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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047282 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR SELECTING AN OPTIMAL MEDIA-ADAPTATION RESOURCE FOR LATENCY-SENSITIVE APPLICATIONS Systems, methods, and computer readable media for selecting an optimal media-adaptation resource for latency-sensitive applications are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for selecting an optimal media-adaptation re... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046483 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR IMAGE GUIDED ABLATION The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for image guided ablation. One system for image guided ablation includes an ultrasound transducer for producing a real-time ultrasound image of a target volume and of surrounding ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042519 | INTERCONNECTION AND AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT HAVING SUCH AN INTERCONNECTION The present invention provides an interconnection, in particular in the field of aerospace. The interconnection has a T-stringer, an Ω-stringer and a connecting arrangement. The connecting arrangement connects base sections of the T-stringer and of the Ω-stringer to o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041725 | ANTICOAGULANTS AS ANTIFOULING AGENTS Methods and compositions are provided for the reduction of fouling of objects present in marine environments. The methods and compositions include anticoagulants, such as, for example, glycosaminoglycans, coumarin-type molecules, metal chelators, plasminogen activators ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040884 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR PROVIDING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES BETWEEN A SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) NETWORK AND A SIGNALING SYSTEM 7 (SS7) NETWORK Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing telecommunication services between a SIP network and an SS7 network are disclosed. In one method, SIP/SS7 gateway receives an INVITE message from a SIP proxy server. The SIP/SS7 gateway extracts a called part... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038846 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, USE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR TREATING A BRAIN TUMOR, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF AND A KIT OF PARTS COMPRISING THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION The invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a brain tumor, which contains in an effective amount from pharmaceutical point of view Peptidtoxin from spiders, Sicarius species and/or the saliva of the vipers from the Elaphe s... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038287 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE ORIGINATED MESSAGE TRAFFIC Methods, systems, and computer readable media for controlling the delivery of a social networking service originated message directed to a mobile device are disclosed. According to one example, the method performed at a routing node includes intercepting a mobility mana... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038068 | OPTICAL PROBE PREFERABLY FOR SPECTROMETRIC ANALYSES A probe comprises an external casing, an optical illumination circuit, and an optical reception circuit, at least one of which has a first concave primary mirror, a first convex secondary mirror configured for receiving a spectrum from and sending the spectrum to said f... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110038067 | PREFERABLY MINIATURIZED OPTICAL TRANSFER DEVICE An optical transfer device comprises at least three mirrors, two of which co-operating with one another for modifying the wave front of an electromagnetic radiation, wherein at least two of said mirrors are made monolithically on a single support.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036408 | CHECK VALVE APPARATUSES AND METHODS The present subject matter relates to check valve apparatuses and methods. In particular, the present subject matter relates to a flow control device that can be incorporated into a check valve. The flow control device can include a valve seat configured for positioning... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036246 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR THERMAL TREATMENT OF FOODS AND OTHER BIOMATERIALS, AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED THEREBY Methods and apparatuses for thermally treating flowable materials using electromagnetic radiation, and foods and materials obtained thereby. Also provided are methods of continuous flow thermal treatment of biomaterials, apparatuses for performing the same, and products... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035182 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING THE DENSITY OF MATERIAL INCLUDING A NON-NUCLEAR MOISTURE PROPERTY DETECTOR The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for measuring the density of a sample construction material. According to one aspect, a nuclear density gauge is disclosed for measuring the density of a sample construction mat... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034476 | GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND INFERTILITY Methods of screening for a cause of low sperm motility and/or for mitochondrial impairment in subjects are provided, comprising determining a genotype of the subject with respect to at least one choline metabolism gene and comparing the genotype of the subject with at l... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034058 | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AN AIRCRAFT CABIN MODULE A device for attaching an aircraft cabin module, which device comprises a component with limbs for the releasable locking of a plug pin, fitted to the aircraft cabin module, and a plurality of electrical contacts. The component is configured in U shape as the rail compo... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033188 | PLUGGABLE CONVERSION MODULE FOR A DATA TRANSPORT CARD OF A WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING SYSTEM A data transport card comprising an interface to receive high speed data streams from at least one client, and a pluggable conversion module which converts said data streams into optical data signals and couples these optical data signals into at least one wavelength di... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032927 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION OF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR (DSP) RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN A MEDIA GATEWAY The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for intelligent optimization of digital signal processor (DSP) resource utilization in a media gateway. In one method, it is determined in a media gateway whether predetermined co... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032533 | Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional image correction and clinical parameter computation in optical coherence tomography Methods and computer program products for quantitative three-dimensional (“3D”) image correction in optical coherence tomography. Using the methods and computer program products, index interface (refracting) surfaces from the raw optical coherence tomography (“OCT... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031865 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE PACKAGES WITH IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER Packages containing one or more light emitting devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), are disclosed. In one embodiment, LED package can include a thermal element having improved solder reliability to improve heat dissipation capacity of the LED package. LED pack... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030275 | MOISTURE RESPONSIVE DEVICE AND METHOD A moisture responsive device is described having a moisture responsive element comprising at least a moisture responsive formation of a first material in association with a less moisture responsive formation of a second material, in that the first material has a greater... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028388 | DOUBLE-STRANDED POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL MODIFIED GROWTH HORMONE, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF The growth hormone with high biological activity modified by the double-stranded polyethylene glycol at a single site and the preparation method thereof are provided. The PEGylated growth hormone has a higher biological activity and a longer half-life than the unmodifie... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026521 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING DATA PACKETS CAPTURED FROM A NETWORK In one embodiment, packet forwarding apparatus includes a data packet receiving interface, a data packet forwarding interface, and a configuration interface. The apparatus also includes circuitry that defines a plurality of data packet forwarding paths between the data ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026406 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING DATA PACKETS FROM A NETWORK In one embodiment, data packets are captured from a network using a physical, network-connectable data capture probe. As the data packets are captured, the data packets are time-stamped with time-of-capture time-stamps. The time-stamped data packets are then stored; and... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022669 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING MOBILE NETWORK OPERATOR CONTROLLED CONTENT TO MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS USING SOCIAL NETWORKING MESSAGES The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing mobile network operator controlled content to mobile subscribers using social networking messages. According to one aspect, a method for providing mobile network ope... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALLY CONTROLLED SHARING OF MEDICAL IMAGE AND OTHER HEALTH DATA A method and apparatus for personally controlled sharing of medical image and other health data are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for patient mediated access to patient health information maintained by differen... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020308 | EXPRESSION OF TRANSGENIC T CELL RECEPTORS IN LAK-T CELLS The present invention is directed to LAK-T cells, which have been transformed by a transgenic T cell receptor (tg-TCR). The invention is further directed to a method of generating those transgenic T cells, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said cells and the use o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017871 | LOAD-SUPPORTING AND DAMAGE-TOLERANT LAMINATED AIRCRAFT WINDOW The invention relates to a vehicle window consisting of a transparent composite material, wherein the composite material comprises fibres and a matrix material such that the vehicle window is capable of withstanding structural loads occurring in the window region and ca... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017681 | FILTRATION APPARATUS FOR FILTERING A FLUID AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Filtration apparatuses for use in polymer processing systems and methods of using the same are provided. The filtration apparatuses can include a housing with one or more supply channels and discharge channels. The filtration apparatus can also include one or more scree... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017672 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DEWATERING A HYDRAULIC FLUID The present invention provides a method and a device for dewatering a hydraulic fluid of a hydraulic system, in particular in the aerospace sector, comprising a container which has a sorbent, a feed which supplies the hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic system to the con... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016224 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC RATE ADAPTATION BASED ON SELECTIVE PASSIVE NETWORK MONITORING A method for managing a session over a network that involves multiple end points obtaining services via an application server, the method involving: after the end points have registered with the application server for the session, establishing initial policies for netwo... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110016202 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR A VALIDATION FRAMEWORK FOR VALIDATING COMMANDS FOR CONFIGURING ENTITIES IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a validation framework for validating commands for configuring entities in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for imp... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015047 | EXERCISE APPARATUS An exercise apparatus for providing an upper body workout by simulating an upper body running action, comprises a frame (1), a cable-operated force transfer device (29) mounted on the frame, and a position adjustable guide means (17) for deflecting ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014939 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTING AND MITIGATING FRAUD IN A DISTRIBUTED MONITORING SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES FIXED-LOCATION MONITORING DEVICES The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for detecting and mitigating fraud in a distributed monitoring system which includes fixed-location monitoring and communication devices. According to one aspect, a method for det... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014607 | IMPRINTED GENES AND DISEASE Methods for identifying imprinted genes. In some embodiments, the methods comprise (a) providing a first data set comprising a plurality of nucleic acid sequences, wherein the nucleic acid sequences comprise genomic DNA sequences corresponding to a plurality of genes kn... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014218 | IXODES SCAPULARIS SALIVARY PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE FOR MODULATION OF THE ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY Ixodes Scapularis salivary proteins, including Ixodes Scapularis anti-complement protein (Isac) and Isac-like protein family (ILP family) proteins, biologically functional equivalents and fragments thereof, and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same are ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011980 | CONNECTING ARRANGEMENT FOR JOINING TWO STIFFENING ELEMENTS HAVING DIFFERENT CROSS-SECTIONAL PROFILES FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, AND SHELL COMPONENT A connecting arrangement for connecting two reinforcing elements of an aircraft or spacecraft, wherein the reinforcing elements have different cross-sectional profiles with in each case at least one foot portion and at least one comb portion, at least one foot portion c... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011978 | FLOOR SYSTEM FOR A FUSELAGE AIRFRAME OF AN AIRCRAFT A floor system for a fuselage section of an aircraft is provided. The floor system has an essentially self-supporting design and is substantially mechanically separate from the fuselage section as primary structure. Consequent to the free or self-supporting design of th... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011471 | ENGINE-DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP Engine-driven hydraulic pump for an aircraft, having a first and a second pump unit which each comprise an adjustable swash plate and a piston assembly coupled with said swash plate and driven by a pump shaft, a control device for adjusting the inclination of the swash ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009042 | FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT AND METHOD OF ACTIVELY INSULATING SUCH A FUSELAGE The present invention relates to a fuselage of an aircraft or spacecraft, with at least one shell element and a structural element. An interspace to which air can be admitted by an air stream is provided between the at least one shell element and the structural element.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006317 | SINGLE MULTI-CHIP LAMP SOURCES AND RELATED METHODS Multi-chip sources and related methods are disclosed. A single multi-chip lamp source can include a substrate and at least three light emitting diode (LED) chips operably configured to the substrate to form a single LED package. The LED chips can include at least three ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110006159 | FUSELAGE OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT AND CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT The invention relates to a fuselage of an air- or spacecraft. The fuselage comprises at least one shell element and one insulation element. The insulation element is configured as a passive, watertight insulation element and can be mounted on an inner side of the at lea... | 01/13/2011 |
