Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184169 | Providing multiple video perspectives of activities through a data network to a remote multimedia server for selective display by remote viewing audiences Multiple visual perspectives in video of private and public activities including those in public areas such as entertainment venues captured by cameras located near the activities can be transmitted over data networks to a server where video-related data is processe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181373 | Tensioned fabric trade show display A “pop up” portable display apparatus includes a flexible frame and a tensioned fabric having a perimeter hem, such that the tensioned fabric is maintained by the flexible frame and integrated with the perimeter hem in order for the tensioned fabric to expand wi... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176599 | Cinching and bundling tie A cinching and bundling tie consisting of a planar strap having multiple teeth along both edges that engage when the strap is tied around an object or objects. The tie is self engaging, re-usable, simple in design, effective in its performance, easy to use, quick to... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175377 | Method and system for training classification and extraction engine in an imaging solution A method and system for automatically training a document imaging classification and extraction system that switches between a manual mode and an automatic mode based on constant monitoring. A specialized sub-system monitors and records a user interaction with the c... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172156 | Thin film based microfluidic devices Disclosed herein are devices comprising at least one flexible seal, at least one flexible complex seal having at least one closed cavity containing a fluid, or a combination thereof. The devices may comprise at least one immobile and inflexible substrate and at leas... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171772 | Gas analyzer An improved gas analyzer for analyzing the concentrations and amounts of one or more different gases in drilling mud returning from a borehole is disclosed. An oil well drilling rig re-circulates the drilling mud by continuously pumping it through a gas separation m... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168814 | Synthesis of phosphonic acid labeled compounds High purity isotopically labeled phosphonic acid esters can be obtained from isotopically enriched Chloro[13C]methyl phenyl sulfide The labeled phosphonic acid esters can then be used as precursors for the one step production of labeled vinyl sulfides, la... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164782 | Transforming partially specified processing instructions and PDL data into a product description A rule based system can produce a formal product description when only partially specified processing instructions and page description language (PDL) files are available. The PDL files contain product content data and can contain product description data. The parti... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164766 | Electronic format file content sensitive user interface A method is provided for enabling adaptive print job content processing as a function of the electronic format and content of files, received by a digital print production environment providing access to a display in the form of a user interface able to select job c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164762 | Intelligent text driven document sizing A method for automatically magnifying a copy job to result in a copied text that is not smaller than a user specified minimum size. An original document is automatically scanned and an analysis performed to determine, the smallest text size within the original docum... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159712 | Imposition enhancements to support documents with fold-out pages A sheet resizing module operating in cooperation with an automatic imposition module provides for the automatic imposition of fold out sheets using an imposition template tailored for regular sized sheets. The imposition module can impose the pages of a document as ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159687 | Method and system for page exception programming utilizing metadata A method and system for automatically generating page exception programming based on user-defined rules is disclosed. A page specific metadata in a PDL file can be evaluated against specific rules to automatically create page exception programming. An embedded PDL d... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156057 | Adaptive neural network utilizing nanotechnology-based components Methods and systems for modifying at least one synapse of a physicallelectromechanical neural network. A physical/electromechanical neural network implemented as an adaptive neural network can be provided, which includes one or more neurons and one or more synapses ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149482 | System and method for characterizing color separation misregistration A system and method is provided for characterizing color separation misregistration associated with marking a substrate. The method includes providing an input image having a plurality of patches, each patch having a pattern using a first and second color; marking a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149439 | Method and system for aggregating print jobs There is provided a computer implemented method of automatically aggregating multiple print jobs. The method includes: storing, in memory, a first print job group complying with a first set of print job aggregation criteria and a second print job group complying wit... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149438 | Distributed printing system with improved load balancing A method is provided for managing a print job in a distributed printing system including a first printing system having a first default operating mode with a first rated output and a second printing system having a second default operating mode with a second rated o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8134733 | Pre-concatenation execution method and system for automated prepress process nodes A system and method for configuring a pre-concatenation execution mode for an automated prepress process node. A set of prepress operations can be defined and a multi-part job moved from one prepress operation to next in a determined workflow execution path in respo... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8125486 | Combining multi-layered bitmap files using network specific hardware Images and video can be produced by compositing or alpha blending a group of image layers or video layers. Increasing resolution or the number of layers results in increased computational demands. As such, the available computational resources limit the images and v... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8111879 | Face and iris imaging system and method A duplex camera with common face and iris imaging optics locates an iris in a scene and images the iris without requiring multiple camera alignment or a rapid zoom capability. A wavelength selective mirror separates the light from an imaged scene into visible and in... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102629 | Leakage current compensation for high voltage transformers A method and system for measuring and compensating for a leakage current in a high voltage transformer. Such a method and/or system include the use of a primary winding and a secondary winding, which can be provided on a core of a soft-magnetic material. A current t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098900 | Skin detection sensor A device for detecting the presence of human skin including an illuminator source for providing an IR band at a predetermined frequency known as a blue LED. The IR band frequency ranges from about 400 nanometers (nm) to about 500 nm, and preferably from about 450 nm... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097074 | Air filtration and absorption method and system for the remediation of hydrazine An air filtration system and method for the remediation of hydrazine from contaminated air. The system is provided in the form of a container with an inlet port and an outlet port containing absorbent pads or filters or wipes saturated with a solution of a dicarbony... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095481 | Method and system for automatically adding new class definitions to a classification system A method and system for automatically classifying a product description into a product type based on a classification system is disclosed. Real product descriptions representing a given product type can be compared with a pre-defined set of characteristics that are ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8095376 | Method and system for ordering print products by electronic mail A automated method, system and computer program for ordering print products by electronic mail. An e-mail request for business cards or other print products, such as postcards or calendars, is generated by a user of an e-mail system and sent to a management system i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090321 | Transmitting sports and entertainment data to wireless hand held devices over a telecommunications network A method and system for wirelessly providing venue-based data to one or more hand held devices. Venue-based data can be acquired from one or more venues. The venue-based data can be authenticated and wirelessly transmitted to one or more hand held devices through on... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8089340 | Real-time screening interface for a vehicle screening system A vehicle screening system for screening vehicles and occupants for entrance to a secured facility is disclosed. The system can include a processor and an interface that communicates with the processor, wherein the interface displays identification information extra... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086184 | Transmitting sports and entertainment data to wireless hand held devices over a telecommunications network A method and system for wirelessly providing venue-based data to one or more hand held devices. Venue-based data can be acquired from one or more venues. The venue-based data can be authenticated and wirelessly transmitted to one or more hand held devices through on... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8085126 | Identification with RFID asset locator for entry authorization A system for controlling access at secure facilities to locations and assets contained in those locations, comprising a biometric identification device, an RFID tag and receiver, and a database for processing information from them to allow or deny access to the loca... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8081996 | Integrated infrastructure for coexistence of WI-FI networks with other networks A wireless communications method and system includes an industrial sensor network that comprises a plurality of industrial sensors, which communicates with the industrial sensor network at a particular operating frequency band through one or more infrastructure node... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8055703 | Method for verification via information processing Identification servers are small, perhaps embedded, systems that can be used as subsystems of a tracking and verification system. An identification server can obtain identification data when a trigger, called an identification event, occurs. The identification serve... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054857 | Task queuing methods and systems for transmitting frame information over an I/O interface Data-processing systems and methods are disclosed, including an I/O interface for managing the transfer of data between a processor and at least one memory. A processor can be associated with the I/O interface, such that the processor generically assembles a first o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8048236 | Doped GdGeSicompounds and methods for reducing hysteresis losses in GdGeSicompound A Gd5Ge2Si2 refrigerant compound is doped or alloyed with an effective amount of silicide-forming metal element such that the magnetic hysteresis losses in the doped Gd5Ge2Si2 compound are substantial... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041653 | Method and system for a hierarchical temporal memory utilizing a router hierarchy and hebbian and anti-hebbian learning Methods and systems for constructing biological-scale hierarchically structured cortical statistical memory systems utilizing fabrication technology and meta-stable switching devices. Learning content-addressable memory and statistical random access memory circuits ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034982 | Isotopically tagged synons from 2 carbon precursors The use of vinyl sulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones in synthetic chemistry for the production of a wide variety of materials is well known. For example, phenyl vinyl sulfides, sulfoxides and sulfones have been used for the synthesis of important heterocycles, in comb... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029124 | System and method for encapsulating edges of paper in printers System and method for encapsulating edges of a paper in digital printing systems. A spray applicator can include a set of stationary sprayers with spray nozzles, a set of transfer rollers and an inkjet print head. The stationary sprayers can be positioned at both ma... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028204 | Method and system for maintenance of a data-processing apparatus A method and system for performing one or more preventative maintenance functions for a data-processing apparatus. One or more notifications regarding daily maintenance functions can be generated in the form of a reminder when the data-processing apparatus begins op... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8028104 | Method and system for polling multifunction devices based on performance criteria A method and system suitable for grouping a plurality of multifunction devices (MFDs), the system including a storage station for storing information gathered from the plurality of MFDs by selectively polling the plurality of MFDs; wherein the information is selecti... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8024161 | Method and system for model-based multivariable balancing for distributed hydronic networks A method and system for optimal model-based multivariable balancing for distributed hydronic networks based on global differential pressure/flow rate information. A simplified mathematical model of a hydronic system can be determined utilizing an analogy between hyd... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8022732 | Universal logic gate utilizing nanotechnology A universal logic gate apparatus is disclosed, which include a plurality of self-assembling chains of nanoparticles having a plurality of resistive connections, wherein the plurality of self-assembling chains of nanoparticles comprise resistive connects utilized to ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8013864 | Method and system for visualizing multivariate statistics A method, apparatus and module for visualizing multivariate statistical measurements. A processing system receives multivariate statistical output data, such as scores or contributions from a multivariate statistical model and renders the multivariate statistical ou... | 09/06/2011 |
