Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533146 | Shared web browser apparatus and method for interactive communications A shared web browser for simultaneously linking together a plurality of remote locations to deliver live presentations to anyone, anywhere in the world. The web browser can be used either by itself, or in conjunction with a conventional telephone conference call. A ... | 05/12/2009 |
| D592215 | Butterfly wings cover for LCD or plasma mount | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529716 | Mail arbitrator A universal cost minimizing mail arbitrator (UCMA) selects an optimum zip code result from a plurality of zip code results received from a plurality of mail processing directory match modules (DMM). The UCMA primarily has a cost tuner and an arbitration controller. ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528959 | Apparatus and method for sizing nanoparticles based on interferometric field detection Light from a laser source is split into a reference arm and a detection arm. The light in the detection arm is focused into a channel containing particles to be detected and is backscattered by the particles. The light in the reference arm is attenuated. The attenua... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7522877 | Noise reduction system and method thereof The reduction of echo noise in satellite communications includes receiving an aggregate signal from multiple remote stations, where the aggregate signal includes a transmit signal, whose bandwidth is in the range of 0.1 MHz to 66 MHz, is previously sent from a hub t... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522108 | Antenna ground structure An antenna ground structure, for use in an electronic apparatus includes an antenna main body and electrically conductive plastic material connecting the antenna main body is a metal frame of the electronic apparatus to provide an electrical connection between the a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521923 | Magnetic displacement transducer A transducer for measuring a displacement along an axis of movement of a first part relative to a second part, comprises a magnetic source for generating a magnetic field mounted to the first part, and a plurality of magnetic field sensing devices mounted to the sec... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7519444 | Method and apparatus for scheduling work orders in a manufacturing process A computerized system is provided for scheduling a plurality of work orders in a manufacturing process. Each work order to be scheduled specifies a set of operations to be performed using a plurality of resources and materials. Data including resource availability i... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518886 | Multiphase soft switched DC/DC converter and active control technique for fuel cell ripple current elimination DC/DC converter has a transformer having primary coils connected to an input side and secondary coils connected to an output side. Each primary coil connects a full-bridge circuit comprising two switches on two legs, the primary coil being connected between the swit... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518555 | Multi-band antenna structure A multi-band antenna structure includes a ground plane, a first radiation metal arm, a first shorted parasitic arm and a second shorted parasitic arm. The first radiation metal arm is connected to a main transmitting antenna and has a first feed point for connecting... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518532 | Intermodulation mitigation technique in an RFID system When multiple readers for RF transponders have to be placed in close proximity, such as in adjacent lanes of a highway toll barrier, they can be set to operate at different frequencies. When signals from two adjacent ones of the readers interfere, the resulting sign... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517330 | Ambulating knee joint A hinge or joint assembly is provided that includes first and second members, a pivot rotatably connecting the first and second members and allowing movement between extension and flexion positions, and at least one elastomeric spring communicating with the first an... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516645 | Omni-directional crash sensor A stress wave sensor comprising a piezoelectric film and means therein for connection to sensor electronics. The piezoelectric film preferably comprises polyvinylidene fluoride. Also a stress wave sensor system and methods employing one or more such stress wave sens... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515763 | Image denoising based on wavelets and multifractals for singularity detection and multiscale anisotropic diffusion A noisy image is transformed through a wavelet transform into multiple scales. The wavelet coefficients are classified at each scale into two categories corresponding to irregular coefficients, edge-related and regular coefficients. Different denoising algorithms ar... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7514112 | Vacuum kneading method with the introduction of oxygen and the device used to carry out said method The invention relates to a method of kneading dough in order to produce bread or similar products. According to the invention, the dough ingredients are introduced into a chamber and all of said ingredients are subsequently kneaded. The inventive method is character... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7508681 | Printed circuit board for high speed, high density electrical connector with improved cross-talk minimization attenuation and impedance mismatch characteristics In the preferred embodiment, there is disclosed a printed circuit board having a surface providing a mating interface to which is electrically connected an electrical connector having signal conductors and ground conductors. The printed circuit board includes a plur... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7508386 | Data communications device, data communications system, document display method with video and document display program with video In cases when cellular phone 1a plays back a 96×80 pixel video while creating an E-mail with a video attachment or receiving an E-mail with a video attachment, the data communications device enlarges the video periphery and performs playback in 128×9... | 03/24/2009 |
| D588807 | Accessory simulative of an airplane | 03/24/2009 |
| 7503382 | Heat exchanger There is provided a heat exchanger including: a heat exchange section in which a plurality of flat tubes are arranged substantially in parallel in a minor axis direction at first intervals and in which fins are disposed between the flat tubes; and a header to which ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7502664 | System and method for interactive items dispenser A networked items dispenser is disclosed. The device includes a housing having a bulk storage bin for storing items, a temporary storage bin for receiving the items, and a dispensing receptacle for receiving the items from the temporary storage bin. A communications... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502144 | Method of preparing bit map A method of generating a second bit map, improved in first-direction resolution, from a first bit map having a plurality of image-forming pixels arranged two-dimensionally, the method comprising a first detection step of detecting first and second edges appearing in... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501628 | Transducer for reading information stored on an optical record carrier, single photon detector based storage system and method for reading data from an optical record carrier Transducer (24, 240, 241) for reading information stored 1n an optical record carrier (1), comprising at least one solid-state single photon detector, for example a single photon avalanche diode (24) for acquisition of a 2D or 3D image of at lea... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501577 | Fault protected electrical cable An improved fault protected electric power cable is disclosed. In the improved fault protected electric power cable, there are at least two insulated power conductors and an uninsulated ground conductor wherein the ground conductor and the insulated power conductors... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500515 | Heat exchanger and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a method of manufacturing a heat exchanger, including a first step of mounting an end part of flat tube to a header, assembling the flat tube and fins, and sealing a part where the header and the end part is attached, and a second step of increasin... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7499380 | Dial Dial (2) designed to equip a watch piece provided with luminous marks (32) lodged under a mother-of-pearl semi-transparent layer (20) inside blind hollows (35) made in the semi-transparent layer (20) and filled with a phosphorescen... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7498883 | Distributed amplifier with built-in filtering functions A distributed amplifier uses non-uniform filtering structures to provide better control over pass-band and stop-band characteristics. The various sections can have different tap coefficients. A notch filter can be implemented for interference suppression or pulse sh... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7497832 | Method and device for measuring peripheral vascular function A patient's peripheral pulse volume and blood pressure are measured. The quantities are used to obtain a quantitative measure of peripheral vascular function. The quantitative measure can be one or more of pulsatile limb blood flow, total limb blood flow, limb vascu... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7494402 | Ferrule holder assembly for optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus A ferrule holder assembly for an optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus comprises a ferrule holder board supported to be moved upward and downward in parallel with a grinding board of the optical-fiber-end-face grinding apparatus, a ferrule sleeve provided at the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7492154 | Method of carrying out dynamic nuclear polarization A method of carrying out DNP on a sample with a molecular structure containing at least two J-coupled non-integer spin nuclear species, the method comprising hyperpolarizing the sample in a cooled, solid form while it is exposed to a homogeneous magnetic field of su... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7487570 | Apparatus for protecting motor of a vacuum cleaner A motor protection apparatus for a vacuum cleaner includes: a motor chamber adapted to mount a motor; a penetration hole formed on a partition surrounding the motor chamber; a valve member configured to move between a first position closing the penetration hole and ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7476279 | Cleaning tool for a connecting end face of an optical connecting part and method A connecting end face cleaning tool having superior cleaning properties includes a cleaning fabric. This cleaning tool removes soiling attached to the connecting end face of an optical connecting part when that connecting end face is detached. The cleaning fabric is... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7475587 | Omni-directional crash sensor A stress wave sensor comprising a piezoelectric film and means therein for connection to sensor electronics. The piezoelectric film preferably comprises polyvinylidene fluoride. Also a stress wave sensor system and methods employing one or more such stress wave sens... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476802 | Programmable automation controller assembly A programmable logic controller or programmable automation controller assembly that can be used in harsh environments. A plurality of user-configurable housings are used to accommodate a customer's desired functionality design. A two-board design is featured to enab... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473742 | Lead-free insulation compositions containing metallocene polymers Novel additive systems for lead-free filled cable insulation are disclosed. These systems provide improved electrical and mechanical properties. The base polymer may be metallocene based, non metallocene based or combinations thereof. The additives may contain one o... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7472639 | Linear compressor A compressor includes a sensor configured to detect a position of a piston; a sensor core configured to reciprocate within the sensor and with the piston; and a core supporting member configured to support the sensor core. The core supporting member is injection mol... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7474941 | Robot cleaner A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner comprises a bumper to buffer a shock caused by a sudden collision with an unexpected obstacle and an unexpected obstacle detecting means and a controller to change a running direction of the robot cleaner to avoid the o... | 01/06/2009 |
| D583818 | Keyboard | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469937 | Quick connecting device for ducts in motor vehicles It allows quick and effective coupling of a first duct end (female member) and a second duct end (male member). The male member includes an outer circumferential groove and the female member has two outer protrusions defining respective inner recesses adapted for re... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7466255 | Multiplexed-input-separated Σ-Δ analog-to-digital converter for pixel-level analog-to-digital conversion utilizing a feedback DAC separation In an array of imaging elements, a pixel level analog-to-digital-converter design splits the quantizer into an input transistor at the pixel location and a quantizer body for each row. The feedback digital-to-analog converter is also split into two components, one a... | 12/16/2008 |
