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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185603 | Method for accessing a function of a real-world object A method to provide access to Aspects of Aspect Objects from a standard web browser. A web browser sends a request of access to a certain Aspect of an Aspect Object. The request includes a URL address. The URL address specifies the Aspect, the Aspect Object. The met... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185580 | Method for handling different versions of an application, and an automation system A method in an automated system for handling at least two versions of an application. The system includes a controller for automation of a process with the application stored thereon in bidirectional connection with a communication server. The communication server i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185556 | Computer-implemented processing of hetrogeneous data A computer-implemented method for a computing environment employing a matrix-based mathematical programming language includes: generating a heterogeneous dataset in the computing environment, where the heterogeneous dataset embodies a plurality of variables for a pl... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185346 | Dynamic maintenance plan for an industrial robot A method for establishing a dynamic maintenance scheduling tool for a specific part of a machinery based on condensed prior knowledge of the part of the machinery in a population of machineries. The scheduling tool is in turn used in a method for establishing a dyna... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185234 | Device and method for controlling the loading and/or unloading process of an airplane The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling the loading and/or unloading process of an aeroplane. According to the invention, a parcel introduced into the aeroplane is identified, a weight is associated with the parcel, the position of the parcel ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184412 | Electric power converter A voltage source converter including a string of series connected active semiconducting elements. The converter includes in case of an active semiconducting element failure a calculation element configured to calculate an operation dc voltage including a sum of dc r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183972 | Oil filled transformer with spacers and spacers for separating and supporting stacked windings An oil filled high power transformer for high voltages with coils. The transformer including a number of stacked layers of, in the main concentric, insulated conductors forming transformer coils. The winding layers are separated by spacers. One or more spacers are p... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183898 | Apparatus for supplying voltage free noise and method of operation the same A voltage supply apparatus includes a power noise sensing unit, a voltage selecting unit, a first power voltage supply unit and a second power voltage supply unit. The power noise sensing unit senses noise from first and second powers and outputs a power noise sensi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183871 | Method and device for fault location in a two-terminal transmission or distribution power line A method for locating a fault in a two-terminal power transmission or distribution line. Measurements of the three phase currents are received from both terminals. Measurements of the three phase voltages are received from one line terminal. Parameters of the line a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183736 | Device and method for converting energy A device for transforming thermal energy to electric energy including a magnetic circuit including at least a portion made of a magnetic material, a temperature-varying device for varying the temperature in the portion made of the magnetic material alternately above... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183718 | Method and device for controlled reclosing of a circuit breaker A method for controlled reclosing of branch elements in an electric power system that has been subjected to a disturbance and that includes at least one branch element and at least one circuit breaker connected thereto. The angular difference between voltage vectors... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183596 | High electron mobility transistor, epitaxial wafer, and method of fabricating high electron mobility transistor A high electron mobility transistor includes a free-standing supporting base having a III nitride region, a first III nitride barrier layer which is provided on the first III nitride barrier layer, a III nitride channel layer which is provided on the first III nitri... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183509 | Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method The present invention relates to a laser processing apparatus and the like having a structure for implementing at the same time both an efficient laser processing in the place where a laser beam is difficult to reach and a laser processing without damages in the pla... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183489 | Contact element An electric contact element for an arcing contact including a contact body arranged to be applied against a contact element. The contact body includes a Mn+1AXn-material, wherein M is at least one transition metal, A is at least one element sel... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183274 | Treatment of hyperproliferative disorders with diarylhydantoin compounds The present invention relates to diarylhydantoin compounds, including diarylthiohydantoins, and methods for synthesizing them and using them in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate cancer. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183071 | Method for producing nitride semiconductor optical device and epitaxial wafer In step S106, an InXGa1-XN well layer is grown on a semipolar main surface between times t4 and t5 while a temperature in a growth furnace is maintained at temperature TW. In step S107, immediately after c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182700 | Method and exhaust arrangement in the removal of surface scum A method and exhaust arrangement in the removal of surface scum. An exhaust arrangement is used existing in connection with a liquid basin. The exhaust arrangement includes a first surface chute arrangement for removal of surface scum utilizing an overflow arrangeme... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182669 | Dynamic equilibrium separation, concentration, and mixing apparatus and methods Particles are separated, concentrated, or mixed within a fluid by means of a fluid-containing cell having a longitudinal axis, a cross-sectional area generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and at least one particle motivating force directionally interacti... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181959 | Method and apparatus for processing print products A method and apparatus for the processing of print products. The method may include conveying individually the print products with a feeding device along a feeding section, transferring individually the print products from the feeding section to a further processing... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181590 | Sluice device for an ROV A sluice device suitable for a remotely cable operated vehicle. A water tight compartment has a first and a second sluice gate. The sluice device includes a system for enabling launching, operating, and retrieving of the remotely cable operated vehicle. An insert fo... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181504 | Smoke evaluating device and related method A smoke evaluation device includes a manifold in fluid communication with a source of smoke, and a first sampling line and a second sampling line in fluid communication with the manifold. The first sampling line and the second sampling line are arranged to convey pa... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181210 | Method for delivery of deadline-driven content flows over a flow transport system that interfaces with a flow delivery system via a selected gateway The present invention relates to a system and method that delivers content from one or more content sources to a plurality of subscriber units via a flow transport subsystem that transports content flows originated from the one or more content sources over a wide ar... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180858 | Method and system for presenting data over a network based on network user choices and collecting real-time data related to said choices A character having a plurality of attributes is created by a network user while within a character-enabled network site. Each attribute is defined by at least one of either audio data and/or visual image data and is selected by the user from a plurality of attribute... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180490 | Video-based sensing for daylighting controls A video imager may be used to measure the natural and/or artificial light levels in a space. The lighting estimates may be passed to a controller via a communication network. The lighting estimates may be in the form of actual radiance values, brightness, or other f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179817 | Tool for communication system A method for designing an, at least partly wireless, local area communication network for industrial application. A 3D plant model of the area in which the communication network is to operate is accessed. Devices that are to communicate in the communication, identif... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179698 | Power converter system that operates efficiently over a range of load conditions A power converter system supplies power to one or more loads. The power converter system comprises at least one power converter operating at a desired efficiency; and a power storage system coupled to the at least one power converter for receiving power supplied fro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179219 | Field emission system and method An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlati... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179050 | Helicon plasma source with permanent magnets A helicon plasma source has a discharge tube, a radio frequency antenna disposed proximate the discharge tube, and a permanent magnet positioned with respect to the discharge tube so that the discharge tube is in a far-field region of a magnetic field produced by th... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175461 | Optical module implemented with tri-plexer optical subassembly An optical module that implements with a tri-plexer assembly is disclosed. The tri-plexer module comprises a bi-directional module for transmitting digital input and output signals and an analogue optical assembly for receiving analog optical signals. The bi-directi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175129 | Group-III nitride semiconductor laser device, method of fabricating group-III nitride semiconductor laser device, and method of estimating damage from formation of scribe groove A method of fabricating group-III nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate comprising a hexagonal group-III nitride semiconductor and having a semipolar principal surface; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode elect... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174118 | Detection device and method for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing a detection device includes the steps of providing bonding bumps on at least one of a light-receiving element array and a read-out circuit multiplexer, fixing a bump height adjusting member for adjusting the heights of the bumps to the lig... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174035 | Nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device An object is to provide a nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device capable of preventing a Schottky barrier from being formed at an interface between a contact layer and an electrode. LD 1 is provided as a nitride-based semiconductor light emitting d... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173458 | Method for forming quantum well structure and method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting element A method for forming a quantum well structure that can reduce the variation in the In composition in the thickness direction of a well layer and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting element are provided. In a step of forming a quantum well struc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172739 | Device for combining groups of filter segments for producing multi-segment filters of the tobacco industry, and trough drum A device for combining groups of at least two different types of filter segments for producing multi-segment filters in the tobacco industry in a continuous process includes a plurality of independent functional units that are each designed as a module. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172115 | Hair building solids dispenser for one handed operation A dispenser for hair building solids can be readily operated and aimed with one hand. A bulb that provides air for suspending the solids is located directly on top of a dispenser body. The bulb can be depressed by a single finger when the device is held in one hand.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172034 | System and method for generating and directing very loud sounds An improved system and method for controlling and directing sound waves is provided. A fuel-oxidant mixture is supplied to at least one detonator having at least one spark initiator. The fuel-oxidant mixture flows through the at least one detonator and into the clos... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171834 | Three-side trimmer, especially for short runs A trimmer including a common support frame and first and second cutting units movably mounted on the common support frame. Each respective cutting unit including a unit frame, a cutting strip connected to each respective unit frame, and a knife movably mounted on ea... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171612 | Device for stretching an elastically expandable body A device for stretching an elastically expandable body, wherein the device includes a stiff tube over which at least part of the elastically expandable body is arranged to be applied when being stretched. The device includes at least one sliding element designed to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659022 | Blister pack for pharmaceuticals | 05/08/2012 |
| D659021 | Blister pack for pharmaceuticals | 05/08/2012 |
