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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7495659 | Touch pad for handheld device A touch pad system is disclosed. The system includes mapping the touch pad into native sensor coordinates. The system also includes producing native values of the native sensor coordinates when events occur on the touch pad. The system further includes filtering the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7347853 | Catheter with removable extension Catheter valve assemblies and methods for connecting catheters and/or providing fluid access to catheters. In one variation, a device comprises a catheter valve assembly and an extension leg unit. The extension leg unit includes lumen inserts for engaging valves pos... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347458 | Locking luer fitting A locking luer fitting for connecting fluid lines. In one variation the connection interface includes a male luer connector and a corresponding female luer connector. The female luer connector includes a rotatable collar which engages the male luer connector. In ano... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328272 | Apparatus and method for adding music content to visual content delivered via communication network A server receives an acquisition request for visual content, such as desired text or image content, from a client terminal via a communication network, and retrieves, from a database, data of the visual content requested by the client terminal. Then, by analyzing th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306756 | Methods for making encapsulated stent-grafts A method for making an encapsulated stent-graft having an essentially tubular configuration with a central longitudinal lumen and having a first diameter and a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is larger than the second diameter. The stent-graft may includ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7072429 | Filter coefficient setting technique for variable filtering process and variable sampling frequency conversion A first series of filter coefficients stored in a memory itself corresponds to a given filter characteristic such as a given high cutoff frequency. A second series of filter coefficients is generated by performing an interpolation process on the first series of filt... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7062615 | Multi-channel memory access arbitration method and system A method and system for allowing flexible control of access to a shared memory by multiple requesters. In a preferred embodiment, the invention arbitrates access to flash memory on a HBA between multiple host channels and HBA microprocessors, and eliminates contenti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7024198 | Method for expediting a short message via a server when a communication participant of a communication network is not available The invention relates to a method for emitting signal when a communication participant is not available on a subscriber station (SUB2) of a first partial network (NET1), especially a fixed network, associated with a communication network, once a call h... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004966 | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings An endoluminal vascular device having a plurality of predetermined boding locations between respective first and second covering members to selectively encapsulate a support member. Selective bonding between the first and second covering members results in unbonded ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6893865 | Methods, compositions, and cells for encapsidating recombinant vectors in AAV particles Isolated recombinant polynucleotides comprising elements which promote encapsidation into AAV particles, packaging cells comprising the recombinant polynucleotides, and methods for their use are provided in the present invention. These isolated recombinant polynucle... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891626 | Caching of intra-layer calculations for rapid rigorous coupled-wave analyses A library of simulated-diffraction signals for an integrated circuit periodic grating is generated by generating gets of intermediate layer data. Each set of intermediate layer data corresponding to a separate one of a plurality of hypothetical layers of a hypotheti... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6867359 | Musical instrument capable of changing style of performance through idle keys, method employed therein and computer program for the method A silent piano is available for a performance through electronic tones, and a player can give a timbre different from that of an acoustic piano to the electronic tones; when the player specifies a timbre of another acoustic musical instrument having a compass narrow... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6731137 | Programmable, staged, bus hold and weak pull-up for bi-directional I/O The present invention encompasses a bus hold and weak pull-up circuit. A resistor having a first node and a second node is coupled to a bi-directional I/O pin at the first node. The weak pull-up circuit is directly coupled to the resistor at the first node. The bus ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6695774 | Apparatus and method for controlling endoscopic instruments A control and indicator apparatus for a variable direction-of-operation endoscopic instrument comprises a handle, a coinciding pointer, and a linking system connecting the handle to the endoscopic instrument. The handle affords the user intuitive and inte... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6663559 | Interface for a variable direction of view endoscope An interface for a variable direction of view endoscope having an input device for receiving commands from the user, an output device for adjusting the endoscope, and an electronic processing device to determine the appropriate output based on the given i... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663783 | Electrochemical cell for removing contaminants from a wastewater stream An electrochemical cell for use within a system and process for removing contaminants from water and wastewater, where the water or wastewater is transported through several stations for purification and is ultimately transformed into purified water that ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6648817 | Apparatus and method for stereo viewing in variable direction-of-view endoscopy A variable direction-of-view endoscope (74) with a spherical viewing window (34) symmetric about a symmetry plane (52) sealed to a distal end portion (18). The endoscope optical system can be adjusted to vary the direction of a view vector (22) through an... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6623519 | Fluid containing endoluminal stent An endoluminal stent contains a hollow passageway for the circulation of fluids to treat vascular walls affected with malignant growths or experiencing restenosis. The hollow passageway stent can have one or a plurality of passageways and is configured in... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620190 | Radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene Extruded, stretched, sintered tubular PTFE materials are produced which are suited for use in the medical field as liners and covers for expandable stents. The PTFE materials have an unusually low REC (Radial Expansion Coefficient) and RER (Radial Expansi... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6609960 | Granule dishwasher with improved cleaning design A granule dishwashing apparatus with easily removable granule collectors and method of use. The dishwashing apparatus consists primarily of a treatment chamber, a tank, one or more granule collectors and one or more pumping devices. Soiled articles are pl... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6589278 | Vascular prosthesis A vascular prosthesis (50) comprises a tube (52) of material other than autologous vascular tissue, the tube having an end formation for surgical connection direct to an opening formed in an artery, the formation comprising an enlarged chamber (54) having... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589273 | Apparatus and method for relining a blood vessel A delivery system and device for re-lining bodily vessels. A stent is attached to a distal end of a tubular lining made of biocompatible material and loaded into a hollow atraumatic tip. A semi-rigid shaft connects the atraumatic tip to a stopper and runs... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579314 | Covered stent with encapsulated ends A portion of a covered stent is encapsulated with ePTFE, so that the unencapsulated portion, which is covered by a single ePTFE covering, imparts an unimpaired flexibility to the stent. One surface of the stent, either the luminal or abluminal surface, is... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558414 | Partial encapsulation of stents using strips and bands Partially encapsulated stents are made using strips and bands of covering material. In one embodiment ringed stents are placed over an inner ePTFE tube (e.g., supported on a mandrel) and are covered by a series of longitudinal strips. A series of spaced a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6547814 | Selective adherence of stent-graft coverings A method for selectively bonding layers of polymeric material, especially expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), to create endoluminal vascular devices. In a preferred method the selective bonding is achieved by applying pressure to selected areas usin... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6514261 | Delivery mechanism for implantable stent A delivery mechanism for an implantable stent which provides a high mechanical advantage to the surgeon and convenient operation so as to facilitate smooth withdrawal of an outer catheter sheath following placement of the stent in the desired location wit... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6495048 | Water and wastewater treatment system and process for contaminant removal A system and process for removing contaminants from water and wastewater, where the water or wastewater is transformed into purified water that can be discharged to the environment. Wastewater is transported through several stations for purification, incl... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6480971 | Media library apparatus and method of controlling the media library apparatus For each of a plurality of media that are to be simultaneously subjected to a data striping process, a management region is provided where data can be saved separately from an existing substitute sector. When some defect or trouble is found in any one of ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6468430 | Method for inhibiting growth of bacteria or sterilizing around separating membrane In the invention, the pipe lines around permselective membranes and the surfaces of permselective membranes are intermittently disinfected by adding an inexpensive acid such as sulfuric acid or the like to pre-treated crude water so as to make the water h... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463390 | Setting method and device for waveform generator with a plurality of waveform generating modules Integrated software tone generator is made up of software of a software tone generator driver and software of a plurality of modules, such as a tone generator module, registered in the driver for executing generation and/or processing of a waveform. A pro... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6417439 | Electronic synchronizer for musical instrument and other kind of instrument and method for synchronizing auxiliary equipment with musical instrument An electronic synchronizer stores MIDI music data codes in a principal melody track and other MIDI music data codes in an external control track, and compares music data codes representative of depressed keys with the MIDI music data codes in the principa... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6399517 | Etching method and etching apparatus An etching method and an etching apparatus are provided. Silicon (Si) from surfaces semiconductor wafers W dissolves into an etching liquid E stored in a process bath 10. On detection of the concentration of silicon by a concentration sensor 50, the etchi... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6380469 | Keyboard musical instrument equipped with key actuators accurately controlling key motion A keyboard musical instrument is equipped with solenoid-operated key actuators for guiding a player in fingering on the keyboard, and the solenoid-operated key actuators stop the keys at terminative positions on the way to the end positions, wherein key s... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6381203 | Optical disk reproducing method and apparatus Optical pickup is provided which includes a first reproduction channel for reproducing a first-type optical disk and a second reproduction channel for reproducing a second-type optical disk. When reproduction is to be performed on a third-type optical dis... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6380473 | Musical instrument equipped with synchronizer for plural parts of music An electronic synchronizer sequentially reads out multi-track music data codes selectively assigned to an automatic player piano and an electronic sound generating system and already stored cue flags in arbitrary multi-track music data codes, and checks t... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6380472 | ELECTRIC TUTOR FOR DIRECTLY INDICATING MANIPULATORS TO BE ACTUATED, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH BUILT-IN ELECTRIC TUTOR, METHOD FOR GUIDING FINGERING AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE OF THE METHOD A keyboard musical instrument that is equipped with an electric tutor for guiding a trainee in practicing manipulation of black and white piano keys, whereby the electric tutor reads pieces of musical data information representative of the black and white... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6380471 | Musical score data display apparatus There is provided an apparatus for displaying musical score data in a display area. In the apparatus, a specifying device specifies a display range of original musical score data. An extracting device extracts musical score data included in the display ra... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6380470 | Training system for music performance, keyboard musical instrument equipped therewith and training keyboard A keyboard musical instrument has keys equal to a multiple of five assigned to the fingers of a trainee, an electric tutor and an electronic sound generating system, and the electric tutor gives the trainee guide in practicing the fingering along a passag... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6380474 | Method and apparatus for detecting performance position of real-time performance data Performance data is generated by performing in real time a music piece starting at a desired performance position. Performance position, in the music piece, of the real-time performance data is estimated from reference performance data of the music piece.... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6358276 | Fluid containing endoluminal stent An endoluminal stent contains a hollow passageway for the circulation of fluids to treat vascular walls affected with malignant growths or experiencing restenosis. The hollow passageway stent can have one or a plurality of passageways and is configured in... | 03/19/2002 |
