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20080309988 | MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED BATCH PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS - A Method of batch processing a group of hardcopy documents scans a stack of documents. Each document in the stack has a cover sheet is placed thereon. The method performs optical character recognition on each of the cover sheets in the stack. The method performs an operation on each of the documents in the stack in accordance with instructions on the cover sheet on each document. Examples of operations that may be performed include printing the document, sending the document by fax to a recipient, sending an image file of the document by email to a recipient, and the like. | 12-18-2008 |
20080318557 | Broadcast of time signal over general purpose wireless network - A transmitting device wirelessly broadcasts a time signal over a general purpose wireless network. A receiving device wirelessly receives the time signal without having established a connection with the transmitting device. The receiving device sets a lock thereof based on the time signal. The general purpose wireless network can be an 802.11a, an 802.11b, an 802.11g, an 802.11n, and/or a Bluetooth wireless network over which the transmitting device communicates with devices, other than the receiving device that are connected to the transmitting device. The general purpose wireless network can further be a mobile phone network over which the transmitting device communicates with devices, other than the receiving device, that are connected to the transmitting device. | 12-25-2008 |
20120102004 | DELETING A FILE ON READING OF THE FILE - A digital file may be stored on a storage device and deleted upon reading of the file. In one example, at least a portion of the stored file may be read, such as by a processor. In response to the reading of the stored file, at least part of the at least a portion of the stored file that has been read may be deleted. In further examples, the at least part of the at least a portion of the stored file may be deleted progressively while the stored file is being read, after a triggering event, or after a delay in time. According to another example, a user may provide an indication representative of the at least part of the at least a portion of the stored file that is to be deleted after the at least a portion of the stored file is read. | 04-26-2012 |
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20100326914 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - The present disclosure concerns embodiments of a microfluidic transfer device. The device mitigates risk of cross contamination between working fluids and is amenable to high-volume, low-cost manufacturing techniques. The device may be configured for mass transfer, heat transfer, or both. For instance, certain disclosed embodiments incorporate semi-permeable membranes to transfer target substances from one fluid to another. Moreover, the device may incorporate both heat and mass transfer components. | 12-30-2010 |
20100326916 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream. | 12-30-2010 |
20140299545 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A dialysis system includes a filtration system capable of filtering a water stream, a water purification system capable of purifying said water stream in a non-batch process, a mixing system capable of producing a stream of dialysate from mixing one or more dialysate components with the water stream in a non-batch process, and a dialyzer system. The dialyzer may be a microfluidic dialyzer capable of being fluidly coupled to the stream of dialysate and a blood stream. | 10-09-2014 |
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20100068117 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING GALLIUM AND OTHER OXO/HYDROXO-BRIDGED METAL AQUO CLUSTERS - Metallic clusters can be produced by contacting a metal salt such as a metal nitrate with an organic reducing agent. Metals can be selected from a group consisting of metals exhibiting octahedral coordination, and nitrates of the selected metal or metals are contacted with, for example nitrosobenzene. Binary, tertiary, or other clusters can be produced. | 03-18-2010 |
20100147768 | RENEWABLE SORBENT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF USE - Sorbent materials include a support, a base material comprising a first compound covalently bound to the support, and an active material reversibly bound to the base material, wherein the active material comprises a second compound with at least one functional group selected for binding a target species. The active material with the bound target species can be removed by washing the sorbent material with a solvent in which the second compound is soluble. The sorbent material can be regenerated by reversibly binding one or more second compounds having a selected functional group to the washed base material. | 06-17-2010 |
20110015396 | TUNABLE PHENYLACETYLENE HOSTS - Disclosed herein is a class of tunable phenylacetylene compounds as well as compositions and methods for their use as host compounds for ligand binding. In certain examples the hosts report binding events by exhibiting altered spectroscopic properties, such as different fluorescent emission spectra. | 01-20-2011 |
20140031559 | TUNABLE PHENYLACETYLENE HOSTS - A compound, or a salt thereof, having the formula | 01-30-2014 |
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20090047692 | OPTICALLY-DETECTABLE ENZYME SUBSTRATES AND THEIR METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to compounds that are substrates for an enzyme, and upon reaction with the enzyme provide a detectable response, such as an optically detectable response. In particular, the compounds have utility in detecting the presence of a β-lactamase in a sample. In addition to the compounds, methods are disclosed for analyzing a sample for the presence of a β-lactmase, for example, as an indicator of expression of a nucleic acid sequence including a sequence coding for a β-lactmase. Kits are disclosed that include the disclosed compounds and additional components, for example, cells, antibodies, a β-lactmase or instructions for using the components in an assay. | 02-19-2009 |
20110045503 | The Use of Novel Coumarins as Glutathione and Thiol Labels - Fluorescent quinolizinocoumarin compounds substituted with electrophilic reactive groups that bind thiol compounds are described. The compounds are useful in detecting oxidative stress and processes associated therewith in live cells. | 02-24-2011 |
20110086341 | FLUORINATED RESORUFIN COMPOUNDS AND THEIR APPLICATION - The invention provides novel fluorinated resorufin compounds that are of use in a variety of assay formats. Also provided are methods of using the compounds and kits that include a compound of the invention and instructions detailing the use of the compound in one or more assay formats. | 04-14-2011 |
20120040380 | OPTICALLY-DETECTABLE ENZYME SUBSTRATES AND THEIR METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to compounds that are substrates for an enzyme, and upon reaction with the enzyme provide a detectable response, such as an optically detectable response. In particular, the compounds have utility in detecting the presence of a β-lactamase in a sample. In addition to the compounds, methods are disclosed for analyzing a sample for the presence of a β-lactmase, for example, as an indicator of expression of a nucleic acid sequence including a sequence coding for a β-lactmase. Kits are disclosed that include the disclosed compounds and additional components, for example, cells, antibodies, a β-lactmase or instructions for using the components in an assay. | 02-16-2012 |
20130090470 | OPTICALLY-DETECTABLE ENZYME SUBSTRATES AND THEIR METHOD OF USE - The present invention relates to compounds that are substrates for an enzyme, and upon reaction with the enzyme provide a detectable response, such as an optically detectable response. In particular, the compounds have utility in detecting the presence of a β-lactamase in a sample. In addition to the compounds, methods are disclosed for analyzing a sample for the presence of a β-lactmase, for example, as an indicator of expression of a nucleic acid sequence including a sequence coding for a β-lactmase. Kits are disclosed that include the disclosed compounds and additional components, for example, cells, antibodies, a β-lactmase or instructions for using the components in an assay. | 04-11-2013 |
20140220612 | FLUORINATED RESORUFIN COMPOUNDS AND THEIR APPLICATION - The invention provides novel fluorinated resorufin compounds that are of use in a variety of assay formats. Also provided are methods of using the compounds and kits that include a compound of the invention and instructions detailing the use of the compound in one or more assay formats. | 08-07-2014 |
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20110064209 | TECHNIQUE DOR ASSISTING A USER WITH INFORMATION SERVICES AT ANN INFORMATION/CALL CENTER - A method for providing a communication assistance service by a communication assistance service provider includes receiving a communication at the communication assistance service provider from a first person seeking a contact information to communicate with a second person and receiving from the first person identifying information associated with the second person. A profile of the second person is retrieved including at least one contact information and at least one contact preference associated with the contact information. Communication is provided between the first person and the second person in accordance with the contact preferences. | 03-17-2011 |
20120059715 | TECHNIQUE FOR CALL CONTEXT BASED ADVERTISING THROUGH AN INFORMATION ASSISTANCE SERVICE - In providing an information assistance service in a call by a user, the context of the call is ascertained. Context information is derived from information exchanges during the call. Inferences as to types of advertisement pertinent to the user location, event, etc. are drawn based on the context information. Pertinent advertisements, which may be further individualized based on personal preferences, are provided to the user at the conclusion of the call, or otherwise transmitted to the user via voicemail, SMS, email, WAP, paging, facsimile, instant messaging, text messaging, picture phone, video phone, etc. | 03-08-2012 |
20130003941 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVELY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES - A system for evaluating performance of an information assistance service includes a mechanism for processing communication calls which involve a call activity; one or more devices for generating data in processing the communication calls, and a processor for deriving information from the data, the information being used to evaluate a performance of the call activity. | 01-03-2013 |
20130117311 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVELY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA IN PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSISTANCE SERVICES - A system for providing an information assistance service includes a communication interface for receiving a request for information. A search facility conducts a search using a first search criterion in response to the request, a second search criterion being provided in lieu of the first search criterion in conducting the search based on a correlation between the first search criterion and the second search criterion. The correlation is a function of the number of searches prior to the search where use of the first search criterion is followed by use of the second search criterion. The use of the second search criterion, but not the first search criterion, produces the desired results. | 05-09-2013 |
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20080235844 | Stiffening Device for Apparel - In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a stiffening device to prevent a trouser leg from becoming entangled between the foot and a shoe, particularly and open-back shoe, of a wearer. Accordingly, the device includes a stiffening device having a central stiffening member arranged between two opposing layers, one layer having an exterior face having an adhesive. One method of use includes locating an interior portion of a trouser leg, preferably near the hem-line, where stiffening is desired and arranging the device vertically starting at the hem-line at a rear portion of the interior portion of the trouser leg. Finally, adhering the device to the interior portion of the trouser leg using an adhesive provided on the device. | 10-02-2008 |
20080235845 | STIFFENING DEVICE FOR APPAREL - In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates a T-shaped stiffening device to prevent a trouser leg from becoming entangled between the foot and a shoe, particularly and open-back shoe, of a wearer. Accordingly, the device includes a stiffening device having a central stiffening member arranged between two opposing layers, one layer having an exterior face having an adhesive. One method of use includes locating an interior portion of a trouser leg, preferably near the hem-line, where stiffening is desired and arranging the device vertically starting at the hem-line at a rear portion of the interior portion of the trouser leg. Finally, adhering the device to the interior portion of the trouser leg using an adhesive provided on the device. | 10-02-2008 |
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20120046582 | CHEST SEAL BANDAGE AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES FOR NIGHT USE - A medical dressing for chest wounds, including a one-way valve that can be covered so as to protect against intrusion of airborne contaminants and to prevent passage of fluids in either direction, and including indicia visible using night vision devices but not visible in visible light to the naked eye in some embodiments. The indicia visible using night vision devices may be included in other medical apparatus, as well, so that the medical dressings or other apparatus can be used effectively during darkness, in combat situations, without being seen by enemy combatants not equipped with night vision devices. | 02-23-2012 |
20120245500 | EMERGENCY STABILIZATION OF A FRACTURED PELVIS OR AN INJURED NECK - A hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on the device to enable a strap to be secured at various effective lengths to provide a wide range of adjustability. The device may include inflatable bladders, stays, and a chin support and may be wrapped around a patient's neck as a cervical support collar. | 09-27-2012 |
20130041303 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF HEMORRHAGE - A junctional and truncal tourniquet and a hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured and for securing a pressure applying device to a person so that blood vessel-occluding pressure can be applied. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on the device to enable a strap to be secured at various effective lengths to provide a wide range of adjustability. The device may include inflatable bladders, stays, and a chin support and may be wrapped around a patient's neck as a cervical support collar, or around the torso to occlude blood vessels proximal to an injury on a limb. | 02-14-2013 |
20130110019 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF HEMORRHAGE | 05-02-2013 |
20130324898 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STABILIZATION OF A FRACTURED PELVIS OR AN INJURED NECK - A hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on the device to enable a strap to be secured at various effective lengths to provide a wide range of adjustability. The device may include inflatable bladders, stays, and a chin support and may be wrapped around a patient's neck as a cervical support collar. | 12-05-2013 |
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20130265071 | TRANSLATORS COUPLEABLE TO OPPOSING SURFACES OF MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES FOR TESTING, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Translators coupleable to opposing surfaces of microelectronic substrates for testing, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An arrangement in accordance with one embodiment includes a microelectronic substrate having a first major surface, a second major face facing opposite from the first major surface, and electrically conductive through-substrate vias extending through the substrate and electrically accessible from both the first and second surfaces. The arrangement further includes a first translator releasably connected to the substrate and positioned in a first region extending outwardly from the first surface, the first translator including first electrical signal paths that access the vias from the first surface, and a second translator releasably connected to the substrate simultaneously with the first translator, the second translator being positioned in a second region extending outwardly from the second surface, the second translator including second electrical signal paths that access the vias from the second surface. | 10-10-2013 |
20130314115 | WAFER TESTING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - A wafer testing system and associated methods of use an manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the wafer testing system includes an assembly for releaseably attaching a wafer to a wafer translator and the wafer translator to an interposer by means of separately operable vacuums, or pressure differentials. The assembly includes a wafer translator support ring coupled to the wafer translator, wherein a first flexible material extends from the wafer translator support ring so as to enclose the space between the wafer translator and the interposer so that the space may be evacuated by a first vacuum through one or more first evacuation paths. The assembly can further include a wafer support ring coupled to the wafer and the chuck, wherein a second flexible material extends from wafer support ring so as to enclose the space between the wafer and the wafer translator so that the space may be evacuated by a second vacuum through one or more second evacuation pathways. | 11-28-2013 |
20150015292 | WAFER TESTING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - A wafer testing system and associated methods of use and manufacture are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the wafer testing system includes an assembly for releaseably attaching a wafer to a wafer translator and the wafer translator to an interposer by means of separately operable vacuums, or pressure differentials. The assembly includes a wafer translator support ring coupled to the wafer translator, wherein a first flexible material extends from the wafer translator support ring so as to enclose the space between the wafer translator and the interposer so that the space may be evacuated by a first vacuum through one or more first evacuation paths. The assembly can further include a wafer support ring coupled to the wafer and the chuck, wherein a second flexible material extends from wafer support ring so as to enclose the space between the wafer and the wafer translator so that the space may be evacuated by a second vacuum through one or more second evacuation pathways. | 01-15-2015 |
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20120262862 | ABOVE MOTHERBOARD INTERPOSER WITH QUARTER WAVELENGTH ELECTICAL PATHS - A computing device has a circuit substrate having a socket, a main processor inserted into the socket, an interposer substrate inserted between the socket and the main processor, the circuit substrate, the socket and the interposer substrate being electrically connected, and peripheral circuit modules residing on the interposer substrate, wherein each peripheral circuit module has an electrical path having a path length to the main processor less than one-quarter of a wavelength of signals that will travel the electrical path. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262863 | MOTHERBOARD SUBSTRATE HAVING NO MEMORY INTERCONNECTS - A computing device has a motherboard circuit substrate having at least one layer of electrical interconnects and a socket arranged to receive a main processor for the computing device, the socket electrically coupled to at least a portion of the layer of electrical interconnects, wherein the circuit substrate has no memory interconnects. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262875 | ABOVE MOTHERBOARD INTERPOSER WITH PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS - An interposer substrate includes an array of interconnects in the interposer substrate, the array of connectors arranged in accordance with an array of interconnects for a processor on a circuit substrate, at least one conductive trace in the interposer substrate in connection with at least one connector in the array of interconnects, the conductive trace arranged parallel to the interposer substrate such that no electrical connection exists between the connector in the interposer substrate and a corresponding one of the interconnects for the processor on the circuit substrate, and at least one peripheral circuit residing on the interposer substrate in electrical connection with the conductive trace. | 10-18-2012 |
20120300392 | HEAT MANAGEMENT IN AN ABOVE MOTHERBOARD INTERPOSER WITH PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS - A computing device has a circuit substrate having a socket, a main processor inserted into the socket, an interposer substrate inserted between the socket and the main processor, the circuit substrate, the socket and the interposer substrate being electrically connected, at least one peripheral circuit on the interposer substrate, and a heat sink thermally coupled to the peripheral circuit. | 11-29-2012 |
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20130187675 | MAINTAINING A WAFER/WAFER TRANSLATOR PAIR IN AN ATTACHED STATE FREE OF A GASKET DIPOSED - A wafer translator and a wafer, removably attached to each other, provides the electrical connection to electrical contacts on integrated circuits on a wafer in such a manner that the electrical contacts are substantially undamaged in the process of making such electrical connections. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a gasketless sealing means for facilitating the formation by vacuum attachment of the wafer/wafer translator pair. In this way, no gasket is required to be disposed between the wafer and the wafer translator. Air, or gas, is evacuated from between the wafer and wafer translator through one or more evacuation pathways in the gasketless sealing means. | 07-25-2013 |
20130271174 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THINNING, TESTING AND SINGULATING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER - A wafer translator is provided with a patterned layer of wafer bonding thermoset plastic and is removably attached with a wafer so as to form a wafer/wafer translator pair. The wafer translator acts as a mechanical support during a thinning process as well as during a wafer dicing operation. The singulated integrated circuits are then removed from the wafer translator. In some embodiments, wafer level testing of the integrated circuits on the wafer is performed subsequent to the wafer thinning process but before the wafer and wafer translator are separated. In other embodiments, wafer level testing of the integrated circuits on the wafer is performed subsequent to the wafer dicing operation but before the diced wafer and wafer translator are separated. | 10-17-2013 |
20130337587 | METHODS OF ADDING PADS AND ONE OR MORE INTERCONNECT LAYERS TO THE PASSIVATED TOPSIDE OF A WAFER INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PADS THEREON - A pattern of conductive ink is disposed on the topside of the unsingulated integrated circuits of a wafer, and, typically after wafer probing, the pattern of conductive ink is removed. The conductive ink pattern provides an electrical pathway between bond pads on an integrated circuit and large contact pads disposed on the topside of the integrated circuit. Each of the large contact pads is much greater in area than the corresponding bond pads, and are spaced apart so that the pitch of the large contact pads is much greater than that of the bond pads. In one aspect of the present invention, the conductive ink includes a mixture of conductive particles and wafer bonding thermoset plastic. In another aspect of the present invention, the conductive ink is heated and disposed on a wafer by an ink jet printing system. | 12-19-2013 |
20140176174 | DESIGNED ASPERITY CONTACTORS, INCLUDING NANOSPIKES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TEST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Nano spike contactors suitable for semiconductor device test, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative apparatus includes a translator having a wafer side positioned to face toward a device under test and an inquiry side facing away from the wafer side. A plurality of wafer-side sites are carried by the translator at the wafer side of the translator. The nanospikes can be attached to nanospike sites on a wafer side of a translator. Because of their small size, multiple nanospikes make contact with a single pad/solderball on the semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the nanospikes can be formed by sputtering over a metal carrier with a photoresist mask. In particular embodiments, the nanospikes have generally conical cross-section. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179031 | DESIGNED ASPERITY CONTACTORS, INCLUDING NANOSPIKES, FOR SEMICONDUCTOR TEST USING A PACKAGE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Nanospike contactors suitable for semiconductor device test, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative apparatus includes a package having a wafer side positioned to face toward a device under test and an inquiry side facing away from the wafer side. A plurality of wafer side sites are carried at the wafer side of the package. The nanospikes can be attached to nanospike sites on a wafer side of the package. Because of their small size, multiple nanospikes make contact with a single pad/solderball on the semiconductor device. In some embodiments, after detecting that the device under test passes the test, the device under the test can be packaged to create a known good die in a package. | 06-26-2014 |
20140197858 | MAINTAINING A WAFER/WAFER TRANSLATOR PAIR IN AN ATTACHED STATE FREE OF A GASKET DISPOSED - A wafer translator and a wafer, removably attached to each other, provides the electrical connection to electrical contacts on integrated circuits on a wafer in such a manner that the electrical contacts are substantially undamaged in the process of making such electrical connections. Various embodiments of the present invention provide a gasketless sealing means for facilitating the formation by vacuum attachment of the wafer/wafer translator pair. In this way, no gasket is required to be disposed between the wafer and the wafer translator. Air, or gas, is evacuated from between the wafer and wafer translator through one or more evacuation pathways in the gasketless sealing means. | 07-17-2014 |
20150015299 | TRANSLATORS COUPLEABLE TO OPPOSING SURFACES OF MICROELECTRONIC SUBSTRATES FOR TESTING, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Translators coupleable to opposing surfaces of microelectronic substrates for testing, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An arrangement in accordance with one embodiment includes a microelectronic substrate having a first major surface, a second major face facing opposite from the first major surface, and electrically conductive through-substrate vias extending through the substrate and electrically accessible from both the first and second surfaces. The arrangement further includes a first translator releasably connected to the substrate and positioned in a first region extending outwardly from the first surface, the first translator including first electrical signal paths that access the vias from the first surface, and a second translator releasably connected to the substrate simultaneously with the first translator, the second translator being positioned in a second region extending outwardly from the second surface, the second translator including second electrical signal paths that access the vias from the second surface. | 01-15-2015 |
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20120258824 | Sport Ball Casing And Methods Of Manufacturing The Casing - A sport ball may include a casing and a bladder. The casing includes a plurality of panels having edge areas joined to each other with bonds, and the edge areas project toward an exterior of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing. In another aspect, the casing includes a first panel and a second panel that each have an exterior surface facing outward and an opposite interior surface facing inward. The interior surface of the first panel is bonded to the interior surface of the second panel to form a seam that joins the first panel and the second panel together. A method of manufacturing the casing may include forming thermal bonds between the panels. | 10-11-2012 |
20120277044 | Sports Ball Casing And Methods Of Manufacturing The Casing - A spherical sport ball may include a casing that includes first and second substantially hemispherical panel components. Each substantially hemispherical panel component may be a unitary structure having a central panel and a plurality of polygonal peripheral panels adjacent to the central panel. In addition, the first substantially hemispherical panel component may be joined with the second substantially hemispherical panel component at a non-linear, circumferential seam between peripheral panels of the first hemispherical panel component and peripheral panels of the second hemispherical panel component. | 11-01-2012 |
20120283055 | Sport Ball With An Inflation-Retention Bladder - A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a valve. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing for enclosing a pressurized fluid, and the bladder may be formed from a material that includes a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of a barrier material. The valve is for introducing the fluid to the bladder, and the valve is secured to the bladder and accessible from an exterior of the casing. A tie layer may be located between the flange and a surface of the bladder to join the flange to the bladder. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283056 | Sport Ball With An Inflation-Retention Bladder - A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a valve. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing for enclosing a pressurized fluid, and the bladder may be formed from a material that includes a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of a barrier material. The valve is for introducing the fluid to the bladder, and the valve is secured to the bladder and accessible from an exterior of the casing. A tie layer may be located between the flange and a surface of the bladder to join the flange to the bladder. | 11-08-2012 |
20130005521 | Sport Ball Casing With Integrated Bladder Material - A sport ball may include a plurality of panels having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface forming a majority of an exterior surface of the ball. In addition, the sport ball may include an interior layer secured to the second surface of the panels and forming substantially all of an interior surface of the ball to retain a fluid within the ball, the interior layer extending between the panels to join the panels together. Further the sport ball may include a valve secured to the interior layer. | 01-03-2013 |
20130260928 | Sport Balls And Methods Of Manufacturing The Sport Balls - A sport ball may include a casing that forms an exterior surface of the sport ball. The casing may incorporate a plurality of joined panels, including a closure panel. In addition, the ball may include a backing layer located radially inward of the closure panel, the backing layer extending beyond a peripheral boundary of the closure panel and at least partially overlapping with one or more panels adjacent to the closure panel. The backing layer may also include an opening located radially inward of the closure panel, the opening being smaller than the surface area of the closure panel. Also, the ball may include a bladder located radially inward of the backing layer, the bladder including a valve for introducing fluid into the ball, the valve extending through the opening and through the closure panel. | 10-03-2013 |
20140179468 | Sport Balls Having Seam Reinforcing Strips - A sport ball may include a casing having a plurality of panels forming an external exposed surface of the ball, wherein adjacent panels abut one another at seams. A substantial majority of the seams may each be formed by a first panel having a first edge and a second panel having a second edge abutting the first edge of the first panel at an interface, and a reinforcing strip affixed to a first internal surface of the first panel with a first thermal bond and to a second internal surface of the second panel with a second thermal bond, the reinforcing strip extending across the interface between the first panel and the second panel. | 06-26-2014 |
20140182781 | Sport Ball With An Inflation-Retention Bladder - A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a valve. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing for enclosing a pressurized fluid, and the bladder may be formed from a material that includes a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of a barrier material. The valve is for introducing the fluid to the bladder, and the valve is secured to the bladder and accessible from an exterior of the casing. A tie layer may be located between the flange and a surface of the bladder to join the flange to the bladder. | 07-03-2014 |
20140283985 | Sport Ball Casing And Methods Of Manufacturing The Casing - A sport ball may include a casing and a bladder. The casing includes a plurality of panels having edge areas joined to each other with bonds, and the edge areas project toward an exterior of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing. In another aspect, the casing includes a first panel and a second panel that each have an exterior surface facing outward and an opposite interior surface facing inward. The interior surface of the first panel is bonded to the interior surface of the second panel to form a seam that joins the first panel and the second panel together. A method of manufacturing the casing may include forming thermal bonds between the panels. | 09-25-2014 |
20140332160 | Sport Ball With An Inflation-Retention Bladder - A sport ball may include a casing, a bladder, and a valve. The casing forms at least a portion of an exterior surface of the ball. The bladder is located within the casing for enclosing a pressurized fluid, and the bladder may be formed from a material that includes a first layer of thermoplastic polymer material and a second layer of a barrier material. The valve is for introducing the fluid to the bladder, and the valve is secured to the bladder and accessible from an exterior of the casing. A tie layer may be located between the flange and a surface of the bladder to join the flange to the bladder. | 11-13-2014 |
20150068677 | Sport Ball Casing With Integrated Bladder Material - A sport ball may include a plurality of panels having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the first surface forming a majority of an exterior surface of the ball. In addition, the sport ball may include an interior layer secured to the second surface of the panels and forming substantially all of an interior surface of the ball to retain a fluid within the ball, the interior layer extending between the panels to join the panels together. Further the sport ball may include a valve secured to the interior layer. | 03-12-2015 |
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20140006776 | CERTIFICATION OF A VIRTUAL TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE | 01-02-2014 |
20140173275 | SECURING DATA TRANSMISSIONS BETWEEN PROCESSOR PACKAGES - Embodiments of an invention for securing transmissions between processor packages are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an encryption unit to encrypt first content to be transmitted from the apparatus to a processor package directly through a point-to-point link. | 06-19-2014 |
20140283098 | MUTUALLY ASSURED DATA SHARING BETWEEN DISTRUSTING PARTIES IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An apparatus for sharing information between entities includes a processor and a trusted execution module executing on the processor. The trusted execution module is configured to receive first confidential information from a first client device associated with a first entity, seal the first confidential information within a trusted execution environment, receive second confidential information from a second client device associated with a second entity, seal the second confidential information within the trusted execution environment, and execute code within the trusted execution environment. The code is configured to compute a confidential result based upon the first confidential information and the second confidential information. | 09-18-2014 |
20150033012 | SECURE PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT MEASUREMENT AND ATTESTATION - Embodiments of an invention for secure processing environment measurement and attestation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction associated with a build or a rebuild of a secure enclave. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction. Execution of the first instruction, when associated with the build, includes calculation of a first measurement and a second measurement of the secure enclave. Execution of the first instruction, when associated with the rebuild, includes calculation of the second measurement without calculation of the first measurement. | 01-29-2015 |
20150033316 | FEATURE LICENSING IN A SECURE PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of an invention for feature licensing in a secure processing environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction to initialize a secure enclave. The execution unit is to execute the instruction. Execution of the instruction includes determining whether a requested feature is licensed for use in the secure enclave. | 01-29-2015 |
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20120137137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KEY PROVISIONING OF HARDWARE DEVICES - Keying materials used for providing security in a platform are securely provisioned both online and offline to devices in a remote platform. The secure provisioning of the keying materials is based on a revision of firmware installed in the platform. | 05-31-2012 |
20120159184 | Technique for Supporting Multiple Secure Enclaves - A technique to enable secure application and data integrity within a computer system. In one embodiment, one or more secure enclaves are established in which an application and data may be stored and executed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120163589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A TRUSTED DYNAMIC LAUNCH AND TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE (TPM) USING SECURE ENCLAVES - An apparatus and method are described for implementing a trusted dynamic launch and trusted platform module (TPM) using a secure enclave. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: initializing a secure enclave in response to a first command, the secure enclave comprising a trusted software execution environment which prevents software executing outside the enclave from having access to software and data inside the enclave; and executing a trusted platform module (TPM) from within the secure enclave, the trusted platform module securely reading data from a set of platform control registers (PCR) in a processor or chipset component into a memory region allocated to the secure enclave. | 06-28-2012 |
20130159726 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE SECURE APPLICATION EXECUTION - A technique to enable secure application and data integrity within a computer system. In one embodiment, one or more secure enclaves are established in which an application and data may be stored and executed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130198853 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE SECURE APPLICATION EXECUTION - A technique to enable secure application and data integrity within a computer system. In one embodiment, one or more secure enclaves are established in which an application and data may be stored and executed. | 08-01-2013 |
20130232344 | TECHNIQUE FOR SUPPORTING MULTIPLE SECURE ENCLAVES - A technique to enable secure application and data integrity within a computer system. In one embodiment, one or more secure enclaves are established in which an application and data may be stored and executed. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232345 | System and Method for Implementing a Trusted Dynamic Launch and Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Using Secure Enclaves - An apparatus and method are described for implementing a trusted dynamic launch and trusted platform module (TPM) using a secure enclave. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: initializing a secure enclave in response to a first command, the secure enclave comprising a trusted software execution environment which prevents software executing outside the enclave from having access to software and data inside the enclave; and executing a trusted platform module (TPM) from within the secure enclave, the trusted platform module securely reading data from a set of platform control registers (PCR) in a processor or chipset component into a memory region allocated to the secure enclave. | 09-05-2013 |
20130347058 | Providing Geographic Protection To A System - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a location of a system responsive to location information received from at least one of a location sensor and a wireless device of the system, associating the location with a key present in the system to generate an authenticated location of the system, and determining whether the authenticated location is within a geofence boundary indicated in a location portion of a launch control policy (LCP) that provides a geographic-specific policy. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-26-2013 |
20140089659 | Method and apparatus for key provisioning of hardware devices - Keying materials used for providing security in a platform are securely provisioned both online and offline to devices in a remote platform. The secure provisioning of the keying materials is based on a revision of firmware installed in the platform. | 03-27-2014 |
20140112339 | HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERCONNECT - A physical layer (PHY) is coupled to a serial, differential link that is to include a number of lanes. The PHY includes a transmitter and a receiver to be coupled to each lane of the number of lanes. The transmitter coupled to each lane is configured to embed a clock with data to be transmitted over the lane, and the PHY periodically issues a blocking link state (BLS) request to cause an agent to enter a BLS to hold off link layer flit transmission for a duration. The PHY utilizes the serial, differential link during the duration for a PHY associated task selected from a group including an in-band reset, an entry into low power state, and an entry into partial width state | 04-24-2014 |
20140189242 | LOGGING IN SECURE ENCLAVES - Embodiments of an invention for logging in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction having an associated enclave page cache address. The execution unit is to execute the instruction without causing a virtual machine exit, wherein execution of the instruction includes logging the instruction and the associated enclave page cache address. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189246 | MEASURING APPLICATIONS LOADED IN SECURE ENCLAVES AT RUNTIME - Embodiments of an invention for measuring applications loaded in secure enclaves at runtime are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive an instruction to extend a first measurement of a secure enclave with a second measurement. The execution unit is to execute the instruction after initialization of the secure enclave. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189325 | PAGING IN SECURE ENCLAVES - Embodiments of an invention for paging in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction, wherein execution of the first instruction includes evicting a first page from an enclave page cache. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189326 | MEMORY MANAGEMENT IN SECURE ENCLAVES - Embodiments of an invention for memory management in secure enclaves are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first instruction and a second instruction. The execution unit is to execute the first instruction, wherein execution of the first instruction includes allocating a page in an enclave page cache to a secure enclave. The execution unit is also to execute the second instruction, wherein execution of the second instruction includes confirming the allocation of the page. | 07-03-2014 |
20140297962 | INSTRUCTIONS AND LOGIC TO PROVIDE ADVANCED PAGING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURE ENCLAVE PAGE CACHES - Instructions and logic provide advanced paging capabilities for secure enclave page caches. Embodiments include multiple hardware threads or processing cores, a cache to store secure data for a shared page address allocated to a secure enclave accessible by the hardware threads. A decode stage decodes a first instruction specifying said shared page address as an operand, and execution units mark an entry corresponding to an enclave page cache mapping for the shared page address to block creation of a new translation for either of said first or second hardware threads to access the shared page. A second instruction is decoded for execution, the second instruction specifying said secure enclave as an operand, and execution units record hardware threads currently accessing secure data in the enclave page cache corresponding to the secure enclave, and decrement the recorded number of hardware threads when any of the hardware threads exits the secure enclave. | 10-02-2014 |
20150033034 | MEASURING A SECURE ENCLAVE - Embodiments of an invention for measuring a secure enclave are disclosed. In one embodiment, a processor includes an instruction unit and an execution unit. The instruction unit is to receive a first, a second, and a third instruction. The execution unit is to execute the first, the second, and the third instruction. Execution of the first instruction includes initializing a measurement field in a control structure of a secure enclave with an initial value. Execution of the second instruction includes adding a region to the secure enclave. Execution of the third instruction includes measuring a subregion of the region. | 01-29-2015 |
20150089173 | SECURE MEMORY REPARTITIONING - Secure memory repartitioning technologies are described. A processor includes a processor core and a memory controller coupled between the processor core and main memory. The main memory includes a memory range including a section of convertible pages are convertible to secure pages or non-secure pages. The processor core, in response to a page conversion instruction, is to determine from the instruction a convertible page in the memory range to be converted and convert the convertible page to be at least one of a secure page or a non-secure page. The memory range may also include a hardware reserved section are convertible in response to a section conversion instruction. | 03-26-2015 |