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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6442728 | Methods and apparatus for turbo code An interleaver receives incoming data frames of size N. The interleaver indexes the elements of the frame with an N1×N.sub.2 index array. The interleaver then effectively rearranges (permutes) the data by permuting the rows of the index array.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6389879 | Method, device and apparatus to detect changes of state in a capillary and to optimize injection conditions of a sample into gas-chromatography apparatuses This invention concerns a method, a device, and an apparatus to detect changes of state in a capillary tube, in particular a gas-chromatographic column or pre-column and to consequently control the conditions under which samples are injected or introduced... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6386195 | Dispensing device A dispensing device has a liquid supplier having a liquid outlet; an electrical charger for generating an electrical field to cause liquid issuing from the liquid outlet to be comminuted to provide electrically charged comminuted matter; an electrical dis... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381232 | Handoff procedures based on broadband networks Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving performance of handoff in a telecommunications system having a plurality of base stations and a mobile unit in handoff communication (uplink only or in both uplink and downlink) with at least two of the ba... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378069 | Apparatus and methods for providing software updates to devices in a communication network An apparatus for transmitting software to a subscriber device in a communication network, which includes a processor, a database coupled to the processor, and a communication device for providing software to a subscriber device. The database contains info... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371555 | Lounge chair backrest with a three dimensional design A backrest of a lounge chair that has an open frame partially shrouded by a sheath. The sheath has a light transmissive front half. The rear half has a decorative design element and the front half has a decorative design element. The two decorative design... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6372266 | Medicinal composition for treating dysmenorrhea and endometriosis industrial use A medicinal composition for treating dysmenorrhea and endometriosis comprising a plant extract and containing proanthocyanidins as an effective component thereof. The composition is provided and administered in the form of soft capsules, tablets, or a pow... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6370183 | Predictive rake receiver for CDMA mobile radio systems A rake receiver with a finger for each of a plurality of multipath components displaced in time has provision for predicting short-term variations in the strength of each component and adapting the coefficients of each finger accordingly, thus reducing th... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366540 | Open-faced watch display Timepieces, in a single-housed, single-crystal design, constructed to provide an unobstructed central area of the face for enhanced display of artwork, logos, holograms, designs and/or pictures.... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366654 | Method and system for conducting a multimedia phone cell A method and apparatus for conducting a multimedia telephone call. The apparatus carries out the method by establishing a telephone call between first and second customer premises equipment and generating, at the first customer premises equipment, a frequ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366319 | Subtractive color processing system for digital imaging Improved methods and apparatus for digital focal plane array (FPA)--based color imaging include the step of sampling an image, using an FPA camera equipped with a color filter array (CFA) to obtain a value at each pixel position, thereby creating a set of... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361204 | Device for measuring the thermal conductivity of a fluid A device for measuring the thermal conductivity of a fluid comprising a first detection section with at least one duct in which a gas flows and at least one heat sensitive resistance element placed in that duct, and a second detection section for the dete... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6361805 | Method of preparation and composition of a water soluble extract of the plant species uncaria for enhancing immune, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and DNA repair processes of warm blooded animals The present invention is directed to a method of preparation and the composition of a water soluble extract of the plant species Uncaria. The present invention is also directed to the pharmaceutical use of the composition for the enhancement of the immune... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357277 | Method and equipment for the realignment of peaks in gas chromatographic analyses The invention concerns a method for the realignment of peaks in gas chromatographic analyses after the replacement of the used capillary column with a nominally equal one, wherein a K coefficient characteristic of the column is preventively calculated by ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349147 | Chinese electronic dictionary A method of finding a Chinese character in an electronic dictionary. The method includes sorting the characters in the dictionary into three groups according to stroke type: horizontal, vertical and slant, identifying which group a character belongs to ba... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347385 | Interleavers for turbo code Systems and methods for interleaving codes includes a processor that acts on a data frame received and stored in a memory. The processor separates portions of the data frame and permutes the portions, achieving maximum data scattering by using equations b... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6345898 | Illuminated pad lock An illuminated combination pad lock that illuminates in response to pressing in the combination dial or raising the shackle although still in the locked position. The illumination ceases in response to release of the combination dial or the shackle.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6347079 | Apparatus and methods for path identification in a communication network An apparatus and methods for path identification in a communication network, including a plurality of network elements, the plurality of network elements further including a first network element, for issuing a first signal requesting a path identificatio... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6341171 | Method and apparatus for scanning and storing a low resolution optical representation of a finger's image A method and apparatus for scanning and storing an optical representation of a finger's papillary lines reduces the amount of information for storing in memory by eliminating gray scale regions of the image. An image of the finger's papillary lines is cre... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6338750 | Cleaning apparatus Cleaning apparatus that has at least one suction device that sucks fluid toward the inside of the apparatus and is connected to an external suction duct. Interposed between the duct and the suction device is a device that holds back the solid particles pr... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6339073 | Uses of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and its derivatives for treatment of malignant and infectious diseases This invention provides a method of killing tumor cells or microorganisms which comprises contacting the tumor cells or the microorganisms with an amount of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) or its analogs effective to increase clonogenic toxicity o... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6332094 | Personal monitor and method using identification to minimize interference A heartbeat rate monitor that uses a sensor to detect a person's heartbeats and circuitry for providing pulses indicative of these heartbeats. A transmitter wirelessly transmits these pulses, along with an identification (ID) signal, to a receiver. The ID... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330456 | System and method to combine power control commands during soft handoff in DS/CDMA cellular systems Mobile stations in communication with several base stations in a cellular CDMA system (as when undergoing soft handoff) do not use the conventional "or of the downs" rule for assessing power control commands from base stations. Mobile stations assess the ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6330316 | Alternate routing schemes using quality of service information for calls involving unreliable networks The invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining whether a CPS should employ a standard interface or an unreliable network for routing telephone calls. The invention includes a telephone call switching apparatus which includes a routing engi... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6324953 | Device for forming cutting blade for prints A device for forming a cutting blade for prints is disclosed. The device of this invention forms cutting blades by appropriately bending and cutting a metal strip into desired blades through integrated work regardless of a difference in the size of metal ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6320898 | CDMA pseudo-smart antenna selection A CDMA base station servicing a plurality of mobile stations in a plurality of sectors monitors the reverse-link signal strength received by each antenna for each mobile station, and accordingly determines an optimum combination of antennas for forward-li... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6318640 | Dispensing device A comminuting liquid device, a medicament delivery device, an inhaler, a method of providing droplets for delivery to the respiratory tract, a pocket-sized dispenser, and a method of mixing liquids by droplet coalescence. Liquids are subjected to electric... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6317422 | Methods and apparatus of N-chip resistant spreading in CDMA systems Methods and apparatus for generating spreading codes in a CDMA system are disclosed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention wherein the system includes a pseudonoise (PN) code generator and a logic device configured to replace a portion ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6309499 | Process and a aparatus for production of multilayer trim elements for vehicles Panels and elements for vehicle interiors are obtained by co-extrusion or co-lamination of a layer (10a) of themoplastic support material containing a reinforcement filler with a layer (9a) of thermoplastic covering material containing an amorphous thermo... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309136 | Device for locking a mechanical member onto a shaft A device for locking in a removable way a mechanical member with a taper bore onto a shaft having a cylindrical section. A first bush is provided that has internal and external surfaces. A second bush is provided that is suitable to be inserted into the f... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6308551 | Apparatus for bending cutting blade An apparatus for bending a cutting blade rule includes: a guide having a guide passage formed therein for transferring said cutting blade rule in a lengthwise direction; a first rotary body located at an upper position adjacently to a head of said guide; ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6311070 | Variable step size for power control bits to protect against power overshoot The invention provides a system and method for controlling transmission power of a mobile unit in a wireless communication system which minimizes transmission power overshoot caused by counteracting the effects of deep fading. The power control bits are r... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6304651 | Communicating network resource locators to customer premises equipment using modified ring access A method and system for downloading a file to a subscriber telephone. The system includes a modified ring access server for producing a modified ring access message including a first network resource locator, a central office service unit for producing a ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6304819 | Locating positions on maps An apparatus to enable one's position to be easily found on a traditional map having its own coordinate system distinct from a wide area coordinate system, data is associated with the map from which the relationship--between the map coordinate system and ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6302828 | Weight offloading apparatus A transportable offloading weight apparatus for supporting a portion of a patient's weight undergoing gait training is provided. The offloading weight apparatus employs a resilient suspension system to reduce the amount of weight borne by a patient. The o... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6295348 | Method of arbitrating type II/type III CPE's during SCWID A method and apparatus for signalling a telephone switch to indicate the presence of a telephone of a pre-defined type on a subscriber loop. A subscriber loop is sensed to detect whether or not a telephone of a pre-defined type is connected to the subscri... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6283706 | Adjustable harness for a portable fan A portable apparatus that includes fan and a harness adapted to permit the fan to be hung from a harness in a self-supported position on the wearer and which permits relocation of the fan to vary the distance of the fan from the neck of the wearer. The ha... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6282564 | Method, system and apparatus for exchanging stored information between a server and customer premises equipment An apparatus for communicating information. The apparatus comprises memory and a transmitter. The memory stores information in a data record having pre-defined information fragments and identification fields associated with respective information fragment... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6270797 | Sustained release pharmaceutical composition containing glipizide and method for producing same One aspect of the invention resides in a monolithic sustained release composition of glipizide for patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus that exhibits a breakdown after ingestion by a patient in conformity with a zero-order kinetic. The pr... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6269239 | System and method to combine power control commands during soft handoff in DS/CDMA cellular systems Mobile stations in communication with several base stations in a cellular CDMA system (as when undergoing soft handoff) do not use the conventional "or of the downs" rule for assessing power control commands from base stations. Mobile stations assess the ... | 07/31/2001 |
