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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182274 | Power converter having a pivotable and receivable plug A power converter having a pivotable and receivable power plug has a housing, an adapter board, a power output unit and a plug. The adapter board and the power output unit are mounted inside the housing. The adapter board has two conducting strips and a grounding st... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182194 | Refuse vehicle packing system The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected fol... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660088 | Drawer for holding beverage cartridges | 05/22/2012 |
| D659481 | Drawer for holding beverage cartridges | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171848 | Manufacturing method of printing plate using free-seal, free-quantity liquid photopolymer sachet and apparatus using the same This invention is related to a manufacturing method of a printing plate by using a free-seal, free-quantity liquid photopolymer sachet and an apparatus thereof. Using this technology, the liquid photopolymer sachet is no longer to be limited by quantity with 3 dimen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170831 | Apparatus and method for measuring dimension of circular object The invention provides an apparatus and a method for measuring a dimension of a circular object. First to third sensors arranged in a straight line are disposed above a track to respectively measure time instants when the circular object moves past the first to thir... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157089 | Height adjustable top frame for golf bag A height adjustable top frame for a golf bag has a base, at least one locking rod mounted slidably through the base, a holding bracket mounted securely on an upper end of the at least one locking rod and a locking mechanism mounted between the base and the holding b... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156955 | Inflating nozzle assembly An inflating nozzle assembly has a housing, two nozzles and a pushing device. The housing has two nozzle chambers and two outlets. The nozzles are mounted respectively in the first nozzle chamber, and one of the nozzles has a nozzle body, a nozzle rod and a spring. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153976 | Infrared sensor and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method for an infrared sensor includes the following steps: providing a wafer having several chips and a substrate; forming four soldering portions, a thermistor, and an infrared sensing layer on the bottom surface of each chip, wherein the soldering... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153490 | Fabrication method of power semiconductor structure with reduced gate impedance A fabrication method of a power semiconductor structure with reduced gate impedance is provided. Firstly, a polysilicon gate is formed in a substrate. Then, dopants are implanted into the substrate with the substrate being partially shielded by the polysilicon gate.... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152216 | Automated cover system for vehicle-mounted containers A self-contained, vehicle-mounted system for operating a retractable cover with respect to proximate open top containers transported by the vehicle to cover and uncover the containers. The system includes all of the items necessary to accomplish the covering and unc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152182 | Pushchair A pushchair for restraining, supporting and transporting a child comprises a ground-engaging frame to support a seat for a child. The frame includes a plurality of ground-engaging wheels to facilitate movement of the frame and one or more handles to allow a carer to... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152052 | Multiple punch and die assembly providing hand disassembly, punch length adjustment and replacement A multiple punch and multiple die assembly has a workpiece protector as a punch lifter that is operatively associated with each punch for supporting each of the punches in an inactive position as an active punch is moved by the ram to the active, i.e. operating posi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147420 | Respiratory air temperature and pressure sensor An apparatus and method can be configured to detect respiratory air temperature information and respiratory air pressure information from a patient using a first piezoelectric film and a second piezoelectric film, wherein at least a portion of the second piezoelectr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147407 | Sensor kits for sleep diagnostic testing System for storing pre-packaged sleep related sensors and facilitating effective, efficient, or error-free usage of the sleep related sensors for sleep diagnostic testing including a thoracic respiratory effort belt, an abdominal effort belt, an oxygen saturation se... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147256 | Electrical connector and terminal thereof An electrical connector and a terminal are disclosed. The terminal, comprising: a base having an upper end and a lower end; a flexible arm extending upward from the upper end of the base; a retaining portion extending upward from the upper end of the base, wherein a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146207 | Hinge and an electronic device with the same A hinge is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device and has a first actuating unit, a pivoting limit and a second actuating unit. The first actuating unit has two tops. The pivoting limit is mounted pivotally between the stops. The second actuating... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656363 | Baking rack for holding cones | 03/27/2012 |
| 8136751 | Single free-end wire reel A single free-end wire reel includes a leveled area disposed on a rotary member to level arc tracks and a gap formed at the intersection of the arc tracks to change the motion track of a limit block. The present invention not only keeps the limit block to have a dua... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136638 | Safety braking system A safety braking system mounted to a bike, motorcycle or any other two-wheel linear type of vehicle adapted with a right and a left brake lever to respectively control applying a brake to a front wheel and a rear wheel of the vehicle to control a rear wheel brake to... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123032 | Rotate bottom base assembly for a golf stand bag and golf stand bag with a rotate bottom base assembly A golf stand bag has a rotate bottom base assembly, a supporting rod, a top frame, a body, two legs and an activating member. The rotate bottom base assembly has a rotate bottom base and a pivot bracket. The rotate bottom base has a bottom, a sidewall formed on the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654309 | Three tapered ring carousel base cover | 02/21/2012 |
| D654308 | Carousel base cover | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115370 | Bending LED bulb A bending LED bulb has a transparent bending tube and a flexible LED strip. The flexible LED strip has a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of LEDs mounted on the flexible PCB and is inserted and fixed in the transparent bending tube. As the LEDs a... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111405 | Automatic scan and mark apparatus An automatic scan and mark apparatus has a machine tool, a location detection module, a laser detector, an ink jet and a control computer. The machine tool has a movable module and a stage. The stage mounts and holds a specimen having a scraped surface. The control ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110081 | Oxygen sensor improvement method A method for improving the performance of a galvanic fuel cell type oxygen sensor comprises providing a pressure equalization port leading to the interior of an inner core housing that contains the membrane, the electrolyte and the anode and cathode electrodes and h... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109893 | Chronic access system for extracorporeal treatment of blood including a continously wearable hemodialyzer A patient wearable, continuously operating extracorporeal pump apparatus which accesses the patient's arterial venous pressure differential by applying external pressure to a subcutaneous graft that has been cannualized to modulate blood flow through an extracorpore... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109097 | High efficiency dual cycle internal combustion engine with steam power recovered from waste heat A high efficiency combined cycle internal combustion and steam engine includes a cylinder with a combustion chamber outward of a piston, a cylinder cap slideably mounted within the piston and a steam expansion chamber inside the piston. The cap can be heated to redu... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653471 | Folding chair | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104493 | Two-stage collapsing device for umbrella A two-stage collapsing device includes a base having a passage with first and second slots defined in an inner periphery thereof. A first locking member and a second locking member are movably received in the two slots. The first and second locking members each incl... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103418 | Extendable frame work vehicle having lift member movable in a true vertical fashion An extendable frame work vehicle offering enhanced versatility, safety and effectiveness. The vehicle includes an adjustable frame with front and rear portions that extend or retract with respect to each other. The front portion is supported by a first pair of wheel... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8084513 | Implant filling material and method Compositions of cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) are disclosed that are generally in the form of an elastic, hydrophilic, water-insoluble viscous cohesive mass of material that has many important medical uses including uses as a filler for implants. The prese... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651327 | Insect repellent lamp | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075908 | Apparatus and method for reducing the occurrence of post-surgical adhesions A method for inhibiting formation of adhesions following abdominal surgery which involves application of an anti-static fatty acid ethoxylated amide (Cocamide DEA) in a matrix that is placed in the peritoneal cavity at the conclusion of an abdominal surgery and whic... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069973 | Flighting for a conveyor and apparatus for producing such flighting Flighting for screw conveyors of improved construction and resulting in better wear characteristics and carrying capacity is provided through the use of cold roll manufacturing and a roller which forms the flighting with a shape which moves some of the material bein... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069591 | Multi-purpose bucket arrangement A multi-purpose attachment for work vehicles comprises a unique bucket shape and tine arrangement permitting the attachment to be used when performing a variety of jobs at a job site. The attachment may also include a thumb that can be extended over the open front o... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066487 | Fan shaft seat structure A fan shaft seat structure including a shaft bushing and a heat dissipation member. The shaft bushing has an open end, a closed end and a, connection section. A receiving space is defined between the open end and the closed end. The connection section extends from t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066391 | Luminary A luminary has a central lamp, an emergency lamp and a control box. The emergency lamp is ring-shaped and mounted around a light-emitting end of the central lamp and has a base and a circuit board. The circuit board has an LED set and a cable set connected to the LE... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064193 | Laptop accessory holder An accessory system for a laptop computer is disclosed which includes a framework adapted to be attached to a top display system of a laptop computer. The accessory system includes an extendable device-carrying arrangement having laterally adjustable holders that re... | 11/22/2011 |
| D648975 | Barbecue grill | 11/22/2011 |
