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...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182551 | Systems, devices, and/or methods for washing and drying a product Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, and/or device adapted for washing and drying a product via a continuous forward flow of product and a reverse flow of aqueous content. Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an auger, a rotating paddle ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8154804 | Electro-optic lenses for correction of higher order aberrations A lens is presented in which the lens includes a substrate and an electrode layer. The electrode layer is positioned upon the substrate. The electrode layer has radially alternating rings of electrodes and resistive material. When voltage is applied across two adjac... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123941 | Sand filter and method of constructing same A sand filter apparatus (10) for treating water includes a filter retention vessel (16) having an outlet (18) from which filtrate can be supplied. An inlet arrangement (48) is in fluid communication with the filter retention vessel and is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8088417 | Chlorine dioxide gel and associated methods A method of making a composition having the property of being able to store chlorine dioxide includes mixing an aqueous chlorine dioxide solution with a superabsorbent, water-soluble polymer that is substantially unreactive with chlorine dioxide and permitting a mix... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8082901 | Diesel engine Exemplary embodiments can provide at least one of a system, machine, device, and manufacture that can comprise: a V-type water-cooled diesel engine comprising: a first cylinder and a second cylinder disposed in a V-shape; a plurality of injection pumps adapted to se... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8062023 | Methods for manufacturing three-dimensional devices and devices created thereby In certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention, three-dimensional micro-mechanical devices and/or micro-structures can be made using a production casting process. As part of this process, an intermediate mold can be made from or derived from a precision s... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8049193 | Systems, devices, and methods for large area micro mechanical systems Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a first isogrid defining a first plurality of zones, each zone from said first plurality of zones comprising a plurality of ligaments, each zone from said first plurality of zones defining a plurality of spaces, each space b... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8015480 | System and method for media stream indexing and synchronization An indexing system and method for allowing a viewer to control the mode of delivery of program material. By mapping from time to data position, data delivery can begin at any selected time in the program material. The indexing method also provides for controlling da... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8006259 | Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing A method, system, and computer-readable medium for collecting usage information in real-time for a computing device receiving digital content for presentation, such as to enable various types of real-time content modifications or content-related service enhancements... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7994670 | Systems, devices, and/or methods for rotating a vehicle lamp In certain exemplary embodiments, an apparatus for rotating one or more vehicle lamps can include a case body, a motor, a printed circuit board, and/or a gear reducing mechanism. The motor can be mounted on the outside of the case body and/or can include a case shel... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7968761 | Method for reducing contamination Exemplary compositions, methods, and systems are disclosed that can be useful for reducing a concentration of a contaminant associated with a medium, which can be any substance or material, such as soil, water, air, and/or fluid. In one exemplary method, the medium ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7962389 | Method and system for providing financial functions A method is disclosed for providing financial functions by an agent for each of a plurality of clients. One embodiment includes, relating to a financial function of each client, demonstrating that more than one activity of the agent can be transparent to the client,... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7949500 | Integration of causal models, business process models and dimensional reports for enhancing problem solving This invention combines the modeling capabilities of causal models, business process models, and dimensional reporting to allow the locating of root causes of problems. The causal models let the user explore the effects of other parts of the system have on the proce... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7935271 | Compositions, systems, and/or methods involving chlorine dioxide Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a composition of matter comprising a solid form of chlorine dioxide complexed with a cyclodextrin. When stored, a concentration of the chlorine dioxide in the composition of matter can be retained, with respect to an initial... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7928277 | Method for reducing contamination Exemplary compositions, methods, and systems are disclosed that can be useful for reducing a concentration of a contaminant associated with a medium, which can be any substance or material, such as soil, water, air, and/or fluid. In one exemplary method, the medium ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7893413 | Systems, devices, and methods for large area micro mechanical systems Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a first isogrid defining a first plurality of zones, each zone from said first plurality of zones comprising a plurality of ligaments, each zone from said first plurality of zones defining a plurality of spaces, each space b... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7846408 | Compositions, methods, and systems for managing total sulfide Certain exemplary embodiments can involve contacting a predetermined portion of a medium and a reaction product resulting from a reaction between predetermined reactants that can include a predetermined active ferric chelate and a nitrate/nitrite, the contacting occ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7860950 | Metadata enabled push-pull model for efficient low-latency video-content distribution over a network Method, system, computer program and computer program product for a metadata enabled push-pull model and method for efficient low-latency video-content distribution over a network. Metadata is used as a vehicle and mechanism to enable intelligent decisions to be mad... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7840981 | Method and apparatus for receiving full-motion digital video multi-casts, interactive data and interactive voice via a DSL circuit An IP multicast aware switched digital method and apparatus are provided in a settop unit wherein packet streams containing reference information are multicast while a select set of program information is routed to the settop units so that multicast streams can be i... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7793329 | Method and system for reducing switching delays between digital video feeds using multicast slotted transmission technique Method and system for reducing switching delays between digital video feeds using multicast slotted transmission technique. Method, system, computer program stored on a computer readable medium for reducing switching delays between digital video feeds or different v... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7786194 | Compositions and methods for protecting materials from damage Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a composition prepared from a Class 1 member, a Class 2 member, and a Class 3 member, said Class 1 member contributing approximately 0.1 percent to approximately 10 percent by dry weight of said composition, said Class 2 member... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7785098 | Systems for large area micro mechanical systems Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a first isogrid defining a first plurality of zones, each zone from said first plurality of zones comprising a plurality of ligaments, each zone from said first plurality of zones defining a plurality of spaces, each space b... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7778182 | Method and apparatus for communications traffic engineering This invention provides for a technique for selectively off-loading traffic from congested sub-regions of a network to more lightly-loaded regions by making use of Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). For each network element, an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) rou... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7745680 | Compositions, methods, and systems for reducing contamination Exemplary compositions, methods, and systems are disclosed that can be useful for reducing a concentration of a contaminant associated with a medium, which can be any substance or material, such as soil, water, air, and/or fluid. In one exemplary method, the medium ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7688225 | Method for managing a parking lot A method is disclosed for managing a parking lot. In one disclosed embodiment, the method includes receiving parking lot data. The embodiment of the disclosed method also includes transforming the parking lot data into parking lot information, the parking lot inform... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687948 | Magnetic bearing Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a system, which can comprise a radial magnetic bearing static portion. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality of electromagnets. The radial magnetic bearing static portion can comprise a plurality o... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7662294 | Method for reducing organic contamination Certain exemplary embodiments provide methods for reducing a concentration of a contaminant associated with a medium, which can be any substance or material, such as soil, water, air, and/or fluid. In one exemplary method, the medium is treated with a ferric chelate... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7656876 | MPLS virtual private network using dual network cores A multi-protocol label switching system using multiple cores. In establishing a virtual private network in a MPLS system, more than one core is available. Paths are established over each core separately and weights are assigned to the two routes. Thus, the route whi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7652983 | Method for restoration and normalization in a mesh network The present invention is directed to methods for signaling that enable bandwidth reservation, path restoration, path normalization, and path removal in a mesh network that supports shared mesh restoration. ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7629715 | Systems, devices and methods for driving machinery Certain exemplary embodiments can comprise a system comprising a channel adapted to guide a coolant, the channel bounded at least in part by an inner channel wall defined by a motor housing adapted to substantially surround a stator of an electric motor, the inner c... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7627679 | Methods and systems for provisioning network services Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method, comprising: automatically detecting at an agent an installation of a communications device to a local network coupled to the agent; automatically offering via the communications device a plurality of user-selectable se... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7623475 | Real-time multimedia conferencing over an ATM network using an intelligent ATM cable modem and hybrid fiber-coax access A technique for providing real-time multimedia conferencing services with guaranteed performance, in a hybrid networking environment, by interconnecting cable modem-based premises networks via hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access networks and an ATM wide area network i... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7620847 | Network-based service for the repair of IP multicast sessions A system and method are disclosed for the repair of IP multicast sessions. A repair server polls multiple transmit servers to accumulate as many of the packets missing from the multicast session as possible. A network includes a source of multicast packets in a mult... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7613823 | Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network A system and a method is disclosed that provides that access to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing HPNA v2-formatted frames in a centralized manner. A list of sessions in enhanced STAs using the communications medium is maintained at a Media Contr... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7610399 | Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network A method and a system is disclosed for providing access to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing use of a plurality of Home Phoneline Network Association (HPNA) v2 frames. A sequence of blocking frames is transmitted on the communications medium, suc... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606930 | Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network A method and a system is disclosed for providing access to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing use of a plurality of Home Phoneline Network Association (HPNA) v2 frames. A sequence of blocking frames is transmitted on the communications medium, suc... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606258 | Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network A method and a system provide access to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing use of a plurality of Home Phoneline Network Association (HPNA) v2 frames in a centralized manner. Each HPNA v2 frame is timed to allow an Inter-Frame Gap (IFG) portion hav... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7590889 | Network-based service for the repair of IP multicast sessions A system and method are disclosed for the repair of IP multicast sessions. A repair server polls multiple transmit servers to accumulate as many of the packets missing from the multicast session as possible. A network includes a source of multicast packets in a mult... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7590105 | Multifunction interface facility connecting wideband multiple access subscriber loops with various networks An device, called a facilities management platform (FMP) connects current digital and analog carrier networks and packet switched networks of interexchange carriers with high speed multiple access subscriber links implemented over twisted pair lines. The subscriber ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7564805 | Systems, methods, and device for simulating capacity in a network Certain exemplary embodiments can include, but are not limited to, a method that can include, but is not limited to, a plurality of activities, that can include, but are not limited to: via a capacity planning simulation, for a circuit affected by a failure scenario... | 07/21/2009 |
