| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7089645 |
Method of manufacturing a high pressure fluid quick connect |
August 15, 2006 |
| A method of forming a fluid quick connect includes steps forming a housing having a split end retainer slidably mounted in a recess in at least one end of the housing. A first angular recess is formed in the housing adjacent the first end. The first recess communicates with a bore ex |
| 7089198 |
User selectable earth imagery on-line e-commerce and fulfillment system |
August 8, 2006 |
| A method is taught for offering for purchase user selected earth imagery content in the form of a photo product. The method comprises the steps of receiving earth imagery metadata from a plurality of earth imagery content providers; overlaying the earth imagery metadata on a mapping |
| 7086785 |
Optical fiber cartridge with easily installed body |
August 8, 2006 |
| A self-contained fiber optic cartridge (300) includes a body (310) with a bore (342) that receives a fiber optic cable (30) and which is then bonded by epoxy (340) to the cable, with the body then installed in a passage (343) of a frame (304). The body has a rear part that forms fing |
| 7085561 |
Embedded channel analysis for RF data modem |
August 1, 2006 |
| An embedded method for analyzing RF channel communication link parameters can include inserting data having a predetermined pattern to a transmission at a transmitter, processing the data through a waveform processor, transmitting the data across a communications link at traffic rate |
| 7082037 |
PC card housing |
July 25, 2006 |
| A sheet metal cover (11) for a PC card, or electronic card, includes identical top and bottom sheet metal cover parts (13, 12) with opposite sides constructed to allow the cover parts to be joined together by merely pushing the sides of the top cover part forcefully down against the |
| 7081846 |
ECM techniques to counter pulse compression radar |
July 25, 2006 |
| A system and method for generating a counter-measure signal in response to an incoming radar signal from a remote linear frequency modulated (LFM) pulse compression radar system. One method comprises the steps of receiving an incoming radar signal having a time period T; storing at l |
| 7080508 |
Torque controlled pump protection with mechanical loss compensation |
July 25, 2006 |
| A method and apparatus are provided for controlling the operation of a pump, such as a centrifugal pump, featuring steps of either adjusting the operation of the pump, or issues a warning to a user of the pump of an undesirable operating condition, or both, based on a comparison of an |
| 7079904 |
Adaptive software management |
July 18, 2006 |
| Adaptive control techniques, such as power management techniques for use in managing power consumption in an electronic device, employ optimization analysis to generate power consumption/quality of service performance plots. The optimization analysis can include experiments that are |
| 7077382 |
Water supply shut off valve with quick connect having flow regulation |
July 18, 2006 |
| A water supply shut off valve is mounted in a fluid quick connector carrying a retainer for releasably and latching an endform of an external fluid operative device or conduit to connect the fluid device to a water supply conduit fluidically coupled to the quick connector. The shut off |
| 7075886 |
Method and apparatus for routing information in satellite communication networks |
July 11, 2006 |
| A communication network employed by the present invention includes one or more ground stations and a plurality of satellites. The ground stations and satellites basically serve as network nodes and each include a router that typically employs the OSPF routing protocol to route informatio |
| 7074059 |
Fraud protection for smart card connector |
July 11, 2006 |
| A smart card connector with a signal blade contact (22a, FIG. 5) and a ground blade contact (22b), wherein the signal blade contact has a signal tail (34a) at the rear end of the connector frame, and wherein the connector is provided with a shield structure (110) that prevents a pers |
| 7072039 |
Active multiple-color imaging polarimetry |
July 4, 2006 |
| Remotely sensing a target may include generating a first beam of optical radiation that is modulated at a first frequency and polarized at a first polarization. A second beam of optical radiation that is modulated at a second frequency and polarized at a second polarization may also be |
| 7069747 |
Mirror blanks from inflatable balls |
July 4, 2006 |
| A method for constructing a mirror blank, including arranging hollow glass balls, on a front face sheet, and in close proximity to each other to permit fusing upon expansion; restricting the expansion of the hollow glass balls with a bounding structure during expansion of the hollow |
| 7066748 |
Smart card connector with slider |
June 27, 2006 |
| A smart card connector with a slot into which a smart card can be inserted, includes a slide assembly (251) that initially receives the smart card and moves the card forward to a fully installed operating position, and that can be moved to move the smart card a distance rearward to a |
| 7065373 |
Method of steering smart antennas |
June 20, 2006 |
| The invention includes a method of communicating in a network of multiple nodes transmitting and receiving messages to and from each other. The method includes (a) scanning in synchronism a receive directional beam of an antenna of a first node and a receive directional beam of an antenn |
| 7064486 |
Locking device for microchannel plate in image amplifier tube |
June 20, 2006 |
| An image intensifier tube comprising a housing which holds a photocathode and a screen, wherein a microchannel plate is supported in a recess in an interior surface of an annular collar which is also held in the housing. |
| 7061998 |
Methods and apparatus for downconverting signals from intermediate frequency to baseband |
June 13, 2006 |
| A technique for down converting signals from an Intermediate Frequency (IF) input signal to Inphase (I) and Quadrature (Q) signal samples at baseband replaces power-consuming A/D converters and AGC circuits with a low-cost zero-crossing comparator. The comparator converts the IF signal |
| 7060915 |
Multiple switching device |
June 13, 2006 |
| A miniature switching device has an operating member (14) with an upstanding button (26) that can be rapidly slid in any one of four horizontal directions to close any one of four switches in a casing (12). A sheet metal conducting member (28) has a flat base portion (60) that lies i |
| 7059586 |
Knife gate valve having elastomeric gate and chest seals |
June 13, 2006 |
| A gate seal for a knife gate valve comprising a sealing surface lining the gate channel and an integral gasket for compression between valve body halves, a chest seal for a knife gate valve comprising a body having an expandable sealing surface and one or more injection chambers adapted |
| 7057473 |
Electromagnetic broadside energy probe with integral impedance matching |
June 6, 2006 |
| In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a probe for sampling electromagnetic energy in a circuit is provided. The probe includes a mating portion for mating, in a broadside configuration, with an electromagnetic energy transmission media in the circuit. The probe also in |
| 7057147 |
Imaging system and method for collecting energy from at least two sensing elements adjacent one |
June 6, 2006 |
| An imaging device including a plurality of electron sensing elements for receiving energy from an electron energy source is provided. Each of the electron sensing elements includes at least one respective charge collection element configured to receive and store energy from the respe |
| 7055869 |
False insertion protection top hat for fluid quick connectors |
June 6, 2006 |
| A fluid quick connector includes a housing which sealingly receives a tubular endform latched in the housing by a movable retainer. An axially slidable top hat is mounted in the bore in the housing and has axially extending posts with ends disposed in the path of movement of the reta |
| 7052186 |
Secondary latch sleeve for connector connections |
May 30, 2006 |
| A plurality of connectors (12, 14) of the type that has a primary latch with a handle (50) that can be depressed so the connector can be pulled out of a receiver passage (20, 22), and a secondary latch with a sleeve (60, 62) that can be slid forward to wedge a part under the handle so it |
| 7050775 |
Method and apparatus for securely enabling a radio communication unit from standby mode |
May 23, 2006 |
| A radio communication unit employs passive devices and a loop filter to receive a coded frequency modulated wakeup or synchronization signal that enables the receiving radio unit and initiates communications. The loop filter simultaneously tracks phase and frequency and provides smoothin |
| 7049901 |
Parallel plate wave-guide structure in a layered medium for transmitting complementary signals |
May 23, 2006 |
| A parallel plate wave-guide structure in a layered flexible/formable medium for transmitting complementary signals, including: at least two parallel signal conductor plates, placed in substantially close proximity, separated by a conductor-to-conductor dielectric material, and having |
| 7049027 |
Single battery housing assembly |
May 23, 2006 |
| A battery housing for use with a night vision device. The housing is arranged to carry a single, easily replaceable battery and is carried by an electronic device such as a night vision device. |
| 7048589 |
Short smart card connector |
May 23, 2006 |
| A connector with a cover element (80) lying in a forward position over an insulative support (40), allows a smart card to be inserted despite obstructions lying closely behind the connector. The card is initially inserted at a downward-forward incline and then its rear is pushed down |
| 7048495 |
Rotating machine having a shaft including an integral bearing surface |
May 23, 2006 |
| A shaft (12) for a pump (10) or other rotating machine, made substantially out of only engineering plastic--such as the polymer PEEK or some other selected polymer--and including portions having respective surfaces (12a d) serving as bearing surfaces, the shaft (12) thus integrating the |
| 7046195 |
Single Ku-band multi-polarization gallium arsenide transmit chip |
May 16, 2006 |
| The present invention is a wide band GaAs microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) transmit chip that is capable of transmitting linearly or circularly polarized signals when connected to a pair of orthogonal cross-polarized antennas. In an active phased-array antenna environment, |
| 7042160 |
Parallel plate electron multiplier with ion feedback suppression |
May 9, 2006 |
| An embodiment of the invention is an electron multiplier including a first plate having an electron emissive first interior surface. A second plate has an electron emissive second interior surface. A voltage source is connected across the first plate and the second plate. A collector |
| 7039122 |
Method and apparatus for generating a composite signal |
May 2, 2006 |
| A programmable waveform generator forms a composite transmission signal containing multiple information signals using a reduced number of hardware components to modulate the phase and amplitude of the carrier signal. A signal generator develops baseband direct sequence spread spectru |
| 7037086 |
Self-priming centrifugal pump |
May 2, 2006 |
| A self-priming centrifugal pump comprises an inlet and an outlet, and a centrifugal impeller for receiving liquid from the inlet and delivering it to the outlet. An inlet valve and an outlet valve are provided, and a diaphragm arrangement is driven by the same motor as the impeller to |
| 7035245 |
Methods and apparatus for multiplexing signal codes via weighted majority logic |
April 25, 2006 |
| CDMA codes are multiplexed into a constant-envelope composite signal using weighted majority logic. Based on a commanded power allocation among the signal codes, each signal code is assigned a weighting coefficient dictating the voting power the signal code has each time a vote is co |
| 7034738 |
Method of radar pattern recognition by sorting signals into data clusters |
April 25, 2006 |
| A system and method for classifying radar emitters includes: (a) receiving a plurality of signals from the radar emitters; (b) generating data components for each signal received from the radar emitters; (c) forming multi-dimensional samples using the generated data components; and (d) |
| 7034234 |
Switch assembly |
April 25, 2006 |
| A switch assembly held in a support member by a bushing mounted to the support member by a clip carried in an outer groove formed on the bushing. A compressible seal ring is carried in another outer groove formed on the bushing so that the seal ring acts on another surface of the sup |
| 7031309 |
User data protocol for internet data communications |
April 18, 2006 |
| An improved user data protocol involves a multi-addressing capability that allows a user at a source node to address a single message to many users at respective destination nodes within a communication network. The multi-address messages that are provided to the network are inserted onc |
| 7029306 |
Electrical connector for the simultaneous connection of two superposed smart cards |
April 18, 2006 |
| A compact smart card connector that can hold and connect to two smart cards (Cs, Ci) includes a base plate (42) that holds base contacts (46) and a cover plate (44) that holds cover contacts (54) and that is pivotally connected to the base plate. An intermediate plate device (36) hol |
| 7029184 |
Fiber optic strain relief |
April 18, 2006 |
| An optical fiber connector includes a housing (12) with a terminus-holding housing (14) portion that holds a plurality of optical fiber termini (24) with optical cables trailing therefrom. A pair of metal sleeves are crimped to the strength member of each optical cable to form a crimp |
| 7029036 |
Rotatable two part quick connection |
April 18, 2006 |
| A fluid quick connector includes first and second rotatably, non-axially movably engaged housings. A retainer is mountable in the second housing for lockingly coupling a fluid operative element to the second housing. The first housing has an annular recess at one end which receives a |
| 7028768 |
Fluid heat exchange control system |
April 18, 2006 |
| A method of controlling a hydronic system is provided. The hydronic system includes a plurality of fluid heat exchange units for feeding a load, and a bypass valve for bypassing the load. The method includes operating at least a first and a second fluid heat exchange unit in the hydronic |
| 7027924 |
Detecting natural gas pipeline failures |
April 11, 2006 |
| A method for detecting failures in a natural gas returning radiation from the pipeline; determining that there is a failure in the pipeline when the spectral or thermal signature indicates that there is a plume of escaping natural gas from the pipeline emitted from a failure; and ind |
| 7026989 |
Methods and apparatus for shaping antenna beam patterns of phased array antennas |
April 11, 2006 |
| A method of forming an antenna beam with a phased array antenna having an array of antenna elements includes selecting angular directions at which nulls are to be located in an antenna radiation pattern of the phased array antenna, computing a radiation shaping transformation as a functi |
| 7024154 |
Training tracking system and method of use |
April 4, 2006 |
| A method of processing training data is provided. The method includes accessing training data stored in at least one of a plurality of training databases, the training data being related to at least one of a plurality of employees. The method also includes providing an on-line training |
| 7023126 |
Surface structures for halo reduction in electron bombarded devices |
April 4, 2006 |
| An electron sensing device includes a cathode for providing a source of electrons, and an anode disposed opposite to the cathode for receiving electrons emitted from the cathode. The anode includes a textured surface for reducing halo in the output signal of the electron sensing device. |
| 7021329 |
Vaporizing pressure regulator |
April 4, 2006 |
| A vaporizing pressure regulator is provided, comprising: a valve body having a flow path therethrough and a pressure responsive valve carried in the flow path to regulate the flow of a fluid; and a heat source operatively associated with the valve body to heat fluid in the flow path |
| 7015452 |
Intensified hybrid solid-state sensor |
March 21, 2006 |
| An intensified solid-state imaging sensor includes a photo cathode for converting light from an image into electrons, an electron multiplying device for receiving electrons from the photo cathode, and a solid-state image sensor including a plurality of pixels for receiving the electrons |
| 7014507 |
Filtered connector that blocks high frequency noise |
March 21, 2006 |
| A filtered connector is provided of the type that includes an inductor (40) and capacitors (51, 52) connected in a pi filter arrangement to each contact (20) of the connector to attenuate high frequency noise, is enhanced to better block very high frequency noise. Each of applicant's |
| 7014220 |
Low profile fluid quick connector |
March 21, 2006 |
| A fluid quick connector sealingly latches first and second components, one of which has a through bore and the other has a raised bead spaced from a tip end. A retainer is mountable through a transverse bore in one end of the first component and latched to the first component by projecti |
| 7009705 |
Active remote sensing using lock-in amplifiers and beam steering |
March 7, 2006 |
| A remote sensing platform for sensing a target may include a source configured to emit optical radiation toward the target. A device may be configured to dither the emitted optical radiation to alternately illuminate a number of locations on the target. A first detector may be config |
| 7009562 |
Single ku-band multi-polarization gallium arsenide transmit chip |
March 7, 2006 |
| The present invention is a wide band GaAs microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) transmit chip that is capable of transmitting linearly or circularly polarized signals when connected to a pair of orthogonal cross-polarized antennas. In an active phased-array antenna environment, |
