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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174394 | System for noninvasive determination of analytes in tissue An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of th... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8140147 | Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using a flexible probe to determine tissue fluorescence of various sites Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus with a flexible probe suitable for determining properties of in vivo tissue from spectral information collected from various tissue sites. An illumination system provides light at a plurality of broadband ran... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131332 | Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using tissue fluorescence of various sites Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus suitable for determining properties of in vivo tissue from spectral information collected from various tissue sites. An illumination system provides light at a plurality of broadband ranges, which are communi... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123803 | System and device for correcting hyperopia and presbyopia The present invention includes an ophthalmic device and system of mounting for correcting hyperopia and presbyopia. The present invention includes a limbus ring mountable in an encircling relation to a central optic zone of a cornea on a limbus annulus surrounding t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121671 | Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using tissue fluorescence preferentially from the dermis A method of determining a measure of a tissue state (e.g., glycation end-product or disease state) in an individual. A portion of the tissue of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to fluorescence of a chemical wi... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118754 | Magnetic needle biopsy An apparatus and method for performing biopsies in-vivo using magnetically labeled nanoparticles is disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus is called a magnetic needle. When used in a biopsy, one embodiment of the present invention collects diseased cells in-vivo... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8103393 | Aircraft exhaust gas temperature monitor A computer-implemented function monitors and displays exhaust gas temperatures (EGT) in a plurality of cylinders in an engine. The invention provides an easy way to read exhaust gas temperature on a specific cylinder, and to provide a means for leaning the engine wh... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102531 | Illumination source and non-invasive tissue sampling system The present invention provides an optical transmission device, comprising a chamber having a light input into the chamber, and having a first port allowing light to pass out of the chamber, and comprising internal surfaces where at least a portion of the surfaces is... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097145 | Method and apparatus for decontamination of fluid The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095193 | Apparatus and method for controlling operation of vehicles or machinery by intoxicated or impaired individuals The present invention relates generally to non-invasive methods and apparatuses for determining analyte properties of a subject and identity characteristics of a subject. Embodiments of the present invention provide analyte property determination and identity determ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8078243 | Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using tissue fluorescence A method of determining a measure of a tissue state (e.g., glycation end-product or disease state) in an individual. A portion of the tissue of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to fluorescence of a chemical wi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8060179 | Biomagnetic detection and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease SQUID imaging of a subject's head after the subject having been administered superparamagnetic nanoparticles comprising: an iron-containing core, a coating covering the core and a probe molecule conjugated to the coating wherein the probe molecule locates the superp... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7973533 | In-circuit testing for integrity of solid-state switches A switching and fault detection circuit comprises two controllable switches capable of coupling a power source to a load. A controller can control the switches and test them for faults, and a voltage sensor can read the output voltage going to the load. Dual-redunda... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7917869 | Human-computer interface incorporating personal and application domains The present invention provides a human-computer interface. The interface includes provision of an application domain, for example corresponding to a three-dimensional application. The user is allowed to navigate and interact with the application domain. The interfac... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7889349 | Method and apparatus for improvement of spectrometer stability, and multivariate calibration transfer The present invention provides improved methods and apparatuses for accurate measurements using interferometers. A functional relationship between the optical path difference and time is determined from a reference signal from an interferometer. The times at which t... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7848605 | Method of making optical probes for non-invasive analyte measurements An optical probe for non-invasively measuring an analyte property in a biological sample of a subject, comprises a plurality of illumination fibers that deliver source light from an optical probe input to a sample interface, a plurality of collection fibers that del... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7850951 | Synthetic muscle-based multi-powered active contact lens A novel active contact lens system configured to allow the wearer to alter the corrective features of the contact lens by means of a biasing force. The biasing force can, for example, be different eye drop solutions having different pH levels. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7796054 | Aircraft electrical system evaluation A computer implemented function monitors the position of the magneto switch in an aircraft to provide real-time feedback of engine RPM drop during a magneto (mag) check and communicates whether parameters are within limits. The function can also monitor engine and g... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7756558 | Apparatus and methods for mitigating the effects of foreign interferents on analyte measurements in spectroscopy The present invention includes apparatuses and methods for mitigating the effects of foreign interferents on analyte measurements. The present invention comprises several interferent mitigation steps. Examples include sample cleaning procedures, detection of the pre... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7725144 | Determination of disease state using raman spectroscopy of tissue A method of determining disease state in an individual. A portion of the tissue of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to Raman scattering of a chemical with the tissue responsive to the excitation light is detec... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7695607 | Method and apparatus for decontamination of fluid The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7691253 | Method and apparatus for decontamination of fluid The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7643025 | Method and apparatus for applying stereoscopic imagery to three-dimensionally defined substrates The invention represents a new form of stereoscopically-rendered three-dimensional model and various methods for constructing, manipulating, and displaying these models. The model consists of one or more stereograms applied to a substrate, where the shape of the sub... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7625404 | Surgical correction of ptosis by polymeric artificial muscles A surgical procedure is described for the restoration of eyelid function in individuals suffering from ptosis or upper eyelid droop syndrome that makes a patient unable to voluntarily fully raise an eyelid. The surgical procedure includes implantation and suturing o... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623906 | Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy An improved method and apparatus for diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. A specular control device is provided that can discriminate between diffusely reflected light that is reflected from selected depths or layers within the tissue. The specular control device permi... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7622818 | Backup electrical power system for solid-state aircraft power distribution systems A system comprised of switches, fuses, microprocessor-based monitoring, and a pilot display that provides a method to bypass computer-controlled switching of aircraft power circuits. A backup circuit in addition to the computer-controlled switching circuit provides ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7622025 | Method and apparatus for decontamination of fluid The invention relates to methods and devices for the decontamination of fluid, particularly the removal of heavy metals and/or arsenic and/or their compounds from water, by means of electrolysis, wherein the water to be purified subjected to electrodes of different ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7616123 | Apparatus and method for noninvasively monitoring for the presence of alcohol or substances of abuse in controlled environments The present invention relates generally to non-invasive methods and apparatuses for determining analyte properties of a subject and identity characteristics of a subject. Embodiments of the present invention provide analyte property determination and identity determ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7521176 | Methods for characterizing the viral infectivity status of a host Methods in accordance with the present invention involve novel measurements of the disease status of hosts infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. In particular, the present invention relates to a measurements of the numbers in a sample volume of (a) product... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7486273 | Communications in a system comprising a computer and a haptic interface device The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses that can provide reliable communications between a computer and a haptic interface device. The methods and apparatuses can provide communication that is more secure against errors, failures, or tampering than p... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7446878 | Method and apparatus for improvement of spectrometer stability, and multivariate calibration transfer The present invention provides methods and apparatuses that can improve measurement accuracy in interferometers. The invention provides methods for determining digital compensation filters that measure a frequency response or responses to be compensated, and then de... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7403804 | Noninvasive determination of alcohol in tissue An apparatus and method for non-invasive determination of attributes of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric a... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7388669 | Method of generating interferometric information The present invention provides methods for generating interferometric information. Interferometric information from refractively scanned interferometers can contain errors due to wavelength-dependent refractive indices. The wavelength-dependent refractive indices of... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7379048 | Human-computer interface including efficient three-dimensional controls The present invention provides a method of human-computer interfacing that provides efficient implementation of intuitive controls in a three-dimensional space. The method comprises providing a three-dimensional space, characterized by x and y dimensions, together d... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7331034 | Distributed software development tool A tool for distributed software development maintains a pool of software modules. A module manager manages submissions to and downloads from the pool. The module manager can be a computer system with programming and resources suited for managing the pool. Developers... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7225115 | Coordinating haptics with visual images in a human-computer interface The present invention provides a method of generating haptic interface experiences that is capable of generating haptic companions to existing two-dimensional images. The method exploits the dominance of visual over haptic in humans: human tactile, proprioceptive, a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220051 | Shape memory alloy temperature sensor and switch A switch, such as an electromechanical or optical switch, whose state is responsive to temperature history, for example temperature excursions above or below a critical temperature. An element of the sensor made from shape memory alloy changes shape when exposed, ev... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7202091 | Optically similar reference samples Systems and methods for establishing and/or maintaining the accuracy of a multivariate calibration model designed for quantitative optical spectroscopic measurement of attributes or analytes in bodily tissues, bodily fluids or other biological samples, which are par... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7139598 | Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using tissue fluorescence A method of determining a measure of a tissue state (e.g., glycation end-product or disease state) in an individual. A portion of the tissue of the individual is illuminated with excitation light, then light emitted by the tissue due to fluorescence of a chemical wi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131432 | Natural gas engine supply method and apparatus A method and apparatus providing for efficient operation of gas engines in non-ideal temperature conditions. An apparatus is provided in fluid communication with a source of gas, and with the gas input of a gas engine. The apparatus accepts gas from the source, and ... | 11/07/2006 |
