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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8155274 | Method and system for monitoring and improving the quality of interconnecting cabling systems System for coordinating the use of a mapping system comparing the physical connection status of a cable link in a network with the administrative data about said cable link in the network administration. The coordinating system uses data from one or several existing... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8087536 | Pressurizable structures comprising different surface sections Composite pressurizable structures overwound with fibers or braided bundles of fibers are described. The pressurizable structures comprise one or more axial sections which themselves comprise both concave and convex surfaces. The shape characteristics are related to... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8043685 | Sheet having elastic property and slip property, and solvent dispensing container using the sheet The object of the present invention is to provide a sheet applicable for closing an opening of a liquid dispensing container for a liquid handling system used in chemical experiments, in which the sheet is capable of preventing natural volatilization of a liquid in ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8031848 | System for providing communication services A system is described for providing communication services and this system comprises a communication network with a number of exchanges and a number of connection points. Each connection point is connected by a fixed line to an exchange and is adapted to connect at ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8022987 | Information-based self-organization of sensor nodes of a sensor network A sensor node detects a plurality of information-based events. The sensor node determines whether at least one other sensor node is an information neighbor of the sensor node based on at least a portion of the plurality of information-based events. The information n... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014999 | Frequency compensation for perceptual speech analysis The invention provides a softscaled frequency compensation function that allows the evaluation of a first quality measure indicating a global impact of all distortions in an audio transmission system, including linear frequency response distortions and second qualit... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7975131 | Processor lock A processor having multiple distinct instruction sets is disclosed where one set, a default set, is always available for execution while a second set is only available once a valid control code is externally supplied to the processor to effectively “unlock” and ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7957437 | Multisectional laser Disclosed is a semiconductor laser in which the substrate comprises at least three independent functional sections in the direction of light wave propagation, said functional sections serving different functions and being individually triggered by means of electrode... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7827868 | Apparatus for a cam-based jack assembly for use in materials, testing machines and an accompanying method for use therewith A jack assembly, for use in a materials testing system, utilizes both a cam and a resilient push block. The cam, having an progressive eccentric, is situated between the push block and a jaw housing and located partially within a corresponding shallow channel in eac... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7808554 | Automatic and interactive configuration and control of a video system The present invention involves inserting a sequence of computer-like commands into a video signal stream (230) and which contain data processing instructions (401; 457; 500) and video test patterns (407; 452) in order to automate the integration... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793553 | Specimen grip, having a grip shell, for use in a materials testing machine A specimen grip assembly which can be used with a relatively light-weight jaw in a materials testing system. The specimen grip assembly illustratively contains a grip shell and a pair of wedge-shaped specimen grips. The shell has a truncated, frusto-pyramidal exteri... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7779290 | Computer implemented systems and methods for pre-emptive service and improved use of service resources Systems and methods are provided for collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data associated with the installation and deployment of systems. Energy systems, (500) specifically renewable energy generation systems, are used as examples. The aggregated data serv... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7776634 | Semiconductor laser with a weakly coupled grating A semiconductor laser with a semiconductor substrate, a laser layer arranged on the semiconductor substrate, a waveguide arranged parallel to the laser layer and a strip shaped grating structure is disclosed. The laser layer, the waveguide and the grating are arrang... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773294 | Low-average-power parabolic pulse amplification There is provided a parabolic pulse amplifier for amplifying a pulse light signal. The amplifier comprises an ytterbium-doped amplification waveguide pumped using a pump source with a pump central wavelength substantially offset from the absorption transition peak w... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7763095 | Internal gettering by metal alloy clusters The present invention relates to the internal gettering of impurities in semiconductors by metal alloy clusters. In particular, intermetallic clusters are formed within silicon, such clusters containing two or more transition metal species. Such clusters have meltin... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7737596 | Anti-cogging apparatus for permanent magnet electrical machines The present invention provides cancellation of cogging torque of a permanent magnet electrical machine using two sets of magnetic elements, one set is mechanically coupled to the stator with the other set being mechanically coupled to the rotor of the machine. At le... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7718877 | Device and musical instrument The invention relates to a device for setting skin tension, in particular for use in a musical instrument such as a kettledrum. The device comprises a tensioning star provided with an engaging element for engaging an operating mechanism for adjusting the tensioning ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7710771 | Method and apparatus for capacitorless double-gate storage A method and/or system and/or apparatus for a dual gate, capacitor less circuit that can act as a state storage device. Further embodiments describe fabrication methods and methods of operation of such a device. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708649 | Method and apparatus for golf swing alignment The present invention relates generally to the field of training aids and methods for the development and improvement of a proper golf swing. Specifically, the present invention relates to training aids and methods for the development of proper golf swings that aid ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7707109 | Service provider architecture and method for delivering content services to mobile communication customers A service mediator system implementable in a computer environment and which delivers services to a customer of a company having at least two types of customers with different billing data. The system additionally delivers the services only after verifying appropriat... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699611 | Fastening device for an orthesis or prosthesis A device for fastening an orthesis or prosthesis, having a length-adjustable substantially rod-shaped bar assembly, which is pivotably connectable by two ends on exposed first ends of two implants fastened by a second end at a distance from each other in or onto a b... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7696098 | Tuneable unipolar lasers A unipolar semiconductor laser is provided in which an active region is sandwiched in a guiding structure between an upper and lower cladding layer, the lower cladding layer being situated on a semiconducting substrate. The unipolar semiconductor laser comprises a r... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689406 | Method and system for measuring a system's transmission quality Method and system for measuring transmission quality of an audio transmission system under test. Specifically, an input signal (X), such as an original input speech signal, is applied to the audio transmission system which results in an output signal (Y) produced by... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682644 | Fat and oil composition for spreads An object of the present invention is to provide a fat and oil composition for spreads having good oral solubility and spreadability without greasiness. A fat and oil composition for spreads of the present invention is composed of a continuous fat and oil phase and ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7631746 | Board positioning system and method, and fence assembly The system and a method are for lengthwise positioning of transversally-oriented elongated articles as they are being longitudinally conveyed, the system and method comprising sliding a laterally extending end of the elongated article against a fence oriented in a c... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624008 | Method and device for determining the quality of a speech signal Methods and devices for objectively predicting perceptual quality of speech signals degraded in a speech processing/transporting system which may have poor prediction results for degraded signals including extremely weak or silent portions. Improvement is achieved b... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7614086 | Monitoring apparatus, computer program and network for secure data storage A monitoring apparatus, a computer program and a network are disclosed for monitoring a representation. The representation comprises a first data string. Subsequently, two or more output strings, based on the first data string, are generated by the monitoring appara... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7609220 | Channelized log-periodic antenna with matched coupling A log-periodic antenna coupled to a channelizer is described in which matched scale constants for the antenna and the channelizer are used to achieve substantially identical coupling over each fractional bandwidth channel. Embodiments for simultaneous dual polarizat... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603733 | Dock leveller, lip for dock leveller and lip hinge construction A dock leveller, comprising a deck plate having a deck upper surface, which deck plate is pivotably connectable with a platform; a lip having a lip upper surface, which lip upper surface, with the deck upper surface, forms at least a part of a transport surface; and... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7577539 | Sensor interface and sensor calibration technique Apparatus and an accompanying method for calibrating a sensor signal conditioner coupled to a sensor. The signal conditioner sensor enables relatively easy and precise calibration of bridge sensors without the use of a microprocessor. When mated to a resistive bridg... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7573022 | Method for fabricating vertically-offset interdigitated comb actuator device The present invention relates to systems and methods for fabricating microscanners. The fabrication processes employed pursuant to some embodiments are compatible with well known CMOS fabrication techniques, allowing devices for control, monitoring and/or sensing to... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7570681 | Multisectional laser Disclosed is a semiconductor laser (10) in which the substrate (11) comprises at least three independent functional sections (17, 20, 23) in the direction of light wave propagation (A), said functional sections (17, 20, 23) serving differ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7565612 | Method and system for transmitting information over a communication network A method and system for transmitting information over a communication network comprising a user device and a server, wherein the user device receives the information from or via this server. The method comprises the step of triggering an interactive session between ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565554 | Method and system for a service process to provide a service to a client Method and system for a service server to provide a service to a client. The client (C) sets up a secure session to an authentication server (CAP) and sends its identifier and a service request stating the required service. The authentication server verifies the cli... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7551124 | Method for optimising at least one property of a satellite system, optimisation device for a satellite system, satellite receiver and satellite system A method for optimizing at least one property of a satellite system. The system has a satellite provided with a transmitter for transmitting a satellite signal that represents data. The satellite further has a satellite receiver for receiving the satellite signal. T... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7494836 | Semiconductor laser with a weakly coupled grating A semiconductor laser with a semiconductor substrate, a laser layer arranged on the semiconductor substrate, a waveguide arranged parallel to the laser layer and a strip shaped grating structure is disclosed. The laser layer, the waveguide and the grating are arrang... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7471255 | Antenna with reduced interference The present invention relates generally to the field of reflector-type antennas based on the offset Gregorian design having a substantially paraboloidal-shaped primary reflector and a substantially ellipsoidal secondary reflector displaced from the optical axis of t... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7466058 | Transverse flux electrical machine with segmented core stator The invention relates to a transverse flux electrical machine, comprising a rotor and a stator. The rotor has magnets, angularly adjacent magnets having magnetic polarizations of opposite directions. The stator has a plurality of magnetic cores annularly disposed al... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7466657 | System for charging the use of a packet-based telecommunication network System for charging the use of a packet based telecommunication network. A measuring device (2) measures the number (n) of data units during a period of time (T) or the period of time (t) between a certain number (N) of data units. At any rate, the period of ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7453820 | System and method for measuring data network quality A system and method for measuring quality of a data network and specifically through use of a client computer and a server computer communicating with each other, over the network, using a connection-less transmission protocol. ... | 11/18/2008 |
