Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7534470 | Surface and composition enhancements to high aspect ratio C-MEMS C-MEMS architecture having carbon structures with high surface areas due to high aspect ratios and nanoscale surface enhancements, and improved systems and methods for producing such structures are provided. Specifically, high aspect ratio carbon structures are micr... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7484510 | Implantable self-inflating attenuation device and method for treating ocular pressure spikes Disclosed herein is an attenuation device comprising a flexible housing and a medium capable of transformation to inflate the housing from the first configuration to the second configuration. Also disclose herein are methods of treating a patient, comprising: provid... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7459984 | Method and apparatus for self-calibration and adaptive temperature compensation in GPS receivers The invention provides a method and apparatus to optimally estimate and adaptively compensate the temperature-induced frequency drift of a crystal oscillator in a navigational signal receiver. A Read-Write memory encodes two tables, one for looking up frequency drif... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7459654 | Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are elect... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7461234 | Loosely-biased heterogeneous reconfigurable arrays A heterogeneous array includes clusters of processing elements. The clusters include a combination of ALUs and multiplexers linked by direct connections and various general-purpose routing networks. The multiplexers are controlled by the ALUs in the same cluster, or... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456906 | Power status detection and processing of audio/video (A/V) devices in A/V networks Systems and methods are provided that facilitate detection and processing of A/V device power status in A/V networks. Preferably, a power detection system includes a current sensor coupled to the power cord of an A/V device, a current-to-voltage converter coupled to... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7456670 | Distributed delay-locked-based clock and data recovery systems A clock and data recovery system using a distributed variable delay line is provided. The clock and data recovery system can use a delay-locked loop methodology to align a local clock with an incoming data stream. The variable delay line can include a transmission l... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453239 | Charging apparatus having a switching element for controlling charging power A charging device that may perform charging with larger current is provided. The charging device comprises a switching element for increasing or decreasing charging power, a PWM controlling circuit for intermittently turning the switching element on or off, a curren... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7444963 | Combustion power tool It is an object of the invention to provide a reliable ignition by a spark plug in a combustion power tool. Representative combustion power tool may comprise a combustion chamber, a gas supply section, a single spark plug, an ignition control device, a cylinder conn... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440884 | Memory rewind and reconstruction for hardware emulator A method and apparatus for debugging circuit designs having random access memory therein. The circuit design is emulated on a hardware logic emulator. The RAM emulated by the emulator can be rewound to a previous state, and then replayed. The RAM emulated by the emu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440866 | System and method for validating an input/output voltage of a target system A target interface system for interfacing selected components of a communication system and methods for manufacturing and using same. Being reconfigurable to support an extensive range of conventional input/output technologies, the target interface system downloads ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439678 | Magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma with tuning of electrostatic field A system and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatica... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436357 | Background ephemeris download in navigational receivers The present invention provides methods and systems for keeping the ephemeris in a navigational receiver current to achieve fast TTFF without the need for connecting to an aiding network or remote server. In an embodiment, the receiver keeps the ephemeris current by ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434360 | Landscape stake system A landscape stake system comprises an improved stake and a hammer cap. The stake comprises a tapered lower region and an intermediate region. Preferably, the intermediate region comprises an I-beam format to provide reinforcement of the stake to prevent cracking of ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435259 | Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics Intraocular lenses for implanting within the natural capsular bag of the human eye having features on the outer ends or portions of the lenses to fixate the lens within the natural capsular bag following implantation. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430449 | Methods and apparatus for testing disruption of a vagal nerve Method and apparatus for disrupting a gastric vagal nerve in the gastroesophageal region and testing the function and disruption of the vagal nerve. In one example embodiment, a treatment device applies ultrasound at a high energy level, such as high intensity focus... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430190 | Systems and methods for resource allocation to multiple antenna arrays for maintaining a constant bit rate (CBR) channel A wireless communication system configured for the efficient allocation of resources is provided. The wireless communication system can include a transmit system having a first set of one or more antennas each configured to transmit a data signal over a region to a ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425871 | Compensation units for reducing the effects of self-heating and increasing linear performance in bipolar transistors The systems and methods described herein provide for composite transistor circuit having a bipolar transistor and a compensation unit. The compensation unit can be configured to stabilize the DC biasing point of the bipolar transistor. The compensation unit can comp... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7415278 | Method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network A method and system for creating and deploying a mesh network are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises providing a mesh router having a plurality of radios. The mesh router is used in a cell of a plurality of cells that covers a geographic region. Chan... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413544 | System and method for collecting and transmitting medical data A system and method for collecting and transmitting medical and health-related data over a network are disclosed. A measuring device measures a user's physiological attribute and produces a first signal related thereto, which an integration system coupled to the mea... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7393363 | Lung assist apparatus and methods for use A lung-assist apparatus includes a tubular housing, a tubular nozzle therein, and a first valve disposed between the housing and nozzle. The housing is implanted across a bifurcation such that the nozzle extends from a first branch communicating with a healthy regio... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391160 | Controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration and direct energy conversion A system and apparatus for controlled fusion in a field reversed configuration (FRC) magnetic topology and conversion of fusion product energies directly to electric power. Preferably, plasma ions are magnetically confined in the FRC while plasma electrons are elect... | 06/24/2008 |
| D570711 | Bracelet watch | 06/10/2008 |
| 7379861 | Dynamic programming of trigger conditions in hardware emulation systems An improved emulation system having an improved trigger mechanism is disclosed. During the compilation of the circuit design, a portion of the emulation resources are reserved for dynamic netlists. The dynamic netlists allows a user to create arbitrary trigger circu... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377496 | Carburetor for two-cycle engine An interlocking lever having first and second cam faces is mounted on a throttle valve stem, and a throttle valve is arbitrarily opened to perform start-up in a state in which the first cam face makes contact with the choke valve lever and the interlocking lever is ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7375142 | Process and apparatus for the production of useful products from carbonaceous feedstock A carbonaceous feedstock to alcohol conversion process in which carbon dioxide and a portion of the hydrogen produced are removed from the syngas stream issuing from a feedstock reformer, to yield a reduced hydrogen, carbon monoxide and methane syngas stream. The hy... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371962 | Diode energy converter for chemical kinetic electron energy transfer An improved diode energy converter for chemical kinetic electron energy transfer is formed using nanostructures and includes identifiable regions associated with chemical reactions isolated chemically from other regions in the converter, a region associated with an ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357771 | Heart assist devices, systems and methods An apparatus and method for use in assisting a human heart are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an aortic compression means which may be fully implanatable, a fluid reservoir and a pump means adapted to pump a fluid from the reservoir to the aortic compression mea... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346678 | System and method for monitoring and managing a computing service A system and method for monitoring and managing a computing service are disclosed. In one embodiment, an agent is installed at each of a plurality of clients. These agents periodically test performance of services of one or more application servers over a network. T... | 03/18/2008 |
| D563775 | Hanger for an awning | 03/11/2008 |
| 7325791 | Carburetor for stratified scavenging two-cycle engine A carburetor for a stratified scavenging two-cycle engine, in which a throttle valve and an air valve are formed in a valve element that is a single cylinderical member in which a throttle through-hole and an air through-hole are diametrically formed and which is ro... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324045 | System and method for fast initialization of navigational satellite signal receivers The present invention provides a method and apparatus for a satellite navigation receiver to lock onto satellite signals in the cold start mode with no information on the receiver position, the satellite position, or time estimates stored in the receiver's memory. A... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323618 | Tissue specific expression of exogenous proteins in transgenic chickens Transgenes encoding exogenous proteins are stably integrated into embryonic stem cells and are present in the somatic tissue of transgenic or chimeric birds. The transgenes encode exogenous proteins and are expressed in any of endodermal, ectodermal, mesodermal, or ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315417 | Screen frame and bezel clip system An apparatus and methods that facilitate efficient and easy installation of a display screen and protective shield onto a cabinet of a display unit such as a projection TV (PTV) and the like. Preferably, a screen frame and bezel clip system includes a bezel clip hav... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315201 | Methods and systems for reducing leakage current in semiconductor circuits Leakage currents across circuit components such as transistors are avoided by placing circuits into a low-leakage standby mode. The circuits are configured such that voltage differentials across leakage-prone circuit components are avoided when in standby mode. Vari... | 01/01/2008 |
| D557636 | Vehicle | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306569 | Systems and methods for skin care The systems described herein provide an improved skin care system including a handheld device having a contact head movable in a three-dimensional orbital manner having a contact surface for contacting the skin. A skin care product can be applied to the skin via the... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306558 | Fluid pressure generating means A fluid pressure generating means (10) for a heart assist device having blood pumping means. The pressure generating means (10) includes a housing (11), defining an interior volume (18), and having a substantially rigid first housing port... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7300420 | Passive needle guard for syringes A passive needle guard includes a body having a cavity therein for receiving a syringe, and a shield. The body is slidable with respect to the shield between retracted and extended positions covering and exposing, respectively, a needle extending from the syringe, t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294119 | Passive delivery system diluents mixing and delivery A syringe system for the administration of lyophilized drugs includes a syringe barrel and a stopper and a needled guard each coupled with the syringe barrel. A reconstitution plunger is removably coupled with the stopper. A diluent is withdrawn from the syringe int... | 11/13/2007 |
