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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D659825 | Living hinge lock collar | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167844 | Safety IV needle/cannula introducer An improved safety IV placement device includes a reciprocal tubular needle sheath disposed on the exterior of the syringe body and a latch mechanism engaging the syringe body and the sheath to latch the sheath in a needle-covering position after placement of the IV... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8123824 | Artificial firelog using oil and/or fat-retaining materials An artificial firelog according to the present invention may comprise as constituents a combustible cellulosic or fiber material, a non-absorbent combustible oil- and/or fat-retaining material, and a combustible binder/fuel or wax in appropriate proportions. A combu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109464 | Aircraft taxiing and secondary propulsion system An on board secondary propulsion system for an aircraft provides the capability of taxiing the aircraft on the ground without using the main aircraft engine(s). The power system includes a small taxi engine mounted on or in the aircraft at a location suitable to pro... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103339 | Nerve stimulator with suction capability A device for use in a removing fluids and debris from a surgical wound and for location of nerves adjacent to the surgical wound comprises a hollow electrically conductive tube which has a lumen extending from the distal end thereof to the proximal end thereof. Open... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091305 | Recycled glass structural and decorative barrier or building, lighting and furniture component A decorative structure comprises a frame completely surrounding a space and a front and rear barrier material applied to front and rear surfaces of the frame enclosing the space to form a three dimensional structure. The space located between the front and rear barr... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651321 | Handpiece for delivering light therapy | 12/27/2011 |
| 8068896 | Detection of radiation labeled sites using a radiation detection probe or camera incorporating a solid state photo-multiplier Intraoperative radiation detection probes and cameras for use in surgical or transcutaneous procedures or procedures incorporating probes inserted through body orifices to aid in the location, detection and removal of radiation labeled cells, abnormal tissue or depo... | 11/29/2011 |
| RE42960 | Microdermabrasion device A treatment tool and tissue collection system, for removal of outer layers of skin to provide a revitalized, fresh skin surface, and a method of using same, comprising a abrasive tipped tool mounted on the end or within the end of a hollow tube, said tube being conn... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8050743 | Positron emission detectors and configurations A three-dimensional detector module for use in detecting annihilation photons generated by positrons emitted from radio-labeled sites within a body is formed from multiple solid state photo-detectors attached to one or more scintillators. Each photo-detector can be ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029279 | Safety dental syringe An improved safety hypodermic syringe for dental applications which further includes first finger grip, preferably a thumb ring, on the end of the plunger, forward finger holders and a lock mechanism, which includes extending fingers for grasping the top of the reci... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012326 | Conducting polymer nanofiber sensors Polymer nanofibers, such as polyaniline nanofibers, with uniform diameters less than 500 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous and organic interfacial polymerization method at ambient conditions. The nanofibers have lengths varying from 500 nm t... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007550 | Artificial firelog using non-petroleum waxes An artificial firelog of the invention includes as constituents (a) a combustible cellulosic material and (b) a combustible non-petroleum wax, wherein the relative proportions of the constituents are, by weight, from about 30% to about 70% of (a) and from about 30% ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7993138 | Apex locator for endodontic procedures An electronic device for locating the apex of a root canal within a tooth of a dental patient has a display screen on a display component to provide an image indicating when the apex of a root canal has been located. A free end of a first electrical lead is provided... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985208 | Ring shaped contoured collagen shield for ophthalmic drug delivery A collagen corneal shield for placement on the outer surface of the eye for protection of the eye, for delivery of drugs to the eye, or for both protection and drug delivery to the eye, functions without obstructing vision. The shield has a first, central portion co... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980509 | Aircraft taxiing systems Thrust systems for passenger aircraft provide at least one flight engine and a taxi engine wherein all flight engines together provide, in total, a takeoff thrust arranged in a takeoff thrust direction and the taxi engine provides a taxi thrust which does not exceed... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7942673 | Dental obturator Dental obturators are used in the preparation of root canals in teeth. The subject obturators are so constructed that they bind at a particular distance into the canal, thereby precluding possible damage at the end of the canal. The obturator is used for positioning... | 05/17/2011 |
| D637516 | Slotted vase collar | 05/10/2011 |
| D635889 | Vase collar with ribbon | 04/12/2011 |
| 7850798 | Flash welding of conducting polymer nanofibers The welding of certain polymeric nanofibers can be accomplished by exposure to an intense short burst of light, such as is provided by a camera flash, resulting in an instantaneous melting of the exposed fibers and a welding of the fibers where they are in contact. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7803409 | Use of naturally occurring epoxidised molecules from Epoxidised oil, epoxidised wax or epoxidised fatty acid ester recovered from Vernonia Galamensis seeds provide topical medicament preparations which are effective in preventing and treating various different forms of skin diseases, skin lesions and wounds. Th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799002 | Safety syringe An improved safety hypodermic syringe includes a reciprocal tubular needle sheath disposed on the exterior of the syringe body, a latch mechanism engaging the syringe body and the sheath to latch the sheath in a needle-covering position after delivering contents fro... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797972 | Secure fire hydrant cap A security device for engaging a threaded element includes an inner body configured to engage the threaded element and an outer body operatively coupled to the inner body. A pin is operatively coupled to the inner body and movable between an extended position and a ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7786213 | Biomacromolecule polymer conjugates Chemical polymerization procedures initiated by, and proceeding from, a biomolecule, particularly a protein, for the formation of biomolecule-polymer conjugates, particularly protein-polymer conjugates, which have therapeutic uses, are intermediates for forming othe... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784744 | Clamp for interconnecting orthogonally oriented pipes A clamp for connecting a pair of orthogonally disposed pipes. The clamp may comprise a pair of identical clamp halves or brackets, or a pair of mirror-image clamp halves or brackets, each bracket having a centrally located plate portion having one or more apertures,... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7750311 | Positron emission detectors and configurations A three-dimensional detector module for use in detecting annihilation photons generated by positrons emitted from radio-labeled sites within a body is formed from multiple solid state photo-detectors attached to one or more scintillators. Each photo-detector can be ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731814 | Formation of leather sheet material using hydroentanglement Leather sheet material is made by hydroentangling a web (4) of mixed reclaimed leather fibers and synthetic fibers. The synthetic fibers are meltable bicomponent fibers which are heated prior to entanglement to fuse and form a supporting network for the leath... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726321 | Methods and devices for applying hair extensions A system for applying hair extensions to natural hair growing on the scalp of an individual comprises cylindrical tubes, a threading tool and a crimping tool. The cylindrical tube has a second end opening larger than a first end opening. The threading tool is used t... | 06/01/2010 |
| D616817 | Battery charger adapter | 06/01/2010 |
| 7658130 | Golf club bottle opener combination A golf club suitable for use in driving or putting a golf ball comprising a club head attached to a shaft includes a bottle cap removal structure in a rear surface of the club head. ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7653427 | Method and instrument for minimally invasive sentinel lymph node location and biopsy The present invention is directed to instruments and instrumental techniques for locating cancer cells in lymph nodes which utilize a radiation detector operatively connected to an ultrasound probe for locating the exact position of radiation tagged tissue, particul... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644299 | Fault tolerant security system, method and apparatus A security system comprises a host system, a plurality of master controllers and a plurality of sub-controllers, wherein each sub-controller is assigned a specific master controller as well as alternate master controllers for communication access upon failure of the... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641625 | Composite limb guard A post amputation limb protection to be applied to newly or recently amputated transtibial, transradial or transfemoral residual limbs comprises an inner soft liner for placement on and around the limb above the end of the stump, an end pad for placement over the st... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7604479 | Tip wrench for ultrasonic dental tool A dental instrument comprising a handpiece with a threaded extension and a working tool for attachment to the extension includes a wrench mounted on the distal end of the handpiece for use in attaching the tool to the extension. The wrench comprises a nose piece mou... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7583991 | Attachable surface electrode for laryngeal electromyography An electrode for laryngeal electromyography that is adhesively secured to an insert device, endotracheal tube or other similar device. The attachable surface electrode of this invention consists of a flexible substrate having an anterior and a posterior surface spec... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7534404 | Methods of operating surface reactors and reactors employing such methods New methods of operating surface reactors, and such reactors, particularly spinning disk reactors, require that a first reactant is fed to a reactor surface (20) and forms a thin radially outward moving film (60) thereon in a reaction passage (42 | 05/19/2009 |
| 7515231 | Low temperature nematic liquid crystal alignment material and LCD compensator incorporating the liquid crystal alignment material An anisotropic cross-linked PVA alignment layer for aligning nematic polymeric liquid crystal compensator films, which also provides an out-of-plane retardation. The cross-linked PVA alignment layer, when applied in sufficient thickness functions as both a negative ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7462160 | Dynamic rotary orthotic control system An orthotic device includes a composite strut, a footplate removeably attached to a lower end of the strut, an upper tibial cuff removeably attached to an upper end of the strut and a lower tibial cuff removeably attached to a central portion of said strut. The foot... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7461970 | Mixer and method of mixing A mixing apparatus comprises first and second opposing mixing members rotatable relative to one another about an axis and which have facing surfaces which extend away from the axis and which define a mixing chamber therebetween. Means are provided for rotating at le... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7406899 | Automatic feed medical screwdriver A fastener placement system for placement of screws into bone structure during a medical procedure comprises a power driven screw driver, a fastener carrier system with a series of fasteners temporarily attached thereto and an elongated band structure carried by the... | 08/05/2008 |
