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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7919998 | Precision triangle waveform generator A triangle waveform generator is set forth that comprises a capacitive element, a regulator, and a control circuit. The regulator is configured to charge the capacitive element in responsive to a first control signal and to discharge the capacitive element in respon... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7876074 | Amplifier employing interleaved signals for PWM ripple supression An amplifier having improved distortion characteristics is set forth. The amplifier includes an interleaved PWM amplifier that generates interleaved PWM pulses in response to a modified input signal and one or more carrier signals. The interleaved PWM pulses of the ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873471 | Transmission of special routes to a navigation device A vehicle navigation system includes an adaptive routing module (210) that allows a user to provide inputs that influence routes that are calculated to predetermined destinations. A route calculation module (204) executed by a navigation server (102... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7872800 | Device and method for the presentation of static or moving images The invention relates to a device and method for displaying a static or moving picture, wherein the inventive device comprises a laser light source and a screen and is characterized in that said screen has a structure at which the illuminated parts simultaneously re... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870554 | Process scheduler employing ordering function to schedule threads running in multiple adaptive partitions A system includes a processor, one or more memory storage units, and software code stored in the memory storage units. The software code is executable by the processor to generate a plurality of adaptive partitions that are each associated with one or more process t... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869436 | Methods and apparatus for connecting to virtual networks using non supplicant authentication A system allows a device to communicate using a virtual network the method by assigning a network address to the device. The network address is selected from a plurality of network addresses that can be assigned to any of a plurality of virtual networks. The system ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7826622 | Constant-beamwidth loudspeaker array A loudspeaker is provided for receiving an incoming electrical signal and transmitting an acoustical signal that is directional and has a substantially constant beamwidth over a wide frequency range. The loudspeaker may include a curved mounting plate that has curva... | 11/02/2010 |
| RE41384 | Dipole speaker headrests A sound reproduction unit comprises a central, head receiving portion and opposite first and second ends. The first and second ends have opposed front and back surfaces. A first acoustic transducer is mounted within the first end and a second acoustic transducer is ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7706563 | Concentric radial ring motor A voice-coil transducer includes two radially concentric magnets, a voice-coil located in the gap between the inner and outer magnets, and a diaphragm coupled to the voice-coil. An audio loudspeaker includes the voice-coil transducer with two radially concentric mag... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7701076 | Hydro-power generation system A hydro-generation system includes housing having a passageway, a turbine nozzle, a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a plurality of turbine blades and a permanent magnet. A flow of liquid may enter the passageway and be directed by the turbine nozzle to the tu... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698456 | Methods and apparatus to support routing of information A first network node maintains separate routing policy information to forward network traffic depending on a direction of the network traffic. Upstream routing policy information at the first node identifies a second node to forward upstream traffic received from at... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7697672 | Configurable rating system for a telecommunications service provider A configurable rating system provides the flexibility to define rating tariffs based on any number of input parameters, such as a service identifier, origin number, destination number, event type, or other parameter. At the same time, the configurable rating system ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7692555 | Powering a wireless system from preexisting power A system is described for powering a wirelessly controlled electric system, such as a sound or security system, via a preexisting power source within an existing building structure. The wirelessly controlled electric system may receive power from the preexisting pow... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684574 | Reflective loudspeaker array A reflective loudspeaker array is cooperatively operable with an acoustically reflective planar surface to provide a constructive combination of direct and reflected sound waves that produces a uniform sound field. The uniform sound field provides a controlled sound... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675860 | Method and apparatus for determining a preferred backup tunnel to protect point-to-multipoint label switch paths A method, apparatus and computer program product for determining a preferred backup path to protect a point-to-multipoint label switching path is presented. A point-to-multipoint backup path is computed for each node located upstream from a branching node, the backu... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7675188 | Miniature hydro-power generation system A miniature hydro-power generation system includes an outer housing and an inner housing. The outer housing may receive a flow of liquid flowing in a first direction at a predetermined range of pressure. The flow of liquid may be decreased by a predetermined amount ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663259 | Self-powered miniature liquid treatment system A liquid treatment system that may be self-powered includes a filter, an ultraviolet light source and a hydro-generator. A flow of liquid may be filtered with the filter and used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power. The ultraviolet light source ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7663258 | Miniature hydro-power genteration system power management A miniature hydro-power generation system may include a hydro-generator, a control circuit and an energy storage device. A flow of liquid may be used to rotate the hydro-generator to generate electric power. The control circuit may switch the electric power to charg... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7643669 | System for generating three-dimensional electronic models of objects An image generation system for developing three-dimensional electronic models of objects includes a scanner and a computing system. The scanner may be selectively positioned adjacent to an object in different geographic positions. The scanner may provide scanner pos... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7590888 | Receiving device and transmitting device for determining errors in transmission A receiving device which received segments out of sequence identifies a lost segment among the segments to be received successively and transmits an acknowledgement including the number of lost segments as an advertised window size. By substituting either one of a t... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7590697 | Mail server, mobile communication system, and program therefor The present invention provides a technique for regulating the distribution of bulk and unsolicited e-mails without hampering convenience for both source and destination mail clients as much as possible. According to this technique, if the number of e-mails sent from... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7476419 | Method for measurement of weight during a CVI/CVD process A method of chemical vapor infiltration and deposition includes stacking a number of porous structures in a stack in a furnace. The stack has a center opening region extending through the porous structures and an outer region extending along the porous structures. A... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473407 | Magnetic separation process for trona A process for the beneficiation of trona includes supplying a trona feedstream that is crushed and dried. The trona is then separated into a first size fraction and a second size fraction. Impurities are removed from the first size fraction using at least one magnet... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7300830 | Method of fabricating liquid crystal display panel A method of fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes forming a first conductive layer on a substrate and patterning the first conductive layer using a first resist pattern printed on the first conductive layer to form a gate pattern. A semiconductor layer... | 11/27/2007 |
| D541500 | Steam iron | 04/24/2007 |
| 7149741 | System, method and article of manufacture for advanced information gathering for targetted activities An agent based system assists in preparing an individual for an upcoming meeting by helping him/her retrieve relevant information about the meeting from various sources based on preexisting information in the system. The system obtains input text in character form i... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7111046 | Method and apparatus for processing plural divided e-mails In accordance with the registration contents of the divided mail table, the control unit determines whether to handle each mail section as one electronic mail or to handle all the interrelated mail sections as one compiled electronic mail and executes a processing i... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7003723 | System and method for representing and managing pages in a production printing workflow A system and method for managing production printing workflow is disclosed. The system includes workflow management software which manages and facilitates the procedural stages of the workflow including job origination, job preparation, job submission and job fulfil... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6965744 | Method and apparatus for toner-driven printer control Disclosed herein are economical methods and apparatuses for controlling a printer based on whether there are toner stations designated as “special toner stations.” Specifically, a printer running a print job is controlled based on whether a hold jobs mode is ena... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6890510 | Process for making lithium titanate A process is provided for making lithium titanate of closely controlled particle size in the range 5 nm to 2000 nm. The process includes re-firing lithium titanate under controlled conditions so that crystallites of the desired particle size are grown. The lithium t... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6873890 | Frequency domain suspension control system A controller is operative to: receive vehicle body accelerations from a vehicle; use the body accelerations to calculate heave, pitch and roll (HPR) dynamic signals based on the received body accelerations; select frequency ranges based on the HPR dynamic signals (a... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6844498 | Data transmission system for a downhole component The invention is a system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the system includes a plurality of downhole components, such as sections of pipe in a drill string. Each component has a first an... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6744023 | Method and apparatus for cooling a CVI/CVD furnace A method and apparatus for cooling a furnace configured for processing refractory composites comprising a cooling gas flowed in a closed circuit through the furnace and over a cooling element disposed within the furnace. The cooling gas can flow either by natural co... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6684992 | Electronically controllable torque transmission device A clutch assembly comprises an outer race and an inner race defining a gap between the inner and outer races. One of the inner and outer race includes a plurality of cam surfaces, and one of the inner and outer races is tapered toward a first end of the c... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6635355 | Ferrous metal article having oxide coating formed from the base metal suitable for brake apparatus et al Disclosed is a ferrous metal article having a protective, adherent, wear resistant coating of metallic oxides and a method of forming a protective, adherent, wear resistant coating of metallic oxides on an iron-chrome article. The coating desirably has a ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6575315 | Display rack with repositionable shelf A display rack includes an upright that supports a crosspiece and one or more shelves. Each shelf includes two clips, and each clip includes a lip element configured to fit over and to engage an upper surface of the crosspiece, and a spring element config... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6568519 | Torque limiting chain sprocket assembly A chain sprocket assembly for use in a motor vehicle transfer case includes a torque limiting clutch which limits the torque provided to a secondary drive line. The chain sprocket assembly includes a chain receiving collar having an inwardly extending ann... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6503766 | Method and system for detecting an exposure of a material on a semiconductor wafer during chemical-mechanical polishing The preferred embodiments described below include a method and system for detecting an exposure of a material on a semiconductor wafer during chemical-mechanical polishing. The semiconductor wafer comprises a first surface and a second surface. A first ma... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6194710 | Premounted angle measuring device having fixation element An angle measuring device for measuring the angular position of two objects, which can be rotated in respect to each other. The device includes a graduated disk with a graduation and fastened on a hub. A scanning mechanism to scan the graduated disk and a... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6050285 | Pressure balancing valve A pressure balancing valve and method of assembly is disclosed. The valve includes a pressure balancer cartridge having a poppet assembly made up of releasably connectable poppet valves movably mounted on opposite sides of a diaphragm. The pressure balanc... | 04/18/2000 |
