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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7567935 | Short trade information system A method is provided for presenting short-sale information associated with a plurality of securities and includes the steps of receiving the short-sale information from at least one source; filtering the short-sale information and presenting the filtered short-sale ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7558742 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self-checkout system and checkout stations. A controller is used to coordinate communications... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7542603 | Process for drafting a curve in a computer-aided design system A curve is created in a computer-aided design system, based on a set of points inputted by the user. A polyline is computed and the curvature envelope along said polyline is computed to determine particular points (A0, A1, A2, A... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7418416 | Gamma trading tool Automated hedging of financial instruments can include the automated generation of orders to hedge a financial exposure associated with a first financial instrument (e.g., to hedge a risk associated with the value of an option). The hedging orders include buy and se... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412415 | Pair trading system and method A method is provided for fulfilling a pair trade request and includes the steps of receiving a plurality of pair trade requests; executing a transaction for a first portion of one of the plurality of pair trade requests and matching a second portion of the one of th... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400323 | Process for creating a parametric surface having a required geometrical continuity Creating a parametric surface having a required geometrical continuity Gi from a set of parametric elementary surfaces includes providing a set of parametric elementary surfaces, each elementary surface having edges, with vertices joining adjacent edges, each elemen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7328170 | Multi-device supervisor support for self-checkout systems A customer self-checkout system includes one or more checkout stations and multiple supervisor terminals. The supervisor terminals provide support to, and control over, the self-checkout system and checkout stations. The supervisory terminals may be wireless termina... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7297128 | Arm suspension sleeve A multi-layer wrap, for providing more comfortable gel treatment to skin while providing orthopedic support having a first layer of gel for contacting the skin and a second layer of an elastic and supportive loop portion of a hook and loop fastener, the wrap allowin... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7289117 | Process for providing a vector image with removed hidden lines For computing a vector image of a view of a modeled object with removed hidden lines, a bitmap image of the modeled object, with removed hidden lines is first computed (22) in a graphic card. For each line of the modeled object, a raster of the line in the sa... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283136 | Cell descriptor A method, system and apparatus for use in computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided engineering and product lifecycle management. Cell descriptors are used to identify one or more geometric cells of a model. The cell descriptors are in the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272541 | Method and system for generating and handling a harmonized network of points This invention presents methods and systems for generating and handling a harmonized network of points. More generally, this invention reorganizes and optimizes a network of points in terms of spatial distribution regularity. Implementations may allow users to manip... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250827 | Circuitry module A circuit assembly includes multiple substrate with a regions of embedded signal processing circuitry can be connected to a region of adjustable signal processing circuitry and a cavity formed through an area of the substrate layers to expose signal connection termi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7184044 | Electronic drawing viewer Provided herein is a computer-based system for viewing a two-dimensional electronic drawing, including processes for pointing to similar components in different views, animation of views, hyperlinking components between views and virtual folding of an electronic dra... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181406 | Geographic market indicator A method is provided for displaying the status of a financial indicator using a geographic orientation, where the financial indicator represents financial activity in a particular geographic region. Under the method, a map is displayed that includes the geographic r... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176942 | Collaborative design A method, system and apparatus for use in computer-aided design, computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided engineering and product lifecycle management. An efficient, non-centralized communications framework makes “synchronous” collaborative design possible. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168525 | Self-checkout method and apparatus including graphic interface for non-bar coded items A self-checkout system includes a graphical user interface for self-checkout of non-bar-coded items. The interface displayes a predetermined image corresponding to a non-bar-coded item, and means for the user to select the image. A product look up (PLU) entry device... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7127808 | Spiral couplers manufactured by etching and fusion bonding A microwave circuit utilizes a spiral-like coupler configuration to achieve the functionality of a traditional coupler with higher density and lower volume. A plurality of substrate layers having metal layers disposed on them are bonded to form the package. A plural... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112183 | Flexible support for gel wraps A two-ply bandage for treatment of skin while providing orthopedic support having a first layer of gel for contacting the skin and a second layer of an elastic and supportive loop portion of a hook and loop fastener. The product is economically manufactured in the f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101349 | Flexible support for gel wraps A two-ply bandage for treatment of skin while providing orthopedic support having a first layer of gel for contacting the skin and a second layer of an elastic and supportive loop portion of a hook and loop fastener. The product is economically manufactured in the f... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7079990 | Automated connections of computer-aided design components Construction of a model using a computer aided design system includes constructing a feature in a three dimensional model based on data input by a user. Following construction of the feature, a part configured to compatibly couple with the feature is automatically i... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7067404 | Thin film semiconductor device having a gate electrode insulator formed through high-heat oxidization A thin film semiconductor device includes a gate electrode insulator formed through high-heat oxidization of a semiconductor film. The high-heat oxidization of semiconductor film is carried out, in the process of crystallization or recrystallization of non-single-cr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7042457 | Method and system for real-time analysis and display of curve connection quality A method and system for indicating curve connection continuity information in a graphical design system comprises steps and apparatus for determining values for measures of G1, G2, and G3 continuity at a junction point between curves. The continuity values are selec... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7042307 | Coupler resource module A coupling assembly includes multiple composite substrate layers and a flange layer fusion bonded together in a stacked arrangement. The substrate layers are positioned on top of the flange layer and include embedded signal processing circuitry connected to a signal... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7016821 | System and method for the industrialization of parts This invention presents a method and system for industrializing a designed part. This invention includes selecting a parting surface to divide the designed part, which includes a functional specification, into a first side and a second side, and selecting a draft an... | 03/21/2006 |
| RE38993 | Process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams using a combination of atmospheric and organic gases and foams produced thereby There is disclosed a process for producing alkenyl aromatic foams utilizing a combination of atmospheric and organic gases as blowing agent, preferably using greater than 30% by weight of atmospheric gas, and preferably also using a predetermined about of a masterba... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003363 | Freeform modeling method and system In a CAD/CAM system providing freeform modeling of solids and surface, commands for modifying the geometry of an object can be designated to run concurrently, so as to reduce the number of steps required of the user in the design process. A command (or commands) can... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6993461 | Swept volume model A method and apparatus of modeling a swept volume for a computer simulated object by generating a polyhedral representation of the object and representing motion of the object with a set of position matrices. A subset of free neighborhood entities can be determined ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6961990 | Method of manufacturing multilayer microwave couplers using vertically-connected transmission line structures A microwave coupler is constructed in a multilayer, vertically-connected stripline architecture provided in the form of a microwave integrated circuit that has a homogeneous, multilayer structure. Such a coupler has a vertically-connected stripline structure in whic... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6938070 | Conflict resolution for collaborative work system Data objects replicated at multiple computers can be synchronized using synchronization messages exchanged over a network. The synchronization messages include a current operation parameter and a previous operation parameter that are processed to determine how and w... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918095 | Dimension generation filter and analysis A method and apparatus for controlling generation of descriptive information, such as dimension generation, relating to creation of a 2-D view of a computer defined graphical model, such as a 3-D model. An option to choose a semi-automatic mode of generation can ena... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906712 | Automated three-dimensional alternative position viewer Computer-implemented method and apparatus for processing data representing a three-dimensional object model includes generating an image of a modeled object. The modeled object is formed from a number of different components that can be arranged in different positio... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6904392 | Annotation management In CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM systems in which three dimensional objects are display along with two dimensional annotations, a method and system is described for assisting the user in selecting a location for placement of the annotation on the object so that it annotates the p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898560 | Maintaining a computer-generated design model Restructuring a CAD-system generated design model includes receiving at a computer a command to restructure the design model. The command to restructure indicates a desired change in a hierarchical relationship of a first subset of the model's components with respec... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6887501 | Alkalized cocoa solids The present invention is directed to a method of processing a fat-containing bean, e.g., cocoa beans, for producing solids comprising active polyphenols and/or fat-containing products, comprising extracting the fat to produce solids and fat-containing products. Addi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6877387 | Method for measuring displacement of a fluid in a conduit The invention concerns a method for measuring the displacement of a fluid in a conduit, by measuring the transit time of ultrasounds between two transducers (12, 13), in one direction and in the other, characterised in that it consists in: simultaneously exci... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6849746 | Synthetic methods for polyphenols A process is disclosed for the production of polyphenol oligomers having n polyphenol monomeric units, n being an integer from 2-18. The process includes coupling of a protected polyphenol, having protected phenolic hydroxyl groups, with a C-4 functionalized polyphe... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6829590 | Enhanced online sales risk management system The present invention provides a method and system to implement risk management of foreign exchange of currency related to an online transaction. According to the present invention an exchange price and a tolerance parameter can be determined for a foreign currency ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6774743 | Multi-layered spiral couplers on a fluropolymer composite substrate A microwave circuit utilizes a spiral-like coupler configuration to achieve the functionality of a traditional coupler with higher density and lower volume. A plurality of substrate layers having metal layers disposed on them are bonded to form the package. A plural... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765455 | Multi-layered spiral couplers on a fluropolymer composite substrate A microwave circuit utilizes a spiral-like coupler configuration to achieve the functionality of a traditional coupler with higher density and lower volume. A plurality of substrate layers having metal layers disposed on them are bonded to form the package. A plural... | 07/20/2004 |
| D492984 | Toilet seat for aiding in the disposal of pet wastes | 07/13/2004 |
