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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938760 | Exercise machine with lifting arm An exercise machine has a main frame and a user support movably mounted relative to the main frame for movement between a start position and an end position during an exercise. At least one user engagement device is movably mounted relative to the main frame for eng... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934263 | License management in a media network environment Methods and apparatus for managing devices and content in a network environment. In one implementation, a method of acquiring a license in a hub network includes: sending a license request from a client to a server; sending a connection confirmation from said client... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7934153 | Visual document structure indicator system Systems and methods for represent and manipulate (i.e., processing) the underlying structure of a structured document (e.g., a mark-up language document), while maintaining a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) environment. The traditional WYSIWYG editor view is ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7933693 | System and method for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications A system for harvesting business intelligence from maritime communications uses AIS signals as the source of information regarding the position and heading of vessels. The system builds and maintains a data base of location information of vessels within one or more ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7932934 | Image processing method and imaging apparatus using the same An image processing apparatus and an image processing method are provided. The image processing method is implemented by the apparatus, which receives and stores captured image data. Addresses for the captured image data are generated and stored in a look up table i... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931283 | Frame assembly for in-line skate An in-line skate frame assembly has a rigid frame and an elongate grinding insert releasably engaged with the frame. The frame and insert are secured together to the sole of a shoe or boot by frame bolts extending through upper portions of the frame and insert. The ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7928841 | Spatial position determination system A system is disclosed that determines a spatial position of a tracker device relative to an object sending a return signal to the tracker. Such a system advantageously maintains phase accuracy between a forward signal from the tracker device and the return signal fr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7925036 | Folded coaxial transmission line loudspeaker A loudspeaker has a loudspeaker driver and a first tube having a base end coupled to the driver and extending towards the rear end of the loudspeaker. A second tube of larger cross sectional dimensions extends over the first tube and loudspeaker driver and has a rea... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7916194 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes an element-including optical system, a detector, and a converter. The element-including optical system has an optical system and an optical wavefront modulation element which modulates an optical transfer function. The detector pic... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7912716 | Generating words and names using N-grams of phonemes Generating words and/or names, comprising: receiving at least one corpus based on a given language; generating a plurality of N-grams of phonemes and a plurality of frequencies of occurrence using the corpus, such that each frequency of occurrence corresponds to a r... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909743 | Dual action weightlifting machine A dual action weightlifting machine has a stationary frame including a racking portion and spaced vertical guides slidably mounted on opposite sides of the frame for horizontal movement relative to the frame. A horizontally extending exercise bar assembly has spaced... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7908618 | System and method for monitoring and recovering the state of user participation in interactive broadcasts A system and method for managing interactive program and commercial content is disclosed. The system includes an interactive enabling device for receiving a broadcast stream containing interactive program and commercial triggers for retrieving interactive program an... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7907971 | Optimized directional antenna system A method of operating a wireless access point having a configurable antenna system includes determining a transmission signal quality metric for a first station with the configurable antenna system in a first configuration, determining a transmission signal quality ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7907640 | Synchronizing clocks across a communication link A slave clock may be synchronized to a master clock by means of a synchronization signal sent from the master to the slave clock side of the link. The synchronization signal may be an expected signal pattern sent at intervals expected by the slave side. The slave cl... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901337 | Arm exercise machine with self-aligning pivoting user support An arm exercise machine for performing isolation exercises has a self-aligning pivoting seat or user support on a main frame and an exercise arm for performing biceps curl and/or triceps extension exercises which is linked to the pivoting user support to translate m... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7901335 | Multi-station exercise machine A multi-station exercise machine in one embodiment comprises at least two exercise stations for performing different exercises, at least one of the stations having a main frame, a user support frame pivotally associated with the main frame, a user engagement device ... | 03/08/2011 |
| D634008 | Laryngoscope blade | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899769 | Method for identifying emerging issues from textual customer feedback Systems, methods and software products identify emerging issues from textual customer feedback. A message stream of customer feedback is received. The message stream includes a plurality of unstructured text messages from at least one homogeneous source. A time inte... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898504 | Personal theater display A system for combining an overlay image with externally-displayed visual content, the system including: a tracking module to receive alignment information; an image generator module to generate the overlay image, and to align the overlay image using the alignment in... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7895652 | System to enable detecting attacks within encrypted traffic A system and method for detecting network attacks within encrypted network traffic received by a protected network includes a decryption module and an adaptor module. This system and method can be inserted and used with multiple types of operating systems. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7890598 | Remote access management A remote access management service for enabling remote access to an item of media content stored in a network device from a remote device. The network device includes a remote access server application program and account information identifying the remote device, a... | 02/15/2011 |
| D632787 | Laryngoscope handle | 02/15/2011 |
| D632763 | Flanged sleeve connector for a secure enclosure in a secure conduit system | 02/15/2011 |
| D632743 | One-piece bone-shaped game controller adapter | 02/15/2011 |
| D632742 | Bone-shaped game controller adapter | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885489 | Image pickup apparatus and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same An image pickup apparatus includes an element-including optical system, a detector, and a converter. The element-including optical system has an optical system and an optical wavefront modulation element which modulates an optical transfer function. The detector pic... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878953 | Leg press exercise machine with self-aligning pivoting seat A leg press machine has a floor engaging main frame, a user support pivotally mounted relative to the main frame and having primary and secondary support portions which support spaced locations on a user's body throughout an exercise, and a leg press exercise arm ro... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877061 | Method and system for reducing channel interference in a frame-synchronized wireless communication system A method reduces channel interference in a communication system that includes base stations and terminal stations with each base station having a plurality of sectors, each sector having a channel, and with each terminal station associated with a sector of a base st... | 01/25/2011 |
| D630991 | Front face of a vehicle wheel | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867149 | Swiveling user support for exercise machine A swiveling user support assembly has a user support or seat rotatably mounted on a user support mounting device or frame for rotation about a first pivot axis, while the mounting device or frame is pivotally or rigidly connected to a main frame of an exercise machi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7866813 | Eyeglass holders for hats and visors A pair of eyeglass holders is designed to engage over the lower rims of respective opposite side portions of a hat, visor, or other headwear. Each eyeglass holder has a spring clip for gripping the respective hat side portion and a retainer or gripper secured to an ... | 01/11/2011 |
| D630745 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630744 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630743 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630742 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630741 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630740 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630739 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630738 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
| D630737 | Laryngoscope blade | 01/11/2011 |
