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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 |
| 7722771 | Continuous processing and solids handling in near-critical and supercritical fluids The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for the continuous processing and solids handling in near-critical and supercritical fluids. The present invention also allows for treatment of the starting material with the near-critical or supercritical fluid... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7698647 | Portable dataport device and method for retrieving, inter-relating, annotating and managing electronic documents at a point of need A method and device for using a portable dataport for electronic document retrieving, annotating, inter-relating, and managing, comprising a view manager having an at least one-dimensional grid. The view manager and grid provide document inter-relation and managemen... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670487 | De-pressurization scheme for chromatography columns A depressurization process for a packed separation column is provided where the column system experiences a rapid and/or severe drop in pressure that could potentially damage column components. The process provides a safe de-pressurization of the column on the outle... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7592327 | Asthma/allergy therapy that targets T-lymphocytes and/or eosinophils A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases caused by type I hypersensitivity reactions consisting essentially of Glicophosphopeptical, or pure Nigella Sativa seeds, in a concentration which stimulate Th1 lymphocytes and sele... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7569663 | Chimeric proteins and methods for using the same Novel chimeric proteins are disclosed. The proteins comprise at least two portions. The first portion binds to a first cell and decreases the cell's ability to send a trans signal to a second cell; the second portion sends its own trans signal to the second cell. Me... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568640 | Method and apparatus for removal of gutter debris A debris removal apparatus for use in a gutter having a mounting plate with a hole defined therein, attached to the top of a gutter, a power source situated near the top of the mounting plate, a shaft, having a first end and a second end, and wherein the shaft is at... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7544822 | Recovery of phytonutrients from oils The present invention relates to an improved and integrated process for the extraction and purification of tocotrienols or tocopherols, carotenoids and sterols from vegetable and other edible oils. Fatty acids in the vegetable oils are subjected to alcoholic osterif... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7513972 | Portable brine evaporator unit, process, and system The present invention discloses a comprehensive, efficient, and cost effective portable evaporator unit, method, and system for the treatment of brine. The evaporator unit, method, and system require a pretreatment process that removes heavy metals, crude oil, and o... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7435585 | Auto-stimulating cells and methods for making and using the same Methods for transferring one or more proteins to a cell are disclosed. The protein or proteins to be transferred are in the form of a fusion protein, and contain at least one domain encoding for a protein or peptide having trans signaling and/or adhesion function. T... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7238286 | Combination trickling filter and overflow tank for secondary treatment of wastewater, and associated method of managing wastewater overflow A method and apparatus for controlling water flow in a wastewater treatment plant is provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a trickling filter effluent water basin having filter media provided over a storage space for water. Water outlet flow from the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211274 | Hair growth formulation The present invention relates to a formulation for promoting hair growth and preventing hair loss. Supplementation with the formulation promotes hair growth and increases the number of hairs in mammals. In one embodiment, a composition for promoting hair growth and ... | 05/01/2007 |
| D530019 | Personal massager | 10/10/2006 |
| 7091366 | Recovery of residual specialty oil The present invention provides a means for the recovery of residual specialty oils from cake using a compressed solvent, preferably carbon dioxide. The present invention also allows for the cake to be toasted before extraction. The compressed solvent can be recycled... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6925063 | Voice over internet communications algorithm and related method for optimizing and reducing latency delays A method of optimizing latency delays in VoIP and other multimedia communications using IPv6 over the “publics” internet and between two end users that involves selecting an optimum VoIP route based upon periodic trace measurements of the best available VoIP rou... | 08/02/2005 |
