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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162650 | Filling apparatus for a rotary tablet press A filling apparatus for a rotary tablet press, which itself being arranged stationarily is associated to a circulating die plate of a rotor of the tablet press, with a filling chamber, which features an upper inlet opening for powder-shaped compression material and ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162242 | Method for isolating cellulose and other adhesive materials during the recycling of waste plastics, in particular mixed plastics A method for the removal of wood pulp and other adhering substances from waste plastics in the recycling of all types of waste plastics, of mixed plastics (MKS) in particular, in which foils and pieces from thicker plastic parts of if necessary pre-sorted waste plas... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151788 | Wall or roof of a building with at least one heat controlling element The invention concerns a wall or roof of a building, wherein at least one heat controlling element for controlling a temperature in the building is arranged in the wall or the roof to form a segment of the wall or roof, the heat controlling element comprising at lea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128068 | 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... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123750 | Apparatus and methods for removal of intervertebral disc tissues Apparatus and methods for removing tissue from an intervertebral disc are disclosed. The apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, a rotary cutting member and a drive shaft. Other apparatus can include an elongated guide tube, an inner guide tube, a cutting hea... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119993 | Method for detecting contamination on a moving object A method for detecting contamination on a moving object moving in a longitudinal direction past a plurality of detectors, wherein during the movement of the object past the detectors, a count rate is recorded repeatedly at each of ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8075860 | Thermal spray powder and method for forming a thermal spray coating A thermal spray powder includes granulated and sintered yttria particles obtained by granulating and sintering a raw material powder in air or oxygen. The primary particles constituting the granulated and sintered yttria particles have an average particle size betwe... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051793 | Retractable hydrofoil for marine vehicles A marine vehicle with at least one hydrofoil at the lower hull of such marine vehicle, and at least one drive element for retracting a pair of hydrofoils mounted side-by-side on both sides of the symmetry axis of the hull of the marine vehicle. When hydrofoils are i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036644 | Method for join background sound to mobile communication talking The present invention relates to a method for adding background sound to mobile communication talking. In the method of the present invention, a subscriber may dial additionally a background sound service number at the time of calling the a called party to make a mo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8019048 | Window arrangement on a pressure pipe A window arrangement on a pressure pipe, with a casing in the train or at the end of the pressure pipe, said casing featuring flanges on diametrically opposing sides having radially directed passages, whose axes are standing perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8008367 | Composite material and use of a composite material Composite material with a polymerisable organic binder, characterised in that it contains a filler with filler particles which have the shape of a torus. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006860 | Portable gum container There is disclosed a portable gum container, comprising a body. The body has a chewing gum holder, a sheet material dispenser, and a waste receptacle. The chewing gum holder is for holding chewing gum. The sheet material dispenser is for dispensing sheet material si... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002537 | System for the production of preforms made of powder material, in particular tablets System for the production of preforms made of a powder material, in particular tablets, with a rotary tablet press, which is arranged in a housing supported by a frame in the housing, wherein an electric drive motor is integrated into the rotor of the tablet press a... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998229 | Polishing composition and polishing method The polishing composition contains polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-fatty acid ester, silicon dioxide, water soluble cellulose, an alkaline compound, and water. The content of polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-fatty acid ester in the polishing composition is less than 0.00... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7942923 | Overlapped stents for scaffolding, flexibility and MRI compatibility A tubular insert for a vessel comprises an inner stent and an outer stent. At least a portion of the inner stent is disposed within the outer stent. The outer stent has a longitudinal axis and is constructed to be free of any closed loops which are electrically cond... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909844 | Catheters having actuatable lumen assemblies A catheter comprises a first catheter shaft comprising a wall. The wall comprises at least one section of electroactive polymer having an actuated state and a non-actuated state and defines a first lumen. In the actuated state the first lumen haves a first diameter ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905912 | Stent configurations The invention is directed to an expandable stent which is longitudinally flexible in both the unexpanded and expanded conditions. The stent includes spiral structures which at least partially unwind upon expansion of the stent to limit stent recoil. Regions of low s... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896840 | Catheter having internal mechanisms to encourage balloon re-folding A balloon catheter that comprises an inner shaft, a balloon and a sleeve that defines a lumen. A portion of the inner shaft is positioned within the lumen and the balloon is engaged to the sleeve at least two engagement points. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892279 | Extendible stent apparatus The present invention concerns novel stent apparatuses for use in treating lesions at or near the bifurcation point in bifurcated cardiac, coronary, renal, peripheral vascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, urinary and neurovascular vessels and brain vessels. More pa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892205 | Device and method for delivering micronized therapeutic agents in the body The present invention provides a catheter and catheter assembly for delivering micronized therapeutic agents to a target site in the body and, in particular, to a target site in the heart. The micronized therapeutic agents are delivered in aerosol form or dry powder... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7879085 | ePTFE crimped graft The present invention provides an expanded tubular graft formed of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). The graft has first and second open ends and a surface longitudinally extending between the ends. The graft also includes an inner and outer cylindrical wall... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879082 | Micro structure stent configurations Fine structure stents physiologically acceptable to the body. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878152 | Domestic animal telephone A phone for pets and pet owners is taught which allows the owner to call the house and “talk” to the pet. The owner can then see a video image of the pet in front of the pet phone to verify presence and happiness. The device can also present the owner's scent to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875069 | Stent with support element An implantable stent comprising a first strut having an abluminal surface, and subluminal surface, and at least one side surface; a first depression formed in the abluminal surface; and a first support element at least partially disposed in the first depression; whe... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871550 | ePTFE graft with axial elongation properties A method of making an ePTFE tubular structure includes the steps of (a) forming a tube of polytetrafluoroethylene; (b) longitudinally stretching the polytetrafluoroethylene tube to form an expanded polytetrafluoroe... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857843 | Differentially expanded vascular graft A differentially expanded vascular graft for implantation within a body includes a PTFE tube formed of a homogeneous material. The PTFE tube has a longitudinal first portion which has been longitudinally expanded, and a longitudinal second portion which has been lon... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7842080 | Stent with improved flexibility A stent comprises a plurality of connected serpentine circumferential bands. Adjacent serpentine circumferential bands are connected via a plurality of longitudinal connectors extending between peaks on one serpentine circumferential band and troughs on the serpenti... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833266 | Bifurcated stent with drug wells for specific ostial, carina, and side branch treatment The invention is directed to a stent that delivers multiple therapeutic regimens from different regions of the stent. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833263 | Hybrid vascular graft reinforcement An implantable vascular graft includes an outer tube structure formed of a textile material, and an inner tube structure formed of a non-textile material. The inner tube structure is within the outer tube structure in coaxial relation therewith. One or both of the o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828767 | Balloon design and weld design to increase ease of re-wrapping and decrease withdrawal force A balloon catheter that has at least one shaft, and a balloon. The balloon has a first weld region, a first cone region, a middle region, a second cone region and a second weld region where the first weld region engages the balloon to the at least one shaft, the fir... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819882 | Stent delivery device A unidirectional handle device for an endoluminal device includes an outer tubular member and an elongate inner member slidably received in the outer tubular member. The unidirectional handle includes a handle member, a needle bearing clutch disposed in the handle m... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806922 | Sintered ring supported vascular graft The vascular graft includes a PTFE tube having non-expanded portions formed from sintering a PTFE green tube extrudate. The non-expanded portions are distributed longitudinally along the PTFE tube. The PTFE tube also has expanded portions formed subsequent to the si... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806857 | Methods and apparatus for treating aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas Methods and apparatus are provided for temporarily excluding an aneurysm or an arterio-venous fistula from a flow path by transluminally disposing a hollow balloon catheter structure within the aneurysm so that its proximal and distal ends extend past the aneurysm w... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806068 | Rudder for marine vehicles A rudder (1) adaptable to a rudder shaft (4) in a rudder mechanism for changing the direction of motion of a marine vehicle. The rudder (1) is provided at least one drive unit (2) for the rotation of the rudder (1) around an axis s... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804604 | In-flight drop location verification system A system measures a location of a drop delivered by, for example, an ink-jet type applicator. An image of the drop is captured from two directions, resulting in two drop images. Only one image capturing apparatus is needed to capture the drop images. The location in... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794488 | Rolling membrane stent delivery system A medical device delivery system, having a rolling retractable sheath covering a medical device mounting region on the system is disclosed. The rolling retractable sheath comprises an inner wall and an outer wall and may be formed of one or more materials, optionall... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789907 | Intraluminar perforated radially expandable drug delivery prosthesis and a method for the production thereof A radially expandable prosthesis for implantation in a lumen comprises a tubular wall having an inner surface and an outer surface. The tubular wall is provided with cuts to form solid struts which have a thickness and which enables the prosthesis to expand. The sol... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780718 | Endovascular prosthetic devices having hook and loop structures Endovascular prostheses and methods for their use are disclosed. The prostheses include an endovascular member in need of repair and a patch therefore, as well as prostheses comprising two or more endovascular members, such as stent-grafts, which may be assembled in... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780417 | Wind energy plant with a rotor hub A wind energy plant with a rotor hub which is connected to at least one pitch bearing, and with at least one rotor blade, the blade root of which is connectable to the pitch bearing via joining means, wherein a stiffening element is provided, which is arranged betwe... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776450 | Thermal spraying powder comprising chromium carbide and alloy containing cobalt or nickel, thermal spray coating, and hearth roll A thermal spraying powder contains 30 to 50% by mass of chromium carbide with the remainder being an alloy containing chromium, aluminum, yttrium, and at least one of cobalt and nickel. The thermal spraying powder has an average particle size of 20 to 60 μm. The th... | 08/17/2010 |
