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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414595 | Virtual mosaic wide field of view display system A display system, which is useful for simulation, and training system that provides a mosaic wide field of view display by alternating virtual and direct view display images through the use of a new optical beamsplitter/combiner device. Edge blending and the use of ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7195739 | Aromatic container heater An aromatic container heater and assembly adapted to enhance the release of desirable scent from an aromatic or fragrant candle by heating the exterior of a candle container and thereby melting the candle to release the desired scent. The heater includes a conductor... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7028044 | Highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system A method for highlighting quoted passages in a hypertext system. When a quotation in a reference document is selected by the user of the hypertext system, the source document for that quotation is retrieved from storage. The passage corresponding to the quotation is... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6992695 | Surveillance system A surveillance system having two or more monitoring devices moving on a single track. The monitoring devices are suitably video cameras but may also include audio monitoring. Power for the monitoring devices, control signals and signals from the monitoring devices a... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989733 | Method and system for adapting a telephone line modem for use on the power line A new method and system for adapting standard home network protocol communication signals for communication between networked computation devices over the AC power line is provided. This invention provides improvements to the standard home network protocol required ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990190 | Method and system for remote telephone calibration A method and system for remotely calibrating a headset telephone with a reliable, accurate and easy to use user interface is provided. This method makes use of the remote programmability of advanced telephone headsets and DTMF signal encoding and permits the custome... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6979220 | Plug locking mechanism This invention secures an electrical plug by inserting a locking pin through a hole in the prong(s) of a male plug or through a hole in a female plug and through a corresponding hole in the male or female receptacle that secures the device plugged into the receptacl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968581 | Jet propulsion system for spa or jetted bath using control of air draw to venturi jets with a three-way air control valve A air selection control valve and assembly capable of controlling the flow of air into a water conduit to accelerate, decelerate, or pulse the rate of water flowing in combination with a hot tub spa assembly is described. The control of the air inlet is controlled t... | 11/29/2005 |
| D510198 | Apparel designator | 10/04/2005 |
| 6947974 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASYMMETRIC SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS FOR LOCAL ARE NETWORKS WHEREIN THE SERVER BEING PROGRAMMED TO ROUTE THE DOWNLOADED DATA TO CLIENT COMPUTERS IRRESPECTIVE OF THE CLIENT COMPUTER'S OPERATING SYSTEMS A method and system for providing high-speed, satellite-based information delivery is described. Improved communication channel efficiency is accomplished by employing an asymmetric data flow. The high bandwidth channel capacity of digital satellite systems is used ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6931292 | Noise reduction method and apparatus A method and system for reducing the undesirable noise in a communication signal is provided. Designed specifically to address the problem of telephone communications where the desired speech signal is contaminated by background noise, this invention employs digital... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922719 | Method and system for asymmetric satellite communications for local area networks A method and system for providing high-speed, satellite-based information delivery is described. Improved communication channel efficiency is accomplished by employing an asymmetric data flow. The high bandwidth channel capacity of digital satellite systems is used ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908053 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for delivering the ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893614 | Reaction device for organic synthesis The present invention relates to a reaction vessel for organic synthesis and a block device for the reaction vessel and synthetic method of compound using thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a solid phase synthetic reaction vessel and a block ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6859953 | Jet propulsion system for spa or jetted bath using control of air draw to Venturi jets with a three-way air control valve A air selection control valve and assembly capable of controlling the flow of air into a water conduit to accelerate, decelerate, or pulse the rate of water flowing in combination with a hot tub spa assembly is described. This invention makes use of the control of t... | 03/01/2005 |
| D500538 | Croquet stake | 01/04/2005 |
| D500349 | Croquet stake | 12/28/2004 |
| D500107 | Croquet wicket | 12/21/2004 |
| D500106 | Croquet wicket | 12/21/2004 |
| D499392 | Conferencing phone | 12/07/2004 |
| 6819956 | Optimal method and apparatus for neural modulation for the treatment of neurological disease, particularly movement disorders A neurological control system for modulating activity of any component or structure comprising the entirety or portion of the nervous system, or any structure interfaced thereto, generally referred to herein as a “nervous system component.” The neurological cont... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6793198 | Banded valve plug head A valve plug design is disclosed that uses a plug head band and a retaining ring to restrain a valve plug head to a valve plug stem. This invention is specifically directed to providing valve plugs where the plug head material is different and distinct from the plug... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6779951 | Drill insert using a sandwiched polycrystalline diamond compact and method of making the same A new drill insert product and the method of making the same are provided. This invention makes use of a multi-metal region bonded to the top (cutting) surface of a superabrasive layer to improve drill life, decrease the propensity for delamination and to avoid crac... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6778817 | Method and system for combining wireless phone jack and RF wireless communications A system for communicating signals and data without the need for continuous telephone lines is described. This system provides a base unit connected to incoming signals, such as cable, satellite, PCS, cellular, fiber optics, XDSL, ISDN, etc, one or more extension un... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6741718 | Near-field speaker/microphone acoustic/seismic dampening communication device A communication device and overmold adapted to minimize the feedback, acoustic coupling, and seismic vibration between a speaker and microphone in close proximity, as is typically found in hands-free headsets, is provided. This invention, through the use of specific... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736686 | Motorboat propeller safety enclosure A boat propeller safety enclosure for the covering of the propeller of a boat during road transportation, which enhances the ability of those following the trailered boat to avoid contact with the propeller, is provided. This enclosure has a cinchable opening for ea... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735793 | Water containment block A prefabricated block for use in the construction of water containment areas, such as showers, tubs, pools and the like is provided. This block is designed to facilitate rapid, consistent construction while maintaining maximum water containment. In preferred embodim... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6695010 | Segmented ceramic choke A new segmented choke is provided. Designed to reduce thermal stresses created when the fluid temperature fluctuate, this invention is constructed of segmented ceramic members fit within a relatively thin-walled retainer, shrunk fit thereto, thereby allow... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6697618 | System and method for detecting failures in a wireless phone/modem jack to prevent telephone line seizures A method and system which detects failures in communication between a base unit and an extension unit in a wireless communication system and which resets the system upon detecting such failures is described. A wireless communication system in this inventi... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692373 | Golf ball positioning device A golf ball location marker is provided that provides controlled release of a powder under user control for marking the location of a golf ball on a green in a manner so as to avoid the possibility of interfering with subsequent golf putts, while precisel... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6685167 | Double-seated shutoff valve A new valve device adapted specifically for use with hot erosive flow streams is provided. This valve device has an inner plug head, which modulates and throttles the amount of flow passing through the valve when the valve is open. The inner plug head is ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6678934 | Method and process of a universal window system using singular advanced components of a polymer based or metallurgy based product A method for producing window components using polymer based, metallurgy based, extruded, injection molded, or wood material is provided. This invention provides a low cost, highly reliable, low defect method of producing window components by machining fr... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6648799 | Foldable trampoline An exercise device, such as a trampoline, that is foldable with long-lasting rigidity in the framework. The trampoline is made foldable by using hinges to connect sections of the frame of the trampoline. The hinges are configured to provide lateral flexib... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6607481 | Method and system for an improved entry process of an emergency medical dispatch system An improved method and system for receiving, processing and responding to emergency medical calls by emergency dispatchers is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate training, supervision and... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6567474 | Digital wireless phone/modem jack capable of communications over the power lines using differential binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) A system for communicating signals between a transmitter and a receiver using digital modulation techniques is provided. This invention is particularly adapted to meet the requirements of power line communication. In one preferred embodiment of this inven... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6557853 | Strap device for use with a video game A video game controller joystick strap device is provided which fits on the joystick, preferably by an expandable buttonhole. This device is provided with a fastener permitting the strap to fixed around a user's thumb or finger. In its preferred embodimen... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556964 | Probabilistic system for natural language processing A natural language understanding system is described to provide generation of concept codes from free-text medical data. A probabilistic model of lexical semantics, is implemented by means of a Bayesian network, and is used to determine the most probable ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547204 | Sign holding stake A stake for holding a sign upright and comprising at least two leg elements, one end of which is adapted for inserting into the ground, and the other end of which is bent into a shape for compressively or frictionally holding the sign in place above the g... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527212 | Ice shaver An ice shaver machine that includes a hopper for receiving ice, a blade and scraper for drawing the received ice across the blade, thereby producing thin, snow-like ice shavings or flakes, which are scraped to a spout, which, in turn, is provided for deli... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6523573 | Flash tube device A new flash tube device adapted specifically for use with hot erosive flow streams is provided. This flash tube uses an extension cone fixed to the outlet of a choke to create an extension choke to insure that the shock wave occurs within the extension ch... | 02/25/2003 |
