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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110043756 | RETINAL FUNDUS SURVEILLANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS A method and apparatus for quantitatively imaging the retinal fundus. The method for retinal health assessment comprises imaging the retinal fundus of a patient's eye at different wavelengths within a spectral range and determining spectral reflectivity of the retina fo... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042900 | REACTIVE FIREARM TRAINING TARGET The present invention provides a heatable long range metal target capable of providing acoustic feedback to the user on impact and is durable to withstand the repeated vibration stress that occurs during repeated use. In a preferred embodiment, target includes a reactiv... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110037411 | MOULDING WITH EMBEDDED LIGHTING A decorative moulding having embedded lighting that is directly visible through a hole in the moulding when viewed from a front surface of the moulding, and a method of making a modular moulding having embedded lighting. The lighting is provided by a light source, prefe... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVICE IDENTIFIERS FOR SERIALLY INTERCONNECTED DEVICES OF MIXED TYPE A plurality of memory devices of mixed type (e.g., DRAMs, SRAMs, MRAMs, and NAND-, NOR- and AND-type Flash memories) are serially interconnected. Each device has device type information on its device type. A specific device type (DT) and a device identifier (ID) contain... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030978 | DEPTH CONTROL SYSTEM A depth control system for a frame mounted to a movement system, wherein the frame is mounted such that the frame can be raised and lowered in relation to the movement system by a depth adjustment system, the depth control system comprising: a depth control support atta... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023958 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOF A solar cell and a method of fabricating solar cells. The method includes a step of separating neighbor solar cells formed on a semiconductor wafer by scribing the wafer to form scribe lines on the wafer and applying a force at, or adjacent to, the scribed lines to sepa... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110020381 | INFLUENZA VACCINE FORMULATION Peptide-based anti-influenza formulations against influenza are disclosed. The peptides are derived from influenza-based epitopes. The formulations are based on peptide mixtures which may be formulated so that variability is present at particular residues. The formulati... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110019491 | REDUNDANCY SYSTEM FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY A redundancy scheme for Non-Volatile Memories (NVM) is described. This redundancy scheme provides means for using defective cells in non-volatile memories to increase yield. The algorithm is based on inverting the program data for data being programmed to a cell groupin... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016236 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IDENTIFIERS REGARDLESS OF MIXED DEVICE TYPE IN A SERIAL INTERCONNECTION A plurality of memory devices of mixed type (e.g., DRAMs, SRAMs, MRAMs, and NAND-, NOR- and AND-type Flash memories) is serially interconnected. Each device has device type information on its device type. A specific device type (DT) and a device identifier (ID) containe... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013455 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SERIAL CORE ARCHITECTURE A memory system having a serial data interface and a serial data path core for receiving data from and for providing data to at least one memory bank as a serial bitstream. The memory bank is divided into two halves, where each half is divided into upper and lower secto... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011891 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO MEASURE THE LEVEL OF PRESSURIZED LIQUID IN A SIPHON CONTAINER A method and device which provides visual means to confirm the level of liquid in an opaque container, by operating an adjacent transparent gauge tube which is in correspondence with the liquid on the inside of container, notwithstanding the pressurized condition of the... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110007693 | MULTIPATH VIDEO STREAMING OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK The method and system as disclosed relates to streaming of large quantities of time critical data over multiple distinct channels from a wireless communications device to a central receiver. More specifically the disclosure deals with the challenges and problems of main... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110007564 | FLASH MULTI-LEVEL THRESHOLD DISTRIBUTION SCHEME A threshold voltage distribution scheme for multi-level Flash cells where an erase threshold voltage and at least one programmed threshold voltage lie in an erase voltage domain. Having at least one programmed threshold voltage in the erase voltage domain reduces the Vr... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005012 | ROTARY BRUSH ATTACHMENT A rotary brush attachment for use with a tool, such as a power tool, to remove rust, paint, debris, and other unwanted matter accumulated on the surface of fasteners and other parts used in construction, automotive applications, and industrial applications. The rotary b... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110002171 | MEMORY WITH OUTPUT CONTROL An apparatus, system, and method for controlling data transfer to an output port of a serial data link interface in a semiconductor memory is disclosed. In one example, a flash memory device may have multiple serial data links, multiple memory banks and control input po... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000345 | SINGLE-BIT RETRACTABLE SCREWDRIVER A single-bit screwdriver comprising: a housing; a shaft slideably mounted in the housing; the shaft having a locking portion, and the housing having at least two locking mechanism, wherein each locking mechanism engages the locking portion to prevent sliding of the shaf... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000161 | WALL WITH DECORATIVE FACING Disclosed is an economical and effective way of producing a double sided decorative wall using facing panels having a decorative face surface, in particular dry cast concrete panels having a regular surface structure, more preferably an embossed surface, most preferably... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100332685 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING SERIAL INPUT DATA A serial input processing apparatus provides how to capture serial data without loss of a single bit while command interpretation is being performed in a command decoder at high frequency. Individual bytes of serial bits of a pre-defined sequence are latched and bit str... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329051 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF ROW AND COLUMN ACCESS OPERATIONS A circuit for synchronizing row and column access operations in a semiconductor memory having an array of bit line pairs, word lines, memory cells, sense amplifiers, and a sense amplifier power supply circuit for powering the sense amplifiers, the circuit comprising, a ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327923 | BRIDGING DEVICE HAVING A FREQUENCY CONFIGURABLE CLOCK DOMAIN A composite memory device including discrete memory devices and a bridge device for controlling the discrete memory devices. A configurable clock controller receives a system clock and generates a memory clock having a frequency that is a predetermined ratio of the syst... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325601 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING A CONFIGURABLE BROWSER-BASED FORMS APPLICATION A method and system are provided for implementing a configurable browser-based form application. A configurable application toolset is provided, having a plurality of reusable browser-based form application components, or shells, that are configured in response to a rec... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100325353 | FLASH MEMORY SYSTEM CONTROL SCHEME A Flash memory system architecture having serially connected Flash memory devices to achieve high speed programming of data. High speed programming of data is achieved by interleaving pages of the data to be programmed amongst the memory devices in the system, such that... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100321004 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICES INCORPORATING FLUIDICS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE The present invention relates to diagnostic devices incorporating electrode modules and fluidics for performing chemical analyses. The invented devices consist of a sensor array formed on an electrode module, the sensor array being contained within a fluidic housing. Th... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319418 | MAGNETIC KEY AND LOCKING SYSTEM A magnetic key comprising: a body; a segmented magnet housed within the body; and a ferrous element housed above the segmented magnet. A protective cap for a magnetic key comprising a body; and a ferrous element housed within the body. A locking system comprises a magne... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ARTHROSCOPIC ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR USING TRANSOSSEOUS TUNNELS There is provided a device for use in making an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair comprising an awl having a gripping portion and a shaft for transmitting force to a hooked bone-penetrating portion for forming bone tunnels, the bone-penetrating portion having a sharp tip... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100317533 | BIOMARKERS OF CANCER METASTASIS There is provided a panel of biomarkers of tumour metastasis comprising any two of carbonic anhydrase-9 (CAIX), vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), ephrin A5 (EFNA5), eph receptor B2 (EPHB2), transforming growth factor beta 3 (TGF-β3), pyruvate dehydrogenase... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100313882 | FRACTIONATION OF BIOMASS FOR CELLULOSIC ETHANOL AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTION A process is defined for the continuous steam pretreatment and fractionation of corn cobs and low lignin lignocellulosic biomass to produce a concentrated cellulose solid stream that is sensitive to enzymatic hydrolysis. Valuable chemicals are recovered by fractionating... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100308188 | UNDERMOUNT FOR HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE WORK SURFACE MECHANISM The invention is directed at a work surface mechanism for connecting a primary work surface to a secondary work surface, the work surface mechanism comprising: a track system, located underneath the primary work surface; a main body including primary work surface mounti... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307051 | BIODIESEL PRODUCTION USING ULTRA LOW CATALYST CONCENTRATIONS IN A MEMBRANE REACTOR A method for producing a fuel or fuel additive comprising providing a reaction mixture comprising oil and an alcohol in an oil-in-alcohol emulsion and a catalyst for converting the oil to the fuel or the fuel additive. The oil and the alcohol are reacted in the presence... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100302507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETINAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT A method for quantifying disease progression through retinal health assessment and management. The method comprises obtaining a first image of a retina or iris at a point in time; generating a first vascular map of the first image of the retina or the iris; obtaining a ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299315 | DATA ARCHIVING SYSTEM An encrypted file storage solution consists of a cluster of processing nodes, external data storage, and a software agent (the “File System Watcher”), which is installed on the application servers. Cluster sizes of one node up to many hundreds of nodes are possible.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100297812 | METHOD FOR STACKING SERIALLY-CONNECTED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND MULTI-CHIP DEVICE MADE FROM SAME A multi-chip device and method of stacking a plurality substantially identical chips to produce the device are provided. The multi-chip device, or circuit, includes at least one through-chip via providing a parallel connection between signal pads from at least two chips... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294118 | FIREARM FLASH SUPPRESSOR There is provided a flash suppressor for use with a firearm to attenuate muzzle flash. The flash suppressor can be used in conjunction with attachments, and provides mounting and alignment means therefore. In an embodiment, the flash suppressor comprises: a generally cy... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100281747 | FIREARM ATTACHABLE BULLET TRAP A firearm attachable bullet trap for use on a gas operated firearm having a compensator attached to the barrel. The bullet trap captures bullets from live rounds and provides an visual and tactile indication of live rounds having been fired. The bullet trap is designed ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100272544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HANDLING WAFERS A system for handling wafers comprising: at least one unload station; at least one intermediate station designed to hold the wafers at an angle; a processing station; and a transfer device configured to move the wafers between the stations. The intermediate station may ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272122 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING ACCELERATED THROUGHPUT Systems and methods for transporting data between two endpoints over an encoded channel are disclosed. Data transmission units (data units) from the source network are received at an encoding component logically located between the endpoints. These first data units are ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE COMMON FREQUENCY SIGNALS THROUGH A SINGLE CABLE USING CIRCULATORS A method and apparatus for processing multiple signals at a common frequency combined into a single radio frequency cable and subsequently recovering the signals without significant losses, distortion, or cross-talk. The method and apparatus includes processing multiple... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269990 | SEPARATION OF REACTIVE CELLULOSE FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS WITH HIGH LIGNIN CONTENT A process for separating the components of lignocellulosic biomass for the purpose of producing a pure reactive cellulose is disclosed. The process has two stages. In the first stage, the lignocellulosic biomass is pretreated with steam, with or without an acid catalyst... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268906 | HIGH BANDWIDTH MEMORY INTERFACE This invention describes an improved high bandwidth chip-to-chip interface for memory devices, which is capable of operating at higher speeds, while maintaining error free data transmission, consuming lower power, and supporting more load. Accordingly, the invention pro... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268874 | METHOD OF CONFIGURING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY FOR A HYBRID DISK DRIVE A system, method and machine-readable medium are provided to configure a non-volatile memory (NVM) including a plurality of NVM modules, in a system having a hard disk drive (HDD) and an operating system (O/S). In response to a user selection of a hybrid drive mode for ... | 10/21/2010 |
