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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185949 | UPnP CDS user profile In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a hierarchy of authentication folders configured in a control directory server (CDS) of a Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) network, a personal identification number (PIN) code associated with a user and comprising of identifier... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185884 | System and method for offline updation of software in virtual machine (VM) images System and method for offline management of software in VM images are described. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining updation-related information from the software application and an operating system in which the software application runs while the soft... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185691 | Optimized cache coherency in a dual-controller storage array Data is cached in a dual-controller storage array having a first cache controlled by a first controller, a second cache controlled by a second controller, and a shared array of persistent storage devices, such as disk drives. When one of the controllers receives a w... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185517 | System and method for providing support services The embodiments of this invention relate to methods and systems for providing support services. An embodiment of this invention may include receiving a query from a user via a first mode of interaction; developing a query context using information related to the que... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185443 | Method and apparatus for authorizing a payment via a remote device A method of and system for authorizing a transaction remotely is disclosed. A customer uses a computer to browse for a product displayed on the internet. The customer may enter a unique number into the computer. The unique number is authorized and an authorization c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185440 | Data processing system for pricing, costing and billing of financial transactions The present invention provides methods and systems for pricing financial transactions by defining product rules, providing links to appropriate price tables, and calculating a price for a financial transaction. A data processing system in accordance with one embodim... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184967 | Lens barrel assembly for a camera A lens barrel assembly for a camera is disclosed. The lens barrel assembly comprises a lens barrel, at least one optical element disposed within the lens barrel, and an actuator configured to move the optical element. The actuator can be disposed entirely or partial... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184890 | Computer-aided diagnosis and visualization of tomosynthesis mammography data The present invention provides a method and system using computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithms to aid diagnosis and visualization of tomosynthesis mammography data. The proposed CAD algorithms process two-dimensional and three-dimensional tomosynthesis mammograp... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184450 | EMI shielded bus bar configuration A modular packet network device uses bus bars to transfer primary power to either a backplane or directly to one or more cards that perform primary-to-logic-power conversion. The bus bars are fabricated in packages that reduce the transfer of differential and common... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184371 | Thin film interference filter and bootstrap method for interference filter thin film deposition process control A thin film interference filter system includes a plurality of stacked films having a determined reflectance; a modeled monitor curve; and a topmost layer configured to exhibit a wavelength corresponding to one of the determined reflectance or the modeled monitor cu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184295 | Tablet analysis and measurement system The present subject matter relates to multivariate optical analysis systems employ multivariate optical elements and utilize multivariate optical computing methods to determine information about a product carried by light reflected from or transmitted through the pr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183701 | Structure of stacking scatterometry based overlay marks for marks footprint reduction The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of material layers formed on the semiconductor substrate, each of the material layers including a circuit pattern therein; and a plurality o... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183580 | Thermally-enhanced hybrid LED package components A light-emitting device (LED) package component includes an LED chip and a carrier chip. The carrier chip includes a first bond pad and a second bond pad on a surface of the carrier chip and bonded onto the LED chip through flip-chip bonding, and a third bond pad an... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183579 | LED flip-chip package structure with dummy bumps A light-emitting device (LED) package component includes an LED chip having a first active bond pad and a second active bond pad. A carrier chip is bonded onto the LED chip through flip-chip bonding. The carrier chip includes a first active through-substrate via (TS... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183578 | Double flip-chip LED package components A light-emitting device (LED) package component includes an LED chip and a carrier chip. The carrier chip includes a first and a second bond pad on a surface of the carrier chip; and a third and a fourth bond pad on the surface of the carrier chip and electrically c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183162 | Method of forming a sacrificial layer The present disclosure provides a method for making a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a material layer on a substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the material layer, where the material layer and sacrificial layer each as a thickness less than 1... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182109 | Lighting device with switchable light sources Various lighting device implementations and related methods may be used to selectively provide various types of light in response to user-actuated controls. In one example, a lighting device includes a plurality of light sources, a body, a head, and one or more cont... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182090 | Fast wave front measurement Device for measuring wave fronts generated by a lens (4) for an eye, with a radiation source (14) for emitting test radiation (12) to be directed at the lens (4) and a sensor device (26) for detecting wave fronts of incident test r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181738 | Acoustical sound proofing material with improved damping at select frequencies and methods for manufacturing same A laminated panel is provided including a first layer of material having external and internal surfaces; a second layer of material having external and internal surfaces; a layer of viscoelastic glue in contact with the internal surface of said first layer of materi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181417 | Acoustical sound proofing material and methods for manufacturing same An improved acoustical damping wall (ceiling or floor) or door material comprises a laminar structure having as an integral part thereof one or more layers of viscoelastic material which also functions as a glue and one or more constraining layers, such as metal, ce... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181139 | Multi-priority placement for configuring programmable logic devices In one embodiment of the invention, a computer-implemented method of configuring a programmable logic device (PLD) includes placing logical functions within logical resources of the PLD to implement a desired netlist; swapping the logical function of at least one lo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180735 | Managed file backup and restore at remote storage locations through multi-services gateway at user premises The disclosed examples of a system for providing and managing backup and restore services of one or more endpoint devices include at least one gateway device at a user premises and a service management center. The gateway device has a first interface for enabling bi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180141 | Wafer repair system A system for wafer repair, comprising an inspection tool being capable of extracting a wafer image of a semiconductor wafer; a direct-writing tool being capable of locally exposing the semiconductor wafer; and an information processing module configured to compare t... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180049 | Signature schemes using bilinear mappings Methods and systems are provided for generating and verifying signatures of digital messages communicated between signers and verifiers. Using bilinear mappings, such as Weil or Tate pairings, these methods and systems enable generation and verification of efficient... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179536 | Measurement of overlay offset in semiconductor processing A system for overlay offset measurement in semiconductor manufacturing including a radiation source, a detector, and a calculation unit. The radiation source is operable to irradiate an overlay offset measurement target. The detector is operable to detect a first re... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179529 | Alignment systems and methods Method and systems for aligning a first component with a second component are disclosed. For example, a first component may be aligned with a second component during an assembly process, with a first camera used to facilitate the viewing of one or more alignment fea... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179516 | Protective layer on objective lens for liquid immersion lithography applications Disclosed is an objective lens adapted for use in liquid immersion photolithography and a method for making such a lens. In one example, the objective lens has multiple lens elements, one of which includes a transparent substrate and a layer of protective coating (P... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179312 | Precise absolute time transfer from a satellite system Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for obtaining a precise absolute time using a satellite system. The precise absolute time may be used, for example, as an aid for positioning systems including navigation in attenuated or jammed e... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179149 | Electromagnetic fence A system and method can use a transmission line to remotely detect border violations. For example, the transmission line can be configured to use time domain reflectometry to determine when a person and/or object crosses a border. The border can be the border of a c... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178980 | Bond pad structure A bonding pad structure is provided that includes two conductive layers and a connective layer interposing the two conductive layers. The connective layer includes a contiguous, conductive structure. In an embodiment, the contiguous conductive structure is a solid l... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178970 | Strong interconnection post geometry A flip-chip packaging assembly and integrated circuit device are disclosed. An exemplary flip-chip packaging assembly includes a first substrate; a second substrate; and joint structures disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each joint struc... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178422 | Method of measurement in semiconductor fabrication Provided is a method of fabricating a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a device substrate having a front side and a back side, the device substrate having a first refractive index, forming an embedded target over the front side of the device subst... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178289 | System and method for photolithography in semiconductor manufacturing A method for producing a pattern on a substrate includes providing at least one exposure of the pattern onto a layer of the substrate by a higher-precision lithography mechanism and providing at least one exposure of the pattern onto a layer of the substrate by a lo... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178287 | Photoresist composition and method of forming a resist pattern A resist material utilized in photolithography patterning includes a first material, and a second material dispersed in the first material. The second material is capable of diffusing to a top surface of the resist material, and has an etch rate different from that ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178280 | Self-contained proximity effect correction inspiration for advanced lithography (special) A lithography method is disclosed. An exemplary lithography method includes providing an energy sensitive resist material on a substrate; providing a desired pattern; performing a lithography process on the substrate, wherein the lithography process includes exposin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177787 | Disposable battery pack for a surgical drill; and method A surgical procedure is disclosed utilizing a cordless surgical handpiece powered from a sterile battery pack that contains a battery in condition for immediate use without further charging or sterilization. The battery chemistry is based upon lithium/manganese diox... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176897 | Electronic pressure regulator The invention includes a very fast voice coil actuator, in the range of 2-5 millisecond full stroke response with high force, a circuit board located in the enclosure, a pressure sensor sensing pressure internal to the system which in the preferred embodiment is loc... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659444 | Chair shell | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175007 | Call priority based on audio stream analysis A method and system of prioritizing calls based on audio stream analysis includes receiving a plurality of calls, wherein each call comprises an audio stream. The audio stream associated with one of the calls is analyzed for pre-determined audio characteristics. The... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173911 | Electronic package The present invention relates to a device package, such as an electronic system package, that is suitable for use in harsh military or commercial environments. The package components, including a base enclosure and mating cover, comprise a series of interconnected e... | 05/08/2012 |
