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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7904871 | Computer-implemented method of optimizing refraction and TIR structures to enhance path lengths in PV devices A computer-implemented method is provided for optimizing configuration of absorption enhancement structures for use in a photovoltaic enhancement film that is applied onto a PV device to improve absorption. The method includes receiving optimization run input defini... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7869830 | Wideband antenna system Generally, an antenna module includes a plurality of monopole antenna elements (e.g., 3 to 4 antenna elements) that can be coupled together by one or more switches to provide for a tunable, wideband antenna module. For example, the switches may change the overall le... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7752158 | System and method for generating an adaptive software knowledge model incorporating new information with model dependency analysis A knowledge generation machine (KGM) that collects information of varying types from a plurality of different sources is provided. Because information about a software component may come from third parties or external information, the KGM is configured to find and s... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7701714 | Liquid-air hybrid cooling in electronics equipment Provided herein are hybrid-cooled electronics chassis and boards. Such boards may be plugged in a chassis and connected to a common liquid-cooling loop shared by two or more of the boards inside that chassis. Liquid cooling conduits between the electronics board/mod... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7692932 | Resilient grounding clip in electronics chassis The devices and methods herein provide ground for computer cards inserted into a computer card chassis (e.g., VME chassis, CompactPCI chassis, ATCA chassis, etc.). A resilient clip may be configured with a chassis member of the computer card chassis. The clip is aff... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7650173 | Combined antenna module with single output An antenna module on a vehicle having an antenna for receiving satellite radio signals and an antenna for receiving GPS signals. The two antennas may or may not be on a common ceramic substrate. Either of the two antennas may be a ceramic patch antenna or a helical ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7649254 | Conductive stiffener for a flexible substrate A structure is disclosed for connecting an electrically-connectable metal stiffener to a ground connection within a flexible substrate, the stiffener comprising nickel-gold plated stainless steel. In one embodiment the stiffener is secured to the flexible substrate ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7525604 | Windows with electrically controllable transmission and reflection A window having electrically controllable transmission and reflection includes a layer of liquid crystal material and polarizers on either side thereof. Different combinations of absorptive and reflective polarizers are disclosed. These different combinations can be... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7214179 | Low acceleration sensitivity microphone An implanted microphone is provided that has reduced sensitivity to vibration and attendant acceleration forces. In this regard, the microphone differentiates between the desirable and undesirable components of a transcutaneously received signal. More specifically, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204799 | Microphone optimized for implant use An implantable microphone for use with an implantable hearing instrument that has a reduced vibration sensitivity in comparison with its acoustic sensitivity. The microphone utilizes a plurality of small diaphragms as opposed to a single large diaphragm in order to ... | 04/17/2007 |
| D540692 | Basketball bottle | 04/17/2007 |
| D538659 | Grip for beverage container | 03/20/2007 |
| 7116378 | Color-balanced brightness enhancement for display systems A technique for providing a desired level of color balance in field sequential color systems with brightness enhancement. In color wheels having a spectrally-broad transmissive segment, the spectrally-broad segment has a transmittance that is selected to provide a d... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7036935 | Light projection apparatus for projection in three-dimensions An apparatus and method are provided for producing images having a depth or relief component (e.g., appearing three-dimensional) from single perspective projection masks. The three-dimensional relief images are generated from two-dimensional images utilizing a simpl... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6998061 | In-situ exchange biased GMR head for ultra-high density recording with pinning layer-only anneal A process for manufacturing a GMR read element of a read/write head for a disk drive having pattern exchange biasing for longitudinal stabilization. An in situ or ex situ GMR anneal of the pinned layer occurs after only the AFM pinning layer and the first pinned lay... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6993287 | Repeater system for strong signal environments A repeater system combines co-located antennas, limited and controlled downlink signal amplification, stability management and an amplification indicator to create a user-installed solution to co-channel interference within cellular systems, in strong signal environ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6976577 | Mint package In accordance the present invention a package assembly 10 for the storage and distribution of a plurality of mints 14 is provided comprising a bottom container 12 for the storage of the plurality of mints 14, the bottom container 12 | 12/20/2005 |
| 6633301 | RGB illuminator with calibration via single detector servo A display system includes a light modulator divided into an array of individually controllable pixels and an input-driven illumination device. The illumination device is adapted to receive a variable input and is configured to direct light of variable int... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6609064 | System and method for grouping GPS data into moving and stationary segments A system provides the ability to collect and analyze data generated by a global positioning system to assist in monitoring and supervising a user of a vehicle. The system includes a GPS unit incorporated into a vehicle for periodically generating and reco... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6348970 | Apparatus and method for interfacing a computer network to a facsimile machine An apparatus and method provide for interfacing a facsimile machine with a computer network. Specifically, an apparatus provides a fax interface for exchanging faxes with fax machine and a network interface for communicating with and retrieving electronic... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6334056 | Secure gateway processing for handheld device markup language (HDML) Secure access is provided for a limited access data network (intranet) to handheld electronic devices which include the functionality to process alphanumeric information and process information received in handheld device markup language (HDML). A handhel... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6305944 | Electrical connector The present invention provides a tool assembly for use in field applications to monitor at least one condition in a well or other hole. The tool assembly may include a computing unit for directing operation of the tool assembly and may be sized to be oper... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298385 | Method and apparatus for optimizing playback of media files over a data network An adaptable communication system provides capability to change the format of multimedia files being transmitted over a data network in real-time. Incorporated into a network server is a processor and other functionality for downloading multimedia files a... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6288715 | Screensaver messaging system A screensaver method and apparatus provides a communication system for a computer which allows a visitor to an office or workspace to leave an electronic message. A screensaver program is installed on a personal computer which provides a dialogue box on t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6262843 | Polarizing privacy system for use with a visual display terminal The privacy system apparatus and method of the present invention allow users of a publicly accessible terminal to privately access information displayed on a visual monitor of the terminal. In one embodiment, the privacy system 10 is implemented with a te... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6256624 | Computing system for operating report production facilities The disclosure includes a computational system (110) that implements a method for controlling operation of report production facilities. The system (110) is particularly suited to efficiently operating a facility that prints mail pieces and inserts the ma... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6152401 | Deployable chair system for use in patient transport aircraft An emergency medical system for use in an aircraft. In one embodiment, the system includes a deployable chair and upper and lower support members for supporting the deployable chair, the deployable chair being pivotally interconnected to the upper support... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138674 | Active temperature and humidity compensator for anesthesia monitoring systems The humidity and/or temperature of a gas sample is monitored so that these system parameters can be accounted and/or actively monitored and controlled. In one embodiment, a gas analyzer system (10) includes an input flowline (12) for receiving a sample st... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6137860 | Digital radiographic weld inspection system Disclosed is a weld inspection system that utilizes an automated digital radiographic camera and control system to generate and review digital X-ray images of the weld seam. The weld inspection system is mountable onto the weld fixture, such that the weld... | 10/24/2000 |
