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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6351786 | VXI backplane system improvements and methods A VXI product plug-in is provided herein that is capable of higher component density. The plug-in is configured to occupy two standard size slots of a standard VXI chassis, and includes two sets of three horizontally stacked modules in upper and lower sub... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6266247 | Power supply connection system Disclosed is a chassis comprising an enclosure, a power supply assembly mounted in the enclosure and a backplane assembly mounted in the enclosure in abutting relationship with the power supply assembly; the backplane assembly having a plurality component... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5854756 | Digital filters A FIR digital filter comprises a plurality of cascaded subfilters all operable at the same sampling rate. At least one of the subfilters has a z-transform transfer function defined by a partially factorized, nth -order polynomial in z-1 | 12/29/1998 |
| 5778414 | Performance enhancing memory interleaver for data frame processing Disclosed is a frame processing engine for receiving and processing a data frame having a header and a payload, comprising a first memory for receiving at least a portion of the header of the data frame; a second memory for receiving the payload of the da... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5388189 | Alarm filter in an expert system for communications network An Expert System 10 for providing diagnostics to a data communications network 5. Alarms from a Network Manager 24 are received and queued by an Event Manager 117 and then filtered by an Alarm Filter 118 to remove redundant alarms. Alarms which are ready ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5337320 | Semi-automatic mode of network design An Expert System 10 for providing diagnostics to a data communications network 5. Alarms from a Network Manager 24 are received and queued by an Event Manager 117 and then filtered by an Alarm Filter 118 to remove redundant alarms. Alarms which are ready ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5317742 | Dynamic translation of network management primitives to queries to a database A technique for dynamically translating network management primitives into operations on management information stored within a relational database hosting a management information base. A CMIP network management operation and argument is retrieved from a... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5295256 | Automatic storage of persistent objects in a relational schema A translator for translating objects defined in an object-oriented programming environment to a relational database schema permits persistent storage of object instances as records in a relational database. Object instances are mapped to entity tables wit... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5295230 | Knowledge representation for expert system An Expert System for providing diagnostics to a data communications network. Expert information is entered using a user friendly User Interface which reduces need for the participation of a Knowledge Engineer. The User Interface including a template for e... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5291583 | Automatic storage of persistent ASN.1 objects in a relational schema A translator for translating objects defined in Abstract Syntax Notation such as ASN.1 to a relational database schema permits persistent storage of object instances as records in a relational database. Object classes are mapped to entity tables with obje... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5222077 | Radix mapping with variable number of symbols in mapping period The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus in a communications device for mapping a selected group of data bits into a predetermined number of two-dimensional symbols selected from a minimized alphabet of M two-dimensional symbols for... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5193152 | Network management system with group naming A method and apparatus for providing for arbitrary definintion of groups in a data communication network management system. Groups are added, modified, merged, deleted or displayed as desired by the user so that all members of the arbitrarily defined grou... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5185763 | Data bit to constellation symbol mapper The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus in a communications device for mapping a selected group of data bits into a predetermined number of two-dimensional symbols selected from a minimized alphabet of M two-dimensional symbols for... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5159685 | Expert system for communications network An Expert System 10 for providing diagnostics to a data communications network 5. Alarms from a Network Manager 24 are received and queued by an Event Manager 117 and then filtered by an Alarm Filter 118 to remove redundant alarms. Alarms which are ready ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5127036 | Fifty percent duty cycle divided-by-m counter Disclosed is a divide-by-m counter for generating an ouptut clock signal having a fifty percent duty cycle from a higher frequency source clock signal having m cycles for each single cycle of the output clock signal and wherein m may be an odd or even int... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5119403 | Superframes The present invention is directed toward a method and apparatus in a communications device for mapping a selected group of data bits into a predetermined number of two-dimensional symbols selected from a minimized alphabet of M two-dimensional symbols for... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4916717 | Clock resynchronization mechanism Disclosed is an arrangement having a main card cage, a plurality of remote card cages, and a data transport system for transmitting synchronous information, the data transport system having at least one bust electrically coupling the card cages to define ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4852413 | Water sampler rosette Disclosed is a water sampler device including a holder, a plurality of water-collecting containers mounted in a circular arrangement around the periphery of the holder, each of the water-collecting containers having a pair of opposed opened portions with ... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4807230 | Frame synchronization Disclosed is a modem including a transmitter having a convolutional encoder for transforming each group interval digital data into an expanded bit sequence having symbol-selecting bits and subset-selecting bits forming a plurality of bit groups, with each... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4761784 | Modem and method using multidimensional coded modulation Disclosed is a modem including a transmitter having a convolutional encoder for transforming each group interval digital data into an expanded bit sequence having symbol-selecting bits and a frame of subset-selecting bits forming a plurality of bit groups... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4748626 | Viterbi decoder with reduced number of data move operations Disclosed is a modem including a transmitter having a convolutional encoder for transforming each time unit digital data into an expanded bit sequence having symbol-selecting bits and subset-selecting bits, the transmitter further providing modulation of ... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4744256 | Airborne water sampler device Disclosed is a water sampler and method for dropping the water sampler from an airplane to obtain a sample of water from a body of water; the water sampler comprising a tubular member with ball valves at both ends and an open ended canister disposed betwe... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4708321 | Multiple sheave assembly with angled rollers Disclosed is a sheave assembly for supporting a downward extending cable wherein a plurality of rollers are disposed upward and outward in a staggered manner from a plane defined by a downward facing arcuate path along which the cable approximately passes... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4690380 | Sheave assembly with multiple pulleys used to measure cable angle Disclosed is a counter-balanced sheave assembly for supporting a cable comprising a plurality of sheaves mounted in an arcuate path on a support frame; counter-balancing weights positioned above the support frame and rigidly connected thereto; and a suspe... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4652703 | Digital voice transmission having improved echo suppression A digital voice communication apparatus having improved echo suppression includes a transmission gain detection circuit for detecting a near talker signal and a receiver gain detection circuit for detecting a far talker signal. An echo detecting circuit d... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4609788 | Digital voice transmission having improved echo suppression A digital communication apparatus with improved echo suppression includes a circuit for detecting the gain of a far talker signal and a circuit for detecting the gain of a near talker signal. These gains are compared and echo suppression is accomplished b... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4601044 | Carrier-phase adjustment using absolute phase detector Disclosed is a modulation-demodulation system and method for transmitting a plurality of sequentially received information bit sequences, the system including a transmitter having a state machine for expanding by a coding process each information bit sequ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4593570 | Water sampler device with key A water sample collecting device for obtaining a sample of water at a predetermined depth consisting of a tubular member with ball valves at both ends and elements for maintaining the valves in a closed position when launched, opening the valves after the... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4583236 | Modified absolute phase detector Disclosed is a modulation-demodulation system and method for transmitting a plurality of sequentially received information bit sequences, the system including a transmitter having a state machine for expanding by a coding process each information bit sequ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4567521 | Processor controlled digital video sync generation A microprocessor-based video sync generation technique wherein the microprocessor stores a table of transition times and at each time supplies appropriate control signals to a digital-to-analog converter to cause it to generate the desired sync waveform.... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4562425 | Differential encoder and decoder for transmitting binary data To enable binary data to be differentially encoded into symbols (waves) for transmission the data is applied in n-bit data-words to produce symbols which, when displayed in a phasor-diagram, are in three groups in three 120°-phase-sectors respectively, t... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4545243 | Nonrotating current meter housing A current meter for measuring the velocity and direction of the water current comprising a housing, a support cable rigidly secured to the housing and appendages rotatably mounted at opposed ends of the housing and formed of a neutrally buoyant material. ... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4535284 | High and low frequency analysis of osmotic stress of cells Disclosed is a method wherein osmotic activity of biological cells immersed in a suspension solution is induced by an osmotic or lytic shock and is monitored in an electronic volume sensing particle analyzer of the Coulter Counter.RTM. type, the method in... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4492363 | Multiple pulley sheave assembly with retainer pulleys Disclosed is a multiple pulley sheave assembly for supporting a cable comprising a plurality of pulleys, including a center pulley, mounted in an arcuate path on a support frame; a pair of retainer pulleys for keeping the bend of the cable constant around... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4420720 | Field focused particle sensing zone A particle analyzer wherein a flow of liquid suspension, having individually entrained particles, flows along a predetermined path; a center pair of electrodes are positioned on opposed sides of the predetermined path: the center electrodes are energized ... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4417718 | Counter balanced sheave assembly with multiple pulleys Disclosed is a counter-balanced sheave assembly for supporting a cable comprising a plurality of sheaves mounted in an arcuate path on a support frame; counter-balancing weights positioned above the support frame and rigidly connected thereto; and a suspe... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4374644 | Blood cell volume monitoring By subjecting cells, such as red blood cells, to a hypotonic solution or a solution having a lytic agent, the cells will rapidly attain a change in volume and electrical resistance parameters, which change is measured as a function of time, for example, b... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4350931 | Light saver device Disclosed is a light saver device to be used in combination with a bayonet-type lamp and socket, wherein the light saver device comprises a pair of circular plate contacts having a diode mounted therebetween, three plastic insulating sheets being bonded t... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4347751 | Electric water sampling device Disclosed is a water sampler device for collecting a sample of water at a desired depth, the water sampler device comprising a tubular member having at each end a rotatably mounted ball valve, a valve pulley mounted on the exterior of the tubular member a... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4329787 | Droplet exploding and freezing apparatus and method Disclosed is an apparatus and method for freezing and preserving in a viable state microorganisms wherein droplets are formed from an aqueous solution having suspended therein the microorganisms, the droplets are exploded into a plurality of smaller dropl... | 05/18/1982 |
