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US20080234187 Human circulating cytokine CC-1  
Cytokine CC-1 having the amino acid sequence according to SEQ ID No. 6 and its biologically active fragments and/or derivatives, in particular amidized, acetylized, phosphorylized and/or...
US20080234602 BIOLOGICAL UNIT REMOVAL TOOLS WITH RETENTION MECHANISM  
Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tools may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement...
US20080231171 Illumination System Comprising a Radiation Source and Fluorescent Material  
The invention concerns an illumination system comprising a radiation source and a fluorescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing part of the light emitted by the...
US20080231458 RFID TAG WITH REDUCED DETUNING CHARACTERISTICS  
An RFID tag and an RFID access card configured to reduce detuning effects from a typical RFID environment. The present invention provides an RFID tag that is specifically configured to reduce the...
US20080230349 Distribution and Temporary Storage System of Transport Units  
The present invention describes a distribution and temporary storage system of transport units (SIDAT), especially created to handle, in production lines with great speed and flexibility...
US20080231561 Display device and manufacturing method thereof  
A display device in which a light shielding film is formed so as not to increase the number of steps and its cost, is provided. The display device of the present invention includes a monitor...
US20080234939 Determining Fluid Rate and Phase Information for a Hydrocarbon Well Using Predictive Models  
Physical models of wells are used to determine rate and phase composition for fluid produced from or injected into the wells on a near real time and continuous basis. The method can be used to...
US20080233674 Photo mask and method for fabricating image sensor using the same  
A method for fabricating an image sensor includes forming an insulation layer over a substrate in a logic circuit region and a pixel region, forming a photoresist over the insulation layer,...
US20080230663 Ladder Security Bracket and Safety System  
A system of increased safety when performing work using a ladder is described. The system includes a ladder bracket for temporarily attachment of a ladder to a structure to stabilize or secure the...
US20080232764 FACILITATING VIDEO CLIP IDENTIFICATION FROM A VIDEO SEQUENCE  
A system and method for facilitating video clip identification from a video sequence is provided. According to various embodiments of the present invention, a video sequence is received including a...
US20080229499 SLEEPING BAG WITH REMOVABLE STROLLER COVER  
A sleeping bag includes a removable top blanket that converts into a single panel stroller cover. The removable blanket includes a fleece panel and drawstring forming a pouch that tucks under the...
US20080233098 RHO Family Antagonists and Their Use to Block Inhibition of Neurite Outgrowth  
The invention relates to an antagonist of one or more of Rho family members having ability to elicit neurite outgrowth from cultured neurons in an assay method which includes culturing neurons on a...
US20080234132 Microcin B17 Analogs And Methods For Their Preparation And Use  
The present invention pertains to synthetic analogues of microcin B17 component units, methods of making and using these analogues, including, for example, as inhibitors of DNA gyrase. More...
US20080235585 METHODS FOR AUTHORING AND INTERACTING WITH MULTIMEDIA REPRESENTATIONS OF DOCUMENTS  
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for assisting a user with authoring a multimedia representation of documents. In one embodiment, the method comprises displaying one or more visual,...
US20080235044 Methods for enhancing child safety  
This invention includes a method for providing enhanced child safety for a child including subscribing to a child safety service provider, receiving child safety material from the child safety...
US20080235187 RELATED SEARCH QUERIES FOR A WEBPAGE AND THEIR APPLICATIONS  
An inversion of the basic format of searching is provided herein. Instead of receiving a search query and providing web page results, a search engine receives a web page identifier as search input...
US20080231533 Flat-aperture waveguide sidewall-emitting twist-reflector antenna  
A flat aperture waveguide sidewall-emitting twist-reflector (FAWSET) antenna, having an E-plane sectoral flare having a depth merely the H-plane width of the waveguide. Extending the E-plane...
US20080233490 Mask rework method  
A mask rework method includes forming a first carbon-containing hard mask layer and a first silicon-containing hard mask layer over an etch target layer, forming a first photoresist pattern over...
US20080230965 Handling Device For Elements of Tapping Runners  
A handling device for elements of tapping runners on a shaft furnace, in particular for runner covers, the device including a support base arranged on the cast house floor of a blast furnace,...
US20080234894 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR OPEN/CLOSE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPEN/CLOSE MEMBER  
An apparatus that controls opening and closing of a roof glass is disclosed. The apparatus includes a drive motor that is actuated to selectively open and close the roof glass. The apparatus stores...
US20080235085 VIRTUAL ADVERTISEMENT STORE  
A method is described for obtaining selective criteria for use in selecting one or more advertisements from a plurality of advertisements for display with publisher content, including obtaining...
US20080233487 Method and System for Optimizing Lithography Focus and/or Energy Using a Specially-Designed Optical Critical Dimension Pattern  
Disclosed is a method and a system for optimizing lithography focus and/or energy using a specially-designed optical critical dimension pattern. A wafer comprising a plurality of photomasks is...
US20080230023 Variable valve mechanism  
The present invention provides a variable valve mechanism that varies amounts of opening and closing of a valve includes a rotating cam, a rocker arm, two lash adjusters, a hydraulic passage, and a...
US20080235119 APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR METERING AND ACCOUNTING FOR SERVICES ACCESSED OVER A NETWORK  
Apparatus, methods and computer programs provided for metering and accounting in a commercial e-services infrastructure address the requirement for handling composite services in which higher-level...
US20080232573 User-Programmable Call Progress Tone Detection  
A telecommunications system is disclosed that enables a telecommunications switch to be “user” programmable in the “field”—in contrast to only programmable by the manufacturer or...
US20080234444 Method for Efficiently Producing an Aromatic Polycarbonate  
It is a task of the present invention to provide a method which enables the production of a high quality, high performance aromatic polycarbonate (which is colorless and has excellent mechanical...
US20080234750 Anterior vertebral plate with taper lock screw  
Provided is a novel system that includes a low profile anterior vertebral body plate and taper lock screws for the fixation and stabilization of the cervical spine, the anterior vertebral plate...
US20080230067 Nasal Mask Assembly  
A nasal mask assembly includes a relatively flexible cushion arrangement including a cushion that provides a breathing chamber and a face-contacting portion to form a seal around the patient's nose...
US20080231742 IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS  
An image pickup apparatus is disclosed which includes: an image pickup unit that picks up a shooting object; an illuminating unit that illuminates the shooting object; a specifying unit that...
US20080233148 Method of Producing Virus  
It is intended to provide a safe and efficient method of producing a virus which is free from animal-origin components in the whole process from culturing adhesive cells to producing the virus on...
US20080231765 Electro-optical device  
The disclosure is directed to an electro-optical device. In one example, a plurality of pixels each has a pixel pitch and a light transmissible region. A light shielding unit is configured to...
US20080229607 Heat deflector for use with a hood-type hair dryer  
An air flow deflector for use with a hood-type hair dryer is a thick, resiliently compressible, unitary halo with an inner perimeter of length suited to surround and abut, preferably with tension,...
US20080230759 Guardrail Run  
A guardrail run with a rail is arranged along and substantially parallel to a roadway. The rail is made of consecutively arranged round timber sections with abutting end sections. Each round timber...
US20080232603 SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING AN ACOUSTIC SPACE WITH AUDIO SOURCE CONTENT  
An audio signal processing system is configured to separate an audio signal into a dry signal component and one or more reverberant signal components. The dry signal component and the reverberant...
US20080234873 Power efficient resource allocation in data centers  
A data center may be operated to achieve reduced power consumption by matching workloads to specific platforms. Attributes of the platforms may be compiled and those attributes may be used to...
US20080235309 Concurrent Collection of Cyclic Garbage in Reference Counting Systems  
The present invention provides techniques that allow concurrent collection of cyclic garbage on reference counting systems. In general, candidate objects are found that may be part of cyclic...
US20080231809 Method for Measuring Intraocular Lens  
The invention relates to a method for measuring an optimally adapted intraocular lens for patients having a refractively modified cornea. The inventive method includes the following steps:...
US20080231513 SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING POSITIONING SIGNAL  
A system for transmitting time-synchronized signals for positioning is provided. The system for transmitting positioning signals includes a transmitting apparatus mounted on artificial satellite, a...
US20080231248 FAST START-UP CIRCUIT BANDGAP REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR  
A bandgap voltage reference circuit includes a bandgap voltage generation circuit that can produce a bandgap reference voltage in response to an activation voltage signal, a start-up circuit that...
US20080232237 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBUST TIMING RECOVERY OF OFDM SYSTEM FOR FAST FADING CHANNELS  
In an orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) communication system, a method comprising the step of performing time estimation in a time domain.
US20080234276 Heterocyclic Triazines as Hypoxic Selective Protein Kinase Inhibitors  
The invention relates to novel heterocyclic triazines which are useful as hypoxic selective cytotoxic agents that mediate and/or inhibit cell proliferation, for example, through the activity of...
US20080233074 Composition and Method For Dry Cow Udder Protection  
A composition for dry cow udder protection includes a bimodal interpenetrating polymer system having both cationic and anionic functionalities and capable of forming a stable aqueous solution and...
US20080231388 Broadband Balancing Transformer  
A balance-to-unbalance transformer (balun) comprising a first signal input/output with two symmetrical poles, a second signal input with one pole, several first conductor loop regions, which are...
US20080230583 Surgical Stapler and Method  
The present disclosure relates to surgical instruments including a staple anvil formed in a distal end of the surgical stapler and a staple cartridge selectively receivable in a distal end of the...
US20080235535 WRITING DATA PROCESSING CONTROL APPARATUS, WRITING METHOD, AND WRITING APPARATUS  
A writing data processing control apparatus includes an assignment part configured to assign processing of a plurality of pieces of writing data of predetermined divided writing regions, stored in...
US20080233252 Containers and Methods for the Reconstitution and Dispensation of Concentrated or Powdered Products  
Containers are especially adapted for the reconstitution and dispensation of concentrated or powdered products. The containers preferably include a sealed flexible pouch body defining an interior...
US20080231160 Universal cooling points compact fluorescent lamps  
A low-wattage, bi-helically shaped, compact fluorescent lamp, having preferably a wattage rating of preferably 23-watts, to sustain constant luminous output when the lamp is mounted in either in an...
US20080233983 HOME NETWORK CONTROL APPARATUS, HOME NETWORK SERVICE SYSTEM USING HOME NETWORK CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF  
A home network service system using an SMS service, the home network service system including: a text message processor to receive a text message; and a home network control apparatus to control a...
US20080233368 ARTICLES HAVING ENHANCED REVERSIBLE THERMAL PROPERTIES AND ENHANCED MOISTURE WICKING PROPERTIES TO CONTROL HOT FLASHES  
A coated article for providing a phased response to rapid temperature changes, comprises a substrate and a coating disposed on a portion of the substrate. The coating comprises a polymeric...
US20080230017 FUEL REFORMER AND POWER SOURCE WITH FUEL REFORMER  
A fuel reformer of a power source includes: a gas-liquid separator which separates raw fuel into gas-phase fuel and liquid-phase fuel; and a molecular weight-increasing catalytic device which is...