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10,754,389 | ACCEPTED | Chip light emitting diode and fabrication method thereof | A chip light emitting diode having a wide viewing angle, and a fabrication method thereof. The chip light emitting diode has a resin package sealing a light emitting chip which has at least one curved projecting part. The curved projecting part has a cross section which is substantially semicircular, or substantially o... | 1. A chip light emitting diode comprising: a metal pad and a lead spaced away from each other on a printed circuit board; a light emitting chip mounted on the metal pad; a wire connecting the light emitting chip and the lead; and a resin package sealing the light emitting chip and at least a part of the metal pad, lead... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chip light emitting diode and a fabrication method thereof. (b) Description of the Related Art Chip light emitting diodes (LEDs) are generally employed as display devices and for backlighting. Recently, their use range has been in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chip light emitting diode and a fabrication method thereof. (b) Description of the Related Art Chip light emitting diodes (LEDs) are generally employed as display devices and for backlighting. Recently, their use range... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the prior art described above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a chip light emitting diode (LED) having a wide viewing angle and a fabrication method thereof. It is another object of the present invention to provide a chip LED in which the light intens... | 20040109 | 20060509 | 20050127 | 72292.0 | 0 | HA, NATHAN W | CHIP LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,397 | ACCEPTED | Load leveling yarns and webbings | An improved load leveling yarn has a force-displacement profile that maintains desirable properties of previously known yarns (as exemplified in U.S. Pat. No. 5,830,811), but exhibits a lower elongation at a stress that is greater than the IBS but less than or equal to 1.8 grams/denier. Especially preferred yarns are p... | 1. A yarn having a force-displacement profile such that: (a) when said yarn is subjected to an initial barrier stress of from about 0.2 gram/denier to less than or equal to about 1.4 grams/denier, said yarn elongates to less than 3 percent and the initial modulus ranges from about 20 grams/denier to about 150 grams/den... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION Compositions and methods for load leveling yarns and products produced therefrom. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A typical vehicle safety seat belt system is intended to restrict the displacement of an occupant with respect to the occupant's seated position within the vehicle when the vehicle experi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A typical vehicle safety seat belt system is intended to restrict the displacement of an occupant with respect to the occupant's seated position within the vehicle when the vehicle experiences a sudden, sharp deceleration (see e.g., commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 3,322,163. Most... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to yarns with improved force displacement profiles, and to various products formed from such yarns. Especially contemplated products include webs made from, or comprising the yarn, and seat belts comprising contemplated yarns. In one preferred aspec... | 20040109 | 20060131 | 20050714 | 59036.0 | 0 | EDWARDS, NEWTON O | LOAD LEVELING YARNS AND WEBBINGS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,454 | ACCEPTED | Method of making wall block | A method of making a wall block and a mold box therefore. The wall block design maximizes the use of the mold box. The method produces wall blocks having a large surface area front face compared to the front face size of prior art blocks. The blocks have about one third more front surface area. This results in faster c... | 1. A mold box for making first and second wall blocks comprising: first and second opposed end rails and first and second opposed side rails, the end rails and side rails together forming a mold cavity, the first and second end rails being spaced apart a distance d1, the first and second side rails being spaced apart a... | This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 29/186,712, filed Jul. 21, 2003, hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to retaining wall blocks and a method for making these blocks. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Numerous methods and materials exis... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Numerous methods and materials exist for the construction of retaining walls. Such methods include the use of natural stone, poured in place concrete, masonry, and landscape timbers or railroad ties. In recent years, segmental concrete retaining wall units which are dry stacked (... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a mold box and a method of making a wall block that maximizes the use of the mold box and produces wall blocks having a large surface area front face that are lightweight and easy to handle when constructing a wall. This results in faster construction of wal... | 20040109 | 20100824 | 20050127 | 76453.0 | 1 | SAFAVI, MICHAEL | MOLD BOX FOR MAKING FIRST AND SECOND WALL BLOCKS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,739 | ACCEPTED | Low cost surge protection | A motor drive for an electric machine includes a live line, a second line, and a ground line. A surge protector includes a first varistor and a gas discharge tube (GDT) that is non-conductive below a trigger voltage and that is conductive above the trigger voltage. The first varistor and the GDT are connected in series... | 1. A motor drive for an electric machine, comprising: a live line; a second line; a ground line; and a surge protector including: a first varistor; and a gas discharge tube (GDT) that is non-conductive below a trigger voltage and that is conductive above said trigger voltage, wherein said first varistor and said GDT ar... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to appliance motor drives, and more particularly to an appliance motor drive incorporating low cost surge protection. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Appliances, such as dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers, and the like are typically driven by electric machines... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Appliances, such as dishwashers, washing machines, clothes dryers, and the like are typically driven by electric machines. A motor drive provides power from a source, such as a household power outlet, to the electric machine. The household power outlet typically supplies A/C powe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A motor drive for an electric machine according to the present invention includes a live line, a second line, and a ground line. A surge protector includes a first varistor and a gas discharge tube (GDT) that is non-conductive below a trigger voltage and that is conductive above the... | 20040109 | 20071225 | 20050714 | 98362.0 | 1 | NGUYEN, DANNY | LOW COST SURGE PROTECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,789 | ACCEPTED | Time-hopping systems and techniques for wireless communications | Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve wireless communications wherein a process, module or communications terminal schedules communications over a frame having a plurality of time slots. The process, module or communications terminal may be used to ... | 1. A method of scheduling communications over a frame having a plurality of time slots, comprising: assigning information to be transmitted between two terminals to a block of the time slots within a frame; and reordering the time slot assignments within the frame using a permutation function, the permutation function ... | BACKGROUND 1. Field The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and more specifically, to various time-hopping systems and techniques for wireless communications. 2. Background In conventional wireless communications, an access network is generally employed to support communications for a numbe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communications, and more specifically, to various time-hopping systems and techniques for wireless communications. 2. Background In conventional wireless communications, an access network is generally employed to support communications... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect of the present invention, a method of scheduling communications over a frame having a plurality of time slots includes assigning information to be transmitted between two terminals to a block of the time slots within a frame, and reordering the time slot assignments within the frame us... | 20040108 | 20080805 | 20050714 | 63347.0 | 0 | HUYNH, NAM TRUNG | TIME-HOPPING SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,797 | ACCEPTED | COOLING WATER SCALE AND CORROSION INHIBITION | A methods of the present invention for inhibiting silica scale formation and corrosion in aqueous systems where soluble silica residuals (SiO2) are maintained in excess of 200 mg/L, and source water silica deposition is inhibited with silica accumulations as high as 4000 mg/L (cycled accumulation) from evaporation and ... | 1. A method for controlling silica or silicate scale formation in an aqueous heat transfer water system with silica contributed by source water, the methods of the present invention comprising the steps: a) removing hardness ions from said source water; b) controlling the conductivity of said aqueous system water such ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not Applicable STATEMENT RE: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH/DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Silica is one of the major scale and fouling problems in many processes using water. Silica is difficult to deal with because it can assume many low solubility chemica... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Silica is one of the major scale and fouling problems in many processes using water. Silica is difficult to deal with because it can assume many low solubility chemical forms depending on the water chemistry and metal surface temperature conditions. Below about pH 9.0, monomeric ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention specifically addresses and alleviates the above-identified deficiencies in the art. In this regard, the invention relates to methods for controlling silica and silicate fouling problems, as well as corrosion of system metallurgy (i.e. metal substrates) in aqueo... | 20040109 | 20050816 | 20050714 | 63101.0 | 1 | HRUSKOCI, PETER A | COOLING WATER SCALE AND CORROSION INHIBITION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,754,899 | ACCEPTED | System and methods for determining nerve proximity, direction, and pathology during surgery | The present invention involves systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology relative to a surgical instrument based on an identified relationship between neuromuscular responses and the stimulation signal that caused the neuromuscular responses. | 1. A surgical system, comprising: a control unit having at least one of computer programming software, firmware and hardware capable of delivering a stimulation signal, receiving and processing neuromuscular responses due to the stimulation signal, and identifying a relationship between the neuromuscular response and t... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a regular patent application of and claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/305,041, filed Jul. 11, 2001 and assigned to the Assignee hereof, the entire contents of which is hereby expressly incorporated by r... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>I. Field of the Invention This invention relates to nerve monitoring systems and to nerve muscle monitoring systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for determining nerve proximity, nerve direction, and pathology during surgery. II. Description of Related Art Systems... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention includes a system and related methods for determining nerve proximity and nerve direction to surgical instruments employed in accessing a surgical target site, as well as monitoring the status or health (pathology) of a nerve or nerve root during surgical proce... | 20040109 | 20111129 | 20050818 | 59394.0 | 1 | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING NERVE PROXIMITY, DIRECTION, AND PATHOLOGY DURING SURGERY | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,000 | ACCEPTED | Methods for deposition of semiconductor material | The invention includes a method for selective deposition of semiconductor material. A substrate is placed within a reaction chamber. The substrate comprises a first surface and a second surface. The first and second surfaces are exposed to a semiconductor material precursor under conditions in which growth of semicondu... | 1. A method for deposition of semiconductor material, comprising: providing a substrate, the substrate comprising a first material and a second material; exposing the first and second materials to at least one semiconductor material precursor under conditions in which growth of semiconductor material from the at least ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention pertains to methods for deposition of semiconductor material. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There are numerous applications in which it is desired to selectively deposit semiconductor material onto a semiconductor surface relative to other surfaces. For instance, it can be desired to epitaxi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There are numerous applications in which it is desired to selectively deposit semiconductor material onto a semiconductor surface relative to other surfaces. For instance, it can be desired to epitaxially form one or both of silicon and germanium on a semiconductor surface. A pri... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the invention encompasses a method for deposition of semiconductor material. A substrate is provided within a reaction chamber. The substrate includes a first material and a second material, with the second material having a different composition than the first materi... | 20040109 | 20060117 | 20050714 | 65977.0 | 1 | ANYA, IGWE U | METHODS FOR DEPOSITION OF SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,047 | ACCEPTED | Light emission device | A light emission device. A lead frame comprises a first lead frame segment and a second lead frame segment. A light source is coupled to the first lead frame segment. A wire bond is coupled to the light source and coupled to the second lead frame segment. A translucent epoxy cast encases the light source, the wire bond... | 1. A light emission device comprising: a lead frame comprising a first lead frame segment and a second lead frame segment; a light source coupled to said first lead frame segment; a wire bond coupled to said light source and coupled to said second lead frame segment; and an epoxy cast encasing said light source, said w... | FIELD OF INVENTION Various embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of light emission devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are display devices that use a semiconductor diode that emits light when charged with electricity. LEDs provide light in a wide array of electronic devi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are display devices that use a semiconductor diode that emits light when charged with electricity. LEDs provide light in a wide array of electronic devices. For example, LEDs are used as on/off indicators in electronic devices, are used to provide LCD... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various embodiments of the present invention, a light emission device and a method for generating a light emission device, are described herein. In one embodiment, the light emission device comprises a lead frame comprising a first lead frame segment and a second lead frame segment.... | 20040108 | 20070227 | 20050714 | 69914.0 | 0 | SOWARD, IDA M | LIGHT EMISSION DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,172 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and methods for an underfilled integrated circuit package | Embodiments of the present invention include first and second substrate structures with underfill injected into a substrate structure interface through a feature of the substrate structure, a heat spreader, and the like. | 1. An apparatus comprising: a first substrate structure; a second substrate structure electrically coupled to the first substrate structure with at least one electrical connection, the at least one electrical connection located in a first portion of a substrate structure interface; and said second substrate structure f... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of integrated circuits, and more particularly, to an integrated circuit package adapted to receive underfill injected at near die-attach temperatures, and a process to make the same. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an IC... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to the field of integrated circuits, and more particularly, to an integrated circuit package adapted to receive underfill injected at near die-attach temperatures, and a process to make the same. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an IC package, in accordance with one embodiment of this invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an underfill process, in accordance with an embodiment of this invention; FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of process cycles as a func... | 20040106 | 20051227 | 20050707 | 69687.0 | 0 | GEYER, SCOTT B | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AN UNDERFILLED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,396 | ACCEPTED | Wear-premonitory carbon brush holder | A wear-premonitory carbon brush holder includes a holder body and a premonitory circuit. A carbon brush that is received in the holder body is reciprocately moveable in the holder body along a predetermined path. The premonitory circuit has a sensing unit mounted on the holder body for activating the premonitory circui... | 1. A wear-premonitory carbon brush holder comprising; a holder body for receiving therein a carbon brush, which is reciprocately moveable in the holder body along a predetermined path, and a premonitory circuit having a sensing unit mounted on said holder body for activating said premonitory circuit to generate a prede... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to carbon brushes for use in motors, and more particularly to a wear-premonitory carbon brush holder. 2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional carbon brush holder 1 includes a holder body 11 for acc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to carbon brushes for use in motors, and more particularly to a wear-premonitory carbon brush holder. 2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 1 , a conventional carbon brush holder 1 includes a holder bo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a carbon brush holder that premonishes the operator to replace the carbon brush when the carbon brush is worn to a certain degree, and thereby it is unnecessary to frequently check whether the carbon brush is worn out and ... | 20040113 | 20060516 | 20050526 | 94321.0 | 1 | LE, DANG D | WEAR-PREMONITORY CARBON BRUSH HOLDER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,419 | ACCEPTED | In2O3 thin film resistivity control by doping metal oxide insulator for MFMox device applications | The present invention discloses a novel ferroelectric transistor design using a resistive oxide film in place of the gate dielectric. By replacing the gate dielectric with a resistive oxide film, and by optimizing the value of the film resistance, the bottom gate of the ferroelectric layer is electrically connected to ... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method of fabricating a ferroelectric transistor comprising the steps of: preparing a semiconductor substrate; forming a gate stack on the substrate, the gate stack comprising a conductive oxide overlying the substrate; doping the conductive oxide using an impurity species: modifying the resistan... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to semiconductor device and nonvolatile memory transistor, and more particularly to ferroelectric gate transistor structures and methods of fabrication. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Ferroelectric materials are composed of many randomly-distributed permanently polar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Ferroelectric materials are composed of many randomly-distributed permanently polarized regions. Under the presence of an electric field, the regions with a polarization component in the direction of the electric field grow at the expense of the non-aligned regions so that a net ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention discloses a novel design to reduce the trapped charges in the ferroelectric transistor operation by the use of a resistive oxide film in place of the gate dielectric, fabricated with proper resistance value to optimize the performance of the ferroelectric trans... | 20040112 | 20060307 | 20050714 | 83468.0 | 0 | QUACH, TUAN N | IN2O3 THIN FILM RESISTIVITY CONTROL BY DOPING METAL OXIDE INSULATOR FOR MFMOX DEVICE APPLICATIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,519 | ACCEPTED | Toy glider | A toy glider including a shaft, a roller attached to a first end of the shaft, and a housing attached to a second opposing end of the shaft. The roller, a front end portion of the housing, and other portions of the toy glider are interchangeable to create a variety of different designs. | 1. A toy glider comprising: a shaft; a roller attached to a first end of the shaft; and a housing attached to a second opposing end of the shaft. 2. The toy glider of claim 1, further comprising a front end coupled to the housing. 3. The toy glider of claim 1, further comprising a sound pad coupled to the housing. 4. T... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This present invention relates to toys, and in particular, to a toy glider. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Stick horses have been popular toys with children for many years. Stick horses essentially comprises a wooden stick with a plush horse head attached to one end. The idea behind the stick horse ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Stick horses have been popular toys with children for many years. Stick horses essentially comprises a wooden stick with a plush horse head attached to one end. The idea behind the stick horse is that children place the wooden stick portion between their legs and ‘pretend’ to rid... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises a toy glider including a shaft, a roller attached to a first end of the shaft, and a housing attached to a second opposing end of the shaft. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention also comprises a method for manufa... | 20040112 | 20080311 | 20050714 | 74020.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, KIEN T | TOY GLIDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,527 | ACCEPTED | Cleaning and sanitizing system | A high pressure water stream(14) is discharged onto a surface to be cleaned. An ozone/water stream(16) is discharged on the same surface for sanitizing the surface. The high pressure water and ozone/water streams(14,16) are discharged simultaneously along closely adjacent paths that are either parallel (FIG. 3) or conc... | 1. A cleaning and sanitizing system, comprising: a first discharge nozzle; a first conduit for delivering water to the first discharge nozzle to be discharged by the first discharge nozzle as a first stream; a second discharge nozzle; a second conduit for delivering ozone/water to the second discharge nozzle, to be dis... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to cleaning by use of a high pressure water stream and sanitizing by use of an ozone/water stream. More particularly, it relates to a cleaning and sanitizing method and apparatus in which the high pressure water stream and the ozone/water stream are discharged together, closely ad... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following United States Patents disclose apparatus and methods of using ozone together with a cleaning fluid: U.S. Pat. No. 5,236,512 granted Aug. 17, 1993, to Ernest E. Rogers, Blaine A. Frandsen and Lamont Hislop; U.S. Pat. No. 5,493,754, granted Feb. 27,1996 to Russell Gur... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The cleaning and sanitizing system of the present invention is basically characterized by a first discharge nozzle from which a stream of high pressure water is discharged and a second discharge nozzle from which a stream of ozone/water is discharged. The first and second nozz... | 20040109 | 20060808 | 20050714 | 99567.0 | 1 | KORNAKOV, MIKHAIL | CLEANING AND SANITIZING SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,618 | ACCEPTED | Dialog component re-use in recognition systems | Controls are provided for a web server to generate client side markups that include recognition and/or audible prompting. The controls comprise elements of a dialog such as a question, answer, confirmation, command or statement. A module forms a dialog by making use of the information carried in the controls. The dialo... | 1. A computer readable medium having instructions, which when executed on a computer generate client side markup for a client in a client/server system, the instructions comprising: a set of controls for defining a dialog, the controls comprising at least a control for generating markup related to audible prompting of ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application relates to U.S. patent application entitled APPLICATION ABSTRACTION WITH DIALOG PURPOSE having Ser. No. 10/087,608, filed Oct. 21, 2001, and published as U.S. 2003/0130854; U.S. patent application entitled APPLICATION ABSTRACTION WITH DIALOG PURPOSE having... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to encoding computers to perform a specific application. More particularly, the present invention relates to controls for defining an application to perform recognition and/or audible prompting such as a server that generates client side ma... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Controls are provided for a web server to generate client side markups that include recognition and/or audible prompting. The controls comprise elements of a dialog such as a question, answer, confirmation, command or statement. A module forms a dialog by making use of the informati... | 20040110 | 20090623 | 20050915 | 92111.0 | 0 | LERNER, MARTIN | DIALOG COMPONENT RE-USE IN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,755,999 | ACCEPTED | Slug pulling preventing tooling die | A punch and die tooling apparatus commonly used by metal fabricators for creating holes, passages and cavities in metal plate, the die having a unique internal bore which relieves the problem of slug pulling to ensure that a slug punched out of a metal sheet is not retained on the punch face to interfere with further o... | 1. A punch and die tooling apparatus comprising: a punch and a die for forming a hole in a metal plate; a die body defining a vertical through bore extending between a top and a bottom surface of the die body; a horizontally extending ridge formed on a first portion of a wall of the through bore for engaging a portion ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a punch and die tooling apparatus commonly used by metal fabricators for creating holes, passages and cavities in metal plate. In particular, the present invention relates to a die for such an apparatus having a unique internal bore which relieves the problem of s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Punch and dies have been used for decades by metal fabricators as a common process for creating holes in metal plate. The die usually has a surface and above defining a cutting edge upon which the metal plate is positioned. The male punch element which, moves generally perpendicu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Wherefore, it is an object of the present invention to eliminate the problem of slug retention and slug pulling by punch and die machines when creating holes in metal plate. Another object of the present invention is to provide a partially circumferential ridge and a relief area for... | 20040113 | 20070501 | 20050714 | 85601.0 | 0 | PRONE, JASON D | SLUG PULLING PREVENTING TOOLING DIE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,158 | ACCEPTED | Differential dynamic content delivery with prerecorded presentation control instructions | Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a prerecorded presentation control in... | 1. A method for differential dynamic content delivery, the method comprising: providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; receiving a prerecorded presentation control instruction; selecting from the session structured docume... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention is data processing, or, more specifically, methods, systems, and products for differential dynamic content delivery. 2. Description Of Related Art Multimedia presentations through conferencing systems are becoming more common, but they are... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention is data processing, or, more specifically, methods, systems, and products for differential dynamic content delivery. 2. Description Of Related Art Multimedia presentations through conferencing systems are becoming more common, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methods, systems, and products are disclosed that operate generally to support improved multimedia presentations by creating a presentation document that includes a content-specific presentation grammar and a structured document. The structured document typically has structural elem... | 20040113 | 20110816 | 20050714 | 68830.0 | 0 | TAPP, AMELIA L | DIFFERENTIAL DYNAMIC CONTENT DELIVERY WITH PRESENTATION CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,180 | ACCEPTED | Broadhead with fixed replaceable blades | A broadhead for use with an arrow, includes a one piece body having a penetrating end, a shank formed integral therewith and depending from the penetrating end and an arrow engaging end formed integral therewith and depending from the shank, a continuous circumferential blade retaining lip being defined on the one piec... | 1. A broadhead for use with an arrow, comprising: a one-piece single component body having a penetrating end, a shank formed integral therewith and depending from the penetrating end and an arrow engaging end formed integral therewith and depending from the shank, a continuous circumferential blade retaining lip being ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to broadheads for use with arrows in hunting applications. More particularly, this application relates to broadheads with fixed replaceable main blades. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Broadheads are well known for use with arrows, primarily in the sport of big game hunting. Br... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Broadheads are well known for use with arrows, primarily in the sport of big game hunting. Broadheads are designed to give reliable, deep penetration and to generate a large wound channel in order to humanely dispatch the target animal. Prior art broadheads including a number of ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The broadhead of the present invention substantially meets the aforementioned needs of the industry. The broadhead is simply constructed having a one-piece body to which a plurality of replaceable main blades are joined. The leading edge of each of the main blades is reliably retain... | 20040113 | 20050913 | 20050714 | 63514.0 | 1 | RICCI, JOHN A | BROADHEAD WITH FIXED REPLACEABLE BLADES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,218 | ACCEPTED | Methods and systems for maintaining color consistency in a print-on-demand workflow | Methods and systems for maintaining color consistency in print-on-demand applications are disclosed. Initially, a plurality of default color settings applicable to a plurality of print-on-demand operations can be established. Thereafter, color consistency can be selectively imposed across a plurality of print-on-demand... | 1. A method, comprising: initially establishing a plurality of default color settings applicable to a plurality of print-on-demand operations; thereafter selectively imposing color consistency across a plurality of print-on-demand operations based on said plurality of default color settings applicable to said plurality... | TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments are generally related to print-on-demand (POD) applications, devices and techniques thereof. Embodiments are also related to techniques for incorporating color rendering into POD applications. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Print-on-demand (POD) for books involves the on demand, printing, bindi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Print-on-demand (POD) for books involves the on demand, printing, binding and trimming of bound books. POD is also applicable to other publications and media that require finishing. Typically, bound books comprise a stacked plurality of text pages referred to as a book block, whi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>It is, therefore, a feature of the present invention to provide for improved print-on-demand (POD) methods and systems. It is another feature of the present invention to provide for improved color rendering methods and systems. It is also a feature of the present invention to provide for POD m... | 20040112 | 20070116 | 20050714 | 95014.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, THINH H | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAINTAINING COLOR CONSISTENCY IN A PRINT-ON-DEMAND WORKFLOW | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,444 | ACCEPTED | Method for secure key exchange | Secure key exchange and protected content distribution between a first entity and a second entity in a processing system may be accomplished by generating, by the first entity, a first key, encrypting the first key with a public key of a third entity, and storing the encrypted first key in the third entity. The second ... | 1. A method of secure key exchange between a first entity and a second entity comprising: generating, by the first entity, a first key, encrypting the first key with a public key of a third entity, and storing the encrypted first key in the third entity; generating, by the second entity, a second key, encrypting the se... | BACKGROUND 1. Field The present invention relates generally to computer security and, more specifically, to exchanging cryptographic keys in a processing system. 2. Description One of the hurdles in providing protected digital content on a computing platform (such as the personal computer (PC)) is that the application ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The present invention relates generally to computer security and, more specifically, to exchanging cryptographic keys in a processing system. 2. Description One of the hurdles in providing protected digital content on a computing platform (such as the personal computer (PC)) is that the ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention in which: FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a processing system having a trusted platform module (TPM) according to an embodiment of the... | 20040112 | 20091222 | 20050714 | 80822.0 | 0 | PERUNGAVOOR, VENKATANARAY | METHOD FOR SECURE KEY EXCHANGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,538 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for the prevention of critical process variable excursions in one or more turbomachines | Many variables in processes such as those using turbocompressors and turbines must be limited or constrained. Limit control loops are provided for the purpose of limiting these variables. By using a combination of closed loop and open loop limit control schemes, excursions into unfavorable operation can be more effecti... | 1. A method for providing limit control, not antisurge control, of a compression process comprising at least one turbocompressor having a limit variable, L, values of said limit variable being divided into a first region wherein closed loop limit control is used and a second region in which open loop limit control is u... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not applicable. REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a control scheme. More particularly th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a control scheme. More particularly the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for more accurately and stably limiting critical variables associated with a process such as those including turbomachi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A purpose of this invention is to provide a method and apparatus for limiting or constraining critical variables, herein referred to, generically, as “L,” associated with a turbocompressor. Another purpose is to initiate limit-control action such that a limited variable does n... | 20040113 | 20060829 | 20050714 | 68473.0 | 0 | CASAREGOLA, LOUIS J | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRITICAL PROCESS VARIABLE EXCURSIONS IN ONE OR MORE TURBOMACHINES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,560 | ACCEPTED | Implementation of gradual impedance gradient transmission line for optimized matching in fiber optic transmitter laser drivers | A transmitter in a fiber optic system is provided, including a driver circuit, a light emitting source, and transmission lines. The driver circuit is configured to receive a modulated electrical signal and to have a driver circuit output impedance. The light emitting source has a light emitter impedance that is differe... | 1. A transmitter in a fiber optic system, the transmitter comprising: a driver circuit configured to receive a modulated electrical signal and to have a driver circuit output impedance; a light emitting source having a light emitter impedance different than the driver circuit output impedance, the light emitting source... | BACKGROUND This invention relates to a transmitter in a fiber optic system. The transmitter utilizes a transmission line that is configured to achieve optimized impedance matching without use of an impedance matching network. Fiber optic systems generally have three main components, a transmitter, a transmission medium... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to a transmitter in a fiber optic system. The transmitter utilizes a transmission line that is configured to achieve optimized impedance matching without use of an impedance matching network. Fiber optic systems generally have three main components, a transmitter, a transmi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention is a transmitter for use in a fiber optic system. The transmitter includes a driver circuit, a light emitting source, and transmission lines. The driver circuit is configured to receive a modulated electrical signal and to have a driver circuit output impedance. The light emitt... | 20040113 | 20081007 | 20050714 | 83054.0 | 0 | SINGH, DALZID E | IMPLEMENTATION OF GRADUAL IMPEDANCE GRADIENT TRANSMISSION LINE FOR OPTIMIZED MATCHING IN FIBER OPTIC TRANSMITTER LASER DRIVERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,700 | ACCEPTED | Integrated battery pack with lead frame connection | An integrated battery package, that contains semiconductor chips, for example to control and regulate battery charging and to monitor the package operation, uses a single lead frame to interconnect several internal chips, to internally connect said control chips to the battery and to connect the whole package assembly ... | 1. An integrated battery package, comprising: one or more battery cells inside the package; one or more semiconductor chips to control the battery operation; a single lead frame, mechanically carrying said semiconductor chips and providing electrical connection to said semiconductor chips, to said battery cells inside ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to a battery assembly, and more particularly to an assembly technique to incorporate electronic functions within removable battery packs, where all components are interconnected using a lead frame technology. (2) Description of Prio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(1) Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to a battery assembly, and more particularly to an assembly technique to incorporate electronic functions within removable battery packs, where all components are interconnected using a lead frame technology. (2) Descrip... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A principal object of the invention described herein is to build an integrated battery package, that contains semiconductor chips, for example to control and regulate battery charging and to monitor package operation, and that interconnects several of said internal chips, connects s... | 20040113 | 20080219 | 20050616 | 75904.0 | 0 | LEE, CALVIN | INTEGRATED BATTERY PACK WITH LEAD FRAME CONNECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,781 | ACCEPTED | Method for generating natural colour satellite images | A simple and effective method is disclosed in the present invention to adjust the near natural colour of a satellite color composite to a visually more pleasing natural colour. This method includes two steps: (1) extracting vegetation “greenness” from available multispectral bands, and (2) adding (injecting) the “green... | 1. A method for generating a natural colour image comprising the steps of generating a greenness band from a multispectral image including blue, green, red and near infrared bands and adjusting the green band using the greenness band. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the greenness band is generated mathematical... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent application Ser. No. 60/440,636 filed Jan. 17, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of image processing and in particular a method of generating natural colour satellite images. BACKGROUND O... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Generally, the blue, green and red bands of multispectral satellite sensors do not cover the whole blue, green and red wavelength ranges, respectively. As a result, the “natural” colour composites from the blue, green and red bands do not reproduce natural colours as found in the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a method for generating a natural colour image comprising the steps of generating a greenness band from a multispectral image including blue, green, red and near infrared bands and adjusting the green band using the greenness band. In another embodiment, the... | 20040114 | 20080527 | 20050428 | 70449.0 | 0 | SHIKHMAN, MAX | METHOD FOR GENERATING NATURAL COLOUR SATELLITE IMAGES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,756,817 | ACCEPTED | Methods and apparatus for femoral and tibial resection | Methods and apparatus for femoral and tibial resection, including positioning and alignment guides, cutting guides, cutting tools and techniques for same. | 1. Apparatus for adjustably positioning surgical instrumentation relative to bone, comprising: a. a structural member adapted to fasten to bone; b. surgical instrumentation adapted to guide surgical devices; and c. an alignment module, comprising: i. a structural member retention component adapted to connect to the str... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/799,325 filed Mar. 5, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/261,528, filed Mar. 3, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,197,064, which was a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/892,286, now U... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for femoral and tibial resection to allow for the interconnection or attachment of various prosthetic devices. 2. Related Art Different methods and apparatus have been developed in the past to ena... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many of the specific applications of the method and apparatus of the present invention described herein apply to total knee replacement, a surgical procedure wherein planar surfaces and/or curvilinear surfaces must be created in or on bone to allow for proper attachment ... | 20040113 | 20080318 | 20050310 | 96932.0 | 8 | HOFFMAN, MARY C | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FEMORAL AND TIBIAL RESECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,111 | ACCEPTED | Overburden rock core sample containment system | A compression cell for rock or soil core samples applies and restores lithostatic or overburden pressure to core samples extracted from wells drilled deep into the earth. A method of applying lithostatic pressure to a core sample is disclosed along with the apparatus which effects the application. The cell construction... | 1. A process for loading a centrifuge rotor with overburden onto a contained rock core sample comprising the steps of: providing a containment cylinder closed at one end; providing a rubber liner closing one end of the containment cylinder around the inlet/outlet covering the sides of the containment cylinder; placing ... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS NOT APPLICABLE STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT NOT APPLICABLE REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING,” A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK NOT APPLICABLE This invention relates to a com... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Underground rock pressures and underground fluid pressures differ radically. Underground rock pressures relate directly to overburden in and around the particular soil sample being tested. For example, in certain rock conditions where a sample is at a depth of about 10,000 feet, ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A process for loading a centrifuge rotor with overburden pressure or lithostatic pressure onto a rock core sample is disclosed. A titanium containment cylinder closed at one end forms the compression cell. A rubber liner closing one end of the containment cylinder also covers ... | 20040113 | 20051206 | 20050714 | 98182.0 | 0 | CYGAN, MICHAEL T | OVERBURDEN ROCK CORE SAMPLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,134 | ACCEPTED | Self-identifying antenna system | An antenna system is disclosed, to be used with a radio component particularly a wireless access point or bridge. The present system includes an antenna element for transmitting and receiving signals at radio frequencies. An antenna connector is provided for establishing a signal connection between the antenna element ... | 1. An antenna system comprising: an antenna element for transmitting and receiving signals at radio frequencies; an antenna connector for establishing a signal connection between the antenna element and a radio component; an electronic serialization component for indicating at least one predetermined antenna characteri... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present system is directed to the field of antenna technology for wireless communication. The present system has special applicability in a wireless access point (AP) or wireless bridge (BR) of the type used with a wireless local area network (WLAN.) The Federal Communications Commission... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present system is directed to the field of antenna technology for wireless communication. The present system has special applicability in a wireless access point (AP) or wireless bridge (BR) of the type used with a wireless local area network (WLAN.) The Federal Communication... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The difficulties and drawbacks of previous-type systems are overcome by the present antenna system, to be used with a radio component particularly a WLAN device. The present system includes an antenna element for transmitting and receiving signals at radio frequencies. An antenna co... | 20040114 | 20070130 | 20050714 | 68060.0 | 0 | HANNON, CHRISTIAN A | SELF-IDENTIFYING ANTENNA SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,156 | ACCEPTED | Autonomic method and apparatus for local program code reorganization using branch count per instruction hardware | A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for local program reorganization using branch count per instruction hardware. In a preferred embodiment, a hardware counter is used in the present invention to count the number of times a branch is taken when branch instructions are executed. Branch count statistics genera... | 1. A method of autonomically reorganizing code of a computer program, comprising the steps of: monitoring branch count per instruction statistics, wherein the branch count per instruction statistics are generated from the results of a set of hardware counters that count branches taken per instruction of the computer pr... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is related to the following applications entitled “Method and Apparatus for Counting Instruction Execution and Data Accesses”, Ser. No. ______, attorney docket no. AUS920030477US1, filed on Sep. 30, 2003; “Method and Apparatus for Selectively Counting Instru... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates generally to an improved data processing system and, in particular, to a method and system for improving performance of the processor in a data processing system. Still more particularly, the present invention relates to a method, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for local program code reorganization at run time using branch count per instruction hardware. In a preferred embodiment, the mechanism of the present invention allows a program to analyze branch count per... | 20040114 | 20071030 | 20050714 | 73743.0 | 0 | RUTTEN, JAMES D | AUTONOMIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCAL PROGRAM CODE REORGANIZATION USING BRANCH COUNT PER INSTRUCTION HARDWARE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,192 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for providing pre and post handlers for recording events | A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for providing pre and post handlers to log trace records before entering or after exiting the interrupt handler. A trace record includes a ‘from’ address where the interrupt occurs or where the branch instruction is executed or a ‘to’ address for the branch to case and cou... | 1. A method of processing performance information in a data processing system, comprising the steps of: receiving an interrupt signal at an interrupt unit of a processor of the data processing system; determining if at least one of a pre handler routine and a post handler routine are enabled for an interrupt; invoking ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is related to the following applications entitled “Method and Apparatus for Counting Instruction Execution and Data Accesses”, Ser. No. ______, attorney docket no. AUS920030477US1, filed on Sep. 30, 2003; “Method and Apparatus for Selectively Counting Instru... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates generally to an improved data processing system and, in particular, to a method and system for monitoring performance of the processor in a data processing system when an interrupt occurs. Still more particularly, the present inven... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for providing pre and post handlers to record events when an interrupt occurs. The pre and post handlers allow logging of trace records along with timestamps associated with performance monitoring events t... | 20040114 | 20070327 | 20050714 | 85216.0 | 0 | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECORDING EVENTS OF AN INTERRUPT USING PRE-INTERRUPT HANDLER AND POST-INTERRUPT HANDLER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,221 | ACCEPTED | On-location electronics troubleshooting services system | A method and system for providing on-location troubleshooting services to homeowners and businesses for low-voltage electronic equipment and other on-location services. It employs the use of an Internet-based system for recording customer requests for service and subsequently automatically dispatching technicians and m... | 1) An Internet-website-client-server-assisted system, relating to providing on-location electronics troubleshooting services, comprising the steps of: a) registering customer information relating to at least one customer; b) registering technician information relating to at least one technician having electronics-techn... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority from and is related to applicant's prior U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/439,998, filed Jan. 13, 2003, entitled “On-Location Electronics Troubleshooting Services System”, and claims priority from and is related to U.S. Provisional... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to a system for providing on-location electronics troubleshooting services to consumers and businesses in a manner that improves timeliness and quality of responses to requests for assistance. This system is made possible by the widespread availability of the Internet and i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with a preferred embodiment hereof, this invention provides an Internet-website-client-server-assisted system, relating to providing on-location electronics troubleshooting services, comprising the steps of: registering customer information relating to at least one cus... | 20040113 | 20130423 | 20050120 | 62002.0 | 1 | WILSON, CANDICE D C | ON-LOCATION ELECTRONICS TROUBLESHOOTING SERVICES SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,316 | ACCEPTED | Capacitive touch on/off control for an automatic residential faucet | A capacitive touch-controlled automatic faucet comprises: a spout, a magnetically latching valve, a proximity sensor, a handle, a capacitive touch-control, and a logical control. The proximity sensor is sensitive to motion of objects within a detection zone of the proximity sensor. The handle determines a water flow ra... | 1. A faucet comprising: a spout; a passageway that conducts water flow through the spout; a electrically operable valve disposed within the passageway; a manual valve disposed within the passageway in series with the electrically operable valve; a manual handle that controls the manual valve; and a capacitive touch con... | BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates generally to the field of automatic faucets. More particularly, the present invention relates to a capacitive touch on/off controller for automatic residential faucets. 2. Description of the Related Art Automatic faucets have become popular fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates generally to the field of automatic faucets. More particularly, the present invention relates to a capacitive touch on/off controller for automatic residential faucets. 2. Description of the Related Art Automatic faucets have becom... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first embodiment, the present invention provides a faucet comprising a spout and a passageway that conducts water flow through the spout. An electrically operable valve is disposed within the passageway; a manual valve is disposed within the passageway in series with the electr... | 20040114 | 20051108 | 20050714 | 58548.0 | 1 | LEE, KEVIN L | CAPACITIVE TOUCH ON/OFF CONTROL FOR AN AUTOMATIC RESIDENTIAL FAUCET | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,440 | ACCEPTED | Fishing float for positioning, detecting fish catch and lighting | An inductive device for fishing. The device includes an inductive circuit board, an inductive coil, an inductive shaft and a spring. The device includes of a lighting circuit board, a plurality of LEDs and a pedestal. In the process of sea fishing, since the float base is designed with a flat bottom, it is maintained a... | 1-8. (canceled) 9. A fishing float comprising: a base having a round shape, an inductive device housed in the base, the base includes a central hollow post, an inductive coil of the inductive device encircles the central hollow post, the central hollow post is extended out of the base and forms a connecting rod, and an... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention related to an improvement of fish float, in particular, the float base is design with a flat bottom which keeps the float never returning to shore. The bright light it emits provides the fishing man an easy identification of where the fish hook is and accurately knowing whether a f... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fishing is one of the best leisure activities to cultivate the patience. The fishing man has to wait with long quiet patience the fish to bite the bait on the fish hook; it is dull and tasteless long waiting. At the moment the fish is being hooked, the exciting pleasure is beyond... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>The main object of this invention is to provide a float for easy positioning and bright lighting to reveal an early signal of fish catch without the aid of the night vision light. The main improvement is to add to the float the inductive device and the lighting device along with base an... | 20040115 | 20060523 | 20050721 | 61679.0 | 0 | ROWAN, KURT C | FISHING FLOAT FOR POSITIONING, DETECTING FISH CATCH AND LIGHTING | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,684 | ACCEPTED | Coated metal substrate | A coated metal substrate useful for carrying an exhaust emission treatment catalyst such as a three-way conversion catalyst for use with small engine platforms. The coated metal substrate comprises a metal such as a stainless steel, a carbon steel, a FeCr alloy, Hastelloy and the like. The coating on the metal substrat... | 1. A coated metal substrate for use in the catalytic reduction of engine exhaust emissions comprising a metal substrate having an alumina-silicate coating thereon, said alumina-silicate coating having alumina particles dispersed therein. 2. The substrate of claim 1 further comprising at least one top layer comprising a... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a coated metal substrate useful for carrying an engine exhaust treatment catalyst. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Small internal combustion engines, especially two-stroke and four-stroke spark ignition engines, are used to provide power to a variety of machinery, e.g., gasol... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Small internal combustion engines, especially two-stroke and four-stroke spark ignition engines, are used to provide power to a variety of machinery, e.g., gasoline-powered lawn mowers, chain saws, leaf blowers, string cutters, leaf blowers, motor scooters, motorcycles and the li... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a coated metal substrate for use in the catalytic reduction of engine exhaust emissions comprising a metal substrate and an alumina-silicate coating on the metal substrate, said coating having alumina particles dispersed therein. detailed-description descrip... | 20040114 | 20070918 | 20050714 | 62519.0 | 0 | HAILEY, PATRICIA L | COATED METAL SUBSTRATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,789 | ACCEPTED | Multiple connection management system | An apparatus, program product and method for managing a number of physical connections to a peripheral device. A multipath driver provides a logical connection interface to a client. This interface allows the client to efficiently access the peripheral device over one or more of the physical connections. In so doing, t... | 1. An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a multipath device driver configured to execute on the processor and to manage a plurality of physical connections to a peripheral device, the multipath device driver providing a logical connection interface configured to provide client access to the peripheral device over a... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to computing systems, and more particularly, to computer software and hardware used to communicate between networked devices of computing systems. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Effective computer operation requires the efficient reading and writing of data out to perip... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Effective computer operation requires the efficient reading and writing of data out to peripheral devices, such as storage disks. Fundamental to this read and write capability is the hardware connection that provides the physical pathway for communication with the peripheral devi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention addresses these and other problems associated with the prior art by providing an apparatus, program product and method of managing a number of physical connections to a peripheral device. An embodiment consistent with the invention includes a multipath driver that prov... | 20040115 | 20070313 | 20050908 | 75115.0 | 0 | SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B | MULTIPLE CONNECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,859 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for imaging with reorientation of an object | A medical imaging device and method having a display screen, a processor for processing image data in order to display the data in the form of a 3D model, and a user interface. The processor acquires at least two points positioned in the 3D model via the user interface; deduces the positioning of an axis defined by the... | 1. An imaging device comprising means for display; means for processing image data in order to display the data in the form of a 3D model; a user interface; the means for processing acquires at least two points positioned in the 3D model via the user interface, to deduce the positioning of an axis defined by the two po... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of a priority under 35 USC 119(a)-(d) to French Patent Application No. 03 01046 filed Jan. 30, 2003, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An embodiment of the invention relates to displa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the invention relates to displaying three-dimensional (3D) images of an object that may be acquired in radiology, and in particular to representing anatomical sites in preparation for, or even during, a therapeutic act performed by interventional radiology or by ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the invention provides a three-dimensional radiological display system enabling a working view to be positioned easily, regardless of whether the view is three-dimensional or in section. In an embodiment of the invention, an imaging device comprises: means... | 20040115 | 20070130 | 20050127 | 70585.0 | 0 | SAMS, MICHELLE L | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGING WITH REORIENTATION OF AN OBJECT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,931 | ACCEPTED | RF transmitter having improved out of band attenuation | A radio frequency transmitter includes a digital baseband and coding module, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) module, a complex digital filter, a complex digital-to-analog converter and a radio frequency modulation module. The digital baseband and coding module is operably coupled to convert outbound data into ... | 1. A radio frequency transmitter comprises: digital baseband encoding module operably coupled to convert outbound data into outbound symbols in accordance with a baseband encoding protocol; inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) module operably coupled to convert the outbound symbols into a complex time domain sampl... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wireless communication systems and, more particularly, to radio frequency transmitters used within such systems. 2. Description of the Related Art As is known, use of frequencies for wireless communications is partitione... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wireless communication systems and, more particularly, to radio frequency transmitters used within such systems. 2. Description of the Related Art As is known, use of frequencies for wireless communications i... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The RF transmitter having out-of-band attenuation of the present invention substantially meets these needs and others. In one embodiment, a radio frequency transmitter includes a digital baseband and coding module, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) module, a complex dig... | 20040115 | 20070220 | 20050721 | 70059.0 | 0 | LE, NHAN T | RF TRANSMITTER HAVING IMPROVED OUT OF BAND ATTENUATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,757,983 | ACCEPTED | Foldable keyboard for mobile communication device | A mobile communication device has a full function keyboard constructed in two positions wherein the first portion may be pivoted and the second portion may be moved linearly sideways between respective open and closed positions one in which the keyboard is hidden and the keypad of the device is exposed for normal use a... | 1. An electronic device for operation in multiple applications comprising: a main body element having upper and lower faces relative to usage; a screen constructed in at least a first portion of the upper face of said main body element to provide a visible display of information to the user; a first panel mounted on th... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to electronic devices and deals more particularly with mobile communication devices specifically mobile telephones and similar communication devices of the type having keyboard functionality. Portable electronic devices particularly mobile telephones a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to electronic devices and deals more particularly with mobile communication devices specifically mobile telephones and similar communication devices of the type having keyboard functionality. Portable electronic devices particularly mobile ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, an electronic device for operation in multiple applications reveals a larger screen display viewing area in the device open position and includes a main body element having upper and lower faces relative to usage wherein the screen... | 20040114 | 20060829 | 20050714 | 97582.0 | 0 | ZEWARI, SAYED T | FOLDABLE/SLIDABLE FUNCTION KEYBOARD FOR AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,758,317 | ACCEPTED | High temperature hydrogen annealing of a gate insulator layer to increase etching selectivity between conductive gate structure and gate insulator layer | A method of defining a conductive gate structure for a MOSFET device wherein the etch rate selectivity of the conductive gate material to an underlying insulator layer is optimized, has been developed. After formation of a nitrided silicon dioxide layer, to be used as for the MOSFET gate insulator layer, a high tempera... | 1. A method of forming a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) on a semiconductor substrate, comprising the steps of: forming a gate insulator layer on said semiconductor substrate; performing a procedure to form a nitrided gate insulator layer; performing an anneal procedure; forming a conductive ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention The present method relates to methods used to fabricate semiconductor devices, and more specifically to a method used to increase the etch rate selectivity of a dry etch procedure employed for the definition of a conductive gate structure. (2) Description of Prior ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(1) Field of the Invention The present method relates to methods used to fabricate semiconductor devices, and more specifically to a method used to increase the etch rate selectivity of a dry etch procedure employed for the definition of a conductive gate structure. (2) Descripti... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of this invention to fabricate a MOSFET device featuring an ultra-thin, less than 20 Angstroms, gate insulator layer. It is another object of this invention to employ a nitrided silicon dioxide layer as a gate insulator for a MOSFET device. It is still another object... | 20040115 | 20070123 | 20050721 | 71382.0 | 0 | DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN | HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROGEN ANNEALING OF A GATE INSULATOR LAYER TO INCREASE ETCHING SELECTIVITY BETWEEN CONDUCTIVE GATE STRUCTURE AND GATE INSULATOR LAYER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,758,401 | ACCEPTED | Amplification of DNA in a hairpin structure, and applications | The present invention is directed to a hairpin nucleic acid structure and its use. In a preferred embodiment, the hairpin nucleic acid structure can be used in a method of amplification of a template nucleic acid sequence that substantially reduces polymerase-induced errors. | 1. A method of converting a double stranded nucleic acid into a hairpin structure, wherein the double stranded nucleic acid contains at least one sequence of interest, and is referred to as the template nucleic acid, comprising either (1) ligating a first single stranded nucleic acid to a first end of the upper strand ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/440,184, filed Jan. 15, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a hairpin nucleic acid structures and its use. In a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Substantial interest has been directed to the detection of changes in nucleic acid sequences, such as caused by mutation and methylation. For example, mutation in certain genes have been associated with a variety of disorders-ranging from blood disorders to cancers. Genetic testi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>We have now discovered compositions and methods to amplify a target nucleic acid sequence, sometimes referred to as the template, that substantially reduces polymerase induced errors in a sequence of interest, and which can supply existing technologies with the necessary ‘selectivit... | 20040115 | 20081118 | 20050630 | 92889.0 | 0 | BAUGHMAN, MOLLY E | AMPLIFICATION OF DNA IN A HAIRPIN STRUCTURE, AND APPLICATIONS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,758,663 | ACCEPTED | Unified interleaver/de-interleaver | An interleaver/de-interleaver that may be used for multiple interleaving algorithms and look up tables (LUTs) of one or more interleaving standards. In at least some embodiments, the interleaver/de-interleaver may comprise an initial value selector, offset selector, and a pruning adjuster coupled to a combining block. ... | 1. An interleaver/de-interleaver, comprising: an initial value selector configurable to select an initial value from a programmable set of initial values; an offset selector coupled to the initial value selector, the offset selector is configurable to select an offset value from a set of programmable offset values; a p... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to wireless communication systems. BACKGROUND In wireless communication systems, block interleaving may be used to combat channel fading. Generally, interleaving re-orders bits of information to achieve time diversity of an original sequence of bits (i.e., ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In wireless communication systems, block interleaving may be used to combat channel fading. Generally, interleaving re-orders bits of information to achieve time diversity of an original sequence of bits (i.e., interleaving changes the order of at least some bits in an original sequence with resp... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An interleaver/de-interleaver that may be used for multiple interleaving algorithms and look up tables (LUTs) of one or more interleaving standards. In at least some embodiments, the interleaver/de-interleaver may comprise an initial value selector, offset selector, and a pruning adjuster coupled to... | 20040115 | 20080701 | 20050721 | 94506.0 | 0 | WILLIAMS, HOWARD L | UNIFIED INTERLEAVER/DE-INTERLEAVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,758,745 | ACCEPTED | Ceramic on metal pressure transducer | A transducer apparatus is disclosed herein, including a method thereof for forming the transducer apparatus. A metal diaphragm can be molecularly bonded to a ceramic material to form a ceramic surface thereof. A bridge circuit is connected to the ceramic surface of the metal diaphragm. An input pressure port for pressu... | 1. A transducer apparatus, comprising: a metal diaphragm molecularly bonded to a ceramic material to form a ceramic surface thereof; a bridge circuit connected to said ceramic surface of said metal diaphragm; an input pressure port for pressure sensing thereof, wherein said input pressure port is connected to said meta... | TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments are generally related to sensing devices and methods thereof. Embodiments are also related to pressure transducers. Embodiments are additionally related to pressure sensors. Embodiments are additionally related to ceramic-on-metal and ATF (Advanced Thick Film) processes and techniques. BACKG... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various sensors are known in the pressure sensing arts. Pressure transducers are well known in the art. One example of a pressure transducer is a device formed with a silicon substrate and an epitaxial layer, which is grown on the substrate. A portion of the substrate can then be... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following summary of the invention is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the present invention and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the invention can be gained by takin... | 20040113 | 20050920 | 20050714 | 67577.0 | 0 | OEN, WILLIAM L | CERAMIC ON METAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,758,829 | ACCEPTED | Panoramic video system with real-time distortion-free imaging | A panoramic annular lens system (PAL), a unitary video camera and a PC-based software system that unwraps a 360° video image into a seamless, distortion free horizontal image image in real time. The PAL system of the preferred embodiment has a 360° horizontal field of view and a 90° vertical field of view in a 40 mm di... | 1. A method of providing a real-time panoramic video image in a rectangular format; the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a panoramic annular lens system to capture a 360′ viewed annular image; b) focusing said 360° viewed annular image on a video camera image plane; c) transferring a data signal output of s... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention takes priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/485,336 filed on Jul. 3, 2003. ORIGIN OF THE INVENTION The invention described herein was made in the performance of work under a USMC contract No. M67854-03-C-1006, and is subject to the provisions of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Panoramic optical systems which can be employed to provide a 360° field of view, are known. By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,459,451 discloses a catadioptric lens which provides a 360° field of view. Such optical systems can be used advantageously with a camera to provide a sys... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention in its preferred embodiment combines a panoramic annular lens system (PAL), a unitary video camera and a PC-based software system that unwraps a 360° video image into a seamless, distortion free horizontal image image in real time. The PAL system comprises two ... | 20040115 | 20080226 | 20060202 | 94817.0 | H04N5225 | 0 | HO, TUAN V | PANORAMIC VIDEO SYSTEM WITH REAL-TIME DISTORTION-FREE IMAGING | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,004 | |
10,758,865 | ACCEPTED | Distribution of video content using client to host pairing of integrated receivers/decoders | A host receiver and a client receiver are operatively in a direct broadcast satellite system. Program materials received by the host receiver from the direct broadcast satellite system are decrypted by the host receiver. The decrypted program materials are then encrypted at the host receiver using a copy protection key... | 1. A method of operatively pairing a host receiver and a client receiver in a broadcast system, comprising: (a) decrypting program materials generated by a service provider and received by the host receiver from the broadcast system; (b) encrypting the decrypted program materials at the host receiver using a copy prote... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to the following co-pending and commonly-assigned patent applications, all of which applications are incorporated by reference herein: U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/620,832, entitled “VIDEO ON DEMAND PAY PER VIEW SERVICES WITH UNMODIFIED CONDITIO... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to systems and methods for distributing video content using client to host pairing of integrated receivers/decoders (IRDs). 2. Description of the Related Art Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) systems have become commonplace i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In summary, the present invention describes a method, apparatus and article of manufacture for operatively pairing a host receiver and a client receiver in a direct broadcast satellite system. Program materials received by the host receiver from the direct broadcast satellite system... | 20040116 | 20090825 | 20080124 | 94378.0 | H04L900 | 0 | ABRISHAMKAR, KAVEH | DISTRIBUTION OF VIDEO CONTENT USING CLIENT TO HOST PAIRING OF INTEGRATED RECEIVERS/DECODERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,004 | |
10,758,987 | ACCEPTED | Termite tubing preventative for non-wood materials | The present invention relates to materials and methods for protecting man-made structures made with non-wood materials from termite damage through the application of borates to the surface of non-wood materials. In an embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/... | 1. A method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials by treating non-wood building components comprising the steps of: applying a composition to the surfaces of a non-wood building component; and wherein the composition comprises a borate component. 2. The method of claim ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to materials and methods for protecting man-made structures from termite damage by treating non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials. More particularly, the present invention relates to the application of borates to the surface of non-wood and/or non-cellulosic mater... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Termites are unique among insects in their ability to derive nutritional benefit from cellulose, which is the component of wood and plants that gives structural rigidity to cells. However, as a result of feeding on wood and cellulose containing products, termites can cause signif... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In an embodiment the invention regards a method for preventing termite tunneling and tubing on non-wood and/or non-cellulosic materials by treating non-wood building components comprising the steps of applying a composition to the surfaces of a non-wood building component, wherein t... | 20040116 | 20091006 | 20050908 | 63356.0 | 1 | LEVY, NEIL S | TERMITE TUBING PREVENTATIVE FOR NON-WOOD MATERIALS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,759,057 | ACCEPTED | Fixed base assembly of mobile phone | The present invention is to provide a fixed base assembly of mobile phone comprising a base, a cylinder extended upward from the center of the top of the base having one end coupled to a connecting rod, and the other end of the connecting rod able to clamp a mobile phone, wherein the bottom of the base is hollow and co... | 1. A fixed base assembly of mobile phone, comprising: a base, having a hollow cylinder extended upward from the center of the top of said base, a pair of corresponding rectangular through holes being disposed respectively at an extended position of said cylinder and base, such that the bottom of said base being a hollo... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION I. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fixed base assembly of mobile phones. II. Description of the Prior Art In the fast changing and highly efficient environment nowadays, electronic communications products (such as a mobile phone) have become a convenient and efficient comm... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>I. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fixed base assembly of mobile phones. II. Description of the Prior Art In the fast changing and highly efficient environment nowadays, electronic communications products (such as a mobile phone) have become a convenient and ef... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the shortcomings of the aforementioned conventional fixed device which has a base, a sucking disc, and a clicking member, etc. on one end including the complicated structure, high mold manufacturing cost, overall complicated assembling procedure, easily broken clicking me... | 20040120 | 20060815 | 20050721 | 99537.0 | 0 | TIEU, BENNY QUOC | FIXED BASE ASSEMBLY OF MOBILE PHONE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,759,427 | ACCEPTED | Circular knitting machine | A circular knitting machine provides sinkers to position yarn laps and prevent the sinkers that are moved in an inclined manner in the sinker troughs from hitting yarn feeding plates. The sinker has a nose section to hold the yarn laps at a horizontal high point to prevent the yarn laps from slipping. The sinker has a ... | 1. A circular knitting machine comprising sinkers mounted in an inclined manner and movable in sinker troughs for positioning yarn laps and yarn feeding plates without being hit by the sinkers, wherein: each of the sinkers has a nose section, a belly section connecting to one end of the nose section and a throat sectio... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a circular knitting machine and particularly to a circular knitting machine that has sinkers mounted in an inclined manner to position yarn laps and avoid hitting yarn feeding plates when moving in an inclined manner in sinker troughs. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Conventional circular knitting machines generally include sinkers driven by a cam. The cam has a driving path to move the sinkers to and fro to perform knitting operation. The sinker is engaged with a preset driving path as shown in FIG. 1 . During knitting operation, the lug 62 ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the invention is to provide a circular knitting machine that has yarn feeding plates with a dodging edge and a slant surface formed on each of them to dodge the sinker that is moved in an inclined manner in the sinker drum, and the sinker has a throat section which has... | 20040120 | 20061226 | 20050721 | 72572.0 | 0 | WORRELL JR, LARRY D | CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,759,508 | ACCEPTED | Candle having a planar wick and method of and equipment for making same | A candle having a body of a meltable fuel and a planar wick. When lit, the candle provides a unique flame formation, usable in a variety of decorative applications. The wick can be configured to evenly deplete the meltable fuel, while allowing for candles having relatively large and unique body configurations. The body... | 1. A candle comprising: a body of meltable fuel; and a thin flat elongate wood or wood product wick disposed in the body and having an upper end extending above an upper surface of the body. 2. The candle of claim 1 wherein wood grain of the wick is generally straight and vertical. 3. The candle of claim 1 wherein the ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 10/300,695, filed Nov. 19, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/331,898, filed Nov. 19, 2001. The entire contents of the '695 application are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGR... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Historically, candles served a functional purpose, but today they are further used to enhance decoration, aroma and ambiance. References to candles date back to at least 3000 B.C. in Crete and Egypt. Candle making as known today, began in the 13th Century. Candle molding machines... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Directed to overcoming the foregoing and other shortcomings and drawbacks of candle wicks and systems heretofore known, the present invention embodies a planar wick and the method and equipment to produce the same. In preferred forms, the present invention includes wood, wood-like o... | 20040115 | 20130108 | 20050217 | 72890.0 | 1 | PRICE, CARL D | CANDLE HAVING A PLANAR WICK AND METHOD OF AND EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,759,811 | ACCEPTED | Surgical access system and related methods | A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operati... | 1. A system for accessing a surgical target site within a spine, comprising: a distraction assembly adapted to create a distraction corridor to said surgical target site; a primary retractor assembly having a handle assembly and a first retractor blade, a second retractor blade, and a third retractor blade removably co... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is an application for US Letters Patent of and claims the benefit of priority from commonly owned and co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/440,905 (filed Jan. 16, 2003), the entire contents of which is hereby expressly incorporated b... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>I. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for performing surgical procedures and, more particularly, for accessing a surgical target site in order to perform surgical procedures. II. Discussion of the Prior Art A noteworthy trend in t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention accomplishes this goal by providing a novel access system and related methods which, according to one embodiment, involves detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment ... | 20040116 | 20100406 | 20080424 | 98242.0 | A61B132 | 1 | PATEL, YOGESH P | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,004 | |
10,759,954 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for improving the magnitude of compressive stress developed in the surface of a part | This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of inducing compressive residual stress along the surface of a part. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the method includes burnishing or deep rolling a surface using a first and a second roller or ball burnishing members, whereby ... | 1. A method of inducing residual compressive stresses in the surface of a part comprising the steps of: performing a first operation to induce deep compressive surface stresses along a portion of the surface of the part; and performing a second operation to induce more shallow compressive surfaces stresses along a port... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of inducing compressive residual stress along the surface of a part and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of burnishing or deep rolling a surface of a part whereby the magni... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of inducing compressive residual stress along the surface of a part and, more particularly, to a method and an apparatus for performing the method of burnishing or deep rolling a surface of a part where... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The novel method of the present invention for inducing compressive stress on the surface of a part comprises the steps of selecting at least one region along the surface of the part for inducing compressive surface stresses; performing a first operation to induce compressive surface... | 20040117 | 20070313 | 20050721 | 72503.0 | 0 | HONG, JOHN C | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE MAGNITUDE OF COMPRESSIVE STRESS DEVELOPED IN THE SURFACE OF A PART | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,759,988 | ACCEPTED | Numerical value conversion using a saturation limited arithmetic logic unit supporting variable resolution operands | A device for performing numerical value conversion of a digital input value in a first unit to a second, natural unit where the digital input value is a digitized value of a first measurement parameter includes a look-up table storing an array of coefficients for performing the numerical value conversion for multiple m... | 1. A device for performing numerical value conversion of a digital input value in a first unit to a second unit being a natural unit, the first unit being related to the second unit by a first equation, the digital input value being a digitized value of a first measurement parameter among a plurality of measurement par... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/530,022, filed on Dec. 15, 2003, having the same title and inventorship hereof, which application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. This application is related to concurrentl... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a device for performing numerical value conversion and, in particular, to a device for performing numerical value conversion including an arithmetic logic unit that is saturation limited and supports variable resolution operands. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one embodiment of the present invention, a device for performing numerical value conversion of a digital input value in a first unit to a second unit being a natural unit where the first unit is related to the second unit by a first equation is disclosed. The digital in... | 20040115 | 20080701 | 20050616 | 58115.0 | 0 | NGO, CHUONG D | NUMERICAL VALUE CONVERSION USING A SATURATION LIMITED ARITHMETIC LOGIC UNIT SUPPORTING VARIABLE RESOLUTION OPERANDS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,118 | ACCEPTED | Condenser optic with sacrificial reflective surface | Employing collector optics that have a sacrificial reflective surface can significantly prolong the useful life of the collector optics and the overall performance of the condenser in which the collector optics are incorporated. The collector optics are normally subject to erosion by debris from laser plasma source of ... | 1. A condenser system for use with a camera to collect and image radiation to a mask comprising: a source of radiation; and at least one collector mirror facing the source of radiation wherein the at least one collector mirror comprises a substrate, an underlying reflective surface, and an upper sacrificial reflective ... | This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-AC04-94AL85000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to Sandia Corporation. The Government has certain rights to the invention. FIELD OF THE INVENTION EUV lithography (EUVL) is an emerging technology in the microelectronics industry. It is one of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In general, lithography refers to processes for pattern transfer between various media. A lithographic coating is generally a radiation-sensitized coating suitable for receiving a cast image of the subject pattern. Once the image is cast, it is indelibly formed on the coating. Th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is based in part on the recognition that employing collector optics that have a sacrificial reflective surface can significantly enhance the useful life of the collector optics and subsequently improve the overall performance of the condenser in which the colle... | 20040116 | 20060725 | 20050721 | 80229.0 | 0 | AMARI, ALESSANDRO V | CONDENSER OPTIC WITH SACRIFICIAL REFLECTIVE SURFACE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,122 | ACCEPTED | System and method for processing and presenting arrhythmia information to facilitate heart arrhythmia identification and treatment | A system and method for presenting information relating to heart data can involve operations including identifying arrhythmia events in physiological data obtained for a living being, receiving human assessments of at least a portion of the arrhythmia events, determining a measure of correlation between the human asses... | 1. A machine-implemented method comprising: identifying atrial fibrillation events in physiological data obtained for a living being; obtaining heart rate data for the living being; and pictographically presenting, using a common time scale, information regarding the heart rate data during a defined time period and reg... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisional Application entitled “Presenting Arrhythmia Information to Facilitate Heart Arrhythmia Identification and Treatment,” filed Nov. 26, 2003, application Ser. No. 60/525,386. BACKGROUND The present application des... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present application describes systems and techniques relating to processing and presenting arrhythmia event information from physiological data, for example, selectively presenting atrial fibrillation events to a medical practitioner. Over the years, various devices have been used for monitor... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In general, in one aspect, a heart monitoring system collects heart data from a monitored individual and stores the data at a monitoring center. Collected data can be processed, and graphical representations of the collected information can be presented to medical practitioners to assist in treating... | 20040116 | 20070501 | 20050526 | 95380.0 | 3 | GETZOW, SCOTT M | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND PRESENTING ARRHYTHMIA INFORMATION TO FACILITATE HEART ARRHYTHMIA IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,375 | ACCEPTED | Machine tool | A machine tool has a support table provided on an upper surface of a bed to support a work, a Z-axis saddle, a machining unit mounted on the Z-axis saddle and provided with a machining head, a compartment cover arranged on the bed to compartment a region and a machine region, an opening window provided on the compartme... | 1. A machine tool comprising: a support table provided on an upper surface of a bed to support a work; a Z-axis saddle for reciprocation toward in a Z-axis direction (longitudinally); a machining unit mounted on the Z-axis saddle and provided with a machining head for machining of the work; a compartment cover arranged... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine tool for advancing and retreating a machining unit from a work supported on a work support table to perform machining of a work, and more particular, to a cover construction. 2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a m... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine tool for advancing and retreating a machining unit from a work supported on a work support table to perform machining of a work, and more particular, to a cover construction. 2. Description of the Related Art Ge... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is a first object of the invention to dissolve problems involved in the prior art-and to provide a machine tool of a type, in which a machining unit is advanced at the time of machining of a work, and which can prevent coolant and chip from entering a side of the machining unit d... | 20040121 | 20070227 | 20060622 | 62457.0 | B23D7700 | 0 | CADUGAN, ERICA E | MACHINE TOOL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B23D | 2,004 | |
10,760,420 | ACCEPTED | WHEEL RIM DEVICE WITH PATTERNED LIGHT CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER | A wheel rim device with patterned light capable of automatically generating electric power has a wheel rim, an automatic generating assembly, a rectifier/filter circuit, a circuit board, a programmable chip and several light emitting components. The automatic generating assembly is accommodated on an end face of a whee... | 1. A wheel rim device with patterned light capable of automatically generating electric power, the wheel rim device comprising: a wheel rim with wheel spokes and a wheel axle disposed thereon, an accommodating room being concavely provided on an end face of said wheel axle; an automatic generating assembly arranged in ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a wheel rim device with patterned light capable of automatically generating electric power and, more particularly, to a device capable of controlling light emitting components disposed at a wheel rim to generate various glittering and jumping dynamic variations fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a conventional lighting structure disposed in a car wheel rim, a battery holder is arranged in the center of a wheel rim cover, a battery cover is installed on the battery holder, and a circuit board is installed in the battery holder. A light sensor is installed at the center... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a car wheel rim with a mechanism for automatically generating electric power. Moreover, light emitting components arranged on the mechanism can be controlled through special circuit design to generate various dynamic light variations ... | 20040121 | 20050830 | 20050721 | 63591.0 | 6 | PHILOGENE, HAISSA | WHEEL RIM DEVICE WITH PATTERNED LIGHT CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING ELECTRIC POWER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,445 | ACCEPTED | Cranberry-harvesting apparatus and method | An apparatus and method for harvesting cranberries, the method including moving frame-mounted transverse dislodging rods over cranberry plants with each rod moving at the speed of the frame, thereby to dislodge cranberries from the cranberry plants. The apparatus includes a plurality of dislodging rods secured below th... | 1. A cranberry-harvesting apparatus comprising: a frame movable over a field of cranberries in a forward direction; a plurality of follower assemblies each secured to and below the frame by a support, each follower assembly including: a rod mount having a lower portion, a surface-following leading end, and a pivot atta... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is related to cranberry harvesting and, more particularly, to cranberry-harvesting equipment and methods. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Cranberries are raised in fields or bogs, which are relatively flat areas divided into sections so that the fields can be flooded both to facilitate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Cranberries are raised in fields or bogs, which are relatively flat areas divided into sections so that the fields can be flooded both to facilitate harvesting and to protect the vines from frost. The cranberry plants form a mat of vines which may be up to twelve or fourteen inch... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is a method and apparatus for harvesting cranberries, whereby frame-mounted transverse dislodging rods are moved over cranberry plants with each rod moving at the speed of the frame, thereby dislodging cranberries from the cranberry plants. The cranberry-harvesting app... | 20040120 | 20061017 | 20050721 | 73619.0 | 1 | PETRAVICK, MEREDITH C | CRANBERRY-HARVESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,805 | ACCEPTED | Methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines | A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes coupling an annular exhaust duct to the gas turbine engine, coupling a plurality of chevrons to the annular exhaust duct, and coupling a chevron actuation system to the annular exhaust duct such that selective operation of the chevron actuation system repositions the... | 1. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine, said method comprising: coupling an annular exhaust duct to the gas turbine engine; coupling a plurality of chevrons to the annular exhaust duct; and coupling a chevron actuation system to the annular exhaust duct such that selective operation of the chevron actuation sys... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to gas turbine engines, more particularly to methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines. At least some known gas turbine engines include a core engine having, in serial flow arrangement, a fan assembly and a high pressure compressor which compres... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to gas turbine engines, more particularly to methods and apparatus for operating gas turbine engines. At least some known gas turbine engines include a core engine having, in serial flow arrangement, a fan assembly and a high pressure compressor w... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, a method of assembling a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling an annular exhaust duct to the gas turbine engine, coupling a chevron actuation system to the annular exhaust duct such that selective operation of the chevron actuation sy... | 20040120 | 20060822 | 20050721 | 68473.0 | 0 | CASAREGOLA, LOUIS J | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,760,920 | ACCEPTED | Moisture curable sealer and adhesive composition | A low cost moisture curable sealer and adhesive composition containing a polymer having reactive silyl groups and a bituminous material and having many advantages over conventional moisture cure sealer compositions, including greater elastomeric properties, improved flexibility and pliability, lower durometer, faster a... | 1. A moisture curable composition, comprising: a polymer having reactive silyl groups; and a bituminous material. 2. A moisture curable adhesive composition, comprising: a polymer having reactive silyl groups; and a bituminous material 3. The moisture curable composition of claim 1, wherein the polymer having reactive ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) on U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/520,235 entitled MOISTURE CURABLE SEALER AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, filed Nov. 14, 2003, by Philip C. Georgeau et al., the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Moisture curable sealer compositions are useful in a variety of applications where a waterproof seal is needed to prevent water from entering a joint or space between adjacent structural members. Examples of such applications include seals between roofing materials and parapet wa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides low cost moisture curable sealer and adhesive compositions having many advantages over conventional moisture cure sealer compositions. Advantages include greater elastomeric properties, improved flexibility and pliability, improved low temperature prop... | 20040120 | 20080108 | 20050519 | 60025.0 | 0 | SASTRI, SATYA B | MOISTURE CURABLE SEALER AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,445 | ACCEPTED | Combined single-twin street sweeping machine | A surface cleaning vehicle is provided with hydraulically driven sweeping machinery. The vehicle comprises a truck chassis for carrying the sweeping machinery and a prime mover engine for propelling the vehicle. A second engine is connected to said chassis, and first and second pumps and associated check valves are con... | 1. A surface cleaning vehicle with hydraulically driven sweeping machinery, comprising: a truck chassis for carrying said sweeping machinery and a prime mover engine for propelling said vehicle; a second engine connected to said chassis; first and second pumps and associated check/isolation valves connected to respecti... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to surface cleaning vehicles, and more particularly to a combined single and twin power system for independently driving sweeping machinery of a surface cleaning vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art Street cleaning vehicles ar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to surface cleaning vehicles, and more particularly to a combined single and twin power system for independently driving sweeping machinery of a surface cleaning vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art Street cleaning... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a combined single and twin power system for independently driving sweeping machinery of a surface cleaning vehicle. According to the invention, both the single and twin designs are combined into one machine with a selectable mode o... | 20040121 | 20061219 | 20050721 | 91773.0 | 0 | REDDING, DAVID A | COMBINED SINGLE-TWIN STREET SWEEPING MACHINE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,487 | ACCEPTED | Systems, methods and apparatus for operating a broadcast network | In a method for operating a radio station, the radio station periodically receives content files via a satellite data channel. The received content files are stored. At least some of the stored files are then retrieved, played and broadcast in accordance with an electronic schedule. In accordance with another method, a... | 1. A method for operating a radio station, comprising: periodically receiving content files via a satellite uplink; storing the received content files; and retrieving, playing and broadcasting at least some of the stored content files in accordance with an electronic schedule. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the elec... | BACKGROUND A broadcast network, as defined herein, is a network wherein one or more content providers deliver audio, visual, or multimedia content to a plurality of affiliates, each of which broadcasts its received content to a multitude of listeners or viewers. One example of such a broadcast network is a radio networ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A broadcast network, as defined herein, is a network wherein one or more content providers deliver audio, visual, or multimedia content to a plurality of affiliates, each of which broadcasts its received content to a multitude of listeners or viewers. One example of such a broadcast network is a ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the invention is embodied in a method for operating a radio station. In accordance with the method, the radio station periodically receives content files via a satellite uplink. The received content files are stored. At least some of the stored content files are then r... | 20040120 | 20080812 | 20050721 | 58407.0 | 1 | REGO, DOMINIC E | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A BROADCAST NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,542 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for initiating a combustion reaction with solid state solid fuel | A method is provided for initiating and sustaining a combustive reaction in a solid fuel. The method includes generating at least one pulsed optical signal and directing the pulsed optical signal to a plurality of ignition points within at least one combustion chamber containing a solid fuel. The pulsed optical signal ... | 1. A method for initiating and sustaining a combustive reaction in a solid fuel, said method comprising: generating at least one pulsed optical signal; directing the pulsed optical signal to a plurality of ignition points within at least one combustion chamber containing a solid fuel; modulating the pulsed optical sign... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/007,994, titled Apparatus And Method For Initiating A Combustion Reaction With Slurry Fuel, filed on Nov. 8, 2001. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to fuel ignition and, more specific... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Solid state solid fuels are propulsion fuels that are in solid form when stored at ambient temperatures. As with most any material that is in a solid phase, the mass density and energy density of the fuel is much high in the solid state than when in a liquid or gas phase. As a re... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a preferred implementation, the present invention provides a method for initiating and sustaining a combustive reaction in a solid fuel. The method includes generating at least one pulsed optical signal and directing the pulsed optical signal to a plurality of ignition points wit... | 20040121 | 20090217 | 20050721 | 92326.0 | 0 | WONG, EDNA | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INITIATING A COMBUSTION REACTION WITH SOLID STATE SOLID FUEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,567 | ACCEPTED | Bulk high thermal conductivity feedstock and method of making thereof | The invention relates to a feedstock material for use in making heat spreaders, comprising a sheet of annealed pyrolytic graphite having a thermal conductivity of greater than 1000 watts/m-K, a size in any dimension of at least 5 cm and a thickness of at least 0.2 mm. In one embodiment, the feedstock is made by hot-pre... | 1. An anneal pyrolytic graphite feedstock material comprising a board of annealed pyrolytic graphite having a thermal conductivity of greater than 1000 watts/m-K, a size in any dimension of at least 5 cm, a thickness of at least 0.2 mm, wherein said board comprises a plurality of flat graphite sheets being parallel to ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority on U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/504,537, filed on Sep. 19, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a bulk sheet of a thermally and electrically conductive composite of thermally treated pyrolytic graphite for use ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electronic and/or integrated circuit (“IC”) devices, e.g., microprocessors, memory devices, and the like, are becoming smaller while heat dissipation requirements are increasing. In order to dissipate the heat generated by these devices, heat spreaders and/or heat sinks are used.... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect of the present invention, a feedstock material for use in making heat spreaders is disclosed, the feedstock material comprising a sheet of annealed pyrolytic graphite having a thermal conductivity of greater than 1000 watts/m-K, a size in any dimension of at leas... | 20040121 | 20070522 | 20050324 | 67134.0 | 1 | MILLER, DANIEL H | BULK HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY FEEDSTOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,577 | ACCEPTED | Call waiting calling party defined content | Embodiments of the method and system provide for providing a call waiting method for use in a telecommunications network in which a first caller is engaged in a current call with a second caller, and for processing an incoming call from a third caller to the first caller. The method may have the steps of: providing ide... | 1. A call waiting method for use in a telecommunications network in which a first caller is engaged in a current call with a second caller, and for processing an incoming call from a third caller to the first caller, the method comprising the steps of: providing identification of a plurality of callers in a predefined ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to telephony in general, and, more particularly, to a method and system that allows selected calling parties to record a brief voice message that will be used in addition to the normal call waiting tone. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Telephone companies have provided, for a n... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Telephone companies have provided, for a number of years, a call waiting service to which their customers may subscribe. If a customer subscribes to the call waiting service, then when the customer is on the telephone talking with a first party and a second party telephones the c... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following summary of embodiments of the invention is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the present invention and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the invention can be gained by taking the en... | 20040121 | 20060725 | 20050721 | 96041.0 | 0 | BUI, BING Q | CALL WAITING CALLING PARTY DEFINED CONTENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,578 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for automating creation of multiple stylesheet formats using an integrated visual design environment | A unified visual design environment in a data processing system to enable automatic generation of a plurality of stylesheets for different output formats. The invention enables support for visual editing and generation of extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) code, such as XSL code that enables XML content to be rendere... | 1. In a data processing system having a windows-based graphical user interface (GUI), the improvement comprising: an integrated visual design environment having a first display panel in which a structured data source is displayed, and a second display panel for displaying a document being designed from the structured d... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates generally to data integration technologies and, in particular, to techniques for authoring stylesheets in an XML application development environment. 2. Description of the Related Art Organizations today are realizing substantial business effi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates generally to data integration technologies and, in particular, to techniques for authoring stylesheets in an XML application development environment. 2. Description of the Related Art Organizations today are realizing substantial b... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a unified visual design environment in a data processing system to enable automatic generation of a plurality of stylesheets for different output formats. It is another more specific object of the invention to provide ... | 20040121 | 20070403 | 20050721 | 98124.0 | 1 | THERIAULT, STEVEN B | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATING CREATION OF MULTIPLE STYLESHEET FORMATS USING AN INTEGRATED VISUAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,814 | ACCEPTED | Wood burning stove having pivoting baffle and method | A wood burning stove is provided. The combustion chamber in which the fire occurs has a baffle plate that is moveable to direct air flow through one of two different pathways from the combustion chamber to the chimney. When in a first position, the baffle plate forces the air and smoke to move through a first pathway; ... | 1-22. (Canceled) 23. A stove comprising: a stove body defining a combustion chamber; a chimney in air flow communication with the combustion chamber; a baffle plate disposed within the combustion chamber, the baffle plate spaced apart from at least a portion of the stove body to form a passage from the combustion chamb... | FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE This disclosure relates generally to wood burning stoves. In particular, this disclosure relates to wood burning stoves having a baffle for regulation of air flow within the stove, and methods of using the stove. BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Whether for providing heat, for purely decorative purp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>Whether for providing heat, for purely decorative purposes, or for value enhancement, wood burning stoves have become commonplace in today's building trades for both residential and commercial applications for situations where a fireplace is not feasible or desired. In some inst... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present disclosure provides a stove, in particular, a wood burning stove, that has a baffle assembly disposed within to provide optimal air flow patterns within the stove. A portion of the baffle assembly is pivotable to provide easy access to the combustion chamber to allow lo... | 20040121 | 20070515 | 20050310 | 72890.0 | 1 | PRICE, CARL D | WOOD BURNING STOVE HAVING PIVOTING BAFFLE AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,855 | ACCEPTED | Data input device and method for detecting lift-off from a tracking surface by laser doppler self-mixing effects | A data input device for use with a tracking surface having light-scattering properties. The device comprises a single laser configured to project a light beam onto the tracking surface. A portion of the light beam striking the tracking surface reflects back into a cavity of the laser and thereby alters at least one cha... | 1. A data input device for use with a tracking surface, said tracking surface having light-scattering properties with respect to said device, said device comprising: a single laser having a cavity from which a light beam is projected, said laser being configured to project the light beam onto said tracking surface, at ... | TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of computer input devices, and particularly data input devices, such as a mouse or optical pen, employing light striking a tracking surface for detecting movement. In particular, embodiments of this invention relate to data input devices capable o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Previous computer input devices, such as mice, include rotatable balls mounted within a housing, yet rotatably engaging a surface. As the housing of such a mouse translates across the surface, the ball rotates within the housing, engaging horizontally and vertically situated whee... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, a data input device capable of generating laser light beams altered by Doppler self-mixing effects, detecting altered characteristics of the projected light beams, determining the relative distance between the data input device and the tracking surface as a function of ... | 20040121 | 20080129 | 20050721 | 65810.0 | 0 | LIANG, REGINA | DATA INPUT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LIFT-OFF FROM A TRACKING SURFACE BY LASER DOPPLER SELF-MIXING EFFECTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,761,979 | ACCEPTED | Multiple bi-directional input/output power control system | A multiple bi-directional input/output power control system includes a network of functional blocks housed in a single enclosure, providing DC power to one or more DC loads, and providing control and internal pathways, sharing one or more AC and/or DC power inputs. The system feeds back AC power from the DC power sourc... | 1. In a power sharing system in a DC load environment having: a source of AC; an alternative source of DC; a power controller capable of inputting voltage regulated DC power simultaneously from said sources, said alternative source of DC making a shared contribution of power selected by said power controller, and havin... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to electrical power units for use in sharing and connecting AC alternating current and DC direct current electrical power supplies. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The Multi-Function Power Control Unit (MFPCU) of this invention is a network of functional blocks housed in a ... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to electrical power units for use in sharing and connecting AC alternating current and DC direct current electrical power supplies. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Multi-Function Power Control Unit (MFPCU) of this invention is a network of functional blocks housed in a single enclosure to provide DC power to one or more DC loads. It provides control and internal pathways to share or select a variety of power inputs including AC utility pow... | 20040121 | 20070605 | 20050728 | 76625.0 | 1 | KAPLAN, HAL IRA | MULTIPLE BI-DIRECTIONAL INPUT/OUTPUT POWER CONTROL SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,095 | ACCEPTED | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING AIR AND/OR DEBRIS FROM A FLOW OF LIQUID | Abstract of the Disclosure An apparatus removes air or debris from a flow of liquid. The apparatus includes a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an elongate inner cavity in fluid communication with each of the inlet and the outlet. A plurality of elongate coalescing medium assemblies are disposed within the cavity o... | 1. An apparatus for removing air or debris from a flow of liquid, said apparatus comprising: a shell having an inlet, an outlet, and an elongate inner cavity in fluid communication with each of said inlet and said outlet; and a plurality of elongate coalescing medium assemblies disposed within said cavity of said shell... | Detailed Description of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing air and/or debris from a flow of liquid, and, more particularly, to an apparatus including a coalescing medium for removing air and/or debris from a flow of water. It is known to use a filter to remove air and/or dirt from ... | 20040121 | 20120515 | 20050721 | 82438.0 | 1 | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | APPARATUS FOR REMOVING AIR AND/OR DEBRIS FROM A FLOW OF LIQUID | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,762,134 | ACCEPTED | Irrigation unit including a power generator | An irrigation unit (20) for irrigating an area (12) with a fluid (19) from a fluid source (18) includes a housing (200), a nozzle (220), an electronic component (221), and a power generator (230). The nozzle (220) is directly or indirectly secured to the housing (200) and the nozzle (220) is in fluid communication with... | 1. An irrigation unit for irrigating an area with a fluid from a fluid source, the irrigation unit comprising: a housing; a nozzle that is secured to the housing, the nozzle being in fluid communication with the fluid source so that fluid from the fluid source is transferred to the nozzle; an electronic component coupl... | BACKGROUND Water is becoming an increasingly valuable and scarce commodity both in the United States and abroad. In particular, extreme drought conditions are common in arid regions such as the desert southwestern United States, although a decreased level of precipitation and resulting low water supplies can occur just... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Water is becoming an increasingly valuable and scarce commodity both in the United States and abroad. In particular, extreme drought conditions are common in arid regions such as the desert southwestern United States, although a decreased level of precipitation and resulting low water supplies ca... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention is directed to an irrigation system that includes one or more irrigation units for irrigating an area with a fluid from a fluid source. In one embodiment, the irrigation unit includes a housing, a nozzle, an electronic component, and a power generator. The nozzle is directly or... | 20040120 | 20060829 | 20050721 | 60911.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, DINH Q | IRRIGATION UNIT INCLUDING A POWER GENERATOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,147 | ACCEPTED | Foldable frame structure for foldable table | A foldable frame includes two U-shaped tabletop supports mounted underneath two table panels respectively, two folding hinges spacedly mounted between the two tabletop supports to pivotally connect the two tabletop supports with each other such that the tabletop is adapted to fold between a folded position that the two... | 1. A foldable table, comprising: a tabletop comprising two table panels; and a foldable frame, which comprises: two tabletop supports mounted underneath said two table panels respectively, wherein each of said table supports, having a U-shaped, has two longitudinal supports extended along two longitudinal edge portions... | BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a foldable table, and more particularly to a foldable frame structure for a foldable table, which comprises two tabletop supports which are not only capable of supporting the tabletop, but also folding the tabletop in half so as ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to a foldable table, and more particularly to a foldable frame structure for a foldable table, which comprises two tabletop supports which are not only capable of supporting the tabletop, but also folding the tabletop in... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>A main object of the present invention is to provide a foldable frame structure for a foldable table, which comprises two tabletop supports which are not only capable of supporting the tabletop, but also folding the tabletop in half so as to reduce the size of the foldable t... | 20040122 | 20061128 | 20050728 | 65544.0 | 1 | AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL | FOLDABLE FRAME STRUCTURE FOR FOLDABLE TABLE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,167 | ACCEPTED | Axial piston machines | This invention relates to internal combustion engines with cylinders arranged parallel to the main shaft and where reciprocating movements of the pistons are converted to rotation by means of a Z-crank mechanism and motion converter, or conversely to systems such as pumps and compressors wherein rotation of the Z-crank... | 1. An engine or other device having a Z-crank operated by axially arranged pistons and cylinders whose axes parallel the rotational axis of the Z-crank and where the motion converter is prevented from rotating as it nutates by means of: a) a reaction control shaft b) the axis of rotation of which is parallel to the axi... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS NOT APPLICABLE STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT NOT APPLICABLE REFERENCE TO SEQUENCE LISTING, A TABLE, OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING COMPACT DISK APPENDIX NOT APPLICABLE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The following disclosure relates generally to machi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following disclosure relates generally to machines and apparatuses having axial piston arrangements and, more particularly, to apparatuses and methods for converting reciprocating linear motion of one or more pistons into rotary motion of an associated shaft oriented in paral... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to reduce friction losses in internal combustion engines and the like. Another object of the invention to provide for variable compression ratio in internal combustion engines. A further object of the invention is to provide a piston motion tha... | 20040121 | 20051129 | 20050721 | 96367.0 | 0 | LAZO, THOMAS E | AXIAL PISTON MACHINES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,182 | ACCEPTED | Explosive pipe severing tool | A pipe severing tool is arranged to align a plurality of high explosive pellets along a unitizing support structure whereby all explosive pellets are inserted within or extracted from a tubular housing as a singular unit. Electrically initiated exploding wire detonators (EBW) are positioned at opposite ends of the tubu... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. An apparatus for explosively severing a length of pipe, said apparatus comprising: (a) a tubular housing having an internal barrel space for receiving an axial column of explosive material between opposite distal ends; (b) first and second detonator socket housings disposed at said opposite distal ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the earthboring arts. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and devices for severing drill pipe, casing and other massive tubular structures by the remote detonation of an explosive cutting charge. 2. Description of Rel... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the earthboring arts. More particularly, the invention relates to methods and devices for severing drill pipe, casing and other massive tubular structures by the remote detonation of an explosive cutting charge. 2. Descri... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The pipe severing tool of the present invention comprises an outer housing that is a thin wall metallic tube of such outside diameter that is compatible with the drill pipe flow bore diameter intended for use. The upper end of the housing tube is sealed with a threaded plug having i... | 20040121 | 20090512 | 20051208 | 80369.0 | 1 | CHAMBERS, TROY | EXPLOSIVE PIPE SEVERING TOOL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,261 | ACCEPTED | NAIL HEADS OF A NAIL ROW | The nail heads of a nail row respectively have two symmetrical oblique insert members respectively formed under the front and the rear side, and each oblique insert member has a horizontal plane and an inclined plane connected to each other. Between the horizontal plane and the flat striking portion of the nail head fo... | 1-4. (canceled) 5. A nail row comprising: a plurality of T-shaped nails, each of the plurality of T-shaped nails having: a) a nail shank; b) a nail head connected to the nail shank and having a thickness from a front to a back that is larger than a thickness from a front to a back of the nail shank, the nail head havin... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a nail row, particularly to one whose nail heads are strong enough to endure striking and have great combination force after nailed in workpieces. 2. Description of the Prior Art A conventional nail row 10, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is com... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a nail row, particularly to one whose nail heads are strong enough to endure striking and have great combination force after nailed in workpieces. 2. Description of the Prior Art A conventional nail row 10 , as shown in FIGS. 1 ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The objective of the invention is to offer the nail heads of a nail row, respectively formed with two symmetrical oblique insert members respectively composed of a horizontal plane and an inclined plane connected with each other so as to increase the striking enduring strength of th... | 20040123 | 20050809 | 20050728 | 64835.0 | 0 | SHARP, JEFFREY ANDREW | NAIL HEADS OF A NAIL ROW | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,301 | ACCEPTED | Probe for measuring quality-of-service parameters in a telecommunication network | A measuring probe (S), having the means to access data flows composed of packets transmitted along a path formed by a plurality of equipment in a telecommunication network, and the measurement means (SM) to perform measurements in accordance with the configuration data (BC), and in addition possessing determination mea... | 1. A measuring probe (S), having the means to access data flows composed of packets, transmitted along a path formed by a multiplicity of equipment in a telecommunication network, and the measurement means (SM) to perform measurements, in accordance with configuration data (BC), characterised in that in addition it pos... | This present invention relates to measuring the characteristic parameters of the equipment traversed by a data flow within a data network, and a telecommunication network in particular. It applies particularly well to measurement of quality-of-service parameters rendered in respect of the data flow passing through this... | 20040123 | 20090901 | 20050127 | 62845.0 | 0 | HOM, SHICK C | PROBE FOR MEASURING QUALITY-OF-SERVICE PARAMETERS IN A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,762,397 | ACCEPTED | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH CHANNEL RING DEFINED INLET RECIRCULATION CHANNEL | A centrifugal compressor includes an annular inlet air recirculation channel having a smoothly variable cross section extending from a first slot at a forward end of the channel adjacent an inlet member to a second slot at a rearward end of the channel beyond an inlet end of a vaned compressor impeller. The channel is ... | 1. A centrifugal compressor comprising: a centrifugal impeller rotatable on an axis and having impeller vanes extending from an inlet end for fluid entry into the impeller; a compressor housing surrounding the impeller and defining therewith an annular fluid flow passage, the housing having an inlet protruding beyond t... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to centrifugal compressors and to a channel ring defined inlet recirculation channel for such compressors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known in the art relating to centrifugal compressors for air and other compressible gases that the operational range of pressure ratios of t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is known in the art relating to centrifugal compressors for air and other compressible gases that the operational range of pressure ratios of the compressor may be increased by providing bleed passages in the housing at suitable locations adjacent the impeller. This is particu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an integrated turbocharger inlet design that allows optimizing aerodynamic performance of a centrifugal compressor utilizing inlet air recirculation. Configuring the inlet components in an aerodynamic fixed configuration minimizes losses associated wit... | 20040122 | 20050920 | 20050728 | 95937.0 | 2 | NGUYEN, NINH H | CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR WITH CHANNEL RING DEFINED INLET RECIRCULATION CHANNEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,451 | ACCEPTED | Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof | An efficient fabrication method of a SON type semiconductor device is to be provided. A plurality of linear leadframes is arranged side by side separately from each other. A plurality of semiconductor chips with a plurality of electrode pads is mounted over the plurality of the linear leadframes separately in the direc... | 1. A fabrication method of a semiconductor device comprising: arranging a plurality of linear leadframes side by side separately from each other; mounting a plurality of semiconductor chips having a first main surface with a plurality of electrode pads and a second main surface facing the first main surface, each of th... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof, particularly to a SON (Small Outline Non-Lead Package) type semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art A semiconductor device is k... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof, particularly to a SON (Small Outline Non-Lead Package) type semiconductor device and a fabrication method thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art A semiconductor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the fabrication process of the traditional SON type semiconductor device like this, a leadframe needs to be prepared with matching to the size of a semiconductor chip or the arrangement of electrode pads formed on the top surface of the semiconductor chip, that is, for every semi... | 20040123 | 20070206 | 20050512 | 69888.0 | 0 | TOLEDO, FERNANDO L | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP MOUNTED ON EXTERNAL TERMINALS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,661 | ACCEPTED | Environment detection system | An environment detection device for detecting a plurality of environmental conditions comprising a housing unit. The housing unit contains a plurality of sensors, a battery, and a memory storage device. The housing unit further includes a circuit board electrically connected to the plurality of sensors, the battery, an... | 1. An apparatus for detecting a plurality of environmental conditions comprising: a housing unit containing at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a temperature sensor, and a light sensor; a memory storage device disposed in said housing unit; a circuit board electrically connected to said at least one... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an environment detection system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining environmental conditions suitable for growing plant life. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the past, plant enthusiasts have relied on books or... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the past, plant enthusiasts have relied on books or horticulturalists to know the environmental conditions in which certain plants could grow. These conditions include geographic location, the amount of sunlight, temperature, and the amount of moisture in the ground. Excluding... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an apparatus for detecting a plurality of environmental conditions utilizing a housing unit having a plurality of sensors, sensing, for example, sunlight, temperature, and moisture of an area to be landscaped. The housing unit further includes a batt... | 20040122 | 20070612 | 20050728 | 60719.0 | 5 | TAYLOR, VICTOR J | ENVIRONMENT DETECTION SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,732 | ACCEPTED | Strap sack | Housing for containing excess cargo tie-down material, and for containing the locking mechanism to reduce its exposure to the environmental elements. The housing is in the form of a generally flat portion and a sack made of durable material. The sack is configured to receive excess strap or other tie-down element, and ... | 1. A housing adapted to enclose a tie-down device comprising a length of strap and a locking mechanism, said housing comprising a sack having a volume sufficient to contain a portion of said length of strap, and a generally flat portion adapted to contain said locking mechanism, said sack being foldable upon said flat ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Tie-down devices for securing cargo on vehicles such as railway cars, trailers or truck flatbeds or decks are well known. Typically the devices include a winch or a ratchet which receives a tie-down element such as a cable, chain, rope, strap or the like. The tie-down element is secured to o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tie-down devices for securing cargo on vehicles such as railway cars, trailers or truck flatbeds or decks are well known. Typically the devices include a winch or a ratchet which receives a tie-down element such as a cable, chain, rope, strap or the like. The tie-down element is ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The problems of the prior art have been overcome by the present invention, which provides a versatile housing for containing excess tie-down material, and for containing the locking mechanism to reduce its exposure to the environmental elements. The housing is preferably in the form... | 20040122 | 20070123 | 20050728 | 72813.0 | 0 | RODRIGUEZ, RUTH C | STRAP SACK | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,767 | ACCEPTED | Peripheral device feature allowing processors to enter a low power state | If a USB device is turned off or is not active, the device may be electrically disconnected from a USB host controller. The device may be electrically disconnected through a physical interface on the device. In some embodiments, if the device becomes active during a wait period (e.g., 2-3 seconds) prior to electrically... | 1. A system, comprising: a processor; a host controller coupled to the processor; a device coupled to the host controller; and wherein the device is electrically disconnected from the host controller if the device is not in an active state. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device is a card reader and the active st... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to the field of computer systems and, more particularly, to peripheral devices. 2. Description of the Related Art The Universal Serial Bus (USB) allows coupling of peripheral devices to a computer system. USB is a serial cable bus fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to the field of computer systems and, more particularly, to peripheral devices. 2. Description of the Related Art The Universal Serial Bus (USB) allows coupling of peripheral devices to a computer system. USB is a serial ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In various embodiments, a USB device (e.g., a USB hub or card reader) coupled to a USB host controller may communicate with the USB host controller through an upstream port. In some embodiments, a USB hub may be coupled to a USB port to provide additional USB ports. Data may be tran... | 20040120 | 20070109 | 20050721 | 78811.0 | 6 | LEE, SEUNG H | PERIPHERAL DEVICE FEATURE ALLOWING PROCESSORS TO ENTER A LOW POWER STATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,762,887 | ACCEPTED | Cardiac monitoring | Systems and techniques for monitoring cardiac activity. In one aspect, a method includes collecting information describing the variability in heart rate over a series of beats, designating variability at a lower end of physiological values as being largely irrelevant to atrial fibrillation, designating variability in a... | 1. A method comprising: determining a beat-to-beat variability in cardiac electrical activity; determining a relevance of the variability to one of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter using a non-linear statistics; identifying one of an atrial fibrillation event and an atrial flutter event based on the determined re... | BACKGROUND The following description relates to cardiac monitoring, for example, by monitoring cardiac electrical activity. The electrical activity of the heart can be monitored to track various aspects of the functioning of the heart. Given the volume conductivity of the body, electrodes on the body surface or beneath... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The following description relates to cardiac monitoring, for example, by monitoring cardiac electrical activity. The electrical activity of the heart can be monitored to track various aspects of the functioning of the heart. Given the volume conductivity of the body, electrodes on the body surfac... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The cardiac monitoring systems and techniques described here may include various combinations of the following features. A method can include determining a beat-to-beat variability in cardiac electrical activity, determining a relevance of the variability to one of atrial fibrillation and atrial flu... | 20040121 | 20070320 | 20050721 | 66836.0 | 0 | MANUEL, GEORGE C | CARDIAC MONITORING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,224 | ACCEPTED | Headwear | Disclosed is a headwear which is mainly made of non-stretchable fiber. The headwear comprises a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yarn and a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion. Since the head receiving portion is mainly made of high ... | 1. A headwear comprising a head receiving portion including a first stretchable fabric made of high twist yam; and a sweat band peripherally attached to the inside of the head receiving portion. 2. The headwear as claimed in claim 1, wherein the head receiving portion is a crown of a hat or a cap for covering a head, t... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the invention The present invention relates to a headwear, more particularly, relates to a headwear that fits a variety of head sizes and can slightly expand to fit different head sizes. 2. Description of the Prior Art A baseball cap generally includes a crown, a visor and a swea... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the invention The present invention relates to a headwear, more particularly, relates to a headwear that fits a variety of head sizes and can slightly expand to fit different head sizes. 2. Description of the Prior Art A baseball cap generally includes a crown, a viso... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a headwear that has a fixed peripheral size but is adjustable within a predetermined range corresponding to small changes of head size. It is another object of the present invention to provide a headwear that fits the wearer comfor... | 20040126 | 20100316 | 20050728 | 97819.0 | 0 | QUINN, RICHALE LEE | FREE-SIZE HEADWEAR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,323 | ACCEPTED | Noise-free low-power consumption wide voltage range DC and AC contactor and remote telephone control system using the same | A noise-free low-power consumption wide voltage range DC and AC contactor and remote telephone control system is disclosed. A movable iron core is connected to a linkage. Another end of the linkage is connected to a micro switch. A normal close contact of the micro switch is serially connected to a magnetic coil and is... | 1. A noise-free low-power consumption wide voltage range DC and AC contactor comprising: a housing; an static iron core installed on an inner bottom of the housing; an movable copper installed in an inner top of the housing; each of two ends of the movable copper having a respective movable silver spot; static silver s... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to electric contactors, and particular to a noise-free low-power consumption wide voltage range dc and ac contactor and remote telephone control system using the same, which can be used to a remote telephone control system comprising a telephone, a keyboard, a softwa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the prior art communication contactors, the magnetic coils are used to attract an iron coil and preventing it from being ejected back during the usage of the communication contactor. The magnetic coil must be kept in actuation, thereby causing the magnetic coil to make noise d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a noise-free low-power consumption wide voltage range dc and ac contactor and remote telephone control system using the same, wherein an iron coil is attracted and a retaining coil is used to replace a magnetic c... | 20040126 | 20060613 | 20050728 | 58074.0 | 0 | DONOVAN, LINCOLN D | NOISE-FREE LOW-POWER CONSUMPTION WIDE VOLTAGE RANGE DC AND AC CONTACTOR AND REMOTE TELEPHONE CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,410 | ACCEPTED | Tie and shirt combination secured with an elastic band | Provided is a combination of clothing articles packaged for sale. The combination comprises a shirt having a shirt collar and a necktie disposed about the shirt collar. The necktie comprises a length of fabric having first and second ends and at least one fold intermediate the first and second ends. An elastic band pas... | 1. A combination of clothing articles packaged for sale, comprising: a shirt having a shirt collar; a necktie disposed about the shirt collar and comprising a length of fabric having first and second ends and at least one fold intermediate the first and second ends; an elastic band passing transversely to the length of... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to presenting items of clothing and specifically to presenting shirt and tie combinations. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Retailers are discovering that shirt and tie combinations packaged together better meet the needs of a certain class of shoppers. When dis... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Retailers are discovering that shirt and tie combinations packaged together better meet the needs of a certain class of shoppers. When displaying and selling dress shirts in combination with ties, retailers assist their clients with a fashion choice that can be time consuming. Fu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Provided is a shirt and tie combination. The combination comprises a shirt having a shirt collar and a necktie. The necktie is disposed about the shirt collar. The necktie comprises a length of fabric having first and second ends. A fold is placed between the first and second ends. ... | 20040123 | 20060829 | 20050728 | 97812.0 | 1 | PATEL, TAJASH D | TIE AND SHIRT COMBINATION SECURED WITH AN ELASTIC BAND | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,523 | ACCEPTED | Substrate optical waveguides having fiber-like shape and methods of making the same | Substrate optical wavguides having curved major surfaces and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a photosensitive cladding layer is pattern exposed to actinic radiation through a first gray-scale mask and subsequently developed to define a groove therein having a curved major bottom ... | 1. A method of forming a substrate optical waveguide having a propagation axis along which light is conveyed, a cladding layer, and a core element, the core element having an elongated dimension collinear with the waveguide's propagation axis and a transverse cross-section transverse to the elongated dimension, the met... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to optical waveguides formed on planar substrates, such as integrated circuit substrates, and methods of making the same, and more particularly to such optical waveguides having fiber-like shapes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the art of planar waveguide circuit sub... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the art of planar waveguide circuit substrates, optical waveguides can be formed along with opto-electronic components and/or electrical traces in an effort to reduce signal propagation times across the circuit boards of electronic systems and, in some cases, across integrated... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As part of making his invention, the inventor has recognized that the cross-sectional shape of the core element of a substrate waveguide is square or rectangular, and he has found that this shape introduces a polarization-dependent loss in the transmission of light through the waveg... | 20040123 | 20080212 | 20050728 | 99764.0 | 0 | MCPHERSON, JOHN A | SUBSTRATE OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES HAVING FIBER-LIKE SHAPE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,609 | ACCEPTED | Conventional bedding mattress with illumination properties | A conventional bedding mattress is constructed in a manner that permits light to permeate upwardly throughout the bedding components so as to illuminate the entire bed structure when a light source is placed below the mattress proper. The illuminating feature of the bed is accomplished by forming a bed mattress of a sp... | 1. A conventional bedding mattress having illumination properties, comprising: an inner core comprising a plurality of identical, interconnected coil springs each having a top and a bottom end, which when interconnected together, form a unitary top, bottom and sides of said mattress; a translucent layer of elastomeric ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conventional bedding mattress that is constructed with an inner core of springs, a translucent padding layer, and a mattress cover that comprises a transparent vinyl bottom panel attached to a top portion that also contains translu... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conventional bedding mattress that is constructed with an inner core of springs, a translucent padding layer, and a mattress cover that comprises a transparent vinyl bottom panel attached to a top portion that also cont... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a conventional bedding mattress with illumination properties. The object is met in the present invention with a conventional mattress comprising an inner core formed of a plurality of identical, interconnected coil springs... | 20040123 | 20060718 | 20050728 | 81818.0 | 0 | CONLEY, FREDRICK C | CONVENTIONAL BEDDING MATTRESS WITH ILLUMINATION PROPERTIES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,726 | ACCEPTED | FOOD CONTAINER | The present description relates to a food container which comprises at least one opening through which food is moved and a humidity source in fluid contact with an air stream providing humidity to the air stream. The air stream is directed across the opening to form a barrier between the interior of the container and t... | 1-18. (canceled) 19. A container comprising: at least one opening through which items are moved between the interior and the exterior of the container; and a duct system configured to direct an air stream across the opening, the duct system comprising a plurality of air returns; wherein at least one of the air returns ... | BACKGROUND The subject matter described herein relates generally to the field of containers. In particular, the subject matter described herein relates to food containers. The food containers may be used for storing food, holding food at temperature, cooling food, humidifying food, rethermalizing food, warming food, an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The subject matter described herein relates generally to the field of containers. In particular, the subject matter described herein relates to food containers. The food containers may be used for storing food, holding food at temperature, cooling food, humidifying food, rethermalizing food, warm... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One embodiment relates to a food container which comprises at least one opening through which food is moved and a humidity source in fluid contact with an air stream providing humidity to the air stream. The air stream is directed across the opening to form a barrier between the interior of the cont... | 20040123 | 20070522 | 20050811 | 71421.0 | 1 | PELHAM, JOSEPH MOORE | FOOD CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,785 | ACCEPTED | Catadioptric light distribution system | A Catadioptric Light Distribution System is disclosed. The system collects and collimates the hemispherical pattern of light emitted by a Lambertian light emitting diode (LED) into a collimated beam directed essentially parallel to the optical axis of the LED. The system comprises a circular condensing lens having a ce... | 1. A catadioptric light distribution system comprising: a light emitting diode (LED) having an optical axis and capable of emitting light in an essentially hemispherical pattern distributed 360 degrees around said optical axis and in multiple directions from zero degrees along the optical axis to approximate 90 degrees... | BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a catadioptric light distribution system for collimating a hemispherical pattern of light distributed by a lambertian light emitting diode into a collimated beam of light directed essentially along the optical axis of the LED. More parti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a catadioptric light distribution system for collimating a hemispherical pattern of light distributed by a lambertian light emitting diode into a collimated beam of light directed essentially along the optical axis of the LED... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A catadioptric light distribution system in accordance with the present invention comprises an LED having a central optical axis and which is capable of emitting light in a hemispherical pattern distributed 360° around the optical axis and from 0° to approximately 90° measured from ... | 20040123 | 20060418 | 20050728 | 95684.0 | 0 | MAY, ROBERT J | CATADIOPTRIC LIGHT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,803 | ACCEPTED | Rotable inventory calculation method | A method for conducting a repairable inventory analysis calculates the minimum number of repairable parts to be held in inventory while still being able to satisfy the demand for spare parts even in view of uncertain repair lead times. The method uses a set of equations that relates a customer service level to arbitrar... | 1. A method of optimizing rotable inventory, comprising: selecting a desired customer service level; obtaining at least one characteristic of a part repair lead-time distribution; computing a proposed inventory level based on said at least one characteristic; determining a calculated customer service level correspondin... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for conducting repairable inventory analysis, and more particularly to a method for computing repairable inventory requirements under uncertainties. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many industries use repairable, or “rotable,” inventories for economic reasons. Rotab... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many industries use repairable, or “rotable,” inventories for economic reasons. Rotable parts are different from “expendable” parts, which are parts having a low enough value that the repair of such parts does not make economic sense. Rather, such expendible parts are merely disc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a method for conducting a repairable inventory analysis that calculates the minimum number of repairable parts to be held in inventory while still being able to satisfy the demand for spare parts even in view of uncertain repair lead times. Given... | 20040123 | 20100112 | 20050811 | 61629.0 | 1 | ZARE, SCOTT A | ROTABLE INVENTORY CALCULATION METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,807 | ACCEPTED | Method and therapeutic/cosmetic topical compositions for the treatment of rosacea and skin erythema using a1-adrenoceptor agonists | The present invention is directed to the treatment of skin erythema as exhibited in rosacea and other conditions characterized by increased erythema (redness) of the skin. These conditions exhibit dilation of blood vessels due to a cutaneous vascular hyper-reactivity. In particular, the present invention is directed to... | 1. A method for treating at least one condition selected from the group consisting of rosacea, acne, skin redness or other conditions characterized by discreet erythema of the skin in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering topically to said subject, for such period of time as is required to elici... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to the field of Rosacea and particularly to treatments for Rosacea. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with dilation of the facial blood vessels in humans. Rosacea affects the skin of the central face, especially the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with dilation of the facial blood vessels in humans. Rosacea affects the skin of the central face, especially the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. The disease may progress with age. Rosacea may begin in individuals less than 20... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>α 1 -adrenoceptor agonist have been used to constrict blood vessels or minimize redness on ocular mucosal tissue to treat conjunctival redness, to nasal mucosa, as a decongestant for the treatment of allergic rhinitis, and for rectal mucosal administration suitable for curing hemorr... | 20040122 | 20101012 | 20050728 | 97432.0 | 2 | CARTER, KENDRA D | METHOD AND THERAPEUTIC/COSMETIC TOPICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ROSACEA AND SKIN ERYTHEMA USING A1-ADRENOCEPTOR AGONISTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,763,957 | ACCEPTED | HOPPER CLOSURE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | A closure mechanism for a hopper bottom trailer which utilizes potential and kinetic energy of granular material in the hopper. The hopper closure assembly may have an angled member upon a gate that translates kinetic energy for moving granular material into longitudinal movement of the gate. The hopper closure assembl... | 1. A hopper closure assembly for opening and closing a discharge opening in a hopper containing granular material, the hopper closure assembly comprising: a gate frame surrounding the discharge opening; a gate moveably mounted to the gate frame from a closed position in covering relation over the discharge opening to a... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a closure mechanism for a hopper bottom trailer. Trailers used for handling grain or other bulk materials generally have a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls and a bottom wall having inclined front and rear portions. In the center of the bottom wall is u... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a closure mechanism for a hopper bottom trailer. Trailers used for handling grain or other bulk materials generally have a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls and a bottom wall having inclined front and rear portions. In the center of the bott... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The foregoing objectives may be achieved by using a hopper closure assembly positioned adjacent the discharge opening and a hopper containing granular material. The hopper closure assembly having a gate frame surrounding the discharge opening and a gate operably mounted in the gate ... | 20040123 | 20050823 | 20050728 | 85008.0 | 0 | GUTMAN, HILARY L | HOPPER CLOSURE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,070 | ACCEPTED | Structured fluid compositions for electrophoretically frustrated total internal reflection displays | A structured fluid composition comprising: (a) a low refractive index liquid; (b) particles including light absorbing charged particles such as pigments, non-light absorbing uncharged particles such as teflon, silica, alumina and combinations thereof; and (c) at least one additive selected from the group consisting of ... | 1. A structured fluid composition comprising: (a) a low refractive index liquid; (b) at least one particle selected from the group consisting of a light absorbing particles such as pigments, non light absorbing particles such as teflon, silica, alumina and mixtures there of, and combinations thereof; and (c) at least o... | TECHNICAL FIELD The inventive composition creates a structured fluid which improves the long-term stability, response time and visible appearance of image displays which electrophoretically frustrate total internal reflection (TIR). BACKGROUND In electrophoresis an ionically-charged particle moves through a medium due ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In electrophoresis an ionically-charged particle moves through a medium due to the influence of an applied electric field. The concept of electrophoresis can be combined with the principles of ‘Total Internal Reflectance’ (TIR) to create addressable displays. A suspension of particles can be used... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>The inventive composition creates a structured fluid which improves the response time, visible image and long-term image stability of an electrophoretically-mobile particle display. The composition comprises 1) a low refractive index liquid, which is the electrophoretic medium 2) partic... | 20040123 | 20060718 | 20050728 | 66750.0 | 0 | SPECTOR, DAVID N | STRUCTURED FLUID COMPOSITIONS FOR ELECTROPHORETICALLY FRUSTRATED TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION DISPLAYS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,120 | ACCEPTED | Alternator cover shield | An alternator cover shield which is designed to close the starter pulley opening or cavity in an alternator cover when the recoil assembly has been removed. The alternator cover shield is characterized by a flat, typically transparent plate fitted with spaced-apart peripheral plate openings for receiving mount bolts th... | 1. An alternator cover shield for closing in the alternator cover of an alternator, comprising a shield adapted for mounting on the alternator cover and a seal interposed between said shield and the alternator cover for sealing said shield on the alternator cover. 2. The alternator cover shield of claim 1 wherein the a... | SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and more particularly, to an alternator cover shield or plate and method for replacing the conventional recoil mechanism or assembly on an alternator cover when the recoil assembly is rendered inoperable by the intrusion of dirt, water, grime... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to all-terrain vehicles (ATV) and more particularly, to an alternator cover shield or plate and method for replacing the conventional recoil mechanism or assembly on an alternator cover when the recoil assembly is rendered inoperable by the intrusion of dirt, ... | 20040126 | 20060214 | 20050728 | 94321.0 | 0 | LE, DANG D | ALTERNATOR COVER SHIELD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,764,179 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for operating logic circuits | Systems and methods for reducing the power consumption of some combinations of logic gates by reducing the number of unnecessary transitions that are made by logic gates that do not affect the output of the logic. In one embodiment, a modified exclusive-OR (XOR) gate is coupled to a modified multiplexer. The XOR gate h... | 1. A system comprising: a first logic circuit configured to receive one or more logic circuit input signals and to generate a logic circuit output signal; and a multiplexer configured to receive the logic circuit output signal and one or more additional signals as multiplexer input signals, wherein the multiplexer is c... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Digital logic circuits are widely used in electronic systems. These systems may be very simple systems, such as individual logic gates that are used for simple control circuits. They may also include moderately complex systems, such as integrated logic circuits that are used for controllers ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Digital logic circuits are widely used in electronic systems. These systems may be very simple systems, such as individual logic gates that are used for simple control circuits. They may also include moderately complex systems, such as integrated logic circuits that are used for ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One or more of the problems outlined above may be solved by the various embodiments of the invention. Broadly speaking, the invention comprises systems and methods for reducing the power consumption of some combinations of logic gates by reducing the number of unnecessary transition... | 20040123 | 20060418 | 20050728 | 75175.0 | 0 | CHANG, DANIEL D | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING LOGIC CIRCUITS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,192 | ACCEPTED | System and method for wellbore clearing | In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided for clearing the inside of a wellbore including inserting a wellbore clearing system into the wellbore. The wellbore clearing system includes an anchor adapted to be positioned within the wellbore, an agitator operable to be moved relative to the interior surface ... | 1. A system for clearing the inside of a wellbore, comprising: an anchor adapted to be positioned within the wellbore; an agitator coupled to the anchor, the agitator operable to move relative to the interior surface of the wellbore, the movement of the agitator operable to at least partially eliminate a restriction to... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for the recovery of subterranean resources and, more particularly, to a system and method for wellbore clearing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Subterranean drilling and production of minerals and fluids may produce substantial... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Subterranean drilling and production of minerals and fluids may produce substantial quantities of debris within wellbores. For example, small particles of minerals, sometimes called “fines,” can accumulate and disrupt the process of extracting minerals and other resources from th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a system and method for wellbore clearing that substantially eliminates or reduces at least some of the disadvantages and problems associated with conventional systems and methods for clearing wellbores. In accordance with certain embodiments, a system... | 20040123 | 20060808 | 20050728 | 66434.0 | 0 | NEUDER, WILLIAM P | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WELLBORE CLEARING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,435 | ACCEPTED | Confining positive and negative ions with fast oscillating electric potentials | Methods and apparatus for trapping or guiding ions. Ions are introduced into an ion trap or ion guide. The ion trap or ion guide includes a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes. The first set of electrodes defines a first portion of an ion channel to trap or guide the introduced ions. Periodic voltage... | 1. A method of trapping or guiding ions, comprising: introducing ions into an ion trap or ion guide, the ion trap or ion guide including a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes, the first set of electrodes defining a first portion of an ion channel to trap or guide the introduced ions; applying periodi... | BACKGROUND The present invention relates to mass spectrometry. A mass spectrometer analyzes masses of sample particles, such as atoms and molecules, and typically includes an ion source, one or more mass analyzers and one or more detectors. In the ion source, the sample particles are ionized. The sample particles can b... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to mass spectrometry. A mass spectrometer analyzes masses of sample particles, such as atoms and molecules, and typically includes an ion source, one or more mass analyzers and one or more detectors. In the ion source, the sample particles are ionized. The sample par... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In a 2D multipole ion trap or ion guide that defines an internal volume, ions are confined by oscillating electric potentials in both radial and axial directions. In general, in one aspect, the invention provides techniques for trapping or guiding ions. Ions are introduced into an ion trap or ion gu... | 20040123 | 20060411 | 20051201 | 90990.0 | 0 | BERMAN, JACK I | CONFINING POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IONS WITH FAST OSCILLATING ELECTRIC POTENTIALS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,448 | ACCEPTED | Transmission method, transmitter, reception method, and receiver | For the purpose of efficient transmission based on the UWB system, first and second baseband waveforms are generated at a cycle equivalent to an integral multiple of a carrier to have a specified phase difference from each other. The first baseband waveform is multiplied by the carrier and a first transmission data seq... | 1. A transmission method comprising the steps of: acquiring a carrier of a specified frequency; acquiring first and second transmission data sequences; generating a first baseband waveform of a cycle equivalent to an integral multiple of the carrier and multiplying the generated first baseband waveform by the carrier a... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission method and a transmitter according to the ultra wide band (UWB) system and a reception method and a receiver according to the UWB system. 2. Description of Related Art Particular attention has been paid to the UWB syst... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission method and a transmitter according to the ultra wide band (UWB) system and a reception method and a receiver according to the UWB system. 2. Description of Related Art Particular attention has been paid to ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in consideration of the foregoing. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide the UWB system with efficient transmission. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a transmission method comprising t... | 20040127 | 20070109 | 20050113 | 86496.0 | 0 | LE, LANA N | TRANSMISSION METHOD, TRANSMITTER, RECEPTION METHOD, AND RECEIVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,570 | ACCEPTED | Premixed fuel burner assembly | A premixed fuel burner assembly includes a hollow tubular burner body, a hollow tubular venturi tube and a distribution plate. The burner body is a hollow tube having a open end and a closed end. The burner body also has a longitudinal porting area within which are formed a plurality of radially formed slots. The hollo... | 1. A premixed fuel burner assembly, comprising: (a) a hollow tubular burner body having a longitudinal axis, said burner body having a longitudinal porting area having formed within a plurality of radially formed slots, said burner body having a open end and a closed end; (b) a hollow tubular venturi tube positioned wi... | This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/442,514, filed Jan. 27, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to fuel burner equipment and more particularly to a premixed fuel burner assembly. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Premixed fuel burner assemblies are... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Premixed fuel burner assemblies are used with various heating equipment such as boilers, commercial hot water headers, fuel barbeques, and the like. Fuel burners are devices into which a flow of combustible fuel (usually gas) is introduced into a mixing chamber, where it is mixed... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides in one aspect, a premixed fuel burner assembly, comprising: (a) a hollow tubular burner body having a longitudinal axis, said burner body having a longitudinal porting area having formed within a plurality of radially formed slots, said burner body having a fi... | 20040127 | 20060530 | 20050303 | 66530.0 | 0 | BASICHAS, ALFRED | PREMIXED FUEL BURNER ASSEMBLY | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,658 | ACCEPTED | Pulse interleaving in doppler ultrasound imaging | Ultrasonic acoustic imaging finds many uses, particularly in the field of non-invasive medical testing. Detection of Doppler shifted acoustic frequencies permits observation of flow of a particle-containing liquid, for example, blood flow. In order to see slower moving blood by Doppler ultrasound investigation, as the ... | 1. A method for determining flow of a particle-containing fluid at a plurality of determined locations in a subject body comprising: a) transmitting a series of pulses of ultrasonic acoustic energy into the body from a probe, the probe consisting essentially of an array of transmitter and detector elements; b) assignin... | PRIORITY This application is a CIP of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/926,666, filed Nov. 30, 2001 and depends for priority on U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/446,162, filed Feb. 10, 2003. Application Ser. No. 09/926,666 depends for priority on International application PCT/US00/14691, filed May 26, 2000. The Internat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to ultrasonic acoustic imaging, primarily for medical purposes. 2. Brief Description of the Background Art Ultrasonic acoustic imaging finds many uses, particularly in the field of non-invasive medical testing. Direct detection of ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to see slower moving blood by Doppler ultrasound investigation, as the blood moves from major blood vessels into arterioles and capillaries, it is necessary to lower the pulse repetition frequency. This permits the phase of the Doppler-shifted signal to change more measurab... | 20040126 | 20070703 | 20050106 | 61587.0 | 0 | SMITH, RUTH S | PULSE INTERLEAVING IN DOPPLER ULTRASOUND IMAGING | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,935 | ACCEPTED | Method of using aldehyde-functionalized polymers to enhance paper machine dewatering | A method of enhancing the dewatering of a paper sheet on a paper machine comprising adding to the paper sheet about 0.05 lb/ton to about 15 lb/ton, based on dry fiber, of one or more aldehyde functionalized polymers comprising amino or amido groups wherein at least about 15 mole percent of the amino or amido groups are... | 1. A method of enhancing the dewatering of a paper sheet on a paper machine comprising adding to the paper sheet about 0.05 lb/ton to about 15 lb/ton, based on dry fiber, of one or more aldehyde functionalized polymers comprising amino or amido groups wherein at least about 15 mole percent of the amino or amido groups ... | TECHNICAL FIELD This is a method of enhancing paper machine dewatering using aldehyde-functionalized polymers having a specific level of functionalization. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Papermaking comprises taking a slurry of papermaking raw materials at a consistency (weight percent solids) in the range 0.1 to 1.0 weig... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Papermaking comprises taking a slurry of papermaking raw materials at a consistency (weight percent solids) in the range 0.1 to 1.0 weight percent and dewatering it to form a sheet with a final consistency of about 95 weight percent. Paper machines accomplish this dewatering thro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention is a method of enhancing the dewatering of a paper sheet on a paper machine comprising adding to the paper sheet about 0.05 lb/ton to about 15 lb/ton, based on dry fiber, of one or more aldehyde functionalized polymers comprising amino or amido groups wherein at least... | 20040126 | 20100105 | 20050728 | 78367.0 | 1 | CORDRAY, DENNIS R | METHOD OF USING ALDEHYDE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS TO ENHANCE PAPER MACHINE DEWATERING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,943 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for host programmable data storage device self-testing | A method and system for providing programmable self-testing of a data storage device comprises selecting one or more host programmable tests stored in memory in the data storage device by setting data in a first log in memory of the data storage device. Parameters for execution of the one or more host programmable test... | 1. A method of executing one or more self-tests on a data storage device comprising: selecting one or more host programmable tests stored in memory in the data storage device by setting data in a first log in memory of the data storage device; setting parameters for execution of the one or more host programmable tests ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This application relates generally to data storage devices and more particularly to host programmable self-testing of a data storage device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A data storage device such as a magnetic, optical, or magneto-optical drive includes a rotating storage medium. For example, mod... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A data storage device such as a magnetic, optical, or magneto-optical drive includes a rotating storage medium. For example, modem disc drives comprise one or more rigid discs that are coated with a magnetizable medium and mounted on the hub of a spindle motor for rotation at a c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Against this backdrop the present invention has been developed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of executing one or more self-tests on a data storage device comprises selecting one or more host programmable tests stored in memory in the data storage device... | 20040126 | 20060509 | 20050728 | 79045.0 | 1 | FIGUEROA, NATALIA | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOST PROGRAMMABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE SELF-TESTING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,764,992 | ACCEPTED | Shaft clamping arrow rest | An arrow rest comprises an arrow rest support arm pivotally mounted to the riser of a bow. The support arm is coupled to a cable guide of the bow through linkage that causes the support arm to rise relative to the riser of the bow as the cable is drawn to launch an arrow. As the cable is released to launch an arrow, th... | 1-54. (canceled) 55. An apparatus for supporting an arrow relative to a bow, comprising: a mounting bracket configured for attaching to a bow; an arrow rest coupled to said mounting bracket being movable relative thereto between a first position and a second position, said arrow rest supporting a shaft of an arrow rela... | BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for supporting the shaft of an arrow when launched from an archery bow. More particularly, the present invention relates to an arrow rest that can move from a first, resting position to a second ready position as the sting of the bow is ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for supporting the shaft of an arrow when launched from an archery bow. More particularly, the present invention relates to an arrow rest that can move from a first, resting position to a second ready position as the sting of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>These and other advantages will become apparent from a reading of the following summary of the invention and description of the illustrated embodiments in accordance with the principles of the present invention. Accordingly, an arrow rest comprises an arrow rest support arm pivotall... | 20040126 | 20050927 | 20050120 | 63514.0 | 2 | RICCI, JOHN A | SHAFT CLAMPING ARROW REST | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 |
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