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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123861 | Apparatus for making interconnect seed layers and products An apparatus for depositing seed layers over a substrate, which substrate includes a patterned insulating layer with at least one opening surrounded by a field, and which opening has sidewalls, bottom surfaces and top corners, includes: a CVD chamber adapted to depo... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8086514 | Method and apparatus for rebalancing an investment portfolio using a portfolio investment system A computer based portfolio manager system enables a user to create and manage a portfolio of investments. Users can create multiple sub-portfolios, termed folios, within their overall investment portfolio. Each of these folios can be created by the user or selected ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7957368 | Method and apparatus for establishing communications with a remote node on a switched network based on hypertext calling received from a packet network Disclosed is a system and a methodology enabling a first provider party to provide to a second recipient party software and services to enable the recipient party to embed in an Internet e-mail of the recipient party directed to an addressee, an HTML hyperlink file ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7899185 | Real privacy management authentication system A system for secure communications. An authentication procedure establishes a session key between communicating entities that is used to encrypt subsequent communications. The authentication procedure can be repeated for each n messages exchanged, where n is an inte... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7834744 | Circuit monitoring device The circuit monitoring device is disclosed. The device is for monitoring circuit resistance. At configurable thresholds digital flags are triggered, the device can be used as a Security/Building management system. The device uses open technology is fully scaleable a... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831512 | Content distribution system and method Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an electronic marketplace that matches units of content from secondary content providers with suitable vacancies from primary content providers. Vacancies may constitute, or ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7720714 | System and method for facilitating electronic procurement based on negotiated contracts An electronic procurement session is conducted between a host and a user needing to procure products or services on behalf of an organization. An established contract for the purchase and sales of products/services between a supplier and the organization is the basi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7637668 | Taper bore bearing assembly A taper bore bearing assembly permits variability in diameter of the rotating shaft. An annular cylinder is mechanically coupled to the rotatable shaft and a bearing element is in turn mechanically coupled to the annular cylinder, which includes a tapered bore so th... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7431976 | Fastening member for a molded article A fastening member capable of attachment to a molded article is disclosed. The fastening member includes a base with integral longitudinal lips defining the lateral edges of the base and the fastening member. Fastener elements are disposed on the same side of the ba... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7323343 | Nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone determination in air An analytical system is provided for determining nitrogen monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and ozone concentrations in air samples. An ultraviolet light source 4 is used to alter the equilibrium between nitrogen dioxide and oxygen on the one hand and nitrogen monox... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310894 | Footwear for use in shower A shower shoe diminishes the risk of slipping in wet and slippery areas. The shower shoe or slipper can be easily worn by an individual when taking a shower, bath or simply walking through a slippery area. The shower shoe includes a mesh top through which water can ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7191188 | Method and apparatus for creating an adaptive application An Adaptive Software Application consists of several types of modules, called Adaptive Units, which are highly parameterized such that they can adapt to varying business requirements by virtue of externally provided parameters. An Adaptive Application is assembled t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6791942 | Dynamic ethernet power management To reduce power consumption of a communications interface between a network and a processor, a method for controlling the interface monitors data traffic from sides of the interface. Upon detecting a predetermined period of no data traffic on both sides, the method ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6758404 | Media cipher smart card A chip card is provided which is equipped with a thin film battery, such as those that utilize a LiPON electrolyte. Since the battery does not require venting, it can be sealed within the card, thereby making the card more tamper resistant. Moreover, the terminals o... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6715428 | Articulating table An articulating table can be easily adjusted by meeting participants, thereby suiting a wide range of meeting conditions without lifting, carrying or requiring specialized help. Rollers and/or electric motors make this transition easy. The articulating table include... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6624560 | Deflection yoke A depression in the windings of a horizontal coil at a predetermined location in a deflection yoke of a cathode ray tube corrects for multiple types of mis-convergence. In particular, the depression in the windings is disposed in a "neck" portion of the d... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6072984 | Apparatus for monitoring cable television system remote equipment performance and status using a cell modem A wireless remote data sensor is disclosed for use in the cable television industry. It senses the status of equipment in the field, such as battery backup power equipment, amplifiers, pilot and signal level monitors, and voltage level for powering active... | 06/06/2000 |
