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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939128 | Strength loss indicator for synthetic yarns A webbing formed of synthetic yarns having an indicator for indicating exposure to ultraviolet light which results in strength loss of said synthetic yarns. The strength loss indicator comprises a strip extending along at least a portion of the webbing. The strip in... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935870 | Plants and seeds of spring canola variety SCV354718 A canola line designated SCV354718 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of canola line SCV354718, to the plants of canola SCV354718, to plant parts of canola line SCV354718 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing canola line SCV3... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935338 | Antibodies to treat cancer Compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer, particularly melanoma, myeloma, small cell lung cancer, thymic lymphoma, T-cell lymphoma, B-cell lymphoma, osteosarcoma, and acute T-cell leukemia, are disclosed. Illustrative compositions include one or more ant... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935181 | Corrosion resistant coatings with modified metal salts of corrosion resisting organic anions A corrosion-responsive agent comprising a neutralized metal salt of a corrosion inhibiting organic anion and methods of making and using it are described. ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934546 | 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... | 05/03/2011 |
| D636895 | Gangway handrail | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927357 | Adjustable length implant A method and apparatus for providing an adjustable length surgical implant is provided, wherein the surgical implant is readily adjustable by a surgeon using a surgical tool sized for use with the surgical implant. Adjustment of the surgical implant further requires... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922216 | High-pressure threaded union with metal-to-metal seal, and metal ring gasket for same A metal ring gasket provides a high-pressure temperature tolerant metal-to-metal seal between subcomponents of a threaded union. The metal ring gasket is received in an annular cavity formed between mating surfaces of the subcomponents of the threaded union. The met... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921923 | 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... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7905293 | Hybrid wellhead system and method of use A hybrid wellhead system is assembled using a plurality of threaded unions, such as spanner nuts or hammer unions, for securing respective tubular heads and a flanged connection for securing a flow control stack to a top of a tubing head spool. The tubing head spool... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900937 | Locking chuck A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body constructed of aluminum and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative comm... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896087 | Method of subsurface lubrication to facilitate well completion, re-completion and workover A method of subsurface lubrication facilitates well completion, re-completion and workover while increasing safety and reducing expense. The method involves using a subsurface lubricator mounted to a wellhead of the cased wellbore to lubricate a downhole tool string... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892798 | Nucleic acid molecules encoding metabolic regulatory proteins from , useful for increasing the production of methionone by a microorganism Isolated nucleic acid molecules, which encode novel metabolic regulatory proteins from Corynebacterium glutamicum are described. These nucleic acid molecules are involved in the biosynthesis of a fine chemical, e.g., methionine biosynthesis. The invention als... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892793 | Allele-specific RNA interference Human diseases caused by dominant, gain-of-function mutations develop in heterozygotes bearing one mutant and one wild-type copy of a gene. Because the wild-type gene often performs important functions, whereas the mutant gene is toxic, any therapeutic strategy must... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892682 | Fuel cell system and method for controlling air-flow rate therein A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell for generating electricity using a chemical reaction between hydrogen and air supplied thereto; a diluter for diluting hydrogen discharged from the fuel cell with air discharged from the fuel cell; a request load air amount c... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887836 | Compositions and methods for treating lymphoma This invention provides methods for treating neoplasias in a mammal. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating various types of lymphomas, including relapsed forms of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. These methods involve the administration of liposome-encap... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886836 | Fire suppression systems Fires may be detected and suppressed by placing fire detectors proximate natural flow paths from inlets to outlets of a fire zone. The fire detectors may be placed adjacent, and preferably downstream, of regions, along the flow paths, likely to become flame holding ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886833 | System and method for low-pressure well completion A low-pressure wellhead system with tubular heads and mandrels secured independently using threaded unions. A casing mandrel is secured to a wellhead by a first threaded union. Likewise, a tubing head spool is secured to the casing mandrel using a threaded union. A ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845857 | 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... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845651 | Locking chuck A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body and a plurality of jaws moveably disposed with respect to the body in communication with the body's axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is rotatably mounted about the body in operative communication with the jaws ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845619 | Two-part back cap for a plug valve and plug valves incorporating same A two-part back cap for a plug valve includes a back cap seal body and a back cap retainer nut. The back cap retainer nut secures the back cap seal body within the plug valve and securely supports the back cap seal body. A gap between an outer periphery of the back ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879822 | Stabilized sulforaphane A method of stabilizing sulforaphane is provided. The method includes contacting sulforaphane, or an analog thereof, and a cyclodextrin to form a complex between the sulforaphane, or analog thereof, and the cyclodextrin. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878309 | Quick release hand brake A brake mechanism comprises a housing, a first handle, a first shaft mounted in the housing having at least one gear rotationally fixed thereon, a second gear rotatably mounted in the housing in operative engagement with the first shaft, a locking mechanism, and a c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877893 | Measurement of micromovements A micromovement measuring device has a first element such as a probe tip or flat plate coupled to a test body (107) the movement of which is to be measured. A second element (104) is located adjacent to the first element, to form a gap (108) the... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877308 | Method and system for using risk tolerance and life goal preferences and rankings to enhance financial projections A system and method directed to improving efforts to plan for investor life goals. The method combines unique approaches of assessing investor risk tolerance using utility theory and investor preferences using conjoint analysis, Analytic Hierarchy Process (“AHP”... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874371 | Subsurface lubricator and method of use A subsurface lubricator facilitates well completion, re-completion and workover while increasing safety and reducing expense. The subsurface lubricator includes a bi-directional packoff tool on its bottom end. Short hydraulic cylinders lubricate the subsurface lubri... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861620 | 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... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857221 | RFID tag system A system for applying radio frequency identification tags on which are disposed respective barcodes includes a processor and a plurality of representations of the items accessible by the processor. Each representation is associated with at least one of the barcodes ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857062 | Configurable wellhead system with permanent fracturing spool and method of use A configurable wellhead system is used to efficiently accomplish well completion, re-completion or workover. The configurable wellhead system includes a permanent fracturing spool that is mounted to a casing head of the well and provides a high pressure seal around ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7849728 | Fueling system vapor recovery and containment performance monitor and method of operation thereof A method and apparatus for monitoring and determining fuel vapor recovery performance is disclosed. The dispensing of liquid fuel into a tank by a conventional gas pump nozzle naturally displaces a mixture of air and fuel ullage vapor in the tank. These displaced va... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842637 | Electroactivated film with polymer gel electrolyte An electroactivated film and methods for its production are described, where the film includes a first electrode that is spaced apart from a second electrode, a water insoluble electrically conductive medium which is permeable to moisture and oxygen, which comprises... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837200 | 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... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836630 | Method of protecting seeds treated with a phytotoxic agent A method of improving germination rate in pesticide-treated plant seeds involves forming a pesticide-free polymer coating on a plant seed before treating the seed with a pesticide, where the type of polymer and the coating thickness are designed to block phytotoxic ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835769 | Wireless point to multipoint system A patch array antenna includes a planar base on which is defined a ground plane and feed positions that are electrically isolated from the ground plane. A plurality of patch elements are configured to resonate over a predetermined frequency range. Each patch element... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832601 | Dispensing container with nipple dispensing head A dispensing container fillable with a liquid includes a squeezable reservoir for holding the liquid prior to dispensing; a nipple dispensing head which is integral with the squeezable reservoir and having a distal end and a proximal end; an outlet at the distal end... | 11/16/2010 |
| D627206 | Tool handle | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829822 | Electric blanket and system and method for making an electric blanket An electric blanket has a woven web of warp and weft fibers. At least a portion of the warp fibers are electrically conductive. At least a portion of the weft fibers are electrically conductive and interweave with the electrically conductive warp fibers at a first a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828053 | Multipart frac head with replaceable components A multipart frac head with replaceable components permits the frac head to be refurbished in the field. In one embodiment, a bottom leg of the multipart frac head is replaceable. In another embodiment, inlet ports of the frac head are also replaceable. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823741 | Container with locking system A container includes a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open side. The container includes first and second doors. At least one first latch unit is operatively associated with the first door and is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position.... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820654 | Pyrimidine compounds, process for their preparation and compositions containing them The present invention is directed to a compounds, methods and compositions for making the compounds and methods of treating a variety of diseases and disease states including atherosclerosis, arthritis, restenosis, diabetic nephropathy, or dyslipidemia, or disease s... | 10/26/2010 |
