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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660261 | Housing for communication equipment | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179690 | Cut-edge positioning type soldering structure and method for preventing pin deviation A cut-edge positioning type soldering structure and a method for preventing a pin deviation can prevent a plurality of pins of an electronic component from being deviated when the pins are soldered onto a printed circuit board by a solder, and each of at least two s... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659690 | Portable electronic device | 05/15/2012 |
| D659659 | Set-top box | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171599 | Hinge A hinge, configured to be stably positioned by a simple mechanism and advantageously characterized by ease of installation and uninstallation, includes a first connection member and a second connection member. The first connection member includes a first fixing unit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166793 | Method and device for the technique of cold microforging any freely formed 3-D surfaces An electromechanical knocking activated device and method for working and cold-hardening the surface of tools, machine parts, etc. is disclosed. The electromechanical apparatus may include: an impact head which is secured to a support, wherein at least one part of t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158519 | Method of manufacturing non-volatile memory cell using self-aligned metal silicide In a method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory cell, a self-aligned metal silicide is used in place of a conventional tungsten metal layer to form a polysilicon gate, and the self-aligned metal silicide is used as a connection layer on the polysilicon gate. By u... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657848 | Waste outlet | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153811 | Latent fluorimetric indicator for biological analytes determination and the preparation method thereof The present invention provides a sensitive fluorimetric indicator for analytes determination in the oxygen-insensitive DT-diaphorase-coupled dehydrogenases assay by omitting NADH, which is generated by reaction in the presence of analytes, which presents to the appl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152534 | Connector used for connecting a coaxial cable and a microstrip A connector comprises a coaxial connector and two metallic blocks. The coaxial connector has an outer conductor, a dielectric material, a mounting wall, and a center conductor. The space between the two conductors of the coaxial connector is filled with the dielectr... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151449 | Component placement machine A component placement machine for assembling at least one component on to at least one printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The component placement machine comprises at least one head configured for picking a component from at least one feeder and placing the pi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148416 | Treatment of inflammatory, cancer, and thrombosis disorders A pharmaceutical composition and a method of treating inflammation in a mammal. The method administers the therapeutic composition to the mammal. The therapeutic composition includes: a standard therapeutic dose of a COX2 inhibitor consisting of celecoxib or rofecox... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139908 | Modular lighting system A system includes first and second light collecting modules, each having a window and an optical fiber which receives light flowing through the window. The first and second modules are coupled together so they are repeatably rotatable, as a unit, between first and s... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136232 | Assembly fixture An assembly fixture for fixing a part/component to a printed circuit board includes a platform, an elevating unit, and a carrying body. The platform has a receiving area and a plurality of positioning pillars. The elevating unit is disposed on the platform. The carr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132979 | Assembly for constructing responsive structural elements The invention is an assembly for use in construction. In one embodiment, the invention is an assembly for connecting structural elements including an engaging member, a coupling member, and an elongate member. In another embodiment, the invention is a manifold assem... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122800 | Cutting board apparatus and method Provided is a cutting board apparatus comprising a catch pan and a cutting platform. The catch pan includes a substantially planar upper surface enclosed by a retaining member. The catch pan further includes a base member on an underside of the catch pan stabilizing... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122545 | Inflatable cushioning device with manifold system A cushioning device for a body support such as a mattress, seat, sofa, or the like where support is obtained from a fluid. The cushioning device is self-inflating, self-adjusting, and provides a low interface pressure under the entire contact surface of a patient. S... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113755 | Screw structure with stop ring A screw structure with a stop ring includes a screw, a ferrule, and a stop ring. The stop ring is fitted on a threaded shank of the screw to push against a front end of the ferrule, so that the ferrule is pressed against a head of the screw. With the ferrule being f... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112878 | Assembly auxiliary jig An assembly auxiliary jig facilitates assembly of an electronic device having a casing, a first fitting, a second fitting, and a wire. The assembly auxiliary jig includes: a base having therein a receiving space for positioning and receiving the casing and an access... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111970 | Electromagnetic radiation frequency optimizing device and method with ambient heat conversion device A device comprising a conversion channel including: a first end configured to accept ambient electromagnetic radiation, the ambient electromagnetic radiation having an initial frequency, a second end configured to allow the ambient electromagnetic radiation to exit,... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107943 | Method for providing device IDs in a mobile radio device which identify said mobile radio device in a mobile radio network The invention relates to a method for providing device IDs in a mobile radio device (10; 30; 60) which identify said mobile radio device (10; 30; 60) in a mobile radio network (50). Said method comprises the following steps: several device IDs (... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104431 | Self-filling and self-draining watering device The invention relates generally to a self-filling and self-draining watering device. The invention discloses an apparatus comprising a first compartment containing a bowl accepting fluid from an inlet opening, the fluid being continuously drained from the bowl, a se... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8095444 | Determination of gold price and bond yield according to the required yield method A method, computer system, and computer program product for performing an asset analysis for at least one asset, using the Required Yield Method (RYM). The method provides first economic data relating to a first economy. The economic data includes a gross domestic p... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094274 | Low-cost large-screen wide-angle fast-response liquid crystal display apparatus A super large wide-angle high-speed response liquid crystal display apparatus manufactured by using a photolithographic procedure for three times. The invention adopts a halftone exposure technology to form a gate electrode, a common electrode, a pixel electrode and... | 01/10/2012 |
| D652036 | Passive optical network gateway | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087949 | Connector with a threaded actuator and a sealing component entirely within a nut component A novel, reliable, moisture migration preventing cable connector for non-standard port attachment is provided. Such a connector device includes a deformable sealing element that is clear of mating port threads during connector attachment to a cable port, but that de... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087455 | Rib plate type heat exchanger A rib plate type heat exchanger comprises a heat exchange core consisting of rib plate type heat exchange plates. A surrounding edge of the rib plate type heat exchange plate is formed as a sealing bevel. The rib plate type heat exchange plate comprises the first en... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084115 | Removable sheathing apparatus and method The present invention provides a removable sheathing apparatus comprising a covering member with a first edge and a second edge. The first edge is removably attached to the second edge by a connector. The apparatus also comprises a first shape retaining member which... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082934 | Umbrella anchoring device Disclosed herein is an anchoring device that includes a top plate and a bottom plate. The anchoring device includes a plurality of spacers extending between and connecting the top plate and the bottom plate. Finally, the anchoring device includes an attachment mecha... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082570 | Method and apparatus for a self-terminating signal path Presented are method and apparatus embodiments to terminate an interruptible signal path when the interruptible signal path is unterminated. The apparatus can comprise a signal path from a supplier-side port thru a user-side port, a signal source arranged to provide... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081847 | Method for up-scaling an input image and an up-scaling system The invention relates to techniques of up-scaling an input image represented by an input video signal in an image up-scaling system, especially to a method and an image up-scaling system for up-scaling an input image represented by an input video signal, the method ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079189 | Structure system of concrete building for self-heat insulation A structure system of concrete building for self-heat insulation comprises a wall (1), a link beam (2) and a floor slab (3). The wall is composed of a prefabricated concrete wall for heat insulation (11) and a cast-in-place concrete wall ... | 12/20/2011 |
| D650767 | Hand-held IP phone | 12/20/2011 |
| D650761 | Wall-embedded door for telecommunication equipment | 12/20/2011 |
| 8078102 | Cable system with active RF device powered by RF energy converted to DC power, and associated method A cable system comprises a main line carrying first RF signals for a plurality of subscribers, and a subscriber line coupled with the main line and carrying the first RF signals between the subscriber's facility and the main line and also carrying second RF signals ... | 12/13/2011 |
| D650256 | Handle tool | 12/13/2011 |
| D650255 | Nose tool | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071569 | Oxidized heparin fractions and their use in inhibiting angiogenesis The present invention relates to a heparin fraction comprising constituents having molecular weights of from about 2,000 to about 4,000 daltons, wherein from about 1% to about 100% of hydroxyl residues of the constituents are oxidized. The present invention also rel... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071174 | Conductive elastomer and method of applying a conductive coating to elastomeric substrate A method for forming a conductive elastomer by applying or spray coating a conductive paste onto an elastomeric substrate using a reactive top coat to thin the conductive paste prior to spraying onto the substrate. The use of a reactive topcoat to thin the conductiv... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070504 | Coaxial cable port locking terminator and method of use thereof Disclosed herein is a coaxial cable interface port locking terminator including an outer terminator housing and an inner connector body housed within the outer terminator housing. The coaxial cable interface port locking terminator further includes a ratcheting devi... | 12/06/2011 |
