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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8044673 | Method and apparatus for positioning and contacting singulated semiconductor dies A re-configurable test socket system and test socket architecture are described involving a combination of particular micro elements and re-useable macro elements that can be reused and reconfigured for testing a wide variety of different semiconductor and integrate... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021285 | Endless cord exercise machine with rotary viscous dampers An endless cord exercise machine in which a user applies a continuous pulling motion to a cord that is attached to a resistance mechanism is disclosed. The machine may be arranged to simulate the acts of rope climbing or of scaling a wall with the assistance of a ro... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7666058 | Synmastia compression bra A compression bra for addressing and/or correcting synmastia complications in reconstructive breast surgeries has: (i) a wide, cotton-lined, unidirectional elastic, torso band adjustably encircling a woman's thoracic torso immediately below the inframammary skinfold... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7464416 | Passive tensioning mechanism for underwater buoyant-slat automatic pool cover systems Invented techniques and associated mechanisms are described for passively assuring that the spiraling layers of wound-up layers of a buoyant pool cover are, and will remain tightly wound around a rotatable cover drum completely submerged in a pool bottom tough. ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7421798 | Precision miter gauge setting fixture A precision miter gauge setting fixture system is described that includes a horizontal surface with a miter bar channel that bisects at least one pair of symmetrical arcs of angularly spaced, position receptacles drilled into the surface, where each angular position... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7378928 | Magnetic pick-up tool A magnetic pick-up tool is described having a first, small diameter, high field strength permanent magnet pellet, permanently secured within a holder presenting a pole face at a distal tip of a probe extending from a handle, and at least a second, removable, small d... | 05/27/2008 |
| D542006 | Cookie | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204291 | Modular lid and actuator for underwater pool cover drum enclosure The present invention is a modular lid system for an underwater swimming pool cover or other underwater enclosure. The modular lid has a rigid lid portion which has an overall buoyancy such that the lid portion closes the enclosure underwater by force of gravity. Th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7047575 | Hinge coupling three buoyant-slat pool cover sections An invented hinge for coupling three buoyant-slats pool cover sections together is described wherein three, modified, longitudinal buoyant slats are coupled for pivoting around three angularly spaced, parallel hinge axes aligned with the slats by a plurality of hing... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7028947 | Self-powered tethered decoy for heat-seeking transport aircraft missile defense A low-cost airliner defense system utilizing self powered, retrievable, towed decoys against man portable heat-seeking missile (MANPAD) systems provides both high power and a large IR radiating surface area. An efficient and lightweight integrated turbine-alternator... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6520006 | Remote pressure indicator for sealed vessels including vehicle tires A compact, robust, and inexpensive magnetically coupled pressure gauge includes a spiral-faced or helical bellows coupled for rotating a magnetic field source (permanent magnet) within a pressure vessel the orientation of which is externally sensed and co... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6390680 | Extruded track construct component system with threaded radial bearing end pulley for swimming pool cover systems An invented track construct component system with a threaded radial bearing end pulley is described for pool cover systems that includes an extruded longitudinal cover track having a top longitudinal anchoring slot, a C-channel longitudinal slot along one... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6038043 | Method for recording a holographic optical element A fingerprint sensor having a holographic phase grating glued on one right angle surface of a prism is described where a light source oriented normally relative to the hypotenuse surface of the prism illuminates an interface of the grating and finger surf... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5892599 | Miniature fingerprint sensor using a trapezoidal prism and a holographic optical element A miniaturized fingerprint sensor has a holographic phase grating glued to a base surface of a trapezoidal prism which operates on light totally internally reflecting from a finger-coverslip interface protecting the exterior surface of the grating, diffra... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5799342 | Manual cover drive for swimming pools A manually powered swimming pool cover drive for extending and retracting swimming pool covers is described which includes a pair of overrunning, one-way clutch devices journaled around a drive shaft coupled for rotating a swimming pool cover drum for ret... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5691637 | Magnetic field position transducer for two or more dimensions A transducer for indicating position in space with reference to a coordinate system includes a magnetic field source (13), a movable button element (11) composed of a magnetically susceptible material having a central pole face (16) and a surrounding annu... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5546751 | Anti-cavitation manifold for drive coupled, dual motor, reversible hydraulic drive systems An anti-cavitation hydraulic manifold for hydraulically coupling the hydraulic input and output of two, drive coupled, reversible hydraulic motors to a reversible source of hydraulic power is described which includes: (i) two high pressure hydraulic input... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5541784 | Bootstrap method for writing servo tracks on a disk drive A method for defining and writing parallel and concentric magnetic signal tracks to a spinning disk surface of a magnetic data storage disk drive system using the components of the Head Disk Assembly (HDA) implemented by an appropriately programmed digita... | 07/30/1996 |
