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"During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
Al Gore ; The basis for the later misquote by US Republicans that Gore had "invented" the Internet. Gore was the leading political champion of the modern-day Internet.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891892 | Printer read after print correlation method A printer and a process for correlating printed subject matter with subject matter that is meant to be printed by a printer with a printing mechanism or print engine such as a thermal printer including a print head, a platen, a media upon which labels are printed an... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7515799 | LCD device and method for manufacturing the same A display panel for a LCD device includes a substrate, a plurality of thin film transistors formed on the substrate, a passivation layer formed on the thin film transistors, a plurality of reflective patterns formed on the passivation layer, transparent electrodes f... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7507667 | Selective heating using flash anneal A copper film is treated by applying light at short wavelengths, e.g., at less than 0.6 μm, to heat the copper film and generate a large temperature gradient from the surface of the copper to the interface between the copper and underlying silicon. As a result, gra... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7505464 | Method of identifying a home gateway using network traffic sniffing and apparatus employing the same In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus includes a first communications unit, a second communications unit, and a processing unit. The first communications unit is configured to receive an inbound mess... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7446826 | Display panel and method of manufacture A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a connecting member and a strength-reinforcing member. The second substrate faces the first substrate, and includes a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area. The connecting memb... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7440094 | Optical sample characterization system Systems and techniques for characterizing samples using optical techniques. Coherent light may be incident on a sample, and a diffraction pattern detected. Information indicative of diffraction pattern intensity may be used to determine one or more sample characteri... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433399 | Method and apparatus for generating coefficients in continuous time equalizers Systems and methods are disclosed to adaptively generate coefficients for continuous time least mean square error equalizers and to correct offset in high-gain amplifiers. An adaptive coefficient generator includes a bank of individual coefficient generators, each u... | 10/07/2008 |
| D575316 | Wireless Internet video camera | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411168 | CMOS imager with wide dynamic range pixel In one aspect of the present invention, a light sensor is provided in the active pixel sensor cell for sensing incident radiation. The voltage corresponding to the photon-generated or other radiation-generated charge in the active pixel sensor cell is stored on a st... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407079 | Automated filament attachment system for vacuum fluorescent display A filament attachment system includes a bond head comprising a de-spooling system with a spool and balanced dancer arm assembly, a clamp having a curved filament entry, a narrower gripping region, and a wider filament exit, and a bond tool comprising a guide portion... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405815 | Systems and methods for characterizing laser beam quality A measure of the quality of a laser beam is obtained by comparing the power of a theoretical Gaussian beam through a (certain sized area) pinhole to the power of a test beam through a same sized (area) pinhole. The theoretical surrogate Gaussian beam with the same s... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390135 | Ribbon identification A ribbon identification system detects a digitally encoded tract comprised of radially printed bands of dark and light areas positioned on a ribbon spool that fits on a media printing device. Each type and length of ribbon to be used is associated with a specific an... | 06/24/2008 |
| D571809 | Wireless notebook adapter | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390134 | Ribbon identification A ribbon identification system detects a digitally encoded tract comprised of radially printed bands of dark and light areas positioned on a ribbon spool that fits on a media printing device. Each type and length of ribbon to be used is associated with a specific an... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388653 | Exposure mask and method for divisional exposure An exposure mask and a method for divisional exposure are provided to advantageously reduce or eliminate stitch defects in displays. In one embodiment, an exposure mask comprises a masking panel and a slit for selectively transmitting light from a light source, the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| D570845 | Wireless USB adapter | 06/10/2008 |
| D570846 | Wireless USB adapter | 06/10/2008 |
| D570844 | Wireless network adapter | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382727 | System and method for asymmetrical bandwidth management System and method for allocating and managing a shared Internet access channel on an Internet access device. The system and method prioritize data flow in a multi-user, limited bandwidth networking environment by differentiating data types for disparate processing t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378188 | Storage device and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of nano-filament laded reticulated aerogel An apparatus and method for sorption and desorption of molecular gas contained by storage sites of graphite nano-filaments randomly disposed in three-dimensional reticulated aerogel. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7370353 | System and method for managing dynamic network sessions For an Internet Access Gateway operative between an area network and a public network, managing dynamic network sessions therebetween whereby a primary server on the public network in a primary session with a client of the area network initiates an additional sessio... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362426 | Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy Systems and techniques for contemporaneous Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy. Light that has interacted with a sample is dispersed to separate wavelength components, including Raman and photoluminescence components. A first array detector is positioned to rec... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359363 | Reduced power auto-configuration An auto-configuration algorithm for establishing a wireless connection between an access point (AP) and a wireless station includes reducing the power that the AP transmits or broadcasts configuration setting information, resulting in possible reception of the confi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357767 | Adjustable balance board with freely moveable sphere fulcrum An adjustable balance board for use in rehabilitation, fitness training, and action sports such as skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing comprises of a solid standing platform placed on top of a variety of fulcrums. The fulcrums include, but are not limited to, a... | 04/15/2008 |
| D564496 | Speaker | 03/18/2008 |
| D564521 | Wireless notebook adapter | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344979 | High pressure treatment for improved grain growth and void reduction A copper film is annealed at high pressure to enhance grain growth and remove voids. Other films, such as dielectrics, may also be suitable. High pressure can be used in conjunction with temperatures lower than room temperature for annealing or higher temperatures m... | 03/18/2008 |
| D563994 | Network attached storage | 03/11/2008 |
| D563389 | Sub-woofer | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339988 | Channel monitoring and identification and performance monitoring in a flexible high speed signal processor engine Systems and methods are disclosed to provide channel monitoring and/or performance monitoring for a communication channel. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an equalizer is disclosed that equalizes for channel distortions and al... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339568 | Signal transmission film and a liquid crystal display panel having the same A liquid crystal display of compact size is disclosed. The liquid crystal display has a signal transmission film and a single integrated PCB for processing a gate driving signal and data driving signal. The signal transmission film includes a base substrate, a gate ... | 03/04/2008 |
| D562814 | Wireless home router | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330450 | Wireless network detection device A device for determining network parameters may include one or more antennae and a processor. For example, the device may include multiple antennae so that direction information for one or more wireless network sources may be determined. Network parameters may inclu... | 02/12/2008 |
| D561750 | Wireless access point | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320727 | Multi-viscosity printer ink A printing ink for use within multiple ambient temperatures which comprises a mixture of two or more inks having different viscosities at a given temperature. Thus, one or more lower viscosity inks having, for example, a viscosity in the range of about 300 cps to ab... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319854 | Automatic airplane seat location mapping During a system reconfiguration, a selected column or column of wireless units, such as associated with airplane seats, are powered up. The first unit in the column detects a ground and begins a wireless identification process with an access point which allows the s... | 01/15/2008 |
| D559841 | Wireless access point | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317496 | Liquid crystal display wiring pattern having gate lines and storage electrode lines A liquid crystal display comprises a first wiring pattern formed on a substrate. The first wiring pattern comprises a gate line, a gate electrode and a storage electrode line. A first insulating layer is formed on the first wiring pattern. A semiconductor pattern is... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304284 | Apparatus for monitoring a lamp, system having the same for monitoring a lamp, backlight assembly having the same and liquid crystal display apparatus having the same An apparatus for monitoring a lamp includes a base body, a sensor and a signal transfer pattern. The base body includes a first face having a first region corresponding to a lamp and a first peripheral region disposed around the first region, and a second face havin... | 12/04/2007 |
| D556190 | Wireless router | 11/27/2007 |
