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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172197 | Fast-acting pneumatic diaphragm valve A fast-acting, pneumatic diaphragm valve includes a diaphragm valve closure member, a pneumatic piston that provides a closure force on the closure member, and a solenoid pilot valve that controls pressurized air to the piston to cause the piston to move in a recipr... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8081408 | Protection of exposed contacts connected to a bridge rectifier against electrostatic discharge Disclosed is a protection circuit for protecting a rectifier circuit from electrostatic pulses. The circuit employs a first bypass capacitor that is connected between positive and negative power lines to bypass electrostatic pulses that have a rise time that allows ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079965 | System for displaying esophageal function A system for displaying an esophageal operation includes a display device, an interface capable of receiving esophageal impedance and pressure measurements, and a processing system in communication with the display device, the interface, and an esophageal operation ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7988297 | Non-rigidly coupled, overlapping, non-feedback, optical systems for spatial filtering of fourier transform optical patterns and image shape content characterization Non-rigidly coupled, overlapping, non-feedback optical systems for spatial filtering of Fourier transform optical patterns and image shape characterization comprises a first optical subsystem that includes a lens for focusing a polarized, coherent beam to a focal po... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986059 | Device cover with embedded power receiver A charging system comprises circuitry adapted to devices to be charged, including a power receiver module embedded or molded into form-fit case, e.g., gel-skin, that attaches physically and electrically to the device to be charged and that effectively receives power... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7982436 | Battery cover with contact-type power receiver for electrically powered device An electronic system includes a power delivery support structure having a power delivery surface with first and second conductive regions. An electronic device includes a plurality of contacts arranged so at least one of them engages the first conductive region and ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7962294 | Integrated absolute and differential pressure transducer A method and apparatus integrates differential pressure measurements and absolute pressure measurements to provide a continuous absolute pressure profile over a wide range of pressures on a single integrated scale. The absolute pressure measurements and differential... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7932638 | Reliable contact and safe system and method for providing power to an electronic device An electronic system which includes a power delivery surface that delivers electrical power to an electrical or electronic device. The power delivery surface may be powered by any electrical power source, including, but not limited to: wall electrical outlet, solar ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932480 | Multiple heater control system with expandable modular functionality A multiple heater control system includes cables, connectors, and junction boxes for user-friendly daisy chain connections of heater controllers and heaters in various configurations or combinations of individually controlled heater series and/or master and slave he... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909118 | Apparatus and method for positioning extended lateral channel well stimulation equipment A movable boring assembly and a boring tool positioner for drilling a plurality of holes in a well casing and jetting a well production zone through the plurality of holes. All of the holes can be drilled in the casing at different angular positions, as well as diff... | 03/22/2011 |
| RE42070 | Apparatus and method for radial and angular or rotational analysis of images for shape content and matching A segmented radial spatial light modulator has an active optic area comprising a plurality of radially extending active optic modulators disposed at various angular orientations with respect to a central axis. The segmented radial spatial light modulator is used in ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871587 | Reactive chemical containment system A small scale, but effective, reactive chemical containment system includes apparatus and methods for reaction of process gases exhausted from reaction furnaces with a reactant gas in a non-combustible manner to produce and contain particulate or powder byproducts, ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7837862 | Method for removing sulfur or other contaminant species from hydrocarbon fuels or other fuels Fuel is desulfurized with a rapid cycle desulfurization-regeneration method and apparatus. Regeneratable mass separating agents, including metals supported on high surface area materials, are used in a plurality of beds that are rotated into, through, and out of a d... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7825545 | Energy conservation and control systems Energy conservation and control systems, devices, processes and methods are disclosed. The conservation and control systems, devices, processes and methods may be used or performed in combination with one or more electronic devices and systems comprising a plurality... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7818155 | Esophageal waveform analysis for detection and quantification of reflux episodes A system and method for automatically analyzing impedance and pH data from an esophageal probe includes a data collection system that collects and stores the output from the sensors for a certain period of time to locate reflux episodes in the waveforms. The data an... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7764992 | Method of esophageal function testing with a standardized thixotropic swallow challenge medium A swallow challenge medium is thixotropic for easy swallowing and to provide enough viscosity for effective challenge to peristalsis and has high ionic density for effective impedance measurements by contact with electrodes positioned in a person's esophagus or orop... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7722504 | Method for measuring physical fitness and creating athletic training regimens for particular sports Disclosed is a method for creating a fitness training program based on performing neuromuscular and muscular performance tests on an individual, analyzing the results of the neuromuscular and muscular performance tests, and creating the fitness training program base... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7493158 | Esophageal function display and playback system and method for displaying esophageal function A system and method for displaying an esophageal operation includes a display device, an interface capable of receiving esophageal impedance and pressure measurements, and a processing system in communication with the display device, the interface, and an esophageal... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7477996 | Integrated absolute and differential pressure transducer A method and apparatus integrates differential pressure measurements and absolute pressure measurements to provide a continuous absolute pressure profile over a wide range of pressures on a single integrated scale. The absolute pressure measurements and differential... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7476300 | Process for extracting and recovering metals from aqueous solutions An apparatus and process for recovering metals from aqueous solutions by passing an aqueous solution, which contains dissolved metals, into a space between two elongated electrodes of a treatment chamber. A very high voltage electric field is created in the treatmen... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7455720 | Method and apparatus for preventing products of TiCLand NHor other feed gas reactions from damaging vacuum pumps in TiN or other deposition systems In a deposition system, such as a TiN deposition system where TiCl4 and NH3 are reacted in a process chamber to produce TiN thin film coatings, a second reactor is included between the process chamber and the vacuum pump to react enough of the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444961 | Animal sorting and grading system using an internal evaluation to predict maximum value A system that compares, ranks, sorts and grades animals into groups of like kinds according to previously determined predicted maximum values. The system uses a single method such as multi-dimensional single voxel(s) of MR, NMR, MRI, ultrasound, C.A.T. scan, CT scan... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7421982 | Independent combustion chamber-type internal combustion engine The present invention is directed to an internal combustion engine for making suction, compression, explosion, expansion and exhaust strokes in an operating chamber of variable volume defined between a housing and a piston. The internal combustion engine includes: a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7377021 | Method, device and auxiliary joining element for joining at least two parts Two components are held in at least partially overlapping relation to each other between a hold-down device and an essentially flat lower tool and then are joined together by pressing an auxiliary joining element into one of the components a sufficient distance to p... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7355546 | Polarization and frequency diverse radar system for complete polarimetric characterization of scatterers with increased scanning speed A method and apparatus is provided, whereby a scanning, polarization and frequency diverse radar system measures the complete polarimetric characterization of weather targets without loss of scanning speed and without an additional ambiguity in the Doppler velocity ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7344686 | Desulfurization apparatus with individually controllable heaters Fuel is desulfurized with a rapid cycle desulfurization-regeneration method and apparatus. Regeneratable mass separating agents, including metals supported on high surface area materials, are used in a plurality of beds that are rotated into, through, and out of a d... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7315665 | Liquid-crystal planar-waveguide apparatus and method for fast control of polarization and other properties of light A polarization controller includes a plurality of liquid crystal cells positioned as cladding on a waveguide that propagates a beam of light so that the evanescent field extends into the liquid crystal cells, and a ½-wave birefringent retarder for rotating the eige... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7302100 | Method for increasing detectable light energy without changing shape content in radial and angular or rotational analysis of images for shape content and matching A segmented radial spatial light modulator has an active optic area comprising a plurality of radially extending active optic modulators disposed at various angular orientations with respect to a central axis. The segmented radial spatial light modulator is used in ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294822 | Method and apparatus to communicate with and individually locate multiple remote devices on a two-dimensional surface A method and apparatus is provided by the invention whereby a base station communicates with and determines the position of multiple remote devices on a two-dimensional surface. In one embodiment the base station employs a single channel radio transmitter, an infrar... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7236820 | Standardized swallow challenge medium and method of use for esophageal function testing A swallow challenge medium (10) is thixotropic for easy swallowing and to provide enough viscosity for effective challenge to peristalsis (20) and has high ionic density for effective impedance measurements by contact with electrodes (41–48) p... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7172196 | Systems and methods for providing electric power to mobile and arbitrarily positioned devices Various contact systems and methods for manufacturing and using such are disclosed herein. Examples of the contact systems include a surface with one set of pads biased at a first voltage level, and another set of pads biased at a second voltage level. Such a contac... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134407 | V-quad engine and method of constructing same A V-quad engine has two juxtaposed V-twin cylinder banks connected to a common crankshaft and fuel and ignition systems that cause the front cylinders in the two banks to fire simultaneously and the rear cylinders in the two banks to fire simultaneously. Conventiona... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7103223 | Apparatus and method for radial and angular or rotational analysis or images for shape content and matching A segmented radial spatial light modulator has an active optic area comprising a plurality of radially extending active optic modulators disposed at various angular orientations with respect to a central axis. The segmented radial spatial light modulator is used in ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7099466 | Portable telephone mounting base A portable telephone or cell phone holder fits in a conventional cup holder of an automobile or other vehicle. It has an arcuate sidewall that is less than 360° and is resiliently deformable to be squeezed down to less than the diameter of the cup holder and then, ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7076920 | Method of using a combination differential and absolute pressure transducer for controlling a load lock A pirani absolute pressure sensor for sensing absolute pressure in a load lock in a range from 100 to 10−4 torr and a differential pressure sensor for sensing a pressure difference between ambient atmospheric pressure and pressure in the load lock chamb... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063428 | Removable lightbank extension A photography lightbank is extendable axially and radially to a larger size by an extension ring, which is removably attachable to the distal (front) end of the lightbank shroud. Extension rod connectors are configured for attachment of extension rods, which support... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052474 | Pharyngoesophageal monitoring systems Pharyngoesophageal monitoring systems are provided that monitor the environment of the pharynx and esophagus, and in some embodiments, detect and monitor refluxate, and may further record other physical episode data. The system may be provided, in some embodiments, ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042631 | Power scalable optical systems for generating, transporting, and delivering high power, high quality, laser beams Power scalable, rectangular, multi-mode, self-imaging, waveguide technologies are used with various combination of large aperture configurations, 20, 50, 80, 322, 324, 326, 328, 330, 332, 334, 336, 338, Gaussian 360 and super-Gaussian 350 beam p... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032671 | Method for increasing fracture penetration into target formation A method of propagating a fracture farther from a well-bore into an oil and/or gas-bearing zone of a target formation while inhibiting growth of the fracture into an adjacent water-bearing zone under or over the oil and/or gas-bearing zone, comprises creating a zone... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009638 | Self-calibrating, digital, large format camera with single or multiple detector arrays and single or multiple optical systems Large format, digital camera systems (10, 100, 150, 250, 310) expose single detector arrays 20 with multiple lens systems (12, 14, 16, 18) or multiple detector arrays (104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 152, 162, 172, 182, 252, 262,... | 03/07/2006 |
