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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357561 | Evaporator device for active substances with an incorporated light The device forms a single unit that includes the way by which the evaporation of active substances is achieved, as well the way that allows automatically lighting a small lamp or LED that emits a small light illuminating the container of the active substance to be e... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349170 | Method of monitoring operation of a disk drive by analyzing the envelope of a read-back signal in the frequency domain A method monitors operation of a disk drive. The method includes providing a disk drive which includes a rotating disk and a head having a read transducer in proximity to a surface of the disk and an adjustment mechanism which controllably adjusts an average relativ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342752 | Magnetoresistive read head having a bias structure with at least one dusting layer A magnetoresistive read head includes a magnetoresistive sensor and a bias structure adjacent to the magnetoresistive sensor. The bias structure provides a magnetostatic bias field for the magnetoresistive sensor. The bias structure includes an underlayer, a bias la... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7319806 | Audiovisual system which uses metadata to allow user-initiated jumps from point to point within multiple audiovisual streams An audiovisual system receives audiovisual data and includes a system controller and a storage device to store at least a portion of the audiovisual data for later playback. The audiovisual system further includes a marking module to create metadata in response to a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7299929 | Closed air force type grain sorting mechanism A grain dropping passage constituted below a husking unit(D) serves as a winnowing room(A). A winnowed grain conveyor(1) is provided as the sole conveyor below the winnowing room(A). A winnowing wind blown by a winnowing fan(F) through a blowing room(B) passe... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7292774 | System and method for creating and displaying a preference based menu for a viewing session A video system has an input port to receive display contents including a plurality of broadcast display contents and has an output port to couple to a video display. Further, the system includes a preference engine, a storage device and a management module. The pref... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284336 | Saddle fit system and method In one disclosed embodiment, a bicycle saddle fit system comprises an impression pad of sufficient size to span the sit bones of an adult human, and a measurement gauge fixed to and extending along the impression pad. The measurement gauge is usable to measure the d... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281655 | Networked disposal and information distribution apparatus The present invention is related to methods and systems for waste disposal and information distribution. A discard information processing apparatus comprises a discard unit including a processor, a scanner, the scanner configured to scan a code on items deposited in... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283327 | Magnetic write head having resistive heater coil A magnetic write head includes a magnetic yoke having a first pole and a second pole. The first pole and the second pole each terminate at an air bearing surface. The first pole is magnetically coupled to the second pole in a backgap region. The magnetic write head ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7263709 | System for displaying video data having a promotion module responsive to a viewer profile to entice a viewer to watch a premium content A video system has an input port to receive video data that includes a plurality of premium contents and has an output port to couple to a video display for displaying video data selected by a viewer. A preference engine is coupled to the input port and is configure... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7247067 | Intake manifold for small watercraft A watercraft has an engine that has an intake system, an exhaust system, and a cooling system. An intake manifold is positioned above a cooled exhaust pipe. This position of the intake manifold with relation to the cooled exhaust pipe allows the intake manifold to m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248449 | Magnetoresistive read sensor with reduced effective shield-to-shield spacing A magnetoresistive read sensor includes a first shield layer and a first gap layer over the first shield layer. The read sensor further includes a spin-valve stack over the first gap layer. The spin-valve stack includes a seed layer over the first gap layer. At leas... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248431 | Method of fabricating a perpendicular recording write head having a gap with two portions A method of fabricating a write head for perpendicular recording is provided. The write head has a pole, a shield in proximity to the pole, and a gap between the pole and the shield. The method includes forming a pole layer on an undercoat layer, forming a mask over... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223838 | Secreted and transmembrane polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding the same The present invention is directed to novel polypeptides and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided herein are vectors and host cells comprising those nucleic acid sequences, chimeric polypeptide molecules comprising the polypeptides of ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7206497 | Electronic program guide subsystem for receiving and processing electronic program guide information from a set-top box An electronic program guide processing device is connectable to a set-top box configured to receive electronic program guide information. The set-top box includes at least one auxiliary interface that supports communication between the electronic program guide proce... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182458 | Eyeglass connection system Systems and methods of connecting components of eyeglasses or other brittle structures are disclosed. Fasteners such as screws can have compressible elements between them and a glass structure, for example, to disperse force and deter fracturing of the glass. Compre... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171108 | Audiovisual system to interrupt viewing of a first audiovisual program to provide notification of a second audiovisual program of interest to the user An audiovisual system and a method make audiovisual programs available to a user and present on a display device a first available audiovisual program selected from the available audiovisual programs. The audiovisual system includes a disk drive and a preference det... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7146094 | Set-top box that provides video data stream to a display device based on selection between recorded video signal received from the digital video recorder and a real-time video signal A video system for presenting content from a content provider to a user includes a tuner to select a program from a plurality of programs. The tuner outputs the selected program at an analog output when the selected program is represented by an analog signal. An ana... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7133600 | Video recording system utilizing storage redundancy to transfer non-time-critical, error-intolerant data segments while transferring time-critical, error-tolerant streaming data segments at a required data transfer rate The present invention may be regarded as a video recording system and method of transferring a non-time-critical, error-intolerant data segment stored on a disk drive, which is responsive to a set of data transfer commands generated by a host processor and which is ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7055167 | Personal video recorder and method enabling a history pull down function for program selection A method of operating a personal video recorder, which is coupled to a display device to selectively present broadcast programs and recorded content to a viewer, maintains a viewing menu in the personal video recorder. The viewing menu includes for a predetermined d... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6986154 | System and method for selecting content to be presented to a user A system for receiving and presenting content at a user location includes a profiling agent that creates a user profile based upon a plurality of inputs by a user. The user profile represents preference characteristics of the user. A storage device is coupled to the... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983316 | Method of and content delivery server for delivering content to a personal computer having a disk drive which includes a network address for the content delivery server and a server-contacting program A content delivery server delivers digital content to a personal computer having a disk drive which stores a network address and server-contacting program for establishing a connection between the content delivery server and the personal computer. The content delive... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973495 | Disk drive and method of manufacturing same including a network address and server-contacting program A disk drive is manufactured with a stored server-contacting program and a network address. Preferably, a protected area is provided for retaining the server-contacting program and the network address in the disk drive while it travels through a distribution channel... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6934713 | Method and system for presenting programs to a user that facilitate selecting programs from a multitude of programs An audio/video (“A/V”) apparatus for selecting programs from a plurality of programs includes a memory, which receives and stores program information describing a plurality of programs through program attributes, and a source of user-defined criteria. The user-d... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924968 | Haze-free BST films Described herein is a method for producing a haze-free (Ba, Sr)TiO3 (BST) film, and devices incorporating the same. In one embodiment, the BST film is made haze-free by depositing the film with a substantially uniform desired crystal orientation, for exam... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6906880 | Erasing disk surface by direct current applied on a helical trajectory to minimize erase time A method of erasing a disk by applying a direct current to a transducer while the transducer is moved in a selected manner relative to the rotating disk. The rotating disk in conjunction with the erasing transducer moving in a first direction in a substantially cont... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6894861 | Method for reducing written-in runout during servo track writing of a disk drive A method for reducing written-in runout of a disk drive writes a plurality of servo tracks onto a magnetic-storage portion of a disk that comprises a first radial band proximate the outer circumference of the disk, and a second radial band between the first radial b... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891696 | Aerodynamic base design for TMR reduction A disk drive includes an enclosure having a cover and a base, a spindle motor assembly, a disk, and an arcuate raised portion on the base. The disk is mounted on a hub of the spindle motor assembly and has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is p... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6818612 | Use of parvovirus capsid particles in the inhibition of cell proliferation and migration The invention described herein relates to the discovery of methods and compositions for the inhibition of growth and/or migration of cells that have a receptor that interacts with a parvovirus B19 capsid or fragment thereof (e.g., a P antigen containing cell), inclu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6759056 | Mixture for transdermal delivery of low and high molecular weight compounds The present invention relates to the discovery of a transdermal delivery system that can deliver high molecular weight pharmaceuticals and cosmetic agents to skin cells. A novel transdermal delivery system with therapeutic and cosmetic application and methods of use... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6748688 | Housing for mounting a collector plate A housing for mounting a collector plate comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a base with at least one concave recess, a plurality of clamps disposed about the periphery of the recess and an opening in a rear surface of the base. In a preferred embodiment, the clam... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6661238 | Abnormality diagnosis method and apparatus for separable transformer A diagnosis apparatus (20) mounted to a separable transformer includes an arithmetic control section (27) for inputting, through a differential amplifier (24), a signal smoothing circuit 25 and a voltage detecting section (26), a mutual induction signal g... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6612996 | Cervical sampler for pap smears A cervical sampler for insertion into the cervical canal of a patient comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a brush disposed on the distal end, and a cannula slidably positioned on the shaft. The cannula is moveable between ... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6585899 | Mobile waste treatment system Disclosed are waste processing systems capable of being used on-board a transport such as a train, bus, airplane, boat, or other similar vehicles. The liquid waste is evaporated and condensed primarily as water vapor. The resulting liquid may be safely di... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6537967 | Pentamer peptide amide, ALGPGNH2, which inhibits viral infectivity and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to the discovery that a specific pentamer peptide amide, which corresponds to a viral capsid sequence, can be used to inhibit viral infection, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. More specifically, medicam... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6496325 | Media handling system and method A media element library includes two linear arrays of media elements. Positioned between the two media element arrays is a linearly extending track on which a media element transfer carriage is mounted. The track is split into two segments, with one of th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471169 | Multiple object support means for walls and method of use A system for independently supporting one or more objects from a wall comprising a panel member secured to at least one rearwardly projecting pin and a hanging support means carried by the pin, wherein the panel member has a layer of adhesive material on ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6447719 | Power system for sterilization systems employing low frequency plasma The present invention provides a sterilization system that includes a low frequency power feedback control system for controllably adjusting a power applied to a low frequency plasma within a vacuum chamber of the sterilization system to remove gas or vap... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6383951 | Low dielectric constant material for integrated circuit fabrication A method is provided for forming a material with a low dielectric constant, suitable for electrical isolation in integrated circuits. The material and method of manufacture has particular use as an interlevel dielectric between metal lines in integrated c... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6373416 | Lookahead sigma-delta modulator A sigma delta modulator apparatus comprising: input means for inputting a current input signal; differencing means for forming the difference between a current input signal and a current output signal; filtering means for filtering the difference so as to... | 04/16/2002 |
