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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7235988 | Method for generating high-contrast images of semiconductor sites via one-photon optical beam-induced current imaging and confocal reflectance microscopy A method is disclosed that permits the generation of exclusive high-contrast images of semiconductor sites in an integrated circuit sample (19). It utilizes the one-photon optical beam-induced current (1P-OBIC) image and confocal reflectance image of the samp... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230193 | Jerk-initiated switch A jerk-initiated switch includes a housing having an inner housing wall which defines an accommodation chamber therein. First and second terminals are disposed to define a switching action enabling path of a straight length that crosses the accommodation chamber. A ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7428037 | Optical component that includes a material having a thermal longitudinal expansion with a zero crossing There is provided an optical component. The optical component includes a material having a surface that heats to a maximum temperature (Tmax) when subjected to radiation. The material has a temperature-dependent coefficient of thermal expansion (α(T)) of... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424848 | High speed cooking device and method A cooking device that is capable of rapidly cooking food products such as in toasting bread products or cooking pizza. The cooking device uses air impingement from above and/or below the food product. In some cases an infrared heater is additionally used to impart a... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426402 | System and method for connecting peripheral devices with mobile communication terminal Disclosed is a system for connecting peripheral devices with a mobile communication terminal that can implement connections between various mobile communication terminals and peripheral devices. The system according to the present invention has a connecting part for... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419280 | Illumination assembly An illumination assembly includes a first diode row having first and second multi-chip LED units, and a second diode row having third and fourth multi-chip LED units. The first through fourth multi-chip LED units each includes red, green, and blue LEDs. Light of the... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7407575 | Filtering structure for swimming pool A filtering structure intended to be incorporated a vertical swimming pool wall has a filtering device and a pumping device with the pumping device having an electrical part, including an electric motor, and a hydraulic part equipped with a turbine. The filtering st... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404601 | Light-weight foldable chair for leisure This invention relates to a light-weight foldable chair for leisure with seat and backrest loop capable to be folded once, which can be used in households, outdoors, in a courtyard, in a park and at the beach. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404472 | Disc brake caliper An opposed piston disc brake caliper has a caliper housing arranged for mounting brake shoes on each of opposite sides of a rotor. The rotor in use is disposed between the brake shoes with each brake shoe having a backing plate and a friction lining applied to the b... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400699 | Illumination system with raster elements of different sizes There is provided an illumination system for lithography with wavelengths of ≦193 mn. The system comprises a first optical element, which is divided into first raster elements and lies in a first plane. The first plane defines an x-direction and a y-direction, the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7395909 | Dual function handlebar mounted actuator A dual function handlebar mounted actuator has first and second function operating devices arranged for activation by movement of a hand operated lever arrangement. The first and second functions operating devices are linked so that a combined first and second funct... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392986 | Method and apparatus for card game A method for playing a competitive card game simulating combat between a first character and a second character has the step of providing a stack of playing cards for each player with each card representing at least one specific character. Each card has games on the... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391518 | Device and method for the determination of the quality of surfaces The present invention relates to a device and method for making quantified determinations of the quality of surfaces and wherein the device comprises an optical system with a first optical means and a second optical means as well as a control and evaluation means an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388273 | Reprogrammable fuse structure and method A reversible fuse structure in an integrated circuit is obtained through the implementation of a fuse cell having a short thin line of phase change materials in contact with via and line structures capable of passing current through the line of phase change material... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381469 | Coated object The invention relates to a coated object in which coatings remain of a constant and unchanged high quality despite operating temperatures of more than 350° C. This is achieved with interlayers which deliberately interrupt and thereby stabilize the morphology of the... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380729 | Dispensing method In a method for cleaning a liquid delivery device such as a dispensing or pipetting device, the liquid chamber can be flushed in a cleaning step. To remove gas bubbles which might exist in the liquid chamber, for example, the liquid in the liquid chamber is vibrated... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378279 | Examination device and method for examination of chemical and/or biological samples An analyzing device for analyzing chemical and/or biological samples comprises a plurality of base parts, e. g. object holders, in a receiving device. The base parts are closed by a lid which is configured such that each base part and the lid form a test chamber for... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374300 | Metal reflector and process for producing it The invention provides a process for producing a high-precision reflector and its coating. A reflector is produced from a solid material using a material-removing process and is coated with a cold-light mirror layer. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7370647 | Ovens with catalytic converters An oven comprises: a cooking chamber defined by chamber walls; a baffle plate mounted within the cooking chamber for directing the flow of air within the cooking chamber, said baffle plate being provided with at le... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362414 | Optical system having an optical element that can be brought into at least two positions There is provided an optical system including an optical element having a first used area and a second used area on which impinge rays of a light bundle, and a device for moving the optical element between a first position and a second position. The light bundle imp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7346998 | Foot measuring method There is provided a foot measuring system that includes a support surface for a foot, a plurality of movable measurement structures, an inflatable diaphragm for contacting the first end of each structure and forcing a movement of each structure from an initial posit... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343743 | Exhaust-gas return system for an internal-combustion machine and method of returning exhaust gas An exhaust gas return system for an internal-combustion machine which comprises a low-pressure supply line extending from an inlet From the compressor. a high-pressure supply line extends to the internal-combustion machine. From the internal-combustion machine a hig... | 03/18/2008 |
| D563086 | Tread pattern | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335859 | Combination toaster/caramelizer oven A combination toaster/caramelizer oven for treating food products comprising: a housing; at least one heating element; a removable platen; and at least one conveyor disposed opposite the platen for conveying the food products through the housing, wherein the platen ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7319244 | Lens assembly for sideward light emission A lens assembly for sideward light emission includes a lens and a lens cap. The lens has a cup portion, an open end portion, and first and second refracting portions. The cup portion surrounds a light source. The open end portion defines an opening. The first refrac... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7310957 | Ice machine with remote monitoring A commercial ice making machine having an electronic monitoring device which captures the operating status and production history of the ice machine. The ice production history of the machine is communicated via telephony and/or the Internet on a regular recurring b... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303550 | Disposable syringe with a retractable needle A disposable syringe includes a tubular needle seat inserted into a barrel for fixing a needle cannula. The needle seat has an axially extending cavity with a radially yieldable catch disposed therein. A plunger is movable in the barrel, and has an engaging head def... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298783 | Method of compressing sounds in mobile terminals A method of compressing sounds in mobile terminals according to the present invention transforms pulse code modulations (PCM) codes, which are source data of bell sounds using recorded sounds or voice memos and are generated by sampling the sounds, through applying ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298211 | Power amplifying apparatus A push-pull amplifier includes a pair of transistors, wherein each of the transistors has a control terminal, a first terminal, and a second terminal. A current that flows between the first terminal and the second terminal is controlled in accordance with signals ap... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296858 | Vehicle seat armrest assembly An armrest assembly having a fastening plate connected to a vehicle seat; a hinge device connected to the fastening plate; and an armrest connected removably to the hinge device and movable between a work position, in which the armrest is tilted and projects with re... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7297125 | Chest brace to prevent collapse of chest wall A chest brace and method of using same that prevents the chest wall from buckling inwards during patient breathing by providing a distending force on the patient's thorax. The chest brace also restores the normal anterior-to-posterior chest dimensions by providing a... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278404 | Fuel supply system and a method for controlling the fuel supply A fuel supply system for supplying an internal combustion engine with fuel comprises an electric fuel pump arranged with a fuel tank. A fuel line leading to the internal combustion engine is connected with the fuel pump. A return line returning fuel toward the fuel ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275387 | Integrated ice and beverage dispenser An ice cube-making machine that is characterized by noiseless operation at the location where ice cubes are dispensed and be lightweight packages for ease of installation. The ice cube-making machine has an evaporator package, a separate compressor package and a sep... | 10/02/2007 |
| D551054 | Bicycle bar grip | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269446 | Hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal Disclosed is a hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, disclosed is a hands-free signal processing device in a mobile communication terminal, which may separate hands-free signals, such as a microphone signal and an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262144 | Photostructurable body and process for treating a glass and/or a glass-ceramic The invention relates to a photostructurable body, in particular glass or glass-ceramic, in which the glass is a multicomponent glass and/or the glass-ceramic is a multicomponent glass-ceramic, in each case having a positive change in refractive index Δn as a resul... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258881 | Conveyorized oven with moisture laden air impingement and method A conveyor oven having a heating chamber and an oven chamber. A conveyor is disposed in the oven chamber to convey food products between an entry port and an exit port. An air impingement assembly is disposed to provide jets of impingement air toward the food produc... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259720 | Internal antenna for a mobile handset The present invention relates to an internal antenna for a mobile handset comprising: a feeding pin for power supply; an upper radiating patch connected to the feeding pin, having a first upper patch portion and a second upper patch portion, which receive power supp... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256239 | Polymer film A film of a polyethylene produced by polymerization catalysed by a single site catalyst and comprising as comonomers to ethylene at least two C4-12 alpha olefins, preferably but-1-ene and hex-1-ene. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247598 | Nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst and its preparation method This invention describes a nano-scale magnetic solid base catalyst and its preparation method. The catalyst involves a magnetic core coated with a solid base active layer. The synthesis of the nano-scale magnetic cores was first carried out using a rapid nucleation ... | 07/24/2007 |
