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Attorney: TOWNSEND AND TOWNSEND AND CREW, LLP


Number of patents: 163
Last date: June 01, 2010

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7730187Remote domain name service
Method and systems to resolve IP addresses in response to domain name resolution requests on a packet-switched network. A request to resolve the domain name is received at a CDN in a second location. The domain name is associated with a content object and is relayed...
06/01/2010
7729958Method and system for determining absorption costs for transfers between a plurality of cost groups
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for determining absorption costs for transfers between a plurality of cost groups. In one embodiment, a transferable item is identified. A plurality of cost group sets among which the transferable item is...
06/01/2010
7725367Method and system for determining a costing sequence for transfers between a plurality of cost groups
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for sequencing cost calculation. In one embodiment a processing sequence, comprising a plurality of hierarchy levels, is created for a plurality of cost groups. The processing sequence is used in an itera...
05/25/2010
7721964Apparatus and method for monitoring moved objects
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the sensing of objects moved through the field of view of an optical sensor comprising a device for the selection of regions of interest which are each associated only with a part of the field of view of the opt...
05/25/2010
7720703System and method for tracking and managing construction projects
System and methods are described for assisting a contractor in managing information associated with a construction project. The amount of information relating to labor, materials, scheduling and billing and the number of individuals accessing the information can be ...
05/18/2010
7720388Integrated optical communication and range finding system and application thereof
The present invention is directed toward systems for conducting laser range and enabling optical communication between a plurality of entities and to the application of such systems in a secure covert combat identification system. In one embodiment, the present inve...
05/18/2010
7718386Methods for the diagnosis of diabetes
Assays for the detection of diabetes and prediabetic status rely on exposing patient serum samples to purified ligand capable of binding autoantibodies specific for a 64kD autoantigen present on pancreatic β-cells. The purified ligand is usually purified glutamic a...
05/18/2010
7717251Apparatus for the conveying of separated goods
The invention relates to an apparatus for the conveying of homogenized products having an n-track conveying section and a single-track conveying section adjoining it, wherein at least n+1 individual conveyors extending parallel to one another in a conveying plane ad...
05/18/2010
7715324Conditional protocol control
In one embodiment, a system for adapting the interoperation of nodes in an information processing system is disclosed. The system includes a protocol handler, a protocol attribute information store and a protocol attribute selector. The protocol handler manages a fi...
05/11/2010
7710548Optoelectronic monitor including dynamic testing unit
An optoelectronic monitoring device (1) with at least one light source (2) and at least one receiving element (4) which receives light from light source (2) that was reflected by an object. The receiving element determines the distance of...
05/04/2010
7710337Antenna polarity adjustment
According to the invention, a system for adjusting the polarity of an antenna is disclosed. The system may include a spherical structure, at least one arm, and a coupling apparatus. The spherical structure may be at least partially spherical in shape about a central...
05/04/2010
7709640Nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds and process for making nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds and intermediates thereof
The present invention provides nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a process for making thereof. The compounds have inhibitory activity on the phosphorylation of kinases, which inhibits the activity of such ki...
05/04/2010
7709396Integral patterning of large features along with array using spacer mask patterning process flow
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods of forming patterned features on a substrate having an increased density (i.e. reduced pitch) as compared to what is possible using standard photolithography processing techniques using a single high-resolution...
05/04/2010
7707314Domain name resolution resource allocation
A content delivery network (CDN) for delivering content over the Internet is disclosed in one embodiment. The CDN is configured to deliver content for others and includes a domain resolution service (DNS) server, caching servers and an Internet interface. The DNS se...
04/27/2010
7706280Heavy load packet-switched routing
According to the invention, a content delivery network (CDN) for delivering content objects over the Internet is disclosed. The CDN includes a point of presence (POP), a content object request interface, and a routing function. At least one POP is coupled to a plura...
04/27/2010
7703584Divided disk brake arrangement
A divided disk brake arrangement has a braking disk (13) with braking surfaces (11), and a disk holder (12), which is connected in a torsion-proof manner to the braking disk (13) and secured by a screw connection. The disk holder (12
04/27/2010
7702639System, method, software architecture, and business model for an intelligent object based information technology platform
In one aspect, the invention provides an architecture and query and processing methodology, advantageously implemented in software, for an information technology platform using Intelligent Molecular Objects or objects of a more general character. In another aspect, ...
04/20/2010
7701271High linearity charge pump method and apparatus
A charge pump configured for use in a phase-locked loop includes positive and negative current sources, transistor switches, voltage nodes and one or more operational amplifiers, wherein the positive and negative current sources each includes an output node, the out...
04/20/2010
7700523Nucleic acid binding polypeptide library
The invention relates to a zinc finger polypeptide library in which each polypeptide comprises more than one zinc finger which has been at least partially randomized, and to a set of zinc finger polypeptide libraries which encode overlapping zinc finger polypeptides...
04/20/2010
7699516Back light module with micro Fresnel lens
A back light module where one of the top and bottom surfaces of the light guide contain a micro Fresnel lens array which is off-axis so that a portion of the light won't initially escape from the back light module. The light is reflected down the length of the light...
04/20/2010
7698624Scheduling pipelined state update for high-speed trellis processing
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for extracting information from a received signal resulting from a process capable of being represented as a finite state machine having a plurality of states, wherein transitions between the states can be represented ...
04/13/2010
7696980Pointing device for use in air with improved cursor control and battery life
One aspect of the present invention is an apparatus and method for improved cursor control in a device which can operate both on a work surface and in air. Cursor resolution is reduced as the user engages with the device for clicking, leading to more precise movemen...
04/13/2010
7695627Tangential flow filtration devices and methods for leukocyte enrichment
The present invention provides tangential flow filtration devices and methods for enriching a heterogeneous mixture of blood constituents for leukocytes by removal of non-leukocyte blood constituents. In one particular embodiment the device can provide a composition...
04/13/2010
7694884Removable cartridge identification system
A method for electronically providing identification of a removable data cartridge is disclosed. In one step, an identifier is programmed into the removable data cartridge. A command is received to provide a machine-readable marking from the removable data cartridge...
04/13/2010
7693789System and method for detecting fraudulent calls
Systems and methods for evaluating transactions to determine if suspicious activities are possibly present. Various methods include providing a reference designator list with information associated with one or more suspicious activities. Using the reference designat...
04/06/2010
7693371Optical waveguide having chirp grating for high conversion efficiency
A chirp optical waveguide includes a chirp grating formed in a ferroelectric substrate, and a waveguide part orthogonal to the chirp grating. The chirp grating has a plurality of grating segments and has a normalized grating period Λx/Λ0 that increases ...
04/06/2010
7693339Method and apparatus for faster-than-real-time lossless compression and decompression of images
Image compression wherein a spatial prediction filter combines two adjacent samples and a corner sample in the proportion 3:3:−2, or wherein chunked decode tables are used to decode embedded prefix codes more than one bit at a time. A spectral prediction filter mi...
04/06/2010
7691524Anode material for a high temperature fuel cell
Anode material for a fuel cell which is to be operated at a high temperature above 700° C., which anode material is a porous composite material with a heterogeneous phase of solid materials which is formed by two reticular systems which penetrate each other in inte...
04/06/2010
7690995Paging system and location verification for remote access to wagering systems
A verification system for verifying a user's location within a predefined geographic area to allow remote access to a sports book system. The system includes a transmitter; one or more pagers for communicating with the transmitter; a control center for receiving a t...
04/06/2010
7688980Cryptographic-key generation and management
Methods and systems are provided of managing a cryptographic key. A first key component is received from a first key custodian. A second key component is received from a second key custodian. A key operation is performed on the first and second key components to gen...
03/30/2010
7688359Method for acquiring and controlling automatic exposure control parameters and imaging device
The present invention discloses a method for acquiring automatic exposure control parameters and a method for controlling automatic exposure control parameters and an imaging device. The core idea is to take the brightness weighted average value obtained according t...
03/30/2010
7687506Selective serine/threonine kinase inhibitors
Inhibition of protein kinases having one or more cysteine residues within the ATP binding site is effected by contacting the kinase, per se or in a cell or subject, with an inhibitory-effective amount of a compound having a heterocyclic core structure comprised of t...
03/30/2010
7687063Treating solid tumors with an antibody to hepatocyte growth factor
The present invention is directed toward a neutralizing monoclonal antibody to hepatocyte growth factor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and methods of treatment comprising administering such a pharmaceutical composition to a patient. ...
03/30/2010
7686958Method for the production of a chemical reaction product with the aid of a fixed-bed reactor
Disclosed is a method for producing at least one chemical reaction product by chemically reacting one or several reactants that is/are optionally dissolved in one or several solvents and is/are supplied as a feed stream by bringing the same in contact with a heterog...
03/30/2010
D612751Optoelectronic sensor
03/30/2010
7680376Wafer-level alignment of optical elements
Methods are disclosed of fabricating an optical assembly. An active optical element is disposed near or on a first surface of a slab of optical material. A passive optical element is formed on a second surface of the slab, with the second surface being substantially...
03/16/2010
7680038Dynamic bandwidth detection and response for online games
Techniques for optimizing bandwidth usage while controlling latency. A latency mitigating congestion avoidance and control technique is described that is suitable for use with unreliable transport protocols. Embodiments of the present invention facilitate communicat...
03/16/2010
7678428Plasma spraying method
A method of forming a thermally insulating layer system on a metallic substrate surface is disclosed. The method includes: forming a plasma beam; introducing a coating material in the form of a powder having particles in the range between 1 and 50 μm, carried by a ...
03/16/2010
7678080Intravenous catheter introducing device
An intravenous catheter introducing device includes a needle hub slidably inserted into a barrel and holding a needle cannula, a biasing member disposed to bias the needle hub to a rear position so as to retract the needle cannula in the barrel, and an easy release ...
03/16/2010
7677449Automatic integrated sensing and access control
An access control system for sensing exposure to items of interest for a person associated with a unique identifier of a fare card or ticket is disclosed. The access control system includes the unique identifier, an exposure detector and a processor. The unique iden...
03/16/2010
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