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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D506030 | Hair dryer | 06/07/2005 |
| 6751354 | Methods and apparatuses for video segmentation, classification, and retrieval using image class statistical models Techniques for classifying video frames using statistical models of transform coefficients are disclosed. After optionally being decimated in time and space, image frames are transformed using a discrete cosine transform or Hadamard transform. The methods disclosed ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733730 | Method and apparatus for reducing sample dispersion in turns and junctions of microchannel systems What is disclosed pertains to improvement in the performance of microchannel devices by providing turns, wyes, tees, and other junctions that produce little dispersion of a sample as it traverses the turn or junction. The reduced dispersion results from contraction ... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6720710 | Micropump A microsized pump is set forth. It comprises a substrate which at least partially defines one or more walls of a longitudinally extending tunnel. The tunnel has a vibratable wall portion. A sonic energy generator is positioned in sonic energy transmitting relation t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6721922 | System for electronic circuit characterization, analysis, modeling and plan development A system is herein disclosed which allows for the interactive design and analysis of analog and mixed-signal circuits. Circuits may additionally be characterized and verified without leaving the environment provided by the system. The system may be used to analyze m... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713026 | Electro-kinetic air transporter-conditioner An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner includes a self-contained ion generator that provides electro-kinetically moved air with ions and safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled betwe... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6710790 | Methods and apparatus for tracking the active window of a host computer in a remote computer display window A remote application on a remote computer interacts with a host application on a host computer so as to present in a remote application display window of the remote computer display a portion of the host computer screen image which intersects the foreground window o... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6709484 | Electrode self-cleaning mechanism for electro-kinetic air transporter conditioner devices An electro-kinetic electro-static air conditioner includes a mechanism to clean the wire-like electrodes in the first electrode array. A length of flexible Mylar type sheet material projects from the base of the second electrode array towards and beyond the first el... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6707548 | Systems and methods for filter based spectrographic analysis Systems and methods for filter based spectrographic analysis are provided that permit rapid analysis of bioanalytes. Systems include devices for illuminating a sample with electromagnetic radiation and capturing radiation emitted from the sample. Emitted radiation c... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6700644 | Condenser for photolithography system A condenser for a photolithography system, in which a mask image from a mask is projected onto a wafer through a camera having an entrance pupil, includes a source of propagating radiation, a first mirror illuminated by the radiation, a mirror array illum... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6695842 | Interspinous process distraction system and method with positionable wing and method An implant that is implanted between adjacent spinous processes for the relief of pain associated with the spine. The device has a spacer to distract apart the adjacent spinous processes. To minimize trauma to the patient, the device has a tapered tissue ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6687500 | System for testing soft handoff functionality of a mobile station used for a code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile communication system A base station simulator (400) provides testing of soft handoff functionality for a mobile station (400), such as a mobile telephone, between a first base station (BS1) and a second base station (BS2). The base station simulator (400) includes two digital... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6682753 | Methods for promoting weight gain using GPE-related compounds Weight gain in a mammal, especially a human, having a condition that leads to decreased weight gain or weight loss, such as AIDS, brain trauma, a chronic neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, or ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680679 | Method and apparatus for electrical conversion of non-return to zero encoded signal to return to zero encoded signal A method and apparatus for electrically converting a NRZ signal into a RZ signal. A NRZ signal is summed with a phase-aligned clock signal. The resultant summed signal is then passed through a biased PHEMT transistor which has highly non-linear characteri... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6675982 | Lid with a pump/bellows device A lid for vacuum sealing a container has nested first and second valve system for evacuating the container. A lever is alternatively provided for manipulating the valve system.... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6672315 | Ion emitting grooming brush A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6670796 | Ultra fast and high efficiency inductive coil driver A circuit for driving an inductive load includes a high frequency driver and low frequency driver. A low frequency component and a high frequency component is taken from an input signal. The separate low and high signal components are driven by a low freq... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6670968 | System and method for displaying and navigating links A Web browser provides the ability to separate content and hyper-links from a Web page and provides a list of the links for viewing on a mobile device display screen, enabling more effective Web page navigating using the limited mobile device display. In ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6671071 | Threshold bias circuits for enhanced color error diffusion A circuit for generating a threshold bias signal for processing n color separations representing a color image includes a threshold bias register which holds and outputs the current threshold bias signal.... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6663973 | Low dielectric constant materials prepared from photon or plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition and transport polymerization of selected compounds Intermetal dielectric (IMD) and interlevel dielectric (ILD) that have dielectric constants (K) ranging from 2.0 to 2.6 are prepared from plasma or photon assisted CVD (PACVD) or transport polymerization (TP). The low K dielectric (LKD) materials are prepa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6662310 | METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCATING URL-CONTAINING OR OTHER DATA-CONTAINING WINDOWS IN FROZEN BROWSER OR OTHER APPLICATION PROGRAM, SAVING CONTENTS, AND RELAUNCHING APPLICATION PROGRAM WITH LINK TO SAVED DATA A machine-automated system tries to save vital-data of a crashed or otherwise frozen application program by: (a) identifying the apparently-frozen program; (b) identifying one or more windows within the identified program that are most likely to immediate... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6661309 | Multiple-channel feed network A multi-channel feed network includes a main waveguide section (either square or circular) for connection to a satellite antenna for propagating two orthogonal polarizations. The feed network further includes a low pass section connected on axis with the ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6657628 | Method and apparatus for specification, control and modulation of social primitives in animated characters Non Verbal Behaviors (NVBs) are parameterized and selected for using in enhancing communicative abilities of an animated character. A parameter selection device selects the NVBs from a database of NVBs based on selection criteria consistent with a respons... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6657458 | Output buffer with feedback from an input buffer to provide selectable PCL, GTL, or PECL compatibility An input/output buffer is provided with an output buffer portion which can be used to make an integrated circuit selectively compatible with one of a number of interface types, such as PCI, GTL, PECL, ECL and SSTI. An output buffer portion has an input fo... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6654446 | Capillary discharge source Debris generation from an EUV electric discharge plasma source device can be significantly reduced or essentially eliminated by encasing the electrodes with dielectric or electrically insulating material so that the electrodes are shielded from the plasma... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652534 | Apparatus and method for determining implant size A method and apparatus for determining the space between adjacent spinous process. A trial implant instrument contains a trial sizer and an elongated body. The trial sizer and elongated body are pivotally mounted so that as the trial sizer is urged betwee... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6650123 | Methods for determining characteristics of interface devices used with vector network analyzers Methods are provided for characterizing N interface devices (e.g., adapters or test fixture arms) using a vector network analyzer (VNA). These N interface devices are useful for connecting an N-port device under test (DUT) to the VNA. A first step of incl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6649432 | Resonant microcavity display utilizing mirrors exhibiting anomalous phase dispersion A resonant microcavity display comprises a thin-film resonant microcavity (20, 50, 60) with an active layer (21). The microcavity (20, 50, 60) comprises a front reflector (22, 52), the active region (21) deposited upon the front reflector, and a back refl... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6647988 | Nail care system A nail care system which contains a portable case, drying compartments and drying compartment covers. The drying compartments are vertically oriented on opposite sides of the portable case. The drying compartment covers are pivotally mounted to the portab... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645696 | Photoimageable composition The use of selected buffering amines in a photoimageable composition prevents process bias which with conventional photoresists causes designed features to be distorted, especially in corners and high resolution features. It is believed that the amines re... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640049 | Ion emitting hot air blower A surplus of preferably positive ions are thermally emitted by a device such as a hair dryer that includes a heating element disposed upstream from an electrically conductive grid. A rectifier circuit is coupled between the heating element and the grid an... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6637018 | Mixed signal synthesis behavioral models and use in circuit design optimization A method and apparatus for the synthesis of electronic circuits is described herein. More particularly, the system supports the synthesis of both analog-only, and mixed digital/analog circuitry. The circuit designers knowledge is reused to effect the simu... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6631480 | Methods and systems for protecting data from potential corruption by a crashed computer program The present invention is directed toward creating backup copies of previously saved data before it is modified by a crashed computer program executing in a preemptive multitasking operating system environment. The invention is advantageous in that it prot... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6628182 | Right angle coaxial cable connections to microwave components on a carrier A microwave circuit connection method allows many coaxial cable connections between the outside world and microwave circuit components mounted on a carrier in a housing. A coaxial cable 32 extends through a sleeve 30, which is contained within the housing... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6615770 | Method and apparatus to control animal behavior An electronic device detects the presence of an animal such as a pet in a protected area and outputs a deterrent signal that preferably includes the voice of the pet's owner admonishing the animal. The animal is detected by sensing at least one of sound, ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6614161 | Resonant microcavity display A resonant microcavity display (20) having microcavity with a substrate (25), a phosphor active region (50) and front and rear reflectors (30 and 60). The front and rear reflectors may be spaced to create either a standing or treaveling eledtromagnetic wa... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6598016 | System for using speech recognition with map data A system is disclosed for using speech recognition with map data. For example, a user could state a location. The system will recognize the words spoken and find the location on a map using an electronic map database. The map can be displayed such that th... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6593829 | Microstrip dot termination usable with optical modulators A dot termination comprising a disk of thin film resistive material connects a transmission line on a substrate to a DC ground plane in a manner to provide broadband high frequency performance. The dot termination connects to DC ground connections spaced ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588434 | Ion emitting grooming brush A brush includes a self-contained ion generator that subjects material being brushed to an outflow of ionized air containing safe amounts of ozone. The ion generator includes a high voltage pulse generator whose output pulses are coupled between first and... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590399 | Measuring parameters of DUT at specified frequency using vector network analyzer A method for taking measurements using a vector network analyzer (VNA) enables a reduction in interference created when the VNA is operated in the presence of external signals. For the method, three measurements are taken, one at a desired measurement fre... | 07/08/2003 |
