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10,509,178 | ACCEPTED | Security element and method for production thereof | The invention relates to an object, in particular a security element for security papers, bank notes, identity card or the like, as well as a security paper and a document of value with such a security element. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing the object, in particular the security element o... | 1. Method for producing a security element or transfer element for securing documents of value or for protecting products, comprising the step of vapor depositing a substrate with a multicomponent evaporating material, which is transformed into the vapor phase by means of electron beam or resistance heating, characteri... | This application is a National Phase of International Application Serial No. PCT/EP03/03147, filed Mar. 26, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an object, in particular a security element for security papers, bank notes, identity card or the like, as well as a security paper and a document of value wi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>When producing documents of value, which within the framework of the present invention means bank notes, check forms, shares, identification documents, credit cards, flight tickets and other deeds and documents as well as labels, seals, packaging and other elements for protecting... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is therefore based on the problem of providing a method for producing precious-metal coloured coatings, as well as objects coated by means of such a method, in particular security elements and documents of value with such security elements. The method shall produce a c... | 20040927 | 20100119 | 20050818 | 63048.0 | 0 | SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM | SECURITY ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,509,390 | ACCEPTED | Organic electroluminescence element | An organic electroluminescence device of a long emission life is obtained by stacking an anode, a hole transport layer comprising an organic compound, a light emitting layer comprising an organic compound, an electron transport layer comprising an organic compound, and a cathode, in which the light emitting layer compr... | 1. An organic electroluminescence device comprising: an anode; a hole transport layer comprising an organic compound; a light emitting layer having an organic compound; an electron transport layer having an organic compound; and a cathode which are stacked, characterized in that the light emitting layer includes an org... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence device (hereinafter referred to as an organic EL device) utilizing electroluminescence of an organic compound that emits light by current injection, and having a light emitting layer in which the substance is formed in a layered state. BACK... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In general, each of organic EL devices using an organic material and constituting a display panel has a structure in that an anode as a transparent electrode, plural organic material layers including an organic light emitting layer and a cathode comprising a metal electrode are successively l... | 20050628 | 20100824 | 20051020 | 58157.0 | 0 | YAMNITZKY, MARIE ROSE | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | ||||
10,509,401 | ACCEPTED | Method for attaching two surfaces to each other using a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein and periodate ions | The present invention pertains to a method for attaching two surfaces to each other or coating a surface by providing a bioadhesive composition consisting of an aqueous solution of a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein derived from a byssus-forming mussel, and mixing said bioadhesive composition with a preparation compris... | 1. Method for attaching two surfaces to each other comprising the steps of a) providing a bioadhesive composition consisting of an aqueous solution of a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein, which protein comprises 30-300 amino acids and consists essentially of tandemly linked peptide repeats comprising 3-15 amino acid res... | The present invention pertains to a method for attaching two surfaces to each other or coating a surface, comprising the steps of providing a bioadhesive composition consisting of a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein derived from a byssus-forming mussel, mixing the bioadhesive protein with a high amount of non-enzymatic ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Attachment of different structures is crucial in a wide variety of processes. However, this is frequently associated with problems of different nature depending on what structures are to be attached. Areas that are particularly troublesome are adhesion in the medical field, and a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention pertains to a method for attaching two surfaces to each other or coating a surface, comprising the steps of providing a bioadhesive composition consisting of a bioadhesive polyphenolic protein derived from a byssus-forming mussel, mixing the bioadhesive protein... | 20040924 | 20070306 | 20051013 | 70026.0 | 0 | MONDESI, ROBERT B | METHOD FOR ATTACHING TWO SURFACES TO EACH OTHER USING A BIOADHESIVE POLYPHENOLIC PROTEIN AND PERIODATE IONS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,509,549 | ACCEPTED | Kappa-opioid receptor agonist comprising 2-phenylbenzothiazoline derivative | The present invention provides κ opioid receptor agonists comprising 2-phenylbenzothiazoline derivatives. The present invention relates to κ opioid receptor agonists comprising compounds or salts thereof having the chemical structure represented by the general formula [I]. Namely, it is important for exhibition of the ... | 1. A κ opioid receptor agonist comprising a compound having a chemical structure represented by the following general formula [I] as a basic skeleton or a salt thereof, wherein R is alkyl having an amino group as a substituent; and R1 is acyl. 2. A κ opioid receptor agonist comprising a compound represented by the foll... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to κ opioid receptor agonists comprising 2-phenylbenzothiazoline derivatives or salts thereof and novel 2-phenylbenzothiazoline derivatives or salts thereof. The κ opioid receptor agonists of the present invention are particularly useful as therapeutic agents for pain, prur... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Pain plays a physiologically important role as a warning reaction to know danger. On the other hand, pain is also a significant cause to lower quality of lives (QOL) of patients. Pain accompanying almost all diseases typified by rheumatic diseases is one of causes of dysfunction. Accordingly,... | 20040928 | 20060926 | 20050526 | 99230.0 | 0 | POWERS, FIONA | KAPPA-OPIOID RECEPTOR AGONIST COMPRISING 2-PHENYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE DERIVATIVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,509,622 | ACCEPTED | Novel oxidase | There is disclosed an oxidase gene useful for the diagnosis of RA and the screening of a substance for the treatment of RA and/or a substance for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Also, an inspection method useful as a diagnosis method for RA is disclosed. Additionally, there is disclosed a method for screening a substa... | 1. (1) A polypeptide which comprises the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2, and which is expressed specifically in rheumatoid arthritis patients, or (2) a polypeptide which comprises an amino acid sequence in which from 1 to several amino acids of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO:2 are dele... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a polypeptide as a novel oxidase, a polynucleotide coding for the polypeptide, a vector comprising the polynucleotide, a transformed cell comprising the vector, an inspection method useful for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (to be referred to as RA) and a method for screening ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase is an enzyme which forms an reactive oxygen species (to be referred to as ROS) by receiving an electron from NADPH and finally delivering it to an oxygen molecule. Physiologically, the aforementioned enzyme mainly existi... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows increase in the expression of NOX1-b mRNA in RA patient-derived synovial cells. FIG. 2 shows ROS producing activity of NOX1-b and inhibition by DPI. FIG. 3 shows increase in the expression of COX-2 mRNA and inhibition by DPI in NOX1-b expressing cells. FIG. 4 s... | 20040929 | 20070306 | 20050609 | 86169.0 | 0 | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | NOVEL OXIDASE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,509,928 | ACCEPTED | Clip for fire detector wire | A clip assembly (111) having a clamp member (115) with opposing fingers (121 and 123) configured to form a channel, and an insert member (129) that holds the fire detector wire (128) is disclosed. The insert member (128) is made of, coated with, or treated with an anti-friction material. The insert member includes end ... | 1. A clip for mounting a fire detector wire to a structure comprising: a clip member comprising: a base portion adapted for mounting to the structure; at least two mounting apertures passing through the base portion; and a clamp portion upraised from the base portion having opposing spring action finger members; an ant... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to mounting clips. In particular, the present invention relates to mounting clips for fire detector wires in aircraft. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART Fire detector wires have been in used in aircraft for many years. They are installed in aircraft at selected locations to prod... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The present invention relates to mounting clips. In particular, the present invention relates to mounting clips for fire detector wires in aircraft. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a need for a clip for a fire detector wire in an aircraft that does not rotate when subjected to vibration, and that provides sufficient means of preventing crimping and chafing of the fire detector wire. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a clip... | 20041001 | 20111220 | 20050609 | 63483.0 | 0 | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | CLIP FOR FIRE DETECTOR WIRE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,510,211 | ACCEPTED | Thermoplastic composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a polyester with improved mould release behaviour | The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising (a) an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a polyester, and (b) an effective amount of a mould release agent containing (b1) a fatty acid ester of an aliphatic polyol having 2-6 hydroxy groups and an aliphatic C10-C36 carboxylic acid; and (b2) a saturated alpha-... | 1. Thermoplastic composition comprising (a) an aromatic polycarbonate or a blend of aromatic polycarbonate and polyester, in which the polycarbonate forms the continuous phase, and (b) a mould release agent, wherein the composition comprises 0.01-3 mass % of a mould release agent that contains (b1) a fatty acid ester o... | The invention relates to a thermoplastic composition comprising (a) an aromatic polycarbonate and/or a polyester, and (b) a mould release agent. The invention further concerns the use of the thermoplastic composition according to the invention for injection moulding of articles and to moulded articles thus obtained. Su... | 20050504 | 20081104 | 20051020 | 76533.0 | 0 | YOON, TAE H | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE AND/OR A POLYESTER WITH IMPROVED MOULD RELEASE BEHAVIOUR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,510,229 | ACCEPTED | Antigen-presenting complex-binding compositions and uses thereof | A composition-of-matter comprising an antibody or antibody fragment including an antigen-binding region capable of specifically binding an antigen-presenting portion of a complex composed of a human antigen-presenting molecule and an antigen derived from a pathogen is disclosed. | 1-140. (canceled) 141. A method of killing or damaging a target cell expressing or displaying an antigen-presenting portion of a complex composed of a human antigen-presenting molecule and an antigen derived from a pathogen, the method comprising exposing the target cell to a composition-of-matter comprising an antibod... | FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions-of-matter capable of specifically binding particular antigen-presenting molecule (APM):antigen complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to compositions-of-matter capable of specifically binding a particular human APM:... | <SOH> FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to compositions-of-matter capable of specifically binding particular antigen-presenting molecule (APM):antigen complexes. More particularly, the present invention relates to compositions-of-matter capable of specifically binding a particula... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of detecting an antigen-presenting portion of a complex composed of a human antigen-presenting molecule and an antigen derived from a pathogen, the method comprising: (a) exposing the antigen-presenting port... | 20041013 | 20091229 | 20060420 | 61280.0 | A61K39395 | 0 | LUCAS, ZACHARIAH | ANTIGEN-PRESENTING COMPLEX-BINDING COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,004 | |
10,510,401 | ACCEPTED | Method and composition for the prevention or retarding of staling and its effect during the baking process of bakery products | The present invention is related to a method for the prevention or retarding of staling during the baking process of bakery products which comprises the step of adding a sufficiently effective amount of at least one intermediate thermostable and/or thermostable serine protease in the bakery products. The present invent... | 1. A method for the prevention or retarding of staling during the baking process of bakery products which comprises the step of adding a sufficiently effective amount of at least one intermediate thermostable and/or thermostable serine protease in said bakery products. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the in... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention concerns a method and a composition for the prevention or retarding of staling and associated effects during the baking process of bakery products which comprise at least one intermediate thermostable and/or thermostable serine protease. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The consu... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The consumers prefer to buy fresh bread and they want it to remain fresh for a long time. Retarding the staling has always been a challenge to producers of bakery ingredients. The fact that the production of bread is more and more centralised and farther away from the distributio... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A first aspect of the present invention is related to a method for the prevention or retarding of staling and associated effects during the baking process of bakery products, said method comprising the step of adding a sufficiently effective amount of at least one thermostable prote... | 20050512 | 20161004 | 20051117 | 66452.0 | 0 | BADR, HAMID R | Method and composition for the prevention or retarding of staling of bakery products | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,510,458 | ACCEPTED | Curable foam elasomeric compositions | A two-part curable foaming composition comprising: (A) A first part comprising: (i) an alkoxysilyl capped prepolymer; and (ii) a polyhydrogen siloxane; (iii) optionally a catalyst which accelerates both foaming and cross-linking through said alkoxysilyl groups; and (B) A second part comprising: (i) a nitrogen-containin... | 1. A two-part curable foaming composition comprising: (A) A first part comprising: (i) an alkoxysilyl capped prepolymer; and (ii) a polyhydrogen siloxane; (iii) optionally a catalyst which accelerates both foaming and cross-linking through said alkoxysilyl groups; and (B) A second part comprising: (i) a nitrogen-contai... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to two-part curable foaming compositions which are particularly useful for sealing, adhesive applications, gap filling, noise reduction and vibration dampening. More particularly, the compositions of the present invention relate to elastomeric compositions which unde... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF RELATED TECHNOLOGY <EOH>Elastomeric foaming compositions have been developed for a variety of purposes. For example, the resiliency of elastomeric foamed compositions have advantages as noise and vibration dampening materials. Additionally, gaps can be filled by the expansion of the composition as ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention produces curable foaming elastomeric compositions which produce an elastomeric foam in situ without the addition of blowing agents. The compositions of the present invention rely on the reaction of water and polyhydrogensiloxane crosslinking agent in the presen... | 20050815 | 20100309 | 20060119 | 64723.0 | C08G7700 | 0 | ZEMEL, IRINA SOPJIA | CURABLE FOAM ELASTOMERIC COMPOSITIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | C08G | 2,005 | |
10,510,550 | ACCEPTED | High integrity polyester strapping | Polyester strapping made from polyester and less than 3% by weight of a polyolefn additive exhibits improved resistance to longitudinal splitting when the strapping is later placed under tension in packaging reinforcement applications. The polyolefin improves the longitudinal split resistance of the strapping without f... | 1. Strapping, comprising: more than 92% by weight polyester; and less than 8% by weight of additives comprising one or more polyolefins and optional additional additives; wherein the one or more polyolefins constitute less than 3% by weight of the strapping. 2. The strapping of claim 1, comprising: 97.2-99.8% by weight... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to improved polyester strapping useful for binding pallets, bales, large boxes and the like. In particular, the invention relates to polyester strapping having improved resistance to splitting in the longitudinal direction, while under tension, and improved weldability. BAC... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Strapping made of metal or high strength plastic has long been used to secure the packaging of heavy boxes, pallets loaded with bricks and other heavy objects, large textile bales, and other packaging applications which require high strength reinforcement. Common materials used f... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to polyester strapping which contains polyester and less than 3% by weight of a polyolefin additive selected from reactive or non-reactive linear low density polyethylene, branched low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, polypropylene a... | 20050609 | 20091201 | 20051027 | 93731.0 | 2 | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | HIGH INTEGRITY POLYESTER STRAPPING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,510,651 | ACCEPTED | Wireless enabled memory module | A wireless-enabled memory module provides host devices access to a memory via a standard memory expansion interface and further incorporates embedded processing capability and a wireless network capability. The wireless-enabled memory module can be used in any host device providing a compatible memory card controller a... | 1. A removable module for coupling to a digital host and a wireless network, the coupling to the host being via an expansion port of the host, the wireless network having at least one remote wireless device, the module comprising: a host-to-module interconnect for removable coupling with the host; a host-to-module inte... | SUMMARY A wireless-enabled memory module (WEMM) in accordance with the invention provides devices access to a memory via a standard memory interface and further incorporates embedded processing capability and a wireless network capability. This card can be used in any host device providing a compatible memory card cont... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A wireless-enabled memory module (WEMM) in accordance with the invention provides devices access to a memory via a standard memory interface and further incorporates embedded processing capability and a wireless network capability. This card can be used in any host device providing a compatible memo... | 20041008 | 20081021 | 20060316 | 64682.0 | H04J308 | 1 | ZEWDU, MELESS NMN | WIRELESS ENABLED MEMORY MODULE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04J | 2,004 | ||
10,510,693 | ACCEPTED | Electric driven tool device | The invention relates to an electric driven tool device, especially an electric hand-held tool device, comprising an asynchronous electric motor (2) or a brush-less synchronous electric motor and a computer-controlled motor control device (8). The invention is characterized by a frequency converter (4) which can be con... | 1-18. (canceled) 19. An electric tool device, the device comprising: an electromotor, said electromotor being one of asynchronous or brush-less synchronous; a motor control means, said motor control means having computer control; a frequency converter which can be controlled by said motor control means for applying a d... | The invention concerns an electric driven tool device, in particular, a manual electric tool device, comprising an asynchronous electromotor or a brush-less synchronous electromotor, and a computer-controlled motor control means, i.e. with an, in particular, microprocessor-controlled control electronics. Manual electri... | 20041008 | 20070911 | 20050728 | 95619.0 | 0 | SMITH, TYRONE W | ELECTRIC DRIVEN TOOL DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,510,725 | ACCEPTED | Reflection element of exposure light and production method therefor, mask, exposure system, and production method of semiconductor device | A reflector for extreme ultraviolet light, its manufacture method, a phase shift mask, an exposure apparatus and a semiconductor manufacture method, capable of making the wavelength dependency of a reflectance via a plurality of reflection surfaces be coincident with an center wavelength of exposure light of exposure l... | 1. A reflector for exposure light, characterized in that: said reflector for exposure light has a multi-layer film structure that a plurality of layers are repetitively stacked in the same order; a periodical length of a repetitive stack unit of said multi-layer film structure is set so that a center of full width at h... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a reflector for exposure light having a function of reflecting exposure light, such as mask blanks of exposure masks and reflection mirrors, the reflector being used when a circuit pattern is transferred by exposure light to a subject to be exposed such as a wafer in a l... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Recent fine semiconductor devices require to minimize a pattern width (line width), a pitch between patterns and the like of a circuit pattern to be formed on a wafer and or a resist pattern for forming the circuit pattern and the like. This minimization request can be dealt with by shortenin... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an illustrative diagram showing an example of reflectances when a single reflector is used for extreme ultraviolet light, and more specifically a diagram showing reflectances by one reflector surface of a multi-layer film structure made by stacking 40 layers of Si 4.1... | 20041008 | 20070130 | 20050714 | 70153.0 | 0 | ASSAF, FAYEZ G | Reflector for exposure light and its manufacture method, mask, exposure apparatus and semiconductor device manufacture method | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,510,777 | ACCEPTED | Automated tissue engineering system | The invention provides systems, modules, bioreactor and methods for the automated culture, proliferation, differentiation, production and maintenance of tissue engineered products. In one aspect is an automated tissue engineering system comprising a housing, at least one bioreactor supported by the housing, the bioreac... | 1-137. (canceled) 138. An automated tissue engineering system comprising; a housing; at least one bioreactor supported by said housing, said bioreactor facilitating physiological cellular functions and/ or the generation of one or more tissue constructs from cell and/or tissue sources; a fluid containment system suppor... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to devices, methods and systems for the automated culture, proliferation, differentiation, production and maintenance of tissue engineered products. Such systems, methods and products find use in various clinical and laboratory settings. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Througho... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Throughout this application, various references are cited in parentheses to describe more fully the state of the art to which this invention pertains. The disclosures of these references are hereby incorporated by reference into the present disclosure. During the past several yea... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a user-friendly automated system for cell culture and tissue engineering that can be used in a variety of clinical and research settings for both human and veterinary applications. As used herein, “tissue engineering” may be defined as “the appli... | 20050929 | 20130723 | 20060629 | 64592.0 | C12N508 | 1 | UNDERDAHL, THANE E | AUTOMATED TISSUE ENGINEERING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | C12N | 2,005 | |
10,510,841 | ACCEPTED | Nf-kb inhibitors | The present invention provides novel compounds and methods for using them to treat diseases with aminothiophene inhibitors of IKK-β phosphorylation of IκB. In so doing these aminothiophene inhibitors block pathological activation of transcription factor NF-κB in which diseases excessive activation of NF-κB is implicate... | 1. A compound of formula (I): wherein: R1 represents NR4R5; R2 represents CONH2 or SO2NH2; R3 is selected from the group consisting of halogen, C1-4alkyl, NH2, CF3, OCF3, O-alkyl, S-alkyl, CN, CHO, SO2-alkyl, (CH2)qNR7R8, O—(CH2)qNR7R8, (CH2)q-aryl, O—(CH2)q-aryl, (CH2)q-heteroaryl, O—(CH2)q-heteroaryl, (CH2)q-heteroal... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to a method of inhibiting pathological activation of the transcription factor NF-κB (nuclear factor-KB) using aminothiophene compounds. Such methods are particularly useful for treating diseases in which activation of NF-κB is implicated. More specifically, these... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Recent advances in scientific understanding of the mediators involved in acute and chronic inflammatory diseases and cancer have led to new strategies in the search for effective therapeutics. Traditional approaches include direct target intervention such as the use of specific a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention involves novel compounds and novel methods of inhibiting the activation transcription factor NF-κB using the present compounds. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for treating diseases which may be therapeutically modified by altering the... | 20041008 | 20070227 | 20050728 | 90265.0 | 0 | LAMBKIN, DEBORAH C | NF-KB INHIBITORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,510,874 | ACCEPTED | Method of manufacturing an electronic device, and electronic device | The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device (10), whereby an electric element (11) is attached on or above a carrier plate (4) which comprises a first layer (5) of a first material and a second layer (2) of a second material which differs from the first, which is electrically conducting, w... | 1. A method of manufacturing an electronic device which comprises an electric element provided with first connection regions and with an electrically insulating envelope, which method comprises the steps of: providing a recess in a first surface of a carrier plate, said plate comprising in that order a first layer of a... | The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electronic device which comprises an electric element provided with first connection regions and with an electrically insulating envelope, which method comprises the steps of providing a recess in a first surface of a carrier plate, said plate comprising in that ord... | 20041008 | 20060530 | 20050707 | 69888.0 | 0 | TOLEDO, FERNANDO L | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,510,894 | ACCEPTED | Control circuit | A digital control circuit enables/disables the feedback of serial transmissions of an UART receive signal when the G-LINK output port is short circuited in a particular operational mode. In a conventional operational mode, the digital control circuit monitors the state of the UART's Tx output and during an UART transmi... | 1. A circuit arrangement comprising: a first circuit having an output line and an input line; a second circuit having an input line for receiving signals from the output line of the first circuit, an output line for transmitting signals to the input line of the first circuit; and a control circuit for controlling signa... | Priority is claimed from U.S. provisional patent application 60/371,983 filed Apr. 12, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to control circuits in television set-top boxes, and more particularly, to a feedback control circuit. BACKGROUND In order to achieve high-speed packet transmission, a gigabi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In order to achieve high-speed packet transmission, a gigabit rate transmit/receive chip set (transceiver) must be employed. One such transceiver is a device sold by the Hewlett Packard Company headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., USA, which makes and sells a transmitter designated as the HDMP-102... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the principles of the invention, a digital control circuit (DCC) enables/disables signals transmitted from a second circuit (such as a G-LINK circuit) to an input/output device (such as an universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART)). In addition to transmitting ... | 20041008 | 20080909 | 20050804 | 60016.0 | 0 | FLORES, LEON | DIGITAL CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR SERIAL UART TRANSMISSIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,510,895 | ACCEPTED | Hard surface cleaning compositions | The present invention is directed to a pourable acidic hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which contains suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials, preferably where said discrete particulate materials are based on alginates. | 1. A hard surface cleaning and/or disinfecting composition which comprises: an acid constituent; at least one anionic surfactant; suspended inclusions which appear as visibly discernible, discrete particulate materials; a thickener constituent; optionally, at least one further detersive surfactant selected from nonioni... | The present invention relates to pourable disinfecting hard surface cleaning compositions. More particularly the present invention relates to thickened lavatory cleaning compositions which provide a cleaning and disinfecting effect to hard surfaces, and which include visibly discernible inclusions. Cleaning composition... | 20050408 | 20070306 | 20050804 | 82199.0 | 0 | BOYER, CHARLES I | HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ALIGINATE MATERIALS AND XANTHAN GUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,511,105 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for authenticating user of data transfer device | The invention relates to a method and system for authenticating a user of a data transfer device (such as a terminal in a wireless local area network, i.e. WLAN). The method comprises: setting up a data transfer connection from the data transfer device to a service access point. Next, identification data of the mobile ... | 1. A method for authenticating a user of a data transfer device, comprising: setting up a data transfer connection from the data transfer device to a service access point; inputting identification data of a subscriber of a mobile communications system to the service access point; checking from the mobile communications... | FIELD The invention relates to a method for authenticating a user of a data transfer device and to a system for authenticating a user of a data transfer device. BACKGROUND Prior art knows different methods for authenticating users of data transfer devices. One authentication method is based on the use of a SIM card (Su... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Prior art knows different methods for authenticating users of data transfer devices. One authentication method is based on the use of a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module) placed in the data transfer device, the method requiring, however, a smart card reader in the data transfer device. Moreove... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide an improved method for authenticating a user of a data transfer device and an improved system for authenticating a user of a data transfer device. One aspect of the invention is a method for authenticating a user of a data transfer device, compri... | 20041014 | 20080701 | 20050811 | 90633.0 | 0 | AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING USER OF DATA TRANSFER DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,511,284 | ACCEPTED | Human Papilloma Virus Detection With Dna Microarray | A method is provided of detecting the presence of HPV comprising the following steps: a. amplification and labelling part of the E1 HPV gene, in particular its 3′ end; b. hydrizing the labelled fragment to a solid support containing microarrays with various HPV specific capture probes; c. removing uncaptured labeled fr... | 1. A method of detecting the presence of HPV in a sample comprising the following steps: amplifying and labeling part of the E1 HPV gene, wherein amplification is performed using at least two oligonucleotides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:1 to SEQ ID NO:23, to thereby form a labeled fragment; hybridiz... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is in the field of molecular biology and diagnostics, and relates in particular to an improved diagnostic procedure for the detection of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) types using DNA microarray techniques. The diagnostic method is useful for the detection of any known HPV type... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Cancer is the second overall leading cause of death, after ischemic heart disease, in the United States and Western Europe and despite recent advances in its treatment, there is, for most cancer types, no miracle cure on the horizon. Cancer causes approximately 25% of all deaths. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect of the invention, a combination of oligonucleotides is used, allowing amplification of a part of the E1 HPV gene. This part of the sequence has thus far not been used for HPV typing before. Especially preferred is the 3′ end of the E1 HPV gene, in particular a region be... | 20050421 | 20090512 | 20080626 | 91865.0 | C12Q170 | 0 | WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS DETECTION WITH DNA MICROARRAY | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,005 | |
10,511,294 | ACCEPTED | Adjustable-length tube, in particular for poles | An adjustable-length tube (10) for sticks, having an outer tube (12) and an inner tube (11) that can be inserted telescope-like into the outer tube (12) for adjusting the length of the tube, and having a spreading device (15) that is supported at the insertion end of the inner tube (11), the spreading device being able... | 1-7. (canceled) 8. An adjustable-length pole, the pole comprising: at least one outer tube; an inner tube structured and dimensioned for insertion into said outer tube in a telescoping fashion for adjusting a length of the pole; an inner limit stop disposed at an end of said inner tube; an adjusting screw axially orien... | The present invention relates to an adjustable-length tube, especially for sticks,1 in accordance with the preamble of claim 1. In an adjustable-length tube such as is known from DE 297 06 849 U1, the spreading element is provided with a tapering inner cone oriented towards the inner tube, whereas the corresponding int... | 20041015 | 20100601 | 20050922 | 59578.0 | 1 | GARCIA, ERNESTO | ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH TUBE, IN PARTICULAR FOR POLES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,511,402 | ACCEPTED | Nanoimprint resist | The invention relates to a method for microstructuring electronic components, which yields high resolutions (≦200 nm) at a good aspect ratio while being significantly less expensive than photolithographic methods. The inventive method comprises the following steps: i) a planar unhardened sol film of a nanocomposite com... | 1. A microlithographic arrangement comprising a) a microstructured layer of a nanocomposite composition comprising a1) a polymerizable silane of the general formula (I) and/or (II) and/or condensates derived therefrom SiX4 (I) in which the radicals X are identical or different and are hydrolyzable groups or hydroxyl gr... | The present invention is in the area of microlithography. The miniaturization of electronic components, for which a resolution down to the range of less than 1 μm is required, has been achieved substantially by photolithographic techniques. The limit of resolution is predetermined by the wavelength of the radiation use... | 20050503 | 20081007 | 20051013 | 75123.0 | 0 | DAHIMENE, MAHMOUD | NANOIMPRINT RESIST | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,511,654 | ACCEPTED | Packet error signal generator | A software packet error system for a High Definition Television (HDTV) receiver. A data packet error signal is transferred from a forward error correcting Reed-Solomon decoder to a transport processor. In response to a segment sync signal, the transport processor generates an error signal which appears on a programmabl... | 1. An apparatus for processing a received signal containing a datastream, comprising: a signal decoder, the signal decoder generating a first error signal in response to indecipherable data received by the decoder; and a transport processor, the transport processor receiving the first error signal, the transport proces... | The present patent application is based on and claims priority from Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/372,203 of the same title filed on Apr. 17, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to generally to a method and apparatus for processing a high definition television (HDTV) signal, and more partic... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An example of a portion of a prior art HDTV system 21 is depicted in FIG. 1 . In such a system, a terrestrial analog broadcast signal 1 is forwarded to an input network or front end that includes an RF tuning circuit 14 and an intermediate frequency processor 16 including a doubl... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention utilizes a transport processor, implemented as a microprocessor to execute software instructions within an HDTV receiver to generate an error signal when the receiver demodulator detects an uncorrectable error within a data packet. A packet error signal i... | 20041018 | 20101005 | 20051013 | 89616.0 | 0 | WONG, ALLEN C | PACKET ERROR SIGNAL GENERATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,511,749 | ACCEPTED | Plasma display panel manufacturing method | The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a PDP that prevents defects due to dust adhering to a photomask, for example, from occurring in a structure of the PDP. In photolithography, exposure is performed twice in a same process, and photomask (22) is moved within an allowable range of displacement in an... | 1. A method of manufacturing a plasma display panel, in which a structure of the plasma display panel is formed with photolithography, wherein at least one of the structures of the plasma display panel is exposed twice in a process of forming the structure, and a photomask is moved within an allowable range of displace... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for forming a structure of a plasma display panel (hereinafter, abbreviated as “PDP”) that is known as a large-screen, thin, and lightweight display apparatus. BACKGROUND ART A PDP displays images by exciting a phosphor substance with ultraviolet l... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A PDP displays images by exciting a phosphor substance with ultraviolet light generated by gas discharge for light emission. A PDP is roughly classified into the AC type and DC type by driving method, and the surface-discharge type and opposed-discharge type by discharging method. In terms of... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view showing an example of a general makeup of a PDF manufactured with a manufacturing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2A through 2D illustrate a flow of a process to form an address electrode, which is a s... | 20041019 | 20110607 | 20050929 | 83509.0 | 0 | RAYMOND, BRITTANY L | PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,511,867 | ACCEPTED | Optical element, optical head, optical information recording/reproduction device, computer, video recording device, video reproduction device, server, and car navigation system | The present invention provides a first light source (21) that emits light of a first wavelength, that at least either records onto or reproduces information from an information recording medium (30), a light source (22) that emits light of a second wavelength that records onto or reproduces information from an informat... | 1. An optical element, comprising: a substrate in which grooves are formed; wherein the expression: 380 nm≦(n−1)×d≦420 nm is satisfied, where n is the refractive index of the substrate at a wavelength of 400 nm, and d (nm) is a depth per step of the grooves; and wherein the grooves are formed in two steps of depth d an... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to optical information recording and reproduction apparatuses, computers, image recording devices, image reproduction devices, servers and car navigation systems for performing information recording, reproduction or erasure of information on information recording media such... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Optical memory technology that uses optical disks as high-density, large-volume memory media gradually is being applied widely to and entering general use in digital audio disks, video disks, document file disks and also data files. To successfully achieve recording onto and reproduction of i... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1A is a structural diagram showing how a high density optical disk is recorded and reproduced according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a structural diagram showing how a DVD is recorded and reproduced according to the first embodiment of t... | 20041018 | 20081216 | 20051027 | 86384.0 | 0 | GIESY, ADAM | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL HEAD, OPTICAL INFORMATION RECORDING/REPRODUCTION DEVICE, COMPUTER, VIDEO RECORDING DEVICE, VIDEO REPRODUCTION DEVICE, SERVER, AND CAR NAVIGATION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,511,881 | ACCEPTED | Aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable and method of manufacture | This invention relates to an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) and method of manufacture. An ACCC cable having a composite core surrounded by at least one layer of aluminum conductor. The composite core comprises at least one longitudinally oriented substantially continuous reinforced fiber type... | 1. (canceled) 2. (canceled) 3. (canceled) 4. (canceled) 5. (canceled) 6. (canceled) 7. (canceled) 8. (canceled) 9. (canceled) 10. (canceled) 11. (canceled) 12. (canceled) 13. (canceled) 14. (canceled) 15. (canceled) 16. (canceled) 17. (canceled) 18. (canceled) 19. (canceled) 20. (canceled) 21. (canceled) 22. (canceled)... | CLAIM FOR PRIORITY In relation to this International Application, applicants claim priority of earlier U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/374,879 filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on 23 Apr. 2002, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. TECHNICAL FIELD The present ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to composite core members and aluminum conductor composite core (ACCC) reinforced cable products made therefrom. This invention further relates to a forming process for an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC). In the traditional aluminum co... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Increased ampacity can be achieved by using an aluminum conductor composite core (ACCC) reinforced cable. An ACCC reinforced cable is a high-temperature, low-sag conductor, which can be operated at temperatures above 100° C. while exhibiting stable tensile strength and creep elongat... | 20041019 | 20080506 | 20051013 | 98146.0 | 2 | GRAY, JILL M | ALUMINUM CONDUCTOR COMPOSITE CORE REINFORCED CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,512,034 | ACCEPTED | (Co)polymers and method for the radical (co)polymerisation of olefinically unsaturate monomers | (Co)polymers preparable by free-radical (co)polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of at least one thiocarbamate-functional organic compound, processes for preparing (co)polymers by free-radical (co)polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers, which involves (co)polymerizing the ole... | 1. A (co)polymer comprising a free-radical (co)polymerization product of at least one olefinically unsaturated monomers prepared in the presence of at least one thiocarbamate-functional organic compound. 2. The (co)polymer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thiocarbamate-functional organic compound contains at least on... | The present invention relates to novel (co)polymers preparable by free-radical (co)polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers. The present invention further relates to a novel process for free-radical (co)polymerization of olefinically unsaturated monomers in the presence of thiocarbamate-functional compounds.... | 20041020 | 20061226 | 20050811 | 72241.0 | 0 | TESKIN, FRED M | (CO)POLYMERS AND METHOD FOR THE RADICAL (CO)POLYMERISATION OF OLEFINICALLY UNSATURATE MONOMERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,512,222 | ACCEPTED | Lighting apparatus | Lighting apparatus is provided comprising a light source (10), the light source being encapsulated in a protective medium (11) to seal the light source against ingress of moisture, the lighting apparatus having a heat sink (12, 13), the heat sink having a first region (12) in communication with light source (10) to rec... | 1. Lighting apparatus comprising a light source, the light source being encapsulated in a protective medium to seal the light source against ingress of moisture, the lighting apparatus including a heat sink, the heat sink having a first region in communication with the light source to receive heat from the light source... | The invention relates to lighting apparatus comprising a light source, and particularly though not exclusively, to lighting apparatus for use in a damp or wet environment, for example when caving. The invention provides lighting apparatus comprising a light source, the light source being encapsulated in a protective me... | 20050608 | 20070807 | 20050929 | 97565.0 | 5 | ALAVI, ALI | LIGHTING APPARATUS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,512,358 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for specifying connections for devices on a data bus network | A method and apparatus enables users to specify analog connections for devices on a data bus network such as an IEEE 1394 network in a convenient, time-efficient manner. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of enabling an on-screen display comprising a list of devices connected to the digital... | 1. A method for controlling a video signal processing apparatus, comprising the steps of: coupling the apparatus to a plurality of peripheral devices, each of the plurality of peripheral devices having a digital output and an analog input, wherein the apparatus is coupled to the digital outputs of the plurality of peri... | This application claims priority to and all benefits accruing from two provisional applications filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Apr. 24, 2002, and there assigned Ser. Nos. 60/375,136 and 60/375,207. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a video signal processing apparatus and a method for controlling a video signal processing apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus and a method for enabling a user to efficiently and easily specify sec... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for controlling an apparatus connected to a digital data bus network is disclosed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: coupling the apparatus to a plurality of peripheral devices, ea... | 20041025 | 20110816 | 20050811 | 95930.0 | 0 | TAYLOR, BROOKE JAZMOND | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECIFYING ANALOG CONNECTIONS FOR DATA BUS NETWORK DEVICES HAVING BOTH DIGITAL AND ANALOG OUTPUTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,512,397 | ACCEPTED | Single-piece sealing cover | The invention relates to a single-pieced sealing cover (1) made of a thermoplastic elastomer, especially used to seal an opening (22, 22′, 22″) in a support (20, 20′, 20″) comprising a base body (5) with an adjacent peripheral collar (7) which turns into at least one elastic sealing lip (10, 10′) abutting against one s... | 1. A single-piece sealing cover (1) made of a thermoplastic elastomer for sealing an opening (22, 22′, 22″) in an associated support (20, 20′, 20″), the sealing cover comprising a base body (5) with an adjacent peripheral collar (7), at least one elastic sealing lip (10) abutting against one side of the support (20, 20... | The invention relates to a single-pieced sealing cover made of a thermoplastic elastomer, especially used to seal an opening in a support, comprising a base body, with an adjacent peripheral collar, according to the preamble of claim 1. Sealing covers of this kind (DE 35 12 582 C3, DE 37 13 503 C1) are already known as... | 20050531 | 20090825 | 20050922 | 75969.0 | 0 | MCKINLEY, CHRISTOPHER BRIAN | SINGLE-PIECE SEALING COVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,512,440 | ACCEPTED | Wound dressings comprising hydrated hydrogels and enzymes | A skin dressing, particularly a wound dressing, comprises oxidoreductase enzyme and, optionally, peroxidase enzyme, wherein the enzyme(s) are present in hydrated condition, e.g. being present in one or more hydrated hydrogels. The dressing is used by being located on the skin of a human or animal e.g. over a wound. The... | 1. A skin dressing comprising oxidoreductase enzyme, wherein the enzyme is present in hydrated condition. 2. A dressing according to claim 1, wherein the oxidoreductase enzyme comprises glucose oxidase. 3. A dressing according to claim 1, wherein the dressing further comprises peroxidase enzyme present in hydrated cond... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to skin dressings for application to a part of a human or animal body for treatment of skin, and relates particularly (but not exclusively) wound dressings for treatment of compromised skin, particularly skin lesions, i.e. any interruption in the surface of the skin, whethe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>Wounds frequently become infected. Wound dressings may carry antiseptic substances, and the physical protection they provide prevents ingress of extra infecting microbes, although this microbial exclusion is seldom absolute. Antiseptic substances carried on the dressing pad are n... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a skin dressing comprising oxidoreductase enzyme and optionally peroxidase enzyme, wherein the enzyme(s) are present in hydrated condition. The enzyme(s) are in hydrated condition in the dressing prior to use of the dressing, i.e. prior to application ... | 20041025 | 20100608 | 20060216 | 95925.0 | A61K3844 | 0 | FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY | WOUND DRESSINGS COMPRISING HYDRATED HYDROGELS AND ENZYMES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,004 | |
10,512,449 | ACCEPTED | Dewpoint cooler designed as a frame or part thereof | A dewpoint cooler comprises: a first air circuit and a second air circuit coupled thereto via a heat-conducting wall, through which two circuits can flow two media, wherein the second medium contains a gas, heat-conducting wall break-up means for breaking up at least the thermal boundary layer (50), the laminar boundar... | 1. Dewpoint cooler, comprising: a first air circuit and a second air circuit thermally coupled thereto via an at least partially heat-conducting wall, through which two circuits can flow two respective media, wherein at least the second medium contains a gas, for instance air, with a relative humidity of less than 100%... | The invention relates to a dewpoint cooler, comprising: a first air circuit and a second air circuit thermally coupled thereto via an at least partially heat-conducting wall, through which two circuits can flow two respective media, wherein at least the second medium contains a gas, for instance air, with a relative hu... | 20050923 | 20070703 | 20060427 | 73380.0 | E06B104 | 0 | BOLES, DEREK | DEWPOINT COOLER DESIGNED AS A FRAME OR PART THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | E06B | 2,005 | |||
10,512,524 | ACCEPTED | Dehumidifying device | A dehumidifying device for absorbing water vapour from ambient air comprising a container having an opening to permit water vapour to enter the container, the container having a water-absorbing agent disposed therein for absorbing water vapour, wherein a first portion of the water-absorbing agent is adapted to provide ... | 1. A dehumidifying device for absorbing water vapour from ambient air comprising a container having an opening to permit water vapour to enter the container, the container having a water-absorbing agent disposed therein for absorbing water vapour, wherein a first portion of the water-absorbing agent is adapted to provi... | The present invention relates to a device for absorbing water vapour. Particularly, although not exclusively, it relates to a device for dehumidifying air in a confined or limited space; and to associated methods. Humidity, or water vapour in air, is often undesirable as it may interfere with the storage of moisture se... | 20050511 | 20080129 | 20051006 | 60254.0 | 0 | LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M | DEHUMIDIFYING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,512,611 | ACCEPTED | Method and computer program product for generation of bus functional models | In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for creating a Bus Functional Model of an Integrated Circuit. The method comprises the following steps: providing (102) a detailed specification of said Integrated Circuit, defining (104) an architecture for said Bus Functional Model. In the following... | 1. A method of creating a Bus Functional Model of an Integrated Circuit wherein said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing (102) a detailed specification of said Integrated Circuit, (b) defining (104) an architecture for said Bus Functional Model, (c) mapping (106) between said Integrated Circuit specification ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and a computer program product for generation of Bus Functional Models. In particular the invention is applicable to hardware/software integration, and verification of electronic hardware designs. BACKGROUND As improvements and development of integrated circuits... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As improvements and development of integrated circuits result in miniaturization and complexity of the Integrated Circuits (IC) consideration has to be given to ensure that the ICs built in real hardware will function correctly. To avoid releasing products with errors that can lead to malfunction... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a need for a method for generation of BFM and a computer program product which alleviate or overcome the disadvantages of the prior art. The method and the computer program product of the invention are preferably for use in hardware/software integration, and verification of... | 20060221 | 20091215 | 20061012 | 57365.0 | G06F1750 | 0 | CRAIG, DWIN M | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATION OF BUS FUNCTIONAL MODELS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,006 | |
10,512,668 | ACCEPTED | Stand for albums, scrapbooks and the like | The present invention provides a stand for albums, scrapbooks and the like which is simple and compact causing no trouble to a user. Means for fixing an attaching portion of a stand capable to bend through a fold line to a back cover of an album, a scrapbook or the like and connecting the back cover and the support leg... | 1. A stand for albums, scrapbooks and the like using a stand which is composed of a support leg capable to bend through a fold line and a attaching portion, also developed by fixing the attaching portion of the stand to a back cover of an album, a scrapbook and the like and connecting the back cover with the support le... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a stand structure which enables an album, a scrapbook and the like to be self-sustaining and be decoration such as a photo stand by attaching a support leg to a back of the album, the scrapbook and the like. 2. Description of the Related Ar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a stand structure which enables an album, a scrapbook and the like to be self-sustaining and be decoration such as a photo stand by attaching a support leg to a back of the album, the scrapbook and the like. 2. Description of th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In light of this situation, the present invention discloses a stable stand for albums, scrapbooks and the like, a structure of which is simple and compact causing no trouble to a user. Albums, scrapbooks and the like mentioned in this specification should not be limited to those com... | 20041026 | 20071023 | 20050804 | 59546.0 | 0 | MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D | STAND FOR ALBUMS, SCRAPBOOKS AND THE LIKE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,512,672 | ACCEPTED | Method for stimulation of liquid flow in a well | An improved method of controlled energy delivery utilizing solid, liquid, and gaseous carbon dioxide (CO2) into a water well and the surrounding aquifer to remove deposited material which may cause loss of capacity in wells and a variety of water quality problems. After proper study and evaluation of problems associate... | 1. A method of stimulating a flow of water into a well from water in strata surrounding the well, comprising the steps of gathering information about the history and physical characteristics of the well and surrounding aquifer; providing telemetry machinery to monitor internal conditions within the well; sealing the we... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Mansuy, “Aqua Freed Process,” U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/254,149, filed Dec. 8, 2000, herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to water wells, and more particularl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to water wells, and more particularly to an improved method of removing deposited material from a well and the surrounding aquifer. This method generally comprises initially properly evaluating problems associated with a particular... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The problems of the prior art have been solved by the present invention, which relates to an improved method of removing deposited material from a dry or inefficient well and the surrounding aquifer through initial proper evaluation of problems associated with a particular well and ... | 20050428 | 20070918 | 20051006 | 71879.0 | 1 | SUCHFIELD, GEORGE A | METHOD FOR STIMULATION OF LIQUID FLOW IN A WELL | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,512,818 | ACCEPTED | Steering wheel for boat rudder | A steering wheel for a boat rudder, which can be mounted on a rudder actuating shaft, comprising a substantially circular body (2) with an external peripheral edge (3) for gripping by a user and a central hub (4) defining an axis of rotation (L), characterized in that the body (2) is formed by a plurality of circle por... | 1. A steering wheel for a boat rudder, which can be mounted on a rudder actuating shaft, comprising a substantially circular body with an external peripheral edge for gripping by a user and a central hub defining an axis of rotation, characterized in that said body is formed by a plurality of circle portions which are ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the nautical field and in particular relates to a steering wheel for rudders of boats of various types and dimensions, i.e. sailing boats or motorboats. BACKGROUND ART A steering wheel for a boat rudder may have different dimensions depending on the type and dimensions o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A steering wheel for a boat rudder may have different dimensions depending on the type and dimensions of the craft and may sometimes hinder the movements of persons on-board. U.S. Pat. No. 5,048,444 describes a rudder wheel for boats which is mounted rotatably on a support column by means of ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Further features and advantages of the invention will be more clearly understood from the detailed description of some preferred, but not exclusive embodiments of a steering wheel according to the invention, illustrated by way of a non-limiting example with the aid of the a... | 20051014 | 20091013 | 20060504 | 58455.0 | G05D102 | 0 | BASINGER, SHERMAN D | STEERING WHEEL FOR BOAT RUDDER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G05D | 2,005 | |
10,512,833 | ACCEPTED | Horn antenna combining horizontal and vertical ridges | A horn antenna combining horizontal and vertical corrugations. It is made up of two well differentiated parts, the first part being an antenna with horizontal corrugations, i.e. parallel to the axis of propagation, and a second part with vertical corrugations, i.e. transverse to the axis of propagation. The aperture of... | 1. A corrugated horn antenna whose fundamental mode is TE11 for circular waveguide, characterised in that the horn antenna is configured such that a first part with horizontal corrugations parallel to the axis of propagation is followed by a second part with vertical corrugation transversal to the axis of propagation t... | SECTOR OF THE ART TO WHICH INVENTION REFERS The component presented is encompassed within electromagnetic systems for guiding energy at millimeter wave and microwave frequencies, and optimally adapts any electromagnetic field structure present inside a waveguide with a Gaussian structure. PRIOR STATE OF THE ART Current... | 20050726 | 20060815 | 20060302 | 97884.0 | H01Q1300 | 0 | HO, TAN | HORN ANTENNA COMBINING HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL RIDGES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01Q | 2,005 | |||
10,512,837 | ACCEPTED | Data preservation | A method ensures that a reduction in data throughput is minimized in the event of a cell change in a GPRS network. When it is determined that cell change is appropriate for a mobile station, the BSS ensures that no further data for the mobile station is transmitted form the SGSN, and then continues to transmit all buff... | 1. A method of controlling a cell change in a mobile communications network, in which data is transmitted from a core network node to a radio access node for transmission to a mobile station, and in which data is buffered in the radio access node before transmission to the mobile station, the method comprising: determi... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a mobile communications network, and in particular to a method for compensating for a decrease in the rate of data transfer, which usually occurs when a mobile device moves between different cells in a cellular system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a known Gene... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a known General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) mobile communications network, a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) acts as a gateway to and from an Internet Service Provider (ISP), and has a connection to a general data communications network. Connected to the GGSN is a Serving GPR... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method which allows data throughput to be maintained in the event of a cell change. The method comprises delaying a cell change, and continuing to transfer data from a radio access node to the mobile station u... | 20050527 | 20110920 | 20051027 | 97582.0 | 0 | ZEWARI, SAYED T | A METHOD OF DATA PRESERVATION AND MINIMIZING REDUCTION IN DATA THROUGHPUT IN THE EVENT OF A CELL CHANGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,512,880 | ACCEPTED | Method for producing unsaturated halogenic hydrocarbons and device suitable for use with said method | The invention relates to a method for producing ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic halogenic hydrocarbons by the thermal cleavage of saturated aliphatic halogenic hydrocarbons. According to said method, an educt gas stream is introduced into a reactor, which comprises at least one supply conduit that opens into said r... | 1-70. (canceled) 71. A process for preparing ethylenically unsaturated halogen-containing aliphatic hydrocarbons by thermal dissociation of saturated halogen-containing aliphatic hydrocarbons, which comprises the steps of: a) introducing a feed gas stream comprising heated gaseous halogen-containing aliphatic hydrocarb... | The present invention relates to a process for preparing unsaturated halogen-containing hydrocarbons from saturated halogen-containing hydrocarbons and also a device which is particularly useful for carrying out the process. A preferred process relates to the preparation of vinyl chloride (hereinafter also referred to ... | 20050111 | 20071218 | 20050609 | 96331.0 | 0 | BHAT, NINA NMN | METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED HALOGENIC HYDROCARBONS AND DEVICE SUITABLE FOR USE WITH SAID METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,513,012 | ACCEPTED | Radio system, apparatus, and method of operating the radio system | A method of determining the relative position of a secondary station (SS) in a radio system including at least one master station (MS) and a plurality of secondary stations (SS), comprises the master station establishing a master log of the time stamp of signals transmitted by active stations and their identities and a... | 1. A radio system comprising at least one master station and a plurality of secondary stations, the master station having means for establishing a master log of the time stamp of signals transmitted by active stations and their identities, each of the secondary stations having means for establishing a log of the time s... | The present invention relates to a radio system, apparatus for use in the system, and to a method of operating the radio system, particularly but not exclusively, for determining the position of a radio unit or station in the radio system. Radio positioning systems are well known and include triangulation where bearing... | 20041028 | 20060704 | 20050728 | 69140.0 | 0 | KIM, WESLEY LEO | RADIO SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE RADIO SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,513,023 | ACCEPTED | Fresnel lens sheet, transmission screen using this and rear transmission display unit | A Fresnel lens sheet has an entrance surface (1a) and an exit surface (1b). A plurality of prisms (2) each having a refraction surface (3) and a total-reflection surface (4) are formed on the entrance surface (1a). Light rays projected by a light source (M) disposed on the side of the sloping refraction surfaces (3) on... | 1. A total-reflection Fresnel lens sheet having an entrance surface and an exit surface and capable of sending out light through the exit surface, that is emitted by a light source and fallen on the entrance surface, said Fresnel lens sheet comprising a plurality of prisms formed on the entrance surface and each having... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a Fresnel lens sheet to be included in a transmission screen for a projection television set (PTV) or the like, a transmission screen provided with the Fresnel lens sheet, and a rear projection display. More specifically, the present invention relates to a Fresnel lens s... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The present invention relates to a Fresnel lens sheet to be included in a transmission screen for a projection television set (PTV) or the like, a transmission screen provided with the Fresnel lens sheet, and a rear projection display. More specifically, the present invention relates to a Fr... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a Fresnel lens sheet in a first embodiment according to the present invention; FIG. 2A is a fragmentary enlarged view of the Fresnel lens sheet shown in FIG. 1 ; FIG. 2B is a fragmentary enlarged view of the Fresnel lens sheet shown in FIG. 1 ;... | 20041101 | 20071002 | 20050818 | 59555.0 | 0 | CRUZ, MAGDA | FRESNEL LENS SHEET, TRANSMISSION SCREEN PROVIDED WITH THE SAME AND REAR PROJECTION DISPLAY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,254 | ACCEPTED | Monolithic rail platform and bolt assemblies for a firearm | A firearm assembly for a firearm can include a monolithic rail platform with a handguard portion and an upper receiver portion. The barrel of the firearm can be positioned through the bandguard portion and secured with the upper receiver portion. A firearm assembly can also include a bolt assembly with a bolt carrier h... | 1. A monolithic rail platform for a firearm, comprising: a handguard portion adapted to receive at least a portion of a barrel assembly of the firearm therein; and an upper receiver portion extending rearwardly from and integrally formed with said handguard portion, said upper receiver portion adapted to receive a bolt... | BACKGROUND The use of automatic and semi-automatic rifles is commonly known to be prevalent in the military. Such weapons typically employ an upper receiver and bolt action operating system. One standard weapon for the U.S. Military is the M-16 rifle. Semi-automatic rifles such as the AR15 type are used in the civilian... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The use of automatic and semi-automatic rifles is commonly known to be prevalent in the military. Such weapons typically employ an upper receiver and bolt action operating system. One standard weapon for the U.S. Military is the M-16 rifle. Semi-automatic rifles such as the AR15 type are used in ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention is directed to monolithic rail plate platforms and bolt assemblies for rifles. According to one aspect, there is provided a monolithic rail platform that includes a handguard portion and an upper receiver portion integrally formed with one another as a single component. Accordi... | 20050811 | 20120807 | 20061026 | 60868.0 | F41C2300 | 0 | CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE | MONOLITHIC RAIL PLATFORM AND BOLT ASSEMBLIES FOR A FIREARM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F41C | 2,005 | |
10,513,308 | ACCEPTED | Method of producing a digital fingerprint sensor and the corresponding sensor | An embodiment of the present invention related to fingerprint sensors is described. The sensor comprises an integrated-circuit chip having a sensitive surface, a substrate provided with electrical connections and wire-bonding wires connecting the chip to the electrical connections. The sensor further includes a molded ... | 1. A method of manufacturing a fingerprint sensor the sensor is designed to allow fingerprint detection by the finger sliding over the active surface, the method comprising the following steps: fabricating a sensor chip, the chip being in the form of an elongate strip having two short sides; mounting the chip on a subs... | The invention relates to fingerprint sensors, and more particularly to a method of manufacture that minimizes the production costs and makes it easier to use the sensor and to protect the sensor against external attack. A fingerprint sensor is produced from an integrated circuit, in principle based on silicon, comprisi... | 20041103 | 20080701 | 20050818 | 63034.0 | 0 | ZARNEKE, DAVID A | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND CORRESPONDING SENSOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,513,336 | ACCEPTED | Stent and stent graft | A stent (1) formed in the shape of a generally tubular body which has a spring function with which the tubular body is diameter-contractible toward the central axis (C) of the tubular body and which is expandable to the initial diameter after contraction, the stent being loaded into a sheath and being to be delivered t... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. A stent formed in a shape of a generally tubular body, said tubular body having a central axis, said stent having a spring function with which said tubular body is diameter-contractible toward the central axis of said tubular body, said tubular body being expandable to an initial diameter after con... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a stent and a stent graft for use in the treatment of duct-like organs typified by a blood vessel, particularly in the treatment of an aneurysm of the aorta formed in the main artery. The stent and stent graft of the present invention have a configuration that remarkably... | <SOH> TECHNICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>There are many duct-like organs such as a blood vessel, a biliary tract, a urinary tract, a digestive tract, and the like. These duct-like organs may be caused to have characteristic diseases such as a stricture, occlusion, dilation, or the like due to respective various causes. For exa... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIGS. 1 to 7 are drawings showing the stent and stent graft of the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a schematic drawing (plan view) of the stent of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (B) is a partial enlarged view of the zigzag patterns 7 . FIG. 2 is a plan view obtained by view... | 20050610 | 20100914 | 20051027 | 76936.0 | 0 | HOUSTON, ELIZABETH | STENT AND STENT GRAFT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,513,403 | ACCEPTED | Method and arrangement for producing radiation | A method of producing a radiating plasma with an increased flux stability and uniformity is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating a primary target by urging a liquid under pressure through a nozzle; directing an energy pre-pulse onto the primary target to generate a secondary target in the form of a g... | 1. A method for producing X-ray or EUV radiation by emission from an energy beam produced plasma, comprising the steps of generating (210) a primary target (302, 402, 502) by urging a liquid under pressure through a nozzle; directing (220) a first energy pulse (301, 401, 501) onto said primary target to generate a seco... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for producing X-ray or extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. In particular, the present invention relates to improvements in flux stability and uniformity in connection with energy beam produced plasmas. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION EUV and X-ray sources of high i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>EUV and X-ray sources of high intensity are applied in many fields, for instance surface physics, materials testing, crystal analysis, atomic physics, medical diagnostics, lithography and microscopy. Conventional X-ray sources, in which an electron beam is brought to impinge on a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved method for producing X-ray or EUV radiation by energy beam produced plasma emission, wherein the detrimental effects of these positional fluctuations in the target are eliminated, or at least considerably red... | 20050105 | 20070703 | 20050616 | 63883.0 | 0 | KAO, CHIH CHENG G | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRODUCING RADIATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,513,461 | ACCEPTED | Electric power switch with an electronic memory unit for parameters and conversion factors | An electrical power breaker includes an electronic protective device and an electronic memory. The memory is accommodated in the power breaker such that it is physically separated from said protective device, for operational data for the power breaker. Data security when using the additional electronic memory is increa... | 1. An electrical power breaker comprising: an electronic protective device; an electronic memory, accommodated in the power breaker such that it is physically separated from the protective device, and which can be read or written to by the protective device, for operational data for the power breaker, wherein the elect... | This application is the national phase under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT International Application No. PCT/DE03/01258 which has an International filing date of Apr. 10, 2003, which designated the United States of America and which claims priority on German Patent Application number DE 102 21 572.3 filed May 8, 2002, the ent... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A power breaker of this type has been disclosed in, for example, DE 100 19 092 A1. The protective device, which, in a known manner, is in the form of an electronic overcurrent release, is in this case located in a front region of the power breaker behind a control panel. On the o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Against this background, an embodiment of the invention is based on the object of using methods/devices which are as simple but as effective as possible to significantly improve data security when using an electronic memory in a power breaker. According to an embodiment of the inven... | 20041108 | 20061107 | 20050811 | 96012.0 | 0 | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | ELECTRIC POWER SWITCH WITH AN ELECTRONIC MEMORY UNIT FOR PARAMETERS AND CONVERSION FACTORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,595 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for selecting user policies | The present invention provides a method and system which matches application sessions to user network usage or buying policies based upon a scoring system which reflects a user value to each policy for different applications. Several user policies are stored, each containing a list of matching criteria. Each criterion ... | 1. A method of selecting a user network usage policy for use with an application session, comprising the steps of: a) storing a plurality of user network usage policies; b) for each policy of at least a subset of the stored policies, comparing one or more characteristics of the application session with one or more poli... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to: a method; a computer program; a computer program product; and an apparatus; all for selecting a user network usage policy, and in particular for selecting a user policy to use with a particular application session. BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT INVENTION AND PRIOR ART The m... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE PRESENT INVENTION AND PRIOR ART <EOH>The mapping of application sessions to user policies is a very important requirement for both present and future Internet technologies such as Quality of Service (QoS) provision, usage control and QoS control. At the present time, there is no direct way for ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the problems noted above by the provision of a method and system which provides the matching of application sessions to user network usage or buying policies based upon a scoring system which reflects a user value to each policy for different applicat... | 20041105 | 20141216 | 20051027 | 95515.0 | 0 | SMARTH, GERALD A | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING USER POLICIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,616 | ACCEPTED | Incubator and culture device | Contamination by dust particles, bacteria and so forth in each processing step can be reduced by a simple constitution. A culture vessel is used in which a medium vessel in which a medium is sealed and a waste medium vessel capable of housing the fluid in a main culture vessel are connected to the main culture vessel b... | 1. A culture vessel comprising: at least one medium vessel having one main culture vessel in which a medium is sealed, and at least one waste medium vessel capable of housing the fluid in the culture vessel; said medium vessel and culture vessel being sealed from the outside by connecting lines capable of restricting t... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a culture vessel and culture apparatus for culturing cells. BACKGROUND ART In order to culture cells, a plurality of steps are carried out in order, including an extraction step in which the cells to be cultured are extracted from bone marrow fluid or other liquid extrac... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In order to culture cells, a plurality of steps are carried out in order, including an extraction step in which the cells to be cultured are extracted from bone marrow fluid or other liquid extracted from a patient, a medium preparation step in which a medium suitable for the cells to be cult... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a front view showing a culture vessel as claimed in a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory drawing for explaining a culturing step that applies the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing for explaining a step in which mediu... | 20041104 | 20090217 | 20051027 | 70438.0 | 0 | RAMDHANIE, BOBBY | INCUBATOR AND CULTURE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,648 | ACCEPTED | Metal packaging | A packaging comprising a first and second outer part of metallic material, an inner part of non-metallic material made in one piece and comprising a first and second opposed side between which an element can be stored and a hinging part forming at least one hinge connecting said sides and allowing the sides to be rotat... | 1-49. (canceled) 50. A media storage disk box comprising: a first metal cover pivotally engaged to a second metal cover to be movable between i. a closed condition to provide an enclosure within which a mounting region to support a media storage disk is located ii. an open condition to provide access to said enclosure,... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to metal packaging for storing elements, such as data-carrying elements like Compact Discs or DVDs, which packaging is adapted to be packed in automated packing machines for plastic packaging. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The CD and DVD industries have for decades inv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The CD and DVD industries have for decades invested substantial sums of money in developing metal packaging. However, all these many efforts have not led to metal packaging, which is capable of being packed in the standard automated packing machines commonly used in these industr... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES <EOH>An embodiment of the invention will now be described in details with reference to the drawing in which: FIG. 1 shows an open packaging, FIG. 2 shows two closed packaging according to the present invention, FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of the packaging, FIGS. 4-9 show differ... | 20041105 | 20060530 | 20050804 | 92271.0 | 1 | FIDEI, DAVID | METAL PACKAGING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,765 | ACCEPTED | Compressor | The invention provides a compressor that can reduce occurrence of vibration and noise due to self-induced vibration of an suction valve at the time of a low flow rate surely with an inexpensive structure. In the compressor according to the invention, an opening regulating valve 40 provided in a refrigerant suction chan... | 1. A compressor that includes a cylinder comprising a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet at one end, a cylinder head comprising a refrigerant suction chamber communicating with a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant discharge chamber communicating with a refrigerant outlet, a piston reciprocating in the cylinder... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a compressor that is used in, for example, a refrigeration circuit of an air conditioner for vehicles. BACKGROUND ART In general, as a compressor of this type, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Publication 2001-289177, there is known a compressor that includes... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In general, as a compressor of this type, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Publication 2001-289177, there is known a compressor that includes a cylinder having a refrigerant inlet and a refrigerant outlet at one end, a piston reciprocating in the cylinder, and a tabular suction va... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a compressor representing a first embodiment of the invention; FIGS. 2A and 2B are main part side sectional views of the compressor; FIGS. 3A and 3B are side sectional views of an opening regulating valve; FIGS. 4A and 4B are side sectiona... | 20041109 | 20080715 | 20051013 | 72369.0 | 0 | KIM, TAE JUN | COMPRESSOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,806 | ACCEPTED | N-acylaminoacetonitrile derivatives and their use for controlling parasites | The invention relates to compounds of the general formula in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, W, X, A1, A2, a, b and c are as defined in the specification, and to any enantiomers thereof. The active ingredients have advantageous pesticidal properties. They are particularly suitable for controlling parasites in warm-bloode... | 1. A compound of the formula A compound of formula I in which A1 and A2are, independently of one another, unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted aryl, in which the substituents of A1 and A2, independently of one another, are chosen from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, C1-C6alkyl, halo-C1-C6alkyl, C1-C... | The present invention relates to novel amidoacetonitrile compounds of the formula in which A1 and A2 are, independently of one another, unsubstituted or mono- or polysubstituted aryl, in which the substituents of A1 and A2, independently of one another, are chosen from the group consisting of halogen, nitro, cyano, C1-... | 20041108 | 20081104 | 20050818 | 75363.0 | 0 | SACKEY, EBENEZER O | N-ACYLAMINOACETONITRILE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR USE FOR CONTROLLING PARASITES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,513,807 | ACCEPTED | Solid dosage form comprising a fibrate | The invention provides stable, solid dosage forms and pharmaceutical compositions in particulate form comprising a fibrate, for example fenofibrate, dissolved in an non-aqueous vehicle in order to ensure improved bioavailability of the active ingredient upon oral administration relative to known fibrate formulations. | 1. A solid oral dosage form comprising a fibrate dissolved in a vehicle, which is hydrophobic, hydrophilic or water-miscible. 2. The solid dosage form according to claim 1 in the form of tablets, beads, capsules, grains, pills, granulates, granules, powder, pellets, sachets or troches. 3. The solid dosage form accordin... | The present invention relates to novel solid dosage forms and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a fibrate, notably fenofibrate. Particularly, the invention discloses solid dosage forms having increased bioavailability. The solid dosage forms of the invention comprise fibrate dissolved in a suitable vehicle or mixt... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fibrates are lipid regulating agents. Examples of fibrates include gemifibrozil, fenofibrate, bezafibrate, clofibrate and ciprofibrate. The compounds are regarded as prodrugs and are metabolised in vivo to their active metabolites. For illustrative purposes only, the following is... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The inventors have now found that the bioavailabilty of fenofibrate can be significantly enhanced by dissolving a fibrate, for example fenofibrate, in a suitable vehicle and using the resulting composition for preparing a solid dosage form, i.e. a dosage form excluding material in l... | 20041108 | 20100209 | 20060525 | 91976.0 | A61K920 | 3 | MERCIER, MELISSA S | SOLID DOSAGE FORM COMPRISING A FIBRATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,004 | |
10,513,821 | ACCEPTED | Grin-lens arrangement | A lens arrangement for transforming a divergent, generally astigmatic laser beam from a diode laser into a beam having a high degree of rotational symmetry is disclosed. The arrangement comprises, in series, a first cylindrical gradient index lens arranged with its principal axes parallel to the principal axes of the a... | 1. A lens arrangement (100) for transforming a divergent, generally astigmatic laser beam from a diode laser (110) into a beam having a high degree of rotational symmetry, comprising in series: a first cylindrical gradient index lens (101) arranged with its principal axes parallel to the principal axes of the astigmati... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to beam transformation of astigmatic optical radiation. More particularly, the present invention relates to a lens arrangement for symmetrization of divergent, generally astigmatic optical radiation and to a method of constructing such an arrangement of len... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Solid state lasers that are optically pumped by diode lasers have gained an increased attention during the last years. Solid state lasers are often favored in comparison to diode lasers, because a much better beam quality is obtained from solid state lasers. In order for the opti... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to meet the need mentioned above, by providing a compact arrangement for symmetrization of an astigmatic laser beam. More particularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a compact lens arrangement for beam twisting of a dive... | 20050104 | 20060627 | 20050804 | 59616.0 | 0 | SCHWARTZ, JORDAN MARC | GRIN-LENS ARRANGEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,513,835 | ACCEPTED | Image display device | An image display comprises: a display device having an image output surface at which an image is displayed as a spaced array of pixel elements; an image guide (20) coupled to the image output surface of the display device and comprising a plurality of light transmission guides (80) each having an input end and an outpu... | 1. An image display comprising: a display device having an image output surface at which an image is displayed as a spaced array of pixel elements; an image guide coupled to the image output surface of the display device and comprising a plurality of light transmission guides each having an input end and an output end,... | This invention relates to displays. The technology behind flat-panel displays, such as liquid crystal or plasma displays, has advanced to the stage where a single display can be economically manufactured to about the screen size of a modest domestic television set. To increase the display size of a single-unit display ... | 20050606 | 20100622 | 20051006 | 65305.0 | 0 | RUDE, TIMOTHY L | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,513,900 | ACCEPTED | System and method of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem | Preferred embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem. The system includes first logic to facilitate user specification of the problem to populate a problem statement structure. It also includes second logic to facilitate user specific... | 1. A system for facilitating user thinking about an arbitrary problem, comprising: first logic to facilitate user specification of the problem to populate a problem statement structure; second logic to facilitate user specification of a conclusion, related to the problem specification, to populate a conclusion statemen... | COPYRIGHT NOTICE A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains or may contain material, which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the photocopy reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure in exactly the form it appears in the Patent and T... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>It is widely recognized that good problem solving and thinking skills need to be learned and supported. The availability of computers and electronic information bring an opportunity to support this need. There is today no approach that teaches and supports creative problem solving and thinking as... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides systems and methods of facilitating and evaluating user thinking about an arbitrary problem. According to one aspect of the invention a system and method facilitate user thinking about an arbitrary problem. The system includes (and the method performs) first logic to facilitat... | 20041109 | 20061128 | 20050714 | 89562.0 | 0 | HOLMES, MICHAEL B | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING AND EVALUATING USER THINKING ABOUT AN ARBITRARY PROBLEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,513,972 | ACCEPTED | Recording medium, recording device, reproduction device, recording method and reproduction method | In order to enhance the usability of a write-once recording medium, the recording medium is provided with an ordinary recording/reproduction area, an alternate area, a first alternate-address management information area and a second alternate-address management information area. In addition, written/unwritten state ind... | 1. A recording medium provided with a write-once recording area allowing data to be written therein only once and comprising: an ordinary recording/reproduction area which data is recorded into and reproduced from; an alternate area used for storing data in an alternate-address process for a defect existing in said ord... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a recording medium such as an optical recording medium used particularly as write-once recording media as well as relates to a recording apparatus, a recording method, a reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method, which are provided for the recording medium. BACKGR... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As a technology for recording and reproducing digital data, there is known a data-recording technology for using optical disks including magneto-optical disks as recording media. Examples of the optical disks are a CD (Compact Disk), an MD (Mini-Disk) and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) . The ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the area structure of a disk provided by an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of a one-layer disk provided by the embodiment; FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the stru... | 20041109 | 20071002 | 20050922 | 68606.0 | 1 | HALEY, JOSEPH R | RECORDING MEDIUM, RECORDING DEVICE, REPRODUCTION DEVICE, RECORDING METHOD AND REPRODUCTION METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,514,027 | ACCEPTED | Agents for preventing or ameliorating insulin resistance and /or obesity | The present invention provides a low-molecular inhibitor of GIP functions and, further, an agent for preventing/ameliorating obesity based on inhibition of GIP functions, which comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following general formula (I): (wherein R1 represents hydrogen, halogen, a ni... | 1. A GIP function inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by the following general formula (I): (wherein R1 represents hydrogen, a halogen atom, a nitro group or a cyano group, R2 represents hydrogen or a halogen atom or may, together with R3, form an optionally substituted benzene ring or... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a GIP function inhibitor comprising a previously known methylidene hydrazide compound as an active ingredient and, further, to an agent for preventing/ameliorating obesity. BACKGROUND ART Glucose dependent-insulinotropic polypeptide, also known as, gastric inhibitory pol... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Glucose dependent-insulinotropic polypeptide, also known as, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (hereinafter, abbreviated to GIP) is one of the gastrointestinal hormones belonging to a glucagon/secretin family. GIP, together with glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), is referred to as incretin and sec... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING <EOH>FIG. 1 is a graph showing the ratio of the amount of cAMP formed upon addition of each compound in Pharmacological Test Example 1 in this specification to the amount of cAMP formed in the absence of the compound. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="l... | 20050105 | 20060725 | 20050721 | 99230.0 | 0 | POWERS, FIONA | AGENT FOR PREVENTING /AMELIORATING OBESITY COMPRISING METHYLIDENE HYDRIZIDE COMPOUND AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,514,303 | ACCEPTED | Ph sensitive prodrugs of 2,6-diisopropylphenol | The present invention is directed to water-soluble derivatives of 2,6-diisopropylphenol (Propofol). The compounds act as prodrugs of 2,6-diisopropylphenol and metabolize rapidly to Propofol thereby providing an alternative to the water-insoluble 2,6-diisopropylphenol. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compou... | 1. A compound of formula A: wherein: R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl; Each X is independently C1-10 alkyl; Y is heteroaryl, saturated heterocyclic, or NR2R3, R2 and R3 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, or R2 and R3, together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, combine to form a saturated heterocyclic or ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to prodrugs and more specifically to water-soluble derivatives of 2,6-diisopropylphenol (Propofol). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 2,6-diisopropylphenol is highly lipophilic and is practically insoluble in water. For intravenous applications, it is formulated in water... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>2,6-diisopropylphenol is highly lipophilic and is practically insoluble in water. For intravenous applications, it is formulated in water using a variety of solubilizing agents and/or emulsifiers. Examples of such formulations include Cremophor™, Intralipid™, Diprivan™, Disoprofo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention describes non-toxic and water-soluble derivatives of 2,6-diisopropylphenol or Propofol, a low molecular weight alcohol that is administered intravenously and serves as a sedative-hypnotic agent in humans and animals. 2,6-diisopropylphenol has a broad range of a... | 20050617 | 20070731 | 20051020 | 97224.0 | 0 | BARKER, MICHAEL P | PH SENSITIVE PRODRUGS OF 2,6-DIISOPROPYLPHENOL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,514,352 | ACCEPTED | Pseudopolymorphic forms of a hiv protease inhibitor | New pseudopolymorphic forms of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-yl (1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate and processes for producing them are disclosed. | 1. A pseudopolymorph of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro [2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate. 2. A pseudopolymorph according to claim 1, wherein the pseudopolymorph is a hydrate solvate, alcohol solvate, alkane solvate, ketone solvate, ether solvate, cycloet... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to novel pseudopolymorphic forms of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydro-furo[2,3-b]furan-3-yl(1S,2R)-3-[[(4-aminophenyl)sulfonyl](isobutyl)amino]-1-benzyl-2-hydroxypropylcarbamate, a method for their preparation as well as their use as a medicament. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Virus-encoded pr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Virus-encoded proteases, which are essential for viral replication, are required for the processing of viral protein precursors. Interference with the processing of protein precursors inhibits the formation of infectious virions. Accordingly, inhibitors of viral proteases may be ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Present invention concerns pseudopolymorphic forms of compound of formula (X) for the preparation of pharmaceutical formulations. Such pseudopolymorphic forms contribute to pharmaceutical formulations in improved stability and bioavailability. They can be manufactured in sufficient ... | 20041112 | 20100420 | 20051110 | 99703.0 | 12 | CHANG, CELIA C | PSEUDOPOLYMORPHIC FORMS OF A HIV PROTEASE INHIBITOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,514,601 | ACCEPTED | Grinder | A grinder is disclosed which has a housing (12) in which a rotatable disc (60) is mounted. The disc (60) is rotated by a motor (40)and the disc (60) has a periphery which is adjacent an inner stationary wall (102) of the housing (12 ). An air inlet (108) is arranged below the disc and the disc carries vanes (100) so th... | 1. An impact particle grinder, including; a housing having an inner wall; a grinding disc mounted in the housing for rotation within the housing; means for rotating the grinding disc; an inlet for depositing material onto a first location on the rotating disc, so kinetic energy is supplied to the material from the disc... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a grinder for reducing material to small particles which can then be used, for example, as a fuel, fertiliser, or an additive to other constituents, broken down small size particles for convenient waste disposal, providing particles for use in industry, and also for sepa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Many devices exist that can reduce material to small particle sizes, but most are large, slow, heavy, and consume large amounts of energy. However, very few machines exist which can economically reduce particles down to very small fine particle sizes. Grinding of materials to very small parti... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of a first invention is to provide an impact particle grinder which can reduce gross particles down to a much smaller particle size. A first invention may be said to reside in an impact particle grinder, comprising; a housing having an inner wall; a grinding disc mounted i... | 20041116 | 20070424 | 20051013 | 75483.0 | 0 | ROSENBAUM, MARK | GRINDER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,514,627 | ACCEPTED | Angle-multiplexing hologram recording device, method, hologram reproduction device, and method | A hologram recording apparatus (100) includes a record angle change device (19) capable of relatively changing the record angle of a hologram recording medium (200) relative to signal light (L3) and reference light (L2); and a control device (18). The control device sets a record angle for recording a specific angle re... | 1. An angle-multiplex type hologram recording apparatus comprising: a light source for performing an irradiation with source light including signal light and reference light; a spatial light modulator disposed in an optical path of the signal light, for modulating the signal light; an optical system for introducing the... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a hologram recording apparatus for and method of irradiating a hologram recording medium with signal light via a spatial light modulator to recording information and a hologram reproduction apparatus for and method of reproducing the information from the hologram recorde... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Heretofore, a hologram recording apparatus, which may be provided with a liquid crystal device and the like, irradiates a spatial light modulator for modulating light depending on record information to be recorded, with laser light as signal light. Particularly, in the spatial light modulator... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an entire configuration of the first embodiment of the hologram recording apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically illustrating the spatial light modulator employed in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a... | 20060120 | 20080304 | 20060525 | 70153.0 | G03H126 | 0 | ASSAF, FAYEZ G | ANGLE-MULTIPLEXING HOLOGRAM RECORDING DEVICE, METHOD, HOLOGRAM REPRODUCTION DEVICE, AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G03H | 2,006 | |
10,514,727 | ACCEPTED | Solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization and catalyst | A solid catalyst component for polymerization of olefins prepared by contacting (a) a dialkoxy magnesium compound, (b) a tetra-valent titanium halide, and (c) an electron donor compound of the formula R1R2C(COOR3)2 suspended in (d) an aromatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point in the range of 50-150° C. The catalyst c... | 1. A solid catalyst component (A1) for polymerization of olefins prepared by contacting (a1) a dialkoxy magnesium compound, (b) a tetravalent titanium halide, and (c) an electron donor compound of the following formula (1), R1R2C(COOR3)2 (1) wherein R1 and R2 individually represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, linear... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a solid catalyst component and a catalyst for polymerization of olefins, which exhibit high activity and excellent catalytic activity to hydrogen and can produce highly stereoregular polymers in a high yield. BACKGROUND ART A solid catalyst component containing magnesium... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A solid catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium, an electron donor compound, and a halogen as essential components used for the polymerization of olefins such as propylene has been known in the art. A large number of methods for polymerizing or copolymerizing olefins in the presence... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a process for preparing the polymerization catalyst of the present invention. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | 20041124 | 20070424 | 20051013 | 94929.0 | 0 | MARCANTONI, PAUL D | SOLID CATALYST COMPONENT FOR OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION AND CATALYST | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,514,814 | ACCEPTED | Dielectric barrier discharge lamp with a base | An elongated dielectric barrier discharge lamp with outer and inner electrodes has a tube that is arranged on the lamp stand end of the discharge vessel and that surrounds the lamp stand. The tube serves to receive a seal in order to install the lamp in a process chamber in a gastight manner. Power supply of the outer ... | 1. A dielectric barrier discharge lamp (1) having a base, the discharge lamp (1) having the following: an elongate discharge vessel (2), which is sealed at both ends, and whose wall surrounds an ionizable filling, electrodes (8a-8f, 23), at least one of the electrodes being an inner electrode (23), i.e. being arranged ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention is based on a dielectric barrier discharge lamp. The term “dielectric barrier discharge lamp” in this case encompasses sources of electromagnetic radiation based on dielectrically impeded gas discharges. The spectrum of radiation may in this case include both the visible range and the UV (... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The invention is based on a dielectric barrier discharge lamp. The term “dielectric barrier discharge lamp” in this case encompasses sources of electromagnetic radiation based on dielectrically impeded gas discharges. The spectrum of radiation may in this case include both the visible range ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention is to provide an improved dielectric barrier discharge lamp. A further aspect is for it to be possible to use the dielectric barrier discharge lamp in a low-pressure environment. This object is achieved by a dielectric barrier discharge lamp havin... | 20041117 | 20070529 | 20051006 | 92907.0 | 0 | SANTIAGO, MARICELI | DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE LAMP WITH A BASE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,514,901 | ACCEPTED | Digital rights management method and system | A method of controlling access to a content item in a domain comprising a set of mutually authenticated devices, the method comprising deriving one or more domain-specific rights from a right associated with the content item, the one or more domain-specific rights being bound to the domain and allowing the devices in t... | 1. A method of controlling access to a content item in a domain comprising a set of mutually authenticated devices, the method comprising deriving one or more domain-specific rights from a right associated with the content item, the one or more domain-specific rights being bound to the domain and allowing the devices i... | The invention relates to a method of controlling access to a content item in a domain comprising a set of mutually authenticated devices. The invention further relates to a system comprising a set of mutually authenticated devices, said set making up a domain. INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION In recent years, the amount o... | <SOH> INTRODUCTION TO THE INVENTION <EOH>In recent years, the amount of content protection systems is growing in a rapid pace. Some of these systems only protect the content against illegal copying, while others are also prohibiting the user to get access to the content. The first category is called Copy Protection (C... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide a method of controlling access to a content item in a domain comprising a set of mutually authenticated devices, which is flexible with respect to handling content and rights associated with content. This object is achieved according to th... | 20041117 | 20171212 | 20050922 | 94378.0 | 0 | ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH | Digital rights management method and system | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,515,220 | ACCEPTED | Integrated programmable system for controlling the operation of electrical and/or electronic appliances of a premises | There is disclosed an integrated programmable system for controlling the operation of a number of electrical and/or electronic appliances of a premises, the application being controllable electrically, electronically, wirelessly, by infrared and/or by radio frequency, the system including a central data processing appa... | 1. An integrated programmable system for controlling the operation of a plurality of electrical and/or electronic appliances of a premises, wherein said plurality of appliances are controllable electrically, electronically, wirelessly, by infrared and/or by radio frequency, wherein said system includes a central data p... | This invention relates to an integrated programmable system for controlling the operation of electrical and/or electronic appliances of a premises, e.g. a house, a flat, or an office, and in particular such a system allowing the end user to program the mode and manner of operation of such appliances as he wishes. With ... | 20041122 | 20070109 | 20051103 | 63726.0 | 6 | POPE, DARYL C | INTEGRATED PROGRAMMABLE SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC APPLIANCES OF A PREMISES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,515,227 | ACCEPTED | Solid oxide type fuel cell-use electrode support substrate and production method therefor | Disclosed is an electrode support substrate for a fuel cell which is even, gives a small fluctuation in gas permeability, and is capable of carrying out printing of an anodic electrode with high adhesiveness, and which comprises a ceramic sheet having a porosity of 20 to 50%, a thickness of 0.2 to 3 mm and a surface ar... | 1. A electrode support substrate for solid oxide type fuel cell characterized in comprising a ceramic sheet having a porosity of 20 to 50%, a thickness of 0.2 to 3 mm and a surface area of 50 cm2 or more, and the variation coefficient of measured values of the gas permeable amounts of any area of 4 cm2 selected optiona... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an electrode support substrate for a solid oxide type fuel cell. In particular, the present invention relates to an electrode support substrate for a fuel cell, which is even in the size and the distribution situation of pores all over the surface of the substrate, which... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, attention has been paid to fuel cells as clean energy sources. The use purposes thereof are mainly power generation for home use, power generation for business, power generation for automobiles, and others, and researches for improving the cells and making the cells practicab... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>FIG. 1 is a frequency graph illustrating a preferred particle size distribution of a slurry, for producing a green body, which is preferably used upon producing an electrode support substrate for a fuel cell according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is an explanatory sect... | 20050201 | 20080401 | 20050630 | 58870.0 | 0 | LEWIS, BEN | SOLID OXIDE TYPE FUEL CELL-USE ELECTRODE SUPPORT SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,515,307 | ACCEPTED | Production of high purity and ultra-high purity gas | Trace amounts of carbon monoxide and optionally hydrogen are removed from gaseous feed streams by passing the feed stream through a carbon monoxide adsorbent (33) prior to passing it through a supported metal catalyst (34). The invention saves significant capital and operational costs over existing processes. | 1. An adsorption apparatus for the removal of CO from a feed stream containing CO in an amount of less than 50 ppm, said apparatus comprising at least one adsorption vessel containing a CO adsorbent layer, the CO adsorbent having a ΔCO working capacity greater than or equal to 0.01 mmol/g; and wherein a) when said feed... | PRIORITY This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional applications Ser. No. 60/384,612, filed May 31, 2002 and Ser. No. 60/385,148, filed Jun. 3, 2002. The contents of each application are herein incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the removal of impurities from feed a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H 2 ) can be present in air at concentrations of up to about 50 ppm and 10 ppm respectively, although typical concentrations in air are on the order of 1 ppm CO and 1 ppm H 2 . Normal cryogenic distillation processes used to produce ultra high p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to the removal of CO and optionally H 2 from air and/or other gases or gas mixtures using a combination of adsorptive separation and catalytic conversion, and provides unexpected savings in capital and power costs over existing technologies. In one preferred em... | 20060509 | 20090428 | 20060921 | 60254.0 | B01D5000 | 0 | LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M | PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY AND ULTRA-HIGH PURITY GAS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B01D | 2,006 | |
10,515,569 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for efficient frame erasure concealment in linear predictive based speech codecs | The present invention relates to a method and device for improving concealment of frame erasure caused by frames of an encoded sound signal erased during transmission from an encoder (106) to a decoder (110), and for accelerating recovery of the decoder after non erased frames of the encoded sound signal have been rece... | 1. A method of concealing frame erasure caused by frames of an encoded sound signal erased during transmission from an encoder to a decoder, comprising: determining, in the encoder, concealment/recovery parameters; transmitting to the decoder concealment/recovery parameters determined in the encoder; and in the decoder... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a technique for digitally encoding a sound signal, in particular but not exclusively a speech signal, in view of transmitting and/or synthesizing this sound signal. More specifically, the present invention relates to robust encoding and decoding of sound signals t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The demand for efficient digital narrow- and wideband speech encoding techniques with a good trade-off between the subjective quality and bit rate is increasing in various application areas such as teleconferencing, multimedia, and wireless communications. Until recently, a telep... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a method for improving concealment of frame erasure caused by frames of an encoded sound signal erased during transmission from an encoder to a decoder, and for accelerating recovery of the decoder after non erased frames of the encoded sound signal ... | 20041123 | 20100406 | 20050714 | 92111.0 | 5 | LERNER, MARTIN | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EFFICIENT FRAME ERASURE CONCEALMENT IN LINEAR PREDICTIVE BASED SPEECH CODECS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,515,808 | ACCEPTED | Aiding in a satellite positioning system | The invention relates to an aided Global Positioning System (GPS) subsystem within a wireless device. The wireless device includes a wireless processing section capable of receiving signals from a wireless network and a GPS subsystem having a radio frequency (RF) front-end capable of receiving a GPS satellite signal. T... | 1. An aided Global Positioning System (GPS) subsystem within a wireless device, wherein the wireless device has a wireless processing section capable of receiving signals from a wireless network and the GPS subsystem has a radio frequency (RF) front-end capable of receiving a GPS satellite signal, the aided GPS subsyst... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/155,614, filed May 22, 2002, titled Search Domain Reducing Frequency Transfer in a Multi-mode Global Positioning System Used With Wireless Networks, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applicatio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The invention relates to Satellite Positioning System (SPS) receivers, and in particular to increasing the accuracy of SPS receivers by providing the receivers with information to correct for the frequency offset between the oscillators of the receivers and ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention relates to aiding a Global Positioning System (GPS) subsystem within a wireless device. The wireless device includes a wireless processing section capable of receiving signals from a wireless network and a GPS subsystem having a radio frequency (RF) front-end capable of receiving a GPS... | 20051003 | 20070626 | 20060504 | 95321.0 | G01C2136 | 1 | ARTHUR JEANGLAUD, GERTRUDE | AIDING IN A SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,005 | |
10,515,836 | ACCEPTED | Screen/mixer | A device (10) for sieving and/or mixing is disclosed which includes a base (12) and a container (13) mounted thereon for rotation about an axis which is substantially horizontal. The container has a peripheral wall (14) extending angularly about and longitudinally relative to the axis, and an opening (25) extending lon... | 1. A device for sieving and/or mixing including: a base; a container mounted on the base for rotation about an axis which is substantially horizontal, said container having a peripheral wall extending angularly about and longitudinally relative to said axis, and an opening extending longitudinally relative to said axis... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to devices that can sieve and/or mix granular material. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Typically, devices that sieve granular material, also known as screens, are discrete pieces of apparatus and are generally not portable. In respect of mixers, such as cement and concrete mixers,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Typically, devices that sieve granular material, also known as screens, are discrete pieces of apparatus and are generally not portable. In respect of mixers, such as cement and concrete mixers, the devices are either very large truck-mounted drums or alternatively small trailer type... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Preferred forms of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevation of a device to sieve particle matter; FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a modification of the d... | 20041129 | 20090922 | 20050811 | 65875.0 | 0 | HAGEMAN, MARK C | SCREEN/MIXER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,515,868 | ACCEPTED | Crisp polypeptides as contraceptives and inhibitors of sperm capacitation | Included in the present invention are methods of inhibiting sperm capacitation, inhibiting the phosphorylation of a protein at tyrosine residues, inhibiting an acrosomal reaction, and inhibiting fertilization of an egg by sperm with the administration of a CRISP polypeptide. | 1. A method of inhibiting sperm capacitation comprising contacting said sperm with a CRISP polypeptide. 2. A method of inhibiting sperm capacitation in an individual comprising administering a CRISP polypeptide to said individual. 3. A method for inhibiting the fertilization of an egg by sperm in an individual, compris... | This application claims the benefit of the U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/383,628, filed May 28, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This invention was made with government support under a grant from the National Institutes of Health, Grant No. HD 11... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>An effective, safe and easily reversible male contraceptive with universal acceptability remains an elusive goal. Although a variety of approaches for achieving male contraception have been tried, no single mode of male contraception is without its immediate drawbacks for efficacy or compliance. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention includes a method of inhibiting sperm capacitation including contacting sperm with a CRISP polypeptide. Also included in the present invention is a method of inhibiting sperm capacitation in an individual including the administration of a CRISP polypeptide to t... | 20050523 | 20080729 | 20051222 | 98145.0 | 0 | DESAI, ANAND U | CRISP POLYPEPTIDES AS CONTRACEPTIVES AND INHIBITORS OF SPERM CAPACITATION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,515,870 | ACCEPTED | Method of enabling a wireless information device to access location data | A method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute location data in which the first wireless information device does not possess its own absolute location finding system but is instead able to receive, over a wireless network, absolute location data from a second wireless information device tha... | 1. A method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute geographic data (i.e. location, speed or direction), in which the first wireless information device docs not possess its own absolute graphic finding system but is instead able to receive over a wireless network, absolute geographic data fro... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method of enabling a wireless information device to access location data. The term ‘wireless information device’ used in this patent specification should be expansively construed to cover any kind of device with one or two way wireless co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a method of enabling a wireless information device to access location data. The term ‘wireless information device’ used in this patent specification should be expansively construed to cover any kind of device with one or two way... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>In a fist aspect there is a method of enabling a first wireless information device to access absolute geographic data (i.e. location, speed or direction), in which the fist wireless information device docs not possess its own absolute geographic finding system but is instead... | 20050413 | 20121211 | 20050825 | 69117.0 | 0 | HOLLIDAY, JAIME MICHELE | METHOD OF ENABLING A WIRELESS INFORMATION DEVICE TO ACCESS LOCATION DATA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,515,909 | ACCEPTED | Card | The invention relates to a card having a card base body (20) and a plastic layer (30) joined thereto. According to the invention, the delimiting edge(s) of the plastic layer (30) is/are set back from the card edge(s) and comprise(s) projections that terminate with the edge(s) of the card base body (20) in a flush manne... | 1-5. (canceled) 6. A card comprising a base body and a plastic layer welded to the base body, the plastic layer having at least one boundary edge that is set back from an edge of the base body, and further having projections, which terminate flush with the edge of the base body. 7. The card according to claim 6, wherei... | The invention pertains to a card, comprising at least one layer of laminate and a layer of plastic, preferably printed, which is bonded to the laminate. A card of this type is described in, for example, EP 0 669 214 B1. This card comprises a finished base card, which has been die-cut to the final dimensions. A printed ... | 20050204 | 20080219 | 20050602 | 94902.0 | 0 | THOMAS, ALEXANDER S | CARD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
10,515,926 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for optical mode conversion | A mode conversion apparatus including a dynamic waveguide section associated with a plurality of control elements that, when activated, are able to produce a periodic refractive-index perturbation pattern in the dynamic waveguide section, wherein the periodic refractive-index perturbation pattern is able to convert at ... | 1. A mode conversion apparatus comprising a dynamic waveguide section associated with a plurality of control elements that, when activated, are able to produce a periodic refractive-index perturbation pattern in said dynamic waveguide section, wherein said periodic refractive-index perturbation pattern is able to conve... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the field of optical devices and, more specifically, to optically converting a mode order of a light signal. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the field of integrated optics, there may be a need to use a mode conversion device, such as a mode converter (MC)... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the field of integrated optics, there may be a need to use a mode conversion device, such as a mode converter (MC). European Patent Application EP-0513919-A1 to Van Der Tol describes a passive device for mode conversion of a first mode into a second pre-defined mode. The devic... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a Mode Converter (MC), which may operate in conjunction with one or more single-mode and/or multi-mode waveguides. The MC according to embodiments of the invention may have at least two states of operation, namely... | 20041124 | 20070515 | 20050721 | 98365.0 | 0 | WONG, ERIC K | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL MODE CONVERSION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,515,972 | ACCEPTED | Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials | Industrial apparatus for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials comprises a radio-frequency voltage generator and an applicator device for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields. The applicator device comprises a plurality of electrodes electrically connected to ... | 1. Applicator device for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials, of the type comprising a plurality of electrodes (12, 13, 14, 15) which are connected, in use, to an electrical generator (10) for generating between them a radio-frequency electromagnetic field comprising e... | The present invention relates to an industrial apparatus and to an applicator device for applying radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to semiconductive dielectric materials. In particular, but in non-limiting manner, the apparatus can be used for heat-treating fluid food products, which are preferably of low viscosi... | 20050804 | 20080212 | 20060511 | 61615.0 | A23L332 | 0 | SIMONE, TIMOTHY F | INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS FOR APPLYING RADIO-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS TO SEMICONDUCTIVE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A23L | 2,005 | |||
10,516,058 | ACCEPTED | Functional optical devices and methods for producing them | A functional optical device has cores which are trenches, different portions of the cores being formed from different core materials. The optical device can be formed by forming trenches 5,7,9 within a substrate (normally a substrate 1 covered by a cladding layer 3), covering at least part of at least one trench 7 with... | 1. A method of producing an optical device, the method including the steps of: forming trenches within a cladding layer; covering certain areas of the trenches with a cover comprising a photoresist material, wherein the cover is formed by a liftoff process; depositing a first core layer of a first core material to fill... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to optical devices of the kind which transform light transmitted through them (“functional optical devices”). The invention further relates to methods for producing the functional optical devices. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Recently there has been a growth in demand for... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Recently there has been a growth in demand for improved functional optical devices, especially for use in DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) systems. It has become necessary to provide improved functional optical devices such as Mux (multiplexer) devices, DeMux (demultiple... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention aims to provide new and useful optical devices, and new and useful methods for producing optical devices. In general terms the present invention proposes that an optical device is formed having one or more cores which are trenches, different portions of the cor... | 20041129 | 20070320 | 20050804 | 63005.0 | 0 | CONNELLY, MICHELLE R | FUNCTIONAL OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,516,432 | ACCEPTED | Method for controlling a device for treating the human eye | The invention relates to a method for controlling a device for the treatment or refractive correction of the human eye by means of an electronic computer. The aim of the invention is to create a method for controlling a device for treating the human eye, which provides a simple overview of the influence of all of the p... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. A method for controlling a device for an ablation of a part of a human eye using laser irradiation, the control being exercised using an electronic data processing system, the method comprising: determining optic and geometrical data of the eye; and performing a graphic simulation of the ablation i... | The present invention relates to a method for controlling a device for the ablation of parts of the human eye, in particular the cornea, by means of laser irradiation, the control being exercised by an electronic data-processing system which provides data to a device for treating the human eye by means of laser irradia... | 20050729 | 20101123 | 20060323 | 73951.0 | A61F9008 | 0 | FARAH, AHMED M | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE FOR TREATING THE HUMAN EYE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |||
10,516,791 | ACCEPTED | Container for collecting and disposing of animal excreta | A hand-held portable container (1) for collecting and disposing of animal excreta comprising a shell (5,101) having an opening for receiving excreta, the shell (5,101) having an impaling means including a plurality of tines (8) disposed within the shell (5,101) for impaling excreta. The tines (8) are provided by teeth ... | 1. A hand-held portable container (1) for collecting and disposing of animal excreta comprising a shell (5, 101) having an opening for receiving excreta, the shell (5, 101) having an impaling means including a plurality of tines (8) disposed within the shell (5, 101) for impaling excreta. 2. A hand-held portable contai... | This invention relates to a container for collecting and disposing of animal excreta and in particular to a hand held apparatus for collecting dog's excreta. Various cities and towns throughout the world have introduced legislation making it a public offence for a dog owner to allow a dog to foul the pavements or publi... | 20041203 | 20070227 | 20051027 | 90108.0 | 0 | KRAMER, DEAN J | CONTAINER FOR COLLECTING AND DISPOSING OF ANIMAL EXCRETA | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,516,804 | ACCEPTED | Rotor blade for a wind power plant | The invention concerns a rotor blade of a wind power installation and a wind power installation. One advantage of the present invention is to provide a rotor blade having a rotor blade profile, and a wind power installation, which has better efficiency than hitherto. A rotor blade of a wind power installation, wherein ... | 1. A wind power installation comprising at least one rotor blade which is mounted to a rotor hub, and a hub cladding, characterized in that provided on the outside of the hub cladding is a part of a rotor blade, which is fixedly connected to the hub cladding but which is not an integral constituent part of the rotor bl... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention concerns a rotor blade of a wind power installation, and a wind power installation. As state of the art in this respect attention should be directed generally to the book ‘Windkraftanlagen’, Erich Hau, 1996. That book contains some examples of wind pow... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention concerns a rotor blade of a wind power installation, and a wind power installation. As state of the art in this respect attention should be directed generally to the book ‘Windkraftanlagen’, Erich Hau, 1996. That book contains some examples... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One advantage of the present invention is to provide a rotor blade having a rotor blade profile and a wind power installation, which involve better efficiency than hitherto. The advantage may be attained by a rotor blade having a rotor blade profile with the features as set fo... | 20050804 | 20080415 | 20060511 | 75864.0 | B63H106 | 0 | WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD | ROTOR BLADE FOR A WIND POWER PLANT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B63H | 2,005 | |
10,516,920 | ACCEPTED | Method for the production of butadiene from n-butane | The invention relates to a process for preparing butadiene from n-butane comprising the steps (A) providing an n-butane-containing feed gas stream, (B) feeding the n-butane-containing feed gas stream into a first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to 1-butene, 2-butene and op... | 1. A process for preparing butadiene from n-butane comprising the steps of (A) providing an n-butane-containing feed gas stream, (B) feeding the n-butane-containing feed gas stream into a first dehydrogenation zone and nonoxidatively catalytically dehydrogenating n-butane to 1-butene, 2-butene and optionally butadiene ... | Butadiene is prepared predominantly by thermal cleavage (cracking) of saturated hydrocarbons, customarily starting from naphtha as the raw material. Cracking of naphtha results in a hydrocarbon mixture of methane, ethane, ethene, acetylene, propane, propene, propyne, allene, butenes, butadiene, butynes, methylallene, C... | 20041207 | 20060425 | 20050804 | 72241.0 | 0 | TESKIN, FRED M | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BUTADIENE FROM N-BUTANE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,516,934 | ACCEPTED | Suspension arm and method for making same | A motor vehicle front suspension arm including three bores corresponding respectively to an articulation of the arm to a wheel support, to a front articulation, and a rear articulation of a hinge formed between the arm and the vehicle body. The suspension arm includes a single-piece sheet metal part and the bores corre... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. A front suspension arm of a motor vehicle, comprising: three bores corresponding respectively to a coupling of the arm to a wheel support, to a front coupling and a rear coupling of a hinge formed between that arm and a chassis of the vehicle, formed by a single sheet metal part, and wherein the bo... | This invention concerns the lower suspension arms placed in front of a vehicle and, in particular, single-sheet “rectangle” type arms. Arms of this type come in a single part with a mounting area on the steering knuckle and two mounting areas constituting a hinge between the arm and the chassis of the vehicle. The fron... | 20041214 | 20070925 | 20051013 | 63839.0 | 0 | CULBRETH, ERIC D | SUSPENSION ARM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,517,071 | ACCEPTED | Saw sensor device using slit acoustic wave and method thereof | The present invention discloses an SAW sensor device using a slit acoustic wave and a method thereof. The SAW sensor device using the slit acoustic wave includes a piezoelectric medium having a thin membrane at its one portion, a medium at the other portion, and a narrow slit which the slit acoustic wave passes through... | 1. An SAW sensor device using a slit acoustic wave, comprising: a piezoelectric medium having a thin membrane at its one portion, a medium at the other portion, and a narrow slit which the slit acoustic wave passes through at its inside; an input IDT formed at the outer portion in the narrow slit of the piezoelectric m... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave (SAW) device, and more particularly to an SAW sensor device using a slit acoustic wave which can sense intensity of an external pressure and viscosity and dielectric permittivity of liquid by using correlations of frequency and velocity shifts of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Recently, mobile communication apparatuses such as cellular phones and portable information terminals have been rapidly distributed due to development of a mobile communication system. Thus, there are increasing demands for miniaturization and high performance of the apparatuses and their com... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The invention will be described in detail with reference to the following drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like elements wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a general SAW filter; FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram illustrating an... | 20041203 | 20081202 | 20050721 | 92130.0 | 0 | DOUGHERTY, THOMAS M | SAW SENSOR DEVICE USING SLIT ACOUSTIC WAVE AND METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,517,189 | ACCEPTED | Mounting device for a disk drive unit, releasable fastener and method of testing a disk drive unit | A disk drive unit mounting device is adapted to carry one or plural disk drive units. The mounting device includes a temperature control module and a carrier module secured together y a releasable fastener device so that the temperature control module controls the temperature of the disk drive unit. The temperature con... | 1. A mounting device for a disk drive unit, the mounting device comprising: a carrier module constructed and arranged to receive at least one disk drive unit, the carrier module having an air input port, the carrier module being arranged to direct air from the air input port over a disk drive unit received in the carri... | The present invention relates to a mounting device for a disk drive unit, to a releasable fastener and to a method of testing a disk drive unit. During manufacture of disk drive units, it is necessary to test the disk drive units to ensure that they meet the required specification. As part of the testing operation, it ... | 20041207 | 20070116 | 20051006 | 99401.0 | 0 | DATSKOVSKIY, MICHAIL V | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A DISK DRIVE UNIT, RELEASABLE FASTENER AND METHOD OF TESTING A DISK DRIVE UNIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,517,190 | ACCEPTED | Method for continuously and dynamically mixing at least two fluids, and micromixer | The invention relates to a method for continuously and dynamically mixing at least two fluids. Said method comprises the following steps: a) the rotor (1) of a micromixer is rotatably driven, said micromixer comprising a rotor (1) which is provided with a shaft (2) encompassing blades (3) that are arranged in groups (3... | 1. Method for continuously and dynamically mixing at least two fluids, comprising the following steps: a) driving in rotation the rotor (1) of a micromixer comprising: a rotor (1) comprising a shaft (2) equipped with blades (3) distributed in groups (3a-3g), the blades (3) of each group (3a-3g) being arranged around th... | The present invention relates to a method for continuously and dynamically mixing at least two fluids. This method is particularly suitable for rapid and/or complex kinetic chemical reactions such as anionic polymerizations. The invention also relates to a micromixer which is able to implement this method. Currently, o... | 20041207 | 20071030 | 20051027 | 75225.0 | 1 | HARLAN, ROBERT D | METHOD FOR CONTINUOUSLY AND DYNAMICALLY MIXING AT LEAST TWO FLUIDS, AND MICROMIXER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,517,405 | ACCEPTED | Rotary motion mechanism | A rotary motion mechanism including a rotatable element geometrically lockable at two points (e.g., limits) of travel, and a linear motion element linked to the rotatable element, the linear motion element being adapted to move in response to a linear motion imparted thereto and to cause rotation of the rotatable eleme... | 1. A rotary motion mechanism comprising: a rotatable element geometrically lockable at two points of travel; and a linear motion element linked to said rotatable element, said linear motion element being adapted to move in response to a linear motion imparted thereto and to cause rotation of said rotatable element. 2. ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to mechanisms for transferring linear motion to rotary motion. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many devices are known for transferring linear motion to rotary motion. For example, the linkage in an internal combustion engine between the pistons and the cranksha... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many devices are known for transferring linear motion to rotary motion. For example, the linkage in an internal combustion engine between the pistons and the crankshaft transfers the linear reciprocating motion of the pistons to the rotary motion of the crankshaft. Some mechanism... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention seeks to provide an improved mechanism for transferring linear motion to rotary motion, wherein the rotary motion is constrained between two points of travel, and wherein there is geometrical locking at the points of travel. There is thus provided in accordance... | 20041208 | 20070501 | 20060316 | 64615.0 | G05G100 | 0 | LUGO, CARLOS | ROTARY MOTION MECHANISM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G05G | 2,004 | |
10,517,732 | ACCEPTED | Herbicidal composition | A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to customary inert formulation excipients, as a mixture of at least one acetamide herbicide and a lipophilic additive comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of C13-C20 fatty acids, C13-C20 fatty alcohols and hydrocarbon fluids. | 1. A herbicidal synergistic composition comprising, in addition to customary inert formulation excipients, a mixture of a) at least one acetamide and b) a synergistically active amount of a lipophilic additive comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of C13-C20 fatty acids, C13-C20 fatty alcoho... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to novel herbicidal synergistic compositions containing a combination of at least one acetamide herbicide and at least one lipophilic additive suitable for selectively controlling weeds in crops of cultivated plants, typically in crops of cereals, rape, sugar be... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to novel herbicidal synergistic compositions containing a combination of at least one acetamide herbicide and at least one lipophilic additive suitable for selectively controlling weeds in crops of cultivated plants, typically in crops of cereals, ra... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Acetamides are a known class of selective herbicides. Acetamides, as used herein, include those classes of herbicides commonly referred to as acetamides as well as chloroacetamides and oxyacetamides. Surprisingly, it has now been found that combinations of at least one acetami... | 20050609 | 20120117 | 20051020 | 71629.0 | 0 | PRYOR, ALTON NATHANIEL | HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,517,843 | ACCEPTED | Craniofacial implant | A composite surgical implant that is made of a planar sheet of a thermoplastic resin that includes a top surface (400), a bottom surface (410), and a surgical grade metal mesh (405) contained therein. The implant may be bent by hand, wherein upon the displacement of the implant, the implant will generally maintain the ... | 1. A composite surgical implant comprising a planar sheet of a thermoplastic resin having a top surface and a bottom surface, and a surgical grade metal mesh contained therein, and said implant is able to be bent or displaced by manipulation by hand, wherein upon the displacement of said implant, said implant will gene... | The applicant claims the benefit U.S. Application Nos. 60/463,036 and 60/496,684. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Craniofacial and especially orbital wall and floor defects may result from trauma, cancer, resection, or congenital defects. Such defects are typically treated surgically using bone grafts or synthetic implants... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Craniofacial and especially orbital wall and floor defects may result from trauma, cancer, resection, or congenital defects. Such defects are typically treated surgically using bone grafts or synthetic implants. Congenital defects or fractures of the complex and relatively thin b... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to an improved implant and method of reconstruction of craniofacial defects, and in particular for orbital defects. The implant is a composite structure comprised of a surgical grade metal provided in a planar sheet form that is encased within a the... | 20050712 | 20100202 | 20051229 | 59297.0 | 1 | GANESAN, SUBA | CRANIOFACIAL IMPLANT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,517,865 | ACCEPTED | Composition of polymer having functional substance encapsulated, process for producing the same, ink-jet recording ink, method of forming image with the same, and image-forming apparatus | A polymer composition including a functional material, the composition containing at least a block polymer encapsulating a material of a predetermined function and a solvent, wherein a property of the polymer in the composition is changed in response to a stimulus, whereby the block polymer encapsulating the material a... | 1. A composition comprising a block polymer encapsulating a functional material of a predetermined function and a solvent, wherein a property of the block polymer is changed in response to a received stimulus, whereby the block polymer encapsulating the functional material agglomerates together. 2. The composition acco... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a composition containing a block polymer encapsulating a material of a predetermined function and a solvent, a method for production of the same, and an image formation method and an image formation apparatus using the composition. BACKGROUND ART Aqueous dispersions cont... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Aqueous dispersions containing functional materials have been widely used for agricultural chemicals such as herbicides and insecticides and drugs such as anticancer drugs, antiallergic drugs and anti-inflammatory drugs as functional materials. Meanwhile, coloring materials such as ink and to... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows an outlined mechanism of an image recording apparatus of the present invention. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | 20041210 | 20080916 | 20051006 | 75327.0 | 0 | CAIN, EDWARD J | POLYMER COMPOSITION INCLUDING FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME, INKJET INK, AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,517,996 | ACCEPTED | Anchor with smaller second fluke | The present invention provides an improved anchor which is capable of being readily laid, irrespective of the holding or anchorage involved. The anchor includes a first fluke or base member (2), an elongate shank member (9) to which at least one anchor line or chain may be attached, and a second fluke (20) from and dis... | 1. An improved anchor, comprising: a first fluke or base member, one end thereof constituting a leading end of said anchor and being adapted to assist in anchorage/embedding of said anchor within a given holding; an elongate shank member fixedly attached to said first fluke, said shank member being adapted to receive, ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates, in general terms, to improvements in anchors or means for anchoring. More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to an improved form of anchor suitable for use in a variety of different contexts, for achieving effective anchoring regardless of the ... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates, in general terms, to improvements in anchors or means for anchoring. More particularly, but not exclusively, the invention relates to an improved form of anchor suitable for use in a variety of different contexts, for achieving effective anchoring regard... | 20041215 | 20060926 | 20051110 | 64292.0 | 0 | OLSON, LARS A | ANCHOR WITH SMALLER SECOND FLUKE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,518,021 | ACCEPTED | Fiber-reinforced concrete cask, supporting frame for molding thereof and process for produicng the concrete cask | The object of this invention is to provide a fiber-reinforced concrete cask that ensures easy working, enables reducing working cost, excels in strength, durability and heat resistance and enables minimizing cracking; a process for fabrication of the same; and a supporting frame for molding the concrete cask. In partic... | 1. A fiber reinforced concrete cask formed by injecting and solidifying concrete wherein reinforcement fiber sheets are disposed at least on an outside circumference surface of said cask, said reinforcement fiber sheets have a coefficient of thermal expansion equivalent to or less than a coefficient of thermal expansio... | FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY The present invention relates to a fiber reinforced concrete cask such is used for the transport and storage of radioactive materials, as well as a support frame for molding thereof, and a process for fabrication of the concrete cask. BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY When storing or transporting radioactive su... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TECHNOLOGY <EOH>When storing or transporting radioactive substances, generated by nuclear power plants such as spent fuel having a high level of radioactivity and decay heat, the container used to hold this material must have a high radioactivity shielding capability, high seal performance, and have a... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of a fiber reinforced concrete cask according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows sectional views: (a) a sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1 , and (b) a sectional view along line B-B of FIG. 2 ( a ). FIG. 3 is a diagra... | 20050607 | 20080401 | 20050929 | 93578.0 | 0 | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | FIBER-REINFORCED CONCRETE CASK, SUPPORTING FRAME FOR MOLDING THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR PRODUICNG THE CONCRETE CASK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
10,518,134 | ACCEPTED | Lock comprising two locking rods, in particular for vehicles | In a lock of this type at least one locking rod (11, 12) is displaced in a longitudinal direction, said rod being driven using an actuator by means of a rotor (20). To produce said lock in a cost-effective manner, the internal section of the locking rod is flexible, thus having the properties of a flexural section (15)... | 1. Lock, especially for vehicles, for locking a movable part such as a pivoting door (41) to a stationary part such as a housing (42), with at least one longitudinally movable (65, 66) locking bar (11, 12), which is driven by an actuator acting by way of a rotor (20); where the locking bar (11, 12), the rotor (20), and... | The invention pertains to a lock of the type indicated in the introductory clause of claim 1. At least one longitudinally movable locking bar is provided, which moves in a direction determined by a longitudinal guide. The locking bar is driven by an actuator, which operates by way of a rotor. The outer end of the bar e... | 20041215 | 20070417 | 20051013 | 64615.0 | 1 | LUGO, CARLOS | LOCK COMPRISING TWO LOCKING RODS, IN PARTICULAR FOR VEHICLES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,518,223 | ACCEPTED | Pharmaceutical preparation and method of treatment of human malignancies with arginine deprivation | The present invention provides an isolated and substantially purified recombinant human arginase having sufficiently high enzymatic activity and stability to maintain Adequate Arginine Depletion in a patient. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the modified invention enzyme and m... | 1. An isolated recombinant human arginase I, comprising substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 9 and having a purity of 80-100%. 2. The recombinant human arginase I according to claim 1 further comprising six histidines attached to the amino terminal end thereof. 3. The recombinant human ... | FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention is related to pharmaceutical compositions containing arginase and use therefor. In particular, the present invention is related to pharmaceutical compositions that have the capability of reducing the arginine level in patients with tumours and its use for treatment of human mali... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Arginase I (EC 3.5.3.1; L-arginine amidinohydrolase), is a key mammalian liver enzyme that catalyses, the final step in the urea formation in the Urea cycle, converting arginine into ornithine and urea. Rat liver extract, which has a high content of arginase, was found to have anti-t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention provides, in one aspect, an isolated and substantially purified recombinant human arginase I (hereinafter referred to as “Arginase” for ease of description unless otherwise stated) having a purity of 80-100%. In the preferred embodiment, the Arginase h... | 20041215 | 20110531 | 20051103 | 86169.0 | 0 | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION AND METHOD OF TREATMENT OF HUMAN MALIGNANCIES WITH ARGININE DEPRIVATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,518,302 | ACCEPTED | Epimerized derivatives of k5 polysaccharide with a very high degree of sulfation | A new method is described for the oversulfation of epiK-N sulfate to obtain an epiK5-amine-O-oversulfate with very high sulfation degree which, by subsequent N-sulfation, provides new epiK5-N,O-oversulfate-derivatives with a sulfation degree of at least 4, basically free of activity on the coagulation parameters and us... | 1-70. (canceled) 71. A process for the preparation of an epiK5-N,O-oversulfate-derivative, which comprises (a) treating an epiK5-N-sulfate-derivative, in acidic form, with tertiary or quaternary organic base, letting the reaction mixture to stand for a time period of 30-60 minutes at a pH of approximately 7 and its sal... | OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention concerns new derivatives of K5 polysaccharide with a very high degree of sulfation, a process for their preparation, highly O-sulfated new intermediates useful in their synthesis and pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives of K5 polysaccharide as active ingr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The glycosaminoglycans such as heparin, heparan sulfate, dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid are biopolymers that are industrially extracted from various animal organs. In particular, heparin, mainly obtained by extraction from the intestinal mucous membrane... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has now surprisingly been found that, unlike that which occurs with the processes described in IT 1230785, WO 92/17507, WO 96/14425, WO 97/43317, WO 01/72848 and U.S. 2002/0062019, starting with an epiK5-N-sulfate it is possible to obtain an epiK5-amine-O-oversulfate with a great... | 20050531 | 20101123 | 20060119 | 96712.0 | A61K31737 | 0 | BERRY, LAYLA D | EPIMERIZED DERIVATIVES OF K5 POLYSACCHARIDE WITH A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF SULFATION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
10,518,395 | ACCEPTED | Method and arrangement for a termination of an electrical cable | A method of building a cable termination is provided. The termination has an outer insulator body, a substantially longitudinally extended interior member having the electrical cable to be terminated, having a conductor for carrying load, an insulating material filled in a cavity between the outer insulator body and th... | 1-29. (canceled) 30. A method of building a termination of an electrical cable wherein said termination comprises an outer insulator body; a substantially longitudinally extended interior member comprising said electrical cable to be terminated, said cable comprising a conductor for carrying load; an insulating materia... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of building a termination of an electrical cable. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of building a termination of an electrical cable said termination comprising an outer insulator body, a substantially longitudinally extended interi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Typically, terminations of an electrical cable, particularly high voltage outdoor terminations comprises an outer insulator body containing a cable to be terminated. The space between said cable and the interior wall of said outer insulator body being filled with an insulating ma... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As explained above, it is an object of the present invention to increase the reliability of a termination allowing for reduction of skill of the jointer, thus leading to a more economical and safer solution. According to one aspect of the present invention this object is solved by a... | 20060109 | 20080422 | 20060615 | 69490.0 | H01R905 | 0 | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR A TERMINATION OF AN ELECTRICAL CABLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,006 | |
10,518,421 | ACCEPTED | Actuation indicator for a dispensing device | An actuation indicator that includes a drum sub-assembly, which includes a rotatable actuation indicator wheel, a rocking, ratchet pawl for rotating the indicator wheel in a set direction and a rocking mechanism for the pawl driven by a slipping clutch arrangement, is described. The slipping clutch arrangement includes... | 1. An axle of a rotatable element of an actuation indicator, wherein the axle is provided by a spring that is adapted in use to bias the rotatable element towards another element of the actuation indicator with which the rotatable element is engaged. 2. The axle of claim 1, wherein the rotatable element is a pinion. 3.... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority from UK patent application No. 0214360.0 filed 21 Jun. 2002 and UK patent application No. 0311191.1 filed 15 May 2003, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an actuatio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>“pMDIs” are well known in the art of inhalation devices. It is therefore not necessary to describe the construction and operation of a PMDI other than in bare essentials. A PMDI comprises an aerosol canister and a tubular actuator. The aerosol canister comprises a pressurised can... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an axle of a rotatable element of an actuation indicator (e.g. a dose counter), wherein the axle is provided by a spring that is adapted in use to bias the rotatable element towards another element of the actuati... | 20041217 | 20090310 | 20060511 | 72377.0 | A61M1500 | 1 | SMITH, RICHARD A | ACTUATION INDICATOR FOR A DISPENSING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61M | 2,004 | |
10,518,616 | ACCEPTED | Scattered light smoke detector | The smoke detector contains an optical measuring chamber, having a sensor arrangement (2) with at least one light source (12, 12′) and one light receiver (11), and a labyrinth system (7) with screens (16) arranged on the periphery of the measuring chamber. The light source (12, 12′) and the light receiver (11) are each... | 1. Scattered light smoke detector with an optical measuring chamber, comprising: a sensor arrangement with at least one light source and one light receiver; a labyrinth system with screens arranged on the periphery of the measuring chamber; a housing having an elongated shape and a small window opening and, wherein the... | This invention concerns a scattered light smoke detector with an optical measuring chamber, having a sensor arrangement with at least one light source and one light receiver, and a labyrinth system with screens arranged on the periphery of the measuring chamber, the at least one light source and the light receiver each... | 20050901 | 20080429 | 20060126 | 76014.0 | G08B1710 | 0 | TON, TRI T | SCATTERED LIGHT SMOKE DETECTOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G08B | 2,005 | |||
10,518,654 | ACCEPTED | Carvedilol phosphate salts and/or solvates thereof, corresponding compositions and/or methods of treatment | The present invention relates to carvedilol phosphate salts, which include novel crystalline forms of carvedilol dihydrogen phosphate (i.e., dihydrogen phosphate salt of 1-(carbazol-4-yloxy-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy)ethyl]amino]-2-propanol) and/or carvedilol hydrogen phosphate, etc.), and/or solvates thereof, composition... | 1. A compound which is carvedilol dihydrogen phosphate hemihydrate. 2. The compound according to claim 1 having an x-ray diffraction pattern which comprises characteristic peaks in degrees two-theta as shown in FIG. 1. 3. The compound according to claim 2 having characteristic peaks from 0° degrees 2-theta (2θ) to 35° ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a salt of carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, compositions containing such a salt of carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, and/or methods of using the aforementioned compound(s) in the treatment of certain disease states in mammals, in pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The compound, 1-(carbazol-4-yloxy-3-[[2-(o-methoxyphenoxy)ethyl]-amino]-2-propanol is known as Carvedilol. Carvedilol is depicted by the following chemical structure: Carvedilol is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,503,067 to Wiedemann et al. (i.e., assigned to Boehringer Mannheim, Gm... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a salt of carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, compositions containing such carvedilol and/or corresponding solvates thereof, and/or methods of using the aforementioned compound(s) in the treatment of certain disease states in mammals, i... | 20041216 | 20070911 | 20051027 | 97224.0 | 4 | BARKER, MICHAEL P | CARVEDILOL PHOSPHATE SALTS AND/OR SOLVATES THEREOF, CORRESPONDING COMPOSITIONS AND/OR METHODS OF TREATMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,518,812 | ACCEPTED | Parametric fitting of a cochlear implant | A method of fitting an auditory stimulation system to a recipient the system having a plurality of channels, and the method including the steps of establishing an initial current level profile representative of a current level setting spanning across at least some of the plurality of channels and adjusting parameters o... | 1. A method of fitting an auditory stimulation system having a plurality of channels to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of: establishing an initial current level profile representative of a current level setting spanning across at least some of the plurality of channels; and adjusting parameters of the ini... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improved method of clinically fitting a cochlear implant to a recipient to satisfy the recipient's hearing needs. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART Cochlear implants have been developed to assist people who are profoundly deaf or severely hearing impaired, by enabli... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an improved method of clinically fitting a cochlear implant to a recipient to satisfy the recipient's hearing needs. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of fitting an auditory stimulation system having a plurality of channels to a recipient, the method comprising the steps of: establishing an initial current level profile representative of a current level set... | 20051011 | 20140408 | 20061019 | 93251.0 | A61B500 | 0 | HOLMES, REX R | Parametric fitting of a cochlear implant | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,005 |
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