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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941751 | Generation and implementation of dynamic surveys Techniques are described for generating and implementing dynamic surveys, in which a subsequent query is presented based at least in part on a selected response option of a previous query. For example, a system may include presentation logic configured to display a ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941724 | Embedded retransmission scheme with cross-packet coding An H-ARQ system wherein the transmission of two consecutive, or sequential, blocks of information bits are considered jointly; i.e., one of the blocks of information being embedded within the other one of the blocks of information. If a retransmission for the first ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7921888 | Router table Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a router table may comprise a table top, a mounting can, a sleeve, and an adjustment mechanism. The table top may have an aperture and a plurality of support members; the support members... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7917815 | Multi-layer context parsing and incident model construction for software support A context analyzer may be configured to receive, from a software support system associated with a software application associated with multiple architectural layers, an incident report associated with a software incident of the software application. The incident rep... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915846 | Current inducing circuit Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a charging probe may include an alternating current (AC) input configured to receive current from an AC source, a rectifier circuit configured to rectify the current received from the AC... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7911958 | Token bucket with variable token value Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to an example embodiment, a method may include receiving a token count units instruction, periodically increasing or decreasing a token count based at least in part on a refresh rate, and in response to receiving ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908624 | System and method for just in time streaming of digital programs for network recording and relaying over internet protocol network A settop box for streaming a television program to a network device through a network includes a central processing unit, a network interface device, a direct memory access engine, a buffer, and a memory for storing computer-executable instructions. The stored instr... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7908376 | Data path acceleration of a network stack An apparatus may include a flow cache module that is arranged and configured to derive, at runtime, a custom sequence of code segments for packets belonging to a specific connection using a first packet of the specific connection and a parser module that is arranged... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7904710 | Method and system for providing a secure message transfer within a network system Secure message transfer of at least one message from a sender to a receiver within a network system may be provided. For example, a message structure information regarding the at least one message may be computed on a sender-side and according to a pre-given scheme.... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904624 | High bandwidth split bus A system includes a first bus segment and a second bus segment. The first bus segment is operatively coupled to one or more first bus agents, where the first bus agents are configured for writing messages to the first bus segment and reading messages from the first ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7904491 | Data mapping and import system A computer-implemented method related to a data mapping and import system is disclosed. A source file including a plurality of data records may be received, each data record comprising a sequence of data segments associated with source data. A target data structure ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899922 | Enterprise service oriented architecture for large file handling with document management system A computer-implemented method of storing an object received from a client device on one or more content servers remote from the client device includes receiving, through a service oriented (SOA) layer, object metadata about the object from a non-proprietary interfac... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895197 | Hierarchical metadata generator for retrieval systems A computer-implemented method of locating information in a database of electronic documents includes defining fragments of the documents, associating the fragments with the document from which the fragments originated, and associating metadata with the fragments, wh... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894778 | LO generator to reject unwanted sideband According to an example embodiment, an apparatus is provided in a wireless transceiver. The apparatus may include a circuit configured to generate a first frequency signal (e.g., a VCO signal). A local oscillator (LO) generator may be provided that includes a freque... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7894136 | Optical lattice microscopy using pediodic interference patterns of coherent waves A method for creating a periodic interference pattern of coherent waves in two or three dimensions, D, includes generating at least D+2 waves, where each wave has substantially the same wavelength, λ, and travels substantially in a unique direction, kn. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890568 | Service-to-device mapping for smart items using a genetic algorithm Systems and methods allow service-to-device mapping using genetic algorithm logic by which services are mapped onto best-suited smart items selected from a plurality of smart items of a sensor network. As part of the mapping, and/or subsequent thereto, a deployment ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889713 | Transmission of management messages for relay networks Various example embodiments are disclosed relating to sending and processing messages in relay networks. In an example embodiment, a first unicast message indicating a plurality of wireless nodes included in a communication path between a base station and a path end... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7886143 | Multi-data rate cryptography architecture for network security An architecture and associated methods and devices are described that include a plurality of stages of cipher round logic, each stage configured to perform cryptographic processing of plaintext data in a counter mode and output ciphertext data, a plurality of multip... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7885629 | Circuit with Q-enhancement cell having programmable bias current slope Various embodiments are disclosed relating to Q-enhancement cells. According to an example embodiment, a circuit may include an inductor with a quality factor (Q), and a Q-enhancement cell coupled to the inductor. The Q-enhancement cell may include a current source ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846011 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877394 | Hierarchical table Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a method may include storing a plurality of database records, storing a value associated with each database record, receiving a request to sort the database records, sorting the database... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873422 | Event-based coordination of process-oriented composite applications A process model specified using, for example, UML activity diagrams can be translated into an event-based model that can be executed on top of a coordination middleware. For example, a process model may be encoded as a collection of coordinating objects that interac... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7873018 | Scheduling data transmissions to improve power efficiency in a wireless network Various embodiments are disclosed relating to scheduling data transmissions to improve power efficiency in a wireless network. In an example embodiment, uplink transmissions may be scheduled after the downlink transmissions within the frame sequence. One or more nod... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871311 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetweeen. The bel... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870561 | Technical place servicing integration A method includes providing a technical place object to a Customer Resource Management (CRM) system wherein the technical place object includes information from an Enterprise Resource Management (ERP) system about a technical place including information associated w... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869771 | Multi-band transformer for wireless transmitter Various embodiments are disclosed relating to wireless transmitters, and also relating to multi-band transformers. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus may include a multi-band transformer configured to receive as an input a signal associated with a firs... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864314 | Optical microscopy with phototransformable optical labels An apparatus includes a position-sensitive detector to detect intensities of radiation as a function of position on the detector, and an optical system, characterized by a diffraction-limited resolution volume, adapted for imaging light emitted from activated and ex... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860968 | Hierarchical, multi-tiered mapping and monitoring architecture for smart items A service repository is used to store at least one service in association with service metadata describing service requirements of the service. The service repository also may store one or more platform-specific service executables. A service mapper is used to deter... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860855 | Method and system for analyzing similarity of concept sets A method and system are described for determining similar concept sets. An example method includes obtaining taxonomies, each including one root node and hierarchically ordered paths; receiving first and second sets each including set concepts; determining concept p... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7860467 | Power control for a dual mode transmitter A circuit may be provided. The circuit may be a component of a dual mode transmitter such as a transmitter from the 802.11x family. The circuit may comprise an amplifier configured to provide amplification of a signal for transmission in either a first transmission ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7855975 | Response time estimation for intermittently-available nodes Message exchanges may be executed between a middleware component and at least one intermittently-available node, during connected phases of the intermittently available node with the middleware component. Transmission parameters associated with the message exchanges... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7844462 | Spatial sound generation for screen navigation Methods and apparatus for spatial sound generation for screen navigation are disclosed. An example method for spatial sound generation comprises receiving an indication of a cursor focus position, where the cursor focus position corresponds with a location on a disp... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7843943 | Differentiation for bandwidth request contention The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for bandwidth contention differentiation comprising: determining a service type of a bandwidth request, setting a priority of the bandwidth request based on the determined service type, and providing conten... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7839161 | Low-jitter high-frequency clock channel According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a clock channel, a shielding tunnel, and clock repeaters. In various embodiments, the clock channel may be configured to carry the clock signal, and may include a portion of a metal layer of an integrated cir... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837537 | Belt sander A belt sander is disclosed that may include a sanding assembly having a first roller and a second roller, the sanding assembly being configured to receive a sanding belt around the first roller and the second roller to define a sanding surface therebetween. The belt... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7831465 | Sales representative workbench with account-based interface A computer program product for handling sales activity information, the computer program product being tangibly embodied on a computer-readable medium and including executable code that, when executed, is configured to cause a data processing apparatus to provide a ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830987 | Electronic dispersion compensation utilizing interleaved architecture and channel identification for assisting timing recovery Embodiments include a system for performing electronic dispersion compensation on an information-bearing signal transmitted over a communication channel. The system may include a channel identification module configured to receive a first digitized version of the in... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830887 | Method and apparatus for direct memory access based on class-of-service A switching chip for performing switching and other functions on packets transmitted through the switching chip. The switching chip includes a memory management unit that identifies a class of service to which each packet belongs, wherein upon processing the packet.... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830043 | Adaptable computer rack for power distribution A system may include a rack that is configured to receive electrical power from a power distribution box and to distribute the electrical power to one or more electrical loads. The system may include at least one power strip having a first circuit and a second circu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827486 | Evaluation of visual content usage A method may include determining a plurality of sets of interaction events, each set of interaction events associated with a use of a user interface. Determining common interaction events among the sets. Determining a common interaction path including an ordered seq... | 11/02/2010 |
