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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824857 | Methods and compositions for diagnosing epithelial cell cancer Provided is a method for detecting metastases of epithelial cancers, comprising detecting in non-primary tissue overexpression of a nucleic acid of KS1/4, or detecting in non-primary tissue overexpression of a combination of nucleic acids of KS1/4 and PIP, of nuclei... | 11/02/2010 |
| 6951113 | Variable rate and clarity ice making apparatus The icemaker presented here may use a microcontroller, and solid state refrigeration and heat transfer elements to create ice cube qualities ranging from “clear ice” to “fast ice” in a smooth, user selectable continuum. In one embodiment, this may be accompl... | 10/04/2005 |
| D579833 | Ergonomic bike shifter | 11/04/2008 |
| 7434542 | Small animal mount assembly The small-animal mount assembly of the present invention can include a table member suitable for mounting a small animal. The table member can be selectively positionable into a desired table plane and can comprise at least one ECG pad and/or at least one grid of el... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426904 | Small-animal mount assembly The small-animal mount assembly of the present invention can include a table member suitable for mounting a small animal. The table member can be selectively positionable into a desired table plane and can comprise at least one ECG pad and/or at least one grid of el... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425818 | Apparatus for connecting a prime mover driven alternator to a circuit with an existing alternating current The present invention provides a connector arrangement operative to connect a prime mover driven alternator to an alternating current circuit with an existing alternating current. For example, the connector arrangement may be used to connect an alternator driven by ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413683 | Sulfonated conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a sulfonated conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane... | 08/19/2008 |
| D574500 | Disposable microporation porator | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407699 | Extruded polypropylene sheets containing beta spherulites Improved extruded polypropylene sheets containing a high level of beta crystallinity and A process for making such sheets are disclosed herein. The polypropylene sheets comprise a resinous polymer of propylene and an effective amount of beta spherulites. Uniaxially ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406818 | Yarn manufacturing apparatus and method The present invention is an apparatus and method of making yarn for carpet that exhibits a high degree of color pop. More specifically, in one aspect, the present invention comprises an apparatus and method that comprises supplying a plurality of yarns, false-twist ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403562 | Model based rate control for predictive video encoder A rate control algorithm for a predictive video encoder is provided to accurately control the coding rate while requiring a small complexity. The algorithm assumes the video encoder to consist of two processors, pre-processor and main processor, and the rate control... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401855 | Seat with ergomechanics A seat with a backrest and sitting surface, in particular for motor vehicles, wherein the backrest comprises a backrest frame and, disposed between it, elements forming an S-shaped backrest with a shoulder area that can be reconfigured in the forwards and backwards ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403978 | Systems and methods for determining, collecting, and using geographic locations of internet users A method of determining a geographic location of an Internet user involves determining if the host is on-line, determining ownership of the host name, and then determining the route taken in delivering packets to the user. Based on the detected route, the method pro... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7392205 | System and method for directing and instructing customers to deal with specific merchants using incentives A buyer-seller matching system that uses incentives to verify commissions from matching the buyer with a seller. An item locator system that comprises a repository of information about items for purchase may be provided over a network for users to access information... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7392080 | Transdermal drug delivery patch system, method of making same and method of using same The invention provides for a transdermal drug delivery device for forming a drug delivery patch system comprising: a) an actuator comprising: i) an outer body defining a top of the actuator, the outer b... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390441 | Sulfonated conducting polymer-grafted carbon material for fuel cell applications A composition comprising particulate carbonaceous material and a sulfonated conducting polymer containing hetero atoms. The composition can further comprise a metal. Devices comprising the composition can be constructed including supported electrocatalysts, membrane... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384797 | Resonant optical cavities for high-sensitivity high-throughput biological sensors and methods Biosensors including resonant optical cavities. The resonant optical cavities are shaped so as to generate whispering gallery modes, which increase the quality factors of the cavities and facilitate the detection of analytes in a sample with enhanced sensitivity. Th... | 06/10/2008 |
| D569577 | Wrist band | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378472 | Injection moulding polymer The use of a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising as comonomers to ethylene at least two C4-12 alpha olefins in injection molding. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7378614 | Heat rod assembly and pre-heater for vehicles including the same A heat rod assembly for preheating internal air of a vehicle by using heat generated from a positive temperature coefficient (PCT) device and a pre-heater for vehicles including the same, in which components of the heat rod assembly and the pre-heater are grouped as... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376677 | System and method for generating de-identified health care data A system and method for creating a unique alias associated with an individual identified in a health care database such that health care data, and particularly pharmaceutical-related data, can be efficiently gathered and analyzed. The system has a first data store f... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373759 | Cable tray support assembly A cable tray support assembly for a raised floor system which has a plurality of support pedestals and a platform section. Each support pedestal has an elongated stringer member, a first upright channel member, and an opposing second upright channel member. The stri... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372937 | Systems and methods of non-standard spiral cone-beam computed tomograpy (CT) Provided herein are methods of reconstructing an image from projection data provided by a tomography scanner that is based on geometric optics comprising scanning an object in a cone-beam imaging geometry following a non-standard spiral path or a general piecewise s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373261 | Portable hydrant meter and system of use thereof The meter system having a portable water meter that is releaseably mountable onto a discharge nozzle of the fire hydrant and a flow sensor that senses the water flow rate passing therethrough the portable water meter. A processor receives, processes, and/or stores d... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372306 | Method and apparatus for stability control using fast excitation in circuits having elements with negative differential resistance A method and state stabilizer for enhancing computing functionality by using fast excitations are described. The state stabilizer includes a voltage source for producing fast excitations having an associated excitation amplitude. An electronic device having an assoc... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364868 | Krüppel-like transcriptional factor KLF4/GKLF and uses thereof The present invention proivdes methods of identifying new carcinoma oncogenes or analyzing functions of known carcinoma oncogenes by transformation of RK3E cells. Also provided are methods of using nuclear localization of Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4, or termed Gut-... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365701 | System and method for generating a genetically engineered configuration for at least one antenna and/or frequency selective surface An optimal configuration for at least one antenna and/or at least one frequency selective surface is generated. A configuration of elements is generated by selecting a simple configuration of at least one element and applying a genetic algorithm to the simple config... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366011 | Power consumption minimization in magnetic random access memory by using the effect of hole-mediated ferromagnetism A low-power memory device that uses hole-mediated ferromagnetism creates substantial advantages over conventional systems. Some of these advantages include reducing power consumption by several orders of magnitude and facilitating wireless monitoring of memory cells... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363350 | Systems and methods for determining, collecting, and using geographic locations of internet users A method of determining a geographic location of an Internet user involves determining if the host is on-line, determining ownership of the host name, and then determining the route taken in delivering packets to the user. Based on the detected route, the method pro... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359687 | System and method for obtaining comprehensive vehicle radio listener statistics A system, apparatus, method and computer program product to obtain comprehensive vehicle radio listener statistics based on parameters such as radio status (e.g., on/off status and CD/Tape/AM/FM setting), radio volume, station preset information, current frequency s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358047 | Methods of forming circular nucleic acid probes and uses thereof The present invention relates generally to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes and, more particularly, to a method of amplifying closed circular nucleic acid probes by rolling circle amplification. The method of the present invention is useful... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357051 | Ratchet-type adjustment device A ratchet-type adjustment device for the ratcheting displacement of an adjustment body with respect to a fixed base element having an oblong actuating element, where the actuating element can be displaced along linear toothed portions, which are fitted to the adjust... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356453 | Computerized pattern texturing A system and method for merging carpet design image patterns in order to create a custom-designed patterned carpet image. A customized carpet image is defined by identifying a plurality of carpet design fields within a carpet and selecting a distinct design pattern ... | 04/08/2008 |
| D565232 | Luminaire | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349989 | Systems and methods for determining, collecting, and using geographic locations of internet users A method of determining a geographic location of an Internet user involves determining if the host is on-line, determining ownership of the host name, and then determining the route taken in delivering packets to the user. Based on the detected route, the method pro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343925 | Device and method for extracting liquid samples The invention relates to a device and a method for extracting liquid samples from containers (1) and/or tubes filled with a medium (2), especially from fermenters, via a filter membrane (5) by means of a partial vacuum. Said filter membrane (... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341359 | Lighting device using cold cathode fluorescent lamp Disclosed herein is a lighting device using a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL), which has reduced size and volume and concentrates light from the CCFL, thus enhancing its luminance. The lighting device includes a casing which is open on a surface thereof, thus h... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341726 | Modified HCV peptide immunogens Provided are an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence DLMGYIPAV (SEQ ID NO: 1), an isolated HCV core polypeptide comprising an L→A substitution at amino acid position 139, an isolated HCV core polypeptide having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337061 | Location monitoring and transmitting device, method, and computer program product using a simplex satellite transmitter A device, method, and computer program product for monitoring and transmitting a location and a local status of a remote device using a simplex satellite transmitter. The monitoring device includes a position location unit, a simplex satellite transmitter, a power s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331528 | Smartcard and method for production of a smartcard The invention relates to a smart card and also to a method of producing such a smart card having a card body (11), at least one recess (12a, 12b) arranged therein for receiving at least one chip module (16) having module con... | 02/19/2008 |
