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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182374 | Portable ping-pong set A portable ping pong set having a net assembly comprising a first post having a first base member, a second post having a second base member, and a net fixedly secured within each of the first and second posts and extendible therebetween, the first and second base m... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182069 | Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178182 | Multilayered clutch lining and method for production of a multilayered clutch lining A multilayered friction lining, including friction member (4, 4a) that forms a friction surface; and reinforcement member (3, 3a). Reinforcement member (3, 3a) is wound of reinforcement yarn and friction member (4, 4 | 05/15/2012 |
| D659350 | Medical scrub top | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172798 | System and method for managing infusion therapies A system for managing an infusion therapy, including: a server in communication with a central server; and an infusion pump in wireless communication with the server and for: uploading respective label data from respective labels for at least one medication, the res... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172537 | Extruded stator blade, stator with extruded blade, and method of forming a stator assembly with extruded blades The present invention broadly comprises a stator blade assembly for a torque converter stator including an inner ring having first openings; an outer ring having second openings; and extruded blades with first and second ends. The first end is disposed in a respecti... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172536 | Impeller guide wheel for a hydrodynamic speed variator/torque converter and method for manufacturing an impeller An impeller, for example, a guide wheel for a hydrodynamic speed variator/torque converter, including a plurality of blades. Each blade has a blade base and a blade tip area. Stiffening means are situated in at least one of the blades in at least the blade base area... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168285 | Joined component, in particular a pilot boss for a force transfer device, method for manufacture of a continuous material connection and a force transfer device A joined component, in particular a rotation symmetrical component for connecting to another second joined component into a unit for creating a continuous material, non-disengageable connection through compression welding, comprising a joined surface and a joint por... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167103 | Four-passage multifunction torque converter A torque converter including: an impeller clutch arranged to transmit, when closed, torque from a first cover for the torque converter to a shell for an impeller; a lock-up clutch arranged to transmit, when closed, torque from a second cover for the torque converter... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162612 | Stamped stator assemblies and methods for assemblying stamped stator assemblies A stator for a torque converter, including a pump side blade plate with a first outer circumferential portion and a turbine side blade plate with a second outer circumferential portion in contact with the first outer circumferential portion. One of the first or seco... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162599 | Stepped stator blade A blade for a stator in a torque converter including a first face, which includes a first step, and a second face located substantially circumferentially opposite the first face. In one embodiment, the first face includes first and second disjointed or misaligned se... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154363 | Band pass filter with tunable phase cancellation circuit A phase cancellation circuit for a cavity filter including a sampler loop assembly arranged to receive an input signal, a variable loop assembly connected to the sampler loop assembly by a cable, wherein the variable loop assembly is arranged to transmit an output s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151966 | Arrangement for operating a clutch Arrangement for operating a clutch, in particular a clutch in the power train of a motor vehicle, comprising a means of transmission that is mounted movably in an operating direction with respect to a support. The support is flexibly mounted in the direction of oper... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151957 | Anti-rotation mechanism for a closed piston torque converter A piston plate anti-rotate mechanism in a closed piston, three passage torque converter including a cover having an inner radial surface, a drive plate comprising an annular plate, a piston plate having an axial inner crown, a front annular edge, an axial skirt, and... | 04/10/2012 |
| D657195 | Reusable beverage container | 04/10/2012 |
| D657174 | Pet waste bag holder | 04/10/2012 |
| D657172 | Dress-shaped organizer | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150592 | Method for preventing drive wheels from spinning A method for preventing spinning of at least one drive wheel in a motor vehicle that has a dual clutch transmission, including the process steps of: a vehicle placed in a first gear unit of the dual clutch transmission; placement of a higher gear for the vehicle in ... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656698 | Swing-top trash can | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137237 | Device for actuating a plurality of hydraulic control cylinders A device for actuating a plurality of hydraulic control cylinders having a pressure regulating valve with a first and a second pressure regulating output, a first selector valve connected downline from the pressure regulating outputs, a second selector valve connect... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656005 | Drapery rod assembly | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135525 | Torque converter with turbine mass absorber A torque converter having a first damper stage, a second damper stage, a floating flange torsionally connecting the first and second damper stages, an inertia element, and a tuned torsion damper. The torsion damper connects the inertia element and the flange. In a p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135523 | Method for controlling a friction clutch A method is proposed in which the distance sensor of a friction clutch operated automatically by a clutch actuator is calibrated in the disengaged state, wherein if the calibration is lost the friction clutch is slowly engaged until the friction clutch is in an enga... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132656 | Ratchet one way clutch with hardened blocking plate A one-way clutch, including: a first annular element; a second annular element arranged to lockingly engage with the first element for relative rotation of the second element, with respect to the first annular element, in a first rotational direction; a third annula... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132655 | Multi function torque converter with axially stacked clutches and method of controlling hydraulic pressure and flow A torque converter including an impeller clutch connected to an impeller; a torque converter clutch connected to an output hub for the torque converter; and a same plate included in the impeller clutch and in the torque converter clutch and at least indirectly conne... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131612 | Program generator for hedging the guaranteed benefits of a set of variable annuity contracts A computer-based method for generating a program for hedging guaranteed benefits of a set of variable annuity (VA) contracts, including automatically generating interpreted and compiled contract value projection code; generating vectorized integrated scenario sets i... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130420 | System for programming a plurality of chips, such as photosensor chips or ink-jet chips, with operating parameters An imaging system, such as having pixel-sized photosensors for recording images, or light emitters or ink-jet ejectors for creating images, comprises a plurality of chips. Each chip includes a shift register with a shift-register-in line; a set of imaging elements a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129258 | Method for dicing a semiconductor wafer, a chip diced from a semiconductor wafer, and an array of chips diced from a semiconductor wafer A method for dicing a semiconductor wafer, including: cutting a reference slot in a back main surface of the wafer; cutting a back slot in the back main surface, the back slot positioned with respect to the reference slot; determining a desired location for a chip e... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128602 | Winged catheter securing tape A winged catheter securing tape including a base having a non-adhesive upper surface and an adhesive lower surface, spaced areas of adhesive on said upper surface with a first non-adhesive area therebetween, and a second non-adhesive area on said lower surface in op... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127910 | Latching frictional engagement assembly using a check valve A frictional engagement assembly for an automotive device, including: at least one frictionally engageable plate; a first piston plate displaceable in a first axial direction to urge the at least one frictionally engageable plate into frictional contact; a first res... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127905 | Series damper with hysteresis in one damper A series damper, including: a first damper with a flange and a cover plate; and a second damper with first and second cover plates and a flange. The flange and the cover plate for the first damper are rotationally frictionally engaged and the flange for the second d... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8118587 | Method for transferring preforms to a blow molding machine and mold carrier for at least one preform A method for transferring a plurality of preforms to a blow molding machine having a plurality of mold carriers, wherein each mold carrier is arranged to carry at least one multi-part blow mold, the method including the steps of transferring the preforms along a tra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117048 | Electronic health record system and method for an underserved population A system for managing electronic health records, including: an interface element in at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer for receiving data regarding at least one environmental condition, at least one symptom related to physical or mental healt... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8104802 | Integrated recessed latch assembly An integrated latch dish device including a latch with a translatable bolt for engaging a strike and a two part recessed dish having a lower first part and an upper second part adjacent to the lower first part, the lower first and upper second parts of the recessed ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097221 | Lamp assembly A lamp assembly including at least one light source, a housing formed from a first moisture barrier composition and a sealing cap formed from a second moisture barrier composition, wherein the at least one light source is arranged within the housing and the sealing ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096885 | Method and apparatus for lash prevention using coil springs A vibration damper including a first spline having a plurality of first teeth, a second spline having a plurality of second teeth, a third spline having a plurality of third teeth and at least one spring interconnected between the first and second splines, wherein t... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8087799 | Illumination means and inspection means having an illumination means An illumination mean for the inspection of flat substrates is disclosed. The flat substrate includes an upper edge area, a lower edge area and a front area. The illumination means is formed as an annular segment and comprises an opening into which at least the edge ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087753 | Method for modular arrangement of a silicon based array and modular silicon based array A silicon based module, including: a substrate; a first chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the first chip assembly including a first silicon chip and a first driver die having electrical circuitry; and a second chip assembly fixed to the substrate, the second chi... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087509 | Transport apparatus and method for feeding articles to a packing machine An apparatus and a method for feeding articles to a packing machine are disclosed. A conveyor belt is arranged prior to the belt feeder of the packing machine. The conveyor belt has at least two single lanes which are spatially separated from each other. A first sol... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083473 | Interface for a stamped stator and a one-way clutch A stator, including: a one-way clutch with at least one slot opening radially outward from an outer circumferential portion of an outer race; and a blade assembly including first and second separately formed, stamped blade segments rotationally connected to the one-... | 12/27/2011 |
