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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124519 | Apparatus and method for bonding silicon wafer to conductive substrate A system and method is disclosed for bonding a substrate to a semiconductor die that is prone to curling when subjected to an elevated temperature in a solder reflow oven, for example, thereby improving the electrical and mechanical bonding for large dies, wafers, c... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119053 | Apparatus for three dimensional printing using imaged layers A three-dimensional printer adapted to construct three dimensional objects is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the printer includes a first surface adapted to receive a bulk layer of sinterable powder, a polymer such as nylon powder; a radiant energy source, e... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7906750 | Heliostat with integrated image-based tracking controller A system (100) for directing incident sun light to a receiver (150) based on an integral imager (116) is disclosed. The system includes an imager (116) mounted to a reflector (112); a tracking controller (226) coupled to the... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7864439 | Linear electrowetting-based actuator Disclosed is an electrowetting-based apparatus comprising, in some embodiments, a plurality of immiscible fluids. The boundary between the fluids is made substantially planar with the application of select voltages to electrodes distributed around the cell containin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7774158 | Systems and methods for landmark generation for visual simultaneous localization and mapping The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7679532 | Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7177737 | Systems and methods for correction of drift via global localization with a visual landmark The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162338 | Systems and methods for computing a relative pose for global localization in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7162056 | Systems and methods for the automated sensing of motion in a mobile robot using visual data The invention is related to methods and apparatus that detect motion by monitoring images from a video camera mounted on a mobile robot, such as an autonomously navigated mobile robot. Examples of such robots include automated vacuum floor sweepers. Advantageously, ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7145478 | Systems and methods for controlling a density of visual landmarks in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135992 | Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to aut... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6745643 | Side-mounted detachable pedal assembly A detachable pedal assembly including an axle assembly and a binding assembly with an automatic release mechanism is disclosed. The axle assembly includes a thrust bearing and threads to engage the crank. The binding assembly includes a pedal and clasp that detachab... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6678269 | Network switching device with disparate database formats A switching device for forwarding network traffic to a desired destination on a network, such as a telephone or computer network. The switching device includes multiple ports and uses a lookup table containing lookup keys to determine which port to forwar... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6648363 | Composite sports board such as a skateboard deck A composite material for use as a skateboard deck or other sports board. The composite skateboard deck of the preferred embodiment is comprised of two structural layers bonded to and on either side of a light, flexible core. The structural layers made of ... | 11/18/2003 |
