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Wearable Pet Enclosure

An enclosure for small animals which is wearable on the front or back of an animate being.

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Nguyen, Patricia


Primary examiner statistics: 1053 patents; average approval time: 1051 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 370 patents; average approval time: 651 days

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NumberTitleIssue Date
7378040Method of forming fluoropolymer binders for carbon nanotube-based transparent conductive coatings
This invention relates to flexible, transparent and conductive coatings and films formed using carbon nanotubes (CNT) and, in particular, single wall CNT, with polymer binders. Preferably, coatings and films are formed from CNT applied to transparent substrates form...
05/27/2008
7357884Conductive ink composition
A conductive ink composition is obtained by dispersing, in an organic solvent, a solid material made from metal fine particles each coated with protective colloids each made of at least two organic compounds, the metal fine particles consisting of an alloy containin...
04/15/2008
7351350Processing agents for synthetic fibers
A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains a lubricant, a functional improvement agent and an emulsifier, each containing a specified kinds of components by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preve...
04/01/2008
7351360Self orienting micro plates of thermally conducting material as component in thermal paste or adhesive
The present invention relates generally to thermally-conductive pastes for use with integrated circuits, and particularly, but not by way of limitation, to self-orienting microplates of graphite. ...
04/01/2008
7347878Method of achieving a permanent “stone-wash” effect on textile fibre materials
A method of achieving a permanent stone-wash effect on textile fiber materials, in which method the textile fiber materials are dyed with naphthol dyes and the dyed textile material is then after-treated with a stone-wash finish. Very fast dyeings having a permanent...
03/25/2008
7331998Liquid formulations of direct dyes
The present invention relates to aqueous liquid formulations comprising 5-25% by weight of a dye composition comprising 70-95% by weight of a dye obtainable by reduction or thermal treatment of Direct Y...
02/19/2008
7320766Overdyeable pigmented polymeric fiber and yarns and articles made therefrom
Dyed yarns typically have inferior color fastness compared with pigmented yarns. However, dyeing offers a virtually infinite selection of colors, flexibility and more uniformity than constructions of pigmented yarns in residential carpet and other yarn applications,...
01/22/2008
7315106Actuator element and production method therefor
An actuator element which functions stably in air and in vacuo, and can be driven at low voltages is described. A actuator element which includes at least two electrode layers, each of which is mutually insulated and comprises a gel composition comprising carbon nan...
01/01/2008
7315043Method for forming an organic semiconductor film
A method for forming an organic semiconductor film, comprising applying to a base material a bicyclo compound and inducing a retro-Diels-Alder reaction in the bicyclo compound. ...
01/01/2008
7309457Chain inorganic oxide fine particle groups
A chain antimony oxide fine particle group comprising antimony oxide fine particles which have an average particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm, are connected in the form of a chain and have an average connection number of 2 to 30 and preferably used for forming a hard co...
12/18/2007
7300468Multifunctioning method utilizing a two phase non-aqueous extraction process
A method of laundering a fabric load is disclosed including the steps of processing a fabric load in an aqueous-based working fluid, substantially replacing the aqueous-based working fluid with a non-aqueous working fluid of the type which extracts some of the aqueo...
11/27/2007
7264637Method of inhibiting the burning of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, or fabric or yarn composed of natural fibers, synthetic fibers, or mixtures thereof, and products produced by such methods
Methods of inhibiting the burning of natural fibers (e.g., wool, wool fibers, animal hair, cotton), synthetic fibers (e.g., acetate, nylon, polyester, viscose rayon), or blends thereof (e.g., wool/cotton blends), or fabrics or yarns composed of natural fibers, synth...
09/04/2007
7261742Method of deodorizing a textile
A method of deodorizing a textile which comprises providing a solid composition comprising an inorganic salt, at least one of a malodor counteractant, an odor absorbent and an odor-masking agent, and applying the composition to the textile. ...
08/28/2007
7249050Vending machine system and method for encouraging the purchase of profitable items
This invention relates generally to systems and methods for delivering products-on-demand to individuals and, more particularly, to delivery via vending machines. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the method of the instant invention is initiated when a cust...
07/24/2007
7244276Dry cleaning process
A dry cleaning process for in-home dry cleaning comprising a non-aqueous dry cleaning step of contacting a laundry article with a non-aqueous dry cleaning composition whereby the liquor to cloth ratio (w/w) (LCR) is at most 20, and the composition comprises a) a non...
07/17/2007
7211198Surfactant compositions
Laundry treatment compositions comprising 0.001–5 wt % of monomeric hybrid organic/inorganic nanoparticles having a particle size of 1–10 nm and 10–95% surfactant give ease of wash benefits to soiled fabric as well as prevention of adsorption of particulate so...
05/01/2007
7211120Method for forming a pattern of an organic semiconductor film
A method for forming a pattern of an organic semiconductor film comprises applying at least a bicyclo compound onto a base material, the bicyclo compound being converted to an organic semiconductor on the base material through retro-Diels-Alder reaction which remove...
05/01/2007
7208017Processing agents and methods for synthetic fibers
A processing agent for synthetic fibers contains four specified kinds of components (Components A, B, C and D) each by a specified amount and also by a specified total amount so as to have improved characteristics of preventing occurrence of fluffs yard breaking and...
04/24/2007
7201778Ionic cross-linking of ionic cotton with small molecular weight anionic or cationic molecules
A process for producing an ionic crosslinked fibrous material, such as a cellulosic fabric, paper, or other substrate, wherein the ionic crosslinked fiber exhibits an increased wrinkle resistance angle. A process for producing a cationized chitosan, wherein the cati...
04/10/2007
7192451Fabric treatment
A method of treating finished garments comprising cellulosic material so as to cause cross-linking, which comprises the step of treating fabrics with an effective amount of a blocked cross-linking agent for cellulose, the cross-linking agent being thermally activate...
03/20/2007
7192456Method of preparing a purified purple corn coloring agent
A method of preparing a purified purple corn coloring agent comprising passing a purple corn color extract solution through an adsorption resin, washing with water, and releasing the purple corn color from the resin with the use of an aqueous solution containing alc...
03/20/2007
6784741Amplifier
A low noise amplifier with switchable gain settings comprises a cascoded emitter coupled pair (T1, T2, T5, T6; T3, T4, T7, T8) having a current diverter (T9, T10) which reduces the gain to an inte...
08/31/2004
6774744Dielectric filter, dielectric duplexer, and communication device
A dielectric filter that has attenuation poles on both the low frequency side and the high frequency side of its pass band, without using two dielectric resonators. The dielectric filter includes a cavity in which a conductive layer is formed, and a cross-shaped die...
08/10/2004
6636132Dielectric filter
A dielectric filter stopping a frequency signal at a lower frequency band than a pass band as a reference band with a higher attenuation ratio to perform adjustment of the attenuation ratio even the lower frequency area. The dielectric filter comprises a ...
10/21/2003
6614330High performance dielectric ceramic filter
A reduced size ceramic block filter has trap holes whose center is askew from the line running through the center of the transmission poles such that the height-wise distance between its center and the center line of the transmission poles is approximatel...
09/02/2003
6542033Differential amplifier circuit requiring small amount of bias current in a non-signal mode
A differential amplifier circuit of the present invention comprises an input circuit 10 for producing a difference voltage signal between a positive input signal and a negative input signal, a feedback bias circuit 20 for inputting the difference voltage ...
04/01/2003
6535066Dynamic RF amplifier bias control for digital wireless communications devices
An adaptive bias control scheme for an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex ("OFDM") transmitter. The transmitter chain is comprised of class A amplifiers. The amplifiers in the transmit chain are backed off from P1dB to ensure linear amplification of ...
03/18/2003
6501343Integrated circuit tester with high bandwidth probe assembly
Described herein is a probe card assembly providing signal paths for conveying high frequency signals between bond pads of an integrated circuit (IC) and an IC tester. The frequency response of the probe card assembly is optimized by appropriately distrib...
12/31/2002
6486754Resonator, filter, duplexer, and communication device
A resonator can provide good loss characteristics by effectively suppressing power losses due to an edge effect. In addition, a filter, a duplexer, and a communication device incorporating the resonator are formed. In the resonator, a plurality of spiral ...
11/26/2002
6462617Method and apparatus for calculating the predistortion function from a power amplifier model
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for calculating a predistortion function from power amplifier characteristics. A predistortion module generates a predistorted signal in response to an input signal and predistortion coefficients received from a predis...
10/08/2002
6456161Enhanced slew rate in amplifier circuits
An amplifier circuit comprising an input stage capable of receiving and amplifying an input signal, a gain stage electrically coupled to the input stage that is capable of further amplifying the input signal, and an output stage electrically coupled to th...
09/24/2002
6448855Accurate power detection circuit for use in a power amplifier
A power amplifier circuit for amplifying an input signal includes an amplifying transistor and a power detection circuit. The power detection circuit includes a circuit for generating a signal which is directly proportional to the power level in the ampli...
09/10/2002
6448874Resonant line constructed by microstrip line which is easy to be trimmed
This resonant line comprises a plurality of microstrip lines. The length of each of the microstrip lines is set so that the reactance between one end of each of the microstrip lines and the ground is equivalently inductive and one ends of the microstrip l...
09/10/2002
6448852Battery polarity insensitive integrated circuit amplifier
A compact polarity-insensitive integrated circuit amplifier is described designed to be powered by a miniature low voltage battery of variable polarity. Low current, polarity corrected voltage sources are integrated into functional blocks to supply low cu...
09/10/2002
6437647Current mirror compensation system for power amplifiers
Two compensating resistors in a mirror bias circuit coupled to a radio frequency (RF) amplifier are configured such that transistor base-emitter voltages are adjusted to stabilize RF transistor quiescent current for variations in collector voltage, Vcc. F...
08/20/2002
6433638Fully balanced transimpedance amplifier for high speed and low voltage applications
A fully balanced transimpedance amplifier for high speed and low voltage applications is provided. An input stage of the amplifier uses a matched pair of common source connected transistors with sources tied directly to ground to eliminate the Vds overhea...
08/13/2002
6433655Dielectric filter, a dielectric duplexer, and a communication apparatus
A dielectric filter comprising a dielectric block having a substantially rectangular solid shape and having an outer-conductor; a plurality of inner-conductor-coated holes disposed inside the dielectric block; the end portion of at least one inner-conduct...
08/13/2002
6429743Signal conversion circuit for stable differential amplification and semiconductor device provided with the same as input buffer
An input buffer of a signal level conversion circuit according to the present invention includes: a differential amplification circuit of a current mirror amplifier amplifying a potential difference of first and second nodes respectively supplied with an ...
08/06/2002
6424214Strain error compensation amplifier
According to the present invention, there is provided a strain (error) compensation amplifier which realizes miniaturization, loss reduction, and cost reduction. In the strain (error) compensation amplifier, by unifying at least two or more of a power dis...
07/23/2002
6424227Monolithic balanced RF power amplifier
An integrated RF power amplifier 20 includes an on-chip input transformer (24) and an on-chip output transformer (28). Each of the transformers (24, 28) is formed from four spirals. Each primary winding (34, 42) and each secondary winding (38, 44) include...
07/23/2002
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