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  • Spacer box and interbay cable management panel
    Patent number: 8290331
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed at an interbay management system including a front spacer, a rear spacer, and an optional mid spacer that are coupled together and connected to a cable management panel. The assembly can be secured adjacent to or between distribution frames. The modular construction of the spacer allows for easy installation, and the variable length enables the spacer to be easily configured to correspond to the type and size of the telecommunication components that are to be supported in the distribution frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Redmann, Joy McKnight
  • Cold-active beta-galactosidase, a method of producing same and use of such enzyme
    Patent number: 8288143
    Abstract: A novel cold-active beta-galactosidase is enzyme specific for lactose. The enzyme is thus useful in e.g. the food industry for catalyzing at low temperatures the hydrolysis of lactose disaccharide into its constituent monosaccharides, glucose and galactose. A method produces the cold-active beta-galactosidase by recombinant DNA technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Kobenhavns Universitet
    Inventors: Peter Stougaard, Mariane Schmidt
  • Fiber access terminal including moisture barrier plate
    Patent number: 8290329
    Abstract: A fiber access terminal includes a drop cable side and a distribution cable side. The sides are separated by a frame to which a variety of cable management and cable connections components may be mounted. Optical fibers are routed from drop and distribution cables through a plurality of routing paths to splice trays for connection to other optical fibers. The terminal includes a base and a dome cover mounted to the base defining an enclosed interior. Passageways between the base and the dome cover are closed by removable covers to limit moisture and animals from accessing an interior of the dome cover. A tether connects the removable covers to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Kowalczyk, Ray Hagen
  • IPSec encapsulation mode
    Patent number: 8289970
    Abstract: Described are embodiments directed to negotiating an encapsulation mode between an initiator and a responder. As part of the negotiation of the security association, an encapsulation mode is negotiated that allows packets to be sent between the initiator and responder without encapsulation. The ability to send packets without encapsulation allows intermediaries, such as a firewall, at the responder to easily inspect the packets and implement additional features such as security filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Swander, Daniel R. Simon
  • Dynamic transaction protocol upgrades
    Patent number: 8291097
    Abstract: Including support for advanced protocols in propagation information transferred between applications. Transaction managers associated with the applications communicate with each other to complete a transaction. Rather than communicating using a standard protocol, embodiments of the invention enable a first transaction manager to identify advanced protocols supported by the first transaction manager to a second transaction manager using existing propagation tokens. The second transaction manager selects one of the supported protocols to communicate with the first transaction manager to complete the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Max Feingold, Jim Johnson
  • Optical fiber coupler module
    Patent number: 8285105
    Abstract: A glass-fiber coupler module includes a cassette mount, a mounting panel pivotally coupled to the cassette mount, a front panel coupled to the cassette mount, and a splitter coupled to the second side of the cassette mount. A first side of the cassette mount defines a storage area configured to receive spare lengths of glass fibers. The mounting panel is configured to support a first plurality of couplings. The front panel is configured to support a second plurality of couplings. The splitter is configured to receive glass fibers routed from the second end of at least one of the couplings of the first plurality, the splitter also configured to output at least two glass fibers to the first ends of at least two of the couplings of the second plurality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Steffen Laurisch, Klaus Klein, Hans-Peter Sandeck
  • Method for obtaining microfluidic polymer structures
    Patent number: 8283109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing high-resolution microfluidic structures by means of the modification of the sealing temperature and photolithography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Ikerlan Centro de Investigaciones Tecnologias, S. Coop.
    Inventors: Francisco Javier Blanco Barro, Jorge Elizalde Garcia, Jesús Miguel Ruano Lopez
  • Liquid detergent composition
    Patent number: 8283303
    Abstract: The present invention includes a liquid detergent composition which yields superior detergency and whitening effects, exhibits excellent storage stability, and comprises 50 to 70% by mass of nonionic surfactant (A) represented by formula (I) or formula (I?), 1 to 10% by mass of anionic surfactant (B), and 0.05 to 1% by mass of 4,4?-bis(2-sulfostyryl)biphenyl disodium salt serving as fluorescent whitening agent (C). R1CO—(OR2)n—OR3??(I) R4—O—(R2O)m-H??(I?) In formula (I), R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group of 5 to 21 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; R3 represents an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n is 5 to 30. In formula (I?), R4 represents a hydrocarbon group derived from a secondary alcohol of 8 to 30 carbon atoms; R2 represents an alkylene group of 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and m is 5 to 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Lion Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Ogura, Hiroaki Shindo
  • Recovery method and recovery apparatus of thallium in cement production facilities
    Patent number: 8282833
    Abstract: A method for recovering thallium in a cement production facility according to the present invention includes: a collecting process of collecting dust from combustion gas at a passage of the combustion gas, which is downstream of a gas outlet of a suspension preheater or a gas outlet of a demineralizer of a cement kiln of the cement production facility; a water-cleaning process of producing slurry or a water solution by cleaning the collected dust using water; and a filtering process of separating the slurry or water solution into a solid and a liquid and recovering thallium, wherein thallium is recovered from the combustion gas exhausted from the cement production facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Konishi
  • Remote batch editing of formatted text via an HTML editor
    Patent number: 8286077
    Abstract: Remote batch editing of formatted text may be provided. A request to edit a source document comprising text using a first markup language may be received. The source document may be converted to a second markup language and provided to the requestor. Changes to the converted document may be received and edit commands may be generated for those changes. The edit commands may then be applied to the source document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dachuan Zhang, Gilberto Aristides Apodaca Aragon, Jeffrey Huang, Melissa Kristine Hunter, Rebecca Meredith Loew
  • Media specific feature invocation signaling in enhanced communication systems
    Patent number: 8284918
    Abstract: Subscribers of an enhanced communication system are enabled to indicate invocation or clearing of media specific features such as music-on-hold or video-on-hold. The invocation or clearing is transmitted to participating end points as a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) re-INVITE message with Session Description Protocol (SDP) attribute descriptions identifying the feature, applicable media channels and whether the message is for invocation or clearing of the feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Srivatsa Srinivasan, Sundaram Anantharaman, Gene Y. Zhang
  • Fiber distribution hubs with swing frame chassis
    Patent number: 8285103
    Abstract: A fiber distribution hub includes a swing frame chassis pivotally mounted within an enclosure. The swing frame chassis includes a splitter mounting location at which optical splitters can be mounted and an optical termination field. The optical termination field includes multiple fiber optic adapters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Reagan, Jeffrey Gniadek, Thomas Parsons, Michael Noonan
  • Guide thimble of dual tube type structure nuclear fuel assembly
    Patent number: 8279995
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a guide thimble of a nuclear fuel assembly, which is capable of improving the cooling performance and the stability of a nuclear fuel, preventing a flow split in dual-cooling nuclear fuel rod and guide thimble sub channels for obtaining high combustion degree and high power, and minimizing a neutron absorption section in a reaction degree region. Since the guide thimble having the dual tube type structure is adopted, a flow split in the fuel rod and guide thimble sub channels can be reduced, and the degradation in performance of nuclear fuel due to increase of a neutron absorption section can be prevented. In order for compatibility with an existing control rod, a typical guide tube is used as an inner guide thimble, and an outer guide thimble is provided outside the inner guide thimble.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Ho Yoon, Jae Yong Kim, Dong Seok Oh, Young Ho Lee, Kang Hee Lee, Hyung Kyu Kim
  • Breast milk flow meter apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8280493
    Abstract: An apparatus measures the quantity of milk consumed by an infant during a breast-feeding session. The apparatus includes a brassiere-like garment (30) with openings allowing the breasts to be exposed for nursing an infant. Lining (32) is attached to the inside of the brassiere. Ultra-sonic Doppler-Effect transmitter probes (44) and receiver probes (46) are annexed to the brassiere lining pointing at the direction of the respective nipple of the nursing person. A processor is provided for translating flow measurements by the probes (44, 46) into volume units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Mamsense Ltd.
    Inventors: Eliezer Kolberg, Yitzhak Epstein
  • PCB connector
    Patent number: 8277262
    Abstract: The invention relates to a PCB connector (1), comprising a housing (2) and a plurality of contact elements (3), every contact element (3) having a contact for connection to wires and a contact for connection to a printed circuit board. housing (2) is configured as one piece, the contact elements (3) being captively snap-locked in the housing (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf-Dieter Busse
  • Air filter arrangement; assembly; and methods
    Patent number: 8277532
    Abstract: An air filter arrangement is (300) disclosed. The air filter arrangement includes strips of media comprising corrugated sheets secured to facing sheets and forming inlet and outlet flutes secured to one another in a stack. Media pack arrangements including such stacked media with a molding arrangement to secure and seal opposite side edges of the media strips, are described. Also described are filter cartridges including such media pack (301) and air cleaners including the filter cartridges. Methods of assembly and use are also provided. Also, systems of use are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Donaldson Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory L. Reichter, Wayne R. W. Bishop, Benny Kevin Nelson, Darrel Wegner, Bruce R. Crenshaw, Vladimir Kladnitsky, Thomas G. Miller, Donald Raymond Mork, Kevin J. Schrage, Richard J. Osendorf, Bradley A. Kuempel, Thomas John Lundgren
  • Drive system for escalators and moving walkways
    Patent number: 8276738
    Abstract: Drive system for escalators and moving walkways, comprising a set of wheels (3) carrying free-rotating rollers (4), with parallel axes to that of the wheels, and one or more shafts (5) perpendicular to the movement direction of the belt of steps or pallets (1), in which said roller wheels are mounted. The shafts (5) and wheels (3) are arranged between the moving forward way and the return way of the belt of steps or pallets (1). The wheels (3) engage through the rollers (4) with the steps or pallets (1) through engaging formations (7) of said belt of steps or pallets (1). The shafts (5) connect to a driving assembly through a transmission mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation Center, S.A., Thyssenkrupp Elevator (ES/PBB) GmbH
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Gonzalez Alemany, Alberto Pello Garcia
  • Actuation system
    Patent number: 8277349
    Abstract: An actuation system includes a prime mover, a mechanical option module, an actuator, and a controller. The prime mover includes a drive shaft. The mechanical option module includes a housing, an input shaft coupled to the drive shaft, an output shaft, and a planetary gear module. The planetary gear module includes a sun gear coupled to the input shaft, a planet carrier coupled to the output shaft, an outer ring, and planet gears meshed with the sun gear and the outer ring. The application-specific module is connected to the housing and configured to selectively influence movement of the outer ring of the planetary gear module. The actuator includes an actuator input shaft coupled to the output shaft of the mechanical option module. The controller controls an operation of at least one of the prime mover, the mechanical option module, and the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Exlar Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy A. Erhart, William J. Zerull, Terrence L. Thompson, James H. Sandlin
  • Pesticide compositions and methods
    Patent number: 8278352
    Abstract: New pesticide compositions comprising an alkyl formate and an isothiocyanic ester are described, as are methods of delivering fumigants and methods of pest control using a combination of fumigants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation
    Inventors: YongLin Ren, Colin Waterford, ByungHo Lee
  • Grill for vibratory roller
    Patent number: D668694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Sakai Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takabumi Tezuka, Masayuki Yoshida