| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7626514 |
Systems and methods for reducing nuisance alerts for helicopter enhanced ground proximity warnin |
December 1, 2009 |
| Systems and methods for controlling activation of a look-ahead function of a terrain alert and warning system. The system receives rate of climb and aircraft speed information, compares the rate of climb and aircraft speed information to a predefined threshold, and deactivates a look-ahe |
| 7626484 |
Disc seat for thermal switch |
December 1, 2009 |
| A thermal switch includes a low abrasive and wear resistant disc seat for holding a bimetallic disc. The disc seat includes a disc body with a flange extending from a periphery of the disc body. A centralized through opening may be located in the disc body to prevent warping of the disc |
| 7626377 |
Hall-effect device with merged and/or non-merged complementary structure |
December 1, 2009 |
| A Hall-effect device with a merged and/or non-merged complementary structure in order to cancel stress induced offsets includes an n-type epitaxial Hall element and a p-type Hall element. The p-type Hall element can be implanted directly on top of the n-type epitaxial Hall element. T |
| 7625434 |
Enhanced OBIGGS |
December 1, 2009 |
| A gas generating system comprises an air separation module (ASM) in fluid communication with a nitrogen enriched air (NEA) line and an oxygen enriched air (OEA) line. A valve is positioned in the OEA line and an oxygen sensor is positioned in the NEA line. The valve can be modulated |
| 7625178 |
High effectiveness cooled turbine blade |
December 1, 2009 |
| An air-cooled turbine blade is provided having an airfoil shape defined by a convex suction side wall, a concave pressure side wall, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a root and a tip, the walls and the tip each including an interior surface that defines an interior with the root, the tra |
| 7624755 |
Gas valve with overtravel |
December 1, 2009 |
| A gas valve may include a valve body and a valve member disposed within the valve body. A resilient sealing ring may be disposed within the valve body such that the valve member achieves a closed position when the valve member contacts the resilient sealing ring. In some instances, a gas |
| 7624575 |
EGR mixer and ported shroud compressor housing |
December 1, 2009 |
| The present invention provides an assembly comprising a compressor housing and EGR mixer, the assembly further comprising a ported shroud in the compressor housing and a noise suppressor in the EGR mixer. |
| 7623960 |
System and method for performing 4-dimensional navigation |
November 24, 2009 |
| A system and method are disclosed for computing a vehicle's motion in four dimensions (e.g., three spatial dimensions and time) and reliably predicting the vehicle's arrival time at a predetermined location, by providing a graphical display to an operator of the vehicle's progress th |
| 7623771 |
Detection of deposits in steam humidifiers |
November 24, 2009 |
| A humidifier configured to determine when the humidifier requires cleaning. The humidifier includes a tank for containing water, a heater for heating the water in the tank to generate steam, and one or more water level sensors for detecting the level of water in the tank, including d |
| 7623044 |
Runway and taxiway turning guidance |
November 24, 2009 |
| According to an example embodiment, a method includes receiving data about an aircraft that is moving on a surface using at least a first wheel, the data descriptive of physical characteristics of the aircraft, calculating a first path of the first wheel along the surface using the data, |
| 7622933 |
Electrode |
November 24, 2009 |
| An apparatus and method for sensing characteristics of a liquid are disclosed. The exemplary embodiment may have an electrode for transmitting electrical signals associated with characteristics of the liquid to and from the liquid. The electrode may have an aperture on the interior o |
| 7622910 |
Method and apparatus for AC integrated current sensor |
November 24, 2009 |
| Integrated current sensors are used in AC electric power systems. An integrated current sensor according to one embodiment comprises: an inductor (101), wherein an AC current passes through the inductor (101); an integrator circuit (103), the integrator circuit (103) receiving a volt |
| 7622828 |
Loaded triac output system |
November 24, 2009 |
| The interfacing of a controller having an output with components (e.g., a triac) that require more current to successfully drive than the amount of current that is drawn by the circuit or controller which is being driven. The extra current drawn may be efficiently used, rather than waste |
| 7622435 |
Methods of replacing refrigerant |
November 24, 2009 |
| Provided are azeotrope-like compositions comprising tetrafluoropropene and trifluoroiodomethane and uses thereof, including use in refrigerant compositions, refrigeration systems, blowing agent compositions, and sprayable compositions, including aerosol propellants. |
| 7622405 |
High performance same fiber composite hybrids by varying resin content only |
November 24, 2009 |
| Multi-panel ballistic resistant articles formed from woven and/or non-woven fibrous panels, each panel including varying quantities of a polymeric composition based on the total weight of the fibers and the polymeric composition. The hybrid structures provide excellent ballistic pene |
| 7622031 |
Method for preparing oxidized polyolefin waxes |
November 24, 2009 |
| A method for producing an oxidized wax comprising (a) providing a uniform high molecular weight polyolefin resin feedstock having an average particle size smaller than about 30 mesh and a standard deviation in particle size of not greater than about 125 .mu.m; and (b) oxidizing the r |
| 7620409 |
Wireless communication system with channel hopping and redundant connectivity |
November 17, 2009 |
| A wireless system having an infrastructure node and several leaf nodes in a non-redundant version or having at least two infrastructure nodes and several leaf nodes in a redundant version. Leaf nodes may individually seek out timing information in order to be in synch with an infrast |
| 7620207 |
Linking tracked objects that undergo temporary occlusion |
November 17, 2009 |
| A method and system is configured to characterize regions of an environment by the likelihoods of transition of a target from each region to another. The likelihoods of transition between regions is preferably used in combination with conventional object-tracking algorithms to determ |
| 7619740 |
Microgloss measurement of paper and board |
November 17, 2009 |
| Microgloss is a novel two-dimensional representation of how light is reflected from a target surface area. Systems and methods for measuring the microgloss can yield data for characterizing the reflective properties of a variety of products for which surface appearance is important. |
| 7619648 |
User assisted customization of automated video surveillance systems |
November 17, 2009 |
| A surveillance system allows a user to characterize the user's environment and/or the user s surveillance application, via a selection from among a variety of predefined environments and/or applications. Preferably, the selection is from among a variety of scene configurations, such as t |
| 7619549 |
Methods and systems for reducing a sign-bit pulse at a voltage output of a sigma-delta digital-t |
November 17, 2009 |
| For a sigma-delta digital-to-analog converter (SD DAC) that includes a voltage output and a low-pass filter having a given order, methods and systems for reducing a sign-bit pulse at the voltage output of the SD DAC without requiring use of a higher order low-pass filter are disclosed. A |
| 7619502 |
Potentiometer system and method |
November 17, 2009 |
| A potentiometer network includes a first main terminal, a second main terminal, a plurality of resistive elements connected in parallel between the first main terminal and the second main terminal, and means for embedding calibration of said resistive elements in said potentiometer n |
| 7619471 |
Class D amplifier with increased efficiency |
November 17, 2009 |
| The present invention is a method of operating a speaker by converting an audio signal to a pulse-width modulated signal that has a plurality of positive pulses and a plurality of negative pulses as a function of the audio signal, then driving an H-bridge circuit interconnected to a |
| 7619455 |
Digital single event transient hardened register using adaptive hold |
November 17, 2009 |
| By adjusting a register's capturing clock edge timing so that the register captures data when the data returns to a correct state, the register may be protected against DSET upsets. If a data glitch occurs near the clock edge, the valid time at the register output is increased (CLK to Q) |
| 7618520 |
Physical vapor deposition target constructions |
November 17, 2009 |
| The invention includes a target construction having a sputtering region and a flange region laterally outward relative to the sputtering region. The flange region has a front surface disposed on a front face of the construction and a back surface opposing the front surface. An o-ring |
| 7617689 |
Combustor dome assembly including retaining ring |
November 17, 2009 |
| A retaining ring is provided for use in conjunction with a carburetor assembly having a flow passage therethrough for conducting a fuel-air mixture into a combustion chamber, the carburetor assembly comprising an air flow modifier and a fuel injector receiving element adjacent thereto. |
| 7617582 |
Method of manufacturing composite generator rotor shaft |
November 17, 2009 |
| A method for manufacturing a rotor shaft is provided. A rod is formed from a metal matrix composite material, the rod having an outer diameter. The rod is heated to attain a stiffness thereof that is greater than about 300 GPa. A machinable sleeve is formed from material having a stiffne |
| 7617331 |
System and method of double address detection |
November 10, 2009 |
| A plurality of detectors can be evaluated to determine if more than one has been assigned the same address. Responsive thereto, such detectors could be identified for follow-up maintenance, or service. |
| 7617070 |
Absolute position determination of an object using pattern recognition |
November 10, 2009 |
| A position determining system that includes a spherical inertial sensor assembly, at least one position determining device and a processor is provided. The spherical inertial sensor assembly has a surface with a reference pattern. Each position determining device includes a focal pla |
| 7616148 |
Microwave smart motion sensor for security applications |
November 10, 2009 |
| A dual mode motion sensor for detecting both motion of a moving target and a range of the moving target. The dual mode motion sensor normally operates in a pulse transmission mode. If motion is detected, the sensor automatically switches to a frequency modulated continuous wave trans |
| 7616115 |
Sensor for detecting human intruders, and security system |
November 10, 2009 |
| A dual-modality sensor for detecting a presence of a human intruder within a secure setting includes a seismic sensor for acquiring a seismic signature of a disturbance, and includes an active acoustic sensor to acquire an acoustic signature of the disturbance. A system processor is |
| 7616109 |
System and method for detecting detector masking |
November 10, 2009 |
| A system and method is provided for indicating a masking event using transmission wiring delegated for indicating intrusion and tampering events. The method of indicating a masking event utilizes measurable changes in resistance to indicate the current masking state of a detector. Wh |
| 7615989 |
Method and apparatus for DC integrated current sensor |
November 10, 2009 |
| Integrated current sensors are used in DC electric power systems. An integrated current sensor (200B) according to one embodiment comprises: a DC inductor (111B) including a resistive component and an inductive component, wherein a DC current passes through the DC inductor (111B); an |
| 7615892 |
Modular and scalable power conversion system for aircraft |
November 10, 2009 |
| A method and apparatuses are used for power conversion. The apparatus according to one embodiment comprises a plurality of power conversion modules (130.sub.--1, . . . , 130.sub.--n), the plurality of power conversion modules (130.sub.--1, . . . , 130.sub.--n) being optionally contro |
| 7615751 |
Adjustable motion detection sensor with cam |
November 10, 2009 |
| This invention relates generally to the field of motion detection sensors, and in particular to a system and method for adjusting the position of a printed circuit board relative to a focusing element. The invention includes a housing having a front opening and an interior cavity. A |
| 7614853 |
Composite shaft |
November 10, 2009 |
| A turbine shaft may be used to remove a heat load from pliant bearings without requiring the use of a process fluid for cooling the turbine shaft. The turbine shaft comprises a heat conductive sleeve disposed between an outer surface of a tie rod shaft and an inner surface of a beari |
| 7614340 |
Composite piston housing for aircraft brakes |
November 10, 2009 |
| An aircraft brake piston housing (10) has a composite body (14) including a plurality of fibers embedded in a matrix, the body (14) including a central bore (18) and a plurality of circumferentially disposed openings (23) surrounding the bore (18), at least some of the circumferentially |
| 7614238 |
Method for lean blowout protection in turbine engines |
November 10, 2009 |
| A lean blowout protection system and method is provided that facilitates improved lean blowout protection while providing effective control of turbine engine speed. The lean blowout protection system and method selectively and gradually biases the lean blowout (LBO) schedule based on |
| 7613586 |
Thermal vacuum gauge |
November 3, 2009 |
| A system for determining a gas pressure or gauging a vacuum in a hermetically sealed enclosure. One or more heater structures and one or more temperature sensor structures situated on a substrate may be used in conjunction for measuring a thermal conductivity of a gas in the enclosur |
| 7613561 |
Measurement of NO and NO.sub.2 for control of selective catalytic reduction |
November 3, 2009 |
| A selective catalytic reduction system includes a catalyst, a device to measure an amount of nitrogen oxide (NO), a device to measure an amount of nitrogen dioxide (NO.sub.2), a device to add an ammonia source, and a control unit to calculate the amount of ammonia source to add as a |
| 7613360 |
Multi-spectral fusion for video surveillance |
November 3, 2009 |
| A multi-spectral imaging surveillance system and method in which a plurality of imaging cameras is associated with a data-processing apparatus. A module can be provided, which resides in a memory of said data-processing apparatus. The module performs fusion of a plurality images resp |
| 7613328 |
Label detection |
November 3, 2009 |
| A system and a method to detect a label are described herein. The system and method are to extract a horizontal region of interest based on the image; to extract a vertical region of interest based on the image; and to identify presence of the primary label in the image from the hori |
| 7613225 |
System and method for secure communication of collected amphibious data |
November 3, 2009 |
| A system for secure communication of collected data is provided. The system comprises a data dissemination subsystem, the data dissemination subsystem operable to store and disseminate collected data. The system also comprises a transmitter subsystem coupled to said data dissemination |
| 7613058 |
Radiation hardening, detection and protection design methods and circuit examples thereof |
November 3, 2009 |
| Radiation hardening, detection and protection design methods are disclosed. An example write drive circuit is disclosed having radiation hardened analog circuitry. A passive transistor is provided to generate a radiation photo-current to offset any net radiation photo-current of the |
| 7612885 |
Spectroscopy method and apparatus for detecting low concentration gases |
November 3, 2009 |
| The invention is a method and apparatus capable of detecting constituents of a gas at extremely low concentrations comprising providing a medium that is absorbent of at least a first particular gas under a first environmental condition and desorbent of the particular gas under a seco |
| 7612871 |
Frequency-multiplexed detection of multiple wavelength light for flow cytometry |
November 3, 2009 |
| A multiplexed set of light sources having outputs of light with various wavelengths which are combined into one beam. The beam may impinge a particle in a flow channel of a cytometer. The light leaving the flow channel may be sensed by a detector and the light distinguished according |
| 7612553 |
Current sensor having sandwiched magnetic permeability layer |
November 3, 2009 |
| A current sensor includes a support structure (12), a magnetic field sensor (11) positioned on the support structure, a primary conductor comprising sandwich (13) including an electrically conducting top layer (13a) and electrically conducting bottom layer (13b), and a layer of magne |
| 7612551 |
System of phonon spectroscopy |
November 3, 2009 |
| A system for phonon spectroscopy for attaining a phonon spectrum of a sample of a material. Current may be injected into the material to result in electrical noise in the material. The electrical noise may be processed to result in information revealing a phonon spectrum of the mater |
| 7612540 |
Lithium-ion battery diagnostic and prognostic techniques |
November 3, 2009 |
| Embodiments provide a method and a system for determining cell imbalance condition of a multi-cell battery including a plurality of cell strings. To determine a cell imbalance condition, a charge current is applied to the battery and is monitored during charging. The charging time for ea |
| 7612514 |
Architecture and a multiple function power converter for aircraft |
November 3, 2009 |
| A method and apparatuses are implemented for electric power systems. An apparatus for power conversion according to one embodiment comprises: a multiple function power converter (77), the multiple function power converter (77) being capable of performing functions of a static inverte |
