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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D649312 | Mop pad | 11/22/2011 |
| D633178 | Valve block | 02/22/2011 |
| D632855 | Cleaning cloth with corner pocket | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882855 | Air flow path for an air impingement finger duct An impinging air duct that comprises one or more ramps disposed within. The ramps direct air entering the duct through columnating orifices, and helps to provide an even flow of air out of the orifices, along the length of the duct. The angle of the ramp and the loc... | 02/08/2011 |
| D628078 | Container | 11/30/2010 |
| 7763286 | Composition comprising an extract of and tiarellic acid isolated therefrom having antiinflammatory, antiallergic and antiasthmatic activity The present invention relates to a composition comprising an extract of Tiarella polyphylla, and tiarellic acid isolated therefrom having anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and anti-asthmatic activity. The extract of Tiarella polyphylla and the tiarellic... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7747706 | System and methods for completion of attempts to access content A content consumption session completion system and method useful in conjunction therewith, the system comprising an apparatus for detecting uncompleted content consumption sessions by monitoring consumption of data services by a user and logging information regardi... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746163 | Stabilized DC power supply circuit A stabilized DC power supply circuit comprises an error amplifier circuit, an output amplifier circuit, an output voltage division circuit, and a reference voltage circuit. A bias current boost circuit capable of stabilized operation is added to the DC power supply ... | 06/29/2010 |
| D618104 | Bottle | 06/22/2010 |
| D617659 | Bottle | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733122 | Semiconductor device A first operation unit stores first code information having a bit length shorter than a first set bit, receives dictionary information expressing each set bit corresponding to each code information, reads the set bit corresponding to the first code information from ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727208 | Ergonomic tampon applicator The present invention is directed to an ergonomically improved tampon applicator having a plunger and a barrel. The barrel has four distinct sections, namely a finger grip section, a reverse taper section, a main body section, and an insertion tip section. The rever... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7723017 | Method for extending the useful shelf-life of refrigerated red blood cells by nutrient supplementation There are provided methods and compositions for the storage of red blood cells. The compositions are metabolic supplements that are preferably added to refrigerated red blood cells suspended in an additive solution. Red blood cells are preferably stored under condit... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722693 | Cyclone dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A cyclone dust collecting apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes a first cyclone, a second cyclone disposed inside the first cyclone, and an air guiding member to form an entrance of the second cyclone through which semi-clean air discharged from the first cyclone ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717008 | Transmission module The invention relates to a transmission module, especially a transmission module in countershaft design, having at least one input and one output which are connected with each other by way of at least one speed-torque converter device, with a reverse gear which is a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716925 | Closure with a thermal safeguard function The invention relates to a closure with a thermal safeguard function, comprising a closure body (1), which is used to seal a cavity (10) that is to be closed; a fusible safeguard element (2), which is inserted into the closure body and which kee... | 05/18/2010 |
| D615871 | Bottle | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712285 | Waste disposal device including a sensing mechanism for delaying the rotation of a cartridge A waste disposal device including a sensing mechanism for delaying the rotation of a cartridge. The waste disposal device comprises a container defining a waste chamber for receiving encapsulated waste in a flexible tubing. The rotatable cartridge contains the flexi... | 05/11/2010 |
| D615368 | Spoon | 05/11/2010 |
| D615367 | Fork | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707910 | Gearbox module A gearbox module having a gearbox input and at least one gearbox output; having a starting element coupled to the gearbox input, having an input and an output that can be coupled at least indirectly to the gearbox output; having a gear-shifting device, having at lea... | 05/04/2010 |
| D615202 | Tampon applicator with finger grip | 05/04/2010 |
| D614922 | Spoon | 05/04/2010 |
| 7704683 | Process for producing patterned optical filter layers on substrates The invention provides a process for producing at least one optical filter layer segment on a substrate. The process includes applying a masking comprising a resist layer on a surface of the substrate, depositing a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699040 | Control method for a direct injection system of the common-rail type provided with a shut-off valve for controlling the flow rate of a high-pressure fuel pump A control method of a direct injection system of the common-rail type; the control method contemplates: feeding the pressurized fuel to a common rail by means of a high-pressure pump which receives the fuel through a shut-off valve; cyclically controlling the openin... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7694493 | Waste disposal device including a geared rotating cartridge A geared rotating cartridge for a waste disposal device having a geared rotation mechanism comprising an assembly of gears mounted on the device. The outside wall of the cartridge comprises a plurality of projections forming the teeth of a circumferential gear. The ... | 04/13/2010 |
| D613185 | Canister | 04/06/2010 |
| 7686861 | Dust collecting apparatus for vacuum cleaner A dust collecting apparatus which is removably connected to a cleaner body is provided. The apparatus includes a cyclone body which forms a cyclone chamber and is in fluid communication with an air inlet passage on one side thereof; an exit pipe which is protruded f... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7683929 | System and method for video content analysis-based detection, surveillance and alarm management A surveillance system and method for the automatic detection of potential alarm situation via a recorded surveillance content analysis and for the management of the detected unattended object situation. The system and method are operative in capturing surveillance c... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7661275 | Ice making method and machine with PETD harvest An ice making has an ice making mold with a plurality of ice making cells opened at the bottom, a water tank, water spray nozzles adapted for spraying the water contained in the water tank towards the ice making cells, an ice bin adapted for storage of ice cubes for... | 02/16/2010 |
| D604577 | Handle for a reaching and grasping tool | 11/24/2009 |
| D602595 | Teething device | 10/20/2009 |
| D602587 | Tampon applicator with finger grip | 10/20/2009 |
| 7599475 | Method and apparatus for generic analytics A method and apparatus for revealing business or organizational aspects of an organization in audio signals captured from interactions, broadcasts or other sources. The method and apparatus activate an efficient process to detect events within the audio signal, and ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7563401 | Tampon pledget having a shaped tip and method of making same The present invention provides a tampon pledget having a shaped tip. The present invention further provides a method for forming a tampon pledget having a shaped tip. The method includes a cooling step after the formation of the shaped tip, which results in the mini... | 07/21/2009 |
| D596302 | Pacifier cover | 07/14/2009 |
| 7556593 | Inferior limb muscle force training apparatus An inferior limb muscle force training apparatus is provided with a supporting strut standing vertically, a seat body provided so as to be capable of ascending/descending along the supporting strut, and a weight balancing mechanism which applies a lift force to the ... | 07/07/2009 |
| D594559 | Pacifier | 06/16/2009 |
| 7536509 | Method for fetching data from a non-volatile memory in an integrated circuit and corresponding integrated circuit The method uses an integrated circuit comprising a processor (603), a non-volatile memory (602), especially a flash memory, a system clock and an interface (605), which is connected on the one side to the processor (602) and on the other ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7529046 | Optical element There is provided an optical element. The optical element includes an element body having an optically effective region that has an optical axis and a peripheral region extending in a circumferential direction of the element body, a holding region disposed in the pe... | 05/05/2009 |