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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992102 | Graphical user interface with circumferentially displayed search results A method and system for processing user information are described. A graphical user interface is provided to include a display region, a first bounded region circumferentially surrounding the display region, and a second bounded region circumferentially surrounding ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7914403 | Hockey stick A composite hockey stick having a tubular hollow shaft and a blade is disclosed. The shaft includes a region of focused weight in the form of an overlay coating that is applied on top if the internal surfaces of the cured shaft using a coating plug. The blade includ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7856446 | Method and apparatus for determining usefulness of a digital asset The invention comprises a set of complementary techniques that dramatically improve enterprise search and navigation results. The core of the invention is an expertise or knowledge index, called UseRank that tracks the behavior of website visitors. The expertise-ind... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7715783 | System and method for receiving broadcast content on a mobile platform during international travel A vehicle information system for passenger vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The vehicle information system includes a universal antenna system and a universal receiver system for receiving viewing content prov... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7555423 | Emulation processor interconnection architecture The present system and methods are directed to the interconnection of clusters of emulation processors comprising emulation processors in a software-driven hardware design verification system. The processors each output one NBO output signal. The clusters are interc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7355045 | Isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazine acetic acids and methods for the preparation thereof In some embodiments, this invention pertains to isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazine acetic acids. In some embodiments, this invention pertains to methods for the preparation of isotopically enriched N-substituted piperazine acetic acids. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7266528 | Method for computer network operation basis for usage fees A computer network having a requesting node and a providing node permits data transfer therebetween when permitted by an authorizing node. Reports generated in response to authorizations and reports generated in response to data transfers are reconciled at a reconci... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7034146 | Primer for diagnosis of one or more kinds of cancer This invention relates to primers for diagnosis of one or more kinds of cancer and a diagnostic kit comprising said primers. The primers are made from highly homologous areas of twelve MAGE subtypes and eight GAGE subtypes. The diagnostic kit comprising the said pri... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6875759 | Substituted guanidines and the use thereof A method for the treatment of cancer and pain in an animal subject is disclosed, comprising administering to said animal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula I: wherein R1-R... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6849847 | Ambient pressure matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) apparatus and method of analysis A mass spectrometer having a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) source which operates at ambient pressure is disclosed. The apparatus and method are disclosed to analyze at least one sample which contains at least one analyte using matrix-assisted l... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6782515 | Method for identifying test points to optimize the testing of integrated circuits using a genetic algorithm A method for identifying, by way of a genetic algorithm, test points to be inserted in an integrated circuit (IC) chip to improve the testability of the IC is described. The algorithm is particularly well suited for large circuit designs (several million gates) beca... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6771043 | Power tools Battery-powered tools may include battery 1 or battery pack BP and a drive source (e.g., motor M) for generating power using current supplied from the battery. A switch 3 may electrically connect the battery to the drive source. A voltage detector may ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6711315 | 3-D electro optical switch The optical switch of the present invention advantageously comprises a three dimensional architecture capable of taking input optical signals launched in a first direction, deflecting the signals in a second direction and again in a third direction, preferably ortho... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6684478 | Television base casting The present invention provides for an integrally weighted base suitable for attachment to a bottom surface of an enclosure to form an integrally weighted cabinet. The integrally weighted cabinet is able to satisfy load bearing and tip over standards witho... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6547818 | Selectively thinned coiled-sheet stents and methods for making them A coiled-sheet stent includes a tubular body having a longitudinal axis, a circumference, and a thickness, and having a size configured for introduction into a body lumen. The tubular body includes a plurality of cylindrical bands, each band including a g... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6535978 | Digital signature providing non-repudiation based on biological indicia A digital certificate is formed from a digitized representation of a unique biological feature of a registrant, for example, the registrant's chromosomal DNA. The digital representation is signed with the registrant's private encryption key and transmitte... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6327338 | Replaceable carbridge for an ECR x-ray source A small, low cost, low power, and portable x-ray source that produces an x-ray flux that is sufficient to produce high quality x-ray images on suitable x-ray sensitive films. The source includes a vacuumated chamber that is filled with a heavy atomic weig... | 12/04/2001 |
| 5984366 | Unalterable self-verifying articles Disclosed are methods, systems and articles of manufacture for creating and authenticating self-verifying articles. Self-verifying articles include, for example, commercial instruments (i.e., notes, drafts, checks, bearer paper, etc.), transaction cards (... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5973842 | Method and apparatus for an optical illuminator assembly and its alignment An optical illuminator assembly for an analytical instrument, such as a clinical hematology or a flow cytometer instrument, and method of aligning the components of the illuminator assembly and orienting the illuminator assembly. The illuminator assembly ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934885 | Reagent pump assembly A reagent pump assembly for metering precise volumes of fluids, such as reagent, for an analytical instrument, such as a clinical hematology or flow cytometer instrument. The assembly includes a multilayer block having a plurality of diaphragm pumps inter... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5826582 | Ear phone assembly for use with a hearing screener An ear phone assembly is provided for use with a hearing screening instrument to test infants for hearing impairments. The ear phone includes a generally D-shaped reusable cover including a back wall having a perimeter, a side wall extending from the peri... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5818703 | DC/DC converter for a variable voltage load A DC/DC converter circuit to convert input source energy to output load energy, for example, a flyback converter to charge a defibrillation storage capacitor from a low-voltage battery in an implantable cardiac defibrillator. The converter allows input cu... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5800499 | Probe for an implantable medical device A probe for an implanted medical device, more particularly for a cardiac pacemaker. The probe (10) has at its extremity a cylindrical body (14) supporting one or more electrodes (18) and a means of anchorage (34) extending radially around the exterior. A ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797698 | Paving elements for the water-permeable reinforcement of surfaces A paving element for the water-permeable reinforcement of surfaces, said paving element comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of sides. One or more of the sides have vertical recesses extending from the top surface of the paving eleme... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5785658 | In vivo tissue analysis methods and apparatus A tool for nondestructive interrogation of the tissue including a light source emitter and detector which may be mounted directly on the surgical tool in a tissue contacting surface for interrogation or mounted remotely and guided to the surgical field wi... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5772597 | Surgical tool end effector A tool for nonactive interrogation of the tissue including a light source emitter and detector which may be mounted directly on the surgical tool in a tissue contacting surface for interrogation or mounted remotely and guided to the surgical field with fi... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5769791 | Tissue interrogating device and methods A tool for nondestructive interrogation of the tissue including a light source emitter and detector which may be mounted directly on the surgical tool in a tissue contacting surface for interrogation or mounted remotely and guided to the surgical field wi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5762609 | Device and method for analysis of surgical tissue interventions A class of novel surgical tools constructed from the surgical tools and a tissue state monitoring device to assess or image changes in the chemical or structural composition of tissue over time, which give feedback to surgeons during dynamic surgical inte... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5626619 | Optically isolated shock circuit for implantable defibrillator A defibrillator output circuit utilizes an optically coupled signal for controlling an isolated electronic switch. Variants of the output circuit include coupling via phototransistors or photodiodes for the control of at least one electronic switch. An H-... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5619433 | Real-time analysis of power plant thermohydraulic phenomena A method and computer tool apparatus for determining the final state parameters of a power plant thermohydraulic system in which the thermohydraulic system is represented as a plurality of nodes having a flow regime map monitoring the thermodynamic system... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5591218 | Current limiter for implantable electronic device lead The invention protects circuits connected to low energy stimulating (pacing) or detection (sensing) electrodes of an implantable medical device from high energy pulses generated by the device itself or by external devices such as external defibrillators. ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5584867 | Method and apparatus for controlling a double atrial triple chamber cardiac pacemaker having a fallback mode Control of a double atrial triple chamber cardiac pacemaker having a programmable fallback mode. The triple chamber pacemaker has a right atrial electrode and a left atrial electrode connected to the same atrial detection/stimulation circuit, as well as a... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5568607 | Apparatus, systems and methods for controlling power consumption in a selectively enabled processing system Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for controlling energy consumption by a selectively enabled processing system, such as a high-density code scanner. The selectively enabled processing system has at least one high-power consumption microprocesso... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564430 | Automatic control of the sensing threshold for monitoring cardiac rhythm in a implantable device An improved automatic sensing threshold control for cardiac rhythm detection in an implantable device. The improvement includes setting the sensing threshold according to the amplitude of both sensed signals corresponding to cardiac activity and sensed no... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5558097 | Method for tachyarrhythmia detection A method and apparatus for optimizing the sensing circuit of a tachyarrhythmia detector for use with direct heart (cardiac) electrodes. The method is applied to detection of ventricular fibrillation and multifocal ventricular tachyarrhythmia, with rejecti... | 09/24/1996 |
