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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185797 | Basic matrix, coder/encoder and generation method of the low density parity check codes The invention relates to a base matrix, a encoder/decoder of Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes and a generation method thereof. The encoder/decoder is determined uniquely by the parity check matrix of the LDPC codes. With different code sizes, said parity check ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182464 | Method for intravesical drug delivery Implant devices for intravesical administration and local drug delivery. The device has a body which includes a hollow tube formed of a biocompatible material; at least one reservoir in the tube which contains a drug; and one or more apertures through which the drug... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182229 | Methods and apparatus to repair a rotor disk for a gas turbine Embodiments of the invention can provide methods and apparatus to repair a rotor disk for a gas turbine. In one embodiment, a method to repair a rotor disk for a gas turbine is provided, wherein the rotor disk can include a base and at least one dovetail slot betwee... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182207 | Inner turbine shell support configuration and methods Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a turbine which includes an outer shell, an inner shell connected to and surrounded by the outer shell in generally concentric relation therewith, at least one turbine rotor housed within the inner shell, a plurality o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182205 | Gas turbine engine with insulated cooling circuit A gas turbine engine is provided comprising a compressor with an insulated cooling circuit. The compressor comprises a compressor casing having a compression chamber and at least one stator and at least one rotor disposed in the compression chamber, the at least one... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660013 | Paper product | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177739 | Rapid infusion system A rapid infusion system for the intravenous delivery of fluids at standard and rapid flow rates. The system includes a pump assembly, a drive assembly to power the pump, and a fluid containment system that keeps the infused fluid out of direct contact with the pump ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177501 | Stator casing having improved running clearances under thermal load A turbine power generation system, comprising a stator including a shroud and a rotor rotatably situated within the shroud, wherein the shroud is structured such that the inner diameter of the inner surface of the shroud reduces when the inner surface is exposed to ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175755 | Systems and methods for monitoring power devices Systems and methods for monitoring power devices that are connecting in a loop to a main power line are provided. A plurality of power devices that are connected in a loop to a power grid line may be provided. The loop may include a plurality of power lines. A distu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174137 | Method for the damping of tower oscillations in wind power installations A method for controlling a wind turbine installation for the damping tower oscillations, in particular a buoyant wind turbine installation comprising a buoyant body, a tower arranged over the buoyant body, a generator mounted on the tower that is rotatable in relati... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173169 | Formulation and process for the preparation of modafinil The present invention provides pharmaceutical tablets comprising modafinil particles, processes for preparing such pharmaceutical tablets, and methods of treating a disease or disorder using the pharmaceutical tablet of the invention. In particular, the pharmaceutic... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172776 | Systems and methods for detecting labor conditions via electromagnetic field disturbances A system may detect a labor condition in a laboring patient. The system may include an electromagnetic field generating unit, an electromagnetic field sensing unit, and a processing unit. The electromagnetic field generating unit may be operable to create an electro... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172521 | Compressor clearance control system using turbine exhaust The present application provides a compressor clearance control system for a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine producing exhaust gases and a compressor with a casing and a number of rotor blades. The compressor clearance control system ma... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168765 | Process for making de-esterified pectins their composition and uses thereof The present invention relates to a process by which a pectin extract is first de-esterified using a biocatalyst. Secondly, the resulting high molecular weight de-esterified pectin is further de-esterified and optionally amidated using conventional methods. Since the... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168440 | Polymeric sulfated surfactants for capillary electrophoresis (CE) and CE-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) The present invention relates generally to methods for enantiomeric separation of complex chemical mixtures using micelles of surfactant molecules that have a sulfate or sulfonate head group, a chiral selector, a linker, and a hydrophobic tail. Also provided are mic... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167836 | Tissue expander configured for drug delivery A device includes a tissue expanding portion and an enclosure positioned on a surface of the tissue expanding portion. The enclosure includes an enclosure wall and a drug formulation pocket defined by the enclosure wall. A solid drug formulation that includes a drug... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166987 | Systems and methods for assisting a seated person to a standing position A walker device including a walking aid and a lifting arm attached to, and extending in an approximate vertical direction from, the walking aid. The walking aid may include two front legs and two back legs. The walking aid may include two or more wheels attached to ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165956 | Bill availability notification and billing information request Systems and methods for presenting billing information are provided. A notice may be transmitted via a network by a bill presentment service provider system comprising one or more computers. The notice may be transmitted in accordance with an e-mail protocol, and th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165151 | Method, system and terminal for implementing upward frequency hopping transmission A method for implementing upward frequency hopping transmission is adopted to the communication system with time slotted frame structure, and it comprises: receiving the frequency band and frequency hopping mode allocated by the network side; after implementing the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164228 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for a homopolar generator charger with integral rechargeable battery Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a homopolar generator charger with an integral rechargeable battery. A method is provided for converting rotational kinetic energy to electrical energy for charging one or more battery cells. The method can include rotat... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162181 | Beverage dispensing system The present application describes a product dispenser. The product dispenser may include at least one macro-ingredient source, at least one micro-ingredient source positioned about the dispenser, a diluent source, a dispensing valve, a number of pumps or metering de... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162177 | Dispensing nozzle assembly A dispensing nozzle assembly for dispensing a number of micro-ingredients into a fluid stream. The dispensing nozzle assembly may include a micro-ingredient mixing chamber, a number of micro-ingredient lines in communication with the micro-ingredient mixing chamber ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162176 | Method and apparatuses for providing a selectable beverage Methods and apparatuses for providing a selectable beverage from a post-mix beverage dispenser are provided. In one embodiment, the method for providing a beverage having a separately selected color from a post-mix beverage dispensing system comprises: (a) providing... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658092 | Christmas tree | 04/24/2012 |
| D657681 | Container | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154305 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for connection fault self-monitoring with DC bias current Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for providing connection fault self-monitoring with DC bias current. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for obtaining measurements and detecting c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151571 | Systems and methods for closed loop emissions control Systems and methods for controlling combustion emission parameters associated with a gas turbine combustor. The method can include providing an optical path through a gas turbine exhaust duct, propagating light along the optical path, measuring exhaust species absor... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148618 | Pneumatic drum tuning device, system and method A drum tune adjustment system is provided for adjusting the pitch of a drum having a shell, a batter head, a resonant head, and a cavity formed therewithin. The drum tune adjustment system includes an air pump or air source, and a conduit fluidly connected with the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147185 | Systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling gas leakage in a turbine Systems, methods and apparatus for controlling gas leakage in a turbine are provided. A plurality of seals may be provided in series, where each of the plurality of seals may be operable to reduce gas backflow from an inlet of a turbine component. Further, one or mo... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656821 | Neon tube packaging | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142169 | Variable geometry ejector An ejector for a turbine engine is described herein. The ejector may include a variable geometry motive nozzle and a variable geometry mixing tube positioned downstream of the variable geometry motive nozzle. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142161 | Replaceable staking insert A rotating assembly. The rotating assembly may include a wheel, a slot positioned about the wheel with the slot having a staking recess positioned therein, a wheel attachment positioned within the slot, and a staking insert positioned within the staking recess. The ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141732 | Bottle and cup/lid combination A bottle. The bottle may include a cup with a number of first conical sections, a lid with a number of second conical sections, and a closure positioned on the lid. The upper conical sections mate with the lower conical sections. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140887 | System and method for providing data services via a network A method and system are provided for performing an activity. Accordingly, an activity to be performed is determined, a stored hierarchy is examined indicating a first alternate component for performing the activity first and a second alternate component for performi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140185 | Virtual vendor shelf inventory management A cooler system for providing goods. The cooler system may include a cooler with a refrigeration system and a shelf monitor, a data processing device remote from the cooler, and a vending bridge. The data processing device is in communication with the refrigeration ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134146 | Heterocyclic radical or diradical, the dimers, oligomers, polymers, dispiro compounds and polycycles thereof, the use thereof, organic semiconductive material and electronic or optoelectronic component The present invention relates to heterocyclic radicals or diradicals, the dimers, oligomers, polymers, dispiro compounds and polycycles thereof, to the use thereof to organic semiconductive materials and to electronic and optoelectronic components. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132416 | Combustion methods and fuels for the production of energy Apparatus and processes are provided for combusting hydrocarbon-containing waste fuel with an oxidizer, preferably liquid oxygen, and producing a substantially clean exhaust gas and a separate high purity steam product (e.g., superheated steam) that can be used to g... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131640 | Method for receiving electronically transferred funds using an automated teller machine A method for performing a money transfer receive transaction involving a desired amount of money to be transferred from a sender to a recipient includes receiving transaction identifying information provided by the recipient; comparing the transaction identifying in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124202 | Multilayer container for enhanced gas barrier properties A multilayer container having enhanced gas barrier properties comprises at least two outer layers comprising a polymer matrix, and at least one barrier layer disposed between the at least two outer layers. The at least one barrier layer comprises a first polymer com... | 02/28/2012 |
| D655014 | Leadware assembly | 02/28/2012 |
