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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7522439 | Low power content addressable memory system and method A low power content addressable memory system comprising an array of content addressable memory cells organized as a plurality of equal sized CAM cell groups, each CAM cell group having one or more CAM cells; a valid entry tag bit associated with each said content a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7454091 | Integrated optical network with controlled optical beam deflection and optical transmitter Integrated optical network comprising: an array of optical waveguides having respective output ends defining a array of radiating elements, wherein said guides receive respective optical input signals and output said optical signal... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7451228 | System and method of transmitting data packets A system and method of transmitting data packets. The system determines one or more system conditions of the server computer and modifies a process of transmitting the data packets from a server computer to a client computer, the modifying based at least in part upo... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447103 | Row decoder circuit for electrically programmable and erasable non volatile memories The invention relates to a row decoder circuit for non volatile memory devices of the electrically programmable and erasable type, for example of the Flash EEPROM type having a NOR architecture. The proposed row decoder circuit allows to carry out the erasing step v... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7445549 | Networked portable and console game systems Video game systems for multiple-player games may exchange synchronizing data through the Internet or other data transmission link. These status data records keep the video game systems synchronized with each other whenever different players are trying to use the sam... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441689 | Orbital friction welding method and device for carrying out said method The invention relates to an orbital friction welding method and a friction welding device for welding workpieces by means of friction welding units, wherein the workpieces are pressed against each other in the contact plane during the application of the oscillation ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440631 | Method of compressing digital images acquired in CFA format A method of compressing digital images acquired in CFA format that utilizes optimized quantization matrices. The method, basing itself on the statistical characterization of the error introduced during the processing phase that precedes compression, appropriately mo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440625 | Method and apparatus for decoding compressed and encoded digital images A method for decoding-decompressing a compressed-encoded digital data sequence relating to at least one compressed-encoded digital image and for providing at least one respective decoded-decompressed digital image. ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7439721 | Constant-on-time power-supply controller and related system and method A constant-on-time power-supply controller includes an adder and a control circuit. The adder generates a sum of a sense voltage and a regulated output voltage generated by a filter inductor. The sense voltage is generated by a sense circuit that sources a current t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428042 | Food analyzer for self-propelled food loading units, and relative operating method A food analyzer which can be installed on a self-propelled food loading unit, and which includes an optoelectronic device for determining the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation reflected and/or absorbed by a foodstuff loaded by the self-propelled unit; and a proc... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425268 | Device and related methods for purifying a liquid In an aspect of the invention, a device for purifying water in a water water garden or fish pond comprises a filter medium configured to clean the water flowing through the device, and a housing configured to contain the filter media. The housing includes a wall con... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417298 | High voltage insulated-gate transistor An insulated-gate transistor, includes a semiconductor material layer having a front surface, a body region, an insulated gate disposed over the body region with interposition of a gate dielectric, and a source and drain region, the source region formed in the body ... | 08/26/2008 |
| D575881 | Grate | 08/26/2008 |
| 7418574 | Configuring a portion of a pipeline accelerator to generate pipeline date without a program instruction A peer-vector machine includes a host processor and a hardwired pipeline accelerator. The host processor executes a program, and, in response to the program, generates host data, and the pipeline accelerator generates pipeline data from the host data. Alternatively,... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415800 | Columbarium with improved security A columbarium apparatus comprises a columbarium structure defining a plurality of niches. Each niche has an open end, and a horizontal ledge extends from the structure near the bottom wall of each niche. An inside door is configured to cover the open end of the nich... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413481 | Systems for and methods of circuit construction A circuit comprises a first circuit portion that includes an electrically insulative first body having a first connector and a first circuit element coupled to the first body. The circuit further comprises a second circuit portion that includes an electrically insul... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414902 | Semiconductor memory device with information loss self-detect capability A semiconductor memory device, including a plurality of programmable memory cells each one adapted to be brought into one among at least a first status and a second status, said plurality of memory cells including memory cells intended to store data, and means for a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411566 | System and method for a portable terminal having a dual display module structure A portable terminal has the dual display module structure in which a plurality of panels provided in the portable terminal are combined with clear conjunction to display a distortionless large screen display. The portable terminal includes a first display panel unit... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410676 | Chemical vapor deposition method A chemical vapor deposition method comprises steps of: a) injecting a source gas into a chamber so that the source gas is adsorbed on a substrate; b) injecting a purge gas into the chamber for a predetermined period of time so that the source gas remaining in the ch... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406850 | Hot rolled strip cooling device with coolant header The present invention discloses a coolant header for hot rolled strip cooling devices, which cools a hot rolled strip fed from a finish rolling mill. The header includes a body provided with a plurality of discharging holes formed through the lower surface of the bo... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408418 | Phase locked loop circuit having reduced lock time A phase locked loop circuit comprising a phase detector having a first input for receiving a first frequency signal and an output, a first filter adapted to filter the output electric signal of the phase detector, a voltage controlled oscillator adapted to generate ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408835 | Optically readable molecular memory obtained using carbon nanotubes, and method for storing information in said molecular memory Described herein is an optically readable memory device comprising a molecular memory obtained using carbon nanotubes. In particular, the molecular memory uses, as memory element, a bundle of carbon nanotubes, for which it is possible to obtain at least two stable s... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403441 | Power management unit for a flash memory with single regulation of multiple charge pumps A power management unit for a non-volatile memory device is proposed. The power management unit includes means for providing a reference voltage, resistive means for deriving a reference current from the reference voltage, means for generating a plurality of operati... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7403405 | Low-consumption regulator for a charge pump voltage generator and related system and method A regulator circuit for a charge pump voltage generator includes a voltage comparator circuit that performs a voltage comparison between a charge pump output voltage and a reference voltage. A circuit responsive to the voltage comparator circuit conditions a charge ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400222 | Grooved coaxial-type transmission line, manufacturing method and packaging method thereof Disclosed herein are a transmission line of coaxial type and a manufacturing method thereof, capable of preventing a radiative signal loss of signal lines during transmission of an RF signal and removing signal interference between adjacent signal lines, thus allowi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394885 | Spread-spectrum clock signal generator A spread-spectrum clock signal generator includes a circuit loop receiving a reference signal at a reference frequency and adapted to generate an output signal at an output frequency dependent on and locked to the reference frequency, and a modulator circuit generat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7385377 | Voltage down-converter with reduced ripple A voltage-down converter for providing an output voltage lower than a power supply voltage of the converter is proposed. The converter includes voltage regulation means for obtaining an intermediate voltage corresponding to the output voltage from the power supply v... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386704 | Pipeline accelerator including pipeline circuits in communication via a bus, and related system and method A pipeline accelerator includes a bus and a plurality of pipeline units, each unit coupled to the bus and including at least one respective hardwired-pipeline circuit. By including a plurality of pipeline units in the pipeline accelerator, one can increase the accel... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382064 | Supply voltage identifier A supply identifier takes precise decision on the range of the external supply to manage a proper internal supply to the core of the IC by controlling a regulator or a switch connected to external supply. This supply identifier defers the decision until everything t... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379516 | Equalization and interpolated timing recovery for a partial response channel A receiver in a data read channel has an input terminal for receiving an input signal provided by a transmitter of the data read channel, and produces an output signal at an output terminal. The receiver includes a finite impulse response (FIR) filter coupled to the... | 05/27/2008 |
| RE40324 | Thumb actuated X-Y input device Various x-y input devices are disclosed that are adapted to allow a user to hold and operate the input device with a stress-reducing, open grip posture with the thumb pointing forward and on top of the device. One preferred embodiment discloses an input device for a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371163 | 3D portable game system A portable game system that contains an LCD touchscreen that displays 3D player-controlled characters moving in a simulated 3D game world and viewed from variable 3D viewpoints. The LCD touchscreen displays autostereoscopic images (without using glasses) so that a g... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372142 | Vertical conduction power electronic device package and corresponding assembling method A vertical conduction power electronic device package and corresponding assembly method comprising at least a metal frame suitable to house at least a plate or first semiconductor die having at least a first and a second conduction terminal on respective opposed sid... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369935 | Soft-computing method for establishing the heat dissipation law in a diesel common rail engine A soft-computing method for establishing the dissipation law of the heat in a diesel Common Rail engine, in particular for establishing the dissipation mean speed (HRR) of the heat, includes the following steps: choosing a number o... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366014 | Double page programming system and method A method for programming an electrically programmable memory including a plurality of memory cells arranged in individually-selectable memory cell sets each including at least one memory cell. The programming method includes causing the memory cells of a selected me... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366913 | Knowledge-type authorization device and methods A wireless electronic authentication device with an authenticating smart chip, a local radio communication circuit, an input circuit that receives user input, and a power supply, all housed in a portable housing. Preferably, the authentication device is a mobile tel... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356171 | Systems and methods relating to AFIS recognition, extraction, and 3-D analysis strategies Systems, methods, etc., that that assist a print examiner to thoroughly search and compare a print or substantial portion thereof against a known print database contained within an AFIS system. In certain embodiments, the prints can be definitively matched to a corr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350305 | Laser activated audible signal emitting leveler This invention pertains to the leveling device applying the optical interaction between a laser beam and a freely floating air bubble confined in a transparent, liquid-filled vial. When the air bubble is impacted by the laser beam, the curved surface of the air-bubb... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347780 | Game system and game programs A portable game system that uses polygon graphics to generate a 3-D player character, or body part such as a hand, moving through a 3-D simulated game space for display on an LCD screen in the portable game system. Overlaying an LCD screen is a touch screen that sen... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348682 | Method and structures for indexing dice A method of indexing a plurality of dice obtained from a material wafer comprising a plurality of stacked material layers, each die being obtained in a respective die position in the wafer, the method including providing a visible index on each die indicative of the... | 03/25/2008 |
