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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638064 | Shuffleboard table | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941816 | Detection of media links in broadcast signals A detection apparatus includes a tuner tuned to the program and a meter coupled to the tuner and arranged to detect content ancillary information from the program tuned by the tuner. The content ancillary information may be a media link, closed captioning informatio... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940784 | Methods and apparatus to advertise network routes to implement a hybrid network topology Example methods and apparatus to advertise network routes to implement a hybrid network topology are disclosed. An example method involves receiving a route advertisement from a first node and identifying a first destination internet protocol address associated with... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938591 | Stick-shaped material extruding container and cosmetics A stick-shaped material extruding container and cosmetics using the container are provided. The stick-shaped material extruding container is provided with a piston-shaped extruding portion which is located at the front end of a moving body and tightly slides in a fi... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938377 | Marine vehicle seat mount A seat slider assembly is disclosed. The slider seat includes a seat mount and a first slider guide extending along at least a portion of the perimeter of the seat mount. A second slider guide extends from the surface of the seat mount at a position distally located... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938027 | Methods and apparatus to determine belt condition in exercise equipment Systems, methods and machine readable media related to determining a condition of an exercise machine belt are disclosed. An example system includes a sensor to detect an event related to the exercise machine belt. The example system also includes a counter to selec... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936841 | Multi-frequency data transmission channel power allocation A communication device has an inner coder and an outer coder and transmits digital data over frequency channels. A method involves obtaining a characteristic of the frequency channels, and selecting performance parameters of the inner and outer coders for each chann... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936754 | Methods and apparatus to dynamically store network routes for a communication network Example methods and apparatus to dynamically store network routes for a communication network are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving data via a router having a first memory to store active routes and a second memory to store inactive routes. A ... | 05/03/2011 |
| D637353 | Welding helmet | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933594 | Self-configuring communication networks for use with process control systems Disclosed herein are methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for configuring a communication network associated with a plurality of wireless enabled field devices. The disclosed methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture may compare identification informa... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933298 | Methods and systems for aggregating ethernet communications Methods and systems for aggregating Ethernet communications are disclosed. A disclosed apparatus includes a first Ethernet port to communicate with a second Ethernet port of a first device, a third Ethernet port to communicate with a fourth Ethernet port of a second... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933285 | Distributed digital subscriber line access multiplexers to increase bandwidth in access networks Example distributed DSLAMs to increase bandwidth in access networks are disclosed. An example DSLAM comprises a first distribution cable segment to couple an SAI to a first pedestal and to transport user data, a second distribution cable segment to couple the first ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933212 | Methods and apparatus to diagnose enhanced interior gateway routing protocol problems in networks Example methods and apparatus to diagnose enhanced interior gateway routing protocol (EIGRP) problems in networks are disclosed. A disclosed example method to identify whether an EIGRP problem is present in a network comprises automatically performing one or more te... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7926073 | Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems Methods and apparatus for indirect illumination in electronic media rating systems are disclosed. A disclosed example method to detect an audience member includes reflecting non-visible light off of a room surface to indirectly illuminate a first portion of the room... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925653 | Method and system for accessing a group of objects in an electronic document A method and system for accessing a group of objects in an electronic document is disclosed herein. The method comprises: selecting at least one object from an electronic document and grouping a plurality of objects in the electronic document based on characteristic... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924855 | Method for controlling memory consumption in router-based virtual private networks A method to determine the maximum number of VPNs assignable to plurality of routers in a VPN network. The first step in the method can be specifying a tolerance which is a probability that consumed router memory will exceed available router memory for each router in... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924793 | Methods and apparatus to manage bandwidth in a wireless network Methods and apparatus to manage bandwidth in a wireless network are disclosed. For a wireless network that includes a wireless access point supporting a private service set identifier (SSID) and a public SSID, a disclosed example apparatus comprises a policy interfa... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924739 | Method and apparatus for one-way passive loss measurements using sampled flow statistics A packet loss estimation technique is disclosed that utilizes the sampled flow level statistics that are routinely collected in operational networks, thereby obviating the need for any new router features or measurement infrastructure. The technique is specifically ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7921212 | Methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between video and non-video services in access networks Example methods and apparatus to allocate bandwidth between video and non-video services in access networks are disclosed. An example system comprises a customer-premises device, a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) to transmit to the customer-premis... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7920939 | Method and system for creating and manipulating embroidery designs over a wide area network A method and system are disclosed for creating and manipulating embroidery designs over a wide area network. The method includes steps to transmit various embroidery design data over a wide area network between a client and a server The manner in which the embroider... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7917898 | Methods and apparatus to provide a modular native method invocation system Methods and apparatus to provide a modular native method invocation (NMI) system are described herein. In an example method, first NMI information associated with a first NMI call from a first virtual machine is received and second NMI information associated with a ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914448 | Cooling means for electronic components preferably of an endoscope A cooling structure of a heat-generating electronic component including a cooling circuit, which includes a cooling fluid delivery unit, a first heat exchanger for absorbing and discharging thermal energy at the heat-generating electronic component as well as a cont... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914420 | Sensing applications for exercise machines Sensing applications for exercise machines are described. An example sensing application for profiling a workout session of an exercise machine comprises selecting at least one workout parameter or inputting at least one physical characteristic of a user and operati... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914042 | Support frame vehicle restraints A vehicle restraint restrains a vehicle at a loading dock by engaging a rail that is part of the vehicle's support frame, wherein the rail is normally used for adjusting the position of the vehicle's rear wheels. In a preferred embodiment, the restraint includes an ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912963 | Methods and apparatus to control a voice extensible markup language (VXML) session Methods and apparatus to control a voice eXtensible Markup Language (VXML) session are disclosed. An example application server comprises an interface to send a first protocol message to a media server to initiate a communication session to provide first VXML conten... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912447 | Home gateway system for home automation and security A home gateway system for home automation and security is described. An example home gateway system includes a wireless local loop transceiver to establish a wireless local loop point to point link to a geographically separated base station coupled to a public switc... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911976 | Method and apparatus for managing routing in a network A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server in communication with a first network element where the server includes a controller to determine routing values associated with a plurality of second network elements ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7911347 | Protective guards for mounting an identification tag on a shopping carrier A housing for mounting an identification tag to a shopping carrier is disclosed. An example housing includes a base for mounting the housing to the shopping carrier and a guard cover for protecting the identification tag. The guard cover includes a plurality of side... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7904586 | Traffic engineering method with tunable inter-domain egress selection A flexible mechanism for routers to select the egress point for each destination prefix, herein referred to as tunable inter-domain egress (TIE) selection, comprises the step of ranking possible points of egress according to a metric, allowing network administrators... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7903405 | Electronic device enclosures having improved ventilation to dissipate heat Electronic device enclosures providing improved heat dissipation are described herein. An example enclosure for holding an electronic circuit board includes a housing having a first portion coupled to a second portion to form a cavity to hold the electronic circuit ... | 03/08/2011 |
| RE42198 | Roll-up door for vehicle shelters A roll-up closure device for typically collapsible vehicle shelters of the type having a structure made of assembled tubular members and cross-members and a complementary covering therefor made of a flexible plastics material and defining at the front end thereof a ... | 03/08/2011 |
| D633977 | Firearm with grenade launcher and butt stock | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899893 | System and method for proactive management of a communication network through monitoring a user network interface A system for monitoring performance parameters relating to a user network interface (“UNI”) in a communication network is provided. The system comprises a message source parser module, a translator module, and a message recording module. The message source parse... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899582 | Method for calculating availability for line power systems A method for calculating availability in line power systems composed of power circuit modules determines power circuit parameters associated with the power circuits, accepting input from central databases. The method calculates a required number of power circuits to... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898955 | System and method for real-time diagnosis of routing problems A system and method for detecting and diagnosing routing problems in a network in real-time by recording TCP flow information from at least one server to at least one prefix, and observing retransmission packets communicated from the at least one server to the at le... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894461 | Methods and apparatus to infer the status of border gateway protocol sessions Methods and apparatus to infer the status of BGP sessions are disclosed. A disclosed example method comprises querying a configuration file of a router of a first AS to identify a BGP session to a second AS, querying the file to determine whether the BGP session is ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7889746 | Methods and apparatus to self-configure a flexible residential gateway Methods and apparatus are disclosed to self-configure a flexible residential gateway providing access to an external communications network, and providing communications with an in home network. An example flexible residential gateway may include an xDSL (“x” va... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889744 | Method and apparatus for automatic synchronization of monitoring points of a network management system along a permanent virtual circuit A method and apparatus for automatic synchronization of monitoring points for a network management system (“NMS”) along a permanent virtual circuit (“PVC”) is disclosed. A NMS in an asynchronous transfer mode (“ATM”) network coupled to a plurality of ATM... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889671 | Methods and apparatus to determine digital subscriber line configuration parameters Example methods and apparatus to determine digital subscriber line (DSL) configuration parameters based on current and historical DSL performance characteristics are disclosed. A disclosed method includes obtaining first data representative of a current performance ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7889666 | Scalable and robust troubleshooting framework for VPN backbones A system and method is disclosed for a scalable and robust network troubleshooting framework for VPN backbones addressing scalability and data imperfection. The framework takes advantage of lattice data structures to identify multi-dimensional hierarchical events th... | 02/15/2011 |
