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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8191772 | Method for generating customer one-time unique purchase order numbers Multiple secure transactions are provided through use of a method that uses customer one-time unique purchase order numbers (“Coupons”) generated by an algorithm that uses a permutated user key and a user insertion key as input variables. A user key (such as a P... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8178832 | Re-calibration methodology for NDIR gas sensors A re-calibration method for a dual-beam NDIR gas sensor uses a calibration curve based upon a combination of physics and sensor measurement components of the sensor to calculate sample gas concentration, then determines a second gas concentration measurement by a se... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8002652 | Sporting game of Sokker Golph™ A sporting game in which a game ball that behaves differently from a conventional soccer ball is kicked from a starting point toward an end point for the purpose of getting the game ball in the end point in as few as strikes as possible and, if this is not accomplis... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7780555 | Inflatable ball with predictable movements A ball having an inflatable ball shell within which is found an inflatable inner ball partially filled with an inner ball gas and partially filled with a liquid that is held in the center of the inflatable ball shell by an inflatable support when the inflatable inne... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780170 | East-west casino based upon chinese poker deck An East-West casino offers two or more gambling games in which at least one game involves a Feng Shui element of chance and the other involves either a game based upon a new Chinese Poker Deck of cards or a video slot machine having a carousel in which two or more w... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7748616 | Method for implementing anonymous credit card transactions using a fictitious account name A method for implementing an anonymous face to face or Mail Order Telephone Order credit card transaction by a user who has established a user account associated with a fictitious name. The user generates a valid personal charge number by executing an algorithm in a... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7722045 | Method of playing yangtze hold 'EM# and tibet high# poker games A method of playing a community card poker game in which two down cards are dealt to each player from a deck having suited cards, non-suited cards and a wild cards, followed by a betting round, then three community cards are dealt face up followed by a betting round... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7693798 | Anonymous merchandise delivery system A method for implementing an anonymous payment card transaction, in either a face-to-face transaction or a MOTO transaction, in which the user is allowed to select an option for anonymous delivery of goods. The option is conveyed to a money source by means of a cust... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7434807 | Taraccab or Baccarat table card game with Chinese deck A game uses a deck of cards having three sets of cards with designations 1 through 9, five cards with a Feng Shui designation, four cards with a Green Dragon designation, four cards with an East Wind designation, four cards with a South Wind designation, four cards ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422214 | Methods for Chinese radical games A method for playing language puzzle games involving a unit of meaning in the Chinese language made up of a string of characters in which each character in the string is decomposed into radicals having from one to four strokes and all of the radicals are combined, a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7360763 | Yangtze hold 'em and other poker games played with a chinese poker deck Games (such as any poker game, whether it be draw poker, stud poker or a community card poker and, more particularly, a Texas hold 'em game or a variant in which players are either initially dealt four cards or the seventh card is dealt face down to individual playe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358489 | Ultra low cost NDIR gas sensors The concentration of a gas species is detected by using a single beam NDIR gas sensor in which an infrared source element is driven at two different temperatures, a feed back loop senses an operation voltage of the source, a differential gain amplifier creates a hig... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7335885 | Ultra low power NDIR gas sensor fire detector A fire detector and method for generating an alarm signal in response to a fire uses an NDIR sensor to generate a detector signal based upon one or more absorption bands selected from the 15.1μ absorption band of CO2, the 6.27μ absorption band of H2O and the 4.67... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329870 | Simple multi-channel NDIR gas sensors Concentrations of N gas species can be detected from a single beam NDIR gas sensor having a differential infrared source and an (N+1)-passband filter (having a neutral passband and N absorption passbands for N gases) mounted at a single infrared detector by driving ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7259374 | Method for detecting a gas species using a super tube waveguide A method for detecting the concentration of one or more gas species by using infrared radiation emitted from one or more sources into a sample cell which is a hollow waveguide with multiple bends collectively greater than 180 degrees in three dimensions, the infrare... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7214939 | Ultra low power NDIR carbon dioxide sensor fire detector A fire detector and method for generating an alarm signal in response to a fire uses an NDIR CO2 sensor to generate a detector signal based upon a 15μ absorption band of CO2 and generates an alarm signal when a signal processor receives the de... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186979 | Passive NDIR carbon dioxide sensor fire detector A fire detector with a passive CO2 sensor generates a detector signal based upon a 15μ absorption band of CO2 and a signal processor generates an alarm signal when a preselected criterion is met. The passive CO2 sensor has a passive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176460 | Passive NDIR gas sensor fire detector A fire detector and method for detecting fires uses a passive NDIR sensor that generates a detector signal based upon either a 15μ absorption band of CO2 or a 6.27μ absorption band of H2O and a signal processor which receives the detector sig... | 02/13/2007 |
| 6659862 | Electronic game apparatus for guessing english acronyms An electronic game apparatus for guessing the English acronyms comprise a game console and a system processor. The game console includes an alphanumeric keyboard, a display, and an ON/OFF switch. The system processor includes a central processing unit, a ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6609654 | Method for allowing a user to customize use of a payment card that generates a different payment card number for multiple transactions A user can customize use of a payment card, which can be an electronic card, by selecting either a first or a second user key as a selected user key. The selected user key is entered into a card number generator that uses it and a user sequence number to ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6356196 | Verified receipt, notification, and theft deterrence of courier-delivered parcels The System includes an Alarm Unit and a separate Alert Unit. The Alarm Unit is securely affixed to the parcel before the parcel is left at the delivery site, and the Alert Unit is placed at a secure site that is within radio range of the delivery site. Th... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6237575 | Dynamic infrared sensor for automotive pre-vaporized fueling control A pre-vaporized fuel system for use in fueling an internal combustion engine is provided with a dynamic infrared sensor. The infrared sensor senses the hydrocarbon content of the vaporized fuel which information is used by the engine control module to con... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6166647 | Fire detector An improved fire detector is obtained by combining a conventional smoke particle sensor with a fire radicals odor sensor; the latter being an electronic nose tuned to respond to the presence of a family of radicals, produced by most fires, that is respons... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6158762 | Collapsible golf cart A collapsible golf cart that is capable of carrying a fully-loaded golf bag includes an A-frame formed by telescoping members pivotally connected at their upper ends and having removable wheels at their lower ends. The cart includes a swinging V-shaped su... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6107925 | Method for dynamically adjusting criteria for detecting fire through smoke concentration A fire detector is equipped with a smoke detector and electrical circuitry for declaring a fire alarm if a smoke concentration based fire detection criteria is satisfied. A CO2 detector is included in the fire detector for forming an a priori e... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6095534 | Collapsible luggage cart A collapsible luggage cart characterized by left and right telescoping members having top sections and bottom sections, the top sections being pivotally connected so that when the cart is extended for use the telescoping members provide an A-frame back fo... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5980043 | Object cells for hand-held kaleidoscopes One type of kaleidoscope has an object cell that contains a multitude of small objects immersed in a viscous liquid. By inverting the object cell, a user can enjoy a continuous ever-changing display of pleasing and colorful symmetrical images as the objec... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5956699 | System for secured credit card transactions on the internet A method for providing secure credit card transactions over the Internet generates a personal charge number from a user account number by inserting a user key into the user account number in accordance with an algorithm that uses a user insertion key and ... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5937394 | System and method for pseudo cash transactions with credit back A system and method for pseudo cash transactions allows a portion of the pseudo cash to be refunded through use of a credit back indicator which is used by a record adjuster to adjust the file associated with a pseudo cash unit which can then be accessed ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5894373 | Method for fabricating mirror systems A method for use in mass-producing, from a plane sheet of metal, a three-dimensional structure consisting of plane mirrors and plane structural members, said three-dimensional structure of a type in which each mirror or structural member has at least one ... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5889199 | Portable leak detector A portable instrument for locating leaks through the wall of a chamber uses a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) type detector. The instrument includes a gas sampling probe into which a continuous sample of gas is drawn by a small suction pump. The sample is ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5834777 | NDIR gas sensor A miniaturized NDIR gas sensor is manufactured using semiconductor micromachining techniques from a semiconductor material such as Si or GaAs. The NDIR gas sensor comprises an optical waveguide, a light source at one end of the waveguide, at least one lig... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5798696 | Tire puncture locator Apparatus for detecting leaks in pneumatic tires includes a source of pressurized carbon dioxide gas that is used to partially re-inflate the flat tire, so that a strong concentration of carbon dioxide gas will be present in any gas that leaks out of the ... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791014 | Handle for carry-on luggage A retractable and extendable handle for a piece of luggage is provided at its distal end portion with a distal jaw, and spaced from that, a proximal jaw. These jaws facilitate loading the luggage into an overhead luggage compartment. The jaws may be integ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5747808 | NDIR gas sensor A miniaturized NDIR gas sensor is manufactured using semiconductor micromachining techniques from a semiconductor material such as Si or GaAs. The NDIR gas sensor comprises an optical waveguide, a light source at one end of the waveguide, at least one lig... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5650624 | Passive infrared analysis gas sensor A passive source infrared gas detector which uses an ambient temperature source and the space between the detector assembly and the source as the sample chamber is provided, the gas detector includes an infrared detector assembly for producing a first out... | 07/22/1997 |
