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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123647 | Dual clutch multi-speed transaxle A transaxle transfers torque to first and second axle shafts. The transaxle includes a main shaft, a planetary gearset, a first clutch transferring torque between the main shaft and a first member of the planetary gearset and a second clutch transferring torque betw... | 02/28/2012 |
| D635803 | Eyewear shaped display device | 04/12/2011 |
| 7883108 | Inflator for an airbag An inflator for an airbag is provided. The inflator can include a housing that has a first end and a second end. The inflator can also include a gas generant disposed in the housing that defines a bore. The inflator can include an igniter coupled to the first end of... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7735405 | Pyrotechnic actuator for retracting a piston A safety arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a pyrotechnic actuator for retracting a hinge pin of a vehicle hood. The pyrotechnic actuator includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis and further includes a first end defining an opening. The pyrotechnic actu... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7712568 | Method and apparatus for motor vehicle lockout A lockout system for a motor vehicle is provided. The system can include a source of input that identifies a status of a driver of the motor vehicle. The system can further include a source of passenger input that indicates if at least one passenger is present in th... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7654569 | Rollover protection system for a motor vehicle and related method A reinforced frame having a roof member and a pillar includes a brace interconnected to the frame. The brace is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The deployed position is defined by the brace extending diagonally between the pillar and the ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7576438 | Printed circuit board and method thereof and a solder ball land and method thereof A printed circuit board and method thereof and a solder ball land and method thereof. The example printed circuit board (PCB) may include a first solder ball land having a first surface treatment portion configured for a first type of resistance and a second solder ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574317 | Method for calibrating a filter, a calibrator and system including the same An example embodiment provides a method for calibrating an active RC filter and RC time constant calibrator for an active RC filter. The RC time contact calibrator includes a RC timer and a calibration code generator. The RC timer outputs a holding signal based on a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568688 | Sheet alignment device, sheet finishing apparatus including the same, and image processing system including the same A sheet alignment device, that is included in a sheet finishing apparatus integrally mounted with an image forming apparatus to an image forming system or connected to the image forming apparatus, includes an accommodating unit configured to temporarily accommodate ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7561658 | Method and x-ray computed tomography system for visualizing at least two types of cardiac tissue: healthy tissue and diseased tissue A method and an x-ray computed tomography system are disclosed for visualizing at least two different types of cardiac tissue, such as normally perfused tissue, hypoperfused tissue and scarred tissue. In at least one embodiment, this is done by use of an imaging tom... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7557026 | Contact structure and method of forming the same In a method of forming a contact structure, first and second conductive structures may be formed on a lower structure to be spaced from each other. An insulating layer may be formed on the lower structure to cover the first and second conductive structures. A first ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7555200 | Recording medium having a data structure for managing a data stream recorded on the recording medium and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses The recording medium includes a data structure having a navigation map. The navigation map includes a number of map entries and indicates the number of map entries. Each map entry maps presentation time with location information for a segment of the data stream stor... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7549361 | Vibration damping apparatus for reciprocating drive and cutting head A vibration damping device is described that dampens vibration produced during the conversion of rotational motion into reciprocal motion. The damping is performed using a simple structure wherein first and second conversion mechanisms are symmetrically arranged wit... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7546049 | Image forming device with a control means to correct the fixing control temperature An image forming device whereby stable fixing performance is obtained and whose fixing properties are excellent and that does not produce curling of the paper after fixing, due to performing control for correcting fixing temperature by environmental sensing not only... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7544560 | Image sensor and fabrication method thereof Example embodiments relate to an image sensor and a fabrication method thereof, capable of reducing dark current and a fabrication method thereof. The image sensor may include a semiconductor substrate including an active region defined by an isolation layer, a phot... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7515516 | Record medium, method of recording identification information thereof, and recording/reproducing method thereof The present invention provides a method of recording identification information in an optical disc, by which specified disc identification information can be uniformly applicable to efficiently cope with the recording/reproducing of the optical disc. The present inv... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7504321 | MBE growth of an algan layer or AlGaN multilayer structure A method of growing an AlGaN semiconductor layer structure by Molecular Beam Epitaxy comprises supplying ammonia, gallium and aluminum to a growth chamber thereby to grow a first (Al,Ga)N layer by MBE over a substrate disposed in the growth chamber. The first (Al,Ga... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7463292 | Lens system To provide a lens system which is to be used with a virtual system and which can curtail time and labor required by settings of the virtual system by outputting data pertaining to an angle of view, an object distance, and a principal point position, all being requir... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7428391 | Image forming device and method of controlling the image forming device In an image forming device including a system control unit, an image formation unit forming an image on a recording sheet using a predetermined process, an image forming control unit controlling image formation, and a power supply unit supplying power to the image f... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7412550 | Bus system with protocol conversion for arbitrating bus occupation and method thereof A bus system including a bus arbiter and a plurality of masters. The bus arbiter grants bus control to one of the plurality of masters. When a master with bus control sends a read command, bus control is transferred to another one of the plurality of masters, thereb... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7020543 | Controller for fuel fired heating appliance A controller for a fuel-fired appliance comprising a microprocessor that is able to detect an interruption in power, and immediately store errors and historical diagnostic information in a non-volatile memory before the microprocessor powers down. Upon restoration o... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6924530 | Double diffused MOS transistor and method for manufacturing same A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, such as a double-diffused metal oxide semiconductor (DMOS) transistor, where a first layer may be formed on a semiconductor substrate, with isolation trenches formed in the first layer and semiconductor substrate, an... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6515506 | Circuit for reducing pin count of a semiconductor chip and method for configuring the chip A circuit that reduces external terminal count of a semiconductor chip, such as a communications chip or other type of chip that requires the generation of configuration codes, by reducing the number of external input terminals required for generating the... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6330467 | Efficient magnet system for magnetically-assisted surgery A system for magnetically assisted surgery includes a magnetic support structure, a patient support structure and a magnet having at least four poles attached to the magnetic support structure so that the magnet provides a near-field magnetic field in an ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6311082 | Digital magnetic system for magnetic surgery A device and a method for guiding or applying force to a magnetic implant within the body of a patient. The device includes a bed for support of the patient, a set of separately energizable electromagnets or separately controllable permanent magnets so ar... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6304768 | Method and apparatus using shaped field of repositionable magnet to guide implant Methods and apparatuses for displaying and using a shaped field of a repositionable magnet to move, guide, and/or steer a magnetic seed or catheter in living tissue for medicinal purposes. A moveable magnet assembly and a portion of a patient's body under... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6296412 | Hand-separable roller latching device A roller assembly for releasably latching a roller to a drive shaft in which a cylindrical roller body has an internal bore and a one-way clutch through which the drive shaft protrudes into a recess within the cylindrical roller body, the recess retaining... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6289931 | Cycle reversing valve for use in heat pumps A four port reversing valve for a reversible-cycle refrigeration system having a compressor is constructed with the reversing valve having a first inlet port adapted to be connected to the compressor and second, third, and fourth ports. The four port reve... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6292678 | Method of magnetically navigating medical devices with magnetic fields and gradients, and medical devices adapted therefor A method of applying an elongate magnetic element to the surface of an internal body structure includes applying a magnetic field to the elongate magnetic element to orient the elongate magnetic element in a selected orientation; and applying a magnetic g... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6263908 | Slow opening gas valve An improved slow opening gas valve providing for continuous gradual and smooth opening of the gas valve includes an expansible auxiliary chamber connected to an expansible control chamber by a metering orifice. The expansible auxiliary chamber slows expan... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6234471 | Document jogger with adjustable bin width A document jogger having an adjustable bin for receiving document stacks of variable length.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6044907 | Two phase heat generation system and method The present invention provides a two phase heat generation system having a primary pressure vessel and an interior vessel spaced from the primary pressure vessel defining a water cavity and a combustion chamber, the water cavity delivering fluid into the ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5514314 | Spark plug and method A spark plug with integral electrical components for producing a spark with an increased size and a larger resulting flame kernel in an internal combustion engine. One or more coils may be built into the spark plug for creating a magnetic field in the vic... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5484623 | Dietary system high in oil intake for the treatment of obesity and for the lowering of saturated fats A dietary system for the treatment of obesity and for the lowering of saturated fats in the blood. The system includes a diet that restricts the patient to the intake of certain foods in certain amounts and combines this intake with specific supplements. ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474118 | Reinforced roll-type shuttters A roll-type shutter is formed of a number of horizontally elongated shutters, arranged one above the other, hingedly connected together along their adjacent edges for rolling the shutter up or extending it downwardly to form a panel. Each shutter is provi... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5471762 | Adaptor for fitting to a device for measuring depressions, rises and waving conditions on a surface An adaptor for attachment to a statistical process control depth measuring device for use in detecting surface defects. The adaptor includes an attachment end for attachment to the sensor end of the measuring device and a contact end for placement on the ... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5460412 | Mud flap A mud flap comprises a rigid element which is permanently attached to a vehicle, a bracket depending from the bottom of the rigid element, and a flexible flap element releasably attached within a channel of the bracket. Pins through holes in the channel w... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5433216 | Intra-abdominal pressure measurement apparatus and method An improved tonometric catheter can be configured to have one or more pressure transmitting chambers for sensing the internal pressure such as the internal abdominal pressure of a subject. The tonometric catheter is inserted into the patient such as a nas... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5390981 | Seat assembly with a single position memory dump mechanism A vehicle seat assembly is provided with a single set position memory dump mechanism. The memory feature acts to lock the seat back in a predetermined set position upon return of the seat back from a forward dump position. The set position is rearward of ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5322260 | Solenoid valve A solenoid valve has a two piece housing which is made from a hollow cylindrical body and a powdered metal cover. The body is projection welded to the cover. The cover has an induction hardened valve seat and a pair of mounting holes to secure the valve i... | 06/21/1994 |
