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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D648894 | Heating apparatus for a heat retaining hair clip | 11/15/2011 |
| 8019092 | Aural device with white noise generator An aural device to be worn over the ear of a user during sleeping hours which generates white noise. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008767 | Semiconductor device The invention offers technology for suppressing damage to semiconductor devices due to temperature changes. When flip-chip mounting a silicon chip on a buildup type multilayer substrate having a structure with a thinned core, a core having a small coefficient of the... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7989735 | Heating apparatus for heat retaining hair clips Apparatus for heating hair clips having a heatable member comprises a base, a heating structure, and means for providing electricity to the heating structure. The heating structure can comprise an elongated electrical heater having opposed sides, a plurality of ther... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7949179 | Shape measurement device and method thereof The present invention is a system for determining the three dimensional shape of an object, having a first measuring means for measuring a first distance and direction from a fixed first observation point to a first group of measurement points on an object, and a se... | 05/24/2011 |
| D637348 | Heatable hair clip | 05/03/2011 |
| D636598 | Storage case | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927477 | Precision flow control system A precision flow controller is capable of providing a flow rate less than 100 microliters/minute and varying the flow rate in a prescribed manner that is both predictable and reproducible where the accuracy and precision of the flowrate is less than 5% of the flow r... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7897330 | Methods for characterizing enzyme inhibitors Methods for characterizing a biochemical reaction and analysis of reaction products by establishing continuously variable concentration gradients of one or more reagents of the biochemical reaction are provided. Methods for determining mechanism of inhibition or act... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896256 | Disposable pierced earring fragrance chamber A disposable fragrance chamber (10) for dispensing a fragrance from an aromatic liquid. The disposable fragrance chamber (10) consists of an outer casing body (20) having pad exposure openings (24), a detachable lid (34) and an abs... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7833144 | Strength training workout bench A rectangular workout bench with removable legs for use directly on the floor or raised on legs has an inflatable flexible air filled plastic material cushion work out area allowing a person to lay on for physical therapy, strength training and balance. The rectangu... | 11/16/2010 |
| D626749 | Brush with rotatable cylinder | 11/09/2010 |
| 7735749 | Display fountain, system, array and wind detector A fountain (50) comprises a supply of water under pressure, a primary fluidic diverter (10) having an input (12) for said supply, and first and second outputs (16a, b) diverging from said input. Two control ports (20a, b | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731834 | Method for mixing additives into and electrolyzing contaminated liquids A method and apparatus for mixing chemical additives into contaminated liquids and electrolyzing contaminated liquids includes the positioning of a vibratable element, such as a metal spring, within a cylindrical liquid conduit. A treatment additive is introduced in... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7654208 | Multi-positionable work surface An adjustable work surface comprises first and second decks that are pivotally connected by pivot arms. The pivot arms are located and configured so that the second deck can pivot relative to the first deck between a storage position and an extended position where t... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7645388 | Flow rate control A liquid sample is prepared at a preparation site and then processed, e.g. in an HPLC column. The sample is prepared and conveyed to the device at a flow rate which is substantially less than the flow rate through the device. The different flow rates are preferably ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7631646 | Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a... | 12/15/2009 |
| D596371 | Cargo roller | 07/14/2009 |
| 7526108 | Wireless data management system A portable electronic data management and transport system includes a base unit and a wireless remote unit. The wireless remote unit can incorporate a graphic tablet digitizer for signaling signature data to a personal computer. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7481228 | Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7449511 | Polymeric thickeners for oil-containing compositions Thickeners for oil-containing compositions, particularly cosmetic and personal care compositions, are side chain crystalline polymers which are uniformly dispersed as a crystallized solid in the oil. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| D577593 | Bottle | 09/30/2008 |
| 7399398 | Variable potential electrokinetic devices Variable potential electrokinetic devices and electrokinetic multipliers used for pumping and flow control are disclosed that offer improvements in safety and design flexibility. The devices of the present invention take advantage of combinations of pumping conduits... | 07/15/2008 |
| D573031 | Bottle | 07/15/2008 |
| 7383849 | Bed enclosure A bed enclosure comprises a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover. Material covering two opposed upright end members of the frame and an upper support bar extending between the upright end members is connected to the tent by zipper connectors. A... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7364647 | Laminated flow device A laminated flow device comprises a porous material encapsulated within bonding material. The porous material forms a flow path and the bonding material forms an enclosure surrounding the flow path. Micro-components, such as capillaries, electrodes, reservoirs, brid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7336860 | Microfluidic detection device having reduced dispersion and method for making same A microfluidic detection device provides reduced dispersion of axial concentration gradients in a flowing sample. The microfluidic detection device includes a cell body and a flow path through the cell body. The flow path has an inlet segment, an outlet segment, and... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329452 | Gas-permeable membrane Gas-permeable membranes comprising a microporous film and a coating on the microporous film, the coating being obtained by coating the microporous film with a liquid coating composition comprising a polymer and hollow polymeric particles dispersed in the composition... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317599 | Multifactor adaptive auto-reclosing of high voltage transmission lines One embodiment of the invention provides a method, system, and device for the auto-reclosing a faulted power transmission line by measuring the characteristics of voltage on a faulted line to determine, in real-time, the moment that the secondary arc is extinguished... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7312083 | Control value assignment method A method of assigning expected recovery values to control substances used in analytical testing is disclosed. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7291389 | Article having temperature-dependent shape Articles, particularly fibers, whose shape is dependent on temperature. The articles have a first component composed of a sharply-melting crystalline polymer and an overlapping second component. As the crystalline polymer is cooled through its melting range, the vol... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7254416 | Mobile entertainment and communication device A mobile entertainment and communication device in a palm-held size housing has a cellular or satellite telephone capable of wireless communication with the Internet and one or more replaceable memory card sockets for receiving a blank memory card for recording data... | 08/07/2007 |
| D543719 | Seating | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220592 | Particulate processing system A system for simultaneously processing a plurality of particles, e.g. beads or cells. A liquid sample containing the particles is delivered to a processing chamber in which the particles are positioned on particle retainers which lie in a plane. The particle retaine... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7204430 | Tie suitable for use on a track A railroad track tie comprises a body formed at least partially of polymeric material, and a reinforcement totally encapsulated within the body, wherein there is at least one opening through the reinforcement with polymeric material therein. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195583 | Posture and exercise seating Seating that provides comfort, facilitates healthful upright posture, has capability for exercise, and facilitates a healthful upright position, comprises a seat having left and right portions for supporting a user's left and right thighs, respectively. A seat suppo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182951 | Selection and treatment of seeds A new vigor test is used to select seeds which, after appropriate polymeric coating, will perform well under adverse planting and growing conditions. For example, suitably coated hybrid corn seeds can be planted earlier than seeds now available, while still obtainin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7101928 | Polymeric thickeners for oil-containing compositions Novel thickeners for oil-containing compositions are crystalline polymers, preferably side chain crystalline polymers, which (a) have a crystalline melting point, Tp, and an onset of melting temperature, To, such that Tp−To | 09/05/2006 |
| D526802 | Seating | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083818 | Party tray A party tray includes a support tray and, on the support tray, a sealed package made up of transparent container body and a polymeric sealing sheet sealed to the rim of the container body. The sealed package contains foodstuffs, in particular respiring foodstuffs su... | 08/01/2006 |
