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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185653 | Method and apparatus for ad hoc mesh routing Packets are routed in a wireless mesh network by assigning a probability of packet retransmission based on certain factors which may include the number of hops the packet has made, whether the destination is within a certain number of known hops of the receiving nod... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179808 | Network path tracing method Systems and methods for gathering troubleshooting information through one or more networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch port configured to receive a frame that has information added by another switch. As the frame traverses the net... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176385 | Apparatus and method for performing cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on partial protocol data units (PDUs) The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for performing cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on partial protocol data units (PDUs). The disclosed apparatus is designed to off-load the CRC calculation for transmit or receive from a host computer. According to... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175001 | Network connectivity A method for managing a computer or communication network by obtaining connectivity configuration information from a plurality of networked devices; analyzing the connectivity configuration information from the plurality of networked devices; and, determining a stat... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8170679 | Spectral contrast enhancement in a cochlear implant speech processor Psychophysical tests are administered to cochlear implant (CI) users to determine a spectral modulation transfer function (SMTF), smallest detectable spectral contrast as a function of spectral modulation frequency, for each individual CI user. The determined SMTF f... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8151894 | Downhole apparatus with a swellable support structure A downhole apparatus having a radially expanding portion and a support structure are described. The support structure comprises an attachment means for coupling to the apparatus and a support portion configured to be deployed from a first unexpanded condition to a s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144854 | Conference bridge which detects control information embedded in audio information to prioritize operations Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a comm... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8144464 | Side-exhaust cooling system with extensible duct for rack mounted equipment A cooling device for rack mount equipment comprises an extensible side duct, open on its inner and rear-facing sides which redirects warm exhaust air exiting vents in the side of a chassis towards the rear of an enclosure holding the chassis. An apparatus incorporat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141628 | Downhole deburring tool A downhole deburring tool is equipped with retractable cutters which permit it to fit through restrictions in a wellbore—e.g., a subsurface safety valve—and subsequently expand to deburr or scrape a section of tubing having an internal diameter greater than that... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8134477 | Downhole telemetry through multi-conductor wireline A logging tool has three seismic sensors that generate seismic signals in response to microseismic events and can be a Triaxial Borehole Seismic system. The tool also has additional sensors, such as a wireline tension measuring circuit, a gamma ray sensor, an inclin... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8125992 | System and method for providing proxy and translation domains in a fibre channel router A Fiber Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fiber Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabr... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123043 | Screening module retaining assembly A screening module retaining assembly 10 includes a body member 12 defining a passage 14. The body member 12 further includes a locating formation 16, associated with a first end 18 of the body member 12, for engaging... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118100 | Debris protection for sliding sleeve Sliding sleeve mechanisms including protective sheaths for debris protection are disclosed. Protective sheaths can be formed from materials such as composites, metal, foil, rubber, plastic, glass, ceramic, wire mesh, tape, etc. The protective sheaths can be substant... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113357 | Screening module A screening module 10 comprises a frame component 12 to be secured to an underlying screen deck, in use. A screening panel 14 is carried by the frame component 12. The screening panel 14 comprises an operatively upper screening sur... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106659 | In situ measurements in formation testing to determine true formation resistivity A borehole formation testing system that measures resistivity of near borehole formation in situ rather than the measuring resistivity of fluid drawn into a formation tester tool. A radially extendable probe assembly contacts and forms a hydraulic seal with the wall... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102984 | Speakerphone and conference bridge which receive and provide participant monitoring information Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for improved audio, video, and data conferencing. The present invention provides a conferencing system comprising a plurality of endpoints communicating data including audio data and control data according to a comm... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097152 | Apparatus for removal of oil from ice An apparatus for removing oil from sea ice comprises modular crusher units which may be pivotally mounted on a barge or other vessel. A rotating, toothed drum crushes the ice against a grating and mixes it with warmed, recycled water to form an ice/water slurry whic... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090816 | System and method for real-time triggered event upload A method, system, and computer program product reports malware events in real-time and does not cause network congestion that adversely affects the usability of the network. A method of reporting malware events comprises the steps of detecting a malware event, deter... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090660 | Pay per use security billing method and architecture A system is provided for use-based charging of security software. The system includes a security software, a monitor component, and a billing component. The security software provides security for a computer system, and the monitor component is operable to monitor u... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087700 | Hydraulic coupling member with bidirectional pressure-energized probe seal A female hydraulic coupling member includes a bidirectional, pressure-energized probe seal for sealing between the body of the female coupling member and the cylindrical probe section of a male coupling member seated in the receiving chamber of the female member. In... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083000 | Swellable packer having a cable conduit An apparatus and assembly create a seal in a wellbore around a cable or line. The assembly includes a longitudinal body and a swellable portion which comprises a material selected to increase in volume on exposure to at least one triggering fluid. The swellable port... | 12/27/2011 |
| D651219 | Excavator rigging socket | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077730 | Method and apparatus for providing virtual ports with attached virtual devices in a storage area network Systems particularly a virtualization switch or a storage device, which include virtual ports connected to virtual devices with virtual worldwide names and virtual LUNs. Because Fibre Channel environment hosts can track worldwide names from one port to another and a... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077256 | Scene-aware automatic-exposure control A scene-aware auto-exposure control process stabilizes changes in a camera's auto-exposure settings so as to reduce lighting and color flicker during image capture operations. A metric, referred to as the Modified Adjusted Luminance (MAL) metric, is defined to remai... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8077194 | System and method for high resolution videoconferencing A system and method for high resolution video conferencing is shown and described. A transmitting station and a receiving station including video cameras or sensors, a plurality of microphones and speakers, video, audio and communication processing engines are discl... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075025 | Probe seal having pressure-energized sealing elements for female hydraulic coupling member A crown-type probe seal for a female hydraulic coupling member has one or more pressure-energized seals for sealing between the probe seal and the body of the coupling member which retains the probe seal. The generally ring-shaped probe seal has one or more annular ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075023 | Coupling for drilling-with-casing operations A threaded casing connection for use in drilling-with-casing operations includes an integral, sacrificial wear sleeve on the downhole end of the coupling which has additional wear protection on portions of its outer wall and leading face. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074387 | Modular sign system A sign system comprises one or more box-like modules having a front section and a corresponding rear section sized to fit together in sliding engagement to define an interior cavity. The sections may be joined together with fasteners which engage the side panels of ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8068441 | Automated discovery of access points in wireless computer networks As part of a wireless access point configuration process, a computer network is probed and each previously unprogrammed wireless access point on the network is programmed by transmitting wireless network configuration parameters thereto using a software agent residi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8064527 | Error concealment in a video decoder The error concealment technique disclosed herein relates to the use of existing information by the decoder to conceal bitstream errors regardless of what the encoder does. Examples of existing information include, for example, the previous reference frame, macrobloc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8060542 | Template-based development of servers A server instance, which is a collection of LUNs, containing an operating system, any applications and data storage. A processing element is the physical hardware. The combination is a server as normally understood. Templates are used to define server instances and ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059664 | Multifabric global header A Fiber Channel router used to join fabrics. EX_ports are used to connect to the fabrics. The EX_port joins the fabric but the router will not merge into the fabric. Ports in the Fiber Channel router can be in a fabric, but other ports can be connected to other fabr... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8059570 | Mobile network device battery conservation system and methods The battery life of a mobile device operating in a wireless network environment is extended by terminating network communication activities after a specified period of time. Network communication activities may be restored when any one of a specified number of user ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051479 | Method and apparatus for detecting shellcode The invention is a method and apparatus for detecting shellcode such that a set of computer instructions is scanned for the presence of a null operation instruction. The computer instructions are also examined for the presence of a system call instruction, and revie... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8050180 | Network path tracing method Systems and methods for gathering troubleshooting information through one or more networks are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch port configured to receive a frame that has information added by another switch. As the frame traverses the net... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049736 | Low EMI capacitive trackpad A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly provides a two layer capacitive trackpad sensor in which an EMI ground grid is interposed among the sensor's capacitive elements on each of its layers. The EMI grid on each of the two layers is electrically coupled via, typical... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049506 | Wired pipe with wireless joint transceiver A wireless transceiver for transmitting data across a pipe joint is described herein. At least some illustrative embodiments include a wireless communication apparatus including a housing configured to be positioned inside/proximate of/to an end of a drill pipe. The... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047380 | Screen panels The invention concerns screen panels of the kind used in vibratory screening operations. According to the invention, the screen panels (10) include recycled polyurethane, typically that recovered from worn screen panels. In one particular embodiment in which ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041941 | Method and apparatus for compression of data on storage units using devices inside a storage area network fabric The capability to encrypt or compress the traffic over network links, thus improving the security of the link on the performance of the links, and the capability to encrypt/decrypt data stored on the storage devices without requiring specialized hosts or storage dev... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8037537 | System, method, and computer program product for conditionally securing data stored on a peripheral device coupled to a system, based on a state of the system A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conditionally securing data stored on a peripheral device coupled to a system, based on a state of the system. In use, a state of a system is identified. In addition, data stored on a peripheral device ... | 10/11/2011 |
