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| 8159238 | Method and apparatus for in-situ health monitoring of solar cells in space Some embodiments of the present invention describe an apparatus that includes an oscillator, a ramp generator, and an inverter. The apparatus includes an oscillator, an inverter, and a ramp generator. The oscillator is configured to generate a waveform comprising a ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7825956 | Imaging device for autonomously movable body, calibration method therefor, and calibration program therefor An imaging device installed on an autonomously movable body which comprises an image-taking section for taking images of the surrounding environment, and an object detecting section for detecting objects and obstacles by processing the obtained images. The imaging d... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7587475 | System for joining a cluster by cloning configuration The present invention clones configuration information onto a device joining a cluster. A Configuration Acquisition System (CAS) component, which, using a list of attributes to be cloned, connects to a cluster member, interacts with the cluster member to retrieve al... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7469018 | Apparatus, and associated method, for forming a signal exhibiting space-time redundancy Apparatus, and an associated method for a sending station operable in a communication system having a communication channel susceptible to fading, such as quasistatic fading. Transmission diversity of symbols to be sent by the sending station is increased without ne... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7467223 | TCP-friendly markers and methods using token buckets Systems and methods are disclosed for marking a packet with a precedence value in a TCP-friendly way. One system and method marks packets with a precedence value based on a probability function. Another system and method marks packets with one of three precedence va... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7460511 | Device connectivity There is disclosed a system comprising a plurality of wireless piconets, each piconet including one or more wireless devices, each device being provided with an Internet protocol, IP, address such that the devices of the plurality of piconets form a wireless subnetw... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7440422 | Method for data transmission in a cellular telecommunication system The present invention proposes a method for data transmission in a cellular telecommunication system, in which system data are transmitted in units of bursts, each burst occupying a time slot (TS[j]) of one of consecutive frames (F[i]), each respective frame compris... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437877 | Compressor having low-pressure and high-pressure compressor operating at optimum ratio between pressure ratios thereof and gas turbine engine adopting the same A compressor having a front fan, which rotates to compress intake air, a single-stage low-pressure compressor which is disposed behind the front fan to compress intake air, and a single-stage high-pressure compressor which compresses the compressed air compressed by... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441144 | Computer cluster, computer unit and method to control storage access between computer units A method, computer cluster and computer unit for performing storage access shift between computer units. A redundant computer cluster comprises computer units and a shared storage unit. The computer units interface the shared storage unit, which stores data storage ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436896 | High rate transmit diversity transmission and reception The performance and symbol rate in a wireless mobile system are increased by forming a transmission code matrix using transformed orthogonal codes, in such a way that the code is robust to channel statistics and operates well in both Ricean and (correlated) Rayleigh... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416538 | Walking assistance device There is provided a walking assistance device equipped with an assisting force generator disposed on a side of each of a hip joint and a knee joint, comprising: a hip support member (1) having an attachment means (hip drive source mount 9) capable of r... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7409624 | Memory command unit throttle and error recovery A network device for minimizing latency and correcting errors associated with information transmitted from an external memory device. The network device includes a management unit for requesting information stored on at least one external memory device. The network ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7400116 | Pre-charging system for smoothing capacitor When a control means turns on a pre-charging contactor, an AC current from an AC power source is converted into a DC current by a switching circuit to charge a smoothing capacitor. However, the smoothing capacitor cannot be charged completely due to the operation of... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7363385 | Routing of data transmission connection A problem with known data transmission networks is that the connection of the terminal equipment to the data transmission network is not flexible. The user must himself actively perform the choice and connection of access as well as its registration with the network... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335265 | Apparatus and method for coating stents An apparatus for coating implantable medical devices, such as stents, is disclosed. A method of coating stents using the apparatus is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a barrier or barriers for isolating an area of the stent on which a composition for coating a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335391 | Method for coating implantable devices A method of forming a coating for an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided which includes applying a composition to the device in an environment having a selected pressure. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329366 | Method of polishing implantable medical devices to lower thrombogenecity and increase mechanical stability The present invention relates to a method of polishing an implantable medical device. The method may include positioning an implantable medical device on a support. At least a portion of a surface of the implantable medical device may include a polymer. A fluid may ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329413 | Coatings for drug delivery devices having gradient of hydration and methods for fabricating thereof Coatings for implantable medical devices, and methods for fabricating thereof, are provided. The coatings include a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer, where the second polymer has a higher degree of hydration than the first polymer. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7266593 | IP based service architecture A communication system comprises an IP network offering services to users and an IPT provider network providing call related functions to users. A control protocol message is received and analyzed by a respective serving entity in the IPT provider network. Depending... | 09/04/2007 |
| D547757 | Computer kiosk with face shape | 07/31/2007 |
| D546477 | Brick with logo | 07/10/2007 |
| D544522 | Pocket calculator | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219615 | Extended semi-submersible vessel (ESEMI) A semi-submersible vessel has a pair of vertically spaced pontoons with varied buoyancy. The lower pontoon is retained in a close vertical proximity to the upper pontoon when the vessel is in transit. The lower pontoon is ballasted at the deployment site, dropping t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217980 | CMOS silicon-control-rectifier (SCR) structure for electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection An electrostatic discharge protection device, including a silicon-control-rectifier, in complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process is disclosed. in one embodiment of the present invention, the protection device includes a semiconductor substrate having a... | 05/15/2007 |
| D542452 | Pop-up booklight | 05/08/2007 |
| D542110 | Holder for soldering irons | 05/08/2007 |
| 7196670 | Antenna ring for electronic device An accessory for an electronic device, such as a mobile phone, includes a mounting portion and a coupling portion. The mounting portion is adapted for mounting to an antenna region of the electronic device. The coupling portion is coupled to the mounting portion and... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194285 | Methods and apparatus for a multi-standard wireless communication and cellular telephone system A wireless communication system including flexible wireless handsets with modular electronic components selected for operation within multiple systems. The units may be configured for removable connection to a variety of cartridges to provide a versatile communicati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187638 | Apparatus and method for detecting defects of a recording and reproducing system The apparatus of detecting defects of the present invention includes: a photodetector, detecting a intensity of reflective laser beam and generating a reflective signal; a sample/hold circuit, coupling to the photodetector circuit, sampling and holding the reflectiv... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186061 | Self-regulating jacking system The invention relates to mobile offshore jack-up structures and provides for a self-regulating jacking system for elevating and lowering of the legs and the hull. A central controller assembly regulates movement of each of the legs, depending on the relative speed o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7165796 | Golf ball pick-up device A golf ball pick-up device includes an upright pick-up tube having an upper end portion formed with a ball-exiting opening. A strip unit includes plurality of resilient strips extending radially and inwardly from an open lower end of the pick-up tube so as to define... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162006 | Method for de-skewing an X-ray picture of an item of luggage A method for the rectification of an X-ray picture (2a, 2b) of an item of luggage (2) during luggage screening with the following steps: recording the X-ray picture (2a, 2b... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156040 | Extended semi-submersible vessel (ESEMI) A semi-submersible vessel has a pair of vertically spaced pontoons with varied buoyancy. The lower pontoon is retained in a close vertical proximity to the upper pontoon when the vessel is in transit. The lower pontoon is ballasted at the deployment site, dropping t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152787 | Handheld system and method for age verification A handheld computer enables an operator to authenticate an ID, determine if an ID holder is above a minimum age, and enables the collection of data about the ID holder if the ID holder is determined to be above the minimum age. The computer also displays an optional... | 12/26/2006 |
| D533714 | Refreshment compartment kit | 12/19/2006 |
| 7136323 | Apparatus and method for generating a variable-frequency clock Apparatus and method for generating a variable-frequency clock is disclosed. A control state machine defines various commands and generates corresponding control signals. A variable-frequency clock generator then outputs the variable-frequency clock that has a speci... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109486 | Layered electron beam column and method of use thereof An electron beam column package comprises a plurality of layers having components, such as lenses, coupled thereto. The layers may be made of LTCC, HTCC or other layer technology. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096983 | Biped robot The height from floor surface contact ends of leg linkages 2 to shoulder joints of a biped robot 1 when the biped robot is in an upright posture is defined to be a value falling within a range (Havg±½σ) set based on an averaged value Havg obtained b... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7099276 | Apparatus and method for distributing a load across a trunk group A network switch for network communications includes at least one first data port interface, wherein the a least one first data port interface supports a plurality of first data ports transmitting and receiving data at a first data rate. At least one second data por... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094698 | Method for dry etching a semiconductor wafer Disclosed a method for dry etching a semiconductor wafer by a plasma generated between a power-supplied first electrode and a grounded second electrode. After the bottom surface of the edge of the wafer is in contact with the first electrode, and the top surface of ... | 08/22/2006 |
