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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185687 | Semiconductor storage device and method of controlling semiconductor storage device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a queuing buffer, a read module, a separating module, a write command issuing module, and a write module. The write command issuing module is configured to add a write address indicated by write po... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185634 | Managing resource consolidation configurations Systems and methods for monitoring the performance associated with fulfilling resource requests and determining optimizations for improving such performance are provided. A processing device obtains and processes performance information associated with processing a ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185312 | Downhole surveying utilizing multiple measurements Systems and methods for controlling a drill string are provided. A method comprises receiving one or more first signals from a first sensor package mounted in a first portion of the drill string at a first position within a wellbore. The first signals may be indicat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184974 | Fiber-to-the-seat (FTTS) fiber distribution system A modular, scalable, extensible, In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) data communication system is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a hub providing connection between one or more server/switch line replaceable unit including at least one server and a plur... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184945 | Authoring device and authoring method According to one embodiment, an authoring apparatus configured to generate writing data to be stored in an optical disc from a video content data, includes an indexing processor configured to generate face image indexing information includes face images extracted fr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184840 | Combined set comprising a vibrator actuator and an implantable device A combined set including a vibration actuator and an implantable device provided to be implanted in an inner ear part is disclosed. The implantable device has a surface in contact with an inner ear fluid when inserted in said inner ear part. The implantable device i... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184773 | Path planning and collision avoidance for movement of instruments in a radiation therapy environment Apparatus and methods for therapy delivery are disclosed. In one embodiment, a therapy delivery system includes a plurality of movable components including a radiation therapy nozzle and a patient pod for holding a patient, a patient registration module for determin... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184358 | Systems and methods using interferometric optical modulators and diffusers Various embodiments include interferometric optical modulators comprising a substrate layer having a thickness between about 0.1 mm to about 0.45 mm thick and a method for manufacturing the same. The interferometric modulator can be integrated together with a diffus... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183283 | Dendrite elongation inhibitor for melanocyte and skin preparation for external use containing the same The present invention relates to a dendrite elongation inhibitor for melanocytes consisting of a compound represented by the following general formula (1): and/or a salt thereof, wherein R... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182983 | Method for determining immune system affecting compounds The present invention relates to a method for increasing efficacy and/or possibility of therapeutic treatment of cancer, wherein any dys-regulatory mechanism, including inducing factor/s, of the production of immunoregulatory substances, including one or more cytoki... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182606 | Fiber cement building materials with low density additives This invention relates to a formulation with the addition of low density additives of volcanic ash, hollow ceramic microspheres or a combination of microspheres and volcanic ash or other low density additives into cementitious cellulose fiber reinforced building mat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182304 | Method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device having organic light-emitting transistors An EL device with low manufacturing costs and improved yield due to simplified structure and use of an organic light emitting transistor and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The EL device includes: a first organic light emitting transistor including... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181651 | Hand powered suction device with mucus trap and suction catheter for tracheostomy tubes A device and method for suctioning mucus and secretions from a patient's tracheostomy tube is described. The device utilizes a reusable squeezable bulb with check valves to regulate air flow in and out of the squeezable bulb and a disposable mucus trap and suction c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181290 | Climate controlled bed assembly According to certain arrangements, a climate controlled bed includes an upper portion comprising a core with a top core surface and a bottom core surface. The core includes at least one passageway extending from the top core surface to the bottom core surface. The u... | 05/22/2012 |
| D659954 | Shoe | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181154 | Systems and methods for monitoring a computing environment The invention comprises a system and method for monitoring the performance of an application. The invention includes a monitoring system graphical user interface (GUI) having an interactive window with on-screen graphics representative of the application architectur... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180492 | System and method for using a networked electronic device as an occupancy sensor for an energy management system The invention comprises systems and methods for detecting the use of networked consumer electronics devices as indications of occupancy of a structure for purposes of automatically adjusting the temperature setpoint on a thermostatic HVAC control. At least one therm... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179710 | Semiconductor memory device A memory includes memory cells on a semiconductor layer, in which each of the memory cells includes a source layer and a drain layer in the semiconductor layer; an electrically floating body region provided in the semiconductor layer between the source layer and the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179638 | Head with slider suppressing back flow, head suspension assembly, and disk device provided with the same According to one embodiment, a slider of a magnetic head is provided with a negative-pressure cavity formed in a facing surface, a leading step portion situated on the upstream side of the negative-pressure cavity, a pair of side portions opposed to each other, a tr... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178787 | Circuit board including aligned nanostructures A circuit board includes a substrate, a polar molecular layer pattern and a nonpolar molecular layer pattern, which are disposed on the substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode, which are disposed on the substrate, and one or more channels disposed on the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178245 | Electrode assembly having porous separator that contains an antacid and secondary battery having the same An electrode assembly and a secondary battery having the same are provided. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a po... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177805 | Removable anchored lung volume reduction devices and methods An intra-bronchial device may be placed and anchored in an air passageway of a patient to collapse a lung portion associated with the air passageway. The device includes an obstructing member that prevents air from being inhaled into the lung portion, and an anchor ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177797 | Suture reinforement material for automatic suturing device The present invention relates to a tubular suture reinforcement material suitable for use in automatic suturing devices that are widely used in surgical operations, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a tubular suture reinforcement material with... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177776 | Independent surgical center A portable surgical tray unit can include a portable surgical tray for housing a processing unit, and that includes an opening extending entirely therethrough. The portable surgical tray unit can also include a plurality of instruments connected to the portable surg... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177064 | Surgical pack and tray A surgical pack includes a platform having a plurality of recesses configured to function as a surgical tray. A plurality of surgical instruments are contained in a corresponding recess of the platform. The recess may have the shape of the surgical instrument that i... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659452 | Soap pump | 05/15/2012 |
| D659355 | Footwear sole | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176268 | Systems and methods for performing storage operations in a computer network Methods and systems are described for performing storage operations on electronic data in a network. In response to the initiation of a storage operation and according to a first set of selection logic, a media management component is selected to manage the storage ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175889 | Systems and methods for tracking changes of address based on service disconnect/connect data A computer-implemented system for updating mailing address or other contact information using service disconnect and connect information, such as for telephone, utility, or other service, is described. Electronic information about service disconnect requests and ser... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175862 | Model-based systems and methods for monitoring resources Modeling systems and methods for constructing one or more models of a computing system using collected data. Certain model-based systems build topology models and/or model instances by transforming collected performance data into a collection-location independent fo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175523 | Compact low loss high frequency switch with improved linearity performance A switch element includes a switch device having a drain, a source and a plurality of gates, and at least one additional interconnect located between the plurality of gates, the additional interconnect operative to establish a constant potential between the at least... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174874 | Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes bit line pairs extending in a column direction, each of the bit line pairs includes a first bit line and a second bit line, and memory cell groups connected to the bit line pairs, respectively, and ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174791 | Magnetic head and information storage device According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a magnetic pole layer including a magnetic pole extending along a layer, a coil layer configured to adjoin the magnetic pole layer and including a plurality of conductor patterns constituting a part of a coil wou... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174690 | Apparatus for characterizing a surface structure An apparatus for optically characterizing a surface structure of a board or sheet, includes a light source arranged at a first side of a said board and adapted to illuminate a first area of a surface of said board or sheet by emitting towards said surface a collimat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174560 | Video camera A video camera can be configured to highly compress video data in a visually lossless manner. The camera can be configured to transform blue and red image data in a manner that enhances the compressibility of the data. The data can then be compressed and stored in t... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173706 | L-ornithine phenyl acetate and methods of making thereof Disclosed herein are crystalline forms of L-ornithine phenyl acetate and methods of making the same. The crystalline form may, in some embodiments, be Forms I, II, III and V, or mixtures thereof. The crystalline forms may be formulated for treating subjects with liv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173293 | Pouch type battery pack A pouch type battery pack, including: a first pouch battery and a second pouch battery adjacent to the first pouch battery, wherein the first and second pouch batteries are combined by bonding an edge of the first pouch battery and an edge of the second pouch batter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172894 | Circumferentially nested expandable device Expandable medical implants for maintaining support of a body lumen are disclosed. These implants comprise a circumferentially nested, diametrically expandable, moveable vascular device for enlarging an occluded portion of a vessel. The device can be configured to a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172865 | Selectable stroke cutter Apparatus, systems, and devices are described that utilize an adjustable biological tissue cutting handpiece that is based on selectable settings. The biological tissue cutting handpiece includes a cutter tip that allows multiple duty cycles as well as multiple port... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172856 | Methods and apparatus for atrioventricular valve repair Methods and devices are disclosed for minimally invasive procedures in the heart. In one application, a catheter is advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve and along the left ventricular outflow tract to orient and stabilize the catheter and enable a ... | 05/08/2012 |
