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| 8181188 | Version resiliency for a host application and managed code A method and architecture for increasing version resiliency between a host application that is unmanaged code and managed code is provided. A version resiliency technique specifies that the host application and the managed code communicate via an adapter that implem... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180562 | System and method for taxi route entry parsing A method and apparatus for building, creating, or otherwise specifying an airport ground taxi navigation route for an aircraft from an input of the route is disclosed. The apparatus includes a keypad, voice recognition device, or other entry device, a processor, a d... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7867706 | Capture and detection of target nucleic acid in dipstick assays Use of helper probes in dipstick assays is described. In a dipstick assay to test for the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample solution, the sample solution is contacted with the contact end of the dipstick to cause the sample solution to move by capillary ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7719206 | Method and system for open lamp protection A detector circuit monitors the phase relationship between the lamp voltage and the excitation voltage, and if one or more conditions are met, triggers the open lamp protection process in a discharge lamp system. The detection circuit can be incorporated into a lamp... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7706611 | Method and system for character recognition Character recognition is described. In one embodiment, it may use matched sequences rather than character shape to determine a computer-legible result. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7632686 | High sensitivity quantitation of peptides by mass spectrometry The instant invention provides an economical flow-through method for determining amount of target proteins in a sample. An antibody preparation (whether polyclonal or monoclonal, or any equivalent specific binding agent) is used to capture and thus enrich a specific... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7602684 | Discriminating method of an optical disc device for ascertaining the format of a loaded optical disc A discriminating method of ascertaining the format of the loaded optical disc for an optical disc device is disclosed. When the optical disc device operates under a close-loop control, related central error signal is amplified and measured, while the peak-to-peak va... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7533108 | Proximity based lossless compression of client information in a network device Information representing a plurality of clients on a network is stored in a data structure. The data structure may be stored within a server or agent in a content delivery network and may include client network address information. The data structure is dynamically ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7435887 | Snare drum assemblies, including assemblies with flexible snare anchors, and associated methods Snare drum assemblies, including assemblies with flexible snare anchors, and associated methods are described. A drum assembly in accordance with one embodiment includes a set of snare strands, each having a first end and a second end, a first, flexible snare anchor... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7383254 | Method and system for identifying object information A method and system for identifying object information of an information page is provided. An information extraction system identifies the object blocks of an information page. The extraction system classifies the object blocks into object types. Each object type ha... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7287248 | Method and system for the generation of a voice extensible markup language application for a voice interface process A method and system for Extensible Markup Language (XML) application transformation may include converting a call flow diagram describing a voice interface process into a list of states in a XML format, and creating a lookup table of audio states in the XML format b... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267941 | Cyanovirin variant-polymer conjugates The present invention provides variants of cyanovirin-N and water-soluble polymer conjugates thereof. The cyanovirin-N of the invention are particularly suited for site-selective covalent attachment of one or more water soluble polymers, to provide polymer conjugate... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7238519 | Automated immunoassay cassette, apparatus and method An immunoassay cassette, apparatus, and method for detecting an analyte in a liquid body-fluid sample are disclosed. The cassette has a body and a support mounted on the body, for movement relative to the body to first and second transfer positions. Sample supplied ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7198694 | Integrated tool with interchangeable wet processing components for processing microfeature workpieces and automated calibration systems An integrated tool and automatic calibration systems that enable wet chemical processing chambers, lift-rotate units and other hardware to be quickly interchanged without having to recalibrate the transport system or other components to the replacement items. These ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7117193 | Parsing navigation information to identify occurrences of events of interest A method, system and computer-readable medium for analyzing interaction or usage data, such as for customers, is described. The interaction or usage data may be stored in log files and supplemented with data from other sources. Various data parsing information may b... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7042439 | Method and apparatus for determining relative movement in an optical mouse A method of determining a movement vector between two images is disclosed. The two images are sequentially taken by an optical mouse. The method comprises first calculating a directional correlation value for a plurality of directional shifts between the first image... | 05/09/2006 |
| D512365 | Aircraft window | 12/06/2005 |
| D510369 | Food preservation apparatus | 10/04/2005 |
| 6520834 | Methods and apparatuses for analyzing and controlling performance parameters in mechanical and chemical-mechanical planarization of microelectronic substrates Methods and apparatuses for analyzing and controlling performance parameters in planarization of microelectronic substrates. In one embodiment, a planarizing machine for mechanical or chemical-mechanical planarization includes a table, a planarizing pad o... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6452788 | Computer housing with expansion bay cover and methods for operating expansion bay covers Computer housings with retractable expansion bay covers and methods for operating expansion bay covers. In one embodiment, a computer housing includes casing, a front bezel attached to the casing, and a retractable cover system attached to the casing and/... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6301006 | Endpoint detector and method for measuring a change in wafer thickness An endpoint detector and performance monitoring system for quickly and accurately measuring the change in thickness of a wafer and other planarizing parameters in chemical-mechanical polishing processes. In one embodiment, an endpoint detector has a refer... | 10/09/2001 |
