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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7533131 | System and method for pestware detection and removal Systems and methods for managing pestware are described. One system includes a pestware shield configured to detect pestware activity on a protected computer; a heuristics engine configured to identify repeat pestware activity; a drive scan module configured to scan... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7532953 | Wound irrigation device An apparatus includes a fluid permeable dressing and a cover membrane configured to extend over the fluid permeable dressing. A tube is coupled to the fluid permeable dressing and is configured to apply suction through the fluid permeable dressing. A fluid reservoir... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531512 | Method of use of peptide antagonists of zonulin to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes A method for preventing or delaying the onset of autoimmune diseases is disclosed. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531504 | Pharmaceutical composition and method for inhibiting gastrointestinal inflammation Peptide antagonists of zonulin are disclosed, as well as methods for the use of the same. The peptide antagonists bind to the zonula occludens receptor, yet do not physiologically modulate the opening of mammalian tight junctions. ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529097 | Rack mounted computer system A rack mounted computer system. In one variation the computer rack is configured for side-by-side placement of computers. In another variation, the computer rack includes flanges for supporting the placement of computer units within the rack. In another variation th... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527945 | Transfection kinetics and structural promoters The invention features methods of analyzing the kinetics properties of transfection reactions. Also featured are methods for creating structural promoters which are effectively unregulated by enhancers and repressors. The structural promoters are significantly more ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527651 | Male urethral stent device A stent for treatment of a body lumen through which a flow is effected on either side of a sphincter, said stent comprising one or more windings and having an inner core substantially covered by an outer core and including a first segment, a second segment, and a co... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526632 | System, apparatus and method for implementing multifunctional memory in reconfigurable data path processing A system, apparatus and a method for implementing multifunctional memories is disclosed. The multifunctional memories perform a variety of functions during execution of extended instructions in a reconfigurable data path processor composed of processing nodes. In on... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525797 | High density computer equipment storage system This relates to the manner in which computers are configured in a given area in order to conserve space and to deal with cooling issues associated with the close housing of a large number of computers. Efficient arrangements for efficiently increasing the density of... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7523264 | Apparatus, system, and method for dependent computations of streaming multiprocessors An array of streaming multiprocessors shares data via a shared memory. A flushing mechanism is used to guarantee that data required for dependent computations is available in the shared memory. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522716 | System and method for distributing personal identification numbers over a computer network The present invention comprises a system and method for providing a personal identification number (PIN) to a client terminal over a computer network. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a server receives a request for a PIN over a network, the r... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522017 | High-Q integrated RF filters System for high-Q integrated RF filters. A filter system is provided that comprises a resonate LC filter and a Q-enhancement circuit coupled to the resonate LC filter, wherein the Q-enhancement circuit operates to improve a quality factor of the filter system. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7522005 | Kfrequency tracking system using an analog correlator An apparatus providing a phase/frequency modulation system is disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a first circuit configured to introduce an offset to center a signal applied to a VCO. The apparatus further includes a second circuit configured to set a gain of ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520350 | System and method for extracting propulsion energy from motor vehicle exhaust Vehicle engine exhaust is sent to a reformer, which produces hydrogen from fuel remaining in the exhaust. The hydrogen is stored in a hydrogen tank, and is used by a fuel cell to produce electricity to recharge the vehicle battery and/or to supply propulsion current... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7518034 | Compositions and methods for the modification of gene expression Novel isolated plant polynucleotide promoter sequences are provided, together with genetic constructs comprising such polynucleotides. Methods for using such constructs in modulating the transcription of DNA sequences of interest are also disclosed, together with tr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7516125 | Processor for fast contextual searching Words having selected characteristics in a corpus of documents are found using a data processor arranged to execute queries. Memory stores an index structure in which entries in the index structure map words and marks for words having the selected characteristics to... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7515208 | Apparatus, system, and method for detecting AC-coupled electrical loads Apparatus, system, and method for detecting AC-coupled electrical loads of a set of digital-to-analog converters are described. In one embodiment, a processing apparatus includes a digital-to-analog converter. The processing apparatus also includes a pulse generatio... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513933 | Electrically enhanced air filtration with improved efficacy A filter assembly particularly useful in electronically enhanced air cleaning systems including a fibrous filter media. A conductive electrode is affixed to the fibrous filter media, so that the conductive electrode makes physical contact to the fibrous filter media... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7513202 | Stitching system and method A system, apparatus and method for stitching are described. One embodiment includes a sewing head including a needle; an arm assembly that is disposed relative to the sewing head so as to allow a garment to be placed between the sewing head and the arm assembly; and... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512596 | Processor for fast phrase searching Phrases in a corpus of documents including stopwords are found using a data processor arranged to execute phrase queries. Memory stores an index structure which maps entries in the index structure to documents in the corpus. Entries in the index structure represent ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7512137 | Multimedia residential gateway A system and method for distributing data, including television, video and audio data. One embodiment of the system includes a first media processing unit coupled to a data bus, the first media processing unit comprising a first decoder and a first interface unit; a... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511624 | Optical detection of oscillating targets using modulation of scattered laser light The present invention provides systems and methods using a temporal-frequency sensitive receiver to detect laser light that is scattered by an oscillating object, thereby allowing remote monitoring of the object's position and movement. ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510860 | Xylanases with enhanced thermophilicity and alkalophilicity The present invention provides a xylanase, or a modified xylanase enzyme comprising at least one substituted amino acid residue at a position selected from the group consisting of amino acid 11, 116, 118, 144 and 161, the position determined from sequence alignment ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508663 | Computer rack cooling system with variable airflow impedance A computer system includes a computer rack configured to support a plurality of computer chassis in a computer stack region of the computer rack; a cooling plenum configured to draw air from a back side of a computer chassis supported in the computer rack and exhaus... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505927 | Extended manufacturing environment An extended manufacturing environment can receive, at a manufacturer's server, a communication from a customer of the manufacturer, automatically process the communication, and automatically transmit an order for supplies to a supplier of the supplies. The supplies,... | 03/17/2009 |
