Diamond deposition

Zalman M. Shapiro (7547358, June 16, 2009, Shapiro)
System and method for diamond deposition using a liquid-solvent carbon-transfer mechanism

  LED illumination

 Lemaire Illumination Technologies, LLC (7393119, Jul. 1, 2008, Lebens, et al.)
 Method and apparatus for constant light output pulsed L.E.D. illumination

Photonic crystal lasers

Lockheed Martin Corporation (7391561, June 24, 2008, Di Teodoro et al.)
Fiber- or rod-based optical source featuring a large-core, rare-earth-doped photonic-crystal device for generation of high-power pulsed radiation and method

Disk Storage Systems

Sherwood Information Partners, Inc. (7359188 , Apr. 15, 2008, Hall, et al.)
Disk-drive enclosure having rows of alternately facing parallel drives to reduce vibration and method

Machine Vision
IC Manufacturing Parts Manipulation

Charles A. Lemaire (7353954 , Apr. 8, 2008, Malek, et al.)
Tray flipper and method for parts inspection

Software - Internet Insurance

TranSurety, LLC (7349954 , Mar. 25, 2008, Cianciarulo, et al.)
Systems and methods for reports based on transmission-failure claims

Disk Storage Systems

Sherwood Information Partners, Inc. (7349205 , Mar. 25, 2008, Hall, et al.)
Disk-drive enclosure having front-back rows of substantially parallel drives and method

Stereo Visual-surround optics

Micoy Corporation (7347555 , Mar. 25, 2008, Grover)
Multi-dimensional imaging apparatus, systems, and methods

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7344804 , Mar. 18, 2008, Jody Klaassen)
Lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier and method

Hose clamps

Mechanical Answers LLC (7329157 , Feb. 12, 2008, Maxwell et al.)
Mechanically advantaged band clamp and associated method

Shotgun training aide

Gregory D. Dietz (7328531 , Feb. 12, 2008, Dietz)
Gun sight and method for hitting a moving target

Computer memory testing and repair

Cray Inc. (7320100, Jan. 15, 2008, Dixon et al.)
Apparatus and method for memory with bit swapping on the fly and testing

Disk Storage Systems

Sherwood Information Partners, Inc. (7319586, Jan. 15, 2008, Hall et al.)
Disk-drive enclosure having drives in a herringbone pattern to improve airflow and method

Magnetic probe for subsurface cracks

Innovative Materials Testing Technologies, Inc. (7301335, Nov. 27, 2007, Sun et al.)
Apparatus and method for eddy-current magnetic scanning a surface to detect sub-surface cracks around a boundary

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7294209, Nov. 13, 2007, Shakespeare)
Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask

Disk storage systems

Sherwood Information Partners, Inc. (7280353, Oct. 9, 2007, Hall et al.)
System and method for reduced vibration interaction in a multiple-hard-disk-drive enclosure

Electrical outlets

Mechanical Answers LLC (7278878, Oct. 9, 2007, Draggie, et al.)
Method and apparatus for A.C. outlet having grounds-out receptacles

Software - Internet automation systems

ORA International, Inc. (7277895, Oct. 2, 2007, Parkinson)
System and method of parsing a template for generating presentation data

Automated Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7274118, Sept. 25, 2007, Jenson, et al.) 

Solid state MEMS activity-activated battery device and method

Agricultural Equipment

Paul Wingert (7266936, Sept. 11, 2007, Paul Wingert )
Agricultural bagger with shielded hopper agitation and method

Photonic crystal lasers

Lockheed Martin Corporation (7260299, Aug. 21, 2007, Di Teodoro et al.)
Multi-segment photonic-crystal-rod waveguides coupled across a free-space gap and associated method

Software - Internet Digital Rights Management

DANIEL M. FIELDS (7254837, Aug. 7, 2007, Fields)
Apparatus and method for storing and distributing encrypted digital content

Software-Internet Underwriting

TranSurety, LLC (7246157, Aug. 21, 2007, Cianciarulo et al.)
Systems and methods for underwriting coverage for data transmissions

Wind Energy Systems

Robert A. DuHamel (7245039, Jul. 17, 2007, DuHamel)
Apparatus and method for generating hydrogen gas through the use of wind power

Software - Internet Digital Rights Management

DANIEL M. FIELDS (7237268, Jun. 26, 2007, Fields)
Apparatus and method for storing and distributing encrypted digital content and functionality suite associated therewith

Software - Internet Digital Rights Management

DANIEL M. FIELDS (7237268, Jun. 26, 2007, Fields)
Apparatus and method for storing and distributing encrypted digital content and functionality suite associated therewith

Lasers, Spectral-beam combining

Lockheed Martin Corporation (7233442, Jun. 19, 2007, Brown et al.)
Method and apparatus for spectral-beam combining of high-power fiber lasers

Lithium batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7211351, May 1, 2007, Klaassen)
Lithium/air batteries with LiPON as separator and protective barrier and method

Lasers, Spectral-beam combining

Lockheed Martin Corporation (7199924, Apr. 3, 2007, Brown et al.)
Apparatus and method for spectral-beam combining of high-power fiber lasers

Lithium batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7194801, Mar. 23, 2007, Jenson et al.)
Thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte and associated method

LED illumination

Lemaire Illumination Technologies, LLC (7186000, Mar. 6, 2007, Lebens, et al.)
Method and apparatus for a variable intensity pulsed L.E.D. light

Computer memory testing and repair

Cray Inc. (7184916, Feb. 27, 2007, Resnick et al.)
Apparatus and method for testing memory cards

Disk Storage Systems

Sherwood Information Partners, Inc. (7167359, Jan. 23, 2007, Wendel, et al.)
System and method for mass storage using multiple-hard-disk-drive enclosure

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7157187, Jan. 2, 2007, Jenson)
Thin-film battery devices and apparatus for making the same

Bowling alley equipment

William Scripps (7156746, Jan. 2, 2007, Scripps)
Apparatus and method for conveying a bowling pin in a pinsetter pin sock in a bowing alley

Machine Vision
IC Manufacturing

Charles A. Lemaire (7154596, Dec. 26, 2006, Quist)
Method and apparatus for backlighting and imaging multiple views of isolated features of an object

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7144655, Dec. 5, 2006, Jenson et al.)
Thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte

Machine vision illumination

PPT Vision Inc. (7142301, Nov. 28, 2006, Lebens)
Method and apparatus for adjusting illumination angle

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (7131189, Nov. 7, 2006, Jenson)
Continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices

Agricultural feed conveyors

John Jurkovich (7101120, Sept. 5, 2006, Jurkovich)
Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flows for pneumatic conveying

Self-cleaning centrifuges

Advanced Products Laboratories, Inc. (7077799, July 18, 2006, Gorham et al.)
Apparatus and method for a high-efficiency self-cleaning centrifuge having concentric cylinders

IC memory CMOS driver circuits

Cray Inc. (7071736, July 4, 2006, Wikstrom)
Half-swing line precharge method and apparatus

Battery-cable connectors

Mechanical Answers LLC (7052331, May 30, 2006, Maxwell et al.)
Symmetrically adjustable corrosion-resistant battery cable connector

Agricultural Equipment

Paul Wingert (7024839, Apr. 11, 2006, Paul Wingert )
Agricultural bagger with upper tunnel compaction and chute agitation

Software - Internet Insurance

TranSurety, LLC (7020692, Mar. 28, 2006, Cianciarulo, et al.)
Systems and methods for insuring data transmissions

Machine Vision
IC Manufacturing

Charles A. Lemaire (7012682, Mar. 14, 2006, Quist)
Co-planarity examination method and optical module for electronic components

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (6986965, Jan. 17, 2006, Jenson et al.)
Device enclosures and devices with integrated battery

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (6962613, Nov. 8, 2005, Jenson)
Low-temperature fabrication of thin-film energy-storage devices

Optics - Machine Vision

Ismeca Europe Semiconductor SA (6956963, Oct. 18, 2005, Ulrich, et al.)
Imaging for a machine-vision system

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (6924164, Jun. 14, 2005, Jenson)
Method of continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices

Software - Business Methods -- Internet

TranSurity LLC (6922720, Jul. 26, 2005, Cianciarulo , et al.)
Systems and methods for insuring data over the internet

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (6906436, Jun. 14, 2005, Jenson et al.)
Solid state activity-activated battery device and method

Optics - Machine Vision

Charles A. Lemaire (6813016, Nov. 2, 2004, Quist)
Co-planarity and top-down examination method and optical module for electronic leaded components

LED Lighting Devices

Lemaire Illumination Technologies, LLC (6808287, Oct. 26, 2004, Lebens et al.)
Method and apparatus for a pulsed L.E.D. illumination source

Batteries

Cymbet Corporation (6805998, Oct. 19, 2004, Jenson et al.)
Method and apparatus for integrated-battery devices

Medical Devices

Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. (6733461, May 11, 2004, Bratteli)
Methods and apparatus for measuring arterial compliance, improving pressure calibration, and computing flow from pressure data

Medical Software

Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc. (6689069, Feb. 10, 2004, Bratteli, et al.)
Apparatus and method for blood pressure pulse waveform contour analysis

Design patent

Mechanical Answers LLC (D564861, Issued Mar. 25, 2008, Lemaire)
Decorative electrical switch

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D564050, Issued Mar. 11, 2008, Johnson, et al.)
Stuffed toy elephant with detachable appendages

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D564049, Issued Mar. 11, 2008, Johnson, et al.)
Stuffed toy goldfish with detachable appendages

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D559341, Issued Jan. 8, 2008, Kittelson, et al.)
Stuffed toy rabbit with detachable appendages

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D559340, Issued Jan. 8, 2008, Johnson, et al.)
Stuffed toy dragon with detachable appendages

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D559338, Issued Jan. 8, 2008, Kittelson, et al.)
Stuffed toy panda with detachable appendages

Design patent

PlajaPets Inc. (D558839, Issued Jan. 1, 2008, Kittelson, et al.)
Stuffed toy parrot with detachable appendages

Design patent

Mechanical Answers LLC (D539239, Issued Mar. 27, 2007, Lemaire)
Decorative electrical switch

Design patent

Mechanical Answers LLC (D538758, Issued Mar. 20, 2007, Lemaire)
Decorative rocker switch

Design patent

Mechanical Answers LLC (D532750, Issued Nov. 28, 2006, Lemaire)
Decorative electrical receptacle

Design patent

Mechanical Answers LLC (D525200, Issued July 18, 2006, Lemaire)
Decorative receptacle

Vector computers

Cray Research, Inc. (5640524, Issued Jun. 17, 1997, Beard, et al.)
Method and apparatus for chaining vector instructions

Vector computers

Cray Research, Inc. (5717895, Issued Feb. 10, 1998, Leedom, et al.)
Associative scalar data cache with write-through capabilities for a vector processor

Computer cache

Silicon Graphics, Inc (6751705, Issued Jun. 15, 2004, Solomon, et al.)
Cache line converter

Vector computers - architecture

Cray, Inc. (6295597, Issued Sep. 25, 2001, Resnick, et al.)
Apparatus and method for improved vector processing to support extended-length integer arithmetic

Computers - cache architecture

Cray, Inc. (7234027, Issued June 19, 2007, Kohn, et al.)
Instructions for test & set with selectively enabled cache invalidate

Computers - busses

Gateway, Inc. (6356959, Published Mar. 12, 2002, Keith, et al.)
Stackable PCI peripheral devices

Vector computers - cache

Cray Inc. (6665774, Published Dec. 16, 2003, Faanes, et al.)
Vector and scalar data cache for a vector multiprocessor

Computers - cache

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (6681293, Published Jan. 20, 2004, Solomo, et al.)
Method and cache-coherence system allowing purging of mid-level cache entries without purging lower-level cache entries

Computers - ECC encoding

Tricord, Inc. (5745508, issued Apr. 28, 1998, Prohofsky)
Error-detection code

Computers - synchronization

Cray Research, Inc. (6085303, Issued Jul. 4, 2000, Thorson, et al.)
Serialized race-free virtual barrier network

Computers - synchronization

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (6216174, Issued Apr. 10, 2001, Scott, et al.)
System and method for fast barrier synchronization

Computers - virtual address

Cray Research, Inc. (6012135, Issued Jan. 4, 2000, Leedom, et al.)
Computer having multiple address ports, each having logical address translation with base and limit memory management

Design patent

Speedling, David J. & Shelly A. (D391192, Issued Feb. 24, 1998, Speedling, et al.)
Garden ornament

Design patent

Speedling, David J. & Shelly A. (D391193, Issued Feb. 24, 1998, Speedling, et al.)
Garden ornament

Disc Drive (arch.)

Seagate Technology LLC (6279057, Published Aug. 21,2001, Westby)
Method and Dedicated Frame Buffers for Receiving Frames

Disc Drive (arch.)

Seagate Technology LLC (6993678, Issued Jan. 31, 2006, Cheok, et al.)
Logical Zone Table Generation Process and Apparatus

Disc Drive (comm.)

Seagate Technology LLC (6061360, Issued May 8,2001, Miller, et al.)
Method and Apparatus for Preserving Loop Fairness with Dynamic Half-duplex

Disc Drive (mech.)

Seagate Technology LLC (6462901, Issued Oct. 8, 2002, Tadepalli)
Ribbed Shrouding Spacer and Method for Reducing Flutter and Windage Losses in Disc Drives

Disc Drive (mech.)

Seagate Technology LLC (6487039, Issued Nov. 26, 2002, Bernett)
Disc-drive Mounting Method and Apparatus to Reduce Noise

Electro-mechanical

Sibbet and Peterson (5699705, Issued Dec. 23, 1997, Sibbet)
Powered Circular Saw Retention Apparatus for Retractable Saw Blade Guard

Electronics

State University of New York (5528177, Issued Jun. 18, 1996, Sridhar, et al.)
Complementary field-effect transistor logic circuits for wave pipelining

Electronics

PPT Vision, Inc. (5530813, Issued Jun. 25, 1996, Paulsen, et al.)
Field-programmable electronic crossbar system and method for using same

Electronics

Iowa State University (5635619, Issued Jun. 3, 1997, Udpa, et al.)
Apparatus and method for driving an ultrasonic transducer

Electronics

Iowa State University (5675340, Issued Oct. 7, 1997, Hester, et al.)
Charge-redistribution analog-to-digital converter with reduced comparator-hysteresis effects

Electronics

State University of New York (5701094, Issued Dec. 23, 1997, Sridhar, et al.)
Logic circuits for wave pipelining

Electronics

Seagate Technology LLC (6417723, Issued Jul. 9, 2002, Srodzinski)
Method and Apparatus for Generating Low-noise Current for MR Heads

Laser Physics

Regents of the University of Minnesota (5454004, Issued Sep. 26, 1995, Leger)
Phase grating and mode-selecting mirror for a laser

Laser Physics

Regents of the University of Minnesota (5592505, Issued Jan. 7, 1997, Leger)
Phase grating and mode-selecting mirror for a laser

Laser Physics

Regents of the University of Minnesota (5627847, Issued May 6, 1997, Leger)
Distortion-compensated phase grating and mode-selecting mirror for a laser

Laser Physics

Northstar Photonics, Inc. (6330388, Issued Dec. 11, 2001, Bendett, et al.)
Method and apparatus for waveguide optics and devices

Laser Physics

Teem Photonics (6690873, Issued Feb. 10, 2004, Bendett, et al.)
Method and apparatus for waveguide optics and devices

LED Lighting Devices

Lemaire Illumination Technologies, LLC (6305818, Oct. 23, 2001, Lebens et al.)
Method and Apparatus for L.E.D. Illumination

LED Lighting Devices

Lemaire Illumination Technologies, LLC (6488390, Dec. 3, 2002, Lebens et al.)
Color-adjusted Camera Light and Method

Lighting Devices

PPT Vision Inc. (5745176, Issued Apr. 28, 1998, Lebens)
Machine-vision illumination system and method for delineating a lighted volume from an unlighted volume

Magnetics

Regents of the University of Minnesota (5747997, Issued May 5, 1998, Dahlberg, et al.)
Spin-valve magnetoresistance sensor having minimal hysteresis problems

Magnetic probes

IMTT (6,002,251 ISSUED Dec. 14, 1999, Sun)
Electromagnetic-field-focusing remote-field eddy-current probe system and method for inspecting anomalies in conducting plates

Magnetics

Regents of the University of Minnesota (6166539, Issued Dec. 26, 2000, Dahlberg, et al.)
Magnetoresistance sensor having minimal hysteresis problems

Mechanical

PPT Vision Inc (6486963, Issued Nov. 26, 2002, Holec)
Precision 3D Scanner Base and Method for Measuring Manufactured Parts

Mechanical

Paul Wingert (6516586, Issued Feb. 11, 2003, Wingert)
Apparatus and method for bagging agricultural feed

Mechanical

Paul Wingert (6672034, Issued Jan. 06, 2004, Wingert)
Agricultural feed bagger and method

Mechanical / Fluid

Micro-Trak Systems (5520333, Issued May 28, 1996, Tofte)
Tube metering control system for Liquid Fertilizer

Mechanical

Compacta International, Ltd. (5926876 issued Jul. 27, 1999, Haigh et al.)
Surgical operating table accessory for shoulder procedures

MPEG Encryption

Cray Research, Inc. (5960081, Issued Sep. 28, 1999, Vynne, et al.)
Embedding a digital signature in a video sequence

Multiprocessors

Cray Research, Inc. (5721921, Issued Feb. 24, 1998, Kessler, et al.)
Barrier and eureka synchronization architecture for multiprocessors

Multiprocessors

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (6751698, Issued Jun. 15, 2004, Deneroff, et al.)
Multiprocessor node controller circuit and method

Plants

AgriBioTech, Inc. (6143951, Issued Nov. 07, 2000, Cluff, et al.)
Alfalfa line called WL-C290 and method for producing same

Plants

W-L Research, Inc. (6359195, Issued Mar. 19, 2002, Peterson)
Alfalfa line called WL-W316 and method for producing same

Plants

Washington State University Research Foundation (PP14,522, Issued Jan. 10, 2004, Moore)
'Raspberry cultivar named WSU 1090'

Semiconductors

Micron Technology Inc. (6414351, Issued Jul. 2, 2002, Clampitt, et al)
Mini FLASH Process and Circuit

Software

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (5644709, Issued Jul. 01, 1997, Austin)
Method for detecting computer memory access errors

Software

Iconovex Corporation (5708825, Issued Jan. 13, 1998, Sotomayor)
Automatic summary page creation and hyperlink generation

Software

Iowa State University Research Foundation (6339840, Issued Jan. 15, 2002, Kothari, et al)
Apparatus and method for parallelizing legacy computer code

Heat management

Intel Corporation (7449780, Nov. 11, 2008, Hua, et al.)
Apparatus and method to minimize thermal impedance using copper on die backside