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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185185 | System and method for assessing a patient condition using tertiles derived from capsule endoscope images of the small bowel A system and method are disclosed, which combine image data of a patient, such as images of the patient's GI tract, with rating mucosal damage. According to some embodiments of the present invention the system and method are able to assess a patient's GI tract condi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181943 | Humidifier A humidifier (1), including at least one housing (2), in which multiple fibers (3) constructed as water-permeable hollow fiber membranes are arranged, wherein a first air stream (4) is passed inside the fibers (3) and a second air ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181910 | Method, apparatus, and system for deflecting air approaching a wing Fluid having a velocity approaching a surface having a leading edge may be deflected. An electric field may be projected ahead of the leading edge of the surface to ionize at least some molecules of the fluid approaching the wing. The strength of the electric field ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181889 | Pop-up sprinkler The invention relates to irrigation by means of sprinklers for agriculture, lawns, golf courses and other applications. More particularly, the invention provides a sprinkler arranged to distribute water evenly over a field area of almost any shape. Preferably the in... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179502 | Multi-color liquid crystal display A display and methods of driving the display, where the display includes a plurality of pixels, where some colors are present in every pixel, and some colors are only present in less than all of the pixels. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178595 | X-ray opaque barium-free glasses and uses thereof Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.480 to about 1.517 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 180% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176633 | Method for the production of a fastening element for dry construction elements A method for the production of a fastening element for dry construction elements involving feeding a flat sheet metal material through a nip formed between a top roller having first teeth and a bottom roller having second teeth, in order to create depressions and el... | 05/15/2012 |
| D658993 | Squeezable bottle | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170587 | Method for operating a cellular telecommunication network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunication device For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messag... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168693 | X-ray opaque barium-free glasses and uses thereof Zirconium-containing BaO- and PbO-free X-ray opaque glasses having a refractive index nd of about 1.54 to about 1.58 and a high X-ray opacity with an aluminum equivalent thickness of at least about 500% are provided. Such glasses are based on a SiO2 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167162 | Sanitary barrier for beverage container lid A sanitary, protective barrier covering, which is attachable to lids that accompany beverage containers/cups, particularly disposable containers for coffee or other hot beverages. The sanitary barrier comprises a thin flexible strip of material that covers the entir... | 05/01/2012 |
| RE43332 | Method and device for disinfecting and purifying liquids and gasses The present invention relates to a method for disinfecting and purifying liquids and gasses comprising; a) passing said liquids or gasses through a reactor or a combination of reactors, having a truncated compounded concentrator geometry; and b) simultaneously deliv... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166050 | Temporally-aware evaluative score A method includes processing a performance query to a dimensional data model by processing dimension coordinates that exist within the dimensional data model, wherein the dimension coordinates have a first particular grain (“finer grain”) that is finer than a se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164672 | System and method for displaying an image stream A system and method may display an image stream (200), where an original image stream may be divided into two or more subset images streams, each subset image stream being displayed simultaneously or substantially simultaneously in each time slot (210A... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163337 | Vapour deposition method In a vapor deposition method which can be used to deposit mixtures of materials in progressively varying amounts on a substrate (1) and which can be used for a variety of purposes, but is of especial value in combinatorial chemistry, the path of the vaporized... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163077 | Ink providing etch-like effect for printing on ceramic surfaces The invention relates to an ink-jet ink composition for printing on a ceramic substrate comprising: (a) a liquid vehicle; (b) sub-micron particles of binding composition having a melting point below 6000 C; and (c) sub-micron particles causing an etch-like effect, s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160237 | Multi-stage differential warping amplifier and method A multi-stage differential amplifier and method provides a gain versus frequency warping response characteristic that equalizes a transmission line of a given length to compensate for frequency-dependent attenuation. The warping response characteristic comprises the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159549 | System and method for in-vivo imaging An in-vivo imaging device including a camera may include a frame storage device. Systems and methods which vary the frame capture rate of the camera and/or frame display rate of the display unit of in-vivo camera systems are discussed. The capture rate is varied bas... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159231 | Method for manufacturing a sensor supporting member An opening and closing apparatus is disclosed. The opening and closing apparatus includes an opening and closing body, a capacitance sensor, and a sensor support member. The dynamic capacitance sensor has a conductive sensor electrode, and outputs a detection signal... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158828 | Nuclear receptor binding agents The present invention relates to a novel class of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs). The SERM compounds are applicable for use in the prevention and/or treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions including prevention and treatment of cancers such ... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657692 | Drinking pouch | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155414 | Device, system and method of in-vivo varix detection Devices, systems and methods of in-vivo varix detection. For example, a system may include a processor to automatically detect a varix in an in-vivo image. The processor may automatically identify a protrusion into a lumen of a gastro-intestinal tract. The processor... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153693 | Compounds for the selective treatment of the intestinal immuno-inflammatory component of the celiac disease The present invention relates to amino-salicylic-aminophenyl compounds for use in the treatment of the inflammatory component of celiac disease. These compounds act by blocking the cytokines released in celiac disease and are specifically useful in the treatment of ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152101 | System and method for integrating handicapped accessible seats into aircraft interior configurations A handicapped accessible seat that classifies functionally as an aircraft seat is configured for maneuvering within an aircraft and docking to an aircraft floor using a typical track member having a longitudinal flange like extension and counterbores for mating with... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150822 | On-line iterative multistage search engine with text categorization and supervised learning A system and method for performing a user supervised search which uses algorithm with parameters that are updated based on the review of the search results by the user. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150663 | Partitioning algorithm for building a stratigraphic grid Embodiments of the invention provide a system and method for partitioning data for modelling a geological structure including laterally partitioning the data into multiple columns, where each column may be substantially laterally centered about a dual fiber and vert... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150441 | Modifying a signal by controlling transmit diversity parameters A feedback signal is received from a feedback communication device. The feedback signal provides feedback information for a signal at a feedback rate. A modifying communication device modifies the signal by adjusting a nominal value of a transmit diversity parameter... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150426 | Method for operating a cellular telecommunications network, and method for operating a personal cellular telecommunications device For use in a cellular telecommunications network including a plurality of individually addressable Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) providing bidirectional signal coverage over a predefined geographical area, capable of transmitting Point-To-MultiPoint (PTMP) messag... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150386 | Call to action lockout system and method A Call-To-Action Lockout on a mobile device coupled to a data network is disclosed as a method and apparatus comprising providing a media application configured to respond to a control point associated with media content, providing media content which has at least o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150167 | Method of image analysis of an image in a sequence of images to determine a cross-fade measure The present invention relates to a method of and apparatus for image analysis and in particular may relate to the detection of cross-fades in film or video sequences. The invention relates in particular to a method of analysing an image of a sequence of images to de... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150021 | Proactive system and method for monitoring and guidance of call center agent System for enhancing existing quality monitoring tools for monitoring and guiding agent performance within call centers, each of which provided with a plurality of agent terminals, a plurality of agent audio interfaces, and a plurality of software applications. The ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149070 | Chockless power coupler A wideband power coupler and method for taping part of a RF signal from a combined RF and AC signal with relatively simple structure and relatively low number of needed parts. The power coupler may include a BALUN, the BALUN constructed of a central conductor, an ou... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148355 | Phophylactic and therapeutic use of hydroxysteroids 3-Hydroxy-7-hydroxy steroids and 3-oxo-7-hydroxy steroids, especially the 7β-isomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable esters thereof are useful for protection against ischaemia-induced damage to peripheral organs, such as the heart or kidneys, as well as tr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147910 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional printing Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system and method to fabricate three-dimensional objects, layer by layer, by selectively dispensing material from a printing head onto a transfer platform to form a cross-sectional layer of the object that has a pre-det... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144152 | System and method for presentation of data streams An in-vivo sensing system and a method for creating a summarized graphical presentation of a data stream captured in-vivo. The graphical presentation may be in the form of for example a color bar. The color bar may be a fixed display along side a streaming display o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143417 | Method for the preparation of zolmitriptan In the preparation of zolmitriptan of formula III the reduction of the diazonium salt to (5)-4-(4-hydrazinobenzyl)-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one of formula IV is performed in a more concentrated mixture and by the effect on an alkali metal disulphite, preferably sodium disul... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143234 | Uridine administration improves phosphatide synthesis, synaptic transmission and cognitive function The present invention provides methods of improving a cognitive function or a neurological function, treating or ameliorating a decline in a cognitive function or a neurological function, increasing cytidine levels, or treating a neurological disorder in a subject, ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142990 | Dermal micro-organs, methods and apparatuses for producing and using the same Embodiments of the present invention provide Dermal Micro-organs (DMOs), methods and apparatuses for producing the same. Some embodiments of the invention provide a DMO including a plurality of dermal components, which substantially retain the micro-architecture and... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142938 | Porous clusters of silver powder promoted by zirconium oxide for use as a catalyst in gas diffusion electrodes, and method for the production thereof A catalyst including: a plurality of porous clusters of silver particles, each cluster including: (a) a plurality of primary particles of silver, and (b) crystalline particles of zirconium oxide (ZrO2), wherein at least a portion of the crystalline partic... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142350 | In-vivo sensing device with detachable part A device and system for in-vivo sensing having a relatively heavy part and a relatively light part such that the heavy and light part may be temporarily attached in-vivo. Detachment of the heavy part may be provided at a predetermined location along a body lumen. Th... | 03/27/2012 |
