| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6716289 |
Rigid gas collector for providing an even flow of gasses |
April 6, 2004 |
| A gas collector for collecting gasses from within a reaction chamber of a reactor comprises a body having a conduit, at least one inlet, an outlet, and a seal disposed on the body. The seal cooperates with a lid of the reactor to prevent escape of reaction gasses from the reaction chambe |
| 6716060 |
Electrical connector with solder plate and pegs for PC board mounting |
April 6, 2004 |
| An electrical connector is constructed for ease of fixing a sheet metal solder plate (25) to the bottom surface portion (70) of the connector insulator frame (12), so the solder plate can be soldered to one or more traces on a circuit board to hold down the frame. The frame has downwardl |
| 6716048 |
Coupling mechanism for electrical connectors |
April 6, 2004 |
| The present invention is directed to a structure for coupling a plug connector to a receptacle connector by simply pushing the plug connector to lock into place on a receptacle connector and pull the coupling nut to release. Although the action of the push to lock and pull to release is |
| 6714286 |
Agile pseudo-noise coded ranging ladar |
March 30, 2004 |
| An apparatus and method of dynamically optimizing an acquisition range of a radar system, including modulating a CW radar signal with a PN code that has an adjustable code frequency of modulation and an adjustable chip length. The method includes transmitting the modulated radar signal a |
| 6714086 |
Symmetric oscillators |
March 30, 2004 |
| A symmetrical oscillator includes a reactive element, such as an inductor, coupled between first and second active components, where the reactive element defines a fundamental resonant frequency with one or more capacitances of the oscillator. A first feedback circuit is coupled betw |
| 6713731 |
Fast response, multiple-loop temperature regulator |
March 30, 2004 |
| An apparatus for regulating a temperature of an object to a desired temperature includes a feedback circuit operable to produce a feedback error signal based on a difference of the desired temperature of the object and the temperature of the object; and a heating circuit operable to |
| 6709241 |
Apparatus and method for controlling a pump system |
March 23, 2004 |
| A controller for controlling operating parameters associated with fluid flow, speed or pressure for a centrifugal pump for pumping fluid, wherein at least one sensor is coupled to the pump for generating a signal indicative of a sensed operating condition. The controller comprises a |
| 6709026 |
Coupling housing and quick-connect coupling for hoses and pipes in motor vehicles in the form of |
March 23, 2004 |
| A quick-connect coupling for hoses or pipes with a coupling housing contains a connection piece and a housing part as well as a plug-type fitting wherein the housing part and the connection piece are realized in the form of two parts. |
| 6708329 |
Method and apparatus for producing modules compatible with a target system platform from simulat |
March 16, 2004 |
| Modules produced and utilized for system simulation are translated by a computer system into software modules compatible with and executable on a target system platform. Initially, software is typically produced to enable a modeling tool to simulate a new design and target system beh |
| 6707418 |
Correlating single continuous wave radar space object observation for initial orbit determinatio |
March 16, 2004 |
| Correlating observations of objects in the sky to determine an orbit includes identifying an initially identified object, determining if the initially identified object will be identifiable again, and identifying a subsequently identified object. A determination is then made by comparing |
| 6702468 |
Sliding bearing for a magnetically driven centrifugal pump |
March 9, 2004 |
| A sliding bearing is provided for a magnetically driven centrifugal pump with an outer stationary tubular bearing housing within which lie antirotationally mounted bearing bushings and with a rotationally mounted hollow bearing shaft, lying coaxially in the bearing housing to accommo |
| 6700388 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting electromagnetic interference |
March 2, 2004 |
| An EMI testing scheme involves analyzing an analog input signal in frequency band segments. The input signal is passband filtered and digitally sampled before being converted to a complex analytic signal via a Hilbert transform filter and then transformed into a frequency domain sign |
| 6697155 |
Multispectral active remote sensing without narrowband optical filters |
February 24, 2004 |
| A remote platform obtaining a spectrum of one or more locations by moving the platform to sequentially illuminating the locations with different wavelengths of radiation. The different wavelengths of radiation reflected from the locations may be sequentially detected and converted into d |
| 6696196 |
Closed battery container having high volume rapid venting feature |
February 24, 2004 |
| A closed battery container having walls defining an interior which is subjected to one of a first and a second pressure, the first pressure much lower than the second pressure. The closed container includes a highly rigid panel at least partially forming one of the container walls, the |
| 6691589 |
Switch handle |
February 17, 2004 |
| A control handle (10) for operating a machine, includes a largely vertical shaft (12) that can be grasped by a person's hand and a hand rest assembly (20) that supports a lower end of the hand opposite the thumb. The hand rest assembly is slidable along the shaft and includes a clamp tha |
| 6690326 |
Wide bandwidth phased array antenna system |
February 10, 2004 |
| A phased array antenna system in accordance with the present invention is configured to transfer signal energy between an antenna array and a source/target via multiple subbeams respectively carried in different frequency channels. Each antenna array element can thus receive a compos |
| 6687053 |
Binocular device and method utilizing monocular devices |
February 3, 2004 |
| A mounting assembly for mounting two monocular devices to form a binocular device. A method of collimating the monocular devices, so that the binocular device is collimated. |
| 6686781 |
Timing control circuit |
February 3, 2004 |
| A timing circuit having a controllable current source and a capacitor coupled to the current source. A resistor and a second capacitor are connected in series. The series resistor and second capacitor are connected in parallel with the capacitor. A trigger circuit has a first termina |
| 6686716 |
Tuned open-loop switched to closed-loop method for rapid point-to-point movement of a periodic m |
February 3, 2004 |
| A motor control method and apparatus produce rapid, point-to-point movement while minimizing settling time and peak power consumption in a servo-control system with a periodic input. Rapid open-loop movement is combined with tuning of the open-loop input based on position and velocity |
| 6683461 |
Servo controlled calibration of repeatable errors in position transducers |
January 27, 2004 |
| A servo control calibration apparatus and method for correcting repeatable errors in position transducers is described. Unlike prior static direct measurement techniques or prior repetitive control techniques that correct error signals only within a low bandwidth, the present servo contr |
| 6681790 |
Ported slide gate valve with gate motion to break scale build up |
January 27, 2004 |
| A ported slide gate valve having a gate for regulating the flow of a fluid through the valve, a seat located in the valve interior, and a means for causing the gate to move in such a manner that the gate fractures any scale built up in the lower portion of the valve interior, prior to th |
| 6681634 |
Bearing defect detection using time synchronous averaging (TSA) of an enveloped accelerometer si |
January 27, 2004 |
| A method is provided of identifying a rotating bearing defect featuring the steps of measuring the vibration of the rotating bearing to obtain a waveform signal; filtering the waveform signal to remove unwanted signal frequencies; enveloping the filtered waveform signal to obtain an |
| 6679730 |
Connector with overmold seal/robust latch |
January 20, 2004 |
| A connector assembly with front and rear bodies (50, 40) and a surrounding shell (12), has a potting material (72) that is molded around the cable (20) and within a rear body passageway (70) in a manner that avoids leakage of the potting material. The shell outside surface has outwar |
| 6677736 |
Energy recovery system for droop compensation circuitry |
January 13, 2004 |
| The invention comprises a voltage regulator including a droop compensation circuit and an energy recovery circuit. The droop compensation circuit adjusts the regulator output voltage to compensate for droop, such as voltage regulator droop, load transistor droop, or other variations to |
| 6676758 |
Gas collector for epitaxial reactor |
January 13, 2004 |
| A gas collector for collecting gasses from within a reaction chamber of a reactor comprises a rigid body having a conduit, inlets, an outlet, and a seal disposed on the body. The seal cooperates with a lid of the reactor to prevent escape of reaction gasses from the reaction chamber. The |
| 6672566 |
Multi-use sterile access/GMP diaphragm valve housing |
January 6, 2004 |
| A multi-use sterile access/GMP diaphragm valve housing having a valve housing block having a main flow axis. The housing having a main flow valve mounting surface formed parallel to the main flow axis. The housing having a first port and an opposing second port. The housing having a |
| 6668911 |
Pump system for use in a heat exchange application |
December 30, 2003 |
| In general, the invention relates to a pump system for use in a heat exchange application having a pump chamber with a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. A rotating device is contained within the pump chamber, for causing a fluid to move across a surface to be cooled. The surface forms |
| 6668455 |
Method for preparing a multi-layer metal tube |
December 30, 2003 |
| A method for preparing a multi-layer metal tube, comprises the steps of breaking the adhesion between at least a portion of a polymeric layer and an outer surface circumference of a metal tube having a corrosion resistant layer applied thereto, thereby causing the polymeric layer por |
| 6667472 |
Night vision device with antireflection coating on cathode window |
December 23, 2003 |
| An image intensifier tube which obviates problems with stray reflections caused by bright lights utilizes an antireflection coating in the form of an interference filter on the cathode window. An image intensifier--which is protected against laser damage utilizes a laser reflecting coati |
| 6666920 |
Gas collector for providing an even flow of gasses through a reaction chamber of an epitaxial re |
December 23, 2003 |
| A gas collector for collecting gasses from within a reaction chamber of a reactor comprises a body having a conduit, at least one inlet, an outlet, and a seal disposed on the body. The seal cooperates with a lid of the reactor to prevent escape of reaction gasses from the reaction chambe |
| 6665333 |
Methods and apparatus for determining the time of arrival of a signal |
December 16, 2003 |
| A spread spectrum position location communication system determines the position of a mobile master radio using a round-trip messaging scheme in which the time of arrive (TOA) of ranging messages is accurately determined to yield the range estimates required to calculate the position |
| 6663352 |
Method and apparatus for dynamically determining vapor pressure in pumping systems |
December 16, 2003 |
| A method and system for dynamically determining a vapor pressure of a fluid passing through a pumping system by diverting a portion of the fluid from the pumping system into a chamber, isolating the diverted fluid from the pumping system, evacuating the chamber and measuring the vapor pr |
| 6662370 |
Night vision device helmet mount |
December 16, 2003 |
| A helmet plate for interfacing between a helmet having a frontally located obstruction and a mount adjustment assembly for a night vision device. The helmet plate is comprised of a support portion having a band and a cavity for overlying the obstruction and an integral power pack housing |
| 6661214 |
Droop compensation circuitry |
December 9, 2003 |
| An embodiment of the present invention comprises a voltage regulator including a droop compensation circuit and a voltage regulator circuit. The droop compensation circuit compensates for an output that changes over a period of time. This variable output may be the result of voltage |
| 6652153 |
High density fiber optic connector with individual fiber removal |
November 25, 2003 |
| An optical fiber connector system includes a rear connector (16) comprising a main rear shell (50) with a plurality of ports (52) and a plurality of rear module bodies (54) each lying in one of the ports. A plurality of backshells (84) extend rearwardly from the rear of the module bodies |
| 6648606 |
Centrifugal pump performance degradation detection |
November 18, 2003 |
| A method for determining whether a centrifugal pump is degraded as operating outside of acceptable operating limits and includes the steps of determining a motor torque/TDH relationship over a range of speeds for minimum and maximum flow rates and at least at two other intermediate flow |
| 6648375 |
Pilot insert seal for a tube fitting |
November 18, 2003 |
| A cylindrical thin walled tube with a through bore extending its entire axial length between first and second opposed ends is individually mounted in a bore in a fitting, with an end portion of the tube extending outward from a land surface on the fitting. A groove is formed on the exter |
| 6646599 |
Open loop array antenna beam steering architecture |
November 11, 2003 |
| A solid state active aperture high power polarization agile transmitter, either single or dual polarization, employing nonreciprocal antenna elements, designed such that it can be used in an Electronic Warfare (EW) system that is more efficient and less expensive. Antenna beam steering i |
| 6640164 |
Methods and systems for remote control of self-propelled vehicles |
October 28, 2003 |
| A method and system for remote control of self-propelled vehicles includes a leader vehicle and at least one follower vehicle located behind the leader vehicle. The leader vehicle traverses a waypoint, determines a first set of GPS coordinates corresponding to the waypoint, and transmits |
| 6637779 |
Fluid quick connector with grooved endform |
October 28, 2003 |
| A fluid quick connector includes a connector body which receives a retainer having a radially inward extending projection which is releasably engagable with an annular recess formed in an endform to releasably latch the endform in the connector body. |
| 6637456 |
Safety valve |
October 28, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a safety valve, in particular for low pressures and aggressive media, with an inlet which ends at the top in a valve seat upon which lies in a sealing manner a weight-loaded sealing body. A certain overpressure below the valve seat and/or a certain underpressure ab |
| 6637144 |
Sight clearing weapon mount |
October 28, 2003 |
| A weapon mount for mounting a night vision device to the receiver rail of a weapon. A self-adjusting cam operated connection device is present at one end region of the mount for attaching to the receiver rail, while the night vision device is connected at the other end region of the moun |
| 6634679 |
Fluid quick connector with retention clip for flangeless endforms |
October 21, 2003 |
| A fluid quick connector includes a connector housing having a through bore adapted to receive a tubular endform. A retainer is transversely mountable through the connector housing into engagement with the endform. A retention clip having at least one angled end projection is carried on t |
| 6633125 |
Short wavelength infrared cathode |
October 14, 2003 |
| A cathode structure for an image intensifier tube operates to extend the spectral range of an image intensifier to the short wavelength infrared (SWIR) range of the electromagnetic spectrum, which is between 1.0 to 1.75 .mu.m. The cathode structure utilizes a multi-layer structure consis |
| 6632102 |
Fiber optic connector with unlatching and partial disassembly |
October 14, 2003 |
| An optical fiber connector assembly includes a body (22) with passages (26) that hold optical fibers and a backshell (24) that can be removed and slid along the optical fiber cable to provide access to the fibers so a selected fiber can be removed while the rest of the fibers continue to |
| 6632075 |
Sealing and cooling device |
October 14, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a sealing- and cooling system for a submersible machine, such as a pump or a mixer.The device comprises an easily replaceable (4) containing mechanical face seals with an intermediate room for a barrier liquid where a circulation pump (10) is arranged for circulati |
| 6630903 |
Programmable power regulator for medium to high power RF amplifiers with variable frequency appl |
October 7, 2003 |
| A power regulator regulates the power provided to a transistor-based circuit, such as that which might be employed in a high stability MTI radar system. According to the invention, a variable reference voltage is controlled based on the frequency of operation. The output voltage of the |
| 6629863 |
Vehicle battery plug-in connection arrangement |
October 7, 2003 |
| A connection arrangement enables rapid connection and disconnection of a cable wire (11) to a post-shaped automobile battery terminal (12). A battery terminal connector (16), has a platform (17) with a front end forming a post-receiving hole (18) that receives the battery terminal, the |
| 6612622 |
Rotatable quick connector |
September 2, 2003 |
| A quick connector includes a housing assembly for receiving one end of a conduit with an enlarged annular flange and a retainer for locking the conduit in the housing assembly. The housing assembly includes first and second housings which are rotatably and non-axially displaceably in |
| 6609936 |
Smart card connector |
August 26, 2003 |
| A smart card connector includes an insulative support (52) with contacts thereon and a sheet metal cover (54) with an upper portion (60) that lies over a support face (62) to form a front portion of a card-receiving cavity (58) between them, and with the cover having a lower portion (191 |
