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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303598 | Liquid fuel preprocessor Apparatus and process for reformulating liquid fuel. In one step of the process the fuel is fractionated into light and heavy fractionates. The light fractionate is then reformed in a steam reformer into a reformed fuel that is suitable for use in fuel cells or othe... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7111415 | Athletic shoe frame A shoe having a stabilizer frame in combination with a midsole to provide stabilizing of the shoe and the user's foot when the shoe is weighted during the gait cycle. The stabilizer frame has a plurality of downwardly convex arch shaped load stabilizer elements whic... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7084726 | Thin film shape memory alloy actuated microrelay A microrelay device formed on a silicon substrate wafer for use in opening and closing a current path in a circuit. A pair of electrically conducting latching beams are attached at their proximal ends to terminals on the substrate. Proximal ends of the beams have co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7040323 | Thin film intrauterine device Contraceptive intrauterine devices made of thin film shape memory alloy materials. The devices are formed in three-dimensional shapes which contact uterus tissue of a human or other mammal to prevent conception. In certain embodiments, structural features such as ta... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6955187 | Zinc-air battery control valve A zinc-air battery and control valve for controlling air flow to energize the battery. Telescoping inner and outer valve sleeves each have a plurality of openings that when aligned communicate air from the exterior to the interior of the valve. Two actuators are pro... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929628 | Flushable absorbent article A toilet flushable diaper for use by infants and incontinent adults. The diaper has a liquid impervious back sheet comprised of a soluble film center layer covered on both sides with flocking or nonwoven material. An absorbent member is carried on the inner surface ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6790298 | Method of fabrication of free standing shape memory alloy thin film Methods of fabricating a free standing thin film of shape memory alloy material, and products made by the methods. A sacrificial layer of a metallic material is deposited onto the surface of a substrate. Then an amorphous shape memory alloy is sputter deposited onto... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786849 | Adjustable hand grip exerciser A hand grip for use in the self-exercise of hand, wrist and forearm muscles. A pair of pivot elements are mounted about a common pin for pivotal back and forth movement so that the head ends of the elements move together and apart. A force resistance elastomeric mem... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6746890 | Three dimensional thin film devices and methods of fabrication Methods for making thin film multiple layered three-dimensional devices using two-dimensional MEMS techniques for use in a variety of applications including endovascular, endolumenal, intracranial, and intraocular medical applications. In the general method, a thin ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742761 | Miniature latching valve An SMA actuated miniature latching valve for on and off control of fluid flow. A valve closure includes a poppet for opening and closing the fluid flow path. The poppet is operated responsive to an actuator mechanism which has SMA wires arranged to be actuated by el... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6729599 | Liquid microvalve A valve for the control of fluid flow in microsize systems, such as for transfer of small samples of blood for processing. An actuator beam comprised of a microribbon formed of a shape memory alloy is in a normally closed position where inlet and outlet ports of the... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6704939 | Glove with palm grips A glove for wearing on a user's hand to grip an object, such as a barbell. The glove has a palm side which carries a plurality of pads that have gripping surfaces. The pads are positioned in spaced-apart relationship and connected together by a flexible connecting l... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6694910 | Floating island apparatus and method of control A floating island apparatus and method of operation in which a floating main body is connected by a cable system with an underwater sail. The cable system is operated to adjust the sail orientation in an underwater current to regulate the magnitude and ve... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6678766 | Synchronous communication bus and process for synchronous communication between circuit modules A synchronous communication bus for transferring data between circuit modules (2), which are connected to the communication bus, having at least one data bus (1, 3), a control bus (4) and a bus control unit (5), whereby the circuit modules send an interru... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6669795 | Methods of fabricating high transition temperature SMA, and SMA materials made by the methods A method of fabricating ternary TiNi-based alloys to achieve substantially higher phase-change transition temperatures in the resulting SMA materials and which have optimal thermo-mechanical properties. One target is provided which comprises the element T... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634035 | Sink plunger A plunger for use in manually pushing garbage down through the drain of a sink. The plunger is formed of a material that is sufficient light in weight for ease of use but also sufficiently hard to push the garbage. The plunger has a cylindrical shank that... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6624730 | Thin film shape memory alloy actuated microrelay A microrelay device formed on a silicon substrate wafer for use in opening and closing a current path in a circuit. A pair of electrically conducting latching beams are attached at their proximal ends to terminals on the substrate. Proximal ends of the be... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620634 | Method of accurately measuring compositions of thin film shape memory alloys A method of measuring with high accuracy the composition of shape memory alloy elements that are sputter deposited in thin film form. An element of known composition is polished with a flat surface. An element of unknown composition is sputter deposited o... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6614570 | Shutter for fiber optic systems A light shutter for controlling a light signal between occluded and uninterrupted states. The shutter has a frame which mounts a beam under compression so that it assumes either of two bi-stable buckled positions. An occluder is mounted on the beam, A sha... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6564630 | Method for measuring level and level sensor A method for measuring level with a plurality of capacitive sensors arranged next to each other along a filling section. The method steps are: subjecting a sensor to a measuring signal and subjecting an adjacent sensor to a phase-displaced measuring signa... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6513210 | Draw-tight elastic cordage A cordage for threading through an opening. An elastic cord is provided with an elongated shank component and at least one outwardly expandable component. When the cord is under tension, the expandable component shrinks to a diameter which is sufficient t... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485289 | Ultra reduced NOx burner system and process A NOx reduction burner system and process. Fuel modification and fuel rich reactor zone gases are brought together with products from a fuel lean reactor zone in a low temperature burnout and NOx reduction reactor zone. The fuel modification fuel rich rea... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6470108 | Optical switching device and method A method of measuring with high accuracy the composition of shape memory alloy elements that are sputter deposited in thin film form. An element of known composition is polished with a flat surface. An element of unknown composition is sputter deposited o... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6279162 | Safety protection garment A safety protection garment which enables a user to comfortably wear it during travel, and in which the garment can be rapidly prepared for an emergency for resisting impact forces or for providing buoyancy to keep the user afloat in water. The garment ha... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273827 | Golf putter head A putter head includes a main body with a front face upon which is carried a resilient ball-striking pad. The pad comprises a fibrous material having a resiliency so that impact forces when the head strikes a ball are elastically absorbed while imparting ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 4721146 | Rolling door operating mechanism A clutch or rolling door operating mechanism permits use of two sources of power for moving the door between open and closed positions. A drive gear rotates about an eccentrically mounted shaft which itself is turned through a clutch of the fixed drag typ... | 01/26/1988 |
