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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7847941 | Fiber optical assembly for fluorescence spectrometry A system for analyzing a sample for the presence of an analyte in a sample. The system includes a sample holder for containing the sample; an excitation source, such as a laser, and at least one linear array radially disposed about the sample holder. Radiation from ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7855904 | Apparatus for producing voltage and current pulses An apparatus having one or more modular stages for producing voltage and current pulses. Each module includes a diode charging means to charge a capacitive means that stores energy. One or more charging impedance means are connected to the diode charging means to pr... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7729740 | Noise cancellation in magnetoencephalography and electroencephalography with isolated reference sensors An apparatus measures electromagnetic signals from a weak signal source. A plurality of primary sensors is placed in functional proximity to the weak signal source with an electromagnetic field isolation surface arranged adjacent the primary sensors and between the ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7625531 | Fuel injector utilizing non-thermal plasma activation A non-thermal plasma assisted combustion fuel injector that uses an inner and outer electrode to create an electric field from a high voltage power supply. A dielectric material is operatively disposed between the two electrodes to prevent arcing and to promote the ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7611565 | Device for hydrogen separation and method A device for hydrogen separation has a porous support and hydrogen separation material on the support. The support is prepared by heat treatment of metal microparticles, preferably of iron-based or nickel-based alloys that also include aluminum and/or yttrium. The h... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7521026 | Field-enhanced electrodes for additive-injection non-thermal plasma (NTP) processor The present invention comprises a field enhanced electrode package for use in a non-thermal plasma processor. The field enhanced electrode package includes a high voltage electrode and a field-enhancing electrode with a dielectric material layer disposed in-between ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7417744 | Coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging An apparatus and corresponding method for coherent hybrid electromagnetic field imaging of a target, where an energy source is used to generate a propagating electromagnetic beam, an electromagnetic beam splitting means to split the beam into two or more coherently ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399337 | Continuous air monitor filter changeout apparatus An apparatus and corresponding method for automatically changing out a filter cartridge in a continuous air monitor. The apparatus includes: a first container sized to hold filter cartridge replacements; a second container sized to hold used filter cartridges; a tra... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7385188 | Linear electric field time-of-flight ion mass spectrometer A linear electric field ion mass spectrometer having an evacuated enclosure with means for generating a linear electric field located in the evacuated enclosure and means for injecting a sample material into the linear electric field. A source of pulsed ionizing rad... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371907 | Ice method for production of hydrogen clathrate hydrates The present invention includes a method for hydrogen clathrate hydrate synthesis. First, ice and hydrogen gas are supplied to a containment volume at a first temperature and a first pressure. Next, the containment volume is pressurized with hydrogen gas to a second ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7340957 | Ultrasonic analyte concentration and application in flow cytometry The present invention includes an apparatus and corresponding method for concentrating analytes within a fluid flowing through a tube using acoustic radiation pressure. The apparatus includes a function generator that outputs a radio frequency electrical signal to a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7232477 | Environmental continuous air monitor inlet with combined preseparator and virtual impactor An inlet for an environmental air monitor is described wherein a pre-separator interfaces with ambient environment air and removes debris and insects commonly associated with high wind outdoors and a deflector plate in communication with incoming air from the pre-se... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7220458 | Spray shadowing for stress relief and mechanical locking in thick protective coatings A method for applying a protective coating on an article, comprising the following steps: selecting an article with a surface for applying a coating thickness; creating undercut grooves on the article, where the grooves depend beneath the surface to a bottom portion... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217918 | Apparatus and method for hydrogen and oxygen mass spectrometry of the terrestrial magnetosphere A detector element for mass spectrometry of a flux of heavy and light ions, that includes: a first detector to detect light ions that transit through a foil operatively placed in front of the first detector, and a second detector that detects the flux of heavy and l... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214442 | High specific power, direct methanol fuel cell stack The present invention is a fuel cell stack including at least one direct methanol fuel cell. A cathode manifold is used to convey ambient air to each fuel cell, and an anode manifold is used to convey liquid methanol fuel to each fuel cell. Tie-bolt penetrations and... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7168480 | Off-axis cooling of rotating devices using a crank-shaped heat pipe The present invention is a crank-shaped heat pipe for cooling rotating machinery and a corresponding method of manufacture. The crank-shaped heat pipe comprises a sealed cylindrical tube with an enclosed inner wick structure. The crank-shaped heat pipe includes a co... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161150 | Handheld isotope identification system A portable radiation detector using a high-purity germanium crystal as the sensing device. The crystal is fabricated such that it exhibits a length to width ratio greater than 1:1 and is oriented within the detector to receive radiation along the width of said cryst... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153435 | Magnetic process for removing heavy metals from water employing magnetites A process for removing heavy metals from water is provided. The process includes the steps of introducing magnetite to a quantity of water containing heavy metal. The magnetite is mixed with the water such that at least a portion of, and preferably the majority of, ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7149472 | Through-the-earth radio A through-the-earth communication system that includes a digital signal input device; a transmitter operating at a predetermined frequency sufficiently low to effectively penetrate useful distances through-the earth; a data compression circuit that is connected to a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7127104 | Vectorized image segmentation via trixel agglomeration A computer implemented method transforms an image comprised of pixels into a vectorized image specified by a plurality of polygons that can be subsequently used to aid in image processing and understanding. The pixelated image is processed to extract edge pixels tha... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7101635 | Methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst composite for direct methanol fuel cells A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) having a methanol fuel supply, oxidant supply, and its membrane electrode assembly (MEA) formed of an anode electrode and a cathode electrode with a membrane therebetween, a methanol oxidation catalyst adjacent the anode electrode ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095311 | Identification coding schemes for modulated reflectance systems An identifying coding apparatus employing modulated reflectance technology involving a base station emitting a RF signal, with a tag, located remotely from the base station, and containing at least one antenna and predetermined other passive circuit components, rece... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7085653 | Method for removing atomic-model bias in macromolecular crystallography Structure factor bias in an electron density map for an unknown crystallographic structure is minimized by using information in a first electron density map to elicit expected structure factor information. Observed structure factor amplitudes are combined with a sta... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081626 | Apparatus and method for temperature correction and expanded count rate of inorganic scintillation detectors The present invention includes an apparatus and corresponding method for temperature correction and count rate expansion of inorganic scintillation detectors. A temperature sensor is attached to an inorganic scintillation detector. The inorganic scintillation detect... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7079192 | Letter box line blackener for the HDTV/conventional-analog hybrid system A blackener for letter box lines associated with a HDTV/conventional-analog hybrid television transmission where the blackener counts horizontal sync pulses contained in the HDTV/conventional-analog hybrid television transmission and determines when the HDTV/convent... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079924 | Vision-based obstacle avoidance A method for allowing a robot to avoid objects along a programmed path: first, a field of view for an electronic imager of the robot is established along a path where the electronic imager obtains the object location information within the field of view; second, a p... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044718 | Radial-radial single rotor turbine A rotor for use in turbine applications has a radial compressor/pump having radially disposed spaced apart fins forming passages and a radial turbine having hollow turbine blades interleaved with the fins and through which fluid from the radial compressor/pump flows... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043204 | Through-the-earth radio A method and apparatus for effective through-the-earth communication involves a signal input device connected to a transmitter operating at a predetermined frequency sufficiently low to effectively penetrate useful distances through-the earth, and having an analog t... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025856 | Processing materials inside an atmospheric-pressure radiofrequency nonthermal plasma discharge Apparatus for the processing of materials involving placing a material either placed between an radio-frequency electrode and a ground electrode, or which is itself one of the electrodes. This is done in atmospheric pressure conditions. The apparatus effectively etc... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019446 | Foil electron multiplier An apparatus for electron multiplication by transmission that is designed with at least one foil having a front side for receiving incident particles and a back side for transmitting secondary electrons that are produced from the incident particles transiting throug... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014931 | Methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst composite for direct methanol fuel cells A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) having a methanol fuel supply, oxidant supply, and its membrane electrode assembly (MEA) formed of an anode electrode and a cathode electrode with a membrane therebetween, a methanol oxidation catalyst adjacent the anode electrode ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993764 | Buffered coscheduling for parallel programming and enhanced fault tolerance A computer implemented method schedules processor jobs on a network of parallel machine processors or distributed system processors. Control information communications generated by each process performed by each processor during a defined time interval is accumulate... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6947866 | Apparatus and method for handheld sampling The present invention includes an apparatus, and corresponding method, for taking a sample. The apparatus is built around a frame designed to be held in at least one hand. A sample media is used to secure the sample. A sample media adapter for securing the sample me... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923252 | Borehole sounding device with sealed depth and water level sensors A borehole device having proximal and distal ends comprises an enclosure at the proximal end for accepting an aircraft cable containing a plurality of insulated conductors from a remote position. A water sensing enclosure is sealingly attached to the enclosure and c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917010 | Method for brazing and thermal processing The present invention includes a method for brazing of two objects or heat treatment of one object. First, object or objects to be treated are selected and initial conditions establishing a relative geometry and material characteristics are determined. Then, a first... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6909237 | Production of stable, non-thermal atmospheric pressure rf capacitive plasmas using gases other than helium or neon The present invention enables the production of stable, steady state, non-thermal atmospheric pressure rf capacitive α-mode plasmas using gases other than helium and neon. In particular, the current invention generates and maintains stable, steady-state, non-therma... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6890740 | Method and apparatus for biological material separation There has been invented an apparatus comprising a separation barrier for excluding denser cell materials from less dense cell materials after centrifuging of the cells so that selected materials can be withdrawn from the less dense cell materials without inclusion o... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6864004 | Direct methanol fuel cell stack A stack of direct methanol fuel cells exhibiting a circular footprint. A cathode and anode manifold, tie-bolt penetrations and tie-bolts are located within the circular footprint. Each fuel cell uses two graphite-based plates. One plate includes a cathode active are... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6810715 | In-situ leak testing of glovebox, isolator, or containment unit gloves A test plug for in-situ testing a glove installed in a glovebox is provided that uses a top plate and a base plate, and a diametrically expandable sealing mechanism fitting between the two plates. The sealing mechanism engages the base plate to diametrically expand ... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6734964 | Pulsed, atmospheric pressure plasma source for emission spectrometry A low-power, plasma source-based, portable molecular light emission generator/detector employing an atmospheric pressure pulsed-plasma for molecular fragmentation and excitation is described. The average power required for the operation of the plasma is between 0.02... | 05/11/2004 |
