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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7969734 | Unique cooling scheme for advanced thermal management of high flux electronics Disclosed is a system for cooling an electronics package. The system includes a fluid pump and a microcooler assembly. The system utilizes one or more cooling layers interspersed with layers of electronics in the electronics package. Each cooling layer has an array ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7933744 | System and method for managing wind turbines and enhanced diagnostics A method of wind turbine management includes receiving operational information on operational characteristics of a wind turbine. The operational information is analyzed based on a set of rules, and a determination is made as to whether a fault of the wind turbine is... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928561 | Device for thermal transfer and power generation A system is provided. The system includes a device that includes top and bottom thermally conductive substrates positioned opposite to one another, wherein a top surface of the bottom thermally conductive substrate is substantially atomically flat and a thermal bloc... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926311 | Integral laundry cleaning and drying system and method The present technique provides systems and methods for integrally washing and drying laundry articles in a home application. Certain embodiments provide a home laundry machine having a drying mechanism pneumatically coupled to a laundry enclosure via an air inlet an... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7912659 | System and method for monitoring the condition of a drive train A gearbox condition monitoring system includes at least one vibration sensor located on a gearbox casing. A processing unit is coupled to the vibration sensor and is configured to receive signals representative of the detected vibrations from the vibration sensor. T... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901110 | System and method for forced cooling of lamp A gas discharge lamp includes an arc envelope and a cooling device. Cooling passage is provided between the arc envelope and the cooling device. An airflow blocking structure is mounted rotatably to the arc envelope. The airflow blocking structure blocks airflow bet... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892061 | Hermetical lamp sealing techniques and lamp having uniquely sealed components A hermetically sealed lamp having at least one seal-material-free bond. The seal material-free bond may be a material diffusion bond, a mechanically deformed bond such as a cold weld or crimp, a focused heat bond such as a laser bond, or any other such bond. For exa... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880419 | MVDC power transmission system for sub-sea loads A system for the transmission of a direct current (DC) at a medium voltage level includes a system DC link configured to carry power from a source to a load module. The load module includes a DC-to-DC voltage step-down converter, a DC-to-AC inverter coupled downstre... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879750 | Anodes for alkaline electrolysis A method of making an anode for alkaline electrolysis cells includes adsorption of precursor material on a carbonaceous material, conversion of the precursor material to hydroxide form and conversion of precursor material from hydroxide form to oxy-hydroxide form wi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874157 | Coanda pilot nozzle for low emission combustors A low emission combustor includes a combustor housing defining a combustion chamber. A secondary nozzle is disposed along a centerline of the combustion chamber and configured to inject air or a first mixture of air and fuel on a downstream side of the combustion ch... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7851943 | Direct current power transmission and distribution system A direct current (DC) transmission and distribution system includes a system DC link configured for carrying power from a source to a plurality of loads {16} and DC to alternating current (AC) power converter modules coupled in series to the system DC link on a load... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828938 | Hybrid water and power system A hybrid water and power system comprises a power generation device for generating electricity and waste heat and a thermal purification system that utilizes at least a portion of the waste heat to cleanse nonpotable water introduced therein to produce a semi-cleane... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7808240 | Apparatus and method for optimizing the spectra of parallel excitation pulses An MRI apparatus includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a magnet to impress a polarizing magnetic field, a plurality of gradient coils positioned about the bore of the magnet to impose a magnetic field gradient, and an RF transceiver system and an... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7804215 | Integrated cooling concept for magnetically geared machine A magnetically geared machine having an integrated cooling concept is provided. The machine includes a rotor having an inner surface and an outer surface, a magnet assembly coupled to one of the inner or outer surfaces of the rotor, and a stator having a plurality o... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7803473 | Integrated power plant and system and method incorporating the same A system and method for producing electricity is described. The system comprises a fuel cell assembly. The system may comprise a steam turbine and a generator. The fuel cell assembly may be used to provide heat to produce the steam used to power the steam turbine. T... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7752848 | System and method for co-production of hydrogen and electrical energy A system for co-production of hydrogen and electrical energy comprising a reformer configured to receive a reformer fuel and steam and produce a reformate rich in hydrogen. The system further comprises a separation unit in fluid communication with the reformer where... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7742796 | Breast immobilization device and method of imaging the breast A method for imaging a breast is provided. The method includes positioning a breast within a breast holder including a flexible membrane and creating at least a partial vacuum within the flexible membrane. A method of upgrading a mammography system and various confi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7741844 | Method and system for magnetic resonance imaging using labeled contrast agents A method and system for imaging using labeled contrast agents and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner are provided. The method comprises performing a prescan at a frequency selected to be substantially similar to a frequency of the labeled contrast agent and ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739898 | System and method for operating an exhaust gas sensor system An exhaust gas sensor system includes an inner chamber disposed around a sensor element. The inner chamber has either a cylindrical shape or a frusto-conical shape. The system further includes an outer chamber disposed substantially around the inner chamber to redir... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739875 | Syngas power systems and method for use thereof In one embodiment, a power system comprises: a first compressor unit, a syngas generator in fluid communication with a fuel stream and the first compressor unit, a syngas expander unit configured to directly receive the first syngas stream from the syngas generator,... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739864 | Systems and methods for power generation with carbon dioxide isolation A power generation system includes first and second turbines. The first turbine including a low-pressure compressor (14) and a high-pressure compressor (16). A combustion chamber (22) combusts compressed oxidant and a fuel stream to generate a h... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7734099 | Method and system for generating polygonal boundary definitions for image objects Image objects within two-dimensional images are identified by locating boundary points that describe line segments that define a polygon outlining each object. Processing follows lines of pixels between boundary points to determine whether additional pixels are a pa... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726114 | Integrated combustor-heat exchanger and systems for power generation using the same A combustor-heat exchanger system comprising a plurality of cans. Each can includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder forming an annular space in between, wherein the inner cylinder is configured to receive and combust a fuel and compressed oxidant to generate... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722310 | System and method for measuring clearance between two objects A system for measuring clearance between a first object and a second object is provided. The system includes a sensor configuration to generate a first signal representative of a first sensed parameter and a second signal representative of a second sensed parameter.... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7719533 | Graph extraction labelling and visualization A technique is provided for modeling a network relationship via providing a graphical representation of the network relationship and labeling the graphical representation based on a symbol sequence. Further, one or more tools is provided by the present technique for... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7705701 | Thin metal layer vacuum vessels with composite structural support A composite sealed vessel is provided. The vessel includes a non-metallic, generally cylindrical inner containment piece, a non-metallic, generally cylindrical outer containment piece disposed around the inner containment piece. A pair of non-metallic flanges are di... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7693564 | System, apparatus and method for forensic facial approximation A system, method and apparatus for performing a facial approximation is described. The system includes an acquisition subsystem and a facial approximation algorithm. The method includes the steps of acquiring models of known skulls and a model of a questioned skull,... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7691048 | Incubator patient health care system An infant monitoring system includes an incubation chamber configured to house an infant. Furthermore, the infant monitoring system includes a data reception interface configured to receive a wireless signal indicative of a vital sign. The infant monitoring system m... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7676261 | Method and system for enhancing pace pulses A method for enhancing pace pulses is presented. The method includes providing a set of digital electrocardiogram data comprising a plurality of pulses, wherein each pulse is of a generally constant width. Furthermore, the method includes differentiating the plurali... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7663456 | Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch arrays A micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) switch array for power switching includes an input node, an output node, and a plurality of MEMS switches, wherein the input node and the output node are independently in electrical communication with a portion of the pluralit... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7653871 | Mathematical decomposition of table-structured electronic documents Systems and methods for automatically decomposing table-structured electronic documents are described. The systems and methods of this invention generally comprise utilizing mathematical relationships, together with textual and positional clues to the mathematical r... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7653229 | Methods and apparatus for reconstruction of volume data from projection data Some configurations of method for reconstructing a volumetric image of an object include obtaining a tomosynthesis projection dataset of an object. The method also includes utilizing the tomosynthesis projection dataset and additional information about the object to... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652489 | Multi-range clearance measurement system and method of operation A system for measuring clearance between a stationary object and a movable object is provided. The system includes at least one sensor configured to be disposed on the stationary object and configured to measure an operating parameter corresponding to the movable ob... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652476 | Integrated capacitor shield for balun in MRI receivers A balun is included in a magnetic resonance imaging system. The balun conditions electromagnetic signals received from at least one RF receiver coil. The balun includes a balun shield having an integrated capacitor therein. The balun blocks unwanted feedback from ef... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7652280 | Light-emitting device and article A device comprising a light transmissive element, a nano-wire light-emitting device, and a light transmissive controller communicating with the nano-wire light-emitting device. The nano-wire light-emitting device, and the light transmissive controller, are supported... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651810 | Interconnect supported fuel cell assembly, preform and method of fabrication A fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell including at least two electrodes and an electrolyte. An interconnect structure includes at least one flow channel initially defined by a removable sacrificial material. A method of forming the fuel cell assembly ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651663 | Appliance using a water hardness sensor system and method of operating the same An appliance using water including an incoming water valve is provided. The appliance includes a sensor disposed in-line to an incoming flow of water received from the incoming water valve and is configured to sense a degree of hardness in the incoming flow of water... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651261 | System and method for thermal inspection of parts A method of thermal inspection of a part having at least one internal cavity is provided. The method includes flowing a fluid through the at least one internal cavity. The method also includes measuring a temperature at one or more locations on the part over time. T... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7651069 | Electromagnetic actuators A valve comprises an electromagnetic actuator including a solenoid. The solenoid includes at least one core and an anchor plate. The solenoid further comprises at least one coil disposed within the core and connected to a set of power electronics to supply current t... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7634915 | Systems and methods for power generation and hydrogen production with carbon dioxide isolation A power generation system includes a first gas turbine system. The first turbine system includes a first combustion chamber configured to combust a first fuel stream of primarily hydrogen that is substantially free of carbon-based fuels, a first compressor configure... | 12/22/2009 |
