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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182176 | Tendon-supported membrane pipe A pipe comprising a flexible membrane that is disposed over a plurality of spaced-apart tendons is disclosed. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180940 | Method and system for transmission of cyclic and acyclic data over a transmission channel that takes into account real-time capability A method is disclosed for the transmission of cyclic and acyclic data by means of a transmission channel between at least two user devices connected to the transmission channel, with a protocol-specific cyclic data transmission being carried out at least between one... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174706 | System for dispersion-force-based actuation A system and method for dispersion-force-based actuation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a light beam is used to change the dispersion force between two spaced apart surfaces. The change in the dispersion force causes a change in the gap between the surfaces. Th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170225 | Method for adapting a vibration isolation system The invention relates to a method for adapting a vibration isolation system as well as to an arrangement with a vibration isolation system. By constructive measures in the environment of the vibration isolation system, particularly plane-parallel surfaces areas are ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166039 | System and method for encoding document ranking vectors A method of processing information related to documents in a collection of linked documents. For each respective document in all or a portion of said collection, one or more auxiliary page ranking vectors associated with the respective document are quantized. A sear... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164662 | Image-processing device for color image data and method for the image processing of color image data A digital image-processing device with a Bayer sensor and an image memory is provided in which the image data of the sensor is written into an image memory, and from this image memory, image data in the Bayer format with a length L and a width B is written continuou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155492 | Photonic crystal and method of fabrication A method is disclosed for forming a photonic crystal in a homogeneous layer of material. The method enables the fabrication of 1D, 2D, or 3D photonic crystals. Photonic crystals in accordance with embodiments of the present invention exhibit low temperature sensitiv... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155394 | Wireless location and facial/speaker recognition system An integrated wireless location and facial/speaker-recognition system that provides distinct advantages over facial-recognition systems and speaker-recognition systems of the prior art is disclosed. The integrated system is capable of using information from a wirele... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154734 | Optical interferometric sensor Embodiments of environmental stimulus sensors comprising multiple sources and detectors for interrogating one or more optically resonant cavities that are responsive to one or more environmental stimuli are disclosed. Such sensors have, among other advantages, impro... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154716 | Waveguide-based sensor A sensor for sensing a target chemical with high signal-to-noise ratio is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor comprises a sensing region that is optically coupled with an attenuation region. The sensing region receives optical stimulation that comprises light... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154399 | Method of operating a networked CBRNE detection system A CBRNE detection system and method for operating same are disclosed. The method provides a relatively increased Probability of Detection and a relatively decreased Probability of False Alarms for a networked system of detectors. In the illustrative embodiment, a ce... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154092 | Silicon carbide MEMS structures and methods of forming the same MEMS structures that include silicon carbide micromechanical components, as well as methods of forming and using the same, are provided. The silicon carbide micromechanical components may be integrated on the same structure with electronic components that control or... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153280 | Composition comprising silicon carbide A method of depositing a ceramic film, particularly a silicon carbide film, on a substrate is disclosed in which the residual stress, residual stress gradient, and resistivity are controlled. Also disclosed are substrates having a deposited film with these controlle... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152949 | Pultruded arc-segmented pipe A method for forming a large diameter and very long pipe comprises forming a plurality of pultruded segments via pultrusion and joining the segments along the lengthwise edges thereof. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151711 | Supercavitating projectile with reduced-drag control surfaces The illustrative embodiment provides bumpers which are roughly shaped like skis that face towards the air-water boundary of the air cavity. When the projectile fishtails and one or more of the bumpers come into contact with the air-water boundary, the water imparts ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151710 | Surface ship, deck-launched anti-torpedo projectile A surface ship, deck-launched anti-torpedo projectile is disclosed. The projectile has a blunt-end nose to create a cavitating running mode. The nose has a gradual, stepped, right-circular cylindrical or conic geometry. In some embodiments, the projectile includes a... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149422 | System and method for dispersion-force-based actuation A system and method for dispersion-force-based actuation are disclosed. In some embodiments, a light beam is used to change the dispersion force between two spaced apart surfaces. The change in the dispersion force causes a change in the gap between the surfaces. Th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149400 | Coded aperture snapshot spectral imager and method therefor The present invention enables snap-shot spectral imaging of a scene at high image generation rates. Light from the scene is processed through an optical system that comprises a coded-aperture. The optical system projects a plurality of images, each characterized by ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146527 | Offboard connection system A system for connecting an auxiliary craft and a mother ship includes a cable suspended from the mother ship, a cable tensioner, a mother-ship coupler that is slideably engaged to the cable, a fixture that depends from the auxiliary craft, and an auxiliary-craft cou... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146501 | Supercavitating projectile having a morphable nose A supercavitating projectile having a nose that is capable of morphing its shape or length for extended operating range is disclosed. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146362 | OTEC system An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system comprising a self-contained submersible OTEC plant is disclosed. The OTEC plant comprises a electrical generation system and a thermal mass whose temperature is based on the temperature of water at a first depth of a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8140201 | Vital method for exiting and re-entering a mapped guideway territory A system and method for controlling a train in a manner that accommodates transitions from and to railway-controlled territory at designated locations, as well as operating within the proximity of those locations in a vital manner. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139705 | Screened chamber for ion therapy In a shielded chamber for neutron therapy including a therapy room which has a central beam axis along which a high-energy therapy beam is introduced into the Chamber through one end wall thereof and which includes at the opposite end a labyrinth entrance with at le... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138765 | Device and method for actuator monitoring of a safety-related load circuit connected with two channels The invention relates to monitoring actuators arranged in the load circuit of an output circuit for switching the load circuit. Actuators are arranged in series in the load circuit, each of the actuators is connected to a control and evaluation device by a separate ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134448 | Method and control and data-transmission system for checking the installation location of a safety communications component A method and also a control and data-transmission system is presented, with which the installation location of at least one safety bus component connected to the control and data-transmission system (10) can be checked. For this purpose, in two separat... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133755 | Avalanche photodiode having controlled breakdown voltage Avalanche photodiodes and methods for forming them are disclosed. The breakdown voltage of an avalanche photodiode is controlled through the inclusion of a diffusion sink that is formed at the same time as the device region of the photodiode. The device region and d... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8130592 | Correlation method for SONAR or RADAR A method for improving the accuracy of velocity-measuring spatial correlation SONAR or RADAR is disclosed. The method uses data from multiple receiver pairs for each velocity vector, thereby providing improved utilization of a fixed sized receiver array. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126934 | Updating track databases after track maintenance Techniques are disclosed for updating a train track database after track maintenance so that the database correctly reflects any changes to track geometry or to the geo-locations of features along the tracks (e.g., grade crossings, mileposts, signals, platforms, swi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119502 | Method for packaging components The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of packaged components. The invention is based here on the problem of facilitating the application of covers with lateral dimensions that are smaller than the lateral dimensions of the functional substrate. For t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118521 | Drilling apparatus The invention relates to a drilling apparatus which is held firmly on the workpiece by means of feet, and which has a step-down transmission for easier manual feeding. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117843 | Ocean thermal energy conversion system An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system is disclosed. The OTEC system generates electrical energy based on a difference in the temperatures of the water from a surface region of a body of water and a thermal mass whose temperature is based on the temperatur... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8109393 | Holder and modular stacking system for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies The invention relates to a holder for safely storing and/or transporting frameless PV modules or other flat, cuboidal bodies, the size of which is defined by three sides and the thickness of which is defined by the shortest one of the three sides, wherein the holder... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106818 | Positioning system and positioning method It is an object of the present invention to perform positioning at the proper positioning time and positioning precision in response to a requirement with respect to positioning. A positioning server 10 comprises a first positioning component 12 that p... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106817 | Positioning system and positioning method It is an object of the present invention to obtain a positioning result corresponding to the state of a receiver in less time. A positioning server 10 comprises a reception state information acquisition component 12 that acquires reception state inform... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106713 | Power amplifier with stabilising network A power amplifier circuit comprising a transistor for receiving a signal to be amplified at an input and for outputting an amplified signal at an output; a modulated power supply connected to the transistor output; and a resistive element connected at the transistor... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100386 | Enthalpy exchanger The invention relates to an enthalpy exchanger, comprising at least one enthalpy-exchanging unit, which enthalpy-exchanging unit: comprises at least one plate, along at least one contact side of which a first liquid medium and a second medium can be displaced while ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096256 | Passively-actuated lanyard clamp A passively-actuated lanyard clamp is disclosed that provides an improved ability to deploy a terminal weight or anchor in a body of water without some of the disadvantages for doing so in the prior art. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a mechanicall... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093979 | Transformer based voltage supply There is disclosed a voltage summer including a transformer having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein a first voltage to be summed is connected to the primary side and a second voltage to be summed is connected to the secondary side. There is further discl... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093946 | Joint optimisation of supply and bias modulation There is disclosed a technique for controlling at least one amplification stage, comprising: selecting a linearity objective for the amplification stage; in dependence on an input signal to said amplification stage, determining a combination of supply input and bias... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093945 | Joint optimisation of supply and bias modulation A radio frequency amplifier system is disclosed in which the amplifier bias supply and power supply voltages are instantaneously modulated with signals derived from the envelope voltage of the input signal. Separate non-linear mapping functions are used to derive th... | 01/10/2012 |
