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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045733 | Block Toy By a combination of a plurality of blocks 11 in which a plurality of projecting portions 37 which are formed into the same cylindrical shape are provided on an upper surface of a rectangular parallelepiped base portion 31 at intervals of several mil... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045332 | Redox Flow Battery System for Distributed Energy Storage A large stack redox flow battery system provides a solution to the energy storage challenge of many types of renewable energy systems. Independent reaction cells arranged in a cascade configuration are configured according to state of charge conditions expected in each ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041253 | Individual Crib Rail Bumper A crib rail bumper is formed with a cushioning pad, a fabric cover dimensioned to encompass the pad, and reversible fastening means on opposite sides of the cover for securing the cover and pad to the crib rail. The reversible fastening means is preferably a reversible ... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039183 | INTERNAL REFORMING ANODE FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode having a first portion and a second portion, such that the first portion is located between the electrolyte and the second portion. The anode electrode compris... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110035253 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing Enterprise Performance Relationships to Other Applications Methods and systems enable enterprises to optimize the performance of an organization or enterprise by linking the goals and the performance of the organization or enterprise. Goals may be set for improving performance. Those goals may then be evaluated using parameters... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING A PAYLOAD AMONG MULTIPLE HOMED NETWORKS Systems and methods that permit an end device to partition a payload into payload portions for simultaneous transmission over multiple networks so as to increase the effective bandwidth available to the end device. The end device may also receive portions of a partition... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110032914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING A PAYLOAD AMONG MOBILE DEVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK Systems and methods for sharing a payload among mobile devices in a wireless network. A first mobile device is configured to communicate with an access device via a first wireless path and with a media gateway server via a second wireless path. One or more other mobile ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028894 | Remotely Controlled Catheter Insertion System A system for remotely controlling the positioning within the body of a patient of an elongated medical device optionally having a control handle, comprises a robotic system and a remote controller configured to control the robotic device. The robotic system comprises a ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024285 | Method for alkali doping of thin film photovoltaic materials An alkali-containing transition metal sputtering target, the method of making the same, and the method of manufacturing a solar cell using the same.... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110016057 | ONLINE MUSIC WORKSHOP AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME An online music workshop and method of implementing the same. A server device maintains a lessons calendar for an instructor. The lessons calendar may be generated by the server device from availability data relating to the instructor. The lessons calendar identifies bl... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110015521 | Means of Tracking Movement of Bodies During Medical Treatment Methods and systems enable accurate control of robotic treatments of internal features of a body by tracking movements of the exterior of the body. Such tracking enables programmed and automated or semi-automated surgical operations to compensate for movement of the pat... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014779 | Method of making damascene diodes using sacrificial material A method of making a semiconductor device includes forming a first layer comprising a seed material over an underlying layer, forming a second layer comprising a sacrificial material over the first layer, the sacrificial material being different from the seed material, ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014771 | Method of making damascene diodes using selective etching methods A method of making a semiconductor device includes providing an insulating layer containing a plurality of openings, forming a first conductivity type semiconductor layer in the plurality of openings, forming a second conductivity type semiconductor layer over the first... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011362 | LOW PRESSURE HYDROGEN FUELED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME A hydrogen fueled vehicle includes a vehicle body, a hydrocarbon fuel tank, and a low pressure hydrogen gas storage vessel.... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110008696 | Grid frequency-responsive solid oxide fuel cell system A method for operating a fuel cell system connected to a power grid includes determining a frequency of the power grid, and adjusting the operation of the fuel cell system based on the determined frequency.... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110008687 | Fuel cell system with quick connect components Embodiments relate to a fuel cell system. In an embodiment, the fuel cell system includes advanced leak test capabilities. In another embodiment, the fuel cell system includes a system to bypass one or more separation units while permitting the fuel cell system to conti... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100330806 | Method of forming contact hole arrays using a hybrid spacer technique One embodiment of the invention provides a method of forming a plurality of contact holes, including forming a first feature and a second feature over an underlying material, forming sidewall spacers on the first and second features, removing the first and second featur... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100327254 | Methods to improve electrode diffusions in two-terminal non-volatile memory devices A non-volatile memory device includes a plurality of pillars, where each of the plurality of pillars contains a non-volatile memory cell containing a steering element and a storage element and at least one of a top corner or a bottom corner of each of the plurality of p... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325784 | Helmet Clip A helmet clip captures a goggle loop and lanyard and provides a mounting mechanism for a helmet accessory. The helmet clip uses a snap mechanism to selectively capture and release the lanyard or goggle loop without removing the accessory.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100318208 | System and Method for Designing an Ear Insert Device A method for designing an ear insert device using anatomical information relating to the ear. A user record is that includes anatomical information relating to an ear of a user is received. The anatomical information comprises at least one sub-dermal feature of an ear c... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100314831 | Jigsaw Puzzle There is provided a jigsaw puzzle comprising pieces which are formed based on a quadrilateral which resembles approximately a square having four sides which are each approximately 7 mm to 9 mm long, the pieces comprising a combination of a large number of basic pieces <... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100310783 | Barrier for doped molybdenum targets A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307915 | Barrier for doped molybdenum targets A sputtering target, including a sputtering layer and a support structure. The sputtering layer includes an alkali-containing transition metal. The support structure includes a second material that does not negatively impact the performance of a copper indium selenide (... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100304935 | Connector for Jungle Gym and Jungle Gym Using Same To provide a connector for a jungle gym facilitating installation/removal of a tube and a connector and attaining a strong connection, and a jungle gym configured by the tubes connected thereby, the jungle gym comprises a plurality of tubes 2 and a connector for ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100302655 | Lens Drive Motor Mount An iris rod clamp, and lens drive motor mount using the clamp, is employed for attaching equipment such as lens motors to various movie/video cameras via the different sized iris rods used by these movie/video cameras. The clamp includes jaws with clamping surfaces that... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100301797 | METHOD OF BATTERY CHARGING AND POWER CONTROL IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING A method of providing power includes providing no power to an output device if the output device cannot or should not use power. If the output device can use power, power is provided to the output device from an input source. If power available at the input source would... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294339 | photovoltaic device with a luminescent down-shifting material A photovoltaic cell includes a photovoltaic material disposed between front and back side electrodes, an insulating layer disposed on the front side electrode and one or more luminescent down shifting materials. Also provided is a photovoltaic module that includes a fir... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100293564 | METHOD TO BLOCK UNAUTHORIZED NETWORK TRAFFIC IN A CABLE DATA NETWORK The present invention teaches methods and systems for subscriber blocking of unauthorized network traffic in a cable data network. The cable modem termination system (CMTS) incorporates a data gateway agent that filters unauthorized traffic thereby eliminating consumpti... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287012 | Method and system for measuring carbon dioxide reduction A system and method is provided for managing energy data. The system includes a energy transformation device, a central energy data management system and a database containing carbon dioxide credit information. Managing the energy data includes measuring an amount of po... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283099 | Non-Volatile Semiconductor Memory Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof A non-volatile semiconductor device includes an n type well formed in a semiconductor substrate having a surface, the surface having a plurality of stripe shaped grooves and a plurality of stripe shaped ribs, a plurality of stripe shaped p type diffusion regions formed ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100283064 | NANOSTRUCTURED LED ARRAY WITH COLLIMATING REFLECTORS The present invention relates to nanostructured light emitting diodes, LEDs. The nanostructured LED device according to the invention comprises an array of a plurality of individual nanostructured LEDs. Each of the nanostructured LEDs has an active region wherein light ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100278683 | Manufacturing Apparatus and Method for Large-Scale Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells A method of manufacturing improved thin-film solar cells entirely by sputtering includes a high efficiency back contact/reflecting multi-layer containing at least one barrier layer consisting of a transition metal nitride. A copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InX... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100276282 | Manufacturing Apparatus and Method for Large-Scale Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells A method of manufacturing improved thin-film solar cells entirely by sputtering includes a high efficiency back contact/reflecting multi-layer containing at least one barrier layer consisting of a transition metal nitride. A copper indium gallium diselenide (Cu(InX... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100273082 | Structure and method for optimizing system efficiency when operating an SOFC system with alcohol fuels A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit, a water inlet conduit, and a hydrometer, such as an alcoholometer. The hydrometer is adapted to provide a measurement of a water-to-fuel ratio of a fuel inlet stream within the fuel inlet conduit. The ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100269716 | PORTABLE ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAILLE LABEL MAKER A portable apparatus to electromechanically emboss Braille patterns includes a user input, such as a six-key with spacebar keyboard, actuators that drive embossing pins via cam shafts coupled to servo or stepper motors, a tape advancing mechanism, and a cutter and scori... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100268622 | Micro Personal Digital Assistant with a Compressed BIOS System A personal digital assistant module with a local CPU, memory, and I/O interface has a host interface comprising a bus connected to the local CPU and a connector at a surface of the personal digital assistant for interfacing to a bus connector of a host general-purpose c... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100258191 | Method and apparatus for controllable sodium delivery for thin film photovoltaic materials A solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode located over the substrate, where the first electrode comprises a first transition metal layer, at least one p-type semiconductor absorber layer located over the first electrode, an n-type semiconductor layer located ... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100252808 | NANOWIRE GROWTH ON DISSIMILAR MATERIAL The present invention relates to growth of III-V semiconductor nanowires (2) on a Si substrate (3). Controlled vertical nanowire growth is achieved by a step, to be taken prior of the growing of the nanowire, of providing group III or group V atoms to a (1... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100241758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATED MULTI-CHANNEL DISTRIBUTED CONTENT-BASED DATA ROUTING AND FILTERING Systems and methods for hardware accelerated multi-channel content-based data routing and filter. Data packets are received at a filtering circuit from one or more sources. The packets are filtered in accordance with parameters established by a system user to select spe... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100223715 | Gamma Resistant Nonwoven Web Laminate A gamma and E-Beam resistant nonwoven web laminate material is provided for use in the industry. The nonwoven web laminate may include at least one layer of a nonwoven material and a second layer of a coating material. The coating material of the nonwoven web laminate m... | 09/09/2010 |
