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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185960 | System and method for managing access to adapter features Methods and systems for managing access to a host bus adapter (“HBA”). One embodiment includes licensable features stored in a feature module of the HBA. A user can access the licensable features after gaining permission. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185715 | Method and system for managing metadata in storage virtualization environment Method and system for managing metadata for a plurality of storage platforms that provide virtualization services is provided. The method includes requesting a memory chunk for storing metadata; wherein a data processing agent operating in a storage platform request... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185664 | System and method to restore maximum payload size in a network adapter Method and system for managing a maximum payload size (MPS) between a host system and an adapter is provided. The method includes storing a host maximum payload size (MPS) value of the host system as an adapter MPS value for the adapter operationally coupled to the ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184577 | Method and apparatus for configuring a transport block size in a wireless communications system A method of setting a transport block size for a user equipment in a wireless communications system includes providing a combination table for being looked up to generate a parameter value according to a combination of a modulation scheme and a number of channelizat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182342 | Guitar shaped game controller with removable neck A guitar shaped game controller with a removable neck. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a game controller for a video game system in the shape of a guitar, including a body section generally in the shape of a body of a guitar, the body section including a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180961 | Method and system for revoking rights associated with I/O operations in storage systems A machine implemented process and system is provided. The process determines if any right granted to an entity for performing an I/O operation associated with a data container stored at a first storage volume is to be revoked. The right itself may be cached at the f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179913 | Method and apparatus of handling variable of RLC reset procedure during receiver-side-only re-establishment in wireless communications system A method of handling a variable of a Radio Link Control reset procedure during receiver-side-only re-establishment in a wireless communications system includes resetting a reset state variable, used for counting the number of times a RESET protocol data unit is sche... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659674 | Audio speaker | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172110 | Container for infusion liquids Containers for infusion liquids and methods for making the same are described herein. Aspects of an exemplary container include an extended hollow body, a standing bottom, collapsible side walls and a tapered shoulder region which transforms into a neck. Fold lines ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171853 | Projectile for delivering an incapacitating agent A projectile for delivering an incapacitating agent through a barrier includes a canister containing the agent and having a closure. The canister is retained in a holder to which is fixed a sleeve formed of a plurality of axial fingers configured to spread radially ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167660 | Connector assemblies for use with implantable medical devices Connector assemblies for use to concurrently transmit multiple signals or sources. The connector assemblies are generally formed by coupling a plurality of ring contacts, sealing rings, and spring contact elements together with at least one holding ring to form a co... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167273 | Spring-latched connection for torque transmitting shaft A winch is provided for taking or winding ropes, cables, and the like. The winch has a drum, a lower crown, a rope groove and an upper crown having a socket which has a fluted cavity. The fluted cavity is configured to cooperate with a pin of a winch handle, which w... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166260 | Method and system for managing inactive snapshot blocks Method and system are provided for managing inactive snapshot blocks. Information regarding inactive blocks is collected and placed in a queue. After the queue reaches a threshold number of inactive blocks, the inactive blocks are compressed and stored as a compress... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165066 | Method and apparatus for performing buffer status reporting A method for performing buffer status reporting (BSR) in a user equipment of a wireless communication system comprises forming a MAC PDU comprising a padding field with a size smaller than a first predefined value, selecting a first logic channel group from a plural... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162914 | Cap adapters for medicament vial and associated methods Cap adapters for a medicament vial configured to facilitate the transfer of liquid medicament from the vial and into a syringe. In one embodiment the cap adapter comprises a wall portion with a first lumen passing through it. A vial-engaging portion secures the cap ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160993 | System and methods for evaluating inferences of unknown attributes in a social network A method and system for determining a probability of inferring an unknown attribute value for an attribute of interest for a target node in a social network. The method comprises the steps of receiving as an input attribute values and link relationships for a plural... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160044 | Method of improving continuous packet connectivity in a wireless communications system and related apparatus In order to enhancing system efficiency of radio resource control, the present invention provides a method for a user equipment in a wireless communications system for improving functions of continuous packet connectivity. The method includes configuring a first HS-... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159965 | Method of comparing state variable or packet sequence number for a wireless communications system and related apparatus A method of comparing a state variable or a sequence number, hereinafter called SN, of a packet with modulus arithmetic for a receiving terminal of a wireless communications system includes determining an SN range of a receiving window and using a minimum SN of the ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155780 | System and method for automated generating of a cutting curve on a surface A computer-implemented method for the automated adjustment of the position of a cutting tool when cutting dental aligner material includes using a computer for generating digital data that define (a) a first cutting angle in a labial cutting area along a dynamic cut... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155022 | Method and system for controlling power consumption in network nodes Method and system a first network node communicating with a second network node using a plurality of network links grouped as a trunk is provided. The method includes determining a peak data transfer rate for the trunk during a monitoring duration; comparing the pea... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153881 | Disc jockey video game and controller A disc jockey music-based video game with a controller for the same. The disc jockey music-based video game presents instructive cues for manipulation of the controller and evaluates game player's performance based on the player's compliance with the instructive cue... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152696 | Exercise apparatus and methods An exercise apparatus including a video display. In certain embodiments the apparatus includes an integrated platform. Memory within the apparatus contains a library of instructional exercise programs, such as yoga, Pilates, body toning and stretching routines. The ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148621 | Scoring of free-form vocals for video game A music based video game in which a game player's singing performance is digitally sampled while the player performs a free-form vocal over a prerecorded musical composition. Aspects of the game player's free-form vocal performance are compared with predetermined cr... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147727 | Methods and systems for forming ophthalmic lens mold assemblies Methods and systems are provided for making an ophthalmic lens. The present methods and systems are effecting in coupling two mold sections together at two or more discrete regions. Embodiments of the methods and systems form a bore that extends completely through o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147298 | Apparatus for detaching, separating and collecting organic materials Apparatus for detaching, separating and collecting organic materials having different density; especially liver from fish entrails, which comprises a tank furnished with water or salt water and encasing a conveyor with carrier plates oriented across the direction of... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8135676 | Method and system for managing data in storage systems Method and system for incremental backup of data containers with fixed length records is provided. Initially, a backup application copies all stored data containers to create an initial backup container. A data structure corresponding to the first backup operation i... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134993 | Method and apparatus for polling transmission status in a wireless communication system A method for polling transmission status in a wireless communications system includes determining whether a buffer of a transmitter contains at least a packet that has been transmitted, has not been discarded, and has not yet been acknowledged when there is no packe... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132692 | Method of folding gloves and dispenser therefor A method of interfolding gloves including superposing finger portion of second glove adjacent finger portion of first glove, with second glove finger portion being disposed parallel and in a direction opposite the first glove finger portion, in a superjacent opposin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8132068 | Dual receiving window method and apparatus for automatic retransmission request A method for enhancing data transmission efficiency in a wireless communications system includes using a first receiving window and a second receiving window in a receiver side of an entity operating in Acknowledgement Mode, wherein the first receiving window provid... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130723 | Method and apparatus for improving reordering functionality in a wireless communications system A method for improving a reordering functionality in a wireless communications system comprises configuring a reset timer, utilized for controlling the reset of a reordering functionality of a protocol entity, reassembling all received protocol data units in the pro... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127194 | Method and apparatus for improving hybrid automatic repeat request operation in a wireless communications system In order to avoid unknown behavior of a user equipment, the present invention provides a method of improving Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request, known as HARQ, operation for a network in a wireless communications system. The method includes adding a HARQ information in... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126960 | Technique for effective organization and communication of information In a communication arrangement in accordance with the invention, a server is employed to collect and organize information for mobile device users according to the user profiles, e.g., personal profile, business profile, vacation profile, etc., which reflect differen... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123736 | Cap adapters for medicament vial and associated methods Cap adapters for a medicament vial configured to facilitate the transfer of liquid medicament from the vial and into a syringe. In one embodiment the cap adapter comprises a wall portion with a first lumen passing through it. A vial-engaging portion secures the cap ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121063 | Method and apparatus for handling timers during re-establishing receiving sides in a wireless communications system A communications device utilized in a wireless communications system has an RLC entity with a transmitting side and a receiving side. Handling timers during re-establishment of the receiving side includes only re-establishing the receiving side in the RLC entity of ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116311 | Method and system for tag arbitration in switches Method and system for a switch element is provided. The method includes (a) receiving a portion of a packet at a port of the switch element; (b) generating a tag based on an estimated packet size obtained from the portion of the packet; (c) sending the tag with the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116206 | Method and system for routing frames in a network A method for routing frames is provided. The method comprises: receiving a frame at a receive port segment of a port for a switch element; generating a tag based on information included in the frame, where the tag identifies a location where the frame is stored in t... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109095 | Method and an apparatus for producing and regulating electrical power A method of producing electrical power for delivery on an electrical power supply grid includes (a) providing a combined heat and power plant generating heat and electrical power from one or more of biomass, fossil fuel, and nuclear fuel; (b) providing a fuel produc... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107447 | Method and apparatus for handling control PDUs during re-establishment of transmitting sides in wireless communications systems A wireless communications system has a communications device, which has an RLC entity having a transmitting side and a receiving side. When re-establishing the transmitting side, to handle control PDUs, only the transmitting side in the RLC entity of the communicati... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106968 | System and method for pattern detection and camera calibration Detecting a pattern in an image by receiving the image of a pattern and storing the image in a memory, where the pattern is composed of shapes that have geometrical properties that are invariant under near projective transforms. In some embodiments the process detec... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102769 | Method and system for network communication A method and system for network communication is provided. The method for network communication comprises setting a data size for a network connection, wherein the data size represents an amount of network data a network adapter can send to a host system for the net... | 01/24/2012 |
