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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8159943 | Method of forming protocol data units, protocol data units and protocol data unit generation apparatus A source host comprising a processing resource that supports a kernel space and a user space. A socket layer is supported by the kernel space and allows a measurement application residing in the user space to instruct a protocol layer to form a plurality of UDP test... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8144602 | Network load tester with real-time detection and recording A load tester is configured to generate traffic streams for testing a network. The traffic streams can include one or more stream objects. Each stream object can be characterized by a unique identifier and can include a fixed number of frames. The frames can share t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8130826 | Systems and methods for preparing network data for analysis Preparation of network data for analysis. An original frame representing a frame transmitted in a communications link can be received wherein the original frame comprises a payload. At least a portion of the payload can be removed from the original frame. Statistics... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124217 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are coated with an optically variable color-shifting coating. Each of the structures form a pyramidal-like having at least ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8108510 | Method for implementing TopN measurements in operations support systems In an OSS, storing a plurality, typically less than all, of name-value pairs from a sample space and calculating a “representative” value based on values in the entire sample space. Optionally, a “remainder” value can be generated based on name-value pairs i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105678 | Structured surfaces that exhibit color by rotation An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are preferably formed by printing pyramids with an optically variable color-shifting ink using an Intaglio-like printing pr... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102777 | Network diagnostic systems and methods for aggregated links A networking system is provided. The networking system may include a diagnostic module. The diagnostic module may include one or more statistics modules. The diagnostic module may include a routing module configured to route messages to the statistics modules. The m... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094270 | Thin-film optical retarders An oblique angle deposition is used to provide an A-plate optical retarder having at least one dense, form-birefringent layer. According to one embodiment, the dense, form-birefringent layer(s) are deposited as part of an FBAR stack to provide an all-dielectric full... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8081875 | Wavelength switch The present invention relates to a wavelength switch including two switching stages. A single actuation array of reflecting elements of a first switching stage routes sub-beams at different wavelength bands to a plurality of actuation arrays of reflecting elements o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8073943 | Graphical user interface for adding measurements to existing distributed network troubleshooting system A graphical user interface provides a link to network related measurements by network analysis devices, to present a test including perceptibly correlated network-related measurements by two or more of the network analysis devices through a selectable graphical disp... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8073034 | Mesa vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser The present invention provides an improved mesa vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL), in which a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) mesa of semiconductor material is disposed on a top surface of an active layer. A contact annulus is disposed on a cont... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072683 | Cartesian polarizers utilizing photo-aligned liquid crystals Cartesian polarizers utilizing liquid crystal polymers (LCPs) are provided for use as laser protection filters in optical pick-up units. The LCPs are photo-aligned and cross-linked into a polymer host to provide a durable filter. According to one embodiment, the LCP... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072561 | Twisted nematic xLCD contrast compensation with tilted-plate retarders Contrast compensation for a liquid crystal display projection system including a light source, a first polarizer, a liquid crystal display panel, and a second polarizer is provided using a tilted compensating plate. The compensating plate includes a first birefringe... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8055700 | Network test/measurement agent extensible with different types of network interfaces A system or method that extends a communication test/measurement agent by providing the communication test/measurement agent with built-in functionality to allow a central communication test/measurement system to generically communicate with and operate the agent, a... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050555 | Optical phase modulator with monitoring structure The invention relates to an optical waveguide device that includes a waveguide phase modulator (WPM). A waveguide monitoring structure is coupled optically in parallel with the WPM so as to form a Mach-Zehnder interferometer therewith for producing monitor light ind... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050181 | Sliding frame comparator in a network diagnostic device A network diagnostic component that is placed in-line between a first and second node. The diagnostic component is used to perform a comparison operation on any specified portion of a network data frame. For example, the first node may communicate with the second no... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049944 | MEMS device and a MEMS device array A two-axis tiltable linear array of MEMS micromirrors is described. The individual micromirrors of the array are flexibly suspended over a common substrate by using two pairs of serpentine hinges coupled by a gimbal ring and are actuated by using tilt and roll elect... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049824 | Single-layer birefringent crystal trim retarders A single-layer birefringent crystal trim retarder includes a birefringent crystal cut such that its optic axis is at a high oblique angle and such that it provides low in-plane retardance values even when the birefringent crystal is relatively thick. To compensate f... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045854 | M×N wavelength selective optical switch A M×N wavelength selective optical switch (WSS) for switching K wavelength channels is disclosed. The WSS has two MEMS micromirror arrays, a M×K array and a 1×N array, for switching any wavelength channel from any input port to any output port, provided that any ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040607 | Surface-relief diffraction grating A bilayer transmission diffraction grating having antireflection lines having rectangular cross-section over grating lines having trapezoidal cross-section is described. The process-dependent grating line profile is accounted for by characterizing the grating line p... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8036502 | Stress free mounting of optical bench for WSS An optical bench in a wavelength selective switch (WSS) is mounted using a combination of fixed mounts and stress-free mounts. The WSS is packaged in an enclosure including a base, a sidewall, and a lid. The optical switching engine is attached directly to the base.... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031749 | Passively Q-switched microlaser with controllable peak power density Geometrical design of laser microchips is disclosed that allows variation of the optical path length in the different media by simple displacement of the microchip, the movement having a non-zero projection orthogonal to the pump beam. The concept can be implemented... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8030684 | Mesa-type photodetectors with lateral diffusion junctions The present invention relates to a stable mesa-type photodetector with lateral diffusion junctions. The invention has found that without resorting to the complicated regrowth approach, a simple Zn diffusion process can be used to create high-quality semiconductor ju... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027555 | Scalable cladding mode stripper device A cladding mode stripper for stripping cladding modes from an optical fiber is disclosed. The cladding mode stripper includes a reflective base and a block of a transparent material disposed on the reflective base. The block of the transparent material has a groove ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027277 | Passive network tap for tapping network data A passive full-duplex bidirectional ZPL tap includes first and second network ports and first and second tap ports. A passive signal separator is configured to receive a data stream from at least one of the first or second network port and pass through the data stre... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8025952 | Printed magnetic ink overt security image A security image and method of forming said image is disclosed wherein a substrate having an image or indicia thereon is coated with a dilute solution of pigment flakes in an ink or paint. The flakes are subsequently aligned in a magnetic field and are fixed after t... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8009709 | DC coupled driver with active termination A DC coupled driver is described for modulating a vertical cavity surface emitting laser at high speeds with active termination. High speed and low total power dissipation is achieved by improving the driver immunity to pulse reflections, which can arise due to impe... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8009557 | Communications system, apparatus for creating a sub-channel and method therefor A communications apparatus includes an input for receiving a data stream being transmitted from a first network node to a second network node using a main channel. A processing resource of the communications apparatus identifies data signifying an idle period within... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008688 | Photodiode and method of fabrication The present invention provides a highly reliable photodiode, as well as a simple method of fabricating such a photodiode. During fabrication of the photodiode, a grading layer is epitaxially grown on a top surface of an absorption layer, and a blocking layer, for in... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005886 | Systems and methods for generating network messages A networking system may include a traffic generator. The traffic generator may include a scripting module configured to create a script. The traffic generator may execute the script to send and/or receive network messages within the networking system, which may help... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005133 | Displaying eye-diagram and digital diagnostic data using network analyzers Methods and apparatuses for displaying information for analyzing a signal transmitted in a communication system. The method can include displaying digital diagnostic data received from a monitoring interface of a transceiver. An eye-diagram for the signal is also di... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8004999 | Method and apparatus for depicting throughput on TCP and RLC layer of UMTS system A method of creating a graphical display illustrating throughput of data across a protocol layer. A first graphical indication is displayed which illustrates of the number of data units received, by a protocol layer, for each of a plurality of transmission intervals... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8001539 | Historical data management An apparatus and method for managing historical data includes receiving a compiled application program and a declarative specification. An enhancer generates one or more representations of at least one data class defined in the application program based on at least ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999895 | Contrast compensation of microdisplay panels including a high order waveplate A contrast compensator for improving the panel contrast of liquid crystal (LC) microdisplays having a high-order waveplate configured as an O-plate and supporting a thin film transistor layer is provided. The contrast compensator includes a counter high-order wavepl... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7986884 | Optical network test access point device An optical network test access point (“TAP”) device. In one example embodiment, an optical network TAP device includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of optical receiver modules. The printed circuit board includes a microprocessor, a multiplexer connect... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984187 | System and method for constructing transactions from electronic content A system and method for constructing transactions by requesting content from content providers, such as web sites, according to automatically generated content references. From that content and according to user-defined rules, the system can generate other content r... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7974248 | Wireless “whooper” system for consolidating wireless communication access points and client stations and providing differentiated wireless services A Wireless Whooper system for use in wireless networks is provided with a collection of wireless client stations arranged to transmit and receive wireless streams of information, and wireless Access Points (APs) arranged to wirelessly link with the wireless client s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7969647 | Apparatus and method for flattening gain profile of an optical amplifier A change in loading conditions of fiber amplifiers in an optical communications network causes rapid variations in the gain profile of the amplifiers due to spectral hole burning and stimulated Raman scattering. An apparatus for reducing such gain profile variations... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7960743 | Multi-electrode light emitting device The invention relates to a broad-band light emitting diode having an active layer composed of a plurality of light emission regions of differing materials for emitting light at a plurality of wavelengths, wherein each of the emission regions of the active layer is e... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7958403 | Recreating errors in a network device Recreating errors in a network device. In one embodiment, a method for recreating an error condition in a network device includes capturing a first set of commands sent to a network device; identifying an error condition in the network device, the error condition co... | 06/07/2011 |
