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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7930343 | Scalable user interface system Methods and apparatus are provided for a scalable user interface system. A user interface is divided into general reusable user interface components and application specific user interface components. Next profiles are created for user interfaces based upon server c... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918706 | Mesotube burn-in manifold A two chamber system with fill gas in one chamber and vacuum in the other provides a means of burning in one or more vacuum tubes while avoiding contamination from environmental gases. Vacuum tubes are often burned in after being sealed. Some processes burn-in the t... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913541 | Matrix nanocomposite containing aminocarbon nanotubes for carbon dioxide sensor detection The design and synthesis of a matrix nanocomposite containing amino carbon nanotubes used as a functionalized sensing layer for carbon dioxide detection by means acoustic wave sensing devices, e.g., SAW/BAW devices. These sensing materials contain a type of amino ca... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7910896 | Micro discharge device ionizer and method of fabricating the same A micro discharge device (MDD) ionizer and a method for fabricating the MDD ionizer are disclosed. The MDD ionizer includes a dielectric barrier having a first open end connected to an electrically conductive capillary tube and a second open end connected to a sampl... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7893615 | Ultra violet flame sensor with run-on detection A UV flame sensor for detecting a run-on condition in a flame detector tube is disclosed. The UV flame sensor comprises a pair of secondary electrodes that are enclosed in a mesotube to form a breakdown chamber in order to detect the run-on condition. These secondar... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7877862 | Weldless mesotube grid holder An apparatus for assembling an electronic device is disclosed, which includes one or more grid holders for maintaining one or more grids in association with a plurality of conducting components positioned perpendicular to the grid(s). One or more insulating componen... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877596 | Method and computer product to increase accuracy of time-based software verification for sensor networks A recursive verification protocol to reduce the time variance due to delays in the network by putting the subject node at most one hop from the verifier node provides for an efficient manner to test wireless sensor nodes. Since the software signatures are time based... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871303 | System for filling and venting of run-in gas into vacuum tubes Heavier noble gases such as xenon and argon can reduce the run-in period for vacuum tubes and in particular flame detector tubes. The tubes can be filled with a run-in gas and then run-in. The run-in gas can then be exchanged for an end gas, such as neon, and the tu... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867552 | Methods for use of a sensitive layer for hydrogen sulphide detection with SAW/BAW devices Methods can be adapted for design of a sensitive monolayer for detection of hydrogen sulphide at room temperature with SAW/BAW devices. The sensitive monolayer can be synthesized based on chemical compounds, which belongs to a class of thiacalix[n]arenas, mercapto h... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7786858 | Video-enabled rapid response system and method A video-enabled rapid response system and method that integrates identification technology and tracking technology in order to rapidly alert the most appropriate person to an incident. Such an approach includes a strong identification mechanism to get a positive ide... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778445 | Method and system for the detection of removed objects in video images A method, system and program product for the detection of removed objects in video images is disclosed. An object (or objects) is within a fixed camera's FOV (Field of View), is designated to be monitored. If an object is not designated, an algorithm can be used to ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770543 | Control of CFB boiler utilizing accumulated char in bed inventory A boiler control method and system. A BFI (bed fuel inventory) value associated with a boiler can be estimated by detecting data from the boiler utilizing an inferential sensor. The bed fuel inventory value can then be stabilized at a particular value utilizing a fe... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767968 | Correlated ghost imager A method and system for detecting concealed weapons and explosives by imaging THz scenes using conventional optics and detectors is provided. Photon fields with two different wavelengths can be sent through a chopper and towards a wavelength-selective mirror. A ligh... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7756415 | Method and system for automatically estimating the spatial positions of cameras in a camera network A method for automatically estimating the spatial positions between cameras in a camera network utilizes unique identifying signals, such as RFID signals, transmitting between nearby cameras to estimate the relative distances or positions between cameras from receiv... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750284 | Mesotube with header insulator A mesotube apparatus is disclosed which includes a header insulator in order to avoid premature breakdown at lower voltage that occurs between a cathode and an anode in a discharge assembly. A chamber can be mounted on a header base and can be located away from plas... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7723961 | MEMS based battery monitoring technical field A battery protection and monitoring system includes a plurality of MAFET (Mechanically Actuated Field Effect Transistor) switches, wherein each MAFET switch among the MAFET switches is capable of switching from an open switch condition to a closed switch condition o... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719164 | Patterned dielectric elastomer actuator and method of fabricating the same A patterned dielectric elastomer actuator is disclosed which includes a series of thin parallel elastomer filaments, separated by certain distances sandwiched between a pair of rigid electrodes. The elastomer filaments and air acts as a patterned dielectric layer. T... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7705724 | Augmented security system A system for augmenting security sensor accuracy and reduction of false alarm signals. The system includes the security sensor system along with an external sensor system for measuring the effect of environmental conditions on the security sensors and further includ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698926 | Electrical connection of energy harvesting devices An energy harvesting system and method. An array of cantilevers with PZT films is electrically connected to an energy harvesting device that converts vibration energy to electrical energy. An AC output signal provided by the cantilevers can be rectified to a DC outp... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695993 | Matrix nanocomposite sensing film for SAW/BAW based hydrogen sulphide sensor and method for making same A method can be adapted for design and preparation of a matrix nanocomposite sensing film for hydrogen sulphide SAW/BAW detection at room temperature. A matrix nanocomposite can be synthesized by incorporating both single-wall and multi-wall thiolated carbon nanotub... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695253 | Magnetic displacement pump and compressor A device for pumping and compressing fluids, particularly in micro-liter quantities. First and second polarized cylindrical magnets are mounted in a cylinder with an inlet and an outlet port. The first magnet is adapted to rotate on the axis of the cylinder and has ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688427 | Particle parameter determination system A system for determining particle parameters. The system may, for example, may optically determine parameters common to a hematology analysis. Such parameters may include a red blood cell count, a platelet count, a mean cell volume and a red cell distribution width.... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687977 | Micromachined, piezoelectric vibration-induced energy harvesting device and its fabrication A micro-sized power source. A piezoelectric power generator, capable of harvesting energy from environmental vibration with lower level frequency, including a dielectric frame loosely containing a piezoelectric panel. The piezoelectric panel includes an electrode an... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7684784 | System for secure communications A system having transmitters, receivers, transceivers, actuators, sensors, input/output rack, and/or a computer with application specific software and/or hardware, for secure communication and control. The system may use frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) and ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7671987 | Optical detection system for flow cytometry An optical detection system for flow cytometry that uses light sources positioned laterally at different distances from the central axis of the flow stream for providing light through different parts of the flow stream. By using two or more light sources, the partic... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7670698 | Silicide fueled power generators and methods related thereto Embodiments of the present invention relate to a power generator comprising one or more fuel cells and a fuel, wherein the fuel comprises an alkali metal silicide. ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7663756 | Cavity enhanced photo acoustic gas sensor Devices and method for photo acoustically detecting a gas are disclosed. In one illustrative embodiment, a gas sensor includes an optical cavity defined by one or more optical segments separating at least two mirrors. A photo acoustic cell, configured to receive a g... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661290 | Gas sensor test and calibration system A system for testing and calibrating gas sensors with gas stored in a strip of packets. The strip may be fed into a chamber having a defined volume of air. A packet may be punctured with a mechanism to release one or more gases into the volume of air to result in an... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7656532 | Cavity ring-down spectrometer having mirror isolation A cavity ring-down spectrometer having a light-conveying structure, a mirror and an isolator. The structure may form a resonator cavity, and the resonator cavity may include a sample sub-cavity and a mirror sub-cavity. A preconcentrator medium may be within a sample... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655186 | Gas generation for sensor calibration Embodiments of the present invention relate a gas sensor comprising a gas detector and a hydrocarbon gas generating device, wherein the hydrocarbon gas generating device is positioned to provide an amount of hydrocarbon gas to the gas detector for testing. The hydro... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654129 | Sensor with an analyte modulator A sensor system having an analyte modulator, detector and a pump. The concentration of an analyte sample may be modulated at one time constant. The detector may have an output with a drift at another time constant. The one time constant may be shorter than the latte... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7649189 | CRDS mirror for normal incidence fiber optic coupling A cavity ring-down sensor having an optical path of mirrors and an interface proximate to a mirror with a normal incidence optical fiber coupling. The interface may be a block of transmissive materials having different indices of refraction for receiving a light bea... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7647137 | Utility demand forecasting using utility demand matrix One embodiment of the application provides a method of forecasting utility demand of a utility consuming entity for a future time period. The method includes: selecting a utility demand matrix from a set of utility demand matrixes as a function of a future date, whe... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646922 | Object classification in video images A combination of inter-frame and intra-frame and sequential classification methods provide for robust and flexible object classification. Intra-frame classification determines the object type based on features extracted from a single image. Inter-frame classificatio... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646307 | System and methods for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities A system and method for visualizing the location and movement of people in facilities. The facility is provided with a plurality of sensors such as RF or IR sensors that communicate with a badge worn by each individual and selected physical assets in the facility. T... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646294 | Alarm maps to facilitate root cause analysis through spatial and pattern recognition A computer implemented method for facilitating the root cause analysis of an event through spatial and pattern recognition. Alarms can be graphically represented in an alarm summary screen by individual colored rectangles with different luminance and patterns and ar... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645996 | Microscale gas discharge ion detector A microscale planar device for detecting particles under high pressure with high sensitivity. The device may have an anode and cathode with an insulator situated between them. The insulator may have a number of holes, cavities or channels between the anode and catho... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644609 | Exhaust sensor apparatus and method Some embodiments include a housing including a dielectric portion, a particulate matter (“PM”) sensor fixed inside the housing such that the exhaust streaming through an exhaust system passes near and in electrical isolation from the PM sensor, the PM sensor inc... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641856 | Portable sample analyzer with removable cartridge A sample analyzer with a removable and/or disposable cartridge for use at the point of care of a patient such as in a doctor's office, in the home, or elsewhere in the field. By providing a removable and/or disposable cartridge with all of the needed reagents and/or... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640783 | Self-calibrating gas detector and method A portable, calibratible gas detector includes a multi-position gas inflow limiting orifice. When this orifice is in a calibrating position, a source of calibrating gas can be activated to provide a quantity of gas that diffuses into ambient atmosphere flowing throu... | 01/05/2010 |
