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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7085801 | Method and apparatus for printing web pages A method and apparatus in a data processing system for printing web pages. A request to print a web page is received. The web page is printed and each web page associated with the web page on selected levels below the web page. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7061500 | Direct-mapped texture caching with concise tags A graphics system architecture, in which condensed cache tags for texture are achieved by a remapping operation which exploits the relation between the level-of-detail parameter of mip mapping and the maximum resolution. ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6977649 | 3D graphics rendering with selective read suspend A system and method for increasing rendering efficiency in pipelined graphics systems. In the disclosed embodiments, reads of pixel information during the rendering of a primitive are suspend if the pixel information has not been updated by a previous primitive. In ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6942045 | Drilling with mixed tooth types A rotary-cutter Earth-penetrating bit in which a given track of bottom hole is attacked by inserts of two different types, e.g. chisel-shaped and pointed, wider and narrower, higher and shorter, and/or of different materials. The different types of inserts can both ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6873526 | Quiet “fan” A system and method for cooling by orchestrated movement of pistons to displace gases or fluids. The present invention uses a plurality of pistons which move in arranged patterns that force air through a channel in a single direction. The movement of air displaces h... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6853666 | Integrated grating-outcoupled surface-emitting lasers An electronic/photonic integrated circuit in which grating-outcoupled surface-emitting lasers are used both to provide external emission out of the plane of the chip (through gratings), and also to feed optical power into photonic waveguides parallel to the plane of... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6832236 | Method and system for implementing automatic filesystem growth monitor for production UNIX computer system A script is created which accurately monitors filesystem usage. Initially, a filesystem is identified to be monitored. Growth parameters for the particular filesystem are stipulated which, if exceeded, will result in notification to an administrator of the system. T... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6823376 | Method and system for capturing and storing system changes for application to multiple users and systems in a heterogeneous server environment A method and system for capturing and storing system changes for application to multiple users and systems in a heterogeneous server environment is provided. A data processing system is initialized for a capture of an initial state of the data processing system. The... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817761 | Scanning heat flow probe A scanning heat flow probe for making quantitative measurements of heat flow through a device under test is provided. In one embodiment the scanning heat flow probe includes an electric current conductor in a cantilever beam connected to a probe tip and coupled to t... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6816882 | System and method for automatically negotiating license agreements and installing arbitrary user-specified applications on application service providers A user contracts with an application service provider for hosting a needed application. By contracting with a service provider the user may interact with the application by using only a thin client rather than maintaining a thick client. The user rents an applicatio... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6810067 | Single mode grating-outcoupled surface emitting laser with broadband and narrow-band DBR reflectors A laser source is provided by the present invention, comprising a laser diode and has an active region with asymmetric distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) at either end to reflect light within the cavity, and an outcoupling grating in the center of the device, which... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6775427 | Laterally coupled wave guides A system capable of creating multiple beams of light using laterally coupled waveguides. Each beam is of a different central wavelength, capable of being generated on chip and coupled into a single fiber, and emitted from a single outcoupling grating (OCG). The pres... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6769026 | Method and system for accessing intelligent network service applications A system operating in the intelligent peripheral servers (IP) of an intelligent network, allowing a telephone user to access the service applications (SLPs) of the peripheral server it is connected to or other service applications (SLPs) located on a remote server (... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6760359 | Grating-outcoupled surface-emitting lasers with flared gain regions A laser system comprises a laser diode with an active region and reflectors at both ends. An outcoupling aperture is located between the reflectors to couple light out of the device through the surface. The gain region increases in width as it nears the outcoupling ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6760496 | Inline ferromagnetic-composite isolator and method An exemplary optical isolator, which may use a magnetic-composite material made of a ferromagnetic-composite, and method for making the same are provided. The optical isolator may include a core, a cladding, and a magnetic-composite material. The core is operable to... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6754700 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and adjusting bandwidth usage in a browser A method and apparatus in a data processing system for managing receipt of data by a browser through a communications interface. Responsive to a user input, a first rate at which data is received is reduced at the browser to a decreased rate. A determination is then... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6740600 | Enhanced interface thermoelectric coolers with all-metals tips A thermoelectric device with improved efficiency is provided. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric device includes a first thermoelement and a second thermoelement electrically coupled to the first thermoelement. An array of first tips are in close physical proximi... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6712258 | Integrated quantum cold point coolers A method for forming a thermoelement for a thermoelectric cooler is provided. In one embodiment a first substrate having a plurality of pointed tips separated by valleys wherein the substrate is covered by a metallic layer, portions of the metallic layer is covered ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6714575 | Optical modulator system A modulation technique for optical signals. A laser diode having an outcoupling grating in the waveguide between two reflectors is provided. A second waveguide is positioned next to the first waveguide. The first end of the second waveguide is optically connected to... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6704797 | Method and system for distributing image-based content on the internet The present invention protects images via a server-based policy that results in the selective distribution of one of multiple versions of an original image. The policy includes a set of one or more rules that each include given criteria. When a request fo... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6679625 | Scanning heat flow probe A scanning heat flow probe for making quantitative measurements of heat flow through a device under test is provided. In one embodiment the scanning heat flow probe includes an electric current conductor in a cantilever beam connected to a probe tip and c... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6658452 | Schemes for selecting and passing an application from an application provider to an application service provider A method and apparatus for use in a distributed data processing system for transferring an application. A user selection of an application at a first site is detected. Responsive to detecting the user selection of the application, location information for... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6613602 | Method and system for forming a thermoelement for a thermoelectric cooler A method and system for forming a thermoelement for a thermoelectric cooler is provided. In one embodiment a substrate having a plurality of pointed tips covered by a metallic layer is formed. Portions of the metallic layer are covered by an insulator and... | 09/02/2003 |
