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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181066 | Service diagnostic engine and method and service management system employing the same A service management system and a method of performing service diagnostics. In one embodiment, the service management system includes: (1) a service description repository configured to contain service descriptions that define services in terms of end points that as... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175270 | Authentication loading control and information recapture in a UMTS network An authentication loading control feature enables a service provider to control the number of authentication procedures or percentage of time that authentication procedures are performed by a network element adapted to perform authentication procedures (e.g., a Serv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164087 | Organic semiconductor compositions with nanoparticles A composition, comprising a medium of organic molecules, a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in the medium, and a coating chemically bonded to a surface of the nanoparticles, wherein the composition is a semiconducting solid. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159218 | Microelectromechanical magnetometer with integrated electronics A method of manufacturing an apparatus 200 comprising forming an integrated magnetometer package 202. Forming an integrated magnetometer package 202 includes forming a movable part 215 from a MEM magnetometer substrate 210, and att... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8150998 | System and method for increasing optimal alternative network route convergence speed and border gateway router incorporating the same For use with a path vector routing protocol, a system and method for increasing alternative network route convergence speed and a border gateway router incorporating the system or the method. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a router information base (RIB... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145514 | Charging element capacity control in an IMS network Systems and methods are disclosed that allow an equipment vendor to monitor and detect overloads of IMS charging element equipment (e.g., the CCF or CDF) relative to certain vendor-specified thresholds and, responsive to detecting overloads, vendors may take action ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141471 | Initial strike-face layer for armor, a method of constructing an armor plate and armor The present invention provides an initial strike-face layer for armor, a method of constructing an armor plate and armor. In one embodiment, the initial strike-face layer includes a substantially planar surface having a relief pattern with raised or recessed structu... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140640 | Distributed services architecture through use of a dynamic service point map An information management system within a client/server based computer system is disclosed. The information management system manages information as to the dynamic locations and continuous changes relating to services offered within the computer system. The informat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140261 | Locating sensor nodes through correlations A method is provided for estimating distances between sensor nodes. The method includes receiving a temporal sequence of measurements of a selected local environmental condition from each of the sensor nodes. The method includes determining an amount of correlation ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138495 | Film stress management for MEMS through selective relaxation An apparatus comprising a microelectromechanical system. The microelectromechanical system includes a crystalline structural element having dislocations therein. For at least about 60 percent of adjacent pairs of the dislocations, direction vectors of the dislocatio... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131120 | Planar polarization splitter An apparatus comprising a planar optical structure that includes an input coupler, first and second planar waveguides and an output coupler, all on a planar substrate. The input coupler is configured to divide an incoming light into two input light beams. Each of th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8124444 | Method of doping organic semiconductors A method includes the steps of forming a contiguous semiconducting region and heating the region. The semiconducting region includes polyaromatic molecules. The heating raises the semiconducting region to a temperature above room temperature. The heating is performe... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8124423 | Method and apparatus for controlling the flow resistance of a fluid on nanostructured or microstructured surfaces A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein the flow resistance of a droplet disposed on a nanostructured or microstructured surface is controlled. A closed-cell feature is used in a way such that, when the pressure of at least a first fluid within one or more of th... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8106386 | Organic semiconductor compositions including plasticizers A composition, comprising a solid mixture of organic semiconductor molecules and plasticizer molecules. ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102584 | Enhanced optical readout scheme for a thermal imager employing a reconfigurable spatial light modulator An apparatus includes a reconfigurable spatial light modulator capable of spatially modulating an incident wavefront responsive to an image formed on the modulator. A light source is configured to direct a coherent illumination light beam towards the modulator such ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094460 | Orientation-tolerant land pattern and method of manufacturing the same A land pattern, a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) and a PCB incorporating a land pattern. In one embodiment, the land pattern includes: (1) a quadrilateral component outline area having diagonally opposed first and second corners and diagonally... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089880 | Network relay having dynamically selectable receive and transmit channel intervals and method of operating the same A network relay, a transmitter and methods of operating a network relay and transmitter. In one embodiment, the method of operating the network relay includes: (1) at a relay, receiving one or more symbols transmitted by a source in each of a first sequence of funda... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089407 | System and method for model-free position estimation and tracking A system for, and method of, position estimation of, or tracking, an object. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a map generator configured to create, without requiring a propagation model, a mean map for the region and (2) a measurement matching engine asso... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084116 | Surfaces physically transformable by environmental changes An apparatus includes a substrate having a top surface, a substantially regular array of raised structures located over the top surface, and a layer located on the top surface between the structures. Distal surfaces of the structures are farther from the top surface... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8078020 | Optical mode-converter structure An apparatus comprising an optical-mode-converter structure. The optical-mode-converter structure includes a tapered optical core on a planar substrate, an optical cladding layer covering the tapered optical core and a mode-expanding layer. The mode-expanding layer ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072688 | Method for calibrating a photo-tunable microlens A method that comprises returning a droplet of conducting liquid of a tunable liquid microlens to a calibration position. Returning the droplet includes applying a first set of voltages between the conducting liquid and a first set of electrodes to move the droplet ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059565 | System and method for identifying and calling a function of a service with respect to a subscriber and service management system employing the same Various systems and methods for identifying and calling functions to perform various tasks. One aspect provides a method of exposing a set of device-specific functions associated with a subscriber. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) identifying service desc... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8041782 | System of automated configuration of network subscribers for broadband communication The invention relates to a new system and method for process automation system that allows the conversion of a narrowband consumer Internet user into a broadband (e.g., DSL, ISDN, or Data over Cable) Internet user. In an alternative embodiment, the new system and me... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041158 | Multithickness layered electronic-photonic devices An apparatus comprising an electronic-photonic device. The device includes a planar substrate having a top layer on a middle layer, active electronic components and active photonic waveguide components. The active electronic components are located on first lateral r... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8027327 | Distributed scheduling in wireless networks with service differentiation An apparatus includes a first node configured to transmit both data frames and requests for channel reservations to a local contention neighborhood of a network. The first node is configured to compete with other nodes of the neighborhood for reservations to the cha... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8027250 | Channel information detector, a method of detecting channel information and a communications node incorporating the detector or method A channel information detector, a method of detecting channel information and a communications node is provided for general communications networks. In one embodiment, the channel information detector includes (1) an information retriever configured to extract data ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019846 | Remote activation of home devices Method for remote management of a home device (3), said method comprising: a connection step wherein the home device (3) connects to a remote walled garden home device management (WG_HDM) server (10); ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8018316 | Electroless plating production of nickel and cobalt structures A method comprising forming a structural element 115 on a surface 620 of a layer 510 via an electroless plating of nickel or cobalt 130 onto the surface, the layer being rigidly fixed to an underlying substrate 110. The method also... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012564 | Nanoparticle dispersions with low aggregation levels An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface and a dielectric layer comprising a distribution of particles. The layer is located over the surface and has a dielectric constant of seven or more. Each particle has a particle core and a polymer shell that is ch... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008116 | Branched phenylene-terminated thiophene oligomers A composition comprising a plurality of molecules. Each of the molecules has a core comprising at least one aromatic ring and at least three pendant arms chemically bonded to the core. The pendant arms comprise a phenylene-terminated thiophene oligomer. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998431 | Environmentally sensitive nanostructured surfaces An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface with a volume-tunable-material on the surface and fluid-support-structures over the surface and partially embedded in the volume-tunable-material. Each of said fluid-support-structures has at least one dimension o... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7974531 | System and method for generating a visual representation of a wavelength division multiplexing optical network and nodes thereof Systems for, and methods of, generating a visual representation of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical network and nodes thereof. In one embodiment, a system for generating a visual representation of multiple nodes of a WDM optical network includes: (1)... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7974276 | System and method for providing advanced calling features to a packet network-based communication device and packet network employing the same For use with a user communication device (UCD) that communicates over a packet network by alternately transmitting and receiving streams of associated continuous media communication data packets, systems and methods for providing call processing features, such as ca... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7960167 | Nanostructured surface for microparticle analysis and manipulation The present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a first mechanical structure having a first rigid surface, an area of the first rigid surface having a nanostructured surface. The apparatus also includes a second mechanical structure having a second rigid sur... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7952109 | Light-emitting crystal structures An apparatus comprising a structure comprising a group III-nitride and a junction between n-type and p-type group III-nitride therein, the structure having a pyramidal shape or a wedge shape. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7935437 | Reversibly-activated nanostructured battery A battery includes a plurality of closed cells disposed in a predetermined feature pattern on at least a first surface of an electrode. Each of the closed cells has an inner surface. The battery also includes a plurality of cell electrodes. Each of the cell electrod... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7919600 | Compositions that reversibly gel and de-gel A composition that comprises a first polymer having first functional groups attached as side-chains thereto. The composition further comprises a second polymer having second functional groups attached as side-chains thereto. The first and the second functional group... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7919349 | Photonic integration scheme Provided is an apparatus and method for manufacture thereof. The apparatus includes a passive optical waveguide structure and a photodiode detector structure. The structures are located on a substrate, and the photodiode detector is laterally proximate to the semico... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7895350 | N-way data stream splitter The invention relates to separating data from a data stream. More specifically the invention relates to pre-registering tags and destinations for data marked with the particular tag. The invention also relates to sending a data sub-stream to a destination according ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887241 | Multipurpose fiber-optic adapter and methods of manufacturing and using the same An adapter for receiving an optical fiber connector, such as an SC connector, and methods of manufacturing and using the adapter. In one embodiment, the adapter includes: (1) a fiber socket having cantilevered retaining arms, (2) a shell radially surrounding the fib... | 02/15/2011 |
