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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7928751 | MEMS interconnection pins fabrication on a reusable substrate for probe card application A Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) interconnection pin is fabricated on a sacrificial layer, which is formed on a conductive layer and a substrate. The MEMS interconnection pin has a pin base attached to a frame that has direct contact to the conductive layer... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7890964 | Methods and apparatus for contextual awareness in a groupware client Methods and apparatuses provide contextual awareness to a groupware client with respect to an enterprise backend system. The groupware client generates a query or request for data within a context of the groupware client. A backend determines the context, which may ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7623701 | Apparatus and method for reconstructing 3D shape of object with depth discontinuity using Helmholtz stereopsis Provided is an apparatus for reconstructing a 3D shape of an object by using Helmholtz stereopsis. The apparatus includes: an image capturer for capturing two pairs of images satisfying Helmholtz reciprocity condition; a preprocessor for estimating optical and geome... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7574525 | System and method for managing communication between server nodes contained within a clustered environment A method and a corresponding system for managing communication between multiple instances contained within a clustered environment. The method includes generating a packet to be transmitted from a non-Java-based server node to a Java-based server node. The non-Java-... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7512953 | System and method for smart proxy creation and management within a distributed object-oriented architecture A system and method are described for implementing a smart proxy within an object-oriented environment. One embodiment of the invention reduces the number of remote network calls required for creating and removing enterprise java beans (“EJBs”), thereby improvin... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7372697 | Cooling device and electronic apparatus According to one embodiment, a cooling device includes: a heat transfer unit including a passage, through which a coolant circulates; a heat-receiving section thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat-sinking section for dissipating heat received by the h... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366103 | Seamless roaming options in an IEEE 802.11 compliant network A communication protocol that provides load balancing and/or test pattern information between devices is described. A first embodiment of the protocol provides such information via a data frame that is transmitted a definitive time after a special DTIM beacon is tra... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7345637 | Radio device and electronic apparatus The invention provides a radio device in which multi-resonance promotion and impedance adjustment can be readily performed and a restriction in a mounting space can be dissolved, and an electronic apparatus having the same installed therein. Provision of a stub (... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322770 | Joint arrangement for demountable structure A joint arrangement between adjacent edges of structural elements each including a face surface and a rear surface with a profiled edge extending between the face and rear surfaces. The profiled edge forms a shoulder spaced from both the face and rear surfaces. The ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7271703 | 2-bit binary comparator and binary comparing device using the same A 2-bit binary comparator, including: a comparison unit for receiving a first bit and a second bit to thereby compare the first bit with the second bit; and an enable unit for outputting a comparison result of the comparison unit as an output of the 2-bit binary com... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7135362 | Isolation layer for CMOS image sensor and fabrication method thereof The present invention relates to an isolation layer for CMOS image sensor and a fabrication method thereof, which are capable of improving a low light level characteristic of the CMOS image sensor. The isolation layer includes: a field insulating layer formed on a p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7082610 | Method and apparatus for exception handling in a multi-processing environment A method and apparatus for exception handling in a multi-processor environment are described. In an embodiment, a method for handling a number of exceptions within a processor in a multi-processing system includes receiving an exception within the processor, wherein... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7023852 | Policy verification methods and apparatus A number of classes are received. Each class has a number of classification rules. A result is output indicating a first class of the number of classes conflicts with a second class of the number of classes upon determining that at least one of classification rules ... | 04/04/2006 |
| D518307 | CD-ROM holder | 04/04/2006 |
| 7009545 | Semiconductor device having on-chip reference voltage generator A analog to digital converter is implemented in one chip. The one chip analog to digital converter includes an on-chip reference voltage generator for generating N number of reference voltages, N being a positive integer; and a conversion means for converting the in... | 03/07/2006 |
| D515963 | Bracelet | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000871 | Ice detection assembly installed on an aircraft Ice detection assembly (100) designed for installation on an aircraft, comprising a vibrating finger (110) and a mast (120), the vibrating finger (110) extending into the air from the mast (120) and capable of being vibrated by vib... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6943898 | Apparatus and method for dual spot inspection of repetitive patterns Apparatus for optical assessment of a sample includes a radiation source, adapted to generate a beam of coherent radiation, and traveling lens optics, adapted to focus the beam so as to generate first and second spots on a surface of the sample and to scan the spots... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6877063 | Multiple memory aliasing for a configurable system-on-chip A method for multiple memory aliasing for a configurable system-on-a-chip, including executing code from an internal memory, locating a configuration program in the internal memory, disabling the internal memory alias, and jumping to a secondary initialization routi... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6859404 | Apparatus and method of compensating for phase delay in semiconductor device An apparatus for minimizing a skew occurring due to a change of data pattern by previously recognizing data pattern before data is outputted from the semiconductor device. The apparatus of compensating for a phase delay in a semiconductor device having a delay locke... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6807587 | Methods and apparatuses for guaranteed coherency of buffered direct-memory-access data A method for ensuring data coherency in buffered direct memory access (DMA) data transfers. The DMA controller realizes the last piece of data is being transferred to the write buffer. The DMA controller then sends a “Last Write Data” signal to the external memo... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6792868 | Lock for igniter plug lever The invention concerns an igniter plug for a pyrotechnic device, in particular a hand-launch or mechanical launch grenade, comprising a body (104) provided with a control mechanism including a fly-off lever (101) and a percussion mechanism (128)... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6795233 | Cross-gain modulation type optical wavelength converter having high extinction ratio and wide input dynamic range The present invention provides a cross-gain modulation type optical wavelength converter having a high extinction ratio and a wide input dynamic range, which is capable of preventing an extinction ratio from lowering and allowing an input dynamic range to widen. The... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6600214 | Electronic component device and method of manufacturing the same An electronic component device includes a printed wiring board having a side surface terminal portion formed of a recessed groove, filler, and plating conductor. The recessed groove is formed in a side surface, or a corner adjacent to the side surface, of... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6596558 | Method for fabricating optical devices with defectless and antireflecting spot size converter The present invention relates to a method for fabricating an optical device integrated with a spot size converter to reduce defect and low reflectivity in a butt-joint portion, the method including the steps of: a) depositing a first clad layer, an active... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591303 | Method and apparatus for parallel trunking of interfaces to increase transfer bandwidth A method and apparatus for interconnecting a first device and a second device in a network. The first device and the second device are connected to a plurality of interfaces. The plurality of interfaces emulate a single high-speed interface. According to ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6587632 | Thermo-optic tunable optical attenuator Disclosed is a thermo-optic tunable attenuator, which comprises a single mode channel optical waveguide, an optical waveguide of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer structure coupled with the single mode channel optical waveguide, the optical waveguide includin... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6410338 | Method of indicating an oxidizing agent A chemical indicator of an aurin moiety in a substrate to detect the presence of an oxidizing agent.... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6370498 | Apparatus and methods for multi-lingual user access An apparatus and method for the multi-lingual creation and retrieval of a work from a database storing multiple texts and/or translations of works in a variety of formats. A user can create and retrieve multiple translations of a work and may choose to ha... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360306 | Relocation of suspended data to a remote site in a distributed storage system A network comprises at least one host processing system, a number of storage controllers, each coupled to one of a plurality of storage arrays, each storage array including at least one mass storage device. Each storage controller may be coupled to at lea... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6243092 | Transaction flow editing tool A system, method, and article of manufacture for editing visual primitives of a transaction flow used by a transaction processing system. A visual representation of a transaction flow containing visual primitives is accessed from a storage device by a dig... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6171966 | Delineation pattern for epitaxial depositions An improved delineation pattern for epitaxial depositions is created by forming a mask on a single-crystal silicon substrate which leaves an area (10) of the substrate exposed, doping the area with a dopant to create a doped region defined by a periphery,... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6173353 | Method and apparatus for dual bus memory transactions During burst write transactions, a memory accepts data over an address bus after an address has been received. In order to accept data over the address bus, the memory temporarily stores the data received over the address bus in an internal data buffer. T... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6125219 | Optical component having a waveguide array spectrograph with improved array geometry The present invention relates to a multiplexer and/or demultiplexer optical component of the waveguide array spectrograph type, the component comprising an inlet coupler and an outlet coupler in a star configuration between which said array extends, the a... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6097401 | Integrated graphics processor having a block transfer engine for automatic graphic operations in a graphics system The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for implementing automatic graphics operations with selectable triggering mechanism. One mechanism is hardware related, using the vertical counter in the video control section of the graphics processor... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6061061 | Computer system with graphical user interface including spring-loaded enclosures A new behavior in a graphical user interface allows the user to open and close enclosures, while dragging an object. When the user pauses, gestures, or rolls over a hot spot on top of an icon or text representing a closed enclosure, a temporary window for... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5914050 | Purged lower liner Chemical vapor deposition apparatus 10 which includes a chemical vapor deposition processing chamber 12 having a base ring 18 and upper and lower quartz windows 20 and 22, and a quartz liner 26 lining the base ring 18, wherein a purge channel 46 is formed... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5824209 | Method and apparatus for catalytic low temperature air pressure reforming of light hydrocarbon fuels for selective production of aromatics, olefins, and saturates A process for the improvement of hydrocarbon fuels using a low temperature and pressure catalytic system is described. The reforming of these products occurs when the hydrocarbon fuel is passed over an alloy metal catalyst at low temperature (i.e., about ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5805804 | Method and apparatus for scalable, high bandwidth storage retrieval and transportation of multimedia data on a network An improved system and method for providing multimedia data in a networked system is disclosed. The present invention provides a platform for distributed client-server computing and access to data over asymmetric real-time networks. A service mechanism al... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5768589 | Method and apparatus for executing stored procedures in a foreign database management system A method and apparatus for transparently invoking from a first database management system (DBMS) a stored procedure residing at a second DBMS. The first DBMS initially receives an instruction from a user to execute the stored procedure. In response, an in... | 06/16/1998 |
