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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174930 | Housing for phased array monostatic sodar systems A housing for a phased array monostatic sodar system with a transducer array that emits and receives multiple generally conical main beams of sound along different primary axes. The housing includes one or more upwardly-directed sidewalls that define a volume betwee... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8156806 | Inertial measurement unit for spin-stabilized aerial vehicles, and method of providing guidance information using same An inertial measurement unit (IMU) for a spinning aerial vehicle that spins about a spin axis having a substrate defining a plane, the substrate fixed to the vehicle with the plane essentially orthogonal to the spin axis so that the substrate spins about the spin ax... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152715 | Endoscope with internal light source and power supply The present invention provides an endoscope with a watertight and air-tight endoscope handle that in preferred embodiments contains in its interior a solid-state light source and a gas permeable and liquid impermeable sealed compartment holding a battery and an elec... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147302 | Multipoint air sampling system having common sensors to provide blended air quality parameter information for monitoring and building control A system for monitoring air quality conditions, comprising, a multi-point air monitoring system comprising, a plurality of sensors for collecting air quality data from a plurality of at least partially enclosed areas; one or more data processing units for processing... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8117915 | GRA MEMS accelerometer A planar MEMS accelerometer that detects acceleration along an input axis that is orthogonal to the plane. There are spaced bonding pads coupled to a substrate. A generally planar Servo Member (SM) is flexibly coupled to the bonding pads by servo member flexures suc... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100469 | Collapsible chair with curved back support This invention is a backrest for collapsible or foldable chairs that provides ample and comfortable back support for a seated person. The backrest consists of a Collapsible Back Support Curve that, when incorporated properly into a collapsible chair, is easy to set-... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8080088 | Flue gas mercury control An adsorbent composition for removing mercury from a flue gas stream, and a method of its use. The composition is a powdered activated carbon having at least one of a halogen-containing component and an alkaline component dispersed thereon. A flow agent can be compo... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079259 | MEMS gyroscope with output oscillation about the normal to the plane A gyroscope that lies generally in a plane, for detecting rotation rate about a gyro input axis. The gyroscope has a substrate, and a generally planar outer member flexibly coupled to the substrate such that it is capable of oscillatory motion about a drive axis tha... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079258 | Gyroscope and pendulous gyroscopic accelerometer with adjustable scale factor, and gravity gradiometer using such Gyroscopes and pendulous gyroscopic accelerometers with adjustable scale factor are accomplished through control of the net angular momentum of a gyroscopic element such as a rotating or oscillating wheel or other mass. The sensitivity of a gravity gradiometer can b... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8037579 | Cable tie sleeve A sleeve adapted to be placed over a cable tie, in which the cable tie has an elongated flexible strap, a locking head coupled to the strap, and structure carried by the strap that is adapted to be engaged with the head to lock the strap and head together. The sleev... | 10/18/2011 |
| D646601 | Pendant | 10/11/2011 |
| D646027 | Perch for bird feeder | 09/27/2011 |
| 8009513 | Transducer array arrangement and operation for sodar application An array of transducers for a sodar system, and the operation of the array in a monostatic sodar system. The array is made up of a number of individual sound transducers. Each transducer emits sound into the atmosphere and senses emitted sound that has been reflecte... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8004935 | Sodar housing with non-woven fabric lining for sound absorption A housing for a phased array monostatic sodar system with a transducer array that emits and receives multiple generally conical main beams of sound along different primary axes. The housing includes one or more upwardly-directed sidewalls that define a volume betwee... | 08/23/2011 |
| D642935 | Packaging for lipped containers | 08/09/2011 |
| 7948225 | Phase identification systems and methods A system and method for determining the relative phase between current-carrying conductors. A reference unit samples and digitizes a voltage waveform at a reference location and transmits the digitized voltage waveform. A field sampling unit is placed on or directly... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946248 | Knock-down bird feeder with interlocking port An elongated, tubular bird feeder comprising one or more pairs of interlocking feeder ports, where the feeder ports are of identical constructions, such that each feeder port mates with an identical feeder port. Each port defines an external perch and an external sh... | 05/24/2011 |
| D638282 | Curtain rod bracket | 05/24/2011 |
| 7931672 | Orthodontic pacifier/nipple appliance Intraoral orthodontic pacifier/nipple appliances having integrated orthodontic functionality. The appliance has an integrated orthodontic mechanism. The bulb expands or moves upward and expands outward as a child sucks on it, to counteract inward pressure of the che... | 04/26/2011 |
| D636790 | Shaft collar | 04/26/2011 |
| D635449 | Curtain rod bracket | 04/05/2011 |
| 7883530 | Expanding nipple appliance A nipple appliance having a base portion, a bulb portion having an integrated internal mechanical device that expands as the child sucks on the bulb, and a neck portion connecting the base portion and bulb portion. A sucking force by a child activates the mechanical... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7866896 | Electrical to optical and optical to electrical connector system A connector module for interfacing electrical or optical connectors to electrical systems such as an audio/visual signal processing board. The module includes a housing defining at least first and second faces, at least the second face being less than about one squa... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861443 | Identification tag and releasable attachment clip An identification tag that is adapted to be attached to a collar ring. The tag has a molded tag body that defines a pair of recesses, and a pliable clip having spaced arms that are adapted to be releasably received into the tag body recesses, the clip further adapte... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7836806 | Positive-angled light beam rotary saw cut alignment device A cut alignment device for a rotary saw having a motor which spins a cutting unit which includes a rotary shaft driven by the motor, a circular blade having a central aperture through which the shaft fits, and a structural housing. The cut alignment device includes ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7827861 | Position correction in sodar and meteorological lidar systems A system and method for correcting wind speed and direction data collected by a sodar or lidar apparatus for the orientation and/or position of the apparatus. There are sensors mounted to the sodar or lidar apparatus that detect the orientation and position of the a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7803034 | System for moving and positioning an object such as a tool A system for moving and positioning an object such as a tool. The system has a first assembly that has a first rotatable portion that is rotatable about a first axis, and a second assembly that has a second rotatable portion that is rotatable about a second axis tha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797881 | Garage door control system A garage door control system for a garage door that is adapted to be lifted by a garage door opener. The system has a motion sensor or electric eye sensor located at least in part proximate the garage door, for sensing an object located on top of a vehicle approachi... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791346 | Device and method for testing an electrical power branch circuit A device and method for testing an electrical power branch circuit that includes hot, neutral and protective ground conductors and that carries alternating current. The device includes circuitry for determining the total available short-circuit current that can be c... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7791215 | Intra-bundle power line carrier current system A system including associated equipment for transmitting radio-frequency power line carrier signals on high voltage ac or dc transmission lines within a multi-conductor bundle, one path for which is provided by one or more conductors located at the center of the bun... | 09/07/2010 |
| D622910 | Feed port for bird feeder | 08/31/2010 |
| 7731733 | Expanding orthopedic pacifier An orthopedic pacifier defining a shield adapted to remain outside of the mouth, a bulb adapted to be located in the mouth and on which the child sucks. The bulb is adapted to expand or move upward and outward as the child sucks on it, to counteract inward pressure ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726188 | Scale factor measurement for mems gyroscopes and accelerometers An inertial instrument such as an accelerometer or gyroscope having scale factor functionality, and that lies generally in a plane. The gyro detects rotation rate about a gyro input axis. The gyroscope has a substrate, a generally planar scale factor gimbal flexibly... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722843 | System and method for sequestration and separation of mercury in combustion exhaust gas aqueous scrubber systems A process, system and sorbent for removal of mercury from a combustion exhaust gas stream in a combustion exhaust gas purification scheme that includes a combustion exhaust scrubber system that uses an aqueous liquid to remove acid gases from the combustion exhaust ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7721900 | Sportboard storage rack system A sportboard storage rack system, for holding one or more sportboards that have a narrow region and a wider region. The rack system has a first member that defines a blind recess into which a sportboard is placed, the recess having an open face with a width that is ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707218 | Mobile query system and method based on visual cues A mobile query and response system and method that is based on visual cues, in which a user captures and transmits an image with a networked mobile device such as a cell phone or PDA with image capture and transmission capabilities. Searchable records that include s... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7691430 | Food material technology with controllable functional characteristics and industrial process applications, and the resulting fabricated foods A novel high-protein, reduced carbohydrate food material technology, and high-protein, reduced carbohydrate food products made therefrom, in which the food products meet high organoleptic, stability, and taste/texture standards. This novel material technology posses... | 04/06/2010 |
| D612643 | Mobile cart top | 03/30/2010 |
| 7680337 | Process for finding endmembers in a data set The invention provides a method for identifying one or more materials in a scene by determining a set of spectral vectors, called endmembers, from a data set comprised of spectra from the image data, and matching the set of endmembers to predefined library materials... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678030 | Dumbbell retail/storage rack A dumbbell retail/storage rack that has a first section with a bottom side that is designed to sit on a flat surface, and a top side that defines one or more dumbbell-receiving structures. Each of these structures has two spaced saddles for receiving the enlarged en... | 03/16/2010 |
