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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179216 | Capillary force actuator device and related method of applications An actuator capable of generates force by leveraging the changes in capillary pressure and surface tension that result from the application of an electrical potential. The device, which will be referred to as a Capillary Force Actuator (CFA), and related methods, em... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8137342 | Circumferential ablation guide wire system and related method of using the same Device and method significantly that improves the safety and procedural success of the existing art by being able to be less traumatic to vascular tissue, improving atrial contact with the ablation surface, improving positioning and geometrical precision of the abla... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124178 | Method and apparatus application of metallic alloy coatings A directed vapor deposition (DVD) method and system for applying at least one bond coating on at least one substrate for thermal barrier coating systems. To overcome the limitations incurred by conventional methods, the DVD system uses an electron beam directed vapo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8110043 | Apparatus and method for applying coatings onto the interior surfaces of components and related structures produced therefrom A methodology and system for applying coatings onto the interior surfaces of components, includes a vapor creation device, a vacuum chamber having a moderate gas pressure and an inert gas jet having controlled velocity and flow fields. The gas jet is created by a ra... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8084086 | Reliant thermal barrier coating system and related methods and apparatus of making the same A method and apparatus for forming a thermal barrier coating system (90) in communication with at least a portion of at least one substrate (92). The method includes: depositing a first bond coat (94) on at least a portion of at least one substr... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8007450 | Systems, devices, and methods for interpreting movement According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained f... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8000161 | Method and system for encoding to eliminate parasitics in crossbar array memories A method of encoding data stored in a crossbar memory array, such as a nanowire crossbar memory array, to enable significant increases in memory size, modifies data words to have equal numbers of ‘1’ bits and ‘0’ bits, and stores the modified words together ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963085 | Multifunctional periodic cellular solids and the method of making same Methods of making truss-based periodic cellular solids that have improved structural properties and multifunctional design. Many materials (metals, ceramics, glasses, polymers, composites and even semiconductors) can be shaped into cellular, truss-like architectures... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7947079 | Method and system for fusing a spinal region A method and system for fusing a region in the spine involve the use of at least one guide tube to pass instruments and substances into the spinal region in a minimally invasive manner. In the preferred practice of the method, a guide tube is anchored to a vertebra ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7947026 | Glans compatible single unit semen collection and storage device, kit and related methods of use A method and device to conform with the glans penis to recover ejaculated semen completely, to prevent the loss of initial sperm rich epididymal fractions, to avoid the use of a condom for masturbation, to eliminate the multi-step transfers of semen following ejacul... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913611 | Blast and ballistic protection systems and method of making the same An embodiment provides a protection structure comprising: open cell core structure; a top face sheet coupled to said core structure; a bottom face sheet coupled to said core structure distal from said top face sheet; a projectile arresting layer coupled to said top ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7879411 | Method and apparatus for efficient application of substrate coating A direct vapor deposition (DVD) method and apparatus for applying coating(s) on substrate(s), including: presenting at least one of the substrates to a chamber, presenting at least one evaporant source (125) in crucible (110) to the chamber; presenting... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874985 | Method, system, and computer program product for the evaluation of glycemic control in diabetes from self-monitoring data A method, system, and computer program product related to the diagnosis of diabetes, and is directed to predicting the long-term risk of hyperglycemia, and the long-term and short-term risks of severe hypoglycemia in diabetics, based on blood glucose readings collec... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857771 | Method and system for the derivation of human gait characteristics and detecting falls passively from floor vibrations The gait monitor system and method provides various basic gait parameters including step count, cadence, and step duration, in addition to its ability to distinguish between normal, limping and shuffling gait modes, as well as determine falls. Moreover, this gait mo... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7815569 | Method, system and computer program product for evaluating the accuracy of blood glucose monitoring sensors/devices Continuous Glucose Error-Grid Analysis (CG-EGA) method, system or computer program product designed for evaluation of continuous glucose sensors providing frequent BG readings. The CG-EGA estimates the precision of such sensors/devices in terms of both BG values and... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805176 | Exchange-weighted xenon-129 nuclear magnetic resonance system and related method Method and system that provides, among other things, the capability for using hyperpolarized xenon-129 as a probe to non-invasively and non-destructively characterize important properties of certain structures or materials into which hyperpolarized xenon-129 can be ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7774050 | Method and apparatus for the early diagnosis of subacute, potentially catastrophic illness In one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method and apparatus for early detection of subacute, potentially catastrophic infectious illness in a premature newborn infant. The method comprises: (a) continuously monitoring heart rate variability in the prema... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763125 | Non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys containing large-atom metals The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B-M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761144 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for stochastic psycho-physiological assessment of attentional impairments A method, apparatus, and computer program product that provides, among other things, a procedure for the enhanced assessment of attention-related impairments of individuals. Further, the method, apparatus, and computer program product enhances existing assessment in... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7727225 | Coaxial catheter systems for transference of medium A method, technique and system is disclosed for the delivery of therapeutic agents and/or into the bulk brain tissues and other parts, tissues and organs of the body, including vasculature. A novel form of coaxial catheter provides a means for implanting an outer tu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7718222 | Apparatus and method for high rate uniform coating, including non-line of sight A direct vapor deposition (DVD) apparatus and method is taught, that provides a carrier gas flow entraining vapor atoms for the coating of regions on a substrate that are not in line-of-sight. The degree of non line-of-sight (NLOS) coating, hence thickness uniformit... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7691081 | Expandable component guide wire system and related method of using the same A catheter device and related method for diagnostic vascular treatment and/or therapeutic vascular treatment of a subject's vasculature having a lesion. The device including: a guide catheter comprising a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a guide... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691068 | System and method for passive monitoring of blood pressure and pulse rate System and method that can monitor pulse rate and passively produce a blood pressure measurement and automatically log the data for the user. Additionally, coupling to the Internet or Information Systems expands the options for the early detection of diseases, based... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7669799 | Reversible shape memory multifunctional structural designs and method of using and making the same A multifunctional member with a first active member (30), which is adapted to contract if exposed to a temperature above a first transition temperature range. A second active member (40), which is adapted to contract if exposed to a temperature above a... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7519417 | Quantitative fetal heart rate and cardiotocographic monitoring system and related method thereof A method, system, and computer program product are provide for, among other things, quantitative analysis of heart rate characteristics from fetal heart rate and cardiotocogram monitors that gives information about the well-being of the fetus and the risk of poor fe... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517416 | Bulk-solidifying high manganese non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys and related method of using and making the same Iron based amorphous steel alloy having a high Manganese content and being non-ferromagnetic at ambient temperature. The bulk-solidifying ferrous-based amorphous alloys are multicomponent systems that contain about 50 atomic percent iron as the major component. The ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517415 | Non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys containing large-atom metals The present invention relates to novel non-ferromagnetic amorphous steel alloys represented by the general formula: Fe—Mn-(Q)-B-M, wherein Q represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7496454 | High mast inspection system, equipment and method An inspection system for removably mounting to a platform movable in relation to a generally upright mast for inspection of the mast has a mounting support assembly removably fixable to the platform. The mounting support assembly for scanning the mast carries a dete... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7460979 | Method and system for enhanced resolution, automatically-calibrated position sensor A system and method for sensing position and/or displacement of a moving, substrate, ram, target, piston, encoder wheel or the like. The system includes a plurality of transducers for generating two sinusoidal signals in quadrature related to the position and displa... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7424967 | Method for manufacture of truss core sandwich structures and related structures thereof An embodiment provides a method of constructing a cellular structure having nodes therein comprising: providing at least one truss layer comprised of at least one truss unit, at least one of the truss units being comprised of truss members; providing at least one pa... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7403814 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for assessment of attentional impairments A method, apparatus, and computer useable medium that provides, among other things, a standardized test protocol for screening and evaluation of attentional impairment using EEG data. Further, the method, apparatus, and computer program product enhances existing psy... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402136 | Efficient ultrasound system for two-dimensional C-scan imaging and related method thereof An ultrasound system and related method for forming 2D C-scan images and/or collecting 3D image data from 2D transducer arrays. The system including in part a 2D transducer array of elements, transmit voltage generation means for each element, a memory buffer with o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7401643 | Heat exchange foam A method and an apparatus for the efficient transfer of heat utilizing micro heat pipes that include a cellular foam or interconnected cellular/truss network having hollow ligaments. A predetermined fraction of the internal volume of the hollow ligaments is filled w... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7347825 | Device and method for assessing asthma and other diseases Device and method for non-invasively monitoring asthma and other respiratory diseases, as well as non-respiratory diseases. The method includes collecting condensate from a subject's breath, testing the condensate to determine its acetic acid/acetate level or concen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7315377 | System and method for remote sensing and/or analyzing spectral properties of targets and/or chemical species for detection and identification thereof A method and a low-cost, robust and simple system for remote sensing and analyzing spectral properties of targets as a means to detect and identify them is introduced. The system can be highly portable but is usable in fixed locations or combination thereof. An aspe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7288326 | Active energy absorbing cellular metals and method of manufacturing and using the same Multifunctional cellular metals (or other materials) for structural applications that are capable of recovering their original (undeformed) shape and thickness after impact or crushing (i.e., self-healing). Alternatively, they may normally be stored or used in their... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261511 | Robotic pick up and delivery system A pick up and delivery system for use with mobile robots which have a body with a horizontal upper surface and at least one vertical side. The robot has at least one shelf, each of which contains a stop bar containing a retaining device. The system further uses mult... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223325 | Method for orthogonal analyte stacking/injection systems in electrophoresis In the present capillary electrokinetic chromatograpy method, analytes are injected by electroosmotic flow directly from a sample matrix into a separation buffer containing an electrokinetic vector with an opposite mobility. Analytes can now be injected at the veloc... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211348 | Multifunctional battery and method of making the same Disclosed herein is a multifunctional battery for supplying power to an electrical circuit, and the related method of making the same. Use of the multifunctional battery permits structural integrity and versatility, while maximizing power output of the cells and min... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7174200 | Optimized high-speed magnetic resonance imaging method and system using hyperpolarized noble gases A system and method for using hyperpolarized noble gases together with an appropriately designed and optimized magnetic resonance imaging pulse sequence to rapidly acquire static or dynamic magnetic resonance images. The strong magnetic resonance signal from hyperpo... | 02/06/2007 |
