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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185276 | Programmable wireless remote control system and method for snow plows A control system and method for operating a snow plow is disclosed which utilizes a programmable, wireless remote control for providing fully functional operation of a snow plow blade mounted on a vehicle. The system includes a remote control that can be used to ope... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182645 | Methods of manufacturing paint roller covers from a tubular fabric sleeve A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless, tubular fabric sleeve having a backing and a pile made at least in part from a low melt fiber or yarn. The seamless, tubular fabric sleeve i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181490 | Vacuum sealed paint roller cover package and method of making the same A compactly packaged paint roller cover and a method of compactly packaging a paint roller cover are disclosed which require significantly reduced shipping and display shelf space volumes. A semi-rigid paint roller cover manufactured from a small diameter tubular kn... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180593 | Determination and control of wellbore fluid level, output flow, and desired pump operating speed, using a control system for a centrifugal pump disposed within the wellbore A method and apparatus for determining a fluid level and/or output flow during operation of a centrifugal pump, are provided, which may be used for production of gas and/or oil from a well, and include a vector feedback model to derive values of torque and speed fro... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659557 | Parking meter mechanism | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168621 | 6-substituted estradiol derivatives and methods of use A compound having the structure: wherein R1, R2, R, R, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. The compounds are estrogen receptor modulators useful for the treatment of proliferative disorders. ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163347 | High energy density nanocomposites and related methods of preparation Disclosed are metal oxide-polymer composites having a substrate comprising a metal oxide component, an aluminum oxide component, and a metallocene olefin polymerization catalyst component coupled to the substrate. The compositions can be used as thin films in an ins... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162521 | Independent lighting energy interruption system with energy subdivisioning and method An auxiliary lighting energy interruption system for use with snow plows and like front-mounted vehicle accessories is disclosed which facilitates the interconnection of such systems to the lighting system of a vehicle upon which the vehicle accessory is mounted to ... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658078 | Container | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160921 | System for incentivizing financial account users A system to incentivize financial account holders, such as a checking account, by providing a cash bonus for certain activities in the financial account, including certain deposits, electronic payments, debit card purchases, and receiving an electronic statement (in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158933 | Detector apparatus and pre-concentrator An IMS detector has a pin-hole or capillary inlet having a coating of an adsorbent material, such as polydimethylsiloxane, which is adsorbent to an analyte substance of interest. The analyte is adsorbed into the material until a heater is energized to heat the adsor... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158742 | Deoxybenzoin-based anti-flammable polyphosphonate and poly(arylate-phosphonate) copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods of use Deoxybenzoin-phosphonate and other copolymer compounds, compositions and related methods. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158658 | Heteroaromatic selective inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase Compounds selectively inhibiting neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNos), such compounds of a formula wherein the variables are defined, herein. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158654 | Pyridine non-classical cannabinoid compounds and related methods of use Disclosed are compounds of the formula I: wherein R1, R2, V, W, X, Y and Z can be as defined herein. The compounds can be used in the treatment of disorders mediated by the cannabinoid receptors. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152525 | Dental prosthesis removal tool A dental prosthesis removal tool comprising a handle portion and a top portion, the top portion including a head portion and a beak portion. The beak portion is configured to engage both a maxillary dental prosthesis and a mandibular dental prosthesis without the to... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152492 | Linear rod pump apparatus and method An apparatus and method for pumping fluids, such as water and/or hydrocarbons, from a subterranean formation or reservoir, include a linear rod pump having a mechanical rack and pinion drive arrangement, adapted for attachment to a pumping mechanism, such as the pol... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151833 | Machine for testing container capacity An inspection machine for inspecting the volume of liquid contained by a bottle filed to its defined fill height. A head is lowered and has a sealing plate which seals the open finish of a bottle. A fill tube assembly is part of the head and continues to be lowered ... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657462 | Liquid dispensing syringe barrel | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146776 | Hand protection barrier dispenser A hand protection barrier dispenser for dispensing disposable sanitary barriers for temporarily covering the hand and providing complete hand protection is disclosed which dispenses the hand protection barriers in a manner so that they may easily be donned by a user... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141741 | Vacuum container with protective features A container including a metal sidewall is provided. The metal sidewall includes a first end; a second end; a center portion having a principal width; a first feature positioned between the center portion and the first end, the first feature extending from the sidewa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141385 | Glass container forming machine and method A blow head mechanism for an I.S. machine wherein the blow head has a final blow tube. The final blow tube is supported for vertical displacement between an up position where the open end of the final blow tube is proximate the top of a blown parison and a down posi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138364 | Transparent conducting oxide thin films and related devices Transparent conducting oxide thin films having a reduced indium content and/or an increased tin content are provided. In addition, processes for producing the same, precursors for producing the same, and transparent electroconductive substrate for display panels and... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137728 | Biopolymer encapsulation and stabilization of lipid systems and methods for utilization thereof An emulsion system and method for controlling the digestion of a fat or an oil component is provided including a substantially hydrophobic food-grade component, and at least one of an emulsifier component, and one or more of polymeric components, wherein at least on... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656042 | Container | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135243 | Transparent conducting components and related electro-optic modulator devices New electro-optic (EO) phase modulator devices and geometries, as can be constructed using a transparent conductive component. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135206 | Machine for inspecting glass containers A machine for inspecting glass containers rotating at an inspection station. A camera images an area of interest on the glass container (the finish for example) and the area is imaged at angular increments. An anomalous object is analyzed in each image and the devia... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134695 | Glass container stress measurement using fluorescence An apparatus and method for measurement of the stress in and thickness of the walls of glass containers is disclosed that uses fluorescence to quickly and accurately ascertain both the thickness of the stress layers and the wall thickness in addition to the stress c... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127573 | Mold cooling system for I.S. machine A mold cooling system for an I.S. machine wherein cooling air is supplied to vertical cooling holes defined in the molds either at their ends or midway along their length. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127569 | Cooling tube mechanism for an I.S. machine An I.S. machine has a blow station where a parison is blown into a bottle. The parison is blown with a blow head at the “on” position on the blow mold and following the blowing of the parison, the blow head is lifted away from the blow mold. The spacing between ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127471 | Plow including independently moveable wings A snow plow is provided with an articulated wing blade. The snow plow includes a hitch frame nose assembly configured to couple to a vehicle by securing each of a chassis coupler to the vehicle chassis. A plow frame having a front portion and a rear portion is confi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124771 | Pyridine classical cannabinoid compounds and related methods of use Disclosed are compounds of the formula I: wherein R1, R2, V, W, X, Y and Z can be as defined herein. The compounds can be used in the treatment of disorders mediated by the cannabinoid receptors. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124184 | Aluminum phosphate compounds, compositions, materials and related metal coatings Aluminophosphate compounds, compositions and/or materials as can be used for substrate coatings. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122819 | Machine for injecting liquids A machine for injecting liquids is disclosed including use of at least one air pump in fluid communication with at least one injection head having apertures for nozzles. High-pressure injectate flows from the air pump into the head, preferably through a threadlessly... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118967 | Methods of manufacturing paint roller covers from a tubular fabric sleeve A method of manufacturing paint roller covers is disclosed in which the paint roller covers are manufactured from a seamless, tubular fabric sleeve having at least one of a backing and a pile made at least in part from a low melt fiber or yarn. The seamless, tubular... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117902 | Nanopatterned surfaces and related methods for selective adhesion, sensing and separation The invention is comprised, in part, of a surface that contains more than one component or construct. Such heterogenous surface compositions and configurations, related systems and methods for sensing particle or analyte interaction therewith can selectively and/or ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117870 | Long stroke blow head mechanism An improved and mechanically simplified blow head mechanism for blowing a parison and internally cooling the blown parison is disclosed which may be used with an I.S. machine to blow a parison to form a glass container and then internally cool the blown parison belo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117869 | Blank mold for an I.S. glass forming machine A blank mold for an I. S. Machine is made up of a pair of opposed engaged blanks. When closed, these blanks have a top surface with an opening. The blanks have an inner surface defining the side wall of a parison which extends upwardly to a position a defined distan... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114830 | Polypeptoid pulmonary surfactants The present invention provides spreading agents based on sequence-specific oligomers comprising a peptoid, a peptide-peptoid chimera, a retropeptoid or a retro(peptoid-peptide) chimera, and methods for using the same, including for the treatment of respiratory distr... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111388 | Luminous flux depreciation notification system for light fixtures incorporating light emitting diode sources A LED light fixture and a luminous flux monitoring system for a light fixture. The light fixture includes a housing defining an interior space including an interior surface and a transmissive panel. A light source is coupled to the interior surface. The system inclu... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110432 | Gate-planarized thin film transistor substrates and related methods of fabrication Thin film transistor substrates with conductor components in conjunction therewith, and related methods of fabrication. ... | 02/07/2012 |
