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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939483 | Water-soluble glass as corrosion protector in dishwashing machines Water-soluble glass as corrosion protector in dishwashing machines A zinc-containing, water-soluble glass composition comprising from 41 to 54 mole % of P2O5, 10 to 30 mole % of alkali oxides, up to 5 mole % of SO3 and up to 25 mole ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938340 | Spraying device A spraying device for spraying fragrance, pest control composition and/or a sanitizing composition held within a pressurized container, the spraying device comprising a container receiving section (13) and a switching section (10) wherein the switching... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935668 | Particulate A detergent composition comprises an MGDA containing particulate material. The MGDA particulate is at least partially coated with a coating of a water soluble/dispersible material having a melting point of less than 100° C. The coating material exhibits a pH of gre... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637274 | Dispenser for an air treatment composition | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927542 | Clothes conditioning hanger and method of using same An apparatus comprises a clothes-conditioning hanger able to condition (e.g. fragrance) clothing on the hanger. The hanger has a socket (9) beneath its apex (4), which can retain a source of conditioning agent. The hanger arms (3) contain passag... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926871 | Headrest for protecting against whiplash The invention relates to a headrest (10) for a vehicle seat, in particular for a backrest for a motor vehicle seat, said headrest essentially comprising a headrest frame or headrest casing (14) and a foam base body (356) that surrounds the headr... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635782 | Cleaning wipe | 04/12/2011 |
| 7910163 | Method for producing an adhesive strip comprising a thermally cross-linked acrylate hot-melt adhesive layer A process for producing an adhesive tape with single- or double-sided crosslinked pressure-sensitive acrylate hotmelt adhesive layer, wherein a crosslinker is added in the melt to a polyacrylate copolymer (“polyacrylate”) based on acrylic and/or methacrylic este... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909313 | Bush bearing with bearing body having an axial profile An elastomer bush bearing, wherein the bearing body (2) is encapsulated through axial flanges (4, 4′) of the outer bearing sleeve (3), with the bush bearing having an elastomer bearing body (2) with a special profile in the axial direct... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906471 | Cleaning compositions packaged in ethoxylated polyvinylalcohol materials Use of a film forming material comprising an ethoxylated poly(vinylalcohol) for the manufacturing of water-soluble packaging for a detergent composition or related material. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905895 | Surgical device for removing tissue cells from a biological structure especially for liposuction In order to reduce the required separating and suction forces on the operational handpiece (1), the slit of the nozzle (8) is inclined at an angle (A) in relation to the plane of the axis of the injection cannula (5) and the angle (A) is selecte... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903292 | Method for transmitting data in networks over data lines Bandwidth of a data line of a network is subdivided into at least two portions before or during transmission so that, while a recipient is receiving data being transmitted to the recipient from a sender over a first portion of the data line, the recipient can transm... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896930 | Process for preparing bleaching/highlighting composition and use of such compositions The present invention relates to a process for bleaching hair wherein a water free bleaching composition, preferably in form of a dust free powder or a granulate comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect is mixed with an liquid oxidi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892523 | Cosmetic process for the treatment of the skin with sun-protection products and sun-protection products combination The invention relates to a cosmetic method, whereby skin is treated with various sun products, and to a sun product combination. The inventive method is characterized by applying, prior to intensive exposure of the skin to UV radiation, a pre-sun product, then a sun... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892341 | Composition A stain repellent composition comprising a cellulose based compound which has been modified hydrophobically. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891515 | Water soluble container with rigid spacer A water-soluble container comprising a first compartment containing a first composition, a second compartment containing a second composition and a rigid spacer located in the first compartment and/or the second compartment, such that a wall or wall section of the f... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891512 | Linerless closure for a container A linerless closure mounted on a container, the closure comprising a closure top having a depending sidewall which terminates at a bottom end, the sidewall having an exterior face from which depends a circumferential skirt which extends outwardly from the sidewall h... | 02/22/2011 |
| D632991 | Ring | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890280 | Method and a system for determining a physical property as a function of position A method and system for determining a physical property as a function of position. A data series including data point from one or more channels is obtained by frequency modulation continuous wave. A number of data points correspond to Nda different values of frequen... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888845 | Device for coupling low-frequency high-power ultrasound resonators by a tolerance-compensating force-transmitting connection The invention relates to a device for coupling low-frequency high-power ultrasound resonators by a tolerance-compensating force-transmitting connection having at least one contact surface between the at least two resonators on or proximate to the oscillation maximum... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888309 | Cyclooct-(en-)yl derivatives for use as fragrances This invention relates to substituted cyclooctenes of the formula I, wherein X and R are defined in the specification. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887843 | Method for in vitro production of three-dimensional vital cartilage tissue and use thereof as transplant material The invention relates to a remarkably simple method for the in vitro production of three-dimensional, vital and mechanically stable cartilage or bone tissue and to the use thereof as a transplantation material for treating cartilage or bone defects and degenerative ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887070 | Vehicle which can tilt in turns, in particular tricycle The invention relates to a vehicle which can tilt in turns, and comprises a three-wheeled vehicle, which has a rear wheel (6) which is arranged on the longitudinal axis of the three-wheeled vehicle as well as two front wheels (3, 4) which are arranged ... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632377 | Air freshener device | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846887 | Cysteine derivatives which counteract malodour Cysteine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1-R7 are as defined in the description, and their use as malodor counteractant. Furthermore, a process of their production and consumer products comprising them are described. | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875085 | Color enhancing shampoo composition A coloring enhancing shampoo composition for hair comprising at least one cleaning and lathering surfactant selected from anionic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants and present at a concentration of 5 to 50% by weight, calculated to total composition; at least one... | 01/25/2011 |
| D631368 | Opaque aerosol dispenser | 01/25/2011 |
| 7870794 | Device for measuring a mass flow A device for measuring a mass flow (5) with guide means (4) having a surface shaped as a circular arc, across which the mass flow can flow during the measurement, and a force sensor (2), wherein the guide means (4) is supported above the ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7851942 | Circuit arrangement for supplying variable loads from three phases Disclosed is a circuit arrangement for supplying variable loads (I1, I2, M1, M2, O1, O2, O3) from three phases (L1, L2, L3), with a circuit arrangement having four groups of terminals (A11,... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850326 | Illumination device for items of furniture Illumination device (20) for box-like or chest-like items of furniture having a body, which is provided with at least one door or flap, which can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position in relation to the body or a withdrawable part, for exa... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842660 | 4-hepten-2-yl salicylate and its use as fragrance ingredient The present invention is related to 4-hepten-2-yl salicylate and its use as fragrance ingredient. ... | 11/30/2010 |
| D628067 | Trigger spray | 11/30/2010 |
| 7835753 | Electronic toll system for traffic routes, and method for the operation thereof The invention relates to an electronic toll system for traffic routes, said system being designed on the basis of commercial GSMIUMTS mobile telephones or comparable appliances such as a PDA, car phones etc., with a GSM function, and to a method for the operation th... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833757 | Method for conducting non-invasive early detection of colon cancer and/or of colon cancer precursor cells The invention relates to a method for conducting non-invasive early detection of colon cancer and/or of colon cancer precursor cells, by using primers with which mutation analyses can be carried out in selected regions of genes APC, K-ras, β-catenin and B-raf. The ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833506 | Process for the synthesis of nanosize metal-containing nanoparticles and nanoparticle dispersions The invention relates to a process for producing morphologically uniform and virtually monodisperse metal-containing nanoparticles, characterized in that the separation both in time and space of the nucleation and growth processes is achieved by regulation of the te... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828884 | Environmentally pollution-free anti-corrosion pigment composition The present invention provides an environmentally pollution-free, anti-corrosive pigment composition which is free of any heavy metal such as lead and/or chromium, which is free of zinc and/or water-soluble ions and which is excellent in the anti-corrosive effect. T... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819904 | Lumbar spine anterior scoliosis reduction surgery A method for performing minimally invasive surgery to reduce lumbar scoliosis in a patient is disclosed. The method involves performing an orthopedic exercise or maneuver on a patient to reduce scoliosis, and anchoring the ilioposoas muscles to a region of the femur... | 10/26/2010 |
| D625998 | Spray cap for an aerosol container | 10/26/2010 |
| D625996 | Spray device | 10/26/2010 |
| D625603 | Aerosol valve | 10/19/2010 |