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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079866 | Receiving device for accommodating a connector The invention relates to a receiving device (1) for receiving and locking two connectors that consist of sockets (52, 52′) and plugs (51, 51′), and a fuse (60) arranged between the sockets (52, 52′) as a current-carrying elem... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7720894 | Internal security system for a relational database system An internal security method for use with a relational database system is disclosed. The method is incorporated into a database system such that there is no need for security coding be layered on top of the system application software to prevent unauthorized access t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7683113 | Insulation compositions containing metallocene polymers Novel additive systems for metallocene based filled cable insulation are disclosed. These systems provide excellent protection against thermal degradation, better cure state and reduced dissipation factor after prolonged heat exposure. The additives may contain one ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7660820 | Context-based heterogeneous information integration system A system and method are provided that overcome the previously described limitations of prior art systems. The computer system, in fact, uses a set of information objects to interface with heterogeneous information sources. Information objects can be combined to form... | 02/09/2010 |
| D609003 | Cosmetic bag | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647241 | Computer program product for determining and reducing customer service impact In general, in one aspect, the invention features a computerized method for determining customer service impact. The method includes receiving item orders having a requested completion date. The method also includes scheduling a scheduled completion date for each it... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640802 | Method and system for analysing tachometer and vibration data from an apparatus having one or more rotary components A method of analysing tachometer and vibration response data from an apparatus having one or more rotary components is provided. The method comprises the steps of: providing vibration response data and corresponding tachometer data from the apparatus for a period ov... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7596056 | Method and program for fracture plane reconstruction The invention relates to a method for fracture plane reconstruction in a three-dimensional set (20) of values, comprising the steps of providing a computer with the three-dimensional set, display by the computer of a succession of plane sections (10) o... | 09/29/2009 |
| RE40913 | Multilumen catheter assembly and methods for making and inserting the same A multilumen catheter assembly and methods for making and inserting the same are provided. The catheter assembly includes a unitary catheter and at least two distal end tubes which extend distally from the unitary catheter. The at least two lumens in the unitary cat... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7584433 | Extendible and open camera connector system An extendable and open camera connection (XOCC) system for use with IP video camera applications. The XOCC system comprises an application framework and multiple, custom-built digital video content source drivers. The framework comprises an API which enables a clien... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7519454 | Location determination of power system disturbances based on frequency responses of the system A system for detecting and locating a disturbance event within a power grid includes a series of frequency disturbance recorders (FDRs) taking measurements in the power grid at dispersed points of the power grid, an information management system, configured to recei... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7494379 | Connector with reference conductor contact An electrical connector with a reference contact for improved shielding. The contact provides multiple points of contact between members in the ground structure of two mating connectors. The points of contact are arranged to provide desirable current flow in the sig... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484552 | Modular rackmount chiller A chiller assembly shaped for use in a standard electronics rack. The chiller has a low profile, and is capable of being made to occupy less than 5 rack units. The chiller is modular, with subassemblies positioned to allow easy removal for maintenance. The fan and p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7326561 | Flow-thru chip cartridge, chip holder, system and method thereof A system for performing hybridization assays comprises a cartridge for housing a flow through device, where the cartridge includes a test fluid chamber for facilitating a substantially uniform flow of a test fluid mixture through the flow through device, and a fluid... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7169201 | Cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same A cyclone separating apparatus and a vacuum cleaner having the same are disclosed. More specifically, the cyclone separating apparatus for a vacuum cleaner comprises a first cyclone for separating drawn-in air, and a plurality of second cyclones installed on an oute... | 01/30/2007 |
| RE39359 | Portable muscle stimulator with pulse width control A portable muscle stimulator with removal data storage card is disclosed in which the removable data storage card is secured within the power muscle stimulator on specially designed rail guides which prevent the removable data storage card from being inserted to the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6937805 | Dispersion compensating fiber and dispersion compensating fiber module A dispersion compensating fiber, which has a negative dispersion slope with a large absolute value while maintaining the absolute value of the chromatic dispersion, and which has sufficient dispersion slope compensation properties even for the non-zero dispersion sh... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6823068 | Denial cryptography based on graph theory The encryption method disclosed is based on charting a path on a graph, where the graph is the encryption key. The plaintext expresses that path through a sequence of graph vertices, and the ciphertext expresses the same through a sequence of edges between these ver... | 11/23/2004 |
| D494359 | Small tampon case | 08/17/2004 |
| 6762694 | Centerline identification in a docking guidance system The present invention achieves an accurate and quick centerline identification in a docking guidance system and further a verification of a centerline configuration. Heretofore, it is proposed to scan (S1) an apron in front of a docking stand (16) with... | 07/13/2004 |
| D492295 | Digital cable adapter (DCA) | 06/29/2004 |
| 6731782 | Method and system for automatic identification and quantification of abnormal anatomical structures in medical images Abnormal regions in volumetric image sets are detected and delineated through the following technique. Noise is suppressed in the original data. The background is classified into one or more background classes. An exemplar is identified. Essentially similar structur... | 05/04/2004 |
| D488928 | Organizer case with multiple compartments | 04/27/2004 |
| 6720766 | Thin film phantoms and phantom systems Phantoms for testing and measuring the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and x-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging systems have regions of precisely controlled magnetic resonance and x-ray absorption imaging properties. These regions contain subresolv... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6721075 | Holographic optical element A holographic optical element comprising at least two sets of regions, the regions of each set being different from the regions of the other set(s) and being interleaved or overlapping with the regions of the other set(s) and being constructed such that light incide... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6715363 | Method and apparatus for strain amplification for piezoelectric transducers A method and apparatus for mechanical strain amplification for enhanced piezoelectric transduction. The device consists of a piezoelectric element elevated above the neutral axis of a supporting, micromachined, photoetched substrate by use of castellations on the su... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6701190 | System and method for varying characteristics of electrical therapy A system and method for providing percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy to a patient. A method in accordance with one embodiment to the invention can include coupling an electrode to the recipient, applying electrical pulses to the probe, and ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6696288 | Pre-greased collecting rod assembly for pollen and fungal spore sampling and method of making it Collecting rods are pre-greased for use with a rotorod sampler. Multiple collecting rods are molded in one piece with a header to form a group. The collecting rods are attached to the header by thin gates so that they can be easily broken off for use. Mul... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6694299 | Method of implementing a cardiac emergency readiness program The method of the present invention provides for the implementation of a cardiac emergency readiness program that aids victims of sudden cardiac arrest. The program includes assistance in purchasing automatic external defibrillators (AEDs), placement and ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688691 | Multiple position seat for plane The invention relates to a seat (1) for an aircraft comprising a squab (2), a backrest (3), a leg rest (4), a support structure (5) for the squab (2) and the backrest (3), and a fixed rear separation shell (13). The support structure (5) or the squab (2) ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6690294 | System and method for detecting and identifying traffic law violators and issuing citations The present invention is directed to a mobile or stationary traffic monitoring system for detecting violations of speed limits or other traffic laws by vehicle operators and issuing citations to an operator and/or vehicle owner suspected of a violation us... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6666485 | Device for locking/unlocking by gravity, the lid of a container and a container equipped therewith A locking/unlocking device for a waste collection container for automatically locking/unlocking, by gravity, the lid (2) of the container (1) on the vessel (4) of the container. A pivoting piece (8) is fixed in an articulated fashion to the internal face ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6661560 | Magneto-optical modulator for superconducting digital interface A magneto-optic modulator modulates signals from a superconducting circuit such as a single-flux-quantum (SFQ) logic system onto a carrier wave light beam. The modulator is formed by depositing a magneto-optic material such as EuSe onto a superconducting ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6628686 | Integrated multi-wavelength and wideband lasers A laser has a spatially varying absorption spectrum formed in a monolithic InGaAsP structure whose quantum well active structure has modified effective bandgap properties. The spatially varying emission spectrum allows emission at multiple wavelengths or ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6618466 | Apparatus and method for x-ray scatter reduction and correction for fan beam CT and cone beam volume CT In cone-beam volume computed tomography or similar imaging techniques, the effects of x-ray scatter are reduced through using a beam compensation filter (a bow tie filter), air gap technique, and an antiscatter grid and corrected through the use of a beam... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6611007 | Method for locally modifying the effective bandgap energy in indium gallium arsenide phosphide (InGaAsP) quantum well structures A novel quantum well intermixing method for regionally modifying the bandgap properties of InGaAsP quantum well structures is disclosed. The method induces bandgap wavelength blue shifting and deep states for reducing carrier lifetime within InGaAsP quant... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607431 | Cutting up installation having a moving station An installation (1) having a moving station for cutting up carcasses (2) of meat animals, the installation comprising two columns (14, 15) mounted to move over a certain stroke in the direction in which the carcasses move and in the opposite direction. On... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6594295 | Semiconductor laser with disordered and non-disordered quantum well regions In a semiconductor laser, non-disordered quantum well active region functions as a lasing region. Surrounding the non-disordered quantum well active region is a disordered quantum well active region which prevents diffusion of injected carriers from the n... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6590680 | Holographic optical element A holographic optical element comprising at least two sets of regions, the regions of each set being different from the regions of the other set(s) and being interleaved or overlapping with the regions of the other set(s) and being constructed such that l... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6583623 | Interleaved water and fat dual-echo spin echo magnetic resonance imaging with intrinsic chemical shift elimination In magnetic resonance imaging, a pulse sequence is used to obtain both water-only and fat-only signals within a single acquisition time. Pulses and readout gradients are applied to take a proton-density-weighted image of the water, a proton-density-weight... | 06/24/2003 |
