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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7085768 | Data storage system A data storage system for storing a number of versions of a number of objects, the versions of the objects being arranged in branch groups, at least one version of at least one object defines a branch group, and the versions of the objects are stored in accordance w... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7072977 | Method and apparatus for creating links to extend a network High bandwidth network access is extended to vehicles and passengers on vehicles. The network is extended to a vehicle by way of one or more intermediate nodes, which may be other vehicles or signal relays. In order to acquire the vehicles to which to extend the net... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052276 | System and method for combat simulation The invention relates to simulation of effects in a combat environment, wherein personnel, vehicles and buildings are exposed to simulated fire from military weapons. Direct fire and indirect fire are simulated by means of at least one of light rays and radio waves.... | 05/30/2006 |
| D522001 | Digital imager | 05/30/2006 |
| 7054872 | Online tracking and fixing of invalid guess-DBAs in secondary indexes and mapping tables on primary B+tree structures A method for maintaining a system for database management. The method includes recording the addresses of newly created leaf blocks during a split operation on a primary B+tree and maintaining the new addresses in a list as part of primary B+tree metadata. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051037 | SQL-based Naïve Bayes model building and scoring The present invention provides an efficient method and system of data mining using SQL queries for model building and scoring. The invention provides a database management system having a database containing data, a database engine operatively connected to process t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041769 | Polyurethane compositions for golf balls Polyurethane and polyurea compositions for golf balls with improved stability of the curative blend, wherein the curative blend includes a pigment, a curing agent, and a compatible freezing point depressing agent so that the curative blend has a lower freezing point... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041743 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041721 | Highly neutralized polymer golf ball compositions including oxa acids and methods of making same The present invention is directed to a golf ball and to a process for forming a golf ball having at least one layer, where the layer is formed of a polymer blend including a highly neutralized polymer formed from an oxa acid, a thermoplastic resin, and an inorganic ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7041006 | Golf balls including solution blended polymeric composite and method of making same Golf balls having a portion or layer formed from a polymeric composite that preferably includes at least two polymers with distinct microstructures. In particular, the balls can include a polybutadiene having at least about 80 percent cis-isomer polybutadiene blende... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033532 | Process and composition for making multi-layer golf balls using rigid uncrosslinked shells A multi-layer golf ball and methods for preparing a portion thereof including a core having at least one core layer, a mantle having at least one layer including an amount of reinforcing polymer component and a resilient polymer component disposed concentrically adj... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033286 | Dimple patterns for golf balls An improved dimple pattern for a golf ball is disclosed. The dimples may be arranged according to an Archimedean pattern. The dimples may be arranged on the golf ball such that there is no great circle about the golf ball that does not intersect a dimple. Preferred ... | 04/25/2006 |
| D519569 | Inputting machine for computer game machine | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031978 | Progress notification supporting data mining The present invention relates to progress notification systems, computer program products and methods of operation thereof, that reports processing progress of data mining operations at regular periodic intervals. The system comprises: an input/output interface for ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029405 | Multi-layer, wound golf ball A multi-layer golf ball can be prepared, possessing the performance characteristics of both a solid ball and a wound ball, by selecting the content and thickness of one or more of the layers, wherein the multi-layer golf ball comprises a center, an intermediate laye... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026395 | Golf balls having a cover layer formed from an ionomer and metallocene-catalyzed polyolefin blend and methods of making same The disclosed invention provides a golf ball including a core and a cover of at least two layers, wherein the at least one cover layer includes an inner cover layer of at least one ionomer resin and an outer cover formed from a polymer blend including at least one g... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025305 | Aircraft panel An aircraft panel comprising a sandwich construction with an outer skin portion of high strength material, an inner portion of high strength material and an intermediate core material. The core material includes areas with low density core material and a reinforceme... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023377 | Noise modulated remote distance measurement The invention relates to remote distance measurement by means of a transmitted noise modulated probing signal (E), whereby at least one of a distance (Y(t)) and a velocity (V(t)) in relation to a signal transceiver (200) is determined. The probing of signal (... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022030 | Golf club head A golf club head is disclosed. The golf club head includes a first body member and a second body member. The first body member includes a strike face and a top portion. The second body member is coupled to the first body member and extends away from the first body m... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018306 | Multi-layer, wound golf ball A multi-layer golf ball can be prepared, possessing the performance characteristics of both a solid ball and a wound ball, by selecting the content and thickness of one or more of the layers, wherein the multi-layer golf ball comprises a center, an intermediate laye... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7017861 | Control system for actuators in an aircraft A control system for calculating control commands for actuators in an aircraft, wherein the control commands are calculated by computers distributed in the craft in dependence on input signals containing parameters that serve as the basis for said commands, wherein ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7020104 | System and method for individualized broadcasts on a general use broadcast frequency A system and method of individualizing a general broadcast by combining a user identifier with a message and encoding the combination with a user specific code. Also, source identifiers can be added to the encoded combination, and the result again encoded and broadc... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014573 | Method of making a golf ball with a multi-layer core A method for making a multilayer golf ball including a solid center having a center hardness, a plurality of laminates cut into a plurality of shapes formed around the center to create an inner ball, and a cover formed around the inner ball, wherein the plurality of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7015300 | Multilayered golf ball and composition A multilayer golf ball formed of a core, a cover layer and an optional intermediate layer disposed between the core and cover, wherein at least one layer includes a composition including a diisocyanate, a polyol or amine-terminated compound, and a curing agent, wher... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010965 | Golf club fixture A device for measuring alignment of a golf club is provided, and allows measurement of the lie angle and loft angle simultaneously. The strike face of the club is placed against an abutment member that is fixed to a base member, and held in place with a clamping mem... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008972 | Golf ball comprising microporous materials and methods for improving printability and interlayer adhesion Golf balls and methods of making same having at least one layer including a microporous composition, wherein the microporous composition includes a polymer component and a filler component and interconnecting pores, so as to improve adhesion between layers, printabi... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009005 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010078 | Fuel rod for a nuclear plant and a plenum spring arranged to be provided in such a fuel rod The present invention relates to a fuel rod for a nuclear plant and a plenum spring arranged to be provided in a fuel rod. The fuel rod (1) comprises a cladding tube (2) sealed at its ends by end plugs (3, 4), a plurality of fuel pellets (5 | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010523 | System and method for online analytical processing A system and method for analyzing data is described, in which an application programming interface (API) is provided to permit an online analytical processing (OLAP) application to manipulate data and queries in a model close to the business model the OLAP applicati... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7010233 | Interface device for a fiberoptic communication network and methods of using such a device The invention concerns an interface device for a fiberoptic communication network. The interface device comprises an electric circuit arrangement 32, a first receiving section 34 for receiving a first transceiver module 24 and a second receiving... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004849 | Putter A golf putter head adapted for attachment to a club shaft is provided with a face member having a strike face and a cylindrical back cavity, and a body member configured to fit and rotate within the back cavity is disclosed. Selective rotation of the body member wit... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001954 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6999977 | Method and apparatus for change data capture in a database system A method of change data captured is disclosed, in which modifications made to on-line transaction processing (OLTP) tables (e.g. inserts, updates, and deletes) are maintained in a database object, referred to as a change table. The change data in the change table is... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998444 | Use of a metallic mercaptothiazole or metallic mercaptobenzothiazole in golf ball compositions The present invention is directed to a golf ball having at least one of a center, cover, or intermediate layer that includes a reaction product that includes a resilient polymer component, a free radical source, at one of a metallic mercaptobenzothiazole and optiona... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6998445 | Low compression, resilient golf balls with rubber core A low compression, resilient golf ball having a center including a material formed from the conversion reaction of sufficient amounts of polybutadiene, a free radical source, and a cis-to-trans catalyst to convert a portion of cis-isomer to trans-isomer in the polyb... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995214 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994635 | Peen conditioning of titanium metal wood golf club heads A golf club head is provided with a residual compressive stress layer on the inside surface of the club face using a peening treatment. The peening treatment also may remove material from the club head, such as unwanted alpha case on a titanium club head. The body o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992142 | Thin-layer-covered golf ball with improved velocity A golf ball comprising a center comprising a polybutadiene having a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and a resilience index of at least about 40; and a cover layer comprising a polyurethane composition formed from a prepolymer having no greater than 7.5 perc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990060 | Polyphase-discrete fourier transform (DFT) sub-band definition filtering architecture A system and method for demultiplexing an RF signal including nested frequency division multiplexed (FDM) channels is disclosed. The system can demultiplex an RF signal including at least two nested sets of FDM channels extending over a bandwidth B. ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6990445 | System and method for speech recognition and transcription The present invention comprises a method and system for speech recognition. The method includes the steps of receiving digital data representation of speech having at least one word, which includes a waveform representation of the at least one word. The method inclu... | 01/24/2006 |
