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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177907 | Use of pulverized glass in a composite material The use of pulverized glass having a particle size of 0 nm to 100 μm as an ingredient in a composite material, said composite material is obtained by mixing a base component and a hardener, is disclosed. The pulverized glass is useful in composite materials, such a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176087 | Data processing Data is stored and data objects are indexed by an index having a tree configuration and the tree is traversed to identify the location of a data object. Data objects are analyzed to assess the extent to which a second data object is related to a first data object, a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173734 | Hybrid nanocomposite for fire retarding applications Clay platelets are separated from an agglomeration of clay platelets by treating with cobalt acetate and leaving cobalt particles on the platelets. Carbon nanotubes are grown on the platelets at the cobalt sites, and the nanotubes separate platelets from the agglome... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169166 | Low-injection energy continous linear electron accelerator This invention relates to continuous standing-wave linear electron accelerator (9) comprising a low-energy electron source (10), for example, within a range of 10-20 keV, an accelerating structure (1 or 1′) for accelerating low initial ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167264 | Self-supporting interior wall for use in concrete casting equipment used in concrete casting machines Self-supporting intermediate walls (12) for cellular division of mould lower parts in a concrete casting machine of the kind typically used for making cast items in the form of concrete blocks for wall construction and elements, solid blocks or blocks with ca... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8161780 | Thumb operated door lock assembly A thumb operated door latch and lock assembly has an exterior grip and thumb lever, a motion converter, a key cylinder, a strengthening plate and an interior latch lever and locking knob. The thumb lever moves the converter which turns a latch tongue that extends th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160285 | Waveguide unit The present invention concerns a waveguide unit, for use with a transducer unit, and in particular transducer of the dome type, where the wave guide unit is substantially circular, and suitable to be arranged around the transducer, where the wave guide unit has a fr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156917 | Centralised lubrication of large diesel engines There is described a centralised lubrication system and a method for lubricating the cylinder faces in large diesel engines, in particular marine engines. The system includes at least one lubricating apparatus (2) having a rotating control shaft (18... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156717 | Method and apparatus for wrapping a stack with a wrapping sheet A method and an apparatus for wrapping a stack (12, 13) of superposed sheets, brochures and/or folders with a wrapping sheet (15). The stack (13) is travelling in a first direction (4) on a first conveyor (2) defining a conveying p... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156570 | Helmet and body armor actuated ventilation and heat pipes The lack of air flow under body armor, helmets, and thick garments can lead to excessive moisture build up and discomfort on the wearers body due to lack of heat removal and effective evaporation of sweat. By incorporating wick covered heat pipes or thermal conducto... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153978 | Dual color/dual function focal plane A single focal plane integrated circuit hybrid replaces multiple focal plane circuits and associated off-focal plane signal processing electronics. A dual function, dual color focal plane PSD sensor chip assembly includes a PSD array, a traditional pixelized camera ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153959 | Measurement of undisturbed radon ground surface flux using a passive radon surface flux monitor A passive radon surface flux monitor has a dome with an open base having a radial flange and a top opening where an electret can be threaded. Attached to and extending below the open base of the dome is a metal collar that supports the dome when placed on the ground... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148923 | Method for accelerating electrons in a linear accelerator and an accelerating structure for carrying out said method Low-injection energy electrons are accelerated in a continuous standing wave linear accelerator. Electron flow is supplied directly from a low-energy electron source to subsequent sequential accelerating units interconnected via connection cells. By grouping electro... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8112932 | Tool for single handed reloading of muzzle loading firearms A multipurpose tool includes four distinct tools and two containers which are used in the charging and priming of a modern muzzle loading firearm, and following discharge, removal of spent or unfired primers. The components include a water-resistant chamber for cont... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109009 | Air seal for rotary dryer/kiln A rotating drum in an oven is sealed against hot gas and air transfer. An annular outer seal holder has an L shaped cross section. A first end of the holder is connected to the oven. A second end is a radial flange. A backing plate has first and second sections. The... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100624 | Sack truck The present invention relates to a sack truck (1) comprising a main frame (2), a number of handles (3), a number of wheels (4) and a first foot plate (5), where the handles (3) are connected at an upper end of the main frame... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096007 | Lifting column with patient support table A lifting column comprising two or more telescopically arranged column elements, where each column element comprises at least two column sub-elements arranged symmetrically on either side of a first vertical plane, one set of sub-column elements closer to the plane ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095678 | Data processing Data is stored in streams of varying size, a plurality of data streams are linked by references to form an application file such that each data stream is a portion of an application file, and an operating system transfers said application file between storage and a ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090925 | Storing data streams in memory based on upper and lower stream size thresholds Data is stored in streams of varying size and an operating system transfers data between storage and a client application in the form of an application file. Instructions are received to write a stream of data to storage and the size of the stream of data is identif... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8063262 | Hazardous gas abatement method A hazardous gas abatement system decontaminates an exit gas stream containing global warming gases using an electrical heater and a water scrubber. One or more top flow hazardous gas inlets introduce hazardous gases into a heater compartment. Air or oxygen is introd... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061377 | Insecticidal barrier with a durable lower part An insecticidal barrier (1) having an upper net part (2) with a mesh size preventing insects, for example mosquitoes, to transverse the barrier, the upper net part (2) having a first content of insecticide. In addition, the insecticidal barrier ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057090 | Automated bone cement mixer A device and related method for mixing a powdered component and a liquid component with minimal user interaction are described. A powdered component and a liquid component are separately fed into a mixing chamber. The powdered component may be released into the liqu... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056350 | Cooling apparatus for air conditioning and heat pumps An apparatus for cooling, comprising: a liquid pump for transport of fluid through a heating cycle, an external heat source for heating the fluid in the heating cycle, for example a solar heater directly connected to the heating cycle or connected through a heat exc... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051876 | Pressure limiting valve with a hydraulic seal ring The invention relates to a pressure limiting valve with a hydraulic seal ring (12), characterized in that the sealing element (6), for securing the flow gap (10) between the consumer connection (3) and the pressurized fluid outlet (4 | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051542 | Detachable lanyard buckle Male and female parts of a buckle have mating shapes which together form ears and depressed eyes of an animal face. The male part has the shape of an anchor with eyes which slide into grooves to lock the parts, and ears which project upward from a slot in the cylind... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048372 | Sensor system for real-time bioluminescence signature determination A real-time in-situ sensor system is provided for measurement of bioluminescence and determination of bioluminescence surface signature. The system measures bioluminescence in the wake of a submerged moving object as well as ambient light levels outside of the wake.... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047925 | Playground device with motion dependent sound feedback Playground device, for example a swing or a see saw, having a ground supported, movable part and at least one motion sensor configured for sensing the motion of the movable part. The motion sensor is functionally connected to a sound signal feedback generator that i... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047702 | Continuous high shear mixing process A high shear mixer in a holding tank is used in a continuous flow process. Flow rate of material into and out of the holding tank establishes residence time in contact with shearing elements. A batch shear mixer is used in a tank that has continuous flow into the bo... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043238 | Disposable decubitus preventing and treating mattress with ancillary applications Two plastic sheets are selectively joined to create parallel air cells with connecting passageways at alternate ends. The sheets form a mattress for full body, back or leg massages. An air pumped reservoir supplies air flow to a fluidic switch. Air from a right arm ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040272 | Leading and lagging aperture for linear ground penetrating radar array A radar array linearly traverses an area of ground. Additional radar elements fore and aft of the array detect changes in elevation and orientation of the array. These elements act as a preview for the height changes due to ground variation. Any variation in height ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8031919 | Computerised cortex boundary extraction from MR images Method for processing digital images, such as magnetic resonance images of a brain. The images contain a first object, for example the cerebrum white matter, a second object, for example the cerebral cortex, and a third object, for example the cerebrospinal fluid. T... | 10/04/2011 |
| D646399 | Crowd control barriers | 10/04/2011 |
| 8025753 | Method for manufacturing a vehicle comprising carbon fibre There is described a method for making a vehicle (2), including a body comprising carbon fibres, preferably a military vehicle. The method consists of the body being wound up over a mandrel with threads (28) wetted in glue. The threads (28) cont... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645646 | Scarf | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020693 | Belt link with half the surface inclined A conveyor chain link has a leading edge, a trailing edge, two opposed side edges, a load carrying upper surface and a bottom face. The leading and trailing edges have pluralities of eye parts separated by openings, such that the trailing edge of one belt link may b... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013238 | Micro concentrators elastically coupled with spherical photovoltaic cells With small dimensional optics, small photovoltaic cells have heat distribution surfaces, very high concentrations and subsequently high utilization of the semiconductors can be achieved. Discrete photodiodes can be formed as spherical and other geometric shaped, cel... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011141 | Conical roof construction A new conical roof building method provides flat plates having straight abutting edges and curved outer edges. The plates are placed horizontally edge to edge except for a sectoral opening. The plates are welded together to form a flat disc-shaped blank, leaving an ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997215 | Table adjustable in height The invention relates to a table (1) comprising an up-and-down movable tabletop (2) and operating provisions to move the tabletop (2) up and down, characterized in that the operating provisions are located under the tabletop (2) and that ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7995923 | Controllable optical multiplexer An inventive controllable optical multiplexer for control of multiplexing channels in a fiber-optic communication system provided with 2N of wavelength-division multiplexing channels, whose optical frequencies are re-tunable at a constant wavelength shift... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7994789 | Dual field search coil for pulse induction metal detectors A new dual field search coil for pulse induction metal detectors has multiple coplanar wire coils of different diameters connected in series with the output of a pulse source, overcoming the loss of target size resolution associated with a single coil search loop. S... | 08/09/2011 |
