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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185877 | System and method for testing applications A system and method for testing at least one application is provided. The system comprises a test plan or script creation module for enabling a user to create at least one test plan or script for use in testing the at least one application. The system also comprises... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184300 | Method and apparatus for reducing probe wavelength in laser excited surface acoustic wave spectroscopy The penetration depth of surface acoustic wave scales with wavelength. To measure thinner films using impulse stimulated thermal scattering (ISTS) it is advantageous to reduce the measurement wavelength to on the order of 1 micron. One way to reduce the measurement ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184293 | Methods and systems for chemical composition measurement and monitoring using a rotating filter spectrometer The invention relates to methods and systems for measuring and/or monitoring the chemical composition of a sample (e.g., a process stream), and/or detecting specific substances or compounds in a sample, using light spectroscopy such as absorption, emission and fluor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183178 | Iterated branching reaction pathways via nucleic acid-mediated chemistry The present invention provides methods and compositions for performing multi-step nucleic acid mediated synthesis of a highly diverse collection of molecules, for example, small molecules and polymers. In the method, in at least two steps, multiple reaction intermed... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181531 | Accessible stress-based electrostatic monitoring of chemical reactions and binding A sensor may include a substrate that has a cavity formed in a surface thereof. A diaphragm, having a conductive portion, may be suspended over the cavity, a selective coating may be present on a face of the diaphragm outside of the cavity, and a counterelectrode ma... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8175968 | Method and system for processing internet payments using the electronic funds transfer network Embodiments of the invention include a method and system for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network. The method is implemented by a system having multiple processors. The payor may hold a payor... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175967 | Method for processing internet point of sale payment using automated teller machine switch settlement Embodiments of the invention include a method and system for effectuating an electronic payment between a payor and a payee using an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) network. The method is implemented by a system having multiple processors. The payor may hold a payor... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175526 | Communication through a barrier A magnetic flux coupling transducer system comprising a primary coil (51) and primary coupling core (52) and a secondary coil (54) and secondary coupling core (55) for passing communications signals and/or electrical power from one side o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174956 | Systems and method for orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing Systems and methods for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing are provided. In one embodiment, a multi-carrier modem comprises: a transmitter configured to modulate symbols onto at least one of a plurality of the spectrally overlapping carrier signals; a proces... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174535 | Apparatus and methods for wrapping texture onto the surface of a virtual object The invention provides techniques for wrapping a two-dimensional texture conformally onto a surface of a three dimensional virtual object within an arbitrarily-shaped, user-defined region. The techniques provide minimum distortion and allow interactive manipulation ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173819 | Nicotinic and picolinic acid derived near-infrared fluorophores This invention relates to new fluorescent chemical entities, including fluorescent molecules that comprise a carboxyl or carbonyl functionalized pyridine moiety. This invention also relates to the corresponding reactive versions of such molecules. This invention als... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173688 | Thiazole compounds, and compositions and methods using same The present invention provides, in part, compounds and compositions including a thiazole moiety, that may be useful, for example, for treating cancers, for example kidney cancer. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173646 | FAB I inhibitors Compounds of the Formula (I) are disclosed which are Fab I inhibitors and are useful in the treatment of bacterial infections. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171389 | Method of hierarchical processing of a document and system therefor The present invention discloses a method for processing document data, wherein the document data comprises at least one page in order and the page comprising at least one layer in order, the method comprises: managing and controlling the at least one layer respectiv... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164530 | Antenna formed of multiple resonant loops A magnetic and/or magneto-electric antenna that has a plurality of conducting loops where each individual loop can be resonated at a frequency that is offset from the frequency of the other loops to provide a composite band-pass response that is broader than that of... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163527 | Subsystems and methods for use in patch clamp systems Subsystems and methods for use in patch clamp systems are provided. For example, in certain embodiments, compensation circuitry is used to compensate for non-idealities present in the patch clamp system. The accuracy of this compensation may be verified by employing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163147 | Subsystems and methods for use in patch clamp systems Subsystems and methods for use in patch clamp systems are provided. For example, in certain embodiments, compensation circuitry is used to compensate for non-idealities present in the patch clamp system. The accuracy of this compensation may be verified by employing... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162853 | Tissue penetration device A method is provided for controlling a lancet velocity profile. A velocity of a moving lancet is measured at a known position. The measured velocity of the lancet is compared with an appropriate velocity for the lancet at the known position. A force is applied to th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161152 | Methods and systems for monitoring network routing The disclosed methods and systems include collecting routing data from a plurality of network routers, and correlating the routing data across routers and across time to obtain network data. The network data can be streamed to a user in real-time and the user can in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160941 | Interactive account management system and method Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented interactive account management system operated in cooperation with a financial institution on behalf of multiple account holders. The interactive account management system may include a financial ne... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160855 | System and method for simulating network attacks A method of simulating network activities includes building a model of the network, the model including data retrieved over a predetermined period of time. The method further includes running a plurality of queries against the model to determine their impacts on the... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157748 | Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet and a processor coupled to the drive force generator capab... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156047 | System and method for funding a collective account A system and method for funding a collective account such as a charitable account includes issuing a plurality of financial instruments, linking the financial instruments to the collective account, aggregating individual financial instrument usage, calculating a bon... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155297 | System and method for providing call-back options A system and method for providing call-back options is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a call in a call routing system, providing at least one call-back option for a caller to receive a call-back, re-allocating resources in the call routing system based at... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153841 | Compounds and their salts specific to the PPAR receptors and the EGF receptors and their use in the medical field The present invention relates to compounds comprising the general formula (I), in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising —H or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon at... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153705 | Silyl esters, their use in binder systems and paint compositions and a process for production thereof A hydrolysable paint composition comprising organosilyl esters. The organosilyl esters are used in paint formulations which require hydrolysis of one or more of the components of the paint in use. The organosilylesters of the invention may also independently be film... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153652 | Fab I inhibitors Compounds are disclosed which are Fab I inhibitors and are useful in the treatment bacterial infections. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148446 | Silyl esters, their use in binder systems and paint compositions and a process of production thereof A method of boosting alkaline hydrolysis or erodability of a hydrolysable paint formulation, the method comprising the step of adding an organosilyl ester to a binder system of a hydrolysable paint formulation. The booster is used in paint formulations which require... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146436 | Silicon sensing structure to detect through-plane motion in a plane of material with thermal expansion substantially different from that of silicon A pressure transducer is provided that has a transducer body with a rim, a diaphragm that deflects in response to pressure and a sensor bonded to the diaphragm at the rim and at a center of the diaphragm. The sensor detects deflection of the metal diaphragm. The sen... | 04/03/2012 |
| RE43295 | Pharmaceutical and diagnostic compositions containing nanoparticles useful for treating targeted tissues and cells Nanoparticles made from a select group of lipids and optionally containing a therapeutically active agent are employed in pharmaceutical compositions for delivery to targeted tissues and/or cells for the treatment or diagnosis of such diseases as cancer. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146029 | Synthesis of electronic circuits The invention relates to a method of synthesizing an electronic circuit for performing a function. The method comprises programming the function using a programming language by defining one or more terms, each term comprising one or more functional constants. Game s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143225 | Pharmaceutical compositions including low dosages of desmopressin The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising 0.5 ng to 20 μg desmopressin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising desmopressin and a pharmaceuticall... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138357 | Compounds and their salts specific to the PPAR receptors and the EGF receptors and their use in the medical field Therefore the present invention relates specifically to the compounds of general formula (I), in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, are selected from the group comprising H, —CnH2n-1, a linear or branc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138169 | Combination therapy for bipolar disorder Treatment regimens for mood disorders that include administration of buprenorphine, alone or in combination with additional pharmacological agents are described. Specifically, treatment regimens that alleviate racing thoughts associated with bipolar disorder, and ph... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137172 | System and method for programming tournaments This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136454 | Battery-powered all-electric locomotive and related locomotive and train configurations Designs for a battery-powered, all-electric locomotive and related locomotive and train configurations are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a locomotive may be driven by a plurality of traction motors powered exclusively by a battery assembly which... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136181 | System and method for retractable furniture unit A retractable bed is disclosed which can be raised and lowered in a vertical fashion. The retractable bed includes a frame for holding a mattress; and a counterbalance system to raise and lower the bed through vertical displacement. When the bed is in the lowered co... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135711 | Method and apparatus for sociological data analysis A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents, identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, pro... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135198 | Systems and methods for constructing images Techniques and systems for constructing a three-dimensional representations of anatomical structures from a series of images of the structure include creating interpolated images between actual images and defining voxels based on pixel values of the actual and inter... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134890 | Underwater communications An environmental monitoring system including at least one underwater measurement device and a transmitter for transmitting data from the measurement device to an above water station using a magnetically coupled antenna. ... | 03/13/2012 |
