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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8136870 | Cowl braces and windshield support assemblies with cowl braces A windshield support assembly includes a cowl upper that extends in a vehicle widthwise direction and is configured to connect to a windshield, a cowl lower that extends in the vehicle widthwise direction and is configured to connect to the cowl upper, and multiple ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7922660 | Methods of prenatal screening for trisomy 21 Methods for prenatal screening for trisomy 21 employ examination of the fronto-maxillary facial (FMF) angle of a fetus. The methods may comprise obtaining a two or three dimensional image of a fetal face, measuring the FMFbone angle and/or FMFskin | 04/12/2011 |
| 7815031 | Directional cell indexing matrix Storage matrixes associated with storage and retrieval systems and methods are provided to automate the process of handling a mixed inventory of palletized and containerized items. In one embodiment, the storage matrix comprises a storage matrix comprising a plurali... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7733521 | Printer apparatus with selectable photo enhancement project and settings storage dynamically definable user interface and functions and template definition A stand-alone printing apparatus for transferring one or more digital photographs captured by a digital device to a printable medium. The printing apparatus includes an input member for receiving digital photographs from a source and image processing for generating ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7687436 | Flux pinning enhancements in superconductive REBaCUO(REBCO) films and method of forming thereof Nanometer-sized non-superconducting particulates in superconductive REBCO films, where RE is a rare earth metal, for flux pinning enhancement and a method of forming are disclosed. A target with a second phase material sector portion and a superconductive material p... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7635174 | Heater chip test circuit and methods for using the same Test circuits on heater chips for testing a heater circuit having a heater element and a first power device. The test circuit can include a second power device, a test device configured to hold the first power device off and the second power device on for a selected... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7309841 | Manual reset switch cover assembly The present invention is concerned with cover assemblies for manually resetting pressure switches used on oil and gas pipelines. The cover assembly encloses a volume of space on the pressure switch that houses a reset switch which is activated by depressing a button... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303145 | Vehicles and bulk material distribution apparatuses including air flush system and methods An air flush system for a spraying system includes an air compressor unit and an inverter. The air compressor unit integrally comprises a compressor including an electric motor configured to operate upon receipt of alternating current voltage, a tank provided in flu... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275701 | Adjustable discharge apparatus Adjustable discharge apparatus include a first conduit apparatus with a first conduit section extending along an arcuate path about a pivot axis. A second conduit apparatus is pivotally mounted about the pivot axis in a telescoping relationship with the first condui... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7246078 | System and methods for graphically representing purchase profiles and sales guidance to a customer service representative Methods and systems for representing a customer's product purchasing profile to a customer service representative in an automated customer relationship management environment is provided which includes identifying a set of products for a sales campaign, identifying ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207652 | Balanced satellite distributions A printhead for an inkjet printer includes an ink reservoir and a plurality of nozzles for ejecting ink from the ink reservoir onto print media, the nozzles being formed in the ink jet printer printhead in a predetermined fashion with bores purposefully shaped and d... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7166358 | Polyurethane rolls with graft polyacrylate curatives The invention is directed to rolls comprising a polyurethane elastomer formed from a polyurethane mixture comprising, inter alia, at least one graft polyacrylate curative, and processes for manufacturing such rolls. The roll is suitable for employment in image formi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6888997 | Waveguide device and optical transfer system for directing light to an image plane A waveguide device including a light transmitting body having a first surface, a second surface, and a longitudinal axis where at least one of the first and second surfaces, and preferably both surfaces, are configured to extent in a direction non-parallel to the lo... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6813392 | Method and apparatus for aligning multiple scans of the same area of a medium using mathematical correlation An image alignment method and system for aligning two digital images which were intended to be scanned from the same portion of medium, but which may be skewed somewhat. A portion of the first digital image is selected as the target region and a portion of the secon... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6793417 | System and method for digital film development using visible light One embodiment is a system for the development of a film includes an infrared light source and a visible light source. The system also includes at least one sensor operable to collect a first set of optical data from light associated the infrared light source and a ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6777813 | Fill pattern generation for spin-on-glass and related self-planarization deposition A fill pattern for a semiconductor device such as a memory cell. The memory cell includes a plurality of first topographic structures comprising conductive lead lines deposited on a semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of second topographic structures comprising... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6771833 | Method and system for enhancing digital images One aspect of the invention is a method of enhancing a digital image comprising at least one image channel. At least one spatial domain segment of a plurality of spatial domain segments of an image channel is transformed from the spatial domain to the frequency doma... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6730367 | Atomic layer deposition method with point of use generated reactive gas species A method for atomic layer deposition providing a dispenser unit used to prevent mixing of a precursor gas and an input gas is disclosed. From the dispenser unit a flow of the input gas is provided over a surface of the workpiece wherein a beam of the electromagnetic... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6705777 | System and method for digital film development using visible light One aspect of the invention is a system for digital dye color film processing. In one embodiment, a developer station applies a processing solution to film to initiate development of metallic silver grains and at least one dye image within the film. A scanning syste... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6689621 | Fluid dispensing system and valve control An apparatus for the control of fluid flow through a valve. A single shaft-mounted cam moves translationally along the length of the shaft, stopping sequentially at positions adjacent to and in operative engagement with an actuator disposed on or near a v... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6687414 | Method and system for normalizing a plurality of signals having a shared component One aspect of the invention is a method for normalizing a plurality of signals wherein the plurality of signals have a shared component and wherein at least one of the signals has been distorted in a nonlinear way. A distortion function is determined for ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683995 | Method and apparatus for correcting large defects in digital images An image processing system includes a defect correction system that identifies defective regions of a digital image using a defect map. The defect map is automatically created from an input image device. The defect correction system corrects the defective... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681424 | Tilt-top mortuary cot A cot for assisting in the transfer of a body from a removable support bed of the cot to another surface. The cot includes a trolley which serves as a transporter for the removable support bed. The cot also includes a tilting device which is designed to t... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6670682 | Multilayered doped conductor A memory device addressing reliability and refresh characteristics through the use of a multilayered doped conductor, and a method making are disclosed. The multilayered doped conductor creates a high dopant concentration in the active area close to the c... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6650789 | Method and system for altering defects in a digital image One aspect of the invention is a method for altering defects in a digital image. At least a first pixel of a first channel of a digital image is filtered using digital circuitry to produce a filtered pixel by averaging the intensity of the first pixel and... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6565612 | Shrink resistant rayon fabrics Fabrics containing rayon fibers may exhibit, after the fabric has been aqueous laundered at least one time, changes in dimension in length and in width of less than about 5% each, a durable press value of at least about 2.5, and a water absorbency time of... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6428224 | Error mapping technique for a printer The present invention relates to a method and system for accurately indexing print receiving media of various types. A media indexing system is provided that includes a roller capable of indexing a print receiving medium in response to an indexing operati... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6383000 | Electrical conductivity assembly for swivel arms A swivel joint assembly, preferably having a full range of rotational movement, can include a body pipe and a cooperating tail pipe that fit together for form a fluid passage. A sealing element and rotational assist mechanism can be interposed between the... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6279239 | Device and a method for sizing odd parts of drywall for placement on ceilings and walls An integral apparatus having laser sighting means embodied in a pocket sized device, for use in determining end points along ceilings and wall perimeter edges to more accurately size drywall pieces to be installed in generally non-rectangular perimeter se... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6277328 | Methods of aseptically transporting bulk quantities of sterile products Methods of aseptically transporting a bulk quantity of a sterile product such as an edible food product comprise sterilizing a transporting container by flooding the container with a chemical sterilant, pressurizing the sterilized container with a positiv... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6258895 | Polymers having spiro orthoester groups, process of manufacturing and using Process for the manufacture of polymers having repeating units comprising spiro orthoester groups of general formula (I), wherein A is C1-6 -alkylene, C1-6 -alkyleneoxycarbonyl or an oxygen-carbon bond, R1 is hydrogen or m... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6247779 | Printhead configuration A printhead comprises a source of ink, a body, a mounting base, and an ink heater thermally coupled to the mounting base. A flowpath delivers ink from the ink source to the heater and is defined at least in part by the mounting base on the body. Three or ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247149 | Distributed diagnostic logging system A distributed logging system for maintaining and retrieving diagnostic logging information in an efficient manner. A local cache of logging information is maintained at an analysis computer and the local cache is first examined to determine if diagnostic ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6217933 | Method for treating dentures The invention relates to a method for treating a denture, comprising passing the denture through the air interface of an aqueous composition comprising a polymeric coating agent, especially a silicone polymer, having a weight average molecular weight of 1... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6216123 | Method and system for rapid retrieval in a full text indexing system A method and system for generating and searching a full text index. The fill text index includes the use of word numbers and a minimum delta which minimizes the need to access document level information during the application of search operators. Word reg... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6206260 | Multi-purpose automotive console device A console device for vehicles which includes a multiple use storage area having a bottom wall and an upwardly extending peripheral wall with an upwardly extending peripheral wall about at least a portion of that bottom wall defining a receiving recess wit... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6119122 | Method and apparatus for generically viewing and editing objects A method and apparatus is used for generically viewing and editing values and attributes of distributed directory objects. A data structure is adapted to represent one or more attributes and associated values of a target object in a distributed directory.... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6098090 | Methods and system for providing a background processing thread which manages the background tasks of external threads A background processor for executing one or more background processes in a single thread. The background processor eliminates system overhead associated with setting up and executing multiple threads. An easy to use object-oriented interface is provided w... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5914320 | Co-milled mixtures comprising polyol and method of making A process for making a mixture of polyol and at least one additional reaction component for the manufacture of polyol fatty acid polyesters comprises co-milling the polyol and the additional reaction component. The co-milling reduces the particulate size ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5865981 | Aluminium-immersed assembly and method for aluminium production cells A cell for the production of aluminium by the electrolysis of a molten electrolyte, in particular the electrolysis of alumina dissolved in a molten fluoride-based electrolyte such as cryolite, comprises anodes immersed in the molten electrolyte above a ce... | 02/02/1999 |
