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11729792 | US20080244285A1-20081002 | Method to control core duty cycles using low power modes | ACCEPTED | 20080917 | 20081002 | [] | G06F126 | ["G06F126"] | 7774626 | 20070329 | 20100810 | 713 | 300000 | 65323.0 | BROWN | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fleming", "inventor_name_first": "Bruce L.", "inventor_city": "Beaverton", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A processor starting a duty cycle timer with a specified duty cycle period and a specified power state, and if the duty cycle timer expires, placing the processor in the specified power state in response to the expiry of the timer, if the timer has not expired and if an interrupt other than a timer tick interrupt is re... | 1. A method comprising: A processor starting a duty cycle timer with a specified duty cycle period and a specified power state; If the duty cycle timer expires, placing the processor in the specified power state in response to the expiry of the timer; and If the timer has not expired and if an interrupt other than a ti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Low power features of processor based platforms are useful for mobile computing, to increase battery life of devices such as notebook computers, handheld computers, “smart” phones, among many others. Similarly thermal requirements in processor based platforms such as densely packed servers may mak... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 depicts a processor based system in one embodiment. FIG. 2 depicts a processor in one embodiment. FIG. 3 depicts the flow of processing in one embodiment. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | BACKGROUND Low power features of processor based platforms are useful for mobile computing, to increase battery life of devices such as notebook computers, handheld computers, “smart” phones, among many others. Similarly thermal requirements in processor based platforms such as densely packed servers may make it import... | G | G06 | G06F | 1 | 26 | |||
11891267 | US20090039214A1-20090212 | Carpenter's square securing apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20090128 | 20090212 | [] | F16M1100 | ["F16M1100"] | 7708261 | 20070810 | 20100504 | 269 | 041000 | 63405.0 | WILSON | LEE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cullen", "inventor_name_first": "Dennis", "inventor_city": "Glenview", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The present invention generally relates to a securing apparatus for a carpenter's square and a method for using the same. The apparatus is especially suitable for securing at least two planar surfaces in a fixed position. More specifically, the apparatus may allow a user to secure at least two planar surfaces in a fixe... | 1) A securing apparatus for a planar surface comprising: a first unit having a top side, a bottom side and a length; a slot located within the first unit wherein the slot extends the entire length of the first unit; a second unit having a top side, a bottom side and a length; a slot located within the second unit where... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to a securing apparatus for a carpenter's square and a method for using the same. The apparatus is especially suitable for securing at least two planar surfaces in a fixed position. More specifically, the apparatus may allow a user to secure... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to a securing apparatus for a carpenter's square and a method for using the same. The apparatus is especially suitable for securing at least two planar surfaces in a fixed position. More specifically, the apparatus may allow a user to secure at... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to a securing apparatus for a carpenter's square and a method for using the same. The apparatus is especially suitable for securing at least two planar surfaces in a fixed position. More specifically, the apparatus may allow a user to secure at least t... | F | F16 | F16M | 11 | 00 | |||
11994384 | US20080223792A1-20080918 | Apparatus and Process for the Incorporation of a Dry Treatment Product Into a Liquid Waste | ACCEPTED | 20080903 | 20080918 | [] | B01D2101 | ["B01D2101", "B01D3502"] | 7901571 | 20071231 | 20110308 | 210 | 096100 | 63101.0 | HRUSKOCI | PETER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Woods", "inventor_name_first": "Roger H.", "inventor_city": "Watford", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Pullman", "inventor_name_first": "Doug", "inventor_city": "Watford", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}] | A flow-through mixing apparatus for incorporating a dry treatment product into a waste stream. The apparatus comprises a pump for directing a liquid waste from a storage pit/tank, a mixer that receives the liquid waste from the pump, and a valve downstream of the mixer for either recirculating the liquid waste back to ... | 1-21. (canceled) 22. A single-pass flow-through mixing apparatus for incorporating a dry treatment product into a waste stream, said apparatus comprising: a pump for directing a liquid waste from a storage pit/tank; a mixer receiving said liquid waste from said pump, said mixer comprising a jet nozzle, a venturi tube a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A wide variety of industries produce liquid waste and consequently, are in a constant search for economical means for disposal. While disposal to local waste treatment/disposal facilities is one option available, the costs associated with this means are often excessive. Solid wast... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Broadly stated, the present invention provides an apparatus and process for converting liquid waste material originating from a variety of industries (i.e. horizontal directional drilling, oil drilling operations, etc.) into solid waste allowing for disposal as a solid product, there... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for treating liquid waste material. In particular the present invention relates to a flow-through mixing apparatus and process for incorporating a dry treatment product into a waste stream BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A wide variety of indus... | B | B01 | B01D | 21 | 01 | |||
11802729 | US20070286227A1-20071213 | Communication processing device, information processing device, communication system, communication processing method, information processing method, and program | ACCEPTED | 20071128 | 20071213 | [] | H04L12413 | ["H04L12413"] | 7817573 | 20070524 | 20101019 | 370 | 252000 | 85214.0 | MURPHY | RHONDA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Koezuka", "inventor_name_first": "Yahiro", "inventor_city": "Kyoto", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A communication processing device includes: an instruction transmitting unit 101 transmitting an segment number designating instruction serving as an instruction designating a number of segments so as to perform division communication with a plurality of communication apparatuses 200 having identifying information; a c... | 1. A communication processing device comprising: an instruction transmitting unit transmitting an segment number designating instruction serving as an instruction designating a number of segments so as to perform division communication with a plurality of communication apparatuses having identifying information; a coll... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a communication processing device performing communication with a communication apparatus such as an Radio Frequency Identity (RFID). 2. Background Art In related art, as the number of communication apparatuses increases at the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to achieve the object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a communication processing device includes: an instruction transmitting unit transmitting an segment number designating instruction serving as an instruction designating a number of segments so as ... | This application is based on and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-160747, filed on Jun. 9, 2006 and No. 2006-306147, filed on Nov. 13, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present inv... | H | H04 | H04L | 124 | 13 | |||
11840450 | US20090049129A1-20090219 | REAL TIME COLLABORATION FILE FORMAT FOR UNIFIED COMMUNICATION | ACCEPTED | 20090205 | 20090219 | [] | G06F1516 | ["G06F1516"] | 8583733 | 20070817 | 20131112 | 709 | 204000 | 71704.0 | GOLDBERG | ANDREW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Faisal", "inventor_name_first": "Adil", "inventor_city": "Redmond", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sethi", "inventor_name_first": "Aaron", "inventor_city": "Bellevue", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wolfe", ... | The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing real time unified communications. An interface can receive a portion of data associated with at least one of a client application or an environment that hosts a client application. A real time collaboration (RTC) component can emplo... | 1. A system that facilitates enhancing real time unified communications, comprising: an interface that receives a portion of data associated with at least one of a client application or an environment that hosts a client application; and a real time collaboration (RTC) component that employs an extensible RTC file pack... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As computing and network technologies have evolved and have become more robust, secure and reliable, more consumers, wholesalers, retailers, entrepreneurs, educational institutions, and the like have and are shifting business paradigms and are employing the Internet to perform business rather than... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the innovation in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects described herein. This summary is not an extensive overview of the claimed subject matter. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the claimed subject matter ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application relates to U.S. Application Ser. No. 11/081806, entitled, “Method and System for Installing Applications via a Display Page,” filed Mar. 15, 2005. BACKGROUND As computing and network technologies have evolved and have become more robust, secure and reliable, mo... | G | G06 | G06F | 15 | 16 | |||
11659360 | US20080042159A1-20080221 | Transparent Electrode for Semiconductor Light-Emitting Device | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | H01L3300 | ["H01L3300", "H01L2128"] | 7498611 | 20070523 | 20090303 | 257 | 099000 | 87893.0 | HO | TU TU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Eitoh", "inventor_name_first": "Nobuo", "inventor_city": "Chiba", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Muraki", "inventor_name_first": "Noritaka", "inventor_city": "Chiba", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miki", "inven... | A transparent electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer (5), a contact metal layer (1) formed by ohmic contact on the p-type semiconductor layer, an current diffusion layer (12) formed on the contact metal layer and having a lower magnitude ... | 1. A transparent electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device, comprising a p-type semiconductor layer, a contact metal layer formed by ohmic contact on the p-type semiconductor layer, an current diffusion layer formed on the contact metal layer and having a lower magnitude of resi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, the GaN-based compound semiconductor materials have been attracting attention as semiconductor materials for use in the short wavelength light-emitting devices. The GaN-based compound semiconductors are formed on sapphire single crystals and various oxides and Group III-V com... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating the cross section of a light-emitting device provided with a transparent electrode of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic view illustrating the cross section of a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device pr... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) claiming the benefit pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §119(e)(1) of the filing dates of Provisional Application No. 60/602,648 filed Aug. 19, 2004 and Japanese Application No. 2004-228968 filed Aug. 5, 2004 pursuant to 35 U.S.... | H | H01 | H01L | 33 | 00 | |||
11870417 | US20090097564A1-20090416 | Matching-pixel Sub-sampling Motion Estimation Method for Video Compression | ACCEPTED | 20090401 | 20090416 | [] | H04N726 | ["H04N726"] | 8422559 | 20071010 | 20130416 | 375 | 240170 | 67102.0 | MIAN | OMER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chen", "inventor_name_first": "To-Wei", "inventor_city": "Taoyuan County", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Huang", "inventor_name_first": "Yu-Wen", "inventor_city": "Taipei City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "K... | Sub-sampling pattern design for motion estimation in video compression. A motion estimation method divides a first frame into a plurality of macroblocks, performs block matching for a current macroblock pair on a candidate macroblock pair of a second frame. The current macroblock pair and the candidate macroblock pair ... | 1. A matching-pixel sub-sampling motion estimation method for video compression, the method comprising: dividing a first frame into a plurality of macroblocks; and performing block matching for a current macroblock pair on a candidate macroblock pair of a second frame by: sub-sampling the current macroblock pair and th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to motion estimation, and more particularly, to motion estimation implementing matching-pixels sub-sampling technique in video compression. 2. Description of the Related Art Motion Estimation (ME) is a technique commonly used... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One objective of the claimed invention is therefore to provide a motion estimation method utilizing matching-pixel sub-sampling, to solve the above-mentioned problem. The sub-sampling pattern can be applied to both progressive and interlaced video sources, while resulting in more uni... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to motion estimation, and more particularly, to motion estimation implementing matching-pixels sub-sampling technique in video compression. 2. Description of the Related Art Motion Estimation (ME) is a technique commonly used in video c... | H | H04 | H04N | 7 | 26 | |||
11804264 | US20080285286A1-20081120 | Faceted par lamp | ACCEPTED | 20081105 | 20081120 | [] | F21V704 | ["F21V704"] | 7575343 | 20070517 | 20090818 | 362 | 304000 | 65531.0 | APENTENG | JESSICA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Li", "inventor_name_first": "Jason J.", "inventor_city": "Boxford", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rothwell, JR.", "inventor_name_first": "Harold", "inventor_city": "Hopkinton", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last":... | A PAR lamp (10) has a body (12) with an internal reflector surface (14) disposed about a longitudinal axis (16). A cavity (18) is provided at one end (20) of the body (12) and an arc discharge tube (22) that provides a substantially spherical light source is positioned in the cavity (18) and disposed on the longitudina... | 1. A PAR lamp comprising: a body having an internal reflector surface disposed about a longitudinal axis; a cavity at one end of said body; an arc discharge tube that provides a substantially spherical light source positioned in said cavity and disposed on said longitudinal axis; a cover receiving opening at a second e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>PAR (parabolic aluminized reflector) lamps are well known in the industry. They are made in flood and spot versions and usually have an incandescent filament as a light source. Such lamps provide adequate amounts of light but have suffered from quality since the beam is fuzzy and shadowed. Som... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an elevational sectional view of an embodiment of the invention; and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a lamp body according to an aspect of the invention, with parts omitted for clarity. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to PAR lamps and more particularly to PAR lamps having an improved quality of light. BACKGROUND ART PAR (parabolic aluminized reflector) lamps are well known in the industry. They are made in flood and spot versions and usually have an incandescent filament as a light source. Such... | F | F21 | F21V | 7 | 04 | |||
11860505 | US20080220723A1-20080911 | COHERENT INITIAL ACQUISITION | ACCEPTED | 20080828 | 20080911 | [] | H04B700 | ["H04B700"] | 8325856 | 20070924 | 20121204 | 375 | 343000 | 66649.0 | PATEL | DHAVAL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Krishnamoorthi", "inventor_name_first": "Raghuraman", "inventor_city": "San Diego", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tian", "inventor_name_first": "Tao", "inventor_city": "San Diego", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_la... | An acquisition module includes a coherent correlator configured to receive a transmission having a pilot signal and correlate the received transmission with a local copy of the pilot signal to produce a first output, a delayed correlator configured to delay the first output and correlate the first output with the delay... | 1. An acquisition module, comprising: a coherent correlator configured to receive a transmission having a pilot signal and correlate the received transmission with a local copy of the pilot signal to produce a first output; a delayed correlator configured to delay the first output and correlate the first output with th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The present disclosure relates generally to telecommunications, and more particularly to coherent initial acquisition of a pilot signal. 2. Background Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) is a multi-carrier modulation technique, which effectively partitions the overall system... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect of the disclosure, an acquisition module includes a coherent correlator configured to receive a transmission having a pilot signal and correlate the received transmission with a local copy of the pilot signal to produce a first output, a delayed correlator configured to delay the first ... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119 The present application for patent claims priority to Provisional Application No. 60/893,105 entitled “COHERENT INITIAL ACQUISITION” filed Mar. 5, 2007, and assigned to the assignee hereof and hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND 1. Field The present discl... | H | H04 | H04B | 7 | 00 | |||
11913533 | US20080191465A1-20080814 | Clamping Ring for Connecting Thin-Walled Tubes | ACCEPTED | 20080730 | 20080814 | [] | F16L2304 | ["F16L2304"] | 7661730 | 20071102 | 20100216 | 285 | 424000 | 68507.0 | BOCHNA | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Meinig", "inventor_name_first": "Manfred", "inventor_city": "Rietheim-Weilheim", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | The invention relates to an open clamping ring (11), by means of which tubes (1) that are provided with terminal flanges (2) are connected. Said clamping ring is drawn together with the aid of a clamping lock that is provided at the open ends of the clamping ring. The clamping (10) substantially has the shape of a U wh... | 1. An open clamping ring serving a connection of thin-walled pipes having terminal flanges, the ends of the ring being drawn together by means of a clamping lock, and the ring comprising: a substantially U-shaped cross-section with legs provided on the terminal flanges, the legs being connected to one another via a cen... | The invention relates to an open clamping ring, which serves the connection of thin-walled pipes comprising terminal flanges. For the clamping of this clamping ring a clamping lock is provided, which is used to draw the ends of the clamping ring together. Thin-walled pipes, as they are used, for example, in exhaust, ai... | F | F16 | F16L | 23 | 04 | |||||
11812144 | US20070247956A1-20071025 | Semiconductor memory device | ACCEPTED | 20071010 | 20071025 | [] | G11C800 | ["G11C800"] | 7417914 | 20070615 | 20080826 | 365 | 230030 | 69835.0 | YOHA | CONNIE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shimizu", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Kawasaki", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yokozeki", "inventor_name_first": "Wataru", "inventor_city": "Kawasaki", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A semiconductor memory device that speeds up its operation. A multiplexer puts one of word lines into an active state to select one memory cell in each local block. Another multiplexer puts one of local block selection signals into an active state and puts one of p-channel transistors into the ON state to select one of... | 1. A semiconductor memory device in which memory cells arranged in a column direction are divided into a plurality of local blocks, in which data is read or written by the local block, and in which each local block has a read error protection circuit for preventing a read error from occurring in the case of data being ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(1) Field of the Invention This invention relates to a semiconductor memory device and, more particularly, to a semiconductor memory device in which memory cells arranged in a column direction are divided into a plurality of local blocks and in which data is read or written by th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention was made under the background circumstances as described above. An object of the present invention is to provide a miniature low-power semiconductor memory device. In order to achieve the above object, a semiconductor memory device in which memory cells arrange... | This is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 11/312,586 filed Dec. 21, 2005, which is a Division of application Ser. No. 11/055,969 filed Feb. 14, 2005, which is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 10/199,070 filed Jul. 22, 2002. The disclosure of the prior application(s) is hereby incorporated by reference herein in ... | G | G11 | G11C | 8 | 00 | |||
11664104 | US20080286702A1-20081120 | Silver Halide Color Photosensitive Material and Method of Processing the Same | ACCEPTED | 20081105 | 20081120 | [] | G03C1725 | ["G03C1725", "G03F720"] | 7914977 | 20070329 | 20110329 | 430 | 567000 | 62529.0 | VISCONTI | GERALDINA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sakai", "inventor_name_first": "Hidekazu", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ishizaka", "inventor_name_first": "Tatsuya", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A silver halide color photosensitive material, having, on a transparent support, at least one each of yellow-, cyan-, and magenta-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layers, and photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer containing a coupler that forms a dye having its absorption maximum at a wavelengt... | 1. A silver halide color photosensitive material, comprising, on a transparent support, at least one yellow-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one cyan-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer, at least one magenta-color-forming photosensitive silver halide emulsion lay... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In the music industry, media for sound recording were changed from records to CDs, and analog recording was abruptly changed to digital recording in the 1980s. Further, large-capacity DVDs as media for recording information including video images have also been penetrating the market. Dramatic... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a silver halide color photosensitive material; more specifically to a silver halide color cinematographic photosensitive material having suitability for processing expedited substantially by simplification and time-reduction of processing steps. The present invention als... | G | G03 | G03C | 17 | 25 | ||||
11818798 | US20080159906A1-20080703 | Method for manufacturing composite metal material and method for manufacturing composite-metal molded article | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | C22C102 | ["C22C102", "B22D2300"] | 7712512 | 20070616 | 20100511 | 164 | 113000 | 68056.0 | YOON | KEVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Suganuma", "inventor_name_first": "Masashi", "inventor_city": "Hanishina-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sato", "inventor_name_first": "Tomoyuki", "inventor_city": "Hanishina-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_la... | A method for manufacturing a composite metal material combined with a nanocarbon material comprises heating a metal alloy to a half-melted state in which both liquid and solid phases are present. Next, a nongraphitized nanocarbon material is added to the half-melted metal alloy and stirred to form a composite metal mat... | 1. A method for manufacturing a composite metal material combined with a nanocarbon material, the method comprising the steps of: heating a metal alloy to a half-melted state in which both liquid and solid phases are present; and adding a nongraphitized nanocarbon material to the half-melted metal alloy and stirring to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Composite metal materials are obtained by mixing single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, nanocarbon fiber, fullerenes, or other nano-sized carbon materials (referred to below as “nanocarbon materials”) into metal alloys. Composite metal materials are thought... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for manufacturing a composite metal material combined with a nanocarbon, which method comprises the steps of: heating a metal alloy to a half-melted state in which both liquid and solid phases are presen... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a composite metal material that includes a nanocarbon material, and to a method for manufacturing a composite-metal molded article. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Composite metal materials are obtained by mixing single-walled carbon nanotub... | C | C22 | C22C | 1 | 02 | |||
11830444 | US20080049869A1-20080228 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAYERED DECODING OF A SUCCESSION OF BLOCKS ENCODED WITH AN LDPC CODE | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | H04L2734 | ["H04L2734"] | 8037388 | 20070730 | 20111011 | 714 | 752000 | 66952.0 | ALPHONSE | FRITZ | [{"inventor_name_last": "HEINRICH", "inventor_name_first": "Vincent", "inventor_city": "La Tronche", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Paumier", "inventor_name_first": "Laurent", "inventor_city": "Grenoble", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}] | The metrics matrix may include at least one particular layer including at least one particular column having several metrics cues, respectively, situated in different rows. For the particular layers the updating of the channel cue is associated with the particular column involving at each iteration one updated metric c... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method for successively and individually decoding a plurality of blocks encoded with an LDPC code, each block comprising N cues, the method comprising: initializing N channel cues, respectively, with the N cues of the block and metrics cues distributed within a metrics matrix including N columns ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The LDPC code is a block-based code. The encoder processes blocks of K bits and delivers blocks of N bits. Thus, N-K redundancy bits are added. These N-K bits are called “parity bits”. The coding rate or code rate is defined by the ratio K/N. The lower the coding rate, the higher ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the invention is to implement a decoding algorithm of the “layered” type that does not use a complex hardware implementation. According to one aspect, there is proposed a method for decoding a succession of blocks encoded with an LDPC code and each comprising N cues. Thi... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a translation of and claims the priority benefit of French patent application number 0607490 filed on Aug. 24, 2006, entitled “METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAYERED DECODING OF A SUCCESSION OF BLOCKS ENCODED WITH AN LDPC CODE”, which is hereby incorporated by reference... | H | H04 | H04L | 27 | 34 | |||
11753641 | US20070289921A1-20071220 | Apparatus And Method For Treating Wastewater | ACCEPTED | 20071205 | 20071220 | [] | C02F330 | ["C02F330"] | 7731850 | 20070525 | 20100608 | 210 | 603000 | 69012.0 | PRINCE JR | FREDDIE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Choi", "inventor_name_first": "Hong-Bok", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lee", "inventor_name_first": "Jae-Ki", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Park", "inventor... | An apparatus and method for treating wastewater are provided. The method for treating wastewater includes: a pre-treatment step of removing impurities contained in high concentration wastewater and crushing the impurities using a crusher; a first aerobic treatment step of supplying wastewater containing organic acids t... | 1. A method for treating wastewater comprising: a pre-treatment step of removing impurities contained in high concentration wastewater and crushing the impurities using a crusher; a first aerobic treatment step of supplying wastewater containing organic acids to a first aerobic tank and injecting air to the first aerob... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method for effectively treating wastewater of high concentration by sequentially performing an aerobic treatment and an anaerobic treatment,... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0047713, filed on May 26, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGOUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and m... | C | C02 | C02F | 3 | 30 | ||||
11780157 | US20080018190A1-20080124 | PERMANENT MAGNET TYPE ELECTRIC ROTARY MACHINE AND COMPRESSOR USING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | H02K127 | ["H02K127", "H02K112"] | 7768172 | 20070719 | 20100803 | 310 | 156570 | 99725.0 | LAM | THANH | [{"inventor_name_last": "TAKAHATA", "inventor_name_first": "Ryoichi", "inventor_city": "Hitachi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kikuchi", "inventor_name_first": "Satoshi", "inventor_city": "Hitachi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Waku... | A permanent magnet type electric rotary machine includes a stator including a stator core having teeth and slots, and a rotor provided with permanent magnets as magnet poles in a rotor core. A pole core portion which between each of the permanent magnets and an outer surface of the rotor core is provided with a plurali... | 1. A permanent magnet type electric rotary machine comprising: a stator including a stator core having teeth and slots between adjacent teeth, and a concentrated winding as an armature winding installed in each of the slots so as to surround each of the teeth; and a rotor provided with permanent magnets as magnet poles... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In this kind of permanent magnet type electricrotary machine, a concentrated winding has been used for a stator winding, and a rare-earth neodymium permanent magnet have been used for a field magnet, thereby having achieved higher efficiency of the rotary machine. Incidentally, v... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a permanent magnet type electric rotary machine low in vibration as well as noise without causing deterioration in performance such as motor efficiency and so forth, and a compressor using the same. A permanent magnet type electric ro... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY The present application claims priority from Japanese application serial no. 2006-197562, filed on Jul. 20, 2006, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a permanent magnet type electricrotary machine including a ... | H | H02 | H02K | 1 | 27 | |||
11745040 | US20080276768A1-20081113 | MANUAL CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND SERVICE TOOL | ACCEPTED | 20081029 | 20081113 | [] | B25B2300 | ["B25B2300"] | 7698795 | 20070507 | 20100420 | 29 | 274000 | 63405.0 | WILSON | LEE | [{"inventor_name_last": "BROCK", "inventor_name_first": "THOMAS A.", "inventor_city": "Fenton", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "CHAPMAN", "inventor_name_first": "MARK R.", "inventor_city": "Brighton", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Z... | An assembly tool for installing a clutch pressure plate and clutch housing of a manual clutch on the flywheel of an engine includes a bell shaped housing which receives and pivotally supports a plurality of fingers having outwardly directed claws. A coaxial cylindrical portion of the bell shaped housing includes male t... | 1. An installation and service tool for a clutch comprising, in combination, a cylindrical housing having a larger diameter region and a smaller diameter region, said larger diameter region defining a plurality of slots and said smaller diameter region defining external and internal threads, a plurality of fingers pivo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art. The assembly and attachment of a manual clutch and particularly the clutch housing to an engine flywheel is rendered difficult by the extended position of... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention provides an assembly tool and method for installing a clutch pressure plate and clutch housing of a manual clutch on the flywheel of an engine. The tool includes a bell shaped housing which receives and pivotally supports a plurality of fingers having outwardly directed claws. A... | FIELD The present disclosure relates to tools for assembling and servicing clutches and more particularly to a tool for facilitating assembly and servicing of a manual clutch on an engine. BACKGROUND The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may no... | B | B25 | B25B | 23 | 00 | |||
10585717 | US20070275384A1-20071129 | Mutant Sodium Channel Nav1.7 and Methods Related Thereto | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | C07K1618 | ["C07K1618", "A01K67027", "C07H2104", "C12N100", "C12N1585", "C12Q168", "C12P2100", "C12N1511", "C07K700", "C07K14435"] | 7670771 | 20070314 | 20100302 | 435 | 008000 | 71378.0 | PAK | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Leppert", "inventor_name_first": "Mark", "inventor_city": "Salt Lake City", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Singh", "inventor_name_first": "Nanda", "inventor_city": "Heber City", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Described are mutant Nav1.7 sodium channel alpha-subunits and nucleic acid sequences encoding such mutants. Further described are methods for characterizing a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Nav1 sodium channel alpha-subunit, methods for determining a Nav 1.7 haplotype, methods for determining a subject's predispo... | 1. A method of characterizing a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Nav1.7 sodium channel alpha subunit, comprising the step of identifying mutations at one or more sites in regions of the nucleic acid sequence that encode an intracellular N-terminal region, an extracellular loop in domain I, an intracellular loop bet... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Voltage-gated sodium channels are transmembrane proteins that mediate regenerative inward currents that are responsible for the initial depolarization of action potentials in excitable cells, such as neurons and muscle. Sodium channels are typically a complex of various subunits, the principle on... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with the purposes of the disclosed materials, compositions, articles, devices, and methods, as embodied and broadly described herein, the disclosed subject matter, in one aspect, relates to a method of characterizing a nucleic acid sequence that encodes a Na v 1.7 sodium channel alpha-... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/538,149, filed Jan. 21, 2004. U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/538,149 is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This invention was made with government support under... | C | C07 | C07K | 16 | 18 | |||
11776332 | US20090019514A1-20090115 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENFORCING PASSWORD POLICY IN A DISTRIBUTED DIRECTORY | ACCEPTED | 20081230 | 20090115 | [] | G06F1700 | ["G06F1700"] | 8935805 | 20070711 | 20150113 | 726 | 001000 | 77989.0 | JOHNSON | CARLTON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hazlewood", "inventor_name_first": "Kristin Marie", "inventor_city": "Austin", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Feng", "inventor_name_first": "Daw", "inventor_city": "Austin", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Wi... | The invention describes techniques for enforcing password policy within a distributed directory environment that includes one or more distributed directory servers and a proxy server that acts as an intermediate agent between a client and the distributed directory environment. In one aspect, the proxy server is enhance... | 1. A method for enforcing password policy within a distributed directory that includes a set of directory servers, and a proxy server that acts as an intermediary between a client and the set of directory servers, comprising: at the proxy server, receiving and parsing a password policy response control; at the proxy se... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to enforcing password policy in a distributed directory environment. 2. Background of the Related Art A directory is a special type of database for managing information about people, organizations, data processing systems, and other... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method, system, apparatus, or computer program product is presented for enforcing password policy within a distributed directory environment that includes one or more distributed directory servers and a proxy server that acts as an intermediate agent between a client and the ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to Ser. No. 11/______, filed July 2007, titled “Method and system for enforcing password policy for an external bind operation in a distributed directory.” BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to enforcing passwor... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 00 | |||
11946600 | US20080070507A1-20080320 | ARRANGEMENT FOR STEERING RADIATION LOBE OF ANTENNA | ACCEPTED | 20080305 | 20080320 | [] | H04B714 | ["H04B714", "H04B100", "H04M100"] | 7864111 | 20071128 | 20110104 | 342 | 375000 | 93003.0 | ISSING | GREGORY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Stoyanov", "inventor_name_first": "Vladimir", "inventor_city": "Oulu", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FI"}] | An arrangement for steering the radiation lobe of an array antenna without turning the antenna itself. The radiators of the array antenna are located in the row, and two radiators which are equidistant from the midpoint of the row, form a radiator pair. To steer the radiation lobe, the phase of the signal of one radiat... | 1. An arrangement for steering a radiation lobe of an array antenna comprising at least one radiator row, which row has at least two radiator pairs, phases of the signals of the radiators in each pair being arranged to change to opposite directions, when the antenna is adjusted by means of said arrangement, which arran... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The traffic capacity of radio networks is increased by dividing a geographic area to so-called cells and by using the same carrier frequencies simultaneously in different cells, as known. The capacity of a network is the higher the smaller the cells are and the closer to each oth... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the invention is to implement the steering of the antenna radiating lobe in a new and advantageous way compared with the prior art. The arrangement according to the invention is characterized in that which is specified in the independent claim 1 . Some advantageous embo... | The invention relates to steering a radiation lobe of an array antenna without turning the antenna itself. The steering arrangement is aimed for the base station antennas in mobile communication networks and for vertical adjusting of the transmitting direction, in particular. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The traffic cap... | H | H04 | H04B | 7 | 14 | |||
11948814 | US20080075232A1-20080327 | Cargo Scanning System | ACCEPTED | 20080312 | 20080327 | [] | H05G102 | ["H05G102"] | 7517149 | 20071130 | 20090414 | 378 | 198000 | 68672.0 | KIKNADZE | IRAKLI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Agrawal", "inventor_name_first": "Neeraj", "inventor_city": "Rancho Palos Verdes", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kotowaki", "inventor_name_first": "Andreas", "inventor_city": "Rancho Palos Verdes", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. The present invention is directed toward a portable inspection system for generating an image representation of target obj... | 1. A mobile inspection system for generating an image representation of target object using a radiation source, comprising: a foldable boom comprising a first vertical portion which is physically attached to said vehicle, a first horizontal portion, and a second vertical portion; a first detector array housing physical... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>X-ray systems are used for medical, industrial and security inspection purposes because they can cost-effectively generate images of internal spaces not visible to the human eye. Materials exposed to X-ray radiation absorb differing amounts of X-ray radiation and, therefore, atte... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The inspection methods and systems of the present invention are mobile, rapidly deployable, and capable of scanning a wide variety of receptacles cost-effectively and accurately on uneven surfaces. In a first embodiment, a self-contained inspection system comprises an inspection mod... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/915,687, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/201,543, entitled “Self-Contained Portable Inspection System and Method. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention rel... | H | H05 | H05G | 1 | 02 | |||
11622225 | US20080171125A1-20080717 | Methods Of Forming Heat Stable Soy Milk Concentrates | ACCEPTED | 20080701 | 20080717 | [] | A23L238 | ["A23L238", "A23C2300", "A23L148"] | 7989015 | 20070111 | 20110802 | 426 | 634000 | 62518.0 | HEGGESTAD | HELEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Akashe", "inventor_name_first": "Ahmad", "inventor_city": "Mundelein", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chen", "inventor_name_first": "Wen-Sherng", "inventor_city": "Glenview", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "P... | Methods are provided to prepare heat stable soy milk concentrates above 3.2× based on the level of protein that are thermally stable upon achieving an Fo of at least 5. One method removes soluble carbohydrates prior to concentration. Another method removes both soluble and insoluble carbohydrates prior to concentration... | 1. A method of preparing heat stable soy milk concentrate comprising: selecting a soy pre-treatment from the group consisting of: removing a portion of soluble carbohydrates from a soy milk, removing a portion of insoluble carbohydrates from a soy milk, hydrolyzing a soy protein to have a molecular weight distribution ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The concentration of liquid products is often desired because it allows for reduced volumes to be stored and transported, thereby resulting in decreased storage and shipping costs. Liquid concentrates also permit packaging and use of the liquid products in more efficient ways. For example, with th... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Methods are provided to prepare soy milk concentrates above 3.2× based on the level of protein that are thermally stable under typical thermal treatments. In various forms, the methods herein provide heat stable soy milk concentrates having above 3.2×, preferably above about 3.5×, and more preferably... | FIELD The invention relates to methods of producing heat stable soy milk concentrates, and in particular, methods of producing heat stable soy milk concentrates at levels greater than about a 3.2× concentration based on protein. BACKGROUND The concentration of liquid products is often desired because it allows for redu... | A | A23 | A23L | 2 | 38 | |||
11797401 | US20070257302A1-20071108 | Semiconductor device having a gate contact structure capable of reducing interfacial resistance and method of forming the same | ACCEPTED | 20071024 | 20071108 | [] | H01L29788 | ["H01L29788", "H01L21336"] | 7776687 | 20070503 | 20100817 | 438 | 257000 | 89314.0 | PATEL | REEMA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kang", "inventor_name_first": "Chang-Seok", "inventor_city": "Seongnam-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Shin", "inventor_name_first": "Yoo-Cheol", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "C... | A semiconductor device has a gate contact structure, including a semiconductor substrate, a polycrystalline silicon layer used as a gate electrode of a transistor, a middle conductive layer, a top metal layer having an opening exposing the polycrystalline silicon layer, and a contact plug directly contacting the polycr... | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a polysilicon layer on a substrate, the polysilicon layer being a gate electrode of a transistor; a middle conductive layer and a top metal layer on the polysilicon layer; an opening through the middle conductive layer and the top metal layer exposing the polysilicon layer; and a ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and method of forming the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a semiconductor device having a gate contact structure capable of reducing interfacial resistance and a method of f... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is therefore directed to a semiconductor device having a gate contact structure and a method of manufacturing the same, which substantially overcome one or more of the problems due to the limitations and disadvantages of the related art. At least one of the abov... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and method of forming the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a semiconductor device having a gate contact structure capable of reducing interfacial resistance and a method of forming the ... | H | H01 | H01L | 297 | 88 | |||
11959763 | US20090162548A1-20090625 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB AND FOAM COMPOSITE MATERIAL | ACCEPTED | 20090610 | 20090625 | [] | B05D500 | ["B05D500"] | 7727587 | 20071219 | 20100601 | 427 | 243000 | 98115.0 | ANGADI | MAKI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kaspersion", "inventor_name_first": "Edward", "inventor_city": "Selkirk", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}] | A composite product is formed from a honeycomb panel having an array of hexagonal tubular cells which clamped between two press plates where a layer of a foaming agent is applied to only the bottom press plate such that the foaming agent expands into the cells. An array of grooves is provided in the top press plate and... | 1. A method for manufacturing a composite product comprising: providing a honeycomb panel having a first face and a second opposite face with an array of hexagonal tubular cells extending between the first and second faces; providing a first press plate with a press surface in contact with the first face; providing a s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A number of prior proposals have been made for filling a honeycomb panel with tubular cells with a reinforcing foam so as to provide an enhanced compression strength which is commonly significantly greater than the compression strength of the panel and the foam separately. U.S. Pa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is one object of the invention to provide a method for filling the honeycomb cells of a panel with a reinforcing foam. According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method for manufacturing a composite product comprising: providing a honeycomb panel having a first f... | This invention relates to a composite material formed from a panel of a honeycomb cell material where the cells are filled with a reinforcing foam. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A number of prior proposals have been made for filling a honeycomb panel with tubular cells with a reinforcing foam so as to provide an enhanced... | B | B05 | B05D | 5 | 00 | |||
11835196 | US20090039028A1-20090212 | LIQUID FILTRATION SYSTEMS | ACCEPTED | 20090128 | 20090212 | [] | B01D1500 | ["B01D1500", "B01D1504", "B01D2946", "B01D2956", "B32B532"] | 7828969 | 20070807 | 20101109 | 210 | 679000 | 75148.0 | BARRY | CHESTER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Eaton", "inventor_name_first": "Bradley W.", "inventor_city": "Woodbury", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Feil, III", "inventor_name_first": "William J.", "inventor_city": "Woodbury", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_l... | Provided are filter elements and methods of making and using the same where the filter elements are suitable for liquid filtration and contain particle-loaded meltblown fiber webs. A filter element comprises: a porous article comprising a web of self-supporting nonwoven polymeric fibers and a plurality of sorbent parti... | 1. A filter element comprising: a porous article comprising a web of self-supporting nonwoven polymeric fibers and a plurality of sorbent particles enmeshed in the web, the article comprising a first surface and a second surface; a liquid-impermeable housing surrounding the porous article; an inlet in fluid communicati... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Numerous types of fluid filtration systems, such as for home water filtration, are commercially available. Traditionally, beds of loose carbon particles were used for removing metals and/or organic materials from water. Composite blocks can be made from combinations of sorbent materials, such as a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Provided are filter elements and methods of making and using the same where the filter elements are suitable for liquid filtration and contain particle-loaded meltblown fiber webs. In one aspect, provided is a filter element comprising: a porous article comprising a web of self-supporting nonwoven po... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to liquid filtration systems and filter media, wherein the filter media contains, for example, polymeric fibrous webs containing sorbent components therein. BACKGROUND Numerous types of fluid filtration systems, such as for home water filtration, are commercially available... | B | B01 | B01D | 15 | 00 | |||
11814298 | US20080106125A1-20080508 | Vehicle Roof | ACCEPTED | 20080425 | 20080508 | [] | B60J7043 | ["B60J7043"] | 7537277 | 20070719 | 20090526 | 296 | 217000 | 70588.0 | PEDDER | DENNIS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bergmiller", "inventor_name_first": "Alexander", "inventor_city": "Konigsbrunn", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kiedl", "inventor_name_first": "Martin", "inventor_city": "Munchen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | A vehicle roof with a roof opening system which has a roof frame surrounding an openable and closable roof opening, a wind deflector at a front edge region of the roof opening which can be pivoted out of a lowered position in a raising direction, and a positioning device which has a flexible element which is attached a... | 1-14. (canceled) 15. Vehicle roof, with a roof opening system, comprising: a roof frame bordering a roof opening in a fixed vehicle roof surface which is openable and closable by at least one cover element, a wind deflector which is located in a front edge region of the roof opening and which is pivotable out of a lowe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a roof opening system which has a roof frame, which has at least one cover element for selectively closing or at least partially clearing the roof opening, a wind deflector which is located in the front edge re... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the invention is to devise a vehicle roof of the initially named type which is provided with a positioning means for the wind deflector which can be easily integrated into the roof frame of a roof opening system. This object is achieved in accordance with the invention ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a vehicle roof with a roof opening system which has a roof frame, which has at least one cover element for selectively closing or at least partially clearing the roof opening, a wind deflector which is located in the front edge region of the... | B | B60 | B60J | 70 | 43 | |||
11574169 | US20070270365A1-20071122 | Treatment of Eye Disorders Characterized by an Elevated Intraocular Pressure by siRNAs | ACCEPTED | 20071107 | 20071122 | [] | A61K4800 | ["A61K4800", "A61P2702"] | 8030284 | 20070716 | 20111004 | 514 | 044000 | 63022.0 | SCHNIZER | RICHARD | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jimenez", "inventor_name_first": "Ana", "inventor_city": "Madrid", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "ES"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sesto", "inventor_name_first": "Angela", "inventor_city": "Madrid", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "ES"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Roman", "inven... | Sequences and protocols for treatment of eye conditions by use of RNA interference are disclosed. Target genes are selected from those responsible for aqueous flow or aqueous outflow, while particularly preferred conditions to be treated include glaucoma and uveitis. | 1. Use of siNA in the preparation of a medicament for use in a method of treatment of an eye condition, comprising downregulating expression of a target gene in a patient in need of treatment, the gene being selected from the group comprising aqueous formation genes and aqueous outflow genes. 2. The use of claim 1, whe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>RNAI as a Tool to Downregulate Gene Expression Gene targeting by homologous recombination is commonly used to determine gene function in mammals, but this is a costly and time-consuming process. Alternatively, the functions of many genes can be determined after mRNA inhibition wi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the present invention we describe a method for the treatment of eye conditions characterised by an altered IOP in animals, including humans. In particular, the eye conditions may Include glaucoma, uveitis, and inflammation. The method is based on the downregulation of expre... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of eye disorders; in particular but not exclusively to the treatment of glaucoma. In preferred embodiments, the invention relates to the use of RNAI technology to downregulate the expression of aqueous formation genes and... | A | A61 | A61K | 48 | 00 | |||
11917833 | US20090086411A1-20090402 | Capacitor | ACCEPTED | 20090318 | 20090402 | [] | H01G912 | ["H01G912"] | 7706127 | 20071217 | 20100427 | 361 | 502000 | 65133.0 | THOMAS | ERIC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Miura", "inventor_name_first": "Teruhisa", "inventor_city": "Kyoto", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Shimamoto", "inventor_name_first": "Hideki", "inventor_city": "Kyoto", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sakata", ... | A capacitor includes a metal case and a terminal plate. The metal case accommodates a capacitor element together with a driving electrolyte and is joined to one of the electrodes of the capacitor element at its inner bottom surface. The terminal plate is joined to the other electrode at its inner surface so as to seal ... | 1. A capacitor comprising: a capacitor element having a pair of positive and negative electrodes, the pair of positive and negative electrodes being disposed in opposite directions and wound together with a separator interposed therebetween, the pair of positive and negative electrodes being each composed of a current ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>FIG. 66 is a sectional view of a conventional capacitor. FIG. 67 is a sectional view of a pressure regulating valve used in the conventional capacitor. In FIGS. 66 and 67 , the capacitor includes capacitor element 20 having hollow portion 20 a . Capacitor element 20 is formed by winding a pair... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the conventional problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a highly reliable capacitor free from leakage of a driving electrolyte. The present invention is a capacitor including a capacitor element; a bottomed cylindrical metal case; and a terminal plat... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to capacitors for use in various electronic devices, hybrid vehicles using regenerative braking, electric power storage, and other similar applications. BACKGROUND ART FIG. 66 is a sectional view of a conventional capacitor. FIG. 67 is a sectional view of a pressure regulat... | H | H01 | H01G | 9 | 12 | |||
11738875 | US20080260274A1-20081023 | LOCAL IMAGE DESCRIPTORS | ACCEPTED | 20081008 | 20081023 | [] | G06K936 | ["G06K936"] | 7970226 | 20070423 | 20110628 | 382 | 254000 | 89984.0 | WOLDEMARIAM | AKLILU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Winder", "inventor_name_first": "Simon", "inventor_city": "Seattle", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Brown", "inventor_name_first": "Matthew", "inventor_city": "Seattle", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A local image descriptor generation technique that produces a descriptor for an image patch is presented. The technique generally involves smoothing the pixels of the image patch, followed by employing a transformation to produce a transform vector for each of a set of sample points spaced across the image patch. The t... | 1. A computer-implemented process for generating a local image descriptor for an image patch, comprising using a computer to perform the following process actions: smoothing values of pixels of the image patch; employing a transformation to produce a transform vector for each of a set of sample points spaced across the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Interest point detectors and descriptors are used to obtain image to image correspondence for 3D reconstruction, searching databases of photographs and as a first stage in object or place recognition, among other things. In a typical scenario, an interest point detector is used to select matchable... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This Summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified form, that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended to be used as an aid in dete... | BACKGROUND Interest point detectors and descriptors are used to obtain image to image correspondence for 3D reconstruction, searching databases of photographs and as a first stage in object or place recognition, among other things. In a typical scenario, an interest point detector is used to select matchable points in ... | G | G06 | G06K | 9 | 36 | |||
11568654 | US20070280781A1-20071206 | Road Stud | ACCEPTED | 20071121 | 20071206 | [] | E01F906 | ["E01F906"] | 7347643 | 20070501 | 20080325 | 404 | 016000 | 62797.0 | HARTMANN | GARY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jeong", "inventor_name_first": "Bo-Young", "inventor_city": "Namyangjusi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | Provided herein is a road stud used to recognize the central line or lanes of a road. The road stud is configured in the form of a screw to be securely fixed to and buried in a road. The road stud includes a self generator to light up an illuminating element all the time irrespective of the existence and absence of sun... | 1. A road stud comprising: a head exposed to the outside from the surface of a road, the head including an outer body exposed to the outside and formed of a transparent material, the cross-section of the outer body being in the form of a half-oval shape, light-emitting diodes arranged in a cross shape inside the outer ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In general, a road stud is disposed on the central line of a road or lines partitioning the road into lanes such that users can recognize the central line or the lanes or disposed at a curved point of a winding road to allow cars to smoothly change their directions, to thereby seek safety dri... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a road stud used to recognize the central line or lanes of a road, and more particularly, to a road stud that is configured in the form of a screw to be securely fixed to and buried in a road and includes a self generator to light up an illuminating element all the time ... | E | E01 | E01F | 9 | 06 | ||||
11817597 | US20090301556A1-20091210 | MULTILAYER ORGANIC SOLAR CELL | ACCEPTED | 20091125 | 20091210 | [] | H01L3100 | ["H01L3100"] | 8237048 | 20070831 | 20120807 | 136 | 256000 | 63248.0 | GARDNER | SHANNON | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kawano", "inventor_name_first": "Kenji", "inventor_city": "Sakai-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ito", "inventor_name_first": "Norihiro", "inventor_city": "Hirakata-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Disclosed is a multilayer organic solar cell having a structure wherein an inter-layer (3) is arranged between a first photoactive layer (1) and a second photoactive layer (2). This structure is obtained by forming the inter-layer (3) on the first photoactive layer (1) which is formed from an organic compound solution ... | 1. A multilayer organic solar cell comprising: a first photoactive layer containing a donor material and an acceptor material; an inter-layer formed on the first photoactive layer; and a second photoactive layer formed of a solution of an organic compound containing the donor material and the acceptor material on the i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, energy consumption has dramatically increased with growth of industries. In the future, further increase in demand for energy is expected. Against this backdrop, today's demands are placed on the development of production technology of economic and high-performance clean energ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing configuration of a multilayer organic solar cell as an example of an embodiment according to the present invention. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a multilayer organic solar cell in which a plurality of photoactive layers which receive light and generate electric power are stacked to each other. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, energy consumption has dramatically increased with growth of industries. In the future, f... | H | H01 | H01L | 31 | 00 | |||
11718889 | US20070276503A1-20071129 | Tilt-Stable Rotating Joint and Technical Orthopedic Component Constructed Therewith | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | A61F230 | ["A61F230"] | 7762971 | 20070508 | 20100727 | 602 | 016000 | 76617.0 | BROWN | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wagner", "inventor_name_first": "Helmut", "inventor_city": "Duderstadt", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}] | The invention relates to a tilt-stable rotating joint suitable for technical orthopedic components, including a forked external joint part with two limbs whose parallel inner walls pointing towards each other form a slit of a given width and are provided with flush continuous holes. A flat inner joint part protrudes in... | 1-14. (canceled) 15. A tilt-stable rotating joint comprising: an outer joint piece including an opening formed by a pair of inner opposing walls and a pair of aligned outer through-holes in both walls; an inner joint piece rotatably mounted to the outer joint piece, the inner joint piece including a substantially flat ... | The invention relates to a tilt-stable rotating joint with a fork-shaped outer joint piece having two branches whose parallel inner walls facing toward each other form a slit of predetermined width and are provided with mutually aligned through-holes, with a flat inner joint piece that protrudes into the slit and has a... | A | A61 | A61F | 2 | 30 | |||||
11728884 | US20090068022A1-20090312 | Wavy flow cooling concept for turbine airfoils | ACCEPTED | 20090225 | 20090312 | [] | F01D518 | ["F01D518"] | 7785070 | 20070327 | 20100831 | 416 | 09700R | 95937.0 | NGUYEN | NINH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Liang", "inventor_name_first": "George", "inventor_city": "Palm City", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | An airfoil including an outer wall and a cooling cavity formed therein. The cooling cavity includes a leading edge flow channel located adjacent a leading edge of the airfoil and a trailing edge flow channel located adjacent a trailing edge of the airfoil. Each of the leading edge and trailing edge flow channels define... | 1. An airfoil for a turbine of a gas turbine engine comprising: an outer wall extending radially between opposing inner and outer ends of said airfoil, said outer wall comprising a pressure side and a suction side joined together at chordally spaced apart leading and trailing edges of said airfoil; a radially extending... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A conventional gas turbine engine includes a compressor, a combustor and a turbine. The compressor compresses ambient air which is supplied to the combustor where the compressed air is combined with a fuel and ignites the mixture, creating combustion products defining a working ga... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an airfoil for a turbine of a gas turbine engine is provided. The airfoil comprises an outer wall extending radially between opposing inner and outer ends of the airfoil, and the outer wall comprises a pressure side and a suction side j... | This invention was made with U.S. Government support under Contract Number DE-FC26-05NT42644 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government has certain rights to this invention. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed generally to an airfoil for a gas turbine engine and, more particularly, to a... | F | F01 | F01D | 5 | 18 | |||
11888597 | US20080046846A1-20080221 | System and method of maximizing integrated circuit manufacturing yield with fabrication process simulation driven layout optimization | ACCEPTED | 20080207 | 20080221 | [] | G06F1750 | ["G06F1750"] | 7886262 | 20070801 | 20110208 | 716 | 132000 | 98137.0 | TAT | BINH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chew", "inventor_name_first": "Marko P.", "inventor_city": "Palo Alto", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yang", "inventor_name_first": "Yue", "inventor_city": "Cupertino", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system and a method of maximizing the manufacturing yield of integrated circuit (“IC”) design using IC fabrication process simulation driven layout optimization is described. An IC design layout is automatically modified through formulation of a layout optimization problem utilizing the results of layout fabrication ... | 1. A method of improving the manufacturing yield of integrated circuit comprising the steps: receiving a plurality of integrated circuit layout elements; constructing and allocating a plurality of position variables to a plurality of layout elements, wherein position variables represent the location of edges or points ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The electronic circuit of an integrated circuit (“IC”) consists of connected components such as transistors, diodes and resistors. The description of the components and their interconnections is called a netlist. Each component is mapped to one or more layout objects that are two-... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a system and a method of maximizing IC manufacturing yield with IC fabrication process simulation driven layout optimization. An IC design layout is adaptively and iteratively modified in a layout optimization system consisting of a layout fabrication p... | CLAIM OF BENEFIT TO PROVISIONAL APPLICATION This patent application claims the benefit of the earlier filed U.S. Provisional Patent Application entitled “System and method of maximizing integrated circuit manufacturing yield with fabrication process simulation driven layout optimization”, having Ser. No. 60/838,023, an... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 50 | |||
11838211 | US20080038170A1-20080214 | METHODS OF FABRICATING NANOSCALE-TO-MICROSCALE STRUCTURES | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | C01F500 | ["C01F500"] | 7615206 | 20070813 | 20091110 | 423 | 592100 | 92442.0 | PATEL | SMITA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sandhage", "inventor_name_first": "Kenneth Henry", "inventor_city": "Atlanta", "inventor_state": "GA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Bao", "inventor_name_first": "Zhihao", "inventor_city": "Atlanta", "inventor_state": "GA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Methods for the production of shaped nanoscale-to-microscale structures, wherein a nanoscale-to-microscale template is provided having an original chemical composition and an original shape, and the nanoscale-to-microscale template subjected to a chemical reaction, so as to partially or completely convert the nanoscale... | 1. A method for the production of a shaped nanoscale-to-microscale structure comprising: providing a nanoscale-to-microscale template having an original chemical composition and an original shape; and subjecting said nanoscale-to-microscale template to at least a first chemical reaction, so as to partially or completel... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to shaped three-dimensional nanoscale-to-microscale structures, and more specifically to methods of producing shaped nanoscale-to-microscale structures from nanoscale-to-microscale templates having an original chemi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly described, in preferred form, the present invention provides methods for the production of shaped nanoscale-to-microscale structures, wherein a nanoscale-to-microscale template is provided having an original chemical composition and an original shape, and the nanoscale-... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/837,465, filed 11 Aug. 2006, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to shaped thre... | C | C01 | C01F | 5 | 00 | |||
11894899 | US20080049109A1-20080228 | Imaging-element unit and imaging device | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | H04N5228 | ["H04N5228"] | 7692689 | 20070822 | 20100406 | 348 | 373000 | 66496.0 | VILLECCO | JOHN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Teramoto", "inventor_name_first": "Togo", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hamada", "inventor_name_first": "Masataka", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A compact and power saving imaging-element unit of handshake compensation type is provided. The imaging-element unit comprises an imaging-element board with an imaging element that performs photoelectric conversion of incident light formed or located thereon; a relay board that is disposed between the imaging element a... | 1. An imaging-element unit comprising: an imaging-element board with an imaging element for photoelectric conversion of incident light formed or mounted thereon; a relay board disposed between said imaging element and an external control board for receiving and transmitting signals between said imaging-element board an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an imaging device, and more particularly to an imaging-element unit that is capable of compensating handshake of the imaging device when taking images. 2. Description of the Prior Art Currently, active handshake compensati... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Taking the aforementioned problems into consideration, it is an object of the present invention to obtain an imaging-element unit of compact and power saving type, and that is capable of compensating handshake, and to obtain an imaging device that is compact, has low power consumptio... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an imaging device, and more particularly to an imaging-element unit that is capable of compensating handshake of the imaging device when taking images. 2. Description of the Prior Art Currently, active handshake compensation technolo... | H | H04 | H04N | 52 | 28 | |||
11706326 | US20070144004A1-20070628 | Method of producing pagewidth printhead structures in-situ | ACCEPTED | 20070614 | 20070628 | [] | B41J216 | ["B41J216"] | 7587823 | 20070215 | 20090915 | 29 | 890100 | 94336.0 | ANGWIN | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Silverbrook", "inventor_name_first": "Kia", "inventor_city": "Balmain", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}] | A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead to have structures of a plurality of nozzle openings defined through a single surface layer is provided In the method, the structures are formed in-situ on a substrate having heater elements for heating ink so that the surface layer has a thickness of ten microns or le... | 1. A method of producing a pagewidth inkjet printhead to have structures comprising a plurality of nozzle openings defined through a single surface layer, the method comprising: forming the structures in-situ on a substrate having heater elements for heating ink so that the surface layer has a thickness of ten microns ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention involves the ejection of ink drops by way of forming gas or vapor bubbles in a bubble forming liquid. This principle is generally described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,747,120 (Stemme). There are various known types of thermal ink jet (bubblejet) printhead devices. T... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly the present invention provides a method of producing an ink jet printhead comprising: a structure with a plurality of nozzles, the structure formed on an underlying substrate having at least one heater element corresponding to each of the nozzles respectively; the heater... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a Continuation Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/778,139 filed on Feb. 17, 2004, which is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/302,668, filed on Nov. 23, 2002, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 7,152,958 all of which is herein incorporated by reference. ... | B | B41 | B41J | 2 | 16 | |||
11833018 | US20080126318A1-20080529 | Method and Apparatus for Remotely Monitoring a Social Website | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | G06F15173 | ["G06F15173", "G06F1730"] | 9858341 | 20070802 | 20180102 | 707 | 010000 | 66381.0 | MITIKU | BERHANU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Frankovitz", "inventor_name_first": "Jason", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A computer method, apparatus, system and computer program product for remotely monitoring a social website includes monitoring user activity (events) and producing user activity data. The resulting data may be processed separately from the social website. The processed user activity data may be stored and information i... | 1. A method to remotely monitor a social website, comprising: monitoring user activity on a remote social website, resulting in user activity data; processing the user activity data separate from the social website; storing the processed user activity data; and reporting information indicative of the processed user act... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The amount of time that consumers spend on the Internet has steadily increased, as has the variety of web content, such that the Internet is often the first place many people turn to when searching for information, news, or entertainment. Consumers use a variety of methods to sear... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the foregoing problems in the prior art. In particular, the invention provides a method and apparatus for remotely monitoring a social website for the purpose of centrally aggregating activity. In a preferred embodiment, the inventive computer implemen... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/835,257, filed on Aug. 2, 2006. The entire teachings of the above application(s) are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The amount of time that consumers spend on the Internet has steadily increased... | G | G06 | G06F | 151 | 73 | |||
11707980 | US20080197097A1-20080821 | Modular baby bottle system | ACCEPTED | 20080805 | 20080821 | [] | A61J902 | ["A61J902"] | 7909187 | 20070220 | 20110322 | 215 | 011500 | 75358.0 | WEAVER | SUE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Montgomery", "inventor_name_first": "Lonzell", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A baby bottle has features facilitating its use with a number of different types of baby bottle accessories including a liner system insertable within a baby bottle to ensure sterility of baby formula placed in it. The bottle also has elongated threads at an upper portion designed to render the bottle compatible with a... | 1. A modular baby bottle system, comprising: a) a bottle having an upper opening leading to a first internal chamber receiving a liquid, below said upper opening said bottle having an outer threaded surface; b) a nipple attachable over said opening by a fastening ring with internal threads meshing with said threaded su... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a modular baby bottle system. Baby bottles of a variety of types and designs are actively sold in the marketplace. A large variety of baby bottle designs address a similar variety of problems with their respective solutions. Some baby bottle design... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a modular baby bottle system. The present invention includes the following interrelated objects, aspects and features: (1) In a first aspect, the present invention contemplates a baby bottle having features facilitating its use with a number of differ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a modular baby bottle system. Baby bottles of a variety of types and designs are actively sold in the marketplace. A large variety of baby bottle designs address a similar variety of problems with their respective solutions. Some baby bottle designs include l... | A | A61 | A61J | 9 | 02 | |||
11705889 | US20070141728A1-20070621 | Microfluidic platform of arrayed switchable spin-valve elements for high-throughput sorting and manipulation of magnetic particles and biomolecules | ACCEPTED | 20070608 | 20070621 | [] | G01N33553 | ["G01N33553"] | 7985599 | 20070213 | 20110726 | 436 | 526000 | 57850.0 | JUNG | UNSU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Moreland", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Louisville", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Mirowski", "inventor_name_first": "Elizabeth", "inventor_city": "Boulder", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | Arrays of spin-valve elements that can be selectively activated to trap, hold, manipulate and release magnetically tagged biological and chemical particles, including molecules and polymers. The spin-valve elements that can be selectively activated and deactivated by applying a momentary applied magnetic field thereto.... | 1-8. (canceled) 9. A method of manipulating magnetic particles which comprises: providing a plurality of magnetic particles; dispersing the magnetic particles in a fluid; providing an array of magnetic traps which comprise discrete substantially coplanar layers of a material that, when subjected to an applied magnetic ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The ability to manipulate chemical and biological species on a microscale is an important tool that enables a variety of applications in the fields of biotechnology, microanalysis, microsynthesis, and similar technologies. Depending on the application, useful manipulations may involve separat... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings which are given as non-limiting examples only, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a micromachined magnetic trap platform according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to systems and processes for trapping, manipulating and releasing magnetic particles and biological or chemical species that are coupled to or tagged with magnetic particles. More particularly, the present invention is directed to microfluidic platforms that include one or ... | G | G01 | G01N | 335 | 53 | |||
11866484 | US20090094087A1-20090409 | MULTI-TIER CROSS-DEPARTMENT SCHEDULING MODEL FOR ORDER PROCESSING OPERATIONS | ACCEPTED | 20090325 | 20090409 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900", "G06F1710", "G06Q1000"] | 8117052 | 20071003 | 20120214 | 705 | 007110 | 57223.0 | CLARK | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chung", "inventor_name_first": "Casey", "inventor_city": "MCKINNEY", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sriskandarajah", "inventor_name_first": "Chelliah", "inventor_city": "PLANO", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A multi-tier cross-department scheduling model for order processing operations. A scheduling model for planning assignment of discrete jobs to multiple departments for shipment, wherein selected jobs are assignable to respective selected departments and the departments share finite capacity resources, includes a progra... | 1. A scheduling model for planning assignment of discrete jobs to multiple departments for shipment, wherein selected jobs are assignable to respective selected departments, and the departments share finite capacity resources, the model comprising: a programmable computer system having loaded therein an objective funct... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates generally to scheduling models and, in an embodiment described herein, more particularly provides a multi-tier cross-department scheduling model for order processing operations. A hypothetical Company B will be used herein to demonstrate the types of problems faced in... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In carrying out the principles of the present invention, a short range planning solution is provided which schedules discrete jobs to parallel picking/processing departments while allowing preferred departments by job, in addition to taking into consideration that these parallel departments compete f... | BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to scheduling models and, in an embodiment described herein, more particularly provides a multi-tier cross-department scheduling model for order processing operations. A hypothetical Company B will be used herein to demonstrate the types of problems faced in typical co... | G | G06 | G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11865423 | US20080020597A1-20080124 | LAND GRID ARRAY (LGA) INTERPOSER UTILIZING METAL-ON-ELASTOMER HEMI-TORUS AND OTHER MULTIPLE POINTS OF CONTACT GEOMETRIES | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | H01R1200 | ["H01R1200"] | 7361025 | 20071001 | 20080422 | 439 | 066000 | 66608.0 | PRASAD | CHANDRIKA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hougham", "inventor_name_first": "Gareth", "inventor_city": "Ossining", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Beaman", "inventor_name_first": "Brian", "inventor_city": "Cary", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Colgan"... | A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is constituted of a dielectric elastomeric material. A pl... | 1. A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, comprising an electrically insulating carrier plane, at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane, said interposer selectively having a hemi-toroidal, conical, dome-shaped conic section, generally cylindrical or hemi-spherical configuration in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the provision of novel and unique Land Grid Array (LGA) interposers, which incorporate the structure of metal-on-elastomer hemi-torus and other geometrically configured electric contacts to facilitate an array of intercon... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Metal-on-elastomer type LGA contacts, as described hereinabove, have been previously described in Hougham, et al. in which a compliant contact consists of a structural element of a non-conductive elastomer that is coated on a part of its surface with electrically conductive material... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/715,261; filed Sep. 8, 2005; the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RES... | H | H01 | H01R | 12 | 00 | |||
11620682 | US20080060375A1-20080313 | VEHICLE SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080228 | 20080313 | [] | F25D2302 | ["F25D2302"] | 8480006 | 20070107 | 20130709 | 237 | 034000 | 99270.0 | NAMAY | DANIEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sanger", "inventor_name_first": "Jeremy J.", "inventor_city": "Milford", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Garavoglia", "inventor_name_first": "Franco", "inventor_city": "Commerce Twp", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Disclosed herein is a supplemental heating system including a liquid heat generator having a hydrodynamic chamber for selectively heating a fluid. The hydrodynamic chamber having an inlet port for delivering the fluid to the hydrodynamic chamber, and a discharge port for removing heated fluid from the hydrodynamic cham... | 1. A heating apparatus connectable to an engine cooling system of a vehicle, the cooling system including a cooling fluid circulating within the cooling system and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the fluid to an airstream for heating a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the heating apparatus comprising: ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Conventional automotive vehicles typically include a heating system for supplying warm air to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The heating system includes a control system that allows a vehicle operator to regulate the quantity and/or temperature of air delivered to the passenger compartmen... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A supplemental heating system is provided including a liquid heat generator having a hydrodynamic chamber for selectively heating a fluid. The hydrodynamic chamber having an inlet port for delivering the fluid to the hydrodynamic chamber, and a discharge port for removing heated fluid from the hydrod... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/843,083 filed on Sep. 8, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to heat generators, and more particularly, to a supplemental l... | F | F25 | F25D | 23 | 02 | |||
11702223 | US20070133254A1-20070614 | Test mode control device using nonvolatile ferroelectric memory | ACCEPTED | 20070531 | 20070614 | [] | G11C1122 | ["G11C1122"] | 7333377 | 20070205 | 20080219 | 365 | 201000 | 97963.0 | HO | HOAI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kang", "inventor_name_first": "Hee", "inventor_city": "Daejeon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A test mode control device using a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory enables a precise test of characteristics of a memory cell array by changing a reference voltage and timing regulated for a memory cell test in a software system without extra processes. In an embodiment, test modes and arrangement of data pins are pro... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A test mode control device using a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory, comprising: a first timing controller for controlling timing of an address transition detecting signal; a timing control register unit for programming a code to control timing of a cell array block driving control signal in a nonv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a test mode control device using a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory, and more specifically, to a technique for changing a reference voltage and timing regulated for memory cell test according to a command signal... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to precisely test characteristics of a memory cell array by changing a reference voltage and timing regulated for memory cell test according to a command signal without any process. In an embodiment, a test mode control device us... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a test mode control device using a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory, and more specifically, to a technique for changing a reference voltage and timing regulated for memory cell test according to a command signal. 2. Descrip... | G | G11 | G11C | 11 | 22 | |||
11839714 | US20090048700A1-20090219 | METHOD FOR REPORTING THE STATUS OF A CONTROL APPLICATION IN AN AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT | ACCEPTED | 20090205 | 20090219 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7493236 | 20070816 | 20090217 | 702 | 185000 | 97661.0 | WACHSMAN | HAL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Mock", "inventor_name_first": "Michael W.", "inventor_city": "St. George", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Moore", "inventor_name_first": "Gray R.", "inventor_city": "Milton", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "W... | Disclosed are embodiments that provide near real-time monitoring of a control application in a manufacturing environment to detect and determine the root cause of faults within the control application. The embodiments monitor the flow of data within the control application during events (i.e., transactions, stages, pro... | 1. A method for monitoring a control application, said method comprising: accessing a plurality of data sources for said control application; retrieving, from said data sources, data regarding events occurring in a manufacturing environment monitored by said control application; compiling said data to generate, for sai... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The embodiments of the invention generally relate to control applications and, more particularly, to a system and method for monitoring and reporting the status of a control application, such as a fault detection and classification application, in an automated manufacturi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In view of the foregoing, disclosed herein are embodiments of a system, method, and service that provide near real-time monitoring of a control application in a manufacturing environment in order to detect and determine the root cause of faults within the control application. The embodiments monitor ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to the following co-pending applications filed concurrently herewith by the same Applicants and assigned to the same Assignee, namely, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM Corporation): “A TOOL FOR REPORTING THE STATUS OF A CONTROL APPLICAT... | G | G06 | G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11883448 | US20080197617A1-20080821 | Book Cover Core Body for Manufacturing Book Cover Member, Kit for Manufacturing Book Cover Member, and Adhesive Tape | ACCEPTED | 20080805 | 20080821 | [] | B42D300 | ["B42D300"] | 8480132 | 20070926 | 20130709 | 281 | 021100 | 65995.0 | LEWIS | JUSTIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kobayashi", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Provided is a book cover core body and a kit, which are used for manufacturing a book cover member which allows the original book to be finished easily, accurately, and neatly when an individual prepares an original book according to his taste without having to use an auxiliary tool such as a ruler and a stabbing. In t... | 1. A book cover core body for manufacturing a book cover member having a front cover part, a spine part and a back cover part which is made by gluing at least a front cover core and a back cover core at a predetermined interval to a reverse side of a book cover sheet with a book cover pattern, a title or the like drawn... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Manufacturing of bound printed matter, such as books and magazines, is usually conducted entirely by experts in printing companies or publishing companies from the editing to the bookbinding; in editing, there are conducted operations, such as the selection of the subject matter, the drafting ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>[ FIG. 1 ] FIG. 1 is an explanatory perspective view of a book cover core body X according to an embodiment of the present invention, of which portion (A) shows a obverse and portion (B) shows a reverse thereof. [ FIG. 2 ] FIG. 2 is an explanatory perspective view showing ho... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a book cover core body for manufacturing a book cover member, a kit for manufacturing a book cover member, and an adhesive tape which make it possible to obtain easily and with a satisfactory finish a book cover member in which at least a front cover core and a back cove... | B | B42 | B42D | 3 | 00 | |||
11881769 | US20090036073A1-20090205 | Small signal identification device | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | H04B118 | ["H04B118"] | 7873337 | 20070730 | 20110118 | 455 | 150100 | 68060.0 | HANNON | CHRISTIAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Petro", "inventor_name_first": "Jason Andrew", "inventor_city": "Indialantic", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A portable device that scans a subset of frequencies, such as the FM band, and displays to user the best carrier frequency for transmissions based on the received signal strengths. This device will find the carrier frequency that can provide the least amount of signal interference due to other transmitters in the area,... | 1. A method for detecting clear radio frequencies comprising; tuning a receiver to a tuned frequency; detecting a radio frequency (RF) signal on the tuned frequency; demodulating the RF signal into an intermediate frequency; determining at least one received signal strength indicator (RSSI) voltage signal, wherein the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Currently, low power FM transmitters are used frequently for integrating digital music players/receivers, such as MP3 players and Satellite Radio receivers, to other existing sound systems that may be located in vehicles or homes. The use of low power FM transmitters allow for simple... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS/FIGURES <EOH>In accordance with one embodiment of this invention FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the basic hardware architecture of the present invention; FIG. 2A and 2B is a flow chart showing the scanning program executed by a microprocessor, in accordance with one embodiment of the ... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to the field of wireless communications, particularly in the area of identifying the signal strength levels of carrier frequencies and providing feedback to a user. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Currently, low power FM transmitters are used frequently for integrating digital music pl... | H | H04 | H04B | 1 | 18 | |||
11777229 | US20070273208A1-20071129 | Automatic Sensing Power Systems and Methods | ACCEPTED | 20071114 | 20071129 | [] | H02J302 | ["H02J302"] | 7508092 | 20070712 | 20090324 | 307 | 038000 | 63872.0 | DEBERADINIS | ROBERT | [{"inventor_name_last": "Menas", "inventor_name_first": "Gregory", "inventor_city": "Wichita", "inventor_state": "KS", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miller", "inventor_name_first": "Brent", "inventor_city": "Wichita", "inventor_state": "KS", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Spano"... | An automatic sensing power system automatically determines a power requirement for an electrical device, converts power to the required level, and outputs the power to the electrical device when the electrical device is connected to the automatic sensing power system | 1-8. (canceled) 9. A method for configuring alternating current (AC) power comprising: receiving the AC power at an AC power level at a line-cord power system comprising at least one AC receptacle, a plurality of direct current (DC) receptacles, at least one AC to DC regulator, a plurality of DC to DC regulators, each ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The proliferation of electronic and electrical devices is a key factor fueling an ever-increasing demand for additional alternating current (AC) outlets at home, on the road, and in the workplace. Often there are too many devices and not enough outlets. Additionally, devices incl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, an automatic sensing system and method include a line-cord power device configured to convey power between a power source that generates alternating current (AC) power and an electrical device having a connection. The line-cord power device has an AC to direct cur... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/334,143, filed Jan. 18, 2006, entitled Automatic Sensing Power Systems and Methods, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/983,507, filed Nov. 5, 2004, entitled Automatic Sensing Power Systems and Meth... | H | H02 | H02J | 3 | 02 | |||
11763448 | US20080048750A1-20080228 | DELAY CIRCUIT, TEST APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP, INITIALIZING CIRCUIT AND INITIALIZING METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | H03H1126 | ["H03H1126"] | 7987062 | 20070615 | 20110726 | 702 | 079000 | 85730.0 | HENSON | MISCHITA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fujita", "inventor_name_first": "Kazuhiro", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Suda", "inventor_name_first": "Masakatsu", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hasumi", "... | There is provided a delay circuit including a first delay element, a second delay element, and an initializing section that measures a delay amount generated by the first delay element with respect to each delay setting value and initializes the first delay element. The initializing section includes: a first loop path ... | 1. A delay circuit that delays an input signal to output a delayed signal, comprising: a first delay element that delays the input signal in a delay amount according to a delay setting value that is set; a second delay element that delays the input signal in a delay amount according to a delay setting value that is set... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a delay circuit, a test apparatus, a storage medium, and a semiconductor chip. More particularly, the present invention relates to a delay circuit that can measure a delay amount of a delay element with high precision. 2. RELATED ART Conventional... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Therefore, it is an object of some aspects of the present invention to provide a delay circuit, a test apparatus, a storage medium, and a semiconductor chip that can solve the foregoing problems. The above and other objects can be achieved by combinations of features described in the independent clai... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority from a Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-226478 filed on Aug. 23, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND 1. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a delay circuit, a test apparatus, a storag... | H | H03 | H03H | 11 | 26 | |||
11619549 | US20080163164A1-20080703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODEL-DRIVEN DASHBOARD FOR BUSINESS PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | G06F944 | ["G06F944"] | 8843883 | 20070103 | 20140923 | 717 | 104000 | 75570.0 | WEI | ZHENG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chowdhary", "inventor_name_first": "Pawan Raghunath", "inventor_city": "Montrose", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Pinel", "inventor_name_first": "Florian Alexandre", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inv... | A system, method, and framework resulting therefrom, for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management, which includes capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level by providing at least one user-customizable model for capturing functionality of a dashboard, and after the user... | 1. A method of capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level, the method comprising: providing at least one user-customizable model for capturing functionality of a deployable dashboard. 2. A method of capturing business dashboard model requirements at a business model level, the method comp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a system and method of generating code for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management and dashboard resulting therefrom, and more particularly, to a system and method of capturing business model... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present inventors have recognized that business process and business performance modeling are becoming increasingly important as modern enterprises seek ways to exploit high level design and reasoning, as well as some degree of automation in the code generation process. For examp... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a system and method of generating code for a model-driven dashboard for business performance management and dashboard resulting therefrom, and more particularly, to a system and method of capturing business model requiremen... | G | G06 | G06F | 9 | 44 | |||
11955526 | US20090154576A1-20090618 | MIMO/Transmit Diversity Channel Estimation | ACCEPTED | 20090604 | 20090618 | [] | H04K110 | ["H04K110"] | 8213526 | 20071213 | 20120703 | 375 | 267000 | 62787.0 | SINGH | HIRDEPAL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Fulghum", "inventor_name_first": "Tracy L.", "inventor_city": "Durham", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A receive station of the present invention despreads a received signal over both long and short despreading periods to determine individual channel estimates over each symbol period of an extended period for multiple pilot signals. As a result, the present invention provides channel estimates sufficient for both slow a... | 1. A method of determining channel estimates for pilot signals transmitted from different transmit antennas in a MIMO communication system, the method comprising: despreading a received signal over an extended period comprising multiple symbol periods using mutually orthogonal extended spreading sequences for the pilot... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates generally to determining channel estimates for a MIMO communication system, and more particularly to determining such channel estimates in slow and fast fading conditions. Release 7 of the UMTS standard uses a common 256-chip spreading sequence to generate an extended... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention despreads a received signal over both long and short despreading periods to determine channel estimates for multiple pilot signals that are sufficient for both slow and fast fading conditions. More particularly, a wireless receive station according to the present invention recei... | BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to determining channel estimates for a MIMO communication system, and more particularly to determining such channel estimates in slow and fast fading conditions. Release 7 of the UMTS standard uses a common 256-chip spreading sequence to generate an extended 512-chip s... | H | H04 | H04K | 1 | 10 | |||
11802464 | US20070284515A1-20071213 | Optical substance manipulator | ACCEPTED | 20071128 | 20071213 | [] | H01S310 | ["H01S310"] | 7804057 | 20070523 | 20100928 | 250 | 251000 | 94656.0 | IPPOLITO | NICOLE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sato", "inventor_name_first": "Yohei", "inventor_city": "Yokohama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Saiki", "inventor_name_first": "Koichiro", "inventor_city": "Yokohama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | The invention relates to an optical substance manipulator capable of continuing to apply a continued force of action to moving substances without being limited by the flowing conditions for the substances yet with a wide manipulation margin and with efficiency, thereby continuously carrying out various manipulations su... | 1. An optical substance manipulator capable of manipulating microscopic particles dispersed in a flowing fluid by means of light pressure, characterized by comprising an optical system that forms multiple linear light-collective areas simultaneously with respect to a fluid that flows on a subject surface, and further c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to an optical substance manipulator, and more particularly to an optical substance manipulator harnessing the principles of optical tweezers, which are applied to some fields such as biochemical, molecular mechanics and micro•nanoscale ther... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The prior art situations being like this, the present invention has for its object the provision of an optical substance manipulator capable of continuing to apply a continued force of action to moving substances without being limited by the flowing conditions for the substances yet... | This application claims benefit of Japanese Application No. 2006-142315 filed in Japan on May 23, 2006, the contents of which are incorporated by this reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to an optical substance manipulator, and more particularly to an optical substance manipul... | H | H01 | H01S | 3 | 10 | |||
11728801 | US20100131079A1-20100527 | EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS | ACCEPTED | 20100512 | 20100527 | [] | G05B1101 | ["G05B1101"] | 7904194 | 20070326 | 20110308 | 700 | 174000 | 63121.0 | VON BUHR | MARIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Brown", "inventor_name_first": "David W.", "inventor_city": "Bingen", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Stein", "inventor_name_first": "Skylar", "inventor_city": "Bingen", "inventor_state": "WA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event from the machine platform and send the at least one event to the at least on... | 1. A motion system comprising: a set of motion data; a set of motion control devices capable of storing motion data; a set of motion events; a set of text events, where at least one text event corresponds to at least one of the motion events; a text event source capable of generating at least one text event; a set of s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electromechanical systems are used in numerous environments to translate electrical signals into mechanical movement. As examples, factory automation systems, toys, appliances, and the like all may use one or more electromechanical transducers that move in response to electrical c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention may be embodied as a motion control system comprising a machine platform, at least one event destination, and an event handler. The machine platform carries out automated tasks and generates events. The event handler is configurable to receive at least one event... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/368,231 filed on Mar. 3, 2006, which claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/658,746 filed on Mar. 3, 2005, and the '231 application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/074,577... | G | G05 | G05B | 11 | 01 | |||
11976511 | US20080149476A1-20080626 | Anode for electrochemical reaction | ACCEPTED | 20080612 | 20080626 | [] | C25B1110 | ["C25B1110"] | 7914653 | 20071025 | 20110329 | 204 | 280000 | 67554.0 | BELL | BRUCE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hashimoto", "inventor_name_first": "Koji", "inventor_city": "Miyagi-ken", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "El-Moneim", "inventor_name_first": "Ahmed Abd", "inventor_city": "Giza", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "EG"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ku... | Disclosed is an anode for electrochemical reactions, such as electrolysis and electrodeposition, comprising a titanium substrate covered with metal oxide, in which the amount of platinum group element(s) is decreased in comparison with the ordinary anode of platinum group element oxides so as to decrease the cost and t... | 1. An anode for electrochemical reactions comprising an electroconductive substrate made of titanium and electrocatalyst metal oxides covering the substrate; wherein the electrocatalyst metal oxides consist of the oxides of platinum group element(s) and the oxides of Sn and Sb, wherein the cationic ratio of Sn to Sb is... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field in the Industry The present invention concerns an anode with high activity, dimensional stability and no dissolution in prolonged operation in electrochemical reactions such as electrolysis and electrodeposition. 2. Prior Art In general, titanium and other metals are used... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention is, utilizing the above-mentioned knowledge, to provide a dimensionally stable anode with high performance and durability for electrochemical reactions such as electrolysis and electrodeposition, and to reduce consumption of the precious metals res... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field in the Industry The present invention concerns an anode with high activity, dimensional stability and no dissolution in prolonged operation in electrochemical reactions such as electrolysis and electrodeposition. 2. Prior Art In general, titanium and other metals are used as the ano... | C | C25 | C25B | 11 | 10 | |||
11985535 | US20080219085A1-20080911 | Vibration exciter | ACCEPTED | 20080828 | 20080911 | [] | B06B116 | ["B06B116", "E01C1938", "E02D718"] | 8070352 | 20071115 | 20111206 | 366 | 128000 | 96658.0 | SORKIN | DAVID | [{"inventor_name_last": "Heichel", "inventor_name_first": "Christian", "inventor_city": "Niedernberg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kleibl", "inventor_name_first": "Albrecht", "inventor_city": "Grosshennersdorf", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_nam... | A vibration exciter, particularly for a vibration pile driver, comprises at least two axles disposed parallel to one another, as well as at least two imbalance masses, which are attached to one or more of the axles. The relative rotary position of the imbalance masses can be adjusted relative to one another by at least... | 1. A vibration exciter, comprising: at least two axles disposed parallel to one another; at least two imbalance masses, which are attached to one or more of the axles, means for adjusting a relative rotary position of the imbalance masses relative to one another, said means comprising at least one rotary oscillating mo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a vibration exciter and to an oscillating motor for use in a vibration exciter. 2. The Prior Art In construction, vibration generators such as vibrators, shakers, or vibratory pile drivers are used to introduce or draw profiles in... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the invention to create a vibration exciter having a rotor oscillating motor, in which the effective imbalance, and therefore the vibration, is adjustable, and furthermore, in which leakages are avoided even over a longer period of time. According to the ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a vibration exciter and to an oscillating motor for use in a vibration exciter. 2. The Prior Art In construction, vibration generators such as vibrators, shakers, or vibratory pile drivers are used to introduce or draw profiles into the grou... | B | B06 | B06B | 1 | 16 | |||
11676743 | US20070195256A1-20070823 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | G02F11339 | ["G02F11339"] | 8054438 | 20070220 | 20111108 | 349 | 154000 | 71048.0 | KIM | DENNIS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lee", "inventor_name_first": "Seong-Jun", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jeon", "inventor_name_first": "Jin", "inventor_city": "Suwon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jeon", "invento... | A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same include a seal line having two protrusions, one of the protrusions having a liquid crystal (LC) injection hole. Moreover, the LCD apparatus having the seal line constitutes a closed loop. The display apparatus and the manufacturing method t... | 1. A display apparatus comprising: a substrate; a seal line formed on the substrate, wherein the seal line has a first protrusion including a cross point of the seal line on a first side of the substrate and a second protrusion including an opening of the seal line on a second side opposite to the first side having the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display apparatus and method of manufacturing thereof. More particularly, the method is an improvement in drawing a seal line efficiently in order to obtain more panels from a mother substrate and reduce the process time... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an aspect of the present invention to provide a display apparatus which is capable of increasing production yields. Another aspect of this invention provides a method of manufacturing the display apparatus, which increases a number of products obtained from a mo... | This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0016356, filed on Feb. 20, 2006, and all the benefits accruing therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 119, the contents of which in its entirety are herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inventio... | G | G02 | G02F | 113 | 39 | |||
11569414 | US20070178587A1-20070802 | Method of culturing embryonic stem cells with the use of amniotic membrane-origin factor | ACCEPTED | 20070718 | 20070802 | [] | C12N508 | ["C12N508", "C12N506"] | 7923246 | 20070110 | 20110412 | 435 | 377000 | 75289.0 | TON | THAIAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sasai", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshiki", "inventor_city": "Kobe-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ueno", "inventor_name_first": "Morio", "inventor_city": "Kobe-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kinoshita"... | The present invention provides a clinically applicable method of inducing differentiation of the embryonic stem cells. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of culturing embryonic stem cells, which comprises culturing embryonic stem cells in the presence of an amnion-derived factor, a cell culture obtai... | 1. A method of culturing embryonic stem cells, which comprises culturing the embryonic stem cells in the presence of an amnion-derived factor. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the embryonic stem cells are cultured in a serum-free medium. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein both the amnion-derived factor and embryonic st... | <SOH> Background Art <EOH>Embryonic stem cells are promising candidates for a source of cells for cell transplantation for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus. However, even embryonic stem cells derived from mice, humans and other primates require the coexistence with mouse-derived feeder cells (stromal cells) i... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of culturing embryonic stem cells using an amnion-derived factor, a culture agent/culture kit of embryonic stem cells comprising an amnion-derived factor, a screening method for an amnion-derived factor useful for culturing embryonic stem cells, a method of prep... | C | C12 | C12N | 5 | 08 | ||||
11830370 | US20090034396A1-20090205 | APPARATUS AND METHOD TO STORE INFORMATION IN A HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE MEDIUM | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | G11B700 | ["G11B700"] | 7995443 | 20070730 | 20110809 | 369 | 100000 | 64708.0 | PENDLETON | DIONNE | [{"inventor_name_last": "BATES", "inventor_name_first": "ALLEN KEITH", "inventor_city": "TUCSON", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "WINARSKI", "inventor_name_first": "DANIEL JAMES", "inventor_city": "TUCSON", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method to store information in a holographic data storage medium, wherein the method supplies a holographic data storage medium comprising an encoded focusing hologram and one or more encoded data holograms. The method disposes the holographic data storage medium in a holographic data storage system, and disposes a r... | 1. A method to store information in a holographic data storage medium, comprising the steps of: supplying a holographic data storage medium comprising an encoded focusing hologram and one or more encoded data holograms; providing a first holographic data storage system comprising a light source, an optical detector arr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In holographic information storage, an entire page of information is stored at once as an optical interference pattern within a thick, photosensitive optical material. This is done by intersecting two coherent laser beams within the storage material. The first, called the data bea... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Applicants' invention comprises a method to store information in a holographic data storage medium. The method supplies a holographic data storage medium comprising an encoded focusing hologram and one or more encoded data holograms, and provides a first holographic data storage syst... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an apparatus and method to store information in a holographic data storage medium. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In holographic information storage, an entire page of information is stored at once as an optical interference pattern within a thick, photosensitive optical ma... | G | G11 | G11B | 7 | 00 | |||
11656665 | US20080175405A1-20080724 | Sound system with multiple speakers | ACCEPTED | 20080709 | 20080724 | [] | H04B100 | ["H04B100", "H02B100"] | 8213631 | 20070123 | 20120703 | 381 | 086000 | 58080.0 | FAULK | DEVONA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Couvillon", "inventor_name_first": "Tucker H.", "inventor_city": "Clemson", "inventor_state": "SC", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A sound system that may be used for a vehicle is provided. The system includes a head unit configured for generating an electrical signal, and a relay is configured to receive an electrical signal from the head unit. An interior speaker is carried by the vehicle and is configured for receiving an electrical signal from... | 1. A sound system, comprising: a power source; a head unit powered by said power source, said head unit configured for generating an electrical signal; a relay in communication with said head unit and configured for receiving an electrical signal generated by said head unit, wherein said relay has a first output so as ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Sound systems are commonly found in homes, offices and vehicles for generating audio output. In an automobile, for instance, the sound system may include a head unit such as a radio, tape player, compact disc player, or mp3 player. The head unit in some vehicles may even include a DVD player with ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various features and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the following description, or may be obvious from the description, or may be learned from practice of the invention. One aspect of one exemplary embodiment provides for a sound system that has a power source. A head unit is... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to sound systems. More particularly, the present application involves a sound system for use with a vehicle that includes multiple, selectable speakers from which sound can be produced. BACKGROUND Sound systems are commonly found in homes, offices and vehic... | H | H04 | H04B | 1 | 00 | |||
11939333 | US20080111929A1-20080515 | Display Screen Turning Apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | H04N564 | ["H04N564"] | 8237874 | 20071113 | 20120807 | 348 | 836000 | 96366.0 | KWIECINSKI | RYAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "YOKOTA", "inventor_name_first": "Katsuyuki", "inventor_city": "Daito-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hibi", "inventor_name_first": "Toshiharu", "inventor_city": "Daito-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | This display screen turning apparatus includes a turntable mounted with a display body and rotatable in a horizontal plane, a base, rotatably holding the turntable, provided with a drawn projecting portion and a floating prevention member so mounted on the projecting portion of the base as to prevent the turntable from... | 1. A display screen turning apparatus comprising: a rotating member mounted with a display screen and rotatable in a horizontal plane; a base, rotatably holding said rotating member, provided with a drawn projecting portion; and a floating prevention member so mounted on said projecting portion of said base as to preve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display screen turning apparatus, and more particularly, it relates to a display screen turning apparatus comprising a rotating member rotatable in a horizontal plane. 2. Description of the Background Art A turning appar... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the aforementioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a display screen turning apparatus capable of suppressing backlash on the outer periphery of a rotating member. A display screen turning apparat... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display screen turning apparatus, and more particularly, it relates to a display screen turning apparatus comprising a rotating member rotatable in a horizontal plane. 2. Description of the Background Art A turning apparatus compri... | H | H04 | H04N | 5 | 64 | |||
11680261 | US20070155969A1-20070705 | PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF S-(-)-AMLODIPINE | ACCEPTED | 20070621 | 20070705 | [] | C07D21182 | ["C07D21182"] | 7482464 | 20070228 | 20090127 | 546 | 321000 | 97492.0 | MORRIS | PATRICIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chung", "inventor_name_first": "You", "inventor_city": "Suwon-City, Kyungki-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ha", "inventor_name_first": "Mun", "inventor_city": "Yongin-city, Kyungki-do", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | Provided is a process for the preparation of S-(−)-amlodipine from (R,S)-amlodipine in industrial-scale using L-(+)-tartaric acid, which is much cheaper than D-(−)-tartaric acid. | 1. (S)-(−)-amlodipine-hemi-L-tartrate-DMSO-solvate. 2. (S)-(−)-amlodipine-hemi-L-tartrate-monohydrate. | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of S-(−)-amlodipine, more specifically, to a process for the preparation of S-(−)-amlodipine from (R,S)-amlodipine in industrial-scale using L-(+)-tartaric acid, which is much cheaper than D-... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a process for the preparation of S-(−)-amlodipine from (R,S)-amlodipine in industrial-scale using L-(+)-tartaric acid, which is much cheaper than D-(−)-tartaric acid. Further, the present invention provides synthetic intermediates for the preparation o... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/527,091, filed Mar. 9, 2005 which is a 35 U.S.C. §371 National Phase Entry Application from PCT/KR03/001849, filed Sep. 8, 2003, and designating the U.S. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The pres... | C | C07 | C07D | 211 | 82 | |||
11740154 | US20080003877A1-20080103 | BALANCED INTERCONNECTOR | ACCEPTED | 20071218 | 20080103 | [] | H01R13652 | ["H01R13652"] | 7422467 | 20070425 | 20080909 | 439 | 404000 | 67451.0 | NGUYEN | KHIEM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Siev", "inventor_name_first": "Virak", "inventor_city": "Pointe-Claire", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Pelletier", "inventor_name_first": "Antoine", "inventor_city": "Ville Lasalle", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}] | There is disclosed a balanced interconnector comprising first and second like connecting elements, each of the connecting elements comprising an elongate centre section and a pair of parallel IDCs opening in substantially opposite directions, the IDCs attached substantially at right angles to and at opposite ends of th... | 1. A connector for terminating two pairs of conductors, the connector comprising: first and second pairs of elongate terminals, each of said terminal pairs terminating a respective one of the pairs of conductors, each of said first pair of terminals arranged substantially in parallel to and substantially equidistant fr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In data transmission networks, cross-connect connectors (such as BIX, 110, 210, etc.) are commonly used in telecommunication rooms to interconnect the ends of telecommunications cables, thereby facilitating network maintenance. For example, the prior art reveals cross connectors comprised of a se... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to address the above and other drawbacks, there is provided a connector for terminating two pairs of conductors. The connector comprises first and second pairs of elongate terminals, each of the terminal pairs terminating a respective one of the pairs of conductors, each of... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation-In-Part (CIP) application of PCT Application No. PCT/CA2005/001753 filed on Nov. 15, 2004 designating the United States and published in English under PCT Article 21(2), which itself claims priority on U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/628,136... | H | H01 | H01R | 136 | 52 | |||
11757253 | US20080296273A1-20081204 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR LASER DRILLING HOLES WITH IMPROVED TAPER | ACCEPTED | 20081119 | 20081204 | [] | B23K2638 | ["B23K2638"] | 8710402 | 20070601 | 20140429 | 219 | 121710 | 63694.0 | PAIK | SANG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lei", "inventor_name_first": "Weisheng", "inventor_city": "Portland", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Matsumoto", "inventor_name_first": "Hisashi", "inventor_city": "Hillsboro", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A method of and an apparatus for drilling blind vias with selectable tapers in multilayer electronic circuits permit forming electrical connections between layers while maintaining quality and throughput. The method relies on recognizing that the top diameter of the via and the bottom diameter of the via, which define ... | 1. A method of using laser pulses to form a via in an electronic substrate that includes conductive and dielectric layers, the via having a volume, a depth, and a taper defined by top and bottom diameters, and the laser pulses defined by predetermined pulse parameters, the method comprising: calculating the predetermin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>Nearly all currently manufactured electronic products, including devices such as computers, cell phones and other consumer electronics, are constructed by attaching electronic components to substrates. Electronic components include integrated circuits, passive devices, displays and con... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>An object of the present disclosure is, therefore, to provide a method and an apparatus in the form of a laser processing system with improved ability to micromachine high taper vias in workpieces comprising electronic substrates. In one embodiment, via taper and quality are control... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to laser processing a workpiece and, more particularly, to a method of and an apparatus for laser drilling holes in multilayer electronic substrates for the purpose of forming vias to permit electrical interconnections between the layers. Specifically, the disclosure relat... | B | B23 | B23K | 26 | 38 | |||
11866469 | US20080172691A1-20080717 | BROADCAST SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20080701 | 20080717 | [] | H04N5445 | ["H04N5445", "H04N7173"] | 8015579 | 20071003 | 20110906 | 725 | 038000 | 67678.0 | RABOVIANSKI | JIVKA | [{"inventor_name_last": "LEE", "inventor_name_first": "Chul-Mok", "inventor_city": "Seoul", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | A broadcasting signal processing apparatus includes: a signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, the broadcast signal including an application program for providing broadcasting information; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal so that a video is displayed based on the broadcasting sig... | 1. A broadcasting signal processing apparatus comprising: a signal receiver which receives a broadcasting signal, the broadcast signal including an application program for providing broadcasting information; a signal processor which processes the broadcasting signal so that a video is displayed based on the broadcastin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Apparatuses and methods consistent with the present invention relate to a broadcasting signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a broadcasting signal processing apparatus that executes an application program incl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The exemplary embodiment of the present invention overcomes the above disadvantages and other disadvantages not described above. Also, the present invention is not required to overcome the disadvantages described above. Accordingly, the exemplary embodiment provides a broadcasting si... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2007-0004379, filed on Jan. 15, 2007 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Apparatuses an... | H | H04 | H04N | 54 | 45 | |||
11710514 | US20080202624A1-20080828 | System and method for monitoring a ground connection | ACCEPTED | 20080813 | 20080828 | [] | B65B104 | ["B65B104", "G01R2900"] | 8360117 | 20070226 | 20130129 | 141 | 094000 | 70149.0 | ARNETT | NICOLAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hajiaghajani", "inventor_name_first": "Masoud", "inventor_city": "Houston", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Exemplary systems and methods are directed to monitoring a ground connection at a fueling facility. The system being configured to perform the method that includes measuring a vehicle ground quality. The method also includes determining a dispenser ground quality, evaluating the vehicle ground quality based on the disp... | 1. A method for controlling the dispensing of fuel based on a ground detection, comprising: (a) measuring a vehicle ground quality; (b) providing a dispenser ground quality; (c) evaluating the vehicle ground quality based on the dispenser ground quality and a threshold value; and (d) controlling the dispensing of fuel ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating ground sensor data. 2. Background Information Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles help our nation reduce its consumption of fossil fuels. In a fuel cell vehicle, hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce an electric current that powers an ele... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An exemplary method is disclosed for controlling the dispensing of fuel based on ground detection. The method includes measuring a vehicle ground quality. The method includes determining a dispenser ground quality, evaluating the vehicle ground quality based on the dispenser ground quality and a thre... | BACKGROUND 1. Field Systems and methods are disclosed for communicating ground sensor data. 2. Background Information Hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles help our nation reduce its consumption of fossil fuels. In a fuel cell vehicle, hydrogen combines with oxygen to produce an electric current that powers an electric motor... | B | B65 | B65B | 1 | 04 | |||
11828801 | US20080016955A1-20080124 | MEASUREMENT OF ADHERENCE BETWEEN A VEHICLE WHEEL AND THE ROADWAY | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | G01M1702 | ["G01M1702"] | 7404318 | 20070726 | 20080729 | 73 | 146000 | 72051.0 | ALLEN | ANDRE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Merino-Lopez", "inventor_name_first": "Jose", "inventor_city": "Riom", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Travert", "inventor_name_first": "Pierrick", "inventor_city": "Beaumont", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "FR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Parm... | A tire includes, among the conventional tread pattern elements, at least one measuring element having a central zone and an encircling zone. In normal operation, the central zone 10 of a measuring element slides over the ground while, conversely, the tread as a whole does not slide over the ground. Measurements are car... | 1-21. (canceled) 22: A method for the detection of an adherence characteristic between a tire with a deformable tread and a surface along which it is rolling, comprising the steps of: a) providing in the tread at least one first measuring element and at least one second element, each said tread element having a contact... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has already been proposed to take permanent measurements in the tread of a tire while a vehicle equipped therewith is moving, in order to know in real time the stresses which develop between a tire and the ground. German Offenlegungsschrift DE 39 37 966 A1 may be consulted on ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the invention, a tire is provided whose tread includes at least a first measuring tread element and at least one second tread element, each of the elements having a contact surface that, during normal operation of a vehicle equipped with the tire, comes into conta... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/636,566, filed on Aug. 10, 2000. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the adherence of a vehicle to a roadway. More particularly, it concerns the determination of adherence characteristics ... | G | G01 | G01M | 17 | 02 | |||
11777180 | US20080141017A1-20080612 | GAMING MACHINE HAVING A SECURE BOOT CHAIN AND METHOD OF USE | ACCEPTED | 20080530 | 20080612 | [] | G06F2100 | ["G06F2100", "G06F15177", "H04L900", "G06F1130"] | 7827397 | 20070712 | 20101102 | 713 | 002000 | 97901.0 | REHMAN | MOHAMMED | [{"inventor_name_last": "McCoull", "inventor_name_first": "James Ross", "inventor_city": "St Peters", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Muir", "inventor_name_first": "Robert Linley", "inventor_city": "Artarmon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}] | An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprises a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged to tak... | 1. An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>The development of an electronic gaming machine and program code to be run on gaming machines requires a great deal of effort. Further, given the nature of gambling regulations, there is a need for a high degree of confidence in the security of an electronic gaming machine. Accord... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first aspect, the invention provides an electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application relates to, and claims priority from, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/089,759, which claims priority as a national phase application of PCT/AU00/01192, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. The present application also relates to, and ... | G | G06 | G06F | 21 | 00 | |||
11690373 | US20080230229A1-20080925 | Method of Running a Tubing Hanger and Internal Tree Cap Simultaneously | ACCEPTED | 20080911 | 20080925 | [] | E21B712 | ["E21B712"] | 7743832 | 20070323 | 20100629 | 166 | 348000 | 91024.0 | BEACH | THOMAS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Shaw", "inventor_name_first": "Gary A.", "inventor_city": "Houston", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Buchan", "inventor_name_first": "Robert S.", "inventor_city": "Aberdeen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "GB"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Buck... | During the completion of a subsea horizontal tree, a tubing hanger and internal tree cap are run together with the same running tool and running string. The running tool has a linking assembly that connects the tree cap to the tubing hanger during running, retrieval, or workover, so that the tree cap supports the weigh... | 1. A method of completing a subsea well having a subsea tree having a bore, comprising: (a) connecting a running tool to an internal tree cap and to a tubing hanger, then lowering the internal tree cap, tubing hanger and string of tubing as an assembly, and landing the tubing hanger in the bore of the tree; then (b) lo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A conventional subsea horizontal tree includes a wellhead housing which contains one or more casing hangers, one of which is secured to a string of production casing that extends into the well. A horizontal tree body, also known as a tree or tubing spool or spool tree, mounts to t... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In this invention, a new method for completing a subsea well is provided, which involves the simultaneous running of the tubing hanger and internal tree cap. This method provides substantially similar equipment running, retrieving and workover times for the horizontal tree configured for both a tubin... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates in general to subsea wellhead equipment, and in particular to a method of simultaneously running an internal tree cap and tubing hanger into a subsea horizontal tree. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A conventional subsea horizontal tree includes a wellhead housing which contain... | E | E21 | E21B | 7 | 12 | |||
11760974 | US20080303499A1-20081211 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODE BUCK-BOOST SWITCHING REGULATOR | ACCEPTED | 20081122 | 20081211 | [] | G05F144 | ["G05F144"] | 7701179 | 20070611 | 20100420 | 323 | 259000 | 63905.0 | LAXTON | GARY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chen", "inventor_name_first": "Ke-Horng", "inventor_city": "Taipei County", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lin", "inventor_name_first": "Yung-Hsin", "inventor_city": "Taipei City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A control circuit of a multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator and a method thereof are provided. The control circuit imposes ON/OFF timing sequences on switches according to the relationship between two controlling triangle waves and the load fluctuation. In each working cycle of each mode of the regulator, at most ... | 1. A control circuit of a multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator, wherein the multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, a fourth switch, an inductor, and a capacitor, the first switch receives an input voltage, the second switch is coupled between the first ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator, and more particularly, to a control circuit and a method for multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator. 2. Description of Related Art Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is an architec... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention provides a control circuit of a multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator, which has an advantage that it is easy to be designed, and at most only two switches are required to be driven in each working cycle, without operations of all the switches, ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator, and more particularly, to a control circuit and a method for multi-mode buck-boost switching regulator. 2. Description of Related Art Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is an architecture view of... | G | G05 | G05F | 1 | 44 | |||
11963639 | US20080191565A1-20080814 | MOTOR BATTERY SYSTEMS | ACCEPTED | 20080730 | 20080814 | [] | H02K700 | ["H02K700", "H02K122", "H02K112", "H01F706", "H01M404", "H01M400", "H01M1200"] | 7576507 | 20071221 | 20090818 | 318 | 538000 | 70767.0 | RO | BENTSU | [{"inventor_name_last": "McVickers", "inventor_name_first": "Jack C.", "inventor_city": "Scottsdale", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A combined motor-battery system comprising an electric power source adapted to convert self-originating electrical current to mechanical power utilizing a set of common functional structures. Preferred embodiments include an electrochemical cell comprising field reactive electrodes that directly produce extractable mec... | 1) A power system comprising: a) at least one magnetic field source structured and arranged to produce at least one magnetic field having lines of flux extending in at least one first direction; b) at least one electrochemical energy source structured and arranged to produce at least one electrical potential from at le... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to improved motor battery systems. More particularly, this invention relates to electric power sources adapted to convert self-generated electrical current to mechanical power utilizing a set of common functional structures. The performance of most moving mechanical systems ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with a preferred embodiment hereof, this invention provides a power system comprising: magnetic field source means for producing at least one magnetic field having lines of flux extending in at least one first direction; electrochemical energy source means for producing... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is related to and claims priority from prior provisional application Ser. No. 60/901,447, filed Feb. 14, 2007, entitled “MOTOR BATTERY SYSTEMS”, content of which is incorporated herein by this reference and is not admitted to be prior art with respect to th... | H | H02 | H02K | 7 | 00 | |||
11951964 | US20090147975A1-20090611 | SPATIAL PROCESSING STEREO SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20090527 | 20090611 | [] | H04R502 | ["H04R502"] | 8126172 | 20071206 | 20120228 | 381 | 303000 | 64079.0 | SAN MARTIN | EDGARDO | [{"inventor_name_last": "Horbach", "inventor_name_first": "Ulrich", "inventor_city": "Canyon Country", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hu", "inventor_name_first": "Eric", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A spatial processing stereo system (“SPSS”) that receives audio signals and a limited number of user input parameters associated with the spatial attributes of a room, such as “room size”, “stage distance”, and “stage width”. The input parameters are used to define a listening room and generate coefficients, room impul... | 1. A spatial processing stereo system (SPSS), comprising: a plurality of filters for filtering a left audio signal and a right audio signal; a room response generator; a user interface for entry of parameters associated with the spatial attributes of a room; a user response processor that receives the parameters from t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention is generally related to a sound generation approach that generates spatial sounds in a listening room. In particular, the invention relates to modeling with only a few user input parameters the listening room responses for a two-channel audio input based upo... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An approach to spatial processing of audio signals receives two or more audio signals (typically a left and right audio signal) and generates a number of additional surround sound audio signals that appear to be generated from around a predetermined location. The generation of the additional audio si... | BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The invention is generally related to a sound generation approach that generates spatial sounds in a listening room. In particular, the invention relates to modeling with only a few user input parameters the listening room responses for a two-channel audio input based upon adjustabl... | H | H04 | H04R | 5 | 02 | |||
11900910 | US20090071070A1-20090319 | Fertilization grate and trough system | ACCEPTED | 20090304 | 20090319 | [] | A01G2506 | ["A01G2506", "E02B1300"] | 7784217 | 20070913 | 20100831 | 47 | 048500 | 94634.0 | HAYES | KRISTEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Solo", "inventor_name_first": "Adam San", "inventor_city": "North Miami Beach", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gracie", "inventor_name_first": "Rhonda", "inventor_city": "Davie", "inventor_state": "FL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | Disclosed is a fertilization system that finds particular use within a paved surface. The invention allows the root structure of a plant or tree to be hydrated and fertilized by way of an expansible and configurable trough and grate assembly. The trough includes a number of different components that fit together with a... | 1. A plant and root fertilization system for use within a paved surface comprising: a fertilization pit for containing the roots of the plant, the pit being filled with soil and being bounded by a rectangular trench; a multipart trough positioned within the trench, the trough including a number of linear sections, corn... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved fertilization grate and trench system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a grate and trough system that is expansible and which provides drainage and fertilization access into an associated fe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide an improved fertilization grate that can be easily assembled from a number of individual components with minimal need for tools or fasteners. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a grate that... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improved fertilization grate and trench system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a grate and trough system that is expansible and which provides drainage and fertilization access into an associated fertilization... | A | A01 | A01G | 25 | 06 | |||
11743592 | US20080032831A1-20080207 | GRIP TRAINER FOR RACQUET SPORTS | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | A63B6938 | ["A63B6938"] | 7896762 | 20070502 | 20110301 | 473 | 463000 | 99133.0 | CHIU | RALEIGH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Schroeder", "inventor_name_first": "Rod", "inventor_city": "Highland Park", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A grip trainer for positioning a user's hand on a sports racquet includes a base configured to be removably attached to the sports racquet handle in a plurality of different positions that correspond to different grips related to the sport for which the racquet is designed for use, a finger positioning device that incl... | 1. A grip trainer for positioning a user's hand on a sports racquet, said grip trainer comprising: a substrate configured to removably attach to the sports racquet handle in a plurality of different positions corresponding to different grips related to the sport for which the racquet is designed for use; and a finger p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates generally to training apparatus for sports and, more particularly, to a grip trainer for positioning a user's hand on a sports racquet, such as a tennis racquet, to aid in proper hand placement upon the handle of the racquet. 2. Rel... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention meets the foregoing needs and avoids the drawbacks and disadvantages of the prior art by providing a grip trainer for positioning a user's hand on a sports racquet. A grip trainer constructed according to the principles of the invention may include a base configured to... | CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/796,897 filed on May 3, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invent... | A | A63 | A63B | 69 | 38 | |||
11963508 | US20090161462A1-20090625 | CONTROLLING AC DISTURBANCE WHILE PROGRAMMING | ACCEPTED | 20090610 | 20090625 | [] | G11C702 | ["G11C702"] | 7679967 | 20071221 | 20100316 | 365 | 185250 | 95606.0 | NGUYEN | VIET | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chung", "inventor_name_first": "Sung-Yong", "inventor_city": "Santa Clara", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Liu", "inventor_name_first": "Zhizheng", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": ... | A system and methodology that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation associated with a memory, such as, program, read and/or erase, is provided. The system pre-charges all or a desired subset of the bit lines in a memory array to a specified voltage, during an AC operation to facilitate reducing AC disturbance... | 1. A system that reduces disturbances during an operation associated with a memory, comprising: the memory that comprises a memory array that contains a plurality of memory cells that facilitate storage of data; and an alternate current (AC) disturbance control component that pre-charges a subset of bit lines in the me... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>One area of recent advancement is the development of different memory types, each with different characteristics. An important aspect of a majority of electronic devices is the ability to store information in digital memory, which stores information as a series of I/Os. Digital memory is a broad c... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the specification in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the specification. This summary is not an extensive overview of the specification. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the specification nor delinea... | TECHNICAL FIELD The subject innovation relates generally to memory systems and in particular, to systems and/or methodologies that can minimize disturbance during an AC operation, such as, programming. BACKGROUND One area of recent advancement is the development of different memory types, each with different characteri... | G | G11 | G11C | 7 | 02 | |||
11984609 | US20080116598A1-20080522 | Resin molding machine and method of resin molding | ACCEPTED | 20080509 | 20080522 | [] | B29C3372 | ["B29C3372"] | 7909596 | 20071120 | 20110322 | 425 | 229000 | 64612.0 | EWALD | MARIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Miyajima", "inventor_name_first": "Fumio", "inventor_city": "Chikuma-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Watanabe", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshio", "inventor_city": "Chikuma-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last":... | The resin molding machine is capable of cleaning a resin molding die while performing a molding action without stopping the molding action and capable of securely removing contaminations from the resin molding die. The resin molding machine comprises: a press unit including a resin molding die; and a cleaning unit for ... | 1. A resin molding machine, comprising: a press unit including a resin molding die; and a cleaning unit for cleaning a molding face of the resin molding die, wherein the cleaning unit has an energy ray irradiation section, which irradiates an energy ray to the molding face of the resin molding die so as to easily peel ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a resin molding machine and a method of resin molding, in each of which a molded product can be easily released from a resin molding die even if resin which can firmly stick to the resin molding die is used, contaminating the die can be prevented a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention was conceived to solve the above described problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a resin molding machine and a method of resin molding, each of which is capable of cleaning a resin molding die while performing a molding action without stoppi... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a resin molding machine and a method of resin molding, in each of which a molded product can be easily released from a resin molding die even if resin which can firmly stick to the resin molding die is used, contaminating the die can be prevented and a cleani... | B | B29 | B29C | 33 | 72 | |||
12001076 | US20090148951A1-20090611 | Thyroglobulin quantitation by mass spectrometry | ACCEPTED | 20090527 | 20090611 | [] | G01N3300 | ["G01N3300", "C12Q100"] | 8030084 | 20071206 | 20111004 | 436 | 086000 | 72574.0 | FRITCHMAN | REBECCA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Zhang", "inventor_name_first": "Yanni", "inventor_city": "Mission Viejo", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Clarke", "inventor_name_first": "Nigel J.", "inventor_city": "Oceanside", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | Provided are methods for determining the amount of thyroglobulin in a sample using various purification steps followed by mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve purifying thyroglobulin in a test sample, digesting thyroglobulin to form peptide T129, purifying peptide T129, ionizing peptide T129, detecting the ... | 1. A method for determining the amount of thyroglobulin in a test sample, comprising: (a) digesting thyroglobulin in said test sample to form Tg peptides; (b) purifying said Tg peptides from step (a); (c) ionizing said Tg peptides from step (b) to produce one or more Tg peptide ions detectable by mass spectrometry; and... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following description of the background of the invention is provided simply as an aid in understanding the invention and is not admitted to describe or constitute prior art to the invention. Thyroglobulin, or Tg, is a large dimeric secretary glycoprotein with a molecular weigh... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides methods for quantitation of Tg in a sample by mass spectrometry, including tandem mass spectrometry. In one aspect, methods are provided for determining the amount of Tg in a test sample that include: (a) subjecting a Tg containing test sample to digest... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the quantitation of thyroglobulin. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to methods for quantitation of thyroglobulin by mass spectrometry. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The following description of the background of the invention is provided simply as an aid in und... | G | G01 | G01N | 33 | 00 | |||
11900581 | US20080121005A1-20080529 | Composition for increasing soil fertility | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | C05F1100 | ["C05F1100", "C01B3304"] | 8377164 | 20070912 | 20130219 | 71 | 062000 | 71399.0 | SMITH | JENNIFER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lancaster", "inventor_name_first": "Larry", "inventor_city": "Comfort", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A composition, and its manufacture, used to add supplemental materials to plants for the purpose of increasing or modifying growth or the composition of the plant. The composition comprises silicon, sodium hydroxide, water, and a humic acid and fulvic acid blend. | 1) A composition for improving plant growth comprising silicon, sodium hydroxide, water, and a humic acid and fulvic acid blend. 2) The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of silicon to water to sodium hydroxide is approximately 14 to 6 to 1. 3) The composition of claim 1, further comprising trace levels o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to a product which can be used as a foliar spray or drench to add silicic, polysilicic, monosilicic acids and humic/fulvic to the plants and soil. This results in an increase the levels of silicon in the cellular structures of the treated plants. This increase in silicon lev... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention comprises a composition which improves soil fertility and prevents soil degradation. These properties may help to protect plants against disease, insect and fugal attacks, protect plants against salinity, drought, and temperature stress. This product may also aid in irrigation and water... | This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/844,304, entitled “Composition for Increasing Soil Fertility,” filed on Sep. 13, 2006, the entire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND This invention relates to a product which can be used as a foliar spray o... | C | C05 | C05F | 11 | 00 | |||
11689642 | US20070241305A1-20071018 | MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC REFRIGERATION | ACCEPTED | 20071003 | 20071018 | [] | C04B3540 | ["C04B3540", "C04B3526", "H01F103", "C22C2914"] | 7993542 | 20070322 | 20110809 | 252 | 06251R | 91330.0 | JOHNSON | KEVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sakurada", "inventor_name_first": "Shinya", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Saito", "inventor_name_first": "Akiko", "inventor_city": "Kawasaki-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kobaya... | A magnetic material for magnetic refrigeration has a composition represented by (R11-yR2y)xFe100-x (R1 is at least one of element selected from Sm and Er, R2 is at least one of element selected from Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb and Dy, and x and y are numerical values satisfying 4≦x≦20 atomic % and 0.05≦y≦0.95), and includes a Th2Zn... | 1. A magnetic material for magnetic refrigeration, comprising: a composition represented by a general formula: (R11-yR2y)xFe100-x where, R1 is at least one of element selected from Sm and Er, R2 is at least one of element selected from Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb and Dy, x is a value satisfying 4≦x≦20 atomic % and y is a value sati... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic material used for magnetic refrigeration. 2. Description of the Related Art Most of refrigeration technologies for use in a room temperature region such as refrigerators, freezers, and air-conditioners use a ga... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A magnetic material for magnetic refrigeration according to an aspect of the present invention has a composition represented by a general formula: in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"? (R1 1-y R2 y ) x Fe 100-x in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" en... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-086421 filed on Mar. 27, 2006; the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The presen... | C | C04 | C04B | 35 | 40 | |||
11816217 | US20080153975A1-20080626 | Nanoparticle/Vinyl Polymer Composites | ACCEPTED | 20080612 | 20080626 | [] | C08L2306 | ["C08L2306"] | 8722764 | 20070814 | 20140513 | 523 | 201000 | 99998.0 | LEE | DORIS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lubnin", "inventor_name_first": "Alexander V.", "inventor_city": "Copley", "inventor_state": "OH", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Vinyl polymers formed by bulk or solution polymerization techniques are combined with nanoparticles to produce aqueous dispersions of nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composites. | 1. An aqueous dispersion of nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composite particles, wherein the vinyl polymer is formed by bulk or solution polymerization. 2. The dispersion of claim 1, wherein said vinyl polymer contains a water-dispersability enhancing compound. 3. The dispersion of claim 2, wherein the dispersion is substan... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There has been some suggestion of making aqueous dispersions of nanoparticles and vinyl polymers. In one approach, such dispersions are “cold blended”, i.e., they are made by mixing separately prepared aqueous dispersions of nanoparticles and aqueous dispersions of the vinyl and o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Here, aqueous dispersions of nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composites, i.e., composite particles containing both nanoparticles and at least one vinyl polymer, are made by combining the nanoparticles with the polymer in the form of its bulk or solution polymerization reaction mass, i.e.,... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to aqueous dispersions of nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composites. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There has been some suggestion of making aqueous dispersions of nanoparticles and vinyl polymers. In one approach, such dispersions are “cold blended”, i.e., they are made by mixing... | C | C08 | C08L | 23 | 06 | |||
11860246 | US20080090102A1-20080417 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC EL DEVICE AND ORGANIC EL DEVICE | ACCEPTED | 20080403 | 20080417 | [] | B32B904 | ["B32B904", "C08G6100", "C08G7300"] | 8277955 | 20070924 | 20121002 | 428 | 690000 | 60315.0 | WILSON | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "FUJITA", "inventor_name_first": "Tetsuji", "inventor_city": "Chino-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A compound for an organic EL device as a light-emitting material for use in an organic EL device is provided. The compound includes a polymer molecule containing a light-emitting molecule for determining a luminescent color region of the light-emitting material, and molecules represented by Formulas (1) to (4) as const... | 1. A compound for an organic EL device as a light-emitting material for use in an organic EL device, comprising a polymer molecule containing: light-emitting molecules for determining a luminescent color region of the light-emitting material, and molecules represented by Formulas (1) to (4) as constituent units. (where... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to an organic EL device which is used in a display, a display light source, and the like, and more specifically relates to a compound for an organic EL device which is preferably used in a coated organic EL device, and an organic EL device using the... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The Invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements. FIG. 1 is a view illustrating the synthesis method of Synthetic Example 1. FIG. 2 is a view illustrating the synthesis method of Synthetic Example 2. FI... | BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to an organic EL device which is used in a display, a display light source, and the like, and more specifically relates to a compound for an organic EL device which is preferably used in a coated organic EL device, and an organic EL device using the same. 2. R... | B | B32 | B32B | 9 | 04 | |||
11845601 | US20090056630A1-20090305 | WORKPIECE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20090218 | 20090305 | [] | C23C1450 | ["C23C1450", "B23Q318", "C23C1600"] | 7988787 | 20070827 | 20110802 | 118 | 730000 | 82730.0 | NUCKOLS | TIFFANY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hester", "inventor_name_first": "Virgil R.", "inventor_city": "Edelstein", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Werner", "inventor_name_first": "Jeffrey P.", "inventor_city": "Peoria", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A workpiece support system for a vacuum coating machine includes a base table having a rotating spindle rod that extends in a vertical direction away from the base table and is capable of powered rotation. A stop post is connected to the table and extends in a vertical direction at a distance from the spindle rod. A wo... | 1. A workpiece support system, comprising: a base table having at least one rotating spindle rod associated therewith, the spindle rod extending in a vertical direction away from the base table, the spindle rod capable of powered rotation about a centerline of the spindle rod; at least one stop post, the stop post conn... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Workpiece coatings can be applied in many different ways. In some instances, a coating material is supplied within a chamber, usually a vacuum chamber, through a sprayer that accelerates the coating vapor and deposits it onto one or more workpieces positioned within the chamber. Alternatively, the... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a workpiece support system that includes a base table having at least one rotating spindle rod associated therewith. The spindle rod extends in a vertical direction away from the base table and is capable of powered rotation about its centerline. At least one ... | TECHNICAL FIELD This patent disclosure relates generally to fixtures for supporting workpieces during a coating process and, more particularly, to fixtures that support and re-orient workpieces to achieve a uniform deposition of coating material onto the workpieces during the coating process. BACKGROUND Workpiece coati... | C | C23 | C23C | 14 | 50 | |||
11958086 | US20090153818A1-20090618 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING DOSE AND FOCUS FROM CRITICAL DIMENSION DATA | ACCEPTED | 20090604 | 20090618 | [] | G03B2742 | ["G03B2742", "G06G758"] | 8149384 | 20071217 | 20120403 | 355 | 055000 | 76946.0 | LIU | CHIA HOW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Chauhan", "inventor_name_first": "Siddharth", "inventor_city": "Austin", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lensing", "inventor_name_first": "Kevin R.", "inventor_city": "Austin", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "... | A method for monitoring a photolithography system includes defining a model of the photolithography system for modeling top and bottom critical dimension data associated with features formed by the photolithography system as a function of dose and focus. A library of model inversions is generated for different combinat... | 1. A method for monitoring a photolithography system, comprising: defining a model of the photolithography system for modeling top and bottom critical dimension data associated with features formed by the photolithography system as a function of dose and focus; generating a library of model inversions for different com... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The disclosed subject matter relates generally to integrated circuit manufacturing and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for extracting dose and focus from critical dimension data. The formation of various integrated circuit (IC) structures on a wafer often relies on l... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the disclosed subject matter in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the disclosed subject matter. This summary is not an exhaustive overview of the disclosed subject matter. It is not intended to identify key ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The disclosed subject matter relates generally to integrated circuit manufacturing and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for extracting dose and focus from critical dimension data. The formation of various integrated circuit... | G | G03 | G03B | 27 | 42 | |||
11833274 | US20080055125A1-20080306 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | ACCEPTED | 20080220 | 20080306 | [] | H03M1300 | ["H03M1300"] | 8276038 | 20070803 | 20120925 | 714 | 755000 | 65140.0 | BAKER | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "CIDECIYAN", "inventor_name_first": "Roy", "inventor_city": "Rueschlikon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last": "DHOLAKIA", "inventor_name_first": "Ajay", "inventor_city": "Gattikon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CH"}, {"inventor_name_last": "ELEF... | A data storage system includes an encoder subsystem comprising an error correction code encoder, a modulation encoder, and a precoder, and a decoder subsystem similarly comprising a detector, an inverse precoder, a channel decoder, and an error correction code decoder. The error correction encoder applies an error corr... | 1. A method of encoding an input bit sequence, comprising: applying modulation coding to some or all of the input bit sequence; and preceding one or more selected portions of the input bit sequence after the modulation coding has been applied, wherein only those portions of the input bit sequence to which modulation co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As is known in the art, when storing data in a data storage system it is common to “code” the “raw”, original user data in some way so as to, for example, make the data storage more efficient, and less susceptible to errors. There are typically three types of coding that are employed when storing... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Applicants have accordingly proposed in their earlier European patent application no. 02012676.9 filed 7 Jun. 2002 a modulation encoding technique that does not use preceding, i.e. that is precoderless. As preceding is not used in this technique error propagation due to precedin... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-193236 filed Jun. 30, 2005, the entire text of which is specifically incorporated by reference herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to data storage systems and mo... | H | H03 | H03M | 13 | 00 | |||
11882514 | US20090037973A1-20090205 | Policy-enabled aggregation of IM User communities | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | G06F2100 | ["G06F2100"] | 8266671 | 20070802 | 20120911 | 726 | 001000 | 81891.0 | ARMOUCHE | HADI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gustave", "inventor_name_first": "Christophe", "inventor_city": "Ottawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "McFarlane", "inventor_name_first": "Brad", "inventor_city": "Ottawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chow"... | A method of automatically aggregating an online user community, and graphical user interface for same, the method including one or more of the following: a user creating the online community; the user defining an aggregation policy for the online user community; a service provider retrieving the aggregation policy; the... | 1. A method of automatically aggregating an online user community, comprising: a user creating the online community; the user defining an aggregation policy for the online user community; a service provider retrieving the aggregation policy; the service provider applying the aggregation policy to an other user; determi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to policy enabled aggregation of user communities. 2. Description of Related Art Communication service providers enable communication between pluralities of users in many different ways. An example of communications enable... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In light of the present need for policy enabled aggregation of user communities, a brief summary of various exemplary embodiments is presented. Some simplifications and omission may be made in the following summary, which is intended to highlight and introduce some aspects of the var... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to policy enabled aggregation of user communities. 2. Description of Related Art Communication service providers enable communication between pluralities of users in many different ways. An example of communications enabled between t... | G | G06 | G06F | 21 | 00 | |||
11948414 | US20090140341A1-20090604 | INDEPENDENT N-TIPS FOR MULTI-GATE TRANSISTORS | ACCEPTED | 20090520 | 20090604 | [] | H01L2976 | ["H01L2976", "H01L21336"] | 7629643 | 20071130 | 20091208 | 257 | 213000 | 86613.0 | TRAN | TAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Pillarisetty", "inventor_name_first": "Ravi", "inventor_city": "Portland", "inventor_state": "OR", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Datta", "inventor_name_first": "Suman", "inventor_city": "University Park", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_la... | Independent n-tips for multi-gate transistors are generally described. In one example, an apparatus includes a semiconductor fin, one or more multi-gate pull down (PD) devices coupled with the semiconductor fin, the one or more PD devices having an n-tip dopant concentration in the semiconductor fin material adjacent t... | 1. An apparatus comprising: a semiconductor fin comprising a semiconductor fin material; one or more multi-gate pull down (PD) devices coupled with the semiconductor fin, the one or more PD devices having an n-tip dopant concentration in the semiconductor fin material adjacent to the one or more PD devices; and one or ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Generally, semiconductor devices such as static random access memory (SRAM) require sufficient static noise margin to maintain cell stability during read operations. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Embodiments disclosed herein are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to lo similar elements and in which: FIGS. 1 a - 1 c provide a top-down view of independent n-tips... | BACKGROUND Generally, semiconductor devices such as static random access memory (SRAM) require sufficient static noise margin to maintain cell stability during read operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Embodiments disclosed herein are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures ... | H | H01 | H01L | 29 | 76 | |||
11707204 | US20070197874A1-20070823 | Endoscope observation device, observation device and observation method using endoscope | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | A61B106 | ["A61B106", "A61B100"] | 7967743 | 20070215 | 20110628 | 600 | 160000 | 91365.0 | SMITH | PHILIP | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ishihara", "inventor_name_first": "Yasushige", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A high accurate image of a specimen is obtained by accurately measuring a distance between the specimen and a tip of a light emitting portion that irradiates a light to the specimen. An endoscope observation device includes the light emitting portion that irradiates the light to the specimen and a light receiving porti... | 1. An endoscope observation device in which a tip of an insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity is provided with a light emitting portion that irradiates light rays to a specimen and a light receiving portion that receives an observation light returning from the specimen for forming an image of the observat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an endoscope observation device, an observation device and an observation method using the endoscope. This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-046639, the content of which is incorporated herein by referen... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide an endoscope observation device, the observation device, and the observation method using the endoscope which allow accurate measurement of the distance between a specimen and a tip of the light emitting portion for irradiating the li... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an endoscope observation device, an observation device and an observation method using the endoscope. This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-046639, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 2. Desc... | A | A61 | A61B | 1 | 06 | |||
11767678 | US20080315949A1-20081225 | VARIABLE GAIN AMPLIFIER INSENSITIVE TO PROCESS VOLTAGE AND TEMPERATURE VARIATIONS | ACCEPTED | 20081210 | 20081225 | [] | H03F345 | ["H03F345"] | 7642851 | 20070625 | 20100105 | 330 | 254000 | 71079.0 | NGUYEN | KHANH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Douglas", "inventor_name_first": "Dale Scott", "inventor_city": "Atlanta", "inventor_state": "GA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | An improved VGA design offering a purely ratiometric mechanism for controlling gain by current-steering. A control loop delivers a reference voltage to a control amplifier that steers current and match the common mode output voltage (CMOV) with said predefined reference voltage. The VGA is designed so that, although th... | 1. A variable gain amplifier (VGA), comprising: a first differential amplifier (DA) having a negative input and a positive input, a negative output and a positive outputs, and a control input; a second DA having a negative input and a positive input, and a negative output and a positive output; a resonant load connecte... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Variable gain amplifiers (VGA) are widely used in communication systems, specifically in transceivers incorporating automatic gain control (AGC) loops. AGC loops are used to maintain controlled output signal levels despite changing input signal levels. Often, the gain control unit... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention discloses an improved VGA design offering a purely ratiometric (the ratio between output input is determinable) mechanism for controlling gain by current-steering. The VGA comprises a differential amplifier with a common mode feedback control loop that is used t... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to analog integrated circuits and more specifically, to variable gain amplifiers implemented in integrated circuits. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Variable gain amplifiers (VGA) are widely used in communication systems, specifically in transceivers incorpora... | H | H03 | H03F | 3 | 45 | |||
11749898 | US20080284021A1-20081120 | Method for FEOL and BEOL Wiring | ACCEPTED | 20081105 | 20081120 | [] | H01L2144 | ["H01L2144", "H01L2348"] | 7790611 | 20070517 | 20100907 | 438 | 653000 | 76490.0 | PAYEN | MARVIN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Anderson", "inventor_name_first": "Brent A.", "inventor_city": "Jerhico", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ellis-Monaghan", "inventor_name_first": "John J.", "inventor_city": "Grand Isle", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_na... | A method for forming a conductive structure of sub-lithographic dimension suitable for FEOL and BEOL semiconductor fabrication applications. The method includes forming a topographic feature of silicon-containing material on a substrate; forming a dielectric cap on the topographic feature; applying a mask structure to ... | 1. A method for forming a conductive structure of sub-lithographic dimension comprising: forming a topographic feature of silicon-containing material on a substrate; forming a dielectric cap on the topographic feature; applying a mask structure to expose a pattern on a sidewall of said topographic feature, said exposed... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and structures generally, and particularly, to a novel conductive structure that can be used for Front End of Line (FEOL) and Back End of Line (BEOL) applications. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to semiconductor conductive structures and a method for forming the conductive structures. The present invention is directed to semiconductor conductive structures and a method for forming the conductive structures that is applicable for both FEOL an... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to semiconductor devices and structures generally, and particularly, to a novel conductive structure that can be used for Front End of Line (FEOL) and Back End of Line (BEOL) applications. Description of the Prior Art Techniques for forming small conductive structure... | H | H01 | H01L | 21 | 44 | |||
11656493 | US20070212060A1-20070913 | Compact camera module | ACCEPTED | 20070829 | 20070913 | [] | G03B908 | ["G03B908"] | 7609956 | 20070123 | 20091027 | 396 | 085000 | 60524.0 | AURORA | REENA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Huang", "inventor_name_first": "Huei-Min", "inventor_city": "Taipei", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Lee", "inventor_name_first": "Wei-Pang", "inventor_city": "Taipei", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}] | A compact camera module includes multiple hollow cylinders, a voice coil motor and a torsion spring. An intervening cylinder is mounted on a base. An upright rail is disposed on the intervening cylinder and perpendicular to a support plane of the base. An inner cylinder has a zoom lens inside and at least one moving co... | 1. A compact camera module, comprising: a base, having a intervening cylinder; at least one upright rail, disposed on the intervening cylinder and perpendicular to a support plane of the base; an inner cylinder, having a zoom lens inside and at least one moving component, wherein the inner cylinder is disposed in a hol... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a compact camera module (hereafter CCM). More particularly, the present invention relates to a compact camera module with a voice coil motor. 2. Description of Related Art Various portable electronic devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, have... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is therefore an objective of the present invention to provide a compact camera module that can overcome the drawbacks of a fragile guide structure made merely of spring or metal wire. In accordance with the foregoing and other objectives of the present invention, a compact camera module includes m... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Taiwan Application Serial Number 95107793, filed on Mar. 8, 2006, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a compact camera mod... | G | G03 | G03B | 9 | 08 | |||
11748100 | US20070263379A1-20071115 | RECESSED COVE LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES | ACCEPTED | 20071031 | 20071115 | [] | F21S800 | ["F21S800"] | 7658506 | 20070514 | 20100209 | 362 | 147000 | 97565.0 | ALAVI | ALI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Dowling", "inventor_name_first": "Kevin J.", "inventor_city": "Westford", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Disclosed herein are cove lighting apparatus for architectural surfaces, particularly, recessed cove lighting apparatus integrated with an architectural surface and employing LED-based light sources. | 1. A cove lighting apparatus for an architectural surface, comprising: a cove member configured to fit within a gap defined by the architectural surface and comprising an interior surface that is recessed from the architectural surface; and at least one LED-based light source associated with the cove member for irradia... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Drywall is a commonly-used construction material that provides an inexpensive yet robust option for the construction of internal architectural surfaces. Large sheets of drywall can be cut and shaped to fit a wide variety of shapes to form internal walls and ceiling of a dwelling. Gaps can be creat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Advances in digital lighting technologies, i.e. illumination based on semiconductor light sources, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), have provided affordable, efficient, and robust lighting LED-based devices that presents opportunities to use light as an architectural accent in w... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/747,110 filed on May 12, 2006, incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention is generally directed to cove lighting apparatus for architectural surfaces a... | F | F21 | F21S | 8 | 00 | |||
11896170 | US20080062901A1-20080313 | Radio apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20080227 | 20080313 | [] | H04B700 | ["H04B700"] | 8238319 | 20070830 | 20120807 | 370 | 315000 | 94533.0 | WU | JIANYE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kadowaki", "inventor_name_first": "Naoto", "inventor_city": "Soraku-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Davis", "inventor_name_first": "Peter", "inventor_city": "Soraku-gun", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hase... | Radio apparatuses each has a plurality of channels and, when data is to be transmitted, selects a specific channel having relatively low signal interference from the plurality of channels. Each radio apparatus spreads transmission data with a prescribed spread code arbitrarily selected from a plurality of spread codes,... | 1. A radio apparatus forming a wireless network established autonomously and performing wireless communication between a source and a destination, comprising: a first packet processing unit and/or second packet processing unit; wherein said first packet processing unit spreads a packet with a prescribed spread code arb... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio apparatus and, specifically, to a radio apparatus as one of a plurality of radio apparatuses constructing an ad-hoc network in an autonomous and instantaneous manner. 2. Description of the Related Art An ad-hoc ne... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing, the present invention was made to solve the above-described problems, and its object is to provide a radio apparatus that can reduce delay in a wireless network established in an autonomous manner. The present invention provides a radio apparatus cons... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is entitled to the benefit of Provisional Patent application No. 60/841,513, filed Sep. 1, 2006. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a radio apparatus and, specifically, to a radio apparatus as one of a plurality... | H | H04 | H04B | 7 | 00 | |||
11871979 | US20080034285A1-20080207 | INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE FOR THE INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT | ACCEPTED | 20080123 | 20080207 | [] | G06F1724 | ["G06F1724"] | 7992079 | 20071013 | 20110802 | 715 | 200000 | 79085.0 | HUYNH | THU | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bimson", "inventor_name_first": "Andrea", "inventor_city": "Scottsdale", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chyung", "inventor_name_first": "Jin", "inventor_city": "Hamburg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gopakum... | A system and method for providing management such as creation, manipulation, storage, control, and retrieval of digital content for a company on a global basis. Digital content is created and stored in, for example, the extensible Markup Language (XML) format using the relationship between component mapping information... | 1. A computer-implemented method for managing digital content for a company website on a global basis, including the steps of: receiving, from a computer of a user, a request to view an updated content page; retrieving a category tag click count for a component corresponding to said user; analyzing said category tag cl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>As more and more companies begin to provide a presence on the internet, they are confronted with the issues of presentation of information and conformity within the preparation of the presentations. Various schemes have been presented to assist the companies in preparing the presenta... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The previously described deficiencies in the prior art are addressed in the present invention which, in conjunction with a content management application, provides an intranet application to provide a system for implementing changes to both an intranet or an internet website and, pe... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/769,887 entitled “INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE FOR THE INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT” filed on Jan. 25, 2001, which application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/178,456 filed ... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 24 | |||
11882207 | US20080047794A1-20080228 | Hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting device | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | F16H6100 | ["F16H6100", "F16H6112", "F16H6114"] | 7575111 | 20070731 | 20090818 | 192 | 003300 | 69971.0 | LORENCE | RICHARD | [{"inventor_name_last": "Ogata", "inventor_name_first": "Yusuke", "inventor_city": "Toyota-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Soga", "inventor_name_first": "Yoshinobu", "inventor_city": "Toyota-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A clutch apply control valve switches between a first position and a second position based on a control pressure PDS1, and a control pressure PDS2. When both the control pressure PDS1, and the control pressure PDS2 are output, the clutch apply control valve switches from the first position to the second position and ou... | 1. A hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting device in which a direct-coupled clutch and a continuously variable transmission having a friction apply device and a shifting mechanism for continuously shifting speed ratios are provided in a power transmission path between a power source fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting device which is provided with a direct-coupled clutch control solenoid valve that controls operation of a control valve for switching a direct-coupled clutc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention thus provides a hydraulic pressure control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting device which is able to release a direct-coupled clutch even if a direct-coupled clutch control solenoid valve fails, while reducing size and costs. A first aspect of the invention ... | INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-231018 filed on Aug. 28, 2006, including the specification, drawings and abstract is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a hydraulic pressure con... | F | F16 | F16H | 61 | 00 | |||
11692397 | US20070239451A1-20071011 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENROLLMENT AND VERIFICATION OF SPEAKER AUTHENTICATION | ACCEPTED | 20070926 | 20071011 | [] | G10L1700 | ["G10L1700"] | 7877254 | 20070328 | 20110125 | 704 | 243000 | 65473.0 | SKED | MATTHEW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Luan", "inventor_name_first": "Jian", "inventor_city": "Don Cheng District", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ding", "inventor_name_first": "Pei", "inventor_city": "Don Cheng District", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}, {"inventor_name_last... | The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enrollment and verification of speaker authentication. The method for enrollment of speaker authentication, comprising: extracting an acoustic feature vector sequence from an enrollment utterance of a speaker; and generating a speaker template using the acoustic... | 1. A method for enrollment of speaker authentication, comprising: extracting an acoustic feature vector sequence from an enrollment utterance of a speaker; and generating a speaker template using the acoustic feature vector sequence; wherein said step of extracting an acoustic feature vector sequence comprises: generat... | <SOH> TECHNICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>By using the pronunciation features of each speaker when he/she is speaking, different speakers may be identified, so that speaker authentication can be performed. In the article “Speaker recognition using hidden Markov models, dynamic time warping and vector quantization” by K. Yu, J. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior technology, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for enrollment of speaker authentication, a method and apparatus for verification of speaker authentication, and a system for speaker authentication. Accordi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to information processing technology, and specifically to speaker authentication. TECHNICAL BACKGROUND By using the pronunciation features of each speaker when he/she is speaking, different speakers may be identified, so that speaker authentication can be performed. In the ... | G | G10 | G10L | 17 | 00 | |||
11819129 | US20080122373A1-20080529 | Active-matrix organic electroluminescent device and method for fabricating the same | ACCEPTED | 20080514 | 20080529 | [] | G09G310 | ["G09G310", "H01J900"] | 8228266 | 20070625 | 20120724 | 345 | 076000 | 96705.0 | SHERMAN | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Cho", "inventor_name_first": "Bong Rae", "inventor_city": "Gumi-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | An organic electroluminescent device is provided. A gate line and a data line cross each other to define a pixel region, and a power line crosses the gate line and is arranged parallel to the data line. A switching transistor is disposed at a crossing of the gate line and the data line, a driving transistor is disposed... | 1. An organic electroluminescent device comprising: a gate line and a data line crossing each other to define a pixel region; a power line crossing the gate line and arranged parallel to the data line; a switching transistor disposed at a crossing of the gate line and the data line; a driving transistor disposed at the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent device, and more particularly, to an active-matrix organic electroluminescent device for improving a device characteristic while protecting a channel layer of a thin film transistor. 2. Descri... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to an active-matrix organic electroluminescent device and a method for fabricating the same that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present invention is to... | This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0057197, filed on Jun. 26, 2006, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescent devi... | G | G09 | G09G | 3 | 10 | |||
10578480 | US20070151774A1-20070705 | Food treating apparatus with a weighing scale | ACCEPTED | 20070621 | 20070705 | [] | G01G2318 | ["G01G2318"] | 7598464 | 20070305 | 20091006 | 177 | 144000 | 71495.0 | GIBSON | RANDY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Deng", "inventor_name_first": "Zhiming", "inventor_city": "Guangdong", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CN"}] | A food treating apparatus with a weighing scale. The weighing scale includes a casing, a weight display and a weighing pan. The casing of the weighing scale is provided with a sliding rail or a sliding plate. Correspondingly, the main body of the food treating apparatus is provided with a chamber to accommodate the wei... | 1. A food treating apparatus with a weighing scale in which said food treating apparatus includes a main body and a weighing scale and in which said weighing scale includes a casing, a weight display device and a weighing pan, wherein said casing of said weighing scale is provided with a sliding rail or a sliding plate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various types of food treating apparatuses are available in the market. For example, people use refrigerators to preserve food and mixers or microwave ovens to process food. With the improvement of people's living standards, more and more attentions are paid to the health aspect ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages and to provide a food treating apparatus which is configured with a weighing scale and which is simple in structure, low in cost and easy to use. The objects of the present invention wil... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a food treating apparatus. More specifically, it relates to a food treating apparatus with a weighing scale. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Various types of food treating apparatuses are available in the market. For example, people use refrigerators to preserve food ... | G | G01 | G01G | 23 | 18 | |||
11846839 | US20080076959A1-20080327 | DEVICES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING SUPPLEMENTAL BLOOD FLOW IN THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM | ACCEPTED | 20080312 | 20080327 | [] | A61M110 | ["A61M110", "A61M2501"] | 7905823 | 20070829 | 20110315 | 600 | 016000 | 69349.0 | MALAMUD | DEBORAH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Farnan", "inventor_name_first": "Robert", "inventor_city": "Rivervale", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Marseille", "inventor_name_first": "Oliver", "inventor_city": "Aachen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ker... | A blood circulation assist system comprising an inflow cannula having a lumen and an insertion device configured to be received therein and to facilitate insertion of a portion of the inflow cannula into a heart chamber. The insertion device includes a shaft having distal and proximal end portions and a plurality of lu... | 1. A blood circulation assist system for increasing blood flow: between a chamber in a heart of a patient and a remote location in the circulatory system of the patient, the system comprising: an inflow cannula having a lumen; and an insertion device configured to be received within the lumen of the inflow cannula and ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various devices and methods have been utilized to conduct blood from the heart to assist with blood circulation in a patient. This is often desirable or necessary in cases where a patient is experiencing congestive heart failure and a transplant organ has either not been located, or the patient i... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Generally, and in one of many aspects, the present invention provides a device for establishing a blood flow conduit between a chamber in a heart of a patient and a remote location, such as a location at which a blood pump resides away from the heart. In this regard, the term “remote,” as used herei... | CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation-in-part of PCT Application Serial No. PCT/U.S.07/76956 filed on Aug. 28, 2007 (pending) and claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/823,971, “Devices, Methods and Systems for Establishing Supplemental Blood Flow in the Circulatory... | A | A61 | A61M | 1 | 10 | |||
11796200 | US20070197783A1-20070823 | Compositions and methods of treating cell proliferation disorders | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | A61K315377 | ["A61K315377", "C07D41302", "C07D40302", "C07D40102"] | 8003641 | 20070426 | 20110823 | 514 | 235500 | 94416.0 | ANDERSON | REBECCA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hangauer", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "East Amherst", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The invention relates to compounds and methods for treating cell proliferation disorders. | 1. A compound according to formula I or a salt, solvate, hydrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein: T is a bond; Xy is CZ, CY, N, or N—O; Xz is CZ, CY, N, or N—O; at least one of Xy and Xz is CZ; Y is selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, lower (C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, or C6) alkyl, C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, or C6 alkoxy, O-lowe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>With more than 563,000 deaths in the United States annually, cancer is the second leading cause of death behind heart disease (UBS Warburg “Disease Dynamics: The Cancer Market,” Nov. 8, 2000). Surgery and radiotherapy may be curative if the disease is found early, but current dru... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to compounds and methods of using the compounds to treat cell proliferation disorders. The compounds of the present invention are useful as pharmaceutical agents. For example the compounds may be useful as anti-proliferative agents, for treating mammals, such a... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/321,419, filed on Dec. 28, 2005, which claims priority to provisional patent applications U.S. Ser. No. 60/639,834, filed on Dec. 28, 2004, U.S. Ser. No. 60/704,551, filed on Aug. 1, 2005, and U.S. Ser. No. 60/727,341, filed on Oct. 17, 2005, e... | A | A61 | A61K | 3153 | 77 | |||
11702120 | US20080187694A1-20080807 | Tri-layer food container | ACCEPTED | 20080723 | 20080807 | [] | B32B712 | ["B32B712"] | 8592014 | 20070205 | 20131126 | 428 | 034300 | 96399.0 | YAGER | JAMES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Alvarez", "inventor_name_first": "Benito", "inventor_city": "Puebla City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "MX"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Carmona", "inventor_name_first": "Efren de Urquijo", "inventor_city": "Puebla City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "MX"}] | A container for holding food or beverages includes an inner thermoformed sleeve and a molded insulating foam support layer. The inner sleeve and foam support layer each have a circumferential wall extending from a bottom wall. The foam layer is bonded to the thermoformed sleeve on the outside or inside of the sleeve. T... | 1. A container comprising: an innermost thermoformed plastic sleeve with a circumferential sidewall extending from a bottom wall, the innermost sleeve providing barrier resistance from material placed within the container, the thermoformed plastic sleeve being seamless; an insulating molded foam support layer with a ci... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>It is known to use plastic foam containers to hold food, drinks, or other substances. Conventional foam containers are generally inexpensive and have insulating properties. Conventional beverage containers may also be made of plastics. Typical containers can leak substances, such as food or liquid... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to an embodiment of the invention, a container is provided. The container comprises an innermost thermoformed plastic sleeve with a circumferential sidewall extending from a bottom wall. The innermost sleeve provides barrier resistance from material placed within the container. The thermofo... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a method for producing plastic foam containers with three layers. The invention further relates to a plastic foam container made of three layers, such as a cup for beverages or food items. BACKGROUND It is known to use plastic foam containers to hold foo... | B | B32 | B32B | 7 | 12 | |||
11836016 | US20080039953A1-20080214 | DEVICES FOR REDUCING THE SIZE OF AN INTERNAL TISSUE OPENING | ACCEPTED | 20080130 | 20080214 | [] | A61F202 | ["A61F202"] | 9220487 | 20070808 | 20151229 | 623 | 023720 | 61559.0 | MENDOZA | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Davis", "inventor_name_first": "Clark", "inventor_city": "Holladay", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miles", "inventor_name_first": "Scott", "inventor_city": "Sandy", "inventor_state": "UT", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fox", "inv... | A medical system for treating an internal tissue opening can include a closure device and associated delivery device. The closure device can include a body portion operatively associated with a first anchor and a second anchor. The body portion can include a plurality of segments defining a multi-cellular structure. A ... | 1. A medical device deployable at least partially within a tissue structure, the medical device comprising: a framework configured to assume a substantially flat configuration, said framework comprising a central portion and at least one anchor extending from said central portion, said central portion including central... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods of use for treating an internal tissue structure. More particularly, the present invention relates to medical devices, systems, and methods for reducing the size of an internal ti... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a medical system, devices and methods of use for reducing the size of an internal tissue opening, such as a Patent Foramen Ovale (“PFO”). In one embodiment of the invention, the medical system can include a closure device and an associated delivery dev... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/821,947, filed Aug. 9, 2006, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/821,949, filed Aug. 9, 2006, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/829,507, filed Oct. 13, 2006, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/866,047, ... | A | A61 | A61F | 2 | 02 |
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