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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057605 | Wind turbine tower washing apparatus and method A system and method for cleaning tapered towers such wind turbine towers. A semicircular member hugs the tower surface. A plurality of nozzles affixed to the semicircular member sprays high pressure cleaning fluid on the tower surface as the semicircular member is r... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7984941 | Rapid deployment module carrier A Rapid Deployment Modular Carrier (RDMC) that incorporates a unique locking system and auxiliary control systems for the loading, transportation, and unloading of Rapid Deployment Modules (RDM's). The locking system has a hinging powered arm, linear driven pin, and... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7905269 | Hand-held/portable tire demounting machine A tool for pulling a first and second tire bead off of a wheel assembly. The tool is inserted between the bead to be removed and the rim edge, and engages the bead to be removed with a grappling structure and pulls the bead over the rim edge by a linear drive assemb... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7849052 | Electronic document manager A system and method for managing electronic files and tasks in a way that is intuitive to the users, mimicking their environment, but “Process-Blind’. The system and method comprise a configurable structure that facilitates the accurate filing and subsequent loc... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7866365 | Portable tire demounting tool A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a swiveling dual hook assembly and a prying foot. The tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861760 | Portable tire demounting tool A method and apparatus for demounting tires from wheel assemblies with a hook assembly and a prying foot. One tool has two holding hooks that grasp the tool to the wheel and a foot that is attached to the holding hooks, and a bearing pivot point that allows the demo... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841296 | Controller for monitoring and controlling pulsators in a milking system A controller for monitoring and controlling an operating pulsator in a milking system is shown. The controller receives a start signal generated when a milking apparatus is attached to a cow. A first sensor is operatively connected to a designated pulsator for recei... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7775249 | Tire stand A method and apparatus for centering a tire on a wheel for concentrically mounting the tire on the wheel. The tire and wheel assembly are placed on an arched member which gravitationally centers assembly on the arched member. Further, the arched member is also a res... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7677292 | Hand-held/portable tire demounting machine A tool for pulling a first and second tire bead off of a wheel assembly. The tool is inserted between the bead to be removed and the rim edge, and engages the bead to be removed with a grappling structure and pulls the bead over the rim edge by a linear drive assemb... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7676873 | Wrench and reamer tool The specification and drawing figures describe and show a wrench and reamer tool that includes two handle plates. On one handle plate a serrated ledge is formed. Beneath the ledge is an arcuate shoulder that forms a seam for positioning the wrench adjacent an openin... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7644723 | Transmix prevention lock A method and apparatus for preventing a dense liquid such as diesel fuel from being dispensed into a storage tank that contains a less dense liquid, such as gasoline fuel and vice versa. The unloading process happens by gravity through a vertical down hole. The inve... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7621324 | Automated flowback and information system An automated flowback system allows control and operation of the system from a remote location away from the dangers of high-pressure gases or abrasives traveling at high velocities that cause damage or failure to equipment piping valves. The system provides techniq... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7594448 | Crawler for inspecting pipes Robotic external pipeline crawler system employs the use of logic control to provide a system capable of constantly and accurately maintaining a position at the vertex of the pipe. This apex positioning can be maintained as it traverses the length of the pipe being ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7311095 | Vehicle mounted bow press A portable bow press apparatus and method for compressing an archery compound bow for relieving the tension from the cables and/or the bowstring. The method and apparatus are used for replacement or maintenance purposes of the archery compound bow. The preferred app... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7286339 | Combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent use An underground combination service entrance apparatus for temporary and permanent service comprising two enclosures. A utility enclosure contains a meter socket and the second enclosure contains a breaker panel. The breaker panel on the customer side and the meter o... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276090 | Method of fabricating a dry electro-active polymeric synthetic muscle New polymeric materials and their fabrication methods that are electrically active in terms of sensing and actuation are invented. These materials are comprised of solid-state ion-conducting materials such as polyethylene oxide (PEO) and its derivatives or imbedded ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7198594 | Electrically-controllable multi-fingered resilient heart compression devices Soft, multi-fingered resilient robotic fingers for selectively assisting heart ventricles or other organ to produce internal pressure and to pump blood, in synchrony with the systolic contraction of the ventricle or organ, as well as providing arrhythmia control of ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7147401 | Installation and drainage system for synthetic grass The system contains an infill for drainage by using crusher fine to absorb and dispense water to a piping system that releases the water into a leech field system, using a final pipe to dispense the water out of the artificial turf covered field. The specified crush... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7129504 | Method and apparatus for generation and frequency tuning of modulated, high current electron beams Generating and frequency tuning of modulated high current electron beams and a specific efficient, high current, frequency-tunable device for generating intense radio frequency (RF), microwave electromagnetic fields in a rectangular waveguide. Current multiplication... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7104745 | Elongated front end loader attachment A front end loader attachment with a deck of exaggerated length, low height, and narrow width which remains constant in proportion from the front to the back. The attachment has a backplate that has a tool engagement comprising a mechanical quick coupler that facili... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098615 | Radio frequency focused interdigital linear accelerator An interdigital (Wideröe) linear accelerator employing drift tubes, and associated support stems that couple to both the longitudinal and support stem electromagnetic fields of the linac, creating rf quadrupole fields along the axis of the linac to provide transver... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090696 | Surgical correction of human eye refractive errors by active composite artificial muscle implants Correction of eye refractive errors like presbyopia, hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism using either pre-tensioned or transcutaneously energized artificial muscle implants to change the axial length and anterior curvatures of the eye globe by bringing the retina/mac... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082823 | Digital signal processing back biased hall effect muzzle velocity measurement system A system for precisely measuring muzzle exit velocity of a “muzzle loaded” mortar projectile fired from a mortar tube using two back-biased Hall effect sensors for projectile gas ring channel detection. The system includes a back-biased Hall effect sensor block,... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060094 | Accommodating zonular mini-bridge implants Surgical correction of presbyopia and hyperopia by a circularly distributed assembly of mini-bridges implanted between the interior surfaces of the ciliary muscle and the exterior surface of the lens capsule, for augmenting the transmission of the contraction force ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057571 | Split waveguide antenna An antenna concept for radiating intense, high power electromagnetic fields in the RF regime without electrical breakdown. The invention accomplishes this with high aperture and power efficiency, high gain, and in a geometry that is compact and conformal to a planar... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025474 | Dual mode display with a backlight filter for an unactivated light emitting diode (LED) A dual mode or multimode backlight containing LEDs as a light source. The backlight has light cavity containing a reflective material. The cavity has an opening to allow light to be directed to a display source such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). Two sets of LED... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027402 | Digital signal route determination method In a method of routing digital signals based on criteria defined by the user all messages receive a prioritization based on the criteria defined by the individual user. Based on this guidance, each digital message is Tagged so that Overlay software can determine the... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012611 | System, method and apparatus for pattern recognition with application to symbol recognition and regeneration for a calligraphic display The invention provides a technique for pattern recognition that employs a state machine that incorporates a sequence of table-look-up operations. A sequence of input parameters, derived according to an application-specific algorithm, generates a corresponding sequen... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006106 | Real time contour line generation The generation of contour plot images from elevation data in real time for use in a digital moving map. The contour line interval is dynamically selectable. The elevation data is scanned in 2 dimensions simultaneously, but in a single pass. As the elevation data is ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992873 | Automated AC line filter and surge suppression apparatus and method A automated AC line filter and surge suppression apparatus 100 having an inductive current sense loop (ICSL) circuit 10 for sensing inductive current at a load and controlling the application of AC line filter 112 to an AC power line to the load... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6954552 | System, method and apparatus for pattern recognition with application to symbol recognition and regeneration for a calligraphic display The invention provides a technique for pattern recognition that employs a state machine that incorporates a sequence of table-look-up operations. A sequence of input parameters, derived according to an application-specific algorithm, generates a corresponding sequen... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6934165 | Loosely coupled parallel resonant converter A new power supply topology is described consisting of an input h-bridge or half-h-bridge, a low coupling coefficient transformer such as an air core transformer, a secondary resonant circuit, and a voltage multiplier which includes a series output capacitance. The ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6853413 | Polarized display with wide-angle illumination An apparatus and method for improving the brightness of a polarized display at viewing angles off of the vector normal to the display panel. The advantages of the present invention will be most pronounced when employed in applications in which the viewing angle requ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6798229 | Wide-bandwidth coaxial probe A coaxial probe for testing of planar electric transmission line structures comprising: a probe mount comprising a coaxial connector; a center electrode mounted on the probe mount and electrically connected to a center conductor of the coaxial connector, wherein the... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6788209 | Automatic emergency shut-off system for delivery transports A software driven, solid state controlled, electro-mechanically operated system to monitor volatile liquid fuel or other hazardous liquids and provide emergency shut-off if the delivery system is ruptured. A computer receives input from transducers monitoring the fl... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785360 | Personnel inspection system with x-ray line source A personnel x-ray inspection system includes an electron source that provides a pencil beam of electrons. An electromagnet assembly receives the pencil beam of electrons and directs the beam of electrons along a line to form a scanning redirected beam under the cont... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6782131 | System, method and apparatus for pattern recognition with application to symbol recognition and regeneration for a display The invention provides a technique for pattern recognition that employs a state machine that incorporates a sequence of table-look-up operations. A sequence of input parameters, derived according to an application-specific algorithm, generates a corresponding sequen... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6759853 | Automated domain reflectometry testing system A robotic domain reflectometry test system (and corresponding method) comprising: domain reflectometry instrumentation; a robotic arm; and a passive, high frequency probe assembly comprising a signal probe and a ground probe having a fixed, non-adjustable pitch, the... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6760010 | Wireless electronic libretto display apparatus and method An apparatus and method for the simultaneous presentation of a performance script or other commentary, dialogue or visual information available in the original language or multiple translations which can be selected by the user on portable wireless devices. ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6731756 | Method for securing video images A method for protecting the video memory on a computer system from being illicitly copied. The invention decrypts a previously encrypted image and displays it on the video screen. During the time the image is displayed, the invention protects it from being copied by... | 05/04/2004 |
