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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6893816 | Microfabricated, flowthrough porous apparatus for discrete detection of binding reactions An improved microfabricated apparatus for conducting a multiplicity of individual and simultaneous binding reactions is described. The apparatus comprises a substrate on which are located discrete and isolated sites for binding reactions. The apparatus is characteri... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6620459 | Resin-impregnated substrate, method of manufacture and system therefor The disclosed invention relates to polyisocyanate-impregnated lignocellulosic substrates having improved strength, water resistance and appearance, and also to methods and systems for producing such substrates. The polyisocyanate-impregnated lignocellulos... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6317303 | High-speed superconducting persistent switch A superconducting magnetic energy storage system, including a superconducting persistent switch, is disclosed. The system includes a superconducting magnet connected in parallel with the persistent switch, both contained within a cryostat that is maintain... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5843767 | Microfabricated, flowthrough porous apparatus for discrete detection of binding reactions An improved microfabricated apparatus for conducting a multiplicity of individual and simultaneous binding reactions is described. The apparatus comprises a substrate on which are located discrete and isolated sites for binding reactions. The apparatus is... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5798679 | Magnetic flux bending devices An apparatus and method for bending magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit are disclosed. A means for conducting a substantially planar electric current is placed in the path of the flux of a magnetic circuit. Current is then caused to flow in the conducting... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5659281 | Structured coil electromagnets for magnetic resonance imaging Superconducting electromagnets suitable for use in the NMR tomography of human organs, and a method of making the same, are disclosed. Each of the disclosed electromagnets are constructed according to a structured coils methodology, where the desired fiel... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5653939 | Optical and electrical methods and apparatus for molecule detection A method and apparatus are disclosed for identifying molecular structures within a sample substance using a monolithic array of test sites formed on a substrate upon which the sample substance is applied. Each test site includes probes formed therein to b... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5622826 | Method for immobilization of molecules on platinum solid support surfaces The present invention is directed to methods for immobilizing molecules on surfaces of platinum. Devices having surfaces modified by such methods are also claimed. The method uses an isocyanate or isothiocyanate molecule which is reacted with the platinum... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5604824 | Method and apparatus for compression and decompression of documents and the like using splines and spline-wavelets An apparatus and a corresponding method for performing compression and reconstruction of documents are disclosed. Compression of the document is performed by applying a scaling function and a wavelet function first in one direction (e.g., rows) and then i... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5600373 | Method and apparatus for video image compression and decompression using boundary-spline-wavelets A method and apparatus for performing video image compression and decompression are disclosed. The video image compression is performed using boundary-spline-wavelet decomposition, in which the wavelets applied to sample locations at the boundaries of ima... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5592090 | Compact, open geometry U-shaped magnet for magnetic resonance imaging A compact, open geometry U-shaped magnet formed by parallel iron slabs and a flux return is activated by a coil which surrounds the flux return. The inner surfaces of the iron slabs and an outer surface of the coil are substantially contiguous. The field ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5532128 | Multi-site detection apparatus A method and apparatus for identifying molecular structures within a sample substance using an array having a plurality of test sites upon which the sample substance is applied. Each test site includes a probe formed therein to bond with an associated tar... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5382904 | Structured coil electromagnets for magnetic resonance imaging and method for fabricating the same Superconducting electromagnets suitable for use in the NMR tomography of human organs, and a method of making the same, are disclosed. Each of the disclosed electromagnets are constructed according to a structured coils methodology, where the desired fiel... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5374913 | Twin-bore flux pipe dipole magnet A superconducting magnet for use in a particle accelerator of the synchotron type is disclosed. The disclosed magnet includes twin bores, each having beam pipes therein. A flux pipe is provided between the twin bores such that a 360° magnetic flux path i... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5359310 | Ultrashort cylindrical shielded electromagnet for magnetic resonance imaging A superconducting magnet suitable for use in magnetic resonance imaging applications is disclosed. A plurality of driving coils are located around a cylindrical bore, for generating an axial magnetic field therein. At the ends of the magnet, within the sa... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5316795 | Halogen-assisted chemical vapor deposition of diamond The present invention is directed to a method for depositing diamond films and particles on a variety of substrates by flowing a gas or gas mixture capable of supplying (1) carbon, (2) hydrogen, (3) a halogen and, preferably, (4) a chalcogen through a rea... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5108372 | Intravenous fluid temperature regulation method and apparatus An apparatus for thermal regulation, or temperature control of intravenous fluid. The apparatus includes four subassemblies to control intravenous fluid temperature during rapid time varying fluctuations in fluid flow rates independent of ambient air temp... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5071677 | Halogen-assisted chemical vapor deposition of diamond The present invention is directed to a method for depositing diamond films and particles on a variety of substrates by flowing a gas or gas mixture capable of supplying (1) carbon, (2) hydrogen and (3) a halogen through a reactor over the substrate materi... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5011295 | Method and apparatus to simultaneously measure emissivities and thermodynamic temperatures of remote objects Method and apparatus for accurately and instantaneously determining the thermodynamic temperature of remote objects by continuous determination of the emissivity, the reflectivity, and optical constants, as well as the apparent or brightness temperature o... | 04/30/1991 |
