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20110218664 | FASHION DESIGN METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - The present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatuses for computerized design and/or selection of clothes, fashion accessories, and/or similar items. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatuses that can be used for clothes and fashion design and/or selection at one's home or office by individual designer who may be a professional or non-professional. In an embodiment, the present invention creates personalized 3D virtual human models of the users, or other persons, and converts the data into 2D design drawings or transfers the data to a machine capable of building a 3D physical model, which can then be used for fit and esthetic analysis. A push and pull technique is used to create a personalized 3D virtual model from a library model, which can then be used for an analysis as to how a certain clothing, for example, will look on a particular person. The push and pull technique may also be used to personalize 2D design templates and/or drawings which may be preloaded into the computer library or added by the user by drawing them directly on the computer using a CAD software for example, or added by other ways as for example drawing on paper and scanning the drawing into the computer. In addition, final verifications are achieved by a inputting into a special purpose computer a combination of person's actual measurements, fit tolerance, and/or fit preference. One of the goals of the present invention is to bridge the gap between designers, who may be professionals, or not, and manufacturers. The present invention makes clothing design and/or selection look so realistic that everyone that sees it can easily picture how the clothing will look like on a particular person when it is made. A user can use the teachings of the present invention to design and/or select clothing like, for example, dresses, skirts, shirts, bras, pants, coats, lingerie, T-shirt, sweater, pullover, suit, socks, hat, cap or gloves, to design and/or select shoes, or, to design and/or select fashion accessories like, for example, jewelry, eyeglasses, purses or hand bags. | 09-08-2011 |
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20100157965 | Dynamic preamble detection - A data packet, comprising a preamble and the preamble comprising a plurality of synchronization bits, is received where the preamble may be of either a first preamble type or a second preamble type. Channel estimation is performed using at least a first portion of the plurality of synchronization bits. It is determined whether the preamble is of the first preamble type or of the second preamble type, where the determination overlaps in least in part with the channel estimation. The performance of the channel estimation is controlled such that: in the event it is determined the preamble is of the first preamble type, the performance of the channel estimation continues for a second portion of the plurality of synchronization bits, adjacent to the first portion of the plurality of synchronization bits, after the processing of the first portion of the plurality of synchronization bits; in the event it is determined the preamble is of the second preamble type, the performance of the channel estimation ends after processing the first portion of the plurality of synchronization bits. | 06-24-2010 |
20100316175 | Packet detection, synchronization, and frequency offset estimation - Techniques are disclosed for detecting a packet. One technique includes sampling a received signal to produce a sequence of samples wherein the sequence of samples includes a plurality of subsequences of samples; cross correlating the subsequences of samples with a known form of the subsequence to produce cross correlations; self correlating the cross correlations to produce a plurality of self correlations; summing the self correlations; and processing the sum of the self correlations. | 12-16-2010 |
20140254704 | DYNAMIC DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM CONTROL - Control of a digital communication system having a plurality of communication lines on which signals are transmitted and received is implemented using a variety of methods and systems. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method is implemented where the signals are affected by interference during transmission and each of the communication lines has at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. A model is created of the interference characteristics due to the signals carried on the communication lines. Interference characteristics for a line are determined based on the model and actual signals carried on other communication lines different from the line for which the characteristics are being determined. Actual interference is compensated for on the communication line using the determined interference characteristics. | 09-11-2014 |
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20080291826 | Dynamic Load Balancing for Layer-2 Link Aggregation - Load balancing for layer-2 link aggregation involves initial assignment of link aggregation keys (LAGKs) and reassignment of LAGKs when a load imbalance condition that merits action is discovered. Load conditions change dynamically and for this reason load balancing tends to also be dynamic. Load balancing is preferably performed when it is necessary. Thus an imbalance condition that triggers load balancing is preferably limited to conditions such as when there is frame drop, loss of synchronization or physical link capacity exceeded. | 11-27-2008 |
20090067324 | Resilient Data Communications with Physical Layer Link Aggregation, Extended Failure Detection and Load Balancing - Rapid channel failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a physical layer link aggregation protocol with a hardware-assisted rapid channel failure detection algorithm and load balancing, preferably in combination. This functionality may be implemented in a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, these features may be provided in combination with their existing protocols. | 03-12-2009 |
20100246396 | Dynamic Load Balancing for Layer-2 Link Aggregation - Load balancing for layer-2 link aggregation involves initial assignment of link aggregation keys (LAGKs) and reassignment of LAGKs when a load imbalance condition that merits action is discovered. Load conditions change dynamically and for this reason load balancing tends to also be dynamic. Load balancing is preferably performed when it is necessary. Thus an imbalance condition that triggers load balancing is preferably limited to conditions such as when there is frame drop, loss of synchronization or physical link capacity exceeded. | 09-30-2010 |
20120134262 | Resilient Data Communications with Physical Layer Link Aggregation, Extended Failure Detection and Load Balancing - Rapid channel failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a physical layer link aggregation protocol with a hardware-assisted rapid channel failure detection algorithm and load balancing, preferably in combination. This functionality may be implemented in a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, these features may be provided in combination with their existing protocols. | 05-31-2012 |
20140160921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESILIENT WIRELESS PACKET COMMUNICATIONS - Rapid failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet transport channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a hardware-assisted rapid transport channel failure detection algorithm and a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, this is provided in combination with their existing protocols, such as rapid spanning tree and link aggregation protocols, respectively. | 06-12-2014 |
20140254354 | RESILIENT DATA COMMUNICATIONS WITH PHYSICAL LAYER LINK AGGREGATION, EXTENDED FAILURE DETECTION AND LOAD BALANCING - Rapid channel failure detection and recovery in wireless communication networks is needed in order to meet, among other things, carrier class Ethernet channel standards. Thus, resilient wireless packet communications is provided using a physical layer link aggregation protocol with a hardware-assisted rapid channel failure detection algorithm and load balancing, preferably in combination. This functionality may be implemented in a Gigabit Ethernet data access card with an engine configured accordingly. In networks with various topologies, these features may be provided in combination with their existing protocols. | 09-11-2014 |
20140269255 | Systems and Methods for Performing Layer One Link Aggregation Over Wireless Links - A first layer one link aggregation master comprises a first port coupled to receive customer traffic; a first channel; a second channel; an aggregation engine coupled to the first and second channels; a first switch circuit coupled to the first port and to the first channel, and configured to communicate the customer traffic from the first port over the first channel to the aggregation engine, the aggregation engine including a splitter circuit configured to use layer one information to segment at least a portion of the customer traffic into a first virtual container and a second virtual container, the aggregation engine further including an encapsulation circuit configured to encapsulate the second virtual container using Ethernet standards for transport over the second channel; a radio access card configured to generate an air frame based on the first virtual container for wireless transmission over a first wireless link of a link aggregation group to the receiver; and a second switch circuit coupled to the second channel, and configured to communicate the Ethernet-encapsulated second virtual container over an Ethernet cable to a slave for wireless transmission over a second wireless link of the link aggregation group to the receiver. | 09-18-2014 |
20140269263 | Systems and Methods for Performing Layer One Link Aggregation Over Wireless Links - A first layer one link aggregation master comprises a first port coupled to receive customer traffic; a first channel; a second channel; an aggregation engine coupled to the first and second channels; a first switch circuit coupled to the first port and to the first channel, and configured to communicate the customer traffic from the first port over the first channel to the aggregation engine, the aggregation engine including a splitter circuit configured to use layer one information to segment at least a portion of the customer traffic into a first virtual container and a second virtual container, the aggregation engine further including an encapsulation circuit configured to encapsulate the second virtual container using Ethernet standards for transport over the second channel; a radio access card configured to generate an air frame based on the first virtual container for wireless transmission over a first wireless link of a link aggregation group to the receiver; and a second switch circuit coupled to the second channel, and configured to communicate the Ethernet-encapsulated second virtual container over an Ethernet cable to a slave for wireless transmission over a second wireless link of the link aggregation group to the receiver. | 09-18-2014 |
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20080255031 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING INSULIN SECRETION - The invention is directed to methods for enhancing endogenous insulin levels in a patient in need thereof which method comprises administering to the patient an insulin secretion-enhancing amount of racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine. It is also directed to methods of treatment comprising racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine for enhancing endogenous insulin levels in a patient in need thereof. It is also directed to a composition comprising an insulin secretion-enhancing amount of racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine and at least one anti-diabetic agent. | 10-16-2008 |
20080318983 | A2B ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Disclosed are methods for treating asthma, inflammatory gastrointestinal tract disorders, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, and diseases related to undesirable angiogenesis using A | 12-25-2008 |
20090099212 | A3 ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - Disclosed are novel methods of antagonizing the A | 04-16-2009 |
20100105695 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING INSULIN SECRETION - The invention is directed to methods for enhancing endogenous insulin levels in a patient in need thereof which method comprises administering to the patient an insulin secretion-enhancing amount of racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine. It is also directed to methods of treatment comprising racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine for enhancing endogenous insulin levels in a patient in need thereof. It is also directed to a composition comprising an insulin secretion-enhancing amount of racemic ranolazine or the R- or S-enantiomer of ranolazine and at least one anti-diabetic agent. | 04-29-2010 |
20100105706 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AND TREATING AIRWAY REMODELING AND PULMONARY INFLAMMATION USING A2B ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to methods of preventing airway remodeling using A | 04-29-2010 |
20110183990 | METHOD OF TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a synergistically therapeutic amount of dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof and a synergistically therapeutic amount of ranolazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rhythm and rate. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184002 | METHOD OF TREATING HEPATIC DISEASE USING A2B ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention is related to methods of preventing and treating hepatic fibrosis using A | 07-28-2011 |
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20120220608 | METHOD OF PREVENTING AND TREATING HEPATIC DISEASE USING A2B ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The invention is related to methods of preventing and treating hepatic fibrosis using A | 08-30-2012 |
20120258974 | USE OF A2B ADENOSINE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR TREATING HEART FAILURE AND ARRHYTHMIA IN POST-MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS - Provided are methods of improving the cardiac condition of post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients and reducing cardiovascular death and hospitalization due to heart failure or arrhythmias, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an A | 10-11-2012 |
20130317038 | METHOD OF TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a synergistically therapeutic amount of dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof and a synergistically therapeutic amount of ranolazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rhythm and rate. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration. | 11-28-2013 |
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20140323493 | METHOD OF TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The present invention relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a synergistically therapeutic amount of dronedarone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof and a synergistically therapeutic amount of ranolazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or salts thereof. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rhythm and rate. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration. | 10-30-2014 |
20140364417 | METHOD OF TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The present disclosure relates to a method for the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation and/or atrial flutter comprising coadministration of a therapeutically effective amount of ivabradine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a therapeutically effective amount of ranolazine. Also provided are methods for modulating ventricular and atrial rate. This disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical formulations that are suitable for such combined administration. | 12-11-2014 |
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20120288617 | PRECURSOR FORMULATION FOR BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIALS SYNTHESIS - Compositions and methods of forming battery active materials are provided. A solution of battery active metal cations and reactive anions may be blended with a fuel to yield a precursor mixture usable for synthesizing a battery active material for deposition onto a substrate. The battery active metal cations include lithium, manganese, cobalt, nickel, iron, vanadium, and the like. Reactive anions include nitrate, acetate, citrate, tartrate, maleate, azide, amide, and other lower carboxylates. Suitable fuels, which may be water miscible, may include amino compounds. Alcohols and sugars may be added to adjust carbon content and fuel combustion characteristics. An exothermic reaction is performed to convert the metals into battery active oxides. | 11-15-2012 |
20130214200 | PARTICLE SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus and methods of forming a battery-active material are described. An apparatus includes a first processing section that raises the temperature of a precursor material to a reaction threshold temperature, a second processing section that converts the precursor material to a battery-active material, and a third processing section that cools the resulting battery-active material. Each of the processing sections may be a continuous flow tubular component. The first and third processing sections may be metal, and the second processing section may be a refractory material for high temperature service. The battery-active material is collected using a solids collector. | 08-22-2013 |
20140205750 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COATING - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to apparatus and methods for forming particles of cathode active materials with a thin protective coating layer. The thin protective coating layer improves cycle and safety performance of the cathode active material. A coating precursor may be added at various stages during formation of the particles of cathode active materials. The thin layer of chemical may be a complete coating or a partial coating. The coating may include a thin layer of chemicals, such as an oxide, to improve cycle performance and safety performance of the cathode active material. | 07-24-2014 |
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20080215332 | Methods and apparatus for adapting speech coders to improve cochlear implant performance - Cochlear implant performance is improved by extracting pitch information and encoding such pitch information into the processor of a cochlear implant. One embodiment of the invention is to explicitly extract the pitch and deliver it to the cochlear implant by co-varying the stimulate site and rate. Another embodiment of the invention is to implicitly encode the pitch information via a code book that serves as the carrier of stimulation in the cochlear implant. | 09-04-2008 |
20090024184 | COCHLEAR IMPLANT UTILIZING MULTIPLE-RESOLUTION CURRENT SOURCES AND FLEXIBLE DATA ENCODING - A programmable cochlear implant system utilizes multiple-resolution current sources and flexible data-encoding scheme for transcutaneous transmission. In certain embodiments, the number of current sources may be equal to or greater than 2, but equal or less than N−1, where N is the number of electrodes. The multi-resolution current source may introduce offset currents to achieve perceptually-based multiple resolutions with high resolution at low amplitudes and low resolution at high amplitudes. The flexible data-encoding scheme may allow arbitrary waveforms in terms of phase polarity, phase duration, pseudo-analog-waveform, while producing high-rate and high-temporal-precision stimulation. In one embodiment, a 2-current-source system may support simultaneous and non-simultaneous stimulation as well as monopolar, bipolar, pseudo-tripolar, and tripolar electrode configurations. | 01-22-2009 |
20100208631 | INAUDIBLE METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR JOINTLY TRANSMITTING AND PROCESSING, ANALOG-DIGITAL INFORMATION - The disclosure relates to jointly transmitting and processing analog-digital information using Inaudible Synchronous Online User-optimized Processing (iSOUP), wherein digital and analog information can be transmitted via one connection. iSOUP may be implemented in real-time MP3 anti-piracy, customized MP3 songs, Internet customized medical devices, Internet customized consumer electronics, Internet controlled psychoacoustic and physiological tests, tinnitus treatment devices, anti-piracy MP3 players, assistive listening MP3 players, healthcare sensor networks, Bluetooth sensors, audio-visual hearing aids (HAs) and cochlear implants (CIs), audio-touch HAs and CIs, Bluetooth HAs and CIs, automated fitting of HAs and CIs. The invention has applicability in copyright protection, data hiding, hearing aid remote controls, children learning devices, musical special effects generators, multiuser multimedia devices, Internet treatment and disease surveillance, wireless medical devices, wireless telemetry, multimedia rehabilitation devices, hearing aids and other implants. | 08-19-2010 |
20110105967 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSION OF TINITTUS - Methods and devices for treating tinnitus in human or animal subjects wherein the subject is caused to perceive a tinnitus suppressing sound which fully or partially suppresses the subject's tinnitus. In some embodiments of this method, the subject selects a sound that he or she perceives to be the same as the tinnitus and that sound (or a similar sound that is complementary to the subject's perceived tinnitus) is then used as the tinnitus suppressing sound. In other embodiments, the tinnitus suppressing may be a sound that has previously been determined to suppress tinnitus in a substantial number of subjects. | 05-05-2011 |
20130204170 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSION OF TINNITUS - Methods and devices for treating tinnitus in human or animal subjects wherein the subject is caused to perceive a tinnitus suppressing sound which fully or partially suppresses the subject's tinnitus. In some embodiments of this method, the subject selects a sound that he or she perceives to be the same as the tinnitus and that sound (or a similar sound that is complementary to the subject's perceived tinnitus) is then used as the tinnitus suppressing sound. In other embodiments, the tinnitus suppressing may be a sound that has previously been determined to suppress tinnitus in a substantial number of subjects. | 08-08-2013 |
20150018699 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CLOSED-LOOP COCHLEAR IMPLANT - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for a closed-loop cochlear implant. The closed-loop cochlear implant can use at least one extra-cochlear electrode for monitoring auditory evoked potentials from the peripheral and central auditory pathway and stimulating to optimize speech processing. The closed-loop cochlear implant can further use at least one intra-cochlear electrode to stimulate the auditory nerve. Additionally, in some embodiments, the closed-loop cochlear implant can be used to monitor biosignals, such as EMG and ECG. | 01-15-2015 |
20150073296 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MATCHING OF TINNITUS - Apparatuses and methods for matching the tinnitus of a subject are provided. A plurality of sounds are applied to a subject. The plurality of sounds includes a plurality of first sounds and further includes a plurality of second sounds. A first likeness score associated with the plurality of the sounds is received. Each first likeness score is representative of the similarity of the sound associated therewith to the tinnitus of the subject. At least one third sound is generated based on at least one of the plurality of first sounds and based on at least one of the plurality of second sounds. The at least one third sound is generated based on the first likeness scores associated with the plurality of sounds. A fourth sound is determined based on the at least one third sound. The fourth sound matches the tinnitus of the subject. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100318174 | IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR GRAFT - Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self-expandable wire support structure having a tubular main body support and first and second branch supports. The prosthesis can have a plurality of radially outwardly extending barbs. The branch supports may articulate with the main body to permit the branches to pivot laterally from the axis of the main body throughout a substantial range of motion. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318181 | IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR GRAFT - Disclosed is a tubular endoluminal vascular prosthesis, useful in treating, for example, an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The prosthesis comprises a self-expandable wire support structure having a tubular main body support and first and second branch supports. The prosthesis can have a plurality of radially outwardly extending barbs. The branch supports may articulate with the main body to permit the branches to pivot laterally from the axis of the main body throughout a substantial range of motion. | 12-16-2010 |
20130253638 | ENDOLUMENAL VASCULAR PROSTHESIS WITH NEOINTIMA INHIBITING POLYMERIC SLEEVE - The present invention is related to a low profile endolumenal prosthesis. The prosthesis comprises a radially expandable tubular wire support and an expanded PTFE membrane. The density, wall thickness and intranodal distance of the ePTFE are selected to inhibit the formation and nourishment of a viable neointima on the inner surface of the prosthesis, through the ePTFE membrane. | 09-26-2013 |
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20100177016 | MULTI-MONITOR DISPLAY - A multi-monitor display is disclosed. A multi-monitor display receives video data configured for a single N×M video display; splits the video data into a plurality of portions spanning the N×M display; and transmits the plurality of portions to a corresponding plurality of displays. | 07-15-2010 |
20100177017 | Multi-Monitor Display System - A multi-monitor display is disclosed. A multi-monitor display receives video data configured for a single N×M video display; splits the video data into a plurality of portions spanning the N×M display; and transmits the plurality of portions to a corresponding plurality of displays. The multi-monitor display system can be any system, for example a display-port system or an ePaper system. | 07-15-2010 |
20110242425 | MULTI-MONITOR CONTROL - A multi-monitor display is disclosed. A multi-monitor display receives a video data stream configured for a single H×V video display; splits the video data stream into a plurality of video data streams for transmission to a plurality of displays which, together, substantially span the H×V display. | 10-06-2011 |
20110304522 | DYNAMIC EDID GENERATION - A multi-monitor display driver that provides consolidated EDID data is provided. The display driver reads the EDID data from the one or more monitors coupled to the driver, determines a consolidated EDID data that is compatible with each of the monitors, and writes the EDID data to an EDID memory in the driver. A source interacting with the driver reads the consolidated EDID data to control interactions with the driver. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310070 | IMAGE SPLITTING IN A MULTI-MONITOR SYSTEM - A multi-monitor display driver that splits a received video image into multiple images for display on separate monitors. The driver includes a line buffer where data from a received image is written. Monitor interfaces can receive data from a portion of the line buffer corresponding to the interface to split the image. | 12-22-2011 |
20120066425 | MULTI-DEVICE DOCKING WITH A DISPLAYPORT COMPATIBLE CABLE - A docking system utilizing a single DisplayPort cable connection to a computer system is provided. In one embodiment, the docking system includes a single DisplayPort (“DP”) input, a management layer module coupled to receive video inputs from the single DP input and to provide video data to at least one video monitor output, and a USB layer module coupled to receive an AUX channel from the single DP input and to couple the AUX channel with a USB hub. | 03-15-2012 |
20120096509 | DIGITAL VIDEO DATA RELAY - A video relay circuit is provided including an input channel to receive input video data packets; a first circuit to convert the input video data packets into data for a display device; a second circuit coupled to the first circuit to retime, recondition and re-drive the data channels; an output channel to couple the video data packets into an output stream. Also provided is a video data transmission link including a video relay circuit as above and a daisy chain of video display devices including a video source; a plurality of video display devices wherein a first video display device is coupled to the source of video data, and each further video display device receives the source signal from the previous display and provides the video signal to the next display; wherein at least one of the video display devices comprises a video relay circuit as above. | 04-19-2012 |
20120182223 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY AND TOUCH SYSTEM WITH DISPLAYPORT/EMBEDDED DISPLAYPORT INTERFACE - An integrated controller for an integrated display and touch panel and its associated method provide (a) a DisplayPort or embedded DisplayPort interface for communicating control and data signals for both display and touch functions between a host system and the integrated controller, wherein the touch control and data signals are communicated over an auxiliary channel of the DisplayPort or embedded DisplayPort interface; (b) a display panel interface for communicating display data and control signals between the integrated controller and a display monitor; (c) a touch panel interface for communicating touch data and control signals between the integrated controller and a touch panel; and (d) a control circuit which processes the display and touch control and data signals of the DisplayPort or embedded DisplayPort interface, the display data and control signals of the display panel interface and the touch data and control signals of the touch panel interface. | 07-19-2012 |
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20140204114 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL ERROR DIFFUSION FOR IMAGING DEVICES - A method for reducing bit-depth of image data for an imaging device includes receiving an image frame for display to the imaging device. The method additionally includes applying temporal error diffusion for the image frame to produce a plurality of image subframes, wherein temporal errors generated in one subframe of the image frame are passed to a next subframe of the image frame for temporal error diffusion. The method also includes applying spatial error diffusion to remaining temporal errors from the temporal error diffusion of the image frame. | 07-24-2014 |
20140204425 | FAST VECTOR ERROR DIFFUSION - Subdividing a color space is described for vector error diffusion which includes obtaining color coordinates for each primary color in the color space, and comparing the color coordinates to a threshold value for each coordinate plane of the color space. In response to the comparing, each primary color is grouped into a quadrant of the color space, wherein each quadrant is defined by the threshold value for each coordinate plane. In other aspects, a mapping a color to a closet primary color is described in a color space that includes a display determining color coordinates of the color and identifying a matching quadrant of a plurality of quadrants dividing the color space, wherein the determined color coordinates fall within the matching quadrant. A representative display device searches for the closest primary color within the matching quadrant and maps the color to the closest primary color found. | 07-24-2014 |
20140253611 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLOR RENDERING - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for rending colors in displays, such as adjustable interferometric modulation displays that can produce many colors with different sub-sets of primary colors. Received colors to be rendered are analyzed to determine when the colors to be rendered are within a predefined neutral region of a color space. Temporal primary colors may be generated to be used for rendering the received colors in a color space that are generated by temporal modulation using at least two temporal subframes to mix first and second primary colors of a display, such as white and black primaries. The temporal primary colors are used when rendering colors that lie within the predefined neutral region of the color space. When white and black primaries are used for temporal modulation, the produced grayscale temporal primaries are more robust than using two complementary colors, affording more robust neutral and near neutral colors. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267365 | SPECTRAL COLOR REPRODUCTION USING A HIGH-DIMENSION REFLECTIVE DISPLAY - A method for color reproduction in a display device includes receiving spectral color input to be displayed on the display device. The method additionally includes selecting a primary from a plurality of available primaries that is a closest match of a spectral reflectance of the spectral color input, wherein each of the plurality of available primaries is assigned an association with an associated spectral reflectance. The method also includes displaying the selected primary in a temporal frame of a set of temporal frames for a pixel and passing remaining spectral errors to a next temporal frame of the set of temporal frames. The method further includes passing remaining spectral errors to neighbor pixels for spatial error diffusion at each spectral band after all temporal frames of the set of temporal frames are used. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090213730 | Backhaul failover method and system for a wireless network - A method and corresponding system for providing for recovering from a failure of a wired link used for communication between the first access point and a wired network. The first access point has at least two radios including a first radio and a second radio each for providing a wireless communications link. The method including selectively configuring the radios in an access mode for enabling a communications path with a corresponding client node to enable each client node to have a communication path via the first access point to the wired network, wherein the first and second radios are enabled to be associated with a first and second client node, respectively. The method and system includes providing communications paths for the client nodes to the wired network in response to detection of loss of the wired link to the first access point by selectively reconfiguring the second radio to a backhaul mode. | 08-27-2009 |
20120281630 | PREDICTIVE AND NOMADIC ROAMING OF WIRELESS CLIENTS ACROSS DIFFERENT NETWORK SUBNETS - Wireless access points detect neighboring wireless access points in different subnets. Upon connecting with a wireless client, a wireless access point determines predictive roaming information for the wireless client. Predictive roaming information identifies the wireless client; its home network subnet; and includes connection information associated with the wireless client. The wireless access point forwards the predictive roaming information associated with a wireless client to neighboring wireless access points while the wireless client is still connected with the wireless access point. Neighboring wireless access points store received predictive roaming information. Upon connecting with a wireless client, a neighboring wireless access point determines if the wireless client matches the stored predictive roaming information. If so, the neighboring wireless access point uses the predictive roaming information to quickly connect with the wireless client and to establish a tunnel to redirect network traffic associated with the wireless client through to its home subnet. | 11-08-2012 |
20130294245 | Predictive and Nomadic Roaming of Wireless Clients Across Different Network Subnets - Wireless access points detect neighboring wireless access points in different subnets. Upon connecting with a wireless client, a wireless access point determines predictive roaming information for the wireless client. Predictive roaming information identifies the wireless client; its home network subnet; and includes connection information associated with the wireless client. The wireless access point forwards the predictive roaming information associated with a wireless client to neighboring wireless access points while the wireless client is still connected with the wireless access point. Neighboring wireless access points store received predictive roaming information. Upon connecting with a wireless client, a neighboring wireless access point determines if the wireless client matches the stored predictive roaming information. If so, the neighboring wireless access point uses the predictive roaming information to quickly connect with the wireless client and to establish a tunnel to redirect network traffic associated with the wireless client through to its home subnet. | 11-07-2013 |
20130336319 | MULTICAST TO UNICAST CONVERSION TECHNIQUE - A technique allows stations to utilize an equal share of resources (e.g., airtime or throughput). This prevents slow stations from consuming too many resources (e.g., using up too much air time). Fairness is ensured by selective dropping after a multicast packet is converted to unicast. This prevents slow stations from using more than their share of buffer resources. Multicast conversion aware back-pressure into the network layer can be used to prevent unnecessary dropping of packets after multicast to unicast (1:n) conversion by considering duplicated transmit buffers. This technique helps achieve airtime/resource fairness among stations. | 12-19-2013 |
20140160929 | AIRTIME-BASED PACKET SCHEDULING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Airtime usage may be used as a factor in controlling network traffic flow to and from client devices via a wireless network interface. Received packets or other data are assigned to a quality of service profile. Additionally, a cost value for communicating the received data is determined at least in part based on an actual or estimated airtime usage for the received packet. The cost value is used to allocate wireless network airtime to data. The allocation of wireless network airtime may be varied dynamically based on operating conditions. The cost value may be based on factors including the airtime used to communicate data; whether the data is a retransmission; and wireless network overhead. The cost value of data may also be different depending on whether the data is being sent from a client device or to a client device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140192774 | PREDICTIVE ROAMING BETWEEN SUBNETS - A network device of a subnet determines predictive roaming information for a wireless client. Predictive roaming information can identify the wireless client and a home network subnet of the wireless client. The network device provides predictive roaming information associated with a wireless client to neighboring subnets. Neighboring subnets store received predictive roaming information, and use the predictive roaming information if the wireless client roams to them. | 07-10-2014 |
20140219128 | AIRTIME-BASED PACKET SCHEDULING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS - Airtime usage may be used as a factor in controlling network traffic flow to and from client devices via a wireless network interface. Received packets or other data are assigned to a quality of service profile. Additionally, a cost value for communicating the received data is determined at least in part based on an actual or estimated airtime usage for the received packet. The cost value is used to allocate wireless network airtime to data. The allocation of wireless network airtime may be varied dynamically based on operating conditions. The cost value may be based on factors including the airtime used to communicate data; whether the data is a retransmission; and wireless network overhead. The cost value of data may also be different depending on whether the data is being sent from a client device or to a client device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140283073 | MANAGING ROGUE DEVICES THROUGH A NETWORK BACKHAUL - Managing rogue devices in a network through a network backhaul. A rogue device is detected in a network and a rogue device message that includes the rogue device is sent to a plurality of switches in a backhaul of the network. The rogue device is added into a rogue monitor table. Whether the rogue device is In-Net or Out-Of-Net is determined using forwarding tables of the plurality of switches in the backhaul of the network and the rogue monitor table. Mitigation is performed using a nearest switch to the rogue device of the plurality of switches in the backhaul of the network if it is determined that the rogue device is In-Net. | 09-18-2014 |
20140307557 | MULTICAST TO UNICAST CONVERSION TECHNIQUE - A technique allows stations to utilize an equal share of resources (e.g., airtime or throughput). This prevents slow stations from consuming too many resources (e.g., using up too much air time). Fairness is ensured by selective dropping after a multicast packet is converted to unicast. This prevents slow stations from using more than their share of buffer resources. Multicast conversion aware back-pressure into the network layer can be used to prevent unnecessary dropping of packets after multicast to unicast (1:n) conversion by considering duplicated transmit buffers. This technique helps achieve airtime/resource fairness among stations. | 10-16-2014 |
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20130097119 | Method for Analyzing Performance Data for a Database - Computer implemented software uses multi-dimension analysis to identify performance issues, locate the root cause(s) of performance problems, and may also serve other purposes such as workload management, capacity planning In especially preferred embodiments, there can be three, four or even more dimensions being analyzed. Useful dimensions are contemplated to include database call, execution path, process status, target, and application that generates database calls. In the specific world of Oracle databases, the database call is a SQL statement, the execute path is a SQL plan, the process status is an event, the target is a database object or a database file, and the application that generates database calls is a session, or user, or service, or module, or machine. Primary and secondary attributes of dimensions can be used to facilitate analysis. GUIs can advantageously present data in matrix format that facilitates dimension picking. | 04-18-2013 |
20140130614 | Methods and Systems for Automated Pipette Tracking - Described are pipetting systems that automatically track the dispensing and extracting of reagents to and from arrays of well locations. The systems track the position of a pipette with respect to the well locations, and selectively illuminate those locations to indicate the progress of pipetting operations. Control logic can shepherd pipetting processes, indicating errors and guiding the user. | 05-15-2014 |
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20100270513 | CONDUCTIVE SOLID FILM MATERIAL - A coating composition including a base composition, comprising at least one organic material and a plurality of carbon nano-tubes, wherein a concentration of the carbon nano-tubes is between 0.05 to 30 percent of a total weight of the coating composition, wherein the base composition comprises: i) methyl ethyl keton, ii) phenolic resin, and iii) ethyl alcohol, wherein each of the plurality of carbon nano-tubes has a length up to about 1.0 mm, wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of carbon nano-tubes is in a range from about 3 nm to about 200 nm, wherein the coating composition has a volume resistivity in a range from about 1×10 | 10-28-2010 |
20100272537 | FASTENERS WITH CONFORMING SLEEVES - A sleeve interference fastener including a conformable sleeve, wherein the conformable sleeve is comprised of at least one first material having a hardness of X, and a pin member, wherein the pin member is comprised of at least one second material having a hardness of Y, wherein X is sufficiently less than Y so that, in an installed position of an interference fit, at least a portion of the at least one first material of the conformable sleeve conforms to a contour of an inner surface of a hole of a composite structure so as to create a continuous electrical contact at an interface between the inner surface of the hole of the composite structure and the conformable sleeve. | 10-28-2010 |
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20110252294 | IMPLEMENTATION OF LDPC SELECTIVE DECODING SCHEDULING - A method for decoding data is disclosed. The method includes partitioning a low-density parity check (LDPC) matrix into a plurality of groups, each comprising one or more check node layers. The method further includes selecting one of the groups based at least in part on a cost function, the cost function based at least in part on information associated with a variable node, or information associated with a check node, or both. The method further includes performing LDPC layered decoding on the selected group. | 10-13-2011 |
20120246536 | LDPC SELECTIVE DECODING SCHEDULING USING A COST FUNCTION - A cost function is obtained. For each of a plurality of groups of check nodes associated with low-density parity-check (LDPC) encoded data, the cost function is evaluated using information associated with a variable node and/or information associated with a check node. One of the groups of check nodes is selecting based at least in part on the evaluated cost functions. Error correction decoding related processing is performed on the selected group of check nodes. | 09-27-2012 |
20120304036 | MANUFACTURING TESTING FOR LDPC CODES - An amount of time and an error rate function are received, where the error rate function defines a relationship between a number of iterations associated with iterative decoding and an error rate. A testing error rate is determined based at least in part on the amount of time. The number of iterations which corresponds to the testing error rate in the error rate function is selected to be a testing number of iterations; the testing error rate and the testing number of iterations are associated with testing storage media using iterative decoding. | 11-29-2012 |
20130176775 | FINDING OPTIMAL READ THRESHOLDS AND RELATED VOLTAGES FOR SOLID STATE MEMORY - An expected value associated with stored values in solid state storage, as well as a set of three or more points are obtained where the three or more points include a voltage and a value associated with stored values. Two points having ratios closest to the expected value are selected from the set. A voltage is determined based at least in part on the selected two points and the expected value. | 07-11-2013 |
20130229867 | GENERATING SOFT READ VALUES USING BINS AND/OR MULTIPLE READS - A starting read threshold is received. A first offset and a second offset is determined. A first read is performed at the starting read threshold offset by the first offset to obtain a first hard read value and a second read is performed at the starting read threshold offset by the second offset to obtain a second hard read value. A soft read value is generated based at least in part on the first hard read value and the second hard read value. | 09-05-2013 |
20130246880 | LDPC SELECTIVE DECODING SCHEDULING USING A COST FUNCTION - A cost function is obtained. For each of a plurality of groups of nodes, the cost function is evaluated by obtaining, for a given group of nodes, one or more reliability values associated with the given group of nodes; the one or more reliability values include sign and magnitude. For a given group of nodes, a reliability value with a smallest magnitude is selected where the evaluated cost function for the given group of nodes is set to the smallest magnitude. One of the plurality of groups of nodes is selected based at least in part on the evaluated cost functions. Error correction decoding related processing is performed on the selected group of nodes. | 09-19-2013 |
20140013166 | POWER SAVING TECHNIQUES THAT USE A LOWER BOUND ON BIT ERRORS - A read back bit sequence and charge constraint information are obtained. A lower bound on a number of bit errors associated with the read back bit sequence is determined based at least in part on the read back bit sequence and the charge constraint information. The lower bound and an error correction capability threshold associated with an error correction decoder are compared. In the event the lower bound is greater than or equal to the error correction capability threshold, an error correction decoding failure is predicted and in response to the prediction a component is configured to save power. | 01-09-2014 |
20140122965 | MULTIPLE INTERLEAVERS IN A CODING SYSTEM - Second interleaved data is de-interleaved using a second interleaving mapping to obtain encoded data. The second interleaved data includes a copy of constrained data in the same sequence and having the same values as the constrained data. Also, the portion of the second interleaved data that includes the copy of the constrained data satisfies a modulation constraint associated with limiting a number of consecutive events to a maximum number of consecutive events. The encoded data is decoded to obtain first interleaved data and the first interleaved data is de-interleaved using a first interleaving mapping to obtain the constrained data, a copy of which is included in the second interleaved data, where the constrained data satisfies the modulation constraint. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129899 | TURBO-PRODUCT CODES (TPC) WITH INTERLEAVING - Decoding associated with a second error correction code and a first error correction code is performed. Ns first and second-corrected segments of data, first sets of parity information, and second sets of parity information are intersegment interleaved to obtain intersegment interleaved data, where the Ns segments of data, the Ns first sets of parity information, and the Ns second sets of parity information have had decoding associated with the first and the second error correction code performed on them (Ns is the number of segments interleaved together). Decoding associated with a third error correction code is performed on the intersegment interleaved data and interleaved parity information to obtain at least third-corrected interleaved data. The third-corrected interleaved data is de-interleaved. | 05-08-2014 |
20140140384 | MATCHING SIGNAL DYNAMIC RANGE FOR TURBO EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - A method for reducing a number of bits for representing a value is disclosed. A first value represented with a first number of bits is transformed to a second value represented with a second number of bits, wherein the first number of bits is greater than the second number of bits. The transformed second value is scaled by a scale factor to a third value. Transforming includes selecting a target window with a width of a third number of bits, wherein the third number of bits is smaller than the first number of bits. Transforming further includes saturating the first value to a most significant bit (MSB) within the selected target window and extracting bits within the selected target window from the saturated value. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143616 | DEFECT SCAN AND MANUFACTURE TEST - A method for detecting a defect in a portion of a storage device is disclosed. Reference data and data read from the portion are compared to determine a number of error bits and a number of error symbols. An error ratio is computed, wherein the error ratio comprises a ratio of the number of error bits to the number of error symbols. A defect is detected based on whether the error ratio exceeds a threshold. In some embodiments, the reference data and the read data are compared to determine an error vector, wherein a bit in the error vector with a value one indicates a bit error in the read data. For each of a plurality of windows of the error vector, a corresponding number of error bits is determined. A defect is detected based on whether any of the numbers of error bits exceeds a threshold. | 05-22-2014 |
20140223264 | LDPC DECODER WITH A VARIABLE NODE UPDATER WHICH USES A SCALING CONSTANT - A first message, associated with going from one of a plurality of variable nodes to one of a plurality of check nodes is computed, wherein: (1) one or more connections between the plurality of variable nodes and the plurality of check nodes are specified by an LDPC parity check matrix and (2) a scaling constant is used to compute the first message. A second message, associated with going from one of the plurality of check nodes to one of a plurality of variable nodes, is computed, wherein the scaling constant is not used to compute the second message. | 08-07-2014 |
20140233317 | GENERATION OF A COMPOSITE READ BASED ON NEIGHBORING DATA - A victim group of one or more cells is read using a first read threshold to obtain a first raw read which includes one or more values. The victim group of cells is read using a second read threshold to obtain a second raw read which includes one or more values. A neighboring read, corresponding to a neighboring group of one or more cells associated with the victim group of cells, is obtained. A composite read is generated, including by selecting from at least the first raw read and the second raw read based at least in part on the neighboring read. | 08-21-2014 |
20140304480 | NEIGHBOR BASED AND DYNAMIC HOT THRESHOLD BASED HOT DATA IDENTIFICATION - An address is received. One or more neighbors associated with the received address is/are determined. One or more neighboring hot metrics is/are determined for the one or more neighbors associated with the received address. A hot metric for the received address is determined based at least in part on the neighboring hot metrics. | 10-09-2014 |
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20110185264 | LDPC DECODING WITH ON THE FLY ERROR RECOVERY - It is decided whether to adjust data associated with a decoder. In the event it is decided to adjust the data associated with the decoder, the data is adjusted to obtain adjusted data and decoding is performed using the decoder and the adjusted data. In the event it is decided to not adjust the data associated with the decoder, decoding is performed using the decoder and the data associated with the decoder. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191653 | QUASI-CYCLIC LDPC ENCODING AND DECODING FOR NON-INTEGER MULTIPLES OF CIRCULANT SIZE - In processing quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) data, an input signal is received which includes decision and reliability information corresponding to unpadded data. Decision and reliability information corresponding to padded data is introduced into the input signal. Message passing is performed one or more times to obtain decoded data. This includes using (1) the decision and reliability information corresponding to the unpadded data and (2) the decision and reliability information corresponding to the padded data, where a preference is given to the decision and reliability information corresponding to the padded data over the decision and reliability information corresponding to the padded data during message passing. Zero padding is removed from the decoded data. | 08-04-2011 |
20140195877 | LDPC DECODING WITH ON THE FLY ERROR RECOVERY - It is decided whether to adjust data associated with a decoder. In the event it is decided to adjust the data associated with the decoder, the data is adjusted to obtain adjusted data and decoding is performed on the adjusted data. In the event it is decided to not adjust the data associated with the decoder, decoding is performed on the data associated with the decoder. | 07-10-2014 |
20140325320 | SYNDROME TABLES FOR DECODING TURBO-PRODUCT CODES - A set of one or more component syndromes associated with a turbo product code (TPC) codeword is obtained from a component syndrome buffer. Component decoding is performed on the set of one or more component syndromes. | 10-30-2014 |
20150019926 | MANUFACTURING TESTING FOR LDPC CODES - An amount of time and an error rate function are received, where the error rate function defines a relationship between a number of iterations associated with iterative decoding and an error rate. A testing error rate is determined based at least in part on the amount of time. The number of iterations which corresponds to the testing error rate in the error rate function is selected to be a testing number of iterations; the testing error rate and the testing number of iterations are associated with testing storage media using iterative decoding. | 01-15-2015 |
20150033095 | BUFFER MANAGEMENT IN A TURBO EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - A plurality of partially-decoded codewords that have been processed at least once by a first and a second error correction decoder is stored. A plurality of metrics associated with how close a corresponding partially-decoded codeword is to being successfully decoded is stored. From the plurality of partially-decoded codewords, a codeword having a metric indicating that that codeword is the closest to being successfully decoded by the first error correction decoder and the second error correction decoder is selected. The selected codeword is output to the first error correction decoder. | 01-29-2015 |
20150052419 | ERROR CORRECTION CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF HARD BIT ERRORS - A soft output detector is programmed with a first set of parameters. Soft information is generated according to the first set of parameters, including likelihood information that spans a maximum likelihood range. Error correction decoding is performed on the soft information generated according to the first set of parameters. In the event decoding is unsuccessful, the soft output detector is programmed with a second set of parameters, soft information according is generated to the second set of parameters (including likelihood information that is scaled down from the maximum likelihood range), and error correction decoding is performed on the soft information generated according to the second set of parameters. | 02-19-2015 |
20150078084 | GENERATING READ THRESHOLDS USING GRADIENT DESCENT AND WITHOUT SIDE INFORMATION - A first bit position of a cell in solid state storage is read where a sorting bit is obtained using the read of the first bit position. A second bit position of the cell is read for a first time, including by setting a first read threshold associated with the second bit position to a first value and setting a second read threshold associated with the second bit position to a second value. The second bit position of the cell is read for a second time, including by setting the first read threshold to a third value and setting the second read threshold to a fourth value. A new value for the first read threshold and for the second read threshold is generated using the sorting bit, the first read, and the second read. | 03-19-2015 |
20150085572 | STORAGE OF READ THRESHOLDS FOR NAND FLASH STORAGE USING LINEAR APPROXIMATION - A first read threshold associated with a first page in a block and a second read threshold associated with a second page in the block are received, where the first page has a first page number and the second page has a second page number. A slope and a y intercept are determined based at least in part on the first read threshold, the second read threshold, the first page number, and the second page number. The slope and the y intercept are stored with a block identifier associated with the block. | 03-26-2015 |
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20140039476 | Therapeutic Cryoablation System - A cryoablation system has a gas source which provides a working gas at room temperature and at a constant set pressure. The system also includes a liquid generator which is coupled to the gas source to receive the working gas, and which then generates a working cryogen fluid in a liquid phase that operates at a temperature and pressure that lies on its Joule-Thomson Inversion Curve, with the Joule-Thomson coefficient maintained within the range 0.00±0.08 degrees F./Atmosphere. The system also includes a catheter coupled to the liquid generator for receiving the working cryogen, the catheter having a distal section which delivers the working cryogen to a treatment location. | 02-06-2014 |
20140276706 | Therapeutic Cryoablation System - A cryoablation system has a gas source which provides a working nitrogen gas at room temperature and at a constant set pressure, a liquid generator which is coupled to the gas source to receive the working gas, and which then generates a working cryogen fluid, and a catheter coupled to the liquid generator for receiving the working cryogen, the catheter having a distal section having a freezing element which delivers the working cryogen to a treatment location, the catheter also having a balloon positioned adjacent the distal section. | 09-18-2014 |
20140276711 | Therapeutic Cryoablation System - A cryoablation system has a gas source which provides a working nitrogen gas at room temperature and at a constant set pressure, a liquid generator which is coupled to the gas source to receive the working gas, and which then generates a working cryogen fluid, and a catheter coupled to the liquid generator for receiving the working cryogen, the catheter having a distal section having a freezing element which delivers the working cryogen to a treatment location, the catheter also having a balloon positioned adjacent the distal section. | 09-18-2014 |
20150080794 | AUTOMATED BALLOON CATHETER FLUID PURGING SYSTEM - A fluid purging system has a spring-energized relief valve having an inlet port that is coupled to a fluid chamber to receive incoming fluid, and an outlet port through which incoming fluid is relieved. The outlet port is fluidly coupled to a pressurized chamber. The fluid purging system also includes an electro-mechanical pressure switch, and an electrically operated solenoid valve which functions as a pressure exhaust valve. The pressure switch and the solenoid valve are in fluid communication with the pressurized chamber. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100131039 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN SITU EXPANSION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICE - A system for expanding a device in a conduit or orifice of a human body includes an expansion device that is movable from a first configuration to a second configuration. External surfaces of the expansion device can collectively have a non-cylindrical cross-section relative to a main axis of the expansion device, such that the external surfaces of the expansion device generally conform to the anatomical shape of the conduit or orifice when the expansion device is in the second configuration. | 05-27-2010 |
20100249908 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE SYSTEM WITH POSITIONING MARKERS - An exemplary two-stage prosthetic heart valve system has a radially expandable base stent implanted within a native valve annulus. The base stent desirably has three position markers projecting in the axial direction from the outflow end of the base stent to assist in aligning the stent with respect to the commissures of the native valve. The two-stage heart valve system also has a valve component that is delivered to and mounted within the base stent in a separate or sequential operation after the base stent has been anchored within the annulus. The valve component in certain embodiments comprises a hybrid valve component that includes a conventional, non-expandable surgical valve that is modified to include an expandable coupling stent that can be expanded to engage the inner surface of the base stent, thereby anchoring the valve component to the base stent. | 09-30-2010 |
20100331972 | Unitary Quick Connect Prosthetic Heart Valve and Deployment System and Methods - A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable coupling stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the coupling stent attached thereto. The coupling stent may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes a hollow two-piece handle through which a balloon catheter passes. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps. | 12-30-2010 |
20110147251 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM - Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly. The packaging system facilitates attachment of the valve delivery tube for use in a quick-connect valve implant procedure. | 06-23-2011 |
20120150288 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE PACKAGING AND DEPLOYMENT METHODS - Packaging for prosthetic heart valves including an assembly for securely retaining a heart valve within a jar and facilitating retrieval therefrom. The assembly includes a packaging sleeve that fits closely within the jar and has a clip structure for securing a valve holder. Contrary to previous designs, in one embodiment the valve holder is directed downward into the jar, and the valve is retained with an inflow end upward. The valve may have flexible leaflets, and a leaflet parting member on the end of the shaft extends through the leaflets and couples with the valve holder. The assembly of the packaging sleeve, valve, and holder can then be removed from the jar and a valve delivery tube connected with the holder, or to the leaflet parting member. The packaging sleeve may be bifurcated into two halves connected at a living hinge to facilitate removal from around the valve/holder subassembly. | 06-14-2012 |
20130190862 | RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SURGICAL HEART VALVES - A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable stent frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring and the stent frame attached thereto. The stent frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may have a cloth covering its entirety as well as a plush sealing flange around its periphery to prevent paravalvular leaking. | 07-25-2013 |
20140081389 | CONFORMAL EXPANSION OF PROSTHETIC DEVICES TO ANATOMICAL SHAPES - A system for expanding a device in a conduit or orifice of a human body includes an expansion device that is movable from a first configuration to a second configuration. External surfaces of the expansion device can collectively have a non-cylindrical cross-section relative to a main axis of the expansion device, such that the external surfaces of the expansion device generally conform to the anatomical shape of the conduit or orifice when the expansion device is in the second configuration. | 03-20-2014 |
20140200661 | RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE SURGICAL HEART VALVES - A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the frame attached thereto. The frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle shaft easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps. | 07-17-2014 |
20150088250 | HEART VALVES WITH INCREASED EFFECTIVE ORIFICE AREA - A prosthetic heart valve for implant in a human. The valve includes a wireform with undulating inflow cusps and outflow commissure posts to which flexible leaflets attach and coapt in a flow area. Each leaflet may drape over the top of the wireform in the cusp area, but have tabs that each extend underneath the wireform at the commissure posts to be secured along with a tab of an adjacent leaflet. The prosthetic heart valve may also be a dual-wire wireform, with the leaflets sandwiched therebetween. One wireform may be larger than the other, with the leaflets extending over the smaller wireform. The smaller wireform may have commissures that bend radially outward from the larger wireform to provide structure to which the leaflet tabs attach. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080225437 | Head gimbal assembly with low head disk interaction response - Methods and an apparatus for producing a head gimbal assembly with minimum dynamic response and air bearing resonance during flight (e.g., head-disk contact), thereby minimizing disruptions in the desired uniformity of flying height, are described. Embodiment head gimbal assemblies may comprise at least one air bearing surface of a slider and at least one suspension assembly wherein the at least one air bearing surface of the slider and the at least one suspension assembly are individually modeled. In addition, one of the at least one air bearing surface of the slider and one of the at least one suspension assembly may be matched to minimize air bearing resonance and system dynamic response. | 09-18-2008 |
20080239577 | BALANCED HGA FOR IMPROVED SEEKING PERFORMANCE - In a balanced head gimbal assembly for improved seeking performance, a slider having a magnetic head with a set of read elements to read data and a set of write elements to write data, an air-bearing surface, and a non-air-bearing surface is coupled to a suspension. The suspension includes a loadbeam, a flexure, and a balancing weight. The loadbeam is coupled to an actuator arm. The flexure, coupled to the loadbeam, has a window through which a dimple, coupled to the loadbeam, contacts a dimple contact point. The balancing weight, coupled to the flexure, has a configuration which permits alignment of a center of mass of the head gimbal assembly with the dimple contact point. | 10-02-2008 |
20090009911 | Suspension With Locally Strengthened Gimbal - An apparatus with a head gimbal assembly designed to reduce movement and rotation of components of the head gimbal assembly structure is disclosed. One embodiment head gimbal assembly may comprise a flexure including a ramp limiter, a suspension assembly further comprising a suspension tongue, a slider further comprising a magnetic head; and a load beam further comprising a lift tab; and a ramp further comprising a step to engage and support the ramp limiter and support and constrain the movement of the slider. In certain embodiments, the flexure may further comprise a flexure rail located at its end to reduce movement and rotation of the suspension tongue. | 01-08-2009 |
20100172057 | Suspension gimbal designs with better dynamic performances - Gimbal designs are provided that minimize adverse dynamic performance of a HDD suspension, particularly subsequent to head-disk-interface (HDI) interactions. The improvement of operational performance can be seen in graphical representations of the vibrational modes of a gimbal mounted slider subsequent to such HDI interactions. Each gimbal design includes a ramp limiter formed as two separated arms connected by one or two transverse bars and a routing of conducting traces that relieves stress and minimally contacts these bars. | 07-08-2010 |
20110146047 | Balanced head gimbal assembly for improved seeking performance - In a balanced head gimbal assembly for improved seeking performance, a slider having a magnetic head with a set of read elements to read data and a set of write elements to write data, an air-bearing surface, and a non-air-bearing surface is coupled to a suspension. The suspension includes a loadbeam, a flexure, and a balancing weight. The loadbeam is coupled to an actuator arm. The flexure, coupled to the loadbeam, has a window through which a dimple, coupled to the loadbeam, contacts a dimple contact point. The balancing weight, coupled to the flexure, has a configuration which permits alignment of a center of mass of the head gimbal assembly with the dimple contact point. | 06-23-2011 |
20110299196 | Suspension gimbal designs with better dynamic performances - Gimbal designs are provided that minimize adverse dynamic performance of a HDD suspension, particularly subsequent to head-disk-interface (HDI) interactions. The improvement of operational performance can be seen in graphical representations of the vibrational modes of a gimbal mounted slider subsequent to such HDI interactions. Each gimbal design includes a ramp limiter formed as two separated arms connected by one or two transverse bars and a routing of conducting traces that relieves stress and minimally contacts these bars. | 12-08-2011 |
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20130094104 | Head DFH protrusion shape calibration by HDI sensor - Dynamic fly height (DFH) controlled read/write heads using multiple heaters have their heater powers set within a range of ratios that allows minimum clearances to be set between the read-gap and the write-gap and the surface of a disk, thereby providing improved touch-down detection. Determining the correct range of power ratios requires varying the ratio to create an adjustable protrusion profile for the read and write elements in the head and measuring values of the ratio and corresponding values of read gap and write gap clearances that create points of minimum clearance. By adjusting the ratio of power supplied to the heaters, different protrusion profiles can be produced, clearance control for sigma reduction can be obtained and read/write readiness and operation consistency and reliability can be improved. | 04-18-2013 |
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20130250446 | Spacing Fluctuation Compensation - A method to compensate for spacing variations between a dynamic fly height (DFH) controlled read/write head and a rotating disk surface. Using a HDI sensor or equivalent indicator of touchdowns, a power profile is calculated for an arbitrary track on a disk. The profile tracks disk topography by recording touchdown power at each of a series of sectors into which the track is subdivided. The resulting power profile, smoothed and expressed as a function of sector position, substitutes for the usual constant TD power setting that provides only an uncompensated range of spacing variations. A fixed back-off spacing power is added to the power profile enabling the head to fly over the track at a constant spacing. The power profile can be calculated to account for various temperature and pressure conditions. | 09-26-2013 |
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20080255145 | Thiadiazole compounds and methods of use - The invention relates to thiadiazole compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB). The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiadiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. | 10-16-2008 |
20080269243 | Thiadiazole compounds and methods of use - The invention relates to thiadiazole compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB). The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiadiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders. | 10-30-2008 |
20090186893 | IRE-1alpha INHIBITORS - Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. | 07-23-2009 |
20090270445 | Thiazole compounds and methods of use - The invention relates to methods of using thiazole compounds of Formula I and Formula II and compositions thereof for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) such as cancer and other proliferative disorders where the variables have the definitions provided herein. | 10-29-2009 |
20090275592 | Heterocyclic modulators of PKB - The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds of Formula I and compositions thereof useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) where the variables have the definitions provided herein. | 11-05-2009 |
20090298836 | Thiadiazole modulators of PKB - The invention relates to thiazole compounds of Formula I and Formula II and compositions thereof useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB) where the variables have the definitions provided herein. | 12-03-2009 |
20110065162 | IRE-1alpha INHIBITORS - Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. | 03-17-2011 |
20120270877 | IRE-1alpha INHIBITORS - The invention provides compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. | 10-25-2012 |
20130116247 | IRE-1alpha INHIBITORS - Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts there-of. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response or with regulated IRE1-dependent decay (RIDD) and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. | 05-09-2013 |
20140080832 | IRE-1alpha INHIBITORS - Compounds which directly inhibit IRE-1α activity in vitro, prodrugs, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Such compounds and prodrugs are useful for treating diseases associated with the unfolded protein response and can be used as single agents or in combination therapies. | 03-20-2014 |
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20120236676 | SINGLE TRANSISTOR DRIVER FOR ADDRESS LINES IN A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND SWITCH (PCMS) ARRAY - The present disclosure relates to the fabrication of non-volatile memory devices. In at least one embodiment, a single transistor may be used to drive each address line, either a wordline or a bitline. Both an inhibit voltage and a selection voltage may be driven through these single transistor devices, which may be achieved with the introduction of odd and even designations for the address lines. In one operating embodiment, a selected address line may be driven to a selection voltage, and the address lines of the odd or even designation which is the same as the selected address line are allowed to float. The address lines of the odd or even designation with is different from the selected address lines are driven to an inhibit voltage, wherein adjacent floating address lines may act as shielding lines to the selected address line. | 09-20-2012 |
20130051137 | TILE-LEVEL SNAPBACK DETECTION THROUGH COUPLING CAPACITOR IN A CROSS POINT ARRAY - Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatus, and system configurations for tile-level snapback detection through a coupling capacitor in a phase-change memory array. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 02-28-2013 |
20130242686 | SINGLE TRANSISTOR DRIVER FOR ADDRESS LINES IN A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY AND SWITCH (PCMS) ARRAY - The present disclosure relates to the fabrication of non-volatile memory devices. In at least one embodiment, a single transistor may be used to drive each address line, either a wordline or a bitline. Both an inhibit voltage and a selection voltage may be driven through these single transistor devices, which may be achieved with the introduction of odd and even designations for the address lines. In one operating embodiment, a selected address line may be driven to a selection voltage, and the address lines of the odd or even designation which is the same as the selected address line are allowed to float. The address lines of the odd or even designation with is different from the selected address lines are driven to an inhibit voltage, wherein adjacent floating address lines may act as shielding lines to the selected address line. | 09-19-2013 |
20140016406 | ISOLATING, AT LEAST IN PART, LOCAL ROW OR COLUMN CIRCUITRY OF MEMORY CELL BEFORE ESTABLISHING VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL TO PERMIT READING OF CELL - An embodiment may include local row and column circuitry that are local to a memory cell of a memory device. Either the local row circuitry or the local column circuitry may be electrically isolated, at least in part, from at least one remaining portion of the memory device during the establishing of a voltage differential between the local row circuitry and the local column circuitry that is to permit the memory cell to be read during a read of the memory cell. The read may occur subsequent to the establishing of the voltage differential. Many variations, modifications, and alternatives are possible without departing from this embodiment. | 01-16-2014 |
20140269045 | CELL PROGRAMMING VERIFICATION - Technology for verifying cell programming for a phase change memory array is disclosed. In an example, a method may include sending a reset pulse to a phase change memory cell. The method may further include sensing a threshold voltage of the phase change memory cell in response to applying first and second verify voltages across the phase change memory cell, where the second verify voltage is lower than the first verify voltage. The method may also include determining whether the threshold voltage of the phase change memory cell was below the first or second verify voltages. | 09-18-2014 |
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20120124428 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING SOFTWARE ON PROGRAMMABLE DEVICES - A system and method for evaluating programmable device systems captures, categorizes, indexes, manipulates and stores generated embedded trace generated information in an enterprise database. Use cases may be executed on an ETM enabled processor, ETM trace data may be captured, and captured trace data may be manipulated and stored in the enterprise database. The data collected from numerous use cases over multiple executions may be used to generate a differential comparison. The differential comparison may be used to interpret and predict bottlenecks, bugs and irregularities within the programmable device. | 05-17-2012 |
20140282501 | Algorithm and Apparatus To Deploy Virtual Machine Monitor on Demand - In the various aspects, virtualization techniques may be used to improve performance and reduce the amount of power consumed by selectively enabling a hypervisor operating on a computing device during sandbox sessions. In the various aspects, a high-level operating system may allocate memory such that its intermediate physical addresses are equal to the physical addresses. When the hypervisor is disabled, the hypervisor may suspend second stage translations from intermediate physical addresses to physical addresses. During a sandbox session, the hypervisor may be enabled and resume performing second stage translations. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SAVE AND RESTORE SYSTEM MEMORY MANAGEMENT UNIT (MMU) CONTEXTS - A wireless mobile device includes a graphic processing unit (GPU) that has a system memory management unit (MMU) for saving and restoring system MMU translation contexts. The system MMU is coupled to a memory and the GPU. The system MMU includes a set of hardware resources. The hardware resources may be context banks, with each of the context banks having a set of hardware registers. The system MMU also includes a hardware controller that is configured to restore a hardware resource associated with an access stream of content issued by an execution thread of the GPU. The associated hardware resource may be restored from the memory into a physical hardware resource when the hardware resource associated with the access stream of content is not stored within one of the hardware resources. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100092678 | COATED PAPER FOR PIGMENT-BASED INKJET PRINTERS - A print medium is disclosed which includes a base paper containing a first side and a reverse side, and a coating layer disposed on at least the first side. The coating layer contains a mixture that includes about 10-90 weight percent of a first pigment comprising precipitated calcium carbonate particles, about 5-60 weight percent of a second pigment comprising particles of a liquid absorptive material having a larger size than the first pigment particles and having a different shape that of the first pigment particles, and about 1-50 weight percent of a third pigment comprising particles of a liquid absorptive high surface area material having a surface area of at least 50 m | 04-15-2010 |
20100304057 | COATED MEDIUM FOR INKJET PRINTING AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A coated medium for inkjet printing is disclosed. The coated medium includes a coating layer formed on at least one side of a supporting substrate. The coating layer includes precipitated calcium carbonate with an average particle size of less than about 1 micron, silica with a surface area of greater than 100 m | 12-02-2010 |
20110008542 | INKJET RECORDING MATERIAL - An inkjet recording material which comprises a supporting substrate, a first bottom base coat applied to at least one surface of said substrate, and a second topcoat layer applied over said base coat. In said inkjet recording material, the base coat includes a combination of at least three pigments and the topcoat layer comprises pigments selected from the group consisting of fumed silica, silica gel, precipitated silica, colloidal silica, fumed alumina, boehmite, pseudo-boehmite or a mixture thereof. | 01-13-2011 |
20110104410 | COATED MEDIUM FOR INKJET PRINTING - A coated medium for inkjet printing, which includes a supporting substrate and a coating layer formed on at least one side thereof. The coating layer includes at least one binder and at least two different inorganic pigments: modified calcium carbonate (MCC) and either precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) or clay. | 05-05-2011 |
20110224262 | PYRAZOLYL SUBSTITUTED CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF THE PROSTACYCLIN (PGI2) RECEPTOR USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS RELATED THERETO - Pyrazole derivatives of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related disorders; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). | 09-15-2011 |
20120034398 | MEDIA FOR INKJET WEB PRESS PRINTING - A media suitable for inkjet web press printing is disclosed herein. The media includes a paper substrate and an ink receptive layer coated onto at least one surface of the paper substrate. The ink receptive layer includes: inorganic pigments; at least one water-based binder; a water-soluble metallic salt; a colorant durability enhancer selected from the group consisting of boric acid, borax, sodium tetraborate, phenyl boronic acid, butyl boronic acid and combinations thereof; and a coefficient of friction (COF) reducer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene wax, paraffin wax, carnauba wax, polypropylene wax, polytetrafluoroethylene wax, and combinations thereof. | 02-09-2012 |
20120120149 | INKJET RECORDING MATERIAL - An inkjet recording material which comprises an extruded mixture of thermoplastic polymers and non-chlorinated polyolefin materials. The mixture contains from 0.5 wt % to 30 wt % of non-chlorinated polyolefin materials based on the total weight of the polymers constituting the material. | 05-17-2012 |
20130243979 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING FIRST SET AND SECOND SET OF POLYMERIC BEADS - A recording medium includes a base substrate, a fusible layer including a first set of polymeric beads and a second set of polymeric beads, and an ink receiving layer disposed between the base substrate and the fusible layer. The first set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size less than two microns. The second set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size equal to or greater than five microns. The fusible layer includes a weight percent of the second set of polymeric beads of at least three percent. | 09-19-2013 |
20140171469 | PYRAZOLYL SUBSTITUTED CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF THE PROSTACYCLIN (PGI2) RECEPTOR USEFUL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS RELATED THERETO - Pyrazole derivatives of Formula Ia and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that modulate the activity of the PGI2 receptor. Compounds of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are directed to methods useful in the treatment of: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and related disorders; platelet aggregation; coronary artery disease; myocardial infarction; transient ischemic attack; angina; stroke; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atrial fibrillation; blood clot formation in an angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery individual or in an individual suffering from atrial fibrillation; atherosclerosis; atherothrombosis; asthma or a symptom thereof; a diabetic-related disorder such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy or diabetic retinopathy; glaucoma or other disease of the eye with abnormal intraocular pressure; hypertension; inflammation; psoriasis; psoriatic arthritis; rheumatoid arthritis; Crohn's disease; transplant rejection; multiple sclerosis; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); ulcerative colitis; ischemia-reperfusion injury; restenosis; atherosclerosis; acne; type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes; sepsis; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD). | 06-19-2014 |
20150044397 | RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A PROTECTIVE LAYER - A recording medium includes a protective layer and a porous ink receiving layer. The protective layer includes a first binder and a first set of polymeric beads. The first set of polymeric beads has an average volume-based particle size equal to or greater than ten microns. The protective layer has a coat weight equal to or less than three grams per square meter. The recording medium also includes a porous ink receiving layer including a first set of pigments and a second binder. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090026598 | Wafer Level Packaging Integrated Hydrogen Getter - A wafer-level package that employs one or more integrated hydrogen getters within the wafer-level package on a substrate wafer or a cover wafer. The hydrogen getters are provided between and among the integrated circuits on the substrate wafer or the cover wafer, and are deposited during the integrated circuit fabrication process. In one non-limiting embodiment, the substrate wafer is a group III-V semiconductor material, and the hydrogen getter includes a titanium layer, a nickel layer, and a palladium layer. | 01-29-2009 |
20090026619 | Method for Backside Metallization for Semiconductor Substrate - A wafer circuit, such as a wafer-level package, that includes a semiconductor substrate on which is fabricated one or more integrated circuits. A backside metal layer is deposited on the semiconductor substrate, and is electrically coupled to the integrated circuit by metallized vias extending through the substrate wafer. The backside metal layer is cut to provide electrically isolated backside metal layers for RF, DC and/or ground signals. An adhesion layer is deposited on the backside of the substrate before the metal layer is deposited so that the metal layer is firmly secured to the substrate, and resists peeling. The adhesion layer can be sputtered silicon, sputtered silicon nitride, silicon nitride deposited by chemical vapor deposition, nickel deposited by evaporation and nickel chromium deposited by evaporation. | 01-29-2009 |
20090029554 | Method of Batch Integration of Low Dielectric Substrates with MMICs - A method for mounting a dielectric substrate to a semiconductor substrate, such as mounting a dielectric antenna substrate to an MMIC semiconductor substrate. The method includes providing a thin dielectric antenna substrate having metallized layers on opposing sides. In one embodiment, carrier wafers are used to handle and maintain the dielectric substrate in a flat configuration as the metallized layers are patterned. The dielectric substrate is sealed to the semiconductor substrate using a low temperature bonding process. In an alternate embodiment, the metallized layers on the dielectric substrate are patterned simultaneously so as to prevent the substrate from curling. | 01-29-2009 |
20130321969 | INTEGRATED MICRO-PLASMA LIMITER - A plasma power limiter fabricated using wafer-level fabrication techniques with other circuit elements. The plasma limiter includes a signal substrate and a trigger substrate defining a hermetically sealed cavity therebetween in which is encapsulated an ionizable gas. The signal substrate includes a signal line within the cavity and the trigger substrate includes at least one trigger probe extending from the trigger substrate towards the transmission line. If a signal propagating on the transmission line exceeds a power threshold, the gas within the cavity is ionized creating a conduction path between the transmission line and the trigger probe that draws off the high power current. | 12-05-2013 |
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20110251930 | DATA MANAGEMENT FOR TOP-DOWN RISK BASED AUDIT APPROACH - Particular embodiments generally relate to providing risk management. In one embodiment, a first risk is linked to an account group assertion in a data structure. A second risk is linked to a control objective in the data structure. Access to the first risk is granted through the account group's assertion. Access to the second risk is granted through the control objective. Risk management is then performed using the accessed first risk and second risk. | 10-13-2011 |
20120016802 | AUTOMATIC EVENT MANAGEMENT FOR REGULATION COMPLIANCE - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of event types where each event type associated with event metadata. An event is received and an event type in the plurality of event types for the received event is determined. The method determines event metadata for the determined event type and event data from the event based on the event metadata. A rule associated with the event type is determined where the rule includes a criterion based on a regulatory compliance issue. A computing device evaluates the event data with the criterion to determine if the event is non-compliant or compliant with the regulatory compliance issue. | 01-19-2012 |
20120310850 | Method and System for Evaluating Events - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a plurality of event types where each event type being stored in association with event metadata. One or more events are received and an event type in the plurality of event types for each received event is determined. The method determines event metadata for each determined event type and event data from the event based on the event metadata. One or more control data objects are determined stored in association with the determined event type; one or more rules stored in associated with each of the control data objects is determined where the rule comprises one or more criteria being evaluated against one of the data values of said event; and evaluating the event data with the criterion to determine if each of the events is non-compliant or compliant with a low-level system requirement of said rule. | 12-06-2012 |
20130090977 | Collaboration Tool for Compliance Processing - A computer system is described which facilitates the collaboration of participants involved in regulation/policy compliance. The system comprises two systems: a central regulation compliance system; and a collaboration forum. The central regulation compliance system is integrated with the collaboration forum to facilitate the assessment/survey process in order to attend to issues relating to actual or potential occurrences of non-compliance with regulatory/policy requirements. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091066 | Compliance Survey on Mobile Device - Survey processing for compliance assessment includes providing the survey to a mobile device. A survey application executing on the mobile device performs survey processing to obtain responses to survey questions comprising the survey. The survey application provides context-sensitive help information. The survey application provides for contacting individuals in a compliance management organization of a business enterprise for which compliance to regulations and policies by the business is required. | 04-11-2013 |
20130282425 | Intelligent Whistleblower Support System - A system for anonymously receiving information relating to suspected dishonest or illegal activity relating to an organization includes several interfaces that facilitate the anonymity. An automated analyzer analyses the received information to identify relevant governing documents (e.g., laws, regulations, etc.) and relevant personnel. A remediation workflow may then be generated based on the identified relevant information to address the report of suspected dishonest or illegal activity. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282600 | Pattern Based Audit Issue Reporting - A computer system receives an audit report from an audit proceeding. Predefined patterns are recognized in the audit report. One or more audit issues may be associated with each recognized pattern. Suitable remedial action may be generated for each identified audit issue, and dispatched to one or more actors who are then responsible for attending to the remedial action. | 10-24-2013 |
20140019183 | Automated Impact Assessment and Updates of Compliance Response Plans Pursuant to Policy Changes - A compliance management system is disclosed, including an analysis engine to analyze received compliance requirements. Stakeholders and relevant surveys are identified using results of the analysis. An assessment engine initiates and manages a process to assess the received compliance requirements. Results of the assessment are used to determine changes to existing policies and procedures. A workflow engine initiates and manages workflows to effect changes the policies and procedures. | 01-16-2014 |
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20100213507 | LATERAL BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR - A lateral bipolar junction transistor includes an emitter region; a base region surrounding the emitter region; a gate disposed at least over a portion of the base region; and a collector region surrounding the base region; wherein the portion of the base region under the gate does not under go a threshold voltage implant process. | 08-26-2010 |
20100289058 | LATERAL BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR - A lateral bipolar junction transistor includes an emitter region; a base region surrounding the emitter region; a gate disposed at least over a portion of the base region; a collector region surrounding the base region with an offset between an edge of the gate and the collector region; a lightly doped drain region between the edge of the gate and the collector region; a salicide block layer disposed on or over the lightly doped drain region; and a collector salicide formed on at least a portion of the collector region. | 11-18-2010 |
20120319243 | BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR - In accordance with one embodiment, the present invention provides a bipolar junction transistor including an emitter region; a base region; a first isolation between the emitter region and the base region; a gate on the first isolation region and overlapping at least a portion of a periphery of the emitter region; a collector region; and a second isolation between the base region and the collector region. | 12-20-2012 |
20140203368 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION DEVICE - The invention provides an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device. The ESD protection device includes a semiconductor substrate having an active region. A first well region having a first conductive type is formed in the active region. A first doped region having the first conductive type is formed in the first well region. A first metal contact is disposed on the first doped region. A second metal contact is disposed on the active region, connecting to the first well region. The first metal contact and a second metal contact are separated by a poly pattern or an insulating layer pattern disposed on the first well region. | 07-24-2014 |
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20120023291 | Method and Apparatus for Dynamically Adjusting Memory Capacity in Accordance with Data Storage - A storage apparatus and method configured to improve efficiency of data access utilizing dynamically adjusting storage zone boundary within a disk are disclosed. A process capable of implementing the flexible zone boundary, in one example, allocates a first zone of a first disk operable to store data. While the first zone can be referred to as a Redundant Array of Independent Disks 0 (“RAID 0”) zone, the implementation of RAID 0 can be carried out in the first zone. Upon allocating a second zone of the first disk operable to store secured data, the process allocates a third zone of the first disk wherein the storage boundary of the first zone can be dynamically expanded into the third zone in response to the availability of free storage capacity of the first zone of the first disk. | 01-26-2012 |
20140209548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS HOUSING A HARD-DISK DRIVE USING A TRAY WITH ANCHORING STRIPS - A method and apparatus discloses a tray configured to house a hard-disk drive (“HDD”) using at least one semi-flexible anchoring strip. An HDD assembly device, in one aspect, includes a tray, a U-shaped semi-flexible anchoring frame, and an HDD. The tray has a base, a front panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel, wherein the first side panel and the second side panel includes tracks along longitudinal edges of the first and the second side panels. The U-shaped semi-flexible anchoring frame includes a front piece, a first strip, and a second strip, wherein the first strip is configured to fit in the track of the first side panel allowing the first strip to slide along the track of the first side panel. The HDD has at least two mounting holes on each side and able to seat in the U-shaped semi-flexible anchoring frame. | 07-31-2014 |