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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137802 | Multilayer ultra-high-temperature ceramic coatings A coated carbon-carbon composite material with multiple ceramic layers to provide oxidation protection from ultra-high-temperatures, where if the carbon-carbon composite material is uninhibited with B4C particles, then the first layer on the composite mat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8092595 | Self-assembly of water-soluble nanocrystals A method for forming an ordered array of nanocrystals where a hydrophobic precursor solution with a hydrophobic core material in an organic solvent is added to a solution of a surfactant in water, followed by removal of a least a portion of the organic solvent to fo... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8071164 | Method for lubricating contacting surfaces A method is provided for tribological lubrication of sliding contact surfaces, where two surfaces are in contact and in motion relative to each other, operating in a vapor-phase environment containing at least one alcohol compound at a concentration sufficiently hig... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8003730 | Process for epoxy foam production An epoxy resin mixture with at least one epoxy resin of between approximately 60 wt % and 90 wt %, a maleic anhydride of between approximately 1 wt % and approximately 30 wt %, and an imidazole catalyst of less than approximately 2 wt % where the resin mixture is fo... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7888397 | Poly(phenylene)-based anion exchange membrane A poly(phenylene) compound of copolymers that can be prepared with either random or multiblock structures where a first polymer has a repeat unit with a structure of four sequentially connected phenyl rings with a total of 2 pendant phenyl groups and 4 pendant tolyl... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7880672 | Generating nonlinear FM chirp radar signals by multiple integrations A phase component of a nonlinear frequency modulated (NLFM) chirp radar pulse can be produced by performing digital integration operations over a time interval defined by the pulse width. Each digital integration operation includes applying to a respectively corresp... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7864097 | Radar transponder operation with compensation for distortion due to amplitude modulation In radar transponder operation, a variably delayed gating signal is used to gate a received radar pulse and thereby produce a corresponding gated radar pulse for transmission back to the source of the received radar pulse. This compensates for signal distortion due ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7767610 | Metal nanoparticles as a conductive catalyst A metal nanocluster composite material for use as a conductive catalyst. The metal nanocluster composite material has metal nanoclusters on a carbon substrate formed within a porous zeolitic material, forming stable metal nanoclusters with a size distribution betwee... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7741486 | Water-soluble titanium alkoxide material A water soluble, water stable, titanium alkoxide composition represented by the chemical formula (OC6H6N)2Ti(OC6H2(CH2N(CH3)2)3-2,4,6)2 with a theoretical m... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7591871 | Solution synthesis of germanium nanocrystals A method for providing a route for the synthesis of a Ge(0) nanometer-sized material from. A Ge(II) precursor is dissolved in a ligand heated to a temperature, generally between approximately 100° C. and 400° C., sufficient to thermally reduce the Ge(II) to Ge(0),... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7567060 | System and method for advanced power management A power management system is provided that includes a power supply means comprising a plurality of power supply strings, a testing means operably connected to said plurality of power supply strings for evaluating performance characteristics of said plurality of powe... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7527671 | Regenerable particulate filter A method of making a three-dimensional lattice structure, such as a filter used to remove particulates from a gas stream, where the physical lattice structure is designed utilizing software simulation from pre-defined mass transfer and flow characteristics and the d... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7523582 | Precision laser aiming system A precision laser aiming system comprises a disrupter tool, a reflector, and a laser fixture. The disrupter tool, the reflector and the laser fixture are configurable for iterative alignment and aiming toward an explosive device threat. The invention enables a disru... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7491423 | Directed spatial organization of zinc oxide nanostructures A method for controllably forming zinc oxide nanostructures on a surface via an organic template, which is formed using a stamp prepared from pre-defined relief structures, inking the stamp with a solution comprising self-assembled monolayer (SAM) molecules, contact... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485343 | Preparation of hydrophobic coatings A method for preparing a hydrophobic coating by preparing a precursor sol comprising a metal alkoxide, a solvent, a basic catalyst, a fluoroalkyl compound and water, depositing the precursor sol as a film onto a surface, such as a substrate or a pipe, heating, the f... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7480052 | Opaque cloud detection A method of detecting clouds in a digital image comprising, for an area of the digital image, determining a reflectance value in at least three discrete electromagnetic spectrum bands, computing a first ratio of one reflectance value minus another reflectance value ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7460059 | Removing interfering clutter associated with radar pulses that an airborne radar receives from a radar transponder Interfering clutter in radar pulses received by an airborne radar system from a radar transponder can be suppressed by developing a representation of the incoming echo-voltage time-series that permits the clutter associated with predetermined parts of the time-serie... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7439055 | Biomolecular detection device A device for detecting and measuring the concentration of biomolecules in solution, utilizing a conducting electrode in contact with a solution containing target biomolecules, with a film with controllable pore size distribution characteristics applied to at least o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410762 | Method for detecting biomolecules A method for detecting and measuring the concentration of biomolecules in solution, utilizing a conducting electrode in contact with a solution containing target biomolecules, with a film with controllable pore size distribution characteristics applied to at least o... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7306824 | Method for encapsulating nanoparticles in a zeolite matrix A method for preparing a metal nanocluster composite material. A porous zeolitic material is treated with an aqueous metal compound solution to form a metal ion-exchanged zeolitic material, heated at a temperature ramp rate of less than 2° C./min to an elevated tem... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303593 | Method to blend separator powders A method for making a blended powder mixture, whereby two or more powders are mixed in a container with a liquid selected from nitrogen or short-chain alcohols, where at least one of the powders has an angle of repose greater than approximately 50 degrees. The metho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7259716 | Quadrature mixture LO suppression via DSW DAC noise dither A Quadrature Error Corrected Digital Waveform Synthesizer (QECDWS) employs frequency dependent phase error corrections to, in effect, pre-distort the phase characteristic of the chirp to compensate for the frequency dependent phase nonlinearity of the RF and microwa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256290 | Titanium alkoxide compound A titanium alkoxide composition is provided, as represented by the chemical formula (OC6H5N)2Ti(OC6H5NH2)2. As prepared, the compound is a crystalline substance with a hexavalent titanium a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7239044 | Enhanced distributed energy resource system A power transmission system including a direct current power source electrically connected to a conversion device for converting direct current into alternating current, a conversion device connected to a power distribution system through a junction, an energy stora... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7238288 | Method for absorbing an ion from a fluid A method for absorbing an ion from a fluid by using dispersing an organic acid into an anion surfactant solution, mixing in a divalent-metal containing compound and a trivalent-metal containing compound and calcining the resulting solid layered double hydroxide prod... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7189428 | Method for synthesizing thin film electrodes A method for making a thin-film electrode, either an anode or a cathode, by preparing a precursor solution using an alkoxide reactant, depositing multiple thin film layers with each layer approximately 500–1000 Å in thickness, and heating the layers to above 600... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180931 | Electrode immersion depth determination and control in electroslag remelting furnace An apparatus and method for controlling an electroslag remelting furnace comprising adjusting electrode drive speed by an amount proportional to a difference between a metric of electrode immersion and a set point, monitoring impedance or voltage, and calculating th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7167129 | Reproducible, high performance patch antenna array apparatus and method of fabrication A reproducible, high-performance patch antenna array apparatus includes a patch antenna array provided on a unitary dielectric substrate, and a feed network provided on the same unitary substrate and proximity coupled to the patch antenna array. The reproducibility ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7084366 | Method for controlling brazing A method for making a braze joint across a discontinuity in a work piece using alternating current. A filler metal is pre-placed at a location sufficiently close to the discontinuity such that, when an alternating current is applied across a work piece to heat the w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7030805 | Methods and system suppressing clutter in a gain-block, radar-responsive tag system Methods and systems reduce clutter interference in a radar-responsive tag system. A radar transmits a series of linear-frequency-modulated pulses and receives echo pulses from nearby terrain and from radar-responsive tags that may be in the imaged scene. Tags in the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030624 | Electrical circuit tester An electrical circuit testing device is provided, comprising a case, a digital voltage level testing circuit with a display means, a switch to initiate measurement using the device, a non-shorting switching means for selecting pre-determined electrical wiring config... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6993463 | Method for die design and powder pressing A method of designing a primary geometry, such as for a forming die, to be used in a powder pressing application by using a combination of axisymmetric geometric shapes, transition radii, and transition spaces to simulate the geometry where the shapes can be selecte... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993406 | Method for making a bio-compatible scaffold A method for forming a three-dimensional, biocompatible, porous scaffold structure using a solid freeform fabrication technique (referred to herein as robocasting) that can be used as a medical implant into a living organism, such as a human or other mammal. Imaging... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980354 | Self-seeding ring optical parametric oscillator An optical parametric oscillator apparatus utilizing self-seeding with an external nanosecond-duration pump source to generate a seed pulse resulting in increased conversion efficiency. An optical parametric oscillator with a ring configuration are combined with a p... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964936 | Method of making maximally dispersed heterogeneous catalysts A method of making a catalyst with monolayer or sub-monolayer metal by controlling the wetting characteristics on the support surface and increasing the adhesion between the catalytic metal and an oxide layer. There are two methods that have been demonstrated by exp... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957566 | Measuring in-situ MDF velocity of detonation A system for determining the velocity of detonation of a mild detonation fuse mounted on the surface of a device includes placing the device in a predetermined position with respect to an apparatus that carries a couple of sensors that sense the passage of a detonat... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6957415 | Method for self-organizing software A method for dynamically self-assembling and executing software is provided, containing machines that self-assemble execution sequences and data structures. In addition to ordered functions calls (found commonly in other software methods), mutual selective bonding b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6929675 | Synthesis metal nanoparticle A method for providing an anhydrous route for the synthesis of amine capped coinage-metal (copper, silver, and gold) nanoparticles (NPs) using the coinage-metal mesityl (mesityl=C6H2(CH3)3-2,4,6) derivatives. In this metho... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6878752 | Method for making one-container rigid foam A method of making a one-container foam by dissolving a polymer in liquified gas at a pressure greater than the vapor pressure of the liquified gas and than rapidly decreasing the pressure within approximately 60 seconds to foam a foam. The foam can be rigid and als... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6866560 | Method for thinning specimen A method for thinning (such as in grinding and polishing) a material surface using an instrument means for moving an article with a discontinuous surface with an abrasive material dispersed between the material surface and the discontinuous surface where the discont... | 03/15/2005 |
