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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660409 | Compact negative pressure wound treatment apparatus | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177302 | Seat cushion In one aspect, a seat includes a perimeter frame and a weight bearing surface. The perimeter frame includes a front frame member, two contoured lateral frame members, and a contoured rear frame member. Each lateral frame member has a front portion, a second portion ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8144833 | Planning for adaptive radiotherapy The present invention provides a method for updating and optimizing a treatment plan for radiotherapy. An initial treatment plan, calculated using a constraint-driven method, may be updated using a weighted-sum method, where Lagrange multipliers generated in the con... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139718 | Radiotherapy apparatus Realtime beam shape adjustment in response to (for example) online CT scanning of a patient during treatment is assisted by the radiotherapy apparatus comprising a source adapted to emit a beam of therapeutic radiation, a collimator for delimiting the radiation beam... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137679 | Immunogen adherence inhibitor directed to organisms and method of making and using it A microbial adherence inhibitor specific to lactic acid producing microorganisms, in the form of fowl egg antibodies is disclosed, along with the method of making it and methods of using it. The inhibitor functions by substantially preventing the attachment or adher... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132793 | Method and apparatus for liquid precursor atomization An apparatus for atomizing a precursor liquid for vapor generation and thin film deposition on a substrate. The precursor liquid is atomized by a carrier gas to form a droplet aerosol composed of small precursor liquid droplets suspended in the carrier gas. The drop... | 03/13/2012 |
| D654164 | Wound drainage apparatus for medical purposes | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111170 | Remote area sensor system A communications system comprises a primary wireless network and at least one secondary wireless networks, the primary and secondary wireless networks differing in at least one characteristic, at least one sensor unit comprising a means for sensing a parameter and a... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097766 | Self-adhering friction reducing liner and method of use A patch of low friction materials, such as a film of polytetrafluoroethylene is sized to provide an area of low friction support for a portion of a human body relative to an object such as a shoe or prosthetic socket. The patch can be lined with foam, or preferably,... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090076 | Collimation apparatus for radiotherapy A radiotherapy apparatus comprises a means for producing a beam of radiation directed along a beam axis and having a width in first and second directions transverse to the beam axis, a multi-leaf collimator for selectively limiting the width of the beam in at least ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080003 | Method and implantable apparatus for the intra-osseal monitoring of biological substances in the bone marrow A method for monitoring and controlling biological substances found in the bloodstream include implanting in-vivo a pedestal such that a sensor mounted on the pedestal extends into the bone marrow for sensing the biological substance. A transmitter is included for t... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8071374 | Methods for preparing T-cells for cell therapy T-cells are generated with enhanced immunostimulatory capabilities for use in self therapy treatment protocols, by utilizing a biodegradable device with a biodegradable support that has one or more agents that are reactive to T-cell surface moieties. The biodegradab... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066054 | Measuring system for continuous casting machines A measuring system for measuring the strand condition of a continuous casting machine, the system comprising a plate member mounted on a caster chain (10) in use, the plate member (12) having an edge (14) that protrudes outwardly from one surfac... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8012750 | T-cell activation device A biodegradable device for activating T-cells includes a biodegradable support and a binder attached to the biodegradable support, the binder having reactivity to one or more agents capable of binding to a T-cell surface antigen. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| D642160 | Audio apparatus | 07/26/2011 |
| D641733 | Audio equipment | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972594 | Ablative immunotherapy The invention disclosed herein relates generally to immunotherapy and, more specifically, to the use of immunotherapy for treating tumors and pathogen infected tissues by first priming patients with allogeneic cells designed to be rejected by a Th1 mediated mechanis... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7961843 | Radiotherapeutic apparatus A radiotherapeutic apparatus comprises a source able to emit a beam of therapeutic radiation along a beam axis, a multi-leaf collimator arranged to collimate the beam to a desired shape, wherein the source is rotatable about a rotation axis that is substantially ort... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956164 | Device for enhancing immunostimulatory capabilities of T-cells T-cells are generated with enhanced immunostimulatory capabilities for use in self therapy treatment protocols, by utilizing a biodegradable device with a biodegradable support that has one or more agents that are reactive to T-cell surface moieties. The biodegradab... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951839 | 6R-(3,6-dideoxy-L-arabino-hexopyranosyloxy)heptanoic acid, preparation process for the same and dauer effect thereof The present invention related to a determination of a stereochemistry, a synthesis and dauer effect of 6R-(3,6-dideoxy-L-arabino-hexopyranosyloxy) heptanoic acid as a pheromone isolated from the Caenorhabditis elegance related to suppression of aging and stre... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7943191 | Egg based foodstuff resembling french fries and the method of making same A method of making an egg based product includes providing a selected amount of a liquid egg base that is poured onto a cooking surface such that the egg base has a selected thickness. The egg base is heated to a selected temperature such that the liquid egg base co... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943180 | Method for stimulating a host immune system by administering an allogeneic cell material A method of manipulating allogeneic cells for use in allogeneic cell therapy protocols is described. The method provides a composition of highly activated allogeneic T-cells which are infused into immunocompetent cancer patients to elicit a novel anti-tumor immune m... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7939123 | Deep fried egg-based foodstuff A method of making an egg based product includes providing a selected amount of a liquid egg base that is poured onto a cooking surface such that the egg base has a selected thickness. The egg base is heated to a selected temperature such that the liquid egg base co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927646 | Refrigeration-temperature spreadable butter-based product A method of forming a butter product comprises forming a primary oil-in-water emulsion by dispersing liquified stearine butterfat in a butter serum, the liquified stearine butterfat forming stearine globules within the butter serum. The primary oil-in-water emulsion... | 04/19/2011 |
| D635832 | Dual cup holder | 04/12/2011 |
| 7907699 | Radiotherapeutic apparatus A reference phantom includes CT-imageable detail together with light-reflective spheres. This item can be placed on a patient table in a known location, following which the diagnostic source can be activated to detect the phantom position relative to the isocentre a... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7882799 | Method and apparatus for generating charged particles for deposition on a surface A method for establishing a calibrating standard for wafer inspection includes depositing solid ionized particles of a known size range with an aerosol onto a wafer. The method also includes depositing particles onto a wafer in a deposition chamber by using an aeros... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632206 | Diamond or precious stone | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866632 | Multi-compartmental winch device An apparatus positions a boat having a clip attached to a bow onto a boat trailer. The apparatus is used with a winch and two guides mounted on the boat trailer. The two guides are positioned a selected distance from the winch toward the rear of the boat trailer and... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866631 | Rope tensioner for winch An apparatus is disclosed for tensioning lines of a winch having a reel and three lines wound about the reel. The apparatus is used to position an object on a support. The first and second lines are wound about the reel in a first direction and the third line is wou... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860215 | Imaging systems for ionising radiation Flat panel images obtained during concurrent radiotherapy typically suffer from artefacts that relate to the pulses of MV energy. For a radiotherapeutic apparatus comprising a pulsed source of therapeutic radiation, a detector comprising control circuitry, an array ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7838695 | Neuroactive substance and uses of one such substance The invention relates to a neuroactive substance which is characterised in that it has formula (O), wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are identical or different and are methyl or ethyl radicals. Preferably, the neuroactive substance comprises 6S-acetyl-4R,5R-dimethyl-1R(10S... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7829208 | Chromium nitride layer for magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording media with a multilayer structure and methods for forming the media are described. The magnetic recording media includes a substrate, an underlayer on top of the substrate and a magnetic layer over the underlayer. The underlayer includes a CrN f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823571 | Dog exercising apparatus and method An apparatus for exercising a dog with an object includes a frame having a cage for retaining a plurality of objects. The frame also includes at least one prong extending away from the cage. The prong is attached to a pouch with a resilient member. The apparatus als... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815136 | Cutting wheel containing secondary cutters The present invention includes a cutting wheel device for grinding materials, the cutting wheel comprising a plurality of discrete plates mounted on an axle and cutting heads positioned between the plates. The cutting heads having a portion extending beyond the peri... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805882 | Invertebrate capturing device An invertebrate capturing device comprising a main body having an interior passage for connection with a vacuum source. The main body includes an invertebrate capturing opening and an invertebrate expulsion end for connection to a detachable container in which the i... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7796728 | X-ray apparatus An investigative X-ray apparatus comprises a source of X-rays emitting a cone beam centred on a beam axis, a collimator to limit the extent of the beam, and a two-dimensional detector, the apparatus being mounted on a support which is rotatable about a rotation axis... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793873 | Bale grinder A machine for grinding forage material includes a support frame that supports an enclosure for retaining a bale of forage material. A rotary shredder is positioned within the enclosure where the rotary shredder grinds the bale of forage material and discharges a for... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7785644 | Method of making a food product having a veined appearance and products therefrom A method of producing a food product such as a colored veined cheese product includes providing a cheese curd to which a flavorant is added. The cheese curd and the flavorant are worked into a homogenous mixture. A colored vein mimetic is added to the homogeneous mi... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7763865 | Radiotherapeutic apparatus The present invention therefore provides a method of treating the surface of an item for a radiotherapy apparatus, comprising the steps of machining into a planar reflective surface of the item a stepped profile, each step having a first surface angled to the planar... | 07/27/2010 |
