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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932031 | Scavenging system for intermittent linear motor The intermittent linear motor of this invention incorporates features which enhance the exhaust scavenging and cooling processes, as well as simplifying overall construction including a compression plenum below the piston where air displaced during a power stroke by... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6901814 | Fuselage pitot-static tube Since, as a rule, there are several such PSTs on an aircraft, this results in a marked reduction in weight and aerodynamic drag, and savings in the required electric power in conjunction with a simultaneous increase in the accuracy of measurement of the angle of att... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6840033 | Combustion chamber system A combustion chamber system of a spark-ignition linear engine includes a pre-combustion chamber and a main combustion chamber separated by a combustion control wall. The pre-combustion chamber has a length substantially greater than its width to support the propagat... | 01/11/2005 |
| 7408728 | System and method for focal length stabilization using active temperature control An optical metrological system having a heat-generating light source coaxially mounted near a heat-sensitive lens. The system uses a temperature sensor to monitor the lens temperature and a heating element to heat the lens such that the lens operating temperature is... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7215529 | Capacitive sensor having flexible polymeric conductors A capacitive sensor having a first and a second polymeric conductor are embedded within a non conducting body, wherein the body maintains a fixed separation distance between the first and the second polymeric conductor. The body can include a non conducting web, whe... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190330 | Virtual display headset A headset for operably disposing a virtual display and optional speaker on the head of a user. The headset, including a cantilevered arm coupled to the headset with a pivot, including a hemispherical dome with at least three points of contact with the display suppor... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7121150 | Method and apparatus to determine an initial flow rate in a conduit A method and apparatus for determining an initial flow rate in a conduit is disclosed. A known change is made to the flow to be measured, resulting changes (or values corresponding to these changes), or relative changes in the flow to be measured are monitored and t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117635 | Trapping protector for a power-operated closing device The invention relates to a trapping protector (1) including a hollow profile (12) for a power-operated closing device, more particularly for a motor vehicle sunroof. The hollow profile (12) is provided at at least one of its ends (14) wit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112176 | Compensation method for thermodilution catheter having an injectate induced thermal effect in a blood flow measurement A catheter for retrograde orientation in a blood flow is used to determine the blood flow rate by thermodilution measurements. The determination of the blood flow rate accommodates injectate induced thermal influences on a dilution thermal sensor, wherein the therma... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105234 | Flame retardant corrosive resistant conductive fabric article and method Disclosed is a conductive, flame-retardant polymeric fabric composed of a woven or non-woven nylon, polyester or acrylic fabric. A surface of the fabric is provided with a flame-retardant layer applied by coating the flame-retardant directly onto the fabric surface.... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105849 | Hydrocarbon fluid analysis module Apparatus and method for quantifying the oil and water fractions of a multi-phase flow stream and their respective flow rates. The hydrocarbon fractions are determined based on information gathered on their respective refractive indices when exposed to particular wa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096539 | Shim assembly for releasably engaging a hinge assembly A shim assembly is constructed for engaging a hinge assembly to allow operable installation of the hinge assembly in an otherwise oversized sash-frame cavity. A shim body can include at least one projecting tab for engaging a vent bar of the hinge assembly, wherein ... | 08/29/2006 |
| D527168 | Decoration for a shirt | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097585 | Differential gearing for vehicle An internal gear 10 is rotatably received within a housing 8 (planetary carrier 2 and case 4), and a sun gear 12 is rotatably disposed on a circle located inside of and concentric with the internal gear 10. Planet gears 1... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086985 | Differential gear device for vehicle An internal gear 4 and a sun gear 5 are arranged on one end side and the other end side within a housing 1 which is driven for rotation about a rotation axis L. The internal gear 4 and the sun gear 5 are rotatably disposed about th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086348 | Milking parlor for the forward straight line animal ambulation and individual presentation of an animal to be milked in a milking stall located intermediate a holding area and a release area A milking parlor has a holding gate and a parallel spaced individually loaded-occupied-unloaded milking stall with an operator pit located intermediate the holding gate and the milking stall. The operator pit can be recessed from the holding gate and the milking sta... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082721 | Illuminating weatherseal An illuminating weatherseal (10) can seal a gap between confronting surfaces and illuminate the adjacent environment. The illuminating weatherseal includes a light emitting line (80) extending along a longitudinal dimension of the weatherseal (10 | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077383 | Butterfly valve for controlling a gas pressure A butterfly valve for controlling a gas pressure, in particular inside a cabin of an aircraft, comprises a valve housing (10) having a longitudinal axis (11), a shaft (20) having a rotation axis (21), and a closure member (30) conn... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077332 | Media verification system A unique conductivity pattern is applied to printable articles to provide a “signature” for later verifying the authenticity of the printable articles. Preferably, the conductivity pattern is hidden from sight and differs from other conductivity patterns applied... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074362 | Method of preparing and sterilizing an instrument containing package and apparatus A method for preparing dental instruments for sterilization in which the instruments are put into a relatively large see-through heat sealable plastic bag. The bag is placed over a surface of an impulse heater and an arm is lowered to clamp the bag and apply two hea... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059792 | Dispensing system for print media having differential perforation pattern A web of print media dispensable as individual sheets along lines of perforation includes a pattern of ties and slits that provide a more predictable resistance to manually separating the sheets from the web. The lines of perforation extend transversely with respect... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7061741 | Method for magnetic field reduction using the decoupling effects of multiple coil systems A method for reducing the magnetic field level in the vicinity of two or more connected reactors wherein each reactor is a magnetic dipole and wound so that currents flow in opposite directions and resulting in magnetic fluxes opposing each other. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055710 | Plug seals for user-friendly cap assemblies The invention provides a container closure assembly comprising: a container neck having side walls defining an opening at one end thereof and a lip extending around the opening, wherein an inner surface of the side walls proximate to said lip is inwardly tapered; a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7055458 | System for the presentation of animals to be milked and method A milking parlor for presenting an animal to be milked rearwardly loads the animal into a milking stall through an ingress/egress gate and forwardly unloads the animal from the milking stall through the same ingress/egress gate to pass along a unique exit path to a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7057742 | Frequency-scanning interferometer with non-specular reference surface A frequency-scanning interferometer is modified to include a diffuse reference surface. An illuminating system produces an expanding measuring beam, portions of which reflect from a test object surface and the diffuse reference surface on converging paths to an imag... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047600 | Egress 4-bar hinge assembly An egress 4-bar hinge assembly having two load-bearing links that pivot about spaced-apart bearing pivot points, wherein an entire length of at least one of the links overlies a planar bearing surface. The two links include a cooperating interface selected to engage... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048980 | Meat label A label is bonded to the inner ply of a two ply barrier film in which an outer ply of the barrier film is removable, leaving the label in place against the inner ply of the barrier film. ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7046129 | Device for detecting an obstacle in the opening range of a movable closure element A device for detecting an obstacle in the opening range of a movable closure element (13), more particularly an electrically powered window pane (13) or sunroof of a motor vehicle (10), comprises a sensor electrode (20), a base electrode ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042228 | Transducer in-situ testing apparatus and method The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for a measurement system for the testing of transducers, and more particularly to the testing of piezoelectric transducers. The measurement system includes a transducer, a feedback amplifier coupled to the... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7024728 | End cap for multi bar linkage hinge assembly An end cap for a supporting bracket having a multi bar linkage includes at least one reinforcing rib. The reinforcing rib extends along a seating portion of the end cap, which engages a track of the supporting bracket and along a length of an upstanding portion of t... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019211 | Universal junction box A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall coverin... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015666 | Device for sensing an obstacle in the opening range of a closure element of a motor vehicle A device for sensing an obstacle in said opening range of an automotive closure element movable between an open position and and closed position, more particularly an electrically powered door window (20) or sunroof is provided with a weatherseal (30) ... | 03/21/2006 |
| D517066 | Portable virtual display | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006219 | Biological imager Apparatus and method for quantifying the biological components of a biological system having at least two different refractive indices through detection of wave front distortions. The biological component fractions are determined based on information gathered on the... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997455 | Sheet deskewing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for correcting skew of an advancing sheet responsive to the detection of one or the other of aligned fiducial marks located near each of the opposite side edges adjacent the sheet leading edge. Upon detection of a first of the fiducial marks, ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988716 | Modular lift assembly A lift assembly having a drum rotatably mounted to a frame and linearly translatable with respect to the frame. A plurality of head blocks are connected to the frame along a helical mounting path, wherein linear translation of the drum during takeoff or take-up main... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6981587 | Compact disk mailer and file folder A CD mailer and pocket file, the pocket file having a two-ply front wall and a single ply rear wall. The two-ply wall has a slot in one of the plies to receive a CD into a CD retaining recess between the plies. A mailer flap connected to one of the walls along a fol... | 01/03/2006 |
| D513031 | Virtual display eyeglasses | 12/20/2005 |
| D512985 | Portable virtual display | 12/20/2005 |
| 6955532 | Method and apparatus for the manufacture of high temperature materials by combustion synthesis and semi-solid forming An apparatus and method of producing dense, near net shape components of advanced materials such as intermetallics, ceramics, and their composites. The method consists of two major steps combined into one. First step includes the preparation of semi-solid or liquid ... | 10/18/2005 |
