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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6865613 | IP network for accomodating mobile users with incompatible network addressing An flexible address translation method allows a computer network to automatically learn that a visiting node has attached and then automatically establish a virtual gateway so that the visiting node can communicate through the network with local nodes, other visitin... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865594 | Methods and apparatus for automatically generating a routing table in a messaging server According to the present invention, methods, apparatus, and computer readable medium are disclosed for automatically defining a mail domain in a directory server associated with a messaging server are disclosed. When an message having new domain name is received by ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865429 | Real-time control system development tool A composite object group (COG) data structure embodied in a computer-readable medium for building a control system that has both a clock cycle and event processing is provided. An interface for passing information to and from the COG data structure is provided. One ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6865409 | Surface electromyographic electrode assembly An electrode assembly for use on a surface of biological tissue to measure bio-electric signals including an electrode apparatus having an electrode device adapted to directly contact the surface of the biological tissue. The electrode apparatus receives and transmi... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6864167 | Wafer scale solder bump fabrication method and structure A process and structure for the wafer scale fabrication of packaged semiconductor dies having solder bumps of less than about 300 μ. A method of forming solder bump electrical connections to electrical contact pads for semiconductor dies includes providing a semico... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862942 | Surface pressure distribution sensor A surface pressure distribution sensor includes a row-line portion and a column-line portion that face each other with a certain spacing therebetween by a spacer. The row-line portion includes a glass substrate, multiple row lines formed on the glass substrate so as... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862926 | Rotary sensor capable of high-precision detection of rotation angle transmitted from outside There is provided a compact rotary sensor which can be assembled easily by improving the shape and mounting of a spring member. There is provided a housing, a rotary body rotatably supported in the housing, a detection unit operated by rotating the rotary body, and ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863269 | Fluid filled vibration damping device A fluid filled vibration damping device includes an elastic body connecting a first and a second mounting member to close one opening of the second mounting member, and a lid member is fixed caulkwise to a shoulder of the second mounting member to close the other op... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862613 | Method and apparatus for managing operations of clustered computer systems Improved techniques for managing operations of clustered computing system are disclosed. The improved techniques provide protection against potential problems encountered in operation of clustered computing. More particularly, the improved techniques can be implemen... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6862142 | Multi-detector microscopic inspection system Techniques for utilizing a microscope inspection system capable of inspecting specimens at high throughput rates are described. The inspection system achieves the higher throughput rates by utilizing more than one detector array and a large field of view to scan the... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859162 | Underground object locating system without direction ambiguity In an underground object locating system in which a modulated RF signal is applied to the underground object and an emitted signal is detected by a receiver, ambiguity in the direction of current flow in the underground object is resolved by modulating the RF signal... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6859805 | Method and apparatus for generating page-level security in a computer generated report Methods and computer program products are disclosed for generating and viewing an electronic report having security features that allow for “virtual bursting” of the report for multiple users. A single report having multiple pages is generated such that each or ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6856134 | Magnetic resonance imaging with fat-water signal separation A generalized multi-point fat-water separation process is combined with steady-state free precession (SSFP) to obtain high quality images of articular cartilage with reduced imaging time. ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855568 | Apparatus and methods for monitoring self-aligned contact arrays using voltage contrast inspection Disclosed are methods and apparatus for detecting defects in a partially fabricated semiconductor device with self-aligned contacts. The self-aligned contacts are formed from a first layer with a plurality of contact portions, a second layer with a plurality of cond... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6853191 | Method of removing dynamic nonlinear phase errors from MRI data Disclosed is a generalized reconstruction method that corrects for non-linear phase errors based on least-squares estimation. An approximation of the least squares estimate utilizes refocusing reconstruction in which high-resolution data is multiplied by the phase c... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6853868 | Cross-platform audio feedback for GUI components Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for providing audio output in conjunction with a platform independent computer service. A software object is described which includes modular themes which can be flexibly changed in order to service mult... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6854096 | Optimization of cell subtypes in a hierarchical design flow Methods and apparatus are described for facilitating physical synthesis of a circuit design. The circuit design includes a plurality cell instances organized hierarchically. Each cell instance corresponds schematically to one of a plurality of cell types. Transistor... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852291 | Hybrid valve apparatus and method for fluid handling A hybrid valve apparatus for use with an aspiration actuator and a dispensing actuator to transfer fluid from a reservoir to a test site on a substrate surface. The hybrid valve includes a valve assembly movable between an aspiration condition and a dispensing condi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6852159 | Gypsum slurry compositions A gypsum slurry composition contains gypsum, a dispersant and water. A graft copolymer substance of a specified kind, which is one or more of graft copolymers and their salts obtained by specified processes, is contained as the dispersant in an amount of 0.01-1.0 we... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6853650 | Communication network, method for transmitting a signal, network connecting unit and method for adjusting the bit rate of a scaled data flow A communication network comprises a first network which permits data to be transmitted at a first bit rate and a second network which permits data to be transmitted at a second bit rate. A first terminal comprises an encoder which can generate a scaled data flow wit... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846511 | Method of making a layered composite electrode/electrolyte An electrode/electrolyte structure is prepared by a plurality of methods. An unsintered (possibly bisque fired) moderately catalytic electronically-conductive or homogeneous mixed ionic electronic conductive electrode material is deposited on a layer composed of a s... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846282 | Brachytherapy apparatus and methods Brachytherapy is carried out with a needle to inject a radioactive seed into a patient's body. A space-fixed detector detects radiation from radiation emitters to determine the position of a deposited seed from the needle with reference to a space-fixed coordinate s... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6846698 | Semiconductor wafer handling method A method of handling a semiconductor wafer from which a plurality of semiconductor devices are to be fabricated during a semiconductor device fabrication process. The method includes the steps of attaching a flexible connected layer to a semiconductor wafer layer mo... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6845197 | Optical tap The present invention relates to a semiconductor optical tap comprising: a multimode interferometer (MMI) (6); an input waveguide (1) coupled to the MMI; a first output waveguide (2) coupled to the MMI; and a second output waveguide (3) c... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6843606 | Multi-format connector module incorporating chip mounted optical sub-assembly Embodiments of the invention include an optical connector module (OCM) electrically and optically connecting an integrated opto-electric assembly to standard format electrical and optical connectors. The OCM includes a module body that houses an integrated opto-elec... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6842277 | Deformable mirror with high-bandwidth servo for rigid body control A deformable mirror arrangement has a plurality of constraint mechanisms contacting a deformable mirror at specified contact positions. At least three of these constraint mechanisms are rigid body servo control mechanisms such as high-bandwidth servo control mechani... | 01/11/2005 |
| D500503 | Network device bezel | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839809 | Methods and apparatus for improving content quality in web caching systems Methods and apparatus are described for caching objects in a network cache. At least two memory queues are provided for storing the objects. Newly cached objects are stored in a first memory queue. Only selected objects are stored in a second memory queue, the selec... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839144 | Optical displacement sensor An optical displacement sensor takes in a plurality of images of a target object by projecting a slit beam of light and using a two-dimensional image taking element by changing the image taking conditions each time. Parameters defining these conditions affecting the... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6839699 | Natural query interface based on concept selection A computer-aided method and apparatus to access information is disclosed. According to one embodiment, the apparatus includes a selector, a mapper and a generator. Through the selector, a person can select concepts and/or elements in the concepts. The mapper maps th... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6836770 | Method for transforming SQL queries A computer-implemented method for transforming an SQL query having a WHERE clause having nested SELECT expressions. The expression in the WHERE clause being transformed by the iterative application of rules to have ThereExists expressions and associated truth-value ... | 12/28/2004 |
| D500321 | Network device bezel | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834480 | Packaging system incorporating a printer A packaging system includes, in addition to a packaging machine of a known form-fill-seal type and a printer for printing on a bag-making film, a packaging condition memory which stores packaging conditions for operating the packaging machine, a print data memory wh... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6832935 | Connector for electric apparatus A connector for an electric apparatus has a case and a base which are engaged to each other or integrally formed. The base has an elastic hook and a latch formed integrally on its bottom surface for engaging both edge parts of a rail so as to mount the connector rem... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6834008 | Cross point memory array using multiple modes of operation Cross point memory array using multiple modes of operation. The invention is a cross point memory array that uses a read mode to determine the resistive state of a memory plug, a first write mode to cause the memory plug to change from a first resistive state to a s... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6833325 | Method for plasma etching performance enhancement A method for etching a feature in a layer through an etching mask is provided. A protective layer is formed on exposed surfaces of the etching mask and vertical sidewalls of the feature with a passivation gas mixture. The feature is etched through the etching mask w... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6831591 | Radar device for a vehicle A radar device mounted to a vehicle includes a camera for obtaining images including the road surface in front of or behind the vehicle on which it is mounted, a sensor having for obtaining at least positional information on a target object of detection such as anot... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6830382 | Miniature form-factor connecter for fiber optic modules An embodiment includes a connector element that comprises a connector body and a fiber optic ferrule slidably positioned inside the connector body. The ferrule holds at least one optical fiber. The connector element carries an optical sub-assembly including a photon... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828653 | Method of forming metal fuses in CMOS processes with copper interconnect The present invention provides a method of forming a semiconductor device fuse and a semiconductor device fuse structure. A first dielectric layer is formed on top of a metal layer in a semiconductor device. The dielectric layer is patterned to provide access to at ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6828250 | Process for etching vias in organosilicate glass materials without causing RIE lag Process for etching features in wafers incorporating OSG dielectrics. The process results at once in minimal RIE lag, minimal bowing of the features formed by the etch process, good etch profiles, good resist selectivity, and good etch uniformity across the wafer. I... | 12/07/2004 |
