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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177159 | Emergency and rescue aircraft A rescue aircraft having a rigid body with gas-filled envelopes and propulsion devices located inside rotatable aerodynamic toroidal modules. A longitudinal through passage in the lower part of the aircraft connects a crew cabin, a cargo-and-passenger compartment, f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169695 | Optical sub-wavelength super resolution imaging system producing nanometric spatial resolution of a scanned subject An imaging method and system are presented for use in sub-wavelength super resolution imaging of a subject. The imaging system comprises a spatial coding unit configured for collecting light coming from the scanned subject and being spaced from the subject a distanc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167212 | Radio frequency identification system and data reading method A system and method for reading an RFID data tag comprising a plurality of diffractive elements being indicative of machine-readable data carried by the tag are provided. The diffractive elements have such shape that the dimension of the diffractive elements along o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165359 | Method of constructing gray value or geometric models of anatomic entity in medical image A gray value model is generated encoding photometric knowledge at landmark positions. This step exploits intensity correlation in neighborhoods sampled around landmark positions. A geometric model is generated encoding geometric knowledge between landmarks. This ste... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164748 | Widely-tuned semiconductor laser based gas liquid solid analysis system A near infrared (NIR) semiconductor laser system is shown for gas sensing. An embodiment is centered on the use of a system with a much wider tunable laser, which today has a scan band of more than 150 nanometers (nm) to as much as 250 nm or more. In some cases the ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163156 | Method for vacuum-compression micro plasma oxidation The inventive method and device for vacuum-compression micro plasma oxidation relate to electrochemical processing of metal, in particular to micro plasma treatment in electrolyte solutions. The aim of said invention is to develop a method for obtaining qualitativel... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157691 | Toothed wheel gearing (variants) and a planetary toothed mechanism based thereon (variants) The engagement of gearwheels with curvilinear teeth is intended to create small-sized mechanical gears of rotational motion with big gear ratio in one stage. The smaller gearwheel—pinion (16)—has one tooth, having in its face section the shape of circumfe... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154718 | Apparatus and method for inspecting micro-structured devices on a semiconductor substrate Previously used examination devices and methods mostly operate with reflected visible or UV light to analyze microstructured samples of a wafer (38), for example. The aim of the invention is to increase the possible uses of said devices, i.e. particularly in ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154595 | Device and method for automatic detection of incorrect measurements by means of quality factors What is disclosed is a device (1) for automatic detection of a possible incorrect measurement, wherein the device (1) comprises at least one reflected light illumination apparatus (14) and/or a transmitted light illumination apparatus (6)... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152529 | Computerized system and method for visually based education A computer-based educational system provides the user or instructor with a suite of graphic editing tools, allowing the design of graphical objects, such as symbols and text that can be displayed to a viewer, such as a student, using a projector or computer terminal... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148702 | Arrangement for the illumination of a substrate with a plurality of individually shaped particle beams for high-resolution lithography of structure patterns The invention is directed to an arrangement for the illumination of a substrate with a plurality of individually shaped, controllable particle beams, particularly for electron beam lithography in the semiconductor industry. It is the object of the invention to find ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146160 | Method and system for authentication event security policy generation A method and system allows for the deployment of security policies into the higher layers of the OSI model. Specifically, it allows for the establishment of security policies at layer 4 and higher, by monitoring authentication flows and using these flows as the basi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139226 | Soft clock delay for OCT system and method therefor An optical coherence analysis system comprises a swept source laser for generating optical signals that are tuned over a scan band; an interferometer for transmitting the optical signals over a sample arm and reference arm and combining the optical signals; a k-cloc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8125653 | Apparatus and method for the determination of the position of a disk-shaped object The invention relates to an apparatus for the determination of the position of a disc-shaped object, particularly of a wafer (10). Thereby, a mount (14) for supporting the sensor device (11) is provided on a movable carrier (22). ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118366 | Chair (variants) The device is embodied in four variants. The home chair comprises a three-dimensional frame with a seat pivotally connected thereto in such a way that it is tiltable forward and up-and-down, a seat arresting device, a smooth displacement compensator, a reset mechani... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8115158 | Device and method for the demodulation of modulated electromagnetic wave fields A new pixel in semiconductor technology comprises a photo-sensitive detection region (1) for converting an electromagnetic wave field into an electric signal of flowing charges, a separated demodulation region (2) with at least two output nodes (D10... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8107558 | Electronic circuitry and method for determination of amplitudes of received signals A method and a calculating circuit for generating an output signal representing an actual amplitude of a received digitized signal having a magnitude of the actual amplitude equal or greater than a value of a saturation level of a dynamic range of a receiver. For th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106472 | Image sensor with large-area, high-sensitivity and high-speed pixels The pixel for use in an image sensor comprises a low-doped semiconductor substrate (A). On the substrate (A), an arrangement of a plurality of floating areas, e.g., floating gates (FG2-FG6), is provided. Neighboring floating gates are electrically isol... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106373 | Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in storage phosphor plates An apparatus (10) for reading out X-ray information stored in storage phosphor plates with an input unit, (12) for inputting a plurality of cassettes (14, 28, 32) which can be stacked one behind the other in a direction of stacking (S) within th... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102541 | Apparatus and method for measuring structures on a mask and or for calculating structures in a photoresist resulting from the structures An apparatus (1) for measuring structures (3) on a mask (2) and for calculating structures in a photoresist on a wafer resulting from the structures (3) on the mask (2) is disclosed, wherein the apparatus (1) comprises at le... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098949 | Method and system for imaging with a zoom An imaging system and method are presented for use in imaging with zoom. The system comprises a pixel detector array (PDA), an optical focusing arrangement, and a spatial filter configured and operable to selectively switch between at least two transmitting states. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8089622 | Device and method for evaluating defects in the edge area of a wafer and use of the device in inspection system for wafers A device for evaluating defects in the edge area of a wafer (6) is disclosed. The evaluation may also be performed automatically. In particular, the device includes three cameras (25, 26, 27), each provided with an objective (30), wherein a firs... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086266 | Cell phone based MEMS fourier transform infrared (FTIR) gas sensors A cell-phone based chemical sensor and communication/data management system has cell phones that are each provided with an integrated sensor (sensor enabled cell phone). Each cell phone comprises an infrared spectrometer for spectrally analyzing the ambient environm... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8084298 | Method for exchanging semiconductor chip of flip-chip module and flip-chip module suitable therefor A process for replacing a semiconductor chip of such a flip-chip module and a suitable flip-chip module and an apparatus for implementing the method are disclosed. The flip-chip module comprises at least one semiconductor chip and a substrate. The semiconductor chip... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081832 | Method of generating multiscale contrast enhanced image A method of generating a multiscale contrast enhanced image is described wherein the shape of edge transitions is preserved. Detail images are subjected to a conversion, the conversion function of at least one scale being adjusted for each detail pixel value accordi... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8076992 | Radio frequency microwave waveguide structure and method for fabrication thereof A method for fabrication of an inaccessible RF microwave waveguide structure is provided. The method includes providing an RF microwave waveguide network including an array of waveguide components that have one or more apertures in a wall. The method also includes p... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071391 | Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying a chemical substance employing an optical transmission property of metallic islands on a transparent substrate This invention seeks to provide methods and apparatus for analysis. Electromagnetic radiation is transmitted through a plurality of metallic islands on a transparent substrate. A resultant optical property of the plurality of metallic islands is measured. Thereafter... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059277 | Mode hopping swept frequency laser for FD OCT and method of operation A frequency swept laser source that generates an optical signal that is tuned over a spectral scan band at single discrete wavelengths associated with longitudinal modes of the swept laser source. Laser hopping over discrete single cavity modes allows long laser coh... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054466 | Spectroscopy wavelength and amplitude referencing system and method A spectroscopy wavelength and amplitude referencing system comprises an optical bench receiving a tunable optical signal from a tunable signal source, a wavelength reference detector on the bench for determining a wavelength of the tunable optical signal, an amplitu... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054243 | Method for forming a movable matrix image and device for a light-emitting diode running letters The set of inventions relates to display engineering and is used for displaying color alphanumeric and graphical information for designing and developing different infomercial display means on externally and internally located objects. The said invention makes it po... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050513 | Method of generating multiscale contrast enhanced image A method of generating a multiscale contrast enhanced image preserving the shape of the edge transitions is described. Enhanced detail pixel values are computed by combining enhanced center difference images at least one scale. ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049195 | Apparatus for reading out X-ray information stored in storage phosphor plates An apparatus (10) for reading out, in a time-saving and reliable way, X-ray information stored in storage phosphor plates with an input unit (12) in which a plurality of cassettes (14) in which a storage phosphor plate to be read out is respecti... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043859 | Quality control mixture for glycine tablets, a method for preparing the mixture and a method for identifying the mixture A method is described for preparing a mixture for quality control of 0.1 g glycine tablets for sublingual application. The mixture for quality control includes a 100:0.5 ratio of ethanol to porphyrized tablets, each tablet containing 0.1 g microcapsules of non-agglo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043236 | Breath training device The inventive breath training device comprises a respiratory tube, a low-frequency mechanical air oscillation generator provided with an oscillation chamber embodied therein and provided with an input channel which is embodied in the form of an upwardly extending sa... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033400 | Non-woven polymeric fabric including agglomerates of aluminum hydroxide nano-fibers for filtering water The invention concerns the production of filter materials for the purification and disinfection of water, water solutions and other liquids, as well as for sterilizing filtration of injections and other solutions, for concentration of biomolecules in physiological l... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028742 | Radiant heating/cooling tubing substrate with in plane bus Modular panels for radiant thermal conditioning systems have special purpose bus tracks for routing tubing. Specifically, these tracks enable the routing of tubing, and specifically tubing from multiple circuits, in-plane, in the floor, ceiling, or walls. Specifical... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026583 | Flip-chip module and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a flip-chip module with a semiconductor chip with contact posts, wherein the contact posts are connected electrically and mechanically to a substrate. Provided between the substrate and the semiconductor chip is a spacer, which is coupled me... | 09/27/2011 |
| D645776 | Set of rings | 09/27/2011 |
| 8023708 | Method of segmenting anatomic entities in digital medical images For each of a number of landmarks in an image an initial position of the landmark is defined. Next a neighborhood around the initial position, comprising a number of candidate locations of the landmark is sampled and a cost is associated with each of the candidate l... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014624 | Method, arrangement, and software for optimizing the image quality of movable subjects imaged with a microscope A method and an arrangement for optimizing the image quality of movable subjects imaged with a microscope system are proposed. The microscope system encompasses at least one objective that defines an image window. Motions of the subjects being observed are captured ... | 09/06/2011 |
