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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6787258 | Hydrogen based energy storage apparatus and method Utility power is wheeled to distributed hydrogen energy storage systems during off peak periods where it is used in an electrolyzer to disassociate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen at least is stored for use in a fuel cell or combustion engine driven gen... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6519540 | Signal router with cross-point view graphical interface A computer controlled signal router has a graphical user interface which pictorially represents the source channels and destination channels as intersecting, perpendicular sets of stripes with the intersections representing the switches of a cross-point s... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6467623 | Apparatus for storing strings of lights and accessories Apparatus for storing strings of lights and accessories includes a container with a side wall having an upwardly and inwardly extending outer surface, between upper and lower radial flanges, on which the strings of light are wrapped, and subsequently unwr... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6354433 | Molded container cap with integral razor support An article of manufacture for storing a razor comprises a cap such as for a shaving cream container having a wall section in which are integrally molded two spaced apart arms that are pivotable about integral living hinges out of the wall section to form ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6270321 | Suction jet pump A sucking jet pump has a tubular casing 1, in which two flow channels 10, 24 are formed. The first flow channel 10 is the sucking jet pump and the second flow channel 24 is a bypass. The first flow channel 10 is formed by a tube 9 which is integrally form... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6270472 | Apparatus and a method for automatically introducing implants into soft tissue with adjustable spacing Apparatus and a method for depositing multiple implants carrying radioactive isotopes, pharmalogical agents or transgenes, in soft tissue including tumors and organs with precise, selectable spacing between implants includes an introducer in the form of a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6223943 | Method and apparatus for molding multichamber squeeze tubes and tubes produced thereby A container for dispensing two flowable products in desired proportions includes a multichamber squeeze tube with a pair of nested tubes and a dispensing neck on it that are integrally molded with a transverse wall as a single piece. Apertures in the end ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6106464 | Apparatus and method for bone surface-based registration of physical space with tomographic images and for guiding an instrument relative to anatomical sites in the image An A-mode ultrasound transducer is tracked in three-dimensions by an optical position tracking system as the transducer is scanned over the skin to generate measurements of bone surface distance from the transducer. A processor correlates the ultrasound d... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095359 | Molded plastic container closure with fully embedded barrier A plastic closure has a gas impermeable barrier member co-extruded with and substantially fully embedded within the cap so that the barrier member is mechanically captured within the molded cap. The substantially fully embedded barrier member extends at l... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6072871 | Method and system for identifying the source of documents generated by software and documents generated thereby Each copy of software, such as software used by a digital computer to create a document and the software used by printers, facsimile machines or digital copiers to produce or reproduce documents, is assigned a unique identifying code pattern which is prin... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052857 | Flexible trowel A flexible trowel has a compliant coupling between the handle and the blade. In the preferred embodiment, the handle is pivotally mounted to the elongated shaft extending from the planar blade for rotation in a plane generally perpendicular to the blade. ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6026989 | Multichamber squeeze tube integrally molded in one piece and container assembly incorporating same A container for dispensing two flowable products in desired proportions includes a multichamber squeeze tube with a pair of nested tubes integrally molded with an end wall as a single piece. Apertures in the end wall provide dispensing openings for a firs... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5967384 | Two-piece, flip-top closure A dispensing closure is molded as a base having an end wall with a dispensing orifice and a lid having a fixed section and a moveable section joined by an integral hinge. The fixed section of the lid is mounted on the base by a socket and plug connection ... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5889668 | Three-phase DC-to-AC power inverter with three-level poles A three-phase dc to-ac power inverter includes a dc power source with a first dc node for positive voltage, a second dc node for negative voltage, and a third dc node for zero voltage. A set of three-level pole circuits are connected to the first dc node,... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5852553 | Harmonic neutralized voltage sourced inverter employing phase shifting interphase transformers Sets of phase shifting interphase transformers are used to combine the outputs of six-pulse static inverter stages to generate harmonic neutralized outputs with higher pulse counts. The phase shifting interphase transformers have a primary winding and at ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5823192 | Apparatus for automatically positioning a patient for treatment/diagnoses A patient is automatically accurately positioned relative to a fixed refece of a treatment/diagnostic device by an optical system which operates a patient positioning assembly to bring fiducials or skin markers on the patient into coincidence with imping... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5823509 | Diaphragm valve with means for adjustably setting the maxium valve opening A diaphragm valve has an adjustment device for precisely setting maximum valve lift. A bushing threaded into the bonnet clamping the diaphragm within the valve body forms at its inward end an axially facing engagement surface which is engaged by an outwar... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5798916 | High power inverter pole employing series connected devices configured for reduced stray loop inductance A high power inverter pole for a voltage sourced inverter suitable for providing compensation in electric power transmission and distribution systems, has a positive switching valve and a negative switching valve connected between closely spaced dc-source... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5784431 | Apparatus for matching X-ray images with reference images X-ray images such as radiotherapy portal images and simulation images are matched by apparatus which digitizes the images and automatically processes the digitized signals to generate matched digitized signals which can be displayed for comparison. The di... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771894 | Non invasive identification of intestinal ischemia from measurement of basic electrical rhythm of intestinal smooth muscle electrical activity using a magnetometer Intestinal ischemia is diagnosed non-invasively by scanning the abdomen externally with a SQUID magnetometer which measures the magnetic field produced by smooth muscle electrical activity. These measurements are processed to determine the basic electrica... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5730337 | Dispensing fitment with discrete snap bead members engaging container neck finish and assembly including fitment, container, and cap A dispensing fitment has a plurality of angularly spaced discrete retaining bead members extending circumferentially around the internal wall surface of a skirt on the fitment. Thinned wall sections of the skirt between the discrete retaining bead members... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727554 | Apparatus responsive to movement of a patient during treatment/diagnosis A camera generates digital image signals representing an image of one or more natural or artificial fiducials on a patient positioned on treatment or diagnosis equipment. A processor applies multiple levels of filtering at multiple levels of resolution to... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5693150 | Automatic paint gun cleaner A paint gun cleaner includes a spray unit mounted in an enclosure in spaced relation to an opening in the enclosure through which the paint gun to be cleaned is inserted. A ring shaped spray unit combines a solvent dispenser, which may be either a solvent... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5610517 | Method and apparatus for detecting flaws below the surface of an electrically conductive object A sheet inducer carrying a uniformly distributed ac current induces a sheet eddy current generally parallel to a generally smooth surface of an electrically conductive object. A magnetometer, preferably a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5572123 | Apparatus and method for on-line inspection of electrically conductive food products using liquid electrolyte Inclusions such as encysted parasites and spoilage in food products such as fish fillets are detected by immersing the food products in a bath of an electrolyte, such as a saline solution, having substantially the same electrical conductivity as the uncon... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5568550 | Method and system for identifying documents generated by an unauthorized software copy Each copy of software is assigned a unique identifying code pattern which is printed on all documents produced with that software by a high resolution printer. The unique identifying code pattern is a plurality of spaced apart marks having a size no great... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5558627 | Orthopaedic brace with an inflatable air bag An orthopaedic brace for a joint includes a support mechanism attached to limb members on either side of the joint for providing support to the joint and for permitting a predetermined range of movement of the joint. The support mechanism defines a void s... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5516078 | Gas cylinder valve with non-perforated diaphragms A gas cylinder valve with minimum wetted area has a one-piece valving assembly comprising a valve member, a non-perforated diaphragm member and a valve stem, the latter including a threaded stud and a stem shaft threaded on to the stud. The threaded stud,... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5408178 | Apparatus and method for imaging the structure of diamagnetic and paramagnetic objects The surface or internal structure of diamagnetic and paramagnetic materials is imaged by measuring, preferably with a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) magnetometer, perturbations to an applied magnetic field resulting from variations in... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5358130 | One-piece container closure with lid held open for dispensing A one-piece closure for dispensing product from a container has a cap secured to the container and a lid connected to the cap by a support arm through an integrally molded hinge. The support arm is pivoted by the hinge between a pair of upstanding project... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5321795 | Pattern association central subsystem and a perception learning system A general purpose acting intelligent system includes a pattern association central subsystem which modifies actions taken by an output subsystem through a statistical valuation of the positive or negative effects of associations based upon the proximity i... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5247244 | Electro-optic voltage measuring system with temperature compensation As the dielectric constant and the halfwave voltage of electro-optic crystals having a fourfold axis of rotary inversion are oppositely dependent on the absolute temperature, but their product is nearly independent of temperature, temperature compensation... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5187401 | Combination hysteresis-reluctance-permanent-magnet motor An improved electric motor has a stator, and a hysteresis cylindrical ring formed of magnetic metallic material disposed within the stator cylindrical core with an annular air space between the hysteresis cylindrical ring and the stator core, and a rotor ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5161707 | Closure with linerless seal A linerless closure which provides an effective seal against oxygen penetration and moisture evaporation includes a cap with an inner annular member defining an annular outwardly directed sealing edge which forms a line seal with the inner cylindrical sur... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5153913 | Generating speech from digitally stored coarticulated speech segments Coarticulated speech segment data are extracted from spoken carrier syllables and digitally compressed for storage using adaptive differential pulse code modulation (ADPCM). Beginning seed quantization and PCM values are generated for each coarticulated s... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5144548 | Routing switcher A computer routing band switcher is controlled by icons on a display screen which are programmable to represent any one of a number of devices, which can have multiple inputs and outputs, connected to a cross-point switching matrix. Routing is implemented... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5133341 | Knee brace with posterior strut A knee brace has a rigid posterior strut behind the knee joint in the popliteal area with terminal portions adjacent, but spaced from the lateral and medial sides of the knee. A prophylactic embodiment of the invention has a lateral inferior rigid support... | 07/28/1992 |
| 5132867 | Method and apparatus for transfer bus protection of plural feeder lines A microprocessor based tie relay controls a tie circuit breaker between a main bus and a transfer bus to which any one of a number of feeder lines may be connected through a disconnect switch when the feeder circuit breaker associated with that feeder lin... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5125622 | Cylinder valve connection An actuator-cylinder valve connection mechanism has a bonnet nut with external threads and receives an outer valve stem, a valve body having an upper end with internal and external threads with the internal threads in engagement with the external threads ... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5111978 | Fitment retained in container closure A dispensing fitment is temporarily retained in a conventional screw cap for application to a container as an assembly by axial ribs extending radially outward from the cylindrical sidewall of the fitment to engage the cap threads, and by thin planar fins... | 05/12/1992 |
