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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7957514 | System, method and computer program product for conveying presence information via voice mail A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conveying availability information of a calling party to a called party. A PBX serving the telephones of the calling and called parties is connected to a presence server. In an embodiment of the inventi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7953211 | Automated ringback update system A method for customizing a communications network, including receiving, at a ringback update system, information regarding a machine recognizable feature associated with a printed matter located on an article, where the information is obtained with a feature recogni... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7936696 | Efficient transmission of data to multiple network nodes An improved method, system, and computer program product for efficient transmission of data to multiple network nodes is disclosed. A method for transmitting a data block over a network from a first sending node to a first set of recipient nodes, comprises, in the f... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637088 | Bottle | 05/03/2011 |
| D637087 | Bottle | 05/03/2011 |
| D636662 | Confection display package | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929946 | Remote subscriber identification (RSID) system and method The present invention discloses a Remote Subscriber Identification (RSID) system with a remote database capable of seamlessly storing, linking, and transferring mobile data to a user's communication device. The user's data can be used on any communication device tha... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7920689 | Ringback replacement insertion system A ringback replacement insertion system for replacing certain communications network signals and tones is disclosed. Communications devices activate and interact with the ringback replacement system to allow for modification of the network service. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| D635328 | Confection | 04/05/2011 |
| D635327 | Confection | 04/05/2011 |
| D634506 | Molded food product | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906005 | Means and method of chemical production Disclosed is a process for manufacturing bleach (or sodium hypochlorite) and caustic potash (or KOH) without the need for shipping or storing chlorine gas. Specifically, the present invention relates to the manufacture of potassium hydroxide and chlorine gas, throug... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905355 | Theft-resistant and senior-friendly packaging of consumer products The present invention is a novel, theft-resistant, and senior-friendly packaging for consumer and retail products that is cheap and easy to manufacture. The packaging is designed to prevent individuals from gaining access to the enclosed product through tampering wi... | 03/15/2011 |
| D633192 | Fragrance diffuser shield | 02/22/2011 |
| D632969 | Bottle | 02/22/2011 |
| D632584 | Bottle | 02/15/2011 |
| D632583 | Bottle | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885046 | Low capacitance ESD protection structure for high speed input pins A conventional ESD protection circuit comprises an SCR and a first diode connected in series between ground and a node or pad to be protected and a second diode connected between ground and the node to be protected. An anode of the first diode and a cathode of the s... | 02/08/2011 |
| RE42111 | Multideflector A method and apparatus to direct ions away from their otherwise intended or parallel course. Deflectors are used to establish electric fields in regions through which ions are to pass. With such electric fields, ions may be deflected to a desired trajectory. Accordi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7871049 | Corner climber The present invention is a novel device for climbing inside corners, outside corners, and a variety of surfaces. The technology presented herein relies on high friction materials, suction devices, adhesive materials, pneumatic devices, etc. Specifically, embodiments... | 01/18/2011 |
| D629881 | Fragrance emanation apparatus | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853243 | Telecommunication call management and monitoring system A secure telephone call management system is provided for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users of the telephone call management system is accomplished by using a personal identification number, biometri... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7851752 | Ion guide for mass spectrometers The present invention relates generally to mass spectrometry and the analysis of chemical samples, and more particularly to ion guides for use therein. The invention described herein comprises an improved method and apparatus for transporting ions from a first press... | 12/14/2010 |
| D628897 | Bottle | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844670 | Method and computer program product for establishing real-time communications between networked computers A system, method, and computer program product is provided for establishing real-time communications between computer users connected by a communications network. An invitation is created by a first computer. An invitation is data that proposes a communication sessi... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7844252 | Telecommunication call management and monitoring system A secure telephone call management system is provided for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. Authentication of the users of the telephone call management system is accomplished by using a personal identification number, biometri... | 11/30/2010 |
| D628283 | Electric fragrance diffuser | 11/30/2010 |
| 7836197 | Personalized account migration system and method A method for migrating information, and a migrator for migrating information, are disclosed. The method may include extracting organizational information from at least two service providers, accessing a first at least one of the at least two service providers upon s... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835970 | Method and system for automated auction and tender of complex multi-variable commodities A system and method for the auction and tender of complex multi-variable commodities, which are defined as commodities having a plurality of characteristics with each characteristic's value contributing to the determination of the commodity price. The system and met... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823845 | Corner climber A novel device for climbing inside corners, outside corners, and a variety of surfaces. The technology presented herein relies on high friction materials, suction devices, adhesive materials, pneumatic devices, etc. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818205 | Search engine providing an option to win the item sought A computer-implemented method including receiving a search request for a product; processing the search request with a processing device; generating a message containing information regarding at least one product offered by a retail vendor; transmitting the message;... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810434 | Heated ski lift The present invention is an improved ski lift. The ski lift contains a solar power source which is attached to one or more heating elements. The heating elements heat a passenger's hands during transit up the mountain. As a result, the passenger is made more comfort... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808047 | I/O ESD protection device for high performance circuits A trigger circuit is provided for a pull-down device by connecting a diode between the I/O pad and the body of the pull-down device. In one embodiment, the pull-down device is formed as a plurality of discrete transistors in a single well. The drain of each transist... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7801786 | Method of creating and utilizing healthcare related commodoties Disclosed are novel tangible financial instruments that allow entities to effectively and efficiently hedge the highly volatile fluctuations associated with predicting healthcare costs and revenues by converting healthcare services into commodities and constructing ... | 09/21/2010 |
| D623828 | Backless bra | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793911 | Friction pads for use with a gripping and/or climbing device The present invention is a novel device for climbing inside corners, outside corners, and a variety of surfaces. The technology presented herein relies on high friction materials, suction devices, adhesive materials, pneumatic devices, etc. Specifically, embodiments... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787233 | Multi-segment capacitor A multi-segment capacitor fabricated on a semiconductor substrate includes M×N capacitor segments arranged in a matrix of M rows and N columns. Each capacitor segment includes two groups of conductive fingers preferably made of metal wires. The metal wire fingers a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783021 | Digital telecommunications call management and monitoring system The present invention discloses a centralized, digital, computer-based telephone call management system for authenticating users of a telephone system in an institutional facility. The system includes the capacity to allow an institution to control, record, monitor,... | 08/24/2010 |
| D622003 | Compact | 08/17/2010 |
| D621547 | Compact | 08/10/2010 |
