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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7918605 | Gas journal bearing systems and related methods Gas journal bearing systems are provided. An exemplary gas journal bearing system comprises a vortex generator, a housing and a journal. The vortex generator is operative to receive a flow of gas and to impart an angular acceleration to the gas. The housing is in fl... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7892414 | Electrochemical biosensors, applications and methods of making biosensors Electrochemical biosensors, methods of making biosensors and methods of detecting a target analyte in a sample to be analyzed are provided. A preferred embodiment device comprises a non-conductive polymer deposited on the electrode to form a matrix material having a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7833660 | Fluorohaloborate salts, synthesis and use thereof A composition is provided as a salt having the formula MBF3X where M is an alkali metal cation and X is the halide fluoride, bromide or iodide. A lithium salt has several characteristics making the composition well suited for inclusion within a lithium-io... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7820323 | Metal borate synthesis process The carboxyl borate represents a novel liquid that upon reaction with lithium halide produces a lithium ion electrochemical device electrolyte upon dissolution in an aprotic solvent mixture. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818910 | Weapon integrated controller The present disclosures are systems, apparatus and methods for communicating with a robot via a weapon. In one embodiment, the weapon comprises a barrel, a receiver assembly, a handgrip, and a first controller. The receiver assembly is coupled to an end of the barre... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7737225 | High performance elastomeric compound An elastomer composition includes a polymer system made up of a majority of HNBR polymer and an optional polymer additive such as carboxylated nitrile, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, isoprene rubber, chloroprene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, butyl rubber... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7730839 | Interfacial stress reduction and load capacity enhancement system An article and a process are provided for reducing the shear stress on an interface of a structural member in intimate contact with a compressive load. The article is in the form of a wedge that is forcibly placed against the sidewall of one end or both ends of the ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7560520 | Interface-directed branched polymer transports and methods for producing same Methods and systems for modifying a polymer are disclosed herein. A matrix is generally provided having a surface thereof, wherein the matrix comprises a plurality of hyperbranched polymers. The plurality of hyperbranched polymers can be chemically bound to a plural... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7409899 | Optical detection and location of gunfire Disclosed is an optical gunfire detection system comprising an image-capturing device operable for detecting light; a narrowband Fraunhofer line filter connected to the image-capturing device, and operable for partially restricting transmission of the light; a conve... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411662 | Systems and methods for performing active LADAR and passive high resolution imagery A system and method for performing high-resolution imagery of a target are provided. One embodiment is a method of performing high-resolution imagery of a target comprising: generating a chirped waveform that modulates a light signal transmitted toward a target for ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410063 | Method and system for sorting particles sampled from air Methods and systems for sorting particles entrained in a gaseous stream are disclosed. A representative system, among others, includes a particle scanner, a sorter, which is in pneumatic communication with the particle scanner, and a controller, which is in electric... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409116 | RF to optical converter for RF imaging with optical sensors A radio frequency (RF) to optical converter for RF imaging, wherein the converter comprises an array of RF antenna pixels adapted to receive RF signals, wherein the RF antenna pixels are adapted to facilitate RF resonance of the received RF signals; a photonic band ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7355707 | Systems and methods for analyzing dew in a system of interest A system and method and for analyzing dew in a system of interest are provided. A representative method comprises receiving infrared information corresponding to a degree of polarization of dew in a particular environment, and using the degree of polarization to det... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355561 | Systems and methods for providing images Systems and methods for providing images are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the system for providing images includes a first image display device for displaying a first image at a first image plane and a second image display device for displaying a second ima... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343362 | Low complexity classification from a single unattended ground sensor node Disclosed are a system and method of multi-modality sensor data classification and fusion comprising partitioning data stored in a read only memory unit on a sensor node using a low query complexity boundary-decision classifier, applying an iterative two-dimensional... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304742 | Flow-through aerosol photoacoustic systems and methods Embodiments of photoacoustic devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. One device embodiment, among others, comprises a flow-through configuration for a test sample gas and a modular set of two or more solid-state or gaseous based lasers. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304732 | Microelectromechanical resonant photoacoustic cell An integrated photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) cell is fabricated using microelectromechanical (MEMS) techniques. The multi-layer structure includes an inner layer with a patterned resonant cavity disposed between top and bottom outer layers and a microphone acousti... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7195945 | Minimizing the effect of 1/ƒ noise with a MEMS flux concentrator A method of fabricating a MEMS device includes forming a magnetic sensor over a SOI wafer which may include an epoxy layer; forming a pair of MEMS flux concentrators sandwiching the magnetic sensor; connecting an electrostatic comb drive to each of the flux concentr... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6974197 | Portable glovebox and filtration system A portable containment system includes a glovebox apparatus, a self-contained filter unit, and removable conduits extending therebetween. The glovebox apparatus includes a first module for releasably covering a first sidewall opening. The first module, which has bod... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6728881 | Fingerprint and signature identification and authorization card and pen An authorization system uses card and signature devices to provide access to a machine. The devices include capacitance grids positioned on different surface regions of the devices to convert fingerprint images of at least two fingers into electrical signals. An ima... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6726876 | Stakalloy: a uranium-vanadium-niobium alloy A ternary alloy of uranium, referred to as stakalloy, having improved machinability is formed of niobium, vanadium and uranium. The ternary alloy is formed with the percent by weight of vanadium being between the gamma eutectoid (1.0 percent by weight vanadium) and ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6715343 | Portable glovebox and filtration system A portable containment system includes a glovebox apparatus, a self-contained filter unit, and removable conduits extending therebetween. The glovebox apparatus includes a first module for releasably covering a first sidewall opening. The first module, which has bod... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6618125 | Code-multiplexed read-out for ladar systems A method and apparatus of a plurality of detecting elements for detecting and producing an image of an object includes a signal generator for generating a waveform signal, a laser for producing a light signal modulated by the waveform signal, and a mixing... | 09/09/2003 |
