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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116641 | Image-forming device The image forming device, by providing an amount of toner remaining detection system, calculates the amount of relative change in the electrostatic capacitance in the amount of toner remaining over a prescribed number of sheets of recording paper (R) to sense the am... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115335 | Automatic sensing power systems and methods An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power syste... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112139 | Skin screw electrode Electrodes providing excellent recording and physical stability. Electrodes that include a plurality of small teeth that possess a novel design shape and orientation are disclosed. The shallow and relatively long teeth preferably run parallel to the rim of the elect... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108313 | Rights expression profile system and method using templates A system and method for creating a rights expression for association with an item for use in a system for controlling use of the item in accordance with the rights expression, including specifying rights expression information indicating a manner of use of an item, ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8099364 | Digital rights management of content when content is a future live event A method and system for managing use of items having usage rights associated therewith including a point of capture system adapted to generate content of a future event when the event occurs, a content distributor adapted to generate a rights label having usage righ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097171 | Method of separating a fluid fraction from whole blood A novel composite of glass fiber paper and reinforcing material that is useful for high speed manufacturing of devices comprising it is disclosed. The composite is formed by pressing into a glass fiber paper, having multimodal (at least bi-modal) composition, a hydr... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087439 | Wheel with integrated and non-integrated central tire inflation This wheel has features allowing both integrated and non-integrated Central Tire Inflation (CTI) systems to be installed, without the need for a specialized manifold, adapter, or unique wheel to accommodate each specific system. Thus, a single, light-weight wheel in... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082214 | System and methods for rating plural products A system and method for rating of each of plural products comprising identifying plurality of attributes associated with a category of product, applying a scalar structure for each attribute to provide scalar value of each attribute for each of the plural products, ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078542 | System and method for managing transfer of rights using shared state variables A method, system and device for transferring rights adapted to be associated with items from a rights supplier to a rights consumer, including obtaining a set of rights associated with an item, the set of rights including meta-rights specifying derivable rights that... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8076881 | System and method for controlling an electric motor A system. The system includes a first module, a second module communicably connected to the first module, a third module communicably connected to the first module, and a fourth module communicably connected to the third module. The first module is configured for de... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069890 | Hub bore mounted central tire inflation valve system A system and apparatus for installing a central tire inflation (CTI) valve containing member into the hub bore opening of a wheel so as to be in communication with an air passageway hub port in the vehicle hub. Preferably, the CTI valve containing member includes a ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069116 | System and method for supplying and managing usage rights associated with an item repository A system and method for enforcing rights expressions, include specifying a repository rights expression indicating a manner of use of an item at a repository; and associating the repository rights expression with the repository. In a further embodiment, the system i... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066128 | Integrated shelf allocation management system Apparatuses for the efficient and safe organization of product on shelves. The present invention encompasses shelving allocation units that are adjustable in a longitudinal direction to accommodate varying shelf depths. The present invention also provides for shelvi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063964 | Dual sensitivity image sensor A dual sensitivity image sensor provides a standard mode and a high-sensitivity mode of operation via iSoC integration. In addition to boosting sensitivity, the high sensitivity mode also reduces temporal noise thereby optimally boosting the Signal-to-Noise Ratio (S... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060432 | Census investing and indices An investment index is generated by selecting a predetermined number of geographic regions having the highest ranked projected population growth and selecting a predetermined number of companies that have at least a predetermined percentage of the company's revenue ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060257 | Network architecture for remote robot with interchangeable tools Systems, methods and devices for the remote control of a robot which incorporates interchangeable tool heads. Although applicable to many different industries, the core structure of the system includes a robot with a tool head interface for mechanically, electricall... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058482 | Method for the preparation of sevoflurane A method for the preparation of (CF3)2CHOCH2F (Sevoflurane) is presented, which comprises providing a mixture of (CF3)2CHOCH2Cl, potassium fluoride, water, and a phase transfer catalyst and reacting t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058320 | Thermally foamable microsphere, production method thereof, use thereof, composition containing the same, and article A thermally foamable microsphere having a structure that a foaming agent is encapsulated in an outer shell formed from a polymer, wherein the foaming agent contains isododecane, and a production process of the thermally foamable microsphere by a suspension polymeriz... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043299 | Internal bone transport An internal bone transport device and method for lengthen bone that, once surgically implanted will allow for a segment of bone to be transported along the length of the rod without changing the overall length of the rod. The segment from one bone end is transported... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041517 | Spatio-temporal and context-based indexing and representation of subterranean networks and means for doing the same Systems, methods and devices for indexing, archiving, analyzing and reporting pipe and other void network data. Specifically, multi-dimensional indexing and correlation of spatial, temporal, feature, environmental, uncertainty and/or context-based data is synchroniz... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041455 | Robotic cart pulling vehicle A robotic cart pulling vehicle includes a positioning error reducing system for reducing accumulated error in the ded-reckoning navigational system. The positioning error reducing system including at least one of a low load transfer point of the cart attaching mecha... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8024066 | Autonomous inspector mobile platform An autonomous inspector mobile platform robot that is used to inspect a pipe or network of pipes. The robot includes a locomotion device that enables the device to autonomously progress through the pipe and accurately track its pose and odometry during movement. At ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022704 | Method for producing a magnetic resonance image of an object having a short Trelaxation time A method for producing a magnetic resonance image using an ultra-short echo time. The method includes applying a pulse sequence to an object, detecting a spirally encoded and phase encoded magnetic resonance signal associated with the object, and reconstructing the ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8019659 | Catalog taxonomy for storing product information and system and method using same A catalog taxonomy organized in a tree-like configuration including at least one first tier product category having at least one first tier attribute associated with products in the first tier category, and a plurality of second tier product categories branching fro... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8019656 | System and method for generating an alternative product recommendation A method and system for automatically generating a self-updating naturally-reading narrative product summary including assertions about a selected product. In one embodiment, the system and method includes evaluating an existing narrative product summary, comparing ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015196 | Geographic feature name search system A computer-based software tool for performing intelligent searches for geographic names data utilizing a fuzzy-logic search as well as linguistic principles and allowing the user to select various search criteria is disclosed. Geographic feature names can be searche... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010230 | Robotic ordering and delivery apparatuses, systems and methods Systems, methods and devices for the automated retrieval/delivery of goods from one location to another using a robotic device such as a tug and accompanying cart. A computer within the tug/cart stores a map of the building floor plan and intended paths for the tug ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007504 | Device and method of use for functional isolation of animal or human tissues A method and apparatus for functionally occluding the lumen of the left atrial appendage (LAA) is provided. Access to the LAA is through an epicardial approach. The devices function to capture the LAA through various non-invasive means. After capturing the LAA with ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007467 | Device for vein stabilization Apparatuses and methods for performing and aiding venipuncture. The apparatuses of the present invention provide the medical practitioner with an improved tool for performing venipuncture methods. The apparatus preferably includes a handle that is connected to a plu... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007420 | Portable exercise device and system including same A portable exercise device. The portable exercise device includes a recoil assembly, a clutch assembly, an adjustable resistance assembly, a housing assembly, and a flexible cable member. The clutch assembly is coupled to the recoil assembly. The adjustable resistan... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007206 | Low profile cable bolt headers Improved roof cable bolts with reduced protrusion from a mine roof. Particularly, a roof cable bolt head can preferably be dimensioned such that most of its length fits inside a drilled hole in the mine roof. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006954 | Adjustable cable puller A cable puller has a pair of shoulder bars connected to each other at one end thereof, each of the shoulder bars having a hook at the other end for releasably accommodating a plurality of wires or cables thereon; and a support bar with two ends respectively and symm... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006731 | Apparatus and system for integration of a central tire inflation valve into a wheel This is an apparatus and system for integration of Central Tire Inflation (CTI) valve functionality directly into a wheel. The CTI valve may be attached to the wheel or integrated into the wheel. In addition, the CTI valve may have a valve body or the valve componen... | 08/30/2011 |
| D643997 | Food product with toast marks | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003061 | Test strip card The present invention relates to a test strip for determining and/or quantifying a property of a sample, such as the concentration of an analyte, the pH, the viscosity, or the specific gravity of a fluid specimen. More particularly, the present invention relates to ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001053 | System and method for rights offering and granting using shared state variables A method, system and device for sharing rights adapted to be associated with items, the method and system including generating at least one of usage rights and meta-rights for the items; defining, via the usage rights, a manner of use for the items; and defining, vi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999340 | Apparatus and method for forming optical black pixels with uniformly low dark current An apparatus and method for forming optical black pixels having uniformly low dark current. Optical Black opacity is increased without having to increase Ti/TiN layer thickness. A hybrid approach is utilized combining a Ti/TiN OB layer in conjunction with in-pixel m... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7996109 | Robotic ordering and delivery apparatuses, systems and methods Systems, methods and devices for the automated retrieval/delivery of goods from one location to another using a robotic device such as a tug and accompanying cart. A computer within the tug/cart stores a map of the building floor plan and intended paths for the tug ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994858 | Operational trans-conductance amplifier with output clamp circuit An operational trans-conductance amplifier circuit having a voltage clamp circuit. The clamp circuit utilizes low area and power overhead, has a sharp clamp characteristic, and little degradation in the small-signal DC gain at the “knee” of the clamp characteris... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993469 | Sensor based micro-cleaning of buried infrastructure Methods and tools for cleaning pipes or pipe networks based on characteristics of pipes and debris in the pipes. A mobile platform includes a cleaning head and a sensor head. The platform implements a cleaning plan and senses characteristics of the pipe and debris. ... | 08/09/2011 |
