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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6981418 | Scanning acoustic microscopy A system uses reflection mode acoustical scanning of an object to examine the internal characteristics of the object. The system includes a controller and a jig removably attached to the object. The jig includes an acoustic transducer assembly that is in communicati... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973832 | Acoustic coupling with a fluid bath An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1-200 MHz frequency range. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer that emits and receives acoustic ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6951134 | Flowing fluid acoustic coupling An apparatus examines the internal structure of an object disposed substantially in a medium such as air, which essentially totally reflects acoustic signals in the 1–200 MHz frequency range. The apparatus has an acoustic transducer that emits and receives acousti... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6741674 | Systems and methods for global optimization of treatment planning for external beam radiation therapy Systems and methods for providing an optimal treatment plan for delivering a prescribed radiation dose to a predefined target volume within a patient using an external beam radiation delivery unit are provided. The systems have an interface which is adapted to recei... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6513994 | Testing optical fiber splices The specification describes a technique for evaluating optical fiber splices. The essence of the technique involves detecting thermal power emanating from the fiber splice as the result of absorption of the light carried by the fiber. The technique is par... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6361751 | Apparatus and method for disinfecting an endoscope The present invention provides an apparatus for disinfecting an endoscope with a disinfecting solution, and that minimizes the surface area and air exposure of the disinfecting solution. In architecture, the endoscope disinfecting apparatus includes a dis... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6216913 | Self-contained pneumatic beverage dispensing system The present disclosure concerns a self-contained, pneumatic beverage dispensing system. In one embodiment, the pneumatic beverage dispensing system comprises a carbonator tank for facilitating absorption of CO2 gas in water to produce carbonate... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5983271 | Method for processing asynchronous low-level protocols in a communication device to off load the main processor The present invention provides a method and apparatus for multi-protocol, point-to-point communications which allocates processing tasks between a processor of an end point device and a processor of a communication device. The processor of the end point d... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5933431 | Frame-based modulus interleaver The frame based modulus interleaver is used in a digital communications system. The interleaver uses an algorithm which insures that all of the data blocks which are present in the each input frame are output in a single output frame. This is accomplished... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5787363 | System and method for connect message synchronization of modems in a cellular data gateway A cellular data gateway situated at a mobile telecommunications switching office (MSC) is provided for interconnecting an originating mobile modem of an analog cellular system to an answer modem of a public switched telephone network (PSTN) when one of th... | 07/28/1998 |
