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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7487056 | Precision of localization estimates Precision and reliability of localization estimates derived from conventional localization systems are improved through a system and method for post-processing of initial localization data, even in environments which may include noise, reflections, or other interfer... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7454309 | Foot activated user interface A wearable computing apparatus includes a processor; a device for presenting information from the processor to a user, and a device for providing user input to the processor in response to the information presented to the user. The device is adapted to be activated ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454301 | Method and apparatus for predicting system noise A jitter calculator engine that includes a core effects module, an input/output (I/O) module, and a phase lock loop (PLL) module is provided. The core effects module estimates core jitter caused by noise effects impacting a core clock network. The I/O module estimat... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7454295 | Anti-terrorism water quality monitoring system An Anti-Terrorism water quality monitoring system for continuously monitoring a potable water treatment system and related potable water distribution network that provides potable water to a municipality, city, housing development or other potable water consumer. Th... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451061 | Compressor performance calculator A system and method for calculating the performance of a compressor includes a controller in communication with a cooling system. A database includes compressor specification data. A computer communicates with the controller and accesses the database. A user interfa... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447603 | Power meter The computational resources of a digital power meter can be reduced by utilizing an interrupt requested in anticipation of interrupt latency to perform real-time tasks, an approximation of a root mean square load current at an earlier time to compensate for a phase ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444255 | System and method for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths A system for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths is disclosed. The system includes: a signal path naming module for naming all signal paths of a PCB; a signal path group selecting module for selecting a group of signal paths to be analyzed from the databas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444268 | Method and apparatus for identifying a drift in a quantized signal in a computer system One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that identifies a drift in a signal in a computer system. During operation, the system receives a sequence of quantized signal values of the signal. Next, the system generates a statistical distribution based... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440868 | Method for determining a position of an object A method for the determination of the position, in particular the future position, of an object, in particular of a particle or the like, in which case the progression of the position of a reference object is determined, in which case the reference object passes thr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440858 | Poynting-vector based method for determining the bearing and location of electromagnetic sources A method and apparatus is utilized to determine the bearing and/or location of sources, such as, alternating current (A.C.) generators and loads, power lines, transformers and/or radio-frequency (RF) transmitters, emitting electromagnetic-wave energy for which a Poy... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430489 | Device and a method for producing information about the properties of an environment A device (4) for producing information concerning one or more properties of an environment (1), comprising a sensor (5) movable in relation to the environment, for obtaining information from the environment by recording or measuring one or more ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428471 | Monitoring activity of a user in locomotion on foot A user in locomotion on foot during an outing may identify a grade of a surface with at least one device supported by the user. A performance parameter of the user may be determined with the device based upon the grade of the surface, which may be based upon a measu... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425056 | Ink-jet apparatus employing ink-jet head having a plurality of ink ejection heaters corresponding to each ink ejection opening In an ink-jet apparatus employing an ink-jet head having a plurality of heaters corresponding to one ink ejection opening and performing printing by ejecting an ink from the ink-jet head, timings of bubble forming are mutually shifted at respective heaters of the pl... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7426442 | Software for the display of chromatographic separation data Techniques for displaying chromatographic data using a graphical user interface are provided. Chromatographic separation data that is a series of measurements for a sample at a scanning location over time can be displayed on a display device in a series of bands. Ad... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7421376 | Comparison of data signals using characteristic electronic thumbprints A characteristic thumbprint is extracted from a data signal, the thumbprint based on statistics relating to the data signal. The data signal can be compared indirectly by matching this thumbprint against one or more reference thumbprints. The data signal may be any ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421363 | Method for virtual inspection of virtually machined parts A method for implementing a virtual inspection of a virtually machined workpiece is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes defining a set of master reference planes, defining a set of positioning planes with respect to the set of master reference... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421377 | Method and apparatus for supressing noise in a doppler system Present application provides a method for suppressing noise in a spectral Doppler system, comprising the steps of: obtaining a power spectrum of Doppler signals demodulated in the spectral Doppler system, by performing spectral analysis on the Doppler signals; estim... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7421358 | Method and system for measurement data evaluation in semiconductor processing by correlation-based data filtering By performing a contingency-based correlation test of measurement data, such as defect data, with respect to electrical test data after progressively filtering the measurement data, an enhanced analysis of process flow characteristics may be accomplished. Consequent... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415377 | Relay testing system and method A programmable system for testing relays and controlling systems is provided. In one embodiment the present disclosure provides a programmable device capable of, for example, testing relays. The device includes a signal generator for generating signals to test relay... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7415356 | Techniques for accurately synchronizing portions of an aerial image with composited visual information A facility for producing a composite aerial image is described. The facility receives information specifying a geographic area. The facility obtains an aerial image showing the specified geographic area that was prepared using one or more aerial image sections. Each... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7403858 | Method for detecting an occurrence zone of a mantle diapir finger location The invention covers the mining industry. Detection method of the occurrence zone of the mantle substance diapir finger consisting in that that geological observation are carried out in riftzones banked up by diapirs of the abnormal mantle and places of location of ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398169 | Measuring apparatus, measuring method, testing apparatus, testing method, and electronics device There is provided a measuring apparatus for measuring a signal-under-test, having a comparator for sequentially comparing voltage values of the signal-under-test with a reference voltage value fed thereto at timing of strobe signals sequentially fed thereto, a strob... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398158 | Method and apparatus for detecting fractures using frequency data derived from seismic data A unique method has been developed which can show the presence of fractures in an Earth formation as a mappable attribute. This method uses the frequency spectra derived from P-wave seismic data over a pair of specific time windows above and below a seismic horizon ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7398166 | Method and apparatus for the measurement of the acoustic impedance A probe located in an area to be measured has an acoustic stimulator, (e.g., a loudspeaker and a microphone). The stimulator sends acoustic signals to the microphone where the signals are transformed into electrical signals and transferred to an analysis unit. Using... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395175 | Digital data recording apparatus, sampling data identification method thereof, and program for identifying sampling data A digital data recording apparatus, which can record the exact acquisition time of data, a sampling data identification method thereof, and a program for identifying sampling data, are provided. A CPU 11 reads out the program of a first conversion formula. Th... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7389188 | Fluid-structure coupled numerical simulation method and program for fluid-structure coupled numerical simulation storage device A fluid-structure coupled numerical simulation method is provided. The method uses a finite volume method employing an orthogonal mesh and a computer and memory setting a solid area based on a solid rate inside a mesh and at a tangent position to each mesh, includin... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389204 | Data presentation system for abnormal situation prevention in a process plant A system for visually presenting data receives signal processing data generated signal processing data collection blocks corresponding to devices associated with a process plant. The signal processing data collection blocks may generate data such as statistical data... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386413 | Switched length matched transmission path instrument A testing apparatus includes one or more trace banks. Each trace bank includes (1) an input switch operable to couple an input port to one of multiple output ports, (2) an output switch operable to couple one of multiple input ports to one output port, and (3) trans... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386416 | Method and apparatus for measuring wall thickness, ovality of tubular materials The wall thickness and ovality of a tubular are simultaneously determined. The theoretical radius of a pipe is computed from a measurement of its circumference. An ultrasonic device conventionally used to measure the wall thickness of tubulars is adapted to also mea... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386408 | Parallel kinematic machine, calibration method of parallel kinematic machine, and calibration program product A parallel kinematic machine has a parallel kinematic mechanism including an end effecter and a parallel link mechanism. A numerical control device controls a position and orientation of the end effecter based on kinematics of the parallel kinematic mechanism. A pos... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386410 | Closed loop controlled reference voltage calibration circuit and method A variable reference voltage circuit controllable in closed loop, for calibrating off-chip and on-chip drivers, margining and optimizing a reference voltage, for interfaces such as DDR2 or any other suitable interface. In one example, the on-chip variable reference ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386411 | Automatic hi-pot test apparatus and method An exemplary automatic hi-pot test apparatus (20) includes a high voltage supply (21), a transmission device configured for transmitting an electronic device (26) to be tested, a connecting device electrically connected to the high voltage suppl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383147 | Dynamically adaptable semiconductor parametric testing An apparatus, method, system, and signal-bearing medium may provide multiple maps, which may include multiple probing sequences to be called upon at run-time based on statistical thresholds or other selected criteria. Each map may include a series of locations on a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383132 | Method for identifying resistivity anomalies in electromagnetic survey data Method for enhancing resistive anomalies in electromagnetic geophysical survey data. Scaled values of a measured electromagnetic field parameter are plotted on a depth section at locations related to corresponding source/receiver locations. Scaling is performed rela... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383138 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes: a power switch connecting an internal power supply in which power is not shut down and an internal power supply in which power is shut down; and an internal voltage determining circuit for determining voltage of the internal power su... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383154 | Method for assessing models of vehicle driving style or vehicle usage model detector The present invention relates to a method of determining the probability that a statistical model describes the driving style or usage of a vehicle observed. By identifying an appropriate statistical model, the driving style can be detected and vehicle operation can... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383142 | Method and apparatus for resolving individual signals in detector output data A method and apparatus for resolving individual signals in detector output data, the method comprising determining a signal form of signals present in the data, making parameter estimates of one or more parameters of the signals, wherein the one or more parameters c... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7383128 | Implementing two dimensional segment inversions with inversion-conforming data sets processing being rendered to include generalized composite weight factors in the processing of error-affected multivariate data samples Representations of data inversions are generated by alternate forms of maximum likelihood estimating and associated least-squares and regression analysis which are rendered in correspondence with either single component residual deviations or projections between dat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379821 | System and method for open control and monitoring of biological instruments A system and methods for integrating laboratory instrumentation and applications to provide a unified control and coordination architecture under a common interface. The system may be adapted to a variety of different hardware and software components wherein the ind... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379830 | Period determination of a periodic NRZ signal A method and apparatus for determining the period Tp of a signal representing a digitally modulated waveform using NRZ coding with a discrete/integer number of a clock periods between signal transitions, where a periodic sequence of logic “1s” and log... | 05/27/2008 |
