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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509115 | Ensuring EAS performance in audio signal encoding An encoding system for encoding a first ancillary code in media data and monitoring for reception of a second ancillary code that has a higher priority than the first ancillary code, such that upon detection of the higher priority ancillary code the encoding system ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7483835 | AD detection using ID code and extracted signature Systems and methods are provided for gathering audience measurement data relating to receipt of and/or exposure to audio data by an audience member. A signature characterizing the audio data and additional data are obtained, and the audio data is identified based on... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7483975 | Systems and methods for gathering data concerning usage of media data The present invention concerns methods and systems for gathering data concerning usage of media data provided from a predetermined receiver to a user. First data concerning usage of the media data is gathered by means of a portable monitor carried on the person of t... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7463143 | Methods and systems for gathering market research data within commercial establishments Methods and systems for tracking movements of participants in a market research study, for example, within a commercial establishment, are provided. The methods and systems employ portable monitors carried on the persons of the participants to gather location data. | 12/09/2008 |
| 7420464 | Methods and systems for gathering market research data inside and outside commercial establishments Methods and systems for tracking movements of participants in a market research study, for example, outside retail establishments, are provided. The methods and systems employ portable monitors carried on the persons of the participants to gather location data. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7107929 | Ion implantation ion source, system and method An ion source for an ion implantation system includes a vaporizer for producing a process gas; an electron source for generating an electron beam to ionize the process gas within a ionization chamber. The ionization chamber includes an extraction aperture for extrac... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7023138 | Electron impact ion source An ion source configured for integration into both existing ion implanters used in semiconductor manufacturing and emerging ion implantation platforms. The ion source in accordance with the present invention includes the following features, all of which depart from ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6951452 | Cooling station for post mold cooling of plastic pieces Method and apparatus for cooling molded plastic pieces preferably includes a take out structure/step configured to hold the plurality of plastic parts oriented such that closed ends thereof are disposed toward an inside of the take out structure and open ends thereo... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6946163 | Coating technique A method of curing a coated article in a curing oven, the method has the steps of delivering a plurality of coated articles on a travel path through an oven. One ore more excess coating sites are determined on the coated articles which are potential sources of exces... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947413 | Switching apparatus, communication apparatus, and communication system A switching apparatus that is used for high-speed large-capacity routing and a communication apparatus and communication system that are used for an efficient recursive multicast. A matrix switch performs self-routing on a packet on the basis of a tag including outp... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947069 | Method and apparatus for connecting fiber optic lines to an information transmission line carrying two way signals In a method and apparatus for connecting fiber optic lines and a fiber optic receiver and a fiber optic transmitter in an information transmission system carrying information signals propagated from a transmitter to a receiver in one direction and an external synchr... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944132 | Transmission apparatus, order wire transmission system and order wire monitoring method An order wire monitoring method monitors form a monitoring control terminal a quality of an order wire line which couples transmission apparatuses via multiplexed lines which multiplex and transmit main and order wire signals. A transmission apparatus which is to tr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6934763 | Communication data relay system and method of controlling connectability between domains A relay system, comprises interface units for accessing networks, a domain definition module, an connection definition module, a routing module, an address translation module for translating, when forwarding a communication data from one domain to another domain, a ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932787 | Shunt A shunt for draining cerebral spinal fluid from the brain is provided. In an embodiment, the shunt includes a master control unit that is located in the abdomen, which interconnects a ventricular catheter and a second catheter, typically located in the peritoneal ca... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932549 | Mandrel-holding slide or sleeve pod for numerical-control machine tools In a numerical-control machine tool use is made of a mandrel-holding structure that makes it possible for the machine tool to be used to smoothing/facing and polishing purposes under utilization of traditional pan-like tools, in which the force acting on the working... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6926457 | Depilatory wax applicator An applicator including a wax container reservoir, acting at the same time as a handle, at the mouth of which there is a head attached which, acting as the applicator means proper, centers its features around the fact that, after a sector for attachment to the conta... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6918302 | Apparatus and method for measuring resonance in bearing device An additional mass member 22 for measuring resonance of a bearing device comprises an elastic ring 30 having an inner periphery 30a larger in diameter than the outer periphery of the outer ring 24 of the bearing device 25 an... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913731 | Oxygen probe Intended for application on ducts through which flow a fluid at a high temperature, and particularly at a high pressure, comprising two bodies (4) and (8) which axially screw onto each other, one body (4) provided with a threaded neck (5)... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912603 | Transmitting apparatus and method of controlling flow thereof Disclosed is a transmitter apparatus which creates a PI frame (Pause-In frame) and a PO frame (Pause-Out frame) and transmits each frame to a router for executing flow control. When creation of a PI frame is commanded from a band controller, or when a flow-control s... | 06/28/2005 |
