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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638273 | Hobby knife with retractable blade | 05/24/2011 |
| 7925455 | Method and system for the determination of damage location A method for determining the health of a structural element. The method includes providing a plurality of transducer elements arranged and disposed to permit measurement of vibration generated by at least one of the transducer elements at one or more of the other tr... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7897103 | Method for making and using a rod assembly An elongated rod assembly is made by preparing a plurality of rods. Each rod is prepared by the steps of furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, thereafter chemically reducing the precursor compounds to produce the metallic material, and thereafter c... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884042 | Antiferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitor An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880355 | Electromagnetic variable transmission An electromagnetically variable transmission includes an outer rotor and an inner rotor. The inner rotor is independently rotatable within a center aperture of the outer rotor. The outer rotor is independently rotatable about the inner rotor. One of the rotors has a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7869909 | Stress monitoring system for railways A rail stress monitoring system is disclosed. This system includes a sensor module that further includes a sensing device that is adapted to be mountable directly on a length of rail. The sensing device further includes a generally flat metal shim and at least one, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7854596 | System and method of operation of multiple screw compressors with continuously variable speed to provide noise cancellation A system for cancelling or attenuating noise in at least two positive displacement compressors proximately located from each other for use with a heating or cooling system. A lead compressor and a lag compressor have a controllable rotational speed and phase of oper... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850320 | System for creating spectral displays A highly adaptable system for creating colorful spectral displays or for achieving a prismatic effect using visible light is provided. The invention includes a fixed-angle or monolithic prismatic element fabricated from plate glass mirror material. A compound versio... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7844352 | Iterative matrix processor based implementation of real-time model predictive control A system for embedding real-time Model Predictive Control (MPC) in a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) devices is provided. In the system, a microprocessor is connected to an auxiliary unit or application-specific matrix coprocessor. The microprocessor can control the operatio... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842231 | Method for producing a titanium metallic composition having titanium boride particles dispersed therein An article made of constituent elements is prepared by furnishing at least one nonmetallic precursor compound, wherein all of the nonmetallic precursor compounds collectively contain the constituent elements. The constituent elements include a titanium-base metallic... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7833472 | Article prepared by depositing an alloying element on powder particles, and making the article from the particles An article is prepared by furnishing a plurality of powder particle substrates made of a substrate metal, providing a nonmetallic precursor of a metallic coating material, wherein the metallic coating material comprises an alloying element that is thermophysically m... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7832447 | Specification-attaching apparatus A specification-attaching apparatus includes a transferring unit for transferring a specification fed from a specification-feeding unit to an attaching unit that includes a suction member movable, in response to rotation of a pivot rod, in sequence among angularly s... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828001 | Pad washing system with splash guard A pad washing system is provided. This system includes a filter device that further includes: a filter component having a textured top surface and at least one baffle formed on the underside thereof; a filter support apparatus adapted to receive the filter device, w... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824783 | Coating for components requiring hydrogen peroxide compatibility The present invention provides a heretofore-unknown use for zirconium nitride as a hydrogen peroxide compatible protective coating that was discovered to be useful to protect components that catalyze the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or corrode when exposed to ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823681 | Breath alcohol ignition interlock device with biometric facial recognition with real-time verification of the user An interlock system using biometrics scans to identify in real-time an individual who seeks to operate a mechanical device, such as an automobile. Biometrics features that uniquely identify an individual are selected. If a real-time biometrics scan of the individual... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823275 | Method for making an electronic switch that is mountable on a circuit board A method for making an electronic switch mountable on a circuit board includes the steps of: (A) providing a housing that includes a base having opposite inner and outer sides, and a cover body having a main portion that cooperates with the inner side of the base to... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811379 | Regenerated calcium aluminate product and process of manufacture The disclosed invention provides an improved method that utilizes a liquid ladle slag in combination with a crushed material, such as a refractory brick, and alumina ladle brick or an aluminum dross, to manufacture a calcium aluminate product that can be used in the... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807921 | Multijunction solar cell having a lattice mismatched GrIII-GrV-X layer and a composition-graded buffer layer A multijunction solar cell includes a first photoactive subcell layer having a first-subcell lattice parameter and a composition including (a) at least one Group III element, at least one Group V element other than (nitrogen, phosphorus), and (nitrogen, phosphorus),... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804689 | High-power thyristor module having cooling effect A high-power thyristor module includes a housing configured with an inner receiving space, and a thyristor unit disposed in the inner receiving space in the housing and including a mounting frame, and a plurality of high-power thyristors mounted on the mounting fram... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798451 | Three-in-one door bracket A HVAC system is provided having a three in one door bracket. The door bracket is configured to mount a door on the HVAC and to secure wiring within the HVAC. Various door arrangements may be used with the exemplary door bracket and at least one wire, or a plurality... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793509 | System and method for capacity control in a multiple compressor chiller system A capacity control algorithm for a multiple compressor liquid chiller system is provided wherein the speed and number of compressors in operation are controlled in order to obtain a leaving liquid temperature setpoint. In response to an increase in the load in the c... | 09/14/2010 |
| D623553 | Pick holder jewelry article | 09/14/2010 |
| D623552 | Pick holder jewelry article | 09/14/2010 |
| D623438 | Baseball themed table | 09/14/2010 |
| D623437 | Baseball themed table | 09/14/2010 |
| 7791235 | Variable magnetic coupling of rotating machinery A system for transferring torque between a pair of independently, concurrently rotating shafts of a turbofan engine includes a magnetic gearbox. The magnetic gearbox has a first ring structure, a second ring structure and an intermediate ring structure. Each ring st... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790796 | Spackling composition containing polyaramid fibers and ceramic microparticles, and methods of repair and attachment A spackling compound is provided that is easy to apply smoothly, can be applied in thicker layers than known spackling without cracking upon drying, and can be modified after drying without pitting, flaking, or crumbling, particularly at the edges of the applied spa... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789451 | Window screen for vehicles A ventilation device for use with vehicle windows is provided. This device includes an adjustable frame mountable within a vehicle window; an insert mountable within the frame; and an adapter, wherein adapter is attachable to the frame and further includes a plurali... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788898 | Variable coupling of turbofan engine spools via open differential gear set or simple planetary gear set for improved power extraction and engine operability, with torque coupling for added flexibility A system for transferring mechanical torque variably between a plurality of rotating machines in a turbofan engine. Two devices are used, where the first device relies upon magnetic properties of a planetary magnetic gearbox to couple the magnetic machines. The seco... | 09/07/2010 |
| D622980 | Racing themed table | 09/07/2010 |
| D622979 | Golf themed table | 09/07/2010 |
| D622978 | Golf themed table | 09/07/2010 |
| 7785037 | Spillway hydroelectric turbine A hydroelectric system comprising a support member, a rotational torque converter, a drive member being disposed at one end of a support arm, a water driven mechanism in rotational communication with the drive member, wherein the support arm can be pivotally adjuste... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784528 | Heat exchanger system having manifolds structurally integrated with a duct A heat exchanger system includes a duct having a duct wall with a duct wall outer surface and a duct wall inner surface; and a heat exchanger partial shell hermetically joined to the duct wall inner surface. The heat exchanger partial shell and a shell portion of th... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784295 | Two-zone fuzzy logic liquid level control A level control algorithm for an HVAC refrigeration system is provided. The control algorithm utilizes a fuzzy logic methodology to automatically adjust a flow of refrigerant in the system to maintain a desired liquid level in the condenser. The fuzzy logic methodol... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7781358 | Antiferroelectric multilayer ceramic capacitor An antiferroelectric ceramic material that can be formed into a multilayer capacitor is disclosed. The antiferroelectric ceramic material is selected from the Pb(Sn, Zr, Ti)O3 (PSnZT) composition family. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775772 | System for manufacturing a rotor having an MMC ring component and an airfoil component having MMC airfoils A system for manufacturing an integrally bladed rotor is provided. This system includes a ring component, wherein the ring component further includes at least one metal matrix composite and a continuous radially outwardly facing conical surface; an airfoil component... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770411 | System and method for using hot gas reheat for humidity control A humidity control method is provided for a multi-stage cooling system having two or more refrigerant circuits that balances humidity control and cooling demand. Each refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator. A hot gas reheat circuit ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766992 | Producing metallic articles by reduction of nonmetallic precursor compounds and melting A metallic article is produced by furnishing one or more nonmetallic precursor compound comprising the metallic constituent element(s), and chemically reducing the nonmetallic precursor compound(s) to produce an initial metallic particle, preferably having a size of... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764041 | System and method to extend synchronous operation of an active converter in a variable speed drive Systems and methods for synchronous operation of variable speed drives having active converters include extending the synchronous operation of an active converter to the AC mains voltage during complete line dropout. A phase angle control circuit includes a squaring... | 07/27/2010 |
