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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7627544 | Recognizing event patterns from event streams System and method for identifying a pattern. A method of the invention compiles a pattern description where the pattern description defines a series of a first event and a second event relating to the first event. The first event is received and includes a type para... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7610391 | User-centric consent management system and method In a network computing environment, a user-centric system and method for controlling access to user-specific information maintained in association with a web-services service. When a web-services client desires access to the user-specific information, the client sen... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7608560 | Platinum-titanium-tungsten fuel cell catalyst A fuel cell catalyst comprising platinum, titanium and tungsten. In one or more embodiments, the concentration of platinum is less than 60 atomic percent, and/or the concentration of titanium is at least 20 atomic percent, and/or the concentration of tungsten is at ... | 10/27/2009 |
| D602724 | Tool collection shelf | 10/27/2009 |
| 7606918 | Account creation via a mobile device Creating an account via a mobile device. A request to create an account is received from a user via a mobile device. The request is received from the mobile device according to a wireless communications protocol. In response to the received request, a confirmation m... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606808 | Maintaining and establishing subscriptions with load-balanced servers A notification subscription application allows a subscriber to maintain event notification continuity in a load-balanced work environment. The notification subscription application proactively provides the subscriber notifications indicating an operating status of t... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7606627 | Converting M channels of digital audio data packets into N channels of digital audio data Audio data having M channels includes a header with metadata specifying a conversion function for converting the M channels of digital audio data into N channels of data. The metadata is a string of coefficients, which may be specified by the content author, to defi... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604444 | Fastener assembly A fastener assembly is disclosed for securing an object to channel framing. One embodiment of the assembly includes an elongate body such as a nut which engages inside faces of the framing at opposite sides of a slot in the framing, a washer spaced from the nut whic... | 10/20/2009 |
| D602391 | Modular light bar | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600939 | Ring binder mechanism with sliding hinge plate A ring binder mechanism includes a housing and first and second hinge plates supported by the housing for pivoting movement relative thereto. A first ring member is mounted on the first hinge plate and moveable with the pivoting motion of the first hinge plate relat... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7107547 | Method of graphically indicating patient information A system and method for graphically indicating patient information. The invention includes a representative image of the patient with icons to indicate or inform a health care worker of the condition of the patient. Each icon in a set of icons represents a condition... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7009781 | Zoom lens mechanism partly foldable and retractable A zoom lens mechanism foldable and retractable to be used in a digital still camera to control zooming of the zoom lens uses programmed data written in a micro controller unit (hereinafter referred to as MCU) instead of the conventional cylindrical grooved cams that... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6843323 | Shoe and shoeing method A shoe for a hoofed animal, e.g. a horseshoe, is described which comprises a body made from a thermoplastic composition which comprises a matrix of a thermoplastic material which has a softening point of less than 100° C., such as a polycaprolactone. A method of sh... | 01/18/2005 |
| 7504238 | Processes for directionally ligating double stranded nucleic acids Amplification mixtures, kits, amplicons, kits and processes are provided for amplifying a nucleic acid. In particular, provided are processes which utilize an amplification mixture comprising a polymerase, a deoxynucleotidetriphosphate (dNTP) mixture which contains ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7449194 | Antimicrobial body covering articles A polymeric body covering article that generates and releases gas upon activation by electromagnetic energy and/or moisture. The gas provides antimicrobial and/or antiodor protection to objects in contact or in proximity to the interior surface of the article and/or... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7430754 | Method for dynamic application of rights management policy Disclosed is a method for dynamically applying a rights management policy to a message by allowing an administrator to associate certain rights management policies with certain senders and recipients of messages, with groups of users possessing certain common criter... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428750 | Managing multiple user identities in authentication environments Managing a plurality of identities associated with a user. The invention includes a system for managing multiple credentials within the same authentication system and across federated authentication systems in such a manner that signing in with one credential allows... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7428572 | Transferring metadata to a client Methods providing clients with a full contextual metadata experience. Metadata include multiple forms of property data, or information, relating to media accessed by a media player, such as a CD in a CD-ROM drive of a computer. Metadata is transferred from a server ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7380003 | Method and system for staged web service upgrade from an existing version to a different version Managing a web service provided by a plurality of servers coupled to a data communication network. Two versions of the web service are executed on the plurality of servers and a selected version of the web service is identified for execution based on a request from ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372525 | Arrangement for pixel array of color filter The present invention relates to a color filter with mosaic pixel array arrangement. The color filter comprises a plurality of pixel arrays. The pixel array has four sub-pixels. The color of the sub-pixel of the pixel array is identical to that of another sub-pixel ... | 05/13/2008 |
| RE40290 | Holding or cooking oven An oven for maintaining cooked foods at temperatures suitable for serving the foods or even for cooking foods has a cabinet containing multiple heat sinks of channel-shaped configuration. The ends of the heat sinks open out of the cabinet, so that any heat sink may ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362941 | Cable management system A cable management system for routing cable with respect to electronic equipment. This system has a variety of improvements providing greater flexibility in routing cable to and from the equipment. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359899 | Determining a rating for a collection of documents On one or more data processing systems, a collection rating is determined for a rating scale for contents of a document collection. A link rating is determined for the rating scale for contents linked to or linked by contents of the document collection. The collecti... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356974 | Structural truss and method for forming a structural truss A structural truss and method of forming a truss is disclosed. The truss includes an end configuration which does not rely on gluing components together. The end configuration is formed from a web which extends between the top and bottom chords of the truss and a co... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355083 | Process A process for hydrogenation of glycerol in which a feed comprising glycerol is contacted with a stream of a hydrogen-containing gas and subjected to hydrogenation in the vapour phase in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of from about 160° C. to about 260Â... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356711 | Secure registration Secure site-to-site transactional communication between at least two network servers coupled to a data communication network, including secure registration by an authentication server associated with a multi-site user authentication system. A network server receives... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354657 | Integral channels in metal components and fabrication thereof An internal channel in a metal body for use in applications where internal fluid flow within a metal body is desired, as in a heat exchanger. The internal channel is formed in the metal body by frictionally stirring with a pin plunged into the metal body, and traver... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350367 | Environmental control system fluid sensing system and method A system for monitoring a fluid in an environmental control system includes a mechanical resonator positioned for contacting a thermal change fluid. In some embodiments, the mechanical resonator is positioned in a passage for containing the thermal change fluid. Sui... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348401 | Peptides that inhibit complement activation The present invention relates to compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions that inhibit complement activation, and contain amino acid sequences X1-X2-X3-W-E-X4-X5-X6 and/or Z1-C | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349901 | Search engine spam detection using external data Evaluating an electronic document in connection with a search. An external source provides data for use in evaluating an electronic document retrieved by a search engine. A first confidence level of the electronic document is determined based on the externally provi... | 03/25/2008 |
| RE40151 | Merchandiser for warm and cold foods A merchandiser that is capable of holding and displaying both cold foods and warm foods includes a cold pan which has walls that are recessed into the top of a counter to provide a cold compartment that opens out of the counter top. The cold foods occupy the cold co... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344594 | Melter assembly and method for charging a crystal forming apparatus with molten source material A method of charging a crystal forming apparatus with molten source material is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a melter assembly relative to the crystal forming apparatus for delivering molten silicon to a crucible of the apparatus. An upper ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342083 | Polyamine polymers The present invention provides polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polymer that contains vicinal amine moieties, referred to as polyvicinalamine polymers. The polyvicinalamines can be copolymers or homopolymers. Methods of use of the polymeric and... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338564 | Powdered evaporator coil cleaner A prepackaged, peroxide-based, cleaning composition is described which is suitable for on-site dilution, and for cleaning substrates such as air conditioner coils. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| D563115 | Equipment console | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340659 | Method of testing multiple modules on an integrated circuit An integrated circuit (20) comprises a plurality of processing modules (3, 5, 7) which interact during the normal operation of the integrated circuit. Switches (13, 15) are provided on the integrated circuit (20) and operated during a tes... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335507 | Process for the staining of sperm Sperm cells are stained according to processes that involve the combining of sperm cells with a fluorescent DNA selective dye at an elevated temperature in excess of about 40° C. The methods allow for a decreased staining time. The cells may thereafter be efficient... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334452 | Method for characterizing materials by using a mechanical resonator Methods for monitoring a fluid composition include placing a mechanical resonator in the fluid composition and oscillating the resonator. The resonator can be a tuning fork resonator having tines oscillated in opposite directions and in opposite phases. A variable f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335795 | Crosslinked amine polymers The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of ion imbalances. In particular, the invention provides polymeric and pharmaceutical compositions comprising crosslinked amine polymers. Methods of use of the polymeric and pharmaceutical com... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335513 | Apparatus and methods for parallel processing of multiple reaction mixtures A parallel reactor system including a reactor and vessels in the reactor for holding reaction mixtures, and a cannula for introducing fluid reaction material into the vessels. A robot system is operable to insert the cannula into cannula passages in the reactor for ... | 02/26/2008 |
