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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8398204 | Liquid jetting apparatus and head cartridge A liquid jetting apparatus includes a first liquid jetting head which has a plurality of first nozzles, a head holder to which a first liquid jetting head is fixed, a liquid cartridge which is detachably mounted on the head holder, and which supplies the first liqui... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8398074 | Sheet guide and image recording apparatus A sheet guide includes a base on which a sheet is placed; a pinion which is rotatably provided on the base; a pair of racks which are extended in a sliding direction, which sandwich the pinion therebetween, which are engaged with the pinion to move opposite to each ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8398068 | Image recording device An image recording device includes a tray unit, a sheet feeder disposed above the tray unit, a recording unit disposed above the sheet feeder, and a unit for discharging the sheet having an image recorded thereon. The tray unit includes a first tray for holding ther... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397984 | System for on-site management of an event A system includes a first portable, ruggedized, and waterproof case. The first portable, ruggedized, and waterproof case includes a router and a switch. The system further includes a computing system connectable to the switch. The computing system includes a first m... | 03/19/2013 |
| D678172 | Helicopter front windshields | 03/19/2013 |
| D678171 | Helicopter nose design | 03/19/2013 |
| D678153 | Main cockpit control panel | 03/19/2013 |
| D677947 | Cockpit seat tracks | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397278 | Configuring interfaces of a switch using templates Configuring an interface of a switch includes sending an authentication request requesting authentication for an endpoint from a switch to an authentication server. The switch comprises interfaces and is operable to access templates, where a template is operable to ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8397058 | System and method for communication between smart cards A method and system which provides communication between a first portable device and a second portable device. The first portable device stores a first sequence number and a first key, and the second portable device stores a second sequence number and a second key. ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396955 | Systems and methods for discovery of network topology using service OAM According to one embodiment, a method may include instantiating a first maintenance end point on a first port of a first network element. The first maintenance end point may determine whether a heartbeat message has been received from a second maintenance end point ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396774 | System and method for providing a financial instrument with a periodic step-up feature One embodiment of the invention is a method for providing a financial instrument including determining a current account balance for a financial account and on a first periodic basis: determining a specified percentage of the value of the financial account, determin... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396771 | Using cloud brokering services for an opportunistic cloud offering In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises publishing descriptions available from a plurality of publishing parties. The descriptions describe a plurality of published services available for a requesting party to request. The met... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396686 | Measure energy consumption and determine energy-consumption patterns for electricity-consuming devices In one embodiment, one or more electronic devices access energy-consumption data at each of a plurality of electricity-consuming devices, the energy-consumption data at each of the electricity-consuming devices indicating for each of a plurality of past pre-determin... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396134 | System and method for scalable video coding using telescopic mode flags Systems and methods for scalable video coding using special inter-layer prediction modes (called telescopic modes) are provided. These modes facilitate accelerated operation of encoders with improved coding efficiency. ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8395803 | Printing apparatus and information recording system A contents providing system includes a communication unit, a print control unit, an expendable amount deriving unit and an expendable amount storing control unit. The communication unit communicates with a contents server having contents data. The print control unit... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8395650 | System and method for displaying a videoconference According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying a videoconference includes receiving a first video feed. The first video feed includes a first plurality of video signals, each video signal from at least one source and originating from o... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8394055 | Non-compliant multilayered balloon for a catheter A balloon catheter having a multi-layered balloon which has a first layer and at least a second layer, and which has noncompliant limited radial expansion beyond the nominal diameter of the balloon. By selecting the polymeric materials forming the balloon layers, an... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393809 | Printer with force transmitting path selecting mechanism A printer includes a carriage movable between first and second ends of a reciprocating path; and a driving force-transmitting, path-selecting mechanism provided at the second end. The force-transmitting, path-selecting mechanism includes a driving force outputting m... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393722 | Set of cartridges and printer A set of cartridges includes a first cartridge including a first tank, wherein a liquid level in the first tank is at a first position when an amount of liquid stored in the first tank is a predetermined amount, and a second cartridge including a second tank, wherei... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393708 | Recording device, method of positioning recording head, and method of manufacturing recording device A recording device may comprise a recording head comprising a discharge port configured to discharge a liquid droplet. The recording device may also comprise a head supporting member. The recording device may yet further comprise a securing member configured to secu... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393417 | Apparatus and methods to optimize fluid flow and performance of downhole drilling equipment Sleeves, stabilizers and other well tools may be formed with fluid flow paths or channels extending through one or more blades disposed on the exterior portions of such well tools. The blades and associated fluid flow paths extending therethrough may allow optimum f... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393401 | Liner hanger running tool and method A liner hanger running tool (10) and method are provided for positioning a liner in a well bore. A tool mandrel (24) is supported from a running string, and a housing (44) surrounds the tool mandrel. A flow annulus between the mandrel and the ho... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393296 | Milking box with robotic attacher including rotatable gripping portion and nozzle In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8393295 | Ergonomic entrance lane for a milking platform A system includes a first wall positioned substantially parallel to a second wall, a first end of the first wall and a first end of the second wall defining an entrance to a milking platform entrance lane having a width in the range of thirty inches to thirty-six in... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8392851 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a thumbnail display control unit, a process display control unit, and a changing unit. The thumbnail display control unit controls a thumbnail image representing a content of the image data to display on the touch panel. The pr... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8392751 | System and method for recovery from uncorrectable bus errors in a teamed NIC configuration A method for recovery from uncorrectable errors in an information handling system including an operating system (OS) and one or more network interface cards (NICs) is provided. The method may include detecting an uncorrectable error; determining whether the uncorrec... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8392544 | Remote interrogation and remote maintenance of a communications module The disclosure relates to a remote query and remote maintenance of a communications module. To this end, the invention provides a method and device is provided for querying data by means of a data call between a service facility and a communications module over a co... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8392226 | Controlling meta-data of information resources Controlling information resources involves accessing a control definition of a number of control definitions associated with a first party and a second party. The first party has a first information resource and the second party has a second information resource, wh... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8391752 | Developer unit for an image forming apparatus A developer unit for an image forming apparatus is provided. The developer unit includes a developer device with a developer agent carrier and a developer agent supplier, and a developer agent container, which contains the developer agent and is arranged in a lower ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8390898 | Image recording apparatus An image recording apparatus includes a sheet feed tray, a sheet feed roller, an image recording unit, an output unit, a first conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium from the sheet feed tray to the output unit via the image recording unit, and a seco... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8390871 | Image forming apparatus and computer readable medium An image forming apparatus includes a formation unit and an overlap order number assignment unit. The formation unit divides a predetermined image and forms divided images of the predetermined image on plurality sheets of recording paper in a divided manner. The for... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8390148 | Systems and methods for power supply wear leveling in a blade server chassis A method for wear leveling in an information handling system including multiple power supply units (PSUs) is provided. The method includes maintaining each PSU in one of multiple different operational states, collecting data relating to the use of each PSU, storing ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388602 | Balloon catheter shaft having high strength and flexibility Balloon catheter comprises an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, an inflation lumen extending therein, and a biaxially oriented nonporous thermoplastic polymer tubular member having a Shore durometer hardness of less than about 75D and having the i... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388597 | Bag system with device for associating sampling receptacles The invention includes a bag system for collecting a biological fluid, in particular blood. The system includes a device for collecting the fluid which is in fluid communication with at least one fluid collection bag, and a device for sampling the fluid to be collec... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388575 | Non-compliant multilayered balloon for a catheter Multilayer balloon for a catheter comprising at least a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer having a combined wall thickness. The first layer is made of a first polymer material having a first maximum blow-up-ratio. The second layer is made of a second po... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388080 | Recording control system In a recording control system, the selecting unit selects at least one pixel from among the pixels in the detection region such that a number of the selected at least one pixel is smaller than a total number of the pixels in the detection region. The determining uni... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8387724 | Rotary drill bit with nozzles designed to enhance hydraulic performance and drilling fluid efficiency A rotary drill bit having one or more fluid nozzles is provided. Each nozzle may include interior surfaces designed to optimize hydraulic performance and efficiency of fluid flowing through the nozzle. The interior surfaces cooperate with each other to minimize turb... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8387442 | Methods to characterize sag in fluids Systems and methods for direct and indirect measurement of the density of a fluid which exhibits sag characteristics is disclosed. The sag measurement system includes a test container for holding a fluid mixture to be analyzed and a suction port on the test containe... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8387434 | Push bench and method of manufacturing small diameter tubing The present invention involves cost effective, efficient systems and methods for sizing pipe. In an embodiment of the present invention, a pipe sizing system includes a die having an opening operable to size the pipe, a hydraulic cylinder having at least one rod att... | 03/05/2013 |
