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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181924 | Magnetic textile hanger An apparatus and method for hanging textiles such as quilts having a rod pocket attached to the back surface thereof are described. In one embodiment, the hanger includes a center tube, two rods which adjustably fit into the center tube, a permanent magnet disposed ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176783 | Non-contact fluid characterization in containers using ultrasonic waves Apparatus and method for non-contact (stand-off) ultrasonic determination of certain characteristics of fluids in containers or pipes are described. A combination of swept frequency acoustic interferometry (SFAI), wide-bandwidth, air-coupled acoustic transducers, na... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170813 | Determining effects of turbine blades on fluid motion Disclosed is a technique for simulating wind interaction with wind turbines. A turbine blade is divided into radial sections. The effect that each of these radial sections has on the velocities in Eulerian computational cells they overlap is determined. The effect i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170079 | Code division multiple access signaling for modulated reflector technology A method and apparatus for utilizing code division multiple access in modulated reflectance transmissions comprises the steps of generating a phase-modulated reflectance data bit stream; modifying the modulated reflectance data bit stream; providing the modified mod... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166801 | Non-invasive fluid density and viscosity measurement The noninvasively measurement of the density and viscosity of static or flowing fluids in a section of pipe such that the pipe performs as the sensing apparatus, is described. Measurement of a suitable structural vibration resonance frequency of the pipe and the wid... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8156624 | Apparatus and method for stringing aerial cables using aircraft Apparatus and method for stringing aerial cables through tower structures using aircraft without requirement that a person be present on the tower while the aircraft is performing the stringing operation are described. An elongated needle-like threading member to wh... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8136301 | Coil spring counterbalance Disclosed is a pivotable, multi-coil spring counterbalance, and method for using the same, which allows the user to readily attach a desired number of coil springs having chosen forces to a counterbalance connector attached to a vertically movable member, thereby pr... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133168 | Remediation of functional cardiac mitral valve regurgitation A dynamic device for reducing functional mitral regurgitation is described. The device is disposed externally to the heart and effectively acts as a splint for reducing further dilation of the heart in patients diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, and for reducing tetheri... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131307 | Method for requesting transportation services A method for safely and efficiently requesting transportation services through the use of mobile communications devices capable of geographic location is described. Individual and package transportation may be provided. New customers may be efficiently serviced, and... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8125815 | Transistor bit cell ROM architecture An apparatus and method for providing a read-only memory (ROM) bit cell having one each of a PMOS transistor and an NMOS transistor, which has reduced static and dynamic electric power losses, are described. In particular, the bit cell does not require a pre-charge ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8100291 | Upright rotatable product carrousel dispensing device A dispensing device comprising an upright rotatable product carrousel comprising a plurality of dispensing chutes for retaining a product. The dispensing chutes are radially located about a central pivot, with a dispensing point located at a lowest point of rotation... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066953 | Apparatus and method for hydrolyzing biological material Apparatus and method for hydrolyzing biological material for safe disposal thereof without the necessity of incineration or use of disinfectants are described. An alkaline solution having a concentration and an amount effective for hydrolyzing the biological materia... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065906 | Detection of free chlorine in water The present invention describes methods and kits for determining the concentration of free chlorine in water. To avoid false readings from other species present in the water, the free chlorine is reacted with ammonia to form monochloramine, which is then reacted to ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8016894 | Side-specific treatment of textiles using plasmas An apparatus and method for generating gas-phase active chemical species suitable for selectively processing one side of a textile or nonwoven material are described. Processing includes etching or stripping coatings, as examples. A low-temperature plasma is used to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7983125 | Table-driven power utilization metrics An apparatus and method for determining the power consumption of one or more disk arrays are described. Power consumption information for various hardware components of the array, especially that for the disk drives since these consume more than 90% of the required ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7953563 | Determining effects of turbine blades on fluid motion Disclosed is a technique for simulating wind interaction with wind turbines. A turbine blade is divided into radial sections. The effect that each of these radial sections has on the velocities in Eulerian computational cells they overlap is determined. The effect i... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7931850 | Nanometer-scale ablation using focused, coherent extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray light Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7914562 | Method and apparatus for lateral reduction and fusion of the spine A method and device are provided for reducing abnormal vertebral orientation using a fixation plate that is used in conjunction with a positioning tool to reduce spinal deviation and properly position and secure adjacent vertebrae for fusion of the spine. The disclo... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909875 | Artificial spinal disk An artificial spinal implant for placement between adjacent vertebrae to replace disk material and to stabilize the involved vertebrae is described. The artificial disk may be disassembled for installation and/or removal for repair, replacement or adjustment, and ma... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909874 | Artificial spinal disk An artificial spinal implant for placement between adjacent vertebrae to replace disk material and to stabilize the involved vertebrae is described. The artificial disk may be disassembled for installation and/or removal for repair, replacement or adjustment, and ma... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7897082 | Spinning, doping, dedoping and redoping polyaniline fiber A composition of matter suitable for spinning polyaniline fiber, a method for spinning electrically conductive polyaniline fiber, a method for exchanging dopants in polyaniline fibers, and methods for dedoping and redoping polyaniline fibers are described. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| D632745 | Mask | 02/15/2011 |
| 7882863 | Apparatus and method for mixing and transferring medications An apparatus and method for transferring a chosen quantity of medication from a vial to an intravenous infuser container under sterile conditions is described. The present invention further facilitates dissolving solid medications contained in the vial or diluting c... | 02/08/2011 |
| D631802 | Windshield for motorcycle fairing | 02/01/2011 |
| 7861601 | Measurement of liquid flow in porous media by tracer dilution without continuous mixing A natural gradient, single well, tracer dilution non-continuous mixing apparatus and method for measuring flow of liquids through porous media are described. The method has been applied to concentrations of Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) in monitoring wells t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7798638 | Eyeglasses with integrated video display Eyeglasses including at least one video display that may be pivoted forwardly and outwardly to a viewing position in front of the lenses of the eyeglasses, and folded rearwardly and inwardly to a stored position for retention by the ear pieces of the eyeglasses when... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7784144 | Electric toothbrush head replacement system and method A system and method for enabling the replacement of electric toothbrush heads on toothbrush models that require users to replace the entire toothbrush head assembly is described. Toothbrush head assemblies typically include much more than a simple toothbrush head, f... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783792 | Enclosure slot identification by modules An apparatus and method for enabling a circuit board or data storage module located within a slot in an enclosure to determine the identification of the slot by detecting a characteristic feature of the slot. In this manner the circuit board or data storage module c... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7767078 | System for treating produced water A system and method were used to treat produced water. Field-testing demonstrated the removal of contaminants from produced water from oil and gas wells. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764415 | High retardation-amplitude photoelastic modulator A photoelastic modulator excited by a plurality of piezoelectric transducers affixed to the surface of a photoelastic bar for generating elastic waves in a plurality of cells each bounded by piezoelectric node drivers between which an antinode driver is disposed, is... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753520 | Eyeglasses with integrated telescoping video display Eyeglasses having at least one video display with a surface substantially equal in area to that of a lens of the eyeglasses, that may be pivoted forwardly and outwardly to an open position for viewing, and may be folded rearwardly and inwardly to a stored position f... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7731111 | Apparatus and method for processing vegetative material An apparatus and method for generating a chosen, relatively uniform size of particles having a dry-to-the-touch feel and a pleasant odor from chipped slash or other vegetative material is described. When pine sap and/or other liquids are present in the starting mate... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7719681 | Apparatus and method for measuring vapor flux density A two-chamber electron impact emission sensor effective for monitoring vapor flux of materials in the presence of interfering species is described. The sensor includes two independent electron excitation regions and one photodetector for monitoring emission from exc... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7705332 | Nanometer-scale lithography using extreme ultraviolet/soft x-ray laser interferometry Direct patterning of nanometer scale features by interferometric lithography using a 46.9 nm laser is described. Multiple exposures using a Lloyd's mirror interferometer permitted printing of arrays having 60 nm FWHM features. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7683643 | Multifunctional conducting polymer structures The present invention includes the use of conducting polymers as sensors in distributed sensing systems, as sensors and operating elements in multifunctional devices, and for conducting-polymer based multifunctional sensing fabrics suitable for monitoring humidity, ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7675045 | 3-dimensional imaging at nanometer resolutions An apparatus and method for enabling precise, 3-dimensional, photoactivation localization microscopy (PALM) using selective, two-photon activation of fluorophores in a single z-slice of a sample in cooperation with time-gated imaging for reducing the background radi... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7658826 | Reference electrode A reference electrode including a water-impermeable, non-conductive substrate having a surface; an electrically conductive metal/metal salt mixture layer in contact with the surface; a water-soluble alkali metal salt layer; and a water-impermeable barrier layer over... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7628944 | Spinning, doping, dedoping and redoping polyaniline fiber A composition of matter suitable for spinning polyaniline fiber, a method for spinning electrically conductive polyaniline fiber, a method for exchanging dopants in polyaniline fibers, and methods for dedoping and redoping polyaniline fibers are described. ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7620786 | Storage recovery using a delta log A system and method for removing one volume of a redundant data storage system, keeping a delta log of subsequent changes to the remaining volumes of the redundant data storage system, replacing the volume, and rebuilding the volume by using the delta log is disclos... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7609816 | Renewable laser target Generation of 2 μW average output power at 13.9 nm from a table-top laser-pumped Ni-like Ag laser operating at 5 Hz repetition rate using a silver-coated helical target which is rotated and advanced such that the target surface is renewed between pulses, is describ... | 10/27/2009 |
