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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638105 | Tub for bathing | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941620 | Double-allocation data-replication system A data-allocation data-replication system includes a controller adapted to respond to back-up requests from host systems by first allocating an accumulated data set containing multiple source data sets. An index data set is then allocated incorporating index keys an... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941242 | Apparatus and method to provide redundant accessor availability A method to provide redundant accessor availabilty in an automated data storage library. The method provides a data storage and retrieval system comprising one or more data storage devices a robot accessor and a gripper. Either at the same time or at a later time, t... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940047 | Microcontroller system for identifying RF coils in the bore of a magnetic resonance imaging system A method and apparatus for identifying local RF coils in a MR system includes a microcontroller that is provided in the bore of the system. The microprocessor determines when local RF coils are connected, identifies the coils, and provides the information to an MR s... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939763 | Horizontal cable manager Embodiments of the invention provide a horizontal cable manager. A horizontal base can include a first molded section and an identical second molded section adapted to be coupled together. The horizontal cable manager can include a plurality of fingers extending fro... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938220 | Material handling vehicle with dual control handle system A material handling vehicle includes an operator compartment having two operator control handles, a deadman switch accessible by an operator using either control handle, and a traction system. The traction system is controlled by the control handles to drive the veh... | 05/10/2011 |
| D637703 | Plumbing fixture | 05/10/2011 |
| D637702 | Plumbing fixture | 05/10/2011 |
| D637649 | Combined holder and divider | 05/10/2011 |
| D637438 | Three segment pillow | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937132 | Hybrid imaging method to monitor medical device delivery and patient support for use in method This invention discloses a method and apparatus to deliver medical devices to targeted locations within human tissues using imaging data. The method enables the target location to be obtained from one imaging system, followed by the use of a second imaging system to... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936455 | Three mirror anastigmat spectrograph A spectrograph including a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a tertiary mirror forming a TMA having a common vertex axis. The spectrograph also may include a collimating mirror, a diffraction grating, and a dispersive prism. The collimating mirror and an entra... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936454 | Three mirror anastigmat spectrograph A portable spectrograph including a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, and a tertiary mirror forming a TMA having a common vertex axis, a diffraction grating, and a dispersive prism, where the portable spectrograph can detect wavelengths between 150 nm and 1.1 μm.... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935364 | Patterned gradient wound dressing and methods of using same to promote wound healing The present invention provides a wound dressing that includes a patterned gradient of immobilized growth factor molecules that promote directed migration of cells during dermal wound healing. Growth factor is immobilized on a support substrate to present a gradient ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935260 | Filtering systems and methods characterized by reduced color throw Disclosed are water treatment systems and methods that are characterized by reduced leaching of color-bearing material (i.e., color-bearing leachates) into effluent water. The disclosed systems and methods may include or utilize filtering systems comprising selected... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935066 | Inflatable compression dressing An improved inflatable compression dressing (10) for use in controlling swelling and promoting healing to wounds subsequent to surgery while allowing visual inspection of the wound during healing is provided. The dressing comprises a bladder (138) form... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934531 | Method and apparatus for applying heat activated transfer adhesives A method for applying a heat activated transfer adhesive includes preheating a first part for bonding to a second part using a heat activated transfer adhesive form removably adhered to a liner, picking up the heat activated transfer adhesive form using the first pa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934520 | Coupling assembly for plumbing fitting A control handle assembly for a plumbing fitting has a first control member having a bore and a ledge within the bore extending radially inward to an inner dimension, and a second control member having a mounting post with a ledge extending radially outward to an ou... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934026 | Apparatus and method to preserve one or more logical communication paths in a data processing system A method to preserve a logical communication path in a data processing system, that includes a host computer, a storage controller that comprises a first logical control unit (“LCU”), and a logical communication path that is in communication with the host comput... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933668 | Wireless industrial control user interface with configurable software capabilities A user interface operable to connect to a device within an industrial control system includes a memory and a processing unit. The memory is operable to store a plurality of software applications for interfacing with the device and a configuration mask including acce... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932239 | Methods of and compositions for reducing neuronal cell death Methods and compositions involving a class of boron-protected phenylphosphine agents having increased cell permeability and having improved chemical stability for treating or for preventing neuronal cell death-related diseases or conditions in a human or a non-human... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932080 | Double brilliance beta-arrestin: a biosensor for monitoring the activity of receptors and signalling molecules, and method of using same An intramolecular bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET), biosensor for monitoring receptor activity and signalling cascades is disclosed. The “double-brilliance” biosensor sandwiches β-arrestin (β-arr) between Renilla luciferase (Luc) and the... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636825 | Radio remote control unit | 04/26/2011 |
| D636613 | Seating unit | 04/26/2011 |
| D636612 | Seating unit | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929747 | System and method for estimating data missing from CT imaging projections A system and method for generating an image of an object that is substantially free of artifacts induced by missing data is disclosed. The method includes performing a computed tomography (CT) imaging process using a cone-beam traversed over an actual scan path to a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928858 | Apparatus and method to visually indicate the status of a data storage device A data storage and retrieval system that comprises a data storage device is disclosed. The data storage and retrieval system further comprises a first LED, a second LED, a third LED, and a fourth LED, interconnected with the data storage device. The data storage dev... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928728 | Visualizing high-resolution diffusion data by maximum coherence projection A method for displaying diffusion data includes defining intra-voxel coherence and inter-voxel coherence of the diffusion data. On the basis of the inter-voxel coherence and the intra-voxel coherence, a multiplicity of tracks can be defined. Only those tracks having... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928717 | Multi-scanner device having a detachable outlet tester A multi-scanner device having a detection unit and an outlet tester that can be selectively connected together for convenient use and easy storage. Preferably, a plug on the outlet tester is inserted into a non-functional socket located on the detection unit to form... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928602 | Power floor method and assembly A power floor tile assembly and method for providing power to furniture components via a floor structure, the tile assembly including a plurality of floor tiles, each tile including a substantially rigid supporting substrate member that includes top and bottom surfa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927312 | Device for retaining and dispensing a free-flowing substance A device for retaining and dispensing a free-flowing substance includes a syringe-like retaining body (12) in which a retaining space (46) is formed. A displaceable piston (22) is axially introduced into the retaining space (46) and the r... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926699 | Method and device for transferring a solder deposit configuration Method and device for transferring a solder deposit configuration having multiple solder deposits onto a terminal surface configuration of a contact surface of a substrate (36) using a removal of multiple solder deposits from a solder deposit reservoir (25... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924003 | Method for water-fat separation and estimation in an MRI system employing multiple fat spectral peaks and fat spectrum self-calibration NMR signal contributions from water and fat are separated using a model of the fat resonant frequency spectrum that has multiple resonant peaks. The relative frequencies of the multiple fat spectrum peaks are known a priori and their relative amplitudes are determin... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922033 | Universal lid for underground access boxes A universal lid closure for underground landscape and other utility access boxes uses flexible tongues depending from the underside of the lid and adapted to engage the interior of the access box, which box may have any one of various constructions. In one embodimen... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920940 | Portable data storage cartridge comprising a first information storage medium and a second information storage medium A portable data storage cartridge comprising a housing, a first information storage medium removeably disposed within the housing, a holographic data storage medium disposed within the housing, wherein the housing is formed to include an aperture, and wherein the ho... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919258 | Rapid tuberculosis detection method Methods for diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a human that include providing blood serum, contacting the serum with an Eis antigen fixed on a substrate, thereby forming complexes of Eis antigen with a human antibody that binds to the Eis anti... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919191 | Pigmented images on stone A method of creating a pigmented image on a monument stone substrate includes positioning the stone relative to a laser engraving apparatus, masking the stone substrate in an image area in which the image is to be created with a first mask layer, operating the laser... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917213 | MRI compatible implanted electronic medical lead An implantable biocompatible lead that is also compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner for the purpose of diagnostic quality imaging is described. The implantable electrical lead comprises a plurality of coiled insulated conducting wires wound in a firs... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917190 | Image acquisition and reconstruction method for functional magnetic resonance imaging Acquisition of MR data during a fMRI study employs a hybrid PR pulse sequence to acquire projection views from which multi-slice image frames may be reconstructed that depict the BOLD response to an applied stimulus or performed task. Composite images are reconstruc... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7917189 | Backprojection reconstruction method for undersampled MR imaging Two-dimensional or three-dimensional, time-resolved MR frame images are acquired during a dynamic study of a subject. A composite MR image is produced and this is used to reconstruct each image frame by weighting the backprojection of each projection view acquired f... | 03/29/2011 |
