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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6365237 | Method of making non-planar micro-optical structures In one embodiment, the present invention provides a microlens having very small focal length. The present invention also provides a non-planar microstructure having a covering layer which is slowly oxidizing or substantially free of oxygen. The present in... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360040 | Method for coupling of laser beams into waveguides An improved highly doped waveguide is provided which comprises a waveguide employing an Er dopant and Pr sensitizer ions. The present invention also provides a method of efficient coupling from an optical source into a waveguide using a rotated optical el... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6349600 | Device for stable speed determination in machining The present invention provides a device and method for determining the stable speeds for a rotating milling tool by non-cuttingly exciting the milling tool, by vibrating the milling tool, and measuring how the milling tool is excited. The present inventio... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6341889 | Method for distributing liquid by controlling rotation speed of a shaft as a function of the liquid depth in a tank With a liquid ejection apparatus where a liquid-transporting body is attached to an agitator shaft, the liquid-transporting body is revolved about the agitator shaft, with the rotational speed being changed in accordance with a change in liquid depth. Hen... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6334704 | Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method A liquid ejection apparatus has gutter bodies secured to an agitator shaft at predetermined inclination angles or gutter bodies or tubular bodies attached to these agitator shaft so that the size of the inclination angles are adjustable. The gutter bodies... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6315952 | Plug flow cytometry for high throughput screening and drug discovery An apparatus for drawing and supplying multiple samples for rapid processing in flow cytometry. The apparatus comprises a reciprocating valve and at least one syringe. The invention is also a method for rapidly processing multiple samples in flow cytometr... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6302590 | Enclosure for optical subassembly having mechanical alignment features The optical connector comprises: a housing portion including: a first bay for engaging a first plug having a waveguide, the first bay being at least partially open at a proximal end and having a wall at a distal end of the first bay; a chamber adjoining t... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6304481 | Method and apparatus for storing data using spin-polarized electrons A data storage device including a substrate, a data storage layer on the substrate, and a spin-polarized electron source. The data storage layer comprises a fixed number of atomic layers of a magnetic material which provide the data storage layer with a m... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6298334 | Object-based numeric-analysis engine A method implemented in a computer system for dynamically analyzing the status of a numeric system wherein the numeric system which includes one or more numeric objects such as inflow objects, outflow objects, account objects, variable objects, and pipe o... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6269109 | Conductive element with lateral oxidation barrier A conductive element with a lateral oxidation barrier is provided for the control of lateral oxidation processes in semiconductor devices such as lasers, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers and light emitting diodes. The oxidation barrier is formed th... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6245046 | Reciprocating syringes The present invention provides a syringe device comprising: a first syringe comprising: a first syringe barrel including a first opening at a distal end thereof through which fluid may be forced or aspirated; and a first syringe plunger sliding within the... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241381 | Liquid ejection apparatus and liquid ejection method A liquid ejection apparatus has gutter bodies secured to an agitator shaft at predetermined inclination angles or gutter bodies or tubular bodies attached to the agitator shaft so that the size of the inclination angles are adjustable. The gutter bodies o... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6243508 | Electro-opto-mechanical assembly for coupling a light source or receiver to an optical waveguide A novel electro-opto-mechanical assembly is provided. The electro-opto-mechanical assembly comprising: a first wafer, the wafer having a top and bottom surface; at least one optical element disposed on one surface of the first wafer; at least one discrete... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234437 | Flexible support Flexible reclining, thrusting and vertical supports for structures such as guard rail barriers. The design of the flexible supports allow them to absorb the kinetic energy of vehicles and other objects which collide with the guard rail barrier.... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6224017 | Brake for a lift flap adjustment mechanism A brake for a flap adjusting mechanism and a method for condition monitoring are proposed. The brake has one or more temperature sensors (30). In the method for condition monitoring, the temperature signal is compared with a desired temperature (T1, T2) i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221565 | Tunable bragg gratings and devices employing the same The present invention relates generally to electro-optically active waveguide segments, and more particularly to the use of a selective voltage input to control the phase, frequency and/or amplitude of a propagating wave in the waveguide. Particular devic... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6209922 | Copy protected security print A security print contains a background pattern formed for example of dots or lines. An object, for example the text "BEWARE OF FORGERY", is worked into this regular background pattern for copy protection. The text is worked in by the individual lines of t... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6206764 | Methods for machining hard materials using alcohols The present invention provides a method for machining hard materials using the machining fluids containing long chain alcohol in which the machining fluid is applied to a machining tool and then lubricates the machining of the workpiece by the machining t... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6203680 | Electrophoresis gels The present invention provides electrophoresis apparatus and electrophoresis methods employing gellan gum based gels employing divalent metal cation and diamine cross-linking agents. The gels are reversible under conditions that do not damage the biomolec... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6183449 | Safety caps for sharps The present invention provides a safety cap for sharps which includes a handle which extends away from the sheath holding and covering the sharp.... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164801 | Portable lighting system An improved self-contained portable lighting system comprising: a first shell having an interior portion in which lights are mounted and having an exterior portion on which is mounted a first closure; a plurality of reflectors are mounted by hinges on edg... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6161931 | Fiberoptic fundoscope coupler The present invention provides a coupler device that can be adhered by suction to an examination object to facilitate observation. The present invention also provides a method for observing an examination object comprising the steps of placing a coupler d... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6147894 | Method and apparatus for storing data using spin-polarized electrons A data storage device including a substrate, a data storage layer on the substrate, and a spin-polarized electron source. The data storage layer comprises a fixed number of atomic layers of a magnetic material which provide the data storage layer with a m... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6134295 | Apparatus using a x-ray source for radiation therapy port verification An apparatus dedicated to taking diagnostic quality images to confirm the accuracy of radiotherapy treatments. The apparatus is sufficiently compact to be used in the existing treatment heads of linear accelerators capable of delivering both electron and ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6132977 | Measurement of a CNS protein in cerebrospinal or amniotic fluid SNAP-25 (synaptosomal associated protein) is purified from cerebrospinal or amniotic fluid for immunoassay and quantitation. Quantitation of these proteins is useful in the diagnosis and monitoring of brain disorders and diseases such as schizophrenia and... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6124498 | Hydroxynaphthoic acids and derivatives In one embodiment, the present invention provides a compound comprising: ##STR1## wherein A=H or OH X=OH, a halogen, OR, NHR, NR'R" where R, R', and R"=H, C1-8 alkyl, C2-8 alkenyl, or C2-8 alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122109 | Non-planar micro-optical structures In one embodiment, the present invention provides a microlens having very small focal length. The present invention also provides a non-planar microstructure having a covering layer which is slowly oxidizing or substantially free of oxygen. The present in... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6117146 | Vasculopath The present invention provides an adjustable vasculopath device for holding a blood vessel prior to the insertion of medical devices such as needles or intravenous tubes into the blood vessel. The vasculopath device includes a pair of probes which may be ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6114545 | Inhibitors of cholesterol esterase The present invention provides novel haloenol lactones that are effective as active site inhibitors of cholesterol esterase. By inhibiting cholesterol esterase the inhibitors of the present invention provide a new approach to the treatment of hypercholest... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6097867 | Technique for fabrication of a poled electro-optic fiber segment A low-cost fabrication technique, readily extensible to volume manufacturing is presented for an electro-optically active fiber segment (31) that can be simply integrated into optoelectronic devices. The fabrication technique offers a dielectric isolation... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6075804 | Semiconductor device having an oxide defined aperture An improved aperture is provided. The aperture comprises: at least a first layer; the first layer being oxidized in a laterally oriented first region; the first layer being modified within a laterally oriented second region, the second region being oxidiz... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6066716 | Purified heat shock protein complexes A method for purifying heat shock protein complexes is provided which comprises the steps of adding a solution containing heat shock protein complexes, in which heat shock proteins are associated with peptides, polypeptides, denatured proteins or antigens... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6047903 | Fluid flow conditioner The invention is a flow conditioner for a fire nozzle which is located upstream of the nozzle outlet. The conditioner reduces swirl and improves flow characteristics. The conditioner of the present invention is manufactured from a single plate, wherein a ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6034255 | Inhibitors of cholesterol esterase The present invention provides novel haloenol lactones that are effective as active site inhibitors of cholesterol esterase. By inhibiting cholesterol esterase the inhibitors of the present invention provide a new approach to the treatment of hypercholest... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6014395 | Oxidizable semiconductor device having cavities which allow for improved oxidation of the semiconductor device A conductive element with a lateral oxidation barrier is provided for the control of lateral oxidation processes in semiconductor devices such as lasers, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers and light emitting diodes. The oxidation barrier is formed th... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6012814 | Extraocular muscle tester In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for measuring the movement of an individual's eye comprising the steps of: mounting a first infrared filter in a first eye of an individual, the first infrared filter filtering infrared light at a... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5985683 | Method for producing an aperture comprising an oxidized region and a semiconductor material A method for fabricating an improved aperture is provided in which an oxidizable layer is deposited on a substrate, a mask is deposited in a first region over the oxidizable layer to leave a second region exposed, the oxidizable layer in the second region... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5957533 | Articulated reclining backrest with lumbar support The present invention provides a backrest for a seat or chair having an upper section; a lower section; and a pivotal movement mechanism fixed to the lower section which pivotably connects the upper section with the lower section and includes spring devic... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5960018 | Extended wavelength strained layer lasers having strain compensated layers Several methods are used in novel ways with newly identified and viable parameters to decrease the peak transition energies of the pseudomorphic InGaAs/GaAs heterostructures. These techniques, taken separately or in combination, suffice to permit operatio... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5948482 | Ambient pressure process for preparing aerogel thin films reliquified sols useful in preparing aerogel thin films A method for preparing aerogel thin films by an ambient-pressure, continuous process. The method of this invention obviates the use of an autoclave and is amenable to the formation of thin films by operations such as dip coating. The method is less energy... | 09/07/1999 |
