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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7328820 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap hinged at one side and movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. In an open position, a primary fluid passageway extends through a shaped mouthpiece which is... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7302017 | System and method for adaptive matched filter signal parameter measurement A robust and flexible system for signal parameter measurements in the field of signal processing dynamically uses signal parameters from previous signal detections and parametric priorities to adaptively control and process the signal in an efficient and reliable ma... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291939 | Two wire touch sensor interface A touch sensor interfaces with a control system or controlled device using two wires. The output of the touch sensor controls an output switch. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277482 | Method and apparatus for adaptive signal compression A method and apparatus for adaptive signal compression of unknown signals uses minimal power and bandwidth to transmit data. The method provides adaptive signal compression with minimal loss and distortion by extracting only information of interest and recreating th... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275665 | Vented fluid closure and container A vented closure for a liquid container which will not freely pour includes a cap movable between open and closed positions relative to a base collar. The movable cap can be slidable to form a push-pull type closure, or can be rotatable to form a flip-type closure. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 6666024 | Method and apparatus for generating energy using pressure from a large mass A fluid, for example, air, is subjected to a high pressure while in a high pressure inducing vessel (101). The high pressure is due to a large mass, such as the ocean. The fluid is then cooled and directed into a depressurized vessel (107), such as a pres... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6442965 | Dehydrating accumulator for refrigeration systems A dehydrating device for refrigerant has an external casing with an input hole and an output hole formed in a first end thereof. The device is provided with a desiccating filter and is arranged with a substantially U-shaped tube. A diffusion device is pro... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6408900 | Load distribution deflector A deflector assembly located within the interior of a trailer for distributing dry bulk during loading of the dry bulk into the interior of the trailer. The deflector assembly comprises a deflector having a deflecting surface. The deflector has an opened ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6398223 | Mechanical face seal A mechanical face seal comprising two seal rings for use in water pumps and other fluids, including a resilient bellows for providing a secondary seal between one seal ring and either a housing or a rotating shaft extending through an aperture in the hous... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6389695 | Serpentine heat exchanger A method for building a serpentine heat exchanger, particularly a condenser for refrigerating circuits being profiled in such a way to present from a lateral side view and relative to at least one part of its length an inclination the direction of which i... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6390137 | Co-tube assembly for heating and air conditioning system This invention relates to a co-tube assembly for a heating and air conditioning system. The co-tube assembly comprises a connector an inner tube and an outer tube. The connector including a first opening, a second opening and a third opening. The inner tu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378443 | Hopper car outlet gate valve A pneumatic outlet gate of a railroad hopper car has an valve member mounted for rotation in a discharge tube between open and closed positions. The valve member is an arcuate segment terminating laterally at edge faces. The edge faces are angled such tha... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6370775 | Method of making a refrigeration evaporator A method of making an evaporator and the resultant evaporator. The resultant evaporator comprises a continuous serpentine tube having an inlet and an outlet. The serpentine tube includes at least one column of parallel tube runs. Each tube run is defined ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6349977 | Quick connect retainer having tolerance for wide band of male tube dimensions A connector for receiving a tube end having at least one radially enlarged upset. The connector comprises a hollow female connector body and a retainer disposed in the connector body. The retainer has an annular inner base ring defining a cylindrical surf... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6224153 | Folding seat assembly A folding seat assembly is attachable to the upright vertical post for a tennis net and consists of a pair of interchangeable clamp brackets secured around the vertical post. An upper elongated tube is pivotally mounted to the upper clamp bracket and is s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6215440 | Emitter identification from radio signals using keyclick algorithm An algorithm for emitter identification of a transmitting platform using microphone keyclick analysis, and a system utilizing said algorithm, wherein said algorithm processes audio signals to detect transmission activity on a radio channel in the audio fr... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6215439 | Emitter identification from radio signals using filter bank algorithm An algorithm for emitter identification of a transmitting platform using spectral energy analysis, and a system utilizing said algorithm, wherein said algorithm processes audio signals from transmission data using a fast fourier transform, detecting gaps ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6212229 | Adaptive pre-emphasis technique A method and apparatus are described for adaptively pre-emphasizing signals transmitted over a stable but occasionally varying transmission medium such as a very-high-speed digital subscriber line (VDSL) signal, before it is transmitted by a transmitter, ... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205187 | Programmable signal decoder A programmable signal decoder processes incoming signals using any one of several predefined decoding schemes. The signal decoder is programmed to perform the desired decoding operations by downloading configuration data representative of the decoding sch... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6179727 | Dual radius putter Several embodiments of a golf club putter having a novel putter head with a striking face defined by two unequal radii are disclosed. In one embodiment, the convex striking face is defined by an upper radius and a lower radius meeting along a linear path ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6173824 | Rolling-element clutch assembly A rolling-element clutch assembly including a first race member, a second race member and a plurality of rolling elements. The first race member defines a first race surface having a first ratchet surface portion. The second race member defines a second r... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6167095 | Method and apparatus for variably allocating upstream and downstream communication spectra An improved digital bi-directional communications transceiver in which the upstream and downstream portions of the frequency spectrum are allocated different bandwidths and positioned at different locations on the frequency spectrum in response to transmi... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6138286 | Goggle having a tinted plastic lens A goggle has a replaceable plastic lens mounted in a flexible frame containing several air vents for passing external air through the goggle interior. The lens is formed of thermoplastic materials to provide spherical and cylindrical versions of the lens.... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6141770 | Fault tolerant computer system A computer system uses redundant voting at the hardware clock level to detect and to correct single event upsets (SEU) and other random failures. In one preferred embodiment, the computer includes four or more commercial processing units (CPUs) operating ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138285 | Goggle for sports and adverse environments A goggle has a replaceable lens mounted in a flexible frame containing several large air vents facing forwardly to input external air into the goggle interior. The inlet air vents have converging and angled walls. A first porous foam of particular porosit... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6126465 | Electrical connector system having dual purpose jack A dual purpose jack (20) connectable to a printed circuit board is capable of accepting an audio plug and a power plug. The audio plug (50) has a projecting pin containing a series of spaced annular external contacts connectable to an audio signal. The pr... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6120369 | Method and a machine for cutting fish-cutlets A machine and method for mechanically cutting fish pieces includes a band knife for making cuts substantially parallel to a circumferential direction of a freezing drum. The first cutting device is adapted to be the first to come in contact with an uncut ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116818 | Underwater plow apparatus and method An ocean plow device and accompanying method which incorporate a passive plow blade and a jetter tool working in conjunction with one another to lower drawbar and increase cable deployment speeds. In order to avoid cavitation due to sand dilation, in one ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6091787 | Symbol lock detector A simplified symbol lock detector which uses T/2 spaced signal samples in conjunction with an interpolator to approximate the T/4 shifted signal samples used by conventional symbol lock detectors. The approximated T/4 shifted signal samples are processed ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6085489 | Spout mandrel with energy ring An applicator attaches spouts and other fitments to paperboard cartons and the like in automated packaging equipment. The applicator features a rotatable and translatable anvil housing having a plurality of radially extending lobes, each lobe having an an... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6075891 | Non-literal pattern recognition method and system for hyperspectral imagery exploitation A processing system and method identifies materials present in a pixel of a multispectral or a hyperspectral image. Underlying data models representing spectral endmembers or materials of interest and model based relationships are used to identify the mat... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6066081 | Method and apparatus for attaching a fitment to and sterilizing a container A method and apparatus for attaching a fitment to a container and for disinfecting the container prior to sealing either end of the container. The fitment is attached to the container in a novel apparatus and then the container is fed into an existing for... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6061991 | Deck system A deck system provides an easy to install deck by using unique columns, rails and planks. The columns can house electrical components. The rails enable quick assembly because they do not require additional fasteners or tools to install the balusters. The ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6058816 | Actively controllable support device for a cantilever beam Apparatus is disclosed for supporting a beam having a longitudinal axis. The apparatus includes a clamping assembly that surrounds and grips a portion of the beam. The clamping assembly is relatively compliant to deflections of the beam in at least one di... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5979843 | Baby bottle holder and feeding device with rolling means when baby disengages bottle nipple A baby bottle holder to be placed on the torso of an infant has means for tilting the bottle to enable the infant to feed therefrom and means for urging the baby bottle holder to roll off the infant's torso when the infant moves and disengages the nipple,... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977932 | Self-deploying helical structure A helical antenna structure is deformable and capable of being stowed in a small volume. At deployment, the helical antenna structure uses the stored strain energy in its resilient helices to revert to its original shape without the use of any outside for... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5973264 | Modular electrical service riser with retractable conduit A modular electrical service riser includes an elongated conduit that is extended into a raised operating position and retracted into a transport position. The elongated conduit is substantially linear so as to avoid bending the cables in the conduit. The... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5947707 | Fuel pump with a cam having first and second plunger displacement regions A fuel pump is disclosed which comprises a plunger reciprocable under the influence of a cam surface. The cam surface is shaped to include a first region and a second region. As the plunger moves under the influence of the first region, a pressure wave is... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5949162 | Unbalanced force generation in motors In many uses of electrical motors, the interaction of a tool being powered, e.g., a milling machine, and the workpiece being worked on by the motor induces mechanical vibrations which adversely affect the functioning of the tool as well as inducing wear p... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5942893 | Shielded eddy current sensor for enhanced sensitivity An eddy current sensor comprises a generally E-shaped core having three parallel legs joined together by a bridge. Current carrying coils are mounted on each of the outer legs and a signal coil is mounted on the central leg. Identical a.c. currents are ca... | 08/24/1999 |
