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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090129967 | FORGED AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY COMPONENTS AND METHOD THEREFOR A forgeable austenitic stainless steel alloy and forging process capable of producing forged components that exhibit mechanical and environmental properties and metallurgical stability suitable for use in thermally and chemically hostile environments, such as the enviro... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090075129 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE A microfluidic device and sensing method that utilize a resonating tube configured to have sufficient sensitivity to be capable of sensing the volume of a gas present as bubbles in a liquid or the flow rate and/or density of a gas or gas mixture flowing through the tube... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20080291630 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING COMPUTER MEMORY A method and apparatus for cooling chips on a computer memory module. The apparatus includes a primary and secondary heat spreaders, at least a first heatpipe coupled to the primary heat spreader and having a remote portion spaced apart from the primary heat spreader an... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080277380 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING POROUS MATERIALS Processes and apparatuses for producing a porous material, such as nano-porous silicon (npSi) media suitable for storage and retrieval of elemental hydrogen. Processes of this invention generally entail applying a magnetic field to a substrate that contains charge carri... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080274873 | SOLID-STATE HYDROGEN STORAGE MEDIA AND CATALYTIC HYDROGEN RECHARGING THEREOF A solid-state hydrogen storage material and process for making the material more thoroughly rechargeable. The process entails forming a porous matrix material to contain atoms of a first element and hydrogen atoms, in which the atoms of the first element are capable of ... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080267847 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN SULFIDE AND MERCAPTANS IN AMMONIA-BASED DESULFURIZATION SYSTEMS A flue gas desulfurization process and system that utilize ammonia as a reactant, and in which any hydrogen sulfide and/or mercaptans within the ammonia are separated during the desulfurization process so as to prevent their release into the atmosphere. The process and ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080269573 | PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER WITHIN AN INTERNAL ORGAN OF A LIVING BODY A system and surgical procedure for monitoring physiological parameters within an internal organ of a living body. The procedure entails making a first incision to expose the organ and a second incision through an external wall of the organ and into an internal cavity. ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080258926 | GAS SENSING METHOD AND INSTRUMENT THEREFOR A method and instrument capable of accurately detecting the presence of a gas and accurately measuring the concentration of the gas in, for example, the environment. The method and instrument sense the presence of a gas with a sensing element whose output is linear to t... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080251975 | MOLDING PROCESSES AND TOOL THEREFOR A molding process and apparatus suitable for use in molding processes, including rapid prototyping processes and short run production processes. The molding process and apparatus entail the use of a reconfigurable screen tool having a housing defining a manifold cavity ... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080237306 | PREFORM AND METHOD OF REPAIRING NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS AND COMPONENTS REPAIRED THEREBY A process for repairing a turbine component of a turbomachine, as well as a sintered preform used in the process and a high gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy component repaired thereby. The sintered preform contains a sintered mixture of powders of a cobalt-base braze ... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080222349 | IEEE 1394 INTERFACE-BASED FLASH DRIVE USING MULTILEVEL CELL FLASH MEMORY DEVICES A flash drive and method of transferring data from a system to a flash drive. The flash drive includes a casing, a plurality of flash memory devices within the casing, each of the flash memory devices having multilevel cells, an IEEE 1394 interface controller within the... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080216303 | METHOD OF APPLYING OUTER INSULATION TO A BARE STATOR BAR A method of applying an outer insulation to a bare stator bar to form an insulated stator bar. The method entails extruding at least one extruded member that will form the outer insulation. The extruded member has an opposing pair of edges that are parallel to the longi... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080214978 | METHOD OF TREATING A BODILY FLUID A method of treating a bodily fluid withdrawn and then returned to a living body. The method involves withdrawing the bodily fluid from the living body and causing the bodily fluid to flow through a treatment system, altering at least the density of the bodily fluid thr... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080202552 | Method for selectively removing coatings from metal substrates Disclosed is a method for selectively removing a coating from a substrate. Aluminum is diffused into the coating. The coating is contacted with an aqueous composition including at least one of an acid having the formula HxAF6, and precursors to the... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080190255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SLICING FOOD PRODUCTS An apparatus and method for slicing food products, and particularly soft, pliable food products susceptible to being deformed to the slicing process. The slicing apparatus includes a slicing wheel assembly and device for stabilizing the food product as it is being fed t... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080190023 | METHOD AND PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING FLOWERS BY MAIL A method and system suitable for ordering, packaging, and delivering harvested plants, such as fresh-cut flowers. The method and method entail placing an order for harvested plants by selecting at least one plant varietal, identifying a recipient for the plant by name a... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080187777 | PREFORM AND METHOD OF REPAIRING NICKEL-BASE SUPERALLOYS AND COMPONENTS REPAIRED THEREBY A process for repairing a turbine component of a turbomachine, as well as a sintered preform used in the process and a high-gamma-prime nickel-base superalloy component repaired thereby. The sintered preform contains a sintered mixture of powders of a cobalt-base braze ... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080188059 | INTEGRATED SENSOR AND CIRCUITRY AND PROCESS THEREFOR A micromachined sensor and a process for fabrication and vertical integration of a sensor and circuitry at wafer-level. The process entails processing a first wafer to incompletely define a sensing structure in a first surface thereof, processing a second wafer to defin... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080173821 | DIRECTION-SENSITIVE RADIATION DETECTOR AND RADIATION DETECTION METHOD A radiation detection system and method suitable for use by a first responder to detect a radiological source. The system includes a container that encloses a chamber containing a pressurized inert gas. Incident gamma rays pass through walls of the container to interact... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080173318 | RING FOR RELIEVING THE URGE TO SMOKE A device adapted to be worn on a human finger and used to relieve the wearer of the urge to smoke by addressing some of the mentally addictive aspects of smoking. The device has first and second portions that cooperate to define an opening having an axis and sized to re... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080159476 | GEIGER-MULLER TUBE-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIATION DETECTION A system and method suitable for detecting radiation in a flowing liquid, such as a water flowing in a water supply system. The system includes a closed tubular-shaped container having a hollow interior that contains an inert gas at an elevated pressure, and a tubular-s... | 07/03/2008 |
| 20080149594 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR FORMING AND HANDLING POROUS MATERIALS An apparatus and process for producing a porous particulate media, such as nano-porous silicon (npSi). The apparatus has a rigid etching chamber configured to contain an etching reagent, an inlet for introducing the etching reagent into the etching chamber, and an outle... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080152676 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING ANTIDOTES A device capable of delivering precise amounts of one or more antidotes to treat a victim exposed to biological and chemical agents (biochem agents), and also preferably sensing the presence of biochem agents. The delivery device includes a plurality of reservoirs conta... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080154535 | SENSING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM, NETWORK, AND METHOD A sensing and analysis system, method, and network that make use of a very portable and compact sensor unit and a physically separate electronic unit that serves to power and control the sensor unit, process and optionally display the output of the sensor unit, and tran... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080141825 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING WIRE FROM POWDER MATERIALS A process and apparatus for forming wires, such as wires used as feedstock in welding, brazing, and coating deposition processes. The process and apparatus generally entail feeding through a passage a quantity of powder particles of a size and composition that render th... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080138163 | PROCESS OF PRODUCING NANOCRYSTALLINE BODIES A process by which nanostructured monolithic bodies can be produced in a single continuous operation, as opposed to multi-stage deformation processing. The process generally entails continuously producing a chip having a nanostructured microstructure by engaging a solid... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080117021 | METHOD OF PLACING AND USING AN ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION TRANSPONDER A method for identifying individuals. The method entails identifying a human with an electronic identification transponder that can be interrogated by and communicate with a separate reader unit while the transponder is implanted in a surface region of a dental structur... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080115916 | COOLING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT A cooling device for cooling an electronic component. The device has an enclosure adapted to contain a liquid coolant. The enclosure has an internal channel system comprising a cavity adjacent the electronic component, a first group of arborizing channels adapted to car... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080115001 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A COMPUTER COMPONENT A system (10) and method for monitoring power consumption of a computer system component, such as a central processing unit (CPU), of a desktop computer system. The component is supplied with supply power from a power supply unit (22) of the computer throu... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080087456 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLIES WITH COMBINED FLUID-CONTAINING HEATSPREADER-GROUND PLANE AND METHODS THEREFOR Circuit board assemblies and methods that employ integrated heatspreaders to cool the assemblies and serve as electrical ground planes for the assemblies. Such a circuit board assembly includes a substrate having at least one circuit device on at least a first surface t... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080081724 | POWER SPLIT TRANSMISSION WITH ENERGY RECOVERY Power split drive (PSD) transmissions capable of energy recovery and suitable for use in automotive applications. Each PSD transmission includes a mechanical transmission system for mechanically transmitting mechanical power between a rotatable input shaft and a rotatab... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080077016 | MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING IMPLANTABLE INDUCTIVE SENSOR A system for monitoring physical properties of structures within animate and inanimate objects, including internal organs and bones of humans. The system includes sensing and readout devices. The sensing device is adapted to be implanted in a body and attached to a stru... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080073062 | SEALED SELF-CONTAINED FLUIDIC COOLING DEVICE A cooling system and method for cooling electronic components, including IC dies. The cooling system employs a cooling device that includes a composite structure having first and second plates arranged substantially in parallel and bonded together to define a sealed cav... | 03/27/2008 |
| 20080065050 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TREATING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS A device and method capable of sensing the presence of biochem agents, and preferably also capable of delivering precise amounts of one or more antidotes to treat a victim exposed to the agents. The device includes a freestanding tube portion having an internal passage ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080054756 | BIMORPHIC STRUCTURES, SENSOR STRUCTURES FORMED THEREWITH, AND METHODS THEREFOR A bimorphic structure responsive to changes in an environmental condition, sensor structures incorporating one or more of such bimorphic structures, and a method of forming such bimorphic structures. The sensor structure has an electrically-conductive first contact on a... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080053229 | THREE-AXIS INERTIAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF FORMING A three-axis inertial sensor and a process for its fabrication using an silicon-on-oxide (SOI) wafer as a starting material. The SOI wafer has a first conductive layer separated from a second conductive layer by an insulative buried oxide (BOX) layer. The SOI wafer is f... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080053236 | CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHOD THEREFOR A capacitive pressure sensor and method for its fabrication. The sensor is fabricated from first and second wafers to have a mechanical capacitor comprising a fixed electrode and a moving electrode defined by a conductive plate. The sensor further has a diaphragm on a s... | 03/06/2008 |
| 20080049960 | GAMING HEADSET WITH INTEGRATED MICROPHONE AND ADAPTED FOR OLFACTORY STIMULATION A gaming headset adapted for precise delivery of chemical substances capable of olfactory stimulation, such as odorants, fragrances, pheromones, etc. The headset includes at least one earpiece containing a speaker, a feature for securing the earpiece to the person's hea... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080051863 | METHOD AND ANCHOR FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT, AND METHOD OF ANCHOR MANUFACTURE An anchor and procedure for placing a medical implant, such as for monitoring physiological parameters. The anchor includes a central body in which a medical implant can be received. Arms and members extend radially from first and second ends, respectively, of the centr... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080034571 | TUBE MILL WITH IN-LINE BRAZE COATING PROCESS A tube mill apparatus and process for continuously forming and coating a tube with a braze alloy. The apparatus and process produce a continuously moving welded tube by continuously forming and welding a tubing material, after which the welded tube is passed through a s... | 02/14/2008 |