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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152528 | Instructional kits, maps, and related methods Provided are embodiments of instructional maps providing instructions for creating a finished product—such as a finished food product—and kits—such as baking or cooking kits—which include one or more such instructional maps. The instructional maps preferably... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150108 | Systems and methods of identification based on biometric parameters Systems and methods for authenticating a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, information regarding multiple biometric parameters is gathered from a test subject and compared with a validation template. The validation template can be augmented with some or all o... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8104341 | Ultrasonic liquid level monitoring system An ultrasonic liquid level monitoring system includes an ultrasonic transducer unit that is externally mountable to a tank. An ultrasonic emitter may generate an ultrasonic beam and receive an echo of the ultrasonic beam off a liquid surface inside a tank. An acoust... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103523 | Diagnostic and intervention tools for emergency medical dispatch A system and method assists an emergency medical dispatcher in responding to emergency calls. A computer implemented emergency medical dispatch protocol includes interrogatories for a dispatcher to ask a caller to generate an appropriate response. A diagnostic tool ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066638 | Diagnostic and intervention tools for emergency medical dispatch A system and method assists an emergency medical dispatcher in responding to emergency calls. A computer implemented emergency medical dispatch protocol includes interrogatories for a dispatcher to ask a caller to generate an appropriate response. A diagnostic tool ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064101 | White region identification to accelerate image processing for copies Provided herein is a method for accelerating the production of a standalone copy of a document by a peripheral device. The invention employs a white space map of the document to be copied. The map is generated by the ASIC chip, preferably at an early stage in the pr... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8061057 | Waste treatment system A system for removing water from sludge is disclosed. The system (100) includes: de-watering (102) sludge comprising an output from a wastewater treatment system to form a semi-solid sludge cake; dispensing (104) the sludge in a sludge hopper an... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057739 | Liquid purification system A liquid purification system operates an air flow generator to provide a high speed air flow. The air flow passes through a venturi and liquid introduced into the air flow passes through the venturi and is subjected to compression, heat, and shockwaves. The air flow... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055544 | Source- and venue-specific inventory data processing and identification system An inventory manager processes and assigns data from data records for a product in accordance with rule set that correspond to a source and venue associate with the product. The inventory manager may delete, modify, and create data within a data record. The data may... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051159 | Systems and methods for configuring a network of affiliated websites A plurality of affiliated network of websites may be configured to log user interactions thereon. The respective logs may comprise user identification information to allow a profile aggregation service to correlate user interactions across the plurality of websites ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050947 | Automated insurance enrollment, underwriting, and claims adjusting An insurance enrollment and underwriting method includes comprising providing a first user interface with one or more controls for enabling a user to specify one or more health conditions in an enrollment application for pet health insurance. Data representing one o... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050941 | System and method for dispersing medications using a single point purchase A computer system and method manages the dispersal and replenishment of medications. Participating health care providers are associated with a code that corresponds to medication units dispersed by a pharmacy. The amount of medication units corresponding to the code... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049597 | Systems and methods for securely monitoring an individual A biometric sensor may be coupled to a portable communications device, such as a cellular telephone. The biometric sensor may be configured to acquire one or more measurements of biological characteristics of an individual. One or more of the measurements may relate... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8037527 | Method and apparatus for look-ahead security scanning A method and apparatus for look-ahead security. Within a document (e.g., a web page, a word processing document, a list of electronic mail messages), a link to other content or another document is selected and the content is identified before a user clicks on the li... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8030786 | System for generating electrical energy from ambient energy A system for generating electrical energy from ambient energy such as the energy of ambient motion and acoustic vibrations. The system has at least two stages, a resonating electrical generator and a kinetic energy conversion system. The stages have differing resona... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7995867 | Image processor and method of image rotation A method of rotating a digital image includes performing a first pass to process a selected image tile of a source image. The first pass includes copying a set of pixels of the selected image tile from a first memory to a processor memory, where the set of pixels co... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7948361 | Obtaining biometric identification using a direct electrical contact Systems and methods for employing histological and physiological biometric markers that are substantially unique to an individual in order to activate a device, participate in a transaction, or identify himself or herself, wherein at least one biometric marker is ob... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7933045 | Color conversion system and method A processor is provided that includes a primary memory and color conversion logic. The primary memory may store a first color look-up table (LUT) related to a second color space. The color conversion logic, in response to a received set of pixels having color values... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909577 | System and method for pulverizing and extracting moisture A venturi receives incoming material through an inlet tube and subjects the material to pulverization. The material, as it undergoes pulverization, is further subject to moisture extraction and drying. An airflow generator, coupled to the venturi, generates a high s... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905143 | Ultrasonic fuel level monitoring system incorporating an acoustic lens An ultrasonic liquid level monitoring system includes an ultrasonic transducer unit that is mountable to a tank. The unit has an emitter to generate an ultrasonic beam passing through the wall of the tank. The emitter further receives an echo of the ultrasonic beam ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7847421 | System for generating electrical energy from ambient motion A system for generating electrical energy from ambient motion that comprises two stages, a resonating electrical generator and a kinetic energy conversion system. The different stages have differing resonant frequencies to enable harvesting energy from low frequency... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7876977 | Image processor and method of image rotation A method of rotating a digital image includes performing a first pass to process a selected image tile of a source image. The first pass includes copying a set of pixels of the selected image tile from a first memory to a processor memory, where the set of pixels co... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873363 | Method for identifying unique FM transmitter locations with enhanced transmission coverage A method is disclosed for locating a transmitter site location area and identifying optimal transmitter sites within the area that have favorable characteristics to allow for FM signals to be transmitted to cover a radio market. Through use of FCC tables, the requir... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7870253 | Systems and methods for aggregating user profile information in a network of affiliated websites A plurality of affiliated network of websites may be configured to log user interactions thereon. The respective logs may comprise user identification information to allow a profile aggregation service to correlate user interactions across the plurality of websites ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7861309 | Business platform with networked, association-based business entity access management and active content website configuration The invention provides a business platform, a business entity management system, and a software module that can be used in conjunction with the software service framework. The invention mimics actual business relationships between business entities, and uses a softw... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7840911 | Method and apparatus for enhanced browsing A method and apparatus for enhanced browsing of electronic data (e.g., web pages, documents, electronic mail). When a first page is displayed in a browser, content identified by links to other pages is prefetched. If the page contains a list of links (e.g., search r... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7801154 | System and method for automated access of a data management server through a virtual private network A provider system connects through a virtual private network to a site having various possible virtual private network variants. A virtual private network connection is established to site data management server through a network interface. A virtual machine server,... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796013 | Device using histological and physiological biometric marker for authentication and activation A biometrically activated device wherein data derived from detection of unique internal biometric traits are stored within said biometrically activated device to be compared to stored data relative to said internal biometric markers or traits previously scanned from... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7759967 | General purpose pin mapping for a general purpose application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC includes a plurality of functional units. Each functional unit may include a plurality of connections. The ASIC may also include a plurality of input and/or outpu... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740977 | Vanadium redox battery incorporating multiple electrolyte reservoirs A vanadium redox battery energy storage system (“VRB-ESS”) capable of modularly incorporating additional electrolyte reservoirs to increase energy capacity while allowing for efficient low-volume operation is disclosed. The VRB-ESS of the present invention may e... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7716512 | Real time clock content validation Disclosed is a method of validating the contents of a real-time clock in a digital circuit. A plurality of memory elements create a first random signature value when power is newly applied to a circuit. The plurality of memory elements maintain the first random sign... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7687193 | Electrochemical battery incorporating internal manifolds An electrochemical battery includes a plurality of cells, each cell including negative and positive compartments to contain electrolyte solution. A manifold includes an outer manifold plate coupled to an inner manifold plate to supply and return electrolyte solution... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682728 | Electrochemical battery incorporating internal manifolds An electrochemical battery includes a plurality of cells, each cell including negative and positive compartments to contain electrolyte solution. A manifold includes an outer manifold plate coupled to an inner manifold plate to supply and return electrolyte solution... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7672984 | Method and system of managing service reminders using mileage estimates The present invention provides a method and system for integrating a shop management system with a system for generating and sending service reminders based on the estimated mileage the vehicle. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of the veh... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667870 | White region identification to accelerate image processing for copies The present invention solves the problem set forth above by providing a method for accelerating the production of a standalone copy of a document by a peripheral device. The invention employs a white space map of the document to be copied. The map is generated by th... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7646107 | Programmable power adaptor Methods and systems for programmable power adaptors that can be programmed to adapt electrical power for one or more electronic devices. A programmable power adaptor optionally includes a user interface and/or other user input mechanism(s), which allows users to pre... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645234 | Diagnostic and intervention tools for emergency medical dispatch A system and method assists an emergency medical dispatcher in responding to emergency calls. A computer implemented emergency medical dispatch protocol includes interrogatories for a dispatcher to ask a caller to generate an appropriate response. A diagnostic tool ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7636623 | Method and system of managing service reminders and scheduling service appointments using mileage estimates and recommended recall bulletins The present invention provides a method and system for sending recall bulletins and mileage based service reminders. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of the vehicle, or it can be based on the last known mileage of the vehicle and estimati... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7624342 | Remote web site editing in a web browser without external client software A visual WYSIWYG method of editing a web site in a remote user's client web browser without employing any external code on the user's computer, including designating an editable feature in a web page and responding to a request from the user's web browser to edit th... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617028 | Method and system of managing service reminders and promotions using mileage estimates The present invention provides a method and system for screening and sending appropriate promotions with a system for generating and sending service reminders based on the estimated mileage the vehicle. The mileage of the vehicle can be estimated based on the age of... | 11/10/2009 |
