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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237117 | Universal secure registry A secure registry system and method for the use thereof are provided which permits secure access to a database containing selected data on a plurality of entities, at least portions of which database has restricted access. Mechanisms are provided for controlling acc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7222577 | Method and apparatus for controlling a waterjet-driven marine vessel A system for controlling a marine vessel having at least first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets is disclosed. The system comprises a processor configured to receive a first vessel control signal and to provide a first ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216599 | Method and apparatus for controlling a waterjet-driven marine vessel A method for controlling a marine vessel having a first steering nozzle, a reversing deflector and at least one of a bow thruster and a second steering nozzle is disclosed. The method comprises the acts of inducing a net translational force to the marine vessel, cor... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7521823 | Uninterruptible power supply An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes an AC power input configured to receive AC power from a single-phase AC power source or a multi-phase AC power source, a DC power source, an output circuit including a power output, a controllable switch configur... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517480 | Automatic process control for a multilayer injection molding apparatus A control system for use with a multi-layer molding device having an inspection device for measuring a characteristic of a product of a cavity of the molding device and a controller adapted to receive information corresponding to the at least one characteristic from... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7508898 | Programmable radio transceiver A fully integrated, programmable mixed-signal transceiver comprising a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) which is frequency and protocol agnostic with digital inputs and outputs, the transceiver being programmable and configurable for multiple radio frequenc... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7497673 | Scroll fluid machine having forced convection generating portion In a scroll fluid machine, a driving shaft has an eccentric axial portion around which an orbiting scroll revolves while the orbiting scroll engages with a fixed scroll. A cooling path extends through the driving shaft to a gap between the outer circumferential surf... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475440 | Inflatable device forming mattresses and cushions The invention relates to an inflatable device comprising an electromechanical device and a self-sealing valve, and in particular, to any inflatable device that includes the assembly. In some embodiments, at least a portion of a fluid controller is coupled to and sup... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467709 | Continuous belt for a belt-type separator device The application discloses a belt formed of first and second portions of thermoplastic sheet including, respectively, first and second pluralities of tabs spaced apart so as to define first and second pluralities of openings along corresponding first and second edges... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7456524 | Apparatus for and methods of polyphase power conversion In one aspect, a polyphase power converter includes an input adapted to couple to a polyphase AC source, a positive DC output, and a negative DC output. The polyphase power converter also includes a first plurality of circuits and a second plurality of circuits. In ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446437 | Apparatus and method for preventing an electrical backfeed At least one aspect is directed to a transfer switch including a first input to couple a first multiphase low voltage electrical supply to the transfer switch, and a second input to couple a second multiphase low voltage electrical supply to the transfer switch. The... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7424760 | Body support, comfort device The invention relates to a body support and comfort device. The device comprises an inflatable bladder having a shape and size to substantially cover at least one support surface of a body support device so as to conform to and provide a comfort and support layer to... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7412738 | Fluidic chambers fluidly connected by one way valve and method for use The present invention is directed to an inflatable device or a body support device, and, specifically, to an inflatable device including two or more fluid chambers. One embodiment of the device includes a first fluid chamber comprising a first outlet, and a second f... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7380564 | System and method for a mass flow controller A system and method for controlling a mass flow controller to have a constant control loop gain under a variety of different types of fluids and operating conditions, and for configuring the mass flow controller for operation with a fluid and/or operating conditions... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360448 | Ultrasonic flow sensor having reflecting interface An ultrasonic flow sensor that includes a conduit having a length, a first ultrasonic transducer disposed at a first position along the length of the conduit, a second ultrasonic transducer disposed at a second position along the length of the conduit, the second po... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363182 | System and method for mass flow detection device calibration Systems and methods for correcting measurements of fluid flow using device-specific information to compensate for differences between individual devices of the same design. In one embodiment, a method includes providing device-specific calibration data; sensing a fl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360551 | Method and apparatus for providing a determined ratio of process fluids A fluid flow control system that includes a fluid inlet to receive a flow of process fluid and a plurality of fluid outlets. The plurality of fluid outlets include a first fluid outlet and at least one second fluid outlet. The first fluid outlet provides a first pre... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347752 | Integral reversing and trim deflector and control mechanism A thrust control system is described, including a control apparatus having water jet deflectors that deflect water to provide a reversing/backing thrust and a trim force to marine vessels using water jet propulsion. Other aspects include an electro-mechanical contro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334605 | Modular substrate gas panel having manifold connections in a common plane A gas panel comprising a first gas stick, a second gas stick, and a first manifold. The first gas stick has a first flow path that includes a first plurality of ports formed in a common plane, and the second gas stick has a second flow path that includes a second pl... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328472 | Configurable inflatable support devices A configurable, adjustable inflatable device including one or more inflatable bladders and a shape-defining membrane that combines with the inflatable bladders such that an overall shape of the configurable inflatable device is at least partially controlled by the s... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7273063 | Methods and apparatus for pressure compensation in a mass flow controller Performance of mass flow controller may be vulnerable to pressure transients in a flow path to which the controller is coupled for the purpose of controlling the fluid flow. A system and method are provided for reducing or eliminate performance degradations, instabi... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7275169 | Graphical view of shutdown process A method of controlling shutdown of processes on equipment powered through a UPS comprises: providing a graphical display system and a graphical pointing device; displaying on the graphical display system a graphic having a time access and a process access; arrangin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7259477 | Uninterruptible power supply An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes an AC power input configured to receive AC power from a single-phase AC power source or a multi-phase AC power source, a DC power source, an output circuit including a power output, a controllable switch configur... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251223 | Low-height, low-cost, high-gain antenna and system for mobile platforms A communication system and methodology for providing a signal of interest to at least one movable platform, for possible use by passengers associated with the movable platform, from an information source, where the movable platform is not within a signal coverage ar... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231931 | System and method for a mass flow controller A system and method for controlling a mass flow controller to have a constant control loop gain under a variety of different types of fluids and operating conditions, and for configuring the mass flow controller for operation with a fluid and/or operating conditions... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225835 | Modular substrate gas panel having manifold connections in a common plane A gas panel comprising a first gas stick, a second gas stick, and a first manifold. The first gas stick has a first flow path that includes a first plurality of ports formed in a common plane, and the second gas stick has a second flow path that includes a second pl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7216019 | Method and system for a mass flow controller with reduced pressure sensitivity Systems and methods for mass flow controllers which minimize false flow conditions and display a reduced sensitivity to pressure transients are disclosed. Pressure gradients that exist within the volume of a mass flow controller fluid path are minimized in order to ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196789 | Light processor providing wavelength control and method for same A light processor (such as a spectrometer) providing wavelength equalization for a sample pathway and a reference pathway by actuation of a light amplitude modulator. A chemometric processor including a light amplitude modulator capable of performing chemical analys... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181160 | Method and apparatus for providing a signal to passengers of a passenger vehicle A system that provides information to a second passenger vehicle, to create an information network between the second passenger vehicle and an information source, the system including a first transmitter/receiver unit disposed on a first passenger vehicle and adapte... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179999 | Multi-pair data cable with configurable core filling and pair separation An improved twisted pair telecommunications cable according to the invention includes a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, and a substantially flat configurable pair separator disposed between the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173191 | Cables including fillers A cable includes a filler including a plurality of points of weakness or discontinuities spaced along its length. The points of weakness or discontinuities may be evenly spaced along the length of the cable and may be formed by partially or fully cutting through the... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168996 | Integral reversing and trim deflector and control mechanism A thrust control system is described, including a control apparatus having water jet deflectors that deflect water to provide a reversing/backing thrust and a trim force to marine vessels using water jet propulsion. Other aspects include an electromechanical control... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154043 | Data cable with cross-twist cabled core profile Cables including a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors and a core disposed between the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors so as to separate at least one of the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors from others of the plura... | 12/26/2006 |
