Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7550805 | Stress-controlled dielectric integrated circuit General purpose methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits from flexible membranes formed of very thin low stress dielectric materials, such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and semiconductor layers. Semiconductor devices are formed in a semiconductor ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7276937 | Modular interconnect circuitry for multi-channel transceiver clock signals Circuitry for distributing clock signals (e.g., reference clock signals) among a plurality of blocks of circuitry. Each block may include reference clock source circuitry and reference clock utilization circuitry. Each block also preferably includes an identical or ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275061 | Systems and methods for employing an orthogonal corpus for document indexing The invention provides for indexing and cataloging of content on the Internet, as well as from other stores of information, may be performed by applying a process that employs an orthogonal corpus, or corpora, of information, such as an Encyclopedia. To this end, th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270950 | Nucleic acid-protein fusions and methods of making and selecting fusions Described herein are RNA-protein fusion production methods which involve a high salt post-translational incubation step. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7227134 | Mobility based apparatus and methods using dispersion characteristics, sample fragmentation, and/or pressure control to improve analysis of a sample The invention relates generally to ion mobility-based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208159 | Methods and compositions for treating gastroparesis Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to treat gastroparesis in a subject (e.g., stimulating stomach contraction, reducing abnormal gastric acid and/or pepsin production), as a re... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193312 | Castellation wafer level packaging of integrated circuit chips Systems and methods for packaging integrated circuit chips in castellation wafer level packaging are provided. The active circuit areas of the chips are coupled to castellation blocks and, depending on the embodiment, input/output pads. The castellation blocks and i... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7153674 | Nucleic acid molecules encoding enzymes having fructosyl polymerase activity Described are nucleic acid molecules encoding enzymes having fructosyl polymerase activity. These enzymes are sucrose dependent sucrose fructosyltransferases (SST) enzymes. Furthermore, vectors and host cells are described containing the nucleic acid molecules, in p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149148 | Localization of high speed vehicles using continuous transmit waves The selection of multiple, suitably designed, demodulation reference signals can enable the measurement of a vehicle's speed using continuously transmitted frequency modulated (CTFM) signals. The unique solution of vehicle speed can be used to resolve the range Dopp... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131945 | Optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device An implantable intraocular pressure sensor device for detecting excessive intraocular pressure above a predetermined threshold pressure is disclosed. The device includes a pressure switch that is sized and configured to be placed in an eye, wherein said pressure swi... | 11/07/2006 |
| RE39385 | Method and apparatus for performing mathematical functions using polynomial approximation and a rectangular aspect ratio multiplier A method for approximating mathematical functions using polynomial expansions is implemented in a numeric processing system (10) which comprises a control and timing circuit (18), a microprogram store (20) and a multiplier circuit (34). T... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129482 | Explosives detection using differential ion mobility spectrometry System for control of ion species behavior in a time-varying filter field of an ion mobility-based spectrometer to improve species identification for explosives detection. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098007 | Cloning and functional assays of Xenopus ATR The present invention provides compositions of ATR nucleic acids and proteins, as well as methods of using said compositions in screening assays. The invention further provides antibodies and transgenic animals based on the ATR compositions. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7100185 | Electronic television program guide schedule system and method An electronic program schedule system which includes a receiver for receiving broadcast, satellite or cablecast television programs for a plurality of television channels and a tuner for tuning a television receiver to a selected one of the plurality of channels. A ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094248 | Medical grafting connectors and fasteners A body tissue graft for use in a patient includes a frame structure made of a first elastic material, a covering of a second elastic material on the frame structure, the covering substantially filling openings in the frame structure, and a connector connected to the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087728 | Carbohydrate crosslinked glycoprotein crystals The present invention relates to the field of carbohydrate crosslinked glycoprotein crystals. Advantageously, such crosslinked glycoprotein crystals display stability to harsh environmental conditions, while maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083963 | Nucleic acid molecules which encode proteins having fructosyl transferase activity and methods for producing long-chain inulin Nucleic acid molecules are described encoding proteins with the enzymatic activity of a fructosyl transferase. These enzymes are fructosyl transferases (FFT). Moreover, vectors and host cells are described containing the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, in p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056907 | Mandelic acid derivatives and their use as thrombin inhibitors There is provided a compound of formula (1) and pharmaceutically-acceptable derivatives (including prodrugs) thereof. Which compound and derivatives are useful as, or are as useful as prodrugs of, competitive inhibitors of trypsin-like proteases, such as thrombin, a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7046174 | Byte alignment for serial data receiver A serial data interface for a programmable logic device includes a receiver that deserializes a plurality of channels of received serial data using a recovered clock signal or a phase-aligned received clock signal. Byte boundaries are initially assigned, perhaps arb... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034114 | “Signalin” family of TGFβ signal transduction proteins, and uses related thereto The present invention concerns the discovery that proteins encoded by a family of vertebrate genes, termed here signalin-related genes, which are involved in signal transduction induced by members of the TGFβ superfamily. The present invention makes available compo... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027478 | Microneedle array systems The present invention relates to systems of microneedle arrays to align and form optical components. Active components such as lasers are combined with optical fibers. Microneedles are fabricated using techniques such as laser drilled Kapton, and combined with optic... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023713 | Voltage overshoot reduction circuits Feedback circuits capable of preventing output voltage overshoot in closed-loop DC regulated power supplies are presented. The circuits employ hysteresis at the input of an operational amplifier to improve the response time of the feedback circuits to a rising outpu... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7023756 | DRAM power bus control A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) is provided that has separate array and peripheral power busing to isolate array noise from peripheral circuits such as delay lock loops during row activations and read/write memory operations. A switch connects the array power ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6977168 | Methods and compositions for treating nephrotic syndrome Compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to treat nephrotic syndrome (e.g., lower urinary protein and increase serum protein) in a subject as a result of having been cultured in the ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969091 | Coin displaying book A book that is capable of displaying one or more coins related to its theme, including a front cover and a back cover. At least one book cover defines one or more apertures that are capable of receiving coins. The book theme is displayed on at least one of the book ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6967214 | Inhibitors of IMPDH enzyme The present invention relates to a novel class of compounds which are IMPDH inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suite... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6968170 | Adaptive correction of a received signal frequency response tilt Distortion due to transmission characteristics of a transmission medium is corrected by measuring leakage in a signal orthogonal to a received signal. The frequency response of an equalizer is adaptively adjusted until the measured leakage is at a local minimum.... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964864 | Methods and compositions for treating gastritis The invention provides compositions comprising a plurality of yeast cells, wherein said plurality of yeast cells are characterized by their ability to ameliorate or prevent gastritis in a mammal, said ability resulting from their having been cultured in the presence... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962996 | Inhibitors of p38 The present invention relates to inhibitors of p38, a mammalian protein kinase involved cell proliferation, cell death and response to extracellular stimuli. The invention also relates to methods for producing these inhibitors. The invention also provides pharmaceut... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958149 | Repair of larynx, trachea, and other fibrocartilaginous tissues Provided herein are methods and devices for inducing the formation of functional replacement nonarticular cartilage tissues and ligament tissues. These methods and devices involve the use of osteogenic proteins, and are useful in repairing defects in the larynx, tra... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6948843 | Method and apparatus for acoustically controlling liquid solutions in microfluidic devices Acoustic energy is used to control motion in a fluid. According to one embodiment, the invention directs acoustic energy at selected naturally occurring nucleation features to control motion in the fluid. In another embodiment, the invention provides focussed or unf... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949342 | Prostate cancer diagnosis and outcome prediction by expression analysis Methods identifying prostate cancer, methods for prognosing and diagnosing prostate cancer, methods for identifying a compound that modulates prostate cancer development, methods for determining the efficacy of a prostate cancer therapy, and oligonucleotide microarr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946293 | Progenitor cells, methods and uses related thereto The present invention relates to a substantially pure population of viable pancreatic progenitor cells, and methods for isolating such cells. The present invention further concerns certain therapeutic uses for such progenitor cells, and their progeny. ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6946914 | Ultra-wideband constant gain CMOS amplifier Circuitry and methods for improved amplifiers with large bandwidth and constant gain are provided. The combination of a synthetic inductive drain load and a bridged-T matching network provide amplifiers that can drive a substantial capacitive load with the above men... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944900 | Quilted mattress cover with inverted seam A mattress having an inverted top panel/border seam, with an optional appended decorative rope welting on the border is described. An inverted seam secures the top panel to the border portion of a mattress cover to eliminate bumps and creases found in conventional w... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944556 | Circuits and methods for current measurements referred to a precision impedance Circuitry and methods for obtaining accurate measurements of current supplied by an integrated circuit are provided. Current calculations are performed using information from a precision termination resistor and from the ratio relationship of two on-chip resistors. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944127 | System for detecting spurious network traffic According to the principles of the invention, there is provided a system, apparatus, and method for detecting spurious network traffic. In a system according to the principles of the invention, a switch such as a router constructs a routing tree for each other switc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938142 | Multi-bank memory accesses using posted writes Systems and methods for reducing delays between successive write and read accesses in multi-bank memory devices are provided. Computer circuits modify the relative timing between addresses and data of write accesses, reducing delays between successive write and read... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6929917 | Method for cloning of a rare, specifically mutated cell The invention concerns a new method of detecting a rare product of a directed genetic alteration of a cultured cell. The method is applicable to any method of making the alteration provided that a pair of closely linked alterations can be made. The method consists o... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913885 | Association of dopamine beta-hydroxylase polymorphisms with bipolar disorder A central role for the gene encoding dopamine beta-hydroxylase in neuropsychiatric disorders is disclosed. Use of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the dopamine beta-hydroxylase gene for diagnosis, prediction of clinical course and treatment response, development o... | 07/05/2005 |
