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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182826 | Refreshment towel and applied solution A refreshment towel with applied solution is an apparatus consisting of a carrying agent, most likely a high quality cotton towel or towelette, that has been saturated with an aqueous solution comprised of various ingredients. The resulting saturated towel can be ru... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176183 | System and a method for accelerating communication of TCP/IP based content A technique for downloading multiple objects from at least one server in an accelerated manner. Typically, in a TCP/IP environment, a client is limited in the number of sockets that can be opened for a single server. A spoofer (410) is utilized to intercept t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166198 | Method and system for accelerating browsing sessions The delivery of web content over an IP based network is accelerated by utilizing an intermediate node to receive requests for ML files, analyze ML files and create multipart objects that compound two or more browser's objects referenced by browser's links in the ori... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165615 | Cellular network system A method for providing a personalized bidirectional channel in broadcasting systems. In cellular broadcasting system the method contains the steps of: allocating a first group of subcarriers to broadcast transmission and a second group of subcarriers to personalized... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162840 | High power ultrasound transducer Disclosed is a high power ultrasound transducer consisting of piezoelectric ceramic elements, an acoustic impedance matching plate, and an assembly of electric contacts arranged to provide voltage to each of said piezoelectric elements. One or more resilient electri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157480 | Docking system with joint supports A set of components that can be used to construct a structurally sound dock are disclosed. The components can be extruded and the components are shaped such that interconnected components provide support for the other components thereby alleviating weak points due t... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156429 | Method and system for accelerating downloading of web pages Web content based on markup language technology is delivered to a client device running a browser or similar application through a markup language file manipulator. Files requested by a client device are processed through the markup language file manipulator and the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145495 | Integrated voice navigation system and method An integrated voice navigation system 40 is disclosed. The voice navigation system (40) includes a voice messaging system (44), a speech recognition system (46), a voice channel (50) and a control link (52). A caller is conn... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118532 | Container hauling and delivery mechanism A container transportation system that includes a dolly system that can be mounted underneath the container and then used, optionally in cooperation with a boom or lift, to navigate a container to a desired location. The dolly includes a motor mounted in a swivel br... | 02/21/2012 |
| D654175 | Sanitizing station | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112778 | Video mail and content playback control with cellular handset The playback of video content delivered over a wireless network can be controlled by the provision of various control functions that can be actuated by the user. The controlled playback can be implemented on a system level, in which the delivery of the video content... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107614 | Enhanced colorful ring-back tone by mixing content streams in real time Methods and systems for enhanced Colorful Ring-Back Tone (eCRBT) services by mixing multiple digital content streams in real time are provided, including audio, video, data, text-based message, and hypermedia object streams. One or more properties of the content str... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107419 | Method and system for improving bandwidth utilization over a fixed network Bandwidth utilization over bearers in a fixed cellular network is improved by reducing the amount of data required to be transported. At each side of the bearer, data blocks (such as Iub blocks) are received and, prior to transmitting them across the bearer, they ar... | 01/31/2012 |
| D653278 | Sunglasses | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096960 | Easy wake device A device that monitors a user's sleep cycles and operates to sound an alarm to awaken the user at an optimal point within a sleep cycle. Once an alarm time is set and the alarm is activated, the device begins to monitor a wearer's sleep cycles by identifying the poi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094607 | Method and system for saving bandwidth during broadcasting/multicasting Multi-channel network communication is improved by reducing the amount of data that is transmitted over connections that can stem from a similar source. Content of data packets transmitted from the source are reduced and the result is compared to previously transmit... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090768 | Media content device and system A device for obtaining media content from a source and storing the media content for subsequent playback. A response mechanism enables a listener to generate response information associated with particular media content that is being rendered by the device. This res... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086855 | Access to PLMN networks for non-PLMN devices, and to issues arising in interfaces in general between PLMN and non-PLMN networks Interface device for interfacing between a PLMN network and a non-PLMN network, the PLMN network being configured to recognize cellular base stations as nodes thereof through which to mediate connections to cellular mobile devices, the non-PLMN networks each compris... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8086172 | Provision of messaging services from a video messaging system for video compatible and non-video compatible equipment A telecommunications system that supports the provision of video messaging, yet maintains compatibility and operation with user equipment that is not capable of processing, receiving or rendering video content. Based on the type of user equipment, as well as user se... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8069779 | Device for cracking open and separating an egg A device for cracking open an egg is shown, having egg-size sensing means for determining the size of an egg positioned in the device, thereby providing for automatic calibration of the device to the specific size of an egg to be cracked. The calibration determines ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069406 | Method and system for improving user experience while browsing The rendering of markup language based files is accelerated by employing an apparatus to capture requests for markup language pages. The requested pages are retrieved and then examined to identify additional links that are contained therein. The markup language page... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062720 | Printing members for direct imaging and methods of producing same Embodiments of the invention are directed to a printing member for imaging with an inkjet printer using pigment-based aqueous inkjet ink. The printing member may include a substrate and a hydrophilic coating layer. The coasting layer may include acidic colloidal sil... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649311 | Cleaning cloth | 11/22/2011 |
| D649310 | Textured cleaning cloth | 11/22/2011 |
| 8040880 | Signed message based application generation and delivery A mailbox system that has a distributed architecture is disclosed. The system includes an application server, a media server, and message storage system having subscriber mailboxes. Application messages may be stored in a subscriber's mailbox. When the subscriber ac... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036350 | Audio chunking A voice mail system that allows for the delivery of voice messages by chunks, thereby optimizing the delivery of the information. When a subscriber attempts to listen to his or her voice mail message, the header information for the first voice mail message is down l... | 10/11/2011 |
| D646318 | Sunglasses | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025596 | Micro vane and arrow with micro vane A vane, that can be mounted to a projectile to provide stability of flight, without substantially degrading speed due to added weight and/or causing clearance concerns. The vane is approximately one inch long and 0.4 inches high with a front-edge and a back-edge tha... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018327 | Night light wake up indicator A night light that transitions between at least two states to provide a visual indication to a child as to whether it is time for the child to get out of bed or that the child should stay in bed. The night light shows an illuminated sun to indicate that the child ca... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7984163 | Method and system for optimizing DNS queries Traffic transmitted over long fat networks (LFN) can be expensive and/or slow. The amount of traffic is reduced by application of the present invention which introduces a manipulator device at each end of a long fat network. The manipulator device emulates the oppos... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970109 | Auto block and auto discovery in a distributed communication system A voicemail system enabling various components of the voicemail system to be distributed geographically yet operate as a seamlessly integrated system is disclosed. A signal gateway interfaces with a telephone network. In addition, one or more media servers interface... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7970106 | Employing VXML to provide enhanced voicemail system An enhanced Voice eXtensible Markup Language (VXML) based voicemail system that has a distributed architecture and methods for implementing enhanced VXML based voicemail systems are disclosed. The voicemail system includes a media server, which is in communication w... | 06/28/2011 |
| D639599 | Pan divider | 06/14/2011 |
| D639115 | Pot with egg cracker | 06/07/2011 |
| 7937882 | Buoy holder for fish culling A culling buoy holder that includes multiple tubes laid side by side in a parallel fashion and affixed to a mounting structure or to each other. The tubes are sized in length and diameter such that a culling buoy may be inserted down through the bore of a tube, with... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7914406 | Arrow vane and arrow with vane A vane that can be mounted to a projectile to provide stability of flight, without substantially degrading speed due to added weight and/or causing clearance concerns. The vane is approximately 1.85 inches long and 0.465 inches high with a front-edge and a back-edge... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7908674 | Body-shaping apparel The present invention provides body-shaping apparel designed to lift and support the lower portion of a person's buttocks relative to the top of the person's thighs that include a pair of loop straps that are dimensioned to encircle and engage the top of a person's ... | 03/22/2011 |
| D634062 | Night light faceplate | 03/08/2011 |
| D634061 | Night light faceplate | 03/08/2011 |
| D633348 | Egg cradle | 03/01/2011 |
