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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098606 | Modified upstream channel descriptor messages for DOCSIS-based broadband communication systems A method, apparatus and computer program product for generating and processing upstream channel descriptor (UCD) messages in a DOCSIS-based broadband communications system, such as a DOCSIS-based two-way satellite communications system, is provided. A satellite mode... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094033 | Apparatus to monitor process-based parameters of an integrated circuit (IC) substrate A process monitor measures the absolute value of unit sample resistors and transistors on a common Integrated Circuit (IC) substrate. This information can be used to adjust the gain of an amplifier assembly to a desired value, or to determine the true, corrected gai... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8086928 | Methods and systems for terminating an iterative decoding process of a forward error correction block The invention provides methods and systems for terminating an iterative decoding process of a Forward Error Correction block (FEC). The iterative decoding process of the FEC block is terminated upon determining that the FEC block cannot be decoded successfully. A me... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7573816 | System and method for combining requests for data bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless communication medium A method and system for combining requests for data bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless communication medium is provided. A central node receives one or more bandwidths requests from one or more data sources via wireless communication... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7572773 | Single dose fast dissolving azithromycin The present disclosure related to a method of treating an infection by oral administration of a single dose of a fast dissolving form of azithromycin. The disclosure also relates to a method of reducing the adverse effects arising from treatment of a subject having ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7569549 | Isostructural pseudopolymorphs of 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A Substantially pure isostructural pseudopolymorphs of 9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A having the Formula I: wherein S is an organic solvent which is at least partially miscible with water, x is 1, 1.25, 1.5 or... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7568110 | Cryptography accelerator interface decoupling from cryptography processing cores Methods and apparatus are provided for decoupling a cryptography accelerator interface from cryptographic processing cores. A shared resource is provided at the cryptography accelerator interface having multiple input ports. References to data in the shared resource... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7539918 | System and method for generating cyclic codes for error control in digital communications A K-bit information signal represented by a polynomial U(x) having a degree K−1 is received. The information signal is transformed to form a transformed information signal using a first transform represented by a polynomial G1(x) having a degree P. The ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7532891 | Method and apparatus for timing correction in communications systems In a wireless communications system, transceivers transmit short bursts to a base station, which determines timing corrections from the time of receipt of the burst and transmits the timing corrections to the respective transceivers. In one aspect, the base station ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526261 | RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including cartesian 4-branch embodiments Methods and systems for vector combining power amplification are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a plurality of signals are individually amplified, then summed to form a desired time-varying complex envelope signal. Phase and/or frequency characteristics of one... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7525366 | Offset compensation using non-uniform calibration Methods and systems for offset compensation using calibration are provided. Embodiments enable offset compensation using non-uniform calibration. Embodiments enable calibration schemes configurable according to the probability distribution function (PDF) of the rand... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517670 | Glycosylation engineering of antibodies for improving antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity The present invention relates to the field glycosylation engineering of proteins. More particular, the present invention is directed to the glycosylation engineering of proteins to provide proteins with improved therapeutic properties, e.g., antibodies, antibody fra... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7487339 | Method and apparatus for binding shadow registers to vectored interrupts A method and apparatus within a processing system is provided for associating shadow register sets with interrupt routines. The invention includes a vector generator that receives interrupts, and generates exception vectors to call interrupt routines that correspond... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7253710 | Latching micro-magnetic switch array Systems and methods for actuating micro-magnetic latching switches in an array of micro-magnetic latching switches are described. The array of switches is defined by Y rows aligned with a first axis and X columns aligned with a second axis. Each switch in the array ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7133546 | Digital medical image analysis A medical image is analyzed using an algorithm requiring input parameters. Values of the input parameters are derived from metadata, indicating properties of the medical image. For example, the metadata may indicate the type of image acquisition device or settings u... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129785 | Methods and systems for biasing a power amplifier An amplifier circuit including a first transistor and a biasing circuit. The biasing circuit includes a process compensation circuit. The biasing circuit being coupled to a gate of the first transistor. A method for biasing an amplifier circuit is also included.... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7109781 | Temperature compensation for internal inductor resistance A compensation circuit compensates for the variation in the internal resistance of a multi-track inductor over temperature. The compensation circuit includes a dummy inductor that has the same temperature dependent resistance as that of the multi-track inductor that... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102225 | Die-up ball grid array package with printed circuit board attachable heat spreader An electrically and thermally enhanced die-up tape substrate ball grid array (BGA) package and die-up plastic substrate BGA package are described. A substrate that has a first surface and a second surface is provided. The stiffener has a first surface and a second s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7065555 | System and method related to generating and tracking an email campaign A method and system for generating and tracking an email campaign is described. An email campaign generator generates an email campaign template from an email target database. The email target database comprises at least one email target. An email campaign engine ge... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049990 | Single loop feed-forward modulator with summing flash quantizer and multi-bit feedback A sigma-delta modulator includes a summing junction that receives an input signal. A plurality of integrators are arranged in series, the integrators output an integrated signal value to a multi-input quantizer. The multi-input quantizer has a plurality of comparato... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6887983 | Purified 20 kDA presenilin 2 C-terminal fragment and methods of screening for compounds that inhibit proteolysis of presenilin 2 The present invention relates, in general, to presenilin 2 proteolytic fragments. In particular, the present invention relates to a purified 20 kDa presenilin 2 C-terminal fragment (PS2-CTF); purified nucleic acid molecules coding for the 20 kDa PS2-CTF protein; cel... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6770895 | Method and apparatus for isolating light source gas from main chamber gas in a lithography tool A system and method are used to isolate a first gas from a second gas using a third gas. A first chamber includes an element that emits light based on a first gas. A second chamber uses the emitted light to perform a process and includes the second gas. A gaslock th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6680798 | Optical reduction system with control of illumination polarization An optical reduction system with polarization dose sensitive output for use in the photolithographic manufacture of semiconductor devices having variable compensation for reticle retardation before the long conjugate end. The variable compensation compone... | 01/20/2004 |
| 5729742 | System and method for enabling multiple computer systems to share a single sequential log A database system having a sequential log that is shared by multiple computer systems is described. The database system receives data records generated by multiple computer systems, and stores such data records in the sequential log. The database system p... | 03/17/1998 |
