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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5873883 | Hydraulic capsulorhexitome A surgical apparatus and method for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye are disclosed. The apparatus or capsulorhexitome, comprises a hollow shaft, a concentric cutting member with a annular channel and orifice, and means for inj... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5746389 | Cable retractor A cable retractor comprising interconnected restrainer segments attached end-to-end by pivot pins, such that the entire structure is foldable into a small space. A fiber optic cable is attached to restrainer segments in a manner such that the total path l... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743683 | Removal tool for flush rivets A tool for removal of rivets includes three main sections--a tubular body section, a base, and a drive shaft assembly. The drive shaft assembly includes an upper portion to be received in the chuck of a rotational source of power and a lower portion to be... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5736977 | Video real estate information service Apparatus and a method for providing real estate agents, persons relocating to another home or acquiring an interest in a property, and providers of home insurance, with an audio-visual presentation of a property supplied over existing cable, telephone, I... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5728258 | Portable non-gravitational positive pressure generator and method of use An apparatus for applying non-gravitational pressure to a surface includes a frame structure having a longitudinal axis, a pair of connecting members coupled to the frame structure along parallel axes normal to the longitudinal axis of the frame structure... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5726793 | Polygonal mirror optical scanning system An optical system for scanning a light beam across an object where the light beam is double reflected by the reflection surfaces of a rotating polygonal mirror. Beam expander optics are included in the light path for the light beam following the first ref... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5724496 | Method for autonomous determination of tie points in imagery A method for selecting tie point locations within a series of overlapping images. Initially the series of images are ordered to maximize the potential for successful phase correlations between adjacent images. Adjacent pairs in the ordered images are then... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5714554 | High tensile strength amorphous 1-butene/propylene and ethylene/propylene copolymers Amorphous propylene/1-butene and ethylene/propylene copolymers having increased tensile properties produced by the process comprising: reacting propylene and 1-butene monomers or ethylene and propylene monomers in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5713692 | Inventory control collar locking ring A polymeric inventory control collar locking ring for securing an inventory control collar around the cylindrical neck of a storage container comprising a circular disc with a central opening sized to fit around the neck of the storage container and a plu... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5712872 | Communications system using open architecture bus lines A communications system programmable to operate at a selected one of multiple frequency ranges and any one of a plurality of modulations schemes and data rights including an open architectural bus line for linking a plurality of board level units. A singl... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5706010 | Method and apparatus for determining location of an unknown signal transmitter A method and apparatus determines the location of a signal transmitter located at an unknown location by using externally-induced intermodulation distortion emitted from the signal transmitter. A transmitter locator emits an interrogation signal having a ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5704213 | Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a device using independent multi-stage thermoelectric coolers A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a device, wherein said method and device includes a plurality of thermoelectric coolers with independent temperature feedback control loops monitors and controls the temperature of a device. One th... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5706322 | Precision time of day counter A very high speed counter system of operating at frequencies of up to around 800 MHz provides timing measurements with accuracies on the order of (1/f) seconds where f is the frequency of operation. The least significant bit of the counter operates at the... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5703783 | Apparatus for intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed postal mail The present invention comprises apparatus for identifying, intercepting and forwarding incorrectly addressed mailpieces having either a machine readable or non-machine readable address. The apparatus reads (either mechanically or manually) the addressee n... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702070 | Apparatus and method using relative GPS positioning for aircraft precision approach and landing A relative GPS landing system is provided for approach and landing of aircraft where an accurate site survey of the GPS platform is unavailable. Data containing information on all GPS satellites in view is uplinked from a ground station to an aircraft. A ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5702073 | Modular liquid skin heat exchanger A liquid coolant heat exchange system for use in semimonocoque aircraft includes an arcuate planar heat sink fixed along a radius of curvature R1 by forming members, a flexible arcuate planar spreader plate having a radius R2, such t... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5697173 | Inventory control collar An inventory control collar incorporating a resident memory for use on a cylindrical neck of a storage container comprising an electrically insulative housing having a central opening sized to fit around the cylindrical neck of the storage container, and ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5691723 | Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding data on tactical air navigation and distance measuring equipment signals A method and apparatus for encoding and decoding data on navigation signal pulse pairs utilizes pulse position modulation (PPM). The pulse interval between a first pulse and a second pulse of the pulse pair is varied depending on whether the logic value o... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5689527 | Communications system using open architecture bus lines A communications system programmable to operate at a selected one of multiple frequency ranges and any one of a plurality of modulations schemes and data rights including an open architectural bus line for linking a plurality of board level units. A singl... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5681913 | High tensile strength amorphous 1-butene/propylene and ethylene/propylene copolymers Amorphous propylene/1-butene and ethylene/propylene copolymers having increased tensile properties produced by the process comprising: reacting propylene and 1-butene monomers or ethylene and propylene monomers in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5678787 | Door assembly with shear layer control aperture There is described a vehicle door assembly with shear layer control for controlling the airflow in and around an aperture in the vehicle fuselage. The vehicle door assembly consists of an upper door and a lower door, both slidably mounted to the exterior ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5680103 | Metal detection system A walk-through metal detection system with split field generation coils excited in phase to generate an electromagnetic field having a substantially uniform vertical field density. A plurality of vertically distributed receiver coils are also provided, ea... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5678219 | Integrated electronic warfare antenna receiver An RF antenna and an associated receiver are proximately located in an integrated antenna/receiver unit thereby eliminating the need for baluns and inter-component cabling characteristic of prior designs. Integration of the receiver with the antenna provi... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667168 | Modular liquid skin heat exchanger A liquid coolant heat exchange system for use in semimonocoque aircraft includes an arcuate planar heat sink fixed along a radius of curvature R1 by forming members, a flexible arcuate planar spreader plate having a radius R2, such t... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665913 | Method and apparatus for evaluation and inspection of composite-repaired structures A method and apparatus for evaluation and inspection of a composite-repaired structure generates a frequency-varying electrical signal to test and evaluate the composite-repaired area. The electrical signal is converted into a mechanical signal and transm... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664432 | Vehicle air conditioning condenser A vehicle air conditioning condenser includes two tubular members, one on each end of the condenser, for conducting refrigerant to the cooling tubes. A connector block, having a half cylindrical indentation extending from the top of the block to the botto... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5664109 | Method for extracting pre-defined data items from medical service records generated by health care providers A central medical record repository for a managed health care organization accepts and stores medical record documents in any format from medical service providers. The repository then identifies the document using information automatically extracted from... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5659396 | Dichotomous scan system for detection of edges of objects and overlapped objects having relatively uniform surfaces Apparatus and method for detection of leading and trailing edges of objects moving along a defined path. A light radiation source directs a light beam toward a beamspot on the path. Light reflected from the beamspot is received by two light sensors. An ed... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657611 | Apparatus for unfolding documents An apparatus for unfolding a bifolded mailpiece comprises a pair of pivotable receiving wall for receiving a bifolded mailpiece, a pair of receiving wall cylinders for pivotally moving the receiving walls and a pair of spreader walls for spreading the bif... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5657032 | Aircraft cellular communications antenna An elliptic-shaped cylindrical antenna radiating element having a first side and a second side includes a first rectangular slot disposed in the first side and a second port disposed in the second side. A microstrip feed network located within the antenna... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5655309 | Tool for determining true vertical for tubular objects A construction tool for orienting the longitudinal axis of a tubular work piece perpendicular to the horizon (i.e. in a true vertical position) is disclosed. The tool comprises a concentric stack of tool sections increasing in external cross section area,... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5655667 | Method and apparatus for separating, feeding and sorting A method and apparatus for separating, feeding and sorting stacked products utilizes a computer controlled conveyor transport path. The transport path includes infeed, separating and output sections. The infeed section includes an infeed conveyor and feed... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5642264 | Apparatus for supporting circuit cards in slot locations A chassis having a unique configuration is provided along with card guide assemblies having predefined configuration types for selective installation in the chassis. The guide assemblies, when installed within the chassis, enable circuit cards having vary... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5640333 | Communications system using open architecture bus lines A communications system programmable to operate at a selected one of multiple frequency ranges and any one of a plurality of modulations schemes and data rights including an open architectural bus line for linking a plurality of board level units. A singl... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5640695 | Multibranched selectively combined diversity controller The present invention discloses an apparatus for minimizing the effects of destructive interference caused by multipath fading. An amplitude sensing module receives IF signals from a plurality of receivers and generates high speed voltage signals proporti... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5637665 | High tensile strength amorphous 1-butene/propylene and ethlene/propylene copolymers Amorphous propylene/1-butene and ethylene/propylene copolymers having increased tensile properties produced by the process comprising: reacting propylene and 1-butene monomers or ethylene and propylene monomers in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: ... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5634562 | Method and apparatus for separating, feeding and sorting A method and apparatus for separating, feeding and sorting stacked products utilizes a computer controlled conveyor transport path. The transport path comprises infeed, separating and output sections. The infeed section includes an infeed conveyor and fee... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5625328 | Stripline directional coupler tolerant of substrate variations A stripline directional coupler having a quarter-wave transmission line added either between the isolation port of the coupler and the termination impedance or between the input port of the coupler and the signal input reduces the degradation of coupler d... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5614710 | Dichotomous scan system for detection of overlapped objects Apparatus and method are disclosed for detection of overlapped objects moving along a defined path. A light radiation source directs a light beam toward the path. As an object moves into the light beam, reflected light is received by two light sensors. An... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5609193 | Automated container for waste grease An automated container for receiving waste grease is preferably located for convenience, safety and security reasons inside a food establishment where the waste grease is generated. The automated container comprises a tank, first and second liquid level s... | 03/11/1997 |
