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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5270112 | Hybrid reinforcements for high temperature composites and composites made therefrom The subject invention relates to a hybrid reinforcement material comprising a refractory metal core having a first coating comprising aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, this coating of the general formula: Alx Oy Nz wherein x is up... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5212125 | Process for sintering aluminum nitride using organometallic compounds A process for producing a sintered AlN ceramic body by mixing an organic solution comprising a hydrocarbon solvent and an organometallic compound with AlN powder to produce a slurry, removing the solvent from the slurry to form a mixture of organometallic... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5148370 | Expert system and method for batch production scheduling and planning A method employed by an expert system for batch scheduling the multiple-pass manufacture of a plurality of parts (12) by at least one parts process (22), where the parts (12) have a plurality of delivery dates and the parts (12) and parts processor (22) h... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5110420 | Electrochemical process A compound containing an element of Group IIB and of Group VIB is cathodically deposited on a cathode comprising a layer of high sheet resistance on an insulating substrate by positioning the anode relative to the cathode such that the distance from the a... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5091963 | Method and apparatus for inspecting surfaces for contrast variations A method of and apparatus for inspecting the surface of an article for isolated contrast variations by illuminating the surface, forming an image of the surface from the reflected light, the image being composed of pixels that contain digitized informatio... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5063301 | Noninvasive method and apparatus using coherent backscattering for process control A method and apparatus for the noninvasive real-time characterization of samples using coherent backscattering is disclosed. The sample is illuminated by a laser, and the radiation that is coherently backscattered is measured. The line width or line shape... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5007697 | Fibre optic data coupler A fibre optic data coupler comprises (a) a fibre optic data link input module comprising an input connector for a fibre optic connected to a fibre optic receiver for providing a digital electrical output signal corresponding to the fibre optic signal, (b)... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4998208 | Piping corrosion monitoring system calculating risk-level safety factor producing an inspection schedule A piping corrosion monitoring system is disclosed which is implemented by software run on a personal computer or the equivalent. The system generates inspection dates for individual piping and other elements, such as pressure vessels, in a process plant. ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4945249 | Remote sensing system Apparatus for detecting an anomaly, (e.g. the presence of a hydrocarbon seep) at or near a water or land surface comprises means for generating a beam, preferably a pulsed beam, of primary light radiation, preferably ultra-violet light, and directing the ... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4923288 | Optical modulators based on polymers This invention relates to a device for electrooptic modulation of an optical beam. The device is a laminate comprising a coherent film of a conjugated polymer having semi-conducting properties as the active component laminated with two or more layers of e... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4919533 | Method for detecting diamonds in remote locations A method for detecting diamonds in locations which are not easily accessible comprises irradiating material suspected of containing diamonds by means adapted for access to the location, collecting the resultant scattered Raman radiation by means adapted f... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4911781 | VLS Fiber growth process A method for preparing substrates for VLS fiber producing reactions and a method for preparing SiC fibers by the VLS process. The first method includes the steps of forming an alcohol sol containing a fiber growth promoter material precursor, applying the... | 03/27/1990 |
