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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110041947 | Composite Pipe and Method of Manufacture A composite pipe is disclosed. The composite pipe includes a thermoplastic inner layer and a tape layer. The tape layer is exterior to and bonded with the thermoplastic inner layer. The composite pipe also includes a protective layer formed exterior to the tape layer.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING INTERCHANGEABLE DEDICATED MANAGEMENT NETWORK INTERFACE CARD ACCESS VIA FABRIC CONTROLLER Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing dedicated network interface card access are provided. An information handling system may include a processor, a memory communicatively coupled to the processo... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034741 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS Improvements in previously disclosed methods of and apparatuses for converting alkanes, alkenes, and aromatics to olefins, alcohols, ethers, and aldehydes includes: safety improvements, use of alternative feedstocks, process simplification, improvements to the halogenat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030964 | Control Module With Dual Ball Valve Assemblies A subsea control system may have a control module having a plurality of dual ball valve assemblies. Each dual ball valve assembly may be connected to a supply line, a vent line, and a function line connected to a subsea device for controlling the subsea device.... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029979 | Systems and Methods for Task Execution on a Managed Node Systems and methods for executing tasks on a managed node remotely coupled to a management node are provided. A management controller of the management node may be configured to determine at least one execution policy for a task, schedule the task for execution, receive... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110010706 | System and Method for Providing Redundancy for Management Controller Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing redundancy for a management controller are provided. A method may include executing, by a hypervisor executing on a management controller, a first guest OS an... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100329888 | TURBOMACHINERY BLADE HAVING A PLATFORM RELIEF HOLE, PLATFORM COOLING HOLES, AND TRAILING EDGE CUTBACK A method is disclosed that includes providing a turbomachinery blade having an airfoil connected to a platform in a root region of the turbomachinery blade. The airfoil has a trailing edge extending from the root region to a tip distal from the root region. The method f... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322767 | Turbine Blade Having Platform Cooling Holes A turbine blade having a plurality of cooling holes which extend from an outside edge of the platform to a cooling passage formed within the turbine blade and a method of limiting the formation of cracks in the platform of the blade are provided. The plurality of coolin... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313191 | System and Method for Modifying Firmware A system and method for updating software in an information handling system are disclosed. One or more relationships between a firmware package and a set of components associated with the information handling system are generated. A first storage partition identifier is... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306449 | Transportable Cache Module for a Host-Based Raid Controller In accordance with the present disclosure, a system and method for an information handling system having transportable cache module is disclosed herein. The information handling system has a memory controller coupled to a central processing unit and a plurality of memor... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERIAL INTERFACE TOPOLOGIES A system and method for serial interface topologies is disclosed. A serial interface topology includes a replication device configured to receive control information from a controller interface. The replication device is configured to transmit two or more copies of subs... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE STORAGE MANAGEMENT Systems and methods for management of scalable storage architectures are disclosed. The system includes one or more storage backplanes, each storage backplane configured to interface with one or more hard disk drives. The system includes a baseboard management controlle... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100303765 | Scaffoldless Constructs for Tissue Engineering of Articular Cartilage A process for culturing chondrocytes to form constructs which contain higher percentages of cells that retain the chondrocytic phenotype are disclosed. The tissue engineered constructs may be formed into neocartilage-containing compositions for a variety of in vitro and... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100293367 | System and Method for Optimizing Performance of an Information Handling System Component Systems and methods for optimizing performance of an information handling system component communicatively coupled to the information handling system are disclosed. An information handling system may include a data gathering module and an operating condition controller ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100292982 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESSIBILITY FOR ACCESS CONTROLLER STORAGE MEDIA Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with traditional approaches to providing accessibility and redundancy for access controller storage media are provided. A method for providing accessibility for storage media of an access controller ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100290016 | MICRODEVICE FABRICATION According to certain embodiments, systems comprising an energy source; at least one conjugate mask; a magnification device; and a fabrication material; wherein the at least one conjugate mask is disposed between the energy source and the magnification device; and wherei... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287345 | System and Method for Migration of Data Systems and methods for data migration are disclosed. A method may include allocating a destination storage resource to receive migration data. The method may also include assigning the destination storage resource a first identifier value equal to an identifier value a... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283270 | Magnetic Latch and Method for Manufacture Thereof A magnetic latch may include a first magnet assembly and a second magnet assembly. The first magnet assembly may have a plurality of first magnets, the first magnet assembly movable about a substantially linear axis between a first position and a second position. The se... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100270167 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS WITH ELECTROLYTIC AND PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC RECOVERY OF HALOGENS A method for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock into higher hydrocarbons is provided comprising reacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a molecular halogen to form alkyl halides; reacting at least a portion of the alkyl halide in the presence of a catalyst to form higher ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268925 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING A DEDICATED SYSTEM SERVICE REPOSITORY FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM An information handling system includes a processor, a memory device coupled to the processor, and a dedicated system service repository (DSSR) coupled to the processor. The DSSR is configured to store a base image that includes a plurality of partitions and a first sys... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100268756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A SHARED SYSTEM IMAGE Systems and methods for providing data integrity for stored data are disclosed. A method for providing access to a remote shared image may include receiving from a first provisioning server a request to create a write space for a client communicatively coupled to the fi... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265933 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC CLOCK OPERATIONS DURING WIRELESS TRANSMISSIONS In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system is provided. The information handling system may include a processor; a display coupled to the processor, the display comprising a pixel clock source configured to generate a pixel ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265643 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING PORTION OF EQUIPMENT TO REMAINDER OF EQUIPMENT Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with attaching portions of equipment chassis to the remainder of the equipment are provided. An information handling system may include a housing, a cover configured to at least partially enclose the... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100264221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER-ACCESSIBLE CARD SLOT Systems and methods for reducing problems and disadvantages associated with providing a user-accessible card slot are provided. A removable card carrier a configured to mechanically interface an information handling system may include a body and a cover. The body may be... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100262553 | METHOD FOR COMPLYING WITH EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A method is provided for determining employer compliance in determining employment eligibility requirements in accordance with federal immigration regulations. Compliance alerts and compliance tips are displayed for guiding employers in verifying employment eligibility.... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100243586 | Rail Kit with Universal Mounting Connection Brackets A rail system for supporting one or more information handling systems in both a four-post rack and a two-post rack includes a bracket support member, first and second toolless connection brackets coupled to the bracket support member, and first and second tooled connect... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100224373 | Wellhead Conversion System and Method Methods and systems relating to subsea wellhead orientation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method comprises providing a wellhead with an orientation key on an outer surface and an opening on an inner surface; providing the Christmas tree attached to a guide tube ha... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100221839 | Metal Abstraction Peptide (MAP) Tag and Associated Methods Compositions comprising a tripeptide having the sequence XC1C2; wherein X is any amino acid such that XC1C2 is capable of binding a metal in a square planar orientation or square pyramidal orientation or both; and wherein C 09/02/2010 | |
| 20100211687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOGGING USER INPUT DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT RETRIEVAL An information handling system includes a processor, an authentication detection module, a user input device, and encoding module, and a buffer. The authentication detection module determines whether the information handling system is operating in an authenticated netwo... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100210951 | Optical System for Imaging of Tissue Lesions The present disclosure, according to one embodiment, relates to an optical device for direct visualization, imaging, and spectroscopic measurements of tissue abnormalities at various anatomical sites. Such sites include, but are not limited to, the oral cavity, the cerv... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100205381 | System and Method for Managing Memory in a Multiprocessor Computing Environment A method for managing a memory communicatively coupled to a plurality of processors may include analyzing a data structure associated with a processor to determine if one or more portions of memory associated with the processor are sufficient to store data associated wi... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100202617 | System and Method for Recovery Key Management A system and method for managing the recovery key of a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a security layer, and the recovery key is stored locally to a memory location on the computer system, including, as examples, flash memory on the motherboar... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100198644 | System and method for computer-aided coordination of presentation events A system and method for the automated scheduling, coordination, and management of meetings, briefings, and other presentations. The meeting coordination application described herein is a centralized system for meeting planning. The meeting coordination application recei... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194321 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC FAN SPEED CONTROL IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM An information handling system includes a processor, memory coupled to the processor, a cooling fan, and a controller coupled to the processor and configured to control the speed of the cooling fan based on the operation of the memory. The processor is configured to det... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100192029 | Systems and Methods for Logging Correctable Memory Errors In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, an information handling system is provided. The information handling system may include a plurality of processors, each processor comprising multiple cores, a memory system coupled to the plurality of pro... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100191867 | Systems and Methods for Performing Field Updates of Firmware Systems and methods for updating firmware in a target device are disclosed. A system may include a source device, a target device, and a standardized bidirectional communication path coupling the source device to the target device. The source device is operable to verif... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100187751 | Printer Star Wheel A printer includes a housing, one or more print cartridges, and a positioning system configured to position print media for printing by the one or more print cartridges. The positioning system including a rotatable star wheel for translating the print media relative to ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100185986 | System and Method for Displaying Data File Properties in an Information Handling System Systems and methods for displaying data file properties within a user interface system are disclosed. An information handling system may include a display device and a user interface system. The user interface system may be configured to access data defining a plurality... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100185799 | System and Method for Security Configuration A system and method for accessing and identifying the security parameters of a device in an information handling system is disclosed. A device in a computer system may operate according to a defined security protocol, and multiple security protocols may exist across the... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100182751 | Heat Sink A system for removing heat from an electronic component associated with an information handling system is disclosed. The system may comprise a mass providing a heat sink to the electronic component and a set of extended surfaces for transferring heat from the mass. The ... | 07/22/2010 |
