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11,103,817 | ACCEPTED | Method for configurating a computing system | A method for configuring a computing system having a processing unit and at least one application subsystem for enabling the processing unit to perform system functions, includes packaging the system processing unit in a first housing, and at least one subsystem of the computing system in a second housing separate from... | 1. A method for configuring a computing system having a processing unit and at least one application subsystem configured to enable the processing unit to perform system functions, comprising: packaging the system processing unit in a first housing; packaging at least one subsystem of the computing system in a second h... | FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates to computing systems, and in particular to configuration of various components of a computing system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Computer or processor systems are typically packaged in a single box, or housing, including the CPU and the memory and the key subsystems suc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Computer or processor systems are typically packaged in a single box, or housing, including the CPU and the memory and the key subsystems such as a storage device and a graphics system (see FIG. 6 ). PCs, for example, have a graphics card plugged directly into a motherboard slot ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a method for configuring a computing system having a processing unit and at least one application subsystem which is configured to enable the processing unit to perform various system functions. The method includes packaging the system processing... | 20050412 | 20100420 | 20061012 | 65323.0 | G06F924 | 0 | BROWN, MICHAEL J | METHOD FOR CONFIGURATING A COMPUTING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,103,861 | ACCEPTED | Slider | This invention relates to a slider, which comprises a polyethylene foam skin, a laminated plastic film and a plastic sheet. The polyethylene foam skin has a density in a range of 1.5 to 12 PCF and a thickness in a range of 1 to 6 mm. The laminated plastic film is heat bonded to a top surface of the polyethylene foam sk... | 1. A slider comprising: a polyethylene foam skin, having a density in a range of 1.5 to 12 PCF and a thickness in a range of 1 to 6 mm; a laminated plastic film, heat bonded to a top surface of the polyethylene foam skin entirely, the laminated plastic film having a thickness in range of 0.03 to 0.3 mm, wherein the lam... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/797,094, filed Mar. 11, 2004, and also is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/386,634 filed, Mar. 13, 2003. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A conventional slider/sled is generally made of a foam board with a top skin, a bottom skin and steerable/gripping accessories thereon that makes the slider/sled heavy to transport and to carry. Another conventional slider/sled, namely a simple slider/sled, is made of a foam skin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a slider with lightweight and strong structure. Another objective of the invention is to provide a laminated layer for a slider and the laminated layer comprises a foam skin and an enduring patterned plastic film. In one embod... | 20050412 | 20070904 | 20051208 | 64292.0 | 3 | OLSON, LARS A | SLIDER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,103,873 | ACCEPTED | Slider with foam rails | A slider includes a foam board, a top layer and a bottom layer. The foam board is a polystyrene foam board that is easily formed and molded. Furthermore, a bottom of the foam board has a rail portion protruded with a plurality of foam rails therefrom and the foam rails are parallel with each other. In addition, the top... | 1. A slider, comprising: a foam board, made of polystyrene foam material, having a top face, a bottom face and edges, the top face of the foam board having a riding portion and the bottom face of the foam board having a rail portion opposite to the riding portion, wherein the rail portion of the bottom face of the foam... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/797,094, filed Mar. 11, 2004, and also is a continuation-in-part application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 10/386,634 filed, Mar. 13, 2003. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Fi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a slider, and more particularly to a slider that can function as a surfboard, a bodyboard, a floating board, a skiing board, a sliding board or the like. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional slider comprises a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a slider having a predetermined shape of a foam board that is easily molded. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a slider, wherein the foam board is integrally formed of a polystyrene foam material, so... | 20050412 | 20091208 | 20050901 | 64292.0 | 3 | OLSON, LARS A | SLIDER WITH FOAM RAILS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,103,908 | ACCEPTED | On-genital erection device and system for coital use | An on-genital erection device for inducing and maintaining the human sexuality are proposed. The on-genital erection device includes an essentially cylindrical elastomeric sleeve surrounding the pre-erection penis. The elastomeric sleeve includes self-sealing air-ports for engaging with an air pump thus forming an expa... | 1. An on-genital erection device for coital use, the on-genital erection device comprises, under an X-Y-Z Cartesian coordinate system with the direction of an erected penis designated as Z-direction and the penis base plane designated as X-Y plane, a substantially cylindrical elastomeric sleeve surrounding a pre-erecti... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of entertainment devices. More particularity, the present invention is directed to an entertainment device and associated system for the inducement and pleasure enhancement o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the field of entertainment devices. More particularity, the present invention is directed to an entertainment device and associated system for the inducement and pleasure enhancement of human sexuality. 2. Descr... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An easy-to-use on-genital erection device and system for inducing and maintaining the human sexuality are proposed. Under an X-Y-Z coordinate system with the direction of an erected penis designated as Z-direction and the penis base plane designated as X-Y plane, the on-genital erec... | 20050412 | 20070828 | 20061012 | 99875.0 | A61F500 | 0 | GILBERT, SAMUEL G | ON-GENITAL ERECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR COITAL USE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,103,966 | ACCEPTED | Priority aware queue | Devices, systems, and methods are provided involving queue management. One embodiment includes a computing device having a priority aware queue. In this embodiment, the device includes a queue having a number of counters associated therewith to monitor a number of items each having a classification level associated the... | 1. A computing device having a priority aware queue, the device comprising: a queue having a number of counters associated therewith to monitor a number of items each having a classification level associated therewith; and a logic component to: review each of the number of counters to determine whether to discard the i... | BACKGROUND Internal to many computing devices (e.g., networking devices and/or components such as switches, routers, etc.) there is often one or more queues responsible for holding items, such as packets of information, and other types of information that are used in the computing device's global operation. A queue is ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Internal to many computing devices (e.g., networking devices and/or components such as switches, routers, etc.) there is often one or more queues responsible for holding items, such as packets of information, and other types of information that are used in the computing device's global operation.... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an embodiment illustrating a number of information processing paths within a networking device. FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of an information processing structure. FIG. 3 illustrates an example of information that can be provided by a counter structure of an ... | 20050412 | 20131217 | 20061012 | 95478.0 | G06F300 | 0 | TSENG, CHENG YUAN | PRIORITY AWARE QUEUE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,104,013 | ACCEPTED | Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug | Novel methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug. Embodiments are provided in which the involved prescribers, pharmacies and patients are registered in one or more computer databases. Embodiments are also provided in which registe... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method of distributing a drug, comprising: a. receiving data from a prescriber for the drug, said data comprising information identifying a patient, the drug, and the prescriber; b. entering the data into a computer database; c. confirming the ability of the prescriber to prescribe the drug; d. c... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/762,897, filed Jan. 22, 2004, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/383,665, filed Mar. 7, 2003, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/964,068, filed Sep. 26, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,561,976, which is a continuation of Ser. No... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Thalidomide is a drug which was first synthesized in Germany in 1957. Beginning in 1958, it was marketed in many countries for use as a sedative, although it was never approved for use in the United States. After reports of serious birth defects, thalidomide was withdrawn from al... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to methods for the delivery of potentially hazardous drugs, such as teratogenic drugs, to patients. In one embodiment of the invention, there are provided methods for delivering a teratogenic drug to patients in need of the drug while avoiding the d... | 20050412 | 20110125 | 20050929 | 99361.0 | 2 | RAJAN, KAI | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A DRUG TO A PATIENT WHILE PREVENTING THE EXPOSURE OF A FOETUS OR OTHER CONTRAINDICATED INDIVIDUAL TO THE DRUG | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,104,036 | ACCEPTED | Enclosure and method for making an enclosure | An enclosure, such as a column for supporting a roof, is defined by plural, adjacent, beveled segments, including two outermost segments, folded and joined. An adhesive is used on the beveled edges to help hold the shape of the enclosure. In addition, the edges of the outermost segments are configured to interlock so t... | 1. An enclosure, comprising: plural segments, each segment of said plural segments having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and opposing beveled edges on said interior surface, said plural segments being arranged in adjacent relationship to one to another, said plural segments including two opposing outermost s... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS: The inventors claim the benefit of the priority date of U.S. Provisional patent application 60/563,359 filed Apr. 19, 2004, incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to construction and to construction o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to construction and to construction of closed exterior trim, such as columns, and furniture components, such as frames for drawers, as opposed to enclosures for land, such as fencing, and enclosures to provide shelter. Columns serve a prima... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention addresses the foregoing concerns by providing a method and apparatus for making an enclosure. The enclosure can be used in the manufacture of such things as columns and drawer frames. It is especially well suited for columns because it lends itself well to exte... | 20050412 | 20110816 | 20051020 | 65334.0 | 1 | GITLIN, MATTHEW J | ENCLOSURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING AN ENCLOSURE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,104,069 | ACCEPTED | Method for specification of quantized coefficient limit | An apparatus including a transformation circuit and a scaling/quantization circuit. The transformation circuit may be configured to generate one or more transform coefficients in response to a video stream and one or more first control signals. The transformation circuit may be further configured to limit transform coe... | 1. An apparatus comprising: a transformation circuit configured to generate one or more transform coefficients in response to a video stream and one or more first control signals, wherein said transformation circuit is further configured to limit transform coefficients for residual 4×4 blocks to a 16-bit value when sai... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to video compression generally and, more particularly, to a method for specification of quantized coefficient limit. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ITU-T Recommendation H.264|ISO/IEC 14496-10 Advanced Video Coding Amendment 1: Fidelity Range Extensions (MPEG4-AVC FRExt,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>ITU-T Recommendation H.264|ISO/IEC 14496-10 Advanced Video Coding Amendment 1: Fidelity Range Extensions (MPEG4-AVC FRExt, Joint Video Team (JVT) draft JVT-L050d4) is a significant proposed enhancement of the original ITU-T Recommendation H.264 & ISO/IEC 14496-10 “Advanced Video ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention concerns an apparatus including a transformation circuit and a scaling/quantization circuit. The transformation circuit may be configured to generate one or more transform coefficients in response to a video stream and one or more first control signals. The tra... | 20050412 | 20110517 | 20061012 | 70192.0 | H04N1104 | 0 | SENFI, BEHROOZ M | METHOD FOR SPECIFICATION OF QUANTIZED COEFFICIENT LIMIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,104,093 | ACCEPTED | Dual photo-acoustic and resistivity measurement system | A measurement system for measuring aspects of a wafer combines an apparatus for performing a conductivity measurement, such as a four-point probe system, with apparatus for performing an optical measurement, such as a photoacoustic measurement system. Results are obtained and combined to provide comprehensive data sets... | 1. A measurement system comprising: a first subsystem for performing an optical measurement of a measurement site on a wafer using sequential illumination along at least one beam path; a second subsystem mounted adjacent to the first subsystem, the second subsystem for performing an electrical measurement of conductivi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The invention disclosed herein relates to the measurement of aspects of semiconductors, such as thickness of layers therein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Current methods for obtaining measured values for aspects of opaque thin films such as the thickness require a priori knowledge of one or more material... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Current methods for obtaining measured values for aspects of opaque thin films such as the thickness require a priori knowledge of one or more material properties of the thin film being measured. For example, a four-point probe measurement requires knowing the bulk resistivity of... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to an apparatus for making two independent measurements on the same measurement site on a wafer, also referred to herein as a “work piece,” using both a four-point probe resistivity measurement system and a photoacoustic measurement system. A first advantage of... | 20050411 | 20080513 | 20061012 | 92330.0 | G01N2100 | 0 | PUNNOOSE, ROY M | DUAL PHOTO-ACOUSTIC AND RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,104,117 | ACCEPTED | Multiple-variable dose regimen for treating TNFalpha-related disorders | Multiple-variable dose methods for treating TNFα-related disorders, including Crohn's disease and psoriasis, comprising administering TNFα inhibitors, including TNFα antibodies, are described. Multiple-variable dose methods include administration of a TNF-inhibitor in an induction or loading phase followed by administr... | 1. A multiple-variable dose method for treating a disorder in which TNFα activity is detrimental, comprising: administering to a subject in need thereof at least one induction dose of a TNFα inhibitor such that a threshold level of TNFα inhibitor is achieved within an induction phase; and subsequently administering to ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/561,139, filed Apr. 9, 2004; U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/561,710, filed Apr. 12, 2004; and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/569,100, filed May 7, 2004. The entire contents of each of these patent applications are ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Cytokines, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) are molecules produced by a variety of cells, such as monocytes and macrophages, which have been identified as mediators of inflammatory processes. Cytokines, including TNF, regulate the intensity and duratio... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a need to treat TNFα-related disorders, where TNFα activity is detrimental, in a safe and effective manner. The present invention includes multiple-variable dose methods for improved treatment of TNFα-related disorders where TNFα activity is detrimental. The invention descr... | 20050411 | 20141118 | 20060112 | 96185.0 | A61K3817 | 2 | SKELDING, ZACHARY S | MULTIPLE-VARIABLE DOSE REGIMEN FOR TREATING TNFALPHA-RELATED DISORDERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,104,169 | ACCEPTED | Multiple module computer system and method | A computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console comprising a first coupling site and a second coupling site. Each coupling site comprises a connector. The console is an enclosure that is capable of housing each coupling site. The system also has a plurality of computer modules, where ... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A computer system comprising: a console comprising a power supply, a first coupling site and a second coupling site, each coupling site comprising a connector and a slot, the console being a first enclosure housing the coupling sites, a serial communication controller powered by the power supply, a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority as a continuation of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 10/772,214, filed Feb. 3, 2004, which is a continuation of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 09/569,758, filed May 12, 2000 (Now U.S. Pat. No. 6,718,415), wh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to computing devices. More particularly, the present invention provides a system including a plurality of computer modules that can independently operate to provide backup capability, dual processing, and the like. Merely by way of example, the prese... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, a technique including a method and device for multi-module computing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a system including a plurality of computer modules that can independently operate to provide backup ... | 20050408 | 20080205 | 20050811 | 85216.0 | 1 | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | COMPUTER SYSTEM UTILIZING MULTIPLE COMPUTER MODULES FUNCTIONING INDEPENDENTLY | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,104,467 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment | A tubing string assembly is disclosed for fluid treatment of a wellbore. The tubing string can be used for staged wellbore fluid treatment where a selected segment of the wellbore is treated, while other segments are sealed off. The tubing string can also be used where a ported tubing string is required to be run in in... | 1. An apparatus for fluid treatment of a borehole, the apparatus comprising a tubing string having a long axis, a first port opened through the wall of the tubing string, a second port opened through the wall of the tubing string, the second port offset from the first port along the long axis of the tubing string, a fi... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a method and apparatus for wellbore fluid treatment and, in particular, to a method and apparatus for selective communication to a wellbore for fluid treatment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION An oil or gas well relies on inflow of petroleum products. When drilling an oil or ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An oil or gas well relies on inflow of petroleum products. When drilling an oil or gas well, an operator may decide to leave productive intervals uncased (open hole) to expose porosity and permit unrestricted wellbore inflow of petroleum products. Alternately, the hole may be cas... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method and apparatus has been invented which provides for selective communication to a wellbore for fluid treatment. In one aspect of the invention the method and apparatus provide for staged injection of treatment fluids wherein fluid is injected into selected intervals of the we... | 20050413 | 20061114 | 20050818 | 63165.0 | 1 | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WELLBORE FLUID TREATMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,104,882 | ACCEPTED | Grounded antenna for a wireless communication device and method | A wireless communication device includes an antenna for wireless communication with a remote interrogator. Several embodiments are disclosed to increase the options available to designers of wireless communication devices. In some embodiments, the antenna is a quarter wavelength long with one end of the antenna being g... | 1. A wireless communication device, comprising: a substrate; a wireless communication chip positioned on said substrate; a ground plane positioned on said substrate; and an antenna electrically coupled to said wireless communication chip and electrically shorted at one end to said ground plane. 2. The wireless communic... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of pending patent application entitled “Wireless Communication Device and Method, Ser. No. 09/678,271, filed on Oct. 3, 2000, which is a contnuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/618,505, filed on Jul. 18, 2000, the disclosures of which are hereby inc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is often desired to track and identify items, such as packages, containers, etc., and to communicate information concerning such items wirelessly. One method of tracking and providing information concerning packages is to attach a wireless communication device, such as a radio... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a wireless communication device comprising an antenna, a wireless communication chip, and a substrate. In particular, the present invention provides a number of alternate antenna structures that have varied impedances from the previously suggested an... | 20050412 | 20070320 | 20051215 | 59493.0 | 4 | CHEN, SHIH CHAO | GROUNDED ANTENNA FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,104,937 | ACCEPTED | Trailer damping apparatus and trailer utilizing same | A damping apparatus for a gooseneck trailer and a gooseneck trailer are provided. The damping apparatus includes an inner shaft and an outer shaft reciprocable about the inner shaft. A first plate is coupled with the outer shaft. A second plate may be coupled with the first plate, and a damping member disposed between ... | 1. A damping apparatus for a trailer comprising: an inner shaft; an outer shaft reciprocable about said inner shaft; a first plate coupled with said outer shaft; a second plate; and a damping member disposed between said first and second plates to damp relative movement between said inner and outer shafts. 2. The dampi... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to damping apparatuses for trailers, and more particularly to such an apparatus having first and second plates movable about a shaft and a damping member positioned between the plates to dampen movements between a trailer and a tow vehicle. BACKGROUND The modem e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The modem economy is dependent in large part upon over-the-highway transportation of commodities and other goods. It is impossible to travel far without witnessing commercial transportation of food, machines, raw materials and even domestic livestock. A common means for both short and long distan... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, a damping apparatus for a trailer is provided. The damping apparatus includes, an inner shaft and an outer shaft reciprocable about the inner shaft. A first plate is coupled with the outer shaft. A second plate is further provided and a damping member is disposed betw... | 20050413 | 20080304 | 20061019 | 62011.0 | B60D150 | 0 | HURLEY, KEVIN | TRAILER DAMPING APPARATUS AND TRAILER UTILIZING SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B60D | 2,005 | |
11,104,986 | ACCEPTED | Directed dipole antenna | A dual polarized variable beam tilt antenna having a superior Sector Power Ratio (SPR). The antenna may have slant 45 dipole radiating elements including directors, and may be disposed on a plurality of tilted element trays to orient an antenna boresight downtilt. The directors may be disposed above or about the respec... | 1. An antenna, comprising: at least one slant 45 dipole radiating element adapted to generate a beam; and at least one director disposed proximate the at least one dipole radiating element adapted to improve a Sector Power Ratio (SPR) of the beam while maintaining an equivalent 3 dB beamwidth. 2. The antenna as specifi... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/577,138 entitled “Antenna” filed Jun. 4, 2004, and is a Continuation-in-Part (CIP) of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/737,214 filed Dec. 16, 2004, entitled “Wideband Dual Polarized Base Station Antenna Offering Optimized ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Wireless mobile communication networks continue to be deployed and improved upon given the increased traffic demands on the networks, the expanded coverage areas for service and the new systems being deployed. Cellular type communication systems derive their name in that a plural... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dual polarized antenna according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a multi-level groundplane structure with a broadband slant 45 cross dipole radiating element removed therefrom, and a... | 20050413 | 20080415 | 20050818 | 59493.0 | 1 | CHEN, SHIH CHAO | DIRECTED DIPOLE ANTENNA | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,105,173 | ACCEPTED | System, method, and device for providing communications using a distributed mobile architecture | A method of providing telephone communication is disclosed and includes allowing a group call between four or more participants. Each participant calls from a separate telephone device that communicates with a base transceiver station that is coupled to a distributed mobile architecture server. The method also includes... | 1. A method of providing telephone communication, comprising allowing a group call between four or more participants, each participant calling from a separate telephone device communicating with a base transceiver station that is coupled to a distributed mobile architecture server. 2. The method of claim 1, further com... | FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates generally to the distributed mobile communication systems. BACKGROUND Access to basic telephony service is particularly important for rural and isolated communities. Telephony access allows small-scale enterprises, cooperatives, and farmers to obtain accurate infor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Access to basic telephony service is particularly important for rural and isolated communities. Telephony access allows small-scale enterprises, cooperatives, and farmers to obtain accurate information on fair prices for their products and to access regional and national markets. Access also redu... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention is pointed out with particularity in the appended claims. However, other features are described in the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a diagram of a distributed and associative communica... | 20050413 | 20090616 | 20061019 | 61593.0 | H04Q720 | 1 | JAIN, ANKUR | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATIONS USING A DISTRIBUTED MOBILE ARCHITECTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04Q | 2,005 | |
11,105,245 | ACCEPTED | Process for the conversion of methane | A process for the facile two-step synthesis of methanol from methane is disclosed. In accordance with the invention, an appropriate combination of initiator and reaction medium is employed to achieve methane conversion in very high selectivity and yield under near-ambient temperature. | 1. A process for converting methane to methanesulfonic acid, whereby methane conversion exceeds 35% of total methane, comprising: a) dissolving H2S208 in a mixture of methanesulfonic acid and sulfur trioxide; and b) contacting methane at 300 to 1400 psi with a solution resulting from said mixture at about 40-60° C. 2. ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to Provisional Patent Application No. 60/563,717 filed Apr. 20, 2004. GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIP This invention was made with support from the DOE (contract to GTL Technologies, Inc.) under Grant No. DE-FG02-03ER86160. Accordingly, the Government has certain rights in t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methane is by far the least reactive and the most abundant member of the hydrocarbon family with known reserves similar to that of petroleum. Thus, the selective oxidative functionalization of methane to useful chemical products in high conversion and selectivity is of considerab... | 20050413 | 20061010 | 20060511 | 57522.0 | C07C30902 | 2 | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHANE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | C07C | 2,005 | ||
11,105,370 | ACCEPTED | Extended bandwidth folded well diffusor | An extended bandwidth folded well diffusor extends the diffusion bandwidth of a shallow, asymmetric diffusor by incorporating maximum-depth, folded L-shaped, half-width wells on both ends (sides) of a diffusor, thus providing increased maximum well depth without increasing the physical depth of the diffusor. When the i... | 1. An acoustical device, comprising: a) at least one diffusor having a front face and at least one side face; b) said front face having a plurality of wells adapted to diffuse sound waves; c) said at least one diffusor including at least one forward facing T-shaped sound diffusing recess, said recess being defined by a... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an extended bandwidth folded well diffusor. The acoustic performance of diffusers at low frequencies is limited by the size of the diffusor compared to the wavelength of sound. There are generally two distances of importance, the maximum displacement of the d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an extended bandwidth folded well diffusor. The acoustic performance of diffusers at low frequencies is limited by the size of the diffusor compared to the wavelength of sound. There are generally two distances of importance, the maximum displacem... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an extended bandwidth folded well diffusor. The present invention includes the following interrelated objects, aspects and features: (1) In a first aspect, the present invention teaches a novel design and construction means to extend the diffusion ba... | 20050414 | 20080129 | 20061019 | 76359.0 | E04B182 | 1 | LUKS, JEREMY AUSTIN | EXTENDED BANDWIDTH FOLDED WELL DIFFUSOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | E04B | 2,005 | |
11,105,441 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device | In one aspect, the present invention provides systems and methods for adding information to a directory stored in a mobile device. | 1. A device comprising a system for adding information to a directory stored in a memory of the device, the system comprising: receiving means for receiving a visual message transmitted to the device; determining means for determining whether the received message includes information to be added to the directory, where... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/958,731 filed Oct. 6, 2004 (status: pending), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/408,841 filed Sep. 30, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,826,407), which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/126,939, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates in general to communication systems such as voice paging systems, cellular telephone systems, text paging systems, voice mail systems, and conventional land line telephone systems and, more specifically, to methods, systems ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a communication system for integrating audio and visual messaging. The communication system includes a communication device for receiving visual messages and for transmitting voice messages to a recipient, and an integrated mail gateway for receiving f... | 20050414 | 20091201 | 20050811 | 72090.0 | 1 | CUMMING, WILLIAM D | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDING INFORMATION TO A DIRECTORY STORED IN A MOBILE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,105,527 | ACCEPTED | Electrosurgical device for treatment of tissue | A novel medical probe assembly, system, and methods for the use thereof to treat tissue are described. The system optionally comprises an energy source, two probe assemblies, and one or more cooling devices to provide cooling to at least one of the probe assemblies. The probe assemblies may be configured in a bipolar m... | 1. A medical probe assembly for delivering energy to a patient's body, the probe assembly comprising: an elongate member having a distal region and a proximal region and defining a lumen therebetween; an energy delivery device associated with said distal region of said elongate member, said energy delivery device compr... | REFERENCES TO PARENT AND CO-PENDING APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/087,856, filed Mar. 5, 2002 and claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/604,348, filed Aug. 25, 2004. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a medical device, system an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE ART <EOH>The human intervertebral junction is characterized principally by an intervertebral disc interposed between adjacent vertebral surfaces. The size and configuration of discs vary between the six discs of the cervical region, the twelve discs of the thoracic region, six of the lumbar reg... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a continued need for improvement in systems used for RF treatment of bodily tissue. Specifically, it would be beneficial to incorporate cooled probes and temperature and impedance monitoring concepts into an RF treatment system. In addition, the system should be capable of ... | 20050414 | 20141111 | 20050811 | 75825.0 | 1 | ROANE, AARON F | Electrosurgical device for treatment of tissue | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,105,627 | ACCEPTED | Cooling pad for laptop computer | A self contained laptop computer cooling pad that does not require any electrical power to operate and will effectively and efficiently reduce the operating temperature of the computer and reduce the heat being transferred into the user's lap. The cooling pad contains a phase-changing compound such as sodium sulfate de... | 1. A separate external cooling pad for a conventional laptop computer having a bottom surface through which heat is dissipated, the cooling pad comprising: a generally planar rectangular-shaped flexible housing of a size corresponding to the bottom surface of the laptop computer; the housing having a top portion divide... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a separate, external heat-dissipating device for electronic devices, more specifically, to a cooling pad for laptop-style portable computers and the like. 2. Description of the Related Art A computer being a collection of p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to a separate, external heat-dissipating device for electronic devices, more specifically, to a cooling pad for laptop-style portable computers and the like. 2. Description of the Related Art A computer being a col... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A separate, external cooling pad for use between the user's lap and the hot, bottom surface of a conventional laptop computer includes a flexible housing with a top portion made of a liquid impermeable material and divided into a number of pockets containing phase change material. T... | 20050414 | 20080129 | 20061019 | 66608.0 | H05K720 | 1 | PRASAD, CHANDRIKA | CONDUCTIIVE COOLING PAD FOR USE WITH A LAPTOP COMPUTER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05K | 2,005 | |
11,105,829 | ACCEPTED | Reading phase change memories without triggering reset cell threshold devices | A phase change memory may be read so as to reduce the likelihood of a read disturb. A read disturb may occur, for example, when a reset device is raised to a voltage, which causes its threshold device to trigger. The triggering of the threshold device produces a displacement current which may convert a reset device to ... | 1. A method comprising: reading a memory cell including a phase change memory element and a chalcogenide select device that does not change phase, by only thresholding said select device when said memory element is set and not thresholding said select device when said memory element is reset. 2. The method of claim 1 i... | BACKGROUND This invention relates generally to semiconductor memories. Phase change memory devices use phase change materials, i.e., materials that may be electrically switched between a generally amorphous and a generally crystalline state, as an electronic memory. One type of memory element utilizes a phase change ma... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates generally to semiconductor memories. Phase change memory devices use phase change materials, i.e., materials that may be electrically switched between a generally amorphous and a generally crystalline state, as an electronic memory. One type of memory element utilizes a pha... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram for one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a reference circuit for one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3A is a theoretical depiction of voltage versus time for a selected column in accordance with one embodiment of the prese... | 20050414 | 20071009 | 20061019 | 99380.0 | G11C1100 | 0 | NGUYEN, HIEN N | READING PHASE CHANGE MEMORIES WITHOUT TRIGGERING RESET CELL THRESHOLD DEVICES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G11C | 2,005 | |
11,105,911 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for providing message services in a communication system | A method for providing message services is provided that includes receiving a user notification message in an application. A user identifier for at least one recipient of the message is received in the application. The user identifier is operable to identify the recipient. The message and the user identifier are provid... | 1-26. (canceled) 27. A system for providing message services through a private network and a mobile station, comprising: at least one device; and logic on the device, the logic operable to receive a user notification message in an application, to receive a user identifier for at least one recipient of the message in th... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. ______ filed on Mar. 22, 2001 for a “System and Method for User Notification in a Communication System.” TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the field of communication systems and more particularly to a method ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Communication systems often support Short Message Services as a supplementary feature for users of mobile stations, or wireless devices. Short Message Services typically allow a subscriber in the system to send short text messages from the subscriber's mobile station and to recei... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, a method and system for providing message services in a communication system are provided that substantially eliminate or reduce disadvantages and problems associated with conventional systems. In particular, messages may be sent to a mobile... | 20050413 | 20081118 | 20050811 | 72090.0 | 6 | CUMMING, WILLIAM D | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE SERVICES THROUGH A PRIVATE NETWORK AND MOBILE STATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,105,949 | ACCEPTED | Use of retry period in an application server to ensure that status information is sent from first to second database instance | A retry period can be used in a system that uses a first and second database instance to ensure that the status information from the first database instances has been transferred and updated at the second databases instance. | 1. A server system comprising: at least one server instance interacting with a number of database instances, the at least one server instance having an associated retry period for situations when a connection with a first database instance fails in an transaction and a connection is made to finish the transaction at a ... | BACKGROUND OF INVENTION Application servers, such as the WebLogic™ Server available from BEA Systems of San Jose, Calif., allow users to do a number of functions. One of the functions typically supported by application servers is to provide access to a database. In one embodiment, a connection pool such as a Java Datab... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Application servers, such as the WebLogic™ Server available from BEA Systems of San Jose, Calif., allow users to do a number of functions. One of the functions typically supported by application servers is to provide access to a database. In one embodiment, a connection pool such as ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a global transaction with parts being sent to different database instances. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the use of a transaction context to ensure multiple transaction parts are sent to the same database instance. FIGS. 3-5 illustrate p... | 20050414 | 20081014 | 20061019 | 60232.0 | G06F1730 | 0 | ALAM, SHAHID AL | USE OF RETRY PERIOD IN AN APPLICATION SERVER TO ENSURE THAT STATUS INFORMATION IS SENT FROM FIRST TO SECOND DATABASE INSTANCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,106,055 | ACCEPTED | Dual conversion receiver with programmable intermediate frequency and channel selection | A dual conversion receiver architecture that converts a radio frequency signal to produce a programmable intermediate frequency whose channel bandwidth and frequency can be changed using variable low-pass filtering to accommodate multiple standards for television and other wireless standards. The dual conversion receiv... | 1. A programmable receiver, the receiver comprising: a radio frequency (RF) input configured to receive an RF signal; a first frequency conversion module coupled to the RF input; a second frequency conversion module coupled to the RF input; a programmable RF local oscillator (LO) selectively tunable to an RF frequency;... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/562,080, filed Apr. 13, 2004, entitled “DUAL CONVERSION RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE WITH PROGRAMMABLE INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AND EFFICIENT CHANNEL SELECTION SUITABLE FOR COMPLETE INTEGRATION ON A SINGLE INTEGRA... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The disclosure relates to electronic communications. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a dual conversion receiver for use in electronic communication systems. In a typical frequency division multiplex communication system, multiple transmissions can simultaneously occ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>A dual conversion receiver architecture that converts a radio frequency signal to produce a programmable intermediate frequency whose channel bandwidth and frequency can be changed using variable low-pass filtering to accommodate multiple standards for television and other wi... | 20050413 | 20100817 | 20051027 | 67320.0 | 2 | NGUYEN, SIMON | DUAL CONVERSION RECEIVER WITH PROGRAMMABLE INTERMEDIATE FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SELECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,106,068 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for treating lime slurry for grit removal | A method and apparatus is provided for conveying lime slurry, removing and controlling the amount of grit, and feeding lime slurry, wherein the lime slurry moves through a recirculation loop, and wherein gravity removal of grit from the lime slurry takes place. | 1. A method of treating lime slurry in a slurry treatment system, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a watery lime slurry having lime particles and grit particles therein, in a slurry tank; (b) delivering slurry from the slurry tank and extracting a portion of the slurry delivered from the slurry tank via a dischar... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Lime has been found to have many uses. Such uses have included the treatment of sewage sludge to remove pathogens, lime stabilization of waste water, pasteurization of sludge and many other treatment processes. Examples of such processes involving use of lime include U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,013,458... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Lime has been found to have many uses. Such uses have included the treatment of sewage sludge to remove pathogens, lime stabilization of waste water, pasteurization of sludge and many other treatment processes. Examples of such processes involving use of lime include U.S. Pat. No... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method and apparatus for removing unwanted grit from a lime slurry while allowing some grit to remain, without requiring multiple steps of cyclone separation plus gravity separation, and without requiring the use of dilution water in the process and ther... | 20050414 | 20120313 | 20061019 | 66563.0 | B01D2104 | 1 | POPOVICS, ROBERT J | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIME SLURRY FOR GRIT REMOVAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B01D | 2,005 | |
11,106,270 | ACCEPTED | UDP-glucose modifiers | This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production... | 1. An isolated polynucleotide comprising: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having UDP-galactose 4-epimerase activity, wherein the polypeptide has an amino acid sequence of at least 90% sequence identity, based on the Clustal V method of alignment, when compared to SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 2... | This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/913,064, filed Aug. 8, 2001, allowed, which is a National Stage Application of PCT/US00/03453, filed Feb. 9, 2000, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/119,588, filed Feb. 10, 1999. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is in th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Raffinose saccharides are a group of D-galactose-containing oligosaccharides of sucrose that are widely distributed in plants. Raffinose saccharides are characterized by having the general formula: [O-α-D-galactopyranosyl-(1→6) n -α-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-fructofuranoside where... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Changes in the expression of UDP-glucose 4-epimerase will allow the modification of the carbohydrate metabolism in transgenic plants. Modification of the expression of UDP-glucose 4-epimerase may result in grains with reduced cell-wall constituents (fiber) and increased levels of st... | 20050414 | 20071113 | 20060406 | 74536.0 | A01H100 | 0 | BUI, PHUONG T | PLANT UDP-GALACTOSE EPIMERASES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A01H | 2,005 | |
11,106,421 | ACCEPTED | Three-dimensional annuloplasty ring and template | An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The ring is more flexible in bending about radially extending... | 1. An annuloplasty ring template, comprising: a body defined by a peripheral mounting ring generally arranged about an axis and being discontinuous so as to define two free ends, the mounting ring following a three-dimensional path such that the free ends are axially offset from an annulus reference plane through a mid... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/139,070, filed May 3, 2002, and entitled THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANNULOPLASTY RING AND TEMPLATE. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to medical devices and particularly to a tricuspid annuloplasty ring and deliv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In vertebrate animals, the heart is a hollow muscular organ having four pumping chambers: the left and right atria and the left and right ventricles, each provided with its own one-way valve. The natural heart valves are identified as the aortic, mitral (or bicuspid), tricuspid a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides an annuloplasty ring including a ring body generally arranged about an axis and being discontinuous so as to define two free ends. The ring body has a relaxed configuration following a three-dimensional path such that the free ends are axially offset f... | 20050414 | 20120228 | 20050818 | 92887.0 | 1 | MILLER, CHERYL L | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANNULOPLASTY RING AND TEMPLATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,106,816 | ACCEPTED | Dosage forms of bisphosphonates | Oral dosage forms of a bisphosphonate comprised of a safe and effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a bisphosphonate, a chelating agent, and, means for effecting delayed release of the bisphosphonate and the chelating agent in the lower gastrointestinal tract provide delivery of the pharmaceutical... | 1. An oral dosage form of a bisphosphonate comprising a safe and effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) a bisphosphonate; (b) from about 10 mg to about 1000 mg of a chelating agent; and (c) a delayed release mechanism to deliver the bisphosphonate and the chelating agent in the lower gastroint... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority under Title 35, United States Code 119(e) from Provisional Application Serial No. 60/573,881, May 24, 2004 FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to oral dosage forms of a bisphosphonate comprised of a safe and effective amount of a p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Bisphosphonates were first developed to complex calcium in hard water to improve detergent performance. Bisphosphonates have since been found to be useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases or conditions characterized by abnormal calcium and phosphate metabolism. Such co... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an oral dosage form of a bisphosphonate active ingredient comprising a safe and effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising: (a) a bisphosphonate; (b) from about 10 mg to about 1000 mg of a chelating agent; and (c) a delayed release m... | 20050415 | 20100112 | 20051124 | 72623.0 | 4 | VU, JAKE MINH | DOSAGE FORMS OF BISPHOSPHONATES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,106,837 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for managing a network | A method of managing a network. The method includes receiving an activation key transmitted from a device connected to the network, automatically transmitting a configuration to the device, automatically maintaining the configuration of the device, and receiving log information from the device. | 1. A method of managing a network, the method comprising: receiving an activation key automatically transmitted from a device connected to the network; automatically transmitting a configuration to the device; automatically maintaining the configuration of the device; and receiving log information from the device. 2. T... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/562,596, which was filed on Apr. 15, 2004 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND This application discloses an invention that is related, generally and in various embodiments,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This application discloses an invention that is related, generally and in various embodiments, to systems and methods for managing a network. Some network environments provide companies with critical information technology (IT) services for installing, connecting, managing and securing their netw... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one general respect, this application discloses a method of managing a network. According to various embodiments, the method includes receiving an activation key automatically transmitted from a device connected to the network, automatically transmitting a configuration to the device, automatical... | 20050415 | 20100824 | 20051020 | 67199.0 | 2 | PATEL, NIKETA I | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A NETWORK | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,106,856 | ACCEPTED | Recessed light fixture | A recessed lighting fixture for a surface defined by a panel where the light is adapted for mounting behind the surface aligned with a panel opening having a selected configuration. The fixture includes a can having an opening on one side for escaping light, a mount for securing a light source in the can, and a flange ... | 1. A recessed lighting fixture for a surface defined by a panel, said light being adapted for mounting behind said surface aligned with a panel opening with a selected configuration, comprising: a can having an opening on one side for escaping light, said can being mountable behind said surface with said can opening fa... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not applicable. REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX Not applicable. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to recessed lighting, and more particularly to aesthetic mounting of recessed lightin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND TECHNICAL PROBLEMS POSED BY THE PRIOR ART <EOH>Recessed lighting is used in millions of homes, offices and other buildings throughout the United States and the world. Such lights used fixtures which are mounted behind a boundary of a room (typically above the ceiling), with an ope... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect of the present invention, a recessed lighting fixture is provided for a surface defined by a panel where the light is adapted for mounting behind the surface aligned with a panel opening with a selected configuration. The fixture includes a can having an opening on one... | 20050415 | 20080205 | 20061019 | 58248.0 | F21V1500 | 0 | PAYNE, SHARON E | RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,106,879 | ACCEPTED | Compounds for enzyme inhibition | Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases. The activities of those Ntn having multiple activities can be differentially inhibited by the compounds described. For example, the chymotryps... | 1. A compound having a structure of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each A is independently selected from C═O, C═S, and SO2; or A is optionally a covalent bond when adjacent to an occurrence of Z; L is absent or is selected from C═O, C═S, and SO2, preferably L is absent or C═O; M is a... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. Application Ser. Nos. 60/562340, filed Apr. 15, 2004; 60/610002, filed Sep. 14, 2004; 60/569096, filed May 7, 2004; 60/599401, filed Aug. 6, 2004; 60/610159, filed Sep. 14, 2004; 60/620573, filed Oct. 20, 2004; and 60/610001, filed Sep. 14, 20... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In eukaryotes, protein degradation is predominately mediated through the ubiquitin pathway in which proteins targeted for destruction are ligated to the 76 amino acid polypeptide ubiquitin. Once targeted, ubiquitinated proteins then serve as substrates for the 26S proteasome, a m... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to analogs and prodrugs of classes of molecules known as peptide α′,β′-epoxides and peptide α′,β′-aziridines. The parent molecules are understood to bind efficiently, irreversibly and selectively to N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases, and can specifically ... | 20050414 | 20070619 | 20051103 | 89061.0 | 12 | FREISTEIN, ANDREW B | COMPOUNDS FOR ENZYME INHIBITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,107,308 | ACCEPTED | Flip chip bonding tool and ball placement capillary | A flip chip bonding tool and ball placement capillary system comprising a dissipative material with a resistance low enough to prevent a discharge of a charge to a device being bonded and high enough to avoid current flow to the device being bonded is disclosed. | 1. A flip chip bonding tool and ball placement capillary system for connecting leads on integrated circuit bonding pads, comprising a dissipative material having a resistance low enough to prevent a discharge of a charge to a device being bonded and high enough to stop current flow large enough to damage the device bei... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part and claims the priority benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/942,311 filed Sep. 15, 2004 entitled “Flip Chip Bonding Tool Tip”; this application is also a continuation-in-part and claims the priority benefit of U.S. patent appl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to flip chip bonding tool tips. More particularly, the present invention relates to dissipative and insulative ceramic flip chip bonding tools and capillaries for ball placement for bonding electrical connections. 2. Descrip... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Dissipative flip chip bonding tools and ball placement capillaries for bonding electrical connections to bonding pads on electrical devices are disclosed. In accordance with the principles of the present invention, to avoid damaging delicate electronic devices by any electrostatic d... | 20050415 | 20061024 | 20051103 | 59165.0 | 14 | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | FLIP CHIP BONDING TOOL AND BALL PLACEMENT CAPILLARY | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,107,519 | ACCEPTED | High strength substructure reinforcement for crowns and bridges | A reinforcement for a dental restoration substructure is provided. The reinforcement is a generally annular structure that protrudes from the body of the substructure generally near an occlusal portion of the restoration. The annular structure provides a support for veneering porcelain at the location of the greatest t... | 1. A substructure for a dental restoration comprising: a body including a generally uniform surface; and a support structure protruding from said body generally near an occlusal portion of the restoration. 2. The substructure as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support structure is generally annular. 3. The substructure... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to prosthodontic systems, methods and apparatuses. More particularly, the present invention is concerned with a high strength substructure for crowns and bridges and a process for manufacturing dental crowns and bridges having a high strength substructure. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>For some time, dental prostheses were produced from porcelain veneering material bonded onto a metal framework (substructure, or core). This porcelain-fused-to-metal (“ceramo metal”) construction required a fairly bulbous metal core, with a fairly uniform porcelain thickness to a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a high strength substructure for prosthodontics, such as crowns and bridges. Another object of the present invention is to provide a process for manufacturing prosthodontics having a high strength substructure. Yet another object of t... | 20050415 | 20100406 | 20061019 | 69815.0 | A61C800 | 1 | LEWIS, RALPH A | HIGH STRENGTH SUBSTRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT FOR CROWNS AND BRIDGES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61C | 2,005 | |
11,107,945 | ACCEPTED | Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof | A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode formed on a silicon substrate via a gate insulation film in correspondence to a channel region, source and drain regions of a p-type diffusion region formed in the silicon substrate at respective outer sides of sidewall insulation films of the gate electrode, and a pair ... | 1. A semiconductor device, comprising: a silicon substrate including a channel region therein; a gate electrode formed on said silicon substrate via a gate insulation film in correspondence to said channel, said gate electrode carrying a pair of sidewall insulation films on respective, mutually opposing sidewall surfac... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is based on Japanese priority application No. 2004-380619 filed on Dec. 28, 2004, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices and more partic... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention generally relates to semiconductor devices and more particularly to a semiconductor device having improved operational speed as a result of stressing and the fabrication process thereof. With progress in the art of device miniaturization, it is now possible ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>FIG. 2 shows the construction of a p-channel MOS transistor based on such a principle and described in Non-Patent Reference 1. In the drawing, those parts corresponding to the parts described previously are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will b... | 20050418 | 20100907 | 20060629 | 95587.0 | H01L2906 | 0 | TRAN, THIEN F | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,108,187 | ACCEPTED | Slag cement | A slag cement includes ground granulated blast furnace slag and ground limestone combined in a predetermined weight ratio. Limestone and granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) are fed to a grinding apparatus in a ratio of about 3-5% limestone by weight. The limestone is a cheaper raw material than the GBFS, resulting in ... | 1. A method for producing a slag cement comprising the steps of: providing a supply of granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS); providing a supply of limestone; combining the GBFS and limestone in a predetermined ratio; and grinding the GBFS and limestone to cement fineness. 2. The method for producing a slag cement accor... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to slag cement and more particularly to slag cement composed of ground granulated blast furnace slag. Blast furnace slag is the non-metallic by-product of iron production, generally consisting of silicon, calcium, aluminum, magnesium and oxygen. When iron is man... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to slag cement and more particularly to slag cement composed of ground granulated blast furnace slag. Blast furnace slag is the non-metallic by-product of iron production, generally consisting of silicon, calcium, aluminum, magnesium and oxygen. When... | 20050418 | 20090217 | 20061019 | 94929.0 | C04B2808 | 0 | MARCANTONI, PAUL D | SLAG CEMENT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | C04B | 2,005 | ||
11,108,233 | ACCEPTED | Nucleic acid sequences that can be used as primers and probes in the amplification and detection of all subtypes of HIV-1 | The present invention is related to nucleic acid sequences that can be used in the field of virus diagnostics, more specifically the diagnosis of infections with the AIDS causing Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV). With the present invention nucleotide sequences are provided that can be used as primers and probes in t... | 1-3. (canceled) 4. A pair of oligonucleotide primers, consisting of a first oligonucleotide being 15-50 nucleotides in length and comprising at least a fragment of 15 sequential nucleotides of a sequence selected from the group consisting of: G GGC GCC ACT GCT AGA GA;: SEQ ID NO:1 G TTC GGG CGC CAC TGC TAG A;: SEQ ID N... | The present invention is related to nucleic acid sequences that can be used in the field of virus diagnostics, more specifically the diagnosis of infections with the AIDS causing Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Whereas conventional virus diagnosis has been based predominantly on the detection of viral antigens or s... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES <EOH>FIG. 1 : Amplification products after blotting and detection by enhanced chemiluminiscence obtained after amplification in presence (panel A) or absence (panel B) of HIV-1 RNA using the following primer pairs. Lane 1: SEQ ID 9-SEQ ID 10, lane 2; SEQ ID 9-SEQ ID 5, lane 3: SE... | 20050418 | 20140415 | 20051027 | 64171.0 | 2 | SISSON, BRADLEY L | NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES THAT CAN BE USED AS PRIMERS AND PROBES IN THE AMPLIFICATION AND DETECTION OF ALL SUBTYPES OF HIV-1 | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | ||||
11,108,293 | ACCEPTED | Infant travel system | An infant travel system which include an infant travel seat that is adapted to be mounted to a stationary or mobile base. The base includes a restraint system for securing the base to a vehicle seat and a leveling system for positioning the base. The travel seat includes an adjustable carrying handle assembly having a ... | 1. An infant travel seat base comprising: a frame dimensioned to rest upon a vehicle seat and defining front and rear portions and a center line; an adjustment assembly that is coupled to the frame and includes a locking element, the adjustment assembly is positioned at a selected one of the front and rear portions of ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Patent Application No. 60/567,307 filed on Apr. 30, 2004, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth. FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention relates generally to infant travel systems which include an infant travel seat t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Infant travel systems comprising an infant travel seat and complimentary base assembly are well-known in the art. In many infant travel systems, the engaging mechanisms between the infant travel seat and the base is difficult to operate or does not form a secure fit. Also, the location of the eng... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One aspect of the present invention is directed to an infant travel seat base. The base includes a frame dimensioned to rest upon a vehicle seat, defines front and rear portions, and a center line. An adjustment assembly is coupled to the frame and includes a locking element. The adjustment assembly... | 20050418 | 20091006 | 20051201 | 64013.0 | 1 | NELSON JR, MILTON | INFANT TRAVEL SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,108,303 | ACCEPTED | Seal assembly manufacturing methods and seal assemblies manufactured thereby | Finishing a seal assembly as a unit is proposed, which prevents alignment of the end gaps of the annular body and the annular ring of the seal assembly, provides the ability to manufacture the seal assembly to very low tolerances, and establishes virtually perfect parallelism between the upper and lower surfaces of the... | 1. A method comprising steps of: providing a piston ring; providing a lapper having a top plate and an opposing bottom plate having a central rotated shaft and an outer perimeter edge; providing a carrier disposed on the bottom plate meshingly interacting with the outer perimeter edge and the central shaft of the botto... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/368,566, filed Mar. 29, 2002. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention concerns seals and, more particularly, annular seals for minimizing fluid leakage between reciprocally movable members and to method... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various mechanical apparatus include first and second members, which are substantially coaxial and disposed for relative reciprocal movement. Exemplary are internal combustion engines, positive displacement pumps, pneumatic motors and other mechanical devices incorporating a pist... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Finishing a seal assembly as a unit is proposed, which prevents alignment of the end gaps of the annular body and the annular ring of the seal assembly, provides the ability to manufacture a seal assembly to very low tolerances, and establishes virtually perfect parallelism between ... | 20050418 | 20070911 | 20050825 | 57632.0 | 1 | ELEY, TIMOTHY V | SEAL ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING METHODS AND SEAL ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED THEREBY | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,108,308 | ACCEPTED | Address buffer circuit for memory device | Disclosed is an address buffer circuit for a memory device, the address buffer circuit comprising: a first address input buffer group and a second address input buffer group for receiving an address signal applied from the exterior; and a control unit for controlling operation of the second address input buffer group. ... | 1. An address buffer circuit for a memory device, the address buffer circuit comprising: a first address input buffer group and a second address input buffer group for receiving an address signal applied from the exterior; and a control unit for controlling operation of the second address input buffer group, wherein, o... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory device, and more particularly to a memory device having an address buffer circuit which reduces current consumption. 2. Description of the Prior Art FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a normal address buffer circuit used... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory device, and more particularly to a memory device having an address buffer circuit which reduces current consumption. 2. Description of the Prior Art FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a normal address buffer ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and the present invention proposes a circuit capable of controlling the operation of an address buffer selectively according to the configuration of a memory device. In... | 20050418 | 20060613 | 20060316 | 97963.0 | G11C800 | 1 | HO, HOAI V | ADDRESS BUFFER CIRCUIT FOR MEMORY DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G11C | 2,005 | |
11,108,759 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for downloading audio information to a mobile device | Devices, systems and processes for accessing and management of voice and other messages. Such devices, systems and processes employ an interface which allows the user to access and manage messages on his or her user device and, furthermore, automatically to access and manage messages on remote devices via radio frequen... | 1-22. (canceled) 23. A device for allowing a user to access audio information stored in a plurality of locations using a single interface, comprising: a transceiver to communicate with at least one remote storage system adapted to store audio information; memory capacity adapted to store audio information; a processor ... | The present invention relates generally to the field of communication systems, and more particularly to systems for allowing users to access and manage voice and other messages. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Recent ubiquity of mobile communications systems and devices increases demand for remote access to and ability to ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Recent ubiquity of mobile communications systems and devices increases demand for remote access to and ability to manage voice messages and similar messages, records or files. Conventional remote voice message access generally occurs through mobile telephony devices or through pa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, user devices include an interface which allows the user to access and manage voice messages and other information which is stored on the devices as well as on remote devices to which the user devices may be coupled via radio frequency link. Proces... | 20050419 | 20061205 | 20050818 | 62652.0 | 11 | TRINH, TAN H | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOWNLOADING AUDIO INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,108,903 | ACCEPTED | Selection of channel coding and multidimensional interleaving schemes for improved performance | One or more radio characteristics are considered to determine selection of one or more of the following: interleaving scheme, channel coding scheme, modulation scheme, and/or transmission scheme. Accounting for these factors and interdependencies improves performance in a mobile radio communications system. One example... | 1. A method for communicating blocks of data over a radio interface using multiple antennas, each antenna being associated with at least one corresponding radio channel and each data block including multiple data units, comprising: determining one or more characteristics of the radio channels associated with the multip... | TECHNICAL FIELD The technical field relates to radio communications systems, and more particularly, to multi-channel communication systems. BACKGROUND There is interest in wireless communication systems transmitting signals over a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) channel. In a MIMO transmission scheme, signals are... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>There is interest in wireless communication systems transmitting signals over a Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) channel. In a MIMO transmission scheme, signals are transmitted simultaneously from multiple transmit antennas at the transmitter. Multiple receive antennas in the receiver are us... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The inventors recognized that various radio characteristics as well as coding scheme selection impact which interleaving scheme, modulation scheme, and/or transmission scheme should be selected. They devised an approach which accounts for these various factors and interdependencies in order to impro... | 20050419 | 20081014 | 20061019 | 67619.0 | H04L102 | 0 | TRAN, KHANH C | SELECTION OF CHANNEL CODING AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL INTERLEAVING SCHEMES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,109,013 | ACCEPTED | Wireless control system and method thereof | A wireless control system and a method for controlling devices (e.g., luminaires, dimmers, effects devices, stepper motors, and the like) used in entertainment lighting applications is disclosed. Embodiments disclose a modular transceiver utilizing a wireless broadcasting transmission technique and a wireless control s... | 1. A wireless transceiver, comprising: a means for coupling to a source of data and/or commands formatted using an industry-standard control protocol; a protocol converter; a transceiver module using a wireless broadcasting transmission technique; and a control module administering the converter and the transceiver mod... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/582,971, filed Jun. 25, 2004, the entirety of which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention generally rel... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to entertainment lighting systems and, in particular, to methods and apparatus for controlling devices used in entertainment lighting applications. 2. Description of the Related Art Lighting systems u... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a wireless control system and a method for controlling devices (e.g., stationary and moving luminaires, dimmers, stepper motors, effects devices, and the like) used in entertainment lighting applications. In one embodime... | 20050418 | 20081007 | 20051229 | 63726.0 | 2 | POPE, DARYL C | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,109,018 | ACCEPTED | Smart evaluation in computer algebra | In a computing system, evaluating a mathematical expression in presented hierarchically according to the rules of precedence of operations, initial operations at the bottom of the hierarchy may yield values too large to be calculated conventionally, even if the ultimate value of the expression may represent a calculabl... | 1. A method of calculating a presented mathematical expression in a computing system, where the presented mathematical expression includes at least one first operation and a second operation where the first operation is calculated before the second expression according to rules of precedence of operators, the method co... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally pertains to evaluation of mathematical expressions performed by a computer, and more specifically, to a method and system for performing calculations on expressions involving or potentially yielding very large numbers. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION One of the many be... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One of the many benefits of computers is the ability quickly to evaluate complex or lengthy mathematical expressions. What may be very time consuming or impractical for a person to compute may be rather simple for a computer to calculate. As a result, a number of computer algebra... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One advantage of the present invention is that it provides a method and a system for re-expressing a presented mathematical expression such that calculations included in the mathematical expression that may be unmanageable or impossible may be simplified to enable the mathematical e... | 20050419 | 20100413 | 20061019 | 58115.0 | G06F738 | 0 | NGO, CHUONG D | SMART EVALUATION IN COMPUTER ALGEBRA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,109,032 | ACCEPTED | Golf bag rain cover | A golf bag rain cover is used to cover a club opening of a golf bag so that the golfer's clubs can remain as dry as possible during play. The golf bag rain cover may comprise a one-piece shell being constructed of a water-resistant material which is held in a bonnet shape over the club opening by several extensible rod... | 1. A golf bag rain cover for use in covering a club opening of a golf bag comprising: a one-piece shell, said shell being constructed of a water-resistant material and being maintained over said club opening of said golf bag, said shell defining a rear panel with a closure therein; a plurality of extensible rods suppor... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention pertains generally to sporting goods accessories and more particularly to rain covers for golf bags. BACKGROUND OF THE FIELD Golf is a popular sport in this country and around the world and is played under all sorts of weather conditions. A golfer needs a cover for his golf bag to ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE FIELD <EOH>Golf is a popular sport in this country and around the world and is played under all sorts of weather conditions. A golfer needs a cover for his golf bag to keep the clubs dry but accessible to him during play. Many existing golf bag covers are inefficient at keeping the clubs dry or... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by providing a golf bag rain cover which may fit bonnet-like over the club opening of a golf bag. The golf bag rain cover may comprise a water-resistant shell held in shape over the club opening of the golf bag by a plurality... | 20050419 | 20061024 | 20061019 | 75358.0 | B65D6502 | 0 | WEAVER, SUE A | GOLF BAG RAIN COVER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,005 | |
11,109,102 | ACCEPTED | Optimally interworking SIP and QSIG call diversion and transfer | Under the present invention, resources such as gateways which interconnect usually disparate networks are released for processes which, while originally being inter-network, become intra-network, and the resource (e.g., gateway) is no longer needed for the intra-network process to be completed. The present invention is... | 1. A method of call completion in a communications network which comprises a first network and a second network interconnected to each other through an interconnection resource, the method comprising: initiating a call from a call originator in said first network to a destination in said second network; allocating said... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to communications networks, and, more particularly, to the provision of a resource management tool to optimally interwork cross-network functionality. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In traditional corporate network architectures, each corporate location has separate net... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In traditional corporate network architectures, each corporate location has separate networks for voice and data traffic. Circuit-switched, Time Division Multiplexing (“TDM”) networks have been used for voice traffic and packet-switched networks have been used for data traffic. T... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The foregoing and other problems and deficiencies in the prior art are overcome by the present invention, which provides a method and communications network for optimally interworking an IP network with a PISN employing the QSIG Call Diversion and Single Step Call Transfer supplemen... | 20050419 | 20081202 | 20061019 | 57316.0 | H04L1228 | 0 | HO, DUC CHI | OPTIMALLY INTERWORKING SIP AND QSIG CALL DIVERSION AND TRANSFER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,109,124 | ACCEPTED | Pedicle screw assembly | Disclosed are spinal fusion assemblies for use in skeletal systems. The assembly includes a coupling element that can be coupled to a fixation element, such as, for example, a screw with a head that removably mates with the coupling element. The coupling element and fixation element are configured to be coupled to an e... | 1. A bone stabilizer assembly, comprising: a fixation element adapted to engage a bone and having a head portion and shank portion; a coupling element having an internal bore sized to receive the shank portion of the fixation element and a seat adapted to support the head portion of the fixation element, the coupling e... | REFERENCE TO PRIORITY DOCUMENTS This application claims priority to the following co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Applications: (1) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/563,594 entitled “Pedicle Screw Assembly”, filed Apr. 20, 2004; (2) U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/598,676 entitled “Ped... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This disclosure is directed at skeletal bone fixation systems, and more particularly to a fixation assembly for vertebrae of a spinal column. Spinal fixation systems are used to secure sections of the spinal column, such as vertebral bodies, into a fixed position to correct spinal injuries and de... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Disclosed are spinal fusion assemblies for use in skeletal systems. The assemblies may be used in any skeletal region, although they are well adapted for the fixation and manipulation of the spine. In a poly-axial embodiment, the system includes a tulip-like coupling element that can be coupled to a... | 20050418 | 20100316 | 20051124 | 96177.0 | 1 | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | PEDICLE SCREW ASSEMBLY | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,109,253 | ACCEPTED | Index-based parameter access and software for using the same | A method and apparatus for composing software are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a loader to obtain software structure data identifying a plurality of application components associated with requested functionality and to obtain software logic data indicating interaction rules between the pluralit... | 1. An apparatus comprising: a loader to obtain software structure data identifying a plurality of application components associated with requested functionality and to obtain software logic data indicating interaction rules between the plurality of application components; a parameter index generator to parse a descript... | This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Non-provisional application Ser. No. 10/898,521, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Composing Software,” filed on Jul. 23, 2004. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to software; more particularly, the present invention relates to index-based parameter ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Mobile phone functionality has evolved tremendously over the last several years. Initially, there was just voice transmission. Then, short messages and web browsing were added. Later, interactions with vending machines and multimedia messaging became available. Most recently, vid... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method and apparatus for composing software are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a loader to obtain software structure data identifying a plurality of application components associated with requested functionality and to obtain software logic data indicating i... | 20050418 | 20071002 | 20060126 | 96612.0 | G06F15177 | 0 | HO, ANDY | INDEX-BASED PARAMETER ACCESS AND SOFTWARE FOR USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,109,351 | ACCEPTED | System and method for compensating for potential and current transformers in energy meters | A meter device for measuring electrical energy is provided. The meter device includes circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device. A storage device is provided for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at ... | 1. A meter device for measuring electrical energy comprising: circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device; a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associated with at least one of at least one current transformer (CT) a... | This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/619,909, filed on Oct. 18, 2004, and entitled “Potential Transformer and Current Transformer Calibration for Revenue Meters”, the entire contents of which are expressly incorporated herein in their entirety. BACKGROUND OF ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to meters for measuring energy. In particular, this invention relates to a system and method for compensating for potential and current transformers in meters for measuring energy. 2. Description of the Related Art Electrical utili... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A meter device for measuring electrical energy is provided. The meter device includes circuitry for measuring at least one parameter of electrical energy provided to the meter device and a storage device for storing at least one calibration factor for compensating for errors associa... | 20050418 | 20071204 | 20060420 | 97661.0 | G01R1500 | 1 | WACHSMAN, HAL D | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPENSATING FOR POTENTIAL AND CURRENT TRANSFORMERS IN ENERGY METERS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01R | 2,005 | |
11,109,491 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for induction lamination of electrically conductive fiber reinforced composite materials | A method and apparatus for forming laminate composite structures. At least two laminae, each containing electrically conductive reinforcing fibers, are placed upon each other in contacting relationship to form a generally layered structure. The layered structure may be subjected to heat to conductively transfer heat th... | 1. An apparatus for producing a composite laminate structure comprising: a preheating zone configured and located to heat a surface of a layered structure passing therethrough; a volumetric heating zone configured and located to generate internal heat within the layered structure passing therethrough; a consolidation z... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 10/253,032, filed Sep. 24, 2002, now U.S. Pat. 6,881,374, issued Apr. 19, 2005, which claimed the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/324,966, filed Sep. 25, 2001. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Inve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to the formation of composite structures and, more particularly, to the formation of substantially void-free laminate structures using inductive energy. 2. State of the Art Composite articles are well known to prov... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for forming a composite laminate structure. The method includes providing at least two laminae containing electrically conductive reinforcing fibers, the two laminae being configured in a layered arrangement.... | 20050419 | 20080902 | 20060119 | 57977.0 | B29C3502 | 0 | NGUYEN, THUKHANH T | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDUCTION LAMINATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B29C | 2,005 | |
11,109,611 | ACCEPTED | Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images | This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image on at least o... | 1. A method for ordering digital image products over a communication network, comprising: a. storing at least one digital image on a remote server of a service provider; b. placing an order by a user for at least one image product using a remote computer over a communication network with respect to said at least one di... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/039,547, filed Nov. 9, 2001, entitled “A METHOD OF PROCESSING A ROLL OF EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES INTO CORRESPONDING DIGITAL IMAGES AND THEN DISTRIBUTING VISUAL PRINTS PRODUCED FROM THE DIGITAL IMAGE... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a common photographic process, a series of photographic prints are taken with a camera and the exposed film is sent to a photographic laboratory where the film is developed. In the developing process, the exposed film is transferred in darkness into a developing solution, whic... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention is directed to a method for ordering digital image products over a communication network, comprising: a. storing at least one digital image on a remote server of a service provider; b. placing an order by a user for at least one image product using a remote computer o... | 20050419 | 20070403 | 20050922 | 69679.0 | 1 | MATHEWS, ALAN A | METHOD OF PROCESSING A ROLL OF EXPOSED PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM CONTAINING PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES INTO CORRESPONDING DIGITAL IMAGES AND THEN DISTRIBUTING VISUAL PRINTS PRODUCED FROM THE DIGITAL IMAGES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,109,680 | ACCEPTED | Liquid crystal display panel with signal transmission patterns | A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a tape carrier package and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The tape carrier package includes a base substrate, a gate driver IC formed on said base substrate, an input pattern form... | 1-26. (canceled) 27. A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, comprising: a substrate; a gate line and a data line formed on the substrate; a gate driving signal transmission pattern formed on the substrate and connected to the gate line for transmitting a gate driving signal thereto; a data driving signal transmission pa... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape carrier package for a compact size liquid crystal display (LCD), and more particularly to a tape carrier package (TCP) capable of receiving both of gate signal and data signal which are processed in a single integrated printed... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tape carrier package for a compact size liquid crystal display (LCD), and more particularly to a tape carrier package (TCP) capable of receiving both of gate signal and data signal which are processed in a single integr... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is to provide an integrated PCB that has a gate PCB and a data PCB on one board and is capable of allowing driving signals to be applied to gate lines and data lines without using additional connectors and flexible printed circuits. It is another object of the ... | 20050420 | 20071113 | 20050901 | 98475.0 | 1 | KOVALICK, VINCENT E | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL WITH SIGNAL TRANSMISSION PATTERNS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,109,683 | ACCEPTED | Computer housing | A fastening mechanism includes an engaging block formed with an engaging post extending through a through hole unit in a frame body and into a fastening hole in a peripheral device. A pressing member has an interconnecting pressing portion interconnecting a pivot end portion connected pivotally to a pivot member on the... | 1. A computer housing adapted for fastening a peripheral device thereto, the peripheral device being formed with a fastening hole, said computer housing comprising: a frame body formed with a pivot member, an anchoring member, and a through hole unit disposed between and spaced apart from said pivot member and said anc... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 093122094, filed on Jul. 23, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a computer housing, more particularly to a computer housing capable of fastening a peripheral device ther... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a computer housing, more particularly to a computer housing capable of fastening a peripheral device thereto without the need for tools. 2. Description of the Related Art Assembly of a peripheral device, such as a floppy disk dri... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a computer housing that is capable of fastening a peripheral device thereto without the need for tools. According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer housing adapted for fastening a periphe... | 20050420 | 20080610 | 20060126 | 65544.0 | A47B9700 | 0 | AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL | COMPUTER HOUSING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47B | 2,005 | |
11,109,772 | ACCEPTED | Power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout with lower output resistance and high current limit | A power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout is disclosed. The power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout uses network of conductive lead line as a connection or a network connection to connect source and drain regions thereby achieves advantages of a high uniformity of current, low Rds_on, much less powe... | 1. A power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout comprising: a gate electrode with a lattice pattern on a substrate having a first area and a second area; a plurality of source regions laid in said lattice pattern; a plurality of drain regions laid in said lattice pattern, each said source region is laid to be su... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout, and more particularly to a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout with a lower output resistance and a high current limit. 2. Description of the Related Art Metal oxide ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout, and more particularly to a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout with a lower output resistance and a high current limit. 2. Description of the Related Art ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout with a lower output resistance and a high current limit. It is another object of this invention to provide a power metal oxide semiconductor transistor layout with a high ... | 20050420 | 20061107 | 20060629 | 86034.0 | H01L2976 | 1 | KRAIG, WILLIAM F | POWER METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR LAYOUT WITH LOWER OUTPUT RESISTANCE AND HIGH CURRENT LIMIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,109,809 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for controlling display luminosity according to an operational mode in a navigation system | An apparatus and method of controlling display luminosity in an operational mode in a navigation system is provided. The method includes determining a current operational mode from a plurality of operational modes of a navigation system, and automatically adjusting a display luminosity based on the determined current o... | 1. A method of controlling display luminosity according to an operational mode in a navigation system, comprising: determining a current operational mode from a plurality of operational modes of a navigation system; and automatically adjusting a display luminosity based on the determined current operational mode. 2. Th... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a navigation system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling display luminosity according to an operational mode in a navigation system. 2. Background of the Related Art Generally, a navigation system indicates a co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to a navigation system, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling display luminosity according to an operational mode in a navigation system. 2. Background of the Related Art Generally, a navigation system in... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the invention is to solve at least the above problems and/or disadvantages and to provide at least the advantages described hereinafter. To achieve at least the above objects, in whole or in part, and in accordance with the purposes of the invention, as embodied and bro... | 20050420 | 20101109 | 20060420 | 70148.0 | G01C2126 | 0 | LOUIE, WAE LENNY | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY LUMINOSITY ACCORDING TO AN OPERATIONAL MODE IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,005 | |
11,110,052 | ACCEPTED | Space-filling miniature antennas | Curves (SFC) is defined in the present invention and it is used to shape a part of an antenna. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional antenna of t... | 1-16. (canceled) 17. An antenna in which at least one portion of the antenna is shaped as a space-filling curve (hereafter SFC), the SFC including at least ten connected segments, wherein said segments are each smaller than a tenth of an operating free-space wavelength of the antenna and the segments are spatially arra... | OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally refers to a new family of antennas of reduced size based on an innovative geometry, the geometry of the curves named as Space-Filling Curves (SFC). An antenna is said to be a small antenna (a miniature antenna) when it can be fitted in a small space compared to th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The fundamental limits on small antennas where theoretically established by H. Wheeler and L. J. Chu in the middle 1940's. They basically stated that a small antenna has a high quality factor (Q) because of the large reactive energy stored in the antenna vicinity comp... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The fundamental limits on small antennas where theoretically established by H. Wheeler and L. J. Chu in the middle 1940's. They basically stated that a small antenna has a high quality factor (Q) because of the large reactive energy stored in the antenna vicinity comp... | 20050420 | 20061212 | 20050908 | 73279.0 | 2 | NGUYEN, HOANG V | SPACE-FILLING MINIATURE ANTENNAS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,110,351 | ACCEPTED | Electrical distribution wiring module | A wiring module adapted to mount within an electrical box has a functional side and an opposite wiring side. The functional side has sockets adapted to removably connect with a functional module. A terminal set provides a conductive portion of the sockets and is adapted to terminate a power cable. A shield is disposed ... | 1. A wiring module adapted to mount within an electrical box, said wiring module comprising: a functional side having sockets adapted to removably connect with a functional module; a wiring side opposite said functional side; a terminal set providing a conductive portion of said sockets and adapted to electrically conn... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/443,444 entitled Safety Module Electrical Distribution System, filed May 22, 2003, which relates to and claims the benefit of prior U.S. Provisional Applications No. 60/383,269 entitled Safety Plug-In Module ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Standard AC electrical systems are comprised of an electrical box and an electrical device, such as an outlet or switch, installed within the box. During a roughing phase of construction, electrical boxes are mounted to wall studs at predetermined locations. After the boxes are i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Standard AC electrical systems are problematic in construction and use, with respect to costs, safety and functionality. From an electrical contractor perspective, a journeyman electrician must make two separate trips to the job site, one for the rough phase and one for the makeup p... | 20050420 | 20060530 | 20051208 | 71864.0 | 1 | PAUMEN, GARY F | ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION WIRING MODULE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,110,540 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for surgical repair | A method and apparatus for performing a surgical repair may involve the use of a guide to form a passageway through the body portion, such as bone. In addition, or alternately, the guide may be used to provide a suture or suture-like material through a passageway, e.g., to secure to a material relative to the body port... | 1. A method for performing a surgical repair, comprising: providing a first hole in a body portion; positioning a guide relative to the first hole; forming a second hole using the guide so that the second hole intersects with the first hole and forms a passageway through the body portion; using the guide to provide a s... | BACKGROUND OF INVENTION 1. Field of Invention This invention relates to methods and apparatus for surgical repair. 2. Discussion of Related Art Suture anchors and other suture fixation devices are often used for surgical repair, such as when attempting to secure one body portion relative to another or relative to a sur... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention This invention relates to methods and apparatus for surgical repair. 2. Discussion of Related Art Suture anchors and other suture fixation devices are often used for surgical repair, such as when attempting to secure one body portion relative to another or relat... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect of the invention, a rotator cuff repair technique is provided that does not necessarily require placement of an anchor at a margin between the articulating surface and the greater tuberosity of the humerus. In one embodiment, an anchor or other suture fixation device, if p... | 20050420 | 20090804 | 20061026 | 96945.0 | A61B1758 | 2 | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SURGICAL REPAIR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,005 | |
11,110,542 | ACCEPTED | Neural stimulation system to prevent simultaneous energy discharges | Various aspects of the present subject matter relate to a system. Various embodiments of the system comprise at least one port to connect to at least one lead with at least one electrode, at least one stimulator circuit and at least one controller. The at least one stimulator circuit is connected to the at least one po... | 1. A system, comprising: at least one port to connect to at least one lead with at least one electrode; at least one stimulator circuit connected to the at least one port and adapted to deliver neural stimulation to a neural stimulation target using the at least one electrode; and at least one controller to determine w... | TECHNICAL FIELD This application relates generally to medical devices and, more particularly, to neural stimulation systems, devices and methods. BACKGROUND Direct electrical stimulation of parasympathetic nerves can activate the baroreflex, inducing a reduction of sympathetic nerve activity and reducing blood pressure... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Direct electrical stimulation of parasympathetic nerves can activate the baroreflex, inducing a reduction of sympathetic nerve activity and reducing blood pressure by decreasing vascular resistance. Sympathetic inhibition and parasympathetic activation have been associated with reduced arrhythmia... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present subject matter addresses undesirable interactions that might occur when neural stimulation and another energy discharge occur simultaneously. The neural stimulation has an intended current path through tissue, and the other energy discharge has an intended current path through tissue. Ho... | 20050420 | 20110201 | 20061026 | 78940.0 | A61N138 | 0 | STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A | NEURAL STIMULATION SYSTEM TO PREVENT SIMULTANEOUS ENERGY DISCHARGES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61N | 2,005 | |
11,110,683 | ACCEPTED | Disitributed trunking mechanism for VHF networking | A system and method for communicating between nodes in a communications network. The network includes nodes that broadcast and receive data packets over a radio channel. The system includes a distributed trunking method that distributes the communications between the nodes over multiple channels. Voice and other data m... | 1. In a communication system that includes a plurality of nodes that communicate over a plurality of radio channels including a control channel and a plurality of data channels, a method of communicating between a source and a destination node among the plurality of nodes comprising the steps of: (a) monitoring the con... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application relates to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/101,041 entitled “Distributed Trunking Mechanism for VHF Networking”, filed on Sep. 18, 1998. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is related to wireless data communication ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is related to wireless data communication networks and, in particular, relates to controlling access to network resources. Conventional wireless networks utilize various network access protocols in order to allow communicating nodes (i.e. radios) to share ne... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a graphical representation of the exchange of data over a single channel in a conventional communications network. FIG. 2 is a graphical representation of the exchange of data in a communications network according to the present invention including the distributed... | 20050421 | 20091020 | 20051103 | 93766.0 | 1 | DUONG, CHRISTINE T | DISITRIBUTED TRUNKING MECHANISM FOR VHF NETWORKING | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,110,879 | ACCEPTED | Novel cellular compositions and methods for their preparation | The present invention relates to novel cell (e.g., hepatocyte, etc.) compositions and methods for their preparation and use. In particular, the invention concerns methods of processing preparations of such cells so as to permit their repeated cryopreservation and thawing while retaining substantial viability. The inven... | 1. A multi-cryopreserved hepatocyte preparation comprising hepatocytes that have been frozen and thawed at least two times, wherein greater than 50% of the hepatocytes of said preparation are viable. 2. The multi-cryopreserved hepatocyte preparation of claim 1, wherein said hepatocytes are selected from the group consi... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to novel cell (e.g., hepatocyte, etc.) compositions and methods for their preparation and use. In particular, the invention concerns methods of processing preparations of such cells so as to permit their repeated cryopreservation and thawing while retaining substanti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Hepatocytes are parenchymal liver cells, and make up 60-80% of the cytoplasmic mass of the liver. Hepatocytes play a key role in the detoxification, modification and excretion of exogenous and endogenous substances (Ponsoda, X. et al. (2004) “ Drug Metabolism By Cultured Human He... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to novel cell (e.g., hepatocyte) compositions and methods for their preparation and use. In particular, the invention concerns methods of processing preparations of cells, especially hepatocytes, so as to permit their repeated cryopreservation and thawi... | 20050421 | 20091020 | 20051027 | 62221.0 | 2 | POPA, ILEANA | NOVEL CELLULAR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,111,028 | ACCEPTED | Redistribution of operating environments for the redeployment of grid clients | A client-server network environment is temporarily transformed into a grid computing environment through the deployment of a network-booted grid operating system to each of a plurality of network clients. Each participating client operates in the client-server mode under a local operating system. At an appropriate time... | 1. A computer network having a client-server mode and a gird mode, comprising: a plurality of client devices, each operating under a respective local operating system in the client-server mode, comprising: a memory for storing computer-executable instructions; a processor for executing instructions stored in the memory... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to the temporary transformation of a conventional client-server environment into a grid computing environment and, more particularly, to the deployment of a network-booted grid operating system to each of a plurality of network clients. BACKGROUND ART One path in ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>One path in the evolution of computer networks is the concept of “grid computing” in which computing resources are pooled or shared for the purpose of running a particular application (or set of applications). Thus, large amounts of computing resources are available to work collaboratively on... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention computer network having a client-server mode and a grid mode through the deployment of a network-booted grid operating system to each of a plurality of network clients. Each participating client operates in the client-server mode under a local operating system.... | 20050421 | 20131008 | 20061026 | 58066.0 | G06F1516 | 0 | NGUYEN, ANGELA | Redistribution of operating environments for the redeployment of grid clients | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,111,113 | ACCEPTED | Sewage handling system, cover, and controls | A cover assembly for covering a vessel comprising a main cover comprising at least a first outlet opening adapted for connection to a pipe, and a second opening surrounded by a flat region adapted for placement of a gasket; an access cover comprising a flat region adapted for mating with the flat region of said main co... | 1. A cover assembly for covering a vessel, said cover assembly comprising: a. a main cover comprising at least a first outlet opening adapted for connection to a pipe, and a second opening surrounded by a flat region adapted for placement of a gasket, and an engagement feature adapted for engagement with a hook-shaped ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application of copending patent application U.S. Ser. No. 11/093,133, docket number DMP-736, filed on Mar. 29, 2005, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. This invention relates in one embodiment to a liquid vessel an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention A sewage handling system, a cover assembly for a sewage basin, and control accessories disposed within a sewage basin for receiving and distributing sewage via a pump housed in the basin. 2. Description of Related Art In general, sewage may be distribute... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a cover assembly for covering a vessel, said cover assembly comprising a main cover comprising at least a first outlet opening adapted for connection to a pipe, and a second opening surrounded by a flat region adapted for p... | 20050421 | 20090721 | 20061026 | 96447.0 | E02D2914 | 1 | WEINSTEIN, LEONARD J | SEWAGE HANDLING SYSTEM, COVER, AND CONTROLS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E02D | 2,005 | |
11,111,265 | ACCEPTED | Method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system | A method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system includes a digital base station that processes and combines various program sources to produce a processed stream. A communications processor then responsively transmits the processed stream as a local composite output stream to various wired and wire... | 1. An apparatus for implementing a digital base station, comprising: a media input subsystem coupled to said digital base station and configured to process a program source to thereby generate a processed stream; a decompression unit of said media input subsystem, said decompression unit being configured to operate on ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND PATENT This Application is a Continuation-in-Part of, and claims priority in, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/809,868, entitled “Apparatus and Method For Effectively Implementing A Wireless Television System” that was filed on Mar. 15, 2001. This Application also claims pr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND SECTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention relates generally to an enhanced television system, and relates more particularly to a method for effectively implementing a multi-room television system. 2. Description of the Background Art Developing an effective method for implementing enhan... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, a method is disclosed for effectively implementing a multi-room television system. In one embodiment, initially, a multi-room television system provides one or more program sources to a digital base station that selects the program sources for different user... | 20050421 | 20120911 | 20060601 | 88957.0 | H04N5445 | 1 | DUBASKY, GIGI L | METHOD FOR EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-ROOM TELEVISION SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,111,408 | ACCEPTED | Liquid crystal display | A semi-transmission liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit to emit light to the liquid crystal panel; and a data driver to apply a data voltage to a data line of the liquid crystal panel; wherein, the liquid crystal panel comprises a TFT substrate which has a transmission area transm... | 1. A semi-transmission liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal panel; a backlight unit to emit light to the liquid crystal panel; and a data driver to apply a data voltage to a data line of the liquid crystal panel; wherein, the liquid crystal panel comprises a TFT substrate which has a transmission area tra... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-0037107, filed May 25, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invent... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semi-transmission liquid crystal display (LCD), and more particularly, to a semi-transmission LCD having good display quality without a overcoat layer flattenning a color filter layer. 2. Description of the Related Art ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention to provide an semi-transmission LCD which has good display quality without a overcoat layer flattenning a color filter layer. The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention can achieved by providing a semi-transmissi... | 20050421 | 20090616 | 20060112 | 84243.0 | G09G336 | 0 | KIM, RICHARD H | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G09G | 2,005 | |
11,111,498 | ACCEPTED | Performing high-speed events ''on-the-fly'' during fabrication of a composite structure by automated fiber placement | An apparatus and method are provided for performing a high-speed event, such as a cut/add of a tow, in an automated fiber placement process, by initiating the high-speed event prior to a fiber placement head reaching a location along a tool path of the fiber placement head at which it is desired to have the high-speed ... | 1. A method for performing a high-speed event in an automated fiber placement process using a fiber placement head of a fiber placement machine for fabricating a composite structure, the method comprising, determining a time-based tool path for the fiber placement head during fabrication of the composite part, includin... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/563,921, filed Apr. 21, 2004, the teachings and disclosure of which are hereby incorporated in their entireties by reference thereto. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is related t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Automated fiber placement is a process that is widely used for fabricating composite structures using pre-impregnated composite materials, such as carbon fiber, fiber glass and Kevlar. The materials, for use in automated fiber placement, typically take the form of a strip or yarn... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for performing a high-speed event in an automated fiber placement process by initiating the high-speed event prior to the fiber placement head reaching a location along a tool path of the fiber placement head at which it ... | 20050421 | 20090407 | 20051027 | 95006.0 | 1 | KOCH, GEORGE R | PERFORMING HIGH-SPEED EVENTS ''ON-THE-FLY'' DURING FABRICATION OF A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE BY AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,111,971 | ACCEPTED | Treating metabolic syndrome with fenofibrate | A method of treating metabolic syndrome in a human diagnosed with metabolic syndrome by administering a therapeutically effective amount of fenofibrate over a treatment period. The results can include identifying a human as not having clinical metabolic syndrome after treatment, as compared to having metabolic syndrome... | 1. A method for treating metabolic syndrome in a human, the method comprising: administering a therapeutically effective amount of fenofibrate to a human having metabolic syndrome. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the fenofibrate is administered once daily. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the fenofibrate is administ... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/618,181 of Ralph Doyle, Douglas Kling, Roelof Rongen, and Keith Rotenberg, titled “System and Method Treating Metabolic Syndrome with Fenofibrate” filed Oct. 14, 2004. The entirety of the provisional patent application is incorporate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Metabolic syndrome (also known as “syndrome X,” “dysmetabolic syndrome,” “obesity syndrome,” “Reaven's syndrome” and interchangeably referred to herein as the “syndrome”) has emerged as a growing problem. For example, metabolic syndrome has become increasingly common in the Unite... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention overcomes the above-mentioned problems, as well as others, by providing a pharmaceutically effective amount of fenofibrate to treat metabolic syndrome as a whole. It is an object of this invention to provide a method of treatment of a human having with metaboli... | 20050422 | 20110927 | 20060420 | 92381.0 | A61K31192 | 2 | WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E | TREATING METABOLIC SYNDROME WITH FENOFIBRATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,112,043 | ACCEPTED | Miniature silicon condenser microphone and method for producing the same | A silicon condenser microphone package includes a transducer unit, a substrate, and a cover. The substrate includes an upper surface transducer unit is attached to the upper surface of the substrate and overlaps at least a portion of the recess wherein a back volume of the transducer unit is formed between the transduc... | 1. A silicon condenser microphone comprising: a transducer unit: a substrate include a surface having a recess formed therein, the transducer unit attached to the surface of the substrate overlapping at least a portion of the recess to form a volume adjacent the transducer unit; a cover placed over the transducer unit;... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/886,854, filed Jun. 21, 2001, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/253,543 filed Nov. 28, 2000. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to a housing for a transducer. More particularly, t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There have been a number of disclosures related to building microphone elements on the surface of a silicon die. Certain of these disclosures have come in connection with the hearing aid field for the purpose of reducing the size of the hearing aid unit. While these disclosures h... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a silicon condenser microphone package which allows acoustic energy to contact a transducer which provides the necessary pressure reference while at the same time protects the transducer from light, electromagnetic interference, and physical dama... | 20050422 | 20070710 | 20050825 | 62559.0 | 1 | CHAMBLISS, ALONZO | MINIATURE SILICON CONDENSER MICROPHONE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,139 | ACCEPTED | Telecommunications patch panel with angled connector modules | A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear face includes a plurality of wire termination blocks. ... | 1-16. (canceled) 17. A telecommunications patch panel for mounting to a telecommunications rack comprising: a frame member mountable to the telecommunications rack, the frame member having first and second ends and a spacer defining a vertical plane when the telecommunications patch panel is mounted to the telecommunic... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a telecommunications connecting panel and, more particularly, to a cross-connect patch panel including a frame with jacks on one side and wire termination locations on an opposite side. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Local area networks and telecommunications connect... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Local area networks and telecommunications connections often use patch panels, especially at the customer's premises to enable cross-connection between telecommunications equipment. Patch panels typically include front and rear connection locations. The rear connections are typic... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A telecommunications patch panel according to one aspect of the invention includes a connector module, and a frame member for mounting the connector module. The connector module includes a connector jack along a front face. A rear face includes a connection location for connecting t... | 20050422 | 20070717 | 20050901 | 89212.0 | 2 | HAMMOND, BRIGGITTE R | TELECOMMUNICATIONS PATCH PANEL WITH ANGLED CONNECTOR MODULES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,215 | ACCEPTED | Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof | A semiconductor light emitting device includes an LED element, a lead frame on which the LED is mounted, a lead frame electrically connected to the LED element via a wire, transparent resin formed on the LED element and on the lead frames, and light shielding resin having a reflectance higher than the reflectance of th... | 1. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a semiconductor light emitting element, a first lead frame on which said semiconductor light emitting element is mounted, a second lead frame electrically connected to said semiconductor light emitting element via a wire, and light transmitting resin formed on said s... | This nonprovisional application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-131774 filed with the Japan Patent Office on Apr. 27, 2004, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting device, and a method of fabricating such a semiconductor light emitting device. Particularly, the present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting device employing a light emittin... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a semiconductor light emitting device having a light emitting element mounted on a lead frame, directed to reducing the size thereof while allowing adjustment of the directivity of output light, or ensuring the strength of the lead fr... | 20050422 | 20071127 | 20051027 | 75824.0 | 15 | PAREKH, NITIN | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,290 | ACCEPTED | Extended estrogen dosing contraceptive regimen | A method of contraception that provides for sequentially administering to a female of child bearing age: (a) a first composition containing a progestin in an amount equivalent to about 0.3 to about 1.5 mg norethindrone acetate and an estrogen in an amount equivalent to about 5 to about 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol for a... | 1. A method of contraception comprising the steps of sequentially administering to a female of child-bearing age: (a) a first composition containing a progestin in an amount equivalent to about 0.3 to about 1.5 mg norethindrone acetate and an estrogen in an amount equivalent to about 5 to about 20 mcg of ethinyl estrad... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention is directed to an estrogenic/progestogenic contraceptive regimen with continuous and/or extended dosing of the estrogenic component. The inventive regimen provides for low daily estrogenic hormone exposure without compromising contraceptive efficacy o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention is directed to an estrogenic/progestogenic contraceptive regimen with continuous and/or extended dosing of the estrogenic component. The inventive regimen provides for low daily estrogenic hormone exposure without compromising contraceptiv... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a method of contraception that comprises the steps of sequentially administering to a female of child-bearing age: (a) a first composition containing a progestin in an amount equivalent to about 0.3 to about 1.5 mg norethindrone acetate and an es... | 20050422 | 20100427 | 20061026 | 67192.0 | A61K3156 | 4 | ZAREK, PAUL E | EXTENDED ESTROGEN DOSING CONTRACEPTIVE REGIMEN | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,112,327 | ACCEPTED | Method for diagnosing renal diseases or predispositions | The invention provides a method of diagnosing a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease by assaying for mutations of uromodulin (UMOD) within a test subject or patient. The presence of a mutation in the UMOD supports a diagnosis of a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease within the patient. | 1. A method of diagnosing a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease, the method comprising (a) obtaining genetic material from a test subject and (b) assaying the genetic material to detect a mutation in at least one copy of the uromodulin (UMOD) genetic sequence, wherein the presence of a UMOD mutation suppo... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation-in-part of PCT/US03/33957, filed on Oct. 23, 2003, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/430,318, filed on Dec. 2, 2002, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/420,768, filed on Oct. 23, 2002. The co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Medullary cystic kidney disease 2 (i.e., “MCKD2,” Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Ref. OMIN603860 (available on the Internet at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=603860) and familial juvenile gouty nephropathy (i.e., “FJGN” Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Ref. ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a method of diagnosing a disease or a predisposition to contract a disease by assaying for mutations of uromodulin (UMOD, also known as Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (available on the Internet at: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/dispomim.cgi?id=191845) within a... | 20050423 | 20100824 | 20070906 | 63274.0 | C12Q168 | 0 | MYERS, CARLA J | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING RENAL DISEASES OR PREDISPOSITIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,005 | |
11,112,342 | ACCEPTED | Carrier assembly for percussion instruments | Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type carrier or a T-bar carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable hardware includes a removable back support member. Th... | 1. A vertically adjustable shoulder supported harness assembly for supporting musical instruments, comprising: A monolithic upper support section comprising at least two shoulder supporting members for securing said section on the shoulders of a user, a lower support section comprising a vest like shape with structure ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation-in-part of applicant's co-pending application Ser. No. 08/588,244, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,691,492, issued Nov. 25, 1997 and Ser. No. 08/976,999 filed Nov. 24, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,028,257 issued Feb. 22, 2000, and application Ser. No. 10/170,00... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Prior art discloses many examples of apparatus for supporting percussion instruments but none providing the combination of features disclosed and claimed herein. La Flame U.S. Pat. No. 5,400,683 discloses a carrier for percussion instruments having an abdominal plate connected at... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One of the objects of this invention is to provide a new and improved carrier that allows for adjustment in the front of the carrier to accommodate users of different sizes. Another object of the invention is to provide a front adjustable carrier with removable back support fo... | 20050422 | 20080701 | 20050825 | 63703.0 | 1 | QIN, JIANCHUN | CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,433 | ACCEPTED | System, method and article of manufacture for tracking a head of a camera-generated image of a person | A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for tracking a head portion of a person image in video images. Upon receiving video images, a first head tracking operation is executed for generating a first confidence value. Such first confidence value is representative of a confidence that a head portion of a... | 1. A method of processing images to identify a head portion comprising: obtaining the images; generating a first confidence value representing a confidence that a first process has identified the head portion in the images; generating a second confidence value representing a confidence that a second process has identif... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/353,858 (Attorney Docket No. ELECP013C1), entitled SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR TRACKING A HEAD OF A CAMERA-GENERATED IMAGE OF A PERSON filed Jan. 28, 2003 which is incorporated ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates to displaying video images generated by a camera on a display, and more particularly to tracking a head portion of a person image in camera-generated video images. 2. The Relevant Art It is common for personal computers ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system, method and article of manufacture are provided for tracking a head portion of a person image in video images. Upon receiving video images, a first head tracking operation is executed for generating a first confidence value. Such first confidence value is representative of ... | 20050421 | 20100511 | 20050825 | 97204.0 | 8 | RAO, ANAND SHASHIKANT | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR TRACKING A HEAD OF A CAMERA-GENERATED IMAGE OF A PERSON | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,520 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for authenticating and protecting the integrity of data streams and other data | Systems and methods are disclosed for enabling a recipient of a cryptographically-signed electronic communication to verify the authenticity of the communication on-the-fly using a signed chain of check values, the chain being constructed from the original content of the communication, and each check value in the chain... | 1-74. (canceled) 75. A method for encoding and transmitting a digital file in a manner designed to facilitate authentication of a streamed transmission of the file, the method including: generating a progression of check values, each check value in the progression being derived from at least one other check value in th... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/170,828, entitled “Systems and Methods for Authenticating and Protecting the Integrity of Data Streams and Other Data,” filed Dec. 14, 1999, and is related to commonly-assigned U.S. Provisional Patent Application ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As electronic commerce grows in popularity, there is an increasing need for systems and methods that protect the rights and interests of the parties involved. One class of problems faced by those conducting transactions remotely via electronic communications networks such as the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides systems and methods for securely verifying and protecting the integrity of electronic data streams and other types of electronic data. It should be appreciated that the present invention can be implemented in numerous ways, including as a process, an a... | 20050422 | 20080304 | 20051020 | 65535.0 | 4 | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING AND PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF DATA STREAMS AND OTHER DATA | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,553 | ACCEPTED | Method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction | The invention is directed to a method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) in a patient receiving high dose radioactive iodine for treatment of cancer which comprises administering to the eyes of said patient an effective amount of perchlorate anion. | 1. A method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO) in a patient receiving high dose radioactive iodine for treatment of cancer which comprises the topical administration to the eyes of said patient of an effective amount of perchlorate anion. 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said radioactive iodi... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A. Field of the Invention The invention relates the prevention of radiation injury to tissues expressing the protein sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) and especially to radiation injury to the lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct in cancer patients being treated with high dose radioactive iodine. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A. Field of the Invention The invention relates the prevention of radiation injury to tissues expressing the protein sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) and especially to radiation injury to the lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct in cancer patients being treated with high dose radioact... | 20050425 | 20160927 | 20061109 | 94062.0 | A61K5100 | 0 | PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN | Method for preventing nasolacrimal duct obstruction | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | ||
11,112,720 | ACCEPTED | Method for detecting forensic evidence | A method for detecting forensic evidence. The method includes use of a forensic light that may utilize a variety of semiconductor light sources to produce light that contrasts forensic evidence against its background for viewing, photographing and collection. Example semiconductor light sources for the forensic light i... | 1. A method for detecting forensic evidence comprising: accessing a semiconductor forensic light that has a handle, a plurality of light heads attachable to and detachable from said handle, each of said light heads being capable of emitting a light of different wavelength than another of said heads, at least one of sai... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/360,327 filed on Feb. 7, 2003, now , and a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/361,090 filed on Feb. 7, 2003, now, both of which claim priority to claimed to U.S. Prov... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In the field of forensic science, there is a need for a way to detect various evidence that may be used in a criminal prosecution, including blood, saliva, other body fluids, hair, flesh, bone fragments, teeth, human skin damage such as bruises, bite marks or cuts, shoe prints, fingerprints, foot... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various structures and components of a forensic light that uses a semiconductor light sources are disclosed. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | 20050422 | 20070911 | 20061102 | 58730.0 | F21V3300 | 4 | WARD, JOHN A | METHOD FOR DETECTING FORENSIC EVIDENCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,112,721 | ACCEPTED | Forensic light using semiconductor light source | A semiconductor forensic light is disclosed. The forensic light may use a variety of semiconductor light sources to produce light that contrasts forensic evidence against its background for viewing, photographing and collection. Example semiconductor light sources for the forensic light include light emitting diodes an... | 1. A semiconductor forensic light comprising: a housing having a proximal end, a distal end, a top, a bottom and an interior, control circuitry located in said housing interior, said control circuitry being able to control on/off and power intensity selection functions of the forensic light, a power level selection but... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/360,327 filed on Feb. 7, 2003, now ______, and a continuation-in-part to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/361,090 filed on Feb. 7, 2003, now ______, both of which claim priority to claimed... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In the field of forensic science, there is a need for a way to detect various evidence that may be used in a criminal prosecution, including blood, saliva, other body fluids, hair, flesh, bone fragments, teeth, human skin damage such as bruises, bite marks or cuts, shoe prints, fingerprints, foot... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various structures and components of a forensic light that uses a semiconductor light sources are disclosed. detailed-description description="Detailed Description" end="lead"? | 20050422 | 20070807 | 20051020 | 94315.0 | 3 | A, MINH D | FORENSIC LIGHT USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT SOURCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,774 | ACCEPTED | Multicompartmented air mattress | A system and method for controlling the flow of fluid for an inflatable mattress having multiple, non-interconnected inflatable chambers. Each inflatable chamber can be selectively inflated and deflated to vary the pressure exerted from the mattress surface to selected areas of a human body, thereby preventing the form... | 1. An inflatable mattress system comprising: a first plurality of inflatable chambers each of which has an at least one wall member forming an interior volume, said wall member being made from a flexible material selected to retain fluid, each of said first plurality of inflatable chambers having a chamber connector fo... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an inflatable mattress and, more specifically, to a mattress having multiple, fluidly-unconnected chambers that can be selectively inflated and deflated to increase and decrease the pressure exerted from positions on th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. The Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to an inflatable mattress and, more specifically, to a mattress having multiple, fluidly-unconnected chambers that can be selectively inflated and deflated to increase and decrease the pressure exerted from pos... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A mattress system of the present invention includes multiple inflatable chambers, a pump, a valve assembly, a source of liquid (including gases like air), a sensor to detect the position of the inflatable chambers, a controller and interconnecting conduits. The multiple inflat... | 20050422 | 20070522 | 20061026 | 74819.0 | A47C2710 | 0 | TRETTEL, MICHAEL | MULTICOMPARTMENTED AIR MATTRESS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47C | 2,005 | |
11,112,780 | ACCEPTED | Combustion method and apparatus | A burner has a port facing into a combustion chamber along an axis. A secondary fuel injector structure has secondary fuel injection ports that face into the combustion chamber at locations spaced radially outward from the burner port. A tertiary fuel injector structure has tertiary fuel injection ports that face into ... | 1. A method comprising: delivering fuel and oxidant to a combustion chamber at target rates that together have a target fuel-to-oxidant ratio by: a) delivering the target rate of oxidant and a first partial target rate of fuel together in a fuel-lean primary reactant stream that is directed into the combustion chamber ... | TECHNICAL FIELD This technology relates to a heating system in which combustion produces oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and specifically relates to a method and apparatus for suppressing the production of NOx. BACKGROUND Certain industrial processes, such as heating a load in a furnace or generating steam in a boiler, rely ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Certain industrial processes, such as heating a load in a furnace or generating steam in a boiler, rely on heat produced by the combustion of fuel and oxidant in a combustion chamber. The fuel is typically natural gas. The oxidant is typically air, vitiated air, oxygen, or air enriched with oxyge... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The claimed invention provides a method and apparatus for delivering fuel and oxidant to a combustion chamber. To summarize, the method delivers fuel and oxidant to a combustion chamber at target rates that together have a target fuel-to-oxidant ratio by: a) delivering the target rate of oxidant and... | 20050422 | 20080722 | 20061026 | 66530.0 | F23N100 | 0 | BASICHAS, ALFRED | COMBUSTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F23N | 2,005 | |
11,112,816 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for automatic color hue and color saturation adjustment of a pixel from a video source | A method for automatically adjusting chrominance data of an input pixel from a color video signal includes receiving and temporarily storing the chrominance data of the input pixel in a transmission format comprising a color difference representation and converting the chrominance data from the color difference represe... | 1. A method for automatically adjusting chrominance data of an input pixel from a color video signal, the method comprising: receiving and temporarily storing the chrominance data of the input pixel, wherein the chrominance data is received and stored in a transmission format comprising a color difference representatio... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates in general to digital image and video signal processing and in particular to a digital signal processing method and system for automatically adjusting, correcting, and enhancing the color hue and the color saturation of a pixel from a color video source. BACKGROUND O... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Color is a property of light that depends on wavelength. When light falls on an object, some of it is absorbed and some is reflected. The apparent color of an opaque object depends on the wavelength of the light that it reflects; e.g., a red object observed in daylight appears re... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one version, a method for automatically adjusting chrominance data of an input pixel from a color video signal includes receiving and temporarily storing the chrominance data of the input pixel in a transmission format comprising a color difference representation and converting t... | 20050421 | 20090127 | 20061026 | 74383.0 | H04N968 | 0 | DESIR, JEAN WICEL | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC COLOR HUE AND COLOR SATURATION ADJUSTMENT OF A PIXEL FROM A VIDEO SOURCE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,112,882 | ACCEPTED | Synthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by recombinant cells | The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fat... | 1-221. (canceled) 222. A transgenic seed comprising a LC-PUFA, wherein the LC-PUFA is selected from the group consisting of: i) EPA, ii) DPA, iii) DHA, iv) EPA and DPA, and v) EPA, DHA, and DPA. 223. The seed of claim 222, derived from an isogenic non-transgenic seed which produces LA and/or ALA. 224. The seed of claim... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-ch... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid(s) (LC-PUFA) are now widely recognized as important compounds for human and animal health. These fatty acids may be obtained from dietary sources or by conversion of linoleic (LA, omega-6) or α-linolenic (ALA, omega-3) fatty acids, bo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first aspect, the present invention provides a recombinant cell which is capable of synthesising a long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid(s) (LC-PUFA), comprising one or more polynucleotides which encode at least two enzymes each of which is a Δ5/Δ6 bifunctional desaturase, Δ5 d... | 20050422 | 20101005 | 20051208 | 86027.0 | 2 | CARR, DEBORAH D | SYNTHESIS OF LONG-CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS BY RECOMBINANT CELLS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,112,990 | ACCEPTED | Information management and synchronous communications system with menu generation, and handwriting and voice modification of orders | An information management and synchronous communications system and method facilitates database equilibrium and synchronization with wired, wireless and Web-based systems, user-friendly and efficient generation of computerized menus and reservations with handwritten/voice modifications for restaurants and other applica... | 1-16. (canceled) 17. An information management and synchronous communications system for generating menus comprising: a. a central processing unit, b. a data storage device connected to said central processing unit, c. an operating system including a graphical user interface, d. a first menu stored on said data storage... | The present application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/016,517, filed Nov. 1, 2001, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/400,413, filed Sep. 21, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,384,850). The contents of application Ser. No. 10/016,517 and application Ser. No. 09/400,413 are incorporated he... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>While computers have dramatically altered many aspects of modern life, pen and paper have prevailed in the hospitality industry, e.g., for restaurant ordering, reservations and wait-list management, because of their simplicity, ease of training and operational speed. For example,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The foregoing and other objects of the present invention are provided by a synchronous information management and communications system and method optimized for simplicity of operation which incorporates menu generation for creation of menus to be used with wireless remote handheld ... | 20050422 | 20120327 | 20050915 | 81731.0 | 44 | BROPHY, MATTHEW J | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND SYNCHRONOUS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH MENU GENERATION, AND HANDWRITING AND VOICE MODIFICATION OF ORDERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,113,091 | ACCEPTED | Dry powder inhaler | An inhaler for inhaling powdered pharmaceutical compositions from capsules is described, the capsules being plalced before use in a capsule holder disposed in the inhaler. Once the capsule has been inserted in the capsule holder the patient can press an actuating member (7) which can be moved out of a resting position,... | 1. Inhaler for inhaling powdered pharmaceutical compositions from capsules, comprising a lower part (1) a plate (9) which can be latched to the lower part (1) and with which the lower part (1) can be closed off, and a capsule holder (4) for receiving the capsules, this holder being adapted to be lowered into the lower ... | The invention relates to an inhaler for inhaling powdered pharmaceutical compositions from capsules which are inserted in a capsule holder provided in the inhaler before use. After the capsule has been inserted in the capsule holder the patient can press an actuating member which can be moved out of a resting position,... | 20050422 | 20100413 | 20061026 | 80897.0 | A61M1600 | 1 | DIXON, ANNETTE FREDRICKA | DRY POWDER INHALER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61M | 2,005 | |||
11,113,120 | ACCEPTED | Light-emitting device, image forming apparatus, and display apparatus | A light-emitting device has a plurality of data lines and a plurality of pixel circuits. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a light-emitting element that has a first electrode and a second electrode and that emits light having an intensity depending on the amount of driving current; a driving transistor t... | 1. A light-emitting device comprising: a plurality of data lines; and a plurality of pixel circuits, wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes: a light-emitting element that has a first electrode and a second electrode and that emits light having an intensity depending on the amount of a driving current;... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a light-emitting device using light-emitting elements for emitting light having an intensity depending on the amount of current flowing from an anode to a cathode, such as an organic light-emitting diode element, to an image forming apparat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a light-emitting device using light-emitting elements for emitting light having an intensity depending on the amount of current flowing from an anode to a cathode, such as an organic light-emitting diode element, to an image for... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An advantage of the invention is that it provides a light-emitting device which is capable of preventing brightness from being lowered and reducing the power consumption by reducing stray capacitance, and an image forming apparatus and a display apparatus using the light-emitting device. In order to... | 20050425 | 20061024 | 20060202 | 62517.0 | G09G310 | 0 | LEE, WILSON | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G09G | 2,005 | |
11,113,238 | ACCEPTED | Membrane packing dispenser | A membrane packing dispenser includes a rotary shaft sleeve and a holding sleeve. The cylindrical portion of the rotary shaft sleeve is step-shaped and formed with a lower portion to be fitted with a membrane reel and an upper portion for receiving the cylindrical portion of the holding sleeve. The lower portion of the... | 1. A membrane packing dispenser comprising a holding sleeve and a rotary shaft sleeve for fitting a membrane reel, said rotary shaft sleeve formed with a cylindrical portion for receiving and positioning the cylindrical portion of said holding sleeve, said cylindrical portion of said holding sleeve having its lower end... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a membrane packing dispenser, particularly to one able to enlarge a holding space for facilitating holding and applicable to various membrane reels with a little difference in size. 2. Description of the Prior Art A conventional membrane pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a membrane packing dispenser, particularly to one able to enlarge a holding space for facilitating holding and applicable to various membrane reels with a little difference in size. 2. Description of the Prior Art A conventional... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The objective of the invention is to offer a membrane packing dispenser including a holding sleeve and a rotary shaft sleeve. The cylindrical portion of the rotary shaft sleeve is step-shaped and formed with a lower portion to be fitted with a membrane reel and an upper portion for ... | 20050425 | 20070501 | 20061026 | 96434.0 | B65D8502 | 0 | DONDERO, WILLIAM E | MEMBRANE PACKING DISPENSER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,005 | |
11,113,378 | ACCEPTED | Modulators of coagulation factors | The invention provides improved nucleic acid ligands that inhibit coagulation and improved modulators of the nucleic acids to provide ideal modulators of coagulation. These improved nucleic acids and modulators are particularly useful for inhibiting coagulation in a host undergoing a therapeutic regime such as surgery ... | 1. An isolated nucleic acid comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of any sequence from SEQ ID NO:10 through SEQ ID NO:59. 2. The nucleic acid of claim 1 wherein the sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:19. 3. The nucleic acid of claim 1 wherein the sequence comprises SEQ ID NO:59. 4. The nucleic... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/564,873, filed Apr. 22, 2004. TECHNICAL FIELD The invention is an improved agent, composition and method to regulate the pharmacological activity of a coagulation factor with nucleic acid ligands (e.g., aptam... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Despite substantial efforts to treat and prevent thrombotic events, arterial thrombosis continues to be the major cause of death in adult populations of developed nations. Although numerous medical strategies exist for treating thrombosis, no available agent meets the therapeutic endpoints of bot... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Improved nucleic acid ligands for anticoagulant therapy are disclosed as well as improved nucleic acid ligands in combination with an antidote that changes the binding of the nucleic acid ligand for its target or that degrades or otherwise cleaves, metabolizes or breaks down the nuc... | 20050422 | 20071204 | 20060223 | 91638.0 | A61K4800 | 0 | ZARA, JANE J | IMPROVED MODULATORS OF COAGULATION FACTORS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,113,401 | ACCEPTED | Multiple module computer system and method | A computer system for multi-processing purposes. The computer system has a console comprising a first coupling site and a second coupling site. Each coupling site comprises a connector. The console is an enclosure that is capable of housing each coupling site. The system also has a plurality of computer modules, where ... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A computer system comprising: a console comprising a power supply, a first coupling site and a second coupling site, each coupling site comprising a connector and a slot, the console being a first enclosure housing the coupling sites, a serial communication controller powered by the power supply, m... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority as a continuation of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 10/772,214, filed Feb. 3, 2004, which is a continuation of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 09/569,758, filed May 12, 2000 (Now U.S. Pat. No. 6,718,415), wh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to computing devices. More particularly, the present invention provides a system including a plurality of computer modules that can independently operate to provide backup capability, dual processing, and the like. Merely by way of example, the prese... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, a technique including a method and device for multi-module computing is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a system including a plurality of computer modules that can independently operate to provide backup ... | 20050422 | 20061205 | 20050908 | 85216.0 | 1 | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | MULTIPLE MODULE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,113,484 | ACCEPTED | OLED multicolor displays | An OLED display having at least first, second, and third differently colored pixels includes a first light emitting layer provided over a substrate for the first and second pixels and a second light emitting layer provided over the substrate for the first, second, and third pixels, wherein the first and second light em... | 1. An OLED display having at least first, second, and third differently colored pixels, comprising: a) a first light emitting layer provided over a substrate for the first and second pixels and a second light emitting layer provided over the substrate for the first, second, and third pixels, wherein the first and secon... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Reference is made to commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/050,162 filed Feb. 3, 2005 by Dustin L. Winters, et al., entitled “Making Multicolor OLED Displays”, and commonly assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ filed concurrently herewith by Jeffrey P. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Color, digital image display devices based on organic light emitting diodes (OLED) are well known. In the simplest form, an OLED is comprised of an anode for hole injection, a cathode for electron injection, and an organic media sandwiched between these electrodes to support char... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to avoid the above mentioned problems and provide a multicolor OLED display with improved power efficiency that reduces the need for precisely patterning one or more of the OLED layers. This object is achieved by an OLED display having at lea... | 20050425 | 20081230 | 20061026 | 59862.0 | H05B3300 | 0 | HINES, ANNE M | OLED MULTICOLOR DISPLAYS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,005 | |
11,113,581 | ACCEPTED | G-CSF analog compositions and methods | The present invention relates to granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (“G-CSF”) hybrid molecules which retain the internal core helices of G-CSF. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing hybrid molecules. | 1.-59. (canceled) 60. A modified G-CSF polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 and a. a first chemical moiety attached directly to an external loop; b. a second chemical moiety attached indirectly to an external loop via the first chemical moiety; wherein the first chemical moiety is a polys... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/304,186 , filed May 3, 1999, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/027,508, filed Feb. 20, 1998, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/956,812, filed O... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to granulocyte colony stimulating factor (“G-CSF”) analogs, compositions containing such analogs, and related compositions. In another aspect, the present invention relates to nucleic acids encoding the present analogs or related n... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The three dimensional structure of G-CSF has now been determined to the atomic level. From this three-dimensional structure, one can now forecast with substantial certainty how changes in the composition of a G-CSF molecule may result in structural changes. These structural characte... | 20050425 | 20111115 | 20051124 | 78888.0 | 1 | CHANDRA, GYAN | A MODIFIED G-CSF POLYPEPTIDE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,113,677 | ACCEPTED | Magnetic coupler for holding a magnetic pumping or mixing element in a vessel | A kit for assisting in the set-up of a fluid pumping or mixing system including a superconducting element capable of reaching a transition temperature during a field cooling process is disclosed. In one embodiment, the kit comprises at least one pumping or mixing element including a levitation magnet and at least one c... | 1. A kit for assisting in the set-up of a fluid pumping or mixing system including a superconducting element capable of reaching a transition temperature during a field cooling process, comprising: at least one pumping or mixing element including a levitation magnet; and at least one charging magnet substantially corre... | This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/724,815 entitled “Pumping or Mixing System Using a Levitating Magnetic Element, Related System Components, and Related Methods” now U.S. Pat. No. 6,758,593. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to the mixing or pumping of fluids ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Most pharmaceutical solutions and suspensions manufactured on an industrial scale require highly controlled, thorough mixing to achieve a satisfactory yield and to ensure a uniform distribution of ingredients in the final product. Agitator tanks are frequently used to complete th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>To meet these needs, and in accordance with a first aspect of the present invention as described herein, a number of systems that are capable of pumping or mixing fluids, including temperature sensitive fluids, using a magnetic bearing, impeller, rotor or other element or device cap... | 20050425 | 20070911 | 20050915 | 92575.0 | 1 | SOOHOO, TONY GLEN | MAGNETIC COUPLER FOR HOLDING A MAGNETIC PUMPING OR MIXING ELEMENT IN A VESSEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,113,940 | ACCEPTED | Configuring a device using information from a device table | Provided are a method, system, and program for configuring a device using information from a device table. Device information is obtained for a device coupled to a system. The device information is provided to a device driver executing in the system. The device driver calls a method in response to determining the devic... | 1. An article of manufacture comprising code executed in a system coupled to a device, wherein the code includes a device driver, a method, and a device table, and is executed to perform operations, the operations comprising: accessing device information on the device; providing the device information to the device dri... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method, system, and program for configuring a device using information from a device table. 2. Description of the Related Art When a device connected to a system via an interface is detected, which may occur when a device is added ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method, system, and program for configuring a device using information from a device table. 2. Description of the Related Art When a device connected to a system via an interface is detected, which may occur when a devi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Provided are a method, system, and program for configuring a device using information from a device table. Device information is obtained for a device coupled to a system. The device information is provided to a device driver executing in the system. The device driver calls a method in response to d... | 20050425 | 20110111 | 20061026 | 60207.0 | G06F312 | 0 | DAO, TUAN C. | CONFIGURING A DEVICE USING INFORMATION FROM A DEVICE TABLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,114,201 | ACCEPTED | Lawn and garden battery clamp | An improved battery cable clamp provides for toolless attachment of battery cable connectors to lawn and garden-type battery terminal posts utilizing a bossed handle, cam seat and thumbnut, preferably made of non-corrosive materials. | 1. An improved connector for a lawn and garden type battery and battery cable comprising: (a) a handle having a grip section and a base section, the base section having a transverse aperture and having left and right wings separated by a channel; (b) a pin received within the transverse aperture of the handle base sect... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to battery cable clamps and more particularly a clamp designed to connect a battery cable to a lawn and garden type battery post. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many items of lawn and garden power equipment are now started or operated with battery power. For i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many items of lawn and garden power equipment are now started or operated with battery power. For instance, many lawn tractors intended for both commercial and home use are started by battery power from lawn and garden style batteries. Other work and recreational equipment such a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Instead of a standard bolt passing through the battery cable connector and lawn and garden battery post, the battery cable clamp of the invention is effectively a bolt with a clamping handle and an easily removed fastener. The connection between the bolt head and the attached handle... | 20050426 | 20070313 | 20061026 | 71864.0 | H01L21302 | 1 | PAUMEN, GARY F | LAWN AND GARDEN BATTERY CLAMP | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,114,304 | ACCEPTED | HYDRAULIC BOLT BUFFER FOR FIREARM | A hydraulic bolt buffer assembly for an automatic firearm, the firearm including a receiver having a longitudinal chamber, a bolt and carrier assembly mounted in the chamber for reciprocating movement between a recoil position and a battery position, a spring for urging the buffer into contact with the bolt and carrier... | 1. A hydraulic bolt buffer assembly for a firearm, said firearm including a receiver having a longitudinal chamber, a bolt and carrier assembly mounted in said chamber for reciprocating movement between a recoil position and a battery position, a spring for urging the buffer into contact with the bolt and carrier assem... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates in general to firearms capable of automatic or semi-automatic operation, and in particular to a buffer for reducing or slowing the cyclic rate of firing for such firearms. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Firearms that are capable of automatic or semi-automatic operation, such as... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Firearms that are capable of automatic or semi-automatic operation, such as the M-16 rifle, are replete and extremely well known. Accuracy using such firearms is not successful unless the firearm is fired in short bursts due to the recoil of successive rounds causing the barrel o... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention, there is described a hydraulic bolt buffer assembly for an automatic firearm, said automatic firearm including a receiver having a longitudinal chamber, a bolt and carrier assembly mounted in said longitudinal chamber for reciprocati... | 20050426 | 20061107 | 20061026 | 77237.0 | F41A378 | 1 | LEE, BENJAMIN P | HYDRAULIC BOLT BUFFER FOR FIREARM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F41A | 2,005 | |
11,114,567 | ACCEPTED | Profile confinement to improve transistor performance | A semiconductor device having well-defined profiles is disclosed. A p-type pocket/halo region is preferably formed along a channel-side border of the heavily doped source/drain region to neutralize diffused n-type elements. A diffusion-retarding region is formed to retard diffusion for both p-type and n-type impurities... | 1. A semiconductor device comprising: a semiconductor substrate with a channel region; a gate dielectric over the channel region; a gate electrode over the gate dielectric; a lightly doped source/drain (LDD) region substantially aligned with an edge of the gate electrode, the LDD region comprising an n-type impurity; a... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to transistor manufacturing processes, and more specifically to profile confinement of source/drain regions and gates. BACKGROUND As the dimensions of transistors are scaled down, the reduction of vertical junction depth and suppression of dopant lateral diffusion in ord... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As the dimensions of transistors are scaled down, the reduction of vertical junction depth and suppression of dopant lateral diffusion in order to control short-channel characteristics become greater challenges. The implant of p-type dopants (impurities), such as boron, BF 2 , and indium is typic... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method of forming a semiconductor device (transistor) having a well-confined profile is provided. The method includes forming a lightly diffused source/drain (LDD) region and a heavily doped source/drain (N+ S/D) region. A p-... | 20050425 | 20090303 | 20061102 | 91791.0 | H01L2976 | 2 | PRENTY, MARK V | PROFILE CONFINEMENT TO IMPROVE TRANSISTOR PERFORMANCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,114,613 | ACCEPTED | Reversible child resistant cap and combination of a container and a reversible child resistant cap | The present invention relates to a reversible child resistant cap and a closure system having two positions, the first being a child resistant position and the other being a non-child resistant position. The cap is characterized in that it has a closure plane, a circumferential outer skirt for engaging a container, and... | 1. A reversible child resistant cap for use with a container, the cap having a child resistant mode when applied to the container in a first child resistant position and having a non-child resistant mode when applied to the container in a second non-child resistant position, the cap comprising: a closure plane; a circu... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation application which claims benefit of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/986,948 filed Nov. 12, 2004, entitled “Reversible Child Resistant Cap and Combination of a Container and a Reversible Child Resistant Cap” and claims benefit of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There are many varying types of child resistant closure systems disclosed in the art. An example of a particular type of child resistant closure system is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,449,078, which relates to a combination of a container and safety cap. The aforementioned patent... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a reversible child resistant cap and closure system that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be set fort... | 20050426 | 20060919 | 20051027 | 60572.0 | 3 | NGO, LIEN M | REVERSIBLE CHILD RESISTANT CAP AND COMBINATION OF A CONTAINER AND A REVERSIBLE CHILD RESISTANT CAP | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,114,614 | ACCEPTED | RFID system components implementing adjusted backscatter calculations and methods | RFID system components, such as readers and tags, communicate by a reader transmitting waveforms that encode a calibration symbol and a divide ratio. Tags include a processor to determine a backscatter link period result by dividing a count value representing the calibration symbol by the divide ratio and adding an adj... | 1. An RFID tag comprising: a demodulator to demodulate waveforms from an RFID reader that encode a gross number and a divide ratio; a processor to determine a result by dividing the gross number by the divide ratio and adding an adjustment; and a modulator to backscatter a tag waveform that includes symbols using a sym... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/646,267 filed on Jan. 21, 2005, which is hereby claimed under 35 U.S.C. §119(e). The Provisional Application is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to Radio Frequency... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems typically include RFID tags and RFID readers (the latter are also known as RFID reader/writers or RFID interrogators). RFID systems can be used in many ways for locating and identifying objects to which the tags are attached. RFID sys... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 illustrates a typical RFID system with an RFID reader and an RFID tag; FIG. 2 is a diagram of an RFID tag such as the RFID tag shown in FIGURE FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a half-duplex mode of communication between the components of the RFID system ... | 20050425 | 20090106 | 20060727 | 85010.0 | G06K1906 | 2 | FRECH, KARL D | RFID SYSTEM COMPONENTS IMPLEMENTING ADJUSTED BACKSCATTER CALCULATIONS AND METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,005 | |
11,114,634 | ACCEPTED | Collaborative invitation system and method | A set of collaborative contacts may be selected with an invitation user interface. An invitation to participate in a collaborative activity may be sent to the selected contacts from the invitation user interface or from a collaborative application. The invitation may be received by a collaborative services platform. A ... | 1. A computer readable medium having thereon computer-executable instructions for collaborative invitation comprising: selecting at least one contact with an invitation user interface; determining if an invitation is to be sent to said at least one contact from the invitation user interface; if it is determined that th... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention pertains generally to networked computing environments and, more particularly, to facilitated collaboration in networked computing environments. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Networked computing environments have become common features of the workplace and even the home. These enviro... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Networked computing environments have become common features of the workplace and even the home. These environments facilitate a variety of modes of communication including electronic mail, instant messaging, multimedia document servers, discussion groups, as well as streaming au... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This section presents a simplified summary of some embodiments 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 the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to... | 20050425 | 20100706 | 20061026 | 62201.0 | G06F944 | 0 | BAHTA, KIDEST | COLLABORATIVE INVITATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,114,666 | ACCEPTED | Electromagnetic treatment induction apparatus and method for using same | A lightweight inductive apparatus is integrated into at least one therapeutic device (Step 101). Miniaturized circuitry containing logic for a mathematical model having at least one waveform parameter used to configure at least one waveform to be coupled to a target pathway structure such as molecules, cells, tissues, ... | 1) A method for using an electromagnetic treatment inductive apparatus comprising the steps of: Combining at least one inductive apparatus with a therapeutic device, wherein said therapeutic device is positioned in proximity to a target pathway structure; Configuring at least one waveform according to a mathematical mo... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/564,887 filed Apr. 26, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention pertains generally to an electromagnetic treatment induction apparatus and a method for using same to achieve modification of cellular and tissue growt... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention pertains generally to an electromagnetic treatment induction apparatus and a method for using same to achieve modification of cellular and tissue growth, repair, maintenance, and general behavior by application of encoded electromagnetic i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An electromagnetic treatment induction apparatus and a method for using same for therapeutic treatment of living tissues and cells by inductively coupling optimally configured waveforms to alter the living tissues and cells' interaction with their electromagnetic environment. Accord... | 20050426 | 20100622 | 20051229 | 75517.0 | 3 | MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS | ELECTROMAGNETIC TREATMENT INDUCTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | 2,005 | |||
11,114,712 | ACCEPTED | Methods of screening agents for activity using teleosts | The present invention provides methods of screening an agent for activity using teleosts. Methods of screening an agent for angiogenesis activity, toxic activity and an effect cell death activity in teleosts are provided. The invention further provides high throughput methods of screening agents in multi-well plates. | 1. A method of evaluating a test agent for the ability to modulate a parameter of heart function in a mammal, the method comprising: (a) contacting a zebrafish heart with a test agent; (b) evaluating a parameter of heart function in the zebrafish heart; and (c) correlating the effect of the agent on the parameter of he... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/255,397 filed Feb. 22, 1999, which derives priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/075,783, filed on Feb. 23, 1998, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. 60/100,950, filed on Sep. 1... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Currently, searches for target-specific therapeutic and prophylactic compounds that have the ability to enhance or inhibit angiogenesis activity, enhance or inhibit cell death activity, and/or exhibit low toxicity comprise three major focuses of drug discovery and development. An... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to methods of screening an agent for an activity in a teleost. In one aspect, methods of screening an agent for an angiogenesis activity in vivo or in vitro are provided. Some such methods comprise administering the agent to a whole teleost in... | 20050425 | 20090127 | 20050825 | 89361.0 | 1 | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | METHODS OF SCREENING AGENTS FOR ACTIVITY USING TELEOSTS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | 2,005 |
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