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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181376 | Floor display A floor display comprises a window plate (2) made from a transparent material, a baseplate (3), and a frame made from flexible material, the frame (4) extending around the two plates (2, 3) and holding them together, it being possible for... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8146169 | Clothing endowed with bulletproof and knife-proof properties The clothing is designed to prevent medical workers after using needles on patients who may be suffering from infective pathologies transmissible via blood. A protective element comprises, at the time of production and shipping, a first portion and a second portion ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8120755 | Method of correcting a volume imaging equation for more accurate determination of a velocity field of particles in a volume The subject matter of the invention is a method of correcting a volume imaging equation for more accurate determination of a velocity field of particles in a volume, said volume being captured from different directions by at least two cameras, a coarse calibration o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113417 | Easy open envelope The easy open envelope comprising a front panel and a back panel hingedly connected to one edge of the front panel; a sealing flap connected to the opposite edge of the front panel at a fold line and having on an outer side of the sealing flap in one corner section ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105620 | Bed bug insecticide The insecticide comprises an insecticide particularly for killing bed bugs comprising nanospheres and primary ingredients of Organic Andirobia, Orange, Citronella, Organic Neem and Australian Myrtle oils. The insecticide can further comprise Isopropyl Alcohol as a c... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8074378 | Shock absorbing device of an insole of a resilient shoe A shock-absorbing method and device of an insole of a resilient shoe is provided. At least one transverse partition is set in a gas or liquid chamber of the insole. The gas or liquid chamber of the insole is partitioned into a fore cavity and a rear cavity by the pa... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073106 | Estimating strengths of wooden supports by detecting backscattered gamma rays A method of estimating the strength of a wooden support wherein gamma rays (4) are transmitted and detected parallel to a neutral axis (5) through a cross section of the support. It also includes a method of locating regions of unsound wood in a wooden... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8031487 | Terminal block as part of a high-voltage plant The subject matter of the invention is a terminal block (1) as part of a high or mean voltage plant with at least one converter and at least one transformer, said terminal block (1) comprising several terminal ports (5, 6) disposed side by side,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023548 | Diode lasers type of devices with good coupling between field distribution and gain Diode lasers type of devices with good coupling between field distribution and gain are disclosed. A single element has a flat field distribution that couples with the uniform current injection in a contact region. A multi element array having almost flat field dist... | 09/20/2011 |
| RE42682 | RF coupled, implantable medical device with rechargeable back-up power source The implantable, electrically operated medical device system comprises an implanted radio frequency (RF) receiving unit (receiver) incorporating a back-up rechargeable power supply and an implanted, electrically operated device, and an external RF transmitting unit ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7995835 | Method and apparatus for altering two-dimensional images using three-dimensional information The method and apparatus for enhancing digital image data is to be know as DarbeeVision™, or DVn™ for short, and includes a method and an apparatus for enhancing images by embedding three-dimensional information into them. It works for movies, TV, videogames, pr... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7940829 | Laser devices using gain media operating in out of phase mode The basic gain medium enclosure for laser devices comprises two parallel lateral mirrors which geometrically define the extent of the gain medium enclosure and which allow the formation of lateral stationary sinusoidal waves. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7884597 | Apparatus for testing a protective measuring or metering device as a constituent part of a high or medium voltage installation, more specifically of a utility protective relay, of a generator protective device, of a current meter, or of other protective, measuring or metering electrical devices in a high or medium voltage installation The subject matter of the invention is an apparatus for testing a protective, measuring or metering device as a constituent part of a high or medium voltage installation, more specifically of a utility protective relay, of a generator protective device, of a current... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877378 | System and method for consolidating execution information relatin to execution of instructions by a database management system A method of processing information relating to the execution of instructions by a database management system includes receiving an instruction; receiving execution information relating to the execution of the instruction by the database management system; comparing ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7843714 | Inverter, more specifically for photovoltaic plants On an inverter (1) for converting an electric direct voltage, in particular of a photovoltaic direct voltage source into an alternating voltage with a direct voltage input with two terminals (DC+, DC−) and one alternating voltage output with two terminals (... | 11/30/2010 |
| D627725 | Round housing for a DC switch for an inverter | 11/23/2010 |
| 7821479 | Rolling light emitting diode screen device A rolling light emitting diode screen device includes a plurality of equilong rigid supporting stripes, a plurality of pixel units which are disposed with a equal interval in a straight line on the rigid supporting stripes, electric signal lines and power lines conn... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817406 | Inverter comprising a casing The invention is directed to an inverter including a casing (1) with at least two chambers (2, 3), the one chamber (3) comprising the display (11) of a communication unit, said display (11) being pivotally disposed in the chamber (... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812592 | Method of monitoring a photovoltaic generator The subject matter of the present invention is a method for monitoring a photovoltaic generator (1) for generating current with a number of solar cells connected between two external connections by repeated feeding of a current with a frequency spectrum into ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810198 | Wheelchair lift apparatus The present invention is directed to a wheelchair lift apparatus (1) for mounting to a vehicle, e.g., to a bus or a railway car, comprising a platform (2) having a bridge plate (3) pivotally hinged thereon, said platform (2) being retaine... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770233 | Energy absorbing garment The invention comprises an energy absorbing and/or spreading garment for protection against an impact or a fall, the garment including an inner layer (2), an outer layer (1), a plurality of arcuate panels (3,4,5) housed between the inner layer (... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769131 | Estimating strengths of wooden supports A method of estimating the strength of a wooden support wherein gamma rays (4) are transmitted and detected parallel to a neutral axis (5) through a cross section of the support. It also includes a method of locating regions of unsound wood in a wooden... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7768799 | Apparatus for accomodating a plurality of individual inverters The invention is directed to an apparatus (1) for accommodating a plurality of individual inverters (2), comprising a rack, the individual inverters (2) being removably mountable to the side elements of said rack, said rack having at least one t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766944 | Anchoring element for fastening a rod of a device for adjusting a human or animal vertebral column on a vertebra An anchoring element for fastening a rod of a device for adjusting a human vertebral column on a vertebra and having a retainer for receiving the rod, a securing element attachable on the retainer and acting against the rod, a fastening element for attachment to the... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758543 | End-of-use protective element for needles for perfusions, transfusions and such-like This invention falls into the field of devices designed to prevent medical workers after using needles on patients who may be suffering from infective pathologies transmissible via blood. A protective element is composed, at the time of production and shipping, of a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7746669 | Bidirectional battery power inverter Disclosed is a bi-directional battery power inverter (1) comprising a DC-DC converter circuit element (3) to which the battery (2) can be connected in order to generate an AC output voltage from a battery (2) voltage in a discharging mode... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743712 | Two coupled vehicles such as railbound vehicles or articulated busses, with a connection with at least one bellows as well as one coupling device, comprising two coupling elements The invention is directed to two coupled vehicles (1) such as railbound vehicles or articulated busses, with a connection with at least one bellows (2) as well as with a coupling device comprising two coupling frames (4, 5), said coupling frames... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7715195 | Inverter casing The invention relates to an inverter casing, said inverter casing comprising in the bottom at least one depression for receiving heat dissipating electric components, coils in particular. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7694633 | Anti-climbing device for railay carriages The invention relates to an anti-climbing device (2) for railway carriages, which is fixed at least at one end of the carriage at a defined height and extends over at least part of the carriage width. To co-operate with the end section of an anti-climbing dev... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690065 | Aircraft boarding bridge or aircraft boarding stairs The subject matter of the invention is an aircraft boarding bridge or aircraft boarding stairs with a gangway bottom plate (30), said aircraft boarding bridge or said aircraft boarding stairs comprising a bellows (1), more specifically a U-shaped bello... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7672149 | Device for feeding electrical energy from an energy source A device (1) for feeding electrical energy from an energy source with variable source voltage into an electric power supply network (15), said device (1) including a transformer (112) for galvanic isolation, a resonant inverter (11... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7672115 | Inverter The subject matter of the invention is an inverter including a casing (1), said casing (1) including at least two casing chambers (2, 3) that are each closable through a separate cover (2a, 3a). ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670148 | Automation controller I/O module This invention describes an I/O module for a modular automation controller. The controller has a main assembly including a motherboard. The I/O modules plug into the motherboard. The modules are parallel to the motherboard allowing use of surface mount LED indicator... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669615 | Fabric layer of a bellows The subject matter of the invention is a fabric layer of a bellows, e.g., of a connection between two hinge-linked vehicles or of an aircraft passenger bridge, the fabric layer being plastically deformed by a force acting on the fabric. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7658396 | Articulated vehicle made from several vehicle parts which are couplable together The invention relates to an articulated vehicle consisting of several vehicle parts (1, 2) which are couplable together, each vehicle part (1, 2) comprising at least two axles and one coupling frame (12) that is connected to said vehicle part ( | 02/09/2010 |
| RE41046 | Method, device and cartridge for measuring fluctuations in the cross-sectional area of hair in a pre-determined scalp area A flexible measuring tape is extended from a predetermined location on a face a predetermined distance to a location on a scalp. A 2 cm by 2 cm square bundle of hair about that location is isolated. The bundle of isolated hair is captured in a slit in a two-part car... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7621508 | Method and device for storing a traction chain The subject matter of the invention is a device and a method for storing a traction chain, more specifically a self-bracing traction chain. Such a device and such a method for storing the traction chain so that is occupies very little space are provided by having th... | 11/24/2009 |
| D604238 | Inverter | 11/17/2009 |
| D604237 | Inverter | 11/17/2009 |
| 7616467 | Circuit apparatus for transformerless conversion of an electric direct voltage into an alternating voltage In a circuit apparatus for transformerless conversion of an electric direct voltage of a two-pole direct voltage source (1) connected to ground having a first voltage pole (+) and a second voltage pole (−) into an alternating voltage, hazardous capacitive l... | 11/10/2009 |
