Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183810 | Method of operating a motor Embodiments of the invention provide a method of operating a motor connected to a power device having a reduced current rating. The motor can include an increased torque constant and/or an increased back electromagnetic force constant in order to decrease a peak cur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183401 | Exemestane and its intermediates and methods of making the same A method is provided for preparing an aromatase inhibitor of formula (I) wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, independently, is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C6 alkyl. In one form, the aromatase inhibitor is exe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183038 | Composition comprising recombinant nucleic acid encoding Sox2, Oct-4, Nanog and Lin28 The present invention relates to methods for reprogramming a somatic cell to pluripotency by administering into the somatic cell at least one or a plurality of potency-determining factors. The invention also relates to pluripotent cell populations obtained using a r... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660330 | Cooler front | 05/22/2012 |
| D660329 | Cooler front | 05/22/2012 |
| D660328 | Control display | 05/22/2012 |
| D660327 | Beverage rack | 05/22/2012 |
| D660250 | Cable trough | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180950 | Apparatus and method to manage information using an optical and holographic data storage medium A hybrid optical and holographic data storage medium is disclosed. In addition, a method is disclosed to manage information using that optical and holographic data storage medium. The method reads information from the optical data storage layer before reading data f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180532 | Vector controlled leveling system for a forestry machine The present invention provides a leveling control system for a forestry machine (10) employing position sensors that relay information about the orientation of the carriage (12) in relation to the swing-house assembly (14) in order to control ro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180202 | Robot, reference voltage generator circuit used in transmission path for robot, and hub incorporating reference voltage generator circuit A robot including a controller and multiple servos, each acting as an actuator, and a supply voltage generator circuit connected to a transmission line between the controller, which controls using the RS485 communication protocol, and the servos. The reference volta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179630 | Storage slot for portable data storage cartridges A storage slot for multiple data storage cartridges, comprising a planar member having a first end, a second end, a side interconnecting the first end and the second end, and a gate moveably connected to the side at the first end of the planar member, wherein the ga... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178756 | Thin-skinned chile pepper variety An improved Anaheim-type chile pepper cultivar having a fruit characterized by a relatively thin skin in comparison to other Anaheim-type chile pepper cultivars, such that mechanized peeling of fruit results in an average recovery, excluding skin, seed, and placenta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178331 | Recombinant yeast with improved ethanol tolerance and related methods of use The present invention provides isolated Elo1 and Mig3 nucleic acid sequences capable of conferring increased ethanol tolerance on recombinant yeast and methods of using same in biofuel production, particularly ethanol production. Methods of bioengineering yeast usin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178072 | Method of manufacturing alkali metal titanate The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an alkali metal titanate, the method including at least a first step of mixing a titanium compound and an alkali metal compound to prepare a first mixture and sintering the first mixture, and a second step of ... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659441 | Furniture base | 05/15/2012 |
| D659426 | Furniture piece | 05/15/2012 |
| D659413 | Seat | 05/15/2012 |
| D659412 | Seat | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175745 | Method to audit portable cassettes removeably disposed in a data storage library comprising a pass-through accessor A method to audit portable cassettes removeably disposed in a data storage library comprising a plurality of storage slots, a plurality of portable cassettes removeably disposed in one or more of said plurality of storage slots, and a pass-through accessor comprisin... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175359 | Iterative highly constrained image reconstruction method An image reconstruction method includes reconstructing an initial composite image of a subject using a conventional reconstruction method. The initial composite image employs the best information available regarding the subject of the scan and this information is us... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174444 | Method of correlating known image data of moving transmitters with measured radio signals Systems and methods of correlating potential transmitters with received radio signals is provided. Image data is provided including paths traveled by potential transmitter. Potential transmitters are identified within the image data along with path segments traveled... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173968 | System and method for improved radiation dosimetry A radiation dosimetry quality assurance system is disclosed that includes a three-dimensional (3D) phantom extending along a longitudinal axis to form an exterior surface and an interior volume and a passage formed to extend into the interior volume of the 3D phanto... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173809 | Cysteine and cystine prodrugs to treat schizophrenia and reduce drug cravings The present invention provides cysteine and cystine prodrugs for the treatment of schizophrenia and drug addiction. The invention further encompasses pharmaceutical compositions containing prodrugs and methods of using the prodrugs and compositions for treatment of ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171678 | Slab lift bracket The present invention provides a slab lift bracket that includes an collar portion with a center, an upper surface, a lower surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The slab lift bracket also includes a plurality of protruding members that are distributed ar... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169736 | Method and apparatus to position a head module comprising servo elements and a plurality of data elements A method to position a head module, where the head module comprises at least one servo element and a plurality of data elements, where the servo element and each of the plurality of data elements can detect a servo signal, wherein the method includes moving a sequen... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169684 | Vehicular rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating these elements The present invention relates to improved electro-optic rearview mirror elements and assemblies incorporating the same. Area of the effective field of view of the electro-optic mirror element substantially equals to that defined by the outermost perimeter of the ele... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169681 | Thin-film coatings, electro-optic elements and assemblies incorporating these elements Electro-optic elements are becoming commonplace in a number of vehicular and architectural applications. Various electro-optic element configurations provide variable transmittance and or variable reflectance for windows and mirrors. The present invention relates to... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167874 | Assembly and kit for marking tubal ostia A method, apparatus, and kit for marking the opening between the fallopian tube and the uterus (tubal ostia) are provided. A marking dye provided in a marking assembly including a fluid dispenser coupled to a catheter having an open end and a guide wire. The cathete... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167623 | Multi contact brush for slip rings A sliding-contact arrangement or slipring includes a slide-track having a V-shaped groove and also a brush having at least two slide-wires which simultaneously make sliding contact with the V-shaped groove of the slide-track. Furthermore, the two slide-wires have di... | 05/01/2012 |
| D658743 | Pump handle | 05/01/2012 |
| D658742 | Pump handle | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165781 | Fuel recovery Fuel is recovered from a combustion engine without turning the combustion engine on. A controller initiates operation of a fuel pump of the combustion engine to cause the fuel pump to pump a predefined amount of fuel in the fuel line directly to a drain conduit.... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164293 | Method of controlling a motor Embodiments of the invention provide methods of controlling a motor, such as a servo motor. One method can include monitoring a current temperature of the motor and a power stage of the motor substantially continuously and substantially in real-time. This method can... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163496 | Methods and kits for measuring von Willebrand factor Methods and kits for measuring levels of von Willebrand factor function in a sample without using a platelet aggregation agonist, such as ristocetin, comprising recombinant glycoprotein IbĪ± having at least two of a G233V, D235Y and M239V mutations and an agent to d... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162652 | Diaphragm forming A forming tool (100) for and a method of making a three dimensional composite component using double diaphragm forming. The forming tool (100) comprises a forming side having two or more regions of changing profile and one or more through holes associa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162322 | Hydrodynamic seal with circumferentially varying lift force A seal assembly which operates efficiently at high altitudes and low surface speeds includes a first seal ring, a second seal ring, and hydropads. The first seal ring is of a generally annular shape and defining radial and circumferential directions. The second seal... | 04/24/2012 |
| D658238 | Radio remote control unit | 04/24/2012 |
| D658016 | Handle | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160104 | System and method for communicating using an in-vehicle system A method to be used with first and second devices where the first device communicates with the second device via numbered data packets where the second device needs to know the number of each received packet upon reception, the method comprising the acts of at the f... | 04/17/2012 |
