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11,068,369 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus of streaming data transformation using code generator and translator | A high level transformation method and apparatus for converting data formats in the context of network applications, among other places. A flexible transformation mechanism is provided that facilitates generation of translation machine code. A translator is dynamically generated by a translator compiler engine. When fe... | 1. A method of processing XML data in a streaming fashion, said method comprising: consuming a portion of an XML-encoded input data stream; processing said consumed portion of an XML-encoded data stream based upon a transformation definition; outputting result data produced as a result of processing said consumed porti... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/841,185, filed on May 7, 2004, which is a continuation of issued U.S. Pat. No. 6,772,413, filed on Dec. 8, 2000, which claims priority from: (1) U.S. Provisional Application 60/171, 280, filed Dec. 21, 1999, entitled ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Networks and networked applications have grown dramatically in number, size and complexity over the past decade. While the Internet is the most prominent example, internal LAN's (Intranets) and distributed computing are also part of this growth. By definition, all networked applications need to s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a high level transformation method and apparatus for converting data formats in the context of e-business applications, among other places. A flexible transformation mechanism is provided that facilitates generation of translation code on the fly. Acco... | 20050228 | 20090915 | 20051208 | 67137.0 | 0 | STACE, BRENT S | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF STREAMING DATA TRANSFORMATION USING CODE GENERATOR AND TRANSLATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,386 | ACCEPTED | Cable clamping apparatus and method | A device and method for clamping and pulling an elongated item such as a wire or cable through a path such as in a conduit for a main body with a bore, and inwardly directed pivoting teeth. The teeth are arranged in circular bands. The end of the item is gripped after insertion of the item, and is cut off and ejected w... | 1. An apparatus for releasably clamping onto the end of an elongated item, comprising: a main body having a bore therethrough; a plurality of pivoting teeth each pivotedly mounted to the main body by a respective hinge pin and projecting generally inward into the bore; and an attachment device mounted to the main body ... | PRIORITY This application claim priority to the provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/407,559 filed Aug. 30, 2002, entitled “Snagger”, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of releasably clamping and pulling elongated items such as, f... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF TE INVENTION <EOH>There are many circumstances in which it is desirable to releasably grasp the end of an elongated item so that it can be pulled along a path, such as, for example, through a length of conduit In the electrical and telecommunication industries, for example, it is common for one or ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The foregoing needs are met, to at least to a great extent, by the present invention, which provides an apparatus and method for releasably clamping elongated articles such as wires or cables. In some embodiments, the invention provides an apparatus and method that can conveniently ... | 20050301 | 20070724 | 20060119 | 63405.0 | H02G108 | 1 | WILSON, LEE D | CABLE CLAMPING APPARATUS AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H02G | 2,005 | |
11,068,396 | ACCEPTED | Disk brake having a brake application system with a rotary lever | The invention relates to a brake disk, particularly for commercial vehicles, comprising a brake caliper covering a brake disk, a tensing device arranged in a brake caliper for clamping the brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction thereof, and at least one regulating system arranged in the brake calip... | 1. A brake application device component for use in a pneumatically or electromotively driven disc brake, comprising: a rotary lever having first and second ends, wherein the first end is adapted to engage an actuating rod for the disc brake, and the second end has recesses formed on both exterior sides of the rotary le... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/344,764, filed Jul. 21, 2003. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, having a caliper reaching over a brake disk, a brake application device ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, having a caliper reaching over a brake disk, a brake application device arranged in the caliper for the application of brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the disk,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a disk brake, particularly for commercial vehicles, having a caliper reaching over a brake disk, a brake application device arranged in the caliper for the application of brake pads on both sides of the brake disk in the direction of the disk,... | 20050301 | 20061017 | 20050707 | 70848.0 | 0 | KRAMER, DEVON C | DISK BRAKE HAVING A BRAKE APPLICATION SYSTEM WITH A ROTARY LEVER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,425 | ACCEPTED | Image recording device | An image recording device includes plural retaining units each of which retains a recording medium on circumference thereof, a printing head that forms an image on the recording medium, a loop unit that retains the plural retaining units on a closed path, a first driving unit that drives each of the plural retaining un... | 1. An image recording device comprising: a plurality of retaining units each of which retains a recording medium on circumference thereof, a printing head that forms an image on the recording medium a loop unit that retains the plurality of retaining units on a closed path, a first driving unit that drives each of the ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording device. 2. Description of the Related Art A printer using the so-called FWA (Full Width Array) ink-jet recording head that covers the width of recording medium is capable of enhancing a printing speed remarkably, c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image recording device. 2. Description of the Related Art A printer using the so-called FWA (Full Width Array) ink-jet recording head that covers the width of recording medium is capable of enhancing a printing speed r... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances and provides an FWA ink-jet image recording device that performs high-speed printing with stable printing quality. According to an embodiment of the invention, the image recording device includes plural retaining... | 20050228 | 20060905 | 20060309 | 95239.0 | B41J201 | 0 | CULLER, JILL E | IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,068,431 | ACCEPTED | Semiconductor interconnect structure | In a semiconductor device, an interlevel insulating film formed between a Cu interconnection, formed by damascene, and an upper metal interconnection layer on it has a multilayered structure made up of a Cu diffusion preventive insulating layer and another insulating film. The Cu diffusion preventive insulating layer h... | 1. A semiconductor interconnect structure comprising: a semiconductor substrate; a first insulating film directly on said substrate; a first interconnect through said first insulating film and directly contacting said substrate; a diffusion preventive insulating layer having a multilayered structure made of not less th... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a Cu diffusion preventive insulating layer in an interlevel insulating film formed between a Cu interconnection and a metal inter... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor device and a method and apparatus for manufacturing the same and, more particularly, to a Cu diffusion preventive insulating layer in an interlevel insulating film formed between a Cu interconnection and a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and has as its object to provide a semiconductor device with an interlevel insulating film which can suppress aggregation of Cu and has a sufficiently high etching selectivity with respect to an insula... | 20050301 | 20061010 | 20050721 | 88298.0 | 0 | CLARK, JASMINE JHIHAN B | SEMICONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,635 | ACCEPTED | Electron gun for cathode ray tube having SVM coil and cathode ray tube having the electron gun | An electron gun for a cathode ray tube having a scanning velocity modulation coil mounted on an outer circumference of a neck of the cathode ray tube. The electron gun includes a cathode for emitting electron beams; a plurality of grid electrodes sequentially mounted starting from the cathode, and including a plurality... | 1. An electron gun for a cathode ray tube including a scanning velocity modulation coil mounted on an outer circumference of a neck of the cathode ray tube, the electron gun comprising: a cathode for emitting an electron beam; a plurality of grid electrodes sequentially arranged starting from the cathode, and including... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority of Korean Patent Application number 2004-0012952, filed Feb. 26, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cathode ray tube (C... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cathode ray tube (CRT). More particularly, the present invention relates to a CRT having a scanning velocity modulation (SVM) coil, and to an electron gun applied to this CRT. (b) Description of the Related Art A CRT t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One exemplary embodiment of the present invention is an electron gun for a CRT having an SVM coil, and a CRT having the electron gun, in which the efficiency of using a magnetic field generated by the SVM coil is maximized, and a deterioration in focusing characteristics caused by a... | 20050226 | 20061114 | 20050901 | 68981.0 | 0 | FEATHERLY, HANA SANEI | ELECTRON GUN FOR CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING SVM COIL AND CATHODE RAY TUBE HAVING THE ELECTRON GUN | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,669 | ACCEPTED | Screeding apparatus and method | A screed assembly apparatus for loose or plastic materials such as placed and/or poured, uncured concrete previously placed on the ground or another support surface, includes a screed frame, and mounted thereon, a striker for engaging and spreading the materials and a rotatable auger for moving the material longitudina... | 1. A screed apparatus for smoothing a surface of poured concrete, said apparatus comprising: a screed frame, and mounted thereon, a striker for engaging and spreading the poured concrete, and a rotatable auger, for moving the concrete longitudinally along the screed frame, the auger providing a pair of intertwined spir... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation-In-Part application of prior filed non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/612,360 filed on Jul. 1, 2003 and entitled Screeding Apparatus and Method, and is filed during the pending period thereof. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Applicant(s) hereby incorporate herein ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to concrete pad finishing machinery and more particularly to a surface finishing machine of the type providing a pull-off auger for reduction of the volume of concrete laying in a pour. 2. Description of Related Art The p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention teaches certain benefits in construction and use which give rise to the objectives described below. A screed assembly apparatus for loose or plastic materials such as placed and/or poured, uncured concrete previously placed on the ground or another support surf... | 20050228 | 20060912 | 20050630 | 98298.0 | 1 | ADDIE, RAYMOND W | SCREEDING APPARATUS AND METHOD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,798 | ACCEPTED | Harmonic mitigating device with magnetic shunt | A harmonic mitigating device for connection between a power distribution system and the load uses a magnetic shunt to control the levels of magnetic coupling between different elements of the device while providing all windings on a single core. This allows for the reduction or elimination of the harmonic MMF induced i... | 1. A harmonic mitigating device for mitigating harmonic currents generated by a load having an input connected to a power distribution system and an output connected to the load, comprising a magnetic core having three core legs, each corresponding with one of three phases of the power distribution system, at least one... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to harmonic mitigating devices for electrical power distribution systems. In particular, this invention relates to a solid state passive harmonic mitigating device for connection between the power distribution system and one or more harmonic-generating loads, to reduce the leve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electrical distribution systems, for example for distributing an electrical power supply through a building or industrial facility, are often subjected to harmonic currents generated by non-linear loads such as electronic equipment (including computers, adjustable speed drives (A... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention overcomes these disadvantages by providing a harmonic mitigating device for connection between the power distribution system and the load, which allows control over the levels of magnetic coupling between different elements of the device while providing all win... | 20050302 | 20081111 | 20060907 | 67475.0 | H02J102 | 1 | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | HARMONIC MITIGATING DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC SHUNT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H02J | 2,005 | |
11,068,855 | ACCEPTED | Closed loop feedback system for improved down link performance | A method includes receiving at least two space-time coded signals from an antenna system associated with a first station, determining complex channel state information based on the received space-time coded signals, and sending the complex channel state information to the first station. In an alternative embodiment, a ... | 1. A method comprising steps of: transmitting at least two space-time coded signals in respective beams of a multi-beam antenna array associated with a first station, the beams transmitting a signature code embedded in each respective space-time coded signal, the signature codes being orthogonal so that a second statio... | This application is a divisional of and claims priority from pending application Ser. No. 09/586,561 filed Jun. 2, 2000, the content of which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system to control down link signal transmission from a base station... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a system to control down link signal transmission from a base station of a cellular radio system to a remote station. In particular, the invention relates to a closed loop phase and amplitude control system to adjust the phase and amplitude of down lin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object to the present invention to improve the down link performance of a cellular radio system. It is another object to minimize undesired effects of fading and drop out. These and other objects are achieved with a method that includes receiving at least two space-time cod... | 20050302 | 20101130 | 20050721 | 98742.0 | 0 | WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE B | CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED DOWN LINK PERFORMANCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,918 | ACCEPTED | Rocking fulcrum member | The crisscross fulcrum according to the present invention is formed as a continuous member by fabricating one elastic member in the form of a plate. Therefore, the rocking fulcrum member can be obtained as a precise fulcrum member at a low cost with reduced variations in the spring characteristic and can be easily asse... | 1. A rocking fulcrum member, comprising: a first elastic plate portion; and a second elastic plate portion placed on planes intersecting each other to form a crisscross spring, wherein each of the first elastic plate portion and the second elastic plate portion has extensions from its one end and the other end in its l... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rocking fulcrum member and, more particularly, to a crisscross-spring-type rocking fulcrum member used in a lever-type detector or the like. 2. Description of the Related Art In lever-type detectors or the like, a finger arm having... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rocking fulcrum member and, more particularly, to a crisscross-spring-type rocking fulcrum member used in a lever-type detector or the like. 2. Description of the Related Art In lever-type detectors or the like, a finge... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the above-described circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a rocking fulcrum member having a crisscross spring fulcrum, capable of being manufactured at a low cost with reduced variations in the spring characteristic, and capable of being easily a... | 20050302 | 20080513 | 20050908 | 96288.0 | 0 | MARSH, STEVEN M | ROCKING FULCRUM MEMBER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,068,933 | ACCEPTED | Process for producing materials for electronic device | A process for producing an electronic device material of a high quality MOS-type semiconductor comprising an insulating layer and a semiconductor layer excellent in the electrical characteristic. The process includes: a step of CVD-treating a substrate to be processed comprising single-crystal silicon as a main compone... | 1. A method of processing a substrate to be processed, comprising: forming an insulating film on the substrate, and exposing the insulating film to a plasma having an electron temperature of 0.5-2 eV, which has been generated from a process gas comprising at least one of oxygen or nitrogen, to thereby process the insul... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a process which is suitably usable for the production of materials to be used for electronic devices. The process for producing a material for electronic device according to the present invention may be used, for example, for forming an MOS-type semiconductor structure. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Hitherto, various kinds of layer-forming techniques have been used in the cases of the formation of plural layers constituting semiconductors or semiconductor materials. Representative examples of these layer-forming techniques may include, e.g., vacuum evaporation processes, sputtering proce... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic view (schematic plan view) showing an example of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment for conducting the process for producing an electronic device material according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional view showing an e... | 20050302 | 20070515 | 20050811 | 85142.0 | 0 | NHU, DAVID | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,062 | ACCEPTED | Bill validation device and gaming machine including the device | A bill validation device includes a main body having a bill validation part for validating a bill inserted through a bill insertion opening and a bill conveyance mechanism for conveying a bill, and a bill holder attached to the main body for holding a bill determined as valid by the bill validation part. The main body ... | 1. A bill validation device comprising: a main body having a bill validation part for validating a bill inserted through a bill insertion opening and a mechanism for conveying a bill; a bill holder attached to the main body for holding the bill determined as valid by the bill validation part; a data recording medium in... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO THE RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is based upon and claims a priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-062257 filed on Mar. 5, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invent... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill validation device for validating a bill to be used for playing a game such as a pinball game and a card game, and also to a gaming machine including the bill validation device. 2. Description of the Related Art Som... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to enhance the convenience of players, one gaming machine may include both bill validation device and data recording medium processing unit. However, in this case, since a cabinet of the gaming machine must be large enough for accommodating the two units, the gaming machine... | 20050302 | 20070213 | 20050908 | 59194.0 | 0 | BEAUCHAINE, MARK J | BILL VALIDATION DEVICE AND GAMING MACHINE INCLUDING THE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,065 | ACCEPTED | Device for controlling choke valve of carburetor | A device for controlling a choke valve of a carburetor for an engine includes: a choke closed state hold device for holding, in a closing position, a choke lever urged by a spring in a direction for opening the choke valve, when the choke lever is turned to the closing position, the choke closed state hold device relea... | 1. A device for controlling a choke valve of a carburetor annexed to an engine, comprising: choke closed state hold means for holding, in a closing position corresponding to the completely closed position of the choke valve, a choke lever connected to the choke valve and urged by a spring in a direction for opening the... | RELATED APPLICATION DATA The Japanese priority application Nos. 2004-58759, 2004-58760, 2004-58761, 2004-116909, 2004-116910 and 2004-116911 upon which the present application is based are hereby incorporated in their entirety herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invent... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement in a device for controlling a choke valve of a carburetor in such a manner that a choke lever connected to the choke valve is turned to a closing position corresponding to the completely closed position of ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a side view of a power lawn mower in which an engine having a choke valve control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention is mounted. FIG. 2 is a partially fragmentary plan view of the engine. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3 -... | 20050302 | 20061010 | 20050908 | 66064.0 | 0 | CHIESA, RICHARD L | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CHOKE VALVE OF CARBURETOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,071 | ACCEPTED | Cathode-ray tube apparatus | A deflection coil for deflecting an electron beam emitted from an electron gun is provided outside a cathode-ray tube in which the electron gun is housed, and a phosphor screen is formed. The cathode-ray tube further includes a velocity modulation coil for modulating a horizontal scanning velocity of an electron beam, ... | 1. A cathode-ray tube apparatus, comprising a cathode-ray tube in which an electron gun is housed and a phosphor screen is formed, and a deflection coil for deflecting an electron beam emitted from the electron gun, provided outside the cathode-ray tube, the apparatus further comprising a velocity modulation coil for m... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cathode-ray tube apparatus used in a TV receiver, a computer display, and the like, and in particular, to a cathode-ray tube apparatus provided with a velocity modulation coil. 2. Description of the Related Art As one method for re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cathode-ray tube apparatus used in a TV receiver, a computer display, and the like, and in particular, to a cathode-ray tube apparatus provided with a velocity modulation coil. 2. Description of the Related Art As one m... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to provide a cathode-ray tube apparatus capable of effectively enhancing the sensitivity of velocity modulation with a simple configuration while preventing deflection distortion. A cathode-ray... | 20050301 | 20061024 | 20050922 | 80246.0 | 0 | VO, TUYET THI | CATHODE-RAY TUBE APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,089 | ACCEPTED | Pharmaceutical carrier device suitable for delivery of pharmaceutical compounds to mucosal surfaces | The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical delivery device for application of a pharmaceutical to mucosal surfaces. The device comprises an adhesive layer and a non-adhesive backing layer, and the pharmaceutical may be provided in either or both layers. Upon application, the device adheres to the mucosal surface... | 1-33. (canceled) 34. A water-erodable pharmaceutical carrier device comprising a layered film having a first water-erodable adhesive layer to be placed in contact with a mucosal surface, a second, water-erodable non-adhesive backing layer, wherein said device is capable of having a pharmaceutical incorporated within sa... | The instant application is a continuation-in-part application of PCT/US97/18605 filed Oct. 16, 1997 which is a PCT application claiming priority from Ser. No. 08/734,519 filed Oct. 18, 1996. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a water-erodable pharmaceutical carrier which adheres to mucosa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The localized treatment of body tissues, diseases, and wounds requires that the particular pharmaceutical component be maintained at the site of treatment for an effective period of time. Given the tendency of natural bodily fluids to rapidly wash away topically applied pharmaceu... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a novel water-erodable pharmaceutical carrier device for application to mucosal surfaces to provide protection of and localized delivery of pharmaceutical to the site of application, surrounding tissues, and other bodily fluids such as blood or lymph... | 20050301 | 20090825 | 20050707 | 80807.0 | 4 | VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE | PHARMACEUTICAL CARRIER DEVICE SUITABLE FOR DELIVERY OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS TO MUCOSAL SURFACES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,121 | ACCEPTED | Using a rowset as a query parameter | Architecture that facilitates syntax processing for data mining statements. The system includes a syntax engine that receives as an input a query statement which, for example, is a data mining request. The statement can be generated from many different sources, e.g., a client application and/or a server application, an... | 1. A system that facilitates querying of a database, comprising: a binding component that binds a parameter, representative of a data stream, within a data mining statement; and an execution component that executes a database operation based at least in part upon the parameter. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the dat... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/586,644, entitled “SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT FACILITATE SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS” filed Jul. 9, 2004; and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/054,803 entitled “CUBE UPDATE... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The evolution of computers with respect to memory storage expansion and processing capabilities has enabled massive amounts of data to be accumulated and analyzed by complex and intelligent algorithms. For instance, given an accumulation of data, algorithms can analyze such data ... | <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 extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key/critical elements of the invention or to delineate ... | 20050228 | 20081111 | 20060112 | 70439.0 | G06F1730 | 0 | TRUONG, CAM Y T | USING A ROWSET AS A QUERY PARAMETER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,069,161 | ACCEPTED | Use | The present invention relates to the use of NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitors to increase cellular uptake of glucose and in the treatment and/or prevention of diseases caused by insulin resistance or diseases related thereto, such as type II diabetes. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for identifying an agent us... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. A method for the treatment of a medical condition, the method comprising: selecting an individual diagnosed as having a medical condition characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose; and administering to the individual an amount of an inhibitor of an NAD(P)H oxidase or an NAD(P)H oxidase comp... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from Swedish Patent Application No. 0201152-6, filed Apr. 17, 2002, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/410,626, filed Sep. 13, 2002. These applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The pr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A large number of people suffer, or are predisposed to suffer from disturbances in their metabolism. One such disturbance includes insulin resistance, which is characteristic of the metabolic syndrome (syndrome X), polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity and type II diabetes, diseases that are rap... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a graph depicting the effect of DPI on insulin stimulated glucose transport in L6 cells when treated with different concentrations (0.1-10 μM) of DPI alone for 30 min or together with insulin (200 or 1000 nM) for additional 30 min. FIG. 2 is a graph depicting the ... | 20050228 | 20070417 | 20050630 | 62081.0 | 0 | GITOMER, RALPH J | METHODS OF TREATING INSULIN RESISTANCE WITH AN INHIBITOR OF AN NAD(P)H OXIDASE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,502 | ACCEPTED | Ultrasonic seepage meter | An ultrasonic flow meter has been adapted for such measurements in the submarine environment. Connected to a collection funnel, the meter houses two piezoelectric transducers mounted at opposite ends of a cylindrical flow tube. By monitoring the perturbations of fluid flow on the propagation of sound waves inside the f... | 1. (canceled) 2. A seepage meter, comprising: a collection device that confines a fluid, said collection device comprising a first opening and a second opening; an ultrasonic flow measurement device in fluid communication with said collection device, said ultrasonic flow measurement device generating a first signal cor... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring the velocity and other characteristics of submarine groundwater discharge as it enters or exits a surface water body, and more particularly to a remotely deployable time transient seepage meter that utilizes ultrasonic technol... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Understanding the exchange between seepage and overlying surface water has become increasingly important due to the potential impacts to the environment resulting from anthropogenic land uses. The key input for submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in near-shore environments is b... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the object of the present invention to overcome the shortcomings of previous methods to quantify SGD. The invention is intended to provide a robust, time transient meter that is able to continuously record the wide range of seepage rates observed in the field while providing a... | 20050301 | 20060919 | 20051117 | 65439.0 | 0 | DOWTIN, JEWEL VIRGIE | ULTRASONIC SEEPAGE METER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,541 | ACCEPTED | Air purifier | An air purifying device is provided for removing airborne particles. The device includes a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet. A fan is positioned within the housing for drawing air into the housing through the air inlet and expelling air through the air outlet. A filter assembly is positioned within the ... | 1-28. (canceled) 29. An air purifying device comprising: a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet; a fan positioned within said housing for drawing air into said housing through said air inlet and expelling air through said air outlet; a filter assembly positioned within said housing between said air inlet an... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Applications 60/142,599 filed on Jul. 7, 1999 and 60/176,413 filed on Jan. 14, 2000. 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention relates to air purifiers, particularly to portable air purifiers including HEPA filters. 2. Brief Des... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Applications 60/142,599 filed on Jul. 7, 1999 and 60/176,413 filed on Jan. 14, 2000. 1. Field of the Invention The field of the invention relates to air purifiers, particularly to portable air purifiers including HEPA filters. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An air purifying device is provided for removing airborne particles. The device includes a housing including an air inlet and an air outlet. A fan is positioned within the housing for drawing air into the housing through the air inlet and expelling air through the air outlet. A filt... | 20050301 | 20060509 | 20050707 | 85337.0 | 2 | HOPKINS, ROBERT A | AIR PURIFIER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,559 | ACCEPTED | Accessory anchoring device for washing/bathing tub | A device for anchoring accessories to a surface of a tub has a fluid injection jet. The device comprises a connector adapted to be connected to an accessory. An anchor is interconnected to the connector, and is adapted to be connected to the fluid injection jet. A fluid passage is formed in the device so as to enable f... | 1. A device for anchoring accessories-to a surface of a tub having a fluid injection jet, comprising: a connector adapted to be connected to an accessory; an anchor interconnected to the connector, and adapted to be connected to the fluid injection jet; and a fluid passage formed in the device so as to enable fluid to ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This patent application claims priority on U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/548,883, filed on Mar. 2, 2004, by the present applicants. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to washing/bathing tub accessories and, mo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to washing/bathing tub accessories and, more particularly, to an accessory anchoring device for anchoring accessories to a surface of a washing/bathing tub. 2. Background Art Tubs are well known for their primary u... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>It is an aim of the present invention to provide a novel anchoring device for securing accessories to washing/bathing tub walls. It is a further aim of the present invention to provide an anchoring device that addresses the issues pertaining to the prior art; It is a still further aim o... | 20050302 | 20100323 | 20050908 | 58840.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, TUAN N | ACCESSORY ANCHORING DEVICE FOR WASHING/BATHING TUB | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,632 | ACCEPTED | Distributed database for analytical instruments | Techniques for controlling analytical instruments are provided. A sequence of steps can be utilized to specify wells of a microfluidic device, mobility to be applied to fluid in the wells, and the duration to apply the mobility. For example, fluids can be sequentially run past down a main channel to a detection zone of... | 1. A computer implemented method of controlling an analytical instrument that analyzes microfluidic devices, comprising: receiving a sequence of steps, each step specifying at least one well of a microfluidic device, a value indicative of a driving force to be applied to fluid in the at least one well and a duration fo... | This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/361,478, filed Jul. 26, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/123,022, filed Jul. 27, 1998, now issued as U.S. Patent No. 6,366,924, which are both hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Embodiments... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of present invention relate to a methods and apparatuses for the sharing of test parameters and data from analytical instrumentation. More particularly, the present invention provides for the storage and retrieval of operating parameters, including test, for analytica... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is a general object of the present invention to provide methods and apparatuses that provide for the storage and retrieval of test parameters (e.g., the analytical instrument's operational settings) and test data (e.g., as acquired from an analytical instrument). More particularl... | 20050228 | 20080311 | 20050707 | 72121.0 | 2 | TSAI, CAROL S W | DISTRIBUTED DATABASE FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,648 | ACCEPTED | Sun visor for use with vehicles | A sun visor includes a lock device (30) that is operable to lock a sun visor body (20) in a storage position adjacent to a vehicle cabin ceiling (1). The lock device (30) is operable to release the sun visor body (20) and to force the sun visor body (20) towards a light-shielding position by a predetermined angle when ... | 1. A vehicle sun visor comprising: a support rod having a horizontal rod portion and adapted to be mounted to a vehicle cabin ceiling: a sun visor body rotatably mounted on the horizontal rod portion of the support rod to pivot between a storage position and a light-shielding position, wherein the sun visor body in the... | This application claims priority to Japanese patent application serial number 2004-57569, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to sun visors for use with vehicles, such as automobiles. In particular, the present i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to sun visors for use with vehicles, such as automobiles. In particular, the present invention relates to sun visors that have a support rod mounted to a ceiling of a vehicle cabin, and a sun visor body that is pivotally mou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is accordingly an object of the present invention to teach improved sun visors that can be configured as either sliding type sun visors or non-sliding type sun visors by utilizing shared components of lock devices. According to one aspect of the present teachings, vehicle sun vis... | 20050301 | 20060221 | 20050915 | 74050.0 | 0 | PAPE, JOSEPH | SUN VISOR FOR USE WITH VEHICLES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,704 | ACCEPTED | Shaped charge tubing cutter | A shaped charge tubing cutter includes a minimal contact suspension to isolate the cutter explosive from the housing and sub structure. A charge detonation booster main-cavity is located on the juncture of the charge truncation planes. Explosive in the booster main-cavity is detonated by a shielded primer path. Explosi... | 1. A shaped charge booster assembly comprising a casement having a primer path and a main cavity, said primer path being charged with an explosive material having a first density to link said main cavity with a booster ignition point, said main cavity being charged with an explosive material having a second density whe... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Division of pending application Ser. No. 10/700,221, filed Nov. 3, 2003. Said application Ser. No. 10/700,221 is a Division of application Ser. No. 10/017,116 filed Dec. 14, 2001 and Issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,644,099 on Nov. 11, 2003. STATEMENT REGARDING FED... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to shaped charge tools for cutting pipe and tubing. More particularly, the invention is directed to methods and apparatus for improving the performance and cutting reliability of shaped charge tubing cutters. 2. Description ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>These and other objects of the invention as will become apparent from the following detailed description are provided by an SC assembly wherein the explosive unit of the assembly is substantially isolated between the end wall of the assembly top sub and the inside end-face of the ho... | 20050301 | 20061212 | 20050901 | 92874.0 | 1 | ELDRED, JOHN W | SHAPED CHARGE TUBING CUTTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,709 | ACCEPTED | Suction device/blower | A manually-guided, portable suction device/blower is provided, and includes a blower unit having a motor for driving the blower unit, a blower tube that extends from the blower unit, a collection bag, wherein during suction operation of the suction device/blower, the blower tube opens out into the collection bag, and a... | 1. A manually-guided, portable suction device/blower, comprising: a blower unit having a motor for driving the blower unit; a blower tube that extends from the blower unit; a collection bag, wherein during suction operation of said suction device/blower, said blower tube opens out into said collection bag; and a potent... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a manually-guided, portable suction device/blower. With manually-guided, portable suction devices/blowers, an air stream is produced by means of a motor-driven blower unit. By means of a suction or vacuum tube that is connected, for example, on the suction si... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a manually-guided, portable suction device/blower. With manually-guided, portable suction devices/blowers, an air stream is produced by means of a motor-driven blower unit. By means of a suction or vacuum tube that is connected, for example, on th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The suction device/blower of the present application comprises a potential-equalizing device that is disposed within the collection bag and is electrically conductively connected with an electrical ground connection of the suction device/blower. Dust particles, or other particles th... | 20050301 | 20071009 | 20051020 | 66064.0 | 0 | CHIESA, RICHARD L | SUCTION DEVICE/BLOWER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,746 | ACCEPTED | Method for increasing muscle mass and strength through administration of adenosine triphosphate | The present invention is directed to compositions having an effective amount of Adenosine Triphosphate (“ATP”) sufficient to effect intracellular and extracellular concentrations of ATP in a mammal to improve anaerobic exercise capacity by increasing muscle size and/or strength and methods for using the same. Preferabl... | 1-13. (canceled) 14. A method for improving anaerobic exercise capacity in a mammal, the method comprising the step of administering an effective amount of Adenosine Triphosphate (“ATP”) to the mammal. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of increasing muscle strength of the mammal. 16. The method of... | RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/549,181, filed Mar. 2, 2004, and entitled “METHOD FOR INCREASING MUSCLE MASS AND STRENGTH THROUGH ADMINISTRATION OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE,” and co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/162,143, filed Jun. 3... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the use of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and, more particularly, to novel systems and methods for administration of ATP for the enhancement of muscle mass and/or strength. 2. The Background The biological importance of adenosine triphosphate (ATP... | <SOH> SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide novel systems and methods for increasing muscle mass and/or strength through administration of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). In addition, it is an object of the present invention to prov... | 20050228 | 20091208 | 20051124 | 92440.0 | 2 | MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C | METHOD FOR INCREASING MUSCLE MASS AND STRENGTH THROUGH ADMINISTRATION OF ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,757 | ACCEPTED | Electronic component products made according to a process that includes a method for three dimensional inspection | A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. One or more cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The precision pattern mask is used for calibration of the system. A light source and overhead light reflective diffuser p... | 1. A ball grid array (BGA) device produced according to a process comprising: placing an electronic circuit into a BGA package; making a three dimensional inspection of a lead on the BGA package; and selecting the combination of the electronic circuit placed inside the BGA package as a produced BGA device based upon th... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of pending application Ser. No. 09/844,232, filed Apr. 27, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of pending application Ser. No. 09/351,892, filed Jul. 13, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/008,243, filed Jan. 16, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Prior art three dimensional inspection systems have involved laser range finding technology, moire interferometry, structured light patterns or two cameras. The laser range finding method directs a focused laser beam onto the Ball Grid Array, BGA, and detects the reflected beam w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides an apparatus for three dimensional inspection of an electronic part, wherein the apparatus is calibrated using a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a calibration transparent reticle, the apparatus for three dimensional inspection of an elect... | 20050228 | 20060718 | 20050901 | 58786.0 | 8 | CHAWAN, SHEELA C | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PRODUCTS MADE ACCORDING TO A PROCESS THAT INCLUDES A METHOD FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,758 | ACCEPTED | Electronic component products and method of manufacturing electronic component products | A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. Two cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The precision pattern mask is used for calibration of the system. A light source and overhead light reflective diffuser provide i... | 1. A ball array device produced according to a process comprising: combining an electronic circuit with a ball array package having a plurality of balls; making a three dimensional inspection of a lead on the ball array package with the ball grid array device being positioned in a fixed optical system; and selecting th... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of pending application Ser. No. 09/351,892, filed Jul. 13, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/008,243, filed Jan. 16, 1998, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,072,898. The application Ser. No. 09/351,892 and U.S. Pat. No... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Prior art three dimensional inspection systems have involved laser range finding technology, moire interferometry, structured light patterns or two cameras. The laser range finding method directs a focused laser beam onto the Ball Grid Array, BGA, and detects the reflected beam w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a calibration and part inspection method and apparatus for the inspection of BGA devices. The invention includes two cameras to image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle to be inspected and provides information needed ... | 20050228 | 20090324 | 20050901 | 58786.0 | 5 | CHAWAN, SHEELA C | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PRODUCTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PRODUCTS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,771 | ACCEPTED | Efficient link and fall-through address calculation | A link address/sequential address generation circuit is provided for generating a link/sequential address. The circuit receives the most significant bits of at least two addresses: a first address of a first set of bytes including a branch instruction and a second address of a second set of bytes contiguous to the firs... | 1-19. (canceled) 20. A method comprising: generating a first program counter (PC) locating a first set of bytes in a memory, the first set of bytes including a branch instruction; generating a second PC equal to the first PC incremented by a constant; and selecting one of a most significant portion of the first PC and ... | PRIORITY INFORMATION This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. Patent Application having an application Ser. No. 09/860,817; filed May 17, 2001, which application is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is related to the field of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention is related to the field of processors and, more particularly, to address generation related to branch instructions within processors. 2. Description of the Related Art Branch instructions present numerous challenges to processor designers.... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A link address/sequential address generation circuit is provided for generating a link/sequential address. The circuit receives the most significant bits of at least two addresses: a first address of a first set of bytes including a branch instruction and a second address of a secon... | 20050301 | 20070410 | 20050707 | 59335.0 | 0 | HUISMAN, DAVID J | LINK AND FALL-THROUGH ADDRESS FORMATION USING A PROGRAM COUNTER PORTION SELECTED BY A SPECIFIC BRANCH ADDRESS BIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,848 | ACCEPTED | Hierarchical virtual model of a cache hierarchy in a multiprocessor system | The cache coherency protocol described herein can be used to maintain a virtual model of a system, where the virtual model does not change as the system configuration changes. In general, the virtual model is based on the assumption that each node in the system can directly communicate with some number of other nodes i... | 1-4. (canceled) 5. An apparatus comprising: a control circuit; a local cluster interface coupled with the control circuit to communicate with a plurality of nodes of a cluster, wherein the local cluster interface receives a message from one or more of the nodes of the cluster and forwards the message to the control cir... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present U.S. Patent application is related to the following U.S. Patent applications filed concurrently: (1) Application No. 10/XXX,XXX (Docket No. P13983), filed ______, 2002, entitled “FORWARD STATE FOR USE IN CACHE COHERENCY IN A MULTI-NODE SYSTEM” (2) Application No. 10/XXX,XXX (Docket No. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Current cache coherency protocols, for example, the MESI protocol, can be used to maintain cache coherency in single processor as well as multiprocessor (or multi-node) systems. However, in order to function properly, a non-bus-based multiprocessor system, e.g., a point-to-point interconnection o... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to similar elements. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prior art Futurebus+ architecture. FIGS. 2 a through 2 d are ... | 20050228 | 20070911 | 20050630 | 97898.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, THAN VINH | HIERARCHICAL VIRTUAL MODEL OF A CACHE HIERARCHY IN A MULTIPROCESSOR SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,895 | ACCEPTED | Caspase inhibitors and uses thereof | The present invention provides a compound of formula wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for preparing the compounds of formula I, and intermediates thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising those compounds, and methods of using the compounds and compositions... | 1. A compound of formula I: wherein: Y is R1 is H, C1-12aliphatic, C3-10cycloaliphatic, C6-10aryl, 5-10 membered heterocyclyl, 5-10 membered heteroaryl, (C3-10cycloalkyl)-(C1-12aliphatic)-, cycloalkenyl-(C1-12aliphatic)-, (C6-10aryl)-(C1-12aliphatic)-, (5-10 membered heterocyclyl)-(C1-12aliphatic)-, or (5-10 membered h... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This present application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §119, to U.S. Provisional Application Nos. 60,548,610 filed Feb. 27, 2004; 60,629,743 filed Nov. 19, 2004; and 60,629,661 filed Nov. 19, 2004; the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Caspases are a family of cysteine protease enzymes that are key mediators in inflammation. Caspase-1 (ICE) processes pre-IL-1β to produce the active form of IL-1β [WO 99/47545]. ICE has also been linked to the conversion of pro-IGIF to IGIF and/or to the production of IFN-γ [Id.]... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention also provides processes for preparing these compounds, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using such compounds and compositions for inhib... | 20050228 | 20100126 | 20051020 | 96407.0 | 0 | STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE | CASPASE INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,069,918 | ACCEPTED | Method of manufacturing electronic components including a method for three dimensional inspection | A calibration and part inspection method for the inspection of ball grid array, BGA, devices. One or more cameras image a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a transparent reticle. The precision pattern mask is used for calibration of the system. A light source and overhead light reflective diffuser p... | 1. A method of manufacturing a ball grid array (BGA) device, the method comprising: placing an electronic circuit into a BGA package; making a three dimensional inspection of a lead on the BGA package; and selecting the combination of the electronic circuit placed inside the BGA package as a produced BGA device based u... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of pending application Ser. No. 09/844,232, filed Apr. 27, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of pending application Ser. No. 09/351,892, filed Jul. 13, 1999, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/008,243, filed Jan. 16, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Prior art three dimensional inspection systems have involved laser range finding technology, moire interferometry, structured light patterns or two cameras. The laser range finding method directs a focused laser beam onto the Ball Grid Array, BGA, and detects the reflected beam w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides an apparatus for three dimensional inspection of an electronic part, wherein the apparatus is calibrated using a precision pattern mask with dot patterns deposited on a calibration transparent reticle, the apparatus for three dimensional inspection of an elect... | 20050228 | 20060801 | 20050901 | 58786.0 | 7 | CHAWAN, SHEELA C | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INCLUDING A METHOD FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL INSPECTION | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,136 | ACCEPTED | Angular handle assembly for wheeled luggage | A wheeled luggage case is provided with a universal pivoting extendable handle assembly that includes a handle that is movable from a protected retracted position in a contoured mounting plate to a fixed angularly rotated position that is about 35° from the vertical in order to minimize the vertical force on the handgr... | 1. A pivoting handle assembly (20) for use with a towed wheeled luggage case (10), the assembly comprising: a mounting plate (22) for receiving and retaining a handle (30), the mounting plate (22) adapted for attachment to a wall of the case (10) above the wheels; the handle (20) including an exterior housing member (3... | This application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 10/251,584, filed Sep. 19, 2002, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. PCT/US01/47847, filed Nov. 2, 2001. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to wheeled cases and luggage having an extendable handle that pivots from a stowed position... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to wheeled cases and luggage having an extendable handle that pivots from a stowed position that is parallel to the rear wall of the case to tilt the case for towing. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The above objects and other benefits and advantages are achieved by the present invention which comprises a pivoting handle assembly for use with a wheeled case or other wheeled luggage that is tilted by the user for touring. The handle assembly stores the retracted handle in a stow... | 20050301 | 20060829 | 20050811 | 98398.0 | 0 | PHAN, HAU VAN | ANGULAR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR WHEELED LUGGAGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,168 | ACCEPTED | Developing cartridge, image holding body cartridge, process cartridge and image forming apparatus | A developing cartridge includes a developing roller, wherein a bias voltage is capable of being applied to the developing roller; and a developer-side electrode portion that is electrically connected with a shaft member of the developing roller, wherein the developer-side electrode portion is positioned at the bottom o... | 1. A developing cartridge, comprising: a developing roller, wherein a bias voltage is capable of being applied to the developing roller; and a developer-side electrode portion that is electrically connected with a shaft member of the developing roller, wherein: the developer-side electrode portion is positioned at the ... | This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-073307, filed Mar. 15, 2004, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto. BACKGROUND The disclosure relates to a developing cartridge, an image holding body cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The disclosure relates to a developing cartridge, an image holding body cartridge, a process cartridge, and an image forming apparatus. In an image forming apparatus to which a developing cartridge having a rotatable developing roller is attached, a bias voltage is applied to the developing rolle... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>However, in the structure disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,823,160, the electrode plate provided on the image forming apparatus body exerts a pressing force on the developing roller. The developing roller may therefore be inclined with respect to the photosensitive drum because of a resultant force of t... | 20050303 | 20081111 | 20050915 | 70165.0 | 0 | GRAINGER, QUANA MASHELLE | DEVELOPING CARTRIDGE, IMAGE HOLDING BODY CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF APPLYING A BIAS VOLTAGE TO A DEVELOPING ROLLER WITHOUT INDICATION OF THE DEVELOPING ROLLER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,242 | ACCEPTED | Recording medium and method and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle stream recorded on the recording medium | A buffer initially preloads a text subtitle stream recorded on a recording medium. The preloaded text subtitle stream includes a dialog style segment and a plurality of dialog presentation segments. The dialog style segment defines a group of region styles and palette information. Each dialog presentation segment conta... | 1. A recording medium for reproducing text subtitle streams, the recording medium comprising: a data area storing at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including a dialog style segment defining a group of region styles and a plurality of dialog presentation segments, each dialog presentation segm... | This application claims the benefit of the Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-0020890, filed on Mar. 26, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium, and more particularly, to a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording medium, and more particularly, to a recording medium and method and apparatus for reproducing a text subtitle stream recorded on the recording medium. Although the present invention is suitable for a wide scop... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a recording medium and method and apparatus for reproducing a text subtitle stream recorded on the recording medium that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of... | 20050303 | 20100713 | 20050929 | 62610.0 | 1 | HARVEY, DAVID E | RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRODUCING TEXT SUBTITLE STREAM FOR UPDATING PALETTE INFORMATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,430 | ACCEPTED | Engagement milling | A method for generating, by a direct process, a tool path for milling a region of a workpiece by a milling cutter is disclosed. The tool path consists of one or more passes. The method includes the steps of storing a maximum engagement of the milling cutter and defining each one of the one or more passes such that a va... | 1. A method for generating, by a direct process, a tool path for milling a region of a workpiece by a milling cutter, the tool path consisting of one or more passes, the method comprising the steps of: storing a maximum engagement of the milling cutter; and defining each one of the one or more passes such that a value ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 60/566,586, entitled “Engagement Milling”, filed Apr. 29, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to computer a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to computer aided manufacturing and more specifically to a method and apparatus for generating a computer numerical control program for controlling a numerical control machine. In milling a workpiece using a numerical control (NC) ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly stated, the present invention comprises a method for generating, by a direct process, a tool path consisting of one or more passes, for milling a region of a workpiece by a milling cutter. The method comprises the steps of storing a maximum engagement of the milling cu... | 20050302 | 20081111 | 20051103 | 95700.0 | 0 | LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L | ENGAGEMENT MILLING | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,437 | ACCEPTED | Method for enabling use of secondary pilot signals across a forward link of a CDMA network employing a slotted transmission scheme and time multiplexed pilot channel | A method enables the use of a secondary pilot signal and a secondary antenna(s) in the forward link of a CDMA-based cellular network employing a slotted transmission scheme with a time-multiplexed primary pilot signal, with backwards compatibility. The forward link is divided into a number of time slots. For communicat... | 1. A method for communication with a plurality of mobile stations using at least a first and a second transmit antenna, wherein transmissions to the plurality of mobile stations are divided into time slots, said method comprising the steps of: during a first category of said time slots, transmitting from the first ante... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to telecommunications and, more particularly, to wireless communications systems. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A typical cellular communications network is geographically divided into a number of cells and/or sectors, which are usually contiguous and which together de... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A typical cellular communications network is geographically divided into a number of cells and/or sectors, which are usually contiguous and which together define the coverage area of the network. Each cell is served by a base station, which includes a fixed/stationary transceiver... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a CDMA-based cellular network, a stationary base station communicates wirelessly with a plurality of mobile stations across a forward link. The base station includes a primary antenna for transmitting a primary pilot signal, which is used by the mobile stations for synchronizatio... | 20050302 | 20110111 | 20060907 | 99868.0 | H04Q720 | 0 | MILLER, BRANDON J | METHOD FOR ENABLING USE OF SECONDARY PILOT SIGNALS ACROSS A FORWARD LINK OF A CDMA NETWORK EMPLOYING A SLOTTED TRANSMISSION SCHEME AND TIME MULTIPLEXED PILOT CHANNEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04Q | 2,005 | |
11,070,461 | ACCEPTED | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus with a tapered aperture pattern to form a predetermined line width | When a hole pattern is formed on a film to be processed, a matching deviation margin at a lithography step is reserved by making a diameter of a bottom of a hole substantially equal to a diameter of an aperture of the hole. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor apparatus includes the steps of: forming a (first... | 1-4. (canceled) 5. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus comprising: providing a film to be processed on a substrate; providing at least one dielectric mask material film on said film to be processed, the dielectric mask material having a dielectric constant lower than silicon dioxide and a heatproof temp... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention claims priority to priority document no.2001-153326 filed in Japan on May 23, 2001, and incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a semiconductor appar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a semiconductor apparatus, and in detail, the present invention particularly relates to such a manufacturing method for a semiconductor apparatus, wherein a micro wiring pattern is formed. 2. De... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The manufacturing method of a semiconductor apparatus of the present invention includes the steps of: forming a mask material film made of organic insulation film on a film to be processed; forming a tapered opening pattern or aperture pattern, in which a bottom is narrower than an ... | 20050302 | 20090414 | 20050811 | 93334.0 | 0 | SULLIVAN, CALEEN O | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS WITH A TAPERED APERTURE PATTERN TO FORM A PREDETERMINED LINE WIDTH | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,497 | ACCEPTED | Method and device for modulating light with a time-varying signal | Light in the visible spectrum is modulated using an array of modulation elements, and control circuitry connected to the array for controlling each of the modulation elements independently, each of the modulation elements having a surface which is caused to exhibit a predetermined impedance characteristic to particular... | 1-53. (canceled) 54. A device for modulating light, comprising: first and second layers separated by a space, wherein a dimension of said space is changeable in response to a voltage applied across said first and second layers; and a control circuit configured to apply the voltage across the first and second layers to ... | This is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/032,711, filed Mar. 17, 1993. BACKGROUND This invention relates to visible spectrum (including ultra-violet and infrared) modulator arrays. Visible spectrum modulator arrays, such as backlit LCD computer screens, have arrays of electro-optical elemen... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to visible spectrum (including ultra-violet and infrared) modulator arrays. Visible spectrum modulator arrays, such as backlit LCD computer screens, have arrays of electro-optical elements corresponding to pixels. Each element may be electronically controlled to alter light... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In general, in one aspect, the invention features modulation of light in the visible spectrum using an array of modulation elements, and control circuitry connected to the array for controlling each of the modulation elements independently, each of the modulation elements having a s... | 20050301 | 20060314 | 20051020 | 80188.0 | 0 | HANIG, RICHARD E | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MODULATING LIGHT WITH A TIME-VARYING SIGNAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,614 | ACCEPTED | Seismic data acquisiton equipment control system | A method of controlling a streamer positioning device configured to be attached to a marine seismic streamer and towed by a seismic survey vessel and having a wing and a wing motor for changing the orientation of the wing. The method includes the steps of: obtaining an estimated velocity of the streamer positioning dev... | 1. A method of controlling a streamer positioning device configured to be attached to a marine seismic streamer and towed by a seismic survey vessel and having a wing and a wing motor for changing the orientation of said wing, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining an estimated velocity of said streamer positio... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to systems for controlling seismic data acquisition equipment and particularly to a system for controlling a marine seismic streamer positioning device. A marine seismic streamer is an elongate cable-like structure, typically up to several thousand meters lon... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to systems for controlling seismic data acquisition equipment and particularly to a system for controlling a marine seismic streamer positioning device. A marine seismic streamer is an elongate cable-like structure, typically up to several thousan... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention involves a method of controlling a streamer positioning device configured to be attached to a marine seismic streamer and towed by a seismic survey vessel and having a wing and a wing motor for changing the orientation of the wing. The method includes the steps... | 20050302 | 20060725 | 20050901 | 62104.0 | 5 | SOTELO, JESUS D | SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITON EQUIPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,618 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for conveying multiple calls on a single telephone line | A system for implementing multiple communication channels on a single twisted pair transmission line is disclosed. The system derives additional communication channels by way of a separate transceiver unit for each derived line. Each transceiver unit communicates in a separate predetermined frequency band. Each transce... | 1-11. (canceled) 12. A method for establishing at least one separate communication channel on a single twisted-pair telephone transmission line, said method comprising the steps of: (a) interfacing a transceiver unit with said single twisted-pair telephone transmission line; (b) operating said transceiver unit to monit... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates in general to data communication across a telephone transmission line and, more particularly, to a method and system for simultaneously conveying multiple data transmissions over a single telephone transmission line. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There is an increasing demand on loc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is an increasing demand on local telephone companies to provide more communication channels at each customer premises. In an individual home, for example, there may be a need for two or more communication channels to carry voice data and one or more channels to support digi... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>For a more complete understanding of the invention, reference should now be had to the embodiments illustrated in greater detail in the accompanying drawings and described below by way of examples of the invention. In the drawings: FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of prior ar... | 20050302 | 20090721 | 20050707 | 92537.0 | 0 | SKRIPNIKOV, ALEX | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVEYING MULTIPLE CALLS ON A SINGLE TELEPHONE LINE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,632 | ACCEPTED | Compositions for use in identification of alphaviruses | The present invention provides oligonucleotide primers and compositions and kits containing the same for rapid identification of alphaviruses by amplification of a segment of viral nucleic acid followed by molecular mass analysis. | 1. A composition comprising a purified oligonucleotide primer pair configured to generate amplicons from two or more members of the alphavirus genus by hybridizing a forward primer and a reverse primer to conserved regions of a nsP1 encoding gene in two or more members of said alphavirus genus, said primer pair compris... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/550,023, filed Mar. 3, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT This invention was made with United States Government support under ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides primers and compositions comprising pairs of primers, and kits containing the same for use in identification of alphaviruses. The primers are designed to produce alphaviral bioagent identifying amplicons of DNA encoding genes essential to alphavirus rep... | 20050302 | 20120221 | 20100211 | 70599.0 | C12Q170 | 0 | MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE | COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN IDENTIFICATION OF ALPHAVIRUSES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,005 | |
11,070,717 | ACCEPTED | Method and radio system for digital signal transmission using complex space-time codes | The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for transmitting a digital signal consisting of symbols, which arrangement comprises a coder (308) for coding complex symbols to channel symbols in blocks having the length of a given K, means (312) for transmitting the channel symbols via several different channels ... | 1-2. (canceled) 3: A method of transmitting a signal consisting of symbols comprising the steps of: coding complex symbols to channel symbols in blocks having the length of a given K, wherein the coding is defined by a code matrix, which can be expressed as a sum of 2K elements, in which each element is a product of a ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. section 119 based on Finnish Application Serial Number 20000406 filed on Feb. 22, 2000 and Finnish Application Serial Number 20001944 filed on Sep. 4, 2000. This application is also related to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/19... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As wireless communication systems evolve, wireless system design has become increasingly demanding in relation to equipment and performance requirements. Future wireless systems, which will be third generation (3G) systems and fourth generation systems compared to the first gener... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is thus an object of the invention to implement a method and a system by which optimal diversity is achieved with different numbers of antennas. This is achieved by a method of transmitting a digital signal consisting of symbols, which method comprises the steps of coding complex... | 20050302 | 20090113 | 20050825 | 93052.0 | 0 | TRAN, KHAI | METHOD AND RADIO SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION USING COMPLEX SPACE-TIME CODES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,728 | ACCEPTED | System for manufacturing microelectronic, microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices | The specification teaches a system for manufacturing microelectronic, microoptoelectronic or micromechanical devices (microdevices) in which a contaminant absorption layer improves the life and operation of the microdevice. In an embodiment, a system for manufacturing the devices includes efficiently integrating a gett... | 1. A system comprising: a support device including discrete deposits of contaminant removing material on a base layer of a material selected from the group consisting essentially of glasses, ceramics, semiconductors and metals, wherein said contaminant removing material is selected among the group of materials consisti... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Patent Application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/201,657, filed Jul. 19, 2002 entitled SUPPORT FOR MICROELECTRONIC, MICROOPTOELECTRONIC OR MICROMECHANICAL DEVICES, which is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/211,426, filed Jul. 19, 2002... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to systems and apparatuses for manufacturing microelectronic, microoptoelectronic, or micromechanical devices. Microelectronic devices (also called integrated electronic circuits, or ICs) are the base of the integrated electronics industry. Microoptoelectronic device... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, one or more of the above-described problems have been reduced or eliminated. In a non-limiting embodiment, a system includes a support device with discrete deposits of contaminant removing material on a base layer of a material. The base layer of material may be selected from... | 20050301 | 20101005 | 20050721 | 62559.0 | 1 | CHAMBLISS, ALONZO | A WAFER STRUCTURE WITH DISCRETE GETTERING MATERIAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,884 | ACCEPTED | Four wheel drive stationary body vehicle having controlled wheel and passenger compartment lateral lean with independent steering | In this vehicular chassis system, the vehicle's passenger compartment and wheels incline toward the turning center side in such a manner, that the wheels can be tilted independently from steering. This vehicle has a steering apparatus controlling the steering, and a separate apparatus controlling the lateral leaning. T... | 1. (canceled) 2. A four wheel drive vehicle with mechanical controlled wheel and passenger compartment lateral lean having an elongated passenger compartment on a tilt shaft from front to back, and independent steering, comprising: a tilt shaft with a fixed mount to said passenger compartment, each end of said tilt sha... | Continuation in part application referring back to application Ser. No. 10/244,834 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Mechanical Controlled Lateral Leaning Suspension: These embodiments referring now to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 A four wheel drive vehicle with mechanical controlled wheel and passenger comp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to systems for driving, steering, and leaning a three or four wheel vehicle. Prior art shows that inventions that lean all four wheels have a direct connection to the steering wheel and/or leaning apparatus. My invention is equipped with an... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY AND OBJECT OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention seeks to realize among other things the following: The object of the invention is to provide a novel driving mechanism that combines driving capabilities with lateral leaning capabilities in a turn, or transversing hill. A principle object of the prese... | 20050302 | 20090224 | 20050922 | 63839.0 | 0 | CULBRETH, ERIC D | TILTING FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,898 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for extended management of state and interaction of a remote knowledge worker from a contact center | A network system for managing remote agents of a communication center includes a primary server connected to the network the primary server controlling at least one routing point; one or more secondary servers distributed on the network and accessible to the remote agents, the secondary server or servers having data ac... | 1. A network system for managing remote agents of a communication center comprising: a primary server connected to the network, the primary server controlling at least one routing point used by the communication center; one or more secondary servers distributed on the network and accessible to the agents, the secondary... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED DOCUMENTS The present invention is a continuation in part (CIP) to a U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/405,3 35 entitled Method and Apparatus for Data-Linking a Mobile Knowledge Worker to Home Communication-Center Infrastructure filed on Sep. 24, 1999, which is a CIP to copending U.S. paten... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the field of telephony communication, there have been many improvements in technology over the years that have contributed to more efficient use of telephone communication within hosted call-center environments. Most of these improvements involve integrating the telephones and... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a preferred embodiment of the present invention a network system for managing remote agents of a communication center is provided, comprising a primary server connected to the network, the primary server controlling at least one routing point used by the communication center, one... | 20050301 | 20080513 | 20050714 | 92969.0 | 0 | LUU, LE HIEN | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDED MANAGEMENT OF STATE AND INTERACTION OF A REMOTE KNOWLEDGE WORKER FROM A CONTACT CENTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,913 | ACCEPTED | Positive-angled light beam rotary saw cut alignment device | A cut alignment device for a rotary saw having a motor which spins a cutting unit which includes a rotary shaft driven by the motor, a circular blade having a central aperture through which the shaft fits, and a structural housing. The cut alignment device includes the structural housing defining two or more internal c... | 1. A cut alignment device for a rotary saw having a motor which spins a cutting unit, the cutting unit including a rotary shaft driven by the motor, and a circular blade having a central aperture through which the shaft fits, the cut alignment device comprising: a structural housing; a battery power source located with... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/207,502 filed on Jul. 29, 2002, and a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/878,988 filed on Jun. 28, 2004. Priority of both applications is claimed. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Rotary saws such as circular saws, chop saws, radial arm saws, miter saws and table saws require that the operator properly align the material being cut with the saw blade. This takes time and care, but is critical for a proper cut. There exist laser-based cut alignment devices w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a cut alignment device for a rotary saw. It is a further object of this invention to provide such a cut alignment device which is mounted to the saw. It is a further object of this invention to provide such a cut alignment devic... | 20050303 | 20101123 | 20050804 | 94181.0 | 2 | NGUYEN, PHONG H | POSITIVE-ANGLED LIGHT BEAM ROTARY SAW CUT ALIGNMENT DEVICE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,070,932 | ACCEPTED | Using burst tolerance values in time-based schedules | Schedules may use burst tolerance values to adjust the scheduling in a time-based schedule, such as, but not limited to, adjusting for accumulated but not used bandwidth, and/or adjusting eligibility of schedule entries. A best schedule item associated with an eligible schedule entry of a schedule is identified. Whethe... | 1. A method for scheduling items, comprising: identifying a best schedule item associated with an eligible schedule entry of a plurality of schedule entries in a schedule, wherein whether or not a particular schedule entry of said schedule entries is eligible is determined based on the relationship of its associated ti... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/913,055, filed Aug. 5, 2004, with the complete disclosure of this application being hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD One embodiment of the invention relates to communications and computer syste... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The communications industry is rapidly changing to adjust to emerging technologies and ever increasing customer demand. This customer demand for new applications and increased performance of existing applications is driving communications network and system providers to employ networks and system... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, which may use burst tolerance values to adjust the scheduling in a time-based schedule, such as, but not limited to, adjusting for accumulated but not used bandwidth, and/or adjusting eligibility... | 20050303 | 20111213 | 20060209 | 57469.0 | H04L1228 | 0 | KANG, SUK JIN | USING BURST TOLERANCE VALUES IN TIME-BASED SCHEDULES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,071,137 | ACCEPTED | Modified catalysts and process | Modified metal oxide catalysts are disclosed which have different chemical, physical and catalytic properties, when used for catalytic conversions of carbon based compounds, as compared to corresponding unmodified metal oxide catalysts. Methods for preparing the modified catalysts are described and their utility in cat... | 1. A modified catalyst comprising: one or more prepared metal oxide catalysts altered using one or more chemical treatments, one or more physical treatments or the combination of one or more chemical and physical treatments, wherein the modified catalyst exhibits one or more differences in chemical, physical, structura... | The present invention relates to modifying and thereby improving metal oxide catalysts, as compared to corresponding unmodified metal oxide catalysts, used for catalytically converting alkanes, alkenes and mixtures thereof to their corresponding oxygenates, including unsaturated carboxylic acids and esters thereof, by ... | 20050303 | 20071204 | 20050915 | 62519.0 | 0 | HAILEY, PATRICIA L | MODIFIED CATALYSTS AND PROCESS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||||
11,071,169 | ACCEPTED | Feed roller unit and conveyance apparatus | A feed roller unit comprises: a feed roller that abuts against a topmost sheet of a stack of sheets, and rotates to convey the topmost sheet in a conveyance direction, the feed roller being provided to be displaceable in a direction reverse to the conveyance direction while rolling on the topmost sheet; a driving force... | 1. A feed roller unit comprising: a feed roller that abuts against a topmost sheet of a stack of sheets, and rotates to convey the topmost sheet in a conveyance direction, the feed roller being provided to be displaceable in a direction reverse to the conveyance direction while rolling on the topmost sheet; a driving f... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a feed roller unit having a feed roller which can abut against a topmost sheet of a stack of sheets, and rotate to separate the top sheet from the other sheets and convey the top sheet in a specific conveyance direction, and conveyan... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a feed roller unit having a feed roller which can abut against a topmost sheet of a stack of sheets, and rotate to separate the top sheet from the other sheets and convey the top sheet in a specific conveyance direction, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>However, it has been proved that a large conveyance force is applied to the sheets the moment the feed roller begins to rotate. That is, the driving force generated by the driving source such as a motor is transmitted to the feed roller through the driving force transmission unit wh... | 20050304 | 20080610 | 20050908 | 93928.0 | 0 | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | FEED ROLLER UNIT AND CONVEYANCE APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,175 | ACCEPTED | Method of manufacturing single crystal Si film | Provided is a method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film. The method includes: preparing a Si substrate on which a first oxide layer is formed and an insulating substrate on which a second oxide layer is formed; forming a dividing layer at a predetermined depth from a surface of the Si substrate by implanting hyd... | 1. A method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film, comprising: preparing a Si substrate on which a first oxide layer is formed and an insulating substrate on which a second oxide layer is formed; forming a dividing layer at a predetermined depth from the surface of the Si substrate by implanting hydrogen ions from ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2004-00101118, filed on Dec. 3, 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 th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film, and more particularly, to a method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film that can be formed on a substrate which is sensitive to heat. 2. Description of the Related ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film that can be formed on a substrate which is sensitive to heat. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a single crystal Si film, comprising: preparin... | 20050304 | 20090120 | 20060608 | 96870.0 | H01L2130 | 0 | SMOOT, STEPHEN W | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SINGLE CRYSTAL SI FILM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,071,238 | ACCEPTED | PCM-based data transmission system and voice/data communication switching method | A transmitting terminal creates a data PCM stream in which data is recognized as a PCM stream by placing a prefixed idle code string before data to transmit and a postfixed idle code string after the data to transmit. By switching between a voice PCM stream and a data PCM stream, PCM steam is transmitted to a receiving... | 1. A method for transmitting a PCM (pulse Code Modulation) stream from a transmitting terminal to a receiving terminal through a network in a voice communication system, comprising: at the transmitting terminal, inputting data to be transmitted; generating a prefixed idle code string of a first predetermined length loc... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)-based communications system and, more particularly, to a system and a method which enable data to be transmitted and received using PCM coding. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, as IP ne... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)-based communications system and, more particularly, to a system and a method which enable data to be transmitted and received using PCM coding. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent yea... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel data transmission system and method based on PCM coding without burdening a network. Moreover, it is another object of the present invention to provide a method of switching between communication modes using PCM coding with... | 20050304 | 20100504 | 20050908 | 57469.0 | 0 | KANG, SUK JIN | PCM-BASED DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND VOICE/DATA COMMUNICATION SWITCHING METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,253 | ACCEPTED | Cutting machine, particularly an agricultural mower whose placing in transport position is simplified | The present invention proposes a cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, a hitch structure able to be raised relative to the ground, a carrier beam connected to said cutting mechanism by means of a first pivot articulation and to said hitch structure by means of a second pivot articulation, an operating member... | 1. Cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, a hitch structure intended to be connected to a hitch device of a motor vehicle, said hitch structure being capable of being raised or lowered relative to the ground, a carrier beam connected on the one hand to said cutting mechanism by means of a first pivot articula... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention: The present invention relates to the general technical field of agricultural machinery. It relates more precisely to a cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, a hitch structure intended to be connected to a hitch device of a motor vehicle, said hitch struc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention: The present invention relates to the general technical field of agricultural machinery. It relates more precisely to a cutting machine comprising: a cutting mechanism, a hitch structure intended to be connected to a hitch device of a motor vehicle, said... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The aim of the present invention is to simplify the placing in transport position of such a cutting machine. Accordingly, the cutting machine according to the present invention is characterized in that it also comprises a device intended to automatically render said limiter device i... | 20050304 | 20060606 | 20050929 | 71430.0 | 0 | FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD | CUTTING MACHINE, PARTICULARLY AN AGRICULTURAL MOWER WHOSE PLACING IN TRANSPORT POSITION IS SIMPLIFIED | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,320 | ACCEPTED | Image forming apparatus | The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member for bearing a toner, a transfer device which forms a transfer area in cooperation with the image bearing member for transferring the toner on the image bearing member onto a recording material, a charge elimination device which is opposed to the recording mat... | 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image bearing member for bearing a toner; a transfer member which forms a transfer area in cooperation with the image bearing member for transferring the toner on the image bearing member onto a recording material; a charge elimination member which is opposed to the recordin... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus utilizing an electrophotographic technology, and more particularly to a charge elimination of a recording material. 2. Description of the Related Art A configuration of a prior image forming apparatus is sh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus utilizing an electrophotographic technology, and more particularly to a charge elimination of a recording material. 2. Description of the Related Art A configuration of a prior image forming app... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in consideration of the foregoing drawbacks and an object of the present invention is to achieve an efficient charge eliminating effect for a recording material. A further of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus including... | 20050304 | 20071009 | 20050915 | 75155.0 | 0 | MARINI, MATTHEW G | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH CONVEYING DEVICE URGING A RECORDING MATERIAL TOWARD A CHARGE ELIMINATING MEMBER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,345 | ACCEPTED | Mass chromatograph | A mass spectrometer has an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source that includes a first ionization portion including a needle electrode, for generating a primary ion by discharge of the needle electrode a primary ion introduction aperture, and a second ionization portion including an introduction aperture, for... | 1. A mass spectrometer comprising: an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source including: (a1) a first ionization portion including a needle electrode to which a voltage for corona discharge is applied, and an exhaust aperture for said primary ion generation gas, for generating a primary ion from said pri... | INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP 2004-269112 filed on Sep. 16, 2004, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an atmospheric pressure chem... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometry for analyzing a sample gas separated by gas chromatography. 2. Description of the Related Art In the description to follow, gas chromatography will be abbreviated as ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to provide an APCI source not easily contaminated, and a mass spectrometer and a mass spectrometry including the combination of a gas chromatography using this APCI source and capable of high sensitivity analysis without being affected by dilution of... | 20050304 | 20060620 | 20060316 | 68745.0 | G01N2762 | 0 | WELLS, NIKITA | MASS CHROMATOGRAPH | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,071,426 | ACCEPTED | System and method for broadcasting web pages and other information | A system and method for interactive broadcast of Internet web pages, or the like, on dedicated downstream channels in a cable television system or the like facilitates hyperlinking by a user from a broadcast television program to a web page, or between web pages, for example. In one embodiment, each user's set top is p... | 1. A network headend for accessing information from one or more sources, and broadcasting said information over a television distribution network, said headend comprising: a) at least one scaler for receiving a first image generating information stream and generating a scaled version of said first information stream ha... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/736,393, filed on Dec. 15, 2000, entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING WEB PAGES AND OTHER INFORMATION, which application claims the benefit, under 35 USC 119 (e), of U.S. Provisional App... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system and method for broadcasting information, such as Internet web pages, over a networked distribution system, such as a cable television distribution system. 2. Description of the Background Art U.S. Pat. No. 5,961,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the foregoing issues through provision of a networked distribution system that facilitates channel hyperlinking capabilities without the need for upstream channels, and also provides picture-in-picture capability without the need for multiple tuners. ... | 20050303 | 20170905 | 20050707 | 59565.0 | 0 | KURIEN, CHRISTEN A | System and method for broadcasting web pages and other information | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,462 | ACCEPTED | Analysis of a material in particulate form | An apparatus (10) for analysing material in particulate form is disclosed. The apparatus (10) comprises a vertically elongate housing (12) having an open upper end (26) and a restricted outlet at the lower end. A probe (28) directs light through a transparent cover (22), provided in one wall of the housing (12), and co... | 1. A method of analyzing a material in particulate form comprising causing the material to flow as a stream into the open upper end of a housing and out of the lower end of the housing, the housing having a restricted outlet and the rate of flow into the housing exceeding the outflow thereby causing material to back-up... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION THIS INVENTION relates to the analysis of a material in particulate form. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION In the metallurgical industry there is a need to know, as accurately as possible, the composition of the material that has been mined as sand, or mined as rock and then crushed to granular form, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>In the metallurgical industry there is a need to know, as accurately as possible, the composition of the material that has been mined as sand, or mined as rock and then crushed to granular form, and which constitutes the feedstock for a processing plant. The main reason why this ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of analysing a material in particulate form which comprises causing the material to flow as a stream into the open upper end of a housing and out of the lower end of the housing, the housing having... | 20050304 | 20090127 | 20051124 | 73219.0 | 0 | LAUCHMAN, LAYLA G | ANALYSIS OF A MATERIAL IN PARTICULATE FORM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,517 | ACCEPTED | Multichannel optical communications module | 250 μm is the standardized pitch H of the prevalent multichannel ribbonfibers. Current laser diodes and photodiodes have a size larger than 300 μm. Curving lightpaths made on a silicon bench for reconciling the chip size with current ribbonfibers causes bending power loss, optical crosstalk and difficulty of production... | 1-8. (canceled) 9. An multichannel optical communications module comprising: a bench; m parallel linear lightpaths being produced overall upon the bench, having a width d, and aligning in parallel with a pitch E which is equal to a pitch of multichannel element fibers; and m photoactive device chips having a width W sa... | This invention claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-100931 filed on Apr. 3, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a parallel multichannel optical communications module which transmits a plurality of signals... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a parallel multichannel optical communications module which transmits a plurality of signals via an optical fiber having a plurality of element fibers. The optical communications module is a concept including a laser diode modul... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(1) The present invention proposes a low-cost, small-sized, practical-surface mountable type optical communications module which is congenial to the small pitch of prevalent. multichannel fibers. (2) The present invention dispenses with enlarging and fine-curving lightpaths, which a... | 20050302 | 20061226 | 20050728 | 71782.0 | 0 | JOHNSTON, PHILLIP A | MULTICHANNEL OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS MODULE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,607 | ACCEPTED | System and method for operating on-line governmental lottery games | The present invention relates to a system and a method for facilitating governmental lottery games with a screening, a verification, and a subscription play function. A lottery agent system of the present invention includes a plurality of player terminals on which lottery players can play lottery games, including purch... | 1. A system for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network, comprising: an agent server connected via said electronic network for receiving player and ticket information transmitted from a plurality of player terminals, for transmitting said ticket information to a governmental lottery administra... | RELATED APPLICATION DATA This present application is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 10/000,795 filed Nov. 2, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of commonly assigned application Ser. No. 09/458,326, filed on Dec. 10, 1999. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system and a metho... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In traditional lottery games, lottery players walk into convenience retailers, manually fill out selection slips, and exchange cash or credit with a clerk, who then enters the selections into a lottery terminal. This lottery terminal electronically connects to a central lottery s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system for facilitating governmental lottery play over an electronic network is provided, comprising an agent server connected via said electronic network for receiving player and ticket information transmitted from a plurality of player terminals, for transmitting said ticket inf... | 20050303 | 20110426 | 20050630 | 96216.0 | 1 | PANDYA, SUNIT | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING ON-LINE GOVERNMENTAL LOTTERY GAMES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,071,642 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for dispensing liquids | An apparatus and method for discharging liquids such as vapocoolants in stream or mist form includes the use of a filter to remove contaminants from the liquid prior to dispensing through the nozzle opening. A streamlined flow of liquid is delivered to the nozzle to prevent after spray and the filter spaced from the no... | 1. An apparatus for discharge of liquid in stream or mist form including a container for holding a pressurized supply of liquid, passageway means for conveying liquid from said supply thereof to a nozzle having a nozzle opening for emitting said liquid in stream or mist form, a valve having at least one movable valve e... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 11/026,588, filed Dec. 30, 2004, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/343,723, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,837,401, which is a U.S. national application based on PCT/US01/29627, filed Sep. 21, 2001, wh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART <EOH>This application is a continuation-in-part of application Serial No. 11/026,588, filed Dec. 30, 2004, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/343,723, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,837,401, which is a U.S. national application based on PCT/US01/29627, filed Sep. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has now been found that effective and economical container apparatus and methods may be provided for delivery of stream and mist flows of liquids including vapocoolants of both the CHC and HFC types. This is achieved through the judicious selection of polymeric components in acco... | 20050303 | 20100608 | 20050714 | 99984.0 | 0 | JACYNA, J CASIMER | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING LIQUIDS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,064 | ACCEPTED | Inertial measurement system and method with sensor bias cancellation | Inertial measurement system and method in which a base is rotated about an input axis in accordance with a rotation to be measured, rotation about the input axis is sensed with one or more angular rate sensors, fixed bias offset is cancelled by dithering the sensors about an axis perpendicular to their sensing axes to ... | 1. An inertial measurement system, comprising a base which rotates about an input axis in accordance with a rotation to be measured, an angular rate sensor carried by the base responsive to rotation about a sensing axis, a modulator for dithering the sensor about an axis perpendicular to the sensing axis to vary the or... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of Invention This invention pertains generally to inertial measurement, and, more particularly, to an inertial measurement system and method in which the fixed bias offset of rate sensors or gyroscopes is cancelled. 2. Related Art Angular rate sensors or gyroscopes, commonly known a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention This invention pertains generally to inertial measurement, and, more particularly, to an inertial measurement system and method in which the fixed bias offset of rate sensors or gyroscopes is cancelled. 2. Related Art Angular rate sensors or gyroscopes, comm... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is in general an object of the invention to provide a new and improved system and method for inertial measurement in which fixed bias offset is cancelled. Another object of the invention is to provide a system and method of the above character which overcome the limit... | 20050304 | 20070320 | 20060907 | 57382.0 | G01P1500 | 0 | HANLEY, JOHN C | INERTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SENSOR BIAS CANCELLATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01P | 2,005 | |
11,072,168 | ACCEPTED | Downhole rate of penetration sensor assembly and method | Methods and apparatuses to determine the rate of penetration of a subterranean drilling assembly into a formation are disclosed. The methods and apparatuses generate rate of penetration by integration axial acceleration data with respect to time and applying a correction factor. The correction factor, meant to account ... | 1. A method to measure a rate of penetration along an axis of a drilling assembly into a subterranean formation, the method comprising: locating an accelerometer proximate to the drilling assembly, the accelerometer configured to transmit acceleration data measured along the axis to a processing unit; locating a rotati... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to UK Application No. 0404850.0 filed on Mar. 4, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods to measure the rate of penetration (ROP) of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) into a subterranean format... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to apparatus and methods to measure the rate of penetration (ROP) of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) into a subterranean formation. More particularly, the present invention relates to measuring the rate of penetration of a bottom hole assembly... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The deficiencies of the prior art are addressed by an apparatus and a method to perform a corrected rate of penetration calculation for a downhole drilling assembly. The present invention accomplishes this task using an apparatus or method to generate a gravity correction fact... | 20050304 | 20060606 | 20050908 | 73782.0 | 0 | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | DOWNHOLE RATE OF PENETRATION SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,220 | ACCEPTED | Model-based localization and measurement of miniature surface mount components | A system and method for object inspection includes an object modeler; an iterative object segmentor in signal communication with the object modeler for receiving an input image and model parameters and producing a segmented image; a moment transformer in signal communication with the iterative object segmentor for rece... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform steps for automatically detecting nodules from image data, the steps comprising: receiving an image having an object corresponding to an object type; iteratively segmentin... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/263,293 (Atty. Docket No. 01 P7430US/8706-480), entitled “A Model-Based Algorithm for Localization and Measurement of Miniature SMC Objects”, filed Jan. 22, 2001 and commonly assigned herewith, the disclosure o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In semiconductor manufacturing technologies, one important process involves localization and measurement of surface mount component (“SMC”) objects for industrial inspection, and more particularly, for pick-and-place applications. Accurate and efficient algorithms are required to... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present disclosure provides a system and method for object inspection that includes an object modeler; an iterative object segmentor in signal communication with the object modeler for receiving an input image and model parameters and producing a segmented image; a moment transf... | 20050304 | 20090428 | 20050804 | 92239.0 | 0 | CARTER, AARON W | MODEL-BASED LOCALIZATION AND MEASUREMENT OF MINIATURE SURFACE MOUNT COMPONENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,466 | ACCEPTED | Modular interbody fusion implant | An interbody fusion device for engagement between vertebrae includes a pair of lateral spacers for spacing the vertebrae, and a connecting member adapted to couple together the lateral spacers when inserted between the vertebrae. The connecting member, individual lateral spacers, or the entire spinal spacer can be made... | 1. A method of assembling a spinal implant, comprising: providing a connecting member and a pair of lateral spacers, wherein the lateral spacers are each made of bone remnant and have medial sides defined at least in part by a medullary canal; inserting the lateral spacers in a disc space between adjacent vertebrae wit... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/271,699, filed Oct. 16, 2002, which is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/766,948, filed Jan. 22, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,468,311, which are hereb... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One of the leading causes of lower back pain and disability results from the rupture or degeneration of one or more lumbar discs in the spine. Pain and instability are caused by compression of spinal nerve roots by protruding damaged discs into the vertebral canal. Further, the d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to an interbody fusion device for engagement between vertebrae. The fusion device includes a pair of lateral spacers for spacing the vertebrae and a connecting member made of bone which is adapted to couple together the lateral spacers when the spac... | 20050304 | 20091124 | 20050707 | 95896.0 | 0 | HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA | MODULAR INTERBODY FUSION IMPLANT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,485 | ACCEPTED | Capillary interconnection fitting and method of holding capillary tubing | The present invention is a capillary interconnection fitting and method of clamping a capillary in the fitting that separates a forward ferrule that holds the capillary from a secondary clamping device. The fitting comprises a sealing ferrule, a compression screw and a clamping device. The ferrule is fitted in a compre... | 1. A capillary interconnection fitting comprising: a forward fluidic sealing ferrule with an axial bore adapted to receive a capillary and a distal end adapted to connect to a fluidic component; a compression screw adapted to receive the proximal end of the ferrule at a distal end having an axial bore aligned with the ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of and is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/US03/28128, filed Sep. 9, 2003 and designating the United States, which claims benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/410,346, filed Sep. 12, 2002. The entire con... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In conventional-scale liquid chromatography, the mobile phase liquid is usually conveyed between components of the chromatography system in tubing constructed from stainless steel, poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK™), or fluoridated hydrocarbon polymers such as those marketed using t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method and mechanism for reliably securing tubing in a reusable fitting. The fitting is suitable for connecting the tubing to or disconnecting the tubing from other fluid components in a system operating at ultra high pressures. By providing a second... | 20050304 | 20110322 | 20060601 | 79940.0 | F16L1906 | 0 | DUNWOODY, AARON M | CAPILLARY INTERCONNECTION FITTING AND METHOD OF HOLDING CAPILLARY TUBING | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F16L | 2,005 | |
11,072,545 | ACCEPTED | Stringed musical instrument device | A stringed musical instrument device that functions as a peripheral for a computer or computing device, whereby electronic transducers placed inside and/or outside the instrument convert the vibrations of the strings and/or the instrument body from an analog electrical signals to digital signals. The digital signals ar... | 1. A stringed musical instrument device that also functions as a peripheral for a computer or computing device, comprising: a body having a soundboard; a neck extending from the body; at least one string extending over a portion of the body and the neck, a piezo bridge mounted on the body for providing a lower contact ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to musical instruments, and more particularly to stringed musical instruments that also serve as a peripheral to a computer or computing device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Stringed musical instruments are commonly amplified by attaching an electronic transducer t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Stringed musical instruments are commonly amplified by attaching an electronic transducer to the face or top of the instrument so that the transducer lies under the strings or inside the body of such instrument. The electronic transducer picks up the vibrations of the strings and... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is embodied in a musical instrument device which is designed to overcome the prior issues and thus be accurately connected to a computer or computing device and to be instantly and accurately recognized by the computer or computing device. The musical instrumen... | 20050303 | 20070710 | 20060907 | 60223.0 | G10H318 | 3 | FLETCHER, MARLON T | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DEVICE | MICRO | 0 | ACCEPTED | G10H | 2,005 | |
11,072,673 | ACCEPTED | Animal product free system and process for purifying a botulinum toxin | Chromatographic processes and systems for purifying a botulinum toxin from an APF fermentation medium. | 1. A process for purifying a Clostridium toxin, the process comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a sample of a botulinum toxin fermentation culture; (b) contacting a first chromatography column resin with the culture sample so as to permit capture of a botulinum toxin by the first column; (c) eluting the botulinum to... | CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. pending, filed Mar. 3, 2005, entitled “Media for clostridium bacterium and processes for obtaining a clostridial toxin” by Ping Wang and Stephen Donovan, which is a continuation in part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/672,876... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to systems and processes for purifying a Clostridium toxin. In particular, the present invention relates to a chromatographic process for purifying a botulinum neurotoxin. A pharmaceutical composition suitable for administration to a human or animal for a therapeutic... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Our invention provides various chromatographic APF systems and processes for purifying a Clostridial toxin. The systems and processes of our invention are scalable and cGMP compliant. The Clostridial toxin is preferably a botulinum toxin, and most preferably a botulinum toxin type A 900 kDa complex.... | 20050303 | 20080408 | 20051027 | 94454.0 | 1 | KAM, CHIH MIN | ANIMAL PRODUCT FREE SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PURIFYING A BOTULINUM TOXIN | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,706 | ACCEPTED | Multi-reservoir container with applicator tip and method of making the same | A cosmetic applicator for storing and dispensing a plurality of cosmetic masses including an applicator container and an applicator tip; and methods for making the same, are disclosed. The applicator container includes a first reservoir having an elongate portion that is disposed in a second reservoir having a neck por... | 1. A cosmetic applicator for storing and dispensing a plurality of cosmetic masses, comprising: an applicator container having a first reservoir including an elongate portion and a second reservoir including a neck portion, wherein the first reservoir is disposed within the second reservoir; and an applicator tip havin... | BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Disclosure The disclosure generally relates to cosmetic applicators having a multi-reservoir container with applicator tips for containing and dispensing a plurality of cosmetic masses. More particularly, the disclosure relates to dual-reservoir containers having applicator tips for combining... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Disclosure The disclosure generally relates to cosmetic applicators having a multi-reservoir container with applicator tips for containing and dispensing a plurality of cosmetic masses. More particularly, the disclosure relates to dual-reservoir containers having applicator tips f... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One aspect of the disclosure provides a cosmetic applicator having an applicator container and an applicator tip for storing and dispensing a plurality of cosmetic masses. The applicator container includes a first reservoir having an elongate portion that is disposed in a second reservoir having a n... | 20050304 | 20081014 | 20060907 | 62225.0 | A46B1100 | 1 | WALCZAK, DAVID J | MULTI-RESERVOIR CONTAINER WITH APPLICATOR TIP AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A46B | 2,005 | |
11,072,775 | ACCEPTED | Speculative load of look up table entries based upon coarse index calculation in parallel with fine index calculation | A computer implemented method accesses data in a look up table via an index divided into a coarse index and a fine index. The method calculates the coarse index and fetches plural look up table entries. While the fetch is in progress, the method calculates the fine index. The method determines and extracts the look up ... | 1. A computer implemented method for accessing data in a look up table at locations in a memory determined by an index comprising the steps of: dividing the index into a coarse index requiring a first amount of calculation and a fine index requiring a second amount of calculation greater than said first amount; calcula... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(c) from U.S. Provisional Application 60/550,940 filed Mar. 4, 2004. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The technical field of this invention is digital computing and more particularly very long instruction word (VLIW) computing. BACKGROUND OF THE INVE... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many current data processing algorithms, such as entropy coding, repeatedly use large look up tables with the values included in these tables determined at run time. Entropy coding is a data compression technique that employs fewer coded bits for more frequently used symbols than... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A computer implemented method for accessing data in a look up table at locations in a memory determined by an index divides the index into a coarse index and a fine index. The method calculates the coarse index and fetches plural look up table entries from memory to a data register ... | 20050304 | 20070213 | 20050908 | 60232.0 | 1 | ALAM, SHAHID AL | SPECULATIVE LOAD OF LOOK UP TABLE ENTRIES BASED UPON COARSE INDEX CALCULATION IN PARALLEL WITH FINE INDEX CALCULATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,845 | ACCEPTED | Universal data management interface | A universal data management interface (UDMI) system includes a processing system generates a visual interface through which a user can access, manage, and manipulate data on plural different types of remote databases. The UDMI connects to multiple standard database management systems and to allow multiple users to acce... | 1-73. (canceled) 74. A method implemented using a universal data management interface (UDMI) system, comprising: executing instructions to connect to a database management system; and allowing one or more users to access data within the database management system via a network database service. 75. The method of claim ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/311,863, filed on Aug. 13, 2001, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference into this application as if set forth herein in full. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a client-serve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>DBMS is a common method of storing, organizing, and manipulating data. DBMS can provide a reliable and transparent way for people to store large amounts of data. Although, DBMS makes it easier to store, manage, and manipulate low-level data (binary data), DBMS is still too complex to operate for ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In general, in one aspect, the invention is directed to storing information relating to a database in an external file. The information includes instructions, parameters, and tables that facilitate access to different types of databases. This aspect also includes accessing the database using the inf... | 20050304 | 20140218 | 20051229 | 76306.0 | 0 | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | UNIVERSAL DATA MANAGEMENT INTERFACE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,884 | ACCEPTED | Fuel management system comprising a fluoroelastomer layer having a hydrotalcite compound | A component of a fuel management system having a surface that in use will come into contact with fuel. The surface includes a fluoroelastomer layer. The fluoroelastomer layer comprises a hydrotalcite compound dispersed therein. | 1. A method comprising utilizing a hydrotalcite compound in a fluoroelastomer layer of a fuel management component to prevent or reduce swelling of said fluoroelastomer layer when said fluoroelastomer is contacted with a diesel fuel of biological origin. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the fluoroelastomer laye... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 10/348,393, filed Jan. 21, 2003, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a component of a fuel management system comprising a fluoroelastomer layer, i.e.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The beneficial properties of fluoroelastomers are well known in the art and include for example, high temperature resistance, high chemical resistance including for example high resistance to solvents, fuels and corrosive chemicals and non-flammability. Because of these beneficia... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the present invention provides a component of a fuel management system having a surface that in use will come into contact with fuel, said surface comprising a fluoroelastomer layer. The fluoroelastomer layer comprises a hydrotalcite compound dispersed therein. In... | 20050304 | 20081007 | 20050707 | 58135.0 | 0 | HU, HENRY S | FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COMPRISING A FLUOROELASTOMER LAYER HAVING A HYDROTALCITE COMPOUND | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,886 | ACCEPTED | Spinal stabilization device | A flexible connection unit for use in a spinal fixation device, includes: a longitudinal member having first and second ends; at least one spacer located between the first and second ends, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a first portion made from a first material and a second portion made from a second materi... | 1. A flexible connection unit for use in a spinal fixation device, comprising: a longitudinal member having first and second ends; at least one spacer located between the first and second ends, wherein the at least one spacer comprises a first portion made from a first material and a second portion made from a second m... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/009,097, filed Dec. 10, 2004, which is continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/798,014, filed Mar. 10, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and system for stabilizing a spinal column and, more particularly, to a method and system of spinal fixation in which one or more screw type securing members are implanted and fixed into a portion of a patient's ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention addresses the above and other needs by providing an improved method and system for stabilizing an injured or weakened spinal column. To overcome the deficiencies of conventional spinal fixation devices, in one embodiment, the inventor of the present invention has... | 20050303 | 20080205 | 20050915 | 96932.0 | 1 | HOFFMAN, MARY C | SPINAL STABILIZATION DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,919 | ACCEPTED | Light source device including a planar light source having a single, substantially continuous light emission area and display device incorporating the light source device | A red light source comprising an array of LEDs 102R that emit light of a red color, a green light source comprising an array of LEDs 102G that emit light of a green color, and a blue light source comprising an array of LEDs 102B that emit light of a blue color are deployed about the periphery of a dichroic prism 101. A... | 1. A light source device, comprising: a first light source for emitting a first light; a second light source for emitting a second light; a third light source for emitting a third; light; a first polarization converter for obtaining a first polarized light from the first light, the first polarization converter includin... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the configuration of a light source device in a display device for the magnification and projection of images displayed in liquid crystal display elements, and to the configuration of a display device using that light source device. BACKGROUND ART The technology disclose... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The technology disclosed in as published, may be cited as first prior art for miniaturizing projection type liquid crystal display devices which magnify, project, and display images of liquid crystal display elements. Disclosed in this publication is the configuration of a display device wher... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram describing an optical system in a first embodiment of the light source device of the present invention, FIG. 1 ( a ) being a view of the light source device as seen from above, and FIG. 1 ( b ) being a plan looking at a red light source from the dichroic... | 20050307 | 20061024 | 20050707 | 74886.0 | 0 | CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE INCLUDING A PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE HAVING A SINGLE, SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS LIGHT EMISSION AREA AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCORPORATING THE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,072,938 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for substantially reducing electrical earth displacement current flow generated by wound components | An energy transfer element having an energy transfer element input winding and an energy transfer element output winding. In one aspect, the energy transfer element input winding is capacitively coupled to the energy transfer element output winding. The energy transfer element is capacitively coupled to electrical eart... | 1-35. (canceled) 36. A method of transferring energy, comprising: receiving energy from an input voltage source with a first winding wound around an energy transfer element core; transferring energy from the first winding to a second winding wound around the energy transfer element core, the energy transfer element cor... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/274,689, filed Mar. 8, 2001, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Substantially Reducing Electrical Earth Displacement Current Flow Generated by Wound Components.” This application also claims priority to U.S. provisional ap... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to energy transfer elements and, more specifically, the present invention relates to energy transfer elements having multiple windings. 2. Background Information FIG. 1 shows an outline schematic diagram of a flyba... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An energy transfer element having an energy transfer element input winding and an energy transfer element output winding is disclosed. In one aspect, the energy transfer element input winding is capacitively coupled to the energy transfer element output winding. The energy transfer ... | 20050303 | 20060131 | 20050707 | 64530.0 | 0 | NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING ELECTRICAL EARTH DISPLACEMENT CURRENT FLOW GENERATED BY WOUND COMPONENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,010 | ACCEPTED | Wavelength-selective switch and integrated wavelength demultiplexer using stacked planar lightwave circuits | Wavelength-selective switches (WSSs) having embedded multiplexer or demultiplexer functionality include a stack of planar waveguide circuits (PLCs) in which all but one of the PLCs have identical features consisting of a single waveguide connected to a free space region, further connected to a waveguide array that term... | 1. A wavelength-selective switch, comprising a lens; a micro-mirror array; and a plurality of stacked planar lightwave circuits, each further comprising a waveguide grating with one star coupler terminated in a facet facing the lens and micro-mirror array, wherein one or more of the waveguide gratings has a different g... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to wavelength-division multiplexed optical networking components, and more particularly to wavelength-selective switches for routing channels and demultiplexers for channel add/drop functionality within a stacked array of planar lightwave circuits. BACKGROUND OF THE ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Optical networks are evolving towards a mesh architecture. In optical mesh networks, the network topology consists of nodes and interconnecting links. The traffic on the fiber-optic links utilizes wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) for increasing the capacity on the link. At ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly, the present invention includes a wavelength-selective switch with an embedded multiplexer/demultiplexer based on a stacked array of planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) and free-space switching between the PLCs. Various embodiments of the present invention can switch optical WD... | 20050304 | 20070814 | 20060907 | 57823.0 | G02B635 | 0 | MOONEY, MICHAEL P | WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE SWITCH AND INTEGRATED WAVELENGTH DEMULTIPLEXER USING STACKED PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUITS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G02B | 2,005 | |
11,073,116 | ACCEPTED | Priority encoding logic and circuits | In this invention a multi-level hierarchical scalable priority encoding logic and circuits are disclosed. The advantage to make hierarchical priority encoding is to improve the speed and simplify the circuit implementation and make circuit design flexible and scalable. To reduce the time of waiting for previous level p... | 1. A content addressable memory(CAM) device, comprising: a few sub-block CAM; a priority encoding logic among the HIT or MISS (comparison result) of each row within the sub-block CAM; a priority encoding logic among the sub-block CAM; and a priority encoding logic among the HIT or MISS of each row. 2. A CAM according t... | This application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/550,537, entitled “Priority encoding logic and Circuits,” filed Mar. 4, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The presentation relates to content addressable memory. In part... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In ternary content addressable memory, not every bit in each row are compared in the searching or comparing process, so some time in one comparison, there are more than one row matching the input content, it is called multi-hit or match. In multi-hit case, one protocol was made t... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Preferred embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached Figures, wherein: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of scalable architecture of CAM with many sub-block in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. F... | 20050304 | 20100126 | 20050908 | 82380.0 | 3 | YANG, HAN | A HIT AHEAD HIERARCHICAL SCALABLE PRIORITY ENCODING LOGIC AND CIRCUITS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,517 | ACCEPTED | Towable wheeled-backpack | A towable, wheeled-backpack includes a towing handle attached to a curved, single-pole, telescoping towing member which retracts into the backpack when not in use. The curvature of the towing member provides support for a backing sheet that is attached to the towing member, and the backing sheet is contoured so that th... | 1. An article comprising: a luggage; a pair of shoulder straps affixed to said luggage so as to be extendable outwardly therefrom so as to allow said luggage to be carried on a human back; a base affixed to a bottom of an interior of said luggage, said base having a pivoting seat with a spherical slot, said spherical s... | This application is a continuation of the copending U.S. Patent Application assigned Ser. No. 09/604,995 filed on Jun. 28, 2000. in the Patent Office. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (1) Field of the Invention This invention pertains to the field of backpacks of the type that can be worn on a person's back or over a person... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>(1) Field of the Invention This invention pertains to the field of backpacks of the type that can be worn on a person's back or over a person's shoulder. More particularly, this invention pertains to a wheeled-backpack having a unique, non-rigid or flexible connection between a r... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The towable wheeled backpack of the invention overcomes the disadvantages associated with prior art wheeled-backpacks by providing a towing system uniquely adapted for use with backpacks. The towing system allows a wheeled-backpack to flexibly conform to a person's twisting back whe... | 20050307 | 20080129 | 20050721 | 68222.0 | 1 | MAI, TRI M | TOWABLE WHEELED-BACKPACK | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,524 | ACCEPTED | Human relationships registering system, method and device for registering human relationships, program for registering human relationships, and medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by computer | To provide a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a computer, all of which are used to establish wide and close relationships with mem... | 1-26. (canceled) 27. A server configured to establish and update relationships between members registered to a human relationships registering system, the server comprising: a database configured to store personal attribute information of the members, the personal attribute information including an identification code,... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a computer, all ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium storing human relationships registering program and readable by a co... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Problems to be solved by the Invention The present invention is intended to provide a human relationships registering system, a method and a server for registering human relationships, a program for registering human relationships, and a medium for storing human relationships regist... | 20050308 | 20090217 | 20050714 | 72940.0 | 2 | WOO, ISAAC M | HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS REGISTERING SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGISTERING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, PROGRAM FOR REGISTERING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, AND MEDIUM STORING HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS REGISTERING PROGRAM AND READABLE BY COMPUTER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,525 | ACCEPTED | Power steering system | In a hydraulic power steering system employing a power cylinder accommodating therein a piston connected to a steering mechanism for steering assistance, and having first and second hydraulic chambers defined on both sides of the piston, hydraulic pressure is supplied through first and second fluid lines to the respect... | 1. A hydraulic power steering system comprising: a steering mechanism adapted to be connected to steered road wheels; a hydraulic power cylinder accommodating therein a piston connected to the steering mechanism for steering assistance, and having first and second hydraulic chambers defined on both sides of the piston;... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a power steering system for automotive vehicles, and specifically to a hydraulic power steering system with a motor-driven reversible pump and a hydraulic power cylinder accommodating therein a piston so that a steering assistance force is produced by directing working f... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, there have been proposed and developed various electronically-controlled power steering systems each employing a reversible pump and a hydraulic power cylinder to provide steering assistance. One such hydraulic power steering system has been disclosed in Japanese Patent Provi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide an improved hydraulic power steering system with a directional control valve that ensures a desirable high fluid-tight seal performance for avoidance of an undesirable change in a steering assistance force produced in a normal... | 20050308 | 20070102 | 20050908 | 96367.0 | 0 | LAZO, THOMAS E | POWER STEERING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,594 | ACCEPTED | Hydraulic control apparatus of automatic transmission | A hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission. The hydraulic control apparatus of the automatic transmission has a hydraulic servo for controlling an engaging state of a clutch C-1 on the basis of supplied oil pressure, a linear solenoid valve for C-1 for outputting signal pressure by adjusting the oil pre... | 1. A hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission comprising: a predetermined hydraulic servo operable to control an engaging state of a frictional engaging element on the basis of a supplied oil pressure; a control pressure output element comprising a solenoid valve and operable to output control pressure ... | INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE This application claims the priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-066449 filed on Mar. 9, 2004, the specification, drawings and abstract thereof, are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention rela... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission for controlling an engaging state of a frictional engaging element in the automatic transmission mounted to, for example, a vehicle, by oil pressure, and more par... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The exemplary embodiments of the present invention address the problems of the conventional art and provide a hydraulic control apparatus of an automatic transmission able to prevent the speed change shock without obstructing the improvement of the fuel cost of the vehicle and the c... | 20050308 | 20071016 | 20050915 | 77657.0 | 0 | YOUNG, EDWIN | HYDRAULIC CONTROL APPARATUS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,696 | ACCEPTED | Pulling structure for an optical transceiving module | A pulling structure for an optical transceiving module is disclosed. The pulling structure includes a latch base, a latch, a linking member, and a pulling rod. The latch base is mounted on the optical transceiving module. The latch is mounted in the latch base. The linking member is coupled to the latch to enable the l... | 1. A pulling structure for an optical transceiving module, comprising: a latch base mounted on the optical transceiving module; a latch mounted in the latch base; a linking member coupled to the latch to enable the latch to move along a particular direction; and a pulling rod pivotably driving the linking member. 2. Th... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Taiwan Application Serial Number 93106390, filed Mar. 10, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an op... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>a) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical transceiving module and, more particularly, to a pulling structure for optical transceiving modules. b) Description of the Related Art Communication set such as hubs often has an optical transceiving module for tra... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing problems, an object of the invention is to provide an optical transceiving module with a pulling structure that is convenient to operate. Another object of the invention is to provide an optical transceiving module with a pulling structure that is easy... | 20050308 | 20081007 | 20050915 | 75188.0 | 0 | HEALY, BRIAN | PULLING STRUCTURE FOR AN OPTICAL TRANSCEIVING MODULE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,699 | ACCEPTED | Conducting polymer composite and solid electrolytic capacitor using the same | A conducting polymer composite is made by compounding a conducting polymer and an ionic polymer so as to achieve good conductivity. A high resistance material generated also has a high withstand voltage. A solid electrolytic capacitor using this conducting polymer composite as its solid electrolytic layer achieves low ... | 1. A conducting polymer composite in which an ionic polymer and a conducting polymer are compounded. 2. The conducting polymer composite as defined in claim 1, wherein the ionic polymer is one of a homopolymer and copolymer of one of poly acrylic acid and poly maleic acid. 3. The conducting polymer composite as defined... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to conducting polymer composites and solid electrolytic capacitors using the same used in various electronic products. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conducting polymers are increasingly being used in diverse fields. For example, in the field of electronic products, con... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Conducting polymers are increasingly being used in diverse fields. For example, in the field of electronic products, conducting polymers are typically used as antistatic films and conductive materials for organic transistors. With respect to commercialization, conducting polymers... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention offers a conducting polymer composite in which a conducting polymer and ionic polymer are compounded. This conducting polymer composite has good conductivity and its high resistance material produced also has a high withstand voltage. Still more, a solid electr... | 20050308 | 20070724 | 20050929 | 93458.0 | 0 | HA, NGUYEN T | CONDUCTING POLYMER COMPOSITE AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,752 | ACCEPTED | Electro-optical device | An auxiliary capacitor for a pixel of an active matrix type liquid crystal display is provided without decreasing the aperture ratio. A transparent conductive film for a common electrode is formed under a pixel electrode constituted by a transparent conductive film with an insulation film provided therebetween. Further... | 1. (canceled) 2. An active matrix display device comprising: a thin film transistor formed over a substrate; an inorganic insulating film formed over the thin film transistor; a first organic insulating film formed over the inorganic insulating film; a second organic insulating film formed over the first organic insula... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention disclosed in this specification relates to a configuration of a pixel region of an active matrix type liquid crystal display and, more particularly, to a configuration of an auxiliary capacitor connected to a pixel electrode in parallel and a configura... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention disclosed in this specification relates to a configuration of a pixel region of an active matrix type liquid crystal display and, more particularly, to a configuration of an auxiliary capacitor connected to a pixel electrode in parallel and... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention disclosed in this specification is characterized in that: a pixel includes a pixel electrode comprising a first transparent conductive film; the pixel electrode overlaps a gate bus line and a source bus line; a layer of a common electrode comprising a second transparen... | 20050308 | 20070417 | 20050707 | 98141.0 | 0 | DUDEK, JAMES A | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,795 | ACCEPTED | Mattress system for a hospital bed | A mattress system for a hospital bed including a mattress and a control system. The mattress system may include a mattress including a core bladder, a width bladder and a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to the width bladder. The mattress is adapted to support a heavy or large patient, including a bariatric or obese pat... | 1. A support surface system, comprising: a mattress, including at least one core bladder, to support a patient, the mattress including a first and a second side; at least one width bladder, coupled to one of the first and second sides of the mattress, to adjust the width of the mattress; a vacuum device, coupled to the... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/598,817, titled Mattress Assembly, to Chambers et al., and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/598,714, titled “Method and Apparatus for Securing a Mattress” to Chambers, the disclos... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a hospital bed, and more particularly to a hospital bed for a heavy or large patient, including a bariatric or obese patient. The present invention furthermore relates to at least one mattress assembly including an adjustable patient s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a hospital bed, and more particularly to a hospital bed for a heavy or large patient, including a bariatric or obese patient. The present invention furthermore relates to at least one mattress assembly including an adjustable patient s... | 20050307 | 20070828 | 20060209 | 74819.0 | A47C2710 | 0 | TRETTEL, MICHAEL | MATTRESS SYSTEM FOR A HOSPITAL BED | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47C | 2,005 | |
11,073,909 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for a cashless actuated gaming system | A gaming machine adapted to print validated tickets for a game player includes a microprocessor for controlling game operation (e.g., slot machine operation) and including a cashout signal input, a network interface coupled to the microprocessor for communicating with a central authority, and a memory in the network in... | 1. A gaming machine adapted to print validated tickets for a game player, the gaming machine comprising: a coin acceptor; a ticket reader; a ticket printer; a network interface to a central authority, the central authority having control of the coin acceptor, the ticket reader, and the ticket printer through the networ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Application Ser. No. 09/960,696 entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A CASHLESS ACTUATED GAMING SYSTEM filed Sep. 21, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,______, which is a continuation of U.S. Application Ser. No. 09/693,183 entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SECURE ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to a ticketing gaming system and, more particularly, to a gaming system that encompasses printing and validation of tickets with ticket validation numbers pre-loaded by a central computer system to individual gaming machines. Gaming machine... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a method for issuing validated tickets to a gaming machine player. The method includes pre-loading a ticket validation number from a central authority to a network interface board connected to a gaming machine, tracking pending ... | 20050307 | 20100427 | 20050707 | 76747.0 | 1 | SAGER, MARK ALAN | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A CASHLESS ACTUATED GAMING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,073,969 | ACCEPTED | Digital device configuration and method | An electromechanical data storage arrangement is interfaced with a host. The interface may include a conductor that carries read and write gate signals. Another conductor carries both a servo sync mark and an error signal. The storage arrangement includes an external serial interface connected to a host serial interfac... | 1. In a digital system, an assembly comprising: an electromechanical digital data storage arrangement including a rotatable disk and at least responsive to a read gate signal for initiating a read therefrom and responsive to a write gate signal for initiating a write thereto; a host device that is configured for contro... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/447,544, filed on May 28, 2003; which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/313,550, filed on Dec. 6, 2002; which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present application is related generally to a digital device architecture and, more particularly, to a digital system configuration and associated method for devices including an electromechanical data Storage Element. The invention is particularly well suited for use in a po... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As will be described in more detail hereinafter, there is disclosed herein a Storage Element as well as associated devices and method. In one aspect of the invention, a device is configured for access by a user and includes an assembly having an electromechanical digital data storag... | 20050307 | 20070109 | 20050714 | 61716.0 | 1 | PORTKA, GARY J | DIGITAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,023 | ACCEPTED | Method of treating mine drainage | A method of treating mine drainage water including the step of adding a scale control agent to the mine drainage water and, optionally, adding an oxidizing agent to the mine drainage water and/or precipitating and settling the metals in their hydroxide form from the water. The treated water may be safely returned to th... | 1-31. (canceled) 32. A method of treating mine drainage water comprising: (a) providing mine drainage water having a pH of from 4.5 to 10; calcium hardness greater than 100 mg/l of Ca+2 as calcium carbonate; alkalinity greater than 100 mg/l as calcium carbonate; and greater than 0.5 mg/l of one or more metal ions or me... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/348,642 filed Jan. 15, 2002 and entitled “Method of Treating Mine Drainage.” BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to methods of treating waste and drainag... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to methods of treating waste and drainage waters comprising metal and/or metalloid ions, such as ions selected from, but not limited to, iron, copper, zinc, lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, barium, selenium, silver, chromium, alumi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a method of treating hard water mine drainage to remove unwanted metals, while preventing the formation of unwanted scale forming salt deposits. The method includes the step of adding a scale control agent to the mine drainage water and, optionally, ... | 20050307 | 20061003 | 20050707 | 63101.0 | 2 | HRUSKOCI, PETER A | METHOD OF TREATING MINE DRAINAGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,029 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for automatic selection and operation of a subscriber line spectrum class technology | The present invention provides a communication device, such as a modem, that is capable of detecting whether it is capable of operating in a mode that is compatible with one or more of the Spectrum Management Classes. The modem automatically selects a mode of operation that is compliant with one or more of the Spectrum... | 1. A method for selecting an operating mode for a communication device capable of operating in a mode that is compatible with one or more spectrum management classes, the method comprising the steps of: measuring subscriber loop characteristics; identifying a first allowable class corresponding to the measured subscrib... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/573,518, filed May 17, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/134,590, filed May 17, 1999. These applications are entirely incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTI... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The American National Standard for Telecommunications is developing a standard that sets forth spectrum management requirements and recommendations for the administration of services and technologies that use metallic subscriber loop wire pairs, commonly referred to as subscriber... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a communication device, such as a modem, that is capable of detecting whether it is capable of operating in a mode that is compatible with one or more of the spectrum management classes and which automatically selects a mode of operation that is compli... | 20050307 | 20110222 | 20050707 | 91842.0 | 77 | MILLS, DONALD L | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC SELECTION AND OPERATION OF A SUBSCRIBER LINE SPECTRUM CLASS TECHNOLOGY | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,091 | ACCEPTED | Tablecloth covering and method of covering and skirting a table | The invention relates to fitted tablecloth coverings that may be affixed to a table without the use of a tool or affixing devices. The object of the present invention is to provide a tablecloth that may conveniently and quickly be affixed to a table and to provide an appealing visual presentation that does not require ... | 1. A table cover for covering a rectangular tabletop having a length and width, said table cover comprising: a top cover for covering a top surface of a tabletop, the top cover formed of a resilient material in a rectangular shape having a length and width, said length and width of the top cover sized about 1% to about... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation-in-part of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/767,131 filed Jan. 29, 2004 which in turn claims priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/532,121, filed Dec. 23, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of tablecl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tables used in for instance, trade shows have been utilized for many years. The tables typically have several standard sizes. The visual appeal of the presentation is closely related to the success of the product being advertised. However, these tables are typically used many tim... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>What is desired then is an apparatus and method that will address the aforementioned problems. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a tablecloth that may conveniently and quickly be affixed to a table and to provide an appealing visual presentation. This ... | 20050307 | 20070220 | 20050707 | 96010.0 | 1 | CHEN, JOSE V | TABLECLOTH COVERING AND METHOD OF COVERING AND SKIRTING A TABLE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,104 | ACCEPTED | Digital device configuration and method | An electromechanical data storage arrangement is interfaced with a host. The interface may include a conductor that carries read and write gate signals. Another conductor carries both a servo sync mark and an error signal. The storage arrangement includes an external serial interface connected to a host serial interfac... | 1. In an overall system including a host device for operational support of an electromechanical storage arrangement, which is provided separate from the host device, and which stores digital data on a rotatable disk, and said host device is provided with a particular firmware configuration for controlling a particular ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional application of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/447,544, filed on May 28, 2003; which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/313,550, filed on Dec. 6, 2002; which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present application is related generally to a digital device architecture and, more particularly, to a digital system configuration and associated method for devices including an electromechanical data Storage Element. The invention is particularly well suited for use in a po... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As will be described in more detail hereinafter, there is disclosed herein a Storage Element as well as associated devices and method. In one aspect of the invention, a device is configured for access by a user and includes an assembly having an electromechanical digital data storag... | 20050307 | 20061212 | 20050721 | 61716.0 | 1 | PORTKA, GARY J | DIGITAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,115 | ACCEPTED | Tracking the positional relationship between a boring tool and one or more buried lines using a composite magnetic signal | A boring tool is moved through the ground in a region which includes at least one electrically conductive in-ground line and which is subject to static magnetic fields including the magnetic field of the earth. Tracking a positional relationship between the boring tool and the line, as well as a directional heading of ... | 1. In a system in which a boring tool including a drill string is fed out in a way which moves the boring tool through the ground in a region which includes a plurality of electrically conductive in-ground lines, an apparatus for tracking the specific positional relationships between the boring tool and each of said li... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation application of copending application Ser. No. 10/615,222 filed Jul. 7, 2003; which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 09/751,478 filed Dec. 28, 2000 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,617,854 on Sep. 9, 2003; which is a continuation applicatio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to a system including an arrangement for tracking the positional relationship between a boring tool and one or more buried lines such as, for example, pipes, cables, conduits or other conductors and more particularly to an arrangement for i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As will be described in more detail hereinafter, there is disclosed herein a system in which a boring tool is moved through the ground in a region which includes at least one electrically conductive in-ground line. The system, like the system of FIG. 1 , includes a boring tool. Howe... | 20050307 | 20060704 | 20050728 | 94946.0 | 0 | PATIDAR, JAY M | TRACKING THE POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A BORING TOOL AND ONE OR MORE BURIED LINES USING A COMPOSITE MAGNETIC SIGNAL | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,157 | ACCEPTED | System and method for dynamic profiling of users in one-to-one applications and for validating user rules | A system and method for generating and validating a user profile (25) for a user based on a static profile (10) and a dynamic profile (15) of the user. The method and system compresses the dynamic rules (15) into aggregated rules so that the user can view a comparatively small number of the aggregated rules and select ... | 1. A method for generating a user profile for a user based on a static profile and a dynamic profile of the user, the static profile including factual user information, the dynamic profile including user dynamic rules as a function of transactional user information, the method comprising the steps of: a) retrieving the... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a system and method for dynamic profiling of a user in one-to-one marketing applications. BACKGROUND INFORMATION Many organizations collect historical data about every transaction that every customer performs with that organization. Such historical transactional d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND INFORMATION <EOH>Many organizations collect historical data about every transaction that every customer performs with that organization. Such historical transactional data is useful in various one-to-one marketing applications, such as, e.g., shopping assistant application and dynamic Web site content... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The system and method according to the present invention generates dynamic profiles and, thereafter, transforms the dynamic profiles for various users into aggregate rules. In particular, “similar” individual rules are compressed into a smaller number of aggregated rules. Because th... | 20050307 | 20091013 | 20050707 | 99552.0 | 1 | KENNEDY, ADRIAN L | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PROFILING OF USERS IN ONE-TO-ONE APPLICATIONS AND FOR VALIDATING USER RULES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,185 | ACCEPTED | Automatic close umbrella with automatic resetting feature | An automatic close umbrella is disclosed. As folding an umbrella, the user presses a control device on a handle by one finger so that a tenon is released from a buckle and thus the buckle unit of the lower rib collector is separated from the lower central pole. Furthermore, the lower rib collector descends due to the e... | 2. An automatic close umbrella comprising: a telescopic multi-sectional central pole 10 formed by a plurality of central poles 11,12,13; other than a handle central pole 14 at a lower end of the multi-section central pole 10, each central pole having a hook device 90 for placing each two central poles in position an up... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to umbrellas, and particularly to a fully automatic closing umbrella which includes functions of automatically closing an umbrella canopy and automatically retracting and resetting a telescopic shaft as a button is pushed. 2. Descriptio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to umbrellas, and particularly to a fully automatic closing umbrella which includes functions of automatically closing an umbrella canopy and automatically retracting and resetting a telescopic shaft as a button is pushed. 2... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An automatic close umbrella is disclosed. As the umbrella is to be folded, the user only needs to press an elastic control device on a handle by one finger so that a tenon is released from a buckle and thus the buckle unit of the lower rib collector is separated from the lower centr... | 20050308 | 20071225 | 20060914 | 57921.0 | A45B2514 | 0 | YIP, WINNIE S | AUTOMATIC CLOSE UMBRELLA WITH AUTOMATIC RESETTING FEATURE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A45B | 2,005 | |
11,074,285 | ACCEPTED | Novel tissue engineered scaffolds derived from copper capillary alginate gels | The present invention provides copper capillary alginate gels stabilized with barium, chitosan, its derivates, or a combination thereof. These stabilized gels are useful as scaffolds for containing, growing, or regenerating biological agents and cells for in vivo or in vitro use. | 1. A biomaterial scaffold comprising an alginate gel and at least one stabilizing agent; wherein the alginate gel comprises a plurality of continuous parallel microtubular copper capillaries having a first end and a second end; and wherein the at least one stabilizing agent is cross-linked to the alginate gel. 2. The b... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/550,910, filed Mar. 5, 2004, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety, including any figures, tables, nucleic acid sequences, amino acid sequences, and drawings. FIELD OF THE... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Nerves are composed of motor, sensory and sympathetic components (Evans, G. R. D., Anatomical Record, 2001, 263(4):396-404). Nerves may be designated as primarily motor or sensory; however, no nerve is purely one or the other (Evans, G. R. D., Anatomical Record, 2001, 263(4):396-... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to prepare an advanced biomaterial scaffold possessing regular, continuous microtubular architectures. It is a further object of the present invention to synthesize artificial peripheral nerve conduits constructed from modified copper c... | 20050307 | 20091013 | 20050908 | 91813.0 | 0 | NAFF, DAVID M | ALGINATE GEL SCAFFOLD HAVING A PLURALITY OF CONTINUOUS PARALLEL MICROTUBULAR COPPER CAPILLARIES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,356 | ACCEPTED | Refrigerator freezer door ice maker | An ice maker and ice bin are provided on the inside of a freezer door of a refrigerator. The ice maker is compact, and the bin is removably mounted to the door. Ice is made by the ice maker on the door, and discharged into the ice bin, which then feeds the ice to an ice dispenser when the dispenser is actuated by a per... | 1. In combination with a door of a freezer compartment on a refrigerator, an ice making system comprising: an ice maker mounted on an interior surface of the door; a water supply line to provide water to the ice maker; and an ice bin mounted on the inside of the door to receive ice from the ice maker. 2. The combinatio... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Refrigerators commonly have a freezer compartment with an automatic ice maker therein. A bin is typically associated with the ice maker to receive and hold the ice until a person activates the ice dispenser. Ice making and dispensing through the freezer door are important value-added feature... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Refrigerators commonly have a freezer compartment with an automatic ice maker therein. A bin is typically associated with the ice maker to receive and hold the ice until a person activates the ice dispenser. Ice making and dispensing through the freezer door are important value-a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The refrigerator includes a freezer compartment with a door moveable between open and closed positions relative to the freezer compartment. A compact ice maker is mounted on the inside of the freezer door, along with an ice bin for receiving ice from the ice maker. The bin is in com... | 20050307 | 20080304 | 20060907 | 58292.0 | F25C100 | 0 | TAPOLCAI, WILLIAM E | REFRIGERATOR FREEZER DOOR ICE MAKER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F25C | 2,005 | |
11,074,363 | ACCEPTED | Electro-optical device, controller for controlling the electro-optical device, method for controlling the electro-optical device, and electronic device | A controller includes a register storing a group of parameters including a driving-control parameter for controlling a data line driving circuit and a scanning line driving circuit, a parameter controller for updating values of the group of parameters stored in the register and for initializing the values of the group ... | 1. A controller that controls an electro-optical device having: a plurality of pixels aligned so as to correspond to each of the intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, and a driving circuit that performs sequential vertical scanning of the selected plurality of scanning lines and ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-081512 filed Mar. 19, 2004 which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a technique to display images using electro-optical material... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a technique to display images using electro-optical material such as liquid crystal. 2. Related Art In electro-optical devices such as liquid crystal devices, a plurality of pixels aligned so as to correspond to the intersections of a plurality ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>To solve the aforementioned problems, in the controller according to a first aspect of the present invention, when the reset signal to halt display is input, the values of the group of parameters stored in the storage unit are initialized and subsequently the power-off-sequence process is performed.... | 20050307 | 20080624 | 20050922 | 64815.0 | 1 | LEE JR, KENNETH B | ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,388 | ACCEPTED | Family molding | A customer sends CAD files for two or more parts to be molded in a family to the system. The system provides the customer with a quotation form that allows the customer to select several family-level parameters which are independent of the shape of the part, such as material and delivery date. The quotation also allows... | 1. A method of manufacturing a mold for two or more parts, the method comprising: receiving customer part data comprising a CAD file for a first part to be molded, the CAD file defining a first part surface profile; receiving customer part data comprising a CAD file for a second part to be molded, the CAD file defining... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) None. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of mold making, and particularly to the manufacture of molds, such as for use with injection molding presses, from blocks of metal. More specifically, the present invention relates to software supporte... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to the field of mold making, and particularly to the manufacture of molds, such as for use with injection molding presses, from blocks of metal. More specifically, the present invention relates to software supported methods, systems and tools used in... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a method and system of automated, custom quotation for manufacture of a mold and/or manufacture of two or more molded parts. To begin the process, a customer provides a CAD file defining the surface profile for a first part to be molded to the system. ... | 20050307 | 20061017 | 20060907 | 63121.0 | B29C3900 | 1 | VON BUHR, MARIA N | FAMILY MOLDING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B29C | 2,005 | |
11,074,450 | ACCEPTED | Methods of forming memory cells and arrays having underlying source-line connections | Floating-gate memory cells having a trench source-line contact are suited for increased packing densities without a need for low-resistance ground straps placed at regular intervals across a memory array. Such floating-gate memory cells have their drain regions and source regions formed in a first semiconductor region ... | 1. A method of forming a memory cell, comprising: forming a gate stack on a first semiconductor region having a first conductivity type, wherein the first semiconductor region is enclosed in a second semiconductor region having a second conductivity type different from the first conductivity type; forming source/drain ... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/367,012 (pending), filed Feb. 14, 2003 and titled, “METHODS OF FORMING MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAYS HAVING UNDERLYING SOURCE-LINE CONNECTIONS,” which is commonly assigned and incorporated by reference in its entirety herein and which... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Electronic information handling or computer systems, whether large machines, microcomputers or small and simple digital processing devices, require memory for storing data and program instructions. Various memory systems have been developed over the years to address the evolving ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The above-mentioned problems with memory devices and other problems are addressed by the present invention and will be understood by reading and studying the following specification. As packing of floating-gate memory cells becomes more dense, resistance levels of source-line connec... | 20050308 | 20070213 | 20050707 | 67894.0 | 0 | DANG, PHUC T | METHODS OF FORMING MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAYS HAVING UNDERLYING SOURCE-LINE CONNECTIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,507 | ACCEPTED | Resistance heating system | A resistance heating system is provided which includes a resistance heater, a source of alternating current electricity connected by conductors to the resistance heater, and a controller comprising a timer arranged to connect the source of alternating current electricity to the resistance heater for a selected time per... | 1. A resistance heating system comprising: a resistance heater, a source of alternating current electricity connected by conductors to said resistance heater, a controller comprising a timer arranged to connect said source of alternating current electricity to said resistance heater for a selected time period and to di... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to heating devices and controllers therefore, and in particular to a resistance heating device and its controller for heating a rod or post, such as a stud or threaded bolt. The present invention has a particular application in the heating of studs or bolts, suc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to heating devices and controllers therefore, and in particular to a resistance heating device and its controller for heating a rod or post, such as a stud or threaded bolt. The present invention has a particular application in the heating of studs o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a resistance heating system which can be utilized in a wide variety of environments, however, one environment of express utility is for use with bolt heaters in power plants. The resistance heating system includes a resistance heater, a source of alter... | 20050308 | 20061128 | 20060914 | 76350.0 | H05B102 | 1 | PASCHALL, MARK H | RESISTANCE HEATING SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,005 | |
11,074,542 | ACCEPTED | Compositions, methods and kits for detection of an antigen on a cell and in a biological mixture | The present invention relates to novel methods for detecting a member of a known binding pair in a sample, including a cell, where one member of the pair (termed the “receptor”) is expressed by a bacteriophage, which phage is then used to detect the presence of the other member of the pair (termed the “ligand” or “targ... | 1. A method of detecting the presence of an antigen-bearing moiety on a cell, said method comprising, a) contacting a cell with a bacteriophage expressing an antibody known to specifically bind with said antigen-bearing moiety wherein said bacteriophage comprises a nucleic acid and wherein the sequence of said nucleic ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Each year in the United States alone, hundreds of millions of red blood cell (RBC) antigen typings are performed on donated units of blood and the patients that are to receive them. In addition, equivalent numbers of patient antisera are screened for the presence of pre-existing anti-RBC ant... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Each year in the United States alone, hundreds of millions of red blood cell (RBC) antigen typings are performed on donated units of blood and the patients that are to receive them. In addition, equivalent numbers of patient antisera are screened for the presence of pre-existing ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention includes a method of detecting the presence of an antigen-bearing moiety on a cell. The method comprises, a) contacting a cell with a bacteriophage expressing an antibody known to specifically bind with the antigen-bearing moiety wherein the bacteriophage compris... | 20050308 | 20131119 | 20050901 | 94577.0 | 0 | HORNING, MICHELLE S | Compositions, methods and kits for detection of an antigen on a cell and in a biological mixture | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,074,608 | ACCEPTED | Use of a first two-wire interface communication to support the construction of a second two-wire interface communication | A telecommunications system and constituent two-wire interface module. The two-wire interface module includes a first two-wire interface component configured to receive a first two-wire interface communication following a first two-wire interface protocol, and a second two-wire interface component configured to generat... | 1. A two-wire interface module comprising the following: a first two-wire interface component configured to receive a first two-wire interface communication following a first two-wire interface protocol, the first two-wire interface communication including a header portion and a payload portion, the payload portion inc... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/550,444 filed Mar. 5, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to high speed teleco... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to high speed telecommunications systems. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to two-wire interface protocol based communication. 2. Background and Relevant Art Electronic and computi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The foregoing problems with the prior state of the art are overcome by the principles of the present invention. The principles of the present invention may include a telecommunications system and constituent two-wire interface module. The two-wire interface module includes a f... | 20050307 | 20120717 | 20051027 | 64506.0 | 0 | SNYDER, STEVEN G | USE OF A FIRST TWO-WIRE INTERFACE COMMUNICATION TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND TWO-WIRE INTERFACE COMMUNICATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 |
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