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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8436270 | Method and apparatus for cutting high quality internal features and contours An automated method for cutting a plurality of hole features using a plasma arc torch system can be implemented on a computer numerical controller. The automated method can include the steps of: a) cutting a lead-in for a hole feature using a lead-in command speed b... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8435463 | Method and apparatus for analyte processing An apparatus includes a housing having a support surface to support a cartridge, a socket attached to the housing, and an actuator associated with the socket. The socket surface includes one or more socket positioning members, a plurality of electrical contacts and ... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8434133 | Single-party, secure multi-channel authentication A method for using multiple channels to authenticate a user, wherein a first authentication parameter from a first device associated with a user is received over a first channel, a token value is transmitted to the user on the first channel, and the user transmits t... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8434104 | System and method of scheduling advertising content for dynamic insertion during playback of video on demand assets Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for scheduling advertising content for dynamic insertion during play of video on demand assets. A virtual linear program channel is generated that is associated with a plurali... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8432949 | High-power, high-throughput microwave discharge singlet oxygen generator for advanced electrical oxygen-iodine lasers A laser device includes an optical resonator, a microwave driven discharge device, and a source for a second gas. The microwave driven discharge device is disposed relative to the optical resonator. The microwave driven discharge device operates at a discharge power... | 04/30/2013 |
| 8429057 | Systems and methods for creation, issuance, redemption, conversion, offering, trading, and clearing a debt obligation convertible into cash plus a spot foreign exchange contract that is priced to reflect the value of the debt obligation in a base currency in relation to the value of a reference currency Securities trading systems and methods for creating, issuing, offering, trading, redeeming, converting, and clearing a novel debt obligation convertible into cash plus a foreign exchange spot or forward contract that is priced to reflect the value of the debt obliga... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8427058 | Traveling-wave tube turn-off body energy circuit An apparatus that includes a traveling-wave tube having an electron gun having a cathode. The apparatus also includes a first power supply for establishing a first electric potential between the cathode and an anode and for providing an operational current to the ca... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8424513 | Method for the production of an absorber plate for solar collectors A method for the production of an absorber plate for solar collectors from a strip of metal, in particular of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, includes coating the strip using a coil coating process with a highly selective coating, which has very good absorptive prope... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8412356 | Methods and apparatus for automated predictive design space estimation Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for automated predictive design space estimation. A design space of input factors and output responses is estimated for a physical process. Data is received for one or more in... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8408213 | Method and device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea and snoring The device relates to methods and devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. ... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8402038 | Method and system for data allocation A computer-implemented method is provided for allocating input data. The method includes receiving (1) the input data comprising source data and driver data, and (2) one or more user-specified parameters for allocating the input data. The method includes configuring... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397762 | Fluidic system with improved flow characteristics The invention relates to a fluidic system that includes a body structure having a chamber disposed therein. The fluidic system includes at least one fluid input at a first end of the chamber and at least one fluid output at a second end of the chamber. The fluidic s... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397253 | Inserting personalized information into digital content Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for inserting personalized information into digital content. A request for digital video content is received by a computing device. The request includes authentication data associated with a... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8395077 | Plasma arc torch providing angular shield flow injection Plasma arc torches described herein include a torch tip with an improved nozzle that provides angular shield flow injection. In particular, the nozzle provides angular/conical impingement of a fluid (e.g., a shield gas) on an ionized plasma gas flowing through a pla... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8392314 | Methods and systems for computer-based incremental trading Methods and systems for computer-based incremental trading are provided. Owners of the top price/time priority orders are able to trade between each other multiple numbers of times prior to the expiration of a workup period, at which time the workup orders of all th... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8389887 | Apparatus and method for a liquid cooled shield for improved piercing performance A shield for a plasma arc torch that pierces and cuts a metallic workpiece producing a splattering of molten metal directed at the torch, the shield protecting consumable components of the plasma arc torch from the splattering molten metal. The shield can include a ... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8373425 | Plasma insensitive height sensing A method for determining a distance between a first piece and a second piece includes measuring, at the first or second piece, an AC signal, and determining the distance based on the measured AC signal. A system for determining a distance between a first piece and a... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8364892 | Asynchronous and distributed storage of data In one example, multimedia content is requested from a plurality of storage modules. Each storage module retrieves the requested parts, which are typically stored on a plurality of storage devices at each storage module. Each storage module determines independently ... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8359402 | Intercept device for providing content Described are computerized methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for network virtualization. An intercept device receives a DNS response message from a DNS server. The DNS response includes a domain name, a network address associated with the... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8357655 | Wound healing peptides and methods of use thereof Methods and compositions for the treatment of wounds in a mammalian subject are provided. Particularly, novel polypeptides and encoding nucleic acids that stimulate keratinocyte and endothelial cell motility and/or proliferation are provided. ... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356341 | Life cycle management of authentication rules for service provisioning Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for providing authentication for service provisioning. At least a first and a second executable authentication rule are provided. One or both of the first and second executable authen... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8354610 | High quality hole cutting using variable shield gas compositions A method and apparatus for a plasma torch system having a plasma torch tip configuration that includes a nozzle, an electrode, and a control unit for controlling a composition of the shield gas flow, such that while cutting the contour the shield gas flow comprises ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8354609 | High quality hole cutting using variable shield gas compositions A method and apparatus for a plasma torch system having a plasma torch tip configuration that includes a nozzle, an electrode, and a control unit for controlling a composition of the shield gas flow, such that while cutting the contour the shield gas flow comprises ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8352542 | Method and system for providing an interactive application over a network Described is a method of providing an interactive application over a network. Executable instructions to display foreground content and background content can be transmitted over a network to a client device. The client device can transmit data identifying a positio... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8351656 | Remote contactless stereoscopic mass estimation system A contactless system and method for estimating the volume, mass or weight of a target animal is provided. First, the target animal is imaged, preferably with a stereoscopic camera. A spatial representation of the target animal is derived from the stereoscopic images... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8350184 | Laser beam welding head A laser beam welding head for the welding of metal parts and method of use include at least one beam path for a welding beam and means for the optical acquisition of the position of the welding seam at a first measuring position, wherein the means for the optical ac... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8350182 | Portable autonomous material processing system A portable plasma arc torch system can be used for processing materials. The system includes a replaceable or rechargeable power source and replaceable or rechargeable gas source. A controller communicates with at least one of the power source or the gas source. A p... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8339607 | Ozone concentration sensor An apparatus and method provide measurement of a constituent of a fluid, such as ozone in ozonated water. The apparatus includes a vessel to contain the fluid, a light source configured to direct a first band of light and a second band of light along a substantially... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8338740 | Nozzle with exposed vent passage A nozzle for a plasma torch can include a body that has an inner surface, an outer surface, a proximal end, and an exit orifice at a distal end. The nozzle can also include a liner surrounded by the inner surface of the body. The liner can include a proximal end and... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8338739 | Method and apparatus for cutting high quality internal features and contours An automated method for cutting a plurality of hole features using a plasma arc torch system can be implemented on a computer numerical controller. The automated method can include the steps of: a) cutting a lead-in for a hole feature using a lead-in command speed b... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8336078 | Role-based access in a multi-customer computing environment An actor is associated with a role, a policy type is associated with the role, and a role scope is associated with the role. One or more values are received for one or more corresponding context parameters associated with the actor. A request for access to a resourc... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8335262 | Dynamic rate adjustment to splice compressed video streams Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic rate adjustment to splice video streams. A splicer receives a first compressed video stream of bits and buffers the first video stream of bits in a first buffer. T... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8334505 | Chemical ionization reaction or proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry A system and methods are described for generating reagent ions and product ions for use in a mass spectrometry system. Applications for the system and method are also disclosed for detecting volatile organic compounds in trace concentrations. A microwave or high-fre... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8332251 | Method and system for allocation of resources in an Agile environment A computer-implemented method is provided for optimizing allocation of resources across stories for a release within an Agile development environment. The method includes receiving (i) resource information representing a plurality of resources available for allocati... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8328795 | Skin resurfacing at 1930 nm Non-ablative skin resurfacing can include generating electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of about 1920 nm to about 1950 nm and a fluence of about 3 J/cm2 to about 6 J/cm2. The electromagnetic radiation is delivered to a target region ... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8327844 | Nasal delivery method A delivery device (20, 22) for and a method of delivering a substance to the nasal airway (1) of a subject, in particular the posterior region of the nasal airway, the delivery device comprising: a closure unit for causing the closure of the oropharyng... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8327459 | Method and apparatus for authenticating usage of an application Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for authenticating the usage of an application. A request to execute an application is received from a user device. The application is executed based on the request. An application-level usa... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8326728 | Income product selector—purchase solver A target income mix is expressed as a set of weights in a portfolio of one or more classes of income generating financial products to meet a first income need indicative of essential expenses and a second income need indicative of discretionary expenses for a user. ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8325764 | Canonical scheduling for heterogeneous content delivery Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for canonical scheduling for heterogeneous content delivery. A content stream of bits is preprocessed by dividing the content stream of bits into data packets and assigning a ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8324593 | Method and apparatus for a porous metal electrospray emitter An ionic liquid ion source can include a microfabricated body including a base and a tip. The microfabricated body can be formed of a porous metal compatible (e.g., does not react or result in electrochemical decaying or corrosion) with an ionic liquid or a room-tem... | 12/04/2012 |
