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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185444 | Interactive online reading system An interactive online reading system for reading online digital content such as digital books including textbooks for a period of purchased time which is counted down only during a user activated reading session and wherein the countdown of the period of purchased t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177072 | Apparatus and method for separating and isolating components of a biological fluid A device for separating and isolating components of a biological fluid comprising a container for containing the fluid to be processed, a tube cap assembly for closing the container while providing filling and extraction communication therewith, a float assembly dis... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167139 | Stem and progenitor cell compositions recovered from bone marrow or cord blood; system and method for preparation thereof The invention includes compositions of stem and progenitor cells recovered from bone marrow or cord blood containing most of the viable CD34+ cells and substantially depleted of red blood cells resident in the original sample, without any xenobiotic additives to aid... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8145444 | Asset surveillance system and method comprising self-calibrating fault detection A computer-implemented asset surveillance system and method for self calibrating at least one fault detector providing asset surveillance by calibrating at least the one fault detector with statistics associated with expected asset behavior, acquiring observed data ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113479 | Telescoping stabilization system comprising a reinforced telescoping member Telescoping stabilization system comprising a telescoping composite strut body which comprises a lower member pivotally coupled at a lower end to a base, a medial member telescopically received within the lower member, and an upper member telescopically received wit... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8028843 | Shift and scan test tube rack apparatus and method A shift and scan test tube rack apparatus and method comprised of an array of initially aligned racks each comprised of a row of spaced apart receptacles each having a receptacle window through which a barcode on a received barcode labeled test tube is viewable and ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7950549 | Powered dispenser with interchangeable cartridges An electric or battery powered hand tool, which dispenses a wide variety of semi-soft materials. It is held in one hand and dispenses the material by pressing a pressure sensitive flow-control button. The power of the motor is adjustable, depending upon the consiste... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7677951 | Adjustable breast positioning system for women's garment Adjustable breast positioning system for a breast received within a breast cup of a woman's garment comprising a platform situated within a lower region of the breast cup; a shaping member at least partially overlaying the platform wherein the platform and shaping m... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7497760 | Adjustable breast positioning system for women's garment Adjustable breast positioning system for a breast received within a breast cup of a woman's garment comprising a pliable platform situated within a lower region of the breast cup; a shaping member at least partially overlaying the platform wherein the platform and s... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7415382 | Surveillance system and method having an adaptive sequential probability fault detection test System and method providing surveillance of an asset such as a process and/or apparatus by providing training and surveillance procedures that numerically fit a probability density function to an observed residual error signal distribution that is correlative to nor... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7303203 | Ergonomic wheelchair hand rim Wheelchair hand rim device comprised of a heat conducting tubular hand rim and a continuous circumferential elastomeric interface that has a cross-sectional contour comprised of an outwardly extending horizontal member having a proximal end coupled to an outboard si... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7158917 | Asset surveillance system: apparatus and method System and method for providing surveillance of an asset comprised of numerically fitting at least one mathematical model to obtained residual data correlative to asset operation; storing at least one mathematical model in a memory; obtaining a current set of signal... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7082379 | Surveillance system and method having an adaptive sequential probability fault detection test System and method providing surveillance of an asset such as a process and/or apparatus by providing training and surveillance procedures that numerically fit a probability density function to an observed residual error signal distribution that is correlative to nor... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7065474 | Frequency rectification system: apparatus and method Frequency rectification system using a Van der Pol oscillator for processing an asset signal by obtaining a complex signal from an asset comprised of a noise signal and a signal of interest having a corresponding frequency of interest wherein the complex signal incl... | 06/20/2006 |
| D521848 | Security box for a television audio controller | 05/30/2006 |
| 6954062 | Apparatus for determining gaps between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945081 | Retractable security cable device Bicycle retractable security cable device comprising a cable disposed within a first frame member and within an opened ended housing extending along a second frame member, the cable comprising an external cable portion extending from the first frame member and termi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6937941 | Impulse monitoring system: apparatus and method A system for determining impulse events of an asset by sampling and digitizing a complex signal sensed by a transducer monitoring the asset into a digitized signal with a sampling device operatively coupled to the transducer, transforming the digitized signal into a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934696 | Custom rule system and method for expert systems A custom rule system and method that stores custom rules as rule steps and then displays these rule steps as graphical depictions such that these graphical depictions can be selected and interconnected to visually form custom rules for an expert system. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919731 | Method for measuring a position of a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6917839 | Surveillance system and method having an operating mode partitioned fault classification model A system and method which partitions a parameter estimation model, a fault detection model, and a fault classification model for a process surveillance scheme into two or more coordinated submodels together providing improved diagnostic decision making for at least ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907692 | Spinning vase device and method Spinning vase comprising a hollow member and an inner member inserted within the hollow member, the inner member comprising an ornament receiving top end for receiving a ornament such as a floral upwardly emanating beyond the open upper end of the hollow member, and... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906532 | Method for digitally measuring electrical impedance A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6898469 | Surveillance system and method having parameter estimation and operating mode partitioning A system and method for monitoring an apparatus or process asset including creating a process model comprised of a plurality of process submodels each correlative to at least one training data subset partitioned from an unpartitioned training data set and each havin... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892163 | Surveillance system and method having an adaptive sequential probability fault detection test System and method providing surveillance of an asset such as a process and/or apparatus by providing training and surveillance procedures that numerically fit a probability density function to an observed residual error signal distribution that is correlative to nor... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6889096 | Industrial plant asset management system: apparatus and method An industrial plant asset management system comprising of a synchronized multiple view graphical user interface combining simultaneous real time and database display capability, a database including a knowledge manager and having input and output interfaces, a norma... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6868656 | Comfort management system for equine The present invention relates generally to a comfort management system for equine and, in particular, to a multi-purpose, multi-functional hoof-ware device, boot or shoe and multiple, interchangeable inserts for all equine hooves that uses, attaches, wraps, and fits... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6862838 | Fishing leader apparatus and method of making same Non-trolling fishing leader apparatus comprised of a single braided steel cable having a first end portion coupled to a fishing line supplied from a rod and real and having a second end portion coupled to a baited hook or lure such that leader apparatus is devoid of... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861852 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6850077 | Method for measuring a characteristic of a conductive target material using a proximity probe A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850078 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6847217 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6842020 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6825676 | Apparatus for determining dynamic gaps between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826490 | Transducer calibration system: apparatus and method A transducer calibration apparatus and method for transforming both previously established transducer parameters for a transducer calibrated to a first target object material and measured transducer parameters for the transducer monitoring a second different target ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6819122 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816816 | Transducer fault detection system using slew rate measurements: apparatus and method A transducer fault detection system that transforms transducer measurements into slew rate measurement, and determines which, if any, of the slew rate measurement are anomalous or correlative to faults. The system can generate alarms based on these determinations. T... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6803757 | Multi-coil eddy current proximity probe system A proximity probe system comprising a multi-coil proximity probe including a drive coil, a sense coil and a reference coil. The system includes a signal generator driving the drive coil with an alternating current for creating a magnetic field that induces eddy curr... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799139 | System for determining machine running speed from machine vibration: apparatus and method A System for determining machine running speed by sampling and digitizing a complex signal sensed by a transducer monitoring a machine into a digitized signal; mixing the digitized signal with a digitized signal having a predetermined frequency for obtaining a strea... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6798194 | Method for measuring a gap between a proximity probe and a conductive target material A digital eddy current proximity system including a digital impedance measuring device for digitally measuring the proximity probes impedance correlative to displacement motion and position of a metallic target object being monitored. The system further including a ... | 09/28/2004 |
