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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D590296 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 04/14/2009 |
| D590181 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 04/14/2009 |
| 7508162 | Method and apparatus for providing electrical energy to a portable device from energy storage of another portable device A method comprises the steps of determining values of one or more parameters of a first energy reservoir in a first device and corresponding parameters of a second energy reservoir in a second device, and setting a direction for transferring energy between the first... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7502931 | Method and device for authenticating a user on a remote server A method is provided for authenticating a user (10) on a remote server 16a, 16b, 16c of a network 18, comprising the steps of receiving an authentication request from said remote server 16a, 16... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499264 | Compact devices with turn and slide concept The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for applying a turn and slide concept for opening and closing a device. A turning part of the device can rotate around a pivotal axis in an angle range, e.g., from a first position to a second positio... | 03/03/2009 |
| D587626 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 03/03/2009 |
| D587167 | Self supporting live goods cage | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491766 | Aqueous emulsion and use thereof The present invention provides an aqueous emulsion having excellent polymerization stability and standing stability and a redispersible powder. Specifically, the present invention relates to an aqueous emulsion of a polymer obtained by polymerizing an acrylic monome... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7457418 | Method for accessing a user operable device of controlled access Method for accessing a user operable device having a limited access ability by a user. Therefore a user transmits an inquiry using a mobile device via a wide area transmission network to a key authority. The key authority retransmits an electronic access key. This a... | 11/25/2008 |
| D581182 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457305 | Handling of acknowledgement messages in terminal The invention relates to handling of an acknowledgement message related to packet data transmission, said acknowledgement message acknowledging positively or negatively one or more data blocks sent from a terminal and said acknowledgement message comprising an infor... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7439872 | Method and mobile device for non-visually signaling the state of a mobile device The present invention is related to a method for signaling the status of a mobile device, said mobile device comprising a user input interface, a storage including status information of said device and a signal generator, comprising the steps of receiving a status r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7400908 | Mobile communication terminal A mobile communication terminal comprises three body elements connected by a multi-functional hinge member for movement from a closed folded operative position to a flipped open first operative position revealing a display carried by one body element and a first key... | 07/15/2008 |
| D569304 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 05/20/2008 |
| D569302 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375616 | Electronic near field communication enabled multifunctional device and method of its operation A computer program stored in a memory unit of an electronic near field communication module for near field communication devices in environments with different data formats according to different protocols is able to carry out a first initiation operation using a fi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375870 | Enhancement electrode configuration for electrically controlled light modulators An electrically controlled light modulator device comprises at least one cell, where two deformable dielectric layers meet at an interface, at least one of said layers consisting of viscoelastic relief forming gel. A first support electrode structure and a second si... | 05/20/2008 |
| D569303 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 05/20/2008 |
| D568061 | Self-supporting live goods cage | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365635 | Overhead door immobilizer An overhead door immobilizer deactivates power to the power head operator in a conventional overhead door system to prevent the door from damaging the hatch portion of a vehicle when the hatch portion is in an open position or orientation. A hatch position transmitt... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353003 | Housing for an electronic device A housing for an electronic device is disclosed and comprises a unitary tubular body (1) having an open end (2) for insertion of electronic componentry therein. Preferably, the housing is for a mobile telecommunications device. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337493 | Upright-type electric vacuum cleaner with detachable dust collector An upright-type electric vacuum cleaner including a vacuum cleaner main body with at least a dust collector and an exhaust outlet, and a suction body provided at a lower front of the vacuum main body. The dust collector is disposed on a rearward side of the vacuum c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337546 | Foldable knife A foldable knife, comprising a blade, a knife head and a handle. The knife head has a movable part which can be pushed to press on a locking part. The locking part has two ends, one end is rotably fastened by a bolt to the knife head and another, a free end, has a c... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333823 | Method and system for checking the attainability status of a mobile terminal device Method for executing a communication attempt with a mobile terminal device in accordance with an attainability status of a mobile terminal device in a cellular communication network having a Short Message Service Center by: querying the SMSC in the cellular network ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330944 | Method for storing data in a memory, a system, an electronic device and a memory card The invention relates to a method for performing a memory processing function to a block memory (2), wherein there are memory cells (18), where data can be stored, and a connection bus (5), wherein there is at least a ready/busy line (5 | 02/12/2008 |
| 7313291 | Optical modulator The invention relates to an optically pumped multilayered modulator having surface-normal geometry. The multilayer structure comprises an absorber section through which an optical signal (401) to be modulated is coupled from an input (401) to an output... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305244 | Method for activating a location-based function, a system and a device A method for activating a location-based function, at least one item of position data is determined for the function as a condition for activating the function. A device in a wireless communication network examines at least one property of the network to decide whet... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304554 | U-shaped microwave and millimeter wave resonator filter A filter including a body on which a waveguide groove, whose one surface is open, is formed in a U-shape and a plurarity of inductive resonant windows are provided along a longitudinal direction of the waveguide groove at a predetermined interval in the waveguide gr... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305260 | Function specific interchangeable cover piece for a mobile communication device An interchangeable cover piece for a mobile communication device such as a cellular telephone replaces the standard cover piece to enable the mobile communication device to provide a specific functionality such as Global Positioning System (GPS) position location an... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300271 | Injection mold insert block alignment system Alignment bars are mounted to a core or cavity insert block and a portion of one end of the alignment bar projects above the plane of a molding face surface and engages with a corresponding respective mating alignment channel in the other of the core or cavity inser... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288995 | Power amplifier of a transmitter A power amplifier integrated into an RF-IC (integrated circuit carrying radio frequency signals) comprises an active stage (350) and a passive stage (360), the passive stage being electrically coupled between the active stage and a load of the power am... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289069 | Wireless device antenna A wireless device antenna is constructed using flex-rigid printed wiring board technology wherein a first main printed wiring board is flexibly connected to a second printed wiring board carrying at least one radiating element having an approximate length, width and... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7239889 | Antenna system for GSM/WLAN radio operation An antenna system with two antennas provides the possibility to operate at least two different radio communication systems with one radio communication system operating on one single antenna of the antenna system and another radio communication system operating on b... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236542 | Multi-mode envelope restoration architecture for RF transmitters An RF transceiver having dual-mode envelope restoration architecture. In narrow-band applications such as GSM/EDGE, a switch-mode amplifier is used to provide an envelope signal for amplitude modulating the phase-modulated signals. To achieve required modulation ban... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231231 | Method and apparatus for locking a mobile telephone touch screen A mobile phone having a touch screen display includes a touch screen lock which is activated during an ongoing call by contacting the touch screen a first time and pressing again within a predetermined time duration interval the touch screen lock remains active duri... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7113388 | Semiconductor capacitor with praseodymium oxide as dielectric In accordance with the invention there is provided a semiconductor capacitor having a first semiconductor layer which forms a first capacitor electrode and which includes silicon, a second capacitor electrode and a capacitor dielectric including praseodymium oxide b... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7068660 | Method for measurement-based connection admission control (MBAC) in a packet data network A method for measurement-based connection admission control in a packet data network where traffic flow of arriving data packets is forwarded via a switch with a delay depending on the priority of a queue associated to the data packets of a respective connection and... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6993291 | Method and apparatus for continuously controlling the dynamic range from an analog-to-digital converter A method for continuously determining the required dynamic range for an analog-to-digital converter by determining the received signal strength and using this received signal strength value in combination with the overall dynamic range for the ADC and the target res... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993199 | Method and system for improving coding efficiency in image codecs A method and system for encoding an image for providing encoded data for transmission or storage. After the image is decomposed by a transform into sub-bands containing blocks or samples of transformed image data organized in a number of bit-planes, it is adjusted t... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6991192 | Apparatus for adapting waste disposal pump to waste discharge ports of RV's, RV park systems, trains, airplanes, buses, boats and portable toilet applications, for easy and sanitary disposal of waste holding tanks The present invention provide a new and unique macerator assembly or device for coupling and decoupling to a waste disposal port of a holding tank of a recreational vehicle, train, airplane, bus, boat or other portable toilet application for emptying the same. The m... | 01/31/2006 |
