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...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6750039 | Filtration apparatus and method for the separation of microscopic entities from a fluid This invention relates to a filtration apparatus and method for the separation of microscopic entities from a fluid (liquid or gas) and subsequent visual or imaging microscopic analysis of the entities separated thereon either directly or after treatment of the enti... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6547682 | Golf ball marker carrier and method A golf ball marker carrier has an elongated element having at least two through bores to accommodate a shoe shoelace so that the carrier can be affixed to a shoe. A golf ball marker is affixed to the elongated element in the form of a snap fastener in whi... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6128099 | Halftone screen generator, halftone screen and method for generating same A halftone screen generator, a halftone screen and a method for making the halftone screen are described. The halftone screen has a screen angle and rulings that define the theoretical centers of gravity of the halftone dots. The actual centers of gravity... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6080114 | Method for coaxial breast biopsy A device and method for coaxial breast biopsy utilizing a rigid rod. The suspected cancer is pierced by a rigid rod which stabilizes the cancer in the path of a cutting cannula and provides mechanical guidance for the cannula as it incises a cylinder of t... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6041135 | Fast interactive off-line processing method for radiographic images A fast off-line image processing method for radiographic images is disclosed wherein an image is decomposed into detail image and multiple resolution levels and a residual image, detail images are modified up to a preset resolution level and a processed i... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6017476 | Method for embedding and sectioning specimen A specimen processing method and cassette utilizes an open-topped, perforated collection cradle (12) and a flat, perforated embedding pedestal (10) which snap together in a male/female relationship to enclose and orient a specimen (14) during chemical pro... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6010114 | Damper system with internal sealing channels and method of assembly A damper system has a rotatable, damper blade pivotally mounted within a damper body. The inner wall of the damper body has a plurality of inwardly, radially extending pins over which is fitted a generally U-shaped sealing channel. The sealing channel com... | 01/04/2000 |
| 6001174 | Method for growing a diamond crystal on a rheotaxy template A method to grow diamond crystal by an utilization of liquid template on which carbon precursor is deposited. The liquid template is to replace the conventional solid template to improve the quality and the size of the diamond crystal through the inherent... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5974236 | Dynamically reconfigurable communications network and method A wireless, dynamically and autonomously reconfigurable link layered communication network and method. The network self-optimizes communication paths within the network. A plurality of communication nodes form the network with each node having a transceiv... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947981 | Head and neck localizer A head and neck positioner and immobilizer having an over-arm structure that can be reproducibly attached to a couch, either CT or MR imaging couch or a treatment couch as for a LINAC radiosurgery system. The positioner enables adjustable immobilization o... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5921992 | Method and system for frameless tool calibration The intraoperative calibration of an arbitrary surgical instrument relative to a surgical navigation digitizing system is achieved by a calibration guide. The calibration guide is established in position and orientation relative to the digitizing system c... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5874743 | Method for verification of the frequency response of a digital radiographic read out system A method for verifying the modulation depth of a digital radiographic read out system. The system reads a radiation image by line-wise scanning a photostimulable phosphor screen that has been exposed to the radiation image. The radiation image includes an... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5848179 | Reproduction method for medical images providing optimal quality for diagnosis The invention provides a method of reproducing medical images so that optimal image quality for diagnosis is obtained through the use of a specific relation between digital signal values and corresponding density values in the hard copy and by means of a ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5818604 | High precision gradation compensation for stochastic screening A halftone screen and method for generating halftones representing a continuous tone image, wherein the number of halftone dots per unit area varies non-proportionally with the tone values utilized as inputs to the screening process. The method incorporat... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5807276 | Biopsy device and method A device and method for performing a biopsy on a human breast. The inventive device and method includes a K-wire positionable through a lesion to be removed. A widening incision is made in the breast and permits concentric positioning of a cylindrical can... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5804819 | Method for quantitative verification of scanning geometry in digital radiographic read out system A method for quantitative verification of line-wise scanning geometry in a digital radiographic read out system. An x-ray transparent phantom substrate with an embedded ruler having a number of equidistant parallel strips that are opaque on top of a photo... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5805721 | Method and apparatus for contrast enhancement A method and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing the contrast of a digital image by a) decomposing said original image into a sequence of detail images or into an array of coefficients representing detail strength at multiple resolution levels and a res... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5795308 | Apparatus for coaxial breast biopsy A device and method for coaxial breast biopsy utilizing a rigid rod. The suspected cancer is pierced by a rigid rod which stabilizes the cancer in the path of a cutting cannula and provides mechanical guidance for the cannula as it incises a cylinder of t... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5796420 | Method for correcting across-the-head uneveness in a thermal printing system A method for printing by thermal sublimation is provided, comprising the steps of: 1) supplying uncorrected input data Ii,u to a processing unit of a printer having a head with a plurality of heating elements; 2) obtaining density correction me... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5792146 | Rectilinear linac phantom pointer system This patent relates to instrumentation for confirming the position of a target, frequently in the head, at the isocenter of a linear accelerator or other beam delivery system. Typically, the anatomical target is determined by CT, NMR, angiographic, X-ray,... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5788218 | Damper system with edge sealed damper blade and method of assembly A damper system has a rotatable, damper blade with a peripheral extending generally U-shaped channel edge seal fitted over the damper blade's peripheral edge. The channel edge seal comprises two edge seal members that are held together in tension by two r... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5774229 | Halftone screen generator and halftone screen and method for generating same A halftone screen generator, halftone screen and a method for making the halftone screen are described. The halftone screen has a screen angle and rulings that define the theoretical centers of gravity of the halftone dots. The actual centers of gravity o... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5757952 | Method of displaying (a) radiographic image (s) Method of displaying (a) radiographic image(s). A method and apparatus for displaying radiographic image(s) is disclosed. The image is decomposed into detail images at multiple resolution levels and a residual image, detail images are then modified and to... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5754187 | Method for data compression of digital data to produce a scaleable font database A method for construction of a scaleable font database comprised of data stored in a compact form for retrieval in one of several usable forms common in digital typography. The method comprises the steps, for each text character of a font collection of: g... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5748703 | Dynamic collimator for a linear accelerator This invention relates to a novel dynamic collimator which can be adapted to a linear accelerator (LINAC). The collimator is such that the shape of the jaw arrangement, and therefore the collimated beam of X radiation from the LINAC, can be changed and co... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5734411 | Method for making an image by direct thermal imaging A method for making an image by means of a direct thermal imaging element, comprising on a support a thermosensitive layer incorporating an organic silver salt and a reducing agent contained in said thermosensitive layer and/or in other optional layers. T... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5734388 | Method and apparatus for data compression of digital data to produce a scaleable font database A method and apparatus for storing scaleable font data in a compact form and retrieving it in one of several usable forms common in digital typography. The retrieval process can be influenced by parameters to produce not only the original typeface designs... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5717791 | Image contrast enhancing method A contrast enhancing processing method is disclosed that is based on a transformation of an original image into a multiresolution edge representation based on a wavelet transform. The multiresolution edge representation is modified and subsequently subjec... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5693954 | Verification of the performance of photostimulable phosphor read out system A radiographic image read out system having on-line performance verification. A number of parameters to be used in a test program are stored together with (a) limiting value(s) for (a) characteristic value(s) resulting from application of the test program... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5692071 | Color image processing method and apparatus for generating device-dependent color signals A method and apparatus for finding the stored device independent coordinate triplet (CIEL*a*b*triplet) which is closest to the device-independent target color triplet and then looking up the coordinates in device-dependent ABC space which correspond to th... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5684888 | Method of monitoring the sensitivity of a system for reading a radiation image stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen A method for monitoring the sensitivity of a system that reads a radiation image or an irradiated object with the radiation image being stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen. The method employs the steps of scanning the screen with stimulating irrad... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5654808 | Screening method for a rendering device having restricted density resolution A method is described for the rendering of an image on a carrier by a rendering system having a restricted density resolution. A classic screening method for a binary rendering technique is extrapolated to a plurality of energy levels that belong to three... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5654555 | System for supplying a processed radiographic image to a remote device A system for supplying a processed radiographic image to a remote device. The system is disclosed for supplying a radiographic image obtained by reading an exposed photostimulable phosphor screen that has been processed in a processing station to a remote... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5646416 | Radiation image identifying device A universal radiation image identification system for use in an environment such as a hospital wherein an information management system is already available. The identification system is interfaced to the existing information system in order to avoid reen... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5646417 | Customized and configurated radiation image read out system A system and method for reading and processing a radiation image that has been stored in a photostimulable phosphor screen. An identification station, a read out and processing station and an off-line workstation are provided. A customized and configurate... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5644662 | Multiple processing of radiographic images based on a pyramidal image decomposition Multiple processing of radiographic images based on a pyramidal image decomposition. A method of multiple processing a digital representation of a radiographic image is disclosed that is based on a pyarmidal decomposition of said image. A pyramidal decomp... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5616930 | Radiation image displaying method and apparatus Method and apparatus for displaying images obtained by reading out stimulable phosphor screens wherein radiation images are stored. A mosaic type image is composed by means of a plurality of read-out images and said mosaic type image is displayed on a pre... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5613046 | Method and apparatus for correcting for plate misregistration in color printing A method and apparatus for compensation for misregistration of printing plates in printing of polychromatic document pages or images, in which a trapping map image is superiraposed upon a structured graphic image representing the layout of a document page... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5602895 | Partially-transparent-shield-method for scattered radiation compensation in x-ray imaging The disclosed methods for generating scatter-compensated radiation image are based on one irradiating shot of the object. By comparing the detected signal under a partially transparent body (ea. disk or strip), positioned between the x-ray source and the ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5579402 | Method for constructing a histogram in digital image processing by statistical pixel sampling A method of creating a histogram of an image signal matrix, representative of a radiographic image obtained by scanning a stimulable phosphor sheet carrying a radiation image with stimulating rays, detecting the light emitted after stimulation and convert... | 11/26/1996 |
