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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182167 | Retractable lamp pen A lamp pen includes a pen body, a refill, a conductive rotating slide, a lamp, and a cartridge holding a battery. The rotating slide is electrically connected to the battery. A conductive bar on a surface of the slide abuts an end of the cartridge, which comprises a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7405176 | Solid main catalyst component for ethylene polymerization, a process for preparing the same and a catalyst containing the same The present invention provides a high-activity solid main catalyst component for ethylene polymerization, a process for preparing the same and a catalyst containing the same. The main catalyst component consists essentially of a magnesium compound, a titanium compou... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7284317 | Method of producing printed circuit board with embedded resistor Disclosed is a method of producing a printed circuit board (PCB) with an embedded resistor, in which a resistor with a desired shape and volume is precisely formed using a resistor paste so that resistance values according to a position of the PCB are uniform, there... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267654 | Focused shock-wave devices with direct wave cavitation suppressor A reflector (14) reflects energy emitting from an energy source (16) and focuses and directs it to a target. An aperture stop or suppressor disk (18) is positioned between the energy source (16) and target. The outer periphery of the aper... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7213212 | XGL and multi-platform user interface engine The present invention relates to a system and method for providing dynamic wizard interfaces to end users. In one embodiment, a client device retrieves a container encapsulating a number of packages utilizing a self-describing data format from a remote server. A wiz... | 05/01/2007 |
| 6679894 | Multiple hemoclip system for an endoscope Spring clips are arranged end to end in a cavity of an inner shaft. Such shaft slides within an outer shaft, and a pusher member slides in the cavity behind the clips. The clips have jaws biased together, but which are wedged apart by an opener as the pus... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6372394 | Laser marking of articles A method of marking or forming a transparent window in an article 6, such as a security document, is provided in which areas of opacifying layers of printed ink 8, 10 on opposite surfaces of a polymeric film or substrate 12 are irradiated by laser radiati... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6366761 | Priority-based bandwidth allocation and bandwidth-on-demand in a low-earth-orbit satellite data communication network A data communication system and method that allocates an amount of bandwidth to a ground terminal for uplink transmission of one or more data packets in a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite data communication network. A bandwidth request message is generated... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6365981 | Power generation system with flywheel apparatus The present invention is a power generation system comprising a power generator and a flywheel apparatus. The flywheel apparatus has a frame, a flywheel section and an exciting section. The flywheel section has an input unit having the input shaft, first ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363404 | Three-dimensional models with markup documents as texture A method, system and computer-readable medium for providing user-interfacing within textures of three-dimensional models. A processor with hardware and software components stores one or more markup documents with one or more user-interface element that ma... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6363499 | Method and system for restoring a computer to its original state after an unsuccessful installation attempt A system and method for creating rollback scripts for operations performed by an installer program module. A rollback script may be used to reverse an action of an installer program module so that a user's machine is restored to its original state, i.e., ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6352464 | Mechanism for animated character A character (2) capable of forming facial expressions is provided. The character includes a hollow head (4) with a face defining a mouth (6) thereon. The mouth has a length and includes a first end portion (6A), a second end portion (6B), and a central po... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350628 | Method of fabricating a field emission device on the sidewalls of holes formed in an insulator layer A method of fabricating a field emission device is disclosed. A conductive layer is etched back by means of a reactive ion etching (RIE) process to form a chimney-shaped structure of diode-type or triode-type to serve as a field emitter. The field emissio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6351283 | Charge amplifier for MOS imaging array An improved charge amplifier (105) for use in a MOS imaging array is disclosed. The charge amplifier comprises a reference capacitor (Cr), a sense capacitor (Cs), an operational amplifier (107), a first output capacitor (Co1 | 02/26/2002 |
| 6296178 | Container with triangular corner posts A single-piece containerboard blank (10) is provided having hingedly-connected first and second side walls (26), (34) in which the second side wall (26) is smaller in length than the first side wall (34). The second side walls each include an outer abutme... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294697 | Discrete-length polyethylene glycols The present invention provides discrete-length polyethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol containing compounds and methods for their preparation.... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6279842 | Magnetostrictively actuated fuel injector Various embodiments of a fuel injector are provided for use in an internal combustion engine. Each embodiment uses an assembly that incorporates a magnetostrictive rod to extend and retract a needle to control fuel expulsion from the injector. In one embo... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6278448 | Composite Web page built from any web content A method of creating a composite desktop built from Web content retrieved from one or more Web sites is disclosed. A component on a Web page can be selected and positioned on the composite desktop. The component can be a static image or an active desktop ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6251742 | Method of manufacturing a cup-shape capacitor A dielectric layer is deposited over an etching stop layer. Then, a photoresist pattern is patterned on the dielectric layer. An anisotropical etching is performed to etch the dielectric layer by using the photoresist pattern as an etching mask to generat... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6235392 | Lyocell fibers and process for their preparation The invention is lyocell fiber characterized by a pebbled surface as seen at high magnification and having a variable cross section and diameter along and between fibers. The fiber is produced by centrifugal spinning, melt blowing or its espunbonding vari... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231230 | Retractable thermowell A retractable thermowell is formed of a fixed thermowell housing on which a movable thermowell housing is threaded. The fixed thermowell housing and the movable thermowell housing together receive a thermowell. The thermowell is secured for axial movement... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221908 | System for stimulating brain plasticity A system for stimulating brain plasticity releases acetylcholine into the learner's brain while the learner is receiving incoming stimuli or performing an activity during the learning process. It is believed that acetylcholine helps the brain in the learn... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217775 | Treatment of metal-contaminated leachates utilizing fish bones and fish hard parts The present invention uses fish bones and fish hard parts to remediate, clean-up, stabilize, immobilize, or otherwise treat metal-contaminated water, soil or waste of any sort. The fish bones and fish hard parts can be mixed in with soils and wastes, or e... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6212429 | Method and apparatus for converting a monophasic defibrillator to a biphasic defibrillator An upgrade kit and method for converting a typical monophasic defibrillator into a biphasic defibrillator is provided. The upgrade kit is easily connected to a typical monophasic defibrillator and uses control signals that are commonly available in most m... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6180928 | Rare earth metal switched magnetic devices Rare earth metal switched magnetic devices that comprise one or more magnets, a rare earth metal element positioned in the magnetic field produced by the magnet(s) and a system for controlling the temperature of the rare earth metal element are disclosed.... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173218 | Neurocomputing control distribution system A method and system for controlling a propulsion system of a vehicle. The propulsion system includes at least one propulsion effector. The system also includes sensors for sensing vehicle position and motions, a control device for generating control signa... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170268 | Method and apparatus for automatically hydrating, freezing and packaged hydration material This application relates to a novel method and apparatus for hydrating, freezing and cutting packaged hydration material. More particularly, this invention pertains to a novel method and apparatus for drawing unhydrated sandwich packaged hydration gel mat... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6170493 | Method of cleaning a heater A method of cleaning tubing in an operating heater, in which the tubing has an inlet and an outlet. While the heater is in operation, a pig is run though the tubing from the inlet to the outlet and then returned to the inlet along return tubing, in parall... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6168563 | Remote health monitoring and maintenance system A system and method is described that enables a health care provider to monitor and manage a health condition of a patient. The system includes a health care provider apparatus operated by a health care provider and a remotely programmable patient apparat... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6169971 | Method to suppress noise in digital voice processing A method of suppressing noise in an input signal having voice components and noise components is provided. The method is an automatic gain control (20) implemented preferably in software. The noise components and the voice components are identified by a n... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6168183 | Snowboard binding A boot for use with a snowboard having a binding for attachment to the boot. The boot includes a base, a highback, and an upper. The base includes a binding-receiving plate for attaching the boot to the binding on the snowboard. The base also has toe and ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6160920 | Cosine transforming and quantizing device, method of reducing multiplication operations in a video compressing apparatus In order to reduce the number of multiplication operations in a video compressing apparatus, a predetermined original quantizer matrix is compensated with a set of scaling coefficients derived from a sixth intrinsic multiplication stage of a discrete cosi... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6157621 | Satellite communication system The Satellite Communication System disclosed in the specification is a dynamic constellation (C) of satellites (S). The present invention is capable of offering continuous voice, data and video service to customers across the globe on the land, on the sea... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6156546 | Identification and molecular cloning of a gene encoding a fibronectin binding protein (CadF) from Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni A novel gene encoding a 37 kDa outer membrane protein from Campylobacter coli M275 has been cloned and sequenced. This protein has been named CadF and is expressed in a large number of clinical isolates of Campylobacter species. The invention also provide... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6156048 | Atherectomy device for reducing damage to vessels and/or in-vivo stents An atherectomy device that may reduce the risk of damage to a vessel wall. One rotatable atherectomy burr has a recessed material removal portion lying between less abrasive proximal and distal shoulders. The shoulders can have a straight, rounded or elli... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6153732 | Kit for detecting analyte indicative of type II collagen resorption in vivo Immunoassay test kit for detecting analyte indicative of type II collagen resorption in vivo. including an immunological binding partner which binds to an amino-terminal or carboxy-terminal 3-hydroxypyridinium cross-linked telopeptide of type II collagen ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151032 | Stroke-based glyph-outline font generation in low/high resolution space A method, computer system and computer-readable medium for generating an outline font of Asian language characters. The Asian language characters are defined by basic strokes. The basic strokes are identified by a plurality of key points and at least one ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6146313 | Cross training exercise device An exercise device includes a pair of foot engaging links (30a, 30b). The rearward ends of the foot links are supported for arcuate motion about a pivot axis (26), and the forward ends of the foot links travel back and forth along a guide (36). The combin... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142009 | Smoke generating apparatus A smoke generating apparatus includes a housing having an interior cavity. A heated substrate is disposed within the interior cavity of the housing. A reservoir is provided to hold smoke generating liquid. An atomizing nozzle is disposed within the interi... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6143511 | Sandwich immunoassays for collagen type II degradation products Sandwich immunoassays for detecting analyte indicative of type II collagen resorption in vivo, by contacting a body fluid sample with a first antibody and a second antibody such that analyte present in the sample forms a first antibody-analyte-second anti... | 11/07/2000 |
