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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184050 | Antenna alignment and monitoring system and method using GNSS An antenna alignment and monitoring system is provided for telecom antennas and includes a pair of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) for installation in a telecom antenna enclosure. Multiple telecom antennas ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8174437 | System and method for augmenting DGNSS with internally-generated differential correction In the invention, a rover receiver first utilizes data from a base Receiver, a DGNSS reference network, or other differential source to compute a differentially corrected location. Then, using this location and data observed only at the rover, the rover computes an ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8140223 | Multiple-antenna GNSS control system and method A global navigation satellite sensor system (GNSS) and gyroscope control system for vehicle steering control comprising a GNSS receiver and antennas at a fixed spacing to determine a vehicle position, velocity and at least one of a heading angle, a pitch angle and a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138970 | GNSS-based tracking of fixed or slow-moving structures A multi-antenna GNSS system and method provide earth-referenced GNSS heading and position solutions. The system and method compensate for partial blocking of the antennas by using a known attitude or orientation of the structure, which can be determined by an orient... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130142 | GNSS ultra-short baseline heading determination system and method A heading determination system comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, each receiver paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna, wherein the GNSS antennas are separated by an ultra-short baselin... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655114 | Mountable equipment stowage device | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126112 | Osseo classification system and method An osseo classification and digital modality modeling system includes a computer with a digital memory adapted for storing patient densitometry information, an input and an output. An input subsystem includes a pair of source/receptor units mounted on a signal posit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123781 | Screen devices and methods for closing tissue separations A medical closure screen device for a separation of first and second tissue portions is provided, which includes a mesh screen comprising tubular vertical risers, vertical strands with barbed filaments, and horizontal spacers connecting the risers and strands in a g... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118315 | Trailer with hydraulic bed tilt control A trailer with a tilting bed includes an hydraulic tilt control. The tilt control includes piston-and-cylinder units for restraining or cushioning the pivotal movement of the bed between a transport mode and a tilt mode. A flow control valve provides fine control of... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116922 | Method for resolving ground level errors in simulations A method for reconciling ground-level discrepancies between the displayed path of a moving body and a terrain model in a graphical simulation, including the steps of (1) examining the individual data points describing a recorded trip by a vehicle, (2) determining wh... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8102325 | GNSS antenna with selectable gain pattern, method of receiving GNSS signals and antenna manufacturing method An antenna is provided for GNSS and other applications and includes an adjustable-height vertical support PCB mounted on a ground plane and mounting a crossed-dipole radiating arm element assembly. The gain pattern of the antenna can be varied by constructing the ve... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8085196 | Removing biases in dual frequency GNSS receivers using SBAS A method for removing biases in dual frequency GNSS receivers circumvents the need for ionosphere corrections by using L2(P) in combination with either L1(P) or L1(C/A) to form ionosphere-free ranges. A table of biases is stored in microprocessor controller memory a... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081921 | Flight training and synthetic visualization system and method A low-cost training and synthetic visualization system and method directed to improving an individual's airborne performance in general aviation, skydiving, and other aerial applications. The system is comprised of a self-contained mobile sensor and data storage dev... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073101 | Digital modality modeling for medical and dental applications A digital modality modeling system includes a computer with a digital memory adapted for storing patient densitometry information, an input and an output. An input subsystem includes a pair of source/receptor units mounted on a signal positioning subsystem, which is... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069637 | Bag sealing system and method A system for sealing thermoplastic film includes one or more bag sealing units, each comprising a lower vacuum platen and a vacuum chamber cover adapted for sealing engagement on the platen to form a vacuum chamber. A sealing bar assembly includes a sealing bar desi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061950 | Container packer system and method A container packer system includes a transfer base, which receives a container packer adapted for movement longitudinally between retracted and extended positions with respect to the transfer base. The transfer base includes a power subsystem with a motor or engine ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8038175 | HVAC duct assembly and support A support assembly for supporting a flexible duct includes a radius strap for maintaining the desired angle of bend for the flexible duct. The radius strap retains its shape through ribs along the back side of the strap. The assembly is secured at both ends to the f... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8018376 | GNSS-based mobile communication system and method A GNSS-based, bidirectional mobile communication system includes a mobile unit, such as a vehicle or a personal mobile system, with GNSS (e.g., GPS) and Internet (worldwide web) access. A base station also has GNSS and Internet access, and provides differential (e.g... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8000381 | Unbiased code phase discriminator A feedback control law steers a reference phase that tracks the phase of a received code sequence. The reference phase clocks a track-reference signal consisting of a series of correlation kernels, over which data is extracted and then summed in various combinations... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997218 | Soil strip assembly for seed drill row unit An agricultural implement includes a seed drill row unit with an arm and an opener disc assembly rotatably mounted on the row unit arm. A soil strip assembly includes a mounting bracket with a mounting bracket base and first and second bracket arms. Each of the brac... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992650 | Air spring down-pressure system for implement An implement with a ground working tool mounted on an arm pivotably movable between raised and lowered positions includes a pneumatic down pressure control system. The down pressure control system includes upper and lower mounts with an air spring located between th... | 08/09/2011 |
| D641828 | Quick mount non-destructive temporary mounting system | 07/19/2011 |
| 7957152 | Crash-hardened memory device and method of creating the same A crash-hardened memory device in which only a single electronic component, such as a memory chip, mounted on a small printed circuit board (PCB), is protected against an impact. The portion of the PCB containing the electronic component is wrapped in fire-retardant... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950351 | Combined applicator and feeder for livestock A combined applicator and feeder for livestock includes an applicator for livestock treatment compositions, such as insecticide, and a feeder assembly. An optional liquid applicator assembly includes a cover with a weather-impervious upper layer and a liquid-permeab... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7948769 | Tightly-coupled PCB GNSS circuit and manufacturing method A tightly-coupled printed circuit board (PCB) circuit includes components mounted on a PCB enabling smaller integrations using decoupled lines extending between reference layers, such as ground planes, form isolation islands on the PCB. The decouplers are capacitors... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7941504 | Global peripheral device sharing system and method A global peripheral device (GPD) sharing system enables users to remotely utilize various peripheral devices via a connection, such as the worldwide web (Internet). Client software is loaded on the computers associated with the users and the owners of the peripheral... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7914047 | Support for flexible duct bend A support assembly for supporting a flexible duct includes a radius strap for maintaining the desired angle of bend for the flexible duct. The radius strap retains its shape through ribs along the back side of the strap. The assembly is secured at both ends to the f... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896751 | Encapsulated fastener and method and tooling for manufacturing same An encapsulated fastener includes a nut having a face with a concave gap adapted to receive a bolt. The nut is encapsulated by an encapsulation including an extension, which includes a tube adapted for receiving a portion of the bolt and a flange adapted for engagin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891040 | Gutter cleaning device and gutter cleaning pail system A gutter cleaning device includes handle and head portions and is adapted for use with a gutter cleaning pail system. The gutter cleaning device head portion is configured to slide within the interior of a gutter and has a configuration generally corresponding to th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885745 | GNSS control system and method A GNSS control system and method are provided for guiding, navigating and controlling a motive component, such as a tractor, and a working component, such as an implement. A vector position/heading sensor is mounted on the motive component and includes multiple ante... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848698 | Flight training and synthetic flight simulation system and method A low-cost training and synthetic visualization system and method directed to improving an individual's airborne performance in general aviation, skydiving, and other aerial applications. The system is comprised of a self-contained mobile sensor and data storage dev... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7878422 | Variable dampening rate suspension system A variable rate suspension system for a boom sprayer including a lift assembly and chassis. The suspension system includes a needle valve fluidly connected to a hydraulic accumulator and a first and second lift arm cylinder. A control block provides hydraulic fluid ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874297 | Tobacco substitute products A tobacco-like product includes a coffee, tea, cocoa or soy base material. A flavor ingredient is added to the base material and the final product is formulated to a suitable form, such as lozenges, tablets, cakes, shredded, powdered and capsules. In the practice of... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7835832 | Vehicle control system A vehicle control system having a controller and a spatial database adapted to provide spatial data to the controller at control speed. The spatial data provided from the spatial database to the controller can be any kind of data or information that has some relatio... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819464 | Trailer, wall construction and manufacturing method A trailer includes a bed with a floor structure and a superstructure mounted on the bed. The superstructure includes a wall construction of wall sections with interconnected tongue-and-groove edges and wall section ends. Corner posts include channels receiving the w... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7808428 | GNSS receiver and external storage device system and GNSS data processing method A GNSS system includes a receiver connected to an external mass storage device. Applications for the system, including GNSS data processing methods are also disclosed. The external storage device can comprise a flash (thumb) drive, which can be connected to the rece... | 10/05/2010 |
| D624373 | Drawstring threading tool | 09/28/2010 |
| D620659 | Gutter cleaning tool | 07/27/2010 |
| 7744330 | Container packer system and method A container packer system includes a transfer base, which receives a container packer adapted for movement longitudinally between retracted and extended positions with respect to the transfer base. The transfer base includes a power subsystem with a motor or engine ... | 06/29/2010 |
| RE41358 | Automatic steering system and method An automatic steering system and method are provided for a vehicle including an hydraulic primary steering system. The automatic steering system includes a guidance module with a GPS receiver and a microprocessor adapted to process and store GPS data defining travel... | 05/25/2010 |
