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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D637857 | Comforter with removable decorative panel | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941824 | Methods, systems and computer program products for providing a media file to a designated set-top box Methods of providing a media file include receiving the media file and an identification of a destination set-top box for the media file at a server device. The received media file is transmitted from the server device to the identified set-top box in an Internet pr... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941133 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for schedule management based on locations of wireless devices A method for managing appointments using a wireless device includes receiving scheduling data for a future appointment including a time associated with the future appointment. A current location of the wireless device is determined, and a reminder for the future app... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941126 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for delivering ring tones on a communication network by associating ring tones with media files Ring tones can be delivered on a communication network by associating one or more ring tones with a media file, such as a song, that may, for example, be purchased by a customer. The associated ring tones may be presented to a customer to allow the customer to choos... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7941124 | Methods of providing messages using location criteria and related systems and computer program products Methods of providing messages for a user can include accepting entry of a message for the user, and accepting entry of a location criteria associated with the message. Physical location information for a wireless communications device associated with the user can be... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940895 | Methods and computer program products for tracking modifications in physical plant during maintenance of a communication network Modifications made to physical plant in maintaining a communication network may be tracked by receiving notices corresponding to incidences in which physical plant is modified in performing maintenance tasks on a communication network and associated time information... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940682 | Systems configured to automatically identify open shortest path first (OSPF) protocol problems in a network and related computer program products and methods A data communications system may include a network having a plurality of network provider routers configured to support Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) circuits between customer edge routers outside the network, an automated diagnostic system coupled to the network ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940270 | Computer processing of multi-dimensional data The present invention relates to a solution for processing source data into target data. A rim distance (δ4) between the block sample boundary (βSB) and the block edge (b4) is relatively short for a comparatively high resolution le... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940243 | Integrated circuit devices having a data controlled amplifier and methods of operating the same An integrated circuit device includes an amplifier circuit that includes first and second differential transistor pairs that are selectively operable responsive to at least one bit of a multi-bit data signal. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940117 | Voltage generation circuit and flash memory device including the same A voltage generation circuit includes a high voltage detector (HVD), a clock signal control unit (CSCU), an oscillator, a pumping clock control unit (PCCU), and a charge pump. The HVD compares a high voltage applied to a memory cell array with at least one reference... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939947 | Semiconductor package structure A semiconductor package structure is disclosed. The semiconductor package structure includes semiconductor chips on a semiconductor substrate. Each of the semiconductor chips includes chip pads. Through-vias extend through each of the semiconductor chips. Redistribu... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939656 | Geometric synthesis of porphyrin rods A method of making a compound of Formula I′ comprises reacting a compound of the formula DLCHO, with a compound of the formula to produce the compound of Formula I′. Methods o... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939326 | Methods and compositions for enhancing cell adhesion properties The present invention provides a modified cell having adhesion properties that are increased as compared to the adhesion properties of an unmodified cell, comprising a) a recombinant nucleic acid encoding an integrin β3 subunit; b) a recombinant nucleic ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938253 | Methods for mounting or removing belts from telescoping conveyor mechanisms that cooperate with packaging systems having clippers Methods for removing a belt from a telescoping conveyor having a plurality of spaced apart idler rollers in communication with the belt include: (a) translating an idler associated with a telescoping conveyor downward from an operative position to a belt removal and... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7936885 | Audio/video reproducing systems, methods and computer program products that modify audio/video electrical signals in response to specific sounds/images An audio/video reproducing system is automatically electronically controlled in response to specific sensed sounds, specific sensed images and/or specific sensed patterns of nonvisible electromagnetic radiation that are identified electronically from a predefined se... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936617 | Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device Provided is a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device which can enhance a stable control of a voltage applied to a memory cell and has excellent capability of controlling a drain voltage. The nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes: a plurality of memory ce... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936601 | Non-volatile memory devices and systems including multi-level cells using modified read voltages and methods of operating the same Methods of operating a multi-level non-volatile memory device can include accessing data, stored in the device, which is associated with read voltages and modifying the read voltages applied to a plurality of multi-level non-volatile memory cells to discriminate bet... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936594 | Semiconductor memory devices having core structures for multi-writing A semiconductor memory device having an efficient core structure for multi-writing includes a data input/output line, a plurality of memory banks each comprising a plurality of memory cells, a first global bit line and a second global bit line which are shared by th... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7936024 | Semiconductor devices having stacked structures A method of forming a semiconductor device may include forming an interlayer insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, and the interlayer insulating layer may have a contact hole therein exposing a portion of the semiconductor substrate. A single crystal semico... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933922 | Systems, methods and computer program products for automating retrieval of data from a DB2 database Data is automatically retrieved from a DataBase 2 (DB2) database using a DB2 scripter module that is configured to automatically log on to the DB2 database, to automatically perform a query of the DB2 database, and to automatically extract from the DB2 database a da... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933552 | Multi-band satellite and/or ancillary terrestrial component radioterminal communications systems and methods with combining operation A satellite radioterminal communications system may include first and second space-based components and a return link diversity combiner. The first space-based component may be configured to communicate uni-directionally and/or bidirectionally with a first radioterm... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933214 | Fault detection in a transport network A device associated with a transport network generates a first traceroute through the transport network, and monitors a performance measure associated with the transport network. The device also compares the performance measure to a criterion, and determines degrada... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933183 | Apparatus and method for writing optical information An optical disk writing apparatus enhances writing accuracy by writing first data (e.g., test data) that encodes a first writing strategy within first patterns on an optical disk, in response to a first writing signal. A reproducing signal is generated in response t... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932879 | Controlling electroluminescent panels in response to cumulative utilization An electronic device includes a light source, which generates light in response to a signal, and a controller. Because the luminosity of the light source decays over time, the controller generates a utilization value based on a cumulative time that the light source ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932615 | Electronic devices including solder bumps on compliant dielectric layers An electronic device may include a substrate with an input/output pad thereon, and a compliant dielectric layer on a first portion of the substrate such that a second portion of the substrate is free of the compliant dielectric layer. A conductive redistribution lin... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932163 | Methods of forming stacked semiconductor devices with single-crystal semiconductor regions Spaced apart bonding surfaces are formed on a first substrate. A second substrate is bonded to the bonding surfaces of the first substrate and cleaved to leave respective semiconductor regions from the second substrate on respective ones of the spaced apart bonding ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7929904 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for transmitting streaming media to a mobile terminal using the bandwidth associated with a wireless network A communication network is operated by obtaining a subscription at a wireless network from at least one device for a rebroadcast of streaming media and rebroadcasting the streaming media to the at least one device using the wireless network responsive to obtaining t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929668 | Systems, methods and computer program products for automatically sending a status change message as a result of repair services that are performed on a network A network administration system includes an Internet-based repair (eRepair) subsystem that is configured to accept customer trouble reports related to a network and to provide customer trouble report status information to customers. The administration system also in... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929612 | Image interpolation apparatus and methods that apply quarter pel interpolation to selected half pel interpolation results An image interpolation apparatus includes a half pel interpolation unit that is configured to perform half pel interpolation on input data to provide half pel interpolation results. A data selection unit is configured to select a portion of the half pel interpolatio... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7929513 | Wireless local area network access points, end-point communication devices, and computer program products that generate security alerts based on characteristics of interfering signals and/or connection messages A wireless local area network access point (WAP) includes a transceiver, a controller, and a security unit. The transceiver communicates messages with an end-point communication device through a wireless air interface in a defined frequency band. The controller rece... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7928498 | Gate structures in semiconductor devices A gate structure includes an insulation layer on a substrate, a first conductive layer pattern on the insulation layer, a metal ohmic layer pattern on the first conductive layer pattern, a diffusion preventing layer pattern on the metal ohmic layer pattern, an amorp... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927950 | Method of fabricating trap type nonvolatile memory device A method of fabricating a floating trap type nonvolatile memory device includes forming a cell gate insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, the cell gate insulating layer being comprised of a lower insulating layer, a charge storage layer and an upper insulat... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925379 | Computer program products for packaging systems with breech loading chutes Systems for enclosing at least one target product in a covering material, include an elongate product chute having an outer surface and opposing receiving and discharge end portions with an interior cavity extending therethrough and an elongate breech loading chute ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7925209 | Systems and methods for inter-system sharing of satellite communications frequencies within a common footprint Two satellite communications systems can use the same frequency or frequencies in geographically overlapping footprints, without creating undue interference in a given system that is caused by the same frequency signal(s) that is/are used by the other system. In par... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924811 | Methods, systems and computer program products for suspending packet-switched sessions to a wireless terminal Methods, systems and computer program products are provided through which a wireless terminal participating in a packet-switched communications session may temporarily suspend the session, for example, upon receipt of an incoming circuit-switched call. The wireless ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924622 | Flash memory device and operating method for concurrently applying different bias voltages to dummy memory cells and regular memory cells during erasure Integrated circuit flash memory devices, such as NAND flash memory devices, include an array of regular flash memory cells, an array of dummy flash memory cells and an erase controller. The erase controller is configured to concurrently apply a different predetermin... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924119 | Micromechanical bulk acoustic mode resonators having interdigitated electrodes and multiple pairs of anchor supports A micromechanical resonator operable in a bulk acoustic mode includes a resonator apparatus suspended over a substrate by a plurality of pairs of anchors. The resonator apparatus includes a conductive metal layer, a piezoelectric layer on the conductive metal layer ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924110 | Monolithic clock generator and timing/frequency reference In various embodiments, the invention provides a clock generator and/or a timing and frequency reference, with multiple operating modes, such power conservation, clock, reference, and pulsed modes. The various apparatus embodiments include a resonator adapted to pro... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923810 | Semiconductor devices having active elements with raised semiconductor patterns and related methods of fabricating the same A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor region of a semiconductor substrate wherein a P-N junction is defined between the semiconductor region and a bulk of the semiconductor substrate. An insulating isolation structure in the semiconductor substrate may ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7923694 | Single-use external dosimeters for use in radiation therapies Methods, systems, devices, and computer program products include positioning single-use radiation sensor patches that have adhesive means onto the skin of a patient to evaluate the radiation dose delivered during a treatment session. The sensor patches are configure... | 04/12/2011 |
