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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7291664 | Multicomponent composition for photodegradable and biodegradable plastic articles and the use thereof The invention relates to a multicomponent composition for photodegradable and biodegradable plastic articles, and the use of said composition in the manufacture of various disposable and packaging plastic articles and the articles made therefrom. The multicomponent ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7001346 | Apparatus and methods for making intraoperative orthopedic measurements Apparatus and methods for making intraoperative orthopedic measurements are provided. Using telemetry devices attached to a patient, relative measurements of the positions and orientations of the patient's bones may be determined. Using the relative measurements of ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7306903 | Methods and compositions for identifying morphogen analogs Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for identifying morphogen analogs. The preferred methods and compositions relate to the discovery that morphogen upregulation of the mouse type X collagen promoter activity is mediated by a MEF-2 like sequence and requir... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304785 | Display methods and apparatus The invention relates to light modulators for use in display apparatus. In particular, the invention relates to methods for supporting and support structures for light modulators to reduce unwanted motion. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304786 | Methods and apparatus for bi-stable actuation of displays The invention relates to mechanically bi-stable shutter assemblies for use in display apparatus to form images. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7286844 | Systems and methods for three dimensional antenna selection and power control in an Ad-Hoc wireless network A system (105) determines a power level for transmitting to a neighboring node in a wireless network. The system (105) receives a message indicating a three-dimensional position and orientation of the neighboring node and a type of directional antenna ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284431 | Geophone An improved system for sensing ground motion is provided. The system generally comprises a shell and a case within the shell and connected by a suspension. The mass of the case is greater than the mass of the shell. An electrode within the shell detects relative mot... | 10/23/2007 |
| D552860 | Seat | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279175 | Stent coated with a sustained-release drug delivery and method for use thereof An intraluminal medical device comprises a stent having a coating applied to at least part of an interior surface, an exterior surface, or both. The coating comprises a sustained release formulation of a combination of pharmaceutical compounds dispersed within a bio... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280122 | Motion-based visualization A data-display system employs a display in which the representations of data objects are caused to move on the display in order to convey information about the represented data objects. In one example, icons in a link-analysis display that represent data objects sat... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279680 | Method and apparatus for plasma generation An RF-driven plasma source, including a pair of spaced-apart plasma electrodes, wherein the electrodes act as plates of a capacitor, the gas electrically discharges and creates a plasma of both positive and negative ions, in a clean process that enables efficient sa... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276387 | 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... | 10/02/2007 |
| D551875 | Seat | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277965 | Apparatus and methods for the automated creation of distributed configuration storage Systems and methods for providing distributed configuration storage are presented. The configuration storage is divided into distributed configuration target modules that are physically located in each design section of a device that uses configuration storage. A di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274015 | Capacitive discharge plasma ion source In a system for chemical analysis, an RF-driven plasma ionization device including a pair of spaced-apart and plasma-isolated electrodes, the electrodes are connected to a power source wherein the electrodes act as plates of a capacitor of a resonant circuit, the ga... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274621 | Systems and methods for flow measurement A system estimates flow parameters associated with a fluid flow encountering a bluff body. The system includes multiple sensors distributed on a surface of a bluff body. The system further includes input circuitry and a sensor processing unit. The input circuitry re... | 09/25/2007 |
| D551462 | Sofa | 09/25/2007 |
| D551461 | Sofa | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271945 | Methods and apparatus for actuating displays The invention relates to mechanical actuators for forming images on a display. The actuators include two mechanically compliant electrodes. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| D551012 | Mattress cover with quilt pattern | 09/18/2007 |
| D551011 | Mattress cover with quilt pattern | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271027 | 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... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269198 | Systems and methods for beaconing in wireless networks with low probability of detection Systems and methods for performing neighbor discovery in a network (100) including a number of nodes are provided. A first node (110) in the network (100) generates a spread signal for alerting other nodes in the network (100) of the pres... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269091 | Word line driver circuitry and methods for using the same Word line driver circuitry for selectively charging and discharging one or more word lines is provided. The driver circuitry uses a dual transistor topology, where a first transistor is driven by a signal, DOUT, and a second transistor is driven by a time-delayed co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264968 | Method of inducing and maintaining neuronal cells The present invention makes available a method for inducing neuronal differentiation and preventing the death or degeneration of neuronal cells both in vitro and in vivo. The subject method stems from the unexpected finding that, contrary to traditional understandin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7262789 | Method of creating a virtual window The systems and methods described herein include, among other things, a technique for calibrating the outputs of multiple sensors, such as CCD devices, that have overlapping fields of view and mapping the pixels of those outputs to the pixels of a display screen by ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7262407 | Explosives detection using differential mobility spectrometry The invention relates generally to ion mobility based systems, methods and devices for analyzing samples and, more particularly, in some embodiments to compact GC-DMS systems, methods, and devices employing enhanced GC column temperature control and configurations t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263479 | Determining characteristics of received voice data packets to assist prosody analysis A method and system are provided for acquiring information about communication among nodes [110, 210] in a network [100, 200] by intercepting chunks of data in the network by a tap [120, 220] located among the nodes [110, 210]. A file [ | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258399 | Slipcover with integrated padded and decorative component Slipcovers are provided for covering a variety of seating structures. The slipcovers can include a fabric sheet, multi-layered components, extensions, anchors, relaxation mechanisms, and holders, and can be configured to cover all or a portion of a seating structure... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260741 | Method and system to detect software faults The present invention is directed to a system and method for actively auditing a software system to determine the status. The software system includes a plurality of processes executed in an active processor domain. An active message is generated for processing in t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255196 | Windshield and sound-barrier for seismic sensors A system and method for reducing acoustic, wind or other background noise that may interfere with sensing of a seismic signal is provided. More specifically, a shield is provided to enclose a geophone and thereby protect it from harmful noise. The shield may compris... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257182 | Systems and methods for parasitic synchronization of radio networks An ultra-wide band (UWB) radio frequency (RF) receiving device (205) includes a first receiver (305) that receives UWB RF signals, a second receiver (315) that receives an external cue, and a processing unit (330). The second receiver ( | 08/14/2007 |
| 7257780 | Software-to-hardware compiler A hardware-to-software compiler is provided that runs an optimization on a circuit implemented in programmable logic. The optimization allows portions of the program implemented by the circuit to be executed via software. A communication interface between the hardwa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252681 | Heart valve structures A replacement heart valve structure including a structure of tissue which is an intact, mammalian heart valve that has been harvested and treated to preserve it. A conventional fabric sleeve is typically disposed concentrically around the outside of the tissue struc... | 08/07/2007 |
| D547968 | Sofa | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254779 | Customizable presentation environment A customizable environment is disclosed including an interactive presentation having a plurality of object placeholders, each for holding a presentable object or a presentable reference to an object. Each placeholder has a selector for selecting the presentable obje... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253668 | Delay-locked loop with feedback compensation A delay-locked loop (DLL) with feedback compensation is provided to increase the speed and accuracy of the DLL. After the variable delay line of the DLL is adjusted to minimize phase error, multiple clock cycles may be required before the adjusted signal is fed back... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250854 | Systems and methods for the automatic registration of devices Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages co... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247846 | Electric sector time-of-flight mass spectrometer with adjustable ion optical elements The invention provides apparatus and methods for performing time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. A TOF mass spectrometer of the present invention comprises one or more ion focusing electric sectors. At least one of the electric sectors is associated with an ion o... | 07/24/2007 |
