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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7083704 | Process for making a composition for conversion to lyocell fiber from an alkaline pulp having low average degree of polymerization values The present invention provides compositions, useful for making lyocell fibers, having a high hemicellulose content, a low copper number and including cellulose that has a low average degree of polymerization (D.P.) and a narrow molecular weight distribution. Further... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6273161 | Tire with single wire steel belt cord A single wire steel cord is prepared by flattening a round wire to have two flat surfaces facing each other and two round surfaces interposed between the two flat surfaces to face each other, wherein a flattening ratio D/W of the wire, where D denotes the... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6082679 | Active system for early destruction of trailing vortices An active control method and apparatus for encouraging the early destruction of trailing vortices formed by a lifting body having at least two control surfaces on each side and creating multiple vortex pairs is provided. The method includes actuating the ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6075532 | Efficient redrawing of animated windows A method, system and computer program product for repainting the image uncovered by a character of an animated sequence on a desktop in a windows-based operating system. Before a character in a frame of an animated sequence is displayed, a boundary box is... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6012874 | Micropile casing and method A micropile (40) having an improved attachment to a concrete footing (56). The micropile (40) includes a novel top connector (50) attached to a shortened top casing segment (52d). The shortened top casing segment (52d) is attached to the other segments (5... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992567 | Foldable frame A foldable frame includes a pair of upright supporting rods, a pair of prop members, upper and lower crosspieces, right and left linking arms, and a pair of guiding members. The supporting rods are parallel to each other and extend in a first longitudinal... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5975111 | Waste tank clog removal system A waste tank clog removal system is provided for removing clogs during draining of a waste tank through a drain line. This system removes the clog by flushing the clog back into the waste tank. A bypass valve and a hose assembly are added to an existing w... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5938345 | Structure of motor bush bearing A bush bearing includes at least two sections with different outer diameters. The section with a larger outer diameter has an inner diameter defined by the bore of the bush bearing. The inner diameter is greater than that of the section with a smaller out... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5920718 | Method and apparatus for creating executable code for object-oriented objects having finite state machine A graphical control system for automatically generating application program shell code in an object-oriented system. The graphical control system allows a user to easily enter object information and associated control information in a single graphical use... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915774 | Self-aligning system to adjust occupancy space in a vehicle A system varies space of a vehicle having a first portion with occupiable space and a number of ground engaging wheels coupled to the first portion. A second occupiable portion is coupled to the first portion and configured to move relative thereto to adj... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5914638 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the common-mode output voltage of a sample-and-hold amplifier A fully differential sample-and-hold amplifier 60 includes a common-mode feedback circuit 100 for adjusting the common-mode input so that the common-mode output remains near a desired level. During a first switching state, the sample-and-hold amplifier sa... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5911882 | Removing contaminants from water using iron oxide coated mineral having olivine structure Adsorbent media are prepared by contacting support material with iron containing solutions, followed by drying to coat the support material with iron. Support material such as sand and olivine are described. The adsorbent material can be used to remove me... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5847599 | Stable fast settling sense amplifier An amplifier for use in a MOS sensing array is disclosed. The amplifier includes an operational amplifier and a feedback capacitor. During an equalization period, the voltage between the output of the operational amplifier and the inverting input is equal... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5772000 | Hop vine transfer system A hop vine transfer system (10) includes a plurality of magazines (14a, 14b, 14c) each fed by an associated unloader mechanism (12). Once a magazine has been filled with hope vines (V), it is unloaded by a pivoting transfer conveyor (16) having an entranc... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5748311 | Apparatus and method of particle geometry measurement by speckle pattern analysis The invention provides a method and a system for measuring geometric properties, such as diameter, shape and surface roughness of single rough particles by an optical method. The particle may be immersed in a gaseous or liquid fluid. A volume of the fluid... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5732166 | High temperature-resistant optical sensing apparatus and method of making The invention provides an apparatus, and method of making the apparatus, for optical sensing of parameters in high temperature environments, such as chemical reaction zones, combustion zones, high temperature drying processes, and the like. Moreover, the ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5728302 | Methods for the removal of contaminants from subterranean fluids A method is provided for reducing the concentration of radioactive materials or other trace contaminants in fluids withdrawn from subterranean reservoirs and also fluids in reservoirs. The method involves deposition of sorbent solids including, but not li... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5725228 | Trailerable recreational vehicles and watercraft with rear lights for safe towing on a trailer A recreational personal trailerable vehicle, such as a boat, is provided with a rear brake light. The boat; boat electrical harness, and trailer combination is safer for being towed in traffic. The boat includes a rear-mounted brake light, located in the ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5724095 | Charge amplifier for MOS imaging array and method of making same A charge amplifier with DC offset cancelling for use in a pixel element of an MOS image sensor is disclosed. The charge amplifier can be manufactured using a standard CMOS single polycrystalline process, making it much more cost effective than prior art d... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5718968 | Memory molded, high strength polystyrene An expanded, memory molded, increased density, highly impact-resistant polystyrene construct, and method of making the construct. The construct is formed by molding pre-expanded non-equilibrated polystyrene beads to a first volume, cooling rapidly, and th... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5718366 | Friction stir welding tool for welding variable thickness workpieces A friction stir welding tool for welding workpieces of variable thickness. The tool is characterized in that the displacement between a shoulder that presses down on an upper surface of the weld, and a tip of a rotating pin that penetrates and softens the... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5716027 | Retrofit luggage bin assemblies compatible with existing aircraft bin supports The invention provides luggage bin assemblies, for retrofitting existing aircraft with larger overhead storage bins, that are compatible with existing aircraft bin support structure for original equipment bins. The assemblies include both a bin structure ... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5705417 | Method for forming self-aligned silicide structure An improved method for forming a self-aligned silicide structure with reduced bridging effect is disclosed. The method includes forming a gate oxide on a substrate. Then a polysilicon layer is formed on the gate oxide. The polysilicon layer and the gate o... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5693057 | Instrument for implanting foldable intraocular lenses Two elongated side plates are pivotally connected together for rotation about an axis extending lengthwise of and between the side plates. Thin, elongated necks extend distally from the side plates to a pair of jaws configured to grasp and release a folda... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689251 | Airspeed prediction filter An air data computer outputs a data stream indicative of measured airspeed of an aircraft, for use in generating a display of airspeed to a pilot. To correct for the inherent processing delay, a correction factor is added to the data stream, so that the d... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5686348 | Process for forming field isolation structure with minimized encroachment effect A method for minimizing the impurity encroachment effect of the field isolation structures for NMOS, PMOS and CMOS integrated circuits is disclosed. In the process, a first layer and a second layer are deposited on a laminate comprising a substrate having... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5681486 | Plasma descaling of titanium and titanium alloys The invention provides a method of removing surface scale from a titanium or titanium alloy substrate. The method includes the steps of heating the substrate to a temperature in the range from about 100° C. to about 600° C., and thereafter subjecting th... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5671307 | Use of a temperature gradient to impose a chirp on a fibre bragg grating A linear chirp is imposed on a fibre Bragg grating by means of a temperature gradient impressed on the grating. An optical fibre containing a fibre Bragg grating is set in a groove in an elongated plate. A temperature gradient is imposed on the plate by t... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5670397 | Dual poly-gate deep submicron CMOS with buried contact technology A CMOS device with buried contacts is formed using a polysilicon stack layer and twin-well and liquid phase deposition (LPD) processes. A gate oxide layer and a first polysilicon layer are formed on a substrate. Then the gate oxide and first polysilicon l... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5665798 | Composite wood products from solvent extracted wood raw materials Wood products of superior strength are produced from wood particulates that have been extracted with a solvent to remove volatile organic compounds and a significant proportion of pitch from the wood particulates. The products are especially resistant to ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5658822 | Locos method with double polysilicon/silicon nitride spacer An improved local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) method with recessed silicon substrate and double polysilicon/silicon nitride spacer is disclosed. The present invention includes forming a pad oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate and then forming a firs... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657376 | Architecture for voice messaging systems An improved architecture for providing high capacity capability to voice message systems is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of stand-alone voice message processors (VMP), each of which are communicatively connected via a high-speed local area n... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5656766 | Underground drain tank A drain tank for installation underground has a longer life than steel and fibreglass tanks and has a leak detection system to identify leaks. The drain tank comprises a sealed concrete chamber having at least one opening at the top thereof with a collar ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5651850 | Method of fabricating hybrid composite structures A hybrid composite structure is formed from layers of gore strips (12), polymeric matrix composite (71) comprising a resin impregnated slit tape or tow, and a central honeycomb layer formed from a plurality of rectangular sections (72). The first two step... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5624576 | Pelletized composition for treatment of storm water runoff A pelletized composition and method of using this composition for removing pollutants from storm water runoff. A bed of the pellets has a useful initial permeability to storm water runoff, and retains a significant proportion of this permeability for a pe... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5585632 | Wide-angle infrared cloud imager A wide-angle infrared cloud imager that comprises a first and second mirrors driven by first and second stepping motors is disclosed. The first and second mirrors are rotated by the steps motors at axes orthogonal to each other. The first mirror directs r... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5573119 | Shock absorbing shipping package An outer support in the form of a rigid outer container has resilient cushioning material, such as resilient foam, at each end. A smaller inner container is supported solely on the cushioning material and carries a fragile article to be shipped. Shock abs... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5559728 | Calibration transfer for second order analytical instruments A method for calibrating two-dimensional responses measured on multiple instruments or on a single instrument under different operating conditions. The method calculates two separate banded diagonal transformation matrices using the responses of a common ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5559658 | Solid-state high voltage crowbar circuit Cascaded transistor stages are connected between a high voltage and a resistance coupled to a lower potential. The transistor stage closest to the lower potential is referred to as a driver stage, and all the other transistor stages are referred to as com... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5543003 | Torch-on roofing degranulator system A torch is mounted on the central portion of a frame having a near end portion and a far end portion. The torch directs heat toward the far end portion of the frame, adjacent to a rotatable embedment roller. A handle is formed on the near end portion of t... | 08/06/1996 |
