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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185923 | System and method for selecting advertisements A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185590 | System and method for replicating offline scheduling transactions from a client to a server A facility for replicating offline scheduling transactions directed to a server is provided. The facility is implemented as a client-side application that integrates with and utilizes components of a store-and-forward application, which is operable to execute on a c... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185581 | Providing a local device with computing services from a remote host Systems and methods for providing a local device with computing services are disclosed. One embodiment includes, identifying one or more file types of files stored on the local device which is not associated with a local application that is installed on the local de... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185457 | Transaction risk analyzer Methods and systems are disclosed for automatically identifying and managing potentially fraudulent transactions without adversely impacting legitimate customers. In one implementation, the methods and systems provide a transaction risk analyzer for analyzing a risk... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185391 | Speaker recognition via voice sample based on multiple nearest neighbor classifiers A speaker recognition system generates a codebook store with codebooks representing voice samples of speaker, referred to as trainers. The speaker recognition system may use multiple classifiers and generate a codebook store for each classifier. Each classifier uses... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185160 | Techniques for providing efficient transmit diversity and bandwidth segmentation in a wireless communication system Wireless communication techniques for cellular deployment of wireless communication systems with transmitters in each cell to have partially overlapped transmission patterns between two adjacent transmitters. Implementations of the described techniques can provide t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185116 | Methods and system for handling proximity indication and detection in a wireless communication system A method and system to configure proximity detection and reporting in a wireless device during a transition of the wireless device from one cell state to another cell state in a third generation (3G) wireless communication system. In a first cell state, the wireless... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184536 | Apparatus and method for error concealment for a digital wireless phone When there are unused data slots available, a system allocates redundant slots in a data frame to a single mobile unit. A receiving device calculates a quality of slot (QoS) score for each slot that it receives data for. After the QoS score is calculated, the system... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184279 | Fourier domain sensing Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for measuring one or more sinusoidal Fourier components of an object. A structured second radiation is generated by spatially modulating a first radiation. The structured second radiation illuminates the object, The str... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184264 | Calibration methods and devices useful in semiconductor photolithography Several embodiments of photolithography devices and associated methods of focal calibration are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for determining a focus shift in a photolithography system include placing a microelectronic substrate on a substrate suppor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182628 | Composite barrel sections for aircraft fuselages and other structures, and methods for systems for manufacturing such barrel sections Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are disclosed herein. A composite section configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The sk... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182377 | Ball bat including multiple failure planes A composite ball bat includes multiple failure planes within a barrel wall. By including multiple failure planes in a barrel wall, the bat exhibits a drop in performance when subjected to rolling or other extreme deflection, with no temporary increase in barrel perf... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182021 | Pick-up truck box cover A cover assembly for a pick-up truck cargo box includes first and second rails attachable at the sides of the box. A cover has a first resilient hinge strip connecting a first panel to a second panel and allowing the first panel to pivot relative to the second panel... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181401 | Loading dock truck and trailer seals and associated systems and methods Apparatuses for forming at least a partial seal between an open end of a truck, trailer, or other vehicle and an opening in a building are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus for forming at least a partial seal includes a first side pad configured to e... | 05/22/2012 |
| D660190 | Vibration detector | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180813 | Content repository implemented in a network storage server system A network storage server system includes a distributed object store, a presentation layer, a metadata subsystem, and a content management subsystem. The object store has no namespace and provides location-independent addressing of data objects. The presentation laye... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180766 | Bayesian video search reranking A general framework for video search reranking is disclosed which explicitly formulates reranking into a global optimization problem from the Bayesian perspective. Under this framework, with two novel pair-wise ranking distances, two effective video search reranking... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180740 | System and method for eliminating duplicate data by generating data fingerprints using adaptive fixed-length windows A method and system for generating data fingerprints is used to de-duplicate a data set having a high level of redundancy. A fingerprint generator generates a data fingerprint based on a data window. Each byte of the data set is added to the fingerprint generator an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179899 | Endpoint selection for a call completion response Techniques for selecting a call completion response from a group of call completion responses based on weights associated with the call completion responses, are provided. A server processes a call invitation for a callee by forwarding the call invitation to each of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179494 | Liquid crystal display and substrate thereof A liquid crystal display having a repair line structure and an array substrate of the liquid crystal display are provided. The repair line comprises a front repair line portion arranged to at least partially overlap a front portion of a first signal line, an end rep... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178984 | Flip chip with interposer A device is disclosed which includes a die comprising an integrated circuit and an interposer that is coupled to the die, the interposer having a smaller footprint than that of the die. A method is disclosed which includes operatively coupling an interposer to a die... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178145 | Methods and systems for applying sprout inhibitors and/or other substances to harvested potatoes and/or other vegetables in storage facilities Methods and systems for applying CIPC and/or other sprout-inhibiting substances to post-harvest potatoes and/or other vegetables are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of applying sprout inhibitor includes directing a first portion of an aerosol of the sp... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178018 | Methods for manufacturing fiber-cement soffits with air vents Methods and apparatuses for producing fiber-cement soffit building products. In one embodiment of the invention, an apparatus for producing fiber-cement soffits includes a punch assembly, a support assembly facing at least a portion of the punch assembly, and an act... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178016 | Method for manufacturing a multilayered composite molded part A method for manufacturing a multilayered composite molded part in a pressing tool, comprises: for a lower layer, particles provided with binder are poured into a mold in a lower part of the pressing tool; a pre-pressed molded part, which has coarser particles than ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177952 | Preparation method of uranium metal and apparatus thereused Disclosed herein is a method of preparing uranium metal by electrorefining uranium metal, comprising: applying a predetermined current to an anode electrode included in an anode basket receiving fuel segments made of uranium metal and a cathode electrode of carbon m... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176988 | Early suppression fast response fire protection sprinkler An early suppression fast response pendent-type fire protection sprinkler is suitable for use in accordance with one or more of NFPA 13, NFPA 231 and NFPA 231C to protect single row rack storage, double row rack storage and multiple row rack storage, the sprinkler h... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659506 | Combination lock | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176531 | System for eliminating unauthorized electronic mail A system for eliminating unauthorized email sent to a user on a network employs an email-receiving server connected between the network and the user's email client for receiving email addressed to the user and rejecting those in which the sender address does not mat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176018 | Incremental file system differencing A facility for comparing two datasets and identifying metadata differences between the two datasets irrespective of the manner in which the data is stored. In some embodiments, the facility includes a comparison unit and a catalog unit. The comparison unit compares ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175711 | Methods for treating a condition or disease associated with cardio-renal function Methods and apparatus are provided for treating congestive heart failure, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175117 | Method and system of data packet transmission timing for controlling bandwidth A method and system for determining a wait time (tw) to be used between successive transmissions of packets of a content to achieve a selected target bandwidth BT for the transmission. The wait time between successive packets of a content being... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174700 | Portable and cartridge-based surface plasmon resonance sensing systems This specification discloses various improvements in the field of SPR sensing systems. One improvement relates to a portable SPR sensing system, e.g., a system contained within a suitcase that can be hand-carried to a monitoring site. Another improvement relates to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174255 | Hall effect system A hall effect system having a housing, an input element coupled to the housing, and a magnetic element coupled to the input element and configured to have a detectable magnetic flux. A sensing element is adjacent to the magnetic element. The sensing element is confi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174101 | Microelectronic devices and microelectronic support devices, and associated assemblies and methods Microelectronic devices, associated assemblies, and associated methods are disclosed herein. For example, certain aspects of the invention are directed toward a microelectronic device that includes a microfeature workpiece having a side and an aperture in the side. ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172990 | Apparatus and method for controlling nucleation during electrolysis In one embodiment of the present invention an electrolytic cell is provided comprising: a containment vessel; a first electrode; a second electrode; a source of electrical current in electrical communication with the first electrode and the second electrode; an elec... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171666 | Scope mounting clamps for firearms A sighting assembly for a firearm includes a scope and a mounting clamp. The mounting clamp includes a ring cap and a ring base that cooperate to surround and hold the scope. The ring cap and ring base securely grip the scope without damaging the scope. Clamping for... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171304 | Method, system and computer program product for multiple biometric template screening A method, system and computer program product which allows identification of an enrollment biometric template having a highest probability of matching a sample biometric template from a plurality of enrolled biometric templates without compromising or significantly ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171154 | Method and system for low-latency transfer protocol A method and system for providing computer-generated output and in particular graphical output. The system includes a network configured to carry digital information. The system includes a server in communication with the network, the server configured to execute an... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171064 | Methods and systems for concurrently reading direct and indirect data blocks Methods and systems for concurrently reading direct and indirect data blocks of a data object stored in a network storage server system. In one embodiment, upon receiving a request to read a data object, the storage server identifies a location of an indirect data-b... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170995 | Method and system for offline indexing of content and classifying stored data A method and system for creating an index of content without interfering with the source of the content includes an offline content indexing system that creates an index of content from an offline copy of data. The system may associate additional properties or tags ... | 05/01/2012 |
