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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6957341 | Method and system for secure computational outsourcing and disguise A method and system for secure computational outsourcing and disguise. According to an embodiment, a first set of actual arguments and a second set of actual arguments for an outsourced computation are determined. A first group of disguised arguments corresponding t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6820640 | Vibratory patient support system A pressure control apparatus for use in a bed including a pressurized air source, an inflatable air sack, and an independently inflatable cell located adjacent the inflatable air sack. A controller is operable to regulate the pressure in the air sack and to independ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6691346 | Foot controls for a bed A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck, a mattress, a pair of head end siderails, and a pair of foot end siderails. The bed further includes a plurality of foot-operated controls configured to control features of the bed.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6415660 | Method and apparatus for the highly accurate determination of the filling level of a product in a container The invention relates to a method for the highly accurate determination of the filling level (q) of a product (4) in a container (2), measuring signals being transmitted in the direction of the surface (5) of the filled product (4) and reflected at the su... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6352196 | Use of silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys Surprisingly, silver-copper-palladium brazing alloys, which have hitherto been used only for the brazing of components of the same material, are also very well suited for brazing directly titanium to stainless steel if, the latter component clasps the tit... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6282735 | Hydrotherapy bed A hydrotherapy mattress assembly which includes an air-over-foam core, a base for receiving the air-over-foam core, and a top cover overlying the air-over-foam core. The top cover provides a patient support surface and includes a drain trough. The drain t... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6279183 | Communication network for a hospital bed A bed includes a base frame, a deck coupled to the base frame for supporting a body, a peer-to-peer communication network having a plurality of connection points, and a plurality of modules. Each module is electrically coupled to a selected connection poi... | 08/28/2001 |