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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7047404 | Method and apparatus for self-authenticating digital records A method for proving the validity of a record digitally signed by a user having a digital certificate issued by a certification authority within a hierarchy of certification authorities. The user signs the record, and obtains the digital certificates and certificate... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042360 | Electronic tether for portable objects A system and method for issuing an alarm when the separation distance between a monitoring module associated with an object (animate or inanimate) and an alert module exceeds a preset threshold distance thereby forming a leadless electronic tether between the object... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971675 | Quick release steering wheel system and method A quick release steering wheel system and method involves use of a billet hub adapter that has tapped holes for attachment of an OEM steering wheel that uses a non-standard bolt-pattern. The billet hub adapter includes an upper recess to provide space for the center... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6947966 | System and method for influencing dynamic community shared elements of audio, video, and text programming via a polling system A system and method for interactively affecting the course of a program or programming content. Viewer purchase electronic tokens which can be used to vote on the sequence of content in a broadcast whether it be audio, video or a combination thereof. Users are perio... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931235 | Method and apparatus for co-channel interference measurements and base station color code decoding for drive tests in TDMA, cellular, and PCS networks Co-channel interference in a wireless network is identified and quantified. Rather that using color code identification, a more reliable identification property of each co-channel component of the received composite signal is used, namely, the time of arrival of a k... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6834731 | Staple gun apparatus for attaching tab The invention comprises a staple gun with highly compact accessory apparatus for attaching a planar tab or label to a fixing surface. The accessory has a housing and a positioning and indexing assembly associated with the housing which is operable to feed and hold a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6816709 | Method and apparatus for testing CDMA signal propagation and coverage A method and apparatus tests CDMA signal propagation and coverage. A pn scan is first made of the pilot channel to be measured. The signal to total power ratio, Ec/Io is calculated. A frequency scan is made of the reception frequency close in time to the pn scan. Th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812993 | Optical multiplexer and cross-switch using etched liquid crystal fabry-perot etalons having enhanced spectral resolution and transmission characteristic A novel aspect of the invention is a structural arrangement to widen a Fabry-Perot gap beyond a 100-micron LC thickness. The widening permits greatly enhanced spectral discrimination (i.e. many more WDM channels) across the device response range, which is expanded t... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6507821 | System and method for providing information technology IT expert referral over a network A system and method for assigning an IT expert to a request for assistance. The invention allows users to request assistance over the Internet to an IT expert server having a file of qualified IT experts. The trouble "ticket" is assigned and alias and is ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6305750 | Clamshell backrest components A backrest for a chair comprising two parts constructed and arranged to interlock around chair back supports. Each part is preferably molded, and has a rib structure which provides positioning means for assembly on the supports. A hook and hook receiver a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6301359 | Telephone handset sterilizer method and apparatus A telephone handset sterilization apparatus and method having ultraviolet sterilization of the mouthpiece and earpiece of a telephone handset. The invention has an ultraviolet source within the earpiece and mouthpiece cradles of a telephone handset cradle... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6271453 | Musical blocks and clocks A music education apparatus for teaching musical concepts, comprising note meaning and pitch recognition, music reading, instrument playing, tempo, staccato, degrees of loudness, note duration, rhythm, harmony, chords, trills, the sonic characteristics of... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6185543 | Method and apparatus for determining loan prepayment scores A method and apparatus for determining the prepayment propensity of borrowers. Earlier payment of loans and particularly mortgage loans can lead to losses being suffered by lenders. The present invention analyzes the demographics associated with a particu... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178351 | Atrial sensing and multiple site stimulation as intervention means for atrial fibrillation Atrial sensing and stimulation as intervention for atrial fibrillation. The present invention relates to a method of atrial defibrillation. In a variety of protocols varying combinations of conventional and biphasic stimulation are applied at threshold an... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6160509 | Method and apparatus for alerting a user regarding the position of a satellite An method and apparatus and method for determining the position of a satellite overhead by a user using portable computation equipment. The invention uses a portable computational equipment that can be as small as a digital wristwatch or portable computer... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6144334 | Method and apparatus for calculating access between satellite constellations and ground targets Assessing performance of satellite constellations. For a given constellation of satellites, each having a given number of sensors, a method is disclosed for determining the times of access between each sensor and a plurality of targets located on Earth. C... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6125185 | System and method for encryption key generation A method to balance or level processor computational load during the generation of random symmetric DES type keys and RSA type public key encryption, whereby the DES type keys are pre-generated and pre-encrypted for known and expected receivers, and store... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6119984 | Low shock anti-friction release device A pin puller combines a metal alloy actuator with an anti-friction release mechanism, according to a bilaterally symmetric geometry. The actuator operates based on a metal alloy that has a relatively low melting temperature. The anti-friction tension rele... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6079953 | Raising siphon method and apparatus A raising siphon for transferring fluids from a lower level to a higher level. The raising siphon works on the principal of increasing and/or decreasing the molecular size of fluids being transferred. Larger molecules are less dense than smaller molecules... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6067470 | System and method for multiple site biphasic stimulation to revert ventricular arrhythmias An anti-reentry apparatus and method for reverting ventricular arrhythmias. Biphasic stimulation is applied at multiple ventricular sites to revert arrhythmias caused by reentry, particularly multiple random reentry. In the preferred embodiment, the first... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6053872 | Cardiac sonospectrographic analyzer An apparatus, operation and method for the noninvasive diagnosis of cardiovascular disease or disorder through angiosonospectrography. Through implementation of the present invention physiological signals relating to the heart and associated blood vessels... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6039928 | Writing implement sterilization apparatus A writing implement sterilization apparatus having ultraviolet sterilization in an enclosed container to kill bacteria and other disease carrying organisms. The invention comprises a horizontal or vertical container into which a user places pens, pencils,... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036272 | Support for chairs and method of manufacturing A substrate for chairs formed from a resilient material with molded locator pin(s) to facilitate assembly. The substrate comprises a friction seat and a curled back portion around its perimeter. The friction seat, in conjunction with the curled back surfa... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6021268 | Method and apparatus for modeling receiver bandwidth for telecommunications analysis A method for the automatic scaling of radio receiver characteristics. Receiver designs are subject to change based upon the parameters of transmitters and the desired characteristics of communications links in a communications system. The method of the pr... | 02/01/2000 |
| 6015185 | Gate-fold chair A folding chair with increased stability having side legs comprising rear portions pivotably connected to lower portions of the rear legs and extending at an acute angle from the rear legs toward the curved portions, and forward portions extending at an a... | 01/18/2000 |
