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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181461 | Coolant penetrating cold-end pressure vessel An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by h... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8157774 | Apparatus for stem cell collection and methods thereof Apparatus and methods for collecting stem cells from an umbilical cord utilize a plurality of needles that are inserted into the umbilical cord. The needles may be fenestrated, and may have a common output to a line via which the stem cells are collected. A negative... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8087303 | Product dispensing system A flow sensor includes a fluid chamber configured to receive a fluid. A diaphragm assembly is configured to be displaced whenever the fluid within the fluid chamber is displaced. A transducer assembly is configured to monitor the displacement of the diaphragm assemb... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8069676 | Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system A fluid vapor distillation apparatus. The apparatus includes a source fluid input, and an evaporator condenser apparatus. The evaporator condenser apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical housing and a plurality of tubes in the housing. The source fluid input ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8061343 | Controllable launcher A controllable launcher for propelling a payload through a predictable and repeatable trajectory to a desired height. The launcher has an energy source for propelling a carriage and a piston in substantially opposing directions and a controller for controlling the t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8006511 | Water vapor distillation apparatus, method and system A fluid vapor distillation apparatus. The apparatus includes a source fluid input, and an evaporator condenser apparatus. The evaporator condenser apparatus includes a substantially cylindrical housing and a plurality of tubes in the housing. The source fluid input ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7999674 | Device and method for food management A medical device is disclosed. The medical device includes an RFID reader for receiving information from at least one RFID transponder. The medical device also includes a memory for storing a database and at least one processor for processing information. Also, a re... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988508 | Swimming propulsion device A swimming propulsion device. The swimming propulsion device includes a fuselage having a forward section and an aft section, at least one propulsor pivotally connected to the forward section of the fuselage, and in some embodiments, at least one stabilizer affixed ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7905373 | System and method for generating a drive signal A method and computer program product for defining a PWM drive signal having a defined voltage potential. The PWM drive signal has a plurality of “on” portions and a plurality of “off” portions that define a first duty cycle for regulating, at least in part,... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7835142 | Display apparatus An apparatus including a base is disclosed. The base has a size and shape to accommodate at least a portion of a notebook computer. Also, an apparatus including a frame is disclosed. The frame having a size and, or shape to accommodate and frame at least a portion o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7806116 | Metering system and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus for metering the delivery of an aerosol. The apparatus has a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus may also include a processor to determine a volume of th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785448 | Method and apparatus for phase change enhancement A method of operating an evaporator is described. In evaporator feed water, a Taylor bubble is developed which has an outer surface including a thin film in contact with an inner surface of an outer wall of an evaporator tube. The Taylor bubble is heated as it rises... | 08/31/2010 |
| D619670 | Stabilizer for a swimming propulsion device | 07/13/2010 |
| 7707830 | Pressurized vapor cycle liquid distillation Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer co... | 05/04/2010 |
| D614255 | Cuff device | 04/20/2010 |
| D614254 | Propulsor device | 04/20/2010 |
| 7654084 | Metering fuel pump A device and method for controlling the flow of a gaseous fuel from a fuel supply to a pressurized combustion chamber. A fuel pump is included in the gas train from supply to chamber. The fuel pump increases the pressure of the gas to allow efficient injection into ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654074 | Thermal improvements for an external combustion engine An external combustion engine having an exhaust flow diverter for directing the flow of an exhaust gas. The external combustion engine has a heater head having a plurality of heater tubes through which a working fluid is heated by conduction. The exhaust flow divert... | 02/02/2010 |
| D605722 | Swimming propulsion device | 12/08/2009 |
| D604789 | Fuselage device | 11/24/2009 |
| 7597784 | Pressurized vapor cycle liquid distillation Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer co... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7548314 | Detection system and method for aerosol delivery An apparatus comprises a detector, a pressure sensor and a processor. The detector is operable to detect light that is scattered by an aerosol that is associated with a pressure. The pressure sensor is operable to measure the pressure. The processor is coupled to th... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7488158 | Fluid transfer using devices with rotatable housings A liquid ring pump includes an external housing enclosing a volume including a lower fluid reservoir. A rotatable inner housing is within the volume of the external housing, the inner housing enclosing an inner fluid chamber. A pitot tube provides fluid communicatio... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7469760 | Hybrid electric vehicles using a stirling engine A personal vehicle for transporting a user over a surface including an external combustion engine. The vehicle includes a generator for converting the mechanical energy produced by the external combustion engine to electrical energy and an energy storage device for ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7465375 | Liquid ring pumps with hermetically sealed motor rotors Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupl... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7421316 | Method and device for regulating fluid pump pressures A method is provided for regulating fluid pump pressures by detecting an elevation differential between a fluid flow control device and the distal end of a fluid line in communication with the fluid flow control device. A fluid flow control device, for instance a pe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7093392 | Spring balance adjustment In sash windows where the sashes are supported on window units which run in channels in a window frame, and the window units are suspended from spring balances, the shoes have easily accessible mechanisms for adjusting the tension in the spring balances, without dem... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7002579 | Split screen GPS and electronic tachograph This invention teaches an inventive method for tracking trip data in relation to geographic position for a vehicle. The first steps in the method involve recording trip data periodically and recording geographic position periodically. Each trip data recording is tim... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997833 | Double-sided sliding button for use in a continuously variable transmission The double-sided sliding button comprises two spaced-apart sliding button halves configured and disposed with reference to a curved medial axis. Each half has a front side, provided with a contact surface, and a rear side. Both contact surfaces are mutually opposite... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994002 | End prep tool and tool centering and mounting system for use therewith An end prep tool is mounted in substantial alignment with a theoretical center of a pipe and used to prepare an end of a pipe, for example, by boring and/or cutting the end of the pipe. A tool centering and mounting system comprises a clamp cage and a tool mounting ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6986301 | Punch for a ductile material joining tool The present invention relates to a punch (30) and punch assembly (2) for use in a tool (1) for joining ductile materials, such as metal sheets (7,8), in a lance joint or a clinch joint. The punch (30) has a punch body (31) f... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974158 | Cover and insert assembly for a periodical or other multi-page printed material A cover and insert assembly includes a cover having a pocket or sleeve formed between cover sections. One or more inserts are held by friction and/or spot glue within the pocket or sleeve and are slidably removed from the pocket or sleeve through an outer edge of th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6949039 | Driven pulley for a continuously variable transmission The driven pulley comprises a first sheave and a second sheave coaxially mounted around a main shaft. The first sheave is fixed with reference to the main shaft while the other is allowed to slide and rotate with reference to the main shaft. The driven pulley is des... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949169 | Apparatus and method for polarizing polarizable nuclear species The present invention is a polarizing process involving a number of steps. The first step requires moving a flowing mixture of gas, the gas at least containing a polarizable nuclear species and vapor of at least one alkali metal, with a transport velocity that is no... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6949365 | Polynucleotides encoding lamprey GnRH-III Novel isolated cDNA encoding the precursor of the novel gonadotropin-releasing hormones in four species of the fish lamprey is disclosed. The use of such cDNA's in studying the phylogenetic relationship of various species of fish and vertebrates overall; and the use... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6931727 | Method of connecting multi conductor cable connector This invention is an electrical connection method for connecting multiple conductor cable, ideally flat flexible cable. The method involves using an actuator for pressing the cable against multiple contacts in a base, each of which contacts has a sharp edge for remo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918759 | Premixed combustion gas burner having separated fire hole units A premixed combustion gas burner having separated fire hole units including a tube-shaped burner whose front face is opened and inner portion is of a hollow tubular shape so that the whole fire hole units of the burner can be separated to thus prevent deformation du... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916175 | Combustion gas burner enabling multi-stage control A combustion gas burner enabling a multi-stage control including a main casing on the bottom surface of which an air blower is mounted so that air can be supplied from the air blower through an air inlet formed in the lower portion of the main casing, a tube-shaped ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917893 | Spatial data collection apparatus and method A spatial data collection apparatus collects and correlates spatial data for use in creating floor plans, maps and models of existing spaces. The apparatus includes a mobile platform with wheels to allow movement around a space. One or more positional sensors on the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907846 | Condensing gas boiler having structure of preventing corrosion caused by using heterogeneous metal A condensing gas boiler having a corrosion prevention structure of preventing corrosion caused by using heterogeneous metal is provided, which includes a casing provided with a combustion chamber therein; a present heat exchanger arranged in the casing, which includ... | 06/21/2005 |
