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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178614 | Laminate containing solvent resistant polyurethane adhesive compositions A laminate includes a backing material coated with a solvent resistant adhesive composition. The adhesive composition includes a hydroxyl or urea or hydrocarbon terminated unsaturated polyurethane or polyurethane-urea polymer and a peroxide or a silicone hydride. | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167421 | Supply units having an associated electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored t... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167317 | Wheelchair attachments Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to preve... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8163065 | Carbon dioxide permeable membrane A carbon dioxide permeable membrane is described. In some embodiments, the membrane includes a body having a first side and an opposite second side; a plurality of first regions formed from a molten carbonate having a temperature of about 400 degrees Celsius to abou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158158 | Composite biocidal particles A biocidal composition is disclosed comprising composite particles, each of said composite particles containing a shell and a core, said core comprising a metal or a metal-containing compound wherein the metal is a moiety selected from the group consisting of zinc, ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152289 | Supply units having an associated electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored t... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147707 | Fibres treated with antimicrobial agents A composition for inhibiting the growth of microorganisms on non-cellulosic fibers having a moisture regain of ≦5%, comprising; i) 1 to 50 wt % of at least a self-crosslinkable resin; ii) 0.25 to 20 wt % of at le... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143717 | Surface mount package with ceramic sidewalls A package for use in encapsulating an electronic device is disclosed. The package includes a dielectric frame having first and second sides with a pair of apertures extending through the dielectric frame. These apertures are separated by a raised shelf span extendin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143336 | Activated halo-containing aralkylsilane composition, process of preparing same and rubber compositions made therefrom The invention is directed to an activated halo-containing aralkylsilanes possessing at least one hydrolyzable group bonded to a silicon atom and at least one halo functional group bonded to a carbon atom to which both the silicon atom and an aromatic group are coval... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137994 | Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE meta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137993 | Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE meta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137992 | Methods of identifying responders to dopamine agonist therapy and treating metabolic conditions thereof The present invention is directed to a method of identifying patients to be treated by dopamine agonist therapy comprising the step of analyzing a plasma or urine sample from said patient for concentrations of norepinephrine (NE), norepinephrine metabolites (NE meta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128071 | Method and apparatus for improved gas/fluid contact A spray tower (20) for improving contact between a gas stream (22) and a fluid (24). The spray tower (20) includes a tank (26) having an inlet (32) and an outlet (34), and a plurality of spray nozzles (28) posi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124129 | Crystalline form of the compound A-348441 There is provided a hemihydrate of (3β,5β,7α,12α)-7,12-dihydroxy-3-{2-[{4-[17β-hydroxy-3-oxo-17α-prop-1-ynylestra-4,9-dien-11β-yl]phenyl}(methyl)amino]ethoxy}cholan-24-oic acid in a crystalline form which is characterised by an X-ray diffraction pattern havin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8109053 | Door frame assembly A welded door frame assembly including a hinge jamb joined to a lock jamb via a frame head jamb, all of which are joined with existing studs and an existing wall. The hinge jamb has a bottom end and a top end and includes a door side base, a door contact flange, and... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8096243 | High velocity ammunition round A sub-caliber bullet with an aerodynamic shape has long-range accuracy due to a high muzzle velocity and reduced time of flight to a target. The bullet has a forward portion, a mid-portion and an aft portion. The forward portion has a density in excess of 10/cm... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089459 | Manual control device including a magnetoresistive sensor element A control device comprises a base portion and a handle portion extending from the base portion. The handle portion is movable from side to side relative to the base portion in an X direction, and forward and backward relative to the base portion in a Y direction per... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089181 | System and method to measure load type and exclude the human body model A system and method for controlling connection of an electrical outlet to a power source so as to exclude the human body model. A first signal is generated and fed to the outlet through an outlet control device; feedback from a load at the outlet is detected. The lo... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089170 | High torque starter/generator with low input voltage An apparatus includes a plurality of starter/generator subsystems connected in parallel to a voltage distribution bus and to an input power supply. Each of the subsystems includes a starter/generator unit (SGU) for providing torque for starting an engine when the ap... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087281 | Method to continuously form surface mount flanged pins A method to make a flanged pin is described. The method includes feeding wire through a forming die whereby the wire is deformed to create a straight pin. The straight pin is then fed from the forming die to a heading die having a pre-formed cavity where a first por... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084300 | RF shielding for a singulated laminate semiconductor device package A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package to provide RF shielding. The device is mounted on a laminated substrate having conducting pads on its top surface. A molding compound covers the substrate top surface and encapsulates the devices. The substra... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080872 | Surface mount package with high thermal conductivity A package for use in encapsulating an electronic device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the package includes the following: a dielectric frame having first and second sides, an aperture, a raised shelf portion defined along an internal perimeter of the dielectric... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8064089 | Automatic indexing of printed documents A system for automatically indexing printed documents comprising a database for maintaining indexing data indicative of the identity and location of the documents, a processor interfacing with the database, the processor producing a document file containing both a p... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058104 | Reversible leadless package and methods of making and using same A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package including an electrically conductive lead frame having a plurality of posts disposed at a perimeter of the package. Each of the posts has a first contact surface at the first package face and a second contact... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056319 | Combined cycle missile engine system An insensitive combined cycle missile propulsion system includes a solid fuel contained within a first section of the missile, a liquid oxidizer contained within a second section of the missile and a solid oxidizer contained within a third section of said missile. A... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8053925 | Modulation monitor and control A system and method are provided for monitoring and controlling voltage modulation on a power grid, in order to maintain closed-loop control of the grid. The power grid has a plurality of connections including used and unused connections. A detector is configured to... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053869 | Package having exposed integrated circuit device A package (10) includes an integrated circuit device (12) having an electrically active surface (16) and an opposing backside surface (14). A dielectric molding resin (26) at least partially encapsulates the integrated circuit die ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052766 | Device and method for cleaning selective catalytic reduction protective devices One embodiment described herein relates to a system for removing pollutants from a flue gas. The system includes a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system having a SCR reactor containing a NOx reducing catalyst and one or more SCR protective devices. A... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043594 | Systems and methods for generating sulfuric acid Methods and systems for generating sulfuric acid are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method includes combusting a sulfur-containing material with a gas including oxygen to produce a first stream of sulfur dioxide, mixing water with the first stream of sulfur dio... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043526 | Stabilized crosslinking composition This invention relates to a crosslinking composition comprising an organic acid and a compound having the structure of Formula I: A′-NRA—RD wherein A′, RA, and RD are def... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040113 | Fault tolerant generator or starter/generator with low torque ripple A fault tolerant generator apparatus includes subsystems isolated from each other, so that the generator may operate in a fault mode with low torque ripple. The apparatus comprises a machine and a power controller unit. In an embodiment, the machine has a plurality ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8035357 | Fault clearing for permanent magnet machines A permanent magnet machine (PMM) has a kinetic portion electrically coupled to a power conversion portion. Motive power is provided to the kinetic portion by a torque applied to a motive shaft coupled to a prime mover, such as an aircraft engine or an automobile eng... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8022512 | No lead package with heat spreader A no-lead electronic package including a heat spreader and method of manufacturing the same. This method includes the steps of selecting a matrix or mapped no-lead lead frame with die receiving area and leads for interconnect; positioning an integrated circuit devic... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021695 | Personal care composition containing leghemoglobin A personal care composition comprising leghemoglobin and at least one preservative selected from the group consisting of alcohols, glycols, parabens, hydantoins, quaternary nitrogen-containing compounds, isothiazolinones, aldehyde-releasing agents, and halogenated c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021681 | Therapeutic process for the treatment of the metabolic syndrome and associated metabolic disorders The present invention is directed to a method of treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome and/or related disorders including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, endothelial dysfunction, pro-inflamma... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8002565 | Waterproof connector kit useful for airfield lighting applications A waterproof electrical connector for airfield lighting applications has a connector body with a first end and an opposing second end. The first end terminates at a first end cap that has a strain/bend relief feature and a first bore for receiving a cable that exten... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997928 | Multi-position coaxial connector system Systems for connecting RF coaxial cables are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems include the following: a plug including a D-sub housing having two rows of eight RF coaxial contacts and a plurality of protrusions extending therefrom; a receptacle including a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997711 | Supply units having an associated electronically-readable memory device A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993848 | Staphylococcus protein A domain mutants that bind to TNF-α A TNF-α binding polypeptide is provided, which is related to a domain of staphylococcal protein A (SPA) in that the sequence of the polypeptide corresponds to the sequence of the SPA domain having 1 to about 20 substitution mutations. Nucleic acid encoding the poly... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993650 | Polypeptides having binding affinity for HER2 A polypeptide is provided, which has a binding affinity for HER2 and which is related to a domain of staphylococcal protein A (SPA) in that the sequence of the polypeptide corresponds to the sequence of the SPA domain having from 1 to about 20 substitution mutations... | 08/09/2011 |
