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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5939006 | Method for forming a composite airfoil structure A method and a system for forming a composite airfoil structure from a preform composite airfoil structure made from resin impregnated prepreg plies. The preform is shaped with a mold having a stationary lower mold and an upper mold. The preform is insert... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5915277 | Probe and method for inspecting an object The present invention discloses a probe and method for inspecting a complex shaped object having an irregular surface. In this invention, a flexible film of piezoelectric elements is combined with a flexible film of eddy current elements into a single pro... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5914884 | Method for evaluating moldability characteristics of a plastic resin in an injection molding process A method for evaluating moldability characteristics of a plastic resin in an injection molding process. A vital few process response variables are determined from a plurality of process response variables that are used to characterize the injection moldin... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5899005 | System and method for predicting the dryness of clothing articles The present invention discloses a system and method for predicting the dryness of clothing articles in a clothes dryer 10. In one embodiment of this invention, the clothes dryer 10 uses a temperature sensor 52, a phase angle sensor 54, and a humidity sens... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5895871 | Finger controlled inspection apparatus An exemplary inspection apparatus for inspecting an article comprises a flexible sensor for sensing a characteristic of the article, which sensor conforms to a surface of the article, a finger cover which fits over a finger of a user, and an attachment de... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5857032 | System and method for measuring and monitoring three-dimensional shaped objects This invention discloses a system and method for measuring and monitoring three-dimensional shaped objects with projections of computer models of the objects. The computer models of the three-dimensional shaped objects are in the form of grid patterns. An... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5852860 | Ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backfill and a method for making The present invention discloses an ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow backfill and a method for making. The ultrasonic phased array includes a low density backfill material having an ultralow acoustic impedance. The backfill material is e... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5845272 | System and method for isolating failures in a locomotive The present invention discloses a system and method for isolating failures in a locomotive. In the present invention, the cause of failures occurring in the locomotive sub-systems are determined quickly and efficiently, while minimizing the need for human... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5841676 | System and method for estimating a change point time in a manufacturing process The present invention discloses a system and method for estimating a change point time in a manufacturing process. The change point estimate is estimated by a change point estimator after receiving an alarm from a statistical process control chart. The ch... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5841421 | Method and system for selecting a previous color match from a set of previous color matches that best matches a color standard The present invention discloses a method and system for selecting a previously used color match from a plurality of previously used color matches that best matches a color standard. In the present invention, each of the plurality of previously used matche... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5832465 | Method for building a self-learning evidential reasoning system The present invention discloses a method for building a self-learning evidential reasoning system from examples. In this invention a hierarchical model structure for the self-learning evidential reasoning system is defined. After the model structure has b... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5822392 | Multi-resolution detection for increasing in an x-ray imaging implementation of an object The present invention discloses a multi-resolution detector for use in an x-ray imaging implementation such as computed tomography and digital radiography. The multi-resolution detector includes a two-dimensional, m×n element array of low resolution dete... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819291 | Matching new customer records to existing customer records in a large business database using hash key In this invention there is a method and system for matching new customer records to existing customer records in a database. The new customer records are validated for quality and normalized into a standard form. A hash key is selected to generate a candi... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5806052 | Fuzzy hierarchical controller for a turboshaft engine A fuzzy logic supervisory control architecture for aircraft engines includes a series of fuzzy proportional integral controllers each designed for a specific operating range and a fuzzy logic hierarchical controller for combining the fuel flow derivative ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5801312 | Method and system for laser ultrasonic imaging of an object The present invention discloses a method and system for laser ultrasonic imaging an object. In the present invention, a synthetic aperture focusing technique (SAFT) is used to generate a high resolution subsurface images of the object. In addition, the pr... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5799148 | System and method for estimating a measure of confidence in a match generated from a case-based reasoning system The present invention discloses a system and a method for estimating a measure of confidence in a match generated from a case-based reasoning system. The measure of confidence is determined by using a confidence function that is derived for all existing c... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5740078 | Method and system for determining optimum colorant loading using merit functions The present invention discloses a method and system for determining the total colorant loading and relative colorant proportions for a color formula that is used for reproducing a color standard. In the present invention, a spectrophotometer measures the ... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5722137 | Method for making a high density interconnect for an ultrasonic phased array The present invention discloses a high density interconnect for an ultrasonic phased array and method for making. The high density interconnect includes a backfill material having grooves formed therein. Each of the grooves are separated a predetermined d... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720017 | System and method for formulating a color match using color keys A method and system create a color match that reproduces a color standard. First, the color spectrum of a color standard is read. After reading the color spectrum, a plurality of formula keys corresponding to the color spectrum of the color standard are o... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5717332 | System and method using eddy currents to acquire positional data relating to fibers in a composite A system and method for determining fiber-depth of at least one layer of reinforcing fibers within an electrically conductive workpiece is provided. The system comprises an eddy current probe having one or more eddy current elements for generating a respe... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5706588 | Device and method for separating lint particles in a clothes dryer The present invention discloses a device and method for separating lint particles in a clothes dryer. In the present invention, the device and method use a cyclone to separate the lint particles. The cyclone includes a housing container having an inlet po... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5696907 | System and method for performing risk and credit analysis of financial service applications The present invention discloses a method and system for performing risk and credit analysis of financial service applications with a neural network. The neural network imitates and perfects a credit manager's evaluation and decision process to control los... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5694449 | Method and system for detecting and correcting erroneous exposures generated during x-ray imaging The present invention discloses a method and system for detecting and correcting an erroneous exposure generated during x-ray imaging of a patient. In the present invention, x-ray imaging settings for imaging the patient are selected. X-ray beam quality a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5687305 | Projection of images of computer models in three dimensional space A system and method for precisely superimposing images of computer models in three-dimensional space to a corresponding physical object in physical space. The system includes a computer for producing a computer model of a three-dimensional object. A proje... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5675823 | Grain structured processing architecture device and a method for processing three dimensional volume element data According to the present invention, a 3D connectivity-conserved grain-structured processing architecture uses connectable massively parallel processors. A 3D grain-structured processing architecture is provided. The 3D links of the grain-structured proces... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5668633 | Method and system for formulating a color match The present invention discloses a method and system for formulating a color match. In the present invention, there is provided a method and system for formulating a color match from a set of previously used color formulations. The present invention includ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5664093 | System and method for managing faults in a distributed system A system and method for managing faults in a distributed system. The fault management system includes a configuration manager that maintains configuration information of components used in the distributed system. A plurality of measurement agents obtain p... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5659248 | Multilayer eddy current probe array for complete coverage of an inspection surface without mechanical scanning An eddy current surface measurement array structure for complete coverage of an underlying inspection surface without requiring mechanical scanning is disclosed. A three-dimensional array of eddy current sense elements is organized as a plurality of layer... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5655538 | Ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow impedance backfill and a method for making The present invention discloses an ultrasonic phased array transducer with an ultralow backfill and a method for making. The ultrasonic phased array includes a low density backfill material having an ultralow acoustic impedance. The backfill material is e... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5654101 | Acoustic composite material for an ultrasonic phased array The present invention discloses an acoustic composite material for an ultrasonic phased array and a method for making. The acoustic composite material is formed from a microcapillary array having a plurality of holes of a constant cross-section and volume... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5644085 | High density integrated ultrasonic phased array transducer and a method for making The present invention discloses a high density integrated ultrasonic phased array transducer and method for making. The high density integrated ultrasonic phased array includes a backfill material having an array of holes formed therein. Each of the holes... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5634054 | Document-based data definition generator The present invention discloses a document-based data definition generator. The document-based data definition generator provides data definitions for a document-base data model created by an engineer. The data definition generator receives the document-b... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5629846 | Method and system for document translation and extraction A method and system for translating an electronic document from one format to an electronic document in a second format. Selected portions from a source document are extracted and transformed into the format of a target document. A translation rule set is... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5611026 | Combining a priori data with partial scan data to project three dimensional imaging of arbitrary objects with computerized tomography The present invention discloses a method and a system for supplementing and completing 3D CT data generated from an incomplete scanning path. If a detector is large enough to scan the object, additional data is acquired from adjacent scanning paths and co... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5608814 | Method of dynamic thresholding for flaw detection in ultrasonic C-scan images The method of producing a binary flaw-no flaw image of an object, including employing an ultrasonic data acquisition system to obtain data values f(i,j) which define a C-scan image (F) of the object, dividing the C-scan image (F) into a plurality of subim... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5608637 | Method for designing a profile extrusion die plate The present invention discloses a method for designing a profile extrusion die plate. In the present invention, a representation of a product made from a resin material and shaped by a die is provided. The representation illustrates a relationship between... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5596746 | Method for transforming relational data base schemas into object models using ideal table meta models An algorithm for transforming data base schema information to object modeling notation utilizes meta models of the data base tables and the target object modeling notation respectively to bridge the gap between the data base schema representation and the ... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5592590 | Method for efficiently detecting covered rules in a knowledge base A method for verifying a plurality of rules stored in a knowledge base for consistency. The method identifies rules in the knowledge base that are covered or made useless by at least one rule, two rules, or at three rules. Each rule in the database has at... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590248 | Method for reducing the complexity of a polygonal mesh A method for reducing the complexity of a polygonal mesh representative of the surface of an object to be displayed such as for medical imaging purposes systematically removes features from the mesh and reconnects the modified mesh in such a way as to pre... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5579232 | System and method including neural net for tool break detection A system and method for monitoring vibrations of a cutting tool uses a neural network for classifying signal features as break or non-break or, in another embodiment, as non-break or abnormal. A vibration signal is produced by an accelerometer, positioned... | 11/26/1996 |
