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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7535976 | Apparatus and method for integration of tuner functions in a digital receiver A receiver to process a RF input signal having a plurality of channels includes a direct down conversion circuit, a demodulation circuit, and a local oscillator circuit. The direct down conversion circuit provides a downconverted signal based on the RF input signal ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535927 | Subscription-based services The present invention provides a virtual network, sitting “above” the physical connectivity and thereby providing the administrative controls necessary to link various communication devices via an Access-Method-Independent Exchange. In this sense, the Access-Met... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535875 | Auto-configuration of spectrum use by wireless pre-planned or ad hoc networks A method of, and a wireless device capable of, dynamically allocating radio spectrum access within a wireless communication system includes a wireless transceiver having at least a physical layer functionality to transmit and receive data across a wireless network. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7535476 | Method and system color look-up table (CLUT) random access memory arrangement for CLUT and gamma correction application Provided is a method and system for performing color look-up table (CLUT) and gamma correction for video pixel data. A system includes a memory configured for storing CLUT parameters and gamma correction parameters therein. Also included is an input matrix coupled t... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534637 | Tunable alignment geometry An alignment target with geometry designs provides a desired alignment offset for processes (both symmetric and asymmetric) on a wafer substrate. The alignment target includes one or more sub-targets, where each sub-target is defined as having a left portion and a r... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534445 | Chlamydia protein, sequence and uses thereof A high molecular weight (“HMW”) protein of chlamydia, the amino acid sequence thereof, and antibodies that specifically bind the HMW protein are disclosed as well as the nucleic acid sequence encoding the same. Also disclosed are prophylactic and therapeu... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7534424 | Method of enhancing delivery of a therapeutic nucleic acid The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the delivery of nucleic acids into a host by administering a nucleic acid encoding a therapeutic nucleic acid along with an agent that modulates Kupffer cell function in the host. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7533753 | Hydraulic drive vehicle A hydraulic driving vehicle comprises front and rear transaxles incorporating respective hydraulic motors, and a pump unit separated from the front and rear transaxles. The pump unit incorporates a hydraulic pump having a pump shaft. A hydraulic circuit is formed by... | 05/19/2009 |
| D592644 | Speaker unit | 05/19/2009 |
| 7502715 | Observability in metrology measurements Evaluating the observability of a system includes determining an output measurement scheme, and based on the output measurement scheme, quantifying the ability of the output measurement scheme to provide information about a state of the system by producing an observ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502326 | Methods used to simultaneously perform automated at-speed testing of multiple gigabit per second high serial pin count devices A method performs automated at-speed testing of devices. The method includes the steps of generating multiplexer control signals, forming various signal paths between a set of multiplexers and the devices based on the multiplexer control signals, and routing test si... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7502103 | Metrology tool, system comprising a lithographic apparatus and a metrology tool, and a method for determining a parameter of a substrate A metrology tool is arranged to measure a parameter of a substrate that has been provided with a pattern in a lithographic apparatus. The metrology tool includes a base frame, a substrate table constructed and arranged to hold the substrate, at least one sensor cons... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501905 | Oscillator circuit, PLL circuit, semiconductor chip, and test apparatus An oscillator circuit that generates an oscillation signal is provided. The oscillator circuit includes: a voltage controlled oscillator that outputs the oscillation signal with a frequency corresponding to a provided control voltage; and a jitter demodulator that e... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501864 | Method and system for providing a power-on reset pulse Provided are a method and system for providing a power-on reset pulse. The system includes a level detector configured to receive an input signal and produce, at least indirectly, a reset signal when the input signal reaches a predetermined level. The system also in... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7501123 | Human G-protein chemokine receptor (CCR5) HDGNR10 The present invention relates to a human protein called Human G-protein Chemokine Receptor (CCR5) HDGNR10, and isolated polynucleotides encoding this protein. The invention is also directed to human antibodies that bind Human G-protein Chemokine Receptor (CCR5) HDGN... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500380 | Measuring distance using gas gauge proximity sensor In a gas gauge, effects due to changes in the local environment are reduced by causing a measurement nozzle and a reference nozzle to react as if they were co-located, or located at approximately the same position. This is achieved by venting the reference nozzle in... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500362 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus for being mounted on the body frame of a vehicle and for independently rotating drive wheel members. The axle driving apparatus includes a first axle driving unit (18L) having a housing (40) and a single axle (20L), the... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500361 | Hydraulic pump unit and working vehicle There is provided a hydraulic pump unit of variable displacement type disposed away from a pair of hydraulic motor units which are capable of being independently arranged, the pump unit fluidly-connected to the pair of hydraulic motor units so as to change the outpu... | 03/10/2009 |
| D587878 | Brassiere | 03/10/2009 |
| 7496342 | Down-converting electromagnetic signals, including controlled discharge of capacitors Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for down-converting and up-converting an electromagnetic signal. In embodiments the invention operates by receiving an EM signal and recursively operating on approximate half cycles of the carrier signal. The recursive operations c... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7495239 | Method for cleaning a lithographic apparatus module, a cleaning arrangement and a lithographic apparatus comprising the cleaning arrangement A cleaning arrangement for a lithographic apparatus module may be provided in a collector. The cleaning arrangement includes a hydrogen radical source configured to provide a hydrogen radical containing gas to at least part of the module and a pump configured to pum... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493975 | Multi-wheel vehicle A vehicle comprises a steering operation device, a pair of running-driving wheels, which differentially drive when the steering operation device is manipulated, a pair of steerable running wheels interlocking with the steering operation device, and a steering mechan... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7493758 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus for being mounted on the body frame of a vehicle and for independently rotating drive wheel members. The axle driving apparatus includes a first axle driving unit (18L) having a housing (40) and a single axle (20L), the... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7487332 | 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 |
| 7484365 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus comprises a housing. The housing contains a hydrostatic transmission, a differential unit driven by the hydrostatic transmission, a pair of axles mutually differentially connected through the differential unit, and a restricting mechanism f... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486408 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method with reduced scribe lane usage for substrate measurement In a device manufacturing method and lithographic apparatus wherein a pattern is transferred from a patterning device onto a substrate, a measurement target is provided on the substrate in a process enabling execution of a substrate measurement using radiation of a ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486384 | Lithographic support structure The present invention relates to a lithographic projection apparatus with a supporting structure to support and move an object, like a substrate. The supporting structure may be a robot having a robotic arm with a support frame for supporting, e.g. the substrate. Th... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7486721 | Physical layer device having an analog serdes pass through mode A physical layer device (PLD) includes a first serializer-deserializer (SERDES) device and a second SERDES device. Each SERDES device includes an analog portion with a serial port that is configured to communicate serial data with various network devices, and a digi... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485346 | Methods and apparatus for dispensing semiconductor processing solutions with multi-syringe fluid delivery systems Methods and apparatus for controllably dispensing photoresist solutions and other fluids in semiconductor manufacturing equipment from an array of syringe-based fluid dispensers. A multi-syringe fluid dispensing system is provided for photoresist coating within a wa... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7485303 | Pharmaceutical composition of F(ab')2 antibody fragments The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising F(ab′)2 antibody fragments that are preferably free from albumin and of whole antibodies and also substantially free of pyrogens, and an effective amount of a pharmaceutically ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484624 | Granular body-processing apparatus A grain processor comprises a conveyor, air-suction means, and air-blowing means. The conveyor has a surface defining a conveying course on which grains are disposed, and the surface has holes smaller than the grains. The air above the surface is sucked downward thr... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484364 | Axle driving apparatus An axle driving apparatus for being mounted on the body frame of a vehicle and for independently rotating drive wheel members. The axle driving apparatus includes a first axle driving unit (18L) having a housing (40) and a single axle (20L), the... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7487333 | High-performance, superscalar-based computer system with out-of-order instruction execution A high-performance, superscalar-based computer system with out-of-order instruction execution for enhanced resource utilization and performance throughput. The computer system fetches a plurality of fixed length instructions with a specified, sequential program orde... | 02/03/2009 |
| D582405 | Case | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462354 | Method and system for optimizing minigenes and peptides encoded thereby The invention relates to the field of biology. In particular, the invention relates to a method and system for designing optimized multi-epitope vaccines having selected combinations of amino acid insertions at the junctions of the multi-epitope constructs so as to ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462476 | Methods for large scale production of recombinant DNA-derived tPA or K2S molecules The invention belongs to the field of thrombolysis and of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) derivative production in prokaryotic cells. The invention relates to methods for the production of a recombinant DNA-derived tPA, a variant thereof or a (Kringle 2 Serine) K... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7464050 | Method and system for facilitating consumer purchases A method for use in marketing includes detecting, at a remote computer, product purchase information of a plurality of retail stores. The product purchase information includes price information. The remote computer is located remote from the retail store. The method... | 12/09/2008 |
| D582292 | Container | 12/09/2008 |
| D582267 | Package | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463402 | Using time and/or power modulation to achieve dose gray-scale in optical maskless lithography In lithography applications, it is desirable to control, for example, a position or width of a printed line. An effective method of controlling these patterns and their resolution is by having as many grayscale levels as possible. The present invention comprises met... | 12/09/2008 |
