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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179693 | Apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using a land grid array connector provided with a frame structure having power distribution elements Apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using a land grid array (LGA) connector provided with a frame structure having power distribution elements. In an embodiment, the frame structure includes a frame having one or more conductive layers sandwiched be... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8166146 | Providing improved message handling performance in computer systems utilizing shared network devices In a massively parallel computer system embodiment, when receiving a message at a compute node from an input/output node, the compute node performs the steps of: obtaining a lock on a collective network device; checking a shared storage location for a message pendin... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8136240 | Method of forming a substrate having a plurality of insulator layers A mechanism is disclosed for providing horizontally split vias in printed wiring boards (PWBs) and other substrates. In one embodiment, the substrate includes a plurality of insulator layers and internal conductive traces. First and second through-holes extend compl... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8069317 | Providing and utilizing high performance block storage metadata An enhanced mechanism for the allocation, organization and utilization of high performance block storage metadata provides a stream of data (e.g., in a server system, storage system, DASD, etc.) that includes a sequence of fixed-size blocks which together define a p... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8032633 | Computer-implemented method for implementing a requester-side autonomic governor using feedback loop information to dynamically adjust a resource threshold of a resource pool scheme A requester-side autonomic governor is provided for a requester configured to send service requests to a service provider. For example, the requester and service provider may be disposed in a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) architected system. A feedback loop, p... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7968987 | Carbon dioxide gettering for a chip module assembly A chip module assembly includes a CO2 getter exposed through a gas-permeable membrane to a chip cavity of a chip module. One or more chips is/are enclosed within the cavity. The CO2 getter comprises a liquid composition including 1,8-diaza-bicy... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7944698 | Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component A heat transfer apparatus comprises a load frame having load springs and an open region that exposes an electronic component. The load frame is mounted to a printed circuit board on which the electronic component is mounted. A heat sink assembly is disposed on the l... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941553 | Method and device for streaming a media file over a distributed information system A method, device, and program product are provided for streaming a media file over a distributed information system to a client computer running a browser application. First, a server receives a request for a particular media file from the client computer. Then, the... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7870390 | Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Input signals are electronically watermarked using an uneven or non-uniform sampling rate. The uneven or non-uniform sampling may be pseudo-random. The uneven or non-uniform sampling meets the Nyquist criterion so that aliasing and loss of content are avoided. The r... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7856618 | Adaptively generating code for a computer program A program feature set is compared to a processor feature set. The comparison may be performed in response to restoring the program onto a system or requesting its execution. The processor feature set represents zero, one or more optional hardware features supported ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7844781 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for accessing process local storage of another process An operating system kernel includes an attach mechanism and a detach mechanism. In addition, processes are tagged with an access attribute identifying the process as either a client process or a server process. Based on the access attribute, the operating system ker... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7832096 | Method for producing an organic substrate with integral thermal dissipation channels A chip module heat transfer apparatus includes one or more chips electronically connected to a module substrate by controlled collapse chip connection (C4) solder joints. The module substrate, which is preferably an FR-4 laminate or other organic substrate, has cut-... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7802032 | Concurrent, non-blocking, lock-free queue and method, apparatus, and computer program product for implementing same A dummy node is enqueued to a concurrent, non-blocking, lock-free FIFO queue only when necessary to prevent the queue from becoming empty. The dummy node is only enqueued during a dequeue operation and only when the queue contains a single user node during the deque... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7765693 | Electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member A method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using resilient wire bundles captured in apertures of an interposer by a retention film. The interposer comprises an electrically non-conductive carrier having two surfaces and apertures extending fro... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7727059 | Method and apparatus for acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented door including a pivotable vented base and a pivotable outer door A vented door for a computer system includes a vented base and an outer door. The vented base and the outer door are separately pivotable. The vented base is pivotably attached to the computer system's enclosure for movement between a closed configuration where the ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720874 | Dynamically allocating space for a fixed length part of a variable length field in a database table An enhanced space allocation mechanism (ESAM) for dynamically allocating space for a fixed length part of variable length fields, such as VARCHAR fields, in database tables. Each record in such a variable length field has a fixed length part, a variable length part,... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7707711 | Acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented cover A vented cover includes a pair of cross-flow ventilation ducts each including an acoustic noise reduction lining. The ducts are “cross-flow” in that they cross and bypass one another. The cover is affixed to an enclosure containing components of a computer syste... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707602 | Squeezable rebroadcast files A method of providing rebroadcast programming includes encoding a rebroadcast program, specifying a preferred play time, and providing a broadcast that fits the preferred play time. The encoding of the rebroadcast program can use a replay plan which prioritizes port... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7668673 | Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Input signals are electronically watermarked using an uneven or non-uniform sampling rate. The uneven or non-uniform sampling may be pseudo-random. The uneven or non-uniform sampling meets the Nyquist criterion so that aliasing and loss of content are avoided. The r... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658617 | Plastic land grid array (PLGA) module with inverted hybrid land grid array (LGA) interposer An enhanced contact construction and loading support mechanism for plastic land grid array (PLGA) modules. A plurality of inverted hybrid land grid array (LGA) contacts are each respectively captured in and extend at least partially through one of a plurality of hol... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7606033 | Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component A heat transfer apparatus comprises a load frame having load springs and an open region that exposes an electronic component. The load frame is mounted to a printed circuit board on which the electronic component is mounted. A heat sink assembly is disposed on the l... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7573709 | Grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers A grounding spring for electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression is interposed between a heat sink and a printed circuit board (PCB). The grounding spring comprises a conductive material having an opening formed at its base through which the heat sink makes the... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7564690 | Method for grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers A grounding spring for electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression is interposed between a heat sink and a printed circuit board (PCB). The grounding spring comprises a conductive material having an opening formed at its base through which the heat sink makes the... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7512854 | Method and apparatus for testing, characterizing and monitoring a chip interface using a second data path A data receiver circuit in a receiving chip provides the capability to characterize an interface, which includes one or more inter-chip communication lines, between a transmitting chip and the receiving chip by transmitting the data across a primary data path and a ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7486516 | Mounting a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component A heat transfer apparatus comprises a load frame having load springs and an open region that exposes an electronic component. The load frame is mounted to a printed circuit board on which the electronic component is mounted. A heat sink assembly is disposed on the l... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7480141 | Electronic device for cooling interior of housing An electronic equipment of the present invention includes housings and, a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate, a heatsink which is connected to the electronic component, connection means for connecting the heatsink to the housing depending on a... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7462506 | Carbon dioxide gettering method for a chip module assembly A chip module assembly includes a CO2 getter exposed through a gas-permeable membrane to a chip cavity of a chip module. One or more chips is/are enclosed within the cavity. The CO2 getter comprises a liquid composition including 1,8-diaza-bicy... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7416680 | Self-cleaning colloidal slurry composition and process for finishing a surface of a substrate A self-cleaning colloidal slurry and process for finishing a surface of a glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, metal or alloy substrate for use in a data storage device, for example. The slurry comprises a carrying fluid, colloidal particles, etchant, and a surfactant ads... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400550 | Delay mechanism for unbalanced read/write paths in domino SRAM arrays A memory system, e.g., a domino static random access memory (SRAM), includes a plurality of memory cells and a wordline decoder coupled to the memory cells through wordlines. The wordline decoder provides a wordline signal to one or more memory cells over the wordli... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400501 | Method and apparatus for acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented cover A vented cover includes a pair of cross-flow ventilation ducts each including an acoustic noise reduction lining. The ducts are “cross-flow” in that they cross and bypass one another. The cover is affixed to an enclosure containing components of a computer syste... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390423 | Self-cleaning colloidal slurry composition and process for finishing a surface of a substrate A self-cleaning colloidal slurry and process for finishing a surface of a glass, ceramic, glass-ceramic, metal or alloy substrate for use in a data storage device, for example. The slurry comprises a carrying fluid, colloidal particles, etchant, and a surfactant ads... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7327577 | Method and apparatus for grounding a heat sink in thermal contact with an electronic component using a grounding spring having multiple-jointed spring fingers A grounding spring for electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppression is interposed between a heat sink and a printed circuit board (PCB). The grounding spring comprises a conductive material having an opening formed at its base through which the heat sink makes the... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7298623 | Organic substrate with integral thermal dissipation channels, and method for producing same A chip module heat transfer apparatus includes one or more chips electronically connected to a module substrate by controlled collapse chip connection (C4) solder joints. The module substrate, which is preferably an FR-4 laminate or other organic substrate, has cut-... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293994 | Method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using a resilient wire bundle captured in an aperture of an interposer by a retention member A method and apparatus for electrically connecting two substrates using resilient wire bundles captured in apertures of an interposer by a retention film. The interposer comprises an electrically non-conductive carrier having two surfaces and apertures extending fro... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283359 | Method and apparatus for acoustic noise reduction in a computer system having a vented cover A vented cover includes a pair of cross-flow ventilation ducts each including an acoustic noise reduction lining. The ducts are “cross-flow” in that they cross and bypass one another. The cover is affixed to an enclosure containing components of a computer syste... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7051203 | Data watermarks created by using an uneven sampling period Input signals are electronically watermarked using an uneven or non-uniform sampling rate. The uneven or non-uniform sampling may be pseudo-random. The uneven or non-uniform sampling meets the Nyquist criterion so that aliasing and loss of content are avoided. The r... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6991473 | Electrical connector with elastomeric pad having compressor fingers each including a filler member to mitigate relaxation of the elastomer An electrical connector includes connector pads on a printed circuit board and contact members on an insulating substrate. The contact members are pressed against the contact pads by a compression mat having compressor fingers. A clamping arrangement forces the comp... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6964578 | Cable connector retaining assembly, system, and method of assembling same A cable connector retaining system includes a cable connector retaining assembly having a connector block and a movable retention block with a connector retention fastener, e.g., a threaded fastener. The system also includes a plate having a connector mounted thereo... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964061 | Squeezable rebroadcast files A method of providing rebroadcast programming includes encoding a rebroadcast program, specifying a preferred play time, and providing a broadcast that fits the preferred play time. The encoding of the rebroadcast program can use a replay plan which prioritizes port... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6915440 | Apparatus, program product and method of performing power fault analysis in a computer system A power fault diagnostic mechanism for a computer system having a power system that includes a controller. A variable is recorded in a non-volatile memory associated with the power system. The variable assumes a first state when the computer system is powered on and... | 07/05/2005 |
