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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5454037 | Portable secure-telephone communications module A portable secure-telephone communications module including a collapsible enclosure for holding a person desiring to perform secure remote telephone communications, a secure telephone remote communication device in the enclosure, and RF shielding for the ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5434446 | Parasitic capacitance cancellation circuit A parasitic capacitance cancellation circuit for a direct bonded silicon-on-insulator integrated circuit includes one or more transistors fabricated silicon-on-insulator; a silicon substrate region outside the transistor(s) having a parasitic capacitance ... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5424670 | Precision switched capacitor ratio system A precision switched capacitor ratio system includes a capacitor; a switching device for selectively interconnecting the capacitor with one of a plurality of charging circuits and alternately connecting it with a discharge circuit for discharging the capa... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5423230 | Long range internal pipe inspection maintenance system A long range internal pipe inspection/maintenance system comprising an elongated, flexible push snake including an outer protective sleeve for insertion in the pipe and for carrying pipe inspection equipment, and a driven mechanism for applying tension to... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5422601 | Hybrid analog digital automatic gain control gain recovery system A hybrid analog/digital automatic gain control gain recovery system includes a variable gain amplifier (VGA) for receiving a variable amplitude input signal; a first AGC loop includes an analog to digital converter (DAC) for receiving the analog input sig... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5422588 | Low distortion CMOS switch system A low distortion CMOS switch system includes a plurality of N-channel and a plurality of P-channel transistors with their drain and source terminals connected in parallel for receiving an input signal to be switched; and a control circuit for providing a ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5422583 | Back gate switched sample and hold circuit An improved back gate switched sample and hold circuit includes a sample and hold channel including a sample switch having a back gate and a storage element; a back gate circuit for controlling the back gate of the sample switch; and a first attenuator ci... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5414390 | Center frequency controlled phase locked loop system A center frequency controlled phase locked loop system includes a primary phase locked loop having a first voltage controlled oscillator including a first voltage to current converter whose output current drives a first current controlled oscillator to pr... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5405473 | Method of laminating a customized presentation folder A method of laminating a customized presentation folder including placing a plastic cover sheet on one cover face of the folder and sealing the bottom of the plastic cover sheet thereon, inserting an insert sheet behind the plastic cover sheet in-between ... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5379712 | Method of epitaxially growing thin films using ion implantation A method of epitaxially growing a surface layer on a substrate including the steps of coating the substrate surface, with a meltable film, melting the film and implanting ions into he melted film, to deposit ion material onto the coated substrate surface.... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5363195 | Automatic gain calibration system for a phase modulator in a fiber optic gyro An automatic gain calibration system for a phase modulator for forcing a predetermined phase shift amplitude includes a phase modulator responsive to an applied voltage for modulating the phase of a radiation beam. The frequency spectrum of the modulated ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354358 | Process for removing uranium and other metals from wastes A process for removing metals from a waste including uranium and a second metal comprising dissolving the uranium and the second metal in a first aqueous solution, removing the dissolved uranium from the first aqueous solution by redissolving in an organi... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5351541 | Microwave resonator accelerometer A microwave resonator accelerometer including a microwave resonant cavity having a predetermined resonant frequency; the cavity including a flexible portion; a proof mass fixed to the flexible portion for changing the geometry and establishing a new reson... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349908 | Explosively forged elongated penetrator An explosively forged elongated penetrator including a liner having a central section, an intermediate section and a peripheral section; the axial velocity of the sections being approximately equal; the axial thicknesses of the sections decreasing from th... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5349753 | One-handed knife system A one-handed knife system in which a knife having a blade instantly deployed by pulling on the heel section thereof includes a separable tether which separates under a force greater than the force required to deploy the blade.... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5348266 | Reduced horizontal stiffness vibration isolation system A reduced horizontal stiffness vibration isolation system including a gas spring assembly with a load support interface portion and pivot device externally coupled to the gas spring assembly for allowing the gas spring assembly to pivot when either the lo... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5345457 | Dual wavelength laser system with intracavity sum frequency mixing A dual-wavelength laser system with intracavity, sum-frequency mixing including a bifurcated resonant cavity having a first arm, a second arm and a common arm; a first laser element located in the first arm for providing a first input laser beam of a firs... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343891 | Fluid couplings A subsea fluid coupling includes self-sealing male and female couplers, and an elastic O-ring seal accommodated in the female coupler for sealing around the male coupler. The leading pheriphery of the male coupler is provided with ridges and channels whic... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5343421 | Self-biased ferroelectric space charge capacitor memory A ferroelectric space charge capacitor memory device includes a ferroelectric dielectric having a plurality of polarization states; a first electrode attached to the dielectric and establishing a first electric contact potential between the first electrod... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5339548 | Receptacle display activated after the sensing of the condition of the liquid A receptacle display includes a receptacle for holding a liquid; display means mounted with the receptacle; and sensing means sealingly mounted with the receptacle for sensing the condition of the liquid in the receptacle and actuating the display means w... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5336218 | Surgical smoke evacuator synchronizing system A surgical smoke evacuator synchronizing system includes a smoke evacuator system; a smoke or debris generating surgical device having a power cord with a plug for connection to a power source; and a monitoring system including a first receptacle for rece... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5335210 | Integrated liquid crystal acoustic transducer An integrated liquid crystal acoustic transducer includes a substrate chip having a through hole; a movable plate electrode; means for resiliently mounting the movable plate electrode across the hole in the substrate chip; a perforated electrode spaced fr... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5329741 | Portable constructional element and a process for its production A portable constructional element (4) comprising a foamed cementitious material (8) in an outer plastics covering (10), the foamed cementitious material (8) being such that it has been introduced into the outer covering (10) in a wet state and has set in ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5327477 | Film positioning system for dental X-ray procedures A film positioning system for dental X-ray procedures including a plurality of film carriers each including a film holder on one end and an attachment rod extending therefrom; and an X-ray tube aiming device including a plurality of distinct attachment ro... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5327397 | Wideband, derivative-matched, continuous aperture acoustic transducer A wideband, derivative-matched, continuous aperture acoustic transducer includes a first sensor area having a predetermined spatial shading and a second sensor area having a spatial shading which is the spatial derivative of the spatial shading of the fir... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5322665 | Disposable self contained cartridge or resin transfer molding and resin transfer molding method A disposable self contained cartridge for resin transfer molding including a sealable flexible-walled vacuum bag surrounding fibrous reinforcing material to be impregnated and formed and a quantity of resin for impregnating the fibrous reinforcing materia... | 06/21/1994 |
