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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165010 | OFDMA preambles system and method A preamble code usable in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) for the physical layer (PHY), selected for improved PAPR in a 1024, 512 or 128 FFT OFDMA mode. Tables 2 to 7 detail code sequences having improved PAPR performance. The disclosed codes m... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136571 | Carbidic outer edge ductile iron product, and as cast surface alloying process A process is used for applying carbiding agents to the surface of ferrous metal castings, using the “lost foam” method. Carbiding agents are applied to the foam form at selected places so that the final product has the desired amount of carbidic content at the r... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8132471 | Fail-safe pitot cover for a variety of pitot designs A pitot cover is provided with fail-safe removable operation from a pitot tube by virtue of a number of different removal structures. Foremost among these is an elastomeric band which holds two halves of the pitot cover to the pitot tube. The band is separated by an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113359 | Sediment collection device for home brewing system A sediment collection device is used on individual beverage containers for fermented beverages such as beer. A three piece arrangement is fit together before installation on the beverage container, and contains a rotating valve arrangement on complementary, funnel-l... | 02/14/2012 |
| D651722 | Plastic molded lattice | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082989 | Method for impulse stimulation of oil and gas well production A method for improving liquid injection into a rock formation. The method includes the steps of introducing a gas impulse device into a wellbore in the formation and pumping a pressurized liquid into the wellbore. The method also includes firing the gas impulse devi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8006004 | Non-intrusive debug port interface A processor having a core configured to control a keyboard and a plurality of pins connected to the core, configured to transfer signals from the processor to the keyboard. A controller is configured to transfer signals from one or more registers through at least on... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7984939 | Protection means for road vehicles A reusable system for cushioning impacts to a vehicle comprising: a bumper mounted via shock absorbers to the chassis of the vehicle; a remote sensor for detecting location and relative velocity of objects in proximity of the vehicle; a processor; a primary airbag m... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7969979 | Distribution of multicast data to users A method of multicasting a data file. The method includes transmitting a notification on an upcoming multicast transmission to a plurality of receivers (20) designated to receive the multicast transmission, tuning by at least one of the plurality of receivers... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7948865 | Bi-directional communication channel In a unidirectional or broadcasting communication system using OFDM transmission from a base station to subscriber units, a device for achieving a bi-directional channel comprising: A. a transmitter in the subscriber units for transmitting signals that are orthogona... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7913569 | Magnetostrictive type strain sensing means and methods A strain gauge including: a system including a transmission coil, a magnetostrictive material layer and a receiver coil wherein an alternating transmission signal is applied across the transmission coil and an induced signal is induced in the receiver coil, the inte... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905124 | Lock with a tool and method of forming the lock A pin tumbler lock having a housing with a series of holes running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical bore in the housing. The holes are bored through the housing, and a first end of each hole opens to one of each of the chambers in the housing, be... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7903593 | Multicast transmission in packet based cellular networks A method of transmitting data packets to a cellular mobile unit, comprising: establishing a data transfer path for providing data from a data network gateway to a base station controller, for a first mobile station identity; and transmitting data received along the ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7882895 | Method for impulse stimulation of oil and gas well production A method for fracturing an oil or gas formation. The method includes introducing a gas impulse device into a wellbore followed by pumping a pressurized liquid into a wellbore at a pressure equal to or lower than the estimated fracture pressure of the formation. Fina... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7831896 | Iterative forward error correction A method of preparing data for transmission. The method includes providing a block of data, generating a plurality of first dimension code words including first dimension forward error correction FEC elements, the elements of each code word may be used interchangeab... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7813600 | Mechanical optical switch A mechanical fiber optic switch, which includes a base structure and a plurality of first optical fibers, mounted on the base structure. The first optical fibers are arranged such that their ends define a curved cylinder surface. The switch also includes a plurality... | 10/12/2010 |
| D624201 | Plastic molded lattice | 09/21/2010 |
| 7770638 | Method for completion, maintenance and stimulation of oil and gas wells A method for inducing motion in solid particulates in a solid/liquid mixture located in proximity to the periphery of a wellbore or in the formation zone adjacent to a wellbore in an oil or gas formation. The method includes introducing a gas impulse device into the... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7726221 | Food dicer A dicing tool having: a foodstuff holder for holding a block of foodstuff and a cutting base; the cutting base having: a rectangular framework for sliding the foodstuff holder therealong; a first part having an triangular shaped front edge, equally spaced triangular... | 06/01/2010 |
| D616306 | Food product bottle | 05/25/2010 |
| 7678414 | Rollable floor mat with non-slip surface Thin gage, rollable plastic vinyl floor mats can be provided with an abrasive and grit coating that will not deteriorate or degrade when the mats are rolled or otherwise substantially deformed. A special blend of epoxy adhesive and MEK is used to permanently bond th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7621488 | Rotating cushion for a tubing clamp A pipe clamp cushion and a method for installing pipes and tube-like structures is provided by an polyester elastemer material that is independently connected to a support structure and has hinges molded as part of each arms of the clamp. The hinges are formed in a ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7595740 | Real time navigation and advertising platform for public transportation Invention is provided for navigation and orientation for all types of passengers traveling in public transportation. Segmentation methods for digital advertising based on location and number of passengers. Method for delivering audio and visual advertisements in rea... | 09/29/2009 |
| 6935068 | Fish alarm and line release device An improved fish bite alarm and fishing line release device that provides immediate release of a fishing line and activation of a fish bite alarm due to the use of spring biasing. The line holding and release device preferably includes two fingers arranged for holdi... | 08/30/2005 |
| D593169 | Push up trainer | 05/26/2009 |
| 7490328 | Method and apparatus for allocating processor pool resources for handling mobile data connections A method of operating a processor pool having a given maximal processing power, in handling mobile data connections. The method includes connecting a plurality of mobile data connections, which may require up to a total peak processing power which is substantially g... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7392805 | Method and apparatus for manual delivery of volume and pressure-control artificial ventilation A combination of a bellows structure (12), volume restrictor, and pressure restrictor for use on a hand-operated resuscitator is provided to enable delivery of ventilation within specific volume and pressure limitations specified by the operator. The bellows ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7123827 | Moderating device for an electric stove heating unit A system and a method of operating that system are used to quickly adjust the temperature of an electric stove-heating element, such as those used with a flat-top cooking surface. A heat transfer or moderating fluid is pumped into a cooking unit containing an electr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7050711 | Moderating device for an electric stove heating element A system and a method of operating that system are used to quickly adjust the temperature of an electric stove heating element. A heat transfer or moderating fluid is pumped through a hollow portion of an electric stove heating element. The moderating fluid is heate... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041338 | Process for providing a coated paper, a resin coated paper, a polymeric film, and a flexible or inflexible woven fabric substrate by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound The present invention provides a process for making a coated substrate such as paper, by utilizing a coating composition containing a nitrogenous dye-fixing compound. The coating compositions utilized in the process contains from 5–95 wt. percent of a film-forming... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028434 | Spillage control safety floor matting A thin flexible floor mat system is configured to resist penetration by high heeled shoes and be capable of being easily rolled up in long segments. The floor mat is constituted by a series of small square sections and are connected together with connectors that per... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6991784 | Selected mixture for animal lure The present invention is a lure optimized for a particular animal such as deer. The optimized lure is made using urine from only two animals urinating at approximately the same time. The animals can be either male or female, but preferably, females in estrus are use... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6985912 | Dynamic object-driven database manipulation and mapping system having a simple global interface and an optional multiple user need only caching system with disable and notify features The present invention provides enhanced database access and performance when correlating or translating one database to another database or to an object programming application. The system and method of enhanced database access and performance of the invention provi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6824109 | Lift adjusting device for aircraft The invention utilizes a computer-controlled moving band, typically on an airplane, to increase the apparent speed and therefore the lift of any body moving through a fluid. The invention will allow greater precision of control. One benefit is that take-offs and lan... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6758020 | Flexible interlocking wall system A masonry wall system is disclosed incorporating a plurality of courses of masonry blocks, each block has vertical and horizontal interlocking structures with mating surfaces (11, 15, 16, 17). The main block, has a stabilizing slot. Metal reinforcement tendon... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6668780 | Device for electronic ignition systems The present invention relates to a device at an inductive sensor for achieving a displacement, dependent on the rotation speed, of the ignition preset in an electronic ignition system at combustion engines. The device comprises a coil (5), a magnet (3, 8)... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6612521 | Safety pitot tube cover A pitot tube cover that is arranged with a cavity to encompass the pitot tube, a central vertical split separates the cover and allows it to separate from the pitot tube. A wind surfaces channel the wind into the split, and a spring holds the cover onto t... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6604933 | Universal nozzle tip for injection molding An injection molding nozzle tip has a particular arrangement of geometries that allow a sharp Ɗt point to be effected at a transition section between a heat sink area (adjacent to an external mold) and a heated reservoir that contains molten resin. The h... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6585001 | Flow through ring valve for plastic extruding systems A three piece, sliding ring valve for use in a plasticating screw and barrel arrangement has an extended life. The sliding ring has apertures for passing molten resin therethrough. The sliding ring also has annular contact surfaces for spreading the force... | 07/01/2003 |
