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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443820 | Method for operation of a communication path between at least two communication terminals A method is provided for operation of a communication path between at least two communication terminals in which, at least at a start time, the two communication terminals are connected via at least one intermediate station and interchange signals with one another v... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426204 | Symbol synchronization method for OFDM-based wireless communication system Disclosed is a symbol synchronization method in an OFDM-based communication system which includes multiple access nodes supporting wireless connection of terminals, supports multi-connection of each terminal for the access nodes and performs synchronization by means... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7376446 | Mobile communications network with expanded carrier capacity and method of expanding base station carrier capacity A base station for a mobile communications system, a mobile communications system including the base station and a method of increasing base station capacity. Each base station antenna is coupled to a transmission line that may be connected to a triplexer. The tripl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7359802 | Methods for remote characterization of an odor Provided are compositions and systems useful in remote monitoring of chemical hazards, air quality, and medical conditions, for example, robotic systems to search for and detect explosives, mines, and hazardous chemicals. In addition, the methods, systems and compos... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340357 | Arbitrary waveform generator with configurable digital signal processing unit An arbitrary waveform generator including a digital signal procession unit and a memory. The digital signal processing unit may be configurable to interconnect a plurality of processing components in different configurations to process data received from the memory ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7248996 | Vehicle-occupant fatigue-level assessment method, vehicle seat assessment method, and vehicle seat assessment device A highly reliable vehicle driver's fatigue evaluating method is provided, which is capable of quantitatively calculating a degree of fatigue of a driver seated on a seat. The degree of fatigue of the driver seated on a seat is quantitatively calculated based on an a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236902 | Device for impact sensing A device for impact sensing is described which detects an impact by a pressure, a normalized signal being supplied to a processor for analyzing the pressure signal. This normalization may occur either in the pressure sensor, by the sensor element itself or by a sign... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231326 | System and method for generating a scanning program for a stand-alone measuring equipment A computer-based method for generating a scanning program for a stand-alone measuring equipment is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving parameters, the parameters including output types of probing points; calculating a probing point coordinate multi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225099 | Apparatus and method for temperature measurement using a bandgap voltage reference Temperature measurement of an integrated circuit may be made using a bandgap voltage reference. In one example, a circuit includes a bandgap reference, a first output terminal, a second output terminal, and a calculation circuit. The bandgap reference includes a fir... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225087 | Method and apparatus for detecting unintentional islanding of utility grid Method and system for identifying an islanding event in a utility grid. Method includes generating a user defined control signal and applying the user defined control signal to a distributed resource interconnected to the utility grid. The user defined control signa... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222030 | Method and apparatus for profiling power performance of software applications Techniques for profiling systems, such as mobile or embedded devices, are provided. The techniques can profile code executing on these systems based on power used by that code. The system may profile power usage for the entire system or a subsystem, component, or fu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219026 | Frequency measuring circuits including charge pumps and related memory devices and methods A frequency measuring circuit may include an edge detector, a charge pump, and an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter. The edge detector may be configured to generate an output pulse responsive to an edge of an input clock signal. The charge pump may be configured to ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7219033 | Single/multiple axes six degrees of freedom (6 DOF) inertial motion capture system with initial orientation determination capability A highly miniaturized electronic data acquisition system includes MEMS sensors that can be embedded onto moving device without affecting the static/dynamic motion characteristics of the device. The basic inertial magnetic motion capture (IMMCAP) module consists of a... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7203608 | Impedane measurement of chip, package, and board power supply system using pseudo impulse response A method for measuring impedance of a microprocessor chip, electronic packaging, and circuit board power supply system by generating a pseudo-impulse current having a width size in the time domain not larger than the inversion of a maximum frequency of interest and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200526 | Method and apparatus for comparing performance of electronic devices A method for evaluating portable electronic devices includes performing a first benchmark on a baseline device for a predetermined time interval, resulting in a first dataset representing work performed by the baseline device. The method further includes performing ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200527 | Apparatus for comparing performance of electronic devices A test apparatus including a data interface configured to couple with at least one of a test device and a baseline device, and a computing device configured to perform a method including performing a first benchmark on a baseline device for a predetermined time inte... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200521 | Method and device for detecting a fiber lap as well as a fiber cutting machine A method and a device for detecting a fiber lap on a rotating machine component, wherein a sensor signal is used to detect the fiber lap that has formed on the circumference of the component. To enable a noncontacting monitoring despite unfavorable environmental con... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200503 | Field device electronics fed by an external electrical energy supply An electric current controller for field-device electronics controls and/or modulates the supply current. The supply current is driven by a supply voltage provided by an external energy supply. The field-device electronics has an internal operating and evaluating ci... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200512 | Method for avoiding peak temperatures in communication devices A method for regulating a temperature increase rate of a communication device as the communication device transmits data is provided. The communication device transmits the data to a second communication device at a rate set. The method includes monitoring the tempe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200525 | System and method for generating a data structure representative of a fault tree A method and system are provided for generating a data structure representative of a fault tree for a system. One embodiment of the method includes providing one or more input files comprising a source code description of the fault tree. The source code description ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200518 | Method for assessing plant capacity A method to determine the capacity of a plant over a time window of interest, the time window having a time length P, having the steps of: (a) gathering the plant's historical production data over a selected time period of length L... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197420 | Method and apparatus for on-chip dynamic temperature tracking A method, computer program product, and apparatus for obtaining a digital temperature reading from within an integrated circuit. In a preferred embodiment, a temperature-stable constant current source is applied to a tapped series of resistors to obtain a set of sta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194368 | Method and apparatus for correcting output information of flow measurement apparatus A method and apparatus of correcting flow information generated by flow measurement apparatus, such as a Coriolis flowmeter. The disclosed method and apparatus corrects flow information generated during low flow and zero flow rates by blocking the application of spu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194370 | Method for correcting scanning signals of incremental position transducers In a device and a method for correcting scanning signals of incremental position transducers, which exhibit deviations from the signal shape required by a downstream evaluation unit, the scanning signals are fed to a correction unit in response to a signal request a... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194369 | On-site analysis system with central processor and method of analyzing A method of analysis, analysis system, program product, apparatus, and method of supplying analysis of value incorporating the use of at least one data acquisition device, a central processor, and a communication link that is connectable between the data acquisition... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184895 | Method and system of non-intrusively monitoring the mixture ratio of a gas mixture having at least two components A method and system of non-intrusively monitoring the proportion of a component in a gaseous mixture having at least two components and contained in an electrical switchgear enclosure includes measuring the pressure, the temperature, and the density of the gas mixtu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184897 | Controlled substance analysis, wastage disposal and documentation system, apparatus and method A method, system, and apparatus for the collection, analysis, and disposal of controlled substances are described. A collector receives an excess of controlled substance and stores the controlled substance so that unauthorized access is minimized. An analysis determ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181361 | Collecting and communicating temperature and volume data directly from a dispenser Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for collecting and communicating temperature and volume data directly from a dispenser for use during a book to physical reconciliation process. The temperature and volume readings can be received directl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177780 | Methods and systems for measuring physical volume Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer program products for determining a volume of liquid product in a manifold set of tanks. The method includes identifying a plurality of book volumes of liquid product in the manifold set of tanks. The method further includ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171330 | Rotation and/or tilt angle detection means for a ball and socket joint A rotation and/or tilt angle detection device for a ball and socket joint is provided wherein at least one magnet (2), especially a permanent magnet, is arranged in the joint ball (1a), wherein a display device (4) displays the magnetic f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167803 | Vessel inspection method and vessel inspection device The object of the invention is to provide a container inspection method and a container inspection device which is not container quality inspection by individual and operator's empirical approach, not influenced by operator's skillfulness, can eliminate human error ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167812 | Method and apparatus for high-sensitivity detection of anomalous signals in systems with low-resolution sensors A system that facilitates high-sensitivity detection of anomalous signals in systems with low-resolution sensors. During system operation, a low-resolution sensor monitors a signal within the system. The system periodically polls the low-resolution sensor in a burst... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165009 | Apparatus, method and articles of manufacture for velocity and bearing determination of an object A sensor front end is disclosed that is able to discriminate objects based on their range from the sensor and to derive bearing information therefrom. The sensor system includes a signal source for transmitting at least a first and a second sensor signal toward the ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162390 | Framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics The invention provides a framework for collecting, storing, and analyzing system metrics concerning a computing system or a computer component. A configuration module is provided to configure settings specific to a metric. A data collection module is provided to col... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158911 | Methods and apparatus for thermal management of an integrated circuit die An integrated, on-chip thermal management system providing closed-loop temperature control of an IC device and methods of performing thermal management of an IC device. The thermal management system comprises a temperature detection element, a power modulation eleme... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158914 | Precision surface measurement A test surface of a test object is measured with respect to a reference surface to generate a first relative surface measurement, where the test surface is in a first position relative to the reference surface. The test surface is measured with respect to the refere... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158898 | Method of calculating effective power relating to capacitor, method of measuring effective power consumed by capacitor, capacitor selection method, calculation apparatus for calculating effective power relating to capacitor, and recording medium storing the calculation program therefor In a method of calculating effective power relating to a capacitor, the waveform of a periodic voltage applied to a capacitor is set. The capacitance of a desired capacitor is input. The waveform of the periodic voltage applied to both ends of the capacitor is subje... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158913 | Automatic activation of touch sensitive screen in a hand held computing device Method and system for activating at least one of a display screen and a touch screen, and/or for deactivating a power conservation system for a hand held computing device (PDA, radiotelephone, etc.), when a stylus used for the touch screen is absent from a receptacl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7149641 | System and method for controlling a fuel cell testing device A system and method in a data processor for controlling a controllable condition of a fuel cell via a control device is provided. The system and method involve (a) providing a script language comprising a control command type having an operating level field for rece... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7149661 | Method and circuit for statistical estimation A method for determining a quality indication, such as a bit error rate or a signal to noise ratio, of a photonic signal is described. The photonic signal is sampled, and then an estimated quality indication, such as the bit error rate, is calculated utilizing stati... | 12/12/2006 |
