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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6207895 | Device box for wall mounted communications apparatus The device box for wall mounted communication equipment functions to provide connections for communications conductors and electrical conductors as well as a housing to receive a power transformer, with the installation of the device box for wall mounted ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6142794 | Low cost pin retention socket The present low cost pin retention socket comprises a set of holes that are machined into a printed wiring board and selective surfaces thereof plated to thereby form an inexpensive socket that is integral to the printed wiring board yet absent the need f... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6124974 | Lenslet array systems and methods A stacked array magnifier (SAM) forms a magnified, demagnified or unit image of an object. The SAM includes one or more non-refractive lenslet arrays and one or more refractive lenslet arrays to form a plurality of lenslet channels. Each lenslet channel h... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6086858 | Colored formulations for application to human skin A lotion such as a sunscreen includes a color indicator which brightly colorizes the lotion until the lotion is applied to human skin, wherein after the colored lotion changes color or turns clear. A physiological color indicator such as a pH indicator, a... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6085177 | Systems for accessing the internet and geo-defined data and associated methods The invention provides internet access through an automatic teller machine. A local processor interfaces with the machine's internal processor to facilitate communication to the World Wide Web. A communication subsystem, e.g., a modem or data communicatio... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6082297 | Encapsulated thermofoil heater apparatus and associated methods An encapsulated heater heats a susceptor within a process module such as for use in CVD, PVD and etch. The heater includes an electrically resistive heating element, e.g., an Inconel trace, that is responsive to applied voltage to radiate heat. A hermetic... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6067852 | Method and apparatus using slant-path water delay estimates to correct global positioning satellite survey error An atmospheric water vapor sensing system uses Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) to determine the refractivity and Slant-path Water Vapor Delay (SWD) between an Earth-based GPS receiver and a plurality of satellite-based GPS transmitters. The system pro... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6022563 | Phenylbutazone carrier formulation A powdered carrier formulation for delivery of phenylbutazone to animals contains phenylbutazone in combination with a flavoring agent and an anticaking agent.... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6007797 | Disappearing color sunscreen compositions Sunscreens are colored with oil-soluble dyes approved for use in skin care products (such as sunscreens, lotions, etc.). The color imparted by the dyes substantially disappears shortly after the sunscreen emulsion is applied to skin. This colored sunscree... | 12/28/1999 |
| 6005560 | Multi-media project management and control system A multi-media presentation system is disclosed for coordinating access to multi-media presentation data and related information. The multi-media presentation data typically includes text, image data and layout data. The related information is stored in an... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5991423 | Planar magnetic continuous-tone transducer The planar magnetic continuous-tone transducer functions as a low power, wide dynamic range speaker. The planar magnetic continuous-tone transducer uses a conventional pair of ferrite cores on which are tightly wound primary and secondary coils. A very sm... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5979242 | Multi-level vibration test system having controllable vibration attributes The multi-level vibration test system has controllable vibration attributes that enable the test engineer to precisely implement a vibration environment that is applicable to a wide range of applications and performance characteristics. The multi-level vi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5937182 | Design verification system using expect buffers A design verification system for simulating designs and evaluating the simulation results against a set of expected events. A set of expected events are generated and loaded into an expect buffer. As the simulation proceeds, each modelled device collects ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5826257 | Method and structure for maintaining and utilizing a lookup value associated with a stored database value A method and associated data structures for generating, maintaining, and applying "display parameters" as a portion of lookup information associated with a column in a database table. Display parameters provides for the display and retrieval of alternate ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822751 | Efficient multidimensional data aggregation operator implementation An efficient implementation of a multidimensional data aggregation operator that generates all aggregates and super-aggregates for all available values in a results set by first generating a minimal number of aggregates at the lowest possible system level... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5814739 | Coriolis flowmeter having corrugated flow tube A Coriolis flowmeter having flow tubes with corrugations in the dynamically active portion of the flow tubes. The corrugations increase the flexibility of the flow tubes so that they are more responsive to the generated Coriolis forces. This enhances the ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5799002 | Adaptive bandwidth throttling for network services The adaptive bandwidth throttling system implements a graceful diminution of services to the clients by delaying a first class of services provided by a network server in response to the effective bandwidth utilized by this network server exceeding a firs... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5778375 | Database normalizing system A database normalizing system for transparently normalizing a record source in a database wherein the record source contains a plurality of records and each of the records contains at least one field that is common across each of the records. The database... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5768515 | Method for generating and storing two segments of HTTP message headers with different lifetimes and combining them to form a single response header A system for generating message headers where previously saved message headers are retrieved from memory when needed to satisfy a message header requirement. Message headers are comprised of segments where each message header segment has a different lifet... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5758337 | Database partial replica generation system A system for creating database partial replicas is provided where the referential integrity of the original database is maintained in the partial replica. Filters are specified to allow a user to select, using boolean logic, which rows of the original dat... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5679478 | Reserve battery having simplified construction and improved range of operation A reserve, energy sourced, or deferred action battery in which each battery cell is provided a separate reservoir containing the necessary electrolyte fluid for that cell. A simple design is then possible as the electrolyte fluid is stored in close proxim... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5679906 | Coriolis effect mass flowmeter using a single rotor having a flexible sensing element A Coriolis flowmeter having a rotor assembly positioned within a housing and having center axis of rotation. The rotor assembly has a plurality of flow channels, each of which extends from the outer periphery of said rotor assembly to a center recess of s... | 10/21/1997 |
