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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8423534 | Actively managing resource bottlenecks in a database system A computer-implemented method, apparatus and article of manufacture for optimizing a database query. Resource usage of one or more resources of the computer system are monitored. A condition code representative of the monitored resource usage is stored. A cost model... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8418091 | Method and apparatus for camouflaging a standard cell based integrated circuit A method and apparatus for camouflaging an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), wherein the ASIC comprises a plurality of interconnected functional logic is disclosed. The method adds functionally inert elements to the logical description or provides alte... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8418061 | Dynamic macro creation using history of operations A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to perform a series of steps in a graphics drawing application. A drawing is opened and a series of two or more drawing operations is performed. Subsequent to the perf... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8414489 | Fabrication of multi-sensor arrays The disclosure provides methods for fabricating a long-term analyte sensor for measuring at least one analyte in the body of a user. The analyte sensors made by these methods include a plurality of analyte contacting sensor elements and at least one structure for re... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8411107 | Adaptive snapping A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to position/manipulate an object in a computer drawing application. A drawing model having a snap option and a first zoom level is disp... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8407619 | Method and apparatus for selecting and highlighting objects in a client browser A computer implemented method, apparatus, article of manufacture and storage medium, provide the ability to select and highlight objects. A rendered image (containing one or more rendered objects) is displayed in a client browser on a client computer. A run length e... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8405128 | Method for enhancing growth of semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N via metalorganic chemical vapor deposition A method for enhancing growth of device-quality planar semipolar nitride semiconductor thin films via metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) by using an (Al, In, Ga)N nucleation layer containing at least some indium. Specifically, the method comprises loadin... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8403270 | Canted solar array and method for using same A method and apparatus for deploying a fixed and canted solar array of a satellite. The solar array is rotated in a first plane and about a first axis from a stowed position to a first position, rotated about a second axis orthogonal to the first axis from the first... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8402392 | Method and apparatus for providing access to and working with architectural drawings on the internet A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide access to architectural documents in a network based on-line web based system. Servers that are accessible from the Internet maintain persistent multiple architectural documents of different media types. An onl... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8401793 | High resolution wind measurements for offshore wind energy development A method, apparatus, system, article of manufacture, and computer readable storage medium provide the ability to measure wind. Data at a first resolution (i.e., low resolution data) is collected by a satellite scatterometer. Thin slices of the data are determined. A... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8396884 | Graph querying, graph motif mining and the discovery of clusters A method for analyzing, querying, and mining graph databases using subgraph and similarity querying. An index structure, known as a closure tree, is defined for topological summarization of a set of graphs. In addition, a significance model is created in which the g... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8396337 | Ring resonator based optical isolator and circulator By introducing magneto-optical garnets with high Faraday rotation and low optical loss in a ring resonator, a nonreciprocal phase shift is generated to split the resonance wavelengths of clockwise and counter-clockwise modes under magnetic field. There are three mai... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8394463 | Crosslinking compounds at negative pressures and materials made by such methods Embodiments of the invention provide methods of crosslinking various compounds and materials made by these methods. Materials made by embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. ... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8392461 | Virtual data maintenance A computer-implemented apparatus, method, and article of manufacture manage a plurality of database systems and perform data maintenance tasks in a data warehouse system. A domain includes a plurality of database systems. A virtual regulator manages the domain, dete... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8392404 | Dynamic query and step routing between systems tuned for different objectives A virtual regulator monitors and manages a plurality of database systems in a domain. Each of the database systems is tuned for a particular type of workload, and the virtual regulator or multiple virtual regulators running in parallel routes a set of one or more qu... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8392150 | Smart content and placement in a computer-aided design application A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to manipulate a graphical representation of a real-world object in a computer drawing application. A semantic behavior is defined for the real-world object. A graphical representation of the real-wo... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8390011 | Single or multi-color high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) by growth over a patterned substrate An opto-electronic device, and a method of fabricating same, wherein the device has a patterned layer that includes a patterned, pierced or perforated mask, and an active layer formed over the patterned layer, wherein a refractive index of the patterned layer and a ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8389679 | Targeted antimicrobial moieties This invention provides novel targeted antimicrobial compositions. In various embodiments chimeric moieties are provided comprising an antimicrobial peptide attached to a peptide targeting moiety that binds a bacterial strain or species. ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8388424 | Method and apparatus for modifying gaming machines to provide supplemental or modified functionality A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for modifying the functionality of a legacy gaming device is disclosed. The legacy gaming device can include legacy gaming device processor configured to communicate with various input/output devices, such as a touch s... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8386522 | Technique to introduce advanced functional behaviors in a database management system without introducing new data types A row property provides a mechanism for implementing advanced functional behavior in a relational database management system (RDBMS) without introducing new data types. A row property is part of a table definition, such that, when a table is defined in the RDBMS, at... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8386450 | Query optimization technique for obtaining improved cardinality estimates using statistics on pre-defined queries A technique for optimizing execution of a query that accesses data stored on a data store connected to a computer. Statistics on one or more pre-defined queries are used to determine an optimal query execution plan for the query. In particular, improved cardinality ... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8374997 | Application code generation and execution with bypass, logging, user restartability and status functionality A Value Analyzer system is a data-driven computer-facilitated financial model that provides accurate and consistent profitability calculations using account, product and event attributes stored in a relational database managed by a relational database management sys... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8372646 | Terpene media compositions for eluting compounds from matrices and methods for making and using them Embodiments of the invention provide to apparatuses and media used in drug elution studies and methods for making and using them. One embodiment of the invention is a drug elution method that can be used for in-vitro studies of a matrix impregnated with a compound s... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8369829 | Prepaid billing solutions for push-to-talk in a wireless communications network Advanced group services for use in a mobile phone network include a prepaid billing solution. In the mobile phone network, a real-time exchange interfaces to at least one mobile switching center to provide the advanced group services therein. Both the real-time exch... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8368179 | Miscut semipolar optoelectronic device A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8368109 | Light emitting diodes with a p-type surface bonded to a transparent submount to increase light extraction efficiency An (Al,Ga,In)N-based light emitting diode (LED), comprising a p-type surface of the LED bonded with a transparent submount material to increase light extraction at the p-type surface, wherein the LED is a substrateless membrane. ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8359333 | Virtual regulator for multi-database systems A system for managing a plurality of systems, includes a domain comprised of a plurality of systems, wherein the systems are managed by one or more closed-loop system management (CLSM) regulators. A virtual regulator manages operational characteristics of the domain... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8357925 | Optoelectronic device based on non-polar and semi-polar aluminum indium nitride and aluminum indium gallium nitride alloys A high-power and high-efficiency light emitting device with emission wavelength (λpeak) ranging from 280 nm to 360 nm is fabricated. The new device structure uses non-polar or semi-polar AlInN and AlInGaN alloys grown on a non-polar or semi-polar bulk Ga... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8352746 | Authorized anonymous authentication A method, program and system for processing data is disclosed. The method, program and system comprising the steps of: (a) receiving (e.g., during an enrollment process) a first biometric data and a first personal key, (b) processing the first biometric data and the... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8352011 | Blood contacting sensor The invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting an analyte in blood. The apparatus is particularly suited for bringing a sensor into direct contact with blood in vivo. The apparatus comprises a sensor that detects the presence of an analyte and an assembl... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8350578 | Wiring nanoscale sensors with nanomechanical resonators A system, device, method, and apparatus provide the ability to wire a voltage sensitive device to a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) resonator. A voltage sensitive device is configured to detect one or more voltage signals and output one or more electrical potent... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8349329 | Antibodies that bind to PRO286 The invention relates to the identification and isolation of novel DNAs encoding the human Toll proteins PRO285, PRO286, and PRO358, and to methods and means for the recombinant production of these proteins. The invention also concerns antibodies specifically bindin... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8344611 | Oxyfluoride phosphors and white light emitting diodes including the oxyfluoride phosphor for solid-state lighting applications A blue-green emitting Ce3+-activated oxyfluoride phosphor for use with a light emitting diode (LED) in solid state lighting applications. The blue-green emitting Ce3+-activated oxyfluoride phosphor is represented as: (Sr1-x-y | 01/01/2013 |
| 8334151 | Method for fabricating a direct wafer bonded optoelectronic device An (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO direct wafer bonded light emitting diode (LED), wherein light passes through electrically conductive ZnO. Flat and clean surfaces are prepared for both the (Al, Ga, In)N and ZnO wafers. A wafer bonding process is then performed between the (... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8325988 | Image reconstruction by position and motion tracking A system, method, and apparatus provide the ability to reconstruct an image from an object. A hand-held image acquisition device is configured to acquire local image information from a physical object. A tracking system obtains displacement information for the hand-... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8313927 | UCP4 The present invention is directed to a novel polypeptide, designated in the present application as “UCP4” (SEQ ID NO: 1), having homology to certain human uncoupling proteins (“UCPs”) and to nucleic acid molecules encoding those polypeptides. Also provided h... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8306946 | Deployment manager for master data management A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to deploy a data management application to a target computer system. Metadata for a master data management (MDM) application is stored in a deployment database. The metadata is representative of bus... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8303572 | Medication reservoir A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. A base is provided which is adapted to receive a reservoir. The base has a base engagement member, such as a detent, projecting t... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8299452 | Method for fabrication of semipolar (Al, In, Ga, B)N based light emitting diodes A yellow Light Emitting Diode (LED) with a peak emission wavelength in the range 560-580 nm is disclosed. The LED is grown on one or more III-nitride-based semipolar planes and an active layer of the LED is composed of indium (In) containing single or multi-quantum ... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8294166 | Transparent light emitting diodes A transparent light emitting diode (LED) includes a plurality of III-nitride layers, including an active region that emits light, wherein all of the layers except for the active region are transparent for an emission wavelength of the light, such that the light is e... | 10/23/2012 |
