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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| H2221 | Air supply system particularly suited to remove contaminants created by chemical, biological or radiological conditions Disclosed is an air supply system that provides filtered ventilation to a protected zone which is maintained at a positive pressure so as to prevent contaminants from infiltrating therein. The system further discloses a three-stage air filter apparatus that provides... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7181743 | Resource allocation decision function for resource management architecture and corresponding programs therefor A resource manager for a distributed environment including hosts instantiating copies of a scalable application, generates signals which start up, shutdown or move a selected one of the copies responsive to first information regarding performance of all copies of th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171654 | System specification language for resource management architecture and corresponding programs therefore A method for distributing application, system and network specification information to functional elements controlling a plurality of hosts in a distributed environment, including steps for preparing specification files in a language providing a syntax adapted to de... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7096248 | Program control for resource management architecture and corresponding programs therefor A program control device operating in a distributed environment comprised of hosts instantiating copies of a scalable application, the program control device controlling start up, shutdown or movement of a selected one of the copies based on signals generated in res... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7043529 | Collaborative development network for widely dispersed users and methods therefor A White Board system permitting a plurality of users to collaborate with one another irrespective of the respective user's hardware platform or operating system, includes a server computer, and a plurality of client computers coupled to the server computer. Preferab... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024456 | Method for facilitating collaborative development efforts between widely dispersed users A method permitting collaboration between a plurality of users of incompatible hardware and/or operating system, includes steps for selectively generating predetermined objects, text objects, active hyperlink objects, active track objects, and freehand drawing objec... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7006635 | Method and apparatus for clock synchronization using quantum mechanical non-locality effects A method for synchronizing a master clock to a slave clock located in master and slave devices communicating with one another via a laser signal beam and a communications channel, each of the devices including a homodyne detector for determining a respective correla... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6945088 | Multi-fragment impact test specimen A multiple fragment impact test specimen, and a method for using it in multiple fragment impact tests against a target, is disclosed. The test specimen comprises two or more fragments fixed to one or more connecting members so that the fragments are held at a fixed ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6918083 | Tool for marking up electronic documents Enclosed is a tool that is used to review and/or alter electronic documents each of which may have a different format. The mark-up tool is provided with a color-coded scheme to highlight where an electronic document is to be changed and to indicate the status of the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911328 | Method for producing 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane and product thereby The present invention includes a method for producing 2,3-dimethyl-2,3-dinitrobutane, particularly in high yields, using a peroxidase enzyme site and reacting propane-2-nitronate at the enzyme under appropriate conditions. Peroxidases such as chloroperoxidase, soybe... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6881669 | Process for making electronic devices having a monolayer diffusion barrier An epitaxial barrier material provides not only a unique growth medium for growing single crystal structures of elemental metal thereon, but also provides an effective diffusion barrier at extremely thin thicknesses against migration of atoms from the metallization ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6873946 | Zeus code tool a method for implementing same and storage medium storing computer readable instructions for instantiating the zeus code tool A method for presenting a graphic user interface (GUI) facilitating generation of selected ones of a Euler grid and a Navier-Stokes grid from a single set of predetermined parameters includes step for defining the geometry of a vehicle to be tested, defining the env... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6854004 | Irregular optical interconnections to compensate for non-uniformities in analog optical processors Using irregular optical interconnections to compensate for non-uniformities in analog optical processors, such as matrix-vector (M-V) optical processors, is disclosed. An M-V processor of one embodiments includes two optical devices, such as spatial light modulators... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844875 | Video converter board Disclosed is a video converter board that converts stroke/raster video data generated by one display subsystem into a video format responsive to a sync-on-green (SOG) control signal and utilized by another display subsystem. ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6741936 | Three-dimensional sound intensity prediction system A sound intensity prediction system predicts the sound intensity created from a noise event and determines, on a three-dimensional basis taking into account cross winds and a moving noise source, the concentration of acoustic ray end points on land to indicate areas... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6734558 | Electronic devices with barium barrier film and process for making same A semiconductor device having a barrier film comprising an extremely thin film formed of one or more monolayers each comprised of a two-dimensional array of metal atoms. In one exemplary aspect, the barrier film is used for preventing the diffusion of atoms of anoth... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6720654 | Electronic devices with cesium barrier film and process for making same A semiconductor device having a barrier film comprising an extremely thin film formed of one or more monolayers each comprised of a two-dimensional array of metal atoms. In one exemplary aspect, the barrier film is used for preventing the diffusion of atoms of anoth... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6676071 | Gliding vehicle guidance Guidance of a gliding vehicle is disclosed. A method of the invention allows the range of the glide phase of a gliding vehicle to be maximized, while satisfying final flight path angle and aimpoint requirements. The method controls the time-of-flight of t... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6640723 | Mission responsive ordnance A mission responsive ordnance of the present invention arranges a plurality of projectiles in a bundled configuration. The bundled configuration is defined by the projectiles and a bundling means which, together, form a combination that bears loads genera... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629498 | Proximity submunition fuze safety logic The Fuze Safety Logic is disclosed that guards against erroneous responses created by accidents or by accidental releases of submunitions of payloads being carried by explosive ordnances. The fuze safety logic provides provisions for conservation of batte... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627878 | (Chemical agent) point detection system (IPDS) employing dual ion mobility spectrometers A system for sampling the ambient air of a selected environment for the presence of unwanted chemical vapors, such as nerve or blister gases includes an external air sampling unit and a detector unit having first and second ion mobility spectrometers whic... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6622632 | Polar ejection angle control for fragmenting warheads The present invention controls the polar ejection angle of fragments in a fragmenting warhead. The warhead's detonators are initiated non-simultaneously to produce corresponding detonation waves in the warhead's explosive material. The detonation waves in... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6622415 | Compact and self-contained adjustable sight assembly An adjustable sight assembly for attachment to a firearm is provided. A base with a recessed portion has a plate that loosely fits within the recessed portion. A windage adjustment assembly cooperating with the base and a first end of the plate i) effects... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619210 | Explosively formed penetrator (EFP) and fragmenting warhead A warhead casing defines a geometry that is a portion of a ring having an outer radial wall and an inner radial wall spaced radially apart from one another. The outer radial wall and inner radial wall are joined radially by side walls, while the casing is... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6291876 | Electronic devices with composite atomic barrier film and process for making same A semiconductor device having a barrier film comprising an extremely thin film formed of one or more monolayers each comprised of a two-dimensional array of metal atoms, in which more than one type of metal atom is provided in barrier film. In one exempla... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6227118 | Vaporizer and aerosol generator This invention is directed to a device for generating a V agent vapor and aerosol. The device comprises a container having a first and second chamber separated by a destructable diaphragm. The chemical components necessary to form the V agent are divided ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6131437 | Mechanical crush gauge and method of using same to measure free-field energy flux density A mechanical crush gauge has a housing defining a fixed diameter hole that olds a sample of deformable material and an indentor having a flat end and a spherically-shaped end opposite the flat end. The indentor has its flat end flush with the surface of th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125387 | Operating methods for robust computer systems permitting autonomously switching between alternative/redundant An operating method for a computer system having first, second, third, and lternate computers generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on the first computer screen corresponding to a presentation generated with respect to the second computer screen irre... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6061727 | Robust computer systems permitting autonomously switching between alternative/redundant components A computer system having first, second, third and alternate computers for generating a graphical user interface (GUI) on the first computer screen corresponding to a presentation generated with respect to the second computer screen irrespective of the ope... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6038979 | Insensitive warhead casings The present invention is a process and material for forming warhead casin The material itself consists of tightly wound carbon fiber bonded by a low temperature (room temperature) resin. This process of formation gives several advantages, including the e... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6014923 | Shoulder-fired multi-purpose assault weapon A shoulder-launched multi-purpose assault weapon having a modified spotting rifle with a top-mounted rocket launcher tube is provided. The spotting rifle forms the base structure of the weapon and all weapon controls are located on the rifle. The rifle ha... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996401 | Leak test adapter system A leak test adapter system and method for using same are provided for leak esting a container. A test port is defined in the container to have a cylindrical portion accessible from within the container and a slot accessible from the cylindrical portion and... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5999212 | Method and apparatus for infrared detection of a moving target in the presence of solar clutter A detection system for detecting a target flying over water, which includes a detector positioned to receive radiation reflected by the target off water, and producing a detector output signal having an amplitude proportional to the amount of received ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5987962 | Copper crusher gauge holder A copper crusher gauge holder for testing internal pressures of cartridges uring test firing is provided. The copper crusher gauge holder has a circular aluminum upper plate and a circular aluminum lower plate having a layer of urethane rubber approximatel... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5990829 | Spinning focal plane array camera particularly suited for real time pattern recognition A computer vision system is disclosed that utilizes a spinning array of podetectors. The array is rotated about the focal plane of a lens and scans all the possible orientations and positions of the edges of the unknown object. In one embodiment, the pho... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5991815 | Method of supplying multiple loads from multiple sources over an interconnected network of defined paths The method defines a distribution solution for supplying product to a pluity of loads from a plurality of sources via a network of substantially linear path segments that are interconnected at nodes. A combination of minimum spanning trees (MST) and a sh... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5978834 | Platform independent computer interface software responsive to scripted commands A Universal Client with a self-contained scripting language called GUIScript allows computing systems of varying architectures linked to the Internet or connected by an Intranet to run the same application software without modification or recompilation. U... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5970195 | Fiber optic cable furcation unit A low cost rugged sealed fiber optic cable furcation unit is provided. The urcation unit has an outer heat shrink tube which encloses a protective tube. Within the protective tube, a spacer/fiber guide is located along with a sealant material. When install... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961895 | Multi-stage system for microbubble production A multi-stage system produces microbubbles in a liquid. A first bubble prcing stage generates bubbles of a first size range. At least one additional bubble producing stage has an inlet positioned in the liquid for capturing bubbles in the first size rang... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5955698 | Air-launched supercavitating water-entry projectile A supercavitating water-entry projectile having empennage on the aft end ch provides both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic stability and a supercavitating nose section is provided. A representative projectile is a subcaliber munition adapted for use in a 25 ... | 09/21/1999 |
