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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7842578 | Method for fabricating MOS devices with a salicided gate and source/drain combined with a non-silicide source drain regions A method for fabricating an integrated circuit device, e.g., CMOS image sensor. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate, which has a first device region and a second device region. The method forms a gate polysilicon layer overlying the first and sec... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841984 | Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue A system for imaging tissue during ultrasound therapy treatments is described. The system has a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer, video display and controller. The controller has two receive paths for detecting cavitation and boiling in present during an... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841910 | Mini displayport Connectors having a smaller profile. These connectors are useful as a reduced form factor DisplayPort connector. Keys on a receptacle are used to indicate when an insert is fully engaged. Edges of the receptacle and insert are chamfered in such a way as to prevent t... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841776 | Magnetic connector with optical signal path Circuits, apparatus, and methods that provide a connector system that can supply both power and data to a mobile computing or other type of device using a single connection. Further examples also provide a power and data adapter that can provide power and data to a ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841584 | Venturi apparatus An improved venturi apparatus for facilitating the mixture of fluid substances. The apparatus preferably comprises a first funnel section operative to receive a fluid and channel the same through a first cylindrical section or passageway. The first cylindrical secti... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841515 | Identity authentication for financial transactions A financial services and transaction network including multiple networked validation stations and remote terminals allows users to access a number of financial services and transactions. A user visiting a remote terminal indicates a desired service or transaction. T... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7841199 | Cold aisle isolation A data center cooling solution providing techniques for using baffles, doors and roof sections to prevent warm air from being entrained into a cold aisle in a data center, wherein the data center generally contains an air cooling system and a raised floor structure.... | 11/30/2010 |
| D628332 | Pin striped thin film solar module for street lamp | 11/30/2010 |
| D628014 | Cladded bar gun | 11/30/2010 |
| D627991 | Desk | 11/30/2010 |
| 7840874 | Speculative cache tag evaluation A cache tag comparison unit in a cache controller evaluates tag data and error correction codes to determine if there is a cache hit or miss. The cache tag comparison unit speculatively compares the tag data with the request tag without regard to error correction. T... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840835 | Method of achieving high reliability of network boot computer system In a network computer system, recovery may be impossible from a fault when the fault occurs in a network switch in a network or a device such as an external disk device. Provided is a computer system that includes a plurality of servers, a plurality of network, a pl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840766 | Storage system and method of producing recovery volume A storage system for writing data sent from a computer to storage regions is described. The storage system includes storage regions configured to store data, and a controller coupled with the storage regions. The controller is configured to control writing of the da... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840658 | Employing job code attributes in provisioning The present invention is directed to technology for enabling an Identity System to interact with provisioning systems. An Identity System sets a job code attribute for an entity that it manages. The job code attribute corresponds to a set of external resources assoc... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840466 | Wireless communication device account payment notification systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for notifying a wireless communication device user regarding an account payment. One method comprises dialing a phone number of a wireless communication device, preferably a cell phone. A communication relating to an account payment ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7840459 | Method and apparatus for identity theft prevention A system and method issues a credit card or other credit instrument to a user by first obtaining authorization and authentication from the user. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839887 | Method and system for providing frame rate adaption A system for providing frame rate conversion for audio data is provided. The system includes a first client configured to transmit audio data frames at a first frame rate, a second client configured to receive audio data frames at a second frame rate. The first fram... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839781 | Service curve mapping A method for configuring service curves for managing the output port of a networking device includes the following steps. A multitude of traffic classes is defined, each traffic class being characterized by a bandwidth and a delay priority. A multitude of traffic se... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839728 | Optical disc recording device A technique for investigating differences of composition and structural state of a recording layer of an optical disc along with other defects, such as scratches, contamination, warp and distortion, prior to video recording and for setting up appropriate recording c... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839692 | Soft program method in a non-volatile memory device A soft program method in a non-volatile memory device for performing a soft program step so as to improve threshold voltage distribution of an erased cell is disclosed. The soft program method in a non-volatile memory device includes performing a soft program for in... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839653 | Storage controller A backplane has signal connectors for connecting signals of logical boards connected to an upper level of the backplane; signal connectors for connecting signals of logical boards connected to a lower level of the backplane; power source connectors for supplying pow... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839407 | Methods and apparatus for accelerated animation using point multiplication A method for a computer system includes determining an animation variable response subspace within an animation variable response space associated with an animation variable, in response to a set of training data for the animation variable, determining a set of char... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838964 | Micromodules including integrated thin film inductors Micromodules and methods of making them are disclosed. An exemplary micromodule includes a substrate having a thin film inductor, and a bumped die mounted on the substrate and over the thin film inductor. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838755 | Music-based search engine Methods, systems, and devices are described for music-based searching. Embodiments of the invention receiving music queries that specify music elements, the queries using textual, audio, and/or score data. The music queries may be used to generate search parameters ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838726 | Methods for introducing heterologous cells into fish The invention provides methods of introducing heterologous cells into fish. After introduction cells remain viable, and in some instances proliferate, for sufficient time to conduct a variety of analyses on the heterologous cells or the fish or both. Such methods ar... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838658 | siRNA silencing of filovirus gene expression The present invention provides siRNA molecules that target Filovirus gene expression and methods of using such siRNA molecules to silence Filovirus gene expression. The present invention also provides nucleic acid-lipid particles that target Filovirus gene expressio... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838499 | Benzylbenzene derivatives and methods of use Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838498 | Benzylic glycoside derivatives and methods of use Provided are compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing the compounds, synthetic intermediates, and methods of using the compounds, independently... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838364 | Semiconductor device with bulb-type recessed channel and method for fabricating the same A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate having a bulb-type recessed region, forming a gate insulating layer over the bulb-type recessed region and the substrate, and forming a gate conductive layer over the gate insulating laye... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838361 | Method for fabricating recess gate in semiconductor device A method for fabricating a recess gate in a semiconductor device includes etching a silicon substrate to form a trench that defines an active region, forming a device isolation layer that gap-fills the trench, forming a hard mask layer over the silicon substrate, th... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838340 | Pre-molded clip structure A method for making a premolded clip structure is disclosed. The method includes obtaining a first clip and a second clip, and forming a molding material around the first clip comprising a first surface and the second clip comprising a second surface. The first surf... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838253 | Methods of modulating cold sensory perception via a cold- and menthol-sensitive receptor (CMR1) The present invention relates to regulation of cold sensation and pain. More particularly, the present invention is directed to nucleic acids encoding a member of the transient regulatory protein family, CMR1, which is involved in modulation of the perception of col... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837980 | Partially loaded antibodies and methods of their conjugation A protein containing one or more activatable groups, e.g., an antibody, is subjected to partial or complete reduction of one or more such bonds to form reactive groups; the resulting protein is reacted with a drug which is reactive with some of the reactive groups, ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837946 | Microfluidic device and methods of using same A variety of elastomeric-based microfluidic devices and methods for using and manufacturing such devices are provided. Certain of the devices have arrays of reaction sites to facilitate high throughput analyzes. Some devices also include reaction sites located at th... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837930 | Fragrance diffuser kit and method A fragrance diffuser kit is provided comprising a decanter, a fragrance refill set, a removable snuffer cap and a removable decorative vented lid. The decanter may be selected from a plurality of unique and decorative designs that are suitable for prominent display ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837796 | Process chamber, inline coating installation and method for treating a substrate A process chamber 1 for PECVD (Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition) coating of a substrate includes an electrode, which is integrated in a contact frame, which is firmly connected to the recipient. A movable carrier in the process chamber carries at lea... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837691 | Dynamic knee balancer with opposing adjustment mechanism A device for performing a surgical procedure on a knee comprises a femoral assembly comprising a stationary femoral member attachable to the distal femur, an adjustable femoral member movably coupled with the stationary member to adjust tension in at least one ligam... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837476 | Miniature electrical ball and tube socket assembly with self-capturing multiple-contact-point coupling A socket assembly formed of hollow tubes for connecting an array of terminals off opposing electronic structures with both axial and lateral resilience, wherein the resilience is achieved through angular cuts in the tubes. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837469 | System for determining final position of teeth An apparatus and method define a fit a set of upper and lower teeth in a masticatory system of a patient by generating a computer representation of the masticatory system of the patient; and determining an occlusion from the computer representation of the masticator... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837099 | Partner account debit process A loyalty program business model includes entering into an agreement with loyalty program partners and agreeing on exchange rates between a variety of loyalty unit types. Partner accrual records (PAR's) arc accepted from the loyalty program partners related to the b... | 11/23/2010 |
