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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7663535 | System and method to position register and phase synchronize a monitoring network A system is disclosed for position registration and phase synchronization of monitors in a monitor network. Each monitor includes a transceiver having a transponder circuit with a calibrated transponder delay. To measure a distance between monitors, an oscillator at... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7595727 | Frangible electronic sealing security system A system for inspecting a secure enclosure from a remote location to determine whether a secure enclosure door has been opened includes a seal having a base material and an indicator. The base material is bonded across first and second secure enclosure surfaces that... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7503277 | Aerostat inflator A device for deploying an aerostat includes a cylindrical shaped container having an open end and a closed end and a center tube axially oriented in the container. A tapered disc is mounted for axial movement on the center tube, and it has a taper of increasing diam... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7345604 | Analog to digital conversion using recurrent neural networks A system for converting an analog signal into a digital data stream includes a recurrent network with a plurality of converter circuits that individually receive the same analog signal as input. The circuits then generate a plurality of spike outputs that exhibit ch... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7327303 | Hybrid radar receiver A hybrid radar receiver includes an antenna array for receiving an input signal having a radar signal from a signal emitter. Each array element outputs an analog signal on a respective data channel. For each data channel, an activatable A/D converter is provided. A ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7304571 | Firefighter locator with activator A device for activating a signal emitter for use in a firefighter locator system operates in conjunction with the firefighter's self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The activation device includes a pressure sensor to monitor pressure on an air line that delive... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275714 | Airship docking mechanism A system and method for docking an airship to a mooring mast includes a thruster that is mounted to the fore end of the airship. When activated, the thruster generates a thrust vector that is substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the airship and is... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264202 | Tri-cycloidal airship An unmanned, lighter-than-air airship includes three omnidirectional thrust generating units. One unit is mounted at the fore-end of the airship to generate thrust in a plane that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the airship. This unit controls pitch and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7250900 | System and method for sidelobe reduction using detect-and-subtract techniques A radar system and method for detecting targets using pulse-compressed signals is disclosed. In one application, the systems and methods can be used to detect one or more relatively small targets whose pulse-compressed signals are masked by the time-sidelobes of a l... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248207 | System and method for sidelobe reduction using point spread function expansion Systems and methods for detecting targets using pulse-compressed radar signals are disclosed. In one application, relatively small targets that are masked by the time-sidelobes of a larger target's return signal can be detected. The methods include a signal expansio... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7219854 | Cycloidal hybrid advanced surface effects vehicle A “wing in ground effect” aerial vehicle includes a wing mounted on a fuselage, and two cycloidal propulsion units for providing lift, thrust and longitudinal control. Additional lift is provided by a lighter-than-air gas such as helium contained in the fuselage... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7163177 | Airship ballast system An airship ballast system includes an engine driven propeller and a cooling tube that is positioned coplanar with the propeller and outside its tip path. One end of the cooling tube is connected to receive exhaust gases from the engine while the other end is connect... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6965344 | Firefighter locator A wireless system and method for locating the position of a movable signal emitter located inside or adjacent to a structure includes establishing at least three base station sites at known locations around the structure. The signal emitter then transmits an omni-di... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6932296 | Cycloidal VTOL UAV A system and method for moving an aerial vehicle along a flight path includes rotatable hubs mounted on opposite sides of the vehicle. Elongated airfoils are mounted on the hubs parallel to a common hub axis for rotation about the hub axis on a blade path. Each airf... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883749 | Aerostat deployment apparatus An apparatus for inflating and deploying an aerostat having a nose section and a tail section includes a cylindrical container for housing the deflated portion of the aerostat. The cylindrical container is formed with an open end and defines a longitudinal axis. A f... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6762721 | Urban terrain geolocation system A system for tracking a moveable object such as a soldier in an urban environment includes a receiver that is positioned on the movable object and a plurality of signal transmitters. The transmitters are mutually dispersed at known locations within the urban environ... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6724340 | Detecting system having a coherent sparse aperture A system and method for detecting a target object through foliage includes a transmitter for generating a low-frequency electromagnetic signal. The signal is directed toward a potential target object for reflection from the potential target object. The system furthe... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715712 | Aerostat deployment apparatus An apparatus for inflating and deploying an aerostat having a nose section and a tail section includes a cylindrical container for housing the deflated portion of the aerostat. The cylindrical container is formed with an open end and defines a longitudinal axis. A f... | 04/06/2004 |
