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11,229,780 | ACCEPTED | Long travel gripper | A long travel gripper is provided which has first and second end caps, first, second and third guide rails, first and second jaws, and first and second piston assemblies. The first, second and third guide rails extend between the first and second end caps. The first and second jaws, each receive, and move rectilinearly... | 1. A long travel gripper comprising: first and second end caps; first, second and third guide rails extend between the first and second end caps; wherein the first, second and third guide rails are positioned at parallelly spaced and at acute angles to each other; first and second jaws, each receiving the first, second... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/611,336, filed on Sep. 20, 2004, entitled IMPROVED RIM GRIPPER ASSEMBLY. The subject matter disclosed in that provisional application is hereby expressly incorporated into the present applic... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Rim or long travel gripper assemblies are typically characterized by their relatively narrow width and long jaw travel, and having a wide range of applications in a limited space. For example, such grippers are useful for gripping tire rims and other objects. The movement of the jaw a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Rim or long travel gripper assemblies are typically characterized by their relatively narrow width and long jaw travel, and having a wide range of applications in a limited space. For example, such grippers are useful for gripping tire rims and other objects. The movement of the jaw a... | 20050919 | 20090217 | 20060330 | 90108.0 | F01B1306 | 1 | KRAMER, DEAN J | LONG TRAVEL GRIPPER | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | F01B | 2,005 | |
11,229,791 | ACCEPTED | Cushion structure | A cushion structure comprises a first fixing element, a second fixing element, a first cushion element, and a second cushion element. The first fixing element comprises a first board. The second fixing element comprises a second board and faces the first fixing element. The first cushion element is fixed on the first b... | 1. A cushion structure, comprising: a first cushion element comprising a plurality of first spacers and a plurality of first ribs, wherein each first rib is horizontally wedged into the plurality of first spacers, and each first spacer has at least one first protrusion formed at two ends thereof; a second cushion eleme... | BACKGROUND The invention relates to a cushion structure, and more particularly to a cushion structure for protecting panels or glass substrates. FIG. 1a shows of a conventional cushion structure 1, which comprises a cushion element 2, a cushion element 3 and a lid 6. Cushion element 2 comprises fixing portion 4 and cus... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The invention relates to a cushion structure, and more particularly to a cushion structure for protecting panels or glass substrates. FIG. 1 a shows of a conventional cushion structure 1 , which comprises a cushion element 2 , a cushion element 3 and a lid 6 . Cushion element 2 comprises fixing p... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides a cushion structure for protecting at least one panel. The cushion structure comprises a first fixing element, a second fixing element, a first cushion element, and a second cushion element. The first fixing element comprises a first board. The second fixing element comprises ... | 20050919 | 20080520 | 20060817 | 67465.0 | B65D8102 | 0 | BUI, LUAN KIM | CUSHION STRUCTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,005 | |
11,229,802 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for cutting a continuously guided rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length | The invention concerns an apparatus for cutting at least one continuously conveyed rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length, in particular cigarettes, filters or the like, including a cutting device, a counter-support and displacing devices for the cutting device and the counter-support for varying the cut lengt... | 1. Apparatus for cutting at least one continuously conveyed rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length, in particular cigarettes, filters or the like, including a cutting device, a counter-support and displacing devices for the cutting device and the counter-support for varying the cut length of the articles, char... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the priority of German Patent Application No. 10 2004 047 265.3 filed Sep. 24, 2004, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference. The disclosure of all U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications mentioned below are also incorporate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention concerns an apparatus for cutting at least one continuously conveyed rod into rod-shaped articles of variable length, in particular cigarettes, filters or the like, including a cutting device, a counter-support and displacing devices for the cutting device and the c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore the object of the present invention to provide an apparatus which enables simplified displacement for cutting articles of variable length. Further, it is the object of the invention to provide a continuous rod-making machine which is easy to adjust. A further object ... | 20050920 | 20110809 | 20060330 | 58132.0 | A24C518 | 0 | FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A CONTINUOUSLY GUIDED ROD INTO ROD-SHAPED ARTICLES OF VARIABLE LENGTH | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A24C | 2,005 | |
11,230,042 | ACCEPTED | Composition and method for treating iron deficiency anemia | A composition comprising heme iron and/or heme iron polypeptide in combination with ionic iron(s) and/or chelated iron(s). Administration of effective dosages of the present composition provides a method for treating and/or preventing iron deficiency anemia, and the physiological, biochemical, morphological, and behavi... | 1. A composition for treating iron deficiency anemia, comprising: heme iron and an iron material selected from the group consisting of ionic irons, chelated irons, and combinations thereof. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said heme iron is in an amount between about 2 mg and about 12 mg of elemental iron. 3. The... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to nutritional supplements and disease treatment, and more specifically to a composition and method for treating iron deficiency anemia. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the human body, iron is essential for the implementation and maintenance of several vital cellul... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the human body, iron is essential for the implementation and maintenance of several vital cellular functions and biosynthetic processes, including oxygen transport capabilities, aerobic cellular activity, intracellular electron transport, and integral enzymatic reactions withi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly described, in a preferred embodiment, the present invention overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages, and meets the recognized need for such an invention by providing a composition and method for treating iron deficiency anemia. According to its major aspects and br... | 20050919 | 20090908 | 20070322 | 98372.0 | A61K3842 | 1 | TSAY, MARSHA M | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,230,049 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for providing awards using transponders | A method and system for providing awards to participants utilizing electronic data storage elements such as radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tags. RFID tags containing directions to an award processing center and other unique coded information are placed at locations where customer patronage is to be encouraged.... | 1. A method of providing awards comprising: (a) placing one or more electronic data storage elements containing directions to an award processing center at one or more locations; (b) providing participants in an awards program with electronic data storage element readers; (c) reading said directions to said award proce... | BACKGROUND (1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to providing awards when a person comes within a certain proximity of a electronic data storage element, such as an RFID tag. (2) Description of Related Art Increasing customers is a goal of many businesses. In order to increase customers, some busines... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>(1) Field of the Invention The present invention relates to providing awards when a person comes within a certain proximity of a electronic data storage element, such as an RFID tag. (2) Description of Related Art Increasing customers is a goal of many businesses. In order to increase customers, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention involves a method for determining when a person is in a certain desired area for the purpose of providing awards to the person. The invention utilizes EDSEs, such as RFID tags, and EDSE readers. Persons who wish to earn awards are provided with EDSE readers. Pe... | 20050919 | 20071120 | 20070322 | 69902.0 | G08B1314 | 2 | TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AWARDS USING TRANSPONDERS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G08B | 2,005 | |
11,230,127 | ACCEPTED | Immunoassay element | The immunoassay element for quantitatively analyzing an antigen by determining the change in enzymatic activity of an enzyme-labelled antigen or antibody caused by an immunological reaction. The immunoassay element comprises a substrate layer containing a non-diffusible substrate which forms a diffusible material in th... | 1. An immunoassay element for quantitatively analyzing an antigen by determining the change in enzymatic activity caused by any of 1) a reaction between the antigen and an enzyme-labelled antibody; 2) a reaction between the antigen, an antibody and an enzyme-labelled antigen; and 3) a reaction between the antigen, an e... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry immunoassay element in which a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay is utilized. More particularly, the present invention relates to an immunoassay element comprising a substrate layer containing a non-diffusible substrate which form... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dry immunoassay element in which a homogeneous enzyme immunoassay is utilized. More particularly, the present invention relates to an immunoassay element comprising a substrate layer containing a non-diffusible substrat... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been accomplished on the basis of this knowledge and an object thereof is to provide an immunoassay element for enabling a high sensitive analysis of an analyte with the highest possible accuracy and reproducibility and having high storage stabi... | 20050919 | 20101026 | 20060202 | 57348.0 | G01N33537 | 0 | DO, PENSEE T | IMMUNOASSAY ELEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,230,480 | ACCEPTED | Handcart | A handcart includes a main body section, a pair of wheels provided to the main body section, and operation sections provided at the rear in the traveling direction of the main body section. A holding section is rotatably fitted to a vertical portion of an arm section of each of the operation sections. A user can change... | 1. A handcart movable by pushing in the traveling direction thereof, the handcart comprising: a main body section; at least a pair of wheels provided to the main body section; and operation sections provided at the rear in the traveling direction of the main body section, wherein the operation sections are installed on... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handcart, and more specifically, to a handcart allowing a user to easily change of its direction. 2. Description of the Related Art As handcarts, a variety of types have been hitherto known, such as a shopping cart, a carriage, a c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handcart, and more specifically, to a handcart allowing a user to easily change of its direction. 2. Description of the Related Art As handcarts, a variety of types have been hitherto known, such as a shopping cart, a c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to solve the above-described conventional problems. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a handcart eliminating the user having to move his or her body when attempting to direction-change the handcart, and allowing the use... | 20050921 | 20090317 | 20070201 | 61693.0 | B62B300 | 0 | VANAMAN, FRANK BENNETT | HANDCART | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B62B | 2,005 | |
11,230,493 | ACCEPTED | Novel compounds | The invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation. | 1. A compound of formula (I) Wherein: R1 is C3-5 alkyl optionally substituted by one or more halogen atoms; R2 is a phenyl group, optionally substituted by one or more fluorine atoms; R3 and R4 are both hydroxy; R is XOH, where X is CH2, OCH2CH2 or a bond; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, or a ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Platelet adhesion and aggregation are initiating events in arterial thrombosis. Although the process of p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Platelet adhesion and aggregation are initiating events in arterial thrombosis. Although the process of platelet adhesion to the sub-endothelial surface may have an important role to play in the repair of damaged vessel walls, the platelet aggregation that this initiates can prec... | 20050921 | 20070731 | 20060202 | 59557.0 | A61K31519 | 14 | MOORE, SUSANNA | TRISUBSTITUTED TRIAZOLOPYRIMIDINES FOR USE IN PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | ||
11,230,585 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and methods for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive | An apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive, the apparatus comprising a supporting member connectable to said top drive characterized in that it further comprises an internal tool for engaging said tubular and an external clamping device for engaging said tubular. | 1. An apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive, comprising: a supporting member connectable to said top drive, an internal clamping tool for engaging said tubular; and an external clamping device for engaging said tubular, wherein said internal clamping tool and said external clamping dev... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/621,971, filed Jul. 17, 2003, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/868,438, filed Sep. 4, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,622,796, which is the National Stage of International... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to an apparatus and method for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive and is, more particularly but not exclusively, intended for facilitating the connection of a section or stand of casing to a string of casing.... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided an apparatus for facilitating the connection of tubulars using a top drive, the apparatus comprising a supporting member connectable to said top drive, an internal clamping tool for engaging said tubular and an external ... | 20050920 | 20061031 | 20060119 | 74561.0 | E21B1900 | 1 | TSAY, FRANK | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING THE CONNECTION OF TUBULARS USING A TOP DRIVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E21B | 2,005 | |
11,230,661 | ACCEPTED | TOY WITH MOVING HEAD | A toy with a moving head has a seat, a front and a rear support respectively mounted on the seat, and a gear box provided between the front and rear supports. A series of gears and a series of actuating wheels are rotatably mounted in the gearbox. A first motor is connected to the gearbox and a head is connected to the... | 1. A toy with a moving head comprising a seat having a battery box, a switch, a buzzer, a speaker, a circuit board electrically connected to the battery box, the switch, the buzzer and the speaker, a front support provided on a front end of the seat and having a front slot transversely defined in the front support, and... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toy with a moving head, and more particularly to a toy, which can raise, lower or shake its head to attract attention with its dynamic effect. 2. Description of the Related Art At present, many kinds of dynamic toys exist in the ma... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toy with a moving head, and more particularly to a toy, which can raise, lower or shake its head to attract attention with its dynamic effect. 2. Description of the Related Art At present, many kinds of dynamic toys exi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The main objective of the present invention is to provide a toy with a moving head to present a dynamic effect and attract attention. Other objectives, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conj... | 20050921 | 20070515 | 20070405 | 63514.0 | A63H336 | 0 | RICCI, JOHN A | TOY WITH MOVING HEAD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A63H | 2,005 | |
11,230,752 | ACCEPTED | Aquarium filter assembly | An aquarium filter assembly includes a filter assembly body, a water supply section and a filtered water section, the aquarium filter assembly being adapted for liquid connection with an aquarium, a removable filter cartridge caddy within the filter assembly body, a base with an outer peripheral wall extending upwardly... | 1. An aquarium filter assembly comprising: a filter assembly body having a front wall, a back wall, left and right side walls and a floor, a water supply section and a filtered water section, the aquarium filter assembly being adapted for liquid connection with an aquarium, a removable filter cartridge caddy within the... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims the benefit of Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 60/611,649, filed Sep. 20, 2004, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention generally relates to water filter assemblies, more... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention generally relates to water filter assemblies, more particularly, to water filter assemblies used in aquariums. Water filter assemblies used in aquariums are known in the art. One conventional type of aquarium filter assembly uses filter media resting on a floor of ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly stated, one aspect of the present invention is directed to an aquarium filter assembly comprising: a filter assembly body having a front wall, a back wall, left and right side walls and a floor, a water supply section and a filtered water section, the aquarium filter a... | 20050920 | 20090210 | 20060323 | 69012.0 | A01K6304 | 0 | PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY | AQUARIUM FILTER ASSEMBLY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A01K | 2,005 | |
11,230,977 | ACCEPTED | Music replacement in a gaming system | A user of a game system can replace background music from a game with the user's selected background music, while still hearing any other audio streams (e.g. sound effects related to gameplay). A music engine and system audio mixer allow the playback of the user's requested replacement music. The game tags background m... | 1. A system for providing audio for presentation to a user of a game system running an application, where said application generates at least one game audio stream, said system comprising: a game audio input for receiving game audio commands and said at least one game audio streams from said application; a music replac... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This application relates generally to gaming console systems, and more particularly, to the replacement of audio data from a gaming console device. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION When a user is playing a video game on a video game system, generally the video game controls the sounds which are being ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>When a user is playing a video game on a video game system, generally the video game controls the sounds which are being played by the video game system, either directly through speakers on the video game system or through a connection to a monitor or television incorporating spe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides techniques by which a video game system and associated video games provide users with the ability to customize the audio portion of their gameplay experience. The techniques allow for this customizability to occur without extensive effort by the video game dev... | 20050920 | 20100216 | 20070329 | 84267.0 | G10H100 | 0 | DONELS, JEFFREY | MUSIC REPLACEMENT IN A GAMING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G10H | 2,005 | |
11,231,105 | ACCEPTED | Liquid ejection head and image forming apparatus | The liquid ejection head comprises: a nozzle which ejects a liquid; a pressure chamber which is connected to the nozzle; a common liquid chamber which supplies the liquid to the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric element which causes the pressure chamber to deform; and a liquid supply channel which connects between the ... | 1. A liquid ejection head, comprising: a nozzle which ejects a liquid; a pressure chamber which is connected to the nozzle; a common liquid chamber which supplies the liquid to the pressure chamber; a piezoelectric element which causes the pressure chamber to deform; and a liquid supply channel which connects between t... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid ejection head and an image forming apparatus, and more particularly to a liquid ejection head and an image forming apparatus that can simplify liquid flow channels for supplying a liquid to liquid ejection ports, thereby ach... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid ejection head and an image forming apparatus, and more particularly to a liquid ejection head and an image forming apparatus that can simplify liquid flow channels for supplying a liquid to liquid ejection ports,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention was devised in view of the aforementioned circumstances, an object thereof being to provide a liquid ejection head and an image forming apparatus that high density can be achieved while increasing the rigidity of the partitions between pressure chambers, high-s... | 20050921 | 20090324 | 20060323 | 66777.0 | B41J2045 | 0 | SOLOMON, LISA | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,231,350 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for detecting scattered light from a particle using illumination incident at an angle | A particle detection system uses illumination incident at an angle to detect particles in a liquid such as water. By using illumination incident at an angle, the scattered light can be measured through a range of angles that are greater than the measured range of angles produced when the illumination is incident at a n... | 1. A system for detecting and identifying a particle, the system comprising: an optical axis; a target zone, the optical axis intersecting the target zone; a detector configured to detect light scattered by a particle in the target zone; and a light source configured to generate a light beam and direct the light beam t... | 1. CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/611,185 filed on Sep. 17, 2004, entitled “Improvement in Resolution by Using Illumination Incident at an Angle,” the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND 1. Field... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention Embodiments of the invention relate to identifying particles, and in particular to identifying particles in a liquid using illumination incident at an angle. 2. Background of the Invention A major concern for, e.g., water utilities is the detection and control of pathoge... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A particle detection system uses illumination incident at an angle to detect particles in a liquid such as water. When the particles transit the laser beam, light is scattered in all directions and is described by MIE scattering theory for particles about the size of the wavelength of light and larg... | 20050919 | 20090512 | 20061012 | 97297.0 | G01N2149 | 0 | STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SCATTERED LIGHT FROM A PARTICLE USING ILLUMINATION INCIDENT AT AN ANGLE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,231,355 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection | The present invention provides systems and methods for secure transaction management and electronic rights protection. Electronic appliances such as computers equipped in accordance with the present invention help to ensure that information is accessed and used only in authorized ways, and maintain the integrity, avail... | 1. A system comprising: an electronic appliance, the electronic appliance being operable to store a piece of electronic content and one or more electronic rules associated with the piece of electronic content, at least one of the one or more electronic rules comprising a data object that is distinct from the piece of e... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of commonly assigned copending application Ser. No. 09/698,044, filed Oct. 30, 2000, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/208,017, filed Dec. 9, 1998 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,253,193), which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION(S) <EOH>Telecommunications, financial transactions, government processes, business operations, entertainment, and personal business productivity all now depend on electronic appliances. Millions of these electronic appliances have been electronically connected together. Th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION(S) <EOH>Telecommunications, financial transactions, government processes, business operations, entertainment, and personal business productivity all now depend on electronic appliances. Millions of these electronic appliances have been electronically connected together. Th... | 20050920 | 20101130 | 20060330 | 83837.0 | G06F1214 | 1 | CHAI, LONGBIT | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT AND ELECTRONIC RIGHTS PROTECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,232,368 | ACCEPTED | Transistor array substrate and display panel | A transistor array substrate includes a plurality of driving transistors which are arrayed in a matrix on a substrate. The driving transistor has a gate, a source, a drain, and a gate insulating film inserted between the gate, and the source and drain. A plurality of signal lines are patterned together with the gates o... | 1. A transistor array substrate comprising: a substrate; a plurality of driving transistors which are arrayed in a matrix on the substrate, each of the driving transistors having a gate, a source, a drain, and a gate insulating film inserted between the gate, and the source and drain; a plurality of signal lines which ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 2004-273532, filed Sep. 21, 2004; No. 2004-273580, filed Sep. 21, 2004; and No. 2005-269434, filed Sep. 16, 2005, the entire contents of all of which are incorporated her... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transistor array substrate having a plurality of transistors and, more particularly, to a display panel using light-emitting elements which cause self emission when a current is supplied by the transistor array substrat... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to satisfactorily drive a light-emitting element while suppressing any voltage drop and signal delay. A transistor array substrate according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a substrate; a plurality of driving trans... | 20050921 | 20090811 | 20060511 | 95829.0 | G11C800 | 9 | MULCARE, SHWETA PRASAD | TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY PANEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G11C | 2,005 | |
11,232,407 | ACCEPTED | Frequency controller for a monolithic clock generator and timing/frequency reference | In various embodiments, the invention provides a frequency controller to control and provide a stable resonant frequency of a clock generator and/or a timing and frequency reference. Such stability is provided over variations in a selected parameter such as temperature and fabrication process variations. The various ap... | 1. An apparatus for frequency control of an integrated, free-running harmonic oscillator, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of resistive modules adapted to generate a plurality of control voltages; a plurality of controlled reactance modules coupled to the harmonic oscillator; and a plurality of switches coupled to... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/084,962, filed Mar. 21, 2005, inventors Michael Shannon McCorquodale, Scott Michael Pemia, and Amar Sarbbaseh Basu, entitled “Monolithic Clock Generator and Timing/Frequency R... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accurate clock generators or timing references have generally relied upon crystal oscillators, such as quartz oscillators, which provide a mechanical, resonant vibration at a particular frequency. The difficulty with such crystal oscillators is that they cannot be fabricated as p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In various exemplary embodiments, the invention provides a frequency controller and a temperature compensator for use in providing open-loop frequency control and selection for a low-jitter, free-running and self-referencing clock generator and/or a timing and frequency reference wh... | 20050920 | 20081125 | 20060406 | 61321.0 | H03L100 | 1 | MIS, DAVID C | FREQUENCY CONTROLLER FOR A MONOLITHIC CLOCK GENERATOR AND TIMING/FREQUENCY REFERENCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H03L | 2,005 | |
11,232,409 | ACCEPTED | Frequency calibration for a monolithic clock generator and timing/frequency reference | Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide a system, method and apparatus for frequency calibration of a free-running, harmonic oscillator. A reference oscillator provides a reference frequency. An exemplary system comprises the harmonic oscillator, a frequency divider, a comparator, and a reactance modulator. The ... | 1. A frequency calibration system, the system couplable to a reference oscillator to receive a reference signal having a reference frequency, the system comprising: an oscillator comprising a plurality of switchable reactance modules and a coefficient register, the plurality of switchable reactance modules having diffe... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/084,962, filed Mar. 21, 2005, inventors Michael Shannon McCorquodale, Scott Michael Pemia, and Amar Sarbbaseh Basu, entitled “Monolithic Clock Generator and Timing/Frequency R... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accurate clock generators or timing references have generally relied upon crystal oscillators, such as quartz oscillators, which provide a mechanical, resonant vibration at a particular frequency. The difficulty with such crystal oscillators is that they cannot be fabricated as p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In various exemplary embodiments, the invention provides a frequency controller and a temperature compensator for use in providing open-loop frequency control and selection for a low-jitter, free-running and self-referencing clock generator and/or a timing and frequency reference wh... | 20050920 | 20070724 | 20060406 | 61321.0 | H03L700 | 1 | MIS, DAVID C | FREQUENCY CALIBRATION FOR A MONOLITHIC CLOCK GENERATOR AND TIMING/FREQUENCY REFERENCE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H03L | 2,005 | |
11,232,519 | ACCEPTED | Spinal plug for a minimally invasive facet joint fusion system | A frustum shaped body has an aperture in a top surface and a pair of first and second opposed apertures in a side surface, first and second horizontal internal channels connect both the first and second opposed apertures. A vertical channel from the top aperture connects with the first and second channels. After the bo... | 1. A facet joint fusion plug comprising: a substantially solid frustum shaped body having an aperture in a top surface and a pair of first opposed apertures in a side surface and a pair of second opposed apertures in the side surface, both the first and second opposed apertures positioned in a lower portion of the body... | PRIOR APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part from application Ser. No. 10/992,720, filed Nov. 22, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to minimally invasive spine surgery and, more particularly, to using an arthroscopic type portal or open ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to minimally invasive spine surgery and, more particularly, to using an arthroscopic type portal or open facet joint fusion surgical instrumentation for insertion of either pre-made, pre-shaped synthetic cortical b... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The use of pre-shaped, harvested or synthetic bone as a structural fixation for facet joint fusion offers three distinct advantages over pedicle or compression screws, which are presently used in facet fusion procedures; i.e., (1) using bone instead of metal allowing for natural bon... | 20050922 | 20100504 | 20060525 | 71998.0 | A61F244 | 5 | STEWART, ALVIN J | SPINAL PLUG FOR A MINIMALLY INVASIVE FACET JOINT FUSION SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,232,641 | ACCEPTED | Dental appliance | An appliance fabricated to improve the appearance of a patient's smile includes a plurality of simulated teeth. The interior surfaces of each of the teeth closely fits and conforms to the surface of a patient's real teeth while the outer surfaces of each of the simulated teeth has an ideal surface configuration. The de... | 1. A dental appliance comprising a plurality of hollow teeth with said hollow teeth forming a dental arch, with each hollow teeth comprising an outer surface and an inner surface wherein selected teeth of said plurality of hollow teeth have thicker walls relative to adjacent hollow teeth. 2. The dental appliance accord... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/665,343 filed Mar. 25, 2005, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/666,203 filed Mar. 28, 2005. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to the field of dentistry and more particularly, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>For years, dentistry has been evolving and has seen huge technological advances. Included among these advances are extreme makeovers with the use of bridgework or veneers as well as implants to replace the missing teeth. These reconstructions have a number of drawbacks: Typical r... | <SOH> OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide an easily applied dental appliance which results in the patient having a beautiful smile. Another object of the present invention is to provide a dental appliance which can be considered to be non-invasive. Another obje... | 20050922 | 20080415 | 20060928 | 91128.0 | A61C1300 | 1 | WEHNER, CARY ELLEN | DENTAL APPLIANCE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61C | 2,005 | |
11,232,715 | ACCEPTED | Mattress having an air pressure indicator | A mattress including an air pressure indicator configured to indicate the pressure of the mattress. | 1. A patient support apparatus comprising: a frame; a deck supported by the frame; a mattress; and a gauge coupled to the mattress and configured to measure the mattress pressure, the gauge including a push to read valve and an indicator; wherein the indicator displays the mattress pressure in response to actuation of ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/612,434, filed Sep. 23, 2004, titled MATTRESS HAVING AN AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR, the disclosure of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The present inventio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention relates to a mattress for a bed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mattress including an indicator configured to provide an indication of the pressure of the mattress. Beds, including mattresses, mattress overlays, mattress toppers, and mattre... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention relates to a mattress for a bed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mattress including an indicator configured to provide an indication of the pressure of the mattress. Beds, including mattresses, mattress overlays, mattress toppers, and mattre... | 20050922 | 20071030 | 20060323 | 74819.0 | A47C2708 | 0 | TRETTEL, MICHAEL | MATTRESS HAVING AN AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47C | 2,005 | |
11,232,899 | ACCEPTED | CRC counter normalization | The ability to accurately and efficiently calculate and report communication errors is becoming more important than ever in today's communications environment. More specifically calculating and reporting CRC anomalies in a consistent manner across a plurality of communications connections in a network is crucial to acc... | 1. A Cyclic Redundancy Checksum (CRC) anomaly counter normalization method comprising: normalizing the CRC anomaly counter based on a value for a CRC computation period (PERp). 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising, upon a change in one or more communications parameters: determining a second value for the CRC co... | RELATED APPLICATION DATA This application claims the benefit of and priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/613,594, filed Sep. 25, 2004, entitled “CRC Counter Normalization Method and System,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention Th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention generally relates to communication systems. More particularly, an exemplary embodiment of this invention relates to anomaly detection in communications systems. 2. Description of Related Art Cyclic Redundancy Checksum (CRC) error detection is a common meth... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Digital subscriber line service providers use CRC anomaly reporting as a way to diagnose and detect problematic service conditions. For example, an ADSL service provider may use SESs as a way to detect an ADSL connection that is experiencing problems. For example, an ADSL service provider may specif... | 20050923 | 20081111 | 20060330 | 61543.0 | H03M1300 | 5 | CHASE, SHELLY A | CRC COUNTER NORMALIZATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H03M | 2,005 | |
11,233,458 | ACCEPTED | Discharge unit for a game feeder | A discharge unit for an animal feeder attaches to the feed outlet of the feeder. The discharge unit has an upwardly extending coupling tube which engages the feeder outlet. Several feeder tubes extend outwardly from the lower end of the coupling tube and together with the lower end of the coupling tube define a central... | 1. A discharge unit for removable installation at a lower extent of animal feeder having a hopper body and having sidewalls, a bottom wall region and a cover which together define an initially open interior adapted to contain particulate or granular animal feed, the bottom wall region of the feeder having a feed outlet... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of earlier filed utility patent application Ser. No. 11/097,907, filed May 9, 2005, which, in turn, claimed priority from provisional application Ser. No. 60/607,426, filed Sep. 7, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to game and animal feeders for wildlife and, more specifically, to the discharge component of a gravity fed deer feeder. 2. Description of the Prior Art For a number of years, it has been popular in many parts of t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved discharge unit for a game or animal feeder which will prevent accumulation of particulate or granular feed material being discharged from the hopper of the unit and which will improve the flow of feed material... | 20050922 | 20071204 | 20060309 | 96797.0 | A01K500 | 0 | ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE | DISCHARGE UNIT FOR A GAME FEEDER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A01K | 2,005 | |
11,233,860 | ACCEPTED | Duty uniform for law enforcement and other uniformed personnel | For uniformed personnel a shirt and pants Class A dress uniform having one or more Class B work uniform type of structural features which render it more functional, more comfortable and more attractive. More specifically, this new uniform includes a shirttail retainer, a microphone sling and an internal hidden and secu... | 1. A shirttail retainer for a shirt worn with pants, a. wherein said shirt includes front and rear panels, each said panel having an upper portion, an opposite shirttail portion and a waist portion between said upper and shirttail portions, said waist portion having an outward facing surface, and b. said pants include ... | A. BACKGROUND 1. Field Of The Invention This invention is in the field of uniforms worn by law enforcement, fire and other uniformed personnel, and particularly by persons who need to carry special equipment such as a two-way radio, a weapon, a bullet-proof vest or other body armor inside or on the uniform. This invent... | <SOH> A. BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field Of The Invention This invention is in the field of uniforms worn by law enforcement, fire and other uniformed personnel, and particularly by persons who need to carry special equipment such as a two-way radio, a weapon, a bullet-proof vest or other body armor inside or on the uniform.... | <SOH> B. OBJECTS AND SUMMARY OF THE NEW INVENTION <EOH>This invention is an improved uniform that provides both Class A appearance and Class B functionality in a new dress uniform for law enforcement and other uniformed personnel who need to carry, on or inside the uniform, special equipment such as a two-way radio, a... | 20050923 | 20100914 | 20070329 | 60440.0 | A41D1300 | 1 | ANDERSON, AMBER R | PERFORMANCE DUTY UNIFORM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER UNIFORMED PERSONNEL | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A41D | 2,005 | |
11,233,893 | ACCEPTED | Selectively-extendable modular lighting fixture and method | A modular, linear-type lighting fixture may include an elongate housing having lengthwise ends, and a pair of endplates adapted for sealing attachment to either lengthwise end of the housing, each of the endplates having respective perimeter surfaces adapted for attachment to any one of a bridge adapted for angularly-d... | 1. A modular lighting fixture comprising: first and second elongate housings each having ends; first and second pairs of endplates respectively mated with the ends of the first and second elongate housings; and a bridge adapted for joining one of the endplates of the first elongate housing with one of the endplates of ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 10/943,692, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, which was a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 10/156,423, filed May 28, 2002, now abandoned. FIELD OF INVENTION The invention relates generally to a lighting fixture and, more pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many different types of lighting fixtures, including elongate fixtures for various applications and locations, are known in the art. Such fixtures have been installed for illuminating stores, offices, supermarkets, schools, hospitals, banks, and other interior and exterior areas.... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an aspect of the invention, a modular lighting fixture includes first and second elongate housings each having ends, first and second pairs of end plates respectively mated with the ends of the first and second elongate housings, the end plates each having a peripheral ... | 20051115 | 20090224 | 20060309 | 97337.0 | F21S400 | 2 | SAWHNEY, HARGOBIND S | SELECTIVELY-EXTENDABLE MODULAR LIGHTING FIXTURE AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21S | 2,005 | |
11,234,002 | ACCEPTED | Calling party announcement apparatus | A calling party announcement apparatus that provides the identity of the caller in synthesized human speech. The invention captures the Incoming Caller Line Identification (ICLID) signal sent by the telephone company. The invention announces the calling party's identity to the called party through a built-in speaker an... | 1-17. (canceled) 18. A caller announcement apparatus for a telephone system that provisions a telephone call between a caller station and a called station, where the telephone system provides signals to the called station that include caller identification signals, the caller announcement apparatus comprising: a signal... | This application is a Continuation-In-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/303,534, filed Sep. 9, 1994, now pending, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/827,262, filed Jan. 29, 1992, now abandoned. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an apparatus that identifies inc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an apparatus that identifies incoming telephone calls and allows the called party to accept or reject the call before the telephone company has connected the two parties together. 2. Description of the Related Art Changes in the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an aspect of the invention to provide a calling party announcement apparatus that audibly identifies the calling party to the called party over the telephone set. It is also an aspect of the invention to provide a calling party announcement apparatus that audibly identifies th... | 20050923 | 20070417 | 20060223 | 58753.0 | H04M342 | 3 | NGUYEN, LEE | CALLING PARTY ANNOUNCEMENT APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04M | 2,005 | |
11,234,044 | ACCEPTED | Electron source for food treating apparatus and method | A food treating apparatus and method wherein a reducing DC electric current is provided by a DC electric circuit, the food treating apparatus including a vessel and a handle, and wherein at least part of the electric circuit is integral with the handle and is operative to provide electrons to food in the vessel. Furthe... | 1. A food cooking apparatus, comprising a container in which food is placed for cooking, a container cover, a source of electrons in the container cover, and connections from the source of electrons providing electrons to food in the container. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, said connections comprising at least a portion... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/999,119, now U.S. Pat. No. ______, by Branimir Simic-Glavaski and Michael G. Simic, entitled ELECTRON SOURCE FOR FOOD TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD, filed on Nov. 29, 2004 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/379,262, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,828,52... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>U.S. Pat. No. 5,356,646 to Simic-Glavaski et al. (hereinafter Simic-Glavaski), which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, discloses that the ingestion of externally generated oxidative products such as food cooked by a thermal process may be carcinogenic or promot... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An aspect of the invention relates to inhibiting and/or reducing acrylamide formation in food. Another aspect of the invention relates to inhibiting and/or reducing acrylamide formation during food treating. Another aspect of the invention relates to a food treating apparatus wherei... | 20050923 | 20061114 | 20060126 | 71421.0 | F27D1100 | 1 | PELHAM, JOSEPH MOORE | ELECTRON SOURCE FOR FOOD TREATING APPARATUS AND METHOD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F27D | 2,005 | |
11,234,314 | ACCEPTED | Local area network of serial intelligent cells | A device that is part of, and is addressable in, a local area network in a building for coupling a digital data signal to a data unit, the network including at least part of an existing telephone wire pair terminated by an outlet, the wire pair carrying a frequency multiplexed analog service signal and a digital data s... | 1. A device that is part of a local area network in a building for coupling a digital data signal to a data unit, the network including at least part of an existing telephone wire pair that is at least in part in walls of the building and is terminated by an outlet, the wire pair carrying a frequency multiplexed analog... | This is a continuation of copending parent application Ser. No. 10/178,223, filed Jun. 25, 2002, which itself is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/123,486 filed Jul. 28, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,480,510, issued Nov. 12, 2002 FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to loc... | <SOH> FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to local area networks and, more particularly, to local area network topologies based on serial intelligent cells. Bus Topology Most prior art local area networks (LAN) use a bus topology as shown by example in FIG. 1 . A communication medi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is of a local area network for data communication, sensing, and control based on serially connected modules referred to as “serial intelligent cells” (SIC's). An example of a local area network of such devices according to the present invention is illustrated i... | 20050926 | 20070306 | 20060126 | 62476.0 | H04L1266 | 1 | BOAKYE, ALEXANDER O | LOCAL AREA NETWORK OF SERIAL INTELLIGENT CELLS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,234,516 | ACCEPTED | Methods of treating irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders caused by small intestinal bacterial overgrowth | Disclosed is a method of diagnosing irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, or Crohn's disease, which involves detecting the presence of small intestinal bact... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of treating irritable bowel syndrome in a subject, comprising: providing a composition comprising a therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of an antimicrobial agent, an antibiotic, a probiotic agent, a prokinetic agent, and combinations thereof; administering the composition ... | This application is a division of Ser. No. 09/374,142, which was filed Aug. 11, 1999. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Throughout this application various publications are referenced within parentheses. The disclosures of these publications in their entireties are hereby incorporated by reference in this application in orde... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Throughout this application various publications are referenced within parentheses. The disclosures of these publications in their entireties are hereby incorporated by reference in this application in order to more fully describe the state of the art to which this invention pert... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to the diagnosis or treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS); fibromyalgia (FM); chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS); depression; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); multiple sclerosis (MS), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other autoim... | 20050923 | 20081118 | 20060209 | 76848.0 | A61K4900 | 1 | NAVARRO, ALBERT MARK | METHODS OF TREATING IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME AND OTHER DISORDERS CAUSED BY SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,234,723 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for communication in a system employing differing transmission protocols | A method and apparatus for communication in a system employing differing transmission protocols. It is determined whether a first time slot of one transmission protocol is adjacent to a second time slot of another transmission protocol, and if a first symbol within the first time slot is adjacent to a second symbol of ... | 1. A method in a wireless communication system, comprising: determining whether a first time slot of one transmission protocol is adjacent to a second time slot of another transmission protocol; determining a first symbol within the first time slot that is adjacent to a second symbol of the second time slot; increasing... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY UNDER 35 U.S.C. §119 This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/612,679 filed Sep. 24, 2004, entitled “OFDM Pilot Structure for TDM Overlaid Systems,” and assigned to the assignee hereof and hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND 1. Field The present... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field The present invention relates generally to communication systems, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for communication in a wireless communication system employing differing transmission protocols. 2. Background Wireless communication technologies have seen explosive growth... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one embodiment, a method in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises determining whether a first time slot of one transmission protocol is adjacent to a second time slot of another transmission protocol, and determining a first symbol within the first time slot that is ad... | 20050923 | 20120124 | 20060330 | 62696.0 | H04J1100 | 0 | AGHDAM, FRESHTEH N | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATION IN A SYSTEM EMPLOYING DIFFERING TRANSMISSION PROTOCOLS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04J | 2,005 | |
11,234,944 | ACCEPTED | Linearly retractable pressure hose | A linearly self-actuated hose for use in transporting fluids (liquids, gases, solid particles, and combinations of these three). Hose (30) has a biasing spring (36) that extends along its full length, and can comprise single or multiple springs and/or multiple diameter spring coils. Spring (36) is covered with hose cov... | 1. A hose, comprising: a) a flexible elongated body having a first end, a second end, and an interior channel defined along its length for transporting a fluid material between the first end and the second end upon introduction of pressurized fluid into the first end; b) a biasing means interconnected with said flexibl... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/303,941, filed on Nov. 25, 2002, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/335,497, filed on Nov. 24, 2001, which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their ent... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The field of this invention relates to hoses for carrying fluid materials (i.e. gas, liquid, solid particle mixes) and more specifically for hoses that have a retractable and/or extendable means built into the hose itself. | <SOH> BRIEF/SUMMARY <EOH>The Pressure-Actuated Linearly Retractable and/or Extendable Hose (here after referred to as Linearly Retractable Hose, retractable hose, or hose) disclosed here is a general type of retractable and extendible hose that can be used to carry any fluid (liquid, gas, solid particles, or mixture o... | 20050926 | 20090623 | 20060406 | 63900.0 | F16L1100 | 12 | BRINSON, PATRICK F | LINEARLY RETRACTABLE PRESSURE HOSE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F16L | 2,005 | |
11,235,558 | ACCEPTED | Synthesis of N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N'-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl)carbamide and its tartrate salt and crystalline forms | Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)-phenylmethyl)carbamide. Also disclosed herein is the hemi-tartrate salt of N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)-phenylmethyl)carbamide and methods for obtaining the sa... | 1. A method for the preparation of a compound of formula I comprising reacting (4-fluorobenzyl)-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amine of formula II with 4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl-isocyanate of formula III 2. The method of claim 1, wherein about 0.9 to about 1.1 equivalents of the (4-fluorobenzyl)-(1-methylpiperidin-4-y... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a non-provisional of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/614,014, filed on Sep. 27, 2004, entitled “SYNTHESIS OF 1-(4-FLUOROBENZYL)-3-(4-ISOBUTOXYBENZYL)-1-(1-METHYLPIPERIDIN-4-YL)UREA, ITS SALTS, AND POLYMORPHS,” which is incorporated herein by reference in i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the fields of medicine and chemistry. More particularly, the present invention relates to N-(4-fluorobenzyl)-N-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)-N′-(4-(2-methylpropyloxy)-phenylmethyl)carbamide, its tartrate salt, and polymorphs a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One embodiment disclosed herein includes a method for the preparation of a compound of formula I: that includes reacting (4-fluorobenzyl)-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)amine of formula II with 4-(2-methylpropyloxy)phenylmethyl-isocyanate of formula III In some embodiments, about 0.9 to ab... | 20050926 | 20100608 | 20060518 | 68293.0 | A61K31455 | 4 | MABRY, JOHN | N-(4-FLUOROBENZYL)-N-(1-METHYLPIPERIDIN-4-YL)-N'-(4-(2-METHYLPROPYLOXY)PHENYLMETHYL)CARBAMIDE AND ITS TARTRATE SALT AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |
11,235,579 | ACCEPTED | Display panel | A display panel includes a transistor array substrate which has a plurality of pixels and is formed by providing a plurality of transistors for each pixel, each of the transistor having a gate, a gate insulating film, a source, and a drain. A plurality of interconnections are formed to project to a surface of the trans... | 1. A display panel comprising: a transistor array substrate which has a plurality of pixels and is formed by providing a plurality of transistors for each pixel, each of the transistor having a gate, a gate insulating film, a source, and a drain; a plurality of interconnections which are formed to project to a surface ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-283824, filed Sep. 29, 2004, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inve... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display panel using a light-emitting element. 2. Description of the Related Art Organic electroluminescent display panels can roughly be classified into passive driving types and active matrix driving types. Organic ele... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to satisfactorily drive a light-emitting element while suppressing any voltage drop and signal delay. A display panel according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises: a transistor array substrate which has a plurality of ... | 20050926 | 20081104 | 20060330 | 62575.0 | G09G330 | 4 | PHAM, LONG | DISPLAY PANEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G09G | 2,005 | |
11,235,899 | ACCEPTED | Power control system for heating devices and method of providing a heated microenvironment within a larger environment | A power control system for automatically and proportionately metering power to a heating device used to create a warm microenvironment conducive to the health and growth of an animal during a predetermined incubation period is herein disclosed. The power control system transmits proportionally more power to a heating d... | 1. A power control system for heating devices used to create a heated microenvironment for animals, the power control system comprising: a sealed enclosure; a power input cord for supplying power to the interior of the sealed enclosure; a power output cord for supplying power from the sealed enclosure to a heating devi... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/426,672, filed 30 Apr. 2003, entitled “Electronic Control for Heating Apparatus”, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/376,981 filed 30 Apr. 2002, entitled “Electronic Control for Heating Appar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Infrared heat lamps and/or electric heat mats are often used by swine producers to provide supplemental heat to young and newly born piglets. Supplemental heat is required for young piglets because they lack the necessary thermal insulation and the ability to manage their body te... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The objects of the present invention are realized in a method of controlling the heat applied to a microenvironment in such a manner as to promote the health, well-being, and growth of a young animal present within the microenvironment. This method begins with the step of prov... | 20050927 | 20090414 | 20060126 | 98236.0 | A01K4100 | 1 | NORMAN, MARC E | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEATING DEVICES AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A HEATED MICROENVIRONMENT WITHIN A LARGER ENVIRONMENT | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A01K | 2,005 | |
11,235,928 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for processing ambiguous, multi-term search queries | In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from a set of items. Each of the items has one or more associat... | 1. A method of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys, said search query being directed at identifying an item from a set of items, each of said items having one or more associated descriptors, said method comprising: (a) receiving from the user an amb... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is based on and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/716,101 filed Sep. 12, 2005 and entitled “Method And System For Incremental Search With Reduced Text Entry Using A Reduced Keypad With Overloaded Keys,” which is incorporated by reference herein in its en... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of Invention The present invention generally relates to processing search queries and, more particularly, to methods and systems for processing ambiguous, reduced text, multi-term search queries. 2. Description of Related Art There are many user-operated devices such as ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention, a method and system are provided of processing a search query entered by a user of a device having a text input interface with overloaded keys. The search query is directed at identifying an item from ... | 20050927 | 20100831 | 20070315 | 60644.0 | G06F1730 | 1 | NGUYEN, CINDY | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AMBIGUOUS, MULTI-TERM SEARCH QUERIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,235,969 | ACCEPTED | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object | Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The ... | 1. A method for determining optical characteristics of an object, comprising the steps of: measuring the object by moving a probe in proximity to the object, wherein the probe provides light to the surface of the object from one or more light sources, and receives light reflected from the object through a plurality of ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to devices and methods for measuring optical characteristics such as color of objects, and more particularly to devices and methods for measuring the color and other optical characteristics of teeth, fabric or other objects or surfaces with a hand-held probe that pre... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various color/optical measuring devices such as spectrophotometers and calorimeters are known in the art. To understand the limitations of such conventional devices, it is helpful to understand certain principles relating to color. Without being bound by theory, Applicants provid... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, devices and methods are provided for measuring the color and other optical characteristics of objects, reliably and with minimal problems of height and angular dependence. A handheld probe is utilized in the present invention, with the handh... | 20050926 | 20060919 | 20060126 | 63778.0 | G01N2100 | 8 | EVANS, FANNIE L | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN OBJECT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,005 | |
11,236,121 | ACCEPTED | Multiple subscriber videoconferencing system | A system, method, and device for use in videoconferencing. The method typically includes installing a videoconferencing switch at an access point to an IP network, and registering a plurality of subscribers for videoconferencing services. Each subscriber typically has a plurality of endpoints. The method further includ... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A videoconferencing services switch, comprising: a control plane module configured to receive subscriber-specific videoconferencing call settings for each of a plurality of enterprise subscribers, the videoconferencing call settings being for multiple calls placed from each enterprise subscriber; a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/191,819 entitled “System and Method for Security and Management of Streaming Data Communications on a Computer Network System,” filed Mar. 24, 2000, the disclosure of which is ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Videoconferencing provides a convenient way for users in distant locations to participate in a face-to-face meeting, without having to spend time and money traveling to a central meeting site. Many prior videoconferencing systems have been based on circuit switched Integrated Ser... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system, method, and device for use in videoconferencing are provided. The method typically includes installing a videoconferencing switch at an access point to an IP network, and registering a plurality of subscribers for videoconferencing services. Each subscriber typically has a... | 20050926 | 20140304 | 20060202 | 60337.0 | H04L1216 | 2 | SAM, PHIRIN | MULTIPLE SUBSCRIBER VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,236,791 | ACCEPTED | End-to end AAL2 connections in a switched AAL2 network | Described is a method of providing an AAL2 end-to-end connection in an ATM transmission network using a first and a second AAL2 endpoint and at least an AAL2 switch, wherein a plurality of AAL2 paths is at least present between the first AAL2 endpoint and the at least one AAL2 switch or between the at least one AAL2 sw... | 1. A method of providing an AAL2 end-to-end connection in an ATM transmission network using a first AAL2 endpoint and a second AAL2 endpoint and at least an AAL2 switch, wherein a plurality of AAL2 paths is at least present between the first AAL2 endpoint and the at least one AAL2 switch or between the at least one AAL... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and system of providing one or more AAL2 end-to-end connections in an ATM transmission network. The present invention also relates to an AAL2 switch. RELATED BACKGROUND ART According to the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), any signaling in a tra... | <SOH> RELATED BACKGROUND ART <EOH>According to the 3GPP (3 rd Generation Partnership Project), any signaling in a transport network which is transport related needs to be AAL2 (asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) adaptation layer type 2) signaling to be 3GPP compliant. That is, a 3GPP compliant network is based on AAL2 s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the present invention, it has been recognized that it would be advantageous if the control over the specific configuration of the concatenation of AAL2 paths forming an AAL2 end-to-end resource for one or more AAL2 connections would be significantly enhanced. For exampl... | 20050928 | 20101228 | 20061228 | 98635.0 | H04J314 | 0 | NGUYEN, MINH TRANG T | END-TO END CONNECTIONS IN A SWITCHED NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04J | 2,005 | |
11,236,906 | ACCEPTED | Linear fluorescent high-bay | A method, for implementing lighting by utilizing a lighting fixture having a plurality of laterally-spaced light source locations and corresponding lateral reflector positions, may include selectively installing a reflector of a first type or a second type in respective ones of the plurality of lateral reflector positi... | 1. An illuminating system comprising: a fluorescent lighting fixture having a plurality of reflector positions; and a plurality of reflectors of a first type or a second type, wherein the first type reflector has a greater uplighting capacity compared to the second type reflector, and each of the plurality of reflector... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of patent application Ser. No. 10/679,228, filed Oct. 2, 2003. BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to lighting systems and, more particularly, to reflector type fixtures optimized for use in an industrial facility. 2. Background... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to lighting systems and, more particularly, to reflector type fixtures optimized for use in an industrial facility. 2. Background of the Invention Fluorescent lighting fixtures are used in various applications such as being recessed in hung ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for implementing lighting by utilizing a lighting fixture having a plurality of lateral reflector positions, the method including selectively installing a reflector of a first type or a second type in respective ... | 20050928 | 20070424 | 20060202 | 72228.0 | F21V700 | 0 | LEE, GUNYOUNG T | LINEAR FLUORESCENT HIGH-BAY | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,236,951 | ACCEPTED | Sway brace fitting | A versatile sway brace fitting, includes a pair of spaced jaws, for firmly and deformingly gripping a brace, and a method for manufacturing the fitting. The fitting can withstand substantial loads and is adaptable to receive a variety of braces such as bracing pipes, angle irons, channels, plates, among others. The fit... | 1. A method of attaching a sway brace to a clamp comprising a jaw and a screw threadably movable towards said jaw, the method comprising: positioning said jaw of said clamp adjacent a wall of said brace; positioning an end of said screw of said clamp adjacent said wall of said brace such that said screw and said jaw ar... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/287,323, filed Nov. 1, 2002, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/929,602, filed Aug. 14, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,517,030, issued Feb. 11, 2003, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/301,299, filed Apr. 28, 1999,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to devices for bracing pipes and other loads, suspended below ceilings and beams, against sway and seismic disturbances, and, in particular, to a sway brace fitting for firmly gripping a brace. 2. Background of the Related A... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A sway brace fitting constructed in accordance with the present invention overcomes the afore-noted disadvantages by incorporating a pair of spaced jaws which can accommodate a variety of braces, along with a set screw, preferably having a cone point and preferably being angled, for... | 20050928 | 20070320 | 20060202 | 67571.0 | E21F1702 | 2 | RAMIREZ, RAMON O | SWAY BRACE FITTING | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E21F | 2,005 | |
11,236,952 | ACCEPTED | System, method and apparatus for applying air pressure on a portion of the body of an individual | A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, ca... | 1. A system for applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual comprising: a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual; a pressure sensor coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber; a negative feedback control system for c... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to differential air pressure devices. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system, method and apparatus using air pressure. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Gravity produces forces on the body. Methods of counteracting these forces have been devised for t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Gravity produces forces on the body. Methods of counteracting these forces have been devised for therapeutic as well as physical training uses. One way to counteract the effects of gravity on a body is to attach elastic cords at the waist and/or shoulder to produce either a posit... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the ... | 20050928 | 20090922 | 20070809 | 58663.0 | A61H102 | 1 | DEMILLE, DANTON D | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING AIR PRESSURE ON A PORTION OF THE BODY OF AN INDIVIDUAL | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61H | 2,005 | |
11,236,964 | ACCEPTED | Track fitting with visual indicia of engagement | A track fitting with a spring loaded plunger for use in securing an anchor to a floor track mounted in a vehicle. The track fitting includes an anchor with at least one engaging lug, preferably on each side of the anchor, and a spring loaded plunger with at least one post, preferably one on each side of the plunger, th... | 1. A track fitting comprising: an anchor with at least one track engaging lug extending from a lower part of the anchor; a plunger carried by the anchor, the plunger having at least one post; the plunger being moveable between an extended position and a retracted position; the plunger in the retracted position allowing... | This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/182,027, filed Jul. 15, 2005, which is continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/787,944, filed Feb. 27, 2004, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,918,722, issued Jul. 19, 2005. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY The inventions described herein relate to wheelchair restraint system... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The inventions described herein relate to wheelchair restraint systems and more particularly to improved spring-loaded track fittings for rapidly and safely securing a device to a floor track in a vehicle. Conventionally, buses and vans equipped to carry wheelchairs and the like are p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The inventions described herein relate to wheelchair restraint systems and more particularly to improved spring-loaded track fittings for rapidly and safely securing a device to a floor track in a vehicle. Conventionally, buses and vans equipped to carry wheelchairs and the like are p... | 20050927 | 20091229 | 20060518 | 94390.0 | B61D4500 | 1 | GORDON, STEPHEN T | TRACK FITTING WITH VISUAL INDICIA OF ENGAGEMENT | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B61D | 2,005 | |
11,237,111 | ACCEPTED | Printing system and client device for the same, printing device, printing method, printing program and recording medium for the same | A printing system includes: a printing device that prints, using ink, an image including a plurality of pixels each assigned with any one of a plurality of tone values; a server device that distributes printing data of a printing image, and first data that represents a total number of pixels of the printing image on a ... | 1. A printing system, comprising: a printing device that prints, using ink, an image including a plurality of pixels each assigned with any one of a plurality of tone values; a server device that distributes printing data of a printing image, and first data that represents a total number of pixels of the printing image... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a printing system, a printing device, a client device for the printing system, a printing method, a printing program, and a recording medium for the program, which allow estimation of the amount of ink needed for a printing operation. 2. Re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a printing system, a printing device, a client device for the printing system, a printing method, a printing program, and a recording medium for the program, which allow estimation of the amount of ink needed for a printing oper... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In consideration of the above problems, an advantage of the present invention is it provides a printing system, a printing device, a client device for the printing system, a printing method, a printing program, and a recording medium for the program, which allow quick and accurate calculation of an ... | 20050928 | 20100420 | 20060330 | 61689.0 | B41J2938 | 0 | PARK, CHAN S | PRINTING SYSTEM AND CLIENT DEVICE FOR THE SAME, PRINTING DEVICE, PRINTING METHOD, PRINTING PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,237,157 | ACCEPTED | Energy absorber for personal fall arrestor | An energy absorber for use in a personal fall arresting system. The absorber contains upper and lower webbings which are each two ply members. The back ply of the upper webbing is mounted adjacent to the face ply of the lower webbing with said webbing being of about equal length and width. Exterior tear elements run ba... | 1. An energy absorber for use as part of a personal fall arresting system that includes: upper and lower two-ply webbings, each having a face ply and a back ply extending along the length of the webbing, said webbings mounted one over the other with the back ply of the upper webbing being adjacent to the face ply of th... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to an energy absorbing device suitable for use in a personal fall arresting system. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Workers who are obligated to work in high places such as on scaffolding, window ledges, and the like typically wear a body harness and/or a safety belt which is s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Workers who are obligated to work in high places such as on scaffolding, window ledges, and the like typically wear a body harness and/or a safety belt which is secured by a lanyard to some type of available anchorage. In the event the worker falls from a relatively high perch, h... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to improve personal fall arrest systems. It is a further object to improve tear away shock absorbers used in personal fall arrest systems. It is still a further object of the present invention to provide a web type tear away shock a... | 20050928 | 20101019 | 20070329 | 63623.0 | A62B3500 | 1 | CHIN-SHUE, ALVIN CONSTANTINE | ENERGY ABSORBER FOR PERSONAL FALL ARRESTOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A62B | 2,005 | |
11,237,175 | ACCEPTED | Gate material for semiconductor device fabrication | In forming an electronic device, a semiconductor layer is pre-doped and a dopant distribution anneal is performed prior to gate definition. Alternatively, the gate is formed from a metal. Subsequently formed shallow sources and drains, therefore, are not affected by the gate annealing step. | 1-63. (canceled) 64. A method for forming a structure, the method comprising: forming a gate of a transistor over a substrate, the gate defining a channel therebelow; introducing a plurality of dopants into the substrate proximate the channel to define a source and drain; and heating the substrate to a temperature for ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 60/420,227 filed Oct. 22, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This application relates generally to semiconductor devices and particularly to semiconductor structures mad... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Formation of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) requires the introduction of dopants into, e.g., a silicon (Si) substrate to define source and drain regions. Dopants are also introduced into a gate material, such as polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon), to achieve a des... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A semiconductor layer is pre-doped and a dopant distribution anneal is performed prior to gate definition. Subsequently formed shallow sources and drains, therefore, are not affected by the gate annealing step. In an aspect, the invention features a method for forming a structure, the method includi... | 20050928 | 20060711 | 20060202 | 59678.0 | H01L2184 | 1 | PICARDAT, KEVIN M | GATE MATERIAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,005 | |
11,237,341 | ACCEPTED | Efficient feedback of channel information in a closed loop beamforming wireless communication system | A method for feeding back transmitter beamforming information from a receiving wireless communication device to a transmitting wireless communication device includes a receiving wireless communication device receiving a preamble sequence from the transmitting wireless device. The receiving wireless device estimates a c... | 1. A method for feeding back transmitter beamforming information from a receiving wireless communication device to a transmitting wireless communication device, the method comprising: the receiving wireless communication device receiving a preamble sequence from the transmitting wireless device; the receiving wireless ... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 11168,793, filed Jun. 28, 2005 which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60673,451, filed Apr. 21, 2005, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to wireless communication systems and more particularly to wireless communications using beamforming. 2. Description of Related Art Communication systems are known to support wireless and wire lined communicatio... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to apparatus and methods of operation that are further described in the following Brief Description of the Drawings, the Detailed Description of the Invention, and the claims. Other features and advantages of the present invention will become ... | 20050928 | 20130409 | 20061026 | 80532.0 | H04B702 | 15 | NEFF, MICHAEL R | Efficient feedback of channel information in a closed loop beamforming wireless communication system | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,005 | |
11,237,827 | ACCEPTED | Display device and display method | In the display device and the display method of the present invention, a scanning signal line driving circuit controls falls of a scanning signal line, so as to make level shifts occurring to pixel potentials substantially uniform throughout display plane, the level shifts being caused by parasitic capacitances which p... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. A display device, comprising: a plurality of pixels; video signal lines for supplying data signals to the pixels; scanning signal lines provided so as to intersect said video signal lines; and a driving circuit for outputting scanning signals respectively to said scanning signal lines to actuate sa... | This application is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 10/883,375, filed Jun. 30, 2004, which is a Continuation of application Ser. No. 10/037,804, filed Dec. 26, 2001 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,867,760), which is a Divisional of application Ser. No. 09/275,063, filed Mar. 23, 1999 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,359,607), the entire... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>LCD devices are widely used as display devices for use in TVs, graphic displays, and the like. Among these, attracting considerable attention are LCD devices in which each display pixel is equipped with a thin film transistor (hereinafter referred to as TFT) as a switching elemen... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is made in light of the aforementioned problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to provide a display device which is capable of sufficiently suppressing occurrence of flickering and the like which ensue to fluctuations of pixel pote... | 20050929 | 20071204 | 20060413 | 66137.0 | G09G336 | 2 | OSORIO, RICARDO | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G09G | 2,005 | |
11,237,910 | ACCEPTED | LED illumination apparatus | An LED illumination apparatus comprising a radiative substrate, at least one LED provided on the radiative substrate and a constant current circuit connected to the LED is provided. | 1. An LED illumination apparatus comprising: a radiative substrate; at least one LED provided on the radiative substrate; and a constant current circuit connected to the LED. 2. The LED illumination apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the constant current circuit comprises a transistor; and wherein the transistor i... | This application is based on Japanese Patent application No. 2004-285806, which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an LED illumination apparatus, particularly, improvement of an LED illumination apparatus used in a vehicle. 2. Description ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to an LED illumination apparatus, particularly, improvement of an LED illumination apparatus used in a vehicle. 2. Description of the Related Art An LED is being used as a light source for indoor illumination in a vehicle by virtue ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, an object of the invention is to provide a structure of the apparatus, which is capable of stabilizing a supply current to an LED and stably driving the LED. Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of the apparatus, which causes less influence of heat ... | 20050929 | 20081209 | 20060413 | 94315.0 | H05B4136 | 0 | A, MINH D | LED ILLUMINATION APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,005 | |
11,238,406 | ACCEPTED | Medical image management system | A method of managing medical information is disclosed. Medical image data is received, at a real-time transfer engine, at the same time that the patient is being scanned by a medical imaging device. The medical image data is then converted to a browser-compatible image format at a converter engine connected to receive ... | 1. A method of managing medical information comprising: receiving medical image data, at a real-time transfer engine, at the same time that the patient is being scanned by a medical imaging device; and converting the medical image data to a browser-compatible image format at a converter engine connected to receive the ... | FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The Present Invention relates to medical imaging. Specific exemplary embodiments discussed relate to cardiac medical imaging. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION The description of the references in this Section is not intended to constitute an admission that any reference referred to her... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>The description of the references in this Section is not intended to constitute an admission that any reference referred to herein is “Prior Art” with respect to the Present Invention, unless specifically designated as such. Medical imaging is important and widespread in ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>The Present Invention proceeds from the realization that if medical images of different formats could be processed in such a way that limitations of current Internet standards could be overcome, any standard Internet browser could be used as a diagnostic workstation to allow... | 20050929 | 20120424 | 20060216 | 70765.0 | G06F700 | 2 | HUYNH, CONG LAC T | MEDICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,238,559 | ACCEPTED | Methods and apparatuses for implementing multi-via heater chips | A heater chip for use in a printing device that includes a first heater array with a left side and a right side and a first ink via placed on the left side of the first heater array. The chip also includes a second heater array with a left side and a right side, where a right side of the first heater array faces the le... | 1. A chip for use in a printing device, comprising: a first heater array with a left side and a right side; a first ink via placed on the left side of the first heater array; a second heater array with a left side and a right side, wherein a right side of the first heater array faces the left side of the second heater ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to printer heads, and more particularly to methods and apparatuses for implementing multi-via heater chips. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A number of printers, copiers, and multi-function products utilize heater chips in their printing heads for discharging i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A number of printers, copiers, and multi-function products utilize heater chips in their printing heads for discharging ink drops from one or more ink vias. These heater chips typically provide only one heater array for each ink via that is disposed along one side of the ink via.... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is a chip for use in a printing device. The chip includes a first heater array with a left side and a right side, a first ink via placed on the left side of the first heater array, a second heater array with a left sid... | 20050929 | 20090714 | 20070329 | 97205.0 | B41J205 | 3 | MRUK, GEOFFREY S | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-VIA HEATER CHIPS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,238,626 | ACCEPTED | Method and apparatus for importing data into program code | The present invention relates to a method for designing a system. This method includes obtaining a visual representation of one or more components of the ventilation system. One or more property values are assigned to each of the components of the system, which may be achieved using first program code. Geometrical info... | 1. A method of designing a ventilation system comprising the steps of: obtaining a visual representation of one or more components of the ventilation system; assigning one or more property values to each of the components of said ventilation system using first program code; exporting geometrical information representin... | BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to computer aided design (CAD) and a method of importing data into a CAD system. More particularly, the present invention relates to utilizing CAD and design data to generate a representation of a system. 2. Background Discussion CAD enables creation... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates generally to computer aided design (CAD) and a method of importing data into a CAD system. More particularly, the present invention relates to utilizing CAD and design data to generate a representation of a system. 2. Background Discussion CAD enab... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus that enables importing data into program code. For example, the present invention enables the design of a fluid control system using parameter data and design data. Accordingly, one embodiment of the present inven... | 20050929 | 20090303 | 20070719 | 57365.0 | G06F1750 | 1 | CRAIG, DWIN M | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPORTING DATA INTO PROGRAM CODE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,238,656 | ACCEPTED | Process fluid device temperature control | A field device system for use in an industrial process includes a field device configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process. The field device provides a temperature control signal output related to a temperature of the field device. A heater coupled to the field device he... | 1. A field device system for use in an industrial process comprising: a field device configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process, the field device including a temperature control signal output related to a temperature of the field device; and a heater coupled to the fiel... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to field devices of the type used to couple to industrial processes. More particularly, the present invention relates to controlling the temperature of such a field device. Industrial processes are used in a wide variety of applications to produce various types ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to field devices of the type used to couple to industrial processes. More particularly, the present invention relates to controlling the temperature of such a field device. Industrial processes are used in a wide variety of applications to produce va... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A field device system for use in an industrial process includes a field device configured to couple to the industrial process and monitor or control the industrial process. The field device provides a temperature control signal output related to temperature of the field device. A heater coupled to t... | 20050929 | 20100316 | 20070329 | 63694.0 | H05B368 | 0 | PAIK, SANG YEOP | PROCESS FIELD DEVICE TEMPERATURE CONTROL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,005 | |
11,238,682 | ACCEPTED | Controlling time-sensitive data in a packet-based network | Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for controlling time-sensitive data in a packet-based network. Data associated with a call is received, and the data includes an identifier associated with the data, a data source, or one or more data destinations. The data is associated with a l... | 1. A method comprising: receiving data associated with a call, the data including an identifier associated with the data, a data source or one or more data destinations; associating the data with a logical trunk group selected from a plurality of logical trunk groups each in communication with the one or more data dest... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/614,182, filed on Sep. 29, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The description describes controlling time-sensitive data transmitted over a pac... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In general, traditional telephone networks, such as the publicly-switched telephone network (“PSTN”), employ circuitry and switches to connect telephone users across the network to facilitate communication. In such a network, a “trunk” or “trunk circuit” is a connection between distributed switch... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The description describes controlling or managing time-sensitive data transmitted over a packet-based network. In general, in one aspect, there is a method. The method involves receiving data associated with a call. The data can include a characteristic or an identifier associated w... | 20050929 | 20091013 | 20060406 | 59376.0 | H04L1256 | 1 | PHUNKULH, BOB A | CONTROLLING TIME-SENSITIVE DATA IN A PACKET-BASED NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,238,772 | ACCEPTED | System to syncronize and access broadcast information | The system enables listeners and viewers of a broadcast to access additional information associated with a broadcast. Listeners and viewers utilize a user device to connect to a database containing program descriptions (e.g. audio, text, video or combination thereof) further describing the programming and ancillary inf... | 1. A information system for presenting program description information in conjunction with a radio or television broadcast: first receiving means for receiving at least one program list, said program list associated with a broadcast identifier and program description information; a user sending and receiving means, sai... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 091965,808 filed Oct. 1, 2001, entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD TO GENERATE AND ACCESS BROADCAST INFORMATION, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 08/916,099, filed on Aug. 21, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,314,577. entitled APPARATUS AND METHOD TO GENERATE AN... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Radio networks offer the most significant marketing medium for the music industry to create awareness for music titles and artists. But music products such as records, cassettes and compact disks (CDS) are inconvenient to purchase at the time when the consumer has the maximum impulse to buy, ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the self-generating audio recording, storage, indexing and transaction system according to the present invention; FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a Program Schedule reference file; FIG. 3 illustrates an Artist and Group Name reference file; FI... | 20050929 | 20111004 | 20060202 | 66131.0 | H04N5445 | 40 | BROWN, RUEBEN M | SYSTEM TO SYNCRONIZE AND ACCESS BROADCAST INFORMATION | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,239,096 | ACCEPTED | Heat treatment jig for semiconductor wafer | A heat treatment jig by the invention comprising: the diameter of a disk-type structure being 60% or more of that of loaded semiconductor wafers; the thickness being 1.0 mm or more but 10 mm or less; the surface roughness Ra of 0.1 μm or more but 100 μm or less at a contacting surface with the wafers; and the surface p... | 1. A heat treatment jig for semiconductor wafers composed of a disk-type structure to be used for heat treatment by loading semiconductor wafers onto the upper surface thereof, said jig comprising: a diameter of said disk-type structure being no less than 60% of the diameter of semiconductor wafers to be treated; a thi... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of International Application No. PCT/JP2004/003442 filed Mar. 15, 2004. This PCT application was not in English as published under PCT Article 21(2). FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a heat treatment jig for use in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A semiconductor wafer that is processed in LSI device fabrication process is repeatedly subjected to a high temperature heat treatment in fabrication steps such as oxidation, diffusion and film deposition. In such a heat treatment, if an inhomogeneous temperature distribution should be genera... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As afore-mentioned, in a jig with the structure to support wafer backside at the central region, being developed in association with the increase of semiconductor wafer diameter, an unexpected cause of slip generation emerges, for which surface roughness and planarity at the contact... | 20050930 | 20080219 | 20060413 | 59019.0 | F27D500 | 0 | WILSON, GREGORY A | HEAT TREATMENT JIG FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F27D | 2,005 | |
11,239,435 | ACCEPTED | RADIATION DETECTOR | The invention is a digital radiation detector utilizing the stable timing functions of a microcontroller or plurality of microcontrolling devices to perform three independent functions. A first timer generates a continuous square wave output that is fed through a class B amplifier to yield a stable, drift-free power su... | 1. A radiation detector comprising: at least one microcontroller; a timing crystal; at least one power supply; at least one radiation sensor; and at least one signal conditioner; wherein each said microcontroller further comprises at least one of a first timer, a second timer, and a third timer; wherein said crystal pr... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to devices used to detect radiation. Specifically, the invention concerns apparatus and circuits that are used to detect and measure the radiation released from a radiological device, a so called dirty bomb, or associated with radioacti... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to devices used to detect radiation. Specifically, the invention concerns apparatus and circuits that are used to detect and measure the radiation released from a radiological device, a so called dirty bomb, or associated wi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a novel, digital radiation detector utilizing the stable timing functions of a microcontroller or plurality of microcontrolling devices to perform three independent functions. A first timer generates a continuous square wave output that is fed through a clas... | 20050922 | 20071009 | 20070906 | 82418.0 | G01T120 | 0 | ELEY, JESSICA L | RADIATION DETECTOR | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01T | 2,005 | |
11,239,706 | ACCEPTED | Slow MAC-e for autonomous transmission in high speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) along with service specific transmission time control | A system and methods for slow medium access control entity (MAC-e) for autonomous transmission during High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), and for service specific transmission time control in HUSPA, wherein a control parameter that is independent from the air interface transmission time interval (TTI), hybrid auto... | 1. A method for slow medium access control entity (MAC-e) autonomous transmission, comprising the steps of: checking to determine whether all MAC-e power distribution units (PDUs) are transmitting data packets autonomously; and decelerating packet transmission rates between the MAC-e and a physical layer. 2. The method... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/615,377 which was filed on Oct. 1, 2004 and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/706,360 which was filed on Aug. 8, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention is related t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention is related to the 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) radio access network (RAN) standards, high speed uplink packet access (HSUPA) and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), and 3GPP Core Network and Speech Codecs and, more part... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to enhancing the uplink discrete channel (E-DCH) for packet data traffic during Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), the 3FPP TR 25.808, specification “frequency division duplex (FDD) Enhanced Uplink; Phys... | 20050929 | 20100928 | 20060608 | 75880.0 | H04J316 | 4 | MATTIS, JASON E | SLOW MAC-E FOR AUTONOMOUS TRANSMISSION IN HIGH SPEED UPLINK PACKET ACCESS (HSUPA) ALONG WITH SERVICE SPECIFIC TRANSMISSION TIME CONTROL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04J | 2,005 | |
11,239,799 | ACCEPTED | Nozzle members, compositions and methods for micro-fluid ejection heads | Improved photoimaged nozzle members for a micro-fluid ejection head, micro-fluid ejection heads containing such nozzle members, and methods for making any of the same. One such nozzle member is provided by a photoresist nozzle layer applied adjacent a thick film layer on a substrate having fluid ejector actuators. The ... | 1. An improved photoimaged nozzle member for a micro-fluid ejection head, the nozzle member comprising a photoresist nozzle layer applied adjacent a thick film layer on a substrate having fluid ejector actuators, the photoresist nozzle layer having a plurality of nozzles therein, wherein the nozzles are formed in the n... | FIELD The disclosure relates to improved nozzle members for micro-fluid ejection heads, and in particular embodiments to methods and compositions for forming reentrant nozzles in photoimageable materials. BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY Micro-fluid ejection devices, such as ink jet printers continue to evolve as the technology ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Micro-fluid ejection devices, such as ink jet printers continue to evolve as the technology for ink jet printing continues to improve to provide higher speed, higher quality printers. However, the improvement in speed and quality does not come without a price. The micro-fluid ejection... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Micro-fluid ejection devices, such as ink jet printers continue to evolve as the technology for ink jet printing continues to improve to provide higher speed, higher quality printers. However, the improvement in speed and quality does not come without a price. The micro-fluid ejection... | 20050930 | 20080429 | 20070405 | 89870.0 | B41J214 | 2 | JACKSON, JUANITA DIONNE | NOZZLE MEMBERS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MICRO-FLUID EJECTION HEADS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,239,925 | ACCEPTED | Production monitoring and control system having organizational structure-based presentation layer | A human-machine interface generation system comprises a reception component that receives a request to generate a human-machine interface relating to at least one of an industrial system, device, process, and sub-process and parameters associated with an initiator of the request. A view generation component generates t... | 1. A human-machine interface generation system comprising the following computer-executable components: a reception component that receives a request to generate a human-machine interface relating to at least one of an industrial system, device, process, and sub-process and parameters associated with an initiator of th... | TECHNICAL FIELD The subject invention relates to industrial control systems and, more particularly, to human-machine interfaces (HMIs). BACKGROUND Due to advances in computing technology, businesses today are able to operate more efficiently when compared to substantially similar businesses only a few years ago. For ex... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Due to advances in computing technology, businesses today are able to operate more efficiently when compared to substantially similar businesses only a few years ago. For example, internal networking enables employees of a company to communicate instantaneously by email, quickly transfer data fil... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the claimed subject matter in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects described herein. This summary is not an extensive overview, and is not intended to identify key/critical elements or to delineate the scope of the claimed subject matt... | 20050930 | 20100119 | 20070405 | 74275.0 | G05B1101 | 1 | GARLAND, STEVEN R | PRODUCTION MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE-BASED PRESENTATION LAYER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G05B | 2,005 | |
11,240,397 | ACCEPTED | Coated optical fibers | A coated optical fiber can have a primary coating and a secondary coating, where the primary coating can have good microbending resistance and is obtained by curing a composition having a high cure speed. In one example, a coated optical fiber can include as optical fiber, a primary coating and a secondary coating. The... | 1. A coated optical fiber comprising: (i) an optical fiber; (ii) a primary coating; and (iii) a secondary coating; wherein (a) said coated optical fiber has an attenuation increase of less than 0.650 dB/km at 1550 nm; (b) said primary coating has a modulus retention ratio after hydrolytic aging of at least 0.5 and/or a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 10/421,946, filed Apr. 24, 2003, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Ser. No. 60/374,778, filed on Apr. 24, 2002. These applications, in their entirety, are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Because optical fibers are fragile and easily broken, the optical fibers are usually coated with a protective coating system, for instance with a soft “cushioning” primary coating that is in contact with the fiber and with a relatively hard secondary coating surrounding the prima... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a coated optical fiber having a primary coating and a secondary coating, wherein the primary coating provides good microbending resistance and is obtained by curing a composition having a high cure speed. In one embodiment, the present invention provid... | 20051003 | 20070130 | 20060202 | 99500.0 | G02B602 | 3 | LEPISTO, RYAN A | COATED OPTICAL FIBERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G02B | 2,005 | |
11,240,438 | ACCEPTED | CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | This present invention relates to a contact (100) for electronic devices (1). More specifically, a contact (100) for electronic devices (1) has an upper contact pin (110) which includes a contact part (111) having a predetermined shape and contacting a lead of an object to be tested, that is, an integrated circuit (IC)... | 1. A contact for electronic devices, comprising: an upper contact pin, comprising: a contact part having a predetermined shape and contacting a lead of an object to be tested, two support protrusions, and a body; a lower contact pin coupled to the upper contact pin to be orthogonal to the upper contact pin; a spring fi... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a contact for electronic devices, and more particularly to a contact for electronic devices which electrically connects a plurality of leads of an integrated circuit (IC) provided in a test socket to corresponding pads of a printed circuit boar... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Generally, a test socket 20 of FIGS. 3 a to 3 c receives a ball grid array-type semiconductor IC 1 of FIGS. 1 a to 1 c. Next, the IC 1 is electrically connected to a PCB 11 of FIG. 2 . In such a state, the test socket performs the test of the IC 1 . As shown in FIGS. 3 a to 3 c ,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a contact for electronic devices, capable of efficiently transmitting an electrical signal from an upper contact pin t... | 20050930 | 20060411 | 20060406 | 58950.0 | H01R1200 | 2 | DINH, PHUONG K | CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,005 | |
11,240,534 | ACCEPTED | System, method and apparatus for controlling the dissemination of digital works | A system, business methodology and apparatus for facilitating controlled dissemination of digital works is disclosed. An audio and video organizer, entertainment, and communication unit that plays back audio and video media content received from a central storage server. The unit relies on a smartcard, which has a pers... | 1. A system for facilitating the usage of digital media files, said system comprising: a player unit having a memory therein for storing a plurality of digital media files thereon, said player unit only outputs analog representations of said digital media files stored in said memory; and a modem for connecting said pla... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is related to and claims priority from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/810,957, which in turn is related to and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/190,268, filed Mar. 17, 2000. BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 1. Field o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention is directed to improvements in home entertainment systems, particularly, to a system, method and apparatus for facilitating the usage of digital works. 2. Description of the Related Art The growth of the Internet as a commun... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention overcome shortcomings of prior systems and satisfy a need for providing a method and system for distributing digital audio and video content to users that supersede the aforementioned peer-to-peer file sharing technique and also ensures that each... | 20051003 | 20110412 | 20060413 | 64709.0 | H04N716 | 3 | PARTHASARATHY, PRAMILA | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISSEMINATION OF DIGITAL WORKS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,240,679 | ACCEPTED | Heel ulcer prevention and cushioning boot | A cushioning boot for bed-ridden patients. The boot includes a thickly-padded leg engaging portion and foot engaging portion with a front opening for easy insertion of a patient foot and leg. A series of stretchable, adjustable closure panels are removably secured to the boot for positioning and inserted leg in the pro... | 1. A cushioning boot, comprising: a. a leg engaging portion and a foot engaging portion, said portions being padded and having a leg-accepting aperture extending along a front side of said boot, and b. a stretchable, adjustable closure panel removably secured to said boot, a first portion of said panel extending substa... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to patient care, and in particular to a cushioning boot for the comfort and protection of a bed-ridden patient. Boot-like structures have been developed for protecting a patient who is bedridden for any number of reasons. The boots provide heel support and comfort, as ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to patient care, and in particular to a cushioning boot for the comfort and protection of a bed-ridden patient. Boot-like structures have been developed for protecting a patient who is bedridden for any number of reasons. The boots provide heel support and ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is directed to a cushioning boot, comprising a leg engaging portion and a foot engaging portion, with the portions being padded and having a leg-accepting aperture extending along a front side of the boot. An adjustable closure panel is removably secured to the boot, a... | 20050930 | 20100921 | 20070405 | 95638.0 | A61F501 | 2 | LEWIS, KIM M | HEEL ULCER PREVENTION AND CUSHIONING BOOT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,240,746 | ACCEPTED | Pixel array output routing structure for multi-channel CMOS imager sensors | A CMOS image sensor includes a plurality of pixels arranged in an array; a plurality of sample and hold arrays; and a routing matrix which routes a signal from each pixel to one of the sample and hold arrays in a predetermined order. | 1. A CMOS image sensor comprising: (a) a plurality of pixels arranged in an array; (b) a plurality of sample and hold arrays; and (c) a routing matrix which routes a signal from each pixel to one of the sample and hold arrays in a predetermined order. 2. The CMOS sensor as in claim 1, wherein the pixels are electronica... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to the field of CMOS image sensors having multiple sample and hold processing channels and, more particularly, to such CMOS image sensors having a routing matrix that routes signals from the pixel array to each sample and hold processing channel in which each chann... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As the image size and speed of CMOS image sensors continue to increase, a multi-channel output architecture is being used. However, with the multi-channel output, the video signals must be put back into their proper order. This task is becoming more and more difficult and is caus... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the present invention, the invention resides in a CMOS image sensor having a plurality of pixels arranged in an array; a plurality of sample an... | 20050930 | 20081216 | 20070405 | 80168.0 | G01T124 | 0 | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | PIXEL ARRAY OUTPUT ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-CHANNEL CMOS IMAGER SENSORS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01T | 2,005 | |
11,240,801 | ACCEPTED | CRISTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS FORM OF A TRIAZOLO (4,5-D) PYRIDIMINE COMPOUND | The invention provides new forms of a chemical compound of formula (I). The invention relates to forms of a chemical compound (I), in particular to crystalline and amorphous forms, more particularly four crystalline forms and an amorphous form. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of such form... | 1-55. (canceled) 56. A compound of formula (I): selected from: a compound of formula (I) characterised by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern containing specific peaks of high intensity at 5.3° (±0.1°), 20.1° (±0.1°), 20.7° (±0.1°), 21.0° (±0.1°) and 21.3° (±0.1°) 2θ; a compound of formula (I) characterised by an X-ray... | The present invention relates to forms of a chemical compound, in particular to crystalline and amorphous forms, more particularly four crystalline forms and an amorphous form. The invention further relates to processes for the preparation of such forms, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound in crystal... | 20051003 | 20070904 | 20070726 | 57788.0 | A61K31519 | 17 | BERCH, MARK L | CRISTALLINE AND AMORPHOUS FORM OF A TRIAZOLO (4,5-D) PYRIDIMINE COMPOUND | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,005 | |||
11,240,813 | ACCEPTED | Recreational vehicle | A trailer of the type that is intended to be towed with a towing vehicle has a trailer body with an elevated front portion. The towing vehicle has a vehicle hitch assembly, and the trailer body has an elevated front portion, with a mounting arrangement extending downward from beneath the front portion. A reflector is i... | 1. A trailer intended to be towed with a towing vehicle, said towing vehicle having a vehicle hitch assembly, comprising: a trailer body having an elevated front portion, with a mounting arrangement extending downward from beneath said front portion, and a reflector, integral with the front portion of the trailer body,... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not applicable. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not applicable. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fifth wheel trailers have been used extensively for many years because of a number of advantages that such trailers offers over other types of trailers. In ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fifth wheel trailers have been used extensively for many years because of a number of advantages that such trailers offers over other types of trailers. In particular, fifth wheel trailers permit somewhat heavier loads to be towed safely. Additionally, such trailers track quite w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This need is met by a trailer constructed according to the present invention. The trailer is intended to be towed with a towing vehicle having a vehicle hitch assembly. The trailer includes a trailer body having an elevated front portion, with a mounting arrangement extending downwa... | 20050930 | 20090310 | 20070405 | 62011.0 | B60D136 | 1 | HURLEY, KEVIN | RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B60D | 2,005 | |
11,240,914 | ACCEPTED | Multiple tool attachment system | A multiple tool attachment system is adapted to be attached to demolition equipment. The system includes a universal body attached to the demolition equipment. A series of tools are independently attachable to the universal body. The universal body includes a guide slot extending longitudinally along the universal body... | 1. A tool set for coupling to the receiving member of a body having a hydraulic cylinder for powering blades of the tool set, the tool set comprising: a pair of movable blades pivoted together about a main pivot pin and adapted to be driven by separate linkages; a bridge housing engaging the main pivot pin; and wherein... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/089,481, filed Mar. 28, 2002, entitled “Multiple Tool Attachment System”, which was the national stage of International Application No. PCT/US00/28367, filed Oct. 13, 2000, which claims the bene... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a tool attachment system for construction or demolition equipment which is adapted to be attached to a backhoe for attaching multiple tools, such as a heavy-duty metal cutting shear, a plate shear, a concrete crusher, a g... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a multiple tool attachment system which is easily converted between a plurality of distinct tools. A further object of the pre... | 20050930 | 20061017 | 20060427 | 88569.0 | B02C1900 | 1 | SELF, SHELLEY M | MULTIPLE TOOL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B02C | 2,005 | |
11,241,079 | ACCEPTED | Heater chips with a reduced number of bondpads | Heater chips for use in printing devices, such as those including one or more ink vias and one or more heater arrays, where at least a portion of at least one the ink vias is associated with at least portions of at least two heater arrays. The first heater array can be adjacent to one side of at least a portion of the ... | 1. A heater chip for use in a printing device, comprising: an ink via; a first heater array adjacent at least a portion of one side of the ink via; a second heater array adjacent at least a portion of another side of the ink via; and a bondpad, wherein the bondpad supplies power to at least a portion of the first heate... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to heater chips in printheads, and more particularly, in one embodiment, heater chips having a reduced number of bondpads. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A printhead is the device in printers, copiers, and multi-function products which sprays droplets of ink o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A printhead is the device in printers, copiers, and multi-function products which sprays droplets of ink onto a sheet of paper. A number of printers, copiers, and multi-function products utilize heater chips in their printheads for discharging ink drops from one or more ink vias.... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed a heater chip for use in a printing device. The heater chip includes an ink via. A first heater array is adjacent at least a portion of one side of the ink via, and a second heater array is adjacent at least a por... | 20050930 | 20071106 | 20070405 | 89870.0 | B41J205 | 3 | JACKSON, JUANITA DIONNE | HEATER CHIPS WITH A REDUCED NUMBER OF BONDPADS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,005 | |
11,241,231 | ACCEPTED | Method of processing ethanol byproducts and related subsystems | In one aspect of the invention, a method recovers oil from a concentrated byproduct, such as evaporated thin stillage formed during a dry milling process used for producing ethanol. The method includes forming a concentrate from the byproduct and recovering oil from the concentrate. The step of forming the concentrate ... | 1-30. (canceled) 31. A method of processing a concentrated byproduct of a dry milling process for producing ethanol, comprising recovering oil from the concentrated byproduct using a disk stack centrifuge. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the byproduct comprises thin stillage, and the method further includes the ste... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/602,050, filed Aug. 17, 2004, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. COPYRIGHT STATEMENT A portion of the disclosure of this document contains material subject to copyright protection. No objection is made to th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Over the past thirty years, significant attention has been given to the production of ethyl alcohol, or “ethanol,” for use as an alternative fuel. Ethanol not only burns cleaner than fossil fuels, but also can be produced using grains such as corn, which are of course renewable r... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method of processing a concentrated byproduct of a dry milling process for producing ethanol, such as by using corn, is disclosed. In its most basic form, the method comprises recovering oil from the concentrated byproduct. In one em... | 20050930 | 20110830 | 20060223 | 86027.0 | C11B104 | 28 | CARR, DEBORAH D | METHOD OF PROCESSING ETHANOL BYPRODUCTS AND RELATED SUBSYSTEMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C11B | 2,005 | |
11,241,240 | ACCEPTED | System and method for adjusting MIDI volume levels based on response to the characteristics of an analog signal | An apparatus and method of controlling note velocity within an electronically controlled player piano in response to the analog characteristics (level, strength, amplitude, etc.) of a received audio signal encoded with a MIDI (or similar) note stream. The invention allows conventional audio playback devices to be utili... | 1. An interface apparatus for communicating between a controller and a MIDI-compatible instrument, comprising: a demodulator; said demodulator configured to demodulate a MIDI data stream from an audio signal received from a controller; a signal monitor configured to measure the amplitude of at least a portion of the au... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Not Applicable STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable NOTICE OF MATERIAL SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT PROTECTION A portion of the material in this patent document is subject to copyright protection under the copyright laws of the United States and ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention pertains generally to player mechanisms for acoustic instruments, and more particularly to controlling playback characteristics of a digital MIDI based instrument. 2. Description of Related Art Acoustic instruments having electronics which... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An aspect of the invention is an interface apparatus for communicating between a non-midi controller, such as an off-the-shelf media player, and a MIDI compatible instrument. The apparatus comprises a demodulator configured to demodulate a MIDI data stream from an audio signal... | 20050930 | 20090512 | 20070405 | 60223.0 | G10H700 | 0 | FLETCHER, MARLON T | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING MIDI VOLUME LEVELS BASED ON RESPONSE TO THE CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ANALOG SIGNAL | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G10H | 2,005 | |
11,241,302 | ACCEPTED | Load test apparatus for shipping containers | Load test apparatus for shipping containers comprising a horizontal beam (200), the beam having pivotal plate assemblies (210) attached to lifting eyes (330) or other feature of a container by cables (130) or similar means, extending from the pivotal plates to the lifting eyes. The pivotal plates rotate about a horizon... | 1. A container load test apparatus comprising: (a) a horizontal beam having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis, (b) two beam supports, (c) means for slidably positioning said beam supports at a desired location along said longitudinal axis of said horizontal beam, (d) a cable attachment plate pivotally attached ... | This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/614,303 for Load Test Apparatus for Shipping Containers filed Sep. 28, 2004 by the above referenced Applicants, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH Not Applicable SEQUENCE LISTING OR ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of Invention This invention relates to the load testing of structures that are lifted or suspended by one or more cables or chains, collectively referred to as “Shipping containers”. The test apparatus applies a load to the lifting points of the containers, known as pad eyes, and simulat... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with the present invention a load test apparatus for shipping containers is comprised of a plurality of hydraulic cylinders or other force generating means to apply an upward force to a structure that applies and evenly distributes said load to lifting eyes of the container to be teste... | 20050928 | 20070710 | 20060330 | 65439.0 | G01D700 | 1 | DOWTIN, JEWEL VIRGIE | LOAD TEST APPARATUS FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G01D | 2,005 | |
11,241,555 | ACCEPTED | Digital data storage system | An efficient method for breaking source data into smaller data subsets and storing those subsets along with coded information about some of the other data subsets on different storage nodes such that the original data can be recreated from a portion of those data subsets in an efficient manner. | 1. A method for storing a string of N characters, the method comprising the steps of: (a) segmenting the string of N characters into n data subsets; (b) storing each of said n data subsets into a different storage node along with a coded value of the data subset stored in the storage node. 2. The method as recited in c... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed data storage system and method for storing data, and more particularly, to a system and method for storing subsets of an original set of data on multiple data storage devices in one or more locations such that the indiv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distributed data storage system and method for storing data, and more particularly, to a system and method for storing subsets of an original set of data on multiple data storage devices in one or more locations such th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Briefly, the present invention relates to a digital data storage system in which original data to be stored is separated into a number of data “slices” or subsets in such a manner that the data in each subset is less usable or less recognizable or completely unusable or completely u... | 20050930 | 20110531 | 20070405 | 98008.0 | G06F1300 | 1 | CHOE, YONG J | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR SUBDIVIDING DATA FOR STORAGE IN A DISPERSED DATA STORAGE GRID | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,241,889 | ACCEPTED | Umbrella having structural rib configured to receive electrical components and associated wiring | An umbrella has a first support member, a plurality of ribs supported by the first support member, and a canopy supported by the plurality of ribs. At least one of the plurality of ribs has, in cross section, a bottom wall, first and second upstanding side walls extending upward from the bottom wall, and a web extendin... | 1. An umbrella, comprising: a first support member; a plurality of elongated ribs supported by said first support member; and a canopy supported by said plurality of elongated ribs, wherein at least one of said plurality of elongated ribs has, in cross section, a bottom wall; a first upstanding side wall extending upwa... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to an umbrella, and more particularly to an umbrella having a structural rib configured to receive one or more electrical components and associated wiring. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Large patio-style umbrellas are useful on patios, decks, pools, beaches, and in ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Large patio-style umbrellas are useful on patios, decks, pools, beaches, and in other outdoor settings for providing protection from the sun and allowing users a convenient way to enjoy shade while participating in outdoor activities. Often such activities continue into the night... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide an attractive, safe, and convenient way of housing lights or other electrical appliances and wiring within a patio umbrella. Stated somewhat more specifically, embodiments of the present invention comprise an umbrella having a first support member, a plur... | 20050930 | 20091020 | 20070405 | 78095.0 | A45B2502 | 3 | JACKSON, DANIELLE | UMBRELLA HAVING STRUCTURAL RIB CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND ASSOCIATED WIRING | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A45B | 2,005 | |
11,242,247 | ACCEPTED | Role-based access control system, method and computer program product | The invention relates to a role-based access control system, including a role definition system for defining roles to be sets of permissions on individual resources thus forming role instances, respectively; and a super role definition system for defining at least one super role by grouping a set of role instances into... | 1. A role-based access control system, comprising: a role definition system for defining roles to be sets of permissions on individual resources thus forming role instances, respectively; and a super role definition system for defining at least one super role by grouping a set of role instances, wherein each super role... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a system for security authorisation of networked computer resources, and especially to technology for providing access control to system resources. 2. Related Art Service system functionality usually includes a so-called... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and a system for security authorisation of networked computer resources, and especially to technology for providing access control to system resources. 2. Related Art Service system functionality usually includes... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a system, method, computer program product, and computer program for role-based access control. The present invention provides a role-based access control system, which comprises a role definition system for defining roles to be sets of permissions on ... | 20051003 | 20150512 | 20060427 | 86684.0 | G06F1730 | 3 | ZUNIGA ABAD, JACKIE | Role-based access control system, method and computer program product | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,243,008 | ACCEPTED | EXTERNAL ADAPTOR FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD READER | An adaptor in accordance with the present invention allows a conventional magnetic stripe card POS reader to receive information from contact-based or wireless sources while maintaining the concurrent ability of the reader to interact with a magnetic stripe card. In accordance with one embodiment of the present inventi... | 1-10. (canceled) 11. A method of communicating with a reader head of a magnetic stripe reader device, the method comprising: positioning a module comprising an inductor element proximate to a housing of a magnetic stripe reader device; applying a current to the inductor element to generate a magnetic field of sufficien... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The instant nonprovisional patent application claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/647,274, filed Jan. 24, 2005, and U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 11/051,244, filed Feb. 4, 2005, which are incorporated by reference herein for all purpos... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The concept of magnetic stripe credit cards was generally embraced by merchants and consumers when standards were adopted by the industry in the 1970's. The International Airline Transport Association (IATA) and the American Banking Association (ABA) defined the standards for mag... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An adaptor in accordance with the present invention allows a conventional magnetic stripe card POS reader to receive information from contact-based or wireless sources while maintaining the concurrent ability of the reader to interact with a magnetic stripe card. In accordance... | 20051003 | 20061003 | 20060727 | 58169.0 | G06K708 | 1 | KIM, TAE W | EXTERNAL ADAPTOR FOR MAGNETIC STRIPE CARD READER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,005 | |
11,243,143 | ACCEPTED | Disk drive partitioning methods | A storage device has partitions that are separately addressed by distinct IP addresses. This allows direct access of the partitions, on a peer-to-peer basis, by any other device that can communicate using IP. Preferred storage devices support spanning between or among partitions of the same device, as well as between o... | 1-21. (canceled) 22. A method of partitioning a disk drive comprising: (a) a first user, geographically separated from the disk drive, associating a first name to a first partition of the disk drive; (b) a second user, geographically separated from both the first user and the disk drive, associating a second name to a ... | This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/425867 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The field of the invention is data storage devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION There is a trend within the field of electronics to physically (i.e. geographically) ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There is a trend within the field of electronics to physically (i.e. geographically) disaggregate functionality, and to rely instead on networked resources. Of special interest are resources available over a packet communications network such as the Internet. In addition to the d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the present invention a storage device has partitions that are separately addressed by distinct IP addresses. This allows direct access of the partitions,.on a peer-to-peer basis, by any other device that can communicate using IP. Many limitations on access to the storage device ... | 20051003 | 20110111 | 20060202 | 95972.0 | G06F15167 | 5 | HENRY, MARIEGEORGES A | DISK DRIVE PARTITIONING METHODS AND APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,243,290 | ACCEPTED | Process for generating computer flight plans on the internet | A process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet with the elements of: a raw XY&Z database of chart data, a data base containing aircraft data, a software system to create VFR, IFR and Road charts, an Internet web site accessible by a Client computer, a software system which computes flight plans requeste... | 1. A process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet comprising the elements of: a) a raw XY&Z database of chart data; b) a data base containing aircraft data; c) a software system to create VFR, IFR and Road charts; d) an Internet web site accessible by a Client computer; e) a software system which comput... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to the field of aviation software, and more particularly to a process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet. However, as will become obvious later, additional applications of this invention may also include the field of cartography, route plann... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to the field of aviation software, and more particularly to a process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet. However, as will become obvious later, additional applications of this invention may also include the field of cartography,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. What is needed is a flight planning systems that is as interactive and dynamic as those found in autonomous applications and as current and economical as those found on the Internet. Thus, the primary object of the invention is to provide the pilot with an economically and effici... | 20050928 | 20091229 | 20060209 | 93970.0 | G01C2136 | 3 | TO, TUAN C | PROCESS FOR GENERATING TRAVEL PLANS ON THE INTERNET | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,005 | |
11,243,365 | ACCEPTED | Tube shaped high pressure storage tank | A flexible, high pressure, tubular storage vessel for storing and dispensing a compressed gas. The vessel has a gas impermeable inner core member comprising a flexible material and defining an inner diameter of a fluid-carrying channel adapted to store the compressed gas. A flexible reinforcing material is circumferent... | 1. A flexible, high pressure, tubular storage vessel for storing and dispensing a compressed gas, the vessel comprising: a gas impermeable inner core member comprising a flexible material and defining an inner diameter of a fluid-carrying channel adapted to store the compressed gas; and a flexible reinforcing material ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to high pressure storage vessels, and more particularly, to the storage of hydrogen gas for use in a propulsion system, such as with a fuel cell or an internal combustion engine. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Fuel cells have been proposed as a power source for electric... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fuel cells have been proposed as a power source for electric vehicles and other applications. In proton exchange membrane (PEM) type fuel cells, hydrogen is supplied to the anode of the fuel cell and oxygen is supplied as the oxidant to the cathode. A common technique for storing... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a flexible, high pressure, tubular storage vessel for storing and dispensing a compressed gas. The vessel has a gas impermeable inner core member comprising a flexible material and defining an inner diameter of a fluid-carrying channel adapted to store... | 20051004 | 20091201 | 20070405 | 63900.0 | F17C1300 | 4 | BRINSON, PATRICK F | TUBE SHAPED HIGH PRESSURE STORAGE TANK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F17C | 2,005 | |
11,243,615 | ACCEPTED | Stadium seat | A seat frame of a stadium seat includes a lower cross beam, bench-engaging support arms configured to mount over a top, flat surface of the stadium bench, and upright support members. The upright support members include rounded upper ends that may be rearwardly canted. | 1. A seat frame of a seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench supported on a stadium riser, wherein the stadium bench includes a top, flat surface for seating, a front portion that extends beyond the stadium riser, opposed, spaced front and rear vertical walls extending downwardly from the top surface, and... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application relates to and claims priority benefits from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/665,986 entitled “Stadium Seat,” filed Mar. 29, 2005, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention generally relate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a stadium seat, and more particularly to a seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench. Many stadiums, arenas, amphitheaters, and other such venues (collectively referred to as “stadiums”) include a seating area h... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a seat frame of a seat for semi-permanent attachment to a stadium bench supported on a stadium riser. The stadium bench includes a top, flat surface for seating, a front portion that extends beyond the stadium riser, opposed, spac... | 20051005 | 20080108 | 20061005 | 74582.0 | A47D110 | 2 | WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT | STADIUM SEAT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A47D | 2,005 | |
11,243,899 | ACCEPTED | Mattress hugging bed rail | A bed rail structured to minimize the gap between the mattress and the bed rail and including a leg portion and a rail portion. The rail portion extends upwardly on a first side of the mattress to extend beyond the sleeping surface of the mattress and prevent a person from rolling out of bed. The leg portion is sandwic... | 1. A bed rail adapted for engagement to a bed having a first side, a second side, and a sleeping surface, wherein the bed rail comprises: a) a leg portion; b) a rail portion engaged to the leg portion and confronting the first side of the bed; c) wherein the rail portion extends from the leg portion to and beyond the s... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates particularly to a bed rail and specifically to a bed rail that hugs the mattress to maximize a tight fit between the rail portion and the side of a mattress and to minimize the chance that a child can fall between the rail portion of the bed rail and the side of the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A bed rail is a structure engaged to the side of a bed to prevent a person, especially a child, from rolling out of bed and falling to the floor. A bed rail includes a leg portion that is sandwiched between the mattress and box spring. A bed rail further includes a rail portion t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A feature of the present invention is the provision in a bed rail having a rail portion confronting a first side of a bed and extending upwardly beyond a sleeping surface of the bed and a leg portion extending from the rail portion and running toward a second side of a bed, of a mem... | 20051004 | 20070220 | 20060209 | 59549.0 | A47C2108 | 3 | SANTOS, ROBERT G | MATTRESS HUGGING BED RAIL | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A47C | 2,005 | |
11,243,915 | ACCEPTED | Adaptive grouping of parameters for enhanced coding efficiency | The present invention is based on the finding that parameters including a first set of parameters of a representation of a first portion of an original signal and including a second set of parameters of a representation of a second portion of the original signal can be efficiently encoded, when the parameters are arran... | 1. Compression unit for compression of parameters, the parameters including a first set of parameters including a representation of a first portion of an original signal, the parameters further including a second set of parameters including a representation of a second portion of the original signal, the second portion... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. provisional application No. 60/670,993, filed Apr. 13, 2005. The prior application is herewith incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to lossless encoding of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART <EOH>In recent times, the multi-channel audio reproduction technique is becoming more and more important. This may be due to the fact that audio compression/encoding techniques such as the well-known mp3 technique have made it possible to distribute audio records via the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the object of the present invention to provide an improved coding concept achieving a lossless compression of parameter values with higher efficiency. In accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, this object is achieved by a compression unit for compression of... | 20051005 | 20110802 | 20061019 | 58889.0 | G10L1104 | 0 | BAKER, MATTHEW H | ADAPTIVE GROUPING OF PARAMETERS FOR ENHANCED CODING EFFICIENCY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G10L | 2,005 | |
11,244,098 | ACCEPTED | Money remittance method | A system wherein a customer is provided with a debit card, cash value is loaded onto the customer's card and a customer account is set up. To allow money remittance, specific information is obtained of the customer and the recipient. These include their names, address, phone number and a recognizable government identif... | 1. A method authorizing remittance of money by a non-financial institution comprising: providing a customer with a debit card; loading cash value on the customer's card and setting up a customer account; obtaining from the customer a) customer's name, customer's address, and customer's phone number and b) a recipient's... | BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure is directed to a method for remitting money and more specifically to a remittance method including a debit card and a related account. Debit cards are generally cards by which the customer can make purchases and the amount of the purchase is debited against... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present disclosure is directed to a method for remitting money and more specifically to a remittance method including a debit card and a related account. Debit cards are generally cards by which the customer can make purchases and the amount of the purchase is deb... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present disclosure is directed to a method for remitting money and more specifically to a remittance method including a debit card and a related account. Debit cards are generally cards by which the customer can make purchases and the amount of the purchase is deb... | 20051006 | 20070821 | 20070412 | 64106.0 | G06K500 | 2 | MAI, THIEN T | MONEY REMITTANCE METHOD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,005 | |
11,244,298 | ACCEPTED | Fast incremental backup method and system | A method of incremental backup of a storage device includes reading descriptors of logical storage units of the storage device; comparing the descriptors of the logical storage units of the storage device with descriptors of archived logical storage units; for logical storage units of the storage device whose descripto... | 1. A method of incremental backup of a storage device, comprising: (a) selecting an area of the storage device for backup; (b) reading descriptors of logical storage units of the selected area; (c) comparing the descriptors of the logical storage units of the selected area with descriptors of already archived logical s... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to archiving and copying of data, and more particularly, to archiving of hard disk drive (HDD) data at various predetermined points in time. 2. Description of the Related Art Currently, there are a number of conventional methods that re... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to archiving and copying of data, and more particularly, to archiving of hard disk drive (HDD) data at various predetermined points in time. 2. Description of the Related Art Currently, there are a number of conventional met... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is related to a fast incremental backup method and system that substantially obviates one or more of the disadvantages of the related art. In one aspect, there is provided a method of incremental backup of a storage device, including (a) selecting ... | 20051006 | 20080429 | 20070412 | 60278.0 | G06F1216 | 1 | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | FAST INCREMENTAL BACKUP METHOD AND SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,244,544 | ACCEPTED | Light emitting panel assemblies | Light emitting assemblies include a tray that forms a cavity or recess containing one or more light sources. A sheet, film or substrate is positioned over the cavity or recess for controlling the light emitted from the assembly. The tray acts as a back, side or edge reflector, and has one or more secondary reflective o... | 1. A light emitting assembly comprising a tray that forms a cavity or recess, at least one light source located, mounted or positioned in the cavity or recess, and at least one sheet, film or substrate positioned over the cavity or recess for controlling the light emitted from the assembly to fit a particular applicati... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/784,527, filed Feb. 23, 2004, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/256,275, filed Feb. 23, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,712,481, dated Mar. 30, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally, as indicated, to light emitting panel assemblies each including a transparent panel member for efficiently conducting light, and controlling the light conducted by the panel member to be emitted from one or more light output areas along the lengt... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the light emitting panel assemblies include a light emitting panel member having a light transition area in which at least one light source is suitably mounted for transmission of light to the light input surface of the panel member. I... | 20051006 | 20080610 | 20060209 | 98727.0 | F21V900 | 41 | SEMBER, THOMAS M | LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,244,627 | ACCEPTED | Techniques for processing customer service transactions at customer site using mobile computing device | Techniques are described for facilitating delivery and adjustments of customer orders at a customer delivery site. A delivery courier is assigned a mobile field computing device for facilitating delivery and order adjustments of customer orders associated with that courier's delivery route. The mobile field computing d... | 1. A method for facilitating delivery of at least one customer order via a delivery courier that is assigned a delivery route, the at least one customer order including at least one ordered item, the method comprising: providing a mobile computing device to the delivery courier to facilitate delivery of the at least on... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/568,572 entitled “TECHNIQUE FOR PROCESSING CUSTOMER SERVICE TRANSACTIONS AT CUSTOMER SITE USING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE,” filed May 10, 2000, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference for al... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to the field of electronic commerce. In particular, the present invention relates to a technique for delivering and modifying customer orders for consumer products using a data network. 2. Description of the Related Art Companies h... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to the several embodiments of the present invention, techniques are described for facilitating delivery and adjustment of customer orders at one or more customer delivery sites. According to one embodiment, a delivery courier is assigned a mobile field computing device for... | 20051005 | 20100907 | 20060420 | 58290.0 | G06F1134 | 1 | AN, IG TAI | TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING CUSTOMER SERVICE TRANSACTIONS AT CUSTOMER SITE USING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 | |
11,244,668 | ACCEPTED | Methods and computer programs for localizing broadcast content | In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method 1) prompts a user for a description of localized broadcast content that is to be broadcast by a particular broadcast affiliate, and 2) transmits the description of the localized broadcast content to a broadcast content provider. In another embodiment, a computer-implemen... | 1. A computer program stored on computer-readable media, comprising: computer program code to, prompt a user for a description of localized broadcast content that is to be broadcast by a particular broadcast affiliate; and transmit the description of the localized broadcast content to a broadcast content provider. 2. T... | BACKGROUND A broadcast network, as defined herein, is a network wherein one or more content providers deliver audio, visual, or multimedia content to a plurality of affiliates, each of which broadcasts its received content to a multitude of listeners or viewers. One example of such a broadcast network is a radio networ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A broadcast network, as defined herein, is a network wherein one or more content providers deliver audio, visual, or multimedia content to a plurality of affiliates, each of which broadcasts its received content to a multitude of listeners or viewers. One example of such a broadcast network is a ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Illustrative embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary broadcast network; FIG. 2 illustrates a new and exemplary computer program for transmitting localized content to a broadcast content provider; FIG. 3 illustr... | 20051005 | 20101228 | 20070405 | 58407.0 | H04N7173 | 1 | REGO, DOMINIC E | METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR LOCALIZING BROADCAST CONTENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,005 | |
11,244,894 | ACCEPTED | Light emitting panel assemblies | Light emitting assemblies include a light emitting panel member having at least one light input surface for receiving light from at least one light source and a pattern of deformities that vary on or in at least one surface to cause light to be emitted from the panel member. At least a portion of the light input surfac... | 1. A light emitting assembly comprising at least one light source and a light emitting panel member having a light emitting surface, and at least one light input surface for receiving light from the light source, the panel member having a pattern of deformities that vary on or in at least one surface to cause light to ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/784,527, filed Feb. 23, 2004, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/256,275, filed Feb. 23, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,712,481, dated Mar. 30, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally, as indicated, to light emitting panel assemblies each including a transparent panel member for efficiently conducting light, and controlling the light conducted by the panel member to be emitted from one or more light output areas along the lengt... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the light emitting panel assemblies include a light emitting panel member having a light transition area in which at least one light source is suitably mounted for transmission of light to the light input surface of the panel member. I... | 20051006 | 20100615 | 20060209 | 72518.0 | F21V704 | 5 | MACCHIAROLO, LEAH SIMONE | LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,245,048 | ACCEPTED | Method of cutting laminate, apparatus for manufacturing laminate, method of manufacturing laminate, and laminate | A device such as an MEMS device is fabricated by cutting a laminate of a semiconductor substrate and a glass substrate. Grooves are formed in the glass substrate, and the semiconductor substrate and the glass substrate are laminated together such that the groove faces the semiconductor substrate. The laminated substrat... | 1. A method of manufacturing a laminate composed of a first and a second substrate made of materials, the transmittance or absorptance with respect to a laser beam of which is different from each other, the method comprising the steps of: forming a groove on one of the first and the second substrates; putting one subst... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/968,139 filed on Oct. 20, 2004, the contents being incorporated therein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of cutting a lam... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of cutting a laminate, an apparatus for manufacturing the laminate, a method of manufacturing the laminate, and the laminate itself. In more detail, the present invention relates to a method of cutting a laminate... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a method of cutting a laminate, an apparatus for manufacturing the laminate, a method of manufacturing the laminate and the laminate itself, the method being capable of cutting a laminate formed of a plurality of substrates of differe... | 20051007 | 20090811 | 20060413 | 57543.0 | C03B3300 | 0 | SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR | METHOD OF CUTTING LAMINATE, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND LAMINATE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C03B | 2,005 | |
11,245,408 | ACCEPTED | Light emitting panel assemblies | Light emitting assemblies include at least one light source and at least one film, sheet, plate or substrate having optical elements or deformities of well defined shape on at least one surface that have reflective or refractive surfaces for controlling the light output ray angle distribution of the emitted light. The ... | 1. A light emitting assembly comprising at least a light emitting panel member having a light emitting surface, at least one light source, at least one film, sheet, plate or substrate positioned near the light emitting surface through which light from the panel member is emitted, and an air gap between the film, sheet,... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/784,527, filed Feb. 23, 2004, which is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/256,275, filed Feb. 23, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,712,481, dated Mar. 30, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally, as indicated, to light emitting panel assemblies each including a transparent panel member for efficiently conducting light, and controlling the light conducted by the panel member to be emitted from one or more light output areas along the lengt... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the light emitting panel assemblies include a light emitting panel member having a light transition area in which at least one light source is suitably mounted for transmission of light to the light input surface of the panel member. I... | 20051006 | 20071127 | 20060209 | 97861.0 | F21V704 | 38 | TON, ANABEL | LIGHT EMITTING PANEL ASSEMBLIES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,005 | |
11,245,466 | ACCEPTED | Devices and methods for inter-vertebral orthopedic device placement | Disclosed are methods and devices for implanting an orthopedic device between skeletal segments, such as vertebrae, using limited surgical dissection. The implanted devices are used to adjust and maintain the spatial relationships of adjacent bones. The implanted device can be, for example, an artificial disc, a fusion... | 1. An instrument for implanting an implant device in a space between a pair of skeletal segments, comprising: a mount having a distal end mountable between the pair of skeletal segments; an insertion device pivotably attached to a proximal end of the mount, wherein the insertion device is pivotable to an orientation so... | PREFERENCE TO PRIORITY DOCUMENT This application claims priority of co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/616,100, filed Oct. 5, 2004. Priority of the aforementioned filing date is hereby claimed, and the disclosure of the Provisional Patent Application is hereby incorporated by reference in its en... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The disclosure relates to devices and methods for implantation of an orthopedic device between skeletal segments using limited surgical dissection. The implanted devices are used to adjust and maintain the spatial relationship(s) of adjacent bones. Depending on the design of the implant, the skel... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In view of the proceeding, there is a need for devices and methods for delivery of inter-vertebral implants that do not require extensive dissection of normal tissues or significant retraction of the nerve elements. Such devices and methods provide ease of use as well as a safe and familiar surgical... | 20051005 | 20110531 | 20060525 | 99008.0 | A61F500 | 1 | SEVILLA, CHRISTIAN ANTHONY | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTER-VERTEBRAL ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE PLACEMENT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,005 | |
11,245,576 | ACCEPTED | System and method for power conservation in a wireless device | Described is a system and method for power conservation in a wireless device. The method includes switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval. The unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, and the ... | 1. A method, comprising: switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval, wherein the unit receives wireless signals only when in the second communication mode, the first communication mode being a power-save mode; receiving a wireles... | A conventional mobile unit (“MU”) establishes a connection to a wireless network via an access point (“AP”) on power-up and maintains the connection until it is intentionally terminated (e.g., the MU is powered-down) or unintentionally terminated (e.g, connection is unavailable—beyond network's range). While connected ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Described is a system and method for power conservation in a wireless device. The method includes switching, by a wireless computing unit, from a first communication mode to a second communication mode at a predefined time interval. The unit receives wireless signals only when in th... | 20051007 | 20081021 | 20070412 | 88665.0 | H04B138 | 1 | LE, THANH C | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER CONSERVATION IN A WIRELESS DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,005 | ||
11,245,578 | ACCEPTED | Plug connector with mating protection and alignment means | A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a pair of protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a... | 1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising: a connector housing, the connector housing including an insulative body portion, the body portion including a forward face; a circuit card, the circuit card including a leading edge with contacts for mating with the mating connector and a trail... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of prior U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60,637,013, filed Dec. 17, 2004, 60/655,673, filed Feb. 23, 2005 and 60/704,698, filed Aug. 2, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to cable connectors, and more part... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to cable connectors, and more particularly to cable connector that mate with circuit board connectors that have a structure which eliminates the need for a shielding cage or guide frame to be utilized with a mating circuit board connector. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a plug connector that is guided into engagement with an opposing connector by way of a guide member. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector that mates to a surface mount receptacl... | 20051007 | 20071204 | 20060720 | 97498.0 | H01R2400 | 1 | LE, THANH TAM T | PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MATING PROTECTION AND ALIGNMENT MEANS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,005 | |
11,245,667 | ACCEPTED | Systems and methods for making serial ports of existing computers available over a network | Systems and methods for making serial ports of existing computers available over a network are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiments the system may comprise a serial controller for locally controlling at least one serial port at a network computer. The management processor operates in a first mode to disable local con... | 1. A system for making serial ports of existing computers available over a network, comprising: a serial controller for locally controlling at least one serial port of a networked computer; and a management processor operatively associated with the networked computer, the management processor operating in a first mode ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The described subject matter relates to computer networks, and more particularly to systems and methods for making serial ports of existing computers available over a network. BACKGROUND Serial devices have largely been superseded by the universal serial bus (USB). However, the widespread use of serial ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Serial devices have largely been superseded by the universal serial bus (USB). However, the widespread use of serial devices in the past means that many serial devices are still in use today. Accordingly, computer manufacturers still provide serial ports to interface with these legacy devices. Se... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An exemplary embodiment for making serial ports of existing computers available over a network may be implemented in a system. The system may comprise a serial controller for locally controlling at least one serial port at a networked computer. A management processor is operatively associated with t... | 20051007 | 20120710 | 20070412 | 94533.0 | H04L1256 | 1 | WU, JIANYE | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SERIAL PORTS OF EXISTING COMPUTERS AVAILABLE OVER A NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,005 | |
11,245,694 | ACCEPTED | Connector guide member | A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is also described and it se... | 1. A guide member for guiding a plug connector into engagement with a receptacle connector, comprising: a body including three distinct walls, two side walls and a top wall interconnecting the two side walls together, the three walls cooperatively defining a hollow shell having a general inverted U-shape for mounting t... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to connector shrouds, and more particularly to a shroud and placement member that cooperate as an engaged assembly for mounting the shroud and an associated connector on a circuit board. Most small form factor pluggable style connectors are surface mou... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to connector shrouds, and more particularly to a shroud and placement member that cooperate as an engaged assembly for mounting the shroud and an associated connector on a circuit board. Most small form factor pluggable style connectors are... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a connector and shroud, or guide member, that are easily mounted to a circuit board by automated means. Another object of the present invention is to provide a metal shroud for use with an associated circuit boa... | 20051007 | 20080318 | 20060824 | 95414.0 | H01R1364 | 1 | HARVEY, JAMES R | CONNECTOR GUIDE MEMBER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,005 | |
11,245,695 | ACCEPTED | Plug connector with mating protection | A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a means for aligni... | 1. A plug connector for connecting wires to a mating connector, comprising: a connector housing, the connector housing including a forward face; a circuit card, the circuit card including a leading edge with contacts for mating with the mating connector and a trailing edge with contacts for termination to a plurality o... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority of prior U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/637,013, filed Dec. 17, 2004 and 60/704,698, filed Aug. 2, 2005. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to cable connectors, and more particularly to cable connector that ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to cable connectors, and more particularly to cable connector that mate with circuit board connectors that have a structure which eliminates the need for a shielding cage or guide frame to be utilized with a mating circuit board connector. ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a plug connector that is guided into engagement with an opposing connector by way of a guide member. Another object of the present invention is to provide a plug connector that mates to a surface mount receptacl... | 20051007 | 20081111 | 20060622 | 58950.0 | H01R2400 | 1 | DINH, PHUONG K | PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MATING PROTECTION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,005 | |
11,245,732 | ACCEPTED | Method and system for transacting an anonymous purchase over the internet | A method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary; (b) providing transactional purchase information, including the intermediary credit account information, to a retailer, w... | 1.-14. (canceled) 15. A method of transacting a purchase, comprising: acquiring a purchase card from a purchase card provider, where the purchase card is a bearer instrument having an associated account number and embossed with a non-personalized cardholder name, but does not identify the person who acquired the purcha... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/363,499 filed on Jul. 29, 1999 and now abandoned. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to a ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to a method for making a purchase over the Internet, and more particularly to a method of transacting an anonymous purchase through the use of intermediary credit account information. Currently, a consumer wishing to make a purchase over th... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the present invention, a method is provided for transacting an anonymous purchase over the Internet. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring intermediary credit account information from a purchasing intermediary; (b) providing transactional purchase infor... | 20051007 | 20080205 | 20060413 | 71905.0 | G06Q4000 | 3 | PATEL, JAGDISH | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSACTING AN ANONYMOUS PURCHASE OVER THE INTERNET | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06Q | 2,005 | |
11,245,807 | ACCEPTED | Movable barrier operator | A movable barrier operator having an electrical motor responsive to control signals for moving the barrier, a controller to control the barrier movements, and two command apparatuses for generating command inputs, which command apparatuses are located remotely from each other. The first command apparatus is mounted in ... | 1. A movable barrier operator, comprising: an electric motor responsive to control signals for moving the barrier; a transmission connected to the motor to be driven thereby and to the movable barrier to be moved; a first command apparatus mounted in a location remote from the controller and accessible by users of the ... | This is a continuation of prior application Ser. No. 10/609,788 filed Jun. 30, 2003 which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/804,411, filed Mar. 12, 2001, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/536,055, filed Mar. 27, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,246,196, which is a divisional application of Ser. No. 09/161,840, filed Sep. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to movable barrier operators for operating movable barriers or doors. More particularly, it relates to garage door operators having improved safety and energy efficiency features. Garage door operators have become more sophisticated over the years... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A movable barrier operator having an electric motor for driving a garage door, a gate or other barrier is operated from a source of AC current. The movable barrier operator includes circuitry for automatically detecting the incoming AC line voltage and frequency of the alternating c... | 20051007 | 20070116 | 20060824 | 70767.0 | H02P300 | 2 | RO, BENTSU | MOVABLE BARRIER OPERATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H02P | 2,005 | |
11,245,809 | ACCEPTED | Keyboard for hand-held devices | A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled. | 1. A hand-held electronic device comprising: a keyboard, said keyboard having a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to sides of said each key, one side of said sides being bevelled. 2. The device of claim 1 wherein said one side has a substantially planar surface meeting sa... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims the benefit of prior provisional application Ser. No. 60/716,736, filed Sep. 13, 2005, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND This invention relates to a hand-held electronic device. Numerous hand-held electroni... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to a hand-held electronic device. Numerous hand-held electronic devices are available as information stores for personal contacts, calendar appointments, and the like. Additionally, many hand-held devices wirelessly connect to the public Internet to allow for the sending an... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>A hand-held electronic device has a keyboard with a plurality of keys, each key having a substantially flat contact surface extending to the sides of each key. One of the sides of the key is beveled. Other features and advantages will become apparent from a review of the following descr... | 20051007 | 20080826 | 20070315 | 73237.0 | H03M1100 | 1 | YACOB, SISAY | KEYBOARD FOR HAND-HELD DEVICES | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H03M | 2,005 | |
11,245,846 | ACCEPTED | Method of producing polarizers for polarized optical probes | Methods of creating tooling designs for, and the production of, one or more polarizer groups on a workpiece. Each such group includes an optically transmitting substrate with one or more discrete polarizer pixels thereon. The polarizer groups are used with optical instruments having a number of optical channels. In the... | 1. A method of creating a tooling design for the production of one or more polarizer groups, each such group comprising an optically transmitting substrate having thereon one or more discrete polarizer pixels, the polarizer group for use with an optical instrument comprising one or more optical channels, the method com... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 10/835,747, filed on Apr. 30, 2004. Priority is claimed. GOVERNMENT RIGHTS This invention was made with Government support under Grant Number 1 R43 CA103083-01 awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methods of Optical Analysis Photons from the ultraviolet, optical, and infrared portions of the electromagnetic spectrum have been used for over 100 years to investigate the properties of matter. These techniques, hereinafter referred to as “methods of optical analysis”, include ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention pertains primarily to the manufacturing of polarizer groups for an optical probe with one or more optical channels. The process makes novel use of polarizer manufacturing technologies that allow polarizer groups to be adaptably “pixelated” at the appropriate si... | 20051007 | 20061031 | 20060309 | 84356.0 | G01J400 | 1 | NGUYEN, TU T | METHOD OF PRODUCING POLARIZERS FOR POLARIZED OPTICAL PROBES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01J | 2,005 | |
11,246,163 | ACCEPTED | Resource sharing in a telecommunications environment | A transceiver is designed to share memory and processing power amongst a plurality of transmitter and/or receiver latency paths, in a communications transceiver that carries or supports multiple applications. For example, the transmitter and/or receiver latency paths of the transceiver can share an interleaver/deinterl... | 1. A method for sharing resources in a transceiver comprising: allocating a first portion of shared memory to a first latency path and allocating a second portion of the shared memory to a second latency path. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first latency path includes an interleaver and the second latency path i... | RELATED APPLICATION DATA This application claims the benefit of and priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Patent Application No. 60/618,269, filed Oct. 12, 2004, entitled “Sharing Memory and Processing Resources in DSL Systems,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Field of the I... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention generally relates to communication systems. More specifically, an exemplary embodiment of this invention relates to memory sharing in communication systems. Another exemplary embodiment relates to processing or coding resource sharing in a communication sy... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One difficulty with implementing multiple latency paths in a transceiver is the fact that a latency path is a complicated digital circuit that requires a large amount of memory and processing power. An interleaver within a latency path can consume a large amount of memory in order to provide error c... | 20051011 | 20101109 | 20060427 | 58417.0 | G06F1328 | 5 | PFIZENMAYER, MARK C | RESOURCE SHARING IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,005 |
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