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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7281260 | Streaming media publishing system and method A streaming media publishing system and method for use in delivering streaming media to personal computers. The streaming media publishing system and method preferably delivers streaming media content by way of a broadband satellite-based communications network. A c... | 10/09/2007 |
| 4869893 | Preparation of high purity compounds of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium A method for preparing compounds of sulfur, selenium, and tellurium includes the formation of the compound from the elements in a closed environment which excludes oxygen, and then the purification of the compound by contacting it with carbon or carbon mo... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868902 | GaAs capacitive feedback transimpedance amplifier An integrating transimpedance amplifier 10 comprises a differential amplifier constructed of GaAs, MESFET, HEMT, SDHT or MODFET transistors has an input coupled to the output of a radiation detector 12 and an output expressive of the detector signal integ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4864016 | Polyimide composition and method for protecting photoreactive cells A protective coating for solar cells, particularly solar cells positioned in space and which coating is a polyimide which is colorless, transparent, relatively non-brittle, has a high degree of thermal stability and readily transmits solar radiation witho... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4861445 | Barrier for molecular contaminates Apparatus and method for preventing the escape of contaminates outgassing from polymer materials within an enclosure. In an illustrative embodiment the invention provides an exhaust path for an electronic enclosure 10 containing polymeric materials (12,14... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4861901 | Substituted aromatic silane compounds and method for preparation of same A new group of silane compounds in which silicon atoms are linked together by a hydrocarbon chain and which comprise phenyl groups substituted with an epoxy group or an ethenyl group. The compounds of the present invention have the formula ##STR1## ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4862468 | Rapidly switchable line selector for pulsed lasers A first embodiment includes a set of diffraction gratings on the face of a wheel, each grating being set at an angle to select a different spectral line. The wheel is rotated, and as each grating moves into the end-reflector position of the laser's optica... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4862014 | Method and apparatus for controlling the phase of signal driving a ferrimagnetic load A device-implemented method for driving a ferrimagnetic load (10), such as a phase shifter in an antenna array, which precisely meters the amount of magnetic flux imparted to the load (10) by sensing the voltage applied to a winding and integrating the se... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4858490 | Two motor redundant drive mechanism Motors (42,44) each have a pinion driving ring gear (62). Motor (42) is mounted on the platform and motor (44) is mounted on ring gear carrier (56). Rotation of either motor rotates carrier (56), hubs (40) and shaft (30).... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4860321 | Lock detector for feedback loops A receiver is disclosed for acquiring and tracking a data signal in a highly stressed environment. The receiver comprises first and second I.F. sections, a mixer for translation from the first I.F. frequency to the second I.F. frequency, a 2 kHz bandpass ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4860253 | Associative memory system with spatial light modulator and feedback for adjustable thresholding and enhancement An associative memory system incorporating a hologram, a spatial light modulator (SLM) and thresholding components in a feedback loop to derive an enhanced reference beam for use in reconstructing a stored image. In a preferred embodiment, the SLM include... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859492 | Process for forming an environmentally stable optical coating thereby An optical coating which is stable upon sustained exposure to water vapor is provided by a low-temperature photochemical vapor deposition process. First, there are provided a first vapor phase reactant containing silicon, a second selected vapor phase rea... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856887 | Lightweight silicon carbide mirror A lightweight mirror comprises a silicon carbide (SiC) foam core having a bulk density of approximately five percent. The mirror further comprises two solid facesheets each of which is integrally formed upon a surface of the SiC foam core, the facesheets ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857130 | Temperature stable optical bonding method and apparatus obtained thereby An optical element (10) is bonded to a support (12) by a resilient bonding agent (20). The bonding agent has the property of shrinking upon curing. It is placed within a bonding space (18) defined by rails (14, 16). Upon curing, the bonding agent shrinks ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856172 | Method for the strain-free mounting of optical components A method is disclosed for the strain-free mounting of a component, such as a mirror, in a manner that allows differential thermal expansion or contraction to take place without distortion of the component. The mounting method makes use of a linear bearing... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4858229 | Filter interconnection matrix A satellite communications system employs separate subsystems for providing broadcast and point-to-point two-way communications using the same assigned frequency band. The broadcast and point-to-point subsystems employ an integrated satellite antenna syst... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857984 | Three-terminal MOS integrated circuit switch The MOS switch described herein includes first and second MOS devices serially connected in a common substrate. Each device includes source, drain and channel regions which are biased to conduction in series between input and output terminals of the switc... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4857865 | Self equalizing multi-stage radio frequency power amplifier Linearity and efficiency of a radio frequency multi-stage power amplification device 10 are increased by employing two tuned circuits 16 and 18 in the driver stage 12 and two tuned circuits 22 and 24 in the high power stage 14. After selecting elements of... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4854526 | Spacecraft design enabling the compact nesting of multiple spacecraft in the launch vehicle A spacecraft (100) such as a satellite, is shaped roughly in the form of a cup with a hollow inner cavity (106) such that a plurality of such spacecraft may be stowed for launch in a nested stack (204), thereby enabling a greater number of satellites to b... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854975 | Solar cell with integrated interconnect device and process for fabrication thereof A solar cell assembly wherein a solar cell is provided with electrical layer contacts for both the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer which are exposed on a top side of the solar cell, so that electrical contact to both layers c... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4855689 | Phase lock loop with switchable filter for acquisition and tracking modes A phase lock loop for use in carrier acquisition employing a predetection filter and a loop filter switchable between a constant phase margin and second order characteristic. In the acquisition mode, the constant phase margin characteristic is employed to... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4855916 | Anti-skid braking system control method An anti-skid braking system control method determines the brake torque on a wheel of a road vehicle to prevent wheel lock-up while retaining braking force. The method utilizes a wheel slip-wheel acceleration phase plane (400), which is divided into at lea... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4854674 | Process for improving holographic efficiency A layer of material having relatively low light sensitivity is interposed between a substrate and a light sensitive recording medium during recording of a slant fringe hologram. The layer frees the ends of the fringes from the substrate to permit greater ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4853306 | Method and apparatus for dehydrating dichromatic gelatin holograms A method of manufacturing optical elements, such as for head-up displays, from holographically recorded interference patterns in a dichromatic gelatin is disclosed. The exposed hologram pattern is developed through hydration, the hydrated hologram gelatin... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853528 | Self-aligning phase conjugate laser A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a laser beam that is automatically aligned with a substantially rigid, stabilized platform or frame that can be oriented over a wide angular range, such as by the gimbals of a laser pointing and tracking ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4853699 | Method for cancelling azimuth ambiguity in a SAR receiver A method for cancelling azimuth, i.e., doppler ambiguity, in a SAR receiver on board a moving craft, e.g., an aircraft, which permits a lower PRF, without causing range ambiguity. Radar returns are received on board the craft with an antenna having first ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4851648 | Heater bar assembly U-shaped heater (42) carries busses (22, 24) which are electrically connected to supply heating power. Heated tip (58) is secured to the front of the heater and is as wide as is necessary to at the same time reach all of the leads to be soldered. The heat... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4851665 | System for sensing ions in aqueous solution The system for sensing ions in aqueous solution such as an electroplating bath includes a light source (18) which delivers light including a selected wavelength through a series of optical fibers (20, 24, 26, 32) to probe (14). The probe is partially imme... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4848881 | Variable lens and birefringence compensator Apparatus and method are disclosed for providing a variable lens and birefringence compensator (10) adapted to be used within the resonator cavity of a repetitively pulsed, variable rate, solid state laser. A cylindrical body of optical material (12) havi... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4849028 | Solar cell with integrated interconnect device and process for fabrication thereof A solar cell assembly wherein a solar cell is provided with electrical layer contacts for both the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type semiconductor layer which are exposed on a top side of the solar cell, so that electrical contact to both layers c... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848641 | Flux dispenser Fluxing station (34) has a flux dispenser (52) where liquid flux cascades down steps (88, 90). Circulating pump (46) draws liquid flux from a reservoir (54) below the steps and recirculates it to cascade down the steps. There is provision to add makeup fl... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4848208 | Automated method and system for engaging multiple pursuers with multiple targets A plurality of pursuers or defensive missiles which are self-guided and self-propelled individually assign themselves to one of a plurality of targets or incoming offensive missiles in such a manner that the probability is substantially increased that mor... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4849651 | Two-state, bilateral, single-pole, double-throw, half-bridge power-switching apparatus and power supply means for such electronic power switching apparatus Two-state, bilateral, single-pole, double-throw, half-bridge power-switching apparatus capable of high speed, high current switching over a duty factor range of zero percent to 100% includes a single-wire connector to a source of switching signals, a firs... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4849906 | Dual mode video tracker Point and area target tracking are employed by a dual mode video tracker which includes both a correlation processor (30) and a centroid processor (32) for processing incoming video signals representing the target scene (20) and for generating tracking er... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4847795 | System for diagnosing defects in electronic assemblies A system (20) for diagnosing defects in electronic assemblies is disclosed. The system (20) comprises a knowledge base (26) for storing information regarding the electronic assembly for receiving current test failure data regarding an electronic assembly ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847146 | Process for fabricating compliant layer board with selectively isolated solder pads A modified printed wiring board for reducing the cracking of solder joints used to attach ceramic leadless chip carriers to the surface of the printed wiring board. A relatively thin expansion layer is provided on top of the conventional printed wiring bo... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847136 | Thermal expansion mismatch forgivable printed wiring board for ceramic leadless chip carrier A modified printed wiring board for reducing the cracking of solder joints used to attach ceramic leadless chip carriers to the surface of the printed wiring board. A relatively thin expansion layer is provided on top of the conventional printed wiring bo... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847111 | Plasma-nitridated self-aligned tungsten system for VLSI interconnections A process for forming a diffusion barrier on exposed silicon and polysilicon contacts of an integrated circuit including the step of chemically vapor depositing a layer of tungsten in a self-aligned manner on the exposed contact areas. The layer of tungst... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4847053 | Growth of glass-clad single crystal fibers Fine single crystals of low-melting point materials are prepared by slowly withdrawing a glass crystal growth capillary tube containing the material from a heating apparatus which precisely maintains the molten material at a temperature just above its mel... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4846861 | Cryogenic refrigerator having a regenerator with primary and secondary flow paths A cryogenic refrigerator is disclosed having a displacer with a regenerator therein. The regenerator opens at one end to a warm volume and at the other end to a cold volume. The opening at the cold volume includes an end hole and a plurality of radial hol... | 07/11/1989 |
