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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7767440 | Cover for a hybridization chamber Cover of a hybridization chamber with a peripheral frame with filling and ventilation holes extending from the upper face to the lower face of the frame, a peripheral shoulder outside the filling and ventilation holes on the lower face of the frame, a cover wall arr... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7607393 | Slug ball ammunition A shotshell of the type including a slug projectile includes a wad modified to include a central depression against which a light-weight ball is centered between the wad and the slug. The slug may include a similar depression such that the momentary connection betwe... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7481949 | Polishing composition and rinsing composition A polishing composition and a rinsing composition according to the present invention can effectively suppress wafer contamination caused by metal impurities. The polishing composition includes a chelating agent, an alkali compound, silicon dioxide and water. The rin... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7439475 | Thermally conductive body and method of manufacturing the same The thermally conductive body for use by being placed between a heat generating body and a heat radiating body, in which the body is molded from a thermally conductive polymer composition. The thermally conductive polymer composition contains a polymer matrix and a ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7240621 | Personal lift device A personal lift device is disclosed having a motor having an output shaft. A gearing system is operatively connected to the output shaft for increasing torque. A strap for suspending a weight is wound onto a spool and rotating the spool extends and retracts the stra... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204865 | Polishing composition The present invention relates to a polishing composition that can be preferably used to polish a silicon wafer. The polishing composition includes a block polyether represented by the chemical formula HO—(EO)a—(PO)b—(EO)c—H, ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198429 | Segmented concrete screed A segmented concrete screed for screeding concrete on a concrete casting bed includes a plurality of individual screed units each of which may be raised and lowered independently of the others such that screeding operations may selectively bypass obstructions in the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189684 | Polishing composition and method for forming wiring structure using the same A polishing composition capable of satisfactorily polishing a semiconductor. The first polishing composition of the present invention includes silicon dioxide, at least one component selected from periodic acids and salts thereof, at least one component selected fro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7052600 | Apparatus for treating water The inventive method and apparatus for treating water and water systems. The apparatus and method also assures the retention of calcium in drinking water provided to an animal by suppling water to a water feed line which is connected to a drinking device, oxidizing ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7037330 | Neurovascular stent and method A stent designed for catheter delivery to a target neurovascular site via a tortuous path, in a contracted state, and deployment at the target site, in an expanded state, is disclosed. The stent includes a plurality of expandable tubular members, where member is com... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7011137 | Molding device The molding device comprises a lower mold unit and an upper mold unit. When the upper mold unit approaches the lower mold unit, a molding cavity is defined between the lower and upper mold units. The lower mold unit has a storing chamber that is communicated with th... | 03/14/2006 |
| D515921 | Spray cap | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004963 | Conformable balloons An inflatable medical balloon for multiple procedures, including angioplasty procedures, procedures for delivering medical devices, such as stents, and a method of making the catheter systems. The catheter system employs a balloon having a plurality of flexible port... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6984255 | Thermal spraying powder and method of forming a thermal sprayed coating using the same The present invention relates to a thermal spraying powder capable of reliably allowing the achievement of a thermal sprayed coating having superior characteristics. A thermal spraying powder according to a first embodiment of the invention includes a predetermined ... | 01/10/2006 |
| D511967 | Spray cap | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964676 | Stent securement system A stent delivery system having a delivery catheter, a stent mounted thereupon and at least one stent retaining sleeve to retain the stent on the catheter prior to stent delivery. At least a portion of the at least one stent retaining sleeve being further characteriz... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6955014 | Insulated concrete cast panels with voids in billits A method for casting hollow core concrete panels includes the use of raft connectors to hold a plurality of spaced foam billets in place during the manufacture to create panel or plank with spaced foam-filled cores. The panels include billets that form longitudinal ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951161 | Smooth bore second environment sensing A safety and arming apparatus for arming a fuze of a smooth bore projectile, comprises a setback sensor and a spin rate sensor. The setback sensor is in cooperative electronic communication with the spin rate sensor such that when the setback sensor senses at least ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6939593 | Medical devices utilizing melt-processible poly(tetrafluoroethylene) This invention relates to medical devices containing melt-processible polytetrafluoro-ethylene (PTFE) and methods of making same. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931923 | Tire condition monitoring apparatus A tire monitoring apparatus includes transponders and a transmitter-receiver. Each transponder is provided in one of the tires of a vehicle, and the transmitter-receiver is mounted on the body frame of the vehicle. In response to a predetermined interrogating radio ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6911038 | Matched balloon to stent shortening A catheter for delivery of a prosthesis comprises an expandable member which includes a portion which foreshortens longitudinally upon radial expansion of the expandable member. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6890348 | Selective coating of a balloon catheter with lubricious material for stent deployment A predetermined arrangement of differentially lubricious areas on a balloon catheter for controlling against unexpected movement of a stent carried thereon when in situ in the body. ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6860899 | Method for treating neurovascular aneurysms A graftless prosthetic stent for treatment of vascular lesions such as aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas, especially in neurovascular vessels, comprises a continuous helical ribbon formed of a shape-retaining metal having a transition temperature at which the st... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6840847 | Device for polishing digital storage discs A device for polishing digital storage discs including a polishing plate rotatably driven about a vertical axis, the upper side of which has a polishing cloth, wherein the polishing cloth is interrupted by a ring-shaped recess concentric with the axis of the polishi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838999 | Method and device for automatically allocating detector addresses in an alarm system A process for automatically assigning detector addresses in a danger detection system, comprising a master station and at least one two-wire detection line linked thereto to which a multiplicity of detectors are connected wherein each detector has a capacitor for po... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827889 | Process for compacting powdered material A process for compacting powdered material to form a compact of a predetermined thickness and having at least one lateral oblique surface by means of a bore in a die bolster for receiving the powdered material and an upper ram and a lower ram, which are operable by ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6822147 | Arrangement of a sound hole and construction of a sound board in an acoustic guitar An acoustic guitar having a single sound hole placed on the perimeter of the sound board for enhancing its sound generating characteristics and a novel sound board design. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814767 | Polishing composition The present invention provides a polishing composition that inhibits the occurrence of erosion. The polishing composition contains silicon oxide, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfate, a benzotriazole corrosion inhibitor, an acid, and water. The silicon oxide is pre... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802849 | Stent delivery system A stent delivery system to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, including a catheter having an expandable distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state: a stent posi... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6787159 | Process for the preparation of a cosmetic extract from marine ooze The invention relates to a process for the preparation of extracts from marine ooze. To extract a larger proportion of the cosmetically and balneologically active ingredients from the ooze, the process proposes paraffinum subliquidum, ethanol, dimethicone a water/et... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6767210 | Method of teaching financial management A method of teaching financial management of an enterprise, comprising: providing objects representing a balance sheet and income statement, also providing a source of monetary markers, the source representing the general economy, selecting an instruction to illustr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6746475 | Stent with variable stiffness A graftless prosthetic stent for treatment of vascular lesions such as aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas, especially in neurovascular vessels, comprises a continuous helical ribbon formed of a shape-retaining metal having a transition temperature at which the st... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6712827 | Stent delivery system A stent delivery system to facilitate introduction and placement of a stent, including a catheter having an expandable distal portion constructed and arranged for expanding the outer diameter of the catheter from a contracted state to an expanded state: a stent posi... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6702843 | Stent delivery means with balloon retraction means The present invention provides an improved medical device delivery catheter. The medical device delivery system comprises a catheter having a medical device receiving portion adapted to receive a medical device near the distal end of the catheter and a me... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695852 | Tension tools for tension band clip A tensioning tool which holds the free ends of a tension band secured to a clip and clip screw and rotation of an adjusting knob causes tension to be applied to pull the band through the clip until the desired tension is achieved.... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692606 | Extruded netting exhibiting stretch and bonding Extruded net with at least some strands which melt away upon the application of heat while other strands maintain elastic, or other desirable, properties. This netting is advantageously combined with a fabric in which the low melting strands function as a... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6673302 | Wet processing method for catheter balloons A process for blowing a balloon from a tubular parison of a thermoplastic polymer material by radially expanding the parison at an elevated temperature and pressure, the process characterized in that: a) the polymer material includes a "H-bonding" polymer ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663660 | Stent delivery system having stent securement apparatus A system/assembly for delivery and deployment of an inflation expandable stent within a vessel, comprising a catheter having proximal and distal ends; a stent, inflation expandable from a delivery diameter to a deployment diameter, such that the delivery ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6660031 | Multi-length delivery system A stent delivery system may comprise a shape memory metal bumper which is expandable from a reduced profile configuration to an increased profile configuration. The stent delivery system comprises an inner tube, a stent disposed about the inner tube and a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656211 | Stent delivery system with improved tracking A medical device delivery system comprises an inner tube and at least one securement hub disposed about the distal end of the inner tube. The securement hub comprises an inner layer of material and an outer layer of material. The inner layer of material i... | 12/02/2003 |
