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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185129 | System and method of passive and active scanning of WLAN-enabled access points to estimate position of a WLAN positioning device Systems and methods of passive and active scanning of WLAN-enabled access points to estimate position of a WLAN positioning device. A device estimates the position of itself. The device includes a WLAN radio module for receiving WLAN signals, extraction logic for ex... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182473 | Cooling system for a photocosmetic device Photocosmetic device for use in medical or non-medical environments (e.g., a home, barbershop, or spa), which can be used for a variety of tissue treatments. Radiation is delivered to the tissue via optical systems designed to pattern the radiation and project the r... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177910 | System and method for crystal growing To reduce the heat input to the bottom of the crucible and to control heat extraction independently of heat input, a shield can be raised between a heating element and a crucible at a controlled speed as the crystal grows. Other steps could include moving the crucib... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176920 | Artificial airway apparatus The invention relates to apparatus (19) for use in establishing an artificial airway in a patient, the apparatus comprising a tube (19a) for introduction into the patient's trachea for passage of gases to and from the patient's lungs, an inflata... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175534 | RF-aware packet filtering in radio access networks Methods and systems are provided for filtering packets in a wireless communication system in the to-mobile subscriber direction. This filtering is at least in part based on RF circuit state information. For example, a packet filter is used that either permits or den... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174881 | Techniques for reducing disturbance in a semiconductor device Techniques for reducing disturbance in a semiconductor memory device are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a semiconductor memory device having reduced disturbance. The semiconductor memory device may comprise a plu... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173677 | Compositions and methods for effecting NADlevels using a nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase inhibitor The present invention relates to methods for decreasing cellular DNA repair in a patient diagnosed with or suspected to have chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); decreasing cellular NAD+ biosynthesis in a patient diagnosed with or suspected to have CLL; or... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173347 | Micropatterning of molecular surfaces via selective irradiation A method for surface micropatterning includes forming on a surface containing a first polymer a first coating containing a second polymer having first functionalities capable of being converted to second functionalities by exposure to an acid. A second coating conta... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170994 | Techniques for virtual archiving Techniques for virtual archiving are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for performing virtual archiving comprising applying archiving rules to a backup catalog, generating a virtual archive catalog based at... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170534 | Systems and methods for user sessions with dynamic service selection Under one aspect, a system generates dynamic call models within an IMS network, allowing different user entities (UEs) to have different service experiences. The IMS network includes application servers (ASs) and a serving call state control function (S-CSCF) that r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169839 | Flash backed DRAM module including logic for isolating the DRAM A memory device for use with a primary power source including: non-volatile memory; volatile memory; an interface for connecting to a backup power source; isolation logic for controlling access to the volatile memory by a host processor, said isolation logic having ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168786 | Radiolabeled compounds and uses thereof The present invention relates to Radiolabeled Compounds and methods of use thereof for treating or preventing a psychiatric disorder in a subject, for stabilizing the mood of a subject having a mood disorder, or as imaging agents for a serotonin receptor. Compositio... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8168326 | Battery structures, self-organizing structures and related methods An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166519 | Providing mobility management using emulation A system and method are disclosed for providing mobility management among mobile nodes in a communication network. Emulation can be provided to allow a mobile node that uses mobile IP (MIP) to access and use a communication network that is based on proxy mobile IP (... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164117 | Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device includes: a main semiconductor region comprising a first nitride semiconductor layer having a first band gap, and a second nitride semiconductor layer having a second band gap larger than the first band gap, a heterojunction being form... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163514 | Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and organisms having a desired DNA sequence inserted into a limited number ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8163410 | Lithium rechargeable cell with reference electrode for state of health monitoring A battery management system includes one or more lithium ion cells in electrical connection, each said cell comprising: first and second working electrodes and one or more reference electrodes, each reference electrode electronically isolated from the working electr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160989 | Method and apparatus for efficient token matching using complex rules A method and apparatus for efficient token matching using complex rules. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus comprises searching a token stream to determine an earliest, narrowest token match range within a token stream. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158832 | Photochemical methods and photoactive compounds for modifying surfaces Compounds and methods for controlling the surface properties are described. Compounds of the invention can form radicals upon exposure to irradiation, which can then react with nearby molecules to alter the surface properties of various substrates. The invention can... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158090 | Amorphous and partially amorphous nanoscale ion storage materials Amorphous or partially amorphous nanoscale ion storage materials are provided. For example, lithium transition metal phosphate storage compounds are nanoscale and amorphous or partially amorphous in an as-prepared state, or become amorphous or partially amorphous up... | 04/17/2012 |
| D657562 | Stacking bin | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156375 | Techniques for efficient restoration of granular application data Techniques for efficient restoration of granular application data are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for restoring one or more portions of application data comprising virtualizing one or more backup file... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156228 | Method and apparatus to enable confidential browser referrals A method of facilitating a blind referral comprising producing a referral communication for referring a client computer from a connection with a first server to a second server, wherein the referral communication comprises first server information defining a locatio... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155673 | Estimation of position using WLAN access point radio propagation characteristics in a WLAN positioning system A method for estimating position using WLAN access point radio propagation characteristics in a WLAN location based service is provided. A location-based services system has a plurality of Wi-Fi access points in a target area. The Wi-Fi access points are positioned ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155666 | Methods and systems for determining location using a cellular and WLAN positioning system by selecting the best cellular positioning system solution The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining the location of a WLAN and cellular position system enabled device using a WLAN position estimate to select the best cellular positioning system location. The method can include estimating a posit... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154454 | Systems and methods for using a satellite positioning system to detect moved WLAN access points The disclosed subject matter generally relates to hybrid positioning systems and methods and, more specifically, systems and methods of detecting moved WLAN assess points using a wireless local area network based positioning system (WLAN-PS) and a satellite-based po... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153776 | Methods and compositions for RNA interference The present invention provides methods for attenuating gene expression in a cell, especially in a mammalian cell, using gene-targeted double stranded RNA (dsRNA), such as a hairpin RNA. The dsRNA contains a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under physiologic condi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153689 | Pleuromutilin derivatives for the treatment of diseases mediated by microbes Disclosed are pleuromutilin derivatives of formula (I) and their use in the treatment of diseases mediated by microbes. ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8153087 | Method for the purification of radium from different sources The present application is directed to a method for the purification of Radium, in particular 226Ra, for target preparation for an essentially pure 225Ac production from available radioactive sources, using an extraction chromatography in order... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8150163 | System and method for recovering image detail from multiple image frames in real-time This invention describes an efficient super-resolution method for image enhancement that leverages prior knowledge about the specific task for which detail information is recovered. The particular case of barcode scanning is considered. The barcode localization and ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148098 | Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and organisms having a desired DNA sequence inserted into a limited number ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145736 | Fast distributed object lookup for a computer network A system and method related for performing lookup operations for objects distributed among different nodes in a peer-to-peer network are disclosed. Various nodes in the peer-to-peer network may store objects. Objects stored on a given node may be accessed by other n... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144684 | System and method for traffic localization Systems and methods for bridging packet flows to bypass call legs and/or tunnels are provided. A tunnel initiator, which can be an access gateway, a foreign agent, and a mobility anchor point, for example, provides a bypass for certain packets that have a destinatio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144673 | Method and system for employing a dedicated device for position estimation by a WLAN positioning system Methods and systems of employing a dedicated device for position estimation by a WLAN-based positioning system. A device estimates the position of itself in response to gathering wireless signal information from WLAN access points (APs). The device includes a receiv... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144591 | System and method for reducing latency in call setup and teardown Systems and methods for reducing latency in call setup and teardown are provided. A network device with integrated functionalities and a cache is provided that stores policy information to reduce the amount of signaling that is necessary to setup and teardown sessio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143016 | Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and organisms having a desired DNA sequence inserted into a limited number ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8143015 | Methods of cleaving DNA with rationally-designed meganucleases Rationally-designed LAGLIDADG meganucleases and methods of making such meganucleases are provided. In addition, methods are provided for using the meganucleases to generate recombinant cells and organisms having a desired DNA sequence inserted into a limited number ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141153 | Method and apparatus for detecting executable software in an alternate data stream A method and apparatus of detecting executable software in alternate data streams to secure operation of a computer comprises processing information regarding a file requested for execution and determining an alternate data stream associated with the file, wherein t... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8141077 | System, method and medium for providing asynchronous input and output with less system calls to and from an operating system A system, method and medium for reducing the number of system calls from an application program to an operating system kernel. In an embodiment, a method includes the steps of creating a list of requests issued by an application program, associating an indicia with ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140906 | Techniques for recovering data from cold images Techniques for recovering data from cold images are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a computer implemented method for recovering data from cold images comprising searching storage associated with a target recovery... | 03/20/2012 |
