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| Eastern redbud tree named 'jn3' | 20110023196 | 20110127 |
| An Eastern Redbud tree named ‘JN3’ having golden orange new growth and specked lime green mature foliage with a wavy, rugose dark green margin and also capable of being reproduced reliably from chip budding.
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| Method for application authoring employing a pre-certified multi-platform master application template | 20110023016 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to create an application. A multi-platform application intended for two or more target platforms is created using an authoring environment. The application is converted into a multi-platform master application template by creating an application representation and creating associated metadata that define at least one allowable modification that may be made to the application representation. For each target platform, an application is created from the multi-platform master application template suitable for the target platform, and the application and multi-platform master application template are submitted to a certification body for certification on the target platform. The certification process affirms that the application, with any modification to the application specified by the multi-platform master application template metadata, meets all requirements for certification. The certified... |
| Method for distributing a certified application employing a pre-certified master application template | 20110023012 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to distribute an application using a data resource. An application using a data resource is created using an authoring environment. The application is converted into a certified master application template. The certified master application template is used to create a certified application and certified data resource. The certified application and certified data resource are distributed. During the distribution of the application, the certified master application template is modified and a new certified data resource is created. The new certified data resource is distributed.
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| Method for application authoring employing a child application template derived from a master application template | 20110023011 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to create an application. An application is created using an authoring environment. The application is converted into a master application template by creating an application representation and creating associated metadata that define at least one allowable modification that may be made to the application representation. The master application template may be certified. A child application template is derived from the master application template by deleting at least one allowable modification of the master application template, or by deleting, adding, or modifying at least one constraint to at least one allowable modification of the master application template, where the effect of the deletion, addition, or modification is to reduce the scope of the allowable modification to the child application template source code.... |
| Apparatus to create, save and format text documents using gaze control and method associated based on the optimized positioning of cursor | 20110022950 | 20110127 |
| The method and the apparatus object of present invention refers to a system and A method that create, save and format text documents using a device with gaze control and a system of quick positioning of the cursor. The present invention provides a faster interaction and requires a minimum effort with respect to the state of the art interfaces.
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| Method for voting with secret shares in a distributed system | 20110022883 | 20110127 |
| A replicated decentralized storage system comprises a plurality of servers that locally store disk images for locally running virtual machines as well as disk images, for failover purposes, for remotely running virtual machines. To ensure that disk images stored for failover purposes are properly replicated upon an update of the disk image on the server running the virtual machine, a hash of a unique value known only to the server running the virtual machine is used to verify the origin of update operations that have been transmitted by the server to the other servers storing replications of the disk image for failover purposes. If verified, the update operations are added to such failover disk images. To enable the replicated decentralized system to recover from a failure... |
| Automated disaster recovery planning | 20110022879 | 20110127 |
| A system and associated method for automated disaster recovery (DR) planning. A DR planning process receives disaster recovery requirements and a target environment configuration from a user to design DR plans for the target environment configuration that meets disaster recovery requirements. The DR planning process accesses a knowledgebase containing information on replication technologies, best practice recipes, and past deployment instances. The DR planning process creates the DR plans by analyzing the disaster recovery requirements into element risks, associating replication technologies to protect each element risks, combining associated replication technologies based on the best practice recipes, and selecting highly evaluated combination based on the past deployment instances. The DR planning process presents the DR plans as classified by replication strategy-architecture combination for each DR plans and marks... |
| Key protectors based on public keys | 20110022856 | 20110127 |
| In accordance with one or more aspects, a key protector for a storage volume is created by generating an intermediate key and protecting, based at least in part on a public/private key pair, the intermediate key. A volume master key for encrypting and decrypting one or more volume encryption keys that are used to encrypt the storage volume can be encrypted in different manners, including being encrypted based at least in part on the intermediate key. A key protector for the storage volume is stored that includes both the encrypted volume master key and information indicating how to obtain the intermediate key. Subsequently, the key protector can be accessed and, based at least in part on a private key of the entity associated with the key... |
| Flash memory storage apparatus, flash memory controller, and switching method thereof | 20110022786 | 20110127 |
| A flash memory storage apparatus including a multi level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory, a flash memory controller, and a host transmission bus is provided. The MLC NAND flash memory includes a plurality of blocks for storing data, wherein each of the blocks has an upper page and a lower page, and the writing speed of the lower page is faster than that of the upper page. The flash memory controller is electrically connected to the MLC NAND flash memory and is used for executing storage mode switching steps. The host transmission bus is electrically connected to the flash memory controller and is used for communicating with a host. The flash memory storage apparatus provided by the present invention can provide multiple storage modes in order... |
| Data space arbiter | 20110022756 | 20110127 |
| A digital processor has a default bus master having a highest priority in a default mode, a plurality of secondary bus masters having associated priorities, wherein the plurality of secondary bus masters have a predetermined priority relationship to each other, and a data space arbiter. The data space arbiter is programmable in a non-default mode to raise a priority of any of the secondary bus masters to have a priority higher than the priority of the default bus master while maintaining the predetermined priority relationship to only those secondary bus masters for which the priority level also has been raised above the priority of the default bus master.
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| Differential time synchronization of intelligent electronic devices | 20110022734 | 20110127 |
| In a utility monitoring system, a network of intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), including a master IED that receives master clock information from a global positioning system, includes a differential time synchronization (DTS) algorithm for automatically adjusting the corresponding clocks of each of the IEDs to be synchronized with the master clock information. A controller coupled to the network communicates instructions to the IEDs to collect frequency variation data. A known data alignment algorithm determines a point of alignment between two sets of frequency variation data, and the controller determines based on the data alignment algorithm output a time differential representing a time offset between the IED's clock and the master clock information. The time differential is communicated to the target IED, which advances or retards its... |
| Mobility service clustering using network service segments | 20110022676 | 20110127 |
| Described in an example embodiment herein is a Mobility Service Engine (MSE) cluster comprising an MSE Cluster Master and at least one MSE Cluster Slave. The MSE Master is configured to define Network Service Segments. The MSE Master of the cluster distributes the Network Service Segments to slaves within the cluster. The network is configured to forward data to the correct Network Service Segment.
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| Method and system for authoring multiple application versions based on audience qualifiers | 20110022637 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to create and distribute applications. An audience qualifier and a set of categories corresponding to the audience qualifier are selected. A master application template is selected. The master application template may be pre-certified. For each of the selected categories, an application instance is created from the master application template, where the modifications to the master application template for each category are determined at least in part by the characteristics of the category. Metadata describing the audience qualifier and category are associated with each application instance. The application instances may be certified. The application instances are distributed in accordance with the metadata.
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| Method for application authoring employing a pre-certified master application template | 20110022612 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to create an application. An application is created using an authoring environment. The application is converted into a master application template by creating an application representation and creating associated metadata that define at least one allowable modification that may be made to the application representation. An application is created from the master application template, and the application and master application template are submitted to a certification body for certification. The certification process affirms that the application, with any modification to the application specified by the master application template metadata, meets all requirements for certification. The certified master application template is used to create a certified application.
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| Method and system for authoring and distributing multiple application versions based on audience qualifiers | 20110022603 | 20110127 |
| A computer system is used to create and distribute applications. An audience qualifier and a set of categories corresponding to the audience qualifier are selected. A master application template is selected. The master application template may be pre-certified. For each of the selected categories, an application instance is created from the master application template, where the modifications to the master application template for each category are determined at least in part by the characteristics of the category. Metadata describing the audience qualifier and category are associated with each application instance. The application instances and associated metadata are stored. The application instances may be certified. A request for an application is received specifying an audience qualifier and a category. An application instance matching the specified audience qualifier... |
| Method and system for electronic trading via a yield curve on plural network devices | 20110022509 | 20110127 |
| A method and system for providing automatic electronic trading via yield curves. A yield curve is automatically traded via one or more electronic trading exchanges on a client device and/or a server device and/or a combination thereof, thereby making the execution of electronic trades for the yield curve faster and more reliable than when executing on one network device alone.
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| Adaptive synchronization of business objects | 20110022431 | 20110127 |
| In some implementations, a method includes changing a master business object that is resident at a first location on a network, generating a change message for changing a replicated business object, the replicated business object being based on the master business object and being resident at a second location on the network remote from the first location, determining an update duration for updating the replicated business object, incorporating the change routine into a synchronization message when the update duration is less than a temporal constraint, and transmitting the synchronization message from the first location to the second location to update the replicated business object based on the synchronization message.
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| Icosahderal modified generalized balanced ternary and aperture 3 hexagon tree | 20110022296 | 20110127 |
| A method for assigning path address-form location codes to objects represented using aperture 3 hexagon discrete global grid systems in both vector systems and bucket and raster systems in which hexagons in a first resolution are given a linear code and hexagons in subsequent finer resolutions have identifiers added to the linear code, the method iteratively applying the assigning step to further finer resolutions to a maximum resolution. In vector systems each hexagon has seven hexagons in a finer resolution and in raster and bucket systems each hexagon is assigned to be an open or closed generator class, an open generator creating a closed generator in a finer resolution, and a closed generator generating six open generator hexagons and a seventh closed generator hexagon.
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| Master interface and driving method of surgical robot | 20110022229 | 20110127 |
| A master interface and a driving method for a surgical robot are disclosed. The master interface is mounted on a master robot, to manipulate a slave robot connected with the master robot, and includes: a main handle coupled to the master robot; a sub-handle coupled to the main handle; a first processor configured to generate a first signal in correspondence with user manipulation on the main handle; and a second processor configured to generate a second signal in correspondence with user manipulation on the sub-handle, where the first signal and the second signal are transmitted to the slave robot independently. As the interface for the surgical master robot includes not only the handle (main handle) for manipulating the robot arm, but also an additional controller (sub-handle)... |
| Distributed input/output control systems and methods | 20110022186 | 20110127 |
| Apparatus and methods for controlling a system that operates responsive to a plurality of input control signals are disclosed. During operation the system generates a plurality of output status/control signals. A master controller has at least first and second controllers. The first controller outputs and inputs signals over a first communication path, and the second controller outputs and inputs signals over a second communication path. The first and second controllers output signals based on input signals received over the first and second communication paths, respectively, and also based on stored control data. A plurality of input/output modules are provided. Each of the input/output modules has first and second slave controllers. The first slave controller of each of the input/output modules inputs and outputs signals over the... |
| Mounted vein contrast enchancer | 20110021925 | 20110127 |
| A vein-image-enhancing system transmits two different wavelengths of laser light, being directed by a steering means, to form a raster pattern on a target. Reflected light comprises a contrasted image formed by a portion of the first wavelength being absorbed by veins, and a portion of that first wavelength being reflected from the target. A photodectector sensitive to the first wavelength captures reflected light. The contrasted image is projected onto the target to illuminate vein locations using the second wavelength, which comprises visible light. Projection may operate according to one of three modes: the alternating frame mode, a dual buffer mode, and real time mode. The AFM and DBM modes incorporate analog to digital converters and digital memory for timed projection onto the target. The vein... |
| Process for preparing nebivolol | 20110021793 | 20110127 |
| The present invention relates to a process for reducing a compound of formula (I) wherein X is halogen, a hydroxy group, an alkylsulfoniloxy group or an arylsulfonyloxy group; to give a compound of formula (II) as a di-astereoisomerically pure compound of RS/SR configuration characterized in that said reduction is carried out by the use of (+)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane or (−)-B-chlorodiisopinocampheylborane. The compounds of formula (II) are useful as intermediates for the preparation of Nebivolol.
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| Process for the preparation of substantially pure palonosetron and its acid salts | 20110021778 | 20110127 |
| (c) Finally, converting the resulting diastereomeric palonosetron (VIII) or its hydrochloride (VIIIa) substantially free from intermediate (II) or (IIa) to the desired palonosetron hydrochloride (I) in substantially pure form via selective crystallization from a suitable single or mixture of organic solvents.
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| Inhibitors of histone deacetylase | 20110021771 | 20110127 |
| This invention relates to compounds and methods for the inhibition of HDAC enzymatic activity. More particularly, the invention provides for compounds of formula (I), (I) and N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and complexes thereof, and racemic and scalemic mixtures, diastereomers and enantiomers thereof, wherein L, M, n, R, W, X and Y are as defined in the specification.
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| Bituminous composition | 20110021672 | 20110127 |
| This invention relates to bituminous compositions and methods of producing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to the production of bituminous compositions formulated with performance-graded bitumen-containing solvent-free bitumen emulsions which exhibit controllable, temperature-dependent interfacial rheology. When employed in paving applications, these bituminous compositions develop adhesive strength and load-bearing strength properties at rates comparable to traditional hot mix paving compositions and at rates faster than traditional cold mix paving compositions.
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| elastomer composite and method for producing it | 20110021664 | 20110127 |
| A method of producing an elastomer composite. The method includes A) combining a first fluid comprising elastomer latex with a second fluid comprising particulate filler; B) causing the elastomer latex to coagulate, thereby forming masterbatch crumb; C) bringing the masterbatch crumb to a water content of about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent, thereby forming a dewatered coagulum; D) removing water from the dewatered coagulum by subjecting the dewatered coagulum to mechanical energy, thereby causing the dewatered coagulum to heat as a result of friction, while allowing the dewatered coagulum to achieve a temperature of about 130° C. to about 190° C., wherein water content is reduced to about 0.5% to about 3% and wherein substantially all of the decrease in water content is... |
| Novel compounds | 20110021500 | 20110127 |
| wherein U, V, X, Y, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are defined as in the description, the tautomers, the isomers, the diastereomers, the enantiomers, the hydrates, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof and the hydrates of the salts, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, medicaments containing these compounds, their use and processes for preparing them.
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| New compounds | 20110021488 | 20110127 |
| wherein A, B, D, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are defined as in the specification, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with organic or inorganic acids or bases, which have valuable properties, the preparation thereof, the pharmaceutical compositions containing the pharmacologically effective compounds, the preparation thereof and the use thereof.
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| System and method for determining connectivity status of short range wireless devices | 20110021147 | 20110127 |
| A method and apparatus for generating alerts once connectivity to a designated short range wireless (SRW) device is lost. Once connectivity is lost, an alert is sent to a master device (such as a mobile phone) notifying the master device user that connectivity to the designated SRW device has been lost. The master device user designates one or more paired SRW devices from a list of all paired SRW devices registered on the master device. For each SRW device of interest, a default or preferred alert method is chosen. The SRW devices of interest and their associated alert methods are saved in a file that resides either on the master device or a shared host device. A background process runs on the master or host device... |
| Epoxy resin compositions having improved low temperature cure properties and processes and intermediates for making the same | 20110020555 | 20110127 |
| (R5)Ph(OH)j[CHR6NH(ZNH)mH]k (VI)
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| Measure selecting apparatus and measure selecting method | 20110016532 | 20110120 |
| A measure selecting apparatus includes a vulnerability handling determining unit and an optimum measure selecting unit. The determining unit determines the handling status of each vulnerability of a resource in a task used to develop a measure, based on vulnerability master data in which a resource, a vulnerability of the resource, and a recovery time associated with the vulnerability are defined in an associated manner; measure master data in which a vulnerability defined in the vulnerability master data and a measure for eliminating a vulnerability are defined in an associated manner; and measure status data in which a performance status of each measure defined in the measure master data is defined. The selecting unit selects a measure, from among measures defined in the measure master data,... |
| Electronic information request card generation and transmittal system | 20110016481 | 20110120 |
| An electronic information card generation and transmittal system generates audience member or user initiated electronic information request cards. Such electronic information request cards (EIRCs) enable broadcasters, network operators, advertisers and program producers to capture and take advantage of the impulse purchase urges, as indicated by the generation of an information request, of the audience members for converting those urges into purchases or information sharing. For example, a network provider/broadcaster notifies an audience member of eligibility to participate in the facility of the system. The audience member signs up to participate in the facility by registering the system for that user. Upon viewing or listening to a program or commercial of interest, the audience member initiates an EIRC through a user interface. The system bundles the user... |
| Systems, methods, and computer programs for dynamic binary translation in a master control program interpreter | 20110016458 | 20110120 |
| Various embodiments of systems and methods for dynamic binary translation in an interpreter are disclosed. An embodiment comprises a method for dynamic binary translation in an interpreter. One such method comprises: receiving non-native code comprising a sequence of one or more operators to be interpreted; building a static branch destination table associated with the operators, the static branch destination table specifying a static branch operator that branches to another operator in the sequence and a corresponding memory location to which the static branch operator branches; parsing the sequence of operators and building a cross-reference table that specifies a pointer to an operator function associated with the corresponding operator, an index of the operator in a native code sequence, and a call to a native operator; selecting... |
| Automatic interafacing between a master device and object device | 20110016405 | 20110120 |
| A master device images an object device and uses the image to identify the object device. The master device then automatically interfaces with the identified object device, for example, by pairing with the object device. The master device may receive broadcast data from the object device including information about the visual appearance of the object device and use the broadcast data in the identification of the object device. The master device may retrieve data related to the object device and display the related data, which may be display the data over the displayed image of the object device. The master device may provide an interface to control the object device or be used to pass data to the object device.
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| Skew tolerant scannable master/slave flip-flop including embedded logic | 20110016367 | 20110120 |
| An integrated circuit includes a flip-flop circuit having a master latch unit and a slave latch unit. The master latch unit includes a data latch that may receive a data value on a data input, and a scan latch that may receive a scan data value on a scan data input. The data latch may latch and output the data value on an output line in response to a transition of a first clock signal, while the scan latch may latch and output the scan data value on the output line in response to a transition of a second clock signal. The slave latch unit may latch and output either the data value or the scan data value. The flip-flop circuit also includes a clock select... |
| Synchronizing a clock in a vehicle telematic system | 20110016343 | 20110120 |
| A telematic module (12) in a mobile vehicle (10) has an internal clock that is synchronized with a master clock signal by an algorithm (22) that has a sequence of steps for determining if each of a number of master clock signals from respective master clock sources external to the vehicle is being received by a receiver, such as an antenna system (14). A processing system of the module executes the steps in an ordered priority assigned to the master clock sources from highest priority to lowest priority until one of the steps discloses availability of the corresponding master clock signal. Then the internal clock is synchronized (30) to that corresponding master clock signal.
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| Remote secure authorization | 20110016323 | 20110120 |
| The present invention discloses a technique provisioning network cryptographic keys to a client when direct physical transfer is not feasible. In an embodiment of the invention, a client token generates a temporary key encrypted with a first secret key known only in a master token database and passes this on to an enterprise network token of a network to which service is requested. The enterprise network token then further encrypts the encrypted temporary key with a second secret key and passes that on to the master token database. Since the second secret key is also known by the master token database, the originally encrypted temporary key can be securely decoded only by a master token coupled to the master token database. The decrypted temporary key can... |
| Information processing device and processor | 20110016244 | 20110120 |
| A semiconductor device including: a first slave device; a first master device outputting a first request control signal and a first access address signal; a second master device outputting a second request control signal and a second access address signal; a system bus connected to the first slave device, the first master device and the second master device, and selecting and outputting either the first request control signal or the second request control signal when the first request control signal is outputted from the first master device and the second request control signal is outputted from the second master device; and a range setting register holding an address range of which an access of the first master device is permitted, wherein the system bus blocks the... |
| Method and device of load-sharing in irf stack | 20110016243 | 20110120 |
| The present invention provides a method and device of load-sharing in an IRF stack. The method includes: the Master device checking a congestion state of the main path, obtaining a path for forwarding service flow according the congestion state of the main path, where the path is the main path or a backup path, and forwarding the service flow to the egress device through the main path or the backup bath to implement the load-sharing in the IRF stack. In the embodiments of the present invention, by checking the congestion states of main path and the backup path in real-time, the load-sharing of the IRF stack is implemented. When new service flow is added, the data may be forwarded through another path, which can improve the... |
| Systems and methods of facilitating trading of instruments | 20110016036 | 20110120 |
| Systems and methods of facilitating trades of instruments are provided. A master node and a plurality of intermediate nodes store counterparty credit matrices. Trades are executed based on the information stored in these matrices. The systems and methods allow selection of trading options that not only accept or reject a trade, but also can indicate a credit status to be assigned to a counterparty to the trade.
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| Method and system for providing automatic execution of black box strategies for electronic trading | 20110016035 | 20110120 |
| A method and system for providing automatic execution of black box trading strategies for electronic trading. A black box trading entity is created from two or more real or synthetic trading entities including real or synthetic contracts or financial instruments. The black box trading entity is automatically traded via one or more electronic trading exchanges on a client device and/or a server device and/or a combination thereof, thereby making the execution of electronic trades for the black box trading entity faster and more reliable than when executing on one network device alone.
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| Endoscopic robotic catheter system | 20110015648 | 20110120 |
| A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney... |
| Home healthcare management system and hardware | 20110015494 | 20110120 |
| A home healthcare management system wherein a patient conducts self diagnoses and self testing, and manages their own medical records at home. A digital microscope is utilized as part of the system that is smaller, of lower cost, faster, of a higher dynamic range, and has a higher resolution than conventional microscopes. The microscope consists of an illumination source, a spatial sub-sampling device and a detector device. The digital microscope provides a vectored method of collecting images from a digital microscope that is independent of the optical resolution, and a slide based coordinate system, and a method of displaying images and communicating such images over the Internet in a file format that does not require a header or prior knowledge of magnification, coordinate system, or tiling... |
| Endoscopic robotic catheter system | 20110015484 | 20110120 |
| A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney... |
| Endoscopic robotic catheter system | 20110015483 | 20110120 |
| A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney... |
| Pyrimidyl cyclopentanes as akt protein kinase inhibitors | 20110015204 | 20110120 |
| The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), including tautomers, resolved enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates, metabolites, salts and pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods of using the compounds of this invention as AKT protein kinase inhibitors and for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases such as cancer.
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| Viral polymerase inhibitors | 20110015203 | 20110120 |
| wherein A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R10 are as defined herein, or a salt or ester thereof, as an inhibitor of HCV NS5B polymerase.
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| multi-ratio rotorcraft drive system and a method of changing gear ratios thereof | 20110015034 | 20110120 |
| A multi-ratio rotorcraft drive system and a method of changing gear ratios thereof are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the multi-ratio rotorcraft drive system comprises a rotor system comprising one or more rotors and one or more engines. Each engine of the one or more engines is coupled to the rotor system through a multi-ratio transmission. The multi-ratio transmission comprises an output shaft coupled to the rotor system, an input shaft coupled to a respective engine of the one or more engines, a high speed clutch integrated into a high speed gear train, and a low speed clutch integrated into a low speed gear train. The high speed clutch and the low speed clutch are freewheeling clutches without a friction plate and are capable of disconnecting... |
| Encryption/decryption of digital data using related, but independent keys | 20110013777 | 20110120 |
| Methods and apparatus involve two keys to decode data that are generated during original encoding of the data. The keys are stored on computing devices separate from one another, and the encrypted data, which maintains security until such time as the original data requires decoding. Because the keys can be relatively large, its stored form may have padding bits to align with the file form of the encoded data. Representative keys include a dictionary corresponding to symbols representing the data and a weighted path decoder that correlates the symbols of the dictionary to underlying original bits. A “fast approximation” of compression of current data involves using information obtained from an earlier compression of similar data. Creating the two keys for the original data can also include... |
| Time synchronization apparatus based on parallel processing | 20110013737 | 20110120 |
| A parallel processing-based time synchronization apparatus is disclosed. The time synchronization apparatus employs a double-filter structure based on parallel processing, thereby providing more precise and reliable time synchronization between a master device and a slave device.
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| Method of processing sequential information in packets streamed over a network | 20110013618 | 20110120 |
| A method of processing sequential information in near real-time data packets streamed over a network includes providing a process running according to a process clock. The process buffers and decodes the streamed data packets. The speed of the process clock is dynamically controlled in accordance with a receipt time value of a data packet. The speed of the process clock is run faster or slower than a system clock.
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| Printing management system | 20110013228 | 20110120 |
| A remote proofing system (10) on an information network (400) includes a networked controller (20) configured to be a master proofing controller and at least one remote proof printer (30, 90, 300, 310, 320, 330). The master proofing controller monitors at least one monitored information folder (13) maintained on the information network, associating a set of associated printer instructions (15) with the at least one monitored information folder, and instructing the at least one remote proof printer to print according to the set of associated printer instructions the contents of a proof printing file set when the proof printing file set is deposited in the at least one monitored information folder. Further embodiments of the remote proofing system allow for performing print proofing through an information... |
| Variable printing system | 20110013209 | 20110120 |
| Disclosed is a variable printing system, which makes it possible to efficiently implement a variable printing, based on streamed variable print data. The variable printing system includes: the variable print data generating apparatus that creates variable print data in which an identifier, indicating an instruction for deleting a specific reusable object that will not be used in following pages, is embedded into a potion for describing page information including information in regard to the specific reusable object, and streams the above-created variable print data; and the variable printing control apparatus that receives the streamed variable print data to rasterized the concerned object, and synthesizes the rasterized data with each other so as to create image data for every page, and at the same time, conducts such... |
| Mouse structure with music editing function | 20110012832 | 20110120 |
| A mouse structure with a music editing function includes: a casing having a left button, a right button and a fader button; an operating mechanism installed in the casing, and having a processing unit, an input unit corresponding to the bottom of the casing, a select unit and a communication interface corresponding to the left and right buttons respectively; and a music editing mechanism, installed in the casing, and electrically coupled to the processing unit and controlled by the fader button. Therefore, the mouse structure with a music editing function concurrently has a mouse and both music mastering and editing functions to achieve the effects of a compact design, an easy-to-carry feature and a reduction of equipment cost.
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| Planar reconfigurable antenna | 20110012805 | 20110120 |
| A planar reconfigurable antenna including a substrate, a metal layer, a master antenna, an auxiliary antenna and a switch set is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface of the substrate and the upper edge of the metal layer is in a convex arc shape. The master antenna is disposed on the substrate and partially overlaps the metal layer on a vertical plane of projection. The auxiliary antenna is disposed on the substrate and is placed opposite to the master antenna. The switch set is also disposed on the substrate and changes a connection relation of a plurality of directional devices in the auxiliary antenna to switch scanning directions of main beams generated... |
| Sequentially operated modules | 20110012661 | 20110120 |
| Method, modules and a system formed by connecting the modules for controlling payloads. An activation signal is propagated in the system from one module to the modules connected to it. Upon receiving an activation signal, the module (after a pre-set or random delay) activates a payload associated with it, and transmits the activation signal (after another pre-set or random delay) to one or more modules connected to it. The system is initiated by a master module including a user activated switch producing the activation signal. The activation signal can be propagated in the system in one direction from the master to the last module, or carried bi-directionally allowing two way propagation, using a module which revert the direction of the activation signal propagation direction. A module... |
| Systems and methods for reducing average current consumption in a local oscillator path | 20110012648 | 20110120 |
| A method for reducing average current consumption in a local oscillator (LO) path is disclosed. An LO signal is received at a master frequency divider and a slave frequency divider. Output from the master frequency divider is mixed with an input signal to produce a first mixed output. Output from the slave frequency divider is mixed with the input signal to produce a second mixed output. The second mixed output is forced to be in phase with the first mixed output.
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| Method for producing wafer lens | 20110012273 | 20110120 |
| Provided is a method for producing a wafer lens easily, while reducing production cost and exhibiting good mold releasability. A method for producing a wafer lens comprises a step of forming a master molding die having a plurality of positive mold surfaces corresponding to the optical surface shape of an optical member, a step of performing surface modification of the mold surface of the master molding die, a step of coating the mold surface of the master molding die with a mold release agent having a structure wherein a hydrolyzable functional group is bonded to an end, a step of forming a submaster molding portion having a plurality of negative mold surfaces corresponding to the optical surface shape of the master molding die by molding a... |
| Systems for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools | 20110011837 | 20110120 |
| Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools are provided. In particular, the systems vary the geometry of the cells or the placement of the cells, or both, for forming a textured surface on a mastering tool.
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| System to enable geothermal field interaction with existing hvac systems, method to enable geothermal field interaction with existing hvac system | 20110011557 | 20110120 |
| The invention provides a system for adapting an HVAC system in an existing building for utilizing geothermal energy, the system comprising an incoming flux of geothermal energy; a plurality of heat exchange surfaces adapted to receive the incoming flux of geothermal energy; and an interface between the HVAC system and the heat exchange surfaces, said interface adapted to transfer the geothermal energy to the system. Also provided is a method for repairing aberrations in drill borings, the method comprising using a rotary mud drill system to produce a drill hole up to the location of the aberrations; removing the rotary mud drill from the drill hole; inserting an auger into the drill hole to a point directly above the location of the aberrations; actuating the auger;... |
| Secure password organizer | 20090328198 | 20091231 |
| A computer-readable stored median has stored thereupon a program for performing a method of generating, storing, accessing, retrieving and displaying a plurality of records such as in an electronic device. The electronic device may include a data entry mechanism and a keyboard and may further include a processor, a memory, and a display. The method compromises the steps of generating and saving a master passcode in the memory and generating a record such as an account identification, a user ID and a password, and saving the record in the memory. The method further comprises the steps of generating a user ID for storage in the memory and generating and storing the password corresponding to the user ID in the memory. Access to the memory is provided... |
| Master device for controlling application security environments | 20090328155 | 20091231 |
| Computer protection is weak with the methods currently available and there are risks of malicious users getting access to computers, corrupting important data, including system data. We are proposing a method for improving access protection, more particularly, by using a slave device that will enable or disable protection for applications as required. The device supports one or more users, none or more user groups, none or one or more Application Security Environments for each user or user group and one or more states for each Application Security Environment. The state of the hardware is manually controlled by the users. Depending on the configuration, each hardware state corresponding to an Application Security Environment corresponds to a set of privileges the processes running in that Application Security Environment... |
| Methods, systems and computer program products for layout device matching driven by a schematic editor | 20090327988 | 20091231 |
| Systems and computer program products for layout device matching driven by a schematic editor. Exemplary embodiments include identifying a master device in a circuit layout having at least transistors, the master device having property values including at least one of topology, name and device-type, identifying a cloned device linked to the master device, automatically propagating the property values to the cloned device, making changes to a design layout of the master device, including a change to the properties, and automatically propagating the changes to the design layout and the change to the properties of the master device to the cloned device.
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| Systems and methods for tracking patent related information | 20090327946 | 20091231 |
| To facilitate faster, more efficient, and more effective extraction of information from patent file histories, the present inventors, devised among other things, systems and method for tracking changes to patent claims, specifications, and/or drawings that are shown in file wrappers. One exemplary system graphically displays the patent family and/or file wrapper timeline. Another reports information about a specific patent, an examiner, a technology area, and other patent related information that can be pulled from the file wrapper.
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| Systems and methods for providing a common time manipulation service to desktop applications | 20090327933 | 20091231 |
| A method (700) for providing master time control (MTC) services to historian applications (HAs). Each HA (4142, . . . , 414N) is configured to display content (560, 562) having a time of focus and a local lime control (LTC) user interface (532) when in an LTC mode. The method involves changing a time control mode (TCM) of a first and second HA from the LTC mode to an MTC mode. The method also involves synchronizing times of focus for the first and second HAs to an MTC time of focus. This synchronization is performed in response to the TCM changes. The method further involves displaying first and second content. Each content includes time-stamped historical data (210) obtained during a period of elapsed time defined by... |
| Information handling system including dynamically merged physical partitions | 20090327643 | 20091231 |
| An information handling system includes instruction processing nodes in respective physical partitions. A communications bus couples two information processing nodes together. Each node includes hardware resources such as CPUs, memories and I/O adapters. Prior to a command to merge the physical partitions, the communication bus exhibits a disabled state such that the two information processing nodes are effectively disconnected. After receiving a command to merge the physical partitions, the system enables the communication bus to effectively hot-plug the two nodes together. A modified master hypervisor in one node stores data structures detailing the hardware resources of the two nodes. The modified master may assign resources from one node to a logical partition in another node.
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| Command processing apparatus, method and integrated circuit apparatus | 20090327571 | 20091231 |
| A command processing apparatus and method are provided for optimally processing commands issued asynchronously from a plurality of masters to a storage apparatus including a plurality of banks, where each master issues commands for a bank 0 and a bank 1 alternately. The command processing apparatus includes buffer units that obtain commands issued from the plurality of masters, an arbitration unit that arbitrates the obtained commands, and an issuance unit that issues commands to the storage apparatus according to the arbitration. The arbitration unit reads the commands of the plurality of masters obtained in the buffer units, and selects one command as a result of arbitration. The arbitration unit waits until a next command of a master relating to the selected command becomes readable, and reads... |
| Embedded system and hardware setting method | 20090327550 | 20091231 |
| An embedded system is provided, comprising a non-volatile memory, at least one slave unit and a master controller. The non-volatile memory comprises at least one hardware setting value and at least one identification number. All of the non-volatile memory, slave unit and the master controller are coupled to a bus. The master controller broadcasts an identification number through the bus to identify the non-volatile memory. Then, the master controller retrieves the slave identification numbers and the hardware setting values through the bus from the non-volatile memory.
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| Concatenating secure digital input output (sdio) interface | 20090327533 | 20091231 |
| An apparatus and a process for transferring packet data includes receiving packets from a first interface such as a network interface and transferring data to a second interface such as an SD Bus interface such as SDIO using a protocol such as one described in SDCard.org. The SD Bus second interface operates as a slave device to a master device, and the packet transfer from first interface to second interface includes concatenating length fields and packet data fields from packets received on the first interface to form a superframe which is provided to the second interface at time of data transfer. The formation of each superframe includes starting a timer such that the superframe is transmitted to the second interface by asserting an interrupt on that... |
| Multi-layer hardware-based service acceleration (mhsa) | 20090327514 | 20091231 |
| Methods and apparatus for intelligent sharing and tighter integration between a service engine (SE) for network communication and a high-speed forwarding device, such that certain network flows may be offloaded from the SE to benefit from the high-speed forwarding capacity of such a device are provided. To accomplish the integration, an application binary interface (ABI) may be employed as an in-band high-priority communication protocol between the data planes of the SE and the high-speed forwarding device, and an application programming interface (API) may be utilized to leverage the ABI and any in-band or out-of-band channel to allow the master SE to control the high-speed slave device. Such integration techniques are not limited to a few specialized hardware components, but may also be applied to other types... |
| Template-based approach for workload generation | 20090327492 | 20091231 |
| A system and method for workload generation include a processor for identifying a workload model by determining each of a hierarchy for workload generation, time scales for workload generation, and states and transitions at each of the time scales, and defining a parameter by determining each of fields for user specific attributes, application specific attributes, network specific attributes, content specific attributes, and a probability distribution function for each of the attributes; a user level template unit corresponding to a relatively slow time scale in signal communication with the processor; an application level template corresponding to a relatively faster time scale in signal communication with the processor; a stream level template corresponding to a relatively fastest time scale in signal communication with the processor; and a communications... |
| Method, system, and storage medium for collecting snmp bandwidth data | 20090327485 | 20091231 |
| A method, system, and storage medium for collecting bandwidth data is provided. The method includes producing master and slave text files in response to simultaneous collection of data samples from a network device by servers. The method also includes generating a clean data file by sorting data in the master and slave text files by the network device port, sorting data samples for the port by collection time, and for each of the samples: adding a designated interval of time to a time on the network device resulting in a target network device time whereby the time on the network device corresponds to a time the data sample was collected, examining data samples in the master and slave text files corresponding to the time the respective... |
| Method for improving data reading speed of a diskless computer | 20090327453 | 20091231 |
| A method for improving data reading speed of a diskless computer is applied to at least one diskless computer and a remote server having at least one disk drive and a cache unit. The method comprises acts of retrieving a data reading request from the diskless computer, determining if the requested data is in the cache unit, transferring the requested data from the cache unit to the diskless computer when the requested data is in the cache unit and transferring the requested data from the at least one disk drive to the diskless computer and the cache unit when the requested data is not in the cache unit. Therefore, speed of the diskless computer reading data from the remote server increases because access speed of the... |
| Method and system for providing backup messages to wireless devices during outages | 20090327442 | 20091231 |
| The method and system of the present invention provides an improved technique for providing email to a wireless device during an outage. Email messages are redirected from the primary email system to a secondary email system during an outage such as, for example, a natural disaster. Email messages are accessible from the secondary email system through a wireless device. A notification message is sent to the user's wireless device alerting them that their email messages are available on the secondary email system through their wireless device. After the termination of the outage, email messages received during the outage are synchronized into the users standard email application.
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| Ensuring consistency among shared copies of a data element | 20090327292 | 20091231 |
| Disclosed is a “light weight” protocol used to coordinate shared copies of a data element. A central repository holds a master copy of the data element. Applications “subscribe” to the data element (or to an aspect of it) by sending a message to the central repository. Whenever the data element (or aspect) is changed, applications that have subscribed to the data element (or aspect) are notified of the change. When an application wishes to change the value of a subscribed aspect, it sends an update request to the central repository. The central repository changes the master copy of the data aspect to the requested value and then informs all subscribed applications of the new data value. If two applications both wish to change the value of... |
| Index optimization for ranking using a linear model | 20090327266 | 20091231 |
| Technologies are described herein for providing a more efficient approach to ranking search results. One method reduces an amount of ranking data analyzed at query time. In the method, a term is selected, at index time, from a master index. The term corresponds to a number of documents greater than a threshold. A set of documents that includes the term is selected based on the master index. A rank is determined for each document in the set of documents that contains the term. Each document in the set of documents that contains the term is assigned to a high ranking index or a low ranking index based on the simple rank.
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| Brake control apparatus and brake control method | 20090326775 | 20091231 |
| A brake control apparatus includes: a master cylinder; a wheel cylinder; a hydraulic pressure source; a control valve arranged to increase or reduce the pressure of the wheel cylinder; an outside gate valve arranged to connect or disconnect between the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder; a brake operation sensing section configured to sense a driver's brake operation; and a control unit configured to control the hydraulic pressure source, the control valve, and the outside gate valve, to perform an automatic-brake pressure-increasing control to control the outside gate valve in a valve closing direction, to drive the hydraulic pressure source, and thereby to increase the pressure of the wheel cylinder in accordance with a vehicle condition, and to increase a driving quantity of the hydraulic pressure... |
| Process for the preparation of 8-hydroxy-5-[(1r)-1-hydroxy-2[[(1r)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]amino]ethyl]-2(1h)-quinolinone monohydrochloride | 20090326231 | 20091231 |
| 8-hydroxy-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-2[[(1R)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-methylethyl]amino]ethyl]-2(1H)-quinolinone monohydrochloride of formula (I) may be conveniently prepared in a diastereomeric pure form from optically pure precursors that are readily available by simple resolution and asymmetric reduction.
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| Compatibilizing agent for polymer alloy, polymer alloy, and master batch for preparation of polymer alloy | 20090326153 | 20091231 |
| Disclosed are: a compatibilizing agent for a polymer alloy, which can increase the compatibility with a variety of polymers; a polymer alloy using the compatibilizing agent; and master batch for a polymer alloy. Specifically disclosed is a compatibilizing agent which is used for the preparation of a polymer alloy by blending at least one polymer (A) selected from the group consisting of a polyphenylene sulfide, a polyphenylene ether and a polyamide with a polymer (B) of a different type from the polymer (A) at such a ratio that the amount of the polymer (A) blended is the same as or more than that of the polymer (B). The compatibilizing agent comprises a nanosheet-shaped layered titanic acid which is produced by intercalate an organic basic compound between... |
| Fragranced water-sensitive film | 20090326093 | 20091231 |
| A film formed from a water-soluble polymer matrix within which is contained at least one fragrance is provided. The film is water-sensitive (e.g., water-soluble, water-dispersible, etc.) so that upon contact with a sufficient amount of water, the polymer matrix loses its integrity over time to increasingly expose the fragrance to the ambient environment for releasing its odor. The ability to incorporate a fragrance into the polymer matrix is achieved in the present invention by controlling a variety of aspects of the film construction, including the nature of the fragrance, the nature of the water-soluble polymer, the manner in which the polymer matrix and fragrance are melt processed, etc. For example, the fragrance may be injected directly into the extruder and melt blended with the water-soluble polymer.... |
| Foamed polymer-inorganic binder hybrid material having controlled density and morphology, method for its preparation and uses thereof | 20090326085 | 20091231 |
| Said material has high characteristics of thermal and acoustic insulation, water vapor permeability, fire resistance, lightness, as well as a good adhesiveness to concretes, mortars and plasters and a good compression resistance.
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| Malononitrile compounds | 20090326012 | 20091231 |
| Compounds of formula I wherein X is O or S(═O)n; n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, phenyl, hetaryl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl alkyl, optionally fused to phenyl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl; A is —NRb2, —C(=G)GRb, —C(=G)NRb2, —C(═NORb)Rb, C(=G)[N═SRb2], —C(=G)NRb—NR2, C2-C6-alkandiyl, C2-C6-alkenediyl, C1-C3-alkyl-G-C1-C3-alkyl, wherein Rb is as defined in the description, or optionally substituted phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, optionally fused to phenyl or heterocyclyl; B is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 3 carbon chain atoms; D is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 5 carbon chain atoms or C3-C6-cycloalkyl; G is oxygen or sulfur; or the enantiomers or diastereomers or salts or N-oxides thereof,... |
| Indane modulators of glucocorticoid receptor, ap-1, and/or nf-kb activity and use thereof | 20090325961 | 20091231 |
| or enantiomers, diastereomers, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or hydrate, thereof, where X is A1QA2-; Q is a bond, —C(═O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(═O)NR5—, —SOp—, —SOpNR5—, —C(O)O—, —NR5C(O)—, —OC(O)NR5—, —NR5C(O)O—, —S(O)pNR5C(O)—, —C(O)NR5S(O)p— —NR5S(O)p—, or —NR5C(═O)NR6—. Y is selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, OR16, substituted C1-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclo and heteroaryl. A1 and A2 are independently selected from a bond, C1-3alkylene, or C1-3alkenylene, and R1-R11 are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, combinations, and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory- or immune-associated diseases comprising said compounds.
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| Fragranced biodegradable film | 20090325854 | 20091231 |
| A film formed from a biodegradable polymer matrix within which is contained at least one fragrance is provided. The ability to incorporate a fragrance into the polymer matrix is achieved in the present invention by controlling a variety of aspects of the film construction, including the nature of the fragrance, the nature of the biodegradable polymer, the manner in which the polymer matrix and fragrance are melt processed, etc. For example, the fragrance may be injected directly into the extruder and melt blended with the biodegradable polymer. In this manner, the costly and time-consuming steps of pre-encapsulation or pre-compounding of the fragrance into a masterbatch are not required. Furthermore, to obtain a balance between the ability of the fragrance to release the desired odor during use... |
| Thermal embossing of resist reflowed lenses to make aspheric lens master wafer | 20090325107 | 20091231 |
| Methods of forming a lens master wafer having aspheric lens shapes. In one embodiment, a substrate is coated with a polymer material. Isolated sections are formed in the polymer material. The isolated sections are reflowed. The reflowed sections are formed into aspheric lens shapes using a lens stamp.
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| Foaming plaster | 20090324931 | 20091231 |
| A method of producing a foamed plaster comprises the following steps: (a) mixing plaster of Paris and calcium carbonate; (b) supplying water, and (c) adding phosphoric acid. The phosphoric acid reacts with the calcium carbonate to release gaseous carbon dioxide. It also reacts with any steel present to form an insoluble iron phosphate coating.
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| Method for delivering faster a short coffee extract from capsule | 20090324791 | 20091231 |
| A method for delivering a short coffee extract faster from a closed capsule containing ground coffee by injecting water under pressure within the capsule. The capsule is filled with ground coffee, has a delivery membrane and is extracted in a coffee extraction device and pressurized water is injected in the capsule under pressure. The coffee beverage is released through the beverage delivery membrane of the capsule with engaging means engaging in and/or against the membrane. The pressure loss is reduced in the coffee bed by providing ground coffee having a reduced percentage of fines (F) depending on the average particle size (D4,3). The extraction yield is maintained between 15 and 30% and the coffee extract of 25 or 40 grams is delivered in a flow time... |
| Eucalyptus extract, method of preparation and therapeutic uses thereof | 20090324754 | 20091231 |
| The present invention relates to the use of a Eucalyptus for preparation of a drug or a dietary supplement intended for treatment and/or prevention of affections or pathologies caused by neuromediator recapture disorder. The present invention also relates to a new enriched extract of Eucalyptus characterized in that it contains at least one compound having the formula (I) or any one of its diastereoisomers in which R1 forms a C═CH2 substituent with the carbon to which it is joined, a formula (II) substituent and R2 which represents an isobutyl, α-isobutyl or β-isobutyl substituent; and the method of preparation thereof.
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| Effect of hydrocarbon and transport gas feedstock on efficiency and quality of grown single-walled nanotubes | 20090324484 | 20091231 |
| Methods and processes for synthesizing high quality carbon single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) are provided. The method provides the means for optimization of amount of carbon precursor and transport gas per unit weight of catalyst. Efficiencies of about 20% can be achieved when contacting the catalyst deposited on a support with a carbon precursor gas with a flow rates of about 4.2×10−3 mol CH4/sec·g (Fe) at 780 ° C. Hydrocarbon flow rates of about 1.7 10−2 mol CH4/sec·g (Fe) and higher result in faster carbon SWNTs growth with improved quality. Slower rates of carbon atoms supply (˜4.5×1020 C atoms/s·g Fe or 6.4×10−4 mol CH4/sec·g (Fe)) result in the formation of more defective nanotubes.
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| Plastic anchor for drywall, plaster, brick and concrete | 20090324359 | 20091231 |
| An anchoring device for insertion in a hole provided in a structure such as a wall (hollow or solid) comprises proximal and distal sections. The proximal section includes a head defining an aperture for receiving a fastener, and the distal section includes a pair of expandable wings displaceable between collapsed and expanded positions. Each wing is biased towards its expanded position such that the wings can engage the structural material delimiting the hole or a distal surface of the structure. The distal section comprises, proximally of the wings, a variable-length flexible portion for allowing the wings to engage the distal surface of the structure for various structure thicknesses. The distal section comprises, distally of the wings, a tip section adapted to spread outwardly when engaged by... |
| Blade for a trowel | 20080313837 | 20081225 |
| (A blade (12) for a trowel (10) comprises a rectangular front face for spreading material and a rear face adapted to be attached to a handle (14). A plurality of sequentially smaller rectangular lamellae (16, 18, 20, 22) are bonded together in a stack to create a progression of steps in the face of the blade. As the blade (12) is used to apply, for example, plaster to a wall, the surfaces of the lamellae adjacent the steps act as edges, which spread and smooth the plaster. An alternative embodiment comprising three parallel ribs mounted on a lamina (102) is shown in FIG. 8.
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| Engine synchronizer | 20080314175 | 20081225 |
| Engine synchronization apparatus and system for multi-engine vehicles such as boats and aircraft providing limited authority throttle cable trim effected by an apparatus interposed between the throttle plate and throttle cable of a slave engine and mounted in a floating configuration. An actuator is mounted to the apparatus to trim the distance between the throttle plate and throttle cable attachment thereby trimming the throttle cable. A system is provided in which a difference signal derived from master and slave engine tachometer signals is used to control the actuator and synchronize the engines within a predetermined range.
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| Cyclone cleaning device and method | 20080314413 | 20081225 |
| A process vessel cleaning tool comprises a metal tube which can be introduced through an insertion port and sealing assembly into a high temperature process vessel. The metal tube supplies liquid under pressure to a cleaning tool head located at the leading end of the metal tube. The tool head is of generally cylindrical form and has a rolling contact element such as a roller, wheel or ball caster; which is axially displaced a short distance from a rotary jet nozzle head. The rolling contact element permits the tool head to pass readily over rough surfaces in the cyclone passages e.g. over Hexmesh™ and refractory or weld seams and around changes in direction in the snouts and diplegs of the cyclones within the process vessel. The... |
| Apparatus and method for producing a representation of an object scene | 20080315072 | 20081225 |
| An apparatus (2) and a method for producing a representation of an object scene, including a detector arrangement (12) with a plurality of detector units (20, 22) and an optical unit (4, 8) for producing the image of the object scene on the detector arrangement (12). To produce a high information content from representations of the object scene the apparatus (2) includes a filter unit (16, 26, 32, 72) arranged in an imaging beam path, with a first radiation filter raster with a first filter property and at least one second radiation filter raster with a second filter property different from the first filter property, wherein the radiation filter rasters penetrate each other, and a motion unit (100) for stepwise movement of an image of the... |
| Focusing and positioning device for a particle-optical raster microscope | 20080315120 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a focusing and positioning ancillary device for a particle-optical scanning microscope, a particle-optical scanning microscope including a corresponding positioning aid, and a method for focusing and positioning an object in a particle-optical scanning microscope. The focusing and positioning ancillary device includes an illuminating device, a camera, a display and a control unit. The illuminating device produces a collimated or focused light beam at an angle to the particle-optical beam axis which intersects the particle-optical beam axis at a predetermined position. The camera is sensitive to the wavelength of the light beam and records an image of the object, which is positioned on the object table, at a second angle to the particle-optical beam axis. The control unit produces an image captured by... |
| Method and apparatus for replicating microstructured optical masks | 20080315442 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for replicating planar, thin-layered, and microstructured flat lens system and optical mask (LM) that are provided with such microstructured lens system which are hardened from a highly viscous transparent fluid on a supporting substrate plate (TP). The fluid is introduced between a plate-shaped master plate (M) and a movable supporting substrate plate and remains joined to said substrate plate after hardening. The inventive method is carried out in a non-rotational manner while the molding space is not delimited by sidewalls or similar in the direction of expansion of the fluid. The inventive flat lens systems or optical masks are embodied as lenticular arrays, field lenses, or Fresnel lenses. The final shape of the mask is homogeneous, has... |
| Process for the production of polyester nanocomposites | 20080315453 | 20081225 |
| A method for dispersing sepiolite-type clay particles in a polyester matrix by melt-compounding a mixture of: sepiolite-type clay, at least one linear polyester oligomer, and at least one polyester polymer to produce a nanocomposite composition; and, optionally, subjecting said nanocomposite composition to solid state polymerization to increase polyester molecular weight. Further described is a method for preparing a polyester nanocomposite composition from a masterbatch, comprising melt-compounding a mixture of: sepiolite-type clay, at least one polyester oligomer, and at least one polyester polymer to produce a nanocomposite composition containing a greater concentration of sepiolite-type clay than is desired in the final resin composition; optionally, subjecting said nanocomposite composition to solid state polymerization to increase the polyester molecular weight; and further melt compounding said nanocomposite composition with polyester... |
| Reduced cost master/slave trailer landing gear apparatus | 20080315570 | 20081225 |
| A landing gear assembly that supports the front end of a truck trailer when the trailer is not being pulled by a truck has a gearing mechanism that provides a two-speed operation for raising and lowering the legs of the landing gear assembly, where the gearing mechanism is entirely contained inside the leg housings of the landing gear assembly and has a simplified, two shaft, five gear construction that reduces the manufacturing cost of the assembly.
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| Low power magnetic field sensor | 20080315865 | 20081225 |
| A magnetic field sensor for low power applications includes a magnetic field sensing element that, during sample intervals, provides a signal proportional to a sensed magnetic field and also includes a comparator circuit that, during the sample intervals, compares the magnetic field signal to threshold levels to generate a sensor output signal indicative of a strength of the magnetic field. According to a dual sample rate feature, initially the magnetic field signal is sampled at a first predetermined sample rate and, following detection of a transition of the sensor output signal, is sampled at a second, faster predetermined sample rate for a predetermined interval. According to a user-programmable sample rate feature, a user may select to operate the sensor at a fixed, predetermined sample rate or... |
| Logic circuit including a plurality of master-slave flip-flop circuits | 20080315912 | 20081225 |
| According to an aspect of an embodiment, a logic circuit includes a first master latch included in one of the master-slave flip-flop circuits, the first master latch having a first scan data input for receiving scan data, the first master latch latching the scan data and outputting latched scan data, a second master latch included in another of the master-slave flip-flop circuits, the second master latch having a second scan data input operatively connected to receive an output of the first master latch, the second master latch latching the scan data inputted into the second scan data input and outputting latched scan data and a slave latch included in one of the master-slave flip-flop circuits, the slave latch having a scan data input operatively connected to... |
| low power all digital pll architecture | 20080315959 | 20081225 |
| A new all digital PLL (ADPLL) circuit and architecture and the corresponding method of implementation are provided. The ADPLL processes an integer and a fractional part of the phase signal separately, and achieves power reduction by disabling circuitry along the integer processing path of the circuit when the ADPLL loop is in a locked state. The integer processing path is automatically enabled when the loop is not in lock. Additional power savings is achieved by running the ADPLL on the lower-frequency master system clock, which also has the effect of reducing spur levels on the signals.
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| Radio method for doors | 20080315988 | 20081225 |
| A radio method for doors in the 2.4 GHz frequency band with operating channels, wherein a stationary unit is bidirectionally networked by means of a wireless radio connection with at least one battery-powered mobile unit and uses a frequency-hopping method, wherein channel hops are executed in a time raster between 0.625 ms and 10 ms, the channels used for the frequency-hopping method are adaptively selected, at least one complete communication cycle takes place on one channel within the time raster, the number of transmitted data is adapted to the useful data that must be transmitted, the synchronization for establishment of a connection between the stationary unit and the mobile unit takes place on a synchronization channel.
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| Gps global coverage augmentation system | 20080316093 | 20081225 |
| A method and apparatus for efficiently obtaining improved coverage in augmenting GPS position location with differential GPS integrity and correction messages using existing satellite systems, planned satellite systems, or a combination of both to broadcast these integrity and correction messages without requiring dedicated satellite resources. At least one existing satellite system offers full global coverage whereas the conventional approach of disseminating these integrity and correction messages using geostationary satellites necessarily omits Polar Regions. This existing satellite system also provides redundant coverage globally whereas the conventional approach using geostationary satellites must increase the number of geostationary satellites in direct proportion to the level of redundancy desired. At least one other existing satellite-based system offers higher availability (i.e., more geographically complete) coverage with these integrity and correction message... |
| System and method for a user interface for text editing and menu selection | 20080316212 | 20081225 |
| Methods and system to enable a user of an input action recognition text input system to edit any incorrectly recognized text without re-locating the text insertion position to the location of the text to be corrected. The System also automatically maintains correct spacing between textual objects when a textual object is replaced with an object for which automatic spacing is generated in a different manner. The System also enables the graphical presentation of menu choices in a manner that facilitates faster and easier selection of a desired choice by performing a selection gesture requiring less precision than directly contacting the sub-region of the menu associated with the desired choice.
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| Down-sampled image display | 20080316221 | 20081225 |
| A memory controller of an apparatus repeatedly retrieves a down-sampled file of a digitally captured image from a non-volatile memory for refresh of a raster display screen.
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| Wireless synchronous time system | 20080316870 | 20081225 |
| A wireless synchronous time system comprising a primary master event device and secondary slave devices. The primary event device receives a global positioning systems “GPS” time signal, processes the GPS time signal, receives a programmed instruction, and broadcasts or transmits the processed time signal and the programmed instruction to the secondary slave devices. The secondary slave devices receive the processed time signal and the programmed instruction, select an identified programmed instruction, display the time, and execute an event associated with the programmed instruction. The primary event device and the secondary devices further include a power interrupt module for retaining the time and the programmed instruction in case of a power loss.
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| Method for establishing a wireless, autonomous communications network, transceiver and base station of a wireless, autonomous communications network and corresponding wireless, autonomous communications network | 20080316943 | 20081225 |
| The present disclosure provides optimal network performance and network illumination in a wireless, autonomous communications network with a dynamic network topology achieved by auto-configuration. Functional alogorthemic enhancements of the communications network are used, enabling the communications network to automatically determine the current network configuration and the accessibility of the transceivers that are associated with the communications network by using measurements and to determine the optimal position of a master station at any one time from the data obtained from the measurements.
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| Controlling timing of synchronization updates | 20080316996 | 20081225 |
| A base station for use in a mobile communications network may include a frequency synthesizer for generating signals at desired frequencies and a packet data interface for transmitting and receiving packet data signals over a wide area network. The basestation is adapted to determine an elapsed time since it last synchronized the frequency synthesizer to a master device. The basestation is also adapted to request synchronization packet data signals from the master device when the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined holdover period.
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| Remote communication method and device unsing nuclear isomers | 20080317207 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a method and device which are intended for remote control and communication using nuclear isomers. Several samples of nuclides that can have a metastable state are irradiated together and simultaneously with cascade gamma-rays emitted from a radioactive source or a particle accelerator. According to quantum mechanics, the gamma-rays produced are entangled, and said entanglement is transferred to the nuclear isomers. When the samples are separated and one of said samples, namely the master, is stimulated using a standard gamma- or X-ray irradiation method, the other samples, namely the slaves, are also deexcited. There is no known method for interference between the masters and slaves. Only the slave(s) can receive the signal instantly from the master through any medium and over any distance.... |
| Water spray development of planographic plates | 20080318163 | 20081225 |
| Excellent development of planographic printing plates can be achieved by exposing an imaged, negative working, photopolymerizable coating to a high pressure stream of essentially untreated tap water, whereby the water completely removes only the less cohesive and adhesive (e.g., partially polymerized) regions to the substrate, thereby directly producing a printing plate having an image pattern of highly cohesive and adhesive, oleophilic regions of the coating and hydrophilic regions of the substrate. The coating removal mechanism appears to be due entirely to ablation. The high pressure stream is preferably delivered to the plate through at least one nozzle having a discharge pressure greater than about 200 psi. Each nozzle preferably has a spray pattern that impinges the plate over a substantially rectangular region of the plate, and... |
| Call delivery system to reach displaced wireless users after a regional disaster | 20080318569 | 20081225 |
| An apparatus and method are provided for a call delivery system capable of reaching displaced wireless users after a natural disaster. A calling party may call a publicized general reach number, e.g., 800 number, to contact a wireless user. The home mobile switching center (MSC) of the wireless user may be damaged, inoperable or overloaded, thus prohibiting incoming calls for the wireless user. Upon being connected to the general reach number, the calling party may be prompted to provide a destination number for the wireless user. Upon receiving the destination number, a home location register may be queried to retrieve a temporary local directory number (TLDN) for the wireless user while bypassing the home MSC of the wireless user. Upon receiving the TLDN, an incoming call... |
| Dispersing agent for pigment concentrates, its use and masterbatches comprising the dispersing agent | 20080319123 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to polyesters which contain carboxy groups and which are used as dispersing agents for pigment concentrates for the colouring of thermoplastics, and to a process for their preparation. The invention further relates to the use of the polyesters as dispersing agents, and also to masterbatches which comprise pigments, thermoplastics and the polyesters.
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| Carbon fiber orthosis and associated method | 20080319361 | 20081225 |
| A method of making an orthoses, comprising the steps of preparing a plaster mold, upon which the layers of the orthosis will be placed and formed; and placing layers of material on the mold, then forming and removing the layers. An orthosis, comprising a footplate that is capable of receiving a human foot thereabove, a heel portion at the rear side of the footplate; a strut extending upwardly from the heel portion; a calf portion extending forwardly from the strut, the calf portion including a tibial shell; the tibial shell extends around the front of the user's tibia; a rear portion extends around the back of the user's calf a rear portion disposed rearwardly with respect to the calf portion; and sides such that the calf... |
| Method and system for validating open basis reservation at lodging | 20080319805 | 20081225 |
| A method of doing business, and related system, for a pre-reservation on an open basis, namely for a guaranteed room on a future unspecified date or future unspecified dates at lodging, which belongs to a group of pre-selected lodgings in a designated geographic area, where the open basis reservation can be converted to a guaranteed room on a specified date or dates. The method and system are useful in one or both of a disaster/emergency or absence of a disaster/emergency.
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| Travel monitoring | 20080319808 | 20081225 |
| A Corporate Travel Management & Cost Consolidation system where each member of the Corporation's Travel Management Team, Corporate Executives and each Corporate Traveler uses a single terminal to view, and analyze Travel and Credit Card information from and to conduct travel and card transactions with two or more GDS, Travel Agency and by Credit Card Companies or other comparable ATDSs, alone or in combination with one or more types of electronic travel and card data. Travel and Credit Card information and processes the transactions are placed into a single integrated format. TravelMaster aggregates travel-booking information from each and every GDS, Travel Agency, and Credit Card Company or other vendors utilized by the corporation, including security, PNR identification, and pricing information. Booked travel and ask prices from... |
| Automatic price display control by emulation of electronic cash register price lookup | 20080319865 | 20081225 |
| A system and method for distribution of product price and/or sales data in a retail establishment. Product price and/or sales data is stored locally, either in a central computer or master electronic cash register (ECR) or remotely at a master computer. The product price data is stored in the form of a price look-up (PLU) table. The price data can be pushed from the master ECR, local or master computers to and ECR emulation hub to an ECR emulation hub. Similarly, the ECR emulation hub can request product price data from the master ECR, local or master computers. Once the product price data arrives at the ECR emulation hub, it can be processed and sent to a display, which will be located near the appropriate product.... |
| Method and apparatus for identifying and resolving conflicting data records | 20080319983 | 20081225 |
| A method and apparatus for identifying and resolving conflicting data records are disclosed. The individual data fields of a master record are compared with the corresponding data fields of each source record in a particular data set. For each, one of various matching algorithms is used to assign a field matching score indicating the extent to which the data in the two data fields matches. The particular algorithm used to determine the extent of a match and to assign the corresponding score is dependent on the type of the data field. Once all of the data fields for a particular source record have been analyzed, the sum of the field matching scores is tallied to determine an overall record matching score for that particular source record.
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| Method, apparatus and program product for creating a test framework for testing operating system components in a cluster system | 20080320071 | 20081225 |
| A method, apparatus and program product include an Automatic Testing System for creating a test framework for testing operating system components. The Automatic Testing System resides on a server and includes a master driver which assists in creating test cases and scenarios. The Automatic Testing System issues commands to distribute execution to one or more remote client machines in a cluster through, for instance, an external remote shell program. Results of the command are retrieved, as though it was invoked on the machine directly. The logic and parameters needed to run the test scenarios are stored in a database accessible on the web, and test results are compiled and stored in the database to be sent to any designated test customer.
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| Dma transfer apparatus | 20080320178 | 20081225 |
| A DMA transfer apparatus 101 is equipped with a DMA control block 102 and a FIFO-incorporated block 103. The DMA control block 102 is connected, as a bus master, to a DMA bus capable of burst transfer and having a function of controlling a burst transfer by generating burst access for sending data consecutively a certain number of times while incrementing the address after sending a command. The FIFO-incorporated block 103 is connected the DMA bus as its slave and having a FIFO whose address is mapped to a continuous address space. An arrangement is provided so that a parameter dedicated to FIFO transfer can be set in an addressing mode setting register of a control register group of the DMA control block 102, whereby a... |
| Processor and interface | 20080320247 | 20081225 |
| A data processing apparatus comprises a processor constructed to operate under control of a sequence of program instructions selected from a predetermined instruction set; master circuitry to request access to storage locations of the processor; an interface circuit to provide an interface for an external apparatus to signal a request for access to the storage locations and an interface for the master circuitry to signal a request for access to the storage locations; and control to provide access between the storage locations and the interface circuit in response to the request only at predetermined points in execution of the stored program, the control being operable to fix periods of time for providing such access relative to the sequence of program instructions such that execution timing of... |
| Anteroposterior position variable pedal apparatus | 20070295146 | 20071227 |
| A push link shaft 4 serving as a center of swing of push links 2a and 2b adapted to directly output a force of operating a brake master cylinder 22 is provided in a pedal apparatus, in addition to a pedal link shaft 5 serving as a center of swing of a pedal arm 7, and pedal links 3 and 3. An application point shaft 10, on which an external force received by the push link 20 and 2b is competitive with a force of stepping on a pedal 11, is adapted to move in an up-down direction when a slider 8, to which the pedal arm 7 is fixed, is moved along a slider rail 9.
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| Feedback systems for adjustment mechanisms on power tools | 20070295183 | 20071227 |
| The present invention relates to feedback systems that are used with power tools to provide the user with sensory feedback information allowing the user to determine the position of an adjustable portion of a power tool with respect to a stationary portion of a power tool or with respect to a workpiece without having to refer to a scale or manual measuring device. This feedback information may make it easier and faster for the user to determine the orientation or location of an adjustable portion of a power tool or determine the orientation or location of the workpiece with respect to an operational member of the power tool allowing the user to concentrate his thinking on executing the operation instead of concentrating on set up.
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| Brake actuating device | 20070295202 | 20071227 |
| A brake actuating device of a motor vehicle brake system includes a master cylinder and a brake booster with a booster housing, with an attaching element for attaching the brake actuating device to a wall on the vehicle projecting through an opening from the booster housing. To improve the assembly, a means for the provisional attachment of the brake actuating device to the wall on the vehicle is provided, which cooperates in operative and/or positive engagement with the vehicle wall or a component that is arranged at the vehicle wall in an attached fashion.
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| Robust control method of melt level in the twin roll strip caster | 20070295473 | 20071227 |
| The present invention provides a robust control method for maintaining a melt level at a constant value in a mold in a twin roll strip casting process. In the twin roll strip casting process, whether using a stopper system (3), which is provided in a tundish (2) to supply melt into the mold, or using a camera system, which measures the melt level in the mold, the robust control method of the present invention controls the melt level both using an advanced controller, which controls, at an initial stage of the casting process or when a disturbance arises, the target value of the melt level such that the target level corresponds to the performance characteristics of the melt level control system, and using a feedback controller,... |
| Radio communication system of water heater | 20070295823 | 20071227 |
| A radio communication system of a water heater comprising a slave set which remotely operates a water heater main body by radio communication, and a master set which continuously communicates with the water heater main body by wired communication and which intermittently communicates with the slave set by radio communication to relay communication between the water heater main body and the slave set, wherein after the slave set instructs to change a hot water supply temperature of the water heater main body to a requested temperature by the salve set, the requested temperature previously instructed by the slave set is maintained as the hot water supply temperature displayed on the display section of the slave set for a particular time until the hot water supply temperature... |
| Modular boiler control | 20070295830 | 20071227 |
| A modular boiler system includes a boiler control, a first boiler in operative connection with the boiler control, and a temperature sensor in operative connection with the first boiler. The system also features at least one secondary boiler in operative connection with the master boiler. The boiler control is operatively connected to only the first boiler and it enables the first boiler to control a boiler parameter of the first boiler and the at least one secondary boiler.
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| Caster assembly & shelf for use with collapsible cart | 20070296168 | 20071227 |
| Disclosed is a lightweight caster assembly and modular shelf system for use on an existing collapsible foldable cart with four wheels.
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| Multi-cylinder wind powered generator | 20070296217 | 20071227 |
| A multiple generator having a vertical post and multiple vertical tubes has the generators positioned vertically one above the other. Each is cylindrical in shape and has two rings separated by connecting fins. The cylinders vary in size with the top being the smallest, the middle or second being larger and the third being the largest. With low winds, only the smallest generator turns. As wind velocity increases, the small generator rotates faster until clutches in a clutch ring move outwardly until they engage and secure to the second generator so both generators move together. As wind speed increases, clutches on the second generator move outwardly until they engage and secure to the third generator and all generators now rotate together. Thus varying amounts of electricity... |
| Solenoid valve for controlling the flow of brake oil | 20070296270 | 20071227 |
| A solenoid valve includes a valve body defining a chamber that receives a plunger actuated by an armature, having flow path forming holes which are radially defined to serve as flow paths of a brake hydraulic line extending between a master cylinder and a brake mechanism, and fitted into a pump housing, a plunger seat accommodated in the valve body and applied with hydraulic pressure supplied from the master cylinder, a main check valve that opens and closes the flow paths through detachment and attachment between the contact end of the plunger and the plunger seat to switch flow of hydraulic pressure from the plunger seat through the valve body to the brake mechanism, and a return check valve to return oil in an axial direction,... |
| Disaster alert device, system and method | 20070296575 | 20071227 |
| A disaster alert system and disaster alert devices for use in the system. Each disaster alert device includes a radio receiver, and a processor programmed to monitor radio transmissions from one or more central stations for disaster alerts directed to the location of the disaster alert device. Each alert device also includes an audio unit to alert personnel located at the site of the device to the precise nature of the disaster. The disaster alert devices are pre-programmed with information identifying the precise use location of the warning device. This use location information includes latitude and longitude of the use location and may also include other location information such as street address and zip code. Warnings are broadcast from central stations identifying with latitude and longitude... |
| Radio frequency warning system for ferromagnetic threats | 20070296576 | 20071227 |
| A ferromagnetic threat warning system utilizing two or more radio frequency transmitters or transceivers. A remote transmitter or transceiver is attached to each ferromagnetic threat that may enter the area to be protected. A master receiver or transceiver is mounted at each door controlling entry into the area to be protected. Communication between any master unit and one or more remote units generates an alarm when one or more threat objects approaches within a preselected distance of any master unit. Approach of a threat object within the preselected distance from a door can be detected when the strength of a radio signal between the remote unit associated with the threat object and the master unit near the door reaches a predetermined level. Generation of an alarm... |
| Individual survival module | 20070296605 | 20071227 |
| This invention is directed toward an individual protective module which provides protection against earthquakes, cyclones, terrorist attacks, acts of war and other natural and criminal disasters. The module comprises a parallelepiped frame with a dimensionally-stable structure which is constructed of highly fire resistant and structurally robust material with an outer, resistant, aerodynamic cover. Five faces of the module are closed, which the sixth, front face had a sliding protective shield through which the user can enter and exit. The module is equipped with oxygen and water reserves, electronic lighting, communication means, an electronic tracking system, and a battery. Because the module is dimensionally stable of difficult to deform or crush, it can be anchored to a fixed point of a building.
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| Quick deployable disaster satellite earth terminal | 20070296627 | 20071227 |
| A communications system is provided, which includes a radome having a top portion, a bottom portion, a flanged mating area joining the top and bottom portion, and a means for lifting the radome at the flanged mating area. Methods of using are also disclosed.
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| Method for parallel fine rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics pipeline | 20070296725 | 20071227 |
| In a raster stage of a graphics processor, a method for parallel fine rasterization. The method includes receiving a graphics primitive for rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics processor. The graphics primitive is rasterized at a first level to generate a plurality of tiles of pixels. The titles are subsequently rasterized at a second level by allocating the tiles to an array of parallel second-level rasterization units to generate covered pixels. The covered pixels are then output for rendering operations in a subsequent stage of the graphics processor.
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| Method for rasterizing non-rectangular tile groups in a raster stage of a graphics pipeline | 20070296726 | 20071227 |
| In a raster stage of a graphics pipeline, a method for rasterizing non-rectangular tile groups. The method includes receiving a graphics primitive for rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics processor. The graphics primitive is rasterized at a first level by generating a non-rectangular footprint comprising a set of pixels related to the graphics primitive. The graphics primitive is then rasterized at a second level by accessing the set of pixels and determining covered pixels out of the set of pixels. The raster stage subsequently outputs the covered pixels for rendering operations in a subsequent stage of the graphics processor.
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| Image-forming apparatus and image-forming method | 20070296747 | 20071227 |
| An image-forming apparatus is provided which is capable of forming a high-quality image without adverse effect (deterioration in printing precision) which may be caused by a dimensional error in producing ink ejection orifice rows, an error in arranging the ink ejection orifice rows, an error in delivering a recording medium, or a like error. With the apparatus employing six rows of ink ejection orifices, an image is formed by ejecting the ink from the third row of the six ink ejection orifice row numbered in the delivery direction onto a raster line zone L3, ejecting the ink from the fifth row onto a raster line zone L5, ejecting the ink from the sixth row onto a raster line zone L6, ejecting the ink from the fourth... |
| Lcd-based confidential viewing apparatus utilizing auto-inversion masking | 20070296889 | 20071227 |
| A display apparatus having a pair of polarizers with an optical rotator therebetween, one of the polarizers being a variable polarizer which is independently operated to alternate between substantially orthogonal states of polarization and cause the display to rapidly alternate between a normal positive and inverted negative image, creating a combined neutral image that in indecipherable to the naked eye. Shutter eyewear synchronized with the variable polarizer is used to extract the positive image for viewing by an intended viewer. In another embodiment, both polarizers of the display apparatus are independently variable, which allows for viewing of the desired image using passive polarized eyewear or eyewear incorporating synchronized variable polarizing rotators. Faster independent operation of the variable polarizers provide for flicker-free viewing of the desired image... |
| Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools | 20070297060 | 20071227 |
| Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a plurality of cells on the mastering tools are provided. In particular, the systems vary the geometry of the cells or the placement of the cells, or both, for forming a textured surface on a mastering tool.
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| Method of manufacturing master recording medium, magnetic transfer method using the manufactured master recording medium, and method of manufacturing magnetic recording medium | 20070297077 | 20071227 |
| The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a master recording medium used for magnetic transfer and having a concavo-convex pattern formed on a surface of the recording medium, the method comprising: a surface treatment step of forming the concavo-convex pattern on a surface of a metal plate to fabricate a metal master disk; a monomolecular layer forming step of forming a monomolecular layer on a surface of the metal master disk, the surface having the concavo-convex pattern formed thereon; a metallic substrate forming step of dipping the metal master disk having the monomolecular layer formed thereon into a plating solution and forming the master recording medium by plating on the surface of the metal master disk, the surface having the monomolecular layer formed thereon; and... |
| Magnetic transfer method for perpendicular magnetic recording medium, perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording apparatus | 20070297078 | 20071227 |
| The present invention provides a magnetic transfer method comprising: a magnetic transfer step of applying a magnetic field for transfer parallel to the plane of a disk shaped substrate having formed on the surface thereof a pattern composed of magnetic layer arrangement corresponding to information to be transferred to a perpendicular magnetic recording medium while a master recording medium for perpendicular magnetic transfer being the substrate is brought into close contact with the perpendicular magnetic recording medium, and thereby transferring the magnetic pattern of the master recording medium for perpendicular magnetic transfer to the perpendicular magnetic recording medium; and a servo correction information writing step of writing by use of a magnetic head, servo correction signal information into a section adjacent to the information transferred to... |
| Non-volatile memory structure | 20070297231 | 20071227 |
| A nonvolatile memory cell utilizes a programmable conductor random access memory (PCRAM) structure instead of a polysilicon layer for a floating gate. Instead of storing or removing electrons from a floating gate, the programmable conductor is switched between its low and high resistive states to operate the flash memory cell. The resulting cell can be erased faster and has better endurance than a conventional flash memory cell.
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| Mastering device, disc manufacturing method, disc-shaped recording medium, disc reproduction device, and disc reproduction method | 20070297318 | 20071227 |
| Second digital information serving as copyright protection information can be stably and reliably read without any effect of a defect or pit missing on a disk-shaped recording medium. Second digital information is recorded onto a disk-shaped recording medium by wobbling a pit sequence recorded as a first signal. The second digital information is recorded so that a plurality of bits constituting the second digital information are allocated in a unit period of an identical sync signal contained in the first signal. During playback, the plurality of bits constituting the recorded second digital information are read a plurality of times every unit period of the sync signal, and information of the read bits is then integrated. Thus, information from a large number of wobbled pits across unit... |
| Expandable multi-computer switching device | 20070297442 | 20071227 |
| An expandable multi-computer switching device includes a master switching module and a slave switching module. The master switching module includes a transmission interface, a plurality of ports coupled to the transmission interface, a hub device coupled between the transmission interface and the plurality of ports, and a master control unit coupled to the hub device. The slave switching module includes a first transmission interface coupled to the transmission interface, a second transmission interface coupled to an interface of a computer system, a third transmission interface coupled to the first transmission interface, a switch module coupled between the first transmission interface and the second transmission interface, and a slave control unit coupled to the first transmission interface and the switch module, for turning on the switch module... |
| Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a cell on the mastering tools | 20070297480 | 20071227 |
| Mastering tools and systems and methods for forming a cell on the mastering tools are provided. An exemplary method includes emitting a first laser light pulse from a laser for a first predetermined time interval such that at least a portion of the first laser light pulse forms the cell on the mastering tool. The cell has an opening size within a range of 10-100 micrometers and an aspect ratio less than or equal to 1.25.
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| Method and system for data aggregation for real-time emergency resource management | 20070297589 | 20071227 |
| The present invention provides a system and a method for providing information about resource availability, especially during an emergency such as a natural disaster. The system stores resource information about multiple facilities, across cities, counties, states and even countries. Such information can be provided to designated users based on specified access levels for the user and the resource information. Further, the system is able to exchange the resource availability information with external systems and databases. The resource information is also automatically updated to reflect the most current information. The system is useful in directing resources to participate in an emergency. Further the system aggregates resource information based on one or more attributes, such as region, hospital, city, state, etcetera, that is associated with the resource information.
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| Managing activity-centric environments via profiles | 20070297590 | 20071227 |
| A unique system and method is provided that facilitates managing an activity centric environment via a master profile (which includes user, group, and device profiles). The master profile follows or stays with the user and can be applied universally across devices and activities (activity templates). When profile data does not currently exist (e.g., a new activity or a new device), portions of the existing profile data can be applied to such new activities or device as appropriate. Thus, current profile data for existing or known user interactions and devices can be inferentially extended to new user interactions and devices. When conflicts arise between applicable profile data, they can be solved by applying the profile data in accordance with their priority. User intervention can be requested whereby... |
| Video distribution system | 20070297607 | 20071227 |
| A video distribution system that distributes encrypted video data, using improved encryption keys. A master content key is set as the highest-order key. One or more elements (unique camera ID, generation number, access list, time), and the order thereof, are set for the generation of keys (unique camera key, camera generation key, channel key, session key) that are of a lower order than the highest-order key. A hierarchical key system is used that is implemented by using element by element to generate keys of a gradually lower order than the highest-order key in accordance with the set order of the elements. The lowest-order key (session key) is used for data encryption and decryption.
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| Encrypting data for access by multiple users | 20070297608 | 20071227 |
| A method for protecting data for access by a plurality of users. A server encrypts data using a master key and a symmetric encryption algorithm. For each authorized user, a key encryption key (KEK) is derived from a passphrase, and the master key is encrypted using the KEK. The server posts the encrypted data and an ancillary file that includes, for each user, a user identifier and the master key encrypted according to the user's KEK. To access the data, a user enters the passphrase into a client, which re-derives the user's KEK, and finds, in the ancillary file, the master key encrypted using the user's KEK. The client decrypts the master key and then decrypts the data. A KEK may be derived from a natural... |
| Shape grammar interpreter | 20070297680 | 20071227 |
| Parametric shape recognition is achieved through a decomposition of shapes into a hierarchy of subshapes ordered by their decreasing restrictions. Instances of each of the subshapes are individually located in the design shape and then reconstructed to form an instance of the entire shape. The basis for the hierarchy of subshapes can be specified by the designer or based on the default parameter relations that come from architectural and engineering knowledge. The levels of the hierarchy are defined so that the most constrained lines of a shape are those lines that the designer intended exactly. These most constrained lines have specified parametric relations to other line segments and those relations, if altered, will compromise the designer's intentions. Conversely, the lowest level of the hierarchy, which contains... |
| Bidirectional optical communication system | 20070297795 | 20071227 |
| A bidirectional optical communication system employing a living line and a standby line. One of a master unit and a slave unit has a photoswitch for switching between the living line and the standby line and the other has a photocoupler for collecting the living line and the standby line. When deterioration in communication state of the living line is detected on the side having the photoswitch, the photoswitch on that side is switched to use the standby line.
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| Articulated caster | 20060288523 | 20061228 |
| An apparatus for supporting an object includes a base assembly and at least three wheels pivotally attached to the base assembly. A pivot arm includes a flange plate at an upper end for attachment to the object. An opposite lower end of the pivot arm includes a universal joint for pivotal motion about two perpendicular axes that is attached to the base assembly. A brake assembly is attached to the pivot arm. The brake assembly includes a first disengaged position and a second engaged position that is latched. When the brake assembly is in the second position, a brake pad is forced downward below a level of a surface and into frictional engagement with the surface. More than one apparatus can also be attached to an... |
| Base member for swivel caster | 20060288524 | 20061228 |
| A base member for swivel caster comprises a fixed base, a rotation base and a hollow staff. The fixed base includes a ring member, and a plurality of first raceways lathed in an inward surface of the ring member. A support cavity is defined through a center of the rotation base. Assembling holes are defined in a connecting portion and communicate the support cavity and the second raceways. During assembly, a plurality of rolling balls are extended through the assembling holes and loaded into the first raceways and a second raceways. Then a plurality of biasing balls is loaded into the assembling holes. The staff is inserted into the support cavity and blocks the assembling holes. The rolling balls contact the biasing balls instead of fixed... |
| Caster wheel assembly | 20060288526 | 20061228 |
| A sprung caster wheel assembly includes a base member supporting an object thereon and a swivel member mounted for rotation about a vertical swivel axis below the base member. Two spaced apart pivot arms are pivotally coupled to the swivel member for pivotal movement about a first lateral axis and rotatably support a wheel between the free ends thereof. The wheel rotates about a second lateral axis parallel to the first lateral axis and offset to one side of the vertical swivel axis. A torsion spring is helically wound about the first lateral axis and is coupled between the pivot arm and the swivel member to provide a sprung suspension to the base member supported above the wheel.
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| Method of making thin cast strip using twin-roll caster and apparatus therefor | 20060289142 | 20061228 |
| A system and method for producing thin cast strip by continuous casting is disclosed. The system includes a twin-roll casting apparatus having a pair of casting rolls positioned laterally adjacent each other to form a nip between the casting rolls through which metal strip may be continuously cast. A drive mechanism of the system is capable of individually driving the rotational speed of the casting rolls in a counter-rotational direction to cause the strip to pass through the nip between the casting rolls. A control mechanism of the system is capable of varying an alignment angle between the casting rolls to reduce effects of eccentricity in the casting rolls on a profile of the strip produced by the casting rolls.
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| Generating discrete gas jets in plasma arc torch applications | 20060289398 | 20061228 |
| The invention is generally directed to a nozzle for a plasma torch, the nozzle having a rear portion that defines at least a portion of a plasma chamber and a front portion that includes a first end and a second end. The first end is adjacent the rear portion, and the second end defines a plasma exit portion. One or more fluid passageways are disposed within the front portion and extend from the first end to the second end. The fluid passageways have passageway exit portions that provide one or more discrete jets of a secondary fluid to surround a plasma jet that is ejected from the plasma exit portion. Features of the invention include faster cutting, thicker workpiece piercing capability, reduced noise, improved arc stability,... |
| Roaster oven having lid with hinged portion | 20060289427 | 20061228 |
| A roaster oven for the heating of foodstuffs includes an outer housing with an opening and a heating element disposed proximate an interior surface for heating thereof. A lid, removably positioned on the outer housing to at least partially cover the opening, has a stationary portion and a hinged portion pivotably mounted thereto. The hinged portion is pivotable with respect to the stationary portion about at least one hinge. The hinged portion has an open position in which at least a portion of the interior surface is accessible and a closed position in which the lid substantially covers the opening.
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| Taut, torsional flexure and a compact drive for, and method of, scanning light using the flexure | 20060289653 | 20061228 |
| A taut, torsional flexure is used in a compact drive for scanning light and is of beneficial use in a lightweight, compact image projection module, especially for mounting in a housing having a light-transmissive window, the module being operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce an image of high resolution of VGA quality in color.
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| Fuel-injection valve | 20060289682 | 20061228 |
| A fuel injector has a piezoelectric or magnetostrictive actuator, which actuates a valve-closure member cooperating with a valve-seat surface a sealing seat. An hydraulic coupler includes a master piston, a slave piston, and a coupler volume formed in-between, the coupler volume being connected to a compensating chamber via a throttle. An elastic flexible section delimits the compensating chamber at least partially, and the coupler volume, the throttle, and the compensating chamber are filled with an hydraulic medium. The flexible section exerts a pressure on the hydraulic medium due to prestressing, and the force of a compression spring, which is braced either directly and/or via fixed components on the slave piston and the master piston, is directed with an initial stress in such a way that the... |
| Process for produicng stamper for direct mastering, and stamper produced by such process and optical disc | 20060290018 | 20061228 |
| In producing a stamper for molding an optical disc, a master disc which can be obtained from the steps of forming a thermosensitive material layer capable of acting as a negative type by a laser beam on a substrate, irradiating a laser beam to predetermined areas of the thermosensitive material layer so as to partially perform exposure and wet-etching the partially exposed thermosensitive material layer so as to form a fine pits-and-bumps pattern is used as a stamper for injection molding machine. Therefore, minute pits each having a size smaller than the spot of the laser beam of optical limit are formed, thereby providing a stamper with the small number of deficiencies.
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| Method for fabricating soft mold | 20060290024 | 20061228 |
| A method for fabricating a soft mold is disclosed, in which process matching is high regardless of a size of a master mold for forming the soft mold. The method for fabricating a soft mold includes arranging a master mold on a jig, forming a pre-polymer layer in the jig, attaching a back-plane substrate onto the pre-polymer layer, selectively curing the pre-polymer layer to selectively form a polymer layer, stripping the polymer layer and the pre-polymer layer from the jig and the master mold, and removing the pre-polymer layer that is not cured.
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| Soft mold and method for fabricating the same | 20060290025 | 20061228 |
| A soft mold and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. A master mold that has a pattern on a substrate is first formed. A first liquid high polymer precursor is formed on the master mold and then partially cured. A support film having high UV transmittance is attached to the partially cured high polymer. The attached support film and the partially cured high polymer are treated with a coupling agent and a second liquid high polymer precursor is formed on the partially cured high polymer and the support film. The second liquid high polymer precursor and the partially cured high polymer are then fully cured to form a mold. The fully cured mold is stripped from the master mold to form a soft mold... |
| Floor suspension system | 20060290083 | 20061228 |
| A caster suspension system that employs a linkage between the two casters constraining one to rise when the other falls while keeping moment internal to the system such that there is no tipping of the load carried by the caster suspension system.
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| Mobile closet with wheels | 20060290086 | 20061228 |
| A holder comprising of a plurality of sheet walls constructed from plywood; a plurality of notches located at the bottom of the sheet walls for permitting the holder to be lifted by a forklift, said walls being configured to be vertically stacked and docked; and a plurality of wheels or casters.
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| Electronic key system | 20060290466 | 20061228 |
| An electronic key system which checks, using two-way communication, a key code stored in an electronic key against a key code stored in a lock device that locks an entrance to a predetermined space, and allows an unlocking operation of the lock device if the key code stored in the electronic key matches the key code stored in the lock device, is such that the key code includes an identification code unique to the electronic key and a property code indicative of a property of the electronic key (a master key or an additional key). The lock device erases a key code that includes a property code indicating that the key is an additional key, from among the key codes stored in the lock device, when... |
| Printing method | 20060290733 | 20061228 |
| A printing method includes encapsulating gradation information about a gradation object for printing, transmitting the encapsulated gradation information to the rendering unit, generating a raster image by the rendering unit corresponding to the gradation object by using the encapsulated and transmitted gradation information, and performing a printing operation according to the generated raster image. Accordingly, since the rendering unit performs a rendering operation at once based on the encapsulated gradation information of the gradation object, the raster images are more rapidly generated and printed. Since it is not required to generate the tens of thousand or hundred of thousands of scan line commands to process the gradation object, memory is more effectively utilized.
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| Printing system, controller for printing apparatus, method of executing printing process, and program | 20060290739 | 20061228 |
| For a low saturation and high density region in a printed sheet identified based on rasterized data, flushing ejection is executed, with landing positions dispersed in the above-mentioned region. For a region which is low in saturation but is not high in density, an edge portion of the above-mentioned region is determined as the landing positions. During these processes, the adjustment is additionally made to the ejection from inkjet nozzles for color components which are not to be subjected to the flushing ejection, to thereby maintain the original hue of the above-mentioned region. This achieves the flushing ejection while minimizing the degradation of the quality of the printed sheet. Further, in the variable printing, whether the flushing ejection is necessary or not is judged based on... |
| Arrangement for, and a method of, reducing image distortion due to electrical interference | 20060290774 | 20061228 |
| Electrical interference between resonant, drive and line frequencies in a drive is reduced by selecting the resonant frequency to be non-harmonically related to the drive and line frequencies. The drive is of beneficial use in a lightweight, compact image projection module operative for causing selected pixels in a raster pattern to be illuminated to produce a non-distorted image of high resolution of VGA quality in color.
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| Print system | 20060290952 | 20061228 |
| A print system, and a computer-readable program product for causing a computer to function as a print system, causes a printer to produce a printout of an image based on print data generated by any one of a plurality of programs. The print system includes: a print image data generation unit that generates raster image data pertaining to an image to be printed, based on the print data; a print image data processing unit that performs a rotating process for rotating in 180 degrees the raster image data generated by the print image data generation unit; and a print instruction unit that causing the printer to produce a printout of the raster image data that is performed with the rotating process by the print image data... |
| Print system | 20060290966 | 20061228 |
| A print data generation unit generates print data including data which represent a print object character string. A print image data generation unit generates raster image data pertaining to the image to be printed based on the print data. A processing detail determination unit determines processing details pertaining to the raster image data on the basis of the print object character string. A print image data processing unit accepts an input of processing detail information about the processing details and an input of the raster image data, and subjects the raster image data to the image processing based on the processing detail information. A print instruction unit causes a printer to produce a printout of the processed raster image data. A method for controlling a print... |
| Novel two-particle electrophoretic ink for microencapsulated flexible electronic display | 20060291033 | 20061228 |
| Exemplary electrophoretic ink capsules for electrophoretic displays, and methods for making the exemplary electrophoretic ink capsules are disclosed. In various embodiments, the electrophoretic ink capsules can include triboelectrically charged electrophoretic particles having higher electrical conductivity than conventionally charged electrophoretic particles allowing fabrication of electrophoretic displays with lower switching fields and faster response times.
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| Lighting display responsive to vibration | 20060291212 | 20061228 |
| A lighting display master controller responds to an electronic vibration signal produced by a sensor when an instrument is played, to selectively energize light sources of different colors in a predefined pattern. The master controller energizes specific light sources of a desired color by selecting a row and column within an array. In one embodiment, the light sources are on a flexible substrate disposed within an optically transparent plastic sheath that is attached to the instrument. The pattern applied in selectively energizing light sources can be stored or transmitted in real-time from a concert controller host or personal computer. The light system can also be used to enable a student to practice and record a sequence defined by an instructor. The lights that are energized provide... |
| Lighting fixture having two-speed color-changing mechanism | 20060291213 | 20061228 |
| A lighting fixture having a color-changing mechanism, such as a color wheel, for cycling through a plurality of colors, such as by rotating, at a first speed and a second speed. The second speed is faster than the first speed. A position pulse device, such as a position sensor, generates a reference position pulse when the color-changing mechanism is at a predetermined color or position. A circuit periodically generates a master pulse. A control device causes the color-changing mechanism to cycle through the colors at the second speed when the reference position pulse is generated after the master pulse.
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| Determination of time difference of arrival in distributed sensor networks | 20060291332 | 20061228 |
| An object localising system comprises sensor devices at different sites, each sensor device being capable of detecting a signal from an object, and control means for repeatedly responding to the outputs of the sensor devices by selecting a sub-set of the devices and determining the amount by which the times at which the devices of the sub-set receive the signal are delayed with respect to each other to enable calculation of the current location of the object. Each sensor device can be switched between a master mode, in which the device is operable to transmit events derived from a signal from an object, and a slave mode, in which the device is responsive to such events from another sensor device for processing its own signal in... |
| Recorded master for manufacturing information storage medium and method of manufacturing the master | 20060291369 | 20061228 |
| A recorded master for manufacturing an information storage medium includes a master substrate; a heat absorption layer coated on the master substrate and absorbing heat at a part on which a beam is irradiated; and a separation layer coated on the heat absorption layer, wherein according to a temperature distribution of the part on which the beam is irradiated on the heat absorption layer, a volume change occurs in at least one of the heat absorption layer and the separation layer.
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| Faster multimedia synchronization of broadcast streams using router caching of rtcp packets | 20060291466 | 20061228 |
| Synchronization of a multimedia broadcast can be achieved by enabling network devices to re-send saved RTCP packets upon a client's join request.
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| Communications link clock recovery | 20060291602 | 20061228 |
| Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to receive a data signal from a transmitter at a selected channel included in a plurality of receiver channels, derive clock frequency deviation information from the data signal, receive an operational mode indication, and communicate the clock frequency deviation information to a remainder of the plurality of receiver channels responsive to receiving the operational mode indication, which may include a slave mode indication, a master mode indication, a full-duplex mode indication, or a half-duplex mode indication.
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| Trusted monitoring system and method | 20060291657 | 20061228 |
| Methods and apparatus for monitoring remotely located objects with a system comprised of at least one master data collection unit, any number of remote sensor units, and a central data collection server are described. The master unit is configured to monitor any object, mobile or stationary, including monitoring multiple remote sensor units associated with the objects being monitored. The master unit may be in a fixed location, or attached to a mobile object. The master unit is configured for monitoring objects that enter and leave the area where it is located. The master unit may act as a parent controller for one or more child devices, wherein the child devices can be remote sensors or monitors of various measurable conditions including environmental conditions, substance identification, product... |
| Hearing aid comprising adaptive feedback suppression system | 20060291681 | 20061228 |
| A hearing aid comprises an input transducer (2), a subtraction node for subtracting a feedback cancellation signal from the electrical input signal thereby generating a processor input signal, a signal processor (3), an output transducer (4), a pair of equalization filters (7a, 7b) for selecting from the processor input and output signals a plurality of frequency band signals, a frequency equalization unit for frequency equalization for the selected frequency band signals, and an adaptive feedback estimation filter (5, 6) for adaptively deriving the feedback cancellation signal from the equalized frequency band signals. The equalization of selected frequency bands of the input signals of the adaptive feedback cancellation filter provides for an improved and in particular a faster adaption of the feedback cancellation. The invention further provides... |
| Optimized grating based biosensor and substrate combination | 20060291779 | 20061228 |
| A grating-based biosensor is disclosed where the biosensor is constructed and arranged such that the grating lines of the sensor align with an optical axis of a birefringent substrate, so as to improve resonance peak uniformity. Methods of manufacturing biosensors to provide alignment of the grating lines with the optical axes of a birefringent substrate are also disclosed. One embodiment uses a grating master wafer to form a grating on a continuous web of substrate material. The grating master wafer is rotated relative to the web until the lines of the grating in the master wafer are in substantial alignment with the optical axis of the web. A UV curable material is applied to the wafer and cured in place to form the grating on the... |
| Processless lithographic printing plate precursor | 20060292486 | 20061228 |
| A radiation-sensitive medium comprises hydrophilic polymer particles, the particles comprising a thermally softenable hydrophobic polymer, a hydrophilic polymer and a bonding compound capable of chemically bonding to the hydrophobic polymer and to the hydrophilic polymer. The radiation-sensitive medium further may comprise a substance capable of converting radiation into heat. The radiation-sensitive medium is aqueous-ineluable when coated and dried, and becomes hydrophobic under the action of heat. The polymer particles are made by polymerization of at least one hydrophobic monomer and at least one bonding compound in the presence of the hydrophilic polymer. The radiation-sensitive medium may be provided as a coatable composition to be applied to substrates to form a processless radiation-imageable lithographic printing precursor, which may further be provided with an aqueous eluable hydrophilic overcoat.... |
