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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065088 | Extraction of depositional systems A process that assists with the identification of potential hydrocarbon deposits that includes performing a structural interpretation of a three-dimensional seismic volume, transforming the three-dimensional seismic volume into a stratal-slice volume, performing a s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7944851 | Method for packet communication using training packets Messages transmitted between a receiver and a transmitter are used to maximize a communication data rate. In particular, a multicarrier modulation system uses messages that are sent from the receiver to the transmitter to exchange one or more sets of optimized commu... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7656345 | Low-profile lens method and apparatus for mechanical steering of aperture antennas A low-profile lens element for steering a beam is provided. Specifically, the low-profile lens element is mechanically rotatable such that a beam can be steered in any direction within three-dimensional space. The lens element may include a number of discrete portio... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7013894 | Portable, handheld, pneumatic driven medicinal nebulizer A portable, handheld medicine delivery device capable producing atomized agents that are adapted to be inhaled through a nebulizer by a patient suffering from a respiratory condition. In addition, the present invention provides a means wherein the dose of the inhale... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6982740 | Reduced area imaging devices utilizing selected charge integration periods A reduced area imaging device is provided which utilizes selected charge integration periods. Various configurations of the imaging device are provided which locate the elements of the imagine device at desired locations. Regardless of the particular arrangement or ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6911570 | Method for fixating sludges and soils contaminated with mercury and other heavy metals The invention relates to a method, composition and apparatus for stabilizing mercury and other heavy metals present in a particulate material such that the metals will not leach from the particulate material. The method generally involves the application of a metal ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896804 | System and method for remediation of waste A system and method are provided for aerobic treatment of waste, such as animal or human waste. The method includes the continual introduction of microalgae. The high amounts of oxygen produced by the microalgae satisfies the biochemical oxygen demand in the treatme... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6833790 | Livestock chute scanner A method and apparatus are provided to identify objects, including livestock. In one embodiment, a device is presented that includes a reflector shield mounted proximate the interrogator that is mounted on or near a livestock chute gate. The reflector shield decreas... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6817798 | Method and apparatus for applying mastic or granular material to a roofing surface A portable apparatus adapted for applying an adhesive and mastic roofing material is provided which allows one operator to use smaller, more maneuverable containers of roofing mastic for use in applying roofing materials and adhesives to roofing surfaces. In one emb... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6619472 | Adjusting unit An adjusting unit for an article carrier is disclosed. The adjusting unit includes adjustable support elements for receiving articles of different sizes, in particular for supporting printed circuit boards of different sizes with a frame. One frame member... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6491519 | Force generating device useful in orthodontic appliances A force generating device is described which includes an elastomeric force generating member. Preferably the elastomeric member is a elastomeric polymer tube. Each end of the tube can be fitted over collars. Attached to one collar is a piston and formed w... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6399803 | Process for separating a triglyceride comprising a docosahexaenoic acid residue from a mixture of triglycerides This invention is directed to a process for separating a first triglyceride comprising a docosahexaenoic acid residue from a second triglyceride. The process comprises introducing a feed mixture comprising the first triglyceride and the second triglycerid... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6392447 | Sense amplifier with improved sensitivity A high speed sense amp supplies current to a bit line connected to a memory cell transistor and also detects a potential of the bit line. The potential of the bit line varies according to a conductive state of the memory cell transistor. The sense amp inc... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389630 | T-shaped handle with central actuator and safety mechanism for floor polishing machine A handle for an electric floor polishing or burnishing machine comprising a centrally-mounted actuator with safety lock is disclosed. In one embodiment, the handle is generally T-shaped and has a centrally-mounted actuator, which offers an operator more c... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6378384 | Force sensing transducer and apparatus A transducer which enables the force experienced by a simple force sensor to be converted into an electrical signal which is then capable of being used as a measure of the degree of force experienced by an object to which the sensor is attached. Preferabl... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6355175 | Method for separating and isolating precious metals from non precious metals dissolved in solutions A method for separating gold and/or silver from copper or other contaminant metals is provided in which a suitable filter membrane (64), particularly a nanofilter, is used to form a retentate (134) containing most of the multivalent metal cyanide complexe... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6354879 | Connector for shielded conductors The present invention is directed to a connector for terminating a plurality of shielded conductors. The connector includes a conductive backshell housing, a connecting structure, one or more ground structures for grounding each of a plurality of conducti... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343315 | Entertainment/Information system having disparate interactive devices An information/entertainment system having a number of interactive input and output devices is provided. Each interactive input device is electrically connected to a selected output device using a host that communicates with a router apparatus. The router... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6331403 | Use of mCRP to slow cell growth and to promote maturation of cells The invention provides a method of slowing cell growth and promoting the maturation of cells other than cancer cells and megakaryocyte progenitor cells. The method comprises contacting the cells with a modified C-reactive protein (mCRP) or a mutant-mCRP. ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6330681 | Method and apparatus for controlling power level during BIST An improvement in a method of testing a digital circuit or system, having a plurality of scannable memory elements, in accordance with conventional BIST methods in which, at a reference clock, a test stimulus is shifted into the memory elements, the respo... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327206 | Semiconductor memory device including serial/parallel conversion circuit A semiconductor memory device having a reduced circuit area. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array connected to an address decoder, a sense amplifier, a write amplifier, and a command decoder. A first serial/parallel converter is ad... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325999 | Use of Fas ligand to suppress T-lymphocyte-mediated immune responses A method for inhibiting T-lymphocyte-mediated immune responses, including those directed against autologous and/or heterologous tissues, e.g., by a recipient mammal of a transplanted tissue, said method comprising providing the recipient mammal with Fas l... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6298628 | Blocks for wall surface of houses The present invention presents a block which by layer-building therewith, can be used to form walls so that a log house can be constructed with ease. With the present invention, rainwater which has penetrated through the areas where the blocks are linked ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6288412 | Thin film transistors for display devices having two polysilicon active layers of different thicknesses A method of manufacturing a polycrystalline silicon film having a particular field effect mobility is disclosed. A first polycrystalline silicon film is formed on a transparent insulation substrate. The surface of the silicon film is oxidized, and an amor... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6265198 | Parasite astacin metalloendopeptidase proteins The present invention relates to parasite astacin metalloendopeptidase proteins, nucleic acid molecules having sequences that encode such proteins, antibodies raised against such proteins and compounds that can inhibit the activities of parasite astacin m... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261014 | Apparatus for applying a viscous lotion A lotion applicator includes a flexible handle capable of being oriented in one of a plurality of positions. The handle is interconnected to a rigid plastic applicator head. The applicator head is provided with a plurality of indentations extending below ... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6230511 | Evaporator in refrigerator Evaporator in a refrigerator, is disclosed, which has the refrigerant tube, cooling fins and the defrosting tube formed as one unit for simple structure and a better heat exchange efficiency, the evaporator including one pair of refrigerant tubes for flow... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6221001 | Fly-ash slurry with solidification retardant A method using retardant to inhibit solidification of slurried fly ash particles that were collected on a collection surface. The slurried particles are transported in a pipeline to a collection or disposal site during or after the addition of the retarda... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6217024 | Blackjack game with modifiable vigorish A method for providing a modified game of Twenty-One is provided which includes removing player favorable cards from or adding player unfavorable cards to relative to a standard fifty-two card deck. To adjust the house advantage or vigorish as a result of... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6208442 | Programmable optical multiplexer An optical wavelength division multiplex (WDM) demultiplexer can be provided in substantially passive form. In one embodiment a wavelength filter separates alternate channels to provide a first output containing even-numbered channels and a second output ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6207971 | Thin film transistor suitable for use in an active matrix type display and method of fabricating the same A thin film transistor which can be used in an LCD display panel includes an insulator substrate, a gate electrode located on the insulator substrate, an insulator film provided on the insulator substrate and the gate electrode, and a polycrystalline sili... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6207443 | Method for initiating heap bioleaching of sulfidic ores The process of the present invention "jump starts" heap biooxidation of sulfides by incorporating a previously biooxidized material into the heap. The process can be used to recover precious and/or base metals from sulfidic ores and concentrate.... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206532 | High efficiency light source projection apparatus A light projection apparatus includes a source of unpolarized light. The light passes to a first polarizing means that converts substantially all of the light incident on the polarizing means from the source into polarized light. The first polarizing mean... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205359 | Apparatus and method for adjunct (add-on) therapy of partial complex epilepsy, generalized epilepsy and involuntary movement disorders utilizing an external stimulator An apparatus and method for adjunct (add-on) therapy of partial complex epilepsy, generalized epilepsy and involuntary movement disorders comprises an implantable lead-receiver, an external stimulator having controlling circuitry and a power source, and a... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6201593 | Optical communication system having a liquid crystal routing switch A twisted nematic liquid crystal-based electro-optic modulator with a twist angle between 0° and 90°, and preferably between 50° and 80° is provided. The modulator provides a relatively rapid switching time such as less than about 50 milliseconds, and... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6188790 | Method and apparatus for pre-recognition character processing An apparatus for recognizing characters read by a reading unit. A circumscribing rectangle of a read character is formed, and the degree of narrowness of that circumscribing rectangle is acquired. Characters having a degree of narrowness that is equal to ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6185716 | Dual detector read channel with semi-soft detection An apparatus for detecting data within a signal having both data and noise is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes means for receiving first samples of an input signal, a first detection unit and a second detection unit. The first detection unit proce... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6177108 | Method for producing milk products having high concentrations of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids A process for the heterotrophic or predominantly heterotrophic production of whole-celled or extracted microbial products with a high concentration of omega-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids, producible in an aerobic culture under controlled conditions usi... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6173840 | Beneficiation of saline minerals Processes for purification of saline minerals using magnetic separation are disclosed. In particular, saline minerals can include trona, borates, potash, sulfates, nitrates and chlorides. The magnetic separation can include high intensity magnetic separat... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6167740 | Method and apparatus for forming bends in a selected sequence The present invention relates generally to bending a workpiece to form a desired configuration and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for forming bends "out of sequence," i.e., in a time sequence different from the spatial sequence of the bends on ... | 01/02/2001 |
