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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6319571 | Shrapnel mitigation and fragmentation control system Methods and apparatus which enable the lateral displacement of windows and window elements in reaction to overpressure forces resulting from an explosion are disclosed. According to the present invention, these forces are released to the edges of the disp... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6106870 | Healthy Bird™ Avian Nutrition System Methods and liquified dietary supplements for enhancing and maintaining the health of birds are disclosed. The invention also includes dietary supplements which are intended to promote avian well-being by providing a daily regimen of two specifically desi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6069557 | Automatic long-life infrared emitter & locator system An Automatic Long-Life Infrared Emitter & Locator System which may be used to locate persons in need of assistance or marked objects is disclosed. Since the emitter (10) operates continuously and emanates infrared radiation (21) that can not be seen by th... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6010758 | Shrapnel mitigation system Methods and apparatus which enable the lateral displacement of windows and window elements in reaction to overpressure forces resulting from an explosion are disclosed. According to the present invention, these forces are released to the edges of the disp... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5986619 | Multi-band concentric helical antenna A Multi-Band Concentric Helical Antenna (20) operating in a novel conical mode, useful for general and satellite communications is disclosed. A higher frequency helix (24) is placed concentrically inside a lower frequency one (22). In one embodiment, each... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5979457 | Ultrasonic floatation-enhanced body imaging system "Methods and apparatus for producing enhanced ultrasound images of portions of the human body while utilizing the beneficial effects of floatation are disclosed." Although the method is especially useful for generating images of the female breast, tissues... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5960687 | High-precision cutting and boring mill A Cutting & Boring Tool which is capable of performing both conventional milling and high-precision automated machining operations is disclosed. One preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a compact Boring Mill (200) which includes five independen... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5926758 | Radio frequency sharing methods for satellite systems Methods and apparatus are disclosed which allow many satellites (A1-M, B1-N) in a plurality of Systems (A, B) to use the same radio frequencies (f1-n) so long as there is no interference between radio signals. The methods compute times (t) when satellite ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5894844 | Three-dimensional floatation-enhanced body examination system An examination of a portion of the body, such as a female breast, is conducted in the relaxing environment of floatation. When submerged, the buoyancy of the breast tissue counteracts the effects of gravity, and enhances the examiner's ability to detect a... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5892591 | Facsimile transmission via packet switched data networks Methods and apparatus for transmitting documents using the Internet are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, a document (3200) which is to be transmitted to a recipient is fed into a local facsimile machine (3100). The do... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5837968 | Computer-controlled modular power supply for precision welding A Computer Controlled Modular Power Supply for Precision Welding (10) that overcomes the problems encountered by previous power supplies is disclosed. A preferred embodiment of the invention includes an enclosure (100) which holds a Computer Control Modul... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5803526 | Ergonomic automotive compartment access system The present invention provides an elegant automotive accessory which includes a fortified, rigid projection (23) capable of bearing a substantial load such as an integral extended ledge, surface, lever or lip on one portion of a license plate frame (12) m... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5794645 | Method for supplying industrial gases using integrated bottle controllers A Method for Supplying Industrial Gases Using Integrated Bottle Controllers that overcomes the problems encountered by previous gas cabinet equipment is disclosed. The present invention comprises a compact and virtually explosion-proof controller (10) tha... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5796715 | Non-blocking dynamic fast packet switch for satellite communication system The present invention overcomes the limitations encountered by conventional packet switching using virtual circuits. The present invention utilizes a "datagram" approach that routes every packet (22) conveyed by the system independently at every node in t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5771449 | Sectorized multi-function communication system The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a communications apparatus which includes a first transmitting antenna array (15A) having a transmitting antenna (16) which is dedicated to serves only a first sector (12). Similarly, a second transmitt... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5740164 | Traffic routing for satellite communication system Methods and apparatus which route, control and manage traffic throughout a Satellite Communication System operating in low Earth orbit are disclosed. Voice, video and data traffic from terrestrial gateways (G) and from portable (P), mobile (M) or fixed (F... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5692421 | High-precision cutting tool system The present invention solves the problems encountered by conventional machine tool devices when metals, plastics, composites or other materials are cut. The Sizing Tool is capable of precisely and permanently changing the shape of a tubular workpiece beca... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5678175 | Satellite system using equatorial and polar orbit relays A satellite communications system is disclosed. One of the embodiments of the present invention includes six to fourteen satellites (12) which operate in a single Equatorial orbit (14). These satellites (12) are capable of providing communications service... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5666648 | Polar relay system for satellite communication One of the preferred embodiments of the present invention is a telecommunications system that includes twelve satellites (S) which are equally deployed in four polar low Earth orbits (OR). A preferred embodiment provides a system for transmitting a messag... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5650788 | Terrestrial antennas for satellite communication system Terrestrial antennas (10A, 10B, 10C and 10D) which are capable of transmitting and receiving radio signals directly to and from satellites in low Earth orbit are disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the invention employs circularly polarized, dual-frequ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5642122 | Spacecraft antennas and beam steering methods for satellite communciation system An advanced active element phased array satellite antenna is disclosed. Incorporating these novel antenna systems on a constellation of low Earth orbit spacecraft, allows phone customers worldwide to communicate through a system whose switching intelligen... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5641135 | Inflatable torus and collapsible hinged disc spacecraft designs for satellite communication system A series of spacecraft designs (10, 42 and 52) for a Satellite Communication System is disclosed. One of the preferred embodiments of the invention called "Gearsat™" (10) comprises a hollow torus which inflates when it reaches orbit. When viewed from th... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5621415 | Linear cell satellite system Methods for transmitting and receiving radiated energy (15a, 15b, 15c) from and to a satellite (12) which moves with respect to the Earth's surface are disclosed. The invention pertains to any satellite (12) which is not in an equatorial orbit at geosynch... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5584047 | Methods and apparatus for augmenting satellite broadcast system The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for providing programming from both satellites (11) and local sources (L) using a single receiving antenna (32). In a preferred embodiment, beams (18) emanating from a geosynchronous satellite (11) are... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5572995 | Floatation enhanced self-examination system The Floatation Enhanced Self-Examination System comprises apparatus and methods for performing a finger tip examination of portions of the human body that exploits the beneficial effects of floatation. Although the method is especially useful for conducti... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5537143 | Interactive communication system An Interactive Communication System which solves the problem of enabling a participant (16) to participate in a broadcast program event (40) by using a dual-tone multifrequency (DTMF) keypad (46) on an existing telephone (18) is disclosed. The broadcast p... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531370 | High-precision sizing, cutting and welding tool system for specialty aerospace alloys The present invention solves the problems encountered by conventional machine tool devices when specialty metals such as titanium, Inconel™ and stainless steel are sized, cut or welded. The Sizing Tool is capable of precisely and permanently changing th... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5527001 | Modular communication satellite A Modular Communication Satellite (10) for a Satellite Communication System is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the invention includes a foldable, high-gain, electronically steered antenna array (12) that is always pointed toward the Earth (E). The ... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5474064 | Breast self-examination floatation system Apparatus and methods for assisting a person perform a self-examination of various body parts including the breasts (B) are disclosed. One of the preferred embodiments of the invention is designed to be used in the privacy of the home shower, either in a ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5467385 | Calling number display and recording system A Calling Number Display and Recording System stores caller identification (CID) information (148) including a caller's telephone number and other pertinent information when a called party is not present and records the CID information (148) verbally for ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5440477 | Modular bottle-mounted gas management system A Modular Bottle-Mounted Gas Management System (10) that overcomes the problems encountered by previous gas cabinet equipment is disclosed. The present invention comprises a complete gas manifold (22) that includes computer-controlled valves, actuators, r... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5408237 | Earth-fixed cell beam management for satellite communication system Earth-fixed cell beam management methods which may be employed to allocate beams generated by a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites (12) flying in orbits below geosynchronous altitudes are disclosed. These beams (19) are electronically steered so ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5386953 | Spacecraft designs for satellite communication system A series of spacecraft designs (10, 26 & 34) for a Satellite Communication System is disclosed. One of the preferred embodiments of the invention called "Domesat" (10) includes a hemispherical, high-gain, electronically-steered antenna array (12) that is ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5334464 | Lightweight battery plates The Lightweight Battery Plates disclosed and claimed in this patent application solve the problems encountered by previous attempts to construct practical bipolar plates for lead-acid batteries. One of the preferred embodiments of the present invention co... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5305430 | Object-local sampling histories for efficient path tracing A method for constructing object-local sampling histories for efficient path tracing. The present invention provides a technique for efficiently producing computer generated two-dimensional synthetic images of three-dimensional scenes. Objects within in t... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5270729 | Ionographic beam positioning and crosstalk correction using grey levels The Ionographic Beam Positioning And Crosstalk Correction Using Grey Levels is a method and apparatus which solves the problem of poor density and definition of an image formed by an ion current (20) projected from an ionographic print head (10), caused b... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5239373 | Video computational shared drawing space The present invention comprises a display unit (10) which displays a composite image (38); a stylus (24) which is used to "write" on the composite image (38); a way of detecting (20) the position of the stylus (24) over the composite image (38); a video c... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5231426 | Nozzleless droplet projection system An apparatus for a Nozzleless Droplet Projection System (10) is disclosed. The invention employs a novel geometry for producing a thin film of ink (26) having a constant depth traveling at a constant velocity across a tubular transducer head (16a, 16b). T... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5229793 | Liquid surface control with an applied pressure signal in acoustic ink printing This invention is an acoustic ink printer. It has a pool of ink (33) with a free surface (36). Underneath the ink is a print head (10) which has droplet ejectors (14) for irradiating the free surface (36) of the pool of ink (33) with focused acoustic radi... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5223755 | Extended frequency range variable delay locked loop for clock synchronization A Delay Locked Loop For Clock Synchronization is disclosed that solves the problem of aligning a clock signal (VOUT) with a reference signal (REF) in the shortest time and without instability. The clock signal (VOUT) is passed throug... | 06/29/1993 |
