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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938810 | Safe trochar with guide for placement of surgical drains A method and apparatus for the safe surgical placement of trochars, is provided. The trochar has a sheath protecting the sharp point. The guide includes a receiver, into which the trochar with sheath is inserted, protecting personnel against sticks. The guide has a ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938134 | Protective shelter A protective shelter that may be used to protect observers, players, and others from inclement weather during a sporting event, for example, includes an arcuate-shaped, flexible cover with side portions configured to receive side frame members, which in turn are con... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937713 | System and method for providing services on a distributed network A method implementable in an electronic system for enabling a runtime environment to provide a service to a mobile agent object includes providing a service interface characterizing a method for providing the service to the mobile agent object. A service-description... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7934983 | Location-aware distributed sporting events Various embodiments facilitate location-aware distributed competitions. In one embodiment, a system facilitates a distributed sporting event that includes multiple players traveling over courses that are remote from one another. The system includes a manager that re... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932838 | Aircraft collision avoidance system A system for monitoring a volume of space surrounding an aircraft having a plurality of extremity portions includes a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is disposed at a respective corresponding one of the aircraft extremity portions. Each sensor is configured to gen... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932570 | Silicon tab edge mount for a wafer level package A Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) device having electrical connections (a metallization pattern) available at an edge of the MEMS die. The metallization pattern on the edge of the die allows the die to be mounted on edge with no further packaging, if desired.... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931822 | Compositions and methods for wastewater treatment Methods and compositions utilizing aluminum, magnesium, and calcium-based additives for the treatment and neutralization of wastewater are described for removing contaminants from wastewater, including reducing phosphorous-containing compounds, total suspended solid... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929143 | Integrated resonating gyro accelerometer in a semiconductor substrate An integrated interferometric gyroscope and accelerometer device. An example device includes a cantilever beam, a package having a post connected to one end of the beam, a piezoresistor driver, a piezoresistor sensor, and a semiconductor interferometric optical gyro... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928895 | Systems and methods for communication to a gimbal mounted device A system and method wirelessly communicates signals between a device on a gimbal and a stationary transceiver. An exemplary system has a gimbal with a moveable portion, a device affixed to the moveable portion, a gimbal transceiver coupled to the moveable portion, a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918592 | Integrated position light overlap baffles A position light including a base that is configured to attach to an aircraft. The base having an extruded overlap baffle. A first LED is coupled to the base underneath the overlap baffle. A circuit card is also coupled to the base and is extended over the first LED... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917717 | Method and system for automatically preserving persistent storage Computer-based methods, techniques, and systems for automatically protecting a storage device from unwanted alterations are provided. Example embodiments provide a Disk Access Redirection System, which includes a Redirection Driver, an Available Space Table (“AST... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914287 | System and method of teaching and learning mathematics Numero Cubes and the Whole Number System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may comprise cubes, pegs, magnets, dividers, shafts, and a number placement panel. The shafts may comprise individual marks representing the base ten number system. The system may ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912594 | Predicted path selection system and method for hazard coding in selectively constrained aircraft control systems A surveillance system detects potential hazards and alerts the pilot to them. The alerts can be modified to indicate proximity to the predicted path of the aircraft. An autopilot receives instructions from a flight management system (FMS) regarding a planned path an... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912512 | Sharing account information and a phone number between personal mobile phone and an in-vehicle embedded phone A phone embedded within a vehicle for automatically using a service plan of a proximate personal mobile phone. The embedded phone includes an internal communication component that detects the presence of the personal mobile phone, and receives a mobile subscriber id... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905555 | Yaw control system for a vehicle-trailer combination A yaw control system capable of detecting a predetermined yaw angle of a towed vehicle and then automatically communicating with a braking system of the towed vehicle includes an actuator and a switch. The actuator and switch operate to detect when a towed vehicle, ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7905241 | Systems and methods for an antenna hub tarp Systems and methods of protecting service personnel and electronics in an antenna hub from inclement weather are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of an antenna hub shelter has an attachment member secured to a hub, wherein the attachment member is located above an... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904608 | System and method for updating software in electronic devices Particular embodiments include a system and method to enable a user-controlled proxy system or coordinating computer to automatically or semi-automatically communicate with multiple devices, determine the currently operating software contents and versions for each d... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7898077 | Adjustable threaded cores for LED thermal management Adjustable threaded cores for LED thermal management. The cores provide a direct thermal path between a LED and a heat sink while minimizing gaps and stresses between materials. The system includes a heat generating object, a first substrate housing containing a thr... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893863 | Enhanced aircraft transponder reliability An aircraft system includes a transponder and a processor. The processor is configured to determine if the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone. If the aircraft is positioned in a predetermined restricted flying zone, the processor determ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891832 | Outdoor light with positionable solar collector A solar powered lighting system provides a lighting element assembly having a lighting element and a diffuser that secures near the upper end of a support. A collector unit contains a solar cell and a coupler such as a clip-on clamp which allows the collector unit t... | 02/22/2011 |
| D632887 | Child carrier | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890248 | Ground operations and advanced runway awareness and advisory system A device, method and computer program product for locating aircraft with respect to airport runways and taxiways, determining if a conflict exists between an aircraft having operating the invention and another aircraft, and generating and annunciating conflict aware... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889114 | Radar target processing reduction systems and methods using cooperative surveillance sources Systems and methods for reducing radar target processing. The systems include a processor configured to receive a first input from a cooperative surveillance source and a second input from a radar device. The first input includes cooperative target information, the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7884811 | Durable digital writing and sketching instrument A hand-holdable, durable digital writing and sketching device or assembly having rugged construction that houses an on-board camera with a view through an optical window of a writing surface brought in view by a user moving the device. The device is rugged, sealed, ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7882772 | Repetitive fence for cross-cutting materials A repetitive fence utilizes a plurality of telescoping arms driven by a metal tape of the tape measure type to position a stop member at a desired location from a saw blade. A user can position a work piece, such as board lumber against the stop member to repeatedly... | 02/08/2011 |
| D631925 | Putter | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877088 | System and method for dynamically configuring wireless network geographic coverage or service levels A system and a method for facilitating communication between a remote station and a service network are disclosed. A remote station is associated with a first communicator configured to communicate over a first communication network and a second communicator configu... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874189 | Field-reversible cabinet latch lock A four-way, field-reversible self-latching cabinet lock includes a cylinder and plug assembly shell that is rotatable with respect to a bolt housing cover for the lock. A locking device is provided to fix the cylinder and plug assembly shell in one of four orthogona... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7861889 | Thin-part feeding device A thin-part feeding device is provided which is compact and efficient. The device has a funnel portion with a feeding opening at the bottom thereof, a take-out tube for taking out thin parts from the funnel portion, and a receiving portion with separate opening for ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854460 | Mating receiver rack for personal recreational vehicles A receiver rack includes a main framework piece that is attached to a mounting surface of the personal recreational vehicle. The main framework may be flat and may be fashioned generally in the image of a cargo rack. The main framework may have mounting flanges for ... | 12/21/2010 |
| D629240 | Pillow reading lamp | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853508 | Method and system for object-oriented management of multi-dimensional data Methods and systems for managing and analyzing multi-dimensional data are provided. Example embodiments provide a Meta-Object Data Management System “MODMS,” which enables users to arrange and to rearrange hierarchical relationships of the data on an ad-hoc basi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840075 | Marine radar system with three-dimensional memory A radar system includes a memory device operable to store radar-return data characterizing at least one geographic region, a database including a set of chart data representing fixed landmarks associated with the at least one geographic region, and a processor coupl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7836574 | Method of manufacturing vibrating micromechanical structures A method for fabrication of single crystal silicon micromechanical resonators using a two-wafer process, including either a Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) or insulating base and resonator wafers, wherein resonator anchors, a capacitive air gap, isolation trenches, and a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833829 | MEMS devices and methods of assembling micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) A Micro ElectroMechanical Systems device according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed by dicing a MEMS wafer and attaching individual MEMS dies to a substrate. The MEMS die includes a MEMS component attached to a glass layer, which is attached to a ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832730 | Board game The present invention provides a board game. The board game includes a spinning device and an inner and outer ring of characters. The characters include at least one of a plurality of numbers or a plurality of letters located in one or more rings. Each player activa... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832554 | Multi-use carrier A single unit cardboard carrier is transformed from a collapsed state into an expanded multi-use carrier with a minimum of assembly actions. A preferred embodiment of the multi-use carrier has a central chamber, a plurality of vessel apertures located around the cen... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830003 | Mechanical isolation for MEMS devices A device according to the present invention includes a MEMS device supported on a first side of a die. A first side of an isolator is attached to the first side of the die. A package is attached to the first side of the isolator, with at least one electrically condu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824555 | System and method for water restoration System and method for water restoration to a water pool or to water regions associated with freshwater or saltwater marinas. Embodiments include a positive water flow device that works in unison with a negative water flow device, wherein the positive and negative fl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823486 | Cordless motor assisted torque wrench A cordless motor assisted torque wrench. In an example embodiment, the torque wrench includes an elongated housing adapted to enclose an elongated battery pack, a drive head pivotably connected to a first end of the elongated housing at a pivot connection, an electr... | 11/02/2010 |
