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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185224 | Method for manufacturing dental implant components A method for making a rapid prototype of a patient's mouth to be used in the design and fabrication of a dental prosthesis. The method takes an impression of a mouth including a first installation site having a dental implant installed in the first installation site... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184692 | Distributed and automated video encoding and delivery system At a user or client site, a user initially visits a website hosted by a partner, and following an initial interaction with the website, the user is provided with various software from an administrator website. The software enables the user to download information, s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184273 | Method of determining glucose concentration of a whole blood sample A total transmission spectroscopy system for use in determining the analyte concentration in a fluid sample comprises a sample cell receiving area, a light source, a collimating lens, a first lens, a second lens, and a detector. The sample cell receiving area is ada... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184253 | Liquid crystal display device An object is to provide a liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal material exhibiting a blue phase, in order to enable a higher contrast. In a liquid crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal layer exhibiting a blue phase, a first structure... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184016 | Graphical representation of utility monitoring system having multiple monitoring points A method of graphically representing values of at least one selected parameter at multiple monitoring points in a utility system, comprises receiving data measured at the multiple monitoring points; determining the values of the selected parameter at the multiple mo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183942 | Atomic clock operating with helium 3 An atomic clock comprises helium 3 plasma as measurement medium, which is taken to the plasma state to exploit the metastable state of the material and the levels of the hyperfine structure, the lifetime of which is long and which thus enable an easier measurement t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183499 | Laser piercing method and processing apparatus A processing apparatus is provided in which a laser beam L2 is irradiated onto a processing portion of a workpiece W, and at the same time as the laser irradiation, an assist gas G is injected toward the processing portion from a nozzle 3 arranged conc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183474 | Microcomponent provided with a cavity delimited by a cap with enhanced mechanical resistance It consists of a microcomponent comprising a cavity (13) delimited by a cap (12) enclosing an active part (10) supported by a substrate (11). The cap (12) comprises a top wall (12a) comprising stiffening means with at... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182995 | Real time gene expression profiling The invention relates to methods of monitoring the amplification of one or more nucleic acid sequences of interest. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of monitoring the amplification of sequences of interest in real time. The methods disclosed herei... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182809 | Methods for treating cancer by inhibiting MIC shedding Described herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer, comprising administering to an individual having cancer an agent to prevent MIC shedding (initiated at the alpha-3 ectodomain of MIC) by a tumor cell. Also provided herein are screening assays for id... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182804 | Engineered enzymatically active bacteriophages and methods of uses thereof The present invention provides engineered bacteriophages that express at least one biofilm degrading enzyme on their surface and uses thereof for degrading bacterial biofilms. The invention also provides genetically engineered bacteriophages expressing the biofilm d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182773 | Process for separating a chemical element from uranium (VI) starting from a nitric aqueous phase, in an extraction cycle for the uranium A chemical element to be very efficiently separated from uranium starting from an acid aqueous phase, in an extraction cycle for the uranium, when this chemical element is present in said phase at a concentration less than that of the uranium, or even as a trace ele... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182347 | Gaming machine having structural members According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming machine for conducting a wagering game comprises a gaming cabinet having a front door, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a rear wall. The rear wall is adjacent to at least one of the first side wall... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182344 | Intelligent button for a gaming machine A game button includes an enclosure in which are mounted at least one variable display, a sensor, a memory, and any other components of the game button. The variable display is capable of presenting a plurality of images thereon. The memory is communicatively couple... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182338 | Wagering game with multiplier for progressive fund pool A method for playing wagering games at which players are eligible for a progressive game includes, responsive to receiving wager inputs from players, conducting wagering games in which players are eligible to win a progressive game. The method includes funding the p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182333 | Wagering game with auto-triggered player device A gaming system including an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system also includes a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game and a touch-screen input device in association with the display. In res... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182146 | Temperature measurement tube A temperature measurement tube is composite and comprises a rigid shaft (1), which is cooled so as to shield it from corrosion and from the melt, and an end-fitting (15) housing a thermocouple (9) on the end of the tube and constructed from a no... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180867 | Configuration management system for power monitoring and protection system devices A method of analyzing configuration parameters of IEDs across one or more networks in an electrical system and automatically determines whether any anomalies exist in the configuration parameters for a selected group of IEDs. A list of all IEDs in the electrical sys... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180422 | Non-invasive system and method for measuring an analyte in the body A system for determining an analyte concentration in a fluid sample (e.g., glucose) comprises a light source, a detector, and a central processing unit. The detector is adapted to receive spectral information corresponding to light returned from the fluid sample bei... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179945 | Radio transmitter device Transmitter device which includes at least: a) one delay line designed to output M signals which are delayed in relation to each other, where M is an integer greater than 1; b) a memory, designed to store at least M digital samples of a waveform, where each digital ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178656 | Silk-based drug delivery system The present invention provides for novel sustained release silk-based delivery systems. The invention further provides methods for producing such formulations. In general, a silk fibroin solution is combined with a therapeutic agent to form a silk fibroin article. T... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178438 | Manufacturing method of semiconductor device and electronic device Silicide films with high quality are formed with treatment of laser light irradiation, so that miniaturization and higher performance is achieved in a field-effect transistor that is formed over an insulating substrate and has little variation in electric characteri... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178351 | Containers for reading and handling diagnostic reagents and methods of using the same A container with a rotatable lid for reading and handling diagnostic reagents in tape form comprising a body portion, a lid portion, a continuous tape, a reagent-sensing device, and a storage device. The body portion includes an inner and outer surface. The lid port... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178348 | Chimeric antisense oligonucleotides of arabinofuranose analogue and deoxyribose nucleotides The present invention relates to novel oligonucleotide chimera used as therapeutic agents to selectively prevent gene transcription and expression in a sequence-specific manner. In particular, this invention is directed to the selective inhibition of protein biosynt... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178091 | Compositions and methods for the treatment of respiratory disorders Methods and compositions are provided for the treatment of acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis by administering inhibitors of IGF-1R signaling activity. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178069 | Basic magnesium sulfate granule, and process for production thereof Basic magnesium sulfate granules having a bulk density of 0.5-1.0 g/cm3, a mean crushing strength of 700-900 g and a water content of 3 wt. % or less which comprises agglomerated particles of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate particles and fibrous xonotolit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177778 | System and method for stabilizing corneal tissue after treatment Systems and methods stabilize corneal tissue after treatment of the corneal tissue. For example, thermokeratoplasty may be applied to the corneal tissue to address disorders associated with abnormal shaping of the cornea. To stabilize the desired structural changes ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177644 | Wagering game with fantasy-sports feature A gaming system and method of conducting a wagering game having a fantasy-sports feature on a gaming system is disclosed. A wager is received from a user to play the wagering game. A roster having one or more player is created, via user selection. A projected team s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177632 | Information flow control for gaming machines requiring server support A computing apparatus operating as a gaming machine permits wagering on games. A browser generates a request for information contained on a remote server. An intermediate client-side processing, ICSP, engine coupled with the browser receives the request and generate... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177622 | Wagering game with background modification feature A method of playing a wagering game. The method includes conducting the wagering game at a gaming terminal. A plurality of symbols is displayed, each of the plurality of symbols located in a cell of an array. In response to at least one of the plurality of symbols a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177621 | Gaming machine with skill-based compensation A gaming machine for conducting a wagering game includes a basic wagering game and a bonus wagering game. The bonus wagering game has a skill-based component that involves skill and a random component where no skill is involved. The gaming machine uses the random co... | 05/15/2012 |
| RE43393 | Method and system for creating and programming an adaptive computing engine A system for creating an adaptive computing engine (ACE) includes algorithmic elements adaptable for use in the ACE and configured to provide algorithmic operations, and provides mapping of the algorithmic operations to heterogeneous nodes. The mapping is for initia... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176082 | Search engine and indexing techniques A local search engine geographically indexes information for searching by identifying a geocoded web page of a web site and identifying at least one geocodable web page of the web site. The system identifies a geocode contained within content of the geocoded web pag... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175028 | Isolation measurement and self-oscillation prevention in TDD-OFDM repeater for wireless broadband distribution to shadowed areas A method for determining isolation status of the RF repeater is provided. A modem in the repeater registers with a base transceiver station (BTS). Uplink output levels of a donor RF transceiver are calibrated and stored in the modem. The modem is synchronized to a B... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174960 | Wireless communication system based on code spreading-orthogonal frequency division multiple access and smart antenna A time division duplex wireless communication system based on Code Spreading-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (CS-OFDMA) and a smart antenna includes: an antenna array and multichannel transceiver, a space processor, a demodulator, an L2 processor and a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174047 | Semiconductor device To improve the performance of a protection circuit including a diode formed using a semiconductor film. A protection circuit is inserted between two input/output terminals. The protection circuit includes a diode which is formed over an insulating surface and is for... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174029 | Light emitting apparatus and method for manufacturing the same The purpose of the invention is to improve reliability of a light emitting apparatus comprising TFTs and organic light emitting elements. The light emitting apparatus according to the invention having thin film transistors and light emitting elements, comprises; a s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173977 | Laser irradiation apparatus and laser irradiation method It is an object of the present invention to provide a laser irradiation apparatus and a laser irradiation method that increase energy intensity distribution in a region having low energy intensity distribution in an end region in a major-axis direction of laser ligh... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173948 | Optical coupling apparatus for a dual column charged particle beam tool for imaging and forming silicide in a localized manner An optical coupling apparatus for a dual column charged particle beam tool allowing both optical imaging of an area of an integrated circuit, as well as localized heating of the integrated circuit to form silicide. In one embodiment, optical paths from a whitelight ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173927 | High and medium voltage switch apparatus with two interrupters, having common means for actuating the movable contacts of the interrupters To control a switch apparatus having two interrupters, such as a busbar disconnector and a grounding disconnector, there is provided a rotary control shaft arranged away from, and at right angles to, the planes of straight line motion of the movable contacts, at lea... | 05/08/2012 |
