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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D658055 | Package | 04/24/2012 |
| 8144121 | Method and apparatus for controlling electronic appliance An apparatus for controlling an electronic appliance having a display is provided. A plurality of control buttons are displayed on the display. An operator in front of the display is photographed with a video camera and is displayed on the display. The operator hold... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141304 | Prefabricated container house A prefabricated container house includes a container type main frame member when on a chassis capable of being pulled by a trailer truck; and dwelling forming members which can be housed in the main frame member, and which can be drawn out of the main frame member a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139210 | Real-time monitoring apparatus for biochemical reaction The present invention relates to an apparatus for real-time monitoring chemical reaction between various biomaterials. More particularly, the present invention directed to a real-time monitoring apparatus for biochemical reaction, which comprises parabolic mirror an... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656120 | Sound amplifier for vehicle | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128683 | Longitudinally flexible textile vascular prosthesis The invention relates to a textile vascular prosthesis (1) with a circulatory pleating formed by folds (4), and with an arch-shaped longitudinal flexion (2) extending over at least a partial section and formed by asymmetric shortening gathering ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127602 | Measuring device for determining and/or monitoring the amount of contents in a container A fill-measuring device for determining and/or monitoring the fill level of a container, includes: a membrane (1) which can be caused to vibrate; a rigid membrane rim (2) in which the membrane (1) is disposed; a drive device (4) having a ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8094540 | Optical pickup and optical device An optical pickup includes a first laser beam light source 1 for emitting a light flux of a first wavelength, a diffraction grating 5 and an optical device 6 having a second laser beam light source 7 for emitting a light flux of a second ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089873 | Method and system of managing QoS-guaranteed multimode fast mobility in wireless networks Disclosed herein is a method and system for managing QoS-guaranteed multimode fast mobility in wireless networks. The method includes the steps of (a) in response to a request for call establishment, registering a user ID, the unique IP address of a user, a currentl... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088509 | Lithium ion battery Disclosed herein is a lithium ion battery comprising an electrode core, an electrolyte solution, a metal shell and an end cover assembly, said metal shell comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a chamber, said electrode core and electrolyte solution being locat... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087567 | Process for the low-deformation diffusion welding of ceramic components A process for joining ceramic components, wherein the components which are to be joined consist of sintered nonoxide ceramic, and the components are brought into contact with one another in a diffusion-welding process in the presence of a shielding gas atmosphere an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8063861 | Image display unit An active matrix type display panel is a hold type display panel which has a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, and holds and displays an electrical signal pixel by pixel for a predetermined time. A frame rate conversion circuit converts a video signal h... | 11/22/2011 |
| D647906 | Portable and small form factor document camera and scanner with extendible folding arms | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045840 | Video-audio recording apparatus and method, and video-audio reproducing apparatus and method A video-audio recording and reproducing apparatus (101) has a built-in stereo microphone (21a, 21b) and an external microphone connection terminal (32). The external microphone connection terminal (32) is connected to... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042896 | Ink jet printer having ink maintenance system An ink jet printer performs a print process by ejecting ink for each of a plurality of ink colors. When a predetermined first circulation time elapses after starting the ink circulation, an ink agitating operation drive signal generation unit applies an ink agitatin... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039081 | Fuzzy woven layers, geocomposite laminates incorporating them, and related methods Void-maintaining laminates comprising fuzzy woven or fuzzy membrane layers are provided. Laminates of the present invention comprise at least one sheet-like core element, typically comprising void spaces or channels and, bonded thereto, at least one layer of fuzzy w... | 10/18/2011 |
| D646058 | Carrying bag | 10/04/2011 |
| D645997 | LED light bulb | 09/27/2011 |
| D645996 | LED bulb | 09/27/2011 |
| D645995 | LED light bulb | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018697 | Ground fault protection circuit A switching circuit, e.g. an RCD, comprises a pair of mechanical contacts (M) in an alternating current electricity supply (N, L) and circuit means (SCR) for opening the contacts to cut off the supply in response to a switching signal (S). The switching circuit incl... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018320 | Tongue based control method and system for performing the method With a method and a System for tongue based control of computers and/or aids, particularly for severely disabled persons it is the intention to ease the communication capabilities of severely disabled persons and their control of their aids, where the costs of produ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8017928 | LED fluorometer with remote detection capability A fluorometer comprising an excitation system including an excitation source for producing excitation light capable of causing fluorescence in fluorescent material; and a detection system for detecting said fluorescence. The excitation source comprises one or more l... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011841 | Re-transfer printing machine and method thereof A re-transfer printing machine 60 uses an ink film 33 having a sublimation-ink area of sublimation inks Y, M, C and an invisible-ink area of an invisible ink UVS and an intermediate-transfer film 11 having a protecting layer 11c an... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007713 | Sintered composite machine part and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed are a sintered composite machine part as a cylinder block for piston pumps or piston motors, and a manufacturing method thereof. The machine part has an air-tight main body of sintered porous iron alloy and having an iron oxide layer on the surface; and a ... | 08/30/2011 |
| D642350 | Composter | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981078 | Inflation/deflation system for a catheter According to the present invention there is provided an inflation/deflation system for a dilatation balloon comprising a receptacle, a pressure member, a sensing system and a data processing and display unit. The receptacle is adapted to contain an inflation fluid t... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976018 | Discharged-sheet monitoring mechanism and method for printer A discharged sheet monitoring mechanism for a printer includes: a paper receiving tray configured to receive and stack discharged printed sheets thereon; a stack amount detector configured to detect a stack amount of discharged sheets stacked on the paper receiving ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7975959 | System and method for transferring airplanes A method for transferring airplanes and an unmanned airplane transfer system. The airplane transferring system includes: receiving a transfer signal responsive of a movement of an airplane control component; and transferring an airplane, by an unmanned airplane tran... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7961772 | Optimized pulse pumped laser system using feedback A laser system according to the invention comprises pump generating means (x02, x03) for generating at least a first and a second, preferably focused, pump beam, and lasing means (x06, x07) for emitting radiation by being appropriately pu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958811 | Semi-fabricated armor layer, an armor layer produced therefrom and method of production thereof A semi-fabricated armor layer for use in production of an armor panel adapted to protect a body from an incoming projectile comprises a carrier and a plurality of armor elements. Each armor element has front and rear end surfaces and a side surface extending therebe... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955427 | Inkjet aqueous ink and printed item An inkjet aqueous ink that prevents paper deformation and exhibits superior print quality and latency. The inkjet aqueous ink contains not less than 15% by mass and not more than 40% by mass of a polyglycerol having an average polymerization degree of 4 or greater, ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7955103 | Connector A connector adequately detects a state of an electronic component such as a memory card which is fitted in the connector by way of insertion, even when scrapes of a housing of the electronic component are produced due to insertion and removal of the electronic compo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950657 | Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a printing mechanism forming an image on a sheet transferred in a sheet transfer route; a sheet feeding mechanism feeding sheets to the sheet transfer route; a register provided between the sheet feeding mechanism and the printing mech... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947183 | Method for removing contaminant trace species, especially arsenic, from water A method and a device for purifying water from contaminant trace species, especially arsenic, by co-precipitating trace species during oxidation and precipitation of iron compounds with subsequent separation. The co-precipitation is improved by contacting the water ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946972 | Adjustable chair for accommodating multiple body positions and methods of use thereof A seating is provided that is adapted for imparting at least partial body support to a user in multiple positions. The seating apparatus has a support structure holding a body supporting assembly that includes one member defining a seating surface and another member... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946846 | Dental imaging instrument having air stream auxiliary A dental instrument and method for imaging the three-dimensional topography of one or more teeth in the oral cavity of an individual is provided. The instrument includes a probe insertable into the oral cavity to receive the image of these surfaces which can then be... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944097 | Drive mechanism for a mail sorting sorting machine, or method for assembling a drive mechanism for a mail sorting sorting machine The claimed subject matter relates to a mechanism and method for assembling a drive mechanism for a mail sorting machine, or to a drive mechanism for a sorting gate of a mail sorting machine, used to deflect flat, flexible mail items during their conveyance through ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7932485 | Method and apparatus for the dynamic generation and transmission of geometrical data An object geometry measurement apparatus (10, 20) for the dynamic generation and transmission of geometrical data of objects (14) moved on a conveying device (12) is set forth, wherein the apparatus has a first optoelectronic sensor (10) ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7930942 | Protective hood with a housing for the protection of a measuring apparatus The invention relates to a protective hood with a housing (1) for the protection of a measuring apparatus (2), which housing comprises a receiving space (17) for receiving a first measuring apparatus section (20) of such a measuring appar... | 04/26/2011 |
