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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938283 | System and method for hermetic storage of agricultural commodities during shipping Systems and methods for protected transportation of agricultural commodities are provided. The protected transportation is accomplished through the use of a thin, lightweight hermetic liner inside a shipping container. The liner is sealed at a first end and open at ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935042 | Gas driven solids discharge and pumping piston for a centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator includes a cylindrical bowl having a conical lower end with an opening through which feed liquid is injected during a feed mode of operation. During the feed mode, solids separate from the feed liquid and accumulate along the inner surface of... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934289 | Foldable cross-patterned pull-handle and bag having the same Disclosed is a foldable cross-patterned pull-handle and a bag having the same. The pull-handle includes a folding means having a first link assembly and a second link assembly connected to an end of the first link assembly so that the folding means can be folded and... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7929195 | MEMS based retroreflector A deformable reflective surface is disclosed that may be used with a retroreflector to provide a modulated retroreflector. The modulated retroreflector may be used in communication systems such as optical laser communication systems wherein an incident beam is refle... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926677 | Modular packaging system A modular packaging system of containers each having a generally tubular, hollow container body of a fiber-reinforced composite material with cooperative mating interlocking elements extending axially along its length. The interlocking elements allow the containers ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926546 | Device for melting, storing, and feeding metal material from bar-shaped metal material intended for injection apparatus for molding metal product A device for melting, storing, and feeding a metal material is provided which can store a large amount of molten metal material corresponding to molding cycles with a compact configuration, using barrels to melt bar-shaped metal materials and a tank-and-barrel stora... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926545 | Injection cylinder in injection apparatus for molding metal material Leakage of molten metal material from between a cylinder body having a tight-fitting liner and a nozzle member of an injection apparatus is prevented through the interaction of the nozzle member and a coupling ring with the liner. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924166 | Nuclear leakage detection system using wire or optical fiber A system for detecting and containing a breach in a container. The container wall includes containment layers and a sensor layer sandwiched between the containment layers. The sensor layer contains a signal path that can be carried by a signal cable such as fiber op... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923390 | Electrical shielding material composed of metalized stainless steel monofilament yarn A yarn or multi-fiber formed of a plurality of micron diameter stainless steel monofilaments which have been rendered more conductive by one or more coatings of electrolytically-deposited metal or metal alloy materials. The metallized yarn provided by the invention ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921524 | Release mechanism for releasing magnetically releasable anti-theft devices The present invention describes a release mechanism (1) for releasing magnetically releasable anti-theft devices consisting of a multiplicity of permanent magnets in the form of a Halbach array, which are disposed on a plane. While the highly magnetised top s... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7913223 | Method and system for development and use of a user-interface for operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning of a telecommunications system An extensive and powerful XML meta-data rule-based language and system for developing a use-interface for configuring, monitoring and provisioning a telecommunications system is provided. The language is based on rules that define configuration objects and relations... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7906488 | Sphingolipids in treatment and prevention of steatosis and of steatosis or of hepatotoxicity and its sequelae The present invention relates to the use of sphingolipids for the preparation of a food item, a food supplement and/or a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of elevated blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides related to steatosis and hepatotoxic eff... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905427 | Apparatus and method for cleaning and de-icing A windshield heated liquid spray assembly including a liquid heating assembly and a heated liquid spray assembly operative to spray the heated liquid onto a windshield, the liquid heating assembly including a liquid heating chamber, at least one heating element disp... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901420 | Tissue clamp The present invention relates to a tissue clamp, a tool for grasping the clamp and a method of using the clamp for surgical procedures. The clamp has a fixture or fixtures positioned on the proximal end of the arms of the clamp so that a tool can be used by the surg... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897723 | ErbB receptor-derived peptide fragments The invention relates to new peptide compounds capable of modulating cell proliferation, differentiation, survival and/or motility. The peptide compounds of the invention comprise short peptide fragments of the ErbB receptor and are capable of binding to ErbB and mo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895789 | Pliable spinning appendages and attachments for fishing lures Soft or pliable spinning appendages can be attached to any fishing lure, hard or soft, using a swivel mechanism that provides unrestricted 360° rotation. The appendages increase attractiveness, flash, vibration, color, or scent. Due to their slow spinning speed and... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891980 | Interconnect device with discrete in-line components An interconnect device is provided with a body through which a plurality of wells has been defined. At least one component having two terminals is provided in one or more of the wells. The component is sealed in its respective well such that the two terminals are ac... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887744 | Method of injection stretch blow molding heatproof bottles A preform of injection-molded PET has a body wall thickness of 3.0-4.5 mm. The preform is high-temperature mold-released from an injection cavity mold and an injection core. Pre-blowing of the preform is restricted at 5±0.5 seconds after the mold release, at a temp... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887067 | Child safety device for child seat A safety device in connection with a child seat in a shopping cart. The safety device prevents a child, placed on the seat from being able to pull its legs out of the openings formed through the end wall of the shopping cart. The child seat is pivotally suspended fr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885272 | Remote control of device by telephone or other communication devices A communication device, such as a telephone or a personal computer, controls one or more remotely controlled devices solely over a signaling path, without necessarily establishing an audio path, thus eliminating the need for the remotely controlled device, or its co... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846121 | Device for extracorporeal irradiation of a liquid containing bilirubin, and method therefor The invention concerns a device for the extracorporeal irradiation of a patient's (P) bodily fluid containing bilirubin, comprising a first (10) and a second (12) line which can be connected to the patient (P), an impermeable irradiation unit for bodil... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7846091 | Autofluorescence imaging system for endoscopy A system and method for imaging tissue autofluorescence through a video endoscope is described, comprising a light source capable of providing both ultraviolet light capable of inducing tissue autofluorescence and visible light which induces little or no autofluores... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7879271 | Obtaining fiber textures of carbon by carbonizing a cellulose precursor A method of obtaining fiber textures of carbon from a cellulose precursor includes the steps of: spinning cellulose filaments (12) from a viscose solution or a cellulose solution; subjecting the cellulose filaments to washing in water (21); impregnatin... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878335 | Method and device for sorting irregularly shaped articles There exists a demand for providing a method and apparatus capable of sorting articles whose upper and lower attitudes are inverted, in a simple and positive manner, from among different-formed articles such as candies having upper and lower portions different in ou... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877858 | Method of manufacturing a multi-layer conductive tube antenna A method of manufacturing an antenna including providing a dielectric core which does not contain an electrical conductor, forming a layer of an electrically conductive material on the core and providing an electrically insulative tube over the core and over the lay... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874991 | Ultrasound 3D imaging system The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head either includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field subarray beamforming or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. When used with second... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873093 | Method and apparatus for carrying out a laser operation and use of a quick-change filter in such a laser operation A method and apparatus for carrying out a laser operation, wherein a laser source is provided, wherein lasing gas is supplied from at least one lasing gas source to the laser source for the formation of a laser beam, wherein, with the aid of the laser beam, an opera... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871646 | Use of a human amniotic membrane composition for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the eye and skin A method of preparing an amniotic membrane extract including the steps of obtaining a healthy amniotic membrane from a pregnant mammal, such as a pig, cow, horse or human, homogenizing the membrane to obtain a homogenate solution, freezing the homogenate solution, a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869569 | System for quantitative radiographic imaging A system for spectroscopic imaging of bodily tissue in which a scintillation screen and a charged coupled device (CCD) are used to accurately image selected tissue. Applications include the imaging of radionuclide distributions within the human body or the use of a ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868111 | Method for producing α-olefin polymer The present invention provides a method for producing α-olefin polymer, comprising polymerizing α-olefins in the presence of a halogen atom-containing acid catalyst by use of an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 3-12 carbon atoms, which contains 5 to 95 mass % of α-ol... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867770 | Nanostructured substrate for surface enhanced raman scattering The present invention provides a nanostructured substrate for SERS. A substrate of the invention comprises a surface featuring substantially monodisperse-sized metal nanoparticles disposed thereon. Preferably, the substrate surface provides for SERS and spectra ther... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865730 | Bcencryption (BCE)—a public-key based method to encrypt a data stream A system and method for a web browser to convert an unencrypted character string into a cipher-text string combines a public-key encryption algorithm with a unique and constantly changing salt key. A private “server-key”, a public “client-key” and a server s... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862229 | Temperature-gradient cancelation technique and device A system, device, and method for minimizing x-axis and/or y-axis offset shift due to internally produced as well as externally produced on chip temperature imbalances. At least one temperature gradient canceling device is disposed on a substrate including a temperat... | 01/04/2011 |
| D630148 | Water craft | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859374 | Annular magnet system for magnetic resonance spectroscopy A persistent-mode magnet, assembled from superconducting annuli, provides a micro coil NMR, in which compactness and manufacturability are provided for a variety of applications. An annular magnet for micro NMR can include a YBCO-annulus Helmholtz coil, for example,... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858017 | Material melting and holding apparatus of metal molding apparatus and rod material melting method There is provided a method for melting a material rod in a material melting and holding apparatus of a metal molding apparatus where the material melting and holding apparatus provided for the metal molding apparatus includes a furnace body of a melting and holding ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856879 | Heater controller having improved start-up for thermal sensor A closed-loop heater control circuit for use with integrated circuit thermal sensing devices, such as thermal accelerometers, is disclosed. The heater control circuit includes a switched-capacitor integrating circuit and a controller or modulator. The switched-capac... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856157 | Pipeline security system The present invention provides a security system for a pipeline, such as an oil, gas or water pipeline, or other tubular, elongated or other structures used to convey various other liquid, gaseous or fluent materials. The invention is also useful in protecting a tun... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7855555 | Method and apparatus for magnetic field measurements using a magnetoresistive sensor The device for measuring magnetic field by using a magnetoresistive sensor comprises at least one magnetoresistive sensor (5), a module (50) for measuring the resistance of the magnetoresistive sensor (5), a generator module (40, 6) for g... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7855490 | Planar spring assembly with attached solder strip and method for making same There is disclosed for use with a piezoelectric stack, first and second side electrodes, each side electrode having two serpentine shape members positioned in a common plane, where the two serpentine shape members of an electrode have alternately spaced conductive f... | 12/21/2010 |
