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| 8155107 | Current position transmission in a shared robust scheme A method implemented on a network node includes receiving an adjustable schedule of transmission start slots, where the transmission start slots represent transmission initiation opportunities for the initiation of data transmission by at least one of a plurality of... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142965 | Method and system for measuring in patterned structures A sample having a patterned area and a method for use in controlling a pattern parameter is presented. The sample comprises at least one test structure having a patterned region similar to a pattern in the patterned area, the patterns in the patterned area and in th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8109903 | Catheter including a bendable portion A catheter including a tube having at least one lumen, at least one elongate element, the at least one elongate element having a bendable portion at a predetermined bendable portion location therealong forward of a distal end of the tube and at least one selectably ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109897 | Method for selective thermal treatment Methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled or heated in... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098604 | WiMAX based point to multipoint system operating in frequencies below 1 GHz A system for the delivery of high speed data mission critical, private broadband wireless networks based on a modified version of the ieee802.16e-2005 standard and subsequent versions of this standard referred to, known as “mobile WiMAX”. The system comprises a ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8081086 | AVI transponder with audio announcements means An automatic vehicle identification (AVI) unit includes a transponder to communicate with an interrogator regarding at least an identification of a vehicle in which the AVI unit is located, and an audio speaker to broadcast verbal announcements based on information ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8069586 | Orthopedic foot appliance An orthopedic foot appliance providing optimal and adaptable comfort and shock absorption while at the same time varying degrees of heel support, arch support and motion control depending on the foot type and footwear. The foot appliance consists of a cushioning ins... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8051115 | Measuring fragmentation on direct access storage devices and defragmentation thereof A method for determining file fragmentation and performing subsequent defragmentation, including measuring a file fragmentation factor, measuring a file extent distance factor, measuring a file fragmentation level, selecting a file stored as multiple extents on at l... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041401 | Personalization content sharing system and method A method includes previously downloading, to a device of a user, media content chosen by a buddy of the user and an indication that it is to be associated with the buddy, passing the downloaded media content to the device as the media content to be associated in a c... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8040871 | Null indication in a shared robust scheme A method implemented on a network node includes receiving an adjustable schedule of transmission start slots, the slots representing opportunities for initiating data transmission by at least one network device on a network, transmitting an expected duration indicat... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038612 | Virtual ports devices and method A device auxiliary to surgery, for anchoring and lifting cavity walls or internal organs of a patient. The device provides a virtual port, that is an instrument that can be non-invasively, or minimally invasively and removably attached to the undersurface of a patie... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8018965 | Contention slots in a shared robust scheme A method includes receiving a schedule of transmission start slots on a network node, the slots representing reserved and/or nonreserved opportunities for initiating data transmission by at least one network device in a network, the reserved opportunities associated... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016480 | Heat flow sensor Heat flow sensor having at least two plates with the heat (thermo) sensitive elements and with holes (openings) for the passage of air flow, so that the tops of both plates with the thermo sensitive elements are placed facing the outer surface of the sensor, so that... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7976451 | Transcranial magnetic stimulation system and methods A system and methods for transcranial magnetic stimulation, the system including a helmet, a positioning portion, a stimulator and a cooling system, are disclosed. The helmet includes a coil for deep brain magnetic stimulation. The coil has a base portion, and retur... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974332 | High-frequency HomePNA A network device includes a HomePNA modem and means for synchronizing its clock with clocks of other HomePNA modems in the network in order to communicate at a higher frequency band. In one embodiment, the synchronization is with pilot signals. In another, it is by ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7965564 | Processor arrays made of standard memory cells Standard memory circuits are used for executing a sum-of-products function between data stored in the memory and data introduced into the memory. The sum-of-products function is executed in a manner substantially similar to a standard memory read operation. The memo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7948933 | Remote transmission system A virtual broadband transmitting unit includes a stream generator to generate a multiplicity of data streams from an incoming media datastream, and a transmission manager to control the upload of the multiplicity of data streams along a multiplicity of transmission ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7944939 | Adaptive synchronous media access protocol for shared media networks In some embodiments of the present invention, asynchronous network nodes and synchronous network nodes coexist on a shared media network. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7930769 | Garment with retractable fringes A garment with fringes includes a pocket for securing a fringe, and a retraction cord terminating in a ring encircling the fringe for pulling the fringe into the pocket during a time when a freely hanging fringe is to be avoided. Preferably, an entrance to the pocke... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7887483 | Safe mouth gag The present invention discloses a safe surgical mouth gag (MG) having a substantially planar frame larger than the maximal mouth aperture which is defined by at least two cross members, i.e., a longitudinal maxillary cross member and a mandibular cross member and by... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877746 | Personalized installation files A method includes personalizing a software installation file. The personalizing includes providing the file with a unique identifier included as part of a file name associated with the file. Another method includes installing a software application from the personal... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873976 | Digital subscriber line communication system A digital subscriber line communication system (DCLCS) provides voice and data services to a subscriber premises within a building and to high speed data communication devices in the subscriber premises using in-building wiring and to-building wiring without having ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7830907 | Frame structure for OFDM signaling, including beacons and traffic Provided is a frame structure for filtered OFDM signaling, wherein once every frame a central controller passes redundant broadcast data for a short time (e.g. 16 symbol times) over all frequencies in use. This broadcast, called a beacon, may carry control informati... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7822060 | Maximal resource utilization in networks A network device includes a scheduler and a transmitter. The scheduler creates a media access plan (MAP) that has overlapping transmission opportunities and the transmitter transmits the MAP. Another network device includes a carrier sensor and a transmitter. The ca... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7789846 | System and methods for selective thermal treatment Systems and methods for selective cooling of a target site include a catheter having a supply lumen and a delivery lumen, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply lumen and cooled or heated in a control unit. The treated blood is sent to the tar... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7788968 | System and method for self-verification of safe storage within hermetically sealed containers A system to first verify an adequate degree of hermeticity of a hermetic container in providing safe storage of a commodity by retaining sufficient hermeticity in a closed container and if satisfactory, loading a commodity in the container to self-verify the continu... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7761816 | Personalization content sharing system and method A method includes enabling a user to define his/her buddies from among members of a community and enabling the user to select media content to be played on devices of his/her buddies. Another method includes providing media content chosen by a first user to be playe... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755072 | System and method for three-dimensional location of inclusions in a gemstone The present invention presents a non-destructive method and means of obtaining either the inner portion or the outer contour of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model of the outer contours of a gemstone. The method comprising the steps of placing the gemstone ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7731730 | Safety trocar assembly A trocar assembly including a low-profile retractable shield deployable adjacent to a cutting element with a cross-sectional area which is small relative to the total cross-section of the assembly. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7724764 | Adaptive synchronous media access protocol for shared media networks In some embodiments of the present invention, asynchronous network nodes and synchronous network nodes coexist on a shared media network. ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7716988 | Apparatus for use in controlling snoring and sensor unit particularly useful therein Apparatus for use in controlling snoring, including: a sensor system for sensing snoring by a person while sleeping, and a stimulus device effective, when actuated by the sensor system, to apply a stimulus to the person for producing a response tending to interrupt ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7704220 | Systems and methods for selective thermal treatment Systems and methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7650176 | Physiological stress detector device and system A non-invasive device and a system for monitoring and measuring blood saturation and heart pulse rate of a baby or infant is provided. The device includes a housing unit configured to be integrated within apparatus, which is attachable proximate to a limb being meas... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7613490 | Physiological stress detector device and system A method, system and device for measurement of a blood constituent level, including a light source, a light detector proximate an organ surface, adjustable gain amplifiers, and a processor/controller connected within a processing unit operative to separate AC and DC... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7606607 | Physiological stress detector device and system A method, system and device for measurement of a blood constituent level, including a light source, a light detector proximate an organ surface, adjustable gain amplifiers, and a processor/controller connected within a processing unit operative to separate AC and DC... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7603152 | Physiological stress detector device and system A method, system and device for measurement of a blood constituent level, including a light source, a light detector proximate an organ surface, adjustable gain amplifiers, and a processor/controller connected within a processing unit operative to separate AC and DC... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7590438 | Physiological stress detector device and system A method, system and device for measurement of a blood constituent level, including a light source, a light detector proximate an organ surface, adjustable gain amplifiers, and a processor/controller connected within a processing unit operative to separate AC and DC... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7551693 | High-frequency HomePNA A network device includes a HomePNA modem and means for synchronizing its clock with clocks of other HomePNA modems in the network in order to communicate at a higher frequency band. In one embodiment, the synchronization is with pilot signals. In another, it is by ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7545796 | Shared medium CA/CSMA robustness A method includes providing transmission opportunity synchronization information from a transmitting network device to other network devices attempting to follow the same transmission opportunities schedule as the transmitting network device. A network device includ... | 06/09/2009 |
| 6971989 | Resectoscope A dual-instrument resectoscope which includes an outer sheath having a distal portion that is inserted into a body cavity, a proximal portion that remains outside the body, and a longitudinal axis, referenced X; an optical system, for viewing the body cavity from sa... | 12/06/2005 |
