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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7937885 | Electrified bird repellent track An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrement... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7746485 | Determining physical property of substrate A method of determining a physical property of a substrate includes recording a first spectrum obtained from a substrate, the first spectrum being obtained during a polishing process that alters a physical property of the substrate. The method includes identifying, ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7666819 | Integrated micro array system and methods therefor Various methods are provided for an integrated micro array system (100) that allows fully automated sample processing and detection/quantification of nucleic acid and protein samples in a single analytical device, which may be configured to communicate data t... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7429360 | Level-controlled pipette for automated analytic devices An automatic pipette in an analytic device uses disposable pipette tips, and in which proper coupling of the pipette tip to the pipette, accurate volume of the aspirated fluid, and distance of the pipette tip to a biochip are determined using a plurality of sensors ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426350 | Hybrid optical and electrical fiber optic link linearizer Techniques and systems for reducing nonlinear distortions in an output optical beam from an optical transmitter by using both electrical pre-distortion compensation and optical compensation. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7356629 | Conveying data between computing devices Techniques are provided for conveying data between computing devices. In certain implementations, a system and method for conveying data between computing devices include the capability to, at a wireless terminal, generate a computer interface message containing per... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356458 | Multi-language correspondence/form generator A method to automatically generate correspondence in multiple languages includes identifying format data portions and content data portions for pieces of correspondence, storing the format data portions and content data portions in a database capable of directly sto... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356394 | RFID vehicle management system and method This disclosure describes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) vehicle management system and method. For example, an RFID tag may be coupled with a particular vehicle and operable to store identifying information associated with the vehicle and to automatically c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7053929 | Center of mass detection via an active pixel sensor An imaging system for identifying the location of the center of mass (“COM”) in an image. In one aspect, an imaging system includes a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in a matrix. A center of mass circuit coupled to the photosensitive elements inclu... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6989162 | Hepatoprotective agent of plant origin and a process thereof A process of isolation of pure Acteoside of high hepatoprotection from plant Colerbrookea oppositifolia, said process comprising steps of drying aerial parts of the plant, grounding the dried parts into powder, percolating the powder with water or ethanol for... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6955942 | Method for manufacturing circuit device In a step of covering a rear face resist, by recognizing position of a positioning mark exposed at a rear face of a conductive foil, position recognition of a conductive pattern of the rear face of every block or every conductive foil is performed indirectly, and a ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6954613 | Fixed satellite constellation system employing non-geostationary satellites in sub-geosynchronous elliptical orbits with common ground tracks Shows orbit-constellation of satellites that appears virtually geosynchronous. ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6890735 | TSG-like gene A gene encoding a novel protein that is homologous to Drosophila TSG was isolated from a cDNA library derived from the AGM region of mouse embryos by using an originally developed cloning method specific to a gene encoding a membrane secretory protein. This g... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6885372 | Rasterization of lines in a polar pixel grid A method of rasterizing a line on a display having pixels with locations defined by a polar coordinate system uses the sign of a discriminant to choose which of two candidate pixels is to be the next pixel on the rasterized line. The discriminant, which is derived f... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6850448 | Temperature-dependent refresh cycle for DRAM A circuit for generating a refresh signal for a memory cell, includes a temperature-independent current source, a temperature-independent voltage source, and a temperature-dependent reference voltage source. A capacitor's first and second terminals are connected res... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6826210 | Power control circuit for laser diode having wavelength compensation A control circuit includes a power controller for adjusting a bias current to a laser diode to change the power output of the laser diode, the change in power having a corresponding wavelength shift effect on the nominal operating wavelength of the laser diode and a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6810396 | Managed access of a backup storage system coupled to a network A data storage is configured to manage access between a backup storage system coupled to a network and hosts connected to the network. The data storage includes a storage device partitioned into a number of volumes for storing data; a first database including first ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6760260 | Semiconductor memory apparatus A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a memory cell array having a multiplicity of data lines and a multiplicity of local amplifiers, each of the local amplifiers being associated with a data line. An amplifier group includes at least two amplifiers selected fro... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6751752 | Checking events generated by a device A method of checking includes establishing links between events based on a set of event relationships, in an earlier pass through a time-ordered sequence of events, and checking whether the events comply with a set of rules based on the links, in a later pass throug... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6744682 | Semiconductor memory with jointly usable fuses A semiconductor memory apparatus includes a first and second memory bank. Each of these memory banks has a plurality of row and column lines and at least one redundant column line. An activation device selectively activates the redundant column line, thereby causing... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6738449 | Programmable fractional frequency divider The invention features a fractional frequency divider including a phase selection device where mutually phase-shifted signals are alternately switched through to a phase output, at the input of the phase selection device; and a control device for selecting individua... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6737895 | Control signal generating device for driving a plurality of circuit units A method for driving a plurality of circuit units to be controlled includes applying a control signal to a control signal connection unit and an activation signal to an activation connection unit. A hold signal is the generated on the in response to the activation s... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6738831 | Command ordering A method of ordering commands includes receiving a set of related commands that have a predetermined execution sequence, the commands being received in an arbitrary order that may be different from the execution sequence and releasing a later received command of the... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6510580 | Wiper device with pin mounting In a wiper device, a wiper motor and link module is integrated in advance into an assembly composed of a pair of pivot shafts, a pair of pivot holders, a frame, a wiper motor and a link mechanism. When the module is fixed to a vehicle body, a supporting p... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511859 | IC-compatible parylene MEMS technology and its application in integrated sensors A combined IC/Mems process forms the IC parts first, and then forms the MEMS parts. One option forms a parylene overlayer, then forms a cavity under the parylene overlayer.... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506607 | Methods and compositions for the identification and assessment of prostate cancer therapies and the diagnosis of prostate cancer The invention concerns two classes of differentially regulated genes: 1) genes that are more highly expressed in prostate cancer cells treated with testosterone than in untreated prostate cancer cells; and 2) genes that are more highly expressed in prosta... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6472584 | Production of membrane proteins in the milk of transgenic mammals Production of proteins not normally secreted through conventional pathways such as membrane proteins including, for example, CFTR associated with cystic fibrosis, is now made possible by collection of such protein from the milk of lactating transgenic ani... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6448469 | Production of membrane proteins in the milk of transgenic nonhuman mammals Production of proteins not normally secreted through conventional pathways such as membrane proteins including, for example, CFTR associated with cystic fibrosis, is now made possible by collection of such protein from the milk of lactating transgenic ani... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428635 | Substrates for superconductors An alloy capable of forming a (100) [001] cube-texture by thermo-mechanical techniques has 5 to 45 atomic percent nickel with the balance being copper. The alloy is useful as a conductive substrate for superconducting composites where the substrate is coa... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6416974 | Tango 71 nucleic acids The invention relates to Tango-71, Tango-73, Tango-74, Tango-76, and Tango-83 polypeptides, nucleic acid molecules encoding Tango-71, Tango-73, Tango-74, Tango-76, and Tango-83, and uses thereof.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6397878 | High pressure hose drop backflow/back siphonage preventers A backflow and back-siphonage preventer assembly, consisting of a ball valve and a double check valve backflow preventer with an atmospheric vent, provides isolation protection on high pressure plumbing supply lines, such as high pressure hose drops used ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6397794 | Piston engine assembly A variable compression piston assembly includes a plurality of pistons, a transition arm coupled to each of the pistons, and a rotating member mounted for pivoting movement to slide along an axis of the drive member. Movement of the rotating member relati... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6400869 | Tunable compensation for polarization-mode dispersion using a birefringent nonlinearly-chirped bragg grating in a dual-pass configuration Techniques and devices for compensating polarization-mode dispersion in an optical signal by using a nonlinearly-chirped Bragg grating in a dual-pass configuration.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393690 | Structure and method of manufacture for minimizing filament coupling losses in superconducting oxide composite articles The invention provides a multifilamentary superconducting composite article comprising multiple substantially electrically decoupled domains, each including one or more fine, preferably twisted filaments of a desired superconducting oxide material. In a p... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6372896 | Kits for detecting fOHY030 The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of tumor progression in cells involved in human tumors such as melanomas, breast, gastrointestinal, lung, and bone tumors, various types of skin cancers... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368492 | Hydrogen generation by electrolysis of aqueous organic solutions A device for electrolysis of an aqueous solution of an organic fuel. The electrolyte is a solid-state polymer membrane with anode and cathode catalysts on both surfaces for electro-oxidization and electro-reduction. A low-cost and portable hydrogen genera... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6355430 | Diagnostic and screening methods employing KIAA0101 The invention concerns the use of KIAA0101 nucleic acids and polypeptides in prostate cancer diagnostic and drug screening methods.... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6340576 | Nucleic acid molecules related to card-4L and CARD-4S Novel CARD-3, CARD-4L and CARD-4S polypeptides, proteins, and nucleic acid molecules are disclosed. In addition to isolated, CARD-3, CARD-4L and CARD-4S proteins, and the invention further provides isolated CARD-3, CARD-4L and CARD-4S fusion proteins, ant... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337462 | Laser processing A controlled, switched laser system for vaporizing a target structure on a substrate includes a diode-pumped, solid-state laser for producing a laser output, a controllable switch for controlling the on/off state and power level of the laser, and a wavele... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6324570 | Prioritized delivery and content auto select system A system is provided to deliver complete files from a server to a maximum number of clients, while at the same time minimizing cumulative waiting time through the utilization of a prioritization heuristic in which there are two competing priorities. As to... | 11/27/2001 |
