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1 5,337,75

3

90/012,10

4

Jan. 25,

2012

Nautilus,

Inc.,

Matthew

C.

Phillips,

Stoel

Rives,

LLP.,

Portland,

OR

Ex Parte Heart rate

monitor

An elongate

hollow

cylindrical

member

houses

electronic

circuitry and

has disposed

on its

surface, on

either end, a

live electrode

and a spaced

common

electrode.

The

electronic

circuitry

includes a

difference

amplifier,

and

electromyogr

am signals

detected by

the

electrodes

are applied to

opposite

Biosig

Instruments

Inc.

(Montreal,

CA)

Lekhtman,

Gregory

(Montreal, CA)

600/519 600/520

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5337753



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polarity

inputs of the

difference

amplifier. As

the

electromyogr

am signals

are of

substantially

equal

amplitude

and phase,

the

electromyogr

am signals

will be

subtracted

from each

other in the

difference

amplifier to

provide a

substantially

zero output

due to

electromyogr

am signals at

the output of

the

difference

amplifier.


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However,

electrocardio

graph

signals,

being of

opposite

phase, will

be added in

the

difference

amplifier so

that the

output of the

difference

amplifier is

substantially

due to only

the

electrocardio

graph signal.

2 5,689,09

4

90/012,10

3

Jan. 24,

2012

W. Todd

Baker,

Oblon

Spivak

McClellan

d Maier &

Neustadt,

LLP.,

Alexandri

a, VA

Ex Parte Elevator

installation

Elevator

installation.

This device

enables an

implicit input

of destination

calls in

elevator

installations,

with an

information

Inventio AG

(Hergiswil,

CH)

Friedli, Paul

(Remetschwil,

CH);

Schneeberger,

Karl (Root,

CH);

Bornhauser,

Hans Peter

(Buchrain, CH)

187/384 187/392




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transmitter,

after a

correspondin

g enquiry,

sending data

to a

recognition

device,

wherein the

data can

contain direct

information

about the

desired

destination

floor or serve

for the

identification

of the

elevator user

and thus

enable access

to the

information,

filed in a

storage

device, about

the

destination

floor, with

the storage


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device being

accommodat

ed in a

processing

unit of an

elevator

control. The

communicati

on between

the

recognition

device and

the

information

transmitter

takes place

via radio

frequencies

and with the

aid of the

obtained

data, the

destination

floor is

determined

in the

processing

unit and

conveyed to

the lift

control, with


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the allocation

being

communicate

d to the

passenger on

a display

device, with

the process

of the call

entry taking

place

automatically

, contactless

and

independent

of the

orientation of

the

information

transmitter,

i.e. it need

not be visible

for the

recognition

device, with

an input

device being

provided for

changing the

floor that is

proposed by


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the

processing

unit.

3 6,478,27

4

90/012,09

9

Jan. 20,

2012

Carl A.

Hjort, III,

SpaceCo,

Business

Solution,

Inc.,

Denver,

CO

Ex Parte

Arm

apparatus

for

mounting

electronic

devices

An extension

arm suitable

for mounting

a flat-screen

electronic

peripheral

device, such

as a

computer

monitor or

television,

comprises a

forearm

extension

that has at

one end a

first coupling

for

attachment to

a tilter, a

platform or

other means

for

supporting a

flat-screen

device and at

the other end

a second

Innovative

Office

Products,

Inc. (Easton,

PA)

Oddsen Jr.,

Odd N.

(Easton, PA)

248/274.1

248/278.1,

248/282.1,

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coupling.

The

extension

arm also

comprises a

pair of end

caps, each

having a

shaft. The

shaft of the

first end cap

is pivotably

rotatable in a

support

mount, such

as a wall,

desk or pole

mount. The

shaft of the

second end

cap is

pivotably

rotatable in

the second

coupling of

the forearm

extension.

The

extension

arm also

comprises an


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upper

channel and

a lower

channel.

Each channel

has at

opposite ends

a pair of

integrally

cast rollers

which are

pivotably

attached to

each of the

end caps.

The upper

and lower

channels and

the end caps

form an

adjustable

parallelogra

m. The shape

of the

parallelogra

m is retained

by a gas

spring, which

is attached at

a first end to

a ball stud


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mounted in

the upper

channel and

adjustably

mounted at a

second end

to the first

end cap. A

clevis is

located

within the

first end cap

and is

pivotably

attached to

the second

end of the

gas spring. A

threaded rod

threadedly

engages the

clevis, such

that the

clevis slides

within the

first end cap

when the rod

rotates

around its

axial

centerline.


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4 7,328,84

5

90/012,10

2

Jan. 26,

2012

Generalpl

us

Technolo

gy, Inc.,

Weiguo

Chen,

Finnegan

Henderso

n

Farabow

Garrett &

Dunner,

LLP.,

Washingt

on, DC

Ex Parte

Method for

producing

indicators

and

processing

apparatus

and system

utilizing

the

indicators

The present

invention

discloses a

method for

producing

graphical

indicators

and

interactive

systems for

utilizing the

graphical

indicators.

On the

surface of an

object,

visually

negligible

graphical

indicators are

provided.

The

graphical

indicators

and main

information,

i.e. text or

pictures, co-

exist on the

surface of

object. The

Sonix

Technology

Co., Ltd.

(Chupei,

Hsinchu,

TW)

Tsai, Yao-hung

(Taipei, TW) 235/454 235/435




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graphical

indicators do

not interfere

with the

main

information

when the

perception of

human eyes

are

concerned.

With the

graphical

indicators,

further

information

other than

the main

information

on the

surface of

object are

carried. In

addition to

the main

information

on the

surface of

object, one is

able to obtain

additional


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information

through an

auxiliary

electronic

device or

trigger an

interactive

operation.

5 7,357,89

1

90/012,09

8

Jan. 20,

2012

Danielle

L. Herritt,

McCarter

&

English,

LLP.,

Boston,

MA

Ex Parte

Process for

making an

ingestible

film

The

invention

relates to

film products

containing

desired levels

of active

components

and methods

of their

preparation.

Desirably,

the films

disintegrate

in water and

may be

formed by a

controlled

drying

process, or

other process

that

maintains the

MonoSol Rx,

LLC

(Portage, IN,

US)

Yang, Robert

K. (Flushing,

NY, US);

Fuisz, Richard

C. (McLean,

VA, US);

Myers, Gary L.

(Kingsport,

TN, US);

Fuisz, Joseph

M. (McLean,

VA, US)

264/211.1

2

264/234,

264/260




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required

uniformity of

the film.

Desirably,

the films

may be

exposed to

temperatures

above that at

which the

active

components

typically

degrade

without

concern for

loss of the

desired

activity.

6 7,732,24

3

90/012,10

7

Jan. 25,

2012

Nanosolar

,

Inc., Paul

M.

Anderson,

Paul M.

Anderson,

PLLC.,

Austin,

TX

Ex Parte

Substrate

structures

for

integrated

series

connected

photovoltai

c arrays

and process

of

manufactur

e of such

This

invention

comprises

manufacture

of

photovoltaic

cells by

deposition of

thin film

photovoltaic

junctions on

metal foil

Luch, Daniel

(17161 Copper

Hill Dr.,

Morgan Hill,

CA, 95037,

US)

438/57

136/244,

136/252,

136/256,

438/61,

438/62,

438/73,

438/80,

438/98




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arrays substrates.

The

photovoltaic

junctions

may be heat

treated if

appropriate

following

deposition in

a continuous

fashion

without

deterioration

of the metal

support

structure. In

a separate

operation, an

interconnecti

on substrate

structure is

provided,

optionally in

a continuous

fashion.

Multiple

photovoltaic

cells are then

laminated to

the

interconnecti


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on substrate

structure and

conductive

joining

methods are

employed to

complete the

array. In this

way the

interconnecti

on substrate

structure can

be uniquely

formulated

from

polymer-

based

materials

employing

optimal

processing

unique to

polymeric

materials.

Furthermore,

the

photovoltaic

junction and

its metal foil

support can

be produced


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in bulk

without the

need to use

the expensive

and intricate

material

removal

operations

currently

taught in the

art to achieve

series

interconnecti

ons.

7 7,898,05

3

90/012,10

5

Jan. 25,

2012

Nanosolar

,

Inc., Paul

M.

Anderson,

Paul M.

Anderson,

PLLC.,

Austin,

TX

Ex Parte

Substrate

structures

for

integrated

series

connected

photovoltai

c arrays

and process

of

manufactur

e of such

arrays

This

invention

comprises

manufacture

of

photovoltaic

cells by

deposition of

thin film

photovoltaic

junctions on

metal foil

substrates.

The

photovoltaic

junctions

may be heat

Luch, Daniel

(Morgan Hill,

CA, US)

257/448

136/244,

136/252,

136/256,

257/E31.12

4,

257/E31.12

6




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treated if

appropriate

following

deposition in

a continuous

fashion

without

deterioration

of the metal

support

structure. In

a separate

operation, an

interconnecti

on substrate

structure is

provided,

optionally in

a continuous

fashion.

Multiple

photovoltaic

cells are then

laminated to

the

interconnecti

on substrate

structure and

conductive

joining

methods are


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employed to

complete the

array. In this

way the

interconnecti

on substrate

structure can

be uniquely

formulated

from

polymer-

based

materials

employing

optimal

processing

unique to

polymeric

materials.

Furthermore,

the

photovoltaic

junction and

its metal foil

support can

be produced

in bulk

without the

need to use

the expensive

and intricate


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material

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operations

currently

taught in the

art to achieve

series

interconnecti

ons.

8 7,898,05

4

90/012,10

6

Jan. 25,

2012

Nanosolar

,

Inc., Paul

M.

Anderson,

Paul M.

Anderson,

PLLC.,

Austin,

TX

Ex Parte

Substrate

structures

for

integrated

series

connected

photovoltai

c arrays

and process

of

manufactur

e of such

arrays

This

invention

comprises

manufacture

of

photovoltaic

cells by

deposition of

thin film

photovoltaic

junctions on

metal foil

substrates.

The

photovoltaic

junctions

may be heat

treated if

appropriate

following

deposition in

a continuous

Luch, Daniel

(Morgan Hill,

CA, US)

257/448

136/244,

136/252,

136/256,

257/E31.12

4,

257/E31.12

6




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fashion

without

deterioration

of the metal

support

structure. In

a separate

operation, an

interconnecti

on substrate

structure is

provided,

optionally in

a continuous

fashion.

Multiple

photovoltaic

cells are then

laminated to

the

interconnecti

on substrate

structure and

conductive

joining

methods are

employed to

complete the

array. In this

way the

interconnecti


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on substrate

structure can

be uniquely

formulated

from

polymer-

based

materials

employing

optimal

processing

unique to

polymeric

materials.

Furthermore,

the

photovoltaic

junction and

its metal foil

support can

be produced

in bulk

without the

need to use

the expensive

and intricate

material

removal

operations

currently

taught in the


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art to achieve

series

interconnecti

ons.

9 8,075,46

1

90/012,10

1

Jan. 23,

2012

Craig A.

Fieschko,

Dewitt

Ross &

Stevens,

SC.,

Madison,

WI

Ex Parte

Reinforced

cord well

lifting bar

assembly

An exercise

bar cord

impingement

assembly

permits

exercise in

two modes,

defined in

terms of how

cord

anchoring is

arranged. It

also permits

exercise to

be conducted

either with a

stretchable

cord and

handgrip

together

connected to

the bar's

body or just

the

stretchable

cord itself so

connected. In

Terry, Douglas

C. (Salt Lake

City, UT, US);

Hinds, Robert

S. (Madison,

WI, US);

Bonneville,

Lloyd W.

(Madison, WI,

US)

482/121 482/126




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either case,

there are

slots in the

bar's body to

slide the cord

through.

Specially

shaped wells

or nests

accommodat

e

impingement

of the elastic

cord and firm

handgrip

emplacement

. The ends of

the bar's

body are

preferably

shaped into

pipe bowl

configuration

disposed to

insure a good

fit and avoid

torque.

10 6,860,92

5

95/001,87

9

Feb. 1,

2012

Third

Party

Requester

:

Inter

Partes

Printed

circuit

board

manufactur

A process

used during

manufacture

of printed

Enthone

Incorporated

(West

Haven, CT,

Soutar,

Andrew

Mcintosh

(London, GB);

106/1.22

106/1.23,

106/1.24,

106/1.25,

106/1.26,




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MacDerm

id, Inc.;

(Att'y Is:

Arthur G.

Schaier,

Carmody

&

Torrance,

LLP.,

Waterbur

y, CT),

Real Party

in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

e circuit boards

comprises

protecting

metal pads

and/or

through-

holes to

provide a

tarnish-

resistant and

solderable

coating. In

the method,

the pads

and/or

through-

holes are

bright-

etched, metal

plated,

preferably by

an immersion

process, and

treated with a

tarnish

inhibitor.

The tarnish

inhibitor may

be

incorporated

into the

US) Mcgrath, Peter

Thomas

(Mission

Viejo, CA, US)

106/1.27,

106/1.28


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immersion

plating bath.

The metal

plating is

usually with

silver or

bismuth and

the pads

and/or

through-

holes

comprise

copper.

11 7,086,13

1

95/001,87

8

Jan. 27,

2012

Third

Party

Requester

: Anvil

Internatio

nal, LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Jeffrey R.

Kuester,

Taylor

English

Duma,

LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Deformabl

e

mechanical

pipe

coupling

A

deformable

mechanical

pipe coupling

is disclosed.

The coupling

has a

plurality of

interconnecta

ble segments

that straddle

the ends of

pipe

elements to

be joined.

The

segments

have arcuate

Victaulic

Company

(Easton, PA,

US)

Gibb, John

(Beeton, CA);

Dole, Douglas

R.

(Whitehouse

Station, NJ,

US); Pigott,

Michael S.

(Bluffton, SC,

US)

29/282




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Requester

surfaces that

engage outer

surfaces of

the pipe

elements.

The outer

surfaces

subtend an

angle of less

than 180°

and have

radii of

curvature

greater than

the radii of

curvature of

the pipe

element outer

surfaces. The

segments

have

adjustably

tightenable

connection

members for

connecting

the segments

to one

another.

When the

connection


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members are

tightened, the

arcuate

surfaces

deform and

conform to

the radius of

curvature of

the outer

surface of the

pipe

elements.

12 7,585,52

7

95/001,86

8

Jan. 24,

2012

Third

Party

Requester

: WH

Nutritiona

ls, LLC.:

(Att'y Is:

Steven

Hultquist,

Hultquist,

IP,

Research

Triangle

Park,

NC), Real

Party

in

Interest:

Same As

Inter

Partes

Compositio

n and

method for

treating

iron

deficiency

anemia

A

composition

comprising

heme iron

and/or heme

iron

polypeptide

in

combination

with ionic

iron(s) and/or

chelated

iron(s).

Administrati

on of

effective

dosages of

the present

composition

Venkataraman,

Bala (405

Gatehouse Ct.,

Alpharetta,

GA, US);

Guthrie,

Michael (2811

Ridge Dr.,

Grand

Junction, CO,

US)

426/32

424/468,

514/1.1,

514/13.5




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Party

Requester

provides a

method for

treating

and/or

preventing

iron

deficiency

anemia, and

the

physiological

,

biochemical,

morphologic

al, and

behavioral

manifestation

s

symptomatic

of same.

13 7,712,79

6

95/001,88

0

Feb. 1,

2012

Third

Party

Requester

: Anvil

Internatio

nal, LLC.;

(Att'y Is:

Jeffrey R.

Kuesler,

Taylor

English

Duma,

Inter

Partes

Deformabl

e

mechanical

pipe

coupling

A

deformable

mechanical

pipe coupling

is disclosed.

The coupling

has a

plurality of

interconnecta

ble segments

that straddle

the ends of

Victaulic

Company

(Easton, PA,

US)

Gibb, John

(Beeton, CA);

Dole, Douglas

R.

(Whitehouse

Station, NJ,

US); Pigott,

Michael S.

(Roswell, GA,

US)

285/411 285/367




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LLP.,

Atlanta,

GA), Real

Party in

Interest:

Same As

Third

Party

Requester

pipe

elements to

be joined.

The

segments

have arcuate

surfaces that

engage outer

surfaces of

the pipe

elements.

The outer

surfaces

subtend an

angle of less

than 180°

and have

radii of

curvature

greater than

the radii of

curvature of

the pipe

element outer

surfaces. The

segments

have

adjustably

tightenable

connection

members for


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connecting

the segments

to one

another.

When the

connection

members are

tightened, the

arcuate

surfaces

deform and

conform to

the radius of

curvature of

the outer

surface of the

pipe

elements.