Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8443263 | Method and controller for performing a copy-back operation The embodiments described herein provide a method and controller for performing a copy-back command. In one embodiment, a controller receives the data and error correction code associated with a copy-back operation from at least one flash memory device. The controll... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8443208 | System, method and device for playing back recorded audio, video or other content from non-volatile memory cards, compact disks, or other media A secure software package for original equipment manufacturers to run in electronic devices in order to access and dynamically decrypt encrypted audio video or other content from a memory storage device such as a memory card, optical or hard disk such that the user ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8443098 | Memory management unit A memory management unit (MMU) may buffer media stream samples of one or more media streams, such as audio and/or video streams, in a buffer. The MMU may determine how much time a media stream sample is to be buffered by comparing a value of a real-time clock with a... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442985 | System for requirement identification and analysis based on capability mode structure A textual analysis system is configured to compare textual content of textual statements. The textual analysis system is configured to score the textual content of a first textual statement and a second textual statement. Based on the score, the textual analysis sys... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442857 | Pulp and paper high performance capability assessment A high performance capability assessment model helps a pulp and paper business meet the challenges of the global marketplace. As a result, the pulp and paper business can achieve the clarity, consistency, and well-defined execution of core processes that reduce inef... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442817 | Apparatus and method for voice activity detection It is provided a voice activity decision apparatus capable of accurately performing the decision on the state being associated with a sound interval or a silence interval also in terms of the input signal having many aperiodic components and/or plural mixed differen... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442696 | Gas meter and gas safety system Setting safety function, as appropriate, according to a user environment is enabled, thereby enhancing safety function. According to selection information from a safety function selection unit 120, a function setting unit 116 sets arbitrary function am... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442239 | Audio system with balance setting based on information addresses An audio system for a vehicle that includes a system for allowing an occupant of the vehicle to adjust a balance setting of each audio source (116). The audio system includes a plurality of audio sources (102) that are connected to an amplifier (104... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8442024 | Advertisement and distribution of notifications in a wireless local area network (WLAN) An Access Point (AP) advertises the availability of notifications, and this advertisement may be received and interpreted by stations (STAs), both by associated STAs and by non-associated STAs. Upon being informed of the availability of the notification message, a S... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441799 | Electronic component and electronic device To provide an improved solderability for mounting an electronic component onto a circuit board, a package of an electronic component (1) is formed by bonding together a base (3) made of glass and a lid (2). Outer electrodes (8) and (18... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441669 | SG3-to-G3 fax spoof In one embodiment, an originating gateway receives a call menu (CM) signal from an originating fax machine. The CM signal may have been generated in response to an ANSam signal from a terminating fax machine. The originating gateway suppresses the CM signal after a ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441604 | Liquid crystal display having circular shaped protrusions on the common electrode A VA mode LCD device is disclosed, to improve the viewing-angle properties by isotropically compensating for a viewing angle, in which the VA mode LCD device includes first and second substrates; a plurality of gate and data lines formed on the first substrate, and ... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441598 | Liquid crystal display device Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device equipped with a balance insulating member having a bottom frame and lamp sockets integrally formed on the bottom frame, including: a lower cover; a plurality of lamps disposed on the lower cover with a certain interval th... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441470 | Color sensor unit for use in display device, color measuring device for use in display device, display system incorporated with color sensor unit, and display calibration method In a color sensor unit for use in a display device, a color measuring device for use in a display device, a display system and a display calibration method of the invention, a CPU is operable to calculate a luminance value or a chromaticity value substantially equiv... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441431 | Backlight unit and liquid crystal display using the same A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a first transistor generating a power voltage supplied through a power line as a driving current based on a driving voltage supplied to a gate electrod... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441178 | Display substrate, organic light emitting diode display device, and manufacturing method thereof A display substrate, an organic light emitting diode display device having the same, and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display substrate includes a first pixel separating portion and a second pixel separating portion extending from the pixel sepa... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8441066 | Semiconductor device A semiconductor device according to the present invention comprises a first transistor and a second transistor, and functions as an inverter. The first transistor includes an island semiconductor layer, a first gate insulating film surrounding the periphery of the i... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440731 | Method for producing functional material, functional material, sheet-like structure and sanitary product Provided is a method for producing a functional material, including the steps of: bringing a polyvalent metal cation aqueous solution into contact with a base material; bringing a polyanion aqueous solution containing a functional component into contact with the bas... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440594 | Pyridothiazines having herbicidal action Substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of the formula I and their N-oxides, their agriculturally suita... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440483 | Method of fabricating array substrate A method of fabricating an array substrate including forming a first metal layer; forming a gate insulating layer and an active layer; forming a second metal layer; forming a gate line, an etch-stopper and a gate electrode by patterning the first and second metal la... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440130 | Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for an absorbent body The manufacturing apparatus includes: a mold member including a mold formed in a depressed shape on a predetermined face and moves along a first direction; a supply duct arranged at a predetermined position in the first direction that supplies air towards the predet... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440082 | Method and apparatus for the solid-liquid-separation of material mixtures and suspensions Method for the liquid solid separation of material mixtures and suspensions in which the material mixture under pressure is fed into a closed chamber having at least one filter surface and a hydrostatic pressure is generated within said chamber for separating the li... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8440075 | Chemical release system A chemical release system. Implementations may utilize implementations of a first cartridge that include a body coupled with a cartridge head at a first end and coupled with an end plug at a second end where the cartridge head includes a through hole configured to e... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439838 | Inserter for transcutaneous sensor The invention relates to an inserter for a transcutaneous sensor comprising a sensor part e.g. for registration of the bloods content of glucose. The inserter comprises a needle unit comprising a needle hub and a carrier body, and a sensor housing. The sensor housin... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439662 | Vane air motor A vane air motor configured to prevent uneven wear of vanes is provided. The vane air motor has a cylindrical member having a rotor chamber (19) defined by a circular cylindrical inner peripheral surface (11), and a vaned rotor. A plurality of air disc... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439437 | Seat with heating device A seat with a heating device is provided which realizes a configuration in which the arm, palms and finger tips of a user can easily be warmed when the user uses the seat with the heating device. When the user is seated in a seat with a heating device and feels cold... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8439136 | Drill bit for earth boring Embodiments of the present invention include a drill bit comprised of a plurality of blades. A first plurality of the blades has cutting elements positioned substantially within the cone section of the drill bit. A second plurality of blades has cutting elements pos... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8438709 | Method of fabricating a piezoelectric vibrator A method for fabricating a piezoelectric vibrator includes inserting a filling member formed with a through hole inside of a ring having a substantially cylindrical shape, and inserting one piece of a lead to the through hole of the filling member to project from bo... | 05/14/2013 |
| D682433 | Medical probe | 05/14/2013 |
| D682415 | Medical device | 05/14/2013 |
| 8438481 | User interface for multifunction device A graphical user interface for use in connection with a device having navigation and media functionality includes a navigation interface and a media interface that each have having a plurality of screens adapted to facilitate interaction between a user and a navigat... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438125 | System for assembling behavior models of technology components A system is described for assembling a behavior model of a technology component. The system may include a memory, and a processor. The memory may store a behavior model of a technology component. The processor may to monitor the technology component over a period of... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438099 | Periodic reset total return index futures contracts A periodic reset total return index may be based on a standard index, such as an equity index. The value of the periodic reset total return index may be the sum of the standard index plus the income flow generated by the index, such as dividends generated by stocks.... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8438094 | Methods and systems for creating and trading derivative investment products based on a SKEW index Systems and methods for creating and disseminating a SKEW index based on a statistical property reflecting the skewness of an underlying asset and creating and trading derivative investment products based on the SKEW index are disclosed. In one aspect, a SKEW index ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437823 | Noninvasive living body measurement apparatus and noninvasive living body measurement method An easily wearable noninvasive living body measurement apparatus is provided. The noninvasive living body measurement apparatus (1) is composed of an apparatus body (3) and a wristband (40). The apparatus body (3) is composed of a body se... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437731 | Emergency call analysis system A method for predicting a survival rate among individuals, where the survival rate depends in part on a responsiveness of emergency personnel, and the responsiveness of the emergency personnel depends in part on an amount of time taken to route an emergency call to ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8437418 | Method and apparatus for detecting signals of multi-input multi-output system The embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for detecting signals of a MIMO system, and relate to a MIMO technology. The method includes: performing triangular decomposition on a channel matrix of the MIMO system, and decomposing the ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8436966 | Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof An LCD (liquid crystal display device) and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The LCD includes a top substrate, a bottom substrate, and an alignment mark for aligning a polarizing plate on the top substrate or the bottom substrate. Also, the method include... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8436849 | Circuit driving for liquid crystal display device The present invention relates to a circuit for driving a liquid crystal display device in which no multi-flicker preventive signal FLK, but only single flicker preventive signal FLK, is used for reducing numbers of pins of a timing controller and a level shifter. Th... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8436802 | Liquid crystal display device having a lamp sequentially turned on along a scan direction of gate lines A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a gate line sequentially selected by a gate pulse and a plurality of light sources which are sequentially turned on along a scan direction of the gate line. The plurality of light sources... | 05/07/2013 |
