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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7714588 | Current sensor with a magnetic structure for measuring an electrical current on an electrical conductor There is provided a current sensor for monitoring electrical disturbances on an electrical circuit having an electrical conductor. The current sensor comprises a magnetic flux sensor for sensing a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing in the electrical conduc... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7706935 | Energy management system for motor-assisted user-propelled vehicles An energy management system for a motor-assisted user-propelled vehicle comprising a motor capable of assisting in propelling the vehicle and a rechargeable power supply for supplying energy to the motor. The system comprises: a user input for providing a desired va... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7579738 | Multi-phase electrical motor for use in a wheel The invention relates to a rotary multi-phase electrical motor wherein stator teeth corresponding to one same phase are grouped on a distinct and magnetically isolated stator section. The number of teeth per stator section is an odd number of a value of at least thr... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7553353 | System for treating contaminated gas A system for decontaminating a gas is provided. The system includes: a passageway containing at least one set of two or three electrodes. If the set contains three electrodes, it has two outer electrodes electrically connected together and one inner electrode. A hig... | 06/30/2009 |
| D594911 | Baccarat game display | 06/23/2009 |
| 6866111 | Method and apparatus for proportionally assisted propulsion A system for the proportional propulsion assistance by a DC motor propulsion secured to a wheel of a bicycle propelled by a user person who provides an effort. The system has a strain gauge for the detection and measurement of a flexion of a stationary shaft of a re... | 03/15/2005 |
| 7516959 | Method and apparatus for tournament betting The method of betting on participants in a tournament comprises creating at least two teams of at least one participating player playing in the tournament, the tournament having a series of at least two casino games in which the participating players will play; asso... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515275 | Optical apparatus and method for distance measuring An optical sensor for determining a distance between a target and a probe head is described. The optical sensor comprises a light source delivering a broadband spectrum; a fiber-optic Michelson interferometer (FOMI) for creating an interferogram; and an analyzer uni... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7477058 | Current sensor for measuring an electrical current in a circuit having a plurality of electrical conductors The invention relates to a current sensor for monitoring electrical disturbances on an electrical circuit having an electrical conductor. The current sensor comprises a magnetic flux sensor for sensing a magnetic flux generated by a current flowing in the electrical... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7336840 | Compression method for binary images A dynamic compression method and system for digital binary images encoded using a matrix of pixels, each pixel of the matrix of pixels having one of a first and a second color. The method comprises providing the image; defining a first color area type symbol, a seco... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7262533 | Energy transfer apparatus A motor and a generator both comprising a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor and said stator of both said motor and said generator can rotate about a common axis, and wherein both said stators are coupled, and both said rotors are coupled, for one to induce rota... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7194298 | Method and apparatus for trend detection in an electrocardiogram monitoring signal The present invention can be used in conjunction with a wearable digital wireless ECG monitoring system. A full ECG curve is received by a central module. The central module is worn on the belt like a cellular or a pager. It is made of four different devices operati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7019276 | Distributed dimmable lighting control system and method To reduce energy costs in buildings where there is an input of natural light, a method of maintaining an ambient light intensity in a building area at a predetermined level is proposed. It comprises obtaining an ambient light intensity level for the building area; c... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6999662 | Segmented waveguide array grating filters An optical device for filtering an optical signal is described. The optical filtering device comprises an optical input receiving the optical signal; an elongated waveguide connected to the input and having a modified transverse dimension to create a series of parti... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993224 | Segmented waveguide array gratings (SWAG)-based archival optical memory An archival waveguide memory device is provided and comprises a large number of elongated waveguides and a series of partially reflective elements distributed within each of the waveguides in accordance with data to be stored within the waveguides so as to act upon ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6959270 | Method for modeling the transport of ions in hydrated cement systems The present invention relates to a computational tool that allows to evaluate the degradation of cement-based materials under various types of chemical attacks such as sulfates, chlorides, and plain water. It is based on the physical principles of ionic mass conserv... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6949855 | Transverse flux electrical machine with toothed rotor The invention concerns a transverse flux electrical machine operating with alternating current, having a first element having an alternate arrangement of excitation cores and of flux return cores and a winding of electrical conductors, the winding of electrical cond... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929264 | Method and apparatus for multi player bet auxiliary game A method and system for playing an auxiliary casino game managed by a casino house comprising: selecting at least one player of an underlying casino game on which to place a bet; identifying at least one event related to at least one play of the underlying game for ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6769693 | Method and system for playing a casino game The present invention relates to an enhanced casino game in which the principles of the standard Roulette game are applied to a standard deck of playing cards. The method and apparatus of the present invention provide an enhanced experience for the player while brin... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6769095 | Hierarchically structured control information editor The first process provides a context sensitive editor to create, modify and display hierarchically structured control information. The editor provides action choices appropriate to the immediately current context, thereby simplifying the manipulation protocol of the... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758605 | Cleaning device and method for optical connectors A method and device for cleaning at least an end face of an optical device retained within an optical connector using a cleaning fabric, comprises, alone or in combination, a) preventing the cleaning fabric from contacting the connector prior to contacting the end f... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6742175 | Component-based source code generator The component-based source code generator uses a set of generation instructions and a set of parameters to generate nearly-repetitive and repetitive source code. The developer specifies to the code generator what to generate through the use of generation instruction... | 05/25/2004 |
