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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176487 | Client partition scheduling and prioritization of service partition work A method in a data processing system is provided for processing a service request of a client partition. The method includes: obtaining by a service partition of the data processing system the service request from the client partition, wherein both the client and se... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171236 | Managing migration of a shared memory logical partition from a source system to a target system Migration management is provided for a shared memory logical partition migrating from a source system to a target system. The management approach includes managing migration of the logical partition from the source system to the target system by: transferring a port... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166254 | Hypervisor page fault processing in a shared memory partition data processing system Hypervisor page fault processing logic is provided for a shared memory partition data processing system. The logic, responsive to an executing virtual processor of the shared memory partition data processing system encountering a hypervisor page fault, allocates an ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8135921 | Automated paging device management in a shared memory partition data processing system Automated paging device management is provided for a shared memory partition data processing system. The automated approach includes managing a paging storage pool defined within one or more storage devices for holding logical memory pages external to physical memor... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8125154 | Automatic lamp detection method and optimal operation for fluorescent lamps There is provided a method that can detect the lamp type of fluorescent lamps and operate the lamp at the appropriate lamp power. The proposed method involves the classification of lamp characteristics of existing fluorescent lamps and the use of logic detection met... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8076610 | Laser punching machine Punching machine for the execution of holes on metal plates comprising a laser cutting head slidably supported by a pair of slides movable along a pair of Cartesian axes in a relatively restricted space with high velocities and accelerations. Movable balancing masse... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8027162 | Liquid-cooled electronics apparatus and methods of fabrication Liquid-cooled electronics apparatuses and methods are provided. The cooled electronics apparatuses include a liquid-cooled cold rail and an electronics subassembly. The liquid-cooled cold rail has a thermally conductive structure and a coolant-carrying channel exten... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020298 | Method of fabricating a heat exchanger with angled secondary fins extending from primary fins A method of fabricating a heat exchanger which includes: obtaining multiple coolant-carrying conduit sections, each having a non-circular cross-section, and first and second main surfaces; providing multiple primary folded fins secured to the conduit sections. Each ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011580 | Terminal including imaging assembly A terminal includes a housing, a touch screen, and an imaging assembly. The imaging assembly in one embodiment is disposed in the housing so that an imaging axis extends externally from the housing. The imaging assembly can be utilized for capture of images disposed... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002822 | Radiopaque coating for biomedical devices A medical device has a porous radiopaque coating that can withstand the high strains inherent in the use of such devices without delamination. A coating of Ta is applied to a medical device, such as a stent, by vapor deposition so that the thermomechanical propertie... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7939319 | Tool for the transfer and production of proteins using the pseudomonas type III secretion system The present invention provides a vector for expression of a chimeric protein which is the result of the fusion between the N-terminal end of ExoS of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and an amino acid sequence of interest, the N-terminal end of ExoS corresponding to the... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7923500 | Nanocomposites with controlled electrical properties A field grading material includes a field grading effective amount of a nanoparticle filler distributed in a polymeric matrix, and the nanoparticle filler is heterogeneously distributed in the polymeric matrix. ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7888057 | Immunological assay for plasmin-digested products of stabilized fibrin A method of immunologically analyzing plasmin-digested products of stabilized fibrin, characterized by using a combination of a monoclonal antibody (a) which does not react with stabilized fibrin, fibrinogen, and plasmin-digested products of fibrinogen, but reacts w... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887260 | Apparatus for positioning and damping tubes or pipelines A device for maintaining very long tubes or pipelines in position and damping same in relation to fixed support structures is inserted between a pipeline and a fixed support which can be used to position a plurality of pipelines. The device includes a cylindrical sl... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7803585 | Process for preparing 2-Hydroxy-4-Substituted Pyridines A process for preparing a 2-hydroxy-4-substituted pyridine compound using a microbiological method, a novel microorganism, and a novel compound are provided. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7780883 | Method and apparatus of producing fibrous aggregate A method of producing fibrous aggregate, comprising: a supplying and discharging step in which a fiberizable liquid is supplied from a means for storing a fiberizable liquid to a means for discharging a fiberizable liquid via a supplying pipe, and the fiberizable li... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7760630 | Input port routing circuit that performs output port filtering The filtering operations normally performed at the output port side of an Infiniband (or similar protocol) routing switch are performed in parallel at the input side to prevent data packets from being placed on a queue from which they would ordinarily ultimately be ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757129 | Generalized trace and log facility for first error data collection A generalized trace and log facility is employed to collect data, including data associated with the first occurrence of an error. The facility provides standardized application programming interfaces to be used to collect data, print the data, and forward the data ... | 07/13/2010 |
| D619757 | Lighting fixture column | 07/13/2010 |
| 7745638 | 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazole compounds and their use as cyclin dependent kinase and glycogen synthase kinase-3 modulators The invention provides compounds of the formula (0) or salts or tautomers or N-oxides or solvates thereof for use in the prophylaxis or treatment of disease states and conditions such as cancers mediated by cyclin-dependent kinase and glycogen synthase kinase-3.... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739557 | Method, system and program product for autonomous error recovery for memory devices An autonomous error recovery approach is provided for a memory device of a computing system. In response to a request for data, addressed data and associated control information of the memory device are tested for error. If error is detected, the contents of an addr... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7715215 | Control of an AC-to-DC power supply assembly fed by a three-phase AC source Control of an AC-to-DC power supply assembly fed by a three-phase AC source is provided by: determining whether the power supply assembly includes greater than three single-phase power regulators feeding a common load, with multiple regulators being connected in par... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7707360 | Detecting when to prefetch data and then prefetching data in parallel The decision to prefetch inodes is based upon the detecting of access patterns that would benefit from such a prefetch. Once the decision to prefetch is made, a plurality of inodes are prefetched in parallel. Further, the prefetching of inodes is paced, such that th... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7681073 | Arbitration system for redundant controllers, with output interlock and automatic switching capabilities An arbitration mechanism is provided for arbitrating between redundant controllers having outputs electrically connected together and provided as input to at least one device under control. The arbitration mechanism includes logic for automatically determining which... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7668831 | Assigning unique identification numbers to new user accounts and groups in a computing environment with multiple registries A method, system, and program storage device for creating a new user account or user group with a unique identification number in a computing environment having multiple user registries is provided. In response to receiving a command to create a new user account or ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7667965 | Acoustically absorptive anti-recirculation panel for one or more electronics racks of a data center An acoustically absorptive panel is provided configured to reside above multiple electronics racks disposed in a row within a data center. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to extend a height above the multiple electronics racks sufficient to at least ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7665013 | Error correction mechanisms in spreadsheet packages A spreadsheet package allows a base formula to be copied to at least one adjacent cell to form a referencing array. The package maintains a list of bound arrays, at least one cell of a bound array being referred to from a referencing array formula. If a formula with... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7660121 | System of facilitating cooling of electronics racks of a data center employing multiple cooling stations A cooling system and method are provided for cooling air exiting one or more electronics racks of a data center. The cooling system includes at least one cooling station separate and freestanding from at least one respective electronics rack of the data center, and ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7660109 | Apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics system Apparatus and method are provided for facilitating air-cooling of an electronics system employing a vapor-compression heat exchange system, and front and back covers. An evaporator housing of the heat exchange system is mounted to a system housing of the electronics... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7657347 | Temperature-based monitoring method and system for determining first and second fluid flow rates through a heat exchanger Monitoring method and system are provided for dynamically determining flow rate of a first fluid and a second fluid through a heat exchanger. The method includes: pre-characterizing the heat exchanger to generate pre-characterized correlation data correlating effect... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656660 | Airflow arresting apparatus and method for facilitating cooling of an electronics rack of a data center An airflow arresting apparatus is provided configured to reside above an electronics rack within a data center. The apparatus includes an airflow arrester and a track mechanism. The airflow arrester includes a collapsible panel sized and configured to reside above t... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7646768 | Re-mapping and interleaving transport packets of multiple transport streams for processing by a single transport demultiplexor Techniques are provided for re-mapping and interleaving transport packets of multiple transport streams for processing by a single transport demultiplexor. At least one PID re-map table is employed having re-map values indexed by n possible PID values of transport p... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646603 | Noise-reducing attachment apparatus for heat exchanger door of an electronics rack of a data center A noise-reducing attachment apparatus for a heat exchanger door is provided for facilitating attenuation of noise emanating from an electronics rack. The apparatus includes a frame structure configured to coupled to the heat exchanger door. The door includes in air ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7632383 | Vacuum sputtering cathode A vacuum sputtering cathode includes a target support having a cooler. The cathode includes a support base on which a frame is disposed. The frame defines at least one cavity for the circulation of a coolant. A membrane is disposed on top of the frame and the base, ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7630915 | Intellectual property management method and apparatus An intellectual property management facility for proactively creating, developing and managing an intellectual property portfolio includes: determining available resource capacity for an intellectual property activity in a tracking system; assigning technical attrib... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7630795 | Method and air-cooling unit with dynamic airflow and heat removal adjustability Method and air-cooling unit are provided for dynamically adjusting airflow rate through and heat removal rate of the air-cooling unit to facilitate cooling of one or more electronics racks of a data center. The air-cooling unit includes a housing, an air-moving devi... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7619901 | Integrated structures and fabrication methods thereof implementing a cell phone or other electronic system Circuit structures and methods of fabrication are provided for facilitating implementing a complete electronic system in a compact package. The circuit structure includes, in one embodiment, a chips-first multichip base layer with conductive structures extending the... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7618838 | Hybrid solar cells based on nanostructured semiconductors and organic materials A method for forming a photovoltaic cell which includes forming a nanostructured layer in a semiconductor material having a plurality of pores opening onto a surface, the plurality of pores having a depth greater than about 1 micron and a diameter between about 5 na... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7609519 | Coolant control unit and cooled electronics system employing the same A coolant control unit for a liquid cooled electronics system is provided, which includes an external coolant inlet and outlet for receiving and returning external coolant; an internal coolant loop for circulating coolant to the electronics system; a first and secon... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7596781 | Register-based instruction optimization for facilitating efficient emulation of an instruction stream A register-based instruction optimization is provided for facilitating efficient emulation of a target instruction stream. The optimization includes for at least one instruction in a frequently executed sequence of target instructions: confirming that at least one r... | 09/29/2009 |
