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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7939125 | Viscous material noncontact jetting system A viscous material noncontact jetting system has a jetting dispenser mounted for relative motion with respect to a surface. A control is operable to cause the jetting dispenser to jet a viscous material droplet that is applied to the surface as a viscous material do... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937815 | 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... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928593 | Method for damping oscillations in a wind turbine The present invention relates to a method for damping oscillations in a wind turbine comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged on top of said wind turbine tower, and a number of rotor blades rotatably connected to the nacelle. The oscillations to be damped... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926617 | Quick oil change apparatus and process A method and apparatus for changing engine motor oil more quickly and simply than previously existing methods. To change oil on a gasoline or diesel engine, the conventional oil filter is removed and an adapter is screwed in its place. An inlet oil port of the adapt... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923706 | Ultraviolet curing apparatus for continuous material An ultraviolet radiation curing system is disclosed for treating a substrate, such as fiber optic cable or silicone tubing. The system comprises a processing chamber allowing transport of a continuous piece of substrate to be treated. As the substrate moves through ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7922846 | Methods of making an insulated, impact resistant glass product A method of making an insulated, impact resistant glass product from first and second sheets of glass. The first sheet of glass includes a major surface with a perimeter surface portion surrounding a central surface portion. The method comprises applying a raised ba... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920382 | Aircraft electronics cooling apparatus for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system The invention relates to an improved aircraft electronics cooling system for an aircraft having a liquid cooling system (2), the aircraft electronics cooling system providing a thermal coupling between an electronic device (40a, 40b | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918170 | Servo driven quilter A quilting machine has at least one needle and looper set for forming chain-stitched patterns on a thick multilayered material such as a mattress ticking, preferably a panel of the continuous web clamped stationary on a frame. The stitch forming elements are mounted... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909211 | Dispensing cartridge with vented piston A dispensing cartridge with a vented piston is disclosed. The piston includes a piston shell and a bleed plug. The arrangement of the piston shell and the bleed plug allows air to be vented through the piston until all of the air is vented out of the dispensing cart... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905842 | Apparatus and method for excising tissue and bandaging the resulting wound An apparatus (10) and method for excising tissue (208) and closing a wound (156) that results from excision of the tissue (208) is provided. The apparatus (10) includes structure (14) defining an aperture (34) into wh... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905823 | Devices, methods and systems for establishing supplemental blood flow in the circulatory system A blood circulation assist system comprising an inflow cannula having a lumen and an insertion device configured to be received therein and to facilitate insertion of a portion of the inflow cannula into a heart chamber. The insertion device includes a shaft having ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905638 | Aircraft light source with at least one light-emitting diode and a diffuser An aircraft cabin panel includes an aircraft cabin lighting seamlessly integrated with the panel. The aircraft cabin lighting includes at least one light emitting diode or LED and a diffuser. The diffuser includes a first body with a first index of refraction and a ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905152 | Shear test apparatus and method A test apparatus for applying shear loads to a deposit on a substrate comprises a cantilevered shear tool (18) having a tip (24) for contact with the deposit, and a back face having a piezo-electric crystal thereon. In use, the back face is subject to ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7900800 | Dispensing apparatus with heat exchanger and method of using same An apparatus for dispensing a viscous material includes a dispenser body having an inlet and a discharge orifice. A valve element is mounted for movement in the dispenser body between an open position allowing flow from the discharge orifice, and a closed position p... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892406 | Ionized physical vapor deposition (iPVD) process An iPVD system is programmed to deposit uniform material, such as barrier material, into high aspect ratio nano-size features on semiconductor substrates using a process which enhances the sidewall coverage compared to the field and bottom coverage(s) while minimizi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891528 | Dispenser and piston for dispensing a liquid material A dispenser for dispensing a liquid onto a substrate includes a dispenser body having an output and a reservoir in fluid communication with the output, the reservoir being defined by a wall and adapted to hold a supply of liquid to be dispensed. A piston is disposed... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891282 | Booster for handgun silencers A booster apparatus that is to be used with an autoloading handgun is provided. The proposed novel device utilizes a piston with five spokes which are secured against rotational movement by interfacing with five of ten indexing notches that are machined on the stopp... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891149 | Underlayment for tile surface Fiber-reinforced pultruded planks serve as underlayment for tile, stone or terrazzo. In one embodiment, the planks have a thin base surface with a plurality of elongated ridges. The planks have interlocking tongue and groove edges. The elongated ridges have a narrow... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7886989 | Liquid material dispensing apparatus and method utilizing pulsed pressurized air An apparatus for dispensing liquid material includes a dispensing module having a liquid supply passage communicating with a supply of liquid material and an air supply passage communicating with a source of pressurized air. A nozzle is coupled to the dispensing mod... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886977 | Optical sensor for detecting a code on a substrate Optical sensor for detecting a code on a substrate which, in use, moves with respect to the optical sensor. The sensor comprises an optical detector for determining a value of a reflective property of the substrate, wherein the optical detector views the substrate a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7846256 | Ampule tray for and method of precursor surface area A high conductance, multi-tray film precursor evaporation system coupled with a high conductance vapor delivery system is described for increasing deposition rate by increasing exposed surface area of film precursor. The multi-tray film precursor evaporation system ... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628529 | Personal service element in an aircraft cabin | 12/07/2010 |
| D628442 | Drinking mug | 12/07/2010 |
| 7873869 | Checkpointing a hybrid architecture computing system A method, apparatus, and program product checkpoint an application in a parallel computing system of the type that includes a plurality of hybrid nodes. Each hybrid node includes a host element and a plurality of accelerator elements. Each host element may include a... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871444 | Method of testing for ATP load in commercial laundry and for data tracking the results A method of testing for sanitization of textiles comprises the steps of cleaning textiles in a water solution and testing the water solution for the presence of contaminants such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP), typically with a luminometer. Typically, the water sol... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871119 | Door trim panel with dual density bolster armrest and integrated components A door trim panel including a cover stock, an armrest coupled to the cover stock and having a first density, an upper energy absorber disposed above the armrest and having a second density higher than the first density, and a lower energy absorber disposed below the... | 01/18/2011 |
| D631102 | Convertible child vehicle | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867409 | Control of ion angular distribution function at wafer surface A manufacturing method and apparatus for IC fabrication controls the ion angular distribution at the surface of a wafer with electrodes in a wafer support that produce electric fields parallel to the wafer surface without disturbing plasma parameters beyond the wafe... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863834 | Ultraviolet lamp system and method for controlling emitted UV light An ultraviolet lamp assembly and corresponding methods is operable to generate ultraviolet light for irradiating a substrate. The lamp assembly includes a magnetron, an electrodeless lamp for emitting ultraviolet light when excited by microwave radiation generated f... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861859 | Plunger storage and transportation device A plunger storage and transportation device that is adapted to store, hold, and secure, and is capable of storing, holding, and securing, many different sizes, shapes, and styles of plungers. The plunger storage and transportation device includes structure that secu... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861670 | Bird feeder A bird feeder including an enclosure, heat shield and clinging element especially suited for clinging birds. A suspension element allows the bird feeder to hang from an overhead structure and supports a basket within the enclosure. The basket contains bird feed susp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861666 | Width adjustable multi slot gun Apparatus for applying fluids such as adhesive, in particular hot-melt glue, onto a substrate that is movable relative to the apparatus. The apparatus includes a basic body (12) and an applicator valve (22) for selective interruption or release of the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| D630158 | Child vehicle | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856889 | High speed pull test device and method A device and method for tensile testing of the bond strength of an electrically conductive ball adhered to a substrate. A ball is gripped and moved at a speed in a direction substantially orthogonal to the plane of adherence. The substrate is abruptly halted by an a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856849 | Interchangeable ornament ring Shown is a ring for interchangeably displaying a bead-type ornament. The ring includes a shank portion for at least partially circling a user's finger. A support member extends away from the shank to a position spaced from the user's finger. A post extends from the ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854213 | Modulated gap segmented antenna for inductively-coupled plasma processing system An inductively coupled plasma source is provided with a peripheral ionization source for producing a high-density plasma in a vacuum chamber for semiconductor wafer coating or etching. The source has a segmented configuration with high and low radiation segments and... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850172 | Three-dimensional puzzle An apparatus includes a multisurfaced object having at least a first surface and a second surface, with at least a first symbol disposed on the first surface and a second symbol disposed on the second surface. The apparatus also includes a container having an interi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7837237 | Quick connector with bayonet locking A combination of two bodies having tube-shaped or sleeve-shaped connecting sections which can be plugged into one another as part of an air-conditioning line system in an aircraft, the combination including at least one radial locking projection on a first body, at ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7832684 | Ram air channel for the supply of ambient air in an aircraft A ram air channel (10) for the supply of ambient air in an aircraft includes a first air inlet (12) and a main flow channel (16) which extends downstream of the first air inlet (12). In order to guarantee that the systems on board the air... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829163 | Shrink sleeve for an article closure The present invention provides a shrink sleeve for use on a closure of an article. The present invention does so by providing a decorated closure for an article, such as a container, used to package an item or items. The decorated closure includes a shrink sleeve an... | 11/09/2010 |
