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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7388571 | System and method of integrating a touchscreen within an LCD A touchscreen liquid crystal display that includes a liquid crystal display including a viewing surface, a liquid crystal area containing liquid crystal located behind the viewing surface, a plurality of spaced apart elongate first electrodes located on a viewing su... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7320600 | Device opener and vibration mechanism An electronic mobile device having a first body, a second body mounted to the first body for movement relative to the first body between first and second positions, at least one of the first body and second body housing electronic circuitry. An electronic drive moto... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6824013 | Integrated cap for upright water bottle coolers A cooler and dispenser for use with upright water bottles operates to (1) pump chilled water from a vertical bottle through a top opening, (2) filter the air that is drawn in to replace the water, (3) and provide the user with an indication of the level in the bottl... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6659045 | Multi purpose house for pets A structure suitable for use by an animal having paws, said container comprising a housing including a base, substantially contiguous outer walls, and a top and defining an interior and an exit located above the base; a divider separating the interior int... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6616622 | Surgical cast venting device A surgical cast venting device comprises an elongate strip of porous fabric material and a number of relatively short, elongate plastic tubing members distributed over and attached to the elongate strip on one side thereof. The tubing members each extend ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6606279 | Submergence detection for electro acoustic transducers A method of detecting actual or incipient submersion of an electroacoustic transducer (2) facing downwardly toward a surface of fluent material to be sensed in a pulse-echo acoustic ranging system, the transducer having a skirt (6) surrounding a downwardl... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6597309 | Microwave pulse generator and pulse-echo ranging system A pulse-echo ranging system is described employing a microwave transducer head (100) providing an echo profile output signal which is largely compatible with receivers (204) and echo processing systems (206) designed for acoustic transducers. The transduc... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6547751 | Surgical cast venting device using stretchable net material A surgical cast venting device including a stretchable piece of fabric material and one or more aerating devices affixed to and located on the inner surface of the material. The preferred fabric material is stretchable and porous and can have a flexible t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6463425 | Neural network assisted multi-spectral segmentation system A neural network assisted multi-spectral segmentation method and system. According to the invention, three images having different optical bands are acquired for the same micrographic scene of a biological sample. The images are processed and a cellular m... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6425965 | Ultra low density explosive composition An explosive composition is provided which comprises a mixture of a particulate low density agent and a particulate oxidising agent. The particulate low density agent is a synthetic polymeric low density agent, e.g. foamed polystyrene, which is coated wit... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6406355 | Surface modifying process A method of preparing a surface of a workpiece of solid ductile material to provide a transition zone between that material and a different material to be brought into intimate contact with the first material, involves relatively moving the workpiece surf... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6371279 | Feeding apparatus for wrapping machine A packaging machine is shown for individually wrapping objects, such as candies. The machine has a rotary hopper for selecting the objects to be wrapped, folding them and ejecting them precisely onto a delivery conveyor. A continuous wrapping film is laid... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348446 | Method for selectively purging CD77+ cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood A method for the selective purging ex vivo of CD77 positive cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood containing stem cells prior to autologous transplantation is described. The method involves treating the bone marrow or blood sample with shiga toxin or... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346704 | Defect detection in articles using computer modelled dissipation correction differential time delayed far IR scanning A process for the detection of flaws in an article comprising infra-red scanning of the article as its temperature changes and comparing the infra-red scans for regularity of cooling/heating pattern. Where the article is irregular, such as in marginal are... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6341174 | Selective rendering method and system for rapid 3 dimensional imaging A method and system for selectively rendering a two dimensional view of a three dimensional image, in order to facilitate rapid three dimensional imaging in a realtime or static context. Specifically, the system includes means for identifying display coor... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6326791 | Discrimination of metallic targets in magnetically susceptible soil A method is disclosed for discriminating electromagnetic responses of metallic objects in soil to application of an electromagnetic pulse from superposed responses due to magnetic susceptibility of the soil, comprising substantially eliminating, from at l... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6323040 | System for biological specimen preparation A biological specimen preparation system for processing and depositing a portion of a biological specimen from a specimen vial onto a slide. The biological specimen preparation specimen includes a specimen processing unit and an external actuation unit. T... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6315657 | Air outlet grille with louver indexing adjustment means A louver indexing device for air flow directional grilles is disclosed which allows for enhanced reliability of the indexing function, a wider selection of materials and less critical manufacturing tolerances. The end of each louver slides across an index... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6308486 | Surface cladding system A surface cladding system is disclosed in which corrugated plastic sheeting is utilized as wall cladding. In a preferred system, battens made of the same corrugated plastic sheeting are secured to the frame members of a wall. The battens are provided with... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6306620 | Method for assessing the viability of plant tissue using a colorimetric reagent A method of assessing the condition of a fruit, vegetable, plant, or flower is provided. The method includes maintaining the fruit etc. in a substantially gas tight enclosure to trap gases produced by the fruit etc. A sample of the trapped gases is remove... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6298008 | Pulse-echo system for mediums having varying densities A method of measuring the position of a target feature in a pulse-echo ranging system including transmitting at least one pulse of high frequency energy from a transducer towards the target feature, receiving energy reflected back from the direction of th... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6291234 | Method and apparatus for transferring a biological specimen to a cellular suspension An apparatus and method for transferring exfoliated cells from a variety of specimen collection devices to a preservation fluid contained in a specimen vial. The apparatus comprises an interior frame member which is inserted into the specimen vial. The in... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289844 | Medium for coloring live bait worms A medium for coloring live bait worms comprises a cultivation bed containing one or more worm storage media and a non-toxic amount of a colorant. Live bait worms are incubated in the medium at a temperature and for a time sufficient to allow the bait worm... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6284994 | Electrode system for perforating synthetic plastic films An apparatus for perforating a film has one or more electrodes in electrode holders to lightly contact the film, a return electrode to support the film, and a voltage coupler to produce a discharge between the electrodes to perforate the film. A water jet... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279364 | Sealing method and press apparatus A method and apparatus for sealing the net shape of the end of a final product tube to eliminate or minimize scrap for a wide range of shapes of the end of the product. A sealing tool has a neck, and a coining portion comprising a shoulder extending outwa... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6276258 | Pressure activated piston and cylinder unit for use in a die A pressure activated piston and cylinder unit for use with a die block is taught which provides installation and service portions at the rear face of the unit. Also provided is a pressure activated piston and cylinder unit for use with a die block, of sim... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6273320 | Measurement of pipe joint misalignment at weld interface A method of monitoring the alignment of pipes to be welded end to end involves supporting a reference bar extending generally parallel to, and external of, the pipes so as to span a weld position of which the ends of two pipes are to be welded, performing... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6273183 | Heat exchanger turbulizers with interrupted convolutions A heat exchanger is disclosed of the type having stacked plate pairs or tubes defining flow passages, with turbulizer located inside such flow passages. The turbulizers are of the expanded metal type having rows of convolutions. The convolutions are inter... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6270847 | Method of cooling coated pipe Pipe coated with a hot plastic coating is cooled by applying a liquid cooling medium to the interior of the pipe. The cooling medium may be applied from a lance or pressurised cart that is stationary relative to the surroundings and moves internally relat... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6264930 | Hair and skin treatment product A hair treating and skin care preparation for use alone or as a component in other preparations, for use in hair dyeing, bleaching, hair conditioning or skin treatments comprises a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, a silicon component selected from the group ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6262175 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition A thermoplastic elastomer composition containing in percentages by weight based on the total weight of the composition, about 5% to about 90% vulcanized rubber crumb; about 5% to about 60% polyolefin; about 2% to about 30% uncured rubber or styrene-based ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6253837 | By-pass values for heat exchanger A by-pass valve and a heat exchanger employing same is disclosed where the by-pass valve makes a short circuit from the heat exchanger inlet to the heat exchanger outlet to disable the heat exchanger under certain temperature conditions. The by-pass valve... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6256037 | Method and system for selecting at least one optimal view of a three dimensional image A method and system for selecting at least one optimal view of a computer-generated three dimensional image. The three dimensional image is generated by mapping image properties onto a coordinate space modeled by the computer. Then, selected coordinates o... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6244643 | Vehicle-mounted grapple device A material-handling device is disclosed, particularly for use as grappling apparatus for the loading and unloading of balled trees and shrubs in the nursery industry. By providing hydraulically powered rotational mechanism in the vertical plane coupled to... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6240876 | Method and medium for coloring live bait worms A method for coloring live bait worms comprises adding to a cultivation bed containing one or more worm storage media, a non-toxic amount of a colorant to form a coloring medium, and incubating live bait worms in the coloring medium at a temperature and f... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6237469 | Gas powered pressureless steam cooker A gas powered pressureless steam cooker comprises at least one cooking compartment having a steam inlet, at least one steam generator located in close proximity to the cooking compartment, and a connector device means connecting a steam outlet of the stea... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6233804 | Tool for clinching two members together A method of clinching two members together is provided together with a tool for performing the clinching operation. A staple is arranged with its web spanning members to be clinched together. The legs of the staple are forced together to effect the clinch... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6228047 | Method and apparatus for performing peritoneal dialysis An automated peritoneal dialysis machine is provided which is capable of selecting and changing the composition of dialysate delivered to a patient in the course of treatment to meet specific physiological needs. The apparatus includes means for metering ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6230154 | Database element retrieval by example A system and method for database element retrieval. A query comprises identifying which elements in the database are close or similar to an example which is specified in the query. The query is performed by defining a hyper-box that surrounds the example ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6216370 | Display array and device A sign having a changeable array constituted by a plurality of pivotally mounted disks which have opposite bright and dark surfaces. The bright surface of each disk is illuminated by an adjacent light emitter when positioned in a direction of viewing. Lig... | 04/17/2001 |