a fixed-point packoff connected to a high-pressure mandrel of a pressure isolation tool, and a pin thread adapted for engagement with a box thread of a tubing head supported by t... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153865 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV152154 The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV152154. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV152154 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV152154 with... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148611 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV453784 The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV453784. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV453784 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV453784 with... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143488 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV470336 The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV470336. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV470336 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV470336 with... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138394 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV431158 The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV431158. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV431158 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV431158 with... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118090 | Hybrid wellhead system and method of use A hybrid wellhead system for a hydrocarbon well, having a wellhead supported by a conductor; an intermediate head spool secured to the wellhead by a hammer union; and a tubing head spool secured to the intermediate head spool by a hammer union. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117951 | Double flex wrench A wrench having a main body defines a first end, an opposite second end, and an axis extending therebetween. A handle body defines a first end, an opposite second end, and an axis extending therebetween, wherein the handle body first end is pivotally coupled to the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113275 | Multipart frac head with replaceable components A multipart frac head with removable components permits the frac head to be refurbished in the field. A bottom leg and inlet ports of the multipart frac head can be replaced. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110790 | Large depth of field line scan camera A system for imaging an object comprising a surface for receiving the object to be imaged and an imaging device. The imaging device comprises a housing and a fixed focusing optical device mounted to the housing, whereby the fixed focusing optics comprises a lens for... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8101549 | Control of shoot/foliar feeding pests with pesticide seed treatments A method of preventing damage to the shoots and foliage of a plant by a pest includes treating a seed having an exogenous gene that encodes for the production of a protein having activity against European corn borer or corn root worm with a composition comprising at... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100185 | Multi-lock adapters for independent screwed wellheads and methods of using same A multi-lock adapter used to inject high-pressure well stimulation fluids through an independent screwed wellhead includes an adapter pin having a central passageway with an internal diameter at least as large as a passageway through the wellhead. A lockdown flange ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100175 | Fracturing head with replaceable inserts for improved wear resistance and method of refurbishing same Fracturing heads with one or more replaceable wear-resistant inserts have annular sealing elements for inhibiting fracturing fluids from circulating between the inserts and a main body of the fracturing head. Worn inserts and degraded sealing elements are easily rep... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100020 | Compliant and wireless health monitoring sensors for composite structures A sensor is provided. The sensor includes a substrate having at least one intrinsically conductive polymer coated on at least a first surface thereof and at least a first and second conductive contact. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091816 | Round cotton module opener A round module opener for use with a round module of cotton including a first cradle movably mounted to a first frame, the first cradle including a first peeler belt that is configured for rotary motion, and a second cradle movably mounted to a second frame, the sec... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080496 | Method for reducing pest damage to corn by treating transgenic corn seeds with thiamethoxam pesticide A method to protect corn against feeding damage by one or more pests includes the treatment of corn seed having a transgenic event that is targeted against at least one of the pests with thiamethoxam in an amount that is effective against the same or another of the ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071865 | Plants and seeds of corn variety CV589782 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV589782. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV589782, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071864 | Plants and seeds of corn variety CV897903 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV897903. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV897903, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071848 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV218328 The invention relates to a novel canola line designated as SCV218328. The invention also relates to the seeds, the plants, and the plant parts of canola line SCV218328 as well as to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV218328 with... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070702 | Splint assembly for positioning of the hand A hand splint includes: a forearm component; a strut mounted on the forearm component; and a hand component mounted on the strut such that a spacing extends between the hand component and the forearm component, whereby the strut spans a wrist when the hand splint is... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066335 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of nonlead material having a first side for juxtaposition against a wheel rim and an opposite second side defining a clip groove. The weight further includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim. The ... | 11/29/2011 |
| D649417 | Socket | 11/29/2011 |
| 8056447 | Ratchet wrench A ratchet wrench has a through cavity in which a reversing lever is disposed. The reversing lever has a pair of protruding lips formed thereon opposite from one another. A cooperating ledge is formed on the head in the cavity and on the pawl which is adjacent to the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042376 | Fuel dispenser utilizing pressure sensor for theft detection A method of determining whether a measured fuel delivery rate determined by a fuel meter of a fuel dispenser corresponds to an actual fuel delivery rate at which fuel is being dispensed to a vehicle through a fuel flow path. The method includes measuring a fuel deli... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037592 | Cassette changing device A cassette changing device for a microtome has a housing having a loading opening, a transfer opening and an unloading opening. The openings are arranged with respect to each other linearly in the housing. A slide is disposed in the housing linearly movably between ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035752 | Event production kit According to various embodiments, an event production kit is provided that includes storage cases for storing production equipment, such as cameras, monitors, and microphones, and an electronic production equipment case for storing an audio mixer, a video switcher, ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033236 | Handbrake load indicator A load indicator for use with a railway car hand brake that is connected to a railway car brake rigging comprising a housing, a plurality of levers pivotally mounted in the housing, each of the plurality of levers having a first end and an opposite second end, a pla... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032414 | System and method for providing receipts, advertising, promotion, loyalty programs, and contests to a consumer via an application-specific user interface on a personal communication device Systems and methods for performing a consumer advertising transaction at a retail device are disclosed. According to one system and method, an identifier associated with the retail device is provided to a personal communication device. An application-specific user i... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029000 | Chuck A chuck for use with a driver having a rotatable drive shaft, the chuck including a body having a nose section and a tail section, the tail section being configured to rotate with the drive shaft and the nose section having an axial bore. A plurality of jaws is mova... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028607 | Locking flex-head ratchet wrench A ratcheting tool including a handle formed with an integral yoke at a first end and a tool head coupled to the yoke at a pivot. The tool head has a toothed hub facing rearwardly of the pivot and into the yoke. A locking spool is rotatably carried in the yoke adjace... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8013594 | Digital multimeter having hinged shield arrangement A multimeter comprises a case having a circuit board located therein. The circuit board has a top side and a bottom side. A shield arrangement is configured to cover at least a portion of the top side and the bottom side of the circuit board. The shield arrangement ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009307 | Fax handling system and method A system and method for detecting interruptions that occur during the process of sending images of a set of source pages via facsimile transmission and determining that two separate transmissions are associated with each other. An initial fax transmission is receive... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009032 | Remote display tamper detection using data integrity operations Methods and systems for detecting tampering of a remote display. According to one method, a first data integrity result is generated by performing a first data integrity operation on display data to be displayed on the remote display at a secure module. The display ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005248 | Hearing aid device with out-of-ear indicator An improved hearing aid device having a perceivable indicator such that when the wearer removes the device from the ear canal, the indicator is activated. The indicator permits the user to easily locate the hearing aid device when it is needed again. The indicator m... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004604 | Coplanar camera scanning system A system for scanning objects having at least two linear array sensors, adapted to detect light input signals, is provided. A lens is optically connected to each of the linear array sensors, and are adapted to receive and transmit an optical image located in a respe... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004272 | Digital multimeter having visible light communication port A digital multimeter can be monitored from a remote location via an on-board light source such as a backlight LED. The digital multimeter has memory, a processor operatively coupled to the memory, a light operatively coupled to the processor and the memory and a lig... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003941 | System and method for providing a remote user interface for a thermal imager A thermal imaging system having a remote user interface comprises a portable thermal imager (such as a handheld thermal imager) having a communication interface for transfer of data. The imager further has an on-board memory in which image data is stored as well as ... | 08/23/2011 |
