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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7829089 | Antibody to mammalian cytokine-like polypeptide-10 A mammalian cytokine-like polypeptide, called Mammalian Cytokine-like polypeptide-10, (Zcyto10), polynucleotides encoding the same, antibodies which specifically bind to the polypeptide, and anti-idiotypic antibodies which bind to the antibodies. Zcyto10 is useful f... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828983 | Semiconductor texturing process The invention provides a process for texturing a surface of a semiconductor material, the process comprising: applying a layer of a protective substance on said surface wherein said layer is sufficiently thin that it has a plurality of apertures therethrough; and co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828136 | Side-flexing conveyor belt A conveyor is described comprising an endless side-flexing conveyor belt made from a number of rows of hinged interconnected belt links, where each row comprises at least one link, where each link has a front end, a back end, a top surface, a bottom surface and two ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7827156 | Issuing a digital rights management (DRM) license for content based on cross-forest directory information An organization maintains a computer network comprising at least a forest A and a forest B, where forest A has a directory A and a querying entity A capable of querying directory A, and forest B has a directory B and a querying entity B capable of querying directory... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7827134 | System and method for transferring data and metadata between relational databases A script driven infrastructure is provided in order to selectively move structure and data from a source database to a target database. The structure and data is moved using a data transfer mechanism, where the data is contained in disk files stored on the source da... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7827030 | Error management in an audio processing system An audio processing system includes a voice decoder and an audio processor. In one exemplary embodiment, the audio processing system is embedded in a headset unit that is wirelessly coupled to a game console. The voice decoder is used to decode a stream of incoming ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826693 | Monolithically integrated reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer A reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer comprises a first waveguide layer having formed therein a first multiplexer-demultiplexer, a second multiplexer-demultiplexer, and a plurality of optical switches. The reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer further ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826660 | Digital image exposure correction Techniques are disclosed for correcting the exposure of a digital image. An exposure predictor may be generated based on a set of images for which ground truth data are known. After identifying an optimal set of features, the exposure of the digital image may be cor... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7826618 | Synchronization of encryption in a wireless communication system Disclosed embodiments include a method for synchronizing a cryptosystem. In one embodiment, the method uses existing control data that is transmitted as part of a connection establishment process in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, messages that a... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825922 | Temporary lines for writing A user is provided with guidelines that are temporarily displayed with content, in order to assist the user in accurately writing electronic ink. The guidelines may appear when the user moves a writing tool close to a display and writing surface. Alternately, the gu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825435 | Diode-like composite semiconductor device A silicon-made low-forward-voltage Schottky barrier diode is serially combined with a high-antivoltage-strength high-electron-mobility transistor made from a nitride semiconductor that is wider in bandgap than silicon. The Schottky barrier diode has its anode connec... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825391 | Plasma-based EUV light source Various mechanisms are provided relating to plasma-based light source that may be used for lithography as well as other applications. For example, a device is disclosed for producing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light based on a sheared plasma flow. The device can prod... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825134 | Amelioration of cataracts, macular degeneration and other ophthalmic diseases Ophthalmically acceptable compositions used in arresting the development of macular degeneration, retinopathy, glaucoma, eyelid disorders, corneal disease, or uveitis are disclosed. The compositions comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent and at le... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824324 | Magnetic core for medical procedures The inventive technique include a system, method and device for treating a patient. The inventive system includes a magnetic field generating device created using a powdered ferromagnetic. The system further includes a circuit in electrical communication with the ma... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823208 | Method and system for binding enhanced software features to a persona A server architecture for a digital rights management system that distributes and protects rights in content. The server architecture includes a retail site which sells content items to consumers, a fulfillment site which provides to consumers the content items sold... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7823132 | Automated test case verification that is loosely coupled with respect to automated test case execution A system and method for verifying the systemic results of an action applied to an application and for providing the expected state of the application at any time or on demand, in which a verification manager determines an expected application state and a current app... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7823060 | Undo/redo architecture across multiple files Editing operations are monitored for operations for which information must be stored in order to properly apply an undo or undo/redo sequence to plurality of files. A snapshot is taken and persisted before such an operation is performed. Upon the execution of an und... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822993 | System and method for using address bits to affect encryption A computing environment maintains the confidentiality of data stored in system memory. The computing environment has an encryption circuit in communication with a CPU. The system memory is also in communication with the encryption circuit. An address bus having a pl... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822992 | In-place content substitution via code-invoking link Content including links to behaviors (code which can be executed and return supplemental content for insertion, or can modify existing content) is stored, and at run-time, the links to behaviors are followed and the supplemental content or the modifications to exist... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822741 | API for programmatic retrieval and replay of database trace Trace and replay objects can be designed to automatically perform operations concerning database trace data upon invocation by custom computer processes. Trace data can be saved to any of variety of locations. It can be manipulated for the purpose of storage or repl... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822231 | Optical flow estimation method The optical flow in an image is estimated using only parameters extracted directly from a compressed video data stream, substantially eliminating the need to decode the video data stream for this purpose. Coefficients extracted from the compressed video data stream ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821974 | UMTS RIL extension A UMTS extension to the GSM/GPRS RIL is disclosed. The UTMS RIL provides an API set interface for the support of UMTS features such as 3G QoS, secondary PDP contexts call, priority service, voice group call and voice broadcast services, etc. The API set is based on ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821947 | Automatic discovery of service/host dependencies in computer networks An activity model is generated at a computer. The activity model may be generated by monitoring incoming and outgoing channels for packets for a predetermined window of time. To generate an activity model, an input and an output channel are selected. A probability d... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821776 | Tamper resistant meter assembly An electrical meter is provided that includes a cover configured for securement onto a base. The meter includes features that resist meter tampering, and features that provide evidence of meter tampering. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821316 | Multiphase clock generator with enhanced phase control A multi-phase clock generator circuit receives an input clock signal and produces multiple output clock signal, each from a respective delay stage of a multi-stage voltage-controlled delay line (VCDL). The rising edges of the multiple output clock signals produced b... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820666 | Tetrahydrotriazolopyrazine derivatives and uses thereof This invention relates to novel substituted tetrahydrotriazolopyrazines and their derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such co... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820182 | Production of attenuated, human-bovine chimeric respiratory syncytial viruses for use in immunogenic compositions Chimeric human-bovine respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are infectious and attenuated in humans and other mammals and useful in immunogenic compositions for eliciting an anti-RSV immune response. Also provided are isolated polynucleotide molecules and vectors incorp... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7820181 | Recovery of recombinant human parainfluenza virus type 2 (HPIV2) from cDNA and use of recombinant HPIV2 in immunogenic compositions and as vectors to elicit immune responses against PIV and other human pathogens Recombinant human parainfluenza virus type 2 (HPIV2) viruses and related immunogenic compositions and methods are provided. The recombinant HPIV2 viruses, including HPIV2 chimeric and chimeric vector viruses, provided according to the invention are infectious and at... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7819708 | Receptacle contact for improved mating characteristics A first contact beam of a receptacle contact may define an indentation and a second contact beam may define a protrusion such that the protrusion may at least partially extend into the indentation. The protrusion may extend across the center of the receptacle contac... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818926 | Doorjamb end cap and method of installation therefor A doorjamb end cap and method of installation therefor, wherein application of the present invention to wooden doorjambs permits the enclosed or encased portion thereof to effectively resist or avoid the onset of rot therein, and wherein the present invention is eff... | 10/26/2010 |
| D626074 | Electrical connector | 10/26/2010 |
| 7818756 | SKU determination mechanism and API Applications or operating system components requiring a SKU, or other indicator of an operating system, make a call to an API. The calling application passes an indicator of the most current version of an operating system known at the time of the application creatio... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818754 | Operating system event tracking and logging A system and method for logging events processed by an operating system is provided. The events logged can include interrupt and non-interrupt events, and can include user-defined events. Information concerning the interrupt events is initially written, during event... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818656 | Circuit for comparing two N-digit binary data words The invention relates to a circuit for comparing two n-digit binary data words x[1](t), . . . , x[n](t) and x′[1](t), . . . , x′[n](t), which in the error-free case are either identical or inverted bit-by-bit with respect to each other, with a series connection ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818575 | Efficient retrieval of cryptographic evidence An efficient protocol for retrieving cryptographic evidence may be selected by evaluating a local policy and a number of relevant factors. Furthermore, updated cryptographic evidence may be prefetched during a time period in which there is a low volume of requests f... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818335 | Selective privacy guarantees Systems and methods are provided for selectively determining privacy guarantees. For example, a first class of data may be guaranteed a first level of privacy, while other data classes are only guaranteed some lesser level of privacy. An amount of privacy is guarant... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818255 | Logon and machine unlock integration A method of avoiding a second login of user information in an encrypted disk computer system includes a communications path for transferring user login information. The login information is acquired and used by a first software module which authenticates the user to... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7818003 | Communication device auto negotiate reconnect The embodiments contemplate a negotiation and reconnection method between two devices for use when an original call connection is dropped. In order to allow a reconnected call to be easily made without multiple calls from each user, a negotiation between the two dev... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7817888 | Bragg grating elements for optical devices Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing three-dimensional Bragg grating elements. The method for manufacturing three-dimensional Bragg gratings may include forming a first Bragg grating element using a pair of recording beams. The method may also include usin... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7816434 | UV-curing anti-fingerprinting coatings Process for the production on metal or plastic surfaces of thin, hydrolysis-resistant, scratch-resistant and stain-resistant coatings, wherein the coating material can be applied directly to the cleaned metal surface and subsequently cross-linked by high-energy radi... | 10/19/2010 |
