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10,870,217 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for determination of network topology | A method and apparatus for determining network topology includes adapting a single sniffer to collect information from nodes associated with at least two selected areas of the network and determining a topology of at least a portion of the network using the collected information. | 1. A method for managing a communications network having a plurality of areas, each of said plurality of areas having associated with it a respective group of nodes, said method comprising: adapting a single sniffer to collect information from nodes associated with at least two selected areas of said network; and deter... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to the field of communications networks and, more specifically, to determining the configuration or topology of such networks. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Data Communications Networks (DCN's) are separated into different areas, each area containing a certain number of nodes. Each n... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Data Communications Networks (DCN's) are separated into different areas, each area containing a certain number of nodes. Each node in a particular area has knowledge of neighboring nodes. That is, information about each node is readily available to other nodes in the same area so tha... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The disadvantages heretofore associated with the prior art are overcome by a novel method and apparatus for determining a network topology with a single sniffer. The method includes the steps of adapting a single sniffer to collect information from nodes associated with at least two... | 20040617 | 20100112 | 20060209 | 87455.0 | G06F15173 | 1 | JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINATION OF NETWORK TOPOLOGY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,004 | |
10,870,262 | ACCEPTED | Cable and method of making the same | Cable and method for cable. Embodiments of the cable are useful, for example, as an overhead power transmission line. | 1. A cable, comprising: a longitudinal core having a thermal expansion coefficient and comprising at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy; and a plurality of wires collectively having a thermal expansion coefficient great... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In general, composites (including metal matrix composites (MMCs)) are known. Composites typically include a matrix reinforced with fibers, particulates, whiskers, or fibers (e.g., short or long fibers). Examples of metal matrix composites include aluminum matrix composite wires (e.g., silico... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In general, composites (including metal matrix composites (MMCs)) are known. Composites typically include a matrix reinforced with fibers, particulates, whiskers, or fibers (e.g., short or long fibers). Examples of metal matrix composites include aluminum matrix composite wires (... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the present invention provides a cable, comprising: a longitudinal core having a thermal expansion coefficient and comprising at least one of aramid, ceramic, boron, poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole), graphite, carbon, titanium, tungsten, or shape memory alloy; an... | 20040617 | 20060822 | 20051222 | 63208.0 | 0 | HURLEY, SHAUN R | CABLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,568 | ACCEPTED | Method of power generation for airborne vehicles | A closed cycle turbine system is provided for the generation of power in a light, high altitude airborne vehicle. The closed cycle turbine system may operate according to either the Brayton or the Rankine cycles. The working fluid for the closed cycle may be alternately heated by the combination of an external burner a... | 1. A system for providing electrical power for an airborne vehicle operating at an altitude of at least 50,000 feet, the system comprising an engine operating in a closed cycle, the closed cycle with a working fluid for alternately receiving heat and releasing heat; a burner providing combustion of a fuel with ambient ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to methods and devices for power generation in airborne vehicles, and more specifically for airborne vehicles operating at high altitudes and/or low speeds, where the ambient air pressure is low and the work required to compress ambient air for a gas t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to methods and devices for power generation in airborne vehicles, and more specifically for airborne vehicles operating at high altitudes and/or low speeds, where the ambient air pressure is low and the work required to compress ambient air... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system for supplying electrical power for an airborne vehicle operating at an altitude of at least 50,000 feet is provided, which comprises an engine operating in a closed cycle having a working fluid for alternately receiving heat and releasing heat; a burner for the combustion o... | 20040616 | 20071023 | 20051222 | 67953.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, HOANG M | METHOD OF POWER GENERATION FOR AIRBORNE VEHICLES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,575 | ACCEPTED | Cooled photosensitive cell | The cooled photosensitive cell (1) according to the invention comprises a table (2), a sensor (3) which is fitted on the table (2) and is connected to electrical connection tracks (30), a screen (10) to prevent parasitic radiation on the sensor (3), and a Joule-Thomson cooler (4) in order to cool the table (2) and the ... | 1. Cooled photosensitive cell (1) comprising a table (2), at least one sensor (3) which is fitted on the table (2) and is connected to electrical connection tracks (30), a screen (10) which is fitted on the table (2) in order to prevent parasitic radiation on the sensor (3), at least one Joule-Thomson cooler (4) in ord... | The present invention relates to cooled photosensitive cells, thermal photosensitive cells or quantal photosensitive cells. The term photosensitive cell will be used hereinafter. A photosensitive cell generally consists of one or a plurality of sensor(s) fitted on a cold table which is cooled by a cooler. In the case o... | 20040617 | 20061031 | 20050127 | 59658.0 | 0 | ALI, MOHAMMAD M | COOLED PHOTOSENSITIVE CELL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,870,656 | ACCEPTED | Wipes dispensing system | Provided is a wipes dispensing system including a dispenser having a dispensing aperture, a pouch containing an interleaved stack of wipes or a rolled perforated web of wipes contained within the dispenser and accessed through the dispensing aperture, and a mounting element for mounting the dispenser to a mounting surf... | 1. A wipes dispensing system comprising: a dispenser comprising: a base, said base having a base inside surface, and a base outside surface opposite said base inside surface; a refill door coupled to said base, said refill door having a refill door inside surface, a refill door outside surface opposite said refill door... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wipes dispensers, and, more specifically, to a wipes dispensing system including a mounting element releasably mountable to fixed surface. The wipes dispensing system provides for easy dispensing of wipes in a variety of environme... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wipes dispensers, and, more specifically, to a wipes dispensing system including a mounting element releasably mountable to fixed surface. The wipes dispensing system provides for easy dispensing of wipes in a variety ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a releasably mountable wipes dispensing system is provided. The wipes dispensing system includes a dispenser which defines an interior space configured to receive a pouch containing a stack or web of wipes. In one embodiment, t... | 20040616 | 20090512 | 20051222 | 94624.0 | 0 | BUTLER, MICHAEL E | WIPES DISPENSING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,671 | ACCEPTED | Process for forming metal layers | A process in which a base metal film is formed on the surface of a plastic film using a dry plating process, and a liquid containing an organic monomer is then brought in contact with the base metal film, thereby selectively forming a conductive organic polymer coating within any pinhole defects, and effectively fillin... | 1. A metal layer formation process for forming a metal layer on a surface of an insulator, comprising the steps of: forming a base metal film on a surface of said insulator using a dry plating process, and coating pinhole defects within said base metal film by bringing a liquid containing an organic monomer into contac... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a metal layer formation process, for forming a metal layer with minimal defects on the surface of an insulator. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-173705, filed Jun. 18, 2003, the content of which is incorpor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a metal layer formation process, for forming a metal layer with minimal defects on the surface of an insulator. Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-173705, filed Jun. 18, 2003, the content of which... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A process for forming a metal layer according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming a base metal film on the surface of an insulator using a dry plating process, and coating the pinhole defects within the base metal film by bringing a liquid containing an organic m... | 20040616 | 20080826 | 20050512 | 58931.0 | 0 | LIGHTFOOT, ELENA TSOY | PROCESS FOR FORMING METAL LAYERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,685 | ACCEPTED | Data hiding via phase manipulation of audio signals | Data are embedded in an audio signal for watermarking, steganography, or other purposes. The audio signal is divided into time frames. In each time frame, the relative phases of one or more frequency bands are shifted to represent the data to be embedded. In one embodiment, two frequency bands are selected according to... | 1. A method for embedding data in an audio signal, the method comprising: (a) dividing the audio signal into a plurality of time frames and, in each time frame, a plurality of frequency components; (b) in each of at least some of the plurality of time frames, selecting at least two of the plurality of frequency compone... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/479,438, filed Jun. 19, 2003, whose disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into the present disclosure. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST The work leading to the present inven... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a system and method for insertion of hidden data into audio signals and retrieval of such data from audio signals and is more particularly directed to such a system and method using a phase encoding scheme. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the above-noted deficiencies of the prior art. It is another object of the invention to realize a technique which resists blind signal-processing attacks. It is still another object of the invention to realize a techniqu... | 20040618 | 20071030 | 20050210 | 95801.0 | 2 | HAN, QI | DATA HIDING VIA PHASE MANIPULATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS | MICRO | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,717 | ACCEPTED | Microfluidic devices for fluid manipulation and analysis | The present invention relates to microfluidic devices and methods for manipulating and analyzing fluid samples. The disclosed microfluidic devices utilize a plurality of microfluidic channels, inlets, valves, filter, pumps, liquid barriers and other elements arranged in various configurations to manipulate the flow of ... | 1. A microfluidic device for analyzing a liquid sample, comprising: a microfluidic channel having a first end and a second end; a sample inlet fluidly connected to the first end of the microfluidic channel for receiving the liquid sample; a filter interposed between the sample inlet and the first end of the microfluidi... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/757,767, filed Jan. 14, 2004, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/439,825, filed Jan. 14, 2003, and 60/441,873, filed Jan. 21, 2003, all of which applications are... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to microfluidic devices and analysis methods, and, more particularly, to microfluidic devices and methods for the manipulation and analysis of fluid samples. 2. Description of the Related Art Microfluidic devices h... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIGS. 1A-1C are a series of cross-sectional views illustrating the operation of a first embodiment of a microfluidic device in accordance with aspects of the present invention. FIGS. 2A-2C are a series of cross-sectional views illustrating the operation... | 20040617 | 20080902 | 20050519 | 58318.0 | 0 | GORDON, BRIAN R | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES FOR FLUID MANIPULATION AND ANALYSIS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,732 | ACCEPTED | Private entity profile network | In private equity and debt funding operations, resource providers define electronic data collection templates to be filled in by prospective resource consumers to form semi-homogeneous profiles. Providers and/or consumers can assign themselves and/or selected third parties various individualized levels of permissions t... | 1. A method of managing resource consumer information, comprising the steps of: defining a data collection template for resource consumer information desired by a resource provider; allowing at least one user to input information into the template; storing the information input into the template as a profile in an elec... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/528,749, filed Dec. 10, 2003. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field This invention relates generally to private equity and debt markets, and more particularly to managing, tracking and distributing resource consumers' account, company, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field This invention relates generally to private equity and debt markets, and more particularly to managing, tracking and distributing resource consumers' account, company, and relationship information in such markets. 2. Discussion of Prior Art In the equity and de... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A method of using an electronic database system for collecting resource consumer information, organizing the information into standardized profiles, and managing the profiles to enable accessing the information as desired comprises the steps of defining a data collection template of fields for a sta... | 20040617 | 20110315 | 20050616 | 59106.0 | 12 | JOHNSON, GREGORY L | PRIVATE ENTITY PROFILE NETWORK | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,780 | ACCEPTED | MTJ STACK WITH CRYSTALLIZATION INHIBITING LAYER | A method of forming a magnetic stack and a structure for a magnetic stack of a resistive memory device. A crystallization inhibiting layer is formed over the free layer of a magnetic stack, improving thermal stability. The crystallization inhibiting layer comprises an amorphous material having a higher crystallization ... | 1. A method of manufacturing a magnetic stack of a resistive memory device over a workpiece, the method comprising: depositing a first magnetic material layer over the workpiece; depositing a tunnel insulator over the first magnetic material layer; depositing a second magnetic material layer over the tunnel insulator; ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to the fabrication of semiconductor devices, and more particularly to the fabrication of magnetic memory devices. BACKGROUND Semiconductors are used in integrated circuits for electronic applications, including radios, televisions, cell phones, and personal comput... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Semiconductors are used in integrated circuits for electronic applications, including radios, televisions, cell phones, and personal computing devices, as examples. One type of semiconductor device is a semiconductor storage device, such as a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and flash memory, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide novel methods of forming a magnetic stack and fabricating magnetic memory cells of an MRAM device. Embodiments of the present invention provide methods of forming a magnetic stack of magnetic memory devices and structures thereof having i... | 20040617 | 20051220 | 20051222 | 67894.0 | 0 | DANG, PHUC T | MTJ STACK WITH CRYSTALLIZATION INHIBITING LAYER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,870,844 | ACCEPTED | Additives to eliminate bronzing of ink-jet inks | Anti-bronzing agents are added to ink-jet inks to prevent bronzing of the inks when printed on various types of media. The additive can be an amine anti-bronzing agent that is protonated when the ink-jet ink is printed on the print medium. | 1. An ink-jet printing system, comprising: a) a print medium having an ink-receiving layer; and b) an ink-jet ink configured for printing on the ink-receiving layer, said ink-jet ink comprising: i) a liquid vehicle, ii) a dye, and iii) an amine anti-bronzing agent that is at least partially protonated when the ink-jet ... | The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/628,903, filed on Jul. 28, 2003, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is drawn to ink-jet inks used in printing. More particularly, the present invention is drawn t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Bronzing is a lustrous sheen of a printed sample in reflected light which can be associated with certain dyes. Specifically, bronzing refers to a reddish-brown reflected color of the ink upon drying. It is particularly an undesirable property of black inks because of lowered optical densities... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has been recognized that certain additives can be included in ink-jet inks to reduce bronzing on photographic media, such as specialty fast-drying ink-jet photographic porous media or specialty slower-drying ink-jet photographic swellable media. In accordance with this recognitio... | 20040616 | 20100427 | 20050203 | 63048.0 | 0 | SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM | ADDITIVES TO ELIMINATE BRONZING OF INK-JET INKS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,196 | ACCEPTED | Current sensing system | A current sensing system comprises a current transformer; a burden resistor connected across a secondary of the current transformer; a piezo-optic sensor coupled to the burden resistor, comprising a piezoelectric transducer, an optical fiber and a first optical filter with a first bandwidth; and an optical interrogator... | 1. A system for obtaining currents in high voltage environments, comprising: a current transformer for sensing current flowing in a conductor, the current transformer including a secondary winding; a burden resistor coupled to the secondary winding; a piezo-optic sensor coupled to the burden resistor, the piezo-optic s... | BACKGROUND The invention relates generally to current sensing systems. In particular, the invention relates to optically interrogated systems. Measurement of currents flowing in high-voltage environments is highly desirable, especially in power transmission and distribution systems. Transmission systems react dynamical... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The invention relates generally to current sensing systems. In particular, the invention relates to optically interrogated systems. Measurement of currents flowing in high-voltage environments is highly desirable, especially in power transmission and distribution systems. Transmission systems rea... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION <EOH>Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a high voltage current measuring system comprises a current transformer (CT), a burden resistor connected across a secondary of the CT, a piezo-optic sensor coupled to the burden resistor, and an optical interrogator. The... | 20040617 | 20080701 | 20051222 | 76356.0 | 0 | TRAN, DZUNG D | CURRENT SENSING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,305 | ACCEPTED | Method of variable position strap mounting for RFID transponder | A method of coupling an RFID chip to an antenna includes the steps of, iteratively until a test criterion is met, positioning an RFID chip relative to an antenna and testing the RFID chip and antenna. Once the test criterion is met, the RFID chip is coupled with the antenna. A method of coupling an RFID chip to one of ... | 1. A method of making a transponder that includes an RFID chip and an antenna, the method comprising: iteratively, until a test criterion is met: positioning the chip and the antenna relative to each other, to thereby configure the RFID transponder; and testing the RFID transponder; once the test criterion is met, coup... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the assembly of electronic devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to the assembly of radio frequency identification (RFID) straps interposers and/or tags. 2. Description of the Related Art Radio frequency... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the assembly of electronic devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to the assembly of radio frequency identification (RFID) straps interposers and/or tags. 2. Description of the Related Art Rad... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an aspect of the invention, a method of making a transponder that includes an chip and an antenna is provided. The method comprises, iteratively until a test criterion is met: positioning the chip and the antenna relative to each other to thereby configure the transpond... | 20040618 | 20071106 | 20051222 | 97647.0 | 2 | MILORD, MARCEAU | METHOD OF VARIABLE POSITION STRAP MOUNTING FOR RFID TRANSPONDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,322 | ACCEPTED | Method of forming storage node of capacitor in semiconductor memory, and structure therefore | In one embodiment, an etch stop layer and a mold layer is sequentially formed on a semiconductor substrate having an interlayer insulation layer. The interlayer insulation layer includes a conductive region formed therein. The mold layer is partially etched to expose a top surface of the etching stop layer. The exposed... | 1. A method of forming a storage node of capacitor, the method comprising: sequentially forming an etching stop layer and a mold layer on a semiconductor substrate, a lower structure of which includes a conductive region, said conductive region being formed in an interlayer insulation layer to be connected with a capac... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly, to a method of forming a storage node of capacitor in a semiconductor memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and a structure thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art A mem... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly, to a method of forming a storage node of capacitor in a semiconductor memory such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and a structure thereof. 2. Description of the Relat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, an etch stop layer and a mold layer is sequentially formed on a semiconductor substrate having an interlayer insulation layer. The interlayer insulation layer includes a conductive region formed therein. The mold layer is partially etched to expose a top surface o... | 20040618 | 20060711 | 20050210 | 77616.0 | 0 | TSAI, HUI JEY | METHOD OF FORMING STORAGE NODE OF CAPACITOR IN SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, AND STRUCTURE THEREFORE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,455 | ACCEPTED | Coated abrasive article with tie layer, and method of making and using the same | Coated abrasive articles have a tie layer that is preparable by at least partially polymerizing an isotropic polymerizable composition comprising a polyfunctional aziridine, an acidic free-radically polymerizable monomer, and an oligomer having at least two pendant free-radically polymerizable groups, wherein homopolym... | 1. A coated abrasive article comprising a backing having a major surface, a tie layer secured to at least a portion of the major surface, an abrasive layer secured to at least a portion of the tie layer, the abrasive layer comprising abrasive particles and at least one binder resin, wherein the tie layer is preparable ... | BACKGROUND In general, coated abrasive articles have abrasive particles secured to a backing. More typically, coated abrasive articles comprise a backing having two major opposed surfaces and an abrasive layer secured to one of the major surfaces. The abrasive layer is typically comprised of abrasive particles and a bi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In general, coated abrasive articles have abrasive particles secured to a backing. More typically, coated abrasive articles comprise a backing having two major opposed surfaces and an abrasive layer secured to one of the major surfaces. The abrasive layer is typically comprised of abrasive partic... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, the present invention provides a coated abrasive article comprising a backing having a major surface, a tie layer secured to at least a portion of the major surface, an abrasive layer secured to at least a portion of the tie layer, the abrasive layer comprising abrasive particles and ... | 20040618 | 20061219 | 20051222 | 98528.0 | 0 | MARCHESCHI, MICHAEL A | COATED ABRASIVE ARTICLE WITH TIE LAYER, AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,524 | ACCEPTED | Purge valve including a dual coil permanent magnet linear actuator | A purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The aperture defines a portion of a vapor flow path that extends between a first port that communicates vapor with a fuel vapor collection canister and a second port that communicates vapor with an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The membe... | 1. A purge valve for a fuel system including an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank in vapor communication with a fuel vapor collection canister, the purge valve comprising: an aperture defining a portion of a vapor flow path extending between first and second ports, the first port communic... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of the earlier filing date of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/480,426, filed 20 Jun. 2003, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. Related co-pending applications filed concurrently herewith are identified as “Purge Valve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A known on-board evaporative emission control system includes a canister that collects fuel vapor emitted from a fuel tank containing a volatile liquid fuel for the engine. As the canister collects fuel vapor, the canister progressively becomes more saturated with the fuel vapor.... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a purge valve for a fuel system that includes an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine and a fuel tank in vapor communication with a fuel vapor collection canister. The purge valve includes an aperture, a member, and an actuator. The apertur... | 20040621 | 20060627 | 20050310 | 63299.0 | 0 | MOULIS, THOMAS N | PURGE VALVE INCLUDING A DUAL COIL PERMANENT MAGNET LINEAR ACTUATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,664 | ACCEPTED | Thin keypad assemblies and components for electronics devices and methods | A keypad assembly, the keypad assembly including a keycap layer 110 having multiple user interface key caps flexibly coupled to a carrier portion, a luminescent layer 120 disposed toward a backside of the plurality of key cap layer, the luminescent layer carrying a plurality of switch domes aligned with a corresponding... | 1. A keypad, the keypad comprising: a plurality of user interface key caps, the plurality of user interface key caps separated by spaces on at least some sides thereof; a carrier portion interconnecting the plurality of user interface key caps, the plurality of user interface key caps flexibly coupled to the carrier po... | FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates generally to input devices, and more particularly to keypad assemblies and keypad components, for example, keypad assemblies and components for use in super-thin applications, for example, wireless communications devices, and corresponding methods. BACKGROUND OF TH... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>In the past, keypads on cellular radiotelephones device have comprised a multi-layered structure having a large part count that is relatively thick, thus limiting in the thinness of the devices in which the keypad is integrated. Typical keypads include user interface forming use... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an exemplary keypad assembly. FIG. 2 is an exemplary key cap layer. FIG. 3 is another exemplary key cap layer. FIG. 4 is an exemplary key cap layer fastening tab. FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an exemplary key cap layer assembly. FIG. 6 is an exploded diagram of a... | 20040618 | 20060704 | 20051222 | 87527.0 | 1 | GHATT, DAVE A | THIN KEYPAD ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS FOR ELECTRONICS DEVICES AND METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,725 | ACCEPTED | Hanger for case holding nonprescription reading glasses | A hanger for a case holding a pair of glasses is provided which includes a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of th... | 1. A hanger for a case holding a pair of glasses, comprising a web of flexible material, said web having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, and an aperture adjacent to the upper end of the ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a display hanger for an eyeglasses case for use on a hanging type display stand. Various display hangers exist in the prior art for hanging various articles, such as hand tools and the like. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,056 (Wood) teaches a display hanger for su... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to a display hanger for an eyeglasses case for use on a hanging type display stand. Various display hangers exist in the prior art for hanging various articles, such as hand tools and the like. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,056 (Wood) teaches a display h... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A hanger for a case holding a pair of glasses is provided which includes a web of flexible material having an elongate main body portion having an upper end and a lower end, a pair of tabs extending from the lower end of the main body portion adapted to encircle the case, and ... | 20040618 | 20060606 | 20051222 | 92271.0 | 1 | FIDEI, DAVID | HANGER FOR CASE HOLDING NONPRESCRIPTION READING GLASSES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,768 | ACCEPTED | Virus production | An improved process for recovery of virus from allantoic fluid of virus-infected chick embryos. Virus associated with granular and fibrous debris in the allantoic fluid can be disassociated from the debris and recovered, thereby increasing viral yield. Dissociation can be achieved by subjecting the virus-debris complex... | 1. A process for recovering virus from allantoic fluid of virus-infected chick embryos, comprising the steps of: (a) adding one or more salts to the allantoic fluid to generate a total salt concentration therein of greater than 0.5 M and (b) recovering virus from the resulting fluid. 2. The process of claim 1, wherein ... | This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/429,723, filed Jun. 20, 2003, U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/540,782, filed Jan. 30, 2004, and U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/572,718, filed May 20, 2004, all of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety. FIELD ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Upon infection by a pathogen, the host's immune system recognizes antigens on or in the pathogen and directs an immune response against the antigen-containing pathogen. During this response, there is an increase in the number of immune cells specific to the antigens of the pathog... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides an improvement in a process for recovering virus from allantoic fluid of virus-infected chick embryos. As disclosed herein, a considerable portion of the virus within the allantoic fluid has now been found to be associated with granular or fibrous debris and i... | 20040618 | 20070918 | 20050825 | 92166.0 | 1 | HURT, SHARON L | VIRUS PRODUCTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,824 | ACCEPTED | Dynamic stroke optimization in the self servo-write process | Systems and data storage devices in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can execute instructions to determine a width of a data stroke along a rotatable medium. In one embodiment, the width can be determined by measuring a distance from a marker zone edge of a template pattern on the rotatable medium t... | 1. A data storage device, comprising: a housing; an actuator rotatably connected with the housing; a head connected with the actuator; a ramp associated with the housing; a crash stop associated with the housing; a rotatable medium connected with the housing, said rotatable medium having a template pattern; a machine r... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This U.S. patent application incorporates by reference all of the following co-pending applications: U.S. patent application No. ______ entitled “Method for Optimizing Dynamic Stroke in the Self Servo-Write Process,” by Calfee, et al., filed Jun. 17, 2004 (Docket No. PANA-... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A hard disk drive typically contains one or more disks clamped to a rotatable spindle motor, at least one head for reading data from and/or writing data to the surfaces of each disk, and an actuator utilizing linear or rotary motion for positioning the head(s) over selected data tracks on the dis... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES <EOH>Details of embodiments of the present invention are explained with the help of the attached drawings in which: FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an exemplary hard disk drive for applying embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a close-up view of a head suspension assembl... | 20040618 | 20070508 | 20051222 | 58428.0 | 0 | WONG, KIN C | DYNAMIC STROKE OPTIMIZATION IN THE SELF SERVO-WRITE PROCESS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,871,887 | ACCEPTED | Radio communication system | A radio communication system has means for improving power control of a communication channel for the transmission of data after an interruption in the transmission. This is done by adjusting the transmission power immediately after the interruption by an offset from the power used before the interruption. The offset m... | 1. A radio communication system, comprising: a primary station; a plurality of secondary stations; a communication channel between the primary station and a first secondary station, the communication channel including an uplink and a downlink control channel for transmission of control information, including power cont... | The present invention relates to a radio communication system and further relates to primary and secondary stations for use in such a system and to a method of operating such a system. While the present specification describes a system with particular reference to the emerging Universal Mobile Telecommunication System ... | 20040617 | 20120605 | 20050127 | 90633.0 | 3 | AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,872,026 | ACCEPTED | Slit lamp for ophthalmic use | A slit lamp for illuminating an eye comprises several LEDs electrically coupled to an LED driver. A user input accepts input for a length, a width and an intensity of a shaped beam of light. An LED driver selectively drives a set of LEDs of an LED array to form a shaped light beam having a desired size across a beam cr... | 1. A lamp for selectively illuminating a region of an eye comprising: a plurality of LEDs; an LED driver selectively driving a first set of the plurality of LEDs to generate a shaped light beam illuminating the eye with a first size across a cross-section of the beam; and an input coupled to the driver, the LED driver ... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a non-provisional patent application which claims the benefit under 35 USC 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/491,801 filed Aug. 1, 2003, the full disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER F... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention generally relates to surgical devices, systems, and methods, and more particularly to slit lamps used to illuminate and view an anterior segment of an eye during an ophthalmic examination. Slit lamps are used in ophthalmic applications to view an anterior segment o... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides improved methods and systems for illuminating an eye during an ophthalmic examination. In one embodiment, the invention provides a lamp for selectively illuminating a region of an eye. An LED driver selectively drives a first set of a plurality o... | 20040617 | 20080304 | 20050203 | 60498.0 | 0 | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | SLIT LAMP FOR OPHTHALMIC USE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,034 | ACCEPTED | Face and eye covering device | A face and eye covering device includes a face cover configured for covering the nose and mouth of a wearer. The face cover is air permeable to allow the passage of air therethrough to facilitate breathing when worn over the wearer's nose or mouth. An eye shield is coupled to the face cover. The eye shield includes a l... | 1. A face and eye covering device comprising: a face cover configured for covering the nose and mouth of a wearer, the face cover being air permeable to allow the passage of air therethrough to facilitate breathing when worn over the wearer's nose or mouth; an eye shield coupled to the face cover, the eye shield includ... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/479,652, filed Jun. 19, 2003. BACKGROUND The invention relates generally to protective coverings for the face and eyes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS For a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference is now made to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The invention relates generally to protective coverings for the face and eyes. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>For a more complete understanding of the present invention, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures, in which: FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a face and eye covering device, constructed in accordance with... | 20040618 | 20090602 | 20050127 | 59117.0 | 2 | DURHAM, NATHAN E | FACE AND EYE COVERING DEVICE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,039 | ACCEPTED | Output stage for an electric arc welder | An auxiliary OCV boost circuit for the power source of an electric arc welder to perform a welding process between an electrode and a workpiece, which power source has a main positive voltage output with a first voltage and a main negative voltage output with a second voltage. The boost circuit comprises a source of po... | 1. A converter for the output of an electric arc welder for welding at a gap between an electrode and a workpiece when a trigger switch is activated, said converter having a first input terminal with a positive voltage having a first magnitude and a first amperage range; a second input terminal with a negative voltage ... | The present invention relates to the art of electric arc welding and more particularly to a novel output stage for an electric welder to boost the OCV of the power source, especially for AC welding, such as AC TIG, AC MIG and AC submerged arc. The invention can be used in DC welding also. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Increasing the circuit voltage of a power source used for arc welding greatly improves the welding performance and arc stability of the process. This is especially true for AC welding operations where output circuit is commanded to switch between positive and negative polarity. In th... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a wiring diagram, combined with a block diagram, disclosing the preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1A is a partial wiring diagram illustrating a simplified description of the preferred embodiment of FIG. 1 ; FIG. 1B is a block diagram of certain eleme... | 20040621 | 20080610 | 20051222 | 68571.0 | 0 | SHAW, CLIFFORD C | OUTPUT STAGE FOR AN ELECTRIC ARC WELDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,178 | ACCEPTED | Store security device with advertising cover | A store security device with advertising cover includes a store security system for detecting magnetic tags attached to merchandise. The security device includes a magnetic sensor mounted in a frame attached to a base. A cover having first and second side panels joined together at their side and/or top edges is sized a... | 1. A store security device with advertising cover, comprising: a store security device, said device having a sensor, a base, a frame portion extending vertically from said base, and an upper surface; a cover, said cover having a first side panel and a second side panel; said cover being sized and shaped to fit slidably... | FIELD OF INVENTION The invention pertains to in-store advertising. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of store security devices in combination with fitted covers that include promotional material, advertising and visual displays. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Store security systems are used in conjunctio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Store security systems are used in conjunction with magnetic tagging devices affixed to merchandise. The tagging devices are removed or deactivated at the checkout counter at the time of purchase. The security system is typically positioned at a store exit and will detect the pas... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses all of the deficiencies of prior art display devices and satisfies all of the objectives described above. (1) A store security device with advertising cover can be constructed from the following components. A store security device is provided. The dev... | 20040618 | 20071127 | 20051222 | 59588.0 | 2 | SILBERMANN, JOANNE | STORE SECURITY DEVICE WITH ADVERTISING COVER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,260 | ACCEPTED | Portable sound system, apparatus, and method | A portable sound unit is shown having a central case and one or more speakers. Each speaker has tongue rails around a portion of its circumference. The central case includes an openable lid permitting access to sound equipment contained within the central case. The central case has openings at either end when the lid i... | 1. A portable sound unit, comprising: one or more speakers, each having tongue rails around a portion of the circumference of the speaker; a central case with a openable lid, the central case having openings at either end when the lid is in a closed position and the lid configured to maintain the acute angle when in an... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to audio systems, more specifically to a system and method for configuring a portable sound system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Before the advent of electronic sound amplification, public speaking and performing was typically accomplished by vocal projection in an ef... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Before the advent of electronic sound amplification, public speaking and performing was typically accomplished by vocal projection in an effort to communicate to, by today's standards, small crowds and audiences. In rural areas, speakers have historically been, and to some extent... | 20040618 | 20081223 | 20051222 | 65344.0 | 1 | BLAIR, KILE O | PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,872,289 | ACCEPTED | Natural language for programming a specialized computing system | A method for programming a mobile communication device based on a high-level code comprising operative language is provided. The method comprises parsing the high-level code for keywords to recognize the operative language; determining at least one operation associated with the operative language; determining whether h... | 1. A method for programming a mobile communication device based on a high-level code comprising operative language, the method comprising: parsing the high-level code for keywords to recognize the operative language; determining at least one operation associated with the operative language; determining whether high-lev... | BACKGROUND Field of Invention The present invention relates generally to specialized computing systems and, more particularly, to a system and method for programming a mobile communication device using a high-level natural language. Copyright & Trademark Notices A portion of the disclosure of this patent document conta... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure is directed to a system and corresponding methods that facilitate programming a mobile communication device or other specialized computing device using a natural language. For purposes of summarizing, certain aspects, advantages, and novel features of the invention have been d... | 20040617 | 20090623 | 20051222 | 67350.0 | 5 | OMOSEWO, OLUBUSOLA | NATURAL LANGUAGE FOR PROGRAMMING A SPECIALIZED COMPUTING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,423 | ACCEPTED | Container for disposable needle or cannula | The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement for the infusion of a liquid drug under a patient's skin, the container including a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) provide... | 1. A container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement through a patient's skin, the container comprising: a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) equipped with a resting base (1c; 101c), said cap (1a; 101a) being ... | The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle. More particularly, the invention refers to a container for a disposable needle for drug infusion, which container makes needle placement through a patient's skin easier. As known, several medical treatments exploit subcutaneous infusion of liquid dru... | 20040622 | 20080805 | 20050217 | 94941.0 | 1 | REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | CONTAINER FOR DISPOSABLE NEEDLE OR CANNULA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,872,450 | ACCEPTED | Process for high temperature peroxide bleaching of pulp with cool discharge | A process for high temperature peroxide bleaching of pulp in which pulp is retained at high temperature and pressure to increase bleaching activity but in which the pulp is cooled prior to discharge from the pressure vessel below the flash point thereby resulting in lower energy, nonviolent discharge. Through the use o... | 1. A process for bleaching cellulosic pulp, comprising: providing a stream of cellulosic pulp; adding to the stream of cellulosic pulp at least one composition for bleaching; bleaching the stream of cellulosic pulp at a temperature at or above the atmospheric flash point of the cellulosic pulp to form a stream of bleac... | DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a process for the bleaching of wood pulp. More specifically, the present invention relates to high temperature peroxide bleaching of pulp. Even more specifically, the present invention relates to the high temperature peroxide bleaching of pulp in which the heated pulp is coo... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic of one embodiment of the disclosed process in which the filtrate is recycled after being cooled in a heat exchanger. FIG. 2 is a schematic of another embodiment of the disclosed process in which some of the filtrate is recycled prior to being cooled, w... | 20040622 | 20071120 | 20051222 | 60281.0 | 0 | HUG, JOHN ERIC | PROCESS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE PEROXIDE BLEACHING OF PULP WITH COOL DISCHARGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,872,467 | ACCEPTED | Warm-up circuit for CCFLs | A warm-up circuit adjusts the brightness of a CCFL through using PWM technique for a scanner. The warm-up circuit has an inverter connected to the CCFL for supplying power, and a PWM controller connected to the inverter for outputting a first control signal to the inverter in a warm-up time and outputting a second cont... | 1. A warm-up circuit for CCFLs disposed in a scanner for controlling the brightness of a CCFL according to a reference voltage, said warm-up circuit comprising: an inverter connected to said CCFL and providing a drive power to said CCFL; and a PWM control unit connected to said inverter and outputting a first control s... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warm-up circuit for CCFLs and, more particularly, to a circuit disposed in a scanner to warm up and control the brightness of a CCFL according to a reference voltage. 2. Description of Related Art Scanners are popular products in a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a warm-up circuit for CCFLs and, more particularly, to a circuit disposed in a scanner to warm up and control the brightness of a CCFL according to a reference voltage. 2. Description of Related Art Scanners are popular p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One object of the present invention is to provide a warm-up circuit for CCFLs. The warm-up circuit adjusts the brightness of a CCFL through using a pulse width modulation (PWM) technique for a scanner. The warm-up circuit provides a first lamp current to the CCFL for fast achieving ... | 20040622 | 20081230 | 20060105 | 61668.0 | H04N140 | 0 | SAFAIPOUR, HOUSHANG | WARM-UP CIRCUIT FOR CCFLS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,004 | |
10,872,544 | ACCEPTED | Optical disk drive | An optical disk drive includes: a tray having first and second loading portions for respectively loading a first disk and a second disk of a smaller diameter than the first disk, the first and second loading portions having different heights, first and second inclined portions formed obliquely outward and inward on edg... | 1. An optical disk drive comprising: a tray including first and second loading portions respectively loading a first disk and a second disk of a smaller diameter than the first disk, the first and second loading portions having different heights, first and second inclined portions formed obliquely outward and inward on... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 200348653, filed on Jul. 16, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inven... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical disk drive and, more particularly, to an optical disk drive which can be installed horizontally or vertically. 2. Description of the Related Art An optical disk drive is a device for writing or reading informat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an optical disk drive into which a disk can be stably loaded even when the optical disk drive is installed vertically. Furthermore, the present invention provides an optical disk drive into which two disks having different diameters can be stably loade... | 20040622 | 20070717 | 20050120 | 63026.0 | 0 | DANIELSEN, NATHAN ANDREW | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE ALLOWING FOR HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL INSTALLATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,573 | ACCEPTED | Processes of producing glutamic acid compounds and production intermediates therefore and novel intermediate for the processes | The present invention relates to processes of producing glutamic acid compounds, for example, monatin, which are useful as, for example, production intermediates for sweetener or pharmaceutical products. | 1. A process for producing a glutamic acid compound represented by the formula (7) or a salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a group selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups and heterocyclic ring-containing hydrocarbon groups, wherein R1 may have at least one substituent selected f... | CONTINUING APPLICATION INFORMATION The present application is a Continuation of International Application No. PCT/JP02/12473, filed on Nov. 29, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to processes of producing glutamic acid compound... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to processes of producing glutamic acid compounds such as monatin, useful as production intermediates for sweetener or pharmaceutical products, as well as production intermediates therefore, and a novel important intermediat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The problems to be solved by the present invention are to provide processes of industrially and efficiently producing glutamic acid compounds such as monatin and production intermediates therefore (including salt forms of them) and to provide important intermediates therefore. More ... | 20040622 | 20060620 | 20050106 | 62164.0 | 0 | SHIAO, REI TSANG | PROCESSES OF PRODUCING GLUTAMIC ACID COMPOUNDS AND PRODUCTION INTERMEDIATES THEREFORE AND NOVEL INTERMEDIATE FOR THE PROCESSES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,636 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for wireless communication in a high velocity environment | A communication system transitions from a high velocity mode of operation to a non-high velocity mode of operation based on a movement of a mobile station. When the communication system is in a high velocity mode of operation, the communication system promotes pilots from a High Velocity Neighbor Set of the mobile stat... | 1. A method of wireless communication in a high velocity environment comprising: maintaining, by a mobile station, a High Velocity Neighbor Set and a Neighbor Set, determining whether the mobile station is operating in a high velocity environment; and when the mobile station is operating in a high velocity environment,... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to wireless communication systems, and, in particular, to a provision of wireless communication services in a high velocity environment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Interim Standard IS-2000 has been adopted by the Telecommunications Industry Association for... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Interim Standard IS-2000 has been adopted by the Telecommunications Industry Association for implementing cdma2000® in a cellular system. In a cdma2000 communication system, a mobile station (MS) communicates with any one or more of a plurality of base stations (BSs) dispersed in... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a base station of FIG. 1 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of Radio Access... | 20040621 | 20090707 | 20050127 | 62639.0 | 0 | PEREZ, ANGELICA | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN A HIGH VELOCITY ENVIRONMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,722 | ACCEPTED | Method, system, and apparatus for managing access to a data object | In accordance with an embodiment of this invention, a mechanism for managing a plurality of access requests for a data object is provided. The mechanism includes a lock control identifying whether a requested data object is in use and a waiter control identifying whether at least one of the plurality of access requests... | 1. A mechanism for managing a plurality of access requests for a data object, comprising: a lock control identifying whether a requested data object is in use; a waiter control identifying whether at least one of the plurality of access requests have been denied immediate access to the data object and is currently wait... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION In general, the present application relates to computer software in a multi-threaded computing environment, and, more particularly, to a system and method for managing multiple requests to access a data object by employing a locking mechanism for the data object. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Tradi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Traditionally, computing environments in which computer programs are run have been single threaded. A “thread,” as used herein, is part of a program that can execute independently of other parts of the program. Accordingly, a single threaded environment requires that only one thr... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with an embodiment of this invention, a mechanism for managing a plurality of access requests for a data object is provided. The mechanism includes a lock control identifying whether a requested data object is in use and a waiter control identifying whether at least on... | 20040621 | 20080923 | 20060105 | 94805.0 | G06F1730 | 0 | LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO A DATA OBJECT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,004 | |
10,872,727 | ACCEPTED | Module with a built-in semiconductor and method for producing the same | In a module with a built-in semiconductor, higher densification is achieved by disposing inner vias close to a semiconductor device. A module which has a space 107 between a first wiring layer 102a and a built-in semiconductor device 105 is obtained by: mounting the semiconductor device 105 on a first wiring layer 102a... | 1. A module with a built-in semiconductor comprising an electrically insulating core layer containing an inorganic filler and a thermosetting resin, a first wiring layer formed on one surface of the core layer and a second wiring layer formed on the other surface of the core layer, inner vias which is formed in the cor... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims a priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-190879 filed on Jul. 3, 2003, entitled “Module with a built-in semiconductor and method for producing the same.” The contents of that application are incorporated herein by the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Recently, a higher density semiconductor with more functions is needed, since electronic equipments having higher performance and smaller size are required. For this reason, a three-dimensional mounting technique has been developed actively, wherein semiconductor devices and comp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The module with a built-in semiconductor of the above construction is produced by a method which includes mounting a semiconductor device on a wiring layer formed on a circuit board, stacking on the circuit board an electrically insulating substrate having inner vias, and heating an... | 20040622 | 20061128 | 20050106 | 63176.0 | 0 | POTTER, ROY KARL | MODULE WITH A BUILT-IN SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,741 | ACCEPTED | Microelectrical mechanical structure (MEMS) optical modulator and optical display system | A MEMS optical display system includes an illumination source for providing illumination light, a collimating lens for receiving the illumination light and forming from it collimated illumination light, and a converging microlens array having an array of lenslets that converge the collimated illumination light. The con... | 1-11. (Canceled). 12. The optical modulator of claim 14 in which each pixel region includes an aperture that extends through the planar substrate. 13. The optical modulator of claim 14 in which each pixel region includes a reflector on the planar substrate. 14. A microelectrical mechanical multi-pixel optical modulator... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to optical display systems and, in particular, to a display system that employs a microelectrical mechanical system (MEMS) optical modulator. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Flat panel optical display systems, such as liquid crystal displays, are well known a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Flat panel optical display systems, such as liquid crystal displays, are well known and widely used. Many such displays (e.g., liquid crystal displays) require polarized illumination light. Typically, polarization of illumination light greatly attenuates the light, th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Flat panel optical display systems, such as liquid crystal displays, are well known and widely used. Many such displays (e.g., liquid crystal displays) require polarized illumination light. Typically, polarization of illumination light greatly attenuates the light, th... | 20040621 | 20061219 | 20050106 | 67366.0 | 0 | TRA, TUYEN Q | MICROELECTRICAL MECHANICAL STRUCTURE (MEMS) OPTICAL MODULATOR AND OPTICAL DISPLAY SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,752 | ACCEPTED | Method for the production of an electrically conductive resistive layer and heating and/or cooling device | An electrically conductive resistive layer (26) is produced by thermally spraying an electrically conductive material (18) onto the surface of a non-conductive substrate (12). Initially, the material layer (14) arising therefrom has no desired shape. The material layer (14) is then removed (24) in certain areas so that... | 1. An electrically conductive resistive layer for use in a heater created by a process of forming a material onto a substrate and subsequently removing areas of the material to form a desired shape of the electrically conductive resistive layer. 2. The electrically conductive resistive layer according to claim 1 furthe... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of PCT application number PCT/EP02/14310, titled “Method for the Production of an Electrically Conductive Resistive Layer and Heating and/or Cooling Device” filed Dec. 16, 2002, which claims priority from German application number DE 1016... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Such a method is already known from the DE 198 10 848 A1 patent. This patent describes a heating element which is produced by applying on the surface of a substrate through a plasma-spray method or an electrical arcing method band-shaped layers of an electrical conductive and res... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This task is accomplished through a method in the initially mentioned art by applying the electrically conductive material to the surface of the substrate in such a manner so that the applied material layer at first does not necessarily show the desired shape but that later the mate... | 20040621 | 20080422 | 20050203 | 64956.0 | 1 | ROBINSON, DANIEL LEON | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RESISTIVE LAYER AND HEATING AND/OR COOLING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,761 | ACCEPTED | Grilling apparatus | A grill apparatus for cooking small and delicate food is provided. The grill apparatus is a cooking grate having a plurality of apertures extending through the cooking area of the cooking grate. Because of the location and dimension of the apertures, a continuous line of the cooking area extends a length that is substa... | 1. A grill apparatus for placement above a heat source, comprising: a cooking grate having a cooking area, the cooking area having a perimeter that is positioned a distance from an edge of the cooking grate; and, a plurality of apertures extending through the cooking area, wherein the apertures are arranged on the cook... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/480,920 filed on Jun. 24, 2003, which is expressly incorporated herein. FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to the fie... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The popularity of barbecue grills and outdoor cooking devices has increased tremendously over the last twenty-five years. Initially, charcoal barbecue grills having combustible solid fuel were utilized to cook food via radiant and convective heat. Subsequently, gas barbecue grill... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to obtain an optimal grilling/cooking flavor for barbecue-grilled items, it is preferred that the items are cooked on a surface having apertures to allow heated air and/or smoke to pass through the apertures to cook the food. The present invention provides a grate for barbe... | 20040621 | 20080311 | 20060713 | 61615.0 | A47J3707 | 2 | SIMONE, TIMOTHY F | GRILLING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47J | 2,004 | |
10,872,784 | ACCEPTED | Formulation | The invention relates to a novel sustained release pharmaceutical formulation adapted for administration by injection containing the compound 7α-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentylsulphinyl)nonyl]oestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol, more particularly to a formulation adapted for administration by injection containing the co... | 1-23. (cancelled). 24. A method of treating a hormonal dependent benign or malignant disease of the breast or reproductive tract by administration to a human in need of such treatment an intra-muscular injection of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising fulvestrant, a mixture of from 8.5 to 11.5% weight of ethanol per... | The invention relates to a novel sustained release pharmaceutical formulation adapted for administration by injection containing the compound 7α-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentylsulphinyl)nonyl]oestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17,β-diol, more particularly to a formulation adapted for administration by injection containing the c... | 20040622 | 20081125 | 20050224 | 66080.0 | 24 | HUI, SAN MING R | FORMULATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||||
10,872,811 | ACCEPTED | Optical pickup device and apparatus for recording/reproducing information on/from optical disk | The present invention relates, in general, to an optical pickup and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from an optical recording medium, such as a compact disk or a digital versatile disk and, more particularly, to an optical pickup device, which improves a write quality while reducing efforts t... | 1. An optical pickup device, the device including an optical system for radiating a laser beam emitted from a semiconductor laser onto an optical disk or receiving light reflected from the optical disk to perform writing and reading of information, comprising: memory means for storing therein optimum write strategies i... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates, in general, to an optical pickup device and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from an optical recording medium, such as a compact disk or a digital versatile disk. 2. Description of the Related Art Recently, wi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates, in general, to an optical pickup device and apparatus for recording and reproducing information on and from an optical recording medium, such as a compact disk or a digital versatile disk. 2. Description of the Related Art ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an optical pickup device and apparatus for recording/reproducing information on/from an optical disk, which improves a... | 20040621 | 20080415 | 20050512 | 70527.0 | 0 | HUBER, PAUL W | OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE FOR WRITING INFORMATION TO AN OPTICAL DISK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,920 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for depositing crystalline layers on crystalline substrates | The invention relates to a method and device for depositing several crystalline semiconductor layers on at least one semiconductor crystalline substrate. According to said method, gaseous parent substances are introduced into a process chamber of a reactor by means of a gas inlet organ, said substances accumulating, op... | 1. Method for depositing a plurality of crystalline semiconductor layers on at least one crystalline semiconductor substrate, in which gaseous starting substances are introduced into a process chamber of a reactor through a gas inlet member, which starting substances, if appropriate after a chemical vapor phase and/or ... | This application is a continuation of pending International Patent Application No. PCT/EP02/13830 filed Dec. 6, 2002 which designates the United States and claims priority of pending German Patent Application No. 101 63 394.7 filed Dec. 21, 2001. The invention relates to a method for depositing a plurality of crystalli... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained below with reference to the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 shows a highly diagrammatic illustration of a process chamber in a reactor of a first exemplary embodiment, FIG. 2 shows a second exemplary embodiment of a proce... | 20040621 | 20060425 | 20050203 | 65977.0 | 0 | ANYA, IGWE U | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING CRYSTALLINE LAYERS ON CRYSTALLINE SUBSTRATES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,872,940 | ACCEPTED | Sink drain adapter for drain cleaning device | The present invention is a drain adapter for adapting a flushing device to a drainpipe. The adapter has a main body including an indent portion for retaining the flushing device during operation. The main body also includes an enlarged portion. The enlarged portion corresponds to a sink recess and expands under pressur... | 1. A drain cleaning adapter comprising: a main body; a first end of said main body having a first opening for receiving a flushing device; a second end opposing said first end, said second end having a second opening for allowing discharge of a fluid; and an enlarged portion between said first end and said second end w... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to adapting a flushing device to a drainpipe. Drainpipes in sinks occasionally become blocked and require cleaning. Flushing devices have been designed to remove debris from the drainpipe when traditional cleaning methods do not work. The flushing device is inse... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to adapting a flushing device to a drainpipe. Drainpipes in sinks occasionally become blocked and require cleaning. Flushing devices have been designed to remove debris from the drainpipe when traditional cleaning methods do not work. The flushing de... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an adapter for use between a flushing device and a drainpipe. The adapter has a main body. A first end of the main body has a first opening for receiving a flushing device. A second end of the main body has a second opening allowing fluid to exit the f... | 20040621 | 20111011 | 20051222 | 67803.0 | 0 | MARKOFF, ALEXANDER | SINK DRAIN ADAPTER FOR DRAIN CLEANING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,958 | ACCEPTED | Portable dueling tree | A modular target system includes a plurality of targets mounted on a center support so that the targets rotate between opposing sides of the center support. Preferably, the targets rotate about an axis which is between about 5 and 30 degrees less than vertical, and have faces which are disposed at an angle between abou... | 1. A modular bullet target system comprising: a center support configured for extending generally vertically; a plurality of targets configured for pivotal attachment to the center support so as to enable the targets to pivot between opposing sides of the center support about an axis which is less than vertical. 2. The... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a Continuation-In-Part Application of U.S. Non-Provisional application Ser. No. 10/383,218, filed Mar. 6, 2003 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/362,744, filed Mar. 8, 2002. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The pre... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a target used in shooting sports. In particular, the present invention relates to a portable target system, commonly referred to as a dueling tree, in which a plurality of targets are available to a pair of shooters where... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the dueling tree includes a plurality of targets which are pivotably mounted to the center support so that when they are struck by a bullet, the target rotates 180 degrees and is disposed on the opposite side of the center supp... | 20040621 | 20060207 | 20050106 | 58690.0 | 2 | GRAHAM, MARK S | PORTABLE DUELING TREE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,872,989 | ACCEPTED | Blood vessel detection device | A blood-vessel detecting device includes a partially-deforming device which can be inserted into the body cavity so as to come into contact with the tissue surface in order to deform a part of the tissue surface so that turbulence is generated in a blood flow within blood vessels extending underneath the tissue surface... | 1. A blood-vessel detection device for detecting the presence or absence of blood vessels underneath the tissue surface, the blood-vessel detection device comprising: a partially-deforming device which can be inserted into the body cavity so as to be in contact with the tissue surface in order to deform a part of the t... | This application claims benefit of Japanese Application No. 2003-193164 filed on Jul. 7, 2003, the contents of which are incorporated by this reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a blood vessel detecting device for detecting blood vessels around tissue, in ge... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a blood vessel detecting device for detecting blood vessels around tissue, in general, which is to be resected, such as an affected portion of mucosal tissue within the body cavity. 2. Description of the Related Art In re... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A blood-vessel detection device according to the present invention for detecting the presence or absence of blood vessels underneath the tissue surface includes a partially-deforming device which can be inserted into the body cavity so as to be in contact with the tissue surface in ... | 20040621 | 20090210 | 20050210 | 93563.0 | 0 | NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN | BLOOD VESSEL DETECTION DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,024 | ACCEPTED | Power apparatus for wheelchairs | The disclosed invention used power-assist wheelchair hubs and an array of sensors to provide obstacle-avoidance features on a wheelchair. In a power-assisted manual wheelchair, the traditional rear wheels are replaced with motorized hubs that magnify the force applied to the rear wheels by the user. The present inventi... | 1. A system for collision-free mechanical transportation comprising: (a) a wheeled mechanism; (b) means to detect forces applied to the wheels of said wheeled mechanism; (c) at least one sensor capable of detecting obstacles in the environment; (d) means to alter forces applied to said wheels of said wheeled mechanism;... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates primarily to mobility devices for people with disabilities and secondarily to mobile robotics, and specifically to an automated obstacle avoidance device and system for a manual wheelchair. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART The American Federation for the Blind (AFB) has estimated ... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates primarily to mobility devices for people with disabilities and secondarily to mobile robotics, and specifically to an automated obstacle avoidance device and system for a manual wheelchair. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The disclosed invention uses power-assist wheelchair hubs and an array of sensors to provide obstacle-avoidance features on a manual wheelchair. In a power-assisted manual wheelchair, the traditional rear wheels are replaced with motorized hubs that serve to magnify the force applie... | 20040621 | 20070417 | 20051222 | 98398.0 | 0 | PHAN, HAU VAN | POWER APPARATUS FOR WHEELCHAIRS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,108 | ACCEPTED | Developing cartridge for electophotographic image forming apparatus | A developing cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus includes, a toner housing, a toner storage chamber, a toner feeding chamber, a feeding roller, a developing roller and a shielding device. One side of the toner housing has an opening, and the toner storage chamber and the toner-feeding chamber c... | 1. A developing cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: a toner housing having a toner storage chamber and an opening at one side thereof; a toner-feeding chamber formed between the toner storage chamber and the opening; a communication hole communicating between the toner storage cham... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 2003-86250, filed Dec. 1, 2003, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to a developing cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. 2. Description of the Related Art As is well k... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above and/or other mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an aspect of the present invention is to provide a developing cartridge for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, improved in construction to... | 20040623 | 20060919 | 20050602 | 68238.0 | 0 | TRAN, HOAN H | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE FOR ELECTOPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,118 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus of remote server console redirection | An apparatus of remote server console redirection is described. The apparatus provides multi-managers to control remote server computers simultaneously. The apparatus includes at least one monitoring computer and a console redirection proxy service server (CRPSS). The monitoring computer executes a browser program and ... | 1. An apparatus of remote server console redirection simultaneously controlling a plurality of server computers with a baseboard management controller (BMC), the apparatus comprising: a monitoring computer, which executes a browser program and assigns one of the server computers to be controlled; and a console remote p... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The invention relates to an apparatus of remote server console redirection and, in particular, to an apparatus of remote server console redirection for multiple users. 2. Related Art As computers become popular and with the rapid development in network technology, peopl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The invention relates to an apparatus of remote server console redirection and, in particular, to an apparatus of remote server console redirection for multiple users. 2. Related Art As computers become popular and with the rapid development in network techn... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing, we know that the conventional management of remote server computers is performed in the one-to-one mode. That cannot provide sufficient supports for network managers to solve problems when facing the increasingly complicated software and hardware on the ser... | 20040623 | 20070619 | 20050414 | 67838.0 | 0 | EHNE, CHARLES | APPARATUS OF REMOTE SERVER CONSOLE REDIRECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,152 | ACCEPTED | Process for manufacturing leadless semiconductor packages including an electrical test in a matrix of a leadless leadframe | A process for manufacturing a plurality of leadless semiconductor packages includes an electrically testing step to test encapsulated chips in a matrix of a leadless leadframe. Firstly, a leadless leadframe having at least a packaging matrix is provided. The packaging matrix defines a plurality of units and a plurality... | 1. A process for manufacturing a plurality of leadless semiconductor packages, comprising: providing a leadless leadframe having a packaging matrix, the packaging matrix having a plurality of units and a plurality of connecting bars, wherein each unit has a plurality of leads connected to the connecting bars, a plated ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing leadless semiconductor packages and, more particularly, to a process for manufacturing leadless semiconductor packages including an electrical test in a matrix of a leadless leadframe. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION As well-known in the fi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As well-known in the field of semiconductor packaging, a leadless leadframe is used as a die carrier in a leadless semiconductor package for smaller footprint and lower manufacturing cost. However, after singulation, a leadless semiconductor package still needs to go through fina... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A main purpose of the present invention is to provide a process for manufacturing leadless semiconductor packages including an electrical test in a matrix of a lead less leadframe. A leadless leadframe with a packaging matrix is provided, the packaging matrix defines a plurality of ... | 20040623 | 20061024 | 20051229 | 63034.0 | 0 | ZARNEKE, DAVID A | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LEADLESS SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL TEST IN A MATRIX OF A LEADLESS LEADFRAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,352 | ACCEPTED | Oscillating brushhead attachment system for a personal care appliance | The brushhead attachment system includes a hub member which is secured to a drive shaft of a personal care appliance for oscillating action. The hub member includes a number of spaced locking elements in the form of protrusions around the periphery thereof. An annular outer brushhead portion with a first group of brist... | 1. A brushhead assembly attachment system for a personal care appliance, comprising: a hub member adapted to be secured to a driven shaft of a personal care appliance, the hub member including a plurality of locking elements around the periphery thereof; an outer brushhead portion having a first cleaning member extendi... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to large brushhead structures for a personal care appliance, such as a skin cleaning apparatus, and more specifically relates to an attachment system for such a brushhead to a driving member in the appliance. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In personal care appliances, inclu... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In personal care appliances, including those having a relatively large brushhead assembly, such as those used for cleaning skin, the brushhead must be readily removable and installable by a user, because of regular replacement requirements, and when installed, must have a solid, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is a brushhead assembly attachment system for a personal care appliance, comprising: a hub member adapted to be secured to a driven shaft of a personal care appliance, the hub member including a plurality of locking elements around the periphery th... | 20040622 | 20080617 | 20051222 | 84448.0 | 6 | KARLS, SHAY LYNN | OSCILLATING BRUSHHEAD ATTACHMENT SYSTEM FOR A PERSONAL CARE APPLIANCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,361 | ACCEPTED | Anhydrous processing of methane into methane-sulfonic acid, methanol, and other compounds | Anhydrous processing to convert methane into oxygenates (such as methanol), liquid fuels, or olefins uses an initiator to create methyl radicals. These radicals combine with sulfur trioxide to form methyl-sulfonate radicals. These radicals attack fresh methane, forming stable methane-sulfonic acid (MSA) while creating ... | 1. A method for converting methane into an oxygenated derivative, comprising the steps of: a. removing hydrogen atoms from methane, thereby generating methyl radicals, each having an unpaired electron; b. contacting the methyl radicals with a selected oxide compound, under conditions that enable the methyl radicals to ... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under 35 USC 119(e) based on provisional application 60/480,183, filed on Jun. 21, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to organic chemistry, hydrocarbon chemistry, and processing of methane gas. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Because there have been no a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Because there have been no adequate chemical methods for converting methane gas into liquids that can be transported efficienty to commercial markets, very large quantities of methane gas are wasted every day, by flaring, reinjection, or other means, at fields that produce crude ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Reagents and methods that utilize radicals (highly reactive atoms or molecules with an unpaired electron) are disclosed, for converting small hydrocarbons such as methane into oxygenated compounds, such as methanol. The reaction system uses any of several known pathways to efficient... | 20040621 | 20071016 | 20050331 | 71856.0 | 2 | PARSA, JAFAR F | ANHYDROUS PROCESSING OF METHANE INTO METHANE-SULFONIC ACID, METHANOL, AND OTHER COMPOUNDS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,562 | ACCEPTED | Thermostat with mechanical user interface | A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector disposed on the thermostat housing. The rotatable selector adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, where a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotatable positions. The rotatable selec... | 1. A thermostat having a thermostat housing, comprising: a rotatable selector having a front surface and a back surface, and further having a range of rotatable positions, wherein a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotatable positions, the rotatable sele... | BACKGROUND Thermostats are widely used in dwellings and other temperature-controlled spaces. In many cases, thermostats are mounted on a wall or the like to allow for the measurement and control of the temperature, humidity and/or other environmental parameter within the space. Thermostats come in a variety of shapes a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Thermostats are widely used in dwellings and other temperature-controlled spaces. In many cases, thermostats are mounted on a wall or the like to allow for the measurement and control of the temperature, humidity and/or other environmental parameter within the space. Thermostats come in a variety... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention relates generally to an improved thermostat that includes a rotatable user interface selector. In one illustrative embodiment, the rotatable selector has a range of rotatable positions, wherein a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector al... | 20040622 | 20070109 | 20051222 | 98236.0 | 1 | NORMAN, MARC E | THERMOSTAT WITH MECHANICAL USER INTERFACE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,583 | ACCEPTED | Lyase treatment for P. carinii | Infection by P. carinii can be treated by administering methioninase optionally in combination with additional therapeutic agents, such as antibiotics. | 1. A method to treat Pneumocystis carinii (P. carinii) infection in a subject which method comprises administering to a subject in need of such treatment an amount of methioninase (METase) effective to lower levels of methionine in the blood of said subject and to treat said infection. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to provisional application U.S. Ser. No. 60/482,047 filed 23 Jun. 2003. The contents of this application are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention is in the field of treatment for infection,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>P. carinii is the fungus that causes P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) in people with depressed immune systems such as AIDS patients, patients undergoing chemotherapy, or transplant patients being treated with immunosuppressants. The currently used drugs that seem most effective are pentamidine and ... | 20040622 | 20070904 | 20050210 | 70962.0 | 0 | DEVI, SARVAMANGALA J N | LYASE TREATMENT FOR P. CARINII | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,873,675 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for improved mobile station and hearing aid compatibility | A mobile station includes an adjustable member for increasing a separation distance between an audio signal output device and an electronic circuit to reduce EMI proximate the audio signal output device caused by the electronic circuit. In one embodiment, the adjustable member comprises a slide member that extends at l... | 1. A mobile station comprising: an audio signal output device; an electronic circuit generating electro-magnetic interference proximate said audio signal output device; and an adjustable member selectively movable between a first use position for voice communications defining a first separation distance between the aud... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to reducing electro-magnetic interference between a mobile station and a hearing aid. Hearing aids typically include electronic circuits for amplifying audible sounds, such as those provided by a speaker, a voice, an instrument, etc., so that a hearing... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to reducing electro-magnetic interference between a mobile station and a hearing aid. Hearing aids typically include electronic circuits for amplifying audible sounds, such as those provided by a speaker, a voice, an instrument, etc., so th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention comprises a method and apparatus that reduces electro-magnetic interference (EMI) proximate an audio signal output device by selectively increasing a distance between the audio signal output device and an electronic circuit that generates the EMI. According to ... | 20040622 | 20120110 | 20060112 | 65647.0 | H04B100 | 0 | AYOTUNDE, AYODEJI O | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MOBILE STATION AND HEARING AID COMPATIBILITY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,004 | |
10,873,792 | ACCEPTED | Medical device including actuator | An actuating medical device and methods for making and using the same. The actuating medical device may include a proximal shaft portion having a distal end region, an actuating shaft portion attached to the distal end region, one or more actuating members coupled to or otherwise disposed adjacent the actuating shaft p... | 1. A medical device, comprising: an elongate shaft including: a proximal shaft portion having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal shaft portion having a proximal end and a distal end, an actuating shaft portion having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end of the actuating shaft portion is attach... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to intracorporal medical devices, for example, intravascular medical devices. More particularly, the invention relates to intracorporal medical devices that include an actuating section or portion including shape memory materials, which may have desirable moving, shifting, a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A wide variety of intracorporal medical devices have been developed for medical use, for example, intravascular use. Some of these devices include guidewires and other such devices that have certain actuating and/or bending characteristics. Of the known intracorporal medical devices, each has cer... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides design, material, and manufacturing method alternatives for intracorporal medical devices having actuating and/or bending characteristics. In at least some embodiments, the medical devices include an elongate shaft having a proximal shaft portion, an actuating shaft port... | 20040622 | 20080826 | 20051222 | 74324.0 | 0 | FOREMAN, JONATHAN M | MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING ACTUATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,861 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for controlling the speed of the valves of an internal combustion engine | A method of controlling the speed of the valves in an electro-hydraulic actuation unit for the valves of an internal combustion engine in which the pressure of the fluid in the hydraulic actuator of the valve is controlled during the final phase of closure of a valve. | 1. A method of controlling the speed of impact (VI) of the valves (2) in an electro-hydraulic actuation unit (1) for the valves (2) of an internal combustion engine (M), the electro-hydraulic unit (1) comprising a hydraulic actuator (17) in order to open a respective valve (2) with a pressurized fluid, a spring (29) op... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to Italian Patent Application Serial No. BO2003A 000390 filed Jun. 23, 2003. 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of controlling the speed of the valves of an internal combustion engine. 2. Description of Rela... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention is to provide a method of controlling the speed of the valves of an internal combustion engine able to limit the above-described drawback. The present invention relates to a method of controlling of the speed of impact of the valves in an electro-... | 20040622 | 20060808 | 20050203 | 70810.0 | 0 | RIDDLE, KYLE M | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF THE VALVES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,873,878 | ACCEPTED | Intuitive energy management of a short-range communication transceiver associated with a mobile terminal | The method, terminal and computer program product of the present invention are capable of adjusting the power consumption of short-range communication transceivers, such as RFID, IR transceivers or the like. Energy management of the transceiver is achieved by limiting activation of the transceiver to periods of user-in... | 1. A mobile terminal apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a user-interface having illumination capability; a short-range communication transceiver; and a processor in communication with the user-interface and the transceiver that controls illumination of the user-interface and provides a transceiver-controlling input t... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the energy management of battery-powered devices, and more particularly, relates to the optimization of power consumption by short-range communication equipment in the devices, such as, for example a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader, associated with a mobile ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Short-range communication equipment, such as Near Field Communication (NFC) transceivers are becoming more prominent in a wide variety of mobile digital devices, such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants, pagers and other mobile devices. The NFC transceivers provide th... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides techniques for greater conservation of power in mobile devices associated with short-range communication, such as Near Field Communication (NFC) transceivers/readers. As such, the mobile devices that implement the invention do not require a large... | 20040622 | 20090303 | 20051222 | 85742.0 | 0 | SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI | INTUITIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF A SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION TRANSCEIVER ASSOCIATED WITH A MOBILE TERMINAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,881 | ACCEPTED | Flexible architecture for notifying applications of state changes | Described is a method and system a unified mechanism for storing device, application, and service state, as well as a rich notification brokerage architecture. Clients register with a notification broker to receive notifications for changes to state properties. When a registered state property changes, a notification b... | 1. A method for providing notifications to clients in response to state property changes, comprising: receiving a notification request from a client to receive a notification in response to a change associated with a state property; ensuring that the state property is registered with a notification system, wherein the ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This utility patent application claims the benefit under 35 United States Code § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/513,723 filed on Oct. 23, 2003. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Today, mobile devices are designed to run a variety of applications and keep a user updated with current ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Today, mobile devices are designed to run a variety of applications and keep a user updated with current information. Some of these devices include personal digital assistants, wireless phones, and email devices. Mobile devices are now capable of connecting to the Internet and ot... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly described, the present invention is directed at unifying state and notification architecture across devices. According to one aspect of the invention, clients register with a notification broker to receive notifications for changes to state properties. When a registered stat... | 20040622 | 20100105 | 20050428 | 72743.0 | 1 | DAM, KIM LYNN | FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR NOTIFYING APPLICATIONS OF STATE CHANGES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,873,894 | ACCEPTED | Sequential ordering of transactions in digital systems with multiple requestors | A digital system with an improved transaction ordering policy is disclosed. Individual occurrences of requests for access to common system resources specify whether or not the request is ordered. In some embodiments, the invention includes a memory that holds data, a controller, and at least two processors that generat... | 1. A system for processing information, the system comprising: a memory configured to hold data; at least two processors, each configured to perform operations, and to generate an access request when one of the operations involves access to the data, wherein each access request includes an indication of whether or not ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to methods and apparatuses for designing digital systems. More particularly, the invention relates to a transaction ordering policy for digital systems in which multiple functional modules make requests of shared resources. BACKGROUND ART Modern society and technol... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Modern society and technology are increasingly based on digital electronic devices. Personal computers (PCs), digital versatile disk (DVD) players and recorders, and set top boxes for digital cable systems are among the numerous examples of such devices. Many digital electronic devices includ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Thus there is a need for a transaction ordering policy that both reduces the performance penalty due to blocking under a FIFO policy and reduces the performance penalty due to the requestors being responsible for ordering transactions under a policy that does not constrain transacti... | 20040621 | 20091020 | 20060302 | 69086.0 | G06F15167 | 3 | ELMORE, REBA I | SEQUENTIAL ORDERING OF TRANSACTIONS IN DIGITAL SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE REQUESTORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,004 | |
10,874,082 | ACCEPTED | Thermostat with offset drive | A thermostat having a thermostat housing and a rotatable selector rotatably coupled to the thermostat housing via a support member. The rotatable selector is adapted to have a range of rotatable positions, wherein a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotat... | 1. A thermostat comprising: a thermostat housing; a rotatable selector rotatably coupled to the thermostat housing via a support member, the rotatable selector having a range of rotatable positions, wherein a desired parameter value is identified by the position of the rotatable selector along the range of rotatable po... | BACKGROUND Thermostats are used widely in dwellings, buildings, and other temperature-controlled spaces. In many cases, the thermostats are mounted on a wall or the like to allow for the measurement and control of the temperature, humidity and/or other environmental parameter within the space. Thermostats come in a var... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Thermostats are used widely in dwellings, buildings, and other temperature-controlled spaces. In many cases, the thermostats are mounted on a wall or the like to allow for the measurement and control of the temperature, humidity and/or other environmental parameter within the space. Thermostats c... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention relates generally to an improved thermostat that has a rotatable user interface member. In some cases, one or more non-rotatable component or device, such as a display, a button, an indicator light, a noise making device, a logo, and/or other suitable device or component, may b... | 20040622 | 20070109 | 20051222 | 98236.0 | 1 | NORMAN, MARC E | THERMOSTAT WITH OFFSET DRIVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,145 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for accessing a remote location with an optical reader having a dedicated memory system | A method of accessing a remote location on a network using an optical reader. The optical reader has an optical scanning system and a dedicated address memory system. The optical scanning system, in response to the user scanning an encoded indicia therewith, sends to a first computer disposed on the network a scan code... | 1: A method of enabling a user to access a remote location on a network using an optical reader, comprising the steps of: transmitting one of a scan code and a dedicated code from an optical reader to a first computer disposed on the network, the optical reader having an optical scanning system for scanning an encoded ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/602,468, (Atty. Dkt. No. PHLY-25,363), filed Jun. 23, 2000 and entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A REMOTE LOCATION WITH AN OPTICAL READER HAVING A DEDICATED MEMORY SYSTEM,” which applicati... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>With the growing numbers of computer users connecting to the “Internet,” many companies are seeking the substantial commercial opportunities presented by such a large user base. For example, one technology which exists allows a television (“TV”) signal to trigger a computer respo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises, in one aspect thereof, a method of accessing a remote location on a network using an optical reader. The optical reader has an optical scanning system and a dedicated address memory system. The optical scanning system, in... | 20040622 | 20070327 | 20050127 | 68634.0 | 0 | KANG, PAUL H | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING A REMOTE LOCATION WITH AN OPTICAL READER HAVING A DEDICATED MEMORY SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,155 | ACCEPTED | Powered remote release actuator for a seat assembly | A mechanism for a vehicle seat is includes a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom. The mechanism includes a first adjustment mechanism connected to the vehicle seat and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position and a first powered remote activation device coup... | 1. A mechanism for a vehicle seat including a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom, said mechanism comprising: a first adjustment mechanism connected to the vehicle seat, said first adjustment mechanism operable between a locked position and an unlocked position; and a first po... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/569,509, filed on May 7, 2004. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a seat assembly and, more particularly, t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In automotive applications, it is desirable that a vehicle be capable of accommodating varying requirements, such as cargo carrying and the like. To that end, reconfiguration of a vehicle seating system plays a significant role. Dumping, folding flat, and/or kneeling of a seatbac... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A mechanism for a vehicle seat is provided and includes a seat bottom supported by the vehicle and a seatback coupled to the seat bottom. The mechanism includes a first adjustment mechanism connected to the vehicle seat and operable between a locked position and an unlocked position... | 20040622 | 20061226 | 20051110 | 62365.0 | 1 | COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | POWERED REMOTE RELEASE ACTUATOR FOR A SEAT ASSEMBLY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,190 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus of bandwidth indicator | Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an indicator to indicate a parameter of data transportation is provided. In standby mode, the indicator may indicate a parameter related to an estimated available bandwidth and in an active mode, the indicator may indicate a parameter related to a data throug... | 1. An apparatus comprising: an indicator to indicate a parameter related to a data transportation in a standby mode and in an active mode of a data transportation mode wherein, in the standby mode, the parameter is related to an estimated available bandwidth and in the active mode, the parameter is related to a data th... | BACKGROUND Cellular-phone transceivers, for example mobile stations such as hand held devices, mobile devices and the like, may include a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to display an indication of the received signal strength (RSS), a battery power level indicator, or the like. In new generations of cellular... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Cellular-phone transceivers, for example mobile stations such as hand held devices, mobile devices and the like, may include a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) to display an indication of the received signal strength (RSS), a battery power level indicator, or the like. In new generations... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The subject matter regarded as the invention is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the concluding portion of the specification. The invention, however, both as to organization and method of operation, together with objects, features, and advantages thereof, ... | 20040624 | 20080708 | 20051229 | 75120.0 | 0 | LAM, DUNG LE | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BANDWIDTH INDICATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,319 | ACCEPTED | Filter system | A filter system includes a plurality of filter sections, each of the plurality of filter sections receiving a portion of flow. Each filter section includes a first filter, a second filter, an absorbing material disposed between the first and second filter, and at least one dispersion mechanism disposed between the firs... | 1. A filter system, comprising: a housing a valving mechanism fluidly connected to the filter system; and a plurality of filter sections disposed within the housing, each of the plurality of filter sections receiving a portion of flow, and each filter section comprising a first filter, a second filter, at least one flo... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to a filter system, and more particularly to a filter system having regeneration capabilities. BACKGROUND Engines, including diesel engines, gasoline engines, natural gas engines, and other engines known in the art, may exhaust a complex mixture of air pollutants... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Engines, including diesel engines, gasoline engines, natural gas engines, and other engines known in the art, may exhaust a complex mixture of air pollutants. The air pollutants may be composed of gaseous and solid material, including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (“NOx”), and sulfur compou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a filter system includes a plurality of filter sections, each of the plurality of filter sections receiving a portion of flow. Each filter section includes a first filter, a second filter, an absorbing material disposed between the first ... | 20040624 | 20070206 | 20051229 | 67255.0 | 0 | TRAN, DIEM T | FILTER SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,394 | ACCEPTED | Gas turbine installation | A plate-fin type regenerative heat exchanger is provided which can prevent clogging of a flow passage caused by a drift of liquid phase water even when compressed air contains a large amount of moisture and liquid droplets. The plate-fin type regenerative heat exchanger comprises a corrugated fin channel for heating co... | 1. A plate fin type recuperator for heating humid compressed air containing liquid phase water by combustion exhaust gas, wherein a pitch of fin members forming a channel for the compressed air is set to the Laplace length. 2. A plate fin type recuperator for heating humid compressed air containing liquid phase water b... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/674,402 filed on Oct. 1, 2003 based on Japanese Patent Application Number 2001-225316 filed on Jul. 26, 2001, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gas turbine installation which utilizes highly humidified air as the combustion use air thereof. 2. Description of the Related Art For example, JP-B-1-31012 (1989) and JP-A-9-264158 (1997) disclose conventional art gas ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a compact gas turbine installation which suppresses generation of erosion and scales due to water droplets and shows a high efficiency and a high output. To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plate-fin type reg... | 20040624 | 20070807 | 20050512 | 68473.0 | 0 | CASAREGOLA, LOUIS J | GAS TURBINE INSTALLATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,467 | ACCEPTED | Foil look printing technique | A process of manufacturing envelopes and a product manufactured in accordance with such process is disclosed. The process requires printing of an ink design on an envelope, coating of the ink design with a varnish and subsequently embossing the combined ink and varnish design so that a foil look is obtained on the enve... | 1. A process of manufacturing envelopes comprising: feeding a web of paper into an envelope manufacturing machine; printing a design made of ink on said paper; printing a varnish coating on said design; embossing said paper at said design after the varnish coating has been printed thereon so that said design is raised ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to manufacturing of envelopes. More particularly, the present invention relates to printing on envelopes, either before or after the desired envelope shape is formed, as part of the envelope manufacturing process. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Marketing of a company's ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Marketing of a company's products or services is often the most important part of a business. If a company is not effective at marketing its products or services, it usually will not remain in business for very long. Direct mailing is one marketing technique that is widely used i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the present invention relates to a process of manufacturing envelopes. The process comprises feeding a web of paper into an envelope manufacturing machine. A design made of ink is then printed at a selected area on the paper. A varnish coating is then printed on the de... | 20040623 | 20070220 | 20051229 | 58371.0 | 0 | YAN, REN LUO | FOIL LOOK PRINTING TECHNIQUE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,508 | ACCEPTED | Electrodes useful for molten salt electrolysis of aluminum oxide to aluminum | The present invention provides a method of making a carbon electrode, suitable for use as an anode in an aluminum reduction cell, which comprises mixing an aggregate, comprising a mixture of particulate shot coke, and a particulate carbonaceous material other than shot coke with coal tar pitch or petroleum pitch or a c... | 1. A method of making a carbon electrode, suitable for use as an anode in an aluminum reduction cell, which comprises mixing an aggregate, comprising a mixture of particulate shot coke, and a particulate carbonaceous material other than shot coke with coal tar pitch or combination pitch at an elevated temperature to fo... | The present invention relates to an electrode for use in the manufacture of aluminum by molten salt electrolysis of aluminum oxide. More particularly, it relates to an electrode, specifically to an anode, for use in aluminum reduction cells. It has been known to manufacture aluminum by molten salt electrolysis of alumi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Preferably, in accordance with the present invention, the aggregate comprises more than 5%, by weight, of shot coke and may comprise up to 90%, by weight, of shot coke. The shot coke must be calcined to remove most of the volatiles prior to use in the method of the invention. The ca... | 20040622 | 20061128 | 20051222 | 67554.0 | 0 | BELL, BRUCE F | ELECTRODES USEFUL FOR MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYSIS OF ALUMINUM OXIDE TO ALUMINUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,874,687 | ACCEPTED | Device and method for encrypting data | For a secure encryption of original data the original data are first of all encrypted using an encryption key or an encryption algorithm. The thus obtained data are then again decrypted using a decryption algorithm and a decryption key in order to obtain decrypted data. These data are again used together with the origi... | 1. A device for encrypting original data, comprising: a first encrypter for encrypting original data using an encryption algorithm and an encryption key in order to obtain encrypted data; a decrypter for decrypting the encrypted data using a decryption algorithm matched to the encryption algorithm and using a decryptio... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority from German Patent Application No. 10328860.0, which was filed on Jun. 26, 2003, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to encrypting technologies... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to encrypting technologies and in particular to encrypting technologies which are safe against DFA attacks. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent times it was found that the DFA attack (DFA=differential fault analysis)... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved concept for encrypting data comprising a higher security against DFA attacks. In accordance with a first aspect, the present invention provides a device for encrypting original data, having means for encrypting origina... | 20040622 | 20081111 | 20050224 | 74779.0 | 0 | PEARSON, DAVID J | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING DATA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,713 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and methods for UPS bypass monitoring and control | Status of a bypass source of parallel-connected UPSs is determined from a load share when a loading of the parallel-connected UPSs meets a predetermined criterion. Status of a bypass source of the parallel-connected UPSs is determined from a bypass source voltage when the loading of the parallel-connected UPSs fails to... | 1. A method of operating a power conversion apparatus including a plurality of parallel-connected uninterruptible power supplies, the method comprising: determining a status of a bypass source of the plurality of parallel-connected UPSs from a load share when a loading of the plurality of parallel-connected UPSs meets ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to power conversion apparatus and methods, and more particularly, to uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus and methods. A typical conventional “on-line” UPS may include an AC/DC converter (e.g., a rectifier) that is configured to be coupled to an AC power source,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to power conversion apparatus and methods, and more particularly, to uninterruptible power supply (UPS) apparatus and methods. A typical conventional “on-line” UPS may include an AC/DC converter (e.g., a rectifier) that is configured to be coupled to an AC p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments of the invention, a power conversion apparatus including a plurality of parallel-connected uninterruptible power supplies is monitored and/or controlled. A status of a bypass source of the plurality of parallel-connected UPSs is determined from a load share when ... | 20040623 | 20080715 | 20051229 | 84474.0 | 0 | CAVALLARI-SEE, DANIEL | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR UPS BYPASS MONITORING AND CONTROL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,822 | ACCEPTED | Support base for a structural pole | A support base for supporting a structural pole is provided. The support base includes a frame having an internal cavity for housing hardware, such as a speaker assembly, that is associated with the corresponding structural pole. The frame is generally open laterally thereabout for permitting access to the internal cav... | 1. A support base for supporting a structural pole upon and spaced above an underlying support surface, the support base comprising: a footing region adapted to secure the support base to the underlying support surface; a frame extending from the footing region, for supporting the structural pole upon the underlying su... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a structural pole, more particularly to a base of a structural pole. 2. Background Art Structural poles have been utilized for public thoroughfares, sidewalks, landscapes and large interior spaces. These areas include city streets, parks, re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a structural pole, more particularly to a base of a structural pole. 2. Background Art Structural poles have been utilized for public thoroughfares, sidewalks, landscapes and large interior spaces. These areas include city street... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An aspect of the present invention is to provide a support base for supporting a structural pole upon and spaced above an underlying support surface. The base includes a footing region that is adapted to secure the support base to the underlying support surface. A frame extends upwa... | 20040623 | 20070522 | 20051229 | 87489.0 | 0 | STERLING, AMY JO | SUPPORT BASE FOR A STRUCTURAL POLE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,885 | ACCEPTED | Device for transfering data between an unconscious capture device and another device | Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for accessing and distributing data that includes a portable first device and a second device wherein both devices have unconscious capture capability. The first device has a first memory wherein at least one document is stored in the first memory of the first device. The first dev... | 1-30. (canceled) 31. A portable apparatus comprising: a wireless transceiver to receive, via wireless communication, a document by a first device and to transmit the document to a second device, such that communication of the document occurs between the first and second devices; a memory coupled to the transceiver to s... | This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/428,129, filed on Oct. 26, 1999, entitled “A Device for Transfering Data Between an Unconscious Capture Device and Another Device,” assigned to the corporate assignee of the present invention and incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to devices capable of unconscious capture capability. More specifically, the invention relates to the unconscious capture of documents with a portable electronic device and the transfer of such documents using the portabl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A portable apparatus as described. In one embodiment, the portable apparatus comprises a wireless transceiver, a memory, and a processor. The wireless transceiver receives, via wireless communication, a document being unconsciously captured by a first device and to transmit the docu... | 20040622 | 20060801 | 20050106 | 58956.0 | 0 | PEESO, THOMAS R | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN AN UNCONSCIOUS CAPTURE DEVICE AND ANOTHER DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,899 | ACCEPTED | Vehicle console pet seat | A console pet seat. The console pet seat comprises a central frame comprising sides and a bottom forming a bed section. A front strap forms a loop for securing to a vehicle console. A rear strap assembly comprises a primary strap with a first end and a second end. A first secondary strap is attached to the first end of... | 1. A method for providing a pet seat in a vehicle comprising: placing a console pet seat on a console of said vehicle wherein said console pet seat comprises a front strap and a rear strap assembly; circumventing said console with said front strap; attaching said rear strap assembly to a vehicle structural element. 2. ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is related to a pet seat for use in a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention is related to a pet seat secured to the console of a vehicle while the pet is restrained by a harness which is, in turn, secured to vehicle structure. It has long been a desire to al... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is related to a pet seat for use in a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention is related to a pet seat secured to the console of a vehicle while the pet is restrained by a harness which is, in turn, secured to vehicle structure. It has long been a ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a pet seat which can be secured to a console of a vehicle without hindering access to the contents of the console. It is another object of the present invention to provide a pet seat which easily secures the pet to structural eleme... | 20040623 | 20070417 | 20051229 | 62214.0 | 2 | NGUYEN, SON T | VEHICLE CONSOLE PET SEAT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,874,943 | ACCEPTED | Compressible welded wire retaining wall and rock face for earthen formations | A retaining wall and face for an earthen formation is provided by embedding generally horizontally disposed welded wire soil reinforcing mats within the formation at vertically spaced intervals and securing face members between successive soil reinforcing mats at the face of the formation. The soil-reinforcing mats com... | 1. A retaining wall for reinforcing an earthen formation and securing a face of the formation against sloughing, said wall comprising: a. successive, generally horizontally disposed, welded wire soil-reinforcing mats embedded within the formation at vertically spaced intervals, each of said mats having: i. spaced longi... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the retention of earthen formations with a retaining and reinforcing mechanism made up of vertically spaced welded wire soil-reinforcing mats embedded within a formation, and face members secured to the mats to secure the formation against sloughing. In its m... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to the retention of earthen formations with a retaining and reinforcing mechanism made up of vertically spaced welded wire soil-reinforcing mats embedded within a formation, and face members secured to the mats to secure the formation against sloughi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a reinforced soil retaining wall for an earthen formation wherein welded wire soil-reinforcing mats are embedded within the formation at vertically spaced intervals and welded wire face members are secured between the mats at the face of the formation.... | 20040623 | 20060425 | 20051229 | 64647.0 | 0 | LAGMAN, FREDERICK LYNDON | COMPRESSIBLE WELDED WIRE RETAINING WALL AND ROCK FACE FOR EARTHEN FORMATIONS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,094 | ACCEPTED | Charge tags and the separation of nucleic acid molecules | The present invention relates to novel phosphoramidites, including positive and neutrally charged compounds. The present invention also provides charge tags for attachment to materials including solid supports and nucleic acids, wherein the charge tags increase or decrease the net charge of the material. The present in... | 1-50. (canceled) 51. A method of separating nucleic acid molecules, comprising the steps of: a) treating a charge-balanced oligonucleotide containing a charge tag under conditions such that a charge-unbalanced oligonucleotide containing said charge tag is produced, wherein said charge-unbalanced oligonucleotide is cont... | The present application is a divisional of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/777,430, filed Feb. 6, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08,682,853, filed on Jul. 12, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,001,567, each of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. F... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methods for the detection and characterization of specific nucleic acid sequences and sequence variations have been used to detect the presence of viral or bacterial nucleic acid sequences indicative of an infection and to detect the presence of variants or alleles of genes assoc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to novel phosphoramidites, including positive and neutrally charged compounds. The present invention also provides charge tags for attachment to materials including solid supports and nucleic acids, wherein the charge tags increase or decrease the net c... | 20040623 | 20080610 | 20050616 | 90773.0 | 0 | RILEY, JEZIA | CHARGE TAGS AND THE SEPARATION OF NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,107 | ACCEPTED | Erasure detection and power control for a transport channel with unknown format in a wireless communication system | Erasure detection and power control are performed for an intermittently active transport channel with unknown format. A receiver processes each received block and determines whether it passes or fails CRC. For each received block with CRC failure, the receiver performs erasure detection by computing a symbol error rate... | 1. A method of performing erasure detection in a wireless communication system, comprising: ascertaining whether a received block passes an error detection code; and if the received block does not pass the error detection code, determining whether the received block is an erased block or a discontinuous transmission (D... | BACKGROUND I. Field The present invention relates generally to communication, and more specifically to techniques for performing erasure detection and power control in a wireless communication system. II. Background In a wireless communication system, a wireless device (e.g., a cellular phone) communicates with one or ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>I. Field The present invention relates generally to communication, and more specifically to techniques for performing erasure detection and power control in a wireless communication system. II. Background In a wireless communication system, a wireless device (e.g., a cellular phone) communicates ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Techniques for performing erasure detection and power control for an intermittently active transport channel with unknown format are described herein. Because the transport channel is intermittently active, a data block may or may not be sent on the transport channel in each transmission time interv... | 20040609 | 20100601 | 20051215 | 99379.0 | 0 | CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M | ERASURE DETECTION AND POWER CONTROL FOR A TRANSPORT CHANNEL WITH UNKNOWN FORMAT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,292 | ACCEPTED | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same | A thin and compact liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel with first and second substrates, each having a display area and a non-display area, which are bonded to each other and separated from each other by liquid crystal material. A thermally conductive layer is formed on any one of the ... | 1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel having first and second substrates bonded to each other and separated from each other by liquid crystal material, wherein at least one of the first and second substrates includes a display area and a non-display area; and a thermally conduct... | This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. P2003-76496, filed on Oct. 30, 2003, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to liquid crystal display (LCD) devices. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to liquid crystal display (LCD) devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a simplified method of fabricating thin, light-weight LCD devices. 2. Discussion of the Related Art A typical liquid crystal displa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An advantage of the present invention provides a simp... | 20040625 | 20090407 | 20050505 | 67497.0 | 0 | CHEN, WEN YING PATTY | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,489 | ACCEPTED | Electron beam RF amplifier and emitter | RF field is sensed to produce an incoming voltage that drives a microarray of electron guns in a sweep pattern towards a detector array. The electron guns emit a beam current that may amplify the incoming voltage signal, and the detector material may be selected to amplify the beam current at the detector, for example,... | 1. A device to amplify a deflection signal comprising one or more voltage signals. the device comprising an emission wall and a detector wall separated from one another to define an evacuated drift cavity that presents an electron transmission pathway between the emission wall and the detector wall, the emission wall a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/482,106 filed 23 Jun. 2003 and hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The field of the invention is that of high-frequency electronic amplifiers intended for electromagnetic radio freque... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The twentieth century opened with the discovery of radio wave transmission by Marconi. World War II heralded the emergence of radar. The 1960's witnessed the launching of satellites. The 1990's saw the proliferation of commercial wireless data communications. These four events signaled epochal mo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The disclosure to follow provides method and apparatus for wideband RF amplification that solves the shortcomings of both semiconductor and conventional vacuum electronic amplifiers. It can simultaneously provide high frequency of operation (exceeding 1 THz), wide bandwidth (up to 1... | 20040623 | 20081104 | 20051229 | 71079.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, KHANH V | ELECTRON BEAM RF AMPLIFIER AND EMITTER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,532 | ACCEPTED | Method for producing fats or oils | The present invention is directed to improving productivity of an enzymatic method for making esterified, transesterified or interesterified products. Specifically, a method that can greatly improve the productivity of enzymatic transesterification or esterification by deodorization alone, or by deodorization and purif... | 1. A method of making an esterified, transesterified or interesterified product comprising: (a) forming an initial substrate comprising one or more fats or oils; (b) deodorizing said initial substrate thereby reducing the constituents which cause or arise from fat or oil degradation in said initial substrate and thereb... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to methods for producing fats and oils. Specifically, the invention pertains to prolonging the enzymatic activity of an enzyme used for transesterification or esterification of a substrate for the production of fats and oils by deodorization of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to methods for producing fats and oils. Specifically, the invention pertains to prolonging the enzymatic activity of an enzyme used for transesterification or esterification of a substrate for the production of fats and oils by deod... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a method of making an esterified, transesterified or interesterified product comprising: (a) forming an initial substrate comprising one or more fats or oils; (b) deodorizing the initial substrate thereby reducing the constituents which cause or aris... | 20040625 | 20081118 | 20050120 | 71087.0 | 0 | LILLING, HERBERT J | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FATS OR OILS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,623 | ACCEPTED | Operation scheme with charge balancing for charge trapping non-volatile memory | A memory cell with a charge trapping structure has multiple bias arrangements. Multiple cycles of applying the bias arrangements lowering and raising a threshold voltage of the memory cell leave a distribution of charge in the charge trapping layer. The charge interferes with the threshold voltage achievable in the mem... | 1. A method of operating a memory cell having a threshold voltage and comprising a charge trapping structure, the method comprising: lowering the threshold voltage of the memory cell via a first bias arrangement and raising the threshold voltage of the memory cell via a second bias arrangement; and after an interval wi... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/565,377 filed 26 Apr. 2004. The present application also claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/566,669 filed 30 Apr. 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention rela... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electrically programmable and erasable non-volatile memory, and more particularly to charge trapping memory with a bias arrangement, in addition to threshold voltage raising and lowering operations, that modifies the char... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method of operating a memory cell, and an architecture for an integrated circuit including such a memory cell, are provided having improved endurance and reliability. A charge balancing operation for charge trapping-type memory cells is described. This charge balancing operation i... | 20040624 | 20061107 | 20051027 | 66087.0 | 0 | LE, TOAN K | OPERATION SCHEME WITH CHARGE BALANCING FOR CHARGE TRAPPING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,823 | ACCEPTED | Method of controlling access to resources of a radiocommunication network and base station for implementing the method | A radio terminal is organized to send a first access signal then, when it receives a positive acknowledgement from a base station, a second access signal, resources of the communication network being allocated to the radio terminal after receipt of the said second access signal at the base station. At a base station, t... | 1. Method of controlling access of at least one radio terminal to resources of a radiocommunication network to implement a communication service, the radiocommunication network comprising at least one base station, the radio terminal being organized to send a first access signal then, when it receives a positive acknow... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to radiocommunications with mobiles, and more particularly the methods of controlling access by mobile terminals to resources of a radiocommunication network. Many radiocommunication systems use methods of controlling transmit power in order to reduce the level ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to radiocommunications with mobiles, and more particularly the methods of controlling access by mobile terminals to resources of a radiocommunication network. Many radiocommunication systems use methods of controlling transmit power in order to reduc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Thus the invention proposes a method of controlling access of at least one radio terminal to resources of a radiocommunication network to implement a communication service, the radiocommunication network comprising at least one base station. The.radio terminal is organized to send a... | 20040624 | 20100126 | 20050203 | 91842.0 | 0 | MILLS, DONALD L | METHOD OF CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES OF A RADIOCOMMUNICATION NETWORK AND BASE STATION FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,824 | ACCEPTED | Bundt cake container | A container (10) for holding a bundt cake (12), which avoids an unsightly accumulation of sugar frosting around the central hole in the cake, and which provides strength for stacking containers with cakes therein on top of one another. The container includes a base (14) with a cake-supporting surface (30) and a central... | 1. A container for holding a cake that has a central vertical hole, which includes a base with a cake-supporting surface, with a rim portion and with a central upward projection that projects into the cake hole, and a cover that has a cover top that lies over a cake on the base and that has cover side walls that extend... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A bundt cake has a hole in the middle, which enables more even heating during baking. The cake may be baked by placing it on a conveyor belt that carries it though an oven at perhaps 300° F. As the cake emerges from the oven and has cooled to perhaps 100° F. to 120° F., the cake is sprayed w... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A bundt cake has a hole in the middle, which enables more even heating during baking. The cake may be baked by placing it on a conveyor belt that carries it though an oven at perhaps 300° F. As the cake emerges from the oven and has cooled to perhaps 100° F. to 120° F., the cake ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a bundt cake container is provided that avoids unsightly accumulation of frosting at the cake central hole, and which strengthens the container to support other containers stacked thereon. The central projection on the base of the ... | 20040624 | 20070220 | 20051229 | 94941.0 | 0 | REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | BUNDT CAKE CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,875,933 | ACCEPTED | Floating solar pool heater | A soft, flexible, solar pool heater for floating on water generally comprises independently inflatable outer ring and central portion. When chamber and cavity are inflated, the cavity is with the top and bottom planes of the ring. The ring can be inflated with water for holding the heater in a pool in winds. Holes thro... | 1. A soft, flexible, solar pool heater for floating on liquid comprising: an inflatable outer ring defining a chamber for holding fluid; said ring including: a valve for controlling ingress and egress of fluid with said chamber; a radially outward side; a radially inward side; a top; and a bottom; and an inflatable cen... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is desirable to cover pools, such as swimming pools, for various reasons, such as preventing evaporation and heat loss, and providing solar heating. Conventional pool covers have several shortcomings. Heavy covers are expensive. They are large and bulky and not easily used or stored. Pool... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is desirable to cover pools, such as swimming pools, for various reasons, such as preventing evaporation and heat loss, and providing solar heating. Conventional pool covers have several shortcomings. Heavy covers are expensive. They are large and bulky and not easily used or ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is a soft, flexible, solar pool heater for floating on water and it generally comprises an inflatable outer ring and an inflatable central portion. The ring defines a chamber for holding fluid, such as air or water. The central portion is disposed centrally the ring an... | 20040624 | 20060822 | 20060112 | 60526.0 | F24J242 | 1 | COCKS, JOSIAH C | FLOATING SOLAR POOL HEATER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | F24J | 2,004 | |
10,876,079 | ACCEPTED | VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT | A voltage detection circuit for detecting the voltage level of a first power source. A first transistor includes a first gate, a first source, and a first drain coupled to the first gate. A second transistor includes a second gate, a second source, and a second drain coupled to the second gate. A comparator includes a ... | 1. A voltage detection circuit for detecting the voltage level of a first power source, the voltage detection circuit comprising: a first MOS transistor comprising a first gate, a first source, and a first drain coupled to the first gate; a second MOS transistor comprising a second gate, a second source, and a second d... | BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates in general to a voltage detection circuit. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a voltage detection circuit for power-on detection with temperature compensation. FIG. 1 shows a circuit diagram of a conventional power-on detection circuit. The power-on detection circ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates in general to a voltage detection circuit. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a voltage detection circuit for power-on detection with temperature compensation. FIG. 1 shows a circuit diagram of a conventional power-on detection circuit. The power-on de... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One object, among others, of the present invention is thus to provide a voltage detection circuit, comprising the voltage level V rr making voltage VA equal to voltage VB has a negative temperature coefficient turn with adjusted factor as shown in equation (7). in-line-formulae description="In-line ... | 20040624 | 20060404 | 20051229 | 61909.0 | 0 | HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | VOLTAGE DETECTION CIRCUIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,263 | ACCEPTED | Fish pump | An improved liquid pump for transporting live fish or other products in an induced flow has secondary line with one end to be placed in a pool of liquid containing fish or other products. The other end of the line is connected to a housing having an internal pump chamber. A primary intake has one end connected to a res... | 1. A pump for transporting liquid by induced flow, said pump comprising a housing having a primary intake for primary flow, a secondary intake for induced flow, an internal pump chamber for intermixing said primary flow and said secondary flow, and an outlet for discharge, said primary intake and said secondary intake ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the fishing industry and, more particularly, to fish pumps capable of moving a liquid containing fish or other fragile organisms. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the fishing industry, including the aquaculture industry, and the food industry, as a whole, a primary objecti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the fishing industry, including the aquaculture industry, and the food industry, as a whole, a primary objective is to move large numbers of products without damage from the source to the marketplace. Fish present a particular problem due to their strength yet fragile structur... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed toward an improved Coanda effect pump for transporting liquid and associated product by induced flow. The pump has a housing with a primary intake for primary flow, a secondary intake for induced flow, an internal pump chamber for intermixin... | 20040624 | 20081209 | 20051229 | 76415.0 | 0 | STIMPERT, PHILIP EARL | FISH PUMP | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,291 | ACCEPTED | Coated articles and multi-layer coatings | Articles are disclosed wherein a color-imparting non-hiding coating layer is deposited on a surface thereof. The coating layer is deposited from a protective coating composition comprising color-imparting particles having a maximum haze of about 10% and a film-forming resin. Methods of using the coatings, and the subst... | 1. An article comprising a surface, wherein a color-imparting non-hiding coating layer is deposited on at least a portion of the surface, and wherein the layer is deposited from a protective coating composition comprising (i) color-imparting particles having a maximum haze of 10%; and (ii) a film-forming resin. 2. The ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. Nos. ______ and ______, filed concurrently herewith. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to articles having a surface, wherein a color-imparting non-hiding coating layer is deposited on at least a portio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>“Color-plus-clear” coating systems involving the application of a colored pigmented basecoat to a substrate followed by application of a clear topcoat over the basecoat have become increasingly popular as original finishes for a number of consumer products including, for example,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one, respect, the present invention is directed to articles comprising a surface, wherein a color-imparting non-hiding coating layer deposited from a protective coating composition is deposited on at least a portion of the surface. The protective coating composition comprises col... | 20040624 | 20110719 | 20051229 | 68302.0 | 1 | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | COATED ARTICLES AND MULTI-LAYER COATINGS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,295 | ACCEPTED | System and method for failover | A node 1 and a node 2 are in a mutual failover relationship and share information used in failover through a shared LU. Of filesystems FS1A, FS1B that are mounted at the node 1, the actions of level 1 are allocated to FS1A and the actions of level 2 are allocated to FS1B. The level 1 filesystem FS1A is taken over to th... | 1. A failover cluster system in which a plurality of computers are connected and, in a prescribed case, failover object resources of a failover source computer are taken over by a failover target computer, comprising a control section that is capable of taking over said failover object resources in stepwise fashion. 2.... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application relates to and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-70057 filed on Mar. 12, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sys... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for failover. 2. Description of the Related Art In a cluster system, a plurality of computers (also called nodes) are loosely coupled to constitute a single cluster. Known types of cluster systems incl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a failover cluster system and a failover method whereby the time required until restarting provision of the business service can be reduced. An object of the present invention is to provide a failover cluster sys... | 20040623 | 20060530 | 20050915 | 94837.0 | 0 | MASKULINSKI, MICHAEL C | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAILOVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,343 | ACCEPTED | Selection methods | A rational method for obtaining a novel molecule capable of a desired interaction with a substrate of interest comprising selecting hosts or replicators which encode said novel molecules based upon cell or replicator growth caused by the desired interaction of the novel molecule and a selection molecule expressed by sa... | 1-164. (canceled) 165. A method for selecting a virus expressing a molecule having an activity of interest comprising: a) growing a population of viruses in a high selection pressure strain of bacteria where said activity of interest confers a growth advantage; b) expanding the virus population produced in step (a) by ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates broadly to rational methods using recombinant genetic techniques and selection to isolate, create or direct the evolution of genes which express novel molecules having a desired interaction with substrates of interest. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for isolati... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The invention relates broadly to rational methods using recombinant genetic techniques and selection to isolate, create or direct the evolution of genes which express novel molecules having a desired interaction with substrates of interest. More specifically, the invention relates to methods... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is broadly in rational methods for the isolation, creation or directed evolution of a gene which encodes a novel molecule capable of desired interaction with a substrate of interest. The method involves selecting hosts, or replicators in hosts, which encode novel molec... | 20040623 | 20060627 | 20050519 | 70961.0 | 0 | BRUSCA, JOHN S | SELECTION METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,366 | ACCEPTED | Glycol proportioning panel | A glycol proportioning station that provides a deicing mixture of glycol and water to tank trucks that in turn spray the deicing mixture onto aircraft. The invention includes a remote control that is positioned where the truck is loaded and which runs in parallel with the controls on the main unit of the system. The pr... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method of obtaining a desired mixture of glycol and water for use in deicing aircraft, said method comprising: (a) providing two input lines, one input line adapted to transport glycol and the other input line adapted to transport water, and merging the lines into a common effluent line; (b) sele... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional application Ser. No. 60/307,430, filed Jul. 24, 2001. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to aircraft de-icing operations and more particularly to apparatus that mix and dispense deicing liquids tha... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In northern climates during winter months, aircraft which are either parked on the ground overnight or which are on the ground during severe winter weather frequently accumulate snow or ice on the airfoil surfaces. It is thus necessary to remove this material prior to takeoff and such removal has... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention provides a glycol proportioning station that provides a deicing mixture of glycol and water to tank trucks that in turn spray the deicing mixture onto aircraft. The invention includes two independent ways to modulate flow in the separate glycol and water lines that are merged i... | 20040624 | 20060815 | 20050818 | 94629.0 | 0 | DOUGLAS, STEVEN O | GLYCOL PROPORTIONING PANEL | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,689 | ACCEPTED | Controller for processing apparatus | The present invention relates to processing apparatus utilising dynamic scaling of voltage (DVS), and in particular although not exclusively to a controller for such apparatus. The invention is especially applicable to software defined radio (SDR), but is not so limited and may be applied to other re-configurable elect... | 1. A controller for a processing apparatus having a plurality of processing resources, at least some of said resources having controllable supply voltage and/or frequency; the controller comprising: a processor or control code for a processor arranged to schedule operations on said resources, at least some of said oper... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to processing apparatus utilising dynamic scaling of voltage (DVS), and in particular although not exclusively to a controller for such apparatus. The invention is especially applicable to software defined radio (SDR), but is not so limited and may be applied to othe... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Basic dynamic scaling voltage DVS processing modules exist in the prior art, for example the Intel™ Speedstep™ technology applied to many laptop computers in which the processor is allowed to enter a “sleep” mode when not in use in order to reduce power consumption from the batte... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In general terms in one aspect the present invention provides a controller for a processing apparatus having multiple processing resources at least some of which have controllable voltage and/or frequency operational parameters. The controller comprises or accesses an operations dat... | 20040628 | 20080205 | 20050203 | 80750.0 | 0 | PHAM, THOMAS K | CONTROLLER FOR PROCESSING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,936 | ACCEPTED | Expandable pole socket with twist and lock insert | An expandable socket holds a fence pole for a flexible swimming pool fence. The socket, being generally cylindrical, but slightly tapered, is open at a top end and has a bottom end partially closed with a rectangular opening. The socket sits within a bore within a concrete swimming pool deck or within a cylindrical sle... | 1. An expandable socket in combination with a fence pole comprising: said socket being cylindrical open at a top end and having a bottom end partially closed with an opening having a pair of axes wherein one axis is longer than the other axis; a cylindrical member adapted to be imbedded in a hole in earth and sized to ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to safety locks for fence posts of fences for swimming pools. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Flexible fences are known, to provide an extra measure of protection in addition to typical chain link fences around a swimming pool, which can sometimes to climbed by young chi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Flexible fences are known, to provide an extra measure of protection in addition to typical chain link fences around a swimming pool, which can sometimes to climbed by young children. The flexible fences are too loose for gripping, and therefore prevent a young child from getting... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A low fence of screen netting is sometimes used as a barrier around a pool to deny access to infants and toddlers. Generally support poles are used which are inserted into permanent holes around the pool to provide a means to erect and take down this temporary fencing as needed. Two... | 20040625 | 20060606 | 20051229 | 90294.0 | 0 | FERGUSON, MICHAEL P | EXPANDABLE POLE SOCKET WITH TWIST AND LOCK INSERT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,876,975 | ACCEPTED | Header for harvesting crops having stalks | The entire right, title and interest in and to this application and all subject matter disclosed and/or claimed therein, including any and all divisions, continuations, reissues, etc., thereof are, effective as of the date of execution of this application, assigned, transferred, sold and set over by the applicant(s) na... | 1. In a crop harvesting header, for harvesting crops having stalks, including several intake and mowing devices arranged laterally one next to the other for cutting and conveying the harvested crops, of which a first intake and mowing device and a second intake and mowing device, which is arranged laterally next to the... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a header for harvesting crops having stalks, with several intake and mowing devices arranged laterally one next to the other for cutting and conveying the harvested crops, of which, on one side of the longitudinal center plane of the machine there is a first intake and mo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In DE 39 09 754 A, a harvesting device for introducing stalk fodder is described, for which four rotating cutting disks are arranged laterally one next to the other. The cut crops are received at their rear side by a cross auger. The cutting disks rotate, each in the same sense, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, there is provided an improved arrangement of a crop harvester header equipped with a plurality of intake and mowing drums An object of the invention is to provide a crop harvesting header including first and second intake and mowing devices mounte... | 20040625 | 20070529 | 20050113 | 63228.0 | 0 | TORRES, ALICIA M | HEADER FOR HARVESTING CROPS HAVING STALKS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,001 | ACCEPTED | Rule based system and method for automatically generating photomask orders by conditioning information from a customer's computer system | A system for generating photomask orders in a specified format includes at least one template or order for entry and storage of photomask order data, wherein the at least one template or order is created based upon requirements of a specified photomask order format. The system includes at least one set of rules corresp... | 1. A system for generating photomask orders in a specified format comprising: at least one template or order for entry and storage of photomask order data, wherein said at least one template or order is created based upon requirements of a specified photomask order format; at least one set of rules corresponding to sai... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/209,254, filed Jul. 30, 2002, and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/099,622, filed Mar. 14, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to a rule based system and method for aut... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Photomasks are high precision plates containing microscopic images of electronic circuits. Photomasks are typically made from very flat pieces of quartz or glass with a layer of chrome on one side. Etched in the chrome is a portion of an electronic circuit design. This circuit de... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system for generating photomask orders in a specified format according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes at least one template or order for entry and storage of photomask order data, wherein the at least one template or order is created based upon requirements o... | 20040625 | 20100223 | 20050310 | 60295.0 | 0 | LEVIN, NAUM B | RULE BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING PHOTOMASK ORDERS BY CONDITIONING INFORMATION FROM A CUSTOMER'S COMPUTER SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,109 | ACCEPTED | Using federated mote-associated logs | Systems and related methods utilizing one or more mote-related content logs. | 1. A method comprising: accepting input defining a mote-appropriate network search; and searching at least one federated log in response to said accepted input. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said accepting input defining a mote-appropriate network search further comprises: accepting a visual-definition input. 3. Th... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to, claims the earliest available effective filing date(s) from (e.g., claims earliest available priority dates for other than provisional patent applications; claims benefits under 35 USC §119(e) for provisional patent applications), and incorp... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>The present application relates, in general, to motes. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, a method includes but is not limited to: accepting input defining a mote-appropriate network search; and searching at least one federated log in response to said accepted input. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text formi... | 20040625 | 20080617 | 20051229 | 95042.0 | 0 | MIZRAHI, DIANE D | USING FEDERATED MOTE-ASSOCIATED LOGS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,221 | ACCEPTED | Thermally stable crystalline epirubicin hydrochloride and method of making the same | A crystalline form of epirubicin hydrochloride, named herein as “type II” crystalline epirubicin hydrochloride, has excellent thermal stability. Type II crystalline epirubicin hydrochloride has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern having average values of diffraction angle (2θ) and relative intensity P(%) as presented in... | 1. A crystalline epirubicin hydrochloride having a powder X-ray diffraction pattern having average values of diffraction angle (2θ) and relative intensity (P(%)) as presented in the following table: Diffraction Angle Relative Intensity 2Θ P(%) 5.236 9.8 9.212 12.5 13.732 15.5 16.446 4.8 18.234 5 21.114 9.7 22.529 25.5 ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional Application No. 60/484,132 filed on Jul. 2, 2003. U.S. provisional Application No. 60/484,132 is incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The field of the invention generally relates to crystalline forms o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Anthracyclines form one of the largest families of naturally occurring bioactive compounds. Several members of this family have shown to be clinically effective anti-neoplastic agents. These include, for example, daunorubicin, doxorubicin, idarubicin, epirubicin, pirarubicin, zor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a novel, strictly defined, crystalline form of epirubicin hydrochloride, named herein as “type II” crystalline epirubicin hydrochloride, that has excellent thermal stability. Variation of thermal stability for different crystalline forms of epirubici... | 20040625 | 20090203 | 20060323 | 68582.0 | A61K31704 | 1 | PESELEV, ELLI | THERMALLY STABLE CRYSTALLINE EPIRUBICIN HYDROCHLORIDE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,004 | |
10,877,356 | ACCEPTED | Memory post-write page closing apparatus and method | Apparatus and method to receive new requests for write transactions; compare rank, bank and page of new requests to those already stored and assemble chains of write commands directed to the same rank, bank and page; select and transmit write commands from one chain at a time until each chain is done; and select a next... | 1. A computer system comprising: a processor; a memory device; a CAM coupled to the processor to store requests for write transactions received from the processor as chains of pending write transactions; a latch coupled to the CAM to store an address of a previously selected write transaction selected from the chains o... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/801,201, filed on Mar. 15, 2004. BACKGROUND Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices provide the benefits of higher storage densities and less power consumption in comparison to other memory technologies, including... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices provide the benefits of higher storage densities and less power consumption in comparison to other memory technologies, including and most notably, static random access memory (SRAM) devices. However, these benefits come at the cost of incurring various... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to one skilled in the art in view of the following detailed description in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment employing a memory system having a memory controller. FIG. 2 is a blo... | 20040625 | 20080610 | 20050915 | 98151.0 | 0 | DINH, NGOC V | MEMORY POST-WRITE PAGE CLOSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,417 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus, system and method for monitoring a drying procedure | An apparatus, system, and method provide drying procedure information through a user interface. A monitoring device transmits drying procedure data measured by sensors within a structure undergoing the drying procedure to a server. In response to requests received through a communication network from a user interface, ... | 1. A method for monitoring a drying procedure performed at a structure, the method comprising: receiving, through a communication network, drying procedure data obtained at a structure; and transmitting drying procedure information based on the drying procedure data to a user interface through a communication network. ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates in general to drying procedures and more specifically to an apparatus, system and method for monitoring a drying procedure of a building structure. Systems and devices are used to dry the walls, floors, ceilings and other parts of the inside of a building such as a home... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates in general to drying procedures and more specifically to an apparatus, system and method for monitoring a drying procedure of a building structure. Systems and devices are used to dry the walls, floors, ceilings and other parts of the inside of a building su... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a drying procedure managing system in accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a monitoring system in accordance with the exemplary embodiment of the invention where the communication network includ... | 20040625 | 20070206 | 20051229 | 88540.0 | 1 | LAI, ANNE VIET NGA | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A DRYING PROCEDURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,420 | ACCEPTED | Multiple level cell memory device with single bit per cell, re-mappable memory block | A non-volatile memory device has a plurality of memory cells that are organized into memory blocks. Each block can operate in either a multiple level cell mode or a single bit per cell mode. One dedicated memory block is capable of operating only in the single bit per cell mode. If the dedicated memory block is found t... | 1. A non-volatile memory device comprising: a plurality of memory blocks each adapted to operate in either a multiple level cell mode or a single bit per cell mode; and a dedicated memory block that is adapted to operate only in the single bit per cell mode. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein the non-volatile memory devi... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to memory devices and in particular the present invention relates to non-volatile memory devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Memory devices are typically provided as internal, semiconductor, integrated circuits in computers or other electronic de... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Memory devices are typically provided as internal, semiconductor, integrated circuits in computers or other electronic devices. There are many different types of memory including random-access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The above-mentioned problems with reliability and other problems are addressed by the present invention and will be understood by reading and studying the following specification. The embodiments of the present invention encompass a non-volatile memory device that is organized into a plurality of me... | 20040625 | 20080226 | 20051229 | 91018.0 | 5 | HOANG, HUAN | MULTIPLE LEVEL CELL MEMORY DEVICE WITH SINGLE BIT PER CELL, RE-MAPPABLE MEMORY BLOCK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,460 | ACCEPTED | Endosseous dental implant | Endosseous dental implants include an at least partly, externally-threaded body portion, an internal cavity or shaft with an opening to the cavity or shaft at the top surface of the implant, and, in the internal cavity or shaft, a threaded portion, and a two part interlock chamber contiguous to said threaded portion in... | 1. An endosseous dental implant comprising: a body portion having a top surface and at least part of its external surface threaded, and an internal shaft or cavity comprising (a) an interlock chamber comprising two parts, a first part including a plurality of lobes extending distally from a plane at or near the top sur... | This invention relates to endosseous dental implants comprising an, at least partly, externally-threaded body portion, and in some embodiments, an unthreaded external top portion. These implants also comprise an internal cavity or shaft with an opening to the cavity or shaft at the top surface of the implant. This inte... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention can better be understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference symbols refer to like parts, and in which: FIG. 1 is a top perspec... | 20040625 | 20060919 | 20051229 | 57737.0 | 0 | DONAHOE, CASEY D | ENDOSSEOUS DENTAL IMPLANT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | ||||
10,877,477 | ACCEPTED | Using a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for devices in a network | One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for a target device in a network. During system operation, the portable security token is located in close physical proximity to the target device to allow the portable security token to ... | 1. A method for using a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for a target device in a network, comprising: bringing the portable security token in close physical proximity to the target device, thereby allowing the portable security token to communicate with the target device through a locatio... | RELATED APPLICATION The subject matter of this application is related to the subject matter in a co-pending non-provisional application by inventors Diana K. Smetters, Dirk Balfanz, Glenn E. Durfee, Rebecca E. Grinter, Paul J. Stewart and Hao-Chi Wong, entitled, “Method, Apparatus and Program Product for Securely Prese... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to mechanisms for providing security in distributed computing systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus that uses a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for devices in a ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that uses a portable security token to facilitate public key certification for a target device in a network. During system operation, the portable security token is located in close physical proximity to the target device to allow the portabl... | 20040624 | 20090623 | 20051229 | 95362.0 | 0 | TO, BAOTRAN N | USING A PORTABLE SECURITY TOKEN TO FACILITATE PUBLIC KEY CERTIFICATION FOR DEVICES IN A NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,652 | ACCEPTED | Seed hopper | A seed dispensing hopper having openings in which picker wheels are rotatably disposed. The picker wheels are disposed in a seed bin shaped to direct seed towards the picker wheels. Flexible elements rotate about an axis of the hopper and are aligned over the picker wheels. As the flexible elements rotate, they wipe th... | 1. A seed dispensing apparatus, comprising: a hopper defining an opening in which is disposed a picker wheel; a mixing bar rotatably disposed in the hopper; a flexible element extending from the mixing bar; and wherein the flexible element engages the picker wheel as the mixing bar rotates. 2. The apparatus of claim 1,... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to seed hoppers and more particularly to seed hoppers that mix seed and deposit it onto a ground surface. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Seed can be dispensed onto land areas with a traditional seed box having seed compartments with a seed dispensing slot in e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Seed can be dispensed onto land areas with a traditional seed box having seed compartments with a seed dispensing slot in each seed compartment. A picker wheel is rotatably disposed in each seed dispensing slot to keep the seed moving through the slots at a uniform rate without c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a seed dispensing hopper with an opening in which picker wheels are rotatably disposed. The seed dispensing hopper includes flexible elements that rotate about an axis of the hopper and wipe the walls of the hopper. The flexible elements are aligned ov... | 20040625 | 20080311 | 20051229 | 99684.0 | 0 | NOVOSAD, CHRISTOPHER J | SEED HOPPER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 | |||
10,877,939 | ACCEPTED | Systems, multiphase power converters with droop-control circuitry and methods | Droop-control circuitry of a multiphase power converter determines when multiphase switching signals are concurrently at either a high or low state and temporarily clamps the output of the power converter to either a high or low voltage level in response thereto. | 1. Droop-control circuitry for a multiphase power converter comprising: voltage-undershoot detection circuitry to determine when a first predetermined number of multiphase switching signals of a multiphase power converter is at a first state; voltage-overshoot detection circuitry to determine when a second predetermine... | TECHNICAL FIELD Embodiments of the present invention pertain to power converters and power supplies, and in some embodiments, to on-die power supplies. BACKGROUND In many modern processing systems, DC-to-DC multiphase switching power converters are used because of their relatively high efficiency. In more and more appl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In many modern processing systems, DC-to-DC multiphase switching power converters are used because of their relatively high efficiency. In more and more applications, these power converters are required to maintain their output voltage within an increasingly tighter range over a wide range of loa... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The appended claims are directed to some of the various embodiments of the present invention. However, the detailed description presents a more complete understanding of embodiments of the present invention when considered in connection with the figures, wherein like refere... | 20040625 | 20070925 | 20051229 | 78622.0 | 0 | HAN, YOUNGHUIE JESSICA | SYSTEMS, MULTIPHASE POWER CONVERTERS WITH DROOP-CONTROL CIRCUITRY AND METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,004 |
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