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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7260695 | Scanning modified data during power loss A back-up power source and a back-up storage device are utilized to power a processor and a volatile memory device during a primary power failure. An emergency data-storage algorithm is invoked to create a table of modified data analogous to data residing in a non-v... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7200659 | Log-in resource release system A log-in resource release system includes a set of lists for managing log-in requests to a processing cluster input/output port from host server input/output ports. Host servers that have been granted memory structures within a memory storage device (“configured h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7179112 | Retention system for multiple connectors A retention system includes a retainer having at least two wings affixed to a mounting surface by a retaining screw or like attachment device inserted into a hole of the mounting surface. A coil spring or the like, optionally captured by the retaining screw, provide... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7171375 | Method and system for enterprise wide production scheduling A computer implemented method and system for enterprise wide planning is disclosed. In an embodiment, one or more work card templates are initially defined. Then a plurality of work cards representing a project are received and compared with the work card templates.... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7145633 | Apparatus and method of exposing light to a semiconductor device having a curved surface A semiconductor manufacturing station (50) exposes light on a surface area of a spherical semiconductor device or ball (52). A mask pattern generator (56) provides a pattern of light, which undergoes temporal changes to collectively represent an... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7142573 | Etalon cavity with filler layer for thermal tuning A temperature-stable and temperature-tunable composite etalon with an increased field of view is constructed by partially filling the cavity with a transmissive parallel-plate filler. The coefficient of thermal expansion and the index of refraction of the filler mat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141982 | Estimation of leakage rates using voltage measurements A current is injected in the vicinity of a liquid-containment facility of interest to create a measurable electrical potential field in the ground underlying the site. Voltage is measured at each of a plurality of electrodes and plotted as a function of time. The ra... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143222 | Adaptive message delivery system A device monitors a system's available resources and produces either a deferred notification or an instant notification based on a comparison with an established threshold. The threshold may be adjusted if current or anticipated system resource utilization changes. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138134 | Preparation and administration of jojoba product for reducing weight, fat and blood lipid levels A method of orally administering jojoba for fat reduction, blood lipid reduction, and cancer prevention and treatment in humans is disclosed. The method incorporates a sufficient quantity of jojoba, defatted jojoba meal, jojoba extract, defatted jojoba meal extract,... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7137150 | Dickey with head cover A dickey with head cover is disclosed. The dickey with head cover includes a hat capable of covering at least a portion of the wearer's head, and a dickey. The hat releasably attaches to the dickey. The dickey includes a shoulder yoke portion attached to the dickey ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132837 | System and method for measuring conductivity on molecular level A conductivity measurement system measures conductivity of molecules. A substance to be measured is applied to the first and second electrodes. A potential is applied across the electrodes. A computer-controlled motion controller moves a first electrode relative to ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7131699 | Furniture with seating space and entertainment center An assembly of outdoor furniture has an entertainment center centrally integrated with a plurality of interconnected seating units, which are disposed adjacent to and around the entertainment center. The entertainment center can be a container having an interior vol... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123783 | Face classification using curvature-based multi-scale morphology An image classification system uses curvature-based multi-scale morphology to classify an image by its most distinguishing features. The image is recorded in digital form. Curvature features associated with the image are determined. A structuring element is modulate... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118519 | Method and apparatus for exercising internal and external oblique muscles A method and apparatus for exercising internal and external oblique muscles utilizes lateral forces generated by the feet and maintain the upper body in a fixed position to facilitate exercise of the oblique muscles. The apparatus and method vary the inertial forces... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7105754 | Multi-functional control assembly for use in electric guitars A multi-functional control assembly having a rotary controller with a push-button switches contained therein. The rotary controller has a shaft. A bore is formed through the shaft. A communicator extends through the bore and is configured to communicate information ... | 09/12/2006 |
| D528227 | Light bulb | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103690 | Communication between logical macros A connection is provided between logical macros to allow prioritization of operations in accordance with an arbitration scheme that distinguishes between operations based on such factors as priority or size of transaction. The invention allows connection of logical ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080203 | Serial EEPROM for volume identification and drive specific information storage in a hard disk drive library A method and apparatus for providing, in an automated data storage system having a plurality of removable data storage devices, independent memory devices associated with and physically attached to respective removable data storage devices for storing volume identif... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075799 | Self-driven synchronous rectifier circuit A DC-DC power converter has a transformer with a primary side and secondary side. A first power transistor is coupled between a first end of a first winding of the secondary side and a ground terminal. A second power transistor is coupled between a second end of the... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7071431 | Electronically latching micro-magnetic switches and method of operating same A switch with an open state and a closed state suitably includes a cantilever having first and second states corresponding to the open and closed states of the switch, respectively. The switch may also include a magnet configured to provide an electromagnetic field ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052829 | Prevascularized constructs for implantation to provide blood perfusion This application discloses methods and materials for preparing functional microvascular beds in the laboratory. These prevascularized constructs can be used to vascularize engineered tissue constructs or to revascularize damaged or diseased tissues or organs followi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040532 | System and method of RFID data tracking A hand-held RFID scanner has an extendable shaft with a handle for gripping of the RFID scanner. The shaft expands and retracts with a plurality of telescoping segments, either manually or with an electrical mechanism. An RFID antenna/reader is disposed on one end o... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7030452 | Apparatus and method for fabricating arrays of atomic-scale contacts and gaps between electrodes and applications thereof A method for forming atomic-scale contacts and atomic-scale gaps between two electrodes is disclosed. The method provides for applying a voltage between two electrodes in a circuit with a resistor. The applied voltage etches metal ions off one electrode and deposits... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027682 | Optical MEMS switching array with embedded beam-confining channels and method of operating same A new optical switch device and method of operating such a device overcomes alignment problems through the use of an optical signal-confining channel that may be embedded so as to confine optical signals in a desired propagation path such that the optical signal's a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026467 | High resolution typing system for pathogenic Mycobaterium tuberculosum MLVA methods for strain discrimination among Mycobacterium tuberculosum strains are disclosed. Nine VNTR loci have been identified from genomic sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosum strains and primer pairs suitable for amplifying the VNTR by PCR are... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023304 | Micro-magnetic latching switch with relaxed permanent magnet alignment requirements A micro magnetic latching device. The device comprises a substrate having a moveable element supported thereon. The moveable element (cantilever) has a long axis and a magnetic material. The device also has first and second magnets that produce a first magnetic fiel... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016050 | Microscope with fixed-element autocollimator for tilt adjustment The movable point source aperture used in conventional autocollimators for measuring tilt in a microscope's test sample is replaced by a fixed laser diode. The diode is turned on only for the duration of the tilt measurement, when light is delivered to the optical s... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005161 | Vapor deposition of solid oligomers A monomer is selected to produce a polymeric film having desirable characteristics for a particular application. The monomer is ppolymerized under controlled conditions to produce a solid oligomer having those characteristics at a molecular weight suitable for evapo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6996911 | Combination level and squaring tool A square that includes two rigid, channeled members having an interior and an exterior, with the two members being joined at a ninety-degree angle to form a one-piece L-shaped tool having an elbow and a notch disposed on an exterior corner opposite the elbow. The in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6988622 | Venturi-driven flotation separator for chili peppers Mechanically harvested chili-pepper plants are sized into chunks and introduced into a water flotation system. Water is added at the top of a flotation vat and, for the most part, is withdrawn at the bottom using a venturi unit. The balance of the water is recovered... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987292 | Schottky junction transistors and complementary circuits including the same Various methods for forming semiconductor devices are provided that include the step of implanting dopants into the devices to achieve doping concentrations that allow complementary n- and p-channel SJT behavior with devices of substantially equal gate length and ga... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987570 | Reference signal for stitching of interferometric profiles Composite height profiles are produced by taking successive interferometric measurements of different sections of a sample surface by sequentially placing them within the field of view of the instrument. A reference signal is used to provide a full history of scanne... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6983581 | Swivel cheeked bridle bit The present invention comprises a series of embodiments of a swivel cheeked bridle bit wherein the cheek portion, comprising a dee and/or lower or curb rein attachment eye or ring, is separate from the purchase, with the purchase serving as a pintle for the swivel a... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983850 | Hydrocyclone roping detector and method An ultrasonic sensor is mounted on the splash skirt at the underflow outlet of a hydrocyclone to detect a change in the underflow discharge from the normal conical shape in which the discharge impacts upon the splash skirt to a more cylindrical shape associated with... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6983667 | Impact micro-positioning actuator An impact micro-positioning actuator. In one aspect of the invention, a threaded shaft is threadably received in a nut and the nut is impacted by an impacting device, causing the nut first to rotate relative to the shaft by slipping as a result of shaft inertia and ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6978034 | Helmet headset mounting assembly and method A clampless mounting assembly for use with a helmet for attaching an internal headset to one of a plurality of different types of external electronic audio communications devices. External audio communications devices communicate with an internal headset by way of e... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971649 | Zero-sum tiling game A zero-sum tiling game. A plurality of “domino-like” game pieces include indicia viewable on the top surfaces of the game pieces that correspond to one, or the other, or both of two halves of the game pieces. The indicia forms a binary set. The indicia associate... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968633 | Paint drying system A paint drying system for drying a painted body (4), such as a painted motor vehicle, includes a spraybooth (1) having an enclosure (2) through which air flows from an air inlet (6) to an air outlet (16, 18). The spraybooth (1 | 11/29/2005 |
| 6954423 | Analog implementation of linear transforms Analog phase-shift elements connect each of a plurality of input nodes to each of a plurality of output nodes, wherein each component is adapted to produce a phase shift in a periodic signal processed therethrough. A linear transformation of a data set of discrete v... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951600 | Edge protector for electrowinning electrode A one-piece edge strip to be mounted on the bottom edge of a cathode used in electrolysis has a channel running longitudinally of the edge strip. The channel is designed to receive the bottom edge of the cathode. The edge strip is provided with a receptacle at eithe... | 10/04/2005 |
