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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185784 | Drive health monitoring with provisions for drive probation state and drive copy rebuild The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for monitoring drive health. A method for monitoring drive health may comprise: a) conducting a predictive fault analysis for at least one drive of a RAID; and b) copying data from the at least one dri... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184797 | System and method for improved directory assistance searches A system and method for improved directory assistance searches involving feedback from previous calls made to telephone numbers in a vendor database, in order to improve the quality of customer service and satisfaction by the vendors associated with the telephone nu... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8181101 | Data bus system, its encoder/decoder and encoding/decoding method The present application relates to a data bus system, its encoder/decoder and encoding/decoding method. The data bus encoder comprises: a bus-invert encoder for generating encoded data and invert-indication information by performing bus-invert encoding on data accor... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180726 | Constraint failure analysis using constraint evaluation tree of constraint patterns A method and device for performing a constraint failure analysis on an instance model. The present invention provides a convenient tool to bridge between a model-constraint designer and a model user, reduce load for model/constraint usability, simplify the learning ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8179679 | Airflow guides using silicon walls/creating channels for heat control An electronic device includes a printed circuit board having a wall deposited directly on a board serving as a base for a printed circuit. As the board is constructed, the wall is deposited on the board for controlling airflow. The wall controls airflow across the b... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176399 | Using short burst error detector in a queue-based system A system, method, and device for detecting short burst errors in a queue-based system is disclosed. A first detector performs a data detection on a first input data set at a first time and on a second input data set at a second time. A second detector performs a dat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176217 | System and method for implementing a storage protocol with initiator controlled data transfer The present invention is a system for implementing a storage protocol with initiator controlled data transfer including a host device, a target device and an intermediate device, the intermediate device for communicatively coupling the host device and the target dev... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176207 | System debug of input/output virtualization device An adapter card for testing the functionality of a particular interface configuration may include an interface core. The interface core may comprise an electric circuit including electronic components and control logic for interfacing with an information handling sy... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176100 | System for storing and managing objects A system of the present invention includes a storage device for distinguishably storing old objects that are objects having existed for not less than a predetermined period since being generated and new objects that are objects having existed for less than the prede... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171178 | Scaling of small computer system interface input output (SCSI I/O) referrals A command is issued to a first data storage system for addressing a set of data and at least one of a first referral response including a referral to at least a second data storage system or at least a first subset of the set of data and the first referral response ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166478 | System and apparatus for utilizing a virtual machine to support redundancy in a virtual machine manager pair A storage array controller may include a virtual machine manager for managing a storage array application virtual machine and a dedicated multiplexer virtual machine. The storage array application virtual machine and the dedicated multiplexer virtual machine may be ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163322 | Method of formulating a seed suspension material The configuration of a feedstock material is controlled by bringing it into contact with at least a first gas moving against it at a location with an area and thickness of the feedstock liquid that forms drops or fibers of a selected size. In one embodiment, drops o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159925 | Limited use memory device with associated information Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, methods of retrieving information from a data storage device previously deactivated by modification or degradatio... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157807 | Skin treatment including patterned light Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152410 | Method and apparatus for compaction, breaking and rubblization An apparatus for compaction, breaking and rubbilization comprises a first non-circular plate having a first plate flat portion and a first plate thickness, a second non-circular plate having a second plate flat portion and a second plate thickness substantially equi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151237 | Disabling unused IO resources in platform-based integrated circuits The present invention is directed to methods for disabling unused IO resources in a platform-based integrated circuit. A slice is received from a vendor. The slice includes an IO circuit unused by a customer. The IO circuit is disabled. For example, when the IO circ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8151091 | Data processing method and system based on pipeline A data processing system and method are disclosed. The system comprises an instruction-fetch stage where an instruction is fetched and a specific instruction is input into decode stage; a decode stage where said specific instruction indicates that contents of a regi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150731 | Method and system presenting and distributing customized information associated with verification information The present disclosure is a method and system for providing targeted content with verification information including additional selectable content. A method for providing targeted content with verification information may include receiving data associated with verif... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144456 | Apparatus for mobile information handling A mobile information handling assembly comprising a mobile information handling device further comprising a plurality of peripheral device connection ports and a plurality of card slots, a data processing device electronically coupled to said mobile information hand... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141017 | Method for bounded transactional timing analysis A portion of a gate-level netlist representing an integrated circuit design is selected for optimization. A timing window representing the selected portion is made comprising one or more copies of the selected portion. A checkpoint is created for the timing window a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140828 | Handling transaction buffer overflow in multiprocessor by re-executing after waiting for peer processors to complete pending transactions and bypassing the buffer There is disclosed a method and apparatus for handling transaction buffer overflow in a multi-processor system as well as a transaction memory system in a multi-processor system. The method comprises the steps of: when overflow occurs in a transaction buffer of one ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140475 | Dynamic configuration archival and retrieval The present invention is a method and system for retrieving and retaining data relating to the configuration of a storage system. Data relating to the configuration of a storage system may be retrieved and stored in an accessible file, stored locally or remotely. Wh... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137639 | Systems and methods for obtaining analytes from a body A method may include collecting at least one analyte from within a body, ejecting the collected at least one analyte from the body through at least one dermal layer of the body, and receiving the ejected at least one analyte outside the body. A system may include a ... | 03/20/2012 |
| D656039 | Candy bar cover | 03/20/2012 |
| 8136161 | 3-prong security/reliability/real-time distributed architecture of information handling system The present invention is directed to a distributed architecture of an information handling system, including a buried nucleus inaccessible for inspection without heroic means while the buried nucleus is in operation, and a trusted authority for generating a secure p... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131592 | Method and system for providing targeted content with verification information The present disclosure is a method and system for providing targeted content with verification information. A method for providing targeted content with verification information may include receiving data associated with verification information, the receiving of da... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8126400 | Method for an aggregate user interface for controlling other devices An apparatus, device, methods, computer program product, and system make a determination that a wireless device is in proximity to at least one secondary wireless device, and determine an aggregate user interface on the wireless device based on the determination. | 02/28/2012 |
| 8117205 | Technique for enhancing a set of website bookmarks by finding related bookmarks based on a latent similarity metric A method and system for enhancing the quality of a bookmark or a set of bookmarks that have been organized by topic and contain information related to that topic. The method and system analyzes documents accessible by the bookmark or set of bookmarks and performs a ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116907 | Reordering of consumable compositions Methods and systems for programmed dispensation of consumable compositions are provided. A method for administering a consumable composition may comprise one or more of the following steps: (a) dispensing a dose of a consumable composition according to a prog... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114716 | Deletable nanotube circuit Carbon nanotube template arrays may be edited to form connections between proximate nanotubes and/or to delete undesired nanotubes or nanotube junctions. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112593 | System and method for improving cluster performance A system for providing improved cluster operation performance comprises a storage system and a cluster system communicatively coupled to the storage system. The cluster system comprises an active node and a plurality of passive nodes. The active node comprises a sto... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112568 | Cable presence detection system The present invention is a system and method for detecting the presence of a cable in a connector. The system may comprise one or more of the following features: (a) a first circuit contact; (b) a second circuit contact; (c) a first capacitive element; (d) an electr... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112500 | Technique of relaying communications between client apparatus and server apparatus A relay system for obtaining a program from a server and returning the program to a client by forwarding a message received from a client to the server. ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111399 | System and method for performing photothermal measurements and relaxation compensation A device and methods for performing a photothermal measurement and relaxation compensation of a sample are disclosed. The device may include a probe beam source, a pump beam source, a sample, and a detector array. A method may include adjusting an intensity modulate... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111384 | Method for measuring thermo-optically induced material phase-change response in a multiple layer thin film structure using visible and ultraviolet spectroscopy A method and device for facilitating measurement of thermo-optically induced material phase change response in a thin planar or a grating film stack is disclosed. The method may include using small-spot visible and ultraviolet spectra (ellipsometric or reflectance) ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108818 | Method and system for point-to-point fast delay estimation for VLSI circuits The present disclosure is directed to a method for estimating an interconnect delay for a source-to-sink path of a net within a Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuit, the source-to-sink path connecting a source and a sink in the net. The method may comprise es... | 01/31/2012 |
| D653091 | Rake apparatus | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100305 | Automobile hanger The present disclosure is directed to an automobile hanger. The hanger may comprise a hanger frame, a connecting member, a supporting member, a fastening member and a hook. The hanger may be configured as a supporting hanger and to be attached to the headrest column... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099608 | Limited use data storing device Embodiments of methods and systems for controlling access to information stored on memory or data storage devices are disclosed. In various embodiments, methods of retrieving information from a data storage device previously deactivated by modification or degradatio... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8095986 | Method for enabling a trusted dialog for collection of sensitive data The present invention is a method for enabling a trusted dialog for collection of sensitive data, including the steps of: storing a personal security token specified by a user; receiving an input dialog request from an application; determining whether the applicatio... | 01/10/2012 |
