Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7462345 | Radionuclide labeling of vitamin Band coenzymes thereof A compound useful for in vivo imaging of organs and tumors is provided of formula: wherein is a cobalamin, is derived from a corrin car... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7430243 | Space-time-frequency coded OFDM communications over frequency-selective fading channels Techniques are described for space-time-frequency (STF) coding of multi-carrier transmissions over frequency-selective fading channels. In particular, techniques for STF coding of MIMO-OFDM systems are described that provide maximum diversity, high coding gains, and... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419493 | Scleral depressor A remotely controllable system and method for positioning and operating a scleral depressor. A track is positioned to encircle at least a portion of the eye. One or more independent thrusters, or actuators, are radially positionable about the eye. An actuator is sel... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410958 | Triterpene quaternary salts as biologically active surfactants The invention provides novel compounds that are quaternary amine derivatives of betulin and other triterpenes. The compounds have antibacterial, antifungal, and surfactant properties. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| PP19043 | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘95-169-8’ A new cultivar of chrysanthemum, ‘95-169-8’, characterized by it's frost tolerant quadriplex daisy-type inflorescences with red ray florets and bright yellow disk florets, its vigorous shrub-like growth habit after two years of growth, its tight cushion plant fo... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7385452 | Voltage controlled oscillator using capacitive degeneration A VCO is based on a capacitively emitter degenerated topology which uses a cross-coupled MOS pair as the degeneration cell. The cross-coupled MOS pair contributes additional conductance and results in a higher maximum attainable oscillation frequency and better nega... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384629 | Biological control of nematodes with The present invention provides a novel isolated and purified fungus Hirsutella minnesotensis. The present invention also provides a pesticidal composition of an effective amount of an isolated and purified fungal strain of Hirsutella rhossiliensis or | 06/10/2008 |
| 7335165 | Method and apparatus for taking a biopsy There is described method and apparatus for taking a biopsy wherein the apparatus is formed of a biocompatible cylindrical member with an outer wall and a hollow core, the cylindrical member having a longitudinal axis. An opening in the outer wall of the member is p... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334406 | Hybrid geothermal and fuel-cell system A hybrid energy system heats or cools a plant with a geothermal unit powered at least partly by a fuel cell, which may also power other devices. The thermal fluid for the geothermal unit also cools the fuel cell via a heat exchanger. A digital controller bypasses a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7279899 | Contrast from rotating frame relaxation by adiabatic pulses This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for modulating transverse and longitudinal relaxation time contrast in a rotating frame based on a train of radio frequency pulses. ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7256265 | Streptococcal C5a peptidase vaccine Novel vaccines for use against β-hemolytic Streptococcus colonization or infection are disclosed. The vaccines contain an immunogenic amount of a variant of streptococcal C5a peptidase (SCP). Also disclosed is a method of protecting a susceptible mamm... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242020 | Real-time monitoring of particles in semiconductor vacuum environment An apparatus includes semiconductor processing equipment. A particle detecting integrated circuit is positioned in a vacuum environment, the particle detecting integrated circuit containing a device having a pair of conductive lines exposed to the vacuum environment... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232829 | Therapeutic compounds and methods The invention provides kappa receptor agonists of formula (I) and delta receptor antagonists of formula (II), wherein R1–R6 X and n have any of the meanings given in the specification, as well as compositions comprising them, methods for thei... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198808 | Process for extracting compounds from plants The present invention provides a method for selectively extracting acidic and/or non-acidic compounds from natural material such as plant tissue. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 5209119 | Microdevice for sensing a force A microsensor or micromechanical device based upon the piezoelectric properties of thin film lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with a thickness of between 0.1 and 5 microns. The thin film PZT is sandwiched between first and second electrodes which are provide... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5207226 | Device and method for measurement of blood flow A device and method for measuring fluid flow within a vessel having fluctuating elastic walls, such as, for example, an artery. The device includes a catheter; an internal stablizer or frame for establishing an invariant cross-section in the vessel wall; ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5170482 | Improved hypercube topology for multiprocessor computer systems A hypercube system which has been modified by adding additional communication links between the most distant nodes of a classic hypercube topology is described herein. This improvement in a hypercube topology is termed as a Modified Hypercube topology. Su... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5127730 | Multi-color laser scanning confocal imaging system A true multi-color laser scanning confocal imaging system for use with a microscope is described in which a single laser having a multi-line output is used to simultaneously or individually excite a plurality of dyes. The images may be simultaneously view... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5114855 | Method for aggregating cells with small microspheres A method of inducing aggregate formation of animal cells is carried out by forming a nutrient medium suspension of animal cells and introducing itno the suspension microspheres of a derivatized diameter of not more than about 60 μm, when measured in a su... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5111757 | Dynamic containment vessel A dynamic containment vessel defined by a stable fluid recirculation within a generally cylindrical containment region. The dynamic vessel is maintained by fluid momentum which establish superposed line and ring vortices within the containment region. Par... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5111074 | Multi-input compound function complementary noise-immune logic A digital logic circuit having multiple inputs and a product-of-sums output uses multi input OR circuits with interacting constant-current and constant-voltage elements to improve voltage transfer characteristics. A second-level arbitration circuit connec... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5079620 | Split-gate field effect transistor A field effect transistor having a gate voltage swing in the transistor channel varying as a function of position between the drain and the source. The gate voltage swing in the transistor channel may be made to vary as a function of position by making th... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5050089 | Closed-loop control system A tube bending die rotates to cause the tube to be bent over the outer periphery of the die and uses a drive which includes a transducer for measurement of the bending moment required for bending the tube. The bending moment signal is used in conjunction ... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4999682 | Electronic and optoelectronic laser devices utilizing light hole properties Improved p-channel FETs and optoelectronic device make use of reduced hole effective mass achieved with quantum confinement. The devices include multiple one-dimensional p-channel FETs which have electrically induced and controllable one dimensional p-typ... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4990293 | Process of and apparatus for extruding a reactive polymer mixture An extrusion die is described for extruding a polymer from a reactive precursor mixture without plugging of the die. The extrusion die includes a die inlet leading to at least one channel having dimensions which produce a wall shear stress value that exce... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4928707 | Electronic pressure algometer apparatus A pressure algometer apparatus (50, 100) is provided. The pressure algometer apparatus (50, 100) provides a combination mechanical and electrical pressure algometer including a hand held pressure transducer (52, 102) electrically interconnected (53, 138) ... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4905059 | Modulation doped radiation emitting semiconductor device A radiation-emitting semiconductor device (i.e. an LED or laser) emits radiation produced by radiative recombination of electrons from a field induced two-dimensional (2-d) electron gas with holes from a field induced two-dimensional (2-d) hole gas. The d... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4901122 | Double-base hot carrier transistor A hot electron transistor includes two base regions between the emitter and collector, with the first and second bases separated by a base-base barrier. The emitter injects high energy electrons across an emitter barrier into the first base, which acts as... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4899201 | Electronic and optoelectric devices utilizing light hole properties Improved p-channel FETs and optoelectronic devices make use of reduced hole effective mass achieved with quantum confinement. The devices include multiple one-dimensional p-channel FETs which have electrically induced and controllable one dimensional p-ty... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4853561 | Family of noise-immune logic gates and memory cells A new family of memory cells and digital-logic gates use an enhancement-mode driver, a voltage-level shifter, and a current regulator to provide improved noise margins and large logic swings. The voltage-level shifter and the current regulator are connect... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4838263 | Chest compression apparatus Oscillatory chest compression apparatus to aid in loosening and eliminating mucus from the lungs of a cystic fibrosis patient. The apparatus includes a mechanism for applying pressurized air to a bladder covering the chest of a person and a mechanism for ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4772263 | Spring driven infusion pump An implantable infusion pump (20) for infusing drugs or other chemicals or solutions into the body. A flexible spring diaphragm (25) forms an outer back wall portion (26) of a housing (22) of the infusion pump (20). The spring diaphragm (25) applies subst... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4768521 | Pressure algometer apparatus A pressure algometer apparatus (20,50). The pressure algometer apparatus (20) provides an all mechanical pressure algometer including a balloon-like bladder member (22) for positioning at an end of a user's finger. An air tight interior (44) of the balloo... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4713340 | Biodegradation of pentachlorophenol A bacterium of the genus Flavobacterium which utilizes pentachlorophenol (PCP) as its sole carbon and energy source, which tolerates media PCP concentrations over about 250 mg/l, and which may be used in methods of detoxifying PCP-contaminated material.... | 12/15/1987 |
