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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184272 | System and method for transitioning from a missile warning system to a fine tracking system in a directional infrared countermeasures system A method for transitioning a target from a missile warning system to a fine tracking system in a directional countermeasures system includes capturing at least one image within a field of view of the missile warning system. The method further includes identifying a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183655 | Radiation detector of the ΔE-E type with insulation trenches A radiation detector of the ΔE-E type is proposed. The detector is integrated in a chip of semiconductor material with a front surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, the detector having at least one detection cell arranged on the front surface for r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183573 | Process for forming an interface between silicon carbide and silicon oxide with low density of states An embodiment of a process for forming an interface between a silicon carbide (SiC) layer and a silicon oxide (SiO2) layer of a structure designed to conduct current is disclosed. A first epitaxial layer having a first doping level is homo-epitaxially gro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181404 | Head-of-wall fireblocks and related wall assemblies Fireblock devices, wall assemblies and related methods useful for retarding the spread of smoke and fire through dynamic head-of-wall construction joints and gaps are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the fireblock device is characterized by an elongated angled c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181083 | Methods and architectures for layered decoding of LDPC codes with minimum latency An embodiment of a decoder for decoding a Low-Density Parity-Check encoded input data includes a serial processing unit operating in clock cycles to perform serial update of the layers in the code. Operations of the serial processing unit to produce output data for ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179699 | Method for controlling a switching regulator and related switching regulator An embodiment of a power-supply controller comprises a switching-control circuit, an error amplifier, and a signal generator. The switching-control circuit is operable to control a switch coupled to a primary winding of a transformer, and the error amplifier has a f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179533 | Sensing system and method for discriminating plant matter A sensing system comprises a light source having three or more distinct wavelengths for illuminating a plurality of distinct areas in a field of view, a sensor for measuring the reflectance of the distinct areas at each of the distinct wavelengths, and an identifier... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179116 | Inductor assembly having a core with magnetically isolated forms An embodiment of an inductor assembly includes a core, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The core includes first and second members, a first group of one or more forms extending between the members, a second group of one or more forms extending between the ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174295 | Circuit for discharging an electrical load, power output stage comprising such a discharge circuit for the control of plasma display cells; and related system and method An embodiment of a discharge circuit comprises an output circuit with one output connected to an electrical load to absorb a discharge current given by the load when a logic signal commands a discharge of the load. The discharge circuit also comprises a control circ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167809 | Imaging probe housing with fluid flushing An imaging probe for use in a catheter for ultrasonic imaging is provided. The catheter may be of the type including a sheath having an opening at a distal end for conducting a fluid there through. The imaging probe includes a distal housing coupled to a drive shaft... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162923 | Disposable infusion device with automatic unlocking mechanism A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient's skin and a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir has an outlet... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8158463 | Process and method for manufacturing a MOS device with intercell ion implant using one or more parallel enrichment windows A process for manufacturing a MOS device includes forming a semiconductor layer having a first type of conductivity; forming an insulated gate structure having an electrode region (25), above the semiconductor layer (23); forming body regions having a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154172 | Electronic circuit for highly efficient driving of piezoelectric loads The invention relates to a circuit for highly efficient driving of piezoelectric loads, comprising a linear driving circuit portion connected to the load through an inductive-resistive connection whereto a voltage waveform is applied. Advantageously, the circuit com... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151526 | Head-of-wall fireblock systems and related wall assemblies A fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire is disclosed. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprises a header track having an elonga... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8143829 | Adaptive synchronous rectification of brushless DC motor back-EMF An embodiment of a disk drive power system is described. The system is operable such that during power interruption, the system taps electric power by rectifying the back-EMF generated across each winding of a DC motor and supplying power to a voice-coil motor to pa... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143086 | Optically controlled electrical-switch device based upon carbon nanotubes and electrical-switch system using the switch device Described herein is an optically controlled electrical-switch device which includes a first current-conduction terminal and a second current-conduction terminal, and a carbon nanotube connected between the first and the second current-conduction terminals, the carbo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141260 | Cable fleet angle sensor A method and system for monitoring a fleet-angle of a cable. An embodiment may monitor the fleet-angle of a cable being spooled or unspooled in multiple radial directions and without use of a mechanical monitoring apparatus. The method and system may employ a fleet ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139621 | Pulse generator for ultra-wide-band modulating systems and modulating systems using it A pulse generator circuit is provided. The pulse generator circuit has an input adapted to receive an input electrical quantity and an output at which an output electrical quantity is made available. A transfer characteristic establishes a relationship between said ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136314 | Head-of-wall fireblocks The invention disclosed herein is directed to a fire retardant head-of-wall assembly configured to seal a linear head-of-wall construction joint or gap when exposed to a heat source such as a building fire. The inventive fire retardant head-of-wall assembly comprise... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135545 | System and method for collecting data regarding broad-based neurotoxin-related gene mutation association Broad-based genetic mutation association gene transcript test and data structure. Genetic mutation considerations for this unique test include a custom set of genetic sequences associated in peer-reviewed literature with various known genetic mutation related to exp... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134214 | Electronic device, system, and method comprising differential sensor MEMS devices and drilled substrates Electronic device which comprises a substrate provided with at least one passing opening, a MEMS device with function of differential sensor provided with a first and a second surface and of the type comprising at least one portion sensitive to chemical and/or physi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128597 | Disposable infusion device with cannula port cover A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, a... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128596 | Disposable infusion device layered structure A disposable infusion device comprises a reservoir that holds a liquid medicament, a pump that displaces the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the patient, at least one valve that conducts the displaced medicament from the reservoir, and a fluid conduit that c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126084 | Processing method for providing, starting from signals acquired by a set of sensors, an aggregate signal and data acquisition system using such method Embodiment for forming an aggregate signal from a plurality of starting signals, comprising: acquiring said starting signals through respective sensors of a homogeneous sensors group; converting acquired signals in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125159 | LED driving device with variable light intensity In a device for driving LEDs with variable light intensity, a supply stage has a first operating mode, in which a controlled supply current is generated, and a second operating mode, in which a controlled supply voltage is generated. A LED is connected to the supply... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123591 | Abrasive pump for an abrasive jet cutting machine An abrasive supply system may, for example, be used to supply abrasive particles such as garnet to a cutting nozzle of an abrasive jet cutter. According to an embodiment, the abrasive is propelled by a substantially constant flow rate gas source. According to an emb... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123517 | Automatic device for the ignition and control of a gas apparatus and relative driving method An automatic system and method to provide the ignition and monitoring of a pilot flame for gas burners. The circuit includes a microcontroller that acts on at least one gas valve, a flame igniter, and a flame detector circuits. The valve driver is a switching circui... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8120415 | Circuit for generating a temperature-compensated voltage reference, in particular for applications with supply voltages lower than 1V An embodiment of a circuit is described for the generation of a temperature-compensated voltage reference of the type comprising at least one generator circuit of a band-gap voltage, inserted between a first and a second voltage reference and including an operationa... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120336 | Switching regulator circuit, system, and method for providing input current measurement without a dedicated input current sense element A synchronous regulator includes a controller coupled to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal from the regulator and being operable to provide a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal at its output. The regulator includes at least one gate driver coupled to... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118761 | System and method for temporo-mandibular joint decompression during cervical traction Traction devices, systems, and methods for their use provide simultaneous axial distraction and one of flexion, extension, or lateral flexion of the spine. The devices permit aligning at least a portion of the spine prior to traction. Traction is applied through air... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117251 | Computation of a multiplication operation with an electronic circuit and method A computing method and circuit for computing a modular operation with at least one operand having a binary representation. Iteratively for each bit of this operand, doubling the value of an intermediate result stored in a first memory element by shifting the bits of... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115314 | Deep contacts of integrated electronic devices based on regions implanted through trenches An embodiment of an integrated circuit includes first and second semiconductor layers and a contact region disposed in the second layer. The first semiconductor layer is of a first conductivity, and the second semiconductor layer is disposed over the first layer and... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114064 | Infusion device with piston pump A disposable infusion device comprises a base, a cannula arranged to extend from the base to beneath the patient's skin to deliver a liquid medicament to the patient, and a source arranged to provide the cannula with a liquid medicament. The source comprises a pisto... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111140 | Transponder load modulation An electromagnetic transponder and a method for controlling by pulse trains a switch for modulating the load of this transponder in an electromagnetic field from which it extracts its power supply, the duty ratio of the pulses being controlled according to the trans... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109912 | Wearable infusion assembly A wearable liquid medicament delivery assembly comprises a band arranged to at least partially encircle and be secured to a body extremity of a wearer and a liquid medicament delivery device carried by the band. The device includes a reservoir arranged to hold the l... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109254 | Method of controlling the spark lead of an internal combustion engine A method of controlling the spark lead of an internal combustion engine having at least one cylinder fitted with a spark plug; the method including the steps of: determining a standard spark lead value; determining an engine knock index in the cylinder; calculating ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102733 | Communicating using sonar signals at multiple frequencies An embodiment of an apparatus includes a communication circuit and a transducer array coupled to the communication circuit. The communication circuit is operable to generate first and second information signals, and the transducer array is operable to generate in re... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8101991 | Semiconductor device with vertical current flow and low substrate resistance and manufacturing process thereof A semiconductor device with vertical current flow includes a body having a substrate made of semiconductor material. At least one electrical contact on a first face of the body. A metallization structure is formed on a second face of the body, opposite to the first ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100826 | Apparatus and methods relating to expanded dynamic range imaging endoscope systems The apparatus and methods herein provide quantitatively controllable light sources and expanded dynamic range endoscopy systems that can improve the quality of images and the ability of users to distinguish desired features when viewing tissues by providing methods ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099545 | Wear leveling in storage devices based on flash memories and related circuit, system, and method A wear leveling solution is proposed for use in a storage device based on a flash memory. The flash memory includes a plurality of physical blocks, which are adapted to be erased individually. A corresponding method starts with the step for erasing one of the physic... | 01/17/2012 |
