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| 7246770 | Aircraft with rotatable leading edge of fuselage and wings A rotatable leading edge for the fuselage and wings of an aircraft is disclosed. The leading edge may be rotated from an undeflected or retracted position adjacent to the fuselage and wings to a deflected or extended position. In the extended position, the leading e... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216835 | Aircraft with extendable leading edge of fuselage and wings An extendable leading edge for the fuselage and wings of an aircraft is disclosed. The leading edge may be extended from a retracted position adjacent to the fuselage and wings to an extended position. In the extended position, the leading edge increases lift of the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7209430 | Data storage device The present disclosure relates to a data storage device. The data storage device comprises a closed interior space containing a noble gas, a plurality of electron emitters having emission surfaces exposed within the interior space, the electron emitters adapted to e... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204454 | Aircraft with articulated leading edge of fuselage and wings An articulated leading edge for the fuselage and wings of an aircraft is disclosed. The leading edge may be moved from an undeflected or retracted position adjacent to the fuselage and wings to a deflected or extended position. The leading edge includes fuselage and... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192523 | Methods for treating agricultural waste and producing plant growth-enhancing material Methods and apparatus are provided for treating agricultural waste with an alkane substrate to stimulate bacterial digestion. The alkane treatment may also reduce odor of the agricultural waste material. The agricultural waste may include animal waste, vegetable mat... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188506 | Apparatus and method utilizing an automated machine tool system and mandrel for cold working of holes in metal components A system for automatically cold working holes in metal components is disclosed. An automated mandrel moves in relation to a workpiece in order to perform cold expansion of holes in the workpiece. The mandrel is aligned with the axis of each hole and the surface of t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182871 | Wastewater treatment with alkanes An apparatus and method are provided for treating wastewater with alkanes such as butane. An oxygen-containing gas may also be introduced into the wastewater. Butane, because of its relatively high solubility, rapidly dissolves in the wastewater, thereby significant... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171080 | Coupling grating for focusing light within a waveguide for heat assisted magnetic recording A method and apparatus for focusing light within a waveguide is provided. The waveguide includes a curved grating adapted to focus light incident thereon to a focused spot proximate a first end of the waveguide. In another embodiment, the first end of the waveguide ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165750 | Weapon caddy A caddy is provided for supporting a weapon such as a rifle, gun, pistol, cross bow, or long bow while hunting. The caddy serves as an adjustable cradle for supporting the weapon while aiming at a target and a safety device for transporting the weapon. The caddy may... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164146 | System for detecting structural defects and features utilizing blackbody self-illumination A system is disclosed which utilizes the substantially steady-state temperature of a coated object, in conjunction with an optical detection system, to selectively view defects and features of the object below the coating without the necessity of transient heating o... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160395 | Method and apparatus for unclogging flow systems A device for alternately applying pressure and vacuum to pipes in order to remove or prevent build-up of undesirable coatings inside the pipes is disclosed. The device includes a pressure and vacuum source connected to a plenum having a hose attached to the plenum a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158346 | Heat assisted magnetic recording film including superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix Heat assisted magnetic recording systems with composite recording films are disclosed. The magnetic recording films include superparamagnetic nanoparticles dispersed in an antiferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic matrix. The matrix provides antiferromagnetic coupling with... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154613 | Color coded light for automated shape measurement using photogrammetry A method and apparatus for using a plurality of regions of colored light to index and locate discrete targets in photogrammetry systems. The colored regions of light are used to determine a unique location on the surface of a three-dimensional object. Multiple proje... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155732 | Heat assisted magnetic recording head and method A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a pole tip adjacent to an air bearing surface, a return pole, a near field transducer positioned adjacent to the air bearing surface for producing near field radiation for heating a portion of a magnetic storag... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154965 | Soft detection of data symbols in the presence of intersymbol interference and timing error A method for detecting data symbols corrupted by intersymbol interference and timing error, comprises calculating a first plurality of state probabilities for received symbols using a forward recursive process on a joint intersymbol interference/timing error (ISI/TE... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151738 | Apparatus and method for coupling light to a thin film optical waveguide An optical waveguide comprises a core guiding layer; a cladding layer positioned adjacent to the core guiding layer; a reflective layer positioned adjacent to the cladding layer; and a grating for coupling light into the core guiding layer; wherein the cladding laye... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149055 | Inductive write head driven only by an ampere wire A magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a tip adjacent to an air bearing surface of the recording head, a return pole magnetically coupled to the write pole, a conductor positioned adjacent to at least one edge of the write pole at the air bearing su... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139440 | Method and apparatus for encoding photographic images A method of encoding images comprising the steps of retrieving a source image file including pixel data, transforming the source image file pixel data into a destination data set of pixel data representative of a modified partial equi-rectangular projection, and out... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130032 | Alternate test method for RF cable testing to avoid long test cables A method is provided for measuring insertion loss in cables. The method comprises the steps of measuring a first insertion loss IL12 of a first circuit path including the series connection of a first cable and a second cable, measuring a second insertion ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7127747 | Protective eyewear device for sports A protective eye mask for sports use, without a helmet, includes one or more substantially horizontal frame members forming an eye mask frame, defining a cage to protect an area around a user's eyes, the eye mask frame having at least an upper frame segment and a lo... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128987 | Multilayer magnetic recording media including composite layer with discontinuous magnetic phase and continuous non-magnetic phase Multilayer magnetic structures comprising composite layers and spacer layers are disclosed. The composite layers include a discontinuous magnetic phase such as Co, Ni or Fe platelets, and a continuous nonmagnetic phase such as C, AlOx, SiOx, Zr... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126257 | Piezoelectric ceramic-reinforced metal matrix composites Composite materials comprising piezoelectric ceramic particulates dispersed in a metal matrix are capable of vibration damping. When the piezoelectric ceramic particulates are subjected to strain, such as the strain experienced during vibration of the material, they... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7127008 | Coherent AM demodulator using a weighted LSB/USB sum for interference mitigation A method of processing an AM radio signal comprises the step of receiving an AM radio signal including an upper sideband portion and a lower sideband portion, demodulating the upper sideband portion and the lower sideband portion to produce a demodulated upper sideb... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123169 | Method and apparatus for collaborative aggregate situation awareness A surveillance method comprises the steps of: sending information requests to one or more of a plurality of unmanned airborne platforms, each carrying one or more sensors for gathering information; coordinating processing of the requests among the plurality of airbo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123777 | System and method for panoramic imaging The present invention provides a system for processing panoramic photographic images. The system includes a mirror for reflecting an image of a scene, a mounting assembly for mounting the mirror on an axis, a camera for capturing the image reflected by the mirror, a... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7106935 | Apparatus for focusing plasmon waves An apparatus for focusing plasmon waves to a spot. The plasmon waves are there converted to light. In one application, the light is used for heat induced magnetic recording. In another application, the light is used as a part of near field scanning microscope. The p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096997 | Trackside friction management digital control system An apparatus for applying friction modifying materials to a railroad track includes an input for receiving a signal representative of the passage of railroad vehicle wheels, and means for applying friction modifying material to the railroad track for a user defined,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099121 | Perpendicular magnetic recording head having a reduced field under the return pole and minimal eddy current losses A perpendicular magnetic recording head comprises a write pole having a pole tip adjacent to an air bearing surface, a return pole, a pedestal for magnetically coupling the write pole to the return pole, a coil for inducing magnetic flux in the write pole, and a shi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7073021 | Semantically-aware, dynamic, window-based disc scheduling method and apparatus for better fulfilling application requirements A method for processing requests for information from a disc drive comprising: (a) receiving a plurality of requests, wherein each of the requests has application level information associated with it; (b) identifying a first group of the requests that fit within a t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7058239 | System and method for panoramic imaging The present invention provides a system for processing panoramic photographic images. The system includes a mirror for reflecting an image of a scene, a mounting assembly for mounting the mirror on an axis, a first camera for capturing the image reflected by the mir... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050274 | Multilayer permanent magnet films Multilayer permanent magnet films comprising at least two permanent magnet layers separated by an interlayer are disclosed. In one embodiment, the multilayer permanent magnet film includes an interlayer deposited on a first permanent magnet layer, a seed layer depos... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050909 | Automatic taxi manager A method for moving a vehicle to a predetermined location comprises the steps of producing a real time image of a potential taxi route, comparing the real time image with a stored image to determine if the potential taxi route is clear between the location of the ve... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045599 | Synthetic DNA encoding an orange seapen-derived green fluorescent protein with codon preference of mammalian expression systems and biosensors Synthetic versions of a full length and termini truncated humanized green fluorescent protein based on Ptilosarcus gurneyi are disclosed which have been modified to the favored or most favored codons for mammalian expression systems. The disclosed encoded pro... | 05/16/2006 |
| D520399 | Pendant | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038882 | Low moment-high moment write pole with non-magnetic layer for establishing a magnetic path discontinuity between layers of the write pole A write pole for a magnetic recording head, such as a perpendicular magnetic recording head, includes a first magnetic layer comprising a material having a first saturation magnetic moment and a second magnetic layer adjacent the first magnetic layer wherein the sec... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037005 | Pan and tilt apparatus using achromatic prisms An apparatus for providing pan and tilt capability to a stationary imaging device comprises a first achromatic prism doublet positioned on a first axis, a second achromatic prism doublet positioned on the first axis, and at least one motor for rotating the first and... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029773 | 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... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027700 | Planar waveguide for heat assisted magnetic recording Recording heads are provided that comprise a magnetic write pole, and a planar waveguide positioned adjacent to the magnetic write pole, the planar waveguide including a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a first optical layer positioned between the first and ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024340 | Automatic collection manager A method for the automatic collection of surveillance information by an unmanned air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving an automatic collection requirements message, determining a route for gathering requested information about a target in accordance with a co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019371 | Current-in-plane magnetic sensor including a trilayer structure A current-in-plane magnetic sensor comprises a sensor stack including first and second layers of ferromagnetic material, a first nano-oxide layer positioned adjacent to the first layer of ferromagnetic material, and a layer of non-magnetic material positioned betwee... | 03/28/2006 |
