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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173959 | Real-time trace detection by high field and low field ion mobility and mass spectrometry A trace detection system includes at least two stages coupled to operate in series. An ion mobility spectrometer (IMS) stage has a sampling inlet to receive a sample to be analyzed. An ion source ionizes the sample. The IMS applies an electrical field to the ionized... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8161710 | Projectile-resistant wall structure with internal bag A wall structure and a method for constructing the wall of a building provide protection for inhabitants of the building against ballistic projectiles impacting the wall. The wall structure includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The inner panel is a composite s... | 04/24/2012 |
| D656484 | Speaker housing | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139836 | Automatic segmentation of the heart and aorta in medical 3-D scans without contrast media injections A method automatically segments the heart and abdominal aorta from volumetric images without the need to inject iodine contrast media into the subject. The method automatically quantifies arterial plaque (hard plaque, soft plaque or both) in the cardiovascular syste... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8079188 | Energy absorbing blast wall for building structure A wall system protects a building structure from pressure caused by explosive blasts. The wall system includes vertical studs. Outer blast wall panels and inner blast wall panels are secured to the opposing sides of the vertical studs. An upper mounting system is at... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8060412 | System and method for obtaining merchandise information In a method of obtaining merchandise information from a store system using speech processing technology to determine a spoken query entry, an information inquiry from a customer regarding a particular product is received via a communication network. The location of ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056301 | Method of framing a building shear wall structure compatible with conventional interior or exterior finishing materials and subsurface panel for use therewith A shear wall structure is formed on a building wall or section thereof designed to accommodate anticipated wind or seismic shear loads by initially securing one or more subsurface shear panels on the interior or exterior sides of the wood or steel framing studs. Eac... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056147 | Necktie having fastening system for securing necktie to shirt button A necktie has an integrated system to limit movement of the free ends of the necktie when worn. The necktie has a wide end section and a narrow end section. The necktie has a selected width transition from the wide end section to the narrow end section. The overall ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8042313 | Compression post for structural shear wall A compression post for a shear wall includes a plate mounted to the bottom of an end post of a shear wall. The plate is sized to conform to the lower end of each end post. An extended portion (e.g., a cylinder) is positioned perpendicularly to the plate. The extende... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7970196 | Automatic detection and quantification of plaque in the coronary arteries of subjects from CT scans A method automatically detects and quantifies arterial plaque (hard plaque, soft plaque or both) in the coronary arteries of the heart from CT images. The method uses plaque definitions based on subject specific in vivo blood/muscle and fat density measurements, sub... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7830045 | Rapid disconnect system for cellular tower transmissions A safety disconnect system for a cellular antenna array on a support structure includes an enclosure mountable to a support structure. A fixed connector secured within the enclosure has contacts connected to conductors of at least a first digital data and control ca... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7823364 | Fire-retardant cementitious shear board having metal backing with tab for use as underlayment panel for floor or roof A shear panel for constructing underlayments for floors and roofs of buildings includes a first rectangular layer of fire-resistant material, such as cementitious board, bonded to a second rectangular layer of thin high-strength material, such as galvanized steel. T... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7813041 | Solar tracking reflector system for structure lighting A solar tracking device is mounted above a skylight of a building. An array of mirrors is rotated at a rate of one revolution per day to reflect sunlight through the skylight. A control circuit intermittently adjusts the angular position of the tracking device so th... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810290 | Compression post for structural shear wall A compression post for a shear wall includes a plate mounted to the bottom of an end post of a shear wall. The plate is sized to conform to the lower end of each end post. An extended portion (e.g., a cylinder) is positioned perpendicularly to the plate. The extende... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7770346 | Fire-retardant cementitious shear board having metal backing with tab for use as underlayment panel for floor or roof A shear panel for constructing underlayments for floors and roofs of buildings includes a first rectangular layer of fire-resistant material, such as cementitious board, bonded to a second rectangular layer of thin high-strength material, such as galvanized steel. T... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7735481 | Oven rack having hinged rollers An oven includes an oven cavity having multiple pairs of horizontally disposed guide slots recessed into the side walls of the oven cavity. At least one oven rack is configured with at least two wheels mounted on axles secured to at least one hinged support along an... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7667642 | Acquisition, collection and processing system for continuous precision tracking of objects A system and method autonomously and precisely track objects moving along a known course. The objects include, for example, racing horses, other racing animals, or racing vehicles. The system and method utilize modern satellite navigation satellite systems, signal p... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658045 | Wall structure for protection against wind-caused uplift In a system and a method for erecting a structure, the walls of the structure are securely interconnected with a foundation, such as, a concrete slab or footing. The system includes a laminated shear panel formed by bonding a thin shear layer (e.g., a layer of sheet... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7562509 | Exterior building panel with condensation draining system A building panel subject to interior condensation of moisture and exterior wind-driven moisture includes a sheet having an inner surface onto which condensed moisture forms. An open upper reservoir is positioned proximate a bottom portion of the inner surface of the... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7559672 | Linear illumination lens with Fresnel facets A linear Fresnel lens for LED illumination is configured initially by using a meridional flux-assignment method and is then corrected by assessing the three-dimensional flux distribution of individual facets. The facet angles are slightly altered as required to prod... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7558611 | Automatic detection and quantification of coronary and aortic calcium An automated method measures coronary calcium in a living subject using x-ray computed tomography (CT). The method acquires at least one CT image containing voxels representing x-ray attenuation of the subject which may or may not be calibrated. The method of analys... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7521630 | Parallel and virtual parallel interconnection of solar cells in solar panels A solar panel has n rows of solar cells in a regular grid array. The cells constituting each row are wired in parallel, the rows are wired in series and an equalizing network of n-1 capacitors are connected in electrical series. In a first configuration, a network o... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7430077 | Solar tracking reflector system for structure lighting A solar tracking device is mounted above a skylight of a building. An array of mirrors is rotated at a rate of one revolution per day to reflect sunlight through the skylight. A control circuit intermittently adjusts the angular position of the tracking device so th... | 09/30/2008 |
| D578705 | Extrusion for base of linear lighting apparatus | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424142 | Display and analysis of medical images using calibrated pixel values in units of known properties of reference materials Methods to calibrate and display medical images with pixel values with known properties of one or more reference materials provide images which allow more accurate quantification of certain tissue properties. The images provide advantages in medical diagnosis by bei... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422147 | System and method for detecting fraudulent transactions of items having item-identifying indicia A method of detecting a fraudulent transaction of an item having an item-identifying indicium processes the indicium to obtain item-identifying information, and captures a digital representation of a surface area of the item. The item-identifying information is used... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7393450 | System for maintaining pH and sanitizing agent levels of water in a water feature A system automatically maintains at least one of a pH level and a sanitizing agent level of water in a water feature. The system includes a sensor assembly responsive to at least one of a pH level of the water and a sanitizing agent level of the water. The system fu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391242 | Sawtooth waveform generator A sawtooth waveform generator includes an operational amplifier that generates a ramp signal. The ramp signal charges a capacitor connected between the output of the operational amplifier and the inverting input of the operational amplifier. The inverting input is m... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7331623 | Rack for supporting two canoes on pickup truck bed A removable canoe transporting rack carries two canoes on the bed of a pickup truck with an upper canoe positioned over a lower canoe. A first rack having a first horizontal member mounts in the front stake wells of the pickup truck. A second rack having a second ho... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7292721 | Calibration of tissue densities in computerized tomography A hybrid calibration method uses a calibration phantom (exterior reference) scanned simultaneously with the patient, and one or more known tissues of the subject (interior reference) to create a hybrid calibration reference that improves the measurement of tissue de... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7251998 | Liquid measurement system having a plurality of differential pressure probes The weight of liquid in a tank subject to tilting is determined by measuring differences in air pressure in the ullage (the empty volume of the tank above the level of the liquid) and the air pressure produced by the weight of the liquid at the bottom of the tank. T... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7040244 | Watercraft having plural narrow hulls and having submerged passive flotation devices A watercraft has at least two narrow hulls with a shallow draft and has one or more passive flotation devices that are entirely submerged. The hulls enclose the power trains for the watercraft and are accessible from the compartments of the watercraft. The passive f... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7007902 | Adjustable support for hands and arms A system and method support the forearm and hand of a user performing repetitive tasks. In one embodiment, the system includes a support bar having a low friction upper surface. First and second cradles are coupled to the support bar to receive and support a user's ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6936022 | Adjustable pad for supporting hands and arms A system and method support the forearms, wrists and hands of a user performing repetitive tasks. A support pad has a low-friction upper surface. A cradle is attached to each of the user's wrists. A first portion of a cradle supports the lower portion of the forearm... | 08/30/2005 |
