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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6861949 | Device and method for sensing and indicating inclination of an automotive vehicle A device and method used to indicate vehicle inclination and conditions indicative of a potential rollover is disclosed. The device and method may be embodied in original equipment or in an aftermarket product in a manner so that the driver may easily determine the ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 7370960 | Method and apparatus for viewing a golf putting green This invention provides binocular eyeglasses that have linear polarizing lenses to be employed by a golfer to examine the surface of a putting green as an aid in deciding the speed and direction of a puffing stroke. The planes of maximum transmission for the lenses ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7323143 | Microfluidic systems including three-dimensionally arrayed channel networks The present invention provides, in certain embodiments, improved microfluidic systems and methods for fabricating improved microfluidic systems, which contain one or more levels of microfluidic channels. The inventive methods can provide a convenient route to topolo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314070 | Method and apparatus for gradient generation A method and apparatus for treating a fluid. A method for treating a fluid may include combining two or more separate streams into a common stream and then splitting the common stream into a new set of separate streams wherein the separate streams may possess differ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7256466 | Nanosensors Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254151 | Nanoscale coherent optical components This invention generally relates to nanotechnology and nanoelectronics as well as associated methods and devices. In particular, the invention relates to nanoscale optical components such as electroluminescence devices (e.g., LEDs), amplified stimulated emission dev... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241191 | Current bridge A current bridge comprising an oblong support strip that has an end face, and a plurality of contact feet each having a first strip-shaped leg and a second strip-shaped leg. The contact feet extend from the end face of the support strip and are formed integrally wit... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7211464 | Doped elongated semiconductors, growing such semiconductors, devices including such semiconductors and fabricating such devices A bulk-doped semiconductor that is at least one of the following: a single crystal, an elongated and bulk-doped semiconductor that, at any point along its longitudinal axis, has a largest cross-sectional dimension less than 500 nanometers, and a free-standing and bu... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7161313 | Light emitting diode based products Various exemplary implementations of light emitting diode (LED) based illumination products and methods are disclosed including, but not limited to, glow sticks, key chains, toys, balls, various game accessories, light bulbs, night lights, wall lights, wall switches... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7091802 | Methods and apparatus based on coplanar striplines Methods and apparatus for implementing standing wave oscillators (SWOS) using coplanar striplines (CPS). One example is given by a quarter-wavelength (λ/4) coplanar stripline standing wave oscillator (SWO), while another implementation utilizes a closed-loop coplan... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6911905 | Device and system for indicating rapid deceleration in vehicles A device and system for indicating rapid deceleration to warn the operator and/or others of an urgent deceleration condition is provided. The device includes one or more sensors that are responsive to acceleration in the primary direction of vehicle motion. The cont... | 06/28/2005 |
| D503736 | Goggle frame | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860870 | Self-cleaning fluid delivery device for medical applications A gas powered spraying device that can be used for single or multi-part reactive medical polymer compositions is provided. A fluid or one or more reactive solutions are sprayed independently at a tissue surface, and the spraying of each solution of multi-component e... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6789514 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine that has a pair of cylinders each having a reciprocating piston connected to a crank shaft by a connecting rod. One of the cylinders is adapted for an air and fuel intake and a compression strokes only, and the other of the cylinders ad... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789758 | Step-wound package of tape A package of tape including a plurality of body portions. Each body portion is formed as a series of steps, each step including a plurality of turns of tape that are wrapped about a core. During formation of each step, the winding position of the tape is varied. In ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6773021 | Sliding device A spacer for a sliding device connects a deck to a runner. The spacer may allow relative rotation, pivoting and/or sliding of the deck and the runner. The sliding, pivoting and/or rotating may reduce the stresses experienced at the attachment points of the spacer an... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6758488 | Snowboard binding A snowboard binding mechanism for securing a snowboard boot to a snowboard includes at least one moveable engagement member having an open position and at least one closed position. When in the closed position, the engagement member is biased toward the open positio... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6729627 | Capped collet and collet cap The present invention provides a capped collet and a cap attached to the collet, which are capable of efficiently supplying a cooling fluid to a tool according to the type of the tool held therein, and of performing satisfactory cooling. The capped collet comprises:... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6694285 | Method and apparatus for monitoring rotating machinery A monitoring method and device which is capable of determining the overall fitness or condition of the device being monitored while simultaneously detecting unknown or unrecognized vibration frequencies. In addition, setting threshold values corresponding... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6562988 | Methods and products relating to 16-HETE analogs The present invention includes 16-HETE analogs which are agonists and antagonists of 16-HETE. The compositions may be formulated in pharmaceutically acceptable formulations. The invention also includes methods and products for inhibiting neutrophil adhesi... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6427242 | Garment lining system characterized by localized performance properties The invention is a garment lining that provides localized climate control. A first portion of the lining covers a kidney area of the wearer, a second portion of the lining covers the wearer's back, while a third portion is positioned relative to the under... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6416074 | Strap for a snowboard boot, binding or interface An apparatus comprising a snowboard boot and a strap to hold down a rider's foot in the snowboard boot. The strap includes a tightening element attached to the snowboard boot, a strap body supported by the tightening element, and a closure device includin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6417767 | Device and system for indicating rapid deceleration in vehicles A device and system for indicating rapid deceleration to warn the operator and/or others of an urgent deceleration condition is provided. The device includes one or more sensors that are responsive to acceleration in the primary direction of vehicle motio... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6415286 | Computer system and computerized method for partitioning data for parallel processing A computer system splits a data space to partition data between processors or processes. The data space may be split into sub-regions which need not be orthogonal to the axes defined the data space's parameters, using a decision tree. The decision tree ca... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6364323 | Tool-free adjustment system for a leg support member of a binding A tool-free system includes a tool-free forward-lean adjuster that securely positions a leg support member in a desired forward-lean position and a latch coupled to the forward-lean adjuster that secures the leg support member to the binding to prevent to... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6360454 | Tongue stiffener for footwear A tongue construction for footwear is configured with a tongue and a stiffener that is able to move relative to the tongue, thereby resisting pinching of the rider's foot as the boot is flexed. As a result, footwear having desired stiffness while substant... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6322763 | Method and apparatus for removing carbonyl sulfide from a gas stream via wet scrubbing Methods for removing carbonyl sulfide (COS) from a synthesis gas stream are disclosed. The method entails raising the water level of a wet scrubber so that hydrolysis of the COS may occur in the scrubber itself instead of a COS reduction chamber and no ad... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6323497 | Method and apparatus for controlling ion implantation during vacuum fluctuation A method and apparatus for controlling implantation during vacuum fluctuations along a beam line. Vacuum fluctuations may be detected based on a detected beam current and/or may be compensated for without measuring pressure in an implantation chamber. A r... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6283482 | Binding with a tool-free selectively adjustable leg support member A binding including a tool-free system for adjusting the lateral rotation and forward-lean of a leg support member. The binding includes a baseplate, a leg support member mounted for lateral rotation to the baseplate and a tool-free system coupling the su... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6216168 | Perspective-based shared scope address resolution method and apparatus A network system includes a hierarchical directory which includes a plurality of nodes in a tree structure. Each node contains a set of address mappings relating a first address to a second address. An address resolution request attempts to resolve a firs... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6116269 | Solenoid pressure transducer A solenoid pressure transducer for measuring and controlling pressure within a system includes pressure sensing technology incorporated into a solenoid valve such that a common pressure chamber is used to sense pressure of a fluid and to control the flow ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5987442 | Method and apparatus for learning network behavior trends and predicting future behavior of communications networks Apparatus and method for learning current network behavior and predicting future behavior which utilizes a state transition graph. The graph includes nodes which represent network states, and arcs which represent trends in observable network parameters th... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5954301 | Cable management unit A cable management unit having a tray-divider/rack mount tray adapted to mate with a clamp/cable organizer. The clamp/cable organizer has a several mounting ears adapted to mate with a corresponding number of slide receipt openings in the tray-divider/rac... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5924671 | Rotary valve actuator and linkage A rotary valve actuator and linkage provide an actuator having a tubular housing with end caps and a piston that is moved by fluid pressure against a compression spring. A rolling diaphragm is used to bias the piston. A pair of ports are provided on oppos... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5902441 | Method of three dimensional printing The present invention is directed to a Three Dimensional Printing materials systems and method that satisfies the need for a quick, reliable, safe, and inexpensive method for producing both appearance models and small numbers of functional parts in an off... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5852415 | Charge redistribution analog-to-digital converter with system calibration A charge redistribution analog-to-digital converter. This converter includes an offset correcting circuit operatively connected in parallel with a capacitor array and responsive to a sampling input of the analog-to-digital converter, and a gain correcting... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5777367 | Integrated structure active clamp for the protection of power devices against overvoltages An integrated structure active clamp for the protection of a power device against overvoltages includes a plurality of serially connected diodes, each having a first and a second electrode, obtained in a lightly doped epitaxial layer of a first conductivi... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5646781 | Optical filters for forming enhanced images An optical filter for providing an enhanced image. The filter may comprise at least one substrate, layers of a low refractive index material and layers of a high refractive index material. The layers are stacked so that the filter blocks passbands at 490 ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5629528 | Charged particle beam system having beam-defining slit formed by rotating cyclinders A slit assembly for use in a charged particle beam system wherein a charged particle beam is directed along a beam path. The slit assembly may be a mass resolving slit assembly for an ion implanter. The slit assembly includes first and second cylinders sp... | 05/13/1997 |
