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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7944070 | Yaw system for a nacelle of a wind turbine and wind turbine A yaw system of a wind turbine includes a plurality of motors, each motor being coupled to the nacelle for applying torque to the nacelle; a plurality of controllers, one controller for each of the motors, each controller being configured to control the respective m... | 05/17/2011 |
| D592584 | Side lining panel for an aircraft cabin | 05/19/2009 |
| D582182 | Chair component | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462391 | Multi-layered veneer for a tire sidewall A multi-layered veneer for a tire sidewall is disclosed wherein one or more layers of the veneer include at least one pigment to provide a desired visual effect for the tire sidewall. In one embodiment, the multi-layered veneer includes a tie layer and a first therm... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458137 | Casket having memorabilia compartment A casket memorabilia compartment assembly adapted to couple to a casket to provide display and/or storage of pictures memorializing the deceased. The memorabilia compartment assembly comprises a panel mountable to the casket for swinging displacement between an inne... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458631 | Automotive armrest with soft feel and method of making the same The present invention provides for an improved armrest with a soft feel for use in a trim assembly, and to a continuous two-shot molding operation that may be continuously performed utilizing a single mold assembly. In an exemplary embodiment, a trim assembly includ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458604 | Automotive trim assembly having an integrated airbag door An automotive trim assembly adapted to have an airbag deploy through the trim assembly includes a substrate with a deployment door integrally molded with the substrate and having a front surface adapted to face the interior of the automobile and a back surface oppos... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458729 | Optical connecting method and optical connection structure An optical connecting method for optically connecting ends of a first optical fiber and a second optical fiber secured side to a first plug and a second plug, respectively, wherein the first optical fiber and the second optical fiber are threaded through the first a... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581767 | Drawer pull | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456233 | Adhesive composition An adhesive formulation comprising at least a reinforcing phase, a liquid phase and an adsorbent phase. The adsorbent phase, in particle form, has a surface coating which renders the adsorbent phase non-interactive and non-reactive with at least the reinforcing phas... | 11/25/2008 |
| D580260 | Masonry tie for cavity wall construction | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448867 | Medical treatment apparatus An apparatus for dispensing material during a dental or endodontic procedure includes a housing having a motor with an output. A needle heating member including a chamber may receive a prefilled needle of dispensing material. A heater at least substantially surround... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446342 | Light emitting diode having conductive reflecting layer There is provided a semiconductor light emitting diode and a method of manufacturing the same that enable voltage in the forward direction to be decreased while allowing light extraction efficiency to be improved. This semiconductor light emitting diode is formed by... | 11/04/2008 |
| D579820 | Belt buckle | 11/04/2008 |
| D579819 | Belt buckle | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441779 | Game piece A game piece for transferring an object across the surface of a board game or the like. The game piece generally comprises a carrier body having an upper end, a lower end, an entry opening proximate the lower end, and a socket in communication with the entry opening... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441568 | Rechargeable dispensing head An adhesive liquid dispensing apparatus includes a gun manifold, a dispensing module, and a dispensing orifice. The inlet port of the gun manifold is directly coupled with a reservoir of adhesive hot melt liquid that is fixedly attached to the manifold. The contents... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440657 | Process for producing optical connector, apparatus for producing the same, and process for forming polymer coating The present invention provides a process for producing an optical connector, an apparatus for producing the same, and a process for forming a polymer coating film on an end face of a fibrous dielectric, which can dispose a refractive index adjuster only onto an end ... | 10/21/2008 |
| D578933 | Belt buckle | 10/21/2008 |
| D578810 | Footboard | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435692 | Gas jet reduction of iso-dense field thickness bias for gapfill process A system and method affecting mass transport to reduce or eliminate iso-dense bias in spin-on-dielectric (SOD) or spin-on-glass (SOG) processes use a nozzle to dispense the liquid dielectric and a separate nozzle for jetting N2 or other gas onto a semicon... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435447 | Method and system for determining flow conditions in a high pressure processing system In a high pressure processing system configured to treat a substrate, a flow measurement device is utilized to determine a flow condition in the high pressure processing system. The flow measurement device can, for example, comprise a turbidity meter. The flow param... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434590 | Method and apparatus for clamping a substrate in a high pressure processing system An isolated semiconductor wafer platen is disclosed for use in high pressure processing. The use of vacuum chucking for holding a semiconductor wafer during processing is well known in the art and can be applied to high pressure systems as well, but some difficultie... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431717 | Central nervous system administration of medications by means of pelvic venous catheterization and reversal of Batson's Plexus An infusor system for administering medications to a venous blood vessel in the body of a patient. The infusor system includes a flexible, elongated delivery tube having opposite ends. One of the ends is couplable to a supply of liquid medication, which is remote fr... | 10/07/2008 |
| D577982 | Furniture knob | 10/07/2008 |
| D577931 | Headboard component | 10/07/2008 |
| D577930 | Cocktail table with foldable and extendable two-piece top | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431726 | Tissue fastening systems and methods utilizing magnetic guidance Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433749 | Adhesive system configuration tool A computerized design system for configuring an adhesive dispensing configuration. The system enables a user to graphically or otherwise manipulate markers representative of dispensing components. Programmatic rules associated with the markers guide the design proce... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7430793 | Apparatus for securing a trim cover with a foam pad and method of using the same An apparatus for securing a trim cover to a foam pad includes a base and a platform coupled thereto that defines a working surface for supporting the foam pad thereon. A plurality of actuators project from the working surface. Each actuator is capable of movement aw... | 10/07/2008 |
| D577522 | Furniture component | 09/30/2008 |
| D577208 | Dresser mirror | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426900 | Integrated electrostatic inductive coupling for plasma processing An integrated electrostatic inductively-coupled (i-ESIC) device is provided for plasma processing that may be used as a primary or secondary source for generating a plasma to prepare substrates for, and to process substrates by applying, dielectric and conductive co... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427499 | /patents/7427499/description.html 17It is intended to provide Bifidobacterium longum having the following bacteriological properties and microbial powders, foods and beverages containing this Bifidobacterium longum: (1) having such fermentation ability as to make a milk base medium to ... | 09/23/2008 |
| D576837 | Milkshake beater head | 09/16/2008 |
| D577046 | Dispenser body for receiving a syringe type fluid dispenser | 09/16/2008 |
| D576470 | Furniture component | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422636 | Plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition system having reduced contamination A plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) system is described, wherein the system comprises a processing space and a high vacuum, ultra-clean transfer space. During processing, the substrate to which the thin conformal film is formed is exposed to the proces... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422772 | Conformal coating applicator and method An applicator for dispensing a conformal coating material onto a substrate. The applicator has a body with a nozzle having a dispensing orifice at a distal end of the body, and assist air is supplied to a location adjacent the dispensing orifice. A seat is disposed ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419557 | Method for protecting tire innerliner using thermoformable film coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive A method is provided for protecting a virgin surface of a tire innerliner from contamination by a release agent during curing. A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)-coated thermoformable film is pressed onto an exposed virgin surface of a green tire innerliner to adhe... | 09/02/2008 |
