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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110047180 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING AND TRANSFERRING INFORMATION IN A STORAGE NETWORK Systems and methods for data classification to facilitate and improve data management within an enterprise are described. The disclosed systems and methods evaluate and define data management operations based on data characteristics rather than data location, among othe... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047147 | PROVIDER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES INTERACTION BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONS A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may ha... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110047062 | PRECIOUS METAL BULLION ARBITRAGE RETAIL KIOSK AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a bullion arbitrage kiosk portal device that enables a customer to buy and/or sell precious metal bullion. A price for the bullion is dynamically determined based at least in part on a plurality of real-time mar... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046481 | GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM A system and method for accurately locating and tracking the position of a target, such as a tumor or the like, within a body. In one embodiment, the system is a target locating and monitoring system usable with a radiation delivery source that delivers a selected doses... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045388 | MASKS FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH MASKS Masks for microlithography apparatus, methods for making such masks, and methods for exposing photosensitive materials to form arrays of microfeatures on semiconductor wafers using such masks. In one embodiment, a method of making a mask comprises forming a mask layer o... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045336 | BATTERY PART A battery part such as a battery terminal and method of making the same with the battery part having a sealing region or sealing bead located on a lateral face of the acid ring with the beveled sealing region increasing the resistance to leakage therepast as the contain... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110044236 | SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING GLOBAL, HIGH QUALITY MOVEMENT OF VERY LARGE DATA FILES A system for providing communication services between geographically disbursed source and destination terminals includes at least one airborne or spaceborne wireless communication device, such as a satellite. The wireless communication device is configured to store and ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042821 | VIAS AND CONDUCTIVE ROUTING LAYERS IN SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES Through vias and conductive routing layers in semiconductor substrates and associated methods of manufacturing are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for processing a semiconductor substrate includes forming an aperture in a semiconductor substrate and throug... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042476 | INTEGRATED FUEL INJECTORS AND IGNITERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE The present disclosure is directed to integrated injector/igniters providing efficient injection, ignition, and complete combustion of various types of fuels. One example of such an injectors/igniter can include a body having a base portion opposite a nozzle portion, an... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042403 | Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation Apparatuses, systems, and methods for dispensing credit cards, phone cards, in-store gift cards, and the like from customer-operated kiosks and other machines. In one embodiment, a card dispensing apparatus can include a plurality of card hopper assemblies arranged in a... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042203 | Electrolytic cell and method of use thereof In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an electroly... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041784 | ENERGY SYSTEM FOR DWELLING SUPPORT The present disclosure is directed to a system and method of providing energy to a dwelling. An engine is housed within an inner tank, which is in turn housed within an outer tank. The engine provides electricity which is used for a dwelling. Exhaust fumes from the engi... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041519 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR STORING AND/OR FILTERING A SUBSTANCE Apparatuses, systems, and methods for loading and/or unloading a substance into or from a sorption media. A substance is presented at an edge of the sorption media, which comprises parallel layers of a sorption material. To load (i.e., via absorption and/or adsorption) ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041239 | TATTOOED NYLONS AND RELATED METHODS Processes for printing designs onto sheer fabric using a heat press are disclosed herein. The processes print realistic tattoo designs that create the illusion that a wearer has a permanent tattoo on his or her skin. The processes may include printing a design on sublim... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSACTIONAL STORAGE OF EMAIL DATA A software and/or hardware facility for storing email data. The facility includes an input component configured to receive emails, a first storage component configured to store a first set of email data, a second storage component configured to store a second set of ema... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040730 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BACKING UP AND RESTORING EMAIL DATA A software and/or hardware facility for backing up and restoring email data. In some embodiments, the facility includes an input component configured to receive emails, a storage component configured to store the received emails non-hierarchically and an ftp component. ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036309 | Method and system of thermochemical regeneration to provide oxygenated fuel, for example, with fuel-cooled fuel injectors The present disclosure is directed to integrated injector/igniters providing efficient injection, ignition, and complete combustion of various types of fuels. One example of such an injectors/igniter can include a body having a base portion opposite a nozzle portion. Th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036236 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISMS FOR COUPLING FIREARMS TO SUPPORTING STRUCTURES Attachment mechanisms for attaching firearms to support structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an attachment mechanism for attaching a firearm to a support structure includes an interface member coupled to a latching subassembly. The latching subassembly in... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036214 | TORQUE ADJUSTING DRIVE SYSTEMS AND PACKAGED TORQUE ADJUSTING DRIVE SYSTEMS Torque adjusting drive systems and packaged torque adjusting drive systems are disclosed herein. One aspect of the disclosure is directed to systems and torque adjusting drivers for specific firearm-related work tasks. In one embodiment, a torque adjusting drive system ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036042 | BAMBOO OPEN WEB JOIST Bamboo open web joists are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward an open web joist design comprising a plurality of structural components made from compressed bamboo segments. Some of the structural components are formed into arched shapes. Th... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035358 | OPTIMIZED COPY OF VIRTUAL MACHINE STORAGE FILES A facility is described for optimizing the copying of virtual machine storage files. In various embodiments, the facility refrains from copying portions of the virtual machine storage file that do not contain any meaningful data for the purposes of the guest file system... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110035079 | UNMANNED VEHICLE CONTROLLER WITH INTERCHANGEABLE FUNCTION BRIDGE MODULES Handheld, unmanned vehicle controllers including interchangeable function bridge modules attached to the grip handles of the controllers are described herein. Interchangeable function bridge modules can include, but are not limited to, a display screen module, a pushbut... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032584 | SCANNING APPARATUS FOR TRANSPARENT DOCUMENTS A scanning apparatus for transparent documents includes a scanner which includes a host and a lid pivotally coupled with the host, and a transparent document holding module which is located between the host and the lid, and includes a main body and a light guide element... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110031614 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS AND PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS Packaged semiconductor components and methods for manufacturing packaged semiconductor components. In one embodiment a semiconductor component comprises a die having a semiconductor substrate and an integrated circuit. The substrate has a first side, a second side, a si... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030540 | NON-LETHAL RESTRAINT DEVICE WITH DIVERSE DEPLOYABILITY APPLICATIONS An immobilization device and method of restraining vehicles, persons and animals uses tendrils attached to various devices to engage the target. The immobilization device, system and method includes a housing containing launchable tendrils that are launched from the hou... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029688 | LOGICAL ROUTING SYSTEM A method and system for mapping logical identifiers to physical identifiers is provided. In one embodiment, a logical routing system allows each application, or more generally entity (e.g., user of an application), to register its logical identifier to physical identifi... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029467 | FACILITY FOR RECONCILIATION OF BUSINESS RECORDS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS A facility for the reconciliation of data records pertaining to business entities. One or more fitness functions are applied to fields contained in two conflicting data records to assess the similarity of each field. The results of the fitness functions are then weighte... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029279 | METHOD FOR POSITION-CALIBRATION OF A DIGGING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC MINING SHOVELS The present invention relates generally to the field of positioning mechanical equipment, and particularly to the likes of mechanical excavation and electric mining shovels. In one embodiment, there is disclosed a system for calibrating the sensors that measure hoist an... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029040 | LINKED AREA PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Systems and methods for managing pain in a patient using an electrical waveform that link the modulation of a waveform parameter for different areas of a patient. One embodiment in a system for managing pain in a patient comprises an electric device configured to be imp... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027434 | CANDY POPCORN COOKER AND MIXER, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE An apparatus for cooking, mixing, and dispensing candy popcorn, and various methods of manufacture and use are disclosed. A vessel with a copper interior surface includes an agitator positioned at the bottom of the vessel. The agitator comprises a member that rotates ar... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026609 | IMAGE TRACKING AND SUBSTITUTION SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY The present invention relates to a system and method for processing a video input signal providing for tracking a selected portion in a predefined audiovisual presentation and integrating selected user images into the selected portion of the predefined audiovisual prese... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026540 | MESSAGE RING IN A SWITCHING NETWORK A switching network for efficiently receiving and transmitting data packets having both frames and messages includes a crossbar switch with a plurality of surrounding ports for exclusively switching frames which normally consist of large data streams of 40 to 60 bytes. ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICE IN AN IP-BASED WIRELESS NETWORK An E-CSCF receives a Session Initiation Protocol (“SIP”) invitation message initiating an emergency communication session from a calling device. The E-CSCF generates an information request message based on the received SIP message and sends the information request m... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026196 | DIGITAL MULTIMETERS INCLUDING A RUGGEDIZED JACKET A digital multimeter includes a display for displaying a measured parameter, a selector for selecting the measured parameter, at least one jack configured to receive a test lead plug, and a housing assembly including the display, the selector and the jack. The selector ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025474 | RFID NETWORK AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE RFID NETWORK An RFID network, comprising a plurality of RFID read/write devices, which are connected to a central controller via a communication network, has problems as the network size increases. The mutual interference potential on the air interfaces increases, high demands are p... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025284 | MULTI-PHASE DC-TO-DC CONVERTER WITH DAISY CHAINED PULSE WIDTH MODULATION GENERATORS A multi-phase DC-DC converter is disclosed. The DC-DC converter has a plurality of phases, each with a separate PWM generator for driving a totem pole of transistors. A master PWM generator operates off of a master clock signal. The remainder of the phases are slaved to... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024985 | FIREARM TARGETS WITH REINFORCING FEATURES FOR ENHANCED DURABILITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE The present disclosure is directed to target assemblies and targets with reinforcing features for improved durability. One example of such a target can include a target portion that is configured to be struck by a projectile, and a connector portion configured to movabl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110022536 | PROVIDER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES INTERACTION BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONS A provider relationship management system (“PRM system”) is disclosed that enables an individual to manage information about and electronically interact with organizations. The PRM system presents an individual with a list of organizations that the individual may ha... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110022535 | TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS The present invention relates to transportation management processes and systems. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method in a computer system for determining one or more routes for transporting items, including receiving multiple orders to transport ite... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021186 | RECTIFIER CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SUCH AS FOR USE IN CELL SITE POWER SYSTEMS Systems, apparatus, methods, and manufactures for conserving power in a communications system such as a communications service cell site or cell site. The methods include adjusting the RF coverage of the cell site antenna, selective control of the RF output transmit pow... | 01/27/2011 |
