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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6593855 | Shock measurement apparatus and shock measurement method The object of the present invention is to provide a shock measurement apparatus which allows shock received by a hard disk drive of a notebook PC to be precisely measured without altering the physical characteristics of the PC. A shock measurement apparat... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6592490 | Well pump gear box hydrodynamic washer A hydraulic washer or spacer is used to reduce friction between a planet gear and the planet carrier. The washer has a top side and a bottom side, an inner diameter and an outer diameter. A mating profile extends from the inner diameter to the outer diame... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591617 | Method and apparatus for hydrogen storage and retrieval A method is provided for delivering gaseous hydrogen to end users, the hydrogen being delivered in reusable storage tanks containing a plurality of carbon nanotubes. Liquid hydrogen is introduced into the tank, and the nanotubes absorb the hydrogen. The t... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6591307 | Multi-node data processing system and method of queue management in which a queued operation is speculatively cancelled in response to a partial combined response A data processing system includes an interconnect, a plurality of nodes coupled to the interconnect that each include at least one agent, response logic within each node, and a queue. In response to snooping a transaction on the interconnect, each agent o... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6591253 | Method and system for real time pricing of fine-grained resource purchases A method and system for controlling the purchase of fine-grained resource purchases, such as utility resources or access to limited highway lanes. Real time pricing based upon current demand and/or usage is periodically determined. Access to that real tim... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6588932 | Air bearing between a first and second object A device has a first object and a second object each with an at least partially parallel surface facing the other. The device also has an oscillator for creating an oscillation of a medium between the first and second objects to generate an air bearing be... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589436 | Method of adjusting the flatness of a slider using selective plasma etching Provided is a reactive ion etching (RIE) method for use in altering the flatness of a slider, whereby a slider or row of sliders is placed within a RIE apparatus. The apparatus comprises essentially an electrode within a chamber having an inlet and an out... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590362 | Method and system for early detection of incipient faults in electric motors A method and system for early detection of incipient faults in an electric motor are disclosed. First, current and voltage values for one or more phases of the electric motor are measured during motor operations. A set of current predictions is then deter... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590874 | Method and system for implementing outer loop power control in discontinuous transmission mode using explicit signalling A signalling method for controlling unnecessary power increases and call drop during discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode of a frame-based transmission system. The signalling method comprises the steps of (1) detecting, at a receiver end of the transmiss... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6590929 | Method and system for run-time logic verification of operations in digital systems A system for controllable run-time verification of operations in a logic structure of a digital system. The system comprises a controllable bit stream generator which produces a controlled bit stream output. The controlled bit stream output corresponds to... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6591321 | Multiprocessor system bus protocol with group addresses, responses, and priorities A multiprocessor system bus protocol system and method for processing and handling a processor request within a multiprocessor system having a number of bus accessible memory devices that are snooping on. at least one bus line. Snoop response groups which... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6591320 | Method and system for selective disablement of expansion bus slots in a multibus data processing system A method and system for eliminating peripheral device conflicts in a multibus data-processing system which includes a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) plus having multiple slots for interconnecting peripheral devices in an automatically derived con... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585852 | Concentrated UV light curing of adhesive for pivot applications A device for curing an obscured photosetting compound in a subassembly part has a base for supporting the assembly and a plate mounted to the base. The plate has a lens that concentrates UV light into a narrow slit in the assembly to quickly cure the comp... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585246 | Electric clamp An electrically powered clamp has a housing, a motor attached to the housing, a ball screw driven by the motor via gears, and a linkage driven at one end by the ball screw such that the linkage rotates an output shaft attached to the other end of the link... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587447 | Method and system for performing outer loop power control in discontinuous transmission mode A method for controlling unnecessary power increases and call drop during discontinuous transmission (DTX) mode of a frame-based transmission system. The method comprises the steps of (1) detecting, at a receiver end of the transmission system a status of... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587442 | Enhanced power control algorithms for fixed wireless access systems A method for efficient power control in a (CDMA based) fixed wireless system. The method comprises the steps of (1) monitoring a transmission link of the fixed wireless system for an occurrence of a fade, (2) recording a number of power increases to the t... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585902 | Non-homogeneous laminate material for suspension with vibration dampening An integrated lead suspension is formed from a five layer laminate of stainless steel, polyimide and copper. Prior to lamination, the steel layer has preformed voids which may have various configurations. The voids are provided for intentionally weakening... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584655 | Highly compliant and highly repeatable retention mechanism for attaching and quickly releasing components A retention mechanism has a base and a snap ring that are mounted to two components. The snap ring has a hole for attaching a first component. A conical element with a rounded knob protrudes from the snap ring. The base is cylindrical and has a cap with a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584761 | MAPP gas fuel for flight vehicles having pulse detonation engines and method of use A fuel containing methylacetylene-propadiene, commonly referred to as MAPP gas, produces thrust in a flight vehicle having a pulse detonation engine. The MAPP gas fuel of this invention may be used alone or combined with other conventional fuels such as h... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585046 | Live well heater cable A method of heating gas being produced in a well reduces condensate occurring in the well. A cable assembly having at least one insulated conductor is deployed into the well while the well is still live. Electrical power is applied to the conductor to cau... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6586947 | Method and device for inspecting a microactuator A current value of each second harmonic content is measured while changing a frequency of an AC drive voltage applied to comb capacitors within a specified range. A frequency-current value characteristic is obtained for the second harmonic content, and th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6585906 | Method for recycling a disk having a layered structure on a glass substrate A method for recycling a disk having a layered structure on a glass substrate is disclosed. Initially, the disk is exposed to gaseous sulphur dioxide in a humid environment. Then, the disk is treated with hot water to remove the layered structure from the... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587054 | Electrical submersible pump cable An electrical submersible pump cable having an integral capacitor. The electrical submersible pump cable has a primary conductor with an insulator surrounding the primary conductor. A coaxial conductive layer surrounds the insulator, wherein the insulator... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587963 | Method for performing hierarchical hang detection in a computer system A method of detecting a hang in a computer system, by generating a plurality of hang strobe signals, detecting that a hang has occurred in the computer system using the hang strobe signals, and determining whether the hang occurred in the processing unit ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587941 | Processor with improved history file mechanism for restoring processor state after an exception A pipelined processor and method are disclosed including an improved history file unit. The pipelined processor processes a plurality of instructions in order. A register file is included which includes a different read port coupled to each register field... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587926 | Incremental tag build for hierarchical memory architecture A method and system for managing a data access transaction within a hierarchical data storage system. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a data access request is delivered from a source device to multiple data storage devices within t... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587925 | Elimination of vertical bus queueing within a hierarchical memory architecture A method and system for processing a split data access transaction within a hierarchical data storage system. In accordance with the method of the present invention, a data access request is delivered from a source device onto an address bus that is share... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587924 | Scarfing within a hierarchical memory architecture A method and system for scarfing data during a data access transaction within a hierarchical data storage system. A data access request is delivered from a source device to a plurality of data storage devices. The access request includes a target address ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6587464 | Method and system for partial reporting of missing information frames in a telecommunication system A method and system for partial reporting of missing sequence numbered information frames within a telecommunication system using selective reject (SREJ) frames. Upon receiving a sequence numbered information frame from a transmit terminal, a receive term... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582126 | Bearing surface with improved wear resistance and method for making same A radial bearing and method for making the same are disclosed. Radial bearings are typically used in downhole motors to control the direction of drilling in directional drilling operations. The cuttings from the bit are carried away by the drilling fluid ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581691 | Landing adapter for soft landing a tubing hanger in the bore of a production tree or wellhead housing A landing adapter is used to softly land a tubing hanger in the bore of a production tree. The landing adapter makes initial contact so that the tubing hanger does not have to absorb the harsh impact. The landing adapter has a hydraulic sleeve that stroke... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6584488 | Controlling allocation of system resources with an enhanced priority calculation A method and system for controlling the allocation of a data processing system's resources among two or more components competing for the resources. An internal system value is modified to yield a modified system value. A utilization history is created by... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6584485 | 4 to 2 adder A four-input to two-output adder is disclosed. The four-input/two-output adder includes a sum-lookahead full adder and a modified full adder. The sum-lookahead full adder includes an XOR3 block and an AXOR block for receiving a first input, a second input... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581139 | Set-associative cache memory having asymmetric latency among sets A set-associative cache memory having asymmetric latency among sets is disclosed. The cache memory has multiple congruence classes of cache lines. Each congruence class includes a number of sets organized in a set-associative manner. The cache memory furt... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6581141 | Toggle for split transaction mode of PCI-X bridge buffer A system and method for optimally processing split request transactions across a PCI-X bridge with a PCI-X bridge buffer. The split transaction mode of the PCI-X bridge buffer is toggled between a No Over-commit mode and an over-commit mode. Over-commitme... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6581116 | Method and apparatus for high performance transmission of ordered packets on a bus within a data processing system A method for transmitting ordered packets on a bus within a data processing system is disclosed. A data processing system includes a bus connected between a bus master and a bus slave. The bus master consecutively issues multiple packets, such as command ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578339 | Sectional tower with intermediate legs A tower and a method of constructing a tower. The tower has three first support members which are made up of sections. Each section has an outside leg and two inside legs, laced together in a triangular cross section. The upper end of each inside leg is a... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6581115 | Data processing system with configurable memory bus and scalability ports A data processing system with configurable processor chip buses. The processor chip is designed with a plurality of extended buses of which a number are configurable buses (i.e., capable of being allocated to one of several external components, particular... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6578082 | Distributed flow control system and method for GPRS networks based on leaky buckets A distributed flow control system and method for GPRS networks to control and regulate data flow between multiple sources and a single destination within a GPRS network. The present system and method ensures the departing traffic from all of the sources c... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6578063 | 5-to-2 binary adder A five-input/two-output binary adder is disclosed. The five-input/two-output adder includes five inputs and two outputs. Four levels of XOR logic gates are coupled between the five inputs and the two outputs for combining values received at the five input... | 06/10/2003 |
