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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185292 | Method for estimation of at least one engine parameter A system comprising determination of tuning parameters enabling optimal estimation of unmeasured engine outputs, e.g., thrust. The level of degradation of engine performance is generally described by unmeasurable health parameters related to each major engine compon... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157383 | System for displaying images and/or information on aircraft blades and method thereof A system for displaying information via a light source on rotating helicopter blades of an aircraft such as a helicopter is provided. The light source may be a laser light source and the light therefrom may be directed onto the aircraft blade by one or more motion c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8053715 | Method and system for creating an image using the quantum properties of sound or quantum particles A preferred embodiment comprises a method and system for generating an image of a subject or area comprising a processor; at least one incoherent light source which illuminates the subject or area; a first receiver for receiving light reflected from the subject or a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8027824 | Protein switches incorporating cytochrome Cin monolayers and method for producing same A biomolecular electronic switch includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, a programmable monolayer of either cytochrome c or cytochrome c3 or bovine serum hormone sandwiched between the first and second electrical contacts and a s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027273 | System and method for visually creating, editing, manipulating, verifying, and/or animating desired topologies of a mobile ad hoc network and/or for generating mobility-pattern data A method and apparatus for creating virtual topologies for a mobile ad hoc network comprising generating at least two nodes representing transmitters and/or receivers in the network; each of said at least two nodes having parameters (which may be for example, locati... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023175 | Dynamic imaging and/or identification apparatus and method thereof A preferred embodiment comprises a dynamic display based on a program image element which will only generate a preprogrammed image. As an example, the image element may comprise electrically-driven MEMS mirrors. This example may be embedded in an ID card. At the tim... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7977224 | Method using multiple layer annealing cap for fabricating group III-nitride semiconductor device structures and devices formed thereby A method of preventing the escape of nitrogen during the activation of ion implanted dopants in a Group III-nitride semiconductor compound without damaging the Group III-nitride semiconductor comprising: depositing a first layer of another Group III-nitride that act... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7956369 | Light emitting diode A light emitting device comprising: a polar template; a p-type layer grown thereon; the p-type layer having a first polarization vector having a first projection relative to a growth direction; an n-type layer grown on the p-type layer; the n-type layer having a sec... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945168 | Free-space quantum communications system and process operative absent line-of-sight Photonic signals are tagged with a pre-selected modification, such as a polarization signature to carry data across an obstructed path between sender and receiver. Communication authentication through polarization variation allows for Yuen-Kumar or entangled photon ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7923999 | MEMS device with supplemental flux concentrator A microelectromechanical modulating magnetic device comprising: a base; a magnetic transducer that provides an output in response to a magnetic field associated with the base; at least one movable flux concentrator positioned to move relative to the magnetic transdu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7920704 | Systems and methods for obtaining information on a key in BB84 protocol of quantum key distribution Systems and methods for obtaining information on a key in the BB84 (Bennett-Brassard 1984) protocol of quantum key distribution are provided. A representative system comprises a quantum cryptographic entangling probe, comprising a single-photon source configured to ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919764 | Method and apparatus for enhanced terahertz radiation from high stacking fault density A method and device for generating terahertz radiation comprising a polar crystal material layer operative to emit terahertz radiation; the polar crystal material layer comprising a plurality of stacking faults; the stacking faults lying substantially perpendicular ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918605 | Gas journal bearing systems and related methods Gas journal bearing systems are provided. An exemplary gas journal bearing system comprises a vortex generator, a housing and a journal. The vortex generator is operative to receive a flow of gas and to impart an angular acceleration to the gas. The housing is in fl... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917296 | Protein switches incorporating cytochrome c, cytochrome cand bovine serum albumen (BSA) monolayers and method for producing same A biomolecular electronic switch includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, a programmable monolayer of either cytochrome c or cytochrome c3 or bovine serum hormone sandwiched between the first and second electrical contacts and a s... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915891 | MEMS device with tandem flux concentrators and method of modulating flux A microelectromechanical modulating magnetic sensor comprising a base; a magnetic transducer associated with the base that provides an output in response to a magnetic field; a pair of movable flux concentrators positioned to move relative to the magnetic transducer... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7898247 | Magnetic sensor method and apparatus A magnetic field sensing device comprising at least one magnetic sensor attached to a base structure, rotating member; and at least one flux concentrator mounted on the rotating member; whereby as the rotating member turns, the at least one flux concentrator shields... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892414 | Electrochemical biosensors, applications and methods of making biosensors Electrochemical biosensors, methods of making biosensors and methods of detecting a target analyte in a sample to be analyzed are provided. A preferred embodiment device comprises a non-conductive polymer deposited on the electrode to form a matrix material having a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7847234 | Method and system for observing a subject at a first location based upon quantum properties measured at a second location A preferred embodiment comprises a method and system for (a) detecting objects or targets which may or may not be nonreflective to electromagnetic radiation, and/or (b) generating an image of a subject or area, comprising generating an entangled photon pair beam; sp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7876901 | Alternative design for quantum cryptographic entangling probe An alternative design is given for an optimized quantum cryptographic entangling probe for attacking the BB84 protocol of quantum key distribution. The initial state of the probe has a simpler analytical dependence on the set error rate to be induced by the probe th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7860635 | Singular value decomposition-based method for optimal estimation of turbofan engine thrust and other unmeasurable parameters A new linear point design technique is presented for the determination of tuning parameters that enable the optimal estimation of unmeasured engine outputs such as thrust. The engine's performance is affected by its level of degradation, generally described in terms... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856154 | System and method of super-resolution imaging from a sequence of translated and rotated low-resolution images A method and system for super-resolving images from low-resolution sequences comprising an image processor having an input for inputting multiple images of a scene with sub-pixel translations and rotations; one of the images of the scene being a reference image; and... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7812303 | Method and system for creating an image using quantum properties of light based upon spatial information from a second light beam which does not illuminate the subject A preferred embodiment comprises a method and system for generating an image of a subject or area comprising a processor; at least one incoherent light source which illuminates the subject or area; a first receiver for receiving light reflected from the subject or a... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7805079 | Free-space quantum communications process operative absent line-of-sight Photonic signals are tagged with a pre-selected modification, such as a polarization signature to carry data across an obstructed path between sender and receiver. Communication authentication through polarization variation allows for Yuen-Kumar or entangled photon ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7796829 | Method and system for forming an image with enhanced contrast and/or reduced noise A method and system for generating images from projection data; a preferred embodiment comprising inputting projection data from at least one receiving element; generating a first aperture or array of data points containing positional and signal data; arbitrarily an... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7756175 | Pumped semiconductor laser systems and methods A method for emitting laser radiation includes: emitting first laser radiation using a first laser, wherein said first laser is a laser diode; receiving the first laser radiation by a second laser comprising CdSe(1-x)Sx (cadmium selenium sulfid... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751109 | Electro-optic shutter Various embodiments of an improved electro-optic shutter are disclosed. One embodiment comprises an electro-optic element, first and second polarizers, and a pair of electrodes. The electro-optic element has opposing transverse surfaces and operates as a half wave p... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7733484 | Hyperspectral scene projection/generation systems and methods Embodiments of hyperspectral scene projection/generation systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises dispersing a beam of light at one of a plurality of selectable wavelengths, the beam of light corresponding to a scene, and dis... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7695601 | Electrochemical test apparatus and method for its use An electrochemical electrode probe includes an elongated body of a porous material disposed in a housing. The porous material is permeated with an electrolyte. A body of electrode material surrounds the porous body and functions as one electrode of an electrochemica... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7655996 | MEMS structure support and release mechanism A MEMS device and method comprising a MEMS structure adjacent to a SOI base; a sacrificial support operatively connecting the base to the MEMS structure; a suspension member operatively connecting the base to the MEMS structure, wherein the suspension member is long... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655944 | Systems and methods for estimating thermal resistance of field effect transistor structures Embodiments of systems and methods for estimating channel temperatures of a field effect transistor structure are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises receiving geometrical values corresponding to a field effect transistor (FET) structure, and a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7646797 | Use of current channeling in multiple node laser systems and methods thereof Current channels, blocking areas, or strips in a semiconductor laser are used to channel injected current into the antinodal region of the optical standing wave present in the optical cavity, while restricting the current flow to the nodal regions. Previous devices ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7634393 | Technique for coupling meteorology to acoustics in forests A system and method of predicting multi-dimensional meteorological and acoustic effects within and above a forest environment comprises collecting input data comprising meteorological and forest canopy characterization data for a specified forest environment; inputt... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7629080 | Electrode materials for electrochemical cells A lithiated metal phosphate material is doped by a portion of the lithium atoms which are present at the M2 sites of the material. The doped material has the general formula: Li1+xM1−x−dDdPO4. In the formula, M is a di... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7602997 | Method of super-resolving images This invention presents a super-resolution image reconstruction from a sequence of aliased imagery. The sub-pixel shifts (displacement) among the images are unknown due to uncontrolled natural jitter of the imager. A correlation method is utilized to estimate sub-pi... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7589663 | System and method for the measurement of the unambiguous roll angle of a projectile A system for the measurement of an angle of roll of a projectile is disclosed. The projectile has a casing with a rear end, a front end, and a side wall extending therebetween. The system includes a radar configured to transmit a polarized electromagnetic signal tow... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7585579 | Electrolyte for metal-oxygen battery and method for its preparation An electrolyte for a metal-oxygen battery includes a non-aqueous solvent which is characterized in that the solubility of oxygen therein is at least 0.1150 cc O2/cc of solvent at STP. The electrolyte also includes an electrolyte salt dissolved in the solv... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7576837 | Micro-mirror optical tracking and ranging system A micro-mirror optical tracking and ranging system comprises an optical transceiver having a Micro-Electro-Optical Mechanical System (MEOMS) micro-mirror beam steering system and an electronic control and operating system for processing electronic signals. An optica... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7536012 | Entangled quantum communications and quantum imaging An apparatus for generating a shared quantum key between a sender and a receiver comprises a sending apparatus which generates entangled photon pairs, and a receiving apparatus. A shared quantum key can be generated using temporal coincidences between photon detecti... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7526949 | High resolution coherent dual-tip scanning probe microscope A high-resolution scanning probe microscope using a coherent dual-tip probe comprises two single-atom protrusions on a single crystal metal wire. As the dual-tip probe scans across the surface of a sample material under an electrical bias, an interferenced electron ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7518207 | Molecular beam epitaxy growth of ternary and quaternary metal chalcogenide films The ternary alloy CdSexTe1-x(2 1 1) and the quaternary alloy Cd1-zZnzSexTe1-x have been grown on Si(2 1 1) substrates using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth of CdSeTe is facilitated using a co... | 04/14/2009 |
