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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341347 | Fundus image display system In a fundus image display system, a fundus image, time information and a tool bar are displayed on a monitor screen. In case where the tool bar overlaps with the fundus image or the time information, the tool bar is made transparent in the overlapped portion so at t... | 03/11/2008 |
| D562204 | License plate frame | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330526 | System and method of storing high level waste A system and method for storing high level waste. In one aspect, the invention is a system comprising: an inner shell forming a cavity for receiving high level waste, the cavity having a top and a bottom; an outer shell surrounding the inner shell so as to form a sp... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7311847 | System and method for point-of-use filtration and purification of fluids used in substrate processing A method and system for supplying an ultra-pure fluid to a substrate process chamber using point-of-use filtration and purification. The method and system provide ability to automatically monitor and control contamination levels in fluids in real time and to stop su... | 12/25/2007 |
| D557062 | Casserole | 12/11/2007 |
| 7277015 | System and method for detecting, monitoring, tracking and identifying explosive materials This invention relates to a system and method for monitoring, detecting, tracking and identifying explosive materials. The system and method involves tracking and monitoring the explosive material during every part of the chain of custody. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| D551166 | Combined modulator and power inverter | 09/18/2007 |
| D550197 | Modulator | 09/04/2007 |
| D548719 | Modulator | 08/14/2007 |
| D542776 | Portable speaker | 05/15/2007 |
| D542592 | Skillet | 05/15/2007 |
| D539074 | Panini grill | 03/27/2007 |
| D536360 | Video monitor and stand | 02/06/2007 |
| D536012 | Back-up camera | 01/30/2007 |
| D536016 | Monitor and holder for camera devices | 01/30/2007 |
| D526924 | Diamond or gemstone | 08/22/2006 |
| D524285 | Modulator | 07/04/2006 |
| D522992 | Modulator | 06/13/2006 |
| D521487 | Modulator | 05/23/2006 |
| D518026 | Subwoofer | 03/28/2006 |
| 6970249 | Plasmon resonance phase imaging A device for measuring simultaneously the phase at each point of an image formed by light reflected from a sample in which the phase has been modified by plasma resonance in a thin conducting layer, the device comprising a thick transparent substrate (10) on ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6947792 | Smooth muscle controller A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| D507790 | Speaker | 07/26/2005 |
| D507260 | Speaker | 07/12/2005 |
| D504416 | Speaker | 04/26/2005 |
| 6859936 | Method and system for producing program-integrated commercials A method and system for incorporating thematic content from a particular television program into product or service advertisements uses program-advancing elements of a television program in an advertisement for a sponsor of the program in order to entice viewers to ... | 02/22/2005 |
| D494564 | Speaker enclosure having triple horizontal bars | 08/17/2004 |
| 6772041 | Hardening equipment and hardening method A nozzle holding means (13) having a nozzle (19) being free to eject laser beam from its top end is provided being free to move along a guide means among a plurality of machine tools. Nozzle holding means operation control means (6, 33) for cont... | 08/03/2004 |
| D493119 | Gemstone | 07/20/2004 |
| 6739229 | Cable stripping device A device is disclosed for stripping the insulation or dielectric housing from a cable or wire. The cable stripping device includes a wire guide block having a bore extending transversely therethrough and a slot which extends from an end of the block to the bore. An ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6723947 | Laser beam hardening device A saddle 18 is movable along a guide means 16 provided, passing through an neighborhood of machining area MA of a plurality of machine tools 1, 2. The saddle 18 is provided with a machining head 33, being free to selectively insert... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6678270 | Packet interception system including arrangement facilitating authentication of intercepted packets A packet interception system intercepts message packets transmitted from a packet source or to a packet destination, and processes them so as to facilitate verification of the contents and the sequence with which the message packets are intercepted, and f... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6587094 | Two-sided input device for a computer-related apparatus A two-sided keyboard or other input/control device (19) has first and second keyboards (25, 29) mounted so that their respective keys face in substantially opposite directions. Each of the keyboards (25, 29) can correspond to a different need, user prefer... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582741 | Device for stuffing meat products and related method A device is particularly well suited for introducing a continuous length of food stuffing into an elongated food product. The device uses a tube having opposite, open ends and an inner wall defining a longitudinal passage extending between such opposite e... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572049 | Applicator for a wrap for a boxer's hand An applicator stores a boxer's hand wrap substantially without folds, creases, or wrinkles, all of which are especially severe if the hand wrap is relatively stiff with dried perspiration. By storing the hand wrap in a smooth, rolled configuration, it can... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6494764 | Kite having noise emitting device A kite comprises a body attached to a rigid frame and a noise emitting device. The noise emitting device includes a resilient bow having a holder at each of its ends and a ribbon attached to each of the bow holders which vibrates in response to air flow. ... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6487344 | Optical fiber cable inlet device A watertight inlet device for inserting a cable containing optical fibers into a chamber or a container, e.g. into a splice box. The device includes a metal solepiece for securing the strength members of the optical cable, and which plugs into and fixes t... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6259215 | Electronic high intensity discharge ballast A microprocessor controlled high frequency electronic ballast for gas discharge lamps in which the dimming is accomplished by varying the frequency of the square wave generated by the ballast. Prior to ignition the ballast generates a high frequency squar... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6112924 | Container with base having cylindrical legs with circular feet A blow-molded container has a central axis, a neck and a cylindrical sidewall connected with the neck, generally centered about the central axis and having an end. A generally hemispherical base wall encloses the end of the sidewall. A plurality of legs e... | 09/05/2000 |
