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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161881 | Ring booster for fuze A fuse and a fusing method comprising initiating detonation of a first booster comprising a circular shaped charge and thereby causing detonation of a second booster. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151797 | Respiration mask assembly A respiration mask assembly including: a mask body having a front part that defines a front opening adapted to communicate fluidly with a gas supply, and a rear part that defines a rear opening opposite to the front opening in a horizontal direction; a forehead supp... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142718 | Disposable for application in a device for heating a physiological fluid A disposable that is suitable for application in a device for heating a physiological fluid, in particular blood, comprising a conduit for conducting fluid, which conduit comprises conduit sections that are arranged next to each other and bends that connect the cond... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141956 | Chair foldable from a single sheet of planar material Chair folded from a single sheet of planar material that is made to measure to a predefined contour cut, and that is provided with predefined first fold lines along which the material is bendable into a ready-to-use shape or form of the chair and wherein same is unf... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137144 | Pin connector A pin connector includes: a metal outer shell having a tubular wall that has an inner surface, an annular shoulder face that is formed on the inner surface, and a punched rib that protrudes inwardly from the inner surface above the annular shoulder face; and a metal... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8117726 | Line of sight precision machining A method of assembling an optical device and an optical device manufactured by placing in a housing an optical element comprising one or more interface datums, aligning the optical element to a reference feature to determine an amount of finish machining of the one ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8098191 | Electronic curtain for vehicle protection An apparatus and method for protecting against incoming projectiles comprising transmitting two radar waveforms, the first waveform comprising a pulsed continuous wave waveform, and the second waveform comprising a pulsed linear chirp waveform over a bandwidth, and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097800 | Method for controlling a digital audio source An apparatus for signal processing, wherein a disc is placed on a turntable and is provided with a groove which can be followed by the pick-up element, and employing a time-code signal wherein during use of the disc the said time-code signal controls the digital aud... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094707 | List-based detection in fading channels with long intersymbol interference An apparatus, computer software, and method for data detection in channels suffering from intersymbol interference comprising receiving a signal representative of a binary digit of data, computing a reliability score for that binary digit of data via windowed Chase ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092246 | Self-locking micro-D connector A connector apparatus and concomitant method of connecting first and second Micro-D connectors comprising inserting latches affixed at both ends of the first connector into mounting holes on the second connector and causing locking tabs on the latches to engage with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8091932 | Coupling device and method for manufacturing a grip ring to be used in such a coupling device A coupling device for a tube comprising a coupling piece with an insert end for the tube and a sealing organ which is suitable for realizing a seal around the tube inserted in the coupling piece, whereby the sealing organ comprises a series of elements which togethe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8049399 | High power discharge fuel ignitor A spark-ignited, internal combustion engine ignition device to increase electrical transfer efficiency of the ignition by peaking the electrical power of the spark during the streamer phase of spark creation and improving combustion quality, incorporating an electro... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046212 | Identification of chemical names in text-containing documents A method and computer software for rapid searching of text-containing documents and identifying and isolating chemical names and common chemical expressions from surrounding text. The chemical names are returned to the user in a list which is arranged in descending ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7982871 | Sensor for identifying at least one particle by means of raman-spectroscopy A sensor for identifying at least one particle by means of Raman-spectroscopy, comprising an optical trapping system for the at least one particle, including a laser-beam source, acting further as a Raman excitation source for the at least one particle, and a Raman-... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7948420 | Eliminating the use of anti-aliasing filters in digital relays by oversampling A digital relay and concomitant method comprising employing an analog-to-digital converter, and via control logic providing oversampled output of the converter to determine likely digital values corresponding to the output, and wherein the control logic substantiall... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942282 | Retainer for shipping containers A retainer for securing together upper and lower shipping containers includes interconnected upper and lower retaining members each adapted to be inserted into a hole in a corner piece of a respective one of the upper and lower shipping containers, and at least one ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938011 | High shock test apparatus A testing apparatus and method comprising providing a platform for a unit under test, charging a capacitor bank with a charging system, with a switching and power control system generating multiple pulses per cycle from energy from the capacitor bank, and with an el... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7880885 | Portable evaluation of window transmission An apparatus and method for evaluating window transmission loss comprising taking a plurality of photographs through a filter of a window to be evaluated, determining a percentage of the window shown in each photograph that is undamaged, and computing an estimate of... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847748 | Single input circular and slant polarization selectivity by means of dielectric control An antenna and a method of creating multiple polarization states in an antenna comprising providing to the antenna a single power input, dividing the power received from the single power input, and transmitting the divided power to a radiating element via a pluralit... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7859760 | Method and apparatus for imaging A method for forming an image of a beam source that during operation provides a beam, and wherein the beam is split so as to divide the beam into beamlets, wherein a redirecting organ is used with which each individual beamlet is redirected to a predetermined degree... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7851734 | Acceleration activated fin release mechanism An acceleration activated fin release apparatus comprising a fin holder that when in latched state holds fins in a retracted position and a latching mechanism maintaining the fin holder in latched state until released by an acceleration event. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7825266 | Extraction of fulvic minerals from humic substances The present invention provides a method for extracting fulvic acid from complexes of humic substances. The fulvic acid extract is safe for human and animal consumption and for application to plant foliage. As a result of the extraction method, the fulvic acid extrac... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7800751 | Dense pattern multiple pass cells An optical cell and a method of operating an optical cell comprising employing a first mirror comprising a first hole therein at approximately a center of the first mirror and through which laser light enters the cell, employing a second mirror comprising a second h... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7791765 | Method and apparatus for optical dithering A method for optical dithering and a dither device comprising a mounting structure, a refractive optic, an optic mounting structure surrounding the optic, and one or more linear drive motors. Four linear coils are preferably employed together with a control system o... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790467 | Diode laser based ketone and aldehyde detection An apparatus and method for quantifying ketone or alydehyde concentrations of gas. The invention includes passing a gas sample through a reactor and an optical cell and determining a concentration of a gaseous reaction product. Using the concentration of the gaseous... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7790134 | Method of purifying isosaccharinate A method of purifying isosaccharinate by mixing sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide with calcium isosaccharinate, removing the precipitated calcium carbonate and adjusting the pH to between approximately 4.5 to 5.0 thereby ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789824 | Instrument comprising a cable or tube provided with a propulsion device An instrument comprising a cable or tube, at a distal end of which a propulsion device is provided for moving the cable or tube in a hollow space, the propulsion device being shaped like a donut lying in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the c... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7757641 | Animal harness with operable/closed position handle A harness for an animal, such as a dog, providing command and control of the animal in a manner which evenly distributes pressures across the animal's body to minimize strain and pressure on the animal's head, neck and spine, and which provides both a leash and a ha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742615 | Windshield mounted speaker system for motorcycles A method of installing an audio system on a motorcycle having a windshield connected to a remainder of the motorcycle via a plurality of fasteners (and a corresponding audio system and motorcycle) comprising providing one or more audio speakers and via one or more o... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7740053 | Method of cooling or heating a means of transport and a means of transport A method of maintaining a space in a means of transport, such as a vehicle, at a desired temperature. The vehicle is provided with a storage tank containing a medium having a suitable temperature. According to the invention the storage tank is part of the transport ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7718936 | Bulk material windows for distributed aperture sensors A distributed aperture sensor system and sensing method comprising a plurality of sensors each having an aperture and window that provides electromagnetic interference shielding by a material with a bulk resistivity of less than or approximately equal to 10 ohm-cm t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7714182 | Method for treating bottom ash A method for treating bottom ash from a waste incineration plant. The invention relates in particular to a method for treating bottom ash from a domestic waste incineration plant. In accordance with the invention bottom ash having a size ranging up to 2 mm is treate... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7710568 | Portable natural gas leak detector The present invention is a portable gas leak detector preferably comprising a portable optical spectroscopy apparatus for measurement of gas concentration. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7667570 | Nanostructured combination key-lock A lock and key mechanism comprising a sensor detecting friction between first and second nanostructured surfaces and a controller receiving output from the sensor and comparing same to stored values. Also a method for activating or deactivating a lock comprising pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658163 | Direct write# system Methods and apparatus for the deposition of a source material (10) are disclosed. An atomizer (12) renders a supply of source material (10) into many discrete particles. A force applicator (14) propels the particles in continuous, paralle... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7637608 | Glasses Glasses, comprising a frame and a lens system for the correction of defective vision, which comprises at least one pair of lenses formed by a first lens and a second lens, which first and second lens, viewed in the path of vision, are disposed one behind the other a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635284 | Programmable appliance controller An apparatus and method for control of an alternating current appliance comprising locating in either an appliance plug or a plug-in module programmable control means and providing a plurality of electrical connections between the programmable control means and prog... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7616316 | Gas measurement over extreme dynamic range of concentrations An optical spectroscopy apparatus and method for measurement of species concentration, number density, or column density comprising emitting light from a laser light source, receiving light via a fixed length optical path from the source and containing a species to ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7613992 | Dynamic index and search engine server The present invention comprises an apparatus for, computers software for, and method of providing personalized search capabilities of hypertext transmission protocol pages comprising: providing an index server maintaining an index to hypertext transmission protocol ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611634 | Method for monitoring the degree of fouling of a filter A method of filtering a fluid wherein after filtering a contaminated fluid, which causes the formation of a filter cake, a substantially non-contaminated fluid is fed through the filter cake and filter at varying flux or at varying driving force. At the same time th... | 11/03/2009 |
