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11,049,147 | ACCEPTED | Active matrix panel with two thin film transistors to a pixel | An active matrix panel comprises a semiconductor thin film to constitute the switching element which includes a common source-drain region having a bend portion with a channel region on one end and the other end further followed by a second source region of the channel region sequentially formed to one end of the commo... | 1. An active matrix panel comprising: a plurality of scanning lines; a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of switching elements which are individually connected to the scanning lines and the data lines; the switching elements respectively comprising: a semiconductor thin film a semiconductor thin film which inclu... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-027801, filed Feb. 4, 2004, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an active matrix panel, and more particularly to an active matrix panel which has two thin film transistors in each pixel. 2. Description of the Related Art An active matrix panel in a liquid crystal display is formed wit... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a penetration plan view diagram of the main active matrix panel in the liquid crystal display of the first embodiment related to the present invention; FIGS. 2A and 2B are cross sectional plan view diagrams which respectively follow the IIA-IIA line and IIB-IIB li... | 20050202 | 20070807 | 20050804 | 63176.0 | 0 | POTTER, ROY KARL | ACTIVE MATRIX PANEL WITH TWO THIN FILM TRANSISTORS TO A PIXEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,217 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus of transferring the desktop of PC to video communication terminal | The invention discloses a method for transferring desktop information of a PC to a video communication terminal. The method includes steps as follow: capturing desktop information of a PC after having received a triggering command, and converting a format of the PC desktop information into a format of the a video commu... | 1. A method for transferring desktop information of a PC to a video communication terminal, comprising, a. capturing desktop information of the PC after having received a triggering command, and converting a PC format of the desktop information into a format of a local video communication terminal; b. encoding the conv... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN03/000627, filed Aug. 4, 2003. This application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 02128762.7, filed on Aug. 7, 2002. The disclosures of the above applications are incorporated herein by r... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a video communication field, especially in a videoconferencing system, usually it needs to transfer desktop information, such as films or file information, to the remote video communication terminal at the same time while a local image such as an image taken by a video camera ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Because of the disadvantages mentioned above, the invention proposes a method and apparatus that can transfer desktop information to remote video communication terminal integrally and clearly. The scheme is as follows: A method for transferring desktop information of a PC to a video... | 20050202 | 20091027 | 20050714 | 96978.0 | 1 | RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRANSFERRING THE DESKTOP OF PC TO VIDEO COMMUNICATION TERMINAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,260 | ACCEPTED | Shingle system | A barrier, such as a PV module, is secured to a base by a support to create a shingle assembly with a venting region defined between the barrier and base for temperature regulation. Water resistant junctions may be formed between the bases of adjacent shingle assemblies of an array of shingle assemblies. The base may i... | 1. A shingle system, for use on an inclined surface having an upper edge and a lower edge, comprising: a plurality of shingle assemblies, at least some of said shingle assemblies comprising: a barrier; a water resistant base; a support securing the barrier to the base; and a venting region defined between the barrier a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/078,916 (Attorney Docket PWRL 1024-1) filed on 20 Feb. 2002, which is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 10/078,913 (Attorney Docket PWRL 1022-1) filed on 20 Feb. 2002 and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/078,918 (Attor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Roofing shingles come in two primary types. A first type is typically flat and is designed so that there is a generous amount of overlap between adjacent shingles to create weather resistant joints to help ensure weather tightness. This first, edge-overlapping type may be flexibl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A first aspect of the invention is directed to a shingle system, for use on an inclined surface, comprising a plurality of shingle assemblies. At least some of the shingle assemblies include a water resistant base and a barrier, such as a PV module, secured to the base by a support ... | 20050202 | 20080212 | 20050707 | 74049.0 | 0 | FONSECA, JESSIE T | SHINGLE SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,343 | ACCEPTED | Filter device | A filter device for purifying air includes a filtering tank and a mixing rotor. The a filtering tank has a filter chamber for containing a predetermined volume of filtering solution to filter particles of the air and defining an upper air portion and a lower solution portion, an air inlet formed at the air portion for ... | 1. A filter device for purifying air, comprising: a filtering tank having a filter chamber for containing a predetermined volume of filtering solution to filter particles of said air and defining an upper air portion and a lower solution portion, an air inlet formed at said air portion for guiding said air to flow into... | BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to an air filter, and more particularly to a filter device which is adapted to block pollutant from polluted air coming from a wide variety of sources, such as from a combustion engine of a transportation vehicle, or from cooking. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to an air filter, and more particularly to a filter device which is adapted to block pollutant from polluted air coming from a wide variety of sources, such as from a combustion engine of a transportation vehicle, or fro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>A main object of the present invention is to provide a filter device which is adapted to block pollutant from exhaust air in a wide variety of situations, such as that coming from a combustion engine of a transportation vehicle. Another object of the present invention is to ... | 20050131 | 20091124 | 20060803 | 75750.0 | B01D4600 | 0 | WU, IVES J | FILTER DEVICE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B01D | 2,005 | |
11,049,443 | ACCEPTED | Apertured media embellishing template and system and method using same | A multi-function media embellishing template and a system and method of embellishing media with the template is provided. The template includes a body having a media abutment surface and an aperture in the media abutment surface extending through the body, and an embellishing wall extending from the media abutment surf... | 1. A media embellishing template for embellishing sheet media in a press comprising: a body having a first surface for abutting the media during pressing, the first surface having an aperture extending through the body for receiving the media during pressing thereby forming a protruding embellishment in the media; and ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of prior application Ser. No. 10/814,003, filed Mar. 31, 2004 which is hereby totally incorporated by reference herein. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/627,701, filed Nov. 12, 2004 which is here... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to a system and method of embellishing media, and more particularly to a media embellishing template. The papercraft and scrapbook industry has become widely popular seeing explosive growth in recent years. Many people have taken up the hobby of keeping mementos and ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, a new and improved multi-function embellishing template for embellishing media is provided. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, the embellishing template includes a body having a media abutment surface and an aperture in the media ... | 20050202 | 20081230 | 20050929 | 92789.0 | 2 | FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | APERTURED MEDIA EMBELLISHING TEMPLATE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SAME | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,451 | ACCEPTED | Magnetic recording medium, magnetic storage apparatus and method of producing magnetic recording medium | A method of producing a magnetic recording medium includes forming a underlayer on a base, and successively forming, on the underlayer, a first magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic coupling layer and a second magnetic layer. The first and second magnetic layers are exchange-coupled via the nonmagnetic coupling layer and have ... | 1. A magnetic recording medium comprising: a substrate; a first underlayer provided on the substrate; a first magnetic layer provided on the first underlayer; a nonmagnetic coupling layer provided on the first magnetic layer; and a second magnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic coupling layer, wherein the first and ... | This application is a Continuation-In-Part Application of a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/925,718 filed Aug. 25, 2004. This application claims the benefit of a Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-025562 filed Feb. 2, 2004 and a Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-013533 filed Jan. 21, 2005, in the Japanese Pate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to magnetic recording media suited for high-density recording, magnetic storage apparatuses using such magnetic recording media and methods of producing such magnetic recording media, and more particularly to a mag... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a novel and useful magnetic recording medium, magnetic storage apparatus and method of producing magnetic recording medium, in which the problems described above are suppressed. Another and more specific object ... | 20050202 | 20080923 | 20050901 | 60621.0 | 0 | BERNATZ, KEVIN M | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM WITH ANTIPARALLEL MAGNETIC LAYERS AND CRN BASED UNDERLAYER, MAGNETIC STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,545 | ACCEPTED | Heat sink interface insert | A heat sink assembly for cooling a heat generating integrated circuit (IC) component is provided. The assembly includes a heat sink base positioned adjacent the IC component and a thermal interface member positioned between the heat sink base and the IC component. The interface member has a first surface in abutting en... | 1. A heat sink assembly for cooling a heat generating integrated circuit (IC) component, said assembly comprising: a heat sink base positioned adjacent the IC component; and a thermal interface member positioned between said heat sink base and the IC component, said interface member having a first surface in abutting e... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to heat sinks for electronic devices, and more specifically, to a foil gap filler to reduce thermal resistance between heat sinks and a microprocessors and other integrated circuit (IC) devices. It is well known to use a heat sink to cool a heat generating IC ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates generally to heat sinks for electronic devices, and more specifically, to a foil gap filler to reduce thermal resistance between heat sinks and a microprocessors and other integrated circuit (IC) devices. It is well known to use a heat sink to cool a heat ge... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, a heat sink assembly for cooling a heat generating integrated circuit (IC) component is provided. The assembly includes a heat sink base positioned adjacent the IC component and a thermal interface member positioned between the heat sink base and the IC comp... | 20050201 | 20070911 | 20060803 | 84109.0 | H05K720 | 0 | CHERVINSKY, BORIS LEO | HEAT SINK INTERFACE INSERT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05K | 2,005 | |
11,049,841 | ACCEPTED | Electromagnetic relay having at least one relay actuator and a receptacle for relay actuators | A double relay is described which has two relay actuators which are inserted into a common receptacle. Each relay actuator has a first fixed contact and a movable contact. Arranged on the receptacle are two second fixed contacts, in each case a second fixed contact being associated with a movable contact of a relay act... | 1. An electromagnetic relay, comprising: a receptacle; and a first relay actuator mounted on the receptacle, the first relay actuator having a first contact and a movable contact, the movable contact being mounted on an armature spring having an armature, the first relay actuator having a first and a second terminal, w... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an electromagnetic relay having a relay actuator with a fixed contact and a movable contact which is mounted on an armature spring with terminals in electrically conductive connection with the fixed contact and the movable contact, and a receptacle for receiving at least ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A wide variety of constructions are known for electromagnetic relays. For example, electromagnetic relays are used in automotive technology to create different switching states for the electrical lines of a motor vehicle. Relays have, for example, one or two relay actuators which... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, an electromagnetic relay is provided, comprising a receptacle and a first relay actuator mounted on the receptacle. The first relay actuator has a first contact and a movable contact, the movable contact being mounted on an arma... | 20050203 | 20061114 | 20051020 | 99263.0 | 0 | BARRERA, RAMON M | ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY HAVING AT LEAST ONE RELAY ACTUATOR AND A RECEPTACLE FOR RELAY ACTUATORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,879 | ACCEPTED | Method of manufacturing optical crystal element of laser | A method of manufacturing an optical crystal element of a laser device includes measuring an initial thickness of a crystal substrate formed of YAG or YVO4; introducing a mixture of a fluorine gas and an Ar gas having a ratio of the fluorine gas to the Ar gas in a range of 1:10 to 1:2 into a process chamber holding the... | 1. A method of manufacturing an optical crystal element of a laser device, comprising: measuring an initial thickness of a crystal substrate formed of YAG or YVO4, placing the crystal substrate in a process chamber, introducing a gas mixture of a fluorine gas and an Ar gas into the process chamber, said gas mixture hav... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical crystal element used in a semiconductor laser (LD) excitation solid-state laser device, and more specifically, relates to a method of manufacturing an optical crystal element having functions as a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT <EOH>The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an optical crystal element used in a semiconductor laser (LD) excitation solid-state laser device, and more specifically, relates to a method of manufacturing an optical crystal element having fu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to attain the objects described above, according to the present invention, a method of manufacturing an optical crystal element for an LD excitation solid-state laser device includes the steps of measuring an initial thickness of a crystal substrate formed of YAG or YVO 4 ;... | 20050204 | 20060711 | 20051020 | 90735.0 | 0 | GOUDREAU, GEORGE A | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL CRYSTAL ELEMENT OF LASER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,049,962 | ACCEPTED | Multi-function portable ashtray | A multi-function portable ashtray is used particularly to be carried on in a user's hand. The ashtray structure of this invention is used for collecting cigarette ashes and snipes and for avoiding a user to be scalded by cigarette as smoking. Furthermore, the other utility objects of this ashtray multi-function structu... | 1. A multi-function portable ashtray comprising: a trough having a barrel in one end and a groove near said barrel, said groove having an inserting part in one end and a U-type part in another end; a cover having a cylinder for inserting into said barrel of said trough and an air vent; a shield having a sticking part f... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a multi-function portable ashtray and more particularly to be carried on in a user's hand for collection cigarette ashes and snipes, for avoiding a user to be scalded when smoking, as well as for keeping a user warm and for distributing fra... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a multi-function portable ashtray and more particularly to be carried on in a user's hand for collection cigarette ashes and snipes, for avoiding a user to be scalded when smoking, as well as for keeping a user warm and for dist... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A multi-function portable ashtray comprises a trough, a cover, a shield, a pivot and a soft plug. A barrel is set on one end of the trough. A groove is set beside the barrel. An inserting part is set on one end of the groove for fixing a burning fragrance, and a U-type part is set o... | 20050204 | 20070717 | 20060810 | 81043.0 | A24F1900 | 0 | NGUYEN, PHU HOANG | MULTI-FUNCTION PORTABLE ASHTRAY | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A24F | 2,005 | |
11,050,064 | ACCEPTED | Surface acoustic wave device | There is provided a surface acoustic wave device which can prevent a breakage of electrodes and electrical breaks, decrease an insertion loss of elements, and enhance a Q-factor of resonators. Interdigital electrode sections and each have a laminated structure of a base layer made of TiN (titanium nitride) or TiOxNy an... | 1. A surface acoustic wave device comprising a piezoelectric substrate and an electrode section having a thin-film structure formed on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein the electrode section has an interdigital electrode section and a junction electrode section connected to the interdigital electrode section, the in... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device having an electrode structure with high withstand power at high frequencies. 2. Description of the Related Art Surface acoustic wave devices are electronic components using surface acoustic waves, which... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device having an electrode structure with high withstand power at high frequencies. 2. Description of the Related Art Surface acoustic wave devices are electronic components using surface acoustic ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in order to solve the problems in the prior arts, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a surface acoustic wave device which can enhance withstand power. There is provided a surface acoustic wave device according to the present i... | 20050203 | 20070220 | 20050811 | 72225.0 | 0 | BUDD, MARK OSBORNE | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,189 | ACCEPTED | Utility trailer tailgate arrangement | A tailgate lift assist arrangement for a utility trailer having a low siderail extending upwardly from at least one side of a flatbed, and a tailgate being hingedly attached to a rear end of the flatbed. The lift assist arrangement comprises an elongated housing arranged on an upper portion of the siderail. A spring is... | 1-17. (canceled) 18. A lift assembly for assisting in raising or lowering a tailgate, comprising: a housing extending in a longitudinal direction with an end wall having an opening adjacent the tailgate; a spring positioned within the housing; a cable extending between the spring and the tailgate, including through the... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to tailgate lift assemblies and more particularly to arrangements which permit a heavy tailgate which is hingedly attached to a utility trailer, to be raised and lowered with reduced effort due to the assistance of the lift assembly. 2.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to tailgate lift assemblies and more particularly to arrangements which permit a heavy tailgate which is hingedly attached to a utility trailer, to be raised and lowered with reduced effort due to the assistance of the lift ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention comprises a tailgate lift assembly arranged on the bed or side rails or walls of a utility tailer. A utility trailer, by definition, has a flat bed, at least one set of wheels, and a dropdown tailgate having a hinge attached to the back end of the flatbed... | 20050203 | 20071218 | 20050616 | 94390.0 | 1 | GORDON, STEPHEN T | UTILITY TRAILER TAILGATE ARRANGEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,198 | ACCEPTED | Silicone rubber mixtures | Silicone rubber mixtures containing structure-modified hydrophobic pyrogenic silica. | 1. A composition of matter comprising a silicone rubber and a structure-modified hydrophobic pyrogenic silica as filler. 2. The composition of matter according to claim 1, wherein the filler is an oxide that has been prepared pyrogenically in the manner of flame oxidation or flame hydrolysis and that is from 10 to 1000... | The present invention relates to silicone rubber mixtures, to a process for their preparation and to their use. It is known to use pyrogenic silica that has been rendered hydrophobic as a filler in silicone rubber mixtures (DE 199 43 666 Al). U.S. Pat. No. 6,331,588 describes LSR silicone rubber mixtures containing pyr... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides silicone rubber mixtures which are characterised in that they contain a structure-modified hydrophobic pyrogenic silica as filler. If this structure-modified, pyrogenic silicon dioxide that has been rendered hydrophobic is incorporated into silicone rubber mix... | 20050203 | 20090721 | 20050804 | 59399.0 | 0 | MOORE, MARGARET G | SILICONE RUBBER MIXTURES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | ||||
11,050,223 | ACCEPTED | Printing apparatus, recording head cleaning method, control process and computerized cleaning program for the recording head in a printer | The cleaning process best suited to the condition of an inkjet printer is selected and run, thereby removing nozzle clogging without wastefully consuming ink. The first time a cleaning switch 7 is operated a CL1 cleaning process is run. If the cleaning switch 7 is pressed a second time and the print pass count is less ... | 1. A recording head cleaning method for cleaning a recording head that discharges ink by vacuuming ink from inside the recording head, comprising steps of: selecting an optimal cleaning process from among a plurality of cleaning processes, each consuming a different ink volume, based on a computation of the number of t... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of Technology The present invention relates to an inkjet printing apparatus, recording head cleaning method, control process and computerized cleaning program for the recording head in a printer. 2. Description of Related Art Inkjet printers that print by discharging ink from a reco... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Technology The present invention relates to an inkjet printing apparatus, recording head cleaning method, control process and computerized cleaning program for the recording head in a printer. 2. Description of Related Art Inkjet printers that print by discharging ink... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention an optimal cleaning process is selected from among a plurality of cleaning processes wherein each selected cleaning process consumes a different amount of ink based on the number of times a start cleaning command is asserted and the scan count of t... | 20050202 | 20070619 | 20050804 | 71912.0 | 0 | HSIEH, SHIH WEN | PRINTING APPARATUS, RECORDING HEAD CLEANING METHOD, CONTROL PROCESS AND COMPUTERIZED CLEANING PROGRAM FOR THE RECORDING HEAD IN A PRINTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,337 | ACCEPTED | Visual verification of prescription medication and information and warning label | The present invention is a unique prescription label, printed on one side that allows a consumer to check and verify the accuracy of the prescribed medication as well as to provide additional information on the medication container by increasing the usable size and area of the prescription label with an informational t... | 1. A pharmaceutical label for placement on a cylindrical medicinal container comprising: an elongated label having a front face, with an adhesive backing, said label having a first portion affixed by said adhesive circumferentially around less than the entire circumference of said container with said front face facing ... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/210,321, filed on Jun. 8, 2000, entitled VISUALLY ACCURATE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION LABEL. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the pharmaceutical industry, medicines and drugs are dispensed by a pharmacist to c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the pharmaceutical industry, medicines and drugs are dispensed by a pharmacist to consumers. Typically, these medicines and drugs are made by a manufacturer. A physician generally writes a prescription to the patient/consumer who takes the prescription to the patient's pharmac... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a unique prescription label that allows a consumer to check and verify the accuracy of the prescribed medication as well as to provide additional information on the medication container by increasing the usable size and area of the prescription label... | 20050203 | 20080715 | 20050616 | 71449.0 | 1 | ADDISU, SARA | VISUAL VERIFICATION OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND INFORMATION AND WARNING LABEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,456 | ACCEPTED | Air purification device | The invention relates to an air purification device for reducing pollutants in the air. Said device comprises an ioniser, which is exposed to an air flow and impinged upon by an ionization power from a drive stage for ionising the air that is supplied by the air flow, and a gas sensor for measuring pollutant concentrat... | 1. Air purification device for reducing pollutants in the air, comprising: an ioniser, which is exposed to an air flow and may be acted on, from a driver stage, by ionisation power for ionising the air supplied by the air flow; a gas sensor for measuring pollutant concentrations; the driver stage, the ioniser and the g... | RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/EP2003/008789, filed Aug. 7, 2003, which claims the priority benefit of German Patent Application No. 102 36 196.7, filed Aug. 7, 2002, incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an air purification de... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is in principle known to treat room air or breathing air with what are known as ionisers, in order to reduce pollutants. Pollutants and odorous substances usually form complex and large molecules, which are broken down by the ioniser into small molecular fragments. At the same... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the invention is therefore to provide an air purification device that allows the air to be purified according to requirements even if pollutant concentrations vary rapidly and/or take on extreme values. This object is achieved by an air purification device ... | 20050204 | 20090616 | 20050922 | 59920.0 | 0 | MAYEKAR, KISHOR | AIR PURIFICATION DEVICE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,558 | ACCEPTED | Packet communicating apparatus | To provide a packet communicating apparatus that can reduce a padding area. A packet communicating apparatus used in a high speed packet communication in a radio mobile communication network includes: an SDU→PDU divider for dividing packet data to be transmitted to an opposite entity, into protocol data units; and a sy... | 1. A packet communicating apparatus used in a high speed packet communication in a radio mobile communication network, comprising: dividing unit dividing packet data to be transmitted to an opposite entity, into protocol data units; and jointly putting unit jointly putting a control signal to change a protocol data uni... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packet communicating apparatus in a mobile radio network. 2. Description of Related Art A mobile network of W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is provided with a mobile station (MS), a radio base station (NodeB), a rad... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packet communicating apparatus in a mobile radio network. 2. Description of Related Art A mobile network of W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) is provided with a mobile station (MS), a radio base station (N... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In future, when an HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Access) service is used to provide a high speed packet communication, the transmission at the downstream maximum of 14.4 Mbps and the upstream maximum of 384 Kbps becomes possible. In this way, in the high speed packet communication, the... | 20050203 | 20101228 | 20060112 | 86886.0 | H04J322 | 0 | LEE, JAE YOUNG | PACKET COMMUNICATING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04J | 2,005 | |
11,050,657 | ACCEPTED | Tentative update and confirm or compensate | Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for communications in a distributed software system. An operation request from a remote computer is received, and provisionally executes an operation identified by the operation request. A first message is generated. The first message contains a transaction id... | 1. A computer program, tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause a computer to: receive an operation request from a remote computer; provisionally execute an operation identified by the operation request; generate a first message, wherein the first message contains a trans... | BACKGROUND The present invention relates to data processing by digital computer, and more particularly to communication between components on a distributed software system. A distributed software system is made up of multiple software components operating on one or more computers. There can be multiple components on on... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to data processing by digital computer, and more particularly to communication between components on a distributed software system. A distributed software system is made up of multiple software components operating on one or more computers. There can be multiple comp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, that implement techniques for communications in a distributed software system. In one general aspect, the techniques feature receiving an operation request from a remote computer, and provisio... | 20050202 | 20100518 | 20060803 | 66138.0 | H04L1256 | 0 | NGUYEN, MINH CHAU | TENTATIVE UPDATE AND CONFIRM OR COMPENSATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,050,776 | ACCEPTED | Tiered wireless, multi-modal access system and method | A wireless, multi-modal access device and system adapted to integrate a number of communications networks operating in differing communication modes to facilitate transfer of communication links during a communication session to promote efficient use of the communication networks. The system includes a plurality of Uni... | 1-6. (canceled) 7. A system, comprising: an internet protocol (IP) packet switched network; a low-power transceiver coupled to the IP network, the low-power transceiver being able to provide a telecommunications service only in a first geographic area to a plurality of communication devices; a circuit switched network;... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to the field of wireless communication and more particularly to methods and apparatus relating to wireless access to telecommunication infrastructure and services. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION For a number of years, telecommunication systems have been evolving from a vast ar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>For a number of years, telecommunication systems have been evolving from a vast array of disparate independent networks into a single interconnected telecommunication grid including one way and two way systems such as public telephone systems, private PBS systems, cable networks,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>While the '621 and '985 patents disclose concepts that provide some simplification in accessing certain telecommunication services, the concepts disclosed in these patents do not go far enough in making the entire range of telecommunications systems and services available with a min... | 20050207 | 20080311 | 20050721 | 70059.0 | 9 | LE, NHAN T | TIERED WIRELESS, MULTI-MODAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,876 | ACCEPTED | Quick connecting universal electrical box and wiring system | A quick connecting universal electrical box system for the mounting of electrical sockets, switches or any electronic or communication component that is typically installed into a wall is disclosed. The system comprises a mounting frame and an electrical box, which can be pre-wired with any socket unit or component, su... | 1. An electrical box for insertion into a wall opening and for receiving a plug unit connected to a wiring cable, the electrical box having an enclosure for receiving a functional insert, and a retaining tab for securing the electrical box to the wall, comprising: a connector box attached to the enclosure for receiving... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/220,448 filed on Feb. 21, 2001 (international filing date), which is a national entry application of PCT/CA01/00192, filed Feb. 21, 2001, which claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Pat. No. 6,376,770, filed... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In commercial and residential buildings, electrical boxes are used to house outlets that distribute power, switches that control lighting and virtually any type of receptacle that carries electrical signals. These electrical boxes are usually installed during construction of the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide a quick connecting universal electrical box mounting system including a mounting frame, for the installation of electrical sockets, switches or any electronic component that is typically installed into a wall for users to access, and can b... | 20050203 | 20071009 | 20050616 | 57556.0 | 0 | PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R | QUICK CONNECTING UNIVERSAL ELECTRICAL BOX AND WIRING SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,965 | ACCEPTED | Process for in situ recovery of bitumen and heavy oil | A process is described for in situ recovery of bitumen or heavy oil from a reservoir having a horizontal injection well and a horizontal production well. The process includes a first phase in which steam and a heavy hydrocarbon solvent are injected into the reservoir, a second phase in which the steam and heavy hydroca... | 1. A method to recover heavy hydrocarbons from an underground reservoir, the underground reservoir being penetrated by an injection well and a production well, the method comprising the steps of: (a) injecting steam and a heavy hydrocarbon solvent into the injection well over time, while producing reservoir hydrocarbon... | This application claims the benefit of Canadian Patent Application No. 2,462,359 filed on Mar. 24, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method to improve hydrocarbon recovery from a hydrocarbon reservoir. More particularly, the invention relates to a solvent-assisted vapor extraction with steam (SAV... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various methods are used in the recovery of deeply buried heavy oil or bitumen deposits within oil-sands reservoirs. In situ heavy oil or bitumen recovery techniques are applied to indigenous resource that cannot be mined economically because of the depth of the overburden. It is... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates generally to a method for recovering heavy hydrocarbons from an underground reservoir. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method to recover heavy hydrocarbons from an underground reservoir, the underground reservoir being penetrated by an injection wel... | 20050204 | 20081216 | 20050929 | 67663.0 | 0 | WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS | PROCESS FOR IN SITU RECOVERY OF BITUMEN AND HEAVY OIL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,050,991 | ACCEPTED | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MULTIPHASE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD | A method and a circuit for driving light emitting diodes (LEDs) in multiphase are provided. A string of LEDs divided into groups connected to each other in series is provided. Each group is coupled to ground through separate conductive paths. A phase switch is provided in each conductive path. Increasing the input volt... | 1. A method for driving light emitting diodes (LEDs) in multiphase, comprising: providing a string of LEDs divided into groups, said groups of LEDs being electrically connected to each other in series; providing a power source electrically connected to the string of LEDs; separately coupling each of the groups to a gro... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for driving a string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in multiphase. More particularly, the method of the present invention drives a string of LEDs divided into groups, the groups of LEDs are turned on in sequence as the volt... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for driving a string of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in multiphase. More particularly, the method of the present invention drives a string of LEDs divided into groups, the groups of LEDs are turned on in sequence... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method for driving light emitting diodes (LED) in multiphase. The method comprises providing a string of LEDs. The string of LEDs contains a plurality of groups of LEDs, these groups of LEDs are electrically connected to each other in series, and eac... | 20050204 | 20060725 | 20060810 | 80246.0 | H05B3900 | 2 | VO, TUYET THI | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE MULTIPHASE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,005 | |
11,051,069 | ACCEPTED | Device and method for embedding and retrieving information in digital images | A digital imaging device and method for embedding and retrieving of information in digital images are provided. The digital imaging device includes a capture module for capturing an image and creating a digital image file; a locational information module for determining a location of the device when capturing the image... | 1. A digital imaging device comprising: a capture module for capturing an image and creating a digital image file; a locational information module for determining a location of the device when capturing the image; and a processing module for associating the location information to the digital image file. 2. The device ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/020,459, filed Dec. 22, 2004 entitled “SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION IN DIGITAL IMAGES”, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The present disclosure relates generally to digital image and data processing, and more particularly, to devices, systems and methods for embedding and retrieving information in digital images and using the information to organize, process and control the digital images, where the inform... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Devices, systems and methods for capturing, storing, allowing user input, receiving internal input, processing, transmitting, scanning, and displaying digital images is provided. Digital photography has gained a substantial share of the worldwide photographic market. More and more cameras record ima... | 20050204 | 20081125 | 20060601 | 70463.0 | H04N576 | 46 | DURNFORD GESZVAIN, DILLON | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING AND RETRIEVING INFORMATION IN DIGITAL IMAGES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,051,073 | ACCEPTED | Threaded spout | The present invention provides a spout for use with a container for holding and dispensing a fluid. The spout comprises a generally cylindrical body having an external surface capable of mating with a collar of a dispensing connector. The external surface has at least one threaded portion that is capable of mating with... | 1. A threaded spout for use on a collapsible bag for dispensing of liquids and semi-liquids from the bag, the spout comprising a generally hollow cylindrical body having an external surface capable of mating with a collar of a dispensing connector, the external surface includes a threaded portion which comprises two op... | PRIORITY This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/541,702 filed Feb. 3, 2004, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a spout for use with a collapsible bag for the dispensing of liquids and semi-liquids from the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many systems are used for dispensing beverage syrup from a disposable package consisting of a flexible collapsible bag in a corrugated box commonly referred to as a bag-in-box dispensing package. Generally these systems include a bag that is provided with a fitment in the form of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a spout for attachment to a container for holding and dispensing a fluid. The spout comprises a generally cylindrical body having an external surface capable of mating with a collar of a dispensing connector. The external surface includes at least one ... | 20050203 | 20091208 | 20050825 | 99781.0 | 1 | NICOLAS, FREDERICK C | THREADED SPOUT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,207 | ACCEPTED | Combination cleaning and waxing composition and method | A single step rub-on, rub-off combination cleaning and waxing composition particularly suited for automobiles, glass, plastics, fiberglass, tile, and floor coverings | 1. A combination cleaning waxing solution comprising: a. a paint sealant comprising 18-27% of the solution b. a clear coat cleaner comprising 18-27% of the solution c. a fast acting paint restorer comprising 18-27% of the solution d. a polymer paint sealant comprising 18-27% of the solution, and e. a velocity glaze com... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part application of the original patent application entitled “Combination Cleaning and Waxing Composition and Method” filed Aug. 28, 2003, Ser. No. 10/651,312 BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to cleaning and waxing... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention relates to cleaning and waxing solutions. In particular, it relates to a single application rub-on, rub-off combination paint restorer, cleaner and waxing solution particularly suited for automobiles, glass, plastics, fiberglass, tile, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention comprises a combination cleaner and waxing solution providing a one step paint restorer and wax applicator to impart a high gloss finish on a hard surface without extensive polishing. The composition comprises: a. a paint sealant comprising 18-27% of the soluti... | 20050205 | 20080108 | 20050707 | 68231.0 | 0 | WEBB, GREGORY E | COMBINATION CLEANING AND WAXING COMPOSITION AND METHOD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,310 | ACCEPTED | RF door activation system | The present invention provides a radio frequency (“RF”) activation system with improved operating capability and ease of installation. Improved responsiveness is provided by the receiver which determines the frame timing of incoming signals and calculates the estimated time of arrival for ensuing frames thus minimizing... | 1. A receiver for a door activation system, the receiver having frame timing, the receiver comprising: means for receiving an incoming RF signal; means for determining frame timing of the incoming signal; and means for adjusting the frame timing of the receiver to be closer to the frame timing of the incoming signal. 2... | PRIORITY INFORMATION This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 09/441,983, titled RF Door Activation System, filed Nov. 17, 1999, and assigned to M S Sedco. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to activators for automatic door operating systems, and more particularly to radio-frequen... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>Recent laws, codes, ordinances and the like have levied requirements mandating public buildings to be made more accessible to those with disabilities. One such law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, enacted in the United States, has had a profound impact on building codes throughou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an RF activation system for use with automatic door operators with improved operating capability and ease of installation. Improved responsiveness is provided by the receiver and method of operation which determines the frame timing of incoming RF sign... | 20050204 | 20090609 | 20050901 | 67978.0 | 1 | HSU, ALPUS | RF DOOR ACTIVATION SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,342 | ACCEPTED | VARIABLE RANGE APPARATUS FOR WATERCRAFT LIFT | The invention generally relates to an apparatus and method that allows the lifting range of a four-bar, ground-based watercraft lift to be adjustable. More particularly, it relates to a ground-based watercraft that that allows for the lifting range of a watercraft support structure to be adjustable relative to the base... | 1. A watercraft lift apparatus comprising: a base; a watercraft platform; a first boom pivotally connected to the base; a second boom pivotally connected to the base; an extension member adjustably telescopically mounted to each of the first and second booms and pivotally connected to the watercraft platform; and an ac... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention generally relates to an apparatus and method that allows the lifting range of a four-bar, ground-based watercraft lift to be adjustable. More particularly, it relates to a ground-based watercraft that that allows for the lifting range of a watercraft support structure to be adjustable rela... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The use of a watercraft lift to protect a watercraft from the elements and to ease watercraft user access to a watercraft is well known. Out-of-water storage prevents damage resulting from boat contact with docks, other craft or floating debris. It reduces the possibility of the ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, a four-bar type watercraft lift is provided that pivots between raised and lowered positions. The lift includes a substantially rectangular base with longitudinal side beams and front, rear, and intermediate transverse beams connected ... | 20050203 | 20051220 | 20051027 | 64292.0 | 1 | OLSON, LARS A | VARIABLE RANGE APPARATUS FOR WATERCRAFT LIFT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,391 | ACCEPTED | Adjustable support bracket | An adjustable support bracket to be used in combination with a support pier or post to support a structure subject to weights or loads. A support pier is placed in proximity to a surface requiring support. At the end of the support pier, in proximity to the surface requiring support, a generally rigid flat surface is p... | 1. An adjustable support bracket for use in combination with a support pier to support a structure subject to loads comprising: (a) a first generally flat rigid surface of sufficient thickness and strength to support a definite load; (b) on said first flat surface a plurality of support bolts generally perpendicular to... | RELATED APPLICATION This invention was described in my provisional application 60/542,446 filed 5 Feb. 2004. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to an adjustable support bracket which can be used in combination with a support pier or post to support a lateral girder which is subject to weights or loads. BA... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the construction industry, lateral support surfaces or floors are often elevated above the substrate on which they must ultimately be supported. The substrate is ordinarily ground, soil, fill dirt, or the like. Occasionally, the floor can be supported directly on a leveled sub... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The current adjustable bracket invention is used in conjunction with a vertically mounted support pipe. The pipe can be mounted into the substrate a variety of ways, but is done so that it can bear the appropriate load without sinking any further into the substrate. The adjustable b... | 20050203 | 20070227 | 20050811 | 63405.0 | 1 | WILSON, LEE D | ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT BRACKET | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,413 | ACCEPTED | Flip clip attach and copper clip attach on MOSFET device | A chip device including a leadframe that includes source and gate connections, a bumped die including solder bumps on a top side that is attached to the leadframe such that the solder bumps contact the source and gate connections, and a copper clip attached to the backside of the bumped die such that the copper clip co... | 1. A method of making a chip device, the method comprising: providing a bumped die including a plurality of solder bumps thereon; providing a leadframe including source and gate connections; placing the bumped die on the leadframe such that the solder bumps contact the source and gate connections; providing a copper cl... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chip device and a method of manufacture thereof and more particularly, to a chip device and a method of manufacture thereof that includes direct attachment of a bumped die to a leadframe and coupling of a set of leads to the bump d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chip device and a method of manufacture thereof and more particularly, to a chip device and a method of manufacture thereof that includes direct attachment of a bumped die to a leadframe and coupling of a set of leads t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method of making a chip device wherein a bumped die that includes a plurality of solder bumps thereon is provided and a leadframe including source and gate connections is also provided. The bumped die is placed on the leadframe such that solder bumps... | 20050204 | 20060530 | 20050616 | 75824.0 | 0 | PAREKH, NITIN | FLIP CLIP ATTACH AND COPPER CLIP ATTACH ON MOSFET DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,418 | ACCEPTED | Floating drive-on watercraft dock | A floating drive-on watercraft dock comprises a one-piece molded body defining a watercraft receiving area. The watercraft receiving area includes roller assemblies on the bottom of the watercraft receiving area and glide assemblies on the sides of the watercraft receiving area. The roller and glide assemblies can be e... | 1. A floating drive-on watercraft dock comprising: a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and front, back, and side surfaces extending between said upper and lower surfaces; said upper, lower, front, back and side surfaces defining a volume; a watercraft receiving area formed in said upper surface; said water... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Provisional Application No. 60/542,140 filed Feb. 6, 2004, entitled Personal Watercraft Dock, and which is incorporated herein by reference. This application is also a Continuation-In-Part of application Ser. No. 29/211,862, filed Aug. 23, 2004... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to floating docks, piers, etc., and, in particular, to a floating drive-on watercraft dock on which watercraft, such as personal watercraft and small boats can be dry-docked. Watercraft docks commonly comprise pilings which are embedded in the floor of a bo... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A floating drive-on watercraft dock of the present invention comprises a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, and front, back, and side surfaces extending between the upper and lower surfaces. The upper, lower, front, back and side surfaces define a volume which is p... | 20050204 | 20060704 | 20050811 | 58455.0 | 2 | BASINGER, SHERMAN D | FLOATING DRIVE-ON WATERCRAFT DOCK | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,475 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus, method, and medium for distinguishing vocal sound from other sounds | An apparatus, method, and medium for distinguishing a vocal sound. The apparatus includes: a framing unit dividing an input signal into frames, each frame having a predetermined length; a pitch extracting unit determining whether each frame is a voiced frame or an unvoiced frame and extracting a pitch contour from the ... | 1. An apparatus for distinguishing a vocal sound, the apparatus comprising: a framing unit dividing an input signal into frames, each frame having a predetermined length; a pitch extracting unit determining whether each frame is a voiced frame or an unvoiced frame and extracting a pitch contour from the frame; a zero-c... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0008739, filed on Feb. 10, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Inven... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus, method, and medium for distinguishing a vocal sound, and more particularly, to an apparatus, method, and medium for distinguishing a vocal sound from various sounds. 2. Description of the Related Art Identif... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus, method, and medium for distinguishing a vocal sound from a non-vocal sound by extracting pitch contour information from an input audio signal, extracting a plurality of parameters from an amplitude spectrum of the pitch cont... | 20050207 | 20111213 | 20050825 | 81014.0 | 0 | BORSETTI, GREG | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR DISTINGUISHING VOCAL SOUND FROM OTHER SOUNDS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,507 | ACCEPTED | System and method for interactive selection of agricultural vehicle guide paths through a graphical user interface other than moving the vehicle | A system and method provide for precision guiding of agricultural vehicles along a series of adjacent paths to form rows for cultivating a field. In one aspect of the invention the vehicle is moved along a first path while receiving positioning information from a navigational system (e.g., RTK GPS). This positioning in... | 1. A method for guiding a vehicle along a series of paths, comprising the steps of: a. receiving and storing position information about the vehicle as it traverses a first path; b. calculating one or more proposed subsequent paths based on the stored position information from the first path; c. receiving and storing po... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to an application entitled “System and Method Propagating Agricultural Vehicle Guidance Paths That Have Varying Curvature Along Their Length” with Ser. No. [Attorney Docket 20300/020193-US0] filed [concurrently herewith] and incorporated herein by ref... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for guiding agricultural vehicles during planting, cultivating, spraying, harvesting or other operations. 2. Discussion of the Related Art In modern farming operations, increased efficiencies and yield... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a system and method for guiding a vehicle that overcomes many of the problems of the prior art. According to a first aspect of the invention, a path with varying curvature along at least part of its length is propagated across a field using piece... | 20050204 | 20070814 | 20060810 | 96669.0 | G06M700 | 2 | LE, QUE TAN | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE SELECTION OF AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE GUIDE PATHS THROUGH A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE OTHER THAN MOVING THE VEHICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06M | 2,005 | |
11,051,701 | ACCEPTED | System and method for providing access points to assist in a handoff decision in a wireless environment | According to a particular embodiment, a method for assisting in a handoff is provided that includes receiving signaling from one or more access points, which may transmit information to a mobile station. The information may be used to execute a handoff from an enterprise network to a cellular network or from the cellul... | 1. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network environment, comprising: a mobile station operable to receive signaling from one or more access points, which may transmit information to the mobile station to be used in order to execute a handoff from an enterprise network to a cellular network or from the cellu... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to network communications and, more particularly, to a system and a method for providing access points to assist in a handoff decision in a wireless environment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Networking architectures have grown increasingly complex ... | <SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to network communications and, more particularly, to a system and a method for providing access points to assist in a handoff decision in a wireless environment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Networking architectures have grown increasin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with some of the teachings of the present invention, techniques for providing optimal power consumption in the context of an effective handoff between circuit-switched cellular and packet-switched wireless networks are provided. According to some embodiments, these tec... | 20050204 | 20080603 | 20060810 | 90148.0 | H04Q720 | 0 | PEREZ, JULIO R | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS POINTS TO ASSIST IN A HANDOFF DECISION IN A WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04Q | 2,005 | |
11,051,800 | ACCEPTED | Exhaust port assembly for a pressure support system | An exhaust port assembly comprising a conduit carries a flow of gas. A vent assembly having a fixed exhaust area is provided on the conduit for venting a flow of exhaust gas from within the conduit to ambient atmosphere. The vent assembly is configured so as to minimize noise associated with the flow of exhaust gas pas... | 1. An exhaust port assembly comprising: a conduit having a first end and a second end and adapted to carry a flow of gas; and venting means, disposed between the first end and the second end of the conduit and having a fixed area, for venting a flow of exhaust gas from within the conduit to ambient atmosphere, wherein ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Divisional under 35 U.S.C. § 120/121 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/119,673, filed Apr. 10, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,851,425, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) from provisional U.S. patent application No. 60/293,735 filed May 25, 2001. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention pertains to an exhaust port assembly for use in a single-limb pressure support system, and, in particular, to an exhaust port assembly with enhanced noise reduction and gas diffusion capabilities, while also minimizing size. The pre... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an exhaust port assembly that overcomes the shortcomings of conventional exhaust vent devices. This object is achieved according to one embodiment of the present invention by providing an exhaust port assembly that inc... | 20050204 | 20090804 | 20050616 | 94629.0 | 0 | DOUGLAS, STEVEN O | EXHAUST PORT ASSEMBLY FOR A PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,814 | ACCEPTED | SISO model predictive controller | A method of predictive control for a single input, single output (SISO) system, including modeling the SISO system with model factors, detecting output from the SISO system, estimating a filtered disturbance from the output, determining a steady state target state from the filtered disturbance and a steady state target... | 1. A method of predictive control for a single input, single output (SISO) system, comprising: modeling the SISO system with model factors; detecting output from the SISO system; estimating a filtered disturbance from the output; determining a steady state target state from the filtered disturbance and a steady state t... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/542,805, to Rawlings, et al., entitled SISO Model Predictive Controller, filed Feb. 6, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This invention was made with United Sta... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Systems can be defined generally as an object in which signals interact to produce an observable output signal. The system can be a physical entity, such as a chemical process, an electrical circuit, or an engine. The system can also be an abstract entity, such as the stock marke... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the present invention provides a SISO model predictive controller which is able to make control decisions quickly. Another aspect of the present invention provides a SISO model predictive controller which runs on simple computing hardware. Another aspect of the present... | 20050204 | 20080715 | 20050922 | 63793.0 | 0 | HARTMAN JR, RONALD D | SISO MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,933 | ACCEPTED | Edge and corner for a structure constructed from blow-molded plastic | A structure constructed from plastic may include may include one or more reinforcing portions that are sized and configured to prevent damage to the structure. For example, the structure may be a table top constructed from blow-molded plastic and the table top may include a body with one or more corners. The corners ma... | 1. A table top constructed from blow-molded plastic, the table top comprising: a body including a hollow interior portion formed during the blow-molding process, the body including an upper portion that is generally spaced apart from a lower portion, at least a portion of the upper portion of the body having a generall... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/541,639, entitled CORNER FOR A TABLE TOP, which was filed on Feb. 4, 2004. This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/409,273, entitled ED... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention is generally related to structures constructed from plastic and, in particular, to structures constructed from blow-molded plastic. 2. Description of Related Art Many different types of tables are well known and used for a variety of different purpo... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A need therefore exists for a structure that eliminates the above-described disadvantages and problems. One aspect is a structure that is constructed from plastic. Desirably, the structure is constructed from blow-molded plastic, but the structure may also be constructed from ... | 20050204 | 20090113 | 20050728 | 96010.0 | 1 | CHEN, JOSE V | EDGE AND CORNER FOR A STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTED FROM BLOW-MOLDED PLASTIC | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,051,950 | ACCEPTED | System, circuit and method for off-mode-peak operation of ring laser gyroscopes | A system, circuit and method are disclosed for operating an RLG off-mode-peak to avoid exciting undesirable transverse modes. An alternate PLC operating point can be used to bias the optical path length of the RLG to an appropriate side of an ideal integer number of wavelengths, and thus avoid exciting the undesirable ... | 1. A system for off-mode-peak operation of a gas tube-style laser gyroscope, comprising: a laser gyroscope; a laser intensity monitor, said laser intensity monitor coupled to at least one optical cavity of said laser gyroscope; an offset error injector; said offset error injector coupled to an output of said laser inte... | GOVERMENT LICENSE RIGHTS The U.S. Government may have certain rights in the present invention as provided for by the terms of Contract No. DASG60-00-C-0072 awarded by the Department of Army. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The invention relates generally to the field of gas tube-style laser gyroscopes, a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The invention relates generally to the field of gas tube-style laser gyroscopes, and more specifically, but not exclusively, to a system, circuit and method for off-mode-peak operation of Ring Laser Gyroscopes (RLG's) in order to avoid and/or mitigate transvers... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a system, circuit and method for operating an RLG off-mode-peak to avoid exciting undesirable transverse modes. An alternate PLC operating point can be used to bias the optical path length of the RLG to an appropriate side of an ideal integer number of... | 20050204 | 20070918 | 20060810 | 57542.0 | G01C1968 | 0 | TURNER, SAMUEL A | SYSTEM, CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR OFF-MODE-PEAK OPERATION OF RING LASER GYROSCOPES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,005 | |
11,051,961 | ACCEPTED | Dosing device | 1. Dosing device with electromechanical interface. 2.1 A dosing device is known with an electrically driven delivery means for at least one medium, a medium reservoir for storing the medium and an applicator for dispensing the medium, and with a control unit for acting on the delivery means and an electrical energy sto... | 1. Dosing device (1) with an electrically driven delivery means (4) for at least one medium, a medium reservoir (3) for storing the medium and an applicator (5) for dispensing the medium, and with a control unit (6) for acting on the delivery means (4) and an electrical energy store (7) for powering the control unit (6... | The invention relates to a dosing device with a delivery means for at least one medium, with a medium reservoir for storing the medium and with an applicator for dispensing the medium, and with a control unit for acting on the delivery means and an electrical energy store for powering the control unit and/or the delive... | 20050204 | 20100824 | 20051117 | 82416.0 | 0 | PATEL, NIHIR B | DOSING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
11,052,002 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine | Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer or member having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable member in an expanded configuration has a size, volume and/or shape configured for positioning betw... | 1. An interspinous device for stabilizing at least one spinal motion segment comprising a first vertebra having a first spinous process and a second vertebra having a second spinous process, the device comprising: a tubular member having a length and a diameter and being deployable from a first configuration to a secon... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/006,502, filed on Dec. 6, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/970,843, filed on Oct. 20, 2004,incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. FIELD OF ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>FIG. 1 illustrates a portion of the human spine having a superior vertebra 2 and an inferior vertebra 4 , with an intervertebral disc 6 located in between the two vertebral bodies. The superior vertebra 2 has superior facet joints 8 a and 8 b , inferior facet joints 10 a and 10 b... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides devices, systems and methods for stabilizing at least one spinal motion segment. The devices include an expandable spacer or member having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable member in an expanded configura... | 20050204 | 20121127 | 20060420 | 71621.0 | A61F244 | 0 | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSTERIOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF THE SPINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,052,108 | ACCEPTED | Organic electro-luminescent display device and method of manufacturing the same | An organic electroluminescence device which includes a power line formed on the same layer as source and drain electrodes of a thin film transistor (TFT) and formed on a substrate on which the TFT is formed, a first insulating layer formed on the TFT, a lower electrode that electrically connected to one of the source a... | 1. An organic electroluminescence display device, comprising: a substrate; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, said thin film transistor including source and drain electrodes; a power line formed on the same layer as the source and drain electrodes of the thin film transistor and formed on the substrate; a ... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims the priority of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0009842, filed on Feb. 14, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic electroluminescence display device and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, to an organic electroluminescence display device that can be formed with a large size screen and can prevent non... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved OELD device. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing the OELD device. It is still an object of the present invention to provide an OELD device that prevents voltage d... | 20050208 | 20081125 | 20050818 | 99665.0 | 0 | TRAN, MY CHAU T | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,132 | ACCEPTED | Salad shaker | A salad shaker for selectively mixing a salad product with the dressing. In a storage/transportation position, salad stuffed in a bowl having a lid does not contact the dressing sealed in a container having a cover with a handle. In a mixing portion, the cover is removed from outside the shaker to release the dressing ... | 1. A container for non-contact storage of at least two components of a mixture and allowing selective mixing of the components, comprising: a bowl for receiving a first component; a compartment provided inside the bowl for receiving a second component; a removable lid for enclosing the components inside the bowl; and a... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention is directed to containers for non-contact storage of at least two components of a mixture, particularly to an ergonomic salad shaker. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Salads are an important part of a healthy diet, being increasingly recommended by the medical profession and by all major lo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Salads are an important part of a healthy diet, being increasingly recommended by the medical profession and by all major low-calorie diets, such a Weight Watchers, Suzanne Somers, hypoglycemic index, etc. This trend emerged as a result of the increased heart diseases and strokes... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the invention is to provide an ergonomic salad container that alleviates totally or in part the drawbacks of the prior art salad containers. Another object of the invention is to provide an ergonomic salad container that enables the consumers to obtain a proper mixture ... | 20050208 | 20090922 | 20060223 | 93328.0 | A47J4314 | 0 | FUQUA, SHAWNTINA T | SALAD SHAKER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47J | 2,005 | |
11,052,167 | ACCEPTED | Cross talk reduction and impedance matching for high speed electrical connectors | Lightweight, low-cost, high-density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in prior art connectors. An example of such an electrica... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. An electrical connector comprising: a first column of electrical contacts comprising a first signal contact that defines a first side and a first edge, wherein the first side is greater in length than the first edge; and a second signal contact that defines a second side and a second edge, wherein ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/294,966, filed Nov. 14, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/990,794, filed Nov. 14, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,272, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/155... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electrical connectors provide signal connections between electronic devices using signal contacts. Often, the signal contacts are so closely spaced that undesirable interference, or “cross talk,” occurs between adjacent signal contacts. As used herein, the term “adjacent” refers ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An electrical connector according to the invention may include a first signal contact positioned within a first linear array of electrical contacts and a second signal contact positioned within a second linear array of electrical contacts that is adjacent to the first linear a... | 20050207 | 20061003 | 20051229 | 87329.0 | 2 | GUSHI, ROSS N | CROSS TALK REDUCTION AND IMPEDANCE MATCHING FOR HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,194 | ACCEPTED | Nitride semiconductor device | In light emitting devices of the prior art, there has been such cases that the device characteristics are insufficient, such as uneven forward voltage (Vf) within a wafer and variability of Vf with the lapse of driving time. The present invention is directed to a nitride semiconductor device comprising an active layer ... | 1. A nitride semiconductor device comprising an active layer provided between an n-type contact layer that has an n electrode and a p-type contact layer that has a p electrode, wherein said nitride semiconductor device has at least a first n-side layer, a second n-side layer, a third n-side layer and a fourth n-side la... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor device (for example, InaAlbG1−a−bN, 0≦a, 0≦b, a+b≦1) used as a light emitting device or a light receiving device such as light emitting diode (LED), laser diode (LD), solar cell or light sensor, or other elect... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nitride semiconductor device (for example, In a Al b G 1−a−b N, 0≦a, 0≦b, a+b≦1) used as a light emitting device or a light receiving device such as light emitting diode (LED), laser diode (LD), solar cell or light sens... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a nitride semiconductor device that solves the problems described above. The invention according to claim 1 is a nitride semiconductor device comprising an active layer provided between an n-side contact layer that has an n electrode ... | 20050208 | 20080318 | 20050922 | 77782.0 | 1 | LEE, HSIEN MING | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,209 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for establishing usage rights for digital content to be created in the future | Usage rights for a digital work are established prior to creation of the corresponding content. The rights can be associated with the content after the content is created. A content creation, such as a video recorder or a still camera, device can store labels of the rights and can associate usage rights with content in... | 1. A method for creating a digital work, said digital work having content and usage rights and specifying a manner of use for the content, said digital work being adapted to be used within a system of repositories for enforcing usage rights so that the content can be used only in accordance with the manner of use speci... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to assignment of usage rights for digital works. In particular, this invention relates to establishing usage rights for before the content is created. Content that has not yet been created can be, for example, a live event (such as a sports event) that has no... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to assignment of usage rights for digital works. In particular, this invention relates to establishing usage rights for before the content is created. Content that has not yet been created can be, for example, a live event (such as a sports event)... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the invention is to obviate the problems noted above in the prior technology and permit usage rights to be assigned to a work prior to creation of the work. A first aspect of the invention is a method for creating a digital work having content and usage rights related t... | 20050208 | 20100525 | 20050908 | 78756.0 | 1 | WORJLOH, JALATEE | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTABLISHING USAGE RIGHTS FOR DIGITAL CONTENT TO BE CREATED IN THE FUTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,247 | ACCEPTED | Communication system and communication control equipment | Mobile IPv6 assigns MN (Mobile Node) with a fixed home address in order to guarantee an arrival to MN 7. A SIP process of HA (Home Agent) 2 is provided with a unit for notifying Binding information of MN to a presence server 1. Alternatively, the presence server 1 is provided with a unit for requesting HA 2 for the Bin... | 1. A communication apparatus connected to a terminal and another communication apparatus via a network, comprising: a CPU; a memory for storing location information of said terminal; and a transmission/reception unit for receiving said location information of said terminal from said terminal and transmitting said locat... | INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP2004-154078 filed on May 25, 2004, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication control... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication control method for a communication control equipment connected to a network. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobil communication control equipment, an information management equipment... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide presence service to a Mobile IP compatible mobile terminal. More specifically, the object of the present invention is to provide a communication method of providing a Mobile IP compatible mobile terminal existing in a network other th... | 20050208 | 20111011 | 20051201 | 70059.0 | 0 | LE, NHAN T | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL EQUIPMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,265 | ACCEPTED | Updating information in time-shifted multimedia content | A method and apparatus updates supplement information (SI) in a time-shifted multimedia program that includes a primary multimedia-content feed and one or more SI overlays. In one embodiment, the invention identifies spatial, temporal, and/or logical occurrences of supplemental information (SI) in a recorded program an... | 1. A computer-implemented method comprising: recording, at a recording time, multimedia content comprising first original supplemental information (SI); retrieving, at a playback time, the recorded multimedia content; replacing the first original SI with first replacement SI in the multimedia content; and presenting th... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to multimedia content management, and, more specifically, to updating information fields that are included in multimedia content that has been time-shifted. 2. Description of the Related Art Supplemental Information Many multimedia cont... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to multimedia content management, and, more specifically, to updating information fields that are included in multimedia content that has been time-shifted. 2. Description of the Related Art Supplemental Information Many mul... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Problems in the prior art are addressed in accordance with principles of the present invention by a method and apparatus that updates supplement information in a program based on the playback time of the program. In one embodiment, the invention identifies spatial, temporal, or logi... | 20050207 | 20150825 | 20060810 | 95678.0 | H04N752 | 0 | FLYNN, RANDY A | Updating information in time-shifted multimedia content | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,052,289 | ACCEPTED | Method of determining a weighted regression model and method of predicting a component concentration of mixture using the weighted regression model | In a method of determining a regression model, and a method of predicting a component concentration of a test mixture using the regression model, the method of determining the regression model includes selecting a regression model, generating a plurality of observation points, each one of the plurality of observation p... | 1. A method of determining a regression model, comprising: selecting a regression model; generating a plurality of observation points, each one of the plurality of observation points having a prediction target value and a measured value; determining a weight of the prediction target value and the measured value at each... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of determining a weighted regression model and a method of predicting a component concentration of a mixture using the weighted regression model. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of determining a ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of determining a weighted regression model and a method of predicting a component concentration of a mixture using the weighted regression model. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of de... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is therefore directed to a method of determining a leverage weighted regression model and a method of predicting a component concentration of a mixture using the leverage weighted regression model, which substantially overcome one or more of the problems due to... | 20050208 | 20071211 | 20050825 | 70746.0 | 0 | CHERRY, STEPHEN J | METHOD OF DETERMINING A WEIGHTED REGRESSION MODEL AND METHOD OF PREDICTING A COMPONENT CONCENTRATION OF MIXTURE USING THE WEIGHTED REGRESSION MODEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,307 | ACCEPTED | System and methods for controlling a water heater | A control for a water heater is provided that comprises a pressure switch for sensing a predetermined level of airflow sufficient for maintaining proper burner operation, and a temperature sensing means for sensing the temperature of the water in the tank. The control further comprises a processor for controlling the o... | 1. A control for a gas-fired water heater appliance having a flame arrestor in the air inlet to a burner, the appliance comprising: a pressure switch for sensing a predetermined level of airflow that is sufficient for maintaining proper burner operation; a water temperature sensor; and a processor connected to the wate... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to power-vented gas water heaters and, more particularly, to the control of a power vent water heater. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In gas-fired water heater applications, flame arrestors are commonly used to restrict propagation of the burner flame through ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In gas-fired water heater applications, flame arrestors are commonly used to restrict propagation of the burner flame through an air inlet to flammable vapors that may be present outside the appliance. In residential water heaters having flame arrestors, lint or other substances ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a gas-fired water heater having a burner that heats water in a tank, and a flame arrestor in an air inlet to the burner. In one embodiment, the water heater includes a control that comprises a pressure switch for sensing a predetermined level of ... | 20050207 | 20071106 | 20060810 | 59019.0 | F24H126 | 0 | WILSON, GREGORY A | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A WATER HEATER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F24H | 2,005 | |
11,052,323 | ACCEPTED | Cathode compositions for lithium-ion batteries | A cathode composition for a lithium-ion battery having the formula Li[M1(1-x)Mnx]O2 where 0<x<1 and M1 represents one or more metal elements, with the proviso that M1 is a metal element other than chromium. The composition is in the form of a single phase having an O3 crystal structure that does not undergo a phase tra... | 1-19. (canceled) 20. A cathode composition for a lithium-ion battery in which the cathode composition has the formula Li[Li(1−2y)/3M2yMn(2−y)/3]O2, where 0.083<y<0.5 and M2 represents one or more metal elements, with the proviso that M2 is a metal element other than chromium, said composition characterized as being in ... | STATEMENT OF PRIORITY This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/845,178 filed Apr. 27, 2001, and claims the priority thereof. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to preparing compositions useful as cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. BACKGROUND Lithium-ion batteries typically include an anode, an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Lithium-ion batteries typically include an anode, an electrolyte, and a cathode that contains lithium in the form of a lithium-transition metal oxide. Examples of transition metal oxides that have been used include cobalt dioxide, nickel dioxide, and manganese dioxide. None of these materials, ho... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In general, the invention features a cathode composition for a lithium-ion battery having the formula Li[M 1 (1-X) Mn x ]O 2 where 0<x<1 and M 1 represents one or more metal elements, with the proviso that M 1 is a metal element other than chromium. The composition is in the form of a single phase h... | 20050207 | 20060718 | 20050804 | 71686.0 | 1 | WILLS, MONIQUE M | CATHODE COMPOSITIONS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,324 | ACCEPTED | Method for monitoring the production of biomolecule crystals | The invention relates to a method for monitoring the production of macromolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a) a solution volume with dissolved macromolecules of a molecule species containing at least one fluorescence emitter is subjected to conditions, which ... | 1. A method for monitoring the production of macromolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a) a solution volume with dissolved macromolecules of a molecule species containing at least one fluorescence emitter is subjected to conditions which cause the macromolecule... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method for monitoring the production of biomolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a solution volume with dissolved biomolecules containing at least one fluorescence emitter is subjected to conditions, which cause ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART <EOH>From the document EP 1 022 549 A1 is known in the art a method, wherein a liquid containing microparticles or nanoparticles is irradiated with light being coherent in time and space, for instance generated with a laser, at a multitude of discrete wavelengths, wherei... | 20050207 | 20080212 | 20050811 | 63778.0 | 0 | EVANS, FANNIE L | METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PRODUCTION OF BIOMOLECULE CRYSTALS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | ||||
11,052,338 | ACCEPTED | Blender Jar | A blender jar defines a geometry to impart vertical movement to material being processed in the blender jar, and, alternatively or in combination, improves the horizontal movement to the blended material. By configuring one or more agitators on the floor of a jar, laminar flow or symmetric flow of material around the j... | 1. A blender jar for promoting three dimensional material flow, the jar comprising: a floor and a sidewall connected to the floor and extending vertically upwardly from the floor to form a space inside the sidewall and above the floor where material is blended; the floor comprises an opening through which extends a dri... | The present invention relates to a blender jar construction adapted to improve the blending performance of a blender. Specifically, the floor of the blender jar includes an agitator that imparts vertical movement to material that is being processed in the blender jar. Also, sidewall bumps are engineered relative to a b... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Blender performance is the subject of considerable engineering by blender manufacturers. Efforts to improve blend consistency and efficiency have been directed to areas including blender cutter speed, blender cutter shape, and blender jar sidewall geometry. While each is effectiv... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to improve blender jar geometry to promote three dimensional material flow. The jar would include a floor having an agitator. Alternatively, or in combination with an agitator, specific sidewall bumps may be used to improve the h... | 20050204 | 20080401 | 20060810 | 71982.0 | A47J43046 | 1 | COOLEY, CHARLES E | BLENDER JAR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47J | 2,005 | |
11,052,353 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for frame formats for MIMO channel measurement exchange | A method and system for frame formats for MIMO channel measurement exchange is provided. Aspects of a method for communicating information in a communication system may comprise transmitting data via a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels utilizing a plurality of transmitting antenna, receiving feedback informati... | 1. A method for communicating information in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting data via a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels utilizing a plurality of transmitting antenna; receiving feedback information via at least one of said plurality of RF channels, and; modifying a transmission mo... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS/INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This application makes reference to, claims priority to, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/636255 filed Dec. 14, 2004. This application also makes reference to U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), in resolution IEEE 802.11, also referred as “802.11”, has defined a plurality of specifications which are related to wireless networking. Among them are specifications for “closed loop” feedback mechanisms by which a ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for MIMO channel measurement exchange. Aspects of a method for communicating information in a communication system may comprise transmitting data via a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels utilizing... | 20050207 | 20090721 | 20060615 | 93052.0 | H04L102 | 9 | TRAN, KHAI | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FRAME FORMATS FOR MIMO CHANNEL MEASUREMENT EXCHANGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,052,387 | ACCEPTED | Surgical stapling instrument incorporating a multi-stroke firing mechanism with return spring rotary manual retraction system | A surgical stapling and severing instrument particularly suited to endoscopic procedures incorporates a handle that produces separate closing and firing motions to actuate an end effector. In particular, the handle produces multiple firing strokes in order to reduce the required amount of force required to fire (i.e., ... | 1. A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector responsive to a longitudinal firing motion to perform a surgical operation; a shaft connected to the end effector; a firing member slidingly received by the shaft to transfer the firing motion to the end effector between an unfired position and a fully fired positio... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ filed on even date herewith, entitled “SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING A MULTI-STROKE FIRING MECHANISM WITH AUTOMATIC END OF FIRING TRAVEL RETRACTION”, to Kevin Ross Doll, Jeff... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Endoscopic surgical instruments are often preferred over traditional open surgical devices since a smaller incision tends to reduce the post-operative recovery time and complications. Consequently, significant development has gone into a range of endoscopic surgical instruments t... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention overcomes the above-noted and other deficiencies of the prior art by providing a surgical stapling and severing instrument that includes an end effector responsive to a longitudinal firing motion to perform a surgical operation. This end effector is positioned th... | 20050207 | 20061205 | 20060810 | 99411.0 | A61B1710 | 0 | CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C | SURGICAL STAPLING INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING A MULTI-STROKE FIRING MECHANISM WITH RETURN SPRING ROTARY MANUAL RETRACTION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,005 | |
11,052,389 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for bits and coding assignment utilizing Eigen beamforming with fixed rates for closed loop WLAN | A method and system for bits and coding assignment utilizing Eigen beamforming with fixed rates for a closed loop WLAN is provided. Aspects of the method for communicating information in a communication system may comprise transmitting data via a plurality of radio frequency (RF) channels utilizing a plurality of trans... | 1. A method for communicating information in a communication system, the method comprising: transmitting data via a plurality of RF channels utilizing a plurality of transmitting antennas; receiving feedback information related to said plurality of RF channels; assigning bits for transmission via at least one of said p... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS/INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This application makes reference to, claims priority to, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/627467 filed on Nov. 12, 2004. This application also makes reference to U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), in resolution IEEE 802.11, also referred as “802.11”, has defined a plurality of specifications which are related to wireless networking. With current existing 802.11 standards, such as 802.11(a),(b),(g), which can su... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Certain embodiments of the invention may be found in a method and system for bits and coding assignment utilizing Eigen beamforming with fixed rates for a closed loop WLAN. Aspects of the method for communicating information in a communication system may comprise transmitting ... | 20050207 | 20091110 | 20060518 | 65150.0 | H04Q720 | 1 | BHATTACHARYA, SAM | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BITS AND CODING ASSIGNMENT UTILIZING EIGEN BEAMFORMING WITH FIXED RATES FOR CLOSED LOOP WLAN | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04Q | 2,005 | |
11,052,417 | ACCEPTED | Electrical connector | An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contact modules in the housing. Each contact module includes a mating edge and a mounting edge. Each mating and mounting edge has a row of contacts including signal and ground contacts arranged in one of a first and second pattern. Adjacent contact modules i... | 1. An electrical connector comprising: a housing; and a plurality of contact modules in said housing; each said contact module comprising a mating edge and a mounting edge, each said mating and mounting edges having a row of contacts including signal contacts and ground contacts arranged in one of a first and second pa... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to electrical connectors and, more particularly, to an electrical connector for transmitting signals in differential pairs. With the ongoing trend toward smaller, faster, and higher performance electrical components such as processors used in computers, router... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates generally to electrical connectors and, more particularly, to an electrical connector for transmitting signals in differential pairs. With the ongoing trend toward smaller, faster, and higher performance electrical components such as processors used in compu... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, an electrical connector is provided that includes a housing and a plurality of contact modules in the housing. Each contact module includes a mating edge and a mounting edge. Each mating and mounting edge has a row of contacts including signal contacts and g... | 20050207 | 20061107 | 20060810 | 59121.0 | H01R13648 | 0 | NGUYEN, PHUONG CHI THI | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,005 | |
11,052,659 | ACCEPTED | Cell boundary fault detection system | An apparatus, program product and method determine a nodal fault along the boundary, or face, of a computing cell. Nodes on adjacent cell boundaries communicate with each other, and the communications are analyzed to determine if a node or connection is faulty. | 1. A method of detecting a nodal fault in a computing system having a plurality of cells, wherein a first cell of the plurality of cells includes a plurality of nodes and at least one of the nodes comprises part of a first boundary surface of the first cell and is configured for connecting to a second node of a second ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to the following U.S. patent applications all filed on even date herewith by Charles Jens Archer et al.: Ser. No. ______, entitled “ALL-TO-ALL SEQUENCED FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM,” (Docket No. ROC920040248US1), Ser. No. ______, entitled “ROW FAULT DETECTI... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Parallel processing computer systems have found application in a number of different computing scenarios, particularly those requiring high performance and fault tolerance. For instance, airlines rely on parallel processing to process customer information, forecast demand and dec... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention addresses these and other problems associated with the prior art by providing an apparatus, program product, and method of detecting a nodal fault along a cell boundary. The cell may comprise part of a computing system having a plurality of nodes, at least one of which... | 20050207 | 20090505 | 20060810 | 98104.0 | G06F1100 | 0 | WILSON, YOLANDA L | CELL BOUNDARY FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,052,777 | ACCEPTED | C-nitroso compounds and use thereof | A C-nitroso compound having a molecular weight ranging from about 225 to about 1,000 (from about 225 to about 600 for oral administration) on a monomeric basis wherein a nitroso group is attached to a tertiary carbon, which is obtained by nitrosylation of a carbon acid having a pKa less than about 25, is useful as an N... | 1-24. (canceled) 25. A compound consisting of H+ with a counterion having the structure: where X is S, O or NR where R is selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl which is unsubstituted or which is substituted with one or more alcohol, ether, ester or amide groups which contain from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and n ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to C-nitroso compounds which are therapeutically active at low concentrations as NO donors. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION NO donors are known to be useful for therapeutic utility, e.g., to prevent restenosis following angioplasty (Groves, P., et al., Cardiovascular Research 26, 615-6... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>NO donors are known to be useful for therapeutic utility, e.g., to prevent restenosis following angioplasty (Groves, P., et al., Cardiovascular Research 26, 615-619 (1992)), to inhibit platelets to prevent coagulation and thrombus formation (Groves, P., et al., Circulation 87, 59... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has been discovered in a first embodiment herein that certain C-nitroso compounds of higher molecular weight than have previously been prepared, especially those that are water-soluble, are therapeutically active as NO donors at nanomolar concentrations, in some cases when used a... | 20050209 | 20060418 | 20050915 | 98087.0 | 0 | HABTE, KAHSAY | C-NITROSO COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,801 | ACCEPTED | Truing method and apparatus | In a truing method and apparatus, an analyzing method is employed to calculate a truing shape from which a grinding surface having been trued with a grinding wheel being rotated at a low rotational speed during a truing operation is deformed to a desired shape due to centrifugal expansion depending on a rotational spee... | 1. A truing method of truing a grinding surface of a rotating grinding wheel with a rotating truing roll by moving the truing roll and the grinding wheel relatively in first and second directions crossing with each other in a grinding machine wherein a wheel head rotatably carrying the grinding wheel and a work head ro... | This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 with respect to Japanese Application No. 2004-056685 filed on Mar. 1, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a truing method and apparatus for truing a grinding surface of a grinding wheel with a truing roll being... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a truing method and apparatus for truing a grinding surface of a grinding wheel with a truing roll being rotationally driven. 2. Discussion of the Related Art Japanese Patent No. 2749154 describes a truing apparatus for a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an improved truing apparatus wherein a grinding surface of a grinding wheel is trued with a truing roll, with the grinding wheel being rotationally driven at a relatively low rotational speed taking into conside... | 20050209 | 20060124 | 20050901 | 71729.0 | 0 | ACKUN, JACOB K | TRUING METHOD AND APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,915 | ACCEPTED | Structure of transmission for bicycle | To achieve downsizing and weight reduction of a derailleur shaft and the mounting structure thereof and to improve the rigidity of the derailleur shaft without increasing the thickness thereof more than necessary. A transmission case is divided into left and right halves, and the left and right halves are provided with... | 1. A derailleur-type transmission for a bicycle, the transmission being mountable to a frame of the bicycle, said transmission comprising: a transmission case, said transmission case being dividable into left and right cases, the left and right cases of the transmission case being provided with left and right bosses, r... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No. 2004-068101, filed in Japan on Feb. 10, 2004, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a transmission for a bicycle including a derailleur. In particular, the present invention relates to an improved structure of a transmission for a bicycle characterized by the mounting structure of the dera... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to solve such a problem, and to provide an improved structure of the derailleur shaft mounting structure in which the above-described problem is solved by exercising specific ingenuity in the derailleur shaft mounting structure. The present i... | 20050209 | 20100629 | 20050811 | 98975.0 | 0 | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | STRUCTURE OF TRANSMISSION FOR BICYCLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,052,923 | ACCEPTED | Method for determining the amount of the maleimidyl groups of a particle | A method for quantitatively determining the amount of maleimidyl groups on a polymer fine particle containing at least maleimidyl groups, by allowing a fluorescent material having an SH group to react with the maleimidyl groups and determining the amount of maleimidyl groups by means of measuring the fluorescence of th... | 1. A method for quantitatively determining the amount of maleimidyl groups of a polymer particle containing at least maleimidyl groups, the method comprising allowing a fluorescent material having an SH group to react with the maleimidyl groups and measuring the fluorescence of the fluorescent material. 2. The quantita... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-259068, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of quantitativel... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of quantitatively determining the amount of functional groups of a polymer particle having functional groups that can be used favorably in applications such as a carrier for diagnostic and pharmaceutical ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and provides a first aspect of the present invention which is a method for quantitatively determining the amount of maleimidyl groups of a polymer particle containing at least maleimidyl groups, the method compri... | 20050209 | 20081028 | 20060309 | 67379.0 | G01N3344 | 0 | SODERQUIST, ARLEN | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF THE MALEIMIDYL GROUPS OF A PARTICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,052,987 | ACCEPTED | Method of removing resist, semiconductor device thereby and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device | Disclosed is a method of removing resist preventing increase of dielectric constant of low permittivity insulating films and preventing remains of resist. Using a resist mask, a protection insulating film, a MSQ film, and a silicon oxide film composing an ILD are RIE dry etched sequentially, and a via is formed on the ... | 1. A method of removing resist used as a mask for patterning a substrate for processing, said method comprising the steps of: removing by etching the surface of said resist which surface is modified during said patterning; and removing remained resist by etching by use of hydrogen active species created by plasma excit... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to method of removing resist, semiconductor device thereby and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the method of removing resist. More particularly but not exclusively, the invention relates to a method, in removing the film of resist coated onto a substrate, to p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Today, semiconductor manufacturing especially of a very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI) that is formed on a silicon substrate, indispensably entails micro fabrication of elements or circuit components and forming multilayer interconnect wiring to bond the elements. As opera... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The objective of this invention is to realize a method of removing resist in a way preventing increase of dielectric constant in the low permittivity insulating films, and a method of removing resist not leaving residue, without depending on RIE conditions in the process of removing... | 20050209 | 20090526 | 20050922 | 74555.0 | 0 | PERKINS, PAMELA E | METHOD OF REMOVING RESIST, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE THEREBY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,133 | ACCEPTED | Headlight positioning device | A vehicle headlight positioning device comprising a pivoting headlight support and a linear actuator comprising a housing (16), an electric stepping motor with a rotor having a part in the form of a nut, and a linear-movement screw engaging the nut part of the rotor. The screw has a coupling portion arranged at one of ... | 1. A device motor vehicle headlight positioning device, comprising a pivoting headlight support and a linear actuator comprising a housing (16), a stepping motor (7) and a screw and nut system (9, 12) driven by the motor the screw and nut system comprising a coupling part (19) for engaging a complementary coupling port... | The present invention relates to a vehicle headlight positioning device. The invention relates in particular to a vehicle headlight positioning device with a linear actuator coupled to a pivotable support of a vehicle headlight. It is known to use linear actuators for adjusting the horizontal and vertical positions of ... | 20050208 | 20070529 | 20050811 | 62228.0 | 0 | REHM, ADAM C | HEADLIGHT POSITIONING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
11,053,153 | ACCEPTED | Retractor location for seat with integrated restraints for a mobile vehicle | The invention involves shifting the location of the seat belt retractor in order to reduce the thickness of the seat especially in the lower regions for a mobile vehicle seat. The seat may be used for a mobile vehicle as a school bus as well as for automotive applications. The seat belt retractors are attached to a por... | 1. A passenger seat for a multi-passenger motor vehicle, the vehicle having a body with a seat mounting surface, comprising: a seat frame, mountable to the seat mounting surface; an immovable rear seat frame engaged to said seat frame, said rear seat frame providing an energy absorbing obstruction to protect a passenge... | This patent issued from a non-provisional patent application claiming the priority of provisional patent applications Ser. Nos. 60/548,030, filed Feb. 26, 2004, and 60/548,080, filed Feb. 26, 2004. BACKGROUND Automotive vehicles have had three point seat belt systems that combine a lap belt and an upper torso belt for ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Automotive vehicles have had three point seat belt systems that combine a lap belt and an upper torso belt for some time now. The tongue may be swung across the person and engaged with a buckle affixed to the seat thereby positioning one portion of the belt across the lap and another portion of t... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention involves shifting the location of the seat belt retractor in order to reduce the thickness of the seat especially in the lower regions for a mobile vehicle seat. The seat may be used for a mobile vehicle as a school bus as well as for automotive applications. The seat belt retractors a... | 20050208 | 20060131 | 20050901 | 94666.0 | 0 | BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL | RETRACTOR LOCATION FOR SEAT WITH INTEGRATED RESTRAINTS FOR A MOBILE VEHICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,211 | ACCEPTED | Attachable breast form enhancement system | A backless, strapless breast form system to be worn in place of a traditional bra having a pair of breast forms. Each breast form includes a volume of silicone gel encased between thermoplastic film material, and a concave interior surface facing towards a user's breast having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer for se... | 1. An improved backless, strapless breast form system to be worn in place of a traditional bra, comprising: a pair of breast forms, wherein each breast form comprises: a volume of silicone gel encased between thermoplastic film material; a concave interior surface facing towards a user's breast having a pressure sensit... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/801,901, filed on Mar. 15, 2004, now allowed as U.S. Pat. No. 6,852,001, scheduled to issue on Feb. 8, 2005, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/159,251, filed May 31, 2002 allo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Women who, for whatever reason, are not satisfied with the size of their own breasts and desire larger, more shapely breasts must select among two alternative methods for enhancing their breast size, by either using rudimentary externally worn articles, such as foam pads and the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an attachable breast form enhancement system comprising a pair of breast forms adjoined by a connector. The breast forms have an interior surface with a pressure sensitive adhesive layer that adjoins to the user's breasts. The pressure sensitive adhesi... | 20050207 | 20061205 | 20050623 | 57841.0 | 11 | HALE, GLORIA M | ATTACHABLE BREAST FORM ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,235 | ACCEPTED | Visual communications tool | A visual communications (VC) tool creating visual arrangements and presenting the visual arrangements to others for feedback and comment in an efficient and secure manner. An author uses the VC tool to generate a folio, storyboard, or presentation, and publishes the generated arrangement to desired recipients. The publ... | 1. A visual communications method comprising: generating a visual arrangement including an image; storing the visual arrangement in a computer data store; receiving a comment on at least a portion of the visual arrangement over an electronic data communications medium; automatically correlating the comment to the porti... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a continuation-in-part of International Application No. PCT/US2003/024695, filed on Aug. 7, 2003 (attorney docket 50897.PCT), which in turn claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/401,806, filed on Aug. 7, 2002. This application also claims... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>People in the fashion and lifestyle-driven industries often struggle to communicate their ideas with each other in an efficient and safe manner. The increase in the usage of electronic communication, such as, for example, electronic mail (e-mail) has somewhat helped their communi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A visual communications (VC) tool creating visual arrangements and presenting the visual arrangements to others for feedback and comment in an efficient and secure manner. According to one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a visual communications method that includes ... | 20050207 | 20080916 | 20051006 | 87073.0 | 2 | LEE, TING ZHOU | VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS TOOL | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,312 | ACCEPTED | Normally off JFET | A normally off JFET is formed by the implantation of a P base; and a shallower P island atop the P base, forming a narrow lateral conduction channel between the two and a shallow gate implant in the device top surface which forms a second lateral conduction channel with the island. The two channels are each less than 0... | 1. A normally off JFET comprising a die of silicon having a top and bottom surface, said die having a substrate extending from said bottom surface and an epitaxial layer of one conductivity type atop said substrate and extending to said top surface; said top surface having at least one shallow source contact implant re... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/543,163, filed Feb. 9, 2004 FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to semiconductor devices and more specifically relates to a junction field effect transistor (JFET) which is normally off. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>JFETs are well known transistors having numerous desirable characteristics. However, JFETs are normally-on devices and are turned off by the application of a gate bias. In many application circuits a normally-off transistor is needed so that the JFET cannot be used for such appli... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, a novel JFET is provided which is in the normally-off condition (in the absence of a gate bias voltage). In the present invention a plurality of limited area conduction channels are interposed in the current path from a source to a... | 20050208 | 20070220 | 20050811 | 61774.0 | 0 | BUDD, PAUL A | NORMALLY OFF JFET | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,369 | ACCEPTED | Noninvasive method for site-specific fat reduction | A noninvasive method of reducing fat from targeted regions of a patient's body by applying low-level laser energy externally through the skin of the patient to the targeted areas. Sufficient laser energy is applied to release at least a portion of intracellular fat into the interstitial space. The released intracellula... | 1. A method for reducing fat of a patient, wherein the fat comprises fat cells having intracellular fat and interstitial space between the fat cells, the method comprising applying laser energy externally to the patient to release at least a portion of the intracellular fat into the interstitial space wherein the relea... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of co-pending U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/542,720 filed Feb. 6, 2004. FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to a method for non-invasive, non-traumatic shaping and contouring of a human body by external means. In particular, this in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>There is a great demand to be slimmer. Many people resort to the cosmetic surgical procedure known as liposuction, wherein excess adipose tissue, also known as fat, is suctioned from the body of a patient. The typical purpose of the liposuction procedure is to leave the patient thinner, with aest... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention is a noninvasive method of reducing fat from targeted regions of a patient's body by applying low-level laser energy externally through the skin of the patient to the targeted areas. Sufficient laser energy is applied to release at least a portion of intracellular fat... | 20050207 | 20150113 | 20050915 | 97191.0 | 1 | AVIGAN, ADAM JOSEPH | NONINVASIVE METHOD FOR SITE-SPECIFIC FAT REDUCTION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,399 | ACCEPTED | Inter-cervical facet implant and method | Systems and method in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention can include an implant for positioning within a cervical facet joint for distracting the cervical spine, thereby increasing the area of the canals and openings through which the spinal cord and nerves must pass, and decreasing pressure on th... | 1. A facet joint implant adapted to correct spinal stenosis and other ailments of the spine without eliminating mobility of the facet joint, the implant comprising: an artificial facet joint adapted to be positioned in a spinal facet joint and to distract the spinal facet joint, wherein the distraction causes an increa... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application, entitled, INTER-CERVICAL FACET IMPLANT AND METHOD filed Dec. 13,2004, Ser. No. 60/635,453 [Our Reference No. KLYC-01118US0], which is incorporated herein by reference. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The spinal column is a bio-mechanical structure composed primarily of ligaments, muscles, vertebrae and intervertebral disks. The bio-mechanical functions of the spine include: (1) support of the body, which involves the transfer of the weight and the bending movements of the hea... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows a lateral view of two adjacent cervical vertebrae and spinous processes, highlighting the cervical facet joint. FIG. 2 depicts a lateral view of the cervical spine with spinal stenosis. FIG. 3A depicts correction of cervical stenosis or other ailment with a wed... | 20050208 | 20090922 | 20060706 | 96318.0 | A61F244 | 0 | ARAJ, MICHAEL J | INTER-CERVICAL FACET IMPLANT AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,053,577 | ACCEPTED | Atomic layer deposition of Dy doped HfO2 films as gate dielectrics | The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a dielectric layer of hafnium oxide (HfO2) doped with dysprosium (Dy) and a method of fabricating such a combination gate and dielectric layer produces a reliable structure for use in a variety of electronic devices. Forming the dielectric structure includes depositing h... | 1. A method comprising: forming a dielectric layer on a substrate containing at least one hafnium oxide layer doped by at least one dysprosium oxide layer using a reaction sequence atomic layer deposition; and forming an electrically conductive layer on the dielectric layer. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein forming th... | TECHNICAL FIELD This application relates generally to semiconductor devices and device fabrication and, more particularly, to dielectric layers and their method of fabrication. BACKGROUND The semiconductor device industry has a market driven need to reduce the size of devices such as transistors. To reduce transistor s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The semiconductor device industry has a market driven need to reduce the size of devices such as transistors. To reduce transistor size, the thickness of the silicon dioxide, SiO 2 , gate dielectric is reduced in proportion to the shrinkage of the gate length. For example, a metal-oxide-semicondu... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The above mentioned problems are addressed by the present invention and will be understood by reading and studying the following specification. An embodiment for a method for forming an electronic device includes forming a dielectric layer by using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique to form ... | 20050208 | 20090324 | 20060810 | 93458.0 | H01G406 | 0 | HA, NGUYEN T | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF DY DOPED HFO2 FILMS AS GATE DIELECTRICS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01G | 2,005 | |
11,053,608 | ACCEPTED | Affiliate manipulation system and method | An affiliate manipulation system that permits consumers, ISPs, search engines and intermediaries to maximize affiliate program participation in transactions by or through them. The affiliate manipulation system accesses an affiliate-capable merchant through the Internet at the direction of a buyer or consumer through a... | 1. A method for operating an affiliate manipulation system comprising the steps of: (a) accessing an affiliate-capable merchant; (b) inserting an affiliate code for a preferred commercial agent into the purchase order; and (c) effecting a purchase order through the affiliate-capable merchant. 2. The method for operatin... | PRIORITY DATA This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/552,364 filed on Mar. 12, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to affiliate programs for commercial web sites. In particular, the present invention relates to an affiliat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to affiliate programs for commercial web sites. In particular, the present invention relates to an affiliate manipulation system and method to maximize the use of available Internet affiliate programs. 2. Description of the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The invention is an affiliate manipulation system and method that permits computers users, ISPs, search engines and other intermediaries to maximize affiliate program participation in transaction by or through them. The system accesses an affiliate-capable merchant through the Inte... | 20050208 | 20101019 | 20050915 | 77161.0 | 2 | CHAMPAGNE, DONALD | AFFILIATE MANIPULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,641 | ACCEPTED | Crystalline composition containing escitalopram | Crystalline particles of escitalopram oxalate with a particle size of at least 40 μm is disclosed. Method for the manufacture of said crystalline particles and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said crystalline particles are also disclosed. | 1-51. (canceled) 52. A tablet prepared from a mixture of crystalline particles of escitalopram oxalate having a median particle size of at least 40 μm and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 53. The tablet of claim 52, wherein the median particle size of the crystalline particles is from 50-200 μm. 54. The tablet o... | This application is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/DK02/005 13 filed Jul. 25, 2002. The prior application is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. The present invention relates to crystalline preparations of the oxalate salt of the compound escitalopram (INN-name), which is the S-enanti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Citalopram is a well-known antidepressant drug that has the following structure: It is a selective, centrally active serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) reuptake inhibitor, accordingly having antidepressant activities. Citalopram was first disclosed in DE 2,657,013, correspondi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention then, inter alia, comprises the following alone or in combination: Crystalline particles of escitalopram oxalate with a median particle size of at least 40 μm and suitable for use in a solid unit dosage form. A method for the manufacture of crystalline particles of esc... | 20050207 | 20080902 | 20050707 | 70225.0 | 2 | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | CRYSTALLINE COMPOSITION CONTAINING ESCITALOPRAM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,734 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for optimizing operation of a power generating plant using artificial intelligence techniques | A method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a power generating plant using artificial intelligence techniques. One or more decisions D are determined for at least one consecutive time increment, where at least one of the decisions D is associated with a discrete variable for the operation of a power plant de... | 1. A method for optimizing the operation of a power generating plant having a plurality of power plant devices, the method comprising: generating a model that models operation of the power generating plant, said model receiving a plurality of input parameters associated with operation of the power generating plant, and... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the operation of a power generating plant, and more particularly to a method and apparatus for optimizing the operation of a power generating plant using artificial intelligence techniques. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In a conventional fossil fuel-fired ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a conventional fossil fuel-fired (e.g., coal-fired) power generating unit a fossil fuel/air mixture is ignited in a boiler. Large volumes of water are pumped through tubes inside the boiler, and the intense heat from the burning fuel turns the water in the boiler tubes into hi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method for optimizing the operation of a power generating plant having a plurality of power plant devices, the method comprising: generating a model that models operation of the power generating plant, said model receivin... | 20050208 | 20090901 | 20060810 | 93878.0 | G05B1302 | 0 | GAMI, TEJAL | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATION OF A POWER GENERATING PLANT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNIQUES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G05B | 2,005 | |
11,053,917 | ACCEPTED | Radiation image conversion panel | A performance of a stimulable phosphor layer is enhanced by filling a filler in spacing of columnar crystals of a stimulable phosphor layer in a radiation image conversion panel having a stimulable phosphor layer in the form of columnar crystals formed by a vapor deposition method. According to the foregoing radiation ... | 1. A process for manufacturing a radiation image conversion panel comprising a stimulable phosphor layer in a columnar crystal form prepared by a vapor deposition method, wherein a surface of the foregoing columnar crystal is treated with a surface treatment agent in surface tension not more than 25 mN/m. 2. The proces... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a radiation image conversion panel using a stimulable phosphor. BACKGROUND A radiation image conversion panel in which a stimulable phosphor layer is provided on a substrate has been developed in order to produce a radiation image obtained without using a silver halide. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A radiation image conversion panel in which a stimulable phosphor layer is provided on a substrate has been developed in order to produce a radiation image obtained without using a silver halide. A radiation energy depending on a radiation transmittance density on each part of the object can be a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>There is a method by which a filler dissolved in an appropriate solvent is coated on a stimulable phosphor layer in order to have spacing between columnar crystals be filled with a filler. It was difficult that the filler was penetrated into spacing between columnar crystals in every corner because ... | 20050210 | 20070403 | 20050818 | 64962.0 | 0 | GAGLIARDI, ALBERT J | RADIATION IMAGE CONVERSION PANEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,053,946 | ACCEPTED | Synchronous compensator adaptively defining an enable range for synchronous compensation | In the synchronous compensator, a load generator loads a bit counter with data in dependence upon whether or not a detection signal from a UW detector falls within the range indicated by an enable signal from a synchronous compensator circuit, thereby excluding the detection signal appearing far from the normal positio... | 1. A synchronous compensator comprising: a detector for detecting a specific word to output a detection signal; a first counter loaded with data supplied for incrementing in response to the detection signal and outputting a carry signal; a second counter for incrementing according to the carry signal; a sync timing gen... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a synchronous compensator, and more specially to a synchronous compensator for correcting the synchronization of electromagnetic waves received by a mobile telephone set such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal. 2. Descripti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a synchronous compensator, and more specially to a synchronous compensator for correcting the synchronization of electromagnetic waves received by a mobile telephone set such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a synchronous compensator which is able to prevent synchronous compensation from being carried out on reflected waves. The invention provides a synchronous compensator which comprises a detector for detecting a specific word to out... | 20050210 | 20080909 | 20051201 | 91210.0 | 0 | TIMORY, KABIR A | SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR ADAPTIVELY DEFINING AN ENABLE RANGE FOR SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,002 | ACCEPTED | Fuel cell system | A fuel cell system includes a stack for generating electricity through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, a fuel supply unit for supplying fuel to the stack, an air supply unit for supplying air to the stack, and a vaporizing unit connected with the stack and for vaporizing moisture discharged fro... | 1. A fuel cell system comprising: a stack for generating electric energy through an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen; a fuel supply unit for supplying fuel to the stack; an air supply unit for supplying air to the stack; and a vaporizing unit connected with the stack and for vaporizing moisture disc... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of and priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0009472, filed on Feb. 13, 2004 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A fuel cell is generally known as an electricity generating system which directly converts chemical energy into electric energy through an electrochemical reaction between oxygen, or air containing the oxygen, and hydrogen contained in hydrocarbon-grouped material such as methano... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a fuel cell system having a structure capable of vaporizing moisture contained in the non-reacted air discharged from a stack and exhausting the vaporized moisture to the outside. According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a fuel c... | 20050208 | 20100309 | 20050818 | 86892.0 | 0 | LAIOS, MARIA J | FUEL CELL SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,024 | ACCEPTED | Compositions and methods for detecting intracellular glucose and analogs thereof | The subject invention pertains to nucleic acid constructs for post-transcriptional control of expression of a polynucleotide encoding a protein in a cell, wherein the constructs include a metabolite responsive instability element such as the glucose-regulated mRNA instability element. The subject invention further pert... | 1. A vector comprising a first polynucleotide encoding a glucose responsive mRNA instability element; a second polynucleotide encoding a reporter polypeptide; and a promoter sequence operably linked to said first polynucleotide and said second polynucleotide; wherein post-transcriptional stability of said first polynuc... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/435,471, filed Nov. 8, 1999, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including any figures, tables, nucleic acid sequences, amino acid sequences, and drawings. BACKGROUND OF INVENT... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Multicellular eukaryotic organisms are capable of responding to extracellular signals to regulate or accentuate gene expression through the process of signal transduction. A large number of the components of the signal transduction pathway are comprised of proteins that are covalentl... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Complications involved in cardiovascular tissue injury recovery are aggravated with episodes of acute hyperglycemia. Protein kinase C (PKC) has been implicated as a mediator of diabetes-induced vascular proliferation. Diabetic conditions, especially acute hyperglycemia, may pr... | 20050208 | 20110830 | 20050908 | 80879.0 | 0 | FALK, ANNE MARIE | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INTRACELLULAR GLUCOSE AND ANALOGS THEREOF | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,171 | ACCEPTED | Methods and compositions for the non-surgical removal of fat | Compositions and methods useful in the non-surgical removal of localized fat deposits in patients in need thereof using pharmacologically active detergents are disclosed. The pharmacologically active detergent compositions can additionally include anti-inflammatory agents, analgesics, dispersion agents and pharmaceutic... | 1. A medical composition for the non-surgical removal of localized fat deposits in a patient comprising at least one pharmacologically active detergent, optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and optionally at least one additional active ingredient, wherein said medical composition does not inclu... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/572,879 filed May 19, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is related to compositions and methods useful for the non-surgical removal of localized fat accumulation. Specifically, the present invention ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Numbers appearing in parentheses at the end of a sentence refer to specific references cited at the conclusion of this specification immediately before the claims. Formulations containing phosphatidylcholine and bile salts (phosphatidylcholine bile salt formulations, PBF) are inc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method for the non-surgical removal of localized fat deposits in patients by administration of fat-solubilizing concentrations of phosphatidylcholine-free detergent compositions in pharmaceutically acceptable formulations. Prior to the discovery of t... | 20050208 | 20091124 | 20051124 | 99465.0 | 1 | CHONG, YONG SOO | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE NON-SURGICAL REMOVAL OF FAT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,179 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for switching between agents | In some embodiments, a system for communication between agents in a point-to-point interconnection system includes at least one initiator agent capable of dispatching at least one message destined for at least one determined receiver agent; at least one intermediate agent capable of forwarding at least one message to a... | 1. A method of communication between agents in an interconnection system comprising at least three elements, the method comprising: sending a message destined for a determined receiver agent by a message initiator agent over a point-to-point interconnection network; detecting an error and, if an error is actually detec... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of communication between interconnected modules. 2. Description of the Relevant Art In the field of computing, conventional systems are centred around a specialized bus which interconnects several agents. Here, “agent” is u... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of communication between interconnected modules. 2. Description of the Relevant Art In the field of computing, conventional systems are centred around a specialized bus which interconnects several agents. Here, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>At least one of the objectives of the present embodiments aims to remedy the drawbacks of the conventional system mentioned above. It is desirable for several requests to be dispatchable simultaneously between the various agents present and for all the agents to be able to work in p... | 20050209 | 20090811 | 20050922 | 97316.0 | 2 | DUNCAN, MARC M | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN AGENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,368 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for controlling the purity of oxygen produced by an oxygen concentrator | An oxygen concentrator comprises a plurality of adsorbent columns, each having an inlet, an outlet and abed of adsorbent material. The oxygen concentrator also includes a vacuum pump for removing separated nitrogen rich gas from the column inlets, a control valve for controlling flow of fluids in and out of the columns... | 1. An oxygen concentrator comprising: a plurality of adsorbent columns, each having an inlet, an outlet and a bed of adsorbent material; a vacuum pump for removing separated nitrogen rich gas from the column inlets; a control valve for controlling flow of fluids in and out of the columns; and a breakthrough sensor for ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) Reference is hereby made to the following copending applications, which were filed on even date with the present application: “Ambulatory Oxygen Concentrator Containing a Power Pack”, Theodore W. Jagger et al., U.S. application Ser. No. ______; “Adsorbent Cartridge for Oxygen C... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The field of this invention relates to oxygen concentrators. In particular, the invention relates to wearable oxygen concentration systems utilizing vacuum swing adsorption for creating an oxygen stream for ambulatory respiratory patients. There is a need for home and ambulatory ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An oxygen concentrator comprises a plurality of adsorbent columns, each having abed of adsorbent material, and a vacuum pump for removing separated nitrogen rich gas from the column. A control valve controls flow of fluids in and out of the columns based on a breakthrough sens... | 20050209 | 20110111 | 20060810 | 82416.0 | A62B706 | 0 | PATEL, NIHIR B | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE PURITY OF OXYGEN PRODUCED BY AN OXYGEN CONCENTRATOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A62B | 2,005 | |
11,054,419 | ACCEPTED | Stackable basket | Stackable basket (1) of those used in self-service shops and/or supermarkets, easy to use and adaptable to different users, that ensures the required hygiene when stacked and basically is provided, in addition to a conventional hinged handle, with a telescopic handle (5), a pair of wheels (11), two vertical L-shaped wa... | 1. Improved stackable basket of the type used in self-service shops or supermarkets, constructed from a single body generally prismatic in shape and made of a strong material, such as plastic or the like, having a number of orifices or incuts in all or some of its faces, being provided on their upper part with one or m... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is claims priority from Spanish Patent Application Number 200402780 which was filed on Nov. 18, 2004, the contents of which are herein wholly incorporated by reference. OBJECT OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an improved stackable basket of those used by... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A large number of baskets are available in the market meant for use in supermarkets or self-service shops for customers to carry the items to the check-out boxes where they are paid for. These baskets normally replace the conventional metal carts with wheels when no more are avai... | 20050209 | 20081007 | 20060518 | 69759.0 | B62B100 | 0 | EBNER, KATY MEYER | BASKET | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B62B | 2,005 | ||
11,054,424 | ACCEPTED | Process for producing methionine | The present invention is directed to an improved process for producing methionine in which the by-product methionyl-methionine is quickly converted to the product methionine by a hydrolysis reaction. The process is performed at high temperatures (200° C. to 280° C.) and short residence times (20 s to 200 s) and results... | 1. A process for producing methionine, comprising: a) adding at least one compound selected from the group consisting of potassium carbonate; potassium bicarbonate; and potassium hydroxide; to a solution containing 5-(β-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin to hydrolyze said 5-(β-methylmercaptoethyl)hydantoin and to thereby ob... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to European application EP 04 003 353.2, filed on Feb. 14, 2004, the contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a process for the rapid hydrolysis of the dipeptide meth... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Processes for producing methionine are well known in the art and are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,069,251, incorporated herein by reference. One of the most prominent side products of such processes is the dipeptide, methionyl-methionine. The hydrolysis of this dipeptide s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is based upon the discovery that the hydrolysis of methionyl-methionine can be carried out with significantly higher space-time yields (i.e., at low reaction volumes) by a process which comprises the steps of: a) adding at least one compound selected from potas... | 20050210 | 20061010 | 20051201 | 66225.0 | 0 | ZUCKER, PAUL A | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING METHIONINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,642 | ACCEPTED | Active sensor circuit with one or more T-network pairs | A sensor circuit is provided that comprises a first T-network including a first impedance serially connected to a second impedance at a first junction and a first variable resistance sensor element connected at a first end to the first junction and at a second end to ground. The sensor circuit further comprises an oper... | 1. A sensor circuit comprising: a first T-network including a first impedance serially connected to a second impedance at a first junction and a first variable resistance sensor element connected at a first end to the first junction and at a second end to ground; an operational amplifier having a non-inverting amplifie... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/552,087, filed Mar. 11, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to circuitry for use in conjunction with sensor devices and, more particularly, to a high sensit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates generally to circuitry for use in conjunction with sensor devices and, more particularly, to a high sensitivity sensor circuit that minimizes the effects of environmental changes on sensor data. A variety of instruments and electronic measuring devices rely ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the deficiencies in the prior art by making the sensor elements part of an active circuit, thereby enhancing front end sensitivity and reducing or eliminating the need for subsequent amplification. An illustrative aspect of the invention provides a se... | 20050209 | 20061107 | 20051117 | 77188.0 | 0 | HE, AMY | ACTIVE SENSOR CIRCUIT WITH ONE OR MORE T-NETWORK PAIRS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,696 | ACCEPTED | Preshaped thin-walled dental trays and methods of manufacturing and using such trays | Pre-shaped, non-custom dental trays are either preloaded with a dental treatment composition (e.g., in the form of a gel) or filled with a dental treatment composition just prior to placement over a person's teeth. The pre-shaped dental tray is thin and flexible, which allows it to be placed over a person's teeth and t... | 1. A pre-shaped, non-custom dental tray suitable for placement over at least a portion of one of a person's upper or lower dental arches, wherein the dental tray comprises at least one type of polymeric material, the dental tray further comprising: at least two walls defining a hollow interior portion, wherein an inter... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/701,788, filed Nov. 4, 2003, which is a continuation-in-part of copending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/350,629, filed Jan. 24, 2003. The disclosures of the foregoing applications are incorporated in thei... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. The Field of the Invention The present invention is in the field of dental trays used to provide a desired dental treatment to a person's teeth. More particularly, the invention relates to pre-shaped, non-custom dental trays that are useful in applying a dental treatment compo... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to pre-shaped, non-custom dental trays that are either preloaded with a dental treatment composition or filled with a dental treatment composition just prior to placement over a person's teeth. The pre-shaped dental trays are thin-walled so th... | 20050209 | 20090127 | 20050623 | 68674.0 | 1 | WILSON, JOHN J | PRESHAPED THIN-WALLED DENTAL TRAYS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USING SUCH TRAYS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,775 | ACCEPTED | Playlist creating apparatus and method, and dubbing list creating apparatus and method | A playlist creating apparatus is provided which allows a user to select desired digital images from a plurality of programs and use the desired digital images to simply create a playlist or to select a digital image in dubbing it to another recording medium. One image data that agrees in terms of a specific condition w... | 1. A digital image recording and reproducing apparatus connectable to a display module, said apparatus comprising: an output module which displays a digital image and information concerning said digital image recorded in a recording medium on the display module; and a control module which selects a digital image, based... | This application claims the benefit of priority of Japanese Application No. 2004-212452 field Jul. 21, 2004, the disclosure of which also is entirely incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND The present invention relates to digital recorders capable of recording digital images as in TV broadcasting in an HDD or a D... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to digital recorders capable of recording digital images as in TV broadcasting in an HDD or a DVD, and particularly to a digital recorder capable of creating a playlist. There have been increased users who save a large quantity of digital images (e.g., programs) in a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>However, the above reference describes a technique for extracting a program that coincides in conditions such as the same time zone with the program the user has selected, whereas it does not consider how to display a relevant retrieved program from a recording medium or how the user handles the pro... | 20050209 | 20120515 | 20060126 | 76935.0 | G06K1500 | 0 | WENDMAGEGN, GIRUMSEW | PLAYLIST CREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND DUBBING LIST CREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,005 | |
11,054,790 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for vehicle emissions testing at a kiosk through on-board diagnostics unit inspection | A decentralized method and system for vehicle emissions testing uses the OBD unit of the vehicle to be tested and includes a remote data storage location in communication with a plurality of decentralized inspection stations or test locations. Each inspection location is designed to allow for “self-service” inspection ... | 1. A system for vehicle emissions testing, comprising: at least one remote data storage location; and a plurality of inspection locations, each of said inspection locations having at least one kiosk that includes at least one input device for receiving identifying information associated with the vehicle, an OBD scannin... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/544,458 filed Feb. 13, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and system for vehicle emissi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a method and system for vehicle emissions testing, and, more particularly, to a decentralized method and system that uses the On-Board Diagnostics unit of the vehicle to be tested, a method and system that combines the security and reliability of ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a decentralized method and system for vehicle emissions testing that uses the OBD unit of the vehicle to be tested, a method and system that combines the security and reliability of centralized emissions testing with the convenience of decentralized testing ... | 20050210 | 20081223 | 20050818 | 78428.0 | 2 | OLSEN, LIN B | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS TESTING AT A KIOSK THROUGH ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS UNIT INSPECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,798 | ACCEPTED | Racquet string | A racquet string includes a core component whose principal component is a synthetic fiber, and a surface resin component, wherein fullerenes or by-product carbon particles derived from manufacture of fullerenes are blended into the surface resin component, and wherein the blended percentage content is in a range of at ... | 1. A racquet string comprising a core component whose principal component is a synthetic fiber, and a surface resin component; wherein fullerenes or by-product carbon particles derived from manufacture of fullerenes are blended into the surface resin component, and wherein the blended percentage content is in a range o... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to racquet strings that have superior durability and playability, for sports such as tennis, badminton and squash. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Currently, strings made from synthetic fiber monofilaments and/or multifilaments such as polyamide are used widely as string... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Currently, strings made from synthetic fiber monofilaments and/or multifilaments such as polyamide are used widely as strings for racquets used in sports such as tennis, badminton, and squash. Although important characteristics required of these racquet strings are playability an... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to solve the above-noted conventional problem, it is an object of the present invention to provide a racquet string that has high durability. The racquet string of the present invention comprises a core component whose principal component is a synthetic fiber, and a surface... | 20050210 | 20070724 | 20051103 | 98146.0 | 0 | GRAY, JILL M | RACQUET STRING | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,858 | ACCEPTED | CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY | A control module assembly (100) includes a module housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (14) therein having a front opening, a printed circuit board (3) adapted to be housed in the receiving cavity, a header connector (2) including a number of contacts (6) mounted on the printed circuit board and accessible from the ... | 1. A control module assembly comprising: a module housing defining a receiving cavity therein having a front opening; a printed circuit board adapted to be housed in said receiving cavity; and a header connector including a plurality of contacts mounted on the printed circuit board and accessible from the front opening... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a control module assembly, and more particularly to a control module assembly having a front bezel. 2. Description of Related Art An existing control modules used for automotive or vehicular applications usually comprises a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to a control module assembly, and more particularly to a control module assembly having a front bezel. 2. Description of Related Art An existing control modules used for automotive or vehicular applications usually... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, a main object of the present invention is to provide a control module assembly which is reduced in size and having a front bezel for sheltering connecting portions of contacts therein. In order to achieve the object set forth, a control module assembly in accordance wit... | 20050209 | 20060725 | 20060810 | 64887.0 | H01L2100 | 0 | HYEON, HAE M | CONTROL MODULE ASSEMBLY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,054,908 | ACCEPTED | Ink composition and a method for ink jet recording | A white ink composition for ink jet recording characterized in comprising at least a white pigment, a polymerizable compound, and a polymerization initiator and having a viscosity of 10 to 500 Pa·s at 30° C. A method for ink jet recording comprising the steps of: heating an ink in an ink-jet head to be not less than 40... | 1. An image forming method comprising the steps of: heating an ink in an ink-jet head so as to be not less than 40° C., and jetting the ink through an ink-jet head nozzle, wherein the ink has a viscosity of 10 to 500 mPa·s at 30° C., and has a viscosity of 7 to 30 mPa·s after being heated to not less than 40° C. 2. The... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an ink for ink jet recording and an ink jet recording method. By employing the ink jet recording system, it is possible to easily and conveniently produce images at low cost. Further, along with recent improvement in image quality, it has received attention a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an ink for ink jet recording and an ink jet recording method. By employing the ink jet recording system, it is possible to easily and conveniently produce images at low cost. Further, along with recent improvement in image quality, it has received... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to ink for ink jet recording and ink jet recording method. One embodiment of the present invention includes an ink for ink jet recording which comprises at least a pigment, a polymerizable compound, and a polymerization initiator and having a viscosity of 10 t... | 20050209 | 20070130 | 20050707 | 98150.0 | 0 | SHAH, MANISH S | INK COMPOSITION AND A METHOD FOR INK JET RECORDING | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,054,961 | ACCEPTED | Additional hierarchical preamble for support of FDMA channel in a multi-band OFDM system | A wireless device 10, 12 that distinguishes between multiple piconets is provided. The wireless device 10, 12 includes a preamble component operable to provide a preamble for a wireless fixed frequency interleaving transmission. The wireless device 10, 12 also includes a correlator component operable to distinguish a w... | 1. A circuit for a wireless receiver to despread a 128-length hierarchical sequence, the circuit comprising: a first despreader operable using one of a 16-length sequence and an 8-length sequence to despread a received signal, the received signal defined as a fixed frequency interleaved transmission having one of a fir... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/563,640 filed Apr. 19, 2004, and entitled “Additional Hierarchical Preamble for Support of FDMA Channel in a Multi-band OFDM System,” by Anuj Batra et al, and to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/568,715 fi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A network provides for communication among members of the network. Wireless networks allow connectionless communications. Wireless local area networks (WLANS) with ranges of about 100 meters or so have become increasingly popular. Wireless local area networks are generally tailor... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one embodiment, a wireless device that distinguishes between multiple piconets is provided. The wireless device includes a preamble component operable to provide a preamble for a wireless fixed frequency interleaving transmission. The wireless device also includes a cor... | 20050210 | 20090512 | 20051020 | 89766.0 | 0 | BAYARD, EMMANUEL | ADDITIONAL HIERARCHICAL PREAMBLE FOR SUPPORT OF FDMA CHANNEL IN A MULTI-BAND OFDM SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,137 | ACCEPTED | Tunable radio frequency filter | The present invention provides a filter unit cell. The filter unit cell includes a variable capacitor coupled in series between first and second nodes and an inductor coupled in series between the second node and a third node. | 1. A filter unit cell, comprising: a variable capacitor coupled in series between first and second nodes; and an inductor coupled in series between the second node and a third node. 2. The filter unit cell of claim 1, wherein the third node is coupled to ground. 3. The filter unit cell of claim 1, wherein the first nod... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to telecommunication systems, and, more particularly, to wireless telecommunication systems. 2. Description of the Related Art Wireless authentication systems typically include one or more base stations (sometimes referred to as node... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to telecommunication systems, and, more particularly, to wireless telecommunication systems. 2. Description of the Related Art Wireless authentication systems typically include one or more base stations (sometimes referre... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the invention in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an exhaustive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or to deline... | 20050210 | 20090922 | 20060810 | 61593.0 | H04B138 | 0 | JAIN, ANKUR | TUNABLE RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,005 | |
11,055,142 | ACCEPTED | Method for qualifying joints and contacts of electric circuits | A method for qualifying an electric circuit having at least one electric joint or contact is disclosed. A reference function of thermoelectric voltage versus time of a faultless electric circuit is provided. Then, the electric circuit to be qualified is heated by at least one measuring electric impulse. The next step i... | 1. A method for qualifying an electric circuit having at least one electric joint or contact comprising the steps of: providing a reference function of thermoelectric voltage versus time of a faultless electric circuit, heating the electric circuit by at least one measuring electric impulse, acquiring the thermoelectri... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a method for qualifying joints and contacts of an electric circuit during its production process and at the end of the production process. The invention further relates to a method for localizing a weak or bad contacting joint or contact in the electric circuit. Met... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to a method for qualifying joints and contacts of an electric circuit during its production process and at the end of the production process. The invention further relates to a method for localizing a weak or bad contacting joint or contact in the electric ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for qualifying an electric circuit having at least one electric joint or contact. A reference function of thermoelectric voltage versus time of a faultless electric circuit is provided. Then, the electric circuit to b... | 20050210 | 20070807 | 20050922 | 77188.0 | 0 | HE, AMY | METHOD FOR QUALIFYING JOINTS AND CONTACTS OF ELECTRIC CIRCUITS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,212 | ACCEPTED | Ink jet recording apparatus, recording head and ink jet recording method | An ink jet recording apparatus having: a recording head having a plurality of nozzles formed thereon to jet ink; a feeding device to feed a recording medium; and a control unit to control ink jetting from the nozzles of the recording head so that the recording head is driven with multi-phase drive to record with record... | 1. An ink jet recording apparatus comprising: a recording head comprising a plurality of nozzles formed thereon to jet ink; a feeding device to feed a recording medium; and a control unit to control ink jetting from the nozzles of the recording head so that the recording head is driven with multi-phase drive to record ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus, a recording head and an ink jet recording method, and more particularly to an ink jet recording apparatus that employs a recording head for multi-phase drive and an ink jet recording method using this ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ink jet recording apparatus, a recording head and an ink jet recording method, and more particularly to an ink jet recording apparatus that employs a recording head for multi-phase drive and an ink jet recording method... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, the ink jet recording apparatus comprises: a recording head comprising a plurality of nozzles formed thereon to jet ink; a feeding device to feed a recording medium; and a control unit to control ink jetting from the nozz... | 20050210 | 20080219 | 20060119 | 95014.0 | B41J2145 | 0 | NGUYEN, THINH H | INK JET RECORDING APPARATUS, RECORDING HEAD AND INK JET RECORDING METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,055,382 | ACCEPTED | Device for detecting hydrogen concentration and method of detecting hydrogen concentration | A method of detecting hydrogen concentration, while maintaining high precision, is provided. The method of detecting the hydrogen concentration by using a first heat-generating resistor of which a first electrophysical quantity varies depending upon the hydrogen concentration and a second heat-generating resistor which... | 1. A device for detecting hydrogen concentration comprising: a first heat-generating resistor of which a first electrophysical quantity varies depending upon the hydrogen concentration; a second heat-generating resistor neighboring said first heat-generating resistor in a direction of the gas flow and of which a second... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a device for detecting hydrogen concentration and a method of detecting hydrogen concentration. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There has heretofore been known a device, for detecting hydrogen concentration, which utilizes the fact that the thermal conductivity of hyd... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There has heretofore been known a device, for detecting hydrogen concentration, which utilizes the fact that the thermal conductivity of hydrogen is higher than that of the air. For example, a hydrogen concentration detecting device disclosed in JP-A-2003-130834 detects hydrogen ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a device, for detecting hydrogen concentration, which provides high precision detection and a method thereof. According to the invention described in claims 1 to 20 , first and second electrophysical quantities, in firs... | 20050210 | 20070102 | 20050818 | 72121.0 | 0 | TSAI, CAROL S W | DEVICE FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION AND METHOD OF DETECTING HYDROGEN CONCENTRATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,402 | ACCEPTED | Data processing system and method for efficient coherency communication utilizing coherency domains | In a cache coherent data processing system including at least first and second coherency domains, a master performs a first broadcast of an operation within the cache coherent data processing system that is limited in scope of transmission to the first coherency domain. The master receives a response of the first coher... | 1. A method of data processing in a cache coherent data processing system including at least first and second coherency domains, said method comprising: a master in the cache coherent data processing system performing a first broadcast of an operation within the cache coherent data processing system, wherein said first... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to the following copending applications, which are assigned to the assignee of the present invention and incorporated herein by reference in their entireties: (1) U.S. patent application Serial No. 10/______ (Docket No. AUS920040802US1); (2) U.S... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates in general to data processing and, in particular, to data processing in a cache coherent data processing system. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) computer system, such as a server comp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing and other shortcomings in the art, the present invention provides an improved cache coherent data processing system and method of data processing in a cache coherent data processing system. In one embodiment, a cache coherent data processing system includes ... | 20050210 | 20120703 | 20060810 | 69125.0 | G06F1328 | 0 | GU, SHAWN X | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT COHERENCY COMMUNICATION UTILIZING COHERENCY DOMAINS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,055,437 | ACCEPTED | Ignition coil | An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, including a magnetically active core, a first coil shell which is used as a support for a first coil winding made of an electrically conductive wire, and a second coil shell which is positioned so as to be concentric to the first coil shell and is used as a support fo... | 1. An ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, comprising: a magnetically active core; a first coil winding composed of an electrically conductive wire; a first coil shell acting as a support for the first coil winding; a second coil winding composed of an electrically conductive wire; a second coil shell situa... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, in particular for an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle. BACKGROUND INFORMATION An ignition coil is known to be in practical use and takes, for example, the form of a so called rod-type ignition coil o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>An ignition coil is known to be in practical use and takes, for example, the form of a so called rod-type ignition coil of a spark-ignition engine of a motor vehicle. An ignition coil represents an energy-transmitting, high-voltage source used in a spark-ignition engine for controllin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention's ignition coil for an internal combustion engine, having a shielding layer, which is made of an electrically conductive material, preferably a conductive plastic, is situated between the first coil winding and the second coil winding, and is provided with a gr... | 20050209 | 20070130 | 20050825 | 70753.0 | 0 | BAISA, JOSELITO SASIS | IGNITION COIL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,470 | ACCEPTED | System for transmission of voice and data over the same communications line | A data transaction processing system in which transaction data is entered by the user in response to prompts in a template which is tailored to each user application. The template and entered data are accumulated into data transactions which are immediately transmitted upon completion to an external database server for... | 1.-49. (canceled) 50. A method for a two-way communication device having a display and an input interface to interact with a data network, the method comprising: sending a data transaction to a server across a communication line for access to a resource on said data network; receiving over said communication line a res... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically capturing data at the point of transaction and storing that data in the appropriate database(s), and more particularly, to a data transaction processing system including a transaction entry device which can... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for automatically capturing data at the point of transaction and storing that data in the appropriate database(s), and more particularly, to a data transaction processing system including a transaction entry devi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The system which meets the above-mentioned needs in the art includes a transaction entry device that permits the user to organize and control all aspects of his or her personal transactions as well as any transactions that may occur in an office setting. In its simplest terms, the t... | 20050210 | 20080219 | 20050728 | 59447.0 | 4 | LIN, KENNY S | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION OF VOICE AND DATA OVER THE SAME COMMUNICATIONS LINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,518 | ACCEPTED | Emergency call method | A method for generating an emergency call as well as an emergency sensing device and a mobile phone for executing this method. An emergency event is triggered on the emergency sensing device. When detecting the emergency event, the emergency sensing device activates a transmitter and transmits an emergency signal via a... | 1. A method of generating an emergency call, the method comprising the steps of: triggering an emergency event on an emergency sensing device; activating an transmitter of the emergency sensing device and transmitting an emergency signal via a wireless communication interface from the transmitter to a mobile phone, whe... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention is based on a priority application EP 04290639.6 which is hereby incorporated by reference. The invention relates to a method for generating an emergency call as well as an emergency sensing device and a mobile phone for executing the method. The wide spread use of mobile telep... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is based on a priority application EP 04290639.6 which is hereby incorporated by reference. The invention relates to a method for generating an emergency call as well as an emergency sensing device and a mobile phone for executing the method. The wide spread use of ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the object of the present invention to improve the generation of emergency calls. The object of the present invention is achieved by a method of generating an emergency call, wherein the method comprising the steps of: triggering an emergency event on an emergency sensing devi... | 20050211 | 20100720 | 20050915 | 98159.0 | 0 | MEHRPOUR, NAGHMEH | EMERGENCY CALL METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,522 | ACCEPTED | Process and device for machining by windowing of non-deformable thin panels | An apparatus and method for machining of thin panels, in particular, panels having a complex shape, specifically non-deformable panels, in which the panel to be machined is placed beforehand in an isostatic position, characterized by: one defines one or more areas of a predetermined extent for purposes of machining, na... | 1. Process for machining thin panels, in particular, panels having a complex, in particular, a non-deformable shape, in which the panel to be machined is placed beforehand in an isostatic position, including the steps of: providing one or more areas of predetermined dimensions defined for purposes of machining, named m... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to French Application No. 04 1276 filed Feb. 10, 2004. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention concerns machining through the removal of material from fine, flexible parts, in particular of a complex shape, such as panels of a non-deformable shape, e.g., aircraf... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The panels disclosed in this invention are panels having a double curvature, mainly located at the front of aircraft. These panels, generally made of a light alloy, have thicknesses ranging from 1 to 12 mm depending on the aircraft and the components of the panel (aluminum alloy,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>FIG. 1 shows a thin metal panel 1 with a non-deformable shape that is obtained by drawing and into which two holes A and B, called pin registration holes, generally having a diameter of 12 and 14 mm are placed in the vicinity of two opposite edges. These holes are bored during the d... | 20050210 | 20070130 | 20051124 | 62457.0 | 0 | CADUGAN, ERICA E | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MACHINING BY WINDOWING OF NON-DEFORMABLE THIN PANELS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,055,545 | ACCEPTED | Vision system to calculate a fluid volume in a container | Broadly speaking the present invention is directed to a system for calculating a volume of fluid that is disposed within a container. The system includes (1) an imaging device that captures and stores an image of at least the volume of fluid in the container; (2) a background disposed behind the container so that at le... | 1. A system for calculating a volume of liquid that is disposed within a container comprising: an imaging device that captures and stores an image of at least the volume of liquid in the container; a background disposed behind the container so that at least the volume of liquid in the container is disposed in front of ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to a vision system, and more particularly, to a vision system that is configured to determine a volume of fluid in a container, and according to one embodiment, the present invention finds particular utility when it is used in combination with an automated medicat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In a wide number of settings, it is important to be able to accurately calculate the volume of a liquid that is contained in a container, such as glasswear. Existing techniques are cumbersome and very time consuming and are prone to error. For example, one technique is simply manual observation o... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Broadly speaking the present invention is directed to a system for calculating a volume of fluid that is disposed within a container. The system includes (1) an imaging device that captures and stores an image of at least the volume of fluid in the container; (2) a background disposed behind the con... | 20050210 | 20090303 | 20060810 | 79100.0 | A61M500 | 0 | MACKOWEY, ANTHONY M | VISION SYSTEM TO CALCULATE A FLUID VOLUME IN A CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61M | 2,005 | |
11,055,561 | ACCEPTED | Sealing between components of a rotary machine | In a casing of a rotary machine, cast components are sealingly mounted together by means of seals accommodated in (semi-) enclosed cavities. A ring seal includes an annular base and an annular skirt extending axially from the base. To ameliorate manufacturing tolerances, the seal defines circumferentially spaced, inter... | 1. A seal for sealing between components of a rotary machine at an annular sealing interface where opposing surfaces of the components define an enclosed or partially enclosed seal volume, of generally predetermined shape, configuration and orientation, between relatively high pressure and low pressure zones, the seal ... | THIS invention relates to sealing between components of rotary machinery, especially sealing between components of pumps. In a rotary machine, generally, a rotor is rotatable in a casing, on which one or more other stationary components, such as pipe flanges, wear liners, and the like, are mounted. Such components are ... | 20050210 | 20101102 | 20050901 | 65631.0 | 0 | PICKARD, ALISON K | SEALING BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A ROTARY MACHINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 |
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