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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7842792 | Compositions and methods for non-targeted activation of endogenous genes The present invention is directed generally to activating gene expression or causing over-expression of a gene by recombination methods in situ. The invention also is directed generally to methods for expressing an endogenous gene in a cell at levels higher than tho... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7040065 | Ornament and bracket A removably mountable ornament assembly as a temporary or permanent fitting to a wall and/or ceiling is provided. The ornament may be a cornice or skirting board, and a bracket is provided for releasably engaging and mounting the cornice or skirting board to a wall ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6848128 | Portable infant cushion A portable infant cushion (10) includes a base (12) having a top surface (14) for engaging the body of an infant placed onto the top surface and for transferring the weight of the infant. The top surface (14) includes a head support porti... | 02/01/2005 |
| 7248110 | Modified doherty amplifier Systems and methods are provided for efficient amplification of a signal utilizing a modified Doherty amplifier system. A modified Doherty amplifier system includes a nonlinear main amplifier and a nonlinear auxiliary amplifier. An impedance-inverting network separa... | 07/24/2007 |
| RE39314 | Housing assembly for an air bag and vehicle horn switch An apparatus for enclosing an air bag (38) on a steering wheel (22) includes an inner cover (34) at least partially enclosing the air bag (38) and having a tear seam central portion (50) along which the inner cover ruptures upon in... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111869 | Apparatus and method for controlling an occupant protection system in response to determined passenger compartment occupancy information An apparatus and method for controlling an actuatable occupant protection system (40) in a passenger compartment (12) of a vehicle (10) includes a camera (72) configured for obtaining an image of a viewable field (78) within the pa... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111867 | Airbag module and vehicle steering wheel comprising an airbag module The invention relates to an airbag module that is integrated into a steering wheel and that can be moved relative to the steering wheel in order to actuate a horn. The airbag module comprises a horn switch provided on the module which, when the module is moved, is t... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110570 | Application of human facial features recognition to automobile security and convenience An imaging system (50) for providing vehicle security and convenience features that employs face recognition software to identify and track a person. The system (50) employs infrared emitters (30) that emit an infrared signal along a predetermin... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093852 | Inflator An inflator (22) includes a structure (30, 32) that defines a first chamber (50) and a second chamber (80). The first chamber (50) contains a volume of fluid under pressure and the second chamber (80) is in fluid communicati... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083370 | Fastening devices A device for fastening panels to tubular frames comprises a dowel element (10) and a sleeve element (11). An expander region (15) of the dowel element, comprising a plain cylindrical section (16) and a conically tapering section (17 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083194 | Gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system A gas bag consists of an upper piece, a front piece and a rear piece, which each have a generally hexagonal shape with a first half and a second half. The first half of the upper piece is congruent with the second half of the rear piece and connected therewith along... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071435 | Toggle switch and method for manufacturing a two-stage toggle switch A toggle switch has a switching rocker having at least one arm and one guide plate that has at least one receptacle, in which at least one activation push rod is movably guided in a linear fashion. The arm of the switching rocker can exert a force on the activation ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067001 | Drainage composition and uses thereof A drainage composition comprising 1000 to 1500 kg/m3 of aggregate; 100 to 350 kg/m3 of cement; 0 to 100 kg/m3 of fly ash; and 0.2 to 0.6 kg/m3 of fibrous material. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| RE39152 | Surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes a tubular stem section which extends from a handle. A tubular articulated section connects a surgical instrument with the stem section. An actuator assembly is connected with the handle and is operable to bend the articulated section t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069440 | Technique for obtaining a single sign-on certificate from a foreign PKI system using an existing strong authentication PKI system A method and computer program in which a user (132) may have a digital certificate created using a strong authentication technique. Once the user has the digital certificate he may then request the generation of a “single sign-on” certificate that will al... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059000 | Portable infant cushion A portable infant cushion (10) includes a base (12) having a top surface (14) for engaging the body of an infant placed onto the top surface and for transferring the weight of the infant. The top surface (14) includes a head support porti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059496 | Shaker The present invention relates to a shaker for sprinkling granules, preferably salt. The shaker (1) comprises a screen-like member (7) which is mounted movable in vertical direction relative to such lower parts (5) of the shaker (1) which ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055775 | Belt retractor The belt retractor for an occupant restraint system has a frame, a belt spool having a pair of flanges and rotatably mounted in the frame and a locking mechanism for selective blocking of the belt spool. A wheel member provided with an external toothing is mounted o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055774 | Belt retractor A belt retractor for a vehicle safety belt comprises a belt spool (12) rotatably mounted in a frame (10) and a coupling disc (32) rotatably mounted relative to the belt spool. With a rotation relative to the belt spool, the coupling disc can bri... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055643 | Apparatus for controlling a power-assisted steering gear in response to vehicle speed An apparatus (10) for helping to turn steerable wheels (12) of a vehicle comprises a hydraulic power-assisted steering gear (16). An electric motor (92) actuates the steering gear (16). A pump (84) supplies the steering gear... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058203 | Region of interest identification using region of adjacent pixels analysis A method for determining a region of interest on an object includes the step of producing an image of the object. The method also includes the step of identifying regions of adjacent pixels on the image. The method also includes the step of identifying which of the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055852 | Inflatable windshield curtain A windshield curtain (14) is inflatable away from a roof (40) of a vehicle (12) to a position between a windshield (50) of the vehicle and a vehicle occupant and between an instrument panel (64) of the vehicle and the vehicle occup... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057455 | System and method for reducing dynamic range and improving linearity in an amplication system An amplification system and method is provided that reduces peaks associated with an input signal, and provides correction, in one or more spectral bands, to signal distortion and out-of-band emissions that result from the peak reduction. The correction signal that ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052035 | Assembly unit having an airbag module and a vehicle steering wheel An assembly unit includes an airbag module, a vehicle steering wheel, horn contacts for a vehicle horn, and attachment devices by means of which the airbag module is attached to the steering wheel. A first detachable attachment device is provided which comprises a f... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047836 | Surface treatment for a locking mechanism An apparatus (10) includes first and second plates (44 and 84) extending parallel to each other and movable relative to each other. A locking mechanism (140) prevents movement between the first and second plates (44 and 84).... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048297 | Gas bag module A gas bag module comprises a module housing (12) and a covering cap (14), a side wall (15) being provided on at least one of the module housing (12) and the covering cap (14). An outer wall (16) of the covering cap defines a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044164 | Flap-type vehicle cabin exhauster A pressure relief valve (10) includes a housing (20) defining an air flow passage (34). A flap (90) overlies the air flow passage (34). At least a portion (92, 94) of the flap (90) is movable, in response to an air pr... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044849 | Air vent for ventilation systems An air vent is provided that is capable of delivering a distributed divergent air flow with a predominant direction of flow that can be changed within a wide range of mutually perpendicular directions. In one embodiment, the air vent has an outlet grid that is gener... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044261 | Power steering motor having a noise dampening piston assembly An apparatus (10) for turning steerable wheels of a vehicle comprises a housing (14) that defines a fluid chamber (24). A rack bar (26) extends longitudinally through the housing (14) and is connectable with the steerable wheels of... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044256 | Drive for a device for lifting a hood A drive (10) for a device for raising a hood of a vehicle includes an energy storing unit which drives an actuating member (32) of a lifting mechanism coupled to the hood. The drive (10) further includes an electromotor (16) by which the ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046987 | Finding cell phones in rubble and related situations Systems and methods are provided for locating a transmission signal from a radio transmission emitter device, such as a cell phone, in a rescue area. A pilot signal is employed to lock onto a transmission signal of one or more radio transmission devices located in a... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043213 | Multi-mode amplifier system An amplifier system is provided that switches between a linear mode of operation, an envelope tracking mode of operation and a polar mode of operation. The amplifier system switches between modes of operation based upon a characteristic of an input signal relative t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042287 | System and method for reducing dynamic range and improving linearity in an amplication system An amplification system and method is provided that reduces peaks associated with an input signal, and provides correction, in one or more spectral bands, to signal distortion and out-of-band emissions that result from the peak reduction. The correction signal that ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040726 | Pull for pulling open a cabinet door or a drawer A pull (12) includes an elongate flexible member (34) having two end portions. The first end portion (36) is secured to the rear surface (20, 106) of the front structure (16, 102) of a movable member (14, 100) of a piece of ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040650 | Gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system A gas bag for a vehicle occupant restraint system, which gas bag can be transferred from a folded condition into a deployed condition and comprises a first chamber which has an inflation opening, and a second chamber which is in flow connection with the first chambe... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040554 | Spray head The present invention relates to a spray head for spreading liquid or semi-liquid products, preferably foodstuff. A product feeder (5) is provided to feed or convey a product (2) through a feed conduit (3) from a product container (4) to ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040648 | Assembly of a gas generator and a generator holder An assembly comprises a gas generator with a flange and a generator holder, on which the flange is fastened. The generator holder has a cylindrical peripheral wall, the peripheral wall at least partially surrounding the gas generator peripherally. At least one clamp... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034614 | Modified polar amplifier architecture An amplifier system is provided that switches between operation in a polar mode and a signal restoration mode based on a characteristic of an input signal relative to a threshold level. The system includes a correction path that mitigates distortion and out-of-band ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035600 | Digitally adaptive modulated transmitter A circuit for use in a broadcast transmitter for adaptively compensating for carrier signal distortions caused by amplitude modulating an RF carrier signal. The circuit includes a modulator/amplifier network that receives an RF carrier signal and modulates it by a r... | 04/25/2006 |
