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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174347 | Multilevel correlated magnetic system and method for using the same A multilevel correlated magnetic system and method for using the same are described herein. A wide-range of devices including a retractable magnet assembly, a disengagement/engagement tool, a click on-click off device are described herein that may incorporate or int... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7982568 | Multilevel correlated magnetic system and method for using same A multilevel correlated magnetic system and method for using the same are described herein. A wide-range of devices including a momentary snap switch, a cushioning device, and an exploding toy are also described herein that may incorporate one or more of the multile... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7963818 | Correlated magnetic toy parts and method for using the correlated magnetic toy parts A toy is described herein that is made from correlated magnetic toy parts (e.g., toy building blocks) which have an ingenious coupling means that enable the correlated magnetic toy parts to be attached to or released from one another. The correlated magnetic toy par... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961068 | Correlated magnetic breakaway device and method A breakaway device for locking connected objects in relation to one another comprises a first magnetic field structure attached to a first object and a second magnetic field structure attached to a second object. The first magnetic field structure becoming attached ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956712 | Correlated magnetic assemblies for securing objects in a vehicle A correlated magnetic assembly for securing objects in a vehicle includes an object that incorporates a first field emission structure and a surface within the vehicle that incorporates a second field emission structure. The first and second field emission structure... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956711 | Apparatuses and methods relating to tool attachments that may be removably connected to an extension handle Tool attachments and extensions handles may be removably connected to each other. In an example embodiment, a tool attachment is capable of being connected to an extension handle having an extension handle connector, which includes a first field emission structure. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7893803 | Correlated magnetic coupling device and method for using the correlated coupling device A compressed gas system component coupling device and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable a first component to be secured and removed from the second component. Some examples of components of the compressed gas system include a first st... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7834729 | Correlated magnetic connector and method for using the correlated magnetic connector A connector (e.g., electrical connector, fluid connector, gas connector) is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a first part to be securely attached to and removed from a second part. In addition, a method is described herein for using... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824083 | Correlated magnetic light and method for using the correlated magnetic light A light and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable at least one end to be secured and removed from the body of the light. Some examples of such a light include a scuba light, an underwater light, a flashlight, a submersible pool light, an ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823300 | Correlated magnetic footwear and method for using the correlated magnetic footwear A footwear (e.g., bike shoe, snow ski boot, snowboard boot, wakeboard boot, water ski boot, work boot) is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a person who has their foot placed within the footwear to attach or remove the footwear to or... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823224 | Correlated magnetic mask and method for using the correlated magnetic mask A mask is described herein that uses correlated magnets which enable a person to easily secure and remove the mask to and from their head. Some examples of such a mask include a scuba mask, a welding mask, a fencing mask, a goalie mask, a paint mask, a paintball mas... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7821367 | Correlated magnetic harness and method for using the correlated magnetic harness A harness is described herein that uses correlated magnets to enable objects to be secured thereto and removed therefrom. Some examples of such a harness include a construction work harness, a soldier harness, an astronaut harness, and a scuba harness (e.g., buoyanc... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7817006 | Apparatuses and methods relating to precision attachments between first and second components First and second components may be precisely attached to form an apparatus. In an example embodiment, a first component includes a first field emission structure, and a second component includes a second field emission structure. The first and second components are ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817005 | Correlated magnetic container and method for using the correlated magnetic container A correlated magnetic container and method are described herein that use correlated magnets to enable a container having at least two sections to be assembled, disassembled or releasably secured to an external object. Some examples of the two sections of the contain... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817004 | Correlated magnetic prosthetic device and method for using the correlated magnetic prosthetic device A prosthetic device is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable an artificial prosthesis (e.g., artificial limb) to be easily and effectively attached to and removed from an interface that is secured to a residual limb on a person. In addit... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817003 | Device and method for enabling a cover to be attached to and removed from a compartment within the device A device is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a cover to be easily and effectively attached to and removed from a compartment. Some examples of such a device include a remote control unit, a calculator, a clock-radio, a mobile phone,... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817002 | Correlated magnetic belt and method for using the correlated magnetic belt A belt is described herein that uses correlated magnets to enable objects to be secured thereto and removed therefrom. Some examples of such a belt include a construction work belt, a soldier belt, an astronaut belt a home handyman belt, a plumber's belt, an electri... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7812698 | Correlated magnetic suit and method for using the correlated magnetic suit A suit is described herein which incorporates correlated magnets that enable an object (e.g., tool, equipment bag, hood, glove, boot, flipper) to be secured thereto and removed therefrom. Some examples of such a suit include a scuba suit, a construction suit, a bio-... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7722929 | Sealing technique for decreasing the time it takes to hermetically seal a device and the resulting hermetically sealed device A sealing method for decreasing the time it takes to hermetically seal a device and the resulting hermetically sealed device (e.g., a hermetically sealed OLED device) are described herein. The sealing method includes the steps of: (1) cooling an un-encapsulated devi... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7674435 | Reference microplates and methods for making and using the reference microplates A reference microplate is described herein which can be used to help calibrate and troubleshoot an optical interrogation system. In one embodiment, the reference microplate has a frame with an array of wells each of which contains an optical biosensor and each optic... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7629173 | Optical reader system and method for monitoring and correcting lateral and angular misalignments of label independent biosensors An optical reader system and method are described herein that can detect a lateral and/or angular misalignment of one or more biosensors so that the biosensors can be properly re-located after being removed from and then reinserted into the optical reader system. In... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628039 | System and method for controlling the environmental around one or more vessels in a glass manufacturing system A system and method are described herein that control the environment (e.g., oxygen, hydrogen, humidity, temperature, gas flow rate, pressure) around one or more vessels in a glass manufacturing system. In the preferred embodiment, the system includes a closed-loop ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628038 | System and method for controlling the environment around one or more vessels in a glass manufacturing system A system and method are described herein that control the environment (e.g., oxygen, hydrogen, humidity, temperature, gas flow rate, pressure) around one or more vessels in a glass manufacturing system. In the preferred embodiment, the system includes a closed-loop ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7602121 | Glass package that is hermetically sealed with a frit and method of fabrication A hermetically sealed glass package and method for manufacturing the hermetically sealed glass package are described herein using an OLED display as an example. Basically, the hermetically sealed OLED display is manufactured by providing a first substrate plate and ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7599055 | Swept wavelength imaging optical interrogation system and method for using same A swept wavelength imaging optical interrogation system and a method for using the same to interrogate one or more biosensors are described herein. The swept wavelength imaging optical interrogation system is built upon a swept wavelength optical interrogation techn... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7576333 | Optical interrogation system and method for using same An optical interrogation system and a method are described herein that enable the interrogation of one or more biosensors which can be located within the wells of a microplate. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system has a tunable laser, N-fiber launches... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7541968 | System and method for detecting an intruder using impulse radio technology An intrusion detection system and method are provided that can utilize impulse radio technology to detect when an intruder has entered a protection zone. In addition, the intrusion detection system and method can utilize impulse radio technology to determine a locat... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7532779 | Single mode (SM) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor(s) An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use multimode (MM) optical fibers to interrogate the biosensor. The use of t... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7516628 | On-line thickness gauge and method for measuring the thickness of a moving glass substrate An on-line thickness gauge (OLTG) and method are described herein that are capable of measuring a thickness of a moving glass substrate. In the preferred embodiment, the OLTG includes a Y-guide and a stabilizing unit that respectively captures and stabilizes the mov... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7509239 | Optimized method for LID biosensor resonance detection An optical interrogation system is described herein that can interrogate a label-independent-detection (LID) biosensor and monitor a biological event on top of the biosensor without suffering from problematical parasitic reflections and/or problematical pixelation e... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7434513 | Flexible high density array print head with systems and methods for aligning pin plate, reservoir and substrate with respect to each other Systems and methods for aligning High Density Array (“HDA”) pin plates, substrates and reservoirs with respect to each other. The system includes a flexure having a flexible print head, elongated members flexibly connected off-axis to the system and a pin plate ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7430880 | Pull roll assembly for drawing a glass sheet A pull roll assembly is described herein that is used to draw a glass sheet. The pull roll assembly includes a first roll assembly, a second roll assembly and a device (e.g., differential drive, sensor(s)). The device enables one to control the first and/or second r... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424178 | Single mode (SM) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor(s) An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use multimode (MM) optical fibers to interrogate the biosensor. The use of t... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7405658 | System and method for monitoring assets, objects, people and animals utilizing impulse radio An asset, object, person or animal monitoring system and associated method for monitoring assets, objects, people or animals utilizing impulse radio techniques. The asset, object, person or animal monitoring system of the present invention can vary the duty cycles o... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7371143 | Optimization of parameters for sealing organic emitting light diode (OLED) displays A hermetically sealed glass package and method for manufacturing the hermetically sealed glass package are described herein. In one embodiment, the hermetically sealed glass package is suitable to protect thin film devices which are sensitive to the ambient environm... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368281 | Label-free evanescent-field detection of biological and chemical agents An evanescent-field sensor system and method of using the system to detect either liquid- or airborne biological pathogens, chemical agents, and other harmful or toxic species is provided. The sensor system involves 1) an evanescent-field sensor having a substrate s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363777 | Closed cassette and method for heat treating glass sheets A convection compatible closed cassette and method are described herein where the closed cassette is used to heat treat (compact) one or more glass sheets in a uniform manner and in a clean environment. In the preferred embodiment, the closed cassette includes multi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349590 | Polarization modulation interrogation of grating-coupled waveguide sensors An optical interrogation system and a GCW sensor are described herein that are used to determine whether a biological substance (e.g., cell, molecule, protein, drug) is located in a sensing region of the GCW sensor. The optical interrogation system includes a light ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346233 | Single mode (SM) fiber optical reader system and method for interrogating resonant waveguide-grating sensor(s) An optical reader system is described herein which has a single mode (SM) optical fiber launch/receive system that uses one or more SM optical fibers to interrogate a biosensor and does not use multimode (MM) optical fibers to interrogate the biosensor. The use of t... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7324461 | Selective transmission rate limiter for rapid spanning tree protocol A network (e.g., RSTP-based network) and method are described herein that can selectively eliminate latencies in the exchange of to-be-transmitted control messages (e.g., BPDUs) between bridges during the re/convergence of the network. The method includes a step of ... | 01/29/2008 |
