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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896607 | Method and system for adjusting a position of an object According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a position of an object to compensate for tilt includes providing a rotatable base supporting an object and directing the object relative to the base such that the position of the object is... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896126 | Methods and apparatus for sound suppression Methods and apparatus for providing a sound suppressor device including a first plate, a second plate in opposition to the first plate, and a connector between the first and second plates such that the first plate, the second plate, and the connector define a sealed... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895948 | Buoyancy dissipater and method to deter an errant vessel Embodiments of a buoyancy dissipater and method for deterring an errant vessel are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a volume of gas is generated from a propellant and diffused below a waterline of a vessel. The resulting gas bubble dissipates the buo... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895649 | Dynamic rule generation for an enterprise intrusion detection system A method for dynamically generating rules for an enterprise intrusion detection system comprises receiving a packet flow from a sensor. The packet flow is dynamically processed to detect if the packet flow represents an attack on the enterprise system. A response me... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894123 | Multilayer light modulator A multilayer light modulator includes, a light modulating stack operable to transform an electrical control signal into a modulated optical signal. The light modulating stack comprises one or more optically reflecting layers, optically transmitting layers, and optic... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7893854 | Optical digital to analog converter According to one embodiment of the invention, a digital to analog converter for converting a digital signal to an analog optical signal includes a light source and a plurality optical switches. Each optical switch is responsive to a respective one of a plurality of ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892881 | Fabricating a device with a diamond layer In one aspect, a method includes forming a silicon dioxide layer on a surface of a diamond layer disposed on a gallium nitride (GaN)-type layer. The method also includes etching the silicon dioxide layer to form a pattern. The method further includes etching portion... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891630 | Electronic equipment console for a vehicle An electronic equipment console for a vehicle includes an equipment shelf supported by a bracket and defining a plane. A laptop rack is supported by the equipment shelf and is oriented relative to the defined plane thereof to be elevated, pitched upwardly and rearwa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890797 | Vehicle including a processor system having fault tolerance A vehicle includes a high assurance processing system including a plurality of data processors coupled in parallel, a bridge coupled to the input/output processor, and an input/output processor coupled to the bridge for coupling to a sensor and an effector. Sensor d... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890306 | Optimal methodology for allocation and flowdown A system and method of implementing a top-down flow down of at least one system requirement to allocate variability to system components such that overall system response meets the at least one system requirement, includes specifying a target value for the system re... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889888 | System and method for grouping and visualizing data A method for visualizing data comprises allocating the data to one or more groups. The method further comprises displaying one or more non-overlapping symbols on a map to represent the groups. The method further comprises merging the non-overlapping symbols into a l... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889767 | Self-coherent combining technique for high power laser implementation and method An optical arrangement comprising first and second guided structures for providing first and second beams of electromagnetic energy and a node for coherently combining said first and second beams in free space, that is, with an unguided structure. In the illustrativ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889499 | Integrated replaceable energy storage and coolant module There is disclosed a self-contained electronic apparatus containing at least some power-dissipating components which may require cooling. The self-contained electronic apparatus may also include a removable and replaceable energy storage module. The removable and re... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888176 | Stacked integrated circuit assembly In one or more embodiments, a method of producing a stacked integrated circuit assembly includes providing a substrate having a top surface with at least one substrate connection pad. A first flip chip integrated circuit (FFIC) is disposed above the substrate, and a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7888171 | Fabricating a gallium nitride layer with diamond layers In one aspect, a method includes fabricating a gallium nitride (GaN) layer with a first diamond layer having a first thermal conductivity and a second diamond layer having a second thermal conductivity greater than the first thermal conductivity. The fabricating inc... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887734 | Method of manufacture of one-piece composite parts with a polymer form that transitions between its glassy and elastomeric states A polymer is formed into the shape of a one-piece composite part and then solidified by curing, setting, hardening or otherwise solidifying the polymer to form a shaped polymer form having a shape that does not draw. Composite material is laid up on the form and sol... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886671 | Height adjustable workstation A height adjustable workstation comprising a frame, a console supported by and movable up and down with the respect to the frame, and a keyboard tray supported by the console and pivotable with respect thereto when the console is moved down. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885906 | Problem solving system and method Provided is a problem solving system. More specifically, the problem solving system provides an interface operable to receive user supplied input data, the input data having at least one user defined characteristic. The system provides an algorithm pool having a plu... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885056 | Center instrument pedestal display According to one embodiment, a center pedestal display includes a plurality of mounting faces, one or more display switches, and a screen. The plurality of mounting faces include a first mounting face that is substantially parallel with a first surface of a pedestal... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7884442 | Integrated circuit resistor An integrated circuit resistor is provided that comprises a mesa 14 between electrical contacts 16 and 18. The electrical resistance between electrical contacts 16 and 18 is selectively increased through the formation of recesses | 02/08/2011 |
| 7884373 | Gallium nitride layer with diamond layers In one aspect, a method includes fabricating a gallium nitride (GaN) layer with a first diamond layer having a first thermal conductivity and a second diamond layer having a second thermal conductivity greater than the first thermal conductivity. The fabricating inc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883071 | Methods and apparatus for isolation system Methods and apparatus for isolation system according to various aspects of the present invention comprise a plurality of elastic elements disposed in one or more planes between an equipment body and a mounting structure and are not symmetric about the center of grav... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881495 | Method of non-uniformity compensation (NUC) of an imager The present invention provides for simple and streamlined boresight correlation of FLIR-to-missile video. Boresight correlation is performed with un-NUCed missile video, which allows boresight correlation and NUC to be performed simultaneously thereby reducing the t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881337 | Methods and apparatus for information management systems Methods and apparatus for information management systems according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a system interface to communicate with an external system, such as a weapon, and a network interface to communicate with a node... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880671 | Electromagnetic (EM) solver using a shooting bouncing ray (SBR) technique In one aspect, a system to generate radar signatures for multiple objects in real-time includes a first module including at least one processor to perform a shooting and bouncing (SBR) technique to solve for physical optics and multi-bounce characteristics of the ob... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880667 | Methods and apparatus for using interferometry to prevent spoofing of ADS-B targets Methods and apparatus for preventing spoofing of targets, such as aircraft, in an air traffic control system. In one embodiment, first and second antennas at respective ground stations can be used to receive a signal transmitted by an aircraft from which a phase sig... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7880298 | Semiconductor device thermal connection A semiconductor device thermal connection used to remove heat from a semiconductor device, such as an integrated circuit, includes a metallic barrier layer on the semiconductor device, and a high thermal conductivity material on the metallic barrier layer that joins... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7849185 | System and method for attacker attribution in a network security system A method for correlating event information comprises receiving a query associated with an attribute value of a detected event. The method continues by identifying a rule for determining the attribute value, the rule associated with a rule identifier. The method cont... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878814 | Electrically conductive bearing retainers Electrically conductive bearing retainers create an electrical path between the static and dynamic sides of a rotating joint to block EMI radiation from entering or leaving a system. Concentric annular inner and outer bearing retainers with an array of conductive co... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878103 | Systems and methods for mitigating a blast wave In accordance with a particular embodiment of the present disclosure, a method to mitigate a blast wave includes detecting an imminent explosion that produces a blast wave. In response to this detection, the energy of a portion of this blast wave may be reduced by d... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876501 | Optical sight having an unpowered reticle illumination source An optical sight includes an optical train having an optical path therethrough, an entrance, and an exit. A reticle is visible through the exit of the optical path. An unpowered reticle illumination source has a first light source that illuminates the reticle respon... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876263 | Asymmetrically thinned active array TR module and antenna architecture An asymmetrically thinned transmit/receive (TR) module and antenna architecture is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an active antenna assembly including at least one multi-channel transmit/receive (TR) module for reducing power consumption, the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7875120 | Method of cleaning an industrial tank using electrical energy and critical fluid A method of cleaning an industrial tank using electrical energy and critical fluid comprises the steps of transmitting electrical energy into an industrial tank to a first predetermined temperature, providing a critical fluid with a reactant or catalyst into the tan... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872215 | Methods and apparatus for guiding a projectile Methods and apparatus for guiding a projectile according to various aspects of the present comprise a force source disposed on the projectile and a control system operably connected to the force source. The control system is configured to initially activate the forc... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870701 | Radiation limiting opening for a structure A radiation limiting opening for a structure includes a door with a gasket which seals against a door frame about the opening. Spaced apart channels in the door frame define a strike plate therebetween. A film made of a material galvanically compatible with the gask... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869125 | Multi-magnification viewing and aiming scope A multi-magnification viewing and aiming scope includes a first imaging group including an objective lens lying on the optical path and an eyepiece lens lying on the optical path. The first imaging group forms a first image having a first magnification on the optica... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868703 | Passive spectrum control for pulsed RF power amplifiers A multi-stage RF power amplifier including passive circuitry for frequency spectrum control. In one example, a multi-stage RF power amplifier includes a first RF power transistor, a second RF power transistor, and a passive combination bandpass filter and impedance ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867874 | Method and apparatus for packaging circuit devices A hermetically sealed package includes a lid (14) hermetically bonded to a wafer or substrate (12), with a chamber therebetween defined by a recess (16) in the lid. A circuit device (26) such as MEMS device is provided within the chamber ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7865487 | System and method for providing remote access to events from a database access system In one embodiment, a database access system includes a remote client application, a database having a plurality of data records, and a data event agent. The database has a plurality of data records and is coupled to the data event agent. The data event agent is remo... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865152 | RF waveform modulation apparatus and method The disclosed system, device and method for a signal modulation apparatus generally includes a first signal generator suitably configured to generate a first continuous wave radio frequency (RF) signal, and a second signal generator suitably configured to generate a... | 01/04/2011 |
