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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D651791 | Case for holding ear buds | 01/10/2012 |
| D633808 | Bottle cap | 03/08/2011 |
| D632946 | Adjustable locking and blocking device | 02/22/2011 |
| 7856370 | Method and system for displaying predictions on a spatial map A method and system for displaying predictions on a spatial map includes using a data analyzer for analyzing heterogeneous data having a spatial component to find utilizable data and using machine learning to automatically extract relationships from the utilizable d... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7797188 | Method and system for optimizing business location selection A method and system for making predictions about business locations. The method includes providing a spatial map and analyzing heterogeneous data having a spatial component to find utilizable data. Relationships are automatically extracted from the utilizable data. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7797180 | Method and system for comparing populations of entities to make predictions about business locations A method and system including software makes predictions about potential business locations. The method includes the steps of providing heterogeneous data including a spatial component, extracting entities from the heterogeneous data, clustering the entities, and ma... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7774227 | Method and system utilizing online analytical processing (OLAP) for making predictions about business locations A method and system that utilizes OLAP and supporting data structures for making predictions about business locations. The method includes providing a spatial map and analyzing heterogeneous data having a spatial component to find utilizable data. Relationships are ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7247943 | Integrated circuit with at least one bump In an integrated circuit (1) having a substrate (3) and having a signal-processing circuit (4) which is produced at a surface (8) of the substrate (3), there is provided on the substrate surface (8) a protective layer (12... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7197621 | Fast search algorithm for data sorting in chained lists A data memory for storing elements, which data memory stores the data of the elements and at least a chained list which contains, for each stored element, at least its element address, its element number and a pointer to the address of the stored element having the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191348 | Transition detection at input of integrated circuit device An integrated circuit has an input connection for connecting an external signal conductor that passes signals to execute functions in the device. The external signal conductor can pick up strong interfering signals with high frequency content, for example when the d... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187741 | Clock domain crossing FIFO A method and arrangement of passing data from a source clock domain to a non-synchronous receive clock domain are provided. A first processing circuit, located in the source clock domain, links write-address information with the data, and a clock generator generates... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185813 | Portable device comprising a communication station configuration and a data carrier configuration A portable device (1) includes a communication station configuration (10) for contactless communication with at least one external data carrier (13) and a data carrier configuration (11) for contactless communication with at least one ext... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183796 | Configuration memory implementation for LUT-based reconfigurable logic architectures A reconfigurable processing unit (1) is described which comprises, data flow controlling elements (10), data manipulating elements (20), a configuration memory unit (30) comprising a plurality of memory cells (31a, . . . ) f... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183756 | Current monitoring system using bi-directional current sensor A power management system (100) comprising a power generator (1) for providing a supply signal (Vchg) to a load (2), a floating controllable bi-directional current sensor (N1) coupled via a first connection (10) to the power genera... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183747 | Method and circuit arrangement for determining the average current consumption of a battery-operated apparatus The average current consumption of an electronic apparatus is determined in that an energy store C is repeatedly charged and discharged across the apparatus 1 between a set upper threshold value Uso and a set lower threshold value Usu during a typical operati... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178039 | Method and arrangement for the verification of NV fuses as well as a corresponding computer program product and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the verification of NV fuses as well as to a corresponding computer program product and to a corresponding computer-readable storage medium which can be used notably for the detection of attacks on the smart c... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7116381 | Colloidal solution comprising silver metal particles and a silane derivative The invention pertains to a composition comprising silver metal particles and an additive, characterized in that the additive is a silane derivative comprising at least one methyl group and at least one alkoxy group. Preferably, the silane derivate is methyl trimeth... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7117021 | Bluetooth cassette-like device for a hands-free cell-phone kit A hands-free kit for cell-phones combines the wireless capabilities of Bluetooth and the sound and visual functionalities of a tape player. A device that has a shape of a conventional magnetic cassette comprises a Bluetooth module. The module automatically detects a... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113021 | Voltage doubler circuit The invention relates to a voltage processing unit comprising an integrated charge pump 11 for multiplying a voltage Vx applied to an input of the integrated charge pump 11 by a predetermined factor Xm. In order to enable a multiplication of an availab... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7064501 | Sawtooth line circuit for a cathode ray tube A circuit arrangement is described for generating a sawtooth current in a cathode ray tube deflection coil. The circuit arrangement has a first and a second multiresonant section. The sections are arranged in series. The cathode ray tube deflection coil is part of t... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7050415 | Wireless network with a selection of transport format combinations A wireless network includes a radio network controller and a plurality of terminals which are provided for transmitting useful data over logic channels which have different priorities, which are mapped onto exactly one transport channel, respectively. The data trans... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6978127 | Hand-ear user interface for hand-held device A hand-held information processing device, such as a mobile phone, has a thumb wheel that lets the user scan a circular array of options. Each respective one of the options is represented by a respective audio output that gets played out when the wheel is turned a n... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6963888 | Method and apparatus for preventing noise from influencing a random number generator based on flip-flop meta-stability A method and apparatus are disclosed for preventing noise from influencing a random number generator that is based on the meta-stable behavior of flip-flops. External noise will affect multiple flip-flops in a larger random number generator circuit in the same way, ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6297950 | Filter assembly for a memory storage device cooler An air filter assembly is useful with an external hard drive, a computer housing and memory storage device housings. The air filter assembly includes a frame, an air filter, and a retainer for slidably holding the air filter in the frame. Air filter defor... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6164870 | Portable dike having air inflatable reinforcement An inflatable dike formed from sections includes an upper and lower partition. The lower partition includes a water inlet and is water-fillable via the water inlet to add weight to the dike. The upper partition attaches to partially surround to the lower ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6147960 | Rotatable handling system and method for handling memory storage disks A handling system having a turntable for handling memory storage disks including CD's and the like. The handling system includes a housing, an elevator pin and a turntable with an opening. The turntable includes a disk dispenser to dispenser disks through... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6142796 | Collapsible hard disk drive docking adapter A folding docking adapter for a hard disk drive or other memory storage device, includes a base, a backplane and a hinge. The base is for receiving a hard disk drive carrier. The back plane has a data connector for coupling with the hard disk drive carrie... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6135316 | Memory storage media disk duplication system having a reciprocating disk dispenser A disk dispenser dispenses memory storage disks including CD's and the like. The disk dispenser includes an upper guide and a lower guide attached to the upper guide. The upper and lower guides are formed with axially offset openings. The lower guide has ... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6108195 | Computer system having thin-profile display with removable connector assembly A thin-profile display in combination with a desktop computer housing includes a computer housing having a top, a bottom and lateral sides. A post removeably attaches to the top. The top includes a corrugated portion to reinforce the top, supporting the p... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6104607 | Cooling fan for PC card slot A card has a fan for cooling an electrical device such as a portable computer having a card slot. According to one embodiment, the card has a generally uniform thickness to enable the card to fully insert into the portable computer. According to another e... | 08/15/2000 |
