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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7912185 | System and method for providing the precise location of a cell phone making an emergency call The present invention relates to providing precise location data to a 911 operator of a cell phone operator who initiates a 9-1-1 call and, more particularly, to the interaction of transmitting circuitry in a cellular telephone and complementary receiving circuitry ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905714 | Progressing cavity pump assembly and method of operation A progressing cavity pump assembly includes a collar assembly connecting a housing and a tubing string, with the collar having an inside diameter upset and the rotor having a rotor head axially spaced from a rotor helix, with the rotor head having an outer diameter ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7883546 | Power generating leg A power generating leg, configurable to be coupled to a person's lower limb, comprising a thigh link, a shank link, a knee mechanism, a torque generator, and a power unit. The knee mechanism is connected to said thigh link and said shank link, and configured to allo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883296 | Shoring beam extension and reinforcement assembly A shoring beam extension and reinforcement assembly allows a user to removably connect a plurality of shoring beams together so as to customize a support assembly to a particular excavation site. In use, main shoring beams extending around the periphery of an excava... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7845944 | Oral suction swab A suction swab includes a suction tube having a hollow body provided with first and second open end portions and a bend portion. The hollow body includes a transverse bore arranged proximate to the second end which defines first and second openings. The resilient ti... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7862776 | Interactive security screening system An interactive security screening system includes a main housing, a contact pad provided on the main housing and a sample sheet positioned upon the contact pad. A sensor is operatively connected to the contact pad to measure pressure applied to the contact pad durin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849581 | Nanopore electrode, nanopore membrane, methods of preparation and surface modification, and use thereof Provided are fabrication, characterization and application of a nanodisk electrode, a nanopore electrode and a nanopore membrane. These three nanostructures share common fabrication steps. In one embodiment, the fabrication of a disk electrode involves sealing a sha... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832417 | Dispenser for a drawer-type dishwasher A drawer-type dishwasher includes a dispenser mounted to a basin slidably supported in an outer body of the dishwasher. The dispenser includes a main body portion, a reservoir formed in the main body portion for receiving detergent and a lid hingedly mounted for sel... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7789163 | Dual-stage valve straddle packer for selective stimulation of wells A straddle packer which, when in place during a fracing or well stimulation service, isolates the fracing zone from zones in the wellbore above and below the fracing zone, and which when run into the wellbore provides an open passageway from below the packer to the ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757511 | Refrigerated drawer having an icemaker A refrigerated appliance includes a cabinet including a drawer and a refrigeration system having at least a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. An icemaker unit is mounted in the drawer and includes a housing and an ice cube mold. The evaporator includes a co... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7748623 | Container screener A container screener apparatus that uses container barcode (e.g. Universal Product Code) scanning, and one or more container and/or container content property measurements (e.g. photograph, description, weighing, acoustic measurement), and container comparison data ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731826 | Controlled translocation of a polymer in an electrolytic sensing system An electrolytic sensing system for measuring a blocking signal allows for controlled translocation of a molecule, such as DNA, through a fluid channel. A substantially constant electric field supplied by a DC source is applied across the fluid channel and induces tr... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731804 | Lid operating mechanism for a drawer-type dishwasher A dishwasher includes an outer housing, a drawer having front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls that collectively define a washing tub, a lid for selectively closing the washing tub and an operating mechanism that raises and lowers the lid as the drawer is shift... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731316 | Universal shelf module for a refrigerator A refrigerator includes a universal shelf assembly that can be mounted in either a stationary configuration or a sliding configuration. The shelf assembly includes a shelf unit having a base portion surrounded by a peripheral frame. The peripheral frame includes fro... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718349 | Method for producing submicron structures The invention relates to a method for producing submicron structures using a shadow mask, whereby a material charge and/or energy charge occurs through the openings of the shadow mask. The method comprises the following steps: a film which is used as a shadow mask a... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7712322 | Ice level sensing device for an automatic ice maker in a refrigerator A device for sensing a level of ice stored in a bin of an automatic ice maker includes a bail arm and an actuator mechanism. The actuator mechanism is constituted by a shape memory alloy that, upon application of a voltage, contracts to move the bail arm to a raised... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690867 | Center beam connection assembly for temporary shoring A center beam connection assembly for temporary shoring includes a pair of end-caps adapted to fit over respective ends of a center shoring beam. Arms extending from each end-cap engage a web of a main shoring beam in a excavation site shoring system. The end-caps m... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7660692 | Ballistic impact detection system A wearable ballistic impact protection system detects impacts to a body. The system includes multiple sensors for detecting vibration. The sensed vibrations are converted to electrical signals which are filtered. Electronic components are provided to determine wheth... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7633397 | Detection system employing trained animals A detection system includes a mobile unit in the form of a trained/in-training animal controlled, either directly or indirectly, by a handler. The mobile unit carries a portable electronics package linked to a remote unit. The animal is trained to search for target ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7622934 | Method and apparatus for sensing a time varying current passing through an ion channel A capacitive sensing system is used to measure a time-varying ion current through a channel, such as an ion channel or protein pore. Such a capacitive system does not suffer problems of electrode corrosion and, when used with methods to control a build up of ion con... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7610142 | Sensor self-calibration system and method A vehicle includes an engine, a booster, an exhaust gas sensor and a self-calibration arrangement for the exhaust gas sensor. When sensor calibration check is desired, a controlling unit opens a valve in order to subject a sensing element of the sensor to a supply o... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608217 | Apparatus and method for humidifying a sterilization chamber A method for increasing a relative humidity in an enclosed space (10) comprising a plurality of graduated steps. The relative humidity is increased from a first relative humidity to a target relative humidity. The method is issued to humidify a chamber (10... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7588181 | Method and apparatus for verifying the legitamacy of a financial instrument An apparatus and method for verifying the legitimacy of a financial instrument used by a shopper is disclosed. A seller accepts details about goods and services to be delivered, and information about a financial instrument to be used in a purchase by a shopper. Iden... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7586088 | Mass spectrometer and method of mass spectrometry A mass spectrometer is disclosed comprising an ion mobility spectrometer in combination with a quadrupole mass filter which is scanned in synchronization with the pulsing of ions into the ion mobility spectrometer thereby enabling ions having a particular charge sta... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7582852 | Microwave intensification system for rapid, uniform processing of food items A microwave intensification system includes a base frame having a plurality of support members, a microwave transparent, central vessel, and at least one dielectric unit positioned within the central vessel. A cooking surface is formed by covering the dielectric uni... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7582257 | Ozone sterilization method The invention relates to an improvement in a method for sterilizing an article in a sterilizing chamber by exposing the article to humidified ozone in at least two consecutive sterilizing cycles, the improvement comprising, after the first of said consecutive steril... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7568487 | Lid mechanism for a drawer-type dishwasher A lid mechanism for a dishwasher having an least one washing unit provided with a lid includes at least one bracket that can be mounted to one of an outer support body and opposing side edge portions of a lid. The bracket includes a pin element that extends laterall... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568358 | Control for a refrigerator door dispenser light A door mounted dispenser for a refrigerator includes rear and opposing side walls that collectively define a cavity, a release mechanism for dispensing ice and/or water and a light for illuminating the cavity. The cavity light can be operated in one of three distinc... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7545280 | Security screening and support system A personnel security screening and control system includes a screening center having a threat screening system incorporating a sample collector and a sample analyzer. The sample collector obtains a threat sample from the subject which is subsequently analyzed by the... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7543347 | Mobile bridge system Mobile bridge system with at least one bridge section comprising two articulatedly interconnected parts, and a bridge laying vehicle provided with a lifting frame hydraulically pivotable from the horizontal transportation position into a vertical laying position, ca... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7541926 | Visitor control and tracking system A visitor control and tracking system for a venue having various access points and multiple destination points includes a monitoring system that tracks location and movement of visitors to the venue. Prior to entering the venue, visitors first interact with one of a... | 06/02/2009 |
| 6802418 | Compact packaging for garments made from delicate materials A compact package for a garment made from a delicate material includes a container body having a volume of less than 10 in3 (164 cm3), a delicate material garment, a cover member and a cap. The cover member is inserted into the container body a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 7537112 | Drink mix system A drink mix system includes a disk having first and second additives, an additional additive coated on an end wall of a threaded bottle cap, and a seal. The disk is adapted to be self-retaining within a bottle cap. The additives are sandwiched between the seal and t... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7533639 | Dual crankshaft engine with counter rotating inertial masses A dual crankshaft internal combustion engine is symmetrically constructed to form a perfectly balanced engine assembly. A first crankshaft, having a first end, a second end, and being formed of a shape and with a torsional flexibility, is housed within a cylinder bl... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7480057 | Interferometric device Device for white light interferometry comprising a light source of main emission wavelength λ0 and spectral width Δλ and an evaluating unit with a line sensor of pixel width P for detecting an interference fringe pattern with a fringe spacing F, a mask... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7466148 | Sensor system for measuring an electric potential signal of an object The invention generally pertains to reducing artifact noise signals present when non-invasive capacitive-type signal measurements are taken of static electric fields produced by an object of interest. According to a first preferred embodiment of the invention, a giv... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7445713 | Method and facility for treating sludges A method and apparatus for anaerobic treatment of wastewater and sludge in a digestive reactor in which the length of stay of hydraulic components is decoupled from that of particulate components by discontinuous removal of a portion of the digesting sludge from the... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445280 | Privacy partition assembly for nursing mother A privacy screen assembly, designed for use by a nursing mother, includes at least one cross member which carries a screen. The cross member is adapted to be connected to a wheeled transport device or the like for the nursing mother. Preferably, the cross member is ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444205 | Modular self structuring and computing system A modular self-structuring computing system includes a matrix formed of a plurality of modules. Each module has a set of connecting legs, a set of connecting plates, an internal computer system and an internal power system. Preferably, a center housing is provided w... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430931 | Microgranulometry and methods of applications An apparatus and process for measuring the granulometry separations in discrete media and unconsolidated sediments for relatively small sample quantities (5 cc containers of drilling cuffings) is disclosed. A small diameter glass tube may be filled with a small amou... | 10/07/2008 |
