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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110040428 | TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A computer-implemented transportation information management system and method permits entry, recording, and transmission of operation and maintenance data related to FAA recordkeeping and recording requirements within an SQL database. A secure website permits entry and... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110025555 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING DGNSS WITH INTERNALLY-GENERATED DIFFERENTIAL CORRECTION In the invention, a rover receiver first utilizes data from a base Receiver, a DGNSS reference network, or other differential source to compute a differentially corrected location. Then, using this location and data observed only at the rover, the rover computes an inte... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022238 | GNSS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IRRIGATION AND RELATED APPLICATIONS A global navigation satellite sensor system (GNSS) control system and method for irrigation and related applications is provided for a boom assembly with main and extension boom sections, which are hingedly connected and adapted for folding. The control system includes ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018765 | GNSS RECEIVER AND EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE SYSTEM AND GNSS DATA PROCESSING METHOD A GNSS system includes a receiver connected to an external mass storage device. Applications for the system, including GNSS data processing methods are also disclosed. The external storage device can comprise a flash (thumb) drive, which can be connected to the receiver... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015817 | OPTICAL TRACKING VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD An optical tracking vehicle control system includes a controller adapted for computing vehicle guidance signals and a guidance subsystem adapted for receiving the guidance signals from the controller and for guiding the vehicle. An optical movement sensor is mounted on ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011317 | SOIL STRIP ASSEMBLY FOR SEED DRILL ROW UNIT An agricultural implement includes a seed drill row unit with an arm and an opener disc assembly rotatably mounted on the row unit arm. A soil strip assembly includes a mounting bracket with a mounting bracket base and first and second bracket arms. Each of the bracket ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005784 | AIR SPRING DOWN-PRESSURE SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENT An implement with a ground working tool mounted on an arm pivotably movable between raised and lowered positions includes a pneumatic down pressure control system. The down pressure control system includes upper and lower mounts with an air spring located between them a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100324966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING CREDIT AND DEBT COLLECTION A system and method for enhancing assignment of debtor accounts to a plurality of collection parties is presented. The preferred embodiment is capable of optimizing the way by which individual performance entities are assigned to collect on actionable individual debtor ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324006 | HORMONE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD A hormone delivery system and method are provided for administering bio identical human hormones using a combination of modalities for the treatment of human physiological conditions.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313714 | FLOORING INSTALLATION TOOL AND METHOD A tool is provided for installing flooring with snap together edges. Specifically, the tool has a longitudinally-extending guide rod having a first impact member having a first impact face at a first end, and a second impact member having a second impact face at a secon... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313535 | MULTI-PURPOSE FLEXIBLE COVER WITH MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT A flexible cover having magnetic attachment is provided for sealing openings in a structure such as a heating, ventilation and air conditioning duct, an automobile window, or an automobile door handle or lock. Magnets or another suitable affixing device are attached at ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100312428 | GNSS GUIDANCE AND MACHINE CONTROL A global navigation satellite sensor system (GNSS) and gyroscope control system for vehicle steering control comprising a GNSS receiver and antennas at a fixed spacing to determine a vehicle position, velocity and at least one of a heading angle, a pitch angle and a rol... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100266374 | CONTAINER PACKER SYSTEM AND METHOD A container packer system includes a transfer base, which receives a container packer adapted for movement longitudinally between retracted and extended positions with respect to the transfer base. The transfer base includes a power subsystem with a motor or engine driv... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100243332 | TUBULAR SOIL AUGER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD A soil auger for creating smooth-walled cylindrical holes in the earth is provided for use with a drill. The auger has a central rotational axis with a tubular body that is open at a bottom cutting end, and enclosed at a top end by a cap assembly. The cap assembly has a... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100231450 | AISG INLINE TILT SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD A system and method is for orientating and monitoring orientation of telecommunications antennas. The system includes an AISG compliant tilt sensor system mounted in-line between a telecommunications antenna enclosure and a communications cable, and positioned to measur... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231443 | REMOVING BIASES IN DUAL FREQUENCY GNSS RECEIVERS USING SBAS A method for removing biases in dual frequency GNSS receivers circumvents the need for ionosphere corrections by using L2(P) in combination with either L1(P) or L1(C/A) to form ionosphere-free ranges. A table of biases is stored in microprocessor controller memory and u... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100214411 | OPTICAL IMAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLES A system and method of acquiring information from an image of a vehicle in real time wherein at least one imaging device with advanced light metering capabilities is placed aboard a vehicle, a computer processor means is provided to control the imaging device and the ad... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100214130 | ADAPTIVE INSTRUMENT AND OPERATOR CONTROL RECOGNITION A system and method of acquiring information from an image of an instrument panel of a vehicle in real time wherein at least one imaging device with advanced light metering capabilities is placed aboard a vehicle, a computer processor means is provided to control the im... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100208552 | ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY STACKED-RING WAVE DELAY ISOLATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD A stacked-ring, slow-wave acoustic telemetry isolation system and method for use with tubular assemblies such as drillpipe or production tubing comprising an acoustic wave transmitter, the acoustic isolator behaving such that a “down” wave propagated toward the isol... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100200296 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE WELLBORE PLACEMENT A system and method of closed loop control whereby groupings of surface sonic transmitters disposed along the planned path of a well send sonic wave energy to a downhole sonic receiver (or alternatively a downhole sonic transmitter signalling to grouping of surface soni... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100195441 | PARALLEL-PATH ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD An acoustic telemetry isolation system and method for use with tubular assemblies such as drillpipe and production tubing includes an acoustic wave transmitter and an acoustic isolator. A “down” wave propagated toward the isolator is reflected back substantially in ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100185366 | ADAPTIVE MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD A machine control system and method includes an on-board GPS receiver, an on-board processor adapted to store a preplanned guide pattern and a guidance device. The processor includes a comparison function for comparing the vehicle GPS position with a line segment of the... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100185364 | RASTER-BASED CONTOUR SWATHING FOR GUIDANCE AND VARIABLE-RATE CHEMICAL APPLICATION A raster-based system for GNSS guidance includes a vehicle-mounted GNSS antenna and receiver. A processor provides guidance and/or autosteering commands based on GNSS-defined pixels forming a grid representing an area to be treated, such as a field. Specific guidance an... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100184522 | ENCAPSULATED FASTENER AND METHOD AND TOOLING FOR MANUFACTURING SAME An encapsulated fastener includes a nut having a face with a concave gap adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engaging a ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100181728 | PUSH PLUG SYSTEM AND METHOD A push plug designed to interact with and seal an open end of a length of conduit containing a cable. The plug is comprised of a cap, a neck, and a body. The body contains a number of saw-toothed annular ridges. The plug is manufactured from an elastomeric material whic... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100176991 | GNSS SUPERBAND ASIC WITH SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-FREQUENCY DOWN CONVERSION A multi-frequency down converter includes first and second signal paths. A common local oscillator/synthesizer drives both of the signal paths. Exemplary applications include GNSS systems operating across superbands. The down converter is adapted for use in a GNSS recei... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100172690 | ADJUSTABLE CONNECTOR FOR TUBULAR FRAMES An adjustable connector for elongated members is provided having a mount attached to a first elongated member, such as a chair support, and a tubular arm assembly pivotally connected to the mount and attached to a second elongated member, such as an umbrella or flag. Th... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170092 | ADAPTIVE RE-USE OF WASTE INSULATED GLASS WINDOW UNITS AS THERMAL SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION PANELS A method of repurposing dual-paned insulated glass window units (IGUs) that would otherwise be put to waste into thermal solar panels capable of generating hot water for a residence or other structure. The method includes the steps of removing an existing IGU, disassemb... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100117914 | GNSS ANTENNA WITH SELECTABLE GAIN PATTERN, METHOD OF RECEIVING GNSS SIGNALS AND ANTENNA MANUFACTURING METHOD An antenna is provided for GNSS and other applications and includes an adjustable-height vertical support PCB mounted on a ground plane and mounting a crossed-dipole radiating arm element assembly. The gain pattern of the antenna can be varied by constructing the vertic... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100109944 | GNSS-BASED TRACKING OF FIXED OR SLOW-MOVING STRUCTURES A multi-antenna GNSS system and method provide earth-referenced GNSS heading and position solutions. The system and method compensate for partial blocking of the antennas by using a known attitude or orientation of the structure, which can be determined by an orientatio... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100090073 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR ELONGATED MEMBER An attachment device is provided for supporting electrical wiring, communications wiring, and piping having an elongated body with first and second surfaces, opposite faces, and opposite ends. One or more transverse passages extend between the faces permitting passage o... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100062704 | AIR DIFFUSER COVER FLAP AND METHOD A system for preventing air within a room from entering an inactive air diffuser utilizing a diffuser cover flap attached to a surface around the diffuser made of a rigid lightweight material containing cavities for protruding diffuser levers. The cover flap has a flexi... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100053331 | VIDEO AND DATA CAPTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD A video and data capturing system and method includes a mobile unit having an image sensor and motion sensing equipment connected to a microprocessor. The mobile unit is installed in an object for detecting visual images and motion data associated with the object. The m... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050858 | VARIABLE DAMPENING RATE SUSPENSION SYSTEM A variable rate suspension system for a boom sprayer including a lift assembly and chassis. The suspension system includes a needle valve fluidly connected to a hydraulic accumulator and a first and second lift arm cylinder. A control block provides hydraulic fluid to t... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100050545 | UTILITY TRENCH COVER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD A cover for a utility trench includes upper and lower surfaces enclosing a hollow cavity, which is subdivided by multiple, transverse channels recessed into an extending transversely across the lower surface. The channels form fused engagements or “kiss offs” with t... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100020512 | CRASH-HARDENED MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CREATING THE SAME A crash-hardened memory device in which only a single electronic component, such as a memory chip, mounted on a small printed circuit board (PCB), is protected against an impact. The portion of the PCB containing the electronic component is wrapped in fire-retardant mat... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20090326989 | INTERACTIVE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method is provided for interactively managing insurance claim information using a web site with an insured side and an insurer side. An insured provides information pertaining to lost or damaged items associated with a property loss claim. Upon submitting a claim to t... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090324375 | TRAILER WITH HYDRAULIC BED TILT CONTROL A trailer with a tilting bed includes an hydraulic tilt control. The tilt control includes piston-and-cylinder units for restraining or cushioning the pivotal movement of the bed between a transport mode and a tilt mode. A flow control valve provides fine control of the... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090322600 | METHOD AND SYSTEM USING GNSS PHASE MEASUREMENTS FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING A method for locating GNSS-defined points, distances, directional attitudes and closed geometric shapes includes the steps of providing a base with a base GNSS antenna and providing a rover with a rover GNSS antenna and receiver. The receiver is connected to the rover G... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090319308 | EQUIPMENT RETROFITTING PROJECT METHOD An equipment retrofitting project method includes the steps of conducting sales, project management (PM)/design, production and field service phases. The PM/design phase includes the steps of providing a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and measuring spatial and dimen... | 12/24/2009 |
