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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
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| 8185914 | User-configurable variables A method and a computer program product for managing user-configurable variables are provided. The method and the computer program product provide for defining a plurality of user-configurable variables in a computer program, providing an interface operable to be ut... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183944 | Method and system for using a MEMS structure as a timing source A system and method is disclosed that provides a technique for generating an accurate time base for MEMS sensors and actuators which has a vibrating MEMS structure. The accurate clock is generated from the MEMS oscillations and converted to the usable range by means... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176914 | Anesthetic absorbing circle The present invention relates to an anesthetic absorbing circle, comprising: a first common tube, providing an anesthetic gas mixture; an inspiration branch, connected to the first common tube and delivering the anesthetic gas mixture to a patient end; an expiration... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176230 | Wireless flash memory card expansion system A Flash memory card system is disclosed. The Flash memory card system comprises a Flash memory wireless host adapter and a Flash memory bus wireless device. The Flash memory wireless host adapter comprises a Flash memory card connector and a Flash memory controller ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176088 | Incremental cardinality estimation for a set of data values A system, an article, and a computer program product for estimating a cardinality value for a set of data values. In one embodiment, the system includes means for initializing a data structure for representing an array of counts; means for obtaining a data value fro... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170408 | Optical image stabilization in a digital still camera or handset An optical image stabilization system for a camera module is disclosed. The stabilization system comprises a voice coil motor (VCM), at least one digital gyroscope for receiving signals from the VCM, and an angular velocity sensor for receiving signals from the digi... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8157903 | Gas-absorbing system The present invention provides a gas absorbing system which comprises: an inlet pipe, a gas accommodating section into which gas enters through the inlet pipe, and a negative pressure exhausting pipe which exhausts the gas in the gas accommodating section to externa... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151260 | Method for providing an image of software installed on a computer system A method for providing an image of software installed on a computer system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of deconstructing the image into at least one portion and creating at least one module from the at least one portion of the image. The deconstructi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150818 | Method and system for storing structured documents in their native format in a database A method, computer readable medium, and system for storing a structured document in its native format in a database are provided. The method, computer readable medium, and system include receiving the structured document, generating a hierarchical node tree comprisi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145668 | Associating information related to components in structured documents stored in their native format in a database A system for associating information related to a component of a structured document that is stored in its native format in a database system includes generating a hierarchical node tree comprising a plurality of nodes, where each node represents a component in the ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141424 | Low inertia frame for detecting coriolis acceleration A sensing frame that moves in response to torque generated by the Coriolis acceleration on a drive subsystem is disclosed. The sensing frame include a first rail. The first rail is constrained to move along the first axis parallel to the first rail. The frame includ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140262 | Method to identify the vessel a container is loaded on A method and system for determining which vessel a container is loaded on. Independent location information received from the container and a vessel is compared to determine a distance between the vessel and the container. If the distance is within the length of the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131986 | System and method for boot loading of programs within a host operating environment having one or more linked guest operating systems A system and method for loading programs during a system boot using stored configuration data in a predetermined file system from a prior session and providing the stored configuration data to a guest operating system capable of communication with a host operating s... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8110896 | Substrate structure with capacitor component embedded therein and method for fabricating the same A capacitor components embedded substrate structure comprises a substrate, capacitor components, a first and second dielectric layers, and a circuit layer. The substrate includes a first surface, a second surface, and a hole penetrating the first and the second surf... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8104001 | Automated debugging method for over-constrained circuit verification environment An automated debugging method and system for over-constrained circuit verification environment are described. Useful information related to circuit evaluation and/or over-constrained event is collected and provided. The information may include: clock cycles at which... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102195 | Digital phase-locked loop circuit including a phase delay quantizer and method of use A phase locked loop circuit in accordance with an embodiment implements a digital phase delay quantizer to replace the analog charge-pump and phase frequency detector in an analog PLL circuit. Therefore, the built-in loop filter can be a compact-sized, high order, h... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099789 | Apparatus and method for enabling applications on a security processor Method and apparatus for enabling applications on security processors of computer systems. In one aspect, a security processor apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and operative to store a secure table. The secure table stores differe... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099696 | Method for providing information associated with an over-constrained event in verification of a circuit design An automated debugging method and system for over-constrained circuit verification environment are described. Useful information related to circuit evaluation and/or over-constrained event is collected and provided. The information may include: clock cycles at which... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8099695 | Automated debugging method and system for over-constrained circuit verification environment An automated debugging method and system for over-constrained circuit verification environment are described. Useful information related to circuit evaluation and/or over-constrained event is collected and provided. The information may include: clock cycles at which... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8097957 | Flash memory card A Flash memory card is disclosed comprising a substrate, a Flash memory die on top of the substrate, a controller die on top of the Flash memory die, and an interposer coupled to with the controller die and on top of the Flash memory die wherein the interposer resul... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094924 | E-beam defect review system An apparatus comprises an imaging unit to image a wafer to be reviewed, wherein imaging unit is the modified SORIL column. The modified SORIL column includes a focusing sub-system to do micro-focusing due to a wafer surface topology, wherein the focusing sub-system ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094428 | Wafer grounding methodology An apparatus for increasing electric conductivity to a wafer substrate, when exposed to electron beam irradiation, is disclosed. More specifically, a methodology to breakdown the insulating layer on wafer backside is provided to significantly reduce the damage on th... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092641 | System and method for removing organic residue from a charged particle beam system A system and method for removing an organic residue from a charged particle beam system includes a conduit that is coupled to the column and is for adding oxygen to the column. A heater is coupled to the column and is for increasing the temperature in the column. A ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089297 | Structure and method for determining a defect in integrated circuit manufacturing process The present invention discloses a structure and method for determining a defect in integrated circuit manufacturing process, wherein the structure comprises a plurality of normal active areas formed in a plurality of first arrays and a plurality of defective active ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084332 | Method of fabrication of AI/GE bonding in a wafer packaging environment and a product produced therefrom A method of bonding of germanium to aluminum between two substrates to create a robust electrical and mechanical contact is disclosed. An aluminum-germanium bond has the following unique combination of attributes: (1) it can form a hermetic seal; (2) it can be used ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082266 | Index for data retrieval and data structuring Generating an index for a retrieval of data provided by at least one document. Data is selected within the at least one document, a category is assianed to the selected data, a timestamp is assianed to the selected data, and a location indication to the selected dat... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8081615 | Method and apparatus to allow coexistence between wireless devices The present invention relates generally to wireless transceivers, and more particularly but not exclusively to non 802.11 detection and avoidance methodologies for wireless devices including transceivers. In one or more implementations, a method for detecting non 80... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077925 | Motion sensing method of sub-pixel level precision The present invention discloses a method for motion sensing of sub-pixel level precision. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring a reference image (reference frame) and a sample image (sample frame) of a surface; calculating the correlation between the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077725 | System and method for a fast, programmable packet processing system The present invention provides a cost effective method to improve the performance of communication appliances by retargeting the graphics processing unit as a coprocessor to accelerate networking operations. A system and method is disclosed for using a coprocessor o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071895 | Waterproof USB drives and method of making A data storage device and methods of manufacture are provided which tend to protect the device against moisture and shock. The device includes a circuit board, a coating, a housing, and preferably a sealant. The circuit board is in electrical communication with an e... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069726 | X-Y axis dual-mass tuning fork gyroscope with vertically integrated electronics and wafer-scale hermetic packaging An angular velocity sensor has two masses which are laterally disposed in an X-Y plane and indirectly connected to a frame. The two masses are linked together by a linkage such that they necessarily move in opposite directions along Z. Angular velocity of the sensor... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8069193 | Method and system for utilizing a generic scalar function to allow a column function to operate on row data A method and system for utilizing a column function for a relational database in a structure query language (SQL) environment is disclosed. The column function is capable of performing an operation on an indeterminate number of entries. The relational database utili... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063363 | Method and apparatus for charged particle beam inspection A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for charged particle beam inspection of a sample comprising at least one sampling region and at least one skip region is disclosed. The method, apparatus and computer readable medium comprise receiving an imaging reci... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062067 | USB connector A USB connector including a metal shield for holding at least a portion of a printed circuit board having a plurality of connector contacts on a top side of the at least a portion of the printed circuit board, the metal shield including prongs which are attachable t... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058949 | Compact RC notch filter for quadrature and differential signaling In varying embodiments, the present inventive concepts relate to a notch filter for quadrature and differential signaling. No inductor is used in this notch filter, thus the integrated circuits silicon die area is small. In addition, the linearity of the notch filte... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051058 | System for estimating cardinality in a database system A system for estimating cardinalities for a plurality of columns in a database system is disclosed. The system include obtaining statistics collected for the plurality of columns. A first portion of the statistics indicates at least one relationship between at least... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047075 | Vertically integrated 3-axis MEMS accelerometer with electronics A system and method in accordance with the present invention provides for a low cost, bulk micromachined accelerometer integrated with electronics. The accelerometer can also be integrated with rate sensors that operate in a vacuum environment. The quality factor of... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8044740 | Temperature compensated RC oscillator for signal conditioning ASIC using source bulk voltage of MOSFET A temperature compensated CMOS RC oscillator circuit changes the source-bulk voltage to stabilize the MOSFET's threshold voltage variation over temperature using a resistor and temperature-correlated bias current. The MOSFET's source is connected to ground through a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8041726 | System for executing a query having multiple distinct key columns A system and computer readable medium for executing a query to access data stored in a database, wherein the query includes a plurality of DISTINCT keys, is disclosed. The system and computer readable medium includes a capture module for identifying each of the plur... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040749 | Flash memory controller utilizing multiple voltages and a method of use A Flash memory controller is disclosed. The Flash memory controller comprises a host interface, a Flash memory interface, controller logic coupled between the host interface, the controller logic handling a plurality of voltages. The controller also includes a mecha... | 10/18/2011 |
