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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090323711 | Service system for a building A control system adapted to provide an IT structure for a building. The system includes a plurality of interconnectible units each including Ethernet capability with I/O serial connections, a head end unit, and a room unit, the units being connected in series and being ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090305396 | Device for Culture of Cells or Micro-Organisms This invention relates to a device intended for the culture of cells or micro-organisms, characterised by the fact that it comprises a chamber (100) composed of a tank (110) and a lid (150), adapted so that when in the closed state, it defines a sea... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090216366 | Optimizing vehicle loading operations Computer-implemented method of loading goods stored in a warehouse on a vehicle for transporting and delivering to a number of destination locations, whereby the destination locations are on a predetermined route, comprising the following steps: receiving a number of de... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213312 | Single-polarizer reflective bistable twisted nematic (btn) liquid crystal display device The application relates to a single-polarizer reflective bistable twisted nematic (BTN) liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal layer of thickness d, birefringence Δn and retardation Δnd, said liquid crystal layer being situated between two substrate... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213023 | Portal Antenna A portal antenna (10) particularly suited for enabling low frequency RFID devices carried by animals to be read when animals are proceeding through a stock race or the like. The portal antenna includes a portal structure (11) through which an animal can pa... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090181974 | Composition for slowing down the development of alzheimer's disease The invention relates to a composition comprising: vegetable oil containing at least one linoleic acid and at least one linolenic acid, vitamin E, and vitamin B9 (or folates), whereby the linoleic acid/linolenic acid weight ratio is between 3 and 5. The inventive compos... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20080172498 | System and Apparatus for Managing Interactive Content, Advertising, and Devices A memory device and system for managing links to content or digital assets in an on-line, network or software application environment. The links and digital assets may be represented by unique identifiers and pointers or similar data. The memory device can take the form... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172496 | System and method for providing Web services for wireless communication devices A system and method are described for interfacing a wireless device with a plurality of web services including social networking web services. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a system for interfacing a wireless device with a ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172139 | System and method for enhancing perceptual quality of low bit rate compressed audio data A system and method for converting an audio data is described. The method includes separating the audio data into a first set of data and a second set of data. The method further includes converting the first set of data into a track of the audio data. The method also i... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080170978 | CLEAN METHOD FOR PREPARING LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES Disclosed is a clean method for preparing layered double hydroxides (LDHs), in which hydroxides of different metals are used as starting materials for production of LDHs by atom-economical reactions. The atom efficiency of the reaction is 100% in each case because all t... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080170695 | Method and Apparatus to Provide Authentication and Privacy with Low Complexity Devices A method and apparatus to provide a cryptographic protocol for secure authentication, privacy, and anonymity. The protocol, in one embodiment, is designed to be implemented in a small number of logic gates, executed quickly on simple devices, and provide military grade ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080169154 | LADDER STABILIZER A device for stabilizing a ladder has a clamp adapted to engage a side rail of the ladder, an arm extending from the clamp and a screw member disposed at the end of the arm. The ladder is leaned against the roof in the conventional manner and the device is positioned on... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080168957 | Motorcyle Comprising a Compact Internal Combustion Engine The invention relates to a motorcycle comprising a space-saving, lightweight motor assembly. The use of a compact W or VR-type internal combustion engine permits the motorcycle to have reduced dimensions and a low weight. Internal combustion engines comprising six to tw... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080170260 | Output transform brokerage service A method for providing computer services is provided. The method includes receiving deployments of common standards transform services from each of one or more transform service providers, registering each deployment as a transform service provider, receiving a request ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING AND DISPLAYING INTERACTIVE CONTENT AND ADVERTISING System and method for accessing and displaying personal information along with advertisement, software applications, or the like. The system and method include: retrieving from a memory device a unique identifier and a pointer; retrieving a redirect pointer from a point... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172639 | Methods and apparatus for validating design changes Methods and apparatus for validating design changes in an integrated circuit design without propagating the effects of individual design changes to every location in the integrated circuit design. Local sensitivity functions at design nodes are aggregated and merged at ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080171404 | Method and Device For Mutual Contacting of Two Wafers A method and a device for the mutual contacting of two wafer-type component composite configurations made of multiple identical components which are implemented coherently, in particular a semiconductor wafer (12) with a functional component wafer (14), to... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172253 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICATION An administration system (10) for administering medication (25) to peoples the system comprising: a medicine cabinet (20) to contain a plurality of medication (25), each medication (25) identified by at least one radio frequency identi... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080170698 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ITERATIVE CRYPTOGRAPHIC BLOCK A method and apparatus for an iterative cryptographic block under the control of a CPU and without a fixed number of stages. In one embodiment, a first cryptographic block descrambles received information using an internal key or a preprogrammed key to form a descramble... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080172458 | System and method for managing web services data and presence data related to a plurality of users A system and method are described for interfacing a wireless device with a plurality of web services including social networking web services. For example, a system according to one embodiment of the invention comprises a system for interfacing a wireless device with a ... | 07/17/2008 |
| 20080168478 | Application Programming Interfaces for Scrolling At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include an environment with user interface software interacting with a software application. A method for operating through an application programming interface (API) in this environment includes transferring a scro... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165607 | Semiconductor memory device and method for driving the same A semiconductor memory device includes: a delay locked loop (DLL) clock buffer for buffering a system clock in response to the a buffer enable signal; a DLL circuit for generating a delay locked loop (DLL) clock by performing a delay locking operation using the buffered... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080164420 | Detector of unauthorized products in a protected access area The present invention relates to a device for detecting unauthorized product in a protected access area, which comprises, in combination:
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| 20080166815 | Ozone gas sensing element, detection apparatus, and measurement method A sensing element in which a dye that changes in the light absorption characteristic of the visible region upon reaction with ozone gas is deposited in the pores of a porous material is prepared. A change in dye before and after exposing the sensing element to a measure... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080164767 | Apparatus for reducing apparent capacitance in high frequency filter for power line An Op amp circuit is used to provide higher capacitance to a power network to remove unwanted high frequency components from the power signal. At the primary power line frequency, a lower capacitance is presented by the circuit.... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080168406 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THERMAL ANALYSIS BASED CIRCUIT DESIGN Methods and apparatuses for circuit design to reduce power usage, such as reducing temperature dependent power usage, and/or to improve timing, such as reducing temperature dependent delay or transition time. At least one embodiment of the present invention reduces the ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080164858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LIMIT OUTPUT POWER IN A SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY Techniques are disclosed to adjust a current limit in a switching regulator. One example switching regulator includes a comparator having first and second inputs and an output. The first input of the comparator is adapted to sense a current flow through a switch and the... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165477 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WITH KEYBOARD According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus with a keyboard coupled to a cable, comprises a housing including a wall on which the keyboard is mounted, the wall including an opening, a circuit board which is accommodated inside the housing, and to which the cabl... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165115 | Backlight and ambient light sensor system Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting of a display control parameter, and altering, based on the user setting, an effect of an ambient light sensor value (ALS) on cont... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080164251 | Intermodal container for transporting natural gas An apparatus and method for transporting compressed gases or similar materials. The apparatus includes an exterior housing dimensioned for intermodal transportation that contains a rack that holds pressure vessels. The apparatus may be loaded with pressure vessels and t... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080167025 | TECHNIQUES FOR DATABASE UPDATES Techniques for updating databases stored on mobile devices.... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080167010 | Voicemail Systems and Methods Systems, methods and computer readable media for providing or managing or using voicemails are described. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first data processing system, data representing an expiration time of a voicemail left for a user of the first ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080167071 | User Programmable Switch The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include at least one mechanical switch for user to select a user profile interface setting and at least one processor for causing the device to respond to the ... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165116 | Backlight and Ambient Light Sensor System Apparatuses and methods to operate a display device of an electronic device. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a user setting or input of a display control parameter, and causing or altering, based on the user setting or input, an effect of an ambient lig... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165606 | Semiconductor memory device for reducing peak current during refresh operation A semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of banks, each having first and second cell mats, each having a plurality of word lines; a data access controller for selecting a word line from the first cell mat and the second cell mat in response to the row address... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080166267 | Ozone gas sensing element, detection apparatus, and measurement method A sensing element in which a dye that changes in the light absorption characteristic of the visible region upon reaction with ozone gas is deposited in the pores of a porous material is prepared. A change in dye before and after exposing the sensing element to a measure... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080168312 | Wireless link to transmit digital audio data between devices in a manner controlled dynamically to adapt to variable wireless error rates A communication system including a host transceiver, one or many device transceivers, and a wireless or wired link, in which encoded digital audio data and optionally also other auxiliary data are transmitted and received between the host transceiver and one or many dev... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080165594 | Semiconductor memory device and driving method thereof A semiconductor memory device is capable of reducing the current dissipation in a termination circuit and allowing a voltage level of a GIO line to rapidly reach a voltage level of a termination voltage when a termination operation is performed. The semiconductor memory... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080166876 | Method for fabricating semiconductor device A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming an etch target layer over a substrate including a cell region and a peripheral region, forming a first mask pattern having a first portion and a second portion over the etch target layer in the cell region... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080163654 | Computer anti-theft locking device with accessories protecting adaptor An improved locking device especially for portable computers of the type comprising a lock casing connectable on the one hand to an immovable object by a safety cable, and on the other hand to the protected object intermediate a designated slot formed in a side wall of ... | 07/10/2008 |
