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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| 8183523 | System and method for acquiring radiation spectral data in a radiation field and determining effective dose rate and identifying sources of localized radiation A survey method and system for survey method and system for detecting and/or characterizing a radiation field The method may include acquiring energy-dependent radiation spectral data at a location of interest in a radiation field using a detector, wherein the energ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180513 | Autonomous ground vehicle control system for high-speed and safe operation The present disclosure relates to a reference yaw rate generator for an autonomous ground vehicle control system. The reference yaw rate generator is configured to generate a reference yaw rate (rr) based on an actual latitudinal position (Y), a desired l... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166926 | Internal combustion engine with ammonia fuel The invention provides methods of providing fuel to an internal combustion engine, fuel systems for an internal combustion engine and a fuel injector for an internal combustion engine. Ammonia may be heated and pressurized to a selected condition and may used as fue... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165814 | Neutrally buoyant sensor apparatus and method for mapping a water pathway An apparatus and method for mapping a water pathway. A group of sensors can be employed for detecting one or more features associated with the water pathway in a direction of flow through the water pathway. A buoyant vessel maintains the sensors, and the sensors ass... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8156708 | Modular system for containment of fragments and diffusion of gases from explosion A system of gravel modules to be used atop a room or other enclosure in which there is a threat of explosion. Each module has a rigid metal box frame, which contains a two layers of gravel. The lower gravel layer is screen gravel, and a layer of graded gravel is abo... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155929 | Process for computing geometric perturbations for probabilistic analysis A method for computing geometric perturbations for probabilistic analysis. The probabilistic analysis is based on finite element modeling, in which uncertainties in the modeled system are represented by changes in the nominal geometry of the model, referred to as â€... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151691 | Variable compression ratio piston with rate-sensitive response A hydraulic variable compression ratio (VCR) piston for use in an internal combustion engine. The piston is a two-part piston, in which a gudgeon pin carrier slides within an outer sleeve. A variable volume upper chamber is formed between the top of the gudgeon pin ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8134127 | Compact handheld non-laser detector for greenhouse gasses Techniques are disclosed relating to gas leak detection. The techniques can be deployed, for example, in compact, handheld portable devices usable for detecting leaks in space-confined applications. The devices generally include a non-laser light source and thermal ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8129320 | Lubricant oil compositions to optimize internal combustion engine performance The present disclosure relates to lubricant oil compositions formed from base stock oils to optimize internal combustion engine performance. Base stock oils are identified that have selected cetane number characteristics and relatively reduced reactivity to improve ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8116482 | Low noise microphone for use in windy environments and/or in the presence of engine noise A microphone for use in windy environments. The microphone uses a transducer to flood the environment outside the microphone with a high frequency (such as an ultrasonic) acoustic field. The sounds desired to be detected are mixed with the high frequency carrier, an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8108123 | Sliding mode control system for internal combustion engine A system and method for using a sliding mode control algorithm to control flow rates from air handling actuators and fuel injectors of an internal combustion engine. The sliding mode control is based on an engine model that represents the engine in terms of pressure... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098065 | Magnetostrictive sensor probe for guided-wave inspection and monitoring of wire ropes/cables and anchor rods An economical, flexible, magnetostrictive sensor (MsS) probe assembly for use on longitudinal cylindrical structures, for guided-wave, volumetric inspection of the structures is described. The paired flexible plate MsS probes each include a flexible strip of magneto... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094090 | Real-time self-visualization system The present disclosure relates to a system which may allow a user to visualize and/or monitor motor activities during, e.g., rehabilitation exercises and/or athletic training. The system may include a camera that may be configured to capture images of a user perform... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085301 | Compact handheld detector for greenhouse gasses Techniques are disclosed relating to gas leak detection. The techniques can be deployed, for example, in compact, handheld portable devices usable for detecting leaks in space-confined applications. The devices generally include an unstablized laser and thermal imag... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052398 | Reciprocating gas compressor with speed modulation of compressor driver for pulsation avoidance A method for reducing pulsation in a gas compressor system. The compressor driver (engine or motor) is operated at a modulated engine speed. The average of the modulated speed is selected to achieve a desired pipeline flow. The modulation characteristics are determi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050489 | Autoradiography-based differential wear mapping Methods and systems for the differential wear mapping of the surface of an object are described. The process involves establishing a radioactive wearing surface on the object through surface layer activation (SLA) and/or radioactive ion implantation (RII) and imagin... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8034459 | Erosion resistant coatings The present disclosure relates to a coating and a method of applying such coating that may include nanocrystals of a transition metal compound embedded in an amorphous phase or layered structure of transition metal compounds with an amorphous phase. The transition m... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029875 | Plasma immersion ion processing for coating of hollow substrates The present disclosure relates to a method for plasma ion deposition and coating formation. A vacuum chamber may be supplied, wherein the vacuum chamber is formed by a hollow substrate having a length, diameter and interior surface. A plasma may be formed within the... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026105 | Quantification of lubricant reactivity using constant volume combustion device A method for identifying a lubricant composition that reduces the propensity for knock in an engine. The lubricant composition is mixed with a solvent to reduce the viscosity of the lubricant composition, thereby forming a lubricant-solvent mixture having a viscosit... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7994902 | Cooperative sensor-sharing vehicle traffic safety system A method and system for using vehicle-to-vehicle cooperative communications for traffic collision avoidance. One vehicle detects a “situation”, such as a pedestrian within the crosswalk, where an “offending object” is in or near a roadway feature, which coul... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7991533 | Adaptive reductant dosing and emission control strategies The present disclosure relates to a method or apparatus for controlling reductant dosing level introduced to a selective catalytic reduction device. The method or apparatus may determine available reductant and determine a distance to a source of reductant. This may... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987078 | Dynamic modeling of an internal combustion engine operating with multiple combustion modes A method of modeling a diesel engine that is capable of multiple combustion modes and equipped with a turbocharger and EGR loop. The model comprises a set of equations, each equation representing one of the following as a time derivative: pressure at the intake mani... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7979288 | Automated interpretation of medical prescription text The present disclosure relates to a device, system and method of automated interpretation of medical prescription text. Prescription text may be entered into a user interface that may be analogous to a paper prescription entry such as manually written text. The syst... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968488 | Two-dimensional composite particle adapted for use as a catalyst and method of making same The present invention is directed to a composite particle that is microscopically two-dimensional with a third nanoscopic dimension, and to methods of making same. The particle may include a support and a metal layer. The metal layer may be catalytically active such... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7948426 | Detection and location of radio frequency weapons from high altitude glider system A method and system for detecting and locating RF weapons being used against aircraft. Large geographic regions may be defended by equipping a constellation of high-altitude airborne platforms with RF detectors, GPS receivers and a communications unit. The communica... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946382 | Gas compressor with side branch absorber for pulsation control A method and system for reducing pulsation in lateral piping associated with a gas compressor system. A tunable side branch absorber (TSBA) is installed on the lateral piping. A pulsation sensor is placed in the lateral piping, to measure pulsation within the piping... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913562 | Flexible plate magnetostrictive sensor probe for guided-wave inspection of structures An economical, flexible, magnetostrictive sensor for use on planar and/or curved structural surfaces, for guided-wave volumetric inspection of the structure. The flexible plate MsS probe includes a flexible strip of magnetostrictive material that is adhered to the b... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887695 | Fuels for homogenous charge compression ignition engines A fuel for a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine having a 95 V % distilled temperature by boiling point measurement in the range of about 35° C. to about 350° C., a cetane number in the range of about 2 to about 120, and an octane number in the range of... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7866147 | Side branch absorber for exhaust manifold of two-stroke internal combustion engine A method of improving scavenging operation of a two-stroke internal combustion engine. The exhaust pressure of the engine is analyzed to determine if there is a pulsation frequency. Acoustic modeling is used to design an absorber. An appropriately designed side bran... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7852073 | Method and device for long-range torsional guided-wave inspection of piping with a partial excitation and detection around the pipe circumference Sensor assemblies and methods are described that facilitate the use of a long-range torsional guided-wave inspection system for inspecting pipes, tubes, or other longitudinal cylindrical structures, with a partial excitation and detection around the pipe circumferen... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841249 | Fluidized sensor for mapping a pipeline A system for facilitating the mapping of a partially or fully occluded (hidden) pipeline containing a gas, a liquid, or a liquid-gas mixture. The system includes a sensor device having an internal sphere with a generally smooth outer surface and an internal orientat... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7831374 | Combustion control system for internal combustion engine with rich and lean operating conditions A method of controlling combustion of an internal combustion engine that use fuel injection and that uses lean and rich modes of operation. Combustion control values, such as for fuel injection timing and quantity are determined by a torque representative value. Thi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822531 | Stratified charge gasoline direct injection systems using exhaust gas recirculation An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a method and system for reducing emissions and improving knock-tolerance in an engine. Air, including exhaust gas present at levels greater than 20% by total air mass, may be introduced into a combustion chamber having ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821446 | Unswitched, ultra low power, long range radar system An ultra low power, long range, robust radar system, for applications such as ionospheric sounding. The HF transmit signal and the received (reflected) signal are both unswitched and high frequency and share a path to a common loop antenna. The transmit signal origi... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794836 | Microencapsulation of oxygen or water sensitive materials A barrier coating composition includes a polymer material and a structuring agent dispersed in said polymer material, wherein the structuring agent decreases oxygen or water permeability through the polymer material. The barrier coating composition can be used to co... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790003 | Method for magnetron sputter deposition A method for depositing a nanostructured coating comprising chromium or a copper-chromium mixture on a workpiece. The workpiece may comprise a hollowed structure such as a rocket or jet engine combustion chamber liner. The method comprises providing a magnetron and ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788901 | Apparatus and method for regenerating exhaust treatment devices A method and apparatus for regenerating exhaust treatment devices. Incomplete combustion products may be selectively provided in at least one cylinder of multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. This may then be followed by directing the products to an engine exha... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781220 | Measurement of nitrogen content in a gas mixture by transforming the nitrogen into a substance detectable with nondispersive infrared detection A method of determining the amount of nitrogen in a gas mixture. The constituent gases of the mixture are dissociated and transformed to create a substance that may measured using nondispersive infrared adsorption techniques. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7779680 | Estimation of engine-out NOx for real time input to exhaust aftertreatment controller A method and system for estimating engine-out NOx from a diesel engine. The estimation is calculated from a mathematical model that expresses engine-out NOx as functions of cylinder pressure, intake oxygen, and effective temperature, respectively. Input data for eac... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767166 | Packed-bed radial-flow non-thermal plasma reactor A non thermal plasma reactor for treating gases. The reactor has a tubelike housing, which contains four concentric channels. A central channel is a gas inlet channel. Two inner channels are a non thermal plasma reactor channel and a catalytic channel. The outer cha... | 08/03/2010 |
