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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7948337 | Simultaneous rotational control using offset linear actuators An apparatus includes a movable member, and first and second actuators coupled to the movable member at positions offset from a first axis that passes through a centroid of the movable member. A controller independently controls the first and second actuators to exe... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934582 | Engine silencing and vibration reduction system and method A noise and vibration reduction system for an engine affixed to a body and a method for reducing vibrations in the body produced by that engine during operation. The present invention is particularly related to noise and vibration reduction in auxiliary power units ... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933368 | Method and apparatus for implementing a digital signal quality metric A method for detecting a digital radio signal includes the steps of receiving the digital radio signal including a series of symbols, developing a correlation waveform having a peak that corresponds to a symbol boundary, normalizing the correlation waveform, and cal... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933367 | Method and apparatus for implementing seek and scan functions for an FM digital radio signal A method for detecting a digital radio signal includes the steps of receiving the digital radio signal, developing a correlation waveform having a peak that corresponds to a symbol boundary, normalizing the correlation waveform, calculating a peak value of the norma... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929249 | Spring loaded head for reduced fly height and tracking control An apparatus includes a body having a first air bearing surface and defining an opening, and a transducer portion having a second air bearing surface and positioned within the opening and coupled to the body by a plurality of spring members extending from the transd... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929239 | Data storage apparatus including optically active nano-patterned media and electric field assisted recording method An apparatus comprises a data storage medium including a magnetic recording element and an optically active material positioned adjacent to the magnetic recording element, an electric field source for applying an electric field to a portion of the data storage mediu... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924692 | Actuator assembly providing two-dimensional movement of a moveable element in a data storage device An apparatus comprises a movable member, first and second rigid members positioned on opposite sides of the movable member, a first suspension assembly connected between a base and the first and second rigid members, a second suspension assembly connected between th... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916933 | Automatic target recognition system for detection and classification of objects in water A method of detecting objects in water, comprises the steps of capturing a plurality of images of a region of interest, extracting voxel data from the images, and processing the voxel data to detect items of interest in the region of interest. An apparatus that perf... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7903533 | Probe head with narrow read element An apparatus includes a storage medium, and a transducer positioned adjacent to the storage medium, wherein the transducer includes a first electrode and a second electrode, with the width of the first electrode being less than the width of the second electrode. A m... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903532 | Elevated electrodes for probe position sensing An apparatus comprises a storage medium, a head substrate, wherein the storage medium and the head substrate are separated by a gap, a plurality of electrodes separated from each other, and a support structure positioned in the gap for supporting some of the electro... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900286 | Support for wall-mounted toilet An adjustable toilet support designed to be installed under wall mounted toilets in order to increase their load bearing capacities is disclosed. The toilet support comprises a base which rests on the floor below the toilet, a sleeve surrounding an upper portion of ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899186 | Key recovery in encrypting storage devices A method for recovering a password includes: obtaining a request code from a data storage device, transmitting the request code to an external authority that produces a recovery code from the request code, and using the recovery code to recover a password and an enc... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894308 | Near-field optical transducers having a tilted metallic pin An optical transducer includes an optical element for directing an electromagnetic wave to a focal region and a metallic nano-structure having a longitudinal axis non-parallel to an electric field of the electromagnetic wave. The optical element for directing an ele... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889627 | Preload modulation to reduce head motion hysteresis An apparatus includes a data storage media and a plurality of heads, the data storage media and heads being structured and arranged for relative movement between the heads and storage media causing the heads to move along a scan path, and an actuator for changing a ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889447 | Readback signal-based head-disc contact detection using AM/FM demodulation A method includes: producing a readback signal using a recording head positioned adjacent to a recording medium, amplitude demodulating the readback signal to produce an amplitude demodulated signal, frequency demodulating the readback signal to produce a frequency ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887298 | Vertically staggered helicopter rotor blade assembly A helicopter rotor assembly with vertically staggered blades is disclosed. Each blade travels in a rotational path which does not cross the rotational paths of the other blades. This arrangement reduces noise because each blade travels in a path which avoids turbule... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7876795 | Semiconductor light source with electrically tunable emission wavelength A semiconductor light source comprises a substrate, lower and upper claddings, a waveguide region with imbedded active area, and electrical contacts to provide voltage necessary for the wavelength tuning. The active region includes single or several heterojunction p... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7876661 | Non-destructive readback for ferroelectric material An apparatus that provides for non-destructive readback of a ferroelectric material. The apparatus can include a ferroelectric layer with a scannable surface wherein the ferroelectric layer has a compensation charge adjacent the scannable surface. The apparatus also... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873969 | Transducer assembly for thermally assisted writing and read back in data storage devices A transducer assembly for a data storage system comprises a first transducer for directing electromagnetic radiation onto a storage medium adjacent to a write pole, and a second transducer for directing electromagnetic radiation onto a storage medium adjacent to a r... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7873120 | Forward error correction coding for AM 9kHz and 10kHz in-band on-channel digital audio broadcasting systems A method of broadcasting an AM compatible digital audio broadcasting signal includes: producing an analog modulated carrier signal centrally positioned in a radio channel, wherein the analog modulated carrier signal is modulated by an analog signal, producing a plur... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869335 | Multiple ferroelectric films An apparatus includes a first ferroelectric storage layer and a second ferroelectric storage layer adjacent the first ferroelectric storage layer. A coupling layer may be between the first ferroelectric storage layer and the second ferroelectric storage layer. The f... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869309 | Dual wire integrated WAMR/HAMR writing head An apparatus comprises a waveguide, an optical transducer for coupling electromagnetic radiation from the waveguide to a point adjacent to an air bearing surface to heat a portion of a storage medium, and a first wire positioned adjacent to the air bearing surface, ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869162 | Thin film structure with controlled lateral thermal spreading in the thin film An apparatus includes a magnetic layer, a heat sink layer, and a thermal resistor layer between the magnetic layer and the heat sink layer. The apparatus may be configured as a thin film structure arranged for data storage. The apparatus may also include an interlay... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864471 | Converting timing errors into symbol errors to handle write mis-synchronization in bit-patterened media recording systems A method includes: writing data to a bit-patterned media at times determined by a clock having a period that is offset from a bit island period by a fixed offset to create one insertion or one deletion approximately within a predetermined number of bit islands, read... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862914 | Heatsink films for magnetic recording media Metal alloy heatsink films for magnetic recording media are disclosed. The metal alloy heatsink films possess both high thermal conductivity and improved mechanical properties such as relatively high hardness. The metal alloy heatsink films also have controlled micr... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7849680 | Diesel particulate filter system for auxiliary power units A system for reducing the emissions produced by an engine affixed to a body during operation and reducing noise and vibration. The present invention is particularly related to a small form factor active/passive Diesel Particulate Filter system having an exhaust back... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7839497 | Phase compensator for coupling an electromagnetic wave into an optical condenser An apparatus comprising a phase compensator and an optical condenser in communication with the phase compensator. The phase compensator provides for phase shifting a portion of an electromagnetic wave. The optical condenser is shaped to direct the electromagnetic wa... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830982 | Common antenna array using baseband adaptive beamforming and digital IF conversion An apparatus comprises a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of digital signal processing devices for supplying phase-and-amplitude-weighted digital baseband signals, a beamforming processor for processing the weighted digital baseband signals to adaptively f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828243 | SCRAMjet arrangement for hypersonic aircraft Hypersonic aircraft having a lateral arrangement of turbojet and SCRAMjet engines are disclosed. The SCRAMjet engines may be positioned laterally outboard of the turbojet engines. In one embodiment, the turbojet inlet and outlet openings may be covered during use of... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826161 | Object based storage device with storage medium having varying media characteristics An apparatus having a storage medium that includes a first region having a first characteristic and a second region having a second characteristic for storage of a plurality of data objects is disclosed. Each of the objects has an attribute that is determinative of ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822995 | Apparatus and method for protecting diagnostic ports of secure devices An electronic system comprises a processor, a diagnostic port, and a switching circuit, including a switch connected between the diagnostic port and the processor, for enabling and disabling the diagnostic port and for restricting access to contents of the electroni... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822657 | Automated accounting system An automated accounting system for an entity, such as an individual or business is provided in which at least one file is established for the entity and a plurality of data inputs are provided to the file. The data inputs include electronically recorded transactions... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7807217 | Method of producing self-assembled cubic FePt nanoparticles and apparatus using same A method comprises: heating a solution of platinum acetylacetonate, Fe(CO)5, oleic acid, and oleylamine in dichlorobenzene to a reflux temperature, refluxing the solution, and using the solution to deposit FePt nanoparticles. A magnetic storage medium tha... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804656 | Light delivery technique for heat assisted magnetic recording head An apparatus includes a load beam, a slider coupled to the load beam by a gimbal assembly and including an optical transducer, an optical fiber for transmitting light directly toward the transducer, and a mounting structure for adjusting the position of an end of th... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7796487 | Optical system for data storage devices An apparatus includes a moveable arm for positioning an optical transducer adjacent to a storage medium, a light source, and an elliptical or ellipsoid shaped mirror mounted for reflecting light from the light source to the optical transducer. The elliptical mirror ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792402 | Apparatus and method for coupling light to a thin film optical waveguide An apparatus comprises an optical waveguide, a grating for coupling light into the waveguide, and an optical element for splitting a light beam into a plurality of beams that strike the grating at different angles of incidence. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7792009 | Ferroelectric polarization pattern with differing feedback signals A ferroelectric polarization pattern with differing feedback signals. An apparatus including a ferroelectric layer and a polarization pattern configured in the ferroelectric layer to represent position data. The polarization pattern has a first switchable polarizati... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788888 | Work vehicle with a joystick command and control system Self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit, with a front axle, a rear axle, a steering column, an engine, a control pedal, a seat mounted in a driving position and a plurality of tools, with a control system for controlling the engine, the tools, the control p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781078 | Method and system for magnetic recording using self-organized magnetic nanoparticles A method and system for magnetic recording using self-organized magnetic nanoparticles is disclosed. The method may include depositing surfactant coated nanoparticles on a substrate, wherein the surfactant coated nanoparticles represent first bits of recorded inform... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780195 | Protective covers for truck cab guards Protective covers for cab guards or racks which extend vertically from the front rail of a truck bed behind the rear window of the truck cab are disclosed. The protective covers may be molded to fit any shape or size of truck bed rack. In one embodiment, the protect... | 08/24/2010 |
