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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6964669 | Linear delivery system for deployment of a detachable balloon at a target site in vivo A linear delivery system and method for deployment of a detachable balloon at a target site in a patient in vivo is disclosed. The system includes a unitary sheath assembly having a retractable shaft and base, and a balloon delivery device configured for insertion t... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6736830 | Baby pacifier An infant pacifier that simulates the natural shape, structure and consistency of the human breast. The device is constructed to cause the infant to replicate the same oral motor skills that the infant uses during breast-feeding. Specifically, the device is construc... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6634218 | Engine testing apparatus The present invention provides an engine testing apparatus capable of accurately conducting a simulation of a vehicle and includes a dynamometer connected to an output section of an engine under test, a dynamo controller for controlling rotation of the dy... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6585696 | Method and apparatus for applying a medically useful multiple component material An applicator gun for spraying a medically useful multiple component fluid to an area of interest. The handheld applicator gun functionally receives a commercially available or standardized multi-syringe applicator, and dispenses fluid from the multi-syri... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575492 | Lateral torso supports for folding wheelchairs A laterally collapsible wheelchair includes a restraint system for preventing lateral movement of wheelchair occupants. The restraint system includes a pair of lateral supports, which are releasably attached to restrict the movement of a person seated in ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6575940 | Sealant applicator and method employing impulse clearing A sealant applicator suitable for dispensing a coagulable sealant, for example a two-component fibrin sealant mixed in the applicator, employs impulse clearing to remove residual coagulated or coagulating material from the dispensing pathway and mixing ch... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571616 | Easy method for measuring brake mean effective pressure in a running vehicle The present invention provides a method for easily measuring a brake mean effective pressure of a running vehicle. An air flow sensor, a λ sensor and a data collecting apparatus are mounted to the vehicle. A running speed and engine speed from the vehicl... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571235 | System for providing an interface for accessing data in a discussion database A method for facilitating effective access to application specific data in a discussion database. In use, the data is received from multiple users in a plurality of categories. To disseminate the data, access is provided to the data via an interface which... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6519666 | Arbitration scheme for optimal performance A shared bus arbitration scheme for a data communication system is provided, where a shared bus is connected to a plurality of bus masters and resources, some resources having higher priority than the others and including a peripheral device. Each master ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6452095 | Threaded cable hangers for supporting electrical cables in ships A threaded cable hanger attached to a stud includes a reverse (protuberant) dimple that provides a seat for the end of the stud, and permits the bar to make up to a full final turn to permit the bar to be in a desired orientation. A stud top containing th... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6393582 | Error self-checking and recovery using lock-step processor pair architecture A logical processor is formed from a pair of processor units operating in close synchrony to perform self-check operations. Outputs of one of the processor units are compared to that of the other processor unit. When one of the processor units experiences... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6364485 | Methods and systems for relieving eye strain The methods and systems of the present invention enable a user to perform eye exercises and training that may aid in relieving eye fatigue and eye strain. In general, the present invention teaches providing movement between associated images having a plur... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360329 | Interval-timing facility using overbuilt hierarchical timing wheels A system for timing intervals in a computer. The system provides an interval timing service for processes running in a computer system. The timing service supports a potentially large number of interval timers by using "timing wheels" that "turn" at diffe... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359618 | Using irradiance textures for photorealistic image generation An image generator computes a set of light sample points, wherein each light sample point is a point on a light source from a geometric model, and an irradiance image is computed for each light sample point, wherein an irradiance image is a view-dependent... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6353363 | Low voltage rail-to-rail CMOS output stage An output stage suitable for low voltage operation and capable of providing an essentially symmetrical rail-to-rail output voltage is disclosed. The output stage includes a first field effect device having a first drain, a first gate, and a first source c... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6338146 | Method and apparatus for fault-tolerant, scalable and non-blocking three-phase flushing for committing database transactions in a cluster of multiprocessors An apparatus, method and medium for implementing fault-tolerant three-phase flushing for database transaction commits in a cluster including multiple nodes of shared-memory processors. The apparatus, method and medium include executing the primary of a co... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6320917 | Demodulating digital video broadcast signals Apparatus for demodulating digital video broadcast signals with an improved automatic frequency control comprises data modulated on a multiplicity of spaced carrier frequencies, including: analog to digital conversion device for providing a series of digi... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6270007 | Stackable transport crate A stackable crate for transporting potted plants and the like includes opposing trays spaced apart by support structures. The trays form a top and bottom for the stackable crate. Each of the trays have side walls and end walls. The side walls are orthogon... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6256773 | System, method and article of manufacture for configuration management in a development architecture framework A system, method, and article of manufacture are provided for affording consistency in a development architecture framework as components in the framework change. A reference program code is provided and a plurality of sets of updated program code are rec... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6252720 | Optical system and method for remotely manipulating interactive graphical elements on television screens and the like An optical virtual touch pad system wherein reflective optics are used to superimpose a virtual image of a television screen display onto a touch-sensitive digitizing surface being operatively contacted by a user-controlled contact member. Alternatively, ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6246448 | Purity adjustment device for video display appliance A purity adjustment device for a video display appliance which automatically compensates for a purity of a picture displayed on a CRT screen that is varied due to the change of the earth magnetic field by electromagnetic deflection using a purity coil. Th... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6206602 | "See-through" binder with printed frame cover A cost effective binder provides high visual impact by employing a binder cover material which is transparent, and which has imprinted thereon a frame, and which is also provided with a pocket formed of thin plastic material on the inside of the cover. Vi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6191760 | Video input level control circuit in a video appliance A video input level control circuit in a video display device which can improve picture quality of the video appliance by selectively controlling input levels of the video signals inputted in different manners from different-typed video cards of a PC so t... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6178829 | Redundant linkage and sensor assembly A redundant linkage and sensor assembly which includes a sensor that enables indication of the magnitude and direction of forces applied to the linkage, while maintaining full mechanical strength and function of the linkage. The linkage includes an inner ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6134129 | Current sharing signal coupling/decoupling circuit for power converter systems An improved current sharing signal coupling/decoupling circuit for use in each module of a system including a plurality of parallel connected modules, each such circuit providing an interface between a module's "current sharing signal" port and a common c... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6131997 | Locking device for a rotatable chair or table A locking device for a rotatable chair or table includes a middle vertical tube, an annular closing member fixed on an upper end of the middle vertical tube, a protective outer tube fitting around the middle vertical tube, having an inner wall provided wi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6106067 | Seat adjustment and dumping mechanism with memory adjustment coordinated with seat positioning The system (10) controls reclining and dumping of a seat and the return of the seat back to its upright position depending on the position of the seat. The system (10) has a master unit (6) and a slave unit (8). The master unit (6) has a base plate (12) t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6092154 | Method of pre-caching or pre-fetching data utilizing thread lists and multimedia editing systems using such pre-caching A method of pre-caching data using thread lists, and a multi-media editing system using such a pre-caching method, are disclosed. A list of data which will be required by a host application is passed to a data storage device such as a hard disk drive, CDR... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6062045 | Wear resistance jewelry Wear resistant jewelry apparatus and method of making same wherein articles of jewelry are made from sinterable metal and/or ceramic powder materials compressed into a predetermined configuration and then sintered to form a blank from which a jewelry item... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061205 | Slider support assembly and method A slider support assembly (20) includes a support arm (2) extendible over a magnetic disk (8). A slider (4), including a data head (12), is mounted to the support arm. The slider is mounted so the slider can pivot in a radially oriented roll plane (18) ab... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060356 | Method of fabricating virtual ground SSI flash EPROM cell and array A compact, low current flash EPROM cell that is scaleable to dee-submicron levels for future generations of flash memory arrays is disclosed. This flash memory cell can be fabricated using a twelve masks, triple-poly, salicided process. Source-side inject... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6043223 | Enhanced opening of abnormal brain tissue capillaries Improved compositions and methods for increasing permeability of abnormal brain tissue to pharmaceutical agents. Cyclic GMP specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors are combined with bradykinin or a bradykinin analog to provide enhanced permeability of brain... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6037843 | Controllable reactance circuit for an integrated circuit A controllable reactance implemented within an integrated circuit includes a first sub-circuit (20) comprising a reactive element, for example a capacitor 12, coupled in series with a transistor (14). A controllable current source (16) injects a controlla... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6023738 | Method and apparatus for accelerating the transfer of graphical images A direct memory access (DMA) arrangement having a DMA circuit which is positioned with an input/output device, the DMA circuit including a first register for storing a reference value pointing to a first data structure established by an application progra... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6021453 | Microprocessor unit for use in an indefinitely extensible chain of processors with self-propagation of code and data from the host end, self-determination of chain length and ID, (and with multiple orthogonal channels and coordination ports) A novel architecture is based on a general purpose microcomputer with an "upstream" bus and a "downstream" bus. The upstream bus interfaces to an integrated multiport RAM that is shared between an upstream processor and the local processor, and possesses ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6003787 | Insecticide spray apparatus An insecticide spray apparatus (5) for spraying insecticide in confined areas. The insecticide spray apparatus (5) has a spray gun (10) and a compressor assembly (14) for providing compressed air through a flow line (12) to the spray gun (10). A nozzle (3... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6000890 | Retractable self-locking cleat for rope, cable and the like A retractable self-locking cleat for rope, cable and like including means forming a base that can be mounted to a truck body, deck or other surfaces which includes an opening, recess, well or cavity into which an improved self-locking cleat component can ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5984070 | Overheating protection device for rotational control apparatus A device (10) is disclosed for intercepting the input of a system (23) of an internal combustion engine (12) normally provided to a solenoid valve (22) for actuating a fan clutch (20). A pressure switch (24) is provided in the pressure line between the so... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5969279 | Bridge and saddle for stringed musical instruments Improved saddle (53) for stringed musical instruments comprised of a single unitary member configured in a somewhat comblike structure, the backbone portion (60) of which is curved and forms a string-engaging and supporting surface. The teeth-forming port... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5961820 | Desulfurization process utilizing an oxidizing agent, carbonyl compound, and hydroxide Sulfur-containing carbonaceous materials are desulfurized by reaction with a mixture of an oxidizing agent and a carbonyl compound under alkaline conditions at a temperature ranging from ambient temperature to about 250° F. and a pressure of about 1 atmo... | 10/05/1999 |
