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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185844 | Electronic device having on screen display and method for generating on screen display An electronic device having an on screen display (OSD) and a method for generating the OSD are described, for generating an OSD in an electronic device, so as to reduce the display area of the OSD. The method comprises the steps of selecting a function menu, and dra... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180721 | Cascading definition and support of EDI rules Electronic data interchange (EDI) documents are validated by creating an inventory of all rules, dynamically adjusting the inventory based upon entity specific rules derived from a plurality of companion guides, determining a profile containing pointers to select ru... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180398 | Multimedia data communication method and system A multimedia processing system is provided for communicating among a baseband module, an image sensor module, and at least one display module in a mobile phone. The system comprises: a serial baseband interface that transmits and receives processing data from the ba... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172033 | Materials handling vehicle with a module capable of changing a steerable wheel to control handle position ratio A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising: a frame comprising an operator's compartment; wheels supported on the frame, at least one of the wheels being a steerable wheel; a steer-by-wire system associated with the steerable wheel to effect angular movemen... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171348 | Data consistency in long-running processes Long running computer implemented processes are dynamically adapted to improve data consistency. A range of process steps in a long running computer implemented process is specified. Additionally, each of the computer-implemented process partners that are associated... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148690 | Method and apparatus for on-line web property measurement Web measurement system monitors properties of a web during manufacture without chopping measuring radiation during web measurement. A single chop is performed at each sheet edge or every nth sheet edge to measure edge temperature and edge thermal radiatio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8141795 | Aerosol dispensing device and method A method for delivering an aerosol, especially an aromatic aerosol, comprising the steps of contacting a capillary wick, comprising an EHD comminution site, with a liquid source, whereby at least a portion of the liquid transports to the EHD comminution site; applyi... | 03/27/2012 |
| D656026 | Self-standing container | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131422 | Slip control for a materials handling vehicle A vehicle is provided comprising: a main body; a plurality of wheels coupled to the main body; a traction motor associated with the main body and coupled to at least one of the wheels for driving the one wheel; control apparatus coupled to the traction motor and gen... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130647 | Method and apparatus for managing aggregate bandwidth at a server A method, apparatus, and computer implemented instructions for managing traffic in a network data processing system. Traffic for a plurality of network paths is monitored. In response a packet for a particular network path within the plurality of network paths causi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8122922 | Closure and dispensing system A closure (12) for a container (14) adapted to store fluid (16) to be dispensed, said closure comprising a body (17) having an outer surface (23) communicating with the exterior of said container and an inner surface (27) em... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120511 | Stand-alone miniaturized communication module A device for continuous measurement of the forces acting upon a movable compressible playable object is provided with at least one transmitter communicating with at least one receiver outside the movable object. The at least one receiver transforms signals received ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110468 | DMOS-transistor having improved dielectric strength of drain and source voltages A DMOS-transistor having enhanced dielectric strength includes a first well region. A highly doped source region is located in the first well region and is complementarily doped thereto. A highly doped bulk connection region is located in the first well region and h... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108989 | Manufacturing cell and elements of the cell A manufacturing cell has a plurality of stations arranged in two rows having a main aisle therebetween. Each of the plurality of stations has a station-aisle interface that provides an interaction area to the main aisle. The manufacturing cell also comprises a plura... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104583 | Materials handling vehicle with improved visibility A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising a power unit, a mast assembly and a fluid supply system. The mast assembly is coupled to the power unit. The mast assembly comprises a weldment, a movable element and a ram/cylinder assembly coupled to the movable ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097359 | Rapid exchange battery construction A rapid exchange battery construction is applied in a battery module of an electric device to supply power. The battery module is pivoted with a rotatable handle, a catching member is disposed on the handle, and a fixing structure is erected on a base of a battery a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089271 | Sense magnet assembly including multiple annular portions with alternating magnetic poles A sense magnet assembly including a generally circular hub portion defining a central axis. The hub portion includes a generally disk-shaped base portion and an outer wall extending axially from an outer edge of the base portion. An elastic magnet material is provid... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083161 | Handheld sprayer with removable cartridge and method of using same A cartridge for a handheld electrohydrodynamic (EHD) spraying device and a spraying device incorporating the cartridge. The cartridge is disposable, and can contain therapeutic products. The device includes a wetted lead screw with a compliant seal, where the placem... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651246 | Writing instrument | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081221 | Digital image processing method for correcting shaking blur A digital image processing method for correcting a shaking blur corrects a blurred image caused by a shake when a user shoots an image with a digital camera, which includes the following steps obtaining a safe shutter time of the digital camera; performing an exposu... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074640 | Aroma dispensing device A housing has a dispensing outlet (400) and contains: a liquid supplier (7) for supplying liquid containing at least one volatile component to a liquid outlet (7a); an electric field provider (41, 42, 7) for causing liquid issuing ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072309 | Systems and methods of remotely controlling a materials handling vehicle A supplemental control system for a materials handling vehicle comprises a wearable control device, and a corresponding receiver on the materials handling vehicle. The wearable control device is donned by an operator interacting with the materials handling vehicle, ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069181 | Autodiscovery of business services An autodiscovery feature with an easy-to-use interface is provided to automatically collect metadata about electronic services for use within a business enterprise and to store that metadata in a metadata repository. The autodiscovery feature is used to create autod... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068327 | Holding device for encased high-protective capacitors A holding device for encased capacitors used for electric drive engineering. The inventive holding device comprises integrateable and separable lower and top holding parts. Axially protruded retaining clamps are arranged on the top holding part around each encased c... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065655 | System and method for the autogeneration of ontologies A utility transforms a class diagram representing an ontology, such as a UML class diagram, into a fully-described, standard representation of an ontology such as OWL file. It may be based on Rational Software Architect (RSA) and its model transformation capabilitie... | 11/22/2011 |
| D649322 | Counterweight for a fork lift truck | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060400 | Fleet management system Systems of hardware and software are provided for enabling mobile assets to communicate across a wireless network environment. Systems, computer-implemented methods and computer program products are also provided for leveraging wireless communication and/or processi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8058086 | Self-organized pin-type nanostructures, and production thereof on silicon By means of an RIE etch process for silicon (3), a pin-type structure (4,4a) without crystal defects is formed with high aspect ratio and with nano dimensions on the surface of silicon wafers without any additional patterning measures (e-beam, i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8027851 | Personalizing eligibility and benefits responses based on user profiles An eligibility and benefits (EB) personalization engine, metadata storage and a portal Web page are set up on a server. EB personalization profiles are set up and stored in metadata storage that specify, according to useful descriptors, personalized information that... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021906 | Hermetic sealing and electrical contacting of a microelectromechanical structure, and microsystem (MEMS) produced therewith Disclosed are methods and microsystems for vertically through-plating (6) cover plates (5) for microsystem components (2, 2a) by means of a conductive solder glass (8). Said methods and microsystems make it possible to simplify thr... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8015593 | Protecting secret data entry from infrared and audio eavesdropping A method for protecting a data entry device from eavesdropping includes masking a signature of entry resulting from entry of data by a user of the data entry device so as to reduce the detectability of the signature by eavesdropping. The signature may include a temp... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7989921 | Soi vertical bipolar power component An SOI device comprises an isolation trench defining a vertical drift zone, a buried insulating layer to which the isolation trench extends, and an electrode region for emitting charge carriers that is formed adjacent to the insulating layer and that is in contact w... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7989310 | Filling of insulation trenches using CMOS standard processes for creating dielectrically insulated areas on a SOI disk Insulating trenches isolate regions of a semiconductor layer and include hermetically sealed voids. After forming a trench, a first fill of SiO2 is formed by a CVD process with the oxide layers having increasing thickness toward the upper trench edges for... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981465 | Method and apparatus for powder coating stator stacks A method and apparatus for applying a solid particulate powder coating to a stator stack having a plurality of longitudinally extending stator slots. The apparatus includes a coating application station for applying powder particles to the stator stack, a coating re... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980352 | Materials handling vehicle having a steer system including a tactile feedback device A materials handling vehicle is provided comprising a frame comprising an operator's compartment, wheels supported on the frame, at least one of the wheels being a steerable wheel, and a steer-by-wire system associated with the steerable wheel to effect angular move... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980185 | Locking apparatus A locking apparatus is disclosed including a lock box member and a first auger. The lock box member comprises at least one sidewall, a bottom wall including a first aperture, and a plurality of cover portions. The plurality of cover portions are selectively position... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7973709 | Electronic device for decoding navigation data by using phase angle variation and method thereof An electronic device for decoding a navigation data by using a phase angle variation and a method thereof are described, which includes the following steps. A phase angle difference between the first phase angle of the first navigation data and the second phase angl... | 07/05/2011 |
| D640855 | Reach truck | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958032 | Generating event messages corresponding to event indicators A transaction entity handles event messages associated with events of interest. At least one type of event is identified that is of interest to a user. Each type of event further corresponds to an event type that is to be repeated by a transaction entity to an aggre... | 06/07/2011 |
| D639438 | Tourniquet | 06/07/2011 |
