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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047527 | Systems, Methods, and Apparatuses for Providing Computing Device Deployment Environments for Developing Applications Users access a deployment environment utilizing a browser. The deployment environment automatically creates an application based on user input and then deploys the created application in response to an indication from a user. Deployment may include providing an automati... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047333 | ALLOCATING PROCESSOR CORES WITH CACHE MEMORY ASSOCIATIVITY Techniques are generally described related to a multi-core processor with a plurality of processor cores and a cache memory shared by at least some of the processor cores. The multi-core processor can be configured for separately allocating a respective level of cache m... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046679 | BONE FASTENERS AND METHOD FOR STABILIZING VERTEBRAL BONE FACETS USING THE BONE FASTENERS A bone fastener for stabilizing bone fragments includes a single or multiple components coupleable with one another and displaceable to a locked position of the bone fastener.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046677 | BIOCOMPATIBLE OSTEOGENIC BAND FOR REPAIR OF SPINAL DISORDERS Methods of repairing a joint formed by at least two bone sections are provided wherein a biocompatible osteogenic band fabricated from an osteogenic biological material such as bone, tendon, ligament and collagen is affixed to two or more bone sections.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046616 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FAT REMOVAL Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for heating and removing subcutaneous fatty tissue using radiation. For example, an ablative laser or the like can be configured to generate a small hole in skin tissue that passes through the... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046615 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND TISSUE RESHAPING The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for skin treatment and tissue remodeling. The apparatus includes an array of needles that penetrate the skin and serve as electrodes to deliver radio frequency current or other electrical or optical energy in... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING DATA SIGNALS USING A DATA STROBE SIGNAL A signal capture system and method is used to capture a data signal using a data strobe signal having a preamble of strobe signal transitions. The system includes a data latch circuit receiving the data signal. The data latch circuit is clocked by transitions of the dat... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110043940 | ERASE DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ERASURE FOR TAPE DATA CARTRIDGE The present disclosure relates generally to writing and reading data from a magnetic tape storage media and, more particularly, to a secure erasure system for the eradication of the data contained in the data tracks of a tape media such that substantially all of the dat... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042276 | Separation of Carbon Nanotubes Using Magnetic Particles The present disclosure generally describes techniques for separating semiconducting carbon nanotubes from metallic carbon nanotubes in a carbon nanotube dispersion. The semiconducting carbon nanotubes and metallic carbon nanotubes may be provided and dispersed in a flui... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042223 | Magnetic Electro-Plating The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for magnetic electroplating or electro-deposition. Example methods may include utilizing a magnet during electro-deposition to modify kinetics of deposition of plating material on a substrate.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041671 | Method and Apparatus for Composing and Performing Music The present invention is method and apparatus for music performance and composition. More specifically, the present invention is an interactive music apparatus comprising actuating a signal that is transmitted to a processing computer that transmits output signals to a ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040597 | System and Method for Utilizing Excess Printing Capability The present invention is a system and method for utilizing excess printing capacity. The present invention utilizes a printing network that consists of a printing service provider, one or more print jobs, a printing distribution system, and printing partners. The printi... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040334 | INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT WITH MOVEMENT RESISTANT STRUCTURE An implant unit used in surgery has a body made from osteogenic implantable material and including an implant portion and a retaining portion, which is coupled to and extends transversely to the implant portion. The retaining portion is attached to the sidewall of the a... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039674 | FOLDING SCORE AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING THE SAME A folding score having a pair of laterally spaced, parallel scoring grooves which are individually asymmetrical. This invention also relates to a method and apparatus for forming the folding score.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039445 | VISUAL INDICATOR OF PROPER INTERCONNECTION FOR AN IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICE During implant of an implantable medical device, implanted cables or leads are inserted to a connector block. An insertion indicator provides the user with a visual indication the cables or leads have been correctly inserted into the connector block, which enables the i... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038547 | METHODS OF FACIAL CODING SCORING FOR OPTIMALLY IDENTIFYING CONSUMERS' RESPONSES TO ARRIVE AT EFFECTIVE, INCISIVE, ACTIONABLE CONCLUSIONS The present disclosure relates to a method of assessing consumer reaction to a stimulus, comprising receiving a visual recording stored on a computer-readable medium of facial expressions of at least one human subject as the subject is exposed to a business stimulus so ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038474 | OPERATING MANAGING SERVER, SYSTEM, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM The objective is to provide a monitoring device that enables a supervisor in a contact center to recognize the status of each operator easily, and to recognize an irregularity in operation quickly. A server 10 is connected to a telephone switchboard 30 and... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037500 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPARATOR OR AMPLIFIER An integrated circuit comparator comprises a differential amplifier, a source follower circuit coupled to a gate terminal of a first transistor in the differential amplifier, and an output circuit. One or more source follower circuits may be utilized in connection with ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035635 | JTAG CONTROLLED SELF-REPAIR AFTER PACKAGING An integrated circuit containing memory includes IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) controlled self-repair system that permits permanent repair of the memory after the integrated circuit has been packaged. The JTAG controlled self-repair system allows a user to direct circuitry to blow... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034481 | NOVEL TETRAHYDROISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE The present invention relates to a compound or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof having an excellent DGAT inhibitory effect and feeding suppressant effect. The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula (I), or pharmacologically a... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032002 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A THRESHOLD VOLTAGE DIFFERENCE COMPENSATED SENSE AMPLIFIER Embodiments are described for a voltage compensated sense amplifier. One such sense amplifier includes a pair of digit line nodes respectively coupled to a pair of transistors. A first pair of switches are adapted to cross-couple the gates of the transistors to the resp... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031307 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONEY TRANSFER A method of performing a money transfer transaction involves receiving information at an automated kiosk from a user for a money transfer transaction, including a transaction type selection and, responsive to the information from the user received at the kiosk, building... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029712 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD WITH ON-BOARD CACHE SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING INTERFACE WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSORS, AND COMPUTER SYSTEM USING SAME A memory device includes an on-board cache system that facilitates the ability of the memory device to interface with a plurality of processors operating in a parallel processing manner. The cache system operates in a manner that can be transparent to a memory controlle... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029349 | SYSTEM, COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WORKER DISTRIBUTION PLAN ON BASIS OF PRIORITY A method for making a worker distribution plan on the basis of the priority, a computer, and a program are provided. A computer (10) makes skill level data the top priority and selects workers to be assigned to each work for each predetermined period in descendin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026345 | PRECHARGE CONTROL CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR MEMORY HAVING BUFFERED WRITE COMMANDS Memories, precharge control circuits, methods of controlling, and methods of utilizing are disclosed, including precharge control circuits for a memory having at least one bank of memory. One such control circuit includes at least one precharge preprocessor circuit. The... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025608 | TACTILE DISPLAY CONTROL Examples of methods, systems and computer accessible mediums related to tactile imaging are generally described herein. Some examples may comprise using a receiver to receive information related to a tactile image. Examples may also comprise using a processing arrangeme... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025389 | CLOCK JITTER COMPENSATED CLOCK CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING JITTER COMPENSATED CLOCK SIGNALS Clock circuits, memories and methods for generating a clock signal are described. One such clock circuit includes a delay locked loop (DLL) configured to receive a reference clock signal and generate an output clock signal having an adjustable phase relationship relativ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TESTING HIGH BRIGHTNESS LED (HBLED) A system and method of testing High Brightness LED (HBLED) is provided, and more particularly, a system and method of Controlled Energy Testing of HBLED with improved accuracy and repeatability is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a programmable constant ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024950 | SELF-ASSEMBLED NANO-LITHOGRAPHIC IMPRINT MASKS The present disclosure relates to techniques for replicating large-scale nano-pattern structures using a block copolymer structure as a mask in a replication process. Example methods may include performing self-assembling block copolymer reactions to create large self-a... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024300 | ELECTRO-DEPOSITION OF NANO-PATTERNS The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for electro-depositing nano-patterns. More specifically, systems and methods for fabricating periodic structures in complex nano-patterns are described. An electrical signal may be applied to one or more electrodes ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110018813 | ELECTRO-OSMOTIC TACTILE DISPLAY The present disclosure generally relates to tactile display devices that include a reservoir for containing a driving fluid. A plurality of toxel portions may be sensitively drivable by the fluid for causing toxels to be displayed, and a pump member associated with the ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017598 | Electrophoretic Deposition The present disclosure generally relates to systems, arrangements, and techniques for electrophoretic deposition of a plating material on a surface of a substrate. Example systems may include one or more of a substrate for receiving the plating material, a gel, a source... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110014455 | CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSPARENT FILMS The present disclosure generally relates to conductive films and methods for forming conductive films. In some examples, a substrate may be provided having a dispersion of silica nanoparticles provided on a surface thereof. Carbon nanotubes may be adhered to the dispers... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110013808 | TEXTURE SENSING A device for modeling a texture is described. An example device may include a plurality of image sensors, a data storage, and a processor operatively associated with the data storage and adapted to execute computer implemented instructions to capture a set of images of ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012655 | LOCKED LOOPS, BIAS GENERATORS, CHARGE PUMPS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CONTROL VOLTAGES Locked loops, bias generators, charge pumps and methods for generating control voltages are disclosed, such as a bias generator that generates bias voltages for use by a clock signal generator, such as a voltage controlled delay line, in a locked loop having a phase det... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010507 | HOST MEMORY INTERFACE FOR A PARALLEL PROCESSOR A memory interface for a parallel processor which has an array of processing elements and can receive a memory address and supply the memory address to a memory connected to the processing elements. The processing elements transfer data to and from the memory at the mem... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110010488 | SOLID STATE DRIVE DATA STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD The present disclosure relates to a data storage system and method that includes at least two solid state devices that can be classified in at least two different efficiency levels, wherein data progression is used to allocate data to the most cost-appropriate device ac... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110010455 | DYNAMIC COMPUTATION ALLOCATION Techniques for dynamic computation allocation are disclosed.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110010368 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUPING CLAIM RECORDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PROCEDURE A system and computer-implemented method for grouping medical records implements a multi-level analysis of the records. The level of analysis for each record is determined based upon the time proximity of each record to the defining medical procedure or service (anchor ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009737 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERMATOLOGICAL TREATMENT AND TISSUE RESHAPING Exemplary method and apparatus can be provided for directing a substance and electromagnetic radiation to a particular location in a biological tissue, for example, to inject and cure a cosmetic filler in situ. The apparatus can include a needle configured to be inserte... | 01/13/2011 |
