Patents Represented by Attorney Ostrolenk, Faber, LLP
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Patent number: 8339510Abstract: A vibrating device includes a vibrator having a dust-screening member which is shaped like a plate as a whole and has at least one side that is symmetric with respect to a symmetry axis, and a vibrating member secured to the dust-screening member and configured to produce, at the dust-screening member, vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to a surface of the dust-screening member, and a hold and support member configured to hold and support the vibrator to a fixed member. The hold and support position by the hold and support member is arranged at position along a circle or ellipse concentric to the centroid of the vibrator such that peak ridges of the vibration having a vibrational amplitude perpendicular to the surface of the dust-screening member form closed loops.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Imaging Corp.Inventor: Takashi Miyazawa
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Patent number: 8338169Abstract: A cell/ligand specific marking system, the system being characterized in that it comprises: (a) an endothelial precursor cell (EPC) including a cell marker selected from among the group consisting of the Eph (in particular EphB4 or EphB1), and (b) a protein material of structure L-K, which consists of a ligand (L) specific of the marker and is associated or fused with a binding protein (K), the system being capable of providing a proangiogenetic cell material of structure EPC-Eph-L-K. The invention also concerns the cell material as product capable of stimulating angiogenesis, its preparation method and its therapeutic use, in particular with respect to vascular insufficiencies.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2006Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignees: Institut des Vaisseaux et du Sang, Universite Paris 7-Denis DiderotInventors: Philippe Foubert, Sophie Le Ricousse-Roussanne, Jean-Sebastien Silvestre
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Patent number: 8336150Abstract: Provided is a treatment tool including: an elongated member which is formed of a flexible material and includes first and second terminals; a first body portion which is fixed to the first terminal so as to function in a target; a handle portion which is provided in the second terminal and is provided with a rotating holding portion holding the elongated member so as to be rotatable about the axis of the elongated member; and a second body portion which is attached to the handle portion so as to function in a target and is rotated relative to the elongated member when rotating the handle member relative to the elongated member. The treatment tool is capable of performing a cleaning treatment or the like while curtailing extraneous matter from being scattered in the vicinity thereof and reducing contamination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventor: Yasuhiro Tabuchi
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Patent number: 8333297Abstract: The invention provides a reinforcing corner post suitable for use with a container comprising a foldable blank having a base panel and a pair of opposed side wall panels, and a pair of opposed end wall panels, the side wall panels and end wall panels being foldable into upright positions relative to the base panel to define opposed side walls and end walls with corners being formed at the junctions of the side walls and end walls, the reinforcing corner post being provided at all or selected corners of the container, wherein the corner post comprises an external post section which embraces the corner, and an internal post section which nests within the corner, and engaging means for releasably coupling the external post section and internal post section to one another by longitudinal displacement of the external post section and internal post section relative to one another to an engaged position, and locking means for securing the inner post section and the outer post section in the engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Inventors: Gilroy Clements McAlpine, Daniel Robert Algate
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Patent number: 8334875Abstract: An operation displaying device including: an operation screen which receives an instruction for operation; a computing device which executes computation; and a performance monitoring unit which monitors a performance of an application software that executes display processing, wherein: when an operation mode of the operation displaying device is in a power saving mode and a remaining memory capacity of a memory, which is used as temporary storage by the computing device, is less than or equal to than a predetermined threshold, the performance monitoring unit restarts the application software which is running.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventors: Tetsuya Matsusaka, Toshimasa Takaoka
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Patent number: 8333589Abstract: An assembly for practicing sinus membrane elevation in the process of dental implant surgery comprising a balloon made of an elastomeric material and having a rounded head portion, an elongated, tubular sleeve portion and a flanged rim portion. Further provided is a balloon probe member having a stem portion with an outer screw-thread and a bore freely fitting the external diameter of the balloon tubular sleeve. A connector member is threadably receivable in the probe member and connected to a flexible pipe with a manually operable valve. For inflating the balloon a pump supplies a pressurized fluid through the pipe.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Miambe Ltd.Inventor: Efraim Kfir
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Patent number: 8334992Abstract: An image formation apparatus including: a state indicator which informs of a current system state to an outside; a system state manager which manages the system state; and an alert controller which controls the state indicator according to the system state identified by the system state manager, wherein if the system state manager identifies that the system state is in a power off inhibition state, the alert controller causes the state indicator to inform a user of the power off inhibition state.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.Inventor: Mitsuhiro Kitamura
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Patent number: 8333149Abstract: A ventilation and drying equipment for printing machines, including ovens operable to dry solvent on a printed support travelling through the ovens passages into and out of the ovens through which false or ambient air can enter the oven from the outside. At least one false air suppression device for which each printing unit covers at least one of the passages and which is maintained at a pressure lower than the air pressure inside the oven, to prevent false air from entering the oven through the at least one passage. Each false air suppression device is connected with a common recirculation duct in order to share the false air coming from each printing unit with the whole press.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Bobst Group Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Renzo Melotti, Marco Olmo, Giacomo Mario Piero Truffi
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Patent number: 8333005Abstract: A method is disclosed for the fabrication of a tunable radio frequency (RF) power output filter that includes fabricating a core body and then forming a plastically deformable metallic shell over the exterior surface of the core body.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Inventors: James Thomas LaGrotta, Richard T. LaGrotta
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Patent number: 8333832Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a pigment preparation comprising aluminum effect pigments, a solvent and at least one additive, wherein the aluminum effect pigments have a d98 value of the volume averaged particle size distribution curve of less than 15 ?m, the at least one additive is a phosphorous containing additive, and the solvent has a viscosity equal to or more than 1.8 mPa's at 25° C. The disclosure is further directed to an ink jet printing ink as well the use thereof.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Eckart GmbHInventors: Joerg Maennig, Stefan Trummer, Andreas Kroell, Dieter Proelss, Stefan Engel, Werner Pieper
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Patent number: 8335414Abstract: A diffraction grating coupler which includes an optical waveguide having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface, the optical waveguide having a grating on one of its surfaces. The diffraction grating coupler further includes an elastic polymer film deposited on and attached to the optical waveguide, the elastic polymer film partially surrounding the optical waveguide and leaving one of the two surfaces of the optical waveguide open, the diffraction grating coupler being mountable on a specimen by attaching the elastic polymer film to the specimen.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientificasInventors: Kirill Zinoviev, Carlos Domínguez Horna, Laura M Lechuga Gómez
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Patent number: 8334390Abstract: The present invention relates N-cycloalkyl-N-bicyclic-carboxamide, thiocarboxamide or N-substituted carboximidamide derivatives of formula (I) wherein A represents a carbo-linked, 5-membered heterocyclyl group; T represents O, S, N—Ra, N—ORa, N—NRaRb or N—CN; Z1 represents a C3-C7-cycloalkyl group; X represents N or a CZ7 and Z2; Z3; L1 and L2 represent various substituents; their process of preparation; preparation intermediate compounds; their use as fungicide active agents, particularly in the form of fungicide compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi, notably of plants, using these compounds or compositions.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AGInventors: Philippe Desbordes, Stéphanie Gary, Marie-Claire Grosjean-Cournoyer, Benoît Hartmann, Hiroyuki Hadano, Philippe Rinolfi, Jean-Pierre Vors
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Patent number: 8333760Abstract: A high frequency generator connected to an electrosurgical instrument comprising an electrical output terminal, a power source electrically connected to the output terminal, an arc detector, and a power control for controlling the electrical power delivered through the output terminal. The power control initially causes the delivery of a high output power for a phase for initial cutting support and thereafter, if ignition of an arc has occurred for a predetermined period of time to cause the delivery of reduced or no power and subsequently for a predetermined period of time to cause the delivery of reduced or no power at which no arc occurs, or if no ignition of an arc has occurred during the phase for initial cutting support, to cause the delivery of reduced or no power for a predetermined period of time of a short pause interval.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Celon AG Medical InstrumentsInventors: André Roggan, Timo Strauss
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Patent number: 8333693Abstract: An endoscope plug body includes a plug frame with which a venting cap is covered, an inner peripheral surface being formed in the venting cap, the inner peripheral surface being communicated with a channel arranged in an endoscope. The plug frame includes a latch member that latches the plug frame along the periphery of the venting cap to attach the plug frame to the venting cap; and a breaking member that breaks a partial area of the plug frame while maintained in a continuous state in a circumferential direction of the plug frame, the partial area reaching one end portion of the plug frame while including a part of a latched portion of the latch member.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignees: Olympus Corporation, Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventor: Masanori Hamazaki
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Patent number: 8333692Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion portion having a bending portion, a base portion connected to the insertion portion, an operation wire extending from the bending portion toward the base portion, a drive source unit which is provided in the base portion, and a drive force transmission unit which is connected to the operation wire and the drive source unit. The drive source unit includes a first frame, a second frame, a motor, a gear box and a potentiometer. The gear box includes a horizontal power transmission mechanism for horizontally transmitting power from the motor, and an epicyclic gear mechanism for vertically transmitting power from the horizontal power transmission mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2008Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventor: Yutaka Masaki
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Patent number: 8334027Abstract: In the method for depositing a material in the absence of a positive column, a discharge is generated between a cathode and an anode disposed to face each other in a reaction chamber by applying a DC voltage therebetween, and introducing reaction gas into the reaction chamber, thereby depositing a material on a substrate mounted on the anode and serving as a part of the anode, wherein the deposition of the material on the substrate is performed under a state that a cathode glow and an anode glow exist in a form of thin layers coating respectively the surfaces of the cathode and the substrate, while a positive column does not exist or is so small as to be negligible.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2007Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Wook-Seong Lee, Young-Joon Baik, Jeung-Hyun Jeong, Ki-Woong Chae
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Patent number: D672633Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Ingeteam Power Technology, S.A.Inventors: Oscar Aspesteguia Martinez, Ismael Bernaola Olivares, Francisco Javier Ullan Roldan
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Patent number: D672682Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Wing Yee Gems & Jewellery LimitedInventors: Tse-Kok Wong, Lok-Sung Wong
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Patent number: D673028Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ingeteam Power Technology, SAInventors: Oscar Apesteguia Martinez, Ismael Bernaola Olivares, Francisco Javier Ullan Roldan
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Patent number: D673029Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Ingeteam Power Technology, S.A.Inventors: Oscar Apesteguia Martinez, Ismael Bernaola Olivares, Francisco Javier Ullan Roldan