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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110041241 | TOILET BOWL DEODORIZING DEVICE A disposable toilet bowl deodorizing includes a housing containing a fan and a deodorizing air filter. The device includes a mounting mechanism that attaches onto the rim of the toilet bowl with the device positioned on the inside of the toilet bowl. A sensor detects pr... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110033630 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEPOSITING COATING ON CERAMIC SUBSTRATE A method of coating a substrate, the method including depositing mullite on the substrate during a first time period via thermal spraying to form a first layer, the mullite comprising mullite powder formed via at least one of a fused plus crush or sinter plus crush proc... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110033189 | RETURN PATH COMPLIANCE IN NETWORKS This disclosure is directed to techniques for facilitating return path compliance in networks. A device, such as an optical network terminal (ONT), may, for example, buffer a digital representation of an upstream analog signal to facilitate return path compliance specif... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032951 | MERGING MULTIPLE NETWORK DATA FLOWS The disclosure presents techniques for merging multiple data flows in a network such as a Passive Optical Network (PON). The PON comprises an interface module and network nodes connected to the interface module via an optical fiber link. Each network node further serves... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110030032 | SECURE DHCP PROCESSING FOR LAYER TWO ACCESS NETWORKS In general, this disclosure describes network security techniques that may accommodate legitimate movement of a subscriber device while preventing MAC collisions that may result from configuration errors or MAC spoofing attempts. MAC spoofing may result in packets direc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110029645 | SECURE DHCP PROCESSING FOR LAYER TWO ACCESS NETWORKS In general, this disclosure describes network security techniques that may accommodate legitimate movement of a subscriber device while preventing MAC collisions that may result from configuration errors or MAC spoofing attempts. MAC spoofing may result in packets direc... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026439 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL NODE SELECTION IN RING NETWORKS In general, this disclosure describes techniques that may allow detection of a missing control node on a ring network and selection of a single node on ring network to act as the control node. In one example, a method includes receiving, at a first node in a ring networ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110014060 | Substrate Features for Mitigating Stress An article may include an array of features formed in a substrate and may be coated with a coating layer. The array of features may mitigate stress experienced by the coated article. In particular, the array of features may reduce or limit crack propagation at the inter... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012071 | ADDITIVE FOR DIELECTRIC FLUID A dielectric fluid comprising hydrocarbon liquid admixed with an ester-based compound, wherein the ester-based compound is present in an effective amount to impart breakdown inhibiting properties to a paper insulation material when the dielectric fluid is in contact wit... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110009928 | THERAPY ADJUSTMENT Systems and methods for adjusting a therapy delivered to a patient include detecting a value of at least one sensed patient parameter and adjusting a therapy parameter value to accommodate different patient parameter values. A data structure including a plurality of pat... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100328476 | OPTICAL PROCESSING OF SURFACES TO DETERMINE CLEANLINESS Techniques are described for determining cleanliness of various surfaces by processing images of the surfaces. The surfaces may comprise, for example, drinking glasses, dishes, fabric swatch arrays, Tosi plates, ceramic tiles, or stainless steel coupons. In one example,... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328450 | OPTICAL PROCESSING TO CONTROL A WASHING APPARATUS A control unit may automatically enable and/or disable a washing apparatus based on processing of an image of wares to be washed by the washing apparatus. In one example, a system includes a camera configured to capture an image of one or more wares to be washed by a wa... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324570 | INTRODUCER FOR THERAPY DELIVERY ELEMENTS The disclosure describes an introducer for facilitating implantation of therapy elements into a patient. The introducer has an elongated body that defines a lumen for advancement of a therapy element to an implant site, and includes a curved portion medially located bet... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100323762 | STATICALLY ORIENTED ON-SCREEN TRANSLUSCENT KEYBOARD In general, techniques are described for presenting a statically oriented on-screen translucent keyboard. For example, a mobile device may comprise a touch-screen display that displays content from a software application executing on the mobile device and keyboard conte... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318157 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TO ALLEVIATE CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN The disclosure describes a method and system for applying electrical stimulation to a genitofemoral nerve or a genital branch of a genitofemoral nerve of a patient. The system includes electrical stimulators that apply electrical stimulation for alleviation of pelvic pa... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316533 | FORMULATING CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS BASED ON VOLUMETRIC AND WEIGHT BASED CONTROL MEASUREMENTS A system and/or method formulates a chemical solution using both volumetric and weight based measurements of components of the chemical solution. The components of the chemical solution include water and at least one other component, which may take any form, such as, wi... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100316050 | APPLYING ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDS TO MULTCAST STREAMS WITHIN COMPUTER NETWORKS In general, techniques are described for applying adaptive thresholds to multicast streams within computer networks. For example, an access node may implement the techniques to facilitate efficient delivery of multicast streams. The access node comprises an interface th... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315244 | HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING A system and associated processes monitor hand hygiene compliance. The system includes hand hygiene product dispensers positioned within areas of concern (AOC) in a facility in which hand hygiene events are to be monitored. The dispensers detect dispense events initiate... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100315243 | HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE MONITORING A system and associated processes monitor hand hygiene compliance. The system includes hand hygiene product dispensers positioned within areas of concern (AOC) in a facility in which hand hygiene events are to be monitored. The dispensers detect dispense events initiate... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100306730 | Customizable asset governance for a distributed reusable software library In general, techniques are described that facilitate the reuse of software assets within an enterprise. A software asset, as used herein, refers to a set of one or more related artifacts that have been created or harvested for the purpose of applying that asset repeated... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306373 | DATA RETRIEVAL BASED ON BANDWIDTH COST AND DELAY The invention provides for a download agent executing on a computing device. The download agent determines the status of each of the source servers, and downloads from source servers that are in the available state. Additionally the download agent tracks characteristics... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306283 | INFORMATION OBJECT CREATION FOR A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM An endpoint stores information objects to a director, rather than to local storage, and stores links to information objects stored by the director. The devices may also automatically construct information objects from files upon creation of the files. An example endpoin... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306180 | FILE REVISION MANAGEMENT A plurality of users store respective links to a file stored by a director device. When a user edits the file, the director device stores a revised version of the file for the user, without overwriting the original version of the file for the other users. In one example... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306176 | DEDUPLICATION OF FILES Files may be stored by a plurality of director devices. At times, a central director archive may deduplicate a file by removing the file from each of the plurality of director devices that is storing the file. The archive generally stores all files stored by each of the... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100306175 | FILE POLICY ENFORCEMENT Policies are associated with files according to a number of criteria, for example, a file type and a user who created the file. Policies may control when a file can be deleted. In one example, a device includes a computer-readable medium configured to store a file, and ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100305665 | COLLECTING POSTURE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. Posture events are identified, e.g., a posture of the patient is periodically determined and/or posture transitions by the patient are identified, and each determined posture event is associated with a current therapy pa... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100299430 | AUTOMATED ACQUISITION OF VOLATILE FORENSIC EVIDENCE FROM NETWORK DEVICES Examples disclosed herein are directed to techniques for automatically retrieving and processing forensic data from network devices connected to a communications network without requiring device-specific knowledge or training. A mobile forensic device includes and exten... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100280576 | TREE-BASED ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR PROGRAMMING The disclosure describes an implantable stimulation system that guides programming with a therapeutic tree. All possible stimulation parameters are arranged on the therapeutic tree, with each level of the therapeutic tree containing a different stimulation parameter typ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100277607 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING AND INTEGRATED MOTION DETECTION This disclosure describes: (1) two different schemes to enhance dynamic range, (2) a new motion detection scheme using in-pixel digital storage, and (3) the motion detection in high illumination for CMOS image sensors. The schemes may be implemented in a small pixel siz... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100274640 | MANAGEMENT OF CLEANING PROCESSES VIA MONITORING OF CHEMICAL PRODUCT USAGE A cleaning process management system monitors information concerning chemical products dispensed by automated chemical product dispensers. The cleaning process management system analyzes data received from the dispensers and generates reports regarding dispensation of c... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100274106 | DETECTING SLEEP A system includes one or more sensors and a processor. Each of the sensors generates a signal as a function of at least one physiological parameter of a patient that may discernibly change when the patient is asleep. The processor monitors the physiological parameters, ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100272370 | DETERMINATION OF TIRE PARAMETERS FOR CONFIGURABLE APPLICATION OF A TIRE DRESSING A tire dressing system includes an imaging device that captures an image of a vehicle tire or portion thereof and at least one application device that applies tire dressing to the tire based on the captured image. The system determines one or more tire parameters based ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100271058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROBING WORK PIECES A system and method of probing work pieces is described. A first and second arm each having a pivot point and a guide end are pivotally coupled together at the respective pivot points. A probe tip holder is coupled to at least one of the first arm or the second arm. A g... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100262158 | TRANSOBTURATOR LEAD IMPLANTATION FOR PELVIC FLOOR STIMULATION The disclosure is directed to a method and tool for implanting a stimulation lead or other medical device adjacent a pudendal nerve. The tool includes a shaped needle that enters a patient and passes through an obturator foramen passage in a pelvis. A physician places a... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100255260 | SLURRY-BASED COATING TECHNIQUES FOR SMOOTHING SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS An article may include a substrate defining a surface imperfection and a coating deposited over the substrate. The coating does not substantially reproduce the surface imperfection, and the coating comprises mullite and at least one rare earth silicate, rare earth oxide... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100252151 | TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING PRECIPITATE PHASE DOMAIN SIZE IN AN ALLOY A heat treatment technique may include heating an alloy component to a temperature above a transition temperature of the alloy or heating an alloy component to a temperature below the transition temperature of the alloy. The heat treatment technique further may include ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100239251 | ONT-BASED MICRONODE MANAGEMENT This disclosure describes ONT-based management of micronodes in an RFOG network. A micronode is configured to permit remote management via an ONT in an optical network. An optical networking protocol, such as a PON protocol, may be used to exchange information with an O... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100235919 | ATTACK CORRELATION USING MARKED INFORMATION Techniques are described for providing security to a protected network. Techniques are described for thwarting attempted network attacks using marked information. The attack correlation system provides marked information to computing devices that probe for sensitive inf... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100213267 | RAIL SLEEPER The rail sleeper (10) is provided with a sleeper body (12) comprising one rail contact area (16) on each of the opposing ends thereof, within which the sleeper body (12) is widened. A rail (24) may be fixed in each rail contact area (<... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100199086 | NETWORK TRANSACTION VERIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION A two-level authentication system is described supporting two-factor authentication that offers efficient protection for secure on-line web transactions. It includes a global unique identity (UID) provided either by an institute-issued/personal trusted device, or based ... | 08/05/2010 |
