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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905208 | Valve bridge with integrated lost motion system A system and method of actuating one or more engine valves is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises: a valve train element; a rocker arm pivotally mounted on a shaft and adapted to rotate between a first position and a second position, the rocker arm se... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901887 | Automated cancer diagnostic methods using fish In various embodiments methods for automated screening for gene amplification in biological tissue samples using an automated fluorescence microscope to analyze fluorescence in situ hybridized samples are provided. Various additional embodiments provide methods of h... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7897900 | Imager system with gain control means An imager system is disclosed comprising a image intensifier and a CMOS image sensor. The system provides fast capture speed and high sensitivity. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7882810 | Variable lost motion valve actuator and method A lost motion engine valve actuation system and method of actuating an engine valve are disclosed. The system may comprise a valve train element, a pivoting lever, a control piston, and a hydraulic circuit. The pivoting lever may include a first end for contacting t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7835869 | Method and apparatus for computer controlled rare cell, including fetal cell, based diagnosis A computer controlled method for detecting and diagnosing a rare cell type in a tissue sample is provided, said method comprising treating the tissue sample such that it generates a first signal indicative of the presence at a location of a rare cell, detecting the ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835328 | Network access points using multiple devices A system and method for providing access to a communication network includes providing a radio node comprising a first set of access point components including a radio component, and providing a physically separated controller node in communication with the radio no... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7823553 | Engine brake having an articulated rocker arm and a rocker shaft mounted housing A system for actuating an engine valve is disclosed. The system may include a lost motion housing having two spaced collars surrounding a rocker shaft. The lost motion housing may include an internal hydraulic circuit connecting a master piston bore with a slave pis... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818236 | System for aggregating executions in a communication network for securities transactions and the like An execution concentrator is interposed in a communications network for handling information concerning securities transactions or the like, that concentrator acting to transmit transaction information to the trader or the like at such times and in such details as m... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805332 | System and method for segmenting and targeting audience members Methods and apparatus for delivering content to an audience member via one or more mediums based on an audience member profile are disclosed. Profile data for audience members may be initially collected from an offline source, such as a registration or subscription ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803183 | Medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence A medical device with a coating for capturing target cells in vivo is provided. In particular, the medical device is coated with at least one layer of matrix and a layer of antibodies, antibody fragments or combinations thereof, which bind with specificity to mature... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7770544 | Heat recovery steam generator In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a first vessel for holding a mixture of steam and water is disclosed. At least one first manifold is in fluid communication with the first vessel, the at least one first manifold is for receiving water from... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7759959 | Voltage sensing device and associated method A transformer circuit is disclosed that minimizes the temperature dependence of an output voltage. A first embodiment of the present invention includes a primary winding coupled to received a voltage to be sensed and a center-tapped secondary winding coupled at a ce... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7735466 | Exhaust brake An exhaust brake and method of operating an exhaust brake are disclosed. The exhaust brake may have a housing having a central opening and a boss with a central bore, wherein the central bore intersects the central opening. A butterfly gate may be pivotally mounted ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733833 | Self-configuring, self-optimizing wireless local area network system A system and associated method provides for a wireless local area network (WLAN) that permits mobile units to communicate with an external, wired network. Nodes in the WLAN include multiple components, such as a base module, antenna module, and one or more wireless ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723252 | Catalysts and methods for synthesizing aliphatic hydrocarbons from CO and H There is disclosed in embodiments catalysts produced by a two-stage loading of a zeolite carrier with an aqueous solution of a cobalt compound, with drying in an air current after each loading. Methods using the catalysts to produce synfuel are disclosed. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7712449 | Lost motion variable valve actuation system for engine braking and early exhaust opening A method and system for actuating an internal combustion engine exhaust valve to provide compression release actuation during an engine braking mode of engine operation and early exhaust valve opening actuation during a positive power mode of engine operation is dis... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7706061 | Automated microscope slide read system A method and apparatus for automating microscopic analysis of a plurality of data-encoded microscope slides. In embodiments, the data written to or read from the slides may comprise images, analysis protocols, analytic results and other pertinent data. Embodiments a... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693763 | System for providing step out commissions and compensation for research brokers In a trading environment that comprises buy side traders and securities brokers, a computer process capable of preventing securities brokers from receiving information irrelevant to a commission payment for a securities transaction. The process comprises means for p... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7684438 | Virtual linking using a wireless device A system and method for virtual linking a wireless device to another device is disclosed herein. The system includes an access point and a controller configured to mediate transmissions between the wireless device and the another device. The system further includes ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7680191 | Apparatus and method for compressing video information A method and apparatus is disclosed for efficiently encoding data representing a video image, thereby reducing the amount of data that must be transferred to a decoder. The method includes transforming data sets utilizing a tensor product wavelet transform which is ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7655647 | Substituted lactams as inhibitors of Aβ protein production This invention relates to novel lactams of Formula (I): having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. These novel compounds inhibit the processing of amyloid precursor prote... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7640112 | Method and apparatus for computer controlled rare cell, including fetal cell, based diagnosis A computer controlled method for detecting and diagnosing a rare cell type in a tissue sample is provided, said method comprising treating the tissue sample such that it generates a first signal indicative of the presence at a location of a rare cell, detecting the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7639139 | System for automatically locating and manipulating positions on an object A system for automatically locating positions on an object and uniquely identifying the object employing an electronic tag positioned in or on the object. The system utilizes a plurality of sensors to locate the electronic tag and identify the object, and triangulat... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7627534 | System and method for storing information for a wireless device A system and method for storing personal, medical, and insurance related information on a wireless device are disclosed. The information may be stored by sending it from a remote personal computer to a central database using the Internet. The information may be stor... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7612659 | Method for intelligent crescendo system A method and system for warning an operator of a vehicle of a vehicular task that is being performed beyond a pre-determined time for execution of the task involving incrementally increasing audio and visual warnings as the task continues to be performed past the pr... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611340 | Composite dry vacuum pump having roots and screw rotor A complex dry vacuum pump including a root rotor and a screw rotor is disclosed for manufacturing semiconductors and/or displays in a vacuum state in a process chamber, and discharging gaseous material and/or by-products generated during manufacturing to the exterio... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609613 | Cyclic delay diversity and space coded-hybrid diversity transmitter A diversity transmitter for use in an OFDM transmission protocol which diversity transmitter comprises: a diversity generator (2) for receiving and diversifying OFDM transmit symbols, and outputting diversified OFDM symbol m... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7600497 | Finger follower lost motion valve actuation system with locating link An engine valve actuation system for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The valve actuation system may include a longitudinally extending link member pivotally attached to an engine member. A longitudinally extending finger follower may be pivotally attache... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7596385 | Method of discovering multi-mode mobile terminals A method of discovering multi-mode mobile terminals (13) in a heterogeneous network environment, each multi-mode mobile terminal (13) having at least one interface for sending packet data to and/or receiving packet data from a home radio communication ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7589309 | Imager system for an automated microscope An imager system is disclosed comprising a image intensifier and a CMOS image sensor. The system provides fast capture speed and high sensitivity. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7579964 | Method for intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system The invention relates to systems to manage parking meters using mechanical, electrical and electromechanicals monitoring and transmitting devices. Such intelligent parking meters may be used for example to monitor pollution by idling vehicles, survey the area about ... | 08/25/2009 |
| D597671 | Polymeric stent structure | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565896 | Method for variable valve actuation to provide positive power and engine braking A control method for transitioning from positive power to engine braking (and vice-versa) is disclosed. This transition may be made using variable valve actuation and two-stroke braking. The process may involve three engine operation modes: positive power (i.e., fir... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7565282 | System and method for adaptive automatic error correction A method for adaptive automatic error and mismatch correction is disclosed for use with a system having an automatic error and mismatch correction learning module, an automatic error and mismatch correction model, and a classifier module. The learning module operate... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564485 | Method for deactivating an image capturing device when present in a restricted or prohibited zone The invention described is a method and system for preventing image capture and transmission in a restricted or prohibited zone. ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559300 | Multiple slave piston valve actuation system Systems and methods of actuating engine valves using a hydraulic valve actuation system are disclosed. The valve actuation system includes a master piston and two slave pistons slidably disposed in bores provided in a housing. The master piston and two slave pistons... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7555998 | System and method for hydraulic valve actuation Systems and methods for hydraulic and/or variable valve actuation of engine valves are disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention may include a hydraulic valve actuation system operatively connected to an engine valve. First and second control valves may be o... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7546126 | Wireless base station neighbor discovery in a communication system, such as a system employing a short-range frequency hopping scheme Disclosed embodiments include a method performed by a network access point, such as a short-range wireless communications switch or Bluetooth base station unit, to provide a neighbor list for neighboring short-range wireless communications switches or network access... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7542909 | Method, system, and apparatus for repairing audio recordings A system and method is disclosed for detecting and repairing audio recordings that contain busy signals and extended periods of silence by searching for clusters of silence by reviewing the amplitude in an audio recording sample and listing each silence and sample t... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7539495 | Node placement method within a wireless network, such as a wireless local area network The disclosure includes a method of and associated system for placing nodes (104-109) in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The method includes receiving user-specified parameters regarding the network. The parameters can include a layout of a build... | 05/26/2009 |
