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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151425 | Methods and apparatus for installing fasteners Improved methods and apparatus for installing fasteners are disclosed. In one general aspect, a method of installing fasteners in partitions is presented. This method includes providing a threaded fastener having a first end engaged with an anchoring nut and a head ... | 04/10/2012 |
| D656631 | LED lamp | 03/27/2012 |
| 8111395 | Spectrometric investigation of heterogeneity In one general aspect, a spectroscopic apparatus is disclosed for investigating heterogeneity of a sample area. The apparatus includes an image acquisition system operative to acquire images of a plurality of sub-areas in the sample area and a sub-area selection int... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8067245 | Automated microscope for blood cell analysis An apparatus and method of automated blood cell analysis uses technologies from other systems to create a new, robust, improved type of automated microscope, which uses electronic motors and a closed loop control system to minimize ambient factors, such as jarring a... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8004662 | Pharmaceutical mixture evaluation A method of obtaining information about a heterogeneous pharmaceutical mixture is disclosed. This method involves applying an image enhancement agent, such as a stain, to the mixture. An image of the mixture can then be obtained, and information about a distribution... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7970704 | Wireless advisor support and data integration system In one general aspect, a financial advisor support method is disclosed that includes presenting on a wireless handheld device a list of accounts of different types held by a household entity at different institutions, receiving through the wireless handheld device a... | 06/28/2011 |
| D636906 | LED lamp face | 04/26/2011 |
| D636905 | LED lamp face | 04/26/2011 |
| D636904 | LED lamp | 04/26/2011 |
| 7869038 | Broad-range spectrometer In one general aspect, a particle characterization instrument is disclosed that includes a first spatially coherent light source with a beam output aligned with an optical axis. A focusing optic is positioned along the optical axis after the coherent light source, a... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864316 | Spectrometric characterization of pharmaceutical heterogeneity In one general aspect, a spectroscopic method for monitoring heterogeneity of a sample is disclosed. In this method, sampled spectroscopic measurements are acquired over a range of different micro locations in a macro-sample of the sample. This step is repeated for ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837447 | Diluter pump for chemistry analyzers A chemistry analyzer precision pump is disclosed. In one general aspect, it has a pump block that defines a first pump chamber with a fluid port at a first end, an opening for a piston at a second end, and a seal mount located between the opening and the port. A sec... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7805437 | Interactive SAR table Source data is analyzed and visualized for a user. As the user adjusts graphical query devices, the displayed data is filtered and the visualization is updated accordingly. The invention is particularly useful where the data relates to chemical compounds in that a S... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7792769 | Apparatus and method for learning and reasoning for systems with temporal and non-temporal variables In one general aspect, a method of deriving information about behavior of a target system is disclosed. The method includes accessing one or more temporal variables for the target system, providing an identifier node at the top of a hierarchy of a tree-structured be... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7724555 | Power converter with synchronous rectification and digital current sharing Converters that employ synchronous rectification, such as DC/DC converters, are disclosed. These converters can control their synchronous rectifiers to selectively block or pass a negative current from flowing in their output lines. Also disclosed are converters whi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7707206 | Document processing A search system and method are disclosed. In one general aspect the method features fingerprinting digitally stored documents and queries based on one or more topic models. Similarities between document and query fingerprints can be detected to search for documents.... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7582872 | Volumetric spectral imaging A spectral acquisition method includes actively processing a sample, such as a an opaque, friable pharmaceutical dosage unit, to expose characteristics of interior portions of the sample, and acquiring spectral information from the interior portions. ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7555153 | Non-invasive joint evaluation Disclosed, in one general aspect, is a musculoskeletal imaging system that includes a source of feature data extracted from imaging data resulting from imaging acquisitions from joints of different individuals affected by different diseases, and this feature data in... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7528957 | Spectrometric process monitoring Spectrometric apparatus that include an array of detector elements and exhibits a number of capabilities is disclosed. The elements can be responsive to incident radiation to produce an output signal that includes information from the incident radiation. A spectrall... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7414723 | Automated interleaved spectral imaging calibration An imaging spectrometric instrument is disclosed. This instrument can include an imaging detector and one or more calibration standards having different optical properties. Portions of one or more actuators can move the calibration standards between the imaging dete... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7399968 | Spectroscopic instruments and methods employing array detector and variable filtering Disclosed are pharmaceutical dosage unit manufacturing process control apparatus and methods. These can include acquiring a plurality of multi-pixel images of a flow of pharmaceutical dosage units at different wavelengths along an axis that is perpendicular to a dir... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391025 | High-throughput infrared spectroscopy A spectrometer includes an infrared source, a spectrally selective element, and a cell array. The cell array includes walls that define a number of cavities. The spectrometer also includes an infrared spatial detector responsive to infrared radiation travelling from... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369290 | Modulator bias control Approaches to bias control are disclosed for an optical modulator that modulates an optical carrier with a data input signal. In one embodiment an electrical bias input signal provided to the modulator is adjusted based on a characteristic of the data input signal d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7222265 | Automated software testing An automated software testing method is disclosed. It includes receiving a data set that includes information for testing a software application under test. The received data set is automatically converted into a series of test instructions that is operative to be r... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216116 | Data analysis system with automated query and visualization environment setup A primary graphical input device such as a scroll bar or slider is displayed in order to allow graphical input and adjustment of at least one parameter, such as the page number of a displayed document in a word-processing program or a range value in a data visualiza... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7165219 | Media composition system with keyboard-based editing controls Method and apparatus for selecting samples for presentation on an output device, such as a display or speaker, from a sequence of stored media samples, such as audio or video information. Position information is received from a pointing device, such as a mouse, and ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7032988 | Certified proofing A certified proofing method is disclosed that includes receiving a printable sheet and automatically detecting at least one feature of at least one component of a proofing process bearing on its quality. The method also includes automatically evaluating at least one... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004572 | Ink jet printing system with interleaving of swathed nozzles Disclosed is a continuous ink jet printer that includes an ink jet printing nozzle for a first color positioned to deposit ink drops on a substrate, and a deflection element located proximate an output trajectory of the first ink jet printing nozzle and operative to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6916078 | Inkjet proofing with matched color and screen resolution One general aspect of the invention provides for creating half-tone ink-jet proofs on print-enhanced sheets based on an effective image cell pitch that substantially matches a cell pitch used to create press plates. Print process variables can be adjusted for the in... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908165 | Printing fluid delivery system A printing fluid delivery method is disclosed for a jet printer. The method involves displacing printing fluid in a printing fluid delivery chamber in a printing fluid delivery system by a predetermined amount. After the step of displacing, printing fluid can be dri... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6901280 | Evaluating disease progression using magnetic resonance imaging An orthopedic magnetic resonance imaging system is disclosed. This system includes a source of magnetic resonance imaging data sets resulting from successive magnetic resonance imaging acquisitions from a diseased joint of a patient. A segmentation module segments s... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6848118 | Pullover jacket with customized decorative band A product and process involve providing customized pullover jackets, units of which are characterized by (1) pullover body construction units of a type having a fabric configuration that facilitates slipping over the head and shoulders; and (2) decorative band const... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6837160 | Method and apparatus for clamping a printing media A magnetic clamp for firmly clamping the edge of an imaging media on an imaging bed has one or more magnetic assemblies located in a clamp frame. The magnetic assemblies include magnets which may be permanent magnets, the magnets are prevented from contacting the im... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6793310 | Certified proofing A set of ink-jet printable proofing sheets are disclosed that each comprise a first printable face having a periphery including first, second, third, and fourth edges. The first and third edges are disposed opposite each other on the first printable face, and the se... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6786565 | Inkjet proofing with matched color and screen resolution One general aspect of the invention provides for creating half-tone ink-jet proofs on print-enhanced sheets based on an effective image cell pitch that substantially matches a cell pitch used to create press plates. Print process variables can be adjusted for the in... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6728560 | Non-invasive tissue glucose level monitoring Instruments and methods for performing non-invasive measurements of analyte concentrations and for monitoring, analyzing and regulating tissue status, such as tissue glucose levels. ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6690464 | High-volume on-line spectroscopic composition testing of manufactured pharmaceutical dosage units Disclosed are pharmaceutical dosage unit manufacturing process control apparatus and methods. These can include acquiring a plurality of multi-pixel images of a flow of pharmaceutical dosage units at different wavelengths along an axis that is perpendicul... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6687407 | Quantization table adjustment The application discloses a media processing method that includes accessing a compressed image data set representing a time series of different compressed video images. These video images have been compressed to differing degrees based on sizes of the com... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6626527 | Interleaved printing A jet printer is disclosed that includes a print head attached to a movable carriage, with a deflection element having a deflection axis in the direction of an axis of rotation of a drum. A carriage mechanism can move the carriage in the direction of the ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615191 | Software licensing and distribution systems and methods employing biometric sample authentication Software validation and distribution methods and apparatus are disclosed. These can include storing biometric identification information received from a customer in a customer storage area, receiving a biometric identification signal in response to custom... | 09/02/2003 |
