Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042202 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher includes a body having an inlet in communication with a supply line and an outlet in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outlet upon sealing action of a moving m... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7983741 | Examination and imaging of brain cognitive functions A system and method for examining or imaging brain functions of a subject includes a light source and a light detector located on the exterior surface of the subject's head. The light source introduces transcranially optical radiation into the brain of a subject, an... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7936544 | High-voltage X-ray generator A power supply for a device which has a load, comprising a first resonant generator and a second resonant generator, coupled in parallel, each generator having a phase output. The power supply further comprises a control circuit coupled to the first and second gener... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928664 | Illumination systems An illumination system includes a master power supply providing power to several illumination modules. The master power supply is constructed and arranged to generate high-frequency and low-voltage electrical power provided to a primary wire forming a current loop. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7921480 | Passive sensors and control algorithms for faucets and bathroom flushers An optical system includes one or several passive optical detectors sensitive to ambient (room) light for controlling, for example, the operation of automatic faucets or automatic bathroom flushers. The passive optical sensors provide signals to flow controllers, in... | 04/12/2011 |
| D629069 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 12/14/2010 |
| 7840257 | Examination of biological tissue using non-contact optical probes An optical system for examination of biological tissue includes a light source, a light detector, optics and electronics. The light source generates a light beam to be transmitted to the biological tissue spaced apart from the source. The light detector is located a... | 11/23/2010 |
| D623268 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/07/2010 |
| D621909 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 08/17/2010 |
| D620554 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 07/27/2010 |
| 7731154 | Passive sensors for automatic faucets and bathroom flushers The present invention is directed to novel optical sensors and novel methods for sensing optical radiation. The novel optical sensors and the novel optical sensing methods are used, for example, for controlling the operation of automatic faucets and flushers. The no... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7690623 | Electronic faucets for long-term operation An electronic faucet (10) mounted on a countertop (12) includes a housing, at least one fluid inlet line (24a, 24b) extending into the housing, a fluid outlet (46) from the housing, a solenoid (142, 143) for op... | 04/06/2010 |
| D612014 | Automatic bathroom flusher cover | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673197 | Polymorphic automatic test systems and methods An Analog/mixed signal automatic test system includes a software architecture that creates a virtual composite instruments through novel software dynamic allocation of low level resources. These virtual composite instruments provide backwards and forwards compatibil... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7627365 | Detection, imaging and characterization of breast tumors An optical examination technique employs an optical system for in vivo non-invasive examination of breast tissue of a subject. The optical system includes an optical module, a controller and a processor. The optical module includes an array of optical input ports an... | 12/01/2009 |
| D602561 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 10/20/2009 |
| D601224 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/29/2009 |
| D600782 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/22/2009 |
| D600781 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/22/2009 |
| D600318 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/15/2009 |
| D599886 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/08/2009 |
| D599885 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/08/2009 |
| D599437 | Automatic bathroom flusher cover | 09/01/2009 |
| D599436 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/01/2009 |
| D599435 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 09/01/2009 |
| D598977 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 08/25/2009 |
| D598976 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 08/25/2009 |
| D598975 | Enclosure for automatic bathroom flusher | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562399 | Toilet flusher for water tanks with novel valves and dispensers A tank-type flusher is located in the water storage tank for flushing a toilet. The tank-type flusher includes an intake valve and a flush valve. The intake valve is connected to an external water source and constructed to close water flow to the water storage tank ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7549436 | System and method for converting manually operated flush valves Disclosed is a method and system for converting or retrofitting manually-operated flush valves. A conversion system for converting an installed manually-operated flush valve includes a power module, a control module, and a driver module mechanically coupled to a man... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7437778 | Automatic bathroom flushers An automatic bathroom flusher includes a body having an inlet in communication with a supply line and an outlet in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outlet upon sealing action of... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7396000 | Passive sensors for automatic faucets and bathroom flushers The present invention is directed to novel optical sensors and novel methods for sensing optical radiation. The novel optical sensors and the novel optical sensing methods are used, for example, for controlling the operation of automatic faucets and flushers. The no... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7383721 | Leak Detector A leak detector for detecting flow of at least partially conductive fluid includes two electrodes and an electrical circuit. A valve device including an actuator is constructed to receive open and close signals for opening and closing the valve device between an inp... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7375993 | High-voltage X-ray generator A power supply for a device which has a load, comprising a first resonant generator and a second resonant generator, coupled in parallel, each generator having a phase output. The power supply further comprises a control circuit coupled to the first and second gener... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7325781 | Automatic bathroom flushers with modular design A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7199709 | Cart fleet management system A hand-operated cart constructed for carrying luggage or packages includes a frame including a cargo area, and cart wheels connected to the frame and connected to a handrail arranged for manually displacing the cart. The cart also includes a distance sensor construc... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188822 | Enclosures for automatic bathroom flushers A bathroom flusher includes a flusher body, a valve assembly, an electronic control system, and a flusher cover. The flusher body includes an inlet and an outlet, and is designed to accommodate the valve assembly that controls water flow between the inlet and the ou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156363 | Bathroom flushers with novel sensors and controllers A bathroom flusher (10) includes a body having an inlet (12) in communication with a supply line and an outlet (16) in communication with a flush conduit, a valve assembly in the body positioned to close water flow between the inlet and the outl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7139603 | Optical techniques for examination of biological tissue Methods and systems are described that examine tissue positioned between input ports and a detection port. At lease one source of a visible or infrared wavelength is provided that introduces electromagnetic radiation into the subject. The detection port is optically... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7095032 | Focusing of microscopes and reading of microarrays Microscopes, including viewing and other microscopic systems, employ a hinged, tiltable plate to adjust focus on a flat object such as a microscope slide or biochip by motion, achieved by tilting, which is substantially normal to the focus point on the plane of the ... | 08/22/2006 |
