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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7173426 | Optical link for transmitting data through air from a plurality of receiver coils in a magnetic resonance imaging system An optical data link is provided for optically transmitting in free space data from a plurality of receiver coils in a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system. This free space (e.g., through-the-air) optical data link provides a tether-less (i.e., no bundles of physi... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170609 | Sensor systems and methods for quantification of physical parameters, chemical and biochemical volatile and nonvolatile compounds in fluids A system and method employing optical disc drives for quantitative analysis of physical, chemical and biochemical parameters are provided. The system including a disc drive for supporting and rotating an optical disc including at least one sensor spot; a light sourc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167000 | Cryogenically cooled radiofrequency coil array for magnetic resonance imaging A cryogenically cooled radiofrequency (RF) coil structure for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and method for cryogenically cooling RF coils are provided. The cryogenically cooled RF coil structure comprises a sealed structure constructed of non-conducting ma... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164379 | Pipeline analog to digital converter An analog to digital conversion circuit includes a first circuit (10) for receiving an analog signal (16) applied to an input (e.g., 26) of the first circuit via a connection to an analog source (e.g., 18) and generating a first residue (... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7145152 | Storage capacitor design for a solid state imager Storage capacitor design for a solid state imager. The imager includes several pixels disposed on a substrate in an imaging array pattern. Each pixel includes a photosensor coupled to a thin film switching transistor. Several scan lines are disposed at a first level... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128712 | Adaptive ultrasound imaging system A method and system for operating an ultrasound system is provided. The method comprising estimating a relative motion between a transducer and an imaging subject and controlling an adaptive beamformer system in response to to an estimation of the relative motion. | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128467 | Thermistor probe assembly and method for positioning and moisture proofing thermistor probe assembly A thermistor probe assembly with a thermistor element and a positioning device for positioning the thermistor element at a pre-determined location within the assembly. The positioning device includes a cavity extending through it, at least three self-centering lobes... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123774 | System and method for coding data A universal position coding method and system are provided for coding uncompressed data. Data symbols are assigned to a bin portion and a raw portion, and a data tree structure is utilized. A top down approach involves initializing a data tree based on the bit depth... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116036 | Energy harvesting system, apparatus and method An energy harvesting device, system and method are described. The energy harvester collects acoustic energy and transforms it into electrical energy for use by a sensor. The energy harvester utilizes a piezoelectric device, which may be encased, either wholly or par... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114397 | Microelectromechanical system pressure sensor and method for making and using According to some embodiments, an apparatus includes a substrate that defines a plane. The apparatus also includes a first conducting plate that is substantially normal to the substrate and a second conducting plate that is (i) substantially normal to the substrate ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116810 | Method and system for airway measurement A method for measuring tubular anatomical structures, for example lung airways, comprises isolating by at least one segmentation process a given tubular anatomical structure of interest and measuring at least one attribute of the structure of interest. A system for ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104113 | Miniaturized multi-gas and vapor sensor devices and associated methods of fabrication The invention provides a miniaturized sensor device including a thin film membrane having a first surface and a second surface, one or more resistive thin film heater/thermometer devices disposed directly or indirectly adjacent to the first surface of the thin film ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101789 | Method of wet etching vias and articles formed thereby A method for forming smooth walled, prismatically-profiled through-wafer vias and articles formed through the method. An etch stop material is provided on a wafer, which may be a silicon wafer. A mask material is provided on the etch stop material and patterne... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095354 | Very linear wide-range pipelined charge-to-digital converter A multi-channel analog to digital conversion circuit and methods thereon are provided. The multi-channel analog to digital conversion cirucit comprises a plurality of linearized channels wherein each channel comprises a multi-stage pipelined charge-to-digital conver... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7091865 | System and method for determining periods of interest in home of persons living independently A system and method for monitoring the activities of a resident living independently to distinguish normal activity from unusual activity. A variety of sensors distributed around the home collect data on activity in the home. The data is communicated to a remote mon... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090942 | Flow disruptor enhanced fuel cell The present invention provides a fuel cell assembly comprising at least one fuel cell. The fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode, and a electrolyte interposed therebetween; at least one fluid flow channel disposed within the fuel cell for delivering a fluid to the... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068749 | Stationary computed tomography system with compact x ray source assembly A stationary CT system comprising at least one annular x ray source assembly comprising a plurality of respective x ray sources spaced along the annular x ray source assembly. Each of the x ray sources comprises a respective stationary x ray target, an electron beam... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7068715 | Ultra-wideband communications system and method using a delay hopped, continuous noise transmitted reference An ultra-wideband (UWB) communications system combines the techniques of a transmitted reference (TR) and a multiple access scheme called delay hopping (DH). Combining these two techniques using UWB signaling using a continuous noise transmitted waveform avoids the ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6869022 | Computer-and human-readable part markings and system and method using same A part marking technique based on a string of alphanumeric human-readable characters which are “printed” using a “texture” which is “cut-out” from a two-dimensional redundant bit pattern, e.g., a two-dimensional matrix of data cells selectively occupied ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6793496 | Mathematical model and a method and apparatus for utilizing the model The present invention provides a model and a method and apparatus for utilizing the model to simulate an imaging scenario. The model is mathematically defined by analytical basis objects and/or polygonal basis objects. Preferably, the model is a model of the human h... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6753873 | Shared memory control between detector framing node and processor An imaging system shares control of host memory between a detector framing node and a host processor. The detector framing node is programmable to control generation and reception of image data. Image data is acquired and communicated to host memory independently fr... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6724010 | Solid state imager having gated photodiodes and method for making same A solid state imager is provided that comprises an imaging array of gated photodiodes. The imager comprises a plurality of photosensor pixels arranged in a pixel array, and each of the photosensor pixels includes a photodiode having a sidewall, the sidewall having a... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6718288 | Method for generating transfer functions An exemplary embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for determining a transfer function relating a critical to quality parameter to key parameters in a design for six sigma process. The method includes determining a dimensionless group containing a plur... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6246896 | MRI guided ablation system An MRI system acquires NMR tracking data from a tracking coil imbedded in an ablation device which is guided by a physician using real time anatomic images produced from image data acquired by the MRI system. The same tracking coil is energized by an RF p... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5757641 | Triplex control system with sensor failure compensation A triplex control system provides automatic compensation for a sensor bias failure in one channel while continuing to process all sensor readout signals. The triplex control system includes first through third non-linear feedback channel processors, each ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5736758 | Post-fabrication repair thin film imager structure A thin film electronic imager device has a repaired area between an upper conductive layer and an underlying component in the array in which portions of the upper conductive layer and a dielectric layer have been removed such that the upper conductive lay... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5736732 | Induced charge prevention in semiconductor imaging devices An imager array includes a substrate with a plurality of superimposed layers of electrically conductive and active components. Sets of scan and data lines are electrically insulated from one another and also from a common electrode and active array compon... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5737356 | Spectral spreading apparatus for reducing electromagnetic radiation from a transmission line used for high data rate communication in a computerized tomography system Apparatus for reducing electromagnetic radiation from a differentially driven transmission line for high data rate communication in a computerized tomography system is provided. The apparatus comprises a carrier generator, for generating a carrier signal ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5711159 | Energy-efficient refrigerator control system An energy-efficient refrigerator includes a refrigerator control system for generating refrigerator control signals responsive to cooling demands of respective refrigerator compartments; a refrigeration apparatus coupled to the control system; and a multi... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5707880 | Hermetically sealed radiation imager A hermetically packaged radiation imager includes a moisture barrier cover disposed over the imaging array and a hermetic seal structure disposed around the periphery of the moisture barrier cover to seal the cover to the underlying substrate. The hermeti... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5706135 | Diamond optical plate beamsplitter A structurally robust beamsplitter that has substantially constant transmittance values over a wide range of wavelengths includes a freestanding monolithic synthetic polycrystalline diamond optical plate that has a thickness in the range of about 1 μm to... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5677845 | Programmable data acquisition system for collecting electrical power signals A programmable data acquisition system including a plurality of input signal channels for receiving a respective input signal during a normal mode of operation is provided. Individual test circuits are used for selecting respective ones of the plurality o... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670383 | Method for fabrication of deep-diffused avalanche photodiode A method of forming a planar semiconductor device, such as an array of APDs, includes the steps of doping a substantially planar block of n type semiconductor material with a p type dopant in accordance with a selected pattern to form a plurality of n typ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669095 | Adaptive water level controller for washing machine An energy efficient washing machine includes a control system that provides a cleansing fluid level that is optimized for effective cleaning of the soiled articles and includes a closed loop adaptive water level controller that controls the addition of wa... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5669250 | Washing machine fill control system An energy efficient washing machine includes a cleansing fluid supply system, a washer basket having an agitator device for displacing the articles to be cleansed within the basket, and a closed loop water level controller coupled to the cleansing fluid s... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5663577 | Solid state imager array with address line spacer structure A solid state imager is provided that has a robust, high integrity upper barrier layer disposed over photosensor pixels and data address line topography in the imager. Data address line spacers disposed between the sidewalls of the data address lines and ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5654997 | Ultrasonic ranging system for radiation imager position control An ultrasonic ranging system for providing a distance to a subject signal for use in positioning a movable imaging element support structure with respect to a subject of examination includes a collar assembly disposed around a portion of the imaging eleme... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5651044 | Capacitive proximity detector for radiation imager position control A capacitive proximity detection system for positioning a movable radiation imaging element support structure with respect to a subject includes a plurality of sensor plates disposed in a collar assembly around a portion of an imaging component disposed t... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5650623 | Perimeter sensing device A perimeter monitoring device is disposed so as to detect passage of objects through a monitored space above a perimeter line and to generate a perimeter signal in correspondence with such a detected passage. The monitoring device includes at least one se... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5650951 | Programmable data acquisition system with a microprocessor for correcting magnitude and phase of quantized signals while providing a substantially linear phase response A programmable data acquisition system including a plurality of input signal channels for receiving a respective input signal during a normal mode of operation is provided. Individual test circuits are used for selecting respective ones of the plurality o... | 07/22/1997 |
