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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7879046 | Suturing apparatus and method A suturing apparatus comprises a pair of jaws. A bendable needle housed in one of the jaws is adapted to carry a suture. An optional suture receiver may be disposed adjacent to the opposite jaw. A transition block curves the needle and directs it in a direction gene... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7828543 | Dough sheeter cutter roller An improved dough sheeter having a pair of counterrotating sheeter rollers and a cutter roller rotating against a front one of the sheeter rollers to cut a pattern into a sheet of dough therebetween. The improvement is the cutter roller being formed from an oil-impr... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827275 | Method and system for remotely accessing devices in a network A method and system for remote access to a device is provided. This involves establishing a connection between a local device connected in a local network and a remote device via a communication link; sending a message from the local device to the remote device via ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826671 | Method and system for quantization layer reduction in digital image processing An image processing method and system is provided for reducing the quantization layer in an input quantized image. The system detects if a pixel in a quantized input image belongs to a ramp area in a selected direction. Based on such ramp detection, a quantization l... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826436 | Method and system for wireless communication of data with a fragmentation pattern and low-density parity-check codes A method and system for wireless data communication is provided, which involves constructing a data payload containing data, partitioning the data payload into fragments, performing LDPC encoding on each fragment, and transmitting the data payload including encoded ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824722 | Saddle and sheeting head using the same A saddle for a sheeting head includes a pair of semi-circular concave edges configured to seal a pair of rollers. The oppositely facing concave edges each include a tongue that fits in a corresponding groove in the roller and a retracted concave edge adapted to wrap... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819388 | Tendon gripping device An apparatus for gripping smooth and/or deformed cylindrical or multiple stranded tendons (rods) commonly used in the Art of Construction, the apparatus comprising a housing (barrel), a plurality of jaws (wedges) within the housing, a tightening device to align the ... | 10/26/2010 |
| D625647 | Chili-shaped automobile hanging ornament | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813587 | Method and apparatus for shoot suppression in image detail enhancement A general shoot suppression method and system for image detail enhancement that provides good suppression in shoot areas while preserving the enhancement (with less or no suppression) in non-shoot areas. Asymmetry checker checks the luminance variation of pixels aro... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7808990 | Method and system for data filtering for data packets A method and system for filtering data packets, is provided. One implementation involves filtering data packets using a set of filters, each filter having a bit mask and corresponding bit values, by categorizing the filters into different groups based on their bit m... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808558 | Adaptive color transient improvement A superior Color Transient Improvement technique is adaptive to the local image features, so that more natural color edge transition improvement can be accomplished. A gain control function is provided that depends on the local image feature so that different region... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808526 | Methods and systems for example-based TV color calibration An example-based method and system for electronic display color calibration is provided. By comparing the colors of commonly available objects with a color database under a controlled lighting condition, the user adjusts the gain and offset parameters of the Red, Gr... | 10/05/2010 |
| RE41744 | Raman probe having a small diameter immersion tip A probe for use in Raman spectroscopy that can be inserted into a chemical vessel through a small diameter fitting while maximizing the amount of Raman shifted radiation collected and minimizing spurious effects. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7797340 | Method and system for searchable web services A method and system for searching for Web services with a search engine is described. Information pertaining to Web services is gathered from a publisher or through the use of a publication tools manager. Service definition files are constructed based on the gathere... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7792596 | Method of signal transformation for positioning systems A method and apparatus for signal transformation for positioning control in positioning systems is provided. The positioning involves performing a signal transformation by determining a transform and an inverse transform between a triangular reference signal and a m... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7783943 | Method and apparatus for testing a random access memory device A method and apparatus for testing a random access memory device is provided. One embodiment involves providing an interface between Logic Built in Self Test (LBIST) and Array Built in Self Test (ABIST) paths for memory testing, including providing a cross-coupled N... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7782836 | Method and system for transmission of different types of information in wireless communication A method and system for wireless communication of different information types over a wireless channel, is provided. Information comprising different information types is formed into a composite aggregation of the different information types, and the composite aggreg... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780368 | Method and apparatus for reconfigurable key positioning on a keyboard A method and apparatus for a reconfigurable keyboard is provided. One implementation involves a row mounting mechanism for mounting each row of keys on a row frame, the row mounting mechanism allowing one or more keys of each row to be moved and locked in a certain ... | 08/24/2010 |
| RE41573 | Methods for handling masa Mass handling methods for the continuous processing of masa type dough in conjunction with commonly available feed processing equipment, such as a masa extruder, an oven, or cooling apparatus. One masa handling method includes a masa separator having a pair of oppos... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778418 | System and method for copy protection for digital signals Embodiments of the present invention provide for the copy protection of distributed material after conditional access is applied, regardless of where the material is distributed. The solutions described provide the advantage of being sufficiently simple in implement... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773509 | Method and system for traffic control for providing quality of service in a network A method and system for providing QoS in a network using traffic management including traffic stream admission and traffic control, is provided. The traffic stream admission and control is achieved using parameterized QoS within a network. Such parameterized QoS enh... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7773030 | Method and system for antenna training and communication protocol for multi-beamforming communication A method and system for antenna training for communication of multiple parallel data streams between multiple-input multiple-output communication stations is provided. An implementation involves performing antenna training by obtaining optimal antenna training coeff... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762756 | Lift and moveable underride The invention provides a moveable underride system that may be used with lifts such as stow lifts. The underride system includes an underride member and a linkage mechanism for coupling the underride member to a support frame, wherein the linkage mechanism moves the... | 07/27/2010 |
| D620262 | Extension hanger | 07/27/2010 |
| 7756004 | Interleaver design with column swap and bit circulation for multiple convolutional encoder MIMO OFDM system An improved interleaver design to fully explore the diversity of the MIMO OFDM systems provides higher diversity gain than usual. A method for wireless data communication using such interleaver design implements parsing a bit stream into multiple spatial data stream... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751506 | Method for the soft bit metric calculation with linear MIMO detection for LDPC codes A MIMO receiver implements a method for the soft bit metric calculation with linear MIMO detection for LDPC codes, after linear matrix inversion MIMO detection. In the receiver, a detector detects the estimated symbol and the noise variance. Further, a soft metric c... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7751493 | Method for rate adaptation with extended MCS set for wideband eigen-beamforming transmission A method for rate adaptation with extended MCS set for wideband eigen-beamforming transmission. A signaling method over multiple channels in a wireless telecommunication system including a transmitter and a receiver, performs the steps of obtaining an information bi... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7751321 | Method and system for remote access to universal plug and play devices A method and system for remote access to UPnP devices is provided, which allows remote access to UPnP devices in a private network, and utilizes message forwarding at the UPnP layer. Existing UPnP control points can remotely access UPnP devices in a private network ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7739502 | Localization determination process for 1394 serial bus A localization process in a network of source devices and sink devices on a 1394 bus, is performed by a source device while it is communicating to a sink device, which determines local network links from nonlocal ones. An actual round trip time calculation is perfor... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739411 | Method and system for content synchronization and detecting synchronization recursion in networks A method and system implementing a process for content synchronization that detects and prevents synchronization recursion in CDS transfer operations. A synchronization relationship is formed between the CDS containers in multiple devices. Then content synchronizati... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736078 | Modular ergonomic, multi-function, multi-layer, universal standard keyboard An electronic keyboard having an improved ergonomic design for use with computers and other alphanumeric input electronic devices is disclosed. Repetitive motion stress on a typist's hands, wrists and fingers is substantially reduced by relocating and centering the ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7729447 | Interleaver design with multiple encoders for more than two transmit antennas in high throughput WLAN communication systems A MIMO communication system implements an interleaver design with multiple encoders for more than two transmit antennas for high throughput WLAN communication systems. Multiple encoders are utilized in the transmitter and multiple decoders are utilized in the receiv... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729438 | Interleaver design for IEEE 802.11n standard A MIMO wireless system includes a transmitter having a parser that parses a bit stream into multiple spatial data streams and multiple interleavers corresponding to the multiple spatial data streams, where each interleaver interleaves the bits in the corresponding s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7718928 | Multifunction and safe electric pressure cooker A multifunction safe electric pressure cooker includes a lid, an outer body, a warming container, a control panel, an inner tank, a sealant washer, a heating plate under the inner tank, and a control device. The control device comprises a control circuit, a pressure... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716361 | Method and system for providing persistent media across web pages using only browser plug-ins A method and system for providing persistent media across Web pages using only browser plug-ins. Media selected through a Web browser can play in a way that is embedded in the content, but the media can continue to play while Web pages transition. The content provid... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7716317 | Method and system for presenting a single view of content in a home network A system for providing single view of content in a network of devices includes a communication module that detects devices connected to the network, a directory module that discovers content in each detected device via the communication module and maintains a direct... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715803 | Methods and apparatus for constant-power loading asymmetric antenna configuration A method and system for constant-power loading for asymmetric antenna configurations. The sounding packet, the sounding bit in HT-SIG field, and the HT-LTF field in the PLCP protocol data unit (PPDU) are used to determine the number of transmit antennas and the numb... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715785 | System and method for estimation and compensation of radiated feedback coupling in a high gain repeater A system and method of compensating for the effects of the antenna coupling in on-frequency repeaters, whose input and output signals are the same frequency, are disclosed. The repeater is implemented with internal digitally determined compensation that reduces the ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714939 | Reliability estimation of temporal noise estimation A method for reliability estimation of temporal noise estimation in a sequence of video frames. The temporal local differences from a difference between a previous frame and a next frame in the sequence of frames is determined. A distribution of the temporal local d... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7714783 | Method and system for analog beamforming in wireless communications A method and system for analog beamforming for wireless communication is provided. Such analog beamforming involves performing channel sounding to obtain channel sounding information, determining statistical channel information based on the channel sounding informat... | 05/11/2010 |
