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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176906 | Cable buss apparatus for deflecting tension cables in a compound bow A cable buss apparatus for an archery bow for laterally deflecting tension cables extending between two opposing cams of the bow to prevent interference with an arrow. The apparatus includes a first cable alignment rod that is attachable to an upper portion of the b... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171661 | Label assembly for applying a label to and around a portion of an object A label assembly that includes a face sheet with at least one label shape defined by one or more tearable lines of separation, a back sheet adjacent to the face sheet, and an adhesive material disposed between the face sheet and the back sheet. The back sheet has a ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167316 | Clamping head provided with floating clamping jaws A clamping device for fixing a machined part to a processing axis in a machine tool including the processing axis, a clamping head which is rotatable thereabout and with clamping elements floatably arranged thereon. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166911 | Method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition for a solid oxide fuel cell A method and apparatus for electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) for fabricating a thin-layer yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte on a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode substrate constructed of nickel-YSZ cermet. By reducing the thickness of the electrolyte... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162517 | Lamp A lamp including a base, a bendable neck and a lamp head, an outer surface of the lamp covered by a pliable sheath. The lamp further including a plurality of switches and a plurality of light sources, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The plurality of switches a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162350 | Gas generator Gas generator devices and related assemblies are provided that include adjacently disposed ignition and gas generant chambers. Within the gas generant chamber, a quantity of gas generant material is contained within one or more containers having a perforated side wa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162237 | Air:fluid distribution system and method A valve assembly including a block forming a bore. An air inlet opening is in communication with the bore, and provides a volume of air into the bore. The bore provides communication between the air inlet opening and at least one air outlet passage. A fuel inlet ope... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155777 | Method for the designing of tools The invention concerns a method for the creation of addendums (4) of tools for sheet metal formed parts (2). In the case of this method, fill surfaces (7) for the smoothing of irregular zones of a component edge (3) are generated. Initial... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152015 | Semi-finished product for producing a plastic closure from two parts A semi-finished product for the rational manufacture and assembly of a two-part closure of a spout element and of a screw cap. The spout element and the screw cap are manufactured as one piece in a coherent manner via breakage bridges. Tooling costs for injection mo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151703 | Electrically operated press tool apparatus A pump receiver housing of a hydraulically operated pressing apparatus designed in a compact and lightweight manner and that connects a drive unit to a piston cylinder unit and to a press unit. A piston pump assembly is connected to a pump flange pressed directly on... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151669 | Method of and device for producing band saw blades A method and device for producing band saw blades, particularly for the timber-processing industry. A blank band saw blade is produced from a metal band, such as a metal band that can be stored on a roll. Several metal bands are combined into a flush metal band pack... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147362 | Arrowhead having blades offset rearward from the tip An archery arrowhead having a tip and a body with blade slots that each accept a blade. Each blade having a leading edge and an opposite trailing edge. The leading edge formed by a first cutting surface and a second cutting surface that diverge from each other in a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147360 | Serrated blade for arrowhead A serrated blade for an arrowhead, a crossbow bolt and/or another suitable projectile. The blade has a first blade surface that intersects with a second blade surface to form at least one cutting edge. The blade also has a mixed serration section of at least one sma... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136203 | Hinge arrangement A hinge arrangement of a door for closing off an opening, such as a housing opening, a partition opening, a wall opening, or the like, having at least one pivot pin connected to the door and oriented vertically in the direction of the housing, wherein the pin can be... | 03/20/2012 |
| D655469 | Fabric wipe | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123202 | Plunger piston made from plastic for an air spring A plunger piston for an air spring. The air spring being active between a component which is to be cushioned by springs, in particular the vehicle frame, and a sprung component, in particular the axle carrier of a motor vehicle. The plunger piston is configured as a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123005 | End-stop damper An end-stop damper including a damper body in the form of a cylinder, wherein a piston is guided so that it is displaceable in the cylinder receiving chamber. An air pressure is formed in the receiving chamber produces a braking force acting on the piston during its... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122915 | Fabric, in particular for shading purposes A fabric, in particular for shading purposes, formed of interwoven warp and weft threads based on fluoropolymer plastics, wherein the fabric includes an upper side and an underside having colors that are different from one another. The fabric is interwoven from the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121683 | External automatic defibrillator An external automatic defibrillator including an attachment device that can be externally attached and carried by a patient, an identification device for detecting an abnormal event in the cardiac activity, which can be treated by an electric shock, as well as a def... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114358 | Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container can be a bag or other housing for equipment, food and/or suitable mat... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113599 | Cabinet with multi-compartment cabinet body A cabinet provided with a cabinet body having at least one vertical row of superimposed compartments which are separated by shelves and which can be opened and closed with compartment doors articulated on the cabinet. This invention simplifies and substantially redu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113308 | Integrated electric motor differential for hybrid electric vehicles An electro-mechanical drive train for a hybrid electric vehicle. The electro-mechanical drive train includes a housing and a pinion shaft having a first end disposed within the housing and a second end in communication with a combustion engine. A differential is dis... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112970 | Flexible carrier and system for application to a plurality of containers A flexible carrier for carrying a plurality of containers includes a flexible sheet and a plurality of container receiving apertures formed in the flexible sheet together with a system and method of application including an applicating machine for applying the flexi... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110405 | Fluorescent nanoscopy method An analysis of an object dyed with fluorescent coloring agents carried out with the aid of a fluorescent microscope which is modified for improved resolving power and called a nanoscope. The method is carried out with a microscope having an optical system for visual... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109690 | System for continuous vehicular travel on crossing roadways Systems for improved vehicular movement between first and second crossing roadways. The systems employ multiple turn roadways to permit a vehicle traveling on one of the crossing roadways to appropriately turn and continuously travel onto the other of the crossing r... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109324 | Microchannel heat exchanger with micro-encapsulated phase change material for high flux cooling A microchannel cooler containing a slurry having a particulate liquid/solid phase change material is provided balancing the interdependent factors of microencapsulated particle size with microchannel size and shape and flow conditions for the removal of high heat fl... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109306 | Luggage piece with expandable access opening A luggage piece which provides a slim profile in a closed position and a larger opening in an open position when compared to a similar article without features according to this invention. The luggage piece includes at least one gusset, positioned along a side of th... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104237 | Insulating glass element An insulating glass element for the at least partial delimitation of a combustion chamber, having at least two viewing panes, which have at least some areas a transparent glass or ceramic-glass material and are arranged spaced apart from each other while leaving an ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100691 | Bar matrix For a resilient mounting of a spider die onto a dental prosthetic suprastructure on a male spider mold, at least one retention element is molded onto a sleeve, and the retention element has a substantially occlusal alignment. The at least one retention element exten... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100609 | Sediment barrier An apparatus and method for controlling water flow, soil erosion, and/or sediment flow in and around a construction site. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional, water-permeable polypropylene filled geotextile pocket that is secured to the ground with a supporti... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097286 | Herbal composition weight management Herbal extracts composition suitable for weight management in mammals is disclosed. The composition comprises a mixture of Garcinia extract, Green tea extract, Green coffee extract and Banaba extract. The method of reducing weight, and treating diabetes in ma... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096255 | Ship with stern equipped with a device for deflecting a flow of water The device comprises a plurality of deflector members (1) having a submerged lower face (2), called first face, generally fitting into the extension of the hull bottom (FC) of the ship, toward the rear thereof, while forming an angle (α) in relation t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093912 | Microwave device for controlling material The invention relates to a device for controlling a material, the device including at least one transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal at a carrier frequency Fp to illuminate the material and one receiver for receiving the electromagnetic signal, whe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093513 | Device for guiding cables or wires A device which is used to guide cables or wires through walls. The device includes a maintaining device which is connected to two or more cable maintaining elements that surround, in a frame-like manner, a mounting area which includes a through-opening, and the cabl... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089254 | Digital control of power converters A method of controlling a DC/DC converter to regulate an output voltage from an input voltage source that varies from a fully-charged voltage to a discharged voltage. The method introduced improves the dynamic response of the converter during transients by switching... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070803 | Universal annuloplasty system A holder for an annuloplasty ring is disclosed. It comprises a plurality of linked-together suture platforms, wherein said holder comprises an upper face, a lower face, and a closed peripheral edge with means for accommodating and supporting said suture platforms of... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062628 | Deodorant patch and method for making This invention relates generally to an underarm hygiene product having the form of a deodorant patch between a top carrier sheet and a bottom carrier sheet. Deodorant patches dissolve upon contact with the underarm skin and provide a discreet, portable method of rem... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058772 | Method and device for moving an element to be driven using an actuating element formed by etching in a semiconductor material The invention concerns an element to be driven, a driving element designed to be urged into engagement with the element to be driven and an actuating element adapted to move the driving element so that it drives the element to be driven in step-by-step displacement,... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057622 | Process for the production of a laminated composite product and a composite product made by the lamination process The invention is directed to a process for the making of a product out of laminated composite material. The process in general comprises preforming at least one layer of material such that it corresponds to a surface of a part; applying layers of fibers to the prefo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056993 | Switchgear cabinet A switchgear cabinet including covering parts and at least one cabinet door mounted on a cabinet carcass by hinges and having a door frame including two vertical profiled elements and two horizontal profiled elements as well as corner pieces joining the profiled ele... | 11/15/2011 |
