| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7461979 |
Retention of ball bearing cartridge for turbomachinery |
December 9, 2008 |
| An exemplary housing for a turbocharger includes a substantially cylindrical bore having a longitudinal axis, an inner diameter, a proximate end and a distal end; a counterbore positioned at the distal end, substantially centered on the longitudinal axis and having an inner diameter; |
| 7461814 |
Dual action inlet door and method for use thereof |
December 9, 2008 |
| An inlet door assembly and method for reducing noise from an auxiliary power unit (APU) contained within an aircraft housing is provided. The inlet assembly includes an inlet duct, an actuator, and a door. The inlet duct is configured to extend from the auxiliary power unit to the ai |
| 7461640 |
Cooling system with boiling prevention |
December 9, 2008 |
| A cooling system comprises a cooler with a hot-side passage extending between hot-side inlet and outlets. The cooler further includes a cooling passage extending between cold-side inlet and outlets. A cooling medium is disposed within the cooling passage, and is in contact with the h |
| 7461507 |
High response compact turbocharger |
December 9, 2008 |
| Turbochargers of this invention comprise a turbine housing and a turbine wheel rotatably disposed therein. A center housing is connected to the turbine housing, and a compressor housing is attached to the center housing. A compressor is rotatably disposed within the compressor housin |
| 7461443 |
Method relating to a threaded inner sleeve for generator magnet |
December 9, 2008 |
| An inner sleeve, having threads on each end, is formed on a motor or generator rotor. A pair of stub shafts are threadably attached to the inner sleeve at each end and a magnet is placed in between. The stub shafts are turned on the inner sleeve to bring them together, thereby creati |
| 7461289 |
System and method for computer service security |
December 2, 2008 |
| In an embodiment, a computer-based service security system receives a communication such as a query. The system processes that query in a server, which may be referred to as a lead server, and creates a plurality of copies of that lead server. The query is transferred to the pluralit |
| 7460915 |
Methods and apparatus for process control using catalyst state estimation |
December 2, 2008 |
| In a process control system, the hidden properties of a catalyst are estimated by including those properties in hidden states within a state space model and solving the state space model based on measurable inputs and outputs of the process. The process may include defining a state s |
| 7460741 |
Fiber optic current sensor and method for sensing current using the same |
December 2, 2008 |
| An apparatus for sensing current and a method for sensing current are provided. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having first and second opposing ends and a hollow passageway therethrough, a recirculator configured such that when light propagates from the respective first and |
| 7460549 |
Resource management for ad hoc wireless networks with cluster organizations |
December 2, 2008 |
| An initiator node in a local cluster included in a wireless network receives an admission request to execute an application comprising a set of tasks. If the initiator node is unable to map the set of tasks to nodes included in the local cluster, the local cluster head node forwards |
| 7460346 |
Arc fault detection and confirmation using voltage and current analysis |
December 2, 2008 |
| An arc fault in an electrical circuit is detected by recording phase plane plot data of current versus voltage for at least one electrical cycle of an alternating current signal, and applying a phase plane plot arc fault monitoring algorithm to the phase plane plot data to determine whet |
| 7460241 |
Fiber optic sensor coil including a restraining ring and method of forming |
December 2, 2008 |
| A fiber optic sensor coil and method of forming a fiber optic sensor coil including a plurality of turns of a first segment of optical fiber wound in a clockwise direction and a plurality of turns of a second segment of optical fiber wound in the counterclockwise direction. The turns of |
| 7460233 |
Pass-line and tilt insensitive sensor |
December 2, 2008 |
| The devices, systems and methods may continuously detect surface characteristics of a sample surface at a tilt. The exemplary system may have a conveying device for moving a sample surface, a light source for reflecting a beam of light off the sample surface, and a light detector wit |
| 7460086 |
Multiple and hybrid graphics display types |
December 2, 2008 |
| A display interface device and method for an individual personal computer, workstation, or embedded system comprising one or more display interfaces; a video library; and driving any one of a plurality of video displays of a plurality of types connected to the one or more display int |
| 7459889 |
DC bus short circuit compliant power generation systems using induction machine |
December 2, 2008 |
| Conventional electric power generation system employ a solid state electronically controlled IM that may be capable of self-start motoring and power generation, but, when the DC bus voltage collapses upon a failure, an additional external source of DC voltage is not available for IM |
| 7459061 |
Steam distribution apparatus with removable cover for internal access |
December 2, 2008 |
| Employment of one or more resealable access slots in a steam distributor apparatus affords easy access to the internal chambers of the apparatus for cleaning and maintenance. The access slots can be located on the lower walls of the steam discharge chambers where debris tend to aggre |
| 7458764 |
Nozzle device for a turbocharger and associated control method |
December 2, 2008 |
| A variable nozzle device for a turbocharger comprises an annular arrangement of vanes disposed in a nozzle formed between an inner wall and an outer wall, the outer wall being constituted by an axially displaceable member, wherein the axially displaceable member is displaceable by an |
| 7458724 |
Pressure biased lubricant valve |
December 2, 2008 |
| An exemplary center housing for a turbocharger includes a bore for supporting a turbocharger shaft, a lubricant feed port, a first lubricant outlet port, a second lubricant outlet port and a valve operably disposed to provide a first path from the lubricant feed port to the first lub |
| 7458718 |
Temperature sensor that achieves a fast response in an exhaust gas environment |
December 2, 2008 |
| A temperature sensor and method of forming the same includes a temperature sensing portion having a metal housing configured with at least one circular fin on a surface of the metal housing. A temperature sensing element is generally associated with the temperature sensing portion, w |
| 7458442 |
Electric brake having parking brake function |
December 2, 2008 |
| An electromagnetic braking system includes a brake stack (20), a ram (18) shiftable in a first linear direction toward and against the brake stack (20) and in a second linear direction opposite the first linear direction, a motor (12) having an output shaft (14) mechanically connecte |
| 7458274 |
Pressure sensor incorporating a compliant pin |
December 2, 2008 |
| A method of incorporating compliant pins in a pressure sensor that uses PCB (printed circuit board) and is press fitted into the compliant pins. The compliant pins are made in the leadframe and the leadframes are molded into the plastic housing. The PCB is press fitted to the leadfra |
| 7458264 |
Generalized inertial measurement error reduction through multiple axis rotation during flight |
December 2, 2008 |
| An inertial measurement unit is provided. The inertial measurement unit comprises two rotational axes, wherein a first of the two rotational axes is aligned nominally along a thrust axis and a second of the two rotational axes is aligned substantially perpendicular to a plane formed |
| 7458214 |
Electric motor cartridge for an electrically assisted turbocharger |
December 2, 2008 |
| An electric motor cartridge comprises a first cartridge housing portion (2) and a second cartridge housing portion (3). The cartridge housing portions (2, 3) are coupled together so as to assembly the electric motor cartridge (1) by radially and axially positioning a stator (4) there |
| 7457619 |
Method for optimizing wireless data link capacity between mobile vehicles |
November 25, 2008 |
| Wireless data links between mobile vehicles are optimized by positioning the mobile vehicles in default locations, creating a wireless data link between the vehicles, and measuring the initial capacity of the wireless data link. An extremum-seeking algorithm is then performed, in which t |
| 7457311 |
Portable communication interface device |
November 25, 2008 |
| The present inventions relate to portable communication interface devices for communication and testing between a computer and electronic devices The portable communication interface device of one embodiment includes at least one specialized port, a standard port and a controller. Each |
| 7456851 |
Method and apparatus for spatial compensation for pixel pattern on LCD displays |
November 25, 2008 |
| An apparatus and method for providing color dot signals of an image for an active matrix display. The apparatus includes a graphic generator that provides an image input to a graphical processing unit. The graphic generator also control the graphical processing unit to form a plurality |
| 7456594 |
Electric motor brake engagement holdup system |
November 25, 2008 |
| An electric motor system includes a motor brake control circuit that uses current induced in the motor stator from generated back EMF to keep the motor brake energized and in its disengaged position, should electric power be lost to the motor system. When the motor has slowed sufficientl |
| 7456525 |
Multi-output power supply device for power sequencing |
November 25, 2008 |
| A packaged power supply device (10) is configured to output multiple supply voltages, which are converted from a single input voltage (V.sub.IN). The packaged power supply device may can be configured as a DC/DC converter, which is operable to output each of the output supply voltage |
| 7456412 |
Insulator for tube having conductive case |
November 25, 2008 |
| One embodiment includes an electromagnetic sensor which includes a header, an anode connected to a first terminal extending through the header, the anode in electrical isolation from the header, a cathode connected to a second terminal extending through the header, the cathode in electri |
| 7456370 |
Welding shield and flexible skirt for automated welding |
November 25, 2008 |
| An automated welding system is provided for welding a workpiece. The system includes a multiaxially movable arm, a fiber optic cable, a laser source, a focusing head, a focus lens, and a shield. The fiber optic cable is coupled to the arm. The laser source is coupled to the fiber opt |
| 7455924 |
Water vapor transport power generator |
November 25, 2008 |
| An improved system for generating electrical power using a fuel cell. More particularly, a system for generating hydrogen gas by reacting water vapor with a substantially non-fluid substance and transporting the generated hydrogen gas to the fuel cell which generates electrical power. |
| 7455881 |
Methods for coating a magnesium component |
November 25, 2008 |
| The present invention provides methods and materials for use in applying a coating on a surface of a magnesium component. The method includes the steps of: accelerating a coating powder to a velocity of between about 500 to about 1200 meters/second, wherein the coating powder comprises a |
| 7455829 |
Low temperature hydrogen generator |
November 25, 2008 |
| A hydrogen generator having a hydrogen generating reaction between a chemical hydride and vapor from a liquid having a freezing point below 0.degree. C. The liquid is selected from alcohols such as ethanol and methanol used pure or diluted with distilled water, and distilled water th |
| 7455074 |
Latchable electrohydraulic servovalve |
November 25, 2008 |
| An electro-hydraulic servovalve (EHSV) (10) that includes a nozzle (16), a motor (12) operably connected to the nozzle (16) for controlling the position of the nozzle (16) based on current provided to the motor (12), a spool (18) having first and second ends (22,26) slidably mounted in a |
| 7454313 |
Hierarchical workload monitoring for optimal subordinate tasking |
November 18, 2008 |
| A system and method of hierarchical monitoring for subordinate assessment is described. Generally, the system receives remotely sensed data about a user's physiology and contextual state, and extracts features that are related to the workload currently being experienced by a single s |
| 7454254 |
Aircraft cabin pressure control system and method for reducing outflow valve actuator induced ca |
November 18, 2008 |
| A cabin pressure control system and method that reduces or inhibits gear train backlash and the concomitant cabin pressure oscillations associated therewith. The cabin pressure control system includes a variable proportional-integral (PI) controller that implements a proportional fun |
| 7454102 |
Optical coupling structure |
November 18, 2008 |
| An optoelectronic coupling structure, a method of manufacture, and a method of operation are described. The optical coupling structure includes a waveguide that is formed within a device layer of an SOI substrate. A prism is located on a bottom side of the SOI substrate. A BOX layer |
| 7453576 |
Method and system for calibrating a fiber optic gyroscope |
November 18, 2008 |
| According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for calibrating a fiber optic gyroscope is provided. A method is provided for calibrating a fiber optic gyroscope. First and second portions of light from a first light source are propagated through a fiber optic line in respecti |
| 7453395 |
Methods and systems using relative sensing to locate targets |
November 18, 2008 |
| A method for determining a position of a target is described that includes establishing a reference target position and a measuring location position and measuring a range to the target, an azimuth angle to the target, and an elevation angle to the target. The reference target positi |
| 7453392 |
Methods and systems utilizing Doppler prediction to enable fusing |
November 18, 2008 |
| A radar processor for controlling detonation of a munition and operable to receive a detonation altitude from an external source is provided. The radar processor is configured to set a first range gate and a reference range gate based on the received detonation altitude, and cause a rada |
| 7453356 |
Vehicle tracking system |
November 18, 2008 |
| A system for tracking a motor vehicle is disclosed, which includes a device that can be magnetically or mechanically affixed to a vehicle. For one example, the device includes a GPS receiver and a data transmitter. When the device is activated and affixed to a vehicle, the GPS receiver |
| 7453303 |
Control circuit for lossless switching converter |
November 18, 2008 |
| A DC-to-DC converter comprises a converter section and a controller section. The converter section comprises a primary section and a secondary section. The primary and secondary section includes MOSFET switches. The controller section is coupled to the converter section and comprises |
| 7452396 |
Collapsible auto expanding media filter |
November 18, 2008 |
| Collapsible filter assemblies for use with pleated or other filter media are disclosed. A collapsible filter assembly can include at least one filter element including a filter media supported within a collapsible filter frame. The filter frame can include a number of frame members each |
| 7451384 |
Error recovery in asynchronous combinational logic circuits |
November 11, 2008 |
| A system and method for providing error recovery to an asynchronous logic circuit is presented. The asynchronous logic circuit with error recovery may use temporal redundancy to compare the results of an asynchronous computation and initiate error recovery if necessary. Outputs of the |
| 7451215 |
OPC server redirection manager |
November 11, 2008 |
| An OPC redirection manager maintains the information necessary for taking appropriate action when the target OPC server fails and for ensuring that no bad status is returned to the client. Any existing OPC client needing seamless failover between target OPC data access and/or alarm and e |
| 7451122 |
Empirical design of experiments using neural network models |
November 11, 2008 |
| Methods and apparatus are provided pertaining to a design of experiments. The method comprises generating a data set from historical data; identifying and removing any fault data points in the data set so as to create a revised data set; supplying the data points from the revised dat |
| 7449882 |
Integrated set/reset driver and magneto-resistive sensor |
November 11, 2008 |
| A magnetic-sensing apparatus and methods of making and using thereof are disclosed. The sensing apparatus may have one or more magneto-resistive-sensing elements, one or more reorientation elements for adjusting the magneto-resistive-sensing elements, and semiconductor circuitry havi |
| 7449870 |
Circuitry and method for limiting peak current from a voltage source |
November 11, 2008 |
| Circuitry (20) and a method are provided for limiting peak current while supplying a constant voltage to a load (42). The circuit (20) comprises an input terminal (32) for coupling to the voltage supply, current sense circuitry (26) coupled to the input terminal (32), a capacitor (30) |
| 7449860 |
Control technique for limiting the current of an induction machine drive system |
November 11, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for deriving phase voltage control signals for use in controlling current flow to an induction motor. The method may comprise obtaining an error term; converting the error term into a commanded voltage value; transforming the commanded voltage value into a comm |
| 7448656 |
Dual action structural latch |
November 11, 2008 |
| A dual action structural latch (10) is provided for securing hinged access doors to a frame. The latch (10) comprises a latching member (58) secured to the frame and defining a first aperture (60). A hook member (24) engages the latching member (58) to resist a tensile force when the lat |
| 7448433 |
Rapid prototype casting |
November 11, 2008 |
| Methods for rapid prototype casting metal components, wherein the metal components are cast in a secondary ceramic mold, the secondary ceramic mold is cast in a primary mold, and the primary mold is formed by rapid prototyping or rapid manufacturing. The secondary ceramic mold may co |
