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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7580877 | Online educational trust creation and management A system and method for creating and administering trusts over the Internet. A grantor accesses a website over the Internet that is served by a trust account administration server. The server checks the identity and creditworthiness of the grantor, and then establis... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7519558 | Biometrically enabled private secure information repository A system for remote data acquisition and private and secure and authenticated, centralized processing and storage is disclosed called the DataTreasury™ Repository System. The DataTreasury™ Repository System provides a secure system for the storage and retrieval ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7454376 | Online investment trust creation and management A system and method for creating and administering trusts over the Internet. A grantor accesses a website over the Internet that is served by a trust account administration server. The server checks the identity and creditworthiness of the grantor, and then establis... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7366029 | High-performance flash memory data transfer A flash memory system including a flash memory device and a controller, operable according to an advanced data transfer mode is disclosed. The flash memory device is operable both in a “legacy” mode, in which read data is presented by the memory synchronously wi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345926 | High-performance flash memory data transfer A flash memory system including a flash memory device and a controller, operable according to an advanced data transfer mode is disclosed. The flash memory device is operable both in a “legacy” mode, in which read data is presented by the memory synchronously wi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7337480 | Box spring wrap and dust ruffle system A box spring wrap and dust ruffle system is disclosed. The box spring wrap has a strip of unbroken-loop material to which hooks, of a hook-and-loop fastener system, may be removably attached. The strip extends around the perimeter of the box spring wrap, and has con... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7320126 | Implementation of in system programming to update firmware on memory cards Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling firmware associated with a flash memory card to be updated are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for updating firmware associated with a memory storage device includes providing new f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313141 | Packet sequence number network monitoring system A network monitoring system (60). The system comprises storage circuitry (32) for storing network packet information, wherein the network packet information includes a predicted identifier. The network monitoring system also comprises at least one moni... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304893 | Method of partial page fail bit detection in flash memory devices A flash memory device, and a method of operating the same, is disclosed. The array of the flash memory device is arranged in pages of memory cells, each page having memory cells associated into groups of memory cells within the page for purposes of fail bit detectio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297284 | Separator for immiscible liquids A separator provides improvements for better separation of an effluent into constituent parts and greater ease of use. A tapered basket provides improved flow and better filtration. A baffle directs effluent into the basket with greater force. An asymmetrical flange... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7287118 | Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system Methods and apparatus for maintaining an average erase count in a system memory of a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for determining an average number of times each block of a number of blocks with... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7257127 | Method and apparatus for burst scheduling Control information associated with data bursts to be switched on a burst-switched router is transmitted using payload envelopes (100) on one or more control channels (16). A control channel scheduling module (86) defines sets of contiguous payl... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254071 | Flash memory devices with trimmed analog voltages A flash memory device of the multi-level cell (MLC) type, in which control gate voltages in read and programming operations and a bandgap reference voltage source are trimmable from external terminals, is disclosed. In a special test mode, control gate voltages can ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254668 | Method and apparatus for grouping pages within a block Methods and apparatus for efficiently enabling pages within a block to be accessed are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for writing data into a first block in a non-volatile memory which includes pages that are grouped into group... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242668 | Network monitoring system responsive to changes in packet arrival variance and mean A network monitoring system (10) for monitoring a network along which network traffic flows in a form of packets. The system comprises circuitry (36, 42) for receiving a packet communicated along the network and for determining whether the received pac... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234036 | Method and apparatus for resolving physical blocks associated with a common logical block Methods and apparatus for determining which of a plurality of physical blocks associated with a logical block is more recently associated with the logical block are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for resolving associations of a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7181611 | Power management block for use in a non-volatile memory system Methods and apparatus for enabling a power up process of a non-volatile memory to occur efficiently are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for utilizing a memory system that has a non-volatile memory with at least one reserved memo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174440 | Method and apparatus for performing block caching in a non-volatile memory system Methods and apparatus for caching updates or new data associated with a logical block are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for processing contents associated with blocks of a non-volatile memory includes obtaining a first set of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171536 | Unusable block management within a non-volatile memory system Methods and apparatus for tracking defective blocks such that at least some of the defective blocks may be readily identified and tested for usability when desirable are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for identifying spare bloc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7161898 | Common protection architecture for optical network A communication network is arranged in a ring configuration of network elements (12) coupled by working spans (16) associated protection spans (18), with multiple rings sharing network elements (12a and 12b). A shared... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158478 | Method and apparatus for signalling in a shared protection ring architecture A communication network using a ring structure incorporates shared protection channels (22ab, 22bc, 22bd) to reduce costs in implementing protection spans. The shared protection network elements (12a, 12... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158720 | Optical shared protection ring for multiple spans A communication network is arranged in a ring configuration of network elements (12) coupled by working spans (16) associated protection spans (18), with multiple rings sharing network elements (12a and 12b). A shared... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128217 | Bun laner A bun laner sorts buns into a predetermined number of lanes, for providing buns to a packaging unit. The bun laner detects when some lanes are filling faster than other and closes those lanes while the other lanes fill. A vacuum may be used to hold buns in a filled ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7113481 | Informed dynamic path protection for optical networks Protection paths are dynamically allocated in a wavelength-division multiplexed network including a plurality of nodes (12) coupled by communication links (14). A database (26) stores information regarding the status of the network including inf... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110763 | Graphical proxy for less capable terminals A voice over IP (VOIP) network 8 includes a graphical proxy server 34 that allows “dumb” terminals (32) to act as SIP phones or H.323 phones; only the graphical proxy server (34) needs to support the underlying signaling protocol. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103732 | Method and apparatus for managing an erase count block Methods and apparatus for managing erase counts in a non-volatile memory system. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for initializing an erase count block in a system memory of a non-volatile memory system, the non-volatile memory system which... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089349 | Internal maintenance schedule request for non-volatile memory system Methods and apparatus for enabling updates to data structures to be scheduled are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for operating a memory system with a non-volatile memory that includes a plurality of physical blocks and a plural... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7039011 | Method and apparatus for flow control in a packet switch A network (10) includes a plurality of packet switches (12) for routing data packets. The packet switches (12) include input ports (16) for receiving packets and output ports (20) for sending packets. A matrix (18) passes pa... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7039788 | Method and apparatus for splitting a logical block Methods and apparatus for splitting a single logical block into two or more physical blocks are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for associating a plurality of physical blocks of a non-volatile memory with a logical block that in... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035967 | Maintaining an average erase count in a non-volatile storage system Methods and apparatus for maintaining an average erase count in a system memory of a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for determining an average number of times each block of a number of blocks with... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032087 | Erase count differential table within a non-volatile memory system Methods and apparatus for efficiently tracking the usage of physical blocks of non-volatile memory are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for maintaining a data structure that stores contents relating to the usage of physical block... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6985992 | Wear-leveling in non-volatile storage systems Methods and apparatus for performing wear leveling in a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for allocating non-volatile memory that is divided into elements includes grouping the elements into a first ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6973531 | Tracking the most frequently erased blocks in non-volatile memory systems Methods and apparatus for performing wear leveling in a non-volatile memory system are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for processing elements included in a non-volatile memory of a memory system includes obtaining erase counts ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6963564 | Method and apparatus for synchronized slotted optical burst switching A network (4) includes optical routers (19), which route information in fibers (10). Each fiber carries a plurality of data channels (16), carrying data in data bursts (28) and a control channel, carrying control information in bur... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6915078 | Optical frame format An optical cross-connect switch (12) includes and optical matrix 14 for passing optical communication data between an origination I/O port (20) and a destination I/O port (22). Control information is passes between the origination I/O por... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6775362 | Graphical telephone system A telecommunications network (30) includes a plurality of devices that communicate using a certain protocol, such as SIP. Packet phones (32) communicate with the network devices using GPSs (34). The GPSs (34) provide a GUI (graphical user... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6677554 | Selective laser sintering with optimized raster scan direction A computer-controlled apparatus and method for fabricating three-dimensional articles in layerwise fashion is disclosed. Upon dispensing a layer of a fusible powder, a laser irradiates selected locations of that layer to fuse the powder into a cross-secti... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6592288 | High-traction anti-icing roadway cover system A high traction anti-icing road cover system; the system includes a pair of base magnetic covers, for example steel plates or flexible non-porous magnetic layers, disposed in grooves in a road surface, such as a bridge span or deck, along the expected tir... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6317303 | High-speed superconducting persistent switch A superconducting magnetic energy storage system, including a superconducting persistent switch, is disclosed. The system includes a superconducting magnet connected in parallel with the persistent switch, both contained within a cryostat that is maintain... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6151345 | Laser power control with stretched initial pulses A laser power control system (150; 150') having a first pulse stretch capability, as may be used in a rapid prototyping system (100), is disclosed. According to one disclosed embodiment, a one-shot multivibrator (156) generates a pulse responsive to a gat... | 11/21/2000 |
