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| 8164302 | System for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of automatic vehicles A service station facility for replenishing various motivational energy sources onboard different types of automotive vehicles is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the service station facility includes a rack, replaceable fuel tanks, a service module, and an elec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160187 | Systems and methods for canceling crosstalk from digital multi-tone (DMT) signals The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for cancelling crosstalk. A multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has a plurality of receivers, which are capable of exchan... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8130673 | Systems and methods for using predefined network addresses in wireless sensor networks The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for using predefined network addresses in wireless sensor networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a system comprises a first node and a plurality of nodes defining a wireless sensor network. The wireles... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8105062 | Systems and methods for bladderless tire curing A system for curing tires that does not require a traditional bladder is described. The system disclosed has top and bottom assembly rings that are coupled to modified mold rings. The bottom assembly ring has a curing medium delivery system, which has ports and a di... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8082277 | Systems and methods for generating technical documents Systems and methods for generating technical documents are provided. An exemplary embodiment of one such system includes a server computer system for generating technical documents having a database for storing information needed to generate technical documents, and... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081590 | Systems and methods for controlling sleep states of network nodes The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for controlling nodes in a communication network, such as a wireless sensor network. In one exemplary embodiment, a node, referred to herein as a “coordinator node,” controls the operation of variou... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8068559 | Pulse width modulation (PWM) clock and data receiver and method for recovering information from received data signals The present disclosure generally relates to pulse width modulation (PWM) clock and data receivers and methods for recovering data and timing information from received signals. A PWM clock and data receiver in one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure has co... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8053245 | System and method for detecting biochemicals using hydrated substrates based on liquid crystal polymers A system for detecting biomaterials that are suspected to be present in a medium that contains multiple materials. A hydrated substrate has water molecules entrapped within molecular spaces between polymeric chains of the substrate. The hydrated substrate also has d... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8035491 | Systems and methods for communicating messages in wireless networks The present invention generally pertains to systems and methods for communicating messages in wireless networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a wireless sensor network has a first node and a second node. The second node is configured to wirelessly transmit a message... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8027461 | Systems and methods for splitting telecommunication signals with reduced noise A telecommunication system has a telecommunication line for communicating a combined signal and a splitter that is coupled to the telecommunication line. The splitter has a high-pass filter, a low-pass filter, and a current limiter. The high-pass filter is configure... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8009437 | Wireless communication modules The present disclosure generally pertains to wireless communication modules that can be used for enabling wireless communication in various applications. A wireless communication module in accordance with one embodiment may be interfaced with other devices, such as ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7992117 | System and method for designing a common centroid layout for an integrated circuit An exemplary common centroid layout design system receives various inputs about an integrated circuit (IC) design. Based on such inputs, the system calculates a common centroid unit, which represents an array of segments of each device in the IC design. The number o... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7978717 | Systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing power consumption in communication networks. In one exemplary embodiment, a system includes a leader node in communication with a plurality of follower nodes. The leader node causes the lea... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7970871 | Systems and methods for dynamically configuring node behavior in a sensor network The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for controlling sensor networks. A sensor network has a plurality of sensor nodes, which have sensors for monitoring operational parameters of devices within an application-specific system. A wireless ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7958467 | Deterministic system and method for generating wiring layouts for integrated circuits The present disclosure generally pertains to automatic wiring systems and methods for generating wiring layouts for integrated circuits. In one exemplary embodiment, a wiring router ensures that the wiring for multiple device segments is matched. That is, the wiring... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7928835 | Systems and methods for drug compliance monitoring The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for drug compliance monitoring. A drug compliance monitoring system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a portable drug containment unit, which has a drug co... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926296 | Phase change material for temperature control and material storage A phase change material comprising a mixture of water and deuterium oxide is described, wherein the mole fraction of deuterium oxide is selected so that the mixture has a selected phase change temperature within a range between 0° C. and 4° C. The mixture is place... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7906324 | Apparatus and method for incubating cell cultures A portable, self-contained incubation apparatus has a cell container in which a cell culture can grow. The cell container resides on a base along with other components that maintain the environmental conditions inside of the container within a desired range. The sel... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7869490 | Repeater for regenerating spectrally compatible signals along a telecommunication line A repeater for regenerating signals communicated along a telecommunication line uses a constellation providing a sufficiently high constellation density to ensure that regenerated signals are spectrally compatible. In one exemplary embodiment, such a repeater is con... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861002 | Network router that efficiently switches between a primary data path and a backup data path A network router initially communicates over a primary data path. Upon detection of an error condition associated with the primary data path, the network router initiates a layer 2 switch such that the communication occurring over the primary data path is switched t... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7852820 | Systems and methods for reducing data collisions in wireless network communications The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for reducing data collisions in wireless networks. In one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a node of a wireless network monitors traffic from at least one foreign network. The node attemp... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7831521 | Method and system relating to a multi-lateral trade engine for payment transactions In one embodiment of the present invention a method to allow a consumer to direct payments to be made via one or more payment vehicles of choice is provided. In another embodiment of the present invention a system to allow a consumer to direct payments to be made vi... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7821758 | Systems and methods for reducing intermodulation distortion Protection circuits for protecting equipment connected to a telecommunication wire pair is disclosed. A protection circuit in one embodiment utilizes a series arrangement of solid state protectors wherein at least some of the solid state protectors are biased. The p... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7810197 | Illuminated cable ramp Cable ramps are illuminated in an effort to increase awareness of the ramp thereby decreasing the risk of a person tripping or entanglement with the ramp. Light sources (e.g., light emitting diodes) are placed at various locations on a cable ramp and illuminate the ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809076 | Adaptive interference canceling system and method A communication system adaptively cancels noise and/or interference from signals communicated through a communication channel, such as signals communicated by a telecommunication network. The system, based on a common mode signal of a received signal, generates an e... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7773744 | System and method for terminating sealing current A sealing current system for a subscriber line that comprises a power source coupled to a first end of the subscriber line configured to apply a voltage to the subscriber line. The sealing current termination circuit coupled to a second end of the subscriber line co... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7760624 | Network access device and method for protecting subscriber line communications A network access device comprises a first line card, a second line card, and logic. The first line card has a first transceiver coupled to a first subscriber line, and the second line card has a second transceiver coupled to a second subscriber line. The logic is co... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742505 | Systems and methods for enabling clock signal synchronization An interworking function (IWF) is coupled to a switch of a packet network and communicates with the network switch based on an Ethernet clock signal or some other type of clock signal. A primary reference clock (PRC) of the network generates a PRC signal, and a timi... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7701689 | Protector block assembly for providing surge protection in telecommunication systems A protector block assembly interfaces a plurality of subscriber lines to communication equipment, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) modems. The assembly has a protector block into which surge protection modules are plugged. Each surge protection module limits th... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7697408 | Data communication system and method capable of limiting effects of crosstalk by adjusting transceiver power levels A system for adjusting transmission power levels of transceivers in order to reduce crosstalk utilizes a transmitter and logic. The transmitter is configured to transmit signals to a customer transceiver over a first communication connection that is bound within a b... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693385 | Workstation for fiber optic splicer A portable workstation for splicing fiber optics has slots that slip over a side of a bucket of an aerial bucket truck. The slots provide for a secure attachment of the workstation to the bucket. The workstation has hand slots so that the workstation is easily manip... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693090 | Systems and methods for discovering PME bonding groups The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for discovering PME bonding groups. In one exemplary embodiment, a plurality of communication links are terminated by physical medium entities (PMEs). In this regard, each link is terminated at one end... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7672367 | System and method for selecting data rates of initialization signals A system includes a transceiver for communicating over a telecommunication line that is coupled to the transceiver. The transceiver comprises logic configured to measure attenuation of at least one signal transmitted across the telecommunication line. The logic is f... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661959 | Interior design system and method An interior design system of the present disclosure can comprise a user interface configured to display a plurality of interior design components. The system may further comprise logic configured to receive a user selection of one of the components and display the s... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7634032 | System and method for detecting non-linear distortion of signals communicated across telecommunication lines A system for detecting non-linear distortion comprises an error detector and logic. The error detector is configured to estimate signal errors associated with signals communicated across a telecommunication line. The logic is configured to track the signal errors an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632039 | Methods for compensating beach erosion In accordance with at least one methodology of the present disclosure, an excavating machine (e.g., excavator, backhoe, bulldozer, etc.) moves an excavating apparatus (e.g., a bucket, blade, etc.) such that the excavating apparatus skims the underwater surface of a ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7609817 | Termination circuit for network interface unit A network interface unit has an interface coupled to a first transmit line and a first receive line, and the interface is configured to receive a signal from the first receive line. The network interface unit further has circuitry operable in a test mode and a data ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 6453636 | Method and apparatus for increasing the capacity and stability of a single-pole tower A support structure for use with an existing single pole tower. The single pole tower has a pole anchored to a foundation and supports a first load. The support structure has a number of sleeves surrounding the pole. A first one of the sleeves is anchored... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6385730 | System and method for restricting unauthorized access to a database A secure client/server system provides remote access to a database system without allowing unauthorized users to access data stored within the database system. A client computer (client) establishes communication with server computer (server) and transmit... | 05/07/2002 |
