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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7844611 | Time-shift image distribution system, time-shift image distribution method, time-shift image requesting apparatus, and image server A time-shift image distribution system includes an image server and a time-shift image requesting apparatus. The image server includes a first communication unit configured to carry out communications with the time-shift image requesting apparatus, an image database... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843781 | Disc drive with rotational driving and optical pickup Disclosed is a disc drive apparatus. The disc drive apparatus includes a rotational driving unit rotating a disc-shaped recording medium having a plurality of addresses recorded on an information recording surface of the disc-shaped recording medium; an optical pick... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841965 | Audio-signal generation device An audio-signal generation device includes a generation circuit which generates track data and an input unit which receives information input by a user. The generation circuit generates the track data on the basis of information about the user's body, information ab... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7826323 | Reproducing apparatus and method with reduced bit error rate A reproducing apparatus includes a signal reading unit for reading a signal from a recording medium, an equalizing unit for performing partial response equalization on the read signal and outputting an equalized signal, a maximum likelihood decoding unit for perform... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7410975 | Small molecule toll-like receptor (TLR) antagonists The invention provides methods and compositions useful for modulating signaling through Toll-like receptors. The methods involve contacting a TLR-expressing cell with a small molecule having a core structure including at least two rings. Certain of the compounds are... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7399691 | Methods of forming nanoscopic wire-based devices and arrays Electrical devices comprised of nanoscopic wires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanoscopic wires can be nanotubes, preferably single-walled carbon nanotubes. They can be arranged in crossbar arrays using chemically patterned surf... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7393859 | Amide substituted imidazoquinolines Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain amide functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful in t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7353551 | Support cushion A cushion for use by a person, the cushion having a main portion and a subsidiary portion joined to the main portion. The main portion and the subsidiary portion have unequal volumes wherein a part of the main portion is adapted to be placed between the legs of the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7301199 | Nanoscale wires and related devices The present invention relates generally to sub-microelectronic circuitry, and more particularly to nanometer-scale articles, including nanoscale wires which can be selectively doped at various locations and at various levels. In some cases, the articles may be singl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7276515 | Thioether substituted imidazoquinolines Imidazoquinoline and tetrahydroimidazoquinoline compounds that contain thioether functionality at the 1-position are useful as immune response modifiers. The compounds and compositions of the invention can induce the biosynthesis of various cytokines and are useful ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7246054 | Discrete event simulation system and method Lookback is defined as the ability of a logical process to change its past locally (without involving other logical processes). Logical processes with lookback are able to process out-of-timestamp order events, enabling new synchronization protocols for the parallel... | 07/17/2007 |
| D545371 | Pencil sharpener | 06/26/2007 |
| 7208122 | Emissive polymers and devices incorporating these polymers The present invention relates to a class of luminescent and conductive polymer compositions having chromophores, and particularly solid films of these compositions exhibiting increased luminescent lifetimes, quantum yields and amplified emissions. These desirable pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165092 | System and method for sharing information among provider systems A system is provided wherein information is provided once, and that information is provided to multiple provider systems. Information provided by a user is stored and implemented for each provider as needed. The information is provided by a user to a central server ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161556 | Systems and methods for programming illumination devices lighting system. In one example, a user interface is coupled to a programming device that is adapted to provide one or more selected addresses to a programmable lighting system, based on user input via the user interface. The system is also adapted to store the one ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156804 | Hernia prosthesis A prosthesis for repairing a tissue or muscle wall defect. The prosthesis comprises a layer of repair fabric having first and second and an edge that extends between the first and second surfaces. The prosthesis also includes a barrier that is inhibits the formation... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7142110 | Automatic conditioning of data accumulated by sensors monitoring supply chain processes A product supply chain may be viewed not just as a series of discrete, unrelated shipment transactions, but as a “process” (or pipeline) that can be subject to statistical process control. The present invention is directed to novel systems and methods for collec... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7054892 | Method and apparatus for managing information related to storage activities of data storage systems Methods and apparatus for managing information related to backup storage activities of data storage systems. In a computer system having one or more independent backup data storage systems coupled to each other and each serving one or more clients, a user may obtain... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050362 | Editing apparatus for optical reproducing device A highlight of a representative track of each album stored in a recording medium and a highlight of each track of a designated album are pre-set. Highlights of representative tracks of albums are successively reproduced from album 1. As a result, albums are s... | 05/23/2006 |
| D519042 | Cap for temperature/humidity monitor | 04/18/2006 |
| D514751 | Pet drinking fountain design | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991933 | Cell culture spinner flasks The present invention relates to culturing devices that are compact, utilize small amounts of cell culture media to establish and maintain cell cultures, and produce a large number of cells in a short period of time when compared to other cell culturing devices and ... | 01/31/2006 |
| D512567 | Scrubber | 12/13/2005 |
| 6964288 | Apparatus and method for automated preparation of an optical fiber An automated fiber preparation system and method for automatically fabricating an optical fiber. One or more fabrication processes associated with fiber preparation may be performed on an optical fiber without requiring active user input. The fiber preparation syste... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963209 | Apparatus and method for calibrating equipment for high frequency measurements Calibration standards for accurate high frequency or wide bandwidth calibration measurements. A “short” or “reflect” standard is formed in a printed circuit board from a conductive coating on a generally planar surface. The conductive coating connects a sign... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960182 | Fluid jet surgical instruments The invention provides a variety of surgical instruments for forming a liquid jet, which are useful for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the invention provides surgical liquid jet instruments having a pressure lumen and an evacu... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960340 | Apparatus and method for local application of polymeric material to tissue An apparatus is provided for applying to a surface of mammalian tissue including soft, living tissue an initially fluent material and then activating the material by exposure to an energy source. The material may be a liquid capable of polymerization to a non-fluent... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956416 | Powerup control of PLL An electronic device, such as a microprocessor, with a timing circuit. The timing circuit contains a phase locked loop that, during a first interval, checks whether a control signal in the phase locked loop is between a maximum allowed value and a minimum allowed va... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951860 | Calcium channel blockers The invention involves the identification of a family of compounds which block calcium channels. The compounds can be formulated in pharmaceutical carriers and administered to subjects. The compounds are useful for treating disorders associated with calcium channel ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6938059 | System for determining the mapping of logical objects in a data storage system A method and apparatus for manipulating data in a storage device that is coupled to a host computer. Manipulations that can be performed by the storage device include moving non-contiguous blocks of data between the host computer and the storage device in a single o... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929442 | Lifting unit for tire vehicle wheels A lifting unit for a vehicle wheel designed to cooperate with a tire changing machine and a balancing machine arranged on opposite sides thereof and located at a respective operating level, said lifting unit comprising at least one support frame, guide means vertica... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927065 | Methods and apparatus for characterization of single polymers A method for determining the length and velocity of single elongated macromolecules is disclosed. In particular, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining the velocity of elongated polymeric molecules moving relative to one or more detec... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6882292 | Analog to digital converter with bandwidth tuning circuit A pipelined analog to digital converter. Each stage in the pipeline has a flash converter and a multiplying digital to analog converter. Each stage provides a digital bits and an analog residue that is passed to the next stage in the pipeline. The digital bits from ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6877713 | Tube occluder and method for occluding collapsible tubes The present invention involves, in some embodiments, mechanisms and methods of occluding collapsible tubing with an occluder to prevent fluid flow therethrough. In some embodiments, a tube occluding mechanism is disclosed that includes a bendable occluding member fo... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6867292 | Characterization of novel gene cbl-SL The invention pertains to nucleic acids encoding a cbl-SL protein, including fragments and biologically functional variants thereof. The invention also pertains to therapeutics and diagnostics involving the foregoing proteins and genes and agents that bind the foreg... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864820 | Analog-to-digital conversion using an increased input range One embodiment of the invention is directed to a method of extending the input range of an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) having a nominal input voltage range. The method comprises an act of mapping an over-range input voltage that falls outside of the nominal in... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6824791 | Methods for micronization of hydrophobic drugs The invention involves methods and products related to the micronization of hydrophobic drugs. A method of micronizing hydrophobic drugs using a set of solutions including an aqueous solution is provided. The invention also relates to products of micronized hydropho... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810899 | Integrated palladium-based micromembranes for hydrogen separation and hydrogenation/dehydrogenation reactions The present invention relates to gas separation membranes including a metal-based layer having sub-micron scale thicknesses. The metal-based layer can be a palladium alloy supported by ceramic layers such as a silicon oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer. By usin... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6772070 | Methods of analyzing polymers using a spatial network of fluorophores and fluorescence resonance energy transfer The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for analyzing molecules, particularly polymers, and molecular complexes with extended or rod-like conformations. In particular, the methods and apparatuses are used to identify repetitive information in molecu... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6748627 | Combination handle and cabinet fastener A loudspeaker assembly comprising a cabinet and a grille in which the grille is at least secured in part to the cabinet sides by a pair of handgrips that are shaped and sized to permit lifting of the unit using fingers of a hand. ... | 06/15/2004 |
