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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6788999 | Surgical system A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6784170 | Synthesis of anti-estrogenic and other therapeutic steroids from 21-hydroxy-19-norpregna-4-en-3-one Syntheses of steroids such as 3-hydroxy-7α-methyl-21-[2′-methoxy-4′-(diethylaminomethyl)-phenoxy]-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)triene citrate (“SR 16234”) and analogs thereof are provided, wherein 21-hydroxy-19-norpregna-4-en-3-one serves as a starting material or... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6781284 | Electroactive polymer transducers and actuators The present invention relates to electroactive polymers that are pre-strained to improve conversion from electrical to mechanical energy. When a voltage is applied to electrodes contacting a pre-strained polymer, the polymer deflects. This deflection may be used to ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6776921 | Composition for textile printing The present invention features novel methods and compositions for coating textile substrates, wherein the coating compositions are composed of a coating agent selected from one of (a) an azetidinium polymer, (b) a guanidine polymer, (c) a mixture of an azetidinium p... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6768246 | Biologically powered electroactive polymer generators Disclosed generators includes one or more transducers that use electroactive polymer films to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. The generators may include one or more transmission mechanisms that transfer a portion of an unused biological energy source... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758843 | Remote center positioner The invention is directed to a remote center positioner used to support an instrument and provide a center of spherical rotation, remote from any bearings or mechanical supports, at a desired location of the instrument. The remote center positioner is particularly u... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6757718 | Mobile navigation of network-based electronic information using spoken input A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for navigating an electronic data source by means of spoken language where a portion of the data link between a mobile information appliance of the user and the data source utilizes wireless communication. Wh... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6747018 | Anti-estrogenic steroids, and associated pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use Novel anti-estrogenic compounds are provided which are useful to treat a variety of disorders, particularly estrogen-dependent disorders. Preferred compounds have a 1,3,5-estratriene nucleus, and are substituted at the C-17 or C-11 position with a molecular moiety w... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742021 | Navigating network-based electronic information using spoken input with multimodal error feedback A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for navigating an electronic data source by means of spoken language. When a spoken input request is received from a user, it is interpreted. Additional input is solicited from the user in a modality differen... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734436 | Optical microfluidic devices and methods The invention relates to microfluidic devices and methods that employ electromagnetic radiation to move a droplet of fluid on a fluid-transporting surface of a substrate. Typically, radiation of a particular wavelength is directed through a substantially transparent... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6731988 | System and method for remote endoscopic surgery A teleoperator system with telepresence is shown which includes right and left hand controllers (72R and 72L) for control of right and left manipulators (24R and 24L) through use of a servomechanism that includes computer (42). Cam... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725195 | Method and apparatus for probabilistic recognition using small number of state clusters Probabilistic recognition using clusters and simple probability functions provides improved performance by employing a limited number of clusters each using a relatively large number of simple probability functions. The simple probability functions for each of the l... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6724789 | Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) fiberoptic source An optical light source for use in wavelength division multiplexed and dense wavelength division multiplexed systems may include a reference gas contained by a hermetically sealed enclosure which also protects a plurality of light generating structures. A frequency ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723828 | Conjugated electroluminescent polymers and associated methods of preparation and use The invention provides conjugated polymers that have good solubility and semiconductivity, and that display high photoluminescent and electroluminescent efficiency. Representative polymers have the structure of formula (I): ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6723383 | Preparation of images on a substrate surface utilizing an opaque coating composition that becomes transparent upon printing The present invention features processes and compositions for producing a metallic-looking image on a substrate having a reflective or luminescent surface. The process utilizes an opaque coating composition containing an opaque coating agent comprising a mixture of ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6720442 | Preparation of phosphorus-containing compounds useful in the preparation of biphosphine ligands This invention relates to processes for making phosphorus compounds R2P—X—PR2, R2P-M, R2P-L and R3P, and the novel cation R2P+(L)-X—P+(L)R2, where R represents a... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6711615 | Network surveillance A method of network surveillance includes receiving network packets handled by a network entity and building at least one long-term and a least one short-term statistical profile from a measure of the network packets that monitors data transfers, errors, or network ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708212 | Network surveillance A method of network surveillance includes receiving network packets handled by a network entity and building at least one long-term and a least one short-term statistical profile from a measure of the network packets that monitors data transfers, errors, or network ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6707236 | Non-contact electroactive polymer electrodes The invention relates to systems and methods for electrically communicating with an electroactive polymer using one or more electrodes that do not contact the polymer. A non-contact electrode communicates charge to or from a portion of the polymer, typically through... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6039894 | Production of substantially monodisperse phosphor particles The invention relates to a method for producing activated, substantially monodisperse, phosphorescent particles and particles formed thereby. The method suspends substantially monodisperse, phosphor-precursor particles in a fluidizing gas and then introdu... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5891656 | Up-converting reporters for biological and other assays using laser excitation techniques The invention provides methods, compositions, and apparatus for performing sensitive detection of analytes, such as biological macromolecules and other analytes, by labeling a probe molecule with an up-converting label. The up-converting label absorbs rad... | 04/06/1999 |
| 4975415 | Cryochemical method of preparing ultrafine particles of high-purity superconducting oxides The present invention pertains to a method of preparing particles of superconducting ceramic powders, which method comprises: (a) dissolving the soluble salts of the cations in aqueous medium; (b) obtaining a solution having pH of between about 4 and 7 by optionall... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4697202 | Integrated circuit having dislocation free substrate An integrated circuit bulk substrate having a zinc blende or Wurtzite crystalline structure is alloyed with a material having atoms that replace atoms of the host semiconductor. The alloyed atoms have a bond length with the nearest neighboring host atoms ... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4568792 | Photovoltaic cell including doped cadmium telluride, a dislocation preventing agent and improved ohmic contacts A photovoltaic cell includes doped cadmium telluride formed of tetrahedral crystalline host semiconductor material including cadmium and telluride atoms bonded by ionic, covalent, and metallic forces. The host material is alloyed with Group II or VI atoms... | 02/04/1986 |
