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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6357377 | Collapsible impact absorbing device An impact absorbing device which provides impact protection for boats and personal watercraft, having an elongated collapsible molded plastic body including a plurality of pleats that fold and stack against one another, and a flexible plastic attachment m... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6326682 | Hermetically sealed transducer and methods for producing the same A reduced size, hermetically sealed semiconductor transducer and methods for fabricating the same. In a preferred embodiment, the transducer comprises a transducer wafer including a diaphragm which deflects upon the application of a force thereto. At leas... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6319365 | Web transfer belt and production process for the same A web transfer belt is provided having a good paper releasability with good paper releasability and having stable surface features. The web transfer belt includes a high-molecular weight elastic member 2 having a web-receiving face 2b for receiving a web ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6311077 | Combined cosmetics compact and cellular radiotelephone A combined cosmetics compact and cellular radiotelephone device having a casing which includes the working components of a radiotelephone and a mirror. One of the working components of the radiotelephone is a display. The display operates in a first mode ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6296213 | Multiple musical instrument stand A musical instrument stand holds at least one and preferably a number of musical instruments by a supporting structure that partly includes the structure of a case having top and bottom halves that are hinged together. The top and bottom halves are pivote... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6293154 | Vibration compensated pressure sensing assembly A pressure sensing device for producing an output proportional to an applied pressure irrespective of vibration and acceleration of the device, the device including: a first deflecting diaphragm formed in a first wafer and including a first plurality of p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6288694 | Suppression of the moire effect on a flat display screen The present invention relates to a flat display screen including a light-emitting source organized in a first array of strips generally parallel in a first direction, and at least one second opaque array, interposed between the light-emitting source and a... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6288386 | Circuit having a flexible printed circuit board for electronically controlling a night vision device and night vision device including the same An electronic circuit for use in a monocular night vision device for electronically controlling a plurality of components within the device, the device having an objective lens assembly for receiving low intensity light, a variable gain image intensifier ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6272929 | High pressure piezoresistive transducer suitable for use in hostile environments A pressure transducer including: a silicon substrate including: a first surface adapted for receiving a pressure applied thereto, an oppositely disposed second surface, and a flexing portion adapted to deflect when pressure is applied to the first surface... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6246224 | Apparatus for detecting presence of piezoelectric material An apparatus (2) comprising one substantially transparent electrode (12), a second shielded electrode (10) where the document (26) is to be placed between the first and second electrodes (12, 10), an optical device (18) capable of generating a rapid optic... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6239535 | Omni-directional ultrasonic transducer apparatus having controlled frequency response A transducer apparatus is disclosed including a spool member having a body portion and first and second elevated regions formed on the body portion. A piezoelectric film such as a PVDF film surrounds the spool member and is spaced apart from the body port... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238307 | Batting tee for maximizing bat to ball contact A batting tee device for training a batter to contact a pitched baseball only along an optimal line of contact, the batting tee including a tee member for holding a ball to batted above a ground surface and a base member for supporting the tee member in a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238739 | Non-plasma CVD method and apparatus of forming Ti1-xA1xN coatings A method for forming a Ti1-x Alx N coating on a part without plasma enhancement, wherein a chemical vapor deposition chamber is heated to 250-500° C.; the part to be coated is heated to 550-650° C. and placed in said chamber; and a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235611 | Method for making silicon-on-sapphire transducers An improved method for making silicon-on-sapphire transducers including the steps of: forming a first silicon layer on a first side of a first sapphire wafer; bonding a second sapphire wafer to the first side of the first sapphire wafer such that the firs... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6229427 | Covered sealed pressure transducers and method for making same A method for sealing a transducer of a type having a diaphragm with an active region and an inactive region, a stress sensing network associated with the active region of the diaphragm, contacts associated with the inactive region of the diaphragm, and le... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225647 | Passivation of porous semiconductors for improved optoelectronic device performance and light-emitting diode based on same A method for substantially improving the photoluminescent performance of a porous semiconductor, involving the steps of providing a bulk semiconductor substrate wafer of a given conductivity, wherein the substrate wafer has a porous semiconductor layer of... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6177399 | Process for cleaning textile utilizing a low molecular weight siloxane This invention relates to a process for cleaning textiles, which comprises applying a composition comprising a low molecular weight linear siloxane represented by the formula: CH3 ((CH3)2 SiO)n Si(CH3) | 01/23/2001 |
| 6175936 | Apparatus for detecting faults in multiple computer memories Memory test hardware is provided for generating signals for testing a first memory array and a second memory array. The first memory array and the second memory array may be any two of main memory array, a spare memory array, and reconfiguration memory ar... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168395 | Bistable microactuator with coupled membranes A bistable electrostatic actuator with pneumatic or liquid coupling. The actuator has enclosed metallic electrodes. It can be used for a microvalve or micropump. The actuator has buckled membrane sections in pairs and curved substrate electrodes, locally ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148916 | Apparatus for releasing, then firing perforating guns A perforating gun can be conveyed on tubing and fired while disconnected from the tubing. The gun is retained to a running tool at the lower end of the tubing in a locked position. Actuating a plunger by pressure, a weight bar or other techniques, breaks ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6123493 | Tool for a seaming machine Tooling for use with a folded cover seaming machine having a seaming chuck with a profile and a corresponding movable seaming roller formed with a mating profile operable to couple a can end to the walls of a can. The cross sectional thickness of the seam... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6113768 | Ultraminiaturized surface structure with controllable adhesion An ultra-miniaturized surface structure with controllable adhesion having extremely miniaturized (in the sub atomic range) planar electrode strips applied to the surface to which high frequency pulse trains may be applied to generate progressive or statio... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6086729 | Method of manufacturing thin metal membranes Method for manufacturing a composite membrane structure comprising a thin metal membrane, for example of silver, palladium or palladium alloys, for use in selective diffusion of gasses. The metal material for the membrane is applied by sputtering as a coa... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6082178 | Photoacoustic gas detector A photoacoustic detector including a chamber (1) for receiving the gas, a path for pulsed or modulated IR radiation (2) into, through and out of the chamber, and a pressure sensor (3A-B) adapted to measure pressure changes in the chamber caused by the app... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6079695 | Butterfly valve construction A butterfly valve having a valve body with a seat therein and a valve disc carried on a rotatable shaft such that the valve disc can be moved into and away from sealing engagement with the valve body seat is provided with a removable and replaceable seat ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6026691 | Methods and devices for electrochemically determining metal fatigue status Devices and methods for determining the fatigue status of a metallic specimen are provided. The methods utilize the devices, which are an array of a number of cells or modules. Each cell in the array has an electrode, and an electrolyte in contact with a ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6009699 | Composite synthetic string for a tennis racket Composite synthetic string, in particular for a tennis racket. According to the invention, the string is made up of central monofilaments surrounded by mono-filament threads and by multifilament threads, the assembly being impregnated and covered in polyu... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5890331 | Window drain tube Door and window constructions are provided which include a drainage channel fitted with a tubular member for providing a cost effective method of draining rain water which can sometimes seep along the window into its support frame.... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5839247 | Reinforced exterior siding Exterior finishing panels are provided which contain an elongated, thermoplastic sheet which is supported by a rigid support member disposed along a portion of the length of the sheet. The rigid support member has a flexural modulus which is significantly... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829867 | Connector assembly for use with halogen lamps Polymeric connectors suitable for use in halogen lamp displays are provided. These connectors include various means for improving their reliability and heat dissipation. In specific embodiments, the electrical conductors of the connector assembly are exte... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5780817 | Retrofittable glass-top electric stove element Electrical resistance retrofittable stove heating elements are provided which include a metal oxide-containing cooking top and a sheathed resistance heating element spaced from the lower surface of the cooking top. The stove element can also contain a hou... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5766934 | Chemical and biological sensors having electroactive polymer thin films attached to microfabricated devices and possessing immobilized indicator moieties Chemical and biological sensors are provided that convert the chemical potential energy of an analyte into a proportionate electrical signal through the transducer action of a microfabricated device with an integral electroconductive polymer film. The mic... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5703998 | Hot water tank assembly Hot water heaters are provided which contain improved temperature control devices and multiple resistance wire heating elements. The temperature control devices selectively deactivate at least one of the resistance wires to conserve electricity and preser... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5683213 | Loading fixture Hauling vehicles, fixtures and methods for loading heavy cargo are provided by this invention. The fixture enables such cargo to be loaded on a trailer, boat or railway with a minimum "effective width". Such fixtures include a support frame and an arm swi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5682303 | Reconfigurable thin-profile switched-mode power conversion array and method of operating the same A high-power, switched-mode power conversion array having an input capacitance, an output capacitance, and a multiple, reconfigurable converter cells. Each of the converter cells convert an input voltage to an output voltage using switched-mode power conv... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5667267 | Mobile fitness center Mobile fitness centers are provided which include a trailer having at least one expandable side portion to increase the floor surface of the trailer to improve the overall workout space and lessen the crowded feeling of a mobile unit. The fitness centers ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5661538 | Portable self-measurement pupillometer with active opto-electronic centering aid and method for use thereof Pupillometers with semi-passive targets. The semi-passive targets allow a user of the pupillometer to center the user's pupil on an optically sensitive element in the pupillometer to characterize the pupil. Preferably, a set of centering diodes is dispose... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5657639 | Convection refrigeration process and apparatus The present invention provides a refrigeration process and apparatus which includes refrigeration means detachably connected by conduits, preferably insulated, to a series of individually refrigerated compartments, preferably drawer units, having evacuati... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5654448 | Isolation and purification of paclitaxel from organic matter containing paclitaxel, cephalomannine and other related taxanes A novel process for extraction, isolation and separation of taxanes, particularly paclitaxel, from natural sources such as bark, needles and twigs from Taxus species, tissue cultures, and fungi is described, wherein the taxanes are separated from the crud... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5649758 | Illuminated article of apparel An article of apparel which includes at least one LED which is intermittently and repetitively turned on. In one form, a hollow ball or shell contains an LED and a digital pulser comprising a battery and a digital oscillator for passing successive pulses ... | 07/22/1997 |
