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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122880 | Inhaler that uses focused acoustic waves to deliver a pharmaceutical product An improved method and apparatus for delivering medication to the lungs is described. Acoustic ink printing technology is modified to operate as an inhaler that generates tiny droplets near a patient's nose or mouth. The tiny droplets are easily carried by air curre... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122881 | Particle dispersion device for nasal delivery A nebulizer and a method of breathing using the nebulizer is described. The nebulizer and breathing techniques are capable of delivering medicament into the sinus cavity of a user. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122882 | Rainout reduction in a breathing circuit A breathing circuit includes inspiratory and expiratory limbs, each having a respective electrically energizable heating circuit. The heating circuits are independently and selectively electrically energized through separate power circuits such as to control the tem... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122883 | Medical ventilator and method of controlling same Embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the specification and drawings include a system and method for monitoring the ventilation support provided by a ventilator and automatically supplying a breathing gas to a patient via a breathing circuit th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122884 | Double-ended blower and volutes therefor A double-ended variable speed blower for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) ventilation of patients includes two impellers in the gas flow path that cooperatively pressurize gas to desired pressure and flow characteristics. Thus, the double-ended blower can ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122885 | Adjustment of ventilator pressure-time profile to balance comfort and effectiveness The invention is a ventilator whose servo-controller adjusts the degree of support by adjusting the profile of the pressure waveform as well as the pressure modulation amplitude. As the servo-controller increases the degree of support by increasing the pressure modu... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122886 | Respiratory mask assembly with vent A mask (10) for use with a system for supplying breathable gas pressurized above atmospheric pressure to a human or animal's airways. The mask (10) includes a mask shell (12) which is, in use, in fluid communication with a gas supply conduit ( | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122887 | Breathing assistance apparatus A patient interface that is comfortable for a user to wear is disclosed. The patient interface includes a forehead rest and cushion. In particular the cushion includes a deformable resilient member that when compressed creates a uniformly and gradually increasing fo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122888 | Arm positioner for diagnostic procedure An arm positioning system for a diagnostic procedure such as an MRI can include a positioning block and a retention device (such as a thumb strap). The retention device and the positioning block can be coupled together (e.g. by hook and loop fasteners) to allow them... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122889 | Methods and systems for improving airway patency An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity. By applying a negative pressure in the clear r... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122890 | Methods and systems for saliva management with an oral device An oral device for improving airway patency comprises a tongue constraint and a negative pressure source. The tongue constraint engages the patient's tongue to maintain a clear region below the palate in an oral cavity. By applying a negative pressure in the clear r... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122891 | Suction therapy apparatus and method A suction device includes a membrane-covered walled enclosure from which pressure can be reduced therein, including through desired fluid removal from the enclosure, below ambient external air pressure to apply suction therapy to treat medical conditions, including ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122892 | Water absorbing ear plugs By providing an ear plug product incorporating water absorbing capabilities, a highly effective and easily employed ear plug product is realized which is capable of being used for removing water contained in the ear canal of an individual. In one preferred embodimen... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122893 | Machine for manufacturing pouches of cohesionless material Pouches (2) of a smokeless tobacco product are manufactured on a machine comprising an intermittently rotatable dispensing disc (3) with peripheral cavities (4), a station (5) at which each cavity (4) is filled with a given quantit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122894 | Cigarette and cigar container and disposal receptacle In one embodiment, a container for storing cigarette or cigar ash has a body, a mouthpiece opening with a connection surface, an end section with an igniting and a closure device, a secure and release device, a grip, and a filter. In another embodiment, a container ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122895 | Applicator for applying a composition to the eyelashes The present invention relates to an applicator for applying a composition to keratinous fibers, the applicator comprising: a stem; a core that extends along a longitudinal axis, the distal end of the applicator being defined by the core or by at least one applicator... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122896 | Hair-straightening device The invention relates to a hair-straightening device (10) comprising: an air inlet portion (12) for receiving an air stream having a first direction (14), a brush or comb (16) having a plurality of tines (18) and intended to be mov... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122897 | Resin pellet storage apparatus and method of cleaning the same There is here disclosed a resin pellet store device including a silo (1) in which resin pellets are stored; an discharge route for ON-SPEC products (2) through which resin pellets having a low content of foreign substances stored above the vicinity of ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122898 | High-pressure apparatus and method for removing scale from a tank A rotating and telescoping cleaning system improves high pressure water cleaning of the inner surfaces of vessels or tanks. Vessels can be vertically divided with dividing plates with centered through-holes. Synchronized and controlled transverse and rotary movement... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122899 | Apparatus and method for treating substrate An apparatus is provided for supplying a plurality of chemicals or gases to the surface of a substrate to clean and dry the substrate. The apparatus includes a substrate support unit with a chuck on which a substrate is loaded, a bottom chamber having an open top an... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122900 | Cane with grasping device The cane with grasping device provides a cane that has a selectively exposed pair of spring jaws disposed downwardly within the stationary stalk of the device 10 to selectively gasp a given object. The stationary stalk of the device is disposed downwardly fro... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122901 | System and method for microfluidic flow control A system and method for controlling fluid flow within a microchannel includes a fluid circuit comprising a fluid outlet well and one or more fluid inlet wells, all in communication with a microchannel. A negative pressure differential is applied to the outlet well a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122902 | Apparatus and method for unclogging a pipe An apparatus and method for unclogging an obstructed conduit such as a wastewater pipe. The apparatus comprises at least one tube disposed in the drain pipe; and a fluid supply pipe for providing fluid from a fluid source, the supply pipe connected to the at least o... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122903 | Close-coupled purgeable vaporizer valve A method and system are provided for an integrated fluid and vapor delivery system design that optimizes vapor delivery. The method and system utilize a purgeable valve assembly which is closely coupled to a vaporizer. The purgeable valve assembly includes a liquid ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122904 | Anti siphon tank inlet The present invention provides a fluid tank inlet assembly having an inlet pipe extending from a mounting structure located at the proximal end of the pipe. A float valve assembly is disposed beyond the distal end of the inlet pipe and includes a float member. An ob... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122905 | Method and arrangement for diagnosis of a final control element The disclosure relates to a method and an arrangement for diagnosis of a final control element, which is actuated by a pneumatically operated actuating mechanism under the control of a control device, and which emits acoustic signals during conventional use. It is p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122906 | Pressure driven apparatus for sequential control of a cementing head A pressure-driven apparatus sequential controls a multiphase operation, e.g., of a cementing head. A transmission arm including a pawl is supported on a cam shaft connected to a pawl cylinder having a built-in return force, directional control valves with a spring r... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122907 | Motor assembly for pneumatic tool A valve arrangement includes an inlet conduit defining an inlet passage adapted for communication with a supply of pressurized motive fluid, a first planar surface spaced radially from the inlet conduit, first and second supply passages communicating through the fir... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122908 | Three-way valve with flow diverter A three-way valve body comprises a throat defining a generally cylindrical throat cavity. At least one flow diverter is carried by the valve body and extends into the throat cavity. The flow diverter advantageously interrupts any circulatory fluid flow within the th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122909 | Surface features in microprocess technology This invention relates to microchannel apparatus that includes microchannels with interior surface features for modifying flow; processes utilizing this microchannel architecture, and methods of making apparatus having these features. ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122910 | Flexible manifold for integrated gas system gas panels A flexible gas delivery apparatus having a gas panel with a first extension block having a first section and second section, the first section positioned between a mixing valve and the substrate having an exit port in fluid communication with a pump/purge manifold, ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122911 | Adjustable orifice for coal supply conduit A variable orifice for use in connection with a conduit designed to convey particulate material comprising a set of semi-circular plates mounted on respective concentric shafts so that they may be rotated in opposite directions between a first position in which they... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122912 | Gas flow restrictor The gas flow restrictor includes a cylindrical body having threads for mounting the body in a gas flow line. One end of the body is closed and includes a plurality of angularly spaced plugs having a predefined diameter that may be the same or different from each oth... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122913 | High pressure hose protector A hose or cable protector has a pair of articulating guides, each with rollers for creating an arcuate hose path around the sharp corner of a tunnel mouth which would otherwise cause abrasion to the hose. A stop imposes a guide to guide angle of eighty (80) degrees ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122914 | Cryogenic transfer hose having a fibrous insulating layer and method of constructing such a transfer hose Cryogenic transfer hose for hydrocarbons comprising an inner hose, an outer hose arranged around the inner hose in a concentric manner and a spacer member bridging an annular gap between the inner and outer hoses, a fibrous insulation material forming a three dimens... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122915 | Fabric, in particular for shading purposes A fabric, in particular for shading purposes, formed of interwoven warp and weft threads based on fluoropolymer plastics, wherein the fabric includes an upper side and an underside having colors that are different from one another. The fabric is interwoven from the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122916 | Reinforcing bar binding machine, wire reel, wire, and method of determining kind of wire A wire reel containing portion 3 of a reinforcing bar binding machine 1 is provided with a rotation detecting lever 8 and a photosensor 7. When a wire reel is rotated in starting to bind a wire, rotation thereof is detected by the rotatio... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122917 | Apparatus and method for dispensing foam A foam transfer device is described, for use with aerosol canister apparatus for producing a sclerosant foam for the treatment of, inter alia, varicose veins. The device enables diversion of an initial quantity of below-specification foam from the canister to waste,... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122918 | Pressure differential system for controlling high pressure refill gas flow into on board vehicle fuel tanks A high pressure fuel flow control device wherein pressure sensors are interposed on either side of the main restriction point of a refueling depot when the vehicle tank(s) to be refilled are interconnected in a flow circuit that connects the refilling depot and the ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122919 | Dual fluid LNG transferring arm Disclosed herein is an LNG transferring arm. The LNG transferring arm includes a cylindrical support base. A main body is rotatably provided on the support base. A boom assembly is connected to a side of the main body to rotate up and down. A support assembly suppor... | 02/28/2012 |
