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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116499 | Microphone adaptor for altering the geometry of a microphone without altering its frequency response characteristics A method of improving the “tight space” usefulness of a unidirectional microphone of the type having an otherwise screw-together headpiece and handle, includes the steps of: (a) fabricating an adapter having male- and female-threaded ends and a cavity of a speci... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8061085 | Handrail for preventing stairway falls To further prevent stairway falls, an otherwise conventional handrail, of the type that is mounted on the sidewall of a stairway and has an upper portion which is configured to be easily grasped by one utilizing, is modified by providing it with a two-part cavity in... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7954505 | Mobile leakage containment box including a liquid impermeable membrane A mobile, emergency apparatus that can be used to minimize the flood damage to the property in rooms that experience ceiling or roof water leaks includes: (a) a container that has exterior and interior surfaces that include a bottom and sidewalls with free edges tha... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938229 | Marine emergency rope ladder apparatus An improved marine emergency rope ladder apparatus includes: (a) a continuous piece of rope knotted so as to form a safety ladder having a top and a bottom-free end, two side pieces that form a loop at the top of the ladder which is used to attach the top of the lad... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7775456 | Fluidic device yielding three-dimensional spray patterns A fluidic device, that operates on a pressurized liquid flowing through it to generate an oscillating spray having desired three-dimensional flow characteristics, includes a member that has fabricated within it at least two liquid flow channels that are configured i... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7677480 | Enclosures for fluidic oscillators For those spray applications that use a fluidic oscillator of the type that generates a spray by having a pressurized liquid flow through the oscillator and exhaust into a surrounding environment, and where such an oscillator has a boundary surface which has fabrica... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7651036 | Three jet island fluidic oscillator A fluidic oscillator suitable for use at colder temperatures for utilizing a pressurized liquid to generate a uniform spatial distribution of droplets has (a) an inlet for the pressurized liquid, (b) a set of three power nozzles that are fed by the pressurized liqui... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7478764 | Fluidic oscillator for thick/three-dimensional spray applications An improved fluidic insert, that operates on a pressurized liquid flowing through the insert to generate a jet of liquid that flows from said insert and into the surrounding gaseous environment to form a spray of liquid droplets, includes: (a) a member having top, f... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7472848 | Cold-performance fluidic oscillator A fluidic oscillator suitable for use at colder temperatures for generating an exhaust flow in the form of an oscillating spray of fluid droplets has an inlet for pressurized fluid, a pair of power nozzles configured to accelerate the movement of the pressurized flu... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465050 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional video-oculography A device for measuring the three-dimensional movements of an eye includes: (a) a mark array that identifies prescribed positions on the eye whose movements are to be measured, (b) a digital camera for capturing the two-dimensional images of this marker array as the ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7357565 | Fluid injector and mixer apparatus An improved injector which mixes a secondary fluid into a carrier fluid stream has (a) a body for directing the flow of the carrier fluid, this body having an internal wall forming a flow passage therethrough, a central axis, an inlet, an outlet, and a port for rece... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354008 | Fluidic nozzle for trigger spray applications A fluidic nozzle, for use with a trigger spray applicator that issues a desired spray pattern of fluid droplets, and wherein the applicator has a liquid delivering orifice and an exterior surface proximate the orifice that is configured to receive a spray nozzle, in... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7333887 | Method and system for tactical gate management by aviation entities A computer implemented method for an aviation system to manage the temporal assignment of airport gates for use by a plurality of aircratf includes the steps of: (a) collecting and storing data, (b) processing the data to predict the trajectories of the aircraft, (c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329197 | Self-aligning pulley, gear or other rotational member An improved alignable pulley or sheave assembly includes: (a) a shaft having a rotational axis and an exterior surface which has a portion that is spherically shaped, (b) a pulley having a perimeter and a central opening with an interior surface that is configured s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7303532 | Trace evidence collection method and apparatus A method for collecting air-transportable evidence samples from objects and clothing: (a) utilizes a collection tube having open upstream and downstream ends, and at a point between these ends a constriction in the cross-sectional area of the tube, (b) utilizes an a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267290 | Cold-performance fluidic oscillator A fluidic oscillator suitable for use at colder temperatures for generating an exhaust flow in the form of an oscillating spray of fluid droplets has an inlet for pressurized fluid, a pair of power nozzles configured to accelerate the movement of the pressurized flu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247116 | Planetary motor A motor suitable for use in a medical imaging environment has (a) a cylindrical outer gear having a bore with a centerline and an internal surface with circumferentially distributed and radially directed teeth, (b) a means for mounting this outer gear such that it i... | 07/24/2007 |
| D547516 | Sport helmet shaped lid for trash receptacle | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248963 | Method and system for aircraft flow management A method for managing the flow of a plurality of aircraft at an aviation resource, based upon specified data and operational goals pertaining to the aircraft and resource and the control of aircraft arrival fix times at the resource by a system manager, includes the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238190 | Surgical apparatus to allow replacement of degenerative ankle tissue A surgical apparatus that makes possible the replacement of ankle tissue between the bottom of the tibia and the adjoining top of the talus bone comprises: (a) a base having primary and secondary anchoring holes that extend through the base and through which anchori... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7204918 | High efficiency plating apparatus and method An improved apparatus for treating plate-like workpieces with a designated chemical solution, including printed circuit boards, includes: (1) a tray for holding the chemical solution, with the tray having an open top which is configured to receive a horizontally-ori... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200640 | Continuously tunable, graphic internet navigation tool The present invention discloses a system and method of searching, exploring or otherwise navigating the contents of a collection of networked documents or pages. In a preferred embodiment, this system provides a user with a multimedia display format which intuitivel... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7185370 | Infant bib The present invention introduces improved protective garments, especially in the form of safer infant bibs. An improved infant bib includes: (a) a central piece of material having right and left side edges of length Y, and configured so to cover the frontal area of ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7111800 | Fluid spray apparatus An improved spray head that is more effective and efficient at providing a wider range of desired spray distributions includes the following elements: (a) a plurality of fluidic oscillators, each oscillator having a fluidic circuit embedded in its top surface, with ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7089693 | Dredging method and apparatus An improved hydraulic dredging apparatus for removing a sediment layer from an underlying substrate lying below a water surface includes a receptacle having an open-front portion through which is sediment is collected, means for attaching the dredging apparatus to t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086309 | Planetary-harmonic motor A motor suitable for use in a medical imaging environment has (a) a centrally located means for actuating a radial wave, (b) a deformable flexspline having an inner surface and a toothed outer surface with a first specified number of teeth, and (c) a circular spline... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7025790 | Ankle joint prosthesis and its method of implantation The ankle joint prosthesis adapted to involve the patient's distal tibia and talus has, according to the present invention, tibial, talar and mobile or semi-constrained bearing components that are laterally to medially implanted in the patient. The tibial component'... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014131 | Multiple spray devices for automotive and other applications A fluidic insert that receives fluid under pressure from a fluid inlet tube and generates a specified spatial distribution of the fluid exiting the insert includes: (1) a body member having top, bottom, front and rear outer surfaces, (2) top and bottom fluidic circu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6976318 | Tape measure An improved retractable tape measure has, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the features of a standard measure, including a housing with front and rear sides, a boundary edge and a tape opening, a retractable measuring tape positioned wit... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975225 | Fire suppression system and method An operator-directed system for suppressing fire within a remote, outdoor, industrial installation has: (a) a means for capturing at a prescribed frequency video images of the remote area, (b) a means of transmitting these images to the operator's location which is ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948513 | Integral check valve for nozzles A check valve for use in a section of a liquid flow line to control the intermittent flow of a liquid through the line, wherein the section of the line that is configured to received the valve has inlet and outlet ends with an opening through which liquid respective... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945114 | Laser-air, hybrid, ultrasonic testing of railroad tracks Formed Laser Sources (FLS) using pulsed laser light for generation of ultrasonic stress waves are combined with air-coupled detection of ultrasound to provide for the hybrid non-contact, dynamic and remote ultrasonic testing of structural materials, especially railr... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942228 | Collapsible, portable utility cart An improved utility cart is presented which can be configured in various ways so as to allow it to be: used for hauling game or fishing supplies, used as a seat-backed chair, or conveniently backpacked over rough terrain. A preferred embodiment includes: (a) an open... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916300 | Seat massager A seat massager for massaging a person's back has, according to the present invention, a pair of inflatable, massage bladders configured so as to be received in close proximity to a person's back and oriented so that these bladders share an overlaid portion with eac... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6878121 | Sleep scoring apparatus and method A method and an apparatus are disclosed for scoring the quality of sleep experienced by a subject wearing the apparatus for a specified period. This sleep monitoring apparatus includes a motion sensor that quantifies the temporal variation in the subject's motion, a... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6873903 | Method and system for tracking and prediction of aircraft trajectories A method for predicting the trajectory of an aircraft is disclosed. It yields the arrival/departure times for a plurality of aircraft with respect to a specified system resource and is based upon specified data and other operational factors pertaining to the aircraf... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6862936 | Laser-air, hybrid, ultrasonic testing of railroad wheels A remote, non-contact system for detecting a defect in a railroad wheel as the wheel is stationary or moving along a railroad track includes; (1) a pulsed, laser light source for generating an ultrasonic wave in the wheel, the ultrasonic wave having a direct portion... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862862 | Pressure injection of flexible polymer grout into slate roofs A method is presented for extending the lives of existing slate, fibrous cement and clay tile roofs. The method involves injecting an especially formulated, polymer material into the spaces and voids of adjoining tiles. The injection process uses pumping equipment w... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6857609 | Medical imaging environment compatible positioning arm A positioning arm for positioning and holding a device within a medical imaging environment workspace has: (a) a free-end link in the form of a circular cylinder having a distal end face and an adjoining end face, with the adjoining end face forming a specified angl... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837775 | Porous, lubricated mixing tube for abrasive, fluid jet An abrasive, fluid jet cutting apparatus, and its method of construction and operation, are disclosed that reduce the wear and erosion problems typically experienced in the cutting jet's mixing tube. This improved fluid jet cutting apparatus comprises (a) a chamber ... | 01/04/2005 |
