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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D638030 | Electronic device | 05/17/2011 |
| 7533220 | Microprocessor with improved data stream prefetching A microprocessor coupled to a system memory has a memory subsystem with a translation look-aside buffer (TLB) for storing TLB information. The microprocessor also includes an instruction decode unit that decodes an instruction that specifies a data stream in the sys... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529918 | System and method for efficiently performing bit-field extraction and bit-field combination operations in a processor A system and method for efficiently performing bit-field extraction and bit-field combination operations in a processor is provided. The system includes a plurality of general purpose registers, a plurality of predicate registers, and at least one execution unit con... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7528484 | Multi-concentric pad arrangements for integrated circuit pads Multi-concentric pad (MCP) arrangements provide for increased pad densities on integrated circuits. The multi-concentric pad (MCP) configuration includes a first set of input output (IO) pads and a second set of IO pads, both disposed on an integrated circuit die. E... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7519370 | Method and apparatus for controlling transmissions in communications systems In a bandwidth allocation protocol for a mobile communications network, mobile terminals report their bandwidth requirements to the network, while the network controls the amount of bandwidth that is used by the mobiles in reporting their bandwidth requirements. The... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7518993 | Prioritizing resource utilization in multi-thread computing system One embodiment of the present invention prioritizes resource utilization in a multi-thread processor. A priority register stores thread information for P threads. The thread information includes P priority codes corresponding to the P threads, at least one of the P ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7517520 | Packaging of immunostimulatory oligonucleotides into virus-like particles: method of preparation and use The invention relates to the finding that virus like particles (VLPs) can be loaded with immunostimulatory substances, in particular with DNA oligonucleotides containing non-methylated C and G (CpGs). Such CpG-VLPs are dramatically more immunogenic than their CpG-fr... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515615 | Systems and methods for pseudo-random signal generation in a multi-carrier communications system The present invention provides systems and methods for pseudo-random signal generation in a multi-carrier communications system. In embodiments, a transmitter includes a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS) generator and Medley signal generator. The PRBS generator can ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7512724 | Multi-thread peripheral processing using dedicated peripheral bus One embodiment of the present invention performs peripheral operations in a multi-thread processor. A peripheral bus is coupled to a peripheral unit to transfer peripheral information including a command message specifying a peripheral operation. A processing slice ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509459 | Microprocessor with improved data stream prefetching A microprocessor has a plurality of stream prefetch engines for prefetching a respective data stream from the system memory into the microprocessor cache memory and an instruction decoder that decodes instructions of the microprocessor instruction set. The instructi... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7509447 | Barrel-incrementer-based round-robin apparatus and instruction dispatch scheduler employing same for use in multithreading microprocessor An apparatus for selecting one of N requestors of a shared resource in a round-robin fashion is disclosed. One or more of the N requestors may be disabled from being selected in a selection cycle. The apparatus includes a first input that receives a first value spec... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7506185 | Selective power-down for high performance CPU/system A microelectronic device according to the present invention is made up of two or more functional units, which are all disposed on a single chip, or die. The present invention works on the strategy that all of the functional units on the die are not, and do not need ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7506106 | Microprocessor with improved data stream prefetching A microprocessor has a data stream prefetch unit for processing a data stream prefetch instruction. The instruction specifies a data stream and a speculative stream hit policy indicator. If a load instruction hits in the data stream, then if the load is non-speculat... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504380 | Antimicrobial peptide isolated from halocynthia aurantium The present invention relates to an antimicrobial peptide isolated from Halocynthia aurantium, more particularly, to an antimicrobial peptide isolated from the body fluid of Halocynthia aurantium and an antimicrobial agent comprising the same as an act... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7501888 | Gain control methods and systems in an amplifier assembly A Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) amplifies an input signal according to a gain, to produce an amplified signal. A detector module detects a power indicative of a power of the amplified signal. A comparator module compares the detected power to a high threshold, a low... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7497081 | Hydraulic fluid supply structure There is provided a hydraulic fluid supply structure including: a discharge line fluidly connected to a discharge port of a hydraulic pump body and regulated to have a first pressure value; an external hydraulic fluid extraction line for supplying the hydraulic flui... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496771 | Processor accessing a scratch pad on-demand to reduce power consumption The present invention provides processing systems, apparatuses, and methods that access a scratch pad on-demand to reduce power consumption. In an embodiment, an instruction fetch unit initiates an instruction fetch. When a scratch pad is enabled, an instruction is ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7496589 | Highly compressed randomly accessed storage of large tables with arbitrary columns A table, such as a database table can be partitioned into blocks that are conveniently sized for storage and retrieval. The amount of storage space required and the speed of storing and retrieving blocks is proportional to the size of the blocks. Compressing the blo... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7496531 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for trading financial instruments on an exchange Systems, methods and computer program products for trading financial instruments are described herein. A first order to buy or sell a financial instrument is received, where the first order includes at least one contingency. The contingency may be price-based and/or... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7496516 | Open architecture for a voice user interface A system and method for processing voice requests from a user for accessing information on a computerized network and delivering information from a script server and an audio server in the network in audio format. A voice user interface subsystem includes: a dialog ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494656 | Molecular antigen arrays The present invention provides a composition comprising an AP205 virus like particle (VLP) and an antigen. The invention also provides a process for producing an antigen or antigenic determinant bound to AP205 VLP. AP205 VLP bound to an antigen is useful in the prod... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7461959 | Cigarette lighter Cigarette lighter having a main unit comprising a substantially cylindrical heating insert and a substantially sleeve-like lighter body to receive the heating insert, comprising a substantially annular attachment of transparent and light-guiding material which is sl... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463707 | Upstream frequency control for docsis based satellite systems A system and method for minimizing the frequency error of satellite modem signals at a satellite gateway. The gateway downstream baud (symbol) clock and the elements that control the upstream frequency (i.e., local oscillators in the conversion chain, A/D sample clo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463733 | Interference cancellation equipment An interference cancellation method for use in a communications system in which a plurality of communication paths are arranged to transmit and receive respective analogue signals comprises effecting an initialization phase to calculate, for each path, the interfere... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462933 | Ball grid array package enhanced with a thermal and electrical connector Electrically, mechanically, and thermally enhanced ball grid array (BGA) packages are described. A substrate has a surface, wherein the surface has an opening therein. A stiffener has a surface coupled to the surface of the substrate. An area of the surface of the s... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463068 | Apparatus and method for over-voltage, under-voltage and over-current stress protection for transceiver input and output circuitry A circuit for protection of a transceiver input includes an input transistor and a first resistor connected between the drain of the input transistor and an input node. A plurality of reverse-biased diodes connected between a supply voltage and the input node. An ou... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459569 | Method of forming iron hydroxypyrone compounds A method of forming an iron hydroxypyrone compound comprising reacting an iron salt of a carboxylic acid and a hydroxypyrone in an aqueous solution at a pH greater than 7. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460840 | Method of test characterization of an analog front end receiver in a communication system A multi-port transceiver includes a transmitter and receiver for each port. The invention is a test method and apparatus for testing individual components in the transmit and receive paths. Specifically, the invention includes a method of testing the full range of a... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7450715 | Transceiver for bidirectional frequency division multiplexed transmission The present invention relates to a transceiver for bidirectional frequency division multiplexed transmission, a communication system including one or more transceivers. Optionally, the communication system is a communication system for a digital subscriber line. The... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7451235 | Dynamic delta encoding for cable modem header suppression A method and computer program product for recognizing and optimizing the transmission of TCP/IP style traffic across a DOCSIS network. According to the method of the present invention, a full TCP protocol packet is initially transmitted across a DOCSIS network to be... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450579 | Downstream synchronous multichannels for a communications management system Downstream synchronous multichannel (DSSM) communications are provided among a plurality of carriers, each being a completely DOCSIS™ 2.0-compliant downstream. The synchronous multichannels support communications with both DSSM-capable communications nodes and non... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447259 | System for direct acquisition of received signals Signal processing architectures for direct acquisition of spread spectrum signals using long codes. Techniques are described for achieving a high of parallelism, employing code matched filter banks and other hardware sharing. In one embodiment, upper and lower sideb... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7444580 | System and method for interleaving data in a communication device A system and method is provided for interleaving data in a communication device. The system includes a memory that stores blocks of data to be interleaved. A write module is configured to receive a burst of data and write blocks of data from the burst into the memor... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443025 | Thermally improved placement of power-dissipating components onto a circuit board The invention refers to an electronic system, comprising several power-dissipating components, and a circuit board, wherein said power-dissipating components are mounted both to a top side and a bottom side of said circuit board. Further, the invention refers to met... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440589 | Video analysis using segmentation gain by area Video segmentation methods and systems are described wherein scene images of subjects and background are captured by video and are automatically segmented according to subject content, as by system determination of the nature of subjects. Segmentation transformation... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440885 | Method and system for deterministic control of an emulation An emulation-based event-wait simulator including an application module to configure and command verification processes on a design under test (DUT). An event dispatcher is in communication with the application module to deliver commands to the DUT. A plurality of t... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7436354 | Methods and systems for mobile navigational applications using global navigation satellite systems The present invention relates to providing navigation guidance for mobile users, using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) for applications where the user position needs to be determined in real time while meeting the navigation requirements, especially inte... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436891 | Burst mode memory fetches when decoding compressed image data An image data decompression apparatus for decoding blocks of motion compensated non-intra coded data uses a memory (14) storing reference picture data. A decoding processor (12) decodes a current block of a generated picture using lines of previously d... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432398 | Inorganic acid salts of sibutramine Disclosed are novel inorganic acid salts of sibutramine, which have good physicochemical properties, and crystalline forms thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds as effective ingredients, methods of preparing the compounds, ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429679 | Sulphonic acid salt of sibutramine Disclosed is a novel sulphonic acid salt of sibutramine, which has good physicochemical properties. Also disclosed are a method of preparing the compound and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound. ... | 09/30/2008 |
