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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8438332 | Apparatus and method to maintain write operation atomicity where a data transfer operation crosses a data storage medium track boundary A method to maintain write operation atomicity where a write operation crosses a data storage medium track boundary. The method supplies a storage controller comprising a host adapter, a processor, and a NVS. The host adapter receives from a host computer a write re... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8429373 | Method for implementing on demand configuration changes A method for implementing on-demand configuration of a logical volume, wherein the method monitors the amount of available storage capacity of the logical storage volume and determines whether the available storage capacity exceeds a predetermined threshold, such as... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8423692 | Apparatus and method to read information from an information storage medium A method to read information from an information storage medium using a read channel, where that read channel includes a data cache, where the method generates an analog waveform comprising the information, provides that analog waveform to a read channel generates a... | 04/16/2013 |
| 8417849 | Apparatus and method to adjust a multi-path device reservation A method to adjust a multi-path device reservation by supplying a computing device and a storage controller interconnected with a communication link. The method further reserves a data storage device in communication with the storage controller, where that data stor... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8415411 | Filler composition A filler composition comprising one or more ester-containing compounds and one or more ether-containing compounds. ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8414277 | Manual pump also capable of dispensing high pressure compressed gas cartridges The present invention relates to a versatile manually-actuated barrel style pump also capable of controllably dispensing a compressed gas cartridge. The current invention addresses the shortcomings of the prior art dual function pumps available providing the user wi... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8413329 | Compressed gas cartridge lance housing The present invention minimizes the assembly time of a dispenser head by inserting a rigid seal retaining element. The seal retaining element comes in different configurations thus allowing a variety of compressed gas cartridge dispensing options. Additional feature... | 04/09/2013 |
| D679028 | Pipe anchor block | 03/26/2013 |
| 8399606 | Graft copolymers and method to prepare same A thermally processable graft copolymer formed from a water soluble polymer and a water insoluble polymer, wherein the graft copolymer forms a hydrogel upon exposure to water. ... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397422 | Gun sight adjustment device A device for adjusting a gun sight disposed in a dovetail groove on a gun slide is presented. The device includes a pushing member and a pressure plate both moveable in a first direction and an opposing second direction. The device further comprises a bracing member... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8395860 | Method and apparatus to position a head module comprising servo elements and plurality of data elements A method to position a head module, where the head module comprises at least one servo element and a plurality of data elements, where the servo element and each of the plurality of data elements can detect a servo signal, wherein the method includes moving a sequen... | 03/12/2013 |
| 8374468 | Highly rare-earth doped fiber array An all-fiber Faraday rotator array comprising a plurality of Faraday rotating fibers, each having a doping concentration of 55%-85% (wt./wt.) of a rare-earth oxide, and a magnetic tube surrounding the plurality of Faraday rotating fibers is presented. The rare-earth... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8371310 | Portable vaporizing device and method for inhalation and/or aromatherapy without combustion A hand-held apparatus (100) to vaporize volatile compounds disposed in a solid source material is disclosed. The hand-held apparatus comprises a housing (105), a mouthpiece tube (118) removeably disposed within, and extending outwardly from, sai... | 02/12/2013 |
| D675698 | Gun sight adjustment device | 02/05/2013 |
| 8365159 | Apparatus and method to update code in an information storage and retrieval system while that system remains in normal operation A method to update code in an information storage and retrieval system comprising one or more processors, and existing code, where that existing code includes a Concurrent Code Load having (N) phases, where that Concurrent Code Load invokes an as yet unwritten Tempo... | 01/29/2013 |
| 8362196 | Graft copolymers and method to prepare same A thermally processable graft copolymer formed from a water soluble polymer and a water insoluble polymer, wherein the graft copolymer forms a hydrogel upon exposure to water. ... | 01/29/2013 |
| D674902 | Eye patch | 01/22/2013 |
| D674729 | Reclining chair | 01/22/2013 |
| 8346736 | Apparatus and method to deduplicate data A method to deduplicate data by receiving a data set, setting a data chunk size, selecting a first stage deduplication algorithm, and selecting a second stage deduplication algorithm, where the first stage deduplication algorithm differs from the second stage dedupl... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8346721 | Apparatus and method to replicate remote virtual volumes to local physical volumes An automated method to replicate remote virtual files to local physical files is presented, wherein the method provides a replication algorithm comprising computer readable program code that can be used by a programmable computer processor to replicate the (N) remot... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8346029 | Highly rare-earth doped fiber A multicomponent glass fiber having a doping concentration of 55%-85% (wt./wt.) of a rare-earth oxide is presented. The rare-earth oxide is selected from the group comprising: Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Pm2O3, Sm | 01/01/2013 |
| 8341373 | Apparatus and method to set signal compensation settings for a data storage device A method is disclosed to set signal compensation settings for a data storage device comprising a first port and a second port, where that first port is interconnected to a first switch via a first communication pathway having a predetermined first length. The method... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8337517 | Surgical apparatus A surgical apparatus including a system controller, a hand-held scalpel assembly, a first communication link interconnecting the hand-held scalpel assembly with the system controller, an actuator, and a second communication link interconnecting the actuator with sai... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8331055 | Control method and apparatus for a dual-channel weighted LPOS combining scheme A method for monitoring a plurality of servo channels, providing a finite state machine (“FSM”) comprising a single servo channel mode and a combined servo channel mode, and moving a sequential information storage medium comprising a plurality of servo bands acr... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8325439 | Servo pattern architecture and method using same to improve LPOS encoding efficiency A sequential data storage medium, such as for example and without limitation a magnetic tape, comprising a sequence of plurality of servo patterns encoded therein, which provide lateral position information and LPOS information. Each servo pattern comprises a first ... | 12/04/2012 |
| 8316573 | Gun sight adjustment device A device for adjusting a gun sight disposed in a dovetail groove on a gun slide is presented. The device includes a pushing member having a protrusion and an opening formed for receiving the gun sight therethrough, where the pushing member is movable in a first dire... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8316259 | Convolution-encoded data storage on a redundant array of independent devices A method, system and article of manufacture for the storing convolution-encoded data on a redundant array of independent storage devices (RAID) is described. The convolution-encoded data comprises error correction coded data to eliminate the need for parity as used ... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8311663 | Apparatus and method to store information A method to store data is disclosed. The method provides a plurality of data storage media, an automated data library comprising one or more data storage devices, a first plurality of storage cells, and a robotic accessor. The method further provides a storage vault... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8308487 | Model human eye A model human eye suitable for practicing surgical procedures, comprising a hemispherical-shaped bottom assembly having a bowl-shaped substrate disposed therein, a retinal layer disposed on the bowl-shaped substrate, and a hemispherical-shaped top portion attached t... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8308296 | Vision testing apparatus and method A testing device and method are presented for detecting binocular vision problems in patients. The testing device includes a body with a flat portion disposed along one side. Extending outwardly from the top of the body is an actuating means. The device further incl... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8302137 | Apparatus and method to provide a signal using a communication link A method to provide a signal using a communication link. The method disposes a passive transponder on the communication link, where that passive transponder includes a memory. The method reads information relating to the communication link from the memory, and then,... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8298976 | Pathogen-resistant fabrics A pathogen-resistant fabric comprising one or more photocatalysts capable of generating singlet oxygen from ambient air. The pathogen-resistant fabric may optionally include one or more singlet oxygen traps. ... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8296092 | Platform specific test for computing hardware A platform specific test for computing hardware and method using same, wherein the method supplies a plurality of test procedures, and provides a computing device to be evaluated, where the computing device comprises (M) physical objects. The method identifies, for ... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8295005 | Method to handle portable cassettes removeably disposed in a data storage library comprising a pass-through accessor A method is provided to handle portable cassettes removeably disposed in a data storage library, wherein the method supplies a data storage library comprising a plurality of storage slots, and a plurality of portable cassettes removeably disposed a designated storag... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8291832 | Adjustable portable table apparatus A portable table apparatus which can be releaseably attached to a vehicle is disclosed. The portable table assembly comprises a horizontal assembly having a tubular member and a second member, wherein the second member is slidingly and rotatably disposed within the ... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8291762 | Work capacities testing apparatus and method A portable work capacities testing apparatus comprising a portable computer, a hub releaseably interconnected with the portable computer, a dynamic strength and lifting device releaseably interconnected with the hub, a hand grip strength device releaseably interconn... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8291268 | Apparatus, system, and method to provide alert notification with reconcile actions A method to provide an alert notification and a reconcile action to a client computing system, the alert notification being responsive to an error condition in a target computing system, and the reconcile action being responsive to the alert notification, wherein th... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8279900 | Mode-locked two-micron fiber lasers A mode-locked fiber laser comprising a multicomponent glass fiber doped with a trivalent rare-earth ion of thulium and/or holmium and including a fiber-optic based passive saturable absorber that contains an adhesive material mixed with a saturable absorbing compone... | 10/02/2012 |
| 8265107 | Thulium and/or Holmium doped silicate glasses for two micron lasers A laser glass fiber with a core of the fiber comprising a silicate glass host, one or more glass network modifiers, one or more glass network intermediators, and Thulium ions, Holmium ions, or a combination of Thulium ions and Holmium ions. The fiber emits laser lig... | 09/11/2012 |
| 8245113 | Convolution-encoded RAID with trellis-decode-rebuild A Redundant Array of Independent Devices uses convolution encoding to provide redundancy of the striped data written to the devices. No parity is utilized in the convolution encoding process. Trellis decoding is used for both reading the data from the RAID and for r... | 08/14/2012 |
