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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7794324 | Electronic player interaction area with player customer interaction features A system and method for providing an electronic card game of the present invention includes a table having a table top with a playing surface and a plurality of electronic player interaction areas (EPIAs) located around the playing surface. Each electronic player in... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7767193 | 3-substituted-2(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to 3-substituted-2-(arylalkyl)-1-azabicycloalkanes, methods of preparing the compounds and methods of treatment using the compounds. The azabicycloalkanes generally are azabicycloheptanes, azabicyclooctanes, or azabicyclononanes. The ar... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766972 | Synthetic, malleable bone graft substitute material The invention includes a synthetic bone substitute material suitable for use as a replacement for cancellous bone in a bone graft composition, the material comprising a reticulated framework of interconnecting bioceramic struts defining an interconnecting interstiti... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758411 | System and method for providing an electronic poker game An electronic poker table and method provide an electronic poker game to a plurality of players. The electronic poker table includes a table having a table top with a playing surface, a plurality of electronic player interaction areas located around a periphery of t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7213782 | Intelligent dispensing system A system and apparatus for automatically dispensing a paper product mounted on a gravity-assisted holder through a dispenser. The apparatus includes an electric motor, a main product roller for automatically rolling a predetermined amount of the paper product from t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7485751 | Process for the preparation of enantiomers of amidoacetonitrile compounds from their racemates The invention is directed at a new process for the preparation of pure enantiomers from the racemate of amidoacetonitrile compounds of formula wherein R1, R2 and R3, independent... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7359761 | System and method for pre-tensioning backing material A tufting machine control system for controlling the tension applied to a backing material as it enters the tufting zone of the tufting machine, including a pair of driven backing feed rolls for feeding the backing material. The drive motors for the backing feed rol... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347151 | Control assembly for tufting machine A tufting machine and a method of controlling a tufting machine for forming cut and loop pile tufts of yarns in a backing material that includes a hook assembly having a series of hooks/loopers and a series of clips independently moveable between extended and retrac... | 03/25/2008 |
| D557032 | Seat | 12/11/2007 |
| D552878 | Sideboard | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273015 | Method and apparatus for combustion of residual carbon in fly ash A system for combustion and removal of residual carbon within fly ash particles in which the fly ash particles are fed into an array of process units for combustion. The fly ash particles are subjected to heat and motive air such that as the fly ash particles pass t... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266929 | Threshold and detachable sealing fin A threshold for installation atop a sub-sill of a building wall frame comprises a sill frame and a sealing fin including an upwardly extending upper panel substantially covering the entire forward edge of the sill frame. The sealing fin reduces moisture penetration ... | 09/11/2007 |
| D549997 | Furniture ornamentation | 09/04/2007 |
| 7247736 | Method of identifying inhibitors of DHODH The present invention provides a compound capable of binding to the ubiquinone binding site of DHODH which contains a non-aromatic ring system as a core structure, a group capable of interacting with structural elements of subsite 2 or 3 of the ubiquinone binding si... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237497 | Replaceable hook modules A hook module assembly for a tufting machine is provided that allows for broken and damaged hooks of a level cut loop tufting machine to be replaced. The hook module assembly includes modular blocks having a series of slots in which level cut loop hooks are received... | 07/03/2007 |
| D543711 | Seat | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216598 | System and method for pre-tensioning backing material A tufting machine control system for controlling the tension applied to a backing material as it enters the tufting zone of the tufting machine, including a pair of driven backing feed rolls for feeding the backing material. The drive motors for the backing feed rol... | 05/15/2007 |
| D542356 | Hang tag | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210181 | Spring construction An improved spring construction for mattresses, box springs, furniture and other applications is provided. The application of such springs in mattresses, box springs, furniture and other applications is also provided. In one aspect of the invention, the spring const... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207487 | Method and system for electronic solicitation of votes affecting corporate affairs A method, system, and program product for the electronic delivery and distribution of a solicitation for votes on shareholder issues from an issuer to a plurality of voters. The method includes creating an electronic solicitation message for the issuer; tagging the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204703 | Epicardial pacer extension cable system The invention provides an extension cable system for connecting electrodes to a medical device such as an External Pacing Generator. The system further provides a connector separator for maintaining electrode receiving connectors in a fixed relationship relative to ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185697 | Electroosmotic microchannel cooling system Apparatus and methods according to the present invention preferably utilize electroosmotic pumps that are capable of generating high pressure and flow without moving mechanical parts and the associated generation of unacceptable electrical and acoustic noise, as wel... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7119043 | Olefin polymerization processes and products thereof A novel loop/slurry olefin polymerization process is provided which produces ultra high molecular weight ethylene homopolymers and ultra high molecular weight ethylene copolymers. Catalyst systems used are selected from the group consisting of inorganic oxide suppor... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108513 | Method and system for displaying furniture A system and method for displaying furniture in a showroom environment. A plurality of furniture pieces are displayed in a room setting having a plurality of walls to create the impression of a partially enclosed space. Adjacent room settings can have a transparent ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7037337 | Implant for altering the iris color and method of locating and fixing an implant for altering the iris color The present invention discloses an implant for altering the iris color, consisting of a completely or partially transparent, semi-transparent or non-transparent, colored, biocompatible and flexible material, wherein the implant is formed annularly, and forms an annu... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6861448 | NAD synthetase inhibitors and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds that inhibit the microbial NAD synthetase enzyme. For example, disclosed are compounds of the formula Ar1—X—Ar2—Y—L—Z—Q, wherein Q is Q1Ar3 or Ar3Q1; Ar1... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6785021 | Facsimile telecommunications system and method A system and method for facilitating facsimile transmissions has one or more store and forward facilities, each associated with a plurality of subscriber facsimile machines, typically coupled over the switched telephone network. The store and forward facilities incl... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6707380 | Inventoriable-object control and tracking system An inventoriable-object control and tracking system comprising, in accordance with its preferred embodiments, an object identification assembly having an electronic device, with a unique electronically-readable identification code, which is connected to an inventori... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705962 | Relocation device A drive unit of a carriage has a drive wheel and a deflector, offset parallel to a racks both of which are implemented as gearwheels, around which a closed elastic toothed belt with teeth on both sides is guided, whose inner teeth engage with the wheels described an... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6514760 | Jointless gene of tomato The present invention relates to the isolation and identification of a JOINTLESS gene from a tomato plant (genus Lycopersicon). More specifically, the invention relates to novel nucleic acid molecules isolated from a tomato plant, proteins encoded by such... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6462790 | Digital comb filter for decoding composite video signals A digital comb filter for decoding composite video signals into a luminance and a chrominance component. A Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) circuit or a band split filter circuit is used to determine important characteristics of an input video signal without ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6279869 | Proportional flow control valve A proportional flow control valve having at least one pinch jaw that is movable between open and closed positions for engaging a fluid flow line passing through the valve. The valve includes a valve actuator generally formed from a shape memory alloy that... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261445 | Temporary silt guard for sewer inlet A temporary silt guard for temporarily enclosing the open upper end of a drop inlet during the construction of a road system in commercial and residential developments is adapted to fit over and seat upon the open end of the drop inlet to enable runoff wa... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6192802 | Radio frequency and electrostatic discharge insensitive electro-explosive devices An electro-explosive device ("EED") having resistors fabricated on a thermally conductive substrate and interconnected by a central bridge element. The resistance of the bridge element is lower than that of the resistors, which have a larger surface area ... | 02/27/2001 |
