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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6560116 | Electronics apparatus with wall support structure A method for supporting a wall-like structure by forming a serpentine shaped slot on a substantially planar surface. The serpentine slot includes an area of central clearance such that a wall-like structure having a width narrower than the width of the se... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556076 | Feed forward amplifier with amplifier stage failure detection using pilot tones An RF power amplifier with amplifier stage failure detection comprises an amplifier input for receiving an RF signal to be amplified, an amplifier output for outputting an amplified RF signal, a plurality of separate amplifier stages coupled between the a... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6549801 | Phase-resolved optical coherence tomography and optical doppler tomography for imaging fluid flow in tissue with fast scanning speed and high velocity sensitivity The invention is a fast-scanning ODT system that uses phase information derived from a Hilbert transformation to increase the sensitivity of flow velocity measurements while maintaining high spatial resolution. The significant increases in scanning speed ... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6545887 | Unified constant-frequency integration control of three-phase power factor corrected rectifiers, active power filters and grid-connected inverters An unified constant-frequency integration (UCI) control method based on one-cycle control employs an integrator with reset as its core component along with a few logic and linear components to control the pulse width of a three-phase recitifier, active po... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6537860 | Method of fabricating power VLSI diode devices A method for manufacturing a discrete power rectifier device having a VLSI multi-cell design employs a two spacer approach to defining a P/N junction profile having good breakdown voltage characteristics. The method provides highly repeatable device chara... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6534798 | Surface plasmon enhanced light emitting diode and method of operation for the same The emission properties of light-emitting diodes are enhanced by coupling to surface plasmons. The semiconductor emitter layer of the light-emitting diode is thinner than λ/2 and is sandwiched between two metal films. A periodic pattern is defined in the... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530771 | Rotary cutter handling system A cutter carriage for moving a rotary cutter between a front side of the back roller and a back side of the back roller. The preferred system has a pair of guide rods located on the left and right side plates of the sheeting head. The rotary cutter is hel... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6524073 | Spinner with continuous 3-fold symmetry for multiple utilitarian, educational and ornamental uses The Mamikon spinner is a continuous 3 twist, single surface, having threefold symmetry and dynamic properties. It spins with a slight flow of air in the direction of the axes, and when rotated about the axis of symmetry, it acts as a blade, propeller or f... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6473314 | RF power amplifier assembly employing multi-layer RF blocking filter A low cost radio frequency interference filter assembly comprises a multiple layer structure including a middle trace layer disposed between an upper ground layer and lower ground layer. Non-conductive insulation layers are disposed between the middle tra... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468823 | Fabrication of optical devices based on two dimensional photonic crystal structures and apparatus made thereby A broad class of devices, both active and passive, such as waveguides, microcavities, filters, resonators, lasers, switches, modulators, etc. can be fabricated using the disclosed method. The method is one in which nanocavities in semiconductor membranes ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466709 | Photonic crystal microcavities for strong coupling between an atom and the cavity field and method of fabricating the same Optical microcavities based on two dimensional arrays of holes defined in photonic crystals are optimized for maximum Q factors and minimum mode volume. They can also be used for strong coupling between the cavity field and an atom trapped within a defect... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6466309 | Method and apparatus for chemical and topographical microanalysis A scanning probe microscope is combined with a laser induced breakdown spectrometer to provide spatially resolved chemical analysis of the surface correlated with the surface topography. Topographical analysis is achieved by scanning a sharp probe across ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461528 | Method of fabricating lateral nanopores, directed pore growth and pore interconnects and filter devices using the same Lateral pores in a thin metal film as well as fabricating branching and expanding ore arrays can be fabricated by a method of growing long pores laterally underneath a ask by use of stress compliant masks or varying the anodization voltage. Applications r... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6449779 | Automatic toilet cleaning dispenser assembly A cleaning dispenser assembly to be used in connection with a toilet tank is coupled to a fill valve and an overflow tube of the tank. The dispenser assembly includes a container with a removable lid. A refill tube is coupled to a fill valve of the tank a... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6446563 | Thermoplastic pallet An improved load bearing pallet includes an upper deck formed from a sheet of thermoplastic material with a load engaging surface and an opposing, substantially parallel lift engaging surface. Ridges, channels, depressions, and legs, are formed in the she... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449301 | Method and apparatus for mode locking of external cavity semiconductor lasers with saturable Bragg reflectors External cavity semiconductor lasers using a saturable Bragg reflector as an external reflector are mode locked and produce output pulses of 1.9 ps from a semiconductor lasers without dispersion compensation. By coupling the output to a standard single mo... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449303 | System and method for peak power reduction in multiple carrier communications systems A system and method for signal peak reduction in a multiple carrier communication system where the individual carriers are produced from input symbols that are filtered to reduce individual carrier bandwidths, offset in frequency, and combined into an out... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449302 | System and method for peak power reduction in spread spectrum communications systems A system and method for signal peak reduction in a spread spectrum communication system of the type including a filter for limiting signal bandwidth of symbols transmitted from the system. A signal peak reduction unit is provided before the filter that in... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445737 | Digital modulation device in a system and method of using the same A wireless digital transmission and receiving method combines phase reversal keying with pulse position modulation. Modulation of a transmitted signal implements pulses that are of extremely short duration to indicate ones and zeros. These pulses can be a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442772 | Advanced dual-flush valve A flush valve is adapted to be mounted in the tank of a toilet and includes a selector assembly and a flush valve. The selector assembly is accessible from outside the toilet and provides for initiation of the flushing operation and an alternative choice ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442046 | Electronic equipment with cavity isolator A apparatus and a method of isolating two cavities within an electrical equipment by using a S-shaped plate having fingers on opposite sides such that the S-shaped plate may be installed between two open ended inner walls.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6428053 | Micromachined fluidic coupler and method of making the same A micromachined coupler for coupling a capillary having a first size to an orifice having a shape and a second size, has a body which has a shape conforming the shape of the cavity into which the body must fit. A through hole is defined through the body. ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6425893 | Method and apparatus for fast electrolytic detachment of an implant This is an implant for placement in the human body and a wire coupled to the implant for placing that implant. In the illustrated embodiment, it is an implant for use in the vasculature of the human body and is used to occlude a cavity in that vasculature... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6423085 | Biodegradable polymer coils for intraluminal implants An endovascular cellular manipulation and inflammatory response are elicited from implantation in a vascular compartment or any intraluminal location of a separable coil comprised at least in part of at least one biocompatible and absorbable polymer or pr... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6421253 | Durable laminated electronics assembly using epoxy preform A delamination resistant electronics module assembly includes a printed circuit board layer coupled to a pallet via a cured epoxy preform. The preform may include conductive epoxy, or non-conductive epoxy with conductive traces. Component wells are collec... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418339 | Method and apparatus for determining the lines of optimal direction for surgical cuts in the human skin The invention relates to a method and a device for in vivo detection of the direction of Langer's lines in the skin. Light is irradiated into the skin as primary light at one defined site (7) identified through the epidermis (6) in such a way that it is t... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6416480 | Method and apparatus for automated acquisition of the glasgow coma score (AGCS) A system and a method for computerized automated acquisition of the Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) for quantifying level of consciousness following traumatic brain injury performs the assessment of the GCS of critically ill patients on a periodic basis. Based o... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413500 | Method and apparatus for oral hygiene A bacteria killing oral bactericide is applied to a user's teeth. All surfaces of the teeth are covered with the oral bactericide. The oral bactericide is left disposed on the teeth during the sleeping hours during which the oral bactericide both destroys... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6411523 | RF electronics assembly with shielded interconnect An electronics assembly incorporating an interconnect includes a conductive gasket disposed between a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board. The gasket surrounds, and thereby shields, the interconnect while providing an RF ground ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408008 | Circuit for attenuation of echos caused by line variations and an interfacing system for capacitively coupling a plurality of sources to a two-wire communication line A circuit attenuates echo caused by line variations and a transformerless, high DC impedance, two-wire line interface. To reduce echo, a test tone is introduced on the communication line with all station units connected to the line. The resultant receive ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6390182 | Heat sink assembly A heat sink assembly for an electronics assembly, such as an RF power amplifier, includes a pallet, a fin structure, and a hollow base separate from the fin structure. The fin structure may be an integral curved sheet or a modular apparatus comprising a p... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6392218 | Vehicle rain sensor An apparatus and a method for detecting moisture, such as rain on a vehicle, wherein a sensor acquires an optical image from a region of interest and produces the data to a microprocessor, the microprocessor processes the acquired optical image and select... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389404 | Neural processing module with input architectures that make maximal use of a weighted synapse array A neural processing module is disclosed which combines a weighted synapse array that performs "primitive arithmetic" (products and sums) in parallel with a weight change architecture and a data input architecture that collectively maximize the use of the ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6375338 | Modular lighting fixture Piercing, heat sink, and reflector modules are detachably connected together to provide a lighting fixture adaptable to low voltage, line voltage, halogen, fluorescent, incandescent, and other lighting systems. In heat sensitive applications, such as insu... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6370937 | Method of canceling quadrature error in an angular rate sensor Disclosed is a method of correcting quadrature error in a dynamically decoupled micro-gyro (100, 200) having a drive mass (110, 210) that is vibrated relative to a drive axis (Y, Z) and a sense mass (111, 211) that responds to the drive mass (110, 210) in... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364989 | Method for enhancing an extruded substrate with a decorative laminating film A method and apparatus for laminating a decorative lamination film to an extruded substrate is disclosed. The decorative lamination film may be clear, translucent, pearlescent, or opaque and it is compressed against the extruded substrate between a pair o... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364861 | Multi-valve injection/aspiration manifold An IV manifold includes a plurality of injection/aspiration ports and has an elongate configuration with a width greater than the diameter of the ports. A flow channel is formed between mating members of a housing and provided with a U-shaped configuratio... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6364614 | Spinner with continuous 3-fold symmetry for multiple utilitarian, educational and ornamental uses The Mamikon spinner is a continuous 3 twist, single surface, having threefold symmetry and dynamic properties. It spins with a slight flow of air in the direction of the axes, and when rotated about the axis of symmetry, it acts as a blade, propeller or f... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366473 | Method for supporting a wall An amplifier assembly having a grounded mode wall is disclosed. The mode wall is supported in a substantially serpentine slot in an amplifier substrate. The serpentine slot supports and grounds the mode wall at a plurality of points of contact. The points... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6339882 | Flush valve A flush valve is adapted for placement through a hole in the bottom of a toilet tank. The valve seat has an axis with a lower section adapted to extend through the hole and an upper section defining an opening generally perpendicular to the axis. A first ... | 01/22/2002 |
