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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7146902 | Hydraulic directional converter A hydraulic system comprises a pump having a fluid feed end a fluid release. Hydraulic actuator has an advance port and a retract port A directional converter is fluidically coupled between the pump and the hydraulic actuator. The converter has a housing having a pl... | 12/12/2006 |
| D521089 | Putter head with ball pickup | 05/16/2006 |
| 7027691 | Light coupling and distribution system A light coupling and distribution system includes a plurality of light sources are used to generate light. The lighting system further has an optical fiber and a light coupler optically coupling the light sources to the fiber. The light coupler has a body and a plur... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6921049 | System for counteracting a disturbance in a spacecraft A system for counteracting a disturbance in a spacecraft includes a biasing apparatus that is coupled to the spacecraft and a spacecraft controller within the spacecraft. The disturbance has a known sign, magnitude and time. The biasing apparatus controls the biasin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6868736 | Ultra-miniature optical pressure sensing system The fiber optic pressure sensing system includes a sensor housing formed using MEMS processing. The sensor housing has ribs and grooves in both horizontal and vertical directions relative to the surface to allow the membrane to flex in a consistent manner. The flexi... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6834526 | Hydraulic directional converter A hydraulic system comprises a pump having a fluid feed and a fluid release. Hydraulic actuator has an advance port and a retract port. A directional converter is fluidically coupled between the pump and the hydraulic actuator. The converter has a housing having a p... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6828923 | Airborne microwave/infrared wind shear and clear air turbulence detector A system (24) for detecting an air disturbance in front of an aircraft (10) has a controller (26) that is coupled to an image detector (40). Image detector (40) generates an image signal corresponding to heated air in front of the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6810902 | Automatic water shut off system to prevent overflow of a plumbing device A control circuit for a plumbing device that has a drain line and a water supply line includes a water sensor generating a potential overflow level signal in response to the water level in the plumbing device caused from a restricted drain line, an electrically cont... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797173 | Method and apparatus for membrane recirculation and concentrate energy recovery in a reverse osmosis system An apparatus and method suitable for use in a reverse osmosis system has a process chamber having a feed inlet, a low pressure outlet and a high pressure outlet. A feed pump is used to increase the feed pressure to process the process chamber. A common shaft having ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6794968 | Magnetic latching contactor A contactor assembly includes a stationary assembly, a movable assembly that is slidably coupled with the stationary assembly, and a contact assembly coupled within the stationary assembly and the movable assembly. The contact assembly is movable between a first swi... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6727810 | Method of detecting objects within range of a receiver A method of detecting a variable number of objects within range of a receiver, is comprised of transmitting from each object a supervisory message from time to time, detecting the supervisory message by the receiver over a detection interval, and varying the detecti... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6720143 | Genetic assay system A genetic analysis device particularly for determining the presence or absence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) within specific sequences of DNA. The device includes a housing, at least one glass slide member, and an elastomeric member with channels thereon... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713028 | Rotating process chamber with integral pump and energy recovery turbine A rotating process chamber assembly for processing various fluids comprises a substantially cylindrical process chamber has an outer wall extending between two end walls and a substantially cylindrical inner wall spaced radially inward from the outer wall in an axia... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705759 | Fan control circuit for X-ray tube device An X-ray system (10) includes an X-ray tube (16) that has a temperature sensor (22) coupled thereto. The temperature sensor (22) may be included in a heat exchanger (18). The temperature sensor (22) generates a temperature s... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6705047 | Door and door closer assembly A door assembly includes a door frame having a horizontal header along the top thereof. A firestop extends downwardly from the header, the firestop has a plurality of sides defining a channel therein. The firestop has an at least partially open side to allow the cha... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6597446 | Holographic scatterometer for detection and analysis of wafer surface deposits A holographic scatterometer with continuous readout can rapidly identify the presence of deposits (particles or other defects) on an unpatterned wafer surface and determine the volume density (size) and location. The scatterometer can also determine chemi... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6585939 | Microstructures for use in biological assays and reactions The present invention relates to microstructures which a fabricated from a cast or molded polymer material, such as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The invention describes and claims methods and compositions from which a variety of microstructures may be pre... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6485690 | Multiple fluid sample processor and system Multiple fluid sample processors and systems for high throughput chemical synthesis and biological assays and/or processing. A multi-layered fluidic array having microchannels, reservoirs and reaction wells is subject to robotic and automated handling. A ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6468431 | Method and apparatus for boosting interstage pressure in a reverse osmosis system An apparatus and method suitable for use in a reverse osmosis desalinization system having a first process chamber has a first reverse osmosis membrane therein, a first feed inlet, a first permeate outlet, and a first concentrate outlet. A second process ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6448090 | Fluid delivery system for a microfluidic device using alternating pressure waveforms A microfluidic fluid delivery system includes a microfluidic chip having a fluid input. A fluid reservoir is coupled to the fluid input. A gas delivery system has a gas pressure source and a variable amplitude function generator generating an alternating ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6444106 | Method of moving fluid in a microfluidic device A microfluidic device has a layer that has a capillary break formed by a capillary sluice. The capillary sluice has a lower surface and an upper surface. An input channel is coupled to the capillary break. A first electrode is disposed proximate the lower... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6423273 | Method of forming seals for a microfluidic device A microfluidic device has a seal or other component between two adjacent layers. The seal or other component is formed of a sheet of material having a first thickness. The seal material has boss portions that have a second thickness greater than the first... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6395559 | Multiple fluid sample processor with single well addressability A method for single well addressability in a sample processor with row and column feeds. A sample processor or chip has a matrix of reservoirs or wells arranged in columns and rows. Pressure or electrical pumping is utilized to fill the wells with materia... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395232 | Fluid delivery system for a microfluidic device using a pressure pulse A microfluidic fluid delivery system includes a microfluidic device having a fluid input. A fluid reservoir is fluidically coupled to the fluid input. A gas delivery system has a pulse generator that generates an electric pulse. An electrically operated v... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6368562 | Liquid transportation system for microfluidic device A method and apparatus for fluid transportation includes a fluid reservoir and a pump that supplies fluid to a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device has an opening and an electrode positioned proximate the opening. The pump pressurizes fluid within... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6345961 | Hydraulic energy recovery device A hydraulic pressure booster includes a housing having a pump portion, a shaft portion and a turbine portion. The pump portion has a pump inlet and a pump outlet. The turbine portion has a turbine inlet and a turbine outlet. The turbine portion and pump p... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6331439 | Device for selective distribution of liquids A method for accomplishing a plurality of combinatorial processes in parallel using a microelectronic and fluidic array (device array) having micron-sized reservoirs, connecting microchannels and reaction cells etched into a substrate. The device array ha... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330519 | Visibility sensor system A visibility sensor system includes a housing having a sensor head opening. A removable sensor head assembly is removably coupled to the housing within the sensor head opening. The sensor head assembly has a sensor enclosure and a connector. An electronic... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6259352 | Door lock system A door system has a plurality of doors coupled to communication lines which interconnect the doors. The doors have a first outer face having an opening therein and a second outer face spaced a predetermined distance apart from the first outer face. A void... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257584 | Shooting target apparatus A target apparatus comprises a supply rod having a first portion and a second portion. A receiver rod has a third portion and a fourth portion. A tubular target dispenser has a hollow portion and has a number of targets and receives the supply rod. The ta... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227506 | Bracket assembly A bracket assembly for assembly to a wall has a pair of wall mounts each having receiving channels for receiving a portion of a bracket structure. The bracket structure has a unitary bracket structure having a first coupling portion sized to be received w... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225109 | Genetic analysis device A genetic analysis device particularly for determining the presence or absence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) within specific sequences of DNA. The device includes a housing, at least one glass slide member, and an elastomeric member with chann... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6183023 | Door with integrated fire exit device A door with an integrated exit device has an operational bar which at least partially extends across the door. The operational bar is located within a recess in the face of the door. The operational bar has at least one arm that extends into a channel, wh... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6141098 | Fiber optic temperature sensor A fiber optic temperature sensor uses a light source which transmits light through an optical fiber to a sensor head at the opposite end of the optical fiber from the light source. The sensor head has a housing coupled to the end of the optical fiber. A m... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5732873 | Magnetic energy monitor for an ultrasonic wirebonder An ultrasonic wirebonder has a horn and a transducer for vibrating the horn at a predetermined frequency. A magnet affixed to the horn generates a magnetic field. A coil coupled to the magnet has an output signal induced from the magnetic field moving rel... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5554977 | Remote controlled security system A security system and method is provided for one way communication between a remote transmitter and a receiver which enables a function such unlocking the doors or disarming a security system. The system uses a three part security code having one part whi... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550716 | Reduced package depth low profile headlamp A reduced package depth low profile headlamp includes a light source emitting light in an elongated shape with a length longer than a width. The length forms a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal axis to generate light within predetermined ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5541531 | Switch capacitor interface circuit A switched capacitor interface circuit translates a voltage output of a sensor which is outside the range of the power supply voltage for a signal processing circuit to a voltage within that range. The circuit uses MOSFETs to control the switching. To pre... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5539629 | Multi-faceted light reflector for headlamp with facets having differentially tilted parabolic cylinders A multi-faceted light reflector has a reflecting surface with a plurality of adjacent facets, a light source placed in a predetermined spatial relationship to the reflecting surface, and an image surface placed in a predetermined spatial relationship to t... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5539260 | Method and apparatus for an automotive security system which permits engine running prior to code comparison A security system for an automotive vehicle having an engine is operatively connected between engine running electrical components which are connected to an electrical power source and a lock switch having at least two operative positions. The security sy... | 07/23/1996 |
