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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7936846 | Low gate count sequential multitap correlator A system and method of achieving a reduced time for first fix in a global positioning system receiver (GPS). The GPS receiver includes a low gate count sequential multitap correlator (102) in combination with a digital signal processor (106) and a down... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926657 | Method and apparatus of mating boxes displaying a symbol Each of a plurality of boxes has at least one side that is configured to matably engage a corresponding side of at least one other of the plurality of boxes. The plurality of boxes each has a top that bears indicia. When the sides of the boxes are in matable engagem... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7908044 | Compound aircraft control system and method The Invention is a control system for a compound aircraft. A compound aircraft has features of both a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft and provides redundant control options. The control system allows an authorized person to select any of plurality of operationa... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7827724 | No-drill rear sight scope mount base A scope mount base design which readily accepts onto a preexisting rear sight base without any alteration of the sight base except for the easy removal of the original sight leaf and mainspring. This scope mount invention achieves solid lockup by the use of the appr... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823827 | Vectored thruster augmented aircraft The Invention is a rotary-wing aircraft having at least two vectored thrusters that may be tilted from a horizontal to a vertical position and to positions intermediate between the horizontal and vertical positions. The two vectored thrusters are equipped with prope... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821148 | Wind turbine A wind turbine has a horizontal axis of rotation and features a hub beam and two turbine blades attached to opposing ends of the hub beam in a spaced-apart relation. The blades have a first position in which the blades are radially arrayed about the hub beam. The bl... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7681892 | Wheeled military vehicle The Invention is a wheeled military vehicle that may be stacked one on top of another for efficient transportation aboard an aircraft such as a helicopter. A tubular frame reinforces the fenders of the military vehicle, allowing a first vehicle to support the weight... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7638085 | Sonar dome The Invention is a reinforced plastic sonar dome having a low acoustical insertion loss combined with sufficient mechanical strength. Acoustical and structural fibers are stochastically mixed and formed into a blended yarn. The blended yarn is woven into a blended f... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7438259 | Compound aircraft control system and method The Invention is a control system for a compound aircraft. A compound aircraft has features of both a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft and provides redundant control options. The control system allows an authorized person to select any of plurality of control bi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7408842 | Sonar dome The Invention is a reinforced plastic sonar dome having a low acoustical insertion loss combined with sufficient mechanical strength. Acoustical and structural fibers are stochastically mixed and formed into a blended yarn. The blended yarn is woven into a blended f... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7344441 | Card game method and apparatus A method and apparatus for playing a card game is provided. A player receives three playing cards. The player arranges the cards in sequence and predicts where in the sequence a fourth card will fall. The player receives a fourth card. If the player's prediction is ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344038 | Insulated container for liquids The Invention is a container for holding a liquid, such as a single-use beverage bottle. Gas-filled annular rings appear on a portion of the surface of the bottle. The air-filled annular rings partially insulate the bottle and slow the rate of heat transfer to and f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7266683 | Selective encryption of application session packets Apparatus and methods are provided for multiplexing and selectively encrypting application flows, such as VoIP services, over a pre-allocated bandwidth reservation protocol session. According to one embodiment, a pre-allocated reservation protocol session, such as a... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7200703 | Configurable components for embedded system design A system and method of designing an accelerator for a processor-based system. The accelerator design problem is partitioned into a data communicate module design problem and a data compute core module design problem. The hardware design of the data communicate modul... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7156592 | Truck load control apparatus The present Invention is an apparatus for controlling a load in a vehicle, particularly a pickup truck where the load is longer than the bed of the truck. The apparatus comprises a channel mounted to or defined by the bed or tailgate of the truck. A load-restraining... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7082872 | Strap tensioning apparatus The present invention is an apparatus for applying high tension to strap in an automatic strapping machine. A rotatable frame has a first and a second position. Two driving wheels are mounted on the frame. In the first position of the rotatable frame, strap passes f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7076472 | Knowledge-based methods for genetic network analysis and the whole cell computer system based thereon A new computing architecture that mimics the behavior of biological cells, called a Whole Cell Computer (WCC) is disclosed. The WCC is a computational architecture based on the biochemical processing of cells. It represents both a specialization and an extension of ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7025120 | Rapid thermal cycling device A lid for a well plate is provided. Pins penetrate the lid and project downwardly into the wells of the well plate. Thermal energy is applied to the upper end of the pin to regulate the temperature of liquid samples in the well plate. Ultrasonic energy is applied to... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6786798 | Antimicrobial bra The Invention is a brassiere to be worn after breast surgery. The fabric of the brassiere includes antimicrobial fibers that control microbes on the skin of the woman's breast area both before and after surgical incisions are healed. The antimicrobial fiber is a syn... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6772465 | Cleansing and massaging utensil A hygienic utensil having improved cleansing members for effectively cleaning and massaging the scalp is provided. The utensil for cleansing and massaging skin includes, a body and a plurality of branched bristle bundles. The plurality of branched bristle bundles ex... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769780 | Kaleidoscope The invention is a kaleidoscope that folds to a substantially flat condition. The kaleidoscope has at least two mirrored surfaces joined one to another, each pair of mirrored surfaces defining a mirrored interior angle of less than 180 degrees. The kaleidoscope may ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6711836 | Shoe and method for showing indicia The invention is an apparatus and method for displaying indicia, such as a logo or trademark, on a shoe. A window is provided in the shoe, for example the heel of the shoe. Indicia appear on a removable member such as an insole and are displayed through the window. | 03/30/2004 |
| 6653846 | Multifunction circuit continuity and sensor tester A primary, normally open, DC monitoring circuit with a circuit continuity test device is disclosed which will also test one or more additional sensors connected to the circuit. The sensing of lack of continuity or of a fault condition detected by an addit... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6640891 | Rapid thermal cycling device A thermal cycling device consisting of a plate containing a plurality of wells to hold liquid and a lid that covers the plate and contains a number of "pins" that insert into the wells of the plate to control the temperature of the sample in the well. Bio... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6587050 | Oscillator activated continuity testing switch A self timing test circuit switch powered by the same conductor as used to carry data may be used in vehicles where it is desirable to test and confirm the continuity of a critical circuit by illuminating for a brief period of time an indicator lamp after... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6581934 | Game apparatus The present invention is a game, as a board game or computer game, relating to visualization and completion of geometric shapes. Repeating geometric shapes appear on a game board. The geometric shapes share perimeter boundaries with other geometric shapes... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6470490 | Contextual data representation and retrieval method A method for information representation and retrieval within a general-purpose digital computer. Information of all simple types is represented as points along dimensions, and compound information types are represented as the intersection of two or more d... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6426118 | Method for pressure treating wood The present invention is a process for pressure treating wood and includes wood which has been pressure treated by the process. The process comprises infusion into the wood of a solution in water of an anhydride or the analogous acid of an anhydride, foll... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6367734 | Universal paper roll holder An apparatus that can adapt a toilet tissue holder into a paper towel holder. The apparatus can be sold in kit forms so that a person can convert a standard toilet tissue holder into a holder for paper towels thus insuring that the style and design of the... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345832 | Axle adjustment apparatus An apertured track and brace system for mounting a slider for adjusting the weight distribution of a semi-trailer. The apertured track is adapted to be mounted to both a semi trailer and to a carriage carrying a rear axle tandem, while a single type of br... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6317898 | Apparatus for selecting marine toilet flush water An apparatus is provided for selecting either potable water or seawater as flush water for marine sanitary toilets. The apparatus may be designed to be electrically or manually operated. Check valves and vaccum breaker prevent contamination or waste of th... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6295411 | Method and apparatus for preventing scale buildup on electric heating elements Scale buildup on the heating element of an electric water heater or industrial process boiler is minimized by directing one or more jets of incoming water or other fluid onto the heating element. Optionally the fluid is pretreated by the induced electric ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6292085 | Multiple coil assembly for use with electronic descaling unit An apparatus for imparting an electric field to water travelling within a pipe. The apparatus includes a plurality of rectangularly-shaped coils of electric wire connected in an electrically parallel arrangement. Each coil is sandwiched between flexible c... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6249033 | Controlled-drift apparatus for detecting energy and point of incidence of electromagnetic radiations or ionizing particles An apparatus for detecting energy and point of incidence of an ionizing event comprising a semiconductor layer with a first type of conductivity, in which at least one first doped region with the first type of conductivity and a corresponding plurality of... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6247936 | Electrical distribution system with fuse selectable circuits An electrical power distribution panel such as is typically used in automobiles provides for the connection of an accessory circuit to one of two power busses within the panel. One power buss may be energized at all times by direct connection to the batte... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6235346 | Method for pressure treating wood The present invention is a process for pressure treating wood and includes wood which has been pressure treated by the process. The process comprises infusion into the wood of a solution in water of an anhydride or the analogous acid of an anhydride, foll... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6233096 | Pseudo-spherical stepped diffractor constructed under constant step width conditions (multi-stepped monochromator) A diffractor for electromagnetic radiation with a spherical stepped geometry constructed under the constant step width conditions (here defined as pseudo-spherical geometry). The diffractor consists of a plurality of spherically curved dispersive elements... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6120513 | Laparoscopic surgery instrumentation and method of its use An operative laparoscopic instrument is equipped with proximal and distal loops closed by slip knots and tightenable from the proximal end of the instrument. A forceps extending from the distal end of the instrument grasps an anatomical tube to be both li... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6093025 | Apparatus for teaching horseback riding The present invention comprises an apparatus and method of using the apparatus for teaching horseback riding skills without the use of a horse. The apparatus is secured to the student so that the student may move about. The student uses reins to manipulat... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6061988 | Building module and a method of constructing a wall from said module A module, a wall made from said block, and a method of constructing a wall using such blocks, wherein the block has the general shape of a plus sign. The block is made from a first rectangular piece and a second rectangular piece joined perpendicular to s... | 05/16/2000 |
