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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6064388 | Cartesian to polar coordinate transformation In an improved Cartesian to polar coordinate transformation, a Cartesian system of discrete data elements is converted to a polar system of discrete data elements. Each Cartesian element is divided into subelements and one of the subelements is designated... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5960056 | Method and apparatus for reconstructing volumetric images in a helical scanning computed tomography system with multiple rows of detectors In an improved method and apparatus for cone-beam reconstruction, a helical cone-beam system is provided, operable in a half-scan configuration, offering volumetric imaging results superior to conventional scanning techniques at double the pitch. The proj... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5946394 | Isolation amplifier with hook switch control An isolation amplifier circuit with hook switch control includes first and second amplifier stages optically isolated from and coupled to each other. A biasing circuit is optically coupled to the amplifier to provide a switchable prebias to the amplifier ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5937933 | Regenerator heat exchanger having one or more adjustable performance characteristics A rotary heat regenerator wheel in which one or more performance characteristics, such as heat exchange efficiency and air flow rate, can be adjusted during manufacturing, during or after installation and/or after use of the regenerator. The wheel compris... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5932332 | Heated pressure transducer assembly The disclosed pressure transducer assembly includes an external enclosure, a thermal shell disposed within the external enclosure, and a pressure sensor disposed within the thermal shell. The pressure sensor senses the gas or vapor pressure present in a t... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5902268 | Heat transfer catheter apparatus and method of making and using same Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein a fluid connection is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high strength fluid lumens to define a closed loop fluid circulation syste... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5881122 | Computed tomography scanning apparatus and method for generating parallel projections using non-parallel slice data A nutating slice CT image reconstruction apparatus and method generates a set of projection data using helical cone-beam scanning. The three-dimensional projection data is used to reconstruct a series of planar image slices. The slices are selected such t... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5867553 | Computed tomography scanner with reduced power x-ray source The disclosed CT scanner includes an X-ray source and an array of X-ray detectors fixed to a reduced geometry disk which is supported for rotation about an isocenter of the disk. The X-ray source is a reduced power source and a beam hardening filter of re... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5841829 | Optimal channel filter for CT system with wobbling focal spot An improved data acquisition system filter, optimized for the time domain and for use in a computed tomography scanner of the type using x-ray focal spot wobble, includes a filter time response F(t) which is a function of the waveform w(t) used to drive t... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5828718 | Method and apparatus for helical computed tomography scanning with asymmetric detector system A system for and method of generating a reconstructed tomographic image is described using an asymmetric detector array during a helical scan. An improved helical weighting system applies a helical halfscan technique to data collected by a symmetric porti... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5818897 | Quadrature transverse CT detection system The disclosed detector system includes a two dimensional array of detectors for use in generating a volumetric scan of objects moving through a scanner. The array can comprise rows and columns of square detectors, or alternatively at least two types of de... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5802134 | Nutating slice CT image reconstruction apparatus and method A nutating slice CT image reconstruction apparatus and method generates a set of projection data using helical cone-beam scanning. The three-dimensional projection data is used to reconstruct a series of planar image slices. The slices are selected such t... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5796153 | Variable-response x-ray detection assemblies and methods of using same Variable-response photodetectors adapted to compensate for nonuniformity along an axis of a scintillating crystal by means of multi-element photodiodes and systems for selectively activating different photodiode sub-elements are disclosed, together with a... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5742037 | Method and apparatus for high speed identification of objects having an identifying feature A method and apparatus for identifying an object having an identifying feature includes a two step process for detecting the identifying feature. The process involves locating the feature based upon a first characteristic of the feature and then verifying... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5621780 | X-ray apparatus for applying a predetermined flux to an interior surface of a body cavity The present invention is directed to an x-ray source for irradiating a surface defining a body cavity in accordance with a predetermined dose distribution. The source comprises a housing, an elongated tubular probe, a target assembly, and an inflatable ba... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5604315 | Apparatus using a feedback network to measure fluid pressures An apparatus is disclosed for measuring the pressure of a liquid column enclosed within a pressurized tank or cell, and for deriving the height and/or density of the liquid column based on the measured pressure. The apparatus includes a first pressure sen... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5597611 | Reinforced carbon composites Layered carbon-carbon composites having improved interlaminar tensile strength are disclosed together with a process for making such composites. A metal catalyst is first deposited on a panel comprising a plurality of layers of carbon fiber cloth. The pan... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5593835 | Methods and kits for RNA binding compounds Disclosed are methods and kits for screening for compounds which bind to a target RNA, for isolating a target RNA from a sample, and for determining the presence and serum level of an aminoglycoside antibiotic in a subject. Also disclosed are kits for dia... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5587611 | Coplanar X-ray photodiode assemblies A coplanar photodiode construction is disclosed having particular utility in X-ray detection applications in which alternating P-doped and N-doped regions, separated by undoped material, are located in relatively shallow depth under and along the surface ... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586559 | Arthrometer with gravity switches and adjustable limit signaling An apparatus for measuring the angle of flexure between an elongated body limb and the portion of the body to which the limb is affected. The apparatus can be used to monitor flexure between a thigh and lower portion of a human leg. The apparatus is usefu... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5566221 | Apparatus for applying a predetermined x-radiation flux to an interior surface of a body cavity The present invention is directed to a kit for delivering x-rays to the interior surface of a body cavity. The kit includes an x-ray source and an x-ray source guidance tube. The guidance tube includes an inflatable inelastic balloon disposed about and af... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5564679 | Chemically-resistant fluid control valves A chemically-resistant fluid control valve is disclosed generally comprising fluid inlet and outlet passages separated by fluid control means, which control means comprise a flapper plate disposed in the fluid passageway and mounted on a rotatable shaft t... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5563253 | Linear aminoalkylphosphoramidate oligonucleotide derivatives Disclosed are methods of producing a synthetic oligonucleotide of selected nucleotide sequence which is internally functionalized at at least one selected location with an aminoalkyl-phosphoramidate and labelled with a nonradioactive material. Also disclo... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5555741 | Self-cooling fluid container with integral refrigerant chamber A self-cooling fluid container includes a fluid chamber for containing the fluid-to-be-cooled. A refrigerant chamber, containing a pressurized refrigerant, is integral with the base of the fluid chamber and extends at least partially into the fluid chambe... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5557778 | Star hub connection device for an information display system A star hub connection device, or connector, for an information display system. The connector has a plurality of ports each of which is either a host port, a device port, or a programmable port. Each of the programmable ports includes circuitry that allows... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555324 | Method and apparatus for generating a synthetic image by the fusion of signals representative of different views of the same scene A method and system for processing two input digital image signals, each being representative of a different two dimensional view of the same scene, to produce three processed image signals. A center-surround shunt processor transforms each input image si... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5554130 | Stick-free syringe and associated methods A stick-free blood collection system includes elongated inner and outer sheaths and a syringe, including a needle and blood collection tube, mounted with the inner sheath. The inner sheath--and hence the syringe--are axially moveable within the outer shea... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5551799 | Cryogenic method and system for remediating contaminated earth An advancing freeze front is established in a porous region adjacent to or within contaminated earth. A flow of contaminated liquid phase water migrates toward the freeze front and a concentration of impurities is established in front of the advancing fre... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550047 | Oligonucleotides with anti-Epstein-Barr virus activity Disclosed are oligonucleotides complementary to and hybridizable with a portion of the BZLF1 RNA of Epstein-Barr virus, useful for inhibiting the induction of the lytic cycle in EBV-infected cells, and in inhibiting EBV replication.... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5541306 | Aminoalkylphosphotriester oligonucleotide derivatives Disclosed are methods of producing a synthetic oligonucleotide of selected nucleotide sequence which is internally functionalized at least one selected location with an aminoalkylphosphotriester, and labelled with a nonradioactive material. Also disclosed... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539745 | Method and apparatus for reducing the transmission of repetitive broadcast datagrams over communication links The invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing the flow of repetitive broadcast datagrams over a communication link between two local area networks while still maintaining reception of all of the repetitive broadcast datagrams generated and ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5536821 | Aminoalkylphosphorothioamidate oligonucleotide deratives Disclosed are methods of producing a synthetic oligonucleotide of selected nucleotide sequence which is internally functionalized at at least one selected location with an aminoalkylphosphorothioamidate and labelled with a nonradioactive material. Also di... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5533515 | Solid state sphincter myometers A system for providing real-time measurements of constriction pressure applied by the inner surface of a body lumen, such as a sphincter, includes a probe comprising an elongated core member having a matrix of pressure transducer regions distributed over ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5528652 | Method for treating brain tumors A method of treating brain tumors in a patient, comprising the steps of: identifying and locating a brain tumor in vivo; implanting at least a portion of an adjustable x-ray source in the patient proximate to the tumor, where the x-ray source generates an... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5525470 | Method of sequencing [short] oligonucleotides Disclosed is a method for determining the nucleotide sequence of a target oligonucleotide. In this method a single-stranded ligation product is prepared which contains a target oligonucleotide-to-be sequenced and an auxiliary oligonucleotide. A primer com... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5521883 | Method of remotely determining the three-dimensional velocity of a fluid such as air or water A method of remotely determining the three-dimensional velocity of a fluid such as air or water, the method consisting in emitting signals of determined frequencies in at least three different directions by means of a plane array of transducers, and in us... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5515711 | Pressure measurement and calibration apparatus using gravity-induced diaphragm deflection A pressure measurement and calibration apparatus for accurately detecting fluid pressures in the range of between approximately 0 and 1000 millitorr, and more particularly in the range of between 0 and 10 millitorr, and a method for calibrating an externa... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5509421 | System, with sensor positioning indicator, for monitoring a biological signal The invention is a physiological monitor for determining a physiological characteristic of a patient. The monitor is particularly adapted to monitor fetal heart rate, and includes a transducer for receiving a signal from the patient that is indicative of ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5511107 | X-ray phantom apparatus A system is disclosed for producing images representing radiation dose distributions in order to verify the radiation dose applied to a target area. The system uses a phantom assembly constructed of material that is the radiological equivalent of live tis... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5506103 | Method for detecting charged oligonucleotides in biological fluids Disclosed is a method for detecting and quantitating oligonucleotides with charged internucleotide linkages in biological fluids. In this method, a biological fluid sample is contacted with an anion exchange resin at from 40° C. to 65° C. for a time suf... | 04/09/1996 |
