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Cable release anchor
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004-05-04)
A cable release anchor having an improved breakaway post design with a cable release feature. The cable release anchor includes upper and lower anchor portions that are readily separable from one another during an impact. ...
Head assembly for guardrail extruder terminal
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004-04-06)
A guardrail extruder terminal includes a rail feeder chute associated with a downstream end of the guardrail extruder terminal. The terminal also includes an impact portion associated with an upstream end thereof. The ...
Vapor-compression evaporative air conditioning systems and components
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004-02-03)
Novel vapor compression evaporative cooling systems which use water as a refrigerant are provided, as are methods for using same. Also provided are novel compressors, compressor components, and means for removing noncondensibles ...
Method and apparatus for obtaining information from polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2005-11-01)
An apparatus includes a first section operable to detect polarization-sensitive radiation emitted by an object, and a second section operable to determine a Jones matrix based on information obtained by the first section ...
Supermicroporous metal oxides
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007-11-20)
A new class of supermicroporous mixed oxides, with pore sizes in the 10-20 Å range has been prepared utilizing basic metal acetates. The reactions are carried out in non-aqueous solvent media to which an excess of amine ...
Imaging of light scattering tissues with fluorescent contrast agents
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008-02-05)
A system and method for non-invasive biomedical optical imaging and spectroscopy with low-level light is described. The technique includes a modulated light source coupled to tissue to introduce excitation light. Fluorescent ...
Circumferential slot virtual impactor for concentrating aerosols
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007-08-28)
A circumferential slot virtual impactor includes a disk-shaped housing with an endless circumferential slot for receiving aerosols. The slot forms an acceleration nozzle, and a receiver nozzle spaced apart radially inwardly ...
Jet ejector system and method
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008-02-12)
According to one embodiment of the invention, a jet ejector method includes providing a primary jet ejector having a primary inlet stream, coupling one or more secondary jet ejectors to the primary jet ejector such that ...
Removal of biological pathogens using surfactant-modified zeolite
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2007-12-25)
Systems and methods are described for removing biological pathogens using surfactant-modified zeolite (SMZ). A method for removing biological pathogens from a fluid or a fluid-based gel includes filtering the fluid or ...
Box beam terminals
(United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 2008-02-05)
Guardrail installation designs are described that incorporate a box beam rail as the structural rail member. The box beam rail member may have an open cross-section or a closed cross-section. An impact head is provided to ...