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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7386854 | Computer system for detecting object updates A computer system is used to run one or more programs. It includes a memory having at least a first heap and a second heap in which objects are stored, with a first object being stored on the first heap. A write barrier is provided for detecting that said the first ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383054 | Apparatus of public land mobile network selection and method of the same A method and an apparatus for selecting a public land mobile network (PLMN) for a mobile station are provided. The method and the apparatus according to this invention use the first and the second system information included in the broadcasting information broadcast... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380009 | Method, system and program product for delayed disconnection of a client from a server When a request for a web page is received on a server from a client, the web page is returned to the client with a client program (e.g., an applet) and a program tag. The program tag specifies a session identifier corresponding to the client. Once the web page is lo... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379400 | Method and apparatus of accessing BCA data An optical data recording/reproducing system comprises a data slicer and a data extractor, wherein the data slicer receives the analog RF signal from the identification area and generates a digital mask signal and a digital pulse signal, and the reference clock gene... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373310 | Workflow system matrix organization search engine A rule-based search engine is used in conjunction with an automated network-based workflow system (which in turn is interfaced with an organizational database) to efficiently determine service routing requests from users/clients. The search engine employs search tec... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7355508 | System and method for monitoring an area An improved system for monitoring an area, and in particular a public area such as a passenger area of a vehicle. Various types of sensing devices and analysis solutions are incorporated and the results combined to enable the monitoring system to operate in an intel... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348606 | Nitride-based heterostructure devices A method of producing nitride based heterostructure devices by using a quaternary layer comprised of AlInGaN. The quaternary layer may be used in conjunction with a ternary layer in varying thicknesses and compositions that independently adjust polarization charges ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7346910 | Administration of groups of computer programs, data processing systems, or system resources Provided are a computer program, method and system providing simplified administration of groups of computer programs. Command target qualifiers are defined which enable a command to be targeted at either an individual computer program or all members of a group of c... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334895 | Method, system and device for detecting ocular dysfunctions A method, system and device for detecting an ocular dysfunction with optic neuropathy, such as the glaucoma group of diseases. More particularly, one eye is exposed to a series of flashes, and the resulting pupillary reflexes of both eyes are measured. The pupillary... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332313 | Electrical wounding assay for cells in vitro A method and system for electrically wounding and/or monitoring cell activity in vitro. The invention comprises methods and systems for wounding and/or monitoring cells that place a cell culture on a well that has an exposed electrode. The cell culture can then be w... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321109 | Characteristic and/or use-based electromagnetic radiation generation Method and system for generating electromagnetic radiation wherein one or more attributes of the electromagnetic radiation are adjusted based on a characteristic of the object being illuminated. The object characteristic can be obtained based on a sensed property of... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7315871 | Method, system and program product for interning invariant data objects in dynamic space constrained systems Under the present invention, a hierarchical tree and corresponding Least Recently Used (LRU) list are provided. Both include a predetermined quantity of nodes that are associated with invariant data objects. The nodes of the tree typically include a set of pointers ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7298548 | Multi-directional viewing and imaging A solution for directing electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light, from multiple fields of view in differing directions to a single view point is provided. The radiation received from one or more fields of view is directed onto a first reflective surface, th... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7286247 | Assessment and optimization for metrology instrument including uncertainty of total measurement uncertainty Methods and related program product for assessing and optimizing metrology instruments by determining a total measurement uncertainty (TMU) based on precision and accuracy. The TMU is calculated based on a linear regression analysis and removing a reference measurin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284077 | Peripheral interface system having dedicated communication channels A peripheral interface device that is adaptable into a computer system and which provides a communication interface for a plurality of external devices. The peripheral interface device comprises: a plurality of transfer control logic (TCL) modules, wherein each TCL ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7278565 | Box flap locking system The invention provides a foldable box design having a box flap locking system, comprising: a first flap having an edge with a generally trapezoidal shaped tab cut therein, wherein said generally trapezoidal shaped tab is defined by two inwardly projecting grooves; a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278107 | Method, system and program product for managing windows in a network-based collaborative meeting Under the present invention, a source meeting partner can select a target application for sharing with one ore more destination meeting partners during a collaborative meeting. Upon selection of the target application, a portion of a meeting application window will ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271681 | Clearance hole size adjustment for impedance control in multilayer electronic packaging and printed circuit boards The present invention provides a technique for adjusting the size of clearance holes for impedance control in multilayer electronic packaging and printed circuit boards. The method comprises: providing parameters for a structure having a clearance hole and at least ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268632 | Structure and method for providing gate leakage isolation locally within analog circuits A loop filter for a phase-locked-loop is provided, comprising a set of capacitor banks coupled in parallel to form the loop filter, and a detection circuit for identifying and isolating defective capacitor banks. A method for providing a loop filter for a phase-lock... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268375 | Inverted nitride-based semiconductor structure A nitride-based semiconductor structure is provided. The structure includes an active layer that comprises an inverted quantum well structure that includes Indium and Nitrogen. The structure can be used to create a field effect transistor. In this case, the active l... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265010 | High performance vertical PNP transistor method The invention includes a method and resulting structure for fabricating high performance vertical NPN and PNP transistors for use in BiCMOS devices. The resulting high performance vertical PNP transistor includes an emitter region including silicon and germanium, an... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248946 | Inverter control methodology for distributed generation sources connected to a utility grid The present invention provides an improved control methodology for maximum power point tracking (MPPT), anti-islanding, and output current regulation for distributed generation sources connected to a utility grid. The control includes enhancements for MPPT and regul... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245121 | Device and method for determining the path of a target The invention relates to a device for determining the path of an in particular metallic target, with at least two detection devices so positioned along a path to be monitored that the sensitivity curves of immediately adjacent detection devices at least partly overl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7193534 | Apparatus and method for improving resolution of optical encoder The invention provides an interpolation apparatus for improving the resolution of an optical encoder. The optical encoder outputs an encoding signal, and the encoding signal corresponds to a first resolution. The interpolation apparatus comprises a comparing circuit... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7170299 | Electronic fuse blow mimic and methods for adjusting electronic fuse blow A system, method and program product for adjusting an environmental variable of a fuse blow of an electronic fuse are disclosed. A mimic NFET is coupled to a fuse blow source voltage line, a fuse blow gate voltage line, and a chip ground in the same manner as the el... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171391 | Custom pricing system and method The invention provides a computerized system and method for calculating a custom die price. Specifically, the invention provides an interface for designating base parameters and custom parameters. A reference die is synthetically created based on a design methodolog... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165054 | Custom electronic learning system and method A system and method for generating a custom learning object. The system and method generate the custom learning object based on a knowledge object and a set of user characteristics for a user. In one embodiment, the knowledge object is converted to a set of knowledg... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7141830 | Semiconductor light emitting device and method of making the same The invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device and the method of making it. The semiconductor light emitting device, according to the invention, includes an undoped InxGAyAl2N film, as an Ohmic layer, formed between a t... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7123589 | Method for determining the delay and jitter in communication between objects in a connected network Methods which determine network performance by determining not only the transit delay between nodes in a network but also the variance, or jitter, of such transit delays. A common node, usually a network management computer (NMC), sends out a signal to a first node ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107435 | System and method for using hardware assist functions to process multiple arbitrary sized data elements in a register A system and method for processing multiple arbitrary sized data elements in a register. A method of the invention comprises the steps of: creating a mask register that defines a set of arbitrary sized segments for a register; storing a plurality of arbitrary sized ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095519 | System, method and recordable medium for uploading documents over a network This invention relates to a system and method to upload and recover print jobs over a network. A client sends to a server a request for a specific document to be uploaded for transfer across a network. The sever creates an object to identify and process the request.... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086896 | Expandable standoff connector with slit collar and related method An expanding standoff connector is disclosed including a collar having a slit through a wall of the collar, a tapered interior surface and an exterior surface configured to engage an interior of a mounting opening of the circuit board. A fastener including a threade... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071099 | Forming of local and global wiring for semiconductor product Methods of forming different back-end-of-line (BEOL) wiring for different circuits on the same semiconductor product, i.e., wafer or chip, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes simultaneously generating BEOL wiring over a first circuit using a dual d... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047511 | Electronic circuit design A method, system, program product and database for electronic circuit design configured to reduce data storage and computer resource requirements. The invention is binary based and leverages the redundancy of features in most electronic circuit designs by using temp... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039644 | Problem determination method, system and program product A problem determination method, system and program product are provided. Specifically, the present invention identifies problems with software programs by inserting compiled problem determination probes into program classes while the computer system on which the pro... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037798 | Bipolar transistor structure with self-aligned raised extrinsic base and methods The invention includes methods of fabricating a bipolar transistor that adds a silicon germanium (SiGe) layer or a third insulator layer of, e.g., high pressure oxide (HIPOX), atop an emitter cap adjacent the intrinsic base prior to forming a link-up layer. This add... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028224 | Network router having an internal automated backup A network router having an internal automated backup is provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a network router having at least one primary port facility, a switched fabric, and a backup card array. When a router card connected to a primary port faci... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021905 | Fluid pump/generator with integrated motor and related stator and rotor and method of pumping fluid A fluid pump integrated with a motor, a fluid pump/generator device, a rotor for a fluid pump/generator device, a stator for a fluid pump/generator device and a method for pumping fluid are disclosed. Specifically, a fluid pump includes a motor rotor having a plural... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014116 | Price verification method, device and program product The price verification device typically includes a barcode scanner, an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader and an optional key pad. To verify a price for an item, a user such as a consumer will scan a barcode printed on a label associated with the item using ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007278 | Accessing legacy applications from the Internet Interactive legacy applications can be run from a network, such as the Internet, without requiring any code changes in the application. Typically, legacy applications are critical to a business, are self-contained on the computer, have mixed business and user interf... | 02/28/2006 |
