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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170649 | Arrangement and method for assessing tissue qualities An arrangement and method for imaging and/or measuring tissue qualities, such as tissue thickness, tissue surface roughness and degree of tissue fiber linearization. The arrangement includes at least one light generating element, at least one light detecting element... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8136557 | Warming for high pressure hydrogen gas storage cylinders utilizing the Joule-Thomson effect A warming system for a high pressure hydrogen gas storage tank in a motor vehicle for maintaining the temperature of the gas within the tank and the gas flow control components associated with one or more boss at the tank ends above the lower design temperature tole... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8122918 | Pressure differential system for controlling high pressure refill gas flow into on board vehicle fuel tanks A high pressure fuel flow control device wherein pressure sensors are interposed on either side of the main restriction point of a refueling depot when the vehicle tank(s) to be refilled are interconnected in a flow circuit that connects the refilling depot and the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119301 | Cooling system for fuel cell stack shutdown A cooling system for the shutdown process in a fuel cell powered vehicle system for eliminating the detrimental effects of voltage persistence in the fuel cell including a volume of fluid coolant at ambient temperature, a pump, a fluid circuit interconnecting the pu... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7931967 | Thermally foamable microsphere and production process thereof The invention provides a thermally foamable microsphere having a structure with a foaming agent encapsulated in a shell formed of a polymer, wherein the shell contains an organosilicon compound, and a process for producing a thermally foamable microsphere having a s... | 04/26/2011 |
| D632353 | Outdoor equipment float | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848824 | Sealed medical electrode package A sealed medical electrode package comprises first and second electrodes each comprising a conductive layer (14) disposed on one major surface of a flexible nonconductive backing sheet (10). The electrodes are disposed with their conductive layers (... | 12/07/2010 |
| D631607 | Salon color station | 01/25/2011 |
| D631203 | Hair color mixing tray | 01/18/2011 |
| 7866024 | Method of manufacture for a push-pull cable assembly A method of manufacturing is disclosed for a motion transmitting cable assembly having a conduit and a core longitudinally movable within the conduit. The method includes the steps of securing a conduit abutment fitting to an end of the conduit, inserting the core t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7832305 | Adjustable pedal system with low brake ratio change A control pedal assembly includes a first axle forming a first pivot axis and a first booster link pivotable about the first pivot axis. A control pedal has a second axle forming a second pivot axis, a pedal arm pivotable about the second pivot axis, and a pedal at ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7794967 | Method and kit for detection of novel pathogen inhibitors The present invention relates to a method for detection of novel pathogen inhibitors using models of pathogen specific, and metal binding structures/domains representing essential cellular molecules. The method enables identification of inhibitors that bind to any s... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7767783 | Poly (arylene sulfide) and production process thereof A dehydration step is conducted by heating a mixture containing an organic amide solvent and a sulfur source including an alkali metal hydrosulfide, and a part of an overall charged amount of an alkali metal hydroxide as needed. The mixture remaining within the syst... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767358 | Supported ceramic membranes and electrochemical cells and cell stacks including the same A dense ceramic electrolyte membrane supported by symmetrical porous ceramic electrolyte layers. The thin (t | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753434 | Clip-in window assembly for vehicles A window assembly for a vehicle having a body panel comprises, in combination, a glazing panel having a peripheral edge, a gasket secured to the glazing panel for sealing the peripheral edge to the body panel, at least one clip receiver secured to the glazing panel ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736787 | Ceramic membranes with integral seals and support, and electrochemical cells and electrochemical cell stacks including the same Ceramic membranes with integral seals and support, and related electrochemical cells and cell stacks. The membrane comprises a thin electrolyte layer supported on a porous electrode layer which in turn is supported on a thick ceramic support layer, preferably a cera... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7713464 | Multilayer container of polyglycolic acid and polyester and blow molding production process The invention provides a multilayer container that comprises a polyglycolic acid layer and a thermoplastic polyester resin layer and is much improved in terms of gas barrier properties, heat resistance, moldability, transparency and durability, and its production pr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7711412 | Mucosal tissue illuminator and method for use An illuminating system scatters light into the mucosal lining of the stomach adjacent to an ulcerated area, an area containing a lesion, or ather area of interest. A light detector positioned on the opposite side of the area of interest uses detected light patterns ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699571 | Over-molded compression limiter A compression limiter includes a tubular-shaped wall having an outer surface and an inner surface forming a central passage. A plurality of perforations extend through the wall from the outer surface to the inner surface. A plastic component can be formed with the c... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7683759 | Patient identification system A patient identification device is disclosed. The device includes a first sensor, a second sensor, and a processor. The first sensor may be configured to be positioned on the patient's finger. The device may include a camera. The device may include an identifier. Th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7637292 | Pressure powered cooling system for enhancing the refill speed and capacity of on board high pressure vehicle gas storage tanks Apparatus wherein the compression heat of refueling of an on board vehicle tank is evacuated from the interior of the on board tank by a heat absorber within the tank through a radiator external to the tank and in which a coolant circulating from the heat absorber w... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7621507 | Break-away cable sheave for tire carrier A tire carrier assembly for storing a spare tire includes a carrier for supporting the spare tire, a rotatable sheave, and a flexible member operably connecting the carrier to the sheave. The flexible member is wound upon and unwound from the sheave upon rotation of... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7609145 | Test authorization system A method of identifying a test-taker is disclosed. The method includes the step of sampling a biometric characteristic of the test-taker, and may include the step of sampling a second biometric characteristic of the test-taker. The method may include the step of ide... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601365 | Synergetic effects of HGF and antibacterial treatment Methods of treating a skin ulcer of a mammal comprise providing an antibiotic or fungicide, and HGF to said mammal. Additional methods of treating a mammal with a skin ulcer comprise identifying a mammal with a skin ulcer as one in need of an antibiotic and HGF, and... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597023 | Shifter mechanism with secondary detent A shifter mechanism includes a secondary detent forming a secondary detent profile having a plurality of gear positions, a shifter lever movable relative to the detent profile and a along a shift path, a lever pivotably secured to the shifter lever and engaging the ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597022 | Easy release mechanism at park position for automatic transmission shifter A shifter lever assembly includes a base, a shifter lever movable relative to the base along a shift path, and at least one gate defining a gear position along the shift path. A release mechanism includes a gate pin movable along a linear path between a locked posit... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7595127 | Nano-composite electrodes and method of making the same A method of making ceramic electrode materials comprising intimate mixtures of two or more components, including at least one nanoscale ionically conducting ceramic electrolyte material (e.g., yttrium-stabilized zirconia, gadolinium-doped ceria, samarium-doped ceria... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7592090 | Perovskite electrodes and method of making the same The invention relates to perovskite oxide electrode materials in which one or more of the elements Mg, Ni, Cu, and Zn are present as minority components that enhance electrochemical performance, as well as electrode products with these compositions and methods of ma... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7577269 | Acoustic transducer A transducer utilizes a sound-producing member positioned in the area of magnetic flux concentration between magnetic poles of opposite polarity. The sound-producing member is variably vibratable in a magnetic structure between the poles to generate acoustic waves, ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575927 | Methods for diagnosing a gastrointestinal disorder in an individual Methods for measuring at least one mucosally released neuroendocrine gut system component in an individual and methods for diagnosing a gastrointestinal disorder in an individual based on the concentration of at least one mucosally released neuroendocrine gut system... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7569656 | Process for production of polyarylene sulfide There is provided a method for producing a poly(arylene sulfide) in which a dihalo-aromatic compound and an alkali metal halide are polymerized by heating in an organic amide solvent, wherein the cooling time for the polymerization reaction system is significantly r... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568222 | Standardized transmission and exchange of data with security and non-repudiation functions A system and method of providing standardized transmission of data by translating non-native requests and or non-native responses to and from a normalized format or to a format needed for processing the request and or response. The system works with trusted and untr... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565326 | Dialect independent multi-dimensional integrator using a normalized language platform and secure controlled access A system and method of aggregating and integrating authentication and/or authorization protocols of a user or a user's information across a wide range of related or nonrelated channels and exchange services. An interface is provided that allows multi-credential, mul... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559689 | Attaching in situ thermal management equipment to high pressure storage tanks for industrial gases A system for attaching in situ thermal management equipment, such as a heat exchanger, to a high pressure gas storage tank in a manner which fixes the in situ equipment in the interior of the tank, to the tank, but does not constrain the axial location of the in sit... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7546276 | Common authentication service for network connected applications, devices, users, and web services System architecture for network connected applications, devices, users, and web services providing security effected by means for managing interaction with an authentication library that effects a correlation between the use and creation of library entries having pr... | 06/09/2009 |
