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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6514784 | Laser-induced bandgap shifting for photonic device integration To shift the bandgap of a quantum well microstructure, the surface of the microstructure is selectively irradiated in a pattern with ultra violet radiation to induce alteration of a near-surface region of said microstructure. Subsequently the microstructu... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6507036 | Three dimensional optical scanning A method of determining the color and profile of a target surface involves scanning the target surface with an incident light beam containing a plurality of component wavelengths, forming a beam of light reflected from the target surface and synchronized ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6504819 | Classes of service in an MPOA network A Multi-Protocol Over ATM (MPOA) network being scalable so as to allow service providers to provide internetworking services to subscribers. The MPOA network is divided into virtual private networks to provide intranet and Internet services over an ATM ba... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6498779 | Multiple endpoint paths A multiple endpoint path for providing endpoint redundancy is described. Selected active end nodes in a digital communications network are configured by a network management system to have compatible alternate endpoint paths. When one of the selected acti... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6490621 | Calculation of resource availability using degradation factors In a method of determining the availability of a network resource in a digital communications network, atomic resources that are not composed of other resources are first identified. A degradation factor is assigned to each atomic resource. Subsequently a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488971 | Resilient pure chocolate coating composition for novelty ice cream items A resilient pure chocolate coating composition for coating novelty ice cream items is provided. The coating composition is anhydrous, having a melting point above 0° C. and below 20° C. It comprises 15% to 50% of chocolate liquor and cocoa butter, 15% t... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6487014 | High isolation optical switch, isolator or circulator having thin film polarizing beam-splitters An optical device for controlling the flow of light between ports includes a pair of polarizing devices, which employ frustrated total internal reflection and interference in a thin film coating to reflect p-polarized light and to transmit s-polarized lig... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6480047 | Reduced jitter phase lock loop using a technique multi-stage digital delay line A digital phase locked loop (PLL) for recovering a stable clock signal from at least one input signal subject to jitter. The PLL has a digital controlled oscillator for generating a desired output and a stable local oscillator or providing clock signals. ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6473398 | Congestion management in managed packet-switched networks A packet switched network includes a network manager for managing resources on the network and a plurality of switch nodes. A congestion indicator threshold is (Cir) for each resource at each switch node and congestion event indicator is forwarded to the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6466102 | High isolation micro mechanical switch A micro-mechanical microwave switch has a signal line formed on a substrate and defining a gap forming an open circuit in the off-state of the switch. A dielectric support, which may be a cantilevered arm, carries a contact to bridge the gap and close the... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6460037 | Agent-based data mining and warehousing An agent-based networking system and process for building a data warehouse containing application specific information and for mining data therefrom. The networking system utilizes functional and resource agents to communicate with distributed databases i... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6454979 | Wet granulation method for generating granules A method of wet granulation of fertilizer and other materials into granules. The method involves formation of the granule directly on the pan from the feedstock without intermediate steps or the use of seed materials. The result is a product having a comp... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6447597 | Hydrated calcium aluminate based expansive admixture An additive, a mixture incorporating the additive and a method of formulating a mortar incorporating the additive. The additive is based on calcium sulfoaluminate composed of C3 AH6 and CAH10 where C=calcium oxide, A=alumi... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6449573 | Apparatus to calculate dynamic values for pressure density in an aircraft An apparatus for use in an aircraft for determining and displaying a reading which is indicative of pressure density at any instant in time, comprises sensing means for determining both ambient air pressure and ambient air temperature at any instant in ti... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6445926 | Use of sectorized polarization diversity as a means of increasing capacity in cellular wireless systems A system and method for increasing the use of frequency licenses in a cellular, multipoint wireless access system with non-mobile customer sites. The cell coverage of a base station is divided into sectors, for example 4, and orthogonal polarization betwe... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442134 | ATM network with ring architecture In a method of establishing communication over a network a number of nodes are interconnected in a ring architecture. Virtual connections are set up on a pair of counter-rotating packet-based rings to interconnect the nodes. At each node packets destined ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6442132 | High availability ATM virtual connections A method of establishing and maintaining a connection through an asynchronous cell-based network having a plurality of switching nodes, comprises setting up a first bi-directional path between source and destination endpoints through one or more switching... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6439048 | In-flight calibration of air data systems using a nose-mask sensor A nose cone overlay for determining air data quantities. The overlay is adapted for removable mounting to a conventional radome or nose cone of a typical aircraft. The overlay includes transducers for measuring data with respect to pressure from which qua... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6442758 | Multimedia conferencing system having a central processing hub for processing video and audio data for remote users A multimedia conferencing system has a plurality of remote user terminals, each of which may be different from any other, and each of which may communicate to a central processing hub using different communications protocols. The central processing hub re... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6442166 | Variation fluctuation smoothing (VFS) for ATM circuit emulation A method of scheduling cells into an asynchronous network for a circuit emulation service, comprises estimating the virtual clock of each connection by on-line traffic measurement, determining the lateness of the head-of-the-line cell for each connection,... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6434873 | Ornamental display for achievement awards An ornamental display for use most typically as an achievement award is disclosed. The ornamental display comprises a front panel having peripheral edges, a back panel having peripheral edges, an insert, a cavity, and a fastener. The insert has at least a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6435349 | Packaging system for reusable food or beverage containers A reusable packaging system is provided, whereby goods of all sorts may be provided to a consumer and the case in which the goods are provided is re-used. The case resembles a standard rectilinear cardboard case, except that at least the planar bottom is ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6434619 | Internet-enabled service management system and method A system and method for the management of communication services from a service provider by a customer of the provider. The management system employs an Internet-based architecture that provides access to user's virtual private networks via an end user br... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6434160 | Adaptive service weight assignments for ATM scheduling A system and method for adaptively assigning queue service weights to an ATM traffic management controller in order to reduce service weight update calculations. The implementation of a fair weighted queuing scheme on a network is divided into two functio... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6434169 | Voiceband/modem signal relay A relay device associated with each end point modem in a data communication network provides a system for transporting data over a communication channel employing voice compression. Each relay device exchanges relevant parameter information with its assoc... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6422935 | Air vent covering assembly An air vent covering assembly is provided which is adapted to be mounted to a floor, in the peripheral region of an air vent opening therethrough. The air vent covering assembly comprises a cover plate, abase, at least one damper plate, and first and seco... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6414757 | Document security system and method A system and method for secured image creation. A bitmap image is processed to separate color or greyscale planes, or is used as a greyscale, single plane image. The plane(s) are each converted into microtype character layers with each layer arranged at a... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6415000 | Method of processing a video stream A method of processing a video stream, involves contemporaneously selecting first and second pairs of frames in the video stream with a predetermined period. The second pairs of frames have a longer period than the first pair. For each of the first and se... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6411019 | Organic electroluminescent device The present invention provides a novel organic electroluminescent device having an optical interference member which reduces the overall reflectance from the device. The invention is particularly suited to current-driven organic displays having an anode, ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6411687 | Call routing based on the caller's mood A call processing apparatus comprises a device for answering an incoming call, an interactive voice unit for eliciting information about the call from the customer, a device for analyzing the caller's response according to predetermined criteria to identi... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6408006 | Adaptive buffering allocation under multiple quality of service A method is described for allocating buffers in a packet switched communication system offering different classes of service, each class of service being associated with a QoS queue. The optimal buffering is determined when a new packet for a particular Q... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401288 | Mechanical toothbrush with opposed dual heads and having oscillatory movement An electric toothbrush is provided with an electric motor and a driving mechanism. The driving mechanism includes a motion translation means to convert rotary motion to oscillatory movement of a drive shaft adapted to be received on the brush head portion... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6403179 | Fiberglass boom and method of making same A polygonal composite structure is formed using a filament winding process. The composite structure formed on a mandrel having a longitudinal axis, comprises an inner structural layer, an outer structural layer, and a plurality of corner pieces. The inner... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397680 | Ultrasonic spectroscopy apparatus for determining thickness and other properties of multilayer structures An ultrasonic apparatus and method based on location of resonance frequencies is provided for determining unknown parameters in a multilayer structure, such as thickness, elastic properties of individual layers, or bonding strength between layers. Predict... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6400721 | Automated network-wide distribution of information in a dynamic network environment A system and method of distributing information from a central source to network elements in a communications network. The central source or network manager is augmented by a distributor which maintains a record of all table entries or transactions origin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6398937 | Ultrasonically assisted plating bath for vias metallization in printed circuit board manufacturing A method and apparatus for enhancing the microthrowing power in a plating bath. The method involves the use of ultrasonic vibration of an electrochemical solution to increase the uniformity of copper deposition for blind hole vias. The apparatus includes ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394782 | Modular apparatus for cooling and vacuum sizing an extruded plastic profile A modular apparatus for cooling and sizing extruded plastic profiles includes a base plate and a first side plate which are permanently connected together and perpendicular to each other so as form a pair of reference planes. One or two groups of vacuum s... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6397209 | Real time structured summary search engine A method of organizing electronic documents for storage and subsequent retrieval, involves storing a summary structure describing the structure of summary records associated with each document. Each structured summary record has at least one descriptor fi... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6389783 | Fruit injector A fruit injector for squeezing a fruit segment into a container, particularly, a beer bottle. A channel shaped body includes a plunger and a compression member pivotally connected for movement to the body for compressing a fruit segment.... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6381794 | Electric toothbrush having dual heads with oscillatory movement A brush head portion for an electric toothbrush is adapted to be removably connected to a power handle. The brush head portion comprises a pair of opposed bristle head portions. A longitudinal hollow shaft and terminates at a fixed cover portion which is ... | 05/07/2002 |
