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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913704 | Systems and methods for washing-out concrete pouring equipment A system for washing-out concrete pouring equipment includes a bin for receiving waste materials washed with water from the concrete pouring equipment. The bin includes openings allowing liquid to drain into a base unit that includes sidewalls defining a receptacle ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7890223 | Railroad signal aspect compliance monitoring systems and methods A system for remotely monitoring compliance with a railroad signal associated with a section of railroad track includes a remote aspect compliance subsystem for monitoring compliance with an indication for the section of railroad track represented by an aspect of th... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879248 | Filtering systems with integral filter back-flushing A filter system includes a distribution valve operable to direct a received fluid stream to first and second outlets during respective first and second cycles. A filtering system filters at least some fluid output from the first outlet of the distribution valve duri... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7860474 | Circuits and methods for controlling switching noise in switched-mode circuits A method of controlling noise in a pulse width modulation circuit includes varying a sample frequency and a range of information levels, wherein each sample within a data sample stream at the sample frequency represents a level within the range of information levels... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7841448 | Automatic ladder for attic access An access panel is shown in the present invention to provide easy and safe access to an attic space or elevated structure. The access panel is fully automatic. During opening, the access panel only uses gravitational forces for opening a cover. Only during closing i... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7826578 | Circuits and methods for noise management in systems including an asynchronously-operable data port A data processing system including an input data port for receiving input data samples asynchronous to a native clock signal and having an input sample rate, a first sample rate converter for converting the data samples from the input sample rate to a sample rate sy... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7808892 | Redundant data distribution systems and methods A communications system includes a plurality of operational nodes and a plurality of data distribution systems. A data distribution system operating in an active mode manages exchanges of data between the operational nodes and further operable to periodically transm... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7808263 | Non-invasive, low pin count test circuits and methods utilizing emulated stress conditions An integrated circuit including at least one internal operational block, which includes test control circuitry for initiating a test mode and testing circuitry for verifying an operation of the integrated circuit under a more stringent condition in the test mode as ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7774306 | Electronic file creation and management systems and methods A method of file management in an electronic processing system includes defining in the electronic system an electronic file of a selected file type and at least one electronic sub-folder within the electronic file for storing information of a corresponding informat... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7749310 | Device and method for cleaning a centrifugal separator The invention relates to devices and methods for cleaning centrifugal separators for concurrent and countercurrent separation of solid and/or liquid particles suspended in gaseous media. The device comprises a rotor (12) which is provided with a multiplicity ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747917 | Scan cells with minimized shoot-through and scan chains and integrated circuits using the same A scan including data and shift inputs, and input selection circuitry for selecting between the data and shift inputs during normal, capture, and shift modes in response to only a first control signal and a second control signal. The input selection circuitry includ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7733119 | Single-resistor static programming circuits and methods Programming circuitry 200 includes a terminal 202 for coupling to a resistor having a resistance representing a corresponding programming state. Current control circuitry 204/205 selectively passes at least one exponentially weighted current thr... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731459 | Container for oversized cargo A transportation container includes an upper section having a plurality of sidewalls defining a space dimensioned to receive oversized cargo for transport and a base section adapted to mate with a standardized interface of a transportation vehicle for supporting the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7706438 | Circuits and methods for reducing noise and distortion in pulse width modulation systems A pulse width modulation system including a pulse width modulation stage for generating a pulse width modulated signal in response to an input signal and an other pulse width modulation stage for generating an other pulse width modulated signal in response to an oth... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7685014 | Bank queue monitoring systems and methods A system for monitoring a queue including an entry sensor subsystem for sensing the entrance of customers into the queue, an exit sensor subsystem for sensing the exit of customers from the queue, and a processing system in communication with the entry and exit sens... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7684971 | Method and system for improving simulation performance The invention is a technique that allows very efficient execution of an instruction set simulator (ISS) when certain code fragments are simulated. They occur frequently in operating systems, when a processor waits for something to occur. These loops perform very lit... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681790 | Computer supported retail shopping systems and methods A computer assisted shopping system includes a hand-held scanner for customer scanning of information associated with a product in a retailing facility and a networked system. The networked system stores customer delivery preference information and downloads informa... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7668715 | Methods for selecting an initial quantization step size in audio encoders and systems using the same A method of performing quantization in an audio encoder includes determining a number of bits available in a frame of encoded audio data. Determinations are also made for the maximum transform coefficient value and a distribution of transform coefficient values acro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7646968 | End-user configurable digital versatile disk menus and methods for generating the same An embedded digital versatile disk recording system operable to selectively record a menu with a user generated background image on a digital versatile disk. ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7644656 | Liquefier Conventional type liquefier appliance that incorporates an anti-drip system consisting of a âTâ-shaped spout seal, besides the inclusion of a series of non-slip strips on the connecting gears between the drive unit and the rotary elements, which enable it to com... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7639002 | Non-invasive, low pin count test circuits and methods A method of testing an integrated circuit including a plurality of test nodes includes initiating a test mode and, during a first time interval of the test mode, stepping a level of a supply current of the integrated circuit to a calibration level. Parameters are ob... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7613615 | Circuits, systems, and methods for real-time de-shuffling of shuffled audio data A data de-shuffler includes a buffer having a set of addressable locations for storing data and control circuitry for de-shuffling a sequence of shuffled data samples. The control circuitry stores a first data sample of the sequence of shuffled data samples at a fir... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7605723 | Circuits and methods for implementing mode selection in multiple-mode integrated circuits Mode selection circuitry selects one of a plurality of operational modes supported by an integrated circuit by detecting a selected connection between a first terminal of the integrated circuit and a mode control terminal of the integrated circuit. Other including a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7538824 | Systems and methods for reducing noise during video deinterlacing A method of deinterlacing includes generating a deinterlaced display frame including a reference field of lines of display pixels of a first parity and a generated field of lines of display pixels of a second parity. A frame motion map is generated which includes bi... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7522214 | Circuits and methods for deinterlacing video display data and systems using the same A method of adaptive deinterlacing of video data includes generating a selected pixel value at a given pixel position of a current interlaced field by either weaving a pixel value from another interlaced field, when no motion is detected at the pixel position, or by... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7521951 | Non-invasive, low pin count test circuits and methods utilizing emulated stress conditions A method of testing an internal block of an integrated circuit includes initiating a test mode and verifying an operation of the integrated circuit under a more stringent condition in the test mode as compared to a condition in another operating mode such that prope... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7484356 | Cascade reverser without blocker doors A translating cowl composed of two sub-structures forms the thrust reverser for a turbofan engine. The two sub-structures form the rear part of a nacelle, are translatable, and have operative and inoperative modes of operation. The operative mode is used for direct ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7475116 | Email open rate enhancement systems and methods utilizing recipient opening history to increase the likelihood that an email will be opened A method of increasing the likelihood an electronic message will be opened by a targeted recipient includes determining a time zone corresponding to an address of a targeted recipient and accessing an opening history for a set of electronic mail recipients within a ... | 01/06/2009 |
| D581828 | Gemstone | 12/02/2008 |
| 7456765 | Systems and methods for clock mode determination utilizing master clock frequency measurements A system for determining a data converter clock operating mode includes measurement circuitry which measures a master clock frequency of a master clock signal and a frequency ratio between a frequency of a data clock signal and the master clock frequency. A mapping ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7450184 | Circuits and methods for detecting 2:2 encoded video and systems utilizing the same A method of detecting a stream of video data generated utilizing a pull-down technique includes receiving a sequence of fields of interlaced video data. For each pair of a plurality of pairs of the fields of interlaced video in the sequence, pixel values correspondi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7446686 | Incremental delta-sigma data converters with improved stability over wide input voltage ranges A method of operating a delta-sigma data converter includes receiving an input signal at an input of a delta-sigma modulator having a loop filter including a plurality of integrator stages, a quantizer for generating a quantized output code from outputs of the integ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7433370 | Data structures with amortized control overhead and methods and networks using the same A method and data structure for transmitting data in a networked system having a shared transmission medium that includes generating a plurality of virtual packets each containing information for delivery to at least one selected terminal in the networked system via... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424544 | Method for improving performance in computer networks based on lossy channel A method and system for improving networking performance in networks based on lossy channels. A selected file system call 109 is redirected by sending a file request to a server over a first protocol. Data is received from the server in response to the file r... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7400284 | Low noise data conversion circuits and methods and systems using the same A circuit including a first element sampling noise from and discharging noise to a signal line in response to an input signal transitioning on selected edges of a clock signal. A second element samples noise from and discharges noise to the signal line in response t... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391842 | Direct synthesis clock generation circuits and methods Clock signal generation circuitry includes input circuitry for receiving a frequency control input signal and a clock signal and generating a memory address therefrom, a memory for storing digital data indexed by the memory address and representing real and imaginar... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7379834 | Systems and methods for clock mode determination utilizing hysteresis A system for determining a data converter operating mode includes measurement circuitry operable to measure a master clock frequency of a master clock signal, the master clock frequency measurement biased by a past operating mode selection, and operable to measure a... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376915 | Methods for forming area-efficient scan chains in integrated circuits, and integrated circuits embodying the same A method of forming a scan chain for testing an integrated circuit includes examining an interconnection of register elements in an integrated circuit design. A register element segment is identified which includes a source register element having an output and a de... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7352303 | Systems and methods for clock mode determination utilizing prioritization criteria A system for determining a data converter operating mode includes measurement circuitry that measures a master clock frequency of a master clock signal received without a modification in frequency from a master clock signal source and that measures a frequency ratio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350001 | Method and apparatus for automatic word length conversion Methods and Apparatuses are provided for automatically converting a word length of sample data being transmitted over a serial link. A serial interface transmits and/or receives one or more data words comprising digital signals, a bit clock synchronizes transmission... | 03/25/2008 |
