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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7982239 | Power switching transistors In an embodiment, a integrated semiconductor device includes a first Vertical Junction Field Effect Transistor (VJFET) having a source, and a gate disposed on each side of the first VJFET source, and a second VJFET transistor having a source, and a gate disposed on ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7917460 | Systems and methods for generating a decision network from text Systems and methods are provided for generating a decision network from text. An information extraction component extracts a quantum of evidence and an associated confidence value from a given text segment. An evidence classifier associates each quantum of evidence ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7904892 | Systems and methods for identifying and displaying dependencies Systems and methods are provided for identifying and displaying dependencies. One aspect of the invention comprises a system having a dependency parser that parses components of a system with dependencies and generates a plurality of component dependency pairs assoc... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7845995 | Pod propulsion system with rim-mounted bearings A pod propulsion system comprises a housing defining a fluid duct and an annular drum rotatably mounted to the housing within the fluid duct. The annular drum has a drum interior and a cylindrical outer surface. The system further comprises a rotor mounted to the dr... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7875941 | Thin film encapsulation of MEMS devices A method of manufacturing a miniature electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes the steps of forming a moving member on a first substrate such that a first sacrificial layer is disposed between the moving member and the substrate, encapsulating the moving memb... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7834859 | Process for recovering a spacecraft first stage The process comprises the steps of: 1) launching the vehicle from the launch site using the first stage booster rocket engine system; 2) separating the at least one upper stage from the first stage booster; 3) terminating operation of the first booster stage rocket ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822550 | Environmental characteristic determination A processor of an apparatus in one example makes a determination of an environmental characteristic based on an average of a plurality of concomitant values that correspond to the environmental characteristic. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820490 | Method for LTCC circuitry An LTCC (low temperature cofired ceramic) structure which has conductors to which leads are to be bonded for connection to external circuitry. The conductors include additives to promote adhesion to the ceramic layer. The presence of these additives degrade bonding ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817010 | Temperature probe and method of making the same A temperature probe assembly is provided. The temperature probe assembly may comprise a housing formed of a first thermally conductive material and having an inner diameter defined by an inner bore, an insert formed of a second thermally conductive material disposed... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813876 | Dismount tablet computer assembly for wireless communication applications Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing one or more tablet computer assemblies in a portable communications system. A tablet computer assembly includes a global positioning system module, an L-band transceiver, and a processing system. The global positioning... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805614 | Secure local or remote biometric(s) identity and privilege (BIOTOKEN) A method for secure identity processing using biometrics is provided. A public key and a unique serial number are received from a BIOTOKEN. A random number is generated. The random number and the unique serial number are transmitted to the BIOTOKEN. A serial number ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7805243 | Personal digital assistant having satellite communications capacity Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing personal digital assistants in a portable communications system. A personal digital assistant includes a global positioning system module, an L-band transceiver, and a processing system. The global positioning system m... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801133 | Secure network-routed voice multicast dissemination Systems and methods are provided for routing voice communications to groups in a voice communication system. The voice communication system can be a mobile communication system having a plurality of members grouped as logical networks and/or unit task organizations.... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797614 | Non-redundant multi-error correcting binary differential demodulator An algorithm for a non-redundant multi-error correcting binary differential demodulator simplifies error detection and reduces memory requirements in circuits embodying the same. The demodulator includes a differential detectors (DD) module, an error signal generato... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7793294 | System for scheduling tasks within an available schedule time period based on an earliest possible end time of the task A system and method for scheduling tasks is disclosed. One embodiment comprises a system that includes an initial scheduler that schedules a plurality of tasks of an associated priority group within an available schedule time period based on an earliest possible end... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7773172 | Line attenuation tunable optical filter A method and apparatus is provided for selectively attenuating narrowband high intensity bright sources from an incoming light source in an imaging system creating a focal plane array. The method comprises receiving and conditioning incoming light in a at least one ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7772871 | Method and apparatus for high density superconductor circuit The disclosure relates to a method for providing a logic circuit element. The method includes arranging a series of Josephson junctions between a first Josephson junction and a second Josephson junction, the first Josephson junction having a first critical current (... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7770276 | Device and method for sequentially cold working and reaming a hole A device and a method are provided to allow a user to ream a hole to an accurate final diameter as desired, and at the same time, to cold work the hole to induce a beneficial residual stress that will enhance the life of the component by retarding the onset and grow... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767959 | Miniature mass spectrometer for the analysis of chemical and biological solid samples Analysis of solid chemical and biological particles is achieved by a miniature mass spectrometer and apparatus attached thereto for vaporizing or ablating a stream of chemical and biological particles by a pulsed laser and/or pyrolysis heater sub-assembly at atmosph... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7747852 | Chain of trust processing A technique for automatically obtaining a second certificate for a user using a first certificate includes accessing a server platform using a user's server and the first certificate of the user to create a connection that authenticates both the user's server identi... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7733220 | System and methods for detecting change in a monitored environment Systems and methods are provided for detecting changes in a monitored environment. One aspect of the invention relates to a system that comprises a plurality of radio frequency (RF) sensors distributed about the monitored environment, such that each RF sensor config... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7725501 | System and method for rapid database application deployment and use A system and a method for rapid database application deployment and use. A system includes a host server that includes a database and a database application framework. The database stores a virtual relational database structure and a virtual relational database impl... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719401 | Temperature probe and method of making the same A temperature probe assembly is provided. The temperature probe assembly may comprise a housing formed of a first thermally conductive material and having an inner diameter defined by an inner bore, an insert formed of a second thermally conductive material disposed... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7713752 | Magnetic bead agglomerator for automated ELISA process Mixing of a sample containing a suspect bioagent or antigen with 1° recognition molecule coated magnetic beads in the preliminary stage of an enzyme linked immunoassay (“ELISA”) procedure is emulated by first inserting the coated magnetic beads into a non-magne... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7705978 | Method and apparatus for inspection of multi-junction solar cells A technique for providing high-contrast images of defects in solar cells and solar panels, by illuminating each cell under inspection with broadband infrared radiation, and then forming an image of radiation that is secularly reflected from the cell. Multi-junction ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7701439 | Gesture recognition simulation system and method A gesture recognition simulation system and method is provided. In one embodiment, a gesture recognition simulation system includes a three-dimensional display system that displays a three-dimensional image of at least one simulated object having at least one functi... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698237 | Interactive course of action analysis tool using case based injected genetic algorithm Systems and methods are provided for generating and evaluating a plurality of courses of action (COAs) for a problem of interest having an associated set of problem characteristics. A case based reasoner generates an initial set of courses of action according to the... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7697477 | Communications protocol to facilitate handover in a wireless communications network Handover in a wireless communications system from a first communications platform to a post-handover platform is implemented utilizing low-level synchronization mechanisms to enable at least some of a plurality of terminals to adjust timing and synchronize communica... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689358 | Delta-V-free satellite cloud cluster flying A system and method is provided for establishing a substantially delta-V-free three-dimensional atomic satellite cloud cluster. In one embodiment, a satellite cloud cluster system comprises a plurality of satellites maintaining a three-dimensional periodic motion re... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687971 | Electric field control of surface acoustic wave velocity An apparatus in one example comprises a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode along a first side of the piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode along a second side of the piezoelectric layer. The first and second electrodes are adapted to receive a voltage bias... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687763 | Noise resistant light-powered sensor A light-powered data acquisition and control system immune to electromagnetic interference employs smart sensors in a network configuration capable of decentralized communication. A smart sensor with integral transducer encloses a microprocessor, fiber optic transce... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686925 | Silicon alloy coating of insulated wire Method and apparatus for sputter coating an insulated wire with a silicon and metal alloy, to provide the wire with sufficient surface conductivity to protect against build-up of electrostatic charge. A sputtering target of silicon has a metal plate positioned close... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7675456 | Technique for mitigating multipath impacts on azimuth accuracy in a monopulse interrogator A method for mitigating multipath impacts on azimuth accuracy in a monopulse interrogator is accomplished by calculating samples of monopulse ratio for samples of antenna boresight angles based on data received from an interrogation of a target. Samples of tradition... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673995 | System and method for projector alignment A system for supporting a projector on a support structure relative to a projection surface includes a plurality of base members connectable with the support structure and having a position adjustable relative to the projection surface. The system also includes a ba... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7672527 | Method and apparatus for chromatic correction of Fresnel lenses Chromatic correction of a Fresnel lens is effected by collecting data at multiple detectors arrayed along the optical axis of the lens and then digitally processing data from each detector to obtain multiple sets of image data corresponding to selected tuned wavelen... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7650238 | Environmental characteristic determination A processor of an apparatus in one example makes a determination of an environmental characteristic based on an average of a plurality of concomitant values that correspond to the environmental characteristic. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649171 | Miniature mass spectrometer for the analysis of biological small molecules Analysis of biological small molecules such as toxins, spores or cells is achieved by miniature mass spectrometer apparatus and apparatus attached thereto for vaporizing and ionizing a liquid sample fed into an evacuated vaporization chamber as an electrospray. The ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7638429 | Thin film encapsulation of MEMS devices A method of manufacturing a miniature electromechanical system (MEMS) device includes the steps of forming a moving member on a first substrate such that a first sacrificial layer is disposed between the moving member and the substrate, encapsulating the moving memb... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7634383 | Prognosis adaptation method There is provided a method for generating a probability distribution for a desired variable. A hyper parameter density function is provided, from which values are randomly selected. The selected hyper parameter value is used to compute an input variable value. A val... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7634284 | Method and apparatus for reducing data rate transmitted in a beam without affecting its power flux density A technique for enhancing the signal-to-noise performance of a digital communication link without affecting its power flux density. An information data stream has its original signaling rate selectively reduced prior to transmission, to enhance signal-to-noise perfo... | 12/15/2009 |
