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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6452901 | Cell loss balance system and method for digital network A switching node for use in connection with a computer network includes an input interface, a buffer and a control element. The input interface receives cells from at least one input communication link. The buffer buffers selected cells prior to transmiss... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6272310 | Toner fuser system having post-fuser media conditioner A toner fuser system suitable for producing high quality color transparencies is provided. The fuser system includes a media conditioning assembly located directly downstream of a fuser assembly, which may be a roll fuser or an instant-on belt fuser. The ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6222845 | System and method for providing unitary virtual circuit in digital network having communication links of diverse service types A network for transferring information among a plurality of digital devices includes a plurality of switching nodes interconnected by communication links. Each of the digital devices is connected to one of the switching nodes over additional ones of commu... | 04/24/2001 |
| 5746618 | Squib connector for automotive air bag assembly A squib connector for automotive air bag assemblies is disclosed. The squib connector includes a connector position assurance mechanism (CPA) to ensure that the connector is properly connected to the squib receptacle and a connector lock assurance mechani... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5681189 | Thread protectors A thread protector system includes one or more thread protectors, each thread protector including an axially compressible tube with a tapered central passageway and a tapered exterior surface.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5658784 | Nucleic acid encoding transcription factor p300 and uses of p300 The invention features an isolated nucleic acid hybridizable with the complement of the coding strand nucleic acid sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:1, and encoding a protein that is necessary for adenovirus transformation of a mammalian cell. The encoded p... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5652501 | Voltage sensor for detecting cell voltages A battery charger/monitor circuit for charging and/or monitoring a plurality of series-connected cells, including a voltage sensor for sensing the voltage across each of the cells to provide a high cell voltage signal proportional to the highest voltage a... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5620921 | Ocular androgen therapy in sjogren's syndrome The topical application to the ocular surface or adjacent regions of the eye of a preparation containing a therapeutic amount of an androgen or androgen analogue is disclosed as a method of relieving the chronic and acute manifestation of dry eye symptoms... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5601720 | Controlling a fermentation plant Controlling a fermentation plant working with a horizontal fermentor which operates per the regenerative flow process is particularly difficult, if there is a high proportion of dry substance. Biogenic decomposition in the fermentor was thus far influence... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600064 | Electronics for coriolis force and other sensors Electronics for use in Coriolis and other sensors for reducing errors in the sensor output signal. An off-frequency drive scheme includes a frequency translation circuit in the excitation feedback loop of a sensor system to suppress components of the sens... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5597009 | Vacuum-enclosed integral cryogenic valve The present invention relates to an electrically-controlled vacuum-enclosed cryogenic valve including firstly a body receiving the seat for a valve member, and inlet and outlet channels for a cryogenic fluid, the body and the channels being disposed in an... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5590781 | Unitary conformable shipping container A unitary container for securely packaging objects and protecting such objects from damage during transit. The unitary container is padded to provide protection to the object and is elasticized to be conformable to the shape of the object being packaged. ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5585544 | Method of causing somatic hybridization between two species of algae A method of causing somatic cell hybridization between two species of algae by growing somatic algal tissue from each of the two species of algae in close proximity, in a nutrient solution, and isolating and culturing the hybrid somatic shoots that form.... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5586300 | Flexible addressing memory controller wherein multiple memory modules may be accessed according to comparison of configuration addresses A controller capable of performing the flexible addressing of memory modules. In one embodiment, involving cache memory, a cache controller maintains, for each slot in cache memory, a read base address and a write base address for the slot and certain cha... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5584030 | Method and apparatus for live insertion and removal of electronic sub-assemblies A live insertion and removal mechanism assures that a sub-assembly being inserted or removed from a live electronic assembly does not disrupt system power and buses and is protected against the negative effects of current surge. An active current control ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5581170 | Battery protector A battery protector for providing overvoltage and undervoltage protection to one or more series-connected cells. The battery protector includes a voltage detection and comparison circuit, providing an overvoltage signal indicative of whether the voltage a... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5580429 | Method for the deposition and modification of thin films using a combination of vacuum arcs and plasma immersion ion implantation Cathodic/anodic vacuum arc sources with plasma ion implantation deposition system for depositing high quality thin film coatings of complex compounds on a workpiece. Both cathodic and anodic vacuum arc deposition sources, CAVAD, are used to create a plasm... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581433 | Electronic circuit breaker A solid state circuit breaker for use in electronic devices which may be connected to an active computer bus. In one embodiment the solid state circuit breaker includes a digital to analog converter by way of which digital control signals are used to set ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5581051 | Power line isolator An insulating assembly for an overhead power line has a main subassembly formed of two parallel spaced insulators joined at their ends by aluminum end pieces. The end pieces each have a slot aligned with the space between the two insulators and a rod proj... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5579204 | Disk carrier assembly A hard disk assembly including a disk drive assembly, and a carrier board is disclosed. The disk drive assembly includes a connector having a form factor corresponding to a particular interface specification, drive control electronics, and a disk drive un... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5574946 | Data transmission system using independent adaptation processes associated with storage unit types for directly converting operating system requests to SCSI commands A data transmission system between a computer bus and a large number of data storage units connected to one another by a specific connection to which the system is physically connected, including a central microprocessor running an operating system; and f... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5570920 | Robot arm end effector A robot arm end effector in the form of a multi-fingered hand having a conformable grasp. Each articulating finger includes multiple phalanges sequentially interconnected by pivot points such that each finger articulates in one plane. One filament pair, w... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570806 | Method and apparatus for forming extruded metal tubes An apparatus for forming an extruded cylindrical closed-ended metal tube having a flat end wall and an integrally formed projection on the end wall includes a die having a recess formed therein, the die having a configuration which corresponds to the term... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570573 | Combustion chamber for a thruster with a sealed connection between an end wall and a composite tubular structure The combustion chamber of the thruster comprises a tubular structure of composite material, at least one end wall applied to an end of the tubular structure, and a sealed connection device between the tubular structure and the end wall. The connection dev... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571943 | Process for preparing primary amines and catalyst system suitable therefor This invention relates to a process for preparing primary amines by hydrogenation of mono and/or dinitrile with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel and/or cobalt catalyst on support and optionally in the presence of ammonia, this process being characteri... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571398 | Precise capillary electrophoretic interface for sample collection or analysis A capillary electrophoretic system and method for accurate and precise post-column manipulation of molecules separated by capillary electrophoresis is disclosed. The system of the invention includes a separation capillary; a detector positioned close to, ... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5572088 | Cold-cathode fluorescent lamp A cold-cathode fluorescent lamp includes an opposing pair of electrodes in spaced relationship in a tubular glass bulb of which the inner wall surface is coated with fluorescent material, and each of the electrodes is divided into four plate-like electrod... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5570085 | Programmable distributed appliance control system A device for incorporation into a variety of consumer appliances for use in a home automation environment. The invention comprises an electronic hardware module having software resident on the module, providing an interface between an appliance and other ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5570359 | OSI transport relay system between a network in connected mode and a network in non-connected mode A system of at least one OSI transport relay ensuring cooperation between at least a first system containing at least one source system (SS), using an OSI transport profile based on a network service in connected mode, called CONS, and at least a second s... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569422 | Method of making parts out of an alumina matrix composite material A part is made of a composite material having an alumina matrix by impregnating a fiber texture with a fluid composition containing a liquid precursor of alumina, a thermoplastic resin, and a suspension of alumina powder, and subsequently convening the pr... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5566919 | Motor mount for reducing vibration and noise and method of using thereof A motor mount for reducing vibration and noise associated with motor load imbalances. The mount includes a one-piece elastomeric support having a motor attachment portion from which a plurality of supporting legs extend. Prior to assembly, the amount has ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561812 | Data transmission system for transferring data between a computer bus and a network using a plurality of command files to reduce interruptions between microprocessors A data transmission system coupled between a computer bus (PBS) and a network (RE) includes a coupling device (GPU) linked to the bus and communicating by an interface with an adapter device (DEA) including a microprocessor (CPU2) connected to the network... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5559391 | Three-grid ion-optical system The present invention relates to an ion-optical system for a gas-discharge ion source, the system comprising a screen grid and an accelerator grid each constituted by a respective frame and a set of wires held parallel by supports and fixed to said frames... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557843 | Method of making a circuit board or layer thereof including semi-curing a second adhesive coated on a cured first adhesive A printed circuit board and method of manufacture thereof is disclosed. The printed circuit board includes a first substrate provided from a conductive layer having disposed on a first surface thereof a cured adhesive layer, A semi-cured adhesive layer is... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5559660 | Inrush current limiter A method and apparatus for preventing current inrush upon the application of power to a load includes the steps of applying a first increasing DC voltage from a voltage source to the load through a single signal path which includes a transistor having a c... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5559412 | Actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness An actuator having electronically controllable tactile responsiveness which is flexibly programmable to facilitate provision in a single actuator of torque-position characteristics, such as a selectable number of detents per actuation through its full ope... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5558420 | Flat lighting device A flat lighting device designed to be free from accidental breakage of the leading-in wires for the luminous body comprised therein if they are subjected to vibration in use to consequently enhance the overall reliability of the flat lighting device. Such... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5557267 | Apparatus and methods for measurement system calibration Apparatus and methods for calibrating a transducer measurement system having a plurality of subsystems, permitting total system calibration by a few selected adjustments without requiring complete system calibration when a new subsystem is added or a subs... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5556581 | Method of injection molding polyethylene terephthalate A method of injection molding whereby a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) without being predried or with having an irregular-shape is fed by a feed screw from a material feeder to an injection cylinder and plasticated by an injection screw. The rotational ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5555765 | Gimballed vibrating wheel gyroscope A gimballed vibrating wheel gyroscope for detecting rotational rates in inertial space. The gyroscope includes a support oriented in a first plane and a wheel assembly disposed over the support parallel to the first plane. The wheel assembly is adapted fo... | 09/17/1996 |
