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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D544647 | Set of illuminating tweezers with container | 06/12/2007 |
| D542819 | Camcorder | 05/15/2007 |
| D540294 | Disc player | 04/10/2007 |
| D538569 | Front panel and master control module for movable modular high density storage system | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189736 | Prodrugs of imidazopyridine derivatives Compounds of formula 1, in which the substituents have the meanings mentioned in the description are suitable for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189113 | Coaxial plug connector and mating connector A connector includes a plug connector and a mating connector. The plug connector includes a housing with an open front end, an insulated inner conductor disposed within the housing, a clamping sleeve, and an axially movable sliding sleeve disposed radially outside t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186710 | Phthalazinones The compounds of formula I in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings as given in the description are PDE4/7 inhibitors. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186416 | Foamable pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a disorder Novel compositions of matter comprising a foamable delivery system are provided. Novel methods for treating a disease, disorder, or condition using the novel compositions are further provided. Novel methods for making and delivering a foamable pharmaceutical composi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7188101 | System and method for retreiving database items with increased diversity A data processing method and system for retrieving a subset of k items from a database of n items (n≧k) firstly determines a limited set of bk items (b>1) in the database which have the greatest similarity to an input query t according to a given similarity functi... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175854 | Pharmaceutical preparation comprising an active dispersed on a matrix The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical technology and describes a novel advantageous preparation for an active ingredient. The novel preparation is suitable for producing a large number of pharmaceutical dosage forms. In the new preparation an ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172731 | Apparatus for releasing pressure in a vacuum exhaust system of semiconductor equipment An apparatus for protecting a vacuum system of semiconductor equipment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a process tool and a gas-exploding unit. The process tool includes a gas reaction chamber, and the process tool is connected with a first gas piping to exhau... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172784 | Emulsifier composition for cakes and a method of making improved quality cakes thereof The present invention relates to an emulsifier composition useful for making improved quality cakes, said emulsifier composition comprising 15.4 to 15.8 parts of Distilled glycerol monostearate (DGMS), 15.4 to 15.8 parts of Poly glycerol monostrearate (PGMS), 1.0 to... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7174366 | Method and system for parsing e-mail A method and system for parsing e-mail, and said system comprises a database and a server. The server is used to receive a e-mail, then parse and extract the content of the received e-mail, and lastly store the data extracted from the e-mail into the database. The s... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173948 | Optical transmission/reception system for various video signals A special-code encoding circuit generates a first special code to be added to a video signal and a second special code to replace a synchronous signal. A multiplex circuit multiplexes the video signal and first and second special codes. An encoding circuit for code ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171779 | Tool to remove soil obstructing the entrances to gopher and mole burrows A device for locating and obtaining access to subterranean rodent burrows as an aid to the field of pest extermination. The device allows the user to probe the ground with one end of the tool in order to locate the burrow and determine depth and direction of said bu... | 02/06/2007 |
| D535958 | Disc player | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160248 | Optical device for viewing of cavernous and/or inaccessible spaces An optical device for viewing an object at a range of working distances. The device comprises a slender tube of a certain length and having a distal end and a proximal end. The device further comprises an imaging system disposed at the distal end and having a wide v... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157250 | Glutamic acid receptor and utilization thereof An agonist or antagonist of glutamic acid or an allosteric modulator is screened by reacting a glutamic acid receptor protein having the following properties with a substance binding thereto in the presence of a test substance and detecting the inhibition or promoti... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155011 | Encryption method, decryption method, and recording and reproducing apparatus The present invention relates to an encryption method for encrypting information including a series of multiple unit blocks, one at a time, a decryption method for decrypting multiple encrypted unit blocks, one at a time, and a recording and reproducing apparatus th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154835 | Digital signal processing method, data recording and reproducing apparatus, and data recording medium that are resistant to burst errors With two consecutive product-coded ECC blocks, EB1 and EB2, as a set, the rth row of first ECB block EB1 is followed by the rth row of second ECC block EB2 in such a way that the first row of first ECC block EB1 is followed by the ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150841 | Injection molding machine and method of controlling the injection molding machine An injection molding machine comprises a pre-pressure addition means 2 adding a pre-pressure B acting in the opposite direction of a molding material pressure A received by a screw 1 to a detection means 3 and/or the screw 1, the detectio... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147519 | Hybrid plug connector A hybrid socket (7), with a housing (2), comprises recesses and/or through channels (9). Electrical and/or optical components can be placed in said recesses and/or through channels (9), in particular optical lines (POFs), mini-coax cables... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7148478 | Electrical measurements in samples A method and device are presented for measuring the electrical properties of a specimen. The specimen is excited with high energy radiation to cause emission of internal charged particles from the specimen. Electrical power is supplied to a circuit, that is formed b... | 12/12/2006 |
| D533478 | Pendant | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149768 | 3-input arithmetic logic unit A 3-input adder/subtractor unit, having a first input for receiving a first operand A, a second input for receiving a second operand B, and a third input for receiving a third operand C. An add/subtract unit includes a control input for receiving a user-specified op... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147869 | Rapidly disintegrating tablet comprising an acid-labile active ingredient A rapidly disintegrating tablet for oral administration of acid-labile active ingredients is described. The rapidly disintegrating tablet for oral administration of an acid-labile active ingredient comprises a plurality of individual active ingredient units together... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147464 | Placing an orthodontic element on a tooth surface A method for for comparing between an orthodontic element's actual position on the surface of a tooth and a proper position comprise monitoring the element, the tooth or both once the element and the tooth are proximal to one another by an image acquisition unit whi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144858 | Antibacterial compounds and methods for treating Gram positive bacterial infections The present inventive subject matter relates to novel antibacterial compounds that are capable of inhibiting bacterial multiplication and killing living bacteria. The present inventive subject matter further relates to methods for treating Gram positive bacterial in... | 12/05/2006 |
| D533101 | Pendant | 12/05/2006 |
| 7144919 | Polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene vitamin E and process for preparation thereof The present invention relates to polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (POE-POP) vitamin E, which is prepared from vitamin E by polyethoxylation and polypropoxylation, and a method for preparing the same. The POE-POP vitamin E has a high surface activity and an excellent... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141302 | Suture material for surgery, processes for its production and the use thereof A suture material for surgery comprises one or more filaments and is formed with a coating, which is characterized in that the coating at least partly comprises a bioresorbable polymer, which is essentially formed from a random terpolymer with a completely amorphous... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137239 | Prickle chain link A cast prickle chain link element, and a prickle chain made by interconnecting a plurality of these links. Each link element includes a body, the body having at least one hole, and at least one hook formed into it, and at least one ground engaging finger projecting ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138357 | Photocatalyst containing titanium oxide, the production method and use of the same The invention relates to a photocatalyst containing titanium dioxide, to a method for using it and to its application. A sulphurous titanium dioxide hydrate precipitate is precipitated from an acid titanium oxysulphate solution at a temperature below the boiling poi... | 11/21/2006 |
| D532239 | Activity mat | 11/21/2006 |
| 7140030 | Disc drive apparatus with loading mechanism for different sized discs A disc drive apparatus is comprised of an opening portion which can insert/eject a large disc shaped medium and a small disc shaped medium, a feeding roller which pulls in a disc shaped medium being inserted to the opening portion, oscillating links which have conve... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138399 | Alkoxypyridine-derivatives The compounds of formula I in which R1 is 1–4C-alkoxy, A is 1–4C-alkylene, B represents 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl, 3H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridin-2-yl substituted by R2 and/or R3, 9H-purin-8-yl or 9H-purin-8-yl... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7136913 | Object oriented communication among platform independent systems across a firewall over the internet using HTTP-SOAP A system for communication over the internet and through a firewall utilizing a single communications protocol. A simple object access communications protocol (SOAP) is utilized. This protocol is an XML/HTTP based protocol for sending messages from one object to ano... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134727 | Sofa lovers' sofa In some embodiments of the sofa lover's sofa, a sofa or the like can have an end cushion comprising a lower stationary member approximating the height of an armrest of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an armrest of the sofa. Thus,... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7136576 | Method of and apparatus for recording search information simultaneously with encoding of data able to undergo special reproduction Video and audio data is packed as defined in the MPEG and is stored into within a video object unit as a row of packs to be reproduced within a prescribed period of time. Data cells each consisting of a plurality of units are arrayed to constitute a video object. A ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132078 | Assay apparatus Assay apparatus comprising: a moulded cartridge containing a lateral flow test strip which has a label pad containing an enzyme antibody or antigen conjugate having affinity for an analyte; a capture zone having a capture antibody or antigen having affinity for said... | 11/07/2006 |
