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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180875 | Ping-based communication system (PICS) A method of synchronizing clocks between local and remote unix-like computers comprising: sending internet control message protocol (ICMP) ping packets between at least two computers in a network; archiving ICMP echo-request and echo-reply packets from the networked... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178429 | Nanofabrication using dip pen nanolithography and metal oxide chemical vapor deposition Fabrication of a semiconductor structure is achieved by using a Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) tip to apply a metal catalyst to a prepared substrate. The catalyst is applied in a predetermined pattern, and crystal growth is established at the catalyst site. ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177941 | Hydrogen fuel storage and recovery system A hydrogen storage and recovery system includes a substrate having embedded hydrogen molecules and a grid of cells. Each cell includes an electron source for directing electrons onto the substrate, two orthogonal magnetic or electric fields that are oriented so that... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176031 | System and method for manipulating database search results Systems and methods for extracting information from large databases include the initial step of searching a database using a query. The search results are then normalized by formatting the search results in a standard text format. The normalized search results are t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175796 | Method for vehicle collision avoidance A method involves transmitting a first signal to a device, the first signal comprising vehicle identification data and vehicle operational data, receiving a second signal from the device, the second signal comprising road and lane information and vehicle information... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174325 | Adaptive injection-locked oscillator array for broad spectrum RF analysis The present invention provides an array of tunable, injection-locking oscillators which are scalable to higher frequencies and measure the entire relevant frequency space simultaneously. The scalable, highly-parallelized, adaptive receiver architecture uses arrays o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174083 | Dual-suspension system for MEMS-based devices A dual-suspension system for MEMS-based devices includes a proof mass, an upper spring system, and a lower spring system. The proof mass is formed from a handle wafer, a first layer of silicon coupled to one side of the handle wafer, and a second layer of silicon co... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170980 | Universal software architecture for decision support A universal software architecture for decision support includes an n-tiered architecture for building a universal task and workload management software system. The design incorporates a connectivity tier for activating a data object representative of application spe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170272 | Method for classifying vessels using features extracted from overhead imagery Methods for processing overhead imagery of a vessel include the step of determining an initial classification and classification probability based on the vessel length and length-to-width ratio. Next, mutually exclusive deck features can be extracted from the image.... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169372 | Electrolytic fluid antenna An antenna comprising: a first current probe comprising a core of ferromagnetic material having an aperture therein; a pump comprising a nozzle, wherein the pump is configured to pump a free-standing stream of electrolytic fluid out the nozzle and through the apertu... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165557 | Frequency down-conversion system using arrays of coupled non-linear elements A system includes at least a first array connected to a second array. The first array includes an odd number, greater than one, of unidirectionally-coupled non-linear first array elements. The second array includes an odd number, greater than one, of unidirectionall... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164534 | Conversion of an antenna to multiband using current probes A multi-band antenna comprising a conductive structure and a plurality of current probes coupled around the conductive structure is disclosed. An existing antenna capable of generating H fields having a first signal line is converted into a multi-signal line antenna... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155949 | Geodesic search and retrieval system and method of semi-structured databases A knowledge-based decision support system that allows for communication and learning to occur using natural language is presented. The system has a capability to automatically extract features from the natural language using symmetric reductions and random search. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154438 | Registration of latitude/longitude coordinates using range detection sensors and digital nautical charts The present invention can find the exact location anywhere in the nautical world (latitude/longitude coordinates) by correlating or matching radar returns with maps produced by a digital nautical chart called a Chart Server, because each pixel location on the Chart ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149245 | Adaptive linear contrast method for enhancement of low-visibility imagery A method may include the steps of segmenting an image into a plurality of tiles, calculating an upper clip limit and a lower clip limit for each tile of the plurality of tiles based upon a user input standard deviation, generating a lookup table for each tile of the... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8136470 | System and method for modifying the net buoyancy of underwater objects Buoyancy is controlled in a tethered object by pumping fluids, either of a first or second specific gravity, from an external source into either a first or second containment chamber to change the respective volumetric capacities of the first and second containment ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8134462 | Self-contained sensor package for water security and safety Disclosed is a floating sensor system having a casing that encloses a microcontroller. The microcontroller includes a digital processor and a non-volatile memory. The casing also encloses a data bus that connects the microcontroller to an external environment sensor... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8121821 | Quasi-static design approach for low Q factor electrically small antennas Methods and apparatuses are described that enable the design of electrically small antennas in terms of their quality factor (Q) performance or other antenna parameter. A desired charge distribution is defined and thereafter the shape of the antenna is generated, ba... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117824 | Pollution free engine using hydrogen as a fuel A pollution-free propulsion engine includes a rotating arm, a hollow axle defining a fuel delivery chamber, and hydrogen and oxygen sources. The rotating arm is formed with a detonation chamber, an opening and two tubular ducts therebetween. The axle is inserted int... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117147 | Type 4 KASER (knowledge amplification by structured expert randomization) providing case-based inductive and analogical reasoning A method for reaching conclusions from stratified knowledge statements (SKSs) comprising: storing a list of SKSs in at least one memory store on a computer, wherein the list of SKSs is composed of cases, generalizations, and analogs, wherein cases are the most valid... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116763 | Airborne basestation A wireless communications basestation that utilizes a light weight high directivity electronically-steerable antenna mounted on a lighter-than-air vehicle to providing relay broadband communication service among mobile units in a geographic area is provided. The lig... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116522 | Ship detection system and method from overhead images Methods for automatic detection of ships in overhead images of bodies of water are disclosed. The image is initially analyzed to determine if land is present, and the portions of the overhead image where land is present are masked and not processed further. The meth... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111443 | Plasmonic transistor A plasmonic transistor device includes an electro-optic substrate and a conductive layer placed on said electro-optic substrate to establish an interface therebetween. The first conductive layer and electro-optics substrate are made of materials that are suitable fo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111205 | Mast clamp current probe (MCCP) insertion loss determining methods and systems Methods and systems for determining insertion loss for a mast clamp current probe (MCCP) coupled to a monopole antenna are disclosed. An exemplary method includes determining a first power radiated by the monopole antenna across a first range of frequencies while dr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108147 | Apparatus and method for automatic omni-directional visual motion-based collision avoidance A method of identifying and imaging a high risk collision object relative to a host vehicle includes arranging a plurality of N sensors for imaging a three-hundred and sixty degree horizontal field of view (hFOV) around the host vehicle. The sensors are mounted to a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107151 | Plasmonic logic device A plasmonic logic device can include a dielectric substrate, and first and second metallic input strips that are placed on the substrate. The input metallic strips can be made of different metals that support propagation of surface plasmons at different frequencies.... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103600 | Graphic user interface having menus for display of context and syntax useful in an artificial intelligence system A graphical user interface (GUI) is used for rendering semantic concepts and provides menu selections that are rendered in accordance with the semantic concepts. The display includes fields for rendering logical associations in multiple display fields. A first field... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103212 | Relay device deployer system A relay device deployment system comprising: a deployer, a wireless relay device, a node radio, a deployment mechanism, and a processor. The deployer is configured to be mounted on a mobile platform and to deploy the relay device to a support surface. The relay devi... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100367 | Variable geometry wing using a roll-up device A system includes a fabric wing, such as a Rogallo wing or parafoil, a roller connected to the fabric wing, cables connected to the fabric wing, a motor connected to the roller. Upon activation, the motor causes the roller to roll-up or unroll at least a portion of ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096254 | Unmanned vehicle launch and recovery system In one preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a system for launching and recovering one or more unmanned, underwater vehicles. The system includes a surface vessel having a generally low waterline for transporting, launching and recovering the unmanned... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095543 | Fast algorithms and metrics for comparing hierarchical clustering information trees and numerical vectors In various embodiments, a method for determining a similarity between two data sets is disclosed, the steps of which include determining a first list of data clusters for a first hierarchically-organized data set, determining a second list of data clusters for a sec... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095313 | Method for determining collision risk for collision avoidance systems Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining the risk of an object collision. The method includes transmitting a signal and analyzing a received signal that is indicative of the presence of a remote object. The signal is then analyzed to determine an initial ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094317 | Plasmonic router A plasmonic router can include a first surface plasmon guide and a second surface plasmon guide. A surface plasmon can be generated in either of the plasmon guides. Each plasmon guide has an energy barrier, which can be selectively decreased to allow selective propa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094083 | Multi-band tree antenna A multi-band antenna comprising a tree and a plurality of current probes coupled around the tree. Each current probe is designed to receive and transmit in a substantially different frequency band than the other current probes. The current probes are positioned on t... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094012 | Active composite RFID tag for object localization and instruction An object localization and tracking system includes a plurality of tags that are placed on respective objects. Each tag includes a transceiver and at least three orthogonal antennas to receive RF energy in a three dimensions. The tag transceiver and antennas coopera... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091461 | System for water-based launch of an unmanned aerial vehicle A system includes a support structure having a compressed air tank therein, a pneumatic launch assembly coupled to the support structure, and an inflatable bladder disposed around at least a portion of a region defined by the support structure and the pneumatic laun... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8085459 | Plasmonic transistor A plasmonic transistor device includes an electro-optic substrate and a conductive layer placed on said electro-optic substrate to establish an interface therebetween. The first conductive layer and electro-optics substrate are made of materials that are suitable fo... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8073804 | System and method for type 2 KASER (Knowledge Amplification by Structured Expert Randomization) A KASER (Knowledge Amplification by Structured Expert Randomization) engine reaches conclusions in a semantic format or which take the form of a series of rules. The conclusions are parsed into an array structure having a hierarchical order of validity. A set of ins... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073079 | Angle-modulated signal threshold extension device and method A threshold noise-canceling method comprising the steps of: receiving an angle-modulated signal; identifying in the angle-modulated signal potential threshold noise events that exceed a first threshold value; calculating average values of the phase of the angle-modu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068740 | Secure optical communication system In various embodiments, a secure optical communication system is disclosed. Such a system may include a photon-pair generation circuit configured to generate pairs of photons with each photon pair including a first-channel photon and a second-channel photon, a trans... | 11/29/2011 |
