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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8195084 | Apparatus and method of simulating a somatosensory experience in space A method of providing a user with an extra-terrestrial somatosensory experience includes equipping the user with an underwater breathing apparatus, having the user occupy an underwater environment, such environment providing buoyancy to the user, and while the user ... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8165517 | Methods for identifying inhibitors of vascular injury The present invention provides, inter alia, inhibitors of cardiovascular diseases and disorders. The present invention also provides therapeutic methods for preventing and/or treating cardiovascular diseases and disorders. Further, the present invention provides met... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7339516 | Method to provide graphical representation of Sense Through The Wall (STTW) targets A method to present easily understood images that represent targets that are detected through walls or other opaque barriers is disclosed. This method is particularly well suited for sense-through-the-wall radar systems. One of the main challenges of evolving STTW s... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7148127 | Device mounting substrate and method of repairing defective device A method of repairing a defective one of devices mounted on substrate is provided. Devices are arrayed on a substrate and electrically connected to wiring lines connected to a drive circuit, to be thus mounted on the substrate. The devices mounted on the substrate a... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7145504 | Arbitrary radar target synthesizer (arts) A system for generating a simulated radar return signal. The novel system includes a processor adapted to receive target and waveform parameters and in accordance therewith generate a composite digital signal, and a digital to analog converter adapted to convert the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7062219 | Protein fragment complementation assays for high-throughput and high-content screening The present invention provides protein single-color and multi-color protein fragment complementation assays for drug discovery, in particular to identify compounds that activate or inhibit cellular pathways. Based on the selection of an interacting protein pair comb... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6955031 | Mushroom packing apparatus The present invention provides a mushroom packing apparatus comprising a grading conveyor and a plurality of locations distributed under a longitudinal axis of the grading conveyor, each location being provided, in use, with a container for collecting the mushrooms ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6803233 | Model for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases The present invention provides a model for studying the development of, and/or pathologies associated with neurodegenerative diseases, and agents that can alter such development and/or pathologies. The model of the invention is especially useful as an Alzheimer's di... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6492939 | Phase coherent optically delayed radar target A radar target with delayed reply means. The radar target contains devices for: (a) receiving a radar signal which has a frequency of from about 0.5 to about 94 gigahertz, (b) phase coherently amplitude modulating a continuous wave light emission with the... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6259565 | Display apparatus A semi-spherical system holding mechanism 8 such as to cover the head portion of the user is provided in the upper portion of a user holding mechanism 9 such as chair, sofa, or the like. A display apparatus 7 is fixed in the system holding mechanism 8. In... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6243207 | Display apparatus A semi-spherical system holding mechanism 8 such as to cover the head portion of the user is provided in the upper portion of a user holding mechanisms 9 such as chair, sofa, or the like. A display apparatus 7 is fixed in the system holding mechanism 8. I... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6243683 | Video control of speech recognition Method and apparatus for using video input to control speech recognition systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, gestures of a user of a speech recognition system are detected from a video input, and are used to turn a speech recognition unit on and off.... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6123288 | Apparatus and method for flickerless projection of infrared scenes A non-volatile electron beam-addressed light-valve produces a flickerless, all-at-once visible light output which is then converted into a flickerless projected infrared scene suitable for testing an infrared imaging seeker.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5972638 | Method for detection of buried explosives using a biosensor The present invention provides a method for detecting buried explosives which exude vapors of the explosive chemical to the surface. A biological sensor that is applied on the surface produces a detectable signal when it is contacted by the explosive chem... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5787333 | Aircraft survivability equipment training method and apparatus for low flyers An apparatus and method for aircraft survivability equipment training. The disclosure is particularly directed to the use of such an apparatus and method for multiple player training aircraft with a central controller. The threats are simulated by the cen... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5598259 | Device to simulate the flow of a fluid so as to calibrate a laser velocimetric device Device to simulate the flow of a fluid for calibrating a laser velocimetric device. This device, able to simulate the flow of a fluid in order to calibrate a laser beam velocimetric chain, comprises a mobile element (8) for simulating the flow of a fluid ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5518400 | Portable radar target simulator A radar target simulator for generating simulated targets used in testing a radar system. Simulated targets are generated out of the radar system noise. The radar system includes a radar receiver coupled to a receive antenna. The simulator has an input fo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5460529 | Target simulator device and technique A target simulator device for the simulation of infrared targets as input to entrance optics. A voice coil of an audio loud speaker including a cone portion and two electrical input connections has a physical projection one end of which is coupled to the ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5282014 | Laser rangefinder testing system incorporationg range simulation A range extinction simulator system that simulates an outdoor laser test range in a relatively small area, which provides for a computer controlled, electronic laser range simulator used to test laser rangefinders. The system evaluates a laser rangefinder... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5214483 | Digital laser range finder emulator A digital laser range finder emulator receives N-bits of range-to-target a in a parallel format and generates N-bits of serial data representative of the range-to-target data and an external synchronization pulse whose presence is indicative of valid ser... | 05/25/1993 |
| 4979815 | Laser range imaging system based on projective geometry A range imaging system, and a method for calibrating such a system are based on the principles of projective geometry. The system comprises four subsystems: (1) a laser and a cylindrical lens or vibrating mirror for producing a planar beam of light; (2) a... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4944679 | Generic radar display A software controlled generic radar display system using a microcomputer ing a high performance graphics card that drives a high resolution color monitor which displays the radar sweep, compass rose, front panel symbology and diagnostic information. A ta... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4917490 | Boresight alignment measuring apparatus and method for electro-optic systems An apparatus and method are provided for static and dynamic testing of the boresight alignment of an electro-optic system, the system having a line-of-sight sensor responsive to first radiation from a target for sensing the location of the target and sett... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4630208 | Identification of beacons Apparatus and method for aiding a navigator to identify a light pattern or beacon, comprising a microprocessor connected to a memory for storing beacon data in coded form, a keyboard for calling up codes from memory and a display unit simulating the light... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4627723 | Optical range simulator devices An optical range simulator device (10) for testing the ranging function of a laser rangefinder (14) receives output pulses from the rangefinder (14) and delivers these to an optical fibre delay line (11,12). The output of the delay line (11,12) and the in... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4600301 | Spinning disk calibration method and apparatus for laser Doppler velocimeter A method and apparatus for calibrating laser Doppler velocimeters having one or more intersecting beam pairs. These velocimeters measure fluid velocity by observing the light scattered by particles in the fluid stream. Moving fluid particulates are simula... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4552454 | System and method for detecting a plurality of targets A test system (10) for a laser rangefinder (12, 14) having signal transmission and reception paths comprises a thick lens collimator (20) which receives energy (18) from a transmitter (12) for input through an optical fiber (32). The fiber has a partial r... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4524406 | Compact laser simulator An eye-safe compact laser simulator for simulating a laser spot on or off axis. The simulator used to test laser range and spot receivers.... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4517593 | Video multiplexer An event scoring apparatus using a video multiplexer and method are created y using a plurality of video cameras to cover limited fields of view of a given area. The cameras are distributed to cover the area. The video output of the cameras is used as inpu... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4451146 | Test device for determining the extinction value of a laser range finder A test device for determining the extinction value of a laser range finder having a laser transmitter and a laser receiver characterized by the device having an optical shield for shielding an unattenuated laser beam from the transmitter, a filter chamber... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4391514 | Sidelooking laser altimeter for a flight simulator The object of the invention is to provide an improved laser altimeter for a flight simulator which will allow measurement of the height of the simulator probe above the terrain directly below the probe tip. A laser beam 22 is directed from the probe 13 at an a... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4342514 | Means and method for testing laser range finders Apparatus and method for using one laser range finder to calibrate another imilar range finder. The range finder under test receives a simulated return pulse from the transmitter of the second range finder. An external trigger initiates the transmitter of ... | 08/03/1982 |
