Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184274 | Measuring instrument and method for the measuring of properties of a particulate sample A measuring instrument (100) for measuring the properties of a sample (10) with a multitude of particles (11), including a spectroscopy device (20) to measure spectroscopic properties of the sample, and a weighing device (30) to me... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183048 | Assay for screening/ranking antioxidants based on their effects on membrane sterol lateral organization A method of screening an antioxidant for potency and/or toxicity in vitro, the method includes contacting the antioxidant with a model system containing a sterol superlattice formation capable of generating a detectable signal, wherein the detectable signal changes ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181643 | System and method for detection and repair of pulmonary air leaks A method for repairing pulmonary air leaks in a lung residing in a chest cavity and having an intake air stream and an outer surface is disclosed. An exemplary method comprises: introducing a first component of a biphasic sealant component as a liquid into the intak... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175208 | Method of reducing d.c. offset A method of reducing d.c. offset comprises comparing the a first variable signal with a second variable signal, producing a control signal in dependence upon the comparison, providing the control signal to a charge pump for generation of a feedback signal, and varyi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173817 | Stereoselective synthesis of benzimidazole sulfoxides The present invention relates to a process for stereoselective synthesis of substituted sulfoxides either as a single enantiomer or in an enantiomerically enriched form. Thus, 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2-pyridinyl)methyl]thio]-1H-benzimidazole is reacted... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172189 | Device for precision positioning of instruments at a MRI scanner A device in the form of an elongated articulating arm having a base for mounting it on or at the MRI apparatus. The free end of the arm is arranged to releasably mount any type of device, e.g., a clamp, a bracket, a biopsy needle guide, etc. The arm includes a plura... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172080 | Box for sale of belts A box for a pair of belts having a top wall, bottom wall, a plurality of side walls disposed between the top wall and the bottom wall, and an aperture on at least one of the side walls extending to an edge thereof contiguous with an aperture in the top wall to expos... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171580 | Patient transfer system for use in stereotactic radiation therapy A patient transfer system including a patient support panel, a first base member mounted on a first support structure, e.g., a gurney, and a second base member mounted on a second support structure, e.g., a patient treatment table. The patient support panel has a pa... | 05/08/2012 |
| D658952 | Plant ladder | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167746 | Portable pitching rubber A portable pitching rubber adapted to be firmly but removably mounted to an underlying surface without damaging the underlying surface. The pitching rubber includes a pad having a top surface, a bottom surface, two longitudinal side surfaces, two transverse side sur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166691 | Ambidextrous magazine catch An ambidextrous magazine catch mechanism for a pistol includes a button in the pistol frame. The button has a W-shaped camming surface. A magazine has a catch aperture. A catch includes two upwardly disposed legs connected to one another. A first leg has a tooth to ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162954 | Uterine manipulators Universal laparoscopic uterine manipulators/dilators with variable intra-uterine length to match the length of the uterus in order to avoid any risk of perforation and to provide excellent pelvic exposure irrespective of uterine size, shape and position. Moreover, s... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158227 | Solvent resistant labels and containers including said labels A solvent resistant label for attachment to a container that includes a solvent therein includes at least one, and preferably two solvent resistant outer surface layers that are resistant to the solvent in the container. A combination of the solvent resistant label ... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657839 | Thumb lever for a pistol | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155725 | Method for optimising the focussing of waves through an aberration-inducing element The invention concerns a method for optimizing the focusing of waves in a zone of interest of a medium, with the waves being emitted by a network of sources to the medium through an aberration-inducing element that introduces an initially indeterminate phase shift. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154405 | RFID mutual authentication verification session In a protocol for preserving the privacy of communications between a RFID reader and a RFID tag, two distinct actions are taken. First, the reader and the tag must be mutually authenticated as being authorized participants in the communications. After that process i... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154391 | Door bell button mechanism A door bell button for activation of a door bell is provided which includes a mounting base for attachment to a surface adjacent to a door, a switch secured to the mounting base and having a lighted actuator plunger, and a translucent bell button shaft having a firs... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148527 | Resolution of 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-octahydro-isoquinoline The resolution of racemic 1-(4-methoxybenzyl)-octahydro-isoquinoline, a key intermediate in the synthesis of the antitussive agent dextromethorphan, is reported using (R)-2-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl) propionic acid in good yields. The resolving agent and the undesired i... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146599 | Patient positioning system A system for positioning a patient on a treatment couchtop for SBRT is provided. The system includes a patient support panel and at least one positioning/fixation component for releasable mounting on the patient support panel at a desired position to immobilize a po... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8143213 | Effect of TULA on HIV A method of inhibiting a retrovirus production, the method includes administering a retrovirus inhibitor selected from at least one of a TULA protein, a fragment of TULA containing a UBA domain, a UBA domain of TULA, a peptide mimicking TULA, a peptide mimicking a f... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142834 | Fingerprint detection A method of and apparatus (2) for locating and detecting a fingerprint deposited on a surface (10), the method comprising setting up an electric field such that a differential charge density is produced coincident with the location of a fingerprint dep... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8131613 | Pension liability allocation A method of setting pension plan investment policy, overlay derivative strategy and other pension policies, initiated by the calculation of a ratio for any existing, putative or alternative asset portfolio of a pension fund with specific reference to the pension pla... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8129679 | Method for discrimination of backscattered from incoming electrons in imaging electron detectors with a thin electron-sensitive layer Methods are disclosed for operating a device having a high energy particle detector wherein the particles create first incoming traversal events, outgoing backscatter events, higher-order in and out events and incoming events caused by particles which backscatter ou... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128797 | Microfluidic system and corresponding operating method The invention relates to an operating method for a microfluidic system, including the following steps: feeding of a carrier flow with particles (5) of a first particle type suspended therein into the microfluidic system; charging of a plurality of electrical ... | 03/06/2012 |
| D655365 | Grips for a pistol | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127280 | Method and system for dynamic memory management A computer system which includes a plurality of threads and a garbage collector that traces memory objects and identifies memory objects according to a three-color abstraction. The computer system also includes two methods of deleting compiled code in a self-modifyi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125341 | Resonant tag with reinforced deactivation dimple A resonant circuit for use with a radio-wave detection system for the prevention of shoplifting or the like, which is formed on a flexible substrate and has a coil and capacitor circuit whereby the capacitor has an indented area in the dielectric of the capacitor to... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124367 | Device for applying a detector reagent to the skin for measuring cholesterol The present invention provides a method and apparatus for non-invasive measurement of skin cholesterol. More particularly, one aspect of the invention provides for a device to apply a detector reagent to a selected area of skin. Another aspect of the invention provi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124059 | Stabilized aqueous aluminum zirconium solutions The present invention describes a method and compositions by which introducing PO4−3 ion at particular stage in the preparation of aluminum/zirconium solutions surprisingly results in significantly improved zirconium molecular weight stabilit... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123078 | Flexible packages for connection to a dispensing system and clamping devices for releasably connecting such packages to the inlet tube of a dispensing system and methods of dispensing flowable materials from flexible packages A flexible package for holding a flowable material therein and method of use to enable the flowable material to be introduced into a dispensing system via an inlet tube. The flexible package has a body portion and a projection which forms a mouth for the package and... | 02/28/2012 |
| D655024 | LED light bulb | 02/28/2012 |
| D654978 | Pistol | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120773 | Method and device for cavity enhanced optical vernier spectroscopy A spectroscopic analysis of a sample includes arranging the sample in a resonator cavity for transmitting cavity mode frequencies with a cavity mode frequency spacing, coupling pulsed source light into the resonator cavity, with the source light including source com... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120218 | Stator, motor, and method of manufacturing stator A stator core of a stator has a plurality of teeth extending radially. A plurality of connector pins project from a partition plate. Wires each have a wire connection portion drawn out from the corresponding one of coils. Each wire is electrically connected to the c... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119290 | Electrode and manufacturing methods An electrode (30) comprises a plate (31) having a major surface to which there has been attached an initially separate raised pattern (32) for guiding application of and/or retaining electrolyte paste adjacent the plate (31). ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8119086 | Method for hydrolyzing solid metallic salts with aqueous saline solutions The invention relates to a method for hydrolyzing hydrolyzable solid metallic salts, wherein the metallic salts are reacted with aqueous saline solutions. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117874 | Theft deterrent device including a spring washer A device to protect an article from theft is disclosed. The device includes a pointed pin member to enable attachment of the device to the article to be protected from theft. A housing disposed within the device includes a floor and a wall tapering towards a confini... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109832 | Sic-bo automated dice-cage and method of implementing the same A Sic-bo automated dice-cage has a control module, a dice module and a switch module. The dice module is connected to the control module and has a base, a dice container, multiple dice, a shaker and a cover. The dice container is pellucid and is mounted on the base.... | 02/07/2012 |
| D653685 | Wet abrasive system | 02/07/2012 |
| 8099929 | Product feeding apparatus Automatic feeding machines are commonly used for filling blister packs with items of product such as pharmaceutical dosage forms. These machines are usually designed for the handling of a specific shape and sized product item. Handling of different shaped items requ... | 01/24/2012 |
