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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110040645 | VIRTUAL WORLD INTEGRATED AUCTION An auctioning environment integrated into a virtual world system includes a computing platform that provides a virtual world environment and the integrated auctioning element. The system interfaces to a third party system to receive auctioning data representative of an ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040638 | GAMING INTERFACE TO ONLINE AUCTION An integration of an online auctioning system with the user interface look and feel of a desired application can be performed at varying levels. At one level, a simple mapping of characteristics and actions in the auctioning environment are mapped to characters, actions... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037596 | IDENTIFYING ACTIVITY IN AN AREA UTILIZING SOUND DETECTION AND COMPARISON Microprocessor technology is used to detect routine sounds in a substantially enclosed environment to determine normal or abnormal activity or noise within the environment (i.e., habitual behavior of an individual) A device is situated in a substantially enclosed enviro... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035162 | System for Investigating Collisions Between Test Body and Physical Structure A device for investigating a collision between a test body and a physical structure, wherein the device comprises a mounting unit for mounting the test body, an electric drive unit adapted for mechanically driving the mounting unit and the test body mounted thereon, and... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034159 | MOBILE DEVICE AUTO REDIALER An automatic redialer for a mobile device operating in a cellular telecommunications environment. When a communication is terminated, the cause of termination is identified and, if the call was terminated due to a network or mobile telephone issue or failure, the automa... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110021174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DAMAGING CIRCUITRY OF A MOBILE DEVICE WHEN ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS ARE DETECTED A mobile device is configured with electrical circuitry that causes the transmit channel electrical circuitry of the transmitter (Tx) of the mobile device to be electrically coupled to the receive channel electrical circuitry of the receiver (Rx) of the mobile device wh... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110018412 | MOBILE SANITIZATION STATION A mobile station having a cabinet having a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one side wall, a pillar having a top surface and side walls is situated on a top surface of the cabinet, and a storage compartment extending from the cabinet for storing infection con... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110015625 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRACTIONAL SKIN TREATMENT An apparatus for cosmetic RF skin treatment where the RF energy supply is isolated from the patient treated, such that in course of treatment no undesired current flows through the subject body.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015549 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A DISEASED NAIL A diseased nail is treated using electromagnetic radiation and/or other forms of energy that are applied to the diseased area to eliminate, substantially eliminate or effectively reduce the source of disease in the nail. A sensor can be used to ensure proper placement o... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012742 | MOTION OR OPENING DETECTOR An activity monitor which can be pre-programmed at the factory, the doctors office or the pharmacist, or that can be programmed by the user. The activity monitor is affixed to a medicine bottle or container and activity associated with the bottle or container, such as m... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011786 | Devices For And Methods of Monitoring a Parameter of a Fluidic Sample by Microdialysis A device for monitoring a parameter of a fluidic sample by microdialysis, the device comprising a permeable membrane, wherein the permeable membrane has a first surface to be brought in contact with the fluidic sample to traverse the permeable membrane (300), whe... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110010973 | FLASHING LED MESSAGE BOX A message box for presenting messages, such as advertising material to target consumers. The message box is suitable for being integrated into existing infrastructure. Further, the message box includes an electronic illumination source that can be pulsed on or off, and ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110002240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A TRANSITIVE OPTIMZED FLOW PATH Traffic paths based on common devices available in a network are optimized, controlled, manipulated and created. The new paths used to optimize are not limited to the original OSI layer and/or original networks. Thus, various kinds of users/computers/devices, working in... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100333057 | Parametric Data-Based Process Monitoring for Adaptive Body Bias Control Various embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for providing adaptive body bias control. One embodiment comprises a method for adaptive body bias control. One such method comprises: modeling parametric data associated with a chip design; modeling critical path... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331832 | METHOD FOR TREATING SKIN Techniques for the treatment of skin segments by application of optical radiation are limited due to dark skin pigmentation. The application of a whitening substance is utilized to temporarily lighten a targeted skin segment. In the temporarily lightened state, optical ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322714 | DOCKING SYSTEM WITH JOINT SUPPORTS A set of components that can be used to construct a structurally sound dock are disclosed. The components can be extruded and the components are shaped such that interconnected components provide support for the other components thereby alleviating weak points due to we... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320718 | Drive Mechanism for a Vehicle Propellable by Muscle Power and Vehicle A drive mechanism for a vehicle propellable by muscle power is provided, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a first actuating element (104) which is moveable by a stroke along a movement path, a first driving element (211), a first gearing comprising a ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320665 | ARROW FLETCHING DEVICE WITH PLATE CLAMP An arrow fletching device with plate clamp, as well as features and aspects thereof, provides an arrow builder the means to accurately and repeatedly position fletching against the shaft of an arrow, without a spring loaded butterfly clamp component, and securely hold t... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100315683 | Systems and Methods for Communicating Documents Via an Autonomous Multiple-Function Peripheral Device A multiple-function peripheral device includes a packet-switched network interface and an autonomous application programming interface. The application programming interface requests image information from a remote server via the packet-switched network interface in a f... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100309761 | PRE-HEATING OF RECORDING MEDIA IN AN OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE An optical writing device and methods and computer programs for writing data on an optically recordable medium are provided. One embodiment is a method for writing data on an optically recordable medium. One such method comprises: pre-heating a writing location on a rec... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100306677 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING OBJECTS IN A MARK-UP LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT A double-click is enabled in a mark-up language environment for certain objects by capturing a first series of select and unselect actions associated with a multi-click enabled object, displaying a copy image of the multi-click enable object, and then allowing a second ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100305931 | WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN SIMULATION PACKAGE A system and method to automate the design and optimization of a wireless telecommunications network is disclosed. More specifically, the disclosed invention provides the functionality to quickly and easily simulate configurations for various wireless telecommunications... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304876 | Golf Diagnosis Apparatus And A Method Of Performing Golf Diagnosis A golf diagnosis apparatus, comprising a first acquisition device adapted for acquiring first information indicative of a performance, particularly a stroke, of a golf player, the first acquisition device being directed along a first direction, a second acquisition devi... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100304669 | SATELLITE AND WIMAX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A method for maintaining satellite diversity for a WiMAX system comprising: A. Dividing a set of UTs or users into subsets wherein each set is devised such that the maximal time delay between its members does not exceed the GI length; B. One or more BS's or satellites a... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294789 | LIQUID HOLDING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRAL STRAW An integrated straw and container. The container includes an interior bottom surface and defines an opening near an upper portion of the container. A cap can be placed onto the container to close the container, and then removed to open the container. The straw includes ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100292549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OXYGENATION LEVELS OF COMPARTMENTS AND TISSUE A method and system for continually monitoring oxygenation levels in real-time in compartments of an animal limb, such as in a human leg or a human thigh or a forearm, can be used to assist in the diagnosis of a compartment syndrome. The method and system can include on... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100290425 | OFDM COMMUNICATION CHANNEL An OFDM communication channel using both frequency and time diversity (FIG. 1). The OFDM communication channel is used for wireless networks. It further includes a system for performing an ordinary OFDM such as DVB-H/T, and using lower coding rate techniques and ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100290356 | WIMAX COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD A communications system comprising at least one Base Station BS, one or more Satellites and Mobile Stations MS connected therebetween, and wherein the mobile station includes means to calculate Doppler frequency shifts. In a preferred embodiment, the mobile station incl... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING SALES UTILIZING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY A system and method of providing relevant sales context information that would enable vendors to reduce cost of operations, increase productivity of their mobile sales forces, and drive improved efficiencies throughout. Mobile sales force representatives can utilize a h... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100286488 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A MOBILE DEVICE AS A PORTABLE PERSONAL TERMINAL FOR MEDICAL INFORMATION A medical information and support system that allows user's to gain access to their medical information on a mobile device terminal that interfaces to an application and server system through a wireless network. The mobile device may also interface to medical measuremen... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278173 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING CALLS OVER A PACKET SWITCHED COMPUTER NETWORK The present invention describes how a trusted network routing authority, such as a VoIP inter-exchange carrier or clearinghouse can provide routing and secure access control across multiple network domains with a single routing and admission request. This technology can... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100275960 | Flexible Base Structure For Portable Shelters An example method for providing a flexible base structure for a portable shelter includes the steps of forming a continuous loop of a flexible material and attaching a plurality of rib intersections such as grommets at respective locations along the flexible loop. An al... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100260883 | Flange And A Screw Housing For A Double Screw Extruder A flange for a screw housing (500) of a double screw extruder, the flange comprising a flange body, and a flange bore formed in the flange body and having a shape of two partially overlapping circles, wherein the flange bore has an inner perimeter corresponding t... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100258574 | CELLULOSE BASED RECYCLABLE CONTAINER Disclosed is a portable cooler device comprised of recyclable materials. Some embodiments of the device comprise components constructed entirely of, or substantially of, cellulose. Other embodiments may be comprised of recyclable materials not classified as cellulose su... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100248759 | Provision of Messaging Services From a Video Messaging System for Video Compatible and Non-video Compatible Equipment A telecommunications system that supports the provision of video messaging, yet maintains compatibility and operation with user equipment that is not capable of processing, receiving or rendering video content. Based on the type of user equipment, as well as user select... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245077 | PORTABLE WIRELESS GATEWAY FOR REMOTE MEDICAL EXAMINATION A remote monitoring system that includes a portable measuring device that can be coupled to a portable wireless gateway. The portable measuring device obtains measurements including physiological data, movement data and ambient measurements and provides these measuremen... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100241962 | MULTIPLE CONTENT DELIVERY ENVIRONMENT A content presentation environment enables a primary content source to be presented to a user, along with supplemental content that may relate to the primary content or, may be completely unrelated (such as an advertisement). As the primary content is presented, supplem... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100241961 | CONTENT PRESENTATION CONTROL AND PROGRESSION INDICATOR A graphical interface for presenting the relationship between a primary content item and multiple supplemental content items. A progression bar corresponding to the rendering or playback of the primary content is provided to show the progression through the primary cont... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO HAVE MORE SIM CARDS THAN CELLULAR MODEMS AND ASSIGN THE SIM CARDS TO THE MODEMS AT RUN TIME A hardware and software design that allows a device to have more SIM cards than modems and assign the SIM cards to these modems at run time. In addition the method can use information received from an external entity, like a server residing on the internet for example, ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240355 | SELECTING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ACCORDING TO APPLICATION STATE A method for an application program executed by a network terminal device to select a preferred wireless communication technology from at least two different communication technologies provided concurrently by the same network operator, according to at least one communi... | 09/23/2010 |
