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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6392537 | Remote monitoring system for automatic door systems A maintenance station monitors and maintains a plurality of automatic door systems at remote locations. Each door system includes a control unit for controlling the operation of an automatic door, and a self-diagnosing arrangement which operates in conjun... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6377730 | Waveguide based component optical signal power and wavelength detector A planar waveguide monitor is shown for determining the wavelength and power of component optical signals of a multiplexed optical signal. The monitor includes an optical waveguide router similar to a Dragone router with at least twice as many output wave... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6369622 | Clock doubler circuit with RC-CR phase shifter network A phase shifter network receives at an input node an input clock signal which does not contain higher order harmonics and generates first and second phase-shifted clock signals which are 90° apart and which have the same frequency as the input clock sign... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367543 | Liquid-cooled heat sink with thermal jacket A liquid-cooled heat sink is provided having a cooling housing including a peripheral side wall extending from the perimeter of a bottom wall and a lid sized to engage the peripheral side wall so as to form a chamber. A fluid inlet port and a fluid outlet... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6362427 | Low profile adapter for variable size tubing An adapter for securing a cable to a housing has a flange that is attachable to the housing and a plurality of concentric cable ports connected to the flange. Each cable port has a side wall. The side wall of each cable port overlaps a side wall of an adj... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6358237 | Methods and apparatus for delivering fluids to a patient A system for delivering fluids which includes a pump (such as a peristaltic pump for example), a pump cartridge, a fluid reservoir, and a variety of fluid dispensers, including oral fluid dispensers. By providing a number of oral fluid dispensers, the one... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357634 | Container cap dispensing apparatus A container cap dispensing apparatus includes a cover member and a base member. The cover member is disposed over a portion of the base member, and the base member is secured to a container. The cover member is secured to either the base member or the con... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359223 | Method and apparatus for making a high-pressure seal using cold shrink tubing An assembly has a housing with an opening. The housing may be a building entrance protector. The housing has first and second cable ports aligned with the opening and aligned with each other. The first cable port extends outwardly from the housing, and th... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6356663 | Processing image signals using spatial decomposition Image signals are encoded following a spatial decomposition pattern that is based on a selected location within the image. The resulting sequence of sets of encoded image signals may be transmitted to a remote node for decoding and display. The display of... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6356132 | Programmable delay cell An integrated circuit has a plurality of signal paths, at least one of which has a delay cell. The delay cell has an input terminal for receiving an signal from the signal path, and a plurality of delay paths for generating a corresponding plurality of de... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6353610 | Method and system for call signaling in telephone calls over a packet-switched network A telephone call from first telephone device to a second telephone device is initiated by a call directly from the first telephone device to a first gateway. The first gateway receives dialed digits from the second telephone device, identifies an address ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6353184 | Low profile adapter for variable size heat shrink tubing joint A building entrance protector assembly includes a building entrance protector housing having an opening. The housing includes a plurality of concentric cylindrical side walls around the opening. Each side wall at least partly overlies another one of the s... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6351583 | Multiple laser wavelength stabilization An optical apparatus for multiplexing a plurality of optical signals of different wavelengths to provide a multiplexed output optical signal. A plurality of input waveguides receive the plurality of optical signals. A first free space region is connected ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6345991 | Printed wiring board for connecting to pins A protector panel receives plug-in protector modules. The panel has a plurality of pin receiving holes. The panel has a plurality of members depending from its bottom. Each of the at pin receiving holes has a respective pair of the depending members adjac... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6346155 | Laser bar clamp A clamp for holding laser components during a facet coating process. The clamp includes a first elongate member for contacting a first side of the laser components and a second elongate member for contacting a second opposing side of the laser components.... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6344872 | System for transporting and imaging a textile material The present invention relates to a system for transporting and imaging a textile material. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a system comprising a motorized conveyor capable of moving a sheet of textile material around the far outer ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6340327 | Wafer polishing apparatus and process An apparatus and method for polishing a workpiece including a polishing pad; at least one polishing arm for holding a workpiece to be polished on the polishing pad; at least one conditioning arm for conditioning the polishing pad; and, a slurry dispenser.... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6328026 | Method for increasing wear resistance in an engine cylinder bore and improved automotive engine This invention is directed to a method for enhancing the wear resistance of an iron engine cylinder bore comprising laser alloying of the cylinder bore with selected precursors and honing the cylinder bore to a preselected dimension. The present invention... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6321386 | Heat deflection and retaining apparatus Radiant heat deflection system for use when a person is subjected to high temperature conditions during athletic activity. The heat deflection system is capable of deflecting radiant away from the wearer's head or body, thereby reducing the amount of heat... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323491 | Corona discharge imaging system for outdoor daylight use A corona detector for detecting a corona associated with a remote object under outdoor daylight conditions. A selective optical filter filters light from the remote object, wherein the optical filter passes one or more of the corona emission bands centere... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6320469 | Lock detector for phase-locked loop A method and lock detector for detecting lock between a reference signal and a feedback signal of a PLL circuit. A number of clock cycles of the feedback signal is counted during consecutive test intervals defined by the reference signal. A feedback compa... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319024 | Strain relief mechanism for a plug-in protector panel A protector panel receives plug-in protector modules. The panel has a plurality of pin receiving holes. The panel has a plurality of members depending from its bottom. Each of the at pin receiving holes has a respective pair of the depending members adjac... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6319456 | Method for continuous vacuum forming shaped polymeric articles This invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing shaped polymeric articles by substantially continuous vacuum forming. The method includes providing a sheet of hot polymeric material which is disposed onto a rotating belt having a mold im... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315499 | Geotextile fabric A geotextile fabric constructed as a bi-axially oriented, open grid of high modulus of elasticity strands impregnated with resinous material which is flexible when cured. The fabric may be stored and installed in roll or sheet form and provides high-stren... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6313999 | Self alignment device for ball grid array devices An apparatus which aligns a ball grid array (BGA) device over a substrate. The apparatus preferably includes a cup-shaped member for cupping and holding the solder balls of the BGA device, and an elongate member attached to the cup-shaped member. The cup-... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309153 | Intermodal transfer trailer A vehicle for temporary support of intermodal cargo containers, especially a trailer for a tractor/trailer rig, has deployable locating pins placed centrally along the length of a chassis, for locating containers placed end-to-end. The locating pins cente... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309097 | Die coating material stirring machine A stirring machine and method for automated mixing of multi-part encapsulants used for coating microelectronic devices such as integrated circuits. The stirring machine includes a variable speed motor; a stirring rod coupled to an output shaft of the moto... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6307180 | Heated toilet seat and methods for making same A toilet seat comprises a resistive wire sewn to a support material such as a fibrous mat. The wire is preferably sewn in an annular pattern or a sinuated pattern disposed throughout the seat. The heating element can be contained within a toilet seat core... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302701 | RF connector with impedance matching tab A sub-miniature push-on RF connector for connecting a transmission line to a signal sink. The connector has a shielded transmission line section having a signal line and a ground line extending axially through the connector. A center pin is coupled to the... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6302382 | Bumper system for limiting the mobility of a wheeled device A bumper for limiting the limiting the mobility of a wheeled device. The bumper is an elongated member having a base wall and an elastically resilient wheel engagement wall coupled to the base wall. The wheel engagement wall includes an outer surface and ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6302319 | Party tray carrier The present invention is directed toward an insulated party tray carrier. The party tray carriers of the present invention comprise a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall and side walls. The walls of the present invention are insulated to re... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6302192 | Integrated circuit heat pipe heat spreader with through mounting holes The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off fro... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6304578 | Packet routing and queuing at the headend of shared data channel A headend of a shared data channel receives data packets, each data packet being addressed to a user of the shared data channel. A buffer of the headend queues the data packets, and a router of the headend assigns high transmittal priority to data packets... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6300562 | Self-sealing telecommunications enclosure A sealed fiber optic enclosure assembly includes a fiber optic enclosure having an inner rim, and an end cap shaped to fit the enclosure. The end cap has a pliable membrane depending from it. The membrane is approximately a cylindrical structure. The memb... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6299707 | Method for increasing the wear resistance in an aluminum cylinder bore This invention is directed toward a method for enhancing the wear resistance of an aluminum cylinder bore comprising laser alloying of the cylinder bore with selected precursors. The present invention is particularly well suited for enhancing the wear res... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6301059 | Astigmatic compensation for an anamorphic optical system A lens system defined along an X-Y-Z coordinate system transforms an elliptical optical beam defined as exhibiting a first, fast axis component and a second, slow axis component, into an essentially circular optical beam. A first and a second lens interce... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6295777 | Exterior finishing panel A plastic sheet exterior finishing panel is provided which includes an inner layer of foamed plastic material and an outer layer of non-foamed plastic material joined to the inner layer and defining a facing surface formed to convey a desired aesthetic ef... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6294225 | Method for improving the wear and corrosion resistance of material transport trailer surfaces This invention relates to a method of improving the corrosion and wear resistance of a transport trailer surface. More specifically the present invention relates to a method of laser alloying the surface of a transport trailer to enhance the corrosion and... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293188 | Signaling the cooking state of food cooked in pieces The invention provides a device for signaling a cooking state for at least one cooking item, such as an egg, a potato, a pepper, rice, noodles, that are being cooked in a liquid cooking medium. The device includes an at least partially floating jacket, a ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6294807 | Semiconductor device structure including a tantalum pentoxide layer sandwiched between silicon nitride layers An insulating structure includes a first silicon nitride layer, a tantalum pentoxide layer formed above the first silicon nitride (SiNx) layer, and a second silicon nitride layer formed above the tantalum pentoxide (Ta2 O5... | 09/25/2001 |
