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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118365 | Vehicle seating In an example embodiment, a vehicle seating arrangement includes a fore-facing lower seat convertible between a sitting position and a lie flat sleeping position in a lower horizontal plane, an aft-facing lower seat convertible between a sitting position and a lie f... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8062072 | Tamper resistant convenience outlet In an example embodiment a convenience outlet includes a housing, a face plate configured to receive an electrical plug, a terminal assembly within the housing, and a tamper-resistant module enclosed within the housing between the faceplate and the terminal assembly... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7905179 | Non-pyrotechnic explosion device A “non-pyrotechnic explosion device” closely replicates in sound and visual cue a “real” exploding device, but without the accompanying safety concerns. This device is not only realistic and safe, but is inexpensive to operate and maintain, durable, and easy... | 03/15/2011 |
| D629460 | Uniform scrapbook | 12/21/2010 |
| 7810172 | Garment for accomodating medical devices A garment for accommodating medical devices comprises a garment panel detachably coupled to a garment body. The garment panel contains a concealed pocket suitable for accommodating one or more medical devices. The garment panel is detachable from the garment body at... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7724528 | Thermal dissipation heat slug sandwich In one embodiment a thermal dissipation heat slug sandwich includes a circuit board, a circuit package having an integrated heat slug mounted to an obverse side of the circuit board, and a lower heat sink plate on a reverse side of the circuit board thermally couple... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7711235 | Open architecture fiber optic tray In one embodiment a fiber tray include an arrangement of retaining slots configured to receive retaining clips in a variety of different orientations and sizes. Retaining clips may have standardized sizes to correspond with the arrangement of retaining slots and to ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7711233 | Fiber optic cable enclosure assembly with slide out tray An enclosure assembly for protecting and housing fiber optic cable within fiber optic equipment. The enclosure assembly includes a housing having an open end for detachably receiving a tray. The tray is configured to retain a portion of the length of the fiber optic... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707719 | Method for protecting contacts within a connector assembly A method for protecting contacts within a receptacle housing of a connector assembly from becoming contaminated. An example method includes inserting a connector insert into the receptacle housing, the connector insert includes a body portion having an exterior conf... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703115 | Graphical indication of selected cell within an interactive program guide An electronic program guide (EPG) having a variable indicator to focus a user's attention upon a corresponding field of a selectable program instance The EPG includes a user interface screen for providing a plurality of television program instances by time and chann... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7690012 | Positive parental control A system for controlling viewer access to media content, the system comprising a memory with logic and a processor configured by the logic to provide interactive user interfaces that enable an administrator to positively define media content for access by a user. Th... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669323 | Method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node In one embodiment, a method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node may include installing a non-conductive force exerting means through a port of a closed node housing of a network node. The method may include extending the force exerting means fr... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7631275 | User interface screen spotlight effect An electronic program guide (EPG) having a spotlight effect to focus a user's attention upon a selectable item. The EPG includes a user interface screen for providing a plurality of television programs by time and channel in a grid format. Each television program be... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630499 | Retrieval and transfer of encrypted hard drive content from DVR set-top boxes A system and method for retrieval and transfer of encrypted content from a failed set-top box. When content is recorded to the storage device of a set-top box, the content is encrypted with a content instance key. This content instance key is encrypted with the publ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625247 | Self-contained internal connector seizure mechanism In one embodiment a self-contained seizure mechanism comprises a plunger, a spring, and a retainer guide having means for movably securing the plunger to the retainer guide. The retainer guide may have a receiving slot for receiving wings of the plunger and fingers ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7608947 | Back-up power supply systems A back-up power supply system includes, in one embodiment, a threshold detector circuit; a first switching circuit for enabling access to a back-up power source, the first switching circuit comprising at least a first transistor; and an inverting switch coupled betw... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7602914 | Utilization of encrypted hard drive content by one DVR set-top box when recorded by another A system and method for encrypting and recording content to removable storage media for use by multiple set-tops. When content is recorded to the storage media, the content is encrypted with a content instance key. This content instance key is encrypted with the pub... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7602913 | Retrieval and transfer of encrypted hard drive content from DVR set-top box utilizing second DVR set-top box A system and method for retrieval and transfer of encrypted content from a first set-top box utilizing a second set-top box. When content is recorded to the storage device of the first set-top box, the content is encrypted with a content instance key. This content i... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7593613 | Integrated fiber fish In one embodiment, an electronics chassis with an integrated fiber fish configured to move fiber optic cable between the front and rear of the chassis. The fiber fish may be movably coupled to the chassis housing and releasably hold fiber optic cable for movement al... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7322941 | Arterial syringe safety vent An improved arterial syringe safety vent is dually optimized for needle safety and arterial blood degassing efficiency. The safety vent of the invention includes a housing, a needle lock to capture a needle, and a venting portion comprising a hydrophilic filter. The... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293368 | Measurement system and method An apparatus and method are provided for accurately recording measurements of a window and producing accurate window treatments. A reference strip is provided having measurement indicia thereon, such as a checkerboard pattern of squares of predetermined sizes. The r... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7261041 | Non-pyrotechnic explosion device A “non pyrotechnic explosion device” closely replicates in sound and visual cue a “real” exploding device, but without the accompanying safety concerns. This device is not only realistic and safe, but is inexpensive to operate and maintain, durable, a... | 08/28/2007 |
