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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D510352 | Hand-held computer input and control device | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946835 | Spatially resolved spin resonance detection Methods for spatially resolved spin resonance detection in a sample of material, with a resolution as small as 0.5 μ m –1 mm. In one embodiment, a coupler having at least one pair of degenerate orthogonal modes provides an evanescent input signal along one couple... | 09/20/2005 |
| D509792 | Smart AC 110 watt inverter | 09/20/2005 |
| D508130 | Protector for a radiography sensor pad | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924150 | Magnetic resonance imaging contrast system A method for improving the magnetic resonance imaging contrast of a selected portion of a sample. A selected ferrimagnetic constituent is associated with the sample portion, by molecular or biological attachment or by some other means, so that the sample portion is ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923791 | Infusion device having offset flow path An infusion device, including: a housing; an infusion cannula extending downwardly away from the housing and capable of receiving an insertion needle; a septum disposed in the housing; a passageway under said septum and in fluid communication with said cannula; and,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6922237 | Device and methods for inspecting soldered connections A device for inspecting solder connections between a component and a substrate or between two components or substrates, wherein the component is disposed upon the surface of the substrate, the device including an image receiving unit. An image transmitting device, t... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907686 | Portable framing gallery A portable model picture framing gallery comprising an easily carried box containing multiple image cards, multiple mat cards, one or more transparent protective covers, and multiple frame cards. The image cards contain preselected representations of artwork images ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6897410 | Dual stage pre-heater A system for electronic component processing, including: a frame configured to hold a printed circuit board; a tool head connected to the frame, the tool head being configured to position an electronic component on top of the printed circuit board; a heater disposed... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6851419 | Portable hiking stove A portable hiking or camping stove, having a base member with an opening dimensioned to receive a burner therein; and three side members dimensioned so as to be assembled together to support the base member therebetween. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6843851 | Compositions comprising pentamantanes and processes for their separation Disclosed are compositions comprising one or more pentamantanes. Specifically disclosed are compositions comprising 10 to 100 weight percent of one or more pentamantanes. Also disclosed are novel processes for the separation and isolation of pentamantane components ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6783589 | Diamondoid-containing materials in microelectronics Novel uses of diamondoid-containing materials in the field of microelectronics are disclosed. Embodiments include, but are not limited to, thermally conductive films in integrated circuit packaging, low-k dielectric layers in integrated circuit multilevel interconne... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6772909 | Bag dispenser A bag dispenser formed from a planar sheet of material, wherein a portion of the planar sheet is cut to form a bendable flap, the flap having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion has a length greater than the second portion. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| D488230 | Infusion set adhesive patch | 04/06/2004 |
| 6673440 | Subcutaneous injection set tubing with solvent bonding The infusion set comprises of a connecting tube of polyethylene which is treated to form a wetable surface or treated with a primer and then bonded to a PVC hub by using solvent adhesive to solvent bond the low density polyethylene tubing or Teflon tubing... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6567036 | Search device for locating buried persons The invention uses four antennae in order to pinpoint the exact position of the transmitter, especially at a close distance. The four antennae form two pairs of antennae placed at a specific angle to each other. The pairs of antennae are respectively comp... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6480291 | Font management system that provides for synchronization of fonts among resources A font synchronization system ensures that fonts which are specified in the creation of a document are the same as those that are employed in the subsequent handling and printing of the document. Each font that is utilized within a document, or available ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472876 | Sensing and balancing currents in a ballast dimming circuit The present invention is directed to accurately sensing and regulating lamp current, and thus lamp output, over a range of lamp outputs, down to and below 10% of total lamp output. Exemplary embodiments can be used with a single set of power elements to d... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6466901 | Multi-language document search and retrieval system A multi-lingual indexing and search system performs tokenization and stemming in a manner which is independent of whether index entries and search terms appear as words in a dictionary. During the tokenization phase of the process, a string of text is sep... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6466228 | Pattern and color abstraction in a graphical user interface A method and system are described for creating and editing a theme associated with a graphical user interface (GUI). In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, at least one GUI object is selected from a library of GUI objects. The ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6459577 | Thermal chimney for a computer A heat removal system for a computer comprising a casing enclosing a hard drive and a microprocessor, the casing including an opening in an exterior surface thereof; a heat sink positioned between the hard drive and the microprocessor, the heat sink being... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6458076 | Multi-lumen medical device A multi-lumen medical device such as an endoscope or a catheter includes a shaft and a distal tip which are formed as multi-lumen extrusions having a large central working channel and a plurality of surrounding auxiliary lumens. The auxiliary lumens are a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6452064 | Method of producing an apertured covering sheet for an absorbent article and a material produced in accordance with the method A method of manufacturing a fluid permeable covering sheet (9) for an absorbent article such as a diaper, a sanitary napkin, an incontinence protector or the like, wherein heated needles (4) are brought to penetrate a sheet of textile material (1) compris... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449672 | PCI device arbiter An arbiter arbitrates between PCI agents within an ASIC. The ASIC interfaces with an external PCI bus. In operation, the arbiter receives request signals from the PCI agents, and in response thereto, generates a single external request signal. Once the gr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6446198 | Vectorized table lookup A lookup operation is carried out on a data table by logically dividing the data table into a number of smaller sets of data that can be indexed with a single byte of data. Each set of data consists of two vectors, which constitute the operands for a perm... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440335 | Process for molding thermoplastic lenses and, steeply curved and/or thin lenses produced thereby Disclosed are novel molding methods for injection molding thermoplastic lens elements and particularly adapted for the manufacture of steeply curved and/or thin-centered lenses.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6440280 | Multi-anode device and methods for sputter deposition A method and apparatus for vacuum coating plural articles employs a drum work holder configuration and a sputter source with a plurality of individually controlled anodes for effectively providing uniform coatings on articles disposed at different locatio... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6420451 | Impact resistant UV curable hardcoatings Curable compositions that are particularly suitable for coating plastic ophthalmic lenses includes (a) 20% to 80% of a first acrylated aliphatic urethane; (b) 5% to 50% of a monofunctional acrylate; (c) (i) 2% to 30% of a second acrylated aliphatic uretha... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418429 | Portable browsing interface for information retrieval An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to b... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6404433 | Data-driven layout engine Systems and methods for providing a user with increased flexibility and control over the appearance and behavior of objects on a user interface are described. Sets of objects can be grouped into themes to provide a user with a distinct overall impression ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397769 | Twin-hulled vessel with variable widths A multi-hulled vessel of variable width is disclosed, in which two floats (1, 2) are connected with one another by means of a variable connection device (4). By means of the connection device, the distance between the floats can be varied. At the maximum ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386423 | Soldering iron tips A technique for producing soldering iron tips entails cutting clad wire into a plurality of segments, each segment comprising a core of material (such as copper) and an outer protective layer (such as stainless steel, Ni, Cr, or alloy thereof). Each clad ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361166 | Single vision lenses Optical lens element with a prescription zone, suitable for use in wraparound or protective type eyewear. The element may also include a peripheral vision zone, with no prismatic jump between the zones. Design methods for the prescription zone include tem... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343861 | Myopia lens A progressive ophthalmic lens element including a lens surface having an upper viewing zone having a surface to achieve a refracting power corresponding to distance vision, a lower viewing zone having a greater surface power than the upper viewing zone to... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6345128 | Generation of tone reproduction curves using psychophysical data The present invention is directed to producing and reproducing an image using a tone reproduction curve which has been selected based on statistical evaluation of psychophysical data, such as psychophysically quantified subjective judgements. By providing... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6345352 | Method and system for supporting multiprocessor TLB-purge instructions using directed write transactions A method and system for purging translation lookaside buffers (TLB) of a computer system are described. Directed write transactions can be used to avoid deadlock and avoid the need for additional bridge buffers. Broadcast emulation can be achieved by link... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6337040 | Colored contact lenses and method of making same Optical lenses and methods of preparing the same, in which an active material encapsulated in resin capsules is impregnated in said lens, adjacent an optical surface thereof. The active material may be a coloring material for producing a printed color pat... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334822 | Deflectable basketball hoop A pivoting breakaway basketball hoop reduces player injury and prevents damage to the hoop by deflecting in multiple directions. The basketball hoop includes a rim which is supported on a rim support member by a joint such as flexible coupling or universa... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6308326 | Run-time modules for dynamically adjusting computer operation Code module interfaces are provided which allow a user to adjust the functionality of a program at run-time. The code module interfaces (CMIs) can be selectively activated by a user at run-time. Then, the control software will call the CMIs at various ins... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6242207 | Diagnostic compositions and devices utilizing same A dry chemistry reagent matrix composition is provided containing a matrix material and a reagent composition containing 3-methyl-6(sulfonate salt)-benzothiazolinone-(2)-hydrazone (MBTH-S), N-ethyl-N-(3-sulfopropyl)aniline, and an oxidase enzyme or a pero... | 06/05/2001 |
