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11711911 | US20070251442A1-20071101 | Dial-type manipulator having mark for confirming correct engaging position of gears | ACCEPTED | 20071018 | 20071101 | [] | G01D1116 | ["G01D1116"] | 7521640 | 20070227 | 20090421 | 200 | 336000 | 89020.0 | CAROC | LHEIREN MAE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kodama", "inventor_name_first": "Masami", "inventor_city": "Nagoya-city", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Nakazono", "inventor_name_first": "Satoshi", "inventor_city": "Handa-city", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A dial-type manipulator is used to manipulate devices mounted on an automobile, such as an air-conditioner, an audio system or a navigation system. The dial-type manipulator includes a first gear formed on an outer periphery of a dial member and a second gear engaging with the first gear. A detector such as a rotary re... | 1. A dial-type manipulator comprising: a dial member having a first gear formed on outer periphery thereof; a second gear engaging with the first gear; a detector for detecting a rotational position of the dial member, the detector being driven by the second gear; a position holder for holding a rotational position of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dial-type manipulator for manipulating devices mounted on an automotive vehicle, such as an air-conditioner, an audio system or a navigation system. 2. Description of Related Art The on-board devices, such as an air-amou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an improved dial-type manipulator, in which a correct engaging position of gears is easily confirmed in an assembling process, thereby avoiding errors in t... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is based upon and claims benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 200.6-126158 filed on Apr. 28, 2006, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ... | G | G01 | G01D | 11 | 16 | |||
11764838 | US20080316981A1-20081225 | MODULATION CODING SCHEMES FOR CONTROL FRAME TRANSMISSION UNDER 802.11N | ACCEPTED | 20081210 | 20081225 | [] | H04Q724 | ["H04Q724"] | 8363627 | 20070619 | 20130129 | 370 | 338000 | 69140.0 | KIM | WESLEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "TRAININ", "inventor_name_first": "Solomon", "inventor_city": "Haifa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IL"}] | A control frame transmission algorithm is disclosed for 802.11n devices operating in a wireless neighborhood that includes both high-throughput (HT) devices and non-high throughput devices. The control frame transmission algorithm establishes the characteristics of a control frame initiated by the station, as well as t... | 1. A method for transmitting a control frame by a wireless device, the method comprising: determining whether the control frame is in response to a previous frame; if so, using a high-throughput PHY protocol data unit to transmit the control frame if the previous frame includes a previous frame high-throughput characte... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has adopted a set of standards for wireless local area networks (LANs), known as 802.11. Wireless products satisfying 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g are currently on the market, for example. Recently, an 802.11n standard, known also as th... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this document will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like r... | TECHNICAL FIELD This application relates to wireless transmission and, more particularly, to transmission of control frames under the 802.11n wireless standard. BACKGROUND The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has adopted a set of standards for wireless local area networks (LANs), known as 802.11... | H | H04 | H04Q | 7 | 24 | |||
11887948 | US20090075651A1-20090319 | Enhanced Terrestrial Mobile Location | ACCEPTED | 20090304 | 20090319 | [] | H04W400 | ["H04W400"] | 8463285 | 20071005 | 20130611 | 455 | 456100 | 93550.0 | JOHNSON | GERALD | [{"inventor_name_last": "MacNaughtan", "inventor_name_first": "Malcolm", "inventor_city": "New South Wales", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Drane", "inventor_name_first": "Christopher Ridgway", "inventor_city": "New South Wales", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AU"},... | Methods and systems for determining whether a mobile radio terminal is on or out of a zone in a radio communications network. The methods and systems provide for generating a profile representative of the zone using measurements taken by the mobile radio terminal and/or the network and/or using predicted values. A comp... | 1. A method for generating a profile representative of a region about a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network, the method comprising: obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal parameters from the region about the mobile radio; and processing the at least one value of the plurality of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Mobile telephone subscribers are typically charged a flag fall per call as well as a usage fee based on the duration of the call. This timed rate is typically higher than the corresponding rate for users of fixed line networks. In some markets, fixed line callers are charged a fixed fee per call, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for generating a profile representative of a region about a mobile radio terminal in a radio communications network, the method comprising: obtaining at least one value of a plurality of radio signal paramet... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to methods and apparatus for determining whether a mobile is in a particular geographical region. PRIORITY DOCUMENTS The present application claims priority from: Australian Provisional Patent Application No. 2005901735 entitled “Mobile Location” and filed on 8 Apr. 2005; Australi... | H | H04 | H04W | 4 | 00 | |||
11944736 | US20080133095A1-20080605 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH TRANSFER DEVICE | ACCEPTED | 20080522 | 20080605 | [] | A01D41127 | ["A01D41127", "A01D6100", "A01D4102"] | 7873456 | 20071126 | 20110118 | 701 | 050000 | 99686.0 | CHEN | SHELLEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Erdmann", "inventor_name_first": "Hubert", "inventor_city": "Bielefeld", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Tilly", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Warendorf", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hohlf... | An agricultural harvesting machine, in particular a self-propelled forage harvester for picking up and processing crop material has a transfer device—which is located downstream from feeder and chopping devices and is swivelable around a horizontal and vertical axis—for transferring the crop material, and at least one ... | 1. An agricultural harvesting machine, comprising a vehicle body; feeder and chopping devices; a transfer device located downstream from said feeder and chopping devices and swivelable around a horizontal and vertical axis, for transferring a crop material; at least one dampening device located between said vehicle bod... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an agricultural harvesting machine with a transfer device that includes a dampening device. Agricultural harvesting machines, and forage harvesters in particular, include transfer devices—which are usually height-adjustable using hydraulics or elec... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the present invention, therefore, is to avoid the disadvantages of the related art described above and, in particular, to provide an adjustable and controllable dampening device for a transfer device, which is adjustable as a function of operating criteria that may be d... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION The invention described and claimed hereinbelow is also described in German Patent Application DE 10 2006 056 933.4 filed on Nov. 30, 2006. This German Patent Application, whose subject matter is incorporated here by reference, provides the basis for a claim of priority of inven... | A | A01 | A01D | 411 | 27 | |||
11738696 | US20070188354A1-20070816 | ANALOG CONTINUOUS TIME STATISTICAL PROCESSING | ACCEPTED | 20070801 | 20070816 | [] | H03M700 | ["H03M700"] | 7860687 | 20070423 | 20101228 | 702 | 189000 | 75345.0 | COSIMANO | EDWARD | [{"inventor_name_last": "VIGODA", "inventor_name_first": "Benjamin", "inventor_city": "Cambridge", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "GERSHENFELD", "inventor_name_first": "Neil", "inventor_city": "Somerville", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Methods for applications such as signal processing, analysis, and coding/decoding replace digital signal processing elements with analog components are implemented by combining soft logic gates and filters, permitting the functionality of complex finite state machines to be implemented. | 1. A method of signal processing, the method comprising the steps of: a. receiving a time-varying signal; b. imposing a plurality of delays on the signal, wherein the delays are imposed by continuous-time delay elements; and c. performing soft logic state-based operations on a plurality of delayed components of the sig... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Many methods of digital communication rely on representing binary data with what is inherently an analog signal, an electromagnetic wave. At a transmitter, digital signals originally take the form of a series of squared-off dips and pulses. During transmission of the signal, characteristics of th... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In general, the invention relates to continuous-time analog computation, in particular to implementation of statistical signal processing using continuous-time analog circuits. This approach may, for example, be used to replace the discrete-time digital signal processing elements currently in use. T... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/686,009, filed Oct. 15, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,209,867, which claims the benefits of U.S. Provisional App. Ser. No. 60/418,604, filed on Oct. 15, 2002, the entire disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference. ... | H | H03 | H03M | 7 | 00 | |||
11746540 | US20070265732A1-20071115 | Characterization and Classification of Pose in Low Dimension | ACCEPTED | 20071101 | 20071115 | [] | G05B1900 | ["G05B1900"] | 7580774 | 20070509 | 20090825 | 700 | 263000 | 73451.0 | SRIRAMAN | NIKHIL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Goswami", "inventor_name_first": "Ambarish", "inventor_city": "Fremont", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A BodyMap matrix for a pose includes elements representing Euclidean distances between markers on the object. The BodyMap matrix can be normalized and visualized using a grayscale or mesh image, enabling a user to easily interpret the pose. The pose is characterized in a low-dimensional space by determining the singula... | 1. A method for classifying a pose of an object, comprising: receiving a characterization of a candidate pose, the characterization based at least in part on a singular value of a first matrix for the candidate pose, the first matrix comprising an element representing a Euclidean distance between two markers on the obj... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to characterizing and classifying a pose in low dimension. 2. Description of Background Art A human pose is a unique configuration of the body. A pose can be described by a θ, an n×1 vector of configuration variables, usuall... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The above need is met by a methods for visualizing, characterizing, and classifying a pose of an object such as a human. A BodyMap matrix for a pose includes elements representing Euclidean distances between markers (or points of interest) on the object. The BodyMap matrix can be no... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority from the following U.S. provisional patent application, which is hereby incorporated by reference: Ser. No. 60/799,491, filed on May 10, 2006 entitled “BodyMap Matrix: A New Tool For Recognition And Classification Of Human Pose In Very Low Dimensio... | G | G05 | G05B | 19 | 00 | |||
11898622 | US20080009105A1-20080110 | Silicide-silicon oxide-semiconductor antifuse device and method of making | ACCEPTED | 20071226 | 20080110 | [] | H01L2128 | ["H01L2128"] | 7655509 | 20070913 | 20100202 | 438 | 131000 | 67292.0 | PHAM | THANHHA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Herner", "inventor_name_first": "S.", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | An antifuse contains a first silicide layer, a grown silicon oxide antifuse layer on a first surface of the first silicide layer, and a first semiconductor layer having a first surface in contact with the antifuse layer. | 1. A method of making an antifuse comprising: forming a first silicide layer over a substrate; growing an insulating antifuse layer on a first surface of the first silicide layer; and forming a first semiconductor layer on the antifuse layer. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first silicide layer is selected from a... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Antifuse devices are used in write once non-volatile memories. An antifuse device usually contains an insulating antifuse layer between two metal or semiconductor layers. When a programming voltage is applied across the antifuse layer, a conductive link is formed between the meta... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides an antifuse comprising a first cobalt silicide layer, a grown silicon oxide antifuse layer on a first surface of the first cobalt silicide layer, and a first semiconductor layer having a first surface in contact with the... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed generally to semiconductor devices and methods of fabrication and more particularly to an antifuse device and method of fabrication. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Antifuse devices are used in write once non-volatile memories. An antifuse device usually contains an ... | H | H01 | H01L | 21 | 28 | |||
11911588 | US20080191826A1-20080814 | Position Recognition in an Electromagnetic Actuaton Without Sensors | ACCEPTED | 20080730 | 20080814 | [] | H01F718 | ["H01F718"] | 7804674 | 20071015 | 20100928 | 361 | 152000 | 95717.0 | JACKSON | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Keller", "inventor_name_first": "Reiner", "inventor_city": "Bodmann-Ludwigshafen", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Heinrich", "inventor_name_first": "Kai", "inventor_city": "Waldburg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last... | An electromagnetic actuator and a method for controlling the actuator comprising at least one armature (3) and two coils (1, 2). The voltage gradient at the two coils (1, 2) is measured during a sudden increase in voltage. From this measured data, a subtractor (16) computes a third voltage gradient (25) from which a lo... | 1-15. (canceled) 16. An electromagnetic actuator comprising at least one armature (3), a first coil (1), a second coil (2) and one of a control electronics element and a power electronics element, the armature (3) being slidably mounted between the first coil (1) and the second coil (2), the first coil (1) having an in... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>DE 103 10 448 A1 discloses an electromagnetic actuator comprising two coils and an armature. By applying a current to the coils, the armature is displaced in the axial direction. DE 199 10 497 A1 describes a method, according to which the position of an armature in an actuator is ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>According to the invention, an actuator is proposed, which comprises at least two coils, an armature and a control or power electronics element. The power electronics element is connected to a logic unit and is controlled by the same. The power electronics element at least comprises swit... | This application is a national stage completion of PCT/EP2006/003040 filed Apr. 4, 2006, which claims priority from German Application Serial No. 10 2005 018 012.4 filed Apr. 18, 2005. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to an electromagnetic actuator comprising at least two coils, an armature and a control or... | H | H01 | H01F | 7 | 18 | |||
11794898 | US20080139982A1-20080612 | Joint Protector, Blank For a Joint Protector and Method For Manufacturing a Joint Protector | ACCEPTED | 20080530 | 20080612 | [] | A61F500 | ["A61F500", "A61F1300", "A41D1300"] | 8118765 | 20070709 | 20120221 | 602 | 061000 | 95638.0 | LEWIS | KIM | [{"inventor_name_last": "Magnusson", "inventor_name_first": "Stefan", "inventor_city": "Stockholm", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SE"}] | A joint protector (1) of a sheet-shaped flexible material, including an essentially tubular body, which is provided with a curved configuration for adaptation to a joint, and which is sewn together with at least one seam (3), between a first edge of a first material portion (4) and a second edge of a second material po... | 1: A joint protector of a sheet-shaped flexible material, including an essentially tubular body, which is provided with a curved configuration for adaptation to a joint, so that the joint protector defines a convex area for adaptation to an extreme portion of the joint, and which is sewn together with at least one seam... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>From U.S. Pat. No. 4,632,106 is previously known a tube-shaped joint protector of sheet-shaped elastic material adapted to be used on a knee or an elbow. The protector supports the joint to which it is applied and allows movement at the same time as the joint maintains the body te... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>The invention will now be described in greater detail by way of embodiments and with reference to the annexed drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 shows a joint protector according to the invention according to a first embodiment, FIG. 2 shows a blank consisting of two blank parts to be jo... | This is a national stage of PCT/SE2005/002065 filed 30 Dec. 2005 and published in English. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention refers to a joint protector according to the preamble of claim 1, a blank for manufacturing a joint protector according to the preamble of claim 16 and a method for manufacturing a joint prote... | A | A61 | A61F | 5 | 00 | |||
11774745 | US20090016440A1-20090115 | POSITION CODING FOR CONTEXT-BASED ADAPTIVE VARIABLE LENGTH CODING | ACCEPTED | 20081230 | 20090115 | [] | H04N712 | ["H04N712"] | 8144784 | 20070709 | 20120327 | 375 | 240230 | 70678.0 | SIMITOSKI | MICHAEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tian", "inventor_name_first": "Dihong", "inventor_city": "San Jose", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Chen", "inventor_name_first": "Wen-hsiung", "inventor_city": "Sunnyvale", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ch... | Particular embodiments include a method, an apparatus, and logic embodied in tangible computer-readable medium that when executed carries out a method of encoding an ordered sequence of quantized transform coefficients of a block of image data. One embodiment is a context adaptive variable length coding method that inc... | 1. A method comprising: for an ordered sequence of quantized transform coefficients of a block of image data, the sequence having a most likely-to-occur amplitude, and at least one other amplitude including a next-to-most likely-to-occur amplitude, forming a joint event defined by a first parameter indicative of the nu... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>ITU-T Recommendation H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC for advanced video coding includes transforming image blocks, e.g., 4×4 blocks, quantizing the coefficients, ordering the (quantized) coefficients to a sequence of ordered quantized coefficients, and then encoding the ordered sequence of quantized coef... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of one embodiment 100 of a generalization of context-adaptive variable length coding for coding an ordered sequence of quantized transform coefficients. FIG. 2 shows one embodiment of code that performs operations repeatedly until the positions of al... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure relates generally to image and video compression. BACKGROUND ITU-T Recommendation H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10/AVC for advanced video coding includes transforming image blocks, e.g., 4×4 blocks, quantizing the coefficients, ordering the (quantized) coefficients to a sequence of ord... | H | H04 | H04N | 7 | 12 | |||
11739642 | US20070247687A1-20071025 | SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS WITH CHANGEABLE PHASE MASKS FOR USE IN HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE | ACCEPTED | 20071010 | 20071025 | [] | G03H104 | ["G03H104"] | 7733557 | 20070424 | 20100608 | 359 | 279000 | 57770.0 | BEN | LOHA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Handschy", "inventor_name_first": "Mark", "inventor_city": "Boulder", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "O'Callaghan", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Louisville", "inventor_state": "CO", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A holographic data storage system that includes a write head that includes a pixellated spatial light modulator and a separate or integral phase mask that varies the phase depending on the location in the phase mask that light passes through. The phase variation can be changed over time in a random, pseudo-random, or p... | 1. A write head for a holographic data storage system, the write head comprising: a spatial light modulator that is arranged into an array of pixels that can each separately modulate light that is directed toward the spatial light modulator; and a phase mask that is capable of varying the phase of light passing thereth... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Holographic optical data storage is an attractive alternative to magnetic tape, magnetic disc, and optical disc storage of digital computer data. It offers high capacity and high recording and reading data rates on storage media that can be removed from the drive, as described in Holographic Data... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>SLMs are described herein with integrated phase masks wherein the phase spatial pattern of the phase mask may be changed in time. This has particular benefits for the use of such SLMs as the input device in an HDS system, where varying the SLM phase pattern reduces the build up in the HDS recording ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 60/745,505 filed Apr. 24, 2006, entitled “Spatial Light Modulators with Integrated Phase Masks that can be Changed with Time,” and 60/883,492 filed Jan. 4, 2007, entitled “Digital Display,” the content... | G | G03 | G03H | 1 | 04 | |||
11671233 | US20070194222A1-20070823 | NUCLEAR MEDICAL APPARATUS | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | G01T1161 | ["G01T1161"] | 7470897 | 20070205 | 20081230 | 250 | 252100 | 76720.0 | GAWORECKI | MARK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Takayama", "inventor_name_first": "Takuzo", "inventor_city": "Otawara-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Fujimoto", "inventor_name_first": "Katsuhiko", "inventor_city": "Saitama-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_la... | A nuclear medical apparatus for obtaining a distribution of a radioisotope in a subject by administering to a subject a radioactive medicine labeled with a radioisotope, detecting gamma rays given off from the radioisotope in a gamma-ray detecting section and counting the detected gamma rays in a count section. A corre... | 1. A nuclear medical apparatus for obtaining a distribution of a radioisotope in a subject by administering to a subject a radioactive medicine labeled with a radioisotope, detecting gamma rays given off from the radioisotope in a gamma-ray detecting section and counting the detected gamma rays in a count section, the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nuclear medical apparatus capable of obtaining a three-dimensional distribution of a radioisotope in a subject by administrating the subject with a radioactive medicine labeled with the radioisotope and detecting the gam... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to produce a more quantitative image by correcting for the count value of gamma rays through taking account of the energy-dependent difference of collection efficiency. A nuclear medical apparatus in a first aspect of the invention is a ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-031414, filed Feb. 8, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present inven... | G | G01 | G01T | 11 | 61 | |||
11731615 | US20080017650A1-20080124 | Packaging system for shipping a plurality of items | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | B65D8567 | ["B65D8567"] | 7546921 | 20070330 | 20090616 | 206 | 394000 | 75969.0 | MCKINLEY | CHRISTOPHER | [{"inventor_name_last": "Evans", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "N. Huntingdon", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Patrickus", "inventor_name_first": "Marty", "inventor_city": "Canonsburg", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last"... | The present invention relates generally to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items. More particularly, the present invention relates to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items, wherein the items are held securely in place so as to prevent damage thereto during tra... | 1. A packaging system, comprising a bottom cap constructed from foldable corrugated material; a top cap constructed from foldable corrugated material; a plurality of trays wherein each tray is constructed from foldable corrugated material and comprises at least two outboard flaps and a center flap arranged in an end-to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In the manufacturing, shipping, storing, handling and use of textiles and other fiber, strand, tape, strip, web or sheet materials, it is customary for such materials to be wound on cylindrical (or conical) cores and shipped as spools of material. A typical spool has a cylindrical configurati... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a packaging system for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items, such as spools of textile or other fiber, strand, tape, strip, web or sheet material wound onto a core. The packaging system according to a preferred embodiment of the present ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items. More particularly, the present invention relates to a container for shipping, storing and handling a plurality of items, wherein the items are held securely in place so as to prevent damage th... | B | B65 | B65D | 85 | 67 | |||
11666718 | US20080003327A1-20080103 | Prolamin-Reduced Beverages and Methods for the Preparation Thereof | ACCEPTED | 20071218 | 20080103 | [] | C12C500 | ["C12C500", "A23L284", "C12C1200", "C12C1204"] | 9260680 | 20070911 | 20160216 | 426 | 014000 | 69327.0 | STULII | VERA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Pasternack", "inventor_name_first": "Ralf", "inventor_city": "Griesheim", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Marx", "inventor_name_first": "Stefan", "inventor_city": "Rossdorf", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Jordan... | A process for the preparation of a beverage, a beverage base, a beverage concentrate or a beverage additive having a reduced prolamin content from prolamin-containing raw materials, comprising the following steps: a) contacting the beverage or a precursor of the beverage with cross-linking enzymes to obtain modified pr... | 1. A process for the preparation of a beverage, a beverage base, a beverage concentrate or a beverage additive having a reduced prolamin content from prolamin-containing raw materials, comprising the following steps: a) contacting the beverage or a precursor of the beverage with cross-linking enzymes to obtain modified... | The present invention relates to beverages having a reduced prolamin content and methods for the preparation thereof. Prolamins (gluten) are a heterogeneous group of ethanol-soluble proteins from various cereal species and are referred to as gliadins in wheat, hordeins in barley, secalins in rye and avenins in oat. Des... | C | C12 | C12C | 5 | 00 | |||||
11682188 | US20070172587A1-20070726 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FILM AND POLARIZING PLATE USING THE SAME | ACCEPTED | 20070711 | 20070726 | [] | B05D506 | ["B05D506"] | 8053028 | 20070305 | 20111108 | 427 | 384000 | 57927.0 | CAMERON | ERMA | [{"inventor_name_last": "SHINOHARA", "inventor_name_first": "Hironobu", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A conductive polymer film having an antistatic function and an electromagnetic wave shielding function, and also having excellent optical properties such as transparency even if the film is arranged in the interior of LCD. The conductive polymer film comprises a polymer film and a conductive polymer adhered to the surf... | 1. A method of producing a protective film for a polarizing plate comprising a polymer film and a conductive polymer layer adhered to the surface thereof: comprising a step of: forming the conductive polymer layer with an aqueous coating liquid containing polythiophene or polythiophene derivatives as the conductive pol... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a polymer film having a conductive polymer adhered to the surface thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a conductive polymer film comprising a polymer film and a conductive polymer adhered to the surface thereof. The polymer film compris... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. Accordingly, an object of the prevent invention is to provide an inexpensive, conductive film which overcomes the problems in the prior art, does not have any problem in transparency even if provided on dis... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/645,533 filed Aug. 22, 2003. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a polymer film having a conductive polymer adhered to the surface thereof. More particularly, the invention relates to a conduct... | B | B05 | B05D | 5 | 06 | |||
11899346 | US20080041563A1-20080221 | Heat exchangers with novel ball joints and assemblies and processes using such heat exchangers | ACCEPTED | 20080206 | 20080221 | [] | F28F904 | ["F28F904"] | 7762317 | 20070905 | 20100727 | 165 | 082000 | 61045.0 | DUONG | THO | [{"inventor_name_last": "Graham", "inventor_name_first": "Robert", "inventor_city": "Presque Isle", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}] | What is disclosed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for ceramic tubes that are useful in such heat exchangers. Also disclosed are new and novel systems used in n... | 1. An all-ceramic slidable ball joint assembly for use in an all-ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchanger, said ball joint assembly comprising in combination (I) a spherical body having an outer surface and an inner surface and having a near side and a tube side, said near side and tube side having a center point, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Indirect, air-to-air ceramic or metal heat exchangers are devices that are used to extract thermal energy from a dirty heated gas and provide that thermal energy to a wide variety of diverse applications such as heating clean ambient air, liquids, chemical processes, and similar ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1A is a fragmented top view of a heat exchanger of this invention showing an entry end and an exit end. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view of a full heat exchanger taken through the line G-G. FIG. 2 is a full end view of a heat exchanger of this invention showing an air... | This application claims priority from U.S. Ser. No. 10/657,307 filed on Sep. 8, 2003. The invention disclosed and claimed herein deals with low to medium pressure, high temperature, all ceramic, air-to-air, indirect heat exchangers, novel ball joints, high load-bearing ceramic tube sheets, and tube seal extenders for c... | F | F28 | F28F | 9 | 04 | |||
11901655 | US20080290713A1-20081127 | Headrest device | ACCEPTED | 20081112 | 20081127 | [] | A47C738 | ["A47C738"] | 7648200 | 20070918 | 20100119 | 166 | 387000 | 92108.0 | CRANMER | LAURIE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Oda", "inventor_name_first": "Shigeo", "inventor_city": "Hiroshima-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A headrest device for supporting a headrest with respect to a seat. A lower frame is connectable to the seat, and an upper frame is provided for supporting the headrest thereon. A pair of link brackets connects the lower frame to the upper frame for pivotal motion of the upper frame with respect to the lower frame thro... | 1. A headrest device for supporting a headrest with respect to a seat, comprising: a lower frame connectable to the seat; an upper frame for supporting the headrest thereon; a pair of link brackets connecting said lower frame to said upper frame for pivotal motion of said upper frame with respect to said lower frame th... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In light of the ever-rising number of automobile collisions, a great deal of research has been conducted on ways to reduce the severity of injuries sustained by passengers in an automobile during an automobile collision. In particular, efforts have been directed toward developing ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a headrest device includes a headrest that is installed on a car seat by an upper frame and a lower frame. The headrest device can reduce injury, such as whiplash, that might occur to a person in a car at the time of a collision by tilting the headrest forward ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application 2007-138938, filed May 25, 2007. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of headrests for automobiles, and more particularly, the invention relates to a headrest device that supports a headrest w... | A | A47 | A47C | 7 | 38 | |||
11661326 | US20070262264A1-20071115 | Fluorescent Microscope and Fluorescent Correlation Spectral Analysis Device | ACCEPTED | 20071031 | 20071115 | [] | G01N2164 | ["G01N2164"] | 7884337 | 20070305 | 20110208 | 250 | 458100 | 82418.0 | ELEY | JESSICA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hasegawa", "inventor_name_first": "Yutaka", "inventor_city": "Shizuoka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Igasaki", "inventor_name_first": "Yasunori", "inventor_city": "Shizuoka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A fluorescence microscope 11 includes an objective lens 101, a dichroic mirror 102, a half mirror 105, a mirror 106, a laser light source 111, an ND filter 112, a beam expander 113, a mirror 114, a spatial light modulator 115, a lens 131, a band pass filter 132, a spatial light modulator 133, and a detector, etc. The s... | 1. A fluorescence microscope which irradiates a determined specimen with excitation light and detects fluorescence generated according to the irradiation, comprising: an excitation light source which outputs excitation light; an excitation light irradiating optical system which has a spatial light modulator for spatial... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>According to the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS), a micro region in a determined specimen of a solution containing a fluorescent material at an extremely low concentration is irradiated with excitation light, the intensity of fluorescence generated in the micro excitation light ir... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a construction diagram of a fluorescence correlation spectroscopy analysis device 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention; FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of an objective lens 101 and a determined specimen 1 ; FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an excitation ligh... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a fluorescence correlation spectroscopy analysis device which determines a translational diffusion constant, etc., of a fluorescent material based on temporal fluctuation of the intensity of fluorescence emitted from the fluorescent material in a determined specimen, and... | G | G01 | G01N | 21 | 64 | |||
11694894 | US20070233615A1-20071004 | Member-Supported Mobile Payment System | ACCEPTED | 20070919 | 20071004 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 8249965 | 20070330 | 20120821 | 705 | 035000 | 71933.0 | ROBINSON | KITO | [{"inventor_name_last": "Tumminaro", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Palo Alto", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A member-supported payment system is available to consumers and merchants without sign-up fees, subscription fees, or transaction fees to either consumers or merchants. In a specific implementation, the member payment system is a mobile payment system where consumers may conduct transactions using a mobile device such ... | 1. A method comprising: receiving a plurality of merchant contributions to fund a member payment system; placing the merchant contributions into a pooled trust account, wherein merchants will not receive interest on their contributions; permitting a plurality of consumers to become registered users of the mobile paymen... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and techniques for effectuating financial transactions via mobile devices, such as mobile or cellular phones, and more particularly to a mobile, individualized payment transfer infrastructure and method for transferring payme... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A member-supported payment system is available to consumers and merchants without sign-up fees, subscription fees, or transaction fees to either consumers or merchants. In a specific implementation, the member payment system is a mobile payment system where consumers may conduct tra... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. patent application 60/744,013, filed Mar. 30, 2006 and 60/744,930, filed Apr. 15, 2006, which are incorporated by reference along with all other references cited in this application. A portion of the disclosure of this patent doc... | H | H04 | H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11935534 | US20080077584A1-20080327 | METHOD FOR DEFERRED DELETION OF ENTRIES FOR A DIRECTORY SERVICE BACKING STORE | ACCEPTED | 20080312 | 20080327 | [] | G06F706 | ["G06F706"] | 7895203 | 20071106 | 20110222 | 707 | 736000 | 59321.0 | CHOI | YUK TING | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bachmann", "inventor_name_first": "David", "inventor_city": "Leander", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Dunkle", "inventor_name_first": "Terry", "inventor_city": "Round Rock", "inventor_state": "TX", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method for deleting entries from a directory in which directory information is stored in a set of database tables begins upon a request to delete a directory entry. In response, the directory entry is tagged, preferably by setting the entry's creation time to a null value. If a search query is received thereafter, th... | 1.-10. (canceled) 11. The method as described in claim 14, wherein the predetermined value is a null value. 12. The method as described in claim 14, wherein database entries that have been tagged for deletion are tagged in a first database table of a set of database tables that comprise the database and wherein the fir... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Technical Field This invention relates generally to providing directory services in a distributed computing environment. 2. Description of the Related Art A directory service is the central point where network services, security services and applications can form an integrated... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is a primary object of this invention to reduce the time required to perform a delete operation in a directory service having a relational database backing store. It is another object of the present invention to delete an entry from a directory without having to lock out al... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field This invention relates generally to providing directory services in a distributed computing environment. 2. Description of the Related Art A directory service is the central point where network services, security services and applications can form an integrated distributed... | G | G06 | G06F | 7 | 06 | |||
11627392 | US20080181288A1-20080731 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION CHANNEL CHARACTERIZATION | ACCEPTED | 20080716 | 20080731 | [] | H04B1700 | ["H04B1700"] | 8160189 | 20070126 | 20120417 | 375 | 316000 | 72812.0 | TSE | YOUNG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wurzbach", "inventor_name_first": "James A.", "inventor_city": "San Diego", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Shields", "inventor_name_first": "Steven E.", "inventor_city": "San Diego", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_l... | In accordance with the present invention, a method of processing a signal is described that includes receiving a signal having an encoded digital packet, wherein the digital packet includes packet data and a packet frame, wherein the packet frame includes a common digital signal that is common to each one of a pluralit... | 1. A method of processing a signal to provide a channel characterization, comprising: receiving a signal having an encoded digital packet, wherein the digital packet includes packet data and a packet frame, wherein the packet frame includes a common digital signal that is common to each one of a plurality of digital pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is known that transmission of a digital signal through a medium, whether wired or wireless, can result in the digital signal becoming distorted due to affects of the medium. Digital signals transmitted though a wireless medium (i.e., wireless signals) can be distorted due to ef... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a channel characterization system and method that can identify communication channel characteristics (i.e., magnitude and phase response) with minimum loss of channel bandwidth, and which can be used to identify channel characteristics for a channel wit... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to data communications and, more particularly, to a method and system for data channel characterization used in data communications. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION It is known that transmission of a digital signal through a medium, whether wired or wireless, can resu... | H | H04 | H04B | 17 | 00 | |||
11966245 | US20090172635A1-20090702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING THE CREATION OF COMPOSITE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE WIRING OF LOOSELY COUPLED EXISTING OR CUSTOM COMPONENTS OF DISPARATE TECHNOLOGIES | ACCEPTED | 20090618 | 20090702 | [] | G06F9445 | ["G06F9445"] | 8327322 | 20071228 | 20121204 | 717 | 113000 | 66125.0 | VO | TED | [{"inventor_name_last": "Auriemma", "inventor_name_first": "Stephen T.", "inventor_city": "Chelmsford", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Heidloff", "inventor_name_first": "Niklas", "inventor_city": "Salzkotten", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "DE"}, {"inventor_name_l... | The present invention provides a system and method for allowing integration of loosely coupled components for applications requiring templates and, more specifically, for utilizing the property broker and component technology to solve the missing sandbox model for Lotus Notes out of the box templates on the rich client... | 1. A method for allowing integration of loosely coupled components for applications requiring templates so that composite applications, such as templates, may be created utilizing a “drag-and-drop” process on the user's graphical user interface, the method comprising the steps of: a. receiving one or more pre-construct... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to coupling components in composite applications. Specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for allowing: the creation of composite applications utilizing a “drag-and-drop” process on the u... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In general, the present invention provides a system and method for allowing integration of loosely coupled components for applications requiring templates and, more specifically, for utilizing the property broker and component technology to solve the missing sandbox model for Lotus ... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to coupling components in composite applications. Specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for allowing: the creation of composite applications utilizing a “drag-and-drop” process on the user's user i... | G | G06 | G06F | 94 | 45 | |||
11619186 | US20070107550A1-20070517 | Method For Recovering Metal Values From Concentrates of Sulfide Minerals | ACCEPTED | 20070503 | 20070517 | [] | C22B1100 | ["C22B1100"] | 7429286 | 20070102 | 20080930 | 75 | 744000 | 59218.0 | MCGUTHRY BANKS | TIMA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kohr", "inventor_name_first": "William", "inventor_city": "San Mateo", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method of recovering precious metal values from refractory sulfide ores is provided. The method includes the steps of separating clays and fines from a crushed refractory sulfide ore, forming a heap from the refractory sulfide ore, producing a concentrate of refractory sulfide minerals from the separated fines and ad... | 1. A method for recovering precious metal values from a refractory sulfide ore, the process comprising: a. crushing the refractory sulfide ore to a size in the range of approximately 0.25 inch to 1 inch; b. separating the crushed refractory sulfide ore into a fines fraction and a coarse fraction; c. forming a heap with... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the recovery of metal values from refractory sulfide and refractory carbonaceous sulfide ores. 2. Desription of the Prior Art Gold is one of the rarest metals on earth. Gold ores can be categorized into two types: free mi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of one aspect of the present invention to provide a heap bioleaching process of the type described above, wherein the refractory sulfide ore is rendered more susceptible to biooxidation, thereby providing improved recovery of the precious metal values contained within th... | This is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 10/720,555, filed Nov. 24, 2003, which is a continuation application of application Ser. No. 10/146,393, filed May 14, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,622, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/709,765 filed Nov. 10, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,387,155, ... | C | C22 | C22B | 11 | 00 | |||
11869224 | US20080086276A1-20080410 | STRESS COMPONENT MEASUREMENT METHOD | ACCEPTED | 20080326 | 20080410 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7668668 | 20071009 | 20100223 | 702 | 042000 | 97240.0 | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT | JONATHAN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Naka", "inventor_name_first": "Nobuyuki", "inventor_city": "Kyoto", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Kashiwagi", "inventor_name_first": "Shinsuke", "inventor_city": "Kyoto", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | An object of this invention is to provide a method that can measure a stress component in a short period of time in a nondestructive manner. The stress component measurement device 1 comprises a stress component comparison section 413 that compares a Raman spectrum L obtained in a predetermined area W1 of a reference s... | 1. A stress component measurement method comprising a stress component comparison step that compares a Raman spectrum obtained in a predetermined area (hereinafter called as a reference area) of a reference specimen to which a given stress component is applied with the stress component, a correlation data production st... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT <EOH>The present claimed invention relates to a stress component measurement method especially preferably used for measuring a stress component of a measurement specimen whose shape and composition are standardized to a certain degree such as a mass-produced s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A main object of the present claimed invention is to make it possible to measure each stress component accurately without destroying a measuring object in a short period of time by the use of the Raman spectroscopy. More specifically, a stress component measurement method is characte... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND RELATED ART STATEMENT The present claimed invention relates to a stress component measurement method especially preferably used for measuring a stress component of a measurement specimen whose shape and composition are standardized to a certain degree such as a mass-produced semiconducto... | G | G06 | G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
10594620 | US20070287168A1-20071213 | Flow Cytometric Method and Kit for Metal-Induced Sensitivity | ACCEPTED | 20071128 | 20071213 | [] | C12Q104 | ["C12Q104"] | 8071325 | 20070627 | 20111206 | 435 | 007240 | 61978.0 | MARTIN | PAUL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Moore", "inventor_name_first": "Jonni", "inventor_city": "Moorestown", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Rossman", "inventor_name_first": "Milton", "inventor_city": "Philadelphia", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last":... | This invention provides methods for determining metal-induced sensitivity of a subject and kits for affecting the same. Specifically, the invention provides methods for using immune cell proliferation resulting from exposure to test metals as a method for determining metal-induced sensitivity in subjects. | 1. A method for determining metal-induced sensitivity of a subject, said method comprising: a. Staining a peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) population obtained from a subject with an intracellular protein stain; b. Contacting said population with an amount of a test metal-containing compound sufficient to stimulate or e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Many metal ions produce immunosensitization. Some trace elements are strong immunosensitzers and acute exposure to high local concentrations, or prolonged exposure to lower concentrations of metal in the lung or in contact with the skin, initiates the immunological process and le... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THIE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for deter-mining metal-induced sensitivity of a subject, the method comprising: staining a peripheral blood leukocyte (PBL) population obtained from a subject with an intracellular protein stain; contacting said population with an ... | FIELD OF INVENTION This invention relates to methods for detecting metal-induced sensitivity and kits for effecting the same. This invention also relates to methods for detecting beryllium sensitivity, and kits for effecting the same BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Many metal ions produce immunosensitization. Some trace el... | C | C12 | C12Q | 1 | 04 | |||
11731306 | US20130124300A1-20130516 | User-controlled file interaction | ACCEPTED | 20130501 | 20130516 | G06Q300251 | ["G06Q300251"] | G06Q3002 | ["G06Q3002"] | 8655725 | 20070330 | 20140218 | 705 | 014000 | 75306.0 | MACASIANO | MARILYN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Hopwood", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Jericho", "inventor_state": "VT", "inventor_country": "US"}] | User-controlled file interaction is described, including detecting an interaction with a file presented on a client, the interaction indicating a preference associated with the file, selecting other files for presentation based on the preference, the other files being similar to the element, and presenting the other fi... | 1. A method, comprising: performing by a computer: presenting an advertisement; detecting an interaction with the advertisement, the interaction comprising an input provided in response to the advertisement; evaluating the input to determine feedback associated with the advertisement, wherein the input indicates a pref... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The Internet and World Wide Web allow the access, retrieval, and viewing of various types of content. In general, content can include data and information intended for various purposes, including editorial, special interests, commercial, advertising, business, recreational, politi... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Various examples are disclosed in the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings: FIG. 1A illustrates an exemplary user-controlled file interaction system; FIG. 1B illustrates an alternative exemplary user-controlled file interaction system; FIG. 2A illustr... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ______ (Attorney Docket No. ADE068001), filed Mar. 23, 2007 and entitled “Advertising Rewards and Referrals,” which is herein incorporated by reference for all purposes. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present ... | G | G06 | G06Q | 30 | 02 | ||
11831275 | US20090034050A1-20090205 | FRESNEL ANTENNA | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | G02B2744 | ["G02B2744", "G02B2600", "H01S309"] | 7847236 | 20070731 | 20101207 | 359 | 742000 | 98733.0 | GREECE | JAMES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Bratkovski", "inventor_name_first": "Alexandre M.", "inventor_city": "Mountain View", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Williams", "inventor_name_first": "R. Stanley", "inventor_city": "Portola Vally", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {... | A Fresnel antenna includes a plurality of Fresnel elements spaced to selectively attenuate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths, and to concentrate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths oth... | 1. A Fresnel antenna, comprising: a plurality of Fresnel elements spaced to selectively attenuate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of wavelengths, and to concentrate electromagnetic waves having a predetermined wavelength, selected wavelengths, or range of waveleng... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates generally to Fresnel antennas. Antennae for receiving light are important in electronic imaging and energy conversion. Electronic imaging involves converting electromagnetic waves to electrical signals, thereby allowing the image to be stored, analyzed, or reproduced... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Features and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will become apparent by reference to the following detailed description and drawings, in which like reference numerals correspond to similar, though perhaps not identical, components. For the sake of brevity, ... | BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates generally to Fresnel antennas. Antennae for receiving light are important in electronic imaging and energy conversion. Electronic imaging involves converting electromagnetic waves to electrical signals, thereby allowing the image to be stored, analyzed, or reproduced electronic... | G | G02 | G02B | 27 | 44 | |||
11979744 | US20080111707A1-20080515 | Optical sensor module | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | G08B522 | ["G08B522"] | 7633047 | 20071107 | 20091215 | 250 | 221000 | 70044.0 | SOHN | SEUNG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kim", "inventor_name_first": "Ho Kyoum", "inventor_city": "Suwon", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}] | Provided is an optical sensor module including a printed circuit board (PCB) having a pad with a perforated portion formed in the central portion thereof; a lens disposed on the top surface of the pad so as to cover the perforated portion; one or more light sources disposed around the lens; an image sensor closely atta... | 1. An optical sensor module comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) having a pad with a perforated portion formed in the central portion thereof; a lens disposed on the top surface of the pad so as to cover the perforated portion; one or more light sources disposed around the lens; an image sensor closely attached to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an optical sensor module which detects the motion of light irradiated from light emitting diodes (LEDs) such that a button function of a mobile electronic apparatus can be implemented in a non-contact manner. 2. Descriptio... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An advantage of the present invention is that it provides an optical sensor module which detects the motion of light irradiated from LEDs such that a button function of a mobile electronic device can be implemented in a non-contact manner. Additional aspects and advantages of the pre... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0112593 filed with the Korea Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 31, 2006, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present ... | G | G08 | G08B | 5 | 22 | |||
11762007 | US20080051014A1-20080228 | CONFIGURABLE POLISHING APPARATUS | ACCEPTED | 20080213 | 20080228 | [] | B24B730 | ["B24B730", "B24B100", "B24B719"] | 7775853 | 20070612 | 20100817 | 451 | 008000 | 57632.0 | ELEY | TIMOTHY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Jeong", "inventor_name_first": "In-Kwon", "inventor_city": "Cupertino", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Berkstresser", "inventor_name_first": "David E.", "inventor_city": "Los Gatos", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A polishing apparatus for polishing semiconductor wafers comprises a main polishing structure, which includes a plurality of polishing tables, a plurality of polishing heads and a plurality of load-and-unload stations, and an add-on polishing structure, which includes an additional polishing table and an additional pol... | 1. A polishing apparatus for polishing semiconductor wafers comprising: a main polishing structure including a plurality of polishing tables, a plurality of polishing heads and a plurality of load-and-unload stations that are operatively coupled to a main frame structure, said polishing heads being operatively coupled ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process is widely used for planarization during fabrication of semiconductor devices. In general, CMP process involves polishing a surface of a semiconductor wafer on a polishing surface, e.g., a polishing pad, using a solution, e.g., a slurry s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A polishing apparatus for polishing semiconductor wafers in accordance with an embodiment of the invention comprises a main polishing structure, which includes a plurality of polishing tables, a plurality of polishing heads and a plurality of load-and-unload stations, and an add-on p... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is entitled to the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. Nos. 60/813,498, filed on Jun. 14, 2006, 60/830,472, filed on Jul. 13, 2006, and 60/844,578, filed on Sep. 13, 2006, which are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The inven... | B | B24 | B24B | 7 | 30 | |||
11812351 | US20070247445A1-20071025 | Data processing in an electric pen | ACCEPTED | 20071010 | 20071025 | [] | G06F3033 | ["G06F3033"] | 8982057 | 20070618 | 20150317 | 345 | 173000 | 60108.0 | SCHNIREL | ANDREW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lynggaard", "inventor_name_first": "Stefan", "inventor_city": "Lund", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Zander", "inventor_name_first": "Johan", "inventor_city": "Malmo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "SE"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sandstrom", ... | In an information management system for handling digital position data recorded by an electronic pen, the pen is controlled to convert recordings of a first code on a product to position data in a coordinate system, to convert recordings of a second code to input data, and to process the position data on the basis of t... | 1-77. (canceled) 78. A method in an electronic pen, comprising: importing non-position data via an import interface of the pen; storing the imported non-position data in a memory of the pen; determining position data in a predefined coordinate system, during movement of the electronic pen on a product; and processing t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Electronic pens can be used for generation of information that electronically represents handwritten entries on a product with a writing surface. It would be desirable to incorporate such electronic pens in an information management system such that the electronic information could be efficie... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The object of the invention is to overcome the above problems of the prior art. Generally, the objects of the invention are at least partly achieved by means of methods, electronic pens, computer program products, an information management system, and a product according to the inde... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention generally relates to processing of digitally recorded data, and in particular to processing of this data in an electronic pen. BACKGROUND ART Electronic pens can be used for generation of information that electronically represents handwritten entries on a product with a writ... | G | G06 | G06F | 30 | 33 | |||
11787749 | US20070205413A1-20070906 | Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof | ACCEPTED | 20070822 | 20070906 | [] | H01L2904 | ["H01L2904"] | 8227806 | 20070417 | 20120724 | 257 | 059000 | 97239.0 | GUPTA | RAJ | [{"inventor_name_last": "Yamazaki", "inventor_name_first": "Shunpei", "inventor_city": "Tokyo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Arai", "inventor_name_first": "Yasuyuki", "inventor_city": "Kanagawa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Koyama"... | A p channel TFT of a driving circuit has a single drain structure and its n channel TFT, a GOLD structure or an LDD structure. A pixel TFT has the LDD structure. A pixel electrode disposed in a pixel portion is connected to the pixel TFT through a hole bored in at least a protective insulation film formed of an inorgan... | 1-52. (canceled) 53. A semiconductor device comprising: a pixel TFT disposed in a pixel section over a substrate; and a driver circuit comprising a p-channel TFT and an n-channel TFT, over the substrate; a first interlayer insulating film comprising an inorganic insulating material over a gate electrode of the pixel TF... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a semiconductor device having a circuit comprising thin film transistors (hereinafter referred to as “TFT”) over a substrate having an insulating surface, and a fabrication method thereof. Specifically, the present invention pro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention contemplates to provide a technology that solves these problems. In electro-optical devices and semiconductor devices typified by an active matrix liquid crystal device fabricated by using TFTs, the present invention is directed to improve the operation charact... | This application is a divisional of copening U.S. application Ser. No. 10/966,942 filed on Oct. 15, 2004 which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/610,753, filed on Jul. 6, 2000 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,952,020 issued Oct. 4, 2005). BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to... | H | H01 | H01L | 29 | 04 | |||
11822137 | US20070258223A1-20071108 | Printed circuit board minimizing undesirable signal reflections in a via and methods therefor | ACCEPTED | 20071024 | 20071108 | [] | H05K102 | ["H05K102"] | 8115110 | 20070702 | 20120214 | 174 | 262000 | 57745.0 | NORRIS | JEREMY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Khilchenko", "inventor_name_first": "Leon", "inventor_city": "Manchester", "inventor_state": "NH", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gailus", "inventor_name_first": "Mark", "inventor_city": "Somerville", "inventor_state": "MA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | What is provided is a multi-layer PCB having a plurality of stacked dielectric layers, a conductor disposed on at least one of the plurality of dielectric layers, and a non-conductive via extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers to intersect the conductor. A conductive body in an activ... | 1. A printed circuit board comprising: a plurality of stacked dielectric layers; a conductor disposed on at least one of the plurality of dielectric layers; a non-conductive via extending through at least a portion of the plurality of dielectric layers to intersect the conductor; a conductive body introduced into the n... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to printed circuit boards and more specifically to high speed printed circuit boards that minimize undesirable signal reflections in a via. As is known in the art, conductive traces are formed on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) for carrying data s... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the invention to minimize undesirable signal reflections caused by resonant stub portions of conductive vias in a multi-layer PCB. It is another object of the invention to provide an easily manufactured structure for making reliable electrical connection to a cond... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to printed circuit boards and more specifically to high speed printed circuit boards that minimize undesirable signal reflections in a via. As is known in the art, conductive traces are formed on a printed circuit board (“PCB”) for carrying data signals and p... | H | H05 | H05K | 1 | 02 | |||
11788542 | US20080262434A1-20081023 | Huber needle with safety sheath | ACCEPTED | 20081008 | 20081023 | [] | A61M532 | ["A61M532"] | 8597253 | 20070420 | 20131203 | 604 | 174000 | 95901.0 | OSINSKI | BRADLEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Vaillancourt", "inventor_name_first": "Michael J.", "inventor_city": "Chester", "inventor_state": "NJ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The Huber needle assembly employs a straight needle with a bent distal end and a sheath of frusto-conical shape that tethers a cap to the housing in which the Huber needle is secured. The cap is movable from the housing to have the sheath cover the needle and carries a torsion spring that has a leg that snaps across a ... | 1. A safety needle assembly comprising a housing; a hollow needle secured in and extending from said housing; a cap having a bore receiving said needle and being movable relative to said housing from a first position on said housing to an extended second position spaced from said housing; a collapsible sheath of frusto... | This invention relates to a Huber needle with a safety sheath. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved Huber needle construction. It has been known, for example as noted in U.S. Pat. No. 4,645,494, to implant a vascular access device within the body of a patient in order to provide a convenient techniq... | A | A61 | A61M | 5 | 32 | |||||
11816890 | US20080114722A1-20080515 | Method For Low Distortion Embedding Of Edit Distance To Hamming Distance | ACCEPTED | 20080501 | 20080515 | [] | G06F1730 | ["G06F1730"] | 8060808 | 20070822 | 20111115 | 714 | 777000 | 75130.0 | ABRAHAM | ESAW | [{"inventor_name_last": "Rabani", "inventor_name_first": "Yuval", "inventor_city": "Haifa", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IL"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ostrovsky", "inventor_name_first": "Rafail", "inventor_city": "Los Angeles", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method of embedding the edit distance metric into the Hamming distance metric with low distortion. In other words, two input character strings are mapped to two corresponding output bit strings such that the Hamming distance between the output strings is approximately proportional to the edit distance between the two... | 1. A method of mapping a first d-bit input string to a first output string, the method comprising: a) setting the first output string equal to the first input string if d is below a threshold, otherwise performing steps b) through h); b) partitioning the first input string into several contiguous blocks of length L; c)... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An edit distance between two character strings is the number of single-character insert and delete keyboard operations required to change a first string into the second string. We denote the edit distance between string x and string y as ed(x, y). A Hamming distance between two bi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method of embedding a first metric (e.g., edit distance) into a second metric (e.g., Hamming distance) with low distortion, so techniques available in the second metric may be performed on the embedded data to produce similar results as if the techniq... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/657,129 (“the '129 Provisional Application”), filed Feb. 28, 2005, titled “Low distortion embeddings for edit distance”. The contents of the '129 Provisional Application is incorporated by reference as if se... | G | G06 | G06F | 17 | 30 | |||
11831038 | US20090034732A1-20090205 | MANUFACTURING EMBEDDED UNIQUE KEYS USING A BUILT IN RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 7978850 | 20070731 | 20110712 | 380 | 046000 | 69571.0 | LOUIE | OSCAR | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sabev", "inventor_name_first": "Anton I.", "inventor_city": "Santa Clara", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method of manufacturing a device containing a key is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) fabricating a chip comprising a random number generator, a nonvolatile memory and a circuit, (B) applying electrical power to the chip to cause the random number generator to generate a signal conveying a se... | 1. A method of manufacturing a device containing a key, comprising the steps of: (A) fabricating a chip comprising a random number generator, a nonvolatile memory and a circuit; (B) applying electrical power to said chip to cause said random number generator to generate a signal conveying a sequence of random numbers; ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Distribution and control of private cryptography keys create a risk of the keys falling into the possession of the wrong people. The keys may be stolen, improperly copied or accidently duplicated. Once the security of the keys has been compromised, the security of all encrypted ci... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention concerns a method of manufacturing a device containing a key. The method generally comprises the steps of (A) fabricating a chip comprising a random number generator, a nonvolatile memory and a circuit, (B) applying electrical power to the chip to cause the rand... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/830,958, filed Jul. 31, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to digital security generally and, more particularly,... | H | H04 | H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11868673 | US20080227532A1-20080918 | APPARATUS FOR PARI-MUTUEL RACING GAME WITH FINISH ORDER BETTING | ACCEPTED | 20080904 | 20080918 | [] | A63F924 | ["A63F924"] | 9652926 | 20071008 | 20170516 | 463 | 025000 | 78760.0 | SHAH | MILAP | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gelman", "inventor_name_first": "Geoffrey M.", "inventor_city": "Brooklyn", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Alderucci", "inventor_name_first": "Dean P.", "inventor_city": "New York", "inventor_state": "NY", "inventor_country": "US"}] | In various embodiments, a device may test the health of race participants in order to ensure the fairness of a bet on an order of finish. | 1. An apparatus comprising a computing device operable to: receive a first set of bets for a first horse to win a race; receive a second set of bets for a second horse to win the race; determine, based on the first set of bets and the second set of bets, an order in which the first and second horses might finish the ra... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Racing games have, at times, enjoyed some popularity. Some games allow pari-mutuel betting. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, a person may bet on the order in which racing participants may finish. | The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/828,516, filed Oct. 6, 2006, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety: BACKGROUND Racing games have, at times, enjoyed some popularity. Some games allow pari-mutuel betting. SUMMARY In various embodiments, a person may ... | A | A63 | A63F | 9 | 24 | |||
11778254 | US20080006570A1-20080110 | LOW HYDRAULIC RESISTANCE CARTRIDGE | ACCEPTED | 20071226 | 20080110 | [] | B01D2408 | ["B01D2408", "B01D2412"] | 7850635 | 20070716 | 20101214 | 604 | 406000 | 75993.0 | DEAK | LESLIE | [{"inventor_name_last": "Gura", "inventor_name_first": "Victor", "inventor_city": "Beverly Hills", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Polaschegg", "inventor_name_first": "Hans-Dietrich", "inventor_city": "Kostenberg", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "AT"}] | A cartridge for treating medical or biological fluid includes a first cap having an inlet for the fluid, a container including a plurality of compartments and a second cap including an outlet for the fluid, wherein each compartment contains a plurality of particles, wherein the fluid is adapted to flow through the comp... | 1. A filtration device for treating medical or biological fluid comprising: a container housing defining an inner chamber having an inner chamber wall and an input end and an outlet end, the container housing having an inner chamber length from the input end to the outlet end such that the inner chamber width is at lea... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Cartridges are commonly used in the medical and pharmaceutical field for the modification of the content of medical or biological fluids such as blood, blood plasma, blood serum, ultrafiltrate, dialysate, irrigation fluid and infusion fluid. Usually, a cartridge contains particles in various form... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention alleviates to a great extent the above-noted and other disadvantages by providing a low hydraulic resistance cartridge that permits the use of small sized particles, yet does not create a substantial pressure drop between the cartridge's inlet and outlet. This is achieved by ch... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/350,858, filed Jan. 23, 2003 (Atty. Dkt. No. NQCR-27,525). TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention is directed to cartridges. More particularly, the invention concerns to a low hydraulic resistance ca... | B | B01 | B01D | 24 | 08 | |||
11757421 | US20070290756A1-20071220 | LOOP CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | ACCEPTED | 20071206 | 20071220 | [] | H03G300 | ["H03G300"] | 7724090 | 20070604 | 20100525 | 330 | 279000 | 71079.0 | NGUYEN | KHANH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Lin", "inventor_name_first": "Yu-Hsuan", "inventor_city": "Taichung City", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Cheng", "inventor_name_first": "Yuh", "inventor_city": "Hsin-Chu Hsien", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "TW"}] | An electrical device and a loop control method are provided. A data signal is obtained from a front end. A variable gain amplifier amplifies the data signal based on a gain value. An analog to digital converter samples the amplified data signal output therefrom to generate a digital data signal. A peak bottom detector ... | 1. An electrical device performing loop control over a data signal comprising: a variable gain amplifier, amplifying the data signal based on a gain value; a peak bottom detector, detecting a peak level and a bottom level corresponding to the amplified data signal; a threshold controller, coupled to the peak bottom det... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to electrical devices, and in particular, to method and circuit for loop control. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1A shows a conventional optical storage device. Conventionally, data stored in an optical disc is amplified and ... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An optical storage device and a loop control method are provided. An RF signal is obtained from an optical disc. A variable gain amplifier amplifies the RF signal based on a gain value. An analog to digital converter samples the amplified RF signal output therefrom to generate ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/803,881, 60/803,884, 60/811,022 and 60/803,882 filed 2006/06/05. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The invention relates to electrical devices, and in particular, to method and circuit ... | H | H03 | H03G | 3 | 00 | |||
11806532 | US20070295258A1-20071227 | Transportable flotation system | ACCEPTED | 20071212 | 20071227 | [] | B63B3544 | ["B63B3544"] | 7481176 | 20070601 | 20090127 | 114 | 264000 | 64292.0 | OLSON | LARS | [{"inventor_name_last": "Pratt", "inventor_name_first": "James", "inventor_city": "Vicksburg", "inventor_state": "MS", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Bevins", "inventor_name_first": "Tommy", "inventor_city": "Vicksburg", "inventor_state": "MS", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Walk... | A transportable modular flotation system with sections incorporating a decked supporting structure that is buoyed by heavy duty flotation tubes. The sections are coupled together with pre-tensioned ropes, straps or cables of High Modulus Fiber. The system is suitable for off-loading items from cargo ships in small harb... | 1. A transportable flotation system comprising multiple sections connected one to another via multiple flexible means for coupling, each said section further comprising at least one means for supplying a buoyant force to said system when said system is deployed in a fluid, wherein each said flexible means for coupling ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The U.S. Army's Objective Force requires an uninterrupted flow of supplies and equipment to support military operations. High priority materiel may be flown into an operational theater, however, the majority will be delivered by sealift. Studies indicate that a limited number of deep-draft ports ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic of an embodiment of the present invention employing a strap tensioning configuration as a connection means between sections. FIG. 2 illustrates a manual tensioning device that may be used with the configuration of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 depicts an embodiment of t... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/810,643, Transportable Flotation System, by Pratt et al., filed Jun. 5, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST Under paragraph 1(a) of Executive Order 10096, the conditions under whi... | B | B63 | B63B | 35 | 44 | |||
11711027 | US20070208458A1-20070906 | Industrial robot | ACCEPTED | 20070822 | 20070906 | [] | G06F1900 | ["G06F1900"] | 7513174 | 20070227 | 20090407 | 74 | 490060 | 72632.0 | GATES | ERIC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Harada", "inventor_name_first": "Takashi", "inventor_city": "Akashi-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Maeguchi", "inventor_name_first": "Yuji", "inventor_city": "Kobe-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Inad... | The present invention provides an industrial robot which can reduce torque required for driving an object to be moved. By providing a third reduction device and a third driving device separately, the dimension in the third axial direction of the third reduction device can be reduced, thus the distance from a second axi... | 1. An industrial robot, comprising: (a) a base portion at which a predetermined first axis is set and in which an internal space is formed so that a cable can be inserted into the internal space; (b) a first reduction device having a hollow structure and mounted on the base portion, the first reduction device including... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an industrial robot including a guiding mechanism for guiding a cable connected with an end effecter. 2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an industrial robot as a related art. This industrial ro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an industrial robot which is able to reduce the torque required for moving an object to be moved. The present invention is an industrial robot, comprising: (a) a base portion at which a predetermined first axis is set and... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is based upon the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-55425 filed on Mar. 1, 2006, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an industrial robot... | G | G06 | G06F | 19 | 00 | |||
11877605 | US20080095388A1-20080424 | ENTRAINMENT AVOIDANCE WITH A TRANSFORM DOMAIN ALGORITHM | ACCEPTED | 20080409 | 20080424 | [] | H04R2500 | ["H04R2500"] | 8509465 | 20071023 | 20130813 | 381 | 312000 | 69783.0 | NGUYEN | CUONG | [{"inventor_name_last": "Theverapperuma", "inventor_name_first": "Lalin", "inventor_city": "Minneapolis", "inventor_state": "MN", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A system of signal processing an input signal in a hearing aid to avoid entrainment, the hearing aid including a receiver and a microphone, the method comprising using a transform domain adaptive filter including two or more eigenvalues to measure an acoustic feedback path from the receiver to the microphone, analyzing... | 1. A method of signal processing an input signal in a hearing aid to avoid entrainment, the hearing aid including a receiver and a microphone, the method comprising: using a transform domain adaptive filter including two or more eigenvalues to measure an acoustic feedback path from the receiver to the microphone; analy... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Digital hearing aids with an adaptive feedback canceller usually suffer from artifacts when the input audio signal to the microphone is periodic. The feedback canceller may use an adaptive technique, such as a N-LMS algorithm, that exploits the correlation between the microphone signal and the del... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This application addresses the foregoing needs in the art and other needs not discussed herein. Method and apparatus embodiments are provided for a system to avoid entrainment of feedback cancellation filters in hearing assistance devices. Various embodiments include using a transform domain filter t... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY AND RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/862,530, filed Oct. 23, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present subject matter relates gen... | H | H04 | H04R | 25 | 00 | |||
11684285 | US20070167611A1-20070719 | Peptides and Peptidomimetics with Structural Similarity to Human p53 that Activate p53 Function | ACCEPTED | 20070705 | 20070719 | [] | C07K14705 | ["C07K14705"] | 7666983 | 20070309 | 20100223 | 530 | 324000 | 72579.0 | HUFF | SHEELA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Halazonetis", "inventor_name_first": "Thanos", "inventor_city": "Philadelphia", "inventor_state": "PA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Hartwig", "inventor_name_first": "Wolfgang", "inventor_city": "Stanford", "inventor_state": "CT", "inventor_country": "US"}] | The present invention provides peptides and peptidomimetics corresponding to part or to the entirety of the region encompassed by residues 360-386 of human p53, said peptides and peptidomimetics characterized by the ability to activate DNA binding of wild-type p53 and of select tumor-derived p53 mutants. Pharmaceutical... | 1. A peptidomimetic of a peptide which competes with an endogenous p53 negative regulatory region for binding with a negative regulatory region NRR1 comprising residues 361-383 of p53 or NRR2 comprising residues 300-321 of p53, said peptidomimetic containing at least four sequential amino acids from a negative regulato... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Wild-type (wt) p53 is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein found in humans and other mammals, which has tumor suppressor function [Harris (1993), Science, 262: 1980-1981]. The gene encoding p53 is mutated in more than half of all human tumors, suggesting that inactivation of t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of this invention to provide small molecules which are able to upregulate p53 binding to DNA. Such small molecules can interfere with the function of NRR1, but may not necessarily bind to it. It is another object of this invention to provide small molecules which upr... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the field of peptides derived from tumor suppressor proteins and their use in therapy and drug design. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Wild-type (wt) p53 is a sequence-specific DNA binding protein found in humans and other mammals, which has tumor suppressor function ... | C | C07 | C07K | 147 | 05 | |||
11704103 | US20070182278A1-20070809 | Surface acoustic wave device and electronic apparatus | ACCEPTED | 20070725 | 20070809 | [] | H03H925 | ["H03H925"] | 7696675 | 20070206 | 20100413 | 310 | 361000 | 75395.0 | SAN MARTIN | JAYDI | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kanna", "inventor_name_first": "Shigeo", "inventor_city": "Nagano-ken", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | A surface acoustic wave device includes: a quartz substrate; and at least a single-type IDT electrode provided on a surface of the quartz substrate for exciting a Rayleigh surface acoustic wave in the upper limit mode of the surface acoustic wave stop band with the following relationships satisfied; φ=0, 110°≦θ≦140°, a... | 1. A surface acoustic wave device, comprising: a quartz substrate; and at least a single-type IDT electrode provided on a surface of the quartz substrate for exciting a Rayleigh surface acoustic wave in the upper limit mode of the surface acoustic wave stop band with the following relationships being satisfied; φ=0°, 1... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device using the upper limit mode of the stop band of Rayleigh surface acoustic waves. 2. Related Art Surface acoustic wave devices such as SAW resonators or SAW filters, features higher frequencies, smaller sizes, and mas... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An advantage of the invention is to provide a surface acoustic wave device that shows an excellent frequency temperature characteristic and can readily achieve higher frequencies by using a single-type IDT electrode and utilizing the upper limit mode of the stop band as the oscillation frequency. Acc... | BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a surface acoustic wave device using the upper limit mode of the stop band of Rayleigh surface acoustic waves. 2. Related Art Surface acoustic wave devices such as SAW resonators or SAW filters, features higher frequencies, smaller sizes, and mass productio... | H | H03 | H03H | 9 | 25 | |||
11654281 | US20070126257A1-20070607 | Method of manufacturing composite vehicle panels | ACCEPTED | 20070522 | 20070607 | [] | B60P702 | ["B60P702"] | 7316444 | 20070116 | 20080108 | 296 | 100020 | 74050.0 | PAPE | JOSEPH | [{"inventor_name_last": "Montagna", "inventor_name_first": "John", "inventor_city": "Metamora", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Smith", "inventor_name_first": "Leslie", "inventor_city": "Lapeer", "inventor_state": "MI", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A method of fabricating composite vehicle panels includes the steps of forming a first, upper panel having a depending peripheral lip, forming a second, lower panel of laid up woven mat or strips of a fibrous material such as fiberglass or carbon fibers and a plastic resin to form a corrugated panel having a depending ... | 1. A method of manufacturing a composite panel comprising: forming a first panel having a planar center portion and a first peripheral lip; fabricating a second panel having a plurality of corrugations and a second peripheral lip; applying an adhesive to at least the corrugations of the second panel; and securing said ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates generally to a method for manufacturing a composite panel and more particularly to a method of fabricating and assembling composite panels for use on motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, crossover vehicles, SUV's and the like. The continuing popularity of p... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method of fabricating composite vehicle panels includes the steps of forming a first, upper panel having a depending peripheral lip, forming a second, lower panel of a laid up woven mat or strips of a fibrous material such as fiberglass or carbon fibers and a plastic resin to form... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates generally to a method for manufacturing a composite panel and more particularly to a method of fabricating and assembling composite panels for use on motor vehicles such as pickup trucks, crossover vehicles, SUV's and the like. The continuing popularity of pickup trucks... | B | B60 | B60P | 7 | 02 | |||
11843217 | US20080050593A1-20080228 | POROUS ZIRCONIA POWDER AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME | ACCEPTED | 20080214 | 20080228 | [] | C01G2502 | ["C01G2502", "B32B516"] | 7927699 | 20070822 | 20110419 | 428 | 402000 | 67523.0 | LE | HOA | [{"inventor_name_last": "OKAMOTO", "inventor_name_first": "Hiroshi", "inventor_city": "Osaka", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | The present invention provides a porous zirconium powder having improved heat resistance of total pore volume, and a simple production method thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides: (1) a porous zirconium powder in which total pore volume following heat treatment for three hours at 1000° C. is at le... | 1. A porous zirconia powder, wherein total pore volume following heat treatment for three hours at 1000° C. is at least 0.75 ml/g, and total volume of pores having a diameter of 10 to 100 nm following heat treatment for three hours at 1000° C. is at least 30% of the total pore volume. 2. The porous zirconia powder acco... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In the past, the specific surface area at 400° C. of zirconia used as catalyst supports was about 100 m 2 /g. In addition, zirconia having a larger specific surface area was typically amorphous without having a constant structure. Consequently, in the case of using zirconia as a catalyst supp... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows a TEM micrograph of a zirconia powder obtained in Example 1; FIG. 2 shows a TEM micrograph of a zirconia powder obtained in Comparative Example 1; FIG. 3 shows the results of measuring total pore volume of a zirconia powder obtained in Example 1; and FIG. 4 sho... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a porous zirconia powder and a production method of the same. BACKGROUND ART In the past, the specific surface area at 400° C. of zirconia used as catalyst supports was about 100 m2/g. In addition, zirconia having a larger specific surface area was typically amorphous wi... | C | C01 | C01G | 25 | 02 | |||
11999293 | US20080088343A1-20080417 | Repeater circuit with high performance repeater mode and normal repeater mode, wherein high performance repeater mode has fast reset capability | ACCEPTED | 20080401 | 20080417 | [] | H03K190175 | ["H03K190175", "H03K19094"] | 7592839 | 20071204 | 20090922 | 326 | 086000 | 75175.0 | CHANG | DANIEL | [{"inventor_name_last": "Masleid", "inventor_name_first": "Robert", "inventor_city": "Monte Sereno", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Dholabhai", "inventor_name_first": "Vatsal", "inventor_city": "Portola Valley", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | Repeater circuit with high performance repeater mode and normal repeater mode, wherein high performance repeater mode has fast reset capability, is provided and described. In one embodiment, switches are set to a first switch position to operate the repeater circuit in the high performance repeater mode. In another emb... | 1. A repeater circuit comprising: a keeper circuit including an input and an output; a rising edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit; a falling edge drive circuit coupled to said input and said output of said keeper circuit; and a plurality of switches operable in a first positi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to repeater circuits. More particularly, the present invention relates to the field of repeater circuits with high performance repeater mode and normal repeater mode, wherein high performance repeater mode has fast... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Repeater circuit with high performance repeater mode and normal repeater mode, wherein high performance repeater mode has fast reset capability, is provided and described. In one embodiment, switches are set to a first switch position to operate the repeater circuit in the high perf... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/879,645 by R. Masleid et al., filed on Jun. 28, 2004, entitled “Repeater Circuit With High Performance Repeater Mode and Normal Repeater mode, Wherein High Performance Repeater Mode Has Fast Reset Ca... | H | H03 | H03K | 1901 | 75 | |||
11912450 | US20090032392A1-20090205 | Sputtering Target | ACCEPTED | 20090122 | 20090205 | [] | C23C1434 | ["C23C1434"] | 8177947 | 20071024 | 20120515 | 204 | 298130 | 61555.0 | MCDONALD | RODNEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Miyashita", "inventor_name_first": "Hirohito", "inventor_city": "Ibaraki", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}] | Provided is a sputtering target in which the ratio of X-ray intensity of (110) measured with X-ray diffraction is 0.4 or less, and even 0.2 or less in a Ta or Ta alloy target. Further provided is a sputtering target in which the ratio of X-ray intensity of (110) on a Ta or Ta alloy target surface measured with X-ray di... | 1. (canceled) 2. A sputtering target in which the ratio of X-ray intensity of (10) measured with X-ray diffraction in relation to the sum of the respective X-ray intensities of (110) (200), (211), (310), (222), (321) is 0.2 or less in a Ta or Ta alloy target obtained by dissolving and casting a raw material and subject... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The speed of forming a thin film on a wafer or a substrate during sputtering is not constant, and changes with the advancement of the erosion of the target. Normally, this change is a functional change associated with the target life, and deposition of a fixed film thickness is performed throu... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the relation (variation) of the deposition speed and erosion depth of the samples (n=3) of Examples 1 to 4; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relation (variation) of the deposition speed and erosion depth of the samples (n=3) of Comparative Examples... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a sputtering target capable of performing deposition on a wafer or a substrate during sputtering at a stable deposition speed. BACKGROUND ART The speed of forming a thin film on a wafer or a substrate during sputtering is not constant, and changes with the advancement of... | C | C23 | C23C | 14 | 34 | |||
11770153 | US20090000670A1-20090101 | CENTRIFUGE AND VENTING SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMISSION | ACCEPTED | 20081216 | 20090101 | [] | F16K2404 | ["F16K2404"] | 7841457 | 20070628 | 20101130 | 192 | 087110 | 57963.0 | BONCK | RODNEY | [{"inventor_name_last": "Crafton", "inventor_name_first": "Drew A.", "inventor_city": "Mooresville", "inventor_state": "IN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Long", "inventor_name_first": "Charles F.", "inventor_city": "Pittsboro", "inventor_state": "IN", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_las... | A transmission having a shaft driven by a prime mover such as an engine or motor is provided. The transmission includes a first stationary element for supporting the shaft for rotation, and a torque transmitting device connectable to the shaft and rotatable about an axis. The torque transmitting device is actuated by a... | 1. A transmission having a shaft driven by a prime mover, the transmission comprising: a first stationary element for supporting the shaft for rotation, the first stationary element at least partially defining a vent passage; and a torque transmitting device connectable to the shaft and rotatable about an axis, the tor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art. Automatic transmissions typically include a hydraulic circuit or system that uses a hydraulic fluid, such as oil, for various purposes throughout the tran... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention provides a transmission having a shaft driven by a prime mover such as an internal combustion engine, electric machine, or turbine. The transmission includes a first stationary element for supporting the shaft for rotation, and a torque transmitting device connectable to the sha... | FIELD The present disclosure relates to transmissions, and more particularly to a centrifuge and venting system for a transmission. BACKGROUND The statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may or may not constitute prior art. Automatic transmissions typically... | F | F16 | F16K | 24 | 04 | |||
11985135 | US20090133373A1-20090528 | Apparatus and method for harvesting and processing celery | ACCEPTED | 20090513 | 20090528 | [] | A01D4500 | ["A01D4500"] | 7966796 | 20071114 | 20110628 | 56 | 327100 | 63228.0 | TORRES | ALICIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Leach", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas E.", "inventor_city": "Berlin", "inventor_state": "WI", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "DeGroot", "inventor_name_first": "Peter", "inventor_city": "Salinas", "inventor_state": "CA", "inventor_country": "US"}] | An improved machine and method for harvesting and processing an upstanding crop, such as celery, in situ, the machine comprising a self driven vehicle supporting a plurality of harvesting and processing units. | 1. A harvesting and processing apparatus for traveling along a row of plants upstanding from the soil, said apparatus including: a. a mobile frame suitable for moving along at least one row of upstanding plants; b. a first cutting means for initially cutting off leaves at a top portion of a plant while the plant remain... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to crop harvesting and particularly to a device and method for mechanically harvesting and processing celery or other similar, upstanding crop in the field. The invention is directed to a driven, self-contained harvesting and processing device capa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to crop harvesting equipment and more specifically to a self-propelled celery harvester having unique multi-tasking properties. The present invention provides a novel harvesting machine that includes means to do multiple tasks while still in the field... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to crop harvesting and particularly to a device and method for mechanically harvesting and processing celery or other similar, upstanding crop in the field. The invention is directed to a driven, self-contained harvesting and processing device capable of remo... | A | A01 | A01D | 45 | 00 | |||
11735398 | US20070204609A1-20070906 | Hyrdaulic Transmission | ACCEPTED | 20070822 | 20070906 | [] | F16D3900 | ["F16D3900"] | 7971435 | 20070413 | 20110705 | 060 | 487000 | 75392.0 | LOPEZ | FRANK | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sumomozawa", "inventor_name_first": "Hironori", "inventor_city": "Amagasaki-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Sakikawa", "inventor_name_first": "Shigenori", "inventor_city": "Amagasaki-shi", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor... | A hydraulic transmission comprises a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor, which are mounted onto a center section to be fluidly connected to each other through a closed fluid circuit formed in the center section. A neutral valve is connected to the closed fluid circuit. The neutral valve is fitted into an outward open... | 1. A hydraulic transmission comprising: (a) a housing, an interior space of said housing serving as an oil sump; (b) a hydraulic pump disposed in said housing; (c) a hydraulic motor disposed in said housing; (d) a center section disposed in said housing, wherein said hydraulic pump and said hydraulic motor are mounted ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hydrostatic transmission (hereinafter, “HST”). To be detailed, it relates to a technique for preventing a hydraulic circuit of the HST from overheating. 2. Related Art Conventionally, there is a well-known HST having it... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first aspect of the invention, a hydraulic transmission comprises: a housing; a hydraulic pump; a hydraulic motor; a center section; and a neutral valve. An interior space of the housing serves as an oil sump. The hydraulic pump, the hydraulic motor and the center section are d... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 11/392,871, filed Mar. 30, 2006, which is a Continuation-in-Part of application Ser. No. 10/804,134, filed Mar. 19, 2004, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10/310,917, filed Dec. 6, 2002, now aba... | F | F16 | F16D | 39 | 00 | |||
11673065 | US20070198955A1-20070823 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE OF A PATTERN FORMED ON A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | ACCEPTED | 20070808 | 20070823 | [] | G06T760 | ["G06T760"] | 8356260 | 20070209 | 20130115 | 716 | 051000 | 94352.0 | LIN | ARIC | [{"inventor_name_last": "Nagatomo", "inventor_name_first": "Wataru", "inventor_city": "Yokohama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Miyamoto", "inventor_name_first": "Atsushi", "inventor_city": "Yokohama", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Mo... | A method is provided for estimating a cross-sectional shape or for monitoring manufacturing process parameters of a semiconductor device pattern to be measured. In this method, in order to enable SEM-based management of the cross-sectional shape or manufacturing process parameters of the pattern to be measured, the ass... | 1. A method for estimating a cross-sectional shape of a pattern, the method comprising: a learning process step of acquiring learning data which includes SEM images of patterns having various cross-sectional shapes, and selecting an estimation engine adapted to estimate the cross-sectional shape of the pattern; and a p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to methods and systems for semiconductor-manufacturing process estimating intended to evaluate and manage circuit patterns formed on semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>With decrease in design margins along with the miniaturization and high density of LSI chips, appropriate management of patterns formed during a semiconductor manufacturing process becomes impossible only with conventional dimension management. Under these circumstances, it is being... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to methods and systems for semiconductor-manufacturing process estimating intended to evaluate and manage circuit patterns formed on semiconductor wafers. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and apparatus for estimating a cross-section... | G | G06 | G06T | 7 | 60 | |||
11835174 | US20080019442A1-20080124 | METHOD OF REDUCING A BLOCKING ARTIFACT WHEN CODING MOVING PICTURE | ACCEPTED | 20080109 | 20080124 | [] | H04B166 | ["H04B166"] | 7394945 | 20070807 | 20080701 | 382 | 268000 | 58179.0 | ROGERS | SCOTT | [{"inventor_name_last": "KIM", "inventor_name_first": "Hyun", "inventor_city": "Rockville", "inventor_state": "MD", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "RA", "inventor_name_first": "Jong", "inventor_city": "Taejeon-si", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "KR"}, {"inventor_name_last": "KIM", "invent... | A method of coding a moving picture is provided that reduces blocking artifacts. The method can include defining a plurality of defining pixels S0, S1, and S2, which are centered around a block boundary. If a default mode is selected then frequency information of the surroundings of the block boundary is obtained. A ma... | 1. A method of reducing a blocking artifact appearing when coding a picture, comprising: dividing the picture into blocks that each include multiple pixels, the picture including a first pixel of a first block separated from a second pixel of a neighboring second block by a block boundary; calculating an adjustment mag... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>To efficiently compress a time variable video sequence, redundancy in the temporal domain as well as in the two dimensional spatial domain must be reduced. MPEG uses a discrete cosine transform (DCT) to reduce the redundancy in the two dimensional spatial domain and a motion compensation method t... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a method for reducing a blocking artifact appearing when coding a moving picture that substantially obviates one or more of the limitations and disadvantages of the related art. Another object of the present invention is to provide an MPEG-4 video cod... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/619,893, filed on Jan. 4, 2007, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/506,728, filed on Feb. 18, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,239,755, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/010,446... | H | H04 | H04B | 1 | 66 | |||
11671380 | US20070147391A1-20070628 | ROUTING MOBILE VOICE CALLS | ACCEPTED | 20070613 | 20070628 | [] | H04L1256 | ["H04L1256"] | 8335187 | 20070205 | 20121218 | 370 | 331000 | 90525.0 | SHAND | ROBERTA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Wilhoite", "inventor_name_first": "Michael", "inventor_city": "Chicago", "inventor_state": "IL", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Carter", "inventor_name_first": "Thomas", "inventor_city": "Scottsdale", "inventor_state": "AZ", "inventor_country": "US"}] | A call routing system for use with a wireless telephone systems is disclosed. The system, which monitors the subscriber's current physical location, determines the device to which a call should be terminated, and routes the call. The device can be any IP telephone, including a cable television system adapted to IP tele... | 1-14. (canceled) 15. A method for communicating using a mobile device comprising: establishing packet data based leg for a voice call between the mobile device and a first component of a telephone network; initiating from the first component of the telephone network a first circuit based leg for the voice call between ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>As telephone devices have become widespread, it is common for people to have multiple telephone numbers for reaching them, such as home, office, mobile, and fax. People who work in more than one location have even more numbers. Various companies have designed one-number solutions... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the instant invention solves the aforementioned problems by monitoring the subscriber's current physical location, identifying a local packet-based telephone device to which a call should be terminated, if any, and routing the call, all before the call is terminated (... | TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to telephone systems and more particularly to a system and method for delivering a circuit-based wireless telephone call to a packet-based telephone call including a television cable system-based telephone call. In particular, it pertains to a system and method for... | H | H04 | H04L | 12 | 56 | |||
11975517 | US20080295146A1-20081127 | Integrated privilege separation and network interception | ACCEPTED | 20081112 | 20081127 | [] | H04L900 | ["H04L900"] | 8635686 | 20071019 | 20140121 | 726 | 012000 | 62456.0 | ZECHER | CORDELIA | [{"inventor_name_last": "Sriram", "inventor_name_first": "T. V.", "inventor_city": "Bangalore", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "IN"}] | Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive an attack request comprising operating system privilege use instructions associated with a gateway and slave process exploit code instructions. The attack request may be contained by processing the request as a user associated with an assigned slave module processi... | 1. An apparatus, comprising: a master processing module implemented in a machine accessible medium to process on a gateway; and a memory to store a policy database to be shared by the master processing module and a plurality of slave modules, the policy database including file system privilege rules and network interce... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Data is collected, organized, and processed for virtually every transaction and communication that occurs in today's global economy. The integrity of this information (e.g., its authenticity and/or security) has become important to enterprises and individuals. Consequently, a variety of techniques... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, apparatus, systems, and methods that operate to integrate privilege separation and network interception are provided. For example, in some embodiments, privilege separation and network interception may be integrated to receive and contain attack requests. Such requests may com... | RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims priority to India Patent Application No. 1122/DEL/2007 filed in the India Patent Office on May 25, 2007 and entitled “INTEGRATED PRIVILEGE SEPARATION AND NETWORK INTERCEPTION;” the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. FIELD The embodiments disclose... | H | H04 | H04L | 9 | 00 | |||
11885432 | US20080190206A1-20080814 | Device, Method and Program for Inspecting Microstructure | ACCEPTED | 20080730 | 20080814 | [] | G01N2900 | ["G01N2900"] | 7726190 | 20070831 | 20100601 | 073 | 602000 | 98766.0 | SAINT SURIN | JACQUES | [{"inventor_name_last": "Matsumoto", "inventor_name_first": "Toshiyuki", "inventor_city": "Hyogo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Ikeuchi", "inventor_name_first": "Naoki", "inventor_city": "Hyogo", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "JP"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Yakabe"... | A speaker unit has a plurality of sound sources each outputting a sound wave. The compressional, sound wave output from the speaker unit arrives, or vibrates air, which moves a movable part of a three-axis acceleration sensor, or a microstructure of a chip to be tested TP. As the movable part thus moves, a value in res... | 1. A microstructure inspection device evaluating a property of at least one microstructure having a movable part formed on a substrate, comprising: a sound wave generation unit outputting a sound wave to said microstructure in a test, said sound wave generation unit including a plurality of sound sources each outputtin... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, MEMS which is a device where various functions, such as mechanical, electronic, optical and chemical functions, are integrated, particularly using a semiconductor microscopic processing or the like, have drawn attention. In accordance with MEMS technologies that have been put... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a system for inspecting a microstructure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a device of a three-axis acceleration sensor as viewed from above. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagra... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a device, a method and a program for inspecting microstructure, such as MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems). BACKGROUND ART In recent years, MEMS which is a device where various functions, such as mechanical, electronic, optical and chemical functions, are integrated... | G | G01 | G01N | 29 | 00 | |||
11774925 | US20090018750A1-20090115 | FUEL INJECTION FOR SMALL ENGINES | ACCEPTED | 20081230 | 20090115 | [] | F02D4130 | ["F02D4130"] | 7536991 | 20070709 | 20090526 | 123 | 472000 | 64206.0 | GIMIE | MAHMOUD | [{"inventor_name_last": "Kadam", "inventor_name_first": "Vishalsinh V.", "inventor_city": "Sanford", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Gandhe", "inventor_name_first": "Saurabh V.", "inventor_city": "Apex", "inventor_state": "NC", "inventor_country": "US"}, {"inventor_name_last":... | The present invention is a fuel injection system for small engines in which the fuel injection system takes the place of traditional carburetors and provides the engine with air, fuel and spark control. The fuel injection system is comprised of an electronic control unit (ECU) coupled with a throttle body, which has an... | 1. A fuel injection system for internal combustion engines comprising: a polymeric housing comprising a throttle body and an ECU case releasably engageable with the throttle body portion; the throttle body further comprising a selectively positionable throttle, a contactless throttle position sensor and an integrally m... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fuel injection system for small engines, which will provide an engine air, fuel and spark control and bring the advantages of fuel injection to small engines including fuel economy, cold start, emission control and protect the ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is a fuel injection system for small engines having between one and four cylinders in which the fuel injection system takes the place of traditional carburetors and provides the engine with air, fuel and spark control. The fuel injection system preferably compri... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a fuel injection system for small engines, which will provide an engine air, fuel and spark control and bring the advantages of fuel injection to small engines including fuel economy, cold start, emission control and protect the engine from... | F | F02 | F02D | 41 | 30 | |||
11790849 | US20080156217A1-20080703 | Wireless electronic booster, and methods of blasting | ACCEPTED | 20080619 | 20080703 | [] | F42B310 | ["F42B310", "F42B300", "F42C1100"] | 7778006 | 20070427 | 20100817 | 361 | 248000 | 95717.0 | JACKSON | STEPHEN | [{"inventor_name_last": "Stewart", "inventor_name_first": "Ronald F.", "inventor_city": "Navan", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_last": "Anderson", "inventor_name_first": "David Geoffrey", "inventor_city": "St. Eugene", "inventor_state": "", "inventor_country": "CA"}, {"inventor_name_la... | Disclosed herein are boosters that include components sufficient for wireless communications with an associated blasting machine. In selected aspects, there are disclosed wireless electronic boosters that are self-contained and robust. Such boosters are especially suited for underground mining operations, optionally em... | 1. An electronic booster for use in connection with a blasting machine, said blasting machine controlling said electronic booster via at least one wireless command signal, the electronic booster comprising: a detonator comprising a firing circuit and a base charge; an explosive charge in operative association with said... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>In mining operations, the efficient fragmentation and breaking of rock by means of explosive charges demands considerable skill and expertise. In most mining operations explosive charges, including boosters, are placed at predetermined positions near or within the rock. The explos... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention, at least in preferred embodiments, to provide a booster that is capable of wireless communication with an associated blasting machine. It is another object of the present invention, at least in preferred embodiments, to provide a wireless ele... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the priority right of prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 60/795,569 filed on Apr. 28, 2006 by applicants herein. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of wireless blasting, apparatuses and components thereof, for effecting blasting e... | F | F42 | F42B | 3 | 10 |
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