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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113435 | Card reader A card reader system, method, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed. The card reader can include a transmitter that modulates a radio frequency carrier with a transmit data signal and a receiver that detects a modulation of the radio frequency carrie... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8069693 | Floating J-hooks between two bushings in housing with a single piston A lock mechanism for locking at least one door of a container in a closed position includes first and second members slidably coupled to each other to move relative to each other, a latching mechanism configured to prevent the two members from moving relative to eac... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8051597 | Scout sniper observation scope A method and system for an observation system for use in weapon aiming is disclosed. An observation scope displays azimuth and elevation adjustments. Meteorological information is gathered by one or more weather stations, which use weather sensors. A range finder de... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8027591 | Resonant quantum well modulator driver A drive circuit and method of controlling a quantum well modulator are disclosed. The drive circuit can be disposed in an optical transceiver having a quantum well modulator configured to retro-modulate an incoming optical signal. The drive circuit can include separ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026792 | Global asset tracking enterprise system A system for operating a container lock mechanism includes a housing, at least two lock members, the two lock members including a first lock member configured to engage a first portion of a container and a second lock member configured to engage a second portion of ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8022986 | Method and apparatus for measuring weapon pointing angles A weapon orientation measuring device in accordance with the disclosure includes a processor configured to receive first location information indicative of locations of a first point and a second point on a weapon, the first and second points being a known distance ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022573 | Shipping container active lock release failsafe A lock mechanism to lock at least one door of a container in a closed position includes a housing enclosing at least a portion of the lock mechanism, and a lock circuit at least partially enclosed within the housing. The lock circuit includes a main power supply, a ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7983565 | Integrated optical communication and range finding system and application thereof The present invention is directed toward systems for conducting laser range and enabling optical communication between a plurality of entities and to the application of such systems in a secure covert combat identification system. In one embodiment, the present inve... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7956347 | Integrated modulating retro-reflector A novel package that integrates components for a modulating retro reflector into a single package is disclosed according to various embodiments. According to some embodiments the package is configured to secure a retro reflector, a quantum well modulator and photodi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950812 | Shutters for infra red communication at moderate bandwidths A modulating corner-cube retroreflector for remote communications is disclosed. The modulating corner-cube retroreflector includes a solid retroreflector with a front surface and three mutually perpendicular surfaces: a first surface, a second surface and a third su... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7936265 | Smart card detectors A smartcard or other media detects the presence of chemical, biological, radiation, and/or explosive (CBRE) compounds or other items of interest on individuals handling the smartcard or other media. The exposure is stored such that, when the card is presented to a r... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934645 | Automatic integrated sensing and access control An access control system for sensing exposure to items of interest for a person associated with a unique identifier of a fare card or ticket is disclosed. The access control system includes the unique identifier, an exposure detector and a processor. The unique iden... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7898729 | Combinational PZT and MEMS beam steering Beam steering systems and methods are disclosed according to various embodiments. A beam steering system may include a laser that produces a beam of light. The beam of light may then be directed through a piezoelectric tube that includes a light guide and one or mor... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7864408 | Beam deflection using PZT resonance Beam deflection devices and methods using piezoelectric tube resonance. A beam deflection device may include a laser that produces a beam of light. The beam of light may then be directed through a piezoelectric tube that includes a light guide and one or more piezoe... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7859675 | Field test of a retro-reflector and detector assembly An opto-electronic assembly and testing method are disclosed. A housing of the opto-electronic assembly is coupled to a window to form an optical chamber. A retro-reflector can be coupled to the housing. A radiation source can be disposed on or about the retro-refle... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7834302 | Eye safety protection from high power laser light A laser safety device and method of protecting against harmful levels of radiation. The device includes a housing with first and second apertures. A photodetector generates a first signal corresponding to a level of radiation entering the housing through the first a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7810718 | Variable thickness data card body According to the invention, a fare card for storing information in a plurality of different ways for use in a transit system is disclosed. The fare card includes a card body that has at least a first region and a second region. The first region is located adjacent t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7720388 | Integrated optical communication and range finding system and application thereof The present invention is directed toward systems for conducting laser range and enabling optical communication between a plurality of entities and to the application of such systems in a secure covert combat identification system. In one embodiment, the present inve... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7705712 | Smart card receiver and system for pulsed RF fields A fast data transfer collection system using message authentication and contactless RF proximity card technology in non-contact storage and retrieval applications. The system is generally comprised of Host computers (application computer systems), Target radio frequ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7687751 | Enhancement of aimpoint in simulated training systems Embodiments of the invention, therefore, provide improved systems and methods for tracking targets in a simulation environment. Merely by way of example, an exemplary embodiment provides a reflected laser target tracking system that tracks a target with a video came... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7679805 | Flip chip quantum well modulator A quantum well modulator configured to absorb or transmit light depending on an applied voltage is provided according to various embodiments. The quantum well modulator may include a substrate, a p-type and n-type semiconductor layers as well as a quantum well layer... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677449 | Automatic integrated sensing and access control An access control system for sensing exposure to items of interest for a person associated with a unique identifier of a fare card or ticket is disclosed. The access control system includes the unique identifier, an exposure detector and a processor. The unique iden... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7631432 | Compact multifunction sight A multifunction sight is disclosed. The multifunction sight includes an body, a receiving aperture, an emitting aperture, a parabolic reflector, and an optical detector. The receiving aperture passes radiation in a first band and a second band into the body where th... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624914 | Validating removable fare collection system A low cost fare collection system includes a removable farebox having an integral collection box. The farebox can be installed in a temporary installation at a fare collection location for the collection of fares and can be removed to a secure location for emptying ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7603041 | Temperature compensated dynamic optical tag modulator system and method A dynamic optical tag system and method that allows for operation over a wide temperature range. A variable wavelength optical source, such as a dual wavelength fiber laser, is generated by combining the outputs from two distributed feedback lasers having separate o... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7587332 | Directed autoload of contactless stored value card within a transportation system According to the invention, a method for processing credit for a contactless smart card is disclosed. In one step, the contactless smart card is uniquely recognized at a first location. The contactless smart card is capable of recording the credit or debit that affe... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7529300 | Shaped-offset quadrature amplitude modulation methods and apparatus Shaped Offset Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) can be implemented within a communication system. A train or sequence of orthogonal sinc pulses can be generated for each of the in-phase and quadrature signal paths. The sinc pulses in the quadrature signal path c... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7489865 | Integrated optical communication and range finding system and applications thereof The present invention is directed toward systems for conducting laser range and enabling optical communication between a plurality of entities and to the application of such systems in a secure covert combat identification system. In one embodiment, the present inve... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7469817 | Validating removable fare collection system A low cost fare collection system includes a removable farebox having an integral collection box. The farebox can be installed in a temporary installation at a fare collection location for the collection of fares and can be removed to a secure location for emptying ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7437560 | Method and apparatus for establishing a secure smart card communication link through a communication network A secure communication link is established between a smart card and a remote central computer system through a network by using security functions at the smart card and the central computer system. A smart card communication device facilitates the exchange of data b... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7376839 | Smart card access control system An access control system securely transfers identification and transaction information between an access reader and a contactless smart card over a contactless radio frequency link via an RF modem. The access reader contains a programmable microcontroller, DC/DC con... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367494 | Automatic integrated sensing and access control An access control system for sensing exposure to items of interest for a person associated with a unique identifier of a fare card or ticket is disclosed. The access control system includes the unique identifier, an exposure detector and a processor. The unique iden... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7345265 | Enhancement of aimpoint in simulated training systems Embodiments of the invention, therefore, provide improved systems and methods for tracking targets in a simulation environment. Merely by way of example, an exemplary embodiment provides a reflected laser target tracking system that tracks a target with a video came... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7331522 | Virtual gate system A virtual gate provides the impression of a gated entry without a physical barrier. As such it functions as a gateway to access areas including transit Rail or, potentially, prepaid Bus services. The VG would require the interaction of the patron to present ticket m... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325318 | Compact multifunction sight A multifunction sight is disclosed. The multifunction sight includes an body, a receiving aperture, an emitting aperture, a parabolic reflector, and an optical detector. The receiving aperture passes radiation in a first band and a second band into the body where th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322521 | Universal ticket transport A Universal Ticket Transport (UTT) 10, 150 may be configured to read from and write to many types of magnetically encoded tickets 20 currently used in fare collection systems. The UTT 10, 150 includes a mechanical insertion interface and automat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306143 | Dynamic smart card/media imaging A smart electronic media dynamic imaging system and method to store and retrieve intelligent data tat may be used for displaying images, USCT alerts, or textual messages. The system is comprised of smart media, a reader, a vendor or electronic gate having display an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308202 | Secure covert combat identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system for the dismounted soldier A combat IFF system, for use in a combat exercise or on the battlefield, including a helmet-mounted passive IFF response unit and a weapon-mounted IFF interrogatory unit for each soldier. Infrared (IR) signals are employed for both challenge and response. The IR res... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7233606 | Miniature pulsed fiber laser source A pulsed fiber laser and associated electronics contained in a miniature package is disclosed. The Pulsed Fiber Laser Source (PFLS) can be a single-stage high gain master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) type fiber laser source. The PFLS can include a distributed f... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227449 | Multiple protocol smart card communication device A communication link is established between the smart card and a computer using a valid smart card communication protocol. A smart card communication device determines the valid smart card communication protocol used by a smart card by polling a communication channe... | 06/05/2007 |
