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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151510 | Partial optical sighting device Apparatus, assemblies, and methods for sighting objects disclosed. A sighting device includes a segmented optic and a reticle. The reticle is optically aligned with the segmented object and is magnified by the segmented optic. A body structure supports the segmented... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8132095 | Auditing a website with page scanning and rendering techniques An automated website analysis system includes mechanisms for automatically reviewing a website and identifying various features of the website. In one implementation, the analysis system can rely at least in part on the actual downloading and rendering of each page ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124863 | Stringed instrument practice device The present invention extends to handheld practice devices for practicing to play stringed instruments. More specifically, the present invention relates to a practice device that may assist a user in learning how to properly finger and play a stringed musical instru... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124783 | Process for producing 1-benzyl-4-[5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanon-2-yl)methyl] piperidine or its salt thereof via novel intermediate Disclosed herein the process for producing 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanon-2yl)methyl]piperidine or its salt thereof employing novel intermediates. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124403 | Tube ports and related container systems A tube port includes a tubular first stem having an interior surface and an exterior surface extending between a first end and a longitudinally spaced apart second end. The interior surface bounds a passage that longitudinally extends through the first stem. The tub... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114184 | Honeycomb ceramic particulate filtration substrate, a particulate filter and a filtration system as well as production methods thereof A honeycomb ceramic filtration substrate, a filter made of the said substrate and a filter system made of the said filter and their production methods are published in the present invention. The said substrates are extruded with a paste comprising (by portion): SiC:... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8095600 | Inter-proximity communication within a rendezvous federation The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating inter-proximity communication within a rendezvous federation. Nodes maintain collateral ring set entry tables that include collateral rings and corresponding entry node... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093871 | Power distribution system control and monitoring In one example embodiment, a power control system includes one or more stages, a plurality of primary busbars operatively coupled to the one or more stages, and an intelligent controller operatively coupled to the one or more stages. Each of the one or more stages i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092503 | Polyaxial screw system A polyaxial screw system includes a drive cap having a partition wall with a first side and an opposing second side, a passage extending through the partition wall. A sleeve projects from the second side of the partition wall, the sleeve and partition wall bounding ... | 01/10/2012 |
| D644030 | Applicator with ergonomic handle design | 08/30/2011 |
| RE42256 | Method and apparatus for performing a clean background subtraction A background subtraction apparatus of the present invention includes a key point locator for locating key points on a known object type, a boundary point locator for locating boundary points of the known object that make up the edges of the known object, and an edge... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7842079 | Apparatus for a stent having an expandable web structure and delivery system The present invention provides a stent comprising a tubular flexible body having a wall with a web structure that is expandable from a contracted delivery configuration to deployed configuration. The web structure comprises a plurality of neighboring web patterns, w... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841683 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus which mounts a printing medium on a conveyor belt, conveys it to a printing area, and carries out printing by ejecting a liquid onto the printing medium from nozzles of a liquid ejection head, includes: a tension imparter which imparts tension t... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836427 | Tree-based rule composition with natural language inline editing A system, method and user interface facilitating hierarchical (e.g., tree-based) rule composition with natural language inline editing. For example, the system can combine a familiar hierarchical structure, such as a computer tree, and inline editing of natural lang... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830500 | Optoelectric angle-measuring device An optoelectric angle-measuring device has a code carrier having a position code which can be detected optically as well as a scanning device in the form of a light-sensitive row or area for detecting the position code and generating a position-dependent scanning si... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828090 | Drill bits with enclosed fluid slots and internal flutes Core drill bits with long crown heights are described herein. The core drill bits have a series of slots or openings that are not located at the tip of the crown and are therefore enclosed in the body of the crown. The slots may be staggered and/or stepped throughou... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7814016 | Personal teller system and method of remote interactive and personalized banking Systems and methods for providing personalized services to remote customers using personal teller machines (PTM) from a centralized call center. The customer initiates the transaction providing identification at a PTM. The identification of the customer is verified ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799128 | High early strength pozzolan cement blends A high early strength pozzolan cement includes larger sized pozzolan particles and smaller sized hydraulic cement particles which contain tricalcium silicate (e.g., Portland cement). Particles larger than 10 μm are predominantly (50%, 65%, 75%, 85% or 95%) pozzolan... | 09/21/2010 |
| RE41675 | Power charging system and related apparatus A power charging system for charging portable electric devices. The power charging system includes a plurality of transformers for transforming a plurality of different input voltages into a standard DC (direct current) voltage. The charging system also includes a p... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7757812 | Universal belay device The present invention provides a universal belay device for providing safety to mountain and rock climbers. The belay device allows a belayer to selectively operate the device in any of a plurality of modes. In an auto-locking mode, a fall by a climber automatically... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755814 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a control unit, and a pattern region. The reading unit moves a linear reading range, which is provided in a main scanning direction, in a sub-scanning direction that intersects with the main scanning direction whil... | 07/13/2010 |
| RE41411 | Method and system for filtering electronic messages The present invention provides a system and method for filtering unsolicited electronic commercial messages. A system and method according to the present invention for screening out unsolicited commercial messages comprises the steps of receiving a message from a se... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7740563 | Elliptical exercise machine with integrated anaerobic exercise system A combined anaerobic and aerobic exercise system comprises a multi-part frame, for example a telescoping frame, or a pivoting frame. The aerobic system may include an elliptical exercise device, while the anaerobic system may include a cable-based system wherein res... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7703871 | Liquid ejecting device and method of controlling liquid ejecting device A liquid ejecting device includes a head unit group in which head units are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to a first direction in which a head unit having a nozzle group formed by aligning nozzles that eject liquids and a landing target relatively mov... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698099 | Relating to monitoring A method of monitoring radioactive emissions which includes obtaining a data set, the data set including a record of an event together with an indication of the time of the event and/or the detector which detected the event. The method also includes processing the d... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695542 | Fiber-containing diamond-impregnated cutting tools Fibers for diamond-impregnated cutting tools and their associated methods for manufacture and use are described. The cutting tools contain a diamond-impregnated cutting portion that contains fibers made from carbon, glass, ceramic, polymer, and the like. The fibers ... | 04/13/2010 |
| D608476 | Architectural panel with unraveled string | 01/19/2010 |
| D608029 | Architectural panel with uneven surface | 01/12/2010 |
| D608026 | Architectural panel with plant stem and leaf | 01/12/2010 |
| D608022 | Architectural panel with large blade grass and flower | 01/12/2010 |
| 7615276 | Architectural resin panel with three-dimensional patterns A decorative architectural panel can be formed using multiple image layers to create one or more three-dimensional effects in a final product. In particular, a reference image layer comprises an extruded sheet having an artistically-designed reference image formed t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7607854 | Variable angle standoff A variable angle standoff in accordance with an implementation of the present invention includes one or more bearing interfaces, which, in concert with other beveled components (e.g., beveled rings), fastens about a wide range of panel and/or object dimensions. In o... | 10/27/2009 |
| RE40881 | Rotational split adaptor A rotational split adaptor for engaging with gold-plated contacts of a communication socket is introduced to comprise a common plug, a socket assembly and a rotational joint. The common plug further includes a plug end for engaging with the communication socket and ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7550057 | Architectural laminate panel with embedded compressible objects and methods for making the same A decorative laminate panel comprises compressible objects embedded inside, wherein the compressible objects would be flattened in unnatural shapes under conventional processes. For example, an exemplary decorative laminate product comprises thatch reed, willow reed... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7547073 | Modular furniture assembly The invention relates to a modular furniture assembly that is convenient and versatile. One embodiment of the modular furniture assembly comprises a base and a transverse member manually, detachably coupled to the base by a coupler. The base and the transverse membe... | 06/16/2009 |
| 6931801 | Live recovery storage structure A live recovery storage structure for holding bulk material includes a housing having a side boundary wall with an inverted substantially U-shaped or V-shaped transverse cross section that extends between a first end wall and an opposing second end wall. The housing... | 08/23/2005 |
| 7507158 | Force feedback mechanism for gamepad device A hand-held input device provides a directional force feedback that acts on a housing of the device. The input device includes a threaded shaft that is rotatably driven by an electric motor. The motor causes a mass to move in response to a control signal received fr... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7481656 | Optical transceiver PCB mounting system having EMI containment features A mounting system for securing a printed circuit board in a communication module, such as an optical transceiver module, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the transceiver module includes an outer shell and an enclosure that cooperate to contain the printed circuit bo... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7458224 | Air conditioning system Implementations of the present invention include systems, methods, and apparatus for improving the fuel efficiency (mpg/kpl) of a motor vehicle during those times when the vehicle air conditioning system is operating. Whenever the driver takes his foot off the gas, ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7367888 | Player trust system and method A trust rating factor (TRF) based upon data collected for players participating in previous online games sessions is used in determining official results for an online game session when different results are reported by the participants. Counters corresponding to ea... | 05/06/2008 |
