Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6596932 | Vibraphone having improved drive of fans A vibraphone provided with at least one series of sound bars with resonance tubes provided thereunder, while above at least a number of the resonance tubes a shaft extends, provided with a series of fans, while driving means are provided for rotation of t... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6594307 | Device and method for signal quality determination A device for determining quality of an output signal to be generated by a signal processing circuit, including a radio link, with respect to a reference signal. The device has a first and second series circuits for receiving the output signal and the refe... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588654 | Cup having safety structure A cup having a safety structure has a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom wall closing a lower end of the sidewall. The cup has a bottomed cylindrical shape. The sidewall has at least one protrusion protruding outward in such a size and a shape as to hook a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6563824 | Apparatus and methods for determining the correct workstation within a LAN for a LAN modem to route a packet A LAN modem permits unambiguous routing for multiple workstations located on a LAN to each gain access through the LAN modem to any one of a number of different remote servers located on a number of different remote networks using a combination of public ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557108 | System and method in a modem for providing a shortened reset pulse upon receipt of an external reset pulse A system and method for providing a shortened DSP reset pulse to cause a modem to reset and enter a sleep mode as soon as possible after receipt of an external reset pulse issued by a host. A reset controller detects the external reset pulse, issues a sep... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6553001 | Technique for use in conjunction with an ISDN terminal adapter for expeditiously and automatically performing ISDN switch type detection and SPID configuration A technique for inclusion within, e.g., ISDN DTE, and use in conjunction with an ISDN terminal adapter (as DCE) for automatically providing ISDN switch type detection and SPID configuration. Specifically, switch type detection occurs by analyzing D-channe... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6552748 | Camera which automatically and properly focuses in situations with relatively low luminance foreground objects and high luminance background objects An image pickup signal extracted by a gate circuit is applied to a brightness signal generating circuit and a brightness signal is generated. By a high pass filter, high frequency component of the brightness signal is extracted. A digital integrator integ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6535831 | Method for sourcing three level data from a two level tester pin faster than the maximum rate of a tester In one embodiment, a method is provided for testing using a programmable tester to generate a driven three state signal having a data rate faster than a maximum selectable rate of test vectors. The test vector has vector characters, each controlling a tes... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6535671 | Optical fiber tap with integral reflecting surface and method of making same An optical fiber tap for transferring optical energy out of an optical fiber having an optical fiber with a short tapered section for coupling optical energy into cladding modes, and a surrounding glass body fused to the optical fiber with the glass body ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517053 | Method for installing cables in ducts using a pressurized fluid and a device for carrying out said method Method and device for installing cables in ducts using a pressurized fluid, a fluid being applied which, under the operational pressure and operational temperature applied during the installation, is in a liquid state and which, under the ambient pressure... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6490354 | Lightweight word-oriented technique for generating a pseudo-random sequence for use in a keystream of a stream cipher A word-oriented technique for generating a pseudo-random sequence, e.g., a keystream (17) for use in a stream cipher. Specifically, the technique utilizes two different arrays (653, 657) with each array having illustratively 256 32-bit elements. One array... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6468199 | Magnetic resonance medical treatment device and magnetism variation control method The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance medical treatment device for applying magnetism to the body of a patient to thereby treat decease or improve the patient's health condition. The invention also relates to a method for magnetism variati... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466967 | Apparatus and accompanying methods for network distribution and interstitial rendering of information objects to client computers A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a browser executing at a client computer, in a manner transpar... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6441856 | Digital camera, having a flash unit, which determines proper flash duration through an assessment of image luminance and, where needed, a preliminary flash emission A digital camera includes a flash lamp and a CCD imager. A microcomputer first exposes the CCD imager without a light-emission of the flash lamp. Therefore, a luminance evaluation value is calculated by a calculator on the basis of a luminance signal incl... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6437287 | Laser processing device There is described a laser processing device (1) whereby, by means of laser light (6), a workpiece (4) can be processed and wherein, at the same time, an image of the workpiece (4) to be processed is obtained, wherein the focusing of the imaging optics is... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6430457 | Method and system for making up and managing a logistic chain The invention relates to a method and a system for making up and managing a logistic chain for transporting goods, such as parcels. Such a chain may consist of a combination of collecting, delivery and packing/unpacking actions--elementary activities. The... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6422090 | Apparatus for a thermodynamic material testing system that produces very large strains in crystalline metallic specimens and accompanying methods for use therein Thermodynamic material testing apparatus and a method for use therein which are capable of controllably inducing very large strains in crystalline metallic specimens. The apparatus prevents longitudinal flow elongation, that otherwise results in conventio... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6414677 | Methods, apparatus and data structures for providing a user interface, which exploits spatial memory in three-dimensions, to objects and which visually groups proximally located objects A graphical user interface in which object thumbnails are rendered on a simulated three-dimensional surface which (i) exploits spatial memory and (ii) allows more objects to be rendered on a given screen. The objects may be moved, continuously, on the sur... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6408744 | Compact ink-jet franking machine with manual insertion This machine for postage metering a flat object (6) such as an envelope or a label comprises a horizontal opening for inserting an object, leading to two stops (8, 9) at right angles, a device for holding the object by gripping it between a fixed upper ce... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6404867 | Apparatus and method for collecting data from a remote point of presence A point of presence with data collecting means (24; 43) arranged for collecting predetermined data and having a first output for outputting said predetermined data at a first transmission rate, the point of presence having forwarding means (22, 28(1), 28(... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6402118 | Magnetic support system There is described a support system enabling supporting an object such as a platform (1) free from vibration, in that bearing elements (50) have a stiffness (k) which at a working point (z0) equals zero. A bearing element (50) comprises two mag... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398191 | Device for an electrical fence The invention refers to a device for an electric fence. The device include an electric unit (1) which is connectable to an electrically conducting fence (2) and which includes a voltage generator (4) arranged to apply a relatively high electric voltage to... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6389090 | Digital clock/data signal recovery method and apparatus For a digital communications receiver, a clock and data signal recovery circuit and method use an all digital delay locked loop timed by an on-chip transmit clock signal. The digital delay locked loop includes a phase detector and loop filter. The phase d... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377110 | Low-cost temperature sensor providing relatively high accuracy, a wide dynamic range and high linearity Apparatus, specifically a circuit (100, 200), for a highly accurate, low cost temperature sensor, particularly one using silicon thermometry and which can be implemented by an application specific integrated circuit, that also possesses a high degree of l... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6363065 | okApparatus for a voice over IP (voIP) telephony gateway and methods for use therein Apparatus, and accompanying methods for use therein, for a telephony gateway intended for use, e.g., paired use, at opposite ends of a data network connection, in conjunction with at each end, e.g., a private branch exchange (PBX) for automatically routin... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6356306 | Digital camera capable of converting a progressive scan signal into an interlace scan signal A digital camera includes a CPU. The CPU releases a bus according to a bus-release request from a memory control circuit, and supplies a bus grant signal to the memory control circuit. Accordingly, the image data from a first signal processing circuit is ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6353813 | Method and apparatus, using attribute set harmonization and default attribute values, for matching entities and predicting an attribute of an entity Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have values for a particular attribute so that the value... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6345264 | Methods and apparatus, using expansion attributes having default, values, for matching entities and predicting an attribute of an entity Matching (e.g., via correlation or similarity process) entities having attributes, some of which have associated values. The values of the attributes may be adjusted based on number of entities that have values for a particular attribute so that the value... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6330554 | Methods and apparatus using task models for targeting marketing information to computer users based on a task being performed Methods and apparatus for analyzing tasks performed by computer users by (i) gathering usage data, (ii) converting logged usage data into a uniform format, (iii) determining or defining task boundaries, and (iv) determining a task analysis model by "clust... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6323901 | Single CCD type color camera having high resolution and capable of restricting generation of ghost color A CCD 10, a solid state imaging device is driven by a driving circuit 102 to perform an independent reading driving to all the pixels. A CLCRCB generation circuit 104 receives a signal output from CCD 10 to make RAM 106 store the signal, generates a lumin... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323900 | Digital camera with analog and digital clamp circuit A digital camera includes a CCD imager, and a CCD output signal from the CCD imager is clamped in an analog clamp area by an analog clamp circuit, and then, converted into a digital signal by an A/D converter. The digital signal is thereafter applied to a... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6317761 | Technique for implementing browser-initiated user-transparent advertising and for interstitially displaying an advertisement, so distributed, through a web browser in response to a user click-stream A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a browser executing at a client computer, in a manner transpar... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314451 | Ad controller for use in implementing user-transparent network-distributed advertising and for interstitially displaying an advertisement so distributed A technique for implementing in a networked client-server environment, e.g., the Internet, network-distributed advertising in which advertisements are downloaded, from an advertising server to a browser executing at a client computer, in a manner transpar... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6304292 | Digital video camera with high-speed mode A digital video camera includes an addition circuit in which an offset set by a CPU is added to an output from an A/D converter. A clamp level calculation circuit calculates a clamp level on the basis of an average level of eight pixels included in each l... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6301506 | Techniques of treating patients with electromagnetic radiation An electromagnetic apparatus for treating patients. The apparatus comprises an electromagnetic frequency generator and a coil connected thereto for transmitting electromagnetic energy to a body part of a patient. A control connects to the electromagnetic ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6257008 | Cooling method and cooling apparatus In a cooling apparatus for cooling air, in order to improve heat absorption by a refrigerant, a metal having a high heat conductivity such as copper or aluminum is generally utilized as a constituent material of a heat exchanger. However, due to high heat... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257006 | Cooling method and cooling apparatus In a cooling apparatus for cooling air, in order to improve heat absorption by a refrigerant, a metal having a high heat conductivity such as copper or aluminum is generally utilized as a constituent material of a heat exchanger. However, due to high heat... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6252948 | Telephone note-taking device In a telephone note-taking device, if a telephone icon 22 is designated on a screen 16 by a handwrite-input pen 21, a main control device 28 makes a party designating area 24 and a note-taking area 26 displayed on the screen 16 and start operating at the ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251318 | Process and apparatus for manufacturing biodegradable products A method for manufacturing biodegradable products with a blown foamy structure, wherein a mass comprising at least natural polymers such as starch is passed under pressure into or through a mould and the mass is heated in the mould in a manner such as to ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6240209 | Method for deriving character features in a character recognition system A method for deriving character features in a character recognition system for recognising characters, such as letters and digits, and a character recognition system in which the method is applied. After deriving a character description from a recorded im... | 05/29/2001 |
