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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174450 | Broadband micropatch antenna system with reduced sensitivity to multipath reception A micropatch antenna system with simultaneous high bandwidth and low sensitivity to multipath radiation is achieved by positioning a radiating element within a cavity in a ground plane. Bandwidth and sensitivity to multipath radiation may be varied by varying the he... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8145391 | Automatic blade control system with integrated global navigation satellite system and inertial sensors Disclosed are method and apparatus for controlling the blade elevation and blade slope angle of a dozer blade. Elevation and slope angle measurements are calculated from measurements received from a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antenna and an inertial m... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142713 | Hand sanitizer/sterilizer A germicidal system and method for deactivating pathogens on the surface of a bodily extremity protected by a prophylactic covering substantially opaque to UV-C radiation. The device includes an enclosure having one or more openings through which the extremity can b... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134554 | Method and apparatus for spatially mapping three-dimensional optical coherence tomography data with two-dimensional images Voxel data from a three-dimensional optical coherence tomography (3-D OCT) scan of a retina and pixel data from a two-dimensional (2-D) fundus image are spatially mapped. A 2-D composite image generated from the 3-D OCT data is spatially mapped to a fundus image usi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8113825 | Computer-controlled pyrotechnic matrix display A computer-controlled matrix of pixels that emit bursts of fire in a controlled manner to create moving images and text on a plane in front of the matrix. The unit houses a number of pixels in a grid array, with each pixel associated with a solenoid gas valve. The v... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8081808 | Retinal thickness measurement by combined fundus image and three-dimensional optical coherence tomography Disclosed are method and apparatus for mapping retinal thickness values to a movable measurement grid. A three-dimensional volume dataset acquired from three-dimensional optical coherence tomography is registered to a fundus image by rendering a two-dimensional comp... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8025407 | Characterization of retinal parameters by circular profile analysis Certain diseases of the retina are diagnosed by circular profile analysis of retinal parameters, such as thickness. Retinal thickness around a user-defined circle on the retina is measured by three-dimensional optical coherence tomography or other ophthalmological t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8006822 | Conveying installation and method of placing a conveying installation in operation A method for placing a conveying installation in operation, the conveying installation including several components, wherein at least one conveying mechanism, an installation control and a drive are included. A control program suitable for different installation con... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7984738 | Temperature controlled polymer composition for inductive control heating using electrical conductive and magnetic particles A polymer composition with a polymer matrix material and magnetic particles. The composition is selectively electro-magnetically heatable by an electrical induction energy frequency that is pulse width modulated through variable time cycles to provide controlled hea... | 07/26/2011 |
| D641965 | Shoe | 07/26/2011 |
| D641963 | Shoe | 07/26/2011 |
| D641546 | Shoe | 07/19/2011 |
| 7945408 | Time delay estimation A time differential is estimated between a plurality of signals by determining a filter response of a first electrical signal with a first filter array, determining a filter response of a second electrical signal with a second filter array, and determining, based at... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934832 | Characterization of the retinal nerve fiber layer Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL). An advantageous diagnostic parameter for characterizing the RNFL is a function of the product of the local RNFL thickness at a measurement locus×the distance of the measurem... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7925439 | Gimbaled satellite positioning system antenna A method and apparatus for use with a satellite positioning system wherein the receive elements satellite positioning system receive antennas are maintained in an orientation with respect to the positioning system satellites in a way such that the strongest signals ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7883143 | Collapsible portable child seat A collapsible chair has an inner frame with multiple inner cross members configured in an X structure, an outer frame with multiple outer cross members configured in an X structure, a surface coupled to the inner frame and the outer frame, and a seat support extendi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7848865 | Method and system for applying materials to crops Disclosed is a material delivery system and method for applying material to one or more crops. A sensor, or crop sensing head, moves over or near the crops and obtains crop data. An applicator is configured to apply the material onto the crop(s). An applicator contr... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847436 | Modular power supply A power supply including a plurality of power supply modules and method of operating such a power supply includes monitoring the state of individual power supply modules. The power supply modules are monitored to prevent the operation of the modules outside a predet... | 12/07/2010 |
| D630418 | Shoe | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857071 | Grade indicator for excavation operations A graphical grade indicator for use in earth moving operations has an improved, variable resolution and a substantially unlimited range. This grade indicator results in a more accurate indication of the position of a cutting blade relative to the desired grade and, ... | 12/28/2010 |
| D624288 | Shoe | 09/28/2010 |
| 7764226 | Universal digital channel for receiving signals of global navigation satellite systems Disclosed is a system and method for processing signals received from different global navigation satellite systems. The receiver includes a number of universal digital channels. The universal digital channel can be used to receive and process different code signals... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7737889 | Method and apparatus for processing global navigation satellite system signals Disclosed is a receiver that receives at least three satellite signals and determines the contribution of dispersive elements, nondispersive elements, and phase windup to a phase difference between each received satellite signal and a corresponding generated signal.... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7710324 | Patch antenna with comb substrate A patch antenna having a plurality of structures, referred to herein as comb structures, is disclosed that results in an antenna having a reduced overall patch size and weight as well as a broader the angular response pattern of the antenna. In a first embodiment, c... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7710316 | Method and apparatus for determining smoothed code coordinates of a mobile rover Disclosed is a method for determining coordinates of a mobile rover. The method includes determining a vector of one-shot code coordinates of the mobile rover. The method also includes determining a vector of phase increments by determining full phase differences fo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7694972 | Double button poker A poker game utilizing two buttons which include a Dealer Button that is utilized as in conventional Texas Hold'Em rules, and a winner's button which is given to the winner of a hand and permits the winner to bet last in all rounds of betting in a subsequent hand un... | 04/13/2010 |
| D613420 | Section of a handrail | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689351 | Virtual profilograph for road surface quality assessment A virtual profilograph is disclosed that can provide measurements indicative of the ride quality of a roadway as the road is being constructed. As a result, a more timely, less costly indication of the ride quality of a roadway is obtained as compared to prior metho... | 03/30/2010 |
| D611240 | Shoe | 03/09/2010 |
| D611230 | Shoe | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648239 | Autofluorescence photography using a fundus camera Methods and apparatus for taking autofluorescence images with a fundus camera capable of a field of view of at least 30 degrees and preferably 50 degrees or more using high quality thin film optical interference filters. In one embodiment, a filter set is disclosed ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7640683 | Method and apparatus for satellite positioning of earth-moving equipment A method and apparatus for using satellite positioning systems to more precisely locate the position of a portion of an attachment on an earthmoving machine is disclosed. More specifically, satellite positioning system antennas are mounted to an arm or other point r... | 01/05/2010 |
| D606348 | Condom holder | 12/22/2009 |
| 7618251 | Device for processing an edible product The invention relates to a device for processing an edible product in the form a viscous to pasty mass (1), especially an edible product based on a fat mass, such as chocolate, or based on water, such as ice cream. Said device comprises a dosing unit (2 | 11/17/2009 |
| 7617061 | Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing signals in a satellite/laser positioning system capable of generating location coordinates from received satellite signals and a received laser signal. A height coordinate bias value is maintained by a filter proces... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7558686 | Method and apparatus for displaying a representation of a signal Disclosed is a signal analyzer that can receive a signal generated by an external system. The signal has a plurality of frequency components. The signal analyzer generates a suppressed phasor domain representation of the signal by selectively removing at least one c... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7522099 | Position determination using carrier phase measurements of satellite signals Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining the relative position of a mobile unit that moves from an initial location to a plurality of successive positions. The mobile unit receives signals from a plurality of navigation satellites and tracks the carrier p... | 04/21/2009 |
| D587700 | Operating/display panel | 03/03/2009 |
| D587699 | Operating/display panel | 03/03/2009 |
| 7493887 | Method for detecting preinjection A method for detecting a preinjection in an internal combustion engine with a common-rail system, including individual accumulators, in which an individual accumulator pressure distribution is detected in a measurement interval and is used to determine an injection ... | 02/24/2009 |
