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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181530 | Leadless oil filled pressure transducer An oil-filled pressure transducer having reduced back pressure, comprising an alignment plate having a sensor accommodating aperture, a sensor module inserted into the sensor accommodating aperture, a header surrounding the alignment plate, the header having a protr... | 05/22/2012 |
| RE43398 | Methods and apparatus to generate liquid ambulatory oxygen from an oxygen concentrator The present invention is directed to a much safer and less expensive way of providing portable oxygen from a gas concentrator for patients who do not want to be tied to a stationary machine or restricted by present oxygen technology. The present invention involves a... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660390 | Iron-type golf club | 05/22/2012 |
| D660389 | Iron-type golf club | 05/22/2012 |
| D660061 | Dispensing device | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179841 | Wireless communication collision coding devices, systems, and methods Wireless communication collision coding devices, systems, and methods are provided. According to some embodiments, wireless communication systems can generally comprise a plurality of wireless access points and wireless clients. The wireless access points can be con... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659780 | Iron-type golf club | 05/15/2012 |
| D659453 | Dispensing device with refill container | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175839 | Wireless interface for a plurality of transducers A wireless interface system can interface with any one of a plurality of transducers of different types, such as pressure sensors, temperature sensors, or current probes. In the system, transducers employ substantially identical connectors with a common connecting s... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174017 | Integrating three-dimensional high capacitance density structures Disclosed are three-dimensional dielectric structures on high surface area electrodes and fabrication methods. Exemplary structures comprise a copper foil substrate, trench electrodes or high surface area porous electrode structures formed on the substrate, a insula... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173525 | Systems and methods for nanomaterial transfer Systems and methods of nanomaterial transfer are described. A method of nanomaterial transfer involving fabricating a template and synthesizing nanomaterials on the template. Subsequently, the nanomaterials are transferred to a substrate by pressing the template ont... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173327 | Electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell and method for making the same An electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell, the electrode assembly including a porous ceramic oxide matrix and an array of fluid conduits. The porous ceramic oxide matrix includes a labyrinth of reinforcing walls interconnected to one another. Each of the flu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171965 | Fuel leak prevention system A fuel leak prevention system and method for providing same includes a check valve for insertion into the discharge end of a spout assembly of a fuel dispensing nozzle, the check valve being located downstream of the nozzle's fuel control valve so as to prevent any ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171786 | Fuel inventory monitoring system An ultrasonic-based or radar-based apparatus and method for fuel inventory measurements and for the detection and characterization of materials in a fuel tank, including sludge, water, microorganisms and materials of different viscosities and densities that are pres... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658915 | Refill container for a dispensing device | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171136 | System and method for transmitting pollution information over an integrated wireless network A pollution information message system provides a system and method for generating and transmitting pollution information messages. In one embodiment, the pollution information message system employs a transceiver network with a plurality transceivers coupled to mon... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164600 | Method and system for combining images generated by separate sources A system and method for combining images generated by separate sources. The system comprises a plurality of video image data sources that generate separate video images. The video images are captured and scaled by image processing hardware to fit within the viewport... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162270 | Telescopic tube locking structure A telescopic tube locking structure includes a telescopic tube including at least a upper tubular part and a lower tubular part; an eccentric camshaft having a lower portion fixed in the lower tubular part and a upper portion being inserted into the upper tubular pa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162188 | Aid for taking off stockings A stocking take-off assistance device suitable as aid for taking of stockings, particularly elastic support stockings, the stocking take-off assistance device including at least one substantially annular inner device suitable to be arranged around a leg and to recei... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157476 | In-situ systems and methods for the immobilization of contaminants The various embodiments of the present invention relate generally to remediation of contaminants in the environment, and more specifically to improved chemistries, systems, and methods for in-situ immobilization of contaminants in various media. More particularly, a... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156876 | Systems and methods for integrated plasma processing of waste Systems and methods of integrating plasma waste processing are described. An integreted energy generation system provided with a fossil fuel power plant system having a combustion chamber and a plasma waste processing system having an output. The integrated energy g... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156705 | Groutless tile system and method for making the same A groutless tile system including groutless tiles, wherein each groutless tile includes a substrate, a durable surface disposed within a groove defined by the substrate, the durable surface having bottom surface, and a first coupling member disposed on an edge of th... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156572 | Weighted exercise clothing A weighted article of clothing comprising a clothing substrate with weights attached thereto, the weights being made of a gel and being strategically placed so as to not interfere with the movements of a wearer and to not interfere with outer clothing or equipment w... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657841 | Modular forend system for firearms | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151870 | Tube shield assembly and method of securing same A tube shield assembly for protecting tubes includes a guard, a securing member and a holding tooth, wherein welding is not required to secure the guard to the tube. The guard is axially elongated and can have a semi-cylindrical cross-section to define a main body p... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147529 | Anterior cervical instrumentation systems, methods and devices Anterior cervical instrumentation systems, methods, and devices are disclosed. Systems may facilitate immobilizing or providing support for the cervical portion of the vertebral column of a patient. A device may comprise a plate having two channels located in a prox... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146442 | Device and method for measuring a flow characteristic of a fluid in a conduit A device for determining a flow characteristic, in particular flow velocity, of a fluid in a conduit, comprises a conduit body (110), at least four pairs of ultrasonic transducers (116, 118; 122, 124; 128, 130; 132, 1340 defining swirl sensitive acoust... | 04/03/2012 |
| D656706 | Neckwarmer | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144009 | Remote monitor system with radio dispatch The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote mon... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137522 | Method for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy A method and apparatus for desalinating saltwater using concentration difference energy is disclosed. In order to desalinate saltwater that is contained within a product chamber, a drive cell is used to generate a drive voltage. The product chamber has a desalinatio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136407 | Method of joining a pressure sensor header with an associated transducer element A pressure transducer assembly including: a pressure sensor header; a transducer assembly member; and a joining arrangement disposed at an interface of the header and the transducer assembly member, for joining the header with the transducer assembly member, the joi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135719 | Statistical record linkage calibration at the field and field value levels without the need for human interaction Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method apply iterative techniques such that parameters from each linking iteration are used in the next lin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135681 | Automated calibration of negative field weighting without the need for human interaction Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. Such parameters may be set as negative to account for fields that do not match. The system and method apply iterative tech... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135680 | Statistical record linkage calibration for reflexive, symmetric and transitive distance measures at the field and field value levels without the need for human interaction Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method use a symmetric, transitive and reflexive function to allow for linking records and entity represent... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135679 | Statistical record linkage calibration for multi token fields without the need for human interaction Disclosed is a system for, and method of, calculating parameters used to determine whether records and entity representations should be linked. The system and method utilize blended field weights to account for certain types of partial matches. The system and method... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133308 | Sorbent fiber compositions and methods of temperature swing adsorption The various embodiments of the present invention relate to compositions, apparatus, and methods comprising sorbent fibers. More particularly, various embodiments of the present invention are directed towards sorbent fiber compositions for temperature swing adsorptio... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132715 | Automated transaction machine An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a c... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132714 | Automated transaction machine An automated retail terminal in which a plurality of goods and/or services are provided in an integrated system. The integrated system generally avoids duplicating hardware or functions in the course of delivering the goods or services offered, so for example in a c... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132681 | Sanitary toothbrush and holder apparatus Disclosed is a sanitary, hygienic toothbrush and holder. The holder carries a plurality of pegs on its front surface. At a distal end of the toothbrush handle is an opening, sized to fit cooperatively over a peg of the holder. At least a portion of the margin of the... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8127388 | Gangway apparatus A gangway apparatus (10) for transfer between vessels or between a vessel (38) and a fixed structure such as an offshore construction or a quay is disclosed. The gangway apparatus (10) includes a gangway component (16) which is preferably... | 03/06/2012 |
