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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182886 | Composite artificial grass and method for manufacturing same The invention relates to a composite artificial grass fiber for use in an artificial lawn, in particular an artificial grass sports field, which artificial grass fiber is made up at least of several monofilament fibers. The invention further relates to an artificial... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181800 | Drinking vessel with teat According to a first embodiment, a nipple for a feeding bottle or a soother comprises a base portion, a teat portion, an areola portion and a flex region allowing flexing of the teat portion towards and away from the areola portion. According to a second embodiment,... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660489 | Headlamp for a bicycle | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178653 | Recombinant vaccines and use thereof The present invention relates to fusion molecules of antigens, the nucleic acids coding therefor and the use of such fusion molecules and nucleic acids. In particular, said invention relates to fusion molecules, comprising an antigen and the transmembrane region and... | 05/15/2012 |
| D658931 | Convertible bakeware | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163697 | Selective R-cadherin antagonists and methods An isolated peptide useful as a selective antagonist of mammalian R-cadherin comprises 3 to 30 amino acid residues, three contiguous residues of the peptide having the amino acid sequence Ile-Xaa-Ser; wherein Xaa is an amino acid residue selected from the group cons... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8153360 | Flavivirus fusion inhibitors The present invention provides an isolated peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:36, as well as derivatives thereof comprising various N-terminal and C-terminal chemical moieties, substituted analogs the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152974 | Electrode for electrochemical cell operating with high differential pressure difference, procedure for the manufacturing of such electrode and electrochemical cell for the use of such electrode The invention relates to a porous electrode used in an electrochemical cell, containing a carrier and/or catalytic agent, which is characterized by that it consists of two or more layers with different average pore sizes, out of which layers the contact layer with t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151424 | Apparatus and method for extracting a surface component Apparatus and methods are provided for extracting surface components having an attachment and installed within a surface. In one embodiment, a tool includes a cross member located between a lifting device and a lift plate having an engagement for engaging the attach... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148125 | Human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for the regulation of angiogenesis Compositions comprising truncated tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for regulating angiogenesis, as well as nucleic acids encoding such tRNA synthetase polypeptides are described. Methods of making and using such compositions are also disclosed. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148011 | Surface stabilized electrodes for lithium batteries An uncycled, preconditioned positive metal-oxide or lithium-metal-oxide electrode for a non-aqueous lithium electrochemical cell, the electrode being preconditioned in an aqueous or a non-aqueous solution containing stabilizing cations and anions that are etched int... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147832 | CD20-binding polypeptide compositions and methods A CD20-binding polypeptide composition comprising a combination of a modified heavy chain variable region polypeptide and a modified light chain variable region polypeptide. The combination can be (a) a modified 2B8 antibody heavy chain variable region polypeptide o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137858 | Method of fabricating electrode catalyst layers with directionally oriented carbon support for proton exchange membrane fuel cell A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the invention comprises an anode and a cathode and a proton conductive membrane therebetween, the anode and the cathode each comprising a patterned sheet of longitudinally aligned transition metal-containing carbon nanotubes, w... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136806 | Cutting board with pivoting base A cutting board with a planar cutting surface and a stand pivotally mounted thereto. The stand supports the cutting board in a generally vertical position to facilitate frequent washing and drainage for healthier food processing. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134801 | Electromagnetic data storage devices A magnetic recording and reading device, free from coil windings, includes a naturally magnetic material that defines a pair of opposite magnetic poles and defines a magnetic field. A conductor in operable association with an integrated circuit array provided at eac... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132685 | Two-part closure for a container A closure for a container (14) comprises a first portion (12) for mounting to the container and a second portion (10) adapted for mounting to the first portion. When the second portion is removed from the first portion it opens the container. Wh... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655780 | Filter plate for a filter press | 03/13/2012 |
| D655779 | Filter plate for a filter press | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129542 | Copper-catalysed ligation of azides and acetylenes A copper catalyzed click chemistry ligation process is employed to bind azides and terminal acetylenes to provide 1,4-disubstituted 1,2,3-triazole triazoles. The process comprises contacting an organic azide and a terminal alkyne with a source of reactive Cu(I) ion ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128550 | External counter pulsation treatment A method for treating patients suffering from left ventricular dysfunction is disclosed. The method involves applying, during diastole, for a time period of about one hour, at least five days each week for at least about six weeks, an incrementally increasing extern... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124280 | Intermetallic electrodes for lithium batteries This invention relates to intermetallic negative electrode compounds for non-aqueous, electrochemical lithium cells and batteries. More specifically, the invention relates to one or more electrode components or compositions, one of which contains the basic structura... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123206 | Cutting board with pivotal base stand A cutting board apparatus with a planar cutting surface and a stand pivotally mounted thereto. The stand supports the cutting board apparatus in a generally vertical position to facilitate frequent washing and drainage for healthier food processing. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122630 | Rib support of folded material A rib-engaging support is made from a unitary web having four panels, including two inner panels and two outer panels, with each panel having the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. Each panel includes a base side and a top side parallel to each other, and a pair of eq... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118752 | Apparatus and methods for mapping retinal function The present invention provides an electrode array device for simultaneously detecting electrical potentials at five or more locations on the anterior surface of an eye. The device comprises a dielectric lens substrate having a concave inner surface conforming to the... | 02/21/2012 |
| D654301 | Oven stone | 02/21/2012 |
| D654300 | Oven stone | 02/21/2012 |
| 8101566 | Human aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for the regulation of angiogenesis A method of suppressing angiogenesis in a mammal (e.g., for treating tumors, tumor metastasis or a condition that would benefit from decreased angiogenesis) comprises the step of administering to the mammal an angiostatically effective amount of a pharmaceutical com... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101238 | Polymeric materials via click chemistry Adhesive polymers are formed when polyvalent azides and alkynes are assembled into crosslinked polymer networks by copper-catalyzed 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. The condensation polymerization is efficiently promoted by Cu ions either leached from the metal surface or... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097142 | High-throughput electrorefiner for recovery of U and U/TRU product from spent fuel The present invention provides a method of simultaneously removing uranium and transuranics from metallic nuclear fuel in an electrorefiner. In the method, a potential difference is established between an anode basket containing the fuel and a solid cathode of the e... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096433 | Hermetically sealed container A hermetically sealed thermoplastic container is equipped with a unitary closure that includes a draining spike access aperture occluded by a removable, twist-off cap and an internal draining spike stabilizer situated in the neck portion of the container. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091491 | Integrated system for the extraction of heavy ash, conversion thereof into light ash and reduction of unburnt matter The present invention is about a process for treating all the ashes produced by a coal dust boiler (1), able to reduce the total unburnt matter content, to increase the combustion efficiency of the boiler (1), and to have the light ashes as the only wa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8080340 | Manganese oxide composite electrodes for lithium batteries An activated electrode for a non-aqueous electrochemical cell is disclosed with a precursor thereof a lithium metal oxide with the formula x{zLi2MnO3•(1-z)LiM′O2}.(1-x)LiMn2−yMyO4 for 0 | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080118 | Two-piece container seal and method of manufacture The present invention provides an improved method of preparing a two-piece container seal. The method comprises contacting a first thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a first flexible sheet material with a second thermoplastic surface of a moving web of a secon... | 12/20/2011 |
| D649331 | Underwear | 11/29/2011 |
| RE42958 | Devices and methods for non-invasively improving blood circulation Circulatory assistance is provided in a non-invasive procedure safely and effectively using a microprocessor of an external counter pulsation device programmed to control the actuation of any or all of a plurality of valves, each of which is mounted on and in fluid ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053912 | Electric power generator for a bicycle A vibration electric power generator includes an iron core having a coil wound therearound, a magnet member relatively moved with respect to the iron core by vibrations caused during running of a bicycle; and a nonmagnetic member fixed to the iron core and being in ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053421 | DNA vaccines against tumor growth and methods of use thereof A DNA vaccine suitable for eliciting an immune response against cancer cells comprises a polynucleotide construct operably encoding an a Fra-1 protein, such as a polyubiquitinated human Fra-1 protein, and IL-18, such as human IL-18, in a pharmaceutically acceptable ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052412 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing strip during winding A spool winding assembly for winding a composite strip onto a spool having a hub is disclosed. The strip includes an elongate plastic strip having a flat base portion and a plurality of laterally spaced apart lengthwise extending rib portions upstanding from the bas... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048428 | DNA composition encoding an immunogenic VEGF receptor peptide and methods of use thereof A DNA composition effective for inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation comprises a DNA construct operably encoding a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor polypeptide, which can be a full length VEGF receptor protein or an immunogenic fragment thereo... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042548 | Occlusion of fallopian tubes A method for inducing Fallopian tube blockage as a means for female contraception comprises contacting the inner surface tissue of a Fallopian tube with a silver nitrate bearing substrate and delivering an amount of silver nitrate to the tissue sufficient to induce ... | 10/25/2011 |
