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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7116737 | Apparatus for signaling that a predetermined time value has elapsed The present invention provides an apparatus for signaling that a predetermined time value has elapsed, having a device for acquiring and storing the amplitude value of a clock signal at an acquisition instant in the temporal profile of the clock signal. A device is ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7113581 | Methods and systems for providing dynamic routing key registration Disclosed is a communications network element that is capable of routing signaling messages and includes a dynamic routing key registration feature which allows Internet protocol (IP) nodes to automatically register/de-register and subsequently direct traffic toward... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110780 | Methods and systems for automatically bypassing short message service center for short message service (SMS) messages destined for predetermined short message peer-to-peer (SMPP) destinations Methods and systems for automatically bypassing a short message service center for short message service (SMS) messages destined for predetermined SMPP destinations are disclosed. A signal transfer point may receive SMS messages that are global title addressed to a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099964 | High speed processor High speed processor having a data processing unit (13) for processing data, a data memory (20) which is connected to the data processing unit via a data bus (10) and can be addressed by the data processing unit (13) via a data memory add... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7078515 | Sodium-channel alpha1-subunit and their polypeptides and their treatment of generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus The mutations D188V, V1353L, I1656M in the neuronal gene sodium-channel alpha1-subunit, SCN1A, are disclosed. The methods of using their associated polypeptides for treating sodium channel dysfunction disorders including generalized epilepsy are also disclosed. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7057086 | Therapeutic methods employing PAI-1 inhibitors and transgenic non-human animal for screening candidate PAI-1 inhibitors A method of testing a candidate composition for PAI-1 inhibition activity is disclosed. The method includes the steps of obtaining a transgenic non-human warm blooded vertebrate animal having incorporated into its genome a PAI-1 gene encoding a biologically active P... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052936 | Use of polybenzoxazoles (PBOS) for adhesion The present invention describes the use of polybenzoxazoles (PBOs) for adhesively bonding articles or materials, especially components used in the semiconductor industry, such as chips and wafers, a process for adhesively bonding materials, especially chips and wafe... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7043197 | Telecommunication system for the bidirectional transmission of data and voice signals Telecommunication system for bidirectional transmission of data and voice signals with a data network (2), which is connected via a satellite data transmission link (6, 5, 8) for bidirectional data signal transmission to at least one satellite device (... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041294 | Substantially non-toxic biologically active mucosal adjuvants in vertebrate subjects A method of eliciting an immune response against an antigen in a vertebrate subject, the method comprising the steps of providing an antigen-adjuvant composition comprising the antigen and a substantially non-toxic adjuvant molecule having biological activity in muc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7034695 | Large area position/proximity correction device with alarms using (D)GPS technology A collar to be worn on an object or a large or small animal has been designed incorporating (D)GPS technology. The operation of the device includes programming the three dimensional boundary into the memory of the device and simply installing the collar on the anima... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035387 | Methods and systems for detecting and mitigating intrusion events in a communications network Methods and systems for detecting intrusion events, such as war dialing events are disclosed. According to one method, signaling messages associated with calls being made or attempted in a telecommunications network are analyzed. Based on the signaling messages, it ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035317 | Single-user decoder metrics for subtractive interference cancellation detectors in code-division multiple-access (CDMA) communication systems with time dependence variance residual multiple-access interference (RMAI) Improved branch metrics for Viterbi decoders in CDMA systems take into account the time dependency of the variance of the multiple access interference in any user's signal after the single-user detector, and the time dependency of the residual multiple access interf... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035239 | Methods and systems for routing messages in a communications network A flexible routing node for re-directing signaling messages in a communications network is disclosed. Re-direction or re-routing of signaling message packets is accomplished through the use of a range or block-based database in conjunction with an exception-based da... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028399 | Wiring process The present invention provides a process for wiring electrical contact sites, in particular on the surface of an electronic or microelectronic component, with the following steps: applying and patterning at least one dielectric on the component surface; currentlessl... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030017 | Method for the planarization of a semiconductor structure The invention relates to a method for the planarization of a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, in which several sub-structures (STI; AA; AA′; AA″;) are provided. said sub-structures (STI; AA; AA′; AA″,) having a first sub-structure (AA′) with... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021633 | Low friction fluid seal device with additive to rubber compound A fluid seal device for use in sealing an annular space between an internal surface of a cylinder and a member therein having an outer cylindrical surface and being formed at least in part from rubber. An oleamide additive is included in the rubber compound comprisi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021040 | Variable mulching system for a lawnmower A lawnmower is convertible between a bagging mode and a mulching mode. The convertible lawnmower includes a cutter housing having a discharge opening, an engine mount centrally positioned on the cutter housing, a prime mover supported on the engine mount, a rotary m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022319 | Vectors carrying therapeutic genes encoding antimicrobial peptides for gene therapy The present invention relates to recombinant vectors carrying sequences encoding naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides or derivatives thereof for the treatment of mammalian tumours and viral infections such as HIV infections and bacterial and fungal infections.... | 04/04/2006 |
| D518491 | Tiller blade | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020806 | Method for testing memory units to be tested and test device The invention provides a method for testing a memory unit (113) to be tested in a test device (100), the memory unit (113) to be tested being introduced into the test device (100), a first data register (102a–102N) ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012979 | Tone signal detection circuit for detecting tone signals Tone signal detection circuit for a receiving circuit for detecting at least one tone signal of predetermined tone signal frequency (fE) which is contained in a received analog input signal, comprising a reference signal generator (41) for generati... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7012843 | Device for driving a memory cell of a memory module by means of a charge store A device for driving a memory cell (601) of a memory module which can be operated with an external voltage (VEXT) and an operating frequency (fCLK), whereas the memory cell (601) has a capacitance (600) for storing charges ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010120 | Method for adjusting a ringing signal current in a subscriber line and circuit arrangement The invention creates a method for adjusting a ringing signal current in a subscriber line (106), a ringing signal generator (114) which generates the ringing signal being connected with one end of the subscriber line (106) and at least one subs... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004620 | Method and system for conservative evaluation, validation and monitoring of thermal processing A method of generating a temperature measurement for a batch or a continuous stream of material. The method includes providing a particle having a signal that changes at a pre-determined temperature; inserting the particle into the batch or continuous stream; and de... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005072 | Method for removing phosphorus from waste lagoon effluent An apparatus and method for removing phosphorus from a wastewater effluent stream from a hog waste lagoon. The wastewater effluent is introduced to the bottom of an inverted cone-shaped continuous crystallizer including a fluidized bed of struvite therein. An effect... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7005895 | Driver circuit with frequency-dependent signal feedback Driver circuit for driving a useful signal having: (a) at least one amplifier circuit (3a, 3b) with low output impedance for the signal amplification of the useful signal; (b) a protection impedance (9a, 9b) re... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006560 | Digital modem Digital modem for data exchange between a data distribution unit (2) and at least one receiver (3, 4) which can be connected to the digital modem (1) with: a user-data forward signal path (17) for the transmission of user dat... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002988 | Methods and systems for communicating SS7 messages over packet-based network using transport adapter layer interface A transport adapter layer interface (TALI) includes messages, processes, and packet structures for sending and receiving SS7 information over a stream-oriented connection, such as a TCP/IP connection. For example, the TALI interface includes test messages for testin... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002404 | Tuning circuit for a filter The invention relates to a tuning circuit for tuning a filter stage, which has an RC element (1) with an RC time constant (τ), with the RC time constant (τ) being the product of the resistance of a resistor (R1) in the RC element (1) and the c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003422 | Method for connecting test bench elements and shell device The invention provides a method for connecting test bench elements (102a–102f), and a shell device, a test bench element shell (201) partially or completely surrounding a circuit unit (101) to be verified, so that test ben... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999292 | Active protection device for low voltage circuits in items of low voltage equipment The invention establishes a method and a device for supplying external circuit units with an overvoltage (101), present on a high voltage circuit (100), in which connected items of low voltage equipment (116) are protected from damage due to the... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998251 | Nanoporous membrane reactor for miniaturized reactions and enhanced reaction kinetics Reactors and methods for miniaturized reactions having enhanced reaction kinetics. In particular the subject matter is directed to chemical and biological reactions conducted in a nanoporous membrane environment. The subject matter contemplates methods for modifying... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994782 | Apparatus for removing phosphorus from waste lagoon effluent An apparatus and method for removing phosphorus from a wastewater effluent stream from a hog waste lagoon. The wastewater effluent is introduced to the bottom of an inverted cone-shaped continuous crystallizer including a fluidized bed of struvite therein. An effect... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993038 | Methods and systems for automatically provisioning address translation information in a mobile services node address translation database An auto-provisioning routing node including a mobile services node network address translation database and an auto-provisioning function for automatically provisioning the database is disclosed. The auto-provisioning routing node receives signaling messages that re... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993392 | Miniaturized high-density multichannel electrode array for long-term neuronal recordings A high-density multichannel microwire electrode array is disclosed. The array can comprise a variable number of electrodes. A method of assembling the array is further disclosed. Additionally, a plurality of devices employing the array are disclosed, including an in... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990793 | Variable mulching system for a lawnmower A lawnmower is convertible between a bagging mode and a mulching mode. The convertible lawnmower includes a cutter housing having a discharge opening, an engine mount centrally positioned on the cutter housing, a prime mover supported on the engine mount, a rotary m... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6989234 | Method and apparatus for non-contact electrostatic actuation of droplets An apparatus for actuating a droplet comprises a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, a conductive elongate element, and a voltage source. The first conductive layer comprises a first hydrophobic surface. The second conductive layer comprises a hydroph... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990347 | Methods and systems for mobile application part (MAP) screening Methods and systems for mobile application part (MAP) screening include a signaling gateway having a MAP screening module. The MAP screening module includes a MAP screening process and a signalling connection control part (SCCP) screening process. The SCCP screening... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990089 | Methods and systems for routing messages in a radio access network Methods and systems for routing messages between a core network and a radio network controller are provided. A radio access network gateway translates messages from an ATM-based protocol to a non-ATM-based protocol, such as the stream control transmission protocol a... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6987849 | Method and systems for intelligent signaling router-based surveillance Methods and systems for intelligent signaling-router-based surveillance are disclosed. A surveillance and signaling router receives call signaling messages, identifies call signaling messages associated with users under surveillance and determines a surveillance typ... | 01/17/2006 |
