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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5185126 | Infectious waste disposal unit A system for safely disposing of pathogenic waste materials. The waste material is disposed in a chamber and heated by forced hot air to temperatures above approximately 450° F. to destroy harmful bacteria within several minutes. The high temperatures me... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5184350 | Telephone communication system having an enhanced timing circuit A phase-locked loop circuit for monitoring electrical signals adapted for use in telephone communication systems. Clock signals synthesized by a first phase-locked loop circuit are monitored by a second phase-locked loop circuit. The second phase-locked l... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5182426 | Microwave oven having an improved antenna A microwave oven antenna having a three-dimensional motion. A vertical shaft has a microwave antenna coupled to a first end and is attached at a second end to a first driven gear. A cam follower member extends from the first driven gear to engage with a s... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5179905 | Adaptive autopilot A marine autopilot having adaptive gain control. The autopilot operates under a proportional plus derivative (PD) control law during course change operation (i.e. when the difference between a desired course and the actual vessel heading is greater than a... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5172344 | Deep submergence transducer A transducer assembly providing a conversion between the electrical and sonic energy, the transducer assembly being adapted for operating submerged at great depths in ocean waters. The transducer assembly is formed by a front and back plate which are affi... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5166901 | Programmable memory cell structure including a refractory metal barrier layer A memory cell comprising a memory region of amorphous silicon, such memory region having a first state of substantial electrical nonconductivity programmable to a second state of substantial electrical conductivity in response to an electrical programming... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5162806 | Planar antenna with lens for controlling beam widths from two portions thereof at different frequencies A low cost, broadband, broadbeam antenna. The radiating elements of the antenna are two spiral conductors mounted over a cavity. Inside the cavity, strips of RF absorber and a metal shim are located. Resistive damping at the ends of the sprial conductors ... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5155709 | Electro-acoustic transducers A transducer for use in surface ship applications includes a prestress element for providing additional compressive force to an electromechanical driver disposed within the transducer. The transducer includes a shell having inner portions, an electromecha... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5155318 | Microwave oven griddle seal A seal for use in a microwave oven having a griddle feature. An aluminum plate having a Calrod heating element coupled thereto provides a griddle and is disposed in an aperture in the stainless steel floor of the microwave oven. The griddle has a lip exte... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5152239 | Autopilot having roll compensation capabilities A marine autopilot includes a roll compensation feature to improve autopilot performance. An additional parameter is included in a proportional-integral-derivative control algorithm. The additional term corresponds to the roll angle of the vessel. Since, ... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5148135 | Electronic hardware package A connector for RF packages which provides both RF and DC signals to the package. The connector comprises a silicone block with an embedded RF jumper which connects an RF conductor on the package to an RF feed line. The block also has numerous conductive ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5139444 | Insulating jack plug and method for making An electrical jack plug includes an insulating sleeve member disposed over the conductor and ground contact portions of a tip contact member. The sleeve member includes a thin conductive outer sleeve member and an insulating plastic inner sleeve member pr... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5135645 | Refrigerator water filter A water filter system for use in refrigerators having water dispenser and/or icemaker features. The filter system includes a commercially available filter cartridge which removes common water contaminants. A shut off valve temporarily stops the flow of wa... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5134412 | Apparatus and method for simulating radio frequency emitters A low cost simulator for training electronic warfare operators to recognize signatures of various emitters. The simulator consists of a card which can be plugged into an IBM PC or compatible computer. Through the computer, various characteristics of one, ... | 07/28/1992 |
