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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118193 | Dispensers e.g. for cosmetics The application describes small hand-held dispensers suitable for use with creamy flowable products such as cosmetics. The dispensers are of a kind having a top plate (4) with a dished pick-up surface (42), and a product discharge opening (43) o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8073701 | Method and apparatus for identity verification using visual representation of a spoken word The present disclosure relates to identity verification devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization of a spoken word to accurately identify the true owner of a credit or other personal card based on their voic... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7833281 | Method and apparatus for augmentation of a sphincter A system and method for delivering one or more implantable members, such as metal coils, via an introducer member, such as an endoscopic needle, into a space created within the submucosal layers of the LES to augment and bulk the sphincter to improve compliance in p... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828522 | Modular fan housing A modular fan housing unit designed to create a focused column or columns of downwardly moving air such that there is little deflection when the column or columns of downwardly moving air arrives at the ground level. The modular fan housing includes an elongated bod... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7717307 | Closure assembly having a spout with a memory band for spout directing A closure assembly for a container, the container including a raised outlet defining a dispensing opening, includes a closure body having a nestable and extendable spout formed with a generally cylindrical section, a frustoconical section, and an invertible fold bet... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7686842 | Endovascular stent graft A stent graft (10) with a stent frame (12) having a plurality of stents (16) connected together with monofilament line (22). A covering (14) of collagen having an extracellular matrix (ECM), such as small intestine submucosa (SIS),... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7670516 | Dental prosthetic A system of manufacturing a custom set of pre-manufactured upper and lower dentures is provided. In one form, a set of master upper and lower dentures is created. The master upper and lower dentures are used to create reusable upper and lower dental matrices, respec... | 03/02/2010 |
| D592025 | Powered planer tool | 05/12/2009 |
| 7507390 | Organometallic compounds and their use as precursors for forming films and powders of metal or metal derivatives Disclosed are organometallic compounds derived from Groups VIIb, VIII, IX, and X metals useful as precursors for the formation of metal containing powders and for the chemical deposition of the metals on substrates, particularly for the chemical vapor deposition of ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7490029 | Distributed simulation A method and apparatus are presented to facilitate simulation of complex systems on multiple computing devices. Model authors can specify state-related information to be exported for viewing or access by other applications and models. Subsystem models may be written... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7424933 | Ladder assemblies A folding ladder includes a hinge assembly having first and second ladder hinge plates each defining a plate opening and a plurality of locking slots. A housing is associated with the first ladder hinge plate and extends through the plate openings to provide a rotat... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7351213 | Integrated spot monitoring device with fluid sensor A bodily fluid sampling device is operable to breach the skin surface and allow bodily fluid to emerge from the breach location. The bodily fluid sampling device further evaluates the amount of bodily fluid emerged from breach location and determines whether the amo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338639 | System and method for analyte measurement A method of measuring an analyte in a biological fluid comprises applying an excitation signal having a DC component and an AC component. The AC and DC responses are measured; a corrected DC response is determined using the AC response; and a concentration of the an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7325881 | Grinding machines for depression patterns along roads In certain preferred embodiments, the present invention provides a grinding machine for creating depression patterns in a surface such as asphalt or concrete. The depression pattern may be a rumble strip for alerting drivers who drift off a driving lane, or may be f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7232281 | Motorcycle transporting device A motorcycle transporting device, comprising a docking bar receiver, including a pair of stationary brackets, each having corresponding apertures therethrough, that are permanently affixable to a frame of a motorcycle; a docking bar assembly that is removeably inser... | 06/19/2007 |
| 6691515 | Dry low combustion system with means for eliminating combustion noise A combustion system including a plurality of axially staged tubular premixers to control emissions and minimize combustion noise. The combustion system includes a radial inflow premixer that delivers the combustion mixture across a contoured dome into the... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6658880 | Method and device for depolluting combustion gases The invention concerns a device for depolluting combustion gases set along the exhaust line of the gases. The device has a gas cooling chamber (9, 10) lowering the gas temperature to near 0 degrees Celsius. In one particular embodiment of the invention, t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659056 | Valve train with a single camshaft A valvetrain with a single camshaft is disclosed. The valvetrain has one or more intake valves, and one or more exhaust valves per cylinder of an engine block. The valvetrain comprises a cylinder head. The valve head of each intake valve is removably seat... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655462 | Magnetic well cleaning apparatus Apparatus which can collect loose debris, particularly ferrous debris, has a body 2 with upper 3 and lower 4 stabiliser sleeve. The body 2 has a one or more integral magnets or magnetic areas 5. In one embodiment the magnets are located in a first and sec... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655429 | Saw mill with apparatus for guiding a board and method for use thereof A saw mill includes a base frame having a front and a rear and being sized and configured to support a log; saw apparatus having a cutting blade and being connected with the base frame for horizontal movement in a cutting stroke from a start position near... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655648 | Outdoor mechanical equipment mounting system An air conditioning or heat pump condenser assembly has a base mounted on a molded plastic pad. The pad is mounted on four, auger-type stabilizer rods screwed into the ground. Nuts threaded onto upper ends of the rods in recesses in the top of the pad, fi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648916 | Osteogenic fusion device An interbody osteogenic fusion device (10) is provided that includes opposite end pieces (11, 12) with an integral central element (13). The end pieces (11, 12) are sized to maintain the height of an intervertebral disc space (S). The central element (13)... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6582573 | Membrane based electrochemical test device An electrochemical test device is provided for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in an aqueous fluid sample. The electrochemical test device includes a working electrode and a counter electrode made of an amorphous semiconductor mate... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581244 | Hinge construction, especially for items of jewellery A method and hinge construction for mounting to an item, such as, jewelry. An H-shaped mounting plate has two support legs for mounting to the item. The plate has a hinge pin pivotally receiving the Y-shaped end of a hinge component with the opposite end ... | 06/24/2003 |
