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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7024009 | Removable template for audio amplification system Disclosed is a removable template for recording custom settings on an audio amplification system, or components thereof. The template comprises a template blank shaped for accommodation by an amplifier control panel, the template blank having cut-outs or bores facil... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6977173 | Apparatus and method for analyte detection Disclosed is a testing device and methods for the identification of an analyte of interest in a sample. In a preferred embodiment, the testing device includes a front panel having at least one sample application aperture; a rear panel having at least one solvent app... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976807 | Portable breakwater A portable breakwater system for use in a body of water includes first and second support members adapted to be positioned on the floor of the body of water and a curtain attached between the first and second support members. The first and second support members all... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6952967 | Ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer is provided having a transduction element in the form of a truncated cone. The angle of the transduction element is selected so that the majority of the acoustic energy incident on the target is refracted beyond the longitudinal critical ang... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945925 | Biosequestration and organic assimilation of greenhouse gases Provided herein are methods for the biosequestration and organic assimilation of a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect. In these methods, a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect is introduced into a peat bog where it is thereafter sequestered and o... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946127 | Decorated red blood cells Disclosed are modified red blood cells which function as deployment platforms for important biomolecules. Such modified red blood cells can confer, for example, in vivo protection against exposure to an otherwise lethal nerve agent. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6928886 | Arrangement for the detection of relative movements of two objects An arrangement for the detection of relative movements of two objects with four measuring cells as vertical measuring device for the detection of a relative movement perpendicular to an imaginary plane, with the measuring cells being arranged in such a manner that t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905823 | Cellular arrays and methods of detecting and using genetic disorder markers A method is disclosed for rapid molecular profiling of tissue or other cellular specimens by placing a donor specimen in an assigned location in a recipient array, providing copies of the array, and performing a different biological analysis of each copy. The result... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899502 | Self-filling fastener and method of making A fastener, such as a nail or staple, includes a fastener body having an impact surface and a plug of filler material joined to the impact surface. The plug of filler material fills the hole made by the fastener body when the fastener is driven into a workpiece. Man... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6880290 | Fishing gear recovery device Disclosed is a fishing gear recovery device and methods of use. The fishing gear recovery device of the present invention includes a recovery line housing, which is preferably produced from flexible tubular plastic stock. Attachments points are provided in the recov... | 04/19/2005 |
| D503492 | Decorative plate | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862760 | Dual warmth level comforter A dual warmth comforter includes first and second sections joined together by a fastening device. The first section includes first and second fabric sheets and a first insulation material disposed between the first and second fabric sheets. The second section includ... | 03/08/2005 |
| D501575 | Table lamp | 02/01/2005 |
| 6843408 | Device in packaging A device at a package comprises a bottom and walls protruding upwards therefrom. The package is formed by a foldable blank and comprises an arrangement for locking the package in its erected state. The locking arrangement comprises locking tips (25, 26, 32, 33 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6831466 | Method and system for sensor fault detection A system and method for controlling operation of a component include using at least two sensors arranged to sense an operating condition of the component. The system further includes a controller that controls the component in response to feedback signals output by ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6831205 | Bandage for wound or incision closure Disclosed is a bandage for closing a wound or incision, and methods for the use of same. The bandage comprises a first flat flexible component having adhesive on a lower surface and one or more first elongated connectors extending in an offset manner from one edge t... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6817431 | Suspension for a subassembly that produces, receives and/ or transmits torque in the drive train of a motor vehicle A suspension for an assembly generating, absorbing, and/or transmitting torque in the drive train of a motor vehicle with a combustion engine, with the assembly 10 including materials with a thermal expansion coefficient different from the material of the eng... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815648 | Contact sensor arrangements for glass-ceramic cooktop appliances A glass-ceramic cooktop appliance having at least one burner assembly disposed under a glass-ceramic plate. The cooktop appliance includes a sensor assembly having a support bar mounted on the burner assembly adjacent to the glass-ceramic plate and one or more devic... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814634 | Self-propelled aquatic toy An aquatic toy comprises a hollow, buoyant body having a discharge port formed therein. At least one electrically driven pump is disposed in the body in fluid communication with the discharge port. An electrical power source is also disposed in the body. At least on... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6794181 | Method of purifying lantibiotics Disclosed is a method for purifying a antibiotic from a crude or partially purified solution containing the lantibiotic. In preferred embodiments, the lantibiotic is nisin, although the common structural features of lantibiotics dictate the effectiveness of the disc... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790023 | Screw extruder and method of controlling the same An extruder includes a barrel having a die attached to one end and at least one material inlet with a feeder for providing material to the material inlet. At least one screw is rotatively mounted in the barrel, and a motor is provided for driving the screw. A plural... | 09/14/2004 |
| D495820 | Floor lamp | 09/07/2004 |
| 6783324 | Compressor bleed case A bleed case assembly is provided comprising an annular outer case and an inner case. The inner case comprises an annular shroud portion having a radially outer surface opposite a radially inner surface, and a generally planar flange extending radially outwardly fro... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6765655 | Data aquisition system and method for a laser doppler anemometer The present invention provides a system and method for collecting data from a Laser Doppler Anemometer of the type including a probe mounted to a controllable traversing system. Velocity and position data is collected from the probe while it is continuously in motio... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761035 | Thermally free fuel nozzle A fuel nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes a fuel tube enclosed by a housing. The fuel tube and housing are connected by a movable joint including a tubular seat formed on the housing and a boss formed on the fuel tube so as to be disposed within the tubular se... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6761715 | Method and device for neurocryo analgesia and anesthesia A catheter system and method for selectively cooling or freezing target neuronal tissue to induce lesions along the neuroaxis and produce cryoanalgesia by impairing nerve conduction of the targeted neuronal tissue. The system includes a catheter that has cryogenic c... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6753674 | Half-bridge subassembly Half-bridge assembly for switching electrical power, wherein at least two semiconductor switches are connected in series forming a half-bridge; each semiconductor switch comprises a control input, the first semiconductor switch comprises a first power terminal which... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6750644 | Magnetic field sensor and method for calibrating the same A magnetic field sensor is provided with a device for producing an output signal that is a function of a magnetic field to be sensed. A calibration coil is arranged so as to change the magnetic field when energized, and a switch for selectively energizing the calibr... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6735950 | Combustor dome plate and method of making the same A method of making a dome plate for a gas turbine engine combustor includes forming an annular body and forming a plurality of swirler openings in the annular body. Then, an array of impingement cooling holes and an array of blow-off holes are electrically discharge... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729367 | Overflow prevention system and method using laminar-to-turbulent flow transition An overflow prevention system and method for storage tanks includes a flow disturber situated in the tank fill tube, a fluid level sensor for sensing fluid level in the tank, and an actuator that causes the flow disturber to move toward the fill tube inlet in respon... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6722581 | Synthetic jet actuators A first embodiment of the present invention provides a vortex generator in the form of a flexible piezoelectric actuator blade disposed in a wall of a flowpath, such as an airfoil. Another embodiment provides a synthetic jet actuator in which a pair of bimorph piezo... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6724606 | Single-winding dual-latching valve actuation solenoid A solenoid with two magnetically separate yoke regions, providing two distinct armature latching positions, is driven by a single effective winding. In one embodiment, the yoke regions consist of U-cores on either side of the armature and a single winding consisting... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6715988 | Turbine airfoil for gas turbine engine A hollow cooled turbine airfoil is provided having pressure and suction side walls and a plurality of trailing edge cooling passages that feed cooling air bleed slots at the trailing edge. The suction side wall has a selectively reduced thickness, which allows short... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6705349 | Weep plug The present invention provides a weep plug for an oil sump having a central vent passage and one or more weep passages parallel to the central passage. The weep passages allow oil to flow back into the sump where it may be recovered. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6675582 | Slot cooled combustor line A combustor liner for use in a gas turbine engine includes an annular panel section having a cooling nugget formed on one end thereof. An annular cooling lip is formed on the cooling nugget so as to define a cooling slot. The cooling lip includes a hot si... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6668272 | Internet-based process optimization system and method A process optimization system and method uses a computer network, particularly the Internet, to standardize a process performed at a number of geographically separated locations while assuring optimal use of available process technology. The system includ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6655146 | Hybrid film cooled combustor liner A combustor liner has an annular shell which includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is provided with slot film cooling and the second portion is provided with multi-hole film cooling. The multi-hole cooling portion can be located... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655149 | Preferential multihole combustor liner A multi-hole cooled combustor liner is provided which reduces hot streaks and associated material distress in the liner. Areas of increased cooling hole density are disposed upstream of the primary dilution holes and in circumferential alignment with fuel... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6634860 | Foil formed structure for turbine airfoil tip A turbine airfoil is provided having an integral tip cap and a pair of tip walls which extend radially outward past the tip cap to form a squealer tip. A coaxial pair of first and second holes extend through the tip cap and one of the tip walls respective... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631304 | Method and system for constructing technical plans A system and method of using at least one computer to construct a technical plan for a specific process. The invention includes providing a rule-based logic model for the specific process and inputting data relating to the specific process. The data is co... | 10/07/2003 |
