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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185417 | System and method for providing multiple real-time pricing quotes based on optional consumer variables A method and system for providing multiple real-time pricing quotes based on optional consumer variables is disclosed. A user accesses a web site and is provided with a web page enabling the user to choose a product with multiple optional features. Upon selection of... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185409 | Method and apparatus for operative event documentation and related data management In one embodiment, method and apparatus are disclosed which provide that a plurality of physicians each enter operative event data into an operative event database, wherein the operative event data documents planned or completed operative events and the physicians e... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185213 | Delivery of cardiac stimulation devices Some embodiments of an electrical stimulation system employ wireless electrode assemblies to provide pacing therapy, defibrillation therapy, or other stimulation therapy. In certain embodiments, the wireless electrode assemblies may include a guide wire channel so t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185204 | Implantable medical device telemetry with adaptive frequency hopping A far-field radio-frequency (RF) telemetry system transmits data between an implantable medical device and an external system using an active channel selected from a plurality of channels each representing a frequency band within a predetermined frequency range. One... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185201 | Apparatus and methods for calculating caloric expenditure using posture Systems and methods for estimating caloric expenditure. The systems can include a physiological sensor to measure a patient's physical activity, and a posture sensor to measure the patient's posture. An estimated caloric expenditure can be calculated based on data f... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185200 | Disable for atrioventricular delay adjustment An apparatus comprises an electrical stimulation circuit, a ventricular sensing circuit, a ventricular sensing timer, and an atrial pacing timer. The ventricular sensing circuit detects an intrinsic ventricular tachyarrhythmia depolarization. The ventricular sensing... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185172 | Swing type cover opening and closing device for mobile phone According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a swing-type cover opening and closing device for a mobile phone, in which in which the mobile phone that is composed of a main body and a cover and where a hollow shaft formed in the cover is pivotably supporte... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185171 | Swing type cover opening and closing device for mobile phone A swing-type cover opening and closing device for a mobile phone according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes: i) a main body case that is disposed in a main body of the mobile phone and has a through-hole formed at one side thereof; ii) a cover ca... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184927 | System and method for reduction of speckle noise in an image The present invention includes methods for the reduction of speckle noise in an image and methods for segmenting an image. Each of the methods disclosed herein includes steps for analyzing the uniformity of a pixel within a plurality of pixels forming a portion of t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183901 | Delay locked loop circuit and method Delay locked loop circuits and methods are disclosed. In the embodiments, a delay locked loop may include a phase detector to detect a phase difference between a clock signal and a reference clock signal, and a charge pump that receives the detected phase difference... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183379 | Antitumor agents The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein Y is F or Br; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds are effective antitumor agents. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions compr... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8183377 | Process for the preparation of imidazopyridines A process for the preparation of imidazopyridines of formula (I), comprising reacting 6-methyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine with oxalyl chloride, followed by conversion of the chloride to oxoacetic acid, and further to compound of Formula (I). | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182787 | System and process for producing high-pressure hydrogen A method and apparatus are provided for use in producing high-pressure hydrogen from natural gas, methanol, ethanol, or other fossil fuel-derived and renewable hydrocarbon resources. The process can produce hydrogen at pressures ranging from 2000 to 12,000 pounds pe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182786 | Nano-sized particles, processes of making, compositions and uses thereof The present invention describes methods for preparing high quality nanoparticles, i.e., metal oxide based nanoparticles of uniform size and monodispersity. The nanoparticles advantageously comprise organic alkyl chain capping groups and are stable in air and in nonp... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182339 | Wagering game machine with three-dimensional wagering game effects Systems and methods provide three-dimensional transformations on graphical images. The transformations may vary in accordance with various wagering game functions. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181906 | Method and apparatus for ram deceleration in a launch system One embodiment includes a launch vessel defining an elongate, linear interior extending from a bottom portion to an exit opening. The embodiment includes a ram slidably disposed in the launch vessel, the ram sealed to the vessel. The embodiment also includes one or ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181264 | Method and apparatus for deferred security analysis It has been discovered that identifying files introduced into a system, particularly those originating from external sources, as being subject to security evaluation and deferring the security evaluation until access or attempted access of the file reduces security ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181222 | Locally adaptable central security management in a heterogeneous network environment A system and method for defining and enforcing a security policy. Security mechanism application specific information for each security mechanism is encapsulated as a key and exported to a semantic layer. Keys are combined to form key chains within the semantic laye... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8181220 | Method and apparatus for digital rights management policies Method and apparatus are described wherein, in one example embodiment, there is provided one or more policy templates that may define a set of policy permissions or other attributes that may be desirable to specify in a policy. One or more policy templates may be sp... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180982 | Archival and retrieval of data using linked pages and value compression A method for archiving data comprises storing static information in a header compartment, the static information including one or more pointers. The method further comprises writing updated time stamps to a page compartment for one or more measurand updates, and wri... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180800 | Shopping context engine A system receives context data associated with a context and a user. The system then associates the context data to a user identifier and retrieves data associated with the context. The system then filters the data according to the context data to create result data... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180789 | Techniques for query generation, population, and management Techniques are presented for query generation, population, and management. Queries are generically defined with metadata. The metadata identifies specific queries and specific parameters associated with a given query. When a query instance is desired, parameter valu... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180733 | Selective durability in a directory database Selective durability in a directory database is presented. A directory database that provides durability processing includes a mechanism where selective attributes for directory resources can turn durability processing off. So, when a directory transaction is encoun... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180732 | Distributing data in master data management systems Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for distributing data in a data management system. The technique includes identifying one or more objects in a central data store for distribution, determining if a routing exists for at least one object of... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180683 | Method and system for providing order status information using an update status flag A method and system for providing account status information using an update status flag to receive status information pertaining to a customer account. It is determined whether the received status information is new relative to further status information stored wit... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180655 | Systems and methods for processing vehicle or driver performance data Apparatus and methods to process vehicle or driver behavior data are described herein. In some examples, the behavior data is used by a premium calculating engine to derive a premium for a vehicle insurance policy using the data. The behavior data may be associated ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180621 | Parametric perturbations of performance metrics for integrated circuits A method of simulating parametric variations in an integrated circuit (IC) includes: specifying an IC model, wherein the IC model includes one or more parameters for variation about a nominal condition; calculating parametric perturbations about the nominal conditio... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180221 | Wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network for reducing degradation in noise characteristic of wavelength-locked fabry-perot laser diodes The present invention relates to a wavelength-division multiplexed passive optical network (WDM-PON) for reducing degradation in noise characteristic of a wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot Laser Diode (F-P LD). A WDM-PON for reducing degradation in a noise characteristi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180084 | Integrated battery door and switch The present subject matter includes a switch and an operator to interface with the switch, the operator in a battery door of a hearing assistance device. One embodiment includes a housing, hearing assistance electronics disposed in the housing, a hinge electrically ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180080 | Antennas for hearing aids An antenna configured in a hybrid circuit provides a compact design for a hearing aid to communicate wirelessly with a system external to the hearing aid. In an embodiment, an antenna includes metallic traces in a hybrid circuit that is configured for use in a heari... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178792 | Combined environmental-electromagnetic rotary seal A combined environmental and electromagnetic rotary seal. The invention is adapted for use between two mutually rotating components of an electromagnetic energy transmission system and provides simultaneous protection against contamination from the environment and u... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178594 | Antioxidant stabilized crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for medical device applications An antioxidant combined with UHMWPE prior to subjecting the UHMWPE to crosslinking irradiation. In one exemplary embodiment, the antioxidant is tocopherol. After the antioxidant is combined with the UHMWPE, the resulting blend may be formed into slabs, bar stock, an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178564 | Use of picoplatin to treat colorectal cancer The invention provides a method of treatment of colorectal cancer by administration of the anti-cancer platinum drug picoplatin in conjunction with 5-FU and leucovorin in a variety of treatment regimens. Dosages, dosing schedules, and ancillary treatments are descri... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178545 | Dual small molecule inhibitors of cancer and angiogenesis The present invention provides analogs and derivatives of thalidomide which inhibit cancer and angiogenesis. The present invention further provides compounds which disrupt microtubule polymerization. The present further provides methods of treating cancers comprisin... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178509 | Method to treat sickle cell disease The present invention provides a therapeutic method for treating an inflammatory response caused by a sickle cell crisis, comprising administration of an effective amount of an A2A adenosine receptor agonist. Optionally, the method includes administration... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178413 | Low-temperature grown high quality ultra-thin CoTiOgate dielectrics A gate oxide and method of fabricating a gate oxide that produces a more reliable and thinner equivalent oxide thickness than conventional SiO2 gate oxides are provided. Gate oxides formed from alloys such as cobalt-titanium are thermodynamically stable s... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177758 | Pneumatic injector This document discloses, among other things, an air-powered auto-injector device for subcutaneous delivery of a rescue drug. The device is configured for self-administered treatment of anaphylactic shock. Air is compressed by relative movement of a piston and a cyli... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177420 | Apparatus and methods for temperature calibration and sensing Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a first switch, a second switch, and a circuit coupled to the first and second switches. The first switch may be configured to switch between an on-state and an off-state based on a value of a first current flowi... | 05/15/2012 |
| D659705 | Portion of a display with a transitional user interface | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176463 | Modeling and simulating device mismatch for designing integrated circuits A user specifies layout styles for devices in a circuit schematic, where the layout styles capture features of device arrangements and device correlations. The resulting layout can be simulated by using a computer so that one or more performance metrics can be evalu... | 05/08/2012 |
