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| Recombinant gene which enhances the ability of fish to tolerate low dissolved oxygen stress and the use thereof | 20110099648 | 20110428 |
| The invention discloses a recombinant gene which enhances the ability of fish to tolerate low dissolved oxygen (DO) stress and the use thereof. Carp β-actin gene promoter is used as a promoter and Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene is used as a target gene, so as to construct the recombinant Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene driven by carp β-actin promoter. The modeling organism zebrafish is used as the research object, and the recombinant gene is microinjected into zygotes of zebrafish. After PCR screening and 156 h low DO stress test, transgenic fish are obtained with a survival rate of 92%, which is significantly different from the survival rate of 65% of the control fish group. The vhb transgenic zebrafish obtain hypoxia tolerance. When the recombinant gene is applied to the... |
| Antibodies against cd38 for treatment of multiple myeloma | 20110099647 | 20110428 |
| Isolated human monoclonal antibodies which bind to human CD38, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the human antibodies, and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the human antibodies.
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| Animal model for cigarette-smoke-induced atherosclerosis and related methods | 20110099645 | 20110428 |
| Provided herein are non-human animal models and related methods useful for the identification, characterization, and analysis of the effects of environmental stimuli on the development and progression of pathological conditions. The environmental stimuli can include, but are not limited to, exposure to tobacco (e.g., cigarette, etc.) smoke. Exemplary pathological conditions include, but are not limited to, atherosclerosis, other cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the like. Also provided herein are non-human animal models and related methods useful for the identification, characterization, and analysis of pharmaceutical compounds, compositions, and/or formulations that can be used to prevent or treat a given pathological condition brought on by exposure to a given environmental condition.
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| Isolation and presentation of untrusted data | 20110099609 | 20110428 |
| Architecture that provides a secure environment in which data (e.g., code, instructions, files, images, etc.) can be opened and run by a client application. Once opened the data can be viewed (in a “protected view”) by the user without incurring risk to other client processing and systems. Accordingly, the architecture mitigates malicious attacks by enabling users to preview untrusted and potentially harmful data (e.g., files) in a low risk manner. Files opened in the protected view are isolated from accessing key resources on the client computer and provides the user a safer way to read files that can contain dangerous content. The protected view also provides a seamless user experience. The user is unaware that the client is operating on data in a different mode and... |
| Correlating parts of composite transactions involving asynchronous calling mechanisms | 20110099561 | 20110428 |
| At least one presently preferred embodiment of the invention broadly contemplates correlating asynchronous transaction parts based on a unique transaction value (e.g. a unique business ID) that all the transaction parts will have access to. This avoids the need for enriching/changing the message body or message header with ARM “correlator” information.
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| Dynamic fault analysis for a centrally managed network element in a telecommunications system | 20110099428 | 20110428 |
| Model based fault analysing in a base station in a mobile telecommunication system, the base station having a fault manager and resources adapted to transmit fault indication signals to the fault manager. The fault analysing including functions for receiving into the fault manager a predetermined fault rule model of said resources in a fault rule configuration file; implementing a fault analysis algorithm of predetermined rules for analysing received fault indication signals dependent on said predetermined fault rule model; generating an analysis tree data structure dependent on the fault rule configuration file; receiving from one of said resources a fault indication signal indicating identification and classification information; retrieving an applicable fault rule in the analysis tree data structure dependent on said fault indication signal; evaluating the result... |
| Adaptive differential ratio-metric detector | 20110098974 | 20110428 |
| A method and system for detecting and classifying sensor data, includes obtaining at least one feature vector from a sample to be analyzed, the sample to be analyzed being applied to an array of sensors that includes at least two differential sensors. The method and system also includes converting the at least one feature vector to at least one ratio-metric feature vector. The method and system further includes comparing the at least one ratio-metric feature vector to a detection threshold, and outputting an alarm to denote that the sample is abnormal when the detection threshold is exceeded. When the at least one ratio-metric feature vector does not exceed the detection threshold, the method and system includes classifying the sample as normal and feeding back the at... |
| System and method for monitoring operation of a pump | 20110098864 | 20110428 |
| Systems and methods for monitoring operation of a pump, including verifying operation or actions of a pump, are disclosed. A baseline profile for one or more parameters of a pump may be established. An operating profile may then be created by recording one or more values for the same set of parameters during subsequent operation of the pump. The values of the baseline profile and the operating profile may then be compared at one or more points or sets of points. If the operating profile differs from the baseline profile by more than a certain tolerance an alarm may be sent or another action taken, for example the pumping system may shut down, etc.
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| Inflatable convective pad for surgery | 20110098794 | 20110428 |
| An inflatable convective pad for warming a person during surgery has two ends, two sides, and at least two openings, each located in an area of the pad between the two ends and between a respective side and the center of the pad. The openings, which may be in the form of slits, allow the threading of a sheet or the person's arms through the pad to restrain the arms during surgery.
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| Method and system to regulate arms, legs, hands and other skeletal muscles by neuro-electrical coded signals | 20110098783 | 20110428 |
| A method and system to control skeletal muscles generally comprising generating at least one coded waveform signal that is substantially similar to at least one coded waveform signal that is generated in the body and is operative in the control of at least a first skeletal muscle, and transmitting the generated waveform signal to a subject requiring medical treatment to control its first skeletal muscle. Additionally, neuro-electrical coded signals are utilized to control skeletal shoulder, arm, hand and finger muscles. Such signals may also be employed for controlling the movement and locomotion of lower limbs by means of neuro-electrical coded signals.
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| Stereotactic therapy system | 20110098722 | 20110428 |
| A fiducial marker system (210a-c) comprises a first unit and a second unit. The first unit is patient affixable and comprises a partly spherical inner surface having a first center point that is adapted to receive a touch probe measurement head for measuring the spatial position of the center point. The second unit is releasably attachable to an outer surface of the first unit, and has a second center point, wherein the first center point and the second center point are substantially identical when the second unit is attached to the first unit. For stereotactic therapy, a patient is imaged with the first and second unit assembled. Then the second unit is detached. A stereotactic frame (300) is attached to the first units via arms. Thus... |
| Devices and methods for temporarily retaining spinal rootlets within dural sac | 20110098705 | 20110428 |
| Devices and methods for temporarily retaining spinal rootlets within a dural sac are provided. In this regard, a representative device includes: a handle operative to be grasped by a user; an arm extending outwardly from the handle; and moveable fins supported at a distal end of the arm, the fins being moveable between an unbiased position and a biased position; in the biased position, free ends of the fins having been moved toward each other such that an extent of the fins along a major axis is decreased relative to an extent of the fins along the major axis in the unbiased position.
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| Apparatus to treat esophageal sphincters | 20110098702 | 20110428 |
| A sphincter treatment apparatus has an introducer means including a distal portion means. An expandable device means includes a plurality of arm means. Each arm means of the plurality has a distal section means and a proximal section means. Each of distal sections means of the arm means are coupled and each of the proximal sections means of the arm means are coupled to the introducer means distal portion means. The expandable device means is configured to at least partially dilate a sphincter in a deployed state. An energy delivery device means is introduceable from the introducer means into a selected site of the sphincter. The energy delivery device means is configured to deliver sufficient energy to reduce a frequency of relaxation of the sphincter.
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| Locking assembly for a drainage catheter | 20110098682 | 20110428 |
| A drainage catheter includes an elongated tubular member, a locking assembly engaged with a proximal end of the tubular member, and a tension member for drawing a distal end of the tubular member into a desired configuration. The locking assembly includes a connector, a locking arm, and a locking mechanism. The connector has an exterior surface profile that corresponds with an interior surface profile of the locking arm. The locking arm is pivotably attached to the connector to enable pivoting movement of the locking arm between an unlocked position and a locked position whereby the tension member is secured between the locking arm and the connector when the arm is in the locked position. The locking assembly may alternatively comprise a connector and a sliding sleeve... |
| Disposable absorbent garments employing elastomeric film laminate body panels | 20110098668 | 20110428 |
| In one embodiment, a disposable absorbent garment includes a unitary outer cover layer and first and second side seams which extend from a waist opening to a pair of leg openings. The garment includes elastomeric front and back body panels superposed on and attached to the front and back regions of the unitary outer cover layer. The front and back body panels each comprise an elastomeric film laminate that extend longitudinally along the respective outer cover layer side edges a distance at least 50% of the first side seam length and at least 50% of the second side seam length. The elastomeric film laminate can comprise an elastomeric film layer and a nonwoven layer, and a bodyside surface of the elastomeric film layer is directly adhered... |
| Incontinence garment | 20110098667 | 20110428 |
| An incontinence garment comprising: a waistband; a front portion attached to the waistband, wherein the front portion has at least a first securing member disposed thereon; a back portion attached to the waistband in a position opposite to the front portion, wherein the back portion has at least a second securing member disposed thereon; a crotch portion disposed between the front portion and the back portion and opposite to the waistband, wherein the first and second securing members are disposed between the waistband and the crotch portion; and an absorbent assembly disposed between the front portion and second back portion, wherein the absorbent assembly comprises a first end affixed to the first securing member and a second end affixed to the second securing member.
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| Devices and methods for minimally invasive access to sinuses and treatment of sinusitis | 20110098659 | 20110428 |
| The present invention provides minimally invasive devices and methods for accessing the sinuses and their surrounding structures for surgery and other treatments. The anterior ethmoid and maxillary sinuses are accessed and treated under minimal anesthesia with little or no postoperative limitation of activity or adverse symptoms. Direct visual verification of the sinuses and their natural ostia is utilized. Other paranasal sinuses may be treated by this method as well. The sinuses, in particular the maxillary and anterior ethmoid, are accessed via a direct anterior to posterior axis and the natural ostia of those sinuses is directly visualized for placement of a guide-free dilator, in the desired location within the natural ostia. That access to the maxillary ostium is accomplished by the anterior transuncinate “keyhole” approach in... |
| Intravenous fluid warming system | 20110098642 | 20110428 |
| A fluid warming device includes axially or longitudinally slidable covers that retain a removable heat exchange body in a housing in heat exchange communication with a heater assembly while allowing flow through the heat exchange body to be observed. In another aspect, a fluid warming system increases or decreases power to a heater assembly to adjust the fluid temperature to ensure that the fluid is at an appropriate temperature when it reaches the patient.
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| Topical anesthetic and antiseptic dispensing device | 20110098634 | 20110428 |
| Embodiments of the present invention provide a topical anesthetic and antiseptic dispensing device article of manufacture. In an embodiment of the invention, the article of manufacture includes a penetrating instrument including an elongated body with first and second distal end such that at least one of the distal ends includes a penetrating edge. By way of example, the penetrating instrument can be a syringe, an IV catheter needle assembly, a pressurized tube holder configured with a needle for blood draw, or a scalpel, to name a few possibilities. The article of manufacture further includes an attachment connector to couple the container to the housing of the penetrating instrument, where the attachment connector includes a circular connector body and a connector arm, the connector arm affixed to... |
| Shoulder mechanism for an orthosis | 20110098619 | 20110428 |
| The invention relates to a shoulder mechanism for an orthosis, providing a ball type joint between a support and an orthosis upper arm, comprising a first intermediate element mounted to pivot on the support about a first pivot axis, a second intermediate element mounted to pivot on the first intermediate element about a second pivot axis, the upper arm being mounted to pivot on the second intermediate element about a third pivot axis. According to the invention, the first pivot axis extends in a longitudinal horizontal direction, the first intermediate element including a circular rail on which the second intermediate element slides and that presents a geometrical axis defining the second pivot axis that extends vertically when the upper arm is at rest, the circular rail... |
| Monitoring of convection enhanced drug delivery | 20110098554 | 20110428 |
| A method for determining a response of a tissue to a destructive treatment is disclosed. The method comprises providing magnetic resonance images of the tissue, and using the magnetic resonance images for determining the response of the tissue to the destructive treatment. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring convection during direct convective interstitial infusion using a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutic agent and an MRI contrast agent.
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| Skin and wound assessment tool | 20110098539 | 20110428 |
| An L-shaped diagnostic tool is preferably made from paper with a backing having a contact adhesive. Each arm has a ruler, with origins co-aligned at the internal corner of the intersection of the arms. One arm has representative color images of afflictions for each of the various ranks within a classification system. The other arm contains textual descriptions of the salient features of afflictions in each rank. A photograph of the L-shaped tool placed around the affliction may be taken for diagnostic and monitoring purposes.
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| Speculum | 20110098538 | 20110428 |
| In one aspect, a speculum is provided herein which includes a first arm having a first channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a second arm having a second channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a hinge unitarily formed with the first and second arms, the hinge permitting the first and second arms to selectively rotate about an axis rotation, the selective rotation causing the first and second channels to selectively move closer and farther apart; and, a position retaining arrangement. The position retaining arrangement includes a first element formed unitarily with the first arm, and a second element formed unitarily with the second arm. The first and second elements are configured to cooperatively retain the first and second... |
| Method of preparing o-desmethylvenlafaxine | 20110098506 | 20110428 |
| A method of preparing O-desmethylvenlafaxine from Venlafaxine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt is disclosed. The disclosed method involves the use of mercapto carboxylic acids in the presence of suitable solvents under alkaline conditions. The disclosed process provides a novel and industrially feasible process for the preparation of O-desmethylvenlafaxine. The disclosed process also provides a cost effective, non-hazardous and efficient process for preparing O-desmethylvenlafaxine.
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| Histone deacetylase inhibitors and methods of use thereof | 20110098504 | 20110428 |
| The invention provides novel classes of HDAC inhibitors. Methods of sensitizing a cancer cell to the cytotoxic effects of radiotherapy are also provided as well as methods for treating cancer and methods for treating neurological diseases. Additionally, the invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising an HDAC inhibitor of the invention, and kits comprising a container containing an HDAC inhibitor of the invention.
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| Processes for preparing a polymeric compound | 20110098498 | 20110428 |
| or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also provides useful intermediates for preparing the compound of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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| Novel ep4 agonist | 20110098481 | 20110428 |
| wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a straight chain alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-3, R3 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, an alkoxyalkyl group, an aryl group, a halogen atom or a haloalkyl group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which has, unlike known PGI2 analogs, a selective EP4 agonist action, and a medicament containing the compound, which is useful for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of immune diseases, diseases of the digestive tract, cardiovascular diseases, cardiac diseases, respiratory diseases, neurological diseases, ophthalmic diseases, renal diseases, hepatic diseases, bone diseases, skin diseases and the like.
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| Activating agent for peroxisome proliferator activated receptor | 20110098480 | 20110428 |
| wherein each of R1 and R2 is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, C1-8 alkyl substituted with halogen, or the like; each of R3, R4, R5, and R6 is hydrogen, C1-8 alkyl, or the like; X is sulfur or the like; Y is oxygen, a bond, or the like; p is 0 or 1; A is oxygen, CH2, N—NH2, or the like; when p is 1, B is phenyl, which can have a substituent; when p is 0, B is a condensed ring such as benzisoxazole, which can have a substituent; m is an integer of 1 to 4; and n is an integer of 0 to 5.
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| Method of producing compound having anti-hcv activity | 20110098477 | 20110428 |
| to thereby cause the fungal strain to directly produce the compound of the formula (1).
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| Processes for the preparation of uracil derivatives | 20110098472 | 20110428 |
| The present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists of structure (VI); and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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| Use of regulatory sequences for specific, transient expression in neuronal determined cells | 20110016547 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to the use of regulatory sequences for mediating specific, early transient expression in proliverative neuronal determined cells. Furthermore, the uses of recombinant nucleic acid molecules comprising said defined regulatory sequences for mediating specific, early transient expression in proliverative neuronal determined cells as well as for the generation of non-human transgenic organisms and/or host cells are disclosed. In addition, the invention provides for transgenic non-human animals and/or host cells comprising said regulatory sequences and/or recombinant nucleic acid molecules. The invention also describes methods for the preparation of such vectors, host cells and transgenic non-human animals as well as methods for the detection and/or isolation of neuronal determined cells. Additionally, methods for screening of compounds capable of regulating neuronal determined cell activity, neurogenesis, stimulating... |
| Method and device for intrusion detection | 20110016528 | 20110120 |
| A method and device for intrusion detection are provided. The method comprises: allocating one or more detection units for each type of network attack event to detect and configuring the type of object to detect of this type of network attack event, a detection operator and a detection knowledge base; in intrusion detection, acquiring network data packets in real time and acquiring the objects to detect included therein; then corresponding detection units performing intrusion detection according to the detection operators and detection knowledge bases configured, so as to generate network attack alarm events. The intrusion detection device comprises sequentially connected data pre-processing unit, data distribution unit and detection grid including one or more detection units, and a configuration management unit connected with them. The present invention... |
| Customer-created textiles and customer-oriented garment dyeing machine | 20110016019 | 20110120 |
| Customers obtain customized textile materials by selecting style, shape, size, pattern and color for an undyed textile product. Based on a selection made by the customer, the textile product is transformed by a dyeing operation performed on a single item (or multiple items selected to be dyed the same) to yield a product, such as a shirt, pants, or jacket, which has a color and pattern of his or her own choosing, in the size and style he or she desires. The process can be performed in a retail setting using a dye apparatus which allows the process to be viewed by the customer. Preferably, the textile material is constructed from yarns which include cationic cellulosic fiber alone or in combination with natural or synthetic fibers,... |
| Computer controlled system and method for ensuring all vehicles entering and/or in an area are gps location registered | 20110015971 | 20110120 |
| A computer system and method wherein each vehicle in a jurisdiction, as a result of a regular or temporary registration process when the vehicle enters a jurisdiction temporarily at a border point, has a GPS receiver and transmitter installed and transmitting to a storage which stores for each vehicle identification code the location data and time An alarm detection system detects either loss of signal or tampering. A monitoring system also detects moving vehicles in an area, and positions reported by the monitoring means are compared with information being recorded on the computer system, and if these do not correlate, an unregistered vehicle alarm is generated. The system may be limited to vehicles entering at a border point, or new vehicles with GPS receivers and wireless... |
| Electronic physician order sheet | 20110015940 | 20110120 |
| An electronic physician's order sheet (EPOS) provides means for a physician to select or enter diagnoses and to automatically receive suggestions for medications and treatments. The physician can select from amongst the suggestions, select alternate medications and treatments, or input and select different medications or treatments. The EPOS can alert the physician to possible drug interactions, allergic reactions, or other alarming situations. The physician can then sign the EPOS to formally issue orders for treatment and medications. The EPOS can be integrated with billing systems, pharmacy systems, and other systems to help automate the processes of drug delivery, invoicing, and patient care.
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| Method and device for the detection and identification of gases in airplane interior spaces | 20110015875 | 20110120 |
| The concept underlying the invention is the development of a generic method for the detection and identification of gases in airplane interior spaces and an associated device, which is small and manageable, has a simple design, and allows the immediate and simultaneous detection and identification of the gases to be examined. This is achieved in that the supply air of the airplane interior space (20) is fed to a measuring device (1) and the measurement results of the measuring device (1) are analyzed by means of mathematical methods. Such methods and the associated devices for the detection and identification of gases in airplane interior spaces are used in order to spot and verify gases, particularly odors and explosive gases and/or gases harmful to people's health.
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| Methods and gene expression signature for assessing growth factor signaling pathway regulation status | 20110015869 | 20110120 |
| Methods, biomarkers, and expression signatures are disclosed for assessing the regulation status of growth factor pathway signaling in a cell sample or subject. More specifically, several aspects of the invention provide a set of genes which can be used as biomarkers and gene signatures for evaluating growth factor pathway deregulation status in a sample; classifying a cell sample as having a deregulated or regulated growth factor signaling pathway; determining whether an agent modulates the growth factor signaling pathway in sample; predicting response of a subject to an agent that modulates the growth factor signaling pathway; assigning treatment to a subject; and predicting evaluating the pharmacodynamic effects of cancer therapies designed to regulate growth factor pathway signaling.
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| Application rate system for a farm implement | 20110015831 | 20110120 |
| An application rate system having a first controller mounted in a cab of a tractor. An implement, having a hopper, is connected to the tractor. Attached to the hopper is a scale for measuring the weight of material disposed in the hopper. Connected to the scale is a second controller. The second controller sends information about the measured weight of the material in the hopper to the first controller, and the first controller calculates the rate of application based upon the change in the measured weight in relation to the area covered by the tractor and the implement.
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| Control apparatus and control method for robot arm, robot, control program for robot arm, and integrated electronic circuit | 20110015787 | 20110120 |
| A control apparatus for a robot arm, which controls an operation of the robot arm so as to carry out a job by using the robot arm, is designed to correct operation information based on operation correcting information relating to a correcting method for operation information relating to operation of the robot arm in response to a manipulation of the person on the robot arm, and a force of the person detected by a force detection unit during an operation of the robot arm, by an operation correcting unit.
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| Control apparatus and control method for robot arm, robot, control program for robot arm, and integrated electronic circuit | 20110015785 | 20110120 |
| After switching a control method for a robot arm based upon characteristic information containing pieces of information relating to a grabbed position of the robot arm by a person and a presence/absence of detection of a force as well as to presence/absence of influences from a drag, during an operation of the robot arm, by a control method switching unit, information relating to the force of operation information is corrected by an operation correcting unit in response to a manipulation of the person.
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| Pharmacy dispensing system and method | 20110015782 | 20110120 |
| A system for filling a prescription order for a patient includes a plurality of trays each having an RFID tag for storing a unique identifier corresponding to the prescription order, and a plurality of workstations operatively linked to one another, each workstation having an antenna for detecting the unique identifier in one of the plurality of trays, where the detecting is operative to trigger displaying of a profile of at least one prescription item for the corresponding prescription order.
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| Annuloplasty ring and holder combination | 20110015727 | 20110120 |
| An annuloplasty ring holder includes an angled post for improved visibility and access by the surgeon. The post may be configured to be adjusted in angle and rotation. The ring holder can include a relatively open lower template, including relatively narrow extending radial arms with short, generally arcuate ring-retaining distal portions. The invention includes placements of suture holes and cutting wells which, in combination with improved suture routing, afford the user improved access to cutting the suture that is used to retain the annuloplasty ring to the holder. Another annuloplasty ring and ring holder combination disclosed includes a generally triangular-shaped ring and a generally T-shaped holder. The ring holder has a base portion forming the top of the T shape and engaging against a first segment... |
| Polyaxial bone screw assembly | 20110015683 | 20110120 |
| A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion with a capture structure thereon, a retaining and articulating structure, a compression structure and a receiver for holding the capture structure, retaining and articulating structure, compression structure and a rod. The receiver includes arms that define a channel for receiving the rod. The arms have inner surfaces with a discontinuous flange form thereon for mating with a cooperating continuous flange form of a closure structure for capturing the rod within the receiver. The shank capture structure and the retaining and articulating structure are threadably attached and secured to one another with a buttress stop. In operation, the compression structure is disposed within the receiver between the shank upper portion and a rod... |
| Combination therapies for the treatment of obesity | 20110015663 | 20110120 |
| Described are pharmaceutical compositions comprising sibutramine, metformin, topiramate, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from obesity or needing to lose weight, comprising the step of co-administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of sibutramine, metformin, and topiramate. In certain embodiments, an aforementioned method is practiced in conjunction or tandem with a medical procedure or the use of a medical device or both.
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| Spinal disc anulus repair method and apparatus | 20110015654 | 20110120 |
| An apparatus for anulus fibrosus repair includes a shaft, a pair of curved suturing needles mounted in parallel on the shaft, and a rotational driving mechanism connected to the shaft, which is configured to rotate the shaft and the pair of needles about a rotation axis of the shaft. Each needle includes a substantially semi-annular body having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner periphery, and an outer periphery, and an arm extending radially inward from the proximal end, in which a concavity is formed in the body proximate to the distal end extending in a direction away from it. Also disclosed is a suturing technique associated with use of the repair apparatus.
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| Instrument of robot arm for surgery | 20110015650 | 20110120 |
| An instrument for a surgical robot arm is disclosed. The instrument, which is to be mounted on a front end of a robot arm equipped with an actuator, includes: a housing, which is coupled to the front end of the robot arm; a driving wheel, which is coupled to the housing, and which is operated by way of a driving force transferred from the actuator; and a locking part, which is coupled to the housing, and which locks the operation of the driving wheel in correspondence to the mounting and dismounting of the housing on and from the robot arm. By installing a locking part on the instrument, the locking part can be made to restrain the rotation of the driving wheels when mounting or dismounting... |
| (batman) disposable absorbent article having leg wraps and method of making same | 20110015607 | 20110120 |
| A leg wrap structure is provided in a disposable absorbent garment such as a diaper or training pants. The leg wrap structure has a base layer, a top layer, and an elastic construction disposed therebetween. The elastic construction includes a plurality of spaced apart (e.g. generally equally spaced apart) elastic elements (e.g. strands or threads) that are aligned in a generally in generally parallel relation. Further, the top and base layers define a region of inelasticity. The leg wrap structure provides for the efficient formation of a reservoir and a plurality of fluid dams each capable of capturing a quantity of fluid to minimize the occurrence of fluid leaks from the absorbent article. Methods of forming such absorbent articles are disclosed.
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| Dry to wet injector | 20110015568 | 20110120 |
| The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for combining a solid particulate with a solvent prior to an injection protocol within an injector device. The solid particulate may be a pharmaceutical compound and the microcapsules contain a solvent for such particulate. Upon application of pressure, the microcapsules may be configured to burst and release the solvent, thereby dispersing and/or partially dissolving the particulate. The injector therefore allows for the use of relatively unstable pharmaceutically active compounds in a device that requires relatively long storage times and the use of pharmaceutical compounds that are relatively stable in the dry state.
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| System, garment and method | 20110015498 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to a system and garment that incorporates sensors that can be used for measuring or monitoring pressure or forces in feet, the stumps of limbs of an amputee that are fitted with prosthetic devices, or any other parts of the body that are subject to forces such as the buttock while seated or when external pressure inducing devices are employed, such as for example, pressure bandages. The invention also relates to a method to monitor or diagnose any foot or limb related activity for recreational, sporting, military or medical reasons and is particularly aimed at the treatment of neuropathic or other degenerating conditions.
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| Use of benzylideneaminoguanidines and hydroxyguanidines as melanocortin receptor ligands | 20110015437 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I) as ligands to the melanocortin receptors and/or for treatment of disorders in the melanocortin system: wherein X is H or OH; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, electron donor groups such as alkoxy having 1-5 carbon atoms or hydroxy, electron acceptor groups selected from cyano, nitro, trifluoroalkyl or amide; alkylamino, benzoyloxy, nitroxy, phenyl or sulpho; and the pharmacologically active salts thereof.
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| Process for producing alpha-fluoro-beta-amino acids | 20110015428 | 20110120 |
| By using a C8-12 tertiary amine having two or more alkyl groups of C3 or higher, and especially diisopropylethylamine, as the organic base, by-production of quantery ammonium salts is effectively suppressed. By applying the production process of the present invention, it is possible to very easily produce (2R)-3-(dibenzylamino)-2-fluoropropionic acid methyl ester, which is extremely important as a pharmaceutical intermediate, with high positional selectivity even on an industrial scale.
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| Process for preparing crystalline calcium mupirocin dihydrate | 20110015413 | 20110120 |
| Provided herein are methods of preparing crystalline mupirocin calcium dihydrate comprising combining solid mupirocin, solid calcium carbonate, and water in an amount sufficient to form a heterogeneous mixture and precipitate crystalline mupirocin calcium dihydrate from the mixture. In some embodiments, the methods produce nanocrystalline mupirocin calcium dihydrate, suitable for use in pharmaceutical formulations.
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| Novel use of scoparone | 20110015410 | 20110120 |
| Disclosed herein are a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, which contains scoparone as an active ingredient, the use of scoparone for inhibiting the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells and a method for inhibiting the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells using scoparone. According to the disclosed invention, it has been found that scoparone can inhibit the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells by increasing the activity of AMPK. Accordingly, scoparone can be advantageously used as an active ingredient' in drugs for inhibiting the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells, particularly preventing or treating blood vessel restenosis.
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| Sulfonylpyrrolidine modulators of androgen receptor function and method | 20110015408 | 20110120 |
| a prodrug ester, all stereoisomers thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for treating androgen receptor-associated conditions such as age-related diseases is also provided.
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| Method of synthesis of bosentan, its polymorphic forms and its salts | 20110015394 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to alkaline earth metal salts of bosentan, anyhdrous bosentan, polymorphic forms thereof, amorphous bosentan and processes for preparing them. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of bosentan and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.
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| Pyrazole compounds with inhibitory activity against ros kinase | 20110015395 | 20110120 |
| Disclosed herein are novel pyrazole compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a method for preparing the same, and uses thereof as anticancer agents.
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| Process for preparing pyridone derivatives 226 | 20110015392 | 20110120 |
| where X, R1, R2, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined in the specification, is described. Process steps used in the route and novel intermediates prepared during the route are also described and claimed. Compounds of formula (I) are used in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds, in particular inhibitors of MEK, useful in the treatment of hyperproliferative disease such as cancer and inflammatory conditions.
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| Process | 20110015390 | 20110120 |
| The present invention generally relates to a novel process for preparing vitronectin receptor antagonist compounds having a benzodiazepinyl core structure. This invention relates to the preparation of pharmaceutically active compounds which inhibit the vitronectin receptor and are useful for treatment of inflammation, cancer and cardiovascular disorders, such as atherosclerosis and restenosis, and diseases wherein bone resorption is a factor, such as osteoporosis. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel process for preparing (±)-3-oxo-8-{[3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propyl]oxy}-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepine-4-acetic acid, (R)-3-oxo-8-{[3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propyl]oxy}-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepine-4-acetic acid and (S)-3-oxo-8-{[3-(pyridin-2-ylamino)propyl]oxy}-2-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-2-benzazepine-4-acetic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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| Inhibitors of interleukin-1 beta converting enzyme | 20110015371 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are inhibitors of interleukin-1β converting enzyme. The ICE inhibitors of this invention are characterized by specific structural and physicochemical features. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting ICE activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as agents against interleukin-1 mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases and neurodegenerative diseases. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting ICE activity and methods for treating interleukin-1 mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention.
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| Process for the synthesis of n-alkoxyamines | 20110015315 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of sterically hindered amine ethers by the transformation of a corresponding oxo-piperidin to a hydroxy or amino substituted sterically hindered amine ether and the preparation of a N-propoxy or N-propenoxy substituted sterically hindered amine and some novel compounds obtainable by these processes. The compounds made by these processes are particularly effective in the stabilization of polymer compositions against harmful effects of light, oxygen and/or heat and as flame-retardants for polymers.
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| Artichoke hybrid named 'ps-h1860' | 20090328257 | 20091231 |
| A new and distinct hybrid of artichoke named ‘PS-H1860’, characterized by its numerous bud numbers, fleshiness of bracts, fleshiness of hearts, and uniformity of head shapes ability to bolt in warm summer conditions (reduced vernalization requirements) allowing spring/summer planting and fall production.
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| Secreted proteins as markers for cell differentiation | 20090328243 | 20091231 |
| Provided are means and methods for in vitro and in vivo detection of chemically induced effects on embryonic development and differentiation for the purpose of embryotoxicity/teratogenicity screening as well as for the identification of pharmaceuticals such as growth and tissue promoting factors based on differentiating pluripotent embryonic stem (ES) cells. The assays are based on the use of transgenic ES cells and non-human animals comprising such ES cells or derivatives thereof, wherein said ES cells are characterized by the differentiation-dependent expression of a secreted reporter protein; in particular secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (SEAP).
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| Anti-piracy measures for a video game using hidden secrets | 20090328227 | 20091231 |
| Embodiments are directed towards employing hidden secrets on a client device to detect and deter piracy of a computer application. The computer application is partitioned into components, where a subset of the components is initially provided to the client device. In one embodiment, the computer application is unable to execute properly within the removed or other set of components. The removed components not provided to the client device may then be modified based on hidden secrets information and a verification component and provided over a network to the client device. If the verification component is unable to locate an armed secret, or detects that an armed secret is modified, the computer application may be inhibited from installation and/or execution. In one embodiment, a secret might be... |
| Distributed web application firewall | 20090328187 | 20091231 |
| A method for protecting a Web application running on a first local Web Server bases from hacker attacks, said Web Server being connectable to at least one client, the method comprising the following steps: —providing a plurality of preset rules on said Server, which correspond to specific characteristics of HTTP requests; —receiving an HTTP request on said server from the client, said HTTP request comprising a plurality of characteristics; —analyzing said characteristics of said received HTTP request in accordance with said rules provided on said server; —rejecting said HTTP request, if said rules identify said HTTP request as harmful request; —accepting said HTTP request, if said rules identify said HTTP request as trustable request; —classifying said HTTP request as doubtful request, if said rules identify said... |
| Adapting message delivery assignments with hashing and mapping techniques | 20090328054 | 20091231 |
| A system for efficiently distributing messages to a server farm uses a hashing function and a map-based function, or combinations thereof, to distribute messages associated with a processing request. In one implementation, for example, the hashing function has inputs of an identifier for each message in a processing request, and a list of available servers. Upon identifying that any of the servers is unavailable, or will soon be unavailable, the load balancing server uses an alternate map-based assignment function for new requests, and inputs each assignment into a server map. The load balancing server can then use the map or the hashing function, as appropriate, to direct messages to an operating server. Upon receiving an updated list of available servers, the load balancing server can switch... |
| Security system for computers | 20090327637 | 20091231 |
| A security system designed to trap computer viruses is described. The system storage has an external alarm configured to monitor the time every file takes to load by monitoring the drive activity LED of the storage device. The document storage location is hidden and can optionally be accessed via password. If a virus spends an unexpected amount of time attempting to access storage the alarm will trigger. Downloads and other untrusted files are stored in quarantine storage. Documents can only be transferred from the quarantine storage to the system storage via a copy and paste program.
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| Application request routing and load balancing | 20090327460 | 20091231 |
| An application request router that routes incoming application message to various servers in a network farm, even though the original network request itself does not directly specify which server is to handle the request. The application request routing module uses intra-farm routing policy and characteristics of the request itself to identify which of the servers is to handle the message and then dispatches the message to the appropriate server. This allows a user to reconfigure the network farm by reconfiguring the capabilities of the servers in the network farm, and then altering the routing policy accordingly to take advantage of the reconfigured network farm capabilities.
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| On-demand capacity management | 20090327459 | 20091231 |
| Dynamically upsizing and/or downsizing a network farm in response to network demand. An application message router routes messages to the network farm. When the network farm approaches or is anticipated to be approaching capacity, a group of one or more servers may be added to the network farm. When the added server(s) are capable of participating in the network farm, the application message router is triggered to route also to the added servers. When the network farm has excess capacity, a group of one or more servers may be dropped from the network farm. This may be accomplished by triggering the application message router to no longer route messages to the removed servers. The removed servers may be either immediately or gracefully removed from service.
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| Systems and methods for processing electronically transmitted healthcare related transactions | 20090327363 | 20091231 |
| Systems and methods for the processing, modifying, and/or performance of a clinical, administrative and/or financial “value-add” service to an electronic healthcare related transaction from a healthcare provider to a third party such as a pharmacy. A prescription switch provider receives an incoming transaction from a healthcare provider system. The switch provider may then parse the transaction to review or modify data contained in the transaction and/or perform a value-add service or function based on the data contained in the transaction. Alternatively, the switch provider may copy the transaction for parallel processing. The transaction may be forwarded to a third party system, and a response message from the switch provider or the third party may be transmitted to the healthcare provider system pertaining to the modified transaction... |
| Manifest-based enhanced presence publishing | 20090327300 | 20091231 |
| Architecture that facilitates the formalization of contracts across multiple points of presence of a given user so that the multiple presence points can harmoniously publish presence. Enhanced presence publishing rules are formalized as a contract by all the endpoints of a given infoworker. An infoworker can signed on from different releases of software endpoints and to have a consistent presence experience. The infoworker can modify the publishing rules contract in a discoverable fashion by the other infoworker software endpoints. A container contract is provided having default container memberships (presence levels) and static publications. The rules associated with setting and verifying consistency of the default presence store container memberships (presence levels) is formalized. Additionally, the rules associated with making static publications at first time software endpoint registration... |
| Pharmacokinetic modeling of mycophenolic acid | 20090327175 | 20091231 |
| A method of providing a pharmacokinetic model to provide optimize pharmacokinetic data associated with administering a drug to a patient and a method of optimising pharmacokinetic data associated with administering a drug to a patient, data processing apparatus, recording medium and a pharmacokinetic model are disclosed.
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| Recognizing gestures from forearm emg signals | 20090327171 | 20091231 |
| A machine learning model is trained by instructing a user to perform proscribed gestures, sampling signals from EMG sensors arranged arbitrarily on the user's forearm with respect to locations of muscles in the forearm, extracting feature samples from the sampled signals, labeling the feature samples according to the corresponding gestures instructed to be performed, and training the machine learning model with the labeled feature samples. Subsequently, gestures may be recognized using the trained machine learning model by sampling signals from the EMG sensors, extracting from the signals unlabeled feature samples of a same type as those extracted during the training, passing the unlabeled feature samples to the machine learning model, and outputting from the machine learning model indicia of a gesture classified by the machine learning... |
| Systems and methods for providing drug samples to patients | 20090326977 | 20091231 |
| Systems and methods for processing drug sample prescription transactions that determine whether a drug to be prescribed is eligible for sampling and/or whether the patient is eligible for sampling that drug. A prescription transaction for that drug is created and transmitted to a switch provider and is then routed to a pharmacy for prescription fulfillment. Once the prescription has been filled a message may be sent to the prescribing clinician. Moreover, the pharmacy may generate a prescription claim to be adjudicated by a claim processor where the claim specifies voucher and/or coupon information associated with the drug to be sampled that is taken into consideration either prior to or during claim adjudication. A database containing patient and/or drug information may be used to track a patients'... |
| Systems and methods for controlling a replenishment program through a contract pharmacy | 20090326975 | 20091231 |
| The existing infrastructure of a pharmacy may be extended to allow the pharmacy to service patients of one or more qualified entities that are entitled to discounted drugs through one or more qualified programs (e.g., 340B, GPO, PAP, or the like). One or more data structures of the systems already in place at the pharmacy may be leveraged to store data relating to the qualified entity and/or qualified program that covering the patients served by the pharmacy. This data used to comply with the regulatory requirements of the qualifying programs under which the drugs are obtained. The data may also be used to track inventory loaned to the qualifying entity from a common inventory of the pharmacy. The inventory information may be used to replenish the... |
| Robotic arms | 20090326714 | 20091231 |
| A robotic arm of the “top following” type, which can advance into an environment is covered is covered by a sensorised skin. The arm can thus detect a parameter of the environment, and the shape can be adjusted accordingly.
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| Multi-arm robot system interference check via three dimensional automatic zones | 20090326711 | 20091231 |
| A system and method for controlling avoiding collisions in a workcell containing multiple robots is provided. The system includes a sequence of instructions residing on a controller for execution thereon to perform an interference check automatic zone method. The interference check automatic zone method includes the steps of: determining a first portion of a common space that is occupied during a movement of a first robot along a first programmed path; determining a second portion of the common space that is occupied during a movement of a second robot along a second programmed path; comparing the first portion and the second portion to determine if an overlap exists therebetween; and moving the first robot and the second robot in response to whether or not the overlap... |
| Digital-to-analog converter for reducing pop noise and harmonic tone and related converting method | 20090326692 | 20091231 |
| A digital-to-analog converting (DAC) circuit is utilized for converting a 1-bit stream into an analog output signal. The DAC includes an N-bit encoder, a multiplexer, a low-pass filter, and a digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The N-bit encoder is utilized for receiving the 1-bit stream and encoding the 1-bit stream to generate an N-bit stream, where N is larger than 1; the multiplexer is utilized for selectively outputting the N-bit stream or a zero signal as an output signal according to a selection signal; the low-pass filter is utilized to generate a filtered output signal according to the output signal; and the digital to analog conversion circuit is utilized to generate the analog output signal according to the filtered output signal.
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| Turbo type blood pump | 20090326649 | 20091231 |
| An impeller 22 includes a rotating shaft 7 supported rotatably by an upper bearing 9 and a lower bearing 20 at upper and lower ends, a plurality of vanes 6, an arm 18 coupling an inner circumferential side of the vanes to the rotating shaft, an annular coupling portion 8 coupled to an outer circumferential side of each vane, and a driven magnet portion 12 placed in a lower portion of the annular coupling portion. A drive magnet portion 16 provided at a rotor 13 and a driven magnet portion 12 are opposed to each other with a bottom wall of the housing interposed therebetween, and rotation of the rotor is transmitted to the impeller through magnetic coupling. A blockade member 23 is placed below the... |
| Controlled release endoprosthetic device | 20090326633 | 20091231 |
| wherein the micro-deepenings of said structural member and/or said polymer member comprise a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more active ingredients selected from the group consisting of agents to inhibit or at least reduce excessive proliferation of vessel wall cells, agents to enhance the downstream perfusion of tissue, agents to promote and/or to enhance the neo-formation of capillaries, agents designed to modulate the amount or activity of coagulation factors, agents to reduce the amount of Thrombin- and/or Fibrin-formation, embedded therein for release from the member, with such in its expanded state.
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| Customizable therapeutic article for applying heat to the body | 20090326622 | 20091231 |
| A therapeutic delivery system that includes an appliance for selectively holding at least one therapeutic article in contact with at least a portion of a user's body. The therapeutic article may contain an exothermic compound that releases heat after selective activation by the user. The therapeutic article may be selectively located on the appliance by the user. The rate at which the exothermic composition reacts with a catalyst may be selectively controlled by the user. The appliance may be a garment that covers or encloses a portion of the user's body.
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| Cross connector | 20090326588 | 20091231 |
| A cross connector that can be used with a spinal implant includes a first rod clamp having a first end and an opposing second end, the first rod clamp having a first clamp arm crossing a second clamp arm so as to form a scissor coupling. The cross connector also includes a second rod clamp and a cross bar assembly extending between the first rod clamp and the second rod clamp.
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| Clipping device | 20090326558 | 20091231 |
| A clipping device comprises: a clip having a pair of arm portions diverging elastically; and a tubular clamping member fitted onto the pair of arm portions of the clip, each of the pair of arm portions including a projection portion which is formed in a vicinity of a forward end portion thereof to have a width inhibiting passage of the clamping member, and an engagement portion which is formed in a region adjacent to a proximal end side of the projection portion to be engaged with the clamping member, the clamping member being engaged with the engagement portion of each of the pair of arm portions to maintain clamping of the clip so that the pair of arm portions holds an object to be treated.
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| Medical robotic system providing computer generated auxiliary views of a camera instrument for controlling the positioning and orienting of its tip | 20090326556 | 20091231 |
| A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image captured by the camera, an auxiliary view including articulatable arms of the surgical tools and/or camera is generated from sensed or otherwise determined information about their positions and orientations and displayed on a display screen from the perspective of a specified viewing point. Intuitive control is provided to an operator with respect to the auxiliary view while the operator controls the positioning and orienting of the camera.
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| Medical robotic system providing an auxiliary view of articulatable instruments extending out of a distal end of an entry guide | 20090326553 | 20091231 |
| A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with surgical tools and a camera extending out of its distal end. To supplement the view provided by an image captured by the camera, an auxiliary view including articulatable arms of the surgical tools and/or camera is generated from sensed or otherwise determined information about their positions and orientations and displayed on a display screen from the perspective of a specified viewing point.
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| Targeting apparatus for use in a medical procedure | 20090326541 | 20091231 |
| A universal targeting apparatus includes a generally U-shaped body having one end configured to be coupled to the proximal end of the intramedullary implant and a mounting portion at an opposite end of said body. An arm is rotatably mounted to the mounting portion of the U-shaped body and includes bores defined at its opposite ends. Each bore is arranged at a different angle to correspond to the angle of a transverse aperture in the intramedullary implant. The arm can be rotated so an appropriate one of the angled bores is aligned with the transverse aperture to serve as a guide for creating targeting holes in the bone.
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| Method and apparatus for delivering oxygen and/or other gases and/or pharmacological agents to tissue | 20090326508 | 20091231 |
| (ii) when the porous membrane is positioned in blood, the pharmacological agent elutes out of the porous membrane at a rate which matches the desired rate of dosage for the pharmacological agent.
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| Reservoir plunger head systems and methods | 20090326458 | 20091231 |
| A plunger head moveable in an axial direction within a reservoir having an interior volume for containing fluidic media may have a first portion in contact with fluidic media when fluidic media is in the interior volume of the reservoir, the first portion comprising a first material compatible with fluidic media in the interior volume of the reservoir, a second portion located on an opposite side of the plunger head from the interior volume of the reservoir, the second portion connectable to a plunger arm, and a third portion located between the first portion and the second portion of the plunger head, at least one of the first portion, second portion, and the third portion is made of a material that comprises one of a cyclic... |
| Transdermal delivery apparatus and method | 20090326447 | 20091231 |
| An apparatus and method for applying a beneficial agent to the skin is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including first and second chemical reactants, each being compatible with the skin. The first and second chemical reactants react with one another to generate a beneficial agent and enhance the permeability of the skin (e.g., by generating heat). The beneficial agent may then be applied to the skin while the permeability of the skin is enhanced. In selected embodiments, the first chemical reactant includes one or more metals, or alloys thereof, that are compatible (i.e., not harmful) with the skin. Similarly, in selected embodiments, the second chemical reactant may include water. In certain embodiments, the beneficial agent generated by the first and second chemical reactants... |
| Custom patterned wound dressings having patterned fluid flow barriers and methods of manufacturing and using same | 20090326429 | 20091231 |
| A custom fabricated (e.g. custom shaped and dimensioned) wound dressing that matches a corresponding, pre-mapped integumentary wound includes one or more liquid flow barriers composed for example of a hydrophobic and high viscosity liquid embedded in a layer of the dressing. One such embedded hydrophobic liquid barrier covers a skin section immediately adjacent to the wound opening so as to protect the skin section from harmful liquids such as exudates or water. In one embodiment, the skin protecting barrier is substantially comprised of a silicone oil having a viscosity in the range of about 100 cSt to 1000 cSt.
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| Dynamic hand splint | 20090326428 | 20091231 |
| A dynamic splint for the positioning and functional exercise of a neurologically impaired upper extremity, including the wrist, hand and fingers, made up of a forearm support and hand support linked by a first connector. Fingertip caps are connected to finger tension leads that extend rearwardly to connect to a finger tensioner attached to the forearm support. The hand support includes adjustable tension lead guides for directing the finger tension leads to the fingertip caps. The dynamic splint also includes a thumb splint assembly made up of a thumb-tip cap connected to a thumb tension lead that extends rearwardly to a thumb tensioner attached to the forearm support. The thumb splint assembly further includes a thumb tension lead guide for directing the thumb tension lead to... |
| Inside belt | 20080313790 | 20081225 |
| An inner belt fits along the juncture of a person's stomach and thighs. The inner belt has first and second arches with a garment supported by the arch and the arch sized to offset the garment's waistline from the inner belt. Each arch has a front end a rear end fastened to the inner belt. The front end of each arch is located so it fastens to the inner belt adjacent the user's crotch during use. The rear end of each arch is located so it fastens to the inner belt at or before the hips of the user during use. A first loop extends from each arch, over the waistline and a normal, outer belt threads through the first loops and also through the normal... |
| Protective garment with separate inner and outer shells | 20080313793 | 20081225 |
| A protective garment comprising a form-fitting, stretchable inner garment for covering part of a body of a wearer, the inner garment including a plurality of cushioning pads attached thereto with portions of the inner garment being free of the cushioning pads, and an outer shell partially overlying the inner garment, the outer shell including a plurality of flexibly interconnected protective pads cooperating with the cushioning pads to protect at least a major part of the portion of the body, the protective pads being more rigid that the cushioning pads, and the outer shell being separable from the inner garment.
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| Arm support system and components thereof | 20080313813 | 20081225 |
| An arm support system (2), for stabilizing and ergonomically supporting the arm (14) of a breast feeding mother (10) whilst cradling an infant (3) in the traditional suckling position. The arm support system (2) comprising a sleeve (12) for surrounding the user's arm an arm support (4) including: a base (6) for engaging the thigh; and an upper surface (20) for supporting the arm and a temporary attachment means (16, 18) for attaching the sleeve (12) to the arm support (4). The arm support (4) can be an inflatable and deflatable.
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| Interdental brush | 20080313834 | 20081225 |
| Interdental brush with an elongate brush body (12) which comprises an elastically compressible coupling member (19) for snapping-in in a receiving opening (18) of a brush handle (13); wherein the coupling member (19) comprises at least two expanding arms (27, 28) which are elastically movable towards each other; the coupling member (19), on its outer side, comprises a snap-in depression (26) in the region of the expanding arms (27, 28) for a positive-locking fit in the receiving opening (18) of the brush handle (13), the depression being delimited by shoulders (29) extending at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the brush body.
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| Wiper arm assembly having a locking tab and mehtod of construction | 20080313840 | 20081225 |
| A wiper arm assembly and method of construction thereof includes a mounting head and a wiper arm configured for relative rotation during assembly from a disassembled position to a shipping position, wherein the wiper arm and mounting head are locked against rotation toward the disassembled position once in the shipping position. The mounting head and wiper arm have locking surfaces configured for locked engagement with one another while in the shipping position. The locking surfaces are brought into engagement with one another by a force imparted by a spring while rotating the mounting head relative to the wiper arm from the disassembled position toward the shipping position. When in the shipping position, the locking surfaces confront each other and prevent the mounting head and the wiper... |
| Connection element | 20080313841 | 20081225 |
| The invention is based on a connection element (16, 44, 50, 66, 74, 80) for connecting a wiper blade (10), which has at least one spring rail (14) as a supporting element, to a wiper arm in an articulated manner, with the connection element (16, 44, 50, 66, 74, 80) having claws (22, 46, 52) which are integrally formed on the side of a base part (18) and, in the mounted state, surround and retain the spring rail (14) by the base part (18) being supported on a part of a wiper rubber (12) which is arranged between the spring rail (14) and the base part (18, 56, 68, 70). The invention proposes that the connection element (16, 44, 50, 66, 74, 80) has means (28,... |
| Wiper | 20080313842 | 20081225 |
| The present invention relates to a wiper having a wiper arm (1) and a fastening element (3), the fastening element (3) being fastened on the wiper arm (1), and the fastening element (3) having a hub (4) which can be plugged onto a drive shaft (5). Precision alignment of the wiper relative to the drive shaft (5) is made possible in that the fastening element (3) is plugged into a cutout (2) in the wiper arm (1) in a form-fitting manner in one of at least two possible alignments. A wiper constructed in this way is, in addition, compact.
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| Soft wiper | 20080313843 | 20081225 |
| A soft wiper includes a pivotal connector, a pair of wiper strips, a pair of first resilient pieces, a pair of second resilient pieces, a pair of protecting covers, and a pair of end caps. The pivotal connector is pivotally connected to a wiper arm. The pivotal connector is configured to connect with the first resilient pieces, thereby forming a passage between the first resilient pieces for slidably receiving the wiper strips and the second resilient pieces therein. Each of the first and second resilient pieces is extended individually and independently. Accordingly, this provides the soft wiper with an appropriate softness, resiliency, and strength for support the wiper strips and lowering the jerk problem while the soft wiper wiping on a car windscreen.
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| Systems and methods for providing a retractable article tether | 20080313862 | 20081225 |
| This invention relates generally to mechanics, and more specifically, to systems and methods for providing a retractable article tether. In one embodiment, the retractable article tether includes an elongated tether cord, the elongated tether cord including at least one fastener; a housing, the housing rotatably coupled to a retractable mechanism, the elongated tether cord being coupled to the retractable mechanism, and at least one clamp arm, the at least one clamp arm being movably coupled to the housing, wherein the elongated tether cord is configurable to being removably coupled to an article using the at least one fastener and wherein the at least one clamp arm is configurable to being removably coupled to an anchor object.
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| Ironing shoe | 20080313936 | 20081225 |
| An ironing shoe (202) comprising a laminate (204) having at least one laminate opening (215) and a laminate periphery similar to a sole periphery of a sole plate (203) of an iron (201), the sole plate having a sole plate surface (210), the laminate comprising a heat insulating layer (205) having a sole contact surface (206) for making contact with the sole plate surface of the iron and a heat transfer layer (207) having a garment contact surface (208) for ironing. After mounting the ironing shoe according to the invention to the iron, the sole contact surface of the heat insulating layer is in contact with the sole plate surface of the iron. The sole contact surface and the garment contact surface of the heat transfer... |
| Rod magazine for a firearm | 20080313946 | 20081225 |
| Rod magazine for a firearm, having a channel for holding cartridges in a stack, and having a feed for feeding the stack to a channel end which is clasped by magazine lips, which hold the top cartridge in the stack back in the channel direction, but allow its movement approximately transversely with respect to the channel direction beyond the rod magazine, with the channel being equipped with guide strips, which run in the channel direction, for the shoulders of the cartridges, and with the guide strips projecting beyond the channel end and into the movement path, which is located in front of the magazine lips, of the top cartridge.
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| Apparatus for extracting a fishing hook | 20080313950 | 20081225 |
| A device for extracting a fishing hook fastened to a fishing line from the mouth of a fish, having an elongate holding arm and a tubular hook holder which is connected to the front end of the holding arm and can be pivoted by a pivoting device from an engagement position which is oriented forwards into a release position which is oriented backwards, wherein the free internal cross section and the length of the hook holder are dimensioned in such a way that the limb of the fishing hook fits into it, and wherein the hook holder has a lengthwise a slot for introducing the fishing line, and wherein the pivoting device has a connecting rod which acts on the hook holder and is displacable longitudinally... |
| Gap filling system | 20080313989 | 20081225 |
| A concrete construction (10) comprises a first slab (11) and a second slab (12), there being a gap (13) between the slabs. The gap (13) may be formed by removing form work or it may be an expansion joint or a crack induction joint which requires a surface finish. An expandable gap filler support member in the form of a spacer (14) is inserted into the gap before application of a caulking compound as filler. The spacer (14) is an extruded strip which has two opposing Y shaped sections (15) and (16) set back-to-back and formed as a symmetrical unit having divergent flanges (17), (18), (19) and (20) which are able to flex so that the spacer (14) may be inserted in the gap (13). As... |
| Lawn mower | 20080314013 | 20081225 |
| This invention relates to a lawn mower. In certain example embodiments, the lawn mower includes one or more of: (a) a cooling baffle for efficiently cooling a hydraulic fluid tank and/or fluid therein using air flow caused by a combustion engine used for driving mower cutting blade(s); (b) improved cockpit structure including fenders; (c) improved drive wheel(s) adjustment structure or assembly; (d) improved idler arm assembly for use in connection with the cutter deck and/or pump driving belt; and/or (e) improved hose routing structure.
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| Method for operating an internal combustion engine | 20080314028 | 20081225 |
| In a method for operating an air-compressing fuel-injection internal combustion engine having an exhaust gas post-treatment system with a particle filter and a nitrogen oxide reduction catalytic converter, a plurality of internal combustion engine operating settings are provided, each having respective predefined values for predefined internal combustion engine operating parameters. A heating operating setting is set when the internal combustion engine is warming up, while a basic operating setting is set in the warmed-up, while a basic operating setting is set in the warmed-up state. When the temperature in the exhaust gas system exceeds a predefinable first value, the heating operating setting is changed over to the basic operating setting. In the warmed-up state, at least one further, (third) operating setting, with an exhaust gas recirculation... |
| Exhaust gas diverter | 20080314037 | 20081225 |
| A gas diverter includes at least one port circumscribed by a port seat, and a valve subassembly for selectively obstructing the port. The valve subassembly comprises: (a) an actuation arm; (b) a disk coupled to the arm, and (c) an actuator for selectively causing the disk to be urged against said port seat to obstruct said port. In operation, the disk deforms elastically as it is urged against the port seat.
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| Micromachined electrothermal rotary actuator | 20080314040 | 20081225 |
| The present disclosure is directed to a micromachined rotary actuator constructed of a central portion and an outer portion at least partially surrounding the central portion and separated from the central portion by an in-plane gap. A plurality of arms are each connected at one end to the central portion and at another end to the outer portion so as to span the in-plane gap. The arms are constructed of a plurality of horizontally stacked materials positioned to enable the arms to bend in-plane when heated. Conductors are positioned within the actuator for heating the arms. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims.
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| Freezing and storage container for biopharmaceutical drug products | 20080314052 | 20081225 |
| A container for storing a biopharmaceutical drug product is disclosed. The container includes two surface area planar walls. A plurality of smaller side walls circumscribing each of the planar walls. A method of freezing at least one biopharmaceutical product in the container is also disclosed.
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| Air conditioning system | 20080314061 | 20081225 |
| An air conditioning system includes a controller for controlling the feed rate of air from a blower such that the inside of the operator's cab is at higher pressure than outside pressure when a pressurization mode for pressurizing the inside of the operator's cab is selected, a branch duct opening/closing damper device is provided for distributing the air from the blower to an air outlet directed to an operator and an air outlet undirected to the operator (i.e., a defroster air outlet). Further, the controller controls the branch duct opening/closing damper device such that the air is ejected from the air outlet directed to the operator in such a volume that makes the operator have comfortable cool or warm feeling whereas the remaining volume of air... |
| Method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles | 20080314087 | 20081225 |
| A method and a machine for the production of hollow glassware articles, by the blow-and-blow, press-and-blow, press-and-blow paste mold and direct-press processes in a glassware forming machine including single or multiple machine sections each having single or multiple-cavity, comprising: forming a parison in an inverted orientation, into a blank mold and a first transferable and open-able neck ring mold held by an inverting apparatus having a first and a second diametrically opposed arms, each arm holding a transferable and open-able neck ring mold; inverting the parison held by the first transferable and open-able neck ring mold, by rotating the first arm 180° to an upright orientation at an intermediate station, while the second arm with a second transferable and open-able neck ring mold is simultaneously placed... |
| Mechanical oscillator activated or deactivated by a predetermined condition | 20080314150 | 20081225 |
| The present invention is a mechanical oscillator for detection and measurement of corrosive or foreign materials. The elements include a means for mechanical excitation, and a mechanical oscillator, wherein said mechanical oscillator has a resonant frequency, f, and a quality factor, Q. A fuse fixed to the oscillator to change oscillator amplitude to or from essentially zero to resonance amplitude. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanical oscillator has the shape of a tuning fork where one region is compatible with the service fluid and the other region is incompatible with the service fluid or other contaminant. The sensor alarms when a measured amount of the incompatible material has been removed or the physical strength of the material has been compromised.
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| Device and method for measuring snap member detaching force, and snap chuck | 20080314158 | 20081225 |
| A device and method for measuring snap member detaching force, the snap member detaching force measurement device includes a cloth holding unit for holding cloth on the periphery of the snap member attached to the cloth; a snap chucking unit for chucking the snap member from its side portion by a plurality of chucking portions of the unit; a torque gauge for applying torque to the snap member chucked by the chucking portions; a tension unit for relatively pulling the snap member from the cloth; and a tensile force gauge for measuring tensile force provided by the tension unit. The snap chucking unit includes turning arms which can lock, with constant chucking force, the state of the snap member chucked by the chucking portions.
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| Microfluidic device and microtube therefor | 20080314161 | 20081225 |
| A microfluidic device for assessing properties of a fluid. The device utilizes a microtube capable of different vibration modes for promoting certain performance and/or structural aspects of the device. The microtube is supported by a base so as to be spaced apart from a substrate surface. The microtube has a peripheral portion surrounding the base, arms supporting the peripheral portion from the base, and a continuous internal microchannel having at least first and second microchannel portions. Each microchannel portion defines a separate flow route, and each flow route originates at the base, continues through a portion of the peripheral portion, and returns to the base. The first and second microchannel portions are fluidically connected to inlet and outlet ports, respectively, within the base. Vibration of the... |
| Method for testing the functionality of armatures | 20080314170 | 20081225 |
| The disclosure relates to a method for testing the functionality of armatures, e.g., of safety armatures, in process control systems which are assigned a test device for implementing partial stroke testing and which are connected to a control device, which brings about actuation, in accordance with regulations, of the safety armature in an emergency. Prior to the start of the implementation of the partial stroke testing, a request signal is transmitted from the test device to the control device which is answered by the control device with an enable signal, the enable signal being issued as a function of the current process sequence at the armature.
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| Floor mounted pedal with position sensor | 20080314192 | 20081225 |
| An electronically controlled floor mounted pedal assembly with a position sensor includes a base. A control arm is pivotally mounted to the base member at a control arm pivot axis, and a pedal arm is pivotally mounted to the base member at a pedal arm pivot axis. The control arm free end is positioned adjacent an inner surface of the pedal arm. A friction generating member mounted on the control arm free end contacts a pedal arm friction member positioned on the inner surface of the pedal arm to generate frictional hysteresis force. A spring positioned between the base member and the control arm free end initially biases the control arm against the pedal arm. A position sensor supported on the base member about the control... |
| Crank arm assembly and related crank arm and element for transmitting torque from the crank arm to a bicycle chain | 20080314193 | 20081225 |
| A crank arm assembly for a bicycle, comprising a crank arm and an element for transferring torque from the crank arm to a bicycle chain. The crank arm (and the element for transferring torque respectively comprise first and second front coupling means provided with respective matching profiles adapted to be coupled together to transfer torque from the crank arm to the element for transferring torque. In particular, the first and second means for transferring torque comprise respective front toothings, preferably Hirth toothings.
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| Starter for engines | 20080314195 | 20081225 |
| Consequently, the deflection of the armature shaft 2 can be controlled, and the deflection of the clutch outer 24 can be controlled in the range of the smooth torque transfer of the one-way clutch 7.
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| Punch press tool for stamping successive multicharacter impressions into a workpiece | 20080314220 | 20081225 |
| A punch press tool for stamping successive multicharacter impressions into a workpiece such as a piece of steel, sheet metal, or other workpiece, includes a guide body in which a stamp driver is slidably mounted for being driven downwardly toward the workpiece by a punch press ram which is a standard part of a high speed commercial punch press. A multicharacter marking stamp is supported at the lower end of the stamp driver for reciprocal movement therewith. The marking stamp includes multicharacter wheels that are rotated automatically during operation for advancing characters in sequence responsive to the movement of a character advancing arm. At least one character stamp operating lever is operatively associated with the punch press tool for articulation responsive to motion imparted to the... |
| Interactive tool and appertaining method for creating a graphical music display | 20080314228 | 20081225 |
| The invention provides apparatus and a method for creating a visual representation of music that conveys the musical form, structure, event surface, orchestration, and sonic framework of the piece being visualized. The representation comprises visual characters/sprites that move in time according to instructions from the metadata synchronized to the actual musical recording. These characters accurately portray the rhythm, pitch, and timbre of the individual elements in the musical surface (individual lines or performers) and have a hierarchy of representation, e.g. thematic elements that are divided into sub-elements (gestures or phrases) that are further divided into individual notes. The visual representation corresponds to the structure of the music as heard, where simultaneous harmonic events are parsed into individual notes which are then tied together into a rhythmic... |
| Door seal assembly for armored vehicles | 20080314236 | 20081225 |
| A door seal assembly for an armored vehicle includes a first flange extending around the periphery of a door panel and protruding from a cab-facing side thereof. The first flange extends toward the exterior surface of the armored vehicle when the door panel is in a secured-closed condition. A second flange also protrudes from the cab-facing side of the door panel and extends into the opening of the armored vehicle when the door panel is in the secured-closed condition. The second flange being nested within the first flange and spaced-apart therefrom so as to form a channel between the first flange and the second flange and extending around the door panel along the cab-facing side thereof. A third flange protrudes from the exterior surface of the... |
| Wetsuit and associated method of manufacture | 20070294797 | 20071227 |
| A wetsuit having a torso, arms and legs has an outer layer extending over the torso, the arms and the legs, the outer layer having a substantially uniform thickness throughout the torso, the arms and the legs. Plural ancillary panels are attached to the outer layer along an inner surface thereof.
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| Seamless down cloth and manufacturing method thereof | 20070294800 | 20071227 |
| A seamless down cloth and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The cloth comprises a shell fabric, a lining, and down, wherein the down are filled between the shell fabric and the lining, several down areas and pasted areas are spread around the shell fabric, wherein the shell fabric is seamless. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of patterning, cutting, forming down cloth, down filled, and pasting, further, the shell fabric is divided into several down areas by the seamless skill, and every down area is filled the down. The seamless shell fabric can overcome the problem of that the down will bore from the suture, such that can prevent from rain leaking through the suture. The shell fabric can be made by the material with the... |
| Garment decoration | 20070294806 | 20071227 |
| The present garment includes a header having a plurality of spaced elements depending there from without obscuring the substrate. A fastener secures the header to the substrate so that ends of the elements move relative to the garment as the garment moves. The header may be mounted adjacent a hole in the garment and may over lay the hole. A kit for decorating a garment includes a header having a plurality of spaced elements depending there from so that the elements move relative to the garment when attached to a garment as the garment moves; and a fastener for removable securing the header to the garment so that the elements extend vertically without obscuring the garment.
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| Waist cuff | 20070294808 | 20071227 |
| A waist cuff comprising a main body including first and second terminal ends. The main body may be at least partially comprised of a resistive material and present a semi-circular orientation such that a gap is formed between the terminal ends. The main body is operable to be at least partially positioned around a wearer's waist to position a garment thereon.
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| Ventilated toilet apparatus and dual function toilet seat | 20070294814 | 20071227 |
| A ventilated toilet apparatus includes a toilet seat assembly, a pivot, a hinge assembly. The toilet seat assembly comprises a number of intake apertures, air passageways, and an exhaust conduit. The pivot is a hollow tube having a plurality of apertures in the middle section. The hinge assembly comprises a receptive opening and an axial post. The receptive opening receives the pivot, which is firmly attached to the toilet seat assembly. The axial post allows an airflow communication between the toilet seat assembly and the suction device. The toilet seat assembly, pivot, and hinge assembly are disposed in communication with a suction device to eliminate foul air. Addition of a heating unit to a toilet seat body provides a dual function apparatus which can be warmed... |
| Apparatus for transferring a person from a wheelchair to a fixed seat | 20070294823 | 20071227 |
| Apparatus for transferring a person from a wheelchair to a fixed seat is disclosed, including a wheeled gantry that includes opposed front and rear legs and an upper portion connecting the legs, the gantry spanning a transfer station with a side entry for the wheelchair, and being capable of spanning the fixed seat; and a holding apparatus including a transfer seat and support frame, the transfer seat being sized to fit within the fixed seat; a lift for raising and lowering the transfer seat; and a support arm for rotating the support frame within the transfer station. The wheelchair can be wheeled into the transfer station, the person can be raised out of the wheelchair and rotated to face the front leg, the wheeled gantry can... |
| Hinge assembly and foldable electronic device with same | 20070294859 | 20071227 |
| An exemplary hinge assembly (100) includes a shaft (10), a follower (20), a cam (30), a sleeve, a first elastic element (60), and a second elastic element (65). The follower having a projection (23) is rotatable in unison with the shaft. The cam has a cam surface (31). The cam is located around the shaft, with the cam surface abutting against the projection. The sleeve is located around the shaft, and is non-rotatable relative to the cam. The first elastic element has a first arm (61) and an opposite second arm (63). The first elastic element is located around the shaft, with the first arm being fixed relative to the sleeve, and the second arm being fixed relative to the shaft. The second elastic element is... |
| Positioning device for clipping apparatus | 20070294893 | 20071227 |
| A positioning device for clipping apparatus includes a hollow body which has an open side on one side that holds a track portion and an anchor portion on another side. The body houses a sliding member having a clipping unit and a harness arm. The harness arm is connected to the track portion to form a displacement path of the sliding member. The clipping unit includes an upper clipping portion and a lower clipping portion. The upper clipping portion is driven by the sliding member to move close to the lower clipping portion. A linking means connects an elastic element to the anchor portion and the sliding member so that the elastic element can be stretched and retracted against the displacement path of the sliding member... |
| Child's bootie | 20070294919 | 20071227 |
| An infant's bootie comprising a sole, an upper portion, including a tongue, attached to a toe region of the sole, and a back portion attached to a heel portion of the sole. The back portion is unattached to the upper portion except at the sole, thereby allowing the back portion to be folded down to a level of the sole for easy insertion of the infant's foot. The material of the bootie may be lined to provide comfortable protection to the infant, and to aid in retaining warmth.
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| Adjustable orthotic insole and a method of application the same | 20070294922 | 20071227 |
| An adjustable orthotic insole and a unique method of implementation has a shell and a sole lifter that is to correct malalignment of lower extremities and other functions such as cushioning, massage, etc are not anticipated. The distribution of ground reaction force is changed due to the orthotic effect of the sole lifter. A user adjusts position and thickness of the sole lifter incessantly until malalignment of lower extremities is restored to optimal alignment symmetrically. The present invention employs a unique method that the sole lifter is always opposite to rear foot lifter. Once the malalignment of lower extremities is corrected by the orthotic insole, the user would be able to maintain good posture and ambulate in ideal gait. Therefore, symmetric and coordinated movements are harmonious... |
| Containers for carrying firearm accessories and/or supporting firearms | 20070294929 | 20071227 |
| Containers for carrying firearm accessories (e.g., cleaning and maintenance supplies and tools) and/or supporting firearms are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a container includes a housing having an exterior side surface, an aperture in the exterior side surface, a storage device at the aperture, and a support structure at the housing. The storage device has a compartment and is movable between (a) a stowed position in which the compartment is positioned within the housing, and (b) a second position in which the compartment is at least partially external to the housing. The support structure is configured to interface with a removable firearm support for carrying a firearm.
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| Firearm cleaner pouch, patch, and method of use | 20070294931 | 20071227 |
| A cleaning system includes a foldable pouch made of two polymeric sheets thermally bonded to form two compartments, one with wet melt-blown sheet and another with dry melt-blown sheet, each adapted for cleaning gun barrels and firearm components. The compartments are closed with zip-lock closure members offering easy access and resealability. The pouch is foldable and takes up minimal space, such that it is lightweight and able to be stored in compact areas, such as in a compartment on a gun. The cleaning patch includes parallel and perpendicular lines of perforations, such that patches of desired size and shape can be torn off in any two-dimensional size desired. It is contemplated that the cleaning system applies to more than just cleaning materials for firearms.
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| Plant stand | 20070294940 | 20071227 |
| A plant stand with a circular base, locking arms and a main shaft. The plant stand can reside in a plant pot, with the circular base and locking arms fitting precisely with the bottom and sides of the plant pot. Additional plant pots may be placed upon the main shaft of the plant stand in a visually appealing fashion. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
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| Device for the stepped displacement of work pieces | 20070295052 | 20071227 |
| A device (1) for the stepped displacement of workpieces inside a press (2) or similar processing equipment is provided. The device includes at least one or two gripper rails (4) that can be displaced back and forth in the direction of a longitudinal extent thereof and in the feed direction, the rails being displaced transversely in relation to one another in order to engage workpieces. To execute a gripping movement, the gripper rail (4) includes levers (5) that run at an angle and in opposite directions to one another, whereby the ends of the levers that face away from the gripper rail can be displaced towards or away from one another. Pivoting arms (11), which together with the levers (5) form scissors or half scissors type... |
| Ampoule card leak detector assembly | 20070295060 | 20071227 |
| Systems and methods are provided for inspecting ampoule packages for the presence of leaks. The systems and methods may be part of a manufacturing line for ampoule packages, particularly flexible ampoule cards that contain sterile pharmaceutical solutions. The solution-containing packages are compressed in an amount sufficient to cause leaking of solution from a pre-existing tear or perforation in an ampoule. The amount of compression applied is less than that required to cause significant package damage such as bursting. The packages are compressed using surfaces of sensing grids which are effective in detecting presence of a liquid outside the package during the compression. By using the conductive properties of the solution, sensing grids and appropriate circuitry can be used to signal or cause an alarm in the... |
| Method of monitoring the operational condition of a tire | 20070295073 | 20071227 |
| A method for monitoring the operational condition of a tire equipping a vehicle, includes: producing, over time, representative samples of successive values assumed by a changing physical quantity, under otherwise equal conditions, with respect to the number of moles of gaseous fluid present in this tire, exploiting these samples in order to deduce from them an estimated condition of the tire, comparing it to a range of normal driving conditions, and producing an alarm in the case where the estimated condition of the tire is situated outside the range of these normal conditions. The step of exploiting the sample includes comparing the value of an indicator of dispersion of the physical quantity, such as the variance of this quantity, to a predetermined threshold value (L).
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| Pressure gage sensor adjustment device | 20070295092 | 20071227 |
| A sensor adjustment device for an indicating pressure gauge includes a groove disposed on a dial and a sliding member. The sensor moves and is located in the groove by means of the sliding member. The gauge contains a sensor that operates without contacting an indicator needle of the gauge, and electronic signals are outputted from the sensor to automatically send an alarm once the indicator needle passes through where the sensor is located.
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| Eccentric connecting rod system preferably for internal-combustion engines | 20070295122 | 20071227 |
| A drive shaft-connecting rod connection uses an eccentric connection of a connecting rod to a drive shaft determined by the fact that at top dead center the connecting rod-crankshaft mechanism, while it holds the connecting rod axially aligned with the drive shaft bearings, has a displacement arm. The anchorage point of the connecting rod to the drive shaft is displaced by displacement angle with respect to the vertical axis. In this way the explosion force generated during the expansion phase creates, already at top center dead, substantial torque.
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| Anteroposterior position variable pedal apparatus | 20070295146 | 20071227 |
| A push link shaft 4 serving as a center of swing of push links 2a and 2b adapted to directly output a force of operating a brake master cylinder 22 is provided in a pedal apparatus, in addition to a pedal link shaft 5 serving as a center of swing of a pedal arm 7, and pedal links 3 and 3. An application point shaft 10, on which an external force received by the push link 20 and 2b is competitive with a force of stepping on a pedal 11, is adapted to move in an up-down direction when a slider 8, to which the pedal arm 7 is fixed, is moved along a slider rail 9.
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| Joystick device with electric latching detents | 20070295147 | 20071227 |
| A joystick (1) having a yoke pivotally secured to an upper support (28) and a lever (16) pivotally secured to a lower support. The yoke has a latching portion that engages a cam roller (14) on the lever to push the lever downward. Supported on the lever is an armature (24) positioned in spaced relation to a solenoid (26). The solenoid is energized based on the movement of the yoke.
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| Mount for an optical structure and method of mounting an optical structure using such mount | 20070295155 | 20071227 |
| An improved mount for, and method of mounting an, optical structure is provided. The mount has a protruding member extending from a surface of the optical structure, a base element having a mounting structure for mounting the mount to another structure and an upper element extending from the base element having a first opening extending therethrough for receipt therein of at least a portion of the protruding member. The first opening defines first and second arms, each of the arms comprising a head portion and each of the head portions ending at an end. A second opening in the upper element extends through one of the head portions and the end thereof in a direction toward the other head portion, while a third opening exists in... |
| Method for melting magnesium and melting apparatus | 20070295166 | 20071227 |
| An object of the present invention is to provide a melting method for magnesium or a magnesium alloy which detects certainly and immediately combustion of a magnesium melt and emits alarm immediately based on the detection results, and extinguishes immediately the magnesium combustion, in order to achieve the object, the present invention provide a method for melting magnesium while supplying a cover gas containing carbon dioxide and a fireproof agent in a furnace for melting magnesium and obtaining a magnesium melt to cover the surface of the magnesium melt, wherein concentration of carbon monoxide in the furnace or gas discharged from the furnace is measured and magnesium combustion in the furnace is detected based on the concentration of carbon monoxide.
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| Spanner with teeth section at clamp portion | 20070295170 | 20071227 |
| A spanner with a teeth section at a clamp portion has a spanner body. The spanner body includes a holding portion and a driving head which is connected to one end of the holding portion; the driving head having a first jaw and a second jaw; an inner surfaces of the first jaw and the second jaw being driving surfaces; the driving surface of the first jaw being formed with a teeth section; a rearmost tooth of the teeth section near the rear end of the first jaw being a protecting tooth with a larger size than other teeth of the teeth section. The driving surface of the second jaw may have a teeth section as the first jaw or the driving surface of the second... |
| Bendable hand tool | 20070295174 | 20071227 |
| A bendable hand tool comprises a handle having a pivotal section at a front end thereof; the pivotal section being formed with a through hole; an extension block for increasing the arm of the force of the handle tool as the hand tool is bent; a front end of the extension block being formed with a head; an upper end of the extension block being formed with a pivotal hole corresponding to the pivotal section of the handle; when the pivotal hole being aligned to the through hole of the pivotal section, a pivotal shaft passing through the pivotal hole and the through hole and thus the pivotal section being pivotally installed to the handle; and a head installed upon the upper end of the extension... |
| U-joint for double pedal | 20070295191 | 20071227 |
| A drum pedal assembly for connecting a first pedal to a support holding a beater arm may include a telescoping transmission shaft having yokes attached to shaft ends, yokes having bosses, universal joints rotatably attached to bosses and using trunnions, second yokes having bosses attached to universal joints using additional trunnions. The second yokes may rotatably attach a drive assembly rotatably attached to first pedal and an attachment arbor attached to beater arm to facilitate rotation of beater arm when first pedal is depressed. Configuration of assembly, including that of universal joints, may help reduce backlash or vibration in assembly.
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| Firearm cartridge reloading devices and methods | 20070295197 | 20071227 |
| Firearm cartridge loading and reloading dies, such as a die having a metallic body with a cavity extending through the body and a sleeve inserted in the cavity. The sleeve is configured to receive a firearm cartridge and reconfigure the cartridge for loading or reloading. The sleeve can be metal, non-metallic ceramic, and/or.
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| Pultruded non-metallic damage-tolerant hard ballistic laminate and method of manufacture thereof | 20070295198 | 20071227 |
| A lightweight and highly effective armor in which engineered ballistic broad goods are encased in exacting alignment within a specialized housing, composed of a polymeric composite, which is simultaneously formed around the dry broad goods by a pultrusion manufacturing process. The product finds use as protective armoring for vehicles, personal armor, siding and roofing for existing structures, and structural panels for construction of ballistic resistant structures.
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| Ballistic shield with integral firearm | 20070295199 | 20071227 |
| A ballistic shield has a handle to allow for one arm deployment. The shield also includes an integral window and a firearm mounted to the shield that may be dischargeably operated in its mounted position. Optionally, a second firearm at a different orientation from the first firearm, and/or other weapons or accessories may be mounted to the shield.
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| Setback switch for safe and arm | 20070295233 | 20071227 |
| A switch mechanism is provided that has a tubular enclosure; a contact pin electrically insulated from the tubular enclosure; a g-weight positioned inside the tubular enclosure and movable from an open position to a closed position; and a transparent closure that encloses one end of the tubular enclosure. The g-weight is in electrical contact with the contact pin and the tubular enclosure when the g-weight is in the closed position, such that a continuous electrical path exists from the contact pin to the tubular enclosure. The g-weight is for moving from the open position to the closed position when the switch mechanism is subjected to an acceleration greater than a threshold acceleration. The g-weight is visible through the transparent closure such that the position of the... |
| Transportable flotation system | 20070295258 | 20071227 |
| A transportable modular flotation system with sections incorporating a decked supporting structure that is buoyed by heavy duty flotation tubes. The sections are coupled together with pre-tensioned ropes, straps or cables of High Modulus Fiber. The system is suitable for off-loading items from cargo ships in small harbors and onto remote beaches. One embodiment is a heavy-duty lightweight modular causeway system (LMCS™) that is rapidly deployable and recoverable from a Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV). Other embodiments of the present invention may be deployable floating piers or docks; modular commercial causeways, and expedient means to cross environmentally sensitive areas such as marshes or wetlands without employing major earthmoving equipment. Embodiments may also be used for wet-gap crossings, such as currently served by modular bridges, such as... |
| Garments composed of fabric panels incorporating edible cells | 20060288462 | 20061228 |
| A plurality of substantially flexible skeletal members disposed in the form of a portion of a garment fabric panel is disclosed. A plurality of connecting members secure the skeletal member in a configuration corresponding to the shape of the portion of the fabric panel. A plurality of candy members is disposed on the skeletal member. A plurality of knots may be employed in the skeletal members at least at some points between the candy members, whereby limited removal of the candy members may be implemented. A plurality of skeletal lengths may be implemented to provide limited removal of the candy members.
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| Body-protecting adhesive-backed fabric pad ("tibbidy") for use with garments | 20060288463 | 20061228 |
| An article called a tibbidy is disclosed to be attached to an outer garment and provide comfort and protection to the person wearing the garment when the person chooses not to wear inner- or undergarments beneath the garment. The article is a lightweight flexible fabric pad which is configured to conform to the inner surface of a garment, such as the inseam and crotch of a pair of pants or the axillary area of a shirt garment. The product has a soft comfortable top layer, optionally an intermediate supporting layer for the top layer, and an adhesive layer for adhesion to the inner surface of the garment. The product exists in various embodiments, some of which are specifically configured for use by women, others for use... |
| Hooded garment with built-in skull cap, gloves, and lower face covering with mouth opening | 20060288465 | 20061228 |
| An inclusive hooded garment with skullcap, lower face covering with mouth hole, and glove options. The back of a skull cap is permanently fixed to the garment at the base of the hood by stitching or other fixing method allowing for use of the skull cap alone, the hood alone, or both in conjunction. The front, lower portions of both sides of the hood near the user's cheeks include two sets of snaps, buttons or other securing devices that when pulled together and secured create a lower face and chin covering with an opening for the user's mouth. Standard drawstrings or draw cords may be used to tighten the enclosure around the upper face. A thin, functional glove is permanently fixed to the bottom of each... |
| Emergency preparedness vest | 20060288466 | 20061228 |
| An apparatus and method for providing emergency food and water and medical supplies in a body worn garment. The garment has a plurality of pockets labeled with their contents in the form of food and water. Other pockets are labeled with the type of injury the contents are intended to treat thereby eliminating the need to search or look into the pockets to find the supplies appropriate to the injury. The garment has a top vest portion worn around the torso and a separable bottom belt portion which can be worn independently as a belt and complete first aid kit by a second person.
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| All weather hood and safety helmet liner for use with hearing protection ear muffs | 20060288468 | 20061228 |
| An all weather hood with adjustable cuff openings around each ear to accommodate earmuffs designed to provide hearing protection. Earmuffs are put on first, then the hood is pulled on over them and the ear cuffs are adjusted snugly around each earmuff. Also acts as a liner for safety helmets with attached hearing protection earmuffs. The helmet is worn over the hood, then the earmuffs are pulled down passing through the hood ear cuff openings to be placed directly over the ears. The hood ear cuffs are then adjusted snugly around each earmuff. Provides superior hearing protection compared to liners worn under hearing protection earmuffs and provides superior weather protection compared to liners worn over hearing protection earmuffs. The hood, when combined with a safety helmet... |
| Closetool exhauster with an air dividing case | 20060288469 | 20061228 |
| This invention offers a kind of exhausting apparatus with an air dividing case for water closet, comprises water closet, exhaust fan and conducts, wherein the exhausting apparatus having an inner chamber with outlet and inlet. The outlet is connected to an inlet of the exhaust fan through conduct, while the inlet is connected to the water closet through conduct. An adjustable air valve is provided between the inlet and the inner chamber, and the outlet of the exhaust fan is connected to outdoor through conduct. This invention can exhaust air with unpleasant odor inside water closets directly to outdoor to prevent harmful gas from inhaled by persons, but also make one set Apparatus possible to be used for multiple water closets and/or toilets. It may keep... |
| Headrest assembly with improved adjustability for a massage device | 20060288484 | 20061228 |
| A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a resilient assembly (220) that supports the face of the user (15), a support arm assembly (222) that is secured to the massage device (10), and an adjuster assembly (224) that can be used to adjust the position of the resilient assembly (220) relative to the support arm assembly (222). The adjuster assembly (224) can include a first adjuster subassembly (240A) that forms a first, four bar type linkage assembly and a second adjuster subassembly (240B) that second, four bar type linkage assembly. The four bar type linkage assemblies allow for improved range of movement and adjustment of the resilient assembly.
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| Headrest assembly for a massage device with timed support arms and arm connector near the forehead | 20060288487 | 20061228 |
| A headrest assembly (212) for supporting a face of a user (16) of a massage device (10) includes a resilient assembly (220) and a support arm assembly (222). The resilient assembly (220) supports the face (13) of the user. The support arm assembly (222) couples the resilient assembly (220) to the massage device (10). The support arm assembly (222) can include a first support arm (228) that selectively engages a headrest receiver assembly (15) of the massage device (10), a spaced apart second support arm (230) that selectively engages the headrest receiver assembly (15), and an arm connector (232) that couples the support arms (228) (230) together. The arm connector (232) can inhibit relative pivoting of the support arms (228) (230) when the support arms (228)... |
| Bare floor shifter for vacuum cleaner | 20060288522 | 20061228 |
| A bare floor switch assembly for a power head or an upright vacuum cleaner includes a mounting bracket, an idler and idler arm pivotally mounted to the mounting bracket, a biaser for biasing the idler and idler arm to an agitator drive interrupting position and a switch body for engaging and locking the idler arm into an agitator driving position.
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| Articulated caster | 20060288523 | 20061228 |
| An apparatus for supporting an object includes a base assembly and at least three wheels pivotally attached to the base assembly. A pivot arm includes a flange plate at an upper end for attachment to the object. An opposite lower end of the pivot arm includes a universal joint for pivotal motion about two perpendicular axes that is attached to the base assembly. A brake assembly is attached to the pivot arm. The brake assembly includes a first disengaged position and a second engaged position that is latched. When the brake assembly is in the second position, a brake pad is forced downward below a level of a surface and into frictional engagement with the surface. More than one apparatus can also be attached to an... |
| Caster wheel assembly | 20060288526 | 20061228 |
| A sprung caster wheel assembly includes a base member supporting an object thereon and a swivel member mounted for rotation about a vertical swivel axis below the base member. Two spaced apart pivot arms are pivotally coupled to the swivel member for pivotal movement about a first lateral axis and rotatably support a wheel between the free ends thereof. The wheel rotates about a second lateral axis parallel to the first lateral axis and offset to one side of the vertical swivel axis. A torsion spring is helically wound about the first lateral axis and is coupled between the pivot arm and the swivel member to provide a sprung suspension to the base member supported above the wheel.
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| Security door/window stop | 20060288527 | 20061228 |
| A door stop formed of a suction cup attached to body, typically formed of a block of material such as clear plastic, which may be used to lock sliding glass doors and windows in either a closed or in a partially open position. The suction cup will hold to the glass for up to 3 months and dual suction plugs may be used for added security. The body is designed to tip and press the suction cup down to prevent sliding and thereby hold the stop assembly in place even when a strong horizontal force is applied. The body contains an alarm to discourage intruders in the event that the stop is dislodged from the door.
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| Bendable extension arm | 20060288530 | 20061228 |
| A bendable extension arm for extending a user's reach while a tool is connected. The bendable extension arm includes a deformable stiffening wire that is sufficiently deformable to be easily deformed by the hands of a user but stiff enough to resist further bending in the course of tool usage. The stiffening wire has a first end and a second end and is connected at its first end to a wire receptor and at its second end to another wire receptor. The first end also has an attachment means for attaching a tool. A sheath covers the stiffening wire and prevents over bending of the stiffening wire. The extension arm may be bent by hands of the user into desired shapes up to a bending limit... |
| Pseudo-cufflink accessory for garment | 20060288541 | 20061228 |
| An accessory (11) for a blouse or shirt cuff which simulates a cufflink because it is held at the same height as the cuff. The decorative element (15) is joined to an attacher element (21) which passes through the buttonhole of the cuff and is anchored beneath the unbuttoned button (27).
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| One-piece cable armor ferrule | 20060288542 | 20061228 |
| A metal cable armor ferrule includes an outer cylindrical portion and an inner cylindrical portion connected at one end by a radial edge surface, wherein at least the outer cylindrical portion is flared outwardly at an opposite end thereof.
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| Robot arm having a wrist house movable mounted by holding means | 20060288550 | 20061228 |
| An industrial robot including a robot arm having a wrist including a wrist housing that is movably mounted on the robot arm. The wrist housing includes a holder for pivotable connection in one degree of freedom of a rotary robot tool thereto.
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| Machine for producing tubular products with a cutter carried by a rotating arm and relative production method | 20060288558 | 20061228 |
| The machine comprises a mandrel (4), a winding member (7) to helically wind said strips of web material about said mandrel and form a continuous tube; and rotating disk-shaped cutter (25), cooperating with said mandrel (4), to cut the continuous tube (T) into individual tubular products (M). The disk-shaped cutter (25) is carried by a rotating arm (23).
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| Safety razor for shaving face, arms and legs | 20060288595 | 20061228 |
| A safety razor includes a handle and a razor blade unit on top thereof, wherein the razor blade unit has a movable skin contact member, the skin contact member having a leading skin contact part and a trailing skin contact part, and during safety razor use, the leading skin contact part and trailing skin contact part can swing to the front and back with respect to the razor blade body, thereby enabling smooth shaving, whether for a safety razor having no guard part or for a safety razor having a guard part similar to standard safety razors.
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| Heat exchanger for dryer and condensing type dryer using the same | 20060288602 | 20061228 |
| A heat exchanger for a dryer includes a plurality of tube units configured to conduct warm humid air and a plurality of fin units configured to conduct a flow of ambient air. The tube units and fin units are alternately stacked to form a core. The fin units includes a plurality of air channels formed by repeatedly bending a flat metal plate in a zigzag fashion and a plurality of fins formed on surfaces of the air channels. The tube units have a duct form with both ends opened. The tube units may be formed by extrusion. A plurality of channel walls can be formed inside the tube units. A plurality of grooves or fins can also be formed inside the tube units. A plurality of... |
| Cleat guard | 20060288615 | 20061228 |
| The Cleat Guard is a device used to protect the sole, studs, and spikes of all athletic cleats; including, but not limited to, soccer, football, baseball, and golf. The Cleat Guard will also protect surfaces on which wearers of The Cleat Guard walk that would otherwise be harmed by the studs of cleats. The Cleat Guard can be made of a variety of materials and will be sized and shaped to fit securely onto the athletic cleat.
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| Auto-eject gun-lock device with ring-mounted key | 20060288624 | 20061228 |
| A gun-lock device includes a tubular assembly that fits within the bore and a chamber plug member that fits within the chamber of a firearm. The tubular assembly is partially received into the chamber plug member, wherein spring-loaded expandable arrangement at the end thereof engages with the recess within the chamber plug member to lock the tubular assembly within the barrel. The lock subassembly includes a tumbler cylinder arranged to rotate about the longitudinal axis of the tubular assembly and a set of lock-pins which are disposed parallel to, and in a circular formation about, the longitudinal axis of the tumbler cylinder. The resulting overall arrangement yields a compactly packaged gun-lock device suitable for use in combination with a holster-worn firearm, and the key, with such... |
| Firearm locking system and firearm locking kit containing components of system | 20060288625 | 20061228 |
| Systems and methods are provided for locking firearms through use of one or more cable segments having ends to which a locking endpiece and a plugging endpiece are attached, wherein the locking endpiece is locked to or within a locking device or area and the plugging endpiece is plugged within a firearm, thus effectively locking the firearm, the components of which also can be locked through use of a locking sleeve.
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| Wafer fixing and marking | 20060288662 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a method for individually packing sheet or film-type materials in an automatic manner, said materials consisting of at least one material layer, in a packing unit with marked contents. A marking (40) made of a waxy marking material is applied to a warmed first packing material strip (20). The sheet or film-type material (10) is fixed to the marking with a surface thereof, whereby the roughness of the surface thereof is greater than the roughness of the surface of the first packing material strip. A second packing material strip (30) is applied to the sheet or film-type material and is connected to the first packing material strip in order to form a closed packing unit. The packing unit (35) is cooled and... |
| Fence mower | 20060288679 | 20061228 |
| A fence mower comprising a base frame connected to an agricultural tractor, a swing away cutting and dirt removal arm mounted by a pivot pin to the base frame to produce a mower assembly which is free floating by being connected to the agricultural tractor using a 3-point hitching system. Power to the invention is supplied by the tractor's power take off by way of a power take off shaft connected to a right angle gear box mounted on the swing away cutting arm. Through a pulley system, power is delivered to a spindle with a cutting and dirt removal blade attached on the bottom side. The swing away cutting and dirt removal arm is designed to extend beyond the side of the tractor, thus allowing... |
| Vertical pivoting arm apparatus for offset towing | 20060288681 | 20061228 |
| An offset hitch apparatus includes a primary arm pivotally attached at an inner end thereof to the tractor about a primary axis aligned with the-tractor. A secondary arm is pivotally attached at an inner end thereof to an outer end of the primary arm about a secondary axis parallel to the primary axis. The primary arm pivots in a first plane located between a second plane in which the secondary arm pivots and the tractor. An implement attachment frame with wheels is pivotally attached to an outer end of the secondary arm about an implement pivot axis oriented parallel to the primary pivot axis. The primary arm pivots about the primary axis to move the implement attachment frame in or out. A driveline includes a drive... |
| Lawn striper | 20060288683 | 20061228 |
| A roller assembly for attachment to a lawnmower. The roller assembly generally includes a tow arm having first and second links. The first link is configured to be supported at least indirectly on the lawnmower frame. The second link is connected to a shaft mounted with one or more rollers. A spring is disposed between the first and second links and configured to bias the second link downwardly relative to the first link, thereby biasing the rollers against a ground surface. The roller assembly further includes a quick connect assembly for rapid attachment and detachment of the roller assembly to the lawnmower. The roller assembly yet further includes a latch assembly configured to hold the second link and shaft of rollers in a raised position relative... |
| Haymaking machine and a machine | 20060288684 | 20061228 |
| A haymaking machine comprising a frame and a rotatable processing member for crop processing. The processing member is connected with the frame and supported from the ground via a supporting device, which comprises at least one balance arm that is mounted on a substantially horizontal pivot axis and is provided with a wheel at each of its ends. During the crop processing, the wheels bear on the ground, the supporting device further being provided with an element for moving, for transport of the haymaking machine, the balance arm about its pivot axis to an oblique position in which the wheel at one of the ends of the balance arm is located at some distance from the ground. The balance arm comprises two balance arm portions that... |
| Thermoelectric, high-efficiency, water generating device | 20060288709 | 20061228 |
| A water generating device utilizing thermoelectric cooling, also known as Peltier technology, for obtaining potable water from ambient air inside or outside a structure or dwelling, having a unique continuous duct for bringing this supply of ambient air to the device and for releasing the air back outside the device after it has been processed. This device includes a cold sink with which the incoming air is cooled below the dew point to condense the existing water vapor. The cooled air is then redirected over the heat sink which increases the efficiency and cooling capability of the device over that of using only the warmer ambient air to cool the heat sink. The rate of air flow is controlled by the variable speed of one or... |
| Evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator with an angled fan housing | 20060288723 | 20061228 |
| An evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator, such as sandwich-top refrigerators and those used for salads, seafood, ice cream, condiments, and so forth. The food pan refrigerator includes a number of food pans set into the top surface of the refrigerator. The angled fan housing blows the refrigerated air exiting the evaporator evenly across the bottom of the food pans, resulting in even cooling of all pans. In addition, the angled fans effectively and efficiently circulate the air from the fans to the warmest section in the front of the refrigerator and then to the air return located at the bottom of the evaporator. The result is an improved evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator that cools the food pans more evenly and efficiently than prior... |
| Alarm lock | 20060288744 | 20061228 |
| A electronic padlock is disclosed with remote control device. The electronic padlock has a tamper detection mechanism, a camera, and a speaker. The padlock can be remotely controlled using a remote device, such as a device similar to a garage door opener or a cell phone.
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