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A combination beverage container and spittoon includes a bottom portion including outer wall and a first inner wall defining a spittoon space.
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| 6304866 | Aggregate job performance in a multiprocessing system by incremental and on-demand task allocation among multiple concurrently operating threads In a multiprocessing system, multiple concurrently operating task execution units are operated to perform an aggregate task by using incremental and on-demand sub-task allocation. A command is received to perform a machine-executed task divisible into mul... | 10/16/2001 |
| 5890166 | Versioned-database management system in which tasks are associated with promote groups which comprise a set of parts whose changes are to be promoted A versioned-data management system (VDMSMS) is provided with a method for determining candidates for promotion in association with a user task. The VDMS maintains a list of parts changed as a result of a user task, referred to as a promote group. Before p... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5860132 | Storage dispersal system based on related, shared data storage space reservation A system and method are provided for dispersing storage of a plurality of related and unrelated data items on a plurality of removable recordable media instances (RMIs). A first storage device is provided for storing a data item on a qualifying related RM... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5850566 | Method for storing multiple files without header information and for each storage medium maintaining a separate stored index including header information for each file A headerless data storage format is implemented in a library environment. The header information, otherwise stored on the data storage media, is consolidated in one or more indices of the library, thus freeing the media from header information. To export ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5842200 | System and method for parallel mining of association rules in databases A multiprocessor including a plurality of processing systems is disclosed for discovering consumer purchasing tendencies. Each processing system of the multiprocessor identifies consumer transaction itemsets that are stored in a database that is distribut... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5829124 | Method for forming metallized patterns on the top surface of a printed circuit board A method for attaching pads to a high density printed circuit board (PCB) having a plurality of through-holes opening on the top surface. The method includes forming a plurality of pads on a carrier sheet so that each of said pads have a copper layer prox... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5822141 | High speed FET write driver for an inductive head An FET write driver providing high rates of data transfer to a magnetic storage medium by effectively utilizing the voltage swing provided by supply voltage. A first and a second p-channel FET power switch are coupled between the voltage supply and the in... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819266 | System and method for mining sequential patterns in a large database A system and method for mining databases includes a computer-implemented program which identifies patterns of transaction sequences that are stored in a database and which recur in the database with a user-defined regularity. The invention first identifie... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805864 | Virtual integrated cartridge loader for virtual tape storage system Virtual data storage cartridges are created on a data storage subsystem to/from which volume writes and reads are directed. When a number of data volumes have been written, the controller may migrate them to the tape drive, a much faster process than writ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802700 | Method of making a planarized thin film magnetic write head with submicron trackwidth A method is provided for making a thin film magnetic write head with a notch structure located on top of one of two pole layers. The notch structure is a generally U-shaped thin film layer which forms a trench inside the U for the containment of one or mo... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5805391 | Write head with recessed stitched yoke on a planar portion of an insulation layer defining zero throat height An inductive write head has a pole tip region between an air bearing surface (ABS) and a flare point, and a yoke region located between the flare point and a back gap. The write head includes first and second pole piece layers, wherein the second pole pie... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802547 | Data storage system with streamlined data exchange path to cached data A data storage system establishes streamlined data exchange paths between stored data and multiple system hosts, decreasing contention among the hosts and expediting host access to the data. First, one or more storage directors receive an initial host req... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5801896 | Method and apparatus for servo pulse detection with high AC coupling and large pulse asymmetry Track information decoding circuitry of a data storage device servo control system decodes binary track information in a readback servo signal by detecting opposite polarity track information pulse pairs so as to produce a track information signal "one" b... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5801905 | Actuator arm with cutouts and means for filling or blocking the cutouts A hard disk drive head actuator includes a plurality of arms for holding the heads over the disks. Each arm is formed with one or more cutouts, to reduce the rotational inertia of the actuator. To prevent increased viscous dissipation, or windage losses, ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5797012 | Connectivity based program partitioning A method for partitioning programs into multi-procedure modules for efficient compilation. During interprocedural analysis, a weighted callgraph of the program is constructed in which weights on nodes represent code size of each procedure and weights on e... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5793885 | Computationally efficient low-artifact system for spatially filtering digital color images A computationally efficient system spatially filters a digital input image to sharpen the image. A process is disclosed to spatially filter pixels of an RGB image by applying a high pass filter to the image. First, signals representative of luminance are ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793580 | Mechanically actuated head cleaner for magnetic tape drive A mechanically operated cleaning apparatus is provided for a magnetic tape drive of the type which has a tape cartridge transport device. Reciprocal movements of the cartridge transport device actuates movements of the cleaning apparatus which causes a cl... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5793578 | Thin film induction recording head having an inset first insulation layer that defines zero throat height and pole tip apex angle The present invention uncouples the dependence between the zero throat height and the flare point of a write head by recessing the first insulation layer within the first pole piece layer. The first pole piece layer and the first insulation layer have pla... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5794231 | Method for application-program database interface The method provides for treating an embedded static SQL program that resides with the CLI application (rather than at the database manager) in an analogous manner to stored procedures. When the CLI application sends a SQL CALL statement syntactically iden... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5787462 | System and method for memory management in an array of heat producing devices to prevent local overheating A configuration management subsystem of a subsystem array system assigns heat producing devices to clusters such that the number of devices activated will not create overheating, regardless of which limited set of clusters is activated. The subsystem rece... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5787284 | Improving memory layout based on connectivity considerations A technique used during interprocedural compilation in which program objects are grouped together based on the weights of the connections between the objects and their costs. System-imposed constraints on memory size can be taken into account to avoid cre... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5781363 | Servo-free velocity estimator for coil driven actuator arm in a data storage drive A system and method for determining the velocity and/or position of a coil driven actuator arm without the aid of servo signals. A sample-hold unit is used to measure no-motion coil voltage in the voice motor coil while applying a predetermined coil curre... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5779923 | Simplified method of making merged MR head An improved method of manufacturing is provided for making an improved merged MR head. The method employs a photoresist mask with appropriately-sized openings for simultaneously etching numerous vias to various depths over a set time period. After formati... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5778393 | Adaptive multitasking for dataset storage Data is stored in one or more data storage devices, the number of active data storage devices being adaptively adjusted to maximize parallelism while minimizing device overhead. Multiple datasets are first received, these being designated for storage in m... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5777615 | Multiple display pointers for computer graphical user interfaces A pointer system provides multiple display pointers that can be created and identified by a computer user such that each pointer is associated with a particular application and location within an application. A user can recall respective pointers and poin... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5778374 | Compressed common file directory for mass storage systems A file management system for accessing mass storage systems, employing a compressed common file directory ("CCFD") that occupies a minimum amount of storage space. The CCFD is implemented in a storage system including a library of media, one or more stora... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5774682 | System for concurrent cache data access by maintaining and selectively merging multiple ranked part copies A system for providing multiple hosts with concurrent access to cached data by selectively generating, maintaining, modifying, and consolidating multiple versions of data items in cache memory to efficiently accommodate data access requests by the hosts. ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5773275 | Inflatable thermal blanket with provision for being secured during use An inflatable thermal blanket for thermal blanket and bathing a patient in a thermally-controlled inflating medium includes an inflatable thermal blanket with selectively activated ties to secure the thermal blanket to itself or hospital equipment. The in... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5771571 | Method for manufacturing thin film slider with on-board multi-layer integrated circuit A thin film slider with an on-board multi-layer integrated circuit includes a substrate with an air bearing surface and a substantially parallel upper surface spanned by a deposit end. A magnetic head being formed at the deposit end, positioned to magneti... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5774291 | Voltage measurement circuit for a magnetoresistive head installed in a disk enclosure A circuit forming part of an arm electronics module installed on an actuator arm that measures the voltage across an MR head A control unit supplies a measurement enable signal that enables a measurement enable circuit. A current bias circuit, responsive ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5768071 | Spin valve sensor with improved magnetic stability of the pinned layer A multilayered spin valve read head including an antiferromagnetic pinning layer and a ferromagnetic pinned layer which can maintain a high pinning field between the layers while minimizing the coercivity of the pinning layer. The apparatus and method of ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5768060 | Low pofile radially and axially preloaded ball bearing for actuator pivot A radially and axially preloaded bearing that has a very low mass and axial profile and which can be used in a actuator pivot of a direct access storage device without the need for a second bearing to counter the preload. An outer race of the bearing is s... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5768070 | Horizontal thin film write, MR read head A horizontal combined head is provided which has both a thin film write and an MR read element located at an air bearing surface (ABS). The read element can be formed with a track width that is independent of the track width of the write element. The MR s... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5765189 | Method and apparatus for computer disk drive buffer management A system manages data transfer between a computer, a data storage disk, and a data buffer which is associated with the disk. Upon receipt of a write request during data read-ahead from the disk to the buffer, the system preempts the read-ahead to write th... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761790 | Process for manufacturing a thin film slider with protruding R/W element formed by chemical-mechanical polishing A composite thin film slider with a protruding R/W device formed by chemical-mechanical polishing to protrude above its substrate and thereby reduce the distance between the R/W device and the recording media. The slider includes a ceramic or non-ceramic ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5764446 | Magnetic head having an air bearing surface with short-resistant leads A magnetic head structure including a magnetoresistive (MR) head and an inductive head for data storage devices such as tape drives. A method of fabricating a magnetic head utilizing semiconductor-type processing techniques is described that produces an i... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5761660 | Computer program product and program storage device for database access using a shared electronic store in a multi-system environment having shared disks A computer-implemented method for minimizing the amount of time to access current data in a database which may be stored wholly in a DASD-oriented external storage subsystem or partly in DASD and partly in a stored high-speed electronic store while mainta... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5760997 | Flexible cable structure for magnetic disk drives In a hard disk drive, power and signals are transferred through a flexible cable 42 between a carriage having a magnetic head reading magnetic information while the positioning of the magnetic head is controlled on a magnetic disk and a card provided on t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759418 | Adhesively attached hard disk head suspension and etching process A head gimbal assembly for disk drives is attached to an actuator arm using an adhesive. An etch pattern is formed in the mount plate of the head gimbal assembly, defining a mating surface area. An actuator arm is received by the mating surface area, the ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5761009 | Having parastic shield for electrostatic discharge protection A magneto-resistive read head having a "parasitic shield" provides an alternative path for currents associated with sparkovers, thus preventing such currents from damaging the read head. The parasitic shield is provided in close proximity to a conventiona... | 06/02/1998 |
