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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149421 | Optical homodyne interferometer Faults, dimensions and other characteristics of a material or structure are sensed by a coherent beam's reflection from the material when probed with ultrasonic waves or when vibrating at high frequencies. The reflected beam acquires a dynamic phase change substanti... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8115807 | Apparatus and method for mapping hair metric Apparatus for determining the status of hair bulk in an area of a scalp is operative to provide a metric over a sufficiently large area to permit revisiting with only negligible misalignment error. Accurate re-measurement of hair status in accurately identified area... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107653 | Garment with built-in audio source wiring An audio source device may be used with a garment such as a hooded garment by passing the audio wires into a channel in the hood and having them exit the hood inside hollow lanyards with earbuds at the ends. A means to fix the wires and the lanyards to each other in... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8072595 | Time correlation system and method A time correlated single photon counting system having a programmable delay generator triggered by a laser fire event detector. The system may be used for chemical agent detection based on Rayleigh scattering using optical time domain reflectometry techniques. The s... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062674 | Organic pesticide and method of use A composition for killing insects in which the main active ingredient is whey permeate. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8017219 | Process for making a mineral battery The present invention provides a process for making a mineral battery using treated powdered polar crystal mineral and a treated liquid as an electrolyte. The polar crystal powder and liquid are either separately or after mixing together subjected to a rotating EMF.... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7921537 | Method of making a prefabricated relief form A prefabricated relief form member for use as an architectural trim feature on a structure using structural elements from connected wire assemblies such as corner aid to make a prefabricated relief form member and fastening the structural elements together such as b... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7909484 | LED-based incapacitating apparatus and method Apparatus and method for using a light source to incapacitate a subject by a pattern of temporal flashing and/or color flashing of the light source. The light source is preferably an array of light emitting diodes. A rangefinder may be used to control the light outp... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897057 | Sensor for detection of gas such as hydrogen and method of fabrication A gas sensor system and its method of fabrication is disclosed. The sensor system comprises an optrode, light source, and a light detector. In a sensor for hydrogen gas, the optrode is comprised of a porous substrate into which an intimate mixture of reagent and cat... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7883051 | Ducted propulsion vector system A ducted propulsion vector system that vectors thrust generated from ducted fan powered aircraft. The system has hinged duct flaps may be vectored from +10 degrees up and turned through −90 degrees downward. Vectored downward 90 degrees, the flaps vector thrust en... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7838285 | Imaging electrophoresis system Apparatus and method employing gel electrophoresis and optical imaging techniques to measure the amount of biomaterial that attaches to specified locations on a detector slide and to determine the molecular weight of the molecules at those locations. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7813646 | Power over optical fiber system A system for providing power to remote equipment where a transmit unit having lasers transmits laser light over optical fiber to a receive unit having photovoltaic receivers. The photovoltaic receivers convert the laser light to electrical energy for the remote equi... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7741108 | Bacteria sensor and method Bacteria accumulations on the interior walls of a fluid conduit are detected by placing a bacterial target substrate in the conduit. The substrate is structured to allow bacteria to colonize it at at least the rate of accumulation expected on the conduit walls or at... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7717618 | Apparatus and method for high resolution temperature measurement and for hyperthermia therapy An apparatus and method for increasing the resolution of a linear array of fiber Bragg gratings by applying a plastic coating having a high CTE over the optical fiber. Apparatus and method for determining the temperature of each of a succession of points along a tis... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699715 | Portable golf practice device A portable golf practice device is disclosed that is easily transported by the golfer and simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the club head during a golf swing. The device includes a simulated turf surface fitted in a carriage tray. The carriage ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7650051 | Distributed optical fiber sensor with controlled response Distributed fiber optic chemical and physical sensors can provide a relatively highly uniform response over the length of the fiber by, for example, varying such properties as the core/cladding index of refraction ratio to compensate for the non-linearity in sensiti... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7585228 | Golf swing plane training device and method A golf swing plane training device is disclosed that helps the user develop a correct swing plane as well as exercise the muscle groups most effective in imparting maximum power to a golf ball. The device is portable and comprises a rotating swing plane guide, one e... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7583865 | Segmented fiber optic sensor and method A fiber optic sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte has a plurality of optical fibers each of which has an analyte sensing segment and the fibers are deployed so that the analyte sensing segments are arranged in sequential offset relationship over a distance... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7551810 | Segmented fiber optic sensor and method A fiber optic sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte has a plurality of optical fibers each of which has at least one analyte sensing segment and one or more low loss lead portion, where the optical fibers are disposed on the periphery of a fiber carrier. The... | 06/23/2009 |
| 6954142 | Surveillance system and method A sensor system in which a sensor suite has a locally located field sensing unit (FSU) that converts and evaluates sensor information using sensor fusion algorithms and is thereby able to send qualitative low-bandwidth, low power usage signals to a remote command po... | 10/11/2005 |
| 7500763 | LED-based incapacitating apparatus and method Apparatus and method for using a light source to incapacitate a subject by a pattern of temporal flashing and/or color flashing of the light source. The light source is preferably an array of light emitting diodes. A rangefinder may be used to control the light outp... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7496267 | Integrated optic devices and photosensitive sol-gel process for producing integrated optic devices A photosensitive sol-gel film containing an organometallic photosensitizer is deposited on the oxide containing surface layer of a silicon substrate. A pattern of white or ultra violet light incident to the photosensitive sol-gel film results in the unbinding of the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7474896 | Locating system and method A mobile controller unit has a radio positioning system and a two-way communication system and a rover unit also has a radio positioning system and a two-way radio communication system. The controller unit can query the rover unit to send its location data so that t... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7455691 | Intraocular and intracorneal refractive lenses An intraocular and intracorneal lens includes an optical portion and a corrugated haptic portion. Corrugations of the haptic portion may be linear or arcuate, and such corrugations may be present on both anterior and posterior surfaces of the haptic portion. The int... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7441778 | Method for playing a wagering game The present invention comprises a wagering game in which at least one player, but preferably a plurality of players, plays against a banker. Each player and the banker are dealt five cards, discard a card, and then a common starter card is turned face up from the de... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413531 | Wheel resistance exercise device An exercise apparatus that can be attached to any wheeled device that is pushed in which the wheel of the wheeled device is subjected to rolling resistance so that the person pushing it had to push harder thereby experiencing exercise. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7391948 | Optical waveguide structure Waveguide structures in which light confinement strength varies along the direction of light propagation are described. The waveguides include a core adapted to propagate light along a path defined by the core and a cladding material that at least partially surround... | 06/24/2008 |
| D571202 | Sipping lid closure device | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384346 | Golf practice device A golf practice device is disclosed that simulates the response of natural turf when impacted by the golf club head. The device comprises a platform for supporting the golfer and a divot simulator insert installed in a cavity area within the platform. The divot simu... | 06/10/2008 |
| D567769 | Flanged adapter ring | 04/29/2008 |
| 7346972 | Method of making a welding helmet A method of making a welding helmet molded from plastic having animal facial features or animal skull facial features in which a welding helmet lens is attached where the eye feature would be. ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322556 | Pinch valve for regulating fluid flow A pinch valve for regulating fluid flow includes a close mechanism for closing a sleeve by pinching its sides together. The pinch valve also includes an open mechanism integral with the close mechanism for opening the tube by urging the sides apart. The open mechani... | 01/29/2008 |
| D560174 | Adapter ring | 01/22/2008 |
| 7308274 | Locating system and method A mobile controller unit has a radio positioning system and a two-way communication system and a rover unit also has a radio positioning system and a two-way radio communication system. The controller unit can query the rover unit to send its location data so that t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7260283 | Distributed optical fiber sensor with controlled response Distributed fiber optic chemical and physical sensors provide a relatively highly uniform response over the length of the fiber by, for example, varying such properties as the core/cladding index of refraction ratio to compensate for the non-linearity in sensitivity... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249740 | Camera support and control device An extensible camera mast in which the tilt of a camera placed at the top of the mast is controlled by a pair of lines that extend from a tilt assembly on which the camera is mounted down to a control assembly where the lines are wound on oppositely rotatable spools... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7207998 | Intracorneal lens placement method and apparatus A method and apparatus for correcting vision, including a corneal-pocket keratome device to create a corneal pocket and a lens to be inserted and retained in the corneal pocket to effect correction. The corneal-pocket keratome includes a drive unit having cutting he... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7180426 | Incapacitating flashing light apparatus and method Apparatus and method for using an light source to incapacitate a subject in which the light source strobes by a spatial scanning through a pattern and a temporal flashing at a rate sufficient to cause incapacitation. The strobing (meaning both spatial scanning and t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7112169 | Plastic bag and method A system and method for preparing a plastic bag especially useful for carrying electronic products by extruding spaced apart ribs onto the interior surfaces so that the bag volume is greater, so that a greater amount of VCI or anti-static material can be carried in ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7031417 | Method and apparatus for synchronization of clocks Clocks are synchronized using a reference clock in two possible ways. One method uses two-way communication between a reference clock and a moving clock. The other method uses one-way communication from the moving clock. ... | 04/18/2006 |
