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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128331 | Locking trailer tongue extension assembly A trailer tongue extension assembly that includes a tubular trailer tongue, a removable extension, a first electrical connector disposed within the trailer tongue and a second electrical connector disposed within the removable extension. The first and second electri... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7487067 | Signal-driven recovery of a digital pulse stream Provided is a method and system for signal-driven recovery of a digital pulse stream. The method includes receiving initial parameters including the base characteristics of a pulse signal, the characteristics including the maximum pulse interval. An incoming analog ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7481601 | Patcher system and associated methods A patcher system for patching a paved surface includes a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle and a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm. The patcher system may be part of a mobile patcher system which additio... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7474416 | System and method for measuring an object and monitoring the surface of an object A system for measuring an object and for monitoring the surface of the object. The system comprises at least a first subsystem for determining one or more dimensions of the object and a position of the object within the first subsystem, and at least a second subsyst... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7469620 | Method and system for eliminating external piercing in NC cutting of nested parts This invention pertains to machinery and methods for cutting a workpiece utilizing a cutting tool into at least two parts having prescribed shapes from a metal plate comprising the steps of: identifying each of the parts by one or more contour lines; cutting a workp... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7470444 | Tripe-bleaching composition An improved composition for bleaching and washing animal tissue is disclosed. More particularly, organic acids and surfactants are employed along with hydrogen peroxide to achieve higher washing and bleaching efficiency on tripe and other animal tissue. This higher ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7469202 | System and method for optimizing optical and digital system designs A system, method and software product to optimize optical and/or digital system designs. An optical model of the optical system design is generated. A digital model of the digital system design is generated. Simulated output of the optical and digital models is anal... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7463498 | Apparatus for isolated switching power supply with coupled output inductors A multiphase DC-to-DC power converter has two or more sets of input switches, each set of input switches driving primary windings of an associated transformer. Each transformer has one or two secondary windings, the secondary windings feeding power through output sw... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459089 | Microporous diffusion apparatus Apparatus for active in situ multi-element gas sparging for bioremediation or physico-chemical degration for removal of contaminants in a soil formation containing a subsurface groundwater aquifer or a substantially wet unsaturated zone, the multi-gas contained in b... | 12/02/2008 |
| D581138 | Clog | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456746 | Quarter wave phase shifted diode detector circuit A phase shifting diode detector system for an RFID reader. Quarter-wave delay circuitry is coupled between a forward transmitted signal of the RFID reader applied at a first end of the delay circuitry, and a reflected signal returning from an RFID tag applied at a s... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453653 | Low height imaging system and associated methods Low height imaging systems may include one or more optical channels and a detector array. Each of the optical channels may be associated with one or more detectors of the array, have one or more optical components and a restrictive ray corrector, and be configured t... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451965 | Deep well sparging Method and apparatus for treating contaminants on a site, especially a deep well site includes delivering a first stream of a first gas to a first port of a laminar microporous diffuser and delivering a second stream of a second gas to a second port of the laminar m... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450745 | Systems and methods for minimizing aberrating effects in imaging systems An imaging system for reducing aberrations from an intervening medium, and an associated method of use are provided. The system may be an optical or task-based optical imaging system including optics, such as a phase mask, for imaging a wavefront of the system to an... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7451056 | Activity monitoring systems and methods An activity monitor, comprises housing for attachment to a person; at least one accelerometer disposed within the housing; and a processor disposed within the housing, for processing signals from the accelerometer to assess activity of the person. A method assesses ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446601 | Electron beam RF amplifier and emitter RF field is sensed to produce an incoming voltage that drives a microarray of electron guns in a sweep pattern towards a detector array. The electron guns emit a beam current that may amplify the incoming voltage signal, and the detector material may be selected to ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442313 | Environmental remediation method and system Remediation for groundwater, soil, sediment bodies, bodies of water, tanks, pipes, and their surrounding areas are described. Remediation includes treating a site contaminated with toxic organic compounds by assessing for the presence or absence of suitable ozonphil... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443102 | Energy-conserving devices of illumination systems Disclosed is an energy-conserving device for an illumination system. The energy-conserving device is connected between a power supply of and a lighting assembly of the illumination system. The energy-conserving assembly provides a first switch, a ballast, and a comp... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444296 | Disk dispensing and retrieval system and associated methods A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437775 | Body form-fitting rainwear A body form-fitting rainwear is provided. In the rainwear, a first waterproof layer comprises a polymer material treated with an oleophobic composition to form an air permeable polymer material. The first waterproof layer couples to a first fabric layer. The first f... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439736 | Imaging by magnetic resonance adsorption, elastography and tomography Magnetic resonance elastography pulse sequences for encoding position and motion of spins, and methods of using the pulse sequences are disclosed. The pulse sequences utilize imaging gradients, comprising a positive lobe and a negative lobe having non-symmetric ampl... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436595 | Extended depth of field optical systems A system for increasing the depth of field and decreasing the wavelength sensitivity and the effects of misfocus-producing aberrations of the lens of an incoherent optical system incorporates a special purpose optical mask into the incoherent system. The optical mas... | 10/14/2008 |
| D578284 | Supportive outsole for a shoe | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430812 | Hose angle protractor Disclosed is a device used to set twist angles. The device include a set plate which is supported at one end and a protractor plate at a second end. The hose is placed in position atop the two supports and the hose placed on top of the supports with couplers at each... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424795 | Method for extruding and product of the method A horizontally mounted siding component for finishing of a top course of a vinyl siding installation while minimizing the lateral deformation of the vinyl siding. The invention additionally relates to the method for post-form extruding a thermoplastic dual undersill... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423279 | Systems and methods that detect changes in incident optical radiation Systems, methods and sensors detect changes in incident optical radiation. Current is driven through one or more active areas of a detector while the incident optical radiation illuminates the active areas. Voltage is sensed across one or more of the active areas, a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424376 | Precise pressure measurement by vibrating an oval conduit along different cross-sectional axes A conduit (106), with geometry designed to enhance pressure sensitivity, is vibrated at resonance in two modes along different cross-sectional axes (a, b). Measuring the change in the frequency ratio squared of the modes yields a substantially linear relation... | 09/09/2008 |
| D576694 | Set of billiard balls and pocket markers | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419087 | Collection device and method A collection device comprises a shell and an outlet structure. The shell has top and bottom ends, front and rear sides, and left and right sides. The front side defines a front opening, the bottom end defines a lower opening, and an interior cavity connects the fron... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421275 | System and method for locating points of interest using a portable phone A method and apparatus for defining grid and proprietary addresses of selected locations within a geographical area is described, characterized in that the grid addresses are defined in relation to a grid and can be easily converted to global coordinates defined in ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418470 | Parallel processing systems and method Methods and systems for parallel computation of an algorithm using a plurality of nodes configured as a Howard Cascade. A home node of a Howard Cascade receives a request from a host system to compute an algorithm identified in the request. The request is distribute... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412586 | Switch memory architectures The present invention provides a switch memory architecture (SMA) consisting of: (i) processing elements (PE) (ii) memory banks (MB), and (iii) interconnect switches (ISWITCH). The present invention allows for efficient, potentially unbounded data transfer between t... | 08/12/2008 |
| D574124 | Portable safe | 07/29/2008 |
| D573866 | Tool grip | 07/29/2008 |
| D573610 | Robotic lawnmower deck | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400267 | Methods for determining need for treating a vehicle travel surface Methods for determining need for treating a vehicle travel surface include sensing, at a first time, a characteristic of a vehicle travel surface from a mobile sensor. Sensed characteristics include temperature, friction coefficient, material volumetric buildup, e.g... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396502 | Method of producing nano-sized Fe powder having polymer coated layer The present invention provides a method for producing nano-sized Fe powder having a polymer coated layer on a surface thereof, so as to prevent the nano-sized Fe powder from being oxidized under atmosphere. The method includes: gasifying an iron pentacarbonyl (Fe(CO... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7392032 | Modular ASIC with crosspoint switch Provided is a digital signal processing device, specifically a modular application specific integrated circuit (“ASIC”), having a programmable crosspoint switch for facilitating data transfer and processing within the circuit. A programmable matrix element is op... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7386401 | Helmet that reports impact information, and associated methods A system determines impact of a helmet. The helmet includes at least one accelerometer and a processor. The accelerometer detects acceleration of the helmet. The processor is configured to process the signals from the accelerometer to determine impact of the helmet.... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381538 | Optical biosensor with enhanced activity retention for detection of halogenated organic compounds A distal tip, and associated method of producing, of a biosensor ion sensing transducer for use in detecting an analyte comprising an halogenated organic compound in an environment such as soil or an aqueous environment. Features include: a biocomponent comprising a... | 06/03/2008 |
