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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185406 | Comprehensive healthcare waste assessment system A computer implemented method, apparatus and program product analyze medical waste processes by determining waste cost information for a number of waste streams. The waste cost pricing information is organized, formatted, associated or otherwise processed for presen... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183706 | Method for operating a power dissipating unit in a wind turbine A variable speed wind turbine is provided. The wind turbine comprises a generator, a power converter for converting at least a portion of electrical power generated by the generator wherein the power converter comprises a generator side converter, a grid side conver... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183033 | Methods for preparing and performing analyses The invention relates to methods for preparing and performing quantitative PCR analyses, a new sealing device and a new use. According to the invention, a sample vessel containing the samples to be analyzed is sealed by placing a planar sealing device on the vessel ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182461 | Syringe pump rapid occlusion detection system An apparatus, method and program product detects an occlusion in a fluid line by determining if a relationship between force measurements departs from an expected relationship. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181468 | Apparatus and method for dispensing discrete amounts of viscous material Apparatus and methods for dispensing small amounts of a viscous material onto a workpiece. The narrow-profile dispensing apparatus includes a fluid chamber, a nozzle, and a valve seat disk representing individual components that are removable from a main body of the... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660319 | Blu-ray® disk player | 05/22/2012 |
| D660286 | Speaker | 05/22/2012 |
| D660285 | Speaker | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180458 | Method and apparatus for digital signal processing for radio frequency surgery measurements A method and apparatus for calculating current lost through a patient during a treatment of a patient using an electromagnetic energy delivery system is disclosed. The system generates electromagnetic energy, contacts a skin surface of the patient, transfers the ele... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180205 | Electrothermal oil radiator An electrothermal oil radiator includes a radiating body (1), an electric-control box (2) mounted on the radiating body (1) and a heating body (3) located inside the radiating body (1). The radiating body (1) includes a plur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178820 | Method and heat treatment apparatus for uniformly heating a substrate during a bake process A heat treatment apparatus and associated method are provided for heating a substrate. The apparatus includes a processing chamber containing a process space, first and second substrate supports, and first and second heating sources. The first substrate support is c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178456 | Sintered dielectric ceramic, composition for making, and use thereof in multilayer capacitor and energy storage device A batch powder composition for preparing a non-ferroelectric, sintered dielectric ceramic; a multilayer ceramic capacitor thereof; and an energy storage device. The batch powder contains a titanate powder of at least one of CaTiO3, SrTiO3, or C... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176608 | Method of manufacturing slow acting pocketed spring core A method of manufacturing spring cushions (10) having slow-acting pocketed spring cores (12) characterized by the individual springs of the cores (12) being sealingly pocketed within semi-impermeable fabric material. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174396 | Communication system from airport gate to cockpit An apparatus for visually communicating to a pilot in the cockpit of a parked aircraft the status of a preconditioned air (PCA) unit associated with the gate has an electrically controlled PCA indicator box positioned so that it is visible to the pilot in the cockpi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173980 | Gas cluster ion beam system with cleaning apparatus A processing system is provided for irradiating a substrate with a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB). The system includes a vacuum vessel that has an interior and is configured to support the substrate therein, and at least one nozzle for forming and emitting a gas cluste... | 05/08/2012 |
| D659255 | Centrifuge | 05/08/2012 |
| D658913 | Shelf support beam | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169769 | Electrostatic chuck power supply A detection circuit is provided for a power supply for an electrostatic chuck generating a trapezoidal waveform with approximately flat tops and minimal dead-time between phase reversals. The detection circuit includes an amplifying circuit which receives inputs fro... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169622 | Optical sensor for mounting to a washing machine or dish washer An optical sensor (10) for fitting to a washing machine or dishwasher is proposed, comprising: a housing (16), an arrangement, which is housed in the housing, of optical components, the optical components comprising a controllable light emitter (26 | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169050 | BEOL wiring structures that include an on-chip inductor and an on-chip capacitor, and design structures for a radiofrequency integrated circuit Back-end-of-line (BEOL) wiring structures that include an on-chip inductor and an on-chip capacitor, as well as design structures for a radiofrequency integrated circuit. The on-chip inductor and an on-chip capacitor, which are fabricated as conductive features in d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168198 | Therapeutic agent for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) A therapeutic agent for treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), which exhibits few, if any, side effects, is effective at inducing ovulation, and is safely available for not only females who desire to bear children, but also for unmarried or young females. A ther... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166905 | Boat accessory mounting apparatus A retractable mounting apparatus is provided for attaching boat accessories to a boat. In one embodiment, a mounting apparatus is provided for selectively securing an accessory to a structural portion of a boat. The apparatus has a housing that is configured for cou... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163331 | Multilayer ceramic capacitor with terminal formed by electroless plating A terminal to, most commonly, a ceramic capacitor, most commonly a multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), is formed by electroless plating, also known as electroless deposition or simply as electrodeposition. In the MLCC having a multiple parallel interior plates brou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163256 | Pipette tip mounting and ejection assembly and associated pipette tip An air displacement pipette has a tubular pipette tip with an upper section surrounding a locking chamber, and a body section leading from the upper section and tapering downwardly to a reduced diameter end. A tubular mounting shaft on the pipette has a distal end c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162881 | Needle guard mechanism with angled strut wall A needle guard includes a clip with a canting wall to grip the needle shaft and a distal wall to block the tip thereof, wherein the canting and distal walls may be interconnected by an angled strut so as to allow the canting wall to be tilted over center in a ready ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162729 | Method and apparatus for producing sausages A process and an apparatus for producing sausages (28) in which sausage meat is introduced into a tubular case (20) by means of a filling machine (2) and the filled case (20) is divided into portions by means of a twisting-off device (... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162665 | Single-part, light-curable, self-adhering dental restorative composition and method of using the same A dental restorative composition comprises: (A) polymerizable monomer(s) selected from hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate phosphate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate phosphate, hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate phosphate, dipentaerythritol penta(meth)acrylate phosphate, pentaerythri... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162008 | Method and system for producing simulated hand-woven rugs A rug, a loom for making a rug and a method of making a rug are various aspects of this invention. The loom for weaving a rug includes a frame defining a workspace for weaving the rug in which the frame includes a first, a second and a third frame member with a numb... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658176 | Monitor | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160287 | Headset with adjustable headband A headset includes an element to be held to the head of a wearer and a headband coupled to the element and configured for engaging a head of a wearer to hold the element thereon. The headband includes a plurality of headband arms coupled to pivot with respect to eac... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159008 | Method of fabricating a trench-generated transistor structure Trench-generated transistor structures, methods for fabricating transistors using a trench defined in a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) wafer, design structures for a trench-generated transistor, and other trench-generated device structures. The source and drain of... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158029 | Method for the production of synthesis gas and of operating a fixed bed dry bottom gasifier A method (10) for the production of synthesis gas includes humidifying an oxygen-containing stream (40) by contacting the oxygen-containing stream (40) with a hot aqueous liquid (58) to produce a humidified oxygen-containing stream (42... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158016 | Methods of operating an electromagnet of an ion source Methods of operating an electromagnet of an ion source for generating an ion beam with a controllable ion current density distribution. The methods may include generating plasma in a discharge space of the ion source, generating and shaping a magnetic field in the d... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157976 | Apparatus for cathodic vacuum-arc coating deposition Apparatus for cathodic vacuum-arc coating deposition. The apparatus includes a mixing chamber, at least one input duct projecting from a first end wall of the mixing chamber, and an output duct projecting from a second end wall of the mixing chamber. Coupled with ea... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157720 | Heart assist system A supplemental blood flow system for assisting with blood circulation in a patient. The system includes a supplemental blood flow device implantable in the patient and a controller for directing electrical power to the supplemental blood flow device and controlling ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157214 | Aircraft window darkening system An aircraft window darkening system includes a movable slide that darkens an aircraft window when in a closed position and does not darken the aircraft window when in an open position. The darkening system also includes a motor which is coupled to the slide in order... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157136 | Mobile confectionary apparatus with protectible dispensing system The mobile confectionary apparatus for dispensing beverages and/or frozen confections and the like, includes a vehicle configured for travel over public roads to a location such as a parking lot, street, festival or fair grounds, or the like. The vehicle includes an... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657792 | Monitor for computer | 04/17/2012 |
| D657791 | Monitor for computer | 04/17/2012 |
| D657790 | Monitor | 04/17/2012 |
