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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6527137 | Drinking mug with integral straw A drinking mug with integral straw includes a cup-like vessel portion, and a straw portion having an internal passage joined in fluid communication with an interior volume of the vessel portion. The straw portion is preferably positioned in spaced apart r... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6469155 | HIgR and related domain which binds glycoprotein D of herpes simplex virus The present invention relates to an immunoglobulin-like protein useful in preventing or treating pathologies concerned with herpes simplex virus 1, herpes simplex virus 2 infections in humans.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6427252 | Harness-suspenders combination Having shoulder straps that pass over a wearer's shoulders when it is worn, a harness of a type that complies with National Fire Protection Association 1983 Standard 4-3.1.3, is combined with suspenders, which are attached to the shoulder straps and which... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6415913 | Excited base conveyor system A base excited vibratory trough conveyor includes a trough mounted on leaf springs to a base which is excited by a linear vibratory drive. The vibratory drive produces a linear force which is oriented to be perpendicular to the springs, and the linear for... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6398793 | Disposable dermal curette A disposable dermal curette for scraping lesions from the surface of a patient's skin, comprising a generally cylindrical plastic handle having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion and a mid-section portion therebetween. The curette has a substant... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398077 | Package with multiple chambers and valves A dispensing system is provided for two, constituent, fluent materials which are stored separately and then combined in a dispensing process to form a combination product. The dispensing system includes a container having at least two interior storage cha... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6393130 | Deformable, multi-material hearing aid housing A compliant hearing aid has a housing formed with an exterior peripheral layer of a deformable material. Electronic components located within the deformable layer can be encapsulated, at least in part, with a second deformable material. The second materia... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383517 | Process for preparing solid formulations of lipid-regulating agents with enhanced dissolution and absorption A process for preparing a solid formulation of a lipid-regulating agent comprising dissolving said lipid-regulating agent particles in a surfactant solution, premixing an excipient, wet granulating the mixture, drying the mixture and forming a finished do... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6382476 | Single axis dual dispensing closure A dispensing structure is provided for a container that has an opening from which a product can be dispensed. The structure includes a body for extending around the container opening. The body defines a first dispensing aperture communicating with the con... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6381817 | Composite nonwoven fabric A composite nonwoven fabric is formed by providing a synthetic fiber web comprising staple length polymeric fibers, and a cellulosic fiber web, preferably comprising wood pulp fibers. Prior to integration of the webs, the synthetic fiber web is subjected ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6380846 | Pull station A pull station for an alarm includes a housing with a handle mounted for sliding movement within the housing. The housing includes a window for a user to access the handle for forcibly sliding the handle in a vertical direction. A latch is rotatably mount... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378253 | Glazed structures A system for forming a glazed structure, such as a wall of a conservatory or sun room, comprising a base member, support posts mountable on the base member and capable of receiving on at least one side a window frame and an eaves beam mountable on the sup... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378225 | Hair dryer employing far-infrared radiation Employing a radiator made of a ceramic adapted when heated to radiate far-infrared radiation, a hair dryer comprises an elongate body, which has an inlet end defining an inlet and an outlet end defining an outlet, a fan, which is adapted when driven to dr... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6377182 | Smoke detector with sensor having improved mounting configuration A smoke detector has a geometry that locates a sensor or sensors at or near a boundary layer of smoke movement thus facilitating smoke entry into the sensor and/or sensors. The sensors are mounted so as to protrude from the bottom of a cover instead of in... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6372251 | Formulations comprising lipid-regulating agents The present invention is directed to a semi-solid formulation comprising a lipid-regulating agent. Said formulation is prepared by solubilizing said lipid-regulating agent in one or more liquid components to form a clear liquid solution, then solidifying ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371337 | Dispensing member having an outlet valve formed by a differential piston A fluid-dispensing member comprising: a body defining a chamber; an actuating rod provided with a pusher; a piston mounted on the actuating rod to slide in leaktight manner in the chamber; an inlet valve; and an outlet valve; wherein the outlet valve comprises a di... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6369404 | Electron devices for single electron and nuclear spin measurement An electron device for single spin measurement, comprising: a semiconductor substrate into which at least one donor atom is introduced to produce a donor nuclear spin electron system having large electron wave functions at the nucleus of the donor atom. A... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368620 | Formulations comprising lipid-regulating agents The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a formulation comprising a lipid-regulating agent dissolved in a supercritical fluid, spraying the solution through a nozzle to form small particles of the lipid-regulating agent, forming a susp... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368309 | Smoke evacuation apparatus This is directed to a smoke evacuator for use in electro surgery and laser surgery to collect smoke and surgical debris which includes body portion, a flared horn portion to promote flow of smoke and surgical debris into the body portion and a filter posi... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368092 | Knock-out system for patty molding machine A patty forming machine includes a mechanical compartment having a front wall and surrounding a reciprocating device, a reciprocating mold plate having cavities for forming patties, and a reciprocating knock-out device for knocking the patties from the mo... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367779 | Post pulling mechanism A manual post puller mechanism having a lever extendable for increasing the amount of leverage applied for pulling the post from the ground, the lever being securable within a base and serving as a handle graspable by the operator for carrying the mechani... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6367641 | Dispensing device with safe unscrewing The invention concerns a device for dispensing a fluid product designed for being screwed on a threaded neck of a fluid product reservoir, the device including a threaded fixing element for being in threaded engagement with the threaded neck of the reserv... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6366053 | DC pump control system A processor controlled DC pump system charges back-up batteries using utility supplied AC power. In the absence of AC the batteries energize a DC load. When AC is restored, the processor regulates total output current to charge the batteries and energize ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366215 | Communications systems and methods The members of a multi-processor communication system can be loaded with a common set of control programs. Subsequently, the functionality of the various processors can be specified by providing linking information to the respective processors. The linkin... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6366713 | Strictly non-blocking optical switch core having optimized switching architecture based on reciprocity conditions A switch core is set forth that comprises a plurality of duplex switches that are interconnected with a interconnection fabric to implement, for example, strictly non-blocking operation of the switch core for reciprocal traffic. In one embodiment, an N-wa... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361317 | Molded, reinforced handle A dental instrument includes a plastic molded handle body which is reinforced by a metallic tube through a center of the body. Tool parts are adhesively secured into opposing open ends of the reinforcing tube. During assembly, a quantity of adhesive is pr... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360503 | Drywall-trimming accessory having break-away panes In a drywall-trimming accessory molded from a polymeric material, such as polystyrene, and having two flanges, which diverge from each other, each flange is adapted in an intended use to cover an edge portion of a drywall panel and to have a fastener driv... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6363182 | Optical switch for reciprocal traffic A reduced component optical switch module includes a plurality of ports wherein each port includes an optical input and an optical output. A plurality of switchable deflectors in combination with a plurality of non-switchable deflectors can be used to est... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6360186 | Systems for remote management of a network of waste containers A system for remotely managing a network of waste containers (12), each of which is associated with a monitoring unit (38), utilizes a central computer (50) having a communication link to each monitoring unit (38). The central computer (50) provides a dyn... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6360136 | Method and device for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools A device and a method for distinguishing and automatically identifying and classifying tools using the device are disclosed. The device has a fixed reading unit attached to a machine tool and a coding system on a rotating tool. The coding system is a seri... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6357579 | Linear motor drive for vibratory feeders and conveyors A differential motion conveyor includes a cylindrical moving magnet linear motor to drive a trough into vibration to convey material. The linear motor utilizes a compact, efficient and powerful design using an annular stator which drives an armature. The ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6356467 | DC/DC boost converter with bypass circuitry A system and method for generating an AC power output signal from a DC power input signal. The system incorporates a DC-to-DC boost regulator including a plurality of boost stages coupled in series for receiving a DC input signal and producing a boosted D... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354612 | Shopping cart having selectively positionable tray basket In a shopping cart, in which a basket is supported by a chassis, a tray is hinged within the basket so as to enable the tray to be selectively positionable in a generally horizontal, usage position or in a generally vertical, storage position. In a prefer... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6353395 | Interconnectable detector with local alarm indicator A low power local alarm indicating system for interconnectable detectors enables a viewer to, after the fact, determine which detector or detectors had previously gone into a local alarm. An alarm latch, such as a bistable multi-vibrator circuit, is set e... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6349856 | Dispensing device with conical socketing fixing ring The invention concerns a device for dispensing a fluid product designed to be mounted in a reservoir neck, the device comprising: a dispensing member, such as a pump, comprising a body and a mobile actuating rod in the body; and a fixing ring comprising a... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349721 | Protective cover for air filter and for conduit connecting air filter to breathing mask A breathing mask worn by a firefighter or by another wearer in a hazardous environment exposing the wearer potentially to heat and/or flame as well as to smoke and/or other chemical and/or biological agents is provided with an air filter, which is contain... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6349694 | Reciprocating mechanism and engine including the same A reciprocating mechanism for use in an engine comprises a reciprocating member which is movable in a substantially linear reciprocating direction between two ends of travel, a piston provided on the reciprocating member, and a constant breadth cam and fo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6347721 | Hinged cover for a disposable cup dispenser The invention provides a cover for a tubular feed container for a disposable cup dispenser, the cover comprising an annular base sized to concentrically override an upper area of the tubular container in friction-fit engagement therewith, and a hinged lid... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6347492 | Installation of windows A combined window shelf and sill component is formed by extrusion of plastics material and has a top wall and a bottom wall connected by webs to form ducts therethrough and providing a window shelf end, a sill end and an intermediate portion for siting a ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346620 | Methods for preparation of 2-(4-(4-(4,5-dichloro-2-methylimidazol-1-yl)butyl)-1-piperazinyl)-5-fluoro pyrimidine and salts thereof Methods for preparing 2-(4-(4-(4,5-dichloro-2-methylimidazol-1yl)butyl)-1-piperazinyl)-5-fluorop yrimidine and its physiologically acceptable salts are disclosed.... | 02/12/2002 |
