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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D657430 | Duck shaped bath toy | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123945 | Method for making high flux, high salt rejection cellulose desalting membranes A method is provided for producing a high flux, high salt rejection cellulose acetate desalination membrane. In this method, cellulose acetate polymer is dissolved in a first solvent such as methylene chloride or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran to produce a solution. Furthe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110241 | Foaming soluble coffee powder containing pressurized gas An instant coffee powder has dried soluble coffee in the form of particles or granules having internal voids filled with entrapped pressurized gas. Advantageously, when the coffee powder is dissolved in a beverage, the instant coffee powder produces a foam on the to... | 02/07/2012 |
| D651470 | Connectable storage container | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085171 | High-speed data compression based on set associative cache mapping techniques A method is provided for compressing data from a stream of values using one or many distinct memory addresses as workspace, each memory address containing one or many values. The method works by reading two contiguous data values, of length K and N bits, from the st... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8047398 | Snap overcap closure for a container An overcap for a container, which container is of the type having a rim adjacent to an opening in which the rim has an exterior facing top surface, an exterior facing side surface and an exterior facing bottom surface. The overcap includes a center portion having a ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8038053 | Voting apparatus with secure ballot box assembly The invention relates to a ballot box assembly for securely storing a paper ballot generated by an interactive user terminal includes a housing, a ballot storage chamber, an aperture and a drive assembly. The housing is provided for holding the ballot generated by t... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8032084 | Data security device A portable data storage device is described, which includes a short range wireless communication interface. The device is configured to communicate with a backup device over a wireless communication link and further comprises an alerting device for initiating an ale... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017146 | Transdermal delivery system with two superimposed adhesive layers having different affinities to the active substance comprised A device for the transdermal delivery of a pharmacologically active substance has first and second superimposed mutually contacting adhesive layers (2, 3). The first layer (3) is in use brought into contact with the skin. The active substance is dissol... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8004672 | Closed cell for use in spectrophotometers A closed cell for use in spectrophotometers is adapted to receive a liquid to be subjected to analysis and an air space or bubble to absorb pressure differentials, wherein the cell includes means to retain the air space or bubble in a predetermined location in the c... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000997 | Method for setting image for standard operating speed, and method for finding evaluation value with image of evaluation subject data based on standard operating speed This invention relates to a method of establishing, by means of images, a standard working speed of working steps including a plurality of different motion elements, and a method whose object is that working same as said working steps is carried out by different wor... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7975587 | Punching tool A punching tool has a guided, axially displaceable die plunger, which is fixed against relative rotation, in a guide bushing. In a bore in its front end a punching die is seated. During the punching stroke the punching die rests against a front face of the die plung... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7973245 | Wiring board and capacitor to be built into wiring board An intermediate board has a board core formed by a main core body and a sub-core portion. The main core body has a plate-like shape and includes an open sub-core housing portion in which the sub-core portion is housed. A first terminal array of the board core has an... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967172 | Metered dosage dispenser closure for powders A dispenser for a container has an annular ring with a central portion which has at least one aperture. The annular ring is attached to a valve dimensioned to close an opening of the dispenser. The valve is operatively associated with the opening and biased in the c... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955594 | Polymers with structure-defined functions An alternating copolymer comprising a backbone of residues of a maleic anhydride derivative and those of a compound containing vinylic unsaturation, which also comprises residues of an active compound containing a nucleophilic group, bound to the backbone by a resid... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951593 | Culture medium for gingival fibroblasts The present invention relates to a gingival fibroblast culture medium free of animal serum, comprising an animal cell culture medium, free of animal serum, to which is added: from 0.1 ng/ml to 100 ng/ml bFGF, and/or | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951385 | Probiotic strain and antimicrobial peptide derived therefrom The invention relates to a strain of Enterococcus mundtii having probiotic qualities. The strain of E. mundtii (ST4SA) produces an antimicrobial peptide which exhibits antimicrobial activity against a broad range of bacteria. The invention also provide... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951222 | Method for the recovery by melting of at least one non-ferrous metal, and product for the implementation of the method The invention relates in particular to a method for the recovery of at least one non-ferrous metal (11) contained in scrap (9), by melting the scrap (9) in a furnace (1), the method comprising: a step of... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7914915 | Highly charged ion modified oxide device and method of making same A highly charged ion modified device is provided that includes a first metal layer or layers deposited on a substrate and an insulator layer, deposited on the first metal layer, including a plurality of holes therein produced by irradiation thereof with highly charg... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900280 | Goggles Goggles are provided having a lens cup with a seal portion extending around its peripheral rear edge. The seal portion is adapted to seal against the face of a wearer of the goggles via a face contact surface. The face contact surface is preformed to follow substant... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7893595 | Method for gap adjustment of two mechanical elements of a substantially planar micromechanical structure and corresponding electromechanical resonator The invention concerns a method for adjusting the operating gap of two mechanical elements of a substantially planar mechanical structure obtained by micro-etching. The method consists in attributing (A) to one of the elements (E) a fixed reference position (RF) in ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892587 | Coffee with enhanced flavor provided by 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol A coffee product and process are provided which produce a coffee product having elevated levels of 3,7-dimetylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol. In various forms, the coffee product is dry roast and ground coffee or a dry soluble coffee product such as a powder or granule form. Th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891024 | Diving mask and method for the manufacture thereof A diving mask which includes a face-piece having, formed therein, one or more openings for housing one or more lenses, means for fixing the lenses inside the face-piece, and means for connecting the mask to the diver's head. The face-piece is formed by at least two ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7868222 | Transfected mosquito vectors A method is provided for producing an artificial infection in a Culicidae (mosquito) species. The mosquitoes include species within the subfamilies Culicinae and Anophelinae, and the species include Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti and Aedes polynesiensis | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863211 | Epoxidation catalyst, its use and epoxidation process in the presence of this catalyst Epoxidation catalyst based on titanium zeolite in the form of extruded granules. Use of this catalyst in the synthesis of epoxides, preferably 1,2-epoxy-3-chloropropane or 1,2-epoxypropane, by reacting an olefinic compound, preferably allyl chloride or propylene, wi... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7820375 | Use of a protein of the CRMP family for treating diseases related to the immune system The invention concerns the use of at least a protein of the CRMP family, a polypeptide fragment or an active biological derivative thereof, a nucleotide sequence or sequence fragment coding for said protein, an antisense sequence capable of being specifically hybrid... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820037 | Desulfurizing agent manufacturing method and hydrocarbon desulfurization method A desulfurizing agent is produced by mixing a copper compound, a zinc compound and an ammonium compound with an aqueous solution of an alkali substance to prepare or precipitate followed by calcitrating the resulting precipitate to form a calcined precipitate into a... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818254 | Application apparatus and method The present invention provides an apparatus and method for receiving and assessing an application made by an applicant. In one aspect, the apparatus includes: computing means configured or programmed to present a plurality of application forms to the applicant, to r... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7815747 | System and method for washing eggs A system for washing a stream of eggs which are uniformly distributed on m feed rows of a transport device and assume well-defined positions thereon, comprising—a feeding section, having, at least at the location of the washing of the eggs, m feed rows with the eg... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7810432 | Projectile cartridge wad A wad for a projectile cartridge comprises a holder for holding a projectile, such as a plurality of shot, a charge barrier, and a support for mounting the holder to the barrier. The wad is unitary and is formed from a biodegradable plastic material. The barrier is ... | 10/12/2010 |
| D625129 | Device for holding bath toys | 10/12/2010 |
| 7806275 | Chlorine resistant polyamides and membranes made from the same A chlorine resistant polyamide is formed from the reaction product of an amine and an acid chloride monomer wherein the acid chloride monomer is modified with electron-withdrawing groups that exhibit sufficient activity to (i) minimize any chlorination on both the a... | 10/05/2010 |
| D623902 | Tray with plate, fork and spoon | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793392 | Compound buckle A compound buckle comprises a socket member and at least two plug members, wherein the socket comprises individual cavities for each plug member, and a projection comprising a slot, and wherein each plug member comprises a base, a projection comprising a slot, and a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786935 | Method and system for inferring a location of a mobile computing device A computer-based method for inferring a location of a mobile computing device comprises the steps of using the mobile computing device to receive data about one or more devices present in a first location at a first time, including those devices available for connec... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7758669 | Process for recovery of nickel and cobalt by heap leaching of low grade nickel or cobalt containing material A process for the recovery of nickel and cobalt from laterite ores, the process including the steps of: a) beneficiating the ore to separate it into a beneficiated upgraded ore fraction and a coarse, siliceous low grade rejects fraction which is substantially free f... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756766 | Method and apparatus for price setting The present invention provides a method of and apparatus for setting a selling price of each of a plurality of items to be subsequently offered for sale to a plurality of prospective purchasers, the method including: accepting a plurality of expressions of interest ... | 07/13/2010 |
| RE41390 | Trace elements A method of preparing a trace element solution includes the steps of providing at least one EDTA-complex, providing a sodium selenite solution, and combining the EDTA-complex(es) and the sodium selenite solution to form a trace element solution. A EDTA complex is pr... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7736683 | Method to increase the foaming capacity of spray-dried powders A method is provided for producing a powdered soluble foaming composition comprising amorphous particles having internal voids filled with atmospheric pressure gas. The method includes subjecting a spray-dried composition to an external pressure and heating the comp... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731882 | Connection between members A method for preparing a more reliable connection between two members (2, 4) is provided. The method involves the use of a gas-removal layer (6), which allows for gas transport in a number of overall directions in a plane of the gas-removal layer. The ... | 06/08/2010 |
