Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7648713 | Methods of using in situ hydration of hydrogel articles for sealing or augmentation of tissue or vessels Pharmaceutically acceptable hydrogel polymers of natural, recombinant or synthetic origin, or hybrids thereof, are introduced in a dry, less hydrated, or substantially deswollen state and rehydrate in a physiological environment to undergo a volumetric expansion and... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648509 | Sacroiliac joint immobilization Improved tools and procedures relate to the immobilization of the sacroiliac joint for the treatment of pain associated with the joint. Kits comprise, for example, a guide element and an immobilization element of a biocompatible material with a size and shape suitab... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7609917 | Method and apparatus for controlling waveguide birefringence by selection of a waveguide core width for a top cladding A method and apparatus for controlling waveguide birefringence by selection of a waveguide core width for a tuned top clad is described herein. In one example, a dopant concentration within a top cladding material is between 3-6% (wt.). Given a tuned top cladding co... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7597882 | Protein crosslinkers, crosslinking methods and applications thereof Some aspects of this disclosure relate to a method for crosslinking a biological fluid comprising combining a biological fluid with a crosslinker to covalently crosslink proteins endogenous to the biological fluid to form a crosslinked gel. Examples of a biological ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7592418 | Biocompatible crosslinked polymers with visualization agents Biocompatible crosslinked polymers, and methods for their preparation and use, are disclosed in which the biocompatible crosslinked polymers are formed from water soluble precursors having electrophilic and nucleophilic functional groups capable of reacting and cros... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7592009 | Polypeptide ligands for targeting cartilage and methods of use thereof Ligands that specifically bind to articular cartilage tissues are disclosed, including uses for targeting therapeutics towards articular cartilage tissue and new materials for articular cartilage. The ligands are effective in vivo to target therapeutic materials to ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591096 | Display holder A device for displaying a disability parking certificate placard in a vehicle, with the device being movable from a storage position to a display position. ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7575784 | Coating formation by reactive deposition Light reactive deposition uses an intense light beam to form particles that are directly coated onto a substrate surface. In preferred embodiments, a coating apparatus comprising a noncircular reactant inlet, optical elements forming a light path, a first substrate,... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574096 | Optical attenuator A tilting mirror MEMS variable optical attenuator attenuates light over a band of wavelengths with minimum wavelength dependent loss. The attenuator includes a lens that has a wedged input face and is made from a material that has high dispersion. The lens design ca... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7574084 | Photodetector coupled to a planar waveguide An improved electro-optical system has a planar waveguide coupled to a photodetector through a transparent substrate. The planar waveguide is within a planar optical structure that can be part of optical communication network. The photodetector is positioned to rece... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7531522 | Antibodies, recombinant antibodies, recombinant antibody fragments and fusions mediated plant disease resistance against fungi A method for the production of fungus resistant transgenic plants, plant cells or plant tissue comprising the introduction of an Ab, rAb, rAb fragment or fusion or vector of the invention or the vectors of the composition of the invention into the genome of a plant,... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7521097 | Reactive deposition for electrochemical cell production Light reactive deposition can be adapted effectively for the deposition of one or more electrochemical cell components. In particular, electrodes, electrolytes, electrical interconnects can be deposited form a reactive flow. In some embodiments, the reactive flow co... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507382 | Multiple reactant nozzles for a flowing reactor A collection of zinc oxide nanoparticles have been produced by laser pyrolysis. The zinc oxide nanoparticles have average particle diameters of less than about 95 nm and a very narrow particle size distribution. The laser pyrolysis process is characterized by the pr... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7491431 | Dense coating formation by reactive deposition Methods for forming coated substrates can be based on depositing material from a flow onto a substrate in which the coating material is formed by a reaction within the flow. In some embodiments, the product materials are formed in a reaction driven by photon energy ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7470324 | Protein crystallisation method A method for the crystallization of macromolecules in a three-phase system using a vessel containing a lower aqueous phase, a middle phase and an upper hydrophobic phase having a lower density than that of the lower aqueous phase, wherein an aqueous solution of the ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7445608 | Ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus An ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus are implemented to achieve a desired minimum level of residual cushioning in response to a biasing force applied to the associated apparatus tensioning and/or compression mechanism(s). The ambulatory spinal unloadi... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7437047 | Optical materials with selected index-of-refraction Photosensitive optical materials are used for establishing more versatile approaches for optical device formation. In some embodiments, unpatterned light is used to shift the index-of-refraction of planar optical structures to shift the index-of-refraction of the ph... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416537 | Rehabilitative orthoses Instrumented orthoses with more sophisticated structures provide for coordinated support and rehabilitation of complex joints and multiple injured joints. Improved instrumented orthoses can include hinges that can rotate in multiple different planes. Particularly pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413752 | Composite hydrogel drug delivery systems Compositions and methods are provided to control the release of relatively low molecular weight therapeutic species through hydrogels by first dispersing or dissolving such therapeutic species within relatively hydrophobic rate modifying agents to form a mixture. Th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7392907 | Nestable containers with coverings having a fold Embodiments include sets of nestable containers with each container having a cover comprises a fold. The covers are disposable between two of the nestable containers when the containers are nested with each other. Uses of the containers include, for example, food, c... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7384680 | Nanoparticle-based power coatings and corresponding structures Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 n... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347850 | Adhesion barriers applicable by minimally invasive surgery and methods of use thereof Biocompatible crosslinked polymers, and methods for their preparation and use with minimally invasive surgery applicators are disclosed. The disclosure includes compositions and methods for in situ formation of hydrogels using minimally invasive surgical techniques.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323158 | Multiple metal oxide submicron particles Collections of particles comprising multiple a metal oxide can be formed with average particle sizes less than about 500 nm. In some embodiments, the particle collections have particle size distributions such that at least about 95 percent of the particles have a di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7306845 | Optical materials and optical devices Nanoscale particles, particle coatings/particle arrays and corresponding consolidated materials are described based on an ability to vary the composition involving a wide range of metal and/or metalloid elements and corresponding compositions. In particular, metallo... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303075 | Nestable storage containers with reversibly deformable closures Embodiments include nestable containers and reversibly deformable closures for the containers that are disposable in the nested arrangement. For example, materials and methods are described for making and using a storage apparatus having storage containers and closu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7272273 | Photodetector coupled to a planar waveguide An improved electro-optical system has a planar waveguide coupled to a photodetector through a transparent substrate. The planar waveguide is within a planar optical structure that can be part of optical communication network. The photodetector is positioned to rece... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258706 | Abrasive particles for surface polishing Polishing compositions are described that are appropriate for fine polishing to very low tolerances. The polishing compositions include particles with small diameters with very narrow distributions in size and effectively no particles with diameters several times la... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7224882 | Optical materials with selected index-of-refraction Photosensitive optical materials are used for establishing more versatile approaches for optical device formation. In some embodiments, unpatterned light is used to shift the index-of-refraction of planar optical structures to shift the index-of-refraction of the ph... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220270 | Methods and apparatus for intraluminal deposition of hydrogels Methods and apparatus of forming hydrogel systems in situ are provided using a delivery system configured to deliver two or more fluent prepolymer solutions without premature crosslinking. The delivery system comprises separate first and second lumens coupling first... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214446 | Batteries with electroactive nanoparticles Batteries based on nanoparticles are demonstrated that achieve high energy densities. Vanadium oxide nanoparticles can have several different stoichiometries and corresponding crystal lattices. The nanoparticles preferably have average diameters less than about 500 ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7211651 | Proteinaceous gels having visualization agents and methods of use thereof Proteinaceous gels having visualization agents and methods of use thereof are disclosed herein. Further, polymeric crosslinking agents are disclosed that have an inert water soluble polymeric component, biodegradable components, functional components reactive with c... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194162 | Filter response optimization for an arrayed waveguide grating device by adjusting grating optical path length at nanometer scale A method of optimizing a filter response of an arrayed waveguide grating is disclosed. The method includes the step of measuring a respective phase error of a plurality of waveguide cores of the arrayed waveguide grating. Once the phase error is measured, a respecti... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7132783 | Phosphor particles having specific distribution of average diameters Small particles provide for improved performance as phosphors especially in the production of display devices. Particles with an diameter less than about 100 nm have altered band properties that affect the emission by the particles. A collection of such small partic... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7101520 | High luminescence phosphor particles and methods for producing the particles Methods for producing metal/metalloid oxide particles comprise rare earth metals herein include reacting a reactant stream in a gas flow. The reactant stream includes a rare earth metal precursor and an oxygen source. A collection of particles comprising metal/metal... | 09/05/2006 |
