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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7889454 | Distributed servo patterns for data storage media The invention is directed to a data storage medium that includes a plurality of servo bands distributed across the data storage medium and a plurality of data tracks positioned between each of the plurality of distributed servo bands. The data storage medium compris... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7848819 | Medical device programming safety Techniques for increasing the safety of medical device programming using general purpose hardware, such as a general purpose personal computer, are described. Some embodiments include a watchdog module that is serviced by the general purpose hardware, a mediator mod... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7499963 | Complex filter with higher order pole Pairs of second-order filters with feedback and cross coupling may be used to implement pairs of complex poles. The cross coupling may be frequency-dependent cross coupling or frequency-independent cross coupling. Frequency independent cross coupling may include cou... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7356740 | Hazard mitigation in medical device Delivery of energy by a defibrillator or other medical device is inhibited when the processor or software that controls a module of the medical device operates abnormally. A windowed watchdog timer (WWDT) incorporated into one module of the medical device is used to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7259367 | Rain sensor device for detecting the wetting and/or soiling of a windscreen surface A device for detecting the wetting and/or soiling of a windscreen surface, in particular in a vehicle, comprises a camera with a sensor having a plurality of light-sensitive pixels arranged as an array and adapted to be illuminated according to an illumination cycle... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7236179 | Display device color channel reconstruction In general, the invention relates to techniques for reconstructing color channels in a multi-channel display device. The invention may be particularly useful in reconstructing the light source spectra for the color channels of liquid crystal displays (LCD). In order... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7215343 | Color correction using a device-dependent display profile A method includes obtaining a chromatic correction for a display device based on a device-dependent display profile. The method may ensure that images that appear on a display device in a soft proofing environment will be visually equivalent to images that appear on... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194695 | Logistics management system presenting user interface for performing multiple freight management tasks A logistics management system is described that includes a host computer that performs logistics management tasks for shipment items, and a user interface module that presents a user interface for the host computer. The user interface module presents a user interfac... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179279 | Rapid induction of mild hypothermia In general, the disclosure presents techniques for rapidly cooling the body of a patient. A cooling garment is placed in contact with the body of the patient. Spacers within the cooling garment create a space between at least a portion of the cooling garment and the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177047 | Gamut-preserving color imaging A color imaging technique includes setting a target value in a device-independent first color space and mapping the target value to a substantially complete point set in a second color space. The point set may include a plurality of points, each of which define subs... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162306 | Internal medical device communication bus In general, the invention facilitates improved inter-module communication within a medical device system, such as an automated external defibrillator (AED), by using a serial data interface based on the USB specification to transfer data between modules. As a result... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7096322 | Instruction processor write buffer emulation using embedded emulation control instructions Techniques are described for accurately and efficiently emulating an instruction processor having a write buffer. The described techniques may be utilized to quickly develop an emulated instruction processor that provides a fully-functional write buffer interface in... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6987629 | Rangeless servo notch optimization A method for placing a predetermined number of notch filters in a disc drive servo control system to attenuate noise frequencies, in order of decreasing resonance magnitudes, is disclosed. The method involves calculating an open loop response for a response spectrum... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6943816 | Laser-induced thermal imaging with masking The invention is directed to compensating for imaging aberrations that result from repeated passes by an imaging laser array. The aberrations may result from swath lines formed by thermal heating and from the ruling and screen angle of the image. The techniques desc... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6593864 | Digital-to-analog converter with temperature compensation A PWM DAC including an emitter follower buffer circuit provides increased accuracy and reduced cost. The emitter follower buffer circuit that enables inexpensive implementation of the PWM DAC. A temperature compensation circuit adjusts the digital input v... | 07/15/2003 |
