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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5920903 | Camouflaged waterfowl hunting apparel Camouflaged apparel for use by a hunter in pursuing waterfowl, in which the apparel is designed to be observed by the pursued waterfowl, includes apparel that resembles the coloration of a selected species of waterfowl. The apparel conceals the hunter tha... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5859601 | Method and apparatus for implementing maximum transition run codes Apparatus and method for coding to improve the minimum distance properties of sequence detectors operating at high densities in storage systems is presented. The coding scheme of the present invention is referred to as maximum transition run (MTR) code an... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5634845 | Method for sizing a source capture system for an air cleaning system A method for sizing a source capture system for an air cleaning system involves a determination of the maximum dissipated heat energy of an industrial process based upon a horsepower output of any motors used by the process, and a determination of the cha... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5579919 | Medical electrode packaging technology The invention provides a sealed package system for housing at least one medical electrode apparatus and for enabling the periodic testing thereof, comprising a thin, generally flat flexible envelope constructed and arranged to form an interior cavity for ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5539293 | Rotor position encoder having features in decodable angular positions A rotor position encoder for an electric motor includes a discate member mounted to rotate with the rotor shaft. The encoder has a set of radially extending features formed with angularly evenly spaced leading edges and unevenly spaced trailing edges. The... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5536963 | Microdevice with ferroelectric for sensing or applying a force A micromechanical structure or microactuator based upon the piezoelectric, pyroelectric, and electrostrictive properties of ferroelectric thin film ceramic materials such as PZT with a thickness between 0.1 and 10 micrometers. The thin film ceramic materi... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5531782 | Implantable medical electrode with reduced number of conductors A defibrillation electrode apparatus which provides defibrillating, pacing, and sensing functions with the use of fewer conductors. Conductor requirements are minimized by solid-state multiplexing that is accomplished at the distal end of the apparatus. T... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531770 | Device and method for determining defibrillation thresholds A method for rapidly and accurately determining defibrillation thresholds. The method comprises the steps of delivering an initial shock series to a patient, the shock series comprising at least two shocks of differing energy levels, determining an estima... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531766 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator pulse generator kite-tail electrode system An electrode system for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The electrode system includes a conductive structure which is physically and electrically connected to the housing or can of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator and is used as an el... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531764 | Implantable defibrillator system and method having successive changeable defibrillation waveforms An implantable defibrillator having programmable shock waveforms and paths where each successive waveform may be of a different shape and form, and delivered to and through an area of the human heart in a desired sequence. The shock waveforms can be deliv... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530333 | Control of an inductive load A switched reluctance motor controller derives an error signal from the difference between a phase winding current reference and the phase winding current. The error signal is applied to a pair of hysteresis circuits which define adjacent hysteresis bands... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5527346 | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator employing polymer thin film capacitors An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system employs polymer film capacitor technology for the capacitor system. Unlike existing ICD systems which utilize electrolytic capacitors, the ICD system of the present invention utilizes polymer thin fil... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5526411 | Integrated hand-held portable telephone and personal computing device An integrated portable phone and personal computing device has a hand-held body structure that allows the device to be comfortably held as a telephone receiver, yet is configured in such a way as not to decrease the computing capabilities of the device. T... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5525765 | Acoustical virtual environment A rehearsal room especially adapted to produce the auralization effect of different acoustical environments. The rehearsal room broadly includes a performance space defined by a plurality of walls, each of the walls including a plurality of acoustical abs... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5524691 | Portable panels for a stage shell Adjacent backdrop panels and a suspended canopy comprising a stage shell, wherein the backdrop panels include angular alignment devices for readily and accurately aligning adjacent panels to present a pleasing, uniform appearance and tilt aligning devices... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5523839 | Differential optical interferometric profilomenty for real time manufacturing control The present invention is an on-line manufacturing process control system and method using a twin or dual beam heterodyned optical interferometer as the monitor of changes in the surface characteristics of an object while the object is being manufactured. ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5522853 | Method and apparatus for progressive recruitment of cardiac fibrillation A method and apparatus for progressive recruitment of cardiac fibrillation uses an implantable defibrillator to deliver a multiple, discontinuous pulse waveform that is comprised of a series of smaller recruitment pulses delivered prior to delivery of a l... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5519204 | Method and apparatus for exposure control in light-based measurement instruments A method and apparatus for nearly instantaneous and wide dynamic range exposure control in light-based measurement instruments. The excess charge drained from a CCD array by anti-blooming circuitry is effectively monitored and distinguished from leakage c... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515562 | Sacral and perineal pads The present invention provides for perineal and sacral padding of a patient undergoing surgical procedures using manipulation or traction of the patient's lower extremities.... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5514160 | Implantable defibrillator for producing a rectangular-shaped defibrillation waveform An implantable defibrillator derives a rectangular current waveform from a capacitor discharge by using a current limiter. This pulse-shaping method is equally applicable to single-path and multiple-path situations. A rectangular pulse delivers a maximum ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5510778 | Paging receiver system for receiving a paging communication signal A paging receiver system is provided that can be integrated as one function of a multi-function electronic card device adapted for insertion into a portable computing device. The paging receiver system preferably includes a frequency agile receiver for re... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5510665 | Optoelectronic active circuit element An optoelectronic active circuit element is created by the combination of a light source, an optical control filter and a photocell intimately coupled together. The light source has at least one light emitting surface emitting light energy of a specified ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509154 | Air control system for an air bed An automatic control system for controlling the firmness of a fluid supported mattress of a bed assembly. The control system includes a motorized fluid pump, a control unit for operating the pump to adjust the firmness of the air mattress, a hand held rem... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5507781 | Implantable defibrillator system with capacitor switching circuitry The present invention uses switches to set the topology and polarity of a circuit that includes capacitors to deliver an electric pulse to a heart during a defibrillation procedure. The waveform of the electric pulse is biphasic, in that it is a positive ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5507725 | Steerable catheter The invention relates to a steering system for a catheter tip. The system includes wire members that extend through a catheter wall that are used to pull a distal portion of the catheter tip causing controlled, predetermined bending at the tip. Anchoring ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5506407 | High resolution high speed film measuring apparatus and method A high speed high resolution solid film measuring apparatus and method uses coherent monochromatic light by passing the coherent monochromatic light through the solid film and referencing the degree of absorption to known or on-line measured reference val... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5504883 | Method and apparatus for insuring recovery of file control information for secondary storage systems A method and apparatus for backing up the control information of a file system to a secondary storage system provides for a fast and reliable recovery of the file system in the event of an unscheduled hard stop of a computer processing system. The file sy... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5504410 | Switching circuit A switching circuit for a switched reluctance motor or generator comprises positive and negative power lines, a string of smoothing capacitors serially connected between them and two pairs of gate turn-off thyristors connected to either end of a phase win... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5501603 | Modularized visual training aid for classroom instruction A modularized visual training aid for classroom instruction including a stabilizing base, upright support operably coupled to the base and extending generally vertically upward from the base for storing teaching tools and a display housing pivotably mount... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5501371 | Mixing syringe This invention relates to a mixing syringe capable of storage of a plurality of compounds that provides for selectively mixing the components, the mixing portion having a first position for separating the components within the storage area, a second posit... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5500012 | Ablation catheter system An ablation catheter system, including a guiding/mapping catheter assembly and a laser catheter. The guiding/mapping catheter includes ring electrodes, tip electrodes, a moveable fixation wire, and a central catheter lumen for an ablation catheter. A lase... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5491651 | Flexible wearable computer A flexible wearable computer in the form of a belt comprising in combination, elements for computing comprising a microprocessor module, a RAM-I/O module, a plurality of mass memory modules, a power supply module, and a plurality of bus termination module... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5491511 | Multimedia capture and audit system for a video surveillance network A multimedia capture and audit system for a video surveillance network provides a tamper resistant and easily reviewable record of each transaction monitored. The system stores a digital record of each physical transaction registered by an electronic devi... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5484389 | Instrumented orthopedic restraining device and method of use A personal orthopedic restraining device for use to restrain flexibly connected body portions of an individual and a method of use are provided. The personal orthopedic restraining device includes a restraining mechanism which restrains movement of a firs... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5481392 | Axial mirror scanner system and method A high speed rotating optical scanning system uses a mirror within an optically transparent cylinder. A plane of the mirror passes through the axis of rotation of the cylinder. The cylinder and mirror minimize wind resistance and simplify scanner optics.... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5478537 | Detergent dispenser for use with solid casting detergent A detergent dispenser that is coupled to a source of fluid and which has a chemical source in solid cast form. A spray generator is designed to generate a fluid spray bearing on the chemical source, the fluid spray generating a concentrated solution of th... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5473300 | Cable coupling transformer A cable coupling trandformer having a metal or ferrite member defining separate high permeability portions of a pair of flux paths, a winding electromagnetically associated with each high permeability portion, and a common low permeability portion of each... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5471244 | Automatic dark level zeroing for an analog video signal An automatic dark level zeroing circuit removes a dark level DC bias from an analog video signal generated by a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, The automatic dark level zeroing circuit is DC-coupled to the CCD camera such that there is no loss of low ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5470346 | Connector ports for an implantable defibrillator A defibrillator having a connector utilizing a plurality of ports aligned therein to accommodate sensing leads, and positive and negative defibrillator electrode leads. The positive defibrillator leads are internally connected in common and can facilitate... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5469201 | Ink supply line support system for a continuous ink refill system for disosable ink jet cartridges An ink supply line support system (100) for a continuous ink refill system (10) for an ink jet printer (90) having a print carriage (91) that traverses across a print bed (96) and is adapted to receive one or more disposable ink jet cartridges (12). The i... | 11/21/1995 |
