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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7945935 | System and method for selecting, capturing, and distributing customized event recordings A system that enables an event or moments within an event to be captured and provided in a record that preserves at least some aspects of the participant's perspective of the event. In particular, the present invention involves centralized recording of the event in ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7324987 | System and method for improving resolution of channel data A method for processing distribution channel data integrating business information with geographic data to produce integrated data, wherein the integrated data has greater resolution than the business information. Distribution channel data is captured and correlated... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7209886 | System and method for implementing healthcare fraud countermeasures A method of discouraging healthcare fraud in conjunction with providing a health care service to a patient in which the patient provides a biometric signature. An event record is created where the event record creates an association between the biometric signature, ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199857 | Digital control unit for projector automation systems A projector automation system for controlling one or more controlled systems having functionality that is responsive at least in part to automation control signals. The automation system interacts with a digital projector having a control port and a film projector h... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7155539 | Conductor gateway buffer prioritization A method for transmitting packets from a network computer onto a network. At least two data sets are received. A priority value is determined for each of the at least two data sets. A composite data set is composed comprising portions of the at least two data sets s... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7143195 | HTTP redirector A system and method for managing state information between processes in different domains, and, more particularly, to software, systems and methods for determining and updating state information using hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) cookies. A state management se... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120662 | Conductor gateway prioritization parameters A system and method for prioritizing sets of information transmitted across a network. The priority of a set of information determines the order in which it is transmitted and other characteristics associated with the set of information, such as connection reliabili... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111006 | System and method for providing distributed database services A database system operating over a communication network. A plurality of client applications coupled to the network generate database access requests. An intermediary server coupled to the network receives the requests. A data storage mechanism coupled to the networ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7107241 | System and method for processing a secured collateral loan A method of processing a secured loan so as to close the loan in time periods on the order of one hour. The loan process is initiated by accepting a loan application from a borrower. The loan application includes at least the borrower's identity, collateral identity... | 09/12/2006 |
| RE39274 | Voltage down converter with switched hysteresis A voltage down converter with hysteresis generator combining a hysteresis signal to a reference voltage and an output voltage feedback signal applied to a comparator. The hysteresis generator is coupled to a control signal giving advance notice of when a high curren... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7081267 | Nanostructured powders and related nanotechnology Methods to manufacture nanoscale particles comprising metals, alloys, intermetallics, ceramics are disclosed. The thermal energy is provided by plasma, internal energy, heat of reaction, microwave, electromagnetic, direct electric arc, pulsed electric arc and/or nuc... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7047092 | Home automation contextual user interface A user interface having a plurality of user interface elements including: background, passive elements such as frames and borders, information display elements that present information from application software operating on the control unit, and control elements tha... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043563 | Method and system for redirection to arbitrary front-ends in a communication system A system and method for providing network resources from an origin server to a client. A set of intermediary servers is topologically dispersed throughout a network. An enhanced communication channel is provided between the set of intermediary servers and the origin... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025806 | Electrically enhanced air filtration with improved efficacy A filter assembly particularly useful in electronically enhanced air cleaning systems including a fibrous filter media. A conductive electrode is affixed to the fibrous filter media, so that the conductive electrode makes physical contact to the fibrous filter media... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7020783 | Method and system for overcoming denial of service attacks A system for handling denial of service attacks on behalf of a shared network resource. A request processing component deployed within a network, the request processing component having an interface configured to receive requests on behalf of the shared network reso... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7007872 | Methods for modifying the surface area of nanomaterials Methods for changing the surface area of nanomaterials to improve properties, processing and product manufacturing. These methods are useful for oxides, nitrides, carbides, borides, metals, alloys, chalcogenides, and other compositions. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000143 | System and method for data protection with multidimensional parity A high availability, high reliability storage system that leverages rapid advances in commodity computing devices and the robust nature of internetwork technology such as the Internet. A system of parity distribution in accordance with the present invention allows f... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996656 | System and method for providing an arbitrated memory bus in a hybrid computing system A computing system having at least one microprocessor and a memory subsystem coupled to the at least one microprocessor. A memory controller is coupled to manage memory transactions between the memory subsystem and the at least one microprocessor. At least one arbit... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6990531 | System and method for providing last-mile data prioritization Systems and methods for prioritizing data traffic over a shared bandwidth connection. In one embodiment, traffic is prioritized implicitly by governing the rate at which data is launched into the shared bandwidth connection. In another embodiment, mechanisms that co... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6946197 | Semiconductor and device nanotechnology and methods for their manufacture Device nanotechnology based on silicon wafers and other substrates is described. Methods for preparing such devices are discussed. The teachings allow integration of current semiconductor device, sensor device and other device fabrication methods with nanotechnology... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933331 | Nanotechnology for drug delivery, contrast agents and biomedical implants A nanocomposite structure comprising a nanostructured filler or carrier intimately mixed with a matrix, and methods of making such a structure. The nanostructured filler has a domain size sufficiently small to alter an electrical, magnetic, optical, electrochemical,... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6920455 | Mechanism and method for managing service-specified data in a profile service A profiling service for accessing user data. The profiling service includes a hierarchical structure of profile objects. Each profile object contains true-data attributes and meta-data attributes associated to the true-data attributes. Methods in the profiling servi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6916872 | Non-spherical nanopowder derived nanocomposites Nanocomposites from nanofillers with preferred form of whiskers, rods, plates and fibers are disclosed. The matrix composition described includes polymers, ceramics and metals. The composition disclosed include inorganic, organic and metallic. These nanocomposites a... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6855426 | Methods for producing composite nanoparticles Size-confined nanocomposite powders and methods for their manufacture are provided by coating fine powders with a nanoscale powder of a different composition. The nanocomposite plastics disclosed offer performance characteristics approaching those of metals and allo... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6849109 | Inorganic dopants, inks and related nanotechnology Ink compositions with modified properties result from using a powder size below 100 nanometers. Colored inks are illustrated. Nanoscale coated, uncoated, whisker inorganic fillers are included. The pigment nanopowders taught comprise one or more elements from the gr... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6830822 | Inorganic colors and related nanotechnology A pigment with modified properties because of the powder size being below 100 nanometers. Blue, yellow and brown pigments are illustrated. Nanoscale coated, un-coated, whisker inorganic fillers are included. Stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric composition are disc... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6826711 | System and method for data protection with multidimensional parity A high availability, high reliability storage system that leverages rapid advances in commodity computing devices and the robust nature of internetwork technology such as the Internet. A system of parity distribution in accordance with the present invention allows f... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6813931 | Nanocomposite devices and related nanotechnology Nano-engineered devices exhibiting quantum effect and methods for forming such devices from nanomaterials are disclosed. Multilaminated sensing, piezoelectric, photonic, biomedical and thermal devices are taught. The composition included are chalcogenides, oxides, n... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6807181 | Context based control data A method, system, and computer program product for accessing server resources by a client communicating control data to a server. A context object is associated to the control data. The context object includes methods for recording within the context object a set of... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6786950 | High purity fine metal powders and methods to produce such powder Methods of producing metal and alloy fine powders having purity in excess of 99.9%, preferably 99.999%, more preferably 99.99999% are discussed. Fine submicron and nanoscale powders discussed include various shapes and forms including spheres, rods, whiskers, platel... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6785647 | Speech recognition system with network accessible speech processing resources A method of speech recognition including receiving speech signals into a front-end processor and storing at least some resources used for speech recognition in a network-attached server. The front-end processor is coupled to the network-attached server to perform th... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6760907 | Code generation for a bytecode compiler A method, system and apparatus for generating and optimizing native code in a runtime compiler from a group of bytecodes presented to the compiler. The compiler accesses information that indicates a likelihood that a class will be a particular type when accessed by ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6746791 | Nano-ionic products and devices An ionic conducting device comprising a nanostructured material layer. The nanostructured layer has a microstructure confined to a size less than 100 nm. The ion conductivity of the nanostructured layer is higher than the ion conductivity of a layer of equivalent co... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6737463 | Nanomaterials and magnetic media with coated nanostructured fillers and carriers Coated nanoparticles are used for composites and media. Exemplary applications include magnetic applications involving a solid matrix material and a nanostructured magnetic material. ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6726992 | Nano-engineered phosphors and related nanotechnology Dispersed phosphor powders are disclosed that comprise nanoscale powders dispersed on coarser carrier powders. The composition of the dispersed fine powders may be oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, chalcogenides, metals, and alloys. Such powders are useful in var... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6719821 | Precursors of engineered powders The production and selection of precursor mixtures used to produce fine powders and methods for making fine powders using the selected precursor. The precursor mixture comprises at least one metal containing precursor, the metal containing precursor has an average m... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6716525 | Nano-dispersed catalysts particles Catalyst powders from nanoscale powders dispersed on coarser carrier powders. The composition of the dispersed fine powders may be oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, chalcogenides, metals, and alloys. Nano-dispersed submicron powders and nano-dispersed nanopowders... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713176 | Processing and manufacturing methods enabled using non-stoichiometric nanomaterials Nanostructured non-stoichiometric materials and methods of reducing manufacturing and raw material costs through the use of nanostructured materials are provided. Specifically, use of non-stoichiometric materials of oxide, nitride, carbide, chalcogenides, borides, a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705152 | Nanostructured ceramic platform for micromachined devices and device arrays The present invention discloses a type of nanostructured ceramic platform for gas sensors and sensor arrays. These sensors comprise micromachined anodic aluminum oxide films, which contains extremely high density (e.g., 1011 cm−2) nanoscale p... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6652967 | Nano-dispersed powders and methods for their manufacture Dispersed powders are disclosed that comprise fine nanoscale powders dispersed on coarser carrier powders. The composition of the dispersed fine powders may be oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, chalcogenides, metals, and alloys. Fine powders discussed ... | 11/25/2003 |
