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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185469 | Computer-based method for teaming research analysts to generate improved securities investment recommendations A computer-based method for combining investment recommendations of individual research providers such as stock analysts. The method includes providing a server running a research team management module. A list of individual research providers is displayed on a clie... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185298 | Hybrid heuristic national airspace flight path optimization Hybrid-heuristic optimization of competing portfolios of flight paths for flights through one or more sectors of an airspace represented by an air traffic system. In one embodiment, a hybrid-heuristic optimization process (100) includes one or more heuristic ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184873 | White-light spectral biometric sensors Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric function. A purported skin site of an individual is illuminated with white light. Light scattered from the purported skin site is received with a color imager on which the received light is incident. Spatia... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182696 | Multicolumn sequential separation process A process is disclosed for separating biomolecules from an aqueous solution containing the biomolectules and impurities, having different affinities and/or interactions with a solid support. The solution is passed over a fixed bed of chromatographic resin containing... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182466 | Dual braided catheter shaft A dual braided catheter shaft includes a flat wire forming the inner braid, thereby potentially allowing for reduced radial thickness of the shaft. In one embodiment, the shaft (100) includes an inner polymer jacket (104), an inner braid (106) f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182319 | Computer chassis fan modules providing vibration isolation and pinch release A fan module for use with fan trays or decks within a computer chassis for forced-air cooling. The fan tray typically includes an elongated mounting post, and the fan module is configured to facilitate installation, retention, and removal such as with a single pinch... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181399 | Stability bracing of a support structure for elevating a building structure A support structure for elevating a building surface above a fixed surface having stability bracing to provide increased stability to the structure. The support structure includes a plurality of support pedestals that are disposed in spaced-apart relation on a fixed... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179427 | Optical filter devices and methods for passing one of two orthogonally polarized images Shutter glasses or other viewing mechanisms for selectively passing one separable image in a composite image stream, which includes a first image stream polarized at a first orientation and a second image stream polarized at a second orthogonal orientation. The appa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177934 | Rotocast composite hybrid process for molding composite parts A rotocast composite hybrid method for efficiently making strong but lightweight parts. The method includes filling a mold with a volume of resin through an access port and then sealing the access port by positioning a lid over the access port. The method includes m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176853 | Amusement park ride using motion-driven positioning for 360-degree vehicle orientation An amusement park ride adapted for fully rotating a passenger compartment in response to vehicle motion along a guide track. The ride includes a vehicle chassis that engages the guide track and travels along the ride path during operation of the ride. The ride furth... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176124 | Communication hub for video game development systems having a video game development tool and video game platforms with communication libraries A video game development system for enhancing communications between development tools and video game platforms or running games. The system includes a communications hub module running on a computer or server and communicatively linked with first and second video g... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175350 | Method for tissue culture extraction An image guidance system is provided for improving tissue culture extraction where the tissue is extracted under the guidance of first and second knowledge-based systems. The first knowledge-based system provides initial suggested regions of interest for tissue biop... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175346 | Whole-hand multispectral biometric imaging A number of biometric systems and methods are disclosed. A system according to one embodiment includes an illumination subsystem, an imaging subsystem, and an analyzer. The illumination subsystem is disposed to illuminate a target space. The imaging subsystem is con... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174149 | Auto-switching duplex module A system and method (“utility”) for providing power to an electrically powered device from alternate, redundant power sources via a single power cord. The utility is operable to provide redundant power to an electrical device having a power cord terminating in a... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172086 | Packaging design with separate compartments A gum packaging design that utilizes two separate compartments, an upper compartment and a lower compartment. Each of the compartments may be formed from a separate paperboard blank. The blanks are folded to form the compartments and then the lower compartment is ad... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170395 | Methods and systems for handling montage video data Video data may be extremely useful in online property commerce. However, the current methods of handling this video data fail to provide users of the data with effective and convenient ways of consolidating footage from multiple videos or portions thereof and convey... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169853 | Acoustic system quality assurance and testing Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for testing acoustic systems. According to one embodiment, a method for testing an acoustic system can comprise receiving a signal from the acoustic system at a testing device coupled with the acoustic system ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166128 | Systems and methods for dynamically updating a virtual volume in a storage virtualization environment A storage virtualization environment is provided that includes a system for dynamically updating a virtual volume in associated with a host system. The system may include a set of storage devices, each of which includes physical block addresses that store data assoc... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164976 | Acoustic system quality assurance and testing Embodiments of the invention provide for testing acoustic systems. According to one embodiment, testing an acoustic system can comprise receiving a signal from the acoustic system at a testing device via one of a plurality of channels between the acoustic system and... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164926 | Control circuit for a switched-mode power supply with regulation based on the secondary-side current flow time period A control circuit for a primary controlled switched-mode power supply that has a primary-side switch and a transmitter. It also relates to an associated switched-mode power supply. The control circuit can be connected to a control input of the primary-side switch so... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163669 | Fuel reformer catalyst and absorbent materials Materials that are useful for absorption enhanced reforming (AER) of a fuel, including absorbent materials and catalyst materials and methods for using the materials. The materials can be fabricated by spray processing. The use of the materials in AER can produce a ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162768 | Telescoping-arm round ride for amusement parks An amusement park ride that provides an interactive flying experience in a round ride setting by allowing vehicle passengers to move their vehicle in and out horizontally through a fly zone. The ride includes a central support assembly with a structure rotatable abo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161520 | Methods and systems for securing a system in an adaptive computer environment An automated method for securing a target system is provided. In this method, a request to change an entity in the target system is detected. The target system has an existing security profile or one is created. As a result, a security configuration group associated... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8161477 | Pluggable extensions to virtual machine monitors The functionality of a virtualization layer interposed between computer system hardware and a plurality of applications can be altered by pluggable extensions. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a virtualization layer is divided into a privileged ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160848 | Apparatus for generating coarse-grained simulation image of sample to be measured with a probe of a scanning probe microscope A sample atomic configuration creation part in a control section creates the atomic arrangement data of a sample, and a sample surface height calculation part calculates a sample surface height for every mesh. A probe profile creation part creates the atomic arrange... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159900 | Acoustic system quality assurance and testing Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for testing acoustic systems. According to one embodiment, a method for testing an acoustic system can comprise receiving a signal from the acoustic system at a testing device coupled with the acoustic system ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8159470 | Join objects There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158231 | Self-adhesive radiant heating underlayment Provided herein is a self-adhesive radiant heat underlayment that may be utilized in flooring and/or outdoor applications. The heating underlayment has an adhesive backing that allows for conveniently adhering a flexible heating element place prior to applying a mat... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157186 | Strike attachment railroad anchor A system and method for non-invasively attaching components to railroad track rails. More specifically, a connector is provided that can quickly and effectively electrically connect one or more signal lines with a surface of the track rail. In one embodiment, the no... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157185 | Strike attachment railroad signal line connector A system and method for non-invasively attaching components to railroad track rails. More specifically, a connector is provided that can quickly and effectively electrically connect one or more signal lines with a surface of the track rail. In one embodiment, the no... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156750 | Dynamic superheat control for high efficiency refrigeration system A vapor compression refrigeration system including components capable of determining the superheat at a compressor inlet is provided. The vapor compression refrigeration system may include sensors capable of making measurements from which the superheat at the compre... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156694 | Support pedestal for supporting an elevated building surface A method and device for supporting a structure above a fixed surface. The device can include a support pedestal whose height is adjustable through a range of heights without a substantial gap in the obtainable heights. In one embodiment, the support pedestal can inc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156686 | Bioactive treatment of biological material from a plant source A method for bioactive treatment of biological material from a plant source by exposure to one or more electromagnetic pulses are described. The biological material is in a target irradiation area. At least one electric pulse is generated. At least one electromagnet... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156281 | Data storage system and method using storage profiles to define and modify storage pools A method and system for allocating storage in a data storage system using one or more storage profiles. A set of storage profiles are provided that each has a set of parameters with values defined for the data storage system and for particular client applications. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155416 | Methods and apparatuses for planning, performing, monitoring and assessing thermal ablation A thermal ablation system is operable to perform thermal ablation using an x-ray system to measure temperature changes throughout a volume of interest in a patient. Image data sets captured by the x-ray system during a thermal ablation procedure provide temperature ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152554 | Locking electrical receptacle A method and apparatus (“utility”) for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. The utility includes a clamping mechanism whereby the very forces that wo... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151178 | Associative media architecture and platform An associative media architecture and platform that enables communication of media objects between participants using a variety of communication infrastructures and media presentation devices as determined by the users and owners of the media assets. Media assets fo... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8147344 | Amusement park ride with cable-suspended vehicles A ride system for moving a passenger vehicle through a dynamically-defined work space. The system includes a track structure that guides one or more motorized or driven carriers on the track structure. The system includes winches on the carrier(s) that are independe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146126 | Request for information related to broadcast network content A request for information (RFI) system is provided for use in communications networks including broadcast networks and the internet. In one implementation, a viewer of a cable television network enters an RFI input (1) to a digital set top box using a user re... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144269 | Reflective LCOS displays utilizing novel polarizing beam splitters Disclosed are display systems using reflective liquid-crystal microdisplays that efficiently use unpolarized light sources without needing to double the étendue of the source as occurs with conventional polarization conversion systems. Furthermore, the display syst... | 03/27/2012 |
