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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8116577 | Encoding method, encoding device, encoding process program, and recording medium on which encoding process program is recorded The present invention is applicable to video cameras, for example. The present invention encodes input image data D1 on the basis of a true predicted code quantity TRUE PRED(n) calculated by correcting a roughly calculated predicted code quantity ROUGH PRED(n... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114711 | Method of electrically connecting a microelectronic component A method of treating a component can include providing a component including a plurality of metallic posts extending generally parallel to one another. The providing step can be performed so that the posts have solder on the tips of the posts but not covering other ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109979 | Instrumentation and methods for use in implanting a cervical disc replacement device Instrumentation for implanting a cervical disc replacement device includes cervical disc replacement trials for determining the appropriate size of replacement device to be implanted, an insertion plate for maintaining the elements of the replacement device in fixed... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7981161 | Disposable neck trial adapter The system to implant a prosthetic device in a long bone such as a femur or a humerus includes a stem implant having a recess. The system of present invention also includes a broach to prepare the long bone that may receive the stem implant. The broach also has a re... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7565653 | Methods and apparatus for processor task migration in a multi-processor system Methods and apparatus are provided for executing processor tasks on a multi-processing system. The multi-processing system includes a plurality of sub-processing units and a main processing unit that may access a shared memory. Each sub-processing unit includes an o... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7168334 | Arrangement for measuring a property of a fluid present in a tube Apparatus for measuring a property of a fluid is provided including a tube for retaining the fluid, the tube including a lateral access opening and a domed portion including a sealing surface on the outside wall of the tube surrounding the lateral access opening and... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7115113 | Drug delivery and monitoring system A drug administration system includes a cradle attached about an intravenous injection port having a flange extending therefrom. The cradle supports first drug administration information in the nature of machine and human readable code, for example, barcode. A syrin... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6889387 | Collar protector A collar protector for preventing the collar on a shirt or other garment from being crushed, distorted or wrinkled during handling when the shirt or garment is stored, stacked or displayed. The collar protector is constructed as a shaped, unitary body made of a resi... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6249695 | Patient movement during image guided surgery A interventional procedure is performed by advancing a probe into a patient and periodically acquiring magnetic resonance images depicting the probe and adjacent portions of the patient's body. The patient, or a part of the patient, is reoriented during t... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6228091 | Methods and tools for tibial intermedullary revision surgery and associated tibial components IM tibia revision tools include a trial stem extender having multiple notches which serve both as depth witness marks and holders for a stop clip, a collection of different sized tibial templates, each template adapted to receive an angular offset positio... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6229310 | Magnetic resonance imaging excitation and reception methods and apparatus In magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), RF power is applied to a region of interest within the patient by a local antenna disposed adjacent the region of interest. The local antenna is excited by RF signals sent through free space from a principal antenna ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6221750 | Fabrication of deformable leads of microelectronic elements An element such as a semiconductor wafer or other body is provided with leads by applying a sacrificial layer over the front surface of the body depositing leads onto the sacrificial layer so that the leads are connected to contact pads on the body and re... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6213425 | Tape reel for tape cassette A tape reel for a tape cassette capable of substantially preventing deformation thereof, even when it is thin-walled to substantially reduce a cycle time required for a molding step of the tape reel. The tape reel includes a reel hub and a disc-like flang... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6133627 | Semiconductor chip package with center contacts A semiconductor chip having contacts on the central region of its top surface is provided with a dielectric element overlying the central portion of the top surface. The dielectric element has a first surface facing toward the chip and a second surface fa... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125529 | Method of making wafer based sensors and wafer chip sensors The present invention relates to making sensors by cutting pieces from a boule or ingot of a metal oxide single crystal. The sensors produced are also described.... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116801 | Product dispenser and holder A dispenser includes a holder/carrier for products of stick-like form to enable application of a wide variety of materials. A plurality of resilient/flexible barbs having spring-like properties extend into the holder/carrier for embedding into the receive... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6076965 | Monocrystal of nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide having a cubic spinel structure, method of growth and sensor formed therefrom A nickel-cobalt-manganese oxide monocrystal having a cubic spinel structure over a broad concentration range of manganese/cobalt/nickel, including the entire possible range of manganese to nickel ratios, provided that the resulting monocrystal has a cubic... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6075364 | Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus and methods of use and facilities for incorporating the same NMR apparatus for achieving construction of improved patient access. Facilities and methods of mobile and fixed site scanning.... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6024981 | Rapidly dissolving robust dosage form The invention is directed to a hard tablet that can be stored, packaged and processed in bulk. Yet the tablet dissolves rapidly in the mouth of the patient with a minimum of grit. The tablet is created from an active ingredient mixed into a matrix of a no... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6016439 | Method and apparatus for synthetic viewpoint imaging Medical apparatus for synthetic view point imaging includes an instrument insertable into the body of a patient. Using tissue image information defining an image of the patient's body, and defining the position of the distal end of the instrument within t... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5900416 | Aqueous caffeine dosage forms Aqueous caffeine solutions containing a co-solubilizing agent selected from niacinamide, nicotinic acid and mixtures thereof present at a level up to the maximum concentration soluble in water and in a weight ratio to caffeine less than 1.50:1, wherein th... | 05/04/1999 |
