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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181074 | Soft error recoverable storage element and soft error protection technique A soft error recoverable storage element suitable for use in latches, flip-flops, static ram memory cells and microprocessor pipeline stages. The storage element employs a redundant copy of the stored data value and a feedback loop. One embodiment employs an interlo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180783 | Document ranking systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for ranking document data retrieved from a data source in response to a search request. A ranking system retrieves document data from documents in the data source that each includes at least one key term that matches a search term in... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179165 | Precision sampling circuit A sampling circuit including a number of state elements or flip-flops. The state elements or flip-flops are each clocked by a signal that causes them to sample their inputs at a predetermined time. In sampling a plurality of digital inputs, a captured delay chain va... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178593 | Urethane formulation The invention provides B-sides of urethane formulations, wherein the B-sides comprise both alcohol and epoxy moieties. Also provided are urethane formulations comprising the B-side of the invention, as well as A-sides comprising isocyanate molecules. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659243 | Container cap with hose connector | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170541 | Searching for mobile content Methods and apparatus, including computer systems and program products, for searching for mobile content. A method includes receiving, via a user interface, at a computer system independent of the mobile device, information identifying the mobile device to receive c... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167137 | Apparatus for textile counting, sorting and classifying system An apparatus is provided for transporting textile items into sorting bins with reduced energy consumption and improved load measuring accuracy and which provides textile item counting and sorting for a commercial laundry using vacuum air systems to move textiles int... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163896 | Bioinformatically detectable group of novel regulatory genes and uses thereof The present invention relates to a first group of novel genes, here identified as genomic address messenger or GAM genes, and a second group of novel operon-like genes, here identified as genomic record or GR genes. GAM genes selectively inhibit translation of known... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163870 | Channel forming peptides The present invention provides a family of peptides based upon the M2GlyR sequence. These peptides are derivatives of the M2GlyR sequence and can be modified at their ends to include a plurality of polar amino acid residues to enhance their solubility. Particularly ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161084 | Memory management of soft references A garbage collector determines a target amount of heap space to deallocate, estimates an amount of heap space reachable by a plurality of soft references by determining a cumulative size of no more than an exploration bound N number of objects reachable from each so... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160688 | Integrated self-contained recorder of biological data for small animal research An apparatus and method for the recording of physiological variables in small animals are described. The apparatus is an integrated self-contained recorder including a converter of biological signals into a digital form, a data storage unit, a data output for transp... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160345 | System and method for image segmentation in generating computer models of a joint to undergo arthroplasty A custom arthroplasty guide and a method of manufacturing such a guide are disclosed herein. The guide manufactured includes a mating region configured to matingly receive a portion of a patient bone associated with an arthroplasty procedure for which the custom art... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153065 | Flourescent organic nanofibrils based on arylene-ethylene macrocycles as sensory materials for explosives detection The present invention relates to a class of fluorescent, organic nanofibrils, and particularly the films comprising entangled piling of these nanofibrils exhibiting effective quenching of their fluorescence upon exposure the vapor of explosives. The invention also r... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152746 | Powered massager with coaxial actuators A powered massager having coaxially mounted first and second massage actuators that are positioned along the main axis of the powered massager is disclosed. The powered massager further includes a hand-held unit including a control panel for controlling the operatio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151290 | Television program database architecture The present invention provides a data structure for selection of products containing presentable programming as well as a computerized user-interactive system for facilitating allowing a user to select and be provided with deliverable entities including one or more ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656997 | Combination electromagnetically charged ball and cradle | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143996 | Decentralized radio frequency identification system A decentralized RFID system and method provides a decentralized power control scheme for adaptively adjusting the power of a RFID reader in a network of readers communicating with an RFID tag. The transmission power of each reader in a dense network environment is c... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140363 | System and method for integrating hazard-based decision making tools and processes A system and method for inputting, analyzing, and disseminating information necessary for identified decision-makers to respond to emergency situations. This system and method provides consistency and integration among multiple groups, and may be used for both initi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138330 | Process for the synthesis of oligonucleotides The present invention discloses novel methods for the synthesis of oligonucleotides with nucleoside phosphoramidites on solid supports. The methods comprise the stepwise chain assembly of oligonucleotides on supports with 5′-acyl phosphoramidites. The synthesis cy... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137146 | Closed loop fluid cooling system for marine outboard, inboard, and inboard-outboard motors A closed loop fluid cooling system for marine motors is described. The system includes a motor cooling circuit in fluidic communication with fluid cooling jackets about a motor. The system includes a heat dissipation circuit. The motor cooling circuit is in closed f... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136329 | Tower structure and method of assembling A modular tower structure is described herein. The modular tower uses a cost-effective, efficient design that reduces the amount of steel necessary for tower structures for wind turbines. The modular tower is constructed from sections. The sections are constructed f... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136101 | Threshold search failure analysis A value range for a code development option, which results in an error when applied to a given code, can be automatically searched to intelligently identify a threshold for the error within the value range. Instead of completely abandoning the optimizations offered ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128226 | Method for the determination of a progressive ophthalmic lens A method for the determination by optical optimization of a personalized progressive ophthalmic lens intended to be inserted into a frame chosen by a given wearer for whom a power addition has been prescribed in near vision, the method comprising the stages of: ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126922 | Calendar system A calendar system displays event data via an electronic calendar form that is accessible over a network by a user of a client computer. The system stores event data for multiple events and selectively displays event data based on whether a calendar access request is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125225 | Transmit profile control in MRI An apparatus for imaging includes: a main magnet to generate a substantially uniform main B0 magnetic field through an examination region; and a coil system including a first coil layer and a second coil layer disposed substantially parallel to the first ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124347 | Photosynthetic hydrogen production from the green alga chlamydomonas reinhardth The present invention relates generally to hydrogen production for use in fuel cells, foodstuffs and chemical production, and more particularly, to biologically and photosynthetically produced hydrogen. Specifically, disclosed is a method for producing bacteria and ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119025 | Anti-icing composition An anti-icing composition is provided, which comprises methyl cellulose from about 5 to about 15% (v/v); propylene glycol from about 9 to about 11% (v/v); vegetable glycerin from about 9 to about 11% (v/v); isopropyl alcohol (90%) from about 42 to about 49% (v/v), a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117282 | Media player configured to receive playback filters from alternative storage mediums A media player configured with a first removable memory reader, such as a DVD drive, and a second removable memory reader, such as a flash memory reader, adapted to communicate with a removable memory containing filter data. The media player is configured to allow f... | 02/14/2012 |
| D653763 | Heart-shaped sleeve for a massage apparatus | 02/07/2012 |
| D653762 | Loop-shaped sleeve for a massage apparatus | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106005 | Modulating apoptosis The use and screening of modulators of apoptosis is disclosed. The modulators may be, for example, modulator of NF-κB activity. The modulators may be used, for example, in the treatment of NF-κB-mediated diseases, conditions, and injuries. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101606 | Neurofibromin pathway modulators The present invention encompasses methods for treating neurofibromatosis. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| D652528 | Mouth-shaped sleeve for a massage apparatus | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092403 | Vacuum pressure regulator for human body treatment devices One or more embodiments of the presently described invention provide a vacuum pressure regulator including a spring, a knob, a housing, a chamber and a diaphragm. The spring encircles the knob and is capable of being compressed when the knob is rotated in one direct... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091058 | Methods, computer-readable media and computer-implemented tools for pre-route repeater insertion A method of performing a pre-route repeater insertion methodology for at least part of a circuit design may include: partitioning at least part of a circuit design into a plurality of tiles; determining at least one attribute of one or more individual tiles of the p... | 01/03/2012 |
| D651785 | Firearm safe | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086305 | Implantable signal amplifying circuit for electroneurographic recording An implantable microvolt-level signal amplifying circuit may be used for resolving electrical signals generated by nerves in the presence of larger amplitude signals generated by muscles, the heart, or external noise sources. The circuit has a low-noise, high Common... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084598 | Bioionformality detectable group of novel regulatory oligonucleotides and uses thereof The present invention relates to a first group of novel oligonucleotides, here identified as genomic address messenger or GAM oligonucleotides, and a second group of novel operon-like polynucleotides, here identified as genomic record or GR polynucleotides. GAM olig... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651307 | Container cap | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082545 | Task dispatch monitoring for dynamic adaptation to system conditions Monitoring system wide task dispatch allows dynamic adaptation to conditions of a system. A monitor tracks the total tasks currently dispatched to the system. In a system with multiple processing units, this monitor is centralized and collects information about task... | 12/20/2011 |
