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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6480918 | Lingering locks with fairness control for multi-node computer systems The processors in a multiprocessor computer system are grouped into nodes. The processors can request a lock, but the lock is granted to only one processor at any given time to provide exclusive processor access to the resource protected by the lock. When... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6418517 | Optimized function execution for a multiprocessor computer system A method for scheduling functions for execution immediately or later in time by the scheduling processor or another processor of a shared memory multiprocessor computer system such as a NUMA machine. Associated with each of the multiple processors is a da... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6300547 | Mandelvilla plant with double flower A new "Double Mandevilla" variety is characterized by double flowers which present an outer corolla and a ring of inner petaloids producing an enhanced decorative appearance for this evergreen vine-like climbing shrub.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6292282 | Time-wavelength multiple access optical communication systems and methods Methods and apparatus for optical communication are disclosed. An optical data stream is encoded to produce an optical data stream having a predetermined time-wavelength spectrum. Two or more encoded data streams are combined in a transmission medium (e.g... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289332 | Integrated message display system for a vehicle An integrated message system for a vehicle provides an extendable, prioritized message scheme. Using this scheme, the message system acts as a centralized message provider for variety of alerts and operating data originating throughout the vehicle. The me... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6286868 | Truck rail frame The present invention relates to vehicle frame rails, preferably of steel, which are formed with a web section which is not of a constant thickness. Preferably, the frame rail is formed by roll forming to produce the variable thickness, although other tec... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6287835 | Transacylases of the paclitaxel biosynthetic pathway Transacylase enzymes and the use of such enzymes to produce Taxol™, related taxoids, as well as intermediates in the Taxol™ biosynthetic pathway are disclosed. Also disclosed are nucleic acid sequences encoding the transacylase enzymes.... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6277542 | Charged-particle-beam projection-exposure methods exhibiting more uniform beam-current density Methods are disclosed for reducing distortions, differences in focal point-positions, and astigmatic blurring of a pattern defined on a reticle and projected onto a sensitive substrate using a charged particle beam. The methods reduce variations in the di... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6264222 | Retractable stairway assembly for a vehicle A stairway assembly is pivoted between deployed and stowed positions. The stairway in one form includes a sliding support from which the stairway is suspended at a location spaced from a stairway pivot. A link, which may be adjustable in length, couples t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6249822 | Remote procedure call method A computer network includes a client and a server which are preferably independently operable computers that cooperate to perform different procedures of an application program. The server executes its procedure in response to a remote procedure call tran... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6245517 | Ratio-based decisions and the quantitative analysis of cDNA micro-array images Gene expression can be quantitatively analyzed by hybridizing fluor-tagged mRNA to targets on a cDNA micro-array. Comparison of gene expression levels arising from co-hybridized samples is achieved by taking ratios of average expression levels for individ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241209 | Seat support A seat support includes first and second link members coupling a seat supporting member to a base. The second link member has a first end portion pivoted to the base at a first pivot axis and a second end portion pivoted to the seat supporting member at a... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6240339 | Vehicle rear axle load relief method and system A method and apparatus involves selectively relieving the load from the rearmost wheels of a trailer to shorten the effective wheel base of the trailer. When the effective wheel base is shortened, off-tracking of the trailer during turning is reduced. The... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6235450 | Pattern formation methods combining light lithography and electron-beam lithography and manufacturing methods using the same A light exposure and an electron-beam exposure are used to expose respective portions of the same resist layer. The respective portions may overlap to form a double exposure region in which the resist is exposed by both light radiation and electron-beam r... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6232974 | Decision-theoretic regulation for allocating computational resources among components of multimedia content to improve fidelity A decision-theoretic regulator employs a method for allocating computational resources to components of media content to create the highest quality output for a budget of rendering resources. The components of the content represent parts of the content th... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6230212 | Method and system for the link tracking of objects A method and system for tracking, and resolving links to, objects that derive from a common object creation is provided. In a system, the system creates a source object. The system then generates a lineage identifier to identify the creation of the source... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228371 | Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA sequences encoding immunostimulatory peptides Nucleotide sequences isolated from Mycobacterium tuberculosis are disclosed. These sequences are shown to encode immunostimulatory peptides. The invention encompasses, among other things, vaccine preparations formulated using these peptides.... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227962 | Vent coupler A vent coupler has first and second leg portions and a latch element extending between the leg portions. The coupler may be formed from a single piece of wire and be detachably coupled to a vent damper. The latch element is inserted into a respective air ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224342 | Conduit pump system to increase water flow capacity An apparatus for increasing the flow of liquid in a conduit provides a barrier positioned in the conduit to prevent flow of liquid past the barrier in a lower region and defining a gap region above that lower region and adjacent the barrier. A duct having... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219690 | Apparatus and method for achieving reduced overhead mutual exclusion and maintaining coherency in a multiprocessor system utilizing execution history and thread monitoring A substantially zero overhead mutual-exclusion apparatus and method (90, 120) is provided that allows concurrent reading and updating data while maintaining data coherency. That is, a data reading process executes the same sequence of instructions that wo... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6207962 | Charged-particle-beam microlithography apparatus and methods exhibiting reduced thermal deformation of mark-defining member Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing thermal deformation of "upstream" marks (as used for alignment and/or calibration) situated on a reticle or on a reticle plane (e.g., on the reticle stage), thereby facilitating more accurate transfer of th... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6206407 | Vehicle suspension system A vehicle suspension system is provided for coupling elongated frame rails to first and second axles, the axles extending in a direction transverse to the frame rails. Each axle has opposed outer end portions projecting outwardly beyond the frame rails. A... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205528 | User specifiable allocation of memory for processes in a multiprocessor computer having a non-uniform memory architecture A method for a user process to specify a policy for allocating pages of physical memory on the nodes of a multinode multiprocessor computer system. Through means such as a system call, an application program can specify to the operating system that physic... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6199820 | Seat suspension system controller A seat suspension system controller is described for controlling both the latching and unlatching of a seat and seat height adjustment when the seat is unlatched. In one embodiment, the seat suspension controller is a valve actuated by a common lever to c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6194732 | Charged-particle-beam exposure methods with beam parallelism detection and correction Methods are disclosed for transferring a pattern from a mask to a sensitive substrate. The mask is illuminated substantially orthogonally with a charged particle beam propagating along an optical axis. An image of the charged particle beam that has passed... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6189000 | System and method for accessing user properties from multiple storage mechanisms A system and method is disclosed for accessing properties used to customize network documents to a user. In one aspect of the system and method, an application developer may obtain user properties that are stored on multiple storage mechanisms by using a ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6188093 | Photoelectric conversion devices and photoelectric conversion apparatus employing the same A photoelectric conversion device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a same-dopant-type semiconductor layer, a photodiode having a charge-accumulation region, a JFET (which has a gate region, a source region, a channel region, and a drain region, the dr... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183186 | Wafer handling system and method Wafers from cassettes placed in a cassette holder at a loading station are transferred by a loader to a conveyor and through a wafer processing stage. From the conveyer, the wafers are delivered to an unloader at an unloading station. The unloader transfe... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6178594 | Door check A door check apparatus comprises an elongated body having side walls defining a channel and an energy absorber. When the door check is mounted to a door, a pivot pin is inserted through an opening at the first end of the elongated body, and a slide pin ex... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6178364 | Method of controlling a retractable stairway assembly A method of controlling a retractable stairway assembly for a vehicle includes monitoring at least one vehicle status condition such as (a) whether the vehicle is stopped, (b) whether the parking brake is set, (c) whether the cab is tilted in excess of a ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6167555 | System and method for converting polygon-based wires of an integrated circuit design to path-based wires A system and method is disclosed for converting a polygon-based wire in an integrated circuit to an object-based wire element. In one aspect of the invention, a recognition engine attempts to recognize polygonal wires in response to a wire recognition sta... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6152469 | Vehicle quarter fender A quarter fender may be of a uniform homogenous material with a body having a fender portion, a deflector flap portion, and a mounting portion. The deflector flap portion may include a removable section of a reduced average thickness which may be severed ... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6151977 | Lever assembly for an electronically controllable vehicle transmission An electronic shift control lever assembly that transmits signal indicating a driver's desired gear selection to a variety of types of vehicle's transmissions in one form includes a steering column mounted shift lever. The shift lever is actuatable by the... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6149244 | Wheel hub assembly and method of installing a hub on an axle A wheel hub has inboard and outboard bearings separated by a spacer. A cap is located on an outboard surface of the hub to hold the outboard bearing in place. The cap may be held in place by a cap retainer and may be press fit into the bore. At least one ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6142778 | Dental insert Tooth inserts are described for positioning between interproximal surfaces of teeth during a dental procedure. The tooth inserts have thin regions positioned in the interproximal contact area of the teeth.... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6138300 | Futon frame A futon frame is convertible between a bed position and a sitting position and includes a back portion and a seat portion. The back portion is oriented generally upright when the frame is in the sitting position and is oriented horizontally when the frame... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6137908 | Handwriting recognition system simultaneously considering shape and context information The speed and accuracy of a computer implemented handwriting recognition system is enhanced by several innovations, including integrated segmentation and context processing. The recognition processing occurs while the user is providing ink data. The syste... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6136512 | Method of forming resistors A method is disclosed for forming resistors that are low cost, easy to manufacture and substantially within 5 percent of their desired value. In one aspect of the method, an electrically resistive material, such as nickel, is deposited directly on an insu... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6128713 | Application programming interface enabling application programs to control allocation of physical memory in a virtual memory system An application programming interface (API) enables application programs in a multitasking operating environment to control the allocation of physical memory in a virtual memory system. One API function enables applications to designate a soft page lock fo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6121981 | Method and system for generating arbitrary-shaped animation in the user interface of a computer An animation method and system generates interactive animation in the foreground of the user interface of the computer. The system generates arbitrary shaped animation that is independent of the background image of the user interface by computing a boundi... | 09/19/2000 |
