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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| PP22190 | Rose plant named ‘Chewperadventure’ A new and distinct cultivar of Rose plant named ‘Chewperadventure’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and low mounding plant habit; glossy dark green-colored leaflets; freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely and continuous flower... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22191 | Kiwi plant named ‘AU Golden Dragon’ A new and distinct cultivar of the species Actinidia chinesis Planch is described. ‘AU Golden Dragon’ has a low chilling requirement, fruit is very early maturing, excellent flavor with a non acid sweet taste, and high soluble solids and dry matter conten... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22192 | plant named ‘Smith Opus 1’ A new and distinct cultivar of Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 1’, characterized by its compact and symmetrically globular plant habit; vigorous growth habit; relatively narrow and finely-incised leaves; numerous large flowers that are arranged on strong ... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22193 | plant named ‘Pic Amthe’ A new Petunia plant named ‘Pic Amthe’ particularly distinguished by the small purple to purple-violet colored flowers, good floriferousness, slightly yellow-green foliage, initially semi-compact and then an outwardly spreading and somewhat upright plant h... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22194 | plant named ‘Petdero’ A new Petunia plant named ‘Petdero’ particularly distinguished by the large, bold red-purple flowers, good floriferousness, medium green foliage, early flowering with a good center flowering habit, and exceptional branching with outwardly spreading plant ... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22195 | plant named ‘Silver Shadow’ A new cultivar of Astelia named ‘Silver Shadow’ that is characterized by its foliage that is green in color with a silver overlay on the upper and lower leaf surface, its small leaves, and its dwarf, broad, and mounded plant habit. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22196 | plant names ‘TAS300’ ‘TAS300’ is a distinctive variety of Dianella tasmanica, which is characterized by its combination of presence of leaf variegation, medium-tall plant height, broad leaf blade and stability and uniformity of traits through successive cycles of asexual prop... | 10/11/2011 |
| PP22197 | plant named ‘Summer Sun’ A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea, ‘Summer Sun’, characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that emerge yellow-orange in color and mature to orange-red in color, an upright habit with strong branched flower stems, and it vigorous growth habit. | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42815 | Method and system for customizing an orthodontic archwire A method for applying a desired shape to an orthodontic archwire includes the steps of obtaining a numerical description of the desired shape of an orthodontic archwire, generating a description of the design of a fixture basing on the numerical description, manufac... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42816 | Dual function retainer for a ratcheting wrench A ratcheting wrench includes a handle, a head extending from an end of the handle and having a hole communicated with a compartment in the end of the handle, a drive member rotatably mounted in the hole of the head, and a ratcheting mechanism. The drive member inclu... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42817 | Internal-combustion engine with a device for hydraulically adjusting the angle of rotation of the camshaft relative to the crankshaft and a vacuum pump for a servo load, especially a brake booster An internal combustion engine having a device for hydraulically adjusting the angle of rotation of the camshaft thereof relative to the crankshaft thereof is provided, which also includes a vacuum pump for a servo load. The device includes a drive unit that is conne... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42818 | Method of cutting material for use in implantable medical device A method of cutting material for use in an implantable medical device employs a plotted laser cutting system. The laser cutting system is computer controlled and includes a laser combined with a motion system. The laser precisely cuts segments out of source material... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42819 | Connection termination for a superconductive cable A termination for connecting one end of a superconductive cable (10), wherein the end of the superconductor is made up of at least one resistively-conductive central support (12) of substantially cylindrical shape and disposed around the support, and w... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42820 | Bank deposit method According to the present invention, a business is issued a deposit card readable on a debit card reader enabling the business to transmit deposit information to its bank or financial institution for crediting rather than debiting of its account. More particularly, a... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42821 | Method for electronic tracking of units associated with a batch In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method for electronic tracking of units originating from a common source which comprises a plurality of units physically joined with one another. A first transponder is physically associated with the common source, and the ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42822 | Modified concentric spectrograph A modified concentric spectrograph for diffracting light with high stray light rejection without astigmatism is provided. The modified spectrograph includes a grating, a lens, and at least one entrance port and one exit port. The grating has a concave surface and a ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42823 | Slide securing device for flatbed scanning sysem A slide securing device, using in a flatbed scanner, includes a frame and a securing cell. The securing cell comprises an aperture, a first securing clip, a second securing clip, a first securing groove, a second securing groove, a picking portion, a first support m... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42824 | Magneto-optical recording medium having a plurality of ferromagnetic thin layers A magneto-optical device including a substrate which is transparent to light in a visible spectrum region and, a plurality of ferromagnetic layers arranged thereon, each ferromagnetic layer preferably having a width ranging from in an inclusive range of 5 to through... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42825 | Optical pickup head device, information recording/reproducing apparatus, and method for recording information An optical pickup head device includes a diffraction grating for generating zero-order diffracted light and at least first-order diffracted light and provides a tracking error signal with a DPP method. The diffraction grating includes grating patterns with a nonunif... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42826 | Rewritable optical disk with spare area and optical disk processing apparatus In order to enable recording and reproduction from optical disks with defect management formatted with different group configurations without changing the firmware of the conventional apparatus and to allow the size of the spare area to be specified at initializatio... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42827 | Apparatus and method for synchronizing channels in a WCDMA communication system A synchronization (sync) code communication device for a CDMA communication system. A base station sync code transmission device comprises a primary sync code transmitter and a secondary sync code transmitter. The primary sync code transmitter is for generating and ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42828 | Communication between parties over the internet without revealing personal or security information Anonymous voice communication between a first station and a second station is facilitated by providing an interface that allows input of a transaction specification from at least one of the first and second stations. A reference code associated with the transaction ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42829 | Method and apparatus for compensating reproduced audio signals of an optical disc An apparatus and method for compensating audio signals to be recorded on an optical disc to optimize usage of memory in an audio decoding circuit, and to neutralize invalid audio data to produce good audio quality. A determination is made with regard to whether audi... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42830 | Method for separating a device-forming layer from a base body A porous Si layer is formed on a single-crystal Si substrate, and then a p+-type Si layer, p-type Si layer and n+-type Si layer which all make up a solar cell layer. After a protective film is made on the n+-type Si layer, the rear s... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42831 | Mobile communication terminal provided with handsfree function and controlling method thereof Disclosed are a mobile communication terminal provided with a hands-free function and a controlling method thereof comprising the steps of: setting a hands-free function of a mobile communication terminal; certifying whether an originating call command or a calling ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42832 | Method for reforming organics into shorter-chain unsaturated organic compounds A method is disclosed for reforming organics into shorter-chain unsaturated organic compounds. A molten metal bath is provided which can cause homolytic cleavage of an organic component of an organic-containing feed. The feed is directed into the molten metal bath a... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42833 | Method and apparatus for measuring distribution of body fat The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for measuring a distribution of body fat for human body. The method comprises the step of measuring a bioelectrical impedance and a thickness of abdominal subcutaneous fat, based on the personal data such as... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42834 | Personally portable vacuum desiccator The vacuum desiccator low pressure vacuum pump and trap and is transportable upon a user's person. The device is especially useful to remove excess fluids from wounds and incisions as they heal. The device includes a desiccator cartridge containing a fluid trapping ... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42835 | Apparatus and method for reducing subcutaneous fat deposits by electroporation with improved comfort of patients An apparatus and method for non-invasive treatment in lieu of cosmetic surgery is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a combination of a high and low voltage pulse generators connected to two or more electrodes placed on a treatment site of the patient's body. High v... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42836 | Method for assessing cardiac functional status A method for assessing cardiac function suitable for incorporation into an implantable cardiac rhythm management device. By measuring daily exertion levels in accordance with the invention, an assessment of cardiac function can be made that has been found to correla... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42837 | Spinal nucleus implant The present invention is a spinal nucleus implant for replacement of at least a portion of nucleus pulposus tissue removed from a spinal disc of a living vertebrate to restore function of the spinal disc and related vertebral joint. The implant is an anisotropically... | 10/11/2011 |
| RE42838 | Apparatus and method for providing, retrieving, and using data guide information supplied in a digital vestigial sideband signal A device for provisioning, retrieving, and using data guide information transmitted in a digital broadcast signal is disclosed. A receiver receives the digital broadcast signal which includes digital television programming packets multiplexed with data packets and t... | 10/11/2011 |
