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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183350 | Compositions and methods for promoting neuronal outgrowth Neural outgrowth in the central nervous system is achieved by administering chondroitinase AC and/or chondroitinase B to degrade chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans that inhibit or contribute to the inhibition of nervous tissue regeneration. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183059 | Device for detection of target molecules and uses thereof Devices and methods for the detection of antigens are disclosed. Devices and methods for detecting food-borne pathogens are disclosed. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182712 | Methods and apparatus for dyeing material Techniques for dyeing material are disclosed, including providing a magnetorheological fluid containing a coloring agent onto a contacting surface, applying a magnetic field to the magnetorheological fluid to increase viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid, and c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182437 | Pneumatic compression therapy system and methods of using same Pneumatic compression devices and methods for using the same are disclosed. A pneumatic compression device may include a compression pump, a fill/exhaust valve, a transducer, a plurality of cell valves, and a controller. The compression pump may output a pressurized... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178664 | Preparation of metal mesoporphyrin compounds A method of preparing metal mesoporphyrin halide compounds is described. The metal mesoporphyrin halide compound may be formed by forming a novel mesoporphyrin IX intermediate compound and then converting the mesoporphyrin IX intermediate to the metal mesoporphyrin ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177463 | System for connecting and disconnecting containers from a base A system for locking and unlocking containers to transport modes and other containers comprises an actuating unit in an upper corner fitting of a container, a mechanical connecting mechanism connected to the actuating unit, and guides to route the connecting mechani... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177046 | Method and apparatus for validating bank notes A banknote validator takes both reflection and transmission optical measurements at different wavelengths. An emitter and sensor on one side of the banknote path are used to make a calibration measurement using light reflected from a window on the other side of the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166100 | Cross site, cross domain session sharing without database replication A method of providing access to data via a public communications network includes the receiving a first data session request having a storage group mark, the storage group mark defining a server storage group, a load balancer route the request to a first server that... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160992 | System and method for selecting a package structural design A system and method of selecting a package model may include maintaining a data structure of a plurality of package models. Each package model may have a plurality of package model attributes including at least a size and a style. A user input may be received that i... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159688 | Automated systems and methods for prepress workflow processing Methods and systems for adaptively deferring prepress operations are disclosed. A prepress workflow system may analyze a workflow to determine whether the performance of one or more prepress operations in the workflow can be deferred to a printing device. A deferred... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158950 | Apparatus and method for detection of radiation Digital images or the charge from pixels in light sensitive semiconductor based imagers may be used to detect gamma rays and energetic particles emitted by radioactive materials. Methods may be used to identify pixel-scale artifacts introduced into digital images an... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158059 | Integrated dissolution processing and sample transfer system The invention provides a system and method for dissolution testing. The system includes multiple dissolution vessels and a dose carrier positioned above the dissolution vessels. The dose carrier holds multiple removable carousels that receive individual doses for di... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157369 | Media hold-down system having cross process chambering A printable media hold-down system includes a print head array, a transport surface positioned adjacent to the print head array which transports a printable medium past the print head array in a location where the print head array may apply ink to the printable medi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157167 | Contactless smartcard bezel A multi media payment device includes a banknote acceptor and a RF card reader, and also may include a magnetic card reader. A bezel assembly for connection to the bill acceptor preferably includes a reader unit to read magnetic swipe cards and contactless chip card... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156691 | Modular building structure with foldable landing Modular building structures and methods of forming such structures are disclosed. A modular building structure may include a plurality of walls, a ceiling and a landing. The plurality of walls may include a front wall. The ceiling may be positioned at a top portion ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155382 | Image analysis by object addition and recovery The invention described herein is generally directed to methods for analyzing an image. In particular, crowded field images may be analyzed for unidentified, unobserved objects based on an iterative analysis of modified images including artificial objects or removed... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657414 | Writing paper | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148327 | Aldosterone induced elastin production Compositions and methods for inducing the deposition of elastin in skin by administering compositions including a mineralocorticoid, such as, for example, aldosterone and, optionally, a secondary active agent for enhancing or modulating the effect of the mineralocor... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146914 | Currency cassette pressure plate assembly An assembly includes a currency cassette, a pressure plate, and a plurality of gears rotatably connected to at least two opposite edges of the pressure plate. In an implementation, a plurality of substantially parallel racks are configured to engage a plurality of t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145517 | Methods and systems for scheduling job sets in a production environment A system of scheduling a plurality of print jobs in a document production environment may include resources and a computer-readable storage medium including programming instructions for performing a method of processing print jobs. The method may include receiving p... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144364 | Methods and systems for processing heavy-tailed job distributions in a document production environment A production printing system for processing a plurality of print jobs may include a plurality of print job processing resources and a computer-readable storage medium including one or more programming instructions for performing a method of processing a plurality of... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137696 | Biomimetic composition reinforced by a polyelectrolytic complex of hyaluronic acid and chitosan The present invention relates to a three dimensional, malleable cell culture composition and method of forming the same comprising hyaluronic acid, chitosan and a polyelectrolytic complex of hyaluronic acid and chitosan. These three components in combination constit... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136120 | Methods and systems of reconciling sources of print job processing information in a print processing environment A method of processing a print job in a document production environment includes receiving a job ticket having job ticket parameters, identifying a process plan template having processing instructions for processing the print job and performing a parameter value res... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134743 | Methods and systems for routing and processing jobs in a production environment A system and method for routing and processing jobs in a production environment considers the setup characteristics of each print job. Each set of jobs may be classified as a first job processing speed set, a second job processing speed set, or another job processin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133723 | Vaccines against multiple subtypes of influenza virus An aspect of the present invention is directed towards DNA plasmid vaccines capable of generating in a mammal an immune response against a plurality of influenza virus subtypes, comprising a DNA plasmid and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The DNA plasmid is... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132504 | Security printing with gel inks A method and system of embossing ink including applying the ink to a print substrate, applying an embossing substrate to the ink wherein the embossing substrate imprints a predetermined pattern into the ink, and curing, via a radiation source, the ink such that an i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131046 | Magnetic resonance imager using cylindrical offset region of excitation, and method A magnetic resonance imager performing images of a patient imager includes imaging coils. The imager includes receiver coils The imager includes a computer that causes the imaging coils to produce a first steady-state free precession excitation slab with respect to ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129566 | Polycationic compounds and uses thereof Aspects of the present invention relate to compounds and methods useful in modulating angiogenesis and methods of treating or preventing diseases associated with angiogenesis by administering a polycationic compound. The present invention relates to methods of use a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128972 | Compositions and methods for enhancing and treating female sexual response The present invention relates to compositions, articles of manufacture, methods of preparation thereof, methods of use thereof, etc., for enhancement of sexual pleasure, conditions, disorders, and diseases related to reproductive physiology and systems, especially o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128964 | Transdermal pharmaceutical delivery composition A pharmaceutically delivery system is described comprising a pharmaceutically active agent and acidified nitrite as an agent to produce local production of nitric oxide at the skin surface. The dosage form may be in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier means and ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127012 | System and methods for efficient and adequate data collection in document production environments A production process performance reporting system may include a plurality of print job processing resources and a computer-readable storage medium containing programming instructions for performing a method of providing a report of performance metrics in a document ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120801 | Print job management system for managing disturbances in a plurality of print jobs A method is provided for managing the scheduling of a plurality of print jobs for a print shop. The method includes obtaining a print job input stream including the plurality of print jobs. Each of the plurality of print jobs is scheduled for processing unless at le... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119673 | Compounds 148 This invention relates to novel pharmaceutically useful compounds of formula (I), in particular compounds that are competitive inhibitors of trypsin-like serine proteases, especially thrombin, their use as medicaments, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118203 | Hammer-drive powder-actuated tool A hammer-drive powder-actuated tool includes a hollow tool body extending along a front-to-rear direction, and a firing device disposed within a rear end portion of the tool body. The firing device includes a pin holder having a through hole extending along the fron... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117486 | Method and system for detecting an anomalous networked device Methods and systems for detecting one or more anomalous devices are disclosed. For each of a plurality of devices, semi-structured data may be received from the device. For each pair of devices, of the plurality of devices, a similarity measurement may be determined... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115131 | Electrical pushbutton snap switch A switch for selectively establishing a first conductive way between a first conductive fixed contact and a second conductive fixed contact or a second conductive way between the first conductive fixed contact and a third conductive fixed contact. The switch include... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115120 | Electrical switch with multiple switching channels An electrical switch with multiple switching channels may include a frame, a panel with which a pointing element comes into contact. The electrical switch may have a location element which locates the point of contact of the pointing element on the panel which may i... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114898 | Compositions and methods for treating purpura Embodiments of the present invention are directed to compositions and methods for the treatment of purpura. Preferred compositions comprise an α adrenergic receptor agonist selected from selective α1 adrenergic receptor agonist, selective α2 | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114829 | Elastin protective polyphenolics and methods of using the same Dermal fibroblasts permanently loose their ability to synthesize elastin, the major component of elastic fibers, shortly after puberty. This progressive loss of elastic fibers cannot be replaced, resulting in the physical signs of aging. The present invention provid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8110577 | Histone deacetylase inhibitors The present invention provides histone deacetylase inhibitors of general formula (I), a process for the preparation of such compounds and uses of the compounds in medicine, especially in the treatment of cancers and the inhibition of histone deacetylase activity. | 02/07/2012 |
