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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180360 | Downlink traffic channel resource allocation method and data transmission method for multi-carrier HSDPA The present invention discloses a method of allocating downlink traffic channel resources for multi-carrier HSDPA, and the method includes: first of all, selecting a carrier with the optimum channel condition; determining whether the carrier meets the resource alloc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173725 | Asphalt modifier compositions with an improved melting rate and modified asphalt prepared using the same The present invention relates to a pellet type SBS-asphalt master batch modifier composition comprising styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) block copolymer and asphalt, and modified asphalt prepared by melting and mixing the pellet type SBS-asphalt master batch modifier... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163136 | Energy saving papermaking forming apparatus system, and method for lowering consistency of fiber suspension The present invention is directed to an apparatus used in the formation of paper. More specifically the present invention is directed to an apparatus, system, and method for lowering the consistency or degree of density of fiber suspension on the forming table, and ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162268 | Monitor support device A monitor support device includes a base, an upright rod that projects upwardly from the base, a first support arm that is pivotable about and movable along the upright rod and that is adapted for supporting a monitor thereon, and a second support arm that is pivota... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162028 | High load operation of an industrial roll door A high load operation industrial roll door, including a flexible door curtain windable about a top roll positioned above a door opening and provided with a drive system. The roll door includes a bottom beam fastened to the door curtain, and a biasing spring, for res... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158253 | Rainbow fibres Fibers (2, 14) having a plurality of colored regions printed on front and rear sides of said fiber are disclosed, wherein the colors are visible only under ultra-violet light. The regions may be in the form of stripes (4, 6, 8, 10 and 12) or may... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147954 | Per-fluoro polyether compound, antifouling coating composition and film containing same Disclosed are a perfluoropolyether-modified silane compound, an antifouling coating composition comprising the same, and a film comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention provides a novel perfluoropolyether-modified silane compound of the formula ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8127802 | Pi-preform with variable width clevis A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking o... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123910 | Forming fabrics A papermaker's fabric for use as a forming fabric. The fabric may include bondable or meltable monofilament yarns which may be formed from materials that retain substantial strength and tenacity after thermal treatment. Further, the remaining yarns in the forming fa... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114319 | Device and method for producing spherical segmented flow The invention provides a device (1, 301, 501) for producing a spherical segmented flow of fluid, which device includes: a functional fluid conduit (6, 506) arranged to contain a functional fluid (15, 515); at least two carrier fluid conduits ( | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106768 | Method of operating a self-powered home automation sensor device for detecting the existence of and/or for measuring the intensity of a physical phenomenon The method of operation applies to a self-powered home automation sensor device for detecting the existence of and/or for measuring the intensity of a first physical phenomenon, comprising a means of converting an effect of a second physical phenomenon into electric... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105000 | Tool insert A method of producing a tool insert which comprises a central metal portion having edge regions of superabrasive material bonded thereto and presenting cutting edges or points for the tool insert is disclosed. A body (50) having major surfaces on each of oppo... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080596 | Biodegradable plastic material and method for producing the same A method for producing a biodegradable plastic material includes: hydrolyzing starch to form a hydrolyzed starch; esterifying the hydrolyzed starch to form a hydrolyzed and esterified starch; drying the hydrolyzed and esterified starch to obtain a dried modified sta... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080589 | Method for producing a bio-based polymeric shoe component A method for producing a bio-based polymeric shoe component includes: preparing a blend from a composition including 5˜50 weight parts of a modified starch, 50˜95 weight parts of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, 5˜30 weight parts of a filler, 1˜50 weight par... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080137 | Shoe press belt having a grooved surface A belt for use in a long nip press having an arcuate pressure shoe. The belt has at least one layer having a polymer resin coating on at least one surface thereof. The resin coating has a plurality of grooves arranged therein and wherein a number of the grooves has ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080114 | Cleaning process Provided is a cleaning process which is simplified and in which a time required for the cleaning process is reduced and which has an excellent cleaning effect. The cleaning process comprises loading a wafer in a high pressure cleaner, injecting high-purity gaseous c... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079387 | Pi-shaped preform A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with weft fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076950 | Method and apparatus for measuring the water conductivity and water volume fraction of a multiphase mixture containing water A method for determining the water conductivity and water volume fraction of a multi-component mixture of water and at least one additional liquid or gas in a pipe, the method comprising the following steps: a. electromagnetic phase measurements at least two measure... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073553 | Method for configuring a roller shutter automatic control device and roller shutter automatic control device The method allows the configuration of a blind control device being capable of sending at least one automatic control command at a time changing in the course of a year in a periodic manner, the period being equal to the calendar year. It is wherein it comprises a f... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066436 | Male contact for optical fiber The invention relates to a male contact for an optical fiber (1), that comprises an outer body (2) of an elastically deformable material, a cylindrical guide (6) having a front portion (5) attached in the rear portion (4) of the ou... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063592 | Wireless communication system for a roll-up door A door system includes a support connected to a structure, and a door mounted on the support and movable relative to the support between an opened position and a closed position. The door includes a detection device and a remote module coupled to the detection devic... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062480 | Process for producing papermaker's and industrial fabric seam and seam produced by that method The invention disclosed herein relates to the use of laser energy to weld or melt selected locations in papermachine clothing (“PMC”) and other industrial and engineered fabrics. The invention also relates to an improved seam for a papermaker or other industrial... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057593 | Pigment dispersions and black water-reducing agent for cement The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion and a black water-reducing agent, more particularly, to a pigment dispersion comprising a carbon black whose surface is modified with an aminosilane compound and a polycarboxylic acid-based water-reducing agent, ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051937 | Thermal assistance for bicycle A pedaling assistance device for a light vehicle, in particular a bicycle, equipped with pedals and a ratio-changing transmission, this device comprising a heat engine (1; 101; 201) equipped with a reducing gear mechanically coupled with an element receiving ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048912 | Benzopyran derivatives having inhibitory activities against liver fibrosis and cirrhosis and their pharmaceutical uses The present invention relates to a novel benzopyran derivative having goodantagonistic activity on TGF-β receptor which can be effectively used as a prophylactic and therapeutic agent for liver disease as well as several fibroplasiadiseases such as hepatic fibrosis... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042477 | Shelving system with stabilizing brackets and method of assembly A shelving system includes one or more shelving units. Each shelving unit has posts each post having one or more indents, connectors with slots for mounting the post and one or more shelves. Each shelf has protrusions on a periphery to insert into one of the connect... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037682 | Method and device for suppressing vibration of boom of concrete pump truck The present invention discloses a method and device for suppressing vibration of boom of concrete pump truck, in which the boom cylinder is connected with the vibration suppression cylinder; the information about hydraulic pressure in the boom cylinder and/or about ... | 10/18/2011 |
| D647065 | Casing for remote control | 10/18/2011 |
| 8017079 | Apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips using uniform total internal reflection illumination Disclosed herein is an apparatus for and method of measuring bio-chips, which can implement an illumination method of a novel type that illuminates a bio sample (which may be also referred to as a “bio specimen”) through a side face of a substrate using a diffus... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017024 | Method for continual preparation of polycrystalline silicon using a fluidized bed reactor There is provided a method for continual preparation of granular polycrystalline silicon using a fluidized bed reactor, enabling a stable, long-term operation of the reactor by effective removal of silicon deposit accumulated on the inner wall of the reactor tube. T... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012281 | Feed unit for feeding elastomeric material to a user unit A feed unit for feeding elastomeric material, extruded by at least one extruder, to at least one user unit, and wherein a variable-length conveyor is supported by a first and a second supporting device located at an input end and an output end of the conveyor respec... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008883 | Method of adjusting a motorized solar protection installation with no hard end-stop A method of adjusting a motorized solar protection installation (1) comprising a screen (3) that can be displaced by activation of an actuator (6) provided with an electronic position counting device (7) and means (9) of detecting ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8007012 | Coupling Coupling, comprising a first part (1) in the form of a male part and a second part (2) in the form of a female part, the male part can be brought into the female part and thereby form a ring shaped void (3) between the facing surfaces of male an... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001705 | Sports boot with decoration The sports boot (1) comprises a part composed of two injected materials and a decoration (8) arranged between two layers of the boot, a transparent layer covering it. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000573 | Generic tow lead-in for streamers Generic tow lead-in for streamers providing communication between the seismic systems and the streamers, consisting of at least four wire power quad, at least four multimode optical fibers and at least one signal pair, where the at least one signal line do not utili... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993746 | Flaky alpha-alumina crystals with large aspect ratio and a preparation method of the same The present invention relates to flaky alpha-alumina crystals with large aspect ratio and its preparation method, and particularly to flaky alpha-alumina crystals comprising aluminum oxide, zinc oxide and tin oxide, which are prepared by obtaining a mixed gel which ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993564 | Method and installation producing preforms A PET granule hopper and dryer (1) feeding an extruder (2). The extruder in turn via a rotary seal, feeds a metering wheel (3) on which there are metering devices. An injection-compression wheel (4) supporting injection-compression device... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993492 | Fiber mat forming apparatus and method of preserving the hydrodynamic processes needed to form a paper sheet The invention relates to an apparatus used in the formation of paper. More specifically the present invention is directed to an apparatus for maintaining the hydrodynamic processes involved in the formation of a fiber mat or paper sheet. The performance of this appa... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988436 | Vane machine A vane machine includes a housing with a inlet port and an outlet port, a rotor mounted in a cavity of the housing. The rotor has a faceplate and a guide cylinder mounted eccentrically on an end surface of the housing opposite to the faceplate. The guide cylinder is... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981252 | Multiaxial fabrics The present invention provides a multilayer multiaxial fabric for a paper machine having a reduced interference pattern and accordingly improved dewatering uniformity. The present invention also provides a method of forming such a multilayer multiaxial fabric. ... | 07/19/2011 |
