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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185408 | Health care financing system and method A system and computer implemented method for determining eligibility of a patient to receive financial assistance. The method utilizes health care financial assistance information associated with a plurality of potential health care financial assistance plans, where... | 05/22/2012 |
| 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 |
| D659119 | Audio speaker system | 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 |
| D657345 | Audio listening system | 04/10/2012 |
| D657344 | Audio listening system | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132588 | Valve A valve for use between a first fluid side and a second fluid side is disclosed herein. The valve comprises a pair of subassemblies, each one slidable between a closed position and an open position. Each subassembly comprises a first component comprising a first com... | 03/13/2012 |
| 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 |
| D654870 | Portable voltage transformer | 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 |
| 8109747 | Drive system having a variable output gerotor pump A variable output assembly including a hydraulic pump disposed on a pump running surface located on a center section, end cap or other hydraulic mounting member. The pump may be a gerotor or other rotatable pump body. A support member is disposed between the pump ru... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104277 | Pump assembly A pump apparatus for use on a vehicle or industrial application having a housing in which an end cap is disposed. Multiple hydraulic pumps driven by a prime mover are mounted on the end cap and connected to hydraulic ports formed in the end cap. An auxiliary pump ma... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103679 | Method and system for matching data sets of non-standard formats A system and method is described for receiving a plurality of non-standardized data sets and generating respective plurality of standardized profiles that can be used for efficiently comparing and matching one profile against the other plurality of profiles. One app... | 01/24/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8102988 | Method and system for dynamically terminating wireless and wireline calls between carriers A third party tandem provider that intercepts and routes voice and data traffic between telecommunications carriers, e.g., wireless carriers, local exchange carriers, and long distance carriers, by dynamically determining the actual terminating switch for a call usi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100280 | Collapsible laundry hamper A collapsible laundry hamper comprising a collapsible frame and a panel member removably attached to the frame to enclose and define the hamper. The frame includes a top frame member, a bottom frame member, and a set of elongate upright frame members disposed thereb... | 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 |
| D651871 | Manual food processor | 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 |
| 8057335 | Brake actuation assembly An emergency braking system for use in connection with a drive apparatus including a drive belt and pulley system for transferring power from a prime mover to a transmission or transaxle. The braking system includes a pulley engaged to the drive belt and a spring en... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056333 | Pump and engine configuration An engine configuration is disclosed. The engine configuration incorporates hydraulic pumps within the sump of the engine, and drives the hydraulic pumps from one of the engine shafts. A portion of the hydraulic pumps extends outside the sump of the engine so that h... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055636 | Medical image management system A method of managing medical images is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of modalities, displaying to a user at a client computer a selection comprising images associated with at least two different modaliti... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8055399 | Control systems and methods for electric motors of utility vehicles Electronic control systems and related control methods for controlling electric auxiliary motors for performing work, such as electric deck motors for mower blades. The apparatus is shown in use with a vehicle that includes a mowing deck. Features of the control sys... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8042322 | Single shaft driven multiple output vehicle A vehicle comprising a frame with an electric power source secured to the frame. The vehicle further comprises an electric motor driven by the electric power source and secured to a deck and having at least a first side and a second side formed opposite the first si... | 10/25/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8028671 | Serpentine belt system A serpentine belt system for use in connection with an engine block for an automotive engine is disclosed. A spacer, which is preferably a pair of brackets, is provided for mounting on the face of the engine block. A bridge bracket is secured to the spacer brackets,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028520 | Center section for hydraulic drive apparatus A hydraulic drive device including a center section for rotatably mounting a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor on respective running surfaces. The center section further includes a pair of ports connecting the running surfaces, where the ports are not located in th... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8011678 | Steering system for a zero-turn radius vehicle A steering apparatus for a zero-turn radius vehicle using a steering mechanism coupled to a first set of wheel assemblies by a plurality of cables. User input to the steering mechanism causes the cables to turn the first set of wheel assemblies about a vertical axis... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001883 | Return to neutral device for a hydraulic apparatus In a hydrostatic device using an axial piston pump, a yoke is mounted so that it contacts the movable swash plate of the hydrostatic transmission. The yoke is biased by a spring-type mechanism to force the swash plate to return to neutral, and the set position of th... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993212 | Golf training device A golf training device for limiting the lateral movement of a lower body of a golfer toward a target and indicating lateral movement thereof, including a vertical panel having an upper end and a lower end, the lower end having a protrusion that extends from the lowe... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988582 | Planet brake differential A drive apparatus with a housing, a first and second axle mounted in the housing and a ring gear located within the housing is provided. A brake clutch assembly is located on each axle with a planetary gear arrangement, a drive plate engaged to the planetary gear ar... | 08/02/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7987105 | Traffic based labor allocation method and system A method and system for distributing labor based upon determinations of traffic in a facility, such as a store. Daily traffic forecast information is obtained for each day within a given time period from a source of such information. Calendar and event information f... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980857 | Foldable dry erase board This invention relates generally to writing boards, and more particularly to reusable and foldable boards that permit writing to be easily removed. In one embodiment, a writing board comprises a substrate comprising a front panel, a rear panel opposite the front pan... | 07/19/2011 |
