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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6813064 | Electro-actively tunable photonic bandgap materials The present invention provides fully tunable photonic band gap (PBG) materials. These materials are periodic composite materials comprising a high refractive index dielectric material and another optically anisotropic, birefringent, electro-optically tunable, or mag... | 11/02/2004 |
| 7521113 | Light-emitting devices with fullerene layer The present invention provides a layered structure including a fullerene layer exhibiting Ohmic behavior. The layered device includes a layer of fullerenes and a layer of a fluoride compound of pre-selected thickness. The layered structure includes a third layer of ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7494614 | Method of manufacture of porous inorganic structures A sintering schedule to allow the reliable formation of inorganic or ceramic materials, exemplified using porous calcium polyphosphate samples to be used for forming novel implants for bone interfacing applications. The key to the successful definition of the proces... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7459104 | Low temperature fired, lead-free thick film heating element A lead free, thick film heating element. Known thick film heating elements contain environmentally hazardous material such as lead. This is particularly problematic when manufacturing thick film heating elements, as lead is often used in thick film formulations to a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7410937 | Hand cleansing formulation This invention provides heavy-duty cleansers (HDHC), with a high level of biodegradability and little or no ecotoxicity, with a high level of efficiency and a maximum skin tolerance and no systemic toxicity. In the broadest aspect of the invention there is provided ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7373073 | Photonic colloidal crystal columns and their inverse structures for chromatography The present invention provides a straightforward and robust synthetic process for producing a chromatographic column with eluent-sensitive light diffracting properties based on an inherent photonic band structure and a chromatographic device using the chromatographi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358538 | Organic light-emitting devices with multiple hole injection layers containing fullerene The present invention provides layered hole injection structures including one or more layers of fullerenes for application in an organic electroluminescent device. The layered structures include a bi-layered structure including an electrically conductive layer serv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7324202 | Optical system An optical system is provided for achieving enhanced rejection of scattered excitation light and superior signal-to-noise performance when reading microplate wells. The optical system uses an axial configuration in which the excitation beam incident upon the sample ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314749 | Method and apparatus for assay based on light diffraction The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting analytes in a medium, and more particularly the present invention relates to an assay based on light diffraction which appears or changes upon the binding of analytes to their specific receptors l... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7199090 | High alcohol content gel-like and foaming compositions comprising an alcohol and fluorosurfactant This invention relates to a “high lower alcohol content” (>40% v/v of a C1-4 alcohol) liquid composition able to be either dispensed as a stable foam with the use of non-propellant foam dispensing devices from non-pressurized containers or as an alcoh... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7133009 | Capacitively switched matrixed EL display The present invention provides a multiplexed matrix alternating current electroluminescent display, comprising an array of matrix addressed capacitively switchable electroluminescent pixels, with each capacitively switchable electroluminescent pixel including an ele... | 11/07/2006 |
| 6997904 | Viscous fluid injection system The present invention provides a fluid injection apparatus for injecting viscous fluids directly from a syringe in which it is commercially delivered. The fluid injection apparatus includes a cylindrical syringe sleeve into which the syringe is inserted from one end... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6529540 | Variable output coupling laser A method and circuit is disclosed for providing a control signal to a laser cavity controller. The cavity has two completely reflective surfaces. A long lived laser medium stores energy within the cavity. A computer generated waveform generated from enoug... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6297894 | Optical scheme for holographic imaging of complex diffractive elements in materials This invention discloses optical system and method for writing a refractive index pattern in a light transmissive or light absorbing sample. A light source for providing a short pulse laser beam in the femtosecond range having a low power per unit area is... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6289032 | Self-collimating multiwavelength lasers The present invention provides self-collimating multiwavelength lasers (MWL) including a planar gain medium with a resonance cavity defined by superimposed gratings. These laser devices are characterized by lasing wavelengths with multiple peaks in their ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6156393 | Method of molecular-scale pattern imprinting at surfaces A method for mask-free molecular or atomic patterning of surfaces of reactive solids is disclosed. A molecular-scale pattern of adsorbate molecules is used in place of the conventional macroscopic "mask". Molecules adsorb at surfaces in patterns, governed... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6075475 | Method for improved reproduction of digital signals The present invention provides a method for digital signal processing, referred to as sample-estimate-hold signal reconstruction, which provides a method of reconstructing output signals more representative of the original input analog signal than the con... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5895418 | Device for producing cold therapy The present invention provides heat exchange devices for heating and/or cooling parts of the body for therapeutic treatment of injury. The heat exchange devices include a cooling module with a housing enclosing a cooling chamber. A thermoelectric Peltier ... | 04/20/1999 |
