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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180427 | Apparatus and method for non-invasively sensing pulse rate and blood flow anomalies The present invention provides an apparatus and method for non-invasively sensing pulse rate and blood flow anomalies using a localized, uni-directional, and constant magnetic field. The apparatus comprises a magnetic source for producing the magnetic field, a signa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8133226 | Intramedullary fixation device for fractures An intramedullary fixation device for fractures having a core guide wire, and distal and proximal petal segments mountable on the core guide wire and being able to be moved towards each other. Each petal segment has multiple petals able to be expanded for gripping a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8090540 | Method for designing 3-dimensional porous tissue engineering scaffold The present invention provides a method for designing three-dimensional scaffold structures that are anatomically accurate and possess the necessary internal porous micro-architecture design, wherein the porous micro-architecture is necessary for the proliferation a... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7991821 | System and method for planning a wireless computer network using network performance contour overlays The present invention makes use of a database of existing site surveys of a variety of locations and sites producing a plurality of test-bed templates and also a variety of simulation models of actual layouts and sites producing a plurality of simulation templates. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980337 | Stair climbing device The present invention provides a device for safely and conveniently conveying an object on a slope. The safety feature includes a fail-safe one-way brake comprising a ratchet wheel, a pawl and a biasing means. In one embodiment, the device is foldable; in another em... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7904172 | Programmable apparatus and method for optimizing and real time monitoring of gene transfection based on user configured arbitrary waveform pulsing train The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for generating and applying an electric field according to a user configured arbitrary waveform pulsing train. A control module allows the user to input operation parameters and configure the arbitrary wavefor... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7810154 | System and method for detection and location of rogue wireless access users in a computer network A system and method to detect and geographically locate rogue wireless access users to a computer network are described. The present invention maps an area covered by the wireless network into islands with substantially similar network performances based on informat... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7606773 | System, method and product for rostering using dynamic gene modelling based upon genetic algorithms A genetic algorithms rostering system (20) with a workload and shift setting optimizer (22), a GA rostering engine (24) and a storage medium (26) is described. The GA rostering engine (24) dynamically shifts one or more shift lists... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606585 | System and method of commanding a mobile phone remotely The present invention provides a method for remotely directing a mobile phone to divert a phone call or a short message directed to the mobile phone to a designated recipient. The method comprises the following step of: sending a commanding message to the mobile pho... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7551762 | Method and system for automatic vision inspection and classification of microarray slides The present invention provides a unique low cost vision inspection and classification system and methods for automatic inspection and classification of a microarray slide without manual intervention. The method first performs morphological dilation operation several... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7447669 | Method and system for timetabling using pheromone and hybrid heuristics based cooperating agents The present invention provides a timetabling system based on an improved ant colony optimization using pheromone and hybrid heuristics based cooperating agents. The timetabling system can provide an optimal timetable solution for a timetable problem that consists of... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7333890 | Chinese lunar calendar-based tidal prediction system and method thereof The present invention provides a Chinese lunar calendar-based tidal prediction system and method that generate tidal predictions using empirical prediction models, wherein the empirical prediction models are generated using Genetic Algorithms-based regression analys... | 02/19/2008 |
| 6980920 | Embedded sensor system for tracking moving objects A method and apparatus describing a device for tracking moving objects or persons are taught. The invention is an embedded system using a series of sensors such as light sensors along a passageway to determine some movement characteristics such as number, size, dire... | 12/27/2005 |
| 5771553 | Precision and quick affixing method for flexible automated assembly An error reduction and accommodation method and system can be used in an automated assembly environment. This method and system use a simple localized calibration process devised to improve similarity between an actual device and a simulated model when an... | 06/30/1998 |
