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| 8184644 | WiMAX R6 management protocol Within an access services network (ASN) operable for providing wireless access services to an access terminal and including a base station communicatively coupled to an ASN gateway, a new management protocol is provided for managing the R6 communications. The protoc... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8165062 | WiMAX R6 control architecture Within an access services network (ASN) operable for providing wireless access services to an access terminal and including a base station communicatively coupled to an ASN gateway, a new functional process identified as an “R6 controller” is provided within the... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8130645 | Method and architecture for a scalable application and security switch using multi-level load balancing A switch architecture and method provides scaling through multi-level load balancing of flows across data and application processing planes. An input/output module receives a communication session flow (forward) from a client device and selects one of a plurality of... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114769 | Methods and structures to enable self-aligned via etch for Cu damascene structure using trench first metal hard mask (TFMHM) scheme A method for semiconductor fabrication using a trench first metal hard mask (TFMHM) process for damascene structures includes forming a secondary metal hard mask layer above a first metal hard mask layer after trench opening for the via (and trench) etching. The sec... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094309 | Line of sight adjustment method for optical systems A line of sight adjustment device (LSAD) employs a simple yet robust structure and method to adjust the line of sight (or boresight) of a telescope, clip-on night sight, night vision sight, day scope, or other optical sighting device. In one embodiment, the LSAD inc... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074916 | Fiber optic/electrical cable reel assembly A cable reel or cable reel assembly is provided for storing, deploying, retrieving and transporting a cable assembly (having a cable and connectors). The cable reel includes a central hub and two side flanges constructed, in one embodiment, of composite plastic mate... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8048761 | Fabricating method for crack stop structure enhancement of integrated circuit seal ring An improved crack stop structure (and method of forming) is provided within a die seal ring of an integrated circuit die to increase crack resistance during the dicing of a semiconductor wafer. The crack stop structure includes a stack layer (of alternating insulati... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7998835 | Strain-direct-on-insulator (SDOI) substrate and method of forming Methods (and semiconductor substrates produced therefrom) of fabricating (n−1) SDOI substrates using n wafers is described. A donor substrate (e.g., silicon) includes a buffer layer (e.g., SiGe) and a plurality of multi-layer stacks formed thereon having alternati... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997562 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7967005 | Dual fuel gas valve and gas grill A duel fuel gas control valve controls the supply of gas (e.g., natural gas or liquid propane gas) to a gas grill. The duel fuel gas control valve is structured to control either natural or LP gas flow at the desired operating characteristics based on conventional g... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7911283 | Low noise oscillator and method A low noise oscillator includes a resonator 102 that is excited with a pulsed signal (i.e., an impulse of energy) to replace energy lost to parasitic resistive losses once every Nth period (where N=1, 2, 3 . . . ). The resonating signal is monitored by a leve... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7876749 | Cross-connect using ethernet multiplexors for a simple metro ethernet network A metro area network is provided that includes edge and core multiplexors each having a plurality of line ports and one or more uplink ports, a transport network carrying multiplexed traffic between the edge and core multiplexors. In a hard cross connect implementat... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872529 | Switch method for switching class amplifiers In accordance with one the present disclosure, systems and methods are disclosed that include transmitting a binary signal from a signal source into a switch where the switch is in series between the signal source and a first circuit element. In addition, the switch... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7765302 | Distributed call server supporting communication sessions in a communication system and method An apparatus, method, and computer program manage communication sessions that include a plurality of portions. Different processors handle each portion of a communication session. The apparatus, method, and computer program transfer the communication session from on... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7708348 | Footstool with footrest platform adjustable to different angles A footstool with a footrest platform that is adjustable to different positions/angles. The footstool includes a first sidepiece and a second sidepiece engaged by a platform, which is adjustable to one of a plurality of possible positions corresponding to one of a pl... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7672236 | Method and architecture for a scalable application and security switch using multi-level load balancing A switch architecture and method provides scaling through multi-level load balancing of flows across data and application processing planes. An input/output module receives a communication session flow (forward) from a client device and selects one of a plurality of... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7607646 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606181 | Apparatus, method, and computer program for processing audio information of a communication session An apparatus, method, and computer program process audio information in a communication system. The apparatus, method, and computer program identify one or more silent channels of a communication session. The apparatus, method, and computer program also mix audio in... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604438 | Wale and retaining wall system The present invention relates generally to a wale for use in bracing a retaining wall. The wale is comprise of a back wall, a front wall having a channel formed therein, and a plurality of connecting walls connecting the back and front walls to form at least one cha... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7575379 | Body having staking pin and method of making A body, such as a connector for use in cable assemblies, includes a staking pin or retaining body inserted and secured within an aperture extending from a first surface to a second surface of the body. A portion of the pin extends through the aperture and beyond one... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7573330 | High efficiency digital power amplifier A digital power amplifier (or power switching amplifier or power switch) for use in a digital transmitter includes a low impedance multi-stage driver circuit having a low impedance pre-driver and a low impedance driver. The drive circuit drives a power switch stage ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7445507 | Connector module with embedded physical layer support and method A connector module includes a jack socket capable of receiving a communication link. The connector module also includes magnetics coupled to the jack socket for facilitating at least one of communication of information to a peripheral device coupled to the link and ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7441962 | Multi-channel fiber optic connector having captive alignment sleeve and single sealing means A multi-channel fiber optic cable connector is provided for connecting the terminal ends of fiber optic cables utilizing alignment sleeves to align the adjacent termini of optical fibers included within respective ones of the cables. A retention mechanism, a sleeve ... | 10/28/2008 |
| D578497 | Hand-held wireless device | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431515 | Fiber optic termini having multiple crimp portions and method of using same A fiber optic termini device having an inner bore for receiving a terminating end of a fiber optic cable includes a rearward extending crimp member or body. The crimp member is formed of two distinct portions, either integrally formed or by a combination of two sepa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424274 | Digital transmitter and method A transmitter and method is provided for digitally upconverting a baseband digital signal to a modulated intermediate frequency (IF) digital signal and sigma-delta modulating the IF digital signal. The baseband digital signal is split into N phases, as can be accomp... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7385973 | Method and apparatus for VLAN ID discovery A method and apparatus for a first network device to identify the VLAN for which the first network device is a member. In response to the broadcasting of a discovery request message by the first network device, a second network device transmits a first data message ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7304549 | Method and apparatus for dual use of singly and doubly terminated networks Methods and apparatus are provided for efficiently coupling singly terminated networks with doubly terminated networks. An isolation network is disposed between a singly terminated network and a doubly terminated network. The isolation network is a three terminal de... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281051 | Apparatus, method, and computer program for managing resources in a communication system An apparatus, method, and computer program manage resources in a communication system. The apparatus, method, and computer program determine an amount of resources provided by at least one central processing unit and a present communication session load placed on th... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275734 | Tower/frame structure and components for same A tower/frame structure of interconnected columns and beams (which may be used in a cooling tower) and novel columns, beams, connection mechanisms and other components are provided. In one embodiment, a column and a beam are constructed of pultruded composite fiber-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7100211 | Bib having an internal pocket for storing items A bib includes an edge. The bib also includes an internal pocket. The pocket has an opening that extends along the edge of the bib. ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 5668507 | Noise generator for evaluating mixed signal integrated circuits A method and apparatus for generating noise to be used in evaluation and testing of digital or analog integrated circuits. One or more noise generators fabricated on a substrate generate noise representative of the digital switching noise generated by a d... | 09/16/1997 |
