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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300311 | Pin holder structure of input/output plug The present invention relates to a pin holder structure of an input/output plug for a vehicle phone or Personal Digital Assistant(PDA), and more particularly to an improvement of combination between a pin holder of an input/output plug and a cover plate. The present... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290657 | Truckbed tool box A toolbox having enhanced weather protection includes a base component and a top component connected together by a pair of pivot assemblies. When the top component is pivoted downwardly towards the base component, it forms a first weather and wind seal around its ou... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293244 | Computing device with user interface for navigating a contacts list A computing device comprises a display screen, the computing device is able to display on the screen a contact list automatically causes the relative prominence of one or more letters in one or more names to alter. For example, only the first letter of each name may... | 11/06/2007 |
| D553991 | Bottle and cap | 10/30/2007 |
| D553690 | Autograph board | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271234 | Polyarylates for drug delivery and tissue engineering Biocompatible polyarylates of tyrosine-derived diphenol compounds and poly(alkylene oxide) dicarboxylic acids, articles formed therefrom and therapeutic uses are disclosed. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7253642 | Method for sensing an electric field A method for sensing an electric field includes processing digitized electric field signals, e.g., from an electric field sensing probe. The processing may include performing a Fast Fourier Transform of the digitized electric field signals to provide an indication o... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250154 | Radio-opaque polymeric biomaterials A radio-opaque dihydroxy compound substituted with at least one bromine or iodine atom. Radio-opaque medical implants and drug delivery devices and methods for therapeutic site-specific or systemic drug delivery comprising implanting in the body of a patient are als... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248677 | Method of and apparatus for communicating user related information using a wireless information device A mobile telephone which can supply or post ‘pre-answer’ information which the device owner considers of relevance to a potential call recipient. This information enables a potential call recipient to be given useful information about a potential call before act... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248054 | Apparatus and method for detecting an electric field A sensor for sensing an electric field includes a movable sensor probe including one or more pair, typically three pair, of electrically conductive electrodes, and may include one or more pair of selectively switchable auxiliary electrodes. The probe is movable and ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244460 | Tripolyphosphate pet food palatability enhancers A palatability enhancing composition for extruded pet food containing at least one tripolyphosphate salt in an amount effective to enhance palatability and at least one ingredient selected from meat products, meat by-products, fish products, fish by-products, dairy ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234988 | Enhanced expressive feature mechanism for animated characters and devices A mechanism effectively mimics human facial expressions for use in animated characters. On the front surface of the mechanism, four gears, meshed in pairs, provide rotational surfaces for a series of cranks and pins. As the gears rotate, the cranks and pins engage a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226129 | Release device for a rear seat backrest component part of a vehicle The invention relates to a release device for a rear seat backrest component part (1) of a vehicle seat, comprising a housing (9) to attach to the foldable rear seat backrest component (1), a handle (16) connected to a transfer mea... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7200266 | Method and apparatus for automated video activity analysis The invention is a new method and apparatus that can be used to detect, recognize, and analyze people or other objects in security checkpoints, public-places, parking lots, or in similar environments under surveillance to detect the presence of certain objects of in... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194481 | Computer based matching system for party and counterparty exchanges A computer based system is disclosed which enables a buyer and a seller to be efficiently matched. The system can comprise a web based foreign exchange platform in which parties and counterparties post their requirements. A computer identifies and matches reciprocal... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186477 | Header for rechargeable lithium batteries A header for rechargeable lithium batteries, which incorporates a riveted disconnect mechanism. The header is especially useful for rechargeable lithium batteries for high power applications. ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182250 | Computing device with an embedded microprocessor or micro-controller A computing device with an embedded microprocessor or micro-controller, including a software stack which comprises a content manager, and a runtime environment positioned in the stack above or together with a hardware abstraction layer. The content manager is not sp... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7127627 | Power management method and apparatus for use in electronic devices A combination portable computer and mobile telephone device sends the portable computer portion into a sleep mode during periods of non-use; it can periodically and temporarily wake itself up so as to monitor the power consumption of a slave device, the mobile telep... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7115218 | Low temperature method and composition for producing electrical conductors A composition of matter having a metal powder or powders of specified characteristics in a Reactive Organic Medium (ROM). These compositions can be applied by any convenient printing process to produce patterns of electrical conductors on temperature-sensitive elect... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111792 | Extensible connector for conductor rails A connector for connecting two conductor rail sections, the connector having an electrical conductor that is fastened at each end to the conductor rails. A central region of the conductor is fastened to a connection element. The connection element is slidingly conne... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094627 | Process for the manufacture of large area arrays of discrete components Electrostatic printing methods are used to allow the precise placement of small, discrete components on a substrate. The components are configured as liquid toners by coating one or more surfaces with a charge control agent which reacts with a charge director in a d... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090299 | Device for adjustment of level of inclination of back part of motor vehicle seat The present invention relates to a device for adjustment of level of inclination of back part of a motor vehicle seat having a device part (2) affixed to the seat part and a device part (3) affixed to the back part, which can be pivoted counter to each... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055905 | Motor vehicle seat with adjustable reclining backrest The present invention relates to a motor vehicle seat with an adjustable reclining backrest, which is articulated to the seat frame on both sides using tilt adjusting fittings. Both tilt adjusting fittings are coupled to each other by a rigid connecting tube, which ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052778 | Method and apparatus for cold forging a trailer hitch receiving housing A cold forging process and apparatus for reinforcing an end of a rectangular tube, including a close fitting, rectangular upper mandrel that inserts into the tubing. The upper mandrel has flared corners at the end attached to the upper die. As the upper die is moved... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7055117 | System and method for debugging system-on-chips using single or n-cycle stepping Large, complex SoCs comprise interconnections of various functional blocks, which blocks frequently running on different clock domains. By effectively controlling the clocks within the SoC, this invention provides a means to halt execution of a SoC and to then singl... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047030 | Group communication method for a wireless communication device A group communication method for a wireless information device, in which the method comprises the step of using an application independent object which defines or references members of a group in a way that enables communication to take place between two or more mem... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042969 | Method and apparatus for frame alignment in discrete multitone transceivers A method and apparatus for determining frame alignment in a discrete multitone transceiver by determining a rotation of the coefficients of the shortening channel impulse response for which inter symbol interference (ISI) is minimal. The ISI is determined by multipl... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033289 | Soccer ball kicking training device A soccer ball kicking training device assists a player so that his or her plant foot are correctly positioned with respect to the target line. A foot positioning pad includes a foot outline indicia and is attached to an adjustable cross member. The other end of the ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032120 | Method and apparatus for minimizing power requirements in a computer peripheral device while in suspend state and returning to full operation state without loss of data The invention is a method and apparatus for minimizing power consumption in a computer peripheral device during suspend state and waking up from suspend state without losing pre-suspend configuration information. The power supply to the peripheral device is split in... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021988 | Expressive feature mechanism for animated characters and devices A mechanism for animated characters capable of visually communicating facial expressions is provided. The mechanism (10) has two mesh gears per upper or lower lip (FIG. 1b). One gear of each pair is rotated by a single drive (20, 22). Eac... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7003576 | Managed access to information over data networks A system for providing a user with access to an information site hosting information with controlled access, such as an e-Learning content provider. The user logs on to a management site such a learning management system and is authenticated by the management site. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003100 | Modem with enhanced echo canceler A modem incorporating apparatus and methods to achieve computationally efficient echo cancellation. The apparatus include a cyclic echo synthesizer sub-canceler in the time domain and a echo canceler in the frequency domain. The method includes generating a cyclic e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003027 | Efficient PCM modem Apparatus and devices used to achieve a computationally efficient modem having a transmit path and a receive path. The apparatuses include a Farrow phase shifter for shifting the phase of signals in the transmit path, a fractionally spaced equalizer capable of equal... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6987782 | Method and apparatus for detecting robbed bit location in PCM modems and the like A method and apparatus for detecting the location of robbed bits by a digital communications network. A complete echo cancellation circuit also is disclosed employing the robbed bit detection method and apparatus in which the coefficients of the echo cancellation FI... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6964078 | Surgical instrument and electrocautery tip-cleaning device A fine surgical instrument tip-cleaning device including a box-like cleaning unit that provides an outer abrasive cleaning surface and internal cleaning surfaces. The internal structure of the device consists of a transverse abrasive cleaning strut, which can be str... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953768 | Multi-component catalyst system for the polycondensation manufacture of polyesters This invention relates to new multi-component catalyst systems for the polycondensation of polyesters. More particularly, this invention pertains to novel multi-component, germanium based catalyst systems for the polycondensation of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6931906 | Method and apparatus for cold forging a trailer hitch receiving housing A cold forging process and apparatus for reinforcing an end of a rectangular tube, including a close fitting, rectangular upper mandrel that inserts into the tubing. The upper mandrel has flared corners at the end attached to the upper die. As the upper die is moved... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921544 | Magnesium-substituted hydroxyapatites A stable, phase-pure magnesium-substituted crystalline hydroxyapatite containing from about 2.0 to about 29 wt % magnesium, wherein at least 75 wt % of the magnesium content is substituted for calcium ions in the hydroxyapatite lattice structure. ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6815130 | Electrostatic printing plate possessing a tiered surface A method and apparatus for the electrostatic printing of dry or wet toners using a novel tiered printing plate allows for superior and efficient transfer of toner from the plate to the printed item. The process for producing the printing plate uses photo polymer fil... | 11/09/2004 |
