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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5865403 | Mounting bracket for dash mountable marine electronics A mounting assembly for securely mounting a dash instrument within a corresponding aperture of a dashboard. The mounting assembly comprises one or more mounting brackets mounted to the instrument and positioned against the rear side of the instrument pane... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5858697 | Method for rapid diagnostic of urinary tract infections Method for the rapid diagnostic of an infection of the urinary tract (UTI), by a specific examination of urine. The method of analyzing a urine specimen, for the rapid and simultaneous counting of both viable bacteria and leucocytes (white blood cells or ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5850482 | Error resilient method and apparatus for entropy coding The error resilient method and apparatus for encoding data includes an encoder including a code word generator for generating a plurality of code words representative of respective portions of the data. The code word generator encodes data pursuant to spl... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5842267 | Method and apparatus for forming parts of a predetermined shape from a continuous stock material The present invention provides a method and apparatus for forming a plurality of parts, such as spade-type boring bits, from a continuous stock material. Thus, the various steps of the forming method of the present invention can be performed to predetermi... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841661 | Wafer image (ADS) vision system to automated dimensioning equipment (ADE) communication interface system In a semiconductor manufacturing process in which wafers are analyzed using a wafer image (ADS) vision system and automated dimensioning equipment (ADE), an automated communication interface system is provided. The interface system uses a programmable log... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833795 | Magnetic particle integrated adhesive and associated method of repairing a composite material product A method of repairing a composite material product by adhering a repair patch to the composite material product with an adhesive or epoxy resin that includes magnetic particles. Thus, the adhesive or epoxy resin can be cured by electromagnetically excitin... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5833115 | Container There is provided a plastic container having a bottom portion, side wall portions, and a top wall portion. The side wall portions include four face panels, and four somewhat narrower in width connector panels connected at their vertical sides to one side ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5830436 | Method of mucociliary clearance in cystic fibrosis patients using alkylaryl polyether alcohol polymers A method and medicament for the inhibition of oxidants comprising administering a treatment effective amount of alkylaryl polyether alcohol polymers to a chemical or biologic system in need thereof. Also, a method and medicament for mucociliary clearance,... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5827367 | Apparatus for improving mechanical strength of the neck section of czochralski silicon crystal An apparatus and method for growing large diameter silicon crystals using the Czochralski (Cz) method, wherein the neck section of the crystal is significantly strengthened to eliminate the risk of breakage in the neck section, by providing a heat shield ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5826206 | Debriefing systems and methods for retrieving and presenting multiple datastreams with time indication marks in time synchronism Event debriefing systems and methods are provided for recording a plurality of datastreams related to an event. Each datastream includes chronological information related to at least one aspect of the event. An observer of the event may create time indica... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5825305 | Cargo loading alignment device A cargo loading alignment device is integrally mounted to a movable cargo transport. The transport has a cargo door opening and loading ramp with a longitudinal centerline, and the alignment device is installed near the cargo door opening. The device incl... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5814729 | System for in-situ delamination detection in composites In a system for in-situ delamination detection in composites, the invention employs a system which evaluates the mechanical vibration response of composite material structures. The damping characteristics of the composite structure are extracted from the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5798736 | Antenna system having a plurality of fundamental resonances An antenna which is adapted to have multiple fundamental resonances includes an outer conductor electrically connected to a feed network and having a generally tubular portion opening through one end to define an internal cavity therein. The antenna also ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5790300 | Multi-channel fiber amplification system and associated method The multi-channel fiber amplification system and associated method includes a fiber amplifier which solves problems with power poaching by simultaneously amplifying a pair of optical signals in a similar manner even if the fiber amplifier is saturated. Th... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5781345 | Graded dielectric combiner and associated fabrication method The graded dielectric combiner, such as for a dual heads up display (HUD) combiner, is fabricated by depositing a predetermined number of dielectric layers upon a substrate and by thereafter selectively removing at least some of the dielectric layers from... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5781157 | Multiple beam radar system with enhanced sidelobe supression A radar system (25) includes a transmitter (42), receiver (48) and a phased array antenna (28) composed of a plurality of subarrays (26). The transmitter is interconnected with certain laterally located subarrays (34, 36, 38, 40) of the antenna and other ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5774338 | Body integral electronics packaging A body integral electronics package housing is formed of cloth material that simulates a person's garment, such as a poncho or vest. The housing contains various pockets to confine various electronic modules, including a front pocket of such size as to ov... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5756963 | Saturation sensing power source and related methods for a welding or cutting system A power source for a welding or cutting system is provided which preferably includes a power switching circuit, a switching cessation detector, and overshoot reducing means. The power switching circuit switches electrical power to provide an electrical po... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5751466 | Photonic bandgap apparatus and method for delaying photonic signals A photonic signal is applied to a photonic bandgap structure having a photonic band edge transmission resonance at the frequency of the photonic signal and having a photonic band edge transmission resonance bandwidth which is at least as wide as the bandw... | 05/12/1998 |
