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A resilient headband in a shape for being mounted on the head of the user. The headband is equipped with a longitudinal slotted member for holding a placard.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7754601 | Semiconductor interconnect air gap formation process A semiconductor package including an interconnect air gap and method for making the same. The semiconductor package includes a dielectric layer, a metallic interconnect, an air gap disposed between the dielectric layer and interconnect, and a spacer interspersed bet... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7654965 | Method and system for processing electrocardiograms In a method and system for processing an electrocardiogram (ECG), digital ECG data are received. The digital ECG data evinces a plurality of a patient's heartbeats detected during an ECG. Digital annotation data are generated representing marking to be shown on an E... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7624543 | Portable decontamination system A portable decontamination system includes a preassembled shelter, convertible between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration, and a fluid delivery system integral with the shelter. In the stowed configuration the shelter encloses a negligible volume. I... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623872 | Method for sparse network deployment accuracy enhancements A method for use in a wireless communication system with a network overlay geolocation system having a sparse deployment network in which base stations of the wireless communication system may or may not have a co-located wireless location sensors (WLS). The method ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7563675 | Ladder poly etching back process for word line poly planarization A method is disclosed for etching a polysilicon material in a manner that prevents formation of an abnormal polysilicon profile. The method includes providing a substrate with a word line and depositing a polysilicon layer over said substrate and word line. An organ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7539961 | Library-based solver for modeling an integrated circuit A system and method for modeling an IC (integrated circuit) employs a mesh model and a grid model for separating impedance effects between nearby and far-away pairs of mesh elements. Models for relating currents and voltages can be incrementally adapted from other d... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7517813 | Two-step oxidation process for semiconductor wafers An efficient method for the thermal oxidation of preferably silicon semiconductor wafers using LOCOS (local oxidation of silicon) processes is described. The mechanical stresses of the wafers are to be reduced. To this end, an oxidation method is proposed that compr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7475988 | Perimeter Perimeter has input means for inputting identification data of an examinee and a kind of perimetry to be conducted, means for judging whether or not the examinee has already received the perimetry, means to read examinee measurement information, means to judge wheth... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473876 | Boost phase intercept missile fire control system architecture A fire control system for a boost phase threat missile includes sensors for generating target-missile representative signals, and a multi-hypothesis track filter, which estimates the states of various target hypotheses. The estimated states are typed to generate hyp... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7471389 | System and method for fiber array spectral translator based polymorph screening The present disclosure describes methods and systems that combine Raman spectroscopy performed in a manner that utilizes one or more of widefield illumination, simultaneous multipoint Raman spectral acquisition, and spectral unmixing for the purpose of high throughp... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7453990 | Emergency call completion for VoIP based on location of call originator Emergency calls placed from telephone devices connected to a data network are completed to the appropriate public safety answering point (PSAP). In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for completing an emergency call comprises receiving a call from a d... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7418452 | System and method for locating, categorizing, storing, and retrieving information A system and methods for locating, categorizing, storing, and retrieving information. The system comprises a computer having a display; a keeper data structure; and software executable within the computer adapted to allow a user to associate a predetermined computer... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7221021 | Method of forming high voltage devices with retrograde well A high voltage device with retrograde well is disclosed. The device comprises a substrate, a gate region formed on the substrate, and a retrograde well placed in the substrate next to the gate region, wherein the retrograde well reduces a dopant concentration on the... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7100680 | Integrated circuit heat pipe heat spreader with through mounting holes The apparatus is a heat pipe with superior heat transfer between the heat pipe and the heat source and heat sink. The heat pipe is held tightly against the heat source by mounting holes which penetrate the structure of the heat pipe but are sealed off from the vapor... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090505 | Connecting method for structure with implantable electrodes The invention concerns a method for connecting first contact studs of a structure bearing electrodes for measuring or for stimulating a physiological activity with second studs of at least a downstream circuit, each second stud being traversed by an opening perforat... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085052 | Over-parameterized polarization controller A controller, particularly for setting a desired or randomized polarization state of an output light beam derived from an input, has more than the minimum number of controllable optical elements needed to determine the state of the output. The controller applies con... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7012695 | Method and apparatus for multiwavelength imaging spectrometer The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for multi-wavelength imaging spectrometer. More specifically, in one embodiment, the disclosure relates to an optical filter for passing photons therethrough. The filter includes a first filter stage and a s... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011093 | Microencapsulated fragrances and methods of coating microcapsules Nasal dilators and strips, methods of their manufacture, and methods for improving the breathing of individuals are provided. The strips and dilators include an elongated substrate, with or without a dilating component or portion, having top and bottom surfaces and ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7009855 | Synchronous rectifier circuit A synchronous rectifier circuit, comprising a power transformer which has a primary side, including first and second primary winding sections, and a secondary side, including first and second secondary winding sections, a rectifier circuit at the secondary side of t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009341 | Color plasma display panel A plasma display panel having an array of display cells, each display cell having a closed-rib structure and provided with a fluorescent layer wherein the fluorescent layer thickness in at least one of the display cells is different from the fluorescent layer thickn... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009882 | Bit switch voltage drop compensation during programming in nonvolatile memory A method is provided of regulating a supply voltage for providing a bit line voltage in a semiconductor memory device where the bit line voltage is provided to memory cells in a bit line from the supply voltage through a bit switch. A bit line current provided to th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004032 | Pressure gauge measuring multiple pressure values A method for measuring multiple pressures by a single gauge (6) for simultaneously measuring separate pressures by respective pressure sensing elements (7, 8); and simultaneously indicating measurements of the separate pressures by respective pointers ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997245 | Vapor chamber with sintered grooved wick A heat pipe heat spreader is provided having a substantially L-shaped enclosure with an internal surface and a plurality of post projecting from the surface. A working fluid is disposed within the enclosure, and a grooved wick is formed on at least a portion of the ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6958044 | Methods and apparatus for securing medical instruments to desired locations in a patient's body Devices and methods are provided for securely affixing a medical instrument to desired tissue in a patient's body, using a fixation agent. Such medical instruments may comprise localization wires or tissue acquisition instruments, such as biopsy instruments, for exa... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6927519 | Rotor assembly for an electrical machine and permanent magnet motor comprising such a rotor assembly Rotor assembly for an electrical machine, wherein a body of generally cylindrical shape having an inner opening for coaxially mounting the body on a shaft, permanent magnets embedded in said body, wherein at least one of the permanent magnets is split in at least tw... | 08/09/2005 |
| D502581 | Iron rest | 03/01/2005 |
| 6812773 | Charge pump circuit reliability without degrading performance A method and circuit for improving reliability in charge pumping circuits. The reliability of charge pump circuits is degraded by continual voltage stress across the gate oxides of the field effect transistors in the charge pumping circuit. In this method and circui... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6802362 | Fin with elongated hole and heat pipe with elongated cross section An assembly includes a heat pipe and one or more fins. The heat pipe has an envelope with two elongated flat sides and two curved portions connecting the flat sides. The elongated sides have a length that is substantially greater than the radius of curvature of the ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6804117 | Thermal bus for electronics systems A thermal management system for an electronic device is provided a first thermal energy transfer assembly that is thermally coupled between a heat generating structure located on a circuit card and a first thermal interface surface that is spaced away from the heat ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800077 | Heat pipe for cautery surgical instrument A heat pipe for a cautery surgical instrument such as a surgical forceps including a pair of elongate arms joined at an end so as to provide for resilient compressible movement of the arms between a normally open position and a squeezed closed position. The heat pip... | 10/05/2004 |
| D496987 | Head shower | 10/05/2004 |
| 6801627 | Method for localization of an acoustic image out of man's head in hearing a reproduced sound via a headphone The disclosure relates to localization of an acoustic image out of the head in hearing a reproduced sound via headphone, and includes the steps of: with audio signals S1-S11 of left, right channels reproduced by an appropriate audio appliances as input... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6797922 | Power supply apparatus for welder A power supply apparatus for a welder includes a rectifier (104) and a smoothing reactor (106) which operate together to convert a commercial AC supply voltage to a DC voltage. The DC voltage is converted to a high-frequency voltage by an inverter (... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6784620 | Plasma filter A low/band/high pass filter includes first and second plasmas, each with a path for the flow of electromagnetic energy at frequencies above the plasma frequency. A path for the flow of electromagnetic energy is coupled to the second port of the first plasma and to a... | 08/31/2004 |
| D495243 | Hook | 08/31/2004 |
| 6748646 | Method of manufacturing a molded heating element assembly A heated element assembly and method of manufacturing heated element assemblies is provided. The heated element assembly including a first and second molded sections shaped to mate with each other is provided. A resistance heating element is secured between the firs... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746900 | Method for forming a semiconductor device having high-K gate dielectric material In a method of forming an integrated circuit, a sacrificial layer is formed over a substrate. The sacrificial layer has a gate trench formed therein and a first layer of a first material formed over the substrate in the gate trench. A second layer of a second materi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6742837 | Car seat netting systems Car sear system including a car seat assembly having a horizontal seat portion with a front edge and a rear edge and a vertical back portion with a top edge and a bottom edge. A sheet assembly includes a front sheet portion positionable above the front edge of the s... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6727524 | P-n junction structure There is disclosed a p-n junction diode structure whose electrical characteristics can be affected by the application of pressure or other mechanical stresses that will control sensitivity. The p-n junction consists of two different semiconductor materials, one bein... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723387 | Multimodal structured hardcoatings made from micro-nanocomposite materials A thermal spray method for the fabrication of ceramic/metal and ceramic/ceramic hardcoating for wear applications. The method makes use of feedstock powder, composed of micron-scale aggregates of hard phase material particles that are either mixed or coated with a r... | 04/20/2004 |
