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20090277395 | Floatable Pet Toy - A floatable pet toy comprising a hollow outer member, a sealed buoyant flotation bladder, and a rope section. The hollow outer member is made of rubber or polymeric material and has an inner cavity. The flotation bladder is disposed in the inner cavity of the outer member. A first end of the rope section is connected or anchored to the flotation bladder or to a washer disposed in the cavity, and a second end of the rope section extends beyond the outer member. | 11-12-2009 |
20140264965 | Aeration Element for the Gasification of Liquids - An aeration element for gasification or aeration of liquids includes an essentially flattened, rigid support element having a substantially oval cross-section and corrugated outer surfaces, the corrugated outer surfaces including ridges defining grooves therebetween; a threaded opening for receiving a cooperating fitting for connection to an air supply; and a flexible membrane of elastomeric material disposed around the support element, The membrane has a plurality of slits, and wherein compressed gas is introduced between the support element and the membrane, the gas can escape via these slits into the surrounding liquid. A retaining clamp holds the membrane around at least one end of the support element. A check valve assembly prevents backflow of liquid, particles, sludge or debris into the interior of the support element | 09-18-2014 |
20140270931 | PET TOY - A pet toy having a first part with internal threads, and a second part having external threads. When the first and second parts are threaded together by interengagement of their internal and external threads, they cooperate frictionally with one another to prevent, or at least to make difficult, an unintentional unthreading of the two parts from one another, wherein the threaded-together parts form a pet toy. To make unintentional unthreading even more difficult, additional engagement means can be provided on the first part and additional cooperating second engagement means can be provided on the second part. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110170037 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED COLOR GAMUT - A display system includes a reflective display panel and a light source tailored to enhance the color gamut of the system. The panel, which may be a Cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, includes an array of reflective pixels, each pixel comprising a first, second, and third subpixel of different first, second, and third colors. The light source illuminates a front of the display panel with source light to enable observers to view images formed by the panel. The light source includes a lamp and an enhancing element. The lamp, which may be a metal halide lamp, emits lamp light that includes the first, second, and third colors. The enhancing element may be an optical filter, a supplemental LED light source or other light source, or both. The enhancing element enhances the system color gamut, for example, by increasing the color gamut area relative to illumination with the lamp alone. | 07-14-2011 |
20130002988 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED COLOR GAMUT - A display system includes a reflective display panel and a light source tailored to enhance the color gamut of the system. The panel, which may be a Cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, includes an array of reflective pixels, each pixel comprising a first, second, and third subpixel of different first, second, and third colors. The light source illuminates a front of the display panel with source light to enable observers to view images formed by the panel. The light source includes a lamp and an enhancing element. The lamp, which may be a metal halide lamp, emits lamp light that includes the first, second, and third colors. The enhancing element may be an optical filter, a supplemental LED light source or other light source, or both. The enhancing element enhances the system color gamut, for example, by increasing the color gamut area relative to illumination with the lamp alone. | 01-03-2013 |
20130135556 | REFLECTIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED COLOR GAMUT - A display system includes a reflective display panel and a light source tailored to enhance the color gamut of the system. The panel, which may be a Cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, includes an array of reflective pixels, each pixel comprising a first, second, and third subpixel of different first, second, and third colors. The light source illuminates a front of the display panel with source light to enable observers to view images formed by the panel. The light source includes a lamp and an enhancing element. The lamp, which may be a metal halide lamp, emits lamp light that includes the first, second, and third colors. The enhancing element may be an optical filter, a supplemental LED light source or other light source, or both. The enhancing element enhances the system color gamut, for example, by increasing the color gamut area relative to illumination with the lamp alone. | 05-30-2013 |
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20080320005 | Relocating item in distributed storage system - Techniques are provided for moving an item from one item server to another item server in a distributed storage system, using a location service, APIs, and item states. There are three parties that transact with each other: a source item server, a destination item server, and a location service. Each item stored at the source has a move status, e.g., “stationary”, “source attempting transfer”, “destination accepting transfer”, or “destination attempting transfer”. Similarly, each item stored at the destination also has a move status, e.g., “stationary”, “source attempting transfer”, “destination accepting transfer”, or “destination attempting transfer”. The location service desirably has an entry for every item stored by the storage system. An item's entry may comprise the item's current location (e.g., an identifier of an item server) together with a state, such as “stable” or “attempting transfer”. | 12-25-2008 |
20090299940 | RULE-BASED SYSTEM FOR CLIENT-SIDE QUALITY-OF-SERVICE TRACKING AND REPORTING - Server-side control of client-side quality-of-service tracking is provided. When an event occurs at a client, a measurement client collects event parameters and generates aggregated measurement data in accordance with aggregation rules that are provided to the measurement client from a server-side measurement service. The measurement client periodically reports the aggregated measurement data to the measurement service for storage and analysis. | 12-03-2009 |
20140095708 | RULE-BASED SYSTEM FOR CLIENT-SIDE QUALITY-OF-SERVICE TRACKING AND REPORTING - Server-side control of client-side quality-of-service tracking is provided. When a service is being provided to a client device, a server provides aggregation rules to a client device as part of the service. The client device executes instructions in the aggregation rules to collect QoS metrics regarding the service on the client device and to manipulate the QoS metrics to generate aggregated QoS data. The client device reports the aggregated QoS data to a server for storage and analysis. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090118708 | Apparatus and method for sterile docking of male medical line connectors - A docking station for male medical line connectors, including a base housing securable to a stationary surface and having a plurality of docking bays, each of which is dimensioned and contoured for respectively receiving and temporarily retaining ampules containing sterilization fluid. Each of the ampules has a chamber therein containing the sterilization fluid and an access mouth exteriorly exposed when the ampule is secured in one of the bays, and each mouth has a female medical line connection dimensioned and contoured for temporarily receiving and securing a male medical line connector thereto with the tubular tip of the male connector immersed in sterilization fluid during the period of time that the infusion tubing is disconnected from the patient. | 05-07-2009 |
20090137969 | Apparatus and method for sterilizing a tubular medical line port - A device for sterilizing a tubular medical line IV port. The device includes a cap having an open tubular cavity on a distal end which is dimensioned to receive the medical line port therein. A handle is provided on the proximal end of the device for grasping and manipulating the cap. An outer disinfectant-impregnated member is coaxially secured in the distal cavity and dimensioned for engaging and scrubbing exterior surfaces or threads of the tubular port when inserted into the cavity. An inner disinfectant-impregnated member may also be coaxially secured in the cavity to simultaneously scrub internal surfaces of the port. | 05-28-2009 |
20100050351 | Apparatus and method for sterilizing a tubular medical line port - An apparatus for sterilizing a tubular medical line port, having a cap with an open distal end and a cavity therein which is dimensioned to receive an outer scrubbing member and the medical line port. Outer disinfected-impregnated scrubbing member is coaxially received in the cavity and has a socket therein dimensioned for engaging exterior side surfaces of the tubular medical line port when inserted into the socket for thereby scrubbing exterior surfaces of the port with the scrubbing member by rotating the cap. The outer scrubbing member is axially displacable downwardly in the cavity by insertion of the medical line port therein from an upper position prior to use to a lower position where it is retained to thereby indicate that the apparatus has been used and should not therefore be reused. A reuse prevention insert is also provided in the cavity of the cap and is displacable with the outer scrubbing member from the upper position prior to use to the lower position during and after use. This insert is provided with inwardly protruding teeth that are biased for inward compression and thereby prevent re-access of a medical line port into the socket of the scrubbing member after removal of the medical line port. | 03-04-2010 |
20100057054 | Apparatus and method for sterile docking of male medical line connectors - A docking station for maintaining sterilization of temporarily disconnected male medical line connectors. The docking station has a plurality of docking bays, each of which retain an ampule therein containing sterilization fluid and have an access mouth exteriorly exposed when the ampule is secured in its respective bay. The mouth of the ampule is provided with a female medical line connection for temporarily receiving and securing a male line connector temporarily disconnected from the patient. The tubular tip and the concentric connection collar of the male connector is thereby immersed in the sterilization fluid for sterilization while docked. Each of the ampules is secured against rotation in the clockwise direction in their respective docking station bays to facilitate threadable connection of a male medical line connector. However, the ampules are permitted to freely rotate in the counterclockwise direction in their respective bays to prevent disconnection of a male medical line therefrom while the connected ampule is retained in its respective bay. This prevents accidental reuse of an ampule. The ampules are provided with laterally extending wings which are received in recesses in the respective bays. The recesses have inclined ramp surfaces for engaging the bottom of the wings and thereby ejecting the ampules out of the bays when rotated in the counterclockwise direction. | 03-04-2010 |
20120042466 | Apparatus for sterilizing a tubular medical line port - A scrubbing cap for sterilizing a tubular medical line port wherein the cap is molded of a pliable plastic and is provided with an open annular cavity therein which is dimensioned and contoured to receive through its mouth a tubular medical line port with a friction fit for scrubbing surfaces of the port with sterilizing liquid contained in the cavity. Flexible scrubber protrusions coaxially extend into the cavity from the floor of the cavity for scrubbing interior portions of the medical line port. The floor is flexibly displaceable whereby the floor will displace or bulge outwardly when the scrubber protrusions engage a valve within the port for thereby scrubbing the exposed surfaces of the valve while preventing inadvertent opening of the valve. | 02-23-2012 |
20120321532 | APPARATUS FOR STERILE DOCKING OF MALE MEDICAL LINE CONNECTORS - A docking station for maintaining sterilization of temporarily disconnected male medical line connectors. The docking station has a plurality of docking bays, each of which retains an ampule therein containing sterilization fluid and has an access mouth exteriorly exposed when the ampule is secured in its respective bay. The mouth of the ampule is provided with a female medical line connection for temporarily receiving and securing one of the male line connector temporarily disconnected from a patient. A tubular tip and the concentric connection collar of the one of the male medical line connectors is thereby immersed in the sterilization fluid for sterilization while docked. | 12-20-2012 |
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20090304854 | FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using same to promote and/or improve child development. | 12-10-2009 |
20090324773 | FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof. | 12-31-2009 |
20100233317 | FREEZE-DRIED, AERATED DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of making thereof. | 09-16-2010 |
20110280989 | FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using same to promote and/or improve child development. | 11-17-2011 |
20110300255 | FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using same to promote and/or improve child development. | 12-08-2011 |
20120121762 | FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof. | 05-17-2012 |
20120128829 | FREEZE-DRIED, AERATED DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of making thereof. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090142425 | Physiologically active composition - A physiologically active composition is claimed which comprises effective amounts of at least one compound from the group 4-O-methyldavidigenin, 4′-O-methyldavidigenin, davidigenin, elemicin, isoelemicin, herniarin, demethoxycapillarisin, in particular 6-demethoxycapillarisin and/or 6-demethoxy-3′-methoxy-capillarisin, hispiludin and 9-hydroxy-10E, 12Z, 15Z-octadecatrienoic acid, and also glycosides thereof, in particular glucosides and/or rhamnoglucosides of 4-O-methyldavidigenin and/or 4′-O-methyldavidigenin, salts and derivatives. | 06-04-2009 |
20090143339 | METHODS USING PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE, LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLSERINE, AND/OR SALTS THEREOF TO INCREASE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS - Methods using phosphatidylserine, lysophosphatidylserine, and/or salts thereof to increase testosterone levels in subjects in need thereof are disclosed herein. The methods can be useful for subjects having age related decline in testosterone, exercise induced decline in testosterone, and/or hypogonadism. | 06-04-2009 |