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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7760993 | Method and device for forming steam for household appliance The device and the method for forming steam are used for household appliance. Principle: water enters into the heated spiral tube chamber through the inner end of the spiral tube chamber; water contacts the side wall of the spiral tube chamber, and is vaporized, the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7749263 | Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties Provided herein is a PEA polymer blend and coatings or implantable devices formed therefrom. ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7732535 | Coating for controlled release of drugs from implantable medical devices A coating for an implantable medical device comprising modified poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol). ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7713637 | Coating containing PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid polymer Provided herein are a coating or a device (e.g., absorbable stent) that includes a PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid biocompatible polymer and the methods of use thereof. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713541 | Zwitterionic terpolymers, method of making and use on medical devices Biocompatible terpolymers are manufactured to include a zwitterionic monomer, an alkoxy acrylate monomer, and a hydrophobic monomer. The alkoxy acrylate monomer can be a 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate (MOEMA) or a 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate (EOEMA). Alternatively, the... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7713538 | Drug delivery from stents An intravascular stent has a coat comprising a crosslinked amphiphilic polymer and a sparingly water soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI). Preferably the polymer is formed from 2-methacryloyloxy-2′-ethyltrimethylammonium phosphate inner salt, C4-... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7700659 | Implantable devices formed of non-fouling methacrylate or acrylate polymers Implantable devices formed of or coated with a material that includes a polymer having a non-fouling acrylate or methacrylate polymer are provided. The implantable device can be used for treating or preventing a disorder such as atherosclerosis, thrombosis, restenos... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7699889 | Poly(ester amide) block copolymers Provided herein is a copolymer that includes a soft block (A) and a hard block (B) comprising a tyrosine di-peptide. The copolymer can be any of AB, ABA or BAB type block copolymers. The soft block can include a PEA polymer. A coating formed of the copolymer may als... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7632914 | Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents Provided herein is a coating comprising a polymer. The polymer comprises at least two different blocks, at least one L1 block with the formula and at least one L2 block with the formula | 12/15/2009 |
| 7622537 | Methods for manufacturing amino acid mimetic copolymers and use of same Biocompatible polymers are manufactured to include an amino acid mimetic monomer and one or more hydrophobic acrylate monomers. The amino acid mimetic monomers are selected to mimic the side chain of the amino acids asparagine or glutamine. The amino acid mimetic mo... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7622146 | Rate limiting barriers for implantable devices and methods for fabrication thereof A method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The method includes applying a formulation on a first polymer layer containing a therapeutic substance to form a second layer. The formulation can contain a highly hydrophobic polymer ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7604818 | Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer or polymer blend described here... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7563454 | Coatings for implantable medical devices Coatings for implantable medical devices comprising non-fouling moieties or polymers chemically bonded to the surface of the device via chelating structures, and methods of fabricating the coatings are disclosed. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| D596654 | Controller for electric heating tool | 07/21/2009 |
| 7544486 | Nell peptide expression systems and bone formation activity of nell peptide The invention generally relates to a bone growth factor, and more particularly to compositions including NELL1, articles of manufacture including NELL1 and methods of using NELL1 to induce bone formation. This invention also provides methods for the expression and p... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7538180 | Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same Coatings for an implantable medical devices such as stents and methods of fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coatings comprise a biologically absorbable poly(ester amide), which is a polymeric product of a reaction between a diol-diamine and a dicarboxylic acid.... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7485335 | Stent mounting device and a method of using the same to coat a stent A stent mounting device and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided. ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7473559 | Method for measuring the content of a toxin in a formulation A method of measuring the concentration of a bioactive agent is disclosed. ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7473455 | Xylon type bamboo, device of making thereof and method of making thereof The present invention provides a manufacture method for processing bamboo timber into high strength and xylon type bamboo timber methods for rearranging bamboo timber fibers, and articles formed of the xylon type bamboo timber. ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470283 | Biodegradable drug delivery material for stent A stent is fabricated utilizing a polymer that is selected for its tendency to degrade from the surface inwardly rather than undergo bulk erosion so as to substantially reduce the risk of large particles becoming detached and being swept downstream. Such polymer is ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469492 | Electric steam iron An electric steam iron includes: a shell, in which other parts are assembled, includes a hand handle for holding device. A soleplate, of which ironing flat is formed on the bottom, is fixed on the lower side of shell. A steam chamber for forming steam, which is posi... | 12/30/2008 |
| D574675 | Food slicer | 08/12/2008 |
| 7396541 | Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom A prodrug comprising a heparin and a drug is provided. The prodrug can be used to form a coating on a medical device. The prodrug can also be used with a polymeric material to form a coating on a medical device. The polymeric material can be a hydrophobic polymer, a... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392051 | Handover method The invention provides a method of handing over user equipment from a source cell to a target cell in a cellular communications network. The cellular communications system comprises a plurality of control units. The method comprises the steps of receiving a message ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386903 | Composite mattress assembly and method for adjusting the same A composite mattress assembly has multiple layers, where one or more of the layers are foam layers and the rest are spring coil mattress layer(s). The composite mattress assembly may be made exclusively of foam layers as well. Any of the layers can be divided into t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7365133 | Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers Provided herein is a poly(ester amide) (PEA) polymer blend and coatings and medical devices formed of the blend. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354480 | Stent mandrel fixture and system for reducing coating defects A stent mandrel fixture for supporting a stent during the application of a coating substance is provided. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356762 | Method for the automatic generation of an interactive electronic equipment documentation package An interactive electronic equipment document production system is disclosed. Documents from different sources are standardized in a conversion process, provided with tags in a tagging process that provides information connecting an initial locating with another loca... | 04/08/2008 |
| D564318 | Wire insulation stripping tool | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341630 | Stent coating system A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a solvent and polymer to a stent is provided. ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338557 | Nozzle for use in coating a stent A nozzle for use in a coating apparatus for the application of a coating substance to a stent is provided. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330542 | Method and system for establishing a multimedia connection by negotiating capability in an outband control channel The present invention relates to a method and system for establishing a connection to a terminal device, wherein a user capability information defining supported types of information streams is set in a compatibility information element within an outband signaling m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328362 | Method and apparatus for selectively deskewing data traveling through a bus A method for selectively deskewing data traveling through a bus in a network device is disclosed. Bit-level data is received from each data line of a plurality of data lines of the bus. Vertical line information is detected for the plurality of data lines to determi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326103 | Vertically adjustable chemical mechanical polishing head and method for use thereof The invention provides a vertically adjustable chemical mechanical polishing head having a pivot mechanism and method for use thereof. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311980 | Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device A polymeric coating for a medical device that comprises poly(lactic acid) and a block copolymer including blocks of poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(butylene terephthalate) is provided. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306681 | Method of cleaning a semiconductor substrate A cleaning method and cleaning recipes are disclosed. The present invention relates to a method for cleaning a semiconductor substrate and cleaning recipes. The present invention utilizes a first cleaning solution including diluted hydrofluoric acid and a second cle... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7298164 | System and method for display test The system for display test includes a driving circuit having integrated circuit (IC) pads on the substrate and the IC pads are electrically connected to the signal lines, respectively. And the first switches are between the first test pads and the IC pads, wherein ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7272395 | Method for setting parameters of a cellular radio network, in particular for access and handover A method and a system for setting parameters of a cellular radio network, like a GSM network, in particular for access and handover, wherein the parameters are dynamically adjusted in accordance with measured signal level and quality statistics. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7174155 | Charging in communication systems The present invention relates to charging of communications using chargeable resources of a first communication system and a second communication system wherein at least one of said communication systems provides wireless communication services. In accordance with t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171198 | Method, network access element and mobile node for service advertising and user authorization in a telecommunication system A network access sequence for a mobile node (MN) in one or more foreign domains (FD). A foreign domain sends (A1) service advertisement messages (M1), each of which comprises an identifier (41) of the message, network address information (43 | 01/30/2007 |
