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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20100245770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC OPTHALMOSCOPY Various embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for multimodal functional imaging based upon photoacoustic and laser optical scanning microscopy. In particular, at least one embodiment of the present invention utilizes a contact lens in combinat... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100193281 | Sound Projection Device Attachable to a User When Not in Use A megaphone comprises a rigid but bendable material with a tapered shape. When the material is folded, the produced megaphone has a small opening at one end and a larger opening at the other end. The megaphone has edges that form an opening along the side such that when... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100155173 | Stethoscope with built-in light A stethoscope comprises a pair of binaurals, an acoustical tubing and a chestpiece. There may be a light source within the chestpiece suitable for medical examination purposes. The electrical supply means for operating the light source may comprise one or more batteries... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100043986 | NET LEAF A net leaf is composed of a main body and a terminal unit. The main body is a thin flat piece. The terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal, which are respectively inclined upward and downward at two ends of the main body. By means of nanotech, relevant ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100032232 | SPEAKER DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME A speaker device of a video display apparatus which realizes a high quality sound by improving a bass property even in the case that an enclosure unit has a smaller internal volume than that a speaker unit should basically have is provided. The speaker device includes a... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20090321178 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DAMPED ACOUSTIC PANELS A method and system for an acoustic panel system are provided. The system includes a plurality of acoustic panel segments aligned circumferentially about an inner diameter of a fan containment case wherein each segment includes a radially inner surface defining a portio... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090146862 | Mobile Sound and Light Resistant Electromagnetic Isolation Chamber A device enclosing a volume shielded from certain levels of sound, light and electromagnetic radiation, such device that prevents electromagnetic communications and recording devices from transmitting and receiving communications from outside of the devices protected en... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090127020 | ACOUSTICALLY TRANSMISSIVE BLANKET SYSTEM A blanket system, which can include a blanket, quilt, or similar bed-covering can include one or more localized sound-emitting areas, one or more separately-located sound-processing devices, and one or more acoustically transmissive communication channels coupled betwee... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090116032 | Optical Coherence Tomography / Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging Probe A combined system which synchronizes optical coherence tomography and acoustic radiation force for simultaneously imaging and mechanically displacing tissue in a patient as a detection and analytic tool. Detection of cancer and arterial plaques are primary targets of in... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090107758 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING EXPLOSIVES A method and apparatus is provided for detecting explosives by thermal imaging. The explosive material is subjected to a high energy wave which can be either a sound wave or an electromagnetic wave which will initiate a chemical reaction in the explosive material which ... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090065290 | INTERFLOOR NOISE REDUCTION PANEL WITH AIR PURIFYING AND STERILIZING FUNCTIONS FOR BUILDING An interfloor noise reduction panel with an air purifying function for buildings is capable of reducing impact due to the dropping of a weight and electromotive forces of machinery as well as noise and vibration transmitted through the floor of the building through the ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090050401 | Composite Sound Barrier Panel A composite sound barrier panel includes a concrete substrate provided for strength and a noise attenuation layer bonded thereto. The noise attenuation layer in one embodiment is a concrete mixture of a fiber composite material and cement. In another embodiment, recycle... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090033176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LONG TERM POWER IN WELL APPLICATIONS A technique is provided by which energy is physically/mechanically transmitted down through a wellbore. The transmitted energy is directed downhole along a fluid channel and impinges on an energy converter positioned in the wellbore or at another subterranean location. ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090026006 | Foaming liquid material and use thereof for reducing noise in mounted tires The present invention is directed to a method of reducing noise transmission in a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly comprising an inflation cavity, the method comprising the step of adding to the inflation cavity from about 0.1 to about 1 volume percent, based on the vo... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090002685 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IMAGING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION ANALYZING METHOD, AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IMAGING METHOD A biological information imaging apparatus includes: a light source; an acoustic, wave detector that detects an acoustic wave generated from a light absorption material in a living body that has absorbed a part of energy of light irradiated from the light source to the ... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080289898 | Braced sound barrier vacuum panel A vacuum panel using internal or external bracing strips to provide a substantially flat sound barrier capable of very high sound rejection independent of frequency.... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080253010 | Distributive Optical Energy System A system for generating and transmitting energy and methods of manufacturing and using the same. The system for generating and transmitting energy includes prisms, lenses, mirrors, optical cables or optic conduits, heat filters, light filters, and electricity filters. T... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080225513 | LIGHTED OR SOUND TIP FOR MOBILITY DEVICES AND METHOD OF USING A tip for a mobility device which is capable of providing light and/or sound to aid in the safety of the user of the mobility device.... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080135326 | Talking Sticker A talking sticker includes a lower base material having an attachment layer attached to a bottom surface thereof; an acoustic element mounted on an upper surface of the lower base material; an actuation element electrically connected with the acoustic element to actuate... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080124777 | METHOD FOR RELEASING GENETIC MATERIAL FROM SOLID PHASE The present invention relates to systems for releasing genetic materials from a solid medium. The present invention also relates to methods for releasing genetic materials from a solid medium. The present invention further relates to methods for isolating genetic materi... | 05/29/2008 |
| 20080066996 | Device for Reducing Noise and Heat Emissions A device (10) for reducing noise and heat emissions from a laboratory instrument in a laboratory, comprising a casing (20) with sound-absorbing walls (240), wherein the casing (20) forms an interior space (210, 220) for accommodating t... | 03/20/2008 |
| 20070246291 | AUDIO SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE DEVICE An audio system has an enclosure and a transducer that is mounted to the enclosure. The transducer creates a vibration of the enclosure in response to being driven by an audio signal. A cradle assembly mechanically couples a portable device to the enclosure through one ... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070169555 | DISPLAY UNIT WITH SOUND GENERATION SYSTEM An audio-visual reproduction apparatus is provided. The audio-visual reproduction apparatus includes a visual display screen and an ultrasonic transducer array having two or more transducer elements arranged around the periphery of the screen for generating an ultrasoni... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070107980 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus (102) includes a microphone (40). Sound is captured by the microphone (40), and a key operation is detected by a sub microcomputer (46). The processes according to outputs from the microphone (40) and the sub mi... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20050194204 | Sound systems for model railroad locomotives On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that allow maximum sized speakers, improve impedance matching of sound to the outside of the locomotive, and isolate back and front speaker waves while maintaining the standard horizontal drive-train in mod... | 09/08/2005 |
