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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096704 | Extreme temperature robust optical sensor designs and fault-tolerant signal processing Silicon Carbide (SiC) probe designs for extreme temperature and pressure sensing uses a single crystal SiC optical chip encased in a sintered SiC material probe. The SiC chip may be protected for high temperature only use or exposed for both temperature and pressure... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7985640 | Devices with adjustable dual-polarity trigger-and holding-voltage/current for high level of electrostatic discharge protection in sub-micron mixed signal CMOS/BiCMOS integrated Symmetrical/asymmetrical bidirectional S-shaped I-V characteristics with trigger voltages ranging from 10 V to over 40 V and relatively high holding current are obtained for advanced sub-micron silicided CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)/BiCMOS (Bipolar... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7951632 | Optical device and method of making An optical device and method is disclosed for forming the optical device within the wide-bandgap semiconductor substrate. The optical device is formed by directing a thermal energy beam onto a selected portion of the wide-bandgap semiconductor substrate for changing... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7848655 | Mode-locked optical amplifier as a source for a wdm-WDM hierarchy architecture The present invention relates to advances in the field of reconfigurable optical networks. In particular, the present invention provides improvements in the technology of light sources for use in optical networks. The optical network according to the present inventi... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7729616 | Phase chip frequency-bins optical code division multiple access Apparatus and system for transmitting and receiving optical code division multiple access data over an optical network. The apparatus comprises a spectral phase decoder for decoding the encoded optical signal to produce a decoded signal, a time gate for temporally e... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713981 | Method and compounds for inhibition of cell death The invention is directed to methods and compositions for inhibiting caspase-independent apoptosis. In particular, methods and compositions for inhibiting Omi/HtrA2 activity, as well as method for identifying other inhibitors of Omi/HtrA2. Also disclosed are Omi/Htr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7603883 | Method of drawing a ceramic An apparatus and method is disclosed for drawing continuous metallic wire having a first diameter to a metallic fiber having a reduced second diameter. A feed mechanism moves the wire at a first linear velocity. A laser beam heats a region of the wire to an elevated... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601991 | On-chip structure for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection A complementary SCR-based structure enables a tunable holding voltage for robust and versatile ESD protection. The structureare n-channel high-holding-voltage low-voltage -trigger silicon controller rectifier (N-HHLVTSCR) device and p-channel high-holding-voltage lo... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7327472 | High temperature, minimally invasive optical sensing modules A remote temperature sensing system includes a light source selectively producing light at two different wavelengths and a sensor device having an optical path length that varies as a function of temperature. The sensor receives light emitted by the light source and... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7307734 | Interferometric sensor for characterizing materials An integrated optical sensor, using low coherence interferometry, is capable of determining analyte concentration in a material sample based on absorption, scattering and polarization. The sensor includes one or more light collectors, with each collector having a se... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288546 | Method and compound for inhibition of cell death This invention relates to a chemical compound that inhibits the apoptotic activity of the protease Omi/HtrA2 and homologous proteins. This protease Omi/HtrA2 is present in all mammalian cells so that inhibition of apoptosis in this fashion results enhanced cellular ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7268063 | Process for fabricating semiconductor component A process is disclosed for in-situ fabricating a semiconductor component imbedded in a substrate. A substrate is ablated with a first laser beam to form a void therein. A first conductive element is formed in the void of the substrate with a second laser beam. A sem... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7237422 | Method of drawing a composite wire An apparatus and method is disclosed for drawing continuous metallic wire having a first diameter to a metallic fiber having a reduced second diameter. A feed mechanism moves the wire at a first linear velocity. A laser beam heats a region of the wire to an elevated... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7180602 | Agile spectral interferometric microscopy An agile optical sensor based on spectrally agile heterodyne optical interferometric confocal microscopy implemented via an ultra-stable in-line acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) based interferometer using double anisotropic acousto-optic Bragg diffraction. One em... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7049461 | Treatment of leukemia A preferred embodiment of the invention encompasses a compounds having the property of anti-carcinogenic activity against human leukemia comprising the use of 4-(4-Ethoxy-phenyl)-2-(N′-fluoren-9-ylidene-hydrazino)-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-butyric acid methyl ester (OF-13),... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6977702 | Reflective and transflective liquid crystal display using a wire grid polarizer A device structure for single cell gap reflective and transflective liquid crystal displays (TF-LCDs). For an entirely reflective LCD, the imbedded wire-grid polarizer (WGP) serves as a polarization-dependent for the ambient light. For a transflective TF-LCD, the WG... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6970364 | Low cost AC/DC converter with power factor correction A high performance single stage Power Factor Correction (PFC) converter with tight output voltage regulation and a very simple circuit to carry out those functions, which means its cost is lower than its counterparts. Two basic flyback circuits include a simple cont... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6905736 | Fabrication of nano-scale temperature sensors and heaters The method for the fabrication of nano scale temperature sensors and nano scale heaters using focused ion beam (FIB) techniques. The process used to deposit metal nano strips to form a sensor is ion beam assisted chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The FIB Ga+ | 06/14/2005 |
| 6884034 | Enhancements to high efficiency ceiling fan Twisted ceiling fan blades for low, medium and high speed operation of less than approximately 250 rpm. The novel blades twisted blades can be configured for 60″ and 64″ diameter fans, and have less blades (3 for example) than conventional flat type bladed fans ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864951 | Tunable electronic lens and prisms using inhomogeneous nano scale liquid crystal droplets Using inhomogeneous sized liquid crystal (LC) droplets for lens and prisms. For forming a positive lens, the LC droplet size can gradually increase from the center to the side edges. For forming a negative lens, the LC droplet size can gradually decrease from the ce... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864093 | Method of identifying and treating invasive carcinomas Prostasin protein has been found to be a useful marker for determination of the invasiveness of and as a means to treat human carcinomas. Using RT-PCR and western blot analyses, prostasin protein and mRNA expression were found in normal human prostate epithelial cel... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865255 | EUV, XUV, and X-ray wavelength sources created from laser plasma produced from liquid metal solutions, and nano-size particles in solutions Special liquid droplet targets that are irradiated by a high power laser and are plasmarized to form a point source EUV, XUV and x-ray source. Various types of liquid droplet targets include metallic solutions, and nano-sized particles in solutions having a melting ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862339 | EUV, XUV, and X-ray wavelength sources created from laser plasma produced from liquid metal solutions, and nano-size particles in solutions Special liquid droplet targets that are irradiated by a high power laser and are plasmarized to form a point source EUV, XUV and x-ray source. Various types of liquid droplet targets include metallic solutions, and nano-sized particles in solutions having a melting ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6852876 | Treatment of colon cancer The novel compound of the disclosure is 4-chloro-4-(4-ethoxy-phenyl)-2-(fluoren-9-ylidene-hydrazono)-but-3-enoic acid methyl ester (3F-19), and it alone or in combination with 4-(4-Ethoxy-phenyl)-2-(N′-fluoren-9-ylidene-hydrazino)-2-hydroxy-4-oxo-butyric acid meth... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844387 | Composites of inorganic luminophores stabilized in polymer hosts A two and three dimensional display medium having a novel transparent polymer composite containing particles of crystals doped with Yb3+ and other rare earth ions. The polymer composite creates homogeneously dispersed compositions without cracking or dela... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6836414 | PWM half-bridge converter with dual-equally adjustable control signal dead-time A method and system of controlling half-bridge DC—DC converters to achieve Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) for at least one of the switches. The soft-switching half-bridge DC—DC converter system includes soft-switching for all switches by adding an additional branc... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6831963 | EUV, XUV, and X-Ray wavelength sources created from laser plasma produced from liquid metal solutions Metallic solutions at room temperature used a laser point source target droplets. Using the target metallic solutions results in damage free use to surrounding optical components since no debris are formed. The metallic solutions can produce plasma emissions in the ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6819575 | AC/DC switch mode power supply with power factor correction using direct energy transfer concept Power Factor Correction (PFC) “flyboost” cell, with a transformer having primary winding connected to input power and secondary winding connected to output rectifier, which has both functions of a flyback transformer and boost inductor. Combining the flyboost ce... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6807375 | Free-space optical communications with partially coherent beams This disclosure relates to a laser communication system for transmitting intelligence by means of partially coherent optical energy. The system provides improved transmission of intelligence from a transmitter site through non-confined free space and receiving said ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804066 | Compact lens assembly for the teleportal augmented reality system The projection lens system is designed for the head mounted projective display (HMPD) system to provide a wide field of view up to seventy degrees. The lens is optimized from a double-Gauss lens composed of two singlet lenses, one diffractive optical element (DOE) l... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804321 | Filtered back projection (FBP) algorithm for computer tomography Reconstructing images of objects spirally scanned with two-dimensional detectors with a novel algorithm. The image reconstruction process is proven to create an exact image of the object under the ideal circumstances. The algorithm has an FBP (Filtered Back Projecti... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6801281 | Single cell gap transflective liquid crystal display with slanted reflector above transmissive pixels Single cell gap transflective liquid crystal display which provides that the backlight traverses the reflective pixel portion twice and thereby follows a path similar to that of the ambient light. A slant reflector is built on the path of the back light to reflect t... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801551 | Programmable multiwavelength modelocked laser A programmable multiwavelength modelocked laser system. Embodiments of the system can use a computer, gratings, optical spectrum analyzer and SLM(spatial light modulator) inside of a laser cavity to control output amplitudes and phase of each of the wavelength chann... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6787229 | Three-dimensional carbon fibers and method and apparatus for their production This invention relates to novel three-dimensional (3D) carbon fibers which are original (or primary) carbon fibers (OCF) with secondary carbon filaments (SCF) grown thereon, and, if desired, tertiary carbon filaments (TCF) are grown from the surface of SCF forming a... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6774869 | Teleportal face-to-face system A teleportal system which provides remote communication between at least two users. A projective display and video capture system provides video images to the users. The video system obtains and transmits 3D images which are stereoscopic to remote users. The project... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6771733 | Method of reconstructing images for spiral and non-spiral computer tomography General scheme processes and systems for constructing algorithms for reconstructing images of objects that have been scanned in a spiral or non-spiral fashions with detectors. Application of the scheme requires finding of a weight function, which would lead to the r... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6758957 | Electrochemical deposition of carbon nanoparticles from organic solutions Carbon nanoparticles including both nanofilaments and nanotubes produced by an electrochemical deposition method from organic solutions at room temperature, in which the formation and growth of carbon nanoparticles are stimulated by the catalyst, such as iron and ni... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739653 | Wheelchair table with ergonomic aid An attachable and detachable wheelchair tray with an adjustable work surface is disclosed. The adjustable work surface has two parts connected with a hinge. Part one is a horizontal stationary supporting base and part two is a movable top portion which can be tilted... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6738144 | Non-invasive method and low-coherence apparatus system analysis and process control The disclosure relates to measuring devices that are particularly suited for the purpose of in-situ characterization of particles present in fluid substances or in air using a low-coherence interferometer. Specifically, the characterization includes average size, si... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735229 | Ultralow noise optical clock for high speed sampling applications Methods and systems for using a laser type clock to produce a train of ultra-stable optical pulses. The methods and systems include generating an approximately 10 GHz ultralow noise pulse train from a harmonically modelocked laser having an intracavity Fabry-Perot e... | 05/11/2004 |
