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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D660540 | Drywall cart | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180210 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A single oscillator synchronizer system and method that automatically switches from a wireless receive mode of the oscillator to a wireless transmit mode of the oscillator upon the detection of a synchronization (synch) signal of a camera body. In one example, a met... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180000 | GNSS receiver A GNSS receiver including a processing unit adapted to process radio signals transmitted from an active set of signal sources and based thereon produce position/time related data. The signals of the active set are processed in parallel with respect to a real-time si... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178341 | Electrostatic particle exposure system and method of exposing a target material to small particles A system for exposing a target material to small particles. The system includes an exposure chamber that receives the target material. A stream of charged particles is directed via an inlet into the exposure chamber toward the target material. One or more electrodes... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8164966 | Variable-loop-path ring oscillator test circuit and systems and methods utilizing same Circuitry for determining timing characteristics, for example, access time, setup time, hold time, recovery time and removal time, of as-manufactured digital circuit elements, such as latches, flip-flops and memory cells. Each element under test is embodied in varia... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8127013 | Method and apparatus for a software programmable intelligent network A reservation request is received for a data transport session. The reservation request contains a requested class of communication service through the asynchronous network. The state of the network along the route is then preferably determined and at least one end-... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122165 | On-demand power supply current modification system and method for an integrated circuit A circuit that selectively connects an integrated circuit to elements external to the integrated circuits. The circuit includes an input/output element that selectively connects an input/output pin as a function of a power requirement or a signal bandwidth requireme... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121468 | Wireless communication system and method for photographic flash synchronization A system and method for controlling one or more remote photographic flash devices from a camera body. Wireless functionality within a camera body provides wireless communication of a signal from within the camera body to one or more remote devices. In one example, a... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116348 | Gas laser device A gas laser device is presented that produces a near diffraction limited round beam exiting the discharge vessel. Through the use of a simple focusing system, additional waveguide strip and a spatial filter in conjunction with the new asymmetric hybrid planar wavegu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112440 | Relational pattern discovery across multiple databases A system and method of identifying relational patterns across a plurality of databases using a data structure and the data structure itself. The data structure including one or more data node branches, each of the one or more data node branches including one or more... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112245 | First-point distance parameter system and method for automatic grid generation A system and method for automatically generating a computation mesh for use with an analytical tool, the computation mesh having a plurality of ξ-grid lines and η-grid lines intersecting at mesh points positioned with respect to an inner boundary and an outer boun... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100631 | Fluid-type absorption dynamometer having an enhanced power range A fluid-type absorption dynamometer that includes a rotary impeller and one or more of a variety of features that enhance the shaft-horsepower range for which the dynamometer can be used. One of these features is a variable restriction intake that allows a user to a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8084239 | Preparation of a therapeutic composition Product R, a novel therapeutic composition for treating viral infections and stimulating the immune system comprises a unique peptide having 31 amino acids and another unique peptide having 21 amino acids and connected with an oligo-nucleotide through a diphosphodie... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8080920 | Piezoelectric vibrational energy harvesting systems incorporating parametric bending mode energy harvesting Vibrational energy harvesting (VEH) structures that include resonant beams each having a fundamental resonance frequency and a parametric mode frequency and including at least one piezoelectric layer for generating electrical charge in response to each of fundamenta... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077534 | Adaptive noise suppression using a noise look-up table A proactive noise suppression system and method for a power supply network of an integrated circuit. The system and method include receiving an IC event sequence to a memory element, correlating the IC event sequence to a storage location in a second memory element,... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077386 | Movable objective lens assembly for an optical microscope and optical microscopes having such an assembly A movable objective lens assembly that includes an infinity-corrected objective lens providing the microscope with an optical field of view. The assembly permits the imaging of a specimen under investigation over an area of the specimen much larger than the field of... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8073550 | Method and apparatus for treating subcutaneous histological features A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanent... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070813 | Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for vertebral body replacement A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized diameter in its unexpanded state that is smaller than the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. The cage conformably engages between vertebral bodies to effectively distract t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8064137 | Optical system for forming an image in space An optical system that projects a real image to a location in free space and includes one or more features located along the optical path that enhance the viewability of the real image. The optical system includes a converging element for converging a portion of sou... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062676 | Pesticide composition Stable non-toxic pesticide composition having fungicidal and insecticidal properties including a pesticide that is nontoxic to mammals; one or more disinfectants; a vegetable oil; and one or more stabilizing agents. In one example, one or more stabilizing agents are... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8059436 | Modular power converters usable alone or in a multiphase power converter A power converter module for use alone or with other modules in a multiphase power converter. The power converter module has an enclosure that surrounds internal components to prevent radiation of electromagnetic energy, which internal components also limit conducti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8028710 | Water-powered hand-washing system and method A hand-washing system for washing fingernail beds and cuticular regions of human fingers and thumbs (collectively “digits”). The hand-washing system includes a work enclosure for containing ones of the digits and a high-velocity, high-flow water spray during a w... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8024859 | Oil pump anti-wear plate for transfer case and method of use A replacement oil pump plate for attachment to an original equipment manufacture oil pump within a transfer case for elimination of mechanical wear by replacing the abrasive aluminum tabs formed on the oil pump with low-friction plastic tabs is disclosed. The presen... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021737 | Panelized cover system including a corrosion inhibitor A protective cover system for inhibiting corrosion of a metallic object. The protective cover system includes a cover for defining a microenvironment adjacent a metallic object and a corrosion inhibitor source for releasing one or more corrosion inhibitors into the ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020137 | Structure for an on-demand power supply current modification system for an integrated circuit A design structure for a circuit that selectively connects an integrated circuit to elements external to the integrated circuits. The circuit includes and input/output element that selectively connects an input/output pin as a function of a power requirement or a si... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8013304 | Image alignment and trend analysis features for an infrared imaging system In one embodiment, a thermographic imaging device having a visual compare mode that allows a user to compare a live image of a subject to a previously captured image of the same subject to aid the user in aligning the live image with the previously captured image. I... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010927 | Structure for a stacked power clamp having a BigFET gate pull-up circuit Design structure for an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit for protecting an integrated circuit chip from an ESD event. The design structure for the ESD protection circuit includes a stack of BigFETs, a BigFET gate driver for driving the gates of the B... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8003833 | Process for conversion of organic, waste, or low-value materials into useful products The present invention addresses the processing of waste and low-value products to produce useful materials in reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, without producing malodorous emissions, and with high energy efficiency. In particular, the inventio... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7990117 | Low-loss control of DC-DC converters in an energy storage system An energy storage system including a buck-boost DC-DC converter operable so as to minimize switching loses. The system includes a first energy storage device, e.g., a bank of ultracapacitors, and a second energy storage device, e.g., a second bank of electrolytic ca... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985256 | Selectively expanding spine cage, hydraulically controllable in three dimensions for enhanced spinal fusion A selectively expanding spine cage has a minimized diameter in its unexpanded state that is smaller that the diameter of the neuroforamen through which it passes in the distracted spine. The cage conformably engages between the endplates of the adjacent vertebrae to... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984394 | Design structure for a redundant micro-loop structure for use in an integrated circuit physical design process and method of forming the same A design structure for an integrated circuit including a first wire of a first level of wiring tracks, a second wire of a second level of wiring tracks, a third wire of a third level of wiring tracks, and a fourth wire located a first distance from the second wire i... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7979724 | System and method for dynamically managing power consumption of integrated circuitry An integrated circuit (IC) chip containing a plurality of voltage islands containing corresponding functional blocks that can be selectively fenced, i.e., powered down, while saving the states of the corresponding inputs, and unfenced in order to manage power consum... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970267 | Wireless camera flash synchronizer system and method A system and method of wirelessly communicating a camera synchronization from a camera to a remote device using an externally connected device. A first signal generated after the activation of a camera trigger is received from the camera. Based on the first signal, ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7949978 | Structure for system architectures for and methods of scheduling on-chip and across-chip noise events in an integrated circuit A design structure integrated circuit (IC) system architectures that allow for the reduction of on-chip or across-chip transient noise budgets by providing a means to avoid simultaneous high current demand events from at least two functional logic blocks, i.e., nois... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939957 | Water turbine system and method of operation A system for providing electrical power from a current turbine is provided. The system includes a floatation device and a mooring. A water turbine structure is provided having an upper and lower portion wherein the lower portion includes a water fillable chamber. A ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936457 | System and method for detecting and analyzing particles utilizing online light scattering and imaging techniques A chromatographic system that includes a light source and an imaging and analysis system for detecting particle size and analyzing other characteristics of particles in the effluent of a filtration column while filtration is ongoing. The effluent is directed into a ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7922682 | Method of providing compressive forces to a human torso A method of providing compressive force to a person. In one embodiment, a first level of compression is applied adjacent the axillae of the person, a second level of compression is applied to a side torso region of the person, and a third level of compression is app... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921618 | Modular flooring system A modular flooring system that includes a plurality of interlocking floor panels arrangeable into a variety of configurations. In one embodiment, each interlocking floor panel includes tongues and grooves that allow adjacent ones of the panels to connect with one an... | 04/12/2011 |
| D636088 | Hand-held applicator for applying energy to a body tissue region | 04/12/2011 |
| D636087 | Hand-held applicator with disposable tissue interface for applying energy to body tissue | 04/12/2011 |
