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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6250826 | Ink ribbon, cartridge containing ink ribbon, and method of discriminating failure location from ink ribbon base film This invention relates to an ink ribbon, a cartridge containing the ink ribbon and a method of discriminating a failure location from an ink ribbon base film when the failure occurs on the ink ribbon. The ink ribbon is a sublimation-type ink ribbon manufa... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6233230 | Neural network IS-95 rate determination An apparatus and the method of its operation for decoding a received, encoded data signal having a plurality of data rates, such as a CDMA signal, by means of a deinterleaver for deinterleaving the recorded, encoded signal and outputting a frame of deinte... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6233224 | Communication method and data communications terminal, with data communication protocol for inter-layer flow control A data communication protocol is implemented to control data flow between a transport layer and a data link layer. The protocol provides two manners of data flow control. (1) In the first control manner, when the occupancy of packet buffers of the data li... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6227888 | Interchangeable plug device An interchangeable plug device includes an electrical plug detachably mountable to a casing and movable between a detached and an operative position relative to the casing, and a releasable locking mechanism integral with the electrical plug to maintain t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224276 | Ink ribbon cartridge including ink ribbon damaging means and rotation direction restricting means The reuse of an ink ribbon is prevented and the image quality and the proper paper feeding operation are secured by providing an ink ribbon damaging means to a ink ribbon cartridge of a color video printer. For example, a ring cutter is provided to the sp... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6205342 | User interface for text message creation Described are methods and apparatuses for composing text messages using wireless electronic devices, such as cellular telephones. Specifically, a word list including a set of pre-selected words and a set of dynamically updated words is stored in a cellula... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6173559 | Method and apparatus for removing debris from harvested vegetables A harvester for harvesting leafy vegetables, lettuce and the like which are very delicate and which are grown in precisely configured beds of either a regular or single width (40 inches or 42 inches) or a double width (80 inches). A single conveyer/cutter... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6137546 | Auto program feature for a television receiver An autoprogrammer is provided for a television receiver capable of receiving conventional analog (NTSC) channels and DTV (8VSB) channels. First, conventional analog channels are identified and then skip channel data for each of the channels is stored in a... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6112429 | Method and apparatus for washing and drying harvested vegetables A method and apparatus for processing whole head vegetables, characterized by a core end, and an open leafy end, is disclosed. Whole head vegetables pass through a washer which has a bottom belt which runs through the length of the washing line and passes... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6085513 | Method and apparatus for bypassing the superheater in a dual fluid engine An improved configuration for dual fluid steam injected power generators incorporates means to bypass the steam generated by the heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) around the superheater. The bypass allows for variation in the amount of superheat added ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6050073 | Harvester and method of harvesting leafy vegetables A harvester is disclosed for harvesting leafy vegetables, lettuce and the like which are very delicate and which are grown in precisely configured beds of either a regular or single width (40 inches or 42 inches) or a double width (80 inches). A conveyer/... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5992042 | Dryer and method for drying harvested vegetables A drying apparatus and method is described wherein baskets, or totes, filled with produce to be dried, are stacked vertically within an inner support frame. The totes are arranged with the open tops facing upwardly. The inner support frame has top and bot... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988447 | Adjustable measuring pour spout A measuring spout for installation on a container that dispenses particulate material. One embodiment of the spout measures and dispenses variable amounts of particulate material. Another embodiment of the spout measures and dispenses a fixed amount of pa... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5400213 | Electronic device having detachable keyboard clamped by a rotatable display when closed over the keyboard A personal computer includes a main body having a stepped portion formed in a front portion of an upper surface of the main body. The stepped portion has a bottom surface lower in level than the upper surface. A keyboard is detachably placed in the steppe... | 03/21/1995 |
| 4625311 | Programmable array logic circuit with testing and verification circuitry A field programmable array logic circuit is described wherein existing sensing circuitry is employed along with circuitry to enable every fuse location to be isolated, so that both a.c. and verification testing takes place under the same conditions, i.e. ... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4597401 | Light weight tent A tent is described which includes a pentagonal-shaped roof canopy detachable from a pentagonal-shaped floor, and a mosquito netting, enclosure in the form of a hemi-dodechohedron, which extends from the floor to the roof.... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4583117 | Stereoscopic video camera A stereoscopic camera system is disclosed for producing an "over-and-under" format suitable for stereoscopic video transmission and presentation. The stereoscopic camera system utilizes conventional 60 Hz cameras which are slightly modified in order to ut... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4562463 | Stereoscopic television system with field storage for sequential display of right and left images A stereoscopic television system comprising single or double camera designs adapted to televise twin perspective points of view, which are the source for encoding alternate odd and even fields with right and left images, and a television receiver for disp... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4554640 | Programmable array logic circuit with shared product terms A programmable array logic circuit is provided having a programmable AND gate array and having means for connecting individual AND gate outputs to the input of one or the other of a pair of neighboring OR gates. This allows the product terms to be shared ... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4523226 | Stereoscopic television system An improved stereoscopic television system is disclosed, having a great deal of compatibility with the existing commercial television infrastructure. Flicker is eliminated while preserving the existing bandwidth allowing the stereoscopic video signals to ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4514849 | Dye laser with rotating wedge alignment servo A laser-pumped laser system is disclosed, such as a dye laser which is optically pumped by an argon ion laser. An improved servo system is provided for maintaining relative alignment of the pump laser beam with respect to the dye laser cavity. This is acc... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4504160 | Color printer and multi-ribbon cartridge therefor A color printer includes a print head assembly including a plurality of independently actuable print heads serially arranged along a printing direction. Each print head includes a plurality of impact pins and an associated different color printing ribbon ... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4500996 | High power fundamental mode laser A high power, fundamental (TEMoo) mode gaseous laser is described having a discharge-confining bore tube which is provided with spaced-apart annular, inwardly-extending, radial projections or rings, which have inside diameters which match the fundamental ... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4476024 | Method and apparatus for distillation A composite membrane structure is used in a distillation apparatus and method. The composite membrane separates a distilland and a distillate, such as salt water and fresh water. The composite membrane comprises a thin lyophobic microporous layer or membr... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4473473 | Method and apparatus for distillation A composite membrane structure is used in a distillation apparatus and method. The composite membrane separates a distilland and a distillate, such as salt water and fresh water. The composite membrane comprises a thin lyophobic microporous layer of membr... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4427872 | Precision machining apparatus and method utilizing a laser A method and apparatus for precision machining cylindrical workpieces is disclosed wherein a laser beam is directed at the workpiece tangent to or offset from a tangent to the workpiece. The workpiece is rotated about its longitudinal axis and, at the sam... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4419242 | Composite membrane for a membrane distillation system A composite membrane separates a distilland and a distillate, such as salt water and fresh water. The composite membrane comprises a thin lyophobic microporous layer or membrane and a thin lyophilic layer or membrane on both sides of the lyophobic membran... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4418993 | Stereoscopic zoom lens system for three-dimensional motion pictures and television Paired movie cameras, each having synchronized movements and in phase shutters, are provided with focus and zoom optics of identical, but conventional and commercial manufacture. The paired lenses are first rotated relative to one another to obtain a coin... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4417438 | Control system for Cheng dual-fluid cycle engine system A control system is disclosed for controlling Cheng dual-fluid cycle engines over a wide operating range to maintain high efficiency under partial load conditions.... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4403874 | Color printer and multi-ribbon cartridge therefor A color printer includes a print head assembly including a plurality of independently actuable print heads serially arranged along a printing direction. Each print head includes a plurality of impact pins and an associated different color printing ribbon ... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4393649 | Steam output control system The steam control valve for a waste heat boiler in a Cheng Dual Fluid Cycle (DFC) engine is located between the evaporator and superheater sections. In this location it maximizes the temperature of the superheater steam to provide maximum waste heat recov... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4378600 | Gas laser A gaseous laser includes a gas discharge tube made of a comparatively thin-walled ceramic tube. Heat from the discharge is transmitted to the exterior tube by conduction through thin-walled, cup-shaped members which are bonded to the interior wall of the ... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4376328 | Method of constructing a gaseous laser A method of making a gaseous laser is disclosed using a thin-walled, ceramic tube such as alumina. Heat conducting members are assembled and aligned in a spaced-apart relationship within the tube. Coaxially aligned cylindrical shields are affixed to the h... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4326547 | Tooth probe device A teeth-cleaning device includes a rod-shaped, small diameter strand about which is surrounded a softer, floss-type material. The rod-shaped material is of sufficient stiffness to allow it to be used to remove food particles lodged between teeth, but suff... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4232787 | Food packaging A multiple compartment food package of a heat sealed thermal plastic material is provided with opening means associated with each compartment to enable individual units of food to be removed without affecting the airtight seal of the remaining food compar... | 11/11/1980 |
