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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6338599 | Abrasion tool for improved electrical conduction of connections Conductive devices and tools to provide electrical conduction with a generally planar conductor which is covered with an insulation substance such as paint, rust or dust, by scraping a portion of the conductor and removing the insulation substance. A cond... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6290443 | Insert for securing electrical conduction at connectors Conductive devices and tools to provide electrical conduction with a generally planar conductor which is covered with an insulation substance such as paint, rust or dust, by scraping a portion of the conductor and removing the insulation substance. A cond... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6275031 | Method and apparatus for making quantitative measurements of localized accumulations of magnetic particles Apparatus for quantitatively measuring groups of magnetic particles. The particles are complexed with substances to be determined and are excited in a magnetic field. The magnetic particles are thereby caused to oscillate at the excitation frequency in th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6266708 | Object oriented application program development framework mechanism A framework for use with object-oriented programming systems includes one or more objects of a class called "Socket" that receive and process packets of work. As various applications execute, they require servicing of tasks, which correspond to the packet... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6246476 | Method and apparatus for controlling a moveable object A method and apparatus for controlling a moveable object relative to another object employing an optical sensing system and pattern or structure recognition. Also included is apparatus for controlling the movement of one object with respect to the other, ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6227855 | Instrument removal system An instrument removal tool includes a hollow tube defining a lumen having a bottom end, a top end, and a cutout spaced from the bottom end; the hollow tube having an outer diameter sized to be received in the root canal, an inner diameter sized to admit a... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227424 | Security purse A security case for small valuables, comprises an arm strap for extending and detachably securing around an arm, a first pocket attached to the strap intermediate to the ends thereof, the pocket having a pliable first back panel and a transparent front pa... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228101 | Breathing assistance improvements Assistance for breathing is provided for both humans and animals by providing for a member to adhere along only one or separately both sides of a nose and having a shape so that a part of the member can adhere over a bone of the nose and then in cantileve... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224131 | Reactive seat system An apparatus configured to move a vehicle seat away from a vehicle dashboard during or immediately prior to a collision. The apparatus comprises a vehicle seat coupled to a slideable platform. A vehicle collision detector communicates with the slideable p... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6208884 | Noninvasive room temperature instrument to measure magnetic susceptibility variations in body tissue A probe instrument using room-temperature sensor(s) that can measure magnetic susceptibilities variations. The instrument has sufficient resolution to monitor paramagnetic materials in a human body, and preferably iron in a human liver by noninvasively ex... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208254 | Thermal dispersion mass flow rate and liquid level switch/transmitter A thermal dispersion switch/transmitter for determining flow rate and liquid level in a non-contacting apparatus. A special preparation of one or more small spots in the outside surface of the wall of the conduit, standpipe or container enables one or mor... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206224 | Shopping caddy and bag system A shopping caddy system including a multi-compartmented caddy and a plurality of collapsible bags that fit into the compartments of the caddy. The caddy is preferably collapsible so that its end panels and intermediate dividers form a stack. The end panel... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205693 | Souvenir holder A holder for holding and displaying coins and souvenirs, has a front panel and a back panel secured together to hinge about a common axis along a common edge, and an inner panel pivotally secured to hinge about a common axis along a common edge of the bac... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6208893 | Electroporation apparatus with connective electrode template An electrode template apparatus, includes a three dimensional support member having opposite surfaces, a plurality of bores extending through the support member and through the opposite surfaces, a plurality of conductors on the member separately connecte... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6194898 | System and method for contraband detection using nuclear quadrupole resonance A system for detecting a target substance within a class of explosives and narcotics containing quadrupolar nuclei through the use of nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR). The system applies an RF signal to a coil (34) to excite the substance under test. If... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6193864 | Locking sensor cartridge with integral fluid ports, electrical connections, and pump tube A blood analyzer sensor cartridge comprises a housing having chamber and a sensor assembly within the chamber, a first fluid port having an articulated inlet aspiration tube for direct introduction of a sample, a first fluid path in the housing communicat... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6192270 | Apparatus and method for the delivery of drugs and genes into tissue An electrode assembly for an apparatus for and a method of trans-surface molecular delivery, including a non-conductive carrier having a proximal surface, a distal surface, and a plurality of through holes from the proximal surface to the distal surface, ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6188535 | Arcuate scanning tape drive with a servo mechanism responsive to servo patterns in arcuate tracks on a moving tape A tape drive includes a rotary head assembly for recording and playing back a series of arcuate tracks on a moving tape where the tracks are transverse to the longitudinal axis of the tape. The tape drive includes a servo mechanism for correcting track mi... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183133 | Expanable multipocket carrying case A multipocket carrying case, comprises a primary shell of pliable material formed of a pair of substantially identical half shells connected together for hinging along a common side and forming a primary receptacle, each half shell formed of a rectangular... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179530 | Expansion clamping chuck An expansion chuck for simultaneously chucking a tool shaft and a hollow tool part such as a beveling bush. A solid chuck body which can be chucked in the working spindle of a machine tool has in its chucking part a central receptacle bore to receive the ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6168631 | Subtalar implant system and method for insertion and removal A system, method, and tools including a subtalar arthroereisis implant for use in reducing calcaneal eversion, blocking anterior and inferior displacement of the talus, and blocking excessive pronation and the resulting sequelae, while allowing normal sub... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159260 | Filter unit A filter unit with a filter element receptacle and a filter element, where the filter element having a filter element box in which is inserted a filter pack or a filter medium. The filter element box has a filter element cover on which there is a peripher... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6159235 | Selflock anchor screw A self-locking tissue anchoring screw comprises an elongated shank having a proximal end and a distal end, a threaded portion of the shank tapering to a point at the distal end, a cylindrical journal formed on the shank between opposing shoulders adjacent... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6152596 | Protective cover for infrared thermometer A probe cover for an infrared (IR) thermometer having two distinct portions, one which is substantially rigid, and the other which is stretchable by at least two times to envelop the probe of the IR thermometer. The stretchable portion allows IR radiation... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6150148 | Electroporation apparatus for control of temperature during the process An electroporation method and apparatus generating and applying an electric field according to a user-specified pulsing and temperature profile scheme. The apparatus includes a cuvette holder with a Peltier device forming part of the electrode structures ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6146510 | Sensor cartridge for a fluid analyte analyzer The present invention is a sensor formed over a subminiature through hole. Because of the small diameter of the through hole, the material that fills the through hole and the through hole itself have an essentially negligible effect on the sensor. Only a ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6139033 | Stable monowheel travois with counterweight feature A stable monowheel travois for carrying a load behind an individual comprising a frame assembly with a forward section and a rear section, the rear section adjustably engaged with an axle that is rotatably coupled to a wheel. Adjustable downward extending... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6132419 | Electroporetic gene and drug therapy A method and apparatus are provided for introducing molecules such as genes and pharmaceutical compounds into living blood cells of a patient for therapeutic purposes. A device is placed into contact with the body of the patient for generating an electric... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132080 | Rotary disc mixer apparatus A mixing apparatus for mixing delicate materials, has a rotor extending into a vessel for containing a quantity of material to be mixed, a support associated with the vessel, the mixing rotor mounted on the support for positioning in the vessel, the rotor... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131246 | Pivoting clip A pivoting clip for joining a strap to a pair of goggles. The pivoting clip has a clip receiver mounted on the goggles, and a pivotable mount attached to the clip receiver, with a hinge pin for pivotally attaching the pivotable mount to the clip receiver.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6134325 | Key transmission system A RSA encryption scheme includes a modulus in which at least one set of bits is of a predetermined configuration. The configuration may be selected to replicate the identity of the recipient or other information normally transmitted between the parties or... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129673 | Infrared thermometer An infrared (IR) thermometer for performing temperature measurement of an object without having contact with the object. The IR thermometer comprises at least one IR sensing element which, upon exposure to IR radiation, produces a response. The IR sensing... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6129492 | Device and tool for securing electrical conduction at connections Conductive devices and tools to provide electrical conduction with a generally planar conductor which is covered with an insulation substance such as paint, rust or dust, by scraping a portion of the conductor and removing the insulation substance. A cond... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126012 | Bingo bag carrying case A bingo bag carrying case comprising a primary shell of weatherproof pliable material, the shell formed of at least two half shells connected together for hinging along a common side and forming at least two receptacles, each half shell formed of a rectan... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6122143 | Wet rigid disk drive assembly with a conical spindle bearing The invention concerns a disk drive assembly in which one or more rotating rigid disks are enclosed in a "wet" operating environment in which a liquid lubricant is circulated from the surface of the rotating disks, through a wicking material within the di... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6122736 | Key agreement and transport protocol with implicit signatures A key establishment protocol between a pair of correspondents includes the generation by each correspondent of respective signatures. The signatures are derived from information that is private to the correspondent and information that is public. After ex... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6115819 | Secure computer architecture A secure computer architecture having a central processing unit, zero or more memories, at least one input, at least one output and a bus to communicate signals between the components which are all untrusted elements. The computer architecture also includ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113456 | Ultra performance modular yo-yo with string finger guard An ultra performance yo-yo having greatly improved spinning characteristics formed of two sections made of it least two materials, so that a substantial portion of the weight of each section is located about a periphery of the section thereby maximizing t... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6115114 | Laser scanning system and applications A laser scanner sensor for measuring the spatial properties of objects in a scene within a range less than a predetermined maximum object distance. Applications of the laser scanner system includes measurement of the dimensional weight of parcel(s) being ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6109442 | Nail care case A nail care case for organizing and storing manicuring implements and articles is described designed to be carried by hand or stored in a purse. The case includes a foldable semi-rigid enclosure defining a receptacle in which preferably, at least two pane... | 08/29/2000 |
